Month: November 2021

ABC7

— Paul Gosar faces censure over violent video targeting Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The House will vote on a resolution that would censure Gosar for tweeting a video that depicted him striking AOC with a sword. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/paul-gosar-anime-aoc-video-cartoon/11246011/

CBS2
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA, ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: ‘We Are Here To Learn, Not To Die:’ University of Chicago Students, Faculty Protest After Shooting That Killed Dennis Shaoxiong Zheng, Other Violence – Tara Molina
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/11/16/university-of-chicago-protest-violence/

NBC5
— US Senate Candidate McCloskey Shows Support for Rittenhouse – Scott Bauer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/us-senate-candidate-mccloskey-shows-support-for-rittenhouse/2686440/
— Illinois Sees 70% Increase in Cases in Recent Weeks
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/coronavirus-by-the-numbers-illinois-sees-70-increase-in-cases-in-recent-weeks/2686485/

WGN9
— House to vote on censuring Gosar over posting violent video – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/house-to-vote-on-censuring-gosar-over-posting-violent-video/

FOX32
— Chicago police warn of teenagers robbing high-end stores on Mag Mile – Anthony Ponce (COMMENT: I walked the Mag Mile late afternoons from my IRS job in the Loop to MBA classes at Loyola and then evenings to my Outer Drive East studio condo 1974-1976.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-police-warn-of-teenagers-robbing-high-end-stores-on-mag-mile

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FBI tracks threats made to personnel at schools – KATIE BENNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-nyt-school-threats-20211117-qwg6sdopxjbj3gt5mcjrrbydn4-story.html
— Stellantis to lay off 400 workers at Belvidere Jeep plant – ROBERT CHANNICK (COMMENT: In early 1970, I worked part-time at that plant while I attended NIU.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-jeep-plant-layoffs-belvidere-20211116-a74nvhfqq5ch5gnibydryh5jq4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Images in gender identity book at heart of debate in Downers Grove high schools – Bob Rakow (COMMENT: What percent of your school district’s board members are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? I should write a book about those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned the most my having attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211116/images-in-gender-identity-book-at-heart-of-debate-in-downers-grove-high-schools
— Rittenhouse verdict comes amid a fraught gun landscape – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20211116/news/311169883
— Calling speech you don’t like ‘misinformation’ doesn’t solve a problem – Susan Estrich (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc.; b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, etc.; c) conservative leaders; d) religious leaders; and e) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, campaign volunteers, etc.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20211117/calling-speech-you-dont-like-misinformation-doesnt-solve-a-problem

WBEZ
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children a) to hate Republicans and b) to be LGBTQers.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/national-book-ban-fight-creeping-into-illinois-schools/6deae2f9-3cd8-46ff-b5d0-b59a925f0683

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois Democrats used O’Fallon voters as a political pawns. Few people seem to care. – KELSEY LANDIS AND ERIC SCHMID
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article255734166.html

WISCONSIN EXAMINER
— Vos attacks UW over course he says makes white students ‘feel guilty’ – HENRY REDMAN
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2021/11/16/vos-attacks-uw-over-course-he-says-makes-white-students-feel-guilty/

WAND
— Millions of dollars head to Illinois communities in efforts to tackle violence
https://www.wandtv.com/news/millions-of-dollars-head-to-illinois-communities-in-efforts-to-tackle-violence/article_1eec9784-4721-11ec-b2de-4730c51aa55a.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children a) to hate Republicans and b) to be LGBTQers.
https://news.wsiu.org/diversity/2021-11-16/lgbtq-organizations-say-illinois-schools-need-to-be-safer

DOWNERS GROVE PATCH
— LGBTQ-Themed Memoir ‘Gender Queer’ Stirs Debate In District 99. Some parents are calling the memoir, which follows the author’s journey with gender identity, “pornographic,” and demanding its removal. – Lisa Marie Farver (COMMENT: What percent of your school district’s board members are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://patch.com/illinois/downersgrove/lgbtq-themed-memoir-gender-queer-stirs-debate-district-99

NORTHERN STAR
— NIU plans to close equity gaps for low income students – Gabriel Fiorini (COMMENT: How times have changed. When I transferred from UIC to NIU in 1969, I was debt-free and I had been a part-time Park Forest postal employee since 1966. That job, along with my parents providing me with room and board, enabled me a) to pay for tuition and books at UIC 1966-1968, b) to pay for tuition, books, and room and board at NIU starting 1n 1969, c) to buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and c) to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967.)
https://northernstar.info/90238/news/niu-plans-to-close-equity-gaps-for-low-income-students/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Cook County Dems’ Super Tuesday – SHIA KAPOS (COMMENT: The Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization do not have an “open process.”)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/11/17/cook-county-dems-super-tuesday-495135
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There was pizza, beer and political drama last night as hundreds of Cook County Democrats gathered in restaurants and school classrooms on Chicago’s North Side to cast their ballots for candidates they want to endorse in 2022. Some wards are still counting, but Norwood Park and 38th Ward Democrats announced at about 10:30 p.m. that they’re endorsing Alexi Giannoulias for Illinois secretary of state, Tom Dart for another term as Cook County sheriff and Kari Steele for Cook County assessor — a surprise given she’s a South Sider competing against incumbent Fritz Kaegi. Official slating is Dec. 13 and 14. Talk about democracy at work. Last night’s pre-slating process was a far cry from the old days of backroom decision-making about who would appear on campaign literature and mailings. “Now we make decisions collectively and openly and everyone who’s involved in electing Democrats gets a say in the process,” Paul Rosenfeld, the 47th Ward Committeeman, told Playbook after leaving DePaul College Prep, where candidates spoke for up to five minutes and took questions from Democrats in the ward. Democrats from the 40th Ward were also in that slating. In all of the locations on the North Side, party members took a ballot before taking their seats and listening to the candidates. Everyone gave their elevator pitch about why they deserve an endorsement, including 14 water reclamation candidates — who gave an earful about flooding and “green infrastructure.” Even Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who doesn’t have a challenger for 2022, went through the process. There was energy in the crowd and plenty of chatter about issues. “It was good to be together again talking about politics,” a Democrat from the 41st Ward said after leaving Dino’s Pizzeria, a joint owned by County Commissioner Kevin Morrison’s family and where beer and thin slice pizza was served (on the North Side no less). Democrats from the 39th and 50th wards were also at Dino’s. The open process for slating candidates has been a gradual change. It has nothing to do with new leadership in the state Democratic Party, which is also calling for more transparency. It’s come about because the patronage system, which was common as recently as 10 years ago, has ended. Ward bosses can’t hand out jobs, so they are looking for new ways to engage Democrats and keep them excited for volunteering. Being part of the decision process does that. And the beer helps.)
— Republican state Rep. Seth Lewis is running for the Illinois Senate’s 24th District seat. Lewis currently represents the 45th House District. “I love being the voice in Springfield for the communities that I currently represent,” Lewis said in a statement. “After the implementation of the new legislative maps, I am fortunate to have the opportunity to continue serving our region on a greater scale by running for the state Senate. My goal as an elected official remains to make Illinois a place where people want to live, not to leave.” – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/11/17/cook-county-dems-super-tuesday-495135

CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Cynical Race Theory: Chicago Parents Wake Up to What CRT Really Is – DON STATER
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/labeling-critical-race-theory-crt-what-it-really-is

WIREPOINTS
— Join Wirepoints at 10 AM today for a Facebook Live Event with Illinois’ gubernatorial candidates (COMMENT: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, those organizations would be hosting candidate forums.)
https://wirepoints.org/join-wirepoints-at-10-am-today-for-a-facebook-live-event-with-illinois-gubernatorial-candidates/
— Illinois pension shortfall surpasses $500 billion, average debt burden now $110,000 per household – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-pension-shortfall-surpasses-500-billion-average-debt-burden-now-110000-per-household-wirepoints-special-report/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 4.7 MILLION ILLINOISANS HAD NO CHOICE FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE – Dylan Sharkey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/4-7-million-illinoisans-had-no-choice-for-state-representative/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BIDEN LAYING FOUNDATION FOR A ‘GREAT RESET’
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/11/biden-laying-foundation-for-a-great-reset.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s new 401(k) rule threatens to funnel workers’ retirement funds into ‘woke’ causes – Jeff Mordock (COMMENT: “Woke causes” get rid of those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, owners of American-nameplate vehicles, owners of gasoline-powered vehicles, etc.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/3/joe-bidens-new-401k-rule-threatens-funnel-workers-/

FOX NEWS
— Make no mistake, the war on parents is far from over. An Arizona school board president accused of collecting personal information of parents opposing COVID mandates. – Yael Halon (COMMENT: What percent of your school district’s board members are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/lahren-arizona-school-board-president-critical-race-theory
— Republicans ask Democrats to address impact of COVID-19 school closures, critical race theory. The coronavirus pandemic shuttered schools across the US for months. – Audrey Conklin
https://www.foxnews.com/us/republicans-democrats-covid-19-school-closures
— Loudoun County parents on being called ‘alt-right’: ‘Calling us names is just below the belt’ Loudoun County school board labels parent group ‘alt-right’ – Joshua Q. Nelson (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) the most. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and I served on the ICRC Steering Committee 2003-2007. I would focus on a) those who ended my TAPROOT chairmanship, b) those who demonized, denigrated, and condemned the speakers who I recruited for TAPROOT events, and c) those who discouraged everyone from attending TAPROOT events. I would focus on a) those who ended my ICRC Steering Committee service, b) those who almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters at its 2006 annual convention, c) those who demonized, denigrated, and condemned speakers at ICRC events, and d) those who discouraged everyone from attending ICRC events.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/loudoun-county-parents-called-alt-right
— Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves calls for elimination of critical race theory in budget proposal. Reeves says critical race theory is ‘destructive to young children’ – Kyle Morris
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mississippi-gov-tate-reeves-calls-for-elimination-of-critical-race-theory-in-budget-proposal

BREITBART
— They’re Using Jet Skis Now! Nigel Farage Says UK’s Migrant Crisis ‘Humiliation Continues’ – KURT ZINDULKA
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/11/17/farage-says-migrant-humiliation-continues-as-illegals-use-jet-skis/

FEDERALIST
— The 1619 Project Book’s Goal Is To Keep Slandering America. Why does The New York Times seem so desperate to maintain claims contradicted by a very clear and abundant historical record? – Peter W. Wood
https://thefederalist.com/2021/11/17/the-1619-project-books-goal-is-to-keep-slandering-america/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Connecticut Parents Claim Schools Teach Kindergarteners About Transgenderism – Harold Hutchison (COMMENT: Democrats run public schools. Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ. In your school district, what goals do Democrats have for tuning students into LGBTQers – 80% by 5th grade, 90% by 8th grade, 100% by 12th grade?)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/11/16/connecticut-parents-claim-schools-teach-kindergarteners-about-transgenderism/
— 6 Takeaways From Emails Revealing White House Role in Targeting Parents Who Disagree With School Boards – Fred Lucas (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, all the managers of that office were given lists from the Democrats who ran GAO from Washington, D.C. of employees who they were to get rid of. Of course, I was on all those lists. Those on the lists were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who had not made GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/11/16/6-takeaways-from-emails-revealing-white-house-role-in-targeting-parents-who-disagree-with-school-boards

THE HILL
— Unsubscribe! The tyranny of political fundraising emails – STEVE ISRAEL (COMMENT: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious a) that I have the money, time, motivation, and ability to put together and send out free of charge and with no advertising a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning and each and every evening and b) that www.gopillinois.com has no paywall or advertising.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/581906-unsubscribe-the-tyranny-of-political-fundraising-emails
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not hate Trump. I do not hate Trump. I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me because I do not hate Trump. I would focus on a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc.; b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, etc.; c) conservative leaders; d) religious leaders; and e) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, campaign volunteers, etc.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/581882-jarring-gop-divisions-come-back-into-spotlight

WASHINGTON POST
— Progressives can no longer cede school boards to the GOP. They should treat them as political arenas to fight — and win. – Katrina vanden Heuvel (COMMENT: What percent of your school district’s board members are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/16/conservatives-school-boards-youngkin-crt-progressives/

TRIBUNE REVIEW
— COMMENT: To teach CRT is to promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://triblive.com/opinion/leonard-pitts-jr-how-young-is-too-young-to-teach-white-kids-about-race/

SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN
— A parent’s education can sometimes fall short – Donald Wilson, Santa Fe (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn parents who oppose CRT as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/a-parents-education-can-sometimes-fall-short/article_db9429ca-45bd-11ec-9c9e-c39fb7bceacc.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Border Crisis Has Biden’s Presidency on the Edge. Voters are more anxious about illegal immigration, but Democrats seem oblivious to the problem. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/border-crisis-biden-presidency-on-edge-illegal-undocumented-immigration-alien-amnesty-11637098919

FORTUNE
— It turns out women of color aren’t exactly ‘benefitting’ from diversity initiatives – ELLEN MCGIRT (COMMENT: I should write a book those minorities, those women, and those who were younger than me who my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors promoted over me. All of them had less job-related work experience, less job-related education, and/or fewer job-related professional certification and/or licenses than I had. I would focus on those a) who my Democrat IRS superiors promoted to GS-13 over me 1975-1980 and b) those who my Democrat GAO superiors promoted to GS-14 over me 1980-1997. I would identify all the promotions that I applied for but was not selected. After my GAO mentor succeeded in promoting me in 1986, my Democrat GAO superiors a) forced him to retire in 1987, b) told me to never apply for a promotion again, c) threw me off audits of IRS, d) gave me bad job assignments, e) gave me unfair performance expectations, f) gave me unfair performance appraisals, g) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and h) forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Previously, they had kept me off audits of IRS 1980-1985 and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://fortune.com/2021/11/16/it-turns-out-women-of-color-arent-exactly-benefitting-from-diversity-initiatives/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Democrats plan an aggressive strategy on critical race theory claims
https://www.businessinsider.com/democrats-critical-race-theory-strategy-should-be-aggressive-against-republicans-2021-11
— There’s no ‘Great Resignation’ — Americans just aren’t taking bad jobs – Ben Winck (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. They hint/imply/argue/shout that instead of me, those jobs should have been given to minorities, females, those who were younger than me, LGBTQers, veterans, moderates, liberals, Trump-haters, non-married people, those who have less money than others, those who have dependents, those who have financial problems, those who have health problems, those who have less education, less work experience, fewer professional certifications, and/or no professional licenses, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, citizens of foreign countries, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, etc.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-great-resignation-when-will-end-labor-shortage-alpert-2021-10

SEARCH ENGINE ROUNDTABLE
— No, 30 Articles On Your Site Won’t Make Your Site Authoritative in Google Search – Barry Schwartz (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Google Alerts repeatedly send me to old non-credible articles on non-credible websites written by non-credible authors that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms.)
https://www.seroundtable.com/myth-30-articles-makes-your-site-authoritative-in-google-search-32432.html

GUARDIAN
— The fake news sites pushing Republicans’ critical race theory scare. Local sites in Virginia published tens of thousands of conservative-skewed articles, many of them misleading or wrong, in the past 11 months. – Adam Gabbatt (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is fake and misleading except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc.; b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, etc.; c) conservative leaders; d) religious leaders; and e) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, campaign volunteers, etc.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/17/fake-news-sites-republicans-critical-race-theory-scare