August 21, 2024

Led by Pritzker and by Duckworth, how successful will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters be promoting more hatred against Trump in your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your school district, and in your precinct?

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

DAILY HERALD
— The way out of the circus on display in Chicago – Kathy Salvi
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240820/columns/the-way-out-of-the-circus-on-display-in-chicago/
(FROM THE LETTER: Well, here we go: the circus is in town. No, I’m not talking about the Ringling Brothers or Barnum and Bailey — at least they’re entertaining — but rather the Democratic National Convention. This week we will be force fed speeches from Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, and endure the woke primping and preening spewed from the Democrat mouthpieces on stage. Chicago is a fitting city for the Democrats to hold their convention: it is a great city in slow decay due to backward leftist and authoritarian policies. Crime is rampant in Chicago and has only gotten worse since Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the pro-criminal SAFE-T Act. Cost of living is sky high because Illinois is among the most-taxed states in the nation. All of these problems are due to blue rule, and they will be on full display for everyone visiting Chicago for the circus. The Democrats have had a tough act to follow this year. The Republican National Convention in Milwaukee was a sight to see and an emotional event in the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. It was a display of unity that has been downplayed by the media across the country, and Republicans are united behind our ticket up and down the ballot. And I should mention — our top of the ticket candidate was actually voted for by the members of our party. We call that “democracy.” Conversely, the Democrats’ convention will be one filled with what we’ve come to expect from Democrats here in Illinois: false promises, gaslighting and manufactured hype behind a candidate who won’t do interviews. We’re seeing the Democrat propaganda machine whirring in full force propping up Kamala Harris after she unceremoniously ousted her boss from his candidacy without a single vote from the people. Anywhere else, that’s called a coup. Kamala Harris has yet to give an interview since being installed without a single Democrat vote. She chose a radical leftist VP who misrepresented his record. Stolen valor. Ask his own chaplain. The only candidate worse than Walz — and even Harris rejected the idea — would have been Illinois’ own failed governor, J.B. Pritzker. Sadly, we have not heard about any of the real issues and how Democrats will attempt to fix them. They have not talked about fixing the open southern border that has festered under Kamala Harris’ watch. The Democrats won’t touch the high cost of living imposed on people in Chicago, Illinois and throughout the country. They won’t give any concrete or real solution to the crime plaguing communities across the country or the corruption within their own Democratic Party from the United States Senate to Dolton, Illinois. Truth be told, there is a silver lining to the Democratic National Convention being in town here. Voters are seeing that there is no real plan coming from the Democrats. There are no real policies they’re running on. Americans are choking on their progressive nightmare, and the Democrats keep doubling down. Make no mistake, we here in Illinois are hurting. Workers are hurting. Families are hurting. Children are hurting, small businesses are hurting. No matter your political persuasion. We are one big hurt under the supermajority, Democrat domination in Illinois. And what has it delivered? A flight from Illinois, an unbearable tax burden on ordinary people, an unsustainable pension crisis, crime-ridden neighborhoods, unaffordable food & gas prices. All of this brought to us by the Illinois Democratic Party. Democrats control the governor’s mansion, the two U.S. Senate seats, 14 out of 17 congressional seats and a supermajority in the Illinois House and Senate as well as the mayor’s office here in Chicago. Their only use for the Republican Party is to ridicule its sound policies and trigger hatred in those from whom they seek money to pursue even more power. We Republicans are scrappy and will fight, fight, fight our battle at the ballot box. In an analysis of those cities in Illinois run by Republican mayors here in Illinois, the air is fresher and the people happier. As I pen this commentary, most families, workers and small businesses in Illinois are awakening to host of problems brought on by the mistakes of our political leaders, mistakes that have increased our tax burden, dumbed down our public educational institutions and made our streets unsafe in which to travel. During the rest of the Democratic National Convention, open your ears to the truth and ask yourself: does the carnivalesque display I am watching reflect the America that I know and love? Illinois, there is a way out of this nightmare: wake up — Vote Republican.)
— In the national spotlight, Illinois Democrats talk up abortion as ‘fundamental’ election issue. – Christopher Placek (COMMENT: Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240820/news/in-the-national-spotlight-illinois-democrats-talk-up-abortion-as-fundamental-election-issue/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— First DNC arrestees appear in court as police leaders praise response to security breach
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/20/dnc-day-two-protests/
— Democrats push abortion rights as key issue to win in November. The unsanctioned slogans of the DNC are prominent on T-shirts around Chicago
From “Voting is my ‘Black job’” to “Kamala is brat,” the DIY T-shirt community is capitalizing on the excitement of the Democratic National Convention. – Courtney Kueppers (COMMENT: Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/20/democrats-push-abortion-rights-as-key-issue-to-win-in-november/
— Democrats say “Duckworth, who struggled with infertility, says IVF in danger if Donald Trump is elected.” I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors who had children and who used against me the most a) that my and my wife gave up trying to have children with trying IVF and b) that we did not adopt or become foster parents. I would focus on those who took the most/biggest adverse actions against me because we did not have children. They knew full-well that both of us had serious fertility problems. They stressed that our health insurance covered IVF. I would focus on my GAO superiors who adopted, whose spouse had little or no income, who complained about the tremendous amount of time and money it costs to raise children. I would focus on my GAO superiors who hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest that I lied about our efforts to have children and that if my wife and I had children, I never would have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and become a licensed CPA in 1981, d) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, e) etc.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/20/dnc-speech-tammy-duckworth/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘’Shut down the DNC’: Protesters clash with police leading to dozens of arrests in West Loop. A group that has invoked the riotous convention of 1968 protested at the Israeli consulate, 500 W. Madison St., Tuesday evening.
https://wirepoints.org/shut-down-the-dnc-protesters-clash-with-police-leading-to-dozens-of-arrests-in-west-loop-chicago-sun-times/
— Nearly 70 protesters arrested in Loop as pro-Palestinian demonstrators engage with cops. Police clashed with demonstrators outside a rail station on Madison Street about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Those detained are being brought to a police station at Belmont and Western where they are expected to be booked and released. – Andy Grimm
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/08/21/dnc-2024-protesters-arrest-israel-hamas-war-gaza-chicago-lakeview-loop-melee
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote abortion. Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be an abortion promoter. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/08/20/dnc-planned-parenthood-abortion-vasectomy
— Pritzker says “Take it from an actual billionaire, Trump is rich in only one thing: stupidity.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/live/2024/08/20/dnc-chicago-live-updates-jb-pritzker-barack-obama#00000191-72a3-dd3a-a1df-7ef72ba20000

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in invading, infesting, conquering, and destroying suburbs. RINOs are more than happy to let Democrats do that. RINOs are closer to Democrats than they are to Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240820/news/illinois-delegates-hopeful-for-another-historic-win-in-november/
— ‘Great idea, wrong location’: Fixed shelter for homeless adults nixed in Gurnee. – Mick Zawislak
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240820/news/great-idea-wrong-location-fixed-shelter-for-homeless-adults-nixed-in-gurnee/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Throughout DNC, Dems play one of the strongest cards in their hand — abortion – Katherine Davis (COMMENT: Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/dnc-chicago-democrats-tout-abortion-access-illinois

ABC7
— Several arrested as pro-Palestinian, anti-DNC protesters confront CPD near Israeli Consulate
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-protests-today-pro-palestinian-anti-dnc-rally-planned-outside-israeli-consulate-will-affect-metra-riders/15209951/
— DNC protests 2024: Pro-Palestinian protesters confront Chicago police downtown. Several arrests caught on camera. – Mark Rivera and Chuck Goudie
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-protests-today-pro-palestinian-anti-dnc-rally-planned-outside-israeli-consulate-will-affect-metra-riders/15209951/
— Chicago DNC 2024: Live updates on street closures, security, parking, protests and more.
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/democratic-convention-2024-live-updates-chicago-street-closures-parking-protests-more/15187114/
— Crews add new fencing around United Center after breach during DNC; 13 arrested in protests. Those arrested range in age from 22 to 70. – Stephanie Wade, Evelyn Holmes, and Rob Hughes
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-protests-dnc-crews-add-new-fencing-around-united-center-after-breach-during-protest-democratic-national-convention/15208089/

NBC5
— Protesters rally outside Chicago’s Israeli consulate on 2nd night of Democratic convention.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/protesters-rally-outside-chicagos-israeli-consulate-on-2nd-night-of-democratic-convention/3527450/
— Planned Parenthood mobile clinic offers free abortions, vasectomies near DNC in Chicago. Free medication abortions were offered at the mobile clinic, situated near the DNC in Chicago. (COMMENT: Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/mobile-clinic-free-abortions-dnc-vasectomies-chicago/3526993/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly make it clear that they will do whatever it takes to defeat Trump on November 5, 2024. I should write about the biggest hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2015.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/watch-jb-pritzkers-full-dnc-speech-chicago/3527523/
— Democrats say “Duckworth’s full DNC remarks on IVF access.”  I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors who had children and who used against me the most a) that my and my wife gave up trying to have children with trying IVF and b) that we did not adopt or become foster parents. They knew full-well that both of us had serious fertility problems.  I would focus on those who took the most/biggest adverse actions against me because we did not have children. They stressed that our health insurance covered IVF. I would focus on my GAO superiors who adopted, whose spouse had little or no income, who complained about the tremendous amount of time and money it costs to raise children. I would focus on my GAO superiors who hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest that I lied about our efforts to have children and that if my wife and I had children, I never would have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and become a licensed CPA in 1981, d) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, e) etc.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/watch-sen-tammy-duckworths-full-dnc-remarks-on-ivf-access/3527568/
— Black jobs are bad jobs that people have to take because their parents lack money. Because my parents lacked money, I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, delivered mail 1966-1969, worked on an automobile assembly line in 1970, etc. I was the only White male who had the dishwashing job.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/michelle-obama-whos-going-to-tell-trump-the-job-hes-seeking-might-be-one-of-those-black-jobs/3527589/

CBS2
— On Day 2 of DNC, several arrested at pro-Palestinian protest outside Israeli Consulate
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/protest-israeli-consulate-dnc/
— On Day 2 of DNC, police arrest demonstrators outside Israeli Consulate.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/chicago-dnc-protest-day-2/
— Chicago police arrested 13 people during first day of DNC; perimeter fence fortified after breach
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/dnc-arrests-united-center-security-fence-breach/
— One-day exhibition near DNC draws attention to hostages held by Hamas. – Tara Molina
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/exhibition-dnc-hostages-held-by-hamas/
— Planned Parenthood offers free abortions, vasectomies at mobile clinic near DNC. – Todd Feurer, Edie Kasten (COMMENT: Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/planned-parenthood-mobile-clinic-abortions-vasectomies-dnc/
— At DNC, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth calls Trump “draft-dodging coward” Now that draft-avoiding Biden is out, anticipate/expect that Duckworth will ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump for avoiding the draft. I anticipate/expect that my critics/opponents will ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn me for my avoiding the draft.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/at-dnc-sen-tammy-duckworth-uses-her-personal-history-to-call-out-donald-trump/

WGN9
— Protestors clash with police amid rally outside Israeli Consulate on day 2 of DNC.
https://wgntv.com/news/democratic-national-convention-chicago-2024/chicago-police-prepare-for-more-protests-on-day-2-of-the-dnc/

FOX32
— Americans’ perceptions of the harmfulness of marijuana have worsened, Gallup poll finds. – Daniel Miller
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/americans-perceptions-harmfulness-marijuana-poll
— US fertility rate dipped to record low in 2023, CDC data finds. – Daniel Miller
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/us-fertility-rate-record-low-cdc

WTTW
— Illinois Democrats Tout Efforts to Protect Abortion Rights, as Push to Amend Constitution Remains in Limbo. – Heather Cherone (COMMENT: Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?)
https://news.wttw.com/2024/08/20/illinois-democrats-tout-efforts-protect-abortion-rights-push-amend-constitution-remains
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly make it clear that they will do whatever it takes to defeat Trump on November 5, 2024. I should write about the biggest hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2015.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/08/20/pritzker-praises-harris-slams-con-artist-trump-dnc-speech

WBEZ
— Protesters clash with Chicago police in West Loop as DNC continues. A group that has invoked the riotous convention of 1968 and has threatened to “shut down the DNC” protested at the Israeli consulate, 500 W. Madison St. Tuesday evening. – Tom Schuba, Matthew Hendrickson, David Struett, Nader Issa, Emmanuel Camarillo, Brett Chase and Tyler LaRiviere
https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/dnc-2024/2024/08/20/chicago-top-cop-police-ready-next-round-protests-israeli-consulate
— As reproductive rights takes center stage at the DNC, Planned Parenthood hosts a mobile clinic with free medication abortions and vasectomies. The pop-up clinic in a near West Loop parking lot drew attention to Illinois’ status as a haven for abortion, but also pushback from abortion foes. – Kristen Schorsch (COMMENT: Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?)
https://www.wbez.org/2024/08/20/as-reproductive-rights-takes-center-stage-at-the-dnc-planned-parenthood-hosts-a-mobile-clinic-with-free-medication-abortions-and-vasectomies
— The unsanctioned slogans of the DNC are prominent on T-shirts around Chicago. From “Voting is my ‘Black job’” to “Kamala is brat,” the DIY T-shirt community is capitalizing on the excitement of the Democratic National Convention. – Courtney Kueppers
https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/dnc-2024/2024/08/20/the-unsanctioned-slogans-of-the-dnc-are-prominent-on-t-shirts-around-chicago

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois Democrats tout state as ‘blueprint’ for national abortion fight. (COMMENT: Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?)
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/government-politics/elections/illinois-democrats-tout-state-as-blueprint-for-national-abortion-fight-dnc-chicago/article_ae9570a4-5f01-11ef-a2cf-53278b9eda4e.html

SOUTHERN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote abortion. Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be an abortion promoter. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/08/20/215018/
— Gaetz wins House primary after McCarthy-allied group spends millions boosting challenger. – Will Steakin,
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/08/20/gaetz-wins-house-primary-after-mccarthy-allied-group-spends-millions-boosting-challenger/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly make it clear that they will do whatever it takes to defeat Trump on November 5, 2024. I should write about the biggest hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2015.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/08/20/trying-to-counter-dnc-trump-attacks-harris-on-crime-and-safety-alongside-law-enforcement/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Duckworth says “If they win, Republicans will not stop at banning abortion. They will come for IVF next.” I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors who had children and who used against me the most a) that my and my wife gave up trying to have children with trying IVF and b) that we did not adopt or become foster parents.  I would focus on those who took the most/biggest adverse actions against me because we did not have children. They knew full-well that both of us had serious fertility problems. They stressed that our health insurance covered IVF. I would focus on my GAO superiors who adopted, whose spouse had little or no income, who complained about the tremendous amount of time and money it costs to raise children. I would focus on my GAO superiors who hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest that that I lied about our efforts to have children and that if my wife and I had children, I never would have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and become a licensed CPA in 1981, d) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, e) etc.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/tammy-duckworth-dnc-speech-reproductive-rights-ivf-19679391.php

WCIA
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote abortion. Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be an abortion promoter. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.wcia.com/illinois-capitol-news/illinois-democrats-abortion-rights-advocates-say-illinois-leading-the-effort-nationally-to-protect-access/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gVehaFFouk

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO & NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote abortion. Ever-increasingly, to be a Democrat is to be an abortion promoter. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2024-08-20/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-has-a-lot-riding-on-the-democratic-national-convention
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2024-08-20/illinois-democrats-see-abortion-rights-as-fundamental-issue-in-2024

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— In primetime DNC speech, Pritzker leans into role of benevolent billionaire. – HANNAH MEISEL (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always had way more money than I had. I should write a book about those who have/had the most money.)
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/in-primetime-dnc-speech-pritzker-leans-into-role-of-benevolent-billionaire

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/21/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-352/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/20/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-145/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker delivers Democrats’ national economic pitch at DNC. A look at his own record is revealing. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-gov-pritzker-delivers-democrats-national-economic-pitch-a-look-at-his-own-record-is-revealing-wirepoints/

JOHN KASS
— Trump: Iconic American Defiance and Strength
https://johnkassnews.com/the-once-and-future-president-trump-iconic-american-defiance-and-strength/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Jeanne Ives: ‘There’s no place like Chicago!’
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/663537544-jeanne-ives-there-s-no-place-like-chicago

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Democratic delegates need not go far to see why Chicago is U.S. murder capital. – Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/democratic-delegates-need-not-go-far-to-see-why-chicago-is-u-s-murder-capital/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Death of the Open the Books founder Adam Andrzejewski leaves a massive hole in government watchdog community. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/20/death-of-open-books-founder-leaves-massive-hole-in/
— DHS loses track of 32,000 migrant kids. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/20/dhs-loses-track-of-32000-migrant-kids/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Most high school students consider political climate when selecting college. – Breccan F. Thies (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, colleges are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-married people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, anti-etc.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/3127511/high-school-students-political-climate-selecting-college/
— Democrats dare journalists to step out of line and do their jobs. – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3127842/democrats-dare-journalists-to-step-out-of-line-and-do-their-jobs/
— Left-wing dark money group faces House investigation over illegal immigrant voting concerns. – Gabe Kaminsky
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3128009/left-wing-dark-money-group-house-investigation/
— Democratic platform claims school choice uses tax dollars to ‘discriminate’ – Breccan F. Thies (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have used against me the most my attending Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3128060/democratic-platform-claims-school-choice-uses-tax-dollars-discriminate/

NEW YORK POST
— JB Pritzker flexes ‘actual billionaire’ status against Trump (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always had way more money than I had. I should write a book about those who have/had the most money.)
https://nypost.com/2024/08/20/us-news/dnc-2024-live-updates-from-barack-and-michelle-obama-bernie-sanders-speeches-photos-and-more/
— Harris campaign, Whitmer and the media tar the small Michigan town Trump’s visiting Tuesday as racist. – George Caldwell (COMMENT: What is your hometown? Crete is my hometown. I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and my ancestors have lived in Crete since 1844. I should write about my critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned Crete the most.)
https://nypost.com/2024/08/20/us-news/harris-campaign-whitmer-and-the-media-tar-the-small-michigan-town-trumps-visiting-tuesday-as-racist/
— Harris promises swing-state voters she’ll be ‘tough’ on border — but criticized Obama in 2019 for deporting illegal immigrants. – Taylor Walters and Mark A. Kellner
https://nypost.com/2024/08/20/us-news/harris-promises-swing-state-voters-shell-be-tough-on-border-but-criticized-obama-in-2019-for-deporting-illegal-immigrants/
— Sen. Blackburn rolls out resolution condemning ‘border czar’ Kamala Harris. – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2024/08/20/us-news/sen-marsha-blackburn-rolls-out-resolution-condemning-border-czar-kamala-harris/
— ‘Actual billionaire’ Gov. JB Pritzker awkwardly boasts about his wealth at DNC right after Bernie Sanders rails against the rich. – Nicholas McEntyre
https://nypost.com/2024/08/21/us-news/illinois-gov-jb-pritzker-boasts-about-his-wealth-at-dnc-2024-right-after-bernie-sanders-anti-wealthy-rant/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— DNC organizers serve up doozy of an excuse for Biden’s speech being so late. – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/08/20/dnc-organizers-serve-up-doozy-of-an-excuse-for-bidens-speech-being-so-late-1481103/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Cornell University to offer course on ‘Ecological Justice’ focused on ‘Feminist, Queer, and Trans Perspectives’ – Sarah Prentice
https://www.campusreform.org/article/cornell-university-offer-course-ecological-justice-focused-feminist-queer-trans-perspectives/26151

CHRISTIAN POST
— Chicago cardinal gives invocation at DNC despite promotion of abortion. – Ryan Foley,
https://www.christianpost.com/news/chicago-archbishop-gives-invocation-at-abortion-promoting-dnc.html

DAILY WIRE
— Biden Blames Trump For Border Crisis, Claims Border More Secure Under His Admin Than Trump’s. That’s A Lie. – Amanda Prestigiacomo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-blames-trump-for-border-crisis-claims-border-more-secure-under-his-admin-than-trumps-thats-a-lie
— DNC Platform Endorses Radical Plan to Grant Citizenship to Illegal Immigrants. The U.S. Citizenship Act creates a pathway to residency for the 10 million illegal immigrants in the country. – Luke Rosiak
https://www.dailywire.com/news/dnc-platform-endorses-radical-plan-to-grant-citizenship-to-illegal-immigrants

FOX NEWS
— Anti-Israel demonstrators burn American flag outside Chicago consulate on 2nd night of DNC. Dozens of Chicago police officers were posted outside the building, where law enforcement had closed down most of the entrances to the building. – Bradford Betz, Michael Ruiz
https://www.foxnews.com/us/anti-israel-demonstrators-burn-american-flag-outside-chicago-consulate-2nd-night-dnc
— Chicago gets ‘weird’ for DNC with abortion trucks, inflatable IUD and free vasectomies, conservatives say. ‘We’ll see the craziest of the crazy at the DNC,’ comedian Tim Young says. – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-gets-weird-dnc-abortion-trucks-inflatable-iud-free-vasectomies-conservatives-say
— 2024 DNC opens with land acknowledgment of ‘forcibly removed’ tribal nation. The Democratic Party released a party platform that also recognized Indigenous tribes. – Lindsay Kornick
https://www.foxnews.com/media/dnc-opens-land-acknowledgment-forcibly-removed-tribal-nation
— ‘Feasting’ like royalty, Chicago DNC held in fortified castle walled off from reality: former chief. Chicago’s troubles were not immediately visible at the 2024 Democratic National Convention. – Michael Ruiz
https://www.foxnews.com/us/feasting-like-royalty-chicago-dnc-held-fortified-castle-walled-off-from-reality-former-chief
— Demonstrators shout ‘F— you’ at Chicago police on 2nd night of DNC – Landon Mion
https://www.foxnews.com/us/demonstrators-shout-f-you-chicago-police-2nd-night-dnc
— Trump assassination attempt sparks investigation of Secret Service DEI policies: ‘Compromised its mission’  A Colorado-based group is examining how the Secret Service’s DEI policies impact the agency’s hiring, retention and promotion. – Michael Dorgan (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors always used Affirmative Action and DEI to retain and to promote Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time ahead the agencies’ missions.)
https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-assassination-attempt-sparks-investigation-secret-service-dei-policies-compromised-its-mission

JONATHAN TURLEY
— Shut Out in Chi-Town: Jewish Groups Blocked from Marching During the Democratic National Convention
https://jonathanturley.org/2024/08/21/shut-out-in-chi-town-chicago-accused-of-blocking-jewish-groups-from-marching-during-the-democratic-national-convention/

NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER
— 2024 Democratic Platform: What Catholics Need to Know. Delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago have approved a party platform that doubles down on support for abortion, IVF and “gender-affirming health care.” (COMMENT: Needless-to-say, Catholics should not vote for Democrat candidates.)
https://www.ncregister.com/cna/cna-20240820-democratic-platform

NEWSMAX
— Speaker Johnson Faults Harris Over 32K Missing Migrant Kids. – Mark Swanson
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/mike-johnson-kamala-harris-ice/2024/08/20/id/1177280/

ZERO HEDGE
— Harris’ DNC Platform Calls For ‘Radical’ Mass Amnesty For Millions Of Illegals. – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/harris-dnc-platform-calls-radical-mass-amnesty-millions-illegals

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with police near Chicago’s Israeli consulate on second night of DNC
https://apnews.com/article/democratic-convention-chicago-protests-war-gaza-f064683535bbbe93231d31ecc2dbafc7

NEWSWEEK
— As Obamas Rally DNC, Gaza Protests Rage in Chicago
https://www.newsweek.com/chicago-dnc-protest-2024-palestine-barack-obama-1942172

ABC NEWS & CBS NEWS & NPR & ROLL CALL
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly make it clear that they will do whatever it takes to defeat Trump on November 5, 2024. I should write about the biggest hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2015.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/pritzker-hits-trump-rich-stupidity-dnc-113004108
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/dnc-chicago-pritzker-speech/
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/21/g-s1-18313/barack-obamas-full-remarks-democratic-national-convention
https://rollcall.com/2024/08/20/dnc-works-to-stoke-abortion-anger-inspire-women-to-back-harris/

ABC NEWS
— Democrats say “Duckworth at DNC gets personal about IVF journey.” I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors who had children and who used against me the most a) that my and my wife gave up trying to have children with trying IVF and b) that we did not adopt or become foster parents.  I would focus on those who took the most/biggest adverse actions against me because we did not have children. They knew full-well that both of us had serious fertility problems. They stressed that our health insurance covered IVF. I would focus on my GAO superiors who adopted, whose spouse had little or no income, who complained about the tremendous amount of time and money it costs to raise children. I would focus on my GAO superiors who hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest that that I lied about our efforts to have children and that if my wife and I had children, I never would have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and become a licensed CPA in 1981, d) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, e) etc.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/sen-tammy-duckworth-dnc-gets-personal-ivf-journey-113006422

NBC NEWS
— DNC protest ends with arrests after demonstrators refuse to disperse. The protest assembled at the Israeli Consulate in downtown Chicago quickly grew unruly, and protesters clashed with police.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/dnc-protest-ends-arrests-demonstrators-refuse-disperse-rcna167487

NEW YORK TIMES
— Activists Protest Outside Consulate of Israel While Democrats Meet in Chicago
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/20/us/chicago-protests-dnc-israel.html
— Democrats say “Michelle Obama, Thrashing Trump, Suggests the Presidency Is a ‘Black Job.’ The former first lady enthralled a packed arena on Tuesday evening with one of the Democratic National Convention’s most emphatic takedowns of Donald J. Trump.” I should write a book that compares and contrasts Michelle Obama with me. I would compare and contrast the opportunities that she has had with the opportunities that I have had. I wanted a career in the automotive industry. That ended when I was 22 years old in 1971 when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Firestone Store boss rudely fired me because I had accepted that offer. Because I had to have a job, I accepted a job offer from IRS. All my coworkers who my IRS and then GAO superiors promoted over me where Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. They all had less work experience than I had, less education than I had, no professional certifications than I had or no professional certifications, and/or had no professional license like the one I had.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/us/politics/michelle-obama-dnc-speech.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote more hatred against Trump. What do your critics/opponents promote about you to promote hatred against you? I should write about my critics/opponents and what they promote against me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/us/politics/trump-democrats-mockery.html

USA TODAY
— Dozens arrested near Israel’s Chicago consulate as Dems pick Harris
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/20/israel-consulate-protest-chicago/74880100007/
— Democrats crow that Duckworth calls Trump a “draft-dodging coward.” Now that draft-avoiding Biden is out, anticipate/expect that Duckworth will ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump for avoiding the draft. I anticipate/expect that my critics/opponents will ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn me for my avoiding the draft.
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2024/08/20/sen-duckworth-calls-donald-trump-draft-dodging-coward-in-dnc-speech/74882945007/
— Ever-increasingly, to vote a Democrat or a RINO candidate is to force LGBTQ on everyone.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/21/kamala-harris-lgbtq-voters-2024-election/74778838007/
— The reality of living in the Windy City – Will Johnson (COMMENT: I lived in Chicago part-time in 1971 and 1974-1976 and then full-time 1976-1978. I worked in Chicago in 1971 and then 1973-1997. I took college classes in Chicago 1966-1968, 1971-1981, and 1992-1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2024/08/20/dnc-chicago-more-than-violence-hot-dogs/74817131007/

CNBC
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote more hatred against Trump. What do your critics/opponents promote about you to promote hatred against you? I should write about my critics/opponents and what they promote against me.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/20/former-trump-supporters-tell-republicans-to-vote-harris-at-dnc.html

MSN
— Why is Gen Z so pro-Palestine and anti-Israel? – Juan P. Villasmil
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/opinion-why-is-gen-z-so-pro-palestine-and-anti-israel/ar-AA1llARY
— Anticipate/expect that many millions of illegals will use their false identifications to vote for Harris/Walz and for the rest of the Democrats.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/votes-from-illegals-republicans-are-already-preparing-an-excuse-if-they-lose-in-november/ar-BB1qdRLt
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/elon-musk-claims-biden-is-trying-to-get-as-many-illegals-in-the-country-as-possible-so-he-can-make-a-one-party-state/ar-BB1hHdhr

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats say “Harris’s Gains Over Trump, Opening Paths to Electoral College Victory.”
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/dnc-election-2024-harris-walz/card/polling-shows-harris-s-gains-opening-paths-to-electoral-college-victory-Xh09WBpMtBb7fCVfw4MF
— Fewer Teens Want to Drive. It’s Changing How They Spend. Young drivers point to high prices for cars and insurance, combined with other viable options, from public transportation to rides from Mom and Dad. – Margot Amouyal (COMMENT: When I was 16 in 1964, I bought a 1958 Chevrolet Bel Air that I used to get to/from my parents’ home in Crete and my minimum wage dishwashing job in Chicago Heights. I was the first and only White male to have that dish washing job.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/teens-drivers-license-car-sales-595c521d
— Washington Can Give America a Raise. Kamala Harris is right the minimum wage is paltry at $7.25 an hour. – Alan S. Blinder (COMMENT: I worked for the minimum wage for 18 months 1964-1966. I today’s dollars, it was $12.08/hour. I was able to earn and save enough to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 that I used to get to/from my parents’ home in Crete and classes at UIC 1966-1967.)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/washington-can-give-america-a-raise-kamala-harris-federal-minimum-wage-642d601a

FORBES
— Democrats crow that “Pritzker Mocks Trump’s Wealth At DNC.” (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always had way more money than I had. I should write a book about those who have/had the most money.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2024/08/20/illinois-gov-pritzker-mocks-trumps-wealth-at-dnc-take-it-from-an-actual-billionaire-but-trump-is-wealthier/
— Democrat and RINO leaders deny that most new jobs under Biden went to illegals.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2024/08/20/fact-check-trump-falsely-claims-most-new-jobs-under-biden-went-to-illegal-immigrants/

POLITICO
— Democrats say “Duckworth uses her IVF story to slam Republicans.” I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors who had children and who used against me the most a) that my and my wife gave up trying to have children with trying IVF and b) that we did not adopt or become foster parents.  I would focus on those who took the most/biggest adverse actions against me because we did not have children. They knew full-well that both of us had serious fertility problems. They stressed that our health insurance covered IVF. I would focus on my GAO superiors who adopted, whose spouse had little or no income, who complained about the tremendous amount of time and money it costs to raise children. I would focus on my GAO superiors who hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest that that I lied about our efforts to have children and that if my wife and I had children, I never would have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and become a licensed CPA in 1981, d) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, e) etc.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/08/20/dnc-live-updates-coverage/tammy-duckworth-ivf-00175288

DAILY KOS
— Democrats say “Duckworth drags ‘old cadet bone spurs’ for about 5 minutes.” Now that draft-avoiding Biden is out, anticipate/expect that Duckworth will ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump for avoiding the draft.  I anticipate/expect that my critics/opponents will ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn me for my avoiding the draft.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apAh7qHX-10

MEDIATE
— Michelle Obama Roasts Trump for Having “The Affirmative Action of Generational Wealth.” How wealthy are/were your parents?  All my critics/opponents have/had parents who have/had way more money than my parents had.
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/crowd-goes-wild-as-michelle-obama-roasts-trump-for-failing-forward-and-having-the-the-affirmative-action-of-generational-wealth/

WORLD RELIEF
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more mass/illegal immigration.
https://worldrelief.org/blog-immigration-myths/

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.