October 31, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run Illinois and b) promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/reporting-hate-crimes-illinois-becomes-easier-gov-pritzker-announces-confidential-hotline-help-stop/15488488/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNfpOaTCW_U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrVHiMzEnj4

NBC5
— Democrats say “Trump, GOP allies escalate election fraud conspiracies in Pennsylvania.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/pennsylvania-is-a-hotbed-of-trump-gop-election-conspiracies/3587900/
— Why are most Illinois schools closed on Election Day? (COMMENT: Because virtually all federal employees are Democrats, anticipate/expect that soon, the federal government will close on election day.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/illinois-election-2024/why-are-most-illinois-schools-closed-on-election-day/3588352/

WTTW
— Unions Lead the Way on Funding State Elections in Illinois
https://news.wttw.com/2024/10/30/numbers-unions-lead-way-funding-state-elections-illinois

WBEZ
— Liberal director Steve Pink made a movie about conservative Adam Kinzinger. (COMMENT: To not vote for Trump is to shout that you are not a conservative or a Republican.)
https://www.wbez.org/movies-tv/2024/10/31/adam-kinzinger-the-last-republican-documentary-steve-pink-streaming
— Biden calling Trump supporters garbage spurs those who are the following to vote for Trump: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/elections/2024/10/30/politics-election-2024-trump-racist-joke-rally-puerto-rico-latinos-voting

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run Illinois and b) promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/metro-state/2024/10/30/illinois-hate-crime-confidential-reporting-system

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run Illinois and b) promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241030/crime/illinois-launches-help-stop-hate-program-as-hate-crime-reports-surge/
— How DuPage circuit clerk candidates would do to make court system easier to navigate
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241030/local-politics/how-dupage-circuit-clerk-candidates-would-do-to-make-court-system-easier-to-navigate/

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout at women that getting fast/free abortions should be their top priority.
https://chicagodefender.com/the-gops-gamble-on-abortion-could-be-its-downfall-in-2024/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Can DuPage County students read and do math at grade level?
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/2024/10/30/can-dupage-county-students-read-and-do-math-at-grade-level/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Speaker Mike Johnson is pulling closer to Trump to save the GOP’s House majority
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-speaker-mike-johnson-is-pulling-closer-to-trump-to-save-the-gops-house-majority/
— Democrat candidates ever-increasingly promote more abortion and more LGBTQ.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-opponents-use-parental-rights-and-anti-trans-messages-to-fight-abortion-ballot-measures/

WCIA
— Trump boards a garbage truck to draw attention to Biden remark
https://www.wcia.com/news/national/ap-donald-trump-boards-a-garbage-truck-to-draw-attention-to-biden-remark/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-10-30/voting-officials-face-an-uphill-battle-to-fight-election-lies

IPM NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly make University of Illinois students LGBTQers.
https://ipmnewsroom.org/new-gender-affirming-closet-opens-on-the-university-of-illinois-campus/
— Democrat candidates shout at Black men that Democrat elected official give Black men preference. They can stress that they had my Democrat GAO superiors force me to retire and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black male subordinate.
https://ipmnewsroom.org/217-today-what-key-issues-are-black-men-prioritizing-in-this-election/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/10/31/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-398/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/10/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-190/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Anticipate/expect that hate-filled Trump-hating leaders of Republican organizations will use defeats suffered by Republican candidates to get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who share demographics with Trump: conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois poll on Trump v. Harris: Harris up by 16.8%
https://wirepoints.org/finally-an-illinois-poll-on-trump-v-harris-harris-up-by-16-8-wirepoints-quickpoint/
— Fire Chicago School Board President Mitchell Johnson immediately. He’s a vile Jew hater.
https://wirepoints.org/fire-chicago-school-board-president-mitchell-johnson-immediately-hes-a-vile-jew-hater-wirepoints/

CHICAGO CONTRARIAN
— Illinois Commission on Equitable Funding Misfired on Addressing Inequalities in Higher Education. The commission’s recommendations for the highest funded university system in the nation deliberately discriminates against white and Asian students while doing nothing to address the reason for inequity in university outcomes and the lack of quality K-12 school choices for low income families. (COMMENT: UIC accepted me when I was 18 in 1966, but because of my bad demographics, if I was 18 today, UIC would not accept me.)
https://www.chicagocontrarian.com/blog/illinois-commission-equitable-funding-inequalities-higher-education

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Voter confidence rattled after voting machines malfunction across Illinois
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_103779d4-96d3-11ef-bf5f-6fe39da973c6.html
— Pritzker says Biden’s reaction to ‘garbage’ joke was out of ‘exasperation’
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_3783eab4-96ff-11ef-a821-abb2196b9904.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Harris tries to stand apart from Biden’s ‘garbage’ shot
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/30/kamala-harris-tries-stand-apart-joe-bidens-garbage/
— White House’s ‘false transcript’ of Biden ‘garbage’ remarks may violate federal law, Republicans say
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/30/white-houses-false-transcript-biden-garbage-remark/
— The cannabis campaign: Legalization, rescheduling hang in balance on Election Day
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/30/cannabis-campaign-legalization-rescheduling-hang-b/
— Harris talks up unity after Biden calls GOP voters ‘garbage’
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/30/kamala-harris-talks-unity-joe-biden-calls-gop-vote/
— Harris really does want illegal aliens voting
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/30/editorial-harris-really-want-illegal-aliens-voting/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Harris struggles to shine thanks to Biden’s garbage
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3210319/harris-struggles-to-shine-thanks-to-biden-garbage/
— Sorting through Biden’s garbage
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/3209808/sorting-joe-biden-garbage-democratic-party/
— American Jews must rethink their relationship with the Democratic Party
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3207638/american-jews-rethink-relationship-democratic-party/
— More than 3 million border crossers from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/more-than-3-million-border-crossers-from-cuba-haiti-nicaragua-venezuela/ar-AA1t1gVu

NEW YORK POST
— Comedian roasted for MSG rally jokes is no racist — Joe Biden is much further out of line
https://nypost.com/2024/10/30/opinion/comedian-tony-hinchcliffe-roasted-for-msg-rally-is-no-racist/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s politics 101: do not hire an insult comic to perform at a rally in the waning days of the election. But the Trumposphere writes their own rules — at times to their own detriment.)

AMERICAN THINKER
— Hypocrisy overload as New York’s mayor, Eric Adams, ships migrants to Texas
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/10/hypocrisy_overload_as_new_york_s_mayor_eric_adams_ships_migrants_to_texas.html
— Biden-Harris Team Still Flying Haitians into the United States
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/10/biden_harris_team_still_flying_haitians_into_the_united_states.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Arnold Schwarzenegger boards RINO train to endorse Kamala, says Trump ‘un-American’
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/10/30/arnold-schwarzenegger-boards-rino-train-to-endorse-kamala-says-trump-un-american-1499028/
— In yet another flip-flop, Kamala Harris talks about deporting illegal immigrants
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/10/30/in-yet-another-flip-flop-kamala-harris-talks-about-deporting-illegal-immigrants-1499035/

BLAZE
— Harris stands firm on wildly unpopular immigration plan in final pitch to voters
https://www.theblaze.com/news/harris-stands-firm-on-wildly-unpopular-immigration-plan-in-final-pitch-to-voters

BREITBART
— More Americans Say the Country Was Better Under Trump—and They Want Him Back
https://link.breitbart.com/view/5d13d86afc942d626ccc80b7m71aa.1dh4/1413748a
— Harris Campaign Pays Radical Groups for GOTV Effort
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/10/30/report-kamala-harris-campaign-pays-radical-groups-for-gotv-effort/
— Walz Denies ‘Garbage’ Smear Undercut Harris’s ‘Unity’ Message
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/10/30/no-certainly-not-tim-walz-denies-garbage-smear-undercut-harriss-unity-message/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Arizona Saw About 565,000 Illegal Border Crossers in 1 Year
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/10/30/nearly-565000-illegal-border-crossers-arizona-fiscal-2024/

DAILY WIRE
— Biden Calls Half of Americans GARBAGE!
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-2074
— Biden-Harris DHS Admin Funds Effort To ‘Sway The Outcome’ Of Elections By Naturalizing Immigrants
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-harris-dhs-admin-funds-effort-to-sway-the-outcome-of-elections-by-naturalizing-immigrants

FOX NEWS
— Illegal immigration status revealed in shooting of Jewish man in Chicago
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illegal-immigration-status-revealed-shooting-jewish-man-dem-controlled-city
— Trump vows to dismantle billboards pushing rights for illegal immigrants if he wins
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-vows-dismantle-billboards-pushing-rights-illegal-immigrants-wins
— Harris campaign dishes out six-figure donations to groups who support defunding police, reparations
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harris-campaign-dishes-out-six-figure-donations-groups-defunding-police-reparations
— Rep. Chip Roy: Republicans can’t continue to be Democrat-lite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9dW3mh6rJo

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— FEMA Favors Migrants Over Hurricane Victims
https://www.heritage.org/border-security/commentary/fema-favors-migrants-over-hurricane-victims-and-thats-fact

JUST THE NEWS
— From ‘deplorables’ to ‘garbage,’ Democrats embrace insults, intolerance in the Trump era
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/wedfrom-deplorables-garbage-democrats-embraced-intolerance-trump-era
— Retribution? IRS agent who blew whistle on Biden family given ultimatum: accept demotion or leave. The IRS portrayed the ultimatum as part of a diversity program for “development of future leaders” but Gary Shapley’s lawyer alleges it is retaliation. (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 in 1997 in retribution for my being an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination and age discrimination.)
https://justthenews.com/accountability/whistleblowers/retribution-irs-agent-who-blew-whistle-biden-family-given-ultimatum

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Trump Rides a ‘Make America Great Again’ Garbage Truck in Wisconsin
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/10/trump-humiliates-biden-by-riding-in-a-make-america-great-again-garbage-truck-in-wisconsin/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Harris Distances Herself from Biden’s ‘Garbage’ Comment
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/harris-distances-herself-from-bidens-garbage-comment/

NEWSMAX
— Pro-life Groups Outspent by 6 to 1 in Ballot Measure Campaigns
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/abortion-amendment-campaign-spending-florida-arizona/2024/10/30/id/1186037/

PJ MEDIA
— Democrats Believe That Anyone Who Disagrees With Them Is ‘Garbage’
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/10/30/democrats-do-believe-anyone-who-disagrees-with-them-is-garbage-n4933771

TOWNHALL
— Take 2 Million Immigrants and Call Me in the Morning
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2024/10/30/columnistsanncoulter20241030take-2-million-immigrants-and-call-me-in-the-morning-n2647022

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CBS NEWS
— If you claim to be Republican, the more hatred that you promote against Trump, the more that Democrats and RINOs promote you.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/republicans-endorsing-kamala-harris-2024/

NEWS YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG PICTURE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly glorify and praise Harris.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/26/us/politics/kamala-harris-bio.html
— Harris Backs Free Health Care for Illegals
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/30/health/harris-immigration-health-care-trump.html
— As Trump ever-increasingly fights fire with fire, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against him.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/28/us/politics/trump-profanity.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly use Trump’s New York rally to promote more hatred against trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/30/trump-racist-gop-rhetoric-new-york-rally/

USA TODAY
— Biden calls Trump supporters ‘garbage.’ It fits mold of Dems insulting opponents.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/10/30/biden-garbage-comment-trump-harris-fascist/75934801007/
— Devices used in Oregon, Washington ballot box fires had ‘Free Gaza’ messages
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/30/ballot-box-fires-portland-oregon-vancouver-washington/75934681007/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/10/28/trump-rally-madison-square-garden-racism-election/75889219007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/10/30/harris-speech-ellipse-washington-dc-trump-garbage/75928115007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Garbage’ Comments Push Sidelined Biden Back Into Campaign Spotlight
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/biden-sits-uncomfortably-on-the-campaigns-sidelines-a72915b7
— Trump Keeps Nikki Haley on the Sidelines. She wants to help, but the former President’s campaign wants to focus on the ‘bro’ vote.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-nikki-haley-2024-campaign-kamala-harris-a6b8edb6

BARRON’S
— To elect Harris/Waltz, Democrat and RINO leaders have temporarily slowed down their importation of illegals.
https://www.barrons.com/news/as-us-election-rhetoric-heats-up-illegal-border-crossings-fall-55ecd65d

BLOOMBERG LAW
— The more that you demonize, denigrate, and condemn conservatives, the more that Democrats and RINOs promote you.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/durkin-brothers-wend-through-illinois-legal-political-worlds-1

PSYCOLOGY TODAY
— To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally demonstrates gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/misinformation-desk/202410/the-dangerous-resurgence-of-bad-genes-language

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— SPLC ever-increasingly promotes more hatred against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2024/10/30/election-disinformation-harms-communities-and-democracy

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.