July 16 Morning Edition

CBS2
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Large Groups Of Mostly Teens Are Getting Out Of Hand Downtown, Neighbors Say – Jermont Terry
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/07/13/large-groups-of-mostly-teens-are-getting-out-of-hand-downtown-neighbors-say/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Back by (un)popular demand, the Florida vs. Illinois pandemic score card – DENNIS BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-coronavirus-deaths-florida-illinois-byrne-20200715-5o6ijmrxxzc6fclva3ntodv634-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan: Republican calls to ‘drain the swamp’ should start with Trump, Roger Stone and other GOP allies The Southwest Side Democrat weighed in on the presidential election and Biden’s potential pick for vice president. But the state House speaker would not say whether he would call for a return to session to work on ethics reforms or legislation to address racial inequities. – Neal Earley
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2020/7/15/21326461/madigan-republican-trump-drain-swamp-roger-stone-barr-duckworth-biden
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater says “President Trump puts off plans to save lives in Chicago so he can have an ‘exciting’ news conference next week” and asks “President Trump, if you have suggestions to save lives in Chicago, what are you waiting for?”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/7/15/21326545/trump-suggests-he-can-save-lives-in-chicago-puts-off-plans-exciting-news-conference-next-week

DAILY HERALD
— Why the pandemic is leading to more opioid overdoses – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200716/why-the-pandemic-is-leading-to-more-opioid-overdoses-

WTTW
— More Than Half of Chicagoans Expected to Vote by Mail in November – Paul Caine
https://news.wttw.com/2020/07/15/more-half-chicagoans-expected-vote-mail-november

WBEZ
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chicago Police Aren’t Helping ICE Detain (ILLEGAL) Immigrants – María Inés Zamudio
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-police-arent-helping-ice-detain-immigrants-report-says/c57bc723-d248-4db7-b1e7-9d695f349611

LINCOLN COURIER
— State Democrats back Duckworth for vice president – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20200715/state-democrats-back-duckworth-for-vice-president

SOUTHERN
— Author: Sundown towns in Southern Illinois should acknowledge racist past, take steps to change – Molly Parker (DIERSEN: From what see, in Illinois, under the Democrats, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more persona non grata that you are: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Protestant, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. How soon, if not already, will the Democrats in Illinois pass sundown laws to get rid of the aforesaid?)
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/author-sundown-towns-in-southern-illinois-should-acknowledge-racist-past-take-steps-to-change/article_c2f6b849-11e5-5226-adb1-a8b3dfb25e12.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— GOP restricts convention attendance over coronavirus fears – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/gop-restricts-convention-attendance-over-coronavirus-fears

WIREPOINTS
— Mayor Lightfoot doesn’t get it. A broke Chicago can’t ‘eliminate inequalities’ or ‘expand opportunities.’ – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/mayor-lightfoot-doesnt-get-it-a-broke-chicago-cant-eliminate-inequalities-or-expand-opportunities-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Is ‘LGBTQ’ Pressure Beginning to Crack the Evangelical House? – David E. Smith (DIERSEN: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, UNACCEPTABLE: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” promote LGBTQ.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/07/podcast-is-lgbtq-pressure-beginning-to-crack-the-evangelical-house/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Tsunami of bankruptcies forecast as government aid runs dry Social distancing rules push businesses to brink of survival – Alex Swoyer (DIERSEN: How many businesses will be filing bankruptcy in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/15/business-bankruptcy-spike-forecast-paycheck-protec/
— ‘No place for God’: Left-wing protesters turn focus to churches as vandalism, arson escalate – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/15/black-lives-matter-protesters-turn-rage-churches-r/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— MSNBC gives Chicago mayor a platform to blame Trump for Chicago violence – Becket Adams
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/msnbc-gives-chicago-mayor-a-platform-to-blame-trump-for-chicago-violence

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— George Washington University’s Anti-Bigotry Reading List Includes Book That Equates Conservatism With Racism GWU’s racism ‘resource syllabus’ draws ire of students, faculty – Chrissy Clark (DIERSEN: Who in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois takes the lead in promoting hatred against conservatives? I should write a book about those in my municipal district, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois who promote hatred against conservatives. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who falsely paint themselves as being conservative to give themselves standing to promote hatred against conservatives.)
https://freebeacon.com/campus/universitys-anti-bigotry-reading-list-brands-all-conservatives-as-racist/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— WHO’S NEXT ON THE CANCEL CULTURE DOCKET — MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.?! – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/whos-next-on-the-cancel-culture-docket-martin-luther-king-jr/

FEDERALIST
— How Black Lives Matter’s Hatred Of The Family Feeds Its Desire For Revolution By preserving culture and supporting children, the nuclear family consequently becomes the highest and most effective form of empowerment. – Auguste Meyrat
https://thefederalist.com/2020/07/16/how-black-lives-matters-hatred-of-the-family-feeds-its-desire-for-revolution/

BREITBART
— GOP Activists Predict Defeat as Donald Trump Tilts Towards DACA, More Immigration – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Democrats have been very successful in getting foreign countries and their citizens to join them in hating individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2020/07/15/gop-activists-predict-defeat-as-donald-trump-tilts-towards-daca-more-immigration/
— Koch Group, Amnesty Advocate Lobbied Trump on DACA in White House Meeting – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: What if you had to compete against illegals for jobs? If there were as many illegals during the 1960s as there are now, illegals might very well have gotten the jobs that I got doing yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; and cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/15/koch-group-amnesty-advocate-lobbied-trump-on-daca-in-white-house-meeting/
— National Association of Police Organizations President: Vote to Endorse Trump ‘Overwhelming’; Biden Passed on Chance to Talk to Us – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/07/15/national-association-of-police-organizations-president-vote-to-endorse-trump-overwhelming-biden-passed-on-chance-to-talk-to-us/
— Quinnipiac Poll: Biden Takes Double-Digit National Lead over Trump – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/15/quinnipiac-poll-biden-takes-double-digit-national-lead-over-trump/

NEWSMAX
— Dr. Ronny Jackson to Newsmax TV: Trump Endorsement ‘Carries A Lot of Weight – Tauren Dyson
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/ronnyjackson-trump-texas/2020/07/15/id/977409/

NATIONAL LEGAL AND POLICY CENTER
— Facebook Holds Boycotters at Bay While Already Censoring Conservatives – Paul Chesser (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote Facebook.)
https://nlpc.org/2020/07/15/facebook-holds-boycotters-at-bay-while-already-censoring-conservatives/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Are You A ‘Me First’ Person? – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that my motives for sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS are evil and bad. I would focus on those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform, b) focus on destroying those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, c) despise/hate one or more of my demographics, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, e) blame me for their problems, f) blame me for your problems, g) blame me for my problems, h) blame me for everyone’s problems, i) have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois, j) etc.)
https://devotions1.lccportal.org/2020/07/16/are-you-a-me-first-person/

COLLEGE FIX
— Black immigrant chaplain claims Christian college (Wheaton College) used bogus Title IX investigation to fire him – HENRY KOKKELER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/black-immigrant-chaplain-claims-christian-college-used-bogus-title-ix-investigation-to-fire-him/

THE HILL
— Republicans scale back convention in Jacksonville due to coronavirus concerns – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/507619-rnc-scales-back-convention-in-jacksonville-due-to-coronavirus

POLITICO
— Trump team launches a sweeping loyalty test to shore up its defenses Political appointees across the Trump administration are being subjected to unusual interviews to gauge their support for the president. – DAN DIAMOND, DANIEL LIPPMAN and NANCY COOK (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. I should write a book about the many times that my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government asked me questions to get information to use against me, that is, to confirm that I was conservative, Republican, non-poor, gun owner, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), 100% German American, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, I lived in Crete 1948-1972, I lived in Wheaton since 1978, my wife had a good job, my wife and I had given up trying to have children, we did not adopt, we did not become foster parents, I was a union member for almost 12 years, etc.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/15/trump-appointees-loyalty-interviews-364616

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters promote the hate-filled Trump-hater Duckworth.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/16/opinion/the-argument-tammy-duckworth.html

WASHINGTON POST
— McCarthyism is back. This time, it’s woke. – Henry Olsen (DIERSEN: Who in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois takes the lead in promoting hatred against conservatives? I should write a book about those in my municipal district, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois who promote hatred against conservatives. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on those who falsely paint themselves as being conservative to give themselves standing to promote hatred against conservatives.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/15/mccarthyism-is-back-this-time-its-woke/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— American Airlines Plans to Furlough Up to 25,000 Workers This Fall Carrier said travel demand is falling again as U.S. coronavirus cases climb – Alison Sider
https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-airlines-plans-to-furlough-up-to-25-000-workers-this-fall-11594849477
— Biden Expands Lead as Trump’s Approval Drops Voters increasingly dislike president’s performance during coronavirus pandemic, but majority of voters back his handling of economy – Andrew Restuccia
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-expands-lead-as-trumps-approval-drops-11594846800
— 2020 Gives New Meaning to ‘Viral Campaign’ Social distancing will protect Biden from gaffes and raise the stakes of the debates. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/2020-gives-new-meaning-to-viral-campaign-11594854868

USA TODAY
— This is how America feels about feminism in 2020 – Alia E. Dastagir (DIERSEN: Those who reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform have always worked extremely hard against me and against my service as a GOPUSA Illinois Editor, Republican Precinct Committeeman, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. I should write a book about those who reject the equal opportunity plank in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on past and present leaders of the following: MTRO, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, GAO, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. They demonize, denigrate, and condemn those like me who do not reject the equal opportunity plank as being racists, sexists, White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/07/15/feminism-has-helped-white-women-most-americans-say-pew-survey/5439985002/
— Facebook diversity report: Efforts still failing Black and Hispanic employees, especially women – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/07/15/facebook-diversity-african-american-black-hispanic-latino-employees/5430124002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Mailing ballots to dead people not leading to voter fraud.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/07/14/fact-check-mailing-ballots-dead-people-not-leading-voter-fraud/3214074001/

NEWSDAY
— Equal opportunity is not enough – Elizabeth M. Smith-Pryor (DIERSEN: Those who reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform have always worked extremely hard against me and against my service as a GOPUSA Illinois Editor, Republican Precinct Committeeman, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. I should write a book about those who reject the equal opportunity plank in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on past and present leaders of the following: MTRO, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, GAO, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. They demonize, denigrate, and condemn those like me who do not reject the equal opportunity plank as being racists, sexists, White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.newsday.com/opinion/commentary/equal-opportunity-black-americans-economic-opportunity-1.46904397

SHORE NEWS NETWORK
— Democrat Councilwoman Who Said Toms River Too White (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that your municipality is full of Republicans who are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things BECAUSE your municipality does not have enough residents who are Black, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, LGBTQ, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, RINO, disabled, non-Protestant, non-German American, younger, poor, illegals, recent immigrants, etc.?)
http://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2020/07/15/democrat-councilwoman-who-said-toms-river-too-white-claims-she-received-threats-calls-for-facebook-censorship/

NPR
— Racism Has An Economic Cost, Atlanta Fed President Warns – Emma Bowman
https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/07/15/891434373/racism-has-an-economic-cost-atlanta-fed-president-warns

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters crow about their success in hatefully promoting hatred against Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/half-americans-think-trump-racist-additional-13-percent-are-unsure-poll-1518272

NEXT AVENUE
— The Most Insidious Form of Age Discrimination at Work The ‘I’m Not Done’ author on the demoralizing practice of marginalization – Patti Temple Rocks (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, a) will employers use the pandemic to get rid of their older employees and b) will organizations use the pandemic to get rid of their older members?)
https://www.nextavenue.org/marginalization-insidious-form-of-age-discrimination-at-work/

FED SMITH
— Lawmakers Look to Pay Parity to Give Federal Employees a Higher Pay Raise – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2020/07/15/lawmakers-look-pay-parity-give-federal-employees-higher-pay-raise/

GUARDIAN
— The right are in power everywhere – Owen Jones (DIERSEN: What do you say to candidates for government and political offices who paint themselves as being on the right to get elected, but after they are elected, they promote BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things?)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jul/16/right-power-victim-britain-media-no-10-millennials-twitter

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.