September 15 Morning Edition

CBS2
— More Suburban Students, Parents Rally For Resumption Of In-Person Classes, School Sports – Megan Hickey
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/14/more-suburban-students-parents-rally-for-resumption-of-in-person-classes-school-sports/#new_tab
— With Full Capacity Nowhere In Sight Amid Pandemic, Could A Restaurant Collapse Be Coming In Chicago? – Tara Molina
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/14/with-full-capacity-nowhere-in-sight-amid-pandemic-could-a-restaurant-collapse-be-coming-in-chicago/

NBC5
— Suburban Harvey Suspends Licenses for Half of City’s Businesses Over Unpaid Liquor Taxes
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/suburban-harvey-suspends-licenses-for-half-of-citys-businesses-over-unpaid-liquor-taxes/2338922/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Joe Biden assembles legal team ahead of divisive 2020 election – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-joe-biden-legal-team-election-20200915-7ptubhfb6jcwbksheopc2fi34q-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: How NFL players are using their platform for social justice protests (DIERSEN: To promote social justice 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, Italian American, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-nfl-protests-national-anthem-week-1-20200915-e45j2oemtzh57ph2iaoqnex4ge-photogallery.html
— FRONT PAGE: Judge who appointed special prosecutor in Jussie Smollett case loses Cook County Democrats’ backing; he calls it ‘retaliation’ while party says it’s based on his record – ALICE YIN, MEGAN CREPEAU and GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-cook-county-democratic-party-judge-michael-toomin-smollett-foxx-20200914-psrdqrtf7vey3dozlbwkj3sj5q-story.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump defies virus rules as ‘peaceful protest’ rallies grow.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/coronavirus/trump-defies-virus-rules-as-peaceful-protest-rallies-grow
— Netflix’s ‘Cuties’ becomes target of politicized backlash – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/entertainment/netflixs-cuties-becomes-target-of-politicized-backlash

WREX
— After 2016, some Americans doubt presidential polling, pollsters adjust
https://wrex.com/2020/09/14/after-2016-some-americans-doubt-presidential-polling-pollsters-adjust/

WSIL TV
— Vandals tear down a homeowner’s Bost and Trump campaign signs – Denise Turner
https://wsiltv.com/2020/09/14/vandals-tear-down-a-homeowners-bost-and-trump-campaign-signs/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters “Say Trump Downplaying Risks Of The Coronavirus Was Not Justified.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/experts-say-trump-downplaying-risks-coronavirus-was-not-justified#stream/0

WAND
— Champaign-Urbana teachers march for Black Lives Matter (DIERSEN: To promote BLM 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, Italian American, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/videos/champaign-urbana-teachers-march-for-black-lives-matter/video_60c0f71c-0284-5c24-92c6-199009f13c16.html

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— ‘Caution Flag’ For DuPage County: Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso Village sees relatively small increase in coronavirus cases. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/caution-flag-dupage-county-burr-ridge-mayor

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Suburban mayors who endorsed Rep. Dan Lipinski in the Democratic primary are now backing Marie Newman for the general election. Newman, who beat Lipinski in March, now faces Republican Mike Fricilone in a district that favors Democrats. – SHIA KAPOS and MARIA CARRASCO (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINOs who have worked the hardest since 2000 to cancel those like me who promote right to life plank in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2020/09/15/another-pandemic-session-lipinski-backers-endorse-newman-pritzkers-approval-rating-490329

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— “Progressives”: Agents of Racism, Tyranny and Violence – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2020/09/progressives-agents-of-racism-tyranny-and-violence/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The media don’t worry Trump rallies spread coronavirus. They worry they help Trump.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-media-dont-worry-trump-rallies-spread-coronavirus-they-worry-they-help-trump
— Cancel culture and speech regulation make a toxic mix – David Keating (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINOs who have worked the hardest since 2000 to cancel those like me who promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/cancel-culture-and-speech-regulation-make-a-toxic-mix

FOX NEWS
— If Trump loses, the media will be celebrating for years – Howard Kurtz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/if-trump-loses-the-media-will-be-celebrating-for-years

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE HIGH COST OF CRIMINALS – Patrick Hall
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/the-high-cost-of-criminals/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Forget the Polls: Massive Enthusiasm Gap Between Trump and Biden Bodes Ill for Democrats – Debra Heine
https://amgreatness.com/2020/09/14/forget-the-polls-massive-enthusiasm-gap-between-trump-and-biden-bodes-ill-for-democrats/

BREITBART
— Black Lives Matter Rioters Smash County Vehicles in Lancaster: ‘You’re the Real KKK’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/14/black-lives-matter-rioters-smash-county-vehicles-lancaster-youre-real-kkk/
— FNC’s Carlson: Justification for Lancaster Protests ‘an Absurd Lie’ — ‘Everyone Who Is Paying Attention Knows It’s a Lie’ – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2020/09/15/fncs-carlson-justification-for-lancaster-protests-an-absurd-lie-everyone-who-is-paying-attention-knows-its-a-lie/

BLAZE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Baltimore Ravens players stand for black national anthem — then take a knee when ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ is played – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/baltimore-ravens-black-national-anthem

TOWNHALL
— Kneeling to Political Correctness – Robert Knight
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2020/09/15/kneeling-to-political-correctness-n2576170
— Democrats Are Trying To Threaten Their Way Into Power – Derek Hunter (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you do not vote for Democrats, Democrats will loot, riot, and burn down your municipality.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2020/09/15/democrats-are-trying-to-threaten-their-way-into-power-n2576183

NEWSMAX
— Harvard and Yale Face Attack on Race-Conscious Admissions
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/harvard-yale-affirmativeaction/2020/09/15/id/986928/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Voters rage against Trump’s feeble pandemic fight.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/516298-voters-rage-against-trumps-feeble-pandemic-fight

CNN
— Republicans relish Trump’s rallies. Democrats see them as making their point. – Dan Merica, Ryan Nobles and Donald Judd
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/14/politics/trump-rallies-democrats-republicans/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Which Party Represents the Racial Future? – Ross Douthat (DIERSEN: To get votes from minorities, from females, and from young people, Democrat politicians a) blame Republicans for the problems that minorities, females, and young people have had, are having, and will have and b) promise to use government to give them more preference. To get votes from minorities, from females, and from young people, RINO politicians a) blame Republicans for the problems that minorities, females, and young people have had, are having, and will have and b) promise to use government to give them more preference.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/15/opinion/trump-biden-future.html
— A Separate and Unequal System of College Admissions – Anthony Abraham Jack (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, because of discrimination against minorities and because of discrimination against females, if I had been a minority or a female, a) UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT would not have admitted me in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, and 1992 respectively, b) the Post Office, Firestone Stores, Oldsmobile, IRS, and GAO would not have offered me jobs in 1966, 1970, 1971, 1971, and 1980 respectively, c) I would not have passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt in 1979 and 1981 respectively, d) IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and GAO would not have promoted me in 1986, and e) I would not have become a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, or Forensic Accountant in 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997 respectively.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/15/books/review/selingo-korn-levitz-college-admissions.html
— Facebook Is Failing in Global Disinformation Fight, Says Former Worker – Sheera Frenkel (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents do not want anyone to first learn of anything by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. My critics/opponents refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press release and press advisory lists. My critics/opponents pander to the Democrat news media. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/technology/facebook-manipulation-whistleblower-sophie-zhang.html
— Susan Sandler, a progressive megadonor, will give $200 million to racial justice groups. – Astead W. Herndon (DIERSEN: To promote racial justice 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, Italian American, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/us/elections/susan-sandler-a-progressive-megadonor-will-give-200-million-to-racial-justice-groups.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Secret to Winning Florida: Rally True Believers – Jonathan Martin and Patricia Mazzei (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINO leaders, their operatives, and their dupes a) who want Republican candidates to focus on winning over voters who claim to be nonpartisan and b) who want Republican candidates to do the aforesaid by promising to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/us/politics/florida-trump-biden-2020.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “In the battle for the suburbs, polling shows Trump’s law-and-order rhetoric falling flat.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/14/power-up-battle-suburbs-polling-shows-trump-law-and-order-rhetoric-falling-flat/
— Violent memes and messages surging on far-left social media – Craig Timberg and Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/09/14/violent-antipolice-memes-surge/
— Washington’s cozy media-political cocktail circuit needs a cooling-off. Now is the perfect time. – Margaret Sullivan (DIERSEN: What do you say to politicians who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who pander to the anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican media? I should write a book about the aforesaid who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. I would focus on the aforesaid who have been on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff, and their volunteers.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/washingtons-cozy-media-political-cocktail-circuit-needs-a-cooling-off-now-is-the-perfect-time/2020/09/14/241ae1f4-f6ad-11ea-a275-1a2c2d36e1f1_story.html
— Google faces Congress again, this time with Republicans in charge – Rachel Lerman and Cat Zakrzewski
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/09/15/google-antitrust-senate-hearing/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Nearly 20 Giants players kneel for national anthem before season opener – PAT LEONARD
https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/giants/ny-kneeling-anthem-week-1-20200914-junmzi6amnatjjxewabfcqxcjm-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Appeals to Florida Latinos as Polls Show Trump Gaining Recent polls show a close race in the state as former vice president seeks more support from voting bloc – Sabrina Siddiqui and Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-appeals-to-florida-latinos-as-polls-show-trump-gaining-11600171592
— Confessions of a New Gun Owner Even in suburbia, people are losing confidence the police will keep them safe. – William McGurn (DIERSEN: What do you say to hypocritical hate-filled hypocritical Republican-haters who hypocritically flee the poverty and crime in Democrat areas and hypocritically move to Republican areas to hypocritically take advantage the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there? How bad is the hypocritical Democrat invasion in your county, in your county district, in your township, in your municipality, in your municipal district, in your precinct, in your neighborhood, and on your block?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/confessions-of-a-new-gun-owner-11600124943

FORBES
— Does Anyone Care About Diversity During Crisis? – Anbu Muppidathi (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2020/09/15/does-anyone-care-about-diversity-during-crisis/#3929dafa7ce4

NEWSWEEK
— Federal Legalization of Marijuana Would Be a Tragic Mistake – KEVIN SABET
https://www.newsweek.com/federal-legalization-marijuana-would-tragic-mistake-opinion-1531435

AXIOS
— Trump rally site fined $3,000 for violating Nevada’s coronavirus guidelines – Rashaan Ayesh (DIERSEN: If Trump supporters held a Trump rally in your municipality, in your township, or in your county, how much would the venue be fined?)
https://www.axios.com/trump-rally-fined-violating-covid-guidelines-1566236b-0177-4407-b139-a7f69c11db66.html

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Working class resistance mounts to back-to-work campaign
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/15/pers-s15.html
— Four thousand University of Illinois at Chicago staff join striking nurses – Kristina Betinis and Marcus Day
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/09/15/chic-s15.html

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.