November 13 Morning Edition

ABC7
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Biden COVID adviser proposes US lockdown of 4 to 6 weeks
https://abc7chicago.com/health/biden-covid-adviser-proposes-us-lockdown-of-4-to-6-weeks/7896126/
— Identity theft crimes surge in Illinois and across nation, along with persistent unemployment benefits fraud complaints – Jason Knowles and Ann Pistone
https://abc7chicago.com/identity-theft-reports-surge-in-illinois-nationwide/7896442/

WTTW
— Lightfoot Links Protections for (ILLEGALS) To Budget Vote – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2020/11/12/lightfoot-links-protections-immigrants-budget-vote

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— VERY SAD: Kevin Coyne won’t seek re-election to Naperville City Council – SUZANNE BAKER (DIERSEN: What city do you live in? Who are the candidates who are going to run to represent you on your city council? To what extent do they share your demographics – race, gender, age group, education, professional certifications/licenses, occupation, sexual orientation, marital status, dependents/no dependents, health status, Trump supporter/hater, political affiliation, liberal/moderate/conservative, religion, national origin, income group, homeowner/renter, net worth group, years of residency in your municipal district and municipality, veteran status, length of time your ancestors have been in America, drinker/non-drinker, gambler/non-gambler, pot user/non-pot user, etc.?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-kevin-coyne-stepping-down-city-council-st-1113-20201112-q2qmhcntendixm6vhc5rn24kdu-story.html
— Don’t squander this opportunity, Democrats. Focus on narrative over policy. – PETER CUNNINGHAM (DIERSEN: From what I see, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton, Democrats and RINOs perceive that they have a mandate to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How soon, if not already, will Democrats and RINOs in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton officially banish the aforesaid?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-election-democrats-cunningham-20201111-772bd6tirrbozjtxfd7j34yhqu-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Liquor commission supports reducing number of tavern liquor licenses in Naperville – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-liquor-tavern-licenses-st-1111-20201109-pqyzzvlcszej7oks33p2vzyljy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Now-closed McCormick Place COVID-19 hospital cost taxpayers $15M to staff, run That brought the total cost to build and run the short-lived facility to about $81.1 million, including construction costs. The emergency facility will not reopen, state officials say. – Tim Novak and Robert Herguth
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/13/21562828/mccormick-place-covid-19-hospital-staffing-equipment-favorite-healthcare-alliance-health-vizient
— 60 years after JFK, the election of a second Catholic president calls for reconsideration of the church’s role in politics Joe Biden’s election provides an opportunity to promote the diversity of Catholic social teaching rather than seeing it through the preeminent, singular lens of abortion. – Steven P. Millies (DIERSEN: What percent of Catholics voted for Biden because he is Catholic? What percent of Irish Americans voted for Biden because he is Irish American? What percent of abortion promoters voted for Biden because he is an abortion promoter?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/11/12/21562516/catholic-presidents-jfk-john-kennedy-joe-biden-abortion-pope-francis-fratelli-tutti

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: License to patrol? State lawmakers consider plan to make cops get a license – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: I became a licensed CPA in 1981 when I was 32 years old. I had worked for GAO for more than 1 year and for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I had earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201113/license-to-patrol-state-lawmakers-consider-plan-to-make-cops-get-a-license

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Let Illinoisans get back to work, governor J.B. Pritzker thought he could shut down the virus. What he actually did was destroy the livelihoods of millions of Illinoisans. – JARED D. CARL
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/let-illinoisans-get-back-work-governor

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— | Do anti-Madigan Dems have stomach, means for a fight? – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-do-anti-madigan-dems-have-stomach-means-for-a-fight/article_2d4ff6ff-7d09-5cdb-8b6e-1a5100913e61.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board member Chuck Wheeler dies at age 63 He is remembered by colleagues as a passionate man who stood up for what he believed in – KELLI DUNCAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2020/11/12/mchenry-county-board-member-chuck-wheeler-dies-at-age-63/ac2gyfe/

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— As mail-in votes are counted, Tammy Wendt surges to apparent victory over Dan Patlak in election upset – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2020/11/13/as-mail-in-votes-are-counted-tammy-wendt-surges-to-apparent-victory-over-dan-patlak-in-election-upset/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “Last 4 Years Have Tarnished U.S. Image In Europe” and asks “Will Biden Be Able To Improve It?” Democrats want presidents who pander to foreign countries, who put the interests of foreign countries ahead of America’s interests. Democrats love foreign countries and hate America. Democrats have declared war on Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to defeat Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/last-4-years-have-tarnished-us-image-europe-will-biden-be-able-improve-it#stream/0

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— New Supreme Court justice brings decades of experience to bench – Justice Robert Carter (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the experience that Republicans have is demonized, denigrated, and condemned, and especially for those Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoider (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or if their ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.capitolnewsillinois.com/NEWS/new-supreme-court-justice-brings-decades-of-experience-to-bench

WIREPOINTS
— Political Indoctrination In Illinois Schools Would Be Mandatory Under Pending Rule – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to send your child to a public school is to make your child anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, a drinker, a gambler, and a stoner.)
https://wirepoints.org/institutionalized-political-indoctrination-in-schools-looms-under-a-pending-illinois-rule-wirepoints/
— “Illinois’ collapsing COVID fatality rates show we can have our schools reopen safely and responsibly.” – Ted on AM 560’s Chicago’s Morning Answer
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-collapsing-covid-fatality-rates-show-we-can-have-our-schools-reopen-safely-and-responsibly-ted-on-am-560s-chicagos-morning-answer/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MCDANIEL: RNC GATHERED 12,000 REPORTS OF QUESTIONABLE VOTING INCIDENTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/11/mcdaniel-rnc-gathered-12000-reports-of-questionable-voting-incidents.html

GOPUSA
— Barack Obama: 2016 Trump Election Was A Racist Reaction To A Black President (DIERSEN: Was the 2008 Obama election a racist reaction to a White president?)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=97780
— Justice Samuel Alito Says Covid Restrictions ‘Previously Unimaginable’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=97804
— Democrats And RINOs In Full Alinsky Mode
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=97797

BREITBART
— Britain: Migrants Complain Taxpayer-Funded Housing Is Like ‘Prison’ – VICTORIA FRIEDMAN
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/11/13/migrants-complain-taxpayer-funded-housing-barracks-is-like-prison/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Ron Klain: Kamala Harris Will Be “The Last Voice Biden Hears From Before He Makes Important Decisions” – Ian Schwartz (DIERSEN: For those who represent you in government and in politics, a) whose is the last voice that they hear before they make important decisions and b) who is in their kitchen cabinet?)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2020/11/13/ron_klain_kamala_harris_will_be_the_last_voice_biden_hears_from_before_he_makes_important_decisions.html

ARTHUR KEMP
— The War Against Whites: The Racial Psychology Behind the Anti-White Hatred Sweeping the West (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, you are called a racist if you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites.)
http://www.arthurkemp.com/

PJ MEDIA
— New York Times Blames Republicans’ ‘Distrust of News’ on…Republicans – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stephen-kruiser/2020/11/12/surprise-new-york-times-blames-republicans-distrust-of-news-on-republicans-n1141233

EPOCH TIMES
— Google Vote Reminders Only Went to Liberals, Not Conservatives for at Least Four Days: Dr. Robert Epstein – JAN JEKIELEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/video-google-vote-reminders-only-went-to-liberals-not-conservatives-for-at-least-four-days-dr-robert-epstein_3577146.html

THE HILL
— Appeals court upholds Harvard’s affirmative action admissions program – HARPER NEIDIG (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, Protestant, German American, conservative, non-poor, gun owners, patriotic, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. In Diersen v. GAO, the appeals court upheld my GAO superiors’ use of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, to give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, to not promote me beyond GS-13, to get rid of my mentor in 1987, to keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and to force me to take a $20,157 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/525664-appeals-court-upholds-harvards-affirmative-action-admissions-program

POLITICO
— How 2020 Killed Off Democrats’ Demographic Hopes – ZACK STANTON (DIERSEN: What do you say to activists, to candidates, to elected officials, to party leaders, to major donors, to political consultants, to etc. who talk and/or who act like they have dumped voters who have the following demographics: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, homeowner, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/11/12/2020-election-analysis-democrats-future-david-shor-interview-436334

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Biden defeated Trump, but Democrats didn’t win a mandate. They ignore that at their peril. The more a party misperceives its mandate, the more pronounced a backlash it is likely to suffer.” From what I see, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton, Democrats and RINOs perceive that they have a mandate to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. How soon, if not already, will Democrats and RINOs in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton officially banish the aforesaid?
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/biden-defeated-trump-democrats-didn-t-win-mandate-they-ignore-ncna1247620

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “Newsmax courts Fox News viewers with election denialism.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/12/technology/newsmax-fox-news-trump.html
— 5 Messages Voters Sent in the 2020 Election Biden may have won, but the “battle for the soul of the nation” will only intensify. – Spencer Bokat-Lindell (DIERSEN: To win in 2022, 2024, etc., how successful will Democrats be in getting rid of voters who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, homeowners, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/12/opinion/2020-election-voters.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Support for Trump has become stronger, not weaker. . .Racial and ethnic polarization seems to be decreasing. . .The suburbs are trending blue. . .The red-blue economic divide is widening. . .Support for progressive policies was all over the map)
— Law Firm Stops Representing Trump Campaign in Pennsylvania Suit – David Enrich, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Rachel Abrams (DIERSEN: I should write a book a) about lawyers who insisted that I file lawsuits during the 1980s and 1990s, who fled lawsuits for me, but who then dumped me when the defendants refused to settle and b) about the defendants in those lawsuits. I would focus on the aforesaid who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and have done and are doing everything that they can to destroy me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/business/porter-wright-trump-pennsylvania.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-Hating Election Officials Directly Contradict Trump on Voting System Fraud.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/12/us/politics/election-officials-contradict-trump.html
— Biden Soon Turns 78. Get Over It. There’s a lot to be said right now for a president with loads of experience. – Jennifer Senior (DIERSEN: How much experience do you have? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn my experience. If you sought a government office or a political office, what experience would you stress? I would stress the experience that I gained a) working for GAO 1980-1997 as an Analyst, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $101,176-131,532/year; b) working for IRS 1971-1980 as a Revenue Officer, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,084-$96,431/year; c) becoming a licensed CPA in 1981; d) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; e) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979; f) becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, and Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990; g) serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996; h) earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970; i) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999; j) serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000; and k) serving as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/12/opinion/biden-age-president.html
— How Did Trump Do in Counties That Backed Him in 2016? – Denise Lu and Karen Yourish (DIERSEN: In 2016, Trump got only 137 votes in my precinct. As of November 10 of this year, he has gotten 154 votes.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/09/us/politics/2016-election-trump-counties.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump haters say “Trump ruled conservative media as president” and ask “Will he find his next job there?” and say “The president could slap his name on a TV brand — or keep up his frequent call-ins to Fox News.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/11/12/trump-tv-fox-news-media/
— What the election tells us about religion in America – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: What percent of Catholics voted for Biden because he is Catholic? What percent of Irish Americans voted for Biden because he is Irish American? What percent of abortion promoters voted for Biden because he is an abortion promoter?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/11/12/what-election-tells-us-about-religion-america/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “More than 130 Secret Service officers are said to be infected with coronavirus or quarantining in wake of Trump’s campaign travel.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/secret-service-coronavirus-outbreak/2020/11/13/610eebcc-2539-11eb-8672-c281c7a2c96e_story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump hater says “Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, but misinformation will continue to win.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/11/13/trump-administration-ending-misinformation-age-continues-after-election/6128246002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Covid-19 Is Giving the Multigenerational Home Business a Big Boost. Reluctant to send their elderly parents to senior-living facilities, some homeowners are building properties equipped to house extended family. – Katy McLaughlin (DIERSEN: One could argue that if you do not have successful children, you should save at least $2 million for your retirement instead of just $1 million. One could argue that you are not successful unless you are not on track to have at least $1 million saved for your retirement.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/multigenerational-living-covid-11605196694
— Trump Bars Americans From Investing in Firms That Help China’s Military. Ban applies to 31 companies including state-run aerospace, shipbuilding and construction enterprises. Gordon Lubold and Dawn Lim (DIERSEN: Lenin said ‘The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them.’)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-bars-americans-from-investing-in-firms-that-help-chinas-military-11605209431
— ‘Who Needs a Four-Year Degree?’ – Douglas Belkin (DIERSEN: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, a) Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970, b) Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job in 1971, and c) IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had not been taking graduate business courses during 1972, 1973, and 1974, IRS might not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. If I a) had not earned an MBA in 1976, b) had not been taking graduate accounting courses during 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, and 1980, and c) had not passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I a) had not earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and c) became a licensed CPA in 1981, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986. If I a) had not become a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997 and b) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997, GAO would have succeeded in forcing me to take its early retirement offer earlier than it did.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-this-the-end-of-college-as-we-know-it-11605196909
— Quiz: Should You Buy a Vacation Home?’ – Kris Frieswick (DIERSEN: In 1987, my wife and I considered buying a second home. But that abruptly ended when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in getting rid of my mentor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/buying-a-vacation-home-quiz-11605189640
— Harvard vs. Asian-Americans The school wins on race in admissions, but the Supreme Court looms. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that the more successful that you are, the more racist that you are.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvard-vs-asian-americans-11605223446

WGBH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Wheaton does not have a local newspaper. Not having a local newspaper is better that having one that exists to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms.
https://www.wgbh.org/news/commentary/2020/11/11/how-local-news-can-help-ease-the-angry-polarization-of-the-trump-era

ECONOMIST
— Should big tech save newspapers? (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, mainstream newspapers, television stations, websites, radio stations, etc. that claim to be for-profit act as arms of the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.)
https://www.economist.com/business/2020/10/17/should-big-tech-save-newspapers
— Our analysis of the election results suggests that 2020 accelerated a long-running trend. American politics is even more split along urban-rural lines than it was four years ago. (DIERSEN: What are your connections with farming? On my father’s side, my ancestors homesteaded a farm in Crete in 1854 and my grandmother was born on a farm in Crete. On my mother’s side, my ancestors were sharecroppers on a farm in Grant Park on the Indiana border. My mother was born on that farm. I spent many summer days there during the 1950s and early 1960s.)
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/11/14/our-analysis-of-the-election-results-suggests-that-2020-accelerated-a-long-running-trend

ATLANTIC
— Democrats’ 2024 Problem Is Already Clear – RONALD BROWNSTEIN (DIERSEN: To win in 2022, 2024, etc., how successful will Democrats be in getting rid of voters who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, homeowners, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/11/joe-biden-win-presidency-2020-coalition/617081/

UNDEFEATED
— Forced to sit out football season, high school players and coaches worry about what else they’ve lost. In Norfolk, Virginia, the pandemic robbed players of more than yards and glory. – JESSE WASHINGTON (DIERSEN: Starting in 7th grade, my having Osgood-Schlatter disease ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease ) stopped me from playing sports. I could stand and walk, but I could not run. That led to my spending my junior and senior years in high school and the summer in between washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://theundefeated.com/features/forced-to-sit-out-football-season-high-school-players-and-coaches-worry-about-what-else-theyve-lost/

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.