December 15 Morning Edition

FOX32

— Taft High School refuses students’ request to start conservative group
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/taft-high-school-refuses-students-request-to-start-conservative-group

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Right-wing group’s attempt to open at Chicago high school rejected. After talk of starting a Turning Point USA chapter at Taft High School emerged, the school’s principal said they will “never tolerate” student groups that go against the school’s values. – Clare Spaulding
(COMMENT: I should write a book about a) those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) as being right wing and even worse things and b) those who have done the most to destroy those organizations. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and e) those who I have sued. I served as the TAPROOT chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/12/14/22834819/conservative-student-group-taft-high-school-turning-point-usa

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake County approves 19-member board for next decade over objections of GOP lawmakers; ‘We should be better than this’ – JAMES T. NORMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-county-approves-redistricting-st-1215-20211214-e4n7bcgu2rgl7epw2qphyt32ai-story.html
— Far too little vote fraud to tip election to Trump, Associated Press finds
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw–20211214-jff527bdpvdcjfwiv5lad6khsu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage sheriff’s office buying a new armored vehicle, but hold the battering ram – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211215/dupage-sheriffs-office-buying-a-new-armored-vehicle-but-hold-the-battering-ram

WBEZ
— From Englewood to Chinatown, residents fight to keep their communities together in Chicago’s remapping – Mariah Woelfel, Esther Yoon-Ji Kang
https://www.wbez.org/stories/black-and-asian-american-chicagoans-push-for-wards/084f9289-771b-4fc9-801a-ad7bd1c58762
— In Chicago Public Schools, wealthier students get far more As and Bs than low-income students. Students in schools with middle class students also received fewer Ds and Fs, a disparity that widened during the pandemic, WBEZ found. – Sarah Karp
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted my parents as being filthy rich because a) I took college preparatory courses in high school, b) I graduated in the top 20% of my high school class, and c) my ACT was 24. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.wbez.org/stories/low-income-students-get-worse-grades-in-chicago-public-schools/324bfaee-e54c-4bdc-88bd-0e7b950d93c7

MADISON RECORD
— New judicial map takes effect Jan. 1; Fifth District will include just about half the state – Steve Korris
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/614428326-new-judicial-map-takes-effect-jan-1-fifth-district-will-include-just-about-half-the-state

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— New bill proposes free college for cops – Jordan Elder
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/new-bill-proposes-free-college-for-cops

CHICAGO CHALKBEAT
— Chicago students walk out of South Side school over racial slurs: ‘We will not be silenced’ – Mauricio Pena
https://chicago.chalkbeat.org/2021/12/14/22834734/chicago-public-schools-racism-student-walkout-goode-stem-academy

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Fools and Hypocrites Defend Abortion – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/fools-and-hypocrites-defend-abortion/

NEW YORK POST
— Facebook admits the truth: ‘Fact checks’ are really just (lefty) opinion – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2021/12/14/facebook-admits-the-truth-fact-checks-are-really-just-lefty-opinion/
— Latinos reject ‘Latinx’ — and progressives’ paternal politics – Rich Lowry
https://nypost.com/2021/12/14/latinos-reject-latinx-and-progressives-paternal-politics/

FOX NEWS
— BLM will call you a racist for shopping at stores they have no problem taking money from. Fox News Primetime host examines the ‘Black Xmas’ campaign. Will Cain
https://www.foxnews.com/media/will-cain-black-lives-matter-black-xmas

AMERICAN THINKER
— In Praise of Thomas Jefferson – Paul Krause
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/in_praise_of_thomas_jefferson.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— How Amazon Crushes Small Business – ALEXANDER ZUBATOV
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/how-amazon-crushes-small-business/

BREITBART
— ViacomCBS Executives Sued for Racial Discrimination, Allegedly Stereotyped Employee as ‘Dumb Latina’ – DAVID NG
(COMMENT: It was more difficult for my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government to negatively stereotype me because I had 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. Because of that, they did more to negatively stereotype my demographics: White, male, old (born in 1948), draft avoider, conservative, Republican, heterosexual, married since 1978, non-poor, gun owner, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German American, Crete resident 1972-1948, Wheaton resident since 1978, and my ancestors had been in America since 1844.)
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2021/12/14/viacomcbs-executives-sued-for-racial-discrimination-allegedly-stereotyped-employee-as-dumb-latina/

BLAZE
— Thugs violently attack dad as he hangs Christmas lights with his daughter outside family’s Chicago home – SARAH TAYLOR
https://www.theblaze.com/news/thugs-violently-attack-murder-dad-as-he-hangs-christmas-lights-with-his-daughter-outside-familys-chicago-home

DAILY WIRE
— Noem: ‘Every Young Woman Deserves An Even Playing Field’ – Dillon Burroughs
https://www.dailywire.com/news/noem-every-young-woman-deserves-an-even-playing-field

PJ MEDIA
— France Rejects U.S.-Inspired ‘Wokeism’ on Race and Gender Issues – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/12/14/france-rejects-u-s-inspired-wokeism-on-race-and-gender-issues-n1541533
— The Morning Briefing: Please Democrats, Keep Up Your Lunatic Jan. 6 Obsession – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stephen-kruiser/2021/12/15/the-morning-briefing-please-democrats-keep-up-your-lunatic-jan-6-obsession-n1541508

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— As Homicide Rates Break Records, Black Lives Clearly Don’t Matter to BLM or to Soros-Backed Rogue Prosecutors – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.heritage.org/crime-and-justice/commentary/homicide-rates-break-records-black-lives-clearly-dont-matter-blm-or

FEDERALIST
— Stop Trying To Rehab Affirmative Action Hire Kamala Harris
https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/14/stop-trying-to-rehab-affirmative-action-hire-kamala-harris/

RIPON FORUM
— Further Proof That Demography is not Destiny – Mike Gonzalez
https://riponsociety.org/article/further-proof-that-demography-is-not-destiny/

EPOCH TIMES
— Illinois Parents Fight to Ban Sexually Explicit Book From Schools – Cara Ding
https://www.theepochtimes.com/illinois-parents-fight-to-ban-sexually-explicit-book-from-schools_4156953.html
— Cancel Culture, Socialism, and America’s Clear and Present Danger. Many Americans don’t understand the nature of socialism nor its dangers, according to David Jeremiah.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/cancel-culture-socialism-and-americas-clear-and-present-danger_4119808.html

THE HILL
— Trump media company inks deal with video platform Rumble – MYCHAEL SCHNELL
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/585838-trump-media-company-inks-deal-with-video-platform-rumble

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— OUTSTANDING: Bud blockers: Over 400 New York localities reject pot sales – Michael Hill
https://www.news10.com/news/ny-news/bud-blockers-over-400-ny-localities-say-no-to-pot-sales/

NBC NEWS
— Latinos with high college loan debt hope for changes, loan forgiveness. Approximately 72% of Latino students take out loans to attend college, according to a recent report. “I’m constantly going to be living in the shadow of my debt,” one grad student said. – Denisse Quintanilla
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/latinos-high-college-loan-debt-hope-changes-loan-forgiveness-rcna8702
— GOP focus on economy, ‘socialism,’ hurt Democrats among Latinos in 2020, study says – Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Ben Kamisar
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/gop-focus-economy-socialism-hurt-democrats-among-latinos-2020-study-n1285992

NEW YORK TIMES
— Proud Boys Regroup, Focusing on School Boards and Town Councils. The far-right nationalist group has become increasingly active at school board meetings and town council gatherings across the country. – Sheera Frenkel
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/14/us/proud-boys-local-issues.html

WASHINGTON POST
— The striking race gap in corporate America. A small fraction of top executives are Black — and the people tapped to fix it often struggle to boost inclusion. – Tracy Jan
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO corporate leaders paint themselves as being anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2021/black-executives-american-companies/

USA TODAY
— US leaders have pledged to eradicate racism time and again. They keep falling short. – Deborah Barfield Berry
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, US leaders crow about their success in getting rid of those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2021/12/14/us-history-shows-civil-rights-debates-not-going-away/5546462001/

PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE
— Immigration is hurting job prospects for Black Americans – TOM BROADWATER
(COMMENT: Since 1962, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that all the jobs that I had were bad jobs and b) that instead of me, those jobs should have been given to Blacks. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2021/12/15/Tom-Broadwater-Immigration-is-hurting-job-prospects-for-Black-Americans/stories/202112130001

BOSTON HERALD
— Truck drivers work ‘thankless’ job, face worker shortage – AMY SOKOLOW
(COMMENT: I should write a book about thankless jobs including the following: Republican Precinct Committeeman, GOPUSA Illinois Editor, fundraiser for DuPage Republicans so that they could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks, Wheaton Park District volunteer, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/12/11/truck-drivers-work-thankless-job-face-worker-shortage/

CBS DALLAS FORT WORTH
— Parents Clash Over Critical Race Theory At Fort Worth School Board Meeting – J.D. Miles
https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/12/14/parents-clash-critical-race-theory-fort-worth-school-board-meeting/

FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM
— Critical race theory protesters target Fort Worth school district’s racial equity work – DAVID SILVA RAMIREZ
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article256552156.html

ABC DENVER
— Elementary school sparks outrage with ‘families of color playground night’ – ALEC SCHEMMEL
https://wcti12.com/news/nation-world/elementary-school-sparks-outrage-with-families-of-color-playground-night

FORTUNE
— Racism and inequity in the aftermath of natural disaster? You can count on it. – ELLEN MCGIRT
https://fortune.com/2021/12/14/racism-inequity-aftermath-natural-disaster-tornado-kentucky-candle-company/

FORBES
— Improving Access Or Lowering Standards? Abolishing The SAT – Richard Vedder
https://www.forbes.com/sites/richardvedder/2021/12/14/improving-access-or-lowering-standards-abolishing-the-sat/
— Prioritize Diversity In Your Cybersecurity Teams For Better Business Results – John Griffin Jr.
(COMMENT: Democrats run GAO. I worked for those Democrats 1980-1997. They were beyond furious when I suggested that audit teams should be 50/50, half Democrat and half Republican.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2021/12/14/prioritize-diversity-in-your-cybersecurity-teams-for-better-business-results/

ABA JOURNAL
— Lawyers in Illinois experienced this type of incivility (sarcasm, misrepresentations, inflammatory writings and hardball tactics) most often, new survey says – DEBRA CASSENS WEISS
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those lawyers, their operatives, and their dupes who have taken the biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/illinois-lawyers-experienced-this-type-of-incivility-most-often-survey-says

JD SUPRA
— Stopping Harassment Before it Starts Includes Dealing with Bullying
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the biggest harassers and the biggest bullies in the following since 2000: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/stopping-harassment-before-it-starts-1592922/

DAILY MAIL
— The end of the celeb injunction? Stars could face ‘higher threshold’ to block news reports about their activities under new freedom of expression laws. – DAVID BARRETT
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have taken the most severe adverse actions against me because I included links in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters that they do not like.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10310661/Stars-face-higher-threshold-block-news-reports-activities.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.