October 30, 2022

ABC7
— COMMENT: Democrats oppose a Republican challenge to Illinois law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day. Under Illinois law, ballots postmarked by Election Day, Nov. 8, can legally be counted if received by Nov. 22.
https://abc7chicago.com/mike-bost-vote-by-mail-illinois-election-day/12391942/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTO OF PRITZKER: After a tumultuous first term, Gov. J.B. Pritzker spends big and plays it safe in reelection bid – Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-jb-pritzker-candidate-profile-20221030-dnctfztnfbajdm4h7i2w6y4qwi-story.html
— Balmoral property owner pulls request for rezoning, will seek OK for continued parking of trucks – Mike Nolan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-balmoral-park-rezoning-st-1030-20221028-7piqlyackvhrtfhct2se5yj7na-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: COMMENT: Democrats ignore/downplay/dismiss/cover up that Illinois has the highest unemployment rate in the country.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20221029/is-having-the-highest-unemployment-rate-in-the-country-a-big-deal
— FRONT PAGE WITH TWO PICTURES: COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton Democrats promote dependency on government. Under those Democrats, expect that ever increasingly, families that have mental health problems will move to DuPage County, to Milton Township, and to Wheaton to take advantage of 708 services.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20221029/with-opposition-emerging-708-mental-health-board-supporters-press-their-case

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Consequences mean judicial races aren’t always a bore. – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-consequences-mean-judicial-races-arent-always-a-bore/article_900c7e4e-04a8-5039-8f57-7b2ad6655f72.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— COMMENT: A Democrat says “The Workers’ Rights Amendment is a step too far. For those of us who believe unions have brought benefits to workers they could not have won individually—but who also believe the answer to extremism is not more extremism—a question on the Nov. 8 ballot poses a dilemma.” I should write a book about those who since 1972 have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the most that IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 because I was a union member. In my defense, I would stress my job performance appraisals and that I took graduate business courses at Loyola 1972-1976.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-workers-rights-amendment-step-too-far-labor-unions-greg-hinz

WTTW
— COMMENT: Chicago Democrats say “Migrant Arrivals in Chicago Have Somewhat Slowed, But Local Aid Groups Still Working to Meet Needs.”
https://news.wttw.com/2022/10/29/migrant-arrivals-chicago-have-somewhat-slowed-local-aid-groups-still-working-meet-needsDUP

WBEZ
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn the Uihleins and the candidates who they donate to.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/that-cardboard-box-in-your-home-is-fueling-election-denial/ddda0ae7-7019-4c83-938e-48411f45ee82

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Pekau Comments On Casten Touting His State Teacher Union Endorsements
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/634392676-pekau-comment-on-casten-touting-state-teacher-union-endorsements

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Suspect in assault at Pelosi home had posted about QAnon – AP (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use DePape to promote hatred against Republicans.)
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/oct/29/david-depape-suspect-assault-pelosi-home-had-poste/
— What we know about the nudist activist and conspiracy theorist who attacked Paul Pelosi – Mica Soellner (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use DePape to promote hatred against Republicans.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/oct/29/what-we-know-about-nudist-activist-and-conspiracy-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— AOC says US is facing ‘environment of fascism’ ahead of midterm elections – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/aoc-us-facing-environment-fascism-midterm
— Today’s Marxist leftists want to keep minorities trapped in perpetual victimhood – Mike Gonzalez (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my subordinates who were one or more of the following that to advance, they had to get rid of me: Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors had not been in America for a long time. All of my GAO subordinate were at least one of the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/todays-marxist-leftists-want-to-keep-minorities-trapped-in-perpetual-victimhood

NEW YORK POST
— NYC’s racial-equity ballot proposals are de Blasio’s ‘horrible parting gift’ – Rich Calder
https://nypost.com/2022/10/29/critics-nycs-racial-equity-ballot-proposals-are-de-blasios-horrible-parting-gift/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The attack on Paul Pelosi and Democrats’ hardball politics – Rajan Laad
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/10/the_attack_on_paul_pelosi_and_democrats_hardball_politics.html
— Democrats sowing destruction for the ‘progressive’ cause — hallelujah! – Olivia Murray
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/10/democrats_sowing_destruction_for_the_progressive_cause__hallelujah.html

AMERICANS FOR PROPERITY FOUNDATION
— Adapting Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals (COMMENT: Should I write a book about those who have used Alinsky’s rule the most? I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition, e) conservative leaders, and f) religious leaders. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://gla.americansforprosperityfoundation.org/adapting-alinskys-rules-for-radicals-hold-them-accountable/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Alinsky’s Rule for Radicals #13: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.)

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— MSNBC’s Tiffany Cross attacks ‘white women’ as ‘biggest beneficiary of affirmative action’ – Frank Webster
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2022/10/30/msnbcs-tiffany-cross-attacks-white-women-as-biggest-beneficiary-of-affirmative-action-1302451/

DAILY CALLER
— A Disturbing Movement Is Picking Up Steam On The Left — Letting Noncitizens Vote – JASON SNEAD
https://dailycaller.com/2022/10/29/opinion-a-disturbing-movement-is-picking-up-steam-on-the-left-letting-noncitizens-vote-snead/
— The Woke Mob Is Like A Spoiled Child — It Won’t Stop Unless It’s Told “No!” – JULIAN ADORNEY
https://dailycaller.com/2022/10/29/adorney-the-woke-mob-is-like-a-spoiled-child-it-wont-stop-unless-its-told-no/
— It’s Time For Asian Americans To Ditch Radical Democrats Once And For All – WAI WAH CHIN
https://dailycaller.com/2022/10/29/opinion-asian-americans-radical-democrats-chin/

FOX NEWS
— Americans are fed up with the Democrats destroying their states and cities. Lawrence Jones claims Democrats don’t understand the top issues facing America.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/lawrence-jones-americans-fed-up-democrats-destroying-states-cities

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Leaked L.A. City Council Audio Shows Result of Leftist Grievance Politics – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/leaked-la-city-council-audio-shows-result-leftist-grievance-politics

NEWS BUSTERS
— Leftist hacks at a National Public Radio affiliate spewed wild hyperbole at a GOP congresswoman by arbitrarily connecting her to the “nudist activist” who attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband. – Joseph Vazquez
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/joseph-vazquez/2022/10/30/npr-affiliate-flunkies-make-deranged-attempt-tie-elise-stefanik

OPEN THE BOOKS
— Why Illinois Is In Trouble – 132,188 Public Employees With $100,000+ Paychecks Cost Taxpayers $17 Billion…The new ‘minimum wage’ for government work is now $100,000+. – Adam Andrzejewski (COMMENT: I did not start earning $100,000+ (GS-13 Step 1) in today’s dollars until I was 38 years old in 1986. By then, I had a) worked for GAO for almost 7 years, b) worked for IRS for almost 9 years before that, c) become a licensed CPA in 1981, d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, f) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and g) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/why-illinois-is-in-trouble-132188

TOWNHALL
— The Party of Perverts – Ilana Mercer (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to promote a) dependency on government and on charity, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and g) patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/ilanamercer/2022/10/29/the-party-of-perverts-n2615201
— The Progressive Socialist War on American Children – Allen West
https://townhall.com/columnists/allenwest/2022/10/24/the-progressive-socialist-war-on-american-children-n2614898
— Our ‘Democracy’ Is Just Fine, It’s Democrats That Are Threatened – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2022/10/30/our-democracy-is-just-fine-its-democrats-that-are-threatened-n2615210

ABC NEWS
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats push pot.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/immigrants-deported-cannabis-charges-unfairly-excluded-biden-pardon/story?id=91619967

MSN
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Venezuelans to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/unhcr-fears-venezuelans-could-be-trapped-on-their-migration-route-by-new-us-policies/ar-AA13vm74

CNN
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from younger voters, Democrat candidates and RINO candidates hint/imply/argue/shout that if elected, they will use government to get rid of older people, and especially to get rid of older people who are White, male, conservative, Republican, married, non-poor, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/29/opinions/democrats-young-voters-midterms-anderson/index.html

YAHOO
— ‘Made, not born’: Dave Ramsey says 79% of US millionaires didn’t receive any inheritance from their parents or family members — here’s how they made the big money. – Amy Legate-Wolfe (COMMENT: Where did most of your net worth come from? Overwhelmingly, my net worth came from a) my Civil Service Retirement System pension since 1997, b) my GAO salary 1980-1997, and c) my IRS salary 1971-1980. My net worth would be much greater now if my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors had not wasted my career and b) if my Democrat GAO superiors had not forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.yahoo.com/video/made-not-born-dave-ramsey-110000138.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So how did they achieve millionaire status, and what can you do to replicate their success? Choose the right career. . .Great job performance goes into financial hyperdrive when teamed with savvy preparation for retirement.)
— Biden’s student-debt relief plans aren’t enough to restore the value of a college degree as more young people decide to skip it – Jacob Zinkula, Ayelet Sheffey (COMMENT: If you had not earned a college degree, what would not have happened for you? For me, a) Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970 when I was 21 years old, b) Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job in 1971, c) IRS would not have hired me in 1971 or promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) I would not have passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, e) GAO would not have hired me in 1980 or promoted me in 1986, f) I would not have passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and g) I would not have become a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://news.yahoo.com/bidens-student-debt-relief-plans-122000164.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use DePape to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/aoc-slams-kevin-mccarthy-saying-210840051.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action to get of Republicans. I should write a book about that.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/29/opinion/supreme-court-affirmative-action.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use DePape to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/29/paul-pelosi-attack-republicans-target/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/29/paul-pelosi-david-depape-attack/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/10/29/david-depape-blog-pelosi-fairies/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use DePape to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-10-29/column-the-attack-on-paul-pelosi-was-horrifying-but-not-surprising-get-ready-for-more-political-violence
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-10-30/paul-pelosi-attack-in-california-political-violence
— COMMENT: Democrats say “The Supreme Court will end affirmative action” and ask “What happens next?”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-10-30/affirmative-action-supreme-court-college-admissions

DALLAS OBSERVER
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) illegally encourage illegal immigration and then b) decry money spent to fight illegal immigration.
https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/running-tab-with-4-billion-already-spent-abbotts-operation-lone-star-gets-another-359-million-15147757

FORTUNE
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use DePape to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://fortune.com/2022/10/29/who-is-david-depape-paul-pelosi-assault-hammer-qanon-nudist-racism/

FORBES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use DePape to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2022/10/29/pelosi-attacker-qanon-and-white-supremacist-ideas-linked-to-alleged-assailant/

JILL SCHLESINGER
— Seniors get a raise just for them. (COMMENT: COLAs protect federal salaries, Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pensions, and Social Security benefits from inflation. COLAs protected my Post Office salary from inflation 1966-1969, my IRS salary 1971-1980, and my GAO salary 1980-1997. COLAs have protected my CSRS pension since 1997 and my Social Security benefits since 2010. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes have been furious about that since 1966. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes.)
https://kearneyhub.com/ap/business/seniors-get-a-raise-just-for-them/article_fc8f7c38-073b-5825-8ff5-196a0feb904e.html

GOVERNING
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from younger voters, Democrat candidates and RINO candidates hint/imply/argue/shout that if elected, they will use government to get rid of older people, and especially to get rid of older people who are White, male, conservative, Republican, married, non-poor, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.governing.com/now/why-are-young-voters-more-likely-to-skip-midterm-elections

POLITICO
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use DePape to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/29/pelosis-gop-campaign-ad-villain-violent-home-invasion-00064112
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/10/29/political-violence-1850s-paul-pelosi-00064107

NPR
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Venezuelans to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1132598133

NEW YORKER
— COMMENT: Eber-increasingly, Democrats use Affirmative Action to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/11/07/education-after-affirmative-action

ATLANTIC
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use DePape to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/10/pelosi-republicans-partisan-political-violence/671934/

AXIOS
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use DePape to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.axios.com/2022/10/29/pelosi-attack-congress-politicians-security

GUARDIAN
— Banned British far-right figures return to Twitter within hours of takeover – Shanti Das and Dan Milmo (COMMENT: I should write a book about those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are constructively, if not literally, banning me and banning my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on the aforesaid who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on the aforesaid who are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, or RINOs. I would focus on the aforesaid who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money.)
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/29/banned-british-far-right-figures-return-to-twitter-within-hours-of-takeover

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.