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.

March 2 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump urges Illinoisans to remove Kinzinger over impeachment vote – Mike Flannery (DIERSEN: Who urges you to be removed from what and why? I should write a book about those who urged a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois to remove me as its chairmen in 2012, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce to remove me as a member of its Government Affairs Committee in 2011, c) Milton Township Republican Organization to remove me as its webmaster in 2010 and 2004, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition to remove me as a member of its Steering Committee in 2007,e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter to remove me as one of its board members in 2004, and f) GAO to remove me as one of its employees in 1997. I would focus on those who have urged the Republican voters in my precinct to remove me their precinct committeeman since 1999. I would focus on those who have urged everyone to remove me as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have blamed me for their defeats, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-urges-illinoisans-to-remove-kinzinger-over-impeachment-vote

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Inclusive’ or ‘impractical?’ Limits on Kelly’s role in fundraising at issue in race to lead state Democratic Party. The race between Ald. Michelle Harris and U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly for chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois heated up with the release of dueling legal memos and concerns from some committee members: ‘Feels like we’re going along on some ride, and we have no idea where we’re going.’ – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/3/1/22307793/robin-kelly-michelle-harris-illinois-democratic-party-chair-madigan-yarbrough
— Every CPS student to get $450 for food through federal program that will benefit 1 million Illinois children. Every Chicago Public Schools student is eligible and will automatically receive the benefits in the mail. Hundreds of thousands of students in other districts will qualify as well. – Nader Issa (DIERSEN: How rich were your parents when you were young? Since 1953, my critics/opponents have painted me as being filthy rich because my father made enough money to send me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant in Chicago Heights. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. He did not buy a new car until he was 45 in 1967 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy. He died suddenly of heart failure in 1969. My mother never attended high school.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2021/3/1/22303912/cps-public-schools-p-ebt-food-snap-lunch-free-reduced-illinois-pandemic-electronic-benefits-transfer

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 6 Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published because of racist imagery – MARK PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/books/ct-aud-nw-dr-seuss-books-racist-imagery-20210302-qr7ohmedtzcltarf4dl76qw5ee-story.html
— Cancel Culture is coming for you. What’s next, Fact-Boarding? We need congressional hearings. – REX HUPPKE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on canceling others. I would focus on past and present leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on those who focus on canceling those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, c) who refuse to glorify and praise them, d) who refuse to pander to them, and/or e) who refuse to give them money.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-cancel-culture-jim-jordan-cpac-cruz-hearing-nadler-pillow-huppke-20210302-tbmoq2uhwfdcnfnnkodlm3otnq-story.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County tops 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered; 91 new infections reported Monday – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/03/02/dupage-county-tops-200000-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine-administered-91-new-infections-reported-monday/

WGLT
— Sen. Barickman Says Gov. Pritzker Not Willing To Work With Republicans On Budget – CHRISTINE HATFIELD
https://www.wglt.org/post/qa-sen-barickman-says-gov-pritzker-not-willing-work-republicans-budget#stream/0

FOX ILLINOIS
— In CPAC poll, DeSantis leads all potential 2024 contenders except Trump – Stephen Loiaconi
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/in-cpac-poll-desantis-leads-all-potential-2024-contenders-except-trump

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— New E4 Series: Equity in Economics, Education and Enforcement of the Law Examines Diversity in DuPage County (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs in DuPage County use Diversity to get rid of Republicans in DuPage County, and especially to get rid of Republicans in DuPage County who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, 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://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/new-e4-series-law-examines-diversity-dupage-county

MARTER FOR CONGRESS
— Marter for Congress Supporters get enthusiastic welcome at Scott Presler event
https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/536133355/marter-campaign-launches-bold-grassroots-effort-to-unseat-kinzinger

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Leftist Hive Mind Is Banning Ideas – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/leftist-hive-mind-banning-ideas/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Political purgatory: Mike Pence missing in action as Trump makes triumphant return – S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/1/mike-pence-missing-action-donald-trump-makes-trium/

GOPUSA
— The Case Against Reparations – Larry Elder
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106953

BREITBART
— 500 Migrants Apprehended in Single Day in One Texas Border Sector – BOB PRICE
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2021/03/01/500-migrants-apprehended-in-single-day-in-one-texas-border-sector/
— Harris’s Senate Replacement’s First Bill: Pathway to Citizenship for Illegal Alien ‘Essential Workers’ – PENNY STARR (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a non-essential worker. 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.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/01/harriss-senate-replacements-first-bill-pathway-to-citizenship-for-illegal-alien-essential-workers/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Personal Bailout For Bureaucrats’: Democrat Stimulus Pays Big Bucks To Federal Employees – Amanda Prestigiacomo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/personal-bailout-for-bureaucrats-democrat-stimulus-pays-big-bucks-to-federal-employees

TOWNHALL
— The One Wing of the GOP That Keeps Embarrassing Itself Over Trump – Matt Vespa (DIERSEN: How much clout do hate-filled Trump-haters have in a) the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), b) your Republican county party organization, and c) your Republican township/ward party organization? GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter readers will be watching closely to see how successful hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in the IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization will have in a) getting me to stop sending out my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) getting everyone to stop reading those newsletters. What do you say to Republican candidates on the April 6, 2021 ballot for my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers who act like they do not want me to help elect them?)
https://townhall.com/columnists/mattvespa/2021/03/02/the-one-wing-of-the-gop-that-keeps-embarrassing-itself-over-trump-n2585546
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump wing won. It still amuses me to no end how some within the GOP and the media thinks there’s some debate about the future of the party going on. It’s a false narrative. In 2016, yes, there was a war. It was called the Republican primaries and Donald Trump emerged on top. Since then, the base has changed. The party has changed, and the people who simply don’t get it are Mitt Romney, Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, and a few other losers who will never be elected president let alone clinch ten delegates in the GOP primaries. If you’re that weak, you can’t talk about shaping the party. It circles back to the simple question of what these few, very few, anti-Trumpers have to fear from Trumpism? Who’s afraid of Donald Trump that isn’t an unhinged progressive?)

PJ MEDIA
— Cancel Culture on Overdrive: SPLC Wants Government to Hound ‘Extremists’ Out of Existence – TYLER O’NEIL (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who promote SPLC. I would focus on SPLC-promoters who focus on promoting LGBTQ.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/03/01/splc-urges-biden-big-tech-to-separate-hate-groups-from-online-funding-sources-n1429175

EPOCH TIMES
— Amazon Quietly Bans Books Containing Undefined ‘Hate Speech’ – PETR SVAB (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens, all speech that does not promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms is hate speech.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/amazon-quietly-bans-books-containing-undefined-hate-speech_3716038.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger says Trump just wants to “stand in front of a crowd and be adored.” What evil motives do your critics/opponents say that you have?” If you asked my critics/opponents what my motives are for sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, what would they say?
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/541031-kinzinger-trump-just-wants-to-stand-in-front-of-a-crowd-and-be-adored
— Majority says cancel culture poses ‘threat to freedom’ – JULIA MANCHESTER (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on canceling others. I would focus on past and present leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on those who focus on canceling those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, c) who refuse to glorify and praise them, d) who refuse to pander to them, and/or e) who refuse to give them money.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/541054-majority-says-cancel-culture-poses-a-threat-to-freedom
— Former President Trump has expressed regret over his 2018 endorsement of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R), saying that backing the conservative southern governor in a hotly contested primary runoff ultimately “hurt” Republicans. – MAX GREENWOOD (DIERSEN: I should write a book about candidates on Republican primary ballots in contested races in my precinct since 2000 who I regret supporting. I would focus on those who subsequently dumped the traditional marriage/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 those who subsequently promoted dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I would focus on those who subsequently brought disgrace to the Republican Party. Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains are required to support in general elections Republican candidates who win Republican primary elections.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/541074-trump-says-2018-endorsement-of-kemp-hurt-republicans
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump’s reemergence poses risks for GOP, media.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/541072-trumps-reemergence-poses-risks-for-gop-media

NEW YORK TIMES
— Warren Revives Wealth Tax, Citing Pandemic Inequalities. A tax on the net worth of America’s wealthiest individuals remains popular with voters, but has yet to be embraced by President Biden. – Jim Tankersley (DIERSEN: What about an “immediate pleasures tax?”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/business/elizabeth-warren-wealth-tax.html
— Why Trump Holds a Grip on the G.O.P. Republicans still embrace the power of the ex-president’s agenda to galvanize voters and drive turnout. – Daniel McCarthy
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/opinion/donald-trump-republican-party.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Community colleges at a crossroads: Enrollment is plummeting, but political clout is growing – Nick Anderson and Danielle Douglas-Gabriel (DIERSEN: I could afford a) paying for tuition and books at UIC 1966-1968, b) paying for tuition, books, and room and board at NIU 1969 -1970, c) paying for a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and d) graduating debt-free from NIU in 1970 a) because of the money that I earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970 and b) because my parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/community-colleges-biden-covid/2021/03/01/7b30a18e-75df-11eb-9537-496158cc5fd9_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Community college students often have children and part- or full-time jobs. Food and housing insecurity routinely derails them. And those challenges have been exacerbated by the public health and economic crisis. “For a lot of students, going to college is not possible if they don’t have access to child care, transportation,” Carmel Martin, deputy director for economic mobility on the White House Domestic Policy Council, said in an interview. “We need to ensure they can afford the tuition but also that they have the support to be successful and complete their program.” Community colleges often get less public funding than four-year colleges and universities. During his campaign, Biden proposed grants for colleges that enroll a high proportion of students from low-income families — an initiative akin to the anti-poverty Title I program for public schools. Biden has also called for more federal spending on workforce training, another idea that could boost community colleges.)

NEW YORK POST
— Ex-CIA chief John Brennan ‘increasingly embarrassed’ to be a white man – Mark Moore (DIERSEN: Will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters officially elect Kinzinger to be their leader?)
https://nypost.com/2021/03/02/ex-cia-chief-john-brennan-embarrassed-to-be-a-white-man/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I’m increasingly embarrassed to be a white male these days with what I see other white males say,” Brennan said. “With very few exceptions, like [Sen.] Mitt Romney, [Rep.] Liz Cheney, [Rep.] Adam Kinzinger, there are so few Republicans in Congress who value truth, honesty, and integrity,” he added.)

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Sporting a black eye and stitches, Sen. Romney jokes he ‘went to CPAC’
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-mitt-romney-black-eye-cpac-20210302-uwhmdufyvjalheflqlvpocxife-story.html

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ask “Is Donald Trump a declining parody or a terrifying threat?”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/02/28/trump-cpac-comeback-speech-showed-sad-little-man-angry-world/6859607002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “5 falsehoods Trump repeated at CPAC.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/01/donald-trump-cpac-2021-speech-fact-check-election-texas-wind-turbines/6866838002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: White nationalists are once again using Christian symbols to spread hate – Trevor Hughes
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/02/28/white-nationalists-use-christian-symbols-send-messages-racists/4457702001/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger takes being on Trump’s enemies list as being a badge of honor. I should write a book about those who have me on their enemies list. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who focus on destroying those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/dominate, b) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, c) who refuse to glorify and praise them, d) who refuse to pander to them, and/or e) who refuse to give them money.
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-shrugs-off-being-enemies-list-losing-choke-artist-trump-1572887

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Making Every Election Like 2020. H.R.1 mandates ballot harvesting and limits voter verification. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/making-every-election-like-2020-11614641809
— Fearing Covid-19 Surge, Florida Officials Crack Down on Spring Breakers Miami Beach beefs up rules on social distancing, alcohol and noise; ‘Go to Vegas’ – Arian Campo-Flores
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fearing-covid-19-surge-florida-officials-crack-down-on-spring-breakers-11614607216
— Democrats Need an 11th Commandment. Progressives have a bad habit of disrespecting Clinton, Obama and others who’ve gone before them. – Rahm Emanuel (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republicans who disrespect Trump.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-need-an-11th-commandment-11614641569
— America Needs History and Civics Education to Promote Unity. A plan to help teachers instill an understanding that is complete and honest but not cynical. – six former U.S. education secretaries: Lamar Alexander, Arne Duncan, John King, Rod Paige, Richard Riley and Margaret Spellings. (DIERSEN: Democrats teach students how to use democracy to use government to get rid of 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, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-needs-history-and-civics-education-to-promote-unity-11614641530
— The Grievances of Trump Past If he was so great politically for the GOP, why is the party now out of power? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who blames you and for what? I should write a book about those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have lost elections, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-grievances-of-trump-past-11614641726
— Many Businesses Support a Minimum-Wage Increase—Just Not Biden’s $15-an-Hour Plan. While Congress debates higher national wage floor, many large employers have already raised wages. – Eric Morath and Heather Haddon (DIERSEN: According to this article, the inflation-adjusted minimum wage that I earned 1964-1966 was about $12/hour.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/many-businesses-support-a-minimum-wage-increasejust-not-bidens-15-an-hour-plan-11614604077
— After Thriving Under Trump, ACLU Doubles Down on Progressive Stances. Civil-rights group is trying to stave off a drop in donations, which surged during former President Donald Trump’s term. – Laura Kusisto (DIERSEN: BLMers hint/imply/argue/shout that they might stop rioting if voters elect Democrats.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/after-thriving-under-trump-aclu-doubles-down-on-progressive-stances-11614693600

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in getting Wheaton College a) to promote hatred against Trump and b) to promote hatred against those who do not hate Trump.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2021/03/01/these-christian-colleges-are-taking-on-todays-hot-button-social-issues/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: No recent example illustrates the willingness of CCCU colleges to speak out about political affairs and challenge the positions espoused by many evangelicals better than the recent statement signed by hundreds of staff and faculty at Wheaton College, rebuking former President Donald Trump for his role in the violent riot at the nation’s capital on January 6. (Full disclosure: I’m an alum of Wheaton.) The statement criticized President Trump for what it called “wicked leadership.” “The January 6 attack on the Capitol was characterized not only by vicious lies, deplorable violence, white supremacy, white nationalism, and wicked leadership—especially by President Trump—but also by idolatrous and blasphemous abuses of Christian symbols. The behaviors that many participants celebrated in Jesus’ name bear absolutely no resemblance to the Christian teachings or ethics that we submit to as faculty and staff of Wheaton College. Furthermore, the differential treatment displayed by those with a duty to protect in their engagement with rioters who trespassed on the Capitol grounds illegally, when compared to recent protests over police brutality in D.C. last summer, illustrates the ongoing reality that systemic racism in our country is tragically and undeniably alive and well. These realities are reprehensible. Our Christian faith demands shining a light on these evils and the simultaneous commitment to take appropriate action.” Nor was this the first time Wheaton faculty had sharply objected to Trump and the role of Evangelical leaders who have championed his policies. Ed Stetzer, Executive Director of Wheaton’s Billy Graham Center, called for a “reckoning” on Trump in a recent NPR interview with Rachel Martin. Responding to one question, Stetzer said, “I’ve been one for years who was saying we need to see more clearly who Donald Trump is and has often not been listened to. But I would say that for many people, the storming of the Capitol, the desecration of our halls of democracy, has shocked and stunned a lot of people and how President Trump has engaged in riling up crowds to accomplish these things.”)

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “THE REPUBLICAN FUNDRAISING CIVIL WAR HAS BEGUN Allies of Rep. Adam Kinzinger launched a super PAC to “provide air cover” for Republicans who voted to impeach Trump, as Trump builds out his own vengeful counter-operation.” Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will give money to Kinzinger’s PAC.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/03/republican-fundraising-civil-war-has-begun-trump-adam-kinzinger

RAW STORY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating RINOs outrageously call themselves “conservative.” I should write a book about RINOs who outrageously call themselves “conservative.” I would focus on those who have done little or nothing to defend or advance the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I would focus on those who focused on destroying TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition. I would focus on those who focus on destroying me and destroying those who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://www.rawstory.com/americans-keeping-country-first/

MEDIAITE
— WSJ Editorial Board Blasts Trump’s Return to Politics: If He’s So Great for the GOP, ‘Why is the Party Now Out of Power?’ – Colby Hall (DIERSEN: Who blames you and for what? I should write a book about those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have lost elections, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.mediaite.com/trump/wsj-editorial-board-blasts-trumps-return-to-politics-if-hes-so-great-for-the-gop-why-is-the-party-now-out-of-power/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ-promoters promote hatred against Republicans. What will your municipality do this June to promote LGBTQ, that is, what will your municipality do this June to promote hatred against Republicans? What will Wheaton do this June to promote LGBTQ, that is, what will Wheaton do this June to promote hatred against Republicans? SEE: https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/6/18/21296251/wheaton-proud-outspoken-leaders-traditionally-conservative-wheaton-embraces-lgbtq-pride https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-heidi-stevens-wheaton-gay-pride-robin-stevenson-0624-20200624-ds4yigznnjfodfx6g2cd3xxt3a-story.html https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200623/a-sign-of-progress-wheaton-celebrates-lgbtq-pride https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheaton-establishes-pride-week-starting-june-22 https://www.shawlocal.com/2020/06/24/a-sign-of-progress-wheaton-celebrates-lgbtq-pride/afpzjnk/ and https://m.facebook.com/OUTspokenil/videos/207847580710717/ .)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/03/cancel-culture-just-republican-ploy-justify-oppression-racism/

March 1 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago shootings: 25 shot, 5, fatally, in weekend violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/25-shot-5-killed-in-chicago-weekend-violence/10379595/

NBC5
— Florida Gov. DeSantis Accused of Favoritism in Distributing Covid Vaccine, Congress Urged to Investigate – Will Feuer (DIERSEN: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that BECAUSE OF PAST/PRESENT DISCRIMINATION, those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, healthy, law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time SHOULD POSTPONE VACCINATION UNTIL ALL THOSE WHO ARE minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, not healthy, criminals, Trump-haters, moderate, liberal, anti-patriotic, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, citizens of foreign countries, non-married, poor, non-gun owners, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time HAVE BEEN VACCINATED.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/florida-gov-desantis-accused-of-favoritism-in-distributing-covid-vaccine-congress-urged-to-investigate/2450150/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democratic voting bill would make biggest changes in decades – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/3/1/22307471/democratic-voting-bill-make-biggest-changes-decades
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans see those very measures as threats that would both limit the power of states to conduct elections and ultimately benefit Democrats, notably with higher turnout among minority voters. . .Yet to many Republicans, it amounts to an unwarranted federal intrusion into a process that states should control. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., excoriated the measure during a House hearing last week as “800 pages of election mandates and free speech regulations” that poses a “threat to democracy” and would “weaken voter confidence” in elections.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kinzinger says he’s OK making Trump’s ‘enemies list’ | Democrats to gather Wednesday on Madigan’s replacement for state party chair | Johnson & Johnson vaccine headed to Chicago, Lightfoot says – LISA DONOVAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that have/had me on their enemies lists and why they have/had me on those lists.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-kinzinger-trump-alderwoman-sanchez-lightfoot-democratic-party-spin-20210301-ao2dkjpliffoppsorwavdfzcjm-story.html
— Illinois, don’t be tempted to use COVID-19 aid as a bureaucracy bailout – TOM DEMMER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-federal-stimulus-illinois-pritzker-demmer-20210301-vlhczfvf4bdyhnh6rkz22zsfdy-story.html
— ‘Soul of a Nation’ program highlights Evanston’s racial reparations plan – TRACY SWARTZ (DIERSEN: Candidates on April 6 ballots should be asked the following questions: If elected, would you encourage or discourage promotion of the following: a) reparations, b) BLM, c) LGBTQ, d) dependency on government, e) dependency on charity, f) abortion, g) mass/illegal immigration, h) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) more gun controls, j) patronage, k) political affiliation discrimination, l) reverse discrimination, and m) age discrimination?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/what-to-watch/ct-ent-soul-of-a-nation-evanston-reparations-20210301-n2g7dueuoveure6p5hhxe6sul4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Behind the Curtain: The newspaper’s role in election coverage – John Lampinen (DIERSEN: Candidates on April 6 ballots should be asked the following questions: If elected, would you encourage or discourage promotion of the following: a) reparations, b) BLM, c) LGBTQ, d) dependency on government, e) dependency on charity, f) abortion, g) mass/illegal immigration, h) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) more gun controls, j) patronage, k) political affiliation discrimination, l) reverse discrimination, and m) age discrimination?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210223/discuss/210229081/

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Vote for Darren Bailey to save Illinois. Bailey has high hopes for Illinois and is running for Governor to protect the freedoms sacred to all that call the Land of Lincoln home. – Natalia Dagenhart
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/vote-darren-bailey-save-illinois

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IN MEMORIAM: ANDREW BREITBART AT RIGHT NATION 2010
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/in-memoriam-andrew-breitbart-at-right-nation-2010.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Chicago GOP censures Kinzinger
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/01/chicago-gop-censures-kinzinger/
— Teacher shortage persists (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://capitolfax.com/2021/03/01/teacher-shortage-persists/
— 1,143 new confirmed and probable cases; 20 additional deaths; 1,288 hospitalized; 308 in ICU; 2.4 percent average case positivity rate; 2.7 percent average test positivity rate; 77,876 average daily doses; COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/01/1143-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-20-additional-deaths-1288-hospitalized-308-in-icu-24-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-27-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-77876-average-daily-doses-covid/
— Report: Nearly 19 percent of Uline’s Illinois workers have tested positive
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/01/report-nearly-19-percent-of-ulines-illinois-workers-have-tested-positive/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Pandemic of people’: Border catch-and-release risks spread of COVID-19 – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/28/biden-catch-and-release-strategy-threatens-communi/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Trump CPAC Speech Breaks The Internet – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/trump-cpac-speech-breaks-the-internet

DAILY WIRE
— Alyssa Milano Calls CPAC Attendees ‘Nazis,’ Floats Conspiracy About Stage, Targets Hotel Chain For Hosting Event – Amanda Prestigiacomo
https://www.dailywire.com/news/alyssa-milano-calls-cpac-attendees-nazis-floats-conspiracy-about-stage-targets-hotel-chain-for-hosting-event

NEWS BUSTERS
— NY Times: GOP Questioning of Puberty Blockers Are ‘Tirades,’ ‘Ugly Attacks’ on Kids – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2021/02/27/ny-times-gop-questioning-puberty-blockers-are-tirades-ugly-attacks

THE HILL
— Poll shows most GOP voters back Trump 2024 bid – MAX GREENWOOD
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/541033-poll-shows-most-gop-voters-back-potential-trump-2024-bid
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The poll shows 52 percent of GOP voters back Trump, who has floated a potential comeback in 2024 after losing to President Biden in November. That makes him far and away the favorite for his party’s presidential nod; former Vice President Mike Pence placed second with 18 percent support, while former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley came in third with only 7 percent support. If Trump ultimately decides against another presidential bid, however, it’s Pence who picks up the most support, according to the poll. Forty-one percent of GOP voters surveyed said they prefer Pence for the nomination if Trump isn’t on the ballot. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) takes second place in that scenario, garnering 16 percent support, while Haley remains in third with the backing of 10 percent of GOP voters.)
— Trump: ‘I can’t imagine’ any Republican would beat me in 2024 primary if I run – JULIA MANCHESTER
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/541067-trump-i-cant-imagine-any-republican-would-beat-me-in-2024-primary-if-i-ran
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say Biden’s approval tops 60 percent. Biden will use that as a mandate a) to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and b) 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, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/541032-bidens-approval-tops-60-percent-in-new-poll

YAHOO NEWS
— Donald Trump could become a ‘kingmaker’
https://news.yahoo.com/donald-trump-could-become-kingmaker-123016307.html

NBC NEWS
— Biden admin will let migrant families separated under Trump reunite inside U.S. Lawyers for the families had asked the Biden administration to let parents deported without their children come back to the U.S. to reunify the families. – Jacob Soboroff, Julia Ainsley and Geoff Bennett
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/biden-admin-expected-let-migrant-families-separated-under-trump-reunite-n1259141

NEW YORK POST
— Trump shows signs of being king-maker rather than king – Miranda Devine
https://nypost.com/2021/02/28/trump-shows-signs-of-being-king-maker-rather-than-king/

USA TODAY
— At CPAC, Donald Trump targets the Republican Party of Liz Cheney and Mitch McConnell – David Jackson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. a) who have rejected the most planks in the Republican Party platform and b) done the most to drive platform Republicans like me out the Republican Party.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/01/cpac-donald-trump-targets-republicans-liz-cheney-mitch-mcconnell/6868099002/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Rewriting January 6th: Republicans push false and misleading accounts of Capitol riot.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/republicans-riot-false-accounts/2021/02/28/9230e3b6-784c-11eb-9537-496158cc5fd9_story.html
— White House and press are at odds over plan to charge reporters for coronavirus testing – Paul Farhi
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/white-house-press-covid-tests/2021/02/26/d623f316-7855-11eb-948d-19472e683521_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Reporters who cover the White House may soon be paying what amounts to an admission fee to do their jobs. Starting Monday, the White House’s press office said it will start charging journalists for coronavirus tests, which are required for anyone entering the White House grounds. The proposed cost for each test: $170. With dozens of journalists at the White House each day, the fees could add up to tens of thousands of dollars flowing from newsrooms, many of them small and cash-strapped, into government coffers. Until now, the cost of testing has been borne by the White House. But officials there contend that the cost of maintaining the testing regime for nearly a year has strained its budget. So it wants to shift the burden onto news organizations: No test, no entry to the White House. The plan has alarmed the White House Correspondents’ Association, which represents reporters in issues affecting the presidential press corps. The organization has objected to the proposal because of the financial burden it would impose on news organizations, especially smaller ones for whom a $170 daily fee would be onerous. “It sets up a means test for White House coverage,” said one correspondents’ association member familiar with the proposal, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the policy hasn’t been formally announced. No other federal agency charges journalists a test fee, this person said. The fees would add up quickly for larger news organizations, too. The TV networks send as many as eight people a day to the White House grounds to report, produce and operate cameras and equipment. It would cost $1,360 a day to test an eight-person crew under the White House plan. News organizations collectively are limited to 80 people a day on the White House grounds because of coronavirus restrictions. This includes those working in the briefing room and workspaces behind it as well as those who maintain TV camera positions outside the Oval Office on the North Lawn. News organizations have long paid many of the costs of covering the White House. When reporters travel with the president on Air Force One, for example, they are billed by the White House for the trip. They also pay for temporary office space during presidential trips, and for meals when they accompany the president on “pool” duty assignments. But health and security measures have typically been the responsibility of the White House — in other words, taxpayers — not news organizations. “Nobody asked us to pay a fee to put up the fence,” said one journalist, referring to new security barriers around the White House complex. The White House Correspondents’ Association declined to comment, as did White House press secretary Jen Psaki. The tests would be administered under a contract with CVS Health. After prodding from the correspondents’ association, White House officials agreed this week to accept proof of an outside test as an alternative condition for entry. Private tests in the region range from around $50 to $200 or more, depending on the speed, location and method used. But it’s still unclear what kinds of outside tests would satisfy the White House. Some have suggested that making vaccinations available to White House reporters, or even requiring that journalists get vaccinations on their own, could resolve the daily testing issue. But scientists still aren’t certain whether vaccinated people can spread the coronavirus, even if they are immune to its symptoms. In another concession, the White House officials agreed to continue covering the costs of tests administered to pool reporters — those assigned to follow the president when he travels and for those attending daily press briefings. That would cover only a small number of reporters, however. Social-distancing rules adopted last year by the White House Correspondents’ Association limit the number of reporters attending the daily briefings to just 14 at a time.)

March 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump attacks Kinzinger, other Republicans who backed impeachment in CPAC speech. “I’m not surprised by anything he said. I expected to be called out by name. I’m surprised it’s taken this long,” said Kinzinger.” – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Kinzinger-loving hate-filled Trump-hating a) Republican candidates on April 6, 2021 ballots for your precinct and b) Republican organizations in Illinois, in your county, and in your township/ward officially dump Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains like me who do not love Kinzinger or hate Trump?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/28/22306565/trump-attacks-rep-adam-kinzinger-other-republicans-who-backed-impeachment-cpac-speech-pac
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kinzinger is raising money through his federal Future First PAC for his recently launched “Country First” campaign to drain Trump’s influence, fringe elements and conspiracy theory followers from the Republican Party. Donations to that Kinzinger Future First political war chest are subject to federal contribution caps. Allies of Kinzinger are creating “Americans Keeping Country First,” which will be able to take donations in unlimited sums. “Americans Keeping Country First is the only Super PAC dedicated exclusively to protecting Republican members who voted to impeach or convict” Trump, the group said. According to memos obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times, this super PAC, first disclosed by the Washington Post, will be “dedicated solely to defending the Republican members of Congress who took votes of conscience to impeach or convict President Trump after rioters stormed the Capitol complex on January 6th, 2021.” Even though this group cannot coordinate with Kinzinger’s political drives, he plans to headline events on its behalf where he will “promote” his Country First principles, the group said. This is allowed under Federal Election Commission rules. The goal, the group said, is to “build a potent political operation that provides a counterweight to far-right candidates and groups that threaten primary campaigns against principled House Republican members.” Ardent Trump backer Catalina Lauf announced a Kinzinger 2022 GOP primary challenge. Kinzinger has not made his 2022 plans known. . .Illinois GOP Party not pursuing Kinzinger censure Several Illinois county GOP organizations and the Chicago Republican Party have censured Kinzinger in the wake of his impeachment vote. The Chicago GOP party vote on Feb. 23 was among 34 ward committeemen; the organization has 16 of those 50 ward spots unfilled. What’s noteworthy is that the Illinois Republican Party is not pursuing a Kinzinger censure. According to the GOP party spokesman, the view of the new state GOP party chair, Don Tracy, is that the state party “will not be censuring Congressman Kinzinger. His goal is to unite the party and stop the circular firing squad.”)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE: Faced with rising crime and social upheaval, more Black Chicagoans are seeking out firearms for their own protection – JOHN KEILMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-black-gun-ownership-increasing-20210301-y3pdyrzspjdlhbm4ksre2amcfi-story.html
— White House confirms Chicago US Attorney John Lausch to stay for now – JASON MEISNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-us-attorney-lausch-staying-white-house-statement-20210301-f2ozgtszyvezjbepjaimt3mfae-story.html
— The Democratic Party is literally the party of government – JONAH GOLDBERG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-democrats-party-of-government-goldberg-20210227-jicrawds6bc5lcupslnwhs44iy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: School leaders statewide say no to standardized tests this spring. – Madhu Krishnamurthy (DIERSEN: What tests have you passed? The tests that I have passed include a) the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old, b) the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, c) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, d) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) all the tests necessary to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, f) all the tests necessary to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, g) the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, and h) the Post Office employment examination in 1966.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210301/school-leaders-statewide-say-no-to-standardized-tests-this-spring

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois having a hard time finding qualified teachers, substitutes – Peter Hancock (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.pjstar.com/story/news/education/2021/03/01/illinois-having-hard-time-finding-qualified-teachers-substitutes/6854647002/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— West Suburban region positivity rate drops to 3.5% as 81 new COVID-19 cases reported Sunday, 2 deaths – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/02/28/west-suburban-region-positivity-rate-drops-to-35-as-81-new-covid-19-cases-reported-sunday-2-deaths/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Statewide: Race And Vaccines – SEAN CRAWFORD (DIERSEN: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that BECAUSE OF PAST/PRESENT DISCRIMINATION, those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, healthy, law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time SHOULD POSTPONE VACCINATION UNTIL ALL THOSE WHO ARE minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, not healthy, criminals, Trump-haters, moderate, liberal, anti-patriotic, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, citizens of foreign countries, non-married, poor, non-gun owners, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time HAVE BEEN VACCINATED.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/statewide-race-and-vaccines#stream/0
— From The U.S. Capitol To Local Governments, Disinformation Disrupts – SARAH MCCAMMON & LIZ BAKER (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.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/us-capitol-local-governments-disinformation-disrupts#stream/0

DEPAULIA
— Republicans search for party identity in wake of Trump presidency – Nika Schoonover (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Hate-filled Trump-hating Republicans a) downplay/ignore all that Trump has done to defend and advance the Republican Party platform and b) promote things that Trump has said and done that they and/or others do not like.)
https://depauliaonline.com/52746/politics/republicans-search-for-party-identity-in-wake-of-trump-presidency/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— TRUMP v. KINZINGER – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Kinzinger-loving hate-filled Trump-hating a) Republican candidates on April 6, 2021 ballots for your precinct and b) Republican organizations in Illinois, in your county, and in your township/ward officially dump Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains like me who do not love Kinzinger or hate Trump?)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/03/01/dem-party-chief-intrigue-trump-v-kinzinger-ending-prison-gerrymandering-491934

WIREPOINTS
— Lower in-migration during pandemic a far bigger problem than higher out-migration for Chicago and other big metros
https://wirepoints.org/new-study-lower-in-migration-during-pandemic-a-far-bigger-problem-for-chicago-and-other-big-metros-than-higher-out-migration-quicktake/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSSI: GENDER CONFUSION IS KILLING KIDS AND IT’S GETTING WORSE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/rossi-gender-confusion-is-killing-kids-and-its-getting-worse.html
— EVEN OUR ELITE PRIVATE SCHOOLS GOING WOKE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/even-our-elite-private-schools-going-woke.html
— TEXAS’S BLACKOUTS ARE THE RESULT OF UNRELIABLE ‘GREEN’ ENERGY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/texass-blackouts-are-the-result-of-unreliable-green-energy.html

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump urges Republicans with ‘spines of steel’ to oppose Democrats’ agenda – Carly Roman
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-urges-republicans-with-spines-of-steel-to-oppose-democrats-agenda

FOX NEWS
— CPAC: 5 biggest moments from the weekend. Here are five key moments all week at CPAC. – David Aaro
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/5-biggest-moments-all-week-at-cpac
— Trump says he requested 10K National Guard troops at Capitol on day of riot. Trump told Steve Hilton, the show’s host, that he “hated” to see what unfolded on Jan. 6 – Edmund DeMarche
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-says-he-requested-10k-national-guard-troops-at-capitol-on-day-of-riot

GOPUSA
— Amazon Prime Yanks Clarence Thomas Documentary During Black History Month
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106992

CNS NEWS
— Trump Predicts a Republican’s ‘Triumphant Return to the White House. And I Wonder Who That Will Be?’ – Patrick Goodenough
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/patrick-goodenough/trump-predicts-republicans-triumphant-return-white-house-and

CHRISTIAN POST
— Trump hints at 2024 White House bid in CPAC speech as he shoots down 3rd-party speculation – Ryan Foley
https://www.christianpost.com/news/trump-hints-at-2024-white-house-run-rejects-3rd-party-speculation-at-cpac.html

DAILY WIRE
— Trump Calls On Republican-Controlled States To Punish Tech Companies With ‘Major Sanctions’ If They Censor Conservatives – Ryan Saavedra (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants conservatives to be censured? ANSWER: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, and individuals, organizations, governments, and countries that are 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.dailywire.com/news/trump-calls-on-republican-controlled-states-to-punish-tech-companies-with-major-sanctions-if-they-censor-conservatives

TOWNHALL
— Democrats’ Cancel Culture Sinking One of Their Own – Rachel Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2021/03/01/democrats-cancel-culture-sinking-one-of-their-own-n2585486

PJ MEDIA
— Biden’s Latest Verbal Slip Might Be His Most Disturbing Yet – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2021/02/28/bidens-latest-verbal-slip-might-be-his-most-disturbing-yet-n1428963

THE HILL
— Trump tears into Biden, GOP critics in first post-presidency speech – JULIA MANCHESTER
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/540924-trump-tears-into-biden-gop-critics-in-first-post-presidency-speech

POLITICO
— Census data snafu upends 2022 elections. A six-month delay in releasing redistricting data to is set to delay primaries and blow deadlines for new maps in some states. ZACH MONTELLARO and ALLY MUTNICK
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/01/census-data-elections-471882

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use Evanston to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/1st-us-city-fund-reparations-black-residents-making/story?id=76118463

CBS NEWS
— Trump says his “journey” is “far from being over” in first major public speech since leaving office – ADAM BREWSTER, AARON NAVARRO (DIERSEN: What do you say to Republican candidates on April 6, 2021 ballots who do not want Trump-supporters to help elect them?)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-speech-cpac-2021/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mr. Trump said he believes the GOP is united and the divisions within the party are “between a handful of Washington D.C. establishment political hacks, and everybody else all over the country.” He said he will be “actively working” to elect Republicans who embody his vision for the party and told his supporters to donate to his PAC if they want to help elect the candidates he supports rather than other GOP groups.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump’s Republican Hit List at CPAC Is a Warning Shot to His Party. In his first public appearance since leaving office, Donald Trump went through, by name, every Republican who supported his second impeachment and called for them to be ousted. – Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman (DIERSEN: What hit lists are you on? I am on the hits lists of those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that hate those who are 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. I should write a book about the individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that have me on their hit lists.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/28/us/politics/trump-cpac-republicans.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump Revives Familiar Falsehoods in CPAC Speech.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/28/us/politics/trump-cpac-fact-check.html
— The Jobs the Pandemic May Devastate. An updated forecast by the Bureau of Labor Statistics has alarming news for people with a high school diploma or less. – Jed Kolko (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? 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.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/upshot/jobs-future-pandemic-.html
— Bosses Shouldn’t Demand That You Be Vaccinated. Let the government make the policy. – Katie Attwell and Mark Navin (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the following get rid of you if you fail/refuse to get vaccinated: a) your employer if you are still employed, b) the organizations that you are a member of, c) your municipality, d) your township, e) your county, f) Illinois, g) America, and h) the world?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/opinion/business-economics/company-vaccine-requirements.html
— Red-Hatted Faithful Descend, Showing Allegiance Not to Their Party, but to Trump – Elaina Plott (DIERSEN: I do not pledge allegiance to Trump or to any other religious, conservative, or Republican activist, candidate, elected official, party leader, major donor, political consultant, etc. I pledge allegiance to the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/28/us/politics/cpac-trump-statue.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the Capitol Riot to destroy Trump. If you accept the argument that Trump does not want to destroy himself, then hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters orchestrated the Capitol Riot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/us/politics/antifa-conspiracy-capitol-riot.html

WASHINGTON POST
— At CPAC, Trump reasserts his control of the GOP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/at-cpac-trump-reasserts-his-control-of-the-gop/2021/02/28/edb4ac92-a179-4bfa-bba4-04250e9c630c_video.html
— CPAC concludes with Trump reemerging post-presidency
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/trump-cpac-florida/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump blasts GOP lawmakers who voted to impeach: ‘Get rid of them all’ – ELI STOKOLS, LAURA KING
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-02-28/trump-cpac-speech-get-rid-of-them-all
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), one of the pro-impeachment Republicans Trump singled out, said earlier in the day that the former president’s focus on retribution would continue to divide their party. “I think we are a party that’s been for too long peddling in fear, using fear as a compelling way to get votes. And fear does motivate,” he said in an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation.” “But after a while, fear can destroy a country, can destroy narratives, and it can destroy a democracy,” he said. “And we have to quit peddling that.”)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Teases 2024 Run as He Hits Biden’s Early Moves. In first major speech since leaving office, former president said GOP was united and positioned himself as its standard-bearer. – Joshua Jamerson and Alex Leary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-cpac-trump-to-assert-dominance-of-gop-take-aim-at-biden-on-immigration-foreign-policy-11614513600
— Big Companies Disclose Details on Gender, Race in Workforces. Prompted by last summer’s protests, prodded by regulators and investors, more executives and boards are putting numbers to diversity efforts. – Theo Francis, Inti Pacheco and Thomas Gryta (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, they crowed about their success in getting rid of their employees like me who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. They would have succeeded in getting rid of me much sooner if I had not a) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, c) became a licensed CPA in 1981, d) became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, e) became a Certified Government Financial manager in 1994, f) became a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, g) became a Forensic Accountant in 1997, and h) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-companies-disclose-details-on-gender-race-in-workforces-11614594601
— Young workers have had it drilled into them that they should push for more pay – Krithika Varagur (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and Democrat supervisors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted at their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran that to get promoted, they should focus on getting rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who had not made GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-should-you-think-twice-about-salary-negotiation-11614513601
— Academic Freedom Is Withering. Surveys of faculty opinion show the growing extent of political discrimination and cancel culture. – Eric Kaufmann
https://www.wsj.com/articles/academic-freedom-is-withering-11614531962
— Nasdaq Amends Its Diversity Plan – Adena T. Friedman (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, up-or-out, budget cuts, reorganizations, etc. to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nasdaq-amends-its-diversity-plan-11614547707

NEWSWEEK
— Nikki Haley Praises ‘Strong’ Donald Trump CPAC Speech After Doubting Role in Future of GOP – DAVID BRENNAN
https://www.newsweek.com/nikki-haley-praises-strong-donald-trump-cpac-spee

RAW STORY
— Adam Kinzinger warns of a Trump-led GOP using fear instead of truth to motivate voters (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Kinzinger-loving hate-filled Trump-hating a) Republican candidates on April 6, 2021 ballots for your precinct and b) Republican organizations in Illinois, in your county, and in your township/ward officially dump Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains like me who do not love Kinzinger or hate Trump?)
https://www.rawstory.com/adam-kinzinger-2650832611/

MORNING BREW
— Why Publishers Put Up Paywalls. We know they can be a buzzkill; here’s why paywalls exist. – Eliza Carter (DIERSEN: www.gopillinois.com will never have a paywall or advertising. GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter subscriptions will always be free and without advertising. Needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious about that. They are furious that I have the time, money, ability, and motivation to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning and each and every evening.)
https://www.morningbrew.com/daily/stories/2021/02/05/publishers-put-paywalls
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At Morning Brew, frustrated readers email us all the time about getting blocked from reading content we’ve recommended in the newsletter, and as readers ourselves, we empathize. But I want to take a moment to explain why publishers put up paywalls—and unpack the economics a bit. First, the basics. Any publisher, from the New Yorker to Cracked, traditionally brings in revenue from either a) advertising or b) subscriptions. Advertising is great—Morning Brew built a tremendous ad-based business—but subscriptions can be steadier. If the economy takes a dip, ad spending usually does too. How do you drive subscriptions? Not by giving away content for free. Hence, paywalls.)

February 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Former President Trump tells CPAC crowd ‘the incredible journey’ is ‘far from being over’ – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-tells-cpac-crowd-the-incredible-journey-is-far-from-being-over/10357399/

NBC5
— Trump Slams Biden, Teases 2024 Presidential Run in First Post White House Speech – CNBC
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/trump-to-slam-biden-attack-republican-critics-in-first-post-white-house-speech/2449532/
— Illinois Reports 1,249 New COVID Cases, 22 Deaths Sunday. More than 79,000 doses of COVID vaccine were administered Saturday.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-1249-new-covid-cases-22-deaths-sunday/2449557/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘We’re not starting new parties’: Trump says Republicans will unite, be stronger than ever in CPAC 2021 speech – Jordan Smith
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trumps-first-post-presidential-speech-will-close-out-cpac-2021

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CPAC Orlando: Trump hints at running again in 2024 as a Republican – STEVEN LEMONGELLO and RYAN GILLESPIE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/os-ne-cpac-orlando-day-3-trump-20210228-6jbsrxdnibfb3ibepm6ks7qvdq-story.html
— Kinzinger warns of a Trump-led GOP using fear instead of truth to motivate voters – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-trump-cpac-speech-20210228-epenmcegprhyllwp3zcyn3ihnq-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kinzinger’s vote and subsequent actions to take on Trump supporters have earned him a sanction of disapproval from the Illinois GOP and censure motions by county GOP organizations within his 16th Congressional District. He also now has an announced 2022 primary opponent, Catalina Lauf of Woodstock, who finished third in an unsuccessful bid last year for the GOP nomination in the 14th Congressional District.)
— Illinois Democratic chairman contest down to two as Castro drops out, backs US Rep. Robin Kelly to replace Michael Madigan – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-democratic-party-chairman-madigan-successor-20210226-2fs7vj36srbjbhijdo7jmfcram-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democratic Party of Illinois chair race down to Michelle Harris, Robin Kelly. The tallies from both camps show Harris ahead. However, there are enough state central committee members who have not gone public to swing the outcome either way. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/28/22306293/democratic-party-illinois-chair-race-michelle-harris-robin-kelly-pritzker-durbin-duckworth

DAILY HERALD
— As Trump returns to spotlight, Kinzinger attacks ‘politics of fear’ – Charles Keeshan
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210228/as-trump-returns-to-spotlight-kinzinger-attacks-politics-of-fear

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State budget a product of creative writing – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-state-budget-a-product-of-creative-writing/article_9a09ed7a-dd99-5a31-980a-eee639274da7.html

SOUTH COOK NEWS
— Railing against white people not bullying, founder of an anti-bullying nonprofit in Frankfort insists – W.J. Kennedy
https://southcooknews.com/stories/574783116-railing-against-white-people-not-bullying-founder-of-an-anti-bullying-nonprofit-in-frankfort-insists

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump revamps MAGA movement to fight Biden agenda. Former president says it taken Biden a month to transform the nation from ‘America First to America Last.’ – S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/28/trump-cpac-revamps-maga-movement-fight-biden-agend/
— Trump beats out 17 others in Washington Times-CPAC straw poll
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/28/trump-wins-washington-times-cpac-straw-poll/
— ‘Just getting started:’ Trump at CPAC vows to continue the fight – S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/28/trump-tells-cpac-movement-just-getting-started/

FOX NEWS
— Trump wins CPAC straw poll by wide margin. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was in second place. – Tyler Olson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-wins-cpac-straw-poll-by-wide-margin
— Trump uses CPAC speech to tear into Biden on border crisis, says he won’t create new party. Trump also hit Biden on the failure to re-open schools. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-speech-cpac-2024-straw-poll

NEWSMAX
— Trump to CPAC: Rush Limbaugh Is ‘Watching Closely’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/rush-conservative-radio-host/2021/02/28/id/1011854/

HOT AIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger allies launch new PAC to support Trump-haters.
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2021/02/kinzinger-allies-launch-new-pac-support-republicans-bucked-trump/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Says Biden Creating ‘Sanctuary Nation,’ Teases Possible 2024 Bid in CPAC Speech – Zachary Evans
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-calls-third-party-speculation-222441067.html

THE HILL
— Trump teases another White House bid in CPAC speech. – JUSTINE COLEMAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/540921-trump-teases-another-possible-white-house-bid-in-cpac-speech
— News outlets diverge over airing Trump’s CPAC speech – JOSEPH CHOI
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/540920-news-outlets-diverge-over-airing-trumps-cpac-speech

CBS NEWS
— McDaniel says GOP voters “overwhelmingly” agree with Trump’s record in office
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rnc-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-trump-face-the-nation/

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump CPAC speech repeats ‘rigged’ election lies, declares his political journey ‘far from over’ In prepared remarks, the former president stopped short of announcing his 2024 intentions.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-cpac-speech-declare-his-political-journey-far-over-n1259093

CBS MIAMI
— Former President Trump Calls For GOP Unity During CPAC Closing Speech
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2021/02/28/former-president-trump-gop-unity-cpac-speech/

WASHINGTON POST
— Former president Trump rules out third party as he moves to firm up control of the Republican Party – David Weigel and Michael Scherer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-cpac/2021/02/28/6a04140e-79e0-11eb-85cd-9b7fa90c8873_story.html
— Anti-vaccine extremism is akin to domestic terrorism – Richard Pan (DIERSEN: Expect that ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will ever-increasingly punish those who are not vaccinated and 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.washingtonpost.com/opinions/anti-vaccine-extremism-is-akin-to-domestic-terrorism/2021/02/26/736aee22-787e-11eb-8115-9ad5e9c02117_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— CPAC straw poll: Trump is top pick for 2024, DeSantis runner up – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2021/02/28/straw-poll-trump-is-top-pick-for-2024-desantis-runner-up/

USA TODAY
— Donald Trump at CPAC: Ex-president tears into Biden and his Republican critics – David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/28/cpac-donald-trump-expected-claim-leadership-republican-party/6843815002/

BOSTON GLOBE
— ‘I do look at them in a different light:’ Tensions are high in Congress as Democrats want consequences for election-denying Republicans – Liz Goodwin Glo
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/02/25/nation/i-do-look-them-different-light-tensions-are-high-congress-democrats-want-consequences-election-denying-republicans/

NEWSWEEK
— ‘We Can Have Division’: GOP Chair Ronna McDaniel Downplays Republican Tensions Over Trump – JASON LEMON (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the party’s platform than any president since Reagan. From what I see, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Republican Party want the party a) to dump Trump, b) to dump those who voted for Trump, c) to dump its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks, and d) dissolve the party.)
https://www.newsweek.com/we-can-have-division-gop-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-downplays-republican-tensions-over-trump-1572668
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger says “GOP ‘Certainly Not United’ on Vision for Future.”
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-says-gop-certainly-not-united-vision-future-1572674

BUSINESS INSIDER
— RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says despite GOP divisions over Trump impeachment, the party ‘overwhelmingly’ agrees on most issues – John L. Dorman
https://www.businessinsider.com/rnc-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-trump-influence-republicans-impeachment-2021-2

MEDIAITE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger says “GOP Has Been ‘Using Fear as a Compelling Way to Get Votes’ and We Need to ‘Quit Peddling That.”
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/kinzinger-gop-has-been-using-fear-as-a-compelling-way-to-get-votes-and-we-need-to-quit-peddling-that/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters promote hatred against conservatives.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/02/cpac-proves-gop-isnt-just-cult-trump/

February 28 Morning Edition

CPAC
— Watch Live 2:30 PM CST: President Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States
https://cpac.conservative.org/attend/live/

C-SPAN
— CPAC – Former President Trump at Sunday General Session WATCH LIVE ON FEBRUARY 28 2:30PM CST
https://www.c-span.org/video/?509084-1/president-trump-addresses-cpac

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-16: Adam Kinzinger’s Country First Set to Release New Video as Former President Trump Makes First Public Appearance at CPAC Today – John Lopez (DIERSEN: Expect that ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will promote hatred against me and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Previously, these haters promoted hatred against TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and against the Illinois Center Right Coalition.)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/02/28/kinzinger022821/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I’m excited to report our continued momentum and progress as more and more people learn about Country First and decide to join our movement. I’m also inspired by the huge number of unsolicited donations we’ve received from people across the political spectrum who want to see truth, courage, sanity, and decency return to our politics. It’s all incredibly encouraging, and I hope you are beginning to feel it, too. However, I know many are anxious about Donald Trump’s first big speech this Sunday. Many expect him to declare his intention to run for president again in 2024. Whether he says that or not, we know what else to expect: More lies about stolen elections, more vitriol for anyone who dares to criticize him, more self-aggrandizement, and more fear and conspiracy peddling. It will be more of the same. The great news is that Country First is ready to offer an alternate narrative: A hopeful, optimistic view of our future, where the politics of fear are rejected and reasonable people of goodwill can come together to actually solve problems. We know in our bones that America is better than this — and so it will be. On Sunday, we’ll be releasing a new video and doing multiple national interviews to draw a stark contrast between the Trump First and Country First visions for America. And once the video is out, I hope you’ll help me spread our positive message far and wide! In the meantime, I’m happy to announce that we’ve released the first episode of our podcast, which is called Country First Conversations. It will soon be available wherever you like to get your podcasts, but for now you can listen to it at our website or on Spotify. This week’s guest is Congressman Peter Meijer of Michigan [MI-03], who joined me in voting for impeachment. He’s a fellow veteran, and an all-around great guy, so I hope you’ll check it out. As a side note, we did broadcast our conversation live, in real-time via the Clubhouse Drop-In Audio App, where people who join the “room” can participate and ask questions. If that sounds interesting to you, check out the app and feel free to add me at @RepKinzinger so you can be part of the live conversation in the future. Finally, I want you to know we are pursuing every avenue and alliance that we believe will help spread the word about this movement and make a difference for our nation’s future. But our most powerful, potent resource will always be YOU. Please continue to talk to your family and friends, and make sure they know that ALL are welcome to take up this banner. It will require more than Republicans, Independents, or Democrats alone to heal this country — it will take good, reasonable people working together. And THAT, my friend, is why Country First already gives me so much hope. Thanks for reading this far, and stay tuned for Sunday. I’ll be sharing our new video with you, and can’t wait to hear what you think.)

FREE REPUBLIC
— Chicago Republican Party Censures US Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-16th)
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3938226/posts

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump’s first post-presidential speech will close out CPAC 2021 – Jordan Smith
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trumps-first-post-presidential-speech-will-close-out-cpac-2021

BREITBART
— Jim Banks: GOP Destined to Lose if They Erase Trump, Lose Connection with Working-Class Voters – SEAN MORAN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents despise/hate the working class. They stress that 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. They hint/imply/argue/shout a) that they would never stoop to take such jobs and b) that holding such jobs proves that you are an abject loser/failure.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/27/jim-banks-gop-destined-to-lose-if-they-erase-trump-lose-connection-with-working-class-voters/
— Rep. Lauren Boebert at CPAC: Democrats Push Gun Laws to Control Americans – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/27/rep-lauren-boebert-cpac-democrats-push-gun-laws-control-americans/
— Gov. Kristi Noem at CPAC: ‘Conservatives Exist to Fight for America’ – KYLE MORRIS (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican but a) who do little or nothing to promote the traditional marriage/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, b) who promote BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination, and/or c) who do everything that they can to STOP me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, to STOP everyone from reading the newsletters, to get me to NOT include links in the newsletters to articles that they do not like, to get me to NOT support Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, major donors, political consultants, etc. who they do not like, and/or to get me to NOT support planks in the Republican Party platform that they do not like?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/27/gov-kristi-noem-at-cpac-conservatives-exist-to-fight-for-america/

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s CPAC speech cements how far the conference — and the GOP — have fallen. This Sunday, Trump will rally conservatives to himself, lacing every sentence with political arsenic.” (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want to kill Trump’s influence on the Republican Party. They do not want Trump on Republican presidential primary ballots in 2024. Who has worked the hardest against you and why? Those who have worked the hardest against me since 2000 include CANDIDATES ON REPUBLICAN PRIMARY BALLOTS in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. They do everything that they can to STOP me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, to STOP everyone from reading the newsletters, to get me to NOT include links in the newsletters to articles that they do not like, to get me to NOT support Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, major donors, political consultants, etc. who they do not like, and/or to get me to NOT support planks in the Republican Party platform that they do not like. Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have worked against me the hardest.)
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/trump-s-cpac-speech-cements-how-far-conference-gop-have-n1259023

CNN
— 2024 Republican prospects seek their own breakout moments at Trump-dominated CPAC – Eric Bradner and Michael Warren (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want to kill Trump’s influence on the Republican Party. They do not want Trump on Republican presidential primary ballots in 2024. Who has worked the hardest against you and why? Those who have worked the hardest against me since 2000 include CANDIDATES ON REPUBLICAN PRIMARY BALLOTS in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. They do everything that they can to STOP me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, to STOP everyone from reading the newsletters, to get me to NOT include links in the newsletters to articles that they do not like, to get me to NOT support Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, major donors, political consultants, etc. who they do not like, and/or to get me to NOT support planks in the Republican Party platform that they do not like. Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have worked against me the hardest.)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/27/politics/cpac-2021-speeches-saturday-2024-republicans/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against CPAC.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/27/us/politics/cpac-trump-republicans.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/27/cpacs-speakers-exult-conservative-victimhood/
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/28/us/politics/cpac-trump-statue.html
— High on Their Own Supply – Maureen Dowd (DIERSEN: I am “just” an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman. I am not a past or present officer of the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), or Illinois Republican Party (IRP). I am not a past or present Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, or federal elected official. I am not a donor, let alone a major donor. I am not an attorney, veteran, minority, female, young person, LGBTQer, non-Protestant, non-German American, or recent immigrant. I am not supported by, let alone protected by MTRO, DCRCC, or IRP. I should write a book about those who, because I am not any of the aforesaid, talk down to me, insult me, threaten me, and even worse things. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/27/opinion/sunday/democrats-media-tanden.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The truth is, many on the left don’t understand what a reporter is. They loathe Fox News but assume that the mainstream media are basically on their side, the same way Fox commentators are on Trump’s, laying the groundwork for him to start his second coming at CPAC this weekend. For the left, over the past four years, a reporter has been an ally and a superhero comrade in the epic mission of destroying Donald Trump. Liberals lionized any cable hosts and runaway Republicans who blasted Trump, even if they had previously been on the G.O.P. payroll, selling the Iraq war and Sarah Palin. Let’s be honest. It’s a lot more pleasant to be hailed by the left than demonized, as you are during periods when you’re holding a Democratic president to account, because the left can be just as nasty as the right.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-hater says “The Campaign to Cancel Wokeness. How the right is trying to censor critical race theory.” But she knows full-well that conservatives have never had the power to cancel anything.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/opinion/speech-racism-academia.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Allies of Rep. Adam Kinzinger launch new super PAC to support Republicans who have bucked Trump.” Expect that ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will promote hatred against me and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Previously, these haters promoted hatred against TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and against the Illinois Center Right Coalition.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/adam-kinzinger-super-pac-trump/2021/02/27/6202f346-792d-11eb-ae66-8b9e3c6918a1_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— At CPAC, Trump to Assert Dominance of GOP, Take Aim at Biden on Immigration, Foreign Policy. Former president expected to criticize Republicans who sided against him in impeachment fight – Alex Leary in Washington and Joshua Jamerson (DIERSEN: Who has sided against you? I should write a book about those who have sided against me. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on present/past leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-cpac-trump-to-assert-dominance-of-gop-take-aim-at-biden-on-immigration-foreign-policy-11614513600

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump CPAC 2021 Speech: How to Watch, Live Stream – JENNI FINK
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-cpac-2021-speech-how-watch-live-stream-1572137
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump’s scheduled to close out the four-day conference at 3:40 p.m. on Sunday. CPAC has a live stream set up on its website, and viewers can also tune in online with C-SPAN. Trump’s speech will also be available on television on C-SPAN 1.)
— What Polls Say About Trump’s Role in the GOP Ahead of CPAC 2021 Speech – JENNI FINK (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want to kill Trump’s influence on the Republican Party. They do not want Trump on Republican presidential primary ballots in 2024. Who has worked the hardest against you and why? Those who have worked the hardest against me since 2000 include CANDIDATES ON REPUBLICAN PRIMARY BALLOTS in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. They do everything that they can to STOP me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, to STOP everyone from reading the newsletters, to get me to NOT include links in the newsletters to articles that they do not like, to get me to NOT support Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, major donors, political consultants, etc. who they do not like, and/or to get me to NOT support planks in the Republican Party platform that they do not like. Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have worked against me the hardest.)
https://www.newsweek.com/what-polls-say-about-trumps-role-gop-ahead-cpac-2021-speech-1572177

EPOCH TIMES
— Pompeo Touts Success of Trump’s ‘America First’ Foreign Policy Achievements at CPAC – SAMUEL ALLEGRI
https://www.theepochtimes.com/pompeo-touts-success-of-trumps-america-first-foreign-policy-achievements-at-cpac_3713900.html
— House Democrats’ Attempt to Pressure TV Carriers Could Trigger Lawsuit: Dershowitz – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/house-democrats-attempt-to-pressure-tv-carriers-could-trigger-lawsuit-dershowitz_3713785.html

THE HILL
— Trump seeks to cement hold on GOP – JULIA MANCHESTER (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want to kill Trump’s influence on the Republican Party. They do not want Trump on Republican presidential primary ballots in 2024. Who has worked the hardest against you and why? Those who have worked the hardest against me since 2000 include CANDIDATES ON REPUBLICAN PRIMARY BALLOTS in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. They do everything that they can to STOP me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, to STOP everyone from reading the newsletters, to get me to NOT include links in the newsletters to articles that they do not like, to get me to NOT support Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, major donors, political consultants, etc. who they do not like, and/or to get me to NOT support planks in the Republican Party platform that they do not like. Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have worked against me the hardest.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/540737-trump-seeks-to-cement-hold-on-gop

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Restarts Fundraising Ahead Of His CPAC Visit – S.V. Date
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-cpac-fundraising_n_603aa9e3c5b617a7e40e172f

ABC7
— Workforce focus on diversity, equity, inclusion skyrocket business for local minority-owned firms – Cheryl Burton and Marissa N. Isang (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://abc7chicago.com/careers/workforce-focus-on-diversity-equity-inclusion-skyrocket-business-for-local-minority-owned-firms-/10371661/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-2/28/2021

WTTW
— What’s in an Adjective? ‘Democrat Party’ Label on the Rise – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use democracy to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are the following: law enforcement, 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://news.wttw.com/2021/02/28/adjective-democrat-party-label-rise

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater glorifies and praises those who hate Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210228/some-acts-of-courage-dont-get-the-recognition-they-deserve
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters promote hatred against Republican Township candidates in DuPage County.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210228/new-approach-needed-in-some-townships

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-set-to-return-to-the-spotlight-with-cpac-speech

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Jefferson would cringe at the destruction of local media – JOHN G. CHACHAS (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, it would be great if each and every one of the 102 counties in Illinois had a bog like the McHenry County Blog at http://mchenrycountyblog.com/ .)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-media-tech-local-journalism-chachas-20210227-7i2usag34bhqnadstrwcysspoi-story.html
— FRONT PAGE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Website that hooks up high schoolers with college student mentors launched by former Naperville man. – RAFAEL GUERRERO (DIERSEN: I was the first of my ancestors to attend college. I had no mentors while I attended UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-mentor-portal-colleges-st-0226-20210226-4v26ca2rovdo5isyi5v67xdv5q-story.html

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— The authoritarian left is on the march – Ben Shapiro (DIERSEN: The authoritarian left demands that everyone promote BLM, LGBTQ, dependence on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination.)
https://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/ben-shapiro-the-authoritarian-left-is-on-the-march/article_14cb877e-76b6-11eb-82dc-8746b71a36a0.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Survey shows Illinois teacher shortage worsening in most districts – PETER HANCOCK (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.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/watch-now-survey-shows-illinois-teacher-shortage-worsening-in-most-districts/article_ccc4bc87-eb1c-5047-a679-82cf5b1c572e.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 83 COVID-19 cases Saturday, 1 death, 6.12% of population fully vaccinated – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/02/27/dupage-county-reports-83-covid-19-cases-saturday-1-death-612-of-population-fully-vaccinated/

FOX NEWS
— GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert on combating cancel culture, online censorship: ‘We’re not going away’ – Joseph A. Wulfsohn (DIERSEN: Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters are not going away either. I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 a) to STOP me from sending out the newsletters, b) to STOP everyone from reading the newsletters, c) to get me to NOT include links in the newsletters to articles that they do not like, d) to get me to NOT support Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, major donors, political consultants, etc. who they do not like, and/or e) to get me to NOT support planks in the Republican Party platform that they do not like.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rep-lauren-boebert-cancel-culture-online-censorship-were-not-going-away
— CPAC honors Rush Limbaugh at Ronald Reagan Dinner – Charles Creit
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cpac-honors-rush-limbaugh-at-ronald-reagan-dinner
— New York Gov. Cuomo, Anthony Fauci become CPAC bogeyman as speakers rail against COVID restrictions – Tyler Olson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who make conservatives bogeymen. I would focus on present/past leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on present/past Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cuomo-fauci-cpac-bogeymen

AMERICAN THINKER
— Desperate progressives try to find Nazi symbol on the CPAC stage – Landon Freeman (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats are nasty. Libertarians are nasty. Greens are nasty. Independents are nasty. RINOs are nasty. I should write a book about the aforesaid who hint/imply/argue/shout that German Americas who are conservative like me are Nazis. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on the aforesaid who also hint/imply/argue/shout a) that Whites are White supremacists who discriminate against minorities, b) that men are sexists who discriminate against women, c) that older people discriminate against younger people, d) that law enforcement officers are racists who discriminate against minorities, e) that heterosexuals discriminate against LGBTQers, f) that married people discriminate against non-married people, g) that those who have more money discriminate against those who have less money, h) that Christians discriminate against non-Christians, i) that Protestants discriminate against non-Protestants, j) that Italian Americans discriminate against non-Italian Americans, k) that German Americans discriminate against non-German Americans, l) that those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time discriminate against those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, m) that non-veterans discriminate against veterans, o) etc.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/02/desperate_progressives_try_to_find_nazi_symbol_on_the_cpac_stage.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Will progressives ever stop comparing conservatives to Nazis? That’s a question I’ve been asking myself for some time and I wouldn’t be surprised if other conservatives have wondered the same thing. In a sense, progressives and the liberal media seem hopelessly desperate to form some sort of pseudo-link between the Nazis and modern American conservatives. Indeed, it’s been a fruitless, pointless goal of theirs for many years, much to no avail. . .While I don’t like being compared to the Nazis, the comparison isn’t even an accurate one given the values and beliefs I and other conservatives hold. Indeed, I’d argue that conservatives are the polar opposite of the Nazis, officially known as the ‘National Socialist German Workers’ Party’. Did you catch that? Progressives don’t seem to like bringing up the Nazis’ full party name and they rarely do so. To the dismay of leftists, yes, the Nazis were indeed socialists. No, they weren’t “far-right” as many have claimed and I’d argue that fascism, socialism and communism are all on the very far-left end of the political spectrum. Compare the hateful, totalitarian and genocidal rhetoric of the Nazis to the values held by conservatives. Conservatives value tradition, religion, practicality, commonsense, limited government, a lasting preservation of our Constitutional rights and an emphasis on individuality and liberty. That hardly mirrors the conformist, hateful and dictatorial views of the Nazis or any other left-wing factions. The far-left (Nazis included) has totalitarianism embedded in its very being. In contrast, conservatives are some of the least totalitarian people you’ll meet. So how should we remedy this persistent problem of progressives comparing us to Nazis? Well, we can certainly argue with facts and logic but some will pointlessly keep trying to compare us to Nazis or other historically-evil groups. Their minds are made up so the best thing we can do is roll our eyes, have a good laugh and provide brief rebuttals if we deem it necessary. To conclude, no, conservatives aren’t Nazis or even remotely similar to Nazis. ANTIFA on the other hand…Well, that’s a different story.)

DAILY WIRE
— Boston Public Schools Will Suspend Advanced Classes Because Too Many Students In Them Are White Or Asian – Ashe Schow
https://www.dailywire.com/news/boston-public-schools-will-suspend-advanced-classes-because-too-many-students-in-them-are-white-or-asian

POLITICO
— When the Left Attacked the Capitol Fifty years ago, extremists bombed the seat of American democracy to end a war and start a revolution. It did neither, but it may have helped bring down a president. – LAWRENCE ROBERTS (DIERSEN: What did you do in 1971? I lived with my mother and brother in Crete. My father had died suddenly in October of 1969. I started the year working as the Retail Sales Manager for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights, taking a graduate business management course at UIC, and awaiting a decision on my application for a financial hardship draft deferment. That application was approved, and because of my draft lottery number, I was no longer subject to the draft. I believe that prompted Oldsmobile to offer me a job which I accepted. But when I told my Firestone boss, he immediately and rudely fired me. But then, Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS to be a GS-7 (currently $48,445/year) Revenue Officer in Chicago. But then, my Firestone boss offered me a part-time job pumping gasoline which I accepted. Before I started working for IRS and working part-time for Firestone, I went on a spring break vacation in the Bahamas. My 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in August. That directly resulted in my buying a new 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy Bel Air for everyday use. At the end of the year, IRS granted my request to be assigned to its Harvey office.)
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/02/28/when-the-left-attacked-the-capitol-471270

February 27 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CPAC Orlando: Trump fans can’t wait to hear what the ex-president has to say on Sunday – RYAN GILLESPIE (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/os-ne-cpac-orlando-day-2-convention-20210227-apnybvqotvbthphoiu7drrbpvm-story.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— CPAC 2021: Mike Pompeo, Gov. Kristi Noem highlight Saturday’s list of speakers – Jordan Smith
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/cpac-2021-pompeo-rep-mccarthy-gov-noem-highlight-saturdays-list-of-speakers
— Hyatt claps back at CPAC haters: We take pride in operating a highly inclusive environment.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/hyatt-claps-back-at-cpac-haters-we-take-pride-in-operating-a-highly-inclusive-environment

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump the Dominant Force at CPAC. Speakers continued to fan disinformation and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, with panels dedicated to amplifying false claims of mass voter fraud that have been dismissed by the courts, state election officials and Trump’s own administration.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-the-dominant-force-at-conservative-conference/2449101/

ABC7
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 1,780 new coronavirus cases, 34 deaths – Jessica D’Onofrio, Craig Wall and Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-1780-new-coronavirus-cases-34-deaths/10375703/

WTTW
— 41 Problematic Monuments Flagged by City Commission Identified – Heather Cherone (DIERSEN: DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton should offer to take Lincoln statutes that Illinois Democrats do not want.)
https://news.wttw.com/2021/02/17/41-problematic-monuments-flagged-city-commission-identified
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The commission’s website does not identify why each of the monuments were flagged, although for some the reason is clear, including all of the city’s three Columbus statues. Among the statues flagged by the commission are statues of four presidents: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and William McKinley. Five statues of Lincoln were flagged by the commission, although the commission’s website does not identify areas of concern for any of them — or any of the other presidential statues. Two statues of Washington were flagged.)

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump the dominant force at CPAC – AP (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-the-dominant-force-at-conservative-conference

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Tazewell County Republicans host meet and greet with newly-appointed state Sen. Sally Turner – Annie Kate
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/tazewell-county-republicans-host-meet-and-greet-with-newly-appointed-sen-sally-turner/

FOX NEWS
— Dan Bongino calls conservatives to action at CPAC: Get ‘off the mat and back in the fight’ “The time for feeling sorry for ourself is done” – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dan-bongino-calls-conservatives-to-action-at-cpac-get-off-the-mat-and-back-in-the-fight
— Bill Maher’s warning to the left: Cancel culture is ‘real’ and ‘coming to a neighborhood near you’ – Joseph A. Wulfsohn (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in your employer if you are still employed, in the organizations that you are a member of, in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world officially take actions to officially cancel Trump supporters? Who will come to the defense of Trump supporters?)
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bill-maher-cancel-culture-gina-carano-chris-harrison
— Gun owners fight ‘unconstitutional’ bans to protect their Second Amendment right
https://video.foxnews.com/v/6235934813001#sp=show-clips
— Left smears Sen. Rand Paul after fiery exchange with Biden HHS pick
https://video.foxnews.com/v/video-embed.html?video_id=6235876743001&loc=breitbart.com
— Blackburn says conservatives need to ‘get busy’ ahead of 2022 midterms, calls for tough stance on China. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/blackburn-conservatives-2022-midterms-china
— Justice Department announces more than 300 people have been charged in Capitol riot. Acting Deputy Attorney General John Carlin: ‘Those responsible must be held to account, and they will be’ – Caitlin McFall, Jake Gibson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-announces-more-than-300-people-have-been-charged-in-capitol-riot

BREITBART
— CPAC Speakers: GOP ‘Civil War’ Won by Trump – WENDELL HUSEBO (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/02/27/cpac-speakers-gop-civil-war-won-by-trump/
— Lawmaker Attempts to Fight Surging Chicago Carjackings by Banning Video Games – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/26/lawmaker-fight-surging-chicago-carjackings-banning-grand-theft-auto/
— Rick Scott: Biden Won’t Open Schools, Brags about Open Schools in Migrant Centers – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/02/26/rick-scott-biden-wont-open-schools-brags-about-open-schools-in-migrant-centers/

BLAZE
— Jim Acosta confronted at CPAC over CNN’s coverage of Gov. Cuomo’s scandals – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/jim-acosta-cpac-cuomo-cnn

FEDERALIST
— How Leftists Captured Big Business Stephen R. Soukup’s ‘The Dictatorship of Woke Capital’ helps explain Wall Street and corporate CEOs becoming woke and dissing the system that made them rich. – Rupert Darwall
https://thefederalist.com/2021/02/26/how-leftists-captured-big-business/

HOT AIR
— Trump Loyalists Spurn “Failed Republican Establishment Of Yesteryear” (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Establishment Republicans dominate the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. Establishment Republicans are anti-conservative. Establishment Republicans reject some, most, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Establish Republicans look down on, if not despise, if not hate those like me who support the aforesaid planks. Establishment Republicans blame those like me who support the aforesaid planks for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2021/02/trump-loyalists-spurn-failed-republican-establishment-yesteryear/

GINGRICH 360
— Keeping Partisan Ideology Out of Our Armed Forces (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Democrat Party officially allow ONLY those who are the following to join or stay in the military: anti-military, 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.gingrich360.com/2021/02/keeping-partisan-ideology-out-of-our-armed-forces/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Here’s Why the Liberal Media’s LIES About CPAC Will Fail – Jeffrey Lord
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2021/02/27/heres-why-liberal-medias-lies-about-cpac-will-fail

EPOCH TIMES
— Censorship ‘the Biggest Problem’ Republicans Face Right Now: Rep. Nunes – ZACHARY STIEBER AND JOSHUA PHILIPP
https://www.theepochtimes.com/censorship-the-biggest-problem-republicans-face-right-now-rep-nunes_3713546.html
— ‘The Swamp Is Back,’ McCarthy Says of $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill’s Passage – TOM OZIMEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-swamp-is-back-mccarthy-says-of-1-9-trillion-relief-bills-passage_3713599.html

THE HILL
— McCarthy: ‘I would bet my house’ GOP takes back lower chamber in 2022 – BY LEXI LONAS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/540848-mccarthy-i-would-bet-my-house-gop-takes-back-the-lower-chamber-in-2022
— Why the ‘Never-Trumpers’ flopped – KEITH NAUGHTON (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/540655-why-the-never-trumpers-flopped
— Democrats don’t trust GOP on 1/6 commission: ‘These people are dangerous’ – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/540779-democrats-dont-trust-gop-on-1-6-commission-these-people-are-dangerous

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Trump the dominant force at CPAC – JILL COLVIN (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.aol.com/news/conservative-conference-trump-still-golden-005650392-220434541.html

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “CPAC speakers tout Trump, spread debunked election claims.”
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cpac-speakers-tout-trump-spread-debunked-election-claims/story?id=76154762

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “In Statehouses, Stolen-Election Myth Fuels a G.O.P. Drive to Rewrite Rules.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/27/us/republican-voter-suppression.html

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘It’s Donald Trump’s party’: How the former president is building a political operation to cement his hold on the GOP – Josh Dawsey and Michael Scherer (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-trump-gop/2021/02/27/890376f0-783d-11eb-8115-9ad5e9c02117_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Conservatives slam California, challenge Gavin Newsom at CPAC – LARA KORTE AND KATE IR
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-02-27/cpac-california-newsom-challenge

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump will protest the 2020 election for years; CPAC is here to help him spread his conspiracies.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/27/donald-trump-still-protests-2020-election-cpac-here-help/6843689002/

BOSTON HERALD
— Trump set to launch controversial comeback at CPAC. Here’s some shocking news for Trump haters — millions of conservatives and other Republicans still like the former president and would vote for him again. – JOE BATTENFELD (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/02/26/trump-set-to-launch-controversial-comeback-at-conservative-conference/

NEWSWEEK
— Adam Kinzinger’s GOP Challenger Catalina Lauf Accuses Him of Using Taxpayer Money to Go on ‘Liberal Media Shows’ – NATALIE COLAROSSI (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Trump has done more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than any Republican president since Reagan.)
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzingers-gop-challenger-accuses-him-using-taxpayer-money-go-liberal-media-shows-1572584

MEDIAITE
— Maskless Right Wing Influencer Ejected by Cops From CPAC Tells Newsmax He Was ‘Specifically Targeted’ by Hyatt – Caleb Howe
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/maskless-right-wing-influencer-ejected-by-cops-from-cpac-tells-newsmax-he-was-specifically-targeted-by-hyatt/

February 27 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS
— CPAC: Watch Live
https://www.foxnews.com/

CHICAGO REPUBLICAN PARTY

— Chicago Republican Party Censures US Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-16th)

https://www.facebook.com/Lori4thWard/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Stimulus check updates: House passes $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill — without minimum wage increase – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-stimulus-check-updates-20210226-ygskr5bgsbb7llhmeweem6o43u-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Dianne McGuire, Nancy Turner, Philip Buchanan, Holly Hootman, and Lyndsey Kokoris push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, or country.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-naperville-letters-st-0228-20210226-ajk5wzhjavbctfdwj74xxlmowm-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BLM-promoters in “Elgin to spend $160,000 for consultants to help with the creation of a policing task force.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/ct-ecn-elgin-consultant-policing-task-force-st-0228-20210227-cxakxcree5dlfgeytola2ha3iq-story.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump aide, 27, launches GOP primary bid against Kinzinger, blasts ‘Fake Republican’ incumbent – Joseph A. Wulfsoh
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-aide-27-launches-gop-primary-bid-against-kinzinger-blasts-fake-republican-incumbent

WGN RADIO
— Trump the dominant force at conservative conference – AP (DIERSEN: Beyond overwhelmingly, Trump-haters are filled with hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, veterans, 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. If you are a Trump-hater, what does that say about you?)
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/at-conservative-conference-trump-is-still-the-golden-boy/

WSPY
— Local Members of Congress Comment on Passage of Equality Act
https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/local-members-of-congress-comment-on-passage-of-equality-act/article_861d8d26-784d-11eb-8a55-5bfe7fc0a523.html
— Rezin Concerned Over Culturally Responsive Teaching Standards – Ethan Kruger
https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/rezin-concerned-over-culturally-responsive-teaching-standards/article_25e3fd24-7856-11eb-9ce9-8f5162d8c8d8.html

WGLT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois State University promotes hatred against Whites.
https://www.wglt.org/post/3-minute-thesis-winners-probe-motivations-behind-discrimination-political-violence#stream/0

CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— Illinois’ Teacher Shortage (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://soundcloud.com/user-592090129-621623053/illinois-teacher-shortage

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Virtual Illinois House hearings begin Monday as minority Republicans still worry about fairness – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/virtual-illinois-house-hearings-begin-monday-as-minority-republicans-still-worry-about-fairness/article_9b5e9092-7878-11eb-98fd-f79200d88351.html
— Critics: House Democrats $1.9 trillion coronavirus bill waste taxpayer money, full of pork – Bethany Blankley
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/critics-house-democrats-1-9-trillion-coronavirus-bill-waste-taxpayer-money-full-of-pork/article_94e7d3e4-7856-11eb-be58-47cc075704e6.html

ILLINOIS NEWSROOM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ. How soon will the Democrats and RINOs who run the following officially make promoting LGBTQ a requirement to seek or hold a government or political office: your school district, your park district, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican county party organization, the Illinois Republican Party, and the Republican Party? I should write a book about those who focus on destroying those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://illinoisnewsroom.org/illinois-lawmakers-vote-for-lgbtq-equality-along-party-lines/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Disgraced Former Supervisor Threatens To Sue DuPage Township – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN (DIERSEN: What makes someone “disgraced?” According to my critics/opponents, I am “disgraced” a) because certain leaders of the Illinois Senate Republicans, Illinois House Republicans, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton not only do not read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, they discourage me from sending the newsletters out, and/or they discourage everyone from reading the newsletters; b) because certain Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and/or their campaign volunteers have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their losses; and c) because TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois dumped me as its chairman in 2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce dumped me as a member of its Government Affairs Committee in 2011, MTRO dumped me as its webmaster in 2010 and 2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition dumped me as one of its Steering Committee members in 2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter dumped me as one of its board members in 2004, and GAO dumped me as one of its employees in 1997.)
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/02/disgraced-former-supervisor-threatens-to-sue-dupage-township/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Rand Paul Confronts Biden’s Cross-Dressing Pick for Assistant Health Secretary
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-rand-paul-confronts-bidens-cross-dressing-pick-for-assistant-health-secretary/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Ford Wants Its Cars Back From the NRA Automaker fears gun group will miss payments amid bankruptcy – Stephen Gutowski
https://freebeacon.com/guns/ford-wants-its-cars-back-from-the-nra/

FOX NEWS
— CPAC 2021 speakers: Rick Scott at CPAC says establishment Republicans want to ‘retreat’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/live-updates-cpac-2-27
— Is Trump the GOP’s future? Here’s what CPAC attendees think. Trump still leader of the party, CPAC attendees say, but many think Gov. Ron DeSantis should be 2024 presidential nominee. – Tyler Olson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/is-trump-the-gops-future-heres-what-cpac-attendees-think

GOPUSA
— California To Spend $28M To Help New Aliens Crossing The Border
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106969

AMERICAN THINKER
— RINOs, the scourge of the Republican Party – Patricia McCarthy (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINOs who have had the most success in destroying the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/02/rinos_the_scourge_of_the_republican_party.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Wages of Trump Hatred. Hating Donald Trump in the hater’s eyes makes one moral. But in the real world, such pathological fixations usually result in abject immorality and moral decline. – Victor Davis Hanson (DIERSEN: Beyond overwhelmingly, Trump-haters are filled with hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, veterans, 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. If you are a Trump-hater, what does that say about you?)
https://amgreatness.com/2021/02/14/the-wages-of-trump-hatred/

BLAZE
— Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows says Trump’s CPAC speech is prep for planning the ‘next administration’ Set to deliver Sunday’s keynote speech. – SARAH TAYLOR
https://www.theblaze.com/news/mark-meadows-trump-cpac-speech-next-administration

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Endorses Primary Opponent For Congressman Who Voted To Impeach – MICHAEL GINSBERG (DIERSEN: Who will Trump endorse to defeat Kinzinger? Kinzinger and Kinzinger-supporters are filled with hatred against Trump and against Trump-supporters. From what I see, hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger-supporters will do everything that they can to destroy Trump-supporters. Overwhelmingly, Trump-haters are filled with hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, veterans, 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://dailycaller.com/2021/02/26/trump-primary-ohio-anthony-gonzalez-max-miller-voted-impeach/
— The National Guard Has Been In DC For 50 Days, And It’s Still Unclear When Troops Can Return Home – MARLO SAFI
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/26/national-guard-washington-dc-capitol-riot-50-days-departure-date-threat/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Revisionist Black history leaves things out – Ada Fisher
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.snappages.site/blog/2021/02/26/revisionist-black-history-leaves-things-out

TOWNHALL
— Gaetz Rails Against Liz Cheney and the Republican Establishment in CPAC Speech – Bronson Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2021/02/27/gaetz-rails-against-liz-cheney-and-the-republican-establishment-in-cpac-speech-n2585435

PJ MEDIA
— Gun Sales in U.S. Set New Records in January, Fresh Off Huge Sales In 2020 – JEFF REYNOLDS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are going to a) abolish the Second Amendment, b) take all guns and ammunition away from Republicans, and c) get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/jeff-reynolds/2021/02/25/gun-sales-in-america-set-new-records-in-january-fresh-off-huge-sales-in-2020-n1428406

LIFE SITE NEWS
— ‘We will not go back to the days of the failed Republican establishment of yesteryear’: CPAC 2021 kicks off. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a potential 2024 presidential contender, used his speech to honor the memory of conservative media giant Rush Limbaugh, tout his administration’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis, and outline a future for the GOP unshackled by the priorities of the party establishment. – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/desantis-cruz-cotton-energize-conservatives-at-cpac-2021

COLLEGE FIX
— New teacher standards are ‘dangerous’ for pro-life teachers and students – Matt Lamb
https://www.thecollegefix.com/new-teacher-standards-are-dangerous-for-pro-life-teachers-and-students-activist-warns/

CAMPUS REFORM
— U. Illinois implements ‘Pass COVID/No Pass COVID’ grading scale to ‘help ease the stress’ – Addison Pummill
https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=16887

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Obama the Healer Strikes Again With Claims of ‘White Resistance’ Preventing Reparations – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/02/obama-the-healer-strikes-again-with-claims-of-white-resistance-preventing-reparations/

EPOCH TIMES
— Cancel Culture Is Leninist and Maoist – Morgan Zegers (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on canceling others. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/video-cancel-culture-is-leninist-and-maoist-morgan-zegers_3713323.html

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Former Trump Aide Catalina Lauf to Run Primary Challenge against Kinzinger – BRITTANY BERNSTEIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/former-trump-aide-to-run-primary-challenge-against-kinzinger/

THE HILL
— Trump Jr.: There are ‘plenty’ of GOP incumbents who should be challenged – TAL AXELROD (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, campaign managers, campaign staff members, campaign volunteers, etc. who falsely claim to be conservative. I would focus on those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/540800-trump-jr-there-are-plenty-of-gop-incumbents-who-should-be-challenged
— Trump reemerges to legacy being erased by Biden – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: Who has erased your work? In 2004, the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) erased what I had done as that organization’s webmaster since 2000. In 2004, Milton Township erased what I had done as that government’s webmaster since 2001. In 2007, the Illinois Center Right Coalition erased what I had done as that organization’s webmaster since 2003. In 2010, MTRO erased what I had done as the organization’s webmaster since 2008. In 2012, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois erased what I had done as that organization’s webmaster since 2005.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/540618-trump-reemerges-to-legacy-being-erased-by-biden
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled White-hating White-hater “accuses Trump of having operated under white supremacist doctrine.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/540680-naacp-president-accuses-trump-of-having-operated-under-white-supremacist

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “He’s back: Trump set to address CPAC in bid to extend his lease on the GOP.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/he-s-back-trump-set-address-cpac-bid-extend-his-n1258861

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters will use the Equity Act to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ once and for all.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-lgbt-lawmaking-factbox-trfn/factbox-what-would-the-equality-act-mean-for-lgbt-americans-idUSKBN2AQ1TT

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Loyalists Spurn ‘Failed Republican Establishment of Yesteryear’ – Elaina Plott and Jonathan Martin (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Establishment Republicans dominate the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. Establishment Republicans are anti-conservative. Establishment Republicans reject some, most, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Establish Republicans look down on, if not despise, if not hate those like me who support the aforesaid planks. Establishment Republicans blame those like me who support the aforesaid planks for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/us/politics/trump-cpac-conservatices-cruz.html
— Is New York Finally Ready to Tax the Rich? – Ginia Bellafante (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being rich and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are rich because they benefitted from their parents’, from their grandparents’, and from the rest of their ancestors’ discrimination against minorities and against females. Everyone should be required to disclose where their money came from. My money came what I saved doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; selling d tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; auditing federal agencies 1980-1997; collecting a Civil Service Retirement System pension since 1997, and collecting Social Security since 2010.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/nyregion/new-york-taxation-billionaires.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters will use the Equity Act to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ once and for all.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/congress-sexual-orientation-civil-rights-gender/2021/02/25/1351bea4-7779-11eb-8115-9ad5e9c02117_story.html

USA TODAY
— With the economy healing, is Biden’s $1.9T COVID-19 relief package too much? – Paul Davidson, Michael Collins, Charisse Jones
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/02/25/covid-relief-bill-stimulus-check-critics-bidens-stimulus-goes-too-far/6804219002/
— A culture war has been brewing at the Capitol for years. Now it’s at a boiling point. – Savannah Behrmann (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/26/how-culture-war-congress-more-than-business-usual/6665616002/
— CPAC or Trump-PAC? Conservative conference delegates stick with Donald Trump – David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/26/cpac-delegates-stick-donald-trump/6831565002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What Happens When Facebook Slows the News Flow – Erich Schwartzel (DIERSEN: Big Tech does everything that it can a) to elect Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens and b) to defeat Republicans.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-happens-when-facebook-slows-the-news-flow-11614355223
— Remember the Good Old Days? No Need to Feel Ashamed if You Do. Nostalgia can bring comfort and meaning, even inspiration. It’s about the future more than the past. – Clay Routledge (DIERSEN: When were your Good Old Days? Career-wise, my Good Old Days include 1972, 1973, and 1974 when my GAO mentor promoted me to GS-9 (currently $59,258/year), GS-11 (currently $71,697/year), and GS-12 (currently $85,935/year). But then, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my mentor and everything went downhill from there. Career-wise, my Good Old Days include 1986, 1987, and 1988 when my GAO mentor got me assigned to audits of IRS and promoted me to GS-13 (currently $102,188/year). But then, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my mentor and everything went downhill from there. My Good Old Days include 1970 when I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, 1976 when I earned an MBA from Loyola, 1980 when I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and 1997 when I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT. My Good Old Days include 1979 when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt and 1981 when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA. My Good Old Days include 1972, 1974, and 1976 when I bought real estate and 1978 and 1984 when my wife and I bought real estate. My Good Old Days include 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, etc. when I bought news cars and 1989 and 1994 when bought collector cars. My Good Old Days include every day since I got married in 1978.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/remember-the-good-old-days-no-need-to-feel-ashamed-if-you-do-11614370368

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump Returns With a Flourish to CPAC, Where All Voices Echo His.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-26/trump-returns-with-a-flourish-to-cpac-where-all-voices-echo-his

MARKET WATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Lies, disinformation and conspiracy theories are increasingly being embraced as acceptable political strategy. Politicians are leveraging social-media algorithms that boost extreme content and spread weaponized falsehoods.”
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/lies-disinformation-and-conspiracy-theories-are-increasingly-being-embraced-as-acceptable-political-strategy-ap-investigation-finds-01614394986

NEWSWEEK
— Mitch McConnell Comments Further Isolate Republicans Pushing Against Donald Trump – JACOB JARVIS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who push against Trump, and therefore, who push against those who voted for Trump. I would focus on leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I anticipate that the aforesaid hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will do everything that they can to destroy Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who do not share their hatred against Trump.)
https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-comments-isolate-republicans-against-donald-trump-2024-1572298

ATLANTIC
— The Man Who Refused to Bow Adam Kinzinger says he’ll fight to take his party back from Donald Trump. – Peter Wehner (DIERSEN: From what I see, in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township, sooner or later, hate-filled Trump-hating Republican party leaders will demand that Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains side ether with Kinzinger or with Trump. Beyond overwhelmingly, Trump-haters are filled with hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, veterans, 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. If you are a Trump-hater, what does that say about you?)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/02/man-who-refused-bow/618156/

DAILY MAIL
— Senator Josh Hawley receives a standing ovation at CPAC as he recalls being called a ‘traitor’ for questioning the election result – HARRIET ALEXANDER
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9305903/Josh-Hawley-gets-standing-ovation-CPAC-recalls-called-traitor-questioning-election.html

February 26 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Democratic county chairs ask for investigation of Downstate GOP Rep. Chris Miller for displaying militia decal at U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-republican-state-represenatitve-us-capitol-insurrection-20210226-jodipvmmk5gubkyzqffbkm2ade-story.html
— ‘Culturally responsive teaching’ or ‘woke indoctrination’? New standards for Illinois teachers in training are latest flashpoint in culture wars. – ELYSSA CHERNEY, KAREN ANN CULLOTTA and ROBERT MCCOPPIN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-teachers-cultural-competency-new-standards-20210226-xfhgzb5fs5htpmdhyiop5p4mxm-story.html
— Former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s pension illustrates the broken system – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-fixing-illinois-chicago-budget-madigan-pension-20210226-tt4kmbn7hbetldxgez57x4ioqq-story.html
— What happened to the ‘famously cautious’ Michael Madigan when it came time to pick a successor? – ERIC ZORN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-madigan-kodat-guerrero-cuellar-haste-zorn-20210226-ffcpu3xnvffnlfqfdbns2mu6ty-story.html
— Backed by Pritzker, Ald. Michelle Harris holds early lead in contest to replace Madigan as Illinois Democratic chairman – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-democratic-party-chairman-madigan-successor-20210226-2fs7vj36srbjbhijdo7jmfcram-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-lgbtq-marie-newman-marjorie-taylor-greene-page-20210226-ps3yhanmtvcmjhlkq3jnq2yzua-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Downstate Republican says he removed far-right militia decal from his truck — but Democrats and Kinzinger call for probe. State Rep. Chris Miller denied any involvement with the extremist organization called the Three Percenters after his pick-up truck was photographed with the sticker in its back window in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6. – Andrew Sullender
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/2/26/22303594/republican-chris-miller-mary-representative-congress-three-percenters-militia-insurrection-truck
— Illinois companies should be required — not just encouraged — to increase diversity on their boards. A study last fall found that only 16.8% of directors at big Illinois companies are minority, and only 27.4% are women. – Alexi Giannoulias (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were constructively required by Democrat politicians to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/26/22303178/corporate-board-diversity-illinois-alex-giannoulias-lgbtq-valerie-jarrett

DAILY HERALD
— It’s suburbs vs. Chicago for control of Illinois Democratic Party – JJ Bullock
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210226/its-suburbs-vs-chicago-for-control-of-illinois-democratic-party
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Aurora area groups issue call for racial equity in distribution of COVID-19 vaccine – Patricia Andrews-Keenan
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210225/aurora-area-groups-issue-call-for-racial-equity-in-distribution-of-covid-19-vaccine

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ‘Pot for Shots’: Mich weed dispensary offers free joint to anyone who gets COVID-19 vaccine – CNN (DIERSEN: To push pot on an individual, organization, company, government, or country is to destroy that individual, organization, company, government, or country.)
https://abc7chicago.com/health/pot-for-shots-marijuana-dispensary-offers-free-joint-to-anyone-who-gets-covid-vaccine/10372890/
— COVID-19 vaccine ‘passports’ may open society, but inequity looms – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will punish non-vaccinated Republicans.)
https://abc7chicago.com/travel/covid-vaccine-passports-may-open-society-but-inequity-looms/10372971/

NBC5
— Social Media is Radicalizing You (Yes, You) — Here’s How to Stop It. You can push back against social media algorithms with these tips. – Noah Pransky (DIERSEN: Of course, according to my critics/opponents, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters radicalize those who read them. Of course, my critics/opponents want you to read only what they put out or bless, nothing more, nothing less.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/lx/social-media-is-radicalizing-you-yes-you-heres-how-to-stop-it/2448542/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Coin flip breaks tie vote in Belvidere City Council primary. First-ever tiebreaker on a Boone County vote, clerk says. – Shaquil Manigault (DIERSEN: As a Republican Precinct Committeeman, I anxiously await campaign literature from the Republican candidates on the April 6, 2021 ballot for my precinct so that I can deliver that literature along with marked sample ballots and vote-by-mail information to the homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter. I also anxiously await yard signs from the candidates that I can offer to the voters, and voter lists that target voters who are likely to vote and to vote Republican. For Milton Township, the Republican candidates are John Monino, Nick Nathwani, Chris LeVan, Gary Muehfelt, Dan Milinko, Jeff Castle, Drew Ellis, and Joe Soto. For Wheaton Park District, the Republican candidates include Ron Almiron. For DuPage County Educational Service Region, the Republican candidates include Paula McGowen. For Wheaton Warrenville School District 200, the Republican candidates are? For College of DuPage, the Republican candidates are Heidi Holan, Andrew Manno, and Deborah Sajdak.)
https://www.rrstar.com/story/news/2021/02/26/natalie-mulhall-wins-2nd-ward-belvidere-primary-coin-flip/6832468002/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MOST AMERICANS STILL SUPPORT PLAYING NATIONAL ANTHEM AT SPORTING EVENTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/most-americans-still-support-playing-national-anthem-at-sporting-events.html
— THORNER: THE GASLIGHTING OF AMERICANS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/02/thorner-the-gaslighting-of-americans.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Durbin downplays division over state party chair contest, Pritzker denies promises being made
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/26/durbin-downplays-division-over-state-party-chair-contest-pritzker-denies-promises-being-made/
— 2,441 new confirmed and probable cases; 55 additional deaths; 1,393 hospitalized; 336 in ICU; 2.5 percent average case positivity rate; 2.7 percent test positivity rate; 68,988 average daily doses
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/26/2441-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-55-additional-deaths-1393-hospitalized-336-in-icu-25-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-27-percent-test-positivity-rate-68988-average-daily-doses/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump rules supreme at ‘TPAC’ – S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/26/donald-trump-rules-supreme-cpac/
— Sen. Josh Hawley: ‘I’m not backing down’ – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/26/josh-hawley-im-not-backing-down/

FOX NEWS
— Tom Cotton at CPAC tells conservatives ‘we will never retreat’ The Arkansas senator, a potential 2024 GOP presidential contender, vows he’ll ‘never apologize for defending America’ – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cotton-cpac-conservatives-will-never-retreat
— Cawthorn at CPAC says Dems want to turn U.S. into ‘Communist ash heap’ ‘They are trying to take away all of our rights and they are playing for keeps’ – Morgan Phillips
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cawthorn-cpac-dems-want-buy-vote-u-s-communist-ash-heap
— Is Trump the GOP’s future? Here’s what CPAC attendees think. Trump still leader of the party, CPAC attendees say, but many think Gov. Ron DeSantis should be 2024 presidential nominee. – Tyler Olson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/is-trump-the-gops-future-heres-what-cpac-attendees-think
— Lawrence Jones says CPAC attendees ‘united,’ previews what Trump will say in speech. Jones said that “people from all over the country are fired up at CPAC.” – Joshua Q. Nelson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-message-cpac-united-civil-war-gop-lawrence-jones
— Inside CPAC 2021: MAGA hats, coronavirus masks and temperature checks. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/inside-cpac-2021-temp-checks-masks-maga-hats
— Scott Walker at CPAC says ‘America is under siege’ on campuses, in culture. Former Wisconsin governor takes aim at ‘radical activists on campus’ – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/scott-walker-cpac-america-under-siege-campuses-culture

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Will End Your Freedom Of Speech Next Week
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/democrats-will-end-your-freedom-of-speech-next-week

DAILY WIRE
— Ron DeSantis At CPAC Highlights Future Of Republican Party Moving Forward: ‘Don’t Ever Back Down’
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ron-desantis-at-cpac-highlights-future-of-republican-party-moving-forward-dont-ever-back-down

PJ MEDIA
— Hello, CPAC! Trump Is Still In Charge Here – MARK ELLIS
https://pjmedia.com/columns/mark-ellis/2021/02/26/hello-cpac-trump-is-still-in-charge-here-n1428667

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump ‘Planning for the Next Administration’: Former Chief of Staff Mark Meadows – SAMUEL ALLEGRI
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-planning-for-the-next-administration-former-chief-of-staff-mark-meadows_3712640.html

THE HILL
— Donald Trump Jr. attacks Cheney at CPAC: ‘Lincoln Project Liz’ – MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/540761-donald-trump-jr-attacks-cheney-at-cpac-lincoln-project-liz
— House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said President Trump has not given him a commitment to refrain from targeting House GOP incumbents in their primaries. – JULIEGRACE BRUFKE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who have targeted Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/540724-mccarthy-no-commitment-from-trump-to-not-target-republicans
— CPAC officials booed after asking attendees to put on masks. “So please everyone, when you’re in a ballroom when you’re seated, you should still be wearing a mask. So if everybody can go ahead, work on that,” organizers asked amid boos from the crowd. – Joseph Guzman
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/540736-cpac-officials-booed-after-asking-attendees-to

NEW YORK TIMES
— Punish Lawyers for Complicity With Trump? – William D. Zabel, New York (DIERSEN: Who have hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters selected to punish Trump-voters in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois? Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains; township, ward, and county party organizations; and the Illinois Republican Party should be taking steps to protect Trump-voters. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. 20,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/opinion/letters/lawyers-trump.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Republican Civil War Over Trump? Not at CPAC. As Republicans in Washington debate the former president’s role in the party, many GOP rising stars, activists and voters have made up their minds. – Joshua Jamerson
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-civil-war-over-trump-not-at-cpac-11614366303

NEWSWEEK
— Dan Bongino Tells CPAC He’ll Start Up Server Farms, Banks, ‘Whatever You Want’ for Conservatives – DANIEL VILLARREAL
https://www.newsweek.com/dan-bongino-tells-cpac-hell-start-server-farms-banks-whatever-you-want-conservatives-1572525
— Josh Hawley Gets CPAC Standing Ovation at Mention of Election Certification Objection – MATTHEW IMPELLI
https://www.newsweek.com/josh-hawley-gets-cpac-standing-ovation-mention-election-certification-objection-1572499

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled GOP-hating GOP-haters say “Some local GOP leaders fire up base with conspiracies, lies.”
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/government-news/2021/02/some-local-gop-leaders-fire-up-base-with-conspiracies-lies-2/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Voters Have Unfavorable Opinion of AOC
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/congressional_faves_feb26

GLOBE AND MAIL
— Trump’s hold on Republican Party on display at CPAC
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-politics/video-trumps-hold-on-republican-party-on-display-at-cpac/

DAILY MAIL
— America’s culture and campuses are ‘under SIEGE’ by the woke brigade’s attempts to cancel conservative thought, Scott Walker tells CPAC – KEITH GRIFFITH
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9304843/Americas-culture-campuses-SIEGE-woke-brigade-Scott-Walker-says.html

February 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— McConnell says he’ll ‘absolutely’ support Trump in 2024 if he’s the Republican nominee – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/mcconnell-would-support-donald-trump-in-2024-run-mitch-news/10372625/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene goes head-to-head with congresswoman Marie Newman over anti-transgender stance
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/904971

WTTW
— Evanston Mayor, Former State Lawmaker Daniel Biss on Tackling National Issues at the Local Level – Nick Blumberg (DIERSEN: What do you say to mayors who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination?)
https://news.wttw.com/2021/02/25/evanston-mayor-former-state-lawmaker-daniel-biss-tackling-national-issues-local-level

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Roll up your sleeves, vaccine refuseniks. Stop endangering my life and yours. – ERIC ZORN (DIERSEN: Who is taking the lead in destroying those who fail/refuse to get vaccinated in your workplace if you are still working, in the organizations that you are a member of, in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-covid-vaccine-decline-refuse-mandate-zorn-20210225-7qysc4pvqjdlbkuzi2zomdu43y-story.html
— A crisis of conscience over slavery gave birth to a formidable political force: The Republican Party – RON GROSSMAN (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Establishment Republicans dominate the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. Establishment Republicans are anti-conservative. Establishment Republicans reject some, most, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Establish Republicans look down on, if not despise, if not hate those like me who support the aforesaid planks. Establishment Republicans blame those like me who support the aforesaid planks for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/history/ct-opinion-flashback-republican-party-origin-whigs-20210226-fkjz26k7vrbuhjpm5xaqefzgxa-story.html
— Cook County sheriff fields complaint about couple having sex during court videoconference – MEGAN CREPEAU
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-cook-county-zoom-court-sex-20210225-wzpyb7fuh5gmtanwl7xg5fzula-story.html
— Where does your town get its water? Search our map. – CHAD YODER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/environment/ct-viz-where-chicago-area-water-comes-from-map-20210226-of4q5vdhrvbw7mddrfolkp5izi-htmlstory.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An LGBTQ-promoter says “The inside story about Rep. Marie Newman, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and their transgender rights fight. Newman, in a House floor speech supporting the LGBTQ Equality Rights Act, talked about her trans daughter; Greene later engaged in a personal transphobic attack.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/25/22301556/rep-marie-newman-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-transgender-rights-fight-equality-act-lgbtq-mtg
— Why did WTTW fire me? Because I believe journalists can never really be objective — only transparent. I don’t hide behind the handicap of objectivity, as if journalists can check their humanity at the door. – Hugo Balta, Chicago (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, you are a journalist only if a) you have a degree in journalism, b) you are paid for what you do, c) you claim to be objective, nonpartisan, etc., d) you serve as an operative or as dupe for my critics/opponents, d) you glorify and praise my critics/opponents, e) you pander to my critics/opponents, and f) you give money to my critics/opponents. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/24/22299331/hugo-balta-journalism-objectivity-wtta-phil-ponce-letters

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois has even more local governments than you thought. The U.S. Census Bureau says the state has 6,918 combined townships, school districts, counties, mosquito abatement districts and the like. A new report finds it’s actually far more than that. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/illinois-has-even-more-local-governments-you-thought

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 74 COVID-19 cases Thursday, no deaths, 5.52% of population fully vaccinated – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/02/26/dupage-county-reports-74-covid-19-cases-thursday-no-deaths-552-of-population-fully-vaccinated/

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “It’s All About Trump: CPAC Seems Poised To Ignore Republican Identity Crisis.”
https://www.npr.org/2021/02/25/971130755/its-all-about-trump-cpac-seems-poised-to-ignore-republican-identity-crisis

WCIA
— Illinois state representative Chris Miller (R-Oakland) removes anarchist militia decal from pickup truck, claims ignorance – Mark Maxwell
https://www.wcia.com/illinois-capitol-news/miller-removes-anarchist-militia-decal-from-pickup-truck-claims-ignorance/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The Midwest Anti-Defamation League has identified Rep. Mary Miller’s district as a hotbed for extremism. The group layered its HEAT Map (hate, extremism, antisemitism and terrorism) with the congressional district and then shared it on Twitter. – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast that district with Wheaton. Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are the following are gaining influence big time in Wheaton: 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. I should write a book about the aforesaid individuals, organizations, companies, and governments.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/02/26/lightfoot-why-is-burke-still-here-madigan-passes-the-torch-again-party-politics-harmons-got-juice-491917

NEW CITY
— What the Decline and Fall of the Chicago Tribune and the Shattering of Local Media Means – BRIAN HIEGGELKE
https://www.newcity.com/2021/02/18/the-tower-is-crumbling-what-the-decline-and-fall-of-the-chicago-tribune-and-the-shattering-of-local-media-means/

WIREPOINTS
— Citing Wirepoints’ research, Wall Street Journal addresses the pending federal bailout proposal – Quicktake
https://wirepoints.org/citing-wirepoints-research-wall-street-journal-addresses-the-pending-federal-bailout-proposal-quicktake/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Senator Rand Paul Confronts Biden’s Cross-Dressing Pick for Assistant Health Secretary – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/rand-paul-confronts-bidens-cross-dressing-pick-for-assistant-health-secretary/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— McConnell would ‘absolutely’ support Trump if he was the 2024 GOP nominee. – Mica Soellner
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/mcconnell-would-support-trump-in-2024-as-nominee

FOX NEWS
— CPAC 2021 speakers on Friday will include Trump Jr., Ted Cruz Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak on Sunday
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cpac-2021-speakers-live-updates-2-26-2021
— Donald Trump Jr.: Donald Trump is ‘still the future of the Republican Party’ GOP needs candidates who will fight for the working class, former president’s son tells ‘Hannity’ – Joshua Q. Nelson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/donald-trump-jr-donald-trump-is-still-the-future-of-the-republican-party
— Republican civil war – which side will evangelicals choose? Here’s an important principle I hope the GOP will remember as they look forward. – Dr. Robert Jeffress (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs shout at evangelicals, and at everyone else, a) that GOD is 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 anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) that GOD promotes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/republican-civil-war-evangelicals-choose-robert-jeffress

GOPUSA
— GOP Senator Asks Hard Questions Of Transgender Rachel Levine In HHS Confirmation Hearing; Gets Few Answers
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106925
— The Supreme Court Must Now End The ‘Systemic Racism’ Of Affirmative Action (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106934

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Establishment GOP Still Does Not Understand the Patriot Movement…and Never Will – Laureen Lipsky (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Establishment Republicans dominate the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. Establishment Republicans are anti-conservative. Establishment Republicans reject some, most, if not all the planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Establish Republicans look down on, if not despise, if not hate those like me who support the aforesaid planks. Establishment Republicans blame those like me who support the aforesaid planks for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/02/the_establishment_gop_still_does_not_understand_the_patriot_movementand_never_will.html

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— What Does a ‘Nation of Immigrants’ Mean? More than many think, and keeping it that way means controlling it. Take it from Barbara Jordan. – Andrew R. Arthur
https://cis.org/Arthur/What-Does-Nation-Immigrants-Mean

BREITBART
— Sen. Rick Scott on the Democratic Party: ‘It’s a Socialist Party Now’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/25/sen-scott-on-the-democratic-party-its-a-socialist-party-now/
— 3 House Republicans Voted for ‘Equality Act,’ Permitting Men to Compete in Female Sports – WENDELL HUSEBO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/02/25/3-house-republicans-voted-for-equality-act-permitting-men-to-compete-in-female-sports/

BLAZE
— 27-year-old former ‘anti-AOC’ Trump aide challenges Rep. Adam Kinzinger, calls him a ‘weak-kneed, establishment Republican’ Catalina Lauf says Adam Kinzinger ‘betrayed his constituents for a life in the D.C. swamp’ – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/catalina-lauf-adam-kinzinger-illinois-trump

CHRISTIANITY DAILY
— Rep. Bill Johnson: Democrats’ Efforts To Silence Dissident Media ‘Eerily Similar’ To Chinese Communist Party’s – ANTON CARILLO
http://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/10958/20210225/democrats-efforts-to-silence-dissident-media-eerily-similar-to-chinese-communist-party-s-rep-bill-johnson.htm

DAILY CALLER
— ‘I Don’t Believe In Cancel Culture’: Rep. McCarthy Responds To Liz Cheney Questioning Trump Speaking At CPAC – DAVID KRAYDEN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/25/cancel-culture-rep-kevin-mccarthy-responds-liz-cheney-donald-trump-cpac/
— McConnell Won’t Blame Trump For Losing Georgia Senate Seats, Confirms He Will Support 2024 Nominee – VIRGINIA KRUTA
https://dailycaller.com/2021/02/25/mcconnell-wont-blame-trump-losing-georgia-senate-2024-nominee/

DAILY WIRE
— Sweeping LGBT Bill Passes House, GOP Lawmaker Vows To Fight ‘In The Courts And Beyond’ If It Becomes Law – Tim Pearce
https://www.dailywire.com/news/sweeping-lgbt-bill-passes-house-gop-lawmaker-vows-to-fight-in-the-courts-and-beyond-if-it-becomes-law

TOWNHALL
— It Sounds Like McConnell Is Changing His Tune on Donald Trump, Again – Bronson Stocking
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2021/02/25/it-sounds-like-mcconnell-is-changing-his-tune-on-donald-trump-n2585378

NEWSMAX
— CPAC Chair Schlapp to Newsmax TV: Trump’s Speech Should Look to GOP’s Future – Charlie McCarthy
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/schlapp-cpac-trump-speech/2021/02/25/id/1011578/
— Trump to Plot Strategy Forward for GOP, Former Adviser Says – Brian Trusdell
https://www.newsmax.com/us/gop-republican-party-conservative-agenda/2021/02/25/id/1011597/

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Fallout Continues For Rep. Cheney After The Latest Criticism Of President Trump
https://www.oann.com/fallout-continues-for-rep-cheney-after-the-latest-criticism-of-president-trump/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— US House passes pro-abortion ‘Equality Act’ to write transgenderism into civil rights law. ‘We are witnessing the greatest assault on religious freedom, biological reality, and parental rights ever seen in the U.S. Congress.’ – Claire Chretien
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-us-house-passes-pro-abortion-equality-act

THE HILL
— Trump reemerges to legacy being erased by Biden – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/540618-trump-reemerges-to-legacy-being-erased-by-biden

POLITICO
— Republican leaders split while CPAC prepares to unite around Trump. The annual confab is already showing how top GOP officials are making wildly different bets on the future of their party. – MELANIE ZANONA and OLIVIA BEAVERS
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/26/trump-cpac-republican-divisions-471681

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBTQ-promoters crow over the success that they are having destroying religion, destroying traditional marriage, destroying the traditional family, destroying the Republican Party, destroying America, destroying etc.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/conservatives-opposing-equality-act-don-t-speak-most-people-faith-ncna1258910
— Prosecutors just got millions of pages of Trump documents. His taxes are only the beginning. The records are likely to offer New York investigators a revealing look into the former president’s business dealings, experts say. – Tom Winter and Rich Schapiro
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/prosecutors-just-got-millions-trump-documents-his-taxes-are-just-n1258876

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump to Dominate CPAC as Activists Assess Potential 2024 Candidates. Day 1 of the Conservative Political Action Conference will include speeches from Senators Tom Cotton, Ted Cruz, Rick Scott and others. Here’s what to expect. – Shane Goldmacher
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/us/politics/trump-cpac-2024-candidates.html
— How to Get Really Rich! Getting into the right job is the key. – David Brooks (DIERSEN: I did not get into the right job. 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. My Democrat superiors in the federal government did everything that they could to waste my career and to get rid of me. My plan for a career in the automotive industry ended in 1971 when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/25/opinion/inequality-medicine-law.html

USA TODAY
— The return of Donald Trump: CPAC puts the Republican 2024 presidential primary front and center – David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/26/cpac-conservative-meeting-showcases-donald-trump-and-others/4575450001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump lost because ‘character counts.’ That’s why his CPAC speech won’t change anything. The problem in 2020 was with the Republican candidate. That won’t change in 2024 if Trump stays on top.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/02/26/trump-cpac-speech-republican-future-column/6813753002/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Report: Facebook spread lie about Texas power outage – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I spread lies with my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/02/24/facebook-texas-power-outage-fox-news-winter-storm-misinformation/6803133002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Mitch McConnell Says He Would Support Trump If He’s GOP’s 2024 Nominee. The Senate minority leader’s remarks came during a Fox News interview. – Siobhan Hughes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mitch-mcconnell-says-he-would-support-trump-if-hes-gops-2024-nominee-11614306862
— The Long-Term Economic Costs of Lost Schooling. Students who are falling behind now because of Covid restrictions may never catch up in their skills, job prospects and income. – Jon Hilsenrath (DIERSEN: If I could do it over again, a) I would have focused more on getting good grades than earning money so that I could graduate from college debt-free, b) I would have majored in accounting at UIC and NIU instead of management, c) I would have earned my first master’s degree in accounting instead of business, d) I would have taken the CPA examination much sooner than I did, and e) I would have become a licensed CPA much sooner than I did. I did not start taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul until I was 27 in 1976. I did not take the CPA examination and pass it on my first attempt until I was 30 in 1979. I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul until I was 31 in 1980. I did not become a licensed CPA until I was 32 in 1981. Instead of studying to get good grades, I spent many hours doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-long-term-economic-costs-of-lost-schooling-11614286602
— FRONT PAGE: China’s Campaign to Crush Democracy in Hong Kong Is Working. Freewheeling former British colony almost brought to heel by new national security law used to quell street protests, ban foreign lobbying and gut the legislature. – Wenxin Fan (DIERSEN: What do you say to individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote communism?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-campaign-to-crush-democracy-in-hong-kong-is-working-11614268174
— Twitter plans to introduce a subscription service for content creators – Sarah E. Needleman (DIERSEN: What do you say to my newsletter competitors who do everything that they can to make content that was created by others to look like content that they created? In GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, unlike my newsletter competitors, I stress a) the websites that articles are posted on, b) the titles of the articles, c) the authors of the articles, and d) the unhidden hyperlinks of the articles. It is called full attribution.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/twitter-aims-to-double-revenue-by-2023-11614266567
— The Censorship Party House Democrats use a hearing to target conservative media. – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to censure me and to censure my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and/or Illinois. I would focus on the aforesaid who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, BLM, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination. I would focus on the aforesaid who promote hatred against those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-censorship-party-11614296803
— ‘Just Asking’ for Censorship. Democrats expand their effort to shut down speech by targeting newsrooms. – Kimberley A. Strassel (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to censure me and to censure my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and/or Illinois. I would focus on the aforesaid who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, BLM, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination. I would focus on the aforesaid who promote hatred against those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/just-asking-for-censorship-11614295623

NEWSWEEK
— Adam Kinzinger Called ‘Old Guard’ Republican by Primary Challenger Catalina Lauf – JAMES WALKER
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-old-guard-republican-catalina-lauf-1572047

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Newsrooms Look to Rebuild Trust – Rob Tornoe (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media functions as an arm of the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties.)
https://www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/newsrooms-look-to-rebuild-trust-in-their-communities,186619

February 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— New Mike Madigan replacement Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar sworn in after Edward Guerra Kodatt resigns – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/angelica-guerrero-cuellar-sworn-in-as-new-madigan-replacement/10369793/
— New threat to blow up Capitol even as militia suspects are rounded up. – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/us-capitol-threat-insurrection-riot-january-6/10371047/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois Rep. Marie Newman places transgender flag outside office, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene responds – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-rep-marie-newman-places-transgender-flag-outside-office-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-responds

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “GOP can’t win with Trump at its center. The Republican Party needs to shed itself of former Boss Trump or, for practical purposes, it will cease to exist.” Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too many Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform, that is, far too many of the aforesaid are RINOs if not anti-conservatives. Republicans who support Trump do so despite concerns/disappointments because he has done more than any Republican president since Reagan to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/25/22301049/trumpism-republican-party-2024-election-jim-hendren-gene-lyons
— Eight almost enough? Endorsements make Ald. Harris clear frontrunner in race to lead state Democratic Party. Ald. Michelle Harris (8th) received eight endorsements Thursday, bringing her nearly two-thirds of the vote needed to succeed Mike Madigan as party chair. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/25/22301754/michelle-harris-endorsements-frontrunner-illinois-state-democratic-party-kelly-castro
— Cancel ‘cancel culture’ – Mona Charen (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on canceling others. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/2/25/22301236/cancel-culture-puberty-blockers-mona-charen
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) dump citizens of America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/24/22291231/reimplement-international-entrepreneur-rule-immigrant-entrepreneurs-editorial
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Conservative gathering to feature Trump’s false fraud claims.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/2/25/22302124/conservative-gathering-feature-trumps-false-fraud-claims

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan picks another House successor after quickly forcing out his first choice over ‘alleged questionable conduct’ – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-speaker-madigan-house-replacement-guerrero-cuellar-20210225-xbxr56twbveihdzkzgifhffb4i-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene attacks Illinois US Rep. Marie Newman’s transgender daughter in feud over LGBTQ rights.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-marie-newman-marjorie-taylor-greene-transgender-rights-20210225-bx67japa3fbmlhvqhrrgab4sni-story.html
— River Forest board approves creation of diversity, equity, inclusion committee – STEVE SCHERING (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/river-forest/ct-rfl-diversity-committee-tl-0304-20210225-xtno7jyflraivcdegigjspyhj4-story.html
— Black Chicago police officers band together for new voice during reckoning over racism in law enforcement – ANNIE SWEENEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-black-chicago-police-organization-20210225-dvbzcs4z3feqvix4sumhcbbgru-story.html
— Marie Newman vs. Marjorie Taylor Greene | Madigan’s successor 2.0 | Activists lambast Cook County for sending COVID-19 money to sheriff’s office. – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-newman-taylor-greene-transgender-republican-granduated-tax-spin-20210225-6fu4vngggjha7ljyxc52vlp5ja-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Helping you gain a deeper understanding of local candidates – Jim Slusher (DIERSEN: Candidates on April 6 ballots should be asked the following questions: If elected, would you encourage or discourage promotion of the following: a) reparations, b) BLM, c) LGBTQ, d) dependency on government, e) dependency on charity, f) abortion, g) mass/illegal immigration, h) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) more gun controls, j) patronage, k) political affiliation discrimination, l) reverse discrimination, and m) age discrimination?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210225/helping-you-gain-a-deeper-understanding-of-local-candidates
— In final fundraising push, Glen Ellyn Food Pantry gets village approval to move to new home – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats, everyone will be will he handing out welfare and/or collecting welfare.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210224/in-final-fundraising-push-glen-ellyn-food-pantry-gets-village-approval-to-move-to-new-home
— ‘All politics are local’: Palatine league organizes 16 virtual election forums – Elena Ferrarin (DIERSEN: Candidates on April 6 ballots should be asked the following questions: If elected, would you encourage or discourage promotion of the following: a) reparations, b) BLM, c) LGBTQ, d) dependency on government, e) dependency on charity, f) abortion, g) mass/illegal immigration, h) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) more gun controls, j) patronage, k) political affiliation discrimination, l) reverse discrimination, and m) age discrimination?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210225/all-politics-are-local-palatine-league-organizes-16-virtual-election-forums
— Wheaton League of Women Voters offers video voter guide for April 6 election – Mary Pritchard (DIERSEN: Candidates on April 6 ballots should be asked the following questions: If elected, would you encourage or discourage promotion of the following: a) reparations, b) BLM, c) LGBTQ, d) dependency on government, e) dependency on charity, f) abortion, g) mass/illegal immigration, h) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) more gun controls, j) patronage, k) political affiliation discrimination, l) reverse discrimination, and m) age discrimination?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210225/wheaton-league-of-women-voters-offers-video-voter-guide-for-april-6-election
— Mark Senak: 2021 candidate profile for Glen Ellyn Village President
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210225/mark-senak-2021-candidate-profile-for-glen-ellyn-village-president
— Heidi Holan: 2021 candidate, College of DuPage board
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210225/heidi-holan-2021-candidate-college-of-dupage-board

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— How the 1908 race riot and Black history reform have risen to the spotlight for Illinois – Natalie Pierre (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, will Illinois Democrats demand that all Illinois Republicans disclose what their ancestors did in 1908. My ancestors on my father’s side operated Crete’s only hardware store. My ancestors on my mother’s side operated a farm in Grant Park.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/02/25/why-1908-race-riot-black-history-back-spotlight-illinois/4576369001/

FOX ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Conservative gathering to feature Trump’s false fraud claims.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/conservative-gathering-to-feature-trumps-false-fraud-claims

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrat teachers promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/teaching-students-new-black-history#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “It’s All About Trump: CPAC Seems Poised To Ignore Republican Identity Crisis.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/its-all-about-trump-cpac-seems-poised-ignore-republican-identity-crisis#stream/0

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading standards move past legislative obstacles; ISBE pushes back on criticism – Demetrios Sanders
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/illinois-culturally-responsive-teaching-and-leading-standards-move-past-legislative-obstacles-isbe-pushes-back-on-criticism/

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP pounces on Welch’s mention of graduated income tax idea
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/25/ilgop-pounces-on-welchs-mention-of-graduated-income-tax-idea/
— 1,884 new confirmed and probable cases; 32 additional deaths; 1,463 hospitalized; 334 in ICU; 2.5 percent average case positivity; 2.7 percent average test positivity rate; 66,274 average daily doses; 2.44 million doses administered
https://capitolfax.com/2021/02/25/1884-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-32-additional-deaths-1463-hospitalized-334-in-icu-25-percent-average-case-positivity-27-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-66274-average-daily-doses-244-million/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— House passes Equality Act despite objections over religious freedom, women’s sports. Three Republicans join Democrats as GOP support dips from 2019 – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/25/house-passes-equality-act-despite-objections-over-/
— Facebook says it will pay $1B over 3 years to news industry – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want me to pay publishers for the right to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they post on their websites. Of course, they ignore the fact that the newsletters drive lots of traffic to the publishers’ websites. Of course, they ignore the fact that the newsletters are not-for-profit. My critics/opponents want a) to stop me from sending out the newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading the newsletters. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/24/facebook-says-it-will-pay-1b-over-3-years-to-news-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Not an actual problem’: Top Democrat dismisses conservative censorship complaints. – Nihal Krishan (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want Google to continue to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrat-dismisses-conservative-censorship-complaints

FOX NEWS
— Rush Limbaugh to be honored at CPAC, inducted into Conservative Hall of Fame. Limbaugh will also be honored with video tribute at Ronald Reagan Dinner Saturday night. – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/rush-limbaugh-to-be-honored-at-cpac
— Citizens United rolls out anti-Biden campaign to ‘fight back’ against agenda, defend Trump’s record. Citizens United rolling out project at Conservative Political Action Conference starting Thursday. – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/citizens-united-anti-biden-campaign-defend-trump-record

GOPUSA
— DC Congresswoman Introduces Bill To Remove ‘Emancipation Memorial’ Featuring Lincoln (DIERSEN: DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton should offer to take Lincoln statutes that Illinois Democrats do not want.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106908
— Nearly Half Of Trump Voters Would Leave GOP For Trump Party, Poll Finds (DIERSEN: Of course, ever-increasingly, anti-conservatives use Trump to drive conservatives out of the GOP.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=106832

NEWSMAX
— Sen. Ted Cruz: Biden Opening Border for ‘Murderers, Rapists’ – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/illegals-criminals-rapists-texas/2021/02/25/id/1011573/

CBN NEWS
— ‘Chilling’ War on Conservative Media: Some Warn Dems Trying to ‘Silence All Opposing Views’ – George Thomas (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to silence me and my views. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2021/february/war-on-conservative-media-intensifies-some-warn-dems-trying-to-silence-all-opposing-views-and-control-your-life

PJ MEDIA
— Christian Science Monitor: If You Don’t Like Public Schools Proselytizing for Islam, You’re a Racist – ROBERT SPENCER (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or country without borders than a religion.)
https://pjmedia.com/culture/robert-spencer/2021/02/21/christian-science-monitor-if-you-dont-like-public-schools-proselytizing-for-islam-youre-a-racist-n1427210

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Top 10 Most Corrupt U.S. Cities from 1976-2019 Run by Democrats 87% of the Time – Nick Kangadis
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/top-10-most-corrupt-us-cities-1976-2019-run-democrats-87-pct-time

OPEN SECRETS
— Trump allies among top CPAC sponsors – Anna Massoglia
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/02/trump-allies-at-cpac-2021/

ONE NEWS NOW
— A wolf in sheep’s clothing … in Christianity’s evangelical heartland. The Islamic Center of Wheaton is an Islamist stronghold in the heartland of evangelical Christianity, promoting anti-Western and anti-Semitic ideologies among Muslim Americans. – Hesham Shehab
https://onenewsnow.com/perspectives/guest-commentary/2021/02/25/a-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing-in-christianitys-evangelical-heartland
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton, Illinois, is home to Wheaton College, which is dubbed the “Harvard of Christian schools” in America. The city also boasts of 73 churches, supporting its claim to be the town with the “second most churches per capita in America.” But when the First Assembly of God lost its mortgage in 2013, the Islamic Center of Wheaton (ICW) paid $3.15 million for the seven-acre property and moved into the building – creating a hotbed for Islamic extremism in the middle of America’s evangelical epicenter. Being the first mosque ever to set roots in the town where America’s most prominent Christian evangelist Billy Graham went to seminary, ICW raised a lot of interest in the community. On its first “Open Mosque Day,” it attracted 250 people, mainly Christians and students from Wheaton College who enjoyed the hospitality of the new worship center. “We want to present a positive image of an Islamic center …. We just want to be a good neighbor …,” ICW president and spokesman Dr. Abraham Antar told the Chicago Tribune in late 2013. Yet, Wheaton families of any religion – including the suburb’s diverse Muslim community – should question the rosy image that Antar seeks to project. ICW’s leaders belong to Islamist organizations that stem from extremist, often violent movements based in the Middle East and South Asia. In-house guides For example, Antar himself is an “active volunteer” with two Islamist groups (the Muslim American Society [MAS] and the Chicago chapter of the Islamic Circle of North America [ICNA]) that have openly declared their allegiance to foreign extremists. Moreover, his wife Zahra was a speaker at a 2016 convention in Chicago jointly hosted by the same organizations. (See sidebar) It doesn’t stop there. Ibrahim Dardasawi, the imam of ICW, is a frequent guest at Islamist conventions in Chicago, including events sponsored by MAS-ICNA and American Muslims for Palestine, an anti-Israel nonprofit accused of providing a “platform for anti-Semitism.” For years, Dardasawi has “blessed” these conventions with his mellow voice in recitations of the Quran and Nasheeds (Islamic songs). While Dardasawi mainly leads prayers and delivers sermons at ICW, the vice president of the mosque – Sheikh Omer Haqqani – is more active in public outreach, interfaith relations, and youth education behalf of the mosque. Sadly, Haqqani may not be offering mentorship that helps young Muslims at ICW integrate with the community. He is a graduate of India’s fundamentalist Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, also known as Nadwa. (See sidebar). In any case, it is unclear what Haqqani teaches Muslim youth about their Christian neighbors and Islam. When asked during an interview about the books he uses for religious education at ICW, Haqqani refused to answer, possibly because the mosque curriculum draws upon the same radical theories espoused by his alma mater. Outside guides In addition to its radical leadership, Wheaton’s only mosque also plays host to extremist guest speakers. Locals visiting the worship center might chance upon Islamists such as Sabri Samirah, who presented a Friday sermon, or khutbah, at ICW in 2015. Samirah is a well-known Muslim Brotherhood leader in Jordan, and the former chairman of a pro-Hamas nonprofit shuttered in 2004 because of its role in financing international terrorism. His invitation to preach at ICW further reveals the mosque’s radical ideological identity. Indeed, Samirah’s appearance followed 11 years of exile after he was designated a security threat by U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Services. Furthermore, Wheaton evangelists visiting ICW should be wary of the missionizing purpose behind its “Open Mosque” days. These events are often sponsored by GainPeace, an ICNA offshoot that whitewashes militant jihad in early Islamic history and misinforms non-Muslims. In a nationwide billboard campaign, GainPeace sought to ensure Christians that Muslims honor Jesus as a respected and revered prophet. However, less-public GainPeace training materials slander the Christian understanding of Jesus as rooted in paganism and “sketchy biographical material, poorly researched and compiled.” Successfully misguiding Nevertheless, there are signs that ICW’s propagandist teachings may be working. It’s apparent the Chicago suburb remains ignorant of the Islamic center’s radical agenda – as indicated by a Wheaton College professor who violated the school’s spiritual principles in 2015 by declaring that Muslims and Christians worship the same god, and other faculty who delivered flowers to ICW and begged “repentance for the ways in which evangelicals have abused Muslims.” It’s a pity that (Milton) Township, which boasts one of the most diverse Muslim refugee populations in the U.S., only has the Islamic Center of Wheaton – a proverbial wolf in sheep’s clothing – for its Muslim immigrants. The mosque promotes intolerance, anti-Semitism, and victimhood, ultimately hindering the integration of the new Muslim generations into the American community. To be a good neighbor to and a positive influence on these refugee families – as Dr. Abraham Antar declared years ago – ICW should revoke its affiliation with extremist organizations and cleanse its leadership ranks of Islamist elements. Otherwise, Wheaton’s only mosque should be exposed and discredited as a radical institution incapable of assimilation. Hesham Shehab is the Chicago associate at the Counter-Islamist Grid, a project of the Middle East Forum. This column is printed with permission. Opinions expressed in ‘Perspectives’ columns published by OneNewsNow.com are the sole responsibility of the article’s author(s), or of the person(s) or organization(s) quoted therein, and do not necessarily represent those of the staff or management of, or advertisers who support the American Family News Network, OneNewsNow.com, our parent organization or its other affiliates.)

EPOCH TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Conservatives Flock to Grassroots GOP Positions to Push Party Reform – PETR SVAB (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Far too many Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform, that is, far too many of the aforesaid are RINOs if not anti-conservatives. Republicans who support Trump do so despite concerns/disappointments because he has done more than any Republican president since Reagan to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/conservatives-flock-to-grassroots-gop-positions-to-push-party-reform_3699351.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservatives across the country are applying for local Republican official positions in a bid to reform the party. Some feel a major part of the party establishment consists of “Republicans in name only,” or RINOs, who no longer represent their voter base. The movement aims to fill the many vacant positions of precinct committee officers. Those involved in the effort estimate that roughly 400,000 of these jobs exist nationwide, with half or more empty, although the precise number is hard to determine since the GOP doesn’t publish overall data. These grassroots positions wield significant power and influence. Either directly or through electors and delegates, they elect state GOP leaders as well as a state’s delegation to the Republican National Committee (RNC), which then elects the national party leadership. They are also commonly drawn upon to fill election oversight positions, such as poll observers and ballot signature verification monitors. Some local party committees also endorse primary candidates and may organize get-out-the-vote efforts for a particular candidate. Interest in the committee positions surged in recent weeks after the topic was picked up by several conservative writers and personalities, and began to spread on social media. The general sentiment of the movement is that Republicans need to get more actively involved in politics and demand that their party and its candidates faithfully represent their values. The idea of virtually taking over the Republican Party through filling vacant precinct positions has long been advocated by Arizona lawyer Dan Schultz. Since at least 2009, he’s produced a book, a website, and numerous articles and videos on the subject and sought to influence the party’s movers and shakers, with limited success. The major breakthrough appears to have come on Feb. 6, when Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Donald Trump, hosted Schultz on his talk show. Interest then started to snowball, with several articles in small conservative outlets and further appearances on Bannon’s show, Schultz told The Epoch Times.)
— Democrat’s $1.9 Trillion Relief Bill Is ‘Neo-Socialist Wish List’: Sen. John Kennedy – TOM OZIMEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/bidens-1-9-trillion-relief-bill-is-neo-socialist-wish-list-sen-john-kennedy_3710818.html

THE HILL
— McConnell says he’d back Trump as 2024 GOP nominee – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/540625-mcconnell-says-hed-back-trump-as-2024-gop-nominee
— House passes sweeping protections for LGBTQ people – ALEX GANGITANO AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/540558-house-passes-sweeping-protections-for-lgbtq-people
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the measure received strong pushback from conservatives, with critics arguing that it could infringe on religious liberties, could lead to taxpayer-funded abortion. They have also taken issue with its language allowing transgender women to take part in women’s sports. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) forcing two motion to vacate procedural votes, arguing that members needed “some time to think about how they’re going to vote on the Equality Act, but because the Equality Act, truly destroys women’s sports and women’s rights.” Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) vowed to fight it in the courts if it is signed into law, arguing it is unconstitutional and blasting Democrats for opting not to have the bill go through the committee process. “The definition of sex in HR 5 inserts the right to abortion into the Civil Rights Act, the Equality Act could be used to force a universal right to abortion until birth, it forces medical professionals to conduct or assist in performing abortions and perform certain surgeries, administer hormone blockers even if it is against their medical advice, forces employers to cover sexual assignment surgeries, forces schools, hospitals, and businesses to recognize a chosen gender. I can go down the list, but this is about power and control,” he said on the floor. Major companies like AT&T, Bank of America, Chevron, CVS, and General Motors support the passage of the legislation and are part of Human Rights Campaign’s Business Coalition.)
— Democrats’ letter targeting Fox, Newsmax for misinformation sparks clash during hearing. – REBECCA KLAR (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless.)
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/540386-democrats-letter-targeting-fox-newsmax-for-misinformation-sparks-clash
— Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. replaces banned weed, LGBTQ rights flags — with bigger ones – JORDAN WILLIAMS
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/540323-pennsylvania-lt-gov-replaces-banned-weed-lgbtq-rights-flags-with-bigger

NBC NEWS
— Trump was once a CPAC pariah. Now he’s the confab’s king
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/trump-was-once-cpac-pariah-now-he-s-confab-s-n1258828

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Facebook signs pay deals with 3 Australian news publishers – ROD McGUIRK (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want me to pay publishers for the right to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they post on their websites. Of course, they ignore the fact that the newsletters drive lots of traffic to the publishers’ websites. Of course, they ignore the fact that the newsletters are not-for-profit. My critics/opponents want a) to stop me from sending out the newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading the newsletters. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.startribune.com/facebook-signs-pay-deals-with-3-australian-news-publishers/600027485/

YAHOO
— Noem: Democrats used COVID to promote fear and change America. South Dakota governor calls out the left’s politicization of coronavirus on ‘Hannity’
https://news.yahoo.com/noem-democrats-used-covid-promote-031732945.html

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Republican No-Shows for CPAC Gathering Are Who’s Who of the GOP.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-25/republican-no-shows-for-cpac-gathering-are-who-s-who-of-the-gop