MCHENRY COUNTY GOP
— TRUMP NOW Save the American Dream Rally. Please visit: www.paradingfortrump.com to purchase tickets!
https://www.mchenrycountygop.org/event-details/trump-now-save-the-american-dream-rally
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
DAILY HERALD
— On eve of DNC, Republicans are gathering in Woodstock for Pro-Trump rally
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240813/news/pro-trump-rally-in-woodstock-sunday-on-eve-of-dnc-caravans-of-gop-supporters-from-across-region-exp/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans from across the Chicago region and beyond are expected to converge on the McHenry County Fairgrounds in Woodstock Sunday for a show of support for former President Donald Trump just before the Democratic National Conventions gets underway in Chicago. The Trump Now-Save the American Dream Rally is set for 12:30 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18, at the fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Road, Woodstock. Tickets range from $30 for general admission to $300 for a VIP seat, according to the Parading for Trump website. Those supporting the former president in his reelection bid plan to caravan to the event. Caravans of his supporters are set to arrive from Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale, Petersen Park in McHenry, the Campton Township Highway Department parking lot in Lily Lake in Kane County, Antioch’s Metra station, the Tinley Park Convention Center, the shopping center at 2341 Sycamore Road in DeKalb and from Halsted and Division streets in Chicago. Paraders are asked to decorate their vehicles in pro-Trump gear. The speakers list includes conservative commentator and Chicago-area native Charlie Kirk, GOP strategist Roger Stone, Mike Lindell of MyPillow and retired Army lieutenant general and former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn. Entertainment for the day will be from musicians Thompson Square, Nate Venturelli, Diva Montell and Anthony “Frank” Cassano. There’s no indication that Trump or his running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, will appear. Gary Rabine, a Bull Valley businessman and former candidate for Illinois governor, is hosting the rally. According to the event website, the event is paid for by The American Dream PAC, with profits from the event “dispersed … to organizations focused on Get out the Vote in our communities and swing states, conservative candidates and organizations focused on helping Trump become our 47th President.”)
— Will the attacks on Walz’s military service stick like they did to Kerry 20 years ago? – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240813/nation-and-world-politics/will-the-attacks-on-walzs-military-service-stick-like-they-did-to-kerry-20-years-ago/
NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry asks county GOP to find a new gathering place for Trump caravan as park booked for festival. – Janelle Walker
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2024/08/14/mchenry-asks-county-gop-to-find-a-new-gathering-place-for-trump-caravan-as-park-booked-for-festival/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: McHenry city officials were surprised when they read news reports Tuesday that Petersen Park was set as a meetup point Sunday to caravan to the Trump Now-Save the American Dream Rally in Woodstock. Petersen Park is playing host to the annual Bands, Brews & BBQ event this weekend, with its largest day expected on Sunday, McHenry Deputy Chief Tom Walsh said. It could see even larger crowds later in the day, as McHenry’s community fireworks show is due to take place at the park after being was postponed because of poor weather during Fiesta Days in July. In social media posts and emails, organizers of the rally – in support of former President Donald Trump and other Republican candidates on the ballot in November, and held on the eve of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago – encouraged GOP faithful to meet up beginning at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at McHenry’s Petersen Park and convoy at 11:30 a.m. to the McHenry County Fairgrounds in Woodstock. Caravans of supporters are also expected to descend on Woodstock from various meetup spots across the Chicago region and in DeKalb. The gates for Bands, Brews and BBQ are set to open at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, McHenry Area Rotary President Diana Mark said. Vendors, the band and others will be setting up before then will be in and out of the parking area earlier, Mark said. Following inquiries from the Northwest Herald, organizers of the pro-Trump rally distributed a new flier saying the McHenry meetup would instead be at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Althoff Park. The event’s website, paradingfortrump.com , still listed Petersen Park as of Tuesday evening, however. Prior to the location change, Walsh had said: “I am concerned about space. I don’t know details about where they are meeting up” or whether cars will be left at the Petersen lot during the day. “We can’t have this conflict in the parking lot,” he said. McHenry Chief of Police John Birk asked Walsh to reach out to the Trump event organizers. The rally is set for 12:30 to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Fairgrounds, 11900 Country Club Road, Woodstock. Organizers did not need a temporary use permit for the rally, as the fairground is exempt from the permit process, Alicia Schueller, director of public affairs for McHenry County. Food and liquor licenses have been secured for the event. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office has asked Woodstock Police for additional support during the rally, City Manager Roscoe Stelford said Tuesday. That’s not unusual for large events, Stelford said, adding that two Woodstock police officers are helping at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week. Those same two officers also aided with the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Stelford said.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Harris.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/08/13/vice-president-kamala-harris-walz-many-ties-visits-chicago-dnc2024-politics-elections-united-center
— Here’s how to appeal your property tax assessment. – Abby Miller (COMMENT: My critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County were beyond furious that I appealed my assessed valuations during the 1980s and 1990s. They all sided with my home’s builder, Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County. I should write a book about that.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/real-estate/2024/08/13/property-tax-cook-county-board-review-assessment-bill-appeal
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Some business owners and residents near United Center, home to upcoming DNC, want nearby migrant shelter moved. – NELL SALZMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/13/some-business-owners-and-residents-near-united-center-home-to-upcoming-dnc-want-nearby-migrant-shelter-moved/
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/13/drive-thru-cannabis-dispensary-opening-in-harwood-heights-hopes-to-be-illinois-first/
— Naperville police make 22nd gun-related arrest since August 2023 at Topgolf parking lot. – TESS KENNY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/13/naperville-police-topgolf-arrest-firearm-gun/
— Cartoon in Lake County township GOP group’s newsletter depicting domestic abuse denounced by Democrats. – OLIVIA OLANDER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/13/newsletter-cartoon-reactions/
— How X owner Elon Musk uses his social platform to amplify his right-wing views. – BARBARA ORTUTAY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/13/elon-musk-2/
— Kamala Harris signs onto a signature Trump issue, taking pandering to new depths. No taxes on tips is a bad idea no matter who’s backing it. – Editorial. (COMMENT: My Social Security is only $2,935/year because I get a Civil Service Retirement System pension. All of it plus more now goes to pay Medicare.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/13/editorial-kamala-harris-donald-trump-tips-taxes-nevada/
— Today in History: FDR signs Social Security Act – AP (COMMENT: Because I get a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious that I get any kind of Social Security at all. Even though I paid into Social Security 1964-1974, my Social Security is only $2,935/year because I get a CSRS pension. During those 10 years, I did yard work, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, delivered mail, worked on an automotive assembly line, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances, and pumped gasoline.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/14/today-in-history-fdr-signs-social-security-act/
ABC7
— Migrant surge no longer expected ahead of DNC, but city remains ready for new arrivals: deputy mayor. – Leah Hope
https://abc7chicago.com/post/2024-dnc-chicago-migrant-surge-longer-expected-ahead-convention-city-remains-ready-new-arrivals-deputy-mayor-says/15182585/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote homelessness and especially sleeping in public places.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/rosemont-illinois-enacts-new-ban-sleeping-public-are-exceptions-like-pop-concerts-allstate-arena/15183451/
— UAW files federal labor charges against Donald Trump and Elon Musk. In an interview with Musk, Trump appeared to endorse firing striking workers. – Julia Reinstein (COMMENT: I was a union member for almost 12 years. My critics/opponents who are anti-union have never forgiven me for that.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/uaw-lawsuit-united-auto-workers-union-files-federal-labor-charges-donald-trump-elon-musk/15181888/
WGN9
— Illinois State Fair becomes political battleground in pivotal election year. – Tahman Bradley (COMMENT: I anxiously await the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Party (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) to reach out to conservatives like me, that is, to reach out to the base of the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO like me.)
https://wgntv.com/news/politics/illinois-state-fair-becomes-political-battleground-in-pivotal-election-year/
(COMMENT: Republicans, meanwhile, will have their day on Thursday. The Republican Party is rebuilding, holding no statewide offices and trying to make their voice heard in the super minority in Springfield. The forecast for Thursday calls for thunderstorms. Republicans will meet for brunch on Thursday while Democrats gather Wednesday morning.)
— UAW files labor charges against Trump and Musk, alleging worker intimidation. – Taylor Giorno (COMMENT: I was a union member for almost 12 years. My critics/opponents who are anti-union have never forgiven me for that.)
https://wgntv.com/hill-politics/uaw-files-labor-charges-against-trump-and-musk-alleging-worker-intimidation/
FOX32
— Chicago prepares for potential migrant surge during DNC – Kasey Chronis
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-migrants-dnc
— Possible migrant surge in Chicago ahead of DNC
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1500539
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK6S19fAE4o
WTTW
— The mainstream news media is an arm of the Democrat Party. It exists to elect Democrats and to defeat Republicans.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/08/13/members-congress-illinois-see-presidential-momentum-shift-ahead-hometown-dnc
WGN RADIO
— Negotiating job offers (COMMENT: GAO audits IRS. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, the Democrats who ran GAO forced me to take $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079–$110,020/year. I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates used my having to take that pay cut against me viciously. They ignored/dismissed/belittled my earning that master’s degree from DePaul in 1980, my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981. They succeeded in a) delaying my promotions back to GS-12 until 1982, b) assigning me to audits IRS until 1986 and then after 1988, c) delaying my promotion to GS-13 until 1986, and d) never promoting me to GS-14.)
https://wgnradio.com/wintrust-business-lunch/wintrust-business-lunch-8-13-24-negotiating-job-offers-commuter-incentives-rate-cuts-aar/
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— It was Corvette vs. Mustang at Godfrey’s Dynamic Duo Car Show. Annual Godfrey car show celebrates muscle cars. – David Blanchette (COMMENT: I have owned my 2005 Corvette since 2005.)
http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/dynamic-duo-car-show-2024-corvette-mustang-godfrey-19651707.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Tony Williams of St. Louis and his wife coordinated their checkered-flag-theme clothing with the design of Williams’ 2005 Corvette. “I always wanted to do something unique, and I’ve never seen anything else like it,” Williams said. “My Corvette will deal with anything out there on the street as long as it ain’t modified. I’m a little bit bigger and had to learn how to get in and out of the car, but it’s a really nice car.”)
WGIL
— Trump calls Pritzker ‘a real loser’ in X conversation with Musk. – Greg Bishop
https://www.wgil.com/2024/08/13/trump-calls-pritzker-a-real-loser-in-x-conversation-with-musk/
WGLT
— Democrats crow that women “in states with abortion bans are getting pills through telehealth.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.wglt.org/2024-08-13/people-in-states-with-abortion-bans-are-getting-pills-through-telehealth
https://www.wglt.org/2024-08-14/the-abortion-debate-is-headed-to-2-more-states-ballot-boxes-in-november
WSIL TV
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/health/most-women-in-the-us-worry-that-abortion-bans-could-put-them-or-a-loved/article_596f96f5-3257-52a2-9840-dd0a979c1157.html
NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Biden suggests he’d attend a Trump inauguration: ‘I have good manners’ – JACKSON WALKER
https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/biden-suggests-hed-attend-a-trump-inauguration-i-have-good-manners-donald-trump-joe-biden-2024-election-white-house-politics-inaguration-ceremony
— EU sent warning letter to Elon Musk before conversation with Trump on X. – KAYLA GASKINS (COMMENT: I have been the Illinois Editor for GOPUSA since 2000. I should write about a) the warnings that I received from Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders to not ask questions at press conferences and b) the adverse actions that they took against me because I asked questions anyway. I would stress a) those candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who warned me, b) the questions that I asked them anyway, c) their responses, and d) the adverse actions that they took against me.)
https://newschannel20.com/news/nation-world/eu-sent-warning-letter-to-elon-musk-before-conversation-with-trump-on-x-social-media-harmful-content-european-union-free-speech-expression-facebook-uk-riots-stabbing-lawsuit-laws
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— The more that you blast Trump, the more that the mainstream news media promotes you.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/former-aide-trump-feels-this-election-slipping-away/
— Democrats say “How X owner Elon Musk uses his social platform to amplify his right-wing views.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-how-x-owner-elon-musk-uses-his-free-speech-platform-to-amplify-his-views-worldwide/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion. Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies?
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/most-women-oppose-leaving-abortion-laws-to-the-states-across-party-lines-poll/
NPR ILLINOIS & WGLT
— ‘Republicans for Harris’ want conservatives to vote Democrat in 2024 to topple Trump. – Sarah McCammon (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Trump can and will defend and advance the Republican Party platform. To endorse Harris is to officially leave the Republican Party.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-08-13/republicans-for-harris-want-conservatives-to-vote-democrat-in-2024-to-topple-trump
https://www.wglt.org/2024-08-13/republicans-for-harris-want-conservatives-to-vote-democrat-in-2024-to-topple-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh acknowledged that it “takes a lot of courage” for many Republicans to publicly break with their party, but argued it’s necessary. “You have to publicly out yourself: ‘I’m a Republican; I’m a conservative, and I’m supporting Kamala Harris,’” Walsh said. “It takes courage, but remember – Donald Trump is unfit to be President.” Organizers said more than 70,000 people joined the call live, where speakers urged Republican participants to get behind Harris through volunteering and publicly supporting her campaign.)
CITIES 92.9
— Jewish groups and Illinois congressman question Kamala Harris’ support for Israel. – Catrina Petersen
https://www.cities929.com/2024/08/12/jewish-groups-and-illinois-congressman-question-kamala-harris-support-for-israel/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/14/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-347/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-140/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
JOHN KASS
— Chicago’s Days of Rage and the 2024 DNC – Pat Hickey
https://johnkassnews.com/chicagos-days-of-rage-and-the-2024-dnc/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Trump calls Pritzker ‘a real loser’ in X conversation with Musk. – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_5db7f580-5984-11ef-bcab-c3fed11de478.html
WIRE POINTS
— Illinois education is so bad, we can make it toxic for lawmakers to support the status quo. Then comes school choice.
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-education-is-so-bad-we-can-make-it-toxic-for-lawmakers-to-support-the-status-quo-then-comes-school-choice-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Harris’ immigration ad more than borders on deception. Trying to make Trump look weak on this issue is laughable. – Simon Hankinson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/13/harris-immigration-ad-more-than-borders-on-decepti/
— Harris campaign edits news articles in Google search results for more favorable headlines. – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/13/kamala-harris-campaign-edits-news-articles-in-goog/
— Marriage, stable home environment set the table for economic success in America. – Timothy S. Goeglein
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/13/marriage-stable-home-environment-set-table-for-eco/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden-Harris Deportation Program Allowed 90% of Illegal Aliens To Stay in US. – Matthew Xiao
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/biden-harris-deportation-program-allowed-90-of-illegal-aliens-to-stay-in-us/
NEW YORK POST
— Biden program meant to remove illegal migrant families has instead allowed 90% to stay in US. – Jennie Taer
https://nypost.com/2024/08/13/us-news/biden-admin-touted-program-to-remove-migrant-families-but-let-most-stay/
— NYC migrant crisis costs will crack eye-popping $5 billion on shelters, security and food — amount could double by 2025. – Carl Campanile and Haley Brown
https://nypost.com/2024/08/13/us-news/nyc-migrant-crisis-costs-will-crack-eye-popping-5-billion-on-shelters-security-and-food/
AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Gov’t clings to DEI agenda while some in private sector see the light. – Parrish Alford
https://afn.net/culture/2024/08/13/gov-t-clings-to-dei-agenda-while-some-in-private-sector-see-the-light/
— Walz ‘does have a record’ – Chad Groening
https://afn.net/national-security/2024/08/14/walz-does-have-a-record/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Demographics of Realignment. – Edward Ring (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, demographics is everything. Because those who have the following demographics vote for Democrats and for RINOs, Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly get rid of those who do NOT have the following demographics: liberal/moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those who ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://amgreatness.com/2024/08/14/the-demographics-of-realignment/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Government routing the people – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/08/government_routing_the_people.html
AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— Imagine a world under Walz policies; locals share the nightmare. – Vivek Saxena
https://americanwirenews.com/imagine-a-world-under-walz-policies-locals-share-the-nightmare/
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Financial report discloses how much Kamala donated to anti-police, pro-sanctuary city group. – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/08/13/financial-report-discloses-how-much-kamala-donated-to-anti-police-pro-sanctuary-city-group-1479476/
BREITBART
— Kamala Harris’s Muslim Liaison Has Radical Views, Battled Jewish Students – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/13/report-kamala-harriss-muslim-liaison-has-radical-views-battled-jewish-students/
CENTER SQUARE
— Majority of Americans want troops sent to border, oppose illegal immigration. – Bethany Blankley
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_a23470ec-59ae-11ef-bef9-27e89fed0e2e.html
DAILY CALLER
— Chicago’s Brandon Johnson Named ‘Worst Sanctuary Mayor’ – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2024/08/13/brandon-johnson-named-worst-sanctuary-mayor/
FEDERALIST
— Trump On X: If Kamala Harris Wanted To Stop The Border Invasion, She’d Have Done It By Now. – SHAWN FLEETWOOD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/08/13/trump-on-x-if-kamala-harris-wanted-to-stop-the-border-invasion-shed-have-done-it-by-now/
FOX NEWS
— Dems hitting Vance with debunked vulgar claim ‘undermine’ their anti-Trump credibility, strategist says. Democrats have long accused former President Trump of spreading misinformation. – Michael Lee
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-hitting-vance-debunked-vulgar-claim-undermine-anti-trump-credibility-strategist-says
— Anti-Israel agitators plan demonstrations for Democratic National Convention: ‘Equivalent’ to 1968. Anti-Israel protests have occurred across US cities as the Israel-Hamas war continues. – Hanna Panreck
https://www.foxnews.com/media/anti-israel-agitators-plan-demonstrations-democratic-national-convention-equivalent-1968
— ‘Evangelicals for Harris’ host has said ‘Whiteness is wicked,’ police need to be ‘destroyed and rebuilt’ Activist Ekemini Uwan argued Whiteness is ‘rooted in violence. It’s rooted in theft. It’s rooted in plunder. It’s rooted in power. It’s rooted in privilege’ – Alexander Hall
https://www.foxnews.com/media/evangelicals-harris-host-said-whiteness-wicked-police-need-destroyed-rebuilt
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Walz Slams Vance for Phantom Attacks on Military Service, Doesn’t Address Stolen Valor Issue. Vance responds: “But you shouldn’t have lied about it. You shouldn’t have said you went to war when you didn’t. Nor should you have said that you didn’t know your unit was going to Iraq.” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/08/walz-slams-vance-for-phantom-attacks-on-military-service-doesnt-address-stolen-valor-issue/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— Kamala Harris Will Ride the Earned-Media Wave to Chicago – Audrey Fahlberg
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/kamala-harris-will-ride-the-earned-media-wave-to-chicago/
— Chicago Police Superintendent to Anti-Israel Protesters: ‘We’re Not Going to Allow You to Riot’ During DNC – David Zimmermann
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/chicago-police-superintendent-to-anti-israel-protesters-were-not-going-to-allow-you-to-riot-during-dnc/
NEWSMAX
— Sheriffs Decry Biden, Harris for Letting Gangs into US – Nick Koutsobinas
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/border-kamala-biden/2024/08/13/id/1176415/
— Walz’s Record on Immigration Gives GOP Ammunition. – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/us/immigration-border-migrants/2024/08/13/id/1176331/
PJ MEDIA
— The Deep State Still Wants to Kill Trump Before the Election. – Stephen Kruiser
https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2024/08/14/the-morning-briefing-the-deep-state-still-wants-to-kill-trump-before-the-election-n4931604
TOWNHALL
— Tim Walz Is a Left-Wing Extremist Pushing People Out of Minnesota With Crime, Energy Bans, and Tax Hikes. – Carrie Sheffield
https://townhall.com/columnists/carriesheffield/2024/08/14/tim-walz-is-a-left-wing-extremist-pushing-people-out-of-minnesota-with-crime-energy-bans-and-tax-hikes-n2643345
ZERO HEDGE
— Feds Accelerating Naturalization Of Immigrants To “Reshape The Electorate” – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ny-times-feds-accelerating-naturalization-immigrants-reshape-electorate
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/opinion/immigration-us-legal.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats crow that “Trump vs. Harris magnifies America’s generational and cultural divides. The candidates, their movements and their rallies embody two very different identities, setting up a stark contrast for voters.” Older White males are more likely to vote for Republican candidates. Now that Democrats have replaced their older White male candidate Biden with their younger minority female candidate Harris, anticipate/expect that Democrats will ever-increasingly promote more hatred against older White males.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/08/14/trump-harris-voters-generation-culture-election-2024/
— Congress didn’t recognize a race riot. Biden will make the site a monument. The president will designate the Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument on Friday, the White House confirmed to The Post. – Maxine Joselow (COMMENT: What were your ancestors doing in 1908? On my father’s side, they operated Crete’s only hardware store. On my mother’s side, they operated a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/08/14/1908-springfield-race-riot-monument/
NEW YORK TIMES
— I promote law enforcement. My critics/opponents criticize law enforcement. They forever hold it against me that I enforced IRS laws 1971-1980. At yesterday’s Wheaton Roll Call event in my precinct which I promoted, a severe critic of Wheaton’s Police Department forced me to listen to her many strong complaints.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/03/nyregion/tony-rupp-first-amendment-buffalo.html
USA TODAY
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly call you a racist and a sexist and even worse things if you do not vote for Harris. Harris ever-increasingly hints/implies/argues/shouts that if elected, she will use the federal government to get rid of those who share Trumps demographics once and for all. Trump is conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2024/08/13/us-woman-president-harris-trump/74766362007/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/12/ectopic-pregnancies-texas-complaints-hospitals/74773693007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly use Sean Grayson, Sonya Massey, and Jack Campbell to promote more hatred against police.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/11/sonya-massey-race-police-killing-murder/74686522007/
NBC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly increase LGBTQism.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/lgbtq-immigrants-latin-america-asylum-seekers-rcna166287
MSN
— Biden allows 90% of migrants meant for deportation to stay.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/report-biden-allows-90-of-migrants-meant-for-deportation-to-stay/ss-AA1oLZZR
— Secession Movements Now in 12 US States – James Bickerton
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/secession-movements-now-in-12-us-states-campaigner-says/ar-AA1oMYXo?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Walz Dithered While Minneapolis Burned. Kamala Harris made an odd choice of running mate if she wanted to appear tough on crime. – Heather Mac Donald
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/tim-walz-dithered-while-minneapolis-burned-kamala-harris-2020-riots-911b47eb
BLOOMBERG
— Local governments struggling to fill roles are turning to local programs for assistance with hiring asylum seekers who have obtained federal work permits.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkPFv_EE67U
MONDAQ
— Latest Updates To Illinois Personnel Records Review Act (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office supervisors always kept the adverse actions that they had taken against me at the top of my personnel file.)
https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/employee-rights-labour-relations/1505378/latest-updates-to-illinois-personnel-records-review-act
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Illinois Becomes Fourth State to Pass Legacy Ban – Liam Knox (COMMENT: Do/did your parents have college degrees? Mine did not. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. What if Affirmative Action had been only for those whose parents did not have college degrees?)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2024/08/14/illinois-bans-legacy-preferences-public-institutions
HUFFINGTON POST
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow that “Ex-Trump Voters Turn Against Him In Scathing New Attack Ads. Republican Voters Against Trump launched a $3.5 million campaign across swing states.” Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters will ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump and against those who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran. heterosexual, married, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anti-trump-republicans-swing-state-ad_n_66ac66e2e4b037c1f37ea144
Tag: certified
August 13, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The crisis at Western Illinois University and beyond. – Editorial (COMMENT: I graduated from NIU in 1970. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/13/editorial-western-illinois-university-layoffs-state-equitable-funding/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Between 2010 and 2014, the number of students at the school hovered around 12,000. But then it took a dive over several years. In fall 2023, the university enrolled 7,023 students. Interim President Kristi Mindrup has said she expects enrollment this fall to be between 5,500 and 6,000 students. That might yet change, but it’s still a big drop in one year and not something so easily blamed on demographics. We’d also wager most Illinoisans didn’t know that some of their state universities are currently operating at 50% of previous capacity.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that illegals come to Chicago only because Republican governors bus them in.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2024/08/12/immigration-asylum-seekers-dnc-2024-city-hall-health-housing-services-oemc-little-village-pilsen
— Gaza should be on DNC agenda, Chicago Muslim leaders say. The leaders called for less talk and more action about drawing the war in Gaza to a close — a war that’s killed tens of thousands in Gaza. And while some of them are more hopeful that Vice President Kamala Harris may be more forceful in pressing for a ceasefire, they are waiting to see actual action. – David Struett (COMMENT: America sides with Israel. Why don’t Muslims go back, officially join Hamas, and fight Israel? All my ancestors immigrated from Germany. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/muslim-dnc-gaza-kamala-harris
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats plan DNC side rally for Jewish voters alienated by Gaza protests. – Simone Foxman
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/democrats-aim-rally-jewish-voters-alienated-gaza-protests
ABC7
— Local Muslim leaders call on politicians attending DNC to do more to end war in Gaza. – Leah Hope (COMMENT: America sides with Israel. Why don’t Muslims go back, officially join Hamas, and fight Israel? All my ancestors immigrated from Germany. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/local-muslim-leaders-call-democrats-do-more-end-gaza-war-chicago-dnc-protests-planned/15178742/
CBS2
— Rioting will not be tolerated in Chicago during DNC, police superintendent says
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maf2OfXubgM
— Some alarmed, some encouraged by removal of Chicago homeless encampments ahead of DNC. – Jermont Terry
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/some-alarmed-removal-chicago-homeless-encampments-dnc/
FOX32
— Chicago police prepare for mass protests at DNC. Protest groups are vowing tens of thousands of demonstrators to make their voices heard during the Democratic National Convention.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1499971
— Demonstrators plan multiple rallies ahead of the DNC. Several groups including advocates of reproductive rights and those protesting the war in Gaza have protests planned leading into the DNC starting on Sunday.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1499743
WGN RADIO
— Pro-Palestinian DNC protestors want longer march route than city is offering. – Pete Zimmerman (COMMENT: America sides with Israel. Why don’t Palestinians go back, officially join Hamas, and fight Israel? All my ancestors immigrated from Germany. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/pro-palestinian-dnc-protestors-want-longer-march-route-than-city-is-offering/
WBEZ
— Gen Z are finding their first jobs (COMMENT: When you graduated from college, what frustrated your job search? For me, it was potential employers viewing me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my financial hardship draft deferment application would be approved. When that application was approved, I got a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that 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.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-zuX4y6iII
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Who will replace Sheriff Campbell after he retires? Here’s what you need to know. – Patrick M. Keck (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997 so that could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate, which is exactly what they did.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2024/08/13/sheriff-in-sonya-massey-shooting-retiring-what-happens-next/74770336007/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats say “News outlets were leaked insider material from the Trump campaign. They chose not to print it.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-news-outlets-were-leaked-insider-material-from-the-trump-campaign-they-chose-not-to-print-it/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters stress planks in the Republican Party platform that Trump fails/refuses to defend/advance.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-a-conservative-gathering-provides-a-safe-space-for-republicans-who-arent-on-board-with-trump/
WPSD
— Illinois Sheriffs’ Association issues statement amid Massey shooting, ahead of DNC – Melanie Antonitis
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/illinois-sheriffs-association-issues-statement-amid-massey-shooting-ahead-of-dnc/article_53c15736-58f0-11ef-805d-1b554b984b9e.html
HIGHLAND PARK PATCH
— Illinois Assault Weapons Ban Triggers Gun Buying Boom. Illinois was one of only four states to see an increase in legal gun purchases in 2023. – Jonah Meadows (COMMENT: How soon will Democrats succeed in outlawing all semi-automatic firearms?)
https://patch.com/illinois/highlandpark/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-triggers-gun-buying-boom-fbi-data-shows
CHICAGO PARENT
— These Are The 10 Best Places to Live in DuPage County. – Amanda Rahn (COMMENT: He who sets the criteria determines the outcome.)
https://www.chicagoparent.com/parenting/advice/best-places-to-live-dupage-county/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-346/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-139/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— The DNC is coming to Chicago, the nation’s homicide capital 13 years running – A Wirepoints survey of America’s 75 largest cities. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/the-dnc-is-coming-to-chicago-the-nations-homicide-capital-13-years-running-a-wirepoints-survey-of-americas-75-largest-cities/
JOHN KASS
— Can Harris and Walz Keep Hiding Who They Are?
https://johnkassnews.com/can-harris-walz-hide-who-they-are-without-media-help/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Which plank in the Democrat Party platform has caused you the most harm? For me, it is the Affirmative Action(AA)/DEI plank, that is, the race and gender based preference giving plank, that is, the patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination plank. My Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors used that plank, up-or-out, and budget cuts to waste my career and to get rid of me. All my coworkers who they promoted over me were Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and/or had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, my Democrat superiors would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40. They ignored/dismissed/belittled that fact that I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT and became a Forensic Accountant in 1997. I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996. I became a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994. I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970. My critics/opponents in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform, that is, they promote AA/DEI. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— The Democratic National Convention is coming to Chicago to highlight the party’s platform. Delegates are likely to see moving vans that highlight what those policies have done to the Windy City and the rest of Illinois. – Dylan Sharkey and Kurtis Karg (COMMENT: What discourages you from leaving Illinois? For me, it seeing how fast Democrats and RINOs invaded, infiltrated, and took over DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. Because they could and did do that here, they could do that in any state, county, township, or municipality.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/democratic-national-convention-just-in-time-to-wave-goodbye-to-chicagoans/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Who exactly is running the United States? – Brandon J. Weichert (COMMENT: Is it Obama?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/12/who-exactly-is-running-united-states/
WASHINGTON RXAMINER
— Kamala has a record on immigration – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3118647/kamala-record-immigration/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Pinning down Vice President Kamala Harris on any substantive policy matters has been impossible since she helped shove President Joe Biden out of the presidential race. She refuses to answer questions, and her staff is, at best, cryptic in what little information it releases. For example, when asked if Harris still supports her 2019 position that illegally crossing the border be decriminalized, an unidentified campaign official told Axios, “Unauthorized border crossings are illegal.” But this is just a statement of current law. It doesn’t tell us what Harris believes, if anything, about whether unauthorized border crossings should continue to be illegal or if she will prosecute migrants who break the law. We still don’t know where Harris stands on decriminalizing illegal immigration. As much as Democrats may wish otherwise, Harris did not fall out of a coconut tree without a record. There are 20 years of factual evidence about how she deals with illegal immigrants, and voters should look at them. It will give an accurate and disturbing picture of Harris’s ideas on immigration.)
— Female medical program won’t exclude white students after discrimination complaint. – Kaelan Deese
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/3118288/female-medical-program-wont-exclude-white-students-after-discrimination-complaint/
NEW YORK POST
— Stop giving migrant thugs endless chances — deport them or lock them up NOW. – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/08/12/opinion/stop-giving-migrant-thugs-endless-chances-deport-them-or-lock-them-up-now/
BREITBART
— Most Voters Believe Illegal Aliens Are Registered to Vote. – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/12/nolte-most-voters-believe-illegal-aliens-are-registered-vote/
— Kamala Harris Failed to Connect One American to Internet Despite $42.5 Billion Fund — After 1,001 Days. – FCC’s Brendan Carr
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/12/exclusive-fccs-brendan-carr-kamala-harris-failed-connect-one-american-internet-despite-42-5-billion-fund-1001-days/
— ‘Friction,’ ‘Bad-Mouthing,’ ‘Anxiety’ Infest Dysfunctional Harris Campaign. – Wendell Husebø
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/12/report-friction-bad-mouthing-anxiety-infest-dysfunctional-harris-campaign/
— Time Magazine Cover Shamelessly Hypes Kamala Harris: ‘Her Moment’ – Wendell Husebø
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/12/time-magazine-cover-shamelessly-hypes-kamala-harris-her-moment/
— Donald Trump Leads Kamala Harris in Key Swing States. – Hannah Knudsen
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/12/poll-donald-trump-leads-kamala-harris-in-key-swing-states/
CHRISTIAN POST
— Illinois law threatens religious employers’ right to hire staff who share their beliefs. – Ryan Foley
https://www.christianpost.com/cartoon/illinois-law-threatens-religious-employers-rights-adf-warns.html
DAILY CALLER
— Trump, Musk Overcome Tech Issues For Marathon Interview To Over 1,000,000 Listeners. – REAGAN REESE
https://dailycaller.com/2024/08/12/donald-trump-elon-musk-interview-twitter-space-x/
— Kamala Harris Presidency Could Be A Nightmare Scenario For Pro-Lifers, Conservatives Concerned About DOJ Weaponization. – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/08/12/kamala-harris-presidency-nightmare-scenario-pro-lifers-conservatives-concerned-doj-weaponization/
DAILY SIGNAL
— ‘Stop Illegals From Voting’: House Freedom Caucus Urges Amendment to Omnibus Spending Bill. – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/08/12/stop-illegals-from-voting-house-freedom-caucus-urges-amendment-to-omnibus-spending-bill/
— Now Even Viewpoint Diversity Is ‘White Supremacy’ – Tyler O’Neil (COMMENT: RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization ever-increasingly get rid of Precinct Committeemen like me who support the personal responsibility, traditional marriage and 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.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/08/12/now-viewpoint-diversity-white-supremacy-splc-says/
DAILY WIRE
— Pentagon Was Compelled To Drop Discriminatory DEI Program After Supreme Court Ruling. Program is one of several such contracts between government agencies and outside groups. – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/pentagon-was-compelled-to-drop-discriminatory-dei-program-after-supreme-court-ruling
— Freedom Caucus Unveils Plan To Protect Trump From ‘Lame Duck’ Omnibus, Shore Up Election Integrity. – Daniel Chaitin
https://www.dailywire.com/news/freedom-caucus-unveils-plan-to-protect-trump-from-lame-duck-omnibus-shore-up-election-integrity
FEDERALIST
— AGs Sue To Stop Biden-Harris Rule Giving ‘Free’ Health Care To Illegal Aliens. – Christopher Jacobs
https://thefederalist.com/2024/08/12/ags-sue-to-stop-biden-harris-rule-giving-free-health-care-to-illegal-aliens/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Migrant Crisis Continues to Rage At NYC’s Roosevelt Hotel. – Joey Chester (COMMENT: The Roosevelt Hotel today, the hotels and motels in your county, township, and municipality tomorrow.)
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/08/12/new-videos-nycs-roosevelt-hotel-migrant-crisis-continues-rage
FOX BUSINESS
— Marriott sues franchisee for turning New York hotel into migrant shelter. Franchisee violated its contract with Marriott by using Queens hotel as shelter for migrants and asylum seekers, lawsuit claims. – Breck Dumas (COMMENT: How many hotels and motels have Democrats and RINOs turning into migrant shelters in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district?)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/marriott-sues-franchisee-turning-new-york-hotel-migrant-shelter
FOX NEWS
— Kamala Harris donated to anti-police, pro-‘sanctuary city’ group as DC struggled with crime. Donations went to Legal Aid DC, an outspoken critic of police, immigration enforcement. – Michael Ruiz
https://www.foxnews.com/us/kamala-harris-donated-anti-police-pro-sanctuary-city-group-dc-struggled-crime
— Pro-Israel group waits for permit to march near DNC in Chicago: We want to ‘stand up for America’ Israeli American Council CEO Elan Carr claims anti-Israel groups’ permit requests granted. – Taylor Penley
https://www.foxnews.com/media/pro-israel-group-waits-permit-march-near-dnc-chicago-want-stand-america
— Gov Walz amplified comment comparing ICE raids to ‘terrorism’ in America. Then-Rep. Walz went on to defend sanctuary cities during the 2017 remarks. – Andrew Mark Miller, Cameron Cawthorne
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/flashback-walz-amplified-comment-comparing-ice-raids-terrorism-america
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/flashback-gov-walz-promoted-comment-about-ice-raids-representing-terrorism-in-america/vi-AA1oFPYr
— Anti-affirmative action group accuses New York state school district of discriminating against White students. Ithaca City School District is accused of systematically excluding White students. – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/anti-affirmative-action-group-accuses-ny-school-district-discriminating-against-white-students
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Walz Claimed BLM Riots Happen When Society Doesn’t Put ‘Equity and Inclusion at the Center’ It’s never the fault of the rioters. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/08/flashback-walz-claimed-blm-riots-happen-when-society-doesnt-put-equity-and-inclusion-at-the-center/
NEWS BUSTERS
— A Roundup of the Worst Woke Moments at the Paris Olympics. – Elise Ehrhard
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/elise-ehrhard/2024/08/12/roundup-worst-woke-moments-paris-olympics
NEWSMAX
— Trump Decries ‘Nonproductive’ Illegal Migrants – Mark Swanson
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/trump-musk-interview/2024/08/12/id/1176270/
— Why Kamala Harris Is Bad for Black Americans. – Clarence V. McKee
https://www.newsmax.com/clarencevmckee/ice-nea-nomination/2024/08/12/id/1176206/
ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Democrats Hope To Steal Election By Registering Illegal Aliens To Vote. – Pearson Sharp (COMMENT: How many millions of illegals voted for Biden in 2020?)
https://www.oann.com/video/pearsonsharpreports/democrats-hope-to-steal-election-by-registering-illegal-aliens-to-vote/
TOWNHALL
— Amid the corporate media’s remake of Kamala Harris’s disjointed record as a public servant, one of the more overlooked aspects is her wokeness. That’s right. Harris is woke writ-large and she even admitted as much, proclaiming just a few years ago (with a cackle of course), “We have to stay woke. Like everybody needs to be woke. And you can talk about if you’re the wokest or woker, but just stay more woke than less woke.” – Charles Gasparino
https://townhall.com/columnists/charles-gasparino/2024/08/13/kamalas-woke-is-broke-n2643320
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/us/immigration-us-citizenship-rates.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats ever-increasingly run elections in America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/business/media/2024-election-disinformation.html
— Because Biden was an older White male, it was harder for Democrats to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump who is an older White male. With Harris, who is a younger minority female, Democrats will ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/11/opinion/kamala-harris-trump-attention.html
MSN
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly crow about their success in flooding America with Hispanics.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/latinos-accounted-for-over-90-of-u-s-population-growth-since-the-beginning-of-the-pandemic/ar-AA1oEhDs
WACO TRIBUNE HERALD
— Florida now counts 1 million more registered Republican voters than Democrats (COMMENT: I encourage Republicans who own homes in both Illinois and other states to vote in Illinois rather than those other states. Down ballot Republican candidates in Illinois need your vote.)
https://wacotrib.com/ap/national/florida-now-counts-1-million-more-registered-republican-voters-than-democrats/article_d108829c-320b-54c3-89ae-2d97baa933fa.html
FORTUNE
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.aol.com/finance/dei-prominent-critics-actually-getting-121043392.html
FAST COMPANY
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91170445/how-2025-will-gut-dei
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The ‘Killer Kamala’ Convention. Will the thousands of anti-Israel protesters in Chicago ruin it for the Democrats? – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-killer-kamala-convention-could-anti-israel-protesters-ruin-the-dnc-for-democrats-a8873d5a
— Iran’s Hopes Become Reality. Internal chaos and division weakens America. – William Mehrvarz, Washington
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/irans-hopes-become-reality-america-1683d77d
— I’m 37 Years Old, and I Haven’t Saved Nearly Enough for Retirement. What Do I Do? Like so many millennials, I started saving late, and catching up hasn’t been easy. – Will Flannigan (COMMENT: I started earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension when I was 18 years old in 1966. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious about that. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/savings/retirement-savings-planning-under-40-987a336b
— Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the future for Americans who are following is ever-increasingly bleak: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly give more and more and more preference to Americans who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/relationships/moral-decline-study-psychology-8635c34b
MARKET WATCH
— Car Ownership Statistics 2024 (COMMENT: If you share my interest in American nameplate cars, and especially Corvettes, Mustangs, Chargers, and Thunderbirds, please let me know. I currently own 1972 and 2005 Corvettes and a 2023 Mustang GT Premium, 2013 Charger R/T Max, 1996 Thunderbird LX, 2021 Malibu Premier, 2019 Escape Titanium, and 2018 Cruze LT. I used to own a 2016 Mustang, 1968 and 1969 Chargers, and 1990 and 1994 Thunderbirds. Further, I used to own 1958 and 1962 Chevrolet Bel Airs and a 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88, 1978 Chevrolet Chevette, and 1997 and 2003 Chevrolet Cavaliers.)
https://www.marketwatch.com/guides/insurance-services/car-ownership-statistics/
HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrat and RINO leaders oppose anything and everything that discourages illegals from voting.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/house-gop-hardliners-threaten-shutdown-over-voting-bill_n_66ba5d36e4b04b3eb251f670
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Suspect Non-Citizens Are Illegally Registered to Vote (COMMENT: Illegals have tremendous motivations, tremendous incentives, to vote for Democrats and for RINOs.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/most_suspect_non_citizens_are_illegally_registered_to_vote
DAILY MAIL
— How seven of Kamala Harris’ most controversial policies could impact YOU… if she introduces them again during her run for president. Kamala Harris has not updated the public on where she stands on many issues. Kamala Harris gushes about kingmaker Nancy Pelosi. – Charlie Spiering
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13736575/kamala-harris-controversial-policies-impact-you.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Decriminalizing illegal immigration. . .2. DEI polices and financial reparations for slavery. . .3. Crackdown on gun rights. . .4. Reduce beef consumption and BAN plastic straws. . .5. Medicare for All and higher taxes to pay for it. . .6. Federally legalizing marijuana. . .7. Transgender policies in school)
August 12, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrats acknowledge that “Smash-and-grab thieves target Rogers Park ice cream shop. Thieves targeted an ULTA Beauty store in Lincoln Park about two hours later.” Chicago today, your municipality tomorrow.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-crime-smash-grab-burglary-rogers-park-ice-cream-shop-caught-video-lincoln-ulta-beauty-store-hit/15174178/
FOX32
— Democrats say “Trump takes to social media to call out Harris.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1499412
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Tim Walz has been a disaster for the once-thriving Minnesota. – Andy Brehm:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/12/opinion-tim-walz-minnesota-liberal-record/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats acknowledge: “DNC protests planned over Gaza, other causes, one organizer saying, ‘People feel betrayed by the Democratic Party’ Demonstrations are planned outside the Democratic National Convention when Kamala Harris is expected to be confirmed as the party’s presidential candidate. Who’s planning to be there and why they’re protesting.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/08/12/dnc-democratic-national-convention-protests-kamala-harris-israel-gaza-lgbtq-reproductive-rights-cpd-police
— Democrats ask “Why would Illinois Democrats knock on doors in Wisconsin?” and say “The election is likely to be decided there. Everyday Illinois Democrats trek up to Wisconsin to ring doorbells and engage voters, when they can find them.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/08/11/illinois-democrats-canvassing-wisconsin-swing-state-kamala-harris-donald-trump
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gun sales in Illinois went up 5% in the past year despite a recently enacted ban on assault weapons, according to data compiled by a national home safety and security news site. – Zach Roth
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2024/08/08/illinois-gun-sales-rise-in-2023-despite-new-assault-weapons-ban/74652673007/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “162 lies and distortions in a news conference.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-08-11/162-lies-and-distortions-in-a-news-conference-npr-fact-checks-former-president-trump
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats say “Vance used a round of Sunday news show appearances to disparage the Democratic ticket and promote Donald Trump’s record and second-term plans and defend himself from criticism over past remarks that have become a campaign issue.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-vance-hails-trumps-fed-idea-and-pushes-back-against-criticism-over-past-words-on-american-families/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The muted migrant crisis. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/08/12/migrant-crisis-seems-muted-00173594
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pritzker singled out Harris, saying she helped “negotiate with other countries to make sure that they’re doing what they need to do to keep people from coming to the U.S. border.”)
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-345/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— My critics/opponents promote Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI, that is, they promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination, that is, they reject meritocracy. I am the opposite of an AA/DEI hire. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU and passed the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970. I earned a diploma from Crete-Monee High School and passed the postal employment examination in 1966. Further, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT and became a Forensic Accountant in 1997. I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996. I became a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994. I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981. If I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran, my Democrat superiors would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service long before I was 40. Instead, all my coworkers who they promoted over me were Democrats who were minority, female, younger than me, and/or veteran and had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— According to my critics/opponents, a) they owe all their accomplishments in life to meritocracy, b) I owe none of my accomplishments in life to meritocracy, and c) I owe all of my accomplishments in life to my benefitting tremendously from discrimination against a) minorities, b) females, c) younger people, d) unmarried people, e) LGBTQers, f) veterans, g) non-Protestants, h) non-German Americans, and/or i) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents are/were especially wealthy. They ignore/dismiss/belittle the fact a) that neither of my parents attended college, b) that my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, c) that my mother never attended high school, and d) that I had to work my way through college. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— Ever-increasingly, to get more votes from those who are the following, Democrat and RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders promise to give them more preference: minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who are in America illegally, those who have less money than others, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, etc. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— J.D. Vance takes on news media, addresses deportation plan, pro-family stance, ‘beautiful’ wife. – Mallory Wilson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/11/jd-vance-talks-deportation-plan-pro-family-stance-/
— J.D. Vance defends Trump’s handling of dictators after rally comment. ‘Complimenting’ authoritarians fine if it gets results, Republican nominee for vice president says. – David R. Sands
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/11/jd-vance-defends-donald-trumps-handling-of-dictato/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— OUTRAGEOUS: Trump starting ‘to agree a lot more’ on legalizing marijuana. – Ashley Oliver
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3116055/trump-starting-agree-more-legalizing-marijuana/
NEW YORK POST
— Prop 1 would mandate extreme ‘trans rights’ in New York — and that’s not even the worst of it. – Editorial (COMMENT: How successful have Democrats been making the students in your school district sexually active LGBTQers?)
https://nypost.com/2024/08/11/opinion/prop-1-would-mandate-extreme-trans-rights-in-new-york-and-thats-not-even-the-worst-of-it/
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Cult of Kamala. Leftists who accuse conservatives of Trump worship have a new idol of their own. – Jack Hunter
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-cult-of-kamala/
AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Busting the Left’s narrative: ‘Systemic racism’ a thing of the past. – Bronson Woodruff
Bronson Woodruff https://afn.net/culture/2024/08/12/busting-the-left-s-narrative-systemic-racism-a-thing-of-the-past/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Contemplating what a Harris presidency will do to America. – Lynne Lechter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/08/contemplating_what_a_harris_presidency_will_do_to_america.html
BREITBART
— Migrants Camp in City Streets as Biden’s Shelters Overflow and Gang Violence Grows. – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/08/11/migrants-camp-in-city-streets-as-bidens-shelters-overflow-and-gang-violence-grows/
— Tim Walz Falsely Labels Himself ‘Retired Command Sergeant Major’ in Congressional Radio Ad. – Paul Bois
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/11/tim-walz-falsely-labels-himself-retired-command-sergeant-major-congressional-radio-ad/
— Walz has claimed for two decades, since retiring in 2005, that he is a command sergeant major, despite his military paperwork showing he retired as a master sergeant, a lower rank of E-8. – Kristina Wong (COMMENT: The civilian equivalent of a military rank of E-8 is a GS-7. I was a GS-7 in 1971 when I was 22 years old, a GS-9 in 1972, a GS-11 in 1973, a GS-12 in 1974, and a GS-13 in 1986.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/11/military-podcaster-tim-walz-created-challenge-coins-higher-military-rank-earned/
DAILY CALLER
— ‘She Had Control Over A Lot Of Our Border Policy’: Vance Spars With ABC Host Over Harris’ Role On Illegal Immigration. – Harold Hutchison
https://dailycaller.com/2024/08/11/she-had-control-over-a-lot-of-our-border-policy-vance-spars-with-abc-host-over-harris-role-on-illegal-immigration/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Veterans Affairs Resources Are Being Diverted to Help Illegal Aliens. – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/08/12/veterans-affairs-resource-are-being-diverted-help-illegal-aliens-disabled-vet-says/
— Tough Questions for Kamala Harris’ Reparations Plans. – GianCarlo Canaparo (COMMENT: Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI are reparations. Democrat and RINO leaders make Republicans pay the price of AA and DEI, that is, pay reparations. I am a Republican and I have always been one. I should write a book about my Democrat and RINO superiors. I would show how my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors and my RINO Milton Township Republican Organization superiors have made me pay reparations big time. In my defense, my ancestors have always lived in northeast Illinois, they never were in a position to discriminate against anyone, and they never did discriminate against anyone.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/08/05/tough-questions-for-kamala-harris-reparations-plans/
DAILY WIRE
— JD Vance: Trump Willing To Fight All Out Trade War With China To Stop Fentanyl Crisis
https://www.dailywire.com/news/jd-vance-trump-willing-to-fight-all-out-trade-war-with-china-to-stop-fentanyl-crisis
FOX NEWS
— JD Vance hits multiple networks in Sunday morning media flurry as Tim Walz lays low. Walz and Harris remain cloistered from media. – Anders Hagstrom
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vance-hits-sunday-morning-shows-walz-nowhere-found
— New polls this weekend in three key battlegrounds in Harris-Trump White House race. Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, known as the Democrats’ ‘Blue Wall’ states, are crucial battlegrounds in the 2024 presidential election. – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/2024-showdown-new-polls-weekend-three-key-battlegrounds-harris-trump-white-house-race
— The president of an American Federations of Teachers’ affiliate in Chicago was berated by a Black mom for claiming on a radio station that standardized tests are “junk science rooted in White supremacy” as well as “eugenics.” – Hannah Grossman (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always attributed my success in passing tests to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are minority, female, younger, unmarried, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who are in America illegally, those who have less money than others, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, etc.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chicago-teachers-union-claim-black-kids-cannot-pass-standardized-tests-doesnt-go-over-well-mom
— America’s progressive cities are increasingly childless, report finds: ‘Family-exodus doom loop’ The under-5 population is declining twice as fast in large urban counties. – Kendall Tietz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/americas-progressive-cities-increasingly-childless-report-finds-family-exodus-doom-loop
NEWS BUSTERS
— Fox News Highlights Deadly Results of Kamala Harris Being Soft on Crime. – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2024/08/11/fox-news-highlights-deadly-results-kamala-harris-being-soft-crime
— MSNBC Frets Gay Illegal Immigrants Not Entering U.S. Quickly Enough. – Brad Wilmouth
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2024/08/10/msnbc-frets-gay-illegal-immigrants-not-entering-us-quickly-enough
NEWSMAX
— Harris Camp Aims to Remake Border Czar Image.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/harris-border-czar/2024/08/11/id/1176097/
— Tim Walz ‘a Political Chameleon’ on Gun Control
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/walz-gun-control/2024/08/11/id/1176086/
REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— J.D. Vance: “How Do You Deport 18 Million People? Let’s Start With 1 Million” – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/08/11/jd_vance_how_do_you_deport_18_million_people_lets_start_with_1_million.html
TOWNHALL
— Kamala Harris Shifts Her Focus to the Border After Ignoring It for Four Years – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/08/11/kamala-harris-has-a-plan-to-tackle-illegal-immigration-after-letting-15-million-aliens-cross-the-border-n2643226
WESTERN JOURNAL
— Kamala’s Illegals Used Exact Same Answer on 10,000 Parole Applications, Rubber-Stamped Anyway. – Jack Davis
https://www.westernjournal.com/kamalas-illegals-used-exact-answer-10000-parole-applications-rubber-stamped-anyway/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Vance on racial attacks against wife Usha: ‘Don’t attack my wife. She’s out of your league’ – MIRANDA NAZZARO
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4822608-jd-vance-wife-usha-white-attacks/
NBC NEWS
— Democrats say “Harris’ political ascent makes her the latest target of DEI insults.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/harris-political-ascent-makes-her-110040759.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “JD Vance Repeats ‘Anti-Family’ Criticism of Democrats on Sunday Morning News Show Tour. The Republican vice-presidential nominee also defended Donald Trump’s abortion policies.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/11/us/politics/jd-vance-trump-harris-democrats.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats say “Black Men Rally for Kamala Harris, and Confront an Elephant in the Room. “I’m standing behind a Black woman to be president of the United States, and it doesn’t make me any less of a Black man,” said the Illinois attorney general. “I’m asking all of you all to do the same.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/11/us/politics/harris-black-men.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats say “Tim Walz’s Long Relationship With China Defies Easy Stereotypes. Mr. Walz, the Democrats’ vice-presidential nominee, taught in China and has visited the country around 30 times. But he has also been critical of the Chinese government’s human rights record.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/11/us/tim-walz-china.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say “How Tim Walz went from NRA-endorsed to a gun-control advocate.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/11/tim-walz-gun-control-nra-endorsement/
USA TODAY
— Uncomfortable Conversations: How do you get your grown child to move out? – Betty Lin-Fisher (COMMENT: My father died suddenly in 1969 when I was 21 years old. My mother had never worked outside the home. I got a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971 to help support her and my brother. I lived with them in Crete until I bought a new townhome in University Park in 1972. I worked for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights full-time 1970-1971 and then part-time 1971-1972. I worked for IRS 1971-1980.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/08/12/how-to-get-adult-kids-to-move-out/73893422007/
NEWSWEEK
— Democrats say “JD Vance Pressed on Trump’s Nick Fuentes Dinner, Racist Remarks About Wife.”
https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-pressed-trump-nick-fuentes-dinner-racist-remarks-usha-vance-1937573
MSN
— Democrats say “DEI attacks on Harris create risks for GOP.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dei-attacks-on-harris-create-risks-for-gop/ar-BB1qywAQ?ocid=tweet
— Tips for Getting Hired After Age 50. – Emily Sherman (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. I should write a book about the stigma of being forced to retire. Being forced to retire makes it impossible to get a job appropriate for your work experience, education, professional certifications, and/or profession licenses. My Democrat GAO superiors rendered worthless what I had learned a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $115,439- $150,075/year, b) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $97,079-$110,020/year, c) earning three job-related master’s degrees, d) earing six job-related professional certifications, and e) earning a job-related professional license. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have absolutely no problem with the aforesaid waste. Actually, they applaud it. Actually, they say that I brought it on myself.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/tips-for-getting-hired-after-age-50/ar-AA1fCcB3
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— All my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me a) were Democrats who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/workplace/office-workhorse-how-get-ahead-2d3a6e46
NEWS NATION
— JD Vance’s story is example of meritocracy: Huckabee (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) I owe none of my accomplishments in life to meritocracy and b) I owe all of my accomplishments in life to my benefitting tremendously from discrimination against a) minorities, b) females, c) younger people, d) unmarried people, e) LGBTQers, f) veterans, g) non-Protestants, h) non-German Americans, and/or i) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes,)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCmEuXzcaWY
VOA
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting abortion.
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-abortion-numbers-rise-since-roe-was-overturned-study-finds/7733298.html
HOOVER INSTITUTION
— Does Merit Still Matter? – Thomas Sowel
https://www.hoover.org/research/does-merit-still-matter
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Is It Fair to Call Kamala Harris a DEI Hire?
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/is_it_fair_to_call_kamala_harris_a_dei_hire
August 7, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats promote Walz
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/07/editorial-kamala-harris-tim-walz-vice-president-campaign/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/06/kamala-harris-choice-of-tim-walz-leaves-gov-j-b-pritzker-pondering-his-political-future/
— FRONT PAGE: Protesters in Daley Plaza rally decry reelection of Venezuelan president, claim voter fraud. – NELL SALZMAN (COMMENT: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans who claim voter fraud.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/06/increased-scrutiny-on-electoral-practices-in-venezuela-brings-crowds-to-chicago-loop/
— The nightmare is over: Chicago White Sox snap historic 21-game losing streak with 5-1 win against Oakland A’s. – LaMond Pope (COMMENT: What was your career’s longest losing streak? Mine was 1974-1986. I made GS-12 (currently $97,079) when I was 25 in 1974, but I did not make GS-13 (currently $115,439) until I was 38 in 1986. During that time, I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and I became a licensed CPA in 1981. I never made GS-14 (currently $136,414) even though I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997 and I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. All my coworkers who my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors promoted over me during that time were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the one I had and/or b) who were minority, female, younger than me, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/07/chicago-white-sox-snap-losing-streak-2/
— How much pressure are Democrat and RINO leaders putting on employers in your county, township, and municipality to hire illegals?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/06/migrant-day-laborers-sue-home-depot-cpd-and-city-of-chicago-alleging-abuse-and-harassment/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How much pressure are Democrat and RINO leaders putting on employers in your county, township, and municipality to hire illegals?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/08/06/migrant-day-laborers-chicago-police-department-lawsuit
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Johnson under pressure as budget gap could reach nearly $1 billion. – Justin Laurence
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/brandon-johnson-facing-big-chicago-2025-budget-gap
— Mariano’s, Jewel parents pressured by investor group over abortion pills. – Jeff Green and Saijel Kishan
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/retail/marianos-jewel-parents-pressured-over-abortion-pills
ABC7
— Chicago-area police departments celebrate National Night Out 2024 (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that poverty and crime will ever-increasingly increase.)
https://abc7chicago.com/post/national-night-2024-community-events-happening-suburbs-chicago-area/15150315/
— How much pressure are Democrat and RINO leaders putting on employers in your county, township, and municipality to hire illegals?
https://abc7chicago.com/post/day-laborers-abused-off-duty-chicago-police-officers-working-home-depot-security-guards-brighton-park-lawsuit/15151130/
CBS2
— National Night Out brings Chicago communities together against violence (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that poverty and crime will ever-increasingly increase.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/police-communities-come-together-chicago-national-night-out/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-wXop_eIwU
— Multiple stores held up at gunpoint on Chicago’s Northwest Side (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect that poverty and crime will ever-increasingly increase.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/2-men-robbed-stores-gunpoint-chicago-northwest-side/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybkgmXopS8I
WGN9
— Chicago no longer expecting huge influx of migrants ahead of Democratic convention. – BJ Lutz (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that there are illegals in Chicago only because Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bused them there. So far, how many illegals have Chicago bused to your county, to your township, to your municipality, and to your school district?)
https://wgntv.com/news/democratic-national-convention-chicago-2024/chicago-migrant-arrivals-dnc/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As of Monday, Chicago has welcomed 45,881 migrants aboard nearly 950 buses to the city since August 2022. There were 5,567 people in 17 active shelters run by the city and state on Monday, according to a statement from the city.)
FOX32
— OUTSTANDING: Billionaire Ken Griffin fighting legal marijuana in Florida.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1496334
— How much pressure are Democrat and RINO leaders putting on employers in your county, township, and municipality to hire illegals?
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/federal-lawsuit-filed-against-chicago-home-depot-mistreatment-migrants
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1497062
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uo6-m3snf7M
https://www.yahoo.com/news/federal-lawsuit-claims-migrants-chicago-213716280.html
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump campaign: Harris VP pick Tim Walz is a ‘radical liberal’
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/former-president-donald-trump-campaign-tries-to-paint-vice-president-kamala-harris-vp-pick-tim-walz-as-radical-liberal-jd-vance-2024-election-politics-debates
— Former GOP governor Bobby Jindal warns of ‘radical liberal’ Harris ticket. – GARY COLLINS
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/former-gop-governor-warns-of-radical-liberal-harris-ticket-former-louisiana-gov-bobby-jindal-is-taking-aim-at-vice-president-kamala-harris-accusing-her-of-being-a-potential-trojan-horse-candidate-tim-walz-minnesota-progressives
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump campaign slams Harris VP pick Walz: ‘West Coast wannabe’ – Lauren Irwin
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/trump-campaign-slams-harris-vp-pick-walz-west-coast-wannabe/
— Walz goes on attack against Trump-Vance: ‘Weird as hell’ (COMMENT: What do your critics/opponents call you? Officially, my critics/opponents call me “too conservative.” But unofficially, they call me a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. I should write about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/walz-goes-on-attack-against-trump-vance-weird-as-hell/
WSIL TV
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting abortions. What percent of the aborted babies are White and/or male?
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/health/monthly-abortions-continue-to-trend-up-in-the-us-in-2024-new-report-shows/article_9a15b43f-f062-5d2c-9333-4dbf77fafc0f.html
BLOCK CLUB OF CHICAGO
— How much pressure are Democrat and RINO leaders putting on employers in your county, township, and municipality to hire illegals?
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/08/06/they-grabbed-me-like-i-was-a-doll-day-laborers-say-they-are-being-beaten-harassed-and-targeted-outside-home-depot-by-off-duty-chicago-police-working-security/
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Republican rift: The Illinois Freedom Caucus issued a statement criticizing four Republican leaders who are endorsing Kamala Harris over Donald Trump. “Hating Donald Trump is one thing. We don’t agree with their assessment of the former president, but they’re entitled to their opinion. We do, however, question their judgment in publicly endorsing a far-left candidate like Kamala Harris,” they said in a statement about former Gov. Jim Edgar, former Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and former Congressmen Adam Kinzinger and Joe Walsh. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/08/07/the-illinois-take-on-tim-walz-00173016
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-342/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-135/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Harris VP pick: “Another Radical Leftist”
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
(PRESS RELEASE: Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi responded this morning to the news that Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate. See below for her statement: “Vice President Harris’s pick reflects the agenda she intends to bring to this nation: another radical leftist from a deep blue state who will continue the disastrous Bidenomics policies crippling the nation’s economy as we speak. At least Americans can breathe easy knowing that Illinois’s own out-of-touch leftist billionaire governor JB Pritzker won’t be a heartbeat away from the Presidency anytime soon. With leftists like these headlining the Democrat ticket, President Trump’s message of secure borders, safe streets, and prosperous communities will win in November.”)
WIREPOINTS
— To all those who say leave Illinois… your new home will be hit with the same bad policies unless it’s stopped here
https://wirepoints.org/to-all-those-who-say-leave-illinois-your-new-home-will-be-hit-with-the-same-bad-policies-unless-its-stopped-here-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rep. Amy Grant praises House Republican Leader Tony McCombie’s leadership
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/662361307-rep-amy-grant-praises-house-republican-leader-tony-mccombie-s-leadership
PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois announces $9 million investment in new licensure process (COMMENT: I became a licensed CPA when I was 32 years old in 1981. That made my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates furious because it further frustrated their efforts to get rid of me. Previously, they were frustrated by my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, my earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976. Subsequently, they were frustrated by my becoming a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997 and my earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/662418963-illinois-announces-9-million-investment-in-new-digital-licensure-process
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Speaker Johnson labels Harris, Walz ‘radical’ – Mallory Wilson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/6/mike-johnson-labels-kamala-harris-tim-walz-radical/
— Trump team blasts Walz after VP announcement – Jeff Mordock
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/6/donald-trump-team-blasts-tim-walz-after-vp-announc/
— Trump says Minnesota Gov. Walz is out of step with the country. Calls Harris’ running mate ‘shocking,’ thought Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro would be selected. – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/7/donald-trump-says-minnesota-gov-tim-walz-is-out-of/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Harris’s vice presidential pitch goes wide left – Salena Zito
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3112776/harris-vice-presidential-pitch-goes-wide-left/
— Kamala Harris donated last year to defund police group backing DC ‘sanctuary city’ law. – Gabe Kaminsky
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/investigations/3111874/kamala-harris-defund-police-group-dc-sanctuary-city-law/
NEW YORK POST
— Tim Walz is a far-left progressive whom Harris, and the media, will lie to make a ‘moderate’ – Dan McLaughlin
https://nypost.com/2024/08/06/opinion/tim-walz-is-a-far-left-progressive-whom-harris-and-the-media-will-lie-to-make-a-moderate/
— Biden-Harris’ illegal, fraud-filled effort to import hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, Cubans and Haitians. – Andrew Arthur
https://nypost.com/2024/08/06/opinion/biden-harris-fraud-filled-effort-to-import-hundreds-of-thousands-of-venezuelans-cubans-and-haitians/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Dems Outspending GOP Nearly 2x on Presidential Race. – Liz Sheld
https://amgreatness.com/2024/08/07/morning-greatness-dems-outspending-gop-nearly-2x-on-presidential-race/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Illinois legislative staffers want to unionize, Democrat bosses keep fighting back. – Jack Hellner (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors were vehemently anti-union. I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980. I had been a union member while I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and I had been a union member while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/08/illinois_legislative_staffers_want_to_unionize_democrat_bosses_keep_fighting_back.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Growing list of Tim Walz’s radical political moves is almost too shocking to believe. – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/08/06/growing-list-of-tim-walzs-radical-political-moves-is-almost-too-shocking-to-believe-1477956/
BREITBART
— Gov. Tim Walz on Illegals: ‘This Country Owes Them a Debt of Gratitude’ – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/08/06/gov-tim-walz-on-illegals-this-country-owes-them-a-debt-of-gratitude/
CENTER SQUARE FLORIDA
— DeSantis: Walz reflects ‘spirit of 2020 BLM riots’ – Bethany Blankley
https://www.thecentersquare.com/florida/article_0b426232-5447-11ef-afee-0f330ecf60ea.html
CHARLIE KIRK
— Decades Of Data Prove Trump Right: Mass Illegal Migration Hurts ‘Black Jobs’
https://thecharliekirkshow.com/columnists/charlie-kirk/blog/decades-of-data-prove-trump-right-mass-illegal-migration-hurts-black-jobs
DAILY CALLER
— Supporting Sanctuary Cities And Giving Driver’s Licenses To Illegal Migrants: Tim Walz’s Record On Immigration. – JASON HOPKINS
https://dailycaller.com/2024/08/06/tim-walz-supports-illegal-immigration-policies/
— Tim Walz’s First Executive Action As Governor Was Establishing ‘Diversity, Inclusion, And Equity’ Council. – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/08/06/tim-walzs-first-executive-action-governor-stablishing-diversity-inclusion-and-equity-council/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Kamala Harris’ VP Pick Signed Bill Allowing Illegal Aliens to Get Driver’s Licenses in Minnesota. – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/08/06/kamala-harris-vp-pick-signed-bill-allowing-illegal-aliens-receive-drivers-licenses-minnesota/
DAILY WIRE
— Tim Walz Created DEI Council That Said America Was Systemically Racist – Spencer Lindquist (COMMENT: All my Democrat coworkers who were minority and who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one i had.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/tim-walz-created-dei-council-that-said-america-was-systemically-racist
— Tim Walz Pushed For Minnesota To Become Sanctuary State, Gave Illegal Immigrants Driver’s Licenses. Kamala Harris’ running mate has a history of supporting far-left policies on illegal immigration. – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/tim-walz-pushed-for-minnesota-to-become-sanctuary-state-gave-illegal-immigrants-drivers-licenses
— People Have Finally Had Enough Of The Illegal Immigration Takeover. – Matt Walsh (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders continue to flood America with their illegals.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/people-have-finally-had-enough-of-the-illegal-immigration-takeover
— Comer Announces Probe into Whether Harris Did ‘Anything’ To Address Border Crisis. – Daniel Chaitin
https://www.dailywire.com/news/comer-announces-probe-into-whether-harris-did-anything-to-address-border-crisis
FEDERALIST
— Harris’ Running Mate Said He Wanted To Invest In Ladders To Help Illegals Climb The Border Wall. – JORDAN BOYD
https://thefederalist.com/2024/08/06/harris-running-mate-said-he-wanted-to-invest-in-ladders-to-help-illegals-climb-the-border-wall/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICANIMMIGRATION REFORM
— Countdown to Amnesty: Days until Parole-in-Place Application Period Opens
https://www.fairus.org/news/executive/countdown-amnesty-days-until-parole-place-application-period-opens
FOX NEWS
— Walz backed ‘sanctuary’ policies, services for illegal immigrants as governor: ‘Win for open borders’ Walz signed a law that grants driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants in 2023. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tim-walz-hit-over-illegal-immigration-record-after-harris-pick-win-open-borders
LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Who Can You Count On? – Tim Hetzner (COMMENT: Who has dumped you? I should write about those who have dumped me. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who I did the most to help elect and to help reelect. I would focus on those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their defeats.)
https://devotions1.lccportal.org/2024/08/07/who-can-you-count-on/
MRC TV
— Cacklin’ Kamala: VP Bizarrely Laughs Uncontrollably While Saying ‘Everybody Needs to be Woke’ – Nick Kangadis (COMMENT: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes are woke, that is, they all promote Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, they all promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and/or national origin discrimination, that is, they all are anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nick-kangadis/cacklin-kamala-vp-bizarrely-laughs-uncontrollably-while-saying-everybody-needs
NATIONAL REVIEW
— With Walz Pick, Kamala Harris Leans In — to the Left – Editorial
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/08/with-walz-pick-kamala-harris-leans-in-to-the-left/
NEWSMAX
— Speaker Johnson: Harris-Walz ‘Most Radical Left-Wing Ticket’ – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/us/liberal-left-tim-walz/2024/08/06/id/1175443/
NUMBERS USA
— VP pick Tim Walz earned a career “D” immigration grade. – Jeremy Beck
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/vp-pick-tim-walz-earned-a-career-d-immigration-grade/
POST MILLENNIAL
— House Oversight investigates Kamala’s actions as ‘border czar’ – Thomas Stevenson
https://thepostmillennial.com/breaking-house-oversight-investigates-kamalas-actions-as-border-czar#google_vignette
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Picking Tim Walz was Kamala Harris’s first campaign mistake. – Matt K. Lewis
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4814096-picking-tim-walz-was-harriss-first-campaign-mistake/
— Biden is an older White male. Now that Biden is out, Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump because Trump is an older White male. Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump because he is an older White male.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4813972-gen-z-civic-engagement-2024-election/
YAHOO
— Democrat and RINO leaders crow about their success in making America dependent on illegals.
https://www.aol.com/economic-risk-trumps-deportation-plan-132137860.html
NBC NEWS
— Democrats ask “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $65,165. In today’s dollars, a) that is less that what my salary was ($66,942) when I was 23 years old in 1973 and b) that is $84,910 less than what my salary was ($150,975) when I was 49 years old in 1997. That is because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire when I was 49 years old in 1997. They wasted what I learned earning a) a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees, b) six job-related professional certifications, and c) a job-related professional license. They wasted what I had learned working for IRS for almost 9 years and for GAO for almost 18 years.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/economics/are-better-four-years-ago-s-can-murky-picture-many-rcna156611
USA TODAY
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their success in making young people hate Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/08/06/anti-trump-conservative-candidate-election/74674335007/
NEBRASKA EXAMINER
— Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has rural Nebraska roots. Dems say VP pick by Harris campaign could help connect campaign with rural voters. – Aaron Sanderford (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have no rural roots. My mother was born and raised on a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border. I spent many days there during the 1950s and early 1960s and many family gatherings there since then.)
https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/08/06/minnesota-gov-tim-walz-has-rural-nebraska-roots/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What the Choice of Tim Walz Says About Kamala Harris. In her first presidential-level decision, the Vice President bends to progressive pressure. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/tim-walz-kamala-harris-vice-president-2024-election-donald-trump-minnesota-josh-shapiro-02c3b85b
— J.D. Vance Is ‘Weird’? Have You Seen the Other Guys? To find something more bizarre than the woke left, you’d have to delve into the works of Lewis Carroll. – Lance Morrow
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/j-d-vance-is-weird-have-you-seen-the-other-guys-election-woke-left-f25a0547
— It’s Getting Harder for Companies to Keep Politics Out of the Workplace. Employers teach de-escalation techniques as divisive political discussions become almost impossible to avoid. – Chip Cutter and Lauren Weber (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, and especially while I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates often asked me questions and then used my answers against me. Must commonly, they asked me questions to confirm that I opposed race and gender based preference giving and that I opposed the promotion of a) dependency on government, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, and e) diminishment of Second Amendment rights.)
https://www.wsj.com/business/its-getting-harder-for-companies-to-keep-politics-out-of-the-workplace-5e34a14e
NEWS NATION
— JD Vance’s story an example of meritocracy. – Mike Huckabee (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my accomplishments in life to my benefitting tremendously from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics, that is, from discrimination against those who are liberal/moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, minority, female, younger, veteran, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college, my father was only the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, my mother never attended high school, I had to work my way through college, and neither me nor my parents, nor any of my ancestors were ever in a position to discriminate against anyone and they never did discriminate against anyone.)
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/2024-election/jd-vances-story-meritocracy-mike-huckabee/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a Republican, pushed back on this, saying he doesn’t think Vance “pretends anything,” citing his military and academic record. “When you work your way through Ohio State, summa cum laude, then go to Yale Law, work your way through that, how do you pretend that?” Huckabee asked on “NewsNation Now.” “You either do it or you don’t.” Huckabee noted that Vance grew up in poverty and wrote about his struggles in his memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy.” To Huckabee, “that’s meritocracy.” “I think a lot of Americans appreciate people who weren’t handed anything but hard luck and made something remarkable out of it,” he said.)
HARVARD LAW REVIEW
— Eventually, everyone’s motivations come out in the wash. All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes are involved in politics and/or government to get more preference for themselves, for their wives, for their children, and/or for those who share their demographics. They all blame those who are following for their problems: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, childless, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-131/facts-values-justification-democracy/
FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Democrats warn layoffs ahead as House GOP proposes agency spending cuts. Democrats say an appropriations bill with 10% spending cuts to covered agencies would leave no choice but to implement staff reductions to make ends meet. – Drew Friedman (COMMENT: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, they used Republican-led budget cuts to get rid of their Republican employees like me who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/budget/2024/06/democrats-warn-layoffs-ahead-as-house-gop-proposes-agency-spending-cuts/
POLITICO
— To promote DEI is to promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, national origin discrimination, and even worse things.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/the-long-game/2024/08/06/dei-fight-reignites-00172812
POLITICO 7 & HR DRIVE
— Democrat and RINO employers and ever-increasingly use DEI to not hire Republicans and to get rid of their Republican employees. RINO organizations ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of their Republican leaders and members. Anticipate/expect that soon, if not already, RINO organizations in Illinois a) will officially require their leaders to be moderate/liberal, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time and b) will officially get rid of their members like me who are conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/the-long-game/2024/08/06/dei-fight-reignites-00172812
https://www.hrdive.com/news/6-types-of-workplace-resistance-to-dei/723348/
ILLINOIS CPA SOCIETY
— CPA Pipeline Report (COMMENT: Who do you know who has passed the CPA examination? I passed it on my first attempt when I was 30 in 1979. Only about 20% of those who take that examination pass it on their first attempt. Who do you know who has become a licensed CPA? I became a licensed CPA in 1981. Who do you know that passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination? I passed it on my first attempt in 1981. Only about 20% of those who take that examination pass it on their first attempt.)
https://www.icpas.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/information/professional-issues/re-decoding-the-decline—an-updated-cpa-pipeline-report.pdf
July 31, 2024
C-SPAN
— WATCH LIVE: Former President Trump Speaks at NABJ Conference Wednesday, July 31, 2024 Noon (COMMENT: Will Democrats make today a repeat of 2016? Democrats are ever-increasingly violent.)
https://www.c-span.org/video/?537472-1/president-trump-speaks-nabj-conference
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Democrats ask “An unwelcome guest?” and say “Trump’s Chicago appearance sparks internal and external backlash from Black journalists group. Some members of the National Association of Black Journalists say Trump’s treatment of Black reporters during his presidential term should disqualify him from participating.” I should write a book about how the following have treated me and have treated my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000: past and present a) leaders of Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, b) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2024/07/30/donald-trump-chicago-visit-national-association-of-black-journalists-backlash
— Democrats say “In Chicago, civil rights leaders want Sonya Massey’s killing to be a catalyst for police reform. The Rev. Al Sharpton and attorney Ben Crump join the family of Sonya Massey, who was shot dead by a white deputy in Sangamon County. They call on Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act to hold bad cops accountable and address systemic racism.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/07/30/sonya-massey-slaying-sharpton-crump-police-reform-shooting-sangamon-county-crime-civil-rights
— Democrats say “Magnificent Mile-area stores are targets of smash-and-grab thieves. Police say thieves drove two vehicles into retail stores on or near North Michigan Avenue early Tuesday, stealing merchandise and fleeing. No one is in custody.” Back in the good old days, that is, back in the 1970s, I walked the Magnificent Mile for 2 years to/from my IRS job in the Loop, my graduate business evening courses at Loyola, and my Outer Drive East condo.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2024/07/30/magnificent-mile-area-stores-are-targets-of-smash-and-grab-thieves-crime-city-hall-cpd
— Democrats say “Firefighters union denied permit to protest during Democratic National Convention. The Chicago Fire Fighters Union Local 2 wants to march near the United Center to light a political fire under Mayor Brandon Johnson to negotiate with firefighters and paramedics waiting more than three years for a new contract. The Johnson administration denied the permit, saying it was “too close” to the United Center.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/07/30/firefighters-union-march-permit-denied-protest-contract-negotiations-mayor-brandon-johnson-dnc
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “Donald Trump’s invitation to Black journalists convention in Chicago divides membership.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/30/trump-to-chicago/
— Democrats say “Oak Park moving to be a ‘certified’ welcoming town for immigrants.” To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to demonstrate gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/30/oak-park-moving-to-be-a-certified-welcoming-town-for-immigrants-residents/
— Democrats say “East Chicago repeals welcoming city ordinance; Indiana attorney general drops lawsuit.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/30/east-chicago-repeals-welcoming-city-ordinance-attorney-general-drops-lawsuit/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats say “Trump’s invite to Black journos’ convention in Chicago sparks pushback.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/donald-trump-invitation-nabj-convention-sparks-anger
ABC7
— Democrats say “Black journalists convention co-chair steps down 1 day after announcement that Trump will speak.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-visiting-chicago-nabj-2024-convention-chair-karen-attiah-steps-down-day-after-announcement/15123923/
— Democrats say “Sonya Massey’s family, civil rights leaders hold rally at Chicago church, demand sheriff resign.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/sonya-massey-shooting-springfield-il-womans-family-leaders-rally-chicago-church-demand-sangamon-sheriff-resign/15124016/
— Democrats say “WLS-TV Annual EEO Public File Report.” While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, and Post Office 1966-1969, their top priority was hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats, and especially those who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. That is, their top priority was getting rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. They used Affirmative Action, DEI, up-or-out, and budget cuts to accomplish the aforesaid, that is, they used patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination to accomplish the aforesaid. All my coworkers who they promoted over me were Democrats a) who had less work experience than I had, b) who had less education than I had, c) who had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) who had no professional license like the one I had.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/wls-tv-annual-eeo-public-file-report-august-1-2024/15124359/
NBC5
— Democrats say “Trump in Chicago at NABJ event Wednesday; traffic, protests expected. At least two outside groups are planning to protest Former President Donald Trump’s address, set to take place in the early afternoon.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/trump-in-chicago-at-nabj-event-wednesday-traffic-protests-expected/3506571/
— Democrats say “As Trump prepares for Chicago visit, Johnson and Pritzker share strong reactions.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/as-trump-prepares-for-chicago-visit-johnson-and-pritzker-share-strong-reactions/3506092/
— Democrats say “Illinois sheriff, whose deputy killed Sonya Massey apologizes: ‘I offer up no excuses’ “I stand here today before you with arms wide open and I ask for your forgiveness,” an emotional Campbell said.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-sheriff-whose-deputy-killed-sonya-massey-apologizes/3505642/
CBS2
— Democrats say “Planned Trump appearance at National Association of Black Journalists event in Chicago sparks heated debate.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/trump-appearance-national-association-black-journalists-debate/
— Democrats say “Family, activists demand police reform in wake of Sonya Massey shooting.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/family-activists-demand-police-reform-in-wake-of-sonya-massey-shooting/
— Democrats say “Family of Sonya Massey in Chicago for news conference and rally.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_c5nxkUnoY
— Democrats say “Rally in Chicago with family of Sonya Massey, killed by Illinois Sheriff’s Deputy in early July.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-rally-sonya-massey-family/
— Democrats say “Thieves crash Jeep into Balenciaga store near downtown Chicago (Oak and Rush Streets); second store also hit.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/thieves-crash-jeep-into-balenciaga-store-near-downtown-chicago/
FOX32
— Democrats say “Donald Trump comes to Chicago for NABJ convention.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/donald-trump-chicago-nabj
— Democrats say “NABJ president responds to backlash after Trump invited to Chicago convention.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1493264
— Democrats say “Alternate reality: Trump’s NABJ Convention appearance in Chicago sparks backlash.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1lQWVqK078
— Democrats say “Sonya Massey murder: Chicago residents, activists call for justice in fatal police shooting.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IIPaOtTvkc
WGN9
— Democrats say “NABJ convention in Chicago: Trump’s visit stirs controversy and debate.”
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/trump-nabj-convention-chicago/
— Democrats say “Illinois sheriff apologizes for woman’s deputy-involved death, again rejects calls to resign.”
https://wgntv.com/news/sanagmon-county-sheriff-jack-campbell-sonya-massey/
WTTW
— Democrats say “Donald Trump Set to Return to Chicago for Just 2nd Time Since Protests Forced Him to Scrap Rally in 2016.” Will Democrats make today a repeat of 2016? Democrats are ever-increasingly violent.)
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/30/donald-trump-set-return-chicago-just-2nd-time-protests-forced-him-scrap-rally-2016
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump’s aborted rally in March 2016 was one of the first indications that political violence would follow the Republican leader throughout his time in public office.)
— Democrats say “President Joe Biden to Open First Night of Democratic Convention in Chicago.”
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/30/president-joe-biden-open-first-night-democratic-convention-chicago-sources-say
WBEZ
— Democrats say “Trump’s Chicago appearance sparks internal and external backlash from Black journalists group. Some members of the National Association of Black Journalists say Trump’s treatment of Black reporters during his presidential term should disqualify him from participating.” I should write a book about how the following have treated me and have treated my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000: past and present a) leaders of Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, b) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists.
https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/elections/2024/07/30/donald-trump-chicago-visit-national-association-of-black-journalists-backlash
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrats say “A speaking invitation to Donald Trump splits the most prominent American group for Black journalists. Donald Trump’s invitation to address the National Association of Black Journalists has sparked an intense debate within the organization and a flurry of arguments online.”
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/a-speaking-invitation-to-donald-trump-splits-the-most-prominent-american-group-for-black-journalists/article_9d6c9a68-8dc4-5783-afd0-f1b5c717cc36.html
— Election winner goes ‘poof’ if voters eliminate auditor’s office. – JIM DEY
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-election-winner-goes-poof-if-voters-eliminate-auditors-office/article_0287aa7a-4b83-11ef-81dc-23e59a9d3a5d.html
PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Democrats say “As outrage builds, Trump to speak at NABJ convention in Illinois.”
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/politics/2024/07/30/donald-trump-in-chicago-nabj-convention-member-backlash/74604052007/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “Black journalist organization in disarray after Trump accepts speaking invitation.’
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/black-journalist-organization-in-disarray-after-trump-accepts-speaking-invitation-the-national-association-of-black-journalists-nabj-faced-turmoil-tuesday-over-the-decision-by-former-president-donald-trump-biden-karen-attiah-election-november-harris
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “Trump’s planned address to Black journalists convention sparks backlash.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-07-30/trumps-planned-address-to-black-journalists-convention-sparks-backlash
HINSDALE PATCH
— Democrats say “GOP Firebrand Thomas DeVore To Speak At September 6 Hinsdale Conservative Gala. The politico blamed Democrats for the attempted assassination of Trump, saying the rival party was rotten to the core.”
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/gop-firebrand-speak-hinsdale-conservative-gala
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Uproar over Trump’s Chicago visit – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/07/31/an-uproar-over-trumps-chicago-visit-00172029
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats say “Trump At Black Journalism Conference ‘Makes Members Feel Unsafe,’ Some NABJ Attendees Say. Dozens criticized Trump’s scheduled appearance at the Chicago convention Wednesday, saying it upends the convention’s aim to fight misinformation. Trump has repeatedly attacked journalists, helping coin the phrase fake news.”
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/30/trump-at-black-journalism-conference-makes-members-feel-unsafe-some-nabj-attendees-say/
CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/31/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-337/
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-130/
— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/30/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-336/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker’s vice presidential aspirations
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzker-finishes-last-for-vp-pick-in-swing-states-a-brutal-hit-for-someone-with-higher-political-aspirations-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— National Association of Black Journalists rejects Kamala Harris’ offer of virtual appearance. – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/30/national-association-of-black-journalists-rejects-/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— House Republicans demand resignations of military school leadership over DEI ‘woke indoctrination’ – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/3104320/house-republicans-demand-resignations-military-school-leadership-over-dei-indoctrination/
NEW YORK POST
— Olympics ‘Last Supper’ parody lies showcase woke leftist playbook – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/07/30/opinion/olympics-last-supper-parody-lies-showcase-woke-leftist-playbook/
AMERICAN MILITARY NEWS
— Trump shooter used fake name to make purchases from gun stores
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2024/07/trump-shooter-used-fake-name-to-make-purchases-from-gun-stores-report/#google_vignette
BLAZE
— Corporate media tries to spin Biden-Harris admin as tough on the border crisis — that Democrats created. – Candace Hathaway
https://www.theblaze.com/news/corporate-media-tries-to-spin-biden-harris-admin-as-tough-on-the-border-crisis-that-democrats-created
BREITBART
— Kamala Harris Endorsed ‘Reparations’ for ‘Black People’ – Wendell Husebø (COMMENT: Today, reparations for those who are Black. Tomorrow, reparations for those who are other minorities, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, boozers, gamblers, stoners, criminals, illegals, etc.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/30/watch-kamala-harris-endorsed-reparations-black-people/
— Kamala Harris Played ‘Instrumental’ Role in Biden’s Executive Amnesty for Illegal Aliens. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/30/kamala-harris-instrumental-rolling-bidens-executive-amnesty/
— JD Vance in Nevada: ‘Kamala Harris’s Vision for America Is Open Borders and Closed Factories’ – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/30/jd-vance-nevada-kamala-harris-vision-america-open-borders-closed-factories/
COLLEGE FIX
— ‘Hoods’ will ‘come off,’ professor says of GOP ‘racist’ attacks on Harris. – GABRIELLE TEMAAT
https://www.thecollegefix.com/hoods-will-come-off-professor-says-of-gop-racist-attacks-on-harris/
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Venezuelan Election A Dry Run For America’s Presidential Election? – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/venezuelan-election-a-dry-run-for-america-s-presidential-election
DAILY CALLER
— Kamala Harris Can’t Hide Record That Earned Her ‘Most Liberal’ Senator Label – Robert McGreevy
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/30/kamala-harris-liberal-legislative-record-democrats-gov-track/
DAILY WIRE
— MSNBC Contributor Claims JD Vance — Who Has 3 Biracial Children — Only Wants White Kids In America. – Virginia Kruta
https://www.dailywire.com/news/msnbc-contributor-claims-jd-vance-who-has-3-biracial-children-only-wants-white-kids-in-america
GOPUSA
— Harris Cultivates Media Allies In Off-The-Record Schmoozefests (COMMENT: I should write a book about those Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. They want to curry favor with the Democrat news media.)
https://www.gopusa.com/harris-cultivates-media-allies-in-off-the-record-schmoozefests/
— Harris Haunted By ‘Defund The Police’ Support
https://www.gopusa.com/harris-haunted-by-defund-the-police-support/
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Yes, Kamala Is a DEI Hire. Shouldn’t the Left Be Happy About That? – Mike Gonzalez (COMMENT: My Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were extremely unhappy, if not angry, when I was hired. They got even more unhappy, if not angry, when IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and when GAO promoted me in 1986. They did everything that they could to waste my career and get rid of me.)
https://www.heritage.org/progressivism/commentary/yes-kamala-dei-hire-shouldnt-the-left-be-happy-about
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Kamala Harris Has a Radical Pastor in Her Past, Just Like Obama. “history of radical, anti-American remarks that have elicited blowback even from San Francisco Democrats” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/07/kamala-harris-has-a-radical-pastor-in-her-past-just-like-obama/
NEWSMAX
— Missouri AG Bailey Sues Biden Admin Over Migrant Flights – James Morley III
https://www.newsmax.com/us/missouri-ag-lawsuit/2024/07/30/id/1174531/
PJ MEDIA
— Liz Warren: Kamala Supports Mass Citizenship for Illegals. – Catherine Salgado
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/07/30/liz-warren-kamala-supports-mass-citizenship-for-illegals-n4931197
— Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) went on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, and she not only affirmed her support for giving millions of barely vetted illegals a “pathway to citizenship” but also claimed VP Kamala Harris backs this insane plan. – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/07/30/liz-warren-kamala-supports-mass-citizenship-for-illegals-n4931197
TOWNHALL
— Americans Want Less Immigration. Will Its Leaders Ever Give It to Them? – William Davis
https://townhall.com/columnists/williamdavis/2024/07/31/americans-want-less-immigration-will-its-leaders-ever-give-it-to-them-n2642740
— Missouri Sues the Biden Admin Over Illegal Alien Flights – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/07/30/one-state-sues-the-biden-admin-over-illegal-alien-flights-n2642727
— Governor on Harris VP Short List Says Socialism Is Just ‘Neighborliness’ – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/print/2642714
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— Democrats say “Dems aren’t even hiding it — Kamala Harris promises mass amnesty and more illegal immigration.” How soon will Democrat and RINO leaders force you to speak, read, and write Spanish?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/dems-aren-t-even-hiding-it-kamala-harris-promises-mass-amnesty-and-more-illegal-immigration/ar-BB1qUrru
NBC NEWS
— Democrats say “Black journalist group sparks backlash for inviting Trump to its convention.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/trump-nabj-conference-invite-black-journalists-rcna164327
YAHOO
— Democrats say “Trump’s Invitation to National Association of Black Journalists Convention Causes Backlash.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/donald-trump-attend-q-national-030922450.html
WASHINGTON POST
— To promote DEI is to promote discrimination against those who are conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/30/kamala-harris-dei-answer-personal-story/
USA TODAY
— Democrats ask “Will Harris speak at NABJ convention?” and say “NABJ says they are in talks for post-virtual address.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/31/kamala-harris-donald-trump-nabj/74615887007/
— Democrats say “Police union will not fight the firing of sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey. Al Sharpton and faith community leaders in Chicago held a rally Tuesday for Sonya Massey, the downstate Illinois woman gunned down by law enforcement after calling 911 for help.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/07/30/police-union-wont-fight-firing-of-deputy-who-killed-sonya-massey/74603216007/
— Democrats say “Donald Trump to speak at Black journalists convention in Chicago, draws criticism.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/30/donald-trump-national-association-of-black-journalists-chicago/74601913007/
— Democrats ask “Is JD Vance Catholic?” and say “What to know about Trump VP pick’s religion.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/15/what-religion-is-jd-vance/74416344007/
— Democrats ever-increasingly blame guns for gun violence instead of blaming those who use guns illegally.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/07/27/trump-assassination-attempt-security-failure-gun-control/74526112007/
— Democrats oppose everything that discourages voter fraud.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/30/ohio-voter-id-law-disenfranchised/74169004007/
BLOOMBERG
— Democrats say “Corporate America Braces for DEI’s Death If Trump Wins Election.” Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-31/corporate-america-braces-for-dei-s-death-if-trump-wins-election
NPR
— Democrats say “Illinois makes mandatory anti-union meetings illegal.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been vehemently anti-union. I was a union member 1966-1969 and 1971-1980. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because I was a union member, I was grossly overpaid and my benefits were far too generous. While I was a union member, my salary increased from $18.99/hour to $110,020/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, during that time, a) I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, an MBA from Loyola, and a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul and b) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt.
https://www.wyso.org/2024-07-31/illinois-makes-mandatory-anti-union-meetings-illegal
July 28, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “Hundreds rally in Loop over police killing of Sonya Massey.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/27/we-cant-just-do-this-on-saturdays-hundreds-rally-in-loop-over-police-killing-of-sonya-massey/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/27/olympics-opening-ceremony-last-supper/
— Democrats say “Many West Side residents say they were left in dark about DNC plans.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/27/no-one-asked-many-west-side-residents-say-they-were-left-in-dark-about-dnc-plans/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/lgbtq/2024/07/27/pilsen-photographer-takes-intergenerational-group-through-lgbtq-history-and-adds-them-to-it
ABC7
— Democrats say “Justice for Sonya Massey rally in downtown Chicago demands police reform action from Congress.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/justice-sonya-massey-rally-federal-plaza-downtown-chicago/15105983/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3NGxP_W3D8
NBC5
— Democrats say “Activists push for passage of George Floyd Justice in Policing Act after Sonya Massey shooting. Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression plans to march at DNC, demand congress pass George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/activists-push-for-passage-of-george-floyd-justice-in-policing-act-after-sonya-massey-shooting/3502691/
— Democrats say “Drag queens dazzle in display of inclusivity at 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony. Drag queens starred in a fashion runway segment and a scene appearing to represent the Last Supper that prompted controversy.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/drag-queens-dazzle-in-display-of-inclusivity-at-2024-olympics-opening-ceremony/3502700/
CBS2
— Democrats say “Protesters rally in Chicago for justice in deadly police shooting of Sonya Massey.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/sonya-massey-rally-chicago/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/crowds-gather-in-chicago-to-call-for-justice-in-sonya-massey-shooting/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/protesters-rally-in-chicago-for-justice-in-deadly-police-shooting-of-sonya-massey/ar-BB1qKtFW
WGN9
— Democrats say “Calls for change echo in downtown Chicago during rally demanding justice for Sonya Massey.”
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/calls-for-change-echo-at-federal-plaza-during-rally-demanding-justice-for-sonya-massey/
— The more that you oppose race and gender based preference giving, that is, the more that you oppose DEI, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you a racist, a sexist, and even worse things. All my Democrat coworkers who my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, female, younger, veteran, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that is, they all were DEI hires.
https://wgntv.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/gop-pollster-trump-talking-about-harris-as-dei-candidate-would-backfire/
CITIES 92.9
— Democrats say “Renewed calls to end Chicago’s sanctuary status ahead of expected migrant surge.”
https://www.cities929.com/2024/07/27/renewed-calls-to-end-chicagos-sanctuary-status-ahead-of-expected-migrant-surge/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & NPR ILLINOIS
— The more that you oppose race and gender based preference giving, that is, the more that you oppose DEI, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you a racist, a sexist, and even worse things.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/gop-pollster-trump-talking-about-harris-as-dei-candidate-would-backfire/
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-07-26/republicans-call-kamala-harris-a-dei-hire-as-attacks-on-her-gender-and-race-increase
WCIA
— Democrats say “Black Lives Matter advocates march in Sonya Massey’s hometown.”
https://www.wcia.com/news/local-news/black-lives-matter-advocates-march-in-sonya-masseys-hometown/
KTVZ
— Democrats say “After Sonya Massey’s death, Springfield becomes the center of calls for racial justice. It’s not the first time.”
https://ktvz.com/news/national-world/cnn-national/2024/07/27/after-sonya-masseys-death-springfield-becomes-the-center-of-calls-for-racial-justice-its-not-the-first-time/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Renewed calls to end Chicago’s sanctuary status ahead of expected migrant surge. – Glenn Minnis
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_75fc51ee-4b75-11ef-bf2c-f7812d6d651f.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— New polls show Trump, Harris in dead heat in 4 swing states – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/27/new-polls-show-donald-trump-kamala-harris-in-dead-/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Federal failures deepen skepticism of DEI. – Breccan F. Thies (COMMENT: The more that you oppose race and gender based preference giving, that is, the more that you oppose DEI, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you a racist, a sexist, and even worse things. All my Democrat coworkers who my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, female, younger, veteran, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that is, they all were DEI hires.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3088823/alphabet-soup-federal-failures-deepen-skepticism-dei/
BLAZE
— Biden’s DEI appointments RUINED the Secret Service. – Mark Levin (COMMENT: All my Democrat coworkers who my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, female, younger, veteran, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that is, they all were DEI hires.)
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/levintv/secret-service-dei
BREITBART
— France Committed National ‘Suicide’ with Woke Olympic Opening Ceremonies, Says Ex-Cabinet Minister. – KURT ZINDULKA
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/07/27/france-committed-national-suicide-with-woke-olympic-opening-ceremonies-says-ex-cabinet-minister/
— Anti-Christian Olympic Opening Ceremony Does Not Speak for France. – Marion Maréchal
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2024/07/27/marion-marechal-woke-olympic-opening-ceremony-does-not-speak-for-france/
— A Win for Merit: University of Alabama Closes DEI Offices. – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2024/07/27/a-win-for-merit-university-of-alabama-closes-dei-offices/
— Harrison Butker on Olympic Drag Queen Parody of Last Supper: ‘God Is Not Mocked’ – DYLAN GWINN
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2024/07/27/harrison-butker-on-olympic-drag-queen-parody-of-last-supper-god-is-not-mocked/
FEDERALIST
— State Department Says Not Adopting DEI Is A ‘National Security Threat’ – SIMON HANKINSON (COMMENT: The more that you oppose race and gender based preference giving, that is, the more that you oppose DEI, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you a racist, a sexist, and even worse things. All my Democrat coworkers who my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, female, younger, veteran, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that is, they all were DEI hires.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/07/25/state-department-says-not-adopting-dei-is-a-national-security-threat/
FOX NEWS
— Trump assassination attempt: Burning questions that could crack the case. Why did the Secret Service let Trump walk out on stage? – Michael Ruiz
https://www.foxnews.com/us/trump-assassination-attempt-burning-questions-could-crack-case
LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Media and ‘fact checker’ gaslighting starts, claims Harris was never appointed by Biden as ‘border czar’ – Pat Droney
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/media-gaslighting-starts-claims-harris-was-never-appointed-by-biden-as-border-czar
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— House Republicans Launch ‘Merit Caucus’ to Combat DEI Policies in Education – Mike LaChance (COMMENT: To promote Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI is to reject the equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform and to destroy meritocracy. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) promote AA and DEI, b) reject the equal opportunity plank in the Republican Party platform, c) destroy meritocracy, and c) destroy me and destroy my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/07/house-republicans-launch-merit-caucus-to-combat-dei-policies-in-education/
PJ MEDIA
— Border Czar Kamala Harris’ Disastrous Reign – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/07/27/more-illegals-apprehended-at-nborder-in-10-mos-than-last-13-years-n4931130
STUDY FINDS
— 65 million people have the same reason for owning guns — they don’t feel safe in America. – Chris Melore (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that under the Democrats and under the RINOs, poverty and crime will ever-increasingly increase.)
https://studyfinds.org/65-million-owning-guns/
TOWNHALL
— Progressive Causes are Corporate Malfeasance – Yaakov Menken
https://townhall.com/columnists/yaakovmenken/2024/07/28/progressive-causes-are-corporate-malfeasance-n2642482
— SAVE Act Is Democrats’ Mask Off Moment on ‘Protecting Democracy’ – Rebecca Weber
https://townhall.com/columnists/rebeccaweber/2024/07/28/save-act-is-democrats-mask-off-moment-on-protecting-democracy-n2642589
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— The more that you oppose race and gender based preference giving, that is, the more that you oppose DEI, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you a racist, a sexist, and even worse things.
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4794384-diversity-equity-inclusion-kamala-harris/
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4796060-buttigieg-dei-attacks-on-harris-a-bad-look-for-gop/
NBC NEWS
— Democrats say “New polls indicate Trump and Harris are tied in battleground states.” Anticipate/expect that Democrat leaders a) will send many millions of their illegals to battleground states to use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Harris and for the rest of the Democrat candidates and b) will arrange for “deadwood” voters to vote for Harris and for the rest of the Democrat candidates. How much deadwood is there in the voter rolls in America, Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your precinct?
https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/new-polls-indicate-trump-and-harris-are-tied-in-battleground-states-215827525713
— Democrats say: “Drag performance resembling Last Supper at Olympic opening ceremony rankles conservatives. While some fans loved this unabashed display of French camp and kitsch, others — particularly those who espouse conservative or Christian beliefs — were not happy with it.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/drag-performance-resembling-last-supper-olympics-opening-ceremony-rcna163927
— Democrats say “Trump calls Harris ‘a bum’ and ‘a failed vice president’ During a speech in West Palm Beach, Florida, the former president told attendees that Harris would bring “crazy San Francisco liberal values” to the White House.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-harris-attacks-bum-failed-vice-president-rcna163922
MSN
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use wokeness/wokeism to destroy Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/careersandeducation/19-ways-being-woke-is-reshaping-the-workplace/ss-BB1qIdJv
— The more that you oppose race and gender based preference giving, that is, the more that you oppose DEI, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you a racist, a sexist, and even worse things.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-pollster-trump-calling-harris-a-dei-candidate-would-backfire/ar-BB1qK7rr
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-gop-congressman-called-kamala-harris-a-dei-hire-some-caution-it-s-a-sign-of-what-s-to-come/ar-BB1qvBxF
https://www.msn.com/en-sg/news/other/trump-allies-ripped-for-totally-stupid-dumb-kamala-harris-attacks/ar-BB1qwtjl
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/blatant-racism-republican-dragged-for-calling-kamala-harris-uniformed-and-lazy/ar-BB1qHRe8
— Democrats say “What it means to be a DINK couple and why more are choosing this path.” (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors demonized me, denigrated me, condemned me, and punished me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents. They crowed that they had children. They stressed that their wives had little or no income and that it cost lots of money to raise children. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, or d) become a licensed CPA in 1981. They were furious a) that I went with my wife on her many business trips to luxury resorts 1978-1992, b) that we had a new home built in Wheaton in 1984, c) that I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994, and d) that we saved lots of money for our retirement.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/what-it-means-to-be-a-dink-couple-and-why-more-are-choosing-this-path/ss-AA1nvCGy
MSNBC
— Democrats say; “Potential VP pick Governor JB Pritzker pledges support for Kamala Harris no matter what.”
https://www.msnbc.com/the-weekend/watch/potential-vp-pick-governor-jb-pritzker-pledges-support-for-kamala-harris-no-matter-what-215807045599
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats say “Trump and Vance team up to campaign in Minnesota, a state that hasn’t backed the GOP in 52 years.”
https://apnews.com/article/trump-vance-minnesota-harris-2024-presidential-election-22aee6ecb821032328c1e3d210b27733
REUTERS
— All my Democrat coworkers who my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, female, younger, veteran, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that is, they all were DEI hires.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/racist-sexist-attacks-fly-republicans-grapple-with-how-take-harris-2024-07-27/
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “Kamala Harris and the Audacity of Desperation.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/27/opinion/kamala-harris-democrats.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in flooding America with illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/27/magazine/the-right-wing-dream-of-self-deportation.html
— Democrats say “14 Questions About Our Leaders’ Health.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/28/opinion/trump-biden-harris-health.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say “Trump team complained they were not told of suspicious-person reports before shooting. Members of the former president’s Secret Service detail and his top advisers have said they were not informed of warnings that were circulating before shooting at the July 13 rally, according to people familiar with their concerns.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/07/27/trump-team-complained-they-were-not-told-suspicious-person-reports-before-shooting/
— Democrats say “JD Vance is giving Republicans buyer’s remorse. Americans on both sides of the political divide are talking about the candidate’s stumbles.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/07/27/jd-vance-republicans-buyers-remorse/
— Democrats say “Harris and Trump grapple with a transformed race for the White House. Enthused Democrats have embraced Harris’s late entry into the race, while Trump and his allies have scrambled to hone attacks on her.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/27/harris-trump-election-white-house/
— Democrats ever-increasingly call you a racist and a sexist if you do not promote Harris.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/28/harris-steps-up-face-trump-far-right-attacks-follow/
USA TODAY
— All my Democrat coworkers who my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had. They all were minority, female, younger, veteran, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that is, they all were DEI hires.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/07/25/nikki-haley-kamala-harris-trump-dei/74551942007/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/07/26/republican-lawmakers-attack-kamala-harris/74546524007/
— Democrats say “Trump facing questions about age, mental acuity.” All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes promote age discrimination big time. They all promote up-or-out to promote age discrimination. According to them, federal employees like I was for almost 30 years who are Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time and who did make the following promotion deadlines like I failed to make are disgustingly bad persons and even worse things: GS-13 (currently $115,439/year) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $136,414/year) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $160,4567/year) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $191,900/year) by age 40. They stress that I did not make GS-13 until I was 38 and that I never made GS-14. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because I did the following and still did not make the aforesaid promotion deadlines, I must be an extremely bad person: a) I earned job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/26/biden-trump-age-mental-acuity-2024-election/74511549007/
— Democrats say “The best justice money can buy: Donald Trump pursues legal challenges others can’t afford.” I should write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed. I would focus on the defendants and their attorneys and adverse actions that they continue to take against me. Better yet, I should sue them.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/07/27/donald-trump-legal-spending-delays/74294597007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats say “WSJ Poll Shows a Tight Race Between Harris and Trump.”
https://www.wsj.com/video/series/wsj-explains/wsj-poll-shows-a-tight-race-between-harris-and-trump/715BE137-A34C-424A-8C70-E370EB3C01BC
NEW YORKER
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote Harris.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/08/05/kamala-harris-isnt-going-back
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Democrats ask “Who’s the Kamala Harris VP Pick?” and say “Odds for Every Shortlist Candidate.”
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/who-kamala-harris-vp-pick-candidate-odds.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: J.B. Pritzker PROS: J.B. Pritzker is the popular second-term governor of Illinois. He has been an outspoken defender of abortion rights, and his nonprofit group, Think Big America, has funded abortion-rights efforts across the country. Pritzker has also been an active Biden campaign surrogate and is known for aggressively attacking Trump. Perhaps most important, Pritzker is loaded: The Hyatt Hotels heir has an estimated net worth of $3.5 billion. He has self-financed campaigns in the past and could help ensure that money is not a problem for the Democratic ticket. CONS: Illinois is a blue state, so a Pritzker pick won’t really help Democrats in the Electoral College. He’s not very well known nationally, and putting the richest U.S. politician on the ticket may not go over well with some voters. PRITZKER’S STANCE: He endorsed Harris, saying, “She represents our party’s best chance to defeat Donald Trump in November, and I will work my heart out to help her do that.” He has yet to comment on potentially being her VP. AUDITION CLIP: Here’s Pritzker telling everyone what he really thinks about Trump:)
DAILY KOS
— The more that you oppose race and gender based preference giving, that is, the more that you oppose DEI, the more that Democrats and RINOs call you a racist, a sexist, and even worse things.
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2024/7/27/2258657/-What-the-MAGA-DEI-slur-gets-wrong
RAW STORY
— Democrats say “Trump debuts new material in attack on Harris in Minnesota.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-debuts-new-material-in-on-harris-in-minnesota/
— Democrats say “J.D. Vance: The end of Republican conservatism.”
https://www.rawstory.com/j-d-vance-the-end-of-republican-convervatism/
July 26, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “Kamala Harris’ immigration work comes under scrutiny as campaign takes shape.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/25/kamala-harris-campaign-immigration-scrutiny/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly push THC.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2024/07/25/cheech-chong-seltzer-thc-high-dry-chicago
— Democrats say “Things to know about AKA, Kamala Harris’ sorority. The vice president is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc., a Black Greek-letter organization. Her more than 300,000 “sorors” plan to play a large role in the November presidential election.” (COMMENT: When you were in college, were you a member of a fraternity or sorority? I was not. I had to work my way through college. My parents never attended college. I lived with them in Crete while took classes at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969. I worked all the part-time hours that I could for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2024/07/25/kamala-harris-sorority-aka-alpha-kappa-alpha
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Harris joined AKA as an undergraduate student at Howard in 1986. She has acknowledged the “major influence” AKA has had on her life, even since childhood, when her aunt, Christine Simmons, was initiated at Howard in 1950. When Harris ran for the Democratic nomination in 2020, many referred to the sorority as her “secret weapon.” And when Harris accepted the vice presidential nomination later that year, she made sure to acknowledge the sorority, saying, “Family is my beloved Alpha Kappa Alpha … our Divine 9 … and my HBCU brothers and sisters.” Earlier this month, Harris delivered the keynote address at the AKA’s biennial national convention in Dallas. In her speech to over 20,000 members, Harris called fellow AKAs to action.)
— Democrats say “JD Vance thinks childless Americans have no stake in society.” Are you childless? My wife and I are childless. My Democrat GAO superiors used that against me big time. I should write a book about them. They demonized me, denigrated me, condemned me, and punished me big time a) because we gave up trying to have children without trying IVF even though they knew that our doctor had advised against it because we both had major fertility problems, b) because we did not adopt, and c) because we did not become foster parents. They crowed that they had children. They stressed that their wives had little or no income and that it cost lots of money to raise children. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, or d) become a licensed CPA in 1981. They were furious a) that I went with my wife on her many business trips to luxury resorts 1978-1992, b) that we had a new home built in Wheaton in 1984, c) that I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994, and d) that we saved lots of money for our retirement.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/07/25/parenthood-children-jd-vance-kamala-harris-politics-families-2024-presidential-election
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats say “House Republicans vote to rebuke Kamala Harris over administration’s handling of border policy.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240725/nation-and-world-politics/house-republicans-vote-to-rebuke-kamala-harris-over-administrations-handling-of-border-policy/
— Democrats want a school funding formula that favors school administrators, teachers, and parents who vote for Democrats.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240726/columns/school-funding-pitch-good-for-state-not-just-chicago/
ABC7
— Democrats ever-increasingly use Harris to call Republicans racists and sexists.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/what-is-dei-republicans-are-using-term-attack-kamala-harris/15095066/
— Democrats say “Ex-deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey was discharged from the Army for serious misconduct. Sean Grayson also had been previously charged with two DUIs, court records show.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ex-deputy-sean-grayson-fatally-shot-sonya-massey/15098940/
— Democrats say “Elgin police shoot, kill dog that was attacking owners while on a walk.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/elgin-police-shoot-kill-dog-was-attacking-owners/15097186/
NBC5
— Democrats promote reparations for Blacks today. Tomorrow they will promote reparations for females, younger people, those who have less money than others, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, all Democrats, etc.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-reparations-explained/3500561/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Harris to promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/harris-blasts-trump-vision-of-chaos-fear-and-hate-in-fiery-teachers-union-speech/3500852/
— Police fatally shoot dog in Elgin after animal attacked its owners
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/police-fatally-shoot-dog-in-elgin-after-attacking-its-owners/3501338/
CBS2
— Democrats say “National Convention: Retired CBS Chicago reporter John Drummond remembers.” Democrat leaders ever-increasingly unethically hint/imply/argue/shout that all those who protest are protesting Trump. From what I see, those who protest the most are the hate-filled Israel-hating Israel-haters.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chaos-1968-democratic-national-convention-cbs-chicago-john-drummond/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InEAwAMhupw
SPRINGFIELD PATCH
— Democrats are ever-increasingly turning Sonya Massey into George Floyd.
https://patch.com/illinois/springfield-il/sonya-masseys-family-seeking-donations-we-fight-justice
SOUTHERN
— Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Project 2025.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/07/25/what-is-project-2025-a-look-at-the-conservative-presidential-wish-list/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats say “House Republicans vote to rebuke Kamala Harris over administration’s handling of border policy.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-house-republicans-vote-to-rebuke-kamala-harris-over-administrations-handling-of-border-policy/
CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-334/
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-127/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Governor Pritzker Treats Illinois Like a Stepping Stone
https://illinois.gop/governor-pritzker-treats-illinois-like-a-stepping-stone/
(THE PRESS RELEASE: CHICAGO — As Democrats from across the country scramble to get into Vice President Kamala Harris’s good graces, JB Pritzker has joined the fray hitting the liberal national media circuit as the latest Governor to kiss the ring in a desperate attempt to leave his state for Washington. Pritzker has made no secret that he has ambitions beyond *just* governing our state. Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi released the following statement: “No one is surprised that JB Pritzker is chomping at the bit to leave Illinois. He’s shown more interest in campaigning around the country this year than he has in reducing the tax burden that has made Illinois the least “tax friendly” state in the country and 2nd in the country for residents leaving. We welcome Vice President Harris considering Governor Pritzker, because his poor track record would all but guarantee our neighbors, Wisconsin and Michigan, swing Republican, as they’ve benefitted from the mismanagement of our state by an out of touch billionaire. He’s all yours, madam Vice President.”)
CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Pritzker says he wants to make Illinois the best state in the country for Blacks to sell pot. (COMMENT: Have you used pot? I have not used pot and I never will. If I had used pot, I doubt that I would have been able to a) earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) earn job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) earn job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, or 1997, or d) earn a job-related professional license in 1981. S.S. Kresge, Post Office, Firestone Stores, IRS, and GAO would not have hired me in 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971, and 1980 respectively. I would not have been able to buy new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1974, 1978, etc. I would not have been able to buy condos in 1972, 1974, or 1976. I would not have been able to a) get married and buy a home with my wife in Wheaton in 1978 , b) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and become a licensed CPA in 1981, d) have a home built in Wheaton in 1984, e) etc.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/662093325-pritzker-i-want-to-make-illinois-the-black-weed-capital-of-the-world
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Harris’ liberal record follows her into battle for swing-state voters. – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/25/kamala-harris-liberal-record-follows-her-into-batt/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Ted Cruz says ‘border czar’ Kamala Harris views illegal immigrants as ‘future Democrat votes’ – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3099556/ted-cruz-says-border-czar-kamala-harris-views-illegal-immigrants-future-democrat-votes/
— Kamala Harris locks down teachers union endorsements as she embraces left-wing education activism. – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3099592/kamala-harris-locks-down-teachers-union-endorsements-embraces-left-wing-education-activism/
— Republicans rethink DEI attacks on Harris. – Naomi Lim and Ramsey Touchberry (COMMENT: Those who have personally benefitted from Affirmative Action (AA) or DEI, those who are personally benefitting from AA or DEI, and those who want to benefit personally from AA or DEI do not want to criticize AA and DEI. Those who have not had to pay the price of AA or DEI do not want to criticize AA or DEI. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have personally benefitted from AA or DEI, b) are personally benefitting from AA or DEI, c) want to benefit personally from AA or DEI, and/or d) have not had to pay the price of AA or DEI.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3097317/republicans-rethink-dei-attack-harris-risks-pooling-support/
— Since when is being a DEI hire a bad thing? – Kaylee McGhee White
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/3099668/since-when-is-being-a-dei-hire-a-bad-thing/
— A country that picks its leader on DEI grounds is doomed. – Dan Hannan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/3099928/a-country-that-picks-its-leader-on-dei-grounds-is-doomed/
NEW YORK POST
— Six Dems join Republicans to condemn ‘border czar’ Kamala Harris for botching border crisis. – Josh Christenson
https://nypost.com/2024/07/25/us-news/house-passes-bipartisan-resolution-strongly-condemning-border-czar-kamala-harris/
— Migrants rushing to border in case Trump wins will find some Dems slamming doors. – Betsy McCaughey
https://nypost.com/2024/07/25/opinion/migrants-rushing-the-border-in-case-will-find-democrats-slamming-doors/
— Kamala Harris vows to strengthen unions as she lays out her domestic policy agenda in speech to teachers. – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2024/07/25/us-news/kamala-harris-lays-out-her-domestic-policy-agenda-in-speech-to-teachers/
AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS
— Biden said Harris ‘most qualified person’ to stop flow of 10 million illegal aliens. – Chad Groening, Billy Davis
https://afn.net/national-security/2024/07/25/reminder-biden-said-harris-most-qualified-person-to-stop-flow-of-10-million-illegal-aliens/
AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Sanctuary State Offering Plane Tickets to Illegal Aliens to Leave Due to Overcrowding. – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2024/07/25/sanctuary-state-offering-plane-tickets-to-illegal-aliens-to-leave-due-to-overcrowding/
BLAZE
— How many child sex offenders are hiding among illegal aliens? – DANIEL HOROWITZ
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/how-many-child-sex-offenders-are-hiding-among-illegal-aliens
BREITBART
— The Mormon Church is quietly welcoming thousands of migrants sent to Utah from overcrowded Denver, Colorado, despite public protests by state and local elected officials. – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/07/25/utah-in-uproar-as-mormon-church-pulls-in-thousands-of-migrants/
— CNN political analyst Doug Heye said Thursday on “Newsroom” that the “shits and giggles caucus” within the Republican Party attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris were “dumb.” – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/07/25/cnns-heye-gops-sh-ts-and-giggles-caucus-attacking-dei-vp-harris-is-dumb/
CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Affirmative Asylum Backlog Exceeds One Million for the First Time. – Elizabeth Jacobs
https://cis.org/Jacobs/Affirmative-Asylum-Backlog-Exceeds-One-Million-First-Time
CHRISTIAN POST
— One-third of Democrats wish Trump’s assassin didn’t miss, poll suggests. – Ryan Foley
https://www.christianpost.com/news/one-third-of-democrats-wish-trumps-assassin-didnt-miss-poll.html
COLLEGE FIX
— House GOP launches Merit Caucus to combat DEI in education, advance the American dream. – KATHERINE PUGH
https://www.thecollegefix.com/house-gop-launches-merit-caucus-to-combat-dei-in-education-advance-american-dream/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “The Left’s war on meritocracy has gone too far, lowering standards for students and teachers, discouraging achievement in the classroom, and eliminating academic excellence, all in the name of equity,” Owens said in a news release announcing the caucus.)
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Kamala Harris’ Embarrassing Liberal Record Being Memory Holed By Media – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/kamala-harris-embarrassing-liberal-record-being-memory-holed-by-media
DAILY CALLER
— Six Dems Vote In Favor Of Resolution Bashing Biden And ‘Border Czar’ Harris’ Failures. – REBEKA ZELJKO
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/25/six-dems-vote-resolution-bashing-biden-border-czar-harris-failures/
DAILY SIGNAL
— Conservative Group Alerts Congress to Kamala Harris’ Record. – Tyler O’Neil
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/07/25/kamala-harris-owns-each-every-one-joe-bidens-policies-conservatives-tell-congress/
DAILY WIRE
— DeSantis Highlights Kamala Harris’ Record As One Of The Most Far-Left Democrats In The Country.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/desantis-highlights-kamala-harris-record-as-one-of-the-most-far-left-democrats-in-the-country
— California School District Makes Students Audit Their Privilege, Give Presentation On Oppression. ‘Victimhood mentality’ is ‘poisoning the minds of children,’ one critic tells The Daily Wire. – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-california-school-district-makes-students-audit-their-privilege-give-presentation-on-oppression
— Trump Says He Has ‘Very Good Relationship’ With Elon Musk ‘Despite The Fact That I’m Against The Electric Car Mandate’ – Zach Jewell
https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-says-he-has-very-good-relationship-with-elon-musk-despite-the-fact-that-im-against-the-electric-car-mandate
FOX NEWS
— When Secret Service puts DEI first, its protectees are endangered. Worship at the unholy altar of DEI has become de rigueur within federal law enforcement’s senior executive ranks. – James Gagliano
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/when-secret-service-puts-dei-first-lives-endangered
HANNITY
— ‘Radical Kamala Can’t Have My Guns, My Gasoline Engine, or My Cheeseburgers’ – Ted CRUZ
https://hannity.com/media-room/cruz-missile-radical-kamala-cant-have-my-guns-my-gasoline-engine-or-my-cheeseburgers-watch/
HOUSE GOP
— PRESS RELEASE: Holding Kamala Harris Accountable For Failing To Secure Our Borders.
https://www.gop.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1836
JUDICIAL WATCH
— Pentagon DEI Budget Surges for Military-Wide Woke Training to Root out “White Privilege” (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly used Affirmative Action (AA) and DEI to get rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially those like me who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or had ancestors who had been in America for a long time. That ever-increasingly rendered worthless my job related bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, my six professional certifications, and my professional license. I should write a book about that. Further, while I have served as a Republican Precinct Committeeman for the last 24+ years, RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization have ever-increasingly used AA and DEI to get rid of conservative committeemen, and especially those like me who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.judicialwatch.org/pentagon-dei-budget-surges-for-military-wide-woke-training-to-root-out-white-privilege/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Pentagon dedicates tens of millions of dollars annually to Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs throughout the armed forces and cadets at the nation’s military academies receive extensive training about racism, sexism, unconscious bias, and intersectionality. A year-long research project conducted by a special commission at a public university think tank has uncovered the unbelievable details behind a costly Department of Defense (DOD) initiative to root out so-called white privilege white supremacy in the military. The study, conducted by the Center for American Institutions at Arizona State University (ASU), began as a review of civic education in the military and uncovered a fervent woke movement throughout the nation’s armed forces. “Our research team did not expect to find Critical Race Theory so embedded and pervasive,” the center’s director, Donald T. Critchlow, an ASU American political history professor, writes in the introduction of a recently published report. He confirms that there is CRT and DEI training across the military from the Pentagon through the ranks. It is important to note that the sole purpose of the U.S. armed forces is to defend the nation against external enemies, therefore the DOD’s mission is to provide the military forces needed to deter war and ensure the country’s security. The agency is the government’s largest with 3.4 million service members and civilians—in the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force and Coast Guard—stationed at 4,800 sites in over 160 countries. Under the Biden administration the DOD budget for DEI training has increased significantly from $68 million in fiscal year 2022 to $86.5 million in fiscal year 2023, the report states. The agency is requesting a whopping $114.7 million for fiscal year 2024, according to DOD figures obtained by ASU researchers. “Training is implemented by a vast DEI bureaucracy that extends from senior leaders at the Pentagon to the lowest ranks,” the report says, adding that the “U.S. military now has a well-developed, taxpayer-funded DEI bureaucracy dedicated to rooting out ‘white privilege’ and white supremacy, and that allows for (and sometimes teaches) the overt criticism of the United States, its founding, its founders, and its founding documents, alleging that they are all rooted in systemic racism.”)
LEGAL IMSURRECTION
— Visibly Angry Kamala Harris Lashes Out At Israel After Netanyahu Meeting. – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/07/visibly-angry-kamala-harris-lashes-out-at-israel-after-netanyahu-meeting/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— How Law School Got Woke. Students learn to seek outcomes, not justice – TODD ZYWICKI (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that you are presumed to be guilty: conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2024/09/how-law-school-got-woke/
NEWS BUSTERS
— NY Times Shrieks ‘Disinformation’ Over GOP’s True Kamala Claims on DEI, ‘Border Czar’ – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2024/07/25/ny-times-shrieks-disinformation-over-gops-true-kamala-claims-dei
ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Conservative Influencer Urges Boycott Of Harley-Davidson Over DEI Policies And Trans Support. – James Meyers
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/conservative-influencer-urges-boycott-of-harley-davidson-over-dei-policies-and-trans-support/
TOWNHALL
— Donald Trump Is Right About Jewish Voting. – Alan Joseph Baue (COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government had great success in encouraging/forcing their many Jewish superiors and supervisors to take many/big adverse actions against their few remaining Republican employees. I should write a book about that.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2024/07/26/donald-trump-is-right-about-jewish-voting-n2642512
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump for years has said that American Jews are voting against their interests. This time around, maybe things will finally change. Donald Trump tends to be blunt in his statements, and he has for years said that the American Jewish community is voting against its interests. And he is right. While orthodox Jews support Trump by well over 90 percent, the Orthodox make up a relatively small proportion of the overall Jewish community. And there is no question that the larger movements—Reform and Conservative—are far more liberal and left-leaning. Sixty-eight percent of American Jews voted for Biden over Trump in 2020. This is on the low side; the percentage of Jews voting Democratic has historically been higher.)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrats say that Haley says that Republicans attacking Harris as DEI pick “not helpful.” Those who have personally benefitted from Affirmative Action (AA) or DEI, those who are personally benefitting from AA or DEI, and those who want to benefit personally from AA or DEI do not want to criticize AA and DEI. Those who have not had to pay the price of AA or DEI do not want to criticize AA or DEI. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) have personally benefitted from AA or DEI, b) are personally benefitting from AA or DEI, c) want to benefit personally from AA or DEI, and/or d) have not had to pay the price of AA or DEI.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4793598-nikki-haley-kamala-harris-dei/
ABC NEWS
— Democrats say “Ex-deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey was discharged from the Army for serious misconduct. Sean Grayson also had been previously charged with two DUIs, court records show.” Why was Grayson hired?
https://abcnews.go.com/US/deputy-fatally-shot-sonya-massey-discharged-army-misconduct/story?id=112264355
ABC NEW YORK
— Democrats ever-increasingly use Sean Grayson, those who hired him, and Sonya Massey to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://abc7ny.com/post/sonya-massey-protest-rally-held-washington-square-park/15097022/
NBC NEWS
— Democrats decry that “Trump zeroes in on border czar Harris.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-calls-kamala-harris-border-czar-fact-check-immigration-2024-rcna163422
YAHOO
— Democrats ever-increasingly use Harris to call Republicans racists and sexists.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/backstabbed-subordinates-leaders-workplace-black-100000685.html
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “Attacking Kamala Harris for Not Having Kids Will Backfire.” Are you childless? My wife and I are childless. My Democrat GAO superiors used that against me big time. I should write a book about them. They demonized me, denigrated me, condemned me, and punished me big time a) because we gave up trying to have children without trying IVF even though they knew that our doctor had advised against it because we both had major fertility problems, b) because we did not adopt, and c) because we did not become foster parents. They crowed that they had children. They stressed that their wives had little or no income and that it cost lots of money to raise children. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if my wife and I had children, I would not have been able to a) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, c) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, or d) become a licensed CPA in 1981. They were furious a) that I went with my wife on her many business trips to luxury resorts 1978-1992, b) that we had a new home built in Wheaton in 1984, c) that I bought collector cars in 1989 and 1994, and d) that we saved lots of money for our retirement.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/23/opinion/kamala-harris-jd-vance.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Anti-Israel Protesters Make Netanyahu’s Point. They burn the U.S. flag and deface monuments with pro-Hamas slogans. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/anti-israel-protesters-make-netanyahus-point-1204ff71?mod=opinion_lead_pos2
BLOOMBERG
— Democrats say “Trump Turmoil Is Nothing Compared to 1968’s Siege of Chicago.” Democrat leaders ever-increasingly unethically hint/imply/argue/shout that all those who protest are protesting Trump. From what I see, those who protest the most are the hate-filled Israel-hating Israel-haters.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-07-26/trump-turmoil-is-nothing-compared-to-1968-s-siege-of-chicago
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Election 2024: Trump 50%, Harris 43%
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/election_2024_trump_50_harris_43
INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISTS’ NETWORK
— Personal experiences – JENNIFER SIZELAND (COMMENT: Personal experiences that I use for my writing and to base my opinions on include what I learned a) earning a bachelor’s degree (management), three master’s degrees (business, accounting, and finance), six professional certifications (accounting, internal auditing, fraud examination, government financial management, financial services auditing, and forensic accounting), and a professional license (CPA), b) working for S.S. Kresge 18 months, Post Office almost 3 years, Firestone Stores 2+ years, IRS almost 9 years, and GAO almost 18 years, c) being a union member for almost 12 years, d) serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee for 13 years, e) serving as a Financial Industry Regulatory Association arbitrator for 26 years, f) living in Crete 24 years, University Park almost 4 years, Chicago 2 years, and Wheaton 46+ years, g) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman 24+ years, the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 6 years, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor 24+ years, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 3 years, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 8 years, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 4 years, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 7 years, the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 14 years, h) attending seven Illinois Republican Party State Conventions as a delegate, i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, j) being the subject of a nasty 4-page Money Magazine article in February of 1978, k) being married for 46+ years, l) filing grievances and lawsuits, m) being the subject of many big adverse actions that my critics/opponents say that I brought on myself, and n) much more.)
https://ijnet.org/en/story/how-journalists-can-implement-personal-experiences-their-reporting
July 20, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrats say “US Reps Sean Casten, Chuy Garcia call for President Joe Biden to step aside from race.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-area-us-representative-sean-casten-calls-president/15071150/
— Democrats say “Donald Trump’s speech about assassination attempt hits home for Illinois delegates at RNC.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/donald-trump-rnc-2024-former-presidents-speech-rally/15072393/
— Democrats say “Thousands still without power days after Chicago-area storms.” I need electricity to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and send them out every morning. I should write about my critics/opponents who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most for my buying a whole house natural gas back up electric generator.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/power-outage-today-homewood-helped-surrounding-suburbs-many/15071824/
— Democrats say “Berwyn man charged in 2022 West Lawn road rage shooting death of 3-year-old boy.” My brother suffered serious injuries as a passenger in a car involved in a road rage incident.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/berwyn-man-giovanni-hernandez-charged-murder-mateo-zastro-court/15072376/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUYjlrDENnU
NBC5
— Democrats say “Uncertainty over Biden’s candidacy persists ahead of Democratic National Convention in Chicago.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/uncertainty-over-bidens-candidacy-persists-ahead-of-democratic-national-convention-in-chicago/3495884/
— Democrats ask “Who could replace Joe Biden if he drops out of presidential race?”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/who-could-replace-joe-biden-if-he-drops-out-of-presidential-race/3495592/
— Democrats ask “What happens next if Joe Biden drops out of presidential race?”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/what-happens-next-if-joe-biden-drops-out-of-presidential-race/3495741/
— Democrats say “Postal workers demand heightened safety measures after Chicago letter carrier shot and killed.” I delivered mail in Park Forest 1966-1969.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/postal-workers-demand-heightened-safety-measures-after-chicago-letter-carrier-shot-and-killed/3495988/
— Democrat say “Price plummets for Olympia Fields mansion previously home to Chicago celebrities. Listed for almost $3.5 million in January 2024, the asking price is now $1 million lower.” How much would this home be worth if it was in your municipality? I sold my childhood home 1286 Wood Street in Crete ( https://www.coldwellbanker.com/il/crete/1286-wood-street/lid-P00800000G69nqQ4d33ThxIbRs04xDo4lThe0OSV ) for $99,900 in December of 2022. What would it be worth if it was in Wheaton?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/price-plummets-olympia-fields-mansion-previously-home-chicago-celebrities/3495370/
WGN9
— Democrats say “Chicago man accused of supplying fatal dose of drugs to Naperville man.”
https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/chicago-man-accused-of-supplying-fatal-dose-of-drugs-to-naperville-man/
FOX32
— Democrats say “A Chicago man will remain in custody pending his trial after allegedly supplying illegal narcotics to a Naperville man who overdosed and died in 2023. Prosecutors said the victim arranged to receive illegal narcotics from Christopher Hobson, 38, on Feb. 20, 2023.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-man-supplied-illegal-narcotics-killed-naperville-man
WGN RADIO
— Democrats ask “Is VP Harris a more viable candidate than President Biden?”
https://wgnradio.com/john-williams/is-vp-harris-a-more-viable-candidate-than-president-biden/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “Illinois RNC delegates say Trump’s economic message should sway voters.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/19/leaving-milwaukee-illinois-rnc-delegates-say-trumps-economic-message-should-sway-voters/
— Democrats say “On-duty mail carrier fatally shot in West Pullman neighborhood, $250K reward announced.” I delivered mail in Park Forest 1966-1969.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/19/on-duty-mail-carrier-fatally-shot-in-west-pullman-neighborhood/
— Democrats say “Billionaire Ken Griffin lists Gold Coast condo for $11M.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/19/billionaire-ken-griffin-lists-gold-coast-condo-for-11m/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— What do you say to those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn minorities who marry Whites?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/07/19/jd-vance-usha-chilukuri-indian-interracial-marriage-racism-trump-white-supremacy-rummana-hussain
— Democrats say “Political violence and rhetoric is all too American.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/07/19/political-violence-rhetoric-trump-assassination-attempt-gun-violence-history-natalie-moore
— Democrats say “Republican convention biblical banter rings a Paul Harvey bell.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/07/19/trump-speech-paul-harvey-so-god-made-a-farmer-biblical-banter-republican-convention-super-bowl-ad
— Democrats say “Editor’s note: Important changes to this weekend’s newspapers as printing plant disruption continues. There will be no early Sunday edition, also called the “3-star” or bulldog, this weekend, and the regular Sunday edition will be smaller than usual. We were unable to include news from Friday evening in Saturday’s paper.” To help make my daily GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters more timely and more comprehensive, I spend thousands of dollars every year for home delivery of and internet access for the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Crain’s Chicago Business, Naperville Sun, etc. I am an independent conservative Republican not-for-profit aggregator of political and government news and commentary of interest to Illinois Republicans. I should write about how my direct competitors treat me and treat my newsletters. I would focus on those who reject one or more of the following planks in past and present Republican Party platforms: personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).
https://chicago.suntimes.com/editors-note-weekend-paper
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ask “Remember all the times Trump used incendiary language to taunt Democrats?”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/07/19/donald-trump-incendiary-inflammatory-language-against-democrats-joe-biden-gene-lyons
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats say “Suburban Republicans leave convention energized and hopeful for November.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240719/news/suburban-republicans-leave-convention-energized-and-hopeful-for-november/
‘– Democrats say “It’s a different party’: Healing, division and questions about Trump’s coattails among RNC takeways.” The previous Illinois Republican Party used pretexts to remove me from its 2024 State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240719/illinois-state-politics/its-a-different-party-healing-division-and-questions-about-trumps-coattails-among-rnc-takeways/
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats ask “Who’s moving in and out of Chicago?” and say “Fed trackers reveal some surprises.” Democrat leaders of Chicago a) attract those who have demographics that vote for Democrats and b) drive out those who have demographics that vote for Republicans.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/economy/chicago-population-shifts-revealed-federal-reserve-report
HERALD & REVIEW
— Democrats say “Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi on future of state party.”
https://herald-review.com/illinois-gop-chair-kathy-salvi-on-future-of-state-party/video_5dd907e8-461f-11ef-80cc-ab8d8a8ef2cc.html
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Democrats use Trump shooting to diminish Second Amendment rights.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/politics/article/political-divisions-stall-proposed-gun-policies-19584194.php
SOUTHERN
— Democrats ask “Are top Republicans shifting in favor of unions?” I was a union member for almost 12 years. My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was grossly overpaid because of that. My federal salary increased from $18.99/hour to $110,020/year in today’s dollars. In my defense, during that time, a) I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, b) I earned an MBA from Loyola, c) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, and d) I almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/07/19/are-top-republicans-shifting-in-favor-of-unions-probably-not-experts-say/
WGLT
— Democrats say “Trump has promised deportations on an unprecedented scale.” Illegals drive wages down. They harm younger Americans the most a) whose parents are not wealthy, b) who have less education and/or c) who have fewer or no job skills. Because my parents were not wealthy, I had to work my way through college. If there had been as many illegals when I was young as there are now, illegals would have gotten the jobs that I got, and if not that, the wages that I earned would have been less. I did yard work 1962-1964, I delivered newspapers 1962-1966, I washed dishes 1964-1966, I cleaned golf shoes and chipped slag in 1966, I pumped gasoline in 1966 and 1971-1972, and I delivered mail 1966-1969.
https://www.wglt.org/2024-07-19/trump-has-promised-deportations-on-an-unprecedented-scale
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in pushing pot in Bloomington-Normal.
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2024-07-19/a-6th-marijuana-dispensary-opens-in-bloomington-normal
WAND TV
— Democrats say “What Usha Vance’s rise to prominence means to other South Asian and Hindu Americans.” All my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government saw all the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors took against me. All the members of the following organizations saw all the adverse actions that the leaders of those organizations took against me: a) Illinois Republican Party, b) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, c) Milton Township Republican Organization, d) Illinois, e) DuPage County, f) Milton Township, g) Wheaton, h) Wheaton Park District, i) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, j) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, k) Illinois Center Right Coalition, l) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, m) etc.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/what-usha-vances-rise-to-prominence-means-to-other-south-asian-and-hindu-americans/article_12fcdeb9-41d8-52c4-9051-19e392b41f9d.html
ADVANTAGE NEWS
— Democrats say “Miller critical of media in Trump coverage.”
https://www.advantagenews.com/news/local/miller-critical-of-media-in-trump-coverage/article_7e0b9446-4542-11ef-a462-ab24908fc471.html
MILWAUKEE INDEPENDENT
— Democrats ever-increasingly run America and make it clear that they are going to use government to get rid of Republicans once and for all starting with Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Consequently, the aforesaid are buying more and more and more firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.
http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/heather-richardson/normalizing-hate-how-republicans-have-increasingly-advocated-violence-as-a-way-to-gain-power/
CHICAGO BUSINESS JOUNAL
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly analogize illegals with Blacks who fled slavery.
https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2024/07/19/neighborspace-land-grant-underground-railroad.html
BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats ever-increasingly encourage Blacks to be stoners and LGBTQers.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/19/sway-lgbtq-owned-dispensary-aims-to-open-in-south-shore/
ORLAND PARK PATCH
— Democrats say Orland Park Violated the Open Meetings Act when its Mayor Keith Pekau and its Board of Trustees cleared the board room during a contentious meeting in February.
https://patch.com/illinois/orlandpark/chief-clear-room-orland-violated-open-meetings-act-ag-says
CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-123/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— PRESS RELEASE: Illinois Democrats in Disarray on Biden CHICAGO — After a week of unity in Milwaukee, Republicans in Illinois and across the country are ready to win in November. Democrats on the other hand don’t even know who will be at the top of the ticket yet. Joe Biden’s poll numbers keep getting worse and big name Democrats are calling it quits on the President. Sean Casten joined a growing chorus of Democrats calling for Biden to step down this morning, a chorus that includes Reps. Chuy Garcia, Mike Quigley, and Eric Sorenson. But former Biden/Pritzker staffer Nikki Budzinski and Senator Dick Durbin are #RidinWithBiden. And Governor Pritzker? He’s supporting the “Democratic nominee” who is “apparently” Joe Biden. Sounds like a full throated endorsement to us. With less than a month to go until Democrats descend on Chicago, their party here in Illinois and across the country is in complete and utter disarray. 31 days to go.
https://illinois.gop/category/news/
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois Attorney General defends gun ban with reference to attempted assassination of former president. – Jim Talamonti (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly blame guns for gun violence instead of blaming those who use guns illegally.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_e055d80a-45e2-11ef-9999-9f8803279cfc.html
— Chicago mayor defends shutdown of homeless site. – Jim Talamonti
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_14348086-45f7-11ef-b216-17002c4b042f.html
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CHICAGO CRIME TODAY – Paul Vallas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-10-things-you-should-know-about-chicago-crime-today/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s RNC spreads emotional, big-tent MAGA message — a show lauded even by Democrats. – Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Unlike the Democrat Party, the Republican Party’s big-tent policy lets people hold leadership positions who reject many if not most if not virtually all the planks in its platform. Most commonly, they reject its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Leaders of the following who reject the aforesaid planks use the Republican Party’s big-tent policy to get rid of Precinct Committeemen like me who support the aforesaid planks: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would focus on the aforesaid leaders, the planks that they reject, and the adverse actions that they took against me because I support those planks.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/18/donald-trumps-rnc-spreads-emotional-big-tent-maga-/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Thirteen Democrats ask Biden to stand aside as dam begins to break. – Rachel Schilke
Who could replace Joe Biden if he drops out of presidential race?
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Joe Biden’s Senior Moment of the Week (Vol. 103)
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/watch-joe-bidens-senior-moment-of-the-week-vol-103/
NEW YORK POST
— Lara Trump says she has full confidence in Secret Service — but says director Kimberly Cheatle must answer for ‘mistakes’ – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2024/07/20/us-news/lara-trump-says-has-full-confidence-in-secret-service/
AMERICAN THINKER
— University DEI plan says individualism, timeliness, part of white supremacy culture. – Eric Utter (COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, I owe all my accomplishments in life to my benefitting tremendously from discrimination against those who are minority, female, younger, poor, veteran, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those whose parents have/had lots of money.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/07/university_dei_plan_says_individualism_timeliness_part_of_white_supremacy_culture.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Microsoft selectively scraps its DEI department. Don’t be fooled. – Vivek Saxena
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/07/19/microsoft-selectively-scraps-its-dei-department-dont-be-fooled-1473633/
— Illegal alien known for urging others to squat in US homes linked to Venezuela military intel. – Tom Tillison (COMMENT: How many vacant homes and apartments are there in your county, township, and municipality?)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/07/19/illegal-alien-known-for-urging-others-to-squat-in-us-homes-linked-to-venezuela-military-intel-report-1473724/
BREITBART
— ‘Gang of Eight’ Advocates (Senators Michael Bennet, Dick Durbin, Jeff Flake, Lindsey Graham, John McCain, Bob Menendez, Marco Rubio, and Chuck Schumer) Sought Amnesty for 35 Million Illegals. – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/07/19/gang-of-eight-advocates-sought-amnesty-for-35-million-in-2013/
CENTER SQUARE
— New bill would change federal hiring practices on past cannabis use. – Brett Rowland (COMMENT: I have never used pot and I never will. Pot is a disqualifier. The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. Many of my critics/opponents act like they have used pot, are using pot, and/or want to use pot. They despise/hate me because I led the successful effort to stop the sale of pot in Wheaton.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_86460062-45f9-11ef-9fff-cb56c00c9e3b.html
DAILY CALLER
— Third Senate Democrat Calls For Biden Exit. – ROBERT MCGREEVY
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/19/senate-dem-martin-heinrich-biden-campaign/
DAILY WIRE
— The Appalling Display Of Christian White Nationalism At The RNC. – Andrew Klavan
https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-appalling-display-of-christian-white-nationalism-at-the-rnc
FEDERALIST
— Donald Trump Enters Fall Election With The Big Tent Republicans Failed To Build For Decades. – TRISTAN JUSTICE (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Unlike the Democrat Party, the Republican Party’s big tent policy lets people hold leadership positions who reject many if not most if not virtually all the planks in its platform. Most commonly, they reject its personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. Leaders of the following who reject the aforesaid planks use the Republican Party’s big tent policy to get rid of Precinct Committeemen like me who support the aforesaid planks: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would focus on the aforesaid leaders, the planks that they reject, and the adverse actions that they took against me because I support those planks.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/07/19/donald-trump-enters-fall-election-with-the-big-tent-republicans-failed-to-build-for-decades/
FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— How Biden’s Border Crisis is Destroying Heartland America: A Look at Springfield, Ohio. – Joey Chester (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs: Springfield, Ohio today, your municipality tomorrow.)
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/07/19/how-bidens-border-crisis-destroying-heartland-america-look-springfield-ohio
https://www.immigrationreform.com/2024/07/19/how-bidens-border-crisis-is-destroying-heartland-america-a-look-at-springfield-ohio/
FOX NEWS
— Number of Americans wanting reduced immigration skyrockets, most since 2001. – Adam Shaw
https://www.yahoo.com/news/number-americans-wanting-reduced-immigration-194008334.html
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— DEI Is Distracting Our Military From Its Primary Task. – Jim Fein (COMMENT: The primary task that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had was hiring, retaining. and promoting Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.heritage.org/defense/commentary/dei-distracting-our-military-its-primary-task
MRC TV
— Democrats Don’t Care if Biden’s Too Demented to Control ICBMs. – Ted Cruz
https://mrctv.org/blog/craig-bannister/ted-cruz-democrats-dont-care-if-bidens-too-demented-control-icbms
NEWS BUSTERS
— NPR Bashes RNC: ‘Violent Rhetoric and Attacks on Undocumented Immigrants’ – Clay Waters
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2024/07/19/npr-bashes-rnc-violent-rhetoric-and-attacks-undocumented-immigrants
NUMBERS USA
— Trump while referring to illegal immigrants: They are taking the jobs from our Black population and our Hispanic population…
https://x.com/theatlantavoice/status/1814138971586261215
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats ask “Too old to work?” and say “Some Americans on the job late in life bristle at calls for Biden to step aside.” What is Trump’s position on age discrimination? When I was 25 years old in 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors used up-or-out to write me off as being too old to be promoted to GS-!3. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate.
https://apnews.com/article/biden-older-elderly-voters-a6bcbdaf35c78a8aac04e8ad078456f2
— Firefighter killed at Trump rally honored with bagpipes and gun salute at funeral. (COMMENT: At my request, Wheaton used $1,000 a year of the money that I raised from Republicans for bagpipers in its Independence Day parades. My critics/opponents do not like bagpipers if not despise/hate bagpipers. They complain that they do not march fast enough.)
https://apnews.com/video/pennsylvania-corey-comperatore-funerals-and-memorial-services-donald-trump-national-eb06523d3956446688e4c08e55a8bedf
— Democrats say “Republicans say they will trust the election results as long as Trump wins. With many Trump supporters confident he will win in November, there was less talk of stolen elections at the Republican National Convention.” Anticipate/expect that many millions of illegals will use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Biden and for the rest of the Democrats on the ballot.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/19/trump-election-results/
ABC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rnc-calls-unity-ring-hollow-lgbtq-community/story?id=112096917
NBC NEWS
— Democrats say “How Trump used the Republican convention to shift the party his way. Abortion and gun rights got little attention. Speakers included a union president, an OnlyFans model and disaffected Black and Latino Democrats angry about crime and immigration.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-used-republican-convention-shift-party-way-rcna162739
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “Biden Plans to Resume Campaigning as More Democrats Urge Him to Quit.”
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/19/us/biden-election-news
— Democrats say “Bus by Bus, Texas’ Governor Changed Migration Across the U.S. In two years, Texas has bused more than 119,000 people to Democrat-led cities, shifting both migration patterns and the debate over immigration. The list of cities keeps expanding.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/20/us/abbott-texas-migrant-buses.html
— Democrats say “From Honor Student to the Gunman Who Tried to Kill Donald Trump.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/us/gunman-thomas-crooks-trump-shooting.html
— Democrats say “How to Rein In Rising Auto Insurance Rates.” To save on auto insurance, I have stopped driving five of my seven cars and my SUV and I have suspended insurance coverage on them except comprehensive.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/your-money/car-insurance-rates-inflation.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/opinion/donald-trump-speech.html
— Pro-Lifers Helped Bring Trump to Power. Why Has He Abandoned Us? – Patrick T. Brown
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/opinion/trump-abortion-pro-life.html
— Democrats say “Since the shooting at his rally, Mr. Trump has appeared more concerned about his legacy and how he may be remembered by his grandchildren.” I should write a book my critics/opponents and what I believe they will say about me when I die. I would focus on those who now say that I bring all my problems on myself, that is, that I cause all my own problems. I would focus on my critics/opponents who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/us/politics/trump-rnc-speech-analysis.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) destroy you if you do not promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment/abolishment of Second Amendment rights, and/or Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/20/republican-convention-far-right-immigration-transgender/
USA TODAY
— Democrats ask “Can Elon Musk buy Trump the White House?” and say “Americans are about to find out.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/07/19/elon-musk-trump-super-pac-donation-election/74440973007/
MSNBC
— Democrat leaders flood America with illegals because illegals vote for Democrats. RINOs flood America with illegals because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-rnc-disturbing-anti-immigration-rhetoric-rcna162637
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/donald-trump-mtg-rnc-sent-message-trans-people-year-rcna162422
INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE
— All the females who my GAO superiors promoted over me had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the CPA license that I had. My Democrat GAO superiors stressed to all my many female superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates that I opposed gender based preference giving. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted at them that I caused all their problems.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/dei-bullying-assumes-people-didn-110012913.html
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats say “Twelve More Democrats Join Chorus Calling on Biden to Exit Race. One day after Republican convention, Democrats intensify calls for president to step aside while Vice President Harris had a contentious call with donors.”
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/six-more-democrats-join-chorus-calling-on-biden-to-exit-95daf381
— Democrats say “The White-Collar Hiring Rut Is Here. That’s Bad News for Young College Grads.” When you graduated for college, what frustrated your job search? For me, it was a) my being viewed as being draft bait, b) tremendous pressure on employers to hire minorities and females, c) my GPA not being that great, d) my not having demonstrated leadership potential, and e) my having been a postal employee for almost 3 years and then forced to resign.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/white-collar-college-educated-workers-jobs-c594c29a
— California’s Minimum Wage Backfire. The $20 fast-food mandate is harming workers and business. – Editorial (COMMENT: Have you ever worked for the minimum wage? I washed dishes for the minimum wage 1964-1966.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-minimum-wage-unemployment-fast-food-restaurants-gavin-newsom-fa91c381
FORBES
— Those who have/had wealthy parents say “OK Boomers, About That Working-Through-College Thing.” My critics/opponents have always ignored/dismissed/belittled/badmouthed my working my way through college. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have/had wealthy parents. I would focus on those who crow that they got scholarships. My GPA suffered because instead of studying, I washed dishes 1964-1966 and I delivered mail 1966-1969.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickwwatson/2019/12/09/ok-boomers-about-that-working-through-college-thing/
— Democrats say “12 Ways To Champion DEI With Pay Transparency In The Workplace.” Federal salaries have always been extremely transparent. All my GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates a) knew that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to suffer a $22,996/year pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO and b) knew that they would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2024/07/19/12-ways-to-champion-dei-with-pay-transparency-in-the-workplace/
BLOOMBERG
— Democrats ask “Do Women Belong in the Secret Service?” and say “Former Agents Speak Out.” All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government (Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997), there was tremendous increasing Democrat pressure on my superiors to hire, retain, and promote women. I should write a book about that. If I had been a woman, GAO would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 in 1988 a) because I earned master’s degrees in business in 1976 and in accounting in 1980, b) because I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) because I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and d) because I became a licensed CPA in 1981.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-07-18/why-are-women-in-the-secret-service
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Democrats say “Millionaires list health, family, and financial security as their top priorities — in that order.” What are your top priorities in life? My top priorities include putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out every morning. Because I have ever-increasingly spent so much time and money doing that since 2000, a) my health has suffered big time and b) my net worth is tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars less.
https://www.businessinsider.com/millionaires-share-their-top-priorities-2015-5
FED SMITH
— Democrats say “OPM Directs Agencies to Advance Pay Equity for Federal Employees. OPM is directing agencies to conduct independent pay gap analyses to advance pay equity throughout the federal workforce.” While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors always paid my coworkers who were Democrat, minority, female, veteran, and/or younger more than they paid me. They all had less work experience than I had, less education than I had, no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or no professional license like the one I had.
https://www.fedsmith.com/2024/07/19/opm-directs-agencies-to-advance-pay-equity-for-federal-employees/
BUSINESS STANDARD
— Trump vows to end illegal immigration; supports expatriation
https://www.business-standard.com/world-news/us-elections-trump-vows-to-end-illegal-immigration-supports-expatriation-124071901478_1.html
ECONOMIC TIMES
— Biden administration treats illegal immigrants better than our own citizens. – Mike Pompeo
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/biden-admin-treats-illegal-immigrants-better-than-our-own-citizens-mike-pompeo/videoshow/111862146.cms
TIMES OF INDIA & MSN
— Republicans oppose illegal immigration, not legal immigration.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/why-is-usha-vance-being-accused-of-hypocrisy-after-her-rnc-speech/articleshow/111875648.cms
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/why-is-usha-vance-being-accused-of-hypocrisy-after-her-rnc-speech/ar-BB1qj98j
INDEPENDENT
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) destroy you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/republican-transgender-healthcare-tax-funding-b2582465.html
July 19, 2024
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrats say “Former President Obama tells allies Biden needs to seriously consider 2024 candidacy.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/president-biden-off-campaign-trail-sick-covid-obama/15069284/
— Democrats say “Illinois GOP delegates call for Secret Service director to step down after Trump shooting.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/republican-convention-illinois-gop-delegates-call-secret-service/15068416/
— Democrats say “City clears homeless tent camp ahead of DNC as last residents are told to leave South Loop.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/democratic-convention-city-chicago-clears-homeless-tent-camp/15068578/
NBC5
— Democrats say “Russell Brand, Hulk Hogan, Jason Aldean: Celebrities at the RNC in Milwaukee.’
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/russell-brand-hulk-hogan-jason-aldean-celebrities-at-the-rnc-in-milwaukee/3494769/
— Democrats say “Illinois Republicans call for Secret Service director to resign.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/rnc-illinois-republicans-call-for-secret-service-director-to-resign/3494474/
— Democrats say “Gunman apparently researched Trump, Biden and DNC prior to shooting.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/gunman-apparently-researched-trump-biden-and-dnc-prior-to-shooting/3494722/
CBS2
— Democrats say “Illinois Republican delegates believe Trump will win regardless of whom he faces in November.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-republican-delegates-believe-trump-win/
— Democrats say “Trump’s national lead over Biden grows.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/trump-poll-biden-national-07-18-2024/
— Democrats say “Pritzker says he is still supporting President Biden.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DRK-cbAmugkM
WGN9
— Democrats say “Illinois delegates meet with GOP congressmen on final day of RNC.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQjE0ZGI-IM
FOX32
— Democrats say: Full speech: Donald Trump closes out RNC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1iBh75QZfc
— Democrats ask “Can new leadership revitalize Illinois GOP?” and say “Kathy Salvi takes charge amid party divisions.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/can-new-leadership-revitalize-illinois-gop-kathy-salvi-takes-charge-amid-party-divisions
— Democrats say “Pritzker blasts Trump following RNC speech: narcissism and dishonesty.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-trump-rnc-speech-narcissism-dishonesty
WTTW
— Democrats say “Illinois Republicans Say Democrats in ‘Freefall,’ Confident in Trump Against Biden or Any Nominee.”
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/18/illinois-republicans-say-democrats-freefall-confident-trump-against-biden-or-any-nominee
— Democrats say “Illinois GOP Leaders Won’t Commit to Accepting Election Results, Say They Remain Concerned About Fraud.”
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/18/illinois-gop-leaders-won-t-commit-accepting-election-results-say-they-remain-concerned
— Democrats say “Illinois Republicans Strike Optimistic Tone About Congressional, Senate Candidates at Final Day of RNC.”
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/18/illinois-republicans-strike-optimistic-tone-about-congressional-senate-candidates-final
— Democrats say “Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Other Democrats Make Fresh Push for Joe Biden to Reconsider 2024 Race.”
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/18/barack-obama-nancy-pelosi-and-other-democrats-make-fresh-push-joe-biden-reconsider-2024
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say Casten says “It’s time for Joe Biden to pass the torch.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/19/opinion-joe-biden-presidential-candidacy-pass-the-torch/
— Democrats say “Rod Blagojevich drops into Milwaukee to tout Trump. Illinois GOP left unenthused.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/18/rod-blagojevich-in-milwaukee-to-tout-trump-illinois-gop-unenthused/
— Democrats promote illegal immigration in Will County.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/18/will-county-board-votes-against-non-sanctuary-designation-calling-in-anti-immigrant/
— Democrats say “People close to President Biden say he appears to accept he may have to leave the race.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/18/biden-presidential-race/
— Democrats say “DuPage County Board member Lucy Chang Evans, former Secret Service agent from Naperville, speaks on Trump assassination attempt.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/18/trumo-assassination-secret-service-lucy-chang-evans-dupage-county/
— Democrats say Jack Rakove says “Democrats should be willing to deploy the 25th Amendment.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/18/opinion-joe-biden-25th-amendment/
— Democrats say “Donald Trump describes assassination attempt in personal detail as he accepts Republican nomination.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/18/donald-trump-nomination/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: The longer that your ancestors have been in America and the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a racist and even worse things: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Protestant, Italian American, and/or German American.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/19/not-the-end-point-markers-commemorate-lives-lost-in-chicago-race-riot-of-1919/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats say “Illinois Republicans close out RNC with energy behind ‘more focused, disciplined’ Trump. The state’s super-minority Republicans are leaving the GOP National Convention energized, and with a lot of confidence.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rnc-2024/2024/07/18/rnc-trump-illinois-republicans
— Democrats say that “GOP Pritzker-replacing-Biden quip gets jeers from Illinois delegation” and that Ohio U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno said that “One hundred and 10 days away from this election, we don’t even know who President Trump and JD Vance is going to run against” and that “We have no idea. It could be your governor.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rnc-2024/2024/07/18/rnc-trump-news-updates-milwaukee-thursday
— Democrats say “Rep. Darin LaHood lifts the curtain for an insider look at the Republican National Convention. LaHood has a lot going on at the convention because he wears a lot of hats. He’s a vice chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee — a House GOP political organization — and a member of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee and the Intelligence Committee.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/07/17/republican-national-convention-milwaukee-darin-lahood
— Democrats say pollster Frank Luntz says “Trump’s voters are energized and Biden’s supporters are demoralized.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/07/18/pollster-frank-luntz-trump-voters-republican-national-convention-milwaukee
— Democrats say “Project 2025 is latest example of Heritage Foundation’s long history of conservative activism. Donald Trump isn’t campaigning on Project 2025, but Americans should expect Heritage Foundation ideas to matter greatly if he is re-elected.” My critics/opponents ever-increasingly a) make it clear that they are anti-conservative and b) take adverse actions against me because I am conservative.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/07/18/project-2025-heritage-foundations-history-conservative-advocacy-zachary-albert-the-conversation
— Democrats say “Mellow in Milwaukee. RNC demonstrations remain peaceful, infrequent. By Thursday evening, the largest protest of the convention saw about a thousand people marching through downtown streets. Chicago is expecting a bigger presence.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rnc-2024/2024/07/18/rnc-protests-milwaukee-republican-national-convention
— While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to work for, work with, and/or supervise all the many females who they hired. Females were my superiors during my last 8 years at GAO and a female was my immediate supervisor during my last 4 years. Those females led GAO’s successful effort to force me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Further, during my last 8 years, they assigned me to supervise all their female employees who they wanted to get rid because they had serious performance problems. All the females who they promoted over me had less work experience than I had, had less education than I had, had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or had no professional license like the CPA license that I had. My Democrat GAO superiors stressed to all my many female superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates that I opposed gender based preference giving. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted at them that I caused all their problems.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2024/07/18/working-women-make-chicago-world
— Democrats say “Banned contractors participate in campaign fundraiser for DuPage County state’s attorney. Organized by a well-known lobbyist and a construction executive once caught up in a fraud case, the fundraiser for Bob Berlin drew contributions from, among others, two companies that are banned from some government work.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2024/07/19/dupage-county-states-attorney-bob-berlin-campaign-fundraiser-donation-palumbo-john-kelly
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats say “Illinois delegates praise Vance’s speech.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240718/news/he-has-brought-hope-illinois-delegates-praise-vances-speech/
— Democrats attack Deere’s reasons for dumping DEI.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240717/agriculture/attacked-by-right-wing-deere-farm-machinery-dumps-diversity-efforts/
— Democrats say “Wheaton city council hopefuls to gather nominating petitions.” I have lived in Wheaton since 1978. I should write a book about how newcomers in Wheaton have moved Wheaton dramatically to the left. In 2021, they succeeded in ending my role as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, a role that I had since 2005. In 2019, they vehemently opposed my bid to be selected to fill a Wheaton City Council West District vacancy.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240717/news/wheaton-city-council-hopefuls-to-gather-nominating-petitions/
— Democrats say “Outgoing Illinois GOP chair bemoans ‘loose’ voting laws.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240718/news/outgoing-illinois-gop-chair-bemoans-loose-voting-laws/
WBEZ
— Anti-conservatives want Republican candidates to lose. To win elections, those anti-conservatives advise Republican candidates to dump the Republican Party platform and to paint themselves as being Democrat Lite if not anti-conservative if not anti-Republican. I should write a book about that.
https://www.wbez.org/wbez-news/2024/07/18/illinois-republicans-are-taking-advice-and-reflecting-on-how-they-can-win-more-elections
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Democrats say “Illinois Republicans unify around Trump, revel in Democratic disarray over Biden.”
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/illinois-republicans-unify-around-trump-revel-in-democratic-disarray-over-biden/article_e1c8f530-4535-11ef-aecd-a7173f99c49d.html
— Democrats say “Despite Trump’s role in his 2022 primary loss, Rodney Davis ‘excited’ to support former president.”
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/despite-trumps-role-in-his-2022-primary-loss-rodney-davis-excited-to-support-former-president/article_4d464040-44a2-11ef-82a3-9b144dc5a02c.html
SOUTHERN
— Democrats say Thomas More Society files SCOTUS case against Carbondale.
https://thesouthern.com/news/pro-life-organization-files-scotus-case-against-carbondale/article_bcb9b239-91d8-5c2f-bee4-adb57885990b.html
EVANSTON NOW
— Democrats say “State GOP boos name of a familiar nemesis (Pritzker).”
https://evanstonnow.com/state-gop-boos-name-of-a-familiar-nemesis/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “J.D. Vance’s hometown, Middletown, Ohio, reacts to his VP nomination.” What is your hometown and what do your critics/opponents where you live now think of your hometown? Crete is my hometown; I lived there 1948-1972. My critics/opponents who run Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County are ever-increasingly anti-conservative and they have always despised/hated what Crete was 1948-1972. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who run Wheaton.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-07-18/j-d-vances-hometown-middletown-ohio-reacts-to-his-vp-nomination
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “Trump steals the show.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/07/19/trump-steals-the-show-00169721
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Before Trump headed to the stage at Fiserv Forum, he was in the ballroom of the nearby Baird Center for a high-end fundraiser. Among the attendees: vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance, Illinois Republican Party Chair Kathy Salvi, Chicago donor Eloise Gerson, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump fundraiser Kent Gray, longtime Trump associate Roger Stone and celebrity influencer Amber Rose.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-329/
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/18/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-122/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker’s role in fueling political toxicity
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzkers-role-in-fueling-political-toxicity-wirepoints-on-wls-ramblin-ray-show/
— Pritzker’s Statement Following Trump’s RNC Speech
https://wirepoints.org/gov-jb-pritzkers-statement-following-trumps-rnc-speech/
— Chicago’s Southland residents are irate about their property tax hikes. Wait till they see how their money is being spent. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/chicagos-southland-residents-are-irate-about-their-property-tax-hikes-wait-till-they-see-how-their-money-is-being-spent-wirepoints/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What do you spend lots of your time doing? I spend lots of my time putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out every morning. If you stopped what you are doing, what would you do? I would write books. I would focus on those Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who have had the most success in destroying the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, and Illinois Center Right Coalition. I would focus on those Republican leaders who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
— What do Democrats do? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
Democrats turn
– liberals and moderates against conservatives,
– Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans,
– non-Americans against Americans,
– minorities against Whites,
– women against men,
– younger people against older people,
– LGBTQers against heterosexuals,.
– unmarried people against married people,
– those who have less money against those who have more money,
– non-Protestants against Protestants,
– non- Italian Americans and non-German Americans against Italian Americans and German Americans, and
– those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
JOHN KASS
— Trump: Iconic American Defiance and Strength
https://johnkassnews.com/the-once-and-future-president-trump-iconic-american-defiance-and-strength/
CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS
— State GOP leaders pass the torch as national convention wraps up. – PETER HANCOCK, HANNAH MEISEL, & JERRY NOWICKI
https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/state-gop-leaders-pass-the-torch-as-national-convention-wraps-up
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump accepts GOP nomination, cementing party’s embrace of populism. – Susan Ferrechio (COMMENT: Populism is an ideology that presents “the people” as a morally good force and contrasts them against “the elite.” I promote conservatism, that is, I promote platform Republicanism. My critics/opponents are the elite in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They despise/hate conservatives, that is, they despise/hate platform conservatives. They boycotted the Illinois Republican Party State Convention this year.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/18/donald-trump-accepts-gop-nomination-cementing-part/
— Trump reveals what saved his life from assassin’s bullet. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/18/donald-trump-says-looking-his-immigration-chart-sa/
— Whistleblowers tell Congress ‘limited resources’ led to fewer staff at assassination-attempt rally. – Lindsey McPherson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/18/whistleblowers-tell-congress-limited-resources-led/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago plays ‘Hide the Homeless’ – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3085344/chicago-plays-hide-the-homeless/
— The GOP’s bet with Vance. – W. James Antle III
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/3089174/the-gops-bet-with-vance/
NEW YORK POST
— Donald Trump vows to ‘end this border nightmare’ in full-throated pledge during RNC 2024 acceptance speech. – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2024/07/18/us-news/donald-trump-vows-to-end-this-border-nightmare/
BLAZE
— The end of DEI hires? LEGENDARY companies make shocking anti-woke changes. (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO in 1980, IRS in 1971, and the Post Office in 1966 hired me because they could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-rubin-report/dei-hires-microsoft-john-deere
BREITBART
— Biden’s Border Crisis is Catastrophic, Says Texas Governor at RNC Convention. – BOB PRICE
https://www.breitbart.com/border/2024/07/18/bidens-border-crisis-is-catastrophic-says-texas-governor-at-rnc-convention/
— Lou Dobbs Leaves Legacy of Defending America’s Working Class Against Wall Street, Open Borders, Donor Class. – JOHN BINDER (COMMENT: My critics/opponents despise/hate the working class. I was a member of the working class 1962-1997. My critics/opponents a) have/had parents who had lots more money than my parents had, b) use my working my way through college against me, and c) stress that none of my college degrees are from Ivy League universities.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/07/18/lou-dobbs-leaves-legacy-defending-americas-working-class-against-wall-street-open-borders-donor-class/
CENTER SQUARE
— Abbott urges Americans to secure the border by returning Trump to White House.- Bethany Blankley
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_48c859ca-44b3-11ef-9e37-a730b5896745.html
— 3.8 million illegal immigrants could enter U.S. in 2024, affecting wage growth. – Kenneth Schrupp (COMMENT: Illegals drive wages down. If there had been as many illegals in America when I was young as there are now, the wages that I earned doing the following would have been less: doing yard work 1962-1964, delivering newspapers 1962-1966, washing dishes 1964-1966, cleaning golf shoes and chipping slag in 1966, pumping gasoline in 1966 and 1971-1972, and delivering mail 1966-1969.)
https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/fed-3-8-million-illegal-immigrants-could-enter-u-s-in-2024-affecting-wage-growth/article_7cacb32b-9c50-5ff3-a0e8-602037aa074e.html
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Peeling Back The Trump Assassination Cover Up. – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/peeling-back-the-trump-assassination-cover-up
DAILY SIGNAL
— Here’s the Chart on Illegal Immigration That Trump Was Talking About When Shot – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/07/18/the-hard-facts-on-the-chart-trump-turned-toward-when-he-was-shot-the-borderline/
EPOCH TIMES
— Secret Service Was Told Local Police Lacked Manpower to Secure Building Used by Trump Shooter. – Caden Pearson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/secret-service-was-told-local-police-lacked-manpower-to-secure-building-used-by-trump-shooter-5688718
— Trump Vows to be a President for All Americans in Convention Speech. – Janice Hisle, Lawrence Wilson and Nathan Worcester (COMMEN: Biden has not been a president for those who are American, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Biden has been a president for those who are citizens of foreign countries, liberal, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-vows-to-be-a-president-for-all-americans-in-convention-speech-5689534
FOX NEWS
— Dems’ Chicago convention promises ‘chaos and dysfunction’ as Biden future uncertain. – Darin LaHood
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dems-chicago-convention-promises-chaos-dysfunction-biden-future-uncertain-illinois-congressman
— Five biggest moments of Trump’s speech to RNC. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/five-biggest-moments-trumps-speech-gop-convention
GOPUSA
— Former ICE Chief: Biden ‘Unsecured The Border By Design. It’s National Suicide.’
https://www.gopusa.com/former-ice-chief-biden-unsecured-the-border-by-design-its-national-suicide/
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Democrats say DEI criticism of female Secret Service agents after Trump assassination attempt is disgusting. All my many female coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4780166-secret-service-defends-female-agents/
— Democrats say “Women belong in national security, but anti-DEI backlash endangers America.” All my many female coworkers who my Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted over me a) had less work experience than I had, b) had less education than I had, c) had no professional certifications or fewer than I had, and/or d) had no professional license like the one I had.
https://thehill.com/opinion/4779154-misogynistic-backlash-diversity-security/
— Democrats ever-increasingly make students sexually active LGBTQers.
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4780008-california-transgender-student-protections-newsom/
NBC NEWS
— Democrats say “We’re close to the end’: Biden world braces for the possibility that the president will step aside.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/biden-world-braces-possibility-president-steps-rcna162494
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/rnc-speakers-lean-homophobic-transphobic-rhetoric-rcna162505
NEWSWEEK
— What do you say to leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization who boycotted the Republican conventions in Collinsville and Milwaukee?
https://www.newsweek.com/kohls-faces-boycott-snubs-republican-convention-1909473
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “Video: How Trump’s Security Failed to Stop an Assassination Attempt.”
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000009576871/trump-shooting-assassination-attempt.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP F FOLD: Democrats say “How Trump Dominated His Own Party on a New G.O.P. Platform. Donald Trump and his team displayed a ruthless efficiency in the process of making a platform, confiscating delegates’ cellphones and stifling dissent and even debate.” I should write about those who removed me from the 2024 Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee and why they did that.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/18/us/politics/trump-gop-platform-convention.html
— Democrats say Trump said “By the way, you know who’s taking the jobs? The jobs that are created? 107 percent of those jobs are taken by illegal aliens.”
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/18/us/trump-rnc-republican-convention#by-the-way-you-know-whos-taking-the-jobs-the-jobs-that-are-created-107-of-those-jobs-are-taken-by-illegal-aliens
— Democrats say “J.D. Vance Puts the Con in Conservatism.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/18/opinion/jd-vance-hillbilly-elegy.html
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats “fact check” Trump’s speech. During the almost 18 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO, I often worked as a fact checker, and especially during my last 11 years as a GS-13 Step 1-10 Analyst, currently $115,439-$150,075/year.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/19/fact-check-trump-rnc-republican-convention/
USA TODAY
— Democrats say Pompeo said Biden sold out our citizens in his speech at the RNC.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/18/mike-pompeo-speech-rnc/74425819007/
— Democrats say “RNC parades those whom Trump insulted.” I should write about those Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who I have done the most to help elect and to help reelect but who have blamed me the most for their defeats and have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me to punish me.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/07/16/rnc-speakers-haley-cruz-desantis-campaign-trump/74427697007/
WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrats say “Never Trump Republicans search for a home at the RNC.” Who are the biggest never Trumpers in your county, township/ward, and municipality? I should write about the biggest never Trumpers in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those never Trumpers who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2015.)
https://www.wpr.org/news/never-trump-republicans-rnc
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats say “JD Vance’s Debut, and a Look at What He Stands For.” What do you stand for and why? I stand for conservative principles because my following them enabled me a) to earn a bachelor’s degree and three master’s degrees, b) to earn six professional certifications, and c) to earn a professional license.
https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/whats-news/jd-vances-debut-and-a-look-at-what-he-stands-for/6e2f1f7c-a54c-4a0b-a027-1580b29cdb66
FORBES
— To come into a country illegally and/or to stay in a country illegally is to shout gross disrespect for the rule of law and for that country.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2024/07/19/trump-likens-migrants-to-late-great-hannibal-lecter-in-rnc-speech-a-comparison-hes-used-many-times-before/
BUSINESS INSIDER
— Merit Scholarships: Get Rewarded for Your Achievements. – Ryan Wangman (COMMENT: My critics/opponents stress that I did not get any scholarships, that only just barely made into the upper 20% of my high school class, and that my ACT score was only 24.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/student-loans/what-is-merit-scholarship
FAST COMPANY
— “Equity” hints/implies/argues/shouts “equal outcome.” That hints/implies/argues/shouts that the percentage of those who pass tests who are minority and/or female must be the same as for those who are White and/or male. My Democrat IRS superiors were furious when I passed the CPA examination my first attempt in 1979. My Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me who were minority and/or female either had not taken the examination or had failed it. My Democrat GAO superiors were furious when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination my first attempt in 1981. My Democrat coworkers who they wanted to promote over me who were minority and/or female either had not taken the examination or had failed it.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91157883/what-happens-when-we-eliminate-equity-from-dei
DESERET NEWS
— Democrats say “Democrats move to the left on social issues.” The leaders of the following have moved dramatically to the left and I should write a book about them: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on the aforesaid leaders who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2024/06/19/are-democrats-more-liberal/
POLITICO
— Democrats say “Rubio says if Biden exits the race, he should also resign as president.” Who despises/hates non-Democrats more, Biden or Harris?
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/07/18/rnc-live-updates-coverage/marco-rubio-on-biden-future-as-president-00169479
PBS
— Democrats decry that “GOP platform promises funding cuts for ‘woke’ schools, no teacher tenure, school choice for all.”
https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/gop-platform-promises-funding-cuts-for-woke-schools-no-teacher-tenure-school-choice-for-all
July 17, 2024
Democrats ever-increasingly run the mainstream news media (MNM). Democrats ever-increasingly use the MNM to defeat Trump and to elect Biden. When the MSN criticizes Democrats, it is to help them win. When the MNM criticizes Republicans, it is to make them lose.
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Democrats say “RNC updates: Day 3 to focus on national security, foreign policy.”
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/rnc-day-3-led-by-the-newly-nominated-donald-trump-jd-vance-wednesday-focuses-on-national-security-and-foreign-policy/15064209/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-7/17/2024
— Democrats say “Trump feted by former rivals Haley, DeSantis. Trump, with a bandage on his ear, made an appearance again Tuesday evening.”
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/rnc-2024-day-2-live-updates-nikki-haley-and-ron-desantis-to-speak-on-tuesday-donald-trump-makes-appearance-night-1/15062421/entry/15062834/
— Democrats say “After bashing Trump in primary, Haley and DeSantis to preach unity at Republican National Convention.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/ron-desantis-nikki-haley-tonight-trump-republicans-2024-rnc-milwaukee/15063255/
— Democrats say “Haley, DeSantis give strong endorsements. Trump’s former rival Nikki Haley officially endorsed him in her speech.”
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/rnc-2024-day-2-live-updates-ron-desantis-digs-biden-with-weekend-at-bernies-comment-in-republican-national-convention-speech/15062421/
— Democrats say “Gov. Pritzker, Sen. Durbin critique former President Trump VP pick, J.D. Vance.”
https://abc7chicago.com/post/gov-jb-pritzker-sen-dick-durbin-critique-former/15063434/
— Democrats say “LGBTQ+ advocacy groups laud a new California law barring school districts from requiring that parents be notified of their child’s gender identification change.” Democrats ever-increasingly encourage children to be sexually active LGBTQers.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/california-gender-identity-law-elicits-praise-lgbtq-advocates/15063100/
NBC5
— Democrats say “Trump made a big entrance at the RNC, but he has yet to speak. Here’s when he’s expected to deliver his speech.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/trump-made-a-big-entrance-at-the-rnc-but-he-has-yet-to-speak-heres-when-hes-expected-to-deliver-his-speech/3491866/
— Democrats say “DeSantis, Haley offer emphatic endorsements of Trump.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/rinc-live-updates-milwaukee-desantis-haley-indiana-jim-banks/3491978/
— Democrats say “DeSantis says Democrats are in ruins.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/florida-governor-ron-desantis-says-democrats-are-in-ruins/3492248/
— Democrats use Durkin to destroy the Republican Party.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/former-minority-leader-jim-durkin-on-trumps-messaging-vance-nomination/3490582/
— Democrats say “Black Republicans celebrate party’s diversity at 2024 RNC in Milwaukee. GOP leaders from the Chicago area said Democrats haven’t kept promises to voters.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/2024-rnc-republican-national-convention-milwaukee/black-republicans-celebrate-partys-diversity-2024-rnc-milwaukee/3491912/
CBS2
— Democrats use Pat Brady to blast Vance.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/fmr-illinois-gop-head-gives-215900113.html
https://www.yahoo.com/news/gop-nominates-trump-vance-republican-214900080.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9xCjoJxhPE
— Democrats say “What Trump’s choice of JD Vance as his VP running mate means for the Senate.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jd-vance-vp-trump-senate/
— Democrats blast Vance.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/republican-vp-pick-jd-vance-record/
— Democrats say “Chicago Pastor Corey Brooks delivers prayer at Republican National Convention.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/chicago-pastor-corey-brooks-delivers-prayer-at-republican-national-convention/
WGN9
— Democrats use Jim Durkin to blast Republicans.
https://wgntv.com/news/republican-national-convention-milwaukee/illinois-gop-maga-moderate-republicans/
— Democrats say “Trump is feted by his former rivals in a show of Republican unity after rally shooting.”
https://wgntv.com/news/republican-national-convention-milwaukee/ap-republican-convention-to-focus-on-immigration-a-day-after-a-bandaged-trump-makes-triumphant-entrance/
— Democrats say “Chicago crime a likely focus in RNC’s ‘Make America Safe Again’ theme.”
https://wgntv.com/news/republican-national-convention-milwaukee/chicago-crime-a-likely-focus-in-rncs-make-america-safe-again-theme/
FOX32
— Democrats say “Pastor Corey Brooks shouts out hometown of Chicago at RNC.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ6u6wg7sOc
WTTW
— Democrats say “Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin Hosts Black Republicans From Around US, Downplays Past Trump Criticism and Future Runs For Office.”
https://news.wttw.com/2024/07/16/aurora-mayor-richard-irvin-hosts-black-republicans-around-us-downplays-past-trump
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats say “US Rep. Mary Miller at RNC says media has demonized Trump.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/16/us-rep-mary-miller-who-at-rnc-says-media-has-demonized-trump-symbolizes-rightward-shift-of-illinois-gop/
— Democrats say “Donald Trump is feted by his former rivals in a show of Republican unity after rally shooting.’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/16/republican-convention-2/
— Democrats say “A Teamsters pitch at the Republican National Convention suggests big trouble for Democrats.’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/16/editorial-a-teamsters-pitch-at-the-republican-national-convention-suggests-big-trouble-for-democrats/
— Democrats say “Johnson plan to remove George Washington statue from outside his City Hall office now up in the air.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/16/johnson-to-remove-george-washington-statue-from-outside-his-city-hall-office/
— Democrats say “Latecomer GOP state legislative candidates have raised little cash.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/16/latecomer-gop-state-legislative-candidates-have-raised-little-cash-records-show/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats say “Former primary rivals Haley, DeSantis make case for second Trump presidency.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rnc-2024/2024/07/16/republican-national-convention-milwaukee-donald-trump-nikki-haley-ron-desantis
— Democrats ask “Will the assassination attempt change Trump?”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/07/16/republican-national-convention-milwaukee-assassination-attempt-trump-rodney-davis
— Democrats say “Mayor Johnson nixes plan to remove George Washington statue outside his City Hall office. The since-rescinded decision to remove the statue had nothing to do with the former president’s ownership of slaves, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s communications director said.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2024/07/16/george-washington-statute-removal-city-hall-mayor-brandon-johnson-monuments
— Democrats say “Ahead of DNC, Brandon Johnson puts homeless on the street to make room for tent city occupants. Residents of a Magnificent Mile shelter are evicted to make room for occupants of a tent encampment that’s being cleared ahead of the Democratic National Convention.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/07/16/dnc-2024-homeless-democratic-national-convention-mayor-brandon-johnson-tent-city-shelter
DAILY HERALD
— Democrats say “Republicans lean into Trump’s border message during a convention night focused on immigration.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240716/news/republicans-lean-into-trumps-border-message-during-a-convention-night-focused-on-immigration/
— Democrats say “New Illinois GOP Chair Kathy Salvi greets delegates at RNC.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240716/illinois-state-politics/a-great-successor-new-illinois-gop-chair-kathy-salvi-greets-delegates-at-rnc/
— Democrats say “Bob Fioretti, Charlie Kirk and cops from Illinois all in town.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240716/news/rnc-notebook-day-two-bob-fioretti-charlie-kirk-and-cops-from-illinois-all-in-town/
— Democrats say “Pritzker, Durbin rip into VP nominee Vance.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240716/nation-and-world-politics/very-extremist-views-pritzker-durbin-rip-into-vp-nominee-vance/
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/fact-focus-a-look-at-ominous-claims-around-illegal-immigration-made-at-the-republican-convention/article_0fff31ad-255d-5705-ac81-1fa1b4b5416d.html
OAK PARK
— Democrats say “Local GOP rally for Donald Trump at RNC.”
https://www.oakpark.com/2024/07/16/local-gop-rally-for-donald-trump-at-rnc/
NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “Women headline a night at the RNC that framed Trump as compassionate, not combative.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-07-17/women-headline-a-night-at-the-rnc-that-framed-trump-as-compassionate-not-combative
— Honoring my enslaved ancestors (COMMENT: In defense of my ancestors, they always lived in northeast Illinois, they never were in a position to discriminate against anyone, and they never did discriminate against anyone.)
https://www.npr.org/2024/07/17/1197958205/honoring-ancestors-part-two-07-17-2024
WILL
— Democrats ask “What do Illinois’ former GOP leaders think of the party now?”
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/what-do-illinois-former-gop-leaders-think-of-the-party-now
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Mary Miller and the media bashers. – SHIA KAPOS (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly run the mainstream news media (MNM). Democrats ever-increasingly use the MNM to defeat Trump and to elect Biden. When the MSN criticizes Democrats, it is to help them win. When the MNM criticizes Republicans, it is to make them lose. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have pandered the most to the MNM in Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me to curry favor with the MNM in Illinois. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists. I would focus the aforesaid a) who removed me from the Illinois Republican Party Platform and Resolutions Committee and b) who ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/07/17/mary-miller-and-the-media-bashers-00168949
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Right out of the gate, the Tribune’s Jeremy Gorner asked why Miller is “reluctant” to talk to the media. Her answer: “I’m happy to talk to people. But we would like fair coverage from the media. The media has demonized President Trump. Name-calling. That’s what my little kids did. Name calling,” Miller said. From the Tribune: “Miller didn’t address the fact that Trump has made name calling a hallmark of his political career, from his successful 2016 run for the White House, through his term as president, and in his presidential bids in 2020 and this year,” report Jeremy and Rick Pearson. Trump’s name calling: He has referred to President Joe Biden as “Crooked Joe,” his 2016 Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton as “Lyin’ Hillary,” and Haley as “Birdbrain” and DeSantis as “Ron DeSanctimonious” and “Meatball Ron.” The media bashing continued at Fiserv Forum in the evening. Kari Lake, the U.S. Senate candidate — and former TV news anchor — started her speech welcoming the crowd. “We love you all. Actually, actually, wait a minute. I don’t mean that. I don’t welcome everybody in this room. The guys up in the fake news,” she said, referring to the media rows. “Frankly, you guys up there in the fake news have worn out your welcome.” Others took swipes, too, including Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was a Trump press secretary in the White House. The take-away: Republicans feel emboldened as Trump heads into the campaign season with Republicans feeling united and polling in his favor. . .Sparks flew, when Congressman Matt Gaetz poked at former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the floor of the convention, and Illinois Republican National Committeeman Richard Porter told him to “shut up,” via X. Nikki Haley tried to bring unity to the RNC. Some people booed. . .If you’re in Milwaukee, come by for the talks, and if you’re not, check it out online. Today’s guests: Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Dr. Ben Carson.)
CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/17/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-327/
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup”
https://capitolfax.com/2024/07/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-120/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Pritzker’s role in the extreme rhetoric surrounding Donald Trump. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/gov-pritzkers-role-in-the-extreme-rhetoric-surrounding-donald-trump-wirepoints/
PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Kathy Salvi: It is an honor to be recognized by my fellow Illinois Republicans as the next Chair of the Illinois Republican Party’
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/661868316-kathy-salvi-it-is-an-honor-to-be-recognized-by-my-fellow-illinois-republicans-as-the-next-chair-of-the-illinois-republican-party
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker blasts Trump’s VP selection. – Kevin Bessler
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_2d5056e4-439f-11ef-a0ca-e720196cccef.html
— Haley, DeSantis hammer Biden on national security policy. – Dan McCaleb
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_c9d2909c-43a2-11ef-ad3d-3bd110a9af41.html
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s primary rivals praise him in prime-time convention speeches. – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/16/ron-desantis-and-nikki-haley-trumps-primary-rivals/
— Three police snipers were inside the building used by would-be Trump assassin. – Matt Delaney
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/16/three-police-snipers-were-inside-building-used-by-/
— Chinese press sees Trump assassination attempt as a failure of democracy. ‘Violent actions’ raising doubt among allies about U.S. reliability, article says. – Bill Gertz
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jul/15/chinese-press-sees-trump-assassination-attempt-as-/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago mayor plans removal of George Washington statue in City Hall – Elaine Mallon
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/state/3085809/chicago-mayor-plans-removal-george-washington-statue-city-hall/
— Security has to separate Gaetz and McCarthy during live interview verbal fight. – Brady Knox
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3086280/security-separate-gaetz-mccarthy-live-interview-verbal-fight/
— Senate GOP candidates attack ‘border czar’ Harris at Trump convention. – David Sivak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3086338/senate-gop-candidates-border-czar-harris-trump-convention/
— Heartbroken families of crime victims blame Biden and plead for Americans to vote Trump. – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3086260/heartbroken-families-crime-victims-blame-biden-rnc/
— The end of affirmative action, one year later. – GianCarlo Canaparo
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/3085633/the-end-of-affirmative-action-one-year-later/
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Trump Campaign Sees ‘Nearly 20 Paths’ to Victory As Biden Flounders. Biden has just ‘one, maybe two,’ Chris LaCivita says. – Joseph Simonson
https://freebeacon.com/elections/trump-campaign-sees-nearly-20-paths-to-victory-as-biden-flounders/
— Tom Cotton Slams Biden for ‘Chaos’ at Border, ‘Third World Invasion’ The Arkansas senator’s RNC remarks focused exclusively on immigration. – Joseph Simonson
https://freebeacon.com/elections/tom-cotton-slams-biden-for-chaos-at-border-third-world-invasion/
NEW YORK POST
— Biden and Harris ‘stand with criminals,’ retired Vegas cop tells RNC crowd. – Mark A. Kellner
https://nypost.com/2024/07/16/us-news/biden-and-harris-stand-with-criminals-retired-vegas-cop-tells-rnc-crowd/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The Secret Service Story is Starting to Stink. – Stu Tarlowe
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/07/the_secret_service_story_is_starting_to_stink.html
— Concerned Parents Face the Tyranny of Cancel Culture. – Janet Levy
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/07/concerned_parents_face_the_tyranny_of_cancel_culture.html
BREITBART
— Democrats Try to Smear J.D. Vance as Antisemitic, Anti-Israel – JOEL B. POLLAK (COMMENT: Because I am Protestant and 100% German American, my critics/opponents have always smeared me as being antisemitic. I my defense, I have always stressed that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, many, if not most, if not virtually all of my non-Jewish male GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were antisemitic and anti-female. Because of that, in 1989, when my Democrat GAO superiors permanently banned from their group that audited IRS, I was able to get assigned to my second choice, the group that audited federal financial institution regulators, because that group was led by a Jewish woman who my coworkers did not want to work because she was a Jewish woman.)
https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2024/07/17/fact-check-democrats-try-to-smear-j-d-vance-as-antisemitic-anti-israel/
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Who Is JD Vance, Our Next Vice President – Matthew Holloway and George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.com/post/who-is-jd-vance-our-next-vice-president
DAILY CALLER
— Secret Service’s Explanations For Security Failures Ahead Of Trump Assassination Attempt Aren’t Adding Up. – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2024/07/16/secret-services-explanations-for-security-failures-ahead-of-trump-assassination-attempt-arent-adding-up/
FOX NEWS
— Secret Service director responds to criticism of Trump rally perimeter plan. Secret Service continues to face questions as FBI investigates Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks
https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/trump-rally-shooting-fbi-investigation-attempted-assassination-july-17
— Trump Jr. wants ‘veto power over the RINOs,’ praises Vance to keep MAGA movement going ‘for generations’ Donald Trump Jr. spoke exclusively with Fox News Digital on the sidelines of the RNC Convention. – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-jr-wants-veto-power-over-rinos-praises-vance-keep-maga-movement-going-for-generations
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump brings it on himself, that is, that he creates his own problems. Hate-filled Diersen-hating Diersen-haters ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that I bring it on myself, that is, that I create my own problems. I should write about the biggest hate-filled Diersen-hating Diersen-haters in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. Of course, I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/joy-reid-suggests-trump-couldnt-avoid-consequences-his-own-rhetoric-after-assassination-attempt
PJ MEDIA
— DeSantis Torches the Left in RNC Speech. – CHRIS QUEEN
https://pjmedia.com/chris-queen/2024/07/16/desantis-torches-the-left-in-rnc-speech-n4930764
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
MSN
— Democrats say “MTG attacks transgender people and ‘illegal aliens’ during RNC speech.” Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly attack those who do not promote LGBTQ and illegal immigration.
https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/other/mtg-rips-into-transgender-people-and-illegal-aliens-during-rnc-speech/ar-BB1q5dLq?item=flightsprg-tipsubsc-v1a?season//
NBC NEWS
— Democrats say “Republicans contrast legal and ‘illegal’ immigrants on second night of convention. Various speakers talked up how their families came to the U.S. while vowing harsh punishments for those who cross the border illegally.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/republicans-contrast-legal-vs-illegal-immigrants-rnc-rcna162247
NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say Montez Sweat is a late bloomer. How old were you when you bloomed? I did not a) earn an MBA until I was 27, b) pass the CPA examination until I was 30, c) earn a master’s degree in accounting until I was 31, d) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination and become a licensed CPA until I was 32. e) become a Certified Fraud Examiner until I was 41, f) become a Certified Government Financial Manager until I was 45. g) become a Certified Financial Services Auditor until I was 47, and h) become a Forensic Accountant and earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading until I was 48. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors used my lateness in doing the aforesaid to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5638824/2024/07/17/montez-sweat-chicago-bears/
— Democrats say an app was unveiled by Customs and Border Protection in January 2023 that lets migrants schedule appointments. The app, known as CBP One, allows certain migrants in Mexico to set up a time and come to a port of entry to enter the country.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/17/us/rnc-fact-check#joe-biden-created-an-app-to-let-illegals-schedule-their-arrival
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say “Haley embraces Trump, says ‘unified’ GOP ‘essential’ to ‘saving’ country. ‘For the sake of our nation, we have to go with Donald Trump,’ the 2024 GOP primary candidate told convention delegates.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/16/rnc-convention/
— Anticipate/expect that many millions of illegals will use their false identifications to register to vote and to vote for Biden and for the rest of the Democrat candidates.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/07/16/ted-cruz-rnc-speech-immigration-voting/
USA TODAY
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/07/17/dei-workplace-trump-vance-impact/74432633007/
— Democrats say that the Republican Party says “Arm yourself accordingly.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/07/17/arm-yourself-gop-firm-against-gun-control-after-trump-shooting/74432303007/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats say “Border Crisis a Running Theme for RNC Speakers.”
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/trump-biden-election-2024-rnc/card/border-crisis-a-running-theme-for-speakers-R8XIlsqNsPIrwQUekcdY?mod=mhp
— Democrats say “J.D. Vance and the Indian-American Dream. This immigrant group has prospered without quotas or grievances.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/j-d-vance-and-the-indian-american-dream-2024-election-usha-81ddedd0
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://hbr.org/2024/07/research-4-ways-employees-respond-to-dei-initiatives
BHARAT EXPRESS NEWS
— Who is Usha Vance, the immigrant daughter married to Trump’s vice presidential pick, JD Vance?
https://thebharatexpressnews.com/who-is-usha-vance-the-immigrant-daughter-married-to-trumps-vice-presidential-pick-jd-vance/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many Republicans see Usha Vance, the Indian-American wife of vice presidential candidate JD Vance, as a symbol of generational change and growing diversity within the party. Usha, 38, is a corporate lawyer who was previously a registered Democrat, the daughter of Indian immigrants and a practicing Hindu. Danny Willis, 25, chairman of Delaware Young Republicans, said: “With this ticket, with the show of diversity in what would be the second gentleman and second lady of the United States, I am extremely proud to be a Hispanic man and a Republican.” Usha has a very different story to tell than the last Republican second lady, Karen Pence, a white grandmother and devout Christian from Indiana who was an elementary school teacher and watercolorist. She is the daughter of Krish and Lakshmi Chilukuri, who are originally from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh and later settled in California. Krish is an engineer and a university professor; Lakshmi is a biologist and college provost. They are part of a tight-knit community of Indian-American academics in the suburbs of San Diego. Usha said in a recent interview with Fox News: “I grew up in a religious family, my parents are Hindu, and I think that was one of the things that made them such good parents, that made them really, really good people.” Even as a child, Usha seemed a stranger to self-doubt. In a 2022 New York Times profile, Vikram Rao, a family friend who works in Silicon Valley, was quoted as saying, “By age 5 or 6, she had taken on a leadership role. She decided what board games we would play and what the rules would be. She was never mean or unkind, but she was the boss.” The same Times article noted that between 2007 and 2010, Usha “posted 65 ‘read’ books to her Goodreads account, including novels by Zadie Smith, Jonathan Safran Foer and Vladimir Nabokov, and nonfiction by Nina Burleigh and Nicholas Kristof. Her account was inactive for six years afterward.” Usha met J.D. Vance at Yale Law School, where they co-organized a discussion group on “social decline in white America”—a theme he would later return to in his bestselling book Hillbilly Elegy. The book chronicles his upbringing in a poor family in Appalachia and the beginnings of his relationship with Usha, played in a 2020 Netflix film adaptation by Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto. The couple didn’t seem like an obvious match, but in Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. praises Usha as a “Yale spirit guide” who helped him navigate campus life. “She instinctively understood the questions I didn’t even know to ask, and she always encouraged me to seek opportunities I didn’t know existed,” he wrote. Usha once told NBC News, “We were friends and I liked that he was so diligent. He would show up at 9 a.m. meetings that I scheduled for us to work on the brief together.” Among the two fellow Yale Law students was businessman Vivek Ramaswamy, who unsuccessfully ran for Republican president this year. Usha was an editor of the Yale Law Journal and editor-in-chief of the Yale Journal of Law & Technology. She also took courses in which she provided free legal advice on issues surrounding the Supreme Court and media freedom. She also holds a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of Cambridge. Her thesis focused on “the methods used to protect printing rights in seventeenth-century England,” according to her biography on the university’s website. JD and Usha married in 2014 in an interfaith ceremony in Kentucky. That same year, she served as a clerk on the influential DC circuit court for Brett Kavanaugh, whom Donald Trump would nominate and confirm to the US Supreme Court in 2018. Usha also served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice John Roberts during the 2017-2018 term, during which time Roberts wrote a 5-4 ruling upholding Trump’s travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries. At the 200-lawyer law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson, Vance, a partner, focused on civil litigation and appeals. The firm, which calls itself “radically progressive,” has counted Berkshire Hathaway, Bank of America and PG&E among its clients. Usha’s own clients have included a division of the Walt Disney Company and the Regents of the University of California. Public records show that Usha was a registered Democrat and voted in that party’s primary in 2014. However, she also voted in the 2022 Republican primary, when her husband was running for the Ohio Senate. Last month, the couple were interviewed by Fox News at their home in Cincinnati, Ohio, about the possibility of JD becoming Donald Trump’s running mate. Usha said: “I don’t know if anyone is ever ready for that kind of scrutiny. I think the first campaign he started, we were shocked. It was so different from anything we had ever done before. But it was an adventure. “And so I guess the way I say it is, I’m not eager to change anything about our lives right now. But I really, you know, believe in JD, and I really love him. And so we’ll just see what happens with our lives.” On Monday, as JD entered the Republican National Convention Hall and members of the Ohio delegation chanted his name, Usha was by his side. She has proven to be an anchor in such moments. “Usha definitely brings me back down to earth a little bit, and when I get maybe a little too cocky or a little too proud, I remind myself that she’s accomplished way more than I have,” JD told the Megyn Kelly Show podcast in 2020. “I’m one of those guys who really benefits from having kind of a powerful female voice on his left shoulder saying, ‘Don’t do that, do that’ — it’s just important.” Usha said in a statement late Monday that she was resigning from the firm to support her family — they have two sons, Ewan, 6, Vivek, 4, and a daughter, Mirabel, 2. A spokesman for Munger said Usha was an “excellent lawyer and colleague.” Republicans at the convention praised the Vances, but some were reluctant to speak out about what they see as identity politics. Virginia Zemel, 66, of Downers Grove, Illinois, said, “You don’t look at the color of the person’s skin and ethnicity. It’s the character of the person and what they stand for.” “America began as a melting pot and we are including everyone. The leadership of President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and his wonderful family, and now JD Vance as Vice President and his wife and family will be a message to bring back the strength of our country.” However, some political analysts believe Usha’s arrival less than four months before Election Day could be an asset to the otherwise all-white Republican candidacy. John Zogby, a pollster and author, said: “The second lady candidates are barely in the mix. But Indian-Americans are becoming increasingly influential in the United States. They are strongly Democratic – or at least they have been – in their voting record, so if there is an opportunity to tweak that and get even a small percentage, that could be vital, especially in those swing states that everyone is talking about.” He added: “It looks good, she’s a smart lady and anything that can convince a few voters can have a huge impact in an election like this.”)
POLITICO
— Democrats say “How Donald Trump learned to love J.D. Vance.”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/07/16/donald-trump-jd-vance-relationship-00168422
PEW RESEARCH
— Democrats ever-increasingly run the mainstream news media (MNM). Democrats ever-increasingly use the MNM to defeat Trump and to elect Biden. When the MSN criticizes Democrats, it is to help them win. When the MNM criticizes Republicans, it is to make them lose. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have pandered the most to the MNM in Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me to curry favor with the MNM in Illinois. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, and e) religious leaders and activists. I would focus on the aforesaid a) who removed me from the Illinois Republican Party Platform and Resolutions Committee and b) who ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks in 2021.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2021/05/07/broad-agreement-in-u-s-even-among-partisans-on-which-news-outlets-are-part-of-the-mainstream-media/