FOX32 — COMMENT: Democrats crow that “Lemont Mayor John Egofske named to replace State Rep. Jim Durkin in 82nd District.” Durkin wanted Egofske. https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lemont-mayor-john-egofske-named-to-replace-state-rep-jim-durkin-in-82nd-district (FROM THE ARTICLE: Durkin retired in January. Durkin announced after November’s election that he would be resigning from his leadership post. He said at the time that if Republicans continued to follow Former President Donald Trump, they would continue to lose. “As long as we continue to say that we are the party of Trump and that we have to abide by the party principles in the platform, 100% we’re gonna continue down this path of losing,” Durkin said.)
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES — COMMENT: Illinois Democrats crow that “Lemont Mayor John Egofske chosen to replace Republican Jim Durkin in state House.” How will Egofske respond to ever-increasing pressure from hate-filled conservative-hating leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) a) to officially abolish the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform, b) to officially banish conservatives from the IRP, and c) to officially dissolve the IRP? https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/2/5/23587290/lemont-mayor-john-egofske-replace-republican-jim-durkin-in-state-house
DAILY HERALD — COMMENT: Illinois Democrats crow that “Lemont mayor Egofske chosen to replace Durkin in state House.” How will Egofske respond to ever-increasing pressure from hate-filled conservative-hating leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) a) to officially abolish the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform, b) to officially banish conservatives from the IRP, and c) to officially dissolve the IRP? https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230205/lemont-mayor-egofske-chosen-to-replace-durkin-in-state-house — COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats argue against the Second Amendment. Were it not for the Second Amendment, a) England would have invaded America in 1812, b) Mexico would have invaded America in 1846, c) Germany would have invaded America in 1917, d) Japan, Italy, and Germany would have invaded America in 1941, e) the Soviet Union would have invaded America in 1947, and f) Russia and China would have invaded America by now. Because Mexico and its allies work hand-in-hand with treasonous Democrats and treasonous RINOs and have not yet officially declared war on America, their invasion of America is ever-increasingly successful. https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20230206/letter-militia-clause-is-key-to-amendment — COMMENT: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURES: Democrats say “Debuts, hot hybrids and electric trucks: What to look for at this year’s Chicago Auto Show.” I have attended Chicago Auto Shows since the 1960s. Sadly, every year, they are less enjoyable for me because fewer of the vehicles are what I am interested in: High performance gasoline-powered American nameplate cars. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, a new 1972 Chevrolet Corvette in 1971, a 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS collector car in 1989, a new 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX in 1989, a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T collector car in 1994, a new 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX in 1995, a new 2005 Corvette in 2005, 2003 Chevrolet Cavalier LS in 2010, a new 2013 Dodge Charger R/T in 2012, and a new 2016 Ford Mustang in 2016. https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230206/debuts-hot-hybrids-and-electric-trucks-what-to-look-for-at-this-years-chicago-auto-show
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER — COMMENT: Democrats say “From repealing the weapons ban to no smoking here are five new bills lawmakers introduced.” Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats dominate Illinois and call those in Illinois who they cannot dominate “failed.” https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2023/02/05/here-are-five-new-bills-proposed-in-the-illinois-general-assembly/69859918007/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: Weapons ban: House Bill 1564 Legal challenges to Illinois’ ban on the sale and purchase of assault-style weapons have mounted in recent weeks at the state and federal levels. The efforts have been led by Republicans, including three lawsuits from failed Attorney General candidate Thomas DeVore. Earlier this week, a split appellate court upheld a decision by an Effingham County judge to issue a temporary restraining order in favor of DeVore and the 886 plaintiffs he was representing. Through House Bill 1564, Republicans seek to repeal several provisions of the Protect Illinois Communities Act — signed into law as Public Act 102-1116 by Pritzker during the lame-duck session. Specifically, the bill from state Rep. Dave Severin, R-Benton, would remove the act’s language that prevents an individual’s ability to “knowingly possess an assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge,” as of Jan. 1, 2024. It would also return the firearm restraining order to six months instead of the current one-year order created by PICA. Severin is joined by nine other GOP co-sponsors in opposition to the ban passed under House Bill 5471. “The people that I represent, and indeed the people of our entire region believe the firearms ban that Governor Pritzker signed is a direct attack on Second Amendment rights, and I agree,” Severin said in a statement. “I am a pro-2nd Amendment legislator and always have been. I filed this bill because I believe firmly that the firearms ban is unconstitutional and it should be repealed immediately.”
AMERICAN THINKER — Gun Control Kills People – D. Parker (COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who have made it the most clear that they reject the Second Amendment plank in the Republican Party platform and who have done the most since 2000 to get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who support that plank: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, c) Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, d) conservative and religious leaders and activists in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, and e) those who I have sued.) https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/02/gun_control_kills_people.html
BREITBART — COMMENT: Pot impairs your judgment. Pot pushers are overjoyed that “District Judge Finds Gun Ban for Marijuana Users Unconstitutional.” Expect that ever-increasingly, pot users will use firearms illegally. I should write a book about the following who have made it the most clear that they reject the illegal drugs plank in the Republican Party platform and who have done the most since 2000 to get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who support that plank: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, c) Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, d) conservative and religious leaders and activists in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, and e) those who I have sued. https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/02/05/district-judge-finds-gun-ban-marijuana-users-unconstitutional/
ABC NEWS — COMMENT: Pot impairs your judgment. Pot pushers are overjoyed that “A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled a federal law prohibiting people who use marijuana from owning firearms is unconstitutional.” Expect that ever-increasingly, pot users will use firearms illegally. I should write a book about the following who have made it the most clear that they reject the illegal drugs plank in the Republican Party platform and who have done the most since 2000 to get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who support that plank: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, c) Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, d) conservative and religious leaders and activists in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, and e) those who I have sued. https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/judge-banning-guns-marijuana-users-unconstitutional-96907061
NEW YORK TIMES — FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: COMMENT: Democrats say “Taking Aim at Trump, Koch Network Will Back G.O.P. Primary Candidates. The move by the alliance of conservative donors could provide an enormous boost to a Republican alternative to the former president.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/05/us/politics/koch-donors-trump-campaign-finance.html — COMMENT: Russia would be much more successful with its invasion of Ukraine if it had done what Mexico and its allies have been doing for decades against America: a) cut deals with treasonous Democrats and with treasonous RINOs and b) ever-increasingly illegally send into America more and more and more citizens of Mexico and its allies. How soon will Mexico and its allies have enough votes a) to abolish the Constitution and b) to officially surrender America to Mexico and to its allies? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/05/opinion/ukraine-war-putin.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES — COMMENT: Democrats say Susan Shelley says “Gavin Newsom’s anti-Second Amendment rhetoric is career suicide for a wannabe president.” I should write a book about the following who have made it the most clear that they reject the Second Amendment plank in the Republican Party platform and who have done the most since 2000 to get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who support that plank: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, c) Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, d) conservative and religious leaders and activists in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, and e) those who I have sued. https://www.dailynews.com/2023/02/05/gov-newsoms-radical-anti-gun-rights-rhetoric/
GUARDIAN — COMMENT: Russia would be much more successful with its invasion of Ukraine if it had done what Mexico and its allies have been doing for decades against America: a) cut deals with treasonous Democrats and with treasonous RINOs and b) ever-increasingly illegally send into America more and more and more citizens of Mexico and its allies. How soon will Mexico and its allies have enough votes a) to abolish the Constitution and b) to officially surrender America to Mexico and to its allies? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/06/russia-ukraine-war-at-a-glance-what-we-know-on-day-348-of-the-invasion
WIKIPEDIA — Big tent (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Ever-increasingly, conservative-hating Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use the Republican Party’s BIG TENT policy to destroy the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO). I should write a book about past and present conservative-hating Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO. I would focus on the aforesaid who reject the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_tent#United_States
ILLINOIS REVIEW — Local Republican Leaders Select Lemont Mayor John Egofske, an Independent Who Endorsed Democrats, to Fill Jim Durkin’s Vacant House Seat (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. How will Egofske respond to ever-increasing pressure from hate-filled conservative-hating leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) a) to officially abolish the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform, b) to officially banish conservatives from the IRP, and c) to officially dissolve the IRP?) https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/02/breaking-local-republican-leaders-select-lemont-mayor-john-egofske-an-independent-who-endorsed-democrats-to-fill-jim-durkins-vacant-house-seat.html (FROM THE ARTICLE: In 2020, Egofske endorsed Democratic US Rep. Daniel Lipinski and on October 22, 2022, just weeks before the midterm election, Egofske endorsed Illinois Democratic State Rep. Larry Walsh, Jr., a member of Democratic House Speaker Chris Welch’s leadership team – where he serves as Downstate Caucus Whip, saying, “Regardless of partisan politics, it’s all about getting things done, and I have seen firsthand that Larry Walsh Jr gets things done.” Sources confirm to Illinois Review that Durkin wrote a letter of support to the committee, expressing his support for Egofske to replace him in the Illinois House of Representatives. In announcing the formation of the committee tasked with finding Durkin’s replacement, DuPage Republican Chairman Jim Zay said, “Leader Durkin has been a tremendous advocate for our region and state, and we thank him for his extraordinary service. Our committee looks forward to a transparent and thorough process to fill this important position.” In addition to Zay, the committee includes Tim Ozinga (Will Co.), Michael Shackel (Lemont Twp.), Terrance Carr (Lyons Twp.), Cindy Nelson Katsenes (Orland Twp.) and Sean Morrison (Palos Twp.). The vote is weighted, with Zay’s vote having the most influence on the committee (44%). Carr, 24%; Shackel, 22%; Ozinga, 4%; Katsenes, 3%; and Morrison, 2%. During the Republican primary, Durkin, Morrison, Ozinga and Zay endorsed Richard Irvin’s campaign for governor. But in previous elections, Irvin not only pulled Democratic Primary ballots in 2014, 2016 and 2020, but he also spent years praising Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker – referring to him as a “great friend and a great leader.” And in 2020, Irvin attended a Black Lives Matter rally, yelling, “I can’t breathe!” During the midterm election, Durkin suffered embarrassing losses, giving House Democrats once again, supermajority control in the Illinois House. In media interviews after announcing his resignation as House GOP leader the day after the midterms, Durkin attempted to place all of the blame on the 45th President of the United States Donald Trump. “As long as we continue to say that we are the party of Trump and that we have to abide by the party principles in the platform, 100% we’re gonna continue down this path of losing.” When Durkin announced that he was resigning from his seat in the legislature in January, he once again blamed Trump for Illinois’ losses, saying, “I hope that at some point in the near future, and I think we’re getting there, that the party breaks its fever of Donald Trump and understands and learns from the past. Some people will never get there.” Durkin then suggested that pro-life and 2nd Amendment issues were “dragging” the Republican party down. “So I would just say the sooner that the public realizes that he’s not value added to the Republican Party, we can start looking at what this party used to be about. A party that didn’t insist upon this purity test. A party that is a fiscally conservative first of all, certainly, but we can have a fair and respectful debate within the party on issues related to the Second Amendment, to life and these other social issues, that have been dragging us down in areas that we have to compete in — mainly the suburbs and the collar counties.” In the last few months, Illinois Review has published several articles about Durkin using his political influence to target conservative grassroots candidates during the Illinois Primary. Sources also confirmed to Illinois Review that the IL GOP is blaming Durkin for the party’s postage discount abuse, where mailers “Paid for by the Republican Party of Illinois” were sent during the primary to viciously attack conservative Republican grassroots candidates that were challenging Durkin’s friends and political allies. And in January, before he resigned from the legislature, Durkin was the only Republican to join the Democrats, voting in favor of the assault weapons ban. Attorney and former Illinois Attorney General candidate Thomas DeVore has filed multiple lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the assault weapons ban on the equal protection clause, and so far, Judges in Effingham and White Counties, and the 5th District Appellate Court view the equal protection clause as the most credible argument in the case – and a literal “silver bullet” for DeVore and his plaintiffs. In another blow to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s assault weapons ban, and following the directive of the Appellate Court, White County Judge T. Scott Webb on Thursday granted DeVore’s motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO), halting the ban while the lawsuit proceeds. The lawsuit raises the same claims as the one filed in Effingham County, where Judge Joshua Morrison granted the first TRO and names Gov. JB Pritzker, State Senate President Don Harmon, D, Illinois House Speaker Christopher Welch, D, and Attorney General Kwame Raoul, D, as defendants. The lawsuit filed in White County by DeVore includes over 1,600 plaintiffs, including former Illinois State Senator and Republican nominee for governor Darren Bailey; 68 federal firearms dealers and covers 92 counties. On Tuesday, 5th District Appellate Court affirmed Effingham County’s TRO and goes beyond the original 866 plaintiffs in the original lawsuit, and is now binding precedent on all lower courts statewide.)
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD — COMMENT: Democrats say “8 tax deductions, credits you may qualify for in 2023.” I should write a book about Money Magazine’s and IRS’s disallowance of my education deductions in 1978. https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/8-tax-deductions-credits-you-may-qualify-for-in-2023/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: Education There are roughly a dozen tax breaks related to education, according to Steber. One of the most common is a deduction for the amount of interest you’ve paid on your student loans. According to the IRS, you can deduct up to $2,500.)
WASHINGTON TIMES — Abortion debate to dominate 2024 races with Republican Party doubling down on bans – Susan Ferrechio (COMMENT: I should write a book about anti-conservatives whose main, if not only, purpose since 2000 for doing the following in DuPage County has been to abolish the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform: a) serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman, b) serve on township party and/or DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC) committees, c) chair township party and/or DCRCC committees, and d) serve as township party and/or DCRCC officers. Then I should write a book about those who have done the aforesaid to abolish the following additional planks in the Republican Party platform: individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).) https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/feb/4/abortion-debate-dominate-2024-races-republican-par/ — China, with a single balloon, mocks and weakens America – Cheryl K. Chumley https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/feb/3/china-with-single-balloon-mocks-and-weakens-americ/
AMERICAN GREATNESS — Overcoming the Woke Mob – Blaine Pardoe https://amgreatness.com/2023/02/03/overcoming-the-woke-mob/ — Does Inequality Make America Impossible? To make progress, the United States needs to get out of the race business. (COMMENT: If I had been a Democrat, the Democrats who ran the federal government would have promoted me into their Senior Executive Service before I was 40, and long before I was 40 if I had been a minority and/or female.) https://amgreatness.com/2023/02/04/does-inequality-make-america-impossible/
FOX NEWS — The left doesn’t want equality, they want special treatment – Lisa Boothe (COMMENT: Under the Democrats, ever-increasingly, minorities, females. LGBTQers, unmarried people, younger people, liberals, moderates, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, citizens of foreign countries, and those who have less money than others demand more and more and more preference over Whites, males, heterosexuals, married people, older people, conservatives, Christians, Protestants, Italian Americans, German Americans, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, citizens of America, and those who have more money than others.) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6319810258112 — Texas lawmakers want feds to reimburse states for the high cost of Biden’s border crisis. Texas has spent more than $3 billion on border security over the last 15 years. – Peter Kasperowicz https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-lawmakers-want-feds-reimburse-states-high-cost-bidens-border-crisis
REUTERS — COMMENT: To use pot is to impair yourself. Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage everyone to use more and more and more pot. How much pot do those who you have to rely on use? Under the Democrats, expect that they will be ever-increasingly impaired. Ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes if I had been a pot user, would I have been able a) to take college preparatory courses and to graduate in the upper 20% of my Crete-Monee High School class in 1966, b) to get an ACT score of 24 in 1966, c) to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, d) to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, e) to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, f) to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, g) to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, h) to become a licensed CPA in 1981, and i) to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. If I had been a pot user, a) S.S. Kresge would not have hired me in 1964, b) the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966, c) Firestone Stores would not have hired me in 1970, d) Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job in 1971, e) IRS would not have hired me in 1971, and f) GAO would not have hired me in 1980. If I had been a pot user, I would not have been able to buy new cars in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, etc. If I had been a pot user, I would not have been able to buy real estate in 1972, 1974, or 1976. If I had been a pot user, I would not have been able to get married in 1978. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/ban-marijuana-users-owning-guns-is-unconstitutional-us-judge-rules-2023-02-04/
WASHINGTON POST — COMMENT: Democrats say “Stolen Guns Are Fueling Violent Crime in the US.” I have had a FOID card since I was 20 years old in 1968. Of course, Illinois criminals know who the FOID card holders are in Illinois. That might encourage some criminals to avoid FOID card holders. That might encourage other criminals to invade the homes of FOID card holders to steal their firearms and ammunition. Of course, if/when semiautomatic firearms are registered in Illinois, Illinois criminals will know who has them. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/stolen-gunsare-fueling-violent-crime-in-the-us/2023/02/04/beb60022-a48e-11ed-8b47-9863fda8e494_story.html — COMMENT: Democrats want to abolish the Second Amendment. As Democrats ever-increasingly destroy America, poverty and crime will ever-increasingly increase. Therefore, ever-increasingly, 911 response times will increase and Americans will need to buy more and more and more firearms for their self-defense. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/05/guns-bruen-supreme-court-second-amendment/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: When the Supreme Court ruled in 2008 that the Second Amendment protects individuals’ right to gun ownership, it emphasized the ability “of law-abiding, responsible citizens to use arms in defense of hearth and home.” When it expanded that decision last year in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, the court noted that “ordinary, law-abiding citizens have a similar right to carry handguns publicly for their self-defense.”
LAS VEGAS SUN — COMMENT: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater calls the following RINOs: Trump, Josh Hawley, Kari Lake, Matt Gaetz, George Santos, Kevin McCarthy, Lauren Boebert, Jim Jordan, et al. https://lasvegassun.com/news/2023/feb/04/gop-overrun-with-rinos/
FAST COMPANY — What to do if you didn’t get promoted – Mita Mallick (COMMENT: IRS promoted me to GS-12 Step 1 (currently $92,279/year) when I was 25 in 1974, but no promotions after that. To transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, GAO forced me to take a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 (currently $104,583) to GS-9 Step 10 (currently $82,720/year), a $21,863/year (21%) in today’s dollars. GAO did not promote me back to GS-12 Step 5 until 1982. GAO promoted me to GS-13 (currently $109,732/year) in 1986, but no promotions after that. QUESTION: What could I have done, but I refused to do, to get a) promoted by IRS to GS-13, GS-14 (currently $129,671/year), GS-15 (currently $152,527/year), and Senior Executive Service (SES) (currently $183,500/year) by age 40 and b) promoted by GAO to GS-14, GS-15, and SES by age 40? ANSWER: I refused to become a Democrat. I refused to help my IRS and GAO superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 my age 25, to GS-14 by age 30, to GS-15 by age 35, and to SES by age 40. If I had been a Democrat, minority, and/or female, IRS and/or GAO would have promoted me to SES long before I was 40 because I had earned an MBA when I was 27, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30, earned a master’s degree in accounting when I was 31, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32, and became a licensed CPA when I was 32.) https://www.fastcompany.com/90837151/what-to-do-if-you-didnt-get-promoted
ECONOMIST — COMMENT: Democrats crow that “American universities are hiring based on devotion to diversity,” that is, that American universities discriminate against those who are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. https://www.economist.com/united-states/2023/02/04/american-universities-are-hiring-based-on-devotion-to-diversity
GUARDIAN — COMMENT: Democrats crow about their success in making younger voters anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-married people, rich people, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/05/the-aftermath-review-liberal-america-ok-boomer
WIKIPEDIA — News aggregator (COMMENT: I am a conservative nonprofit Republican news aggregator. I should write a book about those a) who do not want me to drive traffic to their websites, b) who do everything that they can to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and/or c) who do everything that that can to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on the aforesaid who paywall me. Obviously, those who reject the following planks in the Republican Party platform do not want me to include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that promote the following planks: individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). Everyone in Illinois sees how the Illinois Republican Party, Illinois Senate GOP, and Illinois House GOP treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Everyone in DuPage County sees how the DuPage County Republican Central Committee treats me and treats my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Everyone in Milton Township sees how the Milton Township Republican Organization treats me and treats my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_aggregator
ILLINOIS REVIEW — Chicago GOP Declares War on Free Speech, Silences Conservative Voices and Bans Illinois Review Articles on Facebook Discussion Group (COMMENT: I should write a book about what anti-conservative leaders of the following have done since 2000 to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and to stop their members from reading those newsletters: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.) https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/02/chicago-gop-declares-war-on-free-speech-silences-conservative-voices-and-bans-illinois-review-articles-on-facebook-discussion-group.html (FROM THE ARTICLE: But aside from casting sunlight on the inner workings of the Chicago GOP and the personal perspectives of its leaders, Illinois Review continues to publish an overwhelming majority of articles focused on conservative news and opinion – standing up for the grassroots, and challenging the establishment leadership of the IL GOP, who seem more concerned with maintaining their power and titles than actually winning and supporting the grassroots. Boulton and Fiedler remain fierce allies and defenders of embattled IL GOP chairman Don Tracy.)
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS — Illinois named 7th worst state for retirement – Zeta Cross https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-named-7th-worst-state-for-retirement-by-wallethub/article_467f707a-a3e9-11ed-83f5-fb87b8e99041.html (FROM THE ARTICLE: “Illinois is much less affordable than the other Midwest states,” Gonzalez told The Center Square. “In general, it costs more to retire in Illinois than it does in most other states in the country.” Despite Illinois not taxing retirement income, general tax policy and lack of taxpayer friendliness were the main factors in Illinois’ low ranking, Gonzalez said. “Taxes are a huge part of why Illinois loses out to other states like Minnesota, North and South Dakota and Nebraska,” she said. “Special tax breaks for seniors and tax policy for retirement income just aren’t there in Illinois.” High sales taxes, high property taxes and high inheritance taxes are among the main reasons why Illinois came in 47th for affordability, she said.)
EAST CENTRAL REPORTER — Illinois U.S. Rep Mary E. Miller: “Our House Republican majority will put PARENTS back in charge of their children’s education.” (COMMENT: Great, but what about parents who are the following and who want their children to be the following: sexually active LGBTQers, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-gun owners, anti-rich people, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?) https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/639197479-illinois-u-s-rep-mary-e-miller-our-house-republican-majority-will-put-parents-back-in-charge-of-their-children-s-education-chairman
WTTW — COMMENT: Democrats say “Chicago’s Elections are Nonpartisan, But Lori Lightfoot Is Working to Cast Paul Vallas as a Republican.” Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters cast those who share Trump’s demographics negatively. Trump is heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, gun-owner, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time. https://news.wttw.com/2023/01/31/chicago-s-elections-are-nonpartisan-lori-lightfoot-working-cast-paul-vallas-republican
FOX ILLINOIS — COMMENT: Biden falsely blames Trump for inflation. Who has falsely blamed you for what? I should write a book about the following who have falsely blamed me and falsely blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, c) Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, d) conservative and religious leaders and activists in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, and e) those who I have sued. Better yet, I should sue them. https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/biden-blames-inflation-on-trump-administration-it-was-already-there-when-i-got-here
DAILY SIGNAL — Race Everywhere in Today’s America – Victor Davis Hanson https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/02/03/race-everywhere-in-todays-america/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: In sum, class, not race, remains the best litmus test of being underprivileged in America. It is no longer synonymous with race. No wonder the identity politics industry now strains to attach prefixes such as “systemic” or “implicit” to “racism,” or “micro” to “aggression,” purportedly to ferret out bias that otherwise is not apparent. Pause to reflect that America is the only successful multiracial constitutional republic in history. To survive in an increasingly dysfunctional and hostile world abroad, the unique idea of the United States requires concord. But national cohesion is only possible through citizens subordinating their tribal interests to a common culture. Only then do they cease being automatons of warring tribes and collectives. As the world becomes ever scarier, Americans must—as Benjamin Franklin once warned—hang together, or most certainly they will soon all hang separately.)
EPOCH TIMES — Trump Reacts to Haley, DeSantis, Other Potential 2024 Rivals. Won’t commit to backing eventual GOP nominee; says Kushner ‘won’t be involved’ In 2024 efforts. – Nathan Worcester https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/trump-reacts-to-haley-desantis-other-potential-2024-rivals_5030088.html — Democrats Unveil Family and Medical Leave Legislative Package – Savannah Pointer (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have promoted the most hatred against me for my benefiting from the federal government’s leave policies since 1966 when I was 18 years old and became a part-time Park Forest Post Office employee. SEE: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-administration/fact-sheets/annual-leave/ and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-administration/fact-sheets/sick-leave-general-information/ I would focus on those who promoted more and more and more hatred against me as I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997.) https://www.theepochtimes.com/democrats-unveil-family-and-medical-leave-legislative-package_5026799.html — Democratic Senators Form ‘Gun Violence Prevention Caucus’ After String of Mass Shootings – Katabella Roberts https://www.theepochtimes.com/democratic-senators-form-gun-violence-prevention-caucus-after-string-of-mass-shootings_5031252.html — Speaker McCarthy Addresses Democrats’ Issues With Statues, Portraits. Offending symbols point out true history of Democratic Party, he says. – Michael Clements (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) falsely paint themselves as having been the Union Army in Civil War and b) falsely paint Republicans as having been the Confederate Army in the Civil War. Ever-increasingly, Democrats join up with America’s enemies to win their Second Civil War and get rid of Republicans once and for all. What if in 1861, Mexico had officially joined with the Confederacy to defeat America? To Mexico’s credit, it abolished slavery in 1829.) https://www.theepochtimes.com/speaker-mccarthy-addresses-democrats-issues-with-statues-portraits_5030590.html (FROM THE ARTICLE: The Party of Lincoln He pointed out that the Republican Party started with Abraham Lincoln, the president credited with freeing the slaves in America. McCarthy pointed out that slavery, defended by Southern Democrats, was the issue that brought about the Civil War. He called the war the “greatest challenge ever to our Constitution.” McCarthy said Joseph Rainey of South Carolina, the first black American elected to the House of Representatives, was a Republican. He suggested that the statues remind the Democratic Party’s true history. “If I was a Democrat, I wouldn’t be proud of their legacy, I wouldn’t be proud of their history, and I would want to change it, ” said McCarthy. “There’s not one Republican you have to take down.”)
UPI — COMMENT: Democrats say “Freshman Rep. Delia Ramirez to give progressive response to State of the Union.” Who represents you in Congress? Things have gotten much worse for me congressionally. Democrat Ramirez currently represents me in congress. GAO works for Congress. In 1989, Republican Henry Hyde represented me. In 1989, he came to my defense against my Democrat GAO superiors. They had retaliated against me big time because in 1988 I had become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They had a) thrown me off audits of IRS, b) given me an adverse job assignment, c) given me unfair performance expectations, d) turned my subordinates against me, e) given me an unfair performance appraisal, and f) ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. Previously, they had a) kept me off audits of IRS 1980-1985, b) delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13, and c) forced me to take a $21,863 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5, to GS-9 Step 10. After Hyde came to my defense, my Democrat GAO superiors’ retaliation against me diminished somewhat. But eight years later, they forced me to take their early retirement “offer.” https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2023/02/03/Delia-Ramirez-progressive-response-state-of-the-union/1621675431638/
AOL — Millennials and Money: 5 Simple Ways To Get Ahead of Your Peers Financially – HEATHER TAYLOR (COMMENT: What helped you get ahead financially? I earned job-related college degrees when I was 21, 27, 31, and 48. I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48. I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32. I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. I always spent far less on immediate pleasures than my peers. Instead of renting, I bought a new town home in 1972 and condos in 1974 and 1976. My wife and I got married in 1978. We both worked, but in anticipation of having children, we spent money like we had only one paycheck. We always saved as much as we could for our retirement. Instead of renting, we bought a home in Wheaton in 1978 and we had one built in Wheaton in 1984. But according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I got ahead financially, because I avoided the draft. Because I benefitted from discrimination against minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, renters, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. Because the federal government grossly overpaid me. Because of my wife’s income. Because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. Because my federal pension and health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies are far too generous. What do you think?) https://www.aol.com/finance/millennials-money-5-simple-ways-150544022.html
LAS VEGAS SUN — COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats crow about their success replacing those in America who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. I should write a book about their success in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, and in my precinct. https://lasvegassun.com/news/2023/feb/03/gop-led-congress-goes-all-in-on-spreading-racist-c/
WEEK — COMMENT: Why are there so many unwanted pregnancies? Anti-conservative Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want Republicans to lose. They want Republican candidates and elected officials to dump the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I should write a book about the biggest anti-conservative leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000. https://theweek.com/abortion-law/1020523/why-are-republicans-doubling-down-on-abortion
POLITICO — COMMENT: Democrats say “Progressive Rep. Delia Ramirez set to give State of the Union response.” Who represents you in Congress? Things have gotten much worse for me congressionally. Democrat Ramirez currently represents me in congress. GAO works for Congress. In 1989, Republican Henry Hyde represented me. In 1989, he came to my defense against my Democrat GAO superiors. They had retaliated against me big time because in 1988 I had become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They had a) thrown me off audits of IRS, b) given me an adverse job assignment, c) given me unfair performance expectations, d) turned my subordinates against me, e) given me an unfair performance appraisal, and f) ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. Previously, they had a) kept me off audits of IRS 1980-1985, b) delayed my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13, and c) forced me to take a $21,863 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5, to GS-9 Step 10. After Hyde came to my defense, my Democrat GAO superiors’ retaliation against me diminished somewhat. But eight years later, they forced me to take their early retirement “offer.” https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/03/progressive-rep-delia-ramirez-set-to-give-state-of-the-union-response-00081007
TIME — COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Ever-increasingly, Democrats recruit the following to be their soldiers in their army: minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, unmarried, liberals, moderates, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who lack education and/or job skills, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, citizens of foreign countries, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc. https://time.com/6222633/second-civil-war-us-how-to-avoid/
EMEA TRIBUNE — Republicans Revive a Debate on Term Limits https://emeatribune.com/republicans-revive-a-debate-on-term-limits/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: While Republicans tried to hold Democrats responsible for the failure, 40 Republicans also balked, and 30 of them were among the most senior Republicans in the House. That included Rep. Henry Hyde of Illinois, the chair of the Judiciary Committee, who won an ovation for his speech in opposition to the proposal. “I just can’t be an accessory to the dumbing down of democracy,” Hyde told his colleagues.)
CHICAGO TRIBUNE — FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats push pot. How successful have Illinois Democrats been in pushing pot in your school district, in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county? What percent of the students in your school district are stoners? https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/illinois/ct-illinois-marijuana-okay-dispensary-20230202-5v2m5kf6rjgdtf4ug56cymslii-story.html
NPR ILLINOIS — COMMENT: Democrats use African American studies to promote hatred against Republicans. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. Democrats promote hatred against Republicans. I should write a book about my Black superiors, my Black supervisors, my Black coworkers, and my Black subordinates who rejected my Democrat superiors’ efforts to make them hate me because I am a Republican who is conservative, White, Protestant, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, a Crete resident 1948-1972, and a Wheaton resident since 1978. https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-02-01/college-boards-revised-ap-african-american-studies-course-draws-new-criticism — COMMENT: Democrats ask “Does the IRS audit some people more often than others?” IRS can use court decisions to disallow just about any deduction that it wants to. My 1972-1980 and 1992-1997 federal income tax returns show that I paid less tax because I deducted my education expenses. In 1978, my Democrat IRS superiors disallowed my education deductions to punish me because I increasingly complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They outrageously, disgustingly, and unethically argued that the graduate business courses that I took at Loyola 1972-1976 and the graduate accounting courses that I took at DePaul 1976-1977 and deducted a) did not relate to my IRS Revenue Officer job duties, b) did not help me carry out those duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, d) were taken by me to qualify myself for a new trade or business, and d) were a distraction. They ignored a) my IRS Revenue Office position description, b) my graduate school applications, and c) the fact that IRS encourages its Revenue Officers to take the courses that I took.) https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-02-01/does-the-irs-audit-some-people-more-often-than-others
FOX ILLINOIS — COMMENT: Democrats crow that “NY college system now requiring students to complete diversity and inclusion course to graduate.” The Democrats who run the federal government require all federal employees to take lots of diversity training to promote hatred against Republicans. I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. I should write a book about the diversity training that they required my superiors, my supervisors, my coworkers, my subordinates, and me to take. I would focus on the success that training had in promoting hatred against Republicans and especially against Republicans who share my demographics. https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/ny-college-system-now-requiring-students-to-complete-diversity-and-inclusion-course-to-graduate-state-university-new-york-suny-deisj-social-justice
AMERICAN GREATNESS — LGBTQ+ ‘Pride’ Is Totalitarian. That is why the Left chose the word “pride” and not “tolerance”—“pride” is about thought. And totalitarianism controls thought as well as speech. – Dennis Prager (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ-promoters destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ. I should write a book about the biggest past and present LGBTQ-promoting leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.) https://amgreatness.com/2023/01/31/lgbtq-pride-is-totalitarian/
FOX NEWS — Illinois sheriff who called gun control law ‘unconstitutional’ will now enforce it if implemented. The Illinois sheriff previously said that the bill is a ‘clear violation’ of the 2nd Amendment. – Adam Sabes (COMMENT: I continue to send out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I should write a book about those who have taken the biggest adverse actions against me to stop me from sending out those newsletters. I would focus on those who ended my service as a) the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, b) a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, c) a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, d) a Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster, e) an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, and f) an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. I would focus on those a) who ended my bid to be appointed to fill a Wheaton City Council West District City Council vacancy, b) who gerrymandered my precinct, c) who almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and d) who ended my bid to serve as a MTRO Treasurer.) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-sheriff-called-gun-control-law-unconstitutional-now-enforce-implemented — DHS Secretary Mayorkas hit with new impeachment article over ‘reckless abandonment’ of border security. Arizona Republican accuses Biden secretary of ‘reckless abandonment’ of border security. – Adam Shaw https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs-secretary-mayorkas-hit-new-impeachment-article-reckless-abandonment-border — Senate Republicans push for concealed carry reciprocity in new Second Amendment bill. Measure would treat state-issued concealed carry permits like driver’s license. – Brianna Herlihy https://www.foxnews.com/politics/holdtop-senate-republicans-push-concealed-carry-reciprocity-second-amendment-bill — Matt Gaetz urges colleagues to abolish the ATF before it strips Americans of gun rights: ‘Cannot be trusted’ Rep. Gaetz called the ATF an ‘unlawful agency’ and urged his colleagues to help eliminate it ‘once and for all’ – Lawrence Richard https://www.foxnews.com/politics/matt-gaetz-urges-colleagues-abolish-atf-before-strips-americans-gun-rights — All GOP senators, Manchin challenge Biden’s ESG climate investment rule ‘politicizing’ Americans’ 401(k)s. Sen. Braun and Rep. Barr are introducing a bipartisan disapproval resolution to challenge a new Biden admin rule. – Kelly Laco (COMMENT: Democrats want to make it illegal to invest in companies that do not promote the Democrat Party platform.) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-senators-manchin-challenge-bidens-esg-climate-investment-rule-politicizing-americans-401ks — Pastor Brooks scores $8 million private donation to combat Chicago crime, encourage economic opportunity. Project H.O.O.D. has raised $28.5 million for a community center intended to transform Chicago’s South Side. – Ethan Barton, Teny Sahakian https://www.foxnews.com/us/pastor-brooks-scores-8-million-private-donation-combat-chicago-crime-encourage-economic-opportunity
GOPUSA — DeSantis Hits Back After Trump Launches Attack On COVID And ‘Disloyalty’ (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who demand blind loyalty to them personally. 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 candidates on ballots in my precinct and their major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, c) conservative leaders and activists, and d) religious leaders and activists. I would focus on the aforesaid who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.) https://www.gopusa.com/desantis-hits-back-after-trump-launches-attack-on-covid-and-disloyalty/
NEWSMAX — Netanyahu Gets It Right on Guns, US Should Follow His Lead – Michael Dorstewitz (COMMENT: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime. To vote for Democrats is to increase poverty and crime. As crime increases, more and more and more concealed carry permits are needed.) https://www.newsmax.com/michaeldorstewitz/israel-mass-shootings-second-amendment/2023/02/01/id/1106851/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a better idea. He announced over the weekend what the Jewish state’s response would be. “In addition, we’re expanding and accelerating gun licensing to thousands of licensed citizens, including first responders. This will allow citizens to save lives,” he said on his official Facebook page. “When civilians have guns, they can defend themselves,” agreed Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israeli national security minister. Itzik Chiprout, chairman of the Israeli Legal Weapon Association, also thought this was an excellent move. “The police cannot be everywhere,” said Chiprout. “Even a swift police reaction is sometimes not enough. Civilians that are armed save lives.”)
YAHOO NEWS — COMMENT: Democrats say “Congress member Lauren Boebert said Americans owning 46 per cent of the world’s guns is not enough and urged people to get the numbers up. Were it not for the Second Amendment, a) Japan would have invaded America in WWII, b) Germany would have invaded America in WWII and in WWI, and c) Mexico would have invaded America in the Mexican-American War. Were it not for the Second Amendment, Democrats would have abolished the Republican Party by now. https://news.yahoo.com/boebert-hits-americans-only-owning-073031192.html — COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats promote abortion. https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/order-abortion-pills-now-just-133000773.html
NEW YORK TIMES — COMMENT: Democrats ask “Are Censures of Politicians a Form of Free Speech or a Threat to It?” Who blames you and for what? I should write a book about my “religious” and “conservative” and “Republican” critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who tried hard but failed to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters at ICRC’s annual convention in Wheaton in 2006. They blamed me and they blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for Bill Brady losing the Republican gubernatorial primary that year. Previously, they blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for Jim Ryan losing to Blagojevich in 2002. They succeeded in throwing me off ICRC’s Steering Committee in 2007. In my book, I would focus on Ryan’s and Brady’s major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers. I would focus on the many adverse actions that the aforesaid have taken against me since 2002. I would focus on the many things that I did a) to help elect Ryan in the 2002 general gubernatorial election and b) to help elect Brady in the 2010 general gubernatorial election.) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/30/us/censures-free-speech.html — COMMENT: Democrats say “Eager to Challenge Trump, Republicans Aren’t So Eager to Be the First.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/us/politics/trump-republicans-2024-nikki-haley.html
BOSTON HERALD — COMMENT: Democrats say “Lawmakers file to prevent state from sharing gun data.” Democrats want to get rid of Republicans once and for all. Democrats want to abolish the Second Amendment so that they can confiscate firearms from Republicans and get rid of Republicans once and for all. Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs have no problem with that. I should write a book about the biggest RINOs in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton. https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/02/01/shall-not-be-infringed-lawmakers-file-to-prevent-state-from-sharing-gun-data/
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL — Mendrick: ‘If they’ll treat your duly elected sheriff of this county that way, just think how they’ll treat you’ https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/639176461-mendrick-if-they-ll-treat-your-duly-elected-sheriff-of-this-county-that-way-just-think-how-they-ll-treat-you (FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick said U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (R-IL) “got nasty” with him in a phone call after he said he would not enforce the state’s gun ban. Mendrick is one of around 95 sheriffs who said they won’t enforce the ban involving over 170 types of firearms and millions of guns statewide. The law was ruled unconstitutional in a downstate court and is expected to see the same fate in other courts. “My voters had asked me to put out a statement on my opinion of what I’ll be doing on this and the way the law was written. It did nothing on enforcement,” Mendrick told Chicago’s Morning Answer radio host Dan Proft. “We all know if you don’t put who’s responsible, enforcing the law, that it’s going to be an unfunded mandate down at the end of the year. That’s just how this works every time. And I couldn’t get anybody to tell me yes or no. Will we be expected to enforce this? Until I got a call from Sean Casten, congressman, who told me that if I was willing to go to a house filled with Molotov cocktails, I should have no problem going to people’s doors for this law.” Proft pointed out Casten, a Democrat, had suggested Mendrick resign. “And he called on you to resign,” Proft said. “Yeah, to resign. ‘Recall,’ I think he said there’s something like that. He told me on the phone to I have no First Amendment right as a sheriff. And I really thought that was odd, to see the shock and horror of a politician when they don’t get their way or when somebody challenges them, simply because before you even started the conversation of is this right or wrong,” Mendrick said. Mendrick added that when he pushed backed against Casten the congressman “got nasty.” “Well, it got worse, he said some other things I’m not going to divulge just because he really got nasty with me,” Mendrick said. Mendrick added that the lack of respect for another elected official had him question how Casten treats ordinary Illinoisans. “But think about it, if they’ll treat your duly elected sheriff of this county that way, just think how they’ll treat you,” Mendrick said. “I mean, I couldn’t believe it. I live in the definition of a hostile work environment, political intimidation.” Casten was one of five other Democrats in Illinois’ congressional delegation who penned a letter against Mendrick. Casten took to extreme language in his characterization of the decision by Mendrick and around 95% of the state’s sheriffs to not enforce the law saying the sheriff’s “actions are going to make future mass shootings more likely.” Mendrick answered Casten’s accusations in a statement. “There is absolutely nothing that we are doing or not doing that would make a mass shooting more accessible in DuPage County,” Mendrick said. “In fact, I have asked on multiple occasions to increase penalties on all existing gun crimes, but it does not appear that they want to have that conversation.” Mendrick was clear in his rebuke of the law after its signing in early January. “I, among many others, believe that HB 5471 is a clear violation of the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution,” Mendrick said. “Therefore, as the custodian of the jail and chief law enforcement official for DuPage County, that neither myself nor my office will be checking to ensure that lawful gun owners register their weapons with the State, nor will we be arresting or housing law-abiding individuals that have been arrested solely with non-compliance of this Act.” He has since become a focal point of angry Democrats seeking to impose their will on local law enforcement. Political organizer Jeanne Ives, a former state representative and former gubernatorial and congressional candidate, was one of hundreds who packed into the DuPage county Board chambers in a Jan. 24 meeting. “I stand in support of Sheriff Mendrick. He has done an outstanding job keeping our communities safe. He has also worked very hard in turning around the lives of those incarcerated in his jail,” Ives said in statement.)
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS — COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes push pot. By default, I am the leading opponent of pot in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County. Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats push pot. How soon will the following become stoners: you, your spouse/partner, your children, your parents, your grandparents, your grandchildren, the rest of your relatives, your neighbors, your coworkers, your friends, everyone who you interact with, everyone else, etc.? Soon, if not already, all of the aforesaid stoners will crash and burn and become homeless wards of the state if they do not die first. https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-cannabis-sales-remain-strong-in-2022/article_72a7da44-a186-11ed-bfdc-a3987b9af440.html
DAILY HERALD — COMMENT: Democrats say “Clarity and common sense casualties of DuPage debate over new gun ban.” DuPage County Democrat elected officials and party leaders have come out strongly against the Second Amendment, in favor of the Protect Illinois Communities Act (PICA), and against Mendirick. DuPage County Republican elected officials and party leaders should come out strongly in favor of the Second Amendment, in opposition to PICA ,and in support of Mendrick. https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20230201/daily-herald-opinion-clarity-and-common-sense-casualties-of-dupage-debate-over-new-gun-ban (FROM THE EDITORIAL: The back and forth between DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick and county officials upset about his stance on Illinois’ new high-powered weapons ban turned into quite the political soap opera this month, complete with press conferences, protests, TV appearances and, finally, some sort of consensus after Mendrick met with DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin and County Board Chair Deb Conroy Monday. Come Tuesday morning, however, Mendrick had this to say: “Don’t listen to the media,” his statement starts out. “I was not threatened to be censured or anything else during this meeting. The meeting that I had with State’s Attorney Bob Berlin and County Board Chair … Conroy yesterday was the first day three tiers of government came together in discussion on this topic.” First, a little context — and clarity. “This topic,” of course, is the sheriff’s initial refusal to enforce a provision of the new law requiring current owners of high-powered weapons to register them with the state. The meeting he refers to ended with an agreement that he would enforce the law after clarification that the ban does not mandate deputies go door to door checking on compliance. And while Monday’s meeting may not have mentioned censure, it was followed by a joint statement in which Conroy says she will not seek censure — an idea raised at an earlier public meeting and elsewhere. Mendrick’s statement then assures gun owners that sheriff’s deputies would not be showing up at the homes of “law-abiding residents to harass them over gun registration.” “We will not be sending deputies out proactively to take your lawfully owned guns,” he went on. “Please remove that stressor from your lives.” We would argue that Mendrick and others created “that stressor.” Officials have every right to question how they will be expected to enforce the law, but they jumped all too quickly to conclusions and, in some cases, distortions. While lawmakers have made clear that house-to-house inspections are not expected, opponents continue to stoke fears. Earlier this month, Gov. J.B. Pritzker called the refusal of many Illinois sheriffs to enforce the law “political grandstanding at its worst.” We have come to agree. Just look to McHenry County, where the partisanship is so strong Republicans have called for the county to become a gun sanctuary. In DuPage, Mendrick refused to answer calls from local reporters on his stance. He did not appear before the county board. But he was more than happy to share his concerns with like-minded listeners on AM 560’s “Black and Right” radio program and on Fox News’ “America Reports.” It’s a big step forward that Mendrick has agreed to enforce the law. Other dissenting sheriffs should follow suit. But let’s not forget: That was their job in the first place.) — Sheriff’s good judgment – David Graham, Lombard https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20230131/letter-sheriffs-good-judgment — COMMENT: Democrats say “Appellate court upholds downstate restraining order on weapons ban.” https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230131/appellate-court-upholds-downstate-restraining-order-on-weapons-ban — COMMENT: Democrats say “DuPage sheriff says censure was not discussed at meeting with county chair over gun ban.” https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230131/dupage-sheriff-says-censure-was-not-discussed-at-meeting-with-county-chair-over-gun-ban
NORTHWEST HERALD — COMMENT: Democrats say “Nearly 40 residents speak about McHenry County resolution denouncing state gun ban. Resolution will move to full board despite concerns about ‘inflammatory’ language.” What are the Republican leaders of your county doing to make your county a gun sanctuary? https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2023/01/31/nearly-40-residents-speak-about-mchenry-county-resolution-denouncing-state-gun-ban/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: A resolution opposing the new Illinois gun ban is set to be considered by the McHenry County Board, but changes to the measure are almost certain to come, officials said. The resolution, which would affirm McHenry County’s stance against House Bill 5471, would not make the county a gun sanctuary as some have pushed for, but does denounce the new law, calling it unconstitutional and a violation of the Second Amendment. At the county’s Law and Government Committee meeting on Tuesday, more than 100 residents showed up, with nearly 40 of them speaking. As has been the case with previous meetings where this topic was discussed, those who spoke were divided on the topic. The resolution did not get enough votes on Tuesday to be recommended as written, with the committee split in a 3-3 vote. However, the resolution will still move on to the full County Board where it will be considered in a part of the agenda that will open it up for more discussion instead of the consent agenda where items are voted en masse and typically without discussion. The gun ban, passed by the Illinois General Assembly and signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker in early January, bans more than 100 different guns from being purchased, most of which are semi-automatic rifles, along with different attachments and caps the amount of ammunition certain guns can have. It also creates a requirement that owners of the newly banned guns eventually register them with the Illinois State Police. . .In addition to the resolution being considered, McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally has filed a lawsuit seeking to declare the law unconstitutional. Other lawsuits throughout the state – including one with a McHenry County gun shop on board – seek similar outcomes. Tuesday’s meeting also follows a statement by McHenry County Sheriff Robb Tadelman saying neither he or other deputies would enforce the registration provision of the bill. He joined roughly 80 other sheriffs in Illinois in making the declaration.) — COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do more to abolish the Second Amendment. https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2023/01/31/letter-tired-of-hearing-about-the-second-amendment/
EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS — COMMENT: Democrats say “Local gun owners applaud appellate court ruling.” Ever-increasing, to abolish the Second Amendment, Democrats and RINOs demonize, denigrate, and condemn gun owners. I have been a gun owner since high school. I should write a book about those Democrats and RINOs who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most for my being a gun owner. https://news.yahoo.com/local-gun-owners-applaud-appellate-045900404.html
AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE — Many well-intentioned people defend the affirmative action regime despite its visible consequences. – George Liebmann (COMMENT: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action (AA)? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the more of the following that you are, the bigger the price that you should pay for AA: heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, childless, gun-owner, non-veteran, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. I am all of the aforesaid. I was born in 1948. I have been married since 1978. I have been a gun-owner since high school. I am a draft avoider. I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. I am 100% German American. My ancestors have been in America since 1844. With few exceptions, the fewer of the aforesaid demographics that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes share with me, the more that they demand that I pay the price of AA. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.) https://www.theamericanconservative.com/an-end-to-leveling-down/ — DeSantis, Scourge Of Wokeness. It’s on! Florida governor announces plan to defund DEI and CRT bureaucracies at state universities. – Rod Dreher https://www.theamericanconservative.com/desantis-scourge-of-wokeness/
AMERICAN THINKER — So where does that migrant entitlement mentality come from in New York City? – Monica Showalter (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs shout at citizens of foreign countries that they are entitled to the following in America: free housing, free food, free clothing, free medical care, free education, free transportation, free job training, jobs, etc. Of course, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will make Republicans pay for the aforesaid. How soon will the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who run your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America impose “special assessments” on Republicans to pay for the aforesaid?) https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/01/so_where_does_that_migrant_entitlement_mentality_come_from_in_new_york_city.html
BIZ PAC REVIEW — Hulu under fire over ‘The 1619 Project’: ‘Full of lies and dishonesty, not to mention the outright racism’ – Chris Donaldson https://reason.com/2023/01/31/hulus-1619-project-docuseries-peddles-false-history/ — Don’t blame the migrants for being ungrateful, blame us – Kevin Haggerty (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs shout at citizens of foreign countries that they are entitled to the following in America: free housing, free food, free clothing, free medical care, free education, free transportation, free job training, jobs, etc. Of course, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will make Republicans pay for the aforesaid. How soon will the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who run your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America impose “special assessments” on Republicans to pay for the aforesaid?) https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/01/31/dont-blame-the-migrants-for-being-ungrateful-blame-us-1329013/
FOX NEWS — Illinois loses appeal over gun control law, leaving restraining order in effect. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the gun control law on Jan. 10. – Adam Sabes https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-loses-appeal-gun-control-law-leaving-restraining-order-effect — Gun control lobby’s latest demands show the goal is to strip Americans of their 2A rights, NRA says. A coalition of 117 groups sent a letter to President Biden Monday that demanded more gun control. – Patrick Hauf (COMMENT: How much success have Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs had in turning voters in the following against the Second Amendment: your precinct, your municipal district, your municipality, your township, your county district, and your county? I should write a book about the following who have failed/refused to defend the Second Amendment plank in the Republican Party platform: a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton elected officials who represent my precinct, and c) major Republican donors.) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gun-control-lobbys-latest-demands-show-goal-strip-americans-of-2a-rights-nra — Migrants remain camped in NYC street after nearly 48 hours to protest eviction from free stay at luxury hotel. The migrants have slept in tents outside the hotel since Sunday night. – Aubrie Spady https://www.foxnews.com/politics/migrants-camped-nyc-street-protest-eviction-free-stay-luxury-hotel — Biden should deport illegal immigrants who refuse to leave Manhattan. New York needs a leader who can tell Biden to deport those migrants who refuse to play by the rules. – David Marcus (COMMENT: What rules, if any, do the following have for illegals: your municipality, your township, and your county?) https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-should-deport-illegal-immigrants-who-refuse-leave-manhattan — Corporate wokeness: Big Tech, major banks rated ‘high risk’ of canceling people, orgs for ideological reasons. This is about corporations being politicized and weaponized to advance agendas that people couldn’t push through courts or the legislature. – Aaron Kliegman (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, if you are a Republican, expect that ever-increasingly, Big Tech and Major Banks will get rid of you.) https://www.foxnews.com/politics/big-tech-major-banks-high-risk-cancel-people-orgs — Sen. Kennedy moves to repeal Biden admin’s pistol brace rule: ‘Assault on the Second Amendment.’ ‘The Biden administration’s assault on the Second Amendment isn’t going to stop unless we defend this fundamental liberty.’ – Brandon Gillespie https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-kennedy-moves-repeal-biden-admins-pistol-brace-rule-assault-second-amendment — Elon Musk ignores Dems, meets only with Republicans in first Capitol visit as Twitter CEO. Musk endorsed Republicans for the first time ever in the midterm. – Anders Hagstrom https://www.foxnews.com/politics/elon-musk-ignores-dems-meets-only-republicans-first-capitol-visit-twitter-ceo
GOPUSA — Charlie Kirk Slams Ronna McDaniel’s Re-Election: RNC Has ‘Deep-Seated Contempt’ For Grassroots (COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who have demonstrated the most contempt for conservatives since 2000: a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who represent my precinct, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their major donors, political consultants, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, and e) religious leaders.) https://www.gopusa.com/charlie-kirk-slams-ronna-mcdaniels-re-election-rnc-has-deep-seated-contempt-for-grassroots/ — RINOs Plotting Revenge Against American Patriots (COMMENT: I should write a book about the biggest RINOs in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton since 2000.) https://www.gopusa.com/rinos-plotting-revenge-against-american-patriots/ — Sanctuary City: Illegal Aliens Refuse Transfer To ‘Inhumane’ Shelter, Sleep On NYC Sidewalk (COMMENT: What amenities do illegal alien shelters offer in your municipality, in your township, and in your county: free 24/7 housing, free food, free clothing, free medical care, free education, free transportation, free job training, jobs, etc.?) https://www.gopusa.com/sanctuary-city-illegal-aliens-refuse-transfer-to-inhumane-shelter-sleep-on-nyc-sidewalk/
PATRIOT POST — The Media Agree: Black Cops Beating Black Victim Is White Supremacy. Media pundits echoed the sentiment that racism was the motive for the beating by pointing to “systemic racism” and calling it irrelevant “whether the police officers are black.” (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats do everything that they can to make Blacks blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.) https://patriotpost.us/videos/94569-the-media-agree-black-cops-beating-black-victim-is-white-supremacy-2023-01-31
USA TODAY — FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: COMMENT: Democrats say “Democrats have a problem with Black male voters. VP Kamala Harris is quietly trying to fix it.” The Democrat EEOC can stress that in 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. My Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors can stress that they promoted my Democrat Black male coworkers over me. My Democrat GAO superiors can stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 and gave my job to my Black male subordinate. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/01/26/kamala-harris-black-male-voters/11119858002/
GOPUSA ILLINOIS — If your parents are/were Republicans, why is/was that? My outstanding father died in 1969 and my outstanding mother died in 2016. They were always Republican a) because Republicans ended slavery, b) because Republicans promoted conservatism, c) because Republicans promoted individual responsibility, d) because Republicans promoted traditional marriage/family, e) because Republicans promoted right to life, f) because Republicans promoted enforcement of immigration laws, g) because Republicans enforced illegal drug laws, h) because Republicans defended Second Amendment rights, and i) because Republicans promoted equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). My father and my mother saw how my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors treated me 1966-1969. My mother saw how my Democrat IRS superiors treated me 1974-1980. My mother saw how my Democrat GAO superiors treated me 1980-1997. – Dave Diersen http://www.gopillinois.com
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL — New Mentor Program Pairs Midwestern University Students with Women in Medicine and Science (COMMENT: I am not a Democrat, minority, or female. My IRS and GAO superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to promote their Democrat employees who were minority and/or female. My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980, assigned me to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.) https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/639155927-new-mentor-program-pairs-mwu-students-with-undergraduate-women-in-medicine-and-science
NORTHWEST HERALD — Stop calling semi-automatic rifles assault rifles – Patrick Donlea, Crystal Lake https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2023/01/29/letter-stop-calling-semi-automatic-rifles-assault-rifles/ (FROM THE LETTER: I understand many people use hyperbole to make their arguments sound more compelling. That being said, we have to stop calling any semi-automatic rifle designed and sold for civilian and police use an “assault rifle.” An assault rifle is a specific tool designed for and used by the military. Because of this, it should not be available for civilian or civil police use. The assault rifle is distinguished from the standard battle rifle by three primary characteristics that make it easier to use in close quarters, such as urban or jungle fighting. These characteristics are: 1. It’s comparatively short and light. 2. It fires a less powerful, and, therefore lighter, round bullet. 3. It has a selective fire switch which allows it to shoot in either semi-automatic or fully automatic mode, such as firing three shot bursts as a third option. The last of these characteristics makes it a type of machine gun. This puts the assault rifle under the registration requirements of the National Firearms Act (NFA). It should be noted that Illinois law has already prohibited the possession of all NFA weapons, specifically machine guns, by Illinois residents since 1961 (720 ILCS 5/24). So, please stop calling a semi-automatic rifle a machine gun or assault rifle when discussing current gun laws. For the past 62 years, it has been illegal to own assault rifles in Illinois.)
NEW YORK POST — Nikki Haley, former UN ambassador in the Trump administration, took a not-so-subtle shot at President Biden, 80, and former President Donald Trump, 76 — saying it’s time for a “new generation to lead.” – Mark Moore (COMMENT: Are you older? What do you stress in your defense of your age? I stress my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.) https://nypost.com/2023/01/29/nikki-haley-on-2024-time-for-a-new-generation-to-lead/ — Memphis cops charged in Tyre Nichols murder hired after Police Department relaxed job requirements – Matthew Sedacca (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats lower job requirements to hire Democrats. GAO hired me in 1980 when I was 31, IRS hired me in 1971 when I was 22, and Firestone Stores hired me in 1970 when I was 21. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who GAO, IRS, and Firestone Stores would not have hired back then if they were as old as back then I was because they would not have met job requirements. GAO would not have hired me if I had not a) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and d) worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$194,583/year. IRS would not have hired me if I had not a) worked the previous 10 months for Firestone Stores and b) earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. Firestone Stores would not have hired me if I had not earned the aforesaid degree.) https://nypost.com/2023/01/28/memphis-cops-in-tyre-nichols-murder-hired-after-pd-relaxed-job-standards/ — Democrats want 8.7% pay hike for federal workers who were ‘subjected to’ Trump – Mark Moore (COMMENT: Lyndon Johnson was President while I worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 and Richard Nixon during 1969. Nixon was President while I worked for IRS 1971-1974, Gerald Ford 1974-1977, and Jimmy Carter 1977-1980. Carter was President while I worked for GAO 1980-1981, Ronald Reagan 1981-1989, George Bush 1989-1993, and Bill Clinton 1993-1997. GAO works for Congress. Democrats controlled the House while I worked for GAO 1980-1995 and Republicans 1995-1997.) https://nypost.com/2023/01/29/democrats-offer-pay-hike-to-federal-workers-to-make-good-for-trump-covid/
AMERICAN GREATNESS — School choice is more important than ever. – Larry Sand (COMMENT: My outstanding parents sending me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod had a tremendous impact on me. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned that impact the most.) https://amgreatness.com/2023/01/29/the-curricular-firing-squads/
CONSTITUTION ANNOTATED — Table of Laws Held Unconstitutional in Whole or in Part by the Supreme Court (COMMENT: Concerning the Second Amendment, see New York State Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen and McDonald v. City of Chicago and District of Columbia v. Heller) https://constitution.congress.gov/resources/unconstitutional-laws/
FOX NEWS — NYC forces all city employees to undergo radical critical race theory training: ‘Really unfair’ A source told Fox News that NYC wanted the contracts with the city and the hiring to be determined with a ‘racial equity’ lens. – Hannah Grossman (COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. They require all federal employees to take lots of anti-Republican training. I should write a book about the anti-Republican training that my Democrat superiors required me to take.) https://www.foxnews.com/media/new-york-forces-all-city-employees-into-radical-racial-equity-training
U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT — 7 Lessons From Those Who Retired By FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early). Equip yourself with the tools to enjoy early retirement. – Rachel Hartman (COMMENT: Because my Democrat GAO superiors did everything that they could to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those who ancestors had been America for a long time and who they had not promote to Senior Executive Service, currently $183,500/year by age 40, I planned on retiring as soon I became eligible for regular retirement in 2003 when I would be 55. But they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49. Consequently my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is significantly less. My CSRS pension today is less than what my IRS salary was in today’s dollars in 1972 when I was 23 years old.) https://money.usnews.com/money/retirement/aging/articles/lessons-from-those-who-retired-by-fire (FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Get ready to spend less. 2. Practice living in retirement. 3. Change your approach to money. 4. Recognize there will be challenges. 5. Know your new goals. 6. Pick the right FIRE version. 7. Look ahead to the perks.)
USA TODAY — Another conservative (Fox News analyst Gianno Caldwell) faces public shunning. Liberals grow bolder with their intolerance. What happened to Caldwell at a Miami restaurant isn’t an isolated incident. Conservatives have been shunned or harassed at other establishments in recent years. – Ingrid Jacques (COMMENT: I should write a book about how conservatives are ever-increasingly shunned in the following: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.) https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2023/01/29/fox-news-gianno-caldwell-kicked-out-miami-restaurant/11121879002/
WICHITA EAGLE — How The Eagle calculated response times of the Wichita Police Department – MICHAEL STAVOLA (COMMENT: Under the Democrats, crime will increase, and therefore, police response times will increase.) https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article271619047.html
FORBES — America Needs To Improve How It Treats Its Older Workers – Teresa Ghilarducci https://www.forbes.com/sites/teresaghilarducci/2023/01/28/how-america-treats-its-older-workers-new-data/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: Involuntary Retirement It is hard for older workers to keep a job, as Urban Institute’s Richard W. Johnson showed the economists gathered there. Older workers do worse under conditions of layoffs and business closures. Job-finding is easier for workers under 50 who get displaced from a job — more than 70% of displaced workers under 50 typically find new work within three years of their job loss. For workers 55-61, however, that number falls to 59%. Among those who can start claiming Social Security, at ages 62 and older the reemployment rate falls to just 38%. So they claim early Social Security benefits at reduced monthly benefits or they start bidding down and take jobs that are worse than their previous ones. Early retirement is an all-too-common last resort, and involuntary retirements increase the risk of depression and downward mobility. Labor market scarring is another effect of job loss beyond the pain of unemployment. Scarring refers to the earnings losses experienced by displaced workers who do manage to find work again. Once again, things get worse as you move up in age. Re-employed displaced workers, age 55-61, earn 22% less than they did before, a scarring effect that is more than twice as severe as for those in their 30s. Weekly earnings are 29% lower for reemployed displaced workers 62 and older.)
HR DRIVE — COMMENT: Democrats say “6 diversity and inclusion trends to watch in 2023.” (COMMENT: Since I became a federal employee in 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been ever-increasingly furious because as a federal employee and retiree, the federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance.) https://www.hrdive.com/news/2023-diversity-and-inclusion-trends/641211/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: A phenomenon Stamps said she’s been thinking about lately is medical challenges forcing early retirement. “If you’re forced to retire, you’re theoretically less prepared for retirement than the average [person] and you have more debt. That’s more challenging because now you have a sort of fixed income if you’re lucky. Getting any kind of fixed income that you have to depend on kind of perpetuates the racial wealth gap.”)
NASDAQ — How to Save for Retirement Even When You’re in Your 20s and Broke – Mary Ellen Cagnassola (COMMENT: I started earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension in 1966 when I was 18 years old and started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office. I earned full-time CSRS credits even though I worked only part-time. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been ever-increasingly furious about that ever since then. I earned almost 9 years of CSRS credits working for IRS 1971-1980 and almost 18 years of CSRS credits working for GAO 1980-1997. My CSRS pension is dramatically reduced a) because my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors wasted my career and took many adverse actions against me and b) because my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997. Nevertheless, my CSRS pension is currently $63,144/year. But my CSRS pension today is less than what my IRS salary was in today’s dollars in 1972 when I was 23 years old. In addition, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been ever-increasingly furious because as a federal employee and retiree, the federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance.) https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/how-to-save-for-retirement-even-when-youre-in-your-20s-and-broke
ENTREPRENEUR — Early retirement can cause faster cognitive decline – Amanda Breen (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. More than anything else, my putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out since 2000 has slowed down my cognitive decline. Since 2005, those newsletters have included links to 449,353 articles.) https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/early-retirement-can-negatively-impact-cognition-study/443720
U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE — Navy Will Force Retirement on Poor Performing Senior Captains, Commanders – Ben Werner (COMMENT: To “justify” forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors a) gave me unfair job assignments, performance expectations, and performance appraisals, b) kept me off audits of IRS since 1988, c) always ranked me in the lower half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and d) assigned me to supervise all their poor performing employees.) https://news.usni.org/2018/08/09/navy-to-retire-poor-performing-senior-commanders-and-captains
FED SMITH — The 2023 COLA is the largest in over 40 years. (COMMENT: My Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension increased from $58,101/year to $63,144/year, that is, by $5,043/year, that is, by 8.7%. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious about that. In my defense, my CSRS pension today is less than what my IRS salary was in today’s dollars in 1972 when I was 23 years old. In my defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. To qualify myself for better paying federal jobs, a) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 years old in 1970, b) I earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997, c) I earned job-related professional certifications in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and d) I earned a job-related professional license in 1981. I ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) what did they do to qualify themselves for better paying jobs and b) why didn’t they become federal employees?) https://www.fedsmith.com/2023/01/07/when-will-federal-retirees-see-2023-cola-in-their-annuity-payments/
WIKIPEDIA — RINO (COMMENT:I should write a book about the biggest RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000. I would focus on those who not only failed/refused to defend/advance the following planks in the Republican Party platform, but who destroyed those like me who support those planks: individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_in_Name_Only — Entryism (COMMENT: I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000. I would focus on those who have been the most successful in destroying conservative Republican Precinct Committeemen like me.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entryism — Second Civil War (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint themselves as having been the Union Army during the Civil War and paint Republicans as having been the Confederate Army during the Civil War.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_American_Civil_War
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS — COMMENT: Democrats say “McDonald’s exec slams ‘costly and job-destroying’ move to pay fast-food workers $22 an hour.” I earned $25 an hour in today’s dollars in 1971 when I was 22 years old working for IRS, but only after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 and had worked for Firestone Stores for 10 months. https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-opinion
ABC7 — COMMENT: Democrats say “Chicago activists demand justice, accountability in wake of Tyre Nichols death.” https://abc7chicago.com/tyre-nichols-death-jesse-jackson-rainbow-push-coalition/12745967/ — COMMENT: Democrats say “How Illinois courts are exempt from Freedom of Information Act requests.” https://abc7chicago.com/freedom-of-information-act-foia-request-illinois-exemptions/12742027/ — COMMENT: Democrats say “Victim among 2 hurt in Ford City Mall shooting after trying to fend off attempted car thief: police.” https://abc7chicago.com/ford-city-mall-shooting-today-jcpenny-near-me/12745759/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: A victim was wounded Saturday in the parking lot of the Ford City Mall while trying to fend off an attempted car theft. The victim, a 46-year-old man, was walking towards his parked vehicle outside the JCPenny store in the 7600-block of S Cicero around 12:40 p.m. when he saw someone trying to get into his car, according to police. The victim, who is a FOID and CCL holder, exchanged gunfire with the offender before the offender jumped in a nearby vehicle and fled, causing a traffic crash in the 79000-block of S. Pulaski Rd in the process, police said. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the hand and thigh, and was transported to Christ Hospital in fair condition. The offender sustained a graze wound to the head and was taken to the hospital in good condition, officials said. Three offenders were taken into custody and charges are pending.)
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON — No One Left to Blame REVIEW: ‘Nation of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence’ by Vivek Ramaswamy (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly anti-conservative anti-Republican Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs shout at those who are the following that they are victims of conservative Republicans: non-conservative, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-rich, unmarried, renters, disabled, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. https://freebeacon.com/culture/no-one-left-to-blame/
AMERICAN GREATNESS — The American Right is in for a hell of a ride. Patriots need to promote and focus within themselves the habits of resistance. – Josiah Lippincott (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Republican Party leaders dump conservatives, that is, they dump platform Republicans, that is, they dump the Republican Party.) https://amgreatness.com/2023/01/28/steel-yourselves-conservatives/
AMERICAN THINKER — Equity means the dumbing down of America – Bob Weir (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, while I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and GAO 1980-1997, they lowered hiring, retention, and promotion standards to help them hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger. Ever-increasingly, because I was Republican, White, male, and older, the following meant absolutely nothing to them: a) my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) my earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, e) my becoming Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1996, and f) my earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. The aforesaid actually made them furious because my coworkers who they promoted over me did not have the aforesaid.) https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/01/equity_means_the_dumbing_down_of_america.html — Dems struggle with the cognitive dissonance of Tyre Nichols’ death – Andrea Widburg https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/01/dems_struggle_with_the_cognitive_dissonance_of_tyre_nichols_death.html — The silly argument that Asian mass murderers are assimilated Americans – Andrea Widburg https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/01/the_silly_argument_that_asian_mass_murderers_are_assimilated_americans.html
POWERLINE — WHO WANTS TO BE WHITE? No one, apparently. “White privilege” is the privilege to be discriminated against. – Steve Sailer (COMMENT: Constructively, in Diersen v. GAO, the courts accepted GAO’s argument that Congress not only allows, but wants employers to give preference to their employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, that is, that Congress not only allows, but wants employers to discriminate against their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/01/who-wants-to-be-white.php
NBC NEWS — COMMENT: Democrats ask “Bad candidates or not enough money?” and say “RNC officials debate why they lost in 2022. In a closed-door session during this week’s RNC meeting, two members working on the party’s 2022 audit debated whether “candidate quality” was to blame for midterm losses.” Ever-increasingly, in deciding which candidates to back in primaries and in nonpartisan races, conservative and Republican organizations give more and more and more weight to candidate demographics instead of candidate quadfurcations. Ever-increasingly, they give more and more and more preference to candidates who are minority, female, younger, non-conservative, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. I should write a book about how conservative and Republican organizations have ignored, dismissed, belittled, and badmouthed my qualifications: a) GAO Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $109,732-$142,650/year, b) IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year, c) I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, d) I became a licensed CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner, Government Financial Manager, Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant, and e) I earned an MBA from Loyola, master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT. I should write a book about how the following ignored, dismissed, belittled, and badmouthed my qualifications: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. They would not have done that if I had been a minority, female, younger, non-conservative, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or if my ancestors had not been in America for a long time. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/bad-candidates-lack-money-gop-debates-lost-2022-rcna68004
YAHOO NEWS — COMMENT: Democrats say “Maine Republican Party elects Joel Stetkis as new chair.” In Illinois, anti-conservative Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO Republican Party leaders blame Republican losses on the Republican Party platform and on those who support it. They especially blame the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I should write a book about the aforesaid anti-conservative Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization leaders. https://www.yahoo.com/news/maine-republican-party-elects-joel-045900831.html (FROM THE ARTICLE: The ousting of Kouzounas, who has served as chair since 2017, follows a poor 2022 election for the party. It lost multiple seats in the state Legislature as the state Democratic Party remained strong in coastal communities and flipped inland seats.) — COMMENT: Democrats say “Student loan forgiveness: Here’s the number of eligible borrowers who applied by US state.” In Illinois, the number of borrowers who applied or were automatically deemed eligible is 1,044,000. Did you get a student loan? I did not. First off, I doubt that I could have gotten a student loan. I just barely made it into the upper 20% of Crete-Monee High School class of 1966. My ACT was only 24. Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My GPA and ACT would have been much higher if I had not washed dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights every evening Monday through Thursday during my junior and senior years and full-time during the summer in between. But if I had gotten a student loan, my GPA at UIC and at NIU would have been much higher and I would have majored in accounting instead of management. While I took classes at UIC 1966-1969 and at NIU 1969-1970, I worked as many hours as I possibly could for the Park Forest Post Office. Far too many times, I skipped classes on Mondays and on Fridays to work more hours. https://www.aol.com/student-loan-forgiveness-heres-number-145236822.html
LOS ANGES TIMES — COMMENT: Democrats say “Republicans confront bitter divide; no clear path forward.” Will anti-conservative Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO Republican Party leaders succeed in getting the Republican Party a) to dump its platform, b) to dump voters who support its platform, and c) to dissolve the Republican Party? https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-01-28/republicans-confront-bitter-divide-no-clear-path-forward
UNITED STATE COAST GUARD — How to spot and report retaliation – Arcady Darter (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, I increasingly engaged in protected activities. I increasingly objected to my Democrat superiors giving preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, that is, their increasing discrimination against their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older. My Democrat Post office superiors retaliated against me by disallowing my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and forcing me to resign in 1969. My Democrat IRS superiors retaliated against me by a) disallowing my travel vouchers in 1974, b) forcing the IRS manager to transfer to Texas in 1975 who had promoted me to GS-9 in 1972, to GS-11 in 1973, and to GS-12 in 1974, c) not promoting me beyond GS-12, d) disallowing my education deductions in 1978, and e) getting GAO to offer me a transfer in 1980 only if I took a $21,863 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars. My Democrat GAO superiors retaliated against me by a) forcing me to take the aforesaid pay cut to transfer, b) giving me unfair job assignments, performance expectations, and performance appraisals, c) delaying my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13, d) not promoting me to GS-14, e) keeping me off audits of IRS except for 3 years 1986-1988, f) forcing the GAO manager to retire in 1987 who had arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980, assigned me to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me to GS-13 in 1986, g) always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and h) forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997. Retaliation increased significantly after I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.) https://www.mycg.uscg.mil/News/Article/3271731/how-to-spot-and-report-retaliation/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: Workplace retaliation can take many forms and it is important for employees to understand how to identify retaliation and the ways to report it. But how does one determine if an action is retaliatory? 3 Elements of retaliation Retaliation occurs when an employer takes actions or negative behaviors against an employee for engaging in legally protected Equal Employment Opportunity/Equal Opportunity (EEO/EO) activity such as reporting discrimination and harassment or participating in an investigation of harassment. Let’s break down the components of retaliation: First, for an employee or applicant to file a complaint on the basis of retaliation, they must have engaged in a protected activity. This means that the employee asserted their rights by filing an EEO/EO complaint, being a witness to an EEO/EO complaint, or simply contacting the Civil Rights Directorate for information regarding the complaint process. Pointing out exclusionary hiring practices, resisting sexual advances, or intervening to protect others from harassment or discrimination are also examples of protected activities. The second element of a retaliation claim is that after engaging in a protected activity, the employee or applicant suffers an unfavorable action from their employer. For instance, adverse actions can include being fired, being passed over for a promotion, or receiving low-performance reviews after speaking out and engaging in a protected activity. The final element of a retaliation claim is that there is a connection and evidence that shows the adverse action was taken because of the protected activity. This means that the employees’ participation in protected activity motivated the employer’s adverse action or behaviors.)
CPA JOURNAL — Toward Resolving IRS Staffing Shortages. Insights from the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. – Kathryn Simms, Yiwen Li, and Robert A. Warren (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980, I increasingly engaged in protected activities. I increasingly objected to my Democrat superiors giving preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, that is, their increasing discrimination against their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older. My Democrat IRS superiors retaliated against me by a) disallowing my travel vouchers in 1974, b) forcing the IRS manager to transfer to Texas in 1975 who had promoted me to GS-9 in 1972, to GS-11 in 1973, and to GS-12 in 1974, c) not promoting me beyond GS-12, d) disallowing my education deductions in 1978, and e) getting GAO to offer me a transfer in 1980 only if I took a $21,863 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars. They ignored, dismissed, belittled, and badmouthed my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.) https://www.cpajournal.com/2023/01/25/toward-resolving-irs-staffing-shortages/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: A total of 31,457 IRS employees completed the 2019 FEVS. Of those respondents, 38.5% were males and 61.5% were females; 67% were white; 21% were African American, and 12% were of other races. Nearly 15% were Millennials or Zoomers. Responses were weighted to provide a representative sample. These demographic characteristics were quite similar for IRS participants in the 2020 and 2021 FEVS.)
FREE DICTIONARY — Play by the rules (COMMENT: What shows that someone has played by the rules? They got an education, they got a job, and they saved for their retirement. My outstanding parents encouraged me to play by the rules. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree (NIU-1970) and three job-related master’s degrees (Loyola-1976, DePaul-1980, and IIT-1997). I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. I saved for my retirement.) https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/play+by+the+rules
MARRIAM WEBSTER — Judgmental (COMMENT: Who has judged you and has found you wanting? I should write a book about those who have judged me and have found me wanting. 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 elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders and activists, e) religious leaders, and f) those who I have sued. I would focus on the aforesaid who have blamed me and have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.) https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judgmental
ABC7 — COMMENT: Under the Democrats, homelessness increases because Democrats a) promote dependency on government and charity, that is, Democrats destroy individual responsibility; b) promote LGBTQ, that is, Democrats destroy traditional marriage and the traditional family, and c) promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, that is, Democrats destroy ability to become a productive member of society. https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-homeless-population-shelter-shelters/12742383/
WASHINGTON TIMES — GOP Chair Ronna McDaniel defeats rival in leadership vote – AP (COMMENT: Will RINO party leaders take this as a mandate to get rid of conservatives once and for all, that is, to get rid of platform Republicans, once and for all?) https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/27/gop-chair-ronna-mcdaniel-defeats-rival-leadership-/ — Congress pursues bill to educate youth on Holocaust, fight antisemitism – Mica Soellner (COMMENT: I should write a book my Democrat superiors in the federal government who had the greatest success in getting my many Jewish superiors and supervisors to take many adverse actions against me. They stressed that I was Protestant, 100% German American, a Crete resident 1948-1972, and a Wheaton resident since 1978.) https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/27/congress-pursues-bill-educate-youth-holocaust-figh/
DAILY CALLER — Ronna McDaniel Beats Back Challenge To Win Fourth Term Atop Republican National Committee – MICHAEL GINSBERG (COMMENT: Will RINO party leaders take this as a mandate to get rid of conservatives once and for all, that is, to get rid of platform Republicans, once and for all?) https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/27/ronna-mcdaniel-beats-back-challenge-win-fourth-term-rnc/ — Democrats Know The Real Purpose Of The Second Amendment — That’s Why They’re So Afraid Of It – MICHELE GAMA SOSA https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/27/gama-sosa-second-amendment-democrats-purpose/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: The Second Amendment is once again in the Democrats’ crosshairs amid mass shootings, with Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s latest “assault weapons” ban, and now Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin claiming that the Founding Fathers would have supported banning certain guns. Democrats have made a lot of noise about banning “military-style” weapons and “weapons of war,” particularly the AR-15 platform – their favorite punching bag – in the name of stopping shootings mostly committed in the ghettos of Democrat-run cities such as Los Angeles, New Orleans, Detroit and most famously Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago. Obviously, this is a false proposition. Criminals don’t register guns or obey the law – they’re criminals. Armed civilians deter crime, whether with “military-style” weapons or a Taurus G3C Subcompact. Gun advocates have made this argument repeatedly. Unfortunately, it falls short and even helps justify bans like the Illinois one. If a subcompact with a five-round magazine is enough for self-defense, then it shouldn’t be a problem if Chicago, for instance, bans anything over 10 rounds, full autos and certain long guns. Because as Democrats argue, you don’t need an M4 to shoot a criminal or hunt. But history says there’s more to the Second Amendment. When the Founders wrote the Second Amendment, it was a shock to the world of monarchs and tyrants who kept their populations in line by force and decree. Its protections make America unique. Virtually no country has anything close to it. It gave meaning to the idea of being a citizen of a nation instead of the subject of a despot.)
FEDERALIST SOCIETY — Slavery Reparations in California – Anthony Pericolo (COMMENT: If anyone should pay reparations, it should be Democrats, and especially Democrats whose ancestors lived in slave states, owned slaves, fought for the Confederacy, were KKK members, and/or pushed Jim Crow laws. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you should pay: conservative, heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor. Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in American for a long time.) https://fedsoc.org/commentary/fedsoc-blog/slavery-reparations-in-california
FOX NEWS — Biden’s Parole Program: Migrant families rush Miami airport after GOP lawsuit. US airports are seeing a new wave of migration, after 20 GOP-led states sued the Biden Administration over its expanded immigration plan. – Caroline Elliott https://www.foxnews.com/us/bidens-parole-program-migrant-families-rush-miami-airport-after-gop-lawsuit — Ronna McDaniel re-elected RNC chair for fourth term (COMMENT: Will RINO party leaders take this as a mandate to get rid of conservatives once and for all, that is, to get rid of platform Republicans, once and for all?) https://www.foxnews.com/video/6319376200112
GOPUSA — DirecTV Deplatforms Newsmax, Cutting Off Its 13 Million Subscribers From The Fourth-Rated Cable News Channel (COMMENT: If my critics/opponents succeed in stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, who will come to my defense? It certainly will not be the following who reject the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican major donors, d) Republican political consultants, e) Republican fundraisers, f) Republican pollsters, g) Republican conservative leaders, and h) Republican activists. I should write a book about the aforesaid who not only reject the aforesaid planks, but who destroy those like me who support the aforesaid planks.) https://www.gopusa.com/directv-deplatforms-newsmax-cutting-off-its-13-million-subscribers-from-the-fourth-rated-cable-news-channel/ — The Quixotic Quest For Reparations https://www.gopusa.com/the-quixotic-quest-for-reparations/ — Biden’s Open Border Policies Are ‘Facilitating’ ‘Evil’ Drug Cartel Business Model: Sen. Ron Johnson https://www.gopusa.com/bidens-open-border-policies-are-facilitating-evil-drug-cartel-business-model-sen-ron-johnson/ — ‘Ground Zero’: Arizona Republicans Sounding Alarm Over Fentanyl Flowing From Border https://www.gopusa.com/ground-zero-arizona-republicans-sounding-alarm-over-fentanyl-flowing-from-border/
RASMUSSEN REPORTS — Most Americans Think They Pay More Than Their Fair Share of Taxes (COMMENT: Ever since I started working for IRS in 1971 when I was 22 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have not paid my fair share of taxes. During the 1970s, they were especially furious that I paid less federal income tax because I deducted graduate business and accounting courses.) https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/most_americans_think_they_pay_more_than_their_fair_share_of_taxes
WASHINGTON POST — COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Santos to promote hatred against Republicans. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2023/george-santos-resume-lies/ — COMMENT: Democrats say “Ronna McDaniel quells revolt to win reelection as chair of fractured RNC.” Will RINO party leaders take this as a mandate to get rid of conservatives once and for all, that is, to get rid of platform Republicans, once and for all? https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/27/rnc-election-mcdaniel-dhillon/ — COMMENT: Democrats say “The military draft ended 50 years ago, dividing a generation.” Avoiding the draft was the biggest mistake that I made in my life. I got student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. I should write a book about those who used my avoiding the draft against me the most. I would focus on my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors and supervisors. https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/01/27/draft-end-conscription-1973/
SPECTRUM NEWS — COMMENT: Democrats say “Republicans confront bitter divide; no clear path forward.” Will Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Republican Party try to a) officially strike the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Republican Party platform and b) officially dissolve the Republican Party? https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/ap-top-news/2023/01/28/republicans-confront-bitter-divide-no-clear-path-forward
VANITY FAIR — COMMENT: Those who want to abolish the Second Amendment ask “CAN ILLINOIS’ ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN SURVIVE SCORES OF ROGUE COUNTY SHERIFFS?” How successful have Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs been in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning the Second Amendment plank in the Republican Party platform in your county and in your township? I should write a book about the success that they have had in DuPage County and in Milton Township. The leaders of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee and leaders of the nine DuPage County Republican township party organizations fail/refuse to defend the Second Amendment plank in the Republican Party platform. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/01/can-illinois-assault-weapons-ban-survive-scores-of-rogue-sheriffs
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW — To Make Lasting Progress on DEI, Measure Outcomes – Lily Zheng (COMMENT: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors’ top priority was a) retaining and promoting their Democrat employees who were minority, female, and/or younger and b) getting rid of their Republican employees who were White, male, and/or older. https://hbr.org/2023/01/to-make-lasting-progress-on-dei-measure-outcomes — What Do You Like About Your Job? – Art Markman (COMMENT: I worked for GAO 1980-1997. For the last 8 years, I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators. GAO’s mission is to provide Congress with fact-based, nonpartisan information that can help improve federal government performance and ensure accountability for the benefit of the American people. That mission helped fight tremendous efforts by my Democrat GAO superiors to waste my GAO career and to get rid of me. That mission motivated me a) to complete the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, b) to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, c) to become a licensed CPA in 1981, d) to become a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, e) to become a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, f) to become a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, g) to become a Forensic Accountant in 1997, and h) to complete the requirements for a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. My Democrat GAO superiors threw all of the aforesaid away when they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 so that they could give my Black subordinate my job and my preferred corner office. https://hbr.org/2023/01/what-do-you-like-about-your-job
WALL STREET JOURNAL — Ron DeSantis, Black History and CRT. Florida has a point in rejecting AP African-American Studies. – Editorial https://www.wsj.com/articles/ron-desantis-ap-african-american-studies-curriculum-florida-education-critical-race-theory-11674831789 — Can the GOP Become a Real Working-Class Party? – Gerald F. Seib (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who look down on the working class the most. They stress that I did yard work and delivered newspapers in Crete 1962-1964; washed dishes in Chicago Heights 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes in Flossmoor and chipped slag and pumped gasoline in South Chicago Heights in 1966; delivered mail in Park Forest 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line in Belvidere and as a security guard in DeKalb in 1970, sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances in Chicago Heights 1970-1971, pumped gasoline in Chicago Heights 1971-1972, collected delinquent taxes in Chicagoland 1971-1980, and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-the-gop-become-a-real-working-class-party-11674835143 — The School Choice Drive Accelerates. Utah joins Iowa in expanding education savings accounts statewide, and other states are lining up to join them. – Editorial https://www.wsj.com/articles/utah-school-choice-bill-iowa-education-savings-accounts-kim-reynolds-spencer-cox-11674860799
FORBES — COMMENT: I should write a book about the culture and the values in the following: a) Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party since 2000, b) Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County since 1978, c) Crete 1948-1972, d) GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, e) IRS’s Chicago, Harvey, and Joliet offices 1971-1980, and f) the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969. https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2023/01/27/four-steps-to-transforming-your-work-culture-and-maintaining-your-core-values/
WIKIPEDIA — Aggression (COMMENT: What factors have discouraged you from being aggressive? My parents, my grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors were not aggressive. None of them engaged in any kind of aggressive sports like football. My father fought type 1 diabetes from childhood. Neither of my parents attended college. My father was the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. He worked in the office of a nasty chemical plant and almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. My mother never attended high school. My mother stayed home and raised me and my brother. My parents had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL), raised me as a MSL, and had me confirmed as a MSL. My parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod. Ever since I developed a bone disease in grade school, I have not been able to run. I washed dishes during my junior and senior years in high school and the summer in between. I have never been in the military. Because of my lack of aggression, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have felt free to take adverse actions against me and they have taken many major adverse actions against me. In my defense, I have filed lawsuits.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aggression
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL — Ives: ‘I stand in support of Sheriff Mendrick’ https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/639074798-ives-i-stand-in-support-of-sheriff-mendrick (FROM THE ARTICLE: Political organizer Jeanne Ives spoke in support of DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick who stands opposed to the implementation of the state’s recent gun ban. . .Ives, the CEO of Breakthrough Ideas, stands against the move by DuPage County Board Chair Deb Conroy and a delegation of like-minded fellow party members to criticize Mendrick and seek his removal. Ives, a former state representative and former gubernatorial and congressional candidate, was one of hundreds, many holding signs reading “We support Sheriff Mendrick” who packed into the DuPage County Board chambers in a January 24 meeting. “I stand in support of Sheriff Mendrick. He has done an outstanding job keeping our communities safe. He has also worked very hard in turning around the lives of those incarcerated in his jail,” Ives said. “When Sheriff Mendrick started heroin and criminality recidivism rates were 90% and 75% respectively and came down to 18 and 15% respectively. The chairwoman herself, just acknowledged that DuPage is one of the safest states in the country.” “It is remarkable, and hypocritical, of the chairman, and her Democrat state legislative colleagues and the Democrat Congressional delegation to politically assault Sheriff Mendrick for his thoughtful and reasonable position that HB5471 is unconstitutional. After Fridays decision by an IL judge to issue a TRO on the law, it is likely that the law IS unconstitutional.” “The DuPage chairman has herself passed numerous laws, that she probably thought were constitutional, but they aren’t.” “In 2013, she voted for pension reform, that in 2015 was judged unconstitutional.” “In 2017, she voted for SB31, a law requiring Illinois officials to not enforce federal immigration laws.” “For a decade, she voted for unbalanced budgets that are unconstitutional.” “And the chairman, along with her fellow legislators have passed numerous laws without the constitutionally required single subject for a bill or the requirement to read a bill on three separate days before passage.” “Those last two provisions were two of the reasons the judge issued a TRO on the law.” “The Chairman commented that ‘You do not get to choose which laws you comply with in the state of Illinois.’” “Five million illegal immigrants have crossed our border in the last two years and none of these people who insist that our laws be followed have said anything about that.” “If you think this is about keeping people safe, then you should know the chairwoman sponsored and voted for HB3447 which decriminalizes possession of enough fentanyl to kill 1500 people. She does not care about public safety.” “Everyone wants the violence to stop. But taking away the rights of legal gun owners while Cook County refuses to prosecute criminals with illegal guns is irrational.” “And it is telling that the law allows gun manufacturers in Illinois to continue to make and sell these now ‘banned’ guns for people in other states. SO, I guess it isn’t about the guns.” U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) took to extreme language in his characterization of the decision by Mendrick and nearly 90% of the state’s sheriffs to not enforce the law saying the sheriff’s “actions are going to make future mass shootings more likely.” Mendrick answered Casten’s accusations in a statement. “There is absolutely nothing that we are doing or not doing that would make a mass shooting more accessible in DuPage County,” Mendrick said. “In fact, I have asked on multiple occasions to increase penalties on all existing gun crimes, but it does not appear that they want to have that conversation.” Casten was one of five other Democrats in Illinois’ congressional delegation who penned a letter against Mendrick.)
FOX32 — State Rep. Adam Niemerg said the ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines is an attack on Second Amendment rights and an attempt to avoid the larger issue: lack of mental health support in Illinois. (COMMENT: Democrats have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Republicans are mentally ill.) https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-lawmaker-says-banning-assault-weapons-masks-larger-issue-mental-health (FROM THE ARTICLE: A downstate Republican is joining area sheriffs in pushing back against Illinois’ new assault weapons ban. Sheriffs in Crawford, Jasper and Lawrence counties are among many law enforcement agencies that have refused to enforce the new law, claiming it is unconstitutional. . .”You’re talking about gun violence, and the solution is we are going to strip these folks in this room of their Second Amendment rights. We have some of the most stringent gun control laws in the nation but still, crime is out of control in the city of Chicago as I alluded to earlier, so if the Democrats want to come to me and talk about mental health, completely open to that,” said Niemerg. The Protect Illinois Communities Act is being challenged by several state and federal lawsuits, including at least one backed by the NRA.)
CBS2 — COMMENT: Democrats say “Pritzker tells College Board not to change African American Studies course to appease DeSantis.” https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pritzker-desantis-college-board-african-american-studies/ — COMMENT: Democrats say “University of Illinois board increases in-state tuition for incoming freshmen.” Back when college expenses were much lower, I was able to work my way through college and graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home a) while I took classes at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969 and b) while I worked for the Park Forest Post Office part-time while I took classes at UIC and NIU and full-time during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/university-of-illinois-tuition-increase/
DAILY HERALD — FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTO OF KENNEALLY: COMMENT: Democrats say “McHenry County state’s attorney files lawsuit claiming new Illinois gun ban violates 2nd Amendment.” https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230126/mchenry-county-states-attorney-files-lawsuit-claiming-new-illinois-gun-ban-violates-2nd-amendment — COMMENT: Democrats say “Case against father of Highland Park mass shooting suspect could take months before trial.” https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230126/case-against-father-of-highland-park-mass-shooting-suspect-could-take-months-before-trial — COMMENT: Democrats say “‘Historic night for Naperville’: City council poised to pass Affordable Housing Incentive Plan.” For what I see as a DuPage County resident since 1978, ever-increasingly, as Democrats invade the county, the average income of DuPage County residents decreases in relative terms is not absolute terms. https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20230127/historic-night-for-naperville-city-council-poised-to-pass-affordable-housing-incentive-plan — COMMENT: Democrats say “Be skeptical, and look for the 7 tenets of good journalism.” Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media functions as an arm of the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties. Ever-increasingly, it does everything that it can to elect and to reelect Democrat candidates and to defeat Republican candidates. Ever-increasingly, it does everything that it can a) to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms and b) to demonize, denigrate, and condemn the Republican Party platform. Ever-increasingly, it does everything that it can a) to glorify and praise those who have demographics that vote for Democrats and b) to demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who have demographics that vote for Republicans. https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20230127/daily-herald-opinion-be-skeptical-and-look-for-the-7-tenets-of-good-journalism (FROM THE ARTICLE: These are the things that are drilled into us in journalism school: the use of multiple credible sources; avoidance of bias; the use of supporting documentation; fairness; verification; balance and context.)
NPR ILLINOIS — COMMENT: Democrats say “University of Illinois Board of Trustees has approved tuition increases at the Urbana-Champaign and Chicago campuses starting this fall.” Back when college expenses were much lower, I was able to work my way through college and graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home a) while I took classes at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969 and b) while I worked for the Park Forest Post Office part-time while I took classes at UIC and NIU and full-time during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969. https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2023-01-26/university-of-illinois-trustees-raise-tuition-except-at-uis
POLITICO ILLINOIS — COMMENT: Democrats say “RNC vote today: Illinois members of the Republican National Committee — Don Tracy, Richard Porter and Demetra DeMonte are expected to endorse incumbent Ronna McDaniel as the group’s next chair. Also in the running is Harmeet Dhillon. If you haven’t been following, here’s some background about the behind-the-scenes drama to elect a new leader. It’s become a battle of wills between former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as to who wins.” https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2023/01/27/politics-with-a-side-of-corned-beef-00079855
WASHINGTON EXAMINER — Reparations redux – Wayne Laugesen (COMMENT: If anyone should pay reparations, it should be Democrats, and especially Democrats whose ancestors lived in slave states, owned slaves, fought for the Confederacy, were KKK members, and/or pushed Jim Crow laws. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you should pay: conservative, heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor. Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in American for a long time.) https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/reparations-redux — Inside Ron DeSantis’s war with the College Board over AP African American studies – Jeremiah Poff https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/inside-ron-desantis-war-with-the-college-board-over-ap-african-american-studies
BREITBART — Democrat-run Chicago Year-to-Date Crime Rate Up 97% Compared to 2021 – JOHN NOLTE https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/01/26/nolte-democrat-run-chicago-year-to-date-crime-rate-up-97-compared-to-2021/ — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Calls for AP Courses that Teach ‘Black Queer American’ History – PAUL BOIS (COMMENT: Expect that under Illinois Democrats, ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats and Illinois RINOs will get rid of Illinois Republicans starting with Illinois Republicans like me who are heterosexual, conservative White. male, older, gun-owners, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/01/27/illinois-gov-j-b-pritzker-calls-for-ap-courses-that-teach-black-queer-american-history/ — legal Aliens Assaulting Agents, Trying to Escape from Custody – JOHN BINDER https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/01/26/internal-dhs-emails-sound-alarm-illegal-aliens-assaulting-agents-trying-to-escape-from-custody/ — Sen. Marsha Blackburn: ATF Bureaucrats ‘Destroying Our Second Amendment’ – AWR HAWKINS (COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who have made it the most clear that they reject the Second Amendment plank in the Republican Party platform: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican major donors, c) Republican political consultants, d) Republican fundraisers, e) Republican pollsters, f) Republican conservative leaders, and g) Republican activists. The aforesaid should immediately withdraw from Republican politics. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Second Amendment plank is one of the most important planks if not the most important plank in the Republican Party platform.) https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/01/26/sen-marsha-blackburn-atf-bureaucrats-destroying-our-second-amendment/ — Twitter Restores Renaud Camus, French Novelist Who Coined ‘Great Replacement’ Term – CHRIS TOMLINSON (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. I should write a book about the success that Democrats have had in doing the aforesaid in a) DuPage County, b) DuPage County’s 4th District, c) Milton Township, d) Wheaton, e) Wheaton’s West District, and f) my precinct.) https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/01/27/twitter-restores-renaud-camus-french-novelist-who-coined-great-replacement-term/ — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Proposes Same Gun Controls Now Failing in California – AWR HAWKINS (COMMENT: Ever-increasing, to vote for Democrats or RINOs is to abolish the Second Amendment so that Democrats and RINOs can get rid of Republicans once and for all.) https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/01/26/michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-proposes-same-gun-controls-now-failing-in-california/
DAILY CALLER — ‘We Need New Blood’: DeSantis Rebukes Ronna McDaniel’s RNC Leadership – HAROLD HUTCHISON (COMMENT: In 2005, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois officers and directors recruited me to serve as the organization’s chairman because no one wanted the job. Because no one wanted the job, I continued to serve as the organization’s chairman until the TAPROOT officers and directors rudely dumped me in 2012. I should write a book about that.) https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/26/desantis-rnc-dhillon-mcdaniel/
FOX NEWS — Reporter who’s suing Lori Lightfoot vows to get answers on Chicago ‘destruction’: I will ask her ‘under oath.’ William J. Kelly filmed shocking video of barren, ‘dystopian’ Chicago storefronts. – Bailee Hill (COMMENT: William J, Kelly is one of the few people who have come to my defense.) https://www.foxnews.com/media/reporter-suing-lori-lightfoot-vows-get-answers-chicago-destruction-ask-oath — Illinois Gov. Pritzker hits DeSantis, warns of Florida’s ‘racist and homophobic laws’ amid AP controversy. Pritzker said that the rejection of the course from the DeSantis’ administration was done ‘in order to fit Florida’s racist and homophobic laws’. – Adam Sabes https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-gov-pritzker-desantis-warns-floridas-racist-homophobic-laws-amid-ap-controversy — California lawmaker wants reparations proposal to be a nationwide ‘blueprint,’ beyond ‘financial compensation’ Assemblymember Reginald Jones-Sawyer said the California reparations proposal should be taken up by cities and states around the country. – Joshua Q. Nelson (COMMENT: If anyone should pay reparations, it should be Democrats, and especially Democrats whose ancestors lived in slave states, owned slaves, fought for the Confederacy, were KKK members, and/or pushed Jim Crow laws. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you should pay: conservative, heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor. Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in American for a long time.) https://www.foxnews.com/media/california-lawmaker-reparations-proposal-nationwide-blueprint-beyond-financial-compensation — Rep. Nehls introduces China Lied, People Died Act to make CCP repay US $4.6 trillion in federal COVID relief. The bill would also prohibit federal funds from going to China until after the communist nation pays America back. – Houston Keene https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nehls-introduces-china-lied-people-died-act-make-ccp-repay-us-4-6-trillion-federal-covid-relief
NEWS BUSTERS — In response to a teacher getting shot by a 6-year-old in a Virginia school, where officials blatantly ignored multiple warnings that the kid had a gun that day, ABC co-host Joy Behar lashed out at law-abiding gun owners and other gun rights activists via The View on Thursday. She accused those millions of Americans of having a “mental illness” and demanded they “be stopped immediately.” – Nicholas Fondacaro (COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who have made it the most clear that they reject the Second Amendment plank in the Republican Party platform: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican major donors, c) Republican political consultants, d) Republican fundraisers, e) Republican pollsters, f) Republican conservative leaders, and g) Republican activists. The aforesaid should immediately withdraw from Republican politics. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Second Amendment plank is one of the most important planks if not the most important plank in the Republican Party platform.) https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2023/01/26/behar-gun-owners-have-mental-illness-must-be-stopped
ROLL CALL — COMMENT: Democrats say “In most diverse Congress in history, staff representation lags.” GAO works for Congress. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, their top priority was getting rid of GAO’s who were Republican, and especially those like me who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. https://rollcall.com/2023/01/26/in-most-diverse-congress-in-history-staff-representation-lags/
NBC NEWS & AOL & ABC NEWS — COMMENT: If anyone should pay reparations, it should be Democrats, and especially Democrats whose ancestors lived in slave states, owned slaves, fought for the Confederacy, were KKK members, and/or pushed Jim Crow laws. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you should pay: conservative, heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor. Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in American for a long time. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/-1619-project-series-makes-case-reparations-rcna67495 https://www.aol.com/news/nikole-hannah-jones-makes-case-212555249.html https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=124115 (FROM THE ABC NEWS ARTICLE: But since there are no slaves living today, and since most white Americans descend from immigrants who arrived long after abolition, there are many questions about who should pay reparations and who should receive them.) — COMMENT: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors in the federal government who were the most successful in forcing my many Jewish superiors and supervisors to take adverse actions against me. https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/illinois-holocaust-museum-preserves-survivors-stories-through-virtual-reality-161898565857
YAHOO NEWS — COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from hate-filled White-hating White-haters, Democrats get hate-filled White-hating White-haters to promote more and more and more hatred against Whites. Of course, that forces Whites to buy more and more and more firearms for their self-defense. https://news.yahoo.com/rep-sheila-jackson-lee-introduces-230528993.html
WASHINGTON POST — COMMENT: If anyone should pay reparations, it should be Democrats, and especially Democrats whose ancestors lived in slave states, owned slaves, fought for the Confederacy, were KKK members, and/or pushed Jim Crow laws. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you should pay: conservative, heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor. gun-owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in American for a long time. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/26/san-francisco-slavery-reparations-report/
DESERET NEWS — COMMENT: Democrats blame Republicans for Kari Lake’s loss. I should write a book about the following who have blamed me and have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. 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, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, e) religious leaders, and f) those who I have sued. I would focus on the aforesaid who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for losses suffered by Jim Ryan, Bill Brady, Judy Barr Topinka, and Peter Roskam. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. https://www.deseret.com/2023/1/26/23569401/why-di-kari-lake-lose-arizona-election-republicans-held-the-key
WALL STREET JOURNAL — The American worker is going AWOL—often because they’ve aged out of the workforce, or never entered it. Their absence could impede the economy’s ability to grow, and make for a less prosperous future. – Justin Lahart (COMMENT: Have you been aged out? I have been aged out since 1973 when I was a 25 year old conservative White male non-veteran Protestant 100% German American Republican IRS employee who had ancestors who have been in America since 1844 and who had not made GS-13, currently $109,732/year. I did not make GS-12, currently $92,279/year, until 1974, and I did not make GS-13 until I was 38 in 1986 and a GAO Analyst. I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would focus on how my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, up-or-out, and GOP-led budget cuts to waste my career and to get rid of me.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/labor-participation-factors-economy-11674780877 — Facebook’s Trump Gift to Democrats. Biden couldn’t be happier as the social-media platform lifts its ban on the former President. – Editorial (COMMENT: Trump give ammunition to his critics/opponents/enemies, ammunition that Trump believes will blow up in their face when they try to use it against him. But Trump’s critics/opponents/enemies use that ammunition against Trump’s supporters. https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-facebook-meta-nick-clegg-democrats-joe-biden-twitter-social-media-11674769727 — Vietnam War Veterans Deserve an Apology. Many didn’t receive a hero’s welcome when they came home. – Jerry C. Davis (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most for my avoiding the Vietnam draft.) https://www.wsj.com/articles/vietnam-veterans-deserve-an-apology-paris-peace-american-heritage-patriotism-anniversary-pride-11674767541
FORBES — COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action to get rid of Republicans. I should write a book about that. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffraikes/2023/01/27/the-court-is-coming-for-affirmative-action-that-would-be-a-terrible-mistake/ — A Looming Recession And How It May Affect Tax Collections – Scott Curley (COMMENT: I was an IRS Revenue Officer 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who continue to use that against me the most.) https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2023/01/09/a-looming-recession-and-how-it-may-affect-tax-collections/ (FROM THE ARTICLE: The only time a tax collection issue becomes subjective is when it’s assigned to a revenue officer. This does not happen often. The IRS likes most tax collection issues handled quickly, which is why they prefer the ACS handling it. When a tax collection matter is pulled out of the ACS and assigned to a revenue officer, it becomes a person-to-person issue. When a taxpayer calls the ACS, the agent you speak to is the first available. When dealing with a revenue officer, you are dealing with a person assigned to the particulars of your case.)
BLOOMBERG — COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs a) want Republican candidates to lose and b) want the Republican Party to dump its leaders who are heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, gun-owners, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. https://about.bgov.com/news/what-to-know-in-washington-diversity-lacking-in-gop-leadership/
POLITICO — COMMENT: Democrats say “As Santos digs in, both parties ramp up campaign plans for his demise. The freshman fabricator is showing no signs of a departure that would trigger a special election. But his GOP and Democrats are preparing anyway.” Expect that ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs will paint Santos as being a typical conservative. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/27/will-santos-flee-new-york-three-00079760
STUDY — COMMENT: If anyone should pay reparations, it should be Democrats, and especially Democrats whose ancestors lived in slave states, owned slaves, fought for the Confederacy, were KKK members, and/or pushed Jim Crow laws. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you should pay: conservative, heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor. Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in American for a long time. https://study.com/academy/lesson/reparations-definition-overview.html
FREE DICTIONARY — Steer away from (COMMENT: What do you say to my direct competitors who paint themselves as being conservative and/or Republican, but who steer everyone away from articles that promote the following planks in the Republican Party platform: individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving)? I should write a book about my aforesaid direct competitors.) https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/steer+away+from+(someone+or+something)
WHEATON PATCH — COMMENT: Democrats say “Conroy Seeks Censure, Residents Split On Sheriff’s Weapons Ban Stance. DuPage County Board Chair Deb Conroy said Tuesday she plans to seek censure of Sheriff Mendrick for his stance on the statewide ban. Conroy said she will introduce a resolution in February to censure Mendrick.” DuPage County has more residents than five states (Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota) and the District of Columbia. DuPage County Republicans vehemently oppose any such censure. I should write a book about my “Republican” critics/opponents a) who fail/refuse to support Mendrick and b) who tried but failed with a surprise effort to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters at the start of its annual convention in Wheaton in 2006. They blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for Bill Brady’s defeat in the 2006 Republican gubernatorial primary. Previously, they blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for Jim Ryan’s loss to Blagojevich in 2002.) https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/conroy-seeks-censure-residents-split-sheriffs-weapons-ban-stance
GOPUSA ILLINOIS — How will Conroy proceed with her censure of Mendrick? What about due process? What rights will she accord Mendrick? When and how will Conroy put her charges against Mendrick in writing and publish those charges? Will she give Mendrick an opportunity to respond to those charges in writing and publish his response? Will she allow conservatives like me, that is, platform Republicans like me, that is, Republicans like me to file amicus curiae (friend of the court) type documents with the DuPage County Board in support of Mendrick? Will she allow Mendrick to speak in his defense at her February 14 DuPage County Board meeting? Will she allow Mendrick’s supporters like me to speak in defense of Mendrick at her February 14 DuPage County Board meeting? In 2006, the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) did not accord me such rights when my critic/opponents tried but failed with a surprise effort to get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters at the start of its annual convention in Wheaton in June of 2006. – Dave Diersen http://www.gopillinois.com (FROM THE MILTON TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION BY-LAWS: “Misbehavior and Censure. Upon written petition signed by five (5) voting members, the Chairperson shall notify the named Committeeperson of the petition and shall direct a special committee composed of the full Executive Committee to meet and consider allegations of misbehavior of their office or as a member of the MTRO. If this special committee finds the alleged misbehavior has been prejudicial to the best interest of the MTRO, the Chairperson shall notify the concerned Committeeperson and the voting members of the special committee’s recommendation to censure. No member shall be censured without concurrence of two-thirds (2/3) of the membership present at any regular or special meeting preceded by seven (7) days written notice to all members of the action contemplated. If there is concurrence of 2/3 of the membership for censure, a Letter of Censure shall be issued by the Chair and mailed via 1st Class US Mail or electronic mail to the censured Committeeperson. Any member to whom a Letter of Censure is issued shall be ineligible to participate as a voting member of any meeting, shall not be able to attend any MTRO meetings or other take part in any other MTRO activities authorized by these By-Laws for a period of one (1) year. A censured member can be restored to good standing by recommendation of the special committee which recommended the censure, followed by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the membership present at any meeting. . .Prohibited Endorsements. Any Elected Committeeperson who endorses a non-Republican for any partisan office shall be subject to censure as set forth in Article III.” SEE: https://miltongop.org/about/by-laws )
WIKIPEDIA — Legal Defense Fund (COMMENT: Should Mendrick’s supporters form a legal defense fund for him? Will lawyers donate their time to help defend Mendrick?) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_defense_fund
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES — COMMENT: Democrats say “Pritzker warns College Board against any AP course changes to appease DeSantis and ‘Florida’s racist and homophobic laws’ In a letter, Pritzker told the nonprofit College Board that Illinois will reject a revised African American Studies course if it doesn’t include “a factual accounting of history, including the role played by black queer Americans.” How soon will Democrat Pritzker officially get rid of all those in Illinois who not promote hatred against Republicans starting with Republicans who are White and/or heterosexual? https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2023/1/25/23571766/pritzker-college-board-desantis-advanced-placement-class-florida-lgbtq-black-racist-homophobic — COMMENT: The more hatred that you promote against Republicans, the more that Democrats promote you. https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/1/25/23571203/republican-party-lying-george-santos-donald-trump-se-cupp-column — COMMENT: Democrats say “IRS harshly punishes taxpayers who accidentally break the rules.” My Democrat IRS superiors harshly punished me for my opposing their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They got rid of their Republican employees who White, male, and/non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13, currently $109,732/year, by age 25. Extremely few IRS employees make that promotion deadline. I did not make GS-12, currently $92,279/year until I was 25 in 1974. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, b) got rid of the IRS manager in 1975 who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, c) never promoted me to GS-13, and d) disallowed my education deductions in 1978. I should write a book about all that. I would focus on how my Democrat IRS superiors used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and up-or-out to get rid of their Republican employees. All my IRS coworkers who my Democrat IRS superiors promoted over me were minority, female, veteran, had less job-related work experience than I had, and/or had less job-related education than I had.) https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/1/25/23571245/irs-policy-penalties-senior-citizen-monica-toth-supreme-court-jacob-sullum-column — COMMENT: Democrats say “Heightened security planned for Lunar New Year celebrations.” https://chicago.suntimes.com/afternoon-edition-newsletter/2023/1/25/23571360/chicago-news-roundup — COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters a) promote more crime in Illinois, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality, b) use shootings to promote more hatred against Republicans, and say c) “Legal assaults on Illinois’ sensible new gun law are a travesty. No one can go to school, to church, to a concert, to a celebration, to a park or to a movie without fearing they suddenly will be targeted by a slaughterer wielding deadly weapons.” Criminals will always have semiautomatic weapons. As crime increases under the Democrats, the need for semiautomatic weapons for self-defense increases. Under the Democrats, expect that as crime increases, a) 911 response times will increase and b) law enforcement will be overwhelmed by criminals using semiautomatic weapons. https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/1/26/23571628/lawsuit-illinois-assault-weapons-ban-national-rifle-association-mass-shootings-editorial — COMMENT: Democrats say “CPS to consider science, social studies marks instead of standardized tests for advancing to the next grade. The district is placing more focus on core subjects and helping students who are falling behind so they aren’t held back.” https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/2023/1/25/23571935/cps-consider-science-social-studies-marks-instead-of-standardized-tests-advancing-next-grade
CHICAGO TRIBUNE — COMMENT: Democrats say “The lesson from George Santos? Don’t elect such candidates in the first place.’ I should write a book about the following who knew that candidates on Republican primary ballots in my precinct since 2000 had very big skeletons in their closets, but promoted those candidates big time anyway: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) major donors, c) political consultants, d) fundraisers, e) pollsters, and f) activists. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.) https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-george-santos-election-media-20230125-cofdch53cvhftlrxjws6zkqsq4-story.html
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH — COMMENT: Democrats say “McLean County judge dismisses lawsuit against Normal, town clerk.” (COMMENT: What offices are appointed in your municipality, in your township, and in your county?) https://pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/mclean-county-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-normal-town-clerk/article_1f83ccba-9ce0-11ed-808a-9b9cce0f2983.html (FROM THE ARTICLE: A McLean County judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by three prospective candidates for Normal municipal positions that are not set to appear on the spring ballot. Eleventh Circuit Judge Mark Fellheimer determined that the claims filed on the candidates’ behalf by former Republican attorney general candidate Tom DeVore against Normal’s town government and Clerk Angie Huonker were not aligned with state and local law. At issue was whether the clerk was required to certify the candidates’ petitions for the offices of town collector and town supervisor, two offices that are not part of Normal’s government body, and town clerk, a position that is currently appointed.)
STATELINE — TRAGIC: Illinois students trade alcohol, vaping for marijuana use – John Clark https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/report-illinois-students-trade-alcohol-vaping-for-marijuana-use/ (FROM THE ARTICLE’: According to a recent survey, alcohol and vaping use amongst 8th, 10th, and 12th-grade students has declined, but marijuana use has increased. The Illinois Youth Survey is undertaken every two years by participating school districts across the state. FHN provided the survey results for Stephenson and Jo Daviess counties, which showed that past-year alcohol use is between 24 – 31% in the 10th grade, increasing to 44 – 52% in the 12th grade, with more than 50% of the students who drank reporting that they received the alcohol from their parents. Winnebago County showed 32% alcohol use in 10th grade, increasing to 42% in 12th grade. Boone County showed 27% in 10th grade and 34% in 12th grade. Ogle County showed 31% alcohol use in 10th grade, increasing to 51% in 12th grade. The survey showed the percentage of alcohol use has been declining over the past four years, but the past-year use of marijuana is now between 23 – 25% of 12th-grade students in Stephenson and Jo Daviess counties, 22% in Boone County, 32% Winnebago County, and 31% in Ogle County. According to the Illinois Department of Human Services Substance Use Prevention Services, research over the years has identified the following risk factors for underage alcohol and other substance misuses: Antisocial behaviors, perceptions of peer substance use, low perceived risk of harm, poor family-youth relationships, and parental acceptance of substance use, school absenteeism, and availability and marketing of substances to youth.)
WESTERN SPRINGS PATCH — GOP Insiders To Pick Durkin Replacement. The Republican Party says it will publicly interview “select” candidates. – David Giuliani (COMMEMT: Of course, conservatives like me, that is, platform Republicans like me, that is, Republicans like me fear that another anti-conservative, that is, another platform Republican, that is, another anti-Republican will be selected.) https://patch.com/illinois/westernsprings/gop-insiders-pick-durkin-replacement (FROM THE ARTICLE: One prominent area Republican is Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso, who has unsuccessfully run for Congress and attorney general in the last few years. Grasso, who recently denounced the “far right,” has not returned two messages for comment. Last Friday, Republicans issued a news release giving interested candidates a week to apply. Members of the selection committee are Jim Zay of DuPage County, Tim Ozinga of Will County, Michael Shackel of Lemont Township, Terrance Carr of Lyons Township, Cindy Nelson Katsenes of Orland Township and Sean Morrison of Palos Township. They plan to hold a public meeting involving interviews of “select” candidates, according to the news release. The meeting is set for 10 a.m. Feb. 4 at the House Republican Organization office at 16W281 83rd St., Suite D, in Burr Ridge. Interested Republicans must have lived in the district for the last two years.)
WASHINGTON TIMES — DHS released 1,100 criminals from detention in December – Stephen Dinan https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/25/dhs-released-1100-criminals-detention-december/ — The new Republican chairman of the panel that oversees the IRS said Wednesday that he has created a new online form for agency employees to report directly to Congress on any abuses or wrongdoing they see. – Stephen Dinan (COMMENT: If this had existed while I worked for IRS 1971-1980, I would have reported political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. My Democrat IRS superiors harshly punished me for my opposing their political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They got rid of their Republican employees who White, male, and/non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13, currently $109,732/year, by age 25. Extremely few IRS employees make that promotion deadline. I did not make GS-12, currently $92,279/year until I was 25 in 1974. To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors a) disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974, b) got rid of the IRS manager in 1975 who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, c) never promoted me to GS-13, and d) disallowed my education deductions in 1978. I should write a book about all that. I would focus on how my Democrat IRS superiors used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and up-or-out to get rid of their Republican employees. All my IRS coworkers who my Democrat IRS superiors promoted over me were minority, female, veteran, had less job-related work experience than I had, and/or had less job-related education than I had.) https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/25/house-gop-asks-irs-employees-snitch-agency/
ALBUQERQUE JOURNAL — Governments that disarm the people have troubling history – CLIFFORD C. NICHOLS https://www.abqjournal.com/1154293/governments-that-disarm-the-people-have-troubling-history.html (FROM THE ARTICLE: When considering gun controls, a nation must first acknowledge that this world is, by definition, broken. It’s a given evil will erupt from time to time, no matter what anyone does to prevent it. It’s just where and when it will happen that is most often unforeseeable. Once that is agreed upon, perhaps we can also further agree that, when evil does erupt – whether the threat is personal or national – the last thing any of us should want is for us to have allowed our government to have removed our ability to defend ourselves against it. Consider Hitler. He took away guns in Germany in the 1930s and in every country he conquered thereafter, particularly from (those) “disfavored” by his government. In the words of Heinrich Himmler, “Ordinary citizens don’t need guns, as having guns doesn’t serve the State.” Within that context, compare the evolution of today’s gun debate with the events that actually occurred in Germany not so very long ago: “In 1931, Weimar (Republic government) authorities discovered plans for a Nazi takeover… In reaction to such threats, the (Weimer) government authorized the registration of all firearms … for ‘public safety.’ The interior minister warned that the records must not fall into the hands of any extremist group. “In 1933, the ultimate extremist group, led by Adolf Hitler, seized power and used the (gun registration) records (of the former Weimer government) to identify, disarm, and attack political opponents and Jews. …” (“How the Nazis Used Gun Control,” by Stephen P. Halbrook, National Review, Dec. 2, 2013.) At minimum, the foregoing should highlight that, from the perspective of some governments’ like Hitler’s, the operative word in “gun control” is control. Such control as that which allowed the Nazis, i.e. German government, in the 1940s to deport millions of people on trains to destinations like Auschwitz from every country over which Hitler’s “government,” i.e. tyranny, took control…. These were people who knew … they were destined to die – people who should have resisted, but didn’t in part because they had been disarmed. Guns taken from good people by their government only really matters when government, for whatever reason, turns evil and decides to do evil to good people. Whether a person supported Clinton or Trump, all should be able to agree … any government anywhere is susceptible to becoming a tyranny led by men or women who are evil. If you don’t think that can happen in any nation – even America – think again. Consider the massacre at Wounded Knee in South Dakota on Dec. 29, 1890. After the United States 7th Cavalry confiscated the firearms of a group of Lakota Sioux “for their own safety and protection at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation,” 297 Indians were murdered. After the majority of the Sioux had peacefully turned in their firearms, the Calvary began shooting and wiped out the camp; 200 of the dead were women and children. To empower the people of the United States with the ability to resist any tyranny that might threaten them in the future was the sole reason our founding fathers gave all Americans the right to bear arms guaranteed by the 2nd Amendment. Those who disagree should ask: Why?)
AMERICAN GREATNESS — Big-City Mayors Get Border-Wise, Policy Foolish. Elected leaders like Karen Bass and Eric Adams know that advocating sanctuary policies is a requirement to stay in good standing with their party, so they will likely never abandon them. – Brian Lonergan https://amgreatness.com/2023/01/25/big-city-mayors-get-border-wise-policy-foolish/
GOPUSA — COMMENT: The Pope should acknowledge a) that the Democrat Party platform promotes crime and b) that as crime increases, people need more guns to defend themselves. https://www.gopusa.com/pope-decries-expanding-gun-use/
PATRIOT POST — Democrats Demand ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban – MARK ALEXANDER https://patriotpost.us/alexander/94436-shocker-demos-demand-assault-weapons-ban-2023-01-25 (FROM THE ARTICLE: Because neither of the assailants fit Joe Biden’s favored “white supremacist” profile, he trotted out his familiar call for banning so-called “assault weapons.” This despite the fact that neither of the assailants used rifles in the attacks. Fact is, rifles of any type and shotguns combined are used in less than 3% of all homicides, but Biden has never let facts get in the way of his political agenda.)
REASON — No Matter the ‘Details on These Shootings,’ Biden Says, Congress Should Respond by Banning ‘Assault Weapons’ The president seems to have forgotten his concession that such laws leave murderers with plenty of options that are “just as deadly.” – JACOB SULLUM (COMMEMT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use shootings a) to outlaw semi-automatic firearms, then b) to outlaw all firearms, then c) to confiscate all firearms, then d) to justify abolishing the Second Amendment, and then d) to officially abolish the Second Amendment. If America had never had the Second Amendment, a) Mexico would have invaded America sooner than it did and b) Japan and Germany would have invaded America in WWII.) https://reason.com/2023/01/25/no-matter-the-details-on-these-shootings-biden-says-congress-should-respond-by-banning-assault-weapons/ (FROM WIKIPEDIA: His (Polk’s) message to Congress on May 11, 1846, claimed that “Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon American soil.” The U.S. Congress approved the declaration of war on May 13, 1846. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War )
CBS NEWS — COMMENT: Democrats say “Republicans meet to choose new RNC chair after lackluster midterm election results.” I should write a book about a) my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012 and b) who ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007. I would focus on what they hinted/implied/argued/shouted against me. I would focus on what they blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for including all the losses that all the Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000 and especially a) Jim Ryan’s general election loss to Blagojevich in 2002, b) Bill Brady’s Republican primary loss to Topinka in 2006, c) Topinka’s general election loss to Blagojevich in 2006, and d) Bill Brady’s general election loss to Pat Quinn in 2010. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rnc-chair-election-race/
NEW YORK TIMES — COMMENT: Democrats say: “A New Series, In Service of Our Ancestors” Sooner or later, Democrats will force Republicans who are the following to disclose everything about their ancestors to show how much reparations they have to pay: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/26/insider/a-new-series-in-service-of-our-ancestors.html
KYVB — FROM THE ARTICLE: “If that means exposing your own history or exposing your ancestors supported slavery or the KKK – call it out. Once we lay it all on the table we can say, ‘Ya did it. It was then. What do we [do now to] move forward?’ You encourage [racism] by wanting to hide it.” Sooner or later, Democrats will force Republicans who are the following to disclose everything about their ancestors to show how much reparations they have to pay: conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/community/local-hundreds-marched-through-boise-to-support-the-mlk-living-legacy-celebration/277-94852ec3-7cf9-4197-94d1-5aedef5e3575
MARSHALL PROJECT — COMMENT: Democrats say “It’s Not Just a Police Problem, Americans Are Opting Out of Government Jobs.” In 1971, when I was 22 years old, I would not have become an IRS employee if Oldsmobile had not withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.
JUST THE NEWS — COMMENT: Democrats say “Inflation at the RNC: McDaniel salary more than doubled as chair, now far exceeds predecessors’ pay. Ronna McDaniel’s starting salary as RNC chair was $122,582, which had increased to $358,431 as of November.” Have you ever served as a chairman of an organization? I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I should write a book about that. I would focus on my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who worked the hardest against me. I would focus on those who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/rncs-inflation-problem-mcdaniels-salary-more-doubled-chair-higher-prior
ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER — CHAPTER 15 – Discipline (COMMENT: DuPage County Democrats want to censure Mendrick. DuPage County Republicans vehemently oppose that. I should write a book about my “Republican” critics/opponents, there operatives and their dupes a) who fail/refuse to support Mendrick and b) who tried but failed to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters at its annual convention in Wheaton in 2006. They blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for Bill Brady’s defeat in the 2006 Republican gubernatorial primary. Previously, they blamed me and blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for Jim Ryan’s loss to Blagojevich in 2002.) https://www.kidlink.org/docs/RobertRules/chap15.html
