April 1 Evening Edition - GOPUSA Illinois

ABC7
— Waukegan Latinx activists protest renaming Thomas Jefferson Middle School after Barack and Michelle Obama – John Garcia and Cate Cauguiran
https://abc7chicago.com/waukegan-public-schools-barack-and-michelle-obama-thomas-jefferson-middle-school-daniel-webster/10459946/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 3,526 new coronavirus cases, 25 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-3526-new-covid-cases-25-deaths/10468409/
— Mental health issues among Chicago toddlers, children dramatically increases amid pandemic, survey finds
https://abc7chicago.com/health/mental-health-issues-among-toddlers-children-dramatically-increases-amid-pandemic-survey/10468616/

NBC5
— McConnell Urges Fellow Republicans to Get COVID-19 Vaccines. A March poll from The Associated Press -NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 42% of Republicans say they probably or definitely will not get the shot. – Piper Hudspeth Blackburn
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/mcconnell-urges-fellow-republicans-to-get-covid-19-vaccines/2476651/
— McConnell Says GOP Won’t Support Biden’s Infrastructure Plan, Vows to Fight Democratic Agenda – Jacob Pramuk
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/mcconnell-says-gop-wont-support-bidens-infrastructure-plan-vows-to-fight-democratic-agenda/2476496/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Kinzinger hauls in more than $1M for anti-Trump PAC – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-congressman-adam-kinzinger-hauls-in-more-than-1m-for-anti-trump-pac

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Joe Biden’s bait-and-switch presidency. He pledged to work across party lines, but he is ramming through the biggest progressive agenda in American history without any Republican votes. – Charles Lipson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/1/22362086/joe-biden-bipartisan-filibuster

DAILY HERALD
— COVID-19 update: State reports most new cases since early February – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210401/covid-19-update-state-reports-most-new-cases-since-early-february
— Republican leader pushes for expanded COVID-19 liability protections – SARAH MANSUR
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210401/republican-leader-pushes-for-expanded-covid-19-liability-protections
— How many fully vaccinated in Illinois have still gotten COVID-19, been hospitalized? – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210331/how-many-fully-vaccinated-in-illinois-have-still-gotten-covid-19-been-hospitalized

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois Senate Republican leader pushes for expanded COVID-19 liability protections – SARAH MANSUR
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/watch-now-illinois-senate-republican-leader-pushes-for-expanded-covid-19-liability-protections/article_b608744f-0467-5381-8e57-1e190f326a9c.html

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— Police unfairly targeted in new Illinois laws and politics in Palos – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2021/04/01/police-unfairly-targeted-in-new-illinois-laws-and-politics-in-palos/

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— University announces Black House reopening, racial justice updates – Maia Pandey
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2021/03/31/campus/university-announces-black-house-reopening-racial-justice-updates/

STATELINE
— Illinois Democrats hold public hearings ahead of congressional redistricting (FROM THE ARTICLE: Friday, April 2, 10 a.m., DuPage-North . . . Thursday, April 8, 3 p.m., DuPage-West)
https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/illinois-democrats-hold-public-hearings-ahead-of-congressional-redistricting/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Lara Trump-Donald Trump interview removed from social media, prompting claims of bias – KRISTINE FRAZAO
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/lara-trump-donald-trump-interview-removed-from-social-media-prompting-claims-of-bias
— What makes an assault weapon, an assault weapon? – ELISSA SALAMY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/what-makes-an-assault-weapon-an-assault-weapon

WGLT
— College President: Lincoln Statues Have Home On Central Illinois Campus – DANA VOLLMER
https://www.wglt.org/post/college-president-lincoln-statues-have-home-central-illinois-campus#stream/0

WIU
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, WIU promotes LGBTQ.
http://www.wiu.edu/news/newsrelease.php?release_id=17778

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Trustee Zach Mottl Routinely Disparages the Burr Ridge Police. False accusations by Trustee Zach Mottl allow him to grandstand on the backs of our hardworking dedicated Burr Ridge police force. – Joseph T Snyder
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/trustee-zach-mottl-routinely-disparages-burr-ridge-police

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Here Is How Much People Pay in Taxes in Illinois – Grant Suneson
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/here-is-how-much-people-pay-in-taxes-in-illinois/article_5a704f80-1d84-5dde-aff6-f44c07470a25.html
— Bill that ‘drastically alters’ Illinois health care could cost up to $12 billion, Republicans say – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/bill-that-drastically-alters-illinois-health-care-could-cost-up-to-12-billion-republicans-say/article_311246c4-931d-11eb-95b8-37a06044b436.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MARIJUANA COMPANY INVESTIGATED FOR PAY TO PLAY. HIRED MADIGAN CRONIES. – Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/marijuana-company-investigated-for-pay-to-play-hired-madigan-cronies/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pritzker’s political war chest dwarfs Illinois Republicans vying to challenge him – Greg Bishop
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/pritzkers-political-war-chest-dwarfs-illinois-republicans-vying-to-challenge-him

FOX NEWS
— GOP Rep. Kinzinger hauls in big bucks after facing Trump’s wrath. Trump has vowed to ‘get rid’ of Kinzinger and other congressional Republicans who backed impeachment. – Paul Steinhauser (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on getting rid of others. I would focus on unsuccessful candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on the aforesaid who blame me and who blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/adam-kinzinger-fundraiser-trump-wrath
— Trump, GOP candidates embrace new digital platform to protect from ‘cancel culture’ Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale created Campaign Nucleus in 2016. – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-gop-candidates-new-digital-platform-cancel-culture
— AOC claims ‘surge’ plays into White supremacist philosophy – but Biden, Obama have used word in border debates. Obama previously discussed ‘the surge of unaccompanied children” in July 2014. – Sam Dorman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-surge-white-supremacy-obama-biden

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Biden Administration Continues to Deny Media Access to Border – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/04/01/biden-administration-continues-to-deny-media-access-to-border/

BREITBART
— Kevin McCarthy Slams Establishment Media-Pushed Journalism Act: ‘Antithesis of Conservatism’ – MATTHEW BOYLE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/04/01/exclusive-kevin-mccarthy-slams-establishment-media-pushed-journalism-act-antithesis-of-conservatism/
— GOP Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX): Biden Infrastructure Bill ‘Will Be the Biggest Economic Blunder’ of ‘Our Lifetimes’ – TRENT BAKER
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/03/31/gop-rep-brady-biden-infrastructure-bill-will-be-the-biggest-economic-blunder-of-our-lifetimes/
— Joe Biden ‘Infrastructure’ Bill Includes $20 Billion Fund to Destroy ‘Racist’ Highways – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/04/01/joe-biden-infrastructure-bill-includes-20-billion-fund-to-destroy-racist-highways/

FEDERALIST
— How ‘Race-Obsessed’ Institutions Use Identity Politics To Short Asian Americans
https://thefederalist.com/2021/04/01/how-race-obsessed-institutions-use-identity-politics-to-short-asian-americans/

NEWS BUSTERS
— 28 States Take on Big Tech; 20 Move to Prohibit or Discourage Censorship – Kayla Sargent (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want the following to censure me and to censure my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, past and present Republican candidates on ballots for my precinct, conservative leaders, religious leaders, etc.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/kayla-sargent/2021/03/31/stepping-28-states-take-big-tech-20-move-prohibit-or

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— If Getting Your COVID Shot Requires ID, Why Doesn’t Voting?
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/if-getting-your-covid-shot-requires-id-why-doesn-t-voting

DAILY WIRE
— Jill Biden Tries To Speak Spanish, Fails Badly. Journalists Call Out Flag Behind Her. – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/jill-biden-tries-to-speak-spanish-fails-badly-journalists-call-out-flag-behind-her

NEW AMERICAN
— Poll: Most Americans View “Cancel Culture” as a Threat to Freedom – Veronika Kyrylenko
https://thenewamerican.com/poll-most-americans-view-cancel-culture-as-a-threat-to-freedom/

TOWNHALL
— The Creepy COVID Passport Initiative Now Has Competition – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/04/01/the-covid-passport-system-isnt-the-only-creepy-tracking-system-in-development-n2587106
— When Barack Obama is Canceled, You Know the Circus Is Truly In Town – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/04/01/when-barack-obama-is-canceled-you-know-the-circus-is-truly-in-town-n2587288

ONE NEWS NOW
— Fearful of virus or losing power, Biden ‘passport’ plan is coming. The virus-weary American public learned this week the Biden administration is planning a “vaccine passport” system to prove they received the coronavirus vaccine but that plan is being called a desperate attempt to maintain control of the population at the same time Americans are cautiously moving on with their lives. – Chad Groening, Billy Davis
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2021/04/01/fearful-of-virus-or-losing-power-biden-passport-plan-is-coming

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Biden as FDR; Bait and Switch; Alternate Facts – Carl M. Cannon
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/04/01/biden_as_fdr_bait_and_switch_alternate_facts.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Rep. Greene Introduces Proposal to Bar ‘Vaccine Passports’ – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/congresswoman-introduces-bill-to-end-vaccine-passports_3758956.html

THE HILL
— Texas Senate blocks social media platforms from banning users based on politics – JORDAN WILLIAMS
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/546002-texas-senate-passes-bill-banning-social-media-platforms-from-banning-texans
— The truth about racism in Congress – PATRICE ONWUKA
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/546003-the-truth-about-racism-in-congress

CNN
— Gun background checks soar to record in March following mass shootings and gun-control bills – Chauncey Alcorn
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/01/business/gun-sales-march/index.html

NEW YORK POST
— Activists protest renaming Chicago school after ‘oppressor’ Barack Obama – Morgan Phillips
https://nypost.com/2021/03/31/activists-protest-renaming-chicago-school-after-oppressor-barack-obama/
— Former President Donald Trump and some GOP candidates and organizations are migrating to an online platform created by the Trump campaign’s former manager to protect conservative campaigns against “cancel culture,” according to a report on Thursday. – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2021/04/01/website-combating-cancel-culture-attracts-trump-gop-report/

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want Evangelicals to reject Biden stimulus checks.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-01/demonic-origins-aside-checks-please-biden-s-evangelical-critics
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-01/gop-congressman-who-voted-to-impeach-trump-raises-2-2-million

WSAV
— Trump looms large in race for South Carolina GOP chairman – AP (DIERSEN: What is Trump’s position on the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, etc.?)
https://www.wsav.com/news/local-news/south-carolina-news/trump-looms-large-in-race-for-south-carolina-gop-chairman/

COURTHOUSE NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters use Evanston to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.courthousenews.com/an-illinois-suburbs-new-housing-program-could-offer-roadmap-to-reparations/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— The GOP (Rightly) Fears America’s Churchless Majority – Eric Levit (DIERSEN: The more that a church promotes the following, the more reason for those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican to avoid/leave that church: dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination.)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/04/gallup-poll-church-gop-christian-right-2024-democracy.html

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 44% of Voters Approve ‘Vaccine Passport’ (DIERSEN: That 44% must want proof of vaccination to be shown to be allowed to vote in-person.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/disease/44_of_voters_approve_vaccine_passport
— Demographics and Expectations: Analyzing Biden and Trump’s Performances – Lakshya Jain (DIERSEN: Those who vote for Democrats are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_lakshya_jain/demographics_and_expectations_analyzing_biden_and_trump_s_performances
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the 2020 presidential election, Democrats overperformed in states with high numbers of educated white voters, such as Texas, Arizona, and Georgia. They also began to show signs of hitting their electoral floors in much of Appalachia. Strong Republican showings with evangelicals, non-college whites, and Hispanics helped Trump overperform in Florida, Iowa, and Ohio.)

CHICAGO PRIDE
— Rabine for Ill. governor is danger to LGBT, women, people of color – Gerald Farinas
https://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/115308756

TORONTO SUN
— WOKE WATCH: Nevada university backtracks, says whites welcome in ‘identity’ dorms. And America’s first Black president has fallen afoul of the mob. – Brad Hunter
https://torontosun.com/news/world/woke-watch-university-backtracks-says-whites-welcome-in-identity-dorms

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. View all posts by David Diersen