April 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Vaccine passports could be used for travel, concerts, sports
https://abc7chicago.com/health/our-chicago-vaccine-passports-could-be-used-for-travel-concerts-sports/10501925/
— Illinois COVID-19 Update: IL reports 2,942 new coronavirus cases, 16 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-2942-new-covid-cases-16-deaths/10507735/
— Expert gives tips to reduce alcohol consumption during Alcohol Awareness Month (DIERSEN: I am a teetotaler. I oppose the promotion of booze. Overwhelmingly, those who have taken adverse actions against me, their operatives, and their dupes are BIG DRINKERS. I should write a book about them.)
https://abc7chicago.com/health/cut-down-alcohol-during-alcohol-awareness-month-with-these-expert-tips/10501902/
— ‘Stone-cold loser’: Trump goes after Pence, McConnell in speech to party donors – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-goes-after-pence-mcconnell-in-speech-to-party-donors/10507553/

NBC5
— Coronavirus in Illinois: 2,942 New COVID Cases, 16 Deaths, 131K Vaccinations
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/coronavirus-in-illinois-2942-new-covid-cases-16-deaths-131k-vaccinations/2483332/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Italian Americans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/4/11/22378400/past-history-italian-americans-christopher-columbus-monument

DAILY HERALD
— How unions, political groups influenced school board elections. And political groups did, too. Some say that’s not such a good thing. – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210411/how-unions-political-groups-influenced-school-board-elections

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/abortion-rights-advocates-push-to-repeal-illinois-parental-notification-law-for-minors/article_338c30c2-7a0f-5a3b-89eb-cd66b16451a9.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump: The key to Republican success is more Trumpism – AP (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters hate the success that Trump had defending and advancing the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-in-2024-he-says-only-that-a-republican-will-win/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump goes after Pence, McConnell in speech to party donors – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-the-key-to-republican-success-is-more-trumpism

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s ‘Made in America’ electric vehicle push to benefit China – Haris Alic
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/apr/11/joe-biden-electric-vehicle-push-benefit-china/

FOX NEWS
— Stories from the border: A midnight ride-along with border agents. A Fox News crew took part in a CBP ride-along near the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas. – Alex Hogan
https://www.foxnews.com/us/stories-from-the-border-a-midnight-ride-along-with-border-agents
— Chicago-area shootings on expressways prompt Illinois State Police to spend $12.5M on cameras. Expressways in Cook County, which includes Chicago, have seen 60 shootings so far this year, after 128 shootings in 2020 and 52 in 2019. – Dom Calicchio
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-area-shootings-on-expressways-prompt-illinois-state-police-to-spend-12-5m-on-cameras
— Biden wants to take your guns, but leave criminals with theirs. The president reminds us nothing is more dishonest than Democrat gun control advocacy. – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-biden-gun-control-disarm-trump-voters

BREITBART
— Scalise Calls on Biden to ‘Reverse’ Immigration Policy — ‘He Created This, He Can End It’ – TRENT BAKER
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/04/09/scalise-calls-on-biden-to-reverse-immigration-policy-he-created-this-he-can-end-it/
— Portland rioters barricade door and set fire to ICE building with federal agents inside: ‘Burn the precinct to the ground!’ The mob chanted: ‘Every city, every town, burn the precinct to the ground!’ – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/portland-riot-ice-building-fire-antifa

HANNITY
— GOP REP at the BORDER: ‘It’s Not a Crisis, It’s a Disaster, This is Out of Control’
https://hannity.com/media-room/gop-rep-at-the-border-its-not-a-crisis-its-a-disaster-this-is-out-of-control/

HOT AIR
— No shot, no service: Why vaccine passports are a good idea – DOYLE MCMANUS
https://hotair.com/headlines/2021/04/11/no-shot-no-service-why-vaccine-passports-are-a-good-idea-n382478

EPOCH TIMES
— Nearly 40 Percent of Marines Declining to Get COVID-19 Vaccine – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/nearly-40-percent-of-marines-declining-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-official_3771057.html
— Only Vaccinated Persons Can Board Evacuation Vessels to Leave Island Volcano: St. Vincent PM – SAMUEL ALLEGRI
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/only-vaccinated-persons-can-board-evacuation-vessels-to-leave-island-volcano-says-st-vincent-pm_3770509.html
— More Side Effects With Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine: CDC Study – MEILING LEE
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/more-side-effects-with-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-cdc-study_3770356.html

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater blames Trump for White supremacy.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/547557-white-supremacists-still-on-the-march

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/gop-led-states-target-abortions-medication-77006132

NEW YORK TIMES
— Could Ron DeSantis Be Trump’s G.O.P. Heir? He’s Certainly Trying. – Patricia Mazzei
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/10/us/politics/ron-desantis-republican-trump.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CEOs paint themselves and their companies as being 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, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and/or as being disgusting treasonous operatives or dupes for foreign countries that to invade and takeover America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/04/11/companies-voting-bills-states/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Republicans are stuck with a Trump ball and chain.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/04/11/republicans-are-stuck-with-trump-ball-chain/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— No shoes, no shot, no service. Why vaccine ‘passports’ are a good idea – DOYLE MCMANUS
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-04-11/vaccine-passports-republicans-covid-19-pandemic
— Police declare unlawful assembly at site of ‘White Lives Matter’ rally in Huntington Beach as tensions flare
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/police-declare-unlawful-assembly-at-site-of-white-lives-matter-rally-in-huntington-beach-as-tensions-flare/

BOSTON GLOBE
— Vaccine requirements spread in US, sowing concern on overreach – David R. Baker
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/04/11/business/vaccine-requirements-spread-us-sowing-concern-overreach/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Are Vaccine Passports a Freedom or Control? – Prof. Subimal Chatterjee, Binghamton University, SUNY
https://www.wsj.com/articles/are-vaccine-passports-a-freedom-or-control-11618165784
— Median pay for the chief executives of more than 300 of the biggest U.S. public companies reached $13.7 million last year, up from $12.8 million for the same companies a year earlier. – Theo Francis and Kristin Broughton
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have absolutely no problem with the aforesaid, but they have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being overpaid by the federal government. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $132,845/year in 1997 when I was 49 years old. In my defense, I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years and I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years before that. I had become a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, and a licensed CPA in 1981. I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 and the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I had earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, MBA from Loyola in 1976, and bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-brought-the-economy-to-its-knees-but-ceo-pay-surged-11618142400
— Unionization rates are trending down in the private sector, despite increased focus in Washington – Eric Morath and Lauren Weber
(DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee. I was a union member 1966-1969 while I worked for the Post Office and I was a union member 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are filled with hatred against unions, against current union members, and against former union members. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have demonstrated their hatred against unions, against current union members, and against former union members the most.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-vote-deals-blow-to-expanding-labor-union-membership-11618047000
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CEOs paint themselves and their companies as being 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, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and/or as being disgusting treasonous operatives or dupes for foreign countries that to invade and takeover America.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/with-georgia-voting-law-the-business-of-business-becomes-politics-11618027250

NEWSWEEK
— House GOP Leader Steve Scalise Shocked by Border Visit: ‘An International Disgrace’ – ELIZABETH CRISP
https://www.newsweek.com/house-gop-leader-steve-scalise-shocked-border-visit-international-disgrace-1582553
— Adam Kinzinger Blasts Trump for Insulting McConnell at GOP Donor Retreat: ‘Classy as Always’ – MATTHEW IMPELLI
https://www.newsweek.com/adam-kinzinger-blasts-trump-insulting-mcconnell-gop-donor-retreat-classy-always-1582705

CENTER SQUARE
— Vaccine ‘passports’ a matter for private sector to decide, not government – Chris Krug
https://www.thecentersquare.com/opinion/the-sunday-read-vaccine-passports-a-matter-for-private-sector-to-decide-not-government/article_5488f61a-9891-11eb-a323-87fe80bf441e.html

NPR
— As U.S. Continues Vaccine Rollout, Vaccine Passports Become Polarizing Topic
https://www.npr.org/2021/04/11/986203198/as-u-s-continues-vaccine-rollout-vaccine-passports-become-polarizing-topic

PBS
— The ethics of ‘vaccine passports’ and a moral case for global vaccine equity
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/the-ethics-of-vaccine-passports-and-a-moral-case-for-global-vaccine-equity

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 60% of Democrats Support Moving Baseball All-Star Game From Atlanta
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/april_2021/60_of_democrats_support_moving_baseball_all_star_game_from_atlanta

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQers promote hatred against those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/04/conservatives-stop-cancel-culture-look-mirror/

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.