April 14, 2022

ABC7

— Illinois COVID Update Today: IL reports 2,060 new cases, 10 deaths
https://abc7chicago.com/covid-cases-test-testing-illinois/11745112/

WGN RADIO
— Maria Pappas: ‘There is a permeated sense of fear on Michigan Avenue’ – Curtis Koch
(COMMENT: I walked north on Michigan Avenue from my IRS job in the Loop to graduate business evening classes at Loyola and then south on Michigan Avenue to my Outer Drive East studio condo 1974-1976.)
https://wgnradio.com/chicagos-afternoon-news/maria-pappas-there-is-a-permeated-sense-of-fear-on-michigan-avenue/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois needs a multiyear restructuring plan to stop residents from fleeing – TED DABROWSKI and JOHN KLINGNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-illinois-budget-five-year-restructuring-plan-20220413-mwmk64wcjncxloyyxqnhwjqzie-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats push pot. To push pot on a municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2022/4/13/23022731/4-20-dispensaries-parties-cannabis-marijuana-deals-discounts-sales-pot-rise-consumption-black-ice
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/4/13/23023683/national-urban-league-marc-morial-racial-injustice-state-of-black-america-report-race
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote illegal immigration. Democrats see illegals as being soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/4/13/23024497/immigration-activists-bike0ride-40-days-chicago-colorado-washington-omar-gomez

DAILY HERALD
— Eight candidates could be off ballot after election board hearings Thursday – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220413/eight-candidates-could-be-off-ballot-after-election-board-hearings-thursday
— Rabine-Del Mar team visits Glenview – Dave Oberhelman
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220413/rabine-del-mar-team-visits-glenview

FOX ILLINOIS
— Florida union leader calls college free speech survey ‘authoritarianism’ – ZACHARY ROGERS
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/mandated-surveys-focused-on-free-speech-at-colleges-called-authoritarianism

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘They are promoting a stereotype’: Illinois schools pushed to retire native mascots – Peter Medlin
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who negatively stereotype those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-04-13/they-are-promoting-a-stereotype-illinois-schools-pushed-to-retire-native-mascots

CHICAGO READER
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats push pot. To push pot on a municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://chicagoreader.com/food-drink/drink-your-high-cannabis-beverages-v-traditional-edibles/

DAILY ILLINI
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters promote hatred against Republicans.
https://dailyillini.com/opinions-stories/2022/04/13/gop-midterm-strategy-2022/

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Charlie Kirk coming to Springfield. Turning Point USA founder to speak at annual Lincoln Day Dinner. – Dean Olsen (COMMENT: Who did/will speak at your county’s Republican Lincoln Day dinner?)
https://www.illinoistimes.com/springfield/charlie-kirk-coming-to-springfield/Content?oid=14992963
— A journalist and a political candidate. Terry Martin seeks the Republican nomination for the 13th District. – Scott Reeder
(COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, to be a reporter or a journalist, you have to claim to be non-partisan, have a degree in journalism, and get paid for what you do. They ignore the fact a) that I worked for GAO as an Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $104,915-$136,387/year and that much of what GAO Analysts do is very similar to what reporters and journalist do, b) that I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $88,229-$99,994/year and that much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is very similar to what GAO Analysts do, c) that I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant, and d) that I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor for 22 years.)
https://www.illinoistimes.com/springfield/a-journalist-and-a-political-candidate/Content?oid=14992971
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote illegal immigration. Democrats see illegals as being soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.illinoistimes.com/springfield/we-need-more-workers-not-more-walls/Content?oid=14992987

WIREPOINTS
— Students Smack Down Chicago ‘Disinformation’ Conference Panelists, Exposing Far More Than Apparent About Media – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/students-smack-down-chicago-disinformation-conference-panelists-exposing-far-more-than-apparent-about-media-wirepoints/
— Illinois is still a national outlier. Yet lawmakers decided to give themselves a near-$3,000 pay raise in the 2023 budget
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-is-still-a-national-outlier-yet-lawmakers-decided-to-give-themselves-a-near-3000-pay-raise-in-the-2023-budget-wirepoints-on-nbc5-chicago-with-mary-ann-ahern/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SHAPIRO: THE LEFT IS THE CULTURE WAR AGGRESSOR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/04/shapiro-the-left-is-the-culture-war-aggressor.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Texas sends first bus of illegal immigrants to D.C., delivers border crisis to Biden’s doorstep – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/apr/13/texas-sends-first-bus-illegal-immigrants-dc-delive/
— Hillsdale rides classical education boom as parents seek alternatives to woke K-12 schools – Valerie Richardson
(COMMENT: My outstanding parents sent 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.)
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/apr/13/hillsdale-rides-classical-education-boom-parents-s/
— Tesla CEO Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter in cash deal – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/apr/14/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-offers-to-buy-twitter-in-cash-/

NEW YORK POST
— Mike Pence teases 2024 presidential run at UVA: ‘I’ll keep you posted’ – Callie Patteson
https://nypost.com/2022/04/13/mike-pence-teases-2024-presidential-run-at-uva/
— Lawmakers say illegal immigrants taking selfies to celebrate crossing border – Callie Patteson
https://nypost.com/2022/04/13/lawmakers-say-migrants-take-selfies-celebrating-crossing-border/

GOPUSA
— First Texas Bus Drops Off Illegal Aliens Blocks From US Capitol In Washington, DC
https://www.gopusa.com/first-texas-bus-drops-off-illegal-aliens-blocks-from-us-capitol-in-washington-dc/

FOX NEWS
— Consumers’ Research ad urges Levi’s, American Express to ‘serve customers, not woke politicians.’ ‘Their CEOs have turned the companies into oppressive gulags of groupthink and anti-white racism,’ Will Hild said. – Brian Flood
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, companies paint themselves 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/consumers-research-levis-american-express
— Florida’s anti-CRT law is choice between ‘discomfort or death’, Miami Herald op-ed writer alleges. Says bill “will inevitably cause Black women in Florida to remain at higher risk of dying because of pregnancy complications for generations.” – Taylor Penley
https://www.foxnews.com/media/florida-critical-race-theory-law-discomfort-death-miami-herald-op-ed
— Youngkin puts all Loudoun County school board members in hot seat in mid-terms. The board was supposed to be up for a vote in 2023. – Emma Colton
https://www.foxnews.com/us/youngkin-amends-bill-loudoun-county-school-board-members-ballot
— Senior White House advisers spoke about systemic racism, gender identity during pre-K-to-12 event. Gender Policy Council director said racism, sexism ‘built’ into U.S. health care system. – Jessica Chasmar
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at children, at health care workers, and at everyone else that Republicans are disgusting White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-systemic-racism-gender-identity-prek-12
— How the woke left justifies violence: Horace Cooper ‘Shame on Joe Biden for lying to America,’ Cooper said.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/how-woke-left-justifies-violence-cooper
— From CNN Plus to OAN, why some media outlets are struggling – Howard Kurtz
(COMMENT: Far more would read GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters if the following would encourage them to: a) conservative leaders, b) candidates on the June 28, 2022 Republican primary ballot in your precinct, c) leaders of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, d) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, and e) Republican elected officials in your municipality, your township, your county, and Illinois.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/from-cnn-plus-oan-why-media-outlets-struggling
— Ingraham: Conditions in NYC are a product of liberal rule. She says people are packing up and moving out.
(COMMENT: How successful have Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs been in imposing liberal rule on your municipality? Last year, in Wheaton, they stopped Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. The year before, they promoted LGBTQ big time in downtown Wheaton.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/ingraham-conditions-new-york-product-liberal-policy
— GOP lawmakers introduce bill to strip teachers union of congressional charter. Banks told Fox News Digital he was “happy to partner with” his RSC colleague on the legislation. – Houston Keene
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-lawmakers-introduce-bill-strip-teachers-union-congressional-charter

AMERICAN THINKER
— A drag show in a suburban Wisconsin high school showcases leftists’ narcissism – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/04/a_drag_show_in_a_suburban_high_school_showcases_leftists_narcissism.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The video shows a stocky man in a shoulder-length blond wig, a low-cut dress with a short skirt, and high-heeled red boots, strutting around the stage lip-syncing to “Rain on Me,” a Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande tune. The performance is appallingly bad and puts entirely to rest the belief that any man who tromps around as a drag queen must be flamboyantly talented. Kashdan is entirely devoid of talent. . .Watching Kashdan stomp across the stage like a demented circus bear, it occurred to me that much of the LGBTQ+++ indoctrination at the school occurs on two different levels. There is absolutely no doubt that the dominant purpose is to create a generation of children who have, at best, a shaky sense of their biological sex. This insecurity about their core self creates a cohort of young people who are alienated from their parents, dependent on the government to fulfill their needs (including mutilating surgery and hormones), and vulnerable to sexual exploitation.)

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Is STEM Being Politicized? You better believe it. – Mason Goad
https://amgreatness.com/2022/04/13/is-stem-being-politicized/

BREITBART
— Mike Pence Speaks at University of Virginia: ‘The Antidote to Woke America Is Freedom’ – BRECCAN F. THIES
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/04/13/mike-pence-speaks-at-university-of-virginia-the-antidote-to-woke-america-is-freedom/
— Republicans Rip ‘Hypocritical’ Biden Travel Mask Mandate Extension: COVID ‘Over’ for Illegals at Border, Not Americans on Planes – JOSHUA KLEIN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/04/13/republicans-rip-hypocritical-biden-travel-mask-mandate-extension-covid-over-for-illegals-at-border-not-americans-on-planes/

CHRISTIAN DAILY
— Michigan Christian College Creates Network Of Schools Fighting Back Against Lies – ANTON CARILLO
(COMMENT: My outstanding parents sent 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.)
https://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/15575/20220413/michigan-christian-college-creates-network-of-schools-fighting-back-against-lies.htm

DAILY CALLER
— School District Trains Teachers To Become ‘Anti-Racist’ ‘Co-Conspirators’ To Subvert ‘Curriculum Rooted In Whiteness’ – KENDALL TIETZ
(COMMENT: In your school district, how successful have the Democrats been in making teachers 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://dailycaller.com/2022/04/13/ohio-anti-racism-social-justice-parents-defending-education/
— How The Democrats’ Obsession With Sex Ideology Will Play Out In 2022 – MARY ROOKE
https://dailycaller.com/2022/04/12/analysis-democrats-obsession-sex-ideology-midterms/
— The head of an Episcopal church school in Texas told students that the church is embracing LGBTQ ideology and “normalizing same-sex relationships.” – CHRISSY CLARK
(COMMENT: In your school district, how successful have the Democrats been in making students LGBTQers?)
https://dailycaller.com/2022/04/13/episcopal-church-school-normalizing-lgbt/
— Biden’s Approval Rating Sinks To 33% – ASHLEY CARNAHAN
https://dailycaller.com/2022/04/13/quinnipiac-poll-bidens-approval-rating-sinks-33-percent/

DAILY WIRE
— L.A. City Council Votes To Support California Task Force Pursuing Reparations – Tim Meads
https://www.dailywire.com/news/l-a-city-council-votes-to-support-california-task-force-pursuing-reparations

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson — ‘Firsts’ Only Matter If They’re Liberal – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/blog/2022/04/14/justice-ketanji-brown-jackson-firsts-only-matter-if-they-re-liberal

FEDERALIST
— The Progressive Education Network is advancing harmful leftwing beliefs on race and gender and working with the biggest private school accreditation agency. – Spencer Lindquist
https://thefederalist.com/2022/04/13/this-leftwing-network-is-spreading-progressive-education-to-schools-throughout-america/

PJ MEDIA
— Nabbed New York Terror Shooter Suspect Is Black Nationalist Who Praised 9/11 and Called for Killing ‘All the Whiteys’ – VICTORIA TAFT
https://pjmedia.com/uncategorized/victoria-taft/2022/04/13/nabbed-new-york-terror-shooter-suspect-is-black-nationalist-who-praised-9-11-and-called-for-killing-all-the-whiteys-n1589480

NATIONAL REVIEW
— COMMENT: Under the Democrats, expect that ever-increasingly, the military will not accept those who are the following and will get rid of soldiers who are the following: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/marjorie-taylor-greene-joining-the-u-s-military-is-like-throwing-your-life-away/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Why America Needs Better Men – Kevin Roberts, Ph.D. and Terry Schilling
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, in America, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the future is bleak for men, and especially for men who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.heritage.org/marriage-and-family/commentary/why-america-needs-better-men

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Dem media lapdogs launch ‘death of democracy’ into heavy rotation in attempt to torch GOP – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2022/04/13/dem-media-lapdogs-launch-death-of-democracy-into-heavy-rotation-in-attempt-to-torch-gop-1225206/
— Emboldened migrants reportedly taking selfies after crossing US border – Sierra Marlee
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2022/04/13/emboldened-migrants-reportedly-taking-selfies-after-crossing-us-border-1225257/

EPOCH TIMES
— 20 Federal ‘Assets’ Embedded at Capitol on Jan. 6, Court Filing Says. Oath Keepers motion seeks to dismiss seditious conspiracy, obstruction charges. – Joseph M. Hanneman
https://www.theepochtimes.com/case-filing-says-at-least-20-federal-assets-embedded-at-the-us-capitol-on-jan-6_4400120.html
— DeSantis Warns Illegal Immigrants Arriving in DC Not to Go to Florida – Katabella Roberts
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will hate-filled Trump-hating municipal, township, county, Illinois state, and Illinois federal officials officially invite illegals to come to your municipality, township, county, and Illinois to officially get rid of those who do not hate Trump once and for all?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/desantis-warns-illegal-immigrants-arriving-in-dc-not-to-go-to-florida_4403620.html
— Smugglers Hiring American Teens To Drive Illegal Migrants From Mexico Border – Naveen Athrappully
https://www.theepochtimes.com/smugglers-hiring-american-teens-to-drive-illegal-migrants-from-mexico-border_4401934.html

THE HILL
— Pence targets ‘cancel culture,’ ‘woke America’ in UVa speech – MAUREEN BRESLIN
https://thehill.com/news/3266084-pence-targets-cancel-culture-woke-america-in-uva-speech/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Prosecutors seek life for LGBTQ political donor’s fatal fetish – BRIAN MELLEY
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/Prosecutors-seek-life-for-political-donor-s-fatal-17079907.php

ABC NEWS
— Capitol riot defendant: I was following Trump’s instructions – AP
(COMMENT: If I sued the operatives and the dupes who have taken adverse actions against me since 2000, would they say that they were simply following instructions from my critics/opponents? Last year, operatives and dupes stopped me from raising funds from Republicans so that Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks.)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/capitol-riot-defendant-trumps-instructions-84074314

MSNBC
— COMMENT: Democrats run America. Democrats promote hatred against Pence.
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/pence-putin-charlottesville-speech-rcna24206
— COMMENT: Under the Democrats, expect that ever-increasingly, the military will not accept those who are the following and will get rid of soldiers who are the following: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/greene-discouraging-military-enlistments-part-gop-pattern-rcna24211

HUFFINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Democrats use Laura Ingraham’s estranged gay brother to promote hatred against Laura Ingraham.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/curtis-laura-ingraham-lgbtq_n_6256efa5e4b0be72bff1939a

NEW YORK TIMES
— Ukraine’s Draft Dodgers Face Guilt, Shame and Reproach – Jeffrey Gettleman and Monika Pronczuk
(COMMENT: My biggest mistake in my life was my avoiding the draft. I got student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. I should write a book about those who have used my avoiding the draft against me the most. I would focus on the adverse actions that a) my Democrat Post Office superiors took against me 1966-1969, b) my Democrat Firestone boss took against me 1970-1972, c) my Democrat IRS superiors took against me 1971-1980, and d) my Democrat GAO superiors took against me 1980-1997. They stressed that I avoided the draft to my Democrat supervisors, to my Democrat coworkers, and to my Democrat subordinates who were veterans. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because I avoided the draft, I had tremendous unfair advantages over them. Many of them took that in, and took adverse actions against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/world/asia/ukraine-draft-dodgers.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Media outlets file suit over Va. Gov. Youngkin’s teacher tip line – Laura Vozzella
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/04/13/youngkin-tip-line-lawsuit-virginia/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/04/13/prepare-most-overfathered-midterm-election-modern-history/

USA TODAY
— In quest to become House speaker, Kevin McCarthy tries to hold together a fractious GOP. Ahead of the midterm elections that are expected to hand Republicans control of the House, GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is navigating a complicated path between the Trump wing and moderate Republicans. – David Jackson and Ledyard King
(COMMENT: I should write a book about how moderate Republicans have dominated the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000. I would focus on those moderates who have done the most to get rid of conservatives, that is, to get rid of platform Republicans, that is, to get rid of the base of the Republican Party.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/04/13/kevin-mccarthy-madison-cawthorn-liz-cheney-house-speaker/7242953001/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ, Democrats get rid of you.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/04/13/dont-say-gay-parents-lgbtq-kids-afraid-their-safety/7269627001/

SACRAMENTO BEE
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, a) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs censor Republicans, b) moderates and liberals censure conservatives, c) LGBTQ-promoters censor heterosexuals, and d) White-haters censor Whites.
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article260348735.html

NEWSWEEK
— Ron DeSantis Solidifies 2024 Stance as Republicans Follow Florida’s Lead – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER
https://www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis-solidifies-2024-stance-republicans-follow-floridas-lead-1697397
— COMMENT: Democrats use a “Former Florida GOP Rep” to promote hatred against DeSantis.
https://www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis-disney-florida-david-jolly-gop-1697617
— Full List of House Members Not Sanctioned by Russia – DARRAGH ROCHE
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will Kinzinger-supporters publish their full list of those who they are sanctioning who are conservative, Republican, older, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, Italian American, German-American, and/or those ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-house-members-not-sanctioned-russia-ukraine-1697837

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Five Tips to Get More Money at Your Next Job
(COMMENT: The $20,901/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars (a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5, currently $99,994/year, to GS-9 Step 10, currently $79,093/year) that I took in 1980 when I was 31 years old to transfer from IRS to GAO was supposed to be extremely temporary according to the GAO Staff Manager (SM) who arranged the transfer. But very soon after I transferred, my Democrat GAO superiors replaced that SM with a SM who vehemently disapproved of my demographics. Because he knew that I could contribute more to GAO and advance faster if I was assigned to audits of IRS, he kept me off audits of IRS and he delayed my promotions to GS-11 Step 10 (currently $95,689/year) and then back to GS-12 Step 5 for as long as he could. But then, in 1986, that SM went on extended sick leave and the SM who had arranged for my transfer got me assigned to audits of IRS and promoted me to GS-13 Step 1, currently $104,831/year. But then, the SM who vehemently disapproved of my demographics came back in 1987 and forced the SM who had hired me to retire in 1987. He then had his operatives throw me off audits of IRS in 1988 and for the rest of my GAO career, give me an adverse job assignment in 1989, give me unfair performance expectations in 1989 and for the rest of my GAO career, give me an unfair performance appraisal in 1989 and for the rest of my GAO career, and ranked me at the bottom of my coworkers for pay-for-performance in 1989 and in the bottom half for the rest of my GAO career. My earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 and my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997 and my earning a directly job-related master’s degree from IIT in 1997 frustrated my Democrat GAO superiors’ efforts to waste my knowledge of IRS, to waste my career, and to get rid of me. But in 1997, they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” RINOs side with my Democrat GAO superiors and with the adverse actions that they took against me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/5-tips-to-get-raise-at-new-job-inflation-paycheck-11649859766?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1

BLOOMBERG
— Which Tech Skills will Give Employees the Most Competitive Edge for the Future
(COMMENT: What “competitive edge” do/did you have? GAO audits IRS. I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors knew my having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, would give me a “competitive edge” if I was assigned to audits of IRS. Beyond outrageously, they succeeded in keeping off audits of IRS for the next 6 years. Finally, in 1986, the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer succeeded in assigning to an audit of IRS and promoted me. But in 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing him to retire, and at the end of 1988, they succeeded in throwing me off audits of IRS and keeping me off audits of IRS for the rest of my GAO career.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2022-04-13/which-tech-skills-will-give-employees-a-competitive-edge-video

FORBES
— Union Victory At Amazon Pushes Corporate America To Be Nicer To Employees
(COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. My Democrat superiors in the federal government acted like their Democrat employees wanted them to get rid of their Republican employees, and especially their Republican employees who were conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurendebter/2022/04/13/union-victory-at-amazon-pushes-corporate-america-to-be-nicer-to-employees/
— Want More Diversity In Your Company? Measure It And Disclose It – Christine Puccio
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will the following officially report their success in officially getting rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. a) your employer if you are still employed, b) the organizations that you are a member of, c) the governments that you are under, d) the companies that you do business with, e) etc.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinessdevelopmentcouncil/2022/04/14/want-more-diversity-in-your-company-measure-it-and-disclose-it/

REPORTER
— Early retirement: Threat or menace? – DANNY TYREE
(COMMENT: I should write a book about early retirement. I would focus on those who hint/imply/argue/shout that if you retire early, it is because you are a disgusting stupid lazy White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, loser, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. I would focus on my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout the aforesaid about me.)
https://www.thereporter.com/2022/04/13/danny-tyree-early-retirement-threat-or-menace/

ACE PROJECT
— Reporting on Political Events
(COMMENT: Between 2000 and 2019, in my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, I reported on many Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Illinois Republican Party (IRP), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), and Republican candidate events. I reported a) the organizations that hosted the events, b) the date, time, and location of the events, c) who spoke at the events, d) the candidates, elected officials, and party leaders who attended the events, and e) the approximate number of attendees. My MTRO, DCRCC, IRP, TAPROOT, and ICRC critics/opponents despised, if not hated. those reports. When I was rudely dumped as MTRO webmaster in 2010 and in 2004, the incoming chairmen rudely deleted all the reports of MTRO events that had posted on the MTRO website 2000-2004 and 2008-2010. When I was rudely dumped as the TAPROOT chairman and webmaster in 2012, the incoming chairmen rudely deleted all the reports of TAPROOT events that had posted on the TAPROOT website 2005-2012. When I was rudely dumped as an ICRC Steering Committee member and webmaster in 2007, the incoming chairmen rudely deleted all the reports of ICRC events that had posted on the ICRC website 2003-2007.)
https://aceproject.org/ace-en/topics/me/mef/mef04/mef040c/mef04b

FED SMITH
— Revisiting the 7 Biggest Risks to Federal Retirees 5 Years Later. These are 7 risks federal employees face in retirement. Some of them have become a greater threat in the last 5 years. – Tom Walker
(COMMENT: In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $136,387/year in 1997 and my IRS salary was $60,840/year in 1972. My $58,101/year Civil Service Retirement System pension today is a) only 43% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 in today’s dollars and b) less than what my IRS salary was in 1972 in today’s dollars.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2022/04/13/revisiting-7-biggest-risks-federal-retirees-5-years-later/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is very popular with Republican voters, but if former President Donald Trump seeks the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, most expect Trump would beat DeSantis.
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/april_2022/trump_vs_desantis_guess_who_wins

DAILY BEAST
— COMMENT: Democrats use LGBTQ Fox News employees to destroy Fox News.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-corp-lgbtq-staff-group-condemns-fox-news-hateful-rhetoric

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Kamala Harris addresses high-dollar LGBTQ donors at D.C. fundraiser. Jackson confirmation promoted as key victory. – Chris Johnson
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2022/04/13/kamala-harris-addresses-high-dollar-lgbtq-donors-at-d-c-fundraising-event/

DAILY MAIL
— Entire woke Loudoun County School Board faces November ax after Virginia’s new GOP Governor Glenn Youngkin ordered all nine to face ballot over their CRT and gender lessons spat with worried parents – GINA MARTINEZ
(COMMENT: What percent of your school board members 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.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10715825/Loudoun-County-School-Board-members-face-ax-Governor-Youngkin-orders-face-ballot.html

GUARDIAN
— Extremists like Marjorie Taylor Greene are the future of the Republican party – Thomas Zimmer
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned me the most since 2000 as being an extremist. They stress that I support the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race of gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/apr/13/extremists-like-marjorie-taylor-greene-are-the-future-of-the-republican-party

FINANCIAL TIMES
— You need to know your enemies – Mehul Srivastava and Anna Gross
https://www.ft.com/content/8cdf0aba-280b-4609-8e86-1f140e470d06

(COMMENT: My Democrat plant. Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO enemies:

— Reject the individual responsibility plank in the Republican Party platform and promote dependency on government and dependency on charity,
— Reject the traditional marriage/family plank and promote LGBTQ,
— Reject the right to life plank and promote abortion,
— Reject the immigration plank and promote mass/illegal immigration,
— Reject the illegal drugs plank and promote pot,
— Reject the Second Amendment plank and promote more gun controls,
— Reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank and promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, wokeism, CRT, 1619, reparations, affirmative action, diversity, equity, inclusion, up-or-out, etc.,
— Despise/hate Trump and get rid of those who do not hate Trump,
— Despise/hate conservatives and get rid of conservatives,
— Despise/hate Whites and get rid of Whites,
— Despise/hate men and get rid of men,
— Despise/hate older people and get rid of older people,
— Despise/hate heterosexuals and get rid of heterosexuals,
— Despise/hate Protestants and get rid of Protestants,
— Despise/hate German Americans and get rid of German Americans,
— Despise/hate those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and get rid of those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time,
— Despise/hate past, present, and future union members and get rid of past, present, and future union members,
— Despise/hate past, present, future federal employees and get rid of past, present, and future federal employees,

— Destroy those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and/or who refuse to give them money, and/or

— Destroy those who have sued them.

My Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO enemies a) stopped me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks in 2021, b) promoted LGBTQ big time in downtown Wheaton in 2020, c) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, d) ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, e) ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, f) ended my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, g) ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, h) almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, i) ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, and j) viciously ended my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004.)

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.