April 15, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ and especially transgenderism.
https://abc7chicago.com/the-metro-chicago-loves-drag-fundraiser/13129874/

NBC5
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote abortion.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-pledges-illinois-work-prevent-supply-chain-issues-abortion-pill-federal-lawsuit/3119329/

FOX32
— Democrats say “NRA hosts annual convention as many call for gun control laws.” Democrats ever-increasingly blame Republicans for gun violence.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1207581

WGN RADIO
— Democrats say “2024 Republicans descend upon NRA convention under shadow of mass shootings.” Democrats ever-increasingly use mass shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://wgnradio.com/hill-politics/2024-republicans-descend-upon-nra-convention-under-shadow-of-mass-shootings/
— Democrats say that Pence says that Republican candidates must “run as Republicans to win in 2024.” I should write a book about candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who ran as Republicans, but who painted themselves as being Democrat lite, if not anti-conservative, if not conservative-haters. I would focus on the aforesaid candidates who have a) blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their defeats and b) who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/pence-candidates-must-run-as-republicans-to-win-in-2024/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-abortion-mifepristone-illinois-desantis-kacsmaryk-page-20230414-gwcj7q2z7rhkhpbt476wnje2du-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/abortion-pill-20230414-qzyfllyjvjh2hozfjiikprgiai-story.html
— Democrats say “PBS suspends Twitter posting, joining NPR in boycotting Elon Musk-owned platform.” I should write a book about anti-conservatives who have boycotted me and boycotted my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, fundraisers, major donors, 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 have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-aud-nw-pbs-npr-twitter-20230414-trntuhhzdrhizcuafsevmvdtnq-story.html
— Democrats say “We must invest in the IRS. It’s the only way to ensure all Americans pay the taxes they owe.” Who do you know who has worked for IRS? I 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-$104,583/year. Who do you know who has audited IRS? I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $109,732-$117,047/year.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-internal-revenue-service-tax-day-20230414-y2c4ojk7wjbbnpahdoln6qa63e-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/4/14/23683711/illinois-abortion-rights-mifepristone-access-chicago-fund

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats say “Ultra Right Beer says it will ship its ‘woke-free’ beer straight to you. That’s illegal in Illinois.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ and especially transgenderism.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/consumer-products/anti-woke-ultra-right-beer-faces-legal-challenge-illinois

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Democrats ever-increasingly push pot.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/illinois-senate-advances-2-cannabis-bills-house-17897277.php

DECATUR DAILY
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ and especially transgenderism.
https://www.decaturdaily.com/news/other_news/state/transgender-adults-brace-for-treatment-cutoffs-in-missouri/article_4d80005b-3b7d-576f-8027-c869c96c939e.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “Bud Light backlash bubbling over, inspiring new conservative ventures.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ and especially transgenderism..
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/bud-light-backlash-bubbling-over-inspiring-new-conservative-ventures-anheuser-busch-dylan-mulvaney-beer-alcohol-lgbtq-rights-trans-rights-transgender-activists-boycott-bud-light-over-partnership-with-trans-tiktok-star-kid-rock

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting Democrat teachers to make their students good little Democrats.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-04-15/young-voters-want-abortion-rights-and-gun-control-will-that-bring-them-to-the-polls

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats say “Abortion bans raise fears inside GOP about backlash in 2024.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote abortion.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/health-news/abortion-bans-raise-fears-inside-gop-about-backlash-in-2024/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ and especially transgenderism..
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/health-news/transgender-adults-brace-for-treatment-cutoffs-in-missouri/

ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote abortion.
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/health-science-environment/2023-04-14/abortion-pill-mifepristone-still-available-in-metro-east-as-court-battles-continue

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats say “South Side Leaders Demand Meeting With Walmart, Threaten Boycott As Mega-Retailer Closes 4 Neighborhood Stores.” I should write a book about anti-conservatives who have boycotted me and boycotted my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, fundraisers, major donors, 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 have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/04/14/walmart-boycott-south-side-leaders-demand-meeting-with-walmart-as-mega-retailer-closes-4-neighborhood-stores/

DAILY ILLINI
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in making students anti-heterosexual, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-successful 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://dailyillini.com/life_and_culture-stories/2023/04/14/anti-lgbtqia-legislation/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Walmart’s flight from Chicago: ‘Corporate racism?’ Or crime, taxes and dysfunction? – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/walmarts-flight-from-chicago-corporate-racism-or-crime-taxes-and-dysfunction-wirepoints/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Battle over IL gun ban expanding, setting stage for big showdown to come before Chicago fed appeals court – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/641608400-battle-over-il-gun-ban-expanding-setting-stage-for-big-showdown-to-come-before-chicago-fed-appeals-court

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ISRA Thursday Bulletin – April 13, 2023
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/04/isra-thursday-bulletin-april-13-2023.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pritzker reaches out to disaffected Floridians after abortion ban: ‘IL welcomes you’ – Julia Johnson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/pritzker-disaffected-floridians-abortion-ban-illinois-welcomes-you
— Trump super PAC launches ‘Pudding Fingers’ ad attacking DeSantis – Christian Datoc
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/trump-super-pac-launches-pudding-fingers-ad
— Liberty University awards DeSantis honorary degree as he courts evangelicals – Ryan King
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/liberty-university-awards-desantis-honorary-degree
— From NRA to Nashville: Trump and Pence head to RNC donor retreat amid Tennessee gun debate. – Barnini Chakraborty
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaign/tennessee-rnc-donor-retreat-gun-abortion
— Pence pitches traditional GOP values and post-Trump future at RNC donor retreat – Barnini Chakraborty
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaign/tennessee-rnc-retreat-pence-2024-election
— Critical race theorists admit their revolution is failing – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/critical-race-theorists-admit-their-revolution-is-failing
— Detroit becomes latest city to weigh reparations – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/detroit-becomes-latest-city-weigh-reparations
— White House Report Card: Biden’s Irish eyes smiling on a 2024 run – Paul Bedard (COMMENT: Voters who are Irish American and/or Catholic elected Biden. My critics/opponents stress to Irish Americans and to Catholics that Trump and I are German American and Protestant.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/white-house-report-card-bidens-irish-eyes-smiling-on-a-2024-run

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Washington State Democrats Vote to Hide Transgender Runaways From Parents – Susannah Luthi
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/washington-state-democrats-vote-to-hide-transgender-runaways-from-parents/

NEW YORK POST
— Nikki Haley: ‘Past is catching up’ with Trump, US ‘can’t deal with drama’ – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2023/04/14/nikki-haley-past-is-catching-up-with-trump-us-cant-deal/
— Two protesters storm stage during DeSantis’ speech in New Hampshire, hold up ‘Jews against DeSantis’ signs – Patrick Reilly
https://nypost.com/2023/04/14/protesters-storm-stage-during-desantis-speech-in-new-hampshire/
— Victim of brutal anti-Semitic attack in NYC will testify in House hearing on Alvin Bragg – Victor Nava
https://nypost.com/2023/04/14/anti-semitic-attack-victim-will-testify-in-house-hearing-on-da-bragg/
— At least 6 female teachers arrested for sexual misconduct with students over two days across US – Selim Algar
https://nypost.com/2023/04/14/6-female-teachers-arrested-for-sex-misconduct-with-students/
— Budweiser factories nationwide hit with bomb threats amid Dylan Mulvaney Bud Light fiasco – Ariel Zilber
https://nypost.com/2023/04/14/budweiser-factories-hit-with-bomb-threats-amid-dylan-mulvaney-bud-light-fiasco/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Biden to Extend Healthcare Coverage to Illegal Aliens – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2023/04/14/biden-to-extend-healthcare-coverage-to-illegal-aliens/
— Biden Is Even Worse than Obama. Rather than stabilizing things as the moderate Democrat he pretended to be, at every crossroads Biden has made decisions that make the country weaker, more hated, more fragile, and less unified. – Christopher Roach
https://amgreatness.com/2023/04/14/biden-is-even-worse-than-obama/

BREITBART
— Americans to Spend Billions on Biden’s Obamacare for DACA Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/04/13/americans-spend-billions-biden-obamacare-daca/
— Elon Musk: Anyone Who ‘Sterilizes a Child’ with Attempted Sex Change Should ‘Go to Prison for Life’ – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2023/04/14/elon-musk-anyone-who-sterilizes-a-child-with-attempted-sex-change-should-go-to-prison-for-life/
— Most Americans Oppose Allowing Men to Compete Against Women in Sports, Oppose Puberty Blockers for Children – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2023/04/14/survey-most-americans-oppose-allowing-men-compete-against-women-in-sports-oppose-puberty-blockers-for-children/
— Poll: 54% of Swing Voters Oppose Dysphoric Men Participating in Women’s Sports – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/social-justice/2023/04/14/poll-54-of-swing-voters-oppose-dysphoric-men-participating-in-womens-sports/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Trans ideology is fundamentally incompatible with Christian beliefs – Ian M. Giatti
https://www.christianpost.com/news/trans-ideology-is-incompatible-with-christian-beliefs-attorney.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Conservative student group infiltrated by left-wing spies seeking to disrupt Matt Walsh event – JENNIFER KABBANY (COMMENT: I should write a book about anti-conservative anti-Republican Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who have successfully infiltrated the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, etc. and who have had the most success in destroying the aforesaid organizations.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/conservative-student-group-infiltrated-by-left-wing-spies-seeking-to-disrupt-matt-walsh-event/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Stop Promoting Transgender Ideology’: Conservatives React To Bud Light’s Return To Twitter – JAMES LYNCH
https://dailycaller.com/2023/04/14/conservatives-bud-light-twitter-return-reactions/
— Majority Of Americans Oppose Male Athletes Competing In Female Sports, Puberty Blockers For Minors – ALEXA SCHWERHA
https://dailycaller.com/2023/04/14/majority-americans-oppose-male-competing-female-sports-puberty-blockers-minors-poll/

DAILY WIRE
— Ben Shapiro Blasts Anheuser-Busch Over Statement On Dylan Mulvaney Partnership
https://www.dailywire.com/news/ben-shapiro-blasts-anheuser-busch-over-statement-on-dylan-mulvaney-partnership

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump 2024 Bid Picks up Seventh Senator’s Endorsement – Frank Fang
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-2024-bid-picks-up-seventh-senators-endorsement_5194314.html

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Gotaways Are Surging; Mission Accomplished for Mayorkas?
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2023/04/14/gotaways-are-surging-mission-accomplished-mayorkas

FOX NEWS
— Chicago is going through ‘slow-motion, civilizational suicide’: Dan Proft
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjEv1K8SdTI
— DeSantis PAC ad targets Trump comments about needing to ‘fight’ NRA ahead of his speech at NRA forum. The ad highlighted Trump’s call ‘for red flag laws,’ raising the age to buy assault weapons and clips of him backing ‘taking the guns early’ – Houston Keene
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/desantis-pac-ad-targets-trump-comments-about-needing-fight-nra-ahead-speech-nra-forum
— DeSantis speech to New Hampshire Republicans momentarily interrupted by protesters. Organizers say DeSantis helped the New Hampshire GOP break fundraising records for a GOP donor event. – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ron-desantis-speech-new-hampshire-republicans-momentarily-interrupted-protesters
— Biden’s pick to lead Labor Department a leading proponent of critical race theory. Su wrote in 2005 that American society is ‘built on white privilege and systemic racial subordination’ – Thomas Catenacci
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bidens-pick-lead-labor-department-leading-proponent-critical-race-theory
— MSNBC guest compares support of classical education to being pro-Confederacy: ‘Dog whistle’ – Lindsay Kornick (COMMENT: Since the Civil War, to get votes from Blacks, Democrats have ever-increasingly painted themselves as having been the Union Army in the Civil War.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-guest-compares-support-classical-education-being-pro-confederacy-dog-whistle
— Trump mocks DeSantis, Pence during stump speech at NRA convention. DeSantis and Pence are both seen as potential rivals to Trump securing the GOP presidential nomination. – Brandon Gillespie
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-mocks-desantis-pence-stump-speech-nra-convention

GOPUSA
— Democrats Push Pete Buttigieg To Address ‘Racist Traffic Enforcement’
https://www.gopusa.com/democrats-push-pete-buttigieg-to-address-racist-traffic-enforcement/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Critical Race Theory Spreading Fast in Schools and Colleges – GEORGE LEEF (COMMENT: How fast is CRT spreading in your school district?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/critical-race-theory-spreading-fast-in-schools-and-colleges/

MRC TV
— NFL Draft Will Be Sponsored By Bud Light – JOHN SIMMONS (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly infiltrate, infest, conquer, and destroy sports.)
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/shocker-nfl-draft-will-be-sponsored-bud-light

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Critical Need for Pro-Life Statesmanship – Editorial
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/04/the-critical-need-for-pro-life-statesmanship/

NEW AMERICAN
— The Dangerous Slope From Transgenderism to Transhumanism – Paul Dragu
https://thenewamerican.com/the-dangerous-slope-from-transgenderism-to-transhumanism/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump Calls For “Federal Penalties For Prosecutorial Abuse” To Protect “Absolute Right To Self-Defense” At NRA Convention – Tim Hains
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/04/14/trump_calls_for_federal_penalties_for_prosecutorial_abuse_to_protect_absolute_right_to_self-defense_at_nra_convention.html

SEAN HANNITY
— MUSK: ‘If You Sterilize Kids Before They Are Consenting Adults, You Should Go to Prison for Life!’
https://hannity.com/media-room/musk-if-you-sterilize-kids-before-they-are-consenting-adults-you-should-go-to-prison-for-life/

TOWNHALL
— Awakening the Sleeping Giant – Debbie Wuthnow (COMMENT: I have not been sleeping and I am not a giant, but every adverse action that my critics/opponents take against me motivates me to do more to defend and to advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/debbiewuthnow/2023/04/15/awakening-the-sleeping-giant-n2621965

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Biden Proposes Rule Change to Allow Non-Citizens to Receive Entitlement Benefits – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.westernjournal.com/biden-proposes-rule-change-allow-non-citizens-receive-entitlement-benefits/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CNN
— Democrats say “GOP 2024 hopefuls attend NRA convention following mass shootings in Kentucky and Tennessee.” Democrats ever-increasingly use mass shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/14/politics/nra-convention-republican-2024-presidential-race/index.html

YAHOO NEWS
— Democrats say “How the AR-15 became ‘America’s national gun’ and loved by the NRA.” Democrats ever-increasingly use mass shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://news.yahoo.com/ar-15-became-americas-national-231437555.html

NBC NEWS
— Democrats say “For better or worse, Ron DeSantis now owns Florida’s six-week abortion ban.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote abortion.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/ron-desantis-florida-six-week-abortion-ban-rcna78990

MSN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ and especially transgenderism.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/transgender-adults-brace-for-treatment-cutoffs-in-missouri/ar-AA19SJbw
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/amid-backlash-over-collab-with-trans-influencer-dylan-mulvaney-head-of-bud-light-responds/ar-AA19Shp1
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/trump-says-he-ll-launch-probe-into-whether-trans-ideology-leads-to-mass-shootings/ar-AA19SGcB?li=BBnba9O
— Democrats say “Pence calls for expedited death penalty for mass shooters during NRA speech.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pence-calls-for-expedited-death-penalty-for-mass-shooters-during-nra-speech/ar-AA19Sn6E
— Democrats say “Trump pledges to be NRA’s ‘loyal friend’ ahead of 2024.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-pledges-to-be-nra-s-loyal-friend-ahead-of-2024/ar-AA19SzHE?li=BB141NW3
— Democrats ever-increasingly use mass shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-pence-trump-divide-deepens-this-time-over-guns/ar-AA19QUXr?li=BBnb7Kz
— Democrats say “Protesters stormed the stage and yelled ‘Jews against DeSantis’ while the Florida governor spoke at a GOP fundraising event.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/protesters-stormed-the-stage-and-yelled-jews-against-desantis-while-the-florida-governor-spoke-at-a-gop-fundraising-event/ar-AA19Tcrq

ABC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ and especially transgenderism.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/missouri-implement-transgender-health-care-limitations-adults-minors/story?id=98584497
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/colorado-governor-sign-abortion-transgender-care-bills-98590775
— Democrats say “Boycotts rarely work.” I should write a book about anti-conservatives who have boycotted me and boycotted my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, fundraisers, major donors, 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 have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/boycotts-rarely-work-experts-amid-bud-light-anti/story?id=98538734

CBS NEWS
— Democrats say “Democrats ready counteroffensive for House hearing on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.” Anti-conservative and conservative-hating Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs were overjoyed when United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Patrick Fitzgerald (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Fitzgerald ) who was nominated by United States Senator Peter Fitzgerald ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Fitzgerald_(politician) ) sided with GAO in Diersen v. GAOhttps://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf ). Fitzgerald defended GAO’s political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Fitzgerald defended GAO’s use of up-or-out and Republican-led budget cuts to get rid of its employees who were conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, and/or German American.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-plan-for-house-judiciary-committee-hearing-manhattan-alvin-bragg/

CBS MIAMI
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ and especially transgenderism.
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-house-to-take-up-transgender-treatments/

NEWSWEEK
— Democrats ever-increasingly use mass shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.newsweek.com/everything-trump-said-about-mass-shootings-nra-speech-1794538
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ and especially transgenderism.
https://www.newsweek.com/anheuser-busch-breaks-social-media-silence-bud-light-controversy-1794534
— Democrats say “Why Republicans Retreat and Democrats Advance.” Since at least 2000, instead of defending and advancing the Republican Party platform, the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization have ever-increasingly painted themselves as being as being Democrat-lite, if not anti-conservative, if not conservative-haters. I should write a book about that.
https://www.newsweek.com/why-republicans-retreat-democrats-advance-opinion-1793762

AOL
— Democrats say “Pence to GOP crowd: Time to put armed police in all schools.”
https://www.aol.com/news/pence-gop-crowd-time-put-021414951.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “The Conundrum of the DeSantis Base: Pro-Trump and Anti-Trump Voters.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/us/politics/desantis-trump-republican-voters.html
— Democrats say “DeSantis Attempts to Woo Young Evangelicals.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote hatred against DeSantis.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/us/desantis-evangelicals-2024-election.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ and especially transgenderism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/business/bud-light-boycott.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/opinion/transgender-wisconsin-schools.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/us/missouri-transgender-health-care.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly use mass shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/us/politics/nra-guns-republicans-2024.html
— Voters who are Irish American and/or Catholic elected Biden. My critics/opponents stress to Irish Americans and to Catholics that Trump and I are German American and Protestant.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/14/world/europe/biden-ireland-ancestry.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say “Suburbs have moved leftward — except around Milwaukee. A far-right politics that developed in the middle of the 20th century has prevented Democrats from making gains as they have in suburbs elsewhere.” I should compare and contrast Republican leadership in Milwaukee suburbs since 2000 with Republican leadership in Chicago suburbs since 2000.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/made-by-history/2023/04/14/milwaukee-suburbs-conservatism-janet-protasiewicz/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote abortion.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/newsletter/2023-04-14/voters-reject-abortion-bans-republicans-keep-pushing-them-whats-going-on-essential-politics

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Military Recruitment Crisis Is a Symptom of Cultural Rot. We need new leaders to cultivate the American spirit and restore the integrity of institutions. – David McCormick and James Cunningham
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-military-recruitment-crisis-is-a-symptom-of-cultural-rot-american-exceptionalism-patriotism-health-c0f69bda
— GOP Presidential Hopefuls Pledge Support for Gun Rights at NRA Convention. Republicans have resisted Democrats’ calls for new restrictions after mass shootings in Nashville and Louisville. – Alex Leary and Lindsay Wise (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly use mass shootings to promote hatred against Republicans.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-presidential-hopefuls-pledge-support-for-gun-rights-at-nra-convention-bd8de2e6
— Donald Trump Targets Ron DeSantis, Other GOP Foes on Social Security, Medicare. Former president puts debate over changing popular programs at center of 2024 primary fight. – Aaron Zitner
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-targets-ron-desantis-other-gop-foes-on-social-security-medicare-28a25f3
— The Stupid War Between Disney and DeSantis. Neither the company nor the Florida governor should want an extended brawl over sex ed for third-graders. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-florida-disney-border-dispute-threatens-ww-iii-chapek-iger-desantis-reedy-creek-district-age-appropriate-322d4583
— Your Income Taxes Are Due. Here’s Who Pays The Most. A large chunk of the income tax in the U.S. is paid by a small slice of the population. Laura Saunders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/income-tax-who-pays-the-most-a4d9f65d
— What Happened When the IRS Got Audited. Obsolete software. Archaic code. Tech so old it makes the typical member of Congress look young. The IRS has an IT problem. – Ben Cohen (COMMENT: Who do you know who has worked for IRS? I 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-$104,583/year. Who do you know who has audited IRS? I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $109,732-$117,047/year.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tax-irs-technology-gao-report-1dcdc87

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Democrats say “Protesters stormed the stage and yelled ‘Jews against DeSantis’ while the Florida governor spoke at a GOP fundraising event.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/video-jews-against-desantis-protesters-run-onstage-to-interrupt-speech-2023-4

FORBES
— Soon, everyone in medicine will be many of the following: liberal, Democrat, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, non-citizen of America, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlopez-carmen/2023/04/14/want-racial-diversity-in-medicine-start-by-addressing-structural-racism/
— Democrats say “Trump Jabs His Own Supreme Court Picks: They Don’t Help Me Much.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2023/04/14/trump-jabs-his-own-supreme-court-picks-they-dont-help-me-much/

POLITICO
— Democrats say “Trump’s fundraising was turbocharged by indictment. The former president’s two political entities brought in $18.8 million during the first quarter of this year.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/15/trump-fundraising-indictment-data-00092176
— Democrats ever-increasingly use abortion to promote hatred against Republicans. I should write a book about the following who reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform and therefore have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me because I support that plank: a) leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party, b) Republican leaders of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, fundraisers, major donors, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, e) religious leaders, and f) those who I have sued.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2023/04/14/the-gops-abortion-problems-are-only-beginning-00092045

EDUCATION WEEK
— Democrats say “‘Poor for the Rest of Your Life’: Negative Messages Can Deter Prospective Teachers.”
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/poor-for-the-rest-of-your-life-negative-messages-can-deter-prospective-teachers/2023/04
— Democrats say “Michigan’s 3rd Grade Retention Law Held Back More Black and Low-Income Students.” Tragically, my brother was held back in first grade.
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/michigans-3rd-grade-retention-law-held-back-more-black-and-low-income-students/2023/04

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.