April 25, 2024

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Illinois Republican Party Has Scheduled its First Meeting of its State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. The Republican Party exists to promote conservative principles. The Democrat Party exists to promote liberal principles.

Jeanne Ives, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committeeman (SCC) has appointed me to represent the 3rd Congressional District (CD) on the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee in Collinsville May 24 and 25. Each of the 17 IRP SCC members has appointed a member on the committee. The committee will hold its first meeting on April 29. If you are in the 3rd CD, please contact me if you would like to see changes to the current platform or have resolutions to be considered.

The platform is at: https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2020PlatformoftheIllinoisRepublicanParty.pdf and the 2020 resolutions are at: https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/13-Resolutions.pdf .

In 2008, I served on the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolution Committee representing the 6th Congressional District. The platform was changed little in 2012, 2016, and 2020. Now, 16 years later, I am serving on that committee.

Because of what happened at the 2016 IRP State Convention, I am very concerned that efforts are underway under the table to water down if not officially strike the planks in the IRP platform that promote personal responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration law enforcement, Second Amendment rights, discouragement of vices, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).

In my opinion, the new IRP platform should focus on:

— Promoting personal responsibility, that is, opposing the promotion of dependency on government and charity,
— Promoting traditional marriage and family, that is, opposing the promotion of LGBTQ,
— Promoting right to life, that is, opposing the promotion of abortion,
— Promoting legal immigration, that is, opposing the promotion of illegal immigration,
— Promoting Second Amendment rights, that is, opposing diminishment of those rights,
— Promoting the avoidance of vice, that is, opposing the promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, and
— Promoting equal opportunity, that is, opposing race and gender based preference giving, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.

KILLEEN DAILY HERALD
— Texas Republican voters say ‘Yes’ to all 13 party propositions on the primary ballot (ONE OF THE PROPOSITIONS: The Texas Legislature should require the use of E-Verify by all employers in Texas to protect jobs for legal workers by preventing the hiring of illegal aliens.)
https://kdhnews.com/news/texas/texas-voters-say-yes-to-all-13-props-on-the-ballot/article_0514c5a0-6537-5d50-a759-f1050f5f1863.html

(THE PROPOSITIONS:
1.
Texas should eliminate all property taxes without increasing Texans’ overall tax burden.
2. Texas should create a Border Protection Unit, and deploy additional state law enforcement and military forces, to seal the border, to use physical force to prevent illegal entry and trafficking, and to deport illegal aliens to Mexico or to their nations of origin.
3. The Texas Legislature should require the use of E-Verify by all employers in Texas to protect jobs for legal workers by preventing the hiring of illegal aliens.
4. The Texas Legislature should end all subsidies and public services, including in-state college tuition and enrollment in public schools, for illegal aliens.
5. Texas urges the United States Congress not to grant any form of amnesty or a pathway to legalization for illegal aliens.
6. The Texas Legislature should prohibit the deployment of the Texas National Guard to a foreign conflict unless Congress first formally declares war.
7. The Texas Legislature should establish authority within the Texas State Comptroller’s office to administer access to gold and silver through the Texas Bullion Depository for use as legal tender.
8 The State of Texas should ensure that Texans are free to give or to withhold consent for any vaccine without coercion.
9. The Republican Party of Texas should restrict voting in the Republican Primary to only registered Republicans.
10. The Texas Constitution should be amended to restore authority to the Texas Attorney General to prosecute election crimes.
11. Texas parents and guardians should have the right to select schools, whether public or private, for their children, and the funding should follow the student.
12. The Texas Constitution should be amended to require proof of citizenship before any individual can be registered to vote.
13. Texas should ban the sale of Texas land to citizens, governments, and entities from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
LIST SOURCE: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/republican-primary-voters-asked-to-weigh-in-on-13-party-propositions/3478787/ )

TYLER MORNING TELEGRAPH
— Texas voters say ‘Yes’ to all 13 props on the ballot (COMMENT: Proposition #12 got 96% YES, #13 95% YES, #8 92% YES, #10 90% YES, etc.)
https://tylerpaper.com/news/texas/texas-voters-say-yes-to-all-13-props-on-the-ballot/article_2310fd7a-c9f7-5d30-a6f6-823fdf394d72.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Voters in the Republican party across Texas headed to the polls on Tuesday to weigh in on 13 propositions on the GOP ballot. Each one got a solid thumbs up. They ranged from questions on issues of immigration to taxation and more. But they’re not policy referendums and aren’t intended to become constitutional amendments. They’re more like a poll for the Republican party to gauge the opinions of voters on issues. GOP voters were asked whether they support the following propositions. The answer was a resounding ‘Yes’ for each one.)

NEWS 4
— Georgia 2024 Republican Party ballot questions (ONE OF THE QUESTIONS: Should public officials who allow illegal migration to occur be held responsible for crimes committed by illegal aliens?)
https://www.news4jax.com/voters-guide/2024/04/24/georgia-2024-voters-guide-republican-party-ballot-questions/

(THE QUESTIONS:
1.
For future elections, do you want hand marked paper ballots, scanned and verified by hand count on live stream video?
2. Should the legislature enact the FairTax replacing the state income tax and state sales tax with a consumption tax equal to current state funding and taxing no legal citizen or family up to the poverty level of spending?
3. Should the legislature ban registered lobbyists from serving on the State Elections Board?
4. Should the Georgia Republican Primary have a closed primary, meaning that only registered Republicans would be allowed to vote in the Republican Primary?
5. Should public officials who allow illegal migration to occur be held responsible for crimes committed by illegal aliens?
6. Would you support a statewide vote to allow gaming in Georgia so the voters can decide this issue instead of politicians in Atlanta?
7. Currently, hundreds of thousands of hours and dollars are spent every year cleaning up voter rolls. Would you support an amendment to the National Voting Rights Act that would require registered voters to renew their registration every four years?
8. Do you believe unelected and unaccountable international bureaucrats, like the UN controlled World Health Organization (WHO), should have complete control over management of future pandemics in the United States and authority to regulate your healthcare and personal health choices?)

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake County GOP chair has tricky job finding candidates in Trump era – CHARLES SELLE (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Trump.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/24/column-lake-county-gop-chair-has-tricky-job-finding-candidates-in-trump-era/
— DuPage County Board ponders legal action after clerk’s refusal to answer questions over no-bid contracts – George Wiebe
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/23/dupage-county-board-ponders-legal-action-after-clerks-refusal-to-answer-questions-over-no-bid-contracts/
— DuPage County clerk says county board has no right to question her no-bid contracts – George Wiebe
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/24/dupage-county-clerk-says-county-board-has-no-right-to-question-her-no-bid-contracts/
— Prairie State College to sever ties with Matteson church hosting its graduation – HANK SANDERS (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/04/24/prairie-state-college-to-sever-ties-with-matteson-church-hosting-its-graduation/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican haters continue to use Columbine to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/04/25/columbine-gun-violence-nra-gun-safety-legislation-marc-morial

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTOS: ‘We are at a standstill’: DuPage County Board and County Clerk at odds over clerk’s authority – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240424/news/we-are-at-a-standstill-dupage-county-board-and-county-clerk-at-odds-over-clerks-authority/
— Drug deaths down in DuPage County, coroner says – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240424/news/drug-deaths-down-in-dupage-county-coroner-says/

ABC7
— Arizona House votes to repeal controversial 1864 abortion ban, with help of 3 Republicans. The legislation could be taken up by the state Senate next week. – Libby Cathey, Isabella Murray, and Mike Pappano
https://abc7chicago.com/arizona-abortion-ban-house-votes-to-repeal-controversial-1864-ban-with-help-of-3-republicans/14728532/
— Pro-Palestinian demonstrators, police clash during protest at USC
https://abc7chicago.com/usc-protest-pro-palestinian-demonstrators-police-clash-during-rally-at-alumni-park-university-of-southern-california-campus/14728289/

NBC5
— New report reveals top 25 high schools in Illinois (COMMENT: If the high school rankings in your school district have dropped, why is that? What percent of the students a) are not from traditional families and b) are not citizens of America?)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/top-high-schools-in-illinois-new-list-us-news-and-world-report-chicago-suburbs/3419208/

CBS2
— Suburban Chicago college gets state grant to drive more students towards EV-centric careers – Jim Williams (COMMENT: My plans for a career in the automotive industry ended in 1971 when I was 22 years old when Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/suburban-chicago-college-ev-careers/

SOUTHERN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://southernillinoisnow.com/2024/04/24/arizona-democrats-vote-to-repeal-controversial-1864-abortion-ban-with-help-of-3-republicans/

WSIL TV
— Some Nikki Haley voters are hanging on to her candidacy and, like her, refuse to endorse Trump – AP (COMMENT: For general elections, I have always helped elect candidates who won Republican primary elections.)
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/national/some-nikki-haley-voters-are-hanging-on-to-her-candidacy-and-like-her-refuse-to/article_3caa6f8a-b6fb-58c2-baaf-776c5d679da5.html

WAND TV
— Democrats ever-increasingly shout at everyone that encouraging women to get abortions should be everyone’s top priority. How much pressure was your mother under from Democrats to have abortions? My outstanding mother was not under any such pressure. She was born in 1924, raised on a farm, married my father in 1945, and raised me and my brother.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/us-abortion-battle-rages-on-with-moves-to-repeal-arizona-ban-and-a-supreme-court/article_13d85c56-4170-5020-ad2c-ff7bd9cc0a8b.html

WCIA
— Hundreds of UIUC students participate in pro-Palestine rally – Danny Connolly, Will Simmons
https://www.wcia.com/news/hundreds-of-uiuc-students-participate-in-pro-palestine-rally/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump leads Biden in 6 battleground states, Bloomberg poll shows – RAY LEWIS
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-leads-biden-in-6-battleground-states-bloomberg-poll-shows-donald-trump-president-joe-biden-2024-election-morning-consult-pennsylvania-wisconsin-georgia-north-carolina-nevada-arizona-michigan-voters

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD & NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/health-news/ap-key-moments-in-the-u-s-supreme-courts-latest-abortion-case-that-could-change-how-women-get-care/
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-04-24/heated-arguments-at-the-supreme-court-in-newest-abortion-case

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Congressman Jesus Chuy García led a letter rejecting attempts to increase pilot retirement age. More than 100 House Democrats signed on. The letter calls for rejecting any changes to language in the House-passed FAA bill, H.R. 3935 (118), that would raise the retirement age from 65 to 67. – Shia Kapos (COMMENT: Constructively, the retirement age for federal employees who are under the Civil Service Retirement System and who are White, male, and/or non-veteran is 55 if they have 30 years of federal service.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2024/04/25/bear-down-devil-in-the-details-00154286

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning Briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-276/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/04/24/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-77/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

JOHN KASS
— Chicago’s Criminal Industrial Complex Denies the People Their Right to Safety – Paul Vallas (COMMENT: To vote for Democrat candidates is to promote poverty and crime.)
https://johnkassnews.com/chicagos-criminal-industrial-complex-denies-the-people-their-right-to-safety/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— State Sen. Jason Plummer, R-Edwardsville: Pritzker ‘gaslighting’ Illinoisans he says engage in migrant ‘hysteria’ – Greg Bishop (COMMENT: I should write a book about the biggest gaslighters in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who target conservatives.)
https://www.starvedrock.media/news/state/state-senator-pritzker-gaslighting-illinoisans-he-says-engage-in-migrant-hysteria/article_137e56d6-0abc-57dd-a9e1-3dcdada42218.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republican Party Nominates Randi Freese as Candidate for State’s Attorney
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/25/republican-party-nominates-randi-freese-as-candidate-for-states-attorney/
— Arizona’s Kari Lake Fundraising in St. Charles Sunday
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/25/arizonas-kari-lake-fundraising-in-st-charles-sunday/
— $60,000 of Enterprise Zone $78,800 Expenses Are for Salaries
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2024/04/25/60000-of-enterprise-zone-78800-expenses-are-for-salaries/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION WANTS TAXPAYERS TO HAND $2K TO EACH ASYLUM-SEEKING STUDENT – Jerry Barmore
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-wants-taxpayers-to-hand-2k-to-each-asylum-seeking-student/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Naples-based Chicago Radio Host Dan Proft Posts Comment Fantasizing About Dying in Shootout with Chicago Police, Despite Living Full-Time in Florida (COMMENT: What does Proft think of you? I should write about what Proft thinks of me. Proft grew up in Wheaton. I have lived in Wheaton since 1978. I worked for him to elect Pat O’Malley for Illinois Governor in 2002 (during the primary) and to elect Jack Ryan in 2004 (after he won the primary) and to elect Alan Keyes in 2004 (after he was selected to fill the Jack Ryan vacancy) for U.S. Senate. I served with Proft on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee 2003-2006.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2024/04/naples-based-chicago-radio-host-dan-proft-posts-comment-fantasizing-about-dying-in-shootout-with-chicago-police-despite-living-full-time-in-florida.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In addition to hosting a Chicago radio show from Florida, Proft has amassed a fortune running Illinois political campaigns as a consultant – but sadly, an overwhelming majority of those candidates that he’s advised have lost. But Republican political consulting is a lucrative business in Illinois, regardless of one’s winning record. Last April, this publication revealed that the Richard Uihlein-funded People Who Play By The Rules PAC, in quarterly disclosures, paid three political consultants $142,000 while spending just $3,700 to support conservative school board candidates during the April elections. Unfortunately, the candidates lost, but the real winners were the consultants who paid themselves generously. The founder, president and treasurer of the PAC – Naples’ Dan Proft – received the majority of the consulting fees, totaling $75,000 while the rest went to two other consulting firms closely aligned with Proft. During the 2022 Illinois gubernatorial campaign, Uihlein donated $42 million to Proft’s PAC. And just weeks before the election, the Illinois political consulting class, including the PAC, were out promoting a single poll that showed Republican nominee Darren Bailey within “striking” distance and only two points behind Pritzker during the final stretch of the campaign. But on election night, the governor’s race was called at the exact moment the polls closed, with the Associated Press declaring Gov. Pritzker the winner at 7:00 pm CDT. Pritzker would defeat Bailey by 12 points – a far cry from the 2-point margin that Proft was promoting just days before.)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars in unspent border wall money – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/apr/24/biden-sitting-on-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-i/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How Trump consumes his news these days – Annabella Rosciglione (COMMENT: I hope that the Trump campaign monitors www.gopillinois.com for political and government news and commentary about Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/2977326/how-trump-consumes-his-news-these-days/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During his presidency, Trump was actively watching the media by keeping up with TV ratings and his cable news coverage. Now, he does the same but has widened his content to include more blog posts and scrolling on Truth Social.)
— Biden’s blasphemous blessing of abortion – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2977465/bidens-blasphemous-blessing-abortion/
— Biden blesses abortion with sign of the cross – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2977295/biden-blesses-abortion-sign-of-cross/
— Florida has rescued over 700 US residents from Haiti: DeSantis – Asher Notheis
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2978438/florida-rescued-700-us-residents-from-haiti/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden hands out U-visas to illegals flown to Martha’s Vineyard as ‘crime victims’ of Ron DeSantis – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/04/biden_hands_out_u_visas_to_illegals_flown_to_martha_s_vineyard_as_crime_victims_of_ron_desantis.html

BLAZE
— Oklahoma will become the latest state to criminalize illegal immigration — if Gov. Stitt gets on board – JOSEPH MACKINNON
https://www.theblaze.com/news/oklahoma-will-become-the-latest-state-to-criminalize-illegal-immigration-if-gov-stitt-gets-on-board
— ICE officials speak out about how ‘sanctuary’ policies protect criminals
https://www.theblaze.com/news/blaze-news-investigates-ice-officials-speak-out-about-how-sanctuary-policies-protect-criminals

BREITBART
— Migrants Brawl Outside Hotel in New York, Swing Sticks, Bats, Belts – PAUL BOIS
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2024/04/24/migrants-brawl-hotel-new-york-swing-sticks-bats-belts/

CATHOLIC VOTE
— ‘Marriage Fraud’: Critics Slam Biden’s Idea to Grant Parole to Migrants Married to U.S. Citizens
https://catholicvote.org/marriage-fraud-critics-slam-bidens-idea-to-grant-parole-to-migrants-married-to-u-s-citizens/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRARTION STUDIES
— ICE Leadership Furthers the Effort to ‘Abolish ICE’ – Andrew R. Arthur (COMMENT: GAO is just a shell of what it once was. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. Gingrich should have reformed GAO instead of destroying it. Virtually all GAO employees have been Democrats. What if Gingrich had succeeded in requiring 1/3 of GAO employees to be Republicans?)
https://cis.org/Arthur/ICE-Leadership-Furthers-Effort-Abolish-ICE

COLLEGE FIX
— University of Illinois grant funds DEI virtual reality training for nurses – BRENDAN MCDONALD
https://www.thecollegefix.com/university-of-illinois-grant-funds-dei-virtual-reality-training-for-nurses/

DAILY CALLER
— GAO: Biden Admin Used Border Wall Funds On ‘Environmental Planning’ And Cleanup – NICK POPE
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/24/biden-dhs-border-wall-funds-environmental-planning-report/

DAILY SIGNAL
— How Biden’s Paroles of Migrants Could Prompt Illegal Voter Registration – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/24/how-bidens-paroles-of-migrants-could-prompt-illegal-voter-registration/
— How Biden’s Paroles of Migrants Could Prompt Illegal Voter Registration – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/24/how-bidens-paroles-of-migrants-could-prompt-illegal-voter-registration/
— Antisemitic Protests on College Campuses Represent ‘Anti-Western and Anti-American Movement.” – Virginia Allen
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/25/anti-semitic-protests-college-campuses-represent-anti-western-anti-american-movement-professor-says/

DAILY WIRE
— Biden Rubs Americans’ Noses In The Fact That He’s Done Nothing On The Border Crisis – Virginia Kruta
https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-rubs-americans-noses-in-the-fact-that-hes-done-nothing-on-the-border-crisis

EPOCH TIMES
— Arizona Grand Jury Indicts 18 Republican Trump ‘Fake Electors’ The court documents also identified a ‘prior U.S. president.’ – Caden Pearson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/arizona-grand-jury-indicts-18-republican-trump-fake-electors-5636828

FEDERALIST
— One Word In Your State Constitution Could Open Up Your Elections To Foreign Nationals. A majority of state constitutions declare that every citizen — not necessarily only a citizen — is an eligible voter. – M.D. KITTLE
https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/24/one-word-in-your-state-constitution-could-open-up-your-elections-to-foreign-nationals/
— LGBT Activists And Accomplice Media Exploit Teen Deaths For Political Points – CHAD FELIX GREENE (COMMENT: Those in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who are LGBTQ activists or want to curry favor with LGBTQers have worked the hardest against me since 2000. I should write a book about them.)
https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/24/lgbt-activists-media-exploit-teen-deaths-for-political-points/

FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Illegal Aliens Flown to Martha’s Vineyard Classified as Victims and Given Benefits
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2024/04/24/illegal-aliens-flown-marthas-vineyard-classified-victims-and-given-benefits

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Campus Tent Encampments “Similar to Occupy Wall Street Mixed in With Islamist Pro-Terror Groups” My appearance on Laura Ingraham Show: “This is a toxic situation with toxic ideologies. These are essentially an anti-American anti-Western anti-capitalist ideology, similar to Occupy Wall Street from a decade ago, mixed in with Islamist pro terror groups and mixed in with praise for Hamas and other terrorist groups. This is not really something that we’ve seen before and I’ve been covering these movements for over a decade. It’s worse now.” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/campus-tent-encampments-similar-to-occupy-wall-street-mixed-in-with-islamist-pro-terror-groups/
— Stanford Will Not Investigate Mathematics Prof Accused of ‘Reckless Disregard for Accuracy’ – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/stanford-will-not-investigate-mathematics-prof-accused-of-reckless-disregard-for-accuracy/
— Thomas Jefferson High School Drops Out of Top Ten Nationwide After Adopting “Equity” Admissions Policy – James Nault (COMMENT: To promote DEI is to lower standards.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/04/thomas-jefferson-high-school-drops-out-of-top-ten-nationwide-after-adopting-equity-admissions-policy/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Columbia Backs Down after Setting Midnight Deadline for Anti-Israel Protesters to Disperse – JAMES LYNCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/columbia-backs-down-after-setting-midnight-deadline-for-anti-israel-protesters-to-disperse/
— Princeton Students Prepare to Set Up Anti-Israel Protest Encampment – ABIGAIL ANTHONY
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/princeton-students-prepare-to-set-up-anti-israel-protest-encampment/

NEWSMAX
— Open Border Is for More Voters for Democrats, Not America – Larry Bell
https://www.newsmax.com/larrybell/border-democrats-working/2024/04/24/id/1162188/
— Minorities Abandon Dems Amid Migrant, CRT Backlash – Peter Morici (COMMENT: Life is a zero-sum game. Preference given to members of one group is preference not given to members of another group. To give preference to members of one group is to discriminate against members of another group. To get votes from them, Democrats give preference to minorities, females, younger people, veterans, unmarried people, LGBTQers, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, illegals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, and criminals. That is, Democrats discriminate against Whites, males, older people, non-veterans, married people, heterosexuals, Protestants, Italian Americans, German Americans, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, citizens of America, and conservatives.)
https://www.newsmax.com/finance/peter-morici/minorities-2024-election/2024/04/24/id/1162223/
— Why Is the Left Always So Miserable? – Bill Donohue (COMMENT: Overwhelmingly, my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were on the left, miserable, and blamed all their problems on Republicans.)
https://www.newsmax.com/billdonohue/left-study-woke/2024/04/24/id/1162269/

REAL CLEAR INVESTIGATIONS
— Meet the New Left, Who Think Hamas Is Good and Swastikas Are Woke – Ryan Zickgraf
https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2024/04/24/investigative_issues_meet_the_new_left_who_think_hamas_is_good_and_swastikas_are_woke_

TOWNHALL
— Trump Not Sending His Best – Ann Coulter (COMMENT: While he was President, Trump did more to defend and advance the Republican Party platform than either Bush.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2024/04/24/trump-not-sending-his-best-n2638215

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

MSN
— ‘Wokeness’ is linked to unhappiness, anxiety and depression (COMMENT: Overwhelmingly, my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were woke, miserable, and blamed all their problems on Republicans.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/wokeness-is-linked-to-unhappiness-anxiety-and-depression-study-finds/ss-BB1kaNr0
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/the-nyt-suggests-tons-of-teens-will-regret-transitioning-genders-here-s-what-the-data-says/ss-AA1nwVva

YAHOO
— Gaslighting in Defense of Bigotry – Jonah Goldberg
https://www.yahoo.com/news/gaslighting-defense-bigotry-214941106.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Biden administration finalizes rule to grant overtime for millions more salaried workers – WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS (COMMENT: While I worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 and was a UIC and then NIU student, I worked all the overtime hours that I could.)
https://www.kwqc.com/2024/04/24/biden-administration-finalizes-rule-grant-overtime-millions-more-salaried-workers/

NBC NEWS
— United Methodist Church grapples with deep divides over LGBTQ issues. Membership is declining as more conservative congregations leave the fold. – Maura Barrett and Deon J. Hampton (COMMENT: How successful have Democrats and RINOs been promoting LGBTQ in your church?)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/united-methodist-church-grapples-deep-divides-lgbtq-issues-rcna149220

CBS NEWS
— Harvard University students begin Pro-Palestinian protests, pitching tents on Harvard Yard – Neal Riley
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/harvard-students-protest-tents-yard/
— National Infertility Awareness Week: what options do affected couples have to start a family? (COMMENT: I should write a book about my DINK-hating Democrat IRS and GAO superiors who punished me the most a) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF, b) because we did not adopt, and c) because we did not become foster parents. My DINK-hating Democrat IRS superiors a) ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and b) never promoted me beyond GS-12. My DINK-hating Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to suffer a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, c) kept me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988, d) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, e) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and f) forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/national-infertility-awareness-week-what-options-do-affected-couples-have-to-start-a-family/

WASHINGTON POST
— Police arrest 108 at Emerson College as antiwar student protests spread – Jennifer Hassan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/04/25/university-protests-gaza-arrests-emerson-usc/

USA TODAY
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2024/04/24/supreme-court-idaho-abortion-emergency-healthcare-emtala/73425094007/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump to promote more hatred against Republican down ballot candidates.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/24/biden-trump-high-stakes-pennsylvania-senate-race/73437170007/
— Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican haters ever-increasing use Rittenhouse to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/04/24/shooter-kyle-rittenhouse-student-gun-rights-college-speaker/73357458007/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Counter-Revolt Finally Begins. Columbia, Yale and NYU camp out while the rest of the U.S. flees from wokeness. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-counter-revolt-finally-begins-colleges-israel-gaza-protests-dei-e907cdd9
— The ‘Senior’ Jobs That Require Little or No Experience. Many early-career jobs now come with inflated titles, and a loophole in the FTC’s new ban on noncompetes could lead to dubious promotions. – Callum Borchers (COMMENT: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious when I got promoted to GS-12 (Senior) Revenue Officer in 1974 (currently $97,079/year) when I was 25 years old. I had worked at the GS-11, GS-9, and GS-7 levels for only one year each. In my defense, I had completed ten graduate evening business courses at Loyola and my performance on a major developmental assignment had been rated very highly. I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/the-senior-jobs-that-require-little-or-no-experience-d22e9cf4
— FRONT PAGE: U.S. Fertility Rate Falls to Record Low. Fewer babies were born in the U.S. in 2023 than any year since 1979. – Jennifer Calfas and Anthony DeBarros (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ and abortion, that is, Democrats ever-increasingly promote the destruction of traditional marriage and family.)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/america-birth-rate-decline-a111d21b

WKRG
— Hundreds of migrants on trains arrive at El Paso-Juarez border – Julian Resendiz
https://www.wkrg.com/border-report-tour/hundreds-of-migrants-arrive-on-trains-at-el-paso-juarez-border/amp/

FEDERAL TIMES
— OPM urged to commit to protecting IVF in federal health insurance – Molly Weisner (COMMENT: I should write a book about my DINK-hating Democrat IRS and GAO superiors who punished me the most a) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF, b) because we did not adopt, and c) because we did not become foster parents. My DINK-hating Democrat IRS superiors a) ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and b) never promoted me beyond GS-12. My DINK-hating Democrat GAO superiors a) forced me to suffer a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) ignored/dismissed/belittled my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, c) kept me off audits of IRS except 1986-1988, d) delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13, e) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and f) forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/health-care/2024/04/24/opm-urged-to-commit-to-protecting-ivf-in-federal-health-insurance/

PEW RESEARCH
— In Tight Presidential Race, Voters Are Broadly Critical of Both Biden and Trump. About half of voters say that, if given the chance, they would replace both candidates on the ballot. (COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ignore/dismiss/belittle what Trump did to defend/advance the Republican Party platform while he was President.)
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2024/04/24/in-tight-presidential-race-voters-are-broadly-critical-of-both-biden-and-trump/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Ohio: 70% Support E-Verify Legislation (COMMENT: What have Republican elected officials who represent you done to promote E-Verify?)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/partner_surveys/ohio_70_support_e_verify_legislation

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.