August 10 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago police officer’s death can be honored by tracing the path that led her killer to shoot – REX HUPPKE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-chicago-police-officer-killed-ella-french-violence-guns-huppke-20210810-rzxwtw5725halmfiopkkcqmv7m-story.html
— More than a year after last summer’s civil unrest, Walgreens is just reopening three South Side stores. A fourth will take even longer. – LAUREN ZUMBACH
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-walgreens-south-side-stores-reopening-civil-unrest-20210809-uir2vsnz4zdhfag2btnuet5mja-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Elgin Township pushes reset button, dumps mental health board – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210810/elgin-township-pushes-reset-button-dumps-mental-health-board

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats Are Trying To Use $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill To Pass Amnesty.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-08-09/democrats-are-trying-to-use-3-5-trillion-spending-bill-to-pass-immigration-reform
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats deny that illegals fuel COVID-19 surge.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-08-09/some-republicans-claimed-migrants-fueled-a-covid-19-surge-doctors-say-its-not-true
— First Lawsuit Filed Over Pritzker’s School Mask Mandate – Hannah Meisel
https://www.nprillinois.org/statehouse/2021-08-09/first-lawsuit-filed-over-school-mask-mandate

FOX ILLINOIS
— Sen. Blackburn on infrastructure bill vote: ‘People do not want this amount of debt’ – ELISSA SALAMY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/sen-blackburn-on-infrastructure-bill-vote-people-do-not-want-this-amount-of-debt

WIREPOINTS
— Claims that Illinois pension reform would fail at federal level just aren’t true: The case of Arizona – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/claims-that-illinois-pension-reform-would-fail-at-federal-level-just-arent-true-the-case-of-arizona-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Gov Pritzker and ISBE Sued Over Newest Mask Mandate – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2021/08/gov-pritzker-and-isbe-sued-over-newest-mask-mandate/

CAPITOL FAX
— Big biz putting off return to offices as 40 percent of state employees still working remotely
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/10/big-biz-putting-off-return-to-offices-as-40-percent-of-state-employees-still-working-remotely/
— Focus on the suburbs
(DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Illinois Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO major donors and political consultants want Republicans to lose. Ever-increasingly, they shout at Illinois Republican candidates and party leaders that they should a) dump the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party and b) dump Republicans who support any of the aforesaid planks. Further, Illinois Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO major donors and political consultants ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout at Illinois Republican candidates and party leaders that they should a) promote hatred against Trump and b) glorify and praise Kinzinger. I should write a book about Illinois Republican candidates and party leaders who have talked and/or acted the most like they have taken the aforesaid advice.)
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/10/focus-on-the-suburbs/
(FROM RICH MILLER: The hard truth is the Republican Party has been scaring away suburban voters in droves for 20 years in Illinois (with some exceptions) with the issues they choose to run on and the types of people they nominate. Also, the sort of person who can gin up a ton of Downstate turnout is not generally the type who can play well in the suburbs. Bruce Rauner did it (barely winning the primary) and eventually brought peace to the party in 2018, but then eventually created loads of chaos.)

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Military academies stonewall demands for transparency of CRT curriculum – Joseph Clark
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/9/military-academies-stonewall-demands-transparency-/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Dem Budget Includes Green Card Giveaway, Mass Amnesty – Joseph Simonson
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/dem-budget-includes-green-card-giveaway-mass-amnesty/
— Infrastructure Bill Would Require Alcohol Monitors for All New Cars – Joseph Simonson and Jack McEvoy
(DIERSEN: What about pot?)
https://freebeacon.com/politics/infrastructure-bill-would-require-alcohol-monitors-for-all-new-cars/

FOX NEWS
— Casten claims ‘a little bit of inflation’ is ‘good thing’ as prices surge. A recent Fox News poll revealed that 83% of Americans are ‘extremely’ or ‘very’ concerned about inflation. – Houston Keene
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-democrat-inflation-good-thing

AMERICAN THINKER
— America is suffering from Biden’s COVID recklessness at the border – Dale Wilcox
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/america_is_suffering_from_bidens_covid_recklessness_at_the_border.html
— Today’s Democratic Party Has Evolved into a Progressive Politburo – John Kinsellagh
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/todays_democratic_party_has_evolved_into_a_progressive_politburo.html
— Hopelessly divided? I hope not. – Joe Strader
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have succeeded the most in driving conservatives out of Illinois, out of DuPage County, out of Milton Township, and out of Wheaton during the last 20 years.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/hopelessly_divided_i_hope_not.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— America’s Automotive Future While moving to a zero emissions industrial economy may or may not prevent a global environmental catastrophe; making such a move prematurely guarantees a global economic catastrophe. – Edward Ring
(DIERSEN: Expect that ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans who own gasoline-powered vehicles.)
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/09/americas-automotive-future/
— Arizona Democrats Delete Video Bashing GOP Legislation Requiring Parental Consent For Sex Ed After Gay Colleague Arrested For Child Molestation – Debra Heine
https://amgreatness.com/2021/08/09/arizona-democrats-delete-video-bashing-gop-legislation-requiring-parental-consent-for-sex-ed-after-gay-colleague-arrested-for-child-molestation/

BREITBART
— Tom Cotton: Every Conservative Must Get Engaged to Stop Democrat Amnesty – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/09/tom-cotton-every-conservative-must-get-engaged-to-stop-democrat-amnesty/
— House Republicans Threaten Action if DHS Hides Data on COVID-Positive Illegal Aliens Freed into U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/09/house-republicans-threaten-action-if-dhs-hides-data-on-covid-positive-illegal-aliens-freed-into-u-s/

BLAZE
— ‘Wealth redistribution in America is already underway’: THIS was the REAL effect of lockdowns on small businesses
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/glenn-beck-podcast/redistribution-of-wealth-in-america

CNS NEWS
— Quit Misinterpreting Jesus: Free Food Isn’t Free – Rev. Michael P. Orsi
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/rev-michael-p-orsi/quit-misinterpreting-jesus-free-food-isnt-free

DAILY SIGNAL
— Biden Rolls Out Red Carpet for COVID-Infected Illegal Immigrants – Deroy Murdock
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/09/biden-rolls-out-red-carpet-for-covid-infected-illegal-immigrants/
— By Relocating ‘Racist’ Rock, University of Wisconsin-Madison Fancies Itself a Social Justice Warrior – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/09/by-relocating-racist-rock-university-fancies-itself-a-social-justice-warrior/

FEDERALIST
— Biden Invited In COVID-Positive Migrants, But Also Rapists, Child Molesters And Gang Bangers
https://thefederalist.com/2021/08/09/biden-invited-in-covid-positive-migrants-but-also-rapists-child-molesters-and-gang-bangers/

TOWNHALL
— The Democrats Finally Did It on Immigration…And It’s the End of Us If They Succeed. – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/columnists/mattvespa/2021/08/10/they-did-it-the-democrats-finally-fking-did-it-on-immigrationand-its-the-end-of-us-if-they-succeed-n2593864
— Religious Victory: Judge Blocks Mandate Requiring Doctors to Perform Gender Reassignment Surgery – Landon Mion
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/landonmion/2021/08/09/cnns-brianna-keilar-suggests-travel-ban-on-states-with-spike-in-covid-cases-n2593862
— Liberals Show You What They Really Think Of The Country (And You) – Derek Hunter
(DIERSEN: Everyone in Illinois sees how the following treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) and especially my IRP State Central Committee member, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District; b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers; c) religious and conservative leaders; and d) those who I have sued.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2021/08/10/liberals-show-you-what-they-really-think-of-the-country-and-you-n2593848

PJ MEDIA
— Another Bloody Chicago Weekend Ends With 13 Killed – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/columns/kevindowneyjr/2021/08/09/daily-dose-of-downey-another-bloody-chicago-weekend-ends-with-13-killed-n1468191

ONE NEWS NOW
— ‘Flooding the zone’: An effective – and lethal – border tactic – J.M. Phelps
https://onenewsnow.com/national-security/2021/08/09/flooding-the-zone-an-effective-and-lethal-border-tactic

PATRIOT POST
— With Handouts Running Out, People Suddenly Find Jobs. Democrat giveaways are still exacerbating unemployment, but the tide is finally turning. – NATE JACKSON
https://patriotpost.us/articles/81818-with-handouts-running-out-people-suddenly-find-jobs-2021-08-09
— Biden’s Cloward-Piven Immigration Agenda. The strategy seems to be overwhelming the system on the way to fundamental transformation. – ARNOLD AHLERT
https://patriotpost.us/articles/81792-bidens-cloward-piven-immigration-agenda-2021-08-09

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— CriticalRace.org Has Grown and We’ve Now Catalogued Almost 400 Schools. We’ve also branched out to include resources for K-12, and are about to unveil a new state level tracking feature. – Kemberlee Kaye
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/criticalrace-org-has-grown-and-weve-now-catalogued-almost-400-schools/

THE HILL
— Twitter temporarily suspends Greene after she says vaccines are ‘failing’ – MYCHAEL SCHNELL
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/567108-twitter-temporarily-suspends-greene-for-saying-vaccines-are-failing
— New COVID infections hit six-month high – NATHANIEL WEIXEL
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/567047-new-covid-infections-hit-six-month-high

CNN
— Twitter suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s account for one week – Brian Fung and Donie O’Sullivan
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/10/tech/twitter-marjorie-taylor-greene/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Prominent LGBTQ leaders face increased scrutiny after Cuomo report – Jo Yurcaba
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/prominent-lgbtq-leaders-face-increased-scrutiny-cuomo-report-rcna1633

NEW YORK TIMES
— Bustos’s advice for swing-district Democrats: Focus on local issues and avoid progressive slogans. – Lisa Lerer
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/us/politics/cheri-bustos-democrats.html

NEW YORK POST
— Hollywood keeps putting out movies revolving around guns – Cindy Adams
https://nypost.com/2021/08/09/hollywood-keeps-putting-out-movies-revolving-around-guns/

WASHINGTON POST
— All population growth in U.S. driven by minorities, upcoming census data likely to reveal – Tara Bahrampour and Ted Mellnik
(DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use this to get the Republican Party to dump White voters, and to especially dump White voters who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, 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.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/08/10/census-race-population-changes-redistricting/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote reparations to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/08/10/reparations-local-blueprint-evanston-illinois/

BLOOMBERG
— How to Pay Executives For Making Their Workforce Diverse – Chris Hughes
(DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-08-10/how-to-pay-executives-for-making-their-workforce-diverse-and-inclusive

BLOOMBERG LAW
— To Diversify Corporate America, We Need Standards, Not Statements – Jean Lee
(DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to get rid of Republicans.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/to-diversify-corporate-america-we-need-standards-not-statements

FORBES
— Older Workers Are Being Pushed Out Of Work – Teresa Ghilarducci
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have been the most successful in promoting age discrimination in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/teresaghilarducci/2021/08/10/older-workers-are-being-pushed-out-of-work/

NEWSDAY
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: College hopes to help students get jobs selling pot.
https://www.newsday.com/business/marijuana-cannabis-certificate-farmingdale-state-college-1.50329987

LOS ANGELES BLADE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in getting Catholic leaders to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.losangelesblade.com/2021/08/09/hundreds-of-us-catholic-leaders-endorse-lgbtq-protections/

MAKE USE OF
— The 6 Best Email Newsletter Tools That Will Help You Grow Your Audience – CARLY CHATFIELD
(DIERSEN: If you were me, what would you do to increase GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter readership? Everyone in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton sees that ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents do everything that they can to stop me from sending out the newsletters, and failing that, to stop everyone from reading the newsletters, and failing that, to stop me from including links in the newsletters to articles that they do not like. They do not like articles that oppose the promotion of a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, g) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, h) patronage, i) political affiliation discrimination, j) reverse discrimination, and/or k) age discrimination.)
https://www.makeuseof.com/best-email-newsletter-tools/

DAILY MAIL
— Top Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx’s office has dismissed more than 25,000 felony cases – including murders, shootings, sexual assaults and Jussie Smollett’s ‘hoax’ attack – MEGAN SHEETS
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8612317/Cook-County-prosecutor-Kim-Foxx-dismissed-25-000-felony-cases-including-Jussie-Smollett.html

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.