August 17, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Brandon Johnson personally intervened on behalf of protest groups over stages, sound system for Union Park rally, organizer says; ‘We talked directly to the mayor’ –  JASON MEISNER and JAKE SHERIDAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/16/dnc-protest-groups-win-concessions-from-city-over-stages-sound-system-for-union-park-rally/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Days before DNC, legal groups fire off letter to mayor, top cop raising alarms about possible police abuse. The letter was signed by 65 organizations, lawyers and legal workers, including the ACLU of Illinois and the Civil Rights & Police Accountability Project of the University of Chicago Law School. – Tom Schuba and Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/08/16/dnc-chicago-mayor-top-cop-alarms-police-abuse
— ‘Bad-mouthing’ Chicago did indeed get Mike Wallace booted from 1968 Democratic convention. – Michael Sneed (COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me since 2000 because of what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor: 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, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, e) religious leaders and activists, and f) those who I have sued and their lawyers. I would focus on the aforesaid who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on the aforesaid who have pandered the most to the mainstream news media. I would focus on the articles that I linked to in my newsletters since 2000 that they do not like, despise, if not hate.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/08/16/sneed-mike-wallace-dnc-democratic-convention-1968-arrest-richard-daley-kathy-jane-byrne
— Chicago ’68 board game allows players to reimagine outcomes of convention riots. – Erica Thompson  (COMMENT: What did you do during the 1968 Chicago Democrat convention riots? I was a UIC student on summer break. I delivered mail full-time for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I drove my 1968 Oldsmobile 442. I was 1-A for the Vietnam War draft. My Democrat superiors and supervisors vehemently disapproved of my getting student draft deferments.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment-and-culture/2024/08/16/chicago-68-board-game-allows-players-to-reimagine-outcomes-of-1968-democratic-national-convention-riots
— Democrats aim to knock off incumbent Republicans in 6 state House races. – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/08/17/illinois-democrats-incumbent-republicans-6-state-house-races-house-speaker-chris-welch-rich-miller
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 47th House District: Rep. Amy Grant, R-Wheaton, vs. Jackie Williamson. President Joe Biden won this district by 12 percentage points four years ago. Every statewide Democratic candidate won the district two years ago, and Gov. JB Pritzker won it by 8 points. Grant’s campaign had just $13,542 in the bank at the end of June. She’s since reported raising a mere $10,000. Keep in mind that the House Democrats have a vast and ever-growing fundraising advantage over the House Republicans. So the money that these Republican incumbents have raised so far is much more important to understanding their predicaments. Grant is a strong abortion rights opponent.)

DAILY HERALD
— They look like — and link to — real news articles. But they’re actually ads from the Harris campaign. – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240816/nation-and-world-politics/they-look-like-and-link-to-real-news-articles-but-theyre-actually-ads-from-the-harris-campaign/

ABC7
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Pritzker.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-wants-2024-dnc-energize-democratic-party-around-harris-walz-ticket-city-chicago/15194689/

NBC5
— Downtown Chicago businesses board up amid worries of unrest during DNC. – JC Navarrete
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/downtown-chicago-businesses-board-up-amid-worries-of-unrest-during-dnc/3524200/
— Last-minute deal gives protesters a new venue at DNC. – Charlie Wojciechowski
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/last-minute-deal-gives-protesters-a-new-venue-at-dnc/3524274/

CBS2
— DNC protest group wins fight to erect stage, sound systems, portable toilets during rally and march. – Todd Feurer, Darius Johnson
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/dnc-protest-group-permit-fight-agreement-stage-sound-system/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1igzaZJ3HA
— Advocates concerned about how well CPD officers are trained to protect protesters’ rights during DNC. – Dave Savini, Samah Assad
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cpd-officers-protesters-rights-dnc/

WGN9
— Downtown Chicago businesses board up ahead of Democratic National Convention. – Andrea Medina, BJ Lutz
https://wgntv.com/news/democratic-national-convention-chicago-2024/downtown-chicago-businesses-board-up-democratic-national-convention/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBEezLH-YSw
— Secret Service plans to use bulletproof glass to protect Trump. – Rebecca Beitsch,
https://wgntv.com/politics-3/secret-service-plans-to-use-bulletproof-glass-to-protect-trump/

FOX32
— Chicago DNC 2024: Protests, marches and rallies. – Will Hager  (COMMENT: Democrats want their Democrat elected officials to do even more to promote abortion, LGBTQ, hatred against Jews, hatred against police, illegal immigration, welfare, unions, abolition of the Second Amendment, and the rest of the Democrat Party platform.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-dnc-2024-protests-march-rally-schedule
— Gov. Pritzker: ‘There may be some bad apples’ protesting DNC. – Paris Schutz
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/pritzker-there-may-be-some-bad-apples-protesting-dnc

WBEZ
— One Chicago protest group issues a call to “make it great like ‘68” and “shut down the DNC”  A spokesperson for the self-described “militant” group says its plan differs from protesters who got a permit to march during the convention. – Dan Mihalopoulos
https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/dnc-2024/2024/08/16/one-chicago-protest-group-issues-a-call-to-make-it-great-like-68-and-shut-down-the-dnc
— Protesters to converge on Chicago, aiming to make their mark — and stay safe. During the Aug. 19-22 DNC, major protest marches are planned for the first, third and final days. – Michael Puente
https://www.wbez.org/government-politics/dnc-2024/2024/08/16/protesters-to-converge-on-chicago-aiming-to-make-their-mark-and-stay-safe

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Harris.
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/illinois-democrats-energized-by-nomination-of-history-making-harris/article_9c058cfe-5c03-11ef-bbf0-ffad75c45751.html

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Aaron Del Mar Named State GOP Co-Chair – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/aaron-del-mar-named-state-gop-co-chair/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats ever-increasingly use Michael Brown to promote more hatred against police. How successful have Democrats been promoting hatred against police in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your precinct? I should write about the success that Democrats have had promoting hatred against police in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Wheaton, in Wheaton’s West district, and in my precinct.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/ap-michael-browns-death-transformed-a-nation-and-sparked-a-decade-of-american-reckoning-on-race/

FOX 47
— Trump gets added Secret Service protection, bulletproof glass for campaign events. – AHTRA ELNASHAR

https://fox47.com/news/beyond-the-podium/trump-gets-added-secret-service-protection-bulletproof-glass-for-campaign-events-2024-election-assassination-attempt-security-president-lawmakers-dnc-debates

WGEM
— Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs run everything and do not tolerate Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.wgem.com/2024/08/16/mobile-museum-tolerance-visits-illinois-state-fair-with-message-acceptance/

CITIES 92.9
— Illinois Republicans address upcoming Democratic National Convention in Chicago. – Kevin Bessler (COMMENT: I was not notified of this news conference. According to my critics/opponents in the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, I have never been a legitimate member of the news media. I should write about the aforesaid who pander to the mainstream news media by treating like I am illegitimate.)
https://www.cities929.com/2024/08/16/illinois-republicans-address-upcoming-democratic-national-convention-in-chicago/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During a news conference Friday, Illinois Republican state senators blasted the majority party’s policies. State Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, noted that Illinois is ranked as the least tax friendly state in the country. “As family budgets are stretched to their breaking point, forcing families to make really tough decisions, Illinois Democrats used their tax hikes to deliver the most expensive budget in state history,” said Rezin. Rezin added that at a time when Illinois families struggle to make ends meet, Illinois Democrats responded with $1 billion in new taxes. The largest tax hike in the budget approved earlier this year is the extension of the state’s cap on net operating losses, which will raise corporate income taxes for companies recently losing money by $526 million in the next fiscal year. State Sen. Don DeWitte, R-St. Charles, brought up the fact that Democrats refused to renew the Invest in Kids school choice tax credit scholarship program.)

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Legislating gender. U.S. Rep. Mary Miller wants to define male and female in federal law. – Scott Reeder
https://www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion/legislating-gender-18936857

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/16/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-143/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— How would your career have been impacted if you had been born years later than you were? I was born in 1948. If I had been born years later, because of ever-increasing Democrat and RINO Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, because of ever-increasingly patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination, I would not have been able to a) get hired by the Post Office when I was 18, IRS when I was 22, or GAO when I was 31, b) get promoted by IRS when I was 23, 24, and 25, or c) get promoted by GAO when I was 38. I became eligible to take early retirement when I was 45. My Democrat GAO superiors would have forced me to retire then instead of letting work until I was 49 when their early retirement offer expired. I would not have been eligible to take regular retirement until I was 55. My Civil Service Retirement System pension a) is less than what my IRS salary was when I was 23 in today’s dollars and b) only 43% of what GAO salary was when I was 49 in today’s dollars. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago has highest joblessness but ‘plenty of resources for illegal migrants’ – Steve Cortes
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/663033680-cortes-chicago-has-highest-joblessness-but-plenty-of-resources-for-illegal-migrants

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— State Representative introduces licensure assistance form for district professionals (COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who have ignored/dismissed/belittled the most my becoming a licensed CPA when I was 32 years old in 1981: 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, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, c) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, d) conservative leaders and activists, e) religious leaders and activists, and f) those who I have sued and their lawyers.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/663121610-state-representative-introduces-licensure-assistance-form-for-district-professionals

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— JOHNSON TO RALLY DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES AS 63% OF CHICAGOANS DISLIKE HIM. – Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/johnson-to-rally-democratic-delegates-as-63-of-chicagoans-dislike-him/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— House Republicans probe Walz’s ‘longstanding connections’ to China. – Alex Miller
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/16/house-republicans-probe-tim-walzs-longstanding-con/
— DHS announces details of Biden’s amnesty for illegal immigrant spouses. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/aug/16/dhs-announces-details-of-bidens-amnesty-for-illega/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Thousands of protesters to descend on Chicago for DNC. – Samantha-Jo Roth
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3124122/dnc-protests-chicago-israel-hamas-war-harris/#google_vignette
— Texas stopped busing migrants to Democratic cities despite Abbott’s claims the program is ‘rolling’ – Anna Giaritelli
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/3122973/texas-stopped-busing-migrants-democrat-cities/

NEW YORK POST
— Roughly 100K anti-Israel protesters expected to descend on Chicago to steal spotlight from DNC, Harris-Walz ticket. – Rich Calder, Jon Levine and Matthew Sedacca
https://nypost.com/2024/08/17/us-news/roughly-100k-anti-israel-protesters-expected-to-descend-on-chicago-to-steal-spotlight-from-dnc-harris-walz-ticket/
— Downtown Chicago businesses boarding up ahead of anti-Israel protests at DNC: ‘We want to have maximum protection’ – Patrick Reilly
https://nypost.com/2024/08/16/us-news/downtown-chicago-businesses-boarded-up-ahead-dnc-protests/
— Republicans call for enhanced northern border security as Gazans flock to Canada. – Bethany Blankley
https://nypost.com/2024/08/16/us-news/republicans-call-for-enhanced-northern-border-security-as-gazans-flock-to-canada/
— If Kamala Harris and Tim Walz win, expect our military to be woke — and weak. – Andrew Cherkasky and Katie Cherkasky
https://nypost.com/2024/08/16/opinion/if-kamala-harris-and-tim-walz-win-expect-our-military-to-be-woke-and-weak/
— Tim Walz slammed for ‘white guy tacos’ joke. – Olivia Land
https://nypost.com/2024/08/16/us-news/tim-walz-slammed-for-white-guy-tacos-joke/

BREITBART
— Chicago Businesses Boarding Up Ahead of Democratic National Convention for Fear of Mass Riots. – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/16/chicago-businesses-boarding-up-ahead-democratic-national-convention-fear-mass-riots/
— Second Indiana City Forced to Drop ‘Dangerous’ Sanctuary Policy for Illegal Aliens. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/16/second-indiana-city-forced-drop-dangerous-sanctuary-policy-illegal-aliens/
— Nearly One in Three Chicago Public-School Teachers Keep Their Kids out of Public Schools. – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.breitbart.com/education/2024/08/16/nearly-one-three-chicago-public-school-teachers-keep-their-kids-out-public-schools/
— Twenty-Four State AGs Back Emergency Stay to Let Arizona Require U.S. Citizenship to Vote. – Amy Furr
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/08/16/twenty-four-state-ags-back-emergency-stay-let-arizona-require-u-s-citizenship-vote/
— Kamala Harris Offers Housing Subsidies Plus More Migration and Regulation. – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/16/kamala-harris-offers-housing-subsidies-plus-more-migration-and-regulation/
— Democrat Convention Shapes Up to Be Clash of Epic Proportions as Pro-Palestinian Protesters to Crash Harris-Walz Coronation. – Nick Gilbertson
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/16/democrat-convention-shapes-up-to-be-clash-of-epic-proportions-as-pro-palestinian-protesters-to-crash-harris-walz-coronation/

DAILY SIGNAL
— How Ruling Elites Continue to Stifle Debate Over Immigration Policy. – Simon Hankinson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/08/16/how-ruling-elites-continue-stifle-debate-immigration-policy-borderline/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘This Administration Is Orchestrating A Massive Shell Game’: CBP Releases July Border Encounter Numbers. – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/this-administration-is-orchestrating-a-massive-shell-game-cbp-releases-july-border-encounter-numbers
— America’s Top Banks Host Programs That Discriminate Against White And Asian Men. The programs are part of a broader push in the movement for ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ – Spencer Lindquist
https://www.dailywire.com/news/americas-top-banks-host-programs-that-discriminate-against-white-and-asian-men

FEDERALIST
— There Is Nothing ‘Joyful’ About Harris’ and Walz’s Grimly Anti-American Agenda. – Helen Raleigh
https://thefederalist.com/2024/08/16/there-is-nothing-joyful-about-harris-and-walzs-grimly-anti-american-agenda/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Counting the Cost: Abbott’s Bold Move to Uncover Immigration’s Toll on Texas Hospitals. – Hannah Davis (COMMENT: How much money are the hospitals in your area spending on illegals?)
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-and-local/counting-cost-abbotts-bold-move-uncover-immigrations-toll-texas

FOX NEWS
— Dem-aligned group hammers Harris’ former VP shortlister for turning ‘his back’ on Black students. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is welcoming Democratic leaders to Chicago for the DNC. – Julia Johnson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-aligned-group-hammers-harris-vp-shortlister-turning-back-black-students
— Harris and Walz’s ‘racist’ banter about ‘White guy’ tacos spurs social media backlash. Kamala Harris’ response to vice presidential candidate Tim Walz saying he eats ‘White guy tacos’ has put the pair under fire. – Alec Schemmel
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harris-walzs-racist-banter-about-white-guy-tacos-spurs-social-media-backlash
— Harris and Walz’s bizarre skit exposes double standard on race. Why is it okay to stereotype ‘white guys,’ but no other group? – David Marcus
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/david-marcus-harris-walzs-bizarre-racial-skit-exposes-liberal-double-standards-race
— Beijing Walz? The latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more Fox News politics content.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-politics-beijing-walz
— Tim Walz’s dog has done more interviews than VP Harris since she became nominee. Vice President Kamala Harris has gone 26 days without a sit-down interview since becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee. – Alexander Hall
https://www.foxnews.com/media/tim-walzs-dog-has-done-more-interviews-than-vp-harris-since-she-became-nominee
— Kamala Harris’s dystopian nightmare, Tim Walz let Minnesota burn.
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/kamala-harriss-dystopian-nightmare-tim-walz-let-minnesota-burn-more-from-fox-news-opinion
— Minnesota business owners sound alarm on Harris’ ‘nightmare’ VP pick : ‘Really bad for the US’  The Minnesota residents said Walz is ‘against small businesses’ – Aubrie Spady
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/minnesota-business-owners-sound-alarm-harris-nightmare-vp-pick-bad-for-us
— New FTC decision could ‘inject’ DEI into business practices nationwide, GOP commissioner says. The decision could have a ‘pernicious’ effect on businesses in the future, one FTC commissioner argues. – Brianna Herlihy
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-ftc-decision-could-inject-dei-business-practices-nationwide-gop-commissioner-says

MRC TV
— Harris Supports An ‘Intervention’ Of Reparations To ‘Correct Course’ – Eric Scheiner
https://mrctv.org/blog/eric-scheiner/harris-supports-intervention-reparations-correct-course

NEWSMAX
— Harris-Walz Video ‘Insult to America’ – Rep. Van Drew
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/kamala-harris-tim-walz-jeff-van-drew/2024/08/16/id/1176839/

PJ MEDIA
— Kamala’s Latest Stupid Idea Might Be Her Stupidest—Plus Stealth Reparations! – Stephen Green
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2024/08/16/kamalas-latest-stupid-idea-might-be-her-stupidest-plus-stealth-reparations-n4931693

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— It’s All About Educating The Public About How Radical The Harris-Walz Ticket Is. – Stephen Miller
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/08/16/stephen_miller_its_all_about_educating_the_public_about_how_radical_the_harris-walz_ticket_is.html

TOWNHALL
— Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s ‘Joy’ Campaign Is Getting Even Cringier. – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2024/08/16/kamala-harris-and-tim-walz-are-getting-even-cringier-n2643491

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/17/business/abortion-clinic-laws.html
— Democrats say “Harris Puts Four Sun Belt States Back in Play.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/17/us/elections/kamala-harris-trump-az-nc-ga-nv.html
— Democrats say “Harris Is Leading or Tied With Trump in Most Swing States.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/14/us/politics/harris-trump-polls.html

MSNBC
— Because the jobs that I had were so bad, I would not be surprised to learn that illegals refuse to take them. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it very clear that they would never stoop to take the jobs that I had.
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/trump-immigration-rhetoric-crime-rcna166930

NEWSWEEK
— Greg Abbott Cheers New Triple Razor Wire Barriers at Southern Border. – Kaitlin Lewis
https://www.newsweek.com/greg-abbott-cheers-new-triple-razor-wire-barriers-southern-border-1940623

DESERET NEWS
— The mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrat candidates and b) to defeat Republican candidates.
https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2024/08/16/recognizing-grievance-journalism/

BUSINESS INSIDER & FORBES
— Were you a late bloomer? I was. I did not earn an MBA from Loyola until I was 27, pass the CPA examination on my first attempt until I was 30, earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul until I was 31, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and become a licensed CPA until I was 32, become a Certified Fraud Examiner until I was 41, become a Certified Government Financial Manager until I was 45, become a Certified Financial Services Auditor until I was 47, and become a Forensic Accountant and earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT until I was 48. But by the time I was the aforesaid ages, I was far too old to have a successful career because I worked for Democrats and I was conservative, White, male, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors had been in America since 1844.
https://www.businessinsider.com/signs-youll-be-a-late-bloomer-career-2024-6
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2023/06/20/if-you-were-a-late-starter-heres-how-to-catch-up-in-your-career/

CPA PRACTICE ADVISOR
— I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 29 and became a licensed CPA when I was 32. But by then, I was much too old to have a successful career in accounting because of Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, because of race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination.
https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2024/08/16/accounting-pipeline-diversity-symposium-provides-learning-mentorship-opportunities/109198/

QUORA
— What are your 3 most important political issues that directly impact you? (COMMENT: For me, they include Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote the aforesaid big time. They use against me big time my being conservative, Republican, White, male, older (born in 1948), non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I owe all my successes in life to my benefitting from discrimination against those who are not the aforesaid.)
https://www.quora.com/What-are-your-3-most-important-political-issues-that-directly-impact-you-and-how-has-Joe-Biden-handled-them-For-example-economy-health-care-foreign-policy-etc

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.