August 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— COVID-19 Illinois Today: IL announces 1,893 new coronavirus cases, 6 deaths 20 Illinois counties at warning level for COVID-19, including Will, Grundy
https://abc7chicago.com/health/illinois-reports-1893-new-covid-19-cases-6-deaths-/6384717/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-8/23/2020
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Trump’s sister to promote hatred against Trump. The more that you promote hatred against Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote you.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trumps-sister-criticizes-president-in-newly-released-secret-recordings/6384520/

NBC5
— Illinois Reports 1,893 New Coronavirus Cases, 6 Additional Deaths
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-reports-1893-new-coronavirus-cases-6-additional-deaths/2326966/

CBS2
— Days Off Canceled, 12-Hour Shifts For Chicago Police Officers On Saturday, Aug. 29 And On Labor Day Weekend
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/23/days-off-canceled-12-hour-shifts-for-chicago-police-officers-on-saturday-aug-29-and-on-labor-day-weekend/
— Evanston City Leaders Set Up Reparations Fund For African-Americans (DIERSEN: Questions for Wheaton City Council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: reparations, BLM, LGBTQ, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/video/4676388-evanston-city-leaders-set-up-reparations-fund-for-african-americans/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump campaign unveils convention speakers, POTUS to speak every night
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/trump-campaign-unveils-convention-speakers-potus-to-speak-every-night

WBBM
— DuPage: Price of the Pandemic – Craig Dellimore
https://wbbm780.radio.com/media/audio-channel/at-issue-dupage-price-of-the-pandemic

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican National Convention: Trump expected to appear each night as GOP seeks to show contrast with Biden – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-trump-rnc-republican-national-convention-20200823-wcovcn6znvendcmqg7yjap2t3u-story.html
— With late summer cases stubbornly high, Illinois faces a ‘perfect storm’ of COVID-19 risk this fall, researcher says – JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-perfect-storm-20200823-6ttheapgebacfk5jyiooprn3t4-story.html
— Republican National Convention: Trump expected to appear each night as GOP seeks to show contrast with Biden – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/election-2020/ct-nw-trump-rnc-republican-national-convention-20200823-wcovcn6znvendcmqg7yjap2t3u-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Activists urge Pritzker to send National Guard to Chicago, claim Lightfoot ‘can’t control the city’ “These police are on their own out there, and it’s despicable what’s going on in this city … We’re a laughingstock in the nation right now,” said community activist Frank Coconate. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2020/8/23/21398141/activists-pritzker-national-guard-chicago-lightfoot-control
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/23/21396424/laura-washington-joe-biden-kamala-harris-donald-trump-wizard-oz
— Republicans will focus on ‘Honoring the Great American Story’ at convention The convention will feature prominently a number of well-known Trump supporters, including members of the Trump family, but also those whom the GOP say are members of the “silent majority” of Americans who have been aided by Trump’s policies. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/23/21397989/republicans-will-focus-on-honoring-the-great-american-story-at-convention
— Illinois surpasses 220,000 total COVID-19 cases
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/8/23/21397647/latest-coronavirus-news-live-updates-chicago-illinois-2020

DAILY HERALD
— Lake County Democrats moving to oust Link ahead of his schedule – Steve Zalusky
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200823/lake-county-democrats-moving-to-oust-link-ahead-of-his-schedule
— Wheaton details city council candidate filing process (DIERSEN: Questions for Wheaton City Council candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: BLM, LGBTQ, reparations, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200823/wheaton-details-city-council-candidate-filing-process
— Trump’s vision of American greatness at center of convention – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200822/news/308229894/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— OUTSTANDING: Hundreds gather at Lincoln Square Mall to support police – ANTHONY ZILIS
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/courts-police-fire/hundreds-gather-at-lincoln-square-mall-to-support-police/article_3e5945a8-7262-5d5b-a3f7-0b97f99bf780.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Bloomington mayor apologizes for dancing at restaurant without a mask – Kevin Barlow
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/bloomington-mayor-apologizes-for-dancing-at-restaurant-without-a-mask/article_4d0ca8c5-462f-58d8-a8e9-1f9c169ab61d.html

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— Widow of murdered retired St. Louis police captain to speak at Republican National Convention – Valerie Schremp Hahn
https://www.stltoday.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/widow-of-murdered-retired-st-louis-police-captain-to-speak-at-republican-national-convention/article_dac49cc9-b8f7-539b-9067-03f28b531392.html

BUREAU COUNTY REPUBLICAN
— Congressman Adam Kinzinger votes no on $25B Postal Service bill
https://www.bcrnews.com/2020/08/23/congressman-adam-kinzinger-votes-no-on-25b-postal-service-bill/a9arhj2/

SPRINGFIELD PATCH
— OUTSTANDING: American Conservative Union ratings released State Rep. Brad Halbrook rated one of the most conservative lawmakers in Springfield – Travis Akin
https://patch.com/illinois/springfield-il/american-conservative-union-ratings-released

WHEATON PATCH
— DuPage County Coronavirus Update: 13,765 Cases, 529 Deaths The DuPage County case count includes 106 new cases since Saturday. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/dupage-county-coronavirus-update-13-765-cases-529-deaths

LAKE GENEVA REGIONAL NEWS
— Carthage College to require students to learn ‘race history’ – TERRY FLORES (DIERSEN: Those who promote “race history” promote hated against those who are White, law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christians, Italian Americans, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.lakegenevanews.net/news/local/carthage-college-to-require-students-to-learn-race-history/article_7627202c-dc0f-5d24-a8a7-f71080cab039.html

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Is Illinois Prepared for Vote-By-Mail? – Daniel C. Vock
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/is-illinois-prepared-for-vote-by-mail

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Does ‘diversity’ include GOP? – LARRY PENNER
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/23/letters-to-the-editor-does-diversity-include-gop/
(FROM THE LETTER: During the 2020 Democratic National Convention, five Republicans crossed the aisle to speak and endorse Joe Biden for president: John Kasich, Susan Molinari, Colin Powell, Christine Whitman and Meg Whitman. Mr. Biden promised that if elected president he would have the most diverse cabinet and administration in history, representing the gorgeous American mosaic. He also promised to appoint the first female African-American Supreme Court justice. Republicans represent a significant portion of America. How many of them will be invited to serve in Mr. Biden’s Cabinet and administration? Will any of these five Republicans be offered a job in a Biden White House? Will Mr. Biden make a public commitment on this issue of inclusion for Republicans prior to Election Day? Voters want to know.)

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— OUTSTANDING: Republican National Committee passes resolutions defending Christopher Columbus and blasting ‘cancel culture’ – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republicans-pass-resolutions-defending-christopher-columbus-and-blasting-cancel-culture
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans opted against drafting a 2020 platform, but they did agree on a handful of statements that reflect the party’s core values. The Republican National Committee passed seven resolutions during its annual summer meeting before members and this cycle’s convention delegates vote Monday to renominate President Trump as the GOP standard-bearer for the general election against Democrat Joe Biden. The RNC’s business agenda included affirming its decision to keep its 2016 platform, essentially a nonbinding messaging document outlining Republican positions on a range of issues, until 2024. They also stuck up for Christopher Columbus, credited with the 1492 European discovery of the “New World” of the Americas. Statues erected in Columbus’s honor were toppled or desecrated this summer during protests against racial injustice over the Italian explorer’s treatment of indigenous people, particularly in modern-day Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Republicans on Saturday also ripped “cancel” or “callout” culture, which encourages boycotts of people or businesses by those who don’t condone their comments or actions. “The Republican National Committee voted to approve seven resolutions 1) to conserve history and combat prejudice with respect to Christopher Columbus 2) to uphold the First Amendment in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the ‘cancel culture’ amendment,” Georgia Republican Party Chairman David Shafer tweeted. Other resolutions touted the Trump administration’s accomplishments, urged Congress to do more to prevent Chinese companies dominating the country’s medical supply chain amid the COVID-19 outbreak, and pushed lawmakers “to overhaul the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 refuting the legitimacy of the Southern Poverty Law Center to identify hate groups,” according to Shafer. A second GOP official in the Westin Charlotte meeting room, closed to reporters and TV crews, confirmed to the Washington Examiner that the resolutions were passed. National Republican Committee leaders and state party committee heads are gathering this weekend to provide updates, take part in training sessions, and attend meetings on topics from budgets to internal rules. They’ll be joined on Monday by Republican convention delegates to vote on the 2020 presidential nomination. Trump is visiting Asheville, North Carolina, next week, but White House and campaign aides remain mum on whether he plans to make a surprise appearance in Charlotte. The president plans to deliver his nomination acceptance speech on Thursday at the White House. Most of the Charlotte convention will be replaced by virtual prime-time programming similar to the Democratic convention last week. The Charlotte host committee has already begun its closeout process, which incorporates $3.2 million worth of cash and in-kind donations to the local community that had banked on a convention-related economic boost.)
— Trump runs as protector of the Republican base – W. James Antle III (DIERSEN: Who represents the Republican Party base in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county? I represent the Republican Party base in my precinct and I am one of the far too few who represent the Republican Party base in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, and in DuPage County. The Republican Party base supports the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Beyond tragically, far too many leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party reject some, if not most, if not all of the aforesaid planks.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-runs-as-protector-of-the-republican-base

BREITBART
— OUTSTANDING: Champaign Rallies to Support Illinois Police Department – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ
https://www.breitbart.com/law-and-order/2020/08/23/video-community-rallies-support-illinois-police-department/
— 45 Questions the Media Should Ask Joe Biden and Kamala Harris – REBECCA MANSOUR (DIERSEN: Questions for candidates: If elected, would you encourage or discourage the following, that is, would vote for or against promoting the following: BLM, LGBTQ, reparations, dependency on government, dependency on charity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, more gun controls, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination?)
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/08/23/45-questions-the-media-should-ask-joe-biden-and-kamala-harris/
— Barack Obama: Joe Biden Goals ‘Not that Different’ from Bernie Sanders – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/23/barack-obama-joe-biden-goals-not-that-different-bernie-sanders/
— Detroit Absentee Ballot Chaos: ‘So Inaccurate We Can’t Even Attempt to Make Right’ – KYLE OLSON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/23/detroit-absentee-ballot-chaos-inaccurate-cant-even-attempt-make-right/

DAILY WIRE
— Los Angeles Ignored Roughly 25,000 Requests From ICE To Turn Over Illegal Immigrants Arrested For Other Crimes – Tim Pearce
https://www.dailywire.com/news/los-angeles-ignored-roughly-25000-requests-from-ice-to-turn-over-illegal-immigrants-arrested-for-other-crimes

THE HILL
— Trump bets it all on the base – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: Who represents the Republican Party base in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county? I represent the Republican Party base in my precinct and I am one of the far too few who represent the Republican Party base in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, and in DuPage County. The Republican Party base supports the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Beyond tragically, far too many leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party reject some, if not most, if not all of the aforesaid planks.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/512675-the-memo-trump-bets-it-all-on-the-base
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs shout at legal/illegal immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Democrats and RINOs count on legal/illegal immigrants to help them get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/512695-yes-american-cities-and-towns-welcome-immigrants

NEW YORK TIMES
— Why Trump Never Stops Talking About ‘Our Suburbs’ – Brian F. Schaffner, Jesse H. Rhodes and Raymond J. La Raja (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that the fewer Blacks who live in a municipality, municipal district, precinct, or neighborhood, the more racist that the Republicans are who live in that municipality, municipal district, precinct, or neighborhood.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/23/opinion/trump-racism-suburbs.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-haters use slavery to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/23/books/review/lost-cause-meacham.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, the hate-filled Trump-hating mainstream news media promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/23/books/review/brian-stelter-hoax.html
— U.S. Schools Revamp Curricula in Response to Black Lives Matter – Reuters (DIERSEN: How much more strongly will Democrat teachers urge their students to hate those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/08/23/us/23reuters-global-race-usa-textbooks.html

NEW YORK POST
— Portland cops stand by as groups of protesters clash with guns, smoke bombs – Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
https://nypost.com/2020/08/23/portland-cops-stand-by-as-protesters-clash-with-guns-smoke-bombs/

WASHINGTON POST
— More than 500,000 mail ballots were rejected in the primaries. That could make the difference in battleground states this fall. – Elise Viebeck
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rejected-mail-ballots/2020/08/23/397fbe92-db3d-11ea-809e-b8be57ba616e_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/maryanne-trump-barry-secret-recordings/2020/08/22/30d457f4-e334-11ea-ade1-28daf1a5e919_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/08/22/another-argument-bidens-experience-his-veteran-staff-advisers/
— A trillion here and a trillion there — pretty soon, it’s real money! – Robert J. Samuelson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/a-trillion-here-and-a-trillion-there–pretty-soon-its-real-money/2020/08/23/31ccaf78-e3d2-11ea-b69b-64f7b0477ed4_story.html

SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
— Kamala Harris’ mother was the real trailblazer Shyamala Gopalan Harris came from India at 19 to chart an impressive career in the U.S. – JAYA PADMANABHAN (DIERSEN: I was one of the few Republicans who IRS’s Chicago office promoted to GS-12. I was one of the few IRS Chicago office employees who passed the CPA examination on their first attempt. I was one of the few GAO Chicago office employees who passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on their first attempt. I was one of the very few GAO Chicago office employees who became a licensed CPA. I was one of the few Republicans who GAO’s Chicago office promoted to GS-13.)
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news-columnists/in-brown-type-kamala-harris-isnt-the-trailblazer-her-mother-was/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Covid-19 Is Dividing the American Worker The rapid adoption of remote work and automation could accelerate inequalities in place for decades. Economists say the resulting ‘K’ shaped recovery will be good for professionals—and bad for everyone else. – Christopher Mims
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-is-dividing-the-american-worker-11598068859

FORBES
— Does ‘Black Lives Matter’ Hinder Or Help Universal Equity? Three Diversity Executives Speak Out – Sheila Callaham (DIERSEN: BLM promotes hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christians, Italian Americans, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheilacallaham/2020/08/23/does-black-lives-matter-hinder-or-help-universal-equity-three-diversity-executives-speak-out/#3c225b271967
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote social justice is to promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christians, Italian Americans, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/glennllopis/2020/08/23/without-social-justice-a-severe-economic-collapse-awaits-us/#5e79a0463585

WSET
— OUTSTANDING: Halifax Co. citizens hold rally in support of police and Second Amendment rights – Caroline Kealy & Kaicey Baylor
https://wset.com/news/local/halifax-co-citizens-hold-rally-in-support-of-police-and-second-amendment-rights

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Black Trans Lives Matter mural formally unveiled in Andersonville – Emily Reilly
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Black-Trans-Lives-Matter-mural-formally-unveiled-in-Andersonville/69109.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.