August 24, 2022

ABC7

— Mayor Lightfoot accuses conservative PAC of darkening her skin in anti-Gov. JB Pritzker TV ad. Darren Bailey for governor: Ad does not mention Republican candidate by name, despite being paid for by previous supporter.
https://abc7chicago.com/lori-lightfoot-mayor-darren-bailey-for-governor-jb-pritzker/12160680/
— Aurora City Council to vote on LGBTQ advisory board. Lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender and queer advisory board for Aurora, Illinois would consist of 9 community members. (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ in Aurora.)
https://abc7chicago.com/aurora-il-illinois-lgbtq-city-council/12157938/

NBC5
— Chicago Businessman Donates Staggering $1.6 Billion to Conservative Nonprofit – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/chicago-businessman-donates-staggering-1-6-billion-to-conservative-nonprofit/2921917/
— Man Dies After Being Stabbed in Neck in River North, Flagging Down Police Near Mag Mile
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/man-in-critical-condition-after-being-stabbed-in-neck-outside-of-magnificent-mile-store/2922061/
— Lori Lightfoot Accuses Conservative Super PAC of Darkening Her Skin Tone in Ad. One Democrat called the ad “racialized carnage porn.” The PAC called Lightfoot’s allegation “insane.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/lori-lightfoot-accuses-conservative-super-pac-of-darkening-her-skin-tone-in-an-ad-boosting-illinois-gop-governor-candidate/2922334/

WTTW
— Lightfoot Declines to Endorse Commission’s Call to Remove 13 Racist Monuments, Including 3 Columbus Statues – Heather Cherone
https://news.wttw.com/2022/08/23/lightfoot-declines-endorse-commission-s-call-remove-13-racist-monuments-including-3

WGN RADIO
— IRS initiates safety probe after threats to workers – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/irs-initiates-safety-probe-after-threats-to-workers/

WBBM
— Lightfoot: Media isn’t offering complete picture about crime
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/lightfoot-media-not-offering-complete-picture-on-crime

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After he takes control of state party, Gov. J.B. Pritzker doles out $5.5 million to help fellow Illinois Democrats – Dan Petrella and Jeremy Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-state-democratic-party-pritzker-money-20220824-idswghupp5fzpi2o4zuswi4g6e-story.html
— Before Chicago permanently removes Columbus statues or other monuments, Mayor Lightfoot wants more study. – Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-columbus-statues-chicago-monuments-lori-lightfoot-20220823-univ3eriwvbbfiods5uf57ccja-story.html
— We’re smart enough as a city to leave Christopher Columbus alone – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-lorraine-hansberry-columbus-statues-20220823-nmgnk2cg45bo5gglofwf7e2aoy-story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats cover up Chicago’s problems. I lived in Chicago’s north side in 1971, then in downtown Chicago part-time 1974-1976, and then full-time 1976-1978. I worked for IRS in downtown Chicago in 1971 and then 1973-1980. I worked for GAO in downtown Chicago 1980-1997. I took classes at UIC 1966-1968 and in 1971. I took graduate night classes in downtown Chicago at Loyola 1972-1976, DePaul 1976-1980, and IIT 1992-1997. I collected delinquent taxes for IRS in the south side of Chicago in 1973. While I was working for IRS in Chicago, my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen in Chicago in 1971 and my 1962 Chevrolet BelAir was stolen in Chicago in 1973.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-bailey-hellhole-reaction-st-0824-20220823-zivzwz4aarbhlhssxe3piehpqa-story.html
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasts ad from pro-Bailey political committee that ‘darkens’ her image – Dan Petrella, Jeremy Gorner and Gregory Pratt
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-lightfoot-blasts-tv-commercial-governors-race-20220824-746luxbypbhfdmldurib3epf2a-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The ad was created by the independent expenditure political action committee People Who Play By The Rules, a Florida-based PAC headed by right-wing radio host Dan Proft and funded by Richard Uihlein, the Lake Forest packaging magnate and conservative megadonor. Since the ad debuted Aug. 15, People Who Play By The Rules has reported spending more than $1 million on TV ads in Chicago and other markets, according to state campaign finance records. In an email Tuesday evening, Proft called Lightfoot’s racism allegation “an insane assertion” from a politician who is trying to deflect attention away from Chicago’s crime issues and denied the ad changed the tone of Lightfoot’s skin. “We did nothing to her pigmentation just as we did nothing to pigmentation of our pasty blowhard of a governor,” Proft said in the statement. “The video of Lightfoot was pulled from the web from her City Club speech.” Uihlein gave the PAC $8 million during the Republican primary, much of which was spent aiding Bailey by attacking the GOP credentials of Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, one of Bailey’s top opponents in the six-man race. While the PAC is prohibited from coordinating directly with any candidate, Uihlein also gave more than $9 million directly to Bailey’s campaign. Since the primary, the Uline packaging supplies founder has given $20 million to Proft’s committee but nothing to Bailey’s campaign, state records show. Despite the committee supporting Bailey’s candidacy, his campaign noted in a statement Tuesday that it has “no communication with or control” over the PAC. Bailey spokesman Joe DeBose said Pritzker and Lightfoot have control over crime afflicting Chicago “and they should be more concerned with the people being killed and set on fire in the city.” The ad also warns that because of Pritzker “the lawlessness of Chicago will soon be the law statewide,” a nod to a provision of the 700-page Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today law, or SAFE-T Act, which instituted a host of criminal justice reforms in Illinois.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Lightfoot accuses conservative PAC of darkening her skin in TV ad about Chicago crime: ‘News flash. I’m Black and I’m proud’ Conservative Dan Proft told the Sun-Times in a text statement that Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s accusation about his PAC’s ad was “an insane assertion,” adding “We did nothing to her pigmentation just as we did nothing to [the] pigmentation of our pasty blowhard of a governor.” – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2022/8/23/23319291/mayor-lightfoot-accuses-conservative-pac-darkening-skin-race-dog-whistle-dan-proft-dick-uihlein
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Proft told the Sun-Times in a text statement that Lightfoot’s accusation was “an insane assertion — and par for the course from inveterate race hustlers like Lightfoot and Pritzker who are trying to misdirect attention away from the fact that she has turned the city over to repeat, violent predators and he aims to do the same statewide with his elimination of cash bail.” In a more pointed element of a lengthy statement, Proft said, “We did nothing to her pigmentation just as we did nothing to [the] pigmentation of our pasty blowhard of a governor.” Proft said the video was pulled from her City Club of Chicago speech, although side by side comparisons with videos of the speech on You Tube appear to show the mayor’s skin darker in the brief snippet used in the TV ad. . .The PAC has spent $400,000 on the Chicago TV ad buy, with another $100,000 for a statewide radio ad with the same talking points. The ad is intended to criticize the SAFE-T Act, a criminal justice package that Pritzker signed into law in an attempt to address longstanding public safety issues and police distrust. Panned by Republicans for its provision to end cash bail, it goes into effect next year. . .The ad notably does not mention Bailey by name, despite Uihlein being one of Bailey’s top supporters in the primary, having contributed $9 million directly to his campaign between February and March. But the funding strategy changed in July, when Uihlein instead gave money in two contributions of a combined $20 million to the PAC. It means that the cash strapped Bailey campaign is relying on messaging from the PAC, even if it’s in ads the Republican nominee has no legal control over and don’t even mention his name. Bailey’s campaign had just $363,918.42 cash on hand at the end of a required filing period on June 30, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections. But Bailey has received thousands in contributions since, including a $50,000 contribution from businessman and former GOP congressional candidate Vincent Kolber. Still, it’s nowhere near the millions he received during the primary, directly from Uihlein. Bailey’s campaign, which has not yet begun airing TV ads with just 77 days until the general election, said they have had no communication with Proft’s political action committee, as required by federal law. “We have no communication with or control over this PAC, but Pritzker and Lightfoot have control over the skyrocketing crime in Chicago, and they should be more concerned with the people being killed and set on fire in the city,” Bailey spokesman Joe DeBose said in a statement. “Darren Bailey’s focus is making Illinois safe and affordable for everyone.”)
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats dump Italian Americans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/8/23/23316246/monuments-committee-says-goodbye-columbus-but-its-work-mustnt-end-there-editorial
–COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/8/23/23318144/monkeypox-prevention-efforts-chicago-illinois-must-keep-moving-forward-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— GOP’s Seth Lewis has a new opponent for 24th Senate seat – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220823/gops-seth-lewis-has-a-new-opponent-for-24th-senate-seat
— Eleven suburban mayors endorse Krishnamoorthi (COMMENT: One could argue that for a Republican to endorse a Democrat is to leave the Republican Party.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220823/eleven-suburban-mayors-endorse-krishnamoorthi-
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A bipartisan group of 11 suburban mayors Tuesday publicly endorsed 8th District Democratic congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg in his reelection bid against Republican challenger Chris Dargis of Palatine. The mayors are Richard Veenstra of Addison, Frank Saverino of Carol Stream, Dave Kaptain of Elgin, Craig Johnson of Elk Grove Village, Rod Craig of Hanover Park, Bill McLeod of Hoffman Estates, Jeff Pruyn of Itasca, Gopal Lalmalani of Oak Brook, Tom Dailly of Schaumburg, David Pileski of Roselle and Nick Cuzzone of Villa Park. All of their communities are within the 8th District. . .Dargis responded with a list of endorsements by current and former elected officials, including state Rep. Amy Grant of Wheaton, state Rep. Dan Ugaste of Geneva, state Sen. Don DeWitte of St. Charles and Republican U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas. “My opponent’s endorsements confirm what we already know: He is representing politicians and boosting his own political career, not doing his job in representing the best interests of the constituents in the 8th District,” Dargis stated.)

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— IRS initiates safety probe after threats to workers – AP
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/irs-initiates-safety-probe-after-threats-to-workers/article_b1d05a8a-1388-5891-92ea-3241b08c4097.html

RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD LANDMARK
— Abortion resolution Riverside’s ‘ugly legacy’ – Michael J. Flight
https://www.rblandmark.com/2022/08/23/abortion-resolution-riversides-ugly-legacy/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Cartels ‘pouring’ drugs into the US – ELISSA SALAMY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/cartels-pouring-drugs-into-the-us-says-border-expert-mexico-china-fentanyl-crisis-mark-morgan-cdc-overdose-immigration-migrant

FOX19
— Bailey discusses education agenda
https://www.fox19.com/video/2022/08/23/sen-darren-bailey-discusses-education-agenda/

WILL
— Illinois Has the Highest Per Capita Population of American Muslims – Jose Zepeda and Zainab Qureshi
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/story/illinois-has-the-highest-per-capita-population-of-american-muslims

NPR ILLINOIS
— People of color at ‘New York Times’ get lower ratings in job reviews, union says – David Folkenflik (COMMENT: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors consistently gave me lower job ratings than they gave my Democrat coworkers who were female and/or minority and a) who had less job-related work experience than I had, b) who had less job-related education than I had, and/or c) who had fewer job-related professional certifications and licenses than I had. They always ranked me in the lower half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-08-23/people-of-color-at-new-york-times-get-lower-ratings-in-job-reviews-union-says
— Set to receive $80 billion from Congress, the IRS plans to go after wealthy tax dodgers
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-08-23/set-to-receive-80-billion-from-congress-the-irs-plans-to-go-after-wealthy-tax-dodgers
— Two months after the Dobbs ruling, new abortion bans are taking hold – Sarah McCammon
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-08-23/two-months-after-the-dobbs-ruling-new-abortion-bans-are-taking-hold
— Trump has raised millions. He may run in 2024, so where will all that money go? – Deepa Shivaram
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-08-24/trump-has-raised-millions-he-may-run-in-2024-so-where-will-all-that-money-go
— TRAGIC: Young adults are using marijuana and hallucinogens at the highest rates on record – Ayana Archie (COMMENT: Ask my pot-pushing critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes if I had been a drug user, would I have been able to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-08-24/young-adults-are-using-marijuana-and-hallucinogens-at-the-highest-rates-on-record

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/some-want-to-see-illinois-expand-pool-of-providers-for-abortion-services

CITIES 92.9
— Some Illinois politicians see Trump raid as threat to nation, others see it as law and order – Greg Bishop
https://www.cities929.com/2022/08/23/some-illinois-politicians-see-trump-raid-as-threat-to-nation-others-see-it-as-law-and-order/

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— COMMENT: To demonize, denigrate, and condemn Bailey, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Southern Illinoisans.
https://www.chicagomag.com/news/we-havent-elected-a-southern-illinoisian-governor-since-1928/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Dog whistle politics’ in Illinois.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2022/08/24/dog-whistle-politics-in-illinois-00053476

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Catalina Lauf Holds Successful Woodstock Fundraiser Headlined by Utah Congressman Burgess Owens
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/08/23/catalina-lauf-holds-successful-woodstock-fundraiser-headlined-by-utah-congressman-burgess-owens/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Chicago mayor touts violence prevention spending but some don’t see results – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/chicago-mayor-touts-violence-prevention-spending-but-some-dont-see-results/article_e645678a-2334-11ed-92f7-eb6a093e8cd2.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Naperville third grade teacher instructs eight year old boys in how to act like girls (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to send your child to a public is to make your child an LGBTQer.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/630700500-naperville-third-grade-teacher-instructs-eight-year-old-boys-in-how-to-act-like-girls

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— “The dangerous lies about the IRS being spread by GOP leaders” — Illinois U.S. Rep Mike Quigley (COMMENT: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $88,229-$99,994/year. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years at the GS-13 Step 1-3 Levels, currently $104,915-$111,909/year. I should write a book about how the following have treated my knowledge of IRS: a) my Republican U.S. Senators, b) my Republican U.S. Representatives, c) Republican candidates for those offices, d) their staff members, and e) their political consultants.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/630700835-illinois-u-s-rep-mike-quigley-the-dangerous-lies-about-the-irs-being-spread-by-gop-leaders-are-exactly-thatlies-increased-funding

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— People Who Play By The Rules PAC spokesman: ‘When are we going to start holding Governor Pritzker accountable for his failures during COVID?’ – Andy Nghiem
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/630728982-pbr-pac-spokesman-when-are-we-going-to-start-holding-governor-pritzker-accountable-for-his-failures-during-covid

WIREPOINTS
— Chicago Public Schools’ radical agenda gets uglier: ‘Equity’ video promotes looting and burning – Matt Rosenberg
https://wirepoints.org/the-chicago-public-schools-radical-agenda-gets-uglier-equity-video-promotes-looting-and-burning/
— If Illinois had the same unemployment rate as Indiana about 120,000 more Illinoisans would be working today
https://wirepoints.org/if-illinois-had-the-same-unemployment-rate-as-indiana-about-120000-more-illinoisans-would-be-working-today-wirepoints-on-the-steve-cochran-show/
— At Chicago’s Uplift High School there are 55 students and only 3% are reading proficient, yet Uplift has a Principal and an Assistant Principal both making $120K-plus
https://wirepoints.org/at-chicagos-uplift-high-school-there-are-55-students-and-only-3-are-reading-proficient-yet-uplift-has-a-principal-and-an-assistant-principal-both-making-120k-plus-wirepoints-on-am-560-ch/

CAPITOL FAX
— Campaign notebook
https://capitolfax.com/2022/08/23/campaign-notebook-107/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— IRS inability to hire, retain workers could upend Biden’s revenue plans – Jeff Mordock (COMMENT: IRS hired me in 1971 when I was 22 years old because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/23/irs-inability-hire-retain-workers-could-upend-bide/
— Biden’s move to cancel student debt would cost more than $300 billion, study says – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/23/study-says-bidens-move-cancel-student-debt-would-c/
— A larger IRS another way to reward Biden’s cronies. The left is deputizing the bureaucracy to harass its political opponents. – Aaron Withe (COMMENT: The Democrats who ran IRS in 1978 would not have disallowed my education deductions if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/15/a-larger-irs-another-way-to-reward-bidens-cronies/
— Bills restricting race, gender lessons face new challenges – Sean Salai
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/23/bills-restricting-race-gender-lessons-face-new-cha/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— In “systemically racist” America, lots of whites vote for blacks – Michael Barone
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/in-systemically-racist-america-lots-of-whites-vote-for-blacks
— Major League Baseball silences black, conservative Republicans – Christopher Tremoglie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/major-league-baseball-silences-black-conservative-republicans
— Texas school district bans critical race theory – Jenny Goldsberry
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/texas-school-district-bans-critical-race-theory
— Woke policies are destroying Minnesota – Nicole Russell (COMMENT: Woke Democrat policies are destroying Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/woke-policies-are-destroying-minnesota
— Meet the new racism, same as the old racism – Kaylee McGhee
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/meet-the-new-racism-same-as-the-old-racism

NEW YORK POST
— Fancy office perks are a sign of coddled ‘woke’ workplaces – Brooke Kato
https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/linkedin-employee-reignites-work-perks-debate-in-viral-tiktok/
— The NY Times’ minority-bashing hit on ‘the American dream’ – Adam B. Coleman
https://nypost.com/2022/08/23/the-ny-times-minority-bashing-hit-on-the-american-dream/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— The Magical World Of Liberal Equity. Analysis finds white NYT employees receive higher job performance ratings than POC colleagues. If you hire for reasons other than competence, what do you expect? – Rod Dreher (COMMENT: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors consistently gave me lower job ratings than they gave my Democrat coworkers who were female and/or minority and a) who had less job-related work experience than I had, b) who had less job-related education than I had, and/or c) who had fewer job-related professional certifications and licenses than I had. They always ranked me in the lower half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-magical-world-of-liberal-equity/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Racism to Achieve Diversity Harms All Americans. For everyone’s sake, Americans of all ethnicities must unite to reject racism of all kinds and embrace becoming a colorblind meritocracy. – Edward Ring
https://amgreatness.com/2022/08/23/racism-to-achieve-diversity-harms-all-americans/
— Some Back-to-School Curricula Deliberately Dividing Students by Race and Gender – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2022/08/23/some-back-to-school-curricula-deliberately-dividing-students-by-race-and-gender/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Through the lens of wokeness, Yale moves to abolish proven diagnostics tests – Olivia Murray
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/08/through_the_lens_of_wokeness_yale_moves_to_abolish_proven_diagnostics_tests.html
— How many Americans shall we kill for the greater good? – John M. Clark
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/08/how_many_americans_shall_we_kill_for_the_greater_good.html
— Life in Wokeland – Ned Cosby
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/08/life_in_wokeland.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— GOP House members demand Mayorkas answer why he’s allowing illegals to use warrants as ID on planes – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2022/08/24/gop-house-members-demand-mayorkas-answer-why-hes-allowing-illegals-to-use-warrants-as-id-on-planes-1276805/

BREITBART
— Republicans: Biden Must Disclose How Much Taxpayers Are Paying for pay non-governmental organizations (NGO) to Fly Illegal Aliens into U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/08/23/republicans-biden-must-disclose-how-much-taxpayers-are-paying-for-ngos-to-fly-illegal-aliens-into-u-s/
— Illinois GOP Secretary of State Nominee Dan Brady Will Not Say He Is Voting for GOP Governor Nominee – JACOB BLISS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/08/23/illinois-gop-secretary-state-nominee-will-not-say-he-voting-gop-governor-nominee/
— Meet BlackRock: the ‘Architect of Woke Capitalism’ Destroying America from Within
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/08/23/meet-blackrock-the-architect-of-woke-capitalism-destroying-america-from-within/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Former Illinois State University football coach Kurt Beathard sues for wrongful termination over ‘All Lives Matter’ sign – Kate Anderson
https://campusreform.org/article?id=20023

CNS NEWS
— Rubio: ‘I Don’t Think You Move to Florida If You Like the Way Things Are Going in San Francisco’ – Susan Jones
https://cnsnews.com/article/national/susan-jones/rubio-i-dont-think-you-move-florida-if-you-way-things-are-going-san

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Irrefutable And Completely Enraging’: New York Times Staffers Accuse Their Bosses Of Racism – LAUREL DUGGAN
https://dailycaller.com/2022/08/23/new-york-times-guild-racism-employee-evaluation-disparity/

EPOCH TIMES
— Kinzinger Says ‘Friend’ Pompeo Lacks ‘Moral Center’ by Not Denouncing – Larry Elder
https://www.theepochtimes.com/ep-52-kinzinger-says-friend-pompeo-lacks-moral-center-by-not-denouncing-trump-the-larry-elder-show_4683716.html
— 2020 Election Doubts: Extreme or Mainstream Opinion? – Lorenzo Puertas
https://www.theepochtimes.com/2020-election-doubts-extreme-or-mainstream-opinion_4684011.html
— Groupthink and Identity Tribalism Damage Our Constitutional Republic – Wenyuan Wu
https://www.theepochtimes.com/groupthink-and-identity-tribalism-damage-our-constitutional-republic_4679134.html

FEDERALIST
— Two Years After Kenosha Riots, Why No August 23 Committee To Investigate The Big Lie That Stoked The Flames? – KYLEE GRISWOLD
https://thefederalist.com/2022/08/23/two-years-after-kenosha-riots-why-no-august-23-committee-to-investigate-the-big-lie-that-stoked-the-flames/
— New York Times Made A Bunch Of Affirmative Action Hires, Then Rated Them Lower Than Their White Colleagues (COMMENT: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors consistently gave me lower job ratings than they gave my Democrat coworkers who were female and/or minority and a) who had less job-related work experience than I had, b) who had less job-related education than I had, and/or c) who had fewer job-related professional certifications and licenses than I had. They always ranked me in the lower half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes.)
https://thefederalist.com/2022/08/24/new-york-times-made-a-bunch-of-affirmative-action-hires-then-rated-them-lower-than-their-white-colleagues/

FOX NEWS
— Radical gender theory has now made its way into more than 4,000 US schools. Many of America’s school are now pushing the radical norms of gender theory and parents are left wondering how it happened. – Christopher F. Rufo
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/radical-gender-theory-made-way-4000-us-schools
— House Republicans demand answers on policy allowing illegal immigrants on planes with warrants for ID. The head of TSA has said that ‘under 1,000’ illegal immigrants have boarded with arrest warrants this year. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-demand-answers-policy-allowing-illegal-immigrants-planes-warrants-id
— Maryland middle school offers assignment to students to show their allyship with LGBTQ community. – Joshua Q. Nelson
https://www.foxnews.com/media/maryland-school-district-offers-assignment-students-show-their-allyship-lgbtq-community
— Heated Texas school board meeting on policies related to CRT, gender identity drives hundreds to the mic. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislation prohibiting teachings from the 1619 Project in June 2021. – Cortney O’Brien
https://www.foxnews.com/media/texas-school-board-meeting-heats-up-over-crt-time-that-was-stolen-from-our-parents
— DeSantis-backed candidates flip Florida school board from liberal to conservative. The Florida school board wins are being touted as victories against ‘woke’ indoctrination. – Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/desantis-backed-candidates-flip-florida-school-board-liberal-conservative
— Heather Mac Donald on woke medical college curriculum: ‘Possible jeopardy to patients’ lives’ Medical schools are just the latest domino to fall to ‘woke’ ideology curriculum, starting with undergraduate colleges nationwide.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/heather-mac-donald-woke-medical-college-curriculum-possible-jeopardy-patients-lives
— Minneapolis school board candidate questions effectiveness of race-based layoff policy: ‘It’s a bigger issue’ Laurelle Myhra said she ‘understood’ the policy, but retaining minority teachers would require recruiting, higher pay and support in the school system. – Kelsey Koberg
https://www.foxnews.com/media/minneapolis-school-board-candidate-quesitons-effectiveness-race-based-layoff-policy-bigger-issue
— Black Californians detail racism they allegedly faced from Latino co-workers following massive race bias suits. One Black employee says the racism he’s faces is ‘dehumanizing’ – Emma Colton
https://www.foxnews.com/us/black-californians-detail-racism-allegedly-faced-latino-co-workers-massive-race-bias-suits

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Those Who Want to Destroy the Constitution – Ben Shapiro
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/blog/2022/08/24/those-who-want-to-destroy-the-constitution

GOPUSA
— Are We Headed For A Civil War? – Star Parker
https://www.gopusa.com/are-we-headed-for-a-civil-war/

HOT AIR
— NY Times uncovers systemic racism at the NY Times – JOHN SEXTON (COMMENT: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs, if Republicans, Whites, males, older people, heterosexuals, married people, conservatives, Protestants, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time succeed in life, it is because they have benefitted from discrimination against those who are Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, moderate, liberal, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always attributed all my successes in life to me benefitting from discrimination against those who do not share my demographics. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2022/08/23/ny-times-uncovers-systemic-racism-at-the-ny-times-n491672

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— While “Team Biden” is targeting cops, they’re also giving away America to illegal immigrants on our dime.
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/team-biden-targeting-cops-giving-away-america-to-illegal-immigrants/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— University of Chicago Changes Medical School Stipend Program That Excluded Whites. “…the universities also necessarily deny themselves and the rest of their students the benefit of what those excluded students have to offer.” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/08/u-of-chicago-changes-med-school-stipend-program-that-excluded-whites/
— CatholicVote Releases $1 Million Ad Targeting Biden, DOJ for Ignoring Anti-Catholic Violence. Our “devout” Catholic president won’t do anything about the continuing attacks on Catholic churches and schools. – Mary Chastain (COMMENT: What about Biden’s promoting abortion, LGBTQ, mass/illegal immigration, dependency on government, dependency on charity, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination (Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, CRT, 1619, BLM, reparations, replacement theory, wokeness/wokeism), and age discrimination?)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/08/catholicvote-releases-1-million-ad-targeting-biden-doj-for-ignoring-anti-catholic-violence/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Arizona Public Universities Embrace CRT, DEI – STANLEY KURTZ
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/arizonas-campus-disaster-can-be-stopped/

NEWSBUSTERS
— Civil Rights Experts: Google Fellowship Is ‘Illegal’ – Autumn Johnson
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/autumn-johnson/2022/08/23/civil-rights-experts-google-fellowship-illegal

NEWSMAX
— Illegals Get Free Hotels, Healthcare, Phones in New York – Michael Carter
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/sanctuary-city-new-york-illegal/2022/08/23/id/1084326/
— Democrats Having Buyer’s Remorse Over Open Borders – Steve Levy
https://www.newsmax.com/stevelevy/abbott-adams-racist/2022/08/23/id/1084319/

PJ MEDIA
— Pentagon Denies D.C. Mayor Bowser’s Request for Help With Illegals Again – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2022/08/23/pentagon-denies-d-c-mayor-bowsers-request-for-help-with-illegals-again-n1623398

PATRIOT POST
— The Anti-Constitutional Left – Gary Bauer
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/90727-the-anti-constitutional-left-2022-08-23

TOWNHALL
— The Yawning Abyss. – Nicholas Waddy
https://townhall.com/columnists/nicholaswaddy/2022/08/23/the-yawning-abyss-n2612119

WESTERN JOURNAL
— It Only Took a Year for Lightfoot’s $1M Anti-Gun Hotline to Blow Up in Her Face – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.westernjournal.com/took-year-lightfoots-1m-anti-gun-hotline-blow-face/

NBC NEWS
— Lori Lightfoot accuses conservative super PAC of darkening her skin tone in an ad boosting Illinois GOP governor candidate. One Democrat called the ad “racialized carnage porn.” The PAC called Lightfoot’s allegation “insane.” – Natasha Korecki
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/lori-lightfoot-accuses-conservative-super-pac-darkening-skin-tone-ad-b-rcna44402

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— AP-NORC poll: Most in US say they want stricter gun laws – SARA BURNETT (COMMENT: What about enforcement of existing gun laws?)
https://apnews.com/article/gun-violence-covid-health-chicago-c912ecc5619e925c5ea7447d36808715

YAHOO
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use the Buffalo shooting to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/families-buffalo-shooting-victims-speak-154200223.html

NEWSWEEK
— Democrats Discover Only The Federal Government Can Solve The Border Crisis – JONATHAN TOBIN
https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-discover-only-federal-government-can-solve-border-crisis-opinion-1736119

CNBC
— 50% of employers expect job cuts, survey finds. Here’s how to prepare for a potential layoff – Greg Iacurci (COMMENT: To frustrate my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors’ efforts to get rid of me, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/22/50percent-of-employers-expect-layoffs-a-survey-found-heres-how-to-prepare.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats crow about their success in destroying Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/24/gop-attacks-fbi-doj-government-trump/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— New Conservative Group Gets $1.6 Billion Donation From Chicago Businessman. Gift from billionaire Barre Seid went to conservative legal strategist Leonard Leo’s new politically active nonprofit. – Julie Bykowicz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-conservative-group-gets-1-6-billion-donation-from-chicago-businessman-11661260649

FORBES
— 3 Reasons People Are Unhappy At Work And How Redefining Success Can Help – Mark C. Perna (COMMENT: To make their employees who were the following happy: Democrat, moderate, liberal, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors had not been in America for a long time, my Democrat superiors wasted the careers of and got rid of their employees who were the following: Republican, conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcperna/2022/08/23/3-reasons-people-are-unhappy-at-work-and-how-redefining-success-can-help/

ORLANDO SENTINEL
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run America get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/opinion/guest-commentary/os-op-lgbtq-we-belong-here-20220823-map3docnqrh4donj4pkc2a2ffy-story.html

STAR TRIBUNE
— Lawsuit alleges Minneapolis Public Schools discriminates by protecting teachers of color – Mara Klecker (COMMENT: To protect one group is to discriminate against another group. Because the federal government protects its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.startribune.com/lawsuit-alleges-minneapolis-public-schools-discriminates-by-protecting-teachers-of-color/600200637/

ARIZONA MIRROR
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run America promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.azmirror.com/2022/08/23/white-nationalism-fueled-by-social-media-is-on-the-rise-and-attracting-violent-young-white-men/

PENNSYLVANIA CAPITAL STAR
— Socioeconomic status should not determine access to health care in America – Vanessa M. Griffith (COMMENT: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? Notwithstanding the fact that I was never viewed as being college material, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970, b) job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, c) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and d) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.penncapital-star.com/commentary/socioeconomic-status-should-not-determine-access-to-health-care-in-america-opinion/

UNION BULLETIN
— Are Cuban migrants in the United States ‘illegals’? That might be the wrong question – Nora Gámez Torres
https://www.union-bulletin.com/news/national/are-cuban-migrants-in-the-united-states-illegals-that-might-be-the-wrong-question/article_d57b0980-6e26-50ff-ae00-d98d934dd69f.html

NPR
— People of color at ‘New York Times’ get lower ratings in job reviews, union says – David Folkenflik (COMMENT: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors consistently gave me lower job ratings than they gave my Democrat coworkers who were female and/or minority and a) who had less job-related work experience than I had, b) who had less job-related education than I had, and/or c) who had fewer job-related professional certifications and licenses than I had. They always ranked me in the lower half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes.)
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/23/1118817023/new-york-times-race-employees-job-review-union
— Maryland: A new system to flag racist incidents and acts of hate is named after Emmett Till – Jonathan Franklin (COMMENT: How soon will the Democrats who run Illinois have this in Illinois?)
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/23/1118969209/emmett-till-alert-system-maryland-hate-crimes

REASON
— For Many Americans, Cancel Culture is Self-Inflicted – J.D. TUCCILLE (COMMENT: What has caused you to be cancelled? For me, it has been my promotion of the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity planks in the Republican Party platform. For me, it has been my opposition to promoting dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination (Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, CRT, 1619, BLM, reparations, replacement theory, wokeness/wokeism), and age discrimination. For me, it has been my refusing to be manipulated or dominated by my critics/opponents, my refusing to glorify and praise them, my refusing to pander to them, my refusing to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, my refusing to cover up their wrong doing, and my refusing to give them money.)
https://reason.com/2022/08/24/for-many-americans-cancel-culture-is-self-inflicted/

SPLC
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use the SPLC to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2022/08/23/white-nationalist-group-exploits-amazon-fund-their-cause

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.