August 31, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrats acknowledge that “Migrants Chicago: As housing crisis continues, some expected to move into Lake Shore Hotel. 3 Chicago police station migrants hospitalized with flu-like symptoms Tuesday.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrats and RINOs want cheap labor.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-migrant-immigrants-news/13719714/

NBC5
— Democrats acknowledge that “Push continues to move migrants out of police stations.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrats and RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/push-continues-to-move-migrants-out-of-police-stations/3218340/
— ‘Democrats acknowledge that “Tennis players complain of marijuana smell at US Open court. Players and security staffers alike believe the nearby Corona Park is the source of the smell.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more pot.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/like-snoop-doggs-living-room-tennis-players-complain-of-marijuana-smell-at-us-open-court/3217784/
— Democrats ever-increasingly use the 1619 Project to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/chicago-today/pulitzer-prize-winner-nikole-hannah-jones-explores-impact-of-the-1619-project/3218037/
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/health-agency-recommends-easing-federal-restrictions-on-marijuana/3218432/

CBS2
— Democrats acknowledge that “Chicago officials propose housing about 300 migrants in Hyde Park hotel.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrats and RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/migrants-in-hyde-park-hotel/
— Democrats acknowledge that “Chicago alderman turns to CBS 2 for information on city’s spending on migrants.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrats and RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/alderman-seeks-migrant-spending-info/

FOX32
— Democrats acknowledge that “Illinois lawmakers, Chicago leaders want Biden to expand work permits for undocumented immigrants.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrats and RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-lawmakers-chicago-leaders-want-biden-to-expand-work-permits-for-undocumented-immigrants
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrats and RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1272069
— Democrats acknowledge that “Chicago plans to avoid repeat of last year’s Mexican Independence Day chaos.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1272298

WGN9
— Democrats say “2 women tasked with constructing migrant housing plan lay out road ahead.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrats and RINOs want cheap labor.
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/2-women-tasked-with-constructing-migrant-housing-plan-lay-out-road-ahead/

WTTW
— Democrats crow that “Pritzker, Johnson Press Biden to Allow Migrants to Work While Seeking Asylum.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrats and RINOs want cheap labor.
https://news.wttw.com/2023/08/30/pritzker-johnson-press-biden-allow-migrants-work-while-seeking-asylum

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats acknowledge that “Tempers flare at community meeting on migrant shelter opening in East Hyde Park hotel.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrats and RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-migrant-housing-meeting-5th-ward-20230831-vd5kdtfwgzcbnpgzypvojbt2zu-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats say “Mayor Brandon Johnson warns city would be unable to support more migrants without federal help.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrats and RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pritzker-johnson-migrant-work-permits-20230830-fy23rtvyhzcxtbwhichjm2abva-story.html
— Democrats say “First lady Jill Biden seeks to leverage union support in Chicago for husband’s reelection and Bidenomics.”’
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jill-biden-chicago-labor-20230830-iyez5iclq5g7da7ykz2uvxqonu-story.html
— Democrats acknowledge that “Ex-Madigan aide Tim Mapes found guilty but he’s still collecting a big (nearly $150,000-a-year) pension.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-tim-mapes-trial-madigan-probe-pension-20230831-rehuv43xxbbh3hwojmwkofqznm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats say “Chicago Democrats are pushing Biden to speed up work permits for migrants” and ask “Will they succeed?” and say “Top Illinois Democrats are pushing the Biden White House to speed up work permits for noncitizen migrants in Chicago, but the effort is complicated and nuanced.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrats and RINOs want cheap labor.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2023/8/30/23852113/migrant-worker-permits-biden-pritzker-chicago-illinois
— Democrats crow that “In Chicago visit, Jill Biden calls union workers backbone of this country.” I was a union member while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980. While I was a union member, my salary increased from $18.05/hour to $104,583/year in today’s dollars. My critics/opponents are vehemently anti-union. Since 1966, when I was 18 years old, they have viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being grossly overpaid. In Money Magazine’s February 1978 4-page article on me, it viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, a) I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, b) I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and f) I became a licensed CPA in 1981. Since 1980, my critics/opponents have stressed that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to suffer a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. But my Democrat GAO superiors would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, females, and/or veteran.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/8/30/23852822/jill-biden-chicago-visit-unions-labor-day-democratic-national-convention
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO EVER-INCREASINGLY TIGHTENS: Democrats acknowledge that “Hate crimes in Chicago last year reached highest number since 1994.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/metro-state/2023/8/30/23853206/report-chicago-hate-crimes-2022-highest-since-1994
— A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump’s inability to shut up could keep him in hot water.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/8/30/23852737/trumps-big-mouth-legal-trouble-s-e-cupp
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) use books to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/8/31/23851186/library-bomb-threats-oak-park-park-ridge-morton-grove-editorial

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats crow that “Illinois leaders call on Biden to let state sponsor migrant workers.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrats and RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20230830/illinois-leaders-call-on-biden-to-let-state-sponsor-migrant-workers

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats say “Key biz groups, political leaders turn up heat on Biden over jobs for refugees.” How bad are these jobs? How many U.S. citizens in Chicago are unemployed? Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration. Democrats and RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/biden-targeted-biz-political-leaders-over-jobs-refugees
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/cannabis-stocks-jump-hhs-calls-easing-restrictions

STATELINE
— Democrats acknowledge that “GOP attorneys general warn law firms against using race-based hiring practices.” Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly make it clear that they reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action (AA) decision. While I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, my Democrat superiors used AA, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to waste my career and to get rid of me.
https://stateline.org/2023/08/30/gop-attorneys-general-warn-law-firms-against-using-race-based-hiring-practices/

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/elk-grove-villages-first-dispensary-opened-today-wednesday/

NORTHERN STAR
— Young Democrats argue against Ramaswamy.
https://northernstar.info/107299/opinion/vivek-ramaswamy-is-not-the-young-president-america-needs/

CITY OF WHEATON
— City to Host September 11 Remembrance Ceremony (COMMENT: I organized Wheaton’s September 11 ceremonies in 2003 and 2004. I should write a book about those ceremonies. I would focus on my critics/opponents who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois and who not only boycotted the ceremonies, but who discouraged everyone from sponsoring them, participating in them, and attending them. I would focus my critics/opponents who continue to take many/big adverse actions against me.)
https://www.wheaton.il.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=979

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Illinois Presidential Poll (COMMENT: As a Republican Precinct Committeeman, for general elections, I am obligated to and I have always supported those candidates who won Republican primary elections. However, I am ever-increasingly reluctant to support candidates in Republican primary elections. Far too many of them and their political consultants, pollsters, fundraisers, major donors, campaign managers, campaign staff members, campaign volunteers, and supporters blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their defeats.)
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/08/30/illinois-presidential-poll/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 53% of Republicans support Donald Trump. . .The poll drilled down a level further, asking Republicans and Democrats who they would support if Trump and Biden were not in the running. For Republicans, 26% would nominate Ron DeSantis, followed by Vivek Ramaswamy (16%), Mike Pence (10%) and Nikki Haley (10%).)

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Chicago’s youth violence problem – Paul Vallas and Patrick Andriesen
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/policy-shop/the-policy-shop-chicagos-youth-violence-problem/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— How the IL GOP has Turned Gov. Ron DeSantis Into Their Own Version of the Richard Irvin Campaign for Governor
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/08/opinion-how-the-il-gop-has-turned-gov-ron-desantis-into-their-own-version-of-the-richard-irvin-campaign-for-governor.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s foes want to boot him from ballot for insurrection stemming from Jan. 6 charges – Susan Ferrechio (COMMENT: Will they succeed in Illinois?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/aug/30/donald-trumps-foes-want-boot-him-ballot-insurrecti/
— Illegal immigration: A key campaign issue for the 2024 presidential field – Cal Thomas
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/aug/30/illegal-immigration-key-campaign-issue-for-2024-pr/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— How Janet Yellen’s Treasury Department injects DEI into ‘all offices’ – Breccan F. Thies (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980, their top priority was using Affirmative Action and DEI to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who were minority, female, and/or veteran. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/treasury-department-spends-billions-dei-efforts
— Does social and emotional learning work? Let’s hope not. – Max Eden
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/does-social-and-emotional-learning-work-lets-hope-not
— ‘Secure the border & end this madness!’: GOP New York lawmakers slam Hochul’s White House requests to tackle migrant crisis – Heather Hunter
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/secure-the-border-end-this-madness-gop-ny-reps-slam-hochuls-white-house-requests-to-tackle-migrant-crisis

NEW YORK POST
— Malliotakis renews calls for Staten Island to secede from NYC as outrage over migrant crisis continues – Craig McCarthy, Kevin Sheehan and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
https://nypost.com/2023/08/30/malliotakis-renews-calls-for-staten-island-to-secede-from-nyc-over-migrants/
— These are the salaries single people need to survive in every state – Adriana Diaz (COMMENT: The salary is $63,930 for Illinois. I got married in 1978. In today’s dollars, while I was single and working for IRS 1971-1978, my salary increased from $52,022 in 1971 when I was 22 to $63,633 in 1972, to $76,990 in 1973, to $92,279 in 1974, and to $101,507 in 1978. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 and an MBA from Loyola in 1976. The aforesaid salaries enabled me a) to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) to pay for tuition and books for graduate business courses at Loyola 1972-1976, c) to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, d) to buy a new Dodge Dart in 1973, e) to buy a studio condo in the Loop in 1974, f) to pay for tuition and books for graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1978, and g) to buy a one bedroom condo in the Loop in 1976. I still own that 1972 Corvette and the furniture that I bought in 1972, 1974, and 1976 is either in the finished basement of our Wheaton home or in our Iron Gate Motor Condo in Naperville.)
https://nypost.com/2023/08/30/these-are-salaries-single-people-need-to-survive-in-every-state/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— America Overrun, America Transformed – Phillip Linderman (COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want that.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/america-overrun-america-transformed/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Who knew that ISIS would try to take advantage of an open border? – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/08/who_knew_that_isis_would_try_to_take_advantage_of_an_open_border.html

BREITBART
— Migrants Living in Chicago Police Stations Hospitalized with Flu Symptoms – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/08/30/report-migrants-living-chicago-police-stations-hospitalized-flu-symptoms/
— Democrat-Corporate Alliance: Big Banks, BlackRock, Pfizer Back Hochul Plan to Have Americans Bail Out New York for Illegal Immigration – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/08/29/democrat-corporate-alliance-big-banks-blackrock-pfizer-back-hochul-plan-to-have-americans-bail-out-new-york-for-illegal-immigration/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Universities are asking applicants about race even after affirmative action ruling – Melanie Wilcox
https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=23796

CENTER SQUARE
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting more abortion.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_889bfbb8-4470-11ee-82d9-a3025ccfb1c5.html

CHRISTIAN POST
— Orland Park Stephen Pastor indicted with Trump in Georgia released on bail with help of conservative group – Ryan Foley
https://www.christianpost.com/news/pastor-indicted-with-trump-in-georgia-released-on-bail.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lee’s gratitude on Sunday likely stems from his inclusion on the Living Word prayer list for Aug. 27, which calls for “prayers of guidance and blessing” for the Lee family “as they work for their current struggles, and a prayer of thanksgiving for support.” In an appearance on “Diamond & Silk: The Podcast” Thursday, Lee’s attorney, David Shestokas, told the conservative influencer known as Silk that his client was due to report to jail the following day. He noted that if convicted, Lee faces a mandatory minimum of five years in prison. After detailing how Fulton County had set Lee’s bond at $75,000, with the defendant expected to pay 10% upfront, Shestokas reported that the conservative advocacy organization Illinois Family Institute set up a defense fund for Lee that had raised almost $4,000. Silk, whose name is Herneitha Richardson, offered to “make a contribution and pay that $3,500,” instructing Shestokas to tell his client “don’t worry” because “Diamond and Silk: Chit Chat Live is going to pay that $3,500 that he needs.” “Once he [pays] that and if he’s found not guilty, will he get that money back?” Silk asked. After Shestokas responded in the affirmative, Silk urged Lee to donate the $3,500 to his church if/when he is found not guilty. The Illinois Family Institute’s efforts to raise money for Lee’s legal defense continue as the organization partners with a honey company called MakeHoneyGreatAgain.com, which has committed to donating “a significant portion of the proceeds from their honey sales” to Lee’s defense. In his conversation with Silk, Shestokas said Lee served as a chaplain to the New York Police Department and New York firefighters after 9/11. He also ministered to Hurricanes Katrina and Irma victims, the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, and the 1999 mass shooting at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado.)

DAILY WIRE
— Karine Jean-Pierre Claims Biden Is ‘Stopping’ Illegal Aliens From Crossing Southern Border
https://www.dailywire.com/news/karine-jean-pierre-claims-biden-is-stopping-illegal-aliens-from-crossing-southern-border

FEDERALIST
— The Feds Just Messed With Texas Over Buoys — And Sided With Cartel-Driven Mexico – GREG SINDELAR
https://thefederalist.com/2023/08/30/the-feds-just-messed-with-texas-over-buoys-and-sided-with-cartel-driven-mexico/
— Tuberville’s Block On Military Promotions Is Freezing Biden’s Slate Of Woke Nominees – TOM JONES
https://thefederalist.com/2023/08/30/tubervilles-block-on-military-promotions-is-freezing-bidens-slate-of-woke-nominees/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— ICE Doubles Down on Taxpayer-Funded Social Services for Illegal Aliens
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2023/08/30/ice-doubles-down-taxpayer-funded-social-services-illegal-aliens

FOX NEWS
— Trump fundraising spikes after Fulton County mugshot, surpassing $20M in August. Trump campaign says funds will only be used for political, campaign activities, not to cover legal expenses. – Brooke Singman
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-fundraising-spikes-after-fulton-county-mugshot-surpassing-20m-in-august

GOPUSA
— Trump Open To Ramaswamy As Vice President: ‘I Think He’s Great’
https://www.gopusa.com/trump-open-to-ramaswamy-as-vice-president-i-think-hes-great/

HOT AIR
— MSM smears DeSantis as a racist over shooting — to shut us all up – DAVID HARSANYI
https://hotair.com/headlines/2023/08/30/msm-smears-desantis-as-a-racist-over-shooting-to-shut-us-all-up-n574714

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— In Woke Democrat-Run Cities, Black Lives Matter Rioters Learn That Lawlessness Pays. – Stacey Matthews
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/08/in-woke-democrat-run-cities-black-lives-matter-rioters-learn-that-lawlessness-pays/
— NYC Mayor Adams Doubles Down on Criticism of Hochul’s Handling of Migrant Crisis – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/08/nyc-mayor-adams-doubles-down-on-criticism-of-hochuls-handling-of-migrant-crisis/

PJ MEDIA
— The Morning Briefing: However Bad You Think the Border Mess Is—It’s Worse – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stephen-kruiser/2023/08/30/the-morning-briefing-however-bad-you-think-the-border-mess-is-its-worse-n1723058

REAL CLEAR EDUCATION
— How Schools Flout the Affirmative Action Ruling – William McGurn
https://www.realcleareducation.com/2023/08/31/how_schools_flout_the_affirmative_action_ruling_976510.html

TOWNHALL
— Mitch McConnell Is Making It Hard to Attack Joe Biden on This Point, But Does It Matter? – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2023/08/31/mitch-mcconnell-is-making-it-hard-to-attack-joe-biden-on-this-point-n2627772
— Reparations for Everyone – Jeff Davidson
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2023/08/31/column-n2627773

ZERO HEDGE
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Half Of Americans Live In States Where Weed Is Legal, Health Officials Push To Ease Restrictions
https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/half-americans-live-states-where-weed-legal-health-officials-push-ease-restrictions

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly lower standards to promote Diversity.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4179787-study-finds-air-force-eligibility-rules-hinder-diversity-amongst-airmen/

NBC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly make children sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/30-new-lgbtq-education-laws-are-effect-students-go-back-school-rcna101897

ABC LOS ANGELES
— Democrats say “As 11th bus of migrants arrives, LA considering criminal charges against Texas.”
https://abc7.com/migrants-asylum-seekers-los-angeles-city-council-texas-gov-greg-abbott/13719826/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats crow that a judge ruled that “Rudy Giuliani is liable for defaming two Georgia election workers by repeatedly saying that they had mishandled ballots in 2020.” Who has defamed you and for doing what? Politics is nasty/vicious. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have defamed me the most a) for what I have done as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and b) for what I did as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Organization 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. Better yet, I should sue my critics/opponents.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/30/us/politics/giuliani-defamation-georgia.html
— The Real Lesson of the March on Washington; it has always been a struggle against the privileges of caste and class. – Jamelle Bouie (COMMENT: All my critics/opponents have/had parents who have/had way more money than my parents had.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/29/opinion/march-washington-king-randolph-rustin.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Ramaswamy.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/30/us/politics/ramaswamy-2024-lies.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Reviving Racial Preferences in California. Democrats in Sacramento try again to override the voters and the state and U.S. constitutions. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-racial-discrimination-state-constitution-amendment-aca7-d1577878
— Rove demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Ramaswamy.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ramaswamy-the-gop-flimflam-man-vivek-debate-trump-conspiracy-election-candidate-voters-b54ebf13
— Oakland, Calif., is plagued by crime—and by a district attorney, Pamela Price, determined to divide people by race. – Heather Mac Donald
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-serve-white-victims-discriminatory-social-workers-training-crime-racism-california-f7fb7502

FORBES
— Democrats and RINOs have always used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans. I should write a book about that.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2023/08/30/is-dei-anti-white/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2023/08/30/heres-why-these-countries-not-just-canada-warn-citizens-from-visiting-the-us/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Democrats crow that “Vivek Ramaswamy, the candidate with the least political experience, attended a town hall in 2003 where he asked why Americans should vote for the candidate with the least political experience.” What did you do in 2003? In 2003 I served as a) the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, b) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Vice Chairman, c) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, d) the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster and I played a very big role in MTRO’s fundraiser and straw poll that year, e) a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, f) an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, and g) a Republican Precinct Committeeman. I organized a July 3rd picnic for the voters in my precinct and the precincts to the east and west that more than 200 attended including five Republican candidates for U.S. Senate: John Cox, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andrew McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan. I organized Wheaton’s 9/11 ceremony. I attended CPAC and the Chicago Conservative Conference.
https://www.businessinsider.com/ramaswamy-asked-why-people-should-vote-for-someone-lacking-experience-2023-8

FLORIDA POLITICS
— Democrats say “1 in 10 Illinois Republicans back Ron DeSantis for President.”
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/631986-poll-1-in-10-illinois-republicans-back-ron-desantis-for-president/

POLITICO
— Democrats say “Judge rules Giuliani is liable for defaming Georgia election workers, orders sanctions.” I should write a book about those who have defamed me. Better yet, I should sue them. They include those who have blamed me for defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. They include those who have taken many/big public adverse actions against me since 2000.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/30/judge-rules-giuliani-is-liable-for-defaming-georgia-election-workers-orders-sanctions-00113462

DAILY MAIL
— ‘Forgotten’ middle class is WORSE off when they retire now compared to 20 years ago – ALEXA LARDIERI (COMMENT: If my Democrat GAO had not succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” 26 years ago in 1997 when I was 49, I would have been eligible for regular retirement 20 years ago in 2003 when I was 55. Because of my early retirement, my Civil Service Retirement System pension has always been dramatically reduced and it always will be dramatically reduced. In today’s dollars, it is a) only 44% of what my GAO salary was in 1997 and b) less than what my IRS salary was in 1972 when I was 23.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12437753/America-forgotten-middle-class-worse-retire.html


GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What did do 20 years ago, that is, what did you do in 2003? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

2003 should have been the year that I retired from GAO.

In 2003, I served as a) the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, b) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Vice Chairman, c) an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, d) the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster and I played a very big role in MTRO’s fundraiser and straw poll that year, e) a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC) Government Affairs Committee (GAC) member, f) an American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter board member, and g) a Republican Precinct Committeeman. My critics/opponents a) ended my TAPROOT service in 2012, b) ended my WCC GAC service in 2011, c) ended my ICRC service in 2007, and d) ended my MTRO and AAPC service in 2004.

I organized a July 3rd picnic for the voters in my precinct and the precincts to the east and west that more than 200 attended including five Republican candidates for U.S. Senate: John Cox, Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andrew McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan.

I organized Wheaton’s 9/11 ceremony.

I attended CPAC and the Chicago Conservative Conference.

I gathered signatures in my precinct on petitions for all the Republican primary candidates on the 2004 Republican primary ballot in my precinct.

I pursued my lawsuit against GAO. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/DiersenGAOFifthAmendedComplaint.pdf and https://casetext.com/case/diersen-v-walker-2 and https://casetext.com/case/diersen-v-walker

I served as the Treasurer and a Director of Adversity.Net. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adversity.net

I organized Republican use of a building and its lot immediately east of the Wheaton train station.

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.