August 4 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Gov. Pritzker to announce statewide school mask mandate, following some businesses’ example: sources. New York City vaccine mandate spurs discussion in Chicago. – Jessica D’Onofrio and Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-vaccine-mandate-passport-covid-new-york-city/10929145/

DAILY HERALD
— Yet another GOP candidate vows to unseat Kinzinger – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210803/yet-another-gop-candidate-vows-to-unseat-kinzinger
— DuPage keeps pressure on, even as opioid crisis deepens – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210804/editorial-dupage-keeps-pressure-on-even-as-opioid-crisis-deepens

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Kankakee County’s ‘moderate’ COVID spread becomes substantial – Meredith Melland
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/coronavirus/coronavirus-local/kankakee-countys-moderate-covid-spread-becomes-substantial/article_5102298c-f4a1-11eb-8e9b-73f26ef24c6e.html

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DECEMBER 7, 2020 FLASHBACK: Illinois GOP party chairman quits – Dean Olsen
(DIERSEN: According to the Tazewell County Republican Party “The congressional committee of the 18th Congressional District is accepting applications for the appointment to fill the remaining term of the State Central Committeeperson. This is an important seat in the Illinois Republican Party and is being vacated by current State Central Committeeperson Mike Bigger. Candidates must live in the 18th Congressional District and must have voted Republican in the past three primary elections.”)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/2020/12/07/illinois-gop-party-chairman-quits/43261735/

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Churches succumbing to immoral ways – Thomas Mosher, Victoria
(DIERSEN: The Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms are extremely anti-religious. Churches should speak out against the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.galesburg.com/story/opinion/letters/2021/07/31/letter-churches-succumbing-immoral-ways/5439463001/
(FROM THE LETTER: A sign of the times? Many of our Christian denominations are succumbing to the whims and immoral ways of secular society. They call it “inclusion” and “diversity.” Many churches have accepted non-traditional marriage and also treat abortion as if our God would accept those “choices.” Compromising with those specific issues is not in accordance with his word or his will. Our church pews are full of sinners, but those sinners are seeking forgiveness. Our God loves all repentant sinners but he detests their sin. He will not accept nor forgive any unrepentant sin. All sin must be addressed from the pulpit even if addressing them steps on some toes and results in fewer people in the pews. Our churches have been under tremendous stress. We must stand up and speak up about what is happening in our specific denomination. Our church’s failure to deal with certain sin dishonors our relationship with God. We are dishonoring the name of Christ, and we will be held accountable. Christian churches must separate themselves from the liberal elements that accept what our God has deemed abominations. If they do not they will become irrelevant and will no longer be considered churches seeking God’s will. What is your lifestyle and would our God approve of it? Is it carnal or seeking God’s will? Are you seeking God’s purpose for your life or are your seeking worldly pleasure and self-gratification? Do not come to the end of your life regretting what your life has become or the choices you made. Doing right today will ensure that the tomorrows take care of themselves. That includes making right choices in our churches. Whether you believe it or not, there is no other name under heaven, but the name of a Jewish Rabbi, Jesus, whereby we will spend eternity with our creator. Those who believe otherwise, whether Methodists, Baptists, Mormons, Catholics, Jews, Hindus, Islamists or whatever, will not come to the peace our father offers unless we come to him through Christ. Our God is a just God and although he is a loving God, he will one day judge all of mankind. Churches that fail to deal with all sin compromise their relationship with God. They will be held accountable at that judgment.)

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz & Martin discuss the issues that make Gov. Pritzker vulnerable to a current or likely new entrant in the 2022 GOP GOV Primary race
https://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/08/watch-berkowitz-martin-discuss-the-issues-that-make-gov-pritzker-vulnerable-to-a-current-or-likely-new-entrant-in-the-2022-gop-gov-primary-race-cable-web/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— State Rep. Chris Miller is continuing to promote the false claim that former President Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election. “Make no mistake, Donald J. Trump was overwhelmingly elected in this last election cycle,” Miller said at a political event to promote state Sen. Darren Bailey’s bid for governor. The Effingham Daily News first reported Miller’s comments. A spokesman for the Illinois GOP declined to comment but reiterated, “we recognize that Joe Biden won in November 2020.” And House Minority Leader Jim Durkin texted, simply, “Trump lost.” Get used to the mixed messages as the Illinois GOP tries to unite a party still divided over basic facts nine months after the election.- Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/08/04/moving-to-mandatory-vaxes-miller-on-the-big-lie-and-kinzinger-has-no-regrets-valencia-scores-bricklayers-493845

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Maxine Waters, in one despicable tweet, shows all that’s evil with the left – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/3/maxine-waters-one-despicable-tweet-sums-all-s-evil/
— Biden bends to liberals, gives renters another eviction moratorium – Jeff Mordock and Mica Soellner
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/3/biden-announce-targeted-extension-moratorium-evict/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Supreme Court precedent opposes Critical Race Theory in public schools – M. E. Boyd
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/supreme_court_precedent_opposes_critical_race_theory_in_public_schools.html
— Obama Birthday Bash to Smash All Known Woke Values – Jack Cashill
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/obama_birthday_bash_to_smash_all_known_woke_values.html
— The Biden Military Witch-hunt – Warren Beatty
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/08/the_biden_military_witchhunt.html

BLAZE
— Top Democratic Party leader faces backlash after wishing death upon Lindsey Graham after senator contracts COVID-19 – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/democratic-party-leader-death-lindsey-graham-covid

DAILY CALLER
— Numbers Don’t Lie – Public Safety Concerns Driving Gun Sales – GUNS AND GEAR
(DIERSEN: The Democrat Party platform promotes poverty, crime, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendment, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things. The more Democrats that are elected in your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, and in America, the more that Republicans need firearms for their self-defense.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/03/numbers-dont-lie-public-safety-concerns-driving-gun-sales/

TOWNHALL
— Google Cannot Be Trusted—Now or Ever – Mike Davis
https://townhall.com/columnists/mikedavis/2021/08/04/google-cannot-be-trustednow-or-ever-n2593532
— A Big Tech Whistleblower’s Tactics to Defeat Censorship – Zach Vorhies
https://townhall.com/columnists/zachvorhies/2021/08/04/a-big-tech-whistleblowers-tactics-to-defeat-censorship-n2593565
— We The People: Securing Liberty in a Time of Tyranny – Kimberly Fletcher
https://townhall.com/columnists/kimberlyfletcher/2021/08/04/we-the-people-securing-liberty-in-a-time-of-tyranny-n2593543

NEWSMAX
— Woke Gender Ideology in Medicine Is ‘Extremely Irresponsible’ – Marisa Herman
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/wokeism-medical-school-gender-ideology/2021/08/03/id/1030924/

ONE NEWS NOW
— ‘Go woke, go broke’ includes Olympic athletes, too – Steve Jordahl
https://onenewsnow.com/sports/2021/08/03/go-woke-go-broke-includes-olympic-athletes-too

REAL CLEAR POLICY
— America’s ‘Re-Education’ Camps – William Choslovsky
https://www.realclearpolicy.com/articles/2021/08/04/americas_re-education_camps_788419.html

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Navarro: Republicans and Democrats Are Passing Spending Bills Knowing Full Well It Will Lead Us To “Financial Ruin” – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/08/03/navarro_republicans_and_democrats_are_passing_spending_bills_knowing_full_well_it_will_lead_us_to_financial_ruin.html

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Reparations? Who Qualifies — And Who Pays? – Editorial
(DIERSEN: From what I see, sooner or later, those who run your municipality will impose reparations. The more of the following that residents are, the more reparations they will be forced to pay: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or Whites whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Further, residents whose ancestors owned slaves will be forced to pay far more reparations.)
https://www.creators.com/read/daily-editorials/08/21/reparations-who-qualifies-and-who-pays

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— GOP Senator Cassidy claims Fox News viewers ‘love’ massive $1T infrastructure bill; Ingraham chuckles – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/03/gop-rep-cassidy-claims-fox-news-viewers-love-massive-1t-infrastructure-bill-ingraham-chuckles-1112623/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Elizabeth Warren Tells Teen Vogue: Abortion, Voting are ‘About the Functioning of Our Democracy’ – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/08/elizabeth-warren-tells-teen-vogue-abortion-voting-are-about-the-functioning-of-our-democracy/

EPOCH TIMES
— Marxism in America: The Culmination of a Decades-Long Movement – Mark Hendrickson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/marxism-in-america-the-culmination-of-a-decades-long-movement_3931150.html

REUTERS
— Law school applicants surge 13% – Karen Sloan
(DIERSEN: What percent of law school students intend to use law to take opportunities and money away from Republicans and to give those opportunities and that money to Democrats who are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-rich, non-married, moderate, liberal, veteran, criminals, drinkers, gamblers, stoners, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time?)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-industry-lawschool-applicants/law-school-applicants-surge-13-biggest-increase-since-dot-com-bubble-idUSKBN2F42BD
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But current events separate from the economy also prompted more people to consider a law degree this cycle, said Susan Krinsky, the council’s executive vice president for operations. The death of George Floyd, the national reckoning over systemic racism and inequality, and the death of iconic U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg all focused attention on the rule of law and the role lawyers play in pushing for a more equitable society.)
— Trump says request by U.S. House panel for his tax returns is unlawful – court filing
(DIERSEN: In 1978, the Democrats who ran IRS’s Chicago office disallowed my education deductions. They never would have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/trump-says-request-by-us-house-panel-his-tax-returns-is-unlawful-court-filing-2021-08-04/

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater promotes hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/covid-vaccine-resistance-capitol-riot-stem-gop-long-weaponizing-distrust-ncna1275744

NEW YORK TIMES
— One in three American adults — more than 70 million people — have some type of criminal record. – Jamie Dimon
(DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future. What percent of Democrats have criminal records? From what I see, it must be way more than one in three. At least it used to be that you could not get a federal job if you had a criminal record. My not having a criminal record helped me get federal jobs. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/opinion/clean-slate-incarceration-work.html
— Obama Significantly Scales Back 60th Birthday Party as Virus Cases Rebound. Hundreds of former Obama administration officials, celebrities and Democratic donors had been planning to attend the huge bash on Martha’s Vineyard on Saturday. – Annie Karni
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/us/politics/obama-cancels-60th-birthday-party.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Law School Loses Luster as Debts Mount and Salaries Stagnate. With high-paying jobs out of reach for most, graduates of the University of Miami and other well-regarded programs routinely carry six-figure student loans for years. – Andrea Fuller, Josh Mitchell and Sara Randazzo
https://www.wsj.com/articles/law-school-student-debt-low-salaries-university-miami-11627991855

FORBES
— Should Employees Be Viewed As A ‘Family’ Or ‘Sports Team’ By Business Leaders? – Cybele Negris
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000 a) who glorify and praise those who are blindly loyal to them personally and b) who purge those who are not blindly loyal to them personally. I have never been blindly loyal to anyone in government or politics and I never will be. I would focus on those leaders who have taken the most severe adverse actions against me.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2021/07/30/should-employees-be-viewed-as-a-family-or-sports-by-business-leaders/

ENTREPRENEUR
— This Is What You Need to Know About Age Discrimination in the Workplace. Even in a tight labor market, older workers face continued age discrimination – Morris Panner
(DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents promote age discrimination. I should write a book about them. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. They focus on getting rid older people who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/378663

JD SURPA
— Hiring Best Practices to Avoid Potential Discrimination Claims
(DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the less likely that you will be offered a job: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/hiring-best-practices-to-avoid-7503610/

JAPAN TIMES
— Hong Kong’s civil society ‘withers’ under national security purge
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization since 2000 a) who glorify and praise those who are blindly loyal to them personally and b) who purge those who are not blindly loyal to them personally. I have never been blindly loyal to anyone in government or politics and I never will be. I would focus on those leaders who have taken the most severe adverse actions against me.)
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/08/02/asia-pacific/hong-kong-civil-society/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 250 district councilors have now quit ahead of the new political loyalty tests.)

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.