August 8 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Two Chicago police officers among 45 people shot in weekend violence that left one cop dead – TALIA SOGLIN and NAVYA GUPTA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-shootings-violence-police-20210808-uckyquxhwnh7nkyronoxruclrq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— U.S. averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210808/us-averaging-100000-new-covid-19-infections-a-day

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZITTE
— Pritzker’s vulnerable heading into 2022 election
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/guest-commentary-pritzkers-vulnerable-heading-into-2022-election/article_90377d80-ee55-542d-af31-6ad8e07af236.html

HERALD REVIEW
— East Galesburg disbands police force due to budget
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/western-illinois-town-disbands-police-force-due-to-budget/article_175aabc2-6b62-590d-bfb8-5a93f6c8c100.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Dick Durbin: Trump’s post-election actions were ‘leading up’ to a ‘coup’ – Haris Alic
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/aug/8/dick-durbin-trumps-post-election-actions-were-lead/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Obama parties with 500 of his closest friends – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/obama_parties_with_500_of_his_closest_friends.html

BREITBART
— Infrastructure Bill Rewards Blue States for Driving Up Immigration Levels to U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/08/infrastructure-bill-rewards-blue-states-driving-up-immigration-levels-u-s/
— Poll: Most Americans View Political Correctness as ‘Threat to Free Speech’ – KATHERINE HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/08/poll-most-americans-view-political-correctness-threat-free-speech/
— Hypocrisy: Barack Obama Dances Maskless Among Hundreds of Guests – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/08/08/hypocrisy-barack-obama-dances-maskless-among-hundreds-guests/

CHRISTIAN POST
— How critical race theory degrades our national defense
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/how-critical-race-theory-degrades-our-national-defense.html

TOWNHALL
— A Teacher’s Union is Suing a Mother For Repeated Attempts to Know What Her Kindergartener is Learning – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/08/07/a-teachers-union-is-suing-a-mother-for-repeated-attempts-to-know-what-her-kindergartener-is-learning-n2593745
— Guests Forced to Delete Photos of Obama’s ‘Epic’ Birthday Bash – Landon Mion
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/landonmion/2021/08/08/guests-forced-to-delete-photos-of-obamas-epic-birthday-bash-n2593777
— This Is 1938: First, They Came for the Unvaccinated – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2021/08/08/this-is-1938-first-they-came-for-the-unvaccinated-n2593752

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Texans Forced to Build Isolation Camp After Biden Flooded Town with COVID-Infected Illegals – Douglas Golden
https://ijr.com/texans-forced-to-build-isolation-camp-after-biden-flooded-town-with-covid-infected-illegals/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Fauci ‘very concerned’ about Sturgis rally spreading Covid; Chicago lollapalooza, not so much – Robert Jonathan
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/08/fauci-very-concerned-about-sturgis-rally-spreading-covid-chicago-lollapalooza-not-so-much-1115592/

ARIZONA CENTRAL
— No one wants to work anymore? That’s not true. They just want a quality job. The pandemic changed the way people view work. Many are rethinking what work means and how they spend their time. Wise employers will pay heed. – Sybil Francis (DIERSEN: Have you ever taken a bad job? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2021/08/08/no-one-wants-work-anymore-actually-people-want-quality-job/5474039001/

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.