August 9, 2022

ABC7

— Darren Bailey, Illinois gubernatorial candidate for GOP, receives FOP endorsement. Bailey said Gov. JB Pritzker is soft on crime and anti-police during West Loop announcement. – Diane Pathieu
https://abc7chicago.com/darren-bailey-for-governor-illinois-chicago-fop-news/12109408/

NBC5
— Chicago Fraternal Order of Police Endorses Darren Bailey for Governor
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/chicago-fraternal-order-of-police-endorse-darren-bailey-for-governor/2909818/

WGN9
— Chicago FOP endorses Darren Bailey for governor – Tahman Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/__trashed-13/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters want Democrat elected officials to do more to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://wgntv.com/news/wgn-investigates/illinois-dems-action-on-assault-weapons-doesnt-match-rhetoric/

FOX32
— Illinois police unions endorse Darren Bailey for governor
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1102643

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Despite differences, police unions endorse Bailey for governor, because he backs officers ‘unlike any of the politicians in this state’ Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara and Illinois Fraternal Order of Police President Chris Southwood stood with Bailey, who denounced Gov. J.B. Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx as “the three musketeers of crime.” – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2022/8/8/23296998/chicago-fop-endorsement-bailey-governor-election-pritzker
— Trump: Mar-a-Lago home ‘under siege, raided, and occupied’ by FBI agents. The action marks a dramatic escalation in law enforcement scrutiny of the former Republican president and comes as he has been laying the groundwork to make another bid for the White House. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/8/8/23297635/donald-trump-former-presdident-fbi-raid-mar-a-lago-florida-merrick-garland-classified-informaton
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2022/8/8/23296820/extremism-republican-party-kansas-voters-preserve-abortion-rights-column-ben-jealous
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: After Highland Park massacre, officials ‘really focused’ on rooftops along Bud Billiken Parade route, top cop says. Supt. David Brown said Monday that officials have ramped up discussions about “various aspects of security,” including the police resources that are being dedicated to the country’s largest African American parade. – Tom Schuba and Mariah Rush (COMMENT: Of course, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that potential shooters will be Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, 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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2022/8/8/23297237/bud-billiken-parade-security-chicago-police-brown-highland-park-massacre

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Colleges, universities across Illinois begin monkeypox prep with students set to return this month – Jake Sheridan (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage/force students to be LGBTQers.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-monkeypox-universities-colleges-20220809-yb3qayt3kbhdpg25cik67gz63e-story.html
— Thousands in Cook County haven’t turned in revoked FOID cards. That’s dangerous. – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-foid-card-revocation-backlog-cook-county-20220808-2qeoh24icvc27ds4ms5gt2cx4i-story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-illinois-reaction-indiana-abortion-law-20220809-alxdt3a7tbca5kr4hswrba2h3m-story.html
— JUNE 13, 2022 FLASHBACK: US House Republican primary endorsement: Gary Grasso (COMMENT: Does the Chicago Tribune agree with what Grasso said about Bailey?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-us-house-endorse-casten-grasso-collins-krishnamoorthi-dargis-20220613-3p2wal6v2rbsjatm5i2vnamdze-story.html
— COMMENT: Expect that soon, communist China will invade and conquer Taiwan, something that would never happen if Trump was President.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-taiwan-china-status-quo-20220808-cv3xsspocbauvhigxkum3gk6b4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— JUNE 7, 2022: Endorsement: Grasso in GOP primary for Congress from Dist. 6 (COMMENT: Does the Daily Herald agree with what Grasso said about Bailey?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20220607/endorsement-grasso-in-gop-primary-for-congress-from-dist-6
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We favor Grasso. In addition to especially thoughtful approaches on difficult issues, he also boasts a range of public experience that would serve him well as a U.S. congressman. Before moving to Burr Ridge, he served on the Thomas Ford Library Board in Western Springs. He also spent 12 years on the DuPage County Board of Health and worked on Burr Ridge’s environmental quality commission before being elected a village trustee. The depth and variety of these experiences suggest a background that will be valuable both in understanding the complexities of the issues facing Congress and in working effectively with members of both parties. . .All offer various expressions of staunchly conservative positions that have little chance of energizing moderates or winning over Democrats who may be disenchanted with the current direction of the party. Grasso, however, presents an especially promising opportunity to mount a challenging and constructive campaign in November. He is endorsed.)
— GOP to appoint new state House candidate after Bruzan Taylor bows out – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220808/gop-to-appoint-new-state-house-candidate-after-bruzan-taylor-bows-out
— Challenge filed against Democrat’s bid to unseat Ugaste – Brenda Schory
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220808/challenge-filed-against-democrats-bid-to-unseat-ugaste
— Elgin Township Republicans elect first woman chairperson – Maggie Beyer
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20220808/elgin-township-republicans-elect-first-woman-chairperson
— The West’s long-lasting enemies cannot be cajoled – Michael Barone (COMMENT: Expect that soon, communist China will invade and conquer Taiwan, something that would never happen if Trump was President.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20220809/syndicated-columnist-michael-barone-the-wests-long-lasting-enemies-cannot-be-cajoled
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF BAILEY AND PRITZKER: Amid FOP endorsements, Bailey blames crime on Pritzker, who calls him a ‘hypocrite’ – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220808/amid-fop-endorsements-bailey-blames-crime-on-pritzker-who-calls-him-a-hypocrite

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Republicans have a recruiting problem. Trump’s influence elevates weak candidates while deterring other conservatives from seeking office.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/trump-influence-hampers-republican-partys-candidate-recruitment-bernstein
— COMMENT: Bailey focuses race for governor on crime. He labels Pritzker, Lightfoot and Foxx as “the three musketeers” responsible for “chaos.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/darren-bailey-tries-refocus-illinois-governor-race-crime
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/pritzker-team-sets-sights-eli-lilly-after-indiana-abortion-ban

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— City Council allocates additional funding from cannabis tax to reparations program – Saul Pink (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Evanston Democrats promote pot and reparations.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2022/08/09/city/city-council-allocates-additional-funding-from-cannabis-tax-to-reparations-program/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— In one southern Illinois town, residents grapple with abortion’s past and future – BRIAN MUNOZ (COMMENT: The more that you promote abortion, the more that Democrats promote you.)
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article264217036.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— FBI executes search warrant at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, former president says – KHALID LAWS
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/fbi-executes-search-warrant-at-trumps-palm-beach-resort-former-president-says

WSPY NEWS & WCSJ NEWS
— Darren Bailey appears at Kendall County Fair – Mark Harrington
https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/governor-candidate-appears-at-kendall-county-fair/article_3a41b232-1717-11ed-b8d7-27c8ea17bb0d.html
http://www.wcsjnews.com/news/local/governor-candidate-appears-at-kendall-county-fair/article_6ca6b580-4763-5722-b58a-55dfee1d38eb.html

CHICAGO PATCH
— ‘You’ve Never Worked A Day In Your Life,’ Bailey Responds To Pritzker’s Campaign Ad
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/youve-never-worked-day-your-life-bailey-responds-pritzkers-campaign-ad

GARY GRASSO FOR CONGRESS
— FEBRUARY 13, 2022 FLASHBACK: Burr Ridge Mayor and Congressional Candidate Gary Grasso Announces Major Endorsements in Race for new 6th District (Dan Webb, Jim Durkin, and Dan Cronin) (COMMENT: Do Webb, Durkin, and Cronin agree with what Grasso said about Bailey?)
https://wordpress-505044-2514693.cloudwaysapps.com/burr-ridge-mayor-and-congressional-candidate-gary-grasso-announces-major-endorsements-in-race-for-new-6th-district/

BURR RIDGE PATCH
— Republican Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso Denounces GOP’s Darren Bailey asked him to withdraw and calling him an “albatross at the top of the ticket” and saying “He’s already lost the Governor’s race. Bailey is too extreme to hold any office.” – David Giuliani (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters promote hatred against Bailey. Do those who endorsed Grasso agree with what Grasso said about Bailey?)
https://patch.com/illinois/burrridge/burr-ridge-mayor-denounces-gops-bailey
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso has condemned Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey’s 2017 comments comparing abortion to the Holocaust. “As a person with Jewish heritage on my mother’s side, Darren Bailey’s comments claiming abortion is worse than the Holocaust clearly disqualifies him, combined with his many other disqualifying positions, to hold any responsible office in this state,” Grasso, a Republican, said Thursday in a statement on Facebook. “Bailey should withdraw and give Republicans a chance to put forth a viable candidate. He’s already lost the Governor’s race. Bailey is too extreme to hold any office.” In a 2017 video on Facebook, Bailey said he believed abortion was one of the greatest atrocities in modern times. “The attempted extermination of the Jews of World War II doesn’t even compare on a shadow of the life that has been lost with abortion since its legalization,” Bailey said. After the video attracted attention last week, Bailey sought to clarify what he said. “The Holocaust is a human tragedy without parallel,” he said in a statement. “In no way was I attempting to diminish the atrocities of the Holocaust and its stain on history. I meant to emphasize the tragedy of millions of babies being lost. I support, and have met with, many people in the Jewish community in Illinois, and look forward to continuing to work with them to make Illinois a safer and more affordable place for everyone.” Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat seeking re-election, has launched an ad criticizing Bailey’s 2017 statement. Grasso did not list Bailey’s other “disqualifying” positions. He also did not suggest a replacement for Bailey. On Grasso’s Facebook page, many commenters criticized Grasso in response to his statement and expressed support for Bailey. On Sunday, Grasso reiterated his position on Bailey. “Bailey has not apologized for his comparison of abortion being worse than the Holocaust,” Grasso said. “Republicans who think they can get elected in November on their own merit must decide whether to distance themselves from and disavow the albatross at the top of the ticket.” In the June 28 Republican primary, Grasso lost to Orland Park Mayor Keith Pekau in the 6th Congressional District race. Grasso has not publicly endorsed Pekau.)

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— “Kid-Friendly” Drag Show Bakery Makes Page 3 in the Chicago Tribune
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/08/08/kid-friendly-drag-show-bakery-makes-page-3-in-the-chicago-tribune/
— New report shows Illinois is ranked third for outbound migration
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2022/08/08/moving-on-out-2/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Pritzker defends end to cash bail despite law enforcement criticisms – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/gov-pritzker-defends-end-to-cash-bail-despite-law-enforcement-criticisms/article_959d2e9c-1760-11ed-8455-cf5dd559c504.html

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Backed by the blue: FOP endorses Tom Devore for attorney general
https://northcooknews.com/stories/630006931-backed-by-the-blue-fop-endorses-tom-devore-for-attorney-general

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Bailey responds to Illinois governor’s attack: ‘I know what it takes to work hard and build something, and you don’t have a clue’ – Andy Nghiem
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/630012434-bailey-responds-to-illinois-governor-s-attack-i-know-what-it-takes-to-work-hard-and-build-something-and-you-don-t-have-a-clue

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Curran, on race for Illinois Supreme Court: ‘For me, it’s never been about partisan politics’ – David Beasley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/630004034-curran-on-race-for-illinois-supreme-court-for-me-it-s-never-been-about-partisan-politics

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TWO MAJOR ILLINOIS POLICE UNIONS ENDORSE BAILEY FOR GOVERNOR
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/08/two-major-illinois-police-unions-endorse-bailey-for-governor.html
— DO YOU REALLY WANT YOUR FIRST GRADER LEARNING ABOUT MASTURBATION?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/08/op-ed-do-you-really-want-your-first-grader-learning-about-masturbation-.html
— ILLINOIS LEADS THE NATION IN FORECLOSURES IN 2022
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2022/08/illinois-leads-the-nation-in-foreclosures-in-2022.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Campaign notebook
https://capitolfax.com/2022/08/08/campaign-notebook-99/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Top Republican on House intel panel demands FBI briefing on Mar-a-Lago raid – Joseph Clark
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/9/michael-turner-top-republican-house-intel-panel-de/
— Mar-A-Lago ‘under siege, raided, occupied’ by FBI agents, Trump says – Victor Morton
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/8/mar-lago-raided-fbi-agents-donald-trump-says/
— Florida Christian school exempted from Biden LGBTQ rules, will keep federal lunch funding – Mark A. Kellner
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/8/florida-christian-school-gets-gender-rule-exemptio/
— Republicans pursuing ‘bipartisanship’ are useless to the cause. Democrats seek total control, aided and abetted by GOP enablers. – Kelly Sadler (COMMENT: I should write a book about such bipartisanshipers in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/8/republicans-pursuing-bipartisanship-are-useless-to/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Kinzinger-aligned group gets into candidate recruitment business – David M. Drucker (COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs would rather see Democrat candidates elected than Republican candidates who do not hate Trump.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/kinzinger-aligned-group-candidate-recruitment-business
— Democrats’ civics education bill is a scheme to federalize woke curricula – KATHY BARNETTE
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/democrats-civics-education-bill-is-scheme-to-federalize-woke-curricula
— Los Angeles wants to turn active hotels into homeless shelters – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/los-angeles-wants-to-turn-active-hotels-into-homeless-shelters
— Locking up criminals curbs crime; millions spent on community programs doesn’t – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/locking-up-criminals-curbs-crime-millions-spent-on-community-programs-doesnt
— They’re teaching our children to practice polygamy – Conn Carroll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/theyre-teaching-our-children-to-practice-polygamy

NEW YORK POST
— Eric Trump alerted his dad to FBI raid, said agents ‘ransacked’ the ex-president’s office – Allie Griffin
https://nypost.com/2022/08/09/eric-trump-alerted-his-dad-to-the-mar-a-lago-raid/
— More Americans want fewer immigrants in US for first time since 2014, poll reveals – Callie Patteson
https://nypost.com/2022/08/08/more-americans-want-fewer-immigrants-for-first-time-since-14-poll/
— It’s back to school soon — but not to failing, woke public schools for many families – Cal Thomas
https://nypost.com/2022/08/08/its-back-to-school-soon-but-not-failing-woke-public-schools-for-many-families/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Florida school board member openly brags about ‘working from the inside’ to promote ‘woke’ agenda – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2022/08/08/florida-school-board-member-openly-brags-about-working-from-the-inside-to-promote-woke-agenda-1270982/

BLAZE
— Trump confirms the FBI has raided his residence at Mar-A-Lago – CARLOS GARCIA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-maralago-fbi-raid-florida
— Hundreds more Haitian illegal immigrants land on Florida beaches – JOSEPH MACKINNON
https://www.theblaze.com/hundreds-more-haitian-illegals-land-in-florida

BREITBART
— Betsy DeVos: Conservatives Have Been ‘Complacent’ on Education, ‘Cannot Be Ignored Any Longer’ – BRECCAN F. THIES
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/08/08/watch-betsy-devos-conservatives-have-been-complacent-on-education-cannot-be-ignored-any-longer/
— Biden Worried About ‘Optics’ of Democrat Mayors Opposing Illegal Immigration to Their Cities – JOHN BINDER
https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/08/08/report-biden-worried-optics-democrat-mayors-opposing-illegal-immigration/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Have we been fair weather friends of Donald Trump? – Michael Brown
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/have-we-been-fair-weather-friends-of-donald-trump.html

COLLEGE FIX
— The AAMC is injecting political ideology into medical education and this can only detract from the real purpose of educating physicians to care for ill patients. – MARGARET PEPPIATT
https://www.thecollegefix.com/medical-colleges-groups-new-curriculum-addresses-racism-hate-and-bias-in-health-care/

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Says FBI Is Raiding Mar-A-Lago – SHELBY TALCOTT
https://dailycaller.com/2022/08/08/donald-trump-statement-fbi-raid-mar-a-lago-florida/
— Liz Cheney Says It Would Be ‘Very Difficult’ To Support DeSantis For President – NICOLE SILVERIO (COMMENT: Republican Precinct Committeeman are obligated to not only support, but to help elect candidates who win Republican primary elections win general elections. I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I should write a book about everything that I have done since 1999 to help elect candidates who won Republican primary elections on ballots in my precinct win general elections. I would focus on those candidates who lost general elections and then blamed their losses a) on me, b) on what I have done as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, c) on what I have done as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, d) on what I did as the Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, e) on what I did as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, f) on what I did as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, g) on what I did as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, h) on what I did as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, and i) on what I did as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019.)
https://dailycaller.com/2022/08/08/liz-cheney-very-difficult-support-desantis-2024/

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘Enough’: House GOP Pledges Investigation of DOJ With November Win After FBI Raids Trump’s Mar-a-Lago – Gary Bai
https://www.theepochtimes.com/enough-house-gop-pledges-investigation-of-doj-with-november-win-after-fbi-raids-trumps-mar-a-lago_4651828.html
— Trump Clean-Up Denial Sweeps Country – Conrad Black
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-clean-up-denial-sweeps-country_4649473.html
— Trump: FBI Has Raided Mar-a-Lago, Property ‘Under Siege’ – Gary Bai
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-fbi-has-raided-mar-a-lago-property-under-siege_4651554.html
— Election Integrity Tops Concerns for Attendees at CPAC Dallas Conference – Darlene McCormick Sanchez
https://www.theepochtimes.com/election-integrity-tops-concerns-for-attendees-at-cpac-dallas-conference_4650925.html
— GOP Issues Warning as Democrat ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Includes Hiring of 87,000 New IRS Agents – Jack Phillips (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most for my having been an IRS employee 1971-1980.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/gop-issues-warning-as-democrat-inflation-act-includes-hiring-of-87000-new-irs-agents_4650475.html

FOX NEWS
— Crowd of Trump supporters gather outside Mar-a-Lago hours after FBI raid: ‘They’re terrified of him’ Many of the Trump supporters outside Mar-a-Lago said the DOJ is trying to prevent the former president from running for office again. – Matt Leach, Andrea Vacchiano
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/crowd-trump-supporters-gather-outside-mar-lago-hours-after-fbi-raid-theyre-terrified-him
— Trump posts campaign ad-style video to Truth Social following FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago. Donald Trump’s campaign ad-style video is just the latest hint that the former president may be building up to a run for the White House in 2024. – Andrea Vacchiano
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-posts-campaign-ad-style-video-truth-social-following-fbi-raid-mar-lago
— DeSantis to hit campaign trail to rally support for Trump-endorsed candidates: ‘Unite and win’ Turning Point Action organizing rallies featuring DeSantis to rally support for ‘key conservative candidates’ – Brooke Singman (COMMENT: Will DeSantis hold rallies in Illinois to elect Bailey? Will Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso attend?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/desantis-hit-campaign-trail-rally-support-trump-endorsed-candidates-unite-win
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats crow about their success in promoting abortion. How soon will Democrats succeed in getting religion strike its “Thou Shalt Not Kill” Commandment?
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/poll-americans-gop-issues-biden-approval
— Trump stumps for Sarah Palin on same day as FBI Mar-a-Lago raid: ‘Strange day’ – Andrea Vacchiano
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-stumps-sarah-palin-same-day-fbi-mar-lago-raid-strange-day
— GOP slams ‘weaponization’ of DOJ after Trump’s Mar-a-Lago raided by FBI; Dems call it ‘accountability’ – Kelly Laco
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-slams-weaponization-doj-after-trumps-mar-a-lago-raided-fbi-dems-call-accountability
— Laura Ingraham: The real target of this investigation is anyone who dares to call out the corruption of DC Ingraham highlights the actual target of the Mar-A-Lago investigation
https://www.foxnews.com/media/laura-ingraham-real-target-investigation-anyone-dares-call-out-corruption-dc

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DeSantis to Headline ‘Unite and Win’ Rallies for GOP Candidates in Key Elections – CAROLINE DOWNEY (COMMENT: Will DeSantis hold rallies in Illinois to elect Bailey? Will Burr Ridge Mayor Gary Grasso attend?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/desantis-to-headline-unite-and-win-rallies-for-gop-candidates-in-key-elections/

NEWSMAX
— Poll: Republicans Want to Move to Red States, Dems to Blue. “For the most part, people look to be going to a safe space for them, for their ideological identity.” – Sandy Fitzgerald (COMMENT: I should write a book about what anti-conservative leaders of the following are ever-increasingly doing to get rid of conservatives: Illinois, DuPage County, Milton township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/axios-ipsos-poll/2022/08/08/id/1082147/
— Okla. Education Secretary to Newsmax: Left Pushing Porn, Not Academics in Schools – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/oklahoma-tulsa-education/2022/08/08/id/1082209/
— No: Joe Doesn’t Only Have an ‘Age Problem’ – Larry Bell (COMMENT: I am 73. Trump being older motivates hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters to discriminate against older people like me who do not hate Trump. I should write a book about hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who discriminate the most against older people like me who do not hate Trump.)
https://www.newsmax.com/larrybell/joe-biden-2024-elections/2022/08/08/id/1082167/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Desperate Dems need someone — anything — to blame for poll-plummeting disasters in runups to upcoming November congressional elections leading into a 2024 presidential season. It can’t be admitting that they knowingly catapulted an unprincipled, incompetent and confused political hack into the Oval Office as leader of the free world, then continue to support his candidacy for a second term after totally flunking this one. Rather, it must be that Joe Biden — quite unexpectedly — has become “too old” to run again.)

PJ MEDIA
— NYC Mayor Has a Hissy Fit Over Illegals Sent to His Sanctuary City – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2022/08/08/nyc-mayor-has-a-hissy-fit-over-illegals-sent-to-his-sanctuary-city-n1619133
— War on Reality: Not a Single Dem Senator Voted to Define Pregnancy as Unique to Biological Females – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/culture/robert-spencer/2022/08/08/war-on-reality-not-a-single-dem-senator-voted-to-define-pregnancy-as-unique-to-biological-females-n1619224
— Stand, Men of the West! – LINCOLN BROWN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/lincolnbrown/2022/08/08/stand-men-of-the-west-n1619387

PATRIOT POST
— Biden’s IRS Act. This massive increase in funding will make the IRS bureaucracy larger than the Pentagon, the FBI, the Border Patrol and the State Department — combined! – Gary Bauer
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/90402-bidens-irs-act-2022-08-09

REAL CLEAR EDUCATION
— Help Wanted: Only the Woke Need Apply – Richard Lowery (COMMENT: 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.realcleareducation.com/articles/2022/08/09/help_wanted_only_the_woke_need_apply_110752.html

TOWNHALL
— The Unconstitutional Responses to America’s Illegal Immigration Invasion – Allen West
https://townhall.com/columnists/allenwest/2022/08/08/the-unconstitutional-responses-to-americas-illegal-immigration-invasion-n2611415
— ‘Under Siege’: FBI Raids Mar-A-Lago, President Trump Responds – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/spencerbrown/2022/08/08/fbi-raids-maralago-n2611455
— The Left Is Dying…Or Is It? – Matt Vespa (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the following are moving further left: Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Downtown Association, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc. I should write a book about that.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2022/08/08/are-progressives-dying-out-in-the-democratic-party-n2611397
— Today’s Democrats Are Whiny, Petulant Children—and Getting Worse – Dan Backer
https://townhall.com/columnists/danbacker/2022/08/08/todays-democrats-are-whiny-petulant-childrenand-getting-worse-n2611424
— The CCP’s ‘Long Game’ – D.W. Wilber
https://townhall.com/columnists/dwwilber/2022/08/09/the-ccps-long-game-n2611440

THE HILL
— House Democrat calls on CDC to publish monkeypox vaccine demographics – NATHANIEL WEIXEL (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.)
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3593209-house-dem-calls-on-cdc-to-publish-monkeypox-vaccine-demographics/
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote Kinzinger.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3592536-kinzinger-unveiling-new-push-to-recruit-pro-democracy-candidates/

POLITICO
— DeSantis comes to Trump’s defense after FBI search – MATT DIXON (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who could have and should have come to my defense when adverse actions were taken against me, but did not.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/08/desantis-trump-fbi-00050462
— Republicans turn on each other amid post-Roe chaos. Red state lawmakers are mired in partisan infighting and struggling to agree on how far to go. – MEGAN MESSERLY and ALICE MIRANDA OLLSTEIN (COMMENT: What more will Gary Grasso do to destroy those who support the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform?)
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/09/republicans-turn-on-each-other-amid-post-roe-chaos-00050417

CNN
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Ex-Trump aide shares story about Trump mishandling classified documents.”
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2022/08/09/grisham-trump-mishandled-documents-sot-ebof-vpx.cnn
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters acknowledge “The extraordinary political storm unleashed by the FBI search of Trump’s Florida resort.”
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/09/politics/trump-fbi-search-political-storm-2024-analysis/index.html

YAHOO
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Lawyers received instructions to secure Trump’s document room months before the FBI search at Mar-a-Lago.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/lawyers-received-instructions-secure-trumps-031625178.html

NBC NEWS
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “For Republicans, Mar-a-Lago search offers new chance to rally around Trump.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/first-read/republicans-mar-lago-search-offers-new-chance-rally-trump-rcna42171

NEWSWEEK
— Arizona Will Declare Invasion in January; Texas Should Today – MATT RINALDI, CHAIRMAN, REPUBLICAN PARTY OF TEXAS
https://www.newsweek.com/arizona-will-declare-invasion-january-texas-should-today-opinion-1731811
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Donald Trump FBI Raid Live Updates: Mar-a-Lago Search Sparks Backlash.”
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-fbi-raid-maralago-live-updates-today-1732050
— American Socialists Fly Pro-Putin Flags at Conference in Chicago – KHALEDA RAHMAN
https://www.newsweek.com/american-socialists-pro-putin-flags-viral-video-chicago-ukraine-1731741
— Trump Will Lead Republican Party Until His Dying ‘Breath’: CPAC Head – ANDREW STANTON
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-will-lead-republican-party-until-his-dying-breath-cpac-head-1731944

MSNBC
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage/force children to be LGBTQers.
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/title-ix-republicans-school-lunch-lgbtq-rcna42003

CBS BOSTON
— New hotline to report white supremacist activity has received more than 2 dozen calls (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that all Republicans are White supremacists who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/hotline-created-report-white-supremacist-hate-incidents-massachusetts/

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “The GOP’s inauspicious knee-jerk reaction to the Trump raid.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/09/gops-inauspicious-knee-jerk-reaction-trump-raid/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/08/08/post-roe-abortion-indiana-kansas/
— A third party could be successful. But probably not this one. To win voters, a party has to stand for something. But what would the Forward Party do in office? – Seth Masket (COMMENT: Anti-conservative Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) want conservatives to leave the Republican Party and form a new political party. Ever-increasingly, they do everything that they can to get rid of conservatives. I am a conservative. Since 2021, they have stopped me from raising funds from Republicans so that Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks. They gerrymandered my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton in 2015. They ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012. They ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011. They ended my MTRO webmaster service in 2010 and 2004. They ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007. They almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006. They ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004. I should write a book about the aforesaid anti-conservatives.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/08/03/whitman-yang-forward-republicans-democrats/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “The Mar-a-Lago search could signal the end of another long national nightmare”
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-08-08/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-fbi-warrant-search

USA TODAY
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Trump compared the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago to Watergate. Historians and analysts differ.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/09/trump-fbi-search-watergate/10273314002/
— In GOP races, Dems are buying ads to call out extremists. Is that ‘aggressive’ or ‘dangerous’? In some GOP primaries, Democrats are funding attack ads that call candidates “too conservative” or point out election lies. One strategist defends the tactic as “aggressive.” Others say it’s risky. – Phillip M. Bailey (COMMENT: The more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being an extremist: individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/08/democrats-ads-republican-primaries-extremists/10170274002/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage/force students to be LGBTQers.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2022/08/08/monkeypox-emergency-schools-colleges-prepare/10196217002/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2022/08/08/college-campuses-post-roe-abortion-contraception/10157101002/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— COMMENT: A hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-hater says “Tell the truth about Asian-American success.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-tell-truth-asian-americans-20220809-zismae5ndndixero5t3vo7mspy-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It happens almost every semester. A student will announce to my class that America is an irreducibly racist country, which benefits white people over everybody else. But if that’s the case, I reply, why would Asian-Americans be outpacing whites in education and earnings? Everyone shifts uncomfortably in their seats. Then someone says, “That’s not true. It’s the model-minority myth. ”Actually, it is true. But my fellow liberals don’t like to talk about it, because it seems to confirm the myth conservatives tell about the United States: that anyone can make it, if they simply try hard enough. That’s false. The odds are stacked against African-Americans, especially, thanks to centuries of slavery, segregation and more, not to mention ongoing current prejudice. But we should be able to acknowledge the facts of racism — including racism against Asians — without denying or diminishing the astonishing success of Asian-Americans.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Data Show Gender Pay Gap Opens Early – Melissa Korn, Lauren Weber, and Andrea Fuller (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 gave bigger pay increases to and promoted over me 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gender-pay-gap-college-11659968901

BLOOMBERG
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters acknowledge “The US Divide Over Trump Just Got More Toxic.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-08-09/the-us-divide-over-trump-just-got-more-toxic
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2022-08-09/fbi-raids-trump-s-florida-home

FORBES
— GOP Leaders React To FBI Raid On Mar-A-Lago With Fury— And Fundraising Pleas
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2022/08/09/gop-leaders-react-to-fbi-raid-on-mar-a-lago-with-fury–and-fundraising-pleas/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to get rid of Republicans, Democrats use a) reverse discrimination (Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, CRT, 1619, reparations, replacement theory, wokeism/wokeness) and b) age discrimination.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/shaunharper/2022/08/08/your-companys-dei-training-isnt-critical-race-theory-no-need-to-ban-it/

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— 10 Principles of Effective Organizations – Michael O’Malley (COMMENT: I should write a book about the following organizations: a) Milton Township Republican Organization (I have been one of its members since 1999, I served as its webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, I ran to be its Treasurer in 2004, and I have its best meeting attendance record), b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois (I served as its chairman 2005-2012), c) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (I have been one of its members since 2003 and I was a member of its Government Affairs Committee 2003-2011, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition (I served as one of its Steering Committee members 2003-2007), and e) American Association of Political Consultants (I have been one of its few members in Illinois since 2003 and I served as a member of its Midwest Chapter board of directors 2001-2004.)
https://hbr.org/2022/08/10-principles-of-effective-organizations
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Encourage cooperation. The central objective of organization development is to achieve a cooperative institutional order and quash destabilizing self-interest. Can you imagine a company that could survive with members having divergent motives and antagonistic goals? And yet, the temptation to act in ways contrary to the purposes of organizations is high. Indeed, often the easiest and most lucrative course of action is to accept the benefits of group accomplishment such as compensation while contributing little to the group’s cause in return — much like a public radio listener who partakes in the pleasures of programs without donating to the cause. (Or, as often happens in technology companies, to benefit from the corporate association while concealing one’s best ideas that might personally pay off later.) One way companies try to solve this “free-rider” dilemma is by changing the calculus of the relationship through rewards and punishments. A company might, for example, reward employees’ displays of cooperation or provide public accolades for teamwork, or censure against a lack of cooperation.)

SMART ASSET
— Average Retirement Savings Revealed: Are You Normal?
https://articles.smartasset.com/average-retirement-savings/ux/avg_ret3.php

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— COMMENT: Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters say “Conservative billionaires use oil money to sow fear of CRT.”)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/columnists/tomlinson/article/Tomlinson-Conservative-billionaires-seek-to-17354027.php

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— In backing extreme Republican opponents, Democrats play a risky game. It could backfire. – Kyle Sammin (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being extreme because I support the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Downtown Wheaton Association, c) Republican Precinct Committeemen in Illinois, DuPage County, and Milton Township, d) conservative leaders, e) religious leaders, and f) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers.)
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/pennsylvania-democrats-political-strategy-poll-shapiro-mastriano-20220808.html

KHOU
— 70% of Texas teachers are thinking about quitting – Lauren Talarico (COMMENT: What percent become teachers so that they can a) promote the Democrat Party platform and b) make students good little Democrats?)
https://www.khou.com/article/news/education/texas-teachers-thinking-about-quitting-tsta-survey/285-49628033-120f-4b72-917a-313222eca09d

KCCI
— Mahaska County GOP censures Rep. Miller-Meeks over her Respect for Marriage Act vote – Amanda Rooker (COMMENT: Will the following censure Gary Grasso for his efforts to defeat Darren Bailey: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization?)
https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-mahaska-county-gop-censures-rep-miller-meeks-over-her-respect-for-marriage-act-vote/40840731#

COURTHOUSE NEWS
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries against America.
https://www.courthousenews.com/rights-groups-call-on-us-to-tackle-systemic-racism/

IJR
— Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters say “Liz Cheney Makes Telling Admission About Working with Democrats compared with working with Republicans.”
https://ijr.com/liz-cheney-makes-telling-admission-about-working/

NPR
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.npr.org/2022/08/06/1116132623/indiana-becomes-1st-state-to-approve-abortion-ban-post-roe
— White adults are over twice as likely as others to get sizable financial help from parents. That is one finding from a new poll by NPR and Harvard University that sheds light on America’s stark racial wealth gap. – Jennifer Ludden (COMMENT: Should everyone be required to disclose how much financial help they have received from their parents, when, and why?)
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/1116430607

MEDIA MATTERS
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters promote hatred against One America News Now.
https://www.mediamatters.org/one-america-news-network/republican-members-congress-have-appeared-oan-prime-time-more-900-times

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
— Racial Discrimination in the United States (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled America-hating America-haters call Republicans racists. Ever-increasingly, Democrats replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) replace Trump-supporters with Trump-haters, b) replace conservatives with liberals and moderates, c) replace patriotic with non-patriotic people, d) replace Republicans with Democrats, e) replace Americans with citizens of foreign countries, f) replace Whites with minorities, g) replace males with females, h) replace older people with younger people, i) replace heterosexuals with LGBTQers, j) replace married people with unmarried people, k) replace homeowners with renters, l) replace non-poor people with poor people, m) replace gun owners with non-gun owners, n) replace Christians with non-Christians, o) replace Protestants with non-Protestants, p) replace Italian Americans with non-Italian Americans, q) replace German Americans with non-German Americans, and/or r) replace those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time with those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) replace those who promote individual responsibility with those who promote dependency on government and dependency on charity, b) replace those who promote traditional marriage/family with those who promote LGBTQ, c) replace those who promote right to life with those who promote abortion, d) replace those who promote enforcement of immigration laws with those who promote mass/illegal immigration, e) replace those who promote conservative values with those who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) replace those who promote the First and Second Amendments with those who want to abolish those amendments, and/or g) replace those who promote equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) with those who promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.hrw.org/report/2022/08/08/racial-discrimination-united-states/human-rights-watch/aclu-joint-submission

DAILY MAIL
— ‘In Trump I Trust’: Horde of angry supporters descends on Mar-a-Lago in the hours following shock FBI raid of ex-president’s Florida club. Supporters arrived in their cars and camped out outside former president Trump’s home. Others held pro-Trump signs, including ones for a 2024 campaign, outside Mar-a-Lago estate. They arrived shortly after it emerged that the FBI was searching the former president’s home as part of an investigation into whether he took classified documents from the White House to his Florida residence. ‘These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents,’ Trump said in statement. – STEPHEN M. LEPORE and RACHAEL BUNYAN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11093893/Horde-Trump-supporters-descends-Mar-Lago-hours-following-shock-FBI-raid.html

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.