December 25 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

— Lakeview Pantry, a nonprofit striving to meet the community’s diverse needs during the pandemic. “Queer in the Time of COVID” is a counseling group where queer people can speak and reflect on challenges they have experienced throughout the pandemic. – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/24/22848145/lakeview-pantry-lgbtq-counseling-trans-lives-community-chicago-editorial

NPR ILLINOIS
— Ex-President Trump pushes back on anti-vaccine talking points – Tamara Keith
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-12-24/ex-president-trump-pushes-back-on-anti-vaccine-talking-points

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Russian court fines Google nearly $100M over content – AP
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents want the following to fine me for my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they do not like: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/24/russian-court-fines-google-nearly-100m-over-conten/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Festivus: Rand Paul fishes up the worst in government waste on Joe Biden’s watch – Monica Showalter
(COMMENT: GAO audits the federal government. I should write a book about those who have wasted my knowledge of the federal government the most. I would focus on my Democrat GAO superiors and on my Republican U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, their staff members, and their political consultants. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Level, currently $102,188-$132,845/year. I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for 8 years, on audits of IRS for 3 years, and on audits of many other federal agencies for almost 7 years. In addition, I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Level, currently $85,935-$97,395/year.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/rand_paul_fishes_up_the_worst_in_government_waste_on_joe_bidens_watch_in_his_annual_festivus_report.html
— We’ll Have a Red Christmas with China – Vic Hughes
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/well_have_a_red_christmas_with_china.html

BREITBART
— Virginia Parents Sue School Board for Teaching ‘Children to Affirmatively Discriminate Based on Race’ – BRECCAN F. THIES
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/24/virginia-parents-sue-school-board-for-teaching-children-to-affirmatively-discriminate-based-on-race/
— Pete Buttigieg Rubs It in: Kamala Harris’s Thankless Portfolio Means She Never Gets Credit for Anything – WENDELL HUSEBØ
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/24/pete-buttigieg-rubs-it-in-kamala-harriss-thankless-portfolio-means-she-never-gets-credit-anything/
— Rep. Ralph Norman: Biden Administration ‘at War with All Faith-Based Agencies’ – KATHERINE HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/24/rep-ralph-norman-biden-administration-war-all-faith-based-agencies/

DAILY CALLER
— How Activists Are Hardwiring ‘Race Marxism’ Into The Medical Field – LAUREL DUGGAN
(COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, how soon will the more of the following that you are, the worse medical care that you will get if you are NOT: minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, Trump-hater, Democrat, RINO, moderate, liberal, non-Christian, non-Protestant, citizen of a foreign country, non-Italian American, non-German American, and if your ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/24/race-marxism-medicine/

NEW AMERICAN
— Russia Slaps Google, Facebook with Game-changing Million-dollar Fines – Luis Miguel
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents want the following to fine me for including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they do not like: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://thenewamerican.com/russia-slaps-google-facebook-with-game-changing-million-dollar-fines/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— The American Tradition of Personal Responsibility – Dennis Prager
(COMMENT: My outstanding parents, Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete, Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest, and Crete-Monee High School promoted personal responsibility. The aforesaid motivated me to earn a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.heritage.org/political-process/report/the-american-tradition-personal-responsibility

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— ‘Racist’ Teddy Roosevelt statue removed from NYC museum – Sierra Marlee
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/12/24/racist-teddy-roosevelt-statue-erased-from-nyc-museum-of-natural-history-1179953/
— BuzzFeed calls to ‘Deplatform White Parents’, blames press for legitimizing criticism of CRT – Vivek Saxena
(COMMENT: The following should be leading the fight against CRT: 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, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/12/24/buzzfeed-calls-to-deplatform-white-parents-blames-press-for-legitimizing-criticism-of-crt-1180017/

YELLOWHAMMER NEWS
— The 12 days of Christmas in the Democrats’ America – Johnny Hammock
https://yellowhammernews.com/the-12-days-of-christmas-in-the-democrats-america/

THE BL
— Major companies faced allegations of discrimination against whites in hiring and training policies – Andrés Vacca
(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://thebl.com/us-news/major-companies-faced-allegations-of-discrimination-against-whites-in-hiring-and-training-policies.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many major U.S. firms such as Coca Cola, McDonald’s, Disney, American Express, Bank of America, Lowe’s, and Pfizer faced many complaints during 2021 accusing them of forcing their employees to receive training on issues associated with leftist ideologies such as “Critical Race Theory” and gender policies. There have even been allegations of a preference for hiring black people as a policy of some firms. Major U.S.-based companies had faced legal issues when many whistleblowers revealed that over the past year, they had been forced to undergo training on, among other issues, the highly controversial Critical Race Theory (CRT). As its name indicates, it is just a theory, that is to say, that it is not something proven, and it is also wholly loaded with a strong leftist ideology. In short, these companies have been forcing their employees to receive a kind of leftist indoctrination to keep their jobs, according to the allegations. One of the issues they sought to “teach” to the employees is to know how to differentiate the supposedly “marginalized” personnel within the organization and place them above the “privileged” personnel; this is a typical analysis of the Marxist theory of organizations where they always seek to fragment and divide between oppressors and oppressed, victims and victimizers. This ends up generating controversy, instability, and suspicion among co-workers. In addition, much emphasis was placed on the issue of “decolonizing” the minds of workers and combating aspects of a supposed “white supremacist culture,” such as perfectionism, individualism, and objectivity. These ideas have their theoretical foundation in CRT, a framework that involves deconstructing aspects of current society to uncover alleged systemic racism beneath the surface. In this regard, current and former American Express employees told Fox News in a series of interviews that the imposition of this indoctrination began after the assassination of George Floyd in May 2020, but that the “awakening” training came to light in 2021. In February 2021, McDonald’s announced that hiring too many white men would cause senior executives who did so to lose bonuses, now prioritizing women and “historically underrepresented groups” for top corporate positions. An article published by HumanEvents.com writer Celine Ryan questioned this system and called it “McQuotas.” “But even those who place value on the concepts of ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ have repeatedly pointed out that these types of hiring quotas are misguided at best, and empty performances at worst, with unintended negative consequences,” Ryan wrote. The multinational effectively increased the percentages of employees it now prioritizes when hiring, without parameters such as demographic proportionality in each country. According to Fox News, Coca-Cola also generated a strong reaction when it was discovered that in its employee training instructions, it included a rule that participants “try to be less white” in their behavior. In March, Manhattan Institute senior fellow Chris Rufo revealed whistleblower documents from the Walt Disney Company’s “Reimagine Tomorrow” diversity and inclusion program. The program includes multiple “anti-racism” training modules. This type of training usually results in what is called “affirmative action,” where the supposed “oppressors” end up becoming the oppressed because of accusations that are not necessarily true.)

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Millions More People Claiming To Be Native American In Past Decade, According to Census Data. “The Native American population in the U.S. grew by a staggering 86.5% between 2010 and 2020, according to the latest U.S. Census – a rate demographers say is impossible to achieve without immigration…. Instead, individuals who previously identified as white are now claiming to be Native American.” – William A. Jacobson
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the more of the following that you are, the more that you officially get preference: minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, Trump-hater, Democrat, RINO, moderate, liberal, non-Christian, non-Protestant, citizen of a foreign country, non-Italian American, non-German American, and if your ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/millions-more-people-claiming-to-be-native-american-in-past-decade-according-to-census-data/

THE HILL
— For America’s future population, how much is too much? – JOSEPH CHAMIE
(COMMENT: Democrats want to flood America with immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want to flood America with immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/587086-for-americas-future-population-how-much-is-too-much
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While some have called for a U.S. population of one billion and many continue to push for an ever-increasing national population without specifying an upper limit, others are recommending a gradual stabilization of America’s population. America currently has 333 million citizens: triple the number from a century ago. The U.S. population is currently the world’s third-largest after China at 1.44 billion and India at 1.39 billion. Although the U.S. population is expected to increase to 400 million around mid-century, Nigeria is projected to overtake it by that time. In addition, Nigeria is expected to remain third throughout the 21st century, with America being in fourth place followed closely by Pakistan. Basically, there are two ways for America to increase its population size. One is through higher fertility rates that would result in substantially more births than deaths. The second is to increase the current levels of immigration to the U.S.)

WASHINGTON POST
— Who stands to gain most from Harvard’s SAT-optional policy? – Megan McArdle
(COMMENT: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, the following universities admitted me because they could not find a qualified minority, qualified woman, and/or qualified veteran to admit: UIC in 1966, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, and IIT in 1992. The following helped get me admitted: completion of college preparatory courses in high school, graduating in the upper 20% of my high school class, getting a 24 on the ACT, earning a bachelors degrees from NIU in 1970, and earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/24/who-stands-gain-most-harvards-sat-optional-policy-harvard-admissions-officials/
— COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most as being “too conservative.” I would focus on 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, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/bob-dole-dead/2021/12/05/3b90ed00-0e55-11e6-8ab8-9ad050f76d7d_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mr. Dole was often critical of the Republican Party after leaving office, telling audiences that it had become too conservative, with far-right positions that recalled those of his former rival Patrick J. Buchanan.)

NEW YORK SUN
— Holiday Optimism: Conservative Values Will Defeat Biden’s Woke Leftist Drive – LAWRENCE KUDLOW
(COMMENT: The following should be leading the fight against wokeism: 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, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) conservative and religious leaders, and d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers.)
https://www.nysun.com/national/holiday-optimism-conservative-values-will-defeat/91847/

CBS ATLANTA
— ‘This is a bad look’: No background check for Georgia political candidates – RACHEL POLANSKY, LINDSEY BASYE
(COMMENT: Candidates on June 28, 2022 Republican primary ballots in Illinois should be asked the following questions: If elected, would you encourage or discourage promotion of the following: a) CRT, b) 1619, c) BLM, d) reparations, e) LGBTQ, f) dependency on government, g) dependency on charity, h) abortion, i) mass/illegal immigration, j) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, k) more gun controls, l) patronage, m) political affiliation discrimination, n) reverse discrimination, and o) age discrimination?)
https://www.cbs46.com/investigations/this-is-a-bad-look-no-background-check-for-georgia-political-candidates/article_4b770272-62a0-11ec-ad5f-974fb4b5f6e6.html

MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL
— Who’s running in the Shelby County 2022 election? Find out here. – Katherine Burgess
(COMMENT: What offices will be on the June 28, 2022 Republican primary ballot in your precinct? Who are the announced candidates for those offices? For Illinois federal, statewide, and judicial offices, the aforesaid should be listed on the Illinois Republican Party website. For your county, the aforesaid should be listed on your Republican county party organization website. For your township/ward, the aforesaid should be listed on your Republican township/ward party organization website.)
https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2021/12/21/whos-running-shelby-county-2022-election-find-out-here/8915892002/

FORBES
— 5 Questions To Ask To Assess A Company’s Commitment To Racial Equity – Janice Gassam Asare
(COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, how soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that they will no longer hire those who are the following and that they are getting rid of their employees who are the following: 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://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2021/12/24/5-questions-to-ask-to-assess-a-companys-commitment-to-racial-equity/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. What is currently being done to ensure that people of all racial backgrounds have an equal chance of being hired?. . .2. Are you assessing a candidate’s commitment to racial equity during the hiring process?. . .3. Is there diversity amongst your company’s leadership?. . .4. What tangible efforts have been made to support racialized employees?. . .5. What accountability systems are currently in place?)
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that non-criminals have and unfair advantage over criminals.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adigaskell/2021/12/24/how-the-untapped-workforce-can-help-you-survive-the-great-resignation/

INC.
— Warren Buffett Says Integrity Is the Top Trait to Look for in a Job Candidate. – MARCEL SCHWANTES
(COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, the top trait to look for is blind loyalty. Disgusting operatives and disgusting dupes who work for my critics/opponents demonstrate blind loyalty big time. This year, they rudely stopped me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that they could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks. They rudely gerrymandered my precinct in 2015. They rudely ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012. They rudely ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011. They rudely ended my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004. They rudely ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007. They rudely almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006. They rudely ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004. They rudely ended my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and their most disgusting and rudest operatives and dupes.)
https://www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/warren-buffett-integrity-interview-questions-leaders.html

NEWSWEEK
— Illinois Sen. Kimberly Lightford’s Carjacking Terror—’I Begged Them Not to Shoot Us’ – KHALEDA RAHMAN
https://www.newsweek.com/illinois-lawmaker-kimberly-lightford-recalls-terror-carjacking-1663110

PBS
— Russian court slaps Google, Meta with massive fines – AP
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents want the following to fine me for my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to articles that they do not like: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/russian-court-slaps-google-meta-with-massive-fines

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.