December 27 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Illinois COVID cases surge to highest point of pandemic; Gov. Pritzker expands test, vaccine access. Illinois reported record 21,131 new COVID cases on Christmas Eve. – Michelle Gallardo, Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-jb-pritzker/11392894/

NBC5
— 16 Cases of Omicron Variant Identified in DuPage County. The state’s first case of the variant was reported in a fully vaccinated Chicago resident on Dec. 7.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/16-cases-of-omicron-variant-identified-in-dupage-county/2716205/
— Illinois Hospital Leaders Issue Plea as COVID Overwhelms Staff. Physician and staff infections have risen as the latest surge increases, according to one health system official.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-hospital-leaders-issue-plea-as-covid-overwhelms-staff/2716222/
— COMMENT: LGBTQ-promoters use TuTu to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/1st-u-s-gay-bishop-remembers-tutus-generosity-kindness/2715609/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COVID cases in Illinois still surging as Pritzker warns of more deaths, stress on health care system. “We’re absolutely seeing the highest surge in cases from across the entire pandemic for the past two years,” the state’s top health official warns. – Brett Chase
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/12/27/22855731/covid-cases-illinois-surging-pritzker-warns-deaths-stress-health-care-system
— Why more jurisdictions will have to provide non-English voting materials in 2022 and beyond. Among those jurisdictions is DuPage County. The federal Voting Rights Act requires local officials in any community with significant groups of non-English-proficient citizens to provide election materials in that group’s language. – Gabe Osterhout and Lance McGinnis Brown
(COMMENT: One of the most important requirements for becoming a U.S. citizen is that you are able to show U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that you can read, speak, and write basic English.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/27/22855788/vopting-rights-non-english-speakers-2022-elections-boise-state-university-census-the-conversation
— Kinzinger big story of 2021; preview of Illinois politics in 2022. To watch in 2022: Can GOP billionaire Ken Griffin buy the Illinois GOP governor primary? – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/12/27/22856169/lynn-sweet-kinzinger-big-story-of-2021-preview-of-illinois-politics-in-2022

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Eight seniors from Bloom High School in Chicago Heights participated online last October in the Chicago Scholars Onsite College Admissions Event once reserved for Chicago Public High School students. Thanks to their solid grades, their perseverance and communication skills displayed during interviews, they walked away with $518,000 in scholarship funds and acceptances at several colleges and universities. – SUSAN DEGRANE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-bloom-scholarships-st-1228-20211227-3km44tdcwrgszbpvar3fsikqrq-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “By the end of the day, these students already knew they had a place to call home. For first generation college students, this takes a lot of the stress out of applying,” said Gregg Lunceford, a board member of the Delta Sigma Boule Foundation, which focuses on helping Black males earn higher education degrees and enter successful careers. Delta Sigma Boule is a Flossmoor-based chapter of Sigma Pi Phi, a professional fraternity for Black men and the oldest surviving Black Greek-letter fraternity in the United States.)

WTHI TV
— Own a gun in Illinois? Changes are on the way to how the state handles your license – Chris Essex
https://www.wthitv.com/news/own-a-gun-in-illinois-changes-are-on-the-way-to-how-the-state-handles/article_294640e6-672d-11ec-8c4f-f34e424954fd.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BAILEY SLAMS PRITZKER’S CONDEMNATION OF UNVACCINATED ILLINOISANS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/bailey-slams-pritzkers-condemnation-of-unvaccinated-illinoisans-.html
— ROSSI: COVID SCHOOL SHUTDOWNS AND MASKS CAUSED MASSIVE DAMAGE TO OVER 48 MILLION US KIDS IN K-12
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/rossi-covid-school-shutdowns-and-masks-caused-massive-damage-to-over-48-million-us-kids-in-k-12.html
— BIDEN CRITICIZED FOR PROMOTING “JIM CROW” VACCINATION MENTALITY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/biden-criticized-for-promoting-jim-crow-vaccination-mentality.html
— PRITZKER BLAMES UNVACCINATED ILLINOISANS FOR HOSPITAL OVERLOAD THREAT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/12/pritzker-blames-unvaccinated-illinoisans-for-hospital-overload.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Fox News remains the leader, 25 years after founding – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/27/inside-beltway-fox-news-still-leader-25/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Nikole Hannah-Jones still doesn’t want parents to have a say in schooling – CONN CARROLL
(COMMENT: Hannah-Jones would have a very low opinion of my parents. They were Missouri Synod Lutherans. Neither of them attended college. My father was the first or his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/nikole-hannah-jones-still-doesnt-want-parents-to-have-a-say-in-schooling
— 1619 Project author ripped for saying parents should have no say in school curriculum – Jeremiah Poff
(COMMENT: Hannah-Jones would have a very low opinion of my parents. They were Missouri Synod Lutherans. Neither of them attended college. My father was the first or his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/1619-project-author-ripped-for-saying-parents-should-have-no-say-in-school-curriculum
— Campus Democrats are less tolerant than Republicans
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/campus-democrats-are-less-tolerant-than-republicans

NEW YORK POST
— GOP holds double-digit lead among independent voters ahead of 2022 midterms: poll – Callie Patteson
https://nypost.com/2021/12/27/gop-leads-among-independent-voters-ahead-of-2022-midterms/
— ‘1619 Project’ head Hannah-Jones questions parents’ role in schooling – Mark Moore
(COMMENT: Hannah-Jones would have a very low opinion of my parents. They were Missouri Synod Lutherans. Neither of them attended college. My father was the first or his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://nypost.com/2021/12/27/1619-project-head-hannah-jones-questions-parents-role-in-schooling/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene rants against ‘fake religion’ Kwanzaa as Black holiday begins – DAVE GOLDINER
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-marjorie-taylor-greene-kwanzaa-fake-religion-20211227-minilzflmrfxhpqponuvukal7m-story.html

FOX NEWS
— ‘The View’ mocked over report show is struggling to find new Republican host: ‘Anti-conservative lunatics’ Some critics suggested having two conservative hosts to bring more balance to the show, while others claimed it was only set on catering to liberals – Brandon Gillespie
https://www.foxnews.com/media/the-view-mocked-report-struggling-republican-host
— The American dream, family structure is under attack – Steve Hilton
https://www.foxnews.com/politics

AMERICAN THINKER
— U. Illinois-Chicago John Marshall Law School forces Maoist re-education on a professor who ran afoul of Black students – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/a_law_school_forces_maoist_reeducation_on_a_professor_who_ran_afoul_of_black_students.html
— Support for BLM and BDS is Support for Hate and Violence – Civis Americanus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/support_for_blm_and_bds_is_support_for_hate_and_violence.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— 1619 Project Author ‘Doesn’t Understand’ Why Parents Want a Role in Their Children’s Education – Eric Lendrum
(COMMENT: Hannah-Jones would have a very low opinion of my parents. They were Missouri Synod Lutherans. Neither of them attended college. My father was the first or his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://amgreatness.com/2021/12/27/1619-project-author-doesnt-understand-why-parents-want-a-role-in-their-childrens-education/

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Accused of Secretly Flying Border Crossers to Pennsylvania on Christmas – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/27/joe-biden-accused-of-secretly-flying-border-crossers-to-pennsylvania-on-christmas/
— Poll: 75% of Americans Agree There Are Only Two Genders – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/27/poll-75-americans-agree-only-two-genders/
— Kamala Harris Touts ‘Seven Principles’ of Marxist-Rooted Kwanzaa – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/27/kamala-harris-touts-seven-principles-marxist-rooted-kwanzaa/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Federal Agencies: Should We Trust Them? – John Anthony
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/federal-agencies-should-we-trust-them

CHRISTIANITY DAILY
— Leftist ‘1619 Project’ Creator Says Parents Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Decide What Is Being Taught In School – OLIVIA CAVALLARO
(COMMENT: Hannah-Jones would have a very low opinion of my parents. They were Missouri Synod Lutherans. Neither of them attended college. My father was the first or his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/14402/20211227/leftist-1619-project-creator-says-parents-shouldnt-be-allowed-to-decide-what-is-being-taught-in-school.htm

DAILY CALLER
— 1619 Project Creator Says She Doesn’t ‘Understand This Idea That Parents Should Decide What’s Being Taught’ In School – KENDALL TIETZ
(COMMENT: Hannah-Jones would have a very low opinion of my parents. They were Missouri Synod Lutherans. Neither of them attended college. My father was the first or his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/27/1619-project-nikole-hannah-jones-parents-schools-terry-mcauliffe/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘We’re Going To Clear The Press First’: White House Official Boots Reporters Before Allowing Biden To Take Questions From Governors On COVID – Virginia Kruta
(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.dailywire.com/news/were-going-to-clear-the-press-first-white-house-official-boots-reporters-before-allowing-biden-to-take-questions-from-governors-on-covid

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Teacher Mocks Parents as Bigots at School Board Meeting for Objecting to CRT and Adult Content in Books – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/teacher-mocks-parents-as-bigots-at-school-board-meeting-for-objecting-to-crt-and-adult-content-in-books/
— 1619 Project’s Nikole Hannah-Jones: “I don’t really understand this idea that parents should decide what’s being taught” Saying the quiet part out loud. – Mike LaChance
(COMMENT: Hannah-Jones would have a very low opinion of my parents. They were Missouri Synod Lutherans. Neither of them attended college. My father was the first or his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/12/nikole-hannah-jones-i-dont-really-understand-this-idea-that-parents-should-decide-whats-being-taught/

EPOCH TIMES
— University of Illinois Chicago School of Law Professor Punished for Perceived Racial Insensitivity Considers Lawsuit Against School – Matthew Vadum
https://www.theepochtimes.com/law-prof-punished-for-perceived-racial-insensitivity-considers-lawsuit-against-school_4179406.html
— 1619 Project’s Nikole Hannah-Jones Says Parents Shouldn’t Decide What Schools Teach – Bill Pan
(COMMENT: Hannah-Jones would have a very low opinion of my parents. They were Missouri Synod Lutherans. Neither of them attended college. My father was the first or his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/1619-projects-nikole-hannah-jones-says-parents-shouldnt-decide-what-schools-teach_4179174.html

FLORIDA DAILY
— Marco Rubio: Feds Need to Investigate Amazon’s Hiring Practices – Kevin Derby
(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. GAO, IRS, and the Post Office should have advised me that they would waste my career and get rid of me if I did not become a Democrat and promote the Democrat Party platform.)
https://www.floridadaily.com/marco-rubio-feds-need-to-investigate-amazons-hiring-practices/

NEWSWEEK
— 1619 Project’s Nikole Hannah-Jones Warns U.S. Is ‘Going Into a Dark Age’ – KHALEDA RAHMAN
(COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the future is ever-increasingly bleak for those who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, conservative, Republican, Trump supporters, law enforcement officers, 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.newsweek.com/1619-project-nikole-hannah-jones-warns-u-s-going-dark-age-1663275

FORBES
— Four Tips For Hiring Amid The Great Resignation – Eric Allison
(COMMENT: 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: White, male, older, heterosexual, married, conservative, Republican, Trump supporters, 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/forbesbusinesscouncil/2021/12/27/four-tips-for-hiring-amidst-the-great-resignation/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Americans Side With J.K. Rowling: Only Two Genders
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/social_issues/most_americans_side_with_j_k_rowling_only_two_genders

CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF ILLINOIS
— Conservative Party of Illinois
(COMMENT: I should write a book about anti-conservatives who have made it the most clear that they want conservatives to leave the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) and join the Conservative Party of Illinois. I would focus on anti-conservatives in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I would focus on a) past and present leaders of the IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) past and present Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) past leaders of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, d) past and present conservative and religious leaders, e) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, and g) those who I have sued. I would focus on those who destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who hint/imply/argue/shout that they disapprove of those who share my demographics.)
https://www.facebook.com/Conservative-Party-Illinois-236225713148715/

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.