December 7 Morning Edition

ABC7

— Downtown Chicago businesses fear for safety amid rash of thefts during holiday shopping season – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-crime-retail-theft-smash-and-grab-police/11306401/

CBS2
— 12-Year-Old Girl Was Shot In Back During Fight Involving Large Crowd Near Millennium Park Saturday Night, Police Say
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/12/06/12-year-old-girl-was-shot-in-back-fight-large-crowd-millennium-park/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Hundreds of millions to remove lead pipes flowing into Illinois as city replaced just a fraction of total this year. Chicago, with nearly 400,000 lead service lines, hopes to get a big slice of federal infrastructure money after only 20 were replaced last year. – Brett Chase
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/6/22821374/infrastructure-bill-water-lead-pipes-replace-lori-lightfoot-rahm-emanuel
— Lax vax axe? Legislator calls proposal to put unvaccinated on the hook for their COVID-19 expenses a ‘starting point’ State Rep. Jonathan Carroll’s bill is likely to face legal challenges and political pushback, but the Northbrook Democrat argued “It’s time that we say ‘You choose not to get vaccinated, then you’re also going to assume the risk that if you do catch COVID, and you get sick, the responsibility is on you.’” – Rachel Hinton
(COMMENT: Failing to have health insurance, engaging unprotected sex, engaging in LGBTQ activities, smoking pot, drinking lots of booze, smoking cigarettes/cigars, taking other unnecessary risks, etc. dramatically increase your medical expenses.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/12/6/22820611/coronavirus-health-care-expenses-unvaccinated-person-illinois

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago drivers lost 104 hours sitting in traffic this year — more than anywhere else in the country, study shows – SARAH FREISHTAT
(COMMENT: I rode public transportation to/from work/school in 1971, 1973, 1974, and then 1978-1997. I walked to/from work/school 1974-1978.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-traffic-eisenhower-stevenson-20211207-cchal6znbrayzjhqsovq3f77ce-story.html

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Illinois brothers plead guilty to charges in US Capitol attack – Stephanie Casanova
https://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois-brothers-plead-guilty-to-charges-in-us-capitol-attack/article_02949fba-bb25-51b5-b9c7-f66dd87da62c.html

WGEM
— Congressman Davis familiar with potential new constituency – Jason Lewton
https://www.wgem.com/2021/12/07/congressman-davis-familiar-with-potential-new-constituency/

WJTV
— Scenic Illinois city (Grafton) will give you free land to move there – Elizabeth Barmeier
https://www.wjtv.com/news/national/scenic-illinois-city-will-give-you-free-land-to-move-there/

FOX ILLINOIS
— ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy to restart: ‘Too little, too late,’ says ex-border official – ELISSA SALAMY
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/remain-in-mexico-policy-to-restart-too-little-too-late-says-ex-border-official

NPR ILLINOIS
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2021-12-06/72-of-women-who-were-denied-an-abortion-ended-up-living-in-poverty-study-finds

SHAW MEDIA
— Lyons Township assessor retires after three decades of service
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/local/2021/12/07/lyons-township-assessor-retires-after-three-decades-of-service/

BOB BERLIN
— Defendant Held on $5 Million Bond For Sexual Assault of 92-Year-Old Woman In Her Addison Home.
https://www.bobberlin.com/news/sexually-assaulted-92-year-old-women

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ COVID-19 data: Daily update for December 7, 2021
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-covid-19-crisis-daily-data-update-wirepoints/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— EPA’s ‘environmental justice’ plan fails to address Black community needs. Instead of protecting minorities from eco-hazards, environmental justice disenfranchises them. – Derrick Hollie
(COMMENT: Democrats want Americans who are members of protected groups to see themselves first as being members of those groups before seeing themselves as being Americans. Protected groups include minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, veterans, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, Trump-haters, non-patriotic people, moderates, liberals, those who have financial and/or health problems, those who have less education and/or work experience than others, non-married people, married people who have dependents, etc.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/dec/6/epas-environmental-justice-plan-fails-to-address-b/

NEW YORK POST
— San Francisco restaurant roasted for booting 3 on-duty cops from its ‘safe space’ – Lee Brown
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will woke restaurants in you municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois boot customers who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://nypost.com/2021/12/06/san-francisco-restaurant-roasted-for-booting-3-on-duty-cops-from-its-safe-space/

FOX NEWS
— Illinois Democrat files measure to punish unvaccinated for ‘clogging up healthcare system’ Measure would force hospitalized coronavirus patients cover all medical costs – Greg Norman
https://www.foxnews.com/us/illinois-democrat-unvaccinated-coronavirus-bill
— Young Black conservatives push back on narrative of all Black Americans being progressive. Conscious Conservative CEO bids to bridge ‘education and training gap’ between conservatism and Blacks – Joshua Q. Nelson
https://www.foxnews.com/media/more-young-black-americans-calling-themselves-conservative
— China is using our own technology against us – this is how we fight back. Capabilities gap between China and US closing every day, and we cannot afford to stand on the sidelines. -John Katko
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/china-use-technology-against-us-rep-john-katko

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Books As Race Bait – Rod Dreher
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/books-as-race-bait-liberal-racism/

BREITBART
— Democrats: Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ Must Include American Citizenship for Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/12/06/democrats-bidens-build-back-better-must-include-american-citizenship-for-illegal-aliens/

DAILY CALLER
— Former Facebook Employee Alleges Company’s Anti-Conservative Bias With Shocking Statistics – SAMANTHA RENCK
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/06/former-facebook-employee-alleges-companys-anti-conservative-bias-with-shocking-statistics/

FEDERALIST
— Why Are Oil-Rich States Run By Republicans Absent From Coalition Against Woke Capitalism? Three top oil producing states run by Republicans were absent from a letter warning Wall Street financiers of consequences over woke capitalism. – Tristan Justice
https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/06/why-are-oil-rich-states-run-by-republicans-absent-from-coalition-against-woke-capitalism/
— The Media Isn’t Reporting It, But The Biden Administration Is Using A Trump Deportation Strategy. President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security is carrying out secretive and escalating air deportations of tens of thousands of migrant border-crossers. – Todd Bensman
https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/07/the-media-isnt-reporting-it-but-the-biden-administration-is-using-a-trump-deportation-strategy/

TOWNHALL
— Lawlessness in America: The ‘Progressive’ Culture of Death – Oliver North and David Goetsch
https://townhall.com/columnists/olivernorthanddavidgoetsch/2021/12/07/lawlessness-in-america-the-progressive-culture-of-death-n2600183
— Why You Should Come Out of the Closet With Your Conservative Values – Dennis Prager
(COMMENT: Yes, but Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs demonize, denigrate, and condemn a) conservative values and b) those who have them.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/dennisprager/2021/12/07/why-you-should-come-out-of-the-closet-with-your-conservative-values-n2600237

LIFE NEWS
— Congresswoman Mary Miller: God is the Creator of Life, We Must Protect His Unborn Children From Abortion – Steven Ertelt
https://www.lifenews.com/2021/12/06/congresswoman-mary-miller-god-is-the-creator-of-life-we-must-protect-his-unborn-children-from-abortion/

COLLEGE FIX
— Eastern Illinois University gives students two days off to play with puppies, color, ride tricycles – DANIEL NUCCIO
https://www.thecollegefix.com/university-gives-students-two-days-off-to-play-with-puppies-color-ride-tricycles/

EPOCH TIMES
— Whether Trump Runs in 2024 or Not, Key Party Figures Say He Defines the Future of the GOP Agenda – Mark Tapscott
https://www.theepochtimes.com/whether-trump-runs-in-2024-or-not-key-party-figures-say-he-defines-the-future-of-the-gop-agenda_4138733.html

MSN
— More young Black Americans calling themselves conservative
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/entertainment-celebrity/more-young-black-americans-calling-themselves-conservative/vi-AARwyOH

WASHINGTON POST
— John B. King Jr. raises critical race theory in first campaign ad. Democrat embraces teaching the legacy of systemic racism as he campaigns to be Maryland’s first Black governor. – Erin Cox
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/12/06/john-king-maryland-governor-race/
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters says “The White backlash targeting schools is only growing.” Ever-increasingly, Democrats use schools to create “good little Democrats” 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.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/06/white-backlash-on-schools-growing/
— A White teacher taught White students about White privilege. It cost him his job. Amid a growing furor over critical race theory, Matthew Hawn told his high school students in rural Kingsport, Tenn., that White privilege is ‘a fact’ – Hannah Natanson
(COMMENT: From what I see, ever-increasingly, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and Wheaton, you are gotten rid of if you do not promote White privilege, CRT, 1619, reparations, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and hatred of those who are 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, that is, you are gotten rid of if you do not promote political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/12/06/tennessee-teacher-fired-critical-race-theory/
— Let’s hear it for moderate Republican women – Sarah Chamberlain
(COMMENT: I should write a book about past/present Republican women leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who have worked the hardest against me and who have worked the hardest against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on those who reject the following planks in the Republican Party platform: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). I would focus on the aforesaid who have demonstrated the strongest that the are/were involved in Republican politics in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton to get the Republican Party to strike the aforesaid planks from its platform.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/12/06/lets-hear-it-for-moderate-republican-women/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are older.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/12/07/what-teens-think-about-white-privilege-discrimination-how-their-generation-will-treat-people-when-they-grow-up/

USA TODAY
— Is math education racist? Debate rages over changes to how US teaches the subject. Bold recommendations to make math more inclusive are blowing up the world of math education. Opponents say the movement effectively dumbs down math. – Erin Richards, Emily Bloch, Gary Stern and Christine Fernando
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/education/2021/12/07/math-racist-schools-teaching-methods-inclusive/6136092001/

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— GAO: Hate on the Rise in U.S. Schools. A new GAO report says hostile environments – including bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, hate speech, hate crimes and physical attacks – are increasing in public school systems. – Lauren Camera
(COMMENT: In the United States, Democrats run public education. Democrats promote hated against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, 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.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2021-12-06/hate-on-the-rise-in-u-s-schools-gao

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Finds a Culprit for America’s Crime Wave: Covid-19. The White House calls the virus a ‘root cause’ in an effort to shift blame from perpetrators and policies. – Gerard Baker
(COMMENT: My Democrat superiors in the federal government blamed their problems hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats, minorities, females, and veterans on their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization blame their problems on conservatives, and especially on conservatives who are Trump supporters, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, 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.wsj.com/articles/biden-tries-to-blame-covid-19-for-crime-shoplifting-looting-bail-reform-california-defund-police-11638802657

FORBES
— America’s Faults Are Ours To Fix, Not To Curse – Raymond Pierce
(COMMENT: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs use AA, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to make Republicans pay reparations. I should write a book about Democrats and RINOs who have made me pay the most reparations. I would focus on my Democrat superiors in the federal government and RINOs who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/raymondpierce/2021/12/06/americas-faults-are-ours-to-fix-not-to-curse/?sh=4fd47cd9c234

LOS ANGELES BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Netflix Moves $100 Million to Black Banks for Equity Initiatives – Todd Gilchrist
https://labusinessjournal.com/news/2021/dec/06/netflix-moves-100-million-black-banks-equity-initi/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Elon Musk says there are “not enough people” and that the falling birthrate could threaten human civilization – Huileng Tan and Taiyler Simone Mitchell
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs discourage those who are the following from having children, adopting, or being foster parents: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-veteran, 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.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-on-demographics-population-ageing-2021-12

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.