December 8 Morning Edition

ABC7

— Fox News fire: Christmas tree outside media outlet’s New York City HQ set ablaze Fox News’ Christmas tree 50 feet tall, took over 21 hours to assemble
https://abc7chicago.com/all-american-christmas-tree-fox-news-fire-new-york-city/11311323/

WTTW
— Harvey Mayor on Homicides: ‘There’s a Perception Harvey Isn’t a Safe Place to Live’ – Blair Paddock
(DIERSEN: What are your connections with Harvey? I worked there for IRS in 1972 and 1973. My aunt owned a home there for many years. I passed the Post Office employment test and truck driving test there in 1966.)
https://news.wttw.com/2021/12/06/harvey-mayor-homicides-there-s-perception-harvey-isn-t-safe-place-live

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Tinley Park teachers acting like gangsters is new normal in a culture that glorifies guns – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-gun-culture-violence-st-1208-20211207-qdfz2cqe3rapfpqn6b4p2jbypu-story.html
— Black farmers in rural Pembroke Township protest Nicor plan to build gas pipeline through their community. – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
(COMMENT: During the 1960s, a gas pipeline was built through the northeast part of the farm that my grandfather on my mother’s side owned in Grant Park along the Indiana border just north of Pembroke Township. I remember collecting delinquent taxes in Pembroke Township while I worked for IRS in its Harvey office 1972-1973.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-black-farmers-protest-nicor-pembroke-pipeline-proposal-20211208-feyk6jbjubhndgiqsanzqvir5y-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Coming to Chicago can help senators learn the horrific reality of gun violence. Even as more Americans are seeing a need for reducing gun crime, Washington has failed to act. – Editorial
(COMMENT: If guns were not available, criminals would use knives, blunt instruments, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/7/22822943/gun-violence-dick-durbiin-ted-cruz-tom-cotton-senate-judiciary-committee-chicago
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2021/12/7/22812374/illinois-marijuana-taxes-recreational-pot-sales-state-boxing-out-negativity-day-simp-derek-brown
— Big banks with history of lending inequities dominate competition for city deposits – Fran Spielman
(COMMENT: When did you first borrow money, from whom, and for what? I first borrowed money ($3,000) in October of 1971 when I was 23 years old from a big downtown Chicago bank to buy a new 1972 Chevy Corvette. My 1969 Dodge Charger SE had been stolen in Chicago in August of that year and I had gotten a $2,500 insurance settlement. I had bought a 1962 Chevy BelAir for everyday use. I had worked for IRS since June of 1971 and I was working part-time pumping gasoline for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. I lived with my mother and brother in Crete. My father had died suddenly in October of 1969.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/12/7/22822647/chicago-city-council-public-deposits-banks-equity-conyears-ervin-comptroller

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Troubling’ power struggle at tollway leaves some senators contemplating legislative fix – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211207/troubling-power-struggle-at-tollway-leaves-some-senators-contemplating-legislative-fix
— COMMENT: Soon, under the anti-conservatives, everyone in America, Illinois, and DuPage County will be a) handing out welfare and/or b) collecting welfare.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20211208/editorial-dupage-county-takes-an-important-step-forward-using-federal-money-to-combat-homelessness

FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump gets wish in Georgia, sparks ‘a political civil war’ – JEFF AMY and STEVE PEOPLES
https://foxillinois.com/news/beyond-the-podium/trump-gets-wish-in-georgia-sparks-a-political-civil-war

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Woodstock’s Lauf to challenge Foster for congressional seat – Ben Szalinski
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/election/2021/12/07/woodstocks-lauf-to-challenge-foster-for-congressional-seat/
— DuPage County COVID-19 cases up 126% in past week
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/dupage-county/2021/12/07/dupage-county-covid-19-cases-up-126-in-past-week/

UIC TODAY
— Advancing Racial Equity Initiative update
(COMMENT: UIC admitted me in 1966 when I was 17 years old, but if I was 17 years old today, I doubt that UIC would admit me because I am not a minority, not a female, and not a LGBTQer.)
https://today.uic.edu/advancing-racial-equity-initiative-update

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— COOK COUNTY, METRO EAST CRACK TOP 5 ‘JUDICIAL HELLHOLES’ IN U.S. – Dylan Sharkey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/cook-county-metro-east-crack-top-5-judicial-hellholes-in-u-s/
— PROPERTY TAXES STILL ROB ‘HOME ALONE’ HOUSE – Dylan Sharkey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/property-taxes-still-rob-home-alone-house/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— No More Single Sex Bathrooms in Chicago Public Schools – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/no-more-single-sex-bathrooms-in-chicago-public-schools_/

NEW YORK POST
— Hundreds of college professors blast ‘woke’ math movement – Selim Algar
https://nypost.com/2021/12/07/hundreds-of-college-professors-blast-woke-math-movement/
— Carjackers are using this new Apple product to steal vehicles – Hannah Frishberg
https://nypost.com/2021/12/07/carjackers-are-using-this-new-apple-product-to-steal-vehicles/

FOX NEWS
— Nikki Haley’s new book showcases 2022 conservative roadmap and vision for future of Republican Party. Potential 2024 GOP contender’s book is titled ‘American Strength: Conservative Solutions Worth Fighting For’ – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nikki-haley-new-book-2022-conservative-roadmap-future-republican-party
— California state, federal politicians silent after AOC doubts existence of smash-and-grab robberies. Republicans have spoken out about Ocasio-Cortez’s comments downplaying smash-and-grab crimes while Democrats in California remain silent. – Emma Colton
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-democrats-ocasio-cortez-doubting-existence-smash-and-grabs

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why The Red Wave Could Become A Red Puddle – Sydnee Pearl Michaels
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/12/why_the_red_wave_could_become_a_red_puddle.html
— San Francisco restaurant that ordered cops out is poster child for the local wokester idiocy – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/12/san_francisco_restaurant_that_ordered_cops_out_is_poster_child_for_the_local_wokester_idiocy.html

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Italian Lives Matter – Rod Dreher
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/italian-lives-matter-crime-new-york-times/
— Returning To National Greatness. National conservatism is the fulfillment of David Brooks’ 1997 call to restoration, though the writer now finds it terrifying. – DAVID BROG
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/returning-to-national-greatness/

ACCURACY IN ACADEMIA
— Media’s continued obsession of 1619 Project ignores 1776 Commission – Spencer Irvine
https://www.academia.org/medias-continued-obsession-of-1619-project-ignores-1776-commission/

DAILY CALLER
— If Leftists Continue To Spout Divisive Racist Rhetoric, The Waukesha Attack Won’t Be The Last One – MAURICE RICHARDS, FORMER CHIEF OF POLICE, MARTINSBURG WV
https://dailycaller.com/2021/12/07/richards-if-leftists-continue-to-spout-divisive-racist-rhetoric-the-waukesha-attack-wont-be-the-last-one/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Students at Maryland High School Shown Thanksgiving Video Depicting Pilgrims as Oppressors – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/12/07/students-at-maryland-high-school-were-shown-biased-thanksgiving-video-depicting-pilgrims-as-oppressors/

TOWNHALL
— Gun Control Prevents Citizens From Defending Themselves In An Increasingly Dangerous America – Philip Reboli
https://townhall.com/columnists/philipreboli/2021/12/08/gun-control-prevents-citizens-from-defending-themselves-in-an-increasingly-dangerous-america-n2600255

FEDERALIST
— We Need A More Forceful Pushback To A Hostile Media. In the book ‘Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy,’ Batya Ungar-Sargon urges news consumers to champion unpopular opinions—but is it enough? – Casey Chalk
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the following a) who glorify and praise, b) who pander to, c) who serve as operatives or dupes for, d) who cover up the wrongdoing of, and/or e) who give money to my critics/opponents, to their operatives, and to their dupes who do everything that they can to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. I would focus of those who reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. 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 a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, 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) 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. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most adverse actions against me.)
https://thefederalist.com/2021/12/07/we-need-a-more-forceful-pushback-to-a-hostile-media/

PJ MEDIA
— Democrats’ Unhinged Trump Hatred Isn’t Really Working Out Well for Them – STEPHEN KRUISER
(COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters a) paint me as being the lead Trump-promoter in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton and b) succeeded in stopping me from raising funds from DuPage Republicans so that DuPage Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks.)
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stephen-kruiser/2021/12/07/the-morning-briefing-democrats-unhinged-trump-hatred-isnt-really-working-out-well-for-them-n1539344

POLITICO
— Black People Are Leaving Chicago en Masse. It’s Changing the City’s Power Politics. Chicago’s power struggle shows what’s at stake when a city loses its Black population. And they’re not alone: Nine of 10 of the cities with the largest Black populations are on the verge of the same exodus. – SHIA KAPOS, JUAN PEREZ JR., RENUKA RAYASAM and MING LI
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/12/07/chicago-black-population-decline-523563

NBC NEWS
— As Trump tries to shape 2022 fields, here’s where he’s meddled the most – Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Ben Kamisar
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/trump-tries-shape-2022-fields-here-s-where-he-s-n1285581

YAHOO NEWS
— Young Democrats more likely to despise the other party – Neal Rothschild
(COMMENT: To be a Democrat is to be 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.yahoo.com/now/young-democrats-more-likely-despise-011818409.html


— Privilege Has Big Impact On College Admissions, Study Says – Keith Reed
(COMMENT: UIC admitted me in 1966 when I was 17 years old, but if I was 17 years old today, I doubt that UIC would admit me because I am not a minority, not a female, and not a LGBTQer.)
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/privilege-big-impact-college-admissions-004500142.html
— Asian American teenagers overwhelmingly believe in racism, white privilege, poll shows – Sarah Yukiko
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at Asian American teenagers, and at everyone else, that Republicans are racists, and even worse things, who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://news.yahoo.com/asian-american-teenagers-overwhelmingly-believe-230748482.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump. What did hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters accomplish in your municipality this year? In Wheaton, they succeeded in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/08/opinion/trump-democrats-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— A plurality of Republicans think they’re more moderate than their party – Philip Bump
(COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being too conservative. I would focus of those who reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. 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 a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, 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) 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. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most adverse actions against me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/11/17/plurality-republicans-think-theyre-more-moderate-than-their-party/
— COMMENT: A hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-hater says “Racism in our curriculums isn’t limited to history. It’s in math, too.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/12/08/racism-our-curriculums-isnt-limited-history-its-math-too/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Arresting reporters in L.A. sends a dangerous message to repressive governments – JOEL SIMON
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-12-07/los-angeles-police-journalists-arrests-reforms

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Should States Be Allowed to Deny Parents Religious Options in School Choice Programs? – Michael Bindas and Walter Womack
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most a) for my having been baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) at Trinity Lutheran Church in Crete in 1948, b) for my attending Trinity Lutheran Grade School 1953-1961, c) for my attending Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, and d) for my being confirmed as a MSL in 1962.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/07/opinion/public-schools-religion.html
— The Predictable Consequences of ‘Defund the Police’ It took a spate of murders for the mayor of Oakland, Calif., to abandon the destructive slogan. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/consequences-of-defunding-the-police-libby-schaaf-violent-crime-rate-murder-public-safety-11638915238

NEWSWEEK
— Rep. Dan Crenshaw Says ‘Grifters’ and ‘Performance Artists’ Exist Among Conservatives – DANIEL VILLARREAL
https://www.newsweek.com/rep-dan-crenshaw-says-grifters-performance-artists-exist-among-conservatives-1657110
— 71 Percent of Democrats in College Wouldn’t Date a Trump Voter, Poll Finds – JUSTIN KLAWANS
(COMMENT: To be a Democrat is to be 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.newsweek.com/71-percent-democrats-college-wouldnt-date-trump-voter-poll-finds-1657145

NPR
— MAY 5, 2021 FLASHBACK: How A Predatory Real Estate Practice Changed The Face Of Compton – AILSA CHANG, CHRISTOPHER INTAGLIATA, and JONAKI MEHTA
(DIERSEN: From what I see watching home purchases in my precinct since 1984, it ever-increasing looks like Democrat realtors steer homebuyers to my precinct who are Democrat, moderate, liberal, LGBTQ, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American. Ever-increasingly, it looks like Democrat realtors stress to potential homebuyers a) that ever-increasingly, Democrats get more votes in the precinct, for example, Biden got 269 votes while Trump got only 157, b) that there are LGBTQ-promoting churches immediately north and south of the precinct, c) that the Wheaton Warrenville School District 200 Administration Headquarters is in the precinct, and d) that a grade school and middle school are in the precinct.)
https://www.npr.org/2021/05/05/993993572/how-a-predatory-real-estate-practice-changed-the-face-of-compton

HR DRIVE
— Big company CEOs outearn employees by an average $1.2M, study says – Emilie Shumway
https://www.hrdive.com/news/big-company-ceos-outearn-employees-by-an-average-12m-study-says/611084/

HR MORNING
— Starbucks facing class action age discrimination lawsuit – Rachel Mucha
(COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who promote age discrimination the most. I would focus on those a) who glorify and praise, b) who pander to, c) who serve as operatives or dupes for, d) who cover up the wrongdoing of, and/or e) who give money to those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and/or Wheaton. I would focus on those who do everything that they can to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. I would focus of those who reject the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. 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 a) past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, 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) 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. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most adverse actions against me.)
https://www.hrmorning.com/news/starbucks-facing-class-action-lawsuit-alleging-age-discrimination/

EDUCATION WEEK
— To Keep Teachers From Quitting, Address These 5 Key Issues – Marina Whiteleather
(COMMENT: I should write a book about what my Democrat superiors in the federal government did to get rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially to get rid of their Republican employees who were conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, union members, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about what leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization are doing to get rid of conservatives, and especially to get rid of those conservatives who are White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, union members, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/to-keep-teachers-from-quitting-address-these-5-key-issues/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.