December 9 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Wisconsin Capitol Christmas tree erected by Republicans in defiance of Gov. Evers’ decision to skip decoration amid pandemic. Evers had decided not to put up tree because Capitol is closed during Wisconsin coronavirus pandemic. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/wi-republicans-put-christmas-tree-in-closed-capitol-defying-gov/8633555/

WGN RADIO
— Rep. Kinzinger: ‘There no true North Star anymore’ when it comes to misinformation (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is misinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and what they have done since 2000 a) to stop me from sending GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://wgnradio.com/chicagos-afternoon-news/rep-kinzinger-there-no-true-north-star-anymore-when-it-comes-to-misinformation/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Chicago Teachers Union’s misplaced priorities – CHRIS TALGO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-coronavirus-teachers-union-ctu-20201208-g3hdsyhzxvdd7koxxqzx6xcdui-story.html
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Illinois Appellate Court upholds Deerfield’s ban on assault weapons, partially overturning a lower court ruling – JAMES T. NORMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/deerfield/ct-dfr-appellate-court-assault-weapons-tl-1210-20201208-wh2q5umdfzhlxe2iz3ubcqixwq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-diversity-inclusion-training-trump-biden-20201208-5cndew5udzhcne7y35we6zkltm-story.html
— Chief Illiniwek was officially retired 13 years ago. University of Illinois is still trying to remedy his ‘painful impact’ on Indigenous people. – ELYSSA CHERNEY and JOHN KEILMAN (DIERSEN: Will adverse actions be taken against those whose ancestors homesteaded in Illinois? My ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a farm in Crete in 1854.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-university-of-illinois-native-americans-20201209-zcekffcctvh6jdlaauwhaou2cm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— How DuPage County will distribute limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20201208/how-dupage-county-will-distribute-limited-supply-of-covid-19-vaccines

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County surpasses 50,000 COVID-19 cases as 564 new infections reported Tuesday – JOSHUA WELGE
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2020/12/09/dupage-county-surpasses-50-000-covid-19-cases-as-564-new-infections-reported-tuesday/aenrkdo/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— IL House Speaker Madigan floats income tax increase; GOP leader asks for spending cuts – SARAH MANSUR
https://www.bnd.com/news/politics-government/article247702525.html
— Winnebago County coroner buys refrigerated trailer as virus surges – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/article247721250.html

MCDONOUGH VOICE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/story/opinion/columns/2020/12/07/grassroots-officials-stand-up-law/6482217002/

WIREPOINTS
— Look Who Is Standing In The Schoolhouse Door Now: The Chicago Teachers Union – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/look-who-is-standing-in-the-schoolhouse-door-now-the-chicago-teachers-union-wirepoints/

CAPITOL FAX
— “When the vaccines become available, please take it”
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/09/when-the-vaccines-become-available-please-take-it/
— Liberal newspaper editorial board calls for Madigan’s ouster
https://capitolfax.com/2020/12/09/liberal-newspaper-editorial-board-calls-for-madigans-ouster/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— How Joe Biden can revive liberalism Biden could revive liberalism, starting with becoming an animal rights activist – R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/dec/8/how-joe-biden-can-revive-liberalism/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Election Day ‘No Longer Exists’ in America, Victor Davis Hanson Says – Rachel del Guidice
https://www.dailysignal.com/2020/12/08/election-day-no-longer-exists-in-america-victor-davis-hanson-says/

SEAN HANNITY
— AOC Says Republicans Never Had ‘Physically Difficult Working-Class Jobs’ (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on, if not despise, if not hate past, present, and future working class people. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://hannity.com/media-room/not-a-joke-aoc-says-republicans-never-had-physically-difficult-working-class-jobs/

NEWS BUSTERS
— New York Times Admits Biden ‘Didn’t Win Back’ Working Class – Joseph Vazquez (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on, if not despise, if not hate past, present, and future working class people. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/business/joseph-vazquez/2020/12/08/new-york-times-admits-biden-didnt-win-back-working-class

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Republicans block motion affirming preparation for Biden’s inauguration The Republicans blocked a motion from a committee that would have affirmed it was ‘preparing for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.’ – Pete Baklinski
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-republicans-block-motion-affirming-preparation-for-bidens-inauguration

EPOCH TIMES
— As Trump Fights Election Fraud, Most Republicans in Congress Remain Quiet – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINO activists, RINO candidates, RINO elected officials, RINO party leaders, RINO political consultants, RINO major donors, RINO etc. who not only do not defend or advance the following planks in the Republican Party platform but who work against them: traditional marriage, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who focus on a) stopping me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/as-trump-fights-election-fraud-most-republicans-in-congress-remain-quiet_3609866.html

POLITICO
— Poll: Majority of Republicans, independents believe Trump will run in 2024. Among Republicans, 76 percent believed another Trump run to be likely, along with 60 percent of independents. (DIERSEN: If Trump concedes and announces that he is running in 2024, who in Illinois, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality would work the hardest to destroy those who voted for Trump? I should write a book about those who I believe would work the hardest to destroy those who voted for Trump. 193,611 voted for Trump in DuPage County. 26,080 voted for Trump in Milton Township. 157 voted for Trump in my precinct. Would the hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger take the lead in destroying the aforesaid voters? What obligation would Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains have to protect those voters in their precinct from the hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger?)
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/09/poll-republicans-independents-trump-2024-443713

MSN
— GOP Rep. Mooney wants to condemn lawmakers who call on Trump to concede – Melanie Zanona (DIERSEN: How strongly is the hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger working to get rid of those who voted for Trump? 193,611 voted for Trump in DuPage County. 26,080 voted for Trump in Milton Township. 157 voted for Trump in my precinct. What obligation do Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains have to protect those in their precinct who voted for Trump from the hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger?)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-rep-mooney-wants-to-condemn-lawmakers-who-call-on-trump-to-concede/ar-BB1bK4VD?li=BBnb7Kz
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But Mooney’s effort sparked pushback from several GOP members on the call, including Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois — one of the few Republicans who has been willing to challenge Trump’s false claims of voter fraud.)
— Iran’s Supreme Court upholds journalist’s death sentence – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have taken adverse actions against me and the adverse actions that they took against me a) because of what I have done as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and b) because of what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-s-supreme-court-upholds-journalist-s-death-sentence/ar-BB1bJwhD?li=BBnbcA1

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Atlanta’s Politics Overtook the Suburbs, Too Communities that defined themselves in opposition to the city have increasingly grown to resemble it. – Emily Badger (DIERSEN: What makes it hard for you to be optimistic about the future? For me, it is the ever-increasing invasion of hypocritical hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters who hypocritically move in to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there. I should write a book about such hypocritical hate-filled Republican-hating hypocritical home buyers in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/09/upshot/atlanta-suburbs-democratic-shift.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Congressional Republicans continue campaign of resistance to accepting Biden’s win.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-trump-house-election/2020/12/08/bb792018-396c-11eb-bc68-96af0daae728_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Biden can’t end GOP denialism, but Fox News might.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/08/biden-cant-end-gop-denialism-fox-might/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-hater says “Any Biden effort to ‘reach out’ to conservatives is doomed.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/08/any-biden-effort-reach-out-conservatives-is-doomed/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-hater says “A decade of wringing money and power out of conservative victimhood nears its apex.” Who focuses on promoting hatred against conservatives in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county? I should write a book about those who promote hatred against conservatives in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, and in DuPage county. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/12/08/decade-wringing-money-power-out-conservative-victimhood-nears-its-apex/

USA TODAY
— 1 in 22 Americans have tested positive for COVID-19 – Ashley Shaffer
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/12/08/covid-19-vanessa-guillen-biden-trump-brian-onora-tuesdays-news/6491632002/
— Thousands of unaccompanied minors arrive at US-Mexico border as Border Patrol grapples with COVID-19 deaths – Rick Jervis
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/12/08/unaccompanied-immigrant-minors-border-mexico-coronavirus/3825974001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Covid-19 Vaccine Passports Could Help Life Return to Normal, but Experts Urge Caution. Requirement to prove immunity raises practical and ethical issues: Should vaccinated people have greater freedom? – Jason Douglas (DIERSEN: How soon will employers get rid of their employees who fail/refuse to be vaccinated? How soon will organizations get rid of their members who fail/refuse to be vaccinated? How soon will municipalities, townships, counties, states, and countries get rid of their residents who fail/refuse to be vaccinated?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-vaccine-passports-could-help-life-return-to-normal-but-experts-urge-caution-11607425135
— A Nasdaq Chief’s Diversity Stunt Americans tire of seeing institutions misused for personal aggrandizement. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) Whites who paint themselves as being anti-White to curry favor with those who hate Whites, b) males who paint themselves as being anti-male to curry favor with those who hate males, c) older people who paint themselves as being anti-older people to curry favor with those who hate older people, d) rich people who paint themselves as being anti-rich people to curry favor with those who hate rich people, e) “heterosexuals” who paint themselves as being anti-heterosexuals to curry favor with those who hate heterosexuals, f) “Protestants” who paint themselves as being anti-Protestant to curry favor with those who hate Protestants, f) German Americans who paint themselves as being anti-German American to curry favor with those who hate German Americans, g) “conservatives” who paint themselves as being anti-conservative to curry favor with those who hate conservatives, h) “Republicans” who paint themselves as being anti-Republican to curry favor with those who hate Republicans, and i) those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time who paint themselves as being anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time to curry favor with those who hate those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-nasdaq-chiefs-diversity-stunt-11607469679

FORTUNE
— U.S. House passes bill giving Hong Kong residents special refugee status – NAOMI XU ELEGANT (DIERSEN: As Democrats invade and take over DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, which Republican Illinois U.S. Congressmen, which Republican Illinois Senators and Representatives, which Republican DuPage County Board Members, which Republican Milton Township Trustees, and which Republican Wheaton City Council Members will try to get bills passed to give special refugee status to Republicans in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton? Just kidding, but not completely.)
https://fortune.com/2020/12/08/us-hong-kong-residents-refugee-status/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger says the GOP under Trump is “advocating for crap” he never could’ve predicted.
https://www.businessinsider.com/kinzinger-gop-under-trump-is-advocating-for-crap-2020-12

NPR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “How Private Money From Facebook’s CEO Saved The 2020 Election.”
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/943242106

PBS
— Tracing Montgomery County’s decades-long shift from GOP stronghold to boon for Biden – Katie Meyer (DIERSEN: What makes it hard for you to be optimistic about the future? For me, it is the ever-increasing invasion of hypocritical hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters who hypocritically move in to hypocritically take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans created there. I should write a book about such hypocritical hate-filled Republican-hating hypocritical home buyers in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://whyy.org/articles/tracing-montcos-decades-long-shift-from-gop-stronghold-to-boon-for-biden/

BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled White male conservative-hating White male conservative-hater says “White Male Conservatives Think They’re America’s Real Victims. They are victims of the younger, more diverse America that rejected Trump and voted for Biden. They are victims of their own white male aggrievement and resentment.” Who focuses on promoting hatred against White male conservatives in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county? I should write a book about those who promote hatred against White male conservatives in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County’s 4th District, and in DuPage county. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-male-conservatives-think-theyre-americas-real-victims

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.