February 18, 2024

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party Platform are conservative. The following are questions to ask the candidates on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct.- Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

What have you done and what will you do if elected on November 5, 2024 to:
— Promote individual responsibility and oppose promotion of dependency on government and charity,
— Promote traditional marriage and family and oppose promotion of LGBTQ,
— Promote right to life and oppose promotion of abortion,
— Promote enforcement of immigration laws and oppose promotion of mass/illegal immigration,
— Promote enforcement of vice laws and oppose promotion of booze, gambling, pot, and other vices,
— Promote enforcement of gun laws and oppose diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and
— Promote equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) and oppose promotion of patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination?

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform are conservative. The Republican Party Platform is at: https://prod-static.gop.com/media/Resolution_Platform.pdf and the IRP platform is at: https://illinois.gop/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2020PlatformoftheIllinoisRepublicanParty.pdf . Those who reject the individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, vice, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks want to water down if not strike the aforesaid planks. I have asked to be appointed to serve on the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee. I served on that committee at the 2008 IRP State Convention. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who is running to serve as your Republican Precinct Committeeman? I am running to serve as the Republican Precinct Committeeman for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton. Who is running to serve as officers of your Republican township and county party organizations? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— For President, who do you predict will get more votes in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in your congressional district – Trump or Haley? In the 3rd Congressional District, a) Trump delegates include Gordon Kinzler, b) Haley delegates include Elizabeth Roskam, and c) the only Haley alternate delegate is Peter Roskam. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What has your Republican Precinct Committeeman done to encourage registered Republicans in your precinct to vote in the March 19, 2024 primary? In my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 59 in Wheaton, I have hand-delivered a copy of the sample Republican ballot to each of the precinct’s 224 homes and 4 apartments that have at least one registered Republican voter. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CBS2
— Chicago pastor calls for White House response to American violence following Kansas City parade shooting
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-pastor-calls-for-white-house-response-to-american-violence-following-kansas-city-parade-shooting/

NBC5
— Robbers targeting patrons at suburban banks. Wheeling police are urging residents to be aware of their surroundings, especially when visiting and leaving banks or ATMs.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/robbers-targeting-patrons-at-suburban-banks-police-say/3359278/
— Chicago’s mayor issues statement after medical examiner reveals migrant boy’s cause of death. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office report said the 5-year-old died of sepsis from Strep A, COVID-19 and other viruses.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicagos-mayor-issues-statement-after-medical-examiner-reveals-migrant-boys-cause-of-death/3359239/

WGN9
— Chicago police offer warning to Northwest Side businesses amid rash of robberies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-N2lTVPgWE

FOX32
— Congressman Jesús “Chuy” García speaks out on migrant boy’s death in Chicago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9Rx9hIJrdo
— Street vendors demand more police patrols after being targeted by robbers on Northwest Side – Nate Rodger
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/northwest-side-armed-robbery-spree-chicago-police-looking-for-2-5-suspects

WBBM
— Controversial plans for another homeless shelter in Uptown rejected
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/plans-for-another-homeless-shelter-in-uptown-rejected

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Oak Park trustees approve community partners for new migrant shelter – JESSE WRIGHT (COMMENT: Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/17/oak-park-trustees-approve-community-partners-for-new-migrant-shelter/
— 5-year-old migrant who fell sick in shelter died of sepsis – ALYSA GUFFEY
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/17/five-year-old-migrant-who-fell-sick-in-shelter-died-of-sepsis-medical-examiner-says/
— Trump’s legal debts top a half-billion dollars. How much will he have to pay? – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/17/trumps-legal-debts-top-a-half-billion-dollars-will-he-have-to-pay/
— Today in History: Donald Trump commutes sentence of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich – Ap
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/02/18/today-in-history-donald-trump-commutes-sentence-of-former-illinois-gov-rod-blagojevich/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Bothered by pro-Palestinian activists? Most Americans didn’t like civil rights, Vietnam War protests either. Americans tend to quickly praise demonstrators engaging in “good trouble” overseas but bristle at dissent in their own backyard. – Rummana Hussain (COMMENT: Conservatives protest against Democrat and RINO promotion of the Democrat Party platform, that is, conservatives protest against the promotion of dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2024/02/16/protests-palestinian-activists-civil-rights-vietnam-war-social-justice-rummana-hussain

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: Uihleins spent more than $1 million on DeSantis’ presidential campaign in fall — will they now back Trump? – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240218/news/uihleins-spent-more-than-1-million-on-desantis-presidential-campaign-in-fall-will-they-now-back/
— What to do if you’re concerned you might be laid off — or if you’ve lost your job – ADRIANA MORGA (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO purposely misled me to believe that they were going to let me work until I was 55 in 2003 and could take regular retirement. But in September of 1997, they suddenly succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240218/business/what-to-do-if-youre-concerned-you-might-be-laid-off-or-if-youve-lost-your-job/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois, Cook County seeking more than $250M for migrant crisis – Patrick M. Keck
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2024/02/18/pritzker-asks-for-182-million-to-take-on-migrant-crisis/72605532007/

TRISTATES PUBLIC RADIO
— In wake of mass shootings, some parents hesitate bringing their kids to big events – Diba Mohtasham
https://www.tspr.org/npr-news/2024-02-17/in-wake-of-mass-shootings-some-parents-hesitate-bringing-their-kids-to-big-events

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Illinois considers making assisted suicide legal for the terminally ill – Drea Barone
https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/illinois-considers-making-assisted-suicide-legal-for-the-terminally-ill/

CWB CHICAGO
— Gun, drugs, cash recovered during sting operation at West Loop homeless camp
https://cwbchicago.com/2024/02/two-arrested-gun-drugs-cash-recovered-west-loop-homeless-camp.html

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

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FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden’s border blackmail – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/2860246/bidens-border-blackmail/
— Michigan GOP’s ‘descent into chaos’ at the center of DNC’s strategy to hold pivotal swing state – Naomi Lim (COMMENT: When Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and/or RINOs dominate Republican organizations, those organizations do little or nothing to defend or advance the Republican Party platform. One could argue that the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization do little or nothing to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, and especially its individual responsibility, traditional marriage and family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2860101/michigan-gops-chaos-center-dnc-strategy-pivotal-swing-state/
— As Texas resistance grows, illegal entries increase in Arizona, California, New Mexico – Bethany Blankley
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2860143/as-texas-resistance-grows-illegal-entries-increase-in-arizona-california-new-mexico/

NEW YORK POST
— How America’s medical system has become totally woke – Kevin Bass
https://nypost.com/2024/02/17/opinion/americas-medical-system-has-become-totally-woke/
— Democrat elites shouldn’t be laughing at Trump’s civil trial outcome — they just made him a political martyr – Post Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/02/16/opinion/dem-elites-shouldnt-be-laughing-at-trumps-civil-trial-outcome-they-just-made-him-a-political-martyr/
— St. Patrick’s Cathedral says it was tricked into hosting ‘sacrilegious’ transgender activist’s wild funeral – Patrick Reilly
https://nypost.com/2024/02/17/us-news/st-patricks-cathedral-said-it-was-tricked-into-hosting-transgender-activists-funeral/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Feminization of America – Rick McDowell
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/02/the_feminization_of_america.html
— Under the Democrats’ Rule, America Has Become A Failed State – Vince Coyner
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/02/under_the_democrats_rule_america_has_become_a_failed_state.html
— The New York judge’s non-legal, hyper-partisan ruling will only make Trump stronger – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/02/the_new_york_judges_nonlegal_hyperpartisan_ruling_will_only_make_trump_stronger.html
— The DEI Road Leads to Gaza – John Green
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/02/the_die_road_leads_to_gaza.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Residents air laundry list of complaints against Illinois (Dolton) mayor who reportedly ‘dressed like Nino Brown’ – Melissa Fine
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/02/17/insider-residents-air-laundry-list-of-complaints-against-illinois-mayor-who-reportedly-dressed-like-nino-brown-1437946/

FOX NEWS
— Facing community pushback, NYC mayor reverses plan to house migrants in luxury building. The building was first advertised as luxury housing with a swimming pool and was expected to be converted into a temporary shelter for illegal migrants. – Michael Dorgan
https://www.foxnews.com/us/facing-community-pushback-nyc-mayor-reverses-plan-to-house-migrants-in-luxury-building
— Haley: Trump should not use RNC as ‘piggy bank’ for legal woes. Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley warned that former President Trump is poised to use the RNC to pay his legal bills. – Chris Pandolfo
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/haley-trump-should-not-use-rnc-piggy-bank-legal-woes
— Archdiocese of New York condemns ‘scandalous,’ ‘sacrilegious’ behavior following trans activist funeral. Following the outcry, the church said it would begin a ‘Mass of Reparation’ – Sarah Rumpf-Whitten
https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-archdiocese-condemns-scandalous-sacrilegious-behavior-following-trans-activist-funeral

HOT AIR
— The US’s northern border saw a record number of illegal crossings last year, as migrants found it easier to enter through Canada, new US Customs and Border.
https://hotair.com/headlines/2024/02/17/us-sees-highest-influx-of-illegals-ever-from-canada-cuz-easier-n3783128

JONATHAN TURLEY
— Chicago Mayor Extends Contract on Anti-Crime Program That He Campaigned Against As Racist
https://jonathanturley.org/2024/02/17/chicago-mayor-extends-contract-on-anti-crime-program-that-he-campaigned-against-as-racist/

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— Eight non-government organizations are funneling illegal immigrants into America, using taxpayer dollars – Matthew Holloway
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/eight-non-govt-organizations-are-funneling-illegal-immigrants-into-america-the-house-gop-is-fighting-to-defund-them
— Burn an American flag? No problem. Do a burnout on a ‘pride mural’ painted on the road? Get the book thrown at you. – Noah Webster
https://lawenforcementtoday.com/burn-an-american-flag-no-problem-do-a-burnout-on-a-pride-mural-painted-on-a-roadway-you-get-the-book-thrown-at-you

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— NYC Mayor Assures Harlem Residents That Empty Luxury Apartment Building Won’t House Illegal Migrants. “The development has sat empty for the past decade, until this week when neighbors noticed boxes of bunk beds being loaded in.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/02/nyc-mayor-assures-harlem-residents-that-empty-luxury-apartment-building-wont-house-illegal-migrants/
— School District in Minnesota Allows Parents to Opt-Out of LGBT Curriculum After Muslim Families Object. – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/02/school-district-in-minnesota-allows-parents-to-opt-out-of-lgbt-curriculum-after-muslim-families-object/

NEWS BUSTERS
— CBS: Catholic Church Declining…Because It’s Not LGBTQ-Affirming and Surrogacy-Supporting – Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2024/02/17/cbs-catholic-church-decliningbecause-its-not-lgbtq-affirming-and

NEWSMAX
— Mayorkas Cannot Hide Behind Biden – Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss. (COMMENT: GAO is less than a shell of what it once was. Charles Bowsher served as an operative/dupe for the congressmen who destroyed GAO 1981-1996. Bowsher cannot hide behind those congressmen. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/alexandro-mayorkas-dhs-secretary/2024/02/17/id/1153982/
— San Francisco Names Noncitizen to Elections Board – Nick Koutsobinas (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will noncitizens run your school district, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America?)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/san-francisco-chinese-election-board/2024/02/17/id/1154009

PJ MEDIA
— Give Me Your Ungrateful, Your Criminal, Your Anti-Western Masses Yearning To Loiter Free – CHRISTOPHER SKEET (COMMENT: I am proud to say that all my ancestors immigrated legally during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. On my father’s side, they worked in a brick factory in Chicago for 10 years and then homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township. On my mother’s side, they sharecropped a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border.)
https://pjmedia.com/christopherskeet/2024/02/17/give-me-your-ungrateful-your-criminal-your-anti-western-masses-yearning-to-loiter-free-n4926522
— Illinois and Cook County to Pump $250 Million Into Chicago’s Migrant Crisis – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2024/02/17/illinois-and-cook-county-to-pump-250-million-into-chicagos-migrant-crisis-n4926528

TOWNHALL
— Famous NYC Catholic Church Holds Funeral for Atheist Transgender Activist – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2024/02/17/famous-nyc-catholic-church-holds-funeral-for-atheist-transgender-activist-n2635382

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Lara Trump steps into political spotlight with RNC role – JULIA MANCHESTER (COMMENT: Leading a political organization is a thankless job. Your critics/opponents blame you for the defeats that your party’s candidates suffer. I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I served as an officer of the Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2007. I served as the webmaster for the Milton Township Republican Organization 2008-2010 and 2000-2004. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have blamed me the most for defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4473118-lara-trump-steps-into-political-spotlight-with-rnc-role/

NEW YORK TIMES
— CPAC Straw Poll, Slighting Haley, Will Ask About Trump’s Ideal Running Mate. The poll question at the prominent gathering of conservatives points to his front-runner status — and just how much he controls the political right. – Michael C. Bender (COMMENT: I attended many CPACs, but not recently. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have held my attending CPACs against me the most.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/us/politics/trump-running-mate-cpac.html
— What a Reported Trump Plan on Restricting Abortion Would Mean. The idea, a federal ban after 16 weeks, is not very popular — nor would it stop very many abortions. – Claire Cain Miller and Margot Sanger-Katz (COMMENT: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more abortion. I should write a book about past and present RINO leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who have promoted abortion the most. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me because I oppose the promotion of abortion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/upshot/trump-16-week-abortion-ban.html
— N.Y. Archdiocese Condemns Funeral of Transgender Activist at Cathedral. In a statement, the pastor of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan said the church was not aware of Ms. Gentili’s background, or her avowed atheism, when it agreed to host the Thursday service. – Liam Stack
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/17/nyregion/cecilia-gentili-st-patricks-cathedral.html
— Haley Says She Is Going the Distance Against Trump. Here’s Her Plan. The former South Carolina governor is expected to lose big in her home state. Beyond that, it’s an even steeper climb. – Jazmine Ulloa
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/18/us/politics/haley-trump-gop.html
— How Trump Turns His Courtroom Losses Into Wins – Andrea Bernstein
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/opinion/trump-civil-trial-losses.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Seeing Haley’s attacks on Trump, some claim her as a member of the resistance. But the former S.C. governor rejects the label, saying her campaign ‘is not an anti-Trump movement’ – Ashley Parker and Dylan Wells
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/18/haley-trump-resistance-gop-primary/

CNN
— Nikki Haley slams Trump after death of Alexey Navalny
https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2024/02/18/exp-nikki-haley-navalny-trump-sot-021804aseg1-cnni-u-s-politics.cnn

NEWSWEEK
— Texas Could Regret Joining United States, Republican Suggests – James Bickerton (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat/RINO army.)
https://www.newsweek.com/texas-could-regret-joining-united-states-republican-1870931

MSN
— 63% of Democrats would choose another candidate over Biden – Stephanie Raymond
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/63-of-democrats-would-choose-another-candidate-over-biden/ar-AA1jlkY4
— Joe Biden ‘breaking records’ for vacation days and ‘illegal immigration’
https://www.msn.com/en-au/travel/news/joe-biden-breaking-records-for-vacation-days-and-illegal-immigration/ar-BB1irHe0

NBC BOSTON
— Group calls for Boston to pay $15B in cash as slavery reparations
https://www.nbcboston.com/on-air/as-seen-on/group-calls-for-boston-to-pay-15b-in-cash-as-slavery-reparations/3283151/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfOHre4wYhE

USA TODAY
— What happens if Biden, Trump drop 2024 presidential bids? Here’s how it could play out – Rachel Looker
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/02/15/what-happens-trump-biden-drop-out-2024/72352522007/

FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM
— Black Americans need more success stories, not victimhood (COMMENT: Democrats can stress their success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old and giving my Black subordinate my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.star-telegram.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/other-voices/article285583607.html

BOSTON HERALD
— What you should know about disability rights (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their Democrat employees who were disabled, minority, female, veteran, unmarried, non-Protestant, non-German American, who had ancestors who had not been America for a long time, who had performance problems, and/or who they wanted to get rid of. They did everything that they could to turn them against me. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/12/18/what-you-should-know-about-disability-rights/

FORBES
— Glenn Grothman Sounds The Alarm On The Consequences Of Biden’s ‘Massive Catch & Release Campaign’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpNSf2uYadU
— ‘Ushered In A New Era Of Mass Illegal Immigration’: Beth Van Duyne Hammers Biden Over The Border
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tstqjdyagyQ

BARRON’S
— What If Biden Or Trump Leaves The Race? – Camille CAMDESSUS and Aurelia END
https://www.barrons.com/news/us-election-what-if-biden-or-trump-leaves-the-race-2e3e336a

FAST COMPANY
— My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers were furious when IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious when GAO promoted me in 1986. According to them, those promotions should have been given to Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91022464/4-things-to-do-when-you-get-a-promotion-and-avoid-sabotaging-your-success

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.