February 7, 2023

ABC7
— COMMENT: Democrats say “State of the Union 2023: New Illinois congresswoman Delia Ramirez tapped to give Working Families Party response.”
https://abc7chicago.com/state-of-the-union-2023-delia-ramirez-working-families-party/12778902/

FOX32
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Shorter ‘time-to-crime’ for guns used in crimes in Chicago than in New York, Los Angeles.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/shorter-time-to-crime-for-guns-used-in-crimes-in-chicago-than-in-new-york-los-angeles-doj

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Rep. Delia Ramirez to deliver national address for progressive group after President Biden’s State of the Union speech. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., a member of the House Freedom Caucus and ardent Donald Trump supporter, said she would boycott President Biden’s SOTU address.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/2/6/23588688/rep-delia-ramirez-president-bidens-state-of-the-union-speech
— COMMENT: Chicago Democrats say “Applications open for one-time $500 payments aimed at providing relief to domestic workers, undocumented immigrants.” Ever-increasingly, Chicago Democrats promote dependency oh government.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/2/6/23587976/chicago-covid-coronavirus-pandemic-relief-domestic-worker-undocumented-payments-cash-assistance
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Cooperation, communication key in ensuring success for migrant housing in Woodlawn. We are a sanctuary city in Chicago, welcoming to all. Uplifting those who have arrived at our doorsteps from all corners of the world is in our DNA.” Ever-increasingly, Chicago Democrats promote illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/2/6/23583128/temporary-housing-woodlawn-asylum-seekers-immigrants-wadsworth
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/2/6/23587902/city-young-men-risk-iraq-afghanistan-gun-violence-crime-shootings
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Workers actually benefit from time spent commuting.” While I commuted using METRA 1992-1997, I did homework for graduate finance courses at IIT. While I commuted using METRA 1978-1980, I did homework for graduate accounting courses classes at DePaul, CPA examination review courses, and Certified Internal Auditor examination review courses. While I commuted using METRA 1973-1974, I did homework for graduate business courses classes at Loyola.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/2/7/23588055/commuting-time-benefits-remote-workers-the-conversation-op-ed

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: COMMENT: Democrats ask “Who’s going to the State of the Union?” and say “Illinois lawmakers reveal their guests.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230207/whos-going-to-the-state-of-the-union-illinois-lawmakers-reveal-their-guests
— COMMENT: Democrats push pot in Crystal Lake big time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20230207/new-marijuana-dispensary-is-wonderful-asset-crystal-lake-city-officials-chamber-welcomes-ivy-hall-to-town
— We don’t need racial quotas to showcase America’s diversity – Michael Barone (COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who have crowed the loudest since 2000 about their success in replacing those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have Demographics that vote for Democrats: a) leaders of the Republican National Committee, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization and b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/feb/06/michael-barone-just-look-at-us/

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Outlaws don’t obey gun laws – Walter J. Steffens, Johnsburg
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/2023/02/06/letter-outlaws-dont-obey-gun-laws/

STATELINE
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use diversity to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, gun-owners, heterosexual, married, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.mystateline.com/news/politics/ap-state-of-the-union-congress-doesnt-fully-reflect-diversity/

FOX ILLINOIS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Schools questioned for using COVID relief emergency funds for diversity, equity programs.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/schools-questioned-for-using-covid-relief-emergency-funds-for-diversity-equity-programs-crisis-in-the-classroom-coronavirus-vaccines-ppe-gender-identity-lgbtq-learning-loss-resources-technology-education

NPR ILLINOIS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Rep. Mary Miller to boycott State of the Union Address.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2023-02-06/rep-mary-miller-to-boycott-state-of-the-union-address

SIU
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use DEI to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, gun-owners, heterosexual, married, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://news.siu.edu/2023/02/020623-Conversation-on-fostering-welcoming-and-belonging-on-campus-is-Feb.-14.php

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Another judge delays state weapons ban – Greg Bishop
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/second-judge-delays-illinois-new-weapons-ban-17766699.php

CITIES 92.9
— Illinois Legislature returns Tuesday with Democrats in the supermajority – Greg Bishop (COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats will ruin Illinois.)
https://www.cities929.com/2023/02/06/illinois-legislature-returns-tuesday-with-democrats-in-the-supermajority/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Procedural challenges of Illinois’ gun ban not as successful as other arguments – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/procedural-challenges-of-illinois-gun-ban-not-as-successful-as-other-arguments/article_252dd128-a664-11ed-921c-e3cf76fe455d.html

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Hospitals will need to hire ‘culturally sensitive’ doctors if demanded, per bill (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats promote race based preference giving.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/639334256-hospitals-will-need-to-hire-culturally-sensitive-doctors-if-demanded-per-bill

METRO EAST SUN
— State Rep. Kevin Schmidt (R-Millstadt) is slamming the appointment of Tony Sanders as state superintendent of the Illinois State Board of Education as a political move.
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/639284102-schmidt-it-does-not-appear-gov-pritzker-spent-a-whole-lot-of-time-looking-for-highly-qualified-candidates

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Rep. Niemerg: ‘Our Second Amendment is not subject to a governor’s political narrative or presidential aspirations’
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/639085368-rep-niemerg-our-second-amendment-is-not-subject-to-a-governor-s-political-narrative-or-presidential-aspirations

WIREPOINTS
— ‘Magic happens’: The illusion behind Lightfoot’s 2023 Chicago budget – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/magic-happens-the-illusion-behind-chicagos-2023-budget-wirepoints/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— School Board Candidates Tout Candidacies (COMMENT: In your school district, how do voters get information about each of the school board candidates?)
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/02/07/school-board-candidates-tout-candidacies-in-trout-valley/

MCHENRY COUNTY GOP
— FROM POLITICO ILLINOIS: Feb. 11: Dan Proft, a conservative broadcaster in Florida who still keeps his hand in Illinois politics, headlines the McHenry County Republican Lincoln Leadership dinner. Proft ran the People Who Play By The Rules political action committee that supported Republican Darren Bailey for governor.
https://www.mchenrycountygop.org/event-details/lincoln-leadership-dinner-4

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Egofske Will Serve as Mayor-State Rep: Durkin, Who Voted for Weapons Ban Calls Him “Outstanding Public Servant”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/02/egofske-will-serve-as-mayor-state-rep-durkin-who-voted-for-weapons-ban-calls-him-outstanding-public-servant.html

CAPITOL FAX
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/02/07/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-13/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Afternoon briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/02/06/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-briefing/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Cannabis baron ridicules equity programs: We’re going to give these assets to felons and people that have two heads and all this kind of stuff.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/02/06/cannabis-baron-ridicules-equity-programs-we%e2%80%99re-going-to-give-these-assets-to-felons-and-people-that-have-two-heads-and-all-this-kind-of-stuff/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Blue states seek to become transgender ‘refuge’ as GOP clamps down on youth sex-change meds – Valerie Richardson (COMMENT: Under Pritzker, expect ever-increasing pressure on the students in your school district to be sexually active LGBTQers.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/feb/6/blue-states-seek-become-transgender-refuge-gop-cla/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The human cost of wokeness shows up in policing – David J. Terestre
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/courage-strength-optimism/the-human-cost-of-wokeness-shows-up-in-policing
— Biden gun ban and crime wave spark higher sales – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/biden-gun-ban-crime-wave-sparks-higher-sales

NEW YORK POST
— Migrants abandon NYC for Canada with taxpayer-funded bus tickets – Jack Morphet, Craig McCarthy, Bernadette Hogan and Bruce Golding
https://nypost.com/2023/02/05/migrants-abandon-nyc-for-canada-with-taxpayer-funded-bus-tickets/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Tyre Nichols Was a Victim of Affirmative Action. In pursuit of diversity, standards have gone out the window. And the people who pay the price are ordinary citizens. – Christopher Roach (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government for almost 30 years, they ever-increasingly lowered standards to hire, retain, and promote Democrats who were minority, female, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors had not been in America for a long time. Because I was none of the aforesaid, that ever-increasingly rendered my job-related college degrees, professional certifications, professional license, and work experience worthless.)
https://amgreatness.com/2023/02/05/tyre-nichols-was-a-victim-of-affirmative-action/

AMERICAN THINKER
— What If RINOs Throw a Republican Party and Nobody Comes? – J.B. Shurk (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, anti-conservative RINOs dominate the Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/02/what_if_rinos_throw_a_republican_party_and_nobody_comes.html
— In New York City, migrants become a hot potato, passed to Canada – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/02/in_new_york_city_migrants_become_a_hot_potato_passed_to_canada.html

AMERICA’S 1ST FREEDOM
— Biden Keeps Pushing To Ban Semi-Automatics – NRA-ILA
https://www.americas1stfreedom.org/content/biden-keeps-pushing-to-ban-semi-automatics/

BREITBART
— At Least 19 Shot During Weekend in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s Chicago – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/02/06/at-least-19-shot-during-weekend-in-mayor-lori-lightfoots-chicago/
— Canadian Liberals Fold, Remove Hunting Rifles from ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban – AWR HAWKINS (COMMENT: Democrats want to outlaw all firearms and ammunition.)
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/02/06/canadian-liberals-fold-remove-hunting-rifles-from-assault-weapons-ban/

DAILY SIGNAL
— These 11 Examples of Defensive Gun Use Refute Notion of Second Amendment as ‘Suicide Pact’ – Amy Swearer
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/02/06/these-11-examples-of-defensive-gun-use-refute-notion-of-second-amendment-as-suicide-pact/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— N.Y. State Squandered $2.1 Billion to Keep Illegals in the U.S. When it should have used the money to send them home, in style. – David North
https://cis.org/North/NY-State-Squandered-21-Billion-Keep-Illegals-US

EPOCH TIMES
— Why Blacks Vote Democrat – Adam B. Coleman
https://www.theepochtimes.com/why-blacks-vote-democrat_5038404.html

FEDERALIST
— D.C. Gun Ban Didn’t Stop A Deadly Metro Shooting, Just Stripped Commuters Of The Best Way To Fight Back – EMILY MILLER
https://thefederalist.com/2023/02/06/d-c-gun-ban-didnt-stop-a-deadly-metro-shooting-just-stripped-commuters-of-the-best-way-to-fight-back/

GOPUSA
— Projecting National Weakness Invites Incursion And Eventual Attack (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled America-hating countries illegally send their citizens into America illegally. Sooner or later, those illegals will have enough votes to abolish the Constitution and to dissolve America.)
https://www.gopusa.com/projecting-national-weakness-invites-incursion-and-eventual-attack/

NRA-ILA
— Illinois Gun Laws
https://www.nraila.org/gun-laws/state-gun-laws/illinois/
— House Appropriations to Hear Firearm Permit Bill
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20230206/washington-house-appropriations-to-hear-firearm-permit-bill
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On February 8th, at 4:00PM, the House Appropriations Committee will hear House Bill 1143, to impose a firearm permit requirement, a training mandate, and a 10-day waiting period scheme, along with allowing indefinite delays on firearm transfers. The Appropriations Committee considers the fiscal impacts of the bill. HB 1143 is an unfunded gun-control mandate and will cost individuals hundreds to thousands of dollars to exercise their fundamental right to keep and bear arms. NRA members and Second Amendment supporters are encouraged to oppose HB 1143 by noting their position for the legislative record and with in-person, remote, or written testimony. Click here for more information on how to participate. House Bill 1143 denies law-abiding citizens their Second Amendment right to acquire firearms unless they obtain a government-issued permit. The permit is only valid for five years and to obtain the permit, the state requires completion of official, sanctioned firearms training every five years. It also imposes an arbitrary ten-day delay on prospective gun owners taking possession of their firearms and makes this delay longer or indefinite if the state fails to complete background check during that time. Again, please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE HB 1143, and please consider testifying as well.)
— Prohibitionists Seek to Weaponize Yet Another Federal Agency to Target Guns.
https://www.nraila.org/articles/20230206/prohibitionists-seek-to-weaponize-yet-another-federal-agency-to-target-guns

NEW AMERICAN
— COMMENT: To use pot is to impair yourself. Pot users should not be allowed to own firearms.
https://thenewamerican.com/prohibiting-guns-for-marijuana-users-ruled-unconstitutional/

PJ MEDIA
— Gov. Hochul and Mayor Adams “Reticketing” Illegal Immigrants and Busing Them to the Canadian Border – GREG BYRNES
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/gregbyrnes/2023/02/06/gov-hochul-and-mayor-adams-reticketing-illegal-immigrants-and-busing-them-to-the-canadian-border-n1668372

CBS NEWS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “How to watch the Republican response to the State of the Union.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/state-of-the-union-2023-republican-response-sarah-sanders-how-to-watch/

MSNBC
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ record makes her an odd choice for SOTU response.”
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/sarah-sanders-record-makes-odd-choice-sotu-response-rcna69472

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Retailers try to curb theft while not driving away customers. Locking the stuff up definitely just has me walking by that aisle.” Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party platform promotes poverty and crime.
https://www.siliconvalley.com/2023/02/06/retailers-try-to-curb-theft-while-not-driving-away-customers/

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Education Issues Vault to Top of the G.O.P.’s Presidential Race. Donald Trump and possible rivals, like Gov. Ron DeSantis, are making appeals to conservative voters on race and gender issues, but such messages had a mixed record in November’s midterm elections.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/06/us/politics/education-republicans-elections.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Use the Seventh Amendment to sue bad gunmakers.” I should write a book about how my Seventh Amendment rights were denied.
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-use-the-seventh-amendment-to-sue-bad-gunmakers-20230206-me5yrxamyzhandebgnvf2c3qi4-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How ‘Diversity’ Policing Fails Science. An open-records request reveals that Texas Tech faculty penalize candidates for heterodox opinions. – John D. Sailer
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-diversity-policing-fails-science-equality-equity-education-texas-tech-job-candidates-interview-dei-pronouns-11675722169

FORTUNE
— COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have promoted the most hatred against me because I benefitted from the federal government’s leave policies 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. SEE: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-administration/fact-sheets/annual-leave/ and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-administration/fact-sheets/sick-leave-general-information/
https://fortune.com/2023/02/06/fmla-anniversary-paid-family-leave-us/

24/7 WALL STREET
— COMMENT: Democrats say “The US Military’s Oldest Weapons Still in Use.”
https://247wallst.com/special-report/2023/02/06/americas-oldest-weapons-still-in-use-by-the-military/

REASON
— COMMENT: Pot impairs its users. Pot pushers are dangerous, unvirtuous, and untrustworthy. I should write a book about those pot pushers who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://reason.com/2023/02/06/a-federal-judge-says-the-ban-on-gun-possession-by-cannabis-consumers-is-unconstitutional/

POLITICO
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Sarah Huckabee Sanders gets a SOTU spotlight. Trump gets the affirmation. Arkansas newest governor gets a prime speaking gig. The ex-president gets proof that his imprint on the GOP endures.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/07/sarah-huckabee-sanders-sotu-trump-affirmation-00081453
— COMMENT: Democrats say “House divided: The megadonor couple battling in the GOP’s civil war. Dick and Liz Uihlein have landed on opposite sides of some of the main fights illustrating the divides in the Republican Party.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/06/megadonor-gop-richard-elizabeth-uihlein-00081267
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Pot is making people sick. Congress is playing catch-up. Now that a growing body of evidence says marijuana is bad for you, more regulation is in the offing.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/06/congress-pots-ill-health-effects-00081178

FED SMITH
— COMMENT: Democrats say “White House Wants to Give More Leave to Federal Employees.” I should write a book about those who have promoted the most hatred against me because I benefitted from the federal government’s leave policies 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. SEE: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-administration/fact-sheets/annual-leave/ and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-administration/fact-sheets/sick-leave-general-information/ )
https://www.fedsmith.com/2023/02/02/white-house-wants-to-give-more-leave-to-federal-employees/

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.