January 11, 2023

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Illinois Republican Party (IRP) asks in a survey if it should focus on Inflation, Corruption, Crime, Firing Pritzker, Energy, Taxes, Education, or Other. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. The IRP should do everything that it can to defend and advance the Republican Party platform including its individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. The IRP should oppose Democrat promotion of dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of First and Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. The IRP should oppose Democrat promotion of CRT, 1619, BLM, reparations, and wokeness/wokeism. Because Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) to get rid of Republicans, the IRP should oppose AA and DEI. The IRP should focus on recruiting candidates who can and will defend and advance the Republican Party platform. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ABC7
— COMMENT: Durkin says that the Republican Party is controlled by extremists and that it needs to be rebranded. Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats use Durkin a) to glorify and praise hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters and b) to promote hatred against conservatives, that is, to promote hatred against platform Republicans, that is, to promote hatred against the base of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP). Ever-increasingly, the IRP is dominated by hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters. A house divided against itself cannot stand.
https://abc7chicago.com/jim-durkin-illinois-resigns-republicans-darren-bailey/12686513/
— COMMENT: Illinois Democrats crow that “Pritzker signs gun law after House passes amended version.”
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-bill-2023/12683807/
— COMMENT: Illinois Democrats glorify and praise George Ryan.
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-death-penalty-george-ryan-row-sentences/12686174/

NBC5
— COMMENT: Illinois Democrats say “Supporters, Opponents Gird for Legal Fight After Assault Weapons Bill Passes.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/controversy-as-assault-weapons-ban-bill-signed-into-law/3042081/
— COMMENT: Illinois Democrats crow that Pritzker signs assault weapons ban and say “Here Are the Other States That Have Similar Laws.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/as-illinois-approves-assault-weapons-ban-here-are-the-other-states-that-have-similar-laws/3042018/

CBS2
— COMMENT: Illinois Democrats crow that “Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois assault weapons ban.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-general-assembly-approves-assault-weapons-ban/
— Teens charged in recent Chicago carjackings, robberies as disturbing trend continues – TARA MOLINA
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/teens-charged-chicago-carjackings-robberies/#new_tab

WLS AM
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the flame-throwing hate-filled conservative-hating Durkin promotes hatred against conservatives, that is, he promotes hatred against platform Republicans, that is, he promotes hatred against the base of the Illinois Republican Party.
https://www.wlsam.com/2023/01/10/jim-durkin-you-can-be-a-good-republican-without-flames-shooting-out-of-your-mouth/

WTTW
— COMMENT: Illinois Democrats crow that “Pritzker Quickly Signs Illinois Assault Weapons Ban Into Law.”
https://news.wttw.com/2023/01/10/pritzker-quickly-signs-illinois-assault-weapons-ban-law-we-got-it-done
— COMMENT: Democrats say “How Republicans are Transforming the US House in the Majority.”
https://news.wttw.com/2023/01/10/how-republicans-are-transforming-us-house-majority

WBEZ
— COMMENT: Illinois Democrats crow that “Pritzker signs assault weapons ban as lawmakers shore up abortion rights.”
https://www.wbez.org/stories/pritzker-signs-assault-weapons-ban-lawmakers-shore-up-abortion-rights/28645778-9a71-4b7b-8546-5c73bc7c56aa

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— COMMENT: Illinois Democrats crow that “Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs comprehensive gun bill banning sale of military-style firearms.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-guns-abortion-20230110-zm5rccpkkvf63ofere6lmmepjm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COMMENT: Illinois Democrats crow that “Assault weapon sales now illegal in Illinois.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2023/1/10/23548867/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-house-approves-pritzker-vows-sign-it
— COMMENT: Pritzker calls for free college. Between 1964 and 1970, virtually all the money that I earned went for college expenses and for cars to get to/from college classes and jobs. I washed dishes in Chicago Heights 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes in Flossmoor in 1966; chipped slag and pumped gasoline in South Chicago Heights in 1966; delivered mail in Park Forest 1966-1969; and worked on an automobile assembly line in Belvidere and as a security guard in DeKalb in 1970. I used the money that I earned to pay for a) tuition and books at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970, b) room and board at NIU 1969-1970, and c) a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2023/1/9/23546853/pritzker-inauguation-free-college-tuition-preschool-second-term-agenda-abortion-assault-weapons-ban
— COMMENT: Chicago Democrats say “New Lightfoot ad touts her efforts against violent crime. The mayor hit the airwaves Tuesday with a 30-second commercial confronting what polls show is the No. 1 concern of Chicago voters.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2023/1/10/23548578/chicago-mayoral-election-lori-lightfoot-tv-ad-violent-crime
— City Council committee alters game plan on ‘astronomical’ vaping by Chicago teens. The ordinance would require a new city license whenever a retailer “derives more than 20 percent of their gross revenue from the sale of electronic cigarette products, accessories or liquid nicotine products.” – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2023/1/9/23547279/vaping-vape-products-chicago-city-license-council-committee-teens-napolitano

DAILY HERALD
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats use Durkin a) to glorify and praise hate-filled conservative-haters and b) to promote hatred against conservatives, that is, to promote hatred against platform Republicans, that is, to promote against the base of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP). Ever-increasingly, the IRP is dominated by hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters. A house divided against itself cannot stand.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230110/ive-been-called-a-rino-thats-fine-durkin-leaves-parting-criticism-of-his-party-as-he-exits-state-house
— DuPage County Board selects Childress as vice chair – Alicia Fabbre
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230110/dupage-county-board-selects-childress-as-vice-chair

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— COMMENT: Illinois Democrats crow that “Pritzker signs assault weapons ban after General Assembly approval.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/illinois-house-approves-assault-weapons-ban
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats push electric vehicles.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/electric-vehicle-deal-closing-fund-starts-move-toward-jb-pritzkers-desk
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats push abortion and LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/lawmakers-approve-new-abortion-care-bill

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— Illinois Freedom Caucus: State Representative Jim Durkin’s Rewrite of History Won’t Mask his Failings as Leader
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/il-freedom-caucus-state-representative-jim-durkins-rewrite-of-history-wont-mask-his-failings-as-leader/
— Illinois Freedom Caucus: Pritzker’s Bold Plan for Illinois is to Spend More Money We Don’t Have
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/il-freedom-caucus-pritzkers-bold-plan-for-illinois-is-to-spend-more-money-we-dont-have/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— If rules are really rules, SAFE-T Act is in real trouble – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-if-rules-are-really-rules-safe-t-act-is-in-real-trouble/article_36dc3c7f-2ad1-510a-9390-782be1cd5590.html

RIVER BENDER
— Rep. Bost Votes To Block Hiring Of 87,000 New IRS Agents (COMMENT: After working for IRS for almost 9 years, I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years. I ask that Bost consider the reports of the two audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division that I worked on: https://www.gao.gov/assets/ggd-88-61.pdf and https://www.gao.gov/assets/ggd-89-41.pdf )
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/rep-bost-votes-to-block-hiring-of-87000-new-irs-agents-63132.cfm

NORTHWEST HERALD
— It’s time to abolish township form of government in Illinois – John Bambenek
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/opinion/column/2023/01/09/its-time-to-abolish-township-form-of-government-in-illinois/

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— COMMENT: Illinois Democrats crow “Pritzker signs gun bill banning sale of military-style firearms.”
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article271039417.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two House Republicans — outgoing House GOP Leader Jim Durkin of Western Springs and state Rep. Bradley Stephens of Rosemont — joined Democrats in voting for the bill.)

WGEM
— Adams County Board opposes Pritzker’s new gun-control law
https://www.wgem.com/2023/01/11/adams-county-board-opposes-pritzkers-new-gun-control-law/

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Darren Bailey: ‘I will not comply’ with Illinois gun ban – Jim Hagerty
https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/angry-illinois-state-senator-says-he-will-not-comply-with-gun-ban/

EFFINGHAM RADIO
— COMMENT: Illinois Democrats crow that “Pritzker Signs Legislation Banning Assault Weapons and Sale of High-Capacity Magazines.”
https://www.effinghamradio.com/2023/01/10/gov-pritzker-signs-legislation-banning-assault-weapons-and-sale-of-high-capacity-magazines/

ROCKFORD Q98.5
— What Assault Weapons Ban Could Mean For Illinois Gun Owners – JB Love
https://q985online.com/illinois-assault-weapons-ban/

CITIES 92.9
— Outgoing Illinois House Minority Leader Durkin resigns amid accusations of being too far to the left – Kevin Bessler
https://www.cities929.com/2023/01/10/outgoing-illinois-house-minority-leader-resigns-amid-accusations-of-being-too-far-to-the-left/

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— COMMENT: Illinois Democrats and RINOs say “We’ll Swap You Southern Illinois for St. Louis. St. Louis has more in common with Chicago, and Southern Illinois finds Missouri far more relatable. – EDWARD ROBERT MCCLELLAND
https://www.chicagomag.com/news/well-swap-you-southern-illinois-for-st-louis/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— West Ridge’s Closed YMCA, Now A Migrant Shelter, Gets $3.75 Million For Renovation, Likely Reopening. The High Ridge YMCA received funding from the federal government two years after the facility closed to the public.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/01/09/west-ridges-closed-ymca-gets-3-75-million-for-renovation-likely-reopening/

POLITICO
— COMMENT: Illinois Democrats crow that “Pritzker slays the gun lobby.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2023/01/11/pritzker-slays-the-gun-lobby-00077403

CHICAGO MAROON
— Mike Pence Discusses Controversial Issues, Eyes 2024 Presidential Run at IOP Event. Pence reiterates support for the Second Amendment, his opposition to abortion, and his criticism of the January 6 insurrection. – Eric Fang
https://chicagomaroon.com/37577/news/mike-pence-discusses-controversial-issues-eyes-2024-presidential-run-at-iop-event/

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO & NPR ILLINOIS
— Rep. Tom Bennett slams assault weapons ban and pay raise as his move to the Senate awaits – Eric Stock
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/2023-01-10/rep-tom-bennett-slams-assault-weapons-ban-and-pay-raise-as-his-move-to-the-senate-awaits
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2023-01-10/rep-tom-bennett-slams-assault-weapons-ban-and-pay-raise-as-his-move-to-the-senate-awaits

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Why did Mayor Lightfoot, officials fail to act on the sexual abuse allegations at CPS?
https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Reporter-William-J–Kelly–Mayor-Lightfoot-has-failed-to-act-on-the-CPS-sexual-abuse–grooming-scandal.html?soid=1104658966806&aid=I5bVGADwTqM

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Downstate Republicans Decry Passage of Democrats’ Gun Control Bill
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/01/10/downstate-republicans-decry-passage-of-democrats-gun-control-bill/

WIREPOINTS
— About Gov. Pritzker’s “$1 Trillion” GDP brag – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/about-gov-pritzkers-1-trillion-gdp-brag-wirepoints/
— Where is the media on Chicago Public Schools’ latest sexual abuse revelations?
https://wirepoints.org/where-is-the-media-on-chicago-public-schools-latest-sexual-abuse-revelations-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Illinois Democrats change law to allow vote-by-mail ballots to be counted in a way judge had said ‘would be obvious way to commit fraud’ – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/638722548-il-dems-change-law-to-allow-vote-by-mail-ballots-to-be-counted-in-a-way-judge-had-said-would-be-obvious-way-to-commit-fraud#

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— ISRA: ‘Challenge accepted. The Illinois State Rifle Association will see the State of Illinois in court’
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/638722577-isra-challenge-accepted-the-illinois-state-rifle-association-will-see-the-state-of-illinois-in-court

ILLINOIS CENTER SQUARE
— Illinois abortion provider protection bill lingers on final session day – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-abortion-provider-protection-bill-lingers-on-final-session-day/article_5844d8ca-9103-11ed-bbb1-5fd4edefbafa.html

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Bailey: ‘Watch JB commit tyranny when he signs the unconstitutional gun grab’
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/638722572-bailey-watch-jb-commit-tyranny-when-he-signs-the-unconstitutional-gun-grab

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Buzzards Want Your Kids – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/illinois-buzzards-want-your-kids/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS SPENDS 55% MORE ON 20% FEWER STUDENTS SINCE 2010 – Hannah Max
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-public-schools-spends-55-more-on-20-fewer-students-since-2010/

CAPITAL FAX
— COMMENT: Illinois Democrats say “Pritzker says pols who say they won’t comply with new assault weapons ban law “are trying to politically grandstand” – “You don’t get to choose which laws you comply with”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/01/10/pritzker-says-pols-who-say-they-wont-comply-with-new-assault-weapons-ban-law-are-trying-to-politically-grandstand-you-dont-get-to-choose-which-laws-you-comply-with/
— COMMENT: Illinois Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/01/10/afternoon-roundup-11/
— COMMENT: Illinois Democrats say “Assault weapons ban coverage roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/01/10/assault-weapons-ban-coverage-roundup/
— COMMENT: Illinois Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/01/10/morning-briefing-34/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Illinois bans semiautomatic weapons, critics vow court test – John O’Connor
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/10/illinois-bans-semiautomatic-weapons-critics-vow-co/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois governor signs into law assault-style weapons ban – Brady Knox
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/illinois-governor-signs-assault-weapons-ban
— Illinois lawmakers considering allowing nurses to perform in-clinic abortions – Luke Gentile
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/illinois-lawmakers-nurses-clinic-abortions
— Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders to ban critical race theory with new executive order – Julia Johnson
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/sarah-sanders-ban-critical-race-theory-executive-order
— Six Texas medical schools hit with lawsuit for anti-white and anti-Asian admissions – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/education/texas-medical-schools-sued-racial-discrimination-admissions

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— This Prestigious Harvard Fellowship Bans White Applicants – Aaron Sibarium
https://freebeacon.com/campus/this-prestigious-harvard-fellowship-bans-white-applicants/

AMAC
— Coming … Border Crisis on Steroids – Robert B. Charles
https://amac.us/coming-border-crisis-on-steroids/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— America, Tear Down This Flag – Jeremy Carl
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/america-tear-down-this-flag/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The pride flag has quickly become one of America’s national symbols. Once exclusive province of gay ghettos like San Francisco’s Castro District, you can now find pride flags everywhere in a bewildering variety of colors and patterns. They fly from the flagpoles of our embassies, over our cabinet departments, at the FBI, and even decorating the White House. The transgressive has become not just mainstream, but the establishment itself. Whatever the professed intensions of some individuals who fly it, the public meaning of the pride flag, and in particular the public meaning of flying a pride flag at the centers of government power, is not a demand for tolerance. Rather, it is a demand that we worship new gods and new rulers. People understand this intuitively. It is no accident that after the left’s gay marriage victory in Obergefell v. Hodges and the subsequent capitulation of the GOP several years later enshrining Obergefell in federal law, the White House, the literal center and symbol of American regime power, festooned itself in the colors of the pride flag. The flag is a fundamentally political symbol. The left understands this, which is why they push for the pride flag’s ubiquity. Conservatives, for the most part, do not.)

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Right Sees a Border Crisis; The Left Sees a Border Opportunity – Kathleen Brush
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/01/the_right_sees_a_border_crisis_the_left_sees_a_border_opportunity.html

BREITBART
— Senators Promote Amnesty for Illegal Aliens on Trip to U.S.-Mexico Border – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/01/10/senators-promote-amnesty-for-illegal-aliens-on-trip-to-u-s-mexico-border/
— Supreme Court Declines to Hear Republican Defense of Trump-Era ‘Public Charge’ Immigration Policy – JORDAN DIXON-HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/01/10/supreme-court-declines-to-hear-republican-defense-of-trump-era-public-charge-immigration-policy/
— Kinzinger: House GOP Investigating DOJ, FBI ‘Something Akin to McCarthyism’ – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/01/10/kinzinger-house-gop-investigating-doj-fbi-something-akin-to-mccarthyism/

CNS NEWS
— Numbers Don’t Lie: America’s Border Crisis Is Biden-Made – HANS VON SPAKOVSKY AND CULLY STIMSON
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/hans-von-spakovsky/numbers-dont-lie-americas-border-crisis-biden-made
— Rep. Cuellar: Highest Percentage of Successful Asylum Cases Comes from China – MELANIE ARTER
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/melanie-arter/rep-cuellar-highest-percentage-successful-asylum-cases-comes-china

COLLEGE FIX
— ‘Individualism’ is example of ‘white supremacy’ in astrophysics: professor – MATT LAMB
https://www.thecollegefix.com/individualism-is-example-of-white-supremacy-in-astrophysics-professor/

DAILY CALLER
— Illinois Gov Signs Sweeping Gun Bill Into Law – BRONSON WINSLOW
https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/10/illinois-jb-pritzker-gun-bill-assault-weapons/

DAILY SGNAL
— Numbers Don’t Lie: America’s Border Crisis Is Biden-Made – Hans von Spakovsky and Cully Stimson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/01/10/numbers-dont-lie-americas-border-crisis-is-biden-made/
— DeSantis Wants to ‘Further Advance Protections for Innocent Life’ – Mary Margaret Olohan
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/01/10/desantis-wants-to-further-advance-protections-for-innocent-life/

EPOCH TIMES
— Illegal Immigration Overwhelming Already Fragile California – Siyamak Khorrami
https://www.theepochtimes.com/illegal-immigration-overwhelming-already-fragile-california-former-mayor_4976402.html

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— Biden at the Border: Let Migrants Pass Through El Paso (and Beyond)
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2023/01/10/biden-border-let-migrants-pass-through-el-paso-and-beyond

FOX NEWS
— Second Amendment groups warn of Illinois gun control bill heading to governor’s desk. Gun Owners of America said Illinois lawmakers are ‘bending and ignoring the constitution’. – Chris Pandolfo
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/second-amendment-groups-warn-illinois-gun-control-bill-heading-governors-desk
— Texas medical schools hit with lawsuit for allegedly discriminating based on race, sex and nationality. AFL files class-action suit, claiming medical schools discriminate in admissions process. – Greg Wehner
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-medical-schools-hit-lawsuit-allegedly-discriminating-based-race-sex-nationality
— Chuck Schumer warns Trump’s power is ‘declining’ but adds he ‘wouldn’t underestimate him’. Schumer said he believed the Republican Party was ‘in for a reckoning’ – Hanna Panreck
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chuck-schumer-warns-trumps-power-declining-but-adds-he-wouldnt-underestimate-him
— Denver places two-week limit on migrant shelter, as Colo. gov stops busing migrants to major cities. More than 4,000 migrants have hit the city since December, according to the city. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/denver-places-two-week-limit-migrant-shelter-colo-gov-stops-busing-migrants-major-cities

GOPUSA
— 11 States Move To Ban Child Sex Changes As Surgery Demand Soars
https://www.gopusa.com/11-states-move-to-ban-child-sex-changes-as-surgery-demand-soars/
— Denver Closing Down Emergency Migrant Centers
https://www.gopusa.com/sanctuary-city-closing-down-emergency-migrant-centers/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— The Destructive Power Of ‘Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’ Doesn’t Stop At Higher Education – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/01/analysis-the-destructive-power-of-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-doesnt-stop-at-higher-education/
— Lawsuit Filed Challenging Affirmative Action in Texas Public Medical Schools. Complaint: “Each of the defendant medical schools and universities, along with nearly every medical school and university in the United States, discriminates on account of race and sex when admitting students by giving discriminatory preferences to females and non-Asian minorities, and by discriminating against whites, Asians, and men.” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/01/lawsuit-filed-challenging-affirmative-action-in-texas-medical-schools/

MRC TV
— Biden’s Border Wall Finally Went Up – Around His Own Beachside Mansion – BRITTANY M. HUGHES
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/bidens-border-wall-finally-went-around-his-own-beachside-mansion

NEWSMAX
— Illinois Dem Gov. Pritzker Signs Semiautomatic Weapons Ban – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/guns-ban-second-amendment/2023/01/10/id/1103884/

NBC NEWS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “House Republican files articles of impeachment against DHS Secretary Mayorkas.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/articles-impeachment-filed-dhs-secretary-mayorkas-rcna65174

THE HILL & MSN
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Democrats’ 2024 prospects rise thanks to GOP extremism — but 2022 failings still loom.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3805997-democrats-2024-prospects-rise-thanks-to-gop-extremism-but-2022-failings-still-loom/
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/democrats-2024-prospects-rise-thanks-to-gop-extremism-%E2%80%94-but-2022-failings-still-loom/ar-AA16azDs

ROLL CALL
— COMMENT: Democrats say: Texas Republican moves to impeach Homeland Security chief. Rep. Pat Fallon filed the resolution seeking to remove Alejandro Mayorkas from office over border security and more.”
https://rollcall.com/2023/01/10/texas-republican-moves-to-impeach-homeland-security-chief/

CNN
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters run America and say “Trump amped up GOP extremism but didn’t invent it.”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/10/opinions/kevin-mccarthy-donald-trump-republican-chaos-hemmer/index.html
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Pence courts social conservatives once loyal to Trump.”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/10/politics/pence-2024-social-conservatives/index.html

MSN
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Stephen Colbert Taunts Kevin McCarthy By Revealing 4 Humiliating New House Rules.” My critics/opponents who ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship never hinted that they might let me continue if I accepted their rules. My critics/opponents a) destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) destroy those like me who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) destroy those like me who refuse to pander to them, d) destroy those like me who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) destroy those like me who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and f) destroy those like me who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/stephen-colbert-taunts-kevin-mccarthy-by-revealing-4-humiliating-new-house-rules/ar-AA16cwQh?li=BBnb7Kz

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Republicans Must Stop Being Democrat-Lite – Judson Phillips (COMMENT: Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs a) want Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton Republicans to lose and b) want Republicans to be Democrat-Lite.)
https://www.usnews.com/debate-club/is-the-gops-problem-in-its-strategies-or-its-policies/republicans-must-stop-being-democrat-lite

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Divided House Approves G.O.P. Inquiry Into ‘Weaponization’ of Government. Republicans pushed through a measure to create a powerful new committee to scrutinize what they have charged is an effort by the government to target and silence conservatives.” Google continues to refuse to treat www.gopillinois.com as being a news website.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/us/politics/house-republican-committee-weaponization-government.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn “Republican rebels.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/11/opinion/republicans-kevin-mccarthy-house.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Democrats say “How the Texas Republican Party’s platform has changed since 2014.” Ever-increasingly, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, RINO, and other hate-filled conservative-hating leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (RP) make it clear that they want to officially strike the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the IRP platform.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/20/how-texas-republican-partys-platform-has-changed-since-2014/

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Mainstream media have abused the trust vested in them by the public – Ron Johnson
https://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/2021/07/08/ron-johnson-media-have-abused-trust-vested-them-public/7902544002/

FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM
— COMMENT: Democrats say “The Texas Republican Party platform is official. What it says and what we learned.” Ever-increasingly, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, RINO, and other hate-filled conservative-hating leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (RP) make it clear that they want to officially strike the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the IRP platform.
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article262719467.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Leaving the Land of Lincoln. Corporations are fleeing Chicago’s mayhem and high costs. – James Freeman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/leaving-the-land-of-lincoln-11673296644

BLOOMBERG
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Drag Shows Are the Next Target for Republican Lawmakers.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-10/drag-shows-are-the-next-target-for-republican-lawmakers
— Republicans Shouldn’t Be Democrats-Lite – Amity Shlaes and Matthew Denhart (COMMENT: Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, Independents and Independent plants, and RINOs a) want Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton Republicans to lose and b) want Republicans to be Democrats-Lite.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-04/republican-minimum-wage-and-welfare-plans-are-democrat-lite

GOVERNING
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use the words and actions of extremists to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.governing.com/now/dont-turn-away-from-the-rising-tide-of-political-violence-in-america

FED WEEK
— Higher Turnover of Employees with Disabilities (COMMENT: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors assigned me to supervise all their disabled employees.)
https://www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs/report-points-to-higher-turnover-of-employees-with-disabilities/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Democrats Expect Biden Will Be Reelected
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/democrats_expect_biden_will_be_reelected

PEOPLE
— Prince Harry Says ‘None of Us Are Immune’ to Effects of Systemic Racism: ‘I Had So Much to Learn’ – Erin Hill and Janine Henni (COMMENT: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. While I worked for IRS 1971 and for GAO 1980-1997, virtually all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were minorities and/or females a) who had less job-related education than I had, b) who had less job-related work experience than I had, and/or c) who had fewer job-related professional certifications and licenses than I had.)
https://people.com/royals/prince-harry-effects-systemic-racism-learning-people-interview/

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.