January 20, 2023

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— COMMENT: Democrats say “DuPage sheriff Mendrick facing mounting criticism after saying he won’t enforce state’s assault weapons ban.” I hope that soon, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, the Milton Township Republican Organization, and the other eight DuPage County Republican township organizations pass resolutions in support of Mendrick. I should write a book about past and present leaders of the aforesaid organizations who reject the Second Amendment plank in the Republican Party platform and/or reject its individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman and an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, those organizations would have passed resolutions in support of Mendrick by now.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/ct-abn-dupage-county-sheriff-assault-weapon-ban-st-0120-20230120-q7tuba5vgrejzm5c6wv7qms4ue-story.html
https://news.yahoo.com/dupage-sheriff-facing-mounting-criticism-010600247.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Board member Grant Eckhoff, a Republican representing District 4, said Mendrick does not have the resources to create a task force of deputy sheriffs to go door to door and start a registration program for the guns. “It’s either handle the 911 calls and do the job that he’s been doing or try and go door to door,” Eckhoff said. “Unless you want to triple his budget, I don’t think it’s realistic and the legislation isn’t realistic for him to be able to do that.”)
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Pritzker’s appearance at Davos could mark a turning point.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-column-pritzker-davos-conference-benefits-greising-20230119-b6iodji4zbcyriwld6m3d37vfy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Sheriffs, do your duty and uphold the law on assault weapons. If law enforcement leaders cannot stay out of the political fray and refrain from making purposefully inflammatory statements for their own personal gain, the profession is doomed.” Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against law enforcement officers. As an IRS Revenue Officer 1971-1980, I enforced federal tax laws.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/1/19/23562557/sheriffs-states-attorneys-assault-weapons-ban-enforcement-politics-tom-weitzel-op-ed
— Will schools finally teach our kids to read? Even before the dramatic learning loss caused by COVID-19, only one-third of American fourth and eighth graders were reading at grade level. The alternatives to phonics were all supposed to be liberating and fun and empowering for children. Instead, they did terrible, avoidable harm. – Mona Charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/1/19/23562971/reading-instruction-public-schools-brain-science-phonics-teachers-mona-charenb-column

DAILY HERALD
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Des Plaines Theatre operator cancels conservative groups’ event after outcry.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230119/des-plaines-theatre-operator-cancels-conservative-groups-event-after-outcry
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ron Onesti did not explicitly give a reason for the cancellation in a statement Thursday night, but he referred to the controversy and suggested he and the theater received threats. “What saddens me was the amount of hate that surfaced during all of this,” he wrote. “People mailing bullets to me, asking their neighbors to fill my garbage cans with dog feces, countless hateful calls and outwardly targeting the Des Plaines Theatre, wishing its demise. And how would that have been good for the community?” On Wednesday he had defended leasing the venue to the group that’s been criticized for making queerphobic social media posts and other controversial statements. That came after LGBTQ advocates criticized the groups behind the Feb. 8 event — especially DuPage County-based Awake Illinois — and some of the scheduled speakers. Onesti described himself as a proponent of the First Amendment and said Awake Illinois has the right to hold meetings and discuss the issues it pleases. “It’s not for me to be judge and jury,” Onesti said. . .The speaker lineup included Jaimee Michell, founder of a group called Gays Against Groomers; Stephanie Trussell, recent Republican candidate for lieutenant governor; Shannon Adcock, founder of Awake Illinois and a leader of Moms for Liberty DuPage; and former Republican U.S. Senate candidate Matt Dubiel. Awake has railed against suburban drag events, medical treatments for transgender youth and the state’s new sex education standards, among other topics.)
— COMMENT: Democrats ask “Protecting rights or ignoring the law?” and say “McHenry County residents weigh in on possible gun sanctuary.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230119/protecting-rights-or-ignoring-the-law-mchenry-county-residents-weigh-in-on-possible-gun-sanctuary
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Fentanyl use in illicit drug supply continues to fuel rise in fatal Kane County overdoses.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230119/fentanyl-use-in-illicit-drug-supply-continues-to-fuel-rise-in-fatal-kane-county-overdoses
— Biden and the sanctuaries’ dilemma – Byron York
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20230119/syndicated-columnist-byron-york–biden-and-the-sanctuaries-dilemma

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Pritzker plays role of Illinois’ ‘best chief marketing officer’ at Davos.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/pritzker-pitches-illinois-world-economic-forum-davos

ABC7
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Assault weapons ban Illinois: Judge expected to rule on temporary restraining order for new law.”
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-assault-ban-weapons-weapon-il/12720880/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “At World Economic Forum in Davos, Pritzker plays role of Illinois’ ‘best chief marketing officer.’ Governor touts accomplishments from energy and infrastructure to assault weapons ban.”
https://abc7chicago.com/davos-2023-switzerland-world-economic-forum-jb-pritzker/12719396/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Chicago mayor election 2023: All 9 candidates face off in ABC7 debate.”
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-mayor-election-candidates-debate-league-of-women-voters/12719517/

NBC5
— COMMENT: Democrats say “After 126 Interviews, SCOTUS Fails to Find Leaker of Abortion Ruling.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/after-126-interviews-scotus-fails-to-find-leaker-of-abortion-ruling/3050138/

CBS2
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Former Congressman Kinzinger selling signed copies of Jan. 6 committee report.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/adam-kinzinger-signed-jan-6-committee-report/

WTTW
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Pritzker Meets With Political, Business Leaders in Switzerland at World Economic Forum.”
https://news.wttw.com/2023/01/19/pritzker-meets-political-business-leaders-switzerland-world-economic-forum

WGN RADIO
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Tom DeVore on why Illinois’ assault weapons ban is unconstitutional.”
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/tom-devore-on-why-illinois-assault-weapons-ban-is-unconstitutional/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “U-Haul Company of North Shore Chicago President: More people are moving out than moving in.”
https://wgnradio.com/john-landecker/u-haul-company-of-north-shore-chicago-president-more-people-are-moving-out-than-moving-in/

WBEZ
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use books to make children sexually active LGBTQers.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-area-libraries-resist-book-ban-requests-from-public/09947c10-5aeb-4c73-a9c1-9ad0711d0359
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Federal lawsuits filed to block assault weapons ban. The Illinois State Rifle Association has filed a suit in federal court in hopes of striking down the state’s newly passed weapons ban.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/federal-lawsuits-filed-to-block-assault-weapons-ban/84275e01-37f7-4333-b833-05855b248ba6

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Durbin: Drivers may have to ‘pay their fair share’ in shift to electric vehicles.”
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/durbin-drivers-may-have-to-pay-their-fair-share-in-shift-to-electric-vehicles/article_3be4e3c0-9769-11ed-ba17-fbc9dda737fe.html

GREATER MILWAUKEE TODAY
— COMMENT: Democrats say “New gun restrictions are coming in states where Democrats reign.”
https://www.gmtoday.com/news/illinois/new-gun-restrictions-are-coming-in-states-where-democrats-reign/article_7279ebb2-9870-11ed-9a34-ef373d9a0b8b.html

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Effingham County judge to rule on assault weapons ban – Nick Taylor
https://news.yahoo.com/effingham-county-judge-rule-assault-045900394.html

JOURNAL GAZETTE NEWS COURIER
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Challenges of keeping flavored pot from kids.”
https://jg-tc.com/news/challenges-of-keeping-flavored-pot-from-kids/video_49a72cb1-4f89-5b79-ba53-387ecb925c0b.html

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Rifle Association files federal suit against assault weapons ban.”
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/illinois/rifle-association-files-federal-suit-against-assault-weapons-ban/article_28d5ee5e-9779-11ed-ad2d-4782cfd2ec81.html

WQAD
— COMMENT: Democrats say “At World Economic Forum, Pritzker plays role of Illinois’ best chief marketing officer.”
https://www.wqad.com/article/news/politics/illinois-politics/switzerland-world-economic-forum-pritzker-illinois-chief-marketing-officer/526-fed223b3-f831-400b-b392-ca89c1c43e3d

WSIU
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Gov. Pritzker strongly believes the assault weapons ban will be upheld in the face of numerous lawsuits.”
https://www.wsiu.org/state-of-illinois/2023-01-19/gov-pritzker-strongly-believes-the-assault-weapons-ban-will-be-upheld-in-the-face-of-numerous-lawsuits

FOX ILLINOIS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “College removes photos of white males from entrance to prove commitment to diversity.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/college-removes-photos-of-graduating-white-males-from-entrance-to-show-prove-commitment-to-diversity-texas-am-school-of-medicine-stanley-goldfarb-equity-inclusion
— COMMENT: Democrat Pennsylvania lawmakers want a ‘Jan 6 Day’ to be observed in public schools. Should Republicans want an April 12 ‘Fort Sumter day.’ Both days were extremely negative.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/gallery/pennsylvania-lawmakers-to-introduce-bills-proposing-jan-6-day-in-public-schools-philadelphia-january-sixth-capitol-insurrection-art-haywood-ed-neilson-chris-rabb

NPR ILLINOIS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Abortion was once common practice in America. A small group of doctors changed that.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-01-19/abortion-was-once-common-practice-in-america-a-small-group-of-doctors-changed-that
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats push pot.
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2023-01-19/statewide-obstacles-for-cannabis-craft-growers
— COMMENT: Democrats say “A judge in Effingham County hears arguments on the assault weapons ban.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/news/2023-01-19/a-judge-in-effingham-county-hears-arguments-on-the-assault-weapons-ban-and-more-top-stories

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Republicans warn against writing off Trump’s chances in 2024.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/republicans-warn-against-writing-off-trumps-chances-in-2024/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats push pot.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/new-cannabis-program-coming-to-heartland-community-college/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Rep. LaHood joins growing list of Congressmen calling on Rep. Santos to resign.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/rep-lahood-joins-growing-list-of-congressmen-calling-on-rep-santos-to-resign/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Brazilian drag performer IDs Santos in photos.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/brazilian-drag-performer-ids-santos-in-photos/

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Challenging Illinois State Assault Weapons Ban.”
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/challenging-illinois-state-assault-weapons-ban-devore-pritzker-harmon-welch-lawsuit-gun-bill-ban-effingham-emergency-hearing

ELMHURST PATCH
— Chicago’s Role In Elmhurst Crime: Mayor He explained how suspects get away from local police officers. – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/elmhurst/chicagos-role-elmhurst-crime-mayor

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Chicago Democrats promote LGBTQ and abortion.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2023/01/19/chicago-bans-housing-and-employment-discrimination-against-people-who-have-received-gender-affirming-care-abortions/

DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin Honored as Governmental Leader of the Year by DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference
https://www.dupagecounty.gov/States_Attorney/States_Attorney_News/2023/67499/

WIRE POINTS
— Politicians promise a progressive tax will only hit the rich…they always end up hiking taxes on the middle class, too.
https://wirepoints.org/politicians-promise-a-progressive-tax-will-only-hit-the-rich-they-always-end-up-hiking-taxes-on-the-middle-class-too-wirepoints-on-with-jeff-daly-of-wzus-decatur-radio/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois ranks among bottom 10 states in racial integration ranking – Michael Carroll
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/638722536-illinois-ranks-among-bottom-10-states-in-racial-integration-ranking
— Pritzker: Gun ban, abortions policies ‘not happening at the federal level and should’
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/638883271-pritzker-gun-ban-abortions-policies-not-happening-at-the-federal-level-and-should

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Illinois U.S. Rep Mary E. Miller: “The Left wants to strip the rights of parents in every way possible and put unrestricted abortion-on-demand at the top of their priority list – even if it puts minors at risk. I am proud to join fellow House Republicans in standing against radical pro-abortion policies!”
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/638882825-illinois-u-s-rep-mary-e-miller-the-left-wants-to-strip-the-rights-of-parents-in-every-way-possible-and-put-unrestricted-abortion-on-demand

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS SAW 17,000 FEWER WORKERS IN UNIONS IN 2022 – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-saw-17000-fewer-workers-in-unions-in-2022/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ISRA Thursday Bulletin – January 19, 2023
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/01/isra-thursday-bulletin-january-19-2023.html
— National Committeeman Richard Porter Seeking to Amend IL GOP Bylaws to Permit Third Term
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/01/source-national-committeeman-richard-porter-seeking-to-amend-il-gop-bylaws-to-permit-third-term.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Among conservative circles in Illinois, it is no secret that IL GOP Finance Committee Chair Vince Kolber and District 3 Committeewoman Jeanne Ives have been eying a potential 2024 run for the National Committeemen positions. The two have been working together for years, as Ives stated at the December 10, 2022 SCC meeting that Kolber gave her $750,000 for her failed 2018 gubernatorial primary challenge against incumbent establishment-Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner. But Porter’s new plans to change the Bylaws to remove the term limits would appear to dash Kolber’s and Ives’ hopes and may be further evidence of the deepening rift among SCC members. . .It’s also no secret that Porter has been engaging in a public relations campaign the past couple months to prove his relevance at the national level. Porter posted numerous photos of himself at the US Capitol during the speakership deliberations, including a photo sitting alone in the Speaker’s conference room. Porter, who has endorsed RNC Chair Ronna Romney-McDaniel for re-election against conservative challenger Harmeet Dhillon, also has been making press for himself in his efforts to whip up the vote for Romney-McDaniel. The US Capitol Complex adheres to very strict photography guidelines, limiting photographs from the general public to public areas of the Capitol and House and Senate office buildings. And it explains why Porter removed his photographs, sitting alone in the Speaker’s suite from his Facebook page. Recent developments in the RNC Chair election also seem to indicate that DeMonte is complicit in Porter’s efforts to eliminate term limits. Sources confirm that DeMonte, who in December had endorsed Romney-McDaniel for re-election, has quietly signaled to Dhillon that she may vote for her in the election to be held at the RNC winter meeting on January 27, 2023, but that she can’t be public about her vote because she fears retribution in her own re-election – a re-election that will not happen without an amendment to the Bylaws. The RNC Chair election is conducted by secret ballot, with Porter, DeMonte, and Tracy tendering votes on behalf of Illinois, and all three have endorsed Romney-McDaniel for re-election. The RNC winter meeting will be held at the Waldorf-Astoria Monarch Beach in Dana Point, California.)

CAPITOL FAX
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/01/19/afternoon-roundup-16/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Assault weapons ban coverage roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/01/19/assault-weapons-ban-coverage-roundup-2/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden’s ‘parole’ program stretches immigration powers – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/19/joe-bidens-parole-program-stretches-immigration-po/
— Life will remain defining — and winning — issue for conservatives. We must stand for life unapologetically. – Mike Pence
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/19/life-will-remain-defining-and-winning-issue-for-co/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Pritzker: Biden classified document horde ‘vastly different’ than Trump’s – Greg Bishop
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/pritzker-biden-classified-document-horde-vastly-different-than-trumps
— The Orwellian world of the pro-abortion movement – Christopher Tremoglie and Michael Tremoglie
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/community-family/the-orwellian-world-of-the-pro-abortion-movement

NEW YORK POST
— Video shows drag-denier George Santos dressed in drag, boasting about drag shows – Samuel Chamberlain, Caitlin Doornbos and Isabel Vincent
https://nypost.com/2023/01/19/george-santos-boasted-about-brazil-drag-shows-in-2005/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Here Comes Harmeet Dhillon. Inside Harmeet Dhillon’s bid for Chair of the Republican National Committee. – Bradley Devlin
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/how-harmeet-dhillon-hopes-to-shake-up-the-rnc/
— Hateful Legislation. Sheila Jackson Lee’s new bill makes a mockery of our constitutional order. – John Hirschauer
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/hateful-legislation/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Chicago Offers Textbook Case of Woke Neoliberalism in Action. Traditional understandings of Right and Left in American politics are now meaningless. The case of Chicago demonstrates why that is and what it means for all of us.
https://amgreatness.com/2023/01/19/chicago-offers-textbook-case-of-woke-neoliberalism-in-action/
— The Invasion of America by Sea Has Begun. Our coastal areas have become the new front in the border crisis as the world knows illegal entry attempts by ship are a risk worth taking. – Brian Lonergan
https://amgreatness.com/2023/01/18/the-invasion-of-america-by-sea-has-begun/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Those making a bold stand against the frenzied LGBTQ mafia are heroes – Olivia Murray
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/01/those_making_a_bold_stand_against_the_frenzied_lgbtq_mafia_are_heroes.html
— Cryin’ Adam grifts for petty cash and hawks signed editions of the January 6th report – Olivia Murray
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/01/cryin_adam_grifts_for_petty_cash_and_hawks_signed_editions_of_the_january_6th_report.html

BHARAT EXPRESS
— The 2024 GOP presidential race will be a ‘battle between Trump and DeSantis’ – Kurt Schlichter
https://www.thebharatexpressnews.com/kurt-schlichter-the-2024-gop-presidential-race-will-be-a-battle-between-trump-and-desantis/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— DeSantis explains how Florida is doing the heavy lifting while the ‘federal government is failing’ – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/01/19/desantis-says-florida-is-doing-the-heavy-lifting-where-the-federal-government-is-failing-1325977/

BREITBART
— NYC Mayor Eric Adams Begs Biden to ‘Fairly Distribute’ Illegal Immigration Across All U.S. Cities, Towns – JOHN BINDER (COMMENT: How many illegals have/will the Democrat and RINO leaders of your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America agreed/agree to take in?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/01/19/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-begs-biden-to-fairly-distribute-illegal-immigration-across-all-u-s-cities-towns/
— Most Americans Support Restrictions, Oppose Taxpayer Funding of Abortion – KATHERINE HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/01/19/poll-most-americans-support-restrictions-oppose-taxpayer-funding-abortion/

CNS NEWS
— DeSantis: ‘We’re Stepping in Where the Federal Government’s Failing’–on Immigration and China – SUSAN JONES
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/susan-jones/desantis-were-stepping-where-federal-governments-failing-immigration

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— E-Verify: The Key to Deterring Illegal Immigration – Mark Krikorian and Elizabeth Jacobs (COMMENT: What have your Republican elected officials done to require employers to use E-Verify in America, in Illinois, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?)
https://cis.org/Parsing-Immigration-Policy/EVerify-Key-Deterring-Illegal-Immigration

DAILY WIRE
— ‘That’s Not What We’re Hearing’: Illinois Governor Denies Businesses Are Fleeing Chicago – Ben Zeisloft
https://www.dailywire.com/news/thats-not-what-were-hearing-illinois-governor-denies-businesses-are-fleeing-chicago

EPOCH TIMES
— New Lawsuits Challenge Legality of Illinois ‘Assault Weapon’ Ban – Zachary Stieber
https://www.theepochtimes.com/new-lawsuits-challenge-legality-of-illinois-assault-weapon-ban_4996617.html
— 42 Texas Counties Call on Governor to Declare ‘Invasion’ at Southern Border – Jack Phillips
https://www.theepochtimes.com/42-texas-counties-call-on-governor-to-declare-invasion-at-southern-border-analysis_4996769.html
— Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Introduces Bill Criminalizing Speech Deemed ‘White Supremacist’ – Jana J. Pruet (COMMENT: Ever-increasing, according to Democrats, speech that does not glorify and praise Democrats who are the following is hate speech: minority, female, LGBTQ, younger, poor, unmarried, moderate, liberal, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, citizens of foreign countries, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/rep-sheila-jackson-lee-introduces-bill-criminalizing-speech-deemed-white-supremacist_4994084.html

FEDERALIST
— This Challenge To Illinois’ Gun Law Tees Up SCOTUS To Finally Nuke ‘Assault Weapons’ Bans – MARGOT CLEVELAND
https://thefederalist.com/2023/01/19/this-challenge-to-illinois-gun-law-tees-up-scotus-to-finally-nuke-assault-weapons-bans/
— RNC Needs To Keep Liz Cheney And Her Media Allies From Hijacking Presidential Debates – TRISTAN JUSTICE
https://thefederalist.com/2023/01/19/rnc-needs-to-keep-liz-cheney-and-her-media-allies-from-hijacking-presidential-debates/

FEDERATION FOR IMMIGRATION REFORM
— While immigration boosters like the president fixate on misleading jobless rates, the number of working-age Americans out of the labor force is at historic highs. Pinched by record influxes of low-paid migrant competition and galloping inflation, legions of former workers aren’t nearly so enthralled about their prospects. . .“If the labor-force participation rate of working-age Americans ages 16 to 64 returned to what it was in 2000 — not exactly an eternity ago — it would add 6.5 million people to the labor force.” Ushering in more than 5.5 million mostly low-skilled migrants – as Biden has done since entering the White House – won’t produce a better or more prosperous America.
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2023/01/19/bidens-jobless-claim-leaves-american-workers-out-cold

FOX NEWS
— Biden is the most destructive president in American history – Tucker Carlson
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-biden-destructive-president-american-history
— Comer calls on border officials to testify on Biden policies ‘fueling’ migrant crisis. Oversight Republicans are calling on a handful of Biden administration career officials to testify. – Kelly Laco
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/comer-calls-border-officials-testify-biden-policies-fueling-migrant-crisis
— Philadelphia faith leaders organize to advocate for reparations, official blames poverty on ‘White supremacy’ A Philadelphia city official said reparations are a ‘deeply spiritual work’ that will address inequities and make Black communities ‘whole’ – Nikolas Lanum
https://www.foxnews.com/media/philadelphia-faith-leaders-organize-advocate-reparations-official-blames-poverty-white-supremacy
— Larry Elder takes aim at San Francisco’s $5 million reparations plan: ‘When do we stop?’ The proposal came from San Francisco’s reparations committee last month. – Adam Shaw (COMMENT: Democrats want reparations not just for Blacks, but for all minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, moderates, liberals, renters, unmarried people, those who have less money than others, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, non-gun-owners, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, citizens of foreign countries, criminals, boozers, gamblers, stoners, etc.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/larry-elder-takes-aim-san-frans-5-million-reparations-plan-when-do-we-stop

FOX BUSINESS
— Home Depot co-founder warns the ‘woke generation’ is ignoring the economy’s ‘bottom line’ – Kristen Altus
https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/home-depot-co-founder-warns-woke-generation-ignoring-economys-bottom-line

GOPUSA
— Democrat Governor Says Red Flag Law ‘Can Work Better’ Than Assault Weapons Ban; What A Choice
https://www.gopusa.com/democrat-governor-says-red-flag-law-can-work-better-than-assault-weapons-ban-what-a-choice/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Easing College-Degree Requirements Should Be a No-Brainer for Conservatives – NATE HOCHMAN (COMMENT: I strongly disagree.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/easing-college-degree-requirements-should-be-a-no-brainer-for-conservatives/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lifting barriers to government and other jobs would benefit the economy, weaken the higher-ed cartel, and appeal to voters drawn to the conservative side.)
— Do We Need a ‘1629 Project’ for Abortion? – MARVIN OLASKY
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/do-we-need-a-1629-project-for-abortion/

NEWS BUSTERS
— ELASTIC PBS NewsHour: Blame GOP for Both Republican and Democratic Political Shooters! – Clay Waters
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2023/01/19/elastic-pbs-newshour-blame-gop-both-republican-and-democratic

NEWSMAX
— Gov. Pritzker Claims Chicago Crime Lessening – Charlie McCarthy
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/illinois-gov-pritzker-chicago/2023/01/19/id/1105103/

PJ MEDIA
— Border Czar Ignores the Border During Arizona Trip – LINCOLN BROWN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/lincolnbrown/2023/01/19/border-czar-ignores-the-border-during-arizona-trip-n1663333

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Governor DeSantis Announces Major Crackdown on Businesses Not Complying with E-Verify – Lorri Wickenhauser (COMMENT: What have your Republican elected officials done to require employers to use E-Verify in America, in Illinois, in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?)
https://www.westernjournal.com/governor-desantis-announces-major-crackdown-businesses-not-complying-e-verify/

WESTERN PRODUCER
— Pandering to woke culture won’t save the planet – Kevin Hursh
https://www.producer.com/opinion/pandering-to-woke-culture-wont-save-the-planet/

THE HILL
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Lightfoot fields attacks in crowded Chicago mayoral debate.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3820713-lightfoot-fields-attacks-in-crowded-chicago-mayoral-debate/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want the federal government to do even more to promote more hatred against Republicans who share Trump’s demographics: conservative, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun-owner, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors had been in America for a long time.
https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/3819991-what-happened-to-the-fight-for-racial-justice-under-biden/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Biden gets real on immigration.”
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/3818612-biden-gets-real-on-immigration/

ROLL CALL
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage citizens of foreign countries to seek refugee status in America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout a refugees that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://rollcall.com/2023/01/19/welcome-corps-to-let-americans-privately-sponsor-refugees-in-us/

NBC NEWS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Migrants now asked to use app to seek U.S. asylum; advocates raise concerns.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/migrants-app-us-asylum-immigration-advocates-concerns-rcna66574

CBS NEWS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Legal battles mount against Illinois’ assault weapons ban.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/illinois-assault-weapons-ban-legal-battles-lawsuits/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage citizens of foreign countries to seek refugee status in America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout a refugees that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/refugee-sponsorship-program-us-state-department-welcome-corps/

YAHOO NEWS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “RNC chair candidate says her Sikh faith is being targeted with ‘bigoted attacks’ by her opponents. Harmeet Dhillon persists in the race for Republican National Committee chairwoman despite facing opposition regarding her Sikh faith.”
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/rnc-chair-candidate-says-her-191111959.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “House GOP rewards hard-liners, Santos with committee seats.” I should write a book about the chairmen of the following since 2000 and those who they have rewarded and have gotten rid of and why: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.
https://apnews.com/article/biden-politics-united-states-house-of-representatives-us-republican-party-new-york-city-7f008a849195b90a761d5978050afd36
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage citizens of foreign countries to seek refugee status in America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout a refugees that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://apnews.com/article/politics-political-refugees-us-department-of-state-cd66266833686ec2cd3c173161e85ad8

CNN
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can a) to destroy traditional marriage, b) to destroy the traditional family, c) to discourage Americans who have demographics that vote for Republicans from having children, and especially those who are conservative, White, non-poor, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have who have been in America for a long time, and c) to replace those children with citizens of foreign countries that have demographics that vote for Democrats.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/19/politics/china-population-us-what-matters/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Supreme Court Poised to Reconsider Key Tenets of Online Speech.” Since 2000, my critics/opponents have done everything that they can to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and failing that, to stop everyone from reading those newsletters, So far, they have stopped me from serving as a) Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks, b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, c) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, d) Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, e) Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member, and f) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. They crushed my bid to be appointed to fill a Wheaton City Council West District vacancy. They gerrymandered my precinct. They almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. My critics/opponents blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. They especially blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the defeats that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/19/technology/supreme-court-online-free-speech-social-media.html
— COMMENT: Democrats say “After Roe, Republicans Wrestle With What It Means to Be Pro-Life.” I should write a book about those who reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform the most. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/20/us/politics/abortion-republicans-roe-v-wade.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Bitter RNC chair race roiled by questions of Trump loyalty. The current chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel, argues she is best positioned to prevent Donald Trump from forming a third party if he fails to win the 2024 nomination.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/19/rnc-mcdaniel-dhillon-trump/

24/7
— COMMENT: Democrats say “The 9 States That Have Banned Assault-Style Weapons.”
https://247wallst.com/special-report/2023/01/19/the-9-states-that-have-banned-assault-style-weapons/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Texas spent nearly $9 million busing migrants over the holidays.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/texas-spent-nearly-9-million-busing-migrants-over-holidays-2023-1

NPR
— A Republican candidate in N.M. charged over shootings at homes of Democrats. (COMMENT: Should the leaders of political parties have the power and use that power to stop bad candidates from running for government offices as members of their party? I say yes, but of course, that power would be abused. If I had attempted to run for any Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, or federal office, hate-filled conservative-hating leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, and/or RNC would have stopped me. I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct who had tremendous skeletons in their closets. I would recount with vivid detail what Milton Township Organization (MTRO) leaders a) did in 2019 to end my bid to be picked to fill a Wheaton City Council West District vacancy and b) did in 2004 to end my bid for the open MTRO Treasurer position.)
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/17/1149464953/new-mexico-shooting-politicians-solomon-pena
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage citizens of foreign countries to seek refugee status in America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout a refugees that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/19/1143604311/state-department-refugee-resettlement-pilot-program

NEWSWEEK
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, for Democrats, every firearm is an “assault weapon.”
https://www.newsweek.com/theres-nothing-racist-about-gun-safety-opinion-1775106

PEW RESEARCH
— COMMENT: Democrats say “How Republicans view their party and key issues facing the country as the 118th Congress begins.”
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2023/01/19/how-republicans-view-their-party-and-key-issues-facing-the-country-as-the-118th-congress-begins/

TAX NOTES
— Tax Court Rules Against IRS in Deductibility of MBA Tuition (COMMENT: I should write a book about Money Magazine’s and IRS’s disallowance of my graduate Loyola business courses and graduate DePaul accounting courses in 1978.)
https://www.taxnotes.com/research/federal/court-documents/court-opinions-and-orders/tax-court-rules-against-irs-in-deductibility-of-mba-tuition/76xyk

SPSSI
— Factors Motivating Citizens to Become Active in Politics (COMMENT: Far too many hate-filled conservative-hating Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton become the following to destroy the Republican Party: a) precinct committeemen and captains, b) members of conservative organizations, c) webmasters for Republican and conservative organizations, d) chairmen of committees of Republican and conservative organizations, e) chairmen of Republican and conservative organizations, f) candidates for government offices, g) major donors, h) political consultants, i) fundraisers, j) pollsters, k) campaign managers, l) campaign staff members, and m) campaign volunteers. I should write a book about the aforesaid in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton since 2000.)
https://spssi.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1540-4560.1960.tb00395.x

WIKIPEDIA
— Political positions of the Republican Party (COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform is conservative. Ever-increasingly, Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois talk and/or act like Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, RINO, and other anti-conservative and conservative-hating political consultants advise them a) to dump the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and b) to dump voters who support the aforesaid planks.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_the_Republican_Party

BRITANNICA
— News aggregator (COMMENT: Obviously, those who reject the following planks in the Republican Party platform do not want me to include in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters links to articles that promote those planks: individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).)
https://www.britannica.com/topic/news-aggregator

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.