January 27, 2023

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives: ‘I stand in support of Sheriff Mendrick’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/639074798-ives-i-stand-in-support-of-sheriff-mendrick
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Political organizer Jeanne Ives spoke in support of DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick who stands opposed to the implementation of the state’s recent gun ban. . .Ives, the CEO of Breakthrough Ideas, stands against the move by DuPage County Board Chair Deb Conroy and a delegation of like-minded fellow party members to criticize Mendrick and seek his removal. Ives, a former state representative and former gubernatorial and congressional candidate, was one of hundreds, many holding signs reading “We support Sheriff Mendrick” who packed into the DuPage County Board chambers in a January 24 meeting. “I stand in support of Sheriff Mendrick. He has done an outstanding job keeping our communities safe. He has also worked very hard in turning around the lives of those incarcerated in his jail,” Ives said. “When Sheriff Mendrick started heroin and criminality recidivism rates were 90% and 75% respectively and came down to 18 and 15% respectively. The chairwoman herself, just acknowledged that DuPage is one of the safest states in the country.” “It is remarkable, and hypocritical, of the chairman, and her Democrat state legislative colleagues and the Democrat Congressional delegation to politically assault Sheriff Mendrick for his thoughtful and reasonable position that HB5471 is unconstitutional. After Fridays decision by an IL judge to issue a TRO on the law, it is likely that the law IS unconstitutional.” “The DuPage chairman has herself passed numerous laws, that she probably thought were constitutional, but they aren’t.” “In 2013, she voted for pension reform, that in 2015 was judged unconstitutional.” “In 2017, she voted for SB31, a law requiring Illinois officials to not enforce federal immigration laws.” “For a decade, she voted for unbalanced budgets that are unconstitutional.” “And the chairman, along with her fellow legislators have passed numerous laws without the constitutionally required single subject for a bill or the requirement to read a bill on three separate days before passage.” “Those last two provisions were two of the reasons the judge issued a TRO on the law.” “The Chairman commented that ‘You do not get to choose which laws you comply with in the state of Illinois.’” “Five million illegal immigrants have crossed our border in the last two years and none of these people who insist that our laws be followed have said anything about that.” “If you think this is about keeping people safe, then you should know the chairwoman sponsored and voted for HB3447 which decriminalizes possession of enough fentanyl to kill 1500 people. She does not care about public safety.” “Everyone wants the violence to stop. But taking away the rights of legal gun owners while Cook County refuses to prosecute criminals with illegal guns is irrational.” “And it is telling that the law allows gun manufacturers in Illinois to continue to make and sell these now ‘banned’ guns for people in other states. SO, I guess it isn’t about the guns.” U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-IL) took to extreme language in his characterization of the decision by Mendrick and nearly 90% of the state’s sheriffs to not enforce the law saying the sheriff’s “actions are going to make future mass shootings more likely.” Mendrick answered Casten’s accusations in a statement. “There is absolutely nothing that we are doing or not doing that would make a mass shooting more accessible in DuPage County,” Mendrick said. “In fact, I have asked on multiple occasions to increase penalties on all existing gun crimes, but it does not appear that they want to have that conversation.” Casten was one of five other Democrats in Illinois’ congressional delegation who penned a letter against Mendrick.)

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Former NRA President David Keene (and chairman of the American Conservative Union 1984 to 2011) Says We Are Fortunate That Men Like DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick Still “Revere the Constitution”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/01/exclusive-former-nra-president-says-we-are-fortunate-that-men-like-dupage-county-sheriff-james-mendrick-still-revere-the-constitution.html
— ISRA Thursday Bulletin – January 26, 2023
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/01/isra-thursday-bulletin-january-26-2023.html
(FROM THE BULLETIN: I would like to thank all of those who turned out to support Sheriff Mendrick of DuPage County. The fact that you took time out of your day on a Monday morning shows your dedication to the Second Amendment. We support all the Illinois sheriffs who rightfully oppose this latest infringement on our rights by this unconstitutional law.)
— Former Republican Nominee for Governor Darren Bailey Calls on IL GOP Chair Don Tracy to “Step Down”
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/01/breaking-former-republican-nominee-for-governor-darren-bailey-calls-on-il-gop-chair-don-tracy-to-step-down.html
— Chicago GOP Chair Stephen Boulton Has a History of Attacking Women, Conservatives on Social Media Using Personal and Official GOP Accounts
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/01/chicago-gop-chair-stephen-boulton-has-a-history-of-attacking-women-conservatives-on-social-media-using-personal-and-official-gop-accounts.html

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— More sheriffs speak out against Illinois’ gun ban – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/more-sheriffs-speak-out-against-illinois-gun-ban/article_f63b4ad8-9daf-11ed-93b5-d7b624bff236.html
— Illinois State Police look to consolidate federal gun ban challenges – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/breaking-illinois-state-police-look-to-consolidate-federal-gun-ban-challenges/article_902b0968-9daa-11ed-8adf-577e5b513413.html

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— McHenry Co. State’s Attorney sues state over gun ban, says would force unconstitutional prosecutions – Jonathan Bilyk
https://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/639082550-mchenry-co-state-s-attorney-sues-state-over-gun-ban-says-would-force-unconstitutional-prosecutions

LAKE & MCHENRY COUNTY SCANNER
— McHenry County state’s attorney files lawsuit against Illinois ‘assault weapon,’ high-capacity magazine ban – Sam Borcia
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2023/01/26/mchenry-county-states-attorney-files-lawsuit-against-illinois-assault-weapon-high-capacity-magazine-ban/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State Rifle Association Gun Control Suit Lists McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally and Sheriff Robb Tadelman as Defendants
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/01/26/state-rifle-association-gun-control-suit-lists-states-attorney-patrick-kenneally-and-sheriff-robb-tadelman-as-defendants/
— Pulling Over for Emergency Vehicles
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/01/25/pulling-over-for-emergency-vehicles/
— Will Soaring Egg Prices Lessen Municipal Resistance to Backyard Chickens?
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/01/25/will-soaring-egg-prices-lessen-municipal-resistance-to-backyard-chickens/
— Obama Judge Gives Democratic Party Crook Three Month Sentence for Accepting Bribes to Lower Real Estate Assessments
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/01/25/obama-judge-gives-democratic-crook-three-month-sentence-for-accepting-bribes-to-lower-real-estate-assessments/
— State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally Enters Gun Control Law Fray
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/01/26/states-attorney-patrick-kenneally-enters-gun-control-law-fray/
— State Rifle Association Gun Control Suit Lists McHenry County State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally and Sheriff Robb Tadelman as Defendants
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/01/26/state-rifle-association-gun-control-suit-lists-states-attorney-patrick-kenneally-and-sheriff-robb-tadelman-as-defendants/
— Obama Judge Gives Democratic Party Crook Three Month Sentence for Accepting Bribes to Lower Real Estate Assessments
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/01/25/obama-judge-gives-democratic-crook-three-month-sentence-for-accepting-bribes-to-lower-real-estate-assessments/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois’ Gun Ban Would Permit This Alleged Cocaine/Meth Trafficking Police Chief Legal Possession Of “Assault” Weapons – JOHN KRAFT & KIRK ALLEN
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2023/01/illinois-gun-ban-would-permit-this-alleged-cocaine-meth-trafficking-police-chief-legal-possession-of-assault-weapons/

FOX32
— State Rep. Adam Niemerg said the ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines is an attack on Second Amendment rights and an attempt to avoid the larger issue: lack of mental health support in Illinois. (COMMENT: Democrats have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Republicans are mentally ill.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-lawmaker-says-banning-assault-weapons-masks-larger-issue-mental-health
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A downstate Republican is joining area sheriffs in pushing back against Illinois’ new assault weapons ban. Sheriffs in Crawford, Jasper and Lawrence counties are among many law enforcement agencies that have refused to enforce the new law, claiming it is unconstitutional. . .”You’re talking about gun violence, and the solution is we are going to strip these folks in this room of their Second Amendment rights. We have some of the most stringent gun control laws in the nation but still, crime is out of control in the city of Chicago as I alluded to earlier, so if the Democrats want to come to me and talk about mental health, completely open to that,” said Niemerg. The Protect Illinois Communities Act is being challenged by several state and federal lawsuits, including at least one backed by the NRA.)

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County state’s attorney files lawsuit claiming new Illinois gun ban violates 2nd Amendment. Lawsuit defends use of weapons banned in law, argues law contradicts U.S. history of firearm regulation. – James T. Norman
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/news/2023/01/26/mchenry-county-states-attorney-files-lawsuit-claiming-new-illinois-gun-ban-violates-2nd-amendment/
— Marengo Guns, Illinois State Rifle Association request injunction to stop enforcement of new gun ban. The business joins other gun stores, as well as organizations in lawsuit. – James T. Norman
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/news/2023/01/26/marengo-guns-illinois-state-rifle-association-request-injunction-to-stop-enforcement-of-new-gun-ban/

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— More sheriffs speak out against Illinois’ gun ban – Andrew Hensel
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/more-sheriffs-speak-out-against-illinois-gun-ban/article_1ffb6a60-9dc9-11ed-a898-0341ee6d168a.html

WIBQ AM
— Local Sheriffs voice opposition to IL assault rifle ban – Terry Craig
https://wibqam.com/2023/01/26/local-sheriffs-voice-opposition-to-il-assault-rifle-ban/

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Lawsuit Aims To Prevent Naperville Cops Enforcing Assault Weapon Ban. The National Association for Gun Rights amended its lawsuit to seek a temporary restraining order against the statewide assault weapon ban. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/lawsuit-aims-prevent-naperville-cops-enforcing-assault-weapon-ban

WIREPOINTS
— What’s wrong with Illinois mandating paid leave for any reason? Plenty. – Mark Glennon (COMMENT: Ever since I started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office in 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have blasted me for my benefitting from the federal government’s leave policies.)
https://wirepoints.org/whats-wrong-with-illinois-mandating-paid-leave-for-any-reason-plenty-wirepoints/
— Five reasons why the latest spin on Chicago’s murder problem is dead wrong – Matt Rosenberg
https://wirepoints.org/five-reasons-why-the-latest-spin-on-chicagos-murder-problem-is-dead-wrong-wirepoints/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION SPENDS $17M ON ILLINOIS POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS – Mailee Smith and Jon Josko
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-union-spends-17m-on-illinois-political-campaigns/

ABC7
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Gov. JB Pritzker: Don’t change AP course to appease DeSantis, ‘Florida’s racist and homophobic laws’ DeSantis 2024? Florida governor widely considered GOP presidential hopeful.”
https://abc7chicago.com/jb-pritzker-governor-ron-desantis-african-studies/12737688/

NBC5
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Lawsuit From Naperville Gun Shop Owner Aims to Prevent Enforcement of Assault Weapons Ban.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/lawsuit-from-naperville-gun-shop-owner-aims-to-prevent-enforcement-of-assault-weapons-ban/3056298/

CBS2
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Pritzker tells College Board not to change African American Studies course to appease DeSantis.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/pritzker-desantis-college-board-african-american-studies/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “University of Illinois board increases in-state tuition for incoming freshmen.” Back when college expenses were much lower, I was able to work my way through college and graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home a) while I took classes at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969 and b) while I worked for the Park Forest Post Office part-time while I took classes at UIC and NIU and full-time during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/university-of-illinois-tuition-increase/

WTTW
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Illinois AG Says Arguments Against Cash Bail Elimination Flawed For Multiple Reasons.”
https://news.wttw.com/2023/01/26/illinois-ag-says-arguments-against-cash-bail-elimination-flawed-multiple-reasons

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Illinois attorney general makes argument in appeal of ruling that halted move to cashless bail.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-illinois-bail-law-appeal-20230126-q6bexfzkszaxnpjy6q2zchamcm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Legal assaults on Illinois’ sensible new gun law are a travesty.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/1/26/23571628/lawsuit-illinois-assault-weapons-ban-national-rifle-association-mass-shootings-editorial
— Lying to parents about trans kids hurts kids. Schools are not telling parents that their children are transitioning to the other sex during the school day and that teachers and others are referring to the student by a different name and permitting him/her to use the bathroom and locker room of the opposite sex. – Mona Charen
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/1/26/23573484/parenting-transgender-students-transition-schools-mona-charen-column
— COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have used my being Protestant and 100% German American against me the most. In my defense, my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI. My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII. My father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/1/27/23569817/holocaust-education-mandated-school-jewish-anti-semitism-luke-berryman-op-ed

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PHOTO OF KENNEALLY: COMMENT: Democrats say “McHenry County state’s attorney files lawsuit claiming new Illinois gun ban violates 2nd Amendment.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230126/mchenry-county-states-attorney-files-lawsuit-claiming-new-illinois-gun-ban-violates-2nd-amendment
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Case against father of Highland Park mass shooting suspect could take months before trial.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230126/case-against-father-of-highland-park-mass-shooting-suspect-could-take-months-before-trial
— COMMENT: Democrats say “‘Historic night for Naperville’: City council poised to pass Affordable Housing Incentive Plan.” For what I see as a DuPage County resident since 1978, ever-increasingly, as Democrats invade the county, the average income of DuPage County residents decreases in relative terms is not absolute terms.
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20230127/historic-night-for-naperville-city-council-poised-to-pass-affordable-housing-incentive-plan
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Be skeptical, and look for the 7 tenets of good journalism.” Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media functions as an arm of the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties. Ever-increasingly, it does everything that it can to elect and to reelect Democrat candidates and to defeat Republican candidates. Ever-increasingly, it does everything that it can a) to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms and b) to demonize, denigrate, and condemn the Republican Party platform. Ever-increasingly, it does everything that it can a) to glorify and praise those who have demographics that vote for Democrats and b) to demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who have demographics that vote for Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20230127/daily-herald-opinion-be-skeptical-and-look-for-the-7-tenets-of-good-journalism
(FROM THE ARTICLE: These are the things that are drilled into us in journalism school: the use of multiple credible sources; avoidance of bias; the use of supporting documentation; fairness; verification; balance and context.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Pritzker-DeSantis is shaping up as the next big political battle.”
https://link.chicagobusiness.com/view/5f4c31d7c90d524d84713f01i2za4.ekw/38e7210e

STATELINE
— COMMENT: Democrat pot pushers say “Legal cannabis not a ‘gateway drug.”
https://www.mystateline.com/news/legal-cannabis-not-a-gateway-drug-research-finds/

NPR ILLINOIS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “University of Illinois Board of Trustees has approved tuition increases at the Urbana-Champaign and Chicago campuses starting this fall.” Back when college expenses were much lower, I was able to work my way through college and graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their Crete home a) while I took classes at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969 and b) while I worked for the Park Forest Post Office part-time while I took classes at UIC and NIU and full-time during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.
https://www.nprillinois.org/illinois/2023-01-26/university-of-illinois-trustees-raise-tuition-except-at-uis

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Get to know candidates now…Be educated voter by April 4, 2023.” What information have DuPage County Republican Precinct Committeeman received from the leaders of their Republican township party organizations on candidates on April 4 ballots in their precincts?
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2023/01/26/get-to-know-candidates-now-to-be-educated-voter-on-april-4-2023/133292

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “RNC vote today: Illinois members of the Republican National Committee — Don Tracy, Richard Porter and Demetra DeMonte are expected to endorse incumbent Ronna McDaniel as the group’s next chair. Also in the running is Harmeet Dhillon. If you haven’t been following, here’s some background about the behind-the-scenes drama to elect a new leader. It’s become a battle of wills between former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as to who wins.”
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2023/01/27/politics-with-a-side-of-corned-beef-00079855

CAPITOL FAX
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/01/27/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-7/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/01/26/afternoon-roundup-21/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “AG Raoul files SAFE-T Act appeal with Illinois Supreme Court.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/01/26/ag-raoul-files-safe-t-act-appeal-with-illinois-supreme-court/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Morning roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/01/26/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-roundup/


WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Reparations redux – Wayne Laugesen (COMMENT: If anyone should pay reparations, it should be Democrats, and especially Democrats whose ancestors lived in slave states, owned slaves, fought for the Confederacy, were KKK members, and/or pushed Jim Crow laws. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you should pay: conservative, heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor. Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in American for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/reparations-redux
— Inside Ron DeSantis’s war with the College Board over AP African American studies – Jeremiah Poff
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/inside-ron-desantis-war-with-the-college-board-over-ap-african-american-studies

BREITBART
— Democrat-run Chicago Year-to-Date Crime Rate Up 97% Compared to 2021 – JOHN NOLTE
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/01/26/nolte-democrat-run-chicago-year-to-date-crime-rate-up-97-compared-to-2021/
— Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Calls for AP Courses that Teach ‘Black Queer American’ History – PAUL BOIS (COMMENT: Expect that under Illinois Democrats, ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats and Illinois RINOs will get rid of Illinois Republicans starting with Illinois Republicans like me who are heterosexual, conservative White. male, older, gun-owners, non-poor, married, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/01/27/illinois-gov-j-b-pritzker-calls-for-ap-courses-that-teach-black-queer-american-history/
— legal Aliens Assaulting Agents, Trying to Escape from Custody – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/01/26/internal-dhs-emails-sound-alarm-illegal-aliens-assaulting-agents-trying-to-escape-from-custody/
— Sen. Marsha Blackburn: ATF Bureaucrats ‘Destroying Our Second Amendment’ – AWR HAWKINS (COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who have made it the most clear that they reject the Second Amendment plank in the Republican Party platform: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican major donors, c) Republican political consultants, d) Republican fundraisers, e) Republican pollsters, f) Republican conservative leaders, and g) Republican activists. The aforesaid should immediately withdraw from Republican politics. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Second Amendment plank is one of the most important planks if not the most important plank in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/01/26/sen-marsha-blackburn-atf-bureaucrats-destroying-our-second-amendment/
— Twitter Restores Renaud Camus, French Novelist Who Coined ‘Great Replacement’ Term – CHRIS TOMLINSON (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats replace those who have demographics that vote for Republicans with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats. I should write a book about the success that Democrats have had in doing the aforesaid in a) DuPage County, b) DuPage County’s 4th District, c) Milton Township, d) Wheaton, e) Wheaton’s West District, and f) my precinct.)
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/01/27/twitter-restores-renaud-camus-french-novelist-who-coined-great-replacement-term/
— Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Proposes Same Gun Controls Now Failing in California – AWR HAWKINS (COMMENT: Ever-increasing, to vote for Democrats or RINOs is to abolish the Second Amendment so that Democrats and RINOs can get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/01/26/michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-proposes-same-gun-controls-now-failing-in-california/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Biden’s unserious border ‘solution’ — mass amnesty for all illegal immigrants – Mark Krikorian
https://cis.org/Oped/Bidens-unserious-border-solution-mass-amnesty-all-illegal-immigrants

DAILY CALLER
— ‘We Need New Blood’: DeSantis Rebukes Ronna McDaniel’s RNC Leadership – HAROLD HUTCHISON (COMMENT: In 2005, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois officers and directors recruited me to serve as the organization’s chairman because no one wanted the job. Because no one wanted the job, I continued to serve as the organization’s chairman until the TAPROOT officers and directors rudely dumped me in 2012. I should write a book about that.)
https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/26/desantis-rnc-dhillon-mcdaniel/

EPOCH TIMES
— DeSantis Weighs in on RNC Chair Race: ‘I Think We Need a Change’ – Samantha Flom (COMMENT: In 2005, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois officers and directors recruited me to serve as the organization’s chairman because no one wanted the job. Because no one wanted the job, I continued to serve as the organization’s chairman until the TAPROOT officers and directors rudely dumped me ion 2012. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/desantis-weighs-in-on-rnc-chair-race-i-think-we-need-a-change_5013620.html
— Biden’s Open Border Policies Are ‘Facilitating’ ‘Evil’ Drug Cartel Business Model – Sen. Ron Johnson
https://www.theepochtimes.com/bidens-open-border-policies-are-facilitating-evil-drug-cartel-business-model-sen-ron-johnson_5012106.html

FEDERALIST
— Get Ready For Another Cynical, Useless, Gun-Control Push By Democrats – DAVID HARSANYI
https://thefederalist.com/2023/01/26/get-ready-for-another-cynical-useless-gun-control-push-by-democrats/

FOX NEWS
— Reporter who’s suing Lori Lightfoot vows to get answers on Chicago ‘destruction’: I will ask her ‘under oath.’ William J. Kelly filmed shocking video of barren, ‘dystopian’ Chicago storefronts. – Bailee Hill (COMMENT: William J, Kelly is one of the few people who have come to my defense.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/reporter-suing-lori-lightfoot-vows-get-answers-chicago-destruction-ask-oath
— Illinois Gov. Pritzker hits DeSantis, warns of Florida’s ‘racist and homophobic laws’ amid AP controversy. Pritzker said that the rejection of the course from the DeSantis’ administration was done ‘in order to fit Florida’s racist and homophobic laws’. – Adam Sabes
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-gov-pritzker-desantis-warns-floridas-racist-homophobic-laws-amid-ap-controversy
— California lawmaker wants reparations proposal to be a nationwide ‘blueprint,’ beyond ‘financial compensation’ Assemblymember Reginald Jones-Sawyer said the California reparations proposal should be taken up by cities and states around the country. – Joshua Q. Nelson (COMMENT: If anyone should pay reparations, it should be Democrats, and especially Democrats whose ancestors lived in slave states, owned slaves, fought for the Confederacy, were KKK members, and/or pushed Jim Crow laws. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you should pay: conservative, heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor. Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in American for a long time.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/california-lawmaker-reparations-proposal-nationwide-blueprint-beyond-financial-compensation
— Rep. Nehls introduces China Lied, People Died Act to make CCP repay US $4.6 trillion in federal COVID relief. The bill would also prohibit federal funds from going to China until after the communist nation pays America back. – Houston Keene
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/nehls-introduces-china-lied-people-died-act-make-ccp-repay-us-4-6-trillion-federal-covid-relief

GOPUSA
— Sanctuary City Mayor Claims Right-To-Shelter Law Does Not Apply To Asylum Seekers
https://www.gopusa.com/sanctuary-city-mayor-claims-right-to-shelter-law-does-not-apply-to-asylum-seekers/

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— DeSantis Deals Blow to Woke Takeover of Education – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.heritage.org/education/commentary/desantis-deals-blow-woke-takeover-education

NATIONAL REVIEW
— When Should Cops Be Allowed to Stop Gun-Carriers? – ROBERT VERBRUGGEN
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/01/when-should-cops-be-allowed-to-stop-gun-carriers/

NEWS BUSTERS
— In response to a teacher getting shot by a 6-year-old in a Virginia school, where officials blatantly ignored multiple warnings that the kid had a gun that day, ABC co-host Joy Behar lashed out at law-abiding gun owners and other gun rights activists via The View on Thursday. She accused those millions of Americans of having a “mental illness” and demanded they “be stopped immediately.” – Nicholas Fondacaro (COMMENT: I should write a book about the following who have made it the most clear that they reject the Second Amendment plank in the Republican Party platform: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) Republican major donors, c) Republican political consultants, d) Republican fundraisers, e) Republican pollsters, f) Republican conservative leaders, and g) Republican activists. The aforesaid should immediately withdraw from Republican politics. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Second Amendment plank is one of the most important planks if not the most important plank in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2023/01/26/behar-gun-owners-have-mental-illness-must-be-stopped

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most GOP Voters Want New RNC Chair
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/biden_administration/most_gop_voters_want_new_rnc_chair

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Democrat Governor to Bus Illegal Immigrants Out of State – Calls It ‘Humane’ – Isa Cox
https://www.westernjournal.com/democrat-governor-bus-illegal-immigrants-state-calls-humane/

ROLL CALL
— COMMENT: Democrats say “In most diverse Congress in history, staff representation lags.” GAO works for Congress. While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, their top priority was getting rid of GAO’s who were Republican, and especially those like me who were conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://rollcall.com/2023/01/26/in-most-diverse-congress-in-history-staff-representation-lags/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “RNC Chair McDaniel fights for reelection in leadership feud. Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel is fighting for reelection in a bitter leadership feud that’s testing former President Donald Trump’s grip on his own “Make American Great Again” movement.”
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/nation-world/rnc-chair-mcdaniel-fights-for-reelection-in-leadership-feud/article_d61c5545-c49e-583f-bca8-f875c4311a1a.html

NBC NEWS & AOL & ABC NEWS
— COMMENT: If anyone should pay reparations, it should be Democrats, and especially Democrats whose ancestors lived in slave states, owned slaves, fought for the Confederacy, were KKK members, and/or pushed Jim Crow laws. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you should pay: conservative, heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor. Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in American for a long time.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/-1619-project-series-makes-case-reparations-rcna67495
https://www.aol.com/news/nikole-hannah-jones-makes-case-212555249.html
https://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=124115
(FROM THE ABC NEWS ARTICLE: But since there are no slaves living today, and since most white Americans descend from immigrants who arrived long after abolition, there are many questions about who should pay reparations and who should receive them.)
— COMMENT: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors in the federal government who were the most successful in forcing my many Jewish superiors and supervisors to take adverse actions against me.
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/illinois-holocaust-museum-preserves-survivors-stories-through-virtual-reality-161898565857

YAHOO NEWS
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from hate-filled White-hating White-haters, Democrats get hate-filled White-hating White-haters to promote more and more and more hatred against Whites. Of course, that forces Whites to buy more and more and more firearms for their self-defense.
https://news.yahoo.com/rep-sheila-jackson-lee-introduces-230528993.html

MSN
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Donald Trump Proved He Is a Racist.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-proved-he-is-a-racist/ar-AA16LphO
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Minority ethnic groups still dealt with more harshly at courts.” I should write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed and how the following have treated me since the 1980s: a) judges and justices, b) defendants, c) defendants’ lawyers, and d) my lawyers. I would focus on the most/biggest adverse actions that the aforesaid have taken against me.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/minority-ethnic-groups-still-dealt-with-more-harshly-at-courts-new-research-finds/ar-AA16zbmV

MSNBC
— COMMENT: Democrats crow about their success in getting Florida students to do their bidding.
https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/florida-students-lawsuit-desantis-ap-african-american-studies-rcna67525

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: If anyone should pay reparations, it should be Democrats, and especially Democrats whose ancestors lived in slave states, owned slaves, fought for the Confederacy, were KKK members, and/or pushed Jim Crow laws. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you should pay: conservative, heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor. gun-owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in American for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/26/san-francisco-slavery-reparations-report/

DESERET NEWS
— COMMENT: Democrats blame Republicans for Kari Lake’s loss. I should write a book about the following who have blamed me and have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I would focus on past and present a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, c) unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct and their major donors, political consultants, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, and campaign volunteers, d) conservative leaders, e) religious leaders, and f) those who I have sued. I would focus on the aforesaid who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for losses suffered by Jim Ryan, Bill Brady, Judy Barr Topinka, and Peter Roskam. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.deseret.com/2023/1/26/23569401/why-di-kari-lake-lose-arizona-election-republicans-held-the-key

DAILY CAMPUS
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use 1619 to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://dailycampus.com/2023/01/27/the-1619-project-highlights-racial-inequalities-and-debunks-historical-myths/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The American worker is going AWOL—often because they’ve aged out of the workforce, or never entered it. Their absence could impede the economy’s ability to grow, and make for a less prosperous future. – Justin Lahart (COMMENT: Have you been aged out? I have been aged out since 1973 when I was a 25 year old conservative White male non-veteran Protestant 100% German American Republican IRS employee who had ancestors who have been in America since 1844 and who had not made GS-13, currently $109,732/year. I did not make GS-12, currently $92,279/year, until 1974, and I did not make GS-13 until I was 38 in 1986 and a GAO Analyst. I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would focus on how my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors used Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, up-or-out, and GOP-led budget cuts to waste my career and to get rid of me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/labor-participation-factors-economy-11674780877
— Facebook’s Trump Gift to Democrats. Biden couldn’t be happier as the social-media platform lifts its ban on the former President. – Editorial (COMMENT: Trump give ammunition to his critics/opponents/enemies, ammunition that Trump believes will blow up in their face when they try to use it against him. But Trump’s critics/opponents/enemies use that ammunition against Trump’s supporters.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-facebook-meta-nick-clegg-democrats-joe-biden-twitter-social-media-11674769727
— Vietnam War Veterans Deserve an Apology. Many didn’t receive a hero’s welcome when they came home. – Jerry C. Davis (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most for my avoiding the Vietnam draft.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/vietnam-veterans-deserve-an-apology-paris-peace-american-heritage-patriotism-anniversary-pride-11674767541

FORBES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action to get rid of Republicans. I should write a book about that.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffraikes/2023/01/27/the-court-is-coming-for-affirmative-action-that-would-be-a-terrible-mistake/
— A Looming Recession And How It May Affect Tax Collections – Scott Curley (COMMENT: I was an IRS Revenue Officer 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who continue to use that against me the most.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2023/01/09/a-looming-recession-and-how-it-may-affect-tax-collections/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The only time a tax collection issue becomes subjective is when it’s assigned to a revenue officer. This does not happen often. The IRS likes most tax collection issues handled quickly, which is why they prefer the ACS handling it. When a tax collection matter is pulled out of the ACS and assigned to a revenue officer, it becomes a person-to-person issue. When a taxpayer calls the ACS, the agent you speak to is the first available. When dealing with a revenue officer, you are dealing with a person assigned to the particulars of your case.)

BLOOMBERG
— COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs a) want Republican candidates to lose and b) want the Republican Party to dump its leaders who are heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, gun-owners, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://about.bgov.com/news/what-to-know-in-washington-diversity-lacking-in-gop-leadership/

POLITICO
— COMMENT: Democrats say “As Santos digs in, both parties ramp up campaign plans for his demise. The freshman fabricator is showing no signs of a departure that would trigger a special election. But his GOP and Democrats are preparing anyway.” Expect that ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs will paint Santos as being a typical conservative.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/27/will-santos-flee-new-york-three-00079760

STUDY
— COMMENT: If anyone should pay reparations, it should be Democrats, and especially Democrats whose ancestors lived in slave states, owned slaves, fought for the Confederacy, were KKK members, and/or pushed Jim Crow laws. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the more of the following that you are, the more reparations that you should pay: conservative, heterosexual, conservative, White, male, older, non-poor. Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in American for a long time.
https://study.com/academy/lesson/reparations-definition-overview.html

FREE DICTIONARY
— Steer away from (COMMENT: What do you say to my direct competitors who paint themselves as being conservative and/or Republican, but who steer everyone away from articles that promote the following planks in the Republican Party platform: individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving)? I should write a book about my aforesaid direct competitors.)
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/steer+away+from+(someone+or+something)

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.