January 29, 2023

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State GOP Chairman Don Tracy Defends Vote to Re-Elect Incumbent National Leader
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/01/28/state-gop-chairman-don-tracy-defends-vote-to-re-elect-incumbent-national-leader/
— All McHenry County Candidates Listed, Find the Write-In Possibilities for Which Filings Must Be Made by February 2nd
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/01/26/all-candidates-listed-find-the-write-in-possibilities-for-which-filings-must-be-made-by-february-2nd/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP Chair Don Tracy Votes for RNC Chair Ronna Romney, Says She’s Done an “Excellent Job” Despite Losses in 2018, 2020 and 2022
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/01/il-gop-chair-don-tracy-votes-for-rnc-chair-ronna-romney-says-shes-done-an-excellent-job-despite-losses-in-2018-2020-and-2022.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— COMMENT: Democrats say “New shelter for migrants in Woodlawn could open in the coming week.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-wadsworth-shelter-community-meeting-hyde-park-20230129-343c6xvlenfpngtuhlclfikoby-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: COMMENT: Democrats say “Declining enrollment, empty schools, union battles: Mayoral candidates grapple with big challenges in Chicago Public Schools.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-chicago-mayor-race-education-cps-ctu-20230129-eqguamk4czh3lidjoqqk3jyify-story.html
— COMMENT: Democrats promote Bobby Rush. I would not be surprised if Bobby Rush acknowledged that in 1997, when I was 49 years old, he forced my Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors to force me to take their early retirement “offer” so that they could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/history/ct-vintage-tribune-bobby-rush-20230129-uilnqtdtobbk7p3k5dz54xtpzm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use books to make children LGBTQers.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/1/28/23572558/childrens-book-ban-efforts-chicago-suburban-libraries-lincolnwood-glenview-first-amendment
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Let the College Board do its job on African American Studies.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/1/28/23572922/college-board-advanced-placement-african-american-studies-pritzker-desantis-editorial
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, a) Democrats run America and b) Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad in America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/1/28/23573321/stand-alone-colin-kaepernick-justice-op-ed

DAILY HERALD
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Questions at District 211 candidates forum focus on use of controversial sex ed curriculum” hosted by the Schaumburg Township Republican Organization.” If I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, the organizations would still be hosting candidate forums.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230128/questions-at-district-211-candidates-forum-focus-on-use-of-controversial-sex-ed-curriculum

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “McDonald’s exec slams ‘costly and job-destroying’ move to pay fast-food workers $22 an hour.” I earned $25 an hour in today’s dollars in 1971 when I was 22 years old working for IRS, but only after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 and had worked for Firestone Stores for 10 months.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics-opinion

ABC7
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Chicago activists demand justice, accountability in wake of Tyre Nichols death.”
https://abc7chicago.com/tyre-nichols-death-jesse-jackson-rainbow-push-coalition/12745967/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “How Illinois courts are exempt from Freedom of Information Act requests.”
https://abc7chicago.com/freedom-of-information-act-foia-request-illinois-exemptions/12742027/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Victim among 2 hurt in Ford City Mall shooting after trying to fend off attempted car thief: police.”
https://abc7chicago.com/ford-city-mall-shooting-today-jcpenny-near-me/12745759/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A victim was wounded Saturday in the parking lot of the Ford City Mall while trying to fend off an attempted car theft. The victim, a 46-year-old man, was walking towards his parked vehicle outside the JCPenny store in the 7600-block of S Cicero around 12:40 p.m. when he saw someone trying to get into his car, according to police. The victim, who is a FOID and CCL holder, exchanged gunfire with the offender before the offender jumped in a nearby vehicle and fled, causing a traffic crash in the 79000-block of S. Pulaski Rd in the process, police said. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the hand and thigh, and was transported to Christ Hospital in fair condition. The offender sustained a graze wound to the head and was taken to the hospital in good condition, officials said. Three offenders were taken into custody and charges are pending.)

FOX32
— COMMENT: Democrats say “3 Illinois cities (Aurora, Chicago, and Naperville) make list of Dirtiest Cities in America”‘
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/3-illinois-cities-make-list-of-dirtiest-cities-in-america

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— COMMENT: Rich Miller says “Inside carmakers’ dislike of state.”
https://pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-inside-carmakers-dislike-of-state/article_684a35e8-9e92-11ed-9163-c7980c00880b.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Republicans introduce bill to deny undocumented migrants U.S. entry.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/washington/washington-dc/republicans-introduce-bill-to-deny-undocumented-migrants-u-s-entry/

NPR ILLINOIS
— COMMENT: OUTSTANDING: Utah’s governor has signed a bill banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth. – AP
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-01-29/utahs-governor-has-signed-a-bill-banning-gender-affirming-care-for-transgender-youth

FOX ILLINOIS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Trump kicks off 2024 run ‘more angry’ and ‘more committed’ than ever.”
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-kicks-off-2024-run-more-angry-and-more-committed-than-ever-donald-trump-2020-election-2024-election-white-house-mike-pence-nikki-haley-ron-desantis-president-joe-biden-election-calendar-political-tradition-scandals-documents-nick-fuentes-nh-sc
— COMMENT: Democrats ask “How old is too old to serve in public office?” Are you older? What do you stress in defense of your age? I stress my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/how-old-is-too-old-to-serve-in-public-office-presidential-race-joe-biden-donald-trump-congress-house-senate-elections-term-limits
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Suffolk asked voters to describe their ideal candidate in a December survey. Half of the voters said the president should be between 51 and 65 years old, with 25% picking age 35-50, while just 8% said an ideal president would be 66 to 80.)

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump courts GOP insiders at low-key events in early voting states ahead of 2024 primary
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/trump-events-early-voting-states-south-carolina-2024-gop-primary
— DC wants federal government to solve migrant crisis as it buckles under influx – Christine Queally
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/videos/dc-wants-federal-government-to-solve-migrant-crisis-as-it-buckles-under-influx

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— No One Left to Blame REVIEW: ‘Nation of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence’ by Vivek Ramaswamy (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly anti-conservative anti-Republican Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs shout at those who are the following that they are victims of conservative Republicans: non-conservative, non-Republican, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, non-rich, unmarried, renters, disabled, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://freebeacon.com/culture/no-one-left-to-blame/

NEW YORK POST
— COMMENT: Anti-Trumps and Trump-haters say “Donors slow as the realization hits that Trump can’t beat feeble Joe Biden.”
https://nypost.com/2023/01/28/donors-slow-as-the-realization-hits-trump-cant-beat-biden/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The American Right is in for a hell of a ride. Patriots need to promote and focus within themselves the habits of resistance. – Josiah Lippincott (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Republican Party leaders dump conservatives, that is, they dump platform Republicans, that is, they dump the Republican Party.)
https://amgreatness.com/2023/01/28/steel-yourselves-conservatives/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Equity means the dumbing down of America – Bob Weir (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, while I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980 and GAO 1980-1997, they lowered hiring, retention, and promotion standards to help them hire, retain, and promote more Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger. Ever-increasingly, because I was Republican, White, male, and older, the following meant absolutely nothing to them: a) my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) my earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, e) my becoming Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Government Financial Manager in 1994, Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1996, and f) my earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. The aforesaid actually made them furious because my coworkers who they promoted over me did not have the aforesaid.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/01/equity_means_the_dumbing_down_of_america.html
— Dems struggle with the cognitive dissonance of Tyre Nichols’ death – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/01/dems_struggle_with_the_cognitive_dissonance_of_tyre_nichols_death.html
— The silly argument that Asian mass murderers are assimilated Americans – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/01/the_silly_argument_that_asian_mass_murderers_are_assimilated_americans.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Ted Cruz punches back at Adam Kinzinger over Paul Pelosi video allegation: ‘You’re a hack & a liar’ – Chris Donaldson
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/01/29/ted-cruz-punches-back-at-adam-kinzinger-over-paul-pelosi-video-allegation-youre-a-hack-a-liar-1328518/

BREITBART
— 7 Shot in Gun-Controlled ‘California’s Fourth Mass Shooting in a Week’- AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2023/01/28/7-shot-gun-controlled-californias-fourth-mass-shooting-week/
— Joe Biden, Adam Schiff Parade in Populist Drag to Hide Cheap-Labor Migration Policies – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2023/01/28/biden-schiff-parade-populist-drag-hide-their-cheap-labor-policies/

COLLEGE FIX
— NCSU sports announcer reinstated after suspension for saying ‘illegal aliens’ on air – HEIDI REID
https://www.thecollegefix.com/ncsu-sports-announcer-reinstated-after-suspension-for-saying-illegal-aliens-on-air/

DAILY CALLER
— ‘They Have Contempt For Their Voters’: Conservatives React To Ronna McDaniel’s Reelection To RNC – HAROLD HUTCHISON
https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/27/rnc-mcdaniel-conservatives-dhillon/
— ‘RNC Is A Little Club’: Harmeet Dhillon Reacts To Leadership Contest – JAMES LYNCH
https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/27/rnc-little-club-harmeet-dhillon-reacts-leadership-contest/
— Illinois Man Reportedly Sets Fire To Planned Parenthood Clinic After Girlfriend Aborts Pregnancy – SARAH WEAVER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/28/man-sets-fire-planned-parenthood-clinic-after-girlfriend-aborts-pregnancy/
— Demonstrations are breaking out in Memphis after police in the city beat a black man so badly he died three days later. – SARAH WEAVER
https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/28/riots-police-tyre-nichols-beat-kill-black-tennessee-memphis/

EPOCH TIMES
— Biden Administration Releases Over 1,300 Criminal Illegal Immigrants in 1 Month – Zachary Stieber
https://www.theepochtimes.com/biden-administration-releases-over-1300-criminal-illegal-immigrants-in-one-month_5017475.html

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— 77 Congressional Democrats Say 300,000 Illegal Aliens a Month is Not Enough! – Ira Mehlman
https://www.fairus.org/blog/2023/01/28/77-congressional-democrats-say-300000-illegal-aliens-month-not-enough

FOX NEWS
— Tyre Nichols death: Liberals blame racism for Memphis man’s brutal beating despite officers being Black. Five Memphis police officers were charged with second-degree murder in Nichols’ death. – Adam Sabes
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tyre-nichols-death-liberals-blame-racism-memphis-mans-brutal-beating-officers-being-black
— Tyre Nichols death: Law enforcement group ‘infuriated’ by alleged assault during traffic stop. Memphis officials released bodycam video from Tyre Nichols incident Friday evening. – Adam Sabes
https://www.foxnews.com/us/tyre-nichols-death-law-enforcement-group-infuriated-alleged-assault-during-traffic-stop
— Democrat freshman representative deletes tweet calling Tyre Nichols’ killing the ‘result of white supremacy’ – Adam Shaw (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrat-freshman-rep-deletes-tweet-calling-tyre-nichols-killing-result-white-supremacy
— GOP ‘stood in the way’ of police reform that could have prevented death of Tyre Nichols: MSNBC analyst. Conservatives on Twitter reminded Paul Butler that Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., attempted to pass police reform, but it was blocked. – Gabriel Hays
https://www.foxnews.com/media/gop-stood-way-police-reform-could-have-prevented-death-tyre-nichols-msnbc-analyst
— Greg Abbott blasts Biden’s new border policy that will allegedly attract ‘even more’ illegal migrants. The Biden administration is ‘sowing chaos’ with his new policy, Gov. Abbott argues.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/gov-greg-abbott-blasts-bidens-border-policy-allegedly-attract-even-more-illegal-migrants

NEWSMAX
— DirecTV Committed ‘Assault on Free Speech’ – Rep. Ralph Norman
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/ralphnorman-directv-newsmax/2023/01/28/id/1106307/

POWERLINE
— WHO WANTS TO BE WHITE? No one, apparently. “White privilege” is the privilege to be discriminated against. – Steve Sailer (COMMENT: Constructively, in Diersen v. GAO, the courts accepted GAO’s argument that Congress not only allows, but wants employers to give preference to their employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, that is, that Congress not only allows, but wants employers to discriminate against their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/01/who-wants-to-be-white.php

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, anti-conservative anti-Republican Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use the Republican Party’s “BIG TENT” policy to destroy the Republican Party.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/01/28/america_needs_both_parties_to_be_inclusive_148787.html

THE HILL
— COMMENT: Democrats ask “Is Nikki Haley setting a ‘man-trap’ for Trump, Pompeo and other 2024 rivals?”
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/3832318-is-nikki-haley-setting-a-man-trap-for-trump-pompeo-and-other-2024-rivals/

CNN
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use 1619 to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/28/opinions/the-1619-project-documentary-series-history-joseph/index.html

ABC NEWS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Online system to seek asylum in US is quickly overwhelmed.”
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/online-system-seek-asylum-us-quickly-overwhelmed-96738244

NBC NEWS
— COMMENT: Democrats ask “Bad candidates or not enough money?” and say “RNC officials debate why they lost in 2022. In a closed-door session during this week’s RNC meeting, two members working on the party’s 2022 audit debated whether “candidate quality” was to blame for midterm losses.” Ever-increasingly, in deciding which candidates to back in primaries and in nonpartisan races, conservative and Republican organizations give more and more and more weight to candidate demographics instead of candidate quadfurcations. Ever-increasingly, they give more and more and more preference to candidates who are minority, female, younger, non-conservative, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. I should write a book about how conservative and Republican organizations have ignored, dismissed, belittled, and badmouthed my qualifications: a) GAO Analyst for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 Levels, currently $109,732-$142,650/year, b) IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $92,279-$104,583/year, c) I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt, d) I became a licensed CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner, Government Financial Manager, Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant, and e) I earned an MBA from Loyola, master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT. I should write a book about how the following ignored, dismissed, belittled, and badmouthed my qualifications: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. They would not have done that if I had been a minority, female, younger, non-conservative, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or if my ancestors had not been in America for a long time.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/bad-candidates-lack-money-gop-debates-lost-2022-rcna68004

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Mass shootings lead to widening divide on state gun policies.” Ever-increasingly, especially in Illinois, Democrats use mass shootings to abolish the Second Amendment. First to outlaw semiautomatic firearms and then to outlaw all firearms.
https://www.wfmj.com/story/48251027/mass-shootings-lead-to-widening-divide-on-state-gun-policies

YAHOO NEWS
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Maine Republican Party elects Joel Stetkis as new chair.” In Illinois, anti-conservative Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO Republican Party leaders blame Republican losses on the Republican Party platform and on those who support it. They especially blame the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. I should write a book about the aforesaid anti-conservative Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization leaders.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/maine-republican-party-elects-joel-045900831.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The ousting of Kouzounas, who has served as chair since 2017, follows a poor 2022 election for the party. It lost multiple seats in the state Legislature as the state Democratic Party remained strong in coastal communities and flipped inland seats.)
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Student loan forgiveness: Here’s the number of eligible borrowers who applied by US state.” In Illinois, the number of borrowers who applied or were automatically deemed eligible is 1,044,000. Did you get a student loan? I did not. First off, I doubt that I could have gotten a student loan. I just barely made it into the upper 20% of Crete-Monee High School class of 1966. My ACT was only 24. Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. My GPA and ACT would have been much higher if I had not washed dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights every evening Monday through Thursday during my junior and senior years and full-time during the summer in between. But if I had gotten a student loan, my GPA at UIC and at NIU would have been much higher and I would have majored in accounting instead of management. While I took classes at UIC 1966-1969 and at NIU 1969-1970, I worked as many hours as I possibly could for the Park Forest Post Office. Far too many times, I skipped classes on Mondays and on Fridays to work more hours.
https://www.aol.com/student-loan-forgiveness-heres-number-145236822.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: According to Democrats, when Asians assimilate, they become mass murderers.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/28/opinion/asian-american-gun.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Tyre Nichols to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/28/us/police-tyre-nichols-beating-race.html
— COMMENT: Democrats say “California Has More Than 100 Gun Laws” and ask “Why Don’t They Stop More Mass Shootings?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/us/california-gun-laws-mass-shootings.html

NEW YORK SUN
— COMMENT: Democrats say “New Online System To Seek Asylum in America Is Quickly Overwhelmed.”
https://www.nysun.com/article/bidens-new-online-system-to-seek-asylum-in-america-is-quickly-overwhelmed

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Democrats say “New Arizona GOP chairman solicits election deniers to secure spot.” In Arizona, and in all the states that Trump “lost,” how many illegals are using their false identifications to vote for Democrats?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/28/arizona-republicans-dewit/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “DeSantis advisers prepare for potential presidential run, explore staff options.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/28/desantis-2024-campaign-planning/
— COMMENT: Democrats say “The 2024 GOP presidential primary season is kicking off. Here’s the potential field.” Democrats want the 2024 Republican presidential candidate to be the candidate who they believe will be the easiest to defeat.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/01/28/gop-2024-presidential-candidates/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters call Trump a racist. To call someone a racist in America today is like calling some a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/trumpsracism-alienates-a-growing-voting-bloc/2023/01/28/7f762d36-9f13-11ed-93e0-38551e88239c_story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Rosewood to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/01/29/rosewood-race-massacre-1923/

LOS ANGES TIMES
— COMMENT: Democrats say “Republicans confront bitter divide; no clear path forward.” Will anti-conservative Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO Republican Party leaders succeed in getting the Republican Party a) to dump its platform, b) to dump voters who support its platform, and c) to dissolve the Republican Party?
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-01-28/republicans-confront-bitter-divide-no-clear-path-forward

USA TODAY
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2023/01/29/desantis-republicans-woke-ban-african-american-studies-queer-theory/11120694002/

BARRON’S
— Trump Warns 2024 Election ‘Our One Shot’ To Save America – Frankie TAGGART
https://www.barrons.com/news/angry-trump-jumpstarts-faltering-2024-campaign-01674934807

TIME
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Christians and against Americans.
https://time.com/6250769/christian-nationalism-popularity-wake-up-call/

NEW YORKER
— COMMENT: Democrats use their African American AP course to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/02/06/ron-desantis-battles-the-african-american-ap-course-and-history
— COMMENT: Democrats use the Pope to promote LGBTQ
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/pope-francis-speaks-out-on-homosexuality-and-further-angers-traditionalists


UNITED STATE COAST GUARD
— How to spot and report retaliation – Arcady Darter (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, I increasingly engaged in protected activities. I increasingly objected to my Democrat superiors giving preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, that is, their increasing discrimination against their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older. My Democrat Post office superiors retaliated against me by disallowing my sick leave requests in 1968 and 1969 and forcing me to resign in 1969. My Democrat IRS superiors retaliated against me by a) disallowing my travel vouchers in 1974, b) forcing the IRS manager to transfer to Texas in 1975 who had promoted me to GS-9 in 1972, to GS-11 in 1973, and to GS-12 in 1974, c) not promoting me beyond GS-12, d) disallowing my education deductions in 1978, and e) getting GAO to offer me a transfer in 1980 only if I took a $21,863 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars. My Democrat GAO superiors retaliated against me by a) forcing me to take the aforesaid pay cut to transfer, b) giving me unfair job assignments, performance expectations, and performance appraisals, c) delaying my promotions to GS-11, GS-12, and GS-13, d) not promoting me to GS-14, e) keeping me off audits of IRS except for 3 years 1986-1988, f) forcing the GAO manager to retire in 1987 who had arranged for my transfer from IRS in 1980, assigned me to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me to GS-13 in 1986, g) always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and h) forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997. Retaliation increased significantly after I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.mycg.uscg.mil/News/Article/3271731/how-to-spot-and-report-retaliation/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Workplace retaliation can take many forms and it is important for employees to understand how to identify retaliation and the ways to report it. But how does one determine if an action is retaliatory? 3 Elements of retaliation  Retaliation occurs when an employer takes actions or negative behaviors against an employee for engaging in legally protected Equal Employment Opportunity/Equal Opportunity (EEO/EO) activity such as reporting discrimination and harassment or participating in an investigation of harassment. Let’s break down the components of retaliation: First, for an employee or applicant to file a complaint on the basis of retaliation, they must have engaged in a protected activity. This means that the employee asserted their rights by filing an EEO/EO complaint, being a witness to an EEO/EO complaint, or simply contacting the Civil Rights Directorate for information regarding the complaint process. Pointing out exclusionary hiring practices, resisting sexual advances, or intervening to protect others from harassment or discrimination are also examples of protected activities. The second element of a retaliation claim is that after engaging in a protected activity, the employee or applicant suffers an unfavorable action from their employer. For instance, adverse actions can include being fired, being passed over for a promotion, or receiving low-performance reviews after speaking out and engaging in a protected activity. The final element of a retaliation claim is that there is a connection and evidence that shows the adverse action was taken because of the protected activity. This means that the employees’ participation in protected activity motivated the employer’s adverse action or behaviors.)

CPA JOURNAL
— Toward Resolving IRS Staffing Shortages. Insights from the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. – Kathryn Simms, Yiwen Li, and Robert A. Warren (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran IRS 1971-1980, I increasingly engaged in protected activities. I increasingly objected to my Democrat superiors giving preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, that is, their increasing discrimination against their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older. My Democrat IRS superiors retaliated against me by a) disallowing my travel vouchers in 1974, b) forcing the IRS manager to transfer to Texas in 1975 who had promoted me to GS-9 in 1972, to GS-11 in 1973, and to GS-12 in 1974, c) not promoting me beyond GS-12, d) disallowing my education deductions in 1978, and e) getting GAO to offer me a transfer in 1980 only if I took a $21,863 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars. They ignored, dismissed, belittled, and badmouthed my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.cpajournal.com/2023/01/25/toward-resolving-irs-staffing-shortages/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A total of 31,457 IRS employees completed the 2019 FEVS. Of those respondents, 38.5% were males and 61.5% were females; 67% were white; 21% were African American, and 12% were of other races. Nearly 15% were Millennials or Zoomers. Responses were weighted to provide a representative sample. These demographic characteristics were quite similar for IRS participants in the 2020 and 2021 FEVS.)

FREE DICTIONARY
— Play by the rules (COMMENT: What shows that someone has played by the rules? They got an education, they got a job, and they saved for their retirement. My outstanding parents encouraged me to play by the rules. I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree (NIU-1970) and three job-related master’s degrees (Loyola-1976, DePaul-1980, and IIT-1997). I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997. I saved for my retirement.)
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/play+by+the+rules

MARRIAM WEBSTER
— Judgmental (COMMENT: Who has judged you and has found you wanting? I should write a book about those who have judged me and have found me wanting. 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 elected officials in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton, c) 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 and activists, e) religious leaders, and f) those who I have sued. I would focus on the aforesaid who have blamed me and have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judgmental

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.