July 12 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Coronavirus Illinois: IL coronavirus cases top 153K, with over 7K deaths as state reaches another testing high State conducts over 38K tests in last 24 hours – Eric Horng
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-reports-954-new-covid-19-cases-as-state-reaches-another-testing-high/6313973/

CBS2
— Black Lives Matter Signs Slashed At Two Oak Park Churches – Steven Graves
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/07/12/black-lives-matter-signs-slashed-at-two-oak-park-churches/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Retired cops launch PAC to help elect pro-police candidates
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/retired-cops-launch-pac-to-help-elect-pro-police-candidates

WGN TV
— Workers demanding union rights plan to walk off the job in nationwide Strike for Black Lives – CNN
https://wgntv.com/news/workers-demanding-union-rights-plan-to-walk-off-the-job-in-nationwide-strike-for-black-lives/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois drops under 1,000 new coronavirus cases, records 20 more deaths Since the outbreak, the state has documented 153,916 cases in all 102 of the state’s counties and 7,187 deaths. – Manny Ramos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/7/12/21321964/illinois-new-coronavirus-cases-deaths-covid-1
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-haters say “How Trump’s deadly reelection strategy comes back to bite every 3 to 14 days.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/7/12/21317692/mark-urquiza-kristin-urquiz-covid-19-incubation-surge-trump-reelection-doug-ducey-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake County organization promotes need for change with essays about systemic racism, Black Lives Matter – YADIRA SANCHEZ OLSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-lake-foundation-blm-st-0713-20200712-yjifiz45lvgddhmqtvt427yk5a-story.html

WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO
— State GOP Convention Decries Anarchy, Socialism Hundreds at in-person convention in Green Bay despite fliers warning they ‘assume any potential risk’. – Shawn Johnson
https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2020/07/12/state-gop-convention-decries-anarchy-socialism/

WHEATON PATCH
— CUSD 200 Custodians Demand Higher Pay, Sick Days Amid Pandemic “We are fighting for higher wages and sick pay because we have to take care of ourselves; we have to take care of our families.” – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/cusd-200-custodians-demand-higher-pay-sick-days-amid-pademic

DEPAULIA
— Hundreds protest ICE in downtown Chicago
https://depauliaonline.com/49495/ladepaulia/cientos-de-manifestantes-protestan-contra-ice-en-el-centro-de-chicago/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Winnebago County GOP Board Members Trying to Put Executive Form of Government Referendum on Fall Ballot
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/12/winnebago-county-gop-board-members-trying-to-put-executive-form-of-government-referendum-on-fall-ballot/
— A Retired Public Official’s Lament – Part 1
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/07/11/a-retired-public-officials-lament-part-1/

BREITBART
— Thomas Sowell: ‘Systemic Racism’ Has ‘No Meaning’ – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/12/thomas-sowell-systemic-racism-has-no-meaning/
— Greyhound’s Value Drops by $156M Due to Less Illegal Immigration to U.S. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/07/12/greyhounds-value-drops-156m-due-less-illegal-immigration-u-s/

EPOCH TIMES
— Revolution and Counter-Revolution in America – Paul Adams
https://www.theepochtimes.com/revolution-and-counter-revolution-in-america_3419970.html

CNN
— USC will remove a John Wayne exhibit after actor’s racist comments resurfaced – Dakin Andone
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/12/us/john-wayne-exhibit-usc-trnd/index.html
— Workers demanding union rights plan to walk off the job in nationwide Strike for Black Lives
https://www.channel3000.com/workers-demanding-union-rights-plan-to-walk-off-the-job-in-nationwide-strike-for-black-lives/

NBC NEW YORK
— Blue Lives Matter March Clashes With Counter-Protesters
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/blue-lives-matter-march-clashes-with-counter-protesters/2511437/

BOSTON HERALD
— Virgin Mary statue set on fire outside Boston church Boston Police are investigating – RICK SOBEY
https://www.bostonherald.com/2020/07/12/virgin-mary-statue-set-on-fire-outside-boston-church-police/

PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN
— Movement not really about systemic racism – Larry Crowder, Alamosa, Colorado State Senator, District 35
https://www.chieftain.com/opinion/20200711/movement-not-really-about-systemic-racism

JOPLIN GLOBE
— The New ‘Systemic Racism’ That Is Coming – Patrick Buchanan (DIERSEN: According to Trump-haters, the more of the following that you are, the more racist that you are: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Protestant, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.joplinglobe.com/opinion/columns/patrick-buchanan-the-new-systemic-racism-that-is-coming/article_2a35353c-062d-5f81-9f56-8d96e6d54d67.html

FORBES
— Princeton Professors Want The Power To Punish Research They Deem Racist – Evan Gerstmann (DIERSEN: According to Trump-haters, the more of the following that you are, the more racist that you are: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Protestant, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/evangerstmann/2020/07/12/princeton-professors-want-the-power-to-punish-research-they-deem-racist/#6758837dc716

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.