July 17, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/st-sabina-church-chicago-chicgao-migrants/13510907/

NBC5
— Democrats acknowledge that “2 charged in killing of 5-year-old girl in Park Forest.” I delivered mail in Park Forest 1966-1969. I remember delivering mail on the 300 block of Osage Street.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/2-charged-in-killing-of-5-year-old-girl-in-park-forest/3187873/

WGN9
— Democrats say “Leaders for a New Chicago program honoree talks creating a platform for people with disabilities.” While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they assigned me to supervise all their disabled employees.
https://wgntv.com/news/features/leaders-for-a-new-chicago-program-honoree-talks-creating-a-platform-for-people-with-disabilities/

WGN RADIO
— Going forward, instead of using Affirmative Action, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will use pretexts and subjectivity to get rid of Republicans.
https://wgnradio.com/karen-conti/how-the-affirmative-action-ruling-will-affect-college-going-forward/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/7/16/23796601/abortion-clinics-fake-reproductive-rights-column-steingberg

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats say “Trump says 2024 running mate could be one of his primary opponents.”
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/hill-politics/trump-says-2024-running-mate-could-be-one-of-his-primary-opponents/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— This is no longer a teachers union, this is a political group dedicated to pushing social justice, not education.
https://wirepoints.org/this-is-no-longer-a-teachers-union-this-is-a-political-group-dedicated-to-pushing-social-justice-not-education-wirepoints-on-fox-news/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DeSantis says Trump leads in the polls thanks to indictment ‘sympathy’ – Ramsey Touchberry
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jul/16/ron-desantis-says-donald-trump-leads-polls-thanks-/
— Sen. Tom Cotton: Taxpayers shouldn’t fund Pentagon’s ‘abortion tourism,’ DEI policies
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jul/16/sen-tom-cotton-taxpayers-shouldnt-fund-pentagons-a/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Going forward, instead of using Affirmative Action, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will use pretexts and subjectivity to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/harris-conservatives-attacking-diversity-inclusion

NEW YORK POST
— Affirmative action in hiring must end – Vivek Ramaswamy (COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs have ever-increasing used Affirmative Action to get rid of Republicans, that is, Democrats and RINOs have ever-increasingly used patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination to get rid of Republicans. I should write a book about that.)
https://nypost.com/2023/07/16/follow-supremes-merit-based-lead-affirmative-action-in-hiring-must-end-too/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It turns out we’ve been living in a strictly enforced aristocracy — one based on where you fall in the “intersectional hierarchy” or oppression index. We’ve replaced color-blindness with merit-blindness and left ourselves utterly in the dark as to how to find competent individuals to start fixing our most serious problems. As the Asian students who just won their case at the Supreme Court found out the hard way, your ethnic heritage can indeed work against you at America’s preeminent DEI — diversity, equity, inclusion — enforcement camp, formerly known as the Ivy League. When the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in higher education in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, many cheered. Finally, our sacred meritocracy would be restored! Excellence would matter again. A student’s intellectual ability would be valued again. GPAs and SAT scores might even make a comeback! It remains to be seen if the law will have any effect on the blatantly unconstitutional practices long entrenched at college-admissions offices. Backwards job quotas But make no mistake — ugly racial quotas and unconstitutional policies are in full effect at corporate America’s HR departments. Anyone who works at a large company understands this. Less-qualified people are routinely hired and promoted over others based on shallow, literally skin-deep metrics. Hiring employees from disfavored demographic groups — men, Asians, heterosexuals, whites — won’t help boost your corporate ESG (environment, social and governance) score, so why bother? Could the new Supreme Court ruling also apply to corporate America? As 13 courageous state attorneys general recently pointed out in their letter to the Fortune 100 CEOs, it sure does. “Let there be no confusion: These principles apply equally to Title VII and other laws restricting race-based discrimination in employment and contracting. Courts routinely interpret Title VI and Title VII in conjunction with each other, adopting the same principles and interpretation for both statutes,” they wrote. “Accordingly, the Supreme Court’s recent decision should place every employer and contractor on notice of the illegality of racial quotas and race-based preferences in employment and contracting practices.” It’s thrilling to see state officials take their obligations to enforce anti-discrimination laws seriously. Kudos to the AGs from Kansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina and West Virginia. Could these 13 states forge a new meritocratic alliance? A sanctuary region where skilled and talented people of any race could flourish without kneeling to the woke DEI gods? Of course, the Trump administration deserves credit for starting this pushback; its Department of Labor launched investigations into Microsoft and Wells Fargo over racial preferences and representation goals. But starting in 2020, the newly energized equity freight train plowed through the boardroom of every big company. What will the long-term consequences of this practice be in terms of competence, reputation and profit? Incredibly, even the airlines announced they would be hiring new pilots according to strict affirmative-action guidelines. In 2021, United Airlines vowed to make sure at least 50% of its new pilots are women or people of color. In 2023, Bud Light told United, “Hold my beer.” Making corporate DEI illegal is also good for the companies. If applied, this law would prevent them from making terrible business decisions — decisions that harm qualified applicants, keep talented people from achieving success, wreck valuable brands and make flyers worry about their plane crashing. As the AG letter concludes, “Social mobility is essential for the long-term viability of a democracy, and our leading institutions should continue to provide opportunities to underprivileged Americans. Race, though, is a poor proxy for what is fundamentally a class distinction. We urge you to immediately cease any unlawful race-based quotas or preferences your company has adopted for its employment and contracting practices. If you choose not to do so, know that you will be held accountable — sooner rather than later — for your decision to continue treating people differently because of the color of their skin. Federal law is now crystal clear that these corporate policies are illegal. We will see whether the Biden administration — which has so loudly claimed to support the Civil Rights Act — will enforce it.)

AMERICAN THINKER
— Tucker Carlson Helps Cull the Republican Presidential Field – Clarice Feldman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/07/tucker_carlson_helps_cull_the_republican_presidential_field.html
— California assembly passes affirmative action in sentencing law – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/07/california_assembly_passes_affirmative_action_in_sentencing_law_.html

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Dominates Turning Point Action’s GOP Primary Straw Poll at 87.5% – KRISTINA WONG (COMMENT: If the Republican voters in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county were polled today, which Republican presidential candidate would win? What percent of those who caste Republican primary ballots in the aforesaid political jurisdictions are really Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, or RINOs?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/07/16/donald-trump-dominates-turning-point-actions-gop-primary-straw-poll-87-5/

CATHOLIC STAND
— Enjoying Transgenderism? You’ll Love Transhumanism – Steve Smith
https://catholicstand.com/enjoying-transgenderism-youll-love-transhumanism/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Why Trump’s Border Security Didn’t Last – Andrew R. Arthur
https://cis.org/Arthur/Why-Trumps-Border-Security-Didnt-Last-Part-3

COLLEGE FIX
— Supreme Court dissents defending affirmative action riddled with errors, scholars argue – RACHEL CULVER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/supreme-court-dissents-defending-affirmative-action-riddled-with-errors-scholars-argue/

DAILY CALLER
— Democrats Heap Misery On Minority Kids While Crying About The End Of Racist Admissions – DEROY MURDOCK
https://dailycaller.com/2023/07/16/opinion-democrats-heap-misery-on-minority-kids-while-crying-about-the-end-of-racist-admissions-deroy-murdock/

FEDERALIST
— Anti-Asian Leftists Manifest The Very Racism They Claim To Oppose – HELEN RALEIGH
https://thefederalist.com/2023/07/17/anti-asian-leftists-manifest-the-very-racism-they-claim-to-oppose/

FOX NEWS
— Republicans say DEI initiative in the military has hampered recruitment, created internal division and weakened U.S. forces – Yael Halon
https://www.foxnews.com/media/psaki-gop-pushing-right-wing-conspiracy-military-indoctrinating-troops-dei-trainings
— China seeks to gain ‘foothold’ on America’s doorstep amid border crisis, top Republican warns – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/china-seeks-gain-foothold-americas-doorstep-amid-border-crisis-top-republican-warns
— Christopher Rufo’s ‘America’s Cultural Revolution’ details how far-left activists have infiltrated the nation. ‘If you want to understand the roots of the woke revolution, this is the book for you,’ Rufo said. – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/media/christopher-rufo-americas-cultural-revolution-details-far-left-activists-infiltrated-the-nation

HOT AIR
— Republicans didn’t “insert” culture war into Defense bill; Democrats did – DAVID STROM
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2023/07/17/republicans-didnt-insert-culture-war-into-defense-bill-democrats-did-n565027

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— NYC To Pay Minority Teachers Who Failed Teaching Exam Up To $2M. Each. Roughly 5,200 black and Hispanic ex-Big Apple teachers and once-aspiring educators are expected to collect more than $1.8 billion in judgments. (COMMENT: All of my IRS and GAO coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me were Democrats who had a) failed/refused to take the CPA and/or Certified Internal Auditor examinations or failed to pass those examinations, b) had less job-related work experience than I had, c) had less job-related education than I had, d) had fewer job-related professional certifications than I had, and/or e) had not become a licensed CPA like I did. Almost all of those who were promoted over me were minority, female, and/or veteran. None were Protestant or German American.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/07/nyc-to-pay-minority-teachers-who-failed-teaching-exam-up-to-2m-each/

PJ MEDIA
— Senators Duckworth and Tuberville Face Off in Fight Over Military Spending to Promote Abortion – GREG BYRNES
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/gregbyrnes/2023/07/16/senators-duckworth-and-tuberville-face-off-in-fight-over-military-spending-to-promote-abortion-n1711124

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4097224-supreme-courts-shift-to-right-poses-risk-to-lgbtq-rights/

ABC NEWS
— Democrats crow that “Nearly a thousand migrants that recently crossed from Guatemala to Mexico have formed a group to head north hoping to reach the border with the United States.”
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/hundreds-migrants-southern-mexico-form-group-head-us-101315503

CNN
— Democrats crow that “Chris Christie calls Trump a ‘liar and coward’ as first GOP debate looms large.” The more that you demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters glorify and praise you. I should write a book about my hate-filled Trump-hating critics/opponents who glorify and praise my hate-filled Trump-hating critics/opponents the most. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.news8000.com/news/politics/national-politics/chris-christie-calls-trump-a-liar-and-coward-as-first-gop-debate-looms-large/article_97a55c96-e1a2-5272-99b1-b1cb3102bc96.html

MSN
— Woke school district removes advanced math classes for being too White and Asian, and people are furious
https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/parenting/woke-school-district-reportedly-removes-advanced-math-classes-for-being-too-white-and-asian-and-people-are-furious/ss-AA1dWgia#interstitial=1

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “A Pro-Trump Crowd, Sensing Disloyalty, Drowns Out Dissent. A day after former President Donald J. Trump headlined the Turning Point conference in Florida, two of his Republican opponents were booed and heckled at the same event.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/16/us/politics/trump-turning-point-conference.html

WASHINGTON POST
— A Democrat says “I thought the GOP would abandon Trump. I was wrong.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/17/donald-trump-gop-voters-2024-race/
— A Democrat says “The MAGA persecution complex is eating itself to death.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/17/jim-jordan-weaponization-hearing-wray-fbi-trump-maga/

NEW YORK SUN
— Using Civil Rights as a Pretext, Biden’s Education Department Seeks Control Over Content in School Libraries. The White House has signaled that federal interference in the affairs of local school districts is not going to be an isolated incident in the Biden administration. – SCOTT NORVELL
https://www.nysun.com/article/using-civil-rights-as-a-pretext-bidens-education-department-seeks-control-over-content-in-school-libraries

USA TODAY
— Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) promote hatred against Republicans. Soon, if not already, to be called a Republican in America today is like being called a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2023/07/16/defense-spending-bill-republican-party-focused-culture-war-hate/70415395007/

MICHIGAN LIVE
— How soon will your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, America, and the world force you to pay reparations, how much reparations, and to who? The more of the aforesaid that you are, the more that the aforesaid will force you to pay reparations and to pay more reparations: heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, gun-owner, non-poor, non-veteran, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2023/07/what-could-reparations-for-black-residents-look-like-in-ann-arbor-city-leaders-discussing.html

COLORADO POLITICS
— Far too many who are really Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs cast Republican primary ballots. They vote for candidates who are who are really Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs and/or for Republican candidates who they believe are least likely to win.
https://www.coloradopolitics.com/opinion/bad-move-for-gop-to-ban-unaffiliateds-from-primary-wadhams/article_27644aa2-22a2-11ee-be45-37a3f4eafceb.html

FORBES
— Going forward, instead of using Affirmative Action, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will use pretexts and subjectivity to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2023/07/16/is-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-officially-dead/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marcuscollins/2023/07/16/the-material-cost-of-canceling-diversity/

FEDERAL TIMES
— Democrats say “GOP, FBI at odds as Republicans move to stop agency’s new headquarters.” GAO works for Congress. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. The more success that Republicans had cutting GAO’s budget, the more and the bigger adverse actions that my Democrat GAO superiors took against me.
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/congress/2023/07/17/gop-fbi-at-odds-as-republicans-move-to-stop-agencys-new-headquarters/

TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION
— Democrats say “Supporters must bear some blame for affirmative action’s tragic reversal.” Democrats and RINOs have ever-increasing used Affirmative Action to get rid of Republicans, that is, Democrats and RINOs have ever-increasingly used patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination to get rid of Republicans. I should write a book about that.
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/supporters-must-bear-some-blame-affirmative-actions-tragic-reversal

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCTAION
— Democrats and RINOs have ever-increasing used Affirmative Action to get rid of Republicans, that is, Democrats and RINOs have ever-increasingly used patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination to get rid of Republicans. I should write a book about that.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/admissions/traditional-age/2023/07/17/what-affirmative-action-decision-means-beyond-admissions
https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2023/07/17/critique-supreme-court-ruling-affirmative-action-opinion

BBN TIMES
— THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDYING PUBLIC POLICY: UNDERSTANDING ITS IMPACT ON SOCIETY – Felix Yim (COMMENT: What public policy has had the biggest negative impact on you? By far, Affirmative Action (AA) has had biggest negative impact on me. My superiors in the federal government and my critics/opponents in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have used AA against me big time. I should write a book about that. They have always stressed that I have always opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, that is, that I have always opposed Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Further, they have always stressed that I am heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, old (born in 1948), draft avoider, non-poor, gun-owner, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, a Crete resident 1948-1972, and a Wheaton resident since 1978.  Again, I should write a book about that. I would focus on my critics/opponents who promote AA and DEI to curry favor with those who are LGBTQ, liberal, moderate, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, minority, female, younger, veteran, non-rich, non-gun owner, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bbntimes.com/society/the-importance-of-studying-public-policy-understanding-its-impact-on-society

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.