July 26 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Crest Hill couple charged in January 6 US Capitol attack – Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/us-capitol-attack-donald-trump-crest-hill-joliet-il/10910679/
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says ‘it’s not a gimme’ she’ll seek re-election – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/lori-lightfoot-chicago-mayor-election-reelection/10910983/

FOX32
— McCarthy calls Kinzinger a ‘Pelosi Republican’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/959508

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Remember Proxmire’s Golden Fleece Award? Who deserves one today? – ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI
(DIERSEN: I nominate my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors who wasted my career.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-golden-fleece-award-pandemic-government-waste-20210726-oxk5b4265vcd3cidzskrlwhjr4-story.html
— GOP candidate for governor Gary Rabine incorrectly says COVID vaccines haven’t been approved and are responsible for thousands of deaths – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-coronavirus-vaccination-gary-rabine-20210726-wzwn4idv65czfbeylfwxfe2sae-story.html
— Joliet-area couple charged with breaching US Capitol during Jan. 6 insurrection – JASON MEISNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-crest-hill-couple-us-capitol-insurrection-federal-charges-20210726-xtpwdjf72ngltlkpqj3ngxtebe-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Crest Hill couple latest Illinoisans to be charged in breach of US Capitol. John A. Schubert Jr. and Amy Schubert are each charged with knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. The charges are misdemeanors. – Jon Seidel
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/7/26/22594897/crest-hill-couple-latest-illinoisans-charged-breach-u-s-capitol

DAILY HERALD
— Senate Republicans host town-hall meeting Tuesday in Crystal Lake
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210726/senate-republicans-host-town-hall-meeting-tuesday-in-crystal-lake
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Harper College pushes pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210726/harper-offers-cannabis-science-and-therapeutics-program
— Excel Beyond 211 celebrates first-generation college grads (DIERSEN: I am a first-generation college grad.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210723/eb-211-celebrates-first-generation-college-grads
— Wheaton man charged with firing gun toward car from apartment balcony – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210726/wheaton-man-charged-with-firing-gun-toward-car-from-apartment-balcony

BLOOMINGTON PLANTAGRAPH
— Darren Bailey campaigns for Illinois Governor in Normal – David Proeber
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/watch-now-darren-bailey-campaigns-for-illinois-governor-in-normal/video_a3316d43-993d-555d-b1df-9878feeb1e62.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Davis takes a hard right turn on Jan. 6 attack – Tom Kacich
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/tom-kacich-davis-takes-a-hard-right-turn-on-jan-6-attack/article_1c2e387c-8f2e-5904-96ef-6403252131ad.html

CITY OF WHEATON
— Bond Set at $750,000 for Wheaton Man Charged with Shooting Vehicles Outside His Home
https://www.wheaton.il.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=603

HINSDALE PATCH
— Hinsdale 86 Accused Of Pushing Race Theory – David Giuliani
https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/hinsdale-86-accused-pushing-race-theory

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHAT EXACTLY DOES HE MEAN? PRESIDENT BIDEN AT CNN TOWN HALL
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/07/what-exactly-does-he-mean-president-biden-at-cnn-town-hall-.html
— CHICAGO’S “DEFUND THE POLICE” KILLING ZONE CONTINUES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/07/chicagos-defund-the-police-killing-zone-continues.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? WITH KRISTI NOEM AT LAKE COUNTY GOP SPRING GALA 2021
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/07/wheres-weyermuller-with-kristi-noem-at-lake-county-gop-spring-gala-2021.html
— THORNER: IS VP HARRIS WAITING IN THE WINGS?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/07/thorner-is-vp-harris-waiting-in-the-wings.html
— PRAGER: WHY IS IT OK FOR MEN TO EXPOSE THEMSELVES?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/07/prager-why-is-it-ok-for-men-to-expose-themselves.html
— FLIGHT FROM THE ACTIVIST CITIES
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/07/jerry-holtstar-tribune-via-ap-the-capture-of-the-city-by-leftist-politics-has-left-urban-leaders-unable-to-respond-to-cr.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— America’s foolish nation-building in Afghanistan – Richard W. Rahn
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/26/americas-foolish-nation-building-in-afghanistan/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Most illegal migrants, 77%, try to evade capture and don’t want asylum – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/most-illegal-migrants-77-try-to-evade-capture-dont-want-asylum
— Parents should have right to choose schools in wake of critical race theory fight, congressman says – Sarah Westwood
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/parents-right-to-choose-schools-crt-fight-bob-good

BREITBART
— ABC News Launches Weeklong Special on Crime Waves in Democrat-Run Cities – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/26/abc-news-launches-weeklong-special-on-crime-waves-in-democrat-run-cities/

CNS NEWS
— Sens. Warren, Duckworth, Blumenthal Support Biden Working With Facebook to Block COVID ‘Misinformation’ – Ashlianna Kreiner
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/washington/ashlianna-kreiner/sens-warren-duckworth-blumenthal-support-biden-working

DAILY CALLER
— POLL: 20% Of Americans Say Trans Athletes Should Compete Against Gender Of Their Choice – MARY MARGARET OLOHAN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/26/poll-transgender-athletes-gender-olympics-axios/

HANNITY
— NO APOLOGIES: Chicago Mayor Defends Speaking Only to Reporters of Color, ‘I’d Do It Again’
https://hannity.com/media-room/no-apologies-chicago-mayor-defends-speaking-only-to-reporters-of-color-id-do-it-again/

PJ MEDIA
— Critical Race Theory Backers Get Predatory – BRYAN PRESTON
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/bryan-preston/2021/07/26/critical-race-theory-backers-get-predatory-n1464829

EPOCH TIMES
— Illinois Sheriffs, County Official Oppose New Immigration Legislation. – MARTHA ROSENBERG
https://www.theepochtimes.com/illinois-sheriffs-county-official-oppose-new-immigration-legislation_3912448.html
— Biden Administration Spending $3 Million a Day to Suspend Border Wall Construction: Senate Report – ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/biden-administration-spending-3-million-a-day-to-suspend-border-wall-construction-senate-report_3918378.html

THE HILL
— Experts warn unvaccinated are greatest threat to pandemic recovery – JOSEPH CHOI
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/564879-experts-warn-unvaccinated-are-greatest-threat-to-pandemic-recovery

CNN
— Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger prepare for blockbuster hearing amid attacks from their own party – Melanie Zanona, Ryan Nobles and Lauren Fox
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/26/politics/liz-cheney-adam-kinzinger-republican-attacks/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Poll: U.S. optimism declines as new Covid cases spike – Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Ben Kamisar
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/poll-u-s-optimism-declines-new-covid-cases-spike-n1275001

NEW YORK TIMES
— Shunned by G.O.P., Cheney and Kinzinger Seek Answers on Jan. 6 Riot. They have been isolated and ostracized by their party for accepting Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s offer to sit on the special committee investigating the Capitol assault. – Luke Broadwater
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/26/us/politics/insurrection-committee-republicans.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chairman of Jan. 6 Committee Casts Wide Net on Witnesses. Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson’s panel will explore communications between Trump administration and lawmakers on day of Capitol riot. – Lindsay Wise
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chairman-of-jan-6-committee-casts-wide-net-on-witnesses-11627329565
— The Revolution May Come for Mark Zuckerberg. As Robespierre and Trotsky discovered, allies are always expendable in the larger struggle. – Gerard Baker
https://www.wsj.com/articles/zuckerberg-facebook-misinformation-covid-biden-khan-kanter-wu-11627309375

NEW YORKER
— Can Affirmative Action Survive?
(DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/02/can-affirmative-action-survive

NEWSWEEK
— Critical Race Theory Proving to Be Difficult Wedge Issue for Democrats
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a racist if you do not promote their CRT.)
https://www.newsweek.com/critical-race-theory-proving-difficult-wedge-issue-democrats-1613103

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.