July 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker under fire from parents who want school mask mandate – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/school-mask-mandate-illinois-schools-jb-pritzker-policy/10915213/

CBS2
— IL Sees Over 2,000 COVID Cases For First Time Since May 7th
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/live/cbsn-chicago/video/11525951-20210729001718-illinois-covid-19-coronavirus-covid19-cases-2000-first-time-may-7th/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage and McHenry counties now under indoor-masking-for-all guidance as COVID-19 spread deemed ‘substantial’ by CDC – DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-masks-illinois-driver-license-renewal-20210728-5lcfrsm4kbevjgah4ikynjeamq-story.html
— Google delays workers’ return to office, mandates vaccines – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-google-remote-work-vaccine-mandate-ap-20210728-pcg4wgh26zdktl46vyygzdb5ha-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters hate Trump-supporters.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-column-capitol-riot-aftermath-democracy-chapman-20210728-bafllfefofgpjlbfdyn4lz24fm-story.html
— Citing new data, Pfizer makes case for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots – CARL ZIMMER, APOORVA MANDAVILLI AND SHARON LAFRANIERE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-aud-nw-nyt-pfizer-vaccine-booster-shots-20210728-vkg443n2frclfe5eh4hlb2erma-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Enough with the nonsense. Every government and business should require the vaccine.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/7/28/22596254/anti-vaxx-mandatory-vaccinations-federal-government-joe-biden-polio-editorial
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If Capitol rioters represent Republicans, than BLM rioters represent Democrats.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/7/27/22596448/jan-6-insurrection-riot-attack-capitol-house-select-committee-hearing-editorial

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Kinzinger risks political career on Jan. 6 panel – Editorial
(DIERSEN: Supporting candidates in Republican primary elections is extremely risky. Far too often, candidates who win primary elections destroy those who supported their primary opponents. Far too often, when candidates lose general elections, they further destroy those who supported their primary opponents.)
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-kinzinger-risks-political-career-on-jan-6-panel/article_e138e8e8-a103-590d-aa76-20e9bd273515.html
— Pritzker’s off and running to what looks like a sure – Jim Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-pritzkers-off-and-running-to-what-looks-like-a-sure-victory/article_2bfcaaa2-883a-5fc7-b2eb-da00167615f7.html

WHEATON LIBRARY
— WEBINAR: Critical Race Theory: Why is it Important and Why is it Under Attack? – Dr. Horace Hall and Dr. Kennedi Strickland-Dixon
(DIERSEN: Republican-haters use CRT to promote hatred against Republicans.)
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_U72vztiSQeibaXfd0KVIZA

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Three Republican State Senators Say They Will Not Vote to Raise Electric Rates
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/07/27/three-republican-state-senators-say-they-will-not-vote-to-raise-electric-rates/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL’S KINZINGER’S HEARING APPEARANCE: EMBARRASSING OR ENDEARING?
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/07/ils-kinzingers-hearing-appearance-embarrassing-or-endearing.html
— TEXAS REP ON US HOUSE FLOOR: A CRISIS AT OUR BORDER, WE’RE PLAYING FOOTSIE WITH MASK MANDATES
(DIERSEN: It is foolish to believe that people who illegally come to America illegally will comply with any American laws.)
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/07/texas-rep-on-us-house-floor-a-crisis-at-our-border-were-playing-footsie-with-mask-mandates.html
— LIBERTY COUNSEL: VA COVID SHOT MANDATE VIOLATES THE LAW
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/07/liberty-counsel-va-covid-shot-mandate-violates-the-law.html
— SHAPIRO: LYING ABOUT ‘MISINFORMATION’ TO JUSTIFY TYRANNY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/07/shapiro-lying-about-misinformation-to-justify-tyranny.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— House’s Jan. 6 committee opens with officers’ harrowing tales of attacks by pro-Trump ‘terrorists’ GOP boycott leaves Trump defenseless in Democrat-run investigation – Seth McLaughlin and Mica Soellner
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/27/houses-jan-6-committee-opens-officers-harrowing-ta/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biracial physician demoted after opposing critical race theory and Black Lives Matter – Matthew Miller
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/harvard-physician-demoted-posts-critical-race-theory-blm

GOPUSA
— Soros A Major Funder Of ‘Defund The Police’ Movement
https://www.gopusa.com/soros-a-major-funder-of-defund-the-police-movement/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— COVID-Positive Illegal Aliens in Texas Staying in Charity-Provided Hotel, Infecting People in Restaurants – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/07/28/covid-positive-illegal-aliens-in-texas-staying-in-charity-provided-hotel-infecting-people-in-restaurants/

BREITBART
— AZ Senate Candidate Blake Masters: ‘There Can Be No Amnesty for People Who Break Into Our Country’ – JOSHUA CAPLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/28/az-senate-candidate-blake-masters-there-can-be-no-amnesty-for-people-who-break-into-our-country/

BLAZE
— What virus? DHS dumping COVID-positive illegal aliens into Texas cities – DANIEL HOROWITZ
https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/horowitz-what-virus-dhs-dumping-covid-positive-illegal-aliens-into-texas-cities

FEDERALIST
— Nearly 90 Percent Of Illegal Immigrants Let In By Biden Have Refused To Report To ICE As Required – Jordan Davidson  
(DIERSEN: It is foolish to believe that people who illegally come to America illegally will comply with any American laws.)
https://thefederalist.com/2021/07/28/shocker-nearly-90-percent-of-illegal-immigrants-let-in-by-biden-have-refused-to-report-to-ice-as-required/
— Democrats Kill Bill That Would’ve Banned Taxpayer-Funded Critical Race Theory In Schools And The Military – Spencer Lindquist
https://thefederalist.com/2021/07/28/democrats-kill-bill-that-wouldve-banned-taxpayer-funded-critical-race-theory-in-schools-and-the-military/

TOWNHALL
— Ted Cruz: ‘Heroism of Cuban People’ Is ‘Incredibly Awkward’ for Those Who Want to Promote Socialism in US – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/07/28/ted-cruz-n2593249

PJ MEDIA
— Vaccine Passport First Step? Biden, Who Doubted the Vaccine in 2020, Will Mandate It for All Federal Employees – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/07/28/vaccine-passport-first-step-biden-who-doubted-the-vaccine-in-2020-will-mandate-the-vaccine-for-all-federal-employees-n1465189

POWER LINE
— THE END OF MERITOCRACY? – JOHN HINDERAKER
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/07/the-end-of-meritocracy.php

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Launching Doctoral Program in Equity and Social Justice “students can choose to graduate with either a Ph.D. or Ed.D.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/07/southern-illinois-university-carbondale-launching-doctoral-program-in-equity-and-social-justice/

THE HILL
— Tempers flare as some in GOP ignore new House mask mandate – CRISTINA MARCOS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/565286-tempers-flare-as-some-in-gop-ignore-new-house-mask-mandate

HUFFINGTON POST
— Google Says Its 140,000 Employees Must Be Vaccinated To Return To The Office. The tech giant also pushed back its return-to-office date to mid-October. – Lydia O’Connor
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/google-requires-employees-covid-vaccine_n_61019289e4b0048f36191c38

NEW YORK TIMES
— In the Capitol, Revival of Mask Mandate Ignites Partisan Recriminations – Nicholas Fandos and Jonathan Weisman
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/us/politics/congress-coronavirus-masks.html

WASHINGTON POST
00 DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Our democracy is under attack. Washington journalists must stop covering it like politics as usual.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/journalist-both-sides-politics-trump/2021/07/27/c3afd1f8-eee0-11eb-81d2-ffae0f931b8f_story.html

USA TODAY
— Do Facebook and Google censor conservatives? Trump, Republicans bet claims they do will rally GOP base in 2022. – Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/07/28/facebook-google-twitter-trump-conservatives-censorship-2022-election/5392973001/

ATLANTIC
— AUGUST 25, 2020 FLASHBACK: The Platform the GOP Is Too Scared to Publish What the Republican Party actually stands for, in 13 points – David Frum
(DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. One could argue that the majority of the leaders of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee and Milton Township Republican Organization do not support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/08/new-gop-platform-authoritarianism/615640/

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.