July 30 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Conservatives want to boot IL Rep. Kinzinger, Cheney from House GOP after joining Jan. 6 commission. Rep. Liz Cheney, Kinzinger voted to impeach former President Donald Trump. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/repubs-want-to-boot-kinzinger-from-house-gop-after-jan-6-hearing/10918988/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rep. Mary Miller joins Freedom Caucus call to punish her Illinois GOP colleague, Rep. Adam Kinzinger. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., “does not support efforts to remove Rep. Kinzinger from his committee assignments or the Conference,” said Davis spokesman Aaron DeGroot. – Lynn Sweet
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have called for the following to punish me for what I have done to help elect Republicans since 2000: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Wheaton Park District, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. Ever-increasingly, they blame me for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/7/29/22601083/rep-mary-miller-joins-freedom-caucus-call-to-punish-illinois-gop-colleague-rep-adam-kinzinger
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How close are the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who run your municipality to forcing the Republicans in your municipality to pay reparations?
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/7/29/22596605/evanston-reparations-racism-black-community-letter
— State’s new ‘thought leader’ on equity focused on ‘long game:’ Moving Illinois from diversity to equity. Nearly three and a half months after joining Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration, Sekile Nzinga will get to put her theory into practice as head of a new office of equity that the governor plans to create Friday through an executive order. – Rachel Hinton
(DIERSEN: What does equity mean? For example, does it mean that the percentage of minorities, females, LGBTQers, etc. who pass the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on their first attempt must be the same percentage as those who are White, male, heterosexual, etc.? Does it mean that the percentage of minorities, females, LGBTQers, etc. who UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT accept must be the same percentage as those who are White, male, heterosexual, etc.? Does it mean that the percentage of minorities, females, LGBTQers, etc. who the Post Office, Firestone Stores, IRS, and GAO hire and promote must be the same percentage as those who are White, male, heterosexual, etc.?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/7/30/22600702/illinois-chief-equity-officer-sekile-nzinga-diversity-equity-inclusion-pritzker-executive-order
— Vallas to Lightfoot: Stop using pandemic as ‘excuse’ for police hiring slowdown. Former mayoral challenger Paul Vallas, a lead contract negotiator for the Fraternal Order of Police, said there are 1,000 vacancies among rank-and-file officers — and that 143 budgeted positions at the rank of sergeant remain unfilled. – Fran Spielman
(DIERSEN: During the 1990s, the Democrats who ran GAO used Republican-led budget cuts to get rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who not made GS-13 (currently $102,188) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $120,755) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $142,041) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $172,500) by age 40. Extremely few GAO employees make the aforesaid promotion deadlines.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/fran-spielman-show/2021/7/29/22600723/vallas-lightfoot-chicago-police-fraternal-order-fop-contract-vacancies-officers-sergeants-hiring

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Masks up for debate again at suburban districts after CDC calls for universal masking in schools – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-19-suburban-school-mask-policies-debated-20210729-t5dg7ekcyrfzndwhjwmwmie4aq-story.html

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— So, who’s going to take Pritzker down? One of these three (Gary Rabine, Darren Bailey, Paul Schimpf) would like to try. Despite having plenty of material to work with, the three Republicans lining up to challenge the governor have a lot to prove. And that’s barring the late entry of a congressman who’s said to be weighing a run. – GREG HINZ
(DIERSEN: Who will the Republican candidates be on the June 28, 2022 Republican primary ballot in your precinct?)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/so-whos-going-take-pritzker-down-one-these-three-would-try

WGN9
— Illinois law boosts affordable housing construction – AP
(DIERSEN: What do you say to present and past municipal officials who talk and/or act like they want to fill your neighborhood, your precinct, your municipal district, and/or your municipality with Democrats, that is, with members of protected groups? Protected groups include those who are Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, BLMers, CRTers, 1619ers, reparations advocates, low-income, minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, disabled, veteran, citizens of foreign countries, non-Trump supporters, non-Christians, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, and those who lack education, lack job skills, lack job experience, have financial problems, and/or have health problems.)
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/illinois-law-boosts-affordable-housing-construction-rehab/
— ‘Overwhelming’ demand for state program offering student loan relief for homebuyers – Gaynor Hall
(DIERSEN: I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old. The down payment came from what I earned a) working for IRS full-time for the previous 15 months, first in Chicago, and then in Harvey and b) working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights part-time for the previous 18 months and full-time for the 7 months before that. That income also enabled me to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 and to pay for tuition and books for graduate business courses at Loyola for the previous 9 months.)
https://wgntv.com/news/cover-story/overwhelming-demand-for-state-program-offering-student-loan-relief-for-homebuyers/

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— White House push probes “Capitol riot,” but continues to ignore the post-Floyd riots – Ray Hanania
https://suburbanchicagoland.com/2021/07/29/white-house-push-probes-capitol-riot-but-continues-to-ignore-the-post-floyd-riots/

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/what-state-cannabis-lottery-means-for-pot-landscape/7120e19e-27e8-4157-93af-378fb58f4d51
— Budget Breakdown: How Governments Spend To Prevent Gun Violence In Chicago – Patrick Smith
https://www.wbez.org/stories/gun-violence-prevention-spending-in-chicago-illinois/4aa8a450-8948-48c9-b62f-0ee41759e494

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Bailey talks policy, elections at Effingham campaign stop – Andrew Adams
https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/bailey-talks-policy-elections-at-effingham-campaign-stop/article_4f86b5ca-f099-11eb-9f25-0719156846a7.html

WREX
— Illinois has second highest gas taxes, fees in the country
https://wrex.com/2021/07/29/report-illinois-has-second-highest-gas-taxes-fees-in-the-country/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois police group says Facebook blocking ad for Officer of the Year – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-police-group-says-facebook-blocking-ad-for-officer-of-the-year/article_1c09b440-f0a3-11eb-b4a4-a7acdfe5f71d.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— ROE V. WADE IN GOP’s SIGHTS – Shia Kapos
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have been the most successful in destroying Republicans who support the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/07/30/facing-the-music-at-lolla-roe-v-wade-in-gops-sights-finally-a-cannabis-lottery-493791

JOHN KASS
— The City of Anarchy: Calling Chicago “Chiraq” is now an insult to Iraq
https://johnkassnews.com/the-city-of-anarchy/

WIREPOINTS
— Vaccine Proponents Would Be Wise To Remember A Key Doctrine Of Medical Ethics: ‘Informed Consent’ – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/vaccine-proponents-would-be-wise-to-remember-a-key-doctrine-of-medical-ethics-informed-consent/

FOX BUSINESS
— Major conservative group takes aim at government spending plans. Americans for Prosperity mounts ‘full court press’ against bipartisan infrastructure package and Democrats’ spending proposal. – Paul Steinhauser
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/major-conservative-group-takes-aim-at-government-spending-plans

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Republicans Will Defend Their Corporate Friends But Not Their Voters. Lindsey Graham goes to war for Chick-fil-A. – Paul Bradford
(DIERSEN: Republican-haters can stress that no one came to my defense when Republican-haters stopped me from raising funds from Republicans to help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day Parade and Fireworks.)
https://amgreatness.com/2021/07/28/republicans-will-defend-their-corporate-friends-but-not-their-voters/

BREITBART
— Neocon Bill Kristol Promises Tiny Wage Gain in Swap for Giant Amnesty – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/29/neocon-bill-kristol-promises-tiny-wage-gain-swap-giant-amnesty/

CNS NEWS
— Scalise: Illegals Bragging They Have COVID Can Enter U.S., But Americans Can’t Return Without Proof They’re COVID-Free – Craig Bannister
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/scalise-illegals-bragging-they-have-covid-can-enter-us-americans-cant-return

FEDERALIST
— Why Expect ‘Reform’ From Public Schools That Adopted Critical Race Theory? The only winning move is not to play. – Robert Busek
https://thefederalist.com/2021/07/29/why-expect-reform-from-public-schools-that-adopted-critical-race-theory/

NEWSMAX
— Saving Our National Hyde – Jerry Newcombe
https://www.newsmax.com/jerrynewcombe/hydeamendment-democrats-pelosi/2021/07/29/id/1030407/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Fall in Line: Big Tech Companies Implement New COVID-19 Policies to Control Employees – Kayla Sargent
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/free-speech/kayla-sargent/2021/07/29/fall-line-big-tech-companies-implement-new-covid-19

HANNITY
— TED CRUZ: ‘Speaker Nancy Pelosi is Drunk on Power’
https://hannity.com/media-room/ted-cruz-speaker-nancy-pelosi-is-drunk-on-power/

PJ MEDIA
— Pelosi Cracks Down on Masks in Capitol, While Dems Allow COVID-Positive Illegals to Pour In – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2021/07/29/pelosi-cracks-down-on-masks-in-capitol-while-dems-allow-covid-positive-illegals-to-pour-in-n1465581
— Did the Texas Fleebagger Democrats Bring COVID to Washington From Biden’s Unprotected Border? – BRYAN PRESTON
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/bryan-preston/2021/07/29/did-the-texas-fleebagger-democrats-bring-covid-to-washington-from-bidens-unprotected-border-n1465499

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Biden Insists Vaccinated People Won’t Get Sick Or Die Despite Thousands Of COVID Hospitalizations, Deaths
https://www.oann.com/biden-insists-vaccinated-people-wont-get-sick-or-die-despite-thousands-of-covid-hospitalizations-deaths/

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— It Begins… Illinois Superintendent Will Hand Out Yellow ID Badges Based on Vaccination Status – Jim Hoft
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/07/begins-illinois-superintendent-will-hand-yellow-badges-based-vaccination-status/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— This Is What Critical Race Theory Looks Like. What a recently revealed public shaming of a white male student reveals about CRT ideology. – ARI BLAFF
(DIERSEN: Are you White? If/when you are picked for public shaming by the Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and/or RINO leaders of the following, how are you going to react: your employer if you are still employed, the organizations that you are a member of, and/or the governments that you are under?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/07/this-is-what-critical-race-theory-looks-like/

REAL CLEAR EDUCATION
— Hillsdale College’s 1776 Curriculum – John Hirschauer
https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2021/07/30/hillsdale_colleges_1776_curriculum_110614.html

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Jan. 6 Was Deplorable. It Was Not a Coup – David Harsanyi
https://www.creators.com/read/david-harsanyi/07/21/jan-6-was-deplorable-it-was-not-a-coup

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Capitol Police Will Arrest House Staffers, Visitors Who Break Pelosi’s Mask Mandate. Pelosi is becoming an efficient fascist! – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/07/capitol-police-will-arrest-house-staffers-visitors-who-break-pelosis-mask-mandate/

THE HILL
— Angst grips America’s most liberal city: Seattle – REID WILSON
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who have had the most success in turning Wheaton into Seattle. Ever-increasing, the more of the following that you are, the more unwelcome that you are in Wheaton: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/565550-rapid-change-churns-seattle-creating-political-turmoil

ROLL CALL
— What the latest numbers show on Hill staff diversity – Jim Saksa
(DIERSEN: What percent of those who have power over you disapprove/hate your demographics? The following have power to punish you: your employer if you are still employed, the organizations that you are a member of, and the governments that you are under. I should write a book about a) those who have punished me the most and b) have made it the most clear that they disapprove/hate my demographics the most. They believe it is OK, if not mandated, to punish those who are conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, draft avoiders, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.rollcall.com/2021/07/29/what-latest-numbers-show-hill-staff-diversity/

YAHOO NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters treat Kinzinger as being the spokesman for all Republicans.
https://news.yahoo.com/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-says-120539547.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Seeks to Revive Vaccine Effort With New Rules and Incentives. The president said those refusing to get a coronavirus shot should expect inconveniences as long as they decline a vaccine. – Michael D. Shear, Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Annie Karni
(DIERSEN: What ever-increasingly strong inconveniences do the following have planned: your employer if you are still employed, the organizations that you are a member of, and governments that you are under?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/29/us/politics/biden-vaccine-mandates.html
–C.D.C. Internal Report Calls Delta Variant as Contagious as Chickenpox. Infections in vaccinated Americans also may be as transmissible as those in unvaccinated people, the document said, and lead more often to severe illness. – Apoorva Mandavilli
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/health/covid-cdc-delta-masks.html
— ‘Covid With a Vengeance’ Consumes U.S. Politics. Rising case counts and stagnant vaccination rates could prove equally frustrating for President Biden and the G.O.P., making it impossible to shift the public’s attention to other priorities. – Alexander Burns
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/us/vaccines-biden-republicans.html
— Who Discriminates in Hiring? A New Study Can Tell. – Eduardo Porter
(DIERSEN: From what I see, if you are looked for a job, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that you will be offered a job: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/29/business/economy/hiring-racial-discrimination.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs blame you for COVID: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/29/opinion/covid-vaccinations-republicans.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Here’s how the media can cover Republicans responsibly – Jennifer Rubin
(DIERSEN: Everyone in Illinois sees that the leaders of the following do not want me to “cover Republicans:” Illinois House Republican Organization, Illinois Senate Republican Caucus, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. The aforesaid leaders see me as being far too conservative.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/29/what-would-responsible-coverage-look-like/

NEW YORK POST
— ‘Can’t spend halftime in opponent’s locker room’: GOP push to oust Cheney, Kinzinger – Juliegrace Brufke
(DIERSEN I should write a book about RINOs in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who worked harder since 2000 against Republicans than against Democrats.)
https://nypost.com/2021/07/27/gop-pushes-to-oust-liz-cheney-adam-kinzinger-from-house-conference/

RAPID CITY JOURNAL
— Gov. Noem bans federal grants for critical race theory – Abby Wargo
(DIERSEN: What are the following Republicans doing to stop CRT: the leaders of your school district, municipality, township, county, Illinois, and your congressional district?)
https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/gov-noem-bans-federal-grants-for-critical-race-theory/article_a4b1d5bc-3bcb-5bc4-8d06-6c98d75613df.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Biden Says Federal Employees Must Get Covid-19 Shots or Wear Masks, Test Regularly. President also called on state, local governments to make $100 payments to newly vaccinated Americans. – Sabrina Siddiqui and Paul Kiernan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-calls-for-100-payments-for-newly-vaccinated-americans-11627586033
— The U.S. Economy’s Prospects Looked Bright, Until the Delta Variant Surged. GDP grew at a 6.5% annual rate in the second quarter, but slower growth is expected in coming months. – Sarah Chaney Cambon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/us-gdp-economic-growth-first-quarter-2021-11627508180

FORTUNE
— How ‘Gateway Pundit’ Used Vaccine And Election Misinformation To Earn $1.1 Million In Google Ad Revenue – Abram Brown
(DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. There has never been advertising in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters or on www.gopillinois.com and there never will be. All the time and money needed for the newsletters and website comes from me. I should write a book about RINO major donors who fund my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2021/07/29/gateway-pundit-election-vaccine-covid-misinformation-google/

FORTUNE
— Tech companies mandate vaccines and masks to fend off delta variant – DAVE GERSHGORN
https://fortune.com/2021/07/29/google-facebook-tech-mandate-covid-vaccines-and-masks-delta-variant/

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
–Section 230 critics are forgetting about the First Amendment – Mathew Ingram
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading them.)
https://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/section-230-critics-are-forgetting-about-the-first-amendment.php

SALON
— What Is Adam Kinzinger’s Long Game Here? – JIM NEWELL
(DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters want Kinzinger to turn everyone in Illinois into hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters, but failing that, to drive everyone out of Illinois who does not hate Trump.)
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/07/adam-kinzinger-jan-6-committee-trump-election.html

JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTANCY
— Learning from Black CPA career role models. – Anita Dennis
(DIERSEN: I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old. I became a licensed CPA in 1981 when I was 32 years old. My Democrat GAO superiors can stress that in 1997, when I was 49 years old, they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” and then gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black CPA subordinate.)
https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/jul/black-cpa-career-role-models.html

GUARDIAN
— Top Republicans’ new tone on vaccines having little effect on hardcore holdouts. High-profile politicians have changed their tune on Covid inoculation but pollsters say part of their base remains unswayed. – Daniel Strauss
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/29/republicans-coronavirus-vaccine-hesitancy-base-pollsters

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 905 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $459,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448326_zpid/

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.