July 31, 2022

ABC7

— UpRising Bakery owner ‘outraged’ after village issues letter prohibiting events – Tre Ward
https://abc7chicago.com/uprising-bakery-and-cafe-lake-in-the-hills-events-corinna-sac/12086945/
— Chicago shootings: 19 shot, 2 fatally in weekend violence across city, CPD says
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-weekend-violence-shooting-police-department/12087068/

WGN9
— Inflation is turning up pressure on local food pantries – Gaynor Hall
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/inflation-turning-up-pressure-on-community-food-pantries/

WGN RADIO
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion to get votes.
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/vulnerable-house-dems-see-abortion-as-winning-campaign-theme/
— Fealty to Trump defines Republican Senate primary in Arizona – AP
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, the more demographics that you share with Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Like me, Trump is Republican, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, draft avoider, gun owner, former federal employee, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time. Because Biden shares many demographics with Trump, Democrats stress that Biden is Democrat, liberal, Catholic, and Irish American.)
https://wgnradio.com/news/technology-news/fealty-to-trump-defines-republican-senate-primary-in-arizona/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Back to business-as-usual for defeated state candidates from Aurora – Denise Crosby
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-losing-candidates-st-0731-20220730-zhz7yrctx5bvlhfv3avpwu5dha-story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against Trump. Overwhelmingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters are anti-law enforcement, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-maga-donald-trump-victor-orban-marjorie-taylor-greene-page-20220729-drepfrfyzjcaxaozhexcaiv3km-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville native, business executive Scott Wehrli launches mayoral campaign – Kevin Schmit
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220729/naperville-native-business-executive-launches-mayoral-campaign
— Village now tells Lake in the Hills bakery not to host any more entertainment events
(COMMENT: In your municipality, how much success have Democrats had in encouraging/forcing businesses to promote LGBTQ. In 2020, Democrats had great success encouraging/forcing Wheaton businesses to promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220730/village-now-tells-lake-in-the-hills-bakery-not-to-host-any-more-entertainment-events
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to a letter from the village’s attorney, the business center where the bakery is housed is not zoned for entertainment events, and if the owner continues to host them, it says she will face a hefty fine and her business’s liquor license could be revoked, ABC 7 Chicago reported.)
— Faced with a dearth of participants — attributed in part to the aftermath of the mass shooting at Highland Park’s Independence Day parade — Buffalo Grove has canceled this year’s Buffalo Grove Days Parade. – Steve Zalusky (COMMENT: I should write a book about Wheaton’s Independence Day parades since 1978. I would focus on ever-increasing efforts by Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs to stop Republican candidates from having entries in the parades. Since 2021, they have stopped Republicans from helping sponsor the parades.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220727/buffalo-grove-days-parade-canceled-over-safety-concerns-lack-of-participants

STATELINE
— Biden no longer shy in singling out Trump, the ‘former guy’ – AP
https://www.mystateline.com/news/politics/biden-no-longer-shy-in-singling-out-trump-the-former-guy/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Don Tracy: ‘Uniting the party ahead of November 8th is a critically important major priority for Illinois Republicans’ – Bree Gonzales
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/629582664-tracy-uniting-the-party-ahead-of-november-8th-is-a-critically-important-major-priority-for-illinois-republicans

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Wilhour on Bailey’s race for governor: ‘The people resoundingly took back the Republican party’
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/628331691-wilhour-on-bailey-s-race-for-governor-the-people-resoundingly-took-back-the-republican-party
— Illinois U.S. Rep Mary E. Miller: “Our Constitution makes it clear that our right to bear arms SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED.”
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/629578429-illinois-u-s-rep-mary-e-miller-our-constitution-makes-it-clear-that-our-right-to-bear-arms-shall-not-be-infringed-democrats-in-the

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Liberals warn of ‘Christian nationalism,’ as some conservatives embrace the label
(COMMENT: Christians do not promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination (Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, CRT, 1619, BLM, reparations, replacement theory, wokeness/wokeism), or age discrimination.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jul/30/liberals-rush-tag-maga-candidates-anti-democracy-c/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Illinois House hearing addresses violent crime and possible prevention measures – Kevin Bessler
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/illinois-house-hearing-addresses-violent-crime-prevention-measures
— Biden’s base bribe of young college-educated voters – EDITORIAL
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from those who are the following, Democrats give preference to those who are the following: minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who are not married, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, renters, moderates, liberals, and/or citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/bidens-base-bribe-of-young-college-educated-voters
— Mega Millions $1.28 billion golden ticket sold in Illinois – Misty Severi
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/mega-millions-billion-dollar-golden-ticket-illinois

NEW YORK POST
— Political correctness helped turn monkeypox into a global emergency – David Kaufman
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.)
https://nypost.com/2022/07/30/monkeypox-became-a-global-emergency-due-to-political-correctness/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Trump Stays in the Picture. There is a certain anxiety evident in current anti-Trump imprecations, made more understandable when one looks at the polls. – Roger Kimball
https://amgreatness.com/2022/07/30/trump-stays-in-the-picture/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Woking Dead: A vogue virus and how to stop it – Blaine L. Pardoe
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/07/emthe_woking_deadem_a_vogue_virus_and_how_to_stop_it.html
— Family Matters – Lewis Dovland
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs do everything that they can to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/07/family_matters.html
— Biden ‘quietly’ filling holes in the border wall in Arizona…but not in Texas – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/07/biden_quietly_completes_the_border_wall_in_arizona__but_not_texas.html
— World Economic Forum attacks idea of private property, natural rights – Eric Utter
(COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, if you are a conservative non-poor gun owning Protestant German American White male Republican, expect that ever-increasingly, the longer that your ancestors have owned property in America, the more that you will be demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. My ancestors on my father’s side homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854 and have owned property in Crete ever since. I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/07/world_economic_forum_attacks_idea_of_private_property_natural_rights.html

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Illegals bused to DC from other states appear to be led to church just steps away from Capitol – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2022/07/30/illegals-bused-to-dc-from-other-states-appear-to-be-led-to-church-just-steps-away-from-capitol-1268070/

BREITBART
‘Woke’ Medicine Prioritizes ‘Non-Whites’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
(COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, expect that ever-increasingly, those who are the following will get priority health care: anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2022/07/30/exclusive-prof-bill-jacobson-woke-medicine-prioritization-non-whites-treatment-is-happening/

DAILY WIRE
— San Fransisco To Hold Gay Sex Festival Despite City Declaring Emergency Over Monkeypox Outbreak – Zach
Jewell (COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/san-fransisco-to-hold-gay-sex-festival-despite-city-declaring-emergency-over-monkeypox-outbreak

EPOCH TIMES
— Rising Number of Deportation Cases Automatically Dismissed Over Failure to Provide Key Documents – Charlotte Cuthbertson and Zachary Stieber
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/rising-number-of-deportation-cases-automatically-dismissed-over-failure-to-provide-key-documents-report_4631155.html
— Virtue Signaling Won’t Solve Problems Faced by Indigenous Community – Nina Nguyen
(COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs value signal to promote hatred against Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, 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.theepochtimes.com/virtue-signaling-wont-solve-problems-faced-by-indigenous-community-nt-senator_4633153.html

LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY
— The people who say all cops are “racist” are really the racist part of society
https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/professor-the-people-who-say-all-cops-are-racist-are-the-real-racists/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— West Point Alum Warns the School is Going Woke. Almost every speaker was a leftist whose ideology was liberal and progressive.” – Mike LaChance
(COMMENT: To be woke is to be anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/07/west-point-alum-warns-the-school-is-going-woke/
— “Medical schools are actually worse than higher ed in general when it comes to CRT” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/07/medical-schools-are-actually-worse-than-higher-ed-in-general-when-it-comes-to-crt/
— House Passes ‘Assault Weapons Ban’ as Americans Struggle With Recession. “The legislation, titled the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, cleared the chamber in a 217-213 vote.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2022/07/house-passes-assault-weapons-ban-as-americans-struggle-with-recession/

NEWS BUSTERS
— ‘Dangerous’ GOP Shouldn’t Get Fair Coverage But Dems Deserve ‘Some Grace’ – Geoffrey Dickens
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/geoffrey-dickens/2022/07/30/dangerous-gop-shouldnt-get-fair-coverage-dems-deserve-some
— Politico Scolds ‘Pouty Republicans Who Stiff Reporters,’ They’re ‘Making a Big Mistake’ – Tim Graham
(COMMENT: I have been the GOPUSA Illinois reporter since 2000. I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, and party leaders in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton a) who do not want me to know about their events, attend their events, or report on their events, b) who have barred me from attending their events, and c) who have thrown me out of their events.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2022/07/30/politico-scolds-pouty-republicans-who-stiff-reporters-theyre-making

PJ MEDIA
— Priorities: U.S. Military Base Is Hosting a Drag Show – ROBERT SPENCER
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2022/07/30/priorities-u-s-military-base-is-hosting-a-drag-show-n1617034
— Is a ‘Woke Military’ to Blame for Lagging Recruitment? – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2022/07/30/is-a-woke-military-to-blame-for-lagging-recruitment-n1617053
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There’s no denying the huge drop-off in military recruitment. Every service is suffering and statistics show a worrying shortfall of as much as 40% for FY 2022. Defense officials blame the slump on two causes: teen obesity rates and the tight labor market. It’s true that in the past, recruitment has been tied to the employment situation in the country. When times are tough, young men gravitate to the military. But that doesn’t explain the shortfall of 28,000 recruits for the army. The unemployment rate today sits at 3.6%—roughly the same as in 2019. Yet in 2019, the Army exceeded its recruiting goals. The obesity rate has gone up slightly during the pandemic, but not enough to account for the lag in recruitment. A former U.S. Army armor officer and a board member of Vets on Duty, an advocacy organization, Jimmy Byrn, writes in the Wall Street Journal that only about a quarter of America’s youth meet current eligibility standards—and recent surveys show only 9% are even interested.)

POST MILLENNIAL
— Biden admin delivers longest J6 riot sentence to black man despite ‘equity’ focus. Mark Ponder has been sentenced to 63 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and $2,000 in restitution. – Hannah Nightingale
https://thepostmillennial.com/biden-admin-delivers-longest-j6-riot-sentence-to-black-man-despite-equity-focus

TOWNHALL
— OUTSTANDING: Republicans Declare Critical Race Theory A Threat To U.S. – Sarah Arnold
(COMMENT: To promote CRT is to promote hatred against those who are the following: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, 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://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2022/07/30/house-republicans-introduce-resolution-declaring-critical-race-theory-a-threat-to-us-n2611012

MSN
— Kinzinger: Kevin McCarthy ‘Siding With Insurrectionists’ to Become Speaker – Andrew Stanton
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/kevin-mccarthy-siding-with-insurrectionists-to-become-speaker-kinzinger/ar-AA108DBe?li=BBnbcA1

MSNBC
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream media a) promotes the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green Party platforms and b) demonizes, denigrates, and condemns the Republican Party platform.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/ron-desantis-blocking-legacy-media-coverage-dangerous-democracy-n1297607

NEWSWEEK
— A Growing Number of Religious Groups Are Developing Reparations Programs for Black Americans – JULIA DUIN
(COMMENT: Government is nasty/vicious. Politics is nasty/vicious. If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) would demonize, denigrate, and condemn Missouri Synod Lutherans (MSL) as being far too conservative and even worse things and b) stress that my parents had me baptized as a MSL at Trinity Lutheran Church in Crete in 1948, sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, sent me to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod, and had me confirmed as a MSL at Hope Lutheran Church in Park Forest in 1962. They would demonize, denigrate, and condemn Crete while I lived there 1948-1972 as being full of German American Lutherans who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.newsweek.com/2022/08/05/growing-number-religious-groups-are-developing-reparations-programs-black-americans-1727276.html

NBC NEW YORK
— New York City Health Department declares monkeypox a public health emergency
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.)
https://abc7ny.com/monkeypox-in-new-york-vaccines-denmark/12086893/

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Best Extracurricular May Be an After-School Job – Pamela Paul
(COMMENT: I washed dishes after-school and Saturdays during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966 and full-time during the summer of 1965. I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966. I delivered mail after-school, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays while I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU in 1969 and full-time during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969. That enabled me a) to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charge SE in 1968 and b) graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970 with bachelor’s degree in management and owning that Charger. But of course, needless-to-say, because I spent thousands of hours working instead of studying, my grades suffered.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/30/opinion/jobs-teenagers.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/07/30/monkeypox-jynneos-vaccine-supply-united-states/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/07/30/whats-under-attack-by-this-court-is-freedom-religion/

DESERT NEWS
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.deseret.com/2022/7/30/23282745/less-religious-more-diverse-how-the-democratic-party-is-changing-democrats-liberals-daniel-cox

BUSINESS INSIDER
— COMMENT: What percent of those in AI are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
https://www.businessinsider.com/google-engineer-blake-lemoine-ai-ethics-lamda-racist-2022-7

INC.
— Want to Retain More Employees? 8 Tips for Becoming a Better Manager
(COMMENT: My Democrat superiors acted like their many Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors had not been in America for a long time wanted them to get rid of their Republican employees who were White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors had been in America for a long time.)
https://www.inc.com/young-entrepreneur-council/want-to-retain-more-employees-8-tips-for-becoming-a-better-manager.html

KIPLINGER
— COMMENT: What do you say to those who discourage homeownership?
https://www.kiplinger.com/a-home-isn’t-always-the-best-investment

NPR
— Increasing women police recruits to 30% could help change departments’ culture – CHERYL CORLEY
(COMMENT: How good/bad are your demographics? I should write a book about the culture in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on the demographics of those who are ever-increasingly being given preference (moderates, liberals, minorities, females, younger people, LGBTQers, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time) and those who are ever-increasingly being gotten rid of (conservatives, Whites, males, older people, heterosexuals, Christians, Protestants, Italian Americans, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time). It is called replacement.)
https://www.npr.org/2022/07/31/1111714807/increasing-women-police-recruits-to-30-could-help-change-departments-culture


RAW STORY
— COMMENT: The more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being an extremist and even worse things: individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). Ever-increasingly, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leader of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization do everything that they can a) to dump the aforesaid planks, b) to dump Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who support the aforesaid planks, and c) to dump voters who support the aforesaid planks.
https://www.rawstory.com/republicans-abortion-lgbtq/

GUARDIAN
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can a) to make minorities hate Republicans who are White, b) to make females hate Republicans who are male, c) to make younger people hate Republicans who are older, d) to make non-Christians hate Republicans who are Christian, e) to make non-Protestants to hate Republicans who are Protestant, f) to make non-Italian Americans hate Republicans who are Italian American, g) to make non-German Americans to hate Republicans who are German American, h) to make those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time to hate Republicans whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, i) to make liberals and moderates hate Republicans who are conservative, j) to make LGBTQers to hate Republicans who are heterosexual, k) to make those who have less money to hate Republicans who have more money, l) to make those who are not married to hate Republicans who are married, m) to make those who have children hate Republicans who do not have children, n) to make to make renters to hate Republicans who are homeowners, o) to make those who have less education and fewer professional certifications and licenses to hate Republicans who have more education and more professional certifications and licenses, and p) to make everyone hate Republicans who do not hate Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/30/alarm-grows-as-orban-prepares-to-take-pure-nazi-rhetoric-to-us

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.