July 5 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “President Donald Trump entices masses with White House event even as officials across US warn against large July Fourth crowds.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-trump-white-house-july-fourth-20200705-jwh7zdsfvnf2xmbl3nctd2jvve-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Black rookie Chicago cop says he’s leaving police union over criticism of kneeling officers. ‘The FOP has not been welcoming to folks like me’ – WILLIAM LEE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-black-officer-leaves-cop-union-20200703-dizisd6dwncoji4sxdexrdthjm-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters use Oak Brook physician to promote hatred against individuals, against organizations, against companies, against governments, and against countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200705/oak-brook-physician-who-came-from-india-laments-being-ignorant-of-nations-racist-past

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, BLMers and LGBTQers unite to get rid of those who do not promote BLM and LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/for-chicagos-lgbtq-minority-activists-this-time-is-different/22ceb73f-ce62-4d89-a621-a8a75ccfdac6

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— OUTSTANDING: Motorcyclists rev and roar to support Peoria-area police – Phil Luciano
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20200704/motorcyclists-rev-and-roar-to-support-peoria-area-police

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters stoke divisions in America.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/As-much-of-U-S-dials-back-July-4-plans-Trump-15385709.php

MILWAUKEE INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, White-haters promote hatred of America. Ever-increasingly, White-haters make it clear that they want to get rid of Whites once and for all.
http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/featured/dear-america-heroes-not-necessarily-heroes/

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— University towns poised to become the next COVID-19 epicenters – Sheldon Jacobson
https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2020/07/05/op-ed-university-towns-poised-become-next-coronavirus-epicenters/5369697002/

RALEIGH JOURNAL NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: BLMers and LGBTQers promote hatred of law enforcement.
https://www.journalnow.com/news/state/in-raleigh-black-lives-matter-lgbtq-groups-find-common-ground-in-fight-against-police-brutality/article_762b911f-03f9-57d7-b012-29494ae543f4.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— America groans under the weight of disunity – Cheryl K. Chumley (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs promote disunity. Ever-increasingly, they promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/4/america-groans-under-weight-disunity/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Black Lives Matter is racist against blacks – Paul Heinz
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/07/black_lives_matter_is_racist_against_blacks.html

FOX NEWS
— Trump – not Biden – has made black lives better Trump needs to remind African-Americans about what he has accomplished and contrast it with Biden’s record of failure – Gianno Caldwell
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-election-blacks-gianno-caldwell
— Trump defends US history, blasts ‘radical left’ in ‘Salute to America’ celebration Airshow, fireworks and music are on tap for Fourth of July event – Marisa Schultz
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-salute-to-america-white-house-event-july-fourth-independence-day
— America is not a racist nation – Dennis Prager
https://news.yahoo.com/dennis-prager-america-not-racist-015123668.html

DAILY CALLER
— Black Lives Matter Protesters Filmed Dancing On American Flag In Washington, DC – ANDERS HAGSTROM (DIERSEN: To promote BLM is to promote hatred against America.)
https://dailycaller.com/2020/07/04/trump-black-lives-matter-american-flag-dance-independence-day/
— New York Times Ripped For Describing Trump’s Mount Rushmore Speech As ‘Dark And Divisive’ – SCOTT MOREFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2020/07/04/new-york-times-donald-trump-mt-rushmore-speech-dark-divisive/
— DISGUSTING, RACIST, TRAGIC: Colin Kaepernick Condemns July 4th As ‘Celebration Of White Supremacy’ – PETER HASSON
https://dailycaller.com/2020/07/04/colin-kaepernick-4th-july-independence-day-white-supremacy/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Here’s the WORST Moments from MSNBC’s America-Hating, Anti-Founders Mt. Rushmore Coverage – Curtis Houck
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/curtis-houck/2020/07/04/heres-worst-moments-msnbcs-america-hating-anti-founders-mt

PJ MEDIA
— America the Awful: National Pride Lowest on Record – RICK MORAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to discourage Republican candidates a) from walking in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and b) from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2020/07/05/america-the-awful-national-pride-lowest-on-record-n605219

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Dear America, Stop Calling This The ‘July Fourth Holiday.” Here’s Why… – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.publiusforum.com/2020/07/04/dear-america-stop-calling-this-the-july-fourth-holiday-heres-why-2/
— 244 Independence Day Celebrations and Counting: But What Does it all Mean? – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.publiusforum.com/2020/07/04/244-independence-day-celebrations-and-counting-but-what-does-it-all-mean/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— What Does Our Nation Mean to Us? Rejecting the Culture of Hate – DANIEL J. MAHONEY
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/07/rejecting-culture-of-hate-in-our-nation/

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘We Want Unity:’ Trump Says in Salute to America Speech – MELANIE SUN
https://www.theepochtimes.com/we-want-unity-trump-says-in-his-salute-to-america-speech_3412399.html

THE HILL
— Trump hits ‘radical left,’ news media, China in Independence Day address – J. EDWARD MORENO
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/505887-trump-hits-radical-left-china-in-independence-day-address
— DISGUSTING, RACIST, TRAGIC: Kaepernick on July Fourth: ‘We reject your celebration of white supremacy’ – BROOKE SEIPEL
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/505886-kaepernick-on-july-fourth-we-reject-your-celebration-of-white
— DISGUSTING, RACIST, TRAGIC: Protesters use skywriting in cities nationwide to call to ‘defund’ ICE – J. EDWARD MORENO
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/505892-protesters-use-skywriting-in-cities-nationwide-to-call-to-defund-ice
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for COVID-19.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/505863-democrats-fear-us-already-lost-covid-19-battle

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Duckworth hints/implies/argues/shouts that the following are “true patriots:” those who are anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-Protestants, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/03/opinions/what-patriotism-looks-like-duckworth/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Racist, brutal past or Hispanic history? Latinos clash over Spanish colonial statues – Gwen Aviles
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/racist-brutal-past-or-hispanic-history-latinos-clash-over-spanish-n1232412

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: How the Republican Convention Created Money Woes in Two Cities Donors are wondering why they gave to a Charlotte event that has mostly been scrapped. And Jacksonville fund-raisers find money is on hold because of concerns about the surge in virus cases. – Annie Karni, Rebecca R. Ruiz and Kenneth P. Vogel
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/04/us/politics/republican-convention-jacksonville-charlotte.html
— Racial Caste in America – Isabel Wilkerson (DIERSEN: Are you White? How has this impacted you? My Democrat, Libertarian, Green, and RINO critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because of discrimination against minorities and because of discrimination against females, if I had been a minority or a female, a) I never would have been able to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48; job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48; and a job-related professional license when I was 32 and b) the Post Office would not have hired me when I was 16, Firestone would not have hired me when I was 21, Oldsmobile would not have offered me a job and IRS would not have hired me when I was 22, IRS would not have promoted me when I was 23, 24, and 25, GAO would not have hired me when I was 31, GAO would not have promoted me when I was 38, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/02/magazine/behind-the-cover-racial-caste-in-america.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/magazine/isabel-wilkerson-caste.html
— ‘Can We Please Talk About Black Lives Matter for One Second?’ – Jay Caspian Kang (DIERSEN: Which White BLMers and White LGBTQers in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, and in your county claim to speak for Blacks and LGBTQers?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/02/magazine/can-we-please-talk-about-black-lives-matter-for-one-second.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: They ran through the halls and chanted, but before too long, everyone settled down to listen to the speakers, among them a young Black protester wearing a bright orange backpack. “At most of the protests I’ve been to, it’s all white people speaking and maybe two Black people,” the speaker said in a calm monotone. “I’m tired of white people talking for me,” the speaker continued.)
— Tax the Rich and Their Heirs How to tax inheritances more fairly. – Lily Batchelder (DIERSEN: Since 1948, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have falsely hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors were filthy rich. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/opinion/sunday/inheritance-tax-inequality.html
— Why Do the Rich Have So Much Power? Americans may be equal, but some are more equal than others. – Paul Krugman (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who use their wealth to destroy those who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/opinion/sunday/inequality-america-paul-krugman.html
— The Enormous Black-White Wage Gap – David Leonhardt (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/briefing/coronavirus-ahmaud-arbery-hamilton-your-thursday-briefing.html
— How Much Money Americans Actually Make – Lora Kelley and Gus Wezerek (DIERSEN: I stress that in 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors paid me $131,532/year in today’s dollars because my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, my neighborhood, my precinct, Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois treat me like I never earned more than the minimum wage. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/07/02/opinion/wage-salary-inequality-compensation.html
— Are You Willing to Give Up Your Privilege? – Darren Walker (DIERSEN: Since 1948, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have falsely hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors were filthy rich. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/opinion/sunday/black-lives-matter-corporations.html
— Life on the Vice-Presidential Short List It’s exciting. It can also feel like a colonoscopy. – Sydney Ember (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you paint yourself as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, you should not seek or hold any kind of a government or political office if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/04/us/politics/biden-vice-president-.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DISGUSTING, RACIST, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote racial unrest.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fourth-of-july-protest-celebrations/2020/07/04/aa362aa8-be01-11ea-8cf5-9c1b8d7f84c6_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/07/05/trumps-mount-rushmore-speech-showed-why-our-battle-over-history-is-so-fraught/
— DISGUSTING, RACIST, TRAGIC: Protesters in Baltimore pull down statue of Christopher Columbus, throw it into harbor – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/protesters-in-baltimore-pull-down-statue-of-christopher-columbus-throw-it-into-harbor/2020/07/04/61e1cfe2-be64-11ea-97c1-6cf116ffe26c_story.html
— Which do you prefer: Trump’s agenda or Biden’s? – Hugh Hewitt ( DIERSEN: To get elected, Biden either has or will promise to use the federal government to get rid of the following once and for all: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/05/which-do-you-prefer-trumps-agenda-or-bidens/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Supreme Court Rejects Bid by Illinois GOP to Avoid Limits on Gatherings State Republicans, seeking exemption from the 50-person cap ordered by the Democratic governor, cancel Independence Day picnic – Jess Bravin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-rejects-bid-by-illinois-gop-to-avoid-limits-on-gatherings-11593906161

BALTIMORE SUN
— DISGUSTING, RACIST, TRAGIC: Little Italy Christopher Columbus monument torn down
https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-columbus-monument-falls-20200705-jf3vwd5vdrfrrhh5rch7smiil4-photogallery.html

ODESSA AMERICAN
— Capitulation Nation: If you and I disagree, you are a racist – Ron Hart
https://www.oaoa.com/editorial/columns/opinion_columnist/hart-capitulation-nation-if-you-and-i-disagree-you-are-a-racist/article_181441b6-bd73-11ea-81fb-b7e03414ddb0.html

WATERBURY REPUBLICAN AMERICAN
— Decapitation of Waterbury’s Columbus statue ‘sets a bad tone for the city’- HANNA SNYDER GAMBINI AND JACQUELINE STOUGHTON
https://www.rep-am.com/local/localnews/2020/07/04/waterburys-columbus-statue-decapitated/

NPR
— In Fourth Of July Remarks, Trump Attacks ‘Radical Left’ – Emma Bowman
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/04/887346956/in-fourth-of-july-remarks-trump-attacks-radical-left

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters blame today’s Republicans for the “flaws” of America’s past.
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2020/07/04/a-movement-like-trumpism-that-cannot-acknowledge-the-flaws-of-the-past-also-has-no-future/

NEWSWEEK
— Trump Blames Schools for Statue Protesters, Says Children Taught to ‘Hate Their Own Country’ – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-blames-schools-statue-protesters-says-children-taught-hate-their-own-country-1515425

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Defiant President Trump is reportedly convinced that venting white grievance is his path to reelection victory.”
https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-convinced-white-grievance-is-key-to-reelection-report-2020-7

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White-haters promote hatred of Whites.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/05/washington-dc-woodrow-wilson-statues-reckoning

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8490715/Thousands-Americans-gather-Fourth-July-protests-US.html

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.