July 7 Morning Edition

FOX32

– Chicago alderman wants National Guard to patrol city as violence surges – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-alderman-wants-national-guard-to-patrol-city-as-violence-surges

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— President Biden to tout Rep. Lauren Underwood in Crystal Lake visit, tough Illinois turf for Democrats. Biden is making his first visit to Illinois as president on Wednesday. He is meeting with Mayor Lori Lightfoot at O’Hare Airport days after a heavy weekend of shootings in Chicago. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/7/6/22566025/joe-biden-lauren-underwood-crystal-lake-visit-tough-illinois-turf-democrats-mayor-lightfoot-meeting

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-trans-activist-memoir-0711-20210706-n3gefgowjvahtd67cpkrxsxyhu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Biden to talk policy, play some politics during Crystal Lake stop – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210706/biden-to-talk-policy-play-some-politics-during-crystal-lake-stop

JOURNAL COURIER
— Political elitism endangering progress – Scott Reeder
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/Commentary-Scott-Reeder-Political-elitism-16297467.php

FOX ILLINOIS
— Union will defend teachers in ‘critical race theory’ fights – AP (DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/union-will-defend-teachers-in-critical-race-theory-fights

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS PATCH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Elk Grove Village promotes cross-dressing.
https://patch.com/illinois/arlingtonheights/opposite-sex-clothing-ban-repealed-elk-grove-village

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican state Rep. Dan Brady hasn’t entered the race to lead the Secretary of State’s Office — he’s still considering it — but a poll he initiated shows him just five points behind Alexi Giannoulias, a frontrunner in the Democratic race. . .Though Brady edges Giannoulias downstate — 21 percent to 14 percent — both politicians would have some heavy lifting to do in the southern part of Illinois. Poll numbers show two-thirds of downstate respondents had never heard of Giannoulias or Brady. The poll also has numbers on Gov. J.B. Pritzker. It shows 72 percent of respondents in Cook County view him favorably, and 52 percent of those in the collars feel the same. Unsurprising, 38 percent of downstate respondents view the governor favorable — and 51 percent of those respondents see him in an unfavorable light. Pritzker has not yet announced that he’ll seek a second term. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/07/07/secretary-of-state-poll-lightfoot-heads-to-cali-cardenas-political-move-493492

WIREPOINTS
— New U.S. Census data: Illinois education spending soars while outcomes flatline – Ted Dabrowski, John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/new-u-s-census-data-illinois-education-spending-soars-while-outcomes-flatline-wirepoints-special-report/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Slippery Slope Leftists Claim Doesn’t Exist – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/the-slippery-slope-leftists-claim-doesnt-exist/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Teachers union vows to defend critical race theory in classrooms – Kery Murakami
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/6/teachers-union-vows-defend-critical-race-theory-cl/
— Mark Levin book ‘American Marxism’ rocks Amazon – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/6/inside-beltway-mark-levins-american-marxism-rocks-/

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Big Business Loves Big Government – John Stossel
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/blog/2021/07/07/big-business-loves-big-government

FOX NEWS
— Chris Rufo slams Raytheon for ‘deeply concerning,’ ‘woke’ training on race. Rufo says company ideology is synonymous with ‘socialism, maybe communism’ – Angelica Stabile
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/chris-rufo-raytheon-race-training

— If you question critical race theory, crazed ideologues will attack you and hurt your children. You’re making them afraid, they may even accuse you of assault. – Tucker Carlson (DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-critical-race-theory-crazed-ideologues-attack-hurt-children

FOX BUSINESS
— Raytheon’s critical race theory program calls on White employees to acknowledge ‘privilege’ The report comes as people in multiple sectors push back against ‘critical race theory’ trainings and teachings – Audrey Conklin
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/raytheon-critical-race-theory-program

BREITBART
— CNN: ‘Panic’ over Critical Race Theory in Schools ‘Based on Misinformation’ – IAN HANCHETT
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/07/06/cnn-panic-over-critical-race-theory-in-schools-based-on-misinformation/
— School Board Recalls Nearly Double as Parents Fight CRT, Pandemic Policies – KATHERINE HAMILTON
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/06/school-board-recalls-nearly-double-as-parents-fight-crt-pandemic-policies/
— Virginia County School Board to Limit Public Comment amid Growing Opposition to Critical Race Theory – BRECCAN F. THIES
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/07/06/virginia-county-school-board-to-limit-public-comment-amid-growing-opposition-to-critical-race-theory/

DAILY CALLER
— Defense Contractor Raytheon Pushed CRT, Told White Employees To Confront Their ‘Privilege’ In Leaked Documents – GREG PRICE
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, when they were younger, everyone else, including me, was more privileged than they were.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/06/raytheon-defense-contractor-crt-white-employees-privilege/

DAILY WIRE
— Nation’s Largest Teachers Union Scrubs Website Of Pledge To Teach Critical Race Theory – Chrissy Clark
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/nations-largest-teachers-union-scrubs-website-of-pledge-to-teach-critical-race-theory

NEWSMAX
— Kinzinger Says He Suspects Some Lawmakers Knew Beforehand About Jan. 6 Capitol Attack – Fran Beyer
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/kinzinger-capitol-attack-boebert/2021/07/06/id/1027665/

TOWNHALL
— NYT Op-ed: Banning CRT is Like Germany Banning Accurate Holocaust Teachings – Landon Mion
(DIERSEN: What affirmative action has Germany had for its Jewish citizens?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/landonmion/2021/07/06/nyt-oped-banning-crt-is-like-germany-banning-accurate-holocaust-teachings-n2592113

PATRICK J BUCHANAN
— As America Recedes, China Rises
https://buchanan.org/blog/as-america-recedes-china-rises-149790
— Pompeo Says CRT, 1619 Project Divisive
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://www.oann.com/fmr-secy-of-state-pompeo-says-crt-1619-project-divisive/

AMERICAN CENTER FOR LAW AND JUSTICE
— Mainstream Media Sells Hatred of America on Independence
https://aclj.org/radical-left/mainstream-media-sells-hatred-of-america-on-independence-day-weekend

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Clay Travis to Rep. Cori Bush: If America Is Fundamentally Racist, Why Are We The Beacon Of Freedom? – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/07/06/clay_travis_to_rep_cori_bush_if_america_is_fundamentally_racist_why_are_we_the_beacon_of_freedom.html

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Stop Surrendering Education to the Radical Left – Ben Shapiro
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://www.creators.com/read/ben-shapiro/07/21/stop-surrendering-education-to-the-radical-left

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Kinzinger Has ‘Suspicion’ Some Lawmakers Knew What Would Happen on Jan. 6 – Madison Summers
https://ijr.com/kinzinger-suspicion-lawmakers-knew-happen-jan-6/

COLLEGE FIX
— How Utah parents are rallying against critical race theory in public schools – ALEXANDER PEASE
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/p-is-for-protest-how-utah-parents-are-rallying-against-critical-race-theory-in-public-schools/
— Critical race theory not very popular in new educator survey – DAVE HUBER
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district? Will Democrats require teachers to tell their students how many slaves their ancestors owned?)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/critical-race-theory-not-very-popular-in-new-educator-survey/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Tucker Carlson blasts critical race theory being taught in schools, and talks about those fighting against it. “You can’t have a multiracial democracy if people retreat into their tribes and hate each other as this curriculum teaches them to do.”
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://thepostmillennial.com/watch-tucker-carlson-blasts-critical-race-theory-being-taught-in-schools-and-talks-about-those-fighting-against-it
— Union president vows to fight for teachers to continue indoctrinating students with Critical Race Theory. In a virtual speech to the member of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) on Tuesday, President Randi Weingarten said the union has a legal defense fund “ready to go.” – Ari Hoffman
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://thepostmillennial.com/union-president-vows-to-fight-for-teachers-to-continue-indoctrinating-students-with-critical-race-theory
— Critical race theory high school instructor warns students not to talk about the class to anyone else – Hannah Nightingale
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://thepostmillennial.com/critical-race-theory-high-school-instructor-tells-students-not-to-talk-about-class-outside-of-class

PJ MEDIA
— The Terrible Orwellian Institutionalized Woke-ism Coming to the National Archives – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/columns/tyler-o-neil/2021/07/06/the-terrible-orwellian-institutionalized-woke-ism-coming-to-the-national-archives-n1457686

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Stopping K–12 Indoctrination Is Right – STANLEY KURTZ
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/stopping-k-12-indoctrination-is-right/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— State Legislation Countering Critical Race Training: Focus on K-12 and Conduct. Some preliminary thoughts as I prepare my speech for the ALEC Annual Meeting. – William A. Jacobson
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/07/state-legislation-countering-critical-race-training-focus-on-k-12-and-conduct/

EPOCH TIMES
— Biden Admin Announces Door-to-Door ‘Outreach’ Teams to ‘Get Americans Vaccinated’ – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/biden-admin-announces-door-to-door-outreach-teams-to-get-americans-vaccinated_3889283.html
— Bloomington Parent Who Criticized CRT at School Board Meeting Speaks Out – MARTHA ROSENBERG
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/parent-who-criticized-crt-at-illinois-school-board-meeting-speaks-out_3888931.html
— Education Union to Target Those Opposing CRT: Florida Mom Says ‘Bring It On’ – PATRICIA TOLSON
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/education-union-to-target-those-opposing-crt-florida-mom-says-bring-it-on_3889534.html

HUFFINGTON POST
— GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger Suspects Certain Lawmakers Knew What Was Coming On Jan. 6 “If you have members of Congress who were involved in nurturing an insurrection, heck yeah, we need to know.” – Josephine Harvey
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/adam-kinzinger-capitol-lawmakers_n_60e4deb9e4b03b0409fb0a35

CNN
— Kinzinger calls the “big lie” the “biggest tragedy” to come out of his own party.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2021/07/07/adam-kinzinger-gop-big-lie-ac360-sot-vpx.cnn

MSN
— ‘CRT is rooted in Marxism’: Critical Race Theory ban debated at Kentucky State Capitol – David Mattingly
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/crt-is-rooted-in-marxism-critical-race-theory-ban-debated-at-state-capitol/ar-AALQwn8

YAHOO NEWS
— Debate over critical race theory spirals out of control in Virgina County
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://news.yahoo.com/debate-over-critical-race-theory-210701984.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/30/well/bisexual-mental-health-lgbt.html

NEW YORK POST
— Psaki says there is ‘systemic racism’ in learning institutions amid Nikole Hannah-Jones UNC controversy – David Marcus
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I while I attended the following, I benefitted immensely from “systemic racism:” IIT 1992-1997, DePaul 1976-1980, Loyola 1972-1976, NIU 1969-1970, UIC 1966-1968, Crete Monee High School 1962-1966, Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, and Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961.)
https://nypost.com/2021/07/06/psaki-says-there-is-systemic-racism-in-schools-amid-unc-controversy/

USA TODAY
— Chick-fil-A rated America’s top fast-food restaurant, McDonald’s ranked last – Jordan Mendoza
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2021/07/06/chick-fil-voted-top-fast-food-place-mcdonalds-ranked-last/7878731002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chick-fil-A’s top ranking doesn’t mean the chain hasn’t faced controversy: Chick-fil-A has received criticism for the company’s donations to anti-LGBTQ organizations. CEO Dan Cathy was identified in June by The Daily Beast as a donor to the National Christian Charitable Foundation, which has a history of funding opposition to the Equality Act.)

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Ankeny Human Rights Commission surveys residents to understand views of city’s culture – Melody Mercado
(DIERSEN: I should survey the voters in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who are one or more of the following to determine how welcome they feel in their municipality, in their township, in their county, and in Illinois: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. From what I see, ever-increasingly, the more of the aforesaid that you are, the more unwelcome that you feel. From what I see, ever-increasingly, to feel welcome, you have to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, BLM, CRT, 1619, wokeness, reparations, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination.)
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2021/06/18/ankeny-human-rights-commission-survey-city-culture-2021/7584480002/

CLEVELAND
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats and RINOs who run Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton make it clear that those who do not promote LGBTQ are NOT WELCOME in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton.
https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2021/07/how-welcoming-is-ohio-dewine-just-made-it-decidedly-unwelcoming-for-lgbtq-individuals-eric-foster.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Culture War Must Go On. The woke are angry, humorless, and—worst of all—vindictive. Surrender is not an option. – Joseph Epstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-culture-war-must-go-on-11625608694
— What Does the National Education Association Have to Do With Education? A new effort by the teachers union to advance radical politics. – James Freeman
(DIERSEN: Who is leading the fight against CRT in your school district?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-does-the-national-education-association-have-to-do-with-education-11625610870
— Hospitals Often Charge Uninsured People the Highest Prices – Melanie Evans, Anna Wilde Mathews and Tom McGinty
(DIERSEN: What has helped you afford health insurance? For me, it has been my working for the federal government for almost 30 years. As a federal retiree, the federal government pays 72% of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who promote hatred against me because of the aforesaid. I would focus on those who would never stoop to take a federal job. I would focus on those who never were federal employees a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hospitals-often-charge-uninsured-people-the-highest-prices-new-data-show-11625584448

NEWSWEEK
— Mary Trump Calls All GOP Lawmakers ‘Traitors’—Excludes Cheney, Kinzinger – BRENDAN COLE
https://www.newsweek.com/mary-trump-republicans-capitol-riots-traitors-1607406

AXIOS
— Trump to sue Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey – Sara Fischer
https://www.axios.com/trump-lawsuit-facebook-twitter-82323cf3-b8ce-48ed-8cab-cafe31f0bae7.html

DAILY TIMES
— Biden’s unconstitutional workplace indoctrination scheme – Betsy McCaughey
https://www.thedailytimes.com/opinion/syndication/bidens-unconstitutional-workplace-indoctrination-scheme/article_8d4b3c3c-13db-529f-8341-1dd8bbb523ca.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.