June 13, 2024

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-city-council-passes-quiet-zone-abortion-clinic-west-loop/14941299/

NBC5
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Juneteenth to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/whats-closed-on-juneteenth-post-offices-banks-and-more/3462639/

CBS2
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting Chicago churches to promote LGBTQ.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-unitarian-church-pride-flag-burned/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmx6HdJ3v9k
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Juneteenth to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/juneteenth-festival-in-chicago-starts-saturday/

FOX32
— Chicago mayor says proposed teen curfew would be too confusing to enforce
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1470170

WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly use Juneteenth to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/06/12/looking-celebrate-juneteenth-chicago-here-s-list-upcoming-events

WGN RADIO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://wgnradio.com/lisa-dent/pride-month-how-to-change-your-gender-marker-in-illinois/


WBEZ
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2024/06/12/history-of-black-queer-chicago-nightlife

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/editorials/2024/06/13/illinois-out-of-state-abortion-patients-southern-states-reproductive-rights-supreme-court-editorial

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CTU’s contract demands are divorced from reality. Here’s what Chicago must demand. – Paul Vallas
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/13/opinion-chicago-teachers-union-contract-demands/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/13/chicago-begins-evicting-entire-migrant-families-from-city-shelters/
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/11/officials-celebrate-migrant-shelter-opening-in-portage-park-chicago-needs-you/

DAILY HERALD
— Advice for grads: As you move into working world, be on lookout for a mentor. – Rebecca Hoffman (COMMENT: To get rid of me, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager a) who had arranged for my transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 and b) who was finally able to assign me to audits of IRS and to promote me in 1986.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240612/business/advice-for-grads-as-you-move-into-working-world-be-on-lookout-for-a-mentor/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats ever-increasingly use IVF to promote more hated against Republicans. I should write a book my Chicago office Democrat GAO superiors and how they severely punished me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF. They knew full-well that our doctor had advised against it because both of us had major fertility problems. They fully expected/demanded that we adopt and/or become foster parents which we did not do.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20240612/religion/southern-baptists-narrowly-reject-formal-ban-on-churches-with-any-women-pastors/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Duckworth renews push to create federal in-vitro fertilization protections. – Patrick M. Keck (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly use IVF to promote more hated against Republicans. I should write a book my Chicago office Democrat GAO superiors and how they severely punished me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF. They knew full-well that our doctor had advised against it because both of us had major fertility problems. They fully expected/demanded that we adopt and/or become foster parents which we did not do.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/2024/06/13/duckworth-looks-for-bipartisan-support-in-renewed-ivf-bill/74062492007/

JOURNAL COURIER
— U.S. Rep. Mary Miller, R-Oakland, to lead Illinois delegation for Trump at national convention – Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree
http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/miller-illinois-trump-19510600.php

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT & DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article289188179.html
https://www.shawlocal.com/daily-chronicle/2024/06/11/dekalb-chamber-marks-nuera-cannabiss-grand-opening/

CHOOSE CHICAGO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.choosechicago.com/event/chicago-tap-theatre-presents-can-you-hear-us-now-the-queer-tap-dance-revolution/2024-11-29/

BLOCK CLUB CHICAGO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/06/12/back-lot-bash-is-celebrating-20-years-of-providing-a-voice-for-women-during-pride/
https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/06/12/edgewaters-loaves-and-witches-opening-in-former-home-of-edge-of-sweetness-bakery/

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/06/13/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-309/
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/06/12/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-round/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to promote a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and g) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Far too many of my direct competitors who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican pull their readers away from the damages caused by a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and g) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Far too many of my direct competitors who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican fail/refuse to promote the benefits of a) personal responsibility, b) traditional marriage and family, c) right to life, d) enforcement of immigration laws, e) conservative principles, f) Second Amendment rights, and g) equal opportunity. I should write about the aforesaid. I would focus on my direct competitors who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois has spent billions on public education and yet two-thirds of students still can’t read. It’s a farce.
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-has-spent-billions-on-public-education-and-yet-two-thirds-of-students-still-cant-read-its-a-farce-wirepoints-on-the-real-story-with-jeanne-ives/
— New research on big pensions shows need for cost shift – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/new-research-on-big-pensions-shows-need-for-cost-shift-wirepoints/
— Annual pensions over $100K turn into millions in total benefits for government workers. (COMMENT: That assumes workers retire early and/or live long.)
https://wirepoints.org/annual-pensions-over-100k-turn-into-millions-in-total-benefits-for-government-workers-wirepoints-on-wls-ramblin-ray-show/

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Thousands of Illinoisans have unsafe drinking water while Gov. Pritzker spends millions on non-essential services
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/660636088-opinion-thousands-of-illinoisans-have-unsafe-drinking-water-while-gov-pritzker-spends-millions-on-non-essential-services

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/12/history-as-it-happens-do-not-give-me-your-tired-yo/
— Flood of pro-Hamas deepfakes targeting U.S. audiences, AI security company says. Israeli war sparking a ‘massive propaganda conflict,’ investigators say. – Ryan Lovelace
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jun/13/pro-hamas-deepfakes-targeting-us-audiences-ai-secu/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats want black people to think the country is rigged against them. – Zachary Faria (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my Black subordinate that discrimination caused all his problems and that he should have my job and my preferred corner office. They forced me to take their early retirement “offer” and gave him my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3040646/democrats-want-black-people-think-country-rigged-against-them/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The West Is Sick of the New Woke Jihadism. The more violent campuses and streets become, the more clueless the mobs seem about the cascading public antipathy to what they do and what they represent. – Victor Davis Hanson
https://amgreatness.com/2024/06/13/the-west-is-sick-of-the-new-woke-jihadism/

BLAZE
— More than 100 illegal aliens are sleeping on the floor at Boston’s airport – CANDACE HATHAWAY
https://www.theblaze.com/news/more-than-100-illegal-aliens-are-sleeping-on-the-floor-at-boston-s-airport

BREITBART
— Dick Durbin to Americans: DACA Illegal Aliens Are ‘the Future of Our Country’ – JOHN BINDER (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/06/12/dick-durbin-daca-illegal-aliens-are-future-our-country/
— Trump Campaign Launches ‘Latino Americans for Trump’ to Emphasize U.S. Citizenship. – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/06/12/trump-campaign-launches-latino-americans-for-trump-to-emphasize-u-s-citizenship/
— Federal Judge Shields Texas from Biden’s Pro-Transgender Regulations. – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/06/12/federal-judge-shields-texas-from-bidens-pro-transgender-regulations/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Major Corporations Employ DEI Agency to Feature ‘Underrepresented’ Communities in Commercials. – Elizabeth Troutman (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, anticipate/expect to see fewer and fewer and fewer people in commercials who are: heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/06/12/fortune-500-companies-employ-dei-agency-increase-minority-representation-media/
— Dismantling DEI = Restoring Equal Protection of the Law. – David Burton (COMMENT: My Democrat and RINO superiors have always used DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/06/12/dismantling-dei-restoring-equal-protection-law/
— How Conservatives Plan to Root Out DEI From Federal Government. – Rob Bluey (COMMENT: My Democrat and RINO superiors have always used DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/06/12/heritage-action-backs-bill-eliminate-federal-dei-initiatives/

DAILY WIRE
— GOP Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Wipe Out DEI Across The Federal Bureaucracy – Daniel Chaitin (COMMENT: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the Democrats who ran 3 different federal agencies (Post Office, IRS, and GAO), they used Affirmative Action and DEI to waste my career and to get rid of me. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/gop-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-wipe-out-dei-across-the-federal-bureaucracy

FOX NEWS
— Republican lawmakers propose legislation to dismantle Biden admin’s DEI programs – Greg Wehner (COMMENT: Democrats use DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/republican-lawmakers-propose-legislation-dismantle-203707928.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ in San Francisco.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/san-francisco-first-major-us-cities-declare-sanctuary-status-transgender-people
— Trump returns to Capitol Hill in first visit since Jan. 6 attack to rally GOP lawmakers – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-returns-to-capitol-hill-in-first-visit-since-january-6-2021-attack-to-rally-gop-republican-lawmakers-white-house-presidential-election-maga-fueled-campaign-house-senate

HOT AIR
— Biden Works to Provide Legal Status to Hundreds of Thousands of Illegal Aliens – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/karen-townsend/2024/06/12/biden-works-to-provide-legal-status-to-hundreds-of-thousands-of-illegal-aliens-n3790127

NEWSMAX
— Car Wreck: Granting Illegal Immigrants Driver’s Licenses – Bianca Gracia
https://www.newsmax.com/biancagracia/citizenship-immigrants-licenses/2024/06/12/id/1168456/
— Biden puts illegals over Americans – Carl Higbie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUGB2TXt9Pk
— Republicans Move to Ban DEI in Federal Government – Sam Barron (COMMENT: My Democrat and RINO superiors have always used DEI to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/j-d-vance-dei-republicans/2024/06/12/id/1168498/

TOWNHALL
— Nothing Threatens Jobs Like Politicians in an Election Year – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2024/06/13/nothing-threatens-jobs-like-politicians-in-an-election-year-n2640381
— Biden’s National Security Failures Are Going to Get Americans Killed. – Spencer Brown
https://townhall.com/columnists/spencerbrown/2024/06/13/bidens-national-security-failures-are-going-to-get-americans-killed-n2640364

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL

— Trump tops Biden by 2 points in new national poll. – MIRANDA NAZZARO
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4719573-donald-trump-tops-joe-biden-2-points-reuters-ipsos-national-poll/
— Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) called former Speaker Paul Ryan (R) a “piece of garbage” after Ryan called former President Trump “unfit for office” and vowed not to vote for him in November. – SARAH FORTINSKY (COMMENT: I should write a book about the biggest Paul Ryan promoters in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://thehill.com/elections/4717651-gop-rep-calls-paul-ryan-piece-of-garbage-trump-remarks/
— Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.): Trump ‘exactly right’ to say US a declining nation. – Lauren Sforza (COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, equal opportunities ever-increasing decrease for Americans whose parents are/were not wealthy and/or who are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time. Because of the aforesaid, if I had been born in later years, I would not have been able to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.)
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republican-rep-trump-exactly-right-to-say-us-a-declining-nation/ar-BB1o2EEu

MSN
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-hardships-of-being-a-transgender-or-gender-non-conforming-business-owner/vi-BB1o7PlQ

CNBC
— My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who are the following blame their problems on discrimination against those who share their demographics: liberal/moderate, LGBTQ, unmarried, minority, female, younger, veteran, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/27/9percent-of-workers-havent-faced-discrimination-expert-on-what-to-do.html

CNN
— Biden makes his play for anti-Trump Republicans he hopes can give him a second term – Edward-Isaac Dovere (COMMENT: Who are the biggest anti-Trump Republicans in your county, township, and municipality? I should write a book about the biggest anti-Trump Republicans in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who have taken the biggest adverse actions against me recently.)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/06/politics/biden-anti-trump-republicans/index.html
— Trump is now a convicted felon. He can still run for president. – Zachary B. Wolf (COMMENT: What adverse actions have Democrats taken against you? My Democrat IRS superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because they had disallowed my travel vouchers in 1974 and my education deductions in 1978, I should not apply for an more promotions. That motivated me to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and to apply for a transfer to GAO in 1980. My Democrat GAO superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because of the adverse actions that IRS had taken against me and because GAO had forced me to take a $22,996/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, I should not apply for an more promotions. That motivated me to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, to pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and to become a licensed CPA in 1981, to earn four more professional certifications in 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://au.news.yahoo.com/trump-now-convicted-felon-still-215335169.html

CBS NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-border-asylum-order-aclu-lawsuit/

NBC NEWS
— Republican National Committee prepares for a convention Trump may not attend. Republican officials are working to ensure that Trump will be able to address convention attendees from afar if he chooses to do so — or if he is forced to because of his legal troubles. – Matt Dixon
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/republican-national-committee-convention-trump-may-not-attend-rcna156838

NBC NEWS & YAHOO
— Democrats ever-increasingly use IVF to promote more hated against Republicans. I should write a book my Chicago office Democrat GAO superiors and how they severely punished me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF. They knew full-well that our doctor had advised against it because both of us had major fertility problems. They fully expected/demanded that we adopt and/or become foster parents which we did not do.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-force-vote-protections-ivf-election-year-messaging-heats-rcna156413
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sen-tammy-duckworth-slams-republicans-151550929.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more abortion.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/06/13/us/abortion-state-laws-ban-travel.html
— I should write a book about those Republican elected officials and party leaders in Illinois who have done the most to promote LGBTQ, that is, who have done the most to destroy traditional marriage and family. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/opinion/colorado-gop-pride.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Because Democrat and RINO leaders continue to give preference to minorities and to females, they continue to seek/demand/get preference from Democrat and RINO leaders.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/06/12/common-application-data-since-affirmative-action-ruling/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/06/12/border-biden-illegal-crossings-asylum/
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Kamala Harris.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/13/kamala-harris-trump-conviction-hush-money/
— Democrats ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Christians.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/13/christian-rights-agenda-trump/

USA TODAY
— Who are the largest Trump donors? Plus a look at the money behind Biden and RFK Jr. – Suhail Bhat
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/06/11/biggest-biden-trump-rfk-donors/74022325007/

NATIONAL DESK
— States spend millions to transport migrants to sanctuary cities (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are soldiers in the Democrat Army.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJntAmgJbbw

BHARAT EXPRESS NEWS
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting Chicago churches to promote LGBTQ.
https://thebharatexpressnews.com/leaders-of-the-chicago-unitarian-church-say-they-wont-be-intimidated-after-the-pride-flag-is-burned/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats May Regret Their Legal War on Trump. The unprecedented targeting of the former president and his allies invites partisan retaliation. – Matthew Hennessey (COMMENT: How much money did your parents have? My Democrat superiors never had any qualms about taking big adverse actions against me. My father never earned more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars and he died suddenly in 1969 when I was 21 years old. I had to work my way through college.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-may-regret-their-legal-war-on-trump-bragg-justice-new-york-eb2e54be

FORBES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andyjsemotiuk/2024/06/13/striking-a-balance-bidens-new-asylum-policy-amid-election-pressures/

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans. Anticipate/expect that Democrat and RINO leaders will ever-increasingly limit/stop those who are the following from holding any kind of government or political office: heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/corporate-dei-isnt-dead-its-an-existential-moment-for-change

POLITICO
— The Southern Baptist Convention, the nation’s largest and most politically powerful Protestant denomination, voted Wednesday to oppose IVF. (COMMENT: I should write a book my Chicago office Democrat GAO superiors and how they severely punished me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children without trying IVF. They knew full-well that our doctor had advised against it because both of us had major fertility problems. They fully expected/demanded that we adopt and/or become foster parents which we did not do.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/12/ivf-southern-baptist-convention-evangelical-00162994

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— Those who are the following continue to stress that they are the following because Democrat and RINO leaders continue to give them preference big time: liberal/moderate, LGBTQ, unmarried, minority, female, younger, veteran, have less money than others, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/admissions/traditional-age/2024/06/13/applicant-behavior-unaffected-affirmative-action-ruling

NIEMAN LAB
— How YouTube’s recommendations pull you away from news. – MARK CODDINGTON AND SETH LEWIS (COMMENT: Far too many of my direct competitors who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican pull their readers away from the damages caused by a) dependency on government and charity, b) LGBTQ, c) abortion, d) mass/illegal immigration, e) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, f) diminishment of Second Amendment rights, and g) Affirmative Action and DEI, that is, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. Far too many of my direct competitors who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican fail/refuse to promote the benefits of a) personal responsibility, b) traditional marriage and family, c) right to life, d) enforcement of immigration laws, e) conservative principles, f) Second Amendment rights, and g) equal opportunity. I should write about the aforesaid. I would focus on my direct competitors who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/06/how-youtubes-recommendations-pull-you-away-from-news/

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.