June 17, 2022

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— Trump and Pence, at center of House Jan. 6 insurrection hearings, coming to Illinois for separate events next week – Rick Pearson
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/elections/ct-mike-pence-donald-trump-illinois-20220617-io5wwe44sfgshcq4bmnyk4jq6a-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Illinois paid out nearly $2 billion in federal funds for fraudulent pandemic unemployment claims, audit finds – Joe Mahr and Dan Petrella
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-pandemic-unemployment-fraud-audit-20220616-jxw5fgmofzb7vpwjybyl72khjy-story.html
— 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.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-world-refugee-day-immigrant-policies-durbin-duckworth-20220616-u334ev2nbjdx7jirwkbc4qyhku-story.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that police are racists.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-illinois-schools-discipline-tickets-racial-disparities-20220506-2e5yzeouungaxgolusvwp26ljy-htmlstory.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use January 6 promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-jan6-hearing-takeaways-20220616-65yufmqv2bhxtk77phutn2l2z4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump hits downstate Illinois for rally to boost Rep. Mary Miller in showdown with Rep. Rodney Davis. The Trump rally is June 25 at the Adams County Fairgrounds near Quincy. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2022/6/16/23171855/trump-hits-downstate-illinois-rally-boost-rep-mary-miller-showdown-rep-rodney-davis
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: COMMENT: Ever-increasingly book stores promote a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, g) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, h) patronage, i) political affiliation discrimination, j) reverse discrimination (Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, CRT, 1619, BLM, reparations, replacement theory, wokeism/wokeness), k) age discrimination, and l) the rest of the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2022/6/16/23170937/books-being-hidden-bookstores-censorship-black-blm-lgbtq-catholic-vote-hide-pride
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Juneteenth to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/6/17/23171131/juneteenth-holiday-2022-freedom-chicago-ida-b-wells
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use January 6 to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2022/6/16/23171630/9-takeaways-from-jan-6-committee-hearing-al-gore-mike-pence-met-history-test-trump-flunked

DAILY HERALD
— English as national language? Border wall? 11th District Republicans discuss immigration. – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220617/english-as-national-language-border-wall-11th-district-republicans-discuss-immigration
— Violent crime on the minds of Republican attorney general candidates – Barbara Vitello
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220616/violent-crime-on-the-minds-of-republican-attorney-general-candidates
— Suburban representatives claim mutual funds — but no individual stocks — in new disclosures – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220616/suburban-representatives-claim-mutual-funds-x2014-but-no-individual-stocks-x2014-in-new-disclosures
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use January 6 to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20220616/news/306169958
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Juneteenth to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20220617/juneteenth-festivals-and-fun-coming-in-suburbs-but-organizers-see-more-than-celebrations

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— COMMENT: Democrats stress that Trump is not coming to Illinois to campaign for Bailey.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/juice/donald-trump-visits-illinois-endorse-mary-miller-not-darren-bailey-crains-juice
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/restaurants/chicago-lgbtq-bars-pride-fest-parade
— 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.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/congress-must-pass-dream-act-says-american-business-immigration-coalition-chief

ABC7
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use January 6 to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://abc7chicago.com/jan-6-hearing-pence-hiding-donald-trump-january-hearings/11964793/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Juneteenth to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://abc7chicago.com/juneteenth-holiday-2022-chicago-illinois/11968960/
— Ribfest 2022 kicks off Friday at DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton. Clay Walker, Elle King and Lee Greenwood among musical performers. – Maher Kawash
https://abc7chicago.com/ribfest-2022-naperville-wheaton-dupage-county-fairgrounds/11968566/

NBC5
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use January 6 to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/could-pence-have-blocked-election-results-trump-lawyers-false-electors-plan-explained/2858947/
https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/pences-position-on-jan-6-under-microscope-during-committee-hearing/2859498/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use the Patriot Front to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/u-s-decades-behind-on-legislation-to-fight-online-hate-speech/2859343/

CBS2
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use January 6 to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/live-updates/house-january-6-committee-public-hearing-watch-live-stream-2022-06-16/

WGN9
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to be LGBTQers.
https://wgntv.com/news/cover-story/inside-a-chicago-classroom-where-its-ok-to-say-gay/

FOX32
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use January 6 to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/third-january-6-hearing-trump-pressure-pence-electoral-count-capitol-riot

WTTW
— Candidate Forum: GOP Secretary of State Candidates Dan Brady and John Milhiser – Jennifer Cotto
https://news.wttw.com/2022/06/16/candidate-forum-gop-secretary-state-candidates-dan-brady-and-john-milhiser
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use 1619 to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://news.wttw.com/2022/06/16/new-1619-musical-commemorates-more-400-years-black-american-history

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Former President Trump to headline Illinois rally for Rep. Mary Miller on June 25 – Brenden Moore
https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/former-president-trump-to-headline-illinois-rally-for-rep-mary-miller-on-june-25/article_47b66d26-edc4-11ec-872a-abd207deda10.html

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promoter hatred against Trump.
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Opinion-Trump-s-image-dishonors-our-nation-s-flag-17248099.php

NPR ILLINOIS
— Mary Miller and Rodney Davis square off in heated GOP primary to return to Congress
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-06-17/mary-miller-and-rodney-davis-square-off-in-heated-gop-primary-to-return-to-congress
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use January 6 to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-06-16/jan-6-hearing-focuses-on-trump-pressuring-vp-pence-to-decertify-the-election
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-06-16/jan-6-committee-leaders-say-trump-broke-the-law-by-trying-to-pressure-pence
https://www.nprillinois.org/2022-06-16/a-respected-conservative-judge-is-now-a-critic-of-his-party-and-former-clerks

WGEM
— Trump rally confirmed for Adams County
https://www.wgem.com/2022/06/16/trump-rally-confirmed-adams-county/

WGLT
— Mary Miller and Rodney Davis square off in heated GOP primary to return to Congress – Alex Degman
(COMMENT: Trump-haters support Davis. Trump-supporters support Miller.)
https://www.wglt.org/illinois/2022-06-17/mary-miller-and-rodney-davis-square-off-in-heated-gop-primary-to-return-to-congress
— California may require labels on pot products to warn of mental health risks – April Dembosky
(COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who promote pot.)
https://www.wglt.org/2022-06-17/california-may-require-labels-on-pot-products-to-warn-of-mental-health-risks

CITIES 92.9
— More than 11% of Illinois either have or risk developing gambling problem – Greg Bishop
https://www.cities929.com/2022/06/16/report-more-than-11-of-illinois-either-have-or-risk-developing-gambling-problem/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use January 6 to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/live-jan-6-panel-details-trump-pressure-on-pence/

DAILY ILLINI
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use CRT and Juneteenth to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://dailyillini.com/opinions-stories/2022/06/17/juneteenth/

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker’s reverse psychology play. Former President Donald Trump and former VP Mike Pence are each making stops in Illinois just days before the June 28 Primary Election. – SHIA KAPOS
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2022/06/17/pritzkers-reverse-psychology-00040452

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Orland Park works around Kim Foxx to deter crime – Keith Pekau
https://www.thecentersquare.com/opinion/op-ed-orland-park-works-around-kim-foxx-to-deter-crime/article_b4ebceca-ed99-11ec-8329-3f481da0e7e1.html
— Illinois Supreme Court ‘side stepped’ constitutional question of required FOID to keep guns in home – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/illinois-supreme-court-side-stepped-constitutional-question-of-required-foid-to-keep-guns-in-home/article_594b3b58-ed96-11ec-93a4-9f7f30877765.html
— Auditor General: Inadequate reporting leads to no opinion on unemployment office financials – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/auditor-general-inadequate-reporting-leads-to-no-opinion-on-unemployment-office-financials/article_ae9932f2-edc0-11ec-94a2-4f9ec95282b0.html

NORTH COOK NEWS
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://northcooknews.com/stories/627607662-illinois-u-s-rep-raja-krishnamoorthi-roe-v-wade-remains-the-law-of-the-land-yet-in-a-handful-of-states-abortion-is-all-but-illegal-already
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://northcooknews.com/stories/627606925-illinois-u-s-rep-raja-krishnamoorthi-adding-more-guns-to-schools-is-a-dangerous-idea-we-need-real-comprehensive-gun-control-to-address
— COMMENT: Democrats run America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Republicans
https://northcooknews.com/stories/627606468-illinois-u-s-rep-raja-krishnamoorthi-today-i-was-proud-to-cast-my-vote-for-the-financial-services-racial-equity-inclusion-and-economic

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives: ‘Neither Richard Irvin or Jesse Sullivan are qualified for GOP leadership’ – Bree Gonzales
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/627614929-ives-neither-richard-irvin-or-jesse-sullivan-are-qualified-for-gop-leadership

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Illinois rising gas prices at pumps: ‘This is a political class problem in the state of Illinois’
https://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/627615635-illinois-rising-gas-prices-at-pumps-this-is-a-political-class-problem-in-the-state-of-illinois

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Trump Supporters can make Illinois history on June 28 – DOUG E. IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=15032

WIREPOINTS
— How are only 2 percent of Decatur’s black 3rd-graders able to read at grade level?
https://wirepoints.org/wvons-perri-small-i-thought-i-was-having-a-nightmare-looking-at-this-data-how-are-only-2-percent-of-decaturs-black-3rd-graders-able-to-read-at-grade-level/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— It’s a Queer, Queer, Queer, Queer World – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/its-a-queer-queer-queer-queer-world/

CAPITOL FAX
— Trump organization schedules “Save America Rally” near Quincy for June 25
https://capitolfax.com/2022/06/16/trump-organization-schedules-save-america-rally-near-quincy-for-june-25/
— Campaign notebook
https://capitolfax.com/2022/06/16/campaign-notebook-88/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Doctors push for warning label on California pot, sound alarm about cannabis-induced psychosis – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jun/17/doctors-push-warning-label-california-pot-sound-al/
— House Republicans press for domestic terrorism investigations into attacks on pro-life centers – Joseph Clark
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jun/16/house-republican-presses-domestic-terrorism-invest/
— Biden under pressure to dump policy using school lunch money to push LGBTQ agenda. USDA guidance reinterprets Title IX to include sexual orientation, gender identity. – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jun/16/republican-ags-urge-biden-scrap-policy-tying-schoo/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use January 6 to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jun/16/house-jan-6-committee-hearing-examines-trumps-pres/
— Republicans target political bias in Google spam filter – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jun/16/gop-clash-silicon-valley-escalates-new-bills-filte/
— It’s not too many guns on the street, but too few fathers in the home. Paternal absence is ‘one of the most powerful predictors of crime.’ – Don Feder
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jun/16/its-not-too-many-guns-on-the-street-but-too-few-fa/
— Pelosi: GOP is ‘politicizing’ abortion issue blaming Dems for violence against pro-life advocates – Kerry Picket
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jun/16/pelosi-gop-politicizing-abortion-issue-blaming-dem/
— Losing their religion: Gallup poll shows 81% of Americans believe in God, a new low – Mark A. Kellner
(COMMENT: Democrats run America. The Democrat Party platform is extremely anti-religious. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that GOD does not exist, but if GOD did exist, GOD would 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://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/jun/17/losing-their-religion-gallup-poll-shows-81-of-amer/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden weighing executive orders for preserving abortion rights post-Roe – Cassidy Morrison
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/biden-weighing-options-for-preserving-roe
— Wokeism is destroying the Left from the inside out – Kaylee McGhee White
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/wokeism-is-destroying-the-left-from-the-inside-out
— Yawning, bias, and joyless scolds – Becket Adams
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/yawning-bias-and-joyless-scolds
— George Washington University goes broke for woke. – JACKSON RICHMAN
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/george-washington-university-goes-broke-for-woke

NEW YORK POST
— Elite NYC private schools are teaching kids that American society must be destroyed – Robert Pondiscio
https://nypost.com/2022/06/16/elite-nyc-private-schools-are-teaching-kids-to-hate-america/
— 50 years ago, Watergate gave rise to the culture war and corroded our institutions – Monica Crowley
(COMMENT: During Watergate, I was one of the few Republicans who worked for IRS’s Chicago Office. My Democrat IRS superiors took their hatred against Nixon out on me. In 1974, they disallowed my travel vouchers. In 1975, they got rid of the manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. In 1978, they disallowed my education deductions. They never promoted me beyond GS-12.)
https://nypost.com/2022/06/16/watergate-gave-rise-to-the-culture-war/
— Woke Los Angeles DA George Gascon blamed for shooting deaths of two cops – Lee Brown and Joshua Rhett Miller
https://nypost.com/2022/06/16/woke-la-da-george-gascon-blamed-for-shooting-deaths-of-two-cops/

FOX NEWS
— New York’s curriculum is critical race theory by another name. Parents need education freedom to decide for themselves if curriculum is critical race theory. – Rep. Elise Stefanik
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/new-york-curriculum-critical-race-theory-another-name
— Washington Post column calls out Democrat ‘dark money groups’ boosting ‘extremist Republicans’ in primaries. In November’s midterm elections, some Democrats believe they will fare better against ‘ultra MAGA extremists’ – Hanna Panreck
https://www.foxnews.com/media/washington-post-column-democrat-dark-money-groups-boosting-extremist-republicans-primaries
— Vice explores ‘white supremacist’ roots of U.S. National Parks, links them to Nazi Germany. Tess Owen links U.S. outdoors culture to white supremacists and even Nazis. – Gabriel Hays
https://www.foxnews.com/media/vice-explores-white-supremacist-roots-us-national-parks-links-nazi-germany
— Laws banning critical race theory: Experts weigh in on benefits, concerns of education laws across the country. Experts concerned about laws banning critical race theory specifically, applaud transparency and parental involvement in schools. – Kelsey Koberg
https://www.foxnews.com/media/laws-banning-critical-race-theory-experts-weigh-benefits-concerns-education-laws-across-country
— MSNBC’s Chris Hayes appalled by ‘disgusting’ ‘violent’ push to keep kids out of drag shows. MSNBC sounded the alarm over the ‘dangerous’ ‘far-right threat’ against kids at drag shows. – Kristine Parks
https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbcs-hayes-appalled-disgusting-violent-push-keep-kids-drag-shows

AMERICAN THINKER
— In Congress, it’s time for McChange! – Ned Cosby
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/06/in_congress_its_time_for_mcchange.html
— The Democrat Party’s ‘Dirty Hands’ – Richard McDonough
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2022/06/the_democrat_partys_dirty_hands.html
— As we’ve all been distracted…. – Olivia Murray
(COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, all the articles linked to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters are distractions, except, of course, the articles that they wrote or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who blame me and blame my newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on those who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/06/as_weve_all_been_distracted.html
— The incredible expanding lies of Joe Biden – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/06/the_incredible_expanding_lies_of_joe_biden.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Boys, Girls, Guns, and Blacks If Congress is going to discriminate against 18-21 year-olds by requiring them to jump through certain hoops to buy a gun, shouldn’t it also impose the same rules on “similarly situated” people? – Daniel Oliver
https://amgreatness.com/2022/06/16/boys-girls-guns-and-blacks/

BREITBART
— Biden Released More than 95K Border Crossers into the U.S. in May, a Foreign Population 4X the Size of Key West – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2022/06/16/biden-release-more-95k-border-crossers-u-s-may-foreign-population-4x-size-key-west/
— Left-Wing Salon: GOP ‘World’s Largest’ White Supremacist Group, ‘De Facto Terrorist Organization’ – JOSHUA KLEIN
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, RINOs, their operatives, and their dupes who ended TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and who ended Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC). They blamed the organizations for all the defeats that Republican candidates suffered in Illinois. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the organizations were hate groups and their leaders were extremists, White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. I served as TAPROOT’s chairman 2005-2012 and as an ICRC Steering Committee member 2003-2007.)
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2022/06/16/left-wing-salon-gop-worlds-largest-white-supremacist-group-de-facto-terrorist-organization/

BLAZE
— Pete Buttigieg brags about $48K EV to people who can’t afford gas, looks even dumber when Ford recalls EV
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-glenn-beck-program/buttigieg-electric-vehicles
— Domestic terrorist group Jane’s Revenge threatens escalated violence against pro-life ministries – CHRIS PANDOLFO
https://www.theblaze.com/news/domestic-terrorist-group-jane-s-revenge-threatens-escalated-violence-against-pro-life-ministries

CNS NEWS
— ‘A Drag Queen for Every School’: The New Democratic Platform – Suzanne Bowdey
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will Democrats have drag queens perform in the schools in your school district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/suzanne-bowdey/drag-queen-every-school-new-democratic-platform

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Sexualization Of Children’: Radical Feminists, Conservatives Team Up To Blast Biden’s New LGBT Executive Order – Dylan Housman
https://dailycaller.com/2022/06/15/womens-liberation-front-family-policy-alliance-biden-transgender-lgbt/
— Glenn Youngkin’s Budget Slashes Handouts To Illegal Migrants, Advocates – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2022/06/16/immigration-border-youngkin-virginia/
— Supreme Court Dismisses GOP Lawsuit To Make It Harder For Migrants To Stay In The US – JENNIE TAER
https://dailycaller.com/2022/06/16/scotus-gop-brnovich-lawsuit-migrants/
— January 6 Committee Sends Letter To Ginni Thomas Requesting Meeting In Early July – SHELBY TALCOTT
https://dailycaller.com/2022/06/16/january-6-committee-letter-ginni-thomas-testimony-july/

FEDERALIST
— Inflation Is Much Worse Than The Government Claims – CHRISTOPHER JACOBS
https://thefederalist.com/2022/06/16/study-from-former-treasury-secretary-finds-inflation-is-much-worse-than-the-government-claims/
— The Corporate Media Aristocracy Is Completely Out Of Touch On What’s Important And Urgent – MOLLIE HEMINGWAY
https://thefederalist.com/2022/06/16/the-corporate-media-aristocracy-is-completely-out-of-touch-on-whats-important-and-urgent/

MRC TV
— HuffPost Helps Women Find ‘Safe Havens’ To Kill Their Babies – TIERIN-ROSE MANDELBURG
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/huffpost-helps-women-find-safe-havens-kill-their-babies
— COMMENT: Democrats run America. Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote abortion, Democrats call you a “conservative extremist.”
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/wyden-conservative-extremists-threaten-roe-and-free-speech

NEWS BUSTERS
— HuffPost Helps Women Find ‘Safe Havens’ To Kill Their Babies – Tierin-Rose Mandelburg
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/tierin-rose-mandelburg/2022/06/16/huffpost-helps-women-find-safe-havens-kill-their

PJ MEDIA
— Another Month, Another Record Number of Border Apprehensions by CBP – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2022/06/16/another-month-another-record-number-of-border-apprehensions-by-cbp-n1605865
— Pro-Abortion Organization Threatens ‘Increasingly Drastic Measures’ Against Pregnancy Centers – CHRIS QUEEN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/chris-queen/2022/06/16/pro-abortion-organization-threatens-increasingly-drastic-measures-against-pregnancy-centers-n1605959
— Your Kids Are in Grave Peril From the Predators in the Transgender Cult – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2022/06/16/your-kids-are-in-grave-peril-from-the-predators-in-the-transgender-cult-n1605873
— Pelosi: Drag Is ‘What America Is All About’ – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2022/06/16/pelosi-drag-is-what-america-is-all-about-n1605920

TOWNHALL
— Senator Who Calls Out ‘Conservative Extremists’ on Abortion Kept Silent as Pregnancy Centers Firebombed – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2022/06/16/oregon-senator-calls-out-conservative-extremists-on-abortion-free-speech-keeps-silent-on-state-prolife-centers-being-firebombed-n2608873
— Go Woke Go Broke: NYC Billboard Takes Aim at ‘Woke’ Corporations – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet//saraharnold/2022/06/16/nyc-billboard-slams-disneys-woke-culture-war-n2608866

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Two massive lies: America’s problems are caused by Putin and white supremacy – Ed Brodow
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2022/06/16/two-massive-lies-americas-problems-are-caused-by-putin-and-white-supremacy-1251080/
— Desperate MSNBC analyst urges Dems to ‘scare the hell’ out of minorities and women voters. – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2022/06/16/desperate-msnbc-analyst-urges-dems-to-scare-the-hell-out-of-minorities-and-women-voters-1251013/

EPOCH TIMES
— House Lawmakers Propose 1,000 Percent Tax on AR-15s – Jack Phillips
https://www.theepochtimes.com/house-lawmakers-propose-1000-percent-tax-on-ar-15s_4538485.html
— Welcome to the Elite – Daniel Schmidt
(COMMENT: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, degrees from non-Ivy League Universities are worthless. When Charles Bowsher took over GAO in 1981 and ran it for 15 years, one of his top priorities was replacing GAO employees who did not have Ivy League degrees with employees who had Ivy League degrees. Instantly, the following were worthless: my 1970 bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, my 1976 MBA from Loyola, my 1980 master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and my 1997 master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT. Further, because the aforesaid were worthless, the following were worthless: my 1979 CPA certificate, my 1981 Certified Internal Auditor certificate, my 1981 CPA license, my 1990 Certified Fraud Examiner certificate, my 1994 Certified Government Financial Manager certificate, my 1996 Certified Financial Services Auditor certificate, and my 1997 Forensic Accountant certificate.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/welcome-to-the-elite_4537594.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I have just finished my freshman year at the University of Chicago, a school boasting an annual sticker price of $80,000 and an acceptance rate of around 5 percent. I don’t match the typical UChicago student profile. I lived in a single-mother household in a small Tennessee town for most of my life, my mom worked two jobs, and 50 percent of my high school graduating class didn’t go to college. God, family, and country were the pressing concerns of my neighbors, not top SAT scores or being valedictorian. So when I heard during my first month in college that I was unable to participate in a debate tournament because I was white, I realized I had just entered an entirely different world. This, I would soon learn, is the world of our highly educated and highly cultured. A world inhabited by future politicians, academics, tech tycoons, and billionaires who do what they’re told to ascend into the ranks of the elite. But who exactly are these students? Being an outsider to this world, I quickly picked up on some startling characteristics throughout my first year. What I observed was more instructive than what I learned in my classes. It painted a picture of where our country is precisely headed. For one, these students are scarily obedient, even to the most insane and illogical demands. A few months ago, my university’s administration finally ended the requirement that all students wear masks in class. The next day, however, one of my professors exclaimed to my entire class that he thought everyone should be wearing masks because we’re still in a “pandemic.” Without hesitation, every single student around me, who all entered class not wearing a mask, automatically grabbed a mask from their backpacks and put it on their faces. There was no hesitation from any of them. The whole scene felt incredibly robotic and genuinely creepy. I ended up being the only student in the room without a mask, earning me looks of ire from both my professor and peers alike. I’ve seen students double-masked while sitting alone in the dining hall, riding bikes outside, and studying in a library cubicle. These are kids who got perfect scores on the SAT, mastered multi-variable calculus in middle school, and surely have IQs way above average. And yet they quietly, and subconsciously, obey demands that any sane person would laugh at. Why are our most intelligent young people the most obedient? What happened to the youth being rebellious?)

THE HILL
— Trump to hold rally in Illinois – CAROLINE VAKIL
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3527072-trump-to-hold-rally-in-illinois/
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican haters say “New poll finds 33 percent of GOP support actions of January 6 rioters.” Far too many hate-filled Republican-hating Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs falsely claim to be Republican.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3526469-new-poll-finds-33-percent-of-gop-support-actions-of-jan-6-rioters/
— There’s no social justice without public safety – WILL MARSHALL
https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/3526610-theres-no-social-justice-without-public-safety/

SPECTRUM NEWS
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use White supremacy to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/news/2022/06/07/white-supremacism–how-it-s-spread-and-the-threat-it-poses

NBC NEWS
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use the Buffalo shooter to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/buffalo-shooting-suspect-said-carried-attack-future-white-race-federal-rcna33886

CNN
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use January 6 to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/january-6-hearings-june-16
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to make children LGBTQers.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/16/us/lgbtq-books-children-young-adults-cec/index.html

YAHOO
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to make everyone LGBTQers.
https://news.yahoo.com/us-ours-exploring-lgbtq-communities-153000356.html

CNBC
— COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, expect that ever-increasingly, employers a) will not hire you if you do not promote LGBTQ and b) will get rid of their employees who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/17/how-employees-employers-can-navigate-coming-out-as-lgbtq-at-work.html

AOL
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats push states to make Juneteenth a paid Holiday.
https://www.aol.com/news/despite-push-states-slow-juneteenth-172749925-193203103.html

NEWSWEEK
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use January 6 to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.newsweek.com/those-investigating-last-insurrection-need-focus-next-one-opinion-1716664
— Democrats’ Selective Outrage Over ‘Insurrections’ – JOSH HAMMER
https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-selective-outrage-over-insurrections-opinion-1716687
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use CRT and Juneteenth to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.newsweek.com/teachers-fear-juneteenth-school-lessons-critical-race-theory-clampdown-1714274

TIME
— COMMENT: Democrats run America. Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ, not only Democrats, but Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs 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. Overwhelmingly, those who promote LGBTQ also promote a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, g) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, h) patronage, i) political affiliation discrimination, j) reverse discrimination (Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, CRT, 1619, BLM, reparations, replacement theory, wokeism/wokeness), k) age discrimination, and l) the rest of the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.
https://time.com/6188059/pride-lgbtq-protests-threats-violence/

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use January 6 to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/16/us/politics/pence-trump-jan-6.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/16/us/trump-pence-election-jan-6.html
— Democrats’ Risky Bet: Aid G.O.P. Extremists in Spring, Hoping to Beat Them in Fall. As Democratic leaders warn loudly of right-wing threats to democracy, their campaign arms are meddling in Republican primaries, betting they can help pick easier opponents in November. – Jonathan Weisman
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am an extremist. They stress that I support the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. They stress that I am conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Protestant, 100% German American, and that my ancestors have been in America since 1844. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have taken the strongest adverse actions against me since 2000 a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. I would focus on those who a) stopped me from raising funds from Republicans so that Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks, b) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, c) ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, d) ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, e) ended my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, f) ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, g) tried to get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, and i) viciously ended my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/16/us/politics/democrats-midterms-trump-gop.html
— Living in Violence. In some communities (including in Chicago), shootings are a daily occurrence. – German Lopez
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/16/briefing/gun-violence-shootings-chicago.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use the gallows to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/16/us/politics/jan-6-gallows.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Democrats run America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats use “democracy” to get rid of citizens of America who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, 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.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/06/16/destroy-democracy-in-order-to-save-it/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use January 6 and the Proud Boys to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/06/16/january-6-transcripts-justice-house/
— Bipartisan bill aims to curb foreign influence in U.S. democracy. A trio of measures — addressing lobbying, gifts and online donations — is backed by a group with wide-ranging ideologies. – Isaac Stanley-Becker
(COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, the many countries that hate America will ever-increasingly illegally send their citizens to America illegally to destroy America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/16/bipartisan-bill-aims-curb-foreign-influence-us-democracy/
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to make Catholic schools make their students 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.washingtonpost.com/religion/2022/06/16/school-blm-lgbtq-flags-not-catholic/
— COMMENT: Democrats run America. Expect that sooner or later, Democrats will get America officially declare war on all the countries of the world that do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/16/saudi-arabia-rainbow-toys-homosexuality-pride-month/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Buffalo supermarket shooter says he has $16 to his name in federal court appearance
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-buffalo-supermarket-shooter-federal-court-appearance-20220616-4xmikmgnyrdj5n2pb4yt7h7hbm-story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use the Proud Boys to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/newsletter/2022-06-16/latinx-files-proud-boys-enrique-tarrio-january-6-latinx-files
— COMMENT: Democrats run America. Ever-increasingly, those Democrats promote hatred against countries that do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-06-16/lgbtq-rights-global-state-department-antony-blinken

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE: COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Juneteenth to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/06/17/why-juneteenth-federal-holiday-all-not-just-black-folks/9654900002/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/nletter/2022/06/17/juneteenth-jan-6-alabama-yellowstone-nba-daily-briefing-friday/7644740001/
— A family in need is often just one job loss away – Connie Schultz
(COMMENT: To help pay the family’s bills, my father almost always worked second jobs.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2022/06/17/economy-inflation-diaper-banks/7620205001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use January 6 to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/06/16/trump-pac-election-fraud-jan-6-spent-money/7622885001/

LAS VEGAS SUN
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Watergate and January 6 to promote hatred against Republicans. During Watergate, I was one of the few Republicans who worked for IRS’s Chicago Office. My Democrat IRS superiors took their hatred against Nixon out on me. In 1974, they disallowed my travel vouchers. In 1975, they got rid of the manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. In 1978, they disallowed my education deductions. They never promoted me beyond GS-12.
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2022/jun/17/americans-demand-truth-after-insurrection/

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— COMMENT: Democrats run America. Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ, not only Democrats, but Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs 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. Overwhelmingly, those who promote LGBTQ also promote a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, g) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, h) patronage, i) political affiliation discrimination, j) reverse discrimination (Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, CRT, 1619, BLM, reparations, replacement theory, wokeism/wokeness), k) age discrimination, and l) the rest of the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/anti-lgbtq-violence-republican-rhetoric-20220616.html

BOSTON GLOBE
— COMMENT: A Democrat says “Lincoln gets way too much credit for freeing enslaved Black people” and “Black people were not given freedom; they forced it.”
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/06/16/opinion/lincoln-gets-way-too-much-credit-freeing-enslaved-black-people/

NEWS & ADVANCE
— DAILY HERALD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: When mob is liberal, Biden doesn’t care – Debra J. Saunders
https://newsadvance.com/opinion/columnists/debra-j-saunders-brett-sent-us/article_ee67ed52-ed7e-11ec-b970-03cab7d81f9d.html

COURIER JOURNAL
— Louisville mayor apologizes to Black residents for centuries of systemic racism – Bailey Loosemore
(COMMENT: How much pressure from Democrats is there on the mayors of where you live and on the mayors of where you have lived to make such apologies? I have lived in Wheaton since 1978 and I lived in Chicago 1974-1978, University Park 1972-1974, and Crete 1948-1972. I am a 73 year old conservative White male Republican. Ever-increasingly, if you are a conservative White male Republican, the older that you are and the longer that your ancestors have been in America, and more that Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that you and your ancestors a) have benefited from systemic racism and slavery if not b) have discriminated against Blacks.)
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2022/06/16/louisville-mayor-greg-fischer-apologizes-black-residents-years-racism/7646320001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Forest for the Jan. 6 Trees. The Capitol riots were only one example of the growing problem of political violence. – Kimberley A. Strassel
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am an extremist. They stress that I support the individual responsibility, traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. They stress that I am conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Protestant, 100% German American, and that my ancestors have been in America since 1844. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have taken the strongest adverse actions against me since 2000 a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. I would focus on those who a) stopped me from raising funds from Republicans so that Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks, b) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, c) ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, d) ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, e) ended my Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, f) ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, g) tried to get ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004, and i) viciously ended my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-forest-for-the-jan-6-trees-political-violence-abortion-janes-revenge-firebombing-extremist-oregon-11655416380
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Viewers of the Jan. 6 committee docudrama this week received two new installments of the standard liberal narrative: America nearly lost its democracy thanks to an extremist GOP. . .News organizations last month reported on a Department of Homeland Security memo warning of growing threats to courts, lawmakers, the clergy and medical providers from a range of violent extremists.)
— The Votes of ‘Woke’ Asset Managers. Trends appear similar at private businesses and nonprofits. – Edward Abahoonie, Sparkill, N.Y. (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://www.wsj.com/articles/woke-asset-manager-shareholder-vote-blackrock-11655329103

FORBES
— The Band Of Billionaires Betting Against The Country’s Richest Politician
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2022/06/16/the-band-of-billionaires-betting-against-the-countrys-richest-politician/
— Why Employers Need To Look Beyond Skills To Land The Perfect Employee
(COMMENT: The Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, IRS 1971-1980, Firestone Stores 1970-1972, and Post Office 1966-1969 wasted my skills because I was not a Democrat, minority, female, veteran, non-Protestant, and/or non-German American. GAO audits IRS. GAO wasted a) what I learned about IRS working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 Levels, currently $88,229-$99,994/year, b) what I learned earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, MBA from Loyola in 1976, and bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, and c) what I learned passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcperna/2022/06/15/why-employers-need-to-look-beyond-skills-to-land-the-perfect-employee/

EDUCATION WEEK
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to send your child to a public school is to make your child a LGBTQer.
https://www.edweek.org/leadership/bidens-order-on-lgbtq-equality-what-educators-need-to-know/2022/06

FIVE THIRTY EIGHT
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) use CRT to promote hatred against Republicans and b) call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things if you do not promote CRT.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-happens-when-american-children-learn-about-racism/

SPLC
— COMMENT: Democrats run education in America. But nevertheless, Democrats blame Republicans for problems that students have.
https://www.splcenter.org/news/2022/06/16/defending-students-rights

SALON
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) use CRT to promote hatred against Republicans and b) call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things if you do not promote CRT.
https://www.salon.com/2022/06/16/parents-chased-a-black-educator-out-of-town-then-they-followed-her-to-the-next-one_partner/

VICE
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) use CRT and Juneteenth to promote hatred against Republicans and b) call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things if you do not promote CRT and Juneteenth.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d3z9z/teachers-crt-bans-juneteenth

ROLLING STONE
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to make children LGBTQers.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/drag-queen-story-hour-proud-boy-safety-1368900/

DAILY MAIL
— ‘A drag queen for every school!’: Michigan AG faces wrath of Republicans as she hits out at ‘fake issues’ during civil rights conference speech and muses ‘drag queens make everything better’ – RACHAEL BUNYAN
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10922785/A-drag-queen-school-Michigan-AG-faces-wrath-Republicans.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.