June 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— GOP filibuster halts For the People Act, Democrats’ signature voting bill – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-filibuster-halts-democrats-signature-voting-bill/10819631/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Monday was one of the deadliest days in Chicago this year, after a weekend with more than 50 shot
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/monday-was-one-of-the-deadliest-days-in-chicago-this-year-after-a-weekend-with-more-than-50-shot

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Will County GOP raises funds on law and order message. What about the U.S. Capitol police officers? – TED SLOWIK
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-will-county-gop-st-0623-20210622-mhqmx24nc5a3nhlgq2cayooz4i-story.html
— City Council compromise on Lake Shore Drive name change? | CTU’s Sharkey blasts Lightfoot over teacher layoffs | Douglas Emhoff heading to Chicago as part of White House vaccine push – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-comprise-talks-lake-shore-drive-emhoff-to-visit-chicago-wednesday-spin-20210622-4jtlfnzmzbcf5oqi3uxkpcqe5a-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout a) that all Whites are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, and racists, but especially Whites who are Republican, b) that all men are sexists, but especially men who are Republican, c) that all people are bigots, but especially people who are Republican.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-lori-lightfoot-systemic-racism-mlk-page-20210622-w2gheh5iwfezli7l5tvlk5disy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Auditor runner-up says DuPage clerk’s estimated cost for a recount (nearly $290,000) is ‘outrageous’ – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210622/auditor-runner-up-says-dupage-clerks-estimated-cost-for-a-recount-is-outrageous
— Kane County judge James R. Murphy announces retirement
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210622/kane-county-judge-announces-retirement
— U.S. Background checks blocked a record high 300,000 gun sales – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20210622/news/306229956

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Alliance Seeks to Rescue Illinois Children from Indoctrination – Alex Newman
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/alliance-seeks-to-rescue-illinois-children-from-indoctrination/

CAPITOL FAX
— Marjorie Taylor Greene heading to Eastern Bloc territory for fundraiser with Mary Miller
https://capitolfax.com/2021/06/22/marjorie-taylor-greene-heading-to-eastern-bloc-territory-for-fundraiser-with-mary-miller/

FOX NEWS
— Washington Post issues ‘clarifications’ on story about Critical Race Theory opponent Chris Rufo. ‘Democracy dies when the media lies’ Rufo says. – Lindsay Kornick
https://www.foxnews.com/media/washington-post-issues-clarifications-on-chris-rufo-story

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— WaPo’s Critical Race Theory video explores White identity, White shame for White women – John Ransom
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/wapos-critical-race-theory-video-explores-white-identity-white-shame-for-white-women/

BREITBART
— Over 300 Killed in Mayor Lightfoot’s Chicago Thus Far in 2021 – AWR HAWKINS
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/06/22/killed-mayor-lightfoots-chicago/
— Senate Democrat Budget Spends $150B on Amnesty for Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/06/22/report-senate-democrat-budget-spends-150b-on-amnesty-for-illegal-aliens/

BLAZE
— Whitlock: Veneration of George Floyd is racist and must be stopped – JASON WHITLOCK
https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/whitlock-veneration-of-george-floyd-is-racist-and-must-be-stopped

DAILY SIGNAL
— Is Your School Hiding Its Critical Race Theory Teaching? Here Are 5 Things to Ask About – Mike Gonzalez
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/06/22/is-your-school-hiding-its-critical-race-theory-teaching-here-are-5-things-to-ask-about/
— Minnesota Foes of Critical Race Theory Accuse BLM, NAACP of ‘Trying to Shut Us Down’ – Rachel del Guidice
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/06/22/minnesota-foes-of-critical-race-theory-accuse-blm-naacp-of-trying-to-shut-us-down/
— San Francisco Is the Most Racist City in America, According to Critical Race Theory – Conn Carroll
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/06/22/san-francisco-is-the-most-racist-city-in-america-according-to-critical-race-theory/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Critical Race Theory’ Is Just Communism With A Racist Twist – Ian Haworth
https://www.dailywire.com/news/critical-race-theory-is-just-communism-with-a-racist-twist

FEDERALIST
— Biden Tells Illegal Aliens ‘Don’t Come’ For TV Cameras, Then Plans To End Program That Sends Illegals Home – Jordan Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/22/biden-tells-illegal-aliens-dont-come-for-tv-cameras-then-plans-to-end-program-that-sends-illegals-home/

TOWNHALL
— Well, That’s Not the Retirement Message Some (Arlington Heights) Employees Were Expecting from a Diversity Consultant Firm – Matt Vespa|
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/06/22/untitled-n2591390

PJ MEDIA
— Senate Democrats Rally Behind Critical Race Theory Promoter, Kamala Breaks the Tie – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tyler-o-neil/2021/06/22/breaking-kamala-harris-breaks-tie-to-confirm-opm-chief-with-crt-ties-n1456280

HEARTLAND INSTITUTE
— CANCELING CRITICAL RACE THEORY – Larry Sand
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/canceling-critical-race-theory

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Washington Post Hit Piece on Leading Critical Race Theory Opponent Chris Rufo Falls Apart After He Fights Back. “The Washington Post has attempted to smear me with five verifiably false claims. I call on the editors to issue an immediate correction and retract all of the false statements,” Rufo said in a thread documenting the false claims. – Stacey Matthews
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/06/washington-post-hit-piece-on-leading-critical-race-theory-opponent-chris-rufo-falls-apart-after-he-fights-back/

VANITY FAIR
— CONSERVATIVE MEDIA IS AMPLIFYING THE CRITICAL RACE THEORY OPPOSITION – CALEB ECARMA
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/06/conservative-media-critical-race-theory-opposition

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.