June 30 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Donald Trump visits TX to tour ‘unfinished border wall’ on U.S. Mexico border with Gov. Greg Abbott – James Barragán
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-tours-unfinished-border-wall-on-us-mexico-border-in-tx/10846999/

FOX 32
— Chicago Mayor Lightfoot says 99% of criticism she gets is because she’s a Black woman – Mike Flannery
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-mayor-lightfoot-says-99-of-criticism-she-gets-is-because-shes-a-black-woman

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— GOP Reps. Adam Kinzinger, Liz Cheney only Republicans to vote for Jan. 6 select committee. “We need a full accounting of what happened on January 6, 2021—we need answers on who was involved in the insurrection and who played a role in orchestrating it. We need transparency and truth,” Kinzinger said. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/6/30/22558148/gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-liz-cheney-only-republicans-to-vote-for-jan-6-select-committee-probing-attck

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot says criticism of her temperament is ‘about 99%’ because she’s a Black woman – GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lightfoot-racism-sexism-20210630-yuyvypcfavadlfnybmk7sr7ucq-story.html
— Biden cracks wise about Chicago | Rumsfeld, an Illinois native, dead at 88 | Aldermen try to put Chicago’s top cop on hot seat over city violence – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-biden-jokes-about-chicago-brown-hotseat-rumsfeld-in-memoriam-spin-20210630-wxkviyrzqvcb5locfwaq65f37m-story.html
— Kinzinger one of two House Republicans to back Pelosi’s plan to investigate Jan. 6 US Capitol attack – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-adam-kinzinger-capitol-insurrection-probe-20210630-2mebq2nsuvb4toqeeqhqiozrt4-story.html
— Donald Rumsfeld, former defense secretary and Illinois congressman, dies at 88 – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-donald-rumsfeld-dead-20210630-casa7suojbdhjmjmfulua67coq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats.
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20210630/oakton-earns-award-for-diversity-and-inclusivity

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Kinzinger bucks GOP in vote for Jan. 6 attack probe. “It is our duty to conduct a thorough investigation of this most egregious attack on the Capitol.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/kinzinger-bucks-gop-vote-jan-6-attack-probe

WIREPOINTS
— Lightfoot blames ‘99%” of criticism on racism and sexism
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at members of the following groups that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all their problems: minorities, females, LGBTQers, younger people, non-married people, those who have less money than others, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, veterans, moderates, liberals, Trump-haters, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, non-Christians, non-Protestants, non-Italian Americans, non-German Americans, citizens of foreign countries, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, criminals, drinkers, gamblers, and stoners.)
https://wirepoints.org/lightfoot-blames-99-of-criticism-on-racism-and-sexism-quickpoint/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: LAKE COUNTY CONSERVATIVES ENERGIZED TO OPPOSE LEFTIST PLANS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/06/thorner-lake-county-conservatives-energized-to-oppose-leftist-plans.html
— ANDRZEJEWSKI: CHICAGO’S CIVIL UNREST AND PANDEMIC COST TAXPAYERS $630M IN EXTRA PAY FOR POLICE AND FIRE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/06/andrzejewski-chicagos-civil-unrest-and-pandemic-cost-taxpayers-630m-in-extra-pay-for-police-and-fire.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Left-wing activists battle Biden over immigration with new lawsuits – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jun/30/left-wing-activists-battle-joe-biden-over-immigrat/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Top Republican accuses Federal Reserve of ‘unacceptable stonewalling’ on ‘woke’ initiatives – Zachary Halaschak
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/toomey-accuses-fed-stonewalling-woke-oversight

FOX NEWS
— American parents are on to critical race theory ‘charade’: Douglas Murray. Media begin to question curriculum as parents push back on ‘divisive’ concepts.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/american-parents-are-onto-critical-race-theory-charade-douglas-murray

ACCURACY IN MEDIA
— Vox cries ‘racism’ to opponents of Critical Race Theory – Graham Colton
https://www.aim.org/aim-column/vox-cries-racism-to-opponents-of-critical-race-theory/

BREITBART
— Illinois Teacher Sues School District over CRT Training: ‘Pitting Racial Groups Against Each Other’ – ALANA MASTRANGELO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/06/30/illinois-teacher-sues-school-district-over-crt-training-pitting-racial-groups-against-each-other/
— GOP Rep. Davis: ‘Partisan’ Infrastructure Bill Puts Most Money in Urban Areas, Sacrifices Rural America – TRENT BAKER
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/06/30/gop-rep-davis-partisan-infrastructure-bill-puts-most-money-in-urban-areas-sacrifices-rural-america/
— Terry McAuliffe Calls Critical Race Theory ‘Right-Wing Conspiracy’; His NEA Endorser Says It’s Teaching ‘the Truth’ – ASHLEY OLIVER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/06/30/terry-mcauliffe-calls-critical-race-theory-right-wing-conspiracy-his-nea-endorser-says-its-teaching-the-truth/

DAILY WIRE
— Lori Lightfoot Said Chicago’s Crime is Falling. Here’s What the Numbers Say – Ben Johnson
https://www.dailywire.com/news/lori-lightfoot-said-chicagos-crime-is-falling-heres-what-the-numbers-say
— America’s First Black Billionaire Demands Reparations: America ‘Must Atone By Paying Black People’ – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/americas-first-black-billionaire-demands-reparations-america-must-atone-by-paying-black-people

DAILY SIGNAL
— Sen. Toomey: Federal Reserve ‘Stonewalling’ Transparency Requests Over New Racism Focus – Fred Lucas
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/06/30/sen-toomey-federal-reserve-stonewalling-transparency-requests-over-new-racism-focus/

FEDERALIST
— Robin DiAngelo Cashes In On Her Audience’s White Guilt, Calls Them All Racist Again In New Book. Infamous author Robin DiAngelo is yet again seeking to profit off of white guilt, this time even calling her own audience of white progressives racist in hopes they will buy her ‘cure.’ – Spencer Lindquist
https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/30/robin-diangelo-cashes-in-on-her-audiences-white-guilt-calls-them-all-racist-again-in-new-book/
— Why Is The U.S. Military Fighting American Freedom Harder Than Foreign Threats? Our military leaders should focus on fighting external threats at this crucial historical juncture, not fighting a domestic culture war. – Helen Raleigh
https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/30/why-is-the-u-s-military-fighting-american-freedom-harder-than-foreign-threats/

NEWSMAX
— Trump Calls for Gen. Milley to Resign – Sandy Fitzgerald
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/trump-milley-joint-chiefs-critical-race-theory/2021/06/30/id/1027011/
— Gen. Milley’s Evasions on Critical Race Theory Nothing to Praise – Ramesh Ponnuru
https://www.newsmax.com/rameshponnuru/austin-crt-gaetz-waltz/2021/06/30/id/1026992

TOWNHALL
— Two Republicans (Kinzinger and Cheney) Stabbed Us in the Back Over the Capitol Hill Riot Committee – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/06/30/here-are-the-two-republicans-who-stabbed-us-in-the-back-over-the-select-committee-n2591853

HANNITY
— McCARTHY to PELOSI: Critical Race Theory Goes Against the Founding Principles of America
https://hannity.com/media-room/mccarthy-to-pelosi-critical-race-theory-goes-against-the-founding-principles-of-america//

PATRIOT POST
— Biden’s Unconstitutional Workplace Indoctrination Scheme. The idea isn’t to foster debate. It’s used only to indoctrinate and compel acquiescence. – BETSY MCCAUGHEY
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/80979-bidens-unconstitutional-workplace-indoctrination-scheme-2021-06-30
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If you’re white and work for the federal government, get ready to be labelled a racist, regardless of how fair and open-minded you are. On Friday, President Joe Biden ordered all federal agencies to ramp up workplace training on “systemic and institutional racism” and “implicit and unconscious bias.” Those are buzzwords for critical race theory, which holds that all whites are biased against people of color, even if unconsciously. Under this theory, throughout American history and continuing now, whites oppress Blacks and need to acknowledge their guilt. Assume you work in an office with people of several races and, until now, you worked pretty smoothly as a team. Then you and your co-workers undergo mandated critical race theory training. Whites will be ridiculed as racists, and if they try to deny that, they’ll be told their denials are proof of their unconscious bias and “white fragility.” Black employees will understandably question if they can even trust their white co-workers and if they all have the same goals. Critical race theory is a disaster for workplace morale. Expect an avalanche of lawsuits challenging Biden’s efforts to saturate the federal workplace with this divisive doctrine. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 — still the law of the land, Mr. President — bars employers from allowing a toxic work environment. Federal regulation defines a toxic work environment as permitting “intimidation, ridicule or mockery, insults or put downs” based on race, religion, age or other distinctions. That’s exactly what goes on in these training sessions. No one should have to put up with being called a racist as a condition of their employment.)
— California’s Rainbow Civil War. The land of fruits and nuts bans official travel to five more states over the “transgender” sports debate. – THOMAS GALLATIN
https://patriotpost.us/articles/80990
— Our Racist National Archives. The pallor of our Founding Fathers was too much for a taxpayer-funded task force on racism. – DOUGLAS ANDREWS
https://patriotpost.us/articles/80992

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— First black US billionaire, BET founder waiting for his reparations, wants apology along with his check – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/06/30/first-black-us-billionaire-bet-founder-waiting-for-his-reparations-wants-apology-along-with-his-check-1096312/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Democrats, White House Double Down on Bogus Claim That Republicans Wanted to Defund Police. This all comes down to something very simple. Democrats have looked at their internal polls on crime and are panicking. – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/06/democrats-white-house-double-down-on-bogus-claim-that-republicans-wanted-to-defund-police/

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/rainbow-colored-structures-light-across-u-s-celebrate-pride-n1272574

NEW YORK POST
— BET billionaire Robert Johnson calls for $14T in reparations — and wants a check too. – Lee Brown
https://nypost.com/2021/06/30/bet-billionaire-robert-johnson-calls-for-14t-in-reparations/

BANGOR DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, 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://bangordailynews.com/2021/06/30/opinion/bangor-city-council-the-only-thing-not-welcome-here-is-hate/

FORBES
— Kinzinger Becomes First Republican To Back House Probe Into Capitol Riot – Andrew Solender
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/06/30/kinzinger-becomes-first-republican-to-back-house-probe-into-capitol-riot/

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.