March 1, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrats say that Vallas, Johnson set for April runoff as Mayor Lightfoot concedes
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-mayoral-live-election-results-mayor-runoff-paul-vallas-brandon-johnson/12897038/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly use CRT to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/2/28/23618536/critical-race-theory-white-supremacy-lost-cause-illinois-marc-morial-column

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats promote Dominion Voting Systems charges against Fox News to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-truth-justice-democracy-st-0301-20230228-f2snps2wcfdetjioo3w4dbttsq-story.html
— Democrats promote hatred against DeSantis.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-mcgrath-column-st-0301-20230227-mhinzl2f7rcn5jghzurfzmvctu-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats say Mayor Lightfoot is ousted, Paul Vallas leads Chicago vote, and will face Brandon Johnson in runoff.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230228/mayor-lightfoot-ousted-paul-vallas-leads-chicago-vote-will-face-brandon-johnson-in-runoff
— Democrats say DuPage County Board votes to stop reading emailed public comments aloud. I spoke at DuPage County Board meetings against video gambling and pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230228/dupage-county-board-votes-to-stop-reading-emailed-public-comments-aloud

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats say Lightfoot concedes and it’s a Vallas-Johnson runoff.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/live-blog/chicago-election-day-2023-live-updates
— Democrats say Chicago voters have set up a stark choice in April runoff.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/chicago-mayor-election-april-runoff-vallas-johnson

RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD LANDMARK
— Democrats say that Lyons Township High School District 204 school board candidate Tim Vlcek acknowledges that he attended an Awake Illinois candidate training session in January, but that he says that he is not affiliated with Awake Illinois. I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012 and as a member of the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee 2003-2007. I should write a book about those who have blamed TAPROOT and ICRC the most for Republican defeats in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton. I would focus on those who succeeded in a) ending my TAPROOT chairmanship and destroying TAPROOT and b) ending my ICRC Steering Committee service and destroying ICRC. I would focus on those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest that TAPROOT and ICRC caused Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct to lose.
https://www.rblandmark.com/2023/02/28/lths-board-candidate-attended-awake-illinois-workshop-in-jan/

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Democrats say that the DuPage County Board has voted to stop reading emailed public comments aloud. I spoke at DuPage County Board meetings against video gambling and pot.
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/news/government/2023/03/01/dupage-county-board-votes-to-stop-reading-emailed-public-comments-aloud/

CAPITOL FAX

— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”

https://capitolfax.com/2023/03/01/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-25/
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/02/28/afternoon-roundup-40/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— ‘Why are so many people leaving Illinois?’ – A Sun-Times column illustrates so much that’s wrong in journalism – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/why-are-so-many-people-leaving-illinois-a-sun-times-column-illustrates-so-much-thats-wrong-in-journalism-wirepoints/
— No matter who becomes Chicago’s mayor, they’ll have to push back hard against Kim Foxx and Tim Evans if they want to change anything
https://wirepoints.org/no-matter-who-becomes-chicagos-mayor-theyll-have-to-push-back-hard-against-kim-foxx-and-tim-evans-if-they-want-to-change-anything-wirepoints-on-am-560-chicagos-morning-answer/

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Illinois sheriffs file opposition to state’s gun ban in federal court – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_792c9bc0-b7a7-11ed-8b12-e3b00a632ae4.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— We the People of McHenry County Asks Electronic Opposition Witness Slips to Be Filed on Numerous Bills
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/02/28/we-the-people-of-mchenry-county-asks-electronic-opposition-witness-slips-to-be-filed-on-numerous-bills/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump bests Biden in 2024 presidential-race poll, despite shoring up his Democratic base – Jennifer Harper (COMMENT: Far too many Republican leaders in Illinois talk and/or act like they rather see Democrat Biden elected than Republican Trump.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/feb/28/inside-beltway-trump-bests-biden-2024-presidential/
— Dueling conservative confabs pit Trump against DeSantis – Susan Ferrechio
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/feb/28/dueling-conservative-confabs-pit-donald-trump-agai/
— School administrators undermine excellence to promote ‘equity’ ‘Warriors’ are purveyors of racism and discrimination. – Hans von Spakovsky (COMMENT: How soon will Democrats require that those who do the following have to be proportional based on racer: a) pass the CPA examination and b) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination? I am White. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. But to make it so that the percentage of those who pass the examinations on their first attempt is proportional base on race, will points be given and/or taken away from examination takers to make that happen based on race? For example, if more Asian Americans disproportionally pass the examinations on their first attempt, will points be taken away from them?)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/feb/28/school-administrators-undermine-excellence-to-prom/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Elon Musk reclaims title of richest person on Earth – Luke Gentile (COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, to the extent that Musk does not promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens will do to destroy him.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/elon-musk-reclaims-title-of-richest-person-on-earth
— DEI person, DEI thyself! Useless ‘equity’ administrators are disproportionately white – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/dei-person-dei-thyself-useless-equity-administrators-are-disproportionately-white
— Ron DeSantis says he can repeat 19-point win nationally – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/washington-secrets/ron-desantis-says-he-can-repeat-19-point-win-nationally
— High school students are being indoctrinated in ‘White supremacy culture’ – David L. Bernstein (COMMENT: According to this, “White supremacy culture” makes even the most militant forms of critical race theory seem downright temperate.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/high-school-students-are-being-indoctrinated-in-white-supremacy-culture

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— GOP Hawks Say the Only Thing Cut From the Pentagon Will Be ‘Wokeness’ – Adam Kredo
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/gop-hawks-say-the-only-thing-cut-from-the-pentagon-will-be-wokeness/
— Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Loses Reelection Bid – Reuters
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-loses-reelection-bid/
— COMMENT: Democrats who move from Democrat areas to Republican areas turn those areas into Democrat areas. Just look at DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton’s West District, and my precinct. I should write a book about the aforesaid.
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/new-yorkers-moving-to-florida-for-better-jobs-and-lower-taxes-survey-finds/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump calls DeSantis ‘wheelchair over the cliff kind of guy’ in odd rant – Mark Moore
https://nypost.com/2023/02/28/trump-goes-left-to-attack-desantis-on-medicare-ss/

AMERICA FIRST POLICY INSTUTUTE
— An Assault Weapons Ban is not the Solution Illinois Needs – ANDREW J. WHITAKER
https://americafirstpolicy.com/latest/expert-insight-an-assault-weapons-ban-is-not-the-solution-illinois-needs

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Arizona Sheriff: Migrants Tell Us They Crossed the Border Illegally ‘Because Joe Biden Said We Could’- Debra Heine
https://amgreatness.com/2023/02/28/arizona-sheriff-migrants-tell-us-they-crossed-the-border-illegally-because-joe-biden-said-we-could/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden Unites the Feds with DEI – Christopher Chantril (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will all federal employees be Democrats and minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, unmarried, disabled, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/02/biden_unites_the_feds_with_dei.html
— The names of some of the 51 anti-conservative American businesses may surprise you – Andrea Widburg (COMMENT: How soon will these businesses succeed in getting rid of conservatives once and for all?)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/02/the_names_of_some_of_the_51_anticonservative_american_businesses_may_surprise_you.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ally Financial, Amalgamated Bank, Bank of America, Berkshire Bank, BMO Harris, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Eastern Bank, Fifth Third Bank, First Republic Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, PNC, Royal Bank of Canada, Scotiabank, TD Bank, Bancorp, Trillium Asset Management, Truist, US Bank, and Wells Fargo. . .When it comes to transportation, while the leftist airlines—Alaska, American, Southwest, United, and XPO Logistics—cannot refuse to do business based on ideological or religious considerations (the Civil Rights Act prevents that), they are big actors behind the scenes, pushing legislation advancing leftist policies. Thus, American Airlines actively fought against Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, while Southwest tries to shut down state laws enhancing election integrity. The major retail giants are also pushing leftism. We’ve seen it with Target, which has been in the forefront of Gay Pride for decades, but it may surprise you to learn that Walmart and Home Depot are also using their economic power to push leftist policies. “For example, 1792 Exchange notes Home Depot ‘advertised flyers to its employees about confronting their ‘white privilege, Christian privilege, heterosexual privilege, able-bodied privilege,’ etc.’” The leftist madness continues with food and beverage companies. We already knew about Ben & Jerry’s, Starbucks, Coca-Cola, and Kellogg’s (with a history of weird progressivism spanning more than 100 years), but you probably didn’t know that McDonald’s and JM Smucker were also on the leftist bandwagon. Again, they sell their products to everyone but use their profits to advance leftist political goals. Finally, we all know about the true biggies: The social media companies, Disney, Hollywood, Google (which was apparently developed with CIA funding). We’re seemingly surrounded.)

BREITBART
— Poll: Donald Trump, with Majority Support, Takes 30-Point Lead over Crowded 2024 GOP Primary Field – WENDELL HUSEBØ
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/02/28/poll-trump-majority-support-takes-30-point-lead-crowded-2024-gop-primary-field/
— Surging Donald Trump Leads DeSantis in Head-to-Head, Grows Advantage over Larger Field – NICK GILBERTSON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/02/28/poll-surging-donald-trump-leads-desantis-head-2-head/

DAILY CALLER
— Lori Lightfoot Loses Bid For Re-Election As Chicago Mayor – TREVOR SCHAKOHL
https://dailycaller.com/2023/02/28/lightfoot-loses-chicago-mayor/

FOX NEWS
— DeSantis calls on Fauci to be held accountable for COVID response: ‘He was wrong’ DeSantis touted his state’s response during the COVID pandemic
https://www.foxnews.com/media/ron-desantis-calls-on-fauci-to-be-held-accountable-for-covid-response-he-was-wrong

GOPUSA
— Biden Ripped For ‘I May Be A White Boy, But I’m Not Stupid’ Comment At Black History Month Event
https://www.gopusa.com/biden-ripped-for-i-may-be-a-white-boy-but-im-not-stupid-comment-at-black-history-month-event/
— Law Firm Says Get Ready For IRS Audit In Name Of Racial ‘Equity’ (COMMENT: Under the Democrats, expect that the more of the following that you are, the more likely that IRS will audit you: heterosexual, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, married, homeowner, non-poor, gun-owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.gopusa.com/law-firm-says-get-ready-for-irs-audit-in-name-of-racial-equity/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— “The big lie of the diversity, equity, and inclusion industry is that we are a systemically racist country” My interview on The Daily Signal Podcast about the launch of The Equal Protection Project to fight equity discrimination: “…. In fact, we are a systemically not racist country. From the Constitution down to local ordinances, we prohibit and make unlawful discrimination on the basis of race. We need to enforce those laws.” – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/02/the-big-lie-of-the-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-industry-is-that-we-are-a-systemically-racist-country/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Beats DeSantis in Head-to-Head Poll for First Time in Three Months – BRITTANY BERNSTEIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-beats-desantis-in-head-to-head-poll-for-first-time-in-three-months/

POLITICAL WIRE
— DeSantis Slides in National Match Up with Trump. – Taegan Goddard
https://politicalwire.com/2023/02/28/desantis-slides-in-national-match-up-with-trump/
— DeSantis Plans Visits to the Early States – Taegan Goddard
https://politicalwire.com/2023/02/28/desantis-plans-visits-to-the-early-states/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DeSantis on Trump Attacks: He Used To Say I Was A Great Governor, I Don’t Pay Attention To The “Background Noise” – Ian Schwartz
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/02/28/desantis_on_trump_he_used_to_say_i_was_a_great_governor_i_dont_pay_attention_to_the_background_noise.html

TOWNHALL
— New Poll Shows Trump Defeating DeSantis, Haley in 2024 Primary – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2023/02/28/emerson-college-poll-n2620061

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

THE HILL
— Democrats say that DeSantis revs up his shadow campaign.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3877885-desantis-revs-up-shadow-campaign/
— Democrats say that Murdoch said that Hannity was ‘privately disgusted’ with Trump after 2020 election.
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/3877142-murdoch-hannity-was-privately-disgusted-with-trump-after-2020-election/
— Democrats say “10 key figures who will — and won’t — be at CPAC.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3878274-10-key-figures-who-will-and-wont-be-at-cpac/

HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrats say that Tucker Carlson is roasted for complaint about ‘Old Men’ running countries, call him a “tantrum-throwing Fox News host, and say that he grumbled that men in their 80s “are not strong enough.” Carlson is 53-year-old White male, how soon will his critics/opponents succeed in dumping him for being “too old?”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tucker-carlson-joe-biden-age_n_63fecf2fe4b0c253d347fcd3
— Democrats say that conservative justices appear ready to scrap Biden’s student loan plan. What percent of those who have student loans are Democrats?
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supreme-court-student-loan-debt_n_63fe639be4b08b1402e096bc
— Democrats say that Trump flips out at ‘fake’ Fox News for ‘promoting’ DeSantis. Of course, to turn Trump supporters against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would say that I promoted DeSantis when I listed high-profile Republican speaker and attendees at the February 20, 2023 DeSantis event in Elmhurst.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-fox-news-fake-ron-desantis_n_63fd2e09e4b0735bf8798435

NBC NEWS
— Democrats say Lori Lightfoot becomes the first Chicago mayor in 40 years to lose re-election. My critics/opponents were furious that I got reelected a) as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, and 2006 and b) as an Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee member in 2006, 2005, and 2004. I should write a book about my critics/opponents and what they did to a) defeat me in 2012 and 2007 and b) destroy TAPROOT and ICRC.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/lori-lightfoot-becomes-first-chicago-mayor-40-years-lose-re-election-rcna71997
— Democrats say “Under cloud, CPAC becomes a tale of who’s showing up — and who’s not.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/first-read/cloud-cpac-becomes-tale-s-showing-s-not-rcna72856

CBS NEWS
— Democrats say Club for Growth is holding a retreat, that it is conservative group, and that it has not invited Trump.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/club-for-growth-retreat-no-trump-cpac-republican-2024-hopefuls/

CNN
— Democrats say that Fox and Trump’s marriage of convenience is held hostage by the GOP base.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/01/politics/trump-fox-republican-party-2024/index.html
— Democrats say that House’s MAGA wing is torn over Trump as loyalists eye other 2024 candidates.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/28/politics/house-maga-members-2024-trump/index.html

MSN & USA TODAY
— Democrats say DeSantis loses lead in 2024 GOP race, now trails Donald Trump.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/florida-gov-ron-desantis-loses-lead-in-2024-gop-race-now-trails-donald-trump-poll-finds/ar-AA184cbs?li=BBnb7Kz
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/28/desantis-trump-gop-2024-poll/11368133002/

YAHOO & HUFFINGTON POST
— Democrats say that Ex-RNC Chair Michael Steele delivers stark warning over Trump loyalists. I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most as being a Trump loyalist. I would focus on those who almost succeeded in stopping me from reporting who the high-profile Republican attendees were at the February 20, 2023 DeSantis event in Elmhurst. I would focus on those who ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019. I would focus on those who stress the many demographics that I share with Trump: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, draft-avoider, gun-owner, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and our ancestor have been in American for a long time.
https://news.yahoo.com/ex-rnc-chair-michael-steele-092728227.html
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael-steele-trump-grifters_n_63fdb512e4b08b1402dfba1c
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Michael Steele, former chair of the Republican National Committee, has a blunt message for anyone hoping to see improvements within the party in the age of Donald Trump and his “MAGA grifters.” “If you’re waiting for it to get better, it’s not going to happen,” he said while filling in as host of MSNBC’s “All In With Chris Hayes.” “The problem is that Trump’s movement within the party is rotten to the core,” he said. He pointed to the lengths people on the right have gone to court Trump loyalists, such as a new admission from Fox News that the network allowed people it knew to be dangerous liars on the air in order to continue to keep Trump supporters tuned in. He noted that the Trump wing of the party has embraced Jan. 6 rioters as well as characters such as “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams, who last week went on a racist tirade urging white people to “get the hell away from Black people,” and Kyle Rittenhouse, the shooter acquitted of murder charges after he killed two unarmed racial justice protesters in 2020. “A rational Republican party would not prop these folks up as heroes,” he said. “But the MAGA Republicans have sold their souls to Trump’s brand of culture-war politics ― and for the RNC, guys like Scott Adams are just another way to fundraise off of grift and grievance.” He urged the party to throw out the “MAGA grifters,” but didn’t seem optimistic that it would happen.)

NEWSWEEK & MSN
— Democrats ask if Trump supporters were asked to leave a DeSantis book signing. I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most as being a Trump supporter. I would focus on those who almost succeeded in stopping me from reporting who the high-profile Republican attendees were at the February 20, 2023 DeSantis event in Elmhurst. I would focus on those who ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019. I would focus on those who stress the many demographics that I share with Trump: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, draft-avoider, gun-owner, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and our ancestor have been in American for a long time.
https://www.newsweek.com/were-trump-supporters-asked-leave-desantis-book-signing-what-we-know-1784535
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/were-trump-supporters-asked-to-leave-desantis-book-signing-what-we-know/ar-AA184vFw?li=BBnbcA1

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say that Mayor Lori Lightfoot loses her bid for re-election.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/us/chicago-mayoral-election-lightfoot-vallas.html
— Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that DeSantis is campaigning for President, but falsely denied it.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/us/politics/desantis-primary-states.html
— Democrats say that Fox leaders wanted to break from Trump but struggled to make it happen.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/business/media/fox-news-trump-break.html
— Democrats say that for Republicans’ rising stars, CPAC is losing Its pull.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/us/politics/cpac-republicans-trump.html
— A Democrat say that Trump is trapped by his own strategy and that doesn’t mean It won’t work.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/01/opinion/trump-desantis-2024-campaign.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say Lightfoot loses reelection.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/28/chicago-mayoral-election-runoff/
— Democrats say that the Trump-DeSantis contest may come down to education.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/28/trump-desantis-2024-republicans-education/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why I Stood Up to Disney. Old-fashioned corporate Republicanism won’t do in a world where the left has hijacked big business. – Ron DeSantis
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-i-stood-up-to-disney-florida-woke-corporatism-seaworld-universal-esg-parents-choice-education-defa2506

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Democrats ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans.
https://hbr.org/2023/03/to-overcome-resistance-to-dei-understand-whats-driving-it

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Democrats say that DeSantis’ memoir reads like it was churned out by ChatGPT.
https://www.businessinsider.com/ron-desantis-memoir-chatgpt-nyt-book-critic-2023-3
— Democrats say that DeSantis’ past views could come back to bite him in Iowa.
https://www.businessinsider.com/ron-desantis-2024-past-views-iowa-caucus-ethanol-rfs-2023-2

CREATORS SYNDICATE
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ
https://www.sharonherald.com/feldkamp-do-we-really-want-lawmakers-to-police-love-and-belonging/article_236b8060-b79e-11ed-83fb-4fe24f70876d.html

POLITICO
— Democrats say that Lightfoot concedes.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/28/paul-vallas-chicago-mayoral-runoff-00084904

TIME
— Democrats say that CPAC was once for the GOP fringe, but then GOP shifted that way. I should write a book about how the leaders of the following a) have treated CPACs since 2000 and b) have treated those who have attended CPACs since 2000: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.
https://time.com/6259030/cpac-trump-marjorie-taylor-greene-gop/

AXIOS
— Democrats crow that DeSantis, McCarthy among GOP leaders missing from CPAC lineup.
https://www.axios.com/2023/03/01/gop-leaders-missing-cpac-conference-2023
— Democrats say that judges, not lawmakers, are setting 2023’s tech policy. My critics/opponents want the power to stop me from sending out GOPUSA Illinois newsletters. But failing that, they want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) to have that power. I should write a book about what my critics/opponents, IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO have done since 2000 to stop me sending out those newsletters and to stop everyone from reading those newsletters.
https://www.axios.com/2023/03/01/courts-congress-tech-policy

NPR
— Democrats said back in July of 2020 that Tammy Duckworth was a possible VP choice. Duckworth represents me in the U.S. Senate. To what extent does she share your demographics? She is liberal; I am conservative. She is Democrat; I am Republican. She is Asian American; I am White. She is female; I am male. She is 55; I am 74. She is a veteran and earned awards; I am a draft avoider. She is Deist; I am Missouri Synod Lutheran. She is fluent in Thai and Indonesian; I am not. She has two children: I have none. Her mother’s national origin is Thailand; mine is Germany. Her father was a veteran: mine was not. She has a master’s degree in international affairs from George Washington University and a Ph.D. from Capella University; I have an MBA from Loyola, master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and master’s degree in finance from IIT. She was born in Bangkok, Thailand; I was born in Chicago Heights. She served in the Army and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel (civilian equivalent is GS-14, currently $129,671-$168,569/year); I was a GAO Analyst for almost 18 years (GS-13 Step 1-10 during my last 11 years, currently $109,732-$142,650/year) and an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years.
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/21/892585038/tammy-duckworths-stock-rises-as-a-possible-vp-choice-after-a-high-profile-few-we

PEW RESEARCH
— Democrats say that immigrants and children of immigrants make up at least 15% of the 118th Congress. Who represents you in the U.S. House? To what extent does he/she share your demographics? Delia Ramirez represents me in the U.S. House. She is liberal; I am conservative. She is Democrat; I am Republican. She is Hispanic; I am White. She is female; I am male. She is 39; I am 74. She is United Methodist; I am Missouri Synod Lutheran. Her national origin is Guatemala; mine is Germany. Her ancestors have not been in America for a long time; mine have been in America since 1844. She has a bachelor’s degree in justice studies from Northeastern Illinois University; I have a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, MBA from Loyola, master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, and master’s degree in finance from IIT. Her husband is a DACA recipient; my wife’s ancestors have been in America for a long time. Her mother was pregnant with her when she crossed the Rio Grande; my mother was raised on a farm in Grant Park along the Indiana border and she never attended high school. She was born in Chicago; I was born in Chicago Heights. She was a social service administrator, community organizer, and policy advocate. I was a GAO Analyst for almost 18 years and an IRS Revenue Officer for almost 9 years.
https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2023/02/28/immigrants-and-children-of-immigrants-make-up-at-least-15-of-the-118th-congress/

BARRONS & FRANCE 24
— Democrats say that Trump, Haley to lock horns at US conservative forum
https://www.barrons.com/news/trump-haley-to-lock-horns-at-us-conservative-forum-c4db9d3c?refsec=topics_afp-news
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230301-trump-haley-to-lock-horns-at-us-conservative-forum

DAILY MAIL
— Democrats say that a Trump supporter said “They told me anyone wearing Trump has to go now” and that DeSantis book signing event in Florida turned ugly when security guard is ordered to boot Trump supporters and that tension between Republican rivals escalates. I should write a book about those who have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me the most as being a Trump supporter. I would focus on those who almost succeeded in stopping me from reporting who the high-profile Republican attendees were at the February 20, 2023 DeSantis event in Elmhurst. I would focus on those who ended my service as the Republican fundraiser for Wheaton Independence Day parades and fireworks 2005-2019. I would focus on those who stress the many demographics that I share with Trump: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, heterosexual, draft-avoider, gun-owner, married, non-poor, Protestant, German American, and our ancestor have been in American for a long time.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11806371/DeSantis-book-signing-event-Florida-turns-ugly-security-guard-ordered-boot-Trumpers.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.