March 11 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DuPage County predicts spending $63 million on police reform mandates over next 5 years – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210311/dupage-county-predicts-spending-63-million-on-police-reform-mandates-over-next-5-years

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker budget plan doesn’t resolve structural deficit, other financial ills, report says – Dean Olsen
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2021/03/11/jb-pritzker-illinois-budget-plan-highlights-structural-deficit-analysis/6935307002/

REPUBLIC TIMES
— Schimpf on the campaign trail – James Moss
(DIERSEN: OUTSTANDING: Schimpf spoke at the Milton Township Republican Organization monthly meeting Wednesday evening, March 10, 2021, along with many of the Republican candidates on April 6, 2021 ballots in Milton Township.)
https://www.republictimes.net/schimpf-on-the-campaign-trail/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Number Of Unaccompanied Minors Entering U.S. Soared In February – VANESSA ROMO
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/number-unaccompanied-minors-entering-us-soared-february#stream/0

WSPY
— Kinzinger Votes Against COVID-19 Relief Bill
(DIERSEN: Of course, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters did not want their leader, Kinzinger, to do that.)
https://www.wspynews.com/news/local/kinzinger-votes-against-covid-19-relief-bill/article_1cdc302a-826a-11eb-b119-cf3c32146a0f.html

WEEK
— Pekin woman to challenge Sen. Duckworth’s reelection bid
https://week.com/2021/03/11/pekin-woman-to-challenge-sen-duckworths-reelection-bid/

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— City Council Candidates Discuss Issues in Forum
(DIERSEN: All candidates in April 6 ballots should be asked the following: If elected, would you encourage or discourage promotion of the following: a) reparations, b) BLM, c) LGBTQ, d) dependency on government, e) dependency on charity, f) abortion, g) mass/illegal immigration, h) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, i) more gun controls, j) patronage, k) political affiliation discrimination, l) reverse discrimination, and m) age discrimination?)
https://www.nctv17.com/news/city-council-candidates-discuss-issues-in-forum/

CHICAGO NOW
— There ain’t no such thing as vote fraud–except maybe in DuPage County – Dennis Byrne
https://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2021/03/there-aint-no-such-thing-as-vote-fraud-expect-maybe-in-dupage-county/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Sheriff Bill Prim Announces Retirement, Endorsement of Robb Tadelman as Successor
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/11/sheriff-bill-prim-announces-retirement-endorsement-of-robb-tadelman-as-successor/
— GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Gary Rabine Set for McHenry County GOPAC Dinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/11/gop-gubernatorial-candidate-gary-rabine-set-for-mchenry-county-gopac-dinner/
— “Biden Let Us In” Tee Shirts on the Border
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/11/message-of-the-day-tee-shirts/
— State Subsidies for Down Payments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/03/10/state-subsidies-for-down-payments/

CAPITOL FAX
— OUTSTANDING: Chicago Auto Show to return in July, other conventions to follow
https://capitolfax.com/2021/03/11/chicago-auto-show-to-return-in-july-other-conventions-to-follow/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Red-state bills to stop online censorship could backfire, conservative lawyers warn – Nihal Krishan
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/red-state-online-censorship-could-backfire

FOX NEWS
— Gutfeld on the media’s double standard on race. The Meghan Markle Oprah interview confirms it, we’ve finally reached the R.A.S.P. — the ‘racism accusation saturation point.’ – Greg Gutfeld
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/gutfeld-on-the-medias-double-standard-on-race

BREITBART
— Mike Lee Slams HR 1 ‘For the People Act’ — ‘As if Written in Hell by the Devil Himself’ – TRENT BAKER
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/03/10/mike-lee-slams-hr-1-for-the-people-act-as-if-written-in-hell-by-the-devil-himself/
— Krikorian: Pro-Migration Zealots Control Joe Biden’s Border Agencies – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/10/krikorian-pro-migration-zealots-control-joe-biden-border-agencies/
— NAACP Chief: Hold Insurrectionists Accountable Like ‘al-Qaida or Osama bin Laden’ – JOSHUA KLEIN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/03/10/naacp-chief-hold-insurrectionists-accountable-like-al-qaida-or-osama-bin-laden/
— Wikipedia and Google Spread ‘Nazi’ Smears About CPAC – T.D. ADLER
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/03/10/wikipedia-and-google-spread-nazi-smears-about-cpac/
— MSNBC’s Wallace: ‘Any Company’ Donating to Republicans Supports ‘Racist Disenfranchisement of Black Voters’ – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/03/10/msnbcs-wallace-any-company-donating-to-republicans-supports-racist-disenfranchisement-of-black-voters/

TOWNHALL
— Rule by Left-Wing Lunatics – Ann Coulter
https://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2021/03/10/rule-by-leftwing-lunatics-n2586064
— The Upside-Down World of the Left – Kevin Grieve
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevingrieve/2021/03/11/the-upsidedown-world-of-the-left-n2586042

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Systemic Delusion – Patrick Hall
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.snappages.site/blog/2021/03/10/systemic-delusion-part-i

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Matt Gaetz to Newsmax TV: Newsmax Needs to Be in Capitol
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/gaetz-newsmax-tv-capitol/2021/03/11/id/1013386/

HOT AIR
— Poll: 53% Agree That Transgender Athletes Should Be Banned From Women’s Sports
https://hotair.com/archives/allahpundit/2021/03/10/poll-53-agree-transgender-athletes-banned-womens-sports/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Parents hear warning: Quit letting public schools destroy your children
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2021/03/10/parents-hear-warning-quit-letting-public-schools-destroy-your-children

LIFE SITE NEWS
— American Rescue Plan Act spends over $450 billion that can fund abortions – Connor Semelsberger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/american-rescue-plan-act-spends-over-450-billion-that-can-fund-abortions

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Aides Whisk Away Biden Before Press Can Ask Questions During Visit to DC Hardware Store – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/03/aides-whisk-away-biden-before-press-can-ask-questions-during-visit-to-dc-hardware-store/

NEW YORK TIMES
— When You Can’t Pay Your Rent – Jason Cherkis
(DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/opinion/minimum-wage-mental-health.html
— Shrink the $7.5 Trillion Tax Gap – Chye-Ching Huang
(DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, I worked on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID) for 3 years. In April of 1988, GAO issued a 49-page report on CID’s program to address unreported illegal source income. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-88-61 In March of 1989, GAO issued a 32-page report on CID’s program to address unreported legal source income. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/ggd-89-41 )
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/10/opinion/deficits-taxes-biden-infrastructure.html

NEW YORK POST
— The left has perfected the art of gaslighting in the culture wars – John Podhoretz
https://nypost.com/2021/03/10/the-left-has-perfected-the-art-of-gaslighting-in-the-culture-wars/
— Meghan Markle is a US culture-war missile aimed at the heart of Britain and Europe – Douglas Murray
https://nypost.com/2021/03/10/meghan-markle-a-culture-war-missile-aimed-at-britain-and-europe/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Arrests of Unaccompanied Children at Southern Border Continue to Climb. Biden administration grapples with rising numbers of migrants, restarts Obama-era program for Central American children. – Michelle Hackman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-restarts-program-to-reunite-central-american-children-with-parents-in-u-s-11615401191
— Beware New Laws Against ‘Domestic Terror’’ – Thomas J. Baker
(DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters paint you as being a domestic terrorist: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/todays-laws-can-handle-homegrown-terror-11615418012
— House Passes Union-Friendly Labor Bill’ – Alex Leary and Eliza Collins
(DIERSEN: Most if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are filled with hatred against unions and union members. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/unions-notch-win-with-house-passage-of-bill-opposed-by-uber-lyft-11615382546

WEEK
— The Southern Baptist Convention’s ominous cracks – Bonnie Kristian
(DIERSEN: What do you say to churches that promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, BLM, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination? From what I see, ever-increasingly, churches act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green parties.)
https://theweek.com/articles/971261/southern-baptist-conventions-ominous-cracks

UTAH POLICY
— Thinking about running for office? Here’s are the basic elements of a political campaign. – Holly Richardson
https://utahpolicy.com/index.php/features/today-at-utah-policy/26557-thinking-about-running-for-office-here-s-are-the-basic-elements-of-a-political-campaign

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Grassroots organizing. You should recruit a campaign captain in every voting district in your election district. That captain will run a mini-campaign in that voting district for you, distributing literature, making phone calls, defending you against criticism, encouraging neighbors and friends to support you, etc. Where do you get these people? Develop a system to communicate with and receive feedback from these voting district captains. Keep track of all contacts made, including those by district captains and other surrogates.)

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.