March 14 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want Blacks to be LGBTQers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/mary-schmich/ct-met-schmich-pride-in-the-pews-20210312-223d5bxvxzcxfdmyjzbja5erqq-story.html
— Nasty, expensive school board elections for Chicago? Hard pass. – ERIC ZORN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-elected-school-board-proposal-no-thanks-zorn-20210311-x3sny4ap2jbijmudgaoxfvpxxy-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The campaign literature in voters’ mailboxes was vicious, dishonest, over the top and vaguely nauseating, rife with accusations of racism, incompetence and greed.)

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) turn minorities against Whites, b) turn females against males, and c) turn younger people against older people.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210313/elgin-nonprofit-helping-teens-address-racial-injustice

SUBURBAN LIFE
— APRIL 21, 2019 FLASHBACK: Community members had the right to protest Ayers’ visit to school, but not to point of coercion – Jerry Moore
https://suburbanshoutout.wordpress.com/tag/kermit-eby/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Most panelists believed District 203 officials were wrong to withdraw the invitation to Ayers. A Naperville North student said Kermit Eby, the history teacher who organized Ayers’ visit to the school, received permission from both the school principal and district superintendent to host the event.)

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— IFI Urges Supreme Court to Take a Case to Stop Discrimination Against Religious Schools
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/ifi-urges-supreme-court-to-take-a-case-to-stop-discrimination-against-religious-schools/

FOX NEWS
— Kayleigh McEnany slams ‘radical’ Biden, Democrats’ ‘power grab on churches’: ‘He was never a moderate.’ Democrats are creating a ‘massive welfare state’ with the $1.9 trillion stimulus package, the former White House press secretary told Jesse Watters – Brie Stimson
https://www.foxnews.com/media/kayleigh-mcenany-slams-radical-biden-democrats-equality-act-power-grab-on-churches
— Florida’s Ron DeSantis slams Biden’s ‘disastrous’ border policy: ‘Trump had it right.’ The Republican governor also explains how Florida managed the coronavirus pandemic better than the blue states did. – Brie Stimson
https://www.foxnews.com/media/floridas-ron-desantis-slams-bidens-disasterous-border-policy

FOX BUSINESS
— Elon Musk just took swipe at ‘woke’ culture: ‘Battle for the Moral High Ground.’ A ‘Woketopia’ would be a ‘woke utopia’ brought on by cancel culture. – Michael Ruiz
https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/elon-musk-woketopia

AMERICAN THINKER
— Future headlines? – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/03/future_headlines.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Big White Lies A revitalized and restorationist Republican Party will never take shape until white America finally gets off its knees. – Hezekiah Kantor
https://amgreatness.com/2021/03/13/big-white-lies/
— Maternity Flight Suits and Other Admonitions – Roger Kimball
https://amgreatness.com/2021/03/13/maternity-flight-suits-and-other-admonitions/

NEWSMAX
— Gov. Ron DeSantis: Trump ‘Had It Right’ on Border Policy – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/rondesantis-florida-governor-openborders/2021/03/14/id/1013717/

BILL O’REILLY
— The Death of Fairness
https://www.billoreilly.com/b/The-Death-of-Fairness/-636342655056191104.html

DAILY CALLER
— ‘It Stinks To High Heaven’: Gov. Ron DeSantis Blasts COVID Relief Bill As A ‘Windfall’ For Lockdown States – SCOTT MOREFIELD
https://dailycaller.com/2021/03/14/florida-ron-desantis-covid-relief-lockdown-states/

ONE NEWS NOW
— House passes Biden-backed bill to criminalize many gun sales – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2021/03/14/house-passes-biden-backed-bill-to-criminalize-many-gun-sales

EPOCH TIMES
— Riots, Violence Erupt in West Coast Cities on Breonna Taylor Anniversary – JACK PHILLIPS
https://www.theepochtimes.com/west-coast-cities-see-black-lives-matter-riots-during-breonna-taylor-anniversary_3732493.html
— Communist Tactics to Force Self-Censorship Sweeping America – PETR SVAB
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/communist-tactics-to-force-self-censorship-sweep-america_3724784.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: While many Americans worry about ever-increasing censorship, those responsible for it have managed to amplify its effects by creating a climate of self-censorship. Due to the psychological mechanisms of self-censorship, a single account blocked, a single video deleted, or a book banned can result in a broad chilling of speech. Important policy debates don’t occur, news story ideas aren’t pitched to editors, and books aren’t accepted for publishing, or written to begin with. In some cases, it appears the censors employ the psychological tricks on purpose, achieving maximum suppression with minimal responsibility. These methods aren’t new—in fact, they have long been employed by totalitarian regimes. The principle of self-censorship is that people, just to be on the safe side, refrain from saying even things that aren’t outright banned by some applicable rules.)

THE HILL
— Fauci warns of another COVID-19 surge, urges Trump to tell supporters to be vaccinated – JOHN BOWDEN
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/543117-fauci-us-could-face-another-covid-19-surge

NBC NEWS
— Debate over renaming schools remains impassioned almost a year after George Floyd’s death – Gisele Lamarre
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/debate-over-renaming-schools-remains-impassioned-almost-year-after-george-n1259849

CNBC
— Fewer kids are going to college because they say it costs too much – Jessica Dickler
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/14/fewer-kids-going-to-college-because-of-cost.html

NEWSWEEK
— GOP Polling Firm Finds Just 15 Percent of Republican Voters Hold Anti-Trump Views – JASON LEMON
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-polling-firm-finds-just-15-percent-republican-hold-anti-trump-views-1576007

NEW YORK POST
— Lindsey Graham decries racial ‘reparations’ in $1.9T COVID relief bill – Mary Kay Linge
https://nypost.com/2021/03/13/lindsey-graham-decries-reparations-in-covid-relief-bill/
— Cancel culture is out of control — and Gen X is our only hope – Matthew Hennessey
https://nypost.com/2021/03/13/cancel-culture-is-out-of-control-and-gen-x-is-our-only-hope/

BOSTON GLOBE
— Harvard’s pursuit of diversity is being put to the test
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/03/14/opinion/harvards-pursuit-diversity-is-being-put-test/

DAILY PRESS
— Is the push for ‘equity’ reverse racism? – Pat Orr
https://www.vvdailypress.com/story/opinion/2021/03/14/around-town-push-equity-reverse-racism/4683874001/

BLOOMBERG
— Fauci Says Vaccine Hesitancy Among Republicans Poses a Big Risk
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use COVID-19 to destroy Republicans.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-14/fauci-says-vaccine-hesitancy-among-republicans-poses-a-big-risk

FORBES
— These Are The Endorsements Trump Has Made In The 2022 Elections So Far – Andrew Solender
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/03/13/these-are-the-endorsements-trump-has-made-in-the-2022-elections-so-far/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Another Trump endorsement for a House primary challenger may be forthcoming. Trump met with Catalina Lauf, a former Trump administration aide challenging Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), Trump’s most outspoken Republican critic in Congress, at his Mar-a-Lago resort last week, according to Politico.)

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Democrats Support Biden’s Transgender Troops Policy; Republicans Don’t
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/social_issues/democrats_support_biden_s_transgender_troops_policy_republicans_don_t

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.