ABC7
— Trump assures supporters that COVID-19 vaccine is safe (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that everything that Trump says is a lie.)
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-covid-vaccine-coronavirus-fox-news-interview-latest/10425676/
NBC5
— Trump Assures Supporters That COVID-19 Vaccination Is Safe. (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that everything that Trump says is a lie.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/trump-assures-supporters-that-covid-19-vaccination-is-safe/2463898/
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Illinois legislators begin redistricting process amid census delays that complicate an already raucously partisan event – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-legislative-redistricting-20210317-5dnjxs7qdzgw3hmt2lmziqxtx4-story.html
— Naperville’s the ‘Best City to Raise a Family’ and No. 1 in ‘Cities with Best Public Schools’ in America, Niche.com says – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-2021-niche-best-cities-list-naperville-st-20210316-pzer7xfp3zca7ndwe5nzlv2mzi-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Can state strike a balance for a more ‘normal’ summer? What officials say – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210316/can-state-strike-a-balance-for-a-more-normal-summer-what-officials-say
SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County reports 151 COVID-19 cases Tuesday, 1 death, 12.76% of the population fully vaccinated – Joshua Welge
https://www.shawlocal.com/my-suburban-life/coronavirus/2021/03/17/dupage-county-reports-151-covid-19-cases-tuesday-1-death-1276-of-the-population-fully-vaccinated/
FOX ILLINOIS
— Trump assures supporters that COVID-19 vaccination is safe – AP (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that everything that Trump says is a lie.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/trump-assures-supporters-that-covid-19-vaccination-is-safe-03-17-2021-102848957
NPR ILLINOIS
— DHS Secretary Testifies As Border Swells With Young Migrants – ALANA WISE
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/watch-live-dhs-secretary-testifies-border-swells-young-migrants#stream/0
POLITICO ILLINOIS
— The influence of the Irish political machine may have waned, but Irish eyes smile in Cook County, which ranks first among all U.S. counties for the number of residents with Irish ancestry, according to the U.S. Census. Cook County counts 461,589 residents of Irish descent, some 9 percent of its 5.2 million population. People of Irish ancestry make up 19 percent of the population in Middlesex County, Mass., but the county’s total population is a wee 1.6 million. Cook County tops the list on sheer headcount. Of course, Cook County’s ranking doesn’t surprise residents. “There’s a reason so many judicial candidates over the years have changed their names to sound Irish,” says Abdon Pallasch, the comms director for the state comptroller and one who wears his Irish pride on his sleeve. There was a time it was called the Irish “Murphyia.” House Speaker Michael Madigan, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley (and before that, his dad, Richard J. Daley), and Ald. Edward Burke were the bosses. Some say it’s changed. But over the weekend, the Chicago River turned green, a Harmon leads the state Senate, and there’s even a Welch running the Illinois House. “Everybody likes to be Irish in Cook County,” former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn told Playbook. “Everybody in and no one left out.” – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/03/17/rep-fords-weed-tweak-cook-countys-irish-murphyia-remembering-covid-dead-first-redistricting-hearing-492142
CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Taxpayers pay $21,000 for first week of COVID-19 saliva tests for Illinois Senators – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/taxpayers-pay-21-000-for-first-week-of-covid-19-saliva-tests-for-illinois-senators/article_01006c9a-869d-11eb-bded-275a42d7e78a.html
WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ corporate elite keep backing bad public policy – Ted Dabrowski
https://wirepoints.org/stimulus-money-keeps-illinois-politicians-from-making-tough-decisions-could-lockdown-policies-hurt-the-governors-image-and-polling-on-cultural-issues-wirepoints-joins-chicagos-morning-a/
ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Parental Notice of Abortion on the Chopping Block! – Penny Pullen
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/parental-notice-of-abortion-on-the-chopping-block/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— President-in-waiting? Harris seizes spotlight with Biden’s future uncertain – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/mar/16/kamala-harris-seizes-spotlight-joe-bidens-future-u/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GOP calls for Yale president to testify in hearing on discrimination against Asian Americans – Jerry Dunleavy
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gop-yale-president-testify-hearing-discrimination-asian-americans
FOX NEWS
— Donald Trump hints he will consider running for president again. ‘First steps first, we have to see what we can do with the House’ – Angelica Stabile
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/donald-trump-hints-he-will-consider-running-for-president-again
AMERICAN THINKER
— Conservatives: Stop Whining and Take Action – Loyd Pettegrew and Jim McCoy (DIERSEN: What do you do to defend and advance the Republican Party platform? I send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning and evening.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/03/conservatives_stop_whining_and_take_action.html
— Reparations incognito – Ned Cosby (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats and RINOs use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are conservative, patriotic, 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. I should write a book about Democrat and RINO leaders of the following who have used AA, Diversity, and Inclusion the most to get rid of Republicans like me: Federal government, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Organization.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/03/reparations_incognito.html
BREITBART
— Tom Cotton Slams U.S. Chamber of Commerce — ‘A Front Service for Woke Corporations’ – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/03/16/tom-cotton-slams-u-s-chamber-of-commerce-a-front-service-for-woke-corporations/
CBN NEWS
— Striking Back at Big Tech Censoring & De-Platforming State by State – Paul Strand
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/2021/march/striking-back-at-big-tech-censoring-and-de-platforming-state-by-state
DAILY SIGNAL
— The History Behind the ‘Woke’ Invasion of Big Business – Jarrett Stepman (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Big Business officially get rid of you if you are not anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian American, anti-German American, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/03/17/the-history-behind-the-woke-invasion-of-big-business/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Why is corporate America increasingly stepping in to support “woke” social justice causes? “These corporations are part of a movement that has been going on in the West and in this country in particular for the last roughly 100 years to move the culture very consistently and very aggressively to the left in order to more or less make ready the path for the revolution,” says Stephen Soukup, author of the new book “The Dictatorship of Woke Capital: How Political Correctness Captured Big Business.” Soukup joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to explain how activists have hijacked and twisted the purpose of many of the world’s largest companies to serve left-wing ends, and why Americans need to be concerned about it.)
HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Corporate Diversity Skates the Legal Line in a “Mea Culpa” Age – Sarah Parshall Perry
https://www.heritage.org/civil-rights/commentary/corporate-diversity-skates-the-legal-line-mea-culpa-age
TOWNHALL
— Big Tech Censorship Is a Big Deal: We Need a Smarter Framework for Protecting Free Speech – Timothy Head|
https://townhall.com/columnists/timothyhead/2021/03/16/big-tech-censorship-is-a-big-deal-we-need-a-smarter-framework-for-protecting-free-speech-n2586320
HOT AIR
— Alaska GOP Censures Murkowski: We’re Recruiting A Challenger For You In 2022, RINO (DIERSEN: RINOs focus on destroying those who support the following planks in the Republican Party platform: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). RINOs focus on destroying those a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to pander to them, and/or e) who refuse to give them money.)
https://hotair.com/archives/allahpundit/2021/03/16/alaska-gop-censures-murkowski-recruiting-challenger-2022-rino/
— Conservative Group Rips Toomey As “RINO,” Underscoring GOP’s Shift (DIERSEN: RINOs focus on destroying those who support the following planks in the Republican Party platform: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). RINOs focus on destroying those a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to pander to them, and/or e) who refuse to give them money.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2021/03/conservative-group-rips-toomey-rino-underscoring-gops-shift/
POLITICO
— GOP to accuse Biden of ‘unlawful’ border actions. – RACHAEL BADE, EUGENE DANIELS, TARA PALMERI and RYAN LIZZA
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2021/03/17/scoop-gop-to-accuse-biden-of-unlawful-border-actions-492140
— Trump encourages Americans to get the Covid vaccine – MERIDITH MCGRAW (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that everything that Trump says is a lie.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/16/trump-americans-covid-vaccine-476479
COLLEGE FIX
— Student government vows to increase purchases from LGBTQ, racial minority-owned businesses – ASHER NOTHEIS
https://www.thecollegefix.com/student-government-vows-to-increase-purchases-from-lgbtq-racial-minority-owned-businesses/
REUTERS
— Trump to decide on whether to make another White House run after 2022 midterms
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trump/trump-to-decide-on-whether-to-make-another-white-house-run-after-2022-midterms-idUSL1N2LF008
CBS NEWS
— Trump urges people to get COVID vaccine, saying it’s safe and works (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that everything that Trump says is a lie.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-urges-people-to-get-covid-vaccine-saying-its-safe-and-works/
NBC NEWS
— Biden says Cuomo should resign and could face prosecution if sexual harassment claims true. Biden said in his ABC News interview that “a woman should be presumed telling the truth and should not be scapegoated and become victimized by her coming forward.” – Dartunorro Clark
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-says-cuomo-should-resign-could-face-prosecution-if-sexual-n1261265
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Facebook Is Better Without Trump Keep the ban of the former president in place.” I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that the following are better off without me: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois (I served as its chairman 2005-2012), Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (I served on its Government Affairs Committee (2003-2011), Milton Township Republican Organization (I served as its webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004), Illinois Center Right Coalition (I served on its Steering Committee 2003-2007), American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter (I served on its board of directors 2001-2004, GAO (I was a GAO employee 1980-1997), and IRS (I was an IRS employee 1971-1980).
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/opinion/facebook-trump-ban.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Conservative-haters promote conservative-haters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/17/opinion/biden-stimulus-culture-war.html
WASHINGTON POST
— We were warned about a divided America 50 years ago. We ignored the signs. – Elizabeth Hinton (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Black leaders blame Whites for all the problems that Blacks have.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/03/16/kerner-comission-police-reform/
NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Donald Trump Spends His Days Gossiping, Golfing and Plotting Revenge on RINOs.” I should write a book about RINOs who have worked the hardest against me. I would focus on past and present leaders of the following: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Chamber of Commerce. RINOs focus on destroying those who support the following planks in the Republican Party platform: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). RINOs focus on destroying those a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to pander to them, and/or e) who refuse to give them money.)
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-spends-his-days-gossiping-golfing-plotting-revenge-rinos-1576347
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kinzinger joins other hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters against Ron Johnson.
https://www.newsweek.com/ron-johnson-doubles-down-capitol-riots-blm-remarks-1576422
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Bernie Sanders Targets CEO Pay in Effort to Keep Spotlight on Workers. Progressive senator’s proposals face resistance in closely divided Congress. – Eliza Collins and Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bernie-sanders-targets-ceo-pay-in-effort-to-keep-spotlight-on-workers-11615971600
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sen. Bernie Sanders is using his new perch as Budget Committee chairman to try to keep Congress focused on measures designed to improve worker pay and job conditions, even as related legislation including a $15-an-hour minimum wage has stalled. The Vermont senator is set to introduce legislation Wednesday that would seek to apply an additional tax on corporations where the CEO is paid more than 50 times the median worker. The proposal is among a handful of policies that the progressive ran on during his 2020 presidential campaign and is now pushing from atop the committee, where he can schedule hearings and call witnesses to testify.)
— Is It Harder to Get Into College in 2021? What students need to know about admissions, wait lists and acceptance rates. – Allison Pohle (DIERSEN: What helped you get into college? For me, it included my taking college-preparatory courses in high school, my getting into the upper 20% of my class, and my getting a 24 on the ACT. UIC accepted me in 1966.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-it-harder-to-get-into-college-in-2021-11615918281
— Biden Risks Losing Hispanics by Shifting Left on Immigration. Progressives may want something approaching open borders, but other Democratic voters don’t. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-risks-losing-hispanics-by-shifting-left-on-immigration-11615933516
— The Immigration Unpresident. If Joe Biden held a press conference, he could explain why there’s a border crisis. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-immigration-unpresident-11615934367
— JULY 21, 2015 FLASHBACK: Do You Know What Your Time Is Really Worth? – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, my ending GAO salary was $132,845/year or $63.87/hour. I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out. At $63.87/hour, ignoring overtime, weekend, and holiday pay, that is $638.70/day, or $19,161/month, or $233,126/year.)
New online tools help people value an hour; the time vs. money trade-off
https://www.wsj.com/articles/do-you-know-what-your-time-is-really-worth-1437500727
HARPERS
— Civil Warning Are we living through another antebellum era? – Elliot Ackerman
https://harpers.org/archive/2021/04/civil-warning/
DAILY BEAST
— Northwestern University Won’t Dump Billionaires Who Bankrolled Jan. 6 Group. The school maintains there is no evidence Richard and Liz Uihlein participated in the Capitol riot, though they funded a group with ties to the rally. – Tarpley Hitt (DIERSEN: At best, my critics/opponents call me “too conservative.” If I were to donate money to RINO candidates, would they reject my donations?)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/northwestern-university-wont-dump-uline-after-owners-richard-and-liz-uihlein-bankrolled-jan-6-group
UNITED STATES CENSUS
— Residents With Irish Ancestry Are in All 3,142 U.S. Counties and Make Up 20% of the Population in Some – DERICK MOORE, GERSON VASQUEZ AND RYAN DOLAN (DIERSEN: According to this article, 11.1% have Irish ancestry in Illinois, 13.9% in DuPage County, and 8.9% in Cook County.)
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2021/03/happy-saint-patricks-day-to-one-of-ten-americans-who-claim-irish-ancestry.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Irish heritage is strong in America: More than 31.5 million residents claim Irish ancestry, second only to German (43.0 million). And when it comes to U.S. presidents, including current President Joe Biden, exactly half (23) trace some of their roots to Ireland. Not surprisingly, the most Irish states are in New England and are geographically connected. However, the five states with the most smiling Irish eyes are the nation’s most populous: California, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida and Texas. But none of these states have the highest percentage of people with Irish ancestry.)
NASDAQ
— Want to Become a Millionaire Well Before Retirement? 3 Key Moves to Make – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: I did not become a millionaire before retirement. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/want-to-become-a-millionaire-well-before-retirement-3-key-moves-to-make-2021-03-16
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Save from an early age. . .2. Save consistently. . .3. Invest aggressively)
INDEPENDENT
— GOP group that once endorsed Pat Toomey now condemns senator as ‘RINO’ after he voted to convict Trump. It’s the latest sign of divisions within the party. – Josh Marcus (DIERSEN: RINOs focus on destroying those who support the following planks in the Republican Party platform: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). RINOs focus on destroying those a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to pander to them, and/or e) who refuse to give them money.)
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pat-toomey-rino-impeachment-trump-b1818228.html
DAILY MAIL
— Cuomo and his aides circulated open letter attacking credibility of his first accuser saying she was ‘a tool of Trump supporters’, claims new report – HOLDEN WALTER-WARNER (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on discrediting those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to pander to them, and/or e) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on past and present leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Organization. I would focus on candidates on ballots for my precinct, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on those who I have sued.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9370607/Letter-allegedly-penned-Cuomo-associates-tried-discredit-accuser-Lindsey-Boylan.html
