March 29 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Biden Says States Should Reinstate Mask Mandates and Wait to Reopen Businesses as Covid Cases Rise – Noah Higgins-Dunn
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/biden-says-states-should-reinstate-mask-mandates-and-wait-to-reopen-businesses-as-covid-cases-rise/2473803/
— Chicago Airports Seeing Pre-Pandemic Levels of Traffic, Data Shows. With the vaccine rollout speeding up, demand for travel is increasing. – Chris Hush
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/chicago-airports-seeing-pre-pandemic-levels-of-traffic-data-shows/2473934/

CBS2
— DuPage County: Bond Set At $150,000 For Marcus Jenkins, Who Resisted And Struck Officers In His Arrest
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/03/28/bond-set-at-150000-for-marcus-jenkins-who-resisted-and-struck-officers-in-his-arrest/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Duckworth’s ‘disappointment’ over not being Biden’s VP | Biden, Lightfoot plead with public as COVID-19 cases rise | School board elections and the pandemic – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-duckworth-biden-disappointing-vp-covid-uptick-warning-spin-20210329-4x5rcz7aongg3gmvfwxg4sf5am-story.html
— Cancel proof? Activists are trying to get Nick Fuentes, a far-right video streamer from the western suburbs, kicked off the internet. It might be impossible. – JOHN KEILMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-nick-fuentes-deplatforming-internet-trump-20210329-phpu7a2dgbaflnnxhuyxi3cp7y-story.html
— Get fired up, Illinois. Redistricting is underway. Your future depends on it. – EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-fair-map-redistricting-doubek-20210329-mdgpbzuk6rc2ffl4qzagcy2lrm-story.html
— Chicago-based marijuana giant part of federal pay-to-play investigation – JASON MEISNER and RAY LONG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-green-thumb-industries-chicago-marijuana-federal-investigation-20210329-kaccpshrgjakhdkovp7mmwklgi-story.html
— ‘Sleepy race’ in Orland Township highlighted by attack ads, Blagojevich video – MIKE NOLAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-orland-township-election-preview-st-0330-20210329-rf643ptj3bbplir66i2hlva7ge-story.html
— Illinois close to having 70% of residents 65 and older vaccinated, but rising COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases will prevent state from opening up further – JENNY WHIDDEN, DAN PETRELLA and GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/vaccine/ct-prem-coronavirus-illinois-hospitalizations-20210329-dketmiz43raqtcrm554e7qukty-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shooting to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are White men.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/3/29/22357020/atlanta-spa-massacre-misogyny-femicide-hate-crimes-marilyn-katz

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Duckworth weighs run for president: ‘If it’s good for the country’
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Duckworth paints herself as being vehemently anti-Trump. 157 in my precinct voted for Trump. 26,080 in Milton Township voted for Trump. 193,611 in DuPage County voted for Trump. 2,446,891 in Illinois voted for Trump.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/duckworth-weighs-run-for-president-if-its-good-for-the-country

OUR QUAD CITIES
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Republican Kinzinger supports recent immigration legislation passed in House – Jim Niedelman
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/republican-kinzinger-supports-recent-immigration-legislation-passed-in-house/
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Republican Congressman Kinzinger on state of GOP: ‘in a bad place’
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/republican-congressman-kinzinger-on-state-of-gop-in-a-bad-place/

BUGLE NEWSPAPERS
— Bond set at $150,000 for man charged with striking Sheriff’s deputies in courtroom
https://www.buglenewspapers.com/story/2021/03/24/news/bond-set-at-150000-for-man-charged-with-striking-sheriffs-deputies-in-courtroom/1694.html

FOX ILLINOIS
— Biden’s first press conference tests the media’s treatment of post-Trump president – Leandra Bernstein
(DIERSEN: The mainstream news media exists a) to elect Democrats and b) to defeat Republicans.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/bidens-first-press-conference-tests-the-medias-treatment-of-post-trump-president

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Sen. Darren Bailey looks to become Illinois’ next governor – Matt Sheehan
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/on-the-record/on-the-record-sen-darren-bailey-looks-to-become-illinois-next-governor/

WJOL
— U.S. Senate Candidate Allison Salinas Filing Defamation Charges Against Opponent Peggy Hubbard
https://www.wjol.com/u-s-senate-candidate-filing-defamation-charges-against-opponent/

WIU
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: LGBT*QAs promote LGBT*QAs
http://www.wiu.edu/news/newsrelease.php?release_id=17781

GLEN ELLYN PATCH
— Meet Mark Senak: Glen Ellyn Village President Candidate. Mark Senak is running for Glen Ellyn Village President in the April 6, 2021 election. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/glenellyn/meet-mark-senak-glen-ellyn-village-president-candidate

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Woman Racks Up 6 Figure Bond for Sixth DUI: Police. The 52-year-old Chicago native Wanda Richardson was arrested in Naperville on Friday night. – Eileen O’Gorman
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/woman-racks-6-figure-bond-sixth-dui-police

NEW LENOX PATCH
— Keep Your Republican New Lenox Township Board Officers On April 6. Your Republican officers and trustees have consistently provided exceptional township services without increasing tax rates. – Brand Partner
https://patch.com/illinois/newlenox/keep-your-republican-new-lenox-township-board-officers-april-6

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/GOP GOV Candidate, Rabine, Part 2, making IL a jobs, safe streets & destination state again?
https://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2021/03/watch-berkowitz-w-gop-gov-candidate-rabine-part-2-making-il-a-jobs-safe-streets-destination-state-again-tonight-in-chicago-cable-web/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NO, TRUMP DIDN’T CREATE THE BORDER CRISIS. DEMOCRATS DID
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/03/no-trump-didnt-create-the-border-crisis-democrats-did.html

BREITBART
— Heritage Foundation Refuses Big Tech Donations – LUCAS NOLAN (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. I should write a book about RINO activists, RINO candidates, RINO party leaders, and RINO organizations that act like they take big donations from those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendment, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I would focus on those RINOs who have worked the hardest against me.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/03/29/heritage-foundation-refuses-big-tech-donations/

BLAZE
— Lindsey Graham defends AR-15 ownership: ‘My house will be the last one that the gang will come to’ – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/lindsey-graham-ar-15-gangs-gun-control
— Academic researchers claim gun rights advocates have anti-black racial biases. University of Illinois at Chicago academics say ‘racially conservative Whites’ view gun ownership as a sign of good citizenship. – CHRIS PANDOLFO
https://www.theblaze.com/news/researchers-gun-rights-advocates-have-anti-black-racial-biases-and-mass-shootings-may-be-linked-to-racism

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— We Will Suffer For Failing To Weigh Risks. Anti-lockdowners were opposed in promoting cost-benefit analysis, now everyone else will suffer the consequences. – BILL WIRTZ
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/we-will-suffer-for-failing-to-weigh-risks/

NEWS BUSTERS
— PBS’s Contempt for Gun Owners: Republicans ‘Don’t Have a Conscience’ on Guns – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2021/03/29/pbss-contempt-gun-owners-republicans-dont-have-conscience-guns

NEWSMAX
— Joe Biden Is Clueless — as American Sovereignty Is Lost – James Walsh
https://www.newsmax.com/jameswalsh/american-sovereignty/2021/03/29/id/1015560/
— Biden Pressed on Border Problems – They’re Trump’s Fault! – Larry Bell
https://www.newsmax.com/larrybell/border-mexico/2021/03/29/id/1015579/

FEDERALIST
— The Right Isn’t Serious About Stopping Big Tech Censorship Until It Starts Taking Action. Conservative thinkers need to move beyond bromides about the free market and start doing real research on the landscape of new technology and communications media. – Aaron M. Renn
https://thefederalist.com/2021/03/29/the-right-isnt-serious-about-stopping-big-tech-censorship-until-it-starts-taking-action/

TOWNHALL
— Biden & Democrats: ‘American Lives Don’t Matter’ – Wayne Allyn Root
https://townhall.com/columnists/wayneallynroot/2021/03/29/biden–democrats-american-lives-dont-matter-n2587028

EPOCH TIMES
— My Experience With ‘Woke’ Corporations – Dinesh D’Souza
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/my-experience-with-woke-corporations_3753411.html

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Majority of Americans Believe ‘Cancel Culture’ Threatens Their Freedom: Poll – Bradley Cortright
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who cancel me because I include links to articles that they do not like in GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on those who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://ijr.com/majority-americans-believe-cancel-culture-threatens-freedom/

THE HILL
— Overnight Defense: Duckworth calls for examination of service members’ social media | Biden’s Afghan withdrawal timeline raises doubts | Suez Canal reopened after nearly a week. – ELLEN MITCHELL
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/545481-overnight-defense-duckworth-calls-for-examination-of-service-members-social

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden calls for states to reinstate their mask mandates as the C.D.C. director warns of an ‘impending doom’ of possible more virus cases. – Sharon LaFraniere and Eileen Sullivan
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/us/covid-cases-vaccines-eligible.html

NEW YORK POST
— Trump returns fire, trashes ‘self-promoters’ Fauci and Birx – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2021/03/29/trump-returns-fire-trashes-self-promoters-fauci-and-birx/

KGOU
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Duckworth promoters promote Duckworth.
https://www.kgou.org/post/sen-tammy-duckworth-new-memoir-every-day-gift

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.