March 29 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Biden administration working to develop a system for people to prove they’ve been vaccinated – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/society/biden-administration-working-on-system-to-prove-vaccination/10455319/

CBS2
— At Least 3 People Killed, 26 Wounded In Weekend Shootings Across Chicago
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/03/28/chicago-weekend-shootings-gun-violence-crime-2/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Duckworth promoters promote Duckworth.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/03/28/cbs-news-tammy-duckworth-more-perfect-union/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 2M vaccinated in Illinois as positivity rate swells
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/915842

WGN TV
— Illinois restaurants owners in need of workers: ‘Hard to compete with’ unemployment benefits
https://wgntv.com/news/illinois-restaurants-owners-in-need-of-workers-hard-to-compete-with-unemployment-benefits/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The boondoggle of giant infrastructure packages (can you say Peotone?) – THE EDITORIAL
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-covid-recovery-illinois-chicago-economy-20210329-aewlkbvxsrfprjfv7unhjus45i-story.html
— Reopening schools became a rallying cry for parents. Now it’s a campaign issue in suburban school board races: ‘This is a lot bigger than COVID’ – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA and RAFAEL GUERRERO
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who punish me for my not covering up reports of their wrongdoing in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, etc. I would focus on unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on the aforesaid who blame me and who blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their defeats. I would focus on the aforesaid who demand that I a) glorify and praise them, b) pander to them, c) serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or d) give them money. I would focus on those who have threatened me. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-prem-covid-19-school-board-races-chicago-suburbs-20210329-6lkoq2wrevh5tmnvuidwivavje-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pre-pandemic, suburban school board contests were often no-drama affairs, in some cases, failing to attract enough candidates to fill open seats. But this election arrives in the wake of a tumultuous 2020 campaign season that was punctuated by parents protesting for reopened schools, marathon school board meetings and even lawsuits, including one filed this month against school board members in Naperville- and Aurora-based Indian Prairie School District 204 by a group of parents who allege a coordinated “cover-up of COVID-19 planning.”)
— Young Asian American women still face dangerous stereotypes – MAUREEN TATSUKO LOUGHNANE
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats negatively stereotype Republicans who have the following demographics: law enforcement officer, Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, 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.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-asian-american-discrimination-20210326-c24tczwurff7fng5pqtjnzamsu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote diversity is to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, 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.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-glanton-royal-family-diversity-czar-20210329-jepeuczg3jbdbpkkisxwx6bs54-story.html

WICZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters use Evanston and reparations to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.wicz.com/story/43566772/there-are-definitely-merits-to-reparations-says-the-first-black-fed-president

AMERICAN THINKER
— But at Least He’s Not Trump! – Steve Feinstein
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/03/but_at_least_hes_not_trump.html

ONE NEWS NOW
— Gov’t ‘handicapping white people – Chad Groening
(DIERSEN: In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. What if that had not happened?)
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2021/03/29/govt-handicapping-white-people

CAMPUS REFORM
— Northwestern Univ public safety report suggests ‘defund the police’ measures as crime in nearby Chicago soars – Dion J. Pierre
https://www.campusreform.org/article?id=17100

THE HILL
— Trump rails against Biden during Mar-a-Lago wedding speech – DOMINICK MASTRANGELO
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/545326-trump-rails-against-biden-during-mar-a-lago-wedding-speech
— FROM THE ARTICLE: “Polling shows Trump continuing to command the loyalty of roughly three-quarters of all GOP voters.” What do you say to Kinzinger and to his supporters who promote hatred against Trump and against Trump’s supporters? 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://thehill.com/homenews/administration/544396-the-memo-trump-battles-to-stay-relevant

CNN
— FROM THE ARTICLE: “I could use the word cover up.” I should write a book about those who punish me for my not covering up reports of their wrongdoing in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, etc. I would focus on unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on the aforesaid who blame me and who blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their defeats. I would focus on the aforesaid who demand that I a) glorify and praise them, b) pander to them, c) serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or d) give them money. I would focus on those who have threatened me. Better yet, I should sue them.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/28/health/covid-war-doctors-fauci-birx-hahn-redfield-gupta-bn/index.html

NBC NEWS
— Millennials, forged by recession and ridicule, are ascendant in Washington. The much-maligned generation is aging into the ruling class, forged by near-constant crises and institutional failures — plus a side of avocado toast. – Alex Seitz-Wald
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/millennials-forged-recession-ridicule-are-ascendant-washington-n1262002
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The oldest millennials, born in 1981, were eligible to run for Congress starting in 2006. The first to arrive was former Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., who was elected in 2008, but his career imploded in a very millennial scandal that involved Instagram and prestige-TV-inspired interior design.)

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters use Duckworth and Asian-Americans to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/tammy-duckworth-on-asian-representation-in-government-rise-in-violent-attacks-on-asian-americans/

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters use Evanston and reparations to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/evanston-s-400-000-down-payment-national-black-reparations-n1262182

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters blame Trump for COVID-19 deaths.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/28/world/cnn-birx-fauci-giroir-interviews-trump.html
— After days of struggle, salvage crews freed the giant container ship – Vivian Yee and Marc Santora
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/29/world/suez-canal-ship.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters blame Trump for COVID-19 deaths.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/03/29/trump-officials-tell-all-coronavirus-response/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE DAILY HERALD: ‘Vaccine passports’ are on the way, but developing them won’t be easy. White House-led effort tries to corral more than a dozen initiatives.- Dan Diamond, Lena H. Sun and Isaac Stanley-Becker
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, if you cannot prove that you are vaccinated, will you be denied a) entry to buildings, b) education, c) employment, d) membership in organizations, e) use of public transportation, f) the right to seek or hold any kind of government or political office, g) the right to buy or own real estate, vehicles, firearms, ammunition, and other property, h) your pension and Social Security if you are retired, i) public utilities including water, electricity, natural gas, phone service, internet, mail delivery, sanitary sewer service, storm sewer service, etc., j) etc.? How soon, if not already, if you cannot prove that you are vaccinated, will those who run your municipality, township, county, Illinois, America, and the world officially get rid of you once and for all?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/03/28/vaccine-passports-for-work/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The passports are expected to be free and available through applications for smartphones, which could display a scannable code similar to an airline boarding pass. Americans without smartphone access should be able to print out the passports, developers have said.)

USA TODAY
— Don’t blame the tests: Getting rid of standardized testing means punishing poor students. Eliminating meritocratic opportunities for students to excel will cause colleges to rely on the ‘soft’ parts of a résumé, which will benefit the rich. – Sean-Michael Pigeon
(DIERSEN: When you were in high school, were you viewed as being “college material?” I was not. Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. During my junior and senior years and the summer in between, I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. Nevertheless, I took college-preparatory courses, gat into the upper 20% of my class, and got a 24 on the ACT. What tests have you passed? The tests that I have passed include a) the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old, b) the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, c) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, d) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) all the tests necessary to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, f) all the tests necessary to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, g) the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, and h) the Post Office employment examination in 1966.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2021/03/23/standardized-testing-poor-students-sat-benefit-identify-column/4800781001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— NRA to Aggressively Lobby Against Gun Measures, Despite Its Financial Woes. The five million-member gun-rights group plans to push back against new restrictions in the wake of shootings in Georgia and Colorado. – Julie Bykowicz and Mark Maremont
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nra-to-aggressively-lobby-against-gun-measures-despite-its-financial-woes-11616940001
— No Discrimination Talk Allowed. Shutting down debate over Ivy bias against Asian-Americans. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-discrimination-talk-allowed-11616959739
— Inequality by Way of Government. Capitalism is blamed, but ‘opportunity gaps’ are more often the fruit of state policies. – Andy Kessler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/inequality-by-way-of-government-11616950304
— Pandemic Accelerates Retirements, Threatening Economic Growth. Nearly 1.5 million over-55-year-olds exited the job market as recession, virus weighed on opportunities. – Amara Omeokwe
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pandemic-accelerates-retirements-threatening-economic-growth-11616940000
— We Live in a New Age of Email Anxiety. It’s so basic, yet can turn into a huge source of stress for people at work—here’s what to do about it. – Rachel Feintzeig
https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-live-in-a-new-age-of-email-anxiety-11616976000

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Trump had an ‘Apprentice’-like meeting with Ohio GOP Senate candidates at West Palm Beach golf club. The candidates all did their best to prove their loyalty to the former president. – John L. Dorman
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents a) who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who demand that I be loyal to them and to them only. I would focus on unsuccessful Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on the aforesaid who blame me and who blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their defeats. I would focus on the aforesaid who demand that I a) glorify and praise them, b) pander to them, c) serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or d) give them money. I would focus on those who have threatened me. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-ohio-senate-candidates-apprentice-meeting-republican-loyalty-2021-3

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican-haters use the Atlanta Spa Shooting to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/the-strip/stop-asian-hate-car-parade-travels-down-las-vegas-strip-2316980/

COURIER JOURNAL
— Political correctness on steroids: What cancel culture is and why it matters – D. Eric Schansberg
https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2021/03/29/cancel-culture-america-political-correctness/6991235002/

DESERET NEWS
— Salt Lake County GOP chairman resigns amid backlash over ‘bullying’ within party – Katie McKellar
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, bigot, and even worse things because I support the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Better yet, I should sue them. I would focus on unsuccessful RINO candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on the aforesaid who blame me and who blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their defeats. I would focus on those who lead/led the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and/or the Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on those who lead/led Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and/or Wheaton. I would focus on the aforesaid who demand that I a) glorify and praise them, b) pander to them, c) serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or d) give them money. I would focus on those who have threatened me. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/3/28/22355212/salt-lake-county-gop-chairman-resigns-amid-backlash-for-bullying-within-party-dave-robinson-bully

BLOOMBERG GOVERNMENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://about.bgov.com/news/marijuana-legalization-votes-on-tap-in-new-york-and-new-mexico/

GM AUTHORITY
— General Motors Top In Manufacturer Loyalty For Sixth Consecutive Year. – SAM MCEACHERN
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/03/general-motors-top-in-manufacturer-loyalty-for-sixth-consecutive-year/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s worth pointing out GM has the highest manufacturer loyalty and not brand loyalty. That means that an owner of a new GM product (ie. Chevy, Buick, GMC, Cadillac) is more likely to buy another vehicle from one of its four retail brands. This study found Ford had the highest amount of brand loyalty, which was likely largely driven by the loyal buying habits of Ford F-Series customers. “Ford’s leadership in pickups contributed to its industry leading loyalty level of 63 percent, with F-Series accounting for 39 percent of the brand’s make loyal volume in 2020,” IHS Markit said.)

NEW INDIA TIMES
— Raised to identify as Black, Harris steps into role as a voice for Asian Americans – David Nakamura
(DIERSEN: My outstanding parents raised me to identify as being a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL). They had me baptized and confirmed as an MSL. They sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. I should write a book about those who have talked and/or acted the strongest like they hate MSLs. I would focus on those who have/had lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on unsuccessful RINO candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their volunteers. I would detail the threats they made against me. I would detail the adverse action that they took and are taking against me. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.newsindiatimes.com/raised-to-identify-as-black-harris-steps-into-role-as-a-voice-for-asian-americans/

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.