May 15 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Former Park Forest mayor: The discrimination I see – JOHN A. OSTENBURG
(DIERSEN: I attended Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962. I delivered mail for the Post Office in Park Forest 1966-1969. I lived in Crete 1948-1972, University Park full-time 1972-1974, and University Park part-time 1974-1976. I rented out a town home in University Park 1976-1984. I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1972. I worked in Flossmoor in 1966. I worked in Harvey 1972-1973. I worked in Joliet 1973-1974. My brother continues to live in Crete.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-south-suburbs-discrimination-mayor-park-forest-20210514-otekyravzvfavezrisg5ldpavy-story.html

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Delays in FOID card processing continue – Devin Trubey
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/delays-in-foid-card-processing-continue

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biden promotes hatred against 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.nprillinois.org/post/biden-dissolves-controversial-trump-orders-race-and-culture#stream/0

FOX NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: White House promotes teaching hatred against 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://news.yahoo.com/white-house-says-teaching-critical-215942996.html
— What is critical race theory? The spread of critical race theory in schools has sparked controversies across the country. – Sam Dorman
https://www.foxnews.com/us/what-is-critical-race-theory

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Biden Facing Increased Calls to Take Action on Border Crisis, Including Dumping His ‘Border Czar’ Kamala Harris – Debra Heine
https://amgreatness.com/2021/05/14/biden-facing-increased-calls-to-take-action-on-border-crisis-including-dumping-his-border-czar-kamala-harris/

BREITBART
— Kinzinger: GOP Going with ‘Loser President’ Trump Is Not Providing a ‘Path to the Future’ – Pam Key
(DIERSEN: Who has hinted/implied/argued/shouted that you are a loser? I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am loser. I would focus on the aforesaid who have 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 the aforesaid who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover-up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. Better yet, I should sue the aforesaid.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/05/14/kinzinger-gop-going-with-loser-president-trump-is-not-providing-a-path-to-the-future/

DAILY SIGNAL
— Critical Race Theory Weakens Society and Breeds Hate, Minorities Say – Jarrett Stepman
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/05/14/critical-race-theory-weakens-society-and-breeds-hate-latinos-say/

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Turns Out That Your Ancestors Weren’t Killed Or Maimed Trying To End Slavery’: Tucker Rips Prof Insisting Slavery Still In U.S.. – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/tucker-rips-prof-insisting-slavery-still-in-u-s
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Fox News’ Tucker Carlson responded, “’Okay, so the Civil War never happened. Turns out that your ancestors weren’t killed or maimed trying to end slavery. Abraham Lincoln never signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Slavery is still under way. That’s the view of some guy who is literally claiming to be a college professor. But he’s not alone, people like that are in charge of the schools now.”)
— Every Black Life Matters Co-Founder Blisters Biden On Critical Race Theory. “Perhaps his notorious ‘missteps’ and abhorrent track record toward blacks are what drives Biden’s attempt to curry favor with those pushing CRT.” – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/every-black-life-matters-co-founder-blisters-biden-on-critical-race-theory

TOWNHALL
— As Federal Legislation is Introduced to Ban Critical Race Theory, It’s Coming to This Major School District – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/05/14/as-congressman-introduces-legislation-to-ban-critical-race-theory-parents-in-this-school-district-weigh-in-n2589486

NEWSMAX
— School District Paid $22,750 to Teach About Systemic Inequity – Nick Koutsobinas
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/critcal-race-theory-oklahoma-schools-education/2021/05/14/id/1021463/

CHRISTIAN POST
— The First Amendment: Alive and well? – Richard D. Land
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to abolish the First Amendment. But failing that, they want power to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. But failing that, because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, they want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, and Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct to dictate the content of GOPUSA Illinois newsletters. But failing that, because I am a resident of Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton’s West District and a member of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, they want the aforesaid to dictate the content of GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.christianpost.com/news/the-first-amendment-alive-and-well.html

ONE NEWS NOW
— Awakened parents crashing party preaching anti-white hate. White students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee were instructed to “confront whiteness” on their college campus by two far-left speakers, the latest example of rampant anti-white lectures, but elsewhere the public is rising up and pushing back on the Left’s twisted version of equality. – Bob Kellogg, Billy Davis
https://onenewsnow.com/education/2021/05/14/awakened-parents-crashing-party-preaching-anti-white-hate

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Fauci: Vaccinated should have ‘no concern’ about infection from the unvaccinated. This has prompted questions as to why mask mandates are still in force. – Michael Haynes
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/fauci-vaccinated-should-have-no-concern-about-infection-from-the-unvaccinated

POST MILLENNIAL
— Congressman Burgess Owens will introduce legislation to reinstate Trump’s critical race theory ban. Rep. Burgess Owens (R-UT) has stated that he will soon introduce a bill banning all critical race theory (CRT) materials for use with the federal government. along with a resolution on CRT in public education. – James Anthony
https://thepostmillennial.com/congressman-burgess-owens-will-introduce-legislation-to-reinstate-critical-race-theory-ban

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Psaki: Teaching Critical Race Theory, 1619 Project is ‘Responsible’ “…we believe that educating the youth and the future leaders of the country on systemic racism is indoctrination. That’s actually responsible.” – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/05/psaki-teaching-critical-race-theory-1619-project-is-responsible/

EPOCH TIMES
— White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday said it is responsible for colleges to teach the idea that racism is embedded in the American system, dismissing criticism that such teaching aims at indoctrinating American youth. – Gq Pan
https://www.theepochtimes.com/psaki-teaching-1619-project-critical-race-theory-in-college-is-responsible_3815765.html

THE HILL
— Cheney seen as merely first victim of Trump election attacks – MIKE LILLIS
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/553680-cheney-seen-as-merely-first-victim-of-trump-election-attacks

HUFFINGTON POST
— Kinzinger Predicts How Republican Purge Of Liz Cheney Will Backfire. “I think they actually created their worst enemy… in de-platforming her,” Illinois Republican Adam Kinzinger told “The View.” – Lee Moran (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters love Kinzinger. Who has de-platformed you? I should write a book about those who have de-platformed me. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member)
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/adam-kinzinger-liz-cheney-prediction-gop_n_609f812fe4b014bd0cac31c9

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater promotes Cheney.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/15/us/politics/republican-cancel-culture-liz-cheney.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats crow about their success in making Big Business 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.nytimes.com/2021/05/14/business/economy/big-business-politics-economy.html
— Middle-Class Pay Lost Pace. Is Washington to Blame? A new paper by liberal economists presents evidence that policymakers helped hold down wages for four decades. – Noam Scheiber
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/13/business/economy/middle-class-pay.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-hater promotes hatred against conservatives.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/critical-race-theory-texas-gop/2021/05/14/3ac33140-b4f3-11eb-a980-a60af976ed44_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Why antiracism zealots are trying to silence black voices like mine – Dr. Voddie Baucham
https://nypost.com/2021/05/15/why-antiracism-zealots-try-to-silence-black-voices-like-mine/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The GOP’s Post-Trump Trauma Can the party incorporate some of his political positions while moving past his poisonous style? – Peggy Noonan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-gops-post-trump-trauma-11620945980
— ‘War on the Border’ Review: The Pursuit of Pancho Villa. A would-be strongman’s 1916 cross-border gambit resulted in a curiously inconclusive war. – Peter Cozzens
(DIERSEN: What were your grandparents doing in 1916? On my father’s side, my grandfather was helping his parents operate Crete’s only hardware store and my grandmother was helping her parents operate a farm in Crete. On my mother’s side, my grandfather and grandmother were helping their parents operate farms in Grant Park.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/war-on-the-border-review-the-pursuit-of-pancho-villa-11620999792
— How to Make Hiring Less Gender-Biased – Dan Ariely
(DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, retain, and promote Democrat women.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-make-hiring-less-gender-biased-11620941070
— Good Moods Often Lead to Bad Judgments – Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony and Cass R. Sunstein
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have done the most to put me in a bad mood.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/good-moods-often-lead-to-bad-judgments-11620914661
— To Be Young and Pessimistic in America – Abigail Shrier
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have done the most to make me pessimistic.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-be-young-and-pessimistic-in-america-11621019488

FORBES
— What’s Ahead For LGBTQ Senior Housing? – Mary Siobhan Brier
(DIERSEN: What do you say to those who want to build LGBTQ senior housing in your precinct, in your municipal district, in your municipality, in your township, in your county district, and in your county?)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2021/05/14/whats-ahead-for-lgbtq-senior-housing/

CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
— Diversity, Inclusion, ESG (environmental, social, and governance) Are Key Focuses for Headhunters Seeking CIOs
(DIERSEN: Expect that ever-increasingly, job applicants will crow that they are 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.)
The pandemic and social upheaval have impacted trends in hiring at endowments, family offices, and foundations, recruiters tell our symposium.
https://www.ai-cio.com/news/diversity-inclusion-esg-are-key-focuses-for-headhunters-seeking-cios/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE & MIAMI HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use critical race theory and 1619 to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Critical-race-theory-Texas-bill-schools-16174150.php
https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/leonard-pitts-jr/article251416738.html

ORANGE COUNTY REVIEW
— FROM THE ARTICLE: “People can be harsh taskmasters when you give them this power over you.” Who has power over you? Because I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, those who run the following have power over me: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Republican Party, and Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct. Because I am a resident of the following, those who run the following have power over me: Wheaton’s West District, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County’s 4th District, DuPage County, Illinois, and the federal government. Because I am a member of the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), the WCC has power over me. Previously, those who ran the following had power over me: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, WCC Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, etc.)
https://dailyprogress.com/community/orangenews/lifestyles/happenings-may-13-2021/article_c63e3924-b389-11eb-be0b-f3fa70f18b9d.html

WTOP
— Steele joins call to wrestle control of the Republican Party from “extremists” – Bruce DePuyt
(DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are an extremist? I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am an extremist. I would focus on those who have 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 the aforesaid who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover-up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. Better yet, I should sue the aforesaid.)
https://wtop.com/maryland/2021/05/steele-joins-call-to-wrestle-control-of-the-republican-party-from-extremists/

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Diversity efforts falling short in accounting and finance – Michael Cohn
(DIERSEN: If I had been a minority and/or a female, the Post Office, IRS, or GAO would have promoted me into the federal government’s Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a Certified Fraud Examiner when I was 41, Certified Government Financial Manager when I was 45, Certified Financial Services Auditor when I was 47, and Forensic Accountant when I was 48. I earned a master’s degree in finance from IIT when I was 48.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/diversity-efforts-falling-short-in-accounting-and-finance

JD SUPRA
— Awareness, Awokeness, And Affirmative Action
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform and b) promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I should write a book about the aforesaid. I would focus on the aforesaid who have 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 the aforesaid who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover-up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. Better yet, I should sue the aforesaid.)
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/awareness-awokeness-and-affirmative-8399483/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: February was a busy month for Students for Fair Admissions Inc. (“SFFA”), an anti-affirmative action organization. On February 25, 2021, SFFA sued Yale claiming that Yale’s affirmative action admissions policy unfairly favors Black, Hispanic, Native American, and Pacific Islander applicants over white and Asian applicants. (This, despite the fact that the U.S. Department of Justice dropped a similar suit against Yale less than a month earlier.) Perhaps unsurprisingly, SFFA also sued Harvard College (in case you’re wondering, Harvard College is the undergraduate institution of Harvard University) back in 2014, claiming that Harvard’s admissions policy disadvantaged Asian American applicants. After a lengthy stay, the district court in that case found that Harvard’s policy was not unlawful and the First Circuit affirmed. On the same day that SFFA filed its lawsuit against Yale, it asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on its suit against Harvard. If the Supreme Court hears the case, it will be the first time since 2016 (when Justice Kennedy cast the deciding vote upholding an affirmative action program in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin) —and the first time since conservatives gained a 6-3 majority—that the Supreme Court will decide an affirmative action case. While the Supreme Court has not decided whether it will hear the case, at least 20 amicus briefs have already been filed.)
— Illinois Employers Face Significant New Requirements, Penalties Under Equal Pay Act, Business Corporation Act Amendments
(DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Illinois employers officially proclaim that they will no longer hire those who are the following and that they are getting rid of their employees who are the following: 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.jdsupra.com/legalnews/illinois-employers-face-significant-new-4168673/

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, BLM and LGBTQ work together to get rid of old conservative Republican White males once and for all.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/05/together-black-lives-matter-lgbtq-movement-will-make-world-better-place/

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.