May 29, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrats acknowledge that “43 shot, 9 fatally, in Memorial Day weekend gun violence across city.”
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-memorial-day-weekend-shootings-shooting-crime-crimes/13314389/

NBC5
— Democrats acknowledge that “8 Dead, 32 Wounded in Chicago Memorial Day Weekend Shootings.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/8-dead-26-wounded-in-chicago-memorial-day-weekend-shootings/3150589/

CBS2
— Democrats acknowledge that “Chicago Police Department issues alert after 48 armed carjackings, robberies across Chicago.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rb5yiIyd4Y
— Democrats acknowledge that “Four shot, one fatally, in Lakeview so far in violent Memorial Day Weekend.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/lakeview-memorial-day-weekend-shootings/
— Democrats crow that “New respite center at Wright College opens days earlier.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJuGrCP_z0Q

WGN9
— Democrats acknowledge that “Triple shooting takes place in Lakeview overnight.”
https://wgntv.com/news/chicagocrime/3-shot-in-lakeview/
— For the 35th year, the Rolling Thunder is a 54-mile trek from North Chicago, south the Hines VA in Chicago and then to Cantigny Park in Wheaton.
https://wgntv.com/news/features/rolling-thunders-ride-to-remember-on-memorial-day-weekend/

FOX32
— Democrats acknowledge that “Multiple shootings in Chicago neighborhood not known for gun violence.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/multiple-shootings-in-chicago-neighborhood-not-known-for-gun-violence

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly promote illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/people/ct-volunteers-helping-migrants-chicago-20230529-jspvsse575frffhehimzyrie6a-story.html
— Democrats say “Mpox is down, but cities could be at risk for summertime outbreaks.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/people/health/mpox-outbreaks-20230529-yypamrofxjbgbit22fihv7dcui-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats acknowledge that “9 killed, 39 wounded so far in Memorial Day weekend gun violence.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2023/5/27/23739457/memorial-day-weekend-chicago-shootings-violence

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Islam.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230529/suburban-mosaic-landmark-muslim-bills-on-their-way-to-becoming-laws

WGN RADIO
— Democrats say “Trump’s welcome of Scott into 2024 race shows his calculus: The more GOP rivals, the better for him.”
https://wgnradio.com/news/ap-trumps-welcome-of-scott-into-2024-race-shows-his-calculus-the-more-gop-rivals-the-better-for-him/

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Democrats acknowledge that “Migrant crisis puts more pressure on Chicago as state budget offers less than sought.”
https://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/migrant-crisis-puts-more-pressure-on-chicago-as-state-budget-offers-less-than-sought/article_43bb6e86-ac58-5b36-b28a-c833ca9a2b48.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Democrats say “Surveyed U.S. voters express concern for the ‘mental fitness’ of older politicians.”
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-05-28/surveyed-u-s-voters-express-concern-for-the-mental-fitness-of-older-politicians

WAND TV
— Democrats crow that Liz Cheney urges college graduates to hate Republicans.
https://www.wandtv.com/news/national/liz-cheney-urges-graduates-not-to-compromise-with-the-truth-in-commencement-speech/article_f24af029-c7fe-5545-b784-f3add9971fe5.html

KSUK
— Democrats crow that “Darren Bailey mulls primary challenge against GOP Congressman Mike Bost.” There are far too many political consultants in Illinois who falsely claim to be conservative and/or Republican.
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/politics/darren-bailey-primary-challenge-mike-bost/63-21e7ea6f-b8da-480f-a63a-479da26d51fd

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Audit of Pritzker’s BIG program gives GOP concerns over management of migrant health subsidies – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_f89d1c0a-fc0c-11ed-8198-27e39877cad7.html
— Measure enhancing penalties for DUI deaths and injuries in Illinois stalls – Zeta Cross (COMMENT: I have never been a drinker. Many, if not most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are/were big drinkers. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_97222872-fbe8-11ed-aa3b-6ffefcd7267f.html

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— One more protected group, that is, one more group that gets preference. To give one group preference is to discriminate against another group. Democrats ever-increasingly succeed in making members of protected groups hate Republicans.
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/642498750-gov-pritzker-my-office-made-this-change-years-ago-and-i-look-forward-to-signing-this-bill-into-law-to-ensure-a-more-equitable-illinois

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Longmeadow Parkway Made Toll-Free by State Budget Line Item!!!
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/05/28/longmeadow-made-toll-free-by-state-budget-line-item/
— DeSantis Targets Chicago Education and Crime in First Speech after Presidential Candidacy Announcement
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/05/28/desantis-targets-chicago-education-and-crime-in-first-speech-after-presidential-candidacy-announcement/
— Methodist Future Budget Being Drastically Cut as 3,838 (and Counting) Congregations Leave Mother Church
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/05/28/methodist-future-budget-being-drastically-cut-as-3838-and-counting-congregations-leave-mother-church/
— Florida Take on NAACP Travel Advisory
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/05/28/florida-take-on-naacp-travel-advisory/
— California Rules on Raising Pigs Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/05/27/california-rules-on-raising-pigs-upheld-by-u-s-supreme-court/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

NEW YORK POST
— Shuttered jail near Central Park to house migrants in NYC – Bernadette Hogan and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon
https://nypost.com/2023/05/28/former-jail-off-central-park-to-house-migrants/
— DeSantis meets with 9/11 families who bashed Trump for Saudi-funded golf tournament – Allie Griffin
https://nypost.com/2023/05/29/desantis-meets-with-9-11-families-who-bashed-trump-for-saudi-funded-golf-tournament/

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Hate-filled DeSantis-hating DeSantis-haters use his time at Guantanamo Bay against him. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have used the almost 9 years that I worked for IRS 1971-1980 against me the most.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-desantis-torture-question/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trump warns Texas not to impeach AG Ken Paxton, GOP-led House does anyway – Kevin Haggerty (COMMENT: During my lifetime, extremely few have promoted me and/or have come to my defense and all of those who did have been destroyed by my critics/opponents. I should write a book about that.)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/05/28/i-will-fight-you-trump-warns-texas-not-to-impeach-ag-ken-paxton-gop-led-house-does-anyway-1363051/

BLAZE
— 51 shot, 12 fatally in Chicago Memorial Day weekend shootings – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/chicago-shootings-memorial-day-weekend

BREITBART
— NYC Mayor Eric Adams to Start Housing Border Crossers in Closed Harlem Jail – JOHN BINDER (COMMENT: In which buildings are illegals being housed and will be housed in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/05/28/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-to-start-housing-border-crossers-in-closed-harlem-jail/

COLLEGE FIX
— Texas A&M professor threatens to quit if she can’t teach critical race theory – DAVE HUBER (COMMENT: I should write a book about the Black CPA activist who my Democrat GAO superiors assigned me to supervise. My Democrat GAO superiors acted like he threatened to leave GAO if they did not give him my job and my preferred corner office. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” and they gave him my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/texas-am-professor-threatens-to-quit-if-she-cant-teach-critical-race-theory/

DAILY CALLER
— Dems’ Vile Attacks Ignore Content Of Tim Scott’s Character To Focus On Color Of His Skin – Deroy Murdock
https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/28/opinion-dems-vile-attacks-ignore-content-of-tim-scotts-character-to-focus-on-color-of-his-skin-deroy-murdock/
— Ron DeSantis Has All The Right Enemies – CHRISTIAN WHITON
https://dailycaller.com/2023/05/28/opinion-ron-desantis-has-all-the-right-enemies-christian-whiton/

EPOCH TIMES
— Target Gets Bad News Amid Push for ‘Pride’ Products – Jack Phillips (COMMENT: How much success has the Target nearest you had promoting LGBTQ?)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/target-has-lost-9-billion-amid-pride-merchandising-controversy-data_5296527.html

FOX NEWS
— Florida National Guard troops ‘proud to help’ fight Texas border crisis, DeSantis says. Other Republican-led states, including Tennessee, Nebraska and Mississippi, announced efforts to help secure the southern border. – Lawrence Richard
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/florida-national-guard-troops-proud-help-fight-texas-border-crisis-desantis-says
— DeSantis scorches ‘delusional’ Trump over Florida crime claims: ‘He’s been attacking me by moving left’ – Danielle Wallace (COMMENT: I should write a book about my biggest critics/opponents a) who paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give themselves standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and or Republican and b) who have moved furthest to the left. Of course, I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ron-desantis-scorches-delusional-trump-florida-crime-claims-been-attacking-me-moving-left
— CUNY Law commencement speaker claims laws are ‘White supremacy,’ attacks ‘fascist’ police and military. [T]he law is a manifestation of White supremacy that continues to oppress and suppress people in this nation and around the world,’ CUNY Law graduate said. – Hannah Grossman
https://www.foxnews.com/media/cuny-law-commencement-speaker-claims-laws-white-supremacy-attacks-fascist-police-military

LAW OFFICER
— Seattle police are fleeing while 911 response times increase
https://www.lawofficer.com/seattle-police-response-time/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Joint Chiefs Chairman Milley’s Replacement Even More Woke, If That is Possible. Milley’s replacement, Air Force General Charles Q. Brown, has published a blatantly racist, quota-based personnel promotion document, while presiding over tanking recruiting and military readiness numbers. – James Nault (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who are the most woke. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/05/joint-chiefs-chairman-milleys-replacement-even-more-woke-if-that-is-possible/

LIFE NEWS
— Abortion Advocates Brutally Assault Pro-Life People Outside Planned Parenthood – Steven Ertelt (COMMENT: I have always supported the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform. I should write a book about those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me because of that. I would focus on a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Mitton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Park District elected officials, c) Republican Wheaton Chamber of Commerce officials, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, e) Republican conservative leaders, f) Republican religious leaders, and g) Republicans who I have sued and their attorneys.)
https://www.lifenews.com/2023/05/28/abortion-advocates-brutally-assault-pro-life-people-outside-planned-parenthood/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Debunking the former president’s latest election-fraud claims.” In 2020, how many of the many millions in America illegally used their false identifications to vote for Biden?
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2023/06/12/sorry-trump-lost/
— The U.S. Is an Outlier in ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ for Minors – MADELEINE KEARNS
https://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2023/06/12/the-u-s-is-an-outlier-in-gender-affirming-care-for-minors/
— Racism Gets Redefined – MADELEINE KEARNS
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/05/racism-gets-redefined/

SOUTHWEST JOURNAL
— 10 Most Dangerous Neighborhoods in Baltimore 2023: In the Shadow of Danger – Michael Rivera (COMMENT: What neighborhoods are the most dangerous in your county, in your township, and in your municipality?)
https://www.southwestjournal.com/most-dangerous-neighborhoods-baltimore/

TOWNHALL
— They’re Conditioning Americans to Hate White People – Will Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/willalexander/2023/05/29/theyre-conditioning-americans-to-hate-white-people-n2623801
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Under the guise of good social medicine, liberals and leftists have poisoned the culture with the colossal lie that “whiteness” is the culprit behind a “400-year pandemic of foundational racism” that’s keeping America sick. It’s being perpetrated by whites through “antiquated systems of oppression.” Whiteness, the creation of white people of European descent, they say, is a lopsided “system of privileges and advantages” that favors whites at the expense of people of color “through government policies, media portrayal, decision-making power with our corporations, schools, judicial systems, etc.” To cure the country, people with big mouths, big money, and big plans are wildly swinging sledge hammers at America’s load-bearing walls to destroy what they see as a “white system,” to replace it with – God knows what. With the most dehumanizing epithets against white people, they’re pushing anti-white government policies, anti-white media portrayals, anti-white corporate decision-making, anti-white curriculums in schools, and an anti-white oppression narrative onto the judicial systems. Slithery politicians groveling in black grievance is nothing new. But what is new – and extremely dangerous – is a ruthlessly corrupt administration, wielding the immense machinery of American power, to demolish fundamental institutions by demonizing white people, while daring anyone – black or white – to disagree. Never in my lifetime have so many institutions conspired, all at once, to slop twisted narratives onto imaginary issues to force free Americans into orgies of unwanted political intercourse against their deepest convictions.)
— Why Has the Left Chosen Trans Guys Over Real Women? – Alan Joseph Bauer (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform. I should write a book about the tremendous preference that the following have given minorities and women: a) my Democrat superiors in the federal government and b) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus those preference-givers who destroy those like me who support the equal opportunity plank.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/alanjosephbauer/2023/05/28/why-has-the-left-chosen-trans-guys-over-real-women-n2623790
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Left has sided with transgender “women” over natural ones in every facet of life, including sports, where the advantages are enormous. The question is why? When I was at Harvard, there were several opportunities on campus solely for women. There were women-only grants, as well as women-only seminars. The 1980’s were possibly the height of feminism, and it was no surprise that Harvard catered to the interest of its women students and faculty.)

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CNN
— Democrats crow about their success in getting religious leaders to promote illegal immigration.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/28/us/houses-of-worship-nyc-migrants/index.html
— Democrats acknowledge that “New York City officials ask judge to suspend portions of “right to shelter” law.”
https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2023/05/28/exp-new-york-city-migrants-sandoval-pkg-052804aseg3-cnni-us.cnn

YAHOO
— Anti-Americans and America-haters crow that “A new wave of mass migration has begun.”
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wave-mass-migration-begun-154952475.html

CBS TEXAS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ in Texas.
https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/texas-passes-sexual-conduct-bill-drag-show-artists-fear-will-prompt-crackdown/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/us/politics/trump-republican-presidential-candidates.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote LGBTQ in Tennessee.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/28/us/politics/tennessee-drag-pride-month.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/28/border-asylum-rules-immigration-title-42-biden/9923a5a0-fd1f-11ed-bafc-bf50205661da_story.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Democrats acknowledge that “Thousands of NYC apartments for homeless sit empty amid migrant crisis.”
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-thousands-nyc-supportive-housing-units-empty-migrant-crisis-20230528-docbsw5a6ffajbgeows6uv62pq-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Elon Musk Turns His Attention to 2024 White House Race. – Tim Higgins (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly a) run America and b) destroy those who help elect Republicans.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/move-over-mars-elon-musk-turns-his-attention-to-2024-white-house-race-39f873e9

FORBES
— Democrats say “Trump Slams Disney For Going ‘Woke’ As He Blames DeSantis For Failing To Stop It.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2023/05/29/trump-slams-disney-for-going-woke-as-he-blames-desantis-for-failing-to-stop-it/

NEW HAMSHIRE JOURNAL
— In 2024 Presidential Race, Does Military Service Still Matter? – Michael Graham (COMMENT: My biggest mistake in life was avoiding the Vietnam War draft. I got student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971 to help support my mother and brother. Since 1966, my Democrat critics/opponents have used that against me viciously. My Democrat superiors in the federal government and Firestone Stores had great success in turning my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were veterans against me. I should write a book about them and the many big adverse actions that they took against me.)
https://nhjournal.com/in-2024-potus-race-does-military-service-still-matter/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 1992, Bill Clinton did something no presidential candidate had accomplished since FDR: He won the White House without ever serving in the military. Before Clinton, from Truman to George H.W. Bush, every U.S. president was also a U.S. veteran. Since Clinton, only one candidate with military experience has been elected president: Lt. George W. Bush of the Texas Air National Guard. Not only have none of the past three presidents — Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden — served in the military, but both Biden and Trump used dubious health claims in 1968 to avoid being drafted during the Vietnam War. It could be argued that over the past 30 years, more draft dodgers have served in the Oval Office than war veterans. And that is not likely to change. Only one of the dozen or so announced, and likely candidates for president in either party have ever worn their nation’s uniform. Gov. Ron DeSantis was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy and assigned to the Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps (JAG) while still a student a Harvard Law School. He was deployed to Iraq in 2007 and received a Bronze Star for his service. None of the other announced GOP candidates — Trump, former Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former Ambassador Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, or Sen. Tim Scott — is a veteran. DeSantis’ military service stands out even if the list is expanded to include potential candidates like Vice President Mike Pence and Govs. Doug Borgum, Chris Christie, Chris Sununu, Glenn Youngkin, or even fringe candidates like radio talk host Larry Elder and Michigan businessman Perry Johnson. No military service. The same is true on the Democratic side, too. Biden’s “asthma” protected him from being drafted, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. turned 19 just as the Vietnam-era draft ended. Marianne Williamson also did not serve in the military. And while they have not given any (public) indication they are contemplating a 2024 race, nobody on the Democratic bench — Vice President Kamala Harris, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, or Californians Rep. Ro Khanna and Gov. Gavin Newsom — has served, either. Is this a political opportunity for former Navy Lt. Commander DeSantis? Or does military service no longer matter to American voters? “Sadly, I don’t think it matters anymore, and that’s a shame in my view,” said Dr. Wayne Lesperance, political science professor and president of New England College. “There was a time when service was an absolute must.” One reason for the change, Lesperance suggested, is the decline in the importance of foreign policy for Republican voters. “For the GOP in particular, the foreign policy litmus tests are few and far between. They are mainly defined by focusing on the narrative that America’s traditional allies are cheating us and not paying their share. Military service just hasn’t been a sought-after virtue for Republican voters since [U.S. Sen. John] McCain’s candidacy,” Lesperance said. Veteran Democratic campaign strategist Bob Shrum said the McCain example is part of an even more disturbing trend. “Not only are voters OK with electing people who haven’t served in the military, but look at the records of those who have: John Kerry, John McCain, even go back to Bob Dole. They served abroad, but they didn’t win the White House here at home. The record is clear: military service is just not very important to the voters,” Shrum said. That is a break with most of American political history. All but four of the first 25 U.S. presidents had military experience, and two of the exceptions were John Adams — who desperately wanted to serve in the military but was trapped by politics; and his son John Quincy, who spent much of his early life in the foreign service. In all, 31 of the 45 men who served as president were also military veterans. The lack of military service among Democratic candidates is not as surprising as it is for the GOP. The last Democrat with military experience to win the White House was Jimmy Carter in 1976. But what happened to the Republican bench? It could be a coincidence, or it could be that the new populist tone of the party under the influence of Trump has shifted its stance on foreign policy. Candidates who might support a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy abroad (like West Point grad and Army veteran Mike Pompeo) are choosing not to run. Does DeSantis’ service give him a political edge on the rest of the field? New Hampshire GOP communications expert Alicia Xanthopolous said it does. “I think he should use it as an asset. Forget the foreign policy part and focus on his ability to understand what it means to serve, troop sentiment, and the realities of the impact of political decisions on the military,” Xanthopolous said. It should also be a plus in New Hampshire, home to about 91,000 vets and one of the nation’s largest per-capita veteran populations. Shrum, who ran John Kerry’s 2004 campaign and serves as director of the USC Dornsife Center for the Political Future, does not believe DeSantis’ military background can save him. “DeSantis is one of the worst presidential candidates I’ve ever seen,” Shrum says. “He has all the personal warmth of a prune.”)

NPR
— Democrats and RINOs ask “Is Chicago prepared to handle an influx of migrants?” Democrats want migrants because migrants vote for Democrats, RINOs want migrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/28/1178673071/is-chicago-prepared-to-handle-an-influx-of-migrants

PBS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote illegal immigration.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/as-new-immigration-rules-take-effect-asylum-seekers-face-long-waits-anguish-at-u-s-border

VANITY FAIR
— Democrats crow that “GOP-Led Texas House Votes To Impeach One Their Own: Attorney General Ken Paxton.” I should write a book about the many big adverse actions that the following have taken against me since 2000: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Mitton Township Republican Organization, b) Republican Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Park District elected officials, c) Republican Wheaton Chamber of Commerce officials, d) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, e) Republican conservative leaders, f) Republican religious leaders, and g) Republicans who I have sued and their attorneys.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/05/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-impeached

TACOMA WEEKLY
— Dealing With Judgmental People – Barb Rock (COMMENT: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely judgmental. I should write a book about them. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, b) who refuse to pander to them, c) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, d) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or e) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who despise/hate me and those who share my demographics.
https://tacomaweekly.com/dealing-with-judgmental-people-p5328-187.htm

LINKED IN
— Investing Time, Effort & Money in Employees – Joanne Egan (COMMENT: Because of was not a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran, my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors invested nothing in me. Consequently, a) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, b) I earned a job-related MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) I passed the job-related CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) I earned a job-related master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) I passed the job-related Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981, f) I served on the Executive Committee of the job-related Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and g) I earned a job-related master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/investing-time-effort-money-employees-joanne-hickling-

COLLINS DICTIONARY
— If you can’t beat them, join them. (COMMENT: I should write a book about leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization who supported the following planks in the Republican Party platform in the past, but because Democrats are winning now, they have not only dumped those planks, they destroy those like me who continue to support those planks: a) individual responsibility, b) traditional marriage/family, c) right to life, d) immigration, e) illegal drugs, f) Second Amendment, and/or g) equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). I would focus on the aforesaid leaders who continue to take adverse actions against me.)
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/if-you-cant-beat-them-join-them

MEDIUM
— In Life, These 3 Things Deserve Your Time, Money, And Effort. Make them non-negotiable. – Marvin Marcano
https://medium.com/change-your-mind/in-life-these-3-things-deserve-your-time-money-and-effort-e6842a1c4b40

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— What have you spent a lot of your time, money, and/or effort on? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

I spent a lot of time, money, and/or effort on the following:

— Living in Crete 1948-1972, University Park 1972-1976, Chicago 1976-1978, and Wheaton since 1978
— Being confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran in 1962
— Washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresge in Chicago Heights during my junior and senior years and the summer in between while I was a Crete-Monee High School student to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint to drive to/from classes at UIC and my parents’ home in Crete
— Taking college preparatory courses in high school, graduating in the upper 20% of my class, getting the best ACT score that I could (24), and getting accepted by UIC in 1966
— Working for the Park Forest Post Office and being a union member 1966-1969
— Graduating debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management and owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1970
— Working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights 1970-1972
— Getting a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother 1970-1971
— Working for IRS in Harvey, Joliet, and Chicago and being a union member 1971-1980
— Owning a 1972 Corvette since 1971
— Owning and then renting out a town home in University Park 1972-1984
— Owning studio condo and then a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago 1974-1978
— Earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976
— Dealing with the fallout from being the subject of a nasty Money Magazine article in 1978
— Being married since 1978
— Owning, maintaining, and improving 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton 1978-1984
— Passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979
— Working for GAO in downtown Chicago 1980-1997
— Earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980
— Passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981
— Trying to have children with my wife
— Serving on the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee 1983-1996
— Owning, correcting defects in, maintaining, and improving 915 Cove Court in Wheaton since 1984
— Pursuing lawsuit during the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s
— Being an active member of a class action lawsuit that charged my GAO superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation since 1988
— Maintaining, improving, and showing a 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS show car 1989-2005
— Maintaining, improving, and showing a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T show car 1994-2005
— Earning a master’s degree in financial markets a trading from IIT in 1997
— Getting ComEd to improve its service to my precinct since 1999
— Serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999
— Serving as the Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO) webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010
— Serving on MTRO Oktoberfest committees 2000-2009
— Serving as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000
— Getting Comcast to start carrying Fox News in Wheaton in 2002
— Serving on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee 2003-2007
— Serving as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012
— Stopping video gambling and the sale of pot in Wheaton
— Overseeing the care of my aunt 2010-2022

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.