May 7 Morning Edition - GOPUSA Illinois

ABC7 & WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that law enforcement officers are racists.
https://abc7chicago.com/cpd-warrants-disproportionately-target-people-of-color-report/10589122/
https://news.wttw.com/2021/05/06/chicago-police-disproportionately-target-black-men-search-warrants-watchdog

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats appear set to betray citizens on fair legislative maps – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210506/editorial-democrats-appear-set-to-betray-citizens-on-fair-legislative-maps
— GOP leaders again call out House Dems for redistricting ‘hypocrisy’ – GRACE BARBIC and SARAH MANSUR
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210506/gop-leaders-again-call-out-house-dems-for-redistricting-hypocrisy
— How do we define ‘the common good’? – Lee Hamilton (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs, the “common good” is getting 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.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210507/how-do-we-define-the-common-good

MCDONOUGH COUNTY VOICE
— Seniors group grades Illinois’ reps in Congress – Bill Knight (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, age discrimination increases. How soon, if not already, will the organizations that you are a member of, your employer if you are still employed, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America officially banish older people unless they are one, two, three, or more of the following: Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, Trump-hater, minority, female, LGBTQ, veteran, moderate, liberal, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or if your ancestors have not been in America for a long time?)
https://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/story/opinion/columns/2021/05/06/seniors-group-grades-illinois-reps-congress/4971114001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Eleven of Illinois’ House Representatives in Washington scored 100% in the Alliance for Retired Americans’ analysis of Congress’ 2020 voting record, released last week. Two of the 18 in the state’s delegation received scores below 20: John Shimkus (R- Collinsville), was given a 13, and Darin LaHood (R-Peoria) got an 11. The “grades” were determined on how the Representatives voted on 10 key votes, as set by the ARA, during the second session of the 116th Congress, January-December 2020. Besides LaHood, two other downstate Representatives – Cheri Bustos (D-Moline) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Channahon) – deserve reporting. Bustos received a 100; Kinzinger was given a 33. (On the Senate side, Illinois Democratic Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin both were scored at 100. It’s noteworthy that last year’s GOP-majority Senate took no action except for four referrals to committees on all this legislation.)

NPR ILLINOIS
— How Systemic Racism Continues To Determine Black Health And Wealth In Chicago – TERRY GROSS (DIERSEN: Democrats run Chicago.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-systemic-racism-continues-determine-black-health-and-wealth-chicago#stream/0
— Oversight Board Says Facebook Must Revisit ‘Arbitrary’ Indefinite Trump Ban – AILSA CHANG, AMY ISACKSON & CONNOR DONEVAN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have banned me since 2000. They blame me and they blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those candidates who have lost elections, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on candidates who lost elections for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Illinois statewide offices, Illinois Senate, Illinois House, DuPage countywide offices, DuPage County District 4, Milton Township, Wheaton citywide offices, and Wheaton West District.)
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/oversight-board-says-facebook-must-revisit-arbitrary-indefinite-trump-ban#stream/0

KMBC
— Missouri House votes in favor of creating ‘Rush Limbaugh Day’
https://www.kmbc.com/article/missouri-house-votes-in-favor-of-creating-rush-limbaugh-day/36357806

CENTER SQUARE
— Democrats say there’s ‘no secret’ as Republicans showcase majority party’s ‘map room’ – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/democrats-say-there-s-no-secret-as-republicans-showcase-majority-party-s-map-room/article_707eb576-aead-11eb-a471-3b867310a718.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— FROM THE ARTICLE: They’re all signs that GOP Chairman Don Tracy has his work cut out for him in 2022. If there’s one thing party leaders usually try to avoid, it’s incumbents having to go through a primary — especially when that person is in leadership. Though Tracy is satisfied with the work McConchie is doing, he isn’t commenting on the race. The Illinois GOP doesn’t get involved in primary elections. – SHIA KAPOS (DIERSEN: Candidates on March 15, 2022 Republican primary ballots in Illinois like me should expect that hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger-supporters will do everything that they can to defeat candidates like me who do not share their hatred of Trump.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/05/07/weve-got-another-trump-test-atlanta-mayors-chicago-move-so-close-to-normal-492768

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Systemic Racism of “Progressives” – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/systemic-racism-of-progressives/
— Washington D.C. Statehood is Unconstitutional – James M. Odom
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/washington-d-c-statehood-is-unconstitutional/

FOX NEWS
— The Left doesn’t care about free speech, it cares about control. The Left isn’t happy sticking fingers in their own ears, they want to stick them in your ears, too. – Greg Gutfeld
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/greg-gutfeld-the-left-doesnt-care-about-free-speech-it-cares-about-control
— Hannity blasts White House after Psaki admits strategically ‘hiding Biden’ from unscripted press questions (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINOs who have done the most since 2000 to stop me from asking questions of RINO candidates, RINO elected officials, and RINO party leaders.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/hannity-blasts-white-house-after-psaki-admits-strategically-hiding-biden-from-unscripted-press-questions
— Rob Smith blasts left for ‘woke’ influence on US military: Will destroy it ‘from the inside out’ The Pentagon aims to purge the military of patriot extremism – Angelica Stabile
https://www.foxnews.com/media/rob-smith-blasts-left-for-woke-influence-on-us-military-will-destroy-it-from-the-inside-out

AMERICAN THINKER
— Outrage: Facebook becomes the central nexus of human-smuggling cartel operations, Florida congresswoman says – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/05/outrage_facebook_becomes_the_central_nexus_of_humansmuggling_cartel_operations_florida_congresswoman_says.html

BREITBART
— Democrats Work to Defund Police Program So Criminal Illegal Aliens Can Evade Deportation – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/06/democrats-work-to-defund-police-program-so-criminal-illegal-aliens-can-evade-deportation/
— Bernie Sanders Goes to Bat for Liz Cheney: GOP Is an ‘Anti-Democratic Cult’ – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/06/bernie-sanders-bat-liz-cheney-gop-anti-democratic-cult/

NEW AMERICAN
— Rapists, Molesters, Murderers Keep Crossing Border in Biden Rush – R. Cort Kirkwood
https://thenewamerican.com/rapists-molesters-murderers-keep-crossing-border-in-biden-rush/

PATRIOT POST
— Illegals Change House Apportionment. Counting illegal aliens dilutes the representation of American citizens in Congress. – Lewis Mooris
https://patriotpost.us/articles/79676-illegals-change-house-apportionment-2021-05-06

LIFESITE NEWS
— Amazon disappoints woke employees by allowing book on dangers of transitioning kids. Amazon’s decision is something of a departure for the left-wing company, which has typically followed the whims of ‘social justice’ activists. – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/amazon-disappoints-woke-employees-by-allowing-book-on-dangers-of-transitioning-kids
— Tucker Carlson calls out Facebook for banning LifeSiteNews
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/tucker-carlson-calls-out-facebook-for-banning-lifesitenews

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Woke Racism a Systemic Problem in America – Helen Raleigh
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/05/06/woke_racism_a_systemic_problem_in_america_542204.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Biden Supports Big Tech Cracking Down on ‘Disinformation,’ White House Says – ZACHARY STIEBER (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all government and political news and commentary is disinformation except for the government and political news and commentary that they put out or bless. My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate/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, and/or e) who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/biden-supports-big-tech-cracking-down-on-disinformation-white-house-says_3805123.html

THE HILL
— Lindsey Graham: GOP can’t ‘move forward without President Trump’ – JORDAN WILLIAMS
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/552287-lindsey-graham-gop-cant-move-forward-without-president-trump
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats do everything that they can to make Asian-Americans hate Republicans.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/552210-anti-asian-hate-crimes-more-than-doubled-from-last-year

POLITICO
— Is Fox’s Peter Doocy Just Asking Questions — Or Trolling the White House? He’s is a born-and-raised scion of Fox. Now he’s sparring with the president’s team on national TV, and the game is kind of working for both sides. – CHRISTOPHER CADELAGO (DIERSEN: I should write a book about RINOs who have done the most since 2000 to stop me from asking questions of RINO candidates, RINO elected officials, and RINO party leaders.)
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/05/07/peter-doocy-fox-news-profile-biden-white-house-485248

CNN
— We speak about Asian Americans as a single block. Here’s how incredibly complex they are – Nicole Chavez and Priya Krishnakumar
https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/06/us/demographics-asian-americans-diversity/index.html

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “Out of power in Washington, Republicans pursue hard-right agenda.”
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/out-power-washington-republicans-pursue-hard-right-agenda-across-country-2021-05-07/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Why successful Asian Americans are penalized at the workplace – CHRISTOPHER S. TANG (DIERSEN: While I worked GAO 1980-1997, to get rid of me, my Democrat superiors a) assigned me to supervise all the Asian-Americans that they hired and b) did everything that they could to turn them against me.)
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-05-06/asian-bias-discrimination-corporate-culture-glass-ceiling

NEW YORK POST
— Meet Nick Clegg, a British nerd who decides what Americans can read on Facebook – Kyle Smith
https://nypost.com/2021/05/06/meet-nick-clegg-the-brit-who-decides-what-we-can-read-on-facebook/

NPR
— How Systemic Racism Continues To Determine Black Health And Wealth In Chicago – TERRY GROSS (DIERSEN: Democrats run Chicago.)
https://www.npr.org/2021/05/06/994173342/how-systemic-racism-continues-to-determine-black-health-and-wealth-in-chicago

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Millions Are Unemployed. Why Can’t Companies Find Workers – Eric Morath (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I had were BAD JOBS that they would never stoop to take. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/millions-are-unemployed-why-cant-companies-find-workers-11620302440
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in making CEOs 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.wsj.com/articles/the-ceo-of-ben-jerrys-wants-to-redefine-the-c-suite-11620061219
— Biden’s $6 Trillion Plan for Permanent Culture War. Perpetual public largess corrupts politics, focusing it on who’s a good enough citizen to deserve the dole. – Joseph C. Sternberg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-6-trillion-plan-for-permanent-culture-war-11620318302

FORBES
— The Racist History Of “School Choice” – Raymond Pierce (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who have stressed the most that my parents 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.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/raymondpierce/2021/05/06/the-racist-history-of-school-choice/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Diversity Leaders Call Basecamp Political-Talk Ban ‘More Than Mistake” (DIERSEN: Democrats use “political talk” to promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against 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.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/diversity-leaders-basecamps-banning-political-societal-conversations-more-than-mistake-2021-5

TECH TIMES
— Facebook, Twitter Shut Down Reposts from Trump’s Blog, But Florida Will Go Against this Censorship with New Law – Isaiah Richard (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents and those who they blacklist. My critics/opponents blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders.)
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/259968/20210506/facebook-twitter-shuts-down-reposts-trumps-blog-florida-censorship-law.htm

BUILT IN
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Shadow bans block a user or individual pieces of content without letting the offending user know they’ve been blocked. (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who shadow ban my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and shadow ban my www.gopillinois.com website. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, DuPage County’s 4th District, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton’s West District. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who refuse to be manipulated or dominated by them, 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. I would focus on those who blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://builtin.com/marketing/shadowban

MEDIA POST
— Americans Grow More Divided On Permanently Banning Media Access (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have banned me since 2000. They blame me and they blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for all the losses that Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct have suffered since 2000. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those candidates who have lost elections, their major donors, their political consultants, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers. I would focus on candidates who lost elections for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Illinois statewide offices, Illinois Senate, Illinois House, DuPage countywide offices, DuPage County District 4, Milton Township, Wheaton citywide offices, and Wheaton West District.)
https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/362993/americans-grow-more-divided-on-permanently-banning.html

FEDERAL NEWS NETWORK
— Making the federal hiring process more equitable – Joe Paiva and Allie Wehling (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2021/05/making-the-federal-hiring-process-more-equitable/

FED WEEK
— What it Takes to Be an Average Retiree (DIERSEN: my Civil Service Retirement System pension is tremendously less because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer ” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Previously, they had given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.fedweek.com/publishers-perspective/what-it-takes-to-be-an-average-retiree/
(FROM THE ARTICLE; The average monthly benefit under CSRS is about $4,000, which comes to $48,000 on an annual basis. The “median” CSRS benefit—the point where half are below and half are above—is about $3,500, $42,000 on an annual basis. The FERS defined benefits are smaller—an average of about $1,600 monthly and a median of about $1,300, for annual figures of $19,200 and $15,600—because that program also includes Social Security as a basic element. The average Social Security benefit is about $1,500 a month, $18,000 annually; the average for federal employees likely is higher because the federal salary average is higher than the overall national average, due mainly to differences in the nature of the work and educational levels.)

AARP
— Older Workers Are Willing and Eager to Learn New Skills Two-thirds of older workers are interested in additional job or skills training. – Rebecca Perron (DIERSEN: I earned my third job-related master’s degree in 1997 when I was 49 years old; a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT. In 1989, to get rid of me, my GAO superiors made it clear that they never again assign me to audits of IRS. In 1990, they assigned me to audits of federal financial institution regulators.)
https://www.aarp.org/research/topics/economics/info-2021/older-workers-new-skills-covid-19-pandemic.html

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. View all posts by David Diersen