May 9 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: OUTSTANDING: Memorial Day Parade to be Naperville’s first public event as COVID-19 restrictions start to loosen – SUZANNE BAKER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-memorial-day-parade-naperville-st-20210508-aifh6xgj6ndoxjcbyhhz7ki6ge-story.html
— Is $300 enough to say yes to that job? Some Chicago companies offer hiring bonuses for the first time amid labor shortage. – ABDEL JIMENEZ
(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://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-companies-hiring-challenges-incentives-20210505-khxsmgfv6vdoteqiu3dagbevge-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats run everything but continue to blame Republicans for all problems.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-presidential-politics-ugly-truth-st-0504-20210503-in5fmgp5enfkvepbmevevlml3i-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County lawmakers’ committee seats in the Illinois Senate
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210508/dupage-county-lawmakers-committee-seats-in-the-illinois-senate
— Northwest suburban lawmakers’ committee seats in the Illinois Senate
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210508/northwest-suburban-lawmakers-committee-seats-in-the-illinois-senate
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210508/voting-rights-demonstrations-honor-late-legislator-john-lewis

CWB CHICAGO
— Fights, arrests, a gun, and a shoplifting mob reported as another “large group” hits the Loop on Saturday evening
(DIERSEN: Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if Democrats are elected, especially Democrats who are minority and/or female, there will be fewer fights, arrests, guns, shoplifting, protests, riots, looting, arson, etc.)
https://cwbchicago.com/2021/05/fights-arrests-a-gun-and-a-shoplifting-mob-reported-as-another-large-group-hits-the-loop-on-saturday-evening.html

FOX NEWS
— Democrats push for more federal benefits for illegal immigrants
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/democrats-push-for-more-federal-benefits-for-illegal-immigrants

AMERICAN THINKER
— Old Coke, New Coke, Woke Coke, Broke Coke – William Sullivan
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/05/old_coke_new_coke_woke_coke_broke_coke.html

BREITBART
— Walt Disney Co. Promotes Critical Race Theory to Employees, Telling Them to Reject Equality and Strive for ‘Equity ’- DAVID NG
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2021/05/08/report-walt-disney-co-promotes-critical-race-theory-to-employees-telling-them-to-reject-equality-and-strive-for-equity/

BLAZE
— Disney asks employees to complete ‘white privilege checklist,’ insists America was founded on ‘systemic racism,’ according to leaked documents – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/disney-critical-race-theory-training

DAILY WIRE
— Meghan McCain On Calls To Oust Liz Cheney: ‘Shiving Her’ For ‘Refusing To Debase Herself’ To Trump. “I’m absolutely furious.” – Beth Baumann
https://www.dailywire.com/news/meghan-mccain-on-calls-to-oust-liz-cheney-shiving-her-for-refusing-to-debase-herself-to-trump

TOWNHALL
— Disney is the Latest Corporation Called Out By Whistleblower Employees Over ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ Program – Rebecca Downs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/rebeccadowns/2021/05/08/disney-is-the-latest-corporation-called-out-by-whistleblower-employees-over-diversity-and-inclusion-program-n2589165

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— The Wokest Place On Earth: Disney Training White Employees To “pivot” From “white dominant culture” To “something different” Disney training “also called for white staff to ‘decolonize your bookshelf’, ‘participate in reparations,’ and take time to understand and embrace the defund the police movement.”
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/05/the-wokest-place-on-earth-disney-training-white-employees-to-pivot-from-white-dominant-culture-to-something-different/

EPOCH TIMES
— Mob Rule Reigns – Thomas Smith, Michigan
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mob-rule-reigns_3808217.html
— In Support of the Right to Bear Arms & the AR15 – Joseph Parrish, Florida
https://www.theepochtimes.com/in-support-of-the-right-to-bear-arms-the-ar15_3808204.html

THE HILL
— Liz Cheney vs. conservatives in name only – BRENT BUDOWSKY
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who fraudulently paint themselves as being conservative to give themselves standing to destroy conservative individuals and organizations. I would focus on those who promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and/or age discrimination. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/opinion/551829-budowsky-liz-cheney-vs-conservatives-in-name-only

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Kinzinger said Friday that only a handful of his Republican colleagues in the House actually believe ex-President Donald Trump’s election lies.” How soon, if not already, will hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger-supporters in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), in your Republican county party organization, and in your Republican township/ward party organization succeed getting rid of all Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains like me who refuse to share their hatred of Trump? Of course, I will use GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters to draw attention to the efforts by hate-filled Trump-hating Kinzinger-supporters in the IRP, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization to get rid of Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who refuse to hate Trump.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/adam-kinzinger-trump-election-conspiracy_n_60964ef9e4b0f73e530dccae

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— FACEBOOK’S OVERSIGHT BOARD: WATCHDOG OR DISTRACTION? – BARBARA ORTUTAY And MATT O’BRIEN
https://thebusinessjournal.com/facebooks-oversight-board-watchdog-or-distraction/

YAHOO NEWS
— Disney asks employees to fill out ‘privilege checklist’ as part of inclusion programme, leaked documents show – Louise Hall
https://news.yahoo.com/disney-asks-employees-fill-privilege-183657708.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Marooned at Mar-a-Lago, Trump Still Has Iron Grip on Republicans – Lisa Lerer
(DIERSEN: What percent of the candidates on March 15, 2022 Republican primary ballots in your precinct a) will seek/get Trump’s endorsement or b) will seek/get Kinzinger’s endorsement?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/08/us/politics/trump-republicans-liz-cheney.html

NEW YORK POST
— How the New York Times has published lies to serve a biased narrative – Mary Kay Linge
https://nypost.com/2021/05/08/how-the-new-york-times-publishes-lies-to-serve-a-biased-narrative/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Liz Cheney and Donald Trump are locked in mortal combat. So far, Trump is winning – DOYLE MCMANUS
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-05-09/liz-cheney-and-donald-trump-two-scorpions-in-a-bottle-so-far-trump-is-winning

USA TODAY
— Mike Pence looks at the 2024 presidential race but sees Donald Trump everywhere – David Jackson
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/2021/05/06/pence-running-president-will-have-contend-trump/4893895001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Murders Are Rising the Most in a Few Isolated Precincts of Major Cities. A handful of neighborhoods with histories of violence are the primary source of a recent surge in killings in Chicago, New York and elsewhere. – Jon Hilsenrath and Joe Barrett
https://www.wsj.com/articles/murders-are-rising-the-most-in-a-few-isolated-precincts-of-major-cities-11620446460

LAS VEGAS SUN
— Online speech shield under fire as Trump Facebook ban stays – AP
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2021/may/08/online-speech-shield-under-fire-as-trump-facebook/

SEATTLE TIMES
— Marooned at Mar-a-Lago, Trump Still Has Iron Grip on Republicans – Lisa Lerer
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/marooned-at-mar-a-lago-trump-still-has-iron-grip-on-republicans/

INDEPENDENT TRIBUNE
— Racist? Depends on your definition – Byron Williams
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about Whites who hint/imply/argue/shout that other Whites are racists to curry favor with minorities. I should write a book about men who hint/imply/argue/shout that other men are sexists to curry favor with women. I should write a book about older people who hint/imply/argue/shout that other older people should be gotten rid of to curry favor with younger people. I should write a book about heterosexuals who hint/imply/argue/shout that other heterosexuals are bigots to curry favor with LGBTQers. I should write a book about RINOs who hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are racists, sexists, old people who should be gotten rid of, bigots, and even worse things to curry favor with minorities, women, younger people, LGBTQers, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and other RINOs. I would focus on those hate-promoters who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://independenttribune.com/opinion/columnists/byron-williams-racist-depends-on-your-definition/article_49b30f79-58ba-5347-8d7a-176cad8962ec.html

STANDARD EXAMINER
— Weber County GOP censures Romney, elects new leadership – EMILY ANDERSON
https://www.standard.net/news/government/weber-county-gop-censures-romney-elects-new-leadership/article_c63b0ad0-4f41-5f32-9859-c85ed7959da3.html

YONKERS TIMES
— NYC ‘CANCELS” COLUMBUS DAY: CUOMO & OTHER ITALIAN-AMERICANS DISAGREE
http://yonkerstimes.com/nyc-cancels-columbus-day-cuomo-other-italian-americans-disagree/

CITY JOURNAL
— The Wokest Place on Earth. Disney mounts an internal campaign against “white privilege” and organizes racially segregated “affinity groups.” – Christopher F. Rufo
https://www.city-journal.org/racial-politics-at-disney

NEWSWEEK
— How To Deal With Corporate Wokeism – M. TODD HENDERSON
(DIERSEN: To be woke is to be 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.newsweek.com/how-deal-corporate-wokeism-opinion-1589335

TIME
— The ‘Handmaiden of Trump’: How Elise Stefanik Went From Moderate to MAGA – CHARLOTTE ALTER
(DIERSEN: I have never been a handmaiden of anyone and I never will. 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, e) who refuse to cover-up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton.)
https://time.com/6046674/elise-stefanik-liz-cheney-republican/

NPR
— Chicago Police Show Low Vaccination Numbers
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/994996869
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters paint Cheney as being “deeply conservative.”
https://www.npr.org/transcripts/995087311

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— 5 Explanations for April’s Bad Jobs Report – Eric Levitz
(DIERSEN: What motivated you to accept the job offers that you accepted? Wanting to earn money for college expenses and for cars to drive to/from work/school motivated me to accept jobs washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970. Wanting to earn money to help support my mother and brother, to buy cars, to pay for graduate business and accounting courses, to buy a new town home in 1972, and to buy condo in downtown Chicago in 1974 and 1976 motivated me to accept jobs selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; working for Oldsmobile in 1971, pumping gasoline 1971-1972; and collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980.)
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/05/jobs-report-explained-ui-childcare-seasonal-adjustment.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Enhanced UI benefits have led workers to hold out for better terms than employers are willing to provide. For weeks now, small business owners in general — and restaurateurs in particular — have been lamenting their inability to find workers (at the wages they’re used to paying). And they have blamed this difficulty on a simple fact: Thanks to the American Recovery Plan’s $300 federal unemployment benefits, a lot of workers can live comfortably on Uncle Sam’s dime.)

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS ONLY GETTING MORE ATTACHED TO TRUMP The anticipated ouster of bedrock conservative Liz Cheney is the latest example of Republicans abandoning principles in their cultlike devotion to the former president, who may soon return to the rally stage.”
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/05/the-republican-party-is-only-getting-more-attached-to-trump

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled LGBTQ-promoting Republican-hating Republican-haters use Cheney to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/05/gop-going-throw-liz-cheney-bus-trying-support-democracy/

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.