November 11 Morning Edition

NBC5

— Gen Z Voters Are the Least Likely To Be Conservative — and Mostly To Disapprove of Biden
https://www.nbcchicago.com/lx/gen-z-voters-are-the-least-likely-to-be-conservative-and-mostly-to-disapprove-of-biden/2680577/

WGN9
— Illinois’ top doc, Lightfoot blame misinformation for COVID vaccine hesitancy – Tahman Bradley
https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/illinois-top-doc-lightfoot-blame-misinformation-for-covid-vaccine-hesitancy/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Honoring all who served – Mike Formento, Commander, American Legion Post 3, Glen Ellyn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/letters/ct-letters-vp-111121-20211110-xaxxgpctjrgknk6vsapxozw3si-story.html
— Served without regret – James W. Anderson, Vietnam 1967-1968, Talladega, Alabama
(COMMENT: My biggest mistake in my life was my avoiding the draft. I got student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. I should write a book about those who have used my avoiding the draft against me the most. I would focus on the adverse actions that a) my Democrat Post Office superiors took against me 1966-1969, b) my Democrat Firestone superior took against me 1970-1972, c) my Democrat IRS superiors took against me 1971-1980, and d) my Democrat GAO superiors took against me 1980-1997.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/letters/ct-letters-vp-111121-20211110-xaxxgpctjrgknk6vsapxozw3si-story.html
(FROM THE LETTER: By the end of our campaign in Vietnam, roughly half of America did not support the war effort. We witnessed hundreds flee to Canada or other foreign countries to avoid the draft. Where were you during this era? Did you answer the call either as a volunteer or a draftee? Or were you one who chose to not serve, by either fleeing your country or having an affluent connection help you dodge your duty? Or maybe you chose to join a local National Guard unit to stay out of Vietnam?)

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: COMMENT: Democrats run America. Democrats run Illinois. Ever-increasingly, those Democrats promote hatred against Republicans, and especially Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, non-veterans, 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/news/20211111/dream-unrealized-ahead-of-mlk-dinner-in-schaumburg-suburbanites-say-kings-dream-requires-work

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Ken Griffin is ready to bet—but on which horse? The billionaire caused a stir by announcing he’d bankroll any candidate he thinks could defeat Gov. J.B. Pritzker in 2022. The question is, who fits that description? – Greg Hinz
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/juice/citadels-ken-griffin-needs-candidate-challenge-pritzker-greg-hinz-juice
— State projects surplus but gaps will come back in the next four years. It’s thanks to a quicker than expected recovery in revenues and billions in federal aid.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/illinois-projects-surplus-gaps-come-back-next-four-years

WBEZ
— Feel like you don’t fit in either political party? Here’s why – Domenico Montanaro
(COMMENT: What are you? I am a “Faith and Flag Conservative.” According to Pew, Faith and Flag Conservatives are 10% of the public and 23% of the Republican Party. I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independents, and RINOs who despise if not hate Faith and Flag Conservatives. I would focus on those who are a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc.; b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, etc.; c) conservative leaders; d) religious leaders; and e) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, campaign volunteers, etc.)
https://www.npr.org/2021/11/09/1053929419/feel-like-you-dont-fit-in-either-political-party-heres-why
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Americans are divided not just by party but also within them, enough so for Pew to sort Americans ideologically into nine distinct categories (one more than in its last typology four years ago, with some decidedly different contours.)

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Vietnam era vets often didn’t get the respect they deserved. Our troops should never be collateral damage. – Jerry Resler
https://www.jsonline.com/story/opinion/2021/11/11/vietnam-era-vets-often-didnt-get-respect-they-deserved/6272095001/

SOUTHLAND JOURNAL
— COMMENT: DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.
https://thesouthlandjournal.com/cannabis-company-projected-to-bring-revenue-and-jobs-to-hazel-crest/

WAND
— $38M to help with student housing insecurity in Illinois
(COMMENT: My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) while I took courses at UIC 1966-1968, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969.)
https://www.wandtv.com/news/38m-to-help-with-student-housing-insecurity-in-illinois/article_14af00da-41cd-11ec-9c20-cbfa3981c59c.html

WSIL TV
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs promote deficit spending.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/new-infrastructure-bill-could-bring-more-jobs-to-southern-illinois/article_9a23379a-4286-11ec-8eb9-c3dac35c52e8.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— In 2018, Pritzker spent $171 million of his personal fortune to unseat Rauner. Griffin donated $22.5 million to Rauner for that race, and millions more in his 2014 run for governor. In 2020, Griffin spent nearly $54 million to defeat the graduated income tax measure that Pritzker spent $58 million to support. Griffin’s spokesman confirmed his boss will bankroll a challenge to Pritzker. The four Republicans so far in the June 28 primary are state Sen. Darren Bailey, former state Sen. Paul Schimpf, businessman Gary Rabine, and venture capitalist Jesse Sullivan. The big question mark: Will Reps. Adam Kinzinger or Rodney Davis throw their hat in the ring? Either of them would likely get Griffin’s nod. Not on the list is Todd Ricketts. He just stepped down as Republican National Committee finance chair, but a source close to the Cubs co-owner said his exit from the RNC was long planned and that he is not making a play for the governor’s mansion. Democrats might like the idea of Griffin in the midterm mix. A race between Pritzker and anyone Griffin backs could energize the top of the ticket. No offense to the secretary of state candidates.- Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/11/11/griffin-readies-for-battle-495068

WEST COOK NEWS
— Oak Park District 97: Yes, we are teaching the 1619 Project and “critical race theory” to 7th and 8th graders
https://westcooknews.com/stories/612152773-oak-park-district-97-yes-we-are-teaching-the-1619-project-and-critical-race-theory-to-7th-and-8th-graders

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— The Registry shows three more sex offenders living in Crete as of October
(COMMENT: How many more sex offenders do the Democrats want to send to your county, to your county district, to your township, to your municipality, to your municipal district, to your precinct, and to your neighborhood?)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/611267264-the-registry-shows-three-more-sex-offenders-living-in-crete-as-of-october

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— DeVore files defamation lawsuit against Pritzker over ‘grifter’ comment – Greg Bishop
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the defamation lawsuits that I should file.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/devore-files-defamation-lawsuit-against-pritzker-over-grifter-comment/article_736be59c-4273-11ec-8334-fb8affed9273.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Open book: Salary of Glenbard Township High School District 87 teacher Kathy Holmberg
(COMMENT: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the federal government overpaid me. In today’s dollars, GAO paid me $132,845/year in 1997, IRS paid me $97,395/year in 1980, and the Post Office paid me $17.93/hour in 1969. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. Since 1997, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension, currently $54,864/year, is too generous. In my defense, my CSRS pension is dramatically less because my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old and took many adverse actions against me before that. Further, my Social Security should be $6,570/year. But it is only $2,190/year because I get a CSRS pension.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/598513486-open-book-salary-of-glenbard-township-high-school-district-87-teacher-kathy-holmberg

CAPITOL FAX
— None of the 800 or so election official harassment incidents found by Reuters occurred in Illinois
https://capitolfax.com/2021/11/10/none-of-the-800-or-so-election-official-harassment-incidents-found-by-reuters-occurred-in-illinois/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Feds ponder how much to pay illegal immigrants in compensation – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/10/feds-ponder-how-much-pay-illegal-immigrants/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Still no action on addressing Illinois’ $4.4 billion unemployment debt – Greg Bishop
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/still-no-action-on-addressing-illinois-4-4-billion-unemployment-debt

BLAZE
— Liberals demand new judge in Rittenhouse case after his phone rings during trial with patriotic ringtone – CARLOS GARCIA
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats paint themselves as not only being anti-law enforcement, anti-patriotic, anti-gun owners, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, and anti-Trump, but also as being anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexual, anti-traditional marriage/family, anti-non-poor people, 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.theblaze.com/news/rittenhouse-judge-ringtone-liberals-mistrial

DAILY CALLER
— DeSantis Threatens To Bus Illegal Immigrants Right To Biden’s Doorstep In Delaware If He Doesn’t Secure Border – TAYLOR GILES
https://dailycaller.com/2021/11/10/florida-ron-desantis-illegal-immigrants-joe-biden-jen-psaki/
— Tom Cotton Says Late-Night Comedians Are ‘C-List Actors’ Reading Democrat ‘Press Releases’ – NICOLE SILVERIO
https://dailycaller.com/2021/11/10/tom-cotton-late-night-comedy-reading-democrat-press-releases/

TOWNHALL
— We Must End the Biden Nightmare – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/columnists/mattvespa/2021/11/10/the-biden-nightmare-n2598911
— ‘Do It’: DeSantis Has a Plan for How He’ll Retaliate Against Biden Sending Illegal Immigrants to Florida – Leah Barkoukis
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2021/11/11/do-it-desantis-has-a-plan-for-how-hell-retaliate-against-biden-sending-illegals-to-florida-n2598943

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Issa Demands Google Apologize for Censoring Speech – Nick Koutsobinas
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have done the most to censure me and to censure my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. I would focus on those who are a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, etc.; b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, etc.; c) conservative leaders; d) religious leaders; and e) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, campaign volunteers, etc.)
https://www.newsmax.com/us/google-big-tech-censorship-covid-19/2021/11/10/id/1044182/

PJ MEDIA
— The Morning Briefing: Joe Biden Is Too Far Gone to Know That He’s the Problem – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stephen-kruiser/2021/11/11/the-morning-briefing-joe-biden-is-too-far-gone-to-know-that-hes-the-problem-n1531850

MRC TV
— Ghoulish Joy, Guest Dismiss Rittenhouse Tears, Call Him ‘White Privilege on Steroids’ – Curtis Houck
https://www.mrctv.org/videos/ghoulish-joy-guest-dismiss-rittenhouse-tears-call-him-white-privilege-steroids

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Majority of Americans Believe Facebook is Making Society Worse, New Poll Finds – BRITTANY BERNSTEIN
(COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) who promote Facebook, b) who discourage me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, and c) who discourage everyone from reading those newsletters.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/majority-of-americans-believe-facebook-is-making-society-worse-new-poll-finds/
— ‘Let’s Say It’s Not an Amnesty’ – MARK KRIKORIAN
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/lets-say-its-not-an-amnesty/

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Illinois HS History Teacher: “Critical Race Theory” Is The Lens Students Are Taught To See Through – Tim Hains
(COMMENT: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, and RINO critics/opponents are nasty. They want everyone to see me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot and even worse things. They use my demographics against me. They stress that I am conservative, Republican, White, male, old (born on 1948), baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, draft avoider, I am not a member of a church, I do not attend church services, I do not give money to a church, etc. They stress the adverse actions that they have taken against me.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/11/10/illinois_high_school_history_teacher_parents_have_been_gaslit_about_crt_in_schools.html

EPOCH TIMES
— Christopher Rufo on Critical Race Theory, a ‘Bankrupt’ and ‘Elite’ Ideology Subsidized by Public Dollars – JAN JEKIELEK
https://www.theepochtimes.com/christopher-rufo-on-critical-race-theory-a-bankrupt-and-elite-ideology-subsidized-by-public-dollars_4087143.html

THE HILL
— Nearly half of Republicans polled say schools shouldn’t teach history of racism – Brooke Migdon
(COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK member, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/581029-nearly-half-of-republicans-polled-say-schools-shouldnt
— 3 in 4 say Facebook is making society worse: poll – REBECCA KLAR
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/580934-3-in-4-say-facebook-is-making-society-worse-poll
— Military veterans are essential to America’s workforce – ROBERT MARTINEZ JR.
(COMMENT: My biggest mistake in life was my avoiding the draft. I got student draft deferments 1966-1971 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. I should write a book about those who have used my avoiding the draft against me the most. I would focus on the adverse actions that a) my Democrat Post Office superiors took against me 1966-1969, b) my Democrat Firestone superior took against me 1970-1972, c) my Democrat IRS superiors took against me 1971-1980, and d) my Democrat GAO superiors took against me 1980-1997.)
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/580907-military-veterans-are-essential-to-americas-workforce
— Trump’s attacks on McConnell seen as prelude to 2024 White House bid – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/581052-trumps-attacks-on-mcconnell-seen-as-prelude-to-2024-white-house-bid

POLITICO
— Study: Fox viewers more likely to believe Covid falsehoods – AP
(COMMENT: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to destroy those who read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters. Of course, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes. I would focus on those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican and who read my newsletters for “opposition research.”)
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/10/study-fox-viewers-covid-falsehoods-520591

YAHOO NEWS
— Judge in Kyle Rittenhouse Murder Trial Has ‘God Bless the USA’ as Ring Tone – Ross A. Lincoln
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-patriotic.)
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/judge-kyle-rittenhouse-murder-trial-063710646.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame police for the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/09/opinion/minneapolis-police-defund.html

NEW YORK POST
— Biden concedes his COVID stimulus checks fueled spike in inflation – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2021/11/10/biden-says-covid-stimulus-checks-fueled-spike-in-inflation/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Bye, boxy gas-guzzlers. USPS plans fleet overhaul. – Ledyard King
(COMMENT: I often drove Post Office trucks while I worked for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969.)
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/2021/11/10/bidens-build-back-better-bill-would-help-fund-usps-electric-trucks/6269719001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How I Cut My Use of Fossil Fuels – Patricia Price
(COMMENT: What have you done to cut your use of fossil fuels? I used public transportation in 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1978–1997 to get to/from work and school. I walked to/from work and school 1974-1978. I walked to public transportation 1978-1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-cut-fossil-use-11636296221

BATAVIAN
— For a whole generation, one war defined life at home and in Vietnam – Anne Marie Starowitz
https://www.thebatavian.com/anne-marie-starowitz/for-a-whole-generation-one-war-defined-life-at-home-and-in-vietnam/577894
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “A lottery drawing – the first since 1942 – was held on December 1, 1969, at Selective Service National Headquarters in Washington, D.C. This event determined the order of call for induction during the calendar year 1970 for registrants born between January 1, 1944, and December 31, 1950.” Young men were anxiously positioned in front of the television set to see where their birth date would be drawn in the lottery. To this day, Baby Boomers can recall their number.)

NEWSWEEK
— Donald Trump Calls Liz Cheney ‘Threat to Free and Fair Elections’ – AILA SLISCO
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-calls-liz-cheney-threat-free-fair-elections-1648155

GM AUTHORITY
— General Motors Commits To Phasing Out Fossil-Fuel Vehicles By 2040 – JONATHAN LOPEZ
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/11/general-motors-commits-to-phasing-out-fossil-fuel-vehicles-by-2040/

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.