November 12 Evening Edition

WGN9

— Can DuPage County Democrats Keep Support in 2022?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6-DGecL_IQ

NBC5
— Gov. Evers Deploys National Guard to Kenosha Ahead of Kyle Rittenhouse Trial Decision. With the potential for unrest, Evers said the state will provide support and resources to help keep residents safe.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/gov-evers-deploys-national-guard-to-kenosha-ahead-of-kyle-rittenhouse-trial-decision/2683456/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois schools look to bridge widening achievement gap for low-income students during the pandemic – KAREN ANN CULLOTTA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-covid-illinois-school-report-card-low-income-students-20211112-fc3vvxhl3zfq3opclywjvombba-story.html
— 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://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-restorative-justice-cannabis-st-1114-20211112-mxstbjigvzealiwjq5gvos3yfy-story.html
— Legislators vote on Health Care Right of Conscience Act fuels legal and political debate over COVID-19 vaccine mandates – JEREMY GORNER and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-vaccine-mandates-right-of-conscience-20211112-qjinjd3t7zh3jcu7qa3v4nlwka-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Legislative session was partisan assault on individuals’ rights – State Sen. Don DeWitte
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20211112/legislative-session-was-partisan-assault-on-individuals-rights
— Illinois AG: District 25 board violated Open Meetings Act with mask-optional vote – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211112/illinois-ag-district-25-board-violated-open-meetings-act-with-mask-optional-vote

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Republicans, Black and Latino groups submit fresh maps in remap case. GOPers say their maps create 16 state House and Senate districts with a majority-Latino voting population—10 more than the Democratic maps Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed. The courts will ultimately decide. – A.D. QUIG
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/republicans-black-and-latino-groups-submit-new-maps-illinois-state-legislature-remap

FOX ILLINOIS
— New vehicle registrations plummet in Illinois – Jakob Emerson
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/new-vehicle-registrations-plummet-in-illinois

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Yeboah: ‘Could maintaining this District 200 calendar event unintentionally support a myth of U.S. exceptionalism?’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/612312751-yeboah-could-maintaining-this-district-200-calendar-event-unintentionally-support-a-myth-of-u-s-exceptionalism

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— HOW TO FIGHT WOKENESS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/11/how-to-fight-wokeness.html
— ILLINOIS POLICY: PRITZKER’S CHOICE: GET THE SHOT, OR LOSE YOUR JOB
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/11/pritzkers-choice-get-covid-19-shot-or-lose-your-job-.html
— CENTER SQUARE: DEVORE FILES DEFAMATION LAWSUIT AGAINST PRITZKER OVER ‘GRIFTER’ COMMENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/11/devore-files-defamation-lawsuit-against-pritzker-over-grifter-comment.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republicans blast White House collusion with school board group about parental ‘domestic terrorism’ – Emily Zantow
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/12/republicans-blast-white-house-collusion-school-boa/
— Biden’s social welfare bill estimated to raise taxes 30% on middle class, cut them for millionaires – Haris Alic
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/12/bidens-social-welfare-bill-estimated-raise-taxes-3/
— Putting Americans last: Biden’s immigration payout. The Biden administration will reward those who violate American law. – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/12/putting-americans-last-bidens-immigration-payout/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Betsy DeVos: Liberal ‘wokeness’ will always ‘rename, rebrand, or repackage’ ‘insidious ideas’ such as critical race theory to keep them alive – Sydney Shea
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/betsy-devos-liberal-wokeness-will-always-rename-rebrand-or-repackage-insidious-ideas-like-critical-race-theory-to-keep-them-alive

AMERICAN THINKER
— If Progressives wanted to start a civil war, what would they do differently? – Andrew W. Coy
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/11/if_progressives_wanted_to_start_a_civil_war_what_would_they_do_differently.html
— The horror of masking children – Pandra Selivanov
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/11/the_horror_of_masking_children.html

BREITBART
— ICE Confirms They Allowed 78,000 Migrants to Enter the Country Illegally – JORDAN DIXON-HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/11/12/ice-confirms-they-allowed-78000-migrants-to-enter-the-country-illegally/
— Ann Coulter: Leftist Message on Kyle Rittenhouse Is ‘We Are Supposed to Just Stand There and Be Murdered’ – ROBERT KRAYCHIK
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2021/11/12/exclusive-ann-coulter-leftist-message-on-kyle-rittenhouse-is-we-are-supposed-to-just-stand-there-and-be-murdered/
— Black Americans Sue U.S. Farms for Replacing Them with Foreign Workers: ‘It’s Like Being Robbed of Your Heritage’ – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/11/12/black-americans-sue-u-s-farms-for-replacing-them-with-foreign-workers-its-like-being-robbed-of-your-heritage/

NEWSMAX
— Cubs Co-Owner Ricketts May Run For Illinois Gov – John Gizzi
https://www.newsmax.com/john-gizzi/ricketts-illinois-pritzker-trump/2021/11/12/id/1044487/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Why Racial Preferences Harm Higher Education – GEORGE LEEF
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/why-racial-preferences-harm-higher-education/

NTD
— House Republicans Allege IRS Political Bias
https://www.ntd.com/house-republicans-allege-irs-political-bias_701011.html

REUTERS
— Affirmative action opponents ask U.S. Supreme Court to take UNC, Harvard cases together – Nate Raymond
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/affirmative-action-opponents-ask-us-supreme-court-take-unc-harvard-cases-2021-11-12/

WASHINGTON POST
— Backlash to school books centering on race, sex and LGBTQ people turns into conservative rallying cry – Hannah Knowles and Hannah Natanson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/11/12/school-book-challenges-conservative/

NEW YORK POST
— Guess which party ranks as more extreme (Hint: It’s not the GOP) – Deroy Murdock
https://nypost.com/2021/11/12/guess-which-party-ranks-as-more-extreme-hint-not-the-gop/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Companies Aid China’s Bid for Chip Dominance Despite Security Concerns. Silicon Valley venture-capital firms and chip-industry giants are ramping up deals in China’s semiconductor industry, alarming U.S. officials. – Kate O’Keeffe, Heather Somerville and Yang Jie
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-firms-aid-chinas-bid-for-chip-dominance-despite-security-concerns-11636718400
— Europe Sees ‘a New Type of War,’ Accusing Belarus of Weaponizing Migrants. Poland has deployed more troops along the border as tensions have risen. – James Marson and Drew Hinshaw
https://www.wsj.com/articles/europe-sees-a-new-type-of-war-accusing-belarus-of-weaponizing-migrants-11636724990

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.