November 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

— Surge protectors? Experts urge vaccinations as state’s climbing COVID-19 cases spark concerns of ‘yet another wave’ The state logged 22,600 new cases of the deadly virus over the past week. The numbers, reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday, represent an increase of 29% over the seven-day caseload reported a week ago. – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2021/11/12/22778856/surge-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-public-health-fall-daily-cases-deaths-increase

DAILY HERALD
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20211111/chicago-lgbt-hall-of-fame-2021-virtual-induction-ceremony

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trump says Pence was ‘well-protected’ during Jan 6. siege
(COMMENT: If you came under attack, who could come to your defense? My critics/opponents can stress that when I have come under attack, virtually NONE of the following came to my defense: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), etc.; b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), 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. My critics/opponents a) stopped me from raising money from Republicans so that Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks this year, b) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, c) ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, d) ended my WCC Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, e) ended my MTRO webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, f) ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, g) almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) ended my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004, and i) ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004.)
https://pantagraph.com/news/national/watch-now-trump-says-pence-was-well-protected-during-jan-6-siege/video_682ce58c-85e3-5ee2-916a-4e341d934381.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Drug addiction claimed a young man’s life. His family hopes his obituary will spare others His parents say he took fentanyl, then overdosed and died – Phil Luciano
https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/2021/11/12/peoria-area-family-hopes-obituary-drug-addiction-will-save-lives/6316329001/

FOX ILLINOIS
— ‘Woke’ politics in the spotlight again – KRISTINE FRAZAO
https://foxillinois.com/news/videos/woke-politics-in-the-spotlight-again

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— As lawmakers push for more electric vehicles, Illinois trails most of the country in charging station infrastructure – Kevin Bessler
https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/as-lawmakers-push-for-more-electric-vehicles-illinois-trails-most-of-the-country-in-charging/article_f76518ad-ef36-54c5-89a7-47dbcfb71fff.html

WIREPOINTS
— Chicagoans struggling with high water bills jacked up by special pension tax – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/chicagoans-struggling-with-high-water-bills-jacked-up-by-special-pension-tax-wirepoints-quickpoint/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— School board prez accused of compiling dossier on parents who oppose masks, critical race theory – Kerry Picket
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/12/school-board-prez-accused-compiling-dossier-parent/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GOP moves to become ‘party of parents’ after Youngkin win – Emily Brooks
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republicans-party-of-parents-midterrms-youngkin
— If libertarians built the roads, maybe they wouldn’t be racist – Hannah Cox
(COMMENT: What are the most racist roads in Illinois, in your county, in your township, in your municipality, in your precinct, and in your neighborhood?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/if-libertarians-built-the-roads-maybe-they-wouldnt-be-racist

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Biden White House Dismisses Rising Inflation. Labor Dept says inflation at highest point in 30 years. – Thaleigha Rampersad
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/watch-biden-white-house-dismisses-rising-inflation/

FOX NEWS
— This American city (Chicago) is in crisis – Tucker Calson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNdzylE1NSU&t=1s
— Four parents win Ohio school board seats campaigning against critical race theory, mask mandates. Slate of conservative political novices win school board election races near Cincinnati. – Joshua Q. Nelson
https://www.foxnews.com/media/ohio-parents-win-school-board-critical-race-theory-mask-mandates
— Laura Ingraham: These are the four C’s of Biden’s apocalypse. Cost, COVID, crime and critical race theory are the main issues facing Americans, Ingraham said. – Kelsey Koberg
https://www.foxnews.com/media/laura-ingraham-biden-apocalypse-crime-covid-cost-critical-race-theory
— ‘Ingraham Angle’ on Black Lives Matter, inflation
https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/ingraham-angle-black-lives-matter-inflation
— Donald Trump broke the woke stranglehold on our country, and on us Americans won’t be shamed into ignoring the excesses of wokeness ever again. And Trump absolutely gets the credit for that. – David Marcus
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/donald-trump-glenn-youngkin-race-woke-political-correctness

AMERICAN THINKER
— Don’t Let Leftists Gaslight You on Critical Race Theory – Christopher Paslay
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the biggest gaslighters in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/11/dont_let_leftists_gaslight_you_on_critical_race_theory.html

BREITBART
— Enes Kanter: NBA Threatened to Ban Me for Anti-China Shoes – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2021/11/12/enes-kanter-nba-threatened-to-ban-me-for-anti-china-shoes/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Babylon Bee makes fun of the Left in newly released ‘Guide to Wokeness’ – Michael Gryboski
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being woke and champions of the oppressed. I should write a book about them. To paint me as being an oppressor, they stress that I am White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, heterosexual, married, childless, non-dog owner, gun owner, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844 and have owned land in America since 1854, Crete resident 1948-1972, new car owner since 1966, real estate owner since 1972, Wheaton resident since 1978, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for more than 24 years, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, etc.)
https://www.christianpost.com/books/babylon-bee-pokes-fun-at-the-left-in-new-guide-to-wokeness.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The minds behind the popular Christian satire site The Babylon Bee have released a new book that pokes fun at the ideas and actions of those who identify as “woke.” The Babylon Bee Guide to Wokeness was released earlier this month as a satirical critique of woke ideology. The book was dedicated to communist dictator Joseph Stalin, whom it calls a “woke hero” and “champion of the oppressed proletariat.” The book promises to help readers “take your wokeness to the next level by canceling friends, breaking windows, and burning it all to the ground.” “Wokeness isn’t a private religion you can keep to yourself,” explains the introduction. “Once you see the world through woke eyes, you’ll never be the same, and you’ll never be able to stop telling your friends about your new beliefs. Kind of like when you join CrossFit or become vegan — or get an air fryer.” The guide defines “woke” as “[f]inding your identity not in objective reality, but in your feelings,” “[w]orshiping the planet because humanity is evil,” “[f]inding the racism, sexism, and hatred in everything” and “[b]rainwashing your kids to hate life and be miserable.” “Because you don’t want to raise a generation of happy, well-adjusted kids — that’s what NAZIS do,” the guide warns.)

NEWSMAX
— Rep. Waltz to Newsmax: Our Enemies ‘Smell Weakness’ in the White House – Luca Cacciatore
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/foreign-policy-biden-newsmax-tv-russia/2021/11/12/id/1044490/
— Taking on the Woke Movement – George J. Marlin
https://www.newsmax.com/george-j-marlin/wokism-john-mcwhorter-antiwoke/2021/11/12/id/1044432/

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— Pence Delivers Remarks At Young America’s Foundation Event In Texas
https://www.oann.com/pence-delivers-remarks-at-young-americas-foundation-event-in-texas/

FAMILY RESEARCH COUNCIL
— Tell Congress not to draft our daughters!
(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. Further, I graduated from NIU in August of 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in management. Employers were under increasing pressure to hire minorities, females, and veterans. Employers saw me as being draft bait. They did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be approved. I accepted the only job offer that I got, to be the Retail Sales Manager in Firestone’s Chicago Heights store. The job did not really require a bachelor’s degree. Immediately after my application was approved in February of 1971, Oldsmobile offered me a job that I accepted. That resulted in my Firestone Store boss rudely firing me. But Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://frc.quorum.us/campaign/35584/

THE HILL
— Rittenhouse trial exposes deep US divide – NIALL STANAGE
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/581391-the-memo-rittenhouse-trial-exposes-deep-us-divide
— At White House, frustration over who gets to ask questions – DOMINICK MASTRANGELO
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have shouted the loudest at Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct that they should not let me ask them questions at press conferences. I would focus on those who shouted that the loudest at Henry Hyde, Peter Roskam, and Jeanne Ives.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/581290-at-white-house-frustration-over-who-gets-to-ask-questions

TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY
— Winsome Sears: It’s not 1963 – Cal Thomas
https://godanriver.com/opinion/columnists/cal-thomas-winsome-sears-it-s-not-1963/article_8a0082fb-4239-5646-a34a-05db802fd666.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasing, Democrats promote dependency on government and dependency on charity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/opinion/reagan-social-welfare.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/opinion/book-bans.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Menace Enters the Republican Mainstream – Lisa Lerer and Astead W. Herndon
(COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents a) who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican and b) who have belittled me, admonished me, chastised me, chided me, scolded me, berated me, upbrated me, lambasted me, warned me, and/or threatened me. The aforesaid known that I forgive those who trespass against me and that I accept that “vengeance is mine, saith the Lord.” Further, the aforesaid have seen that virtually none of the following have ever come to my defense: a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRO), etc.; b) Republican leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), 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. My critics/opponents a) stopped me from raising money from Republicans so that Republicans could help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks this year, b) gerrymandered my precinct in 2015, c) ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, d) ended my WCC Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, e) ended my MTRO webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, f) ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership in 2007, g) almost got ICRC to censure me for my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters in 2006, h) ended my bid to serve as MTRO Treasurer in 2004, and i) ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/us/politics/republican-violent-rhetoric.html
— The number of U.S. workers quitting their jobs in September was the highest on record. – Ben Casselman
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/business/economy/jobs-labor-openings-quit.html
— FRONT PAGE: Trusted Broadcaster Muzzled As Hong Kong Minds Beijing – Vivian Wang
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents want the following to muzzle me: 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.nytimes.com/2021/11/12/world/asia/hong-kong-rthk-crackdown-china.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Racism costs Americans trillions. Biden and the Fed say they’re working to change that. – Joe Davidson
(COMMENT: What would your superiors say that they did to fight racism? My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate, gave 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. My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me to resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/11/13/black-inequality-mary-daly-study-federal-reserve/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why America Needs National Conservatism. Today’s central challenge is an aggressive, ascendant radical left. Incremental reform won’t counter it. – Christopher DeMuth
(COMMENT: The Republican Party platform is conservative. Those who hold government and/or political offices in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton as Republicans should defend and advance conservatism.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/national-conservatism-socialist-progressives-woke-crt-patriotism-social-media-border-11636738833
— Boycotts that Brought Change – Amanda Foreman
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have boycotted my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters since 2000. I should write a book about those who boycotted TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois while I served as its chairman 2005-2012. I should write a book about those who boycotted Illinois Center Right Coalition while I served on its Steering Committee 2003-2007. I would focus on those who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/boycotts-that-brought-change-11636743557
— Labor Market Has No Slack in Sight. Recent labor market data are latest indication it remains extraordinarily hard to find workers. Justin Lahart
(COMMENT: 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.wsj.com/articles/labor-market-has-no-slack-in-sight-11636738864
— The 4% Retirement Rule Is in Doubt. Will Your Nest Egg Last? A well-established strategy for funding our golden years is no longer foolproof. Retirees need to get creative. – Anne Tergesen
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-4-retirement-rule-is-in-doubt-will-your-nest-egg-last-11636713035
— The Inflation Revenue Dividend. State and local governments have never had so much dough. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-inflation-revenue-dividend-states-federal-pandemic-spending-11636668845
— FRONT PAGE: Record Quitting Fuels Tight Job Market. There were more than 11 million job openings in early November, according to jobs site Indeed, well above the number of unemployed workers. – Gabriel T. Rubin
(COMMENT: I quit my Firestone Stores job in 1971 when I was 22 years old a) because I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile, b) because I saw my opportunities for advancement working for Firestone as being limited, c) because what I had learned earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 as being wasted, d) because the job did not really require a college degree – I was required to spent too much time installing tires on cars and pumping gasoline, and e) because my boss disapproved of the fact that I had avoided the draft, that I was Protestant, and that I was 100% German American – Firestone’s District office hired me – he never would have hired me. He rudely fired me when I gave him my 2-week notice. But then, Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer and that directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/record-high-job-openings-persist-in-tight-labor-market-11636713002

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Anti-Woke ETFs Are Pitching to Conservatives as Answer to ESG
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/securities-law/anti-woke-etfs-are-pitching-to-conservatives-as-answer-to-esg

FORTUNE
— Bias in A.I. is a big, thorny, ethical issue – ELLEN MCGIRT AND JONATHAN VANIAN
(COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use A.I. to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, 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. Google uses A.I. a) to steer everyone to websites that promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms and b) to steer everyone away from websites that promote the Republican Party platform.)
https://fortune.com/2021/11/12/bias-ai-ethical-issue-racism-data-technology/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly disgusting racist Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Black Republicans and those who vote for them.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/11/why-white-racists-can-vote-for-black-republicans.html

MARKETING DONUT
— Ten ways to keep ahead of the competition
(COMMENT: I should write a book about my direct competitors and what they do a) to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to stop everyone from reading those newsletters. Better yet, I should sue them.)
https://www.marketingdonut.co.uk/marketing-strategy/ten-ways-to-keep-ahead-of-the-competition

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.