November 18 Morning Edition

ABC7

— Thieves steal items from Oak Brook Louis Vuitton, 14 suspects flee scene, police say
https://abc7chicago.com/oak-brook-mall-robbery-louis-vuitton-oakbrook-store-il/11249204/

WLS AM
— For the GOP now, all roads lead to Donald Trump – Gloria Borger
https://www.wlsam.com/news/for-the-gop-now-all-roads-lead-to-donald-trump/

WBEZ
— Homeless can keep staying at a downtown Chicago hotel through the winter – Mariah Woelfel
https://www.wbez.org/stories/homeless-stay-extended-at-a-downtown-chicago-hotel/e0105545-c7b8-4c3b-9b9d-fe2809c46bc6

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Will Rep. Rodney Davis run for governor or stay in safe House seat? Met with FOP in Chicago. Davis, 51, from downstate Taylorville — a former Hill staffer first elected to Congress in 2012 — is well known in the Capitol but has a slim profile in the Chicago area. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/11/17/22788552/will-rep-rodney-davis-run-governor-stay-safe-house-seat-met-fop-chicago

DAILY HERALD
— COMMENT: 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.dailyherald.com/news/20211118/craft-cannabis-growing-facility-proposed-in-wheeling

WREX
— Illinois among 40 states to receive ‘F’ grade for child & sex trafficking
(COMMENT: Democrats run Illinois.)
https://www.wrex.com/news/illinois-news/report-illinois-among-40-states-to-receive-f-grade-for-child-sex-trafficking/article_d68fb4e4-47bb-11ec-8a71-83700dbee4ae.html

WEEK
— Bloomington Police pledge to hire more female officers – Howard Packowitz
(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.week.com/2021/11/17/bloomington-police-pledge-hire-more-female-officers/

WEST COOK NEWS
— Western Springs Junior High “social justice” club encourages students to discuss parent issues with teachers
https://westcooknews.com/stories/612683571-western-springs-junior-high-social-justice-club-encourages-students-to-discuss-parent-issues-with-teachers

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Amazon-fueled sales tax gusher brings $5K per household to Monee in ’21
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/612660479-analysis-amazon-fueled-sales-tax-gusher-brings-5k-per-household-to-monee-in-21

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden so weak even Mexico now threatening America – Cheryl K. Chumley
(COMMENT: What do you say to leaders who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who talk and/or act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, or RINOs? I should write a book about them. I would focus on 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.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/18/joe-biden-so-weak-even-mexico-now-threatening-amer/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden Nom Saule Omarova Stole Hundreds of Dollars of Merchandise From a T.J. Maxx. The Lenin Scholar is slated for a confirmation hearing Thursday. – Chuck Ross
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/saule-omarova-stole-hundreds-of-dollars-of-merchandise-from-a-t-j-maxx/

FOX NEWS
— Bill Maher defends parents opposed to critical race theory – Brie Stimson
(COMMENT: According to hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters, the longer ago that your ancestors immigrated to America, the more that they immigrated to take advantage of slavery. When did your ancestors immigrate to America? Where did they live in America? Why did they immigrate to America? All my ancestors immigrated during the 1840 and 1850s. They always lived in northeast Illinois. They immigrated because of the problems at the time in what is now Germany.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/bill-maher-defends-critical-race-theory-opponents
— A guide to the kind of diversity our media is willing to celebrate. The left’s way of categorizing all of us is pointless, and frankly gross. – David Marcus
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/media-npr-michelle-wu-boston-diversity

GOPUSA
— Wake Up America! We Are At War!
https://www.gopusa.com/wake-up-america-we-are-at-war/
— Parents Fight Back Against School’s Transgender Policy – Bobby Eberle
https://www.gopusa.com/shocking-parents-fight-back-against-schools-transgender-policy/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illegals handed big ‘welcome packet’ packages full of free stuff – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/11/illegals_handed_big_welcome_packet_packages_full_of_free_stuff.html
— Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Broken Moral Compass – Dale A. Fitzgibbons
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/11/nikole_hannahjoness_broken_moral_compass.html

CENTER SQUARE
— Poll: Half of U.S. voters question Biden’s health, 48% question his mental fitness – Dan McCaleb
https://www.communitynewspapergroup.com/news/nation/poll-half-of-u-s-voters-question-bidens-health-48-question-his-mental-fitness/article_ffb430d1-db7e-53cc-8113-62842256e823.html

DAILY SIGNAL
— Are Parents Being Tagged as ‘Domestic Terrorists’ by the FBI? Justice Department Needs to Show Its Cards. – John G. Malcolm
(COMMENT: The more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform that you promote, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a domestic terrorist: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving).)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/11/17/are-parents-being-tagged-as-domestic-terrorists-by-the-fbi-justice-department-needs-to-show-its-cards/

FEDERALIST
— Why A Media Counter-Narrative Matters (And How Big Tech Tries To Silence It)
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Big Tech.)
https://thefederalist.com/2021/11/18/why-a-media-counter-narrative-matters-and-how-big-tech-tries-to-silence-it/

SPECTATOR WORLD
— There’s nothing ‘phony’ about the culture war. These battles, typically over race, sexuality and national identity, are defining issues for our time. – Peter Wood
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against 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.)
https://spectatorworld.com/topic/nothing-phony-about-culture-war/

TOWNHALL
— Biden Deals Another Major Blow to Border Enforcement – William Davis
https://townhall.com/columnists/williamdavis/2021/11/18/biden-deals-another-major-blow-to-border-enforcement-n2599249

COLLEGE FIX
— Republicans want answers on UW Madison’s mandatory white privilege course – Benjamin Yount
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest that I owe my income and my net worth to my UNFAIRLY BENEFITING from my being White, male, healthy, non-veteran, non-church member, heterosexual, married, childless, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for more than 24 years, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German national origin, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, Crete resident 1948-1972, Wheaton resident since 1978, etc.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/bulletin-board/republicans-want-answers-on-uw-madisons-mandatory-white-privilege-course/

EPOCH TIMES
— Murdoch Accuses Facebook, Google of Censoring Conservative Voices – Daniel Y. Teng (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Facebook and Google.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/murdoch-accuses-facebook-google-of-censoring-conservative-voices_4110916.html

THE HILL
— Instead of a female expansion, America should retire our archaic draft once and for all – REP. VICKY HARTZLER (R-MO.)
(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://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/581894-instead-of-a-female-expansion-america-should-retire-our-archaic

NBC NEWS
— COMMENT: Democrats use Nikole Hannah-Jones and her 1619 Project book to promote hated against Republicans.
https://www.yahoo.com/now/nikole-hannah-jones-1619-project-110036216.html

CNBC
— ‘Circular firing squad’: Democratic power players are split on the Virginia blame game and how to prepare for the midterms – Brian Schwartz
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I would focus on 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.cnbc.com/2021/11/17/democratic-power-players-split-on-virginia-blame-game-midterm-strategy.html

MSNBC
— The key flaw in the Wyoming GOP’s case against Liz Cheney. Among the problems with the Wyoming GOP’s rejection of Liz Cheney: She has a conservative voting record in a party that’s indifferent toward voting records. – Steve Benen
(COMMENT: Those “Republicans” who have taken adverse actions against me reject one or more of the following planks in the Republican Party platform: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). I should write a book about the aforesaid “Republicans” and the planks that they reject.)
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/key-flaw-wyoming-gop-s-case-against-liz-cheney-n1284014
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During Trump’s term, Cheney voted with him on policy 93% of the time. That’s a higher percentage than Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz and a number of other lawmakers who are seen as staunch Trump allies. Cheney has also received solid grades from prominent conservative groups, including the Susan B. Anthony List and the National Rifle Association.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use “Jan. 6 Defendant Known as QAnon Shaman” to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/us/politics/qanon-shaman-jan-6-sentenced.html
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, and other Republican-haters crow about their success in making students 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.nytimes.com/2021/11/18/opinion/woke-students-scapegoats.html
— To Understand Inequality, Look to the 9.9 Percent – Eyal Press
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest that I owe my income and my net worth to my UNFAIRLY BENEFITING from my being White, male, healthy, non-veteran, non-church member, heterosexual, married, childless, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for more than 24 years, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German national origin, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, Crete resident 1948-1972, Wheaton resident since 1978, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/18/books/review/the-99-percent-matthew-stewart.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In his new book, “The 9.9 Percent,” Matthew Stewart focuses on the wealthiest one-tenth of Americans, a “new aristocracy” whose aggregate wealth is four times greater than that of everyone else. A minimum of $1.2 million in assets is required to enter this exclusive club and Stewart writes that the threshold will almost certainly rise by the time his book is published. It’s a club to which white people are eight times more likely to belong than people of color. But what ultimately unites its members is less the size of their bank accounts than a mind-set, Stewart contends. At its core lies “the merit myth,” a shared belief that the affluent owe their success not to the color of their skin or the advantages they’ve inherited but to their talent and intelligence. Under the spell of this conviction, Stewart argues, the privileged engage in practices — segregating themselves in upscale neighborhoods, using their money and influence to get their children into elite colleges — that entrench inequality even as they remain blithely unaware of their role in perpetuating it.)

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, and other Republican-haters make it clear that they want to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/11/17/virginia-woke-critical-race-theory-liberals/

NEW YORK POST
— Rupert Murdoch slams Big Tech’s censorship of conservatives – Alexandra Steigrad (COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Big Tech.)
https://nypost.com/2021/11/17/rupert-murdoch-slams-big-techs-censorship-of-conservatives/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— COMMENT: Hate-filled Republican-hating Republican-haters use Gosar to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-11-17/gosar-video-displays-gops-violent
— History is being rethought around the world – NICHOLAS GOLDBERG
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Republicans, and especially against 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.)
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-11-17/american-history-wars-china-israel-russia

LOS ANGELES SENTINEL
— COMMENT: A hate-filled White-hating White-hater promotes hatred against Whites.
https://lasentinel.net/ranting-and-raging-against-critical-race-theory-an-epidemic-of-racist-reaction-to-truth.html

NEWSWEEK
— How Donald Trump Is Purging GOP of Those Who Voted to Impeach: ‘2 Down, 8 To Go!’ – EWAN PALMER
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those, including me, who the following have purged or have tried to purge and why: Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc.)
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-purge-candidates-voted-impeach-1650693

CITY OF ASHVILLE
— City of Asheville to accept applications and nominations for the Community Reparations Commission
(COMMENT: Which of the residents of your municipality do Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want to pay the most reparations? Most commonly, a) they want those who are the following to pay the most reparations and b) they want to get rid of the following: law enforcement officers, 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.ashevillenc.gov/news/city-of-asheville-to-accept-applications-and-nominations-for-the-community-reparations-commission/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Woke’ Is a Bad Word for a Real Threat to American Democracy. In authoritarian regimes, vengeance and coercion stand in place of justice and reason. I’ve seen it before. – Garry Kasparov
(COMMENT: In your municipality, in your township, in your county, in Illinois, and in America, how soon, if not already, will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs succeed in getting rid of Republicans once and for all? This year, they succeeded in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. Last year, they succeeded in getting downtown Wheaton businesses to promote LGBTQ BIG TIME, that is, they succeeded in telling religious people, conservatives, and Republicans to GO TO HELL.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/woke-is-a-bad-word-for-a-real-threat-to-american-democracy-cancel-culture-freedom-11637184284

FORBES
— COMMENT: Pot pushers crow about their success in destroying America.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/willyakowicz/2021/11/18/why-the-legal-cannabis-industry-is-high-on-the-american-south/

BLOOMBERG
— SALT Proposal Gives Windfall to Top Earners in High-Cost Areas. Here’s how Democrats’ plans affect Americans with big state and local tax bills. – Ben Steverman and Laura Davison
(COMMENT: The $10,000 SALT cap should be raised to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-17/salt-proposal-gives-windfall-to-top-earners-in-high-cost-areas

BLOOMBERG LAW
— Retiring Men on Boards Open Up Gains for Women at U.S. Banks
(COMMENT: I should write a book about how employers force their older employees who are Republican, White, male, Protestant, German American, etc. to retire to make way for their younger employees who are Democrat, minority, female, non-Protestant, non-German American, etc. It is called up-or-out, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, religious .)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/banking-law/retiring-men-on-boards-open-up-gains-for-women-at-u-s-banks

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Gen Z voters eye GOP over cancel culture – Brent D. Griffiths
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will religious, conservative, and/or Republican organizations officially announce that they will no longer let those who are following join and that they will get rid of their members who are the following: those who do not hate Trump, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, draft avoiders, 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/10-things-in-politics-gen-z-gop-cancel-culture
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “White men are the most conservative group among young voters and the most likely to say white people are losing out economically,” my colleague writes. “In one poll, more than 40% of young white men said discrimination against white people was as serious as discrimination against racial-minority groups.”)

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— Financial Equity and Inclusion Should Be Part of Your DEI Programs
(COMMENT: To qualify myself for better paying jobs, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997.)
https://hbr.org/sponsored/2021/11/financial-equity-and-inclusion-should-be-part-of-your-dei-programs
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Today, 50% to 78% of working Americans are earning just enough money to pay their bills, and missing a paycheck means some bills simply don’t get paid, resulting in late fees or overdrafts that just put them further in debt. In addition, 22% of American adults are either unbanked or underbanked, according to a 2019 Federal Reserve report, meaning they have no bank account and/or they rely on alternative financial services, such as check-cashing services or money orders to pay bills.)

GUARDIAN
— Rupert Murdoch says Trump should stop focusing ‘on the past’ in rare rebuke
(DIERSEN: I spend 10+ hours each and every day focusing on the political and governmental present by putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out. If I were to focus on the past, I would file lawsuits against my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupers.)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/nov/17/rupert-murdoch-donald-trump-stop-focusing-on-the-past

DAILY MAIL
— Woke Loudoun County school board agrees to permanent injunction BANNING it from retaliating against suspended teacher who said he opposed the district’s gender identity policy. -ARIEL ZILBER
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed. I would focus on the charges, the defendants, and the retaliatory actions that the defendants have taken against me. Better yet, I should file for permanent injunctions against the defendants.)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10212645/Loudoun-County-school-board-agrees-not-retaliate-against-suspended-teacher.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.