November 19 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Kyle Rittenhouse trial: Jury reaches not guilty verdict in Kenosha shooting case. – Liz Nagy, Jesse Kirsch and Maher Kawash
https://abc7chicago.com/kyle-rittenhouse-trial-live-verdict-kenosha-shooting-video/11252677/
— Kenosha, WI, protests over Kyle Rittenhouse verdict don’t materialize; 2 planned in Chicago – Mark Rivera
https://abc7chicago.com/kenosha-wi-protests-shooting-kyle-rittenhouse-trial-verdict/11254394/
— Illinois COVID Update: IL reports 5,720 cases, 37 deaths. US opens COVID boosters to all adults, urges them for 50+ – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/illinois-covid-testing-cases-test/11254082/

FOX32
— Lightfoot says ‘we must respect the jury’s decision’ after Kyle Rittenhouse verdict
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lightfoot-says-we-must-respect-the-jurys-decision-after-kyle-rittenhouse-verdict

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Reaction to Kyle Rittenhouse acquittal reflects nation’s polarized politics: Republicans claim 2nd Amendment victory, progressives call it a miscarriage of justice – BILL RUTHHART
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-kyle-rittenhouse-verdict-political-reaction-20211119-3qsgdtnf7na5xklkmzeukceq74-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— McHenry County Board passes budget without inflationary property tax increase – Ben Szalinski
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211119/mchenry-county-board-passes-budget-without-inflationary-property-tax-increase

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Representative democracy? Nope. You’ve been locked out so your votes are locked in, right where the ruling party wants them. – MADELEINE DOUBEK
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/madeleine-doubek-government/legislative-remap-anti-democratic-madeleine-doubek

WGLT
— Sen. Barickman contests Chris Christie’s verdict on Illinois – Charlie Schlenker
https://www.wglt.org/local-news/2021-11-19/senator-barickman-contests-chris-christies-verdict-on-illinois

WREX
— COMMENT: Rockford gives more preference to LGBTQ+ers.
https://www.wrex.com/news/top-stories/rockford-sees-increase-in-equality-ranking-for-lgbtq-inclusiveness/article_5cafe22c-494e-11ec-80f8-cf75e33c4107.html
— OUTRAGEOUS: Odor of cannabis no longer provides basis for vehicle search in Illinois – Andrew Carrigan
https://www.wrex.com/news/top-stories/odor-of-cannabis-no-longer-provides-basis-for-vehicle-search-in-illinois/article_c8e008a6-497a-11ec-924c-53ff9fee74d1.html

ST. LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois’ new congressional maps may favor Democrats, but they carve up cities like O’Fallon – Kelsey Landis
https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2021-11-19/illinois-new-congressional-maps-may-favor-democrats-but-they-carve-up-cities-like-ofallon

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Warn Your Children About the Religion of Wokeism – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/warn-your-children-about-the-religion-of-wokeism/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: DEMOCRATS’ BUILD BACK BETTER BILL WILL WRECK AMERICA
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/11/thorner-democrats-build-back-better-bill-will-wreck-america.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges in Kenosha shootings – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/19/kyle-rittenhouse-acquitted-all-charges-homicide-tr/
— GOP demands probe of federal grants to Dem operatives to boost voting ahead of 2020 – Haris Alic
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/19/gop-demands-probe-federal-grants-democratic-operat/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Union conference encourages teachers to recruit students for gay and transgender clubs – Zachary Faria
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/union-conference-encourages-teachers-to-recruit-students-for-gay-and-transgender-clubs

GOPUSA
— Kyle Rittenhouse Not Guilty On All Counts! – AP
https://www.gopusa.com/kyle-rittenhouse-not-guilty-on-all-counts/
— New Migrant Caravan Sets Off From Southern Mexico Border For The US
https://www.gopusa.com/new-migrant-caravan-sets-off-from-southern-mexico-border-for-the-us/

BREITBART
— Verdict: Kyle Rittenhouse Found Not Guilty on All Charges – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/law-and-order/2021/11/19/verdict-kyle-rittenhouse-found-not-guilty-on-all-charges/

BLAZE
— Jury finds Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty on all counts – PHIL SHIVER
https://www.theblaze.com/news/kyle-rittenhouse-not-guilty-on-all-counts

DAILY CALLER
— Kyle Rittenhouse Acquitted On All Charges – BRIANNA LYMAN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/11/19/kyle-rittenhouse-acquitted-all-charges/
— The Kyle Rittenhouse Verdict Was A Victory For The American Legal System Against The Woke Mob – HAYDEN DANIEL
https://dailycaller.com/2021/11/19/daniel-the-kyle-rittenhouse-verdict-was-a-victory-for-the-american-legal-system-against-the-woke-mob/

FEDERALIST
— Google Is Now Censoring American Journalists On Behalf Of Communist China – Elle Reynolds
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents want the following to censure me and to censure my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: 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; e) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, major donors, fundraisers, pollsters, campaign managers, campaign staff members, campaign volunteers, etc., and f) those who I have sued.)
https://thefederalist.com/2021/11/19/google-is-now-censoring-american-journalists-on-behalf-of-communist-china/

TOWNHALL
— t’s IN: We Have a Verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse Trial. It’s over. It’s unanimous. Kyle Rittenhouse has been found not guilty of all charges. – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2021/11/19/rittenhouse-verdict-n2599154

EPOCH TIMES
— Kyle Rittenhouse Acquitted on All Counts – JACKSON ELLIOTT AND ZACHARY STIEBER
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/kyle-rittenhouse-acquitted-on-all-counts_4113953.html
— White House ‘Completely Disconnected’ from Americans’ Plight: GOP Leader – Jill McLaughlin
https://www.theepochtimes.com/white-house-completely-disconnected-from-americans-plight-gop-leader_4112159.html

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— RITTENHOUSE VERDICT: NOT GUILTY ALL COUNTS! – Andrew Branca
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/11/rittenhouse-verdict-not-guilty-all-counts/

THE HILL
— Trump congratulates Rittenhouse on acquittal – LEXI LONAS
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/582455-trump-congratulates-rittenhouse-on-acquittal
— Historic immigration reform included in House-passed spending bill – RAFAEL BERNAL AND REBECCA BEITSCH
https://thehill.com/latino/582254-historic-immigration-reform-included-in-house-passed-spending-bill

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Has America Been Overtaken by Creeping Credentialism? Library-science degrees, hotel management degrees, journalism degrees: Is a college degree necessary for nearly every white-collar job these days? – Thomas Bonnett, University of Minnesota, English
https://www.wsj.com/articles/has-america-been-overtaken-by-creeping-credentialism-college-jobs-requirements-11635282885

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Americans Take More Negative View of Job Market
(COMMENT: From what I see, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that you will be hired: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/jobs_employment/americans_take_more_negative_view_of_job_market

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.