November 7 Evening Edition

ABC7

— Biden’s COVID vaccine mandates face first test with federal workers. About 4 million federal workers are to be vaccinated by Nov. 22. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/federal-vaccine-mandate-covid-biden-court/11208575/

NBC5
— Suspect in Shooting of Bensenville Police Officer Denied Bond
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/suspect-in-shooting-of-bensenville-police-officer-denied-bond/2675612/

WGN9
— Top Republicans bullish on 2022 prospects after Virginia win – AP
https://wgntv.com/news/top-republicans-bullish-on-2022-prospects-after-virginia-win/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts, Trump fundraiser, bowing out as Republican National Committee finance chair. Ricketts, a Wilmette resident, was tapped to be the RNC finance chair in January 2018 with the backing of President Donald Trump. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/11/7/22768768/cubs-co-owner-todd-ricketts-trump-fundraiser-republican-national-committee-finance-chair
— Illinois House Republicans on infrastructure bill: Kinzinger, yes; LaHood, Bost, Miller and Davis, no. The six far left hardline Democratic members of “the Squad” voted against the infrastructure bill as did most Republicans. It passed because 13 Republicans voted yes. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2021/11/7/22769067/illinois-house-republicans-infrastructure-bill-adam-kinzinger-yes-lahood-bost-miller-davis-no
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/11/7/22765617/illinois-abortion-rights-pritzker-animal-health-democrats-build-back-better-letters

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Bailey supports eliminating ‘unnecessary’ FOID cards – Andy Nghiem
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/611878707-bailey-supports-eliminating-unnecessary-foid-cards

BREAK THROUGH IDEAS
— Press Conference: The Resurrection of DuPage Voters
https://www.facebook.com/RealBreakthroughIdeas/videos/1036175470287578

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Review panel to consider funding ‘implicit bias’ and ‘antiracism’ training in schools – Greg Bishop
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for problems that minority students have.)
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/review-panel-to-consider-funding-implicit-bias-and-antiracism-training-in-schools/article_ee06f854-3e78-11ec-b88e-2b9c0041190c.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Funding proposals for implicit bias and antiracism training in schools are coming into focus and some see it as an unnecessary controversy that distracts from education in the state’s 850 districts. A draft proposal from the Illinois State Board of Education Professional Review Panel set to be considered next month contemplates how to spend an additional $350 million from the evidence based funding model that lawmakers approved several years ago. There are recommendations for a variety of programs, including teaching foreign languages. There are also suggestions for “interventions to have more explicit focus on racial dynamic, including equity direct approaches that offer concrete strategies for teachers’ behavioral changes in the classroom and increased bias awareness.” The draft proposals “recognize that students of color do not inherently need additional supports by nature of their race/ethnicity, but that these students do face inequities because of historical and existing structures, and there is a cost attendant with working to dismantle those inequities through training on antiracism and eliminating implicit bias within schools and districts.” To address that, the proposal adds “a specific Professional Development cost … related to implicit bias and antiracism at a fixed per-pupil cost based on overall enrollment, with additional per-pupil dollar amount for all students where a district serves over 50% non-white students.”)

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The cultural shift behind the Republican tsunami. Americans want the insanity to stop, but Democrats are not listening. – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/nov/7/the-cultural-shift-behind-the-republican-tsunami/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden rages that illegal aliens ‘deserve compensation’ – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/11/biden_rages_that_illegal_aliens_deserve_compensation.html

DAILY WIRE
— ‘Disingenuous’: Bill Maher Slams Leftist Prof Sneering Parents ‘Spooked By Critical Race Theory’ – Hank Berrien
https://www.dailywire.com/news/disingenuous-bill-maher-slams-leftist-prof-sneering-parents-spooked-by-critical-race-theory

PJ MEDIA
— Joe Biden Doesn’t Really Care About Illegals Separated at the Border. Here’s How We Know. – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2021/11/07/bidens-plan-to-compensate-illegals-is-all-about-politics-not-justice-n1530455
— Congressional Republicans Move to Halt Biden’s Controversial Vaccine Mandate – ATHENA THORNE
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/athena-thorne/2021/11/07/congressional-republicans-move-to-halt-bidens-controversial-vaccine-mandate-n1530478

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Chicago’s County Defies Illinois Supreme Court, Preserves Unconstitutional Gun and Ammo Ordinance – Jack Davis
https://www.westernjournal.com/chicagos-county-defies-illinois-supreme-court-preserves-unconstitutional-gun-ammo-ordinance/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— What Do the National Conservatives Want? – NATE HOCHMAN
(COMMENT: Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who falsely claim to be conservative want the Republican Party a) to dump its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other platform planks and b) to dump those like me who support the aforesaid planks.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/11/what-do-the-national-conservatives-want/

THE HILL
— Real conservatives must make a choice – GLENN C. ALTSCHULER
(COMMENT: Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, Independent plants, and RINOs who falsely claim to be conservative want the Republican Party a) to dump its traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other platform planks and b) to dump those like me who support the aforesaid planks.)
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/580418-real-conservatives-must-make-a-choice

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Simple First Step for Youngkin to Stop Leftist Tyranny. Prohibit ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ statements at public universities and other institutions. – R.R. Reno
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, CRT, 1619, reparations, BLM, etc. 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-veteran, 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.wsj.com/articles/first-step-glenn-youngkin-to-stop-leftist-tyranny-diversity-dei-statements-11636302471
— Help Really Wanted: No Degree, Work Experience or Background Checks. Employers are easing job requirements and speeding up hiring procedures to survive a U.S. labor market with more openings than applicants. – Lauren Weber and Chip Cutter
(COMMENT: Democrats run the federal government. I should write a book about how those Democrats have reduced federal job requirements since the 1960s to facilitate their hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger. I would focus on what the Democrats who run IRS and GAO have done. Constructively, they rendered worthless a) the MBA from Loyola that I earned in 1976, b) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) the master’s degree in accounting from DePaul that I earned in 1980, d) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, e) my becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, f) my becoming a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997, and g) my earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/help-really-wanted-no-degree-work-experience-or-background-checks-11636196307

NEWSWEEK
— Tulsi Gabbard Tells Democratic Leaders to Stop Dividing Americans ‘by the Color of Our Skin’ – JASON LEMON
(COMMENT: Democrats are extremely divisive. Democrats divide everyone not only by the color of their skin, but also by the their race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, length of time your ancestors have been in America, political affiliation, liberal/moderate v. conservative, marital status, veteran status, income, net worth, gun owner status, American nameplate/non-American nameplate vehicle owner, gasoline/electric vehicle owner status, pet owner status, sports fan/non-sports fan, drinker/non-drinker, gambler/non-gambler, stoner/non-stoner, etc.)
https://www.newsweek.com/tulsi-gabbard-tells-democratic-leaders-stop-dividing-americans-color-our-skin-1646741
— Republicans Who Backed Infrastructure Face Attacks Conflating It With Social Spending Bill – FATMA KHALED
https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-who-backed-infrastructure-face-attacks-conflating-it-social-spending-bill-1646768

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2021-11-07/older-adults-are-using-marijuana-more-than-ever-before

LGBTQ NATION
— Log Cabin Republicans roll their annual gala all the way to Florida to honor Melania Trump. The LGBTQ conservative group broke years of precedent by moving the event to Trump’s home resort, and recognized his wife with an award for her “historic” time as First Lady. – Juwan J. Holmes
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/11/log-cabin-republicans-roll-annual-gala-way-florida-honor-melania-trump/

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.