November 7 Morning Edition

ABC7

— Chicago shootings: 36 shot, 7 fatally, in weekend gun violence
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooting-violence-shootings-gun/11207924/

NBC5
— Ted Cruz Poses for Photo With Chicago Police Officers Amid Battle Over COVID Vaccine Mandate
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/coronavirus/ted-cruz-poses-for-photo-with-chicago-police-officers-amid-battle-over-covid-vaccine-mandate/2674940/

WTTW
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://news.wttw.com/2021/11/06/new-program-informs-immigrants-health-care-rights

WGN RADIO
— Democrats facing tough slog in 2022 governor’s races – AP
https://wgnradio.com/news/political-news/democrats-facing-tough-slog-in-2022-governors-races/

DAILY HERALD
— How Democrats lost in Virginia – and may lose again in 2022 – Debra J. Saunders
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that if you do not vote for them, you are a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all. Ever-increasingly, to get elected and reelected, Democrats and RINOs promote hatred against those who are 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.dailyherald.com/discuss/20211107/how-democrats-lost-in-virginia—and-may-lose-again-in-2022
— COMMENT: Democrats argue that McAuliffe did not lose because he promoted CRT.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20211106/editorial-a-win-for-centrists-and-the-suburbs

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote reparations.
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article255604266.html

QUAD CITY TIMES
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote reparations.
https://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/detroit-voters-ok-commission-to-consider-reparations/article_fbdfc939-a700-50fd-b6f9-16e8a09ed4b7.html

ST. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote reparations.
https://www.stltoday.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/detroit-voters-ok-commission-to-consider-reparations/article_933bc3a2-cd29-51e4-8552-82b272e345a3.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Navy launches ship named for gay rights leader Harvey Milk – AP
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/navy-launches-ship-named-for-gay-rights-leader-harvey-milk/

WSIL TV
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote reparations.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/illinois/detroit-voters-ok-commission-to-consider-reparations/article_a79ec7c3-89b2-5da2-bbe2-99cc7de47652.html

FOX NEWS
— Pennsylvania college blasted for ‘anti-racist’ preference in job description: ‘Political litmus test’ The job posting states that the ideal candidate will ‘establish a culture of anti-racism and anti-oppression’ – Adam Sabes
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will employers officially announce that they will no longer hire those who are the following and will get rid of their employees who are the following: 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.foxnews.com/us/pennsylvania-college-asks-architecture-professor-applicants-to-show-committment-to-anti-racism
— AOC blasts Carville for using term ‘wokeness,’ says mostly ‘older people’ use the word. AOC warns use of the word ‘woke’ will impact ‘youth turnout’ at the polls. – Kyle Morris
(COMMENT: How many candidates on June 28, 2022 Republican primary ballots in your precinct will hint/imply/argue/shout that they are woke, that is, that they are 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.foxnews.com/politics/aoc-blasts-carville-for-using-term-wokeness-says-only-older-people-use-the-word

AMERICAN THINKER
— Beneath the ‘infrastructure’ passage celebration, progs have the most to worry about – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/11/beneath_the_infrastructure_passage_celebration_progs_have_plenty_to_worry_about.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Fatal Flaw At The Core Of Wokeism – Steve Rose
(COMMENT: How many candidates on June 28, 2022 Republican primary ballots in your precinct will hint/imply/argue/shout that they are woke, that is, that they are 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.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/11/the_fatal_flaw_at_the_core_of_wokeism.html

BREITBART
— McWhorter: ‘Subverting an Education’ to Radical Views on Race Is ‘Racist’ – IAN HANCHETT
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/11/06/mcwhorter-subverting-an-education-to-radical-views-on-race-is-racist/

BLAZE
— Microsoft ridiculed for ‘woke’ corporate introductions about land acknowledgments, pronouns, and race – PAUL SACCA
(COMMENT: Soon, if not already, Democrats will demand that all White male Republicans disclose a) when their ancestors came to America, b) when they first acquired land, c) a description of that land, and d) how they acquired that land. My ancestors on my father’s side immigrated in 1844, worked in a brick factory in Chicago 1844-1854, and homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854. My ancestors on my mother’s side immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, were sharecroppers on land in east Grant Park, and subsequently bought that land.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/microsoft-presentation-woke-twitter-reactions
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “First, we want to acknowledge that the land where the Microsoft campus is situated was traditionally occupied by the Sammamish, Duwamish, Snoqualmie, Suquamish, Muckleshoot, Snohomish, Tulalip, and other coast Salish people since time immemorial,” said senior program manager Allison Weins.)

DAILY CALLER
— ‘Finally – Infrastructure Week!’: After Months Of Crises, Biden Gets A Win With GOP Help – SHELBY TALCOTT
(COMMENT: One of the biggest wins that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County have had so far this year was stopping DuPage Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parade and fireworks. I should write a book about a) those Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who did the most to stop Republicans and b) those Republicans who should have spoken out but failed to do so.)
https://dailycaller.com/2021/11/06/infrastructure-bill-joe-biden-win-republicans-help/

NEWS BUSTERS
— The Liberal Media ‘Racist Dog Whistle’ With Virginia’s Black Lt. Gov-Elect Winsome Sears – Jeffrey Lord
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/jeffrey-lord/2021/11/06/liberal-media-racist-dog-whistle-virginias-black-lt-gov-elect

EPOCH TIMES
— Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bagpipes – Michael Kurek
(COMMENT: One of the biggest wins that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County have had so far this year was stopping DuPage Republicans from sponsoring bagpipers in Wheaton’s Independence Day parade. I should write a book about a) those Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who did the most to stop Republicans and b) those Republicans who should have spoken out but failed to do so.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-bagpipes_4074738.html
— The Value of Mentors: The Guides Who Make Us Better People – Jeff Minick
(COMMENT: In 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor who had hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986. In 1975, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-value-of-mentors-the-guides-who-make-us-better-people_4076024.html

NBC NEWS
— COMMENT: Democrats promote CRT.
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/snl-focuses-republicans-winning-ways-n1283414

ABC NEWS
— Culture war fight finds mixed success in school board races – AP
(COMMENT: What percent of your school board members are 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://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/culture-war-fight-finds-mixed-success-school-board-81010168

MERCURY NEWS
— Democrats need to confront their privilege – David Brooks
(COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois can crow about their success in stopping Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks. I should write a book about those Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs.)
https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/11/06/brooks-democrats-need-to-confront-their-privilege/amp/

NEW YORK TIMES
— COMMENT: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/07/arts/television/snl-james-austin-johnson-kieran-culkin.html
— Wokeness Derails the Democrats – Maureen Dowd
(COMMENT: How many candidates on June 28, 2022 Republican primary ballots in your precinct will hint/imply/argue/shout that they are woke, that is, that they are 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/2021/11/06/opinion/sunday/democrats-elections.html
— Republicans, Basking in Tuesday’s Victories, Diverge on What Comes Next – Jeremy W. Peters
(COMMENT: Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, Independent plant, and RINO leaders of the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Party, and Milton Township Republican Organization want to get rid Republicans, and especially 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.nytimes.com/2021/11/07/us/politics/republican-party-trump.html
— What Is the Cause Of Social Inequality? – David Graeber and David Wengrow
(COMMENT: If you asked your critics/opponents why you have more money than others, what would they say? My critics/opponents would hint/imply/argue/shout that I have more money than others because I unfairly and improperly benefited from being White, male, healthy, born in 1948, draft avoider, Protestant, German America, married since 1978, childless, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for more than 24 years, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/04/opinion/graeber-wengrow-dawn-of-everything-history.html

NEW YORK POST
— New York Times sings Dem blues after election losses – Michael Goodwin
https://nypost.com/2021/11/06/new-york-times-sings-democrat-blues-after-election-losses-goodwin/
— COMMENT: Democrats promote the Democrat Party platform.
https://nypost.com/2021/11/07/aaron-rodgers-donald-trump-glenn-youngkin-spoofed-in-latest-snl/

WASHINGTON POST
— This newspaper is cutting back on print and training readers to use iPads instead. Will it work? The strategy underway in Chattanooga, Tenn., and Little Rock highlights the papers’ enduring reliance on older subscribers. – Elahe Izadi
(COMMENT: I should write a book about Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for OPPOSITION RESEARCH. 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.washingtonpost.com/media/2021/11/07/media-newspapers-print-ipad-little-rock/

BOSTON GLOBE
— Who wants to be a police officer? – Dugan Arnett
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that all the jobs that took were bad jobs and that they would never stoop to take such jobs. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. They hint/imply/argue/shout that instead of me, minorities, females, younger people, veterans, disabled people, LGBTQers, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, those who are in America illegally, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, etc. should have gotten those jobs.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/11/06/metro/who-wants-be-police-officer/
— Doing away with legacy admissions may not be the lever some think it is (COMMENT: Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/11/07/opinion/doing-away-with-legacy-admissions-may-not-be-lever-some-think-it-is/

UNION LEADER
— Virginia secedes from Biden’s party – Patrick J. Buchanan
https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/columnists/patrick-j-buchanan-virginia-secedes-from-bidens-party/article_e65d2e94-5b59-56b7-8493-05e1a88926fc.html

BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote reparations.
https://www.beaumontenterprise.com/news/article/Detroit-voters-OK-commission-to-consider-16598054.php

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Congressional Investigation into the NFL Has Only Just Begun – Andrew Beaton and Louise Radnofsky
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gruden-emails-snyder-congress-investigation-wft-11636205695

NEWSWEEK
— Bill Maher Defends Parents Objecting to Critical Race Theory, Says Kids ‘Traumatized’ – NATALIE COLAROSSI
https://www.newsweek.com/bill-maher-defends-parents-objecting-critical-race-theory-says-kids-traumatized-1646689

HARVARD POLITICAL REVIEW
— The Myth of Democratic Exceptionalism – Sophia Scott
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs use “democracy” to get rid of Republicans. That is, ever-increasingly, those who are 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 USE “DEMOCRACY” TO GET RID OF THOSE WHO ARE 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://harvardpolitics.com/democratic-exceptionalism-myth/

SUNDAY GUARDIAN
— Wokeness is toxic, no vaccination can shield us from this sickness – Dhairya Roy
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being woke and champions of the oppressed. 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.sundayguardianlive.com/opinion/wokeness-toxic-no-vaccination-can-shield-us-sickness
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Holier than thou attitude pressurizes people to indulge in false symbolism. It is like a gangsters’ extortion racket which says pay up or I don’t guarantee your safety. Virtue signaling mobs say ‘support this cause or you are racist’. We will cancel you; we will take your job away. We will destroy your career.)

DAILY MAIL
— Bill Maher slams academic for ‘disingenuous’ claim that parents are angry about black history being taught in schools and says they’re outraged that CRT is forcing kids to be seen as ‘either as oppressed or oppressor’ – KEITH GRIFFITH
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being champions of the oppressed. 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.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10172225/Bill-Maher-backs-parents-upset-CRT-schools.html
— COMMENT: Democrats promote CRT.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10173803/SNL-mocks-Glenn-Youngkins-Virginia-Governor-win-struggling-explain-critical-race-theory.html

TELEGRAPH
— Embracing wokeness is electoral Kryptonite for Biden’s Democrats. Glenn Youngkin’s winning campaign in Virginia partly focused on the hugely galvanizing issue of Critical Race Theory – DOUGLAS MURRAY
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/11/06/embracing-wokeness-electoral-kryptonite-bidens-democrats/

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.