October 13 Morning Edition

ABC7

— COMMENT: Pot pushers push medical pot to push recreational pot.
https://abc7chicago.com/medical-marijuana-illinois-card-dispensary/11119022/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Marist High School students protest after peers knelt during a Spanish-language song at homecoming: ‘We feel unsafe’ – LAURA RODRÍGUEZ PRESA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/people/ct-marist-latino-student-protest-alleged-racist-act-homecoming-20211012-qptgjpkjave4zc7shhwqikwrjq-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Italian American group was allowed to borrow Columbus statue to clean it. The Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans returned the spiffed-up statue on Tuesday. – Manny Ramos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/10/12/22723167/italian-american-group-returns-columbus-statue-chicago-park-district-cleanup-graffiti
— FOP president urges police officers to ignore city mandate to report vaccination status — predicts 50% cut in cops on street. FOP President John Catanzara instructed rank-and-file officers to report to work Friday and be sent home for not having reported their vaccine status. Asked to respond, a mayoral spokesperson said they would have “no statement.” – Clare Spaulding
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2021/10/12/22723581/coronavirus-vaccine-mandate-chicago-police-union-fop-mayor-court-catanzara-lightfoot

DAILY HERALD
— Lake County Board votes to shrink from 21 to 19 seats
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20211012/lake-county-board-votes-to-shrink-from-21-to-19-seats
— William Shatner and the new 90 – Editorial
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who promote age discrimination the most. I would focus on those who also promote discrimination the most against the following: those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, 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/20211013/editorial-william-shatner-and-the-new-90

WTTW
— Congressional Remap Underway, But Little Participation at Public Hearings – Amanda Vinicky
https://news.wttw.com/2021/10/12/congressional-remap-underway-little-participation-public-hearings

WBEZ
— New development and job growth are still more prevalent in areas where white people live – Esther Yoon-Ji Kang
https://www.wbez.org/stories/race-remains-a-strong-element-in-how-chicago-communities-grow/6145d103-757f-46db-a673-4dc138c1272e

JOHN KASS
— Kamala Harris: Lost in Space
https://johnkassnews.com/kamala-harris-awkwardly-lost-in-space/

WIREPOINTS
— The Associated Press Stylebook Is A Metaphor For Today’s Political Division – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/the-associated-press-stylebook-is-a-metaphor-for-todays-political-division-wirepoints-quickpoint/
— Homicide rate in Chicago is now six times higher than New York and three times higher than LA
https://wirepoints.org/homicide-rate-in-chicago-is-now-six-times-higher-than-new-york-and-three-times-higher-than-la-wirepoints-joins-chicagos-morning-answer-on-am-560/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO MAY HAND $500 MONTHLY FOR A YEAR TO 5,000 LOW-INCOME FAMILIES – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-may-hand-500-monthly-for-a-year-to-5000-low-income-families/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Biden and Mayorkas roll out the welcome mat to illegal immigrants. He cavalierly disregards constitutional authority and the law. – Jenny Beth Martin
https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/12/biden-and-mayorkas-roll-out-the-welcome-mat-to-ill/
— Inflation, racial strife, the sanctity of marriage have U.S. families on edge, poll shows – Mark A. Kellner
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/12/inflation-racial-strife-sanctity-marriage-have-us-/

FOX NEWS
— Conservatives blast Biden’s ‘blatant intimidation attempt’ to push his LGBTQ agenda. Biden attacked ‘discriminatory’ and ‘anti-LGBTQ+ bills’ in his ‘Coming Out Day’ statement – Tyler O’Neil
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/conservatives-blast-bidens-blatant-intimidation-attempt-to-push-his-lgbtq-agenda
— Rep. Byron Donalds: Left got caught trying to divide our country through schools
https://www.foxnews.com/media/rep-byron-donalds-left-got-caught-trying-to-divide-our-country-through-schools

AMERICAN THINKER
— Anti-Trump Republicans offer no ‘wonderful life’ – David Zukerman
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/10/antitrump_republicans_offer_no_wonderful_life.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Over $100 Million Worth of Border Wall Equipment Wasted, Sitting Unused in Texas – Eric Lendrum
https://amgreatness.com/2021/10/12/over-100-million-worth-of-border-wall-equipment-wasted-sitting-unused-in-texas/

BLAZE
— White students accused of racism for kneeling during Spanish-language song at Catholic HS (Marist) homecoming dance – DAVE URBANSKI
https://www.theblaze.com/news/racism-kneeling-during-spanish-language-song
— The NFL canceled Jon Gruden for sins against wokeism – JASON WHITLOCK
https://www.theblaze.com/op-ed/whitlock-the-nfl-canceled-jon-gruden-for-sins-against-wokeism

CHRISTION POST
— Big education has zero tolerance for informed and involved parents – Ryan Bomberger
https://www.christianpost.com/voices/big-education-has-no-tolerance-for-informed-and-involved-parents.html

CHRISTIAN HEADLINES
— Woke Culture Is at ‘War’ against Christianity – Michael Foust
https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/woke-culture-is-at-war-against-christianity-skillets-john-cooper-warns.html

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— Let Life Resume – John Stossel
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/blog/2021/10/13/let-life-resume

NEWSMAX
— How Wokeness Still Wins on College Campuses – Paul du Quenoy
https://www.newsmax.com/paulduquenoy/woke-college-higher-education-progressive/2021/10/12/id/1040092/

FEDERALIST
— Why The Left Hates The Generous Givers Who Keep America’s Lights On. – Nathanael Blake
https://thefederalist.com/2021/10/12/why-the-left-hates-the-generous-givers-who-keep-americas-lights-on/

PJ MEDIA
— Chicago Museum Goes Woke, Fires All of Its Mostly White, Female Volunteers – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/uncategorized/kevindowneyjr/2021/10/12/chicago-museum-goes-woke-fires-all-of-its-mostly-white-female-volunteers-n1523179

NATIONAL REVIEW
— ‘Now Those Who Represent China Are All Over Washington’ – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/now-those-who-represent-china-are-all-over-washington/
— A Conservative Third Party Won’t Work – DAN MCLAUGHLIN
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who falsely claim to be conservative. I would focus on the many adverse actions that they have taken against conservatives and/or against conservative principles. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on past and present leaders of Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and Wheaton Park District. I would focus on past and present conservative leaders. I would focus on past and present religious leaders. I would focus on Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct, their political consultants, their major donors, their fundraisers, their pollsters, their campaign managers, their campaign staff members, and their campaign volunteers.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/a-conservative-third-party-wont-work/

EPOCH TIMES
— ‘Wokeism’ Undermining Operation of Military, Army Officer Says – Petr Svab
https://www.theepochtimes.com/wokeism-undermining-operation-of-military-army-officer-says_4045412.html
— Americans Are Quitting Jobs at Record Rates: Labor Department – JACK PHILLIPS
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that citizens of America should not have to take bad job and that citizens of foreign countries should take those bad jobs. According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take. 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.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_morningbrief/americans-are-quitting-jobs-at-record-rates-labor-department_4045744.html

THE HILL
— GOP leader’s remarks on Fox underscore Trump’s power – SCOTT WONG
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/576470-gop-leaders-remarks-on-fox-underscore-trumps-power

CNN
— Republicans rally around possible Trump 2024 bid as they downplay his role on January 6 – Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju
https://ktvz.com/news/2021/10/13/republicans-rally-around-possible-trump-2024-bid-as-they-downplay-his-role-on-january-6-2/

REUTERS
— U.S. should face up to ‘shameful past’ VP Harris says
(COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, expect that ever-increasingly, if you are an older White male Republican, you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors will be demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things, and especially if you are conservative, patriotic, non-veteran, 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.reuters.com/world/us/us-vp-says-european-explorers-ushered-wave-devastation-tribal-nations-2021-10-12/

NBC NEWS
— Texas agency removes webpages with resources for LGBTQ youths. The state Department of Family and Protective Services removed the pages after criticism from one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Republican primary challengers. – Jo Yurcaba
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to be LGBTQers.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/texas-agency-removes-webpages-resources-lgbtq-youths-rcna2929

NEW YORK TIMES
— Biden Ends Workplace Immigration Raids, Reversing Trump Policy. The change comes during a labor shortage in the United States, offering reassurance that undocumented workers are not at risk of being deported en masse. – Eileen Sullivan
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally. Democrats should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/us/politics/biden-workplace-immigration-raids.html
— It Isn’t That Easy to Just Give People What They Want – Thomas B. Edsall
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, to get votes from members of Group A, the Democrat Party uses government to give members of Group A preference over members of Group B. Members of Group A are minority, female, younger, LGBTQ, veteran, moderate, liberal, non-married, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems, criminals, boozers, gamblers, and pot users. Members of Group B are White, male, older, heterosexual, non-veteran, conservative, married, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, those who do not have financial, health, and/or other problems, those who abide the law, non-drinkers, non-gamblers, and non-pot users.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/13/opinion/david-shor-biden-democrats.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Over the 20-year period from 1970 to 1990, whites, especially those without college degrees, defected en masse from the Democratic Party. In those years, the percentage of white working class voters who identified with the Democratic Party fell to 40 percent from 60, Lane Kenworthy, a sociologist at the University of California-San Diego, wrote in “The Democrats and Working-Class Whites.” Now, three decades later, the Democratic Party continues to struggle to maintain not just a biracial but a multiracial and multiethnic coalition — keeping in mind that Democrats have not won a majority of white voters in a presidential election since Lyndon Johnson’s landslide victory in 1964.)

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— California’s ethnic studies law removes the whitewash from U.S. history – Luis Alfredo Vasquez-Ajmac, Redondo Beach
(COMMENT: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, expect that ever-increasingly, if you are an older White male Republican, you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors will be demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things, and especially if you are conservative, patriotic, non-veteran, 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.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-10-12/californias-ethnic-studies-law

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Today’s School Board Fights Recall the 1970s Busing Battles. The left is again trying to impose racially divisive educational policies in a top-down fashion. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/busing-education-schools-segregation-divisive-diversity-requirement-critical-race-theory-11634073097
— The Patriot Act Wasn’t Meant to Target Parents. The Biden administration is abusing federal laws and agencies as instruments of political repression. – F. James Sensenbrenner
https://www.wsj.com/articles/patriot-act-parents-education-school-board-free-speech-nasb-critical-race-theory-crt-covid-11634071880
— Credentials Versus Fruits – Benjamin and Jenna Storey
(COMMENT: Expect that your critics/opponents will use your credentials against you. My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that because I have so many credentials, my being an extremely bad person must be the reason why my GAO, IRS, Firestone Store, and Post Office superiors took so many adverse actions against me. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-constitution-of-knowledge-review-credentials-versus-fruits-11634077515

FORTUNE
— A more equitable workforce starts with less biased performance reviews – ELLEN MCGIRT
(COMMENT: Democrat employers use the subjectivity in performance reviews a) to promote their Democrat employees, and especially those who are minority, female, and/or younger and b) to get rid of their Republican employees, and especially those who are White, male, and/or older.)
https://fortune.com/2021/10/12/how-do-i-create-an-equitable-workforce-performance-reviews-bias/

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
— How Business Leaders Can Reduce Polarization. – Martin Reeves, Leesa Quinlan, Mathieu Lefèvre, and Georg Kell
(COMMENT: I should write a book about the most polarizing leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and Milton Township Republican Organization (MTRCC). They focus on driving out the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRO those who are 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://hbr.org/2021/10/how-business-leaders-can-reduce-polarization

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— ‘A takeover’: Trump loyalists exert control over county GOPs – Greg Bluestein
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who control the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization.)
https://www.ajc.com/politics/a-takeover-trump-loyalists-exert-control-over-county-gops/6CNKT5NUANCX3JXYYFIGMADOUI/

CAVALIER DAILY
— White privilege is real — reverse racism is not – Aliyah D. White
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, everyone is under ever-increasing pressure to give more and more and more preference to minorities, and especially to minorities who are female, younger, LGBTQ, moderate, liberal, non-married, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those who are in America illegally, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. That is, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, everyone is under ever-increasing pressure to discriminate against Whites, and especially against Whites who are male, older, heterosexual, conservative, married, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, citizens of America, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Because of my bad demographics, a) if I was 16 today, the Post Office would not have hired me like it did in 1966, b) if I was 21 today, Firestone Stores would not have hired me like it did in 1970, c) if I was 22 today, IRS would not have hired me like it did in 1971, d) If I was 23, 24, or 25 today, IRS would not have promoted me like it did in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) if I was 31 today, GAO would not have hired me like it did in 1980, and f) if I was 38 today, GAO would not have promoted me like it did in 1986.)
https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2021/10/white-white-privilege-is-real-reverse-racism-is-not

BLOOMBERG LAW
— How to Advance Corporate Diversity and Comply With the Law – Ronald Machen, Spencer Overton, and Cadene Russell Brooks
(COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, everyone is under ever-increasing pressure to give more and more and more preference to minorities and to females, and especially to minorities and females who are younger, LGBTQ, moderate, liberal, non-married, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, those who are in America illegally, and those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. That is, ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, everyone is under ever-increasing pressure to discriminate against Whites and men, and especially to discriminate against Whites and men who are older, heterosexual, conservative, married, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, citizens of America, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Because of my bad demographics, a) if I was 16 today, the Post Office would not have hired me like it did in 1966, b) if I was 21 today, Firestone Stores would not have hired me like it did in 1970, c) if I was 22 today, IRS would not have hired me like it did in 1971, d) If I was 23, 24, or 25 today, IRS would not have promoted me like it did in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) if I was 31 today, GAO would not have hired me like it did in 1980, and f) if I was 38 today, GAO would not have promoted me like it did in 1986.)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/how-to-advance-corporate-diversity-and-comply-with-the-law

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Black accountants confront racism from co-workers and clients – Michael Cohn
(COMMENT: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” so that they could give my job and my preferred corner office to my Black CPA subordinate, which they did.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/black-accountants-confront-racism-from-co-workers-and-clients

INTERCEPT
— FACEBOOK’S SECRET BLACKLIST OF “DANGEROUS INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS” – Sam Biddle
(COMMENT: I should write a book about a) those who blacklist me and who blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters, b) those who blacklisted TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, and c) those who blacklisted the Illinois Center Right Coalition 2003-2007.)
https://theintercept.com/2021/10/12/facebook-secret-blacklist-dangerous/

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.