October 14 Morning Edition

ABC7

— Town hall features most Chicago’s powerful Latina leaders – Tanja Babich (COMMENT: Who leads those who share your demographics? What are your demographics? What is your race, gender, age group, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, veteran status, liberal/moderate/conservative status, political affiliation, income range, net worth range, education, marital status, renter/homeowner status, gun owner status, length of time your ancestors have been in America, etc.? Again, who leads those who share your demographics?)
https://abc7chicago.com/hispanic-heritage-month-gloria-castillo-olga-camargo-celena-roldan/11121299/

FOX32
— US unemployment claims fall to lowest level of COVID-19 pandemic – Christopher Rugaber
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/us-unemployment-claims-fall-to-lowest-level-of-covid-19-pandemic

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois Dems poised to unveil new congressional map as Republican Kinzinger posts strong fundraising quarter. U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s next political move depends on the new congressional map being drawn by Illinois state Democrats. – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/10/13/22725494/illinois-democrats-congressional-map-census-republicans-adam-kinzinger

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Dems’ map plans complicated by past successes – John Dey
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-dems-map-plans-complicated-by-past-successes/article_d0637d4f-74a4-59b2-91bd-5e45385f2b39.html

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Students at heart of Illinois State University Multicultural Center. The center brings together a wide array of resources focused on students from historically marginalized backgrounds. – Connor Wood (COMMENT: Who disapproves of your demographics? I should write a book about those who disapprove to those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, education, 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://pantagraph.com/news/local/education/watch-now-students-at-heart-of-isus-new-multicultural-center/article_964a3a4d-bbf9-5c05-8a99-071a3d61d5b4.html

WISCONSIN EXAMINER
— New lawsuit: Wauwatosa’s racial history led to Anderson shooting. Lawyers argue that Jay Anderson’s killing was fueled by the suburb’s troubled past. – ISIAH HOLMES (COMMENT: What is your hometown? If you seek a government office or political office as a conservative, expect that conservative-haters will use your hometown against you. I should write a book about conservative-haters in Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Glen Ellyn who have used my hometown of Crete against me the most. I lived in Crete 1948-1972. I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School there 1953-1961. I attended Crete-Monee High School there 1962-1966. My great great grandfather on my father’s side homesteaded a farm in southeast Crete Township in 1854 and bought land just northeast of downtown Crete in 1864. My grandfather had a house built on that land in 1926 which I lived in 1954-1972 and which my brother continues to live.)
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2021/10/14/new-lawsuit-wauwatosas-racialized-history-led-to-anderson-shooting/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Another minority group challenges legislative redistricting maps – Matt Roy (COMMENT: In what ways are you a minority? What percent of those in your neighborhood, precinct, municipal district, municipality, township, county district, country, Illinois, America, and the world share your demographics? What percent share your race, gender, age group, national origin, sexual orientation, religion, veteran status, liberal/moderate/conservative, political affiliation, income range, net worth range, marital status, renter/homeowner status, gun owner status, length of time your ancestors have been in America, etc.? What percent of those who run your municipal district, municipality, township, county district, country, Illinois, America, and the world share your demographics?)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/another-minority-group-challenges-legislative-redistricting-maps

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Pritzker calls lawsuits questioning his mandates ‘extraordinarily irresponsible’ – Jordan Elder
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/pritzker-calls-lawsuits-questioning-his-mandates-extraordinarily-irresponsible

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Reparations Committee discusses prioritization and selection process for Restorative Housing Program – Alex Harrison (COMMENT: Expect that sooner or later, the Democrats who run your municipality, township, county, Illinois, and America will force non-Democrats to pay reparations, and especially non-Democrats 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. Of course, to avoid paying reparations, more and more and more voters will become Democrats.)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2021/10/14/city/reparations-committee-discusses-prioritization-and-selection-process-for-restorative-housing-program/

WIREPOINTS
— Chicago’s homicide problem dwarfs those in New York, Los Angeles – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/chicagos-homicide-problem-dwarfs-those-in-new-york-los-angeles-wirepoints/
— Influx of federal cash to Chicago and Illinois help Pritzker and Lightfoot’s re-election odds
https://wirepoints.org/influx-of-federal-cash-to-chicago-and-illinois-help-pritzker-and-lightfoots-re-election-odds-wirepoints-joins-the-scott-slocum-show-on-wjol-in-joliet/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Failure of Government-Run Schools – Kristi Shaffer
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/the-failure-of-government-run-schools/
— Girl Sexually Assaulted in Girls’ H.S. Bathroom – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/girl-sexually-assaulted-in-girls-h-s-bathroom/

FOX NEWS
— New Superman being bisexual is ‘pander[ing] to the woke system’ – Tyler McCarthy
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/christopher-biggins-new-superman-bisexual
— Leftist movement to dismantle Halloween won’t stop at one holiday – Angelica Stabile
https://www.foxnews.com/media/leftist-movement-dismantle-halloween-ramaswamy

AMERICAN THINKER
— Christopher Columbus fought jihad – Raymond Ibrahim
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/10/christopher_columbus_fought_jihad.html

DAILY CALLER
— Migrants Illegally Crossing US-Mexico Border Thank Biden Administration – JORGE VENTURA
https://dailycaller.com/2021/10/13/migrants-thank-joe-biden-illegal-crossing-border-immigration-policies-video/
— Ted Cruz Raises Over $3.7 Million In Third Quarter Of 2021 – HENRY RODGERS
https://dailycaller.com/2021/10/13/ted-cruz-raises-over-3-million-third-quarter-2021-senate-fundraising/

FEDERALIST
— Where Are Teachers Getting Critical Race Theory? In Teachers’ Colleges. American educators don’t need the government’s encouragement to import these views into the classroom. CRT is in the pipeline, and doesn’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. – Peter Kirsanow, Christopher Ross, and Maximos N. Nikitas
https://thefederalist.com/2021/10/13/where-are-teachers-getting-critical-race-theory-in-teachers-colleges/
— Christopher Rufo: Hierarchical Elites Use Critical Race Theory To Gain Riches And Power – Jordan Davidson
https://thefederalist.com/2021/10/13/christopher-rufo-hierarchical-elites-use-critical-race-theory-to-gain-riches-and-power/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Pelosi Thinks Media ‘Could Do a Better Job of Selling’ the $3.5 Trillion Bill. Mama is disappointed her children aren’t doing their job of selling the Democrats’ agenda. – Mary Chastain
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/10/pelosi-thinks-media-could-do-a-better-job-of-selling-the-3-5-trillion-bill/

EPOCH TIMES
— The Alliance of Big Government, Big Business, and Woke Dogma Companies relentlessly criticize the United States for social injustice’ – Vivek Ramaswamy
https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-alliance-of-big-government-big-business-and-woke-dogma_4022945.html

THE HILL
— Achieving equity through mediocrity: Why elimination of gifted programs should worry us all – JONATHAN TURLEY
https://thehill.com/opinion/education/576491-achieving-equity-through-mediocrity-why-elimination-of-gifted-programs

REUTERS
— Anti-Trump Republicans to back vulnerable Democratic lawmakers in 2022 congressional races (COMMENT: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters say “The group is also supporting Republican House members such as Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger from Illinois, who are among a handful of elected Republicans to denounce Trump and his baseless voter fraud claims. Trump’s allegations were rejected by dozens of courts, state election officials and members of his own administration.”)
https://wsau.com/2021/10/14/anti-trump-republicans-to-back-vulnerable-democratic-lawmakers-in-2022-congressional-races/

MSNBC
— Former Trump officials call for war, harsh punishment to curb border crossings. Ken Cuccinelli and Chad Wolf warned of an “invasion” by undocumented migrants and called for more “immigration consequences” Wednesday. – Ja’han Jones (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/former-trump-officials-immigration-federalism-rcna2953

ABC NEWS
— Mayorkas calling for end to ICE raids shows diversity of Biden’s cabinet, experts say. Four members of President Joe Biden’s cabinet identify as Latino. – Cristina Corujo (COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will Biden officially surrender America to Mexico and to all the other countries of the world?)
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mayorkas-calling-end-ice-raids-shows-diversity-bidens/story?id=80433500

YAHOO NEWS
— Maxine Waters leads reparations push for Black Tulsans enslaved by Native Americans – April Ryan (COMMENT: Are you non-Democrat? How bad were the sins of your parents, of your grandparents, of your great grandparents, and of the rest of your ancestors? Soon, if not already, Democrats will a) force you to confess their sins and b) force you to pay for their sins.)
https://news.yahoo.com/maxine-waters-leads-reparations-push-175752988.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— The End of Gifted Programs?
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/13/us/the-end-of-gifted-programs.html

WASHINGTON POST
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ blame the problems that LGBTQers have on those who do not promote LGBTQ.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/10/13/dc-lgbtq-free-therapy/
— Lindsey Graham says tens of thousands of Brazilian immigrants ‘wearing designer clothes and Gucci bags’ are headed for Connecticut – Eugene Scott
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/graham-immigration-brazil/2021/10/13/2abe389e-2c49-11ec-985d-3150f7e106b2_story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Republican outrage over Zuckerberg’s 2020 election splurge – Samuel Chamberlain and Bruce Golding
https://nypost.com/2021/10/13/republican-outrage-over-zuckerbergs-2020-election-splurge/
— Virginia dad vilified for defending daughter shows rot at heart of system – Miranda Devine
https://nypost.com/2021/10/13/virginia-dad-vilified-for-defending-daughter-shows-rot-at-heart-of-system-devine/
— Seattle school cancels Halloween parade because it ‘marginalizes students of color’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://nypost.com/2021/10/13/seattle-school-cancels-halloween-parade-because-it-marginalizes-students-of-color/

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: ‘We can’t wait’: Immigration advocates worry time is running out to pass a pathway to citizenship – Rebecca Morin (COMMENT: Democrats have declared a Second Civil War on Republicans. Democrats see citizens of foreign countries as being their soldiers in their army to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/13/immigration-reform-advocates-worry-reconciliation-bidens-last-chance/5932422001/

BOSTON HERALD
— The war on gifted and talented school programs – RICH LOWRY
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/10/14/lowry-the-war-on-gifted-and-talented-school-programs/

JOURNAL INQUIRER
— Citizens can help keep critical race theory out of schools – Red Jahncke
https://www.journalinquirer.com/opinion/other_commentary/citizens-can-help-keep-critical-race-theory-out-of-schools/article_56b0dad0-2c56-11ec-ad51-67f18f2b458c.html

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Whites are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and bigots.
https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2021/1013/Curious-how-systemic-racism-works-Check-out-your-neighborhood

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Facebook Limits Employee Access to Some Internal Discussion Groups – Deepa Seetharaman (COMMENT: I should survey Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township and ask them if the following have encouraged them or discouraged them from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters: a) the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, b) the leaders of their Republican county party organization, and c) the leaders of their Republican township/ward party organization.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-limits-employee-access-to-some-internal-discussion-groups-11634171786

FORBES
— Is Remote Work A Diversity And Inclusion Issue? – Lisa Agona (COMMENT: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who did not want to be anywhere near Republicans, and especially Republicans who were 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.forbes.com/sites/forbescommunicationscouncil/2021/10/13/is-remote-work-a-diversity-and-inclusion-issue/

BUSINESS JOURNALS
— The accounting industry struggles with diversity and inclusion
https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2021/10/13/ohio-cpas-industry-diversity-inclusion.html

PBS
— Facebook expands harassment policy to protect public figures (COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have had their operatives and their dupes harass me.)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/facebook-expands-harassment-policy-to-protect-public-figures

WEEK
— JANUARY 11, 2015 FLASHBACK: COMMENT: I should write a book about those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those like me who speak out against the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I would focus on a) those who promote LGBTQ in Wheaton and b) those who stopped Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s 2021 Independence Day parade and fireworks.
https://theweek.com/articles/477983/msnbc-right-fire-pat-buchanan

NEWSWEEK
— Joe Biden’s Approval Rating Has Fallen the Most Among Black Adults – EWAN PALMER
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-approval-rating-fallen-most-black-adults-pew-1638502
— Rolling Stones Retire ‘Brown Sugar’: List of Artists Who Reconsidered Controversial Lyrics – MEGHAN ROOS
https://www.newsweek.com/rolling-stones-retire-brown-sugar-list-artists-who-reconsidered-controversial-lyrics-1638634

FEDERAL TIMES
— Federal retirees to see record high cost-of-living increase for Social Security – Jessie Bur (COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension the most. My CSRS pension a) is only 41% of what my GAO salary was 49 years old in 1997 in today’s dollars and b) is less than what my IRS salary was when I was 23 years old in 1972 in today’s dollars.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/2021/10/13/federal-retirees-to-see-record-high-cost-of-living-increase-for-social-security/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The change affects the COLA for both Social Security recipients and federal retirees under the Civil Service Retirement System, which is only available to feds that started their federal employment before 1987.)

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Illinois CPA Society seeks minority interns – Sean McCabe (DIERSEN: Were you an intern? GAO audits IRS. When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did not want me to transfer, but failing that, they wanted me to transfer as a GS-4 Step 1 (currently $34,956/year) intern, that is, to suffer a $62,439/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars. They painted what GAO Analysts do as being a unique “trade or occupation.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, or veteran. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned the fact a) that I had worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $85,935-$97,395/year, b) that much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do, c) that I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) that I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. They were furious a) that I suffered a pay cut of only $20,361/year (21%) in today’s dollars to transfer and b) that I transferred with me almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 days of unused vacation days, and 130 unused sick days.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/illinois-cpa-society-seeks-minority-interns-names-first-strategy-academy-class

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.