October 24, 2024

The more that it looks like Trump is going to win, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote more hatred against Trump.


The more hatred that you promote against Trump, the more that hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote you.

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote more hatred against Trump.
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/trump-harris-2024-election-updates/15449033/entry/15459244/
— What stops illegals from using their false identifications to register to vote?
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/trump-harris-2024-election-updates/15449033/entry/15459719/
— Harris evades questions on Biden’s decline
https://abc7chicago.com/live-updates/trump-harris-2024-election-updates/15449033/entry/15456113/

NBC5
— Harris blasts Trump on reported Hitler comments, says ‘he wants unchecked power’
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/money-report/harris-blasts-trump-on-reported-hitler-comments-says-he-wants-unchecked-power/3582000/

CBS2
— Chicago: Disproportionate violence against Black women (COMMENT: Democrats run Chicago.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrDwbvMaLXA

WTTW
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn police as being racist.
https://news.wttw.com/2024/10/23/united-nations-calls-out-racialized-police-violence-chicago

WLS AM
— Outrageous Spending by Democrats as Election Day Approaches
https://www.wlsam.com/2024/10/23/outrageous-spending-by-democrats-as-election-day-approaches/

WBEZ
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote criminal rights.
https://www.wbez.org/reset-with-sasha-ann-simons/2024/10/23/the-push-to-restore-prisoners-voting-rights-in-illinois
— University of Chicago evicts student from dorm after protest arrest. The student was one of three people arrested at a demonstration against Israel’s bombardment of Gaza.
https://www.wbez.org/education/2024/10/23/uchicago-evicts-student-from-dorm-after-protest-arrest

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/23/harris-decries-trump-after-john-kelly-says-he-wanted-generals-like-hitlers/
— Democratic U.S. Rep. Foster facing GOP challenger Evans in 11th District
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/23/democratic-u-s-rep-foster-facing-gop-challenger-evans-in-11th-district/
— Today’s potent marijuana is spawning public health dangers that we shouldn’t ignore
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/10/24/opinion-marijuana-thc-health-risks/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: How many lawyers does a county clerk need? DuPage board members question size of clerk’s legal team.
https://www.dailyherald.com/20241023/news/how-many-lawyers-does-a-county-clerk-need-dupage-board-members-question-size-of-clerks-legal-team/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— New York City is paying for migrants to leave, and Illinois is one of the top destinations
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/new-york-pays-migrants-leave-texas-illinois
— A group affiliated with the legal activist behind the successful U.S. Supreme Court challenge to affirmative action in college admissions has sued Illinois over a minority scholarship program for aspiring teachers. The American Alliance for Equal Rights, founded by lawyer Edward Blum, has sued Gov. JB Pritzker and Kevin Huber, chairman of the Illinois Student Assistance Commission, over the 32-year-old Minority Teachers of Illinois Scholarship Program, which awards as much as $7,500 to qualified minority applicants.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/affirmative-action-lawyer-targets-illinois-college-scholarship

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DISGUSTING/TRAGIC: When it comes to big-time growth, video gambling is sure bet
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/jim-dey-when-it-comes-to-big-time-growth-video-gambling-is-sure-bet/article_0d1d24dc-8d88-11ef-b818-ef3e7f2630cd.html

WSIL TV
— According to Democrat and RINO leaders, a Trump/Vance administration would hurt the economy.
https://www.wsiltv.com/news/consumer/dow-sinks-sharply-as-wall-street-gears-up-for-possibility-of-a-trump-victory/article_0d9c80b2-a81e-50ac-86ca-7d4a6ad02934.html

WCIA & CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasing shout at women that getting fast/free abortions should be their top priority in life.
https://www.wcia.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-abortion-bans-are-top-of-mind-for-young-women-in-north-carolina-as-they-consider-harris-or-trump/
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-how-will-abortion-laws-motivate-women-in-north-carolina-to-vote-in-this-election/

CAPITOL FAX
— Afternoon roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2024/10/23/isabel%e2%80%99s-afternoon-roundup-186/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Awake Illinois on school district’s support of transgender staffer: ‘Stop forcing children to be complicit in a lie’
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/665413606-awake-illinois-on-school-district-s-support-of-transgender-staffer-stop-forcing-children-to-be-complicit-in-a-lie
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Indian Prairie School District 204 recently notified parents that Steve Sabovik, a male staff member, would now be addressed as “Ms. Madison Sabovik,” using female pronouns. Parent advocacy groups like Awake Illinois are urging families to resist “gender indoctrination” and offer resources to help parents opt out or seek alternative schooling options for their children. “Children ought not be compelled to call a male teacher “Miss.” Stop forcing children to be complicit in a lie,” Awake Illinois wrote in an Oct. 22 social media post on X.)

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— IFA’s Endorsements for the 2024 General Election
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2024/10/ifas-endorsements-for-the-2024-general-election/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— Chicago Teachers Union’s actions affect all Illinoisans
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-teachers-unions-actions-affect-all-illinoisans/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

WAHINGTON EXAMINER
— Harris calls Trump a fascist
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3201278/harris-trump-fascist-takeaways-cnn-town-hall/

NEW YORK POST
— Biden-Harris admin shipping migrants to Arizona and Texas to hide border problem before Election Day
https://nypost.com/2024/10/23/us-news/biden-harris-admin-scrambling-to-hide-illegal-migrant-problem-before-election-day/
— Migrant crisis cost $150 billion in 2023
https://nypost.com/2024/10/23/us-news/migrant-crisis-cost-150bn-in-2023-local-towns-cutting-costs-to-cope/
— Hundreds of thousands of migrants are being held in southern Mexico until US Election Day — and are eager to rush border
https://nypost.com/2024/10/23/opinion/hundreds-of-thousands-of-migrants-are-being-held-in-southern-mexico-until-us-election-day-and-are-eager-to-rush-border/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Obama Signed Diversity and Inclusion EO, Now Wonders How America Got So ‘Divided & Toxic’
https://amgreatness.com/2024/10/23/president-obama-signed-diversity-and-inclusion-eo-wonders-how-america-got-so-divided-toxic/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— DHS official caught using social media to promote illegal immigration tips in ‘utter betrayal of the American people’
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/10/23/dhs-official-caught-using-social-media-to-promote-illegal-immigration-tips-in-utter-betrayal-of-the-american-people-1497029/

BLAZE
— Harris admits to Telemundo: I’m for amnesty for illegal immigrants
https://www.theblaze.com/news/harris-admits-to-telemundo-i-m-for-amnesty-for-illegal-immigrants
— Biden-Harris immigration policy shell game — more ‘lawful pathways’ and less enforcement
https://www.theblaze.com/news/blaze-news-original-biden-harris-immigration-policy-shell-game-more-lawful-pathways-and-less-enforcement

BREITBART
— Biden/Harris Welcomed 2.6 Million Illegal Migrants in 2024
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/10/23/biden-harris-welcomed-2-6-million-illegal-migrants-2024/

CATHOLIC VOTE
— Multiple Blue Cities Plead With Residents to House Migrants in their Homes  (COMMENT: Are Democrats and RINOs offering to house, feed, cloth, provide medical care to, etc. their illegals in their homes?)
https://catholicvote.org/multiple-blue-cities-plead-with-residents-to-house-migrants-in-their-homes/

CENTER SQUARE
— It’s not just Springfield, Haitians being flown to small towns nationwide
https://www.todayville.com/its-not-just-springfield-haitians-being-flown-to-small-towns-nationwide/

CHRISTIAN POST
— Trump pledges to expel trans ideology from schools, ban ‘child mutilation’ nationwide
https://www.christianpost.com/news/trump-pledges-to-expel-trans-ideology-from-schools.html
— Harris says no to ‘religious exemptions’ in national abortion law if elected
https://www.christianpost.com/news/kamala-harris-says-no-to-religious-exemptions-for-abortion.html

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Trump with 21% of the Black vote.
https://www.conservativepaulrevereriders.com/post/democrats-are-surprised-black-men-are-thinking-for-themselves-conservatives-are-needed-to-educate

DAILY CALLER
— Biden-Harris Admin Shelled Out Millions To Nonprofit Supervised By Chinese Communist Influence Operation
https://dailycaller.com/2024/10/23/biden-harris-admin-shelled-out-millions-to-nonprofit-supervised-by-chinese-communist-influence-operation/

DAILY SIGNAL
— DOJ Wrong: Federal Law Doesn’t Prevent States From Removing Aliens From Voter Rolls
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/10/23/doj-wrong-federal-law-doesnt-prevent-states-from-removing-illegal-aliens-from-voter-rolls/

DAILY WIRE
— Non-Citizen, Illegal Alien Voting Could Deliver Key Swing States To Harris
https://www.dailywire.com/news/non-citizen-illegal-alien-voting-could-deliver-key-swing-states-to-harris-study-finds

FOX NEWS
— Chicago eliminates migrant-only shelters, ‘landing zone’  The Windy City is merging its migrant shelter system with the city’s traditional homeless shelter system.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-eliminates-migrant-only-shelters-landing-zone
— Harris likens Trump to Hitler in scathing remarks, says he wants same military loyalty as German dictator. Harris calls Trump “unhinged,” claiming he wants “unchecked power.” (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always stressed that I am Protestant and 100% German American.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harris-accuses-trump-seeking-unchecked-power-being-unhinged-unstable
— ‘Admires dictators’: Harris continues comparing Trump to Hitler during battleground state town hall. (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always stressed that I am Protestant and 100% German American.)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/admires-dictators-harris-continues-comparing-trump-hitler-battleground-town-hall
— Trump blasts Harris over Hitler comparison, rips his former chief of staff: ‘LOWLIFE’
https://www.aol.com/trump-blasts-harris-over-hitler-022050990.html
— Texas AG sues Biden-Harris admin for not verifying citizenship of 450K ‘potentially ineligible’ voters.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-ag-sues-biden-harris-admin-not-verifying-citizenship-450k-potential-ineligible-voters

NATIONAL REVIEW
— ‘Donald Trump Is Old,’ Sputters a Tired and Wheezing Harris Campaign
https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/10/donald-trump-is-old-sputters-a-tired-and-wheezing-harris-campaign/

NEWSMAX
— Only Way to Solve Border Crisis Is to Elect Trump
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/jim-jordan-border-trump/2024/10/23/id/1185226/

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Biden and Harris Fight to Keep Illegals on Voter Rolls
https://www.westernjournal.com/fact-check-biden-harris-fighting-keep-illegals-voter-rolls/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

NEWSWEEK
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to make election officials and workers hate Republicans.
https://www.newsweek.com/election-violence-snipers-workers-1973636

THE HILL
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote criticism from ex-Trump officials.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4949654-former-trump-officials-warn-2024/
— GOP conservatives want Trump to play role in picking McConnell successor
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4947524-trump-influence-senate-leadership/
— Quarter of young Black men say they will vote for Trump
https://thehill.com/homenews/4949749-black-men-trump-vote-poll/

NBC NEWS
— Kamala Harris calls Trump a ‘fascist’ as she argues he’s ‘dangerous’ and unfit for office. At a town hall with undecided voters, the vice president said she agrees with Donald Trump’s former chief of staff’s claim that Trump is a fascist.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/kamala-harris-calls-trump-fascist-argues-dangerous-unfit-office-rcna176713

CBS NEWS
— Harris focuses on Nikki Haley’s primary voters in closing weeks of campaign (COMMENT: In my precinct, Trump got 91 votes and Haley got 33 votes.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harris-michigan-nikki-haley-primary-voters/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasing shout at women that getting fast/free abortions should be their top priority in life.
https://apnews.com/article/abortion-election-harris-trump-women-north-carolina-f14edf1e33c367a430784f7848834514

CNN
— Justice Department warns Elon Musk that his $1 million giveaway to registered voters may be illegal
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/politics/elon-musk-justice-department-letter/index.html
— Harris believes Trump is a fascist
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/politics/video/unfit-to-serve-kamala-harris-town-hall-digvid
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to make election officials and workers hate Republicans.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/22/politics/rudy-giuliani-bankruptcy-georgia-election-workers/index.html
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly paint themselves as being anti-White and anti-American if not as being White-haters and America-haters.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/23/politics/obama-trump-white-nationalists-fundraiser/index.html

MSN
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to make election officials and workers hate Republicans.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/officials-monitoring-threats-to-u-s-elections/ar-AA1s3jXh

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly push pot. Pot is poison.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/briefing/americas-embrace-of-marijuana.html
— Harris Calls Trump a Fascist
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/us/politics/harris-town-hall-cnn-takeaways.html
— Trump Calls Out Biden Remark on ‘Lock Him Up’
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/us/politics/trump-biden-election-interference.html
— Dash Cam Revealed a Likely Car Insurance Fraud Scheme (COMMENT: I have dash cams in my 2018 Chevrolet Cruze LT, 2021 Chevrolet Malibu Premier, and 2023 Ford Mustang GT Premium.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/us/queens-dash-cam-crash-belt-parkway-insurance.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: More Republicans Appear to Be Voting Early, Despite Trump’s Mixed Messages. In 2020, Donald Trump convinced his supporters that anything but a vote cast in person on Election Day could not be trusted — and lost. In response, Republicans shifted their stance.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/us/politics/trump-republicans-early-voting.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH PICTURE: Democrats ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that if you do not vote for a woman, it is because you are a sexist if not even worse things.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/us/politics/harris-trump-election-gender.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that they have won, that is, that they have flooded America with so many illegals that it is futile to deport them.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/23/practical-moral-difficulties-deporting-millions-draw-closer/
— Democrat and RINO leaders have slowed their invasion of illegals to elect Harris/Walz.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/22/border-arrests-asylum-biden-harris-trump-mexico/19c8ceca-90cb-11ef-b5b1-75167840d9f3_story.html
— Democrat and RINO leaders fight deportation of their illegals tooth and nail.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/23/practical-moral-difficulties-deporting-millions-draw-closer/
— Trump’s ads on trans issues are effective. Harris has herself to blame. Trump’s transgender ad campaign fills in the gaps for voters about Harris.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/23/harris-trump-transgender-ads/
— Harris Calls Trump a Fascist
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/10/23/trump-kelly-fascist-dictator/
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasing shout at women that getting fast/free abortions should be their top priority in life.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/24/abortion-trump-harris-north-carolina/47987722-91bd-11ef-b5b1-75167840d9f3_story.html
— Democrats run elections. Enough said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/interactive/2024/elections-doubts-2024-republicans/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to make election officials and workers hate Republicans.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/newsletter/2024-10-23/opinion-newsletter-voter-pollworkers-opinion

USA TODAY
— Harris calls Trump a fascist
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/24/harris-trump-fascist-town-hall-cnn/75816367007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that they have won, that is, that they have flooded America with so many illegals that it is futile to deport them.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/22/trump-mass-deportation-plan-cost/75690260007/
— What a candidate has done and promises to do should be the biggest reason to vote for that candidate.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/10/21/2024-election-vote-trump-harris-issues/75729560007/

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to make election officials and workers hate Republicans.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/article/voter-intimidation-harris-county-elections-19852198.php

DAILY JOURNAL
— According to Democrats, no one who claims asylum can be turned away at the border.
https://www.dailyjournal.com/article/381527-divided-panel-says-asylum-seekers-can-t-be-turned-away-at-border

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Takes Narrow Lead Over Harris in Closing Weeks of Race. Voters remember Trump’s presidency more fondly as negative views of Harris grow.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-leads-harris-wsj-poll-779f8516
— Harris Uses Ex-Trump Chief of Staff’s Remarks to Paint Him as Unfit for Office. Trump’s former aide likened his old boss to a dictator; Trump campaign said John Kelly promoted ‘debunked stories’
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/harris-campaign-trump-presidency-risk-former-advisors-4cba4f04
— Harris Says Trump Is a Fascist
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/harris-trump-election-10-23-2024
— Democrats run elections. The closer the race, anticipate/expect more voter fraud.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/kamala-harris-voters-polls-democrats-election-fears-7fd1a312
— FRONT PAGE: The Secretive Billionaire Network Funding ‘Stop the Steal’ 2.0. GOP donors have given more than $140 million to nearly 50 groups working on election integrity; ‘another crusade of ours.’
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/donald-trump-contest-election-outcome-4521f4f7
— Harris’s Abortion Plan: No Concessions. Offered a middle ground on religious conscience, she refuses to take it.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/kamala-harris-nbc-interview-abortion-conscience-religious-freedom-d5dc0bdd
— Applications to M.B.A. Programs Soar. Interest in going back to business school hits a level not seen in a decade. (COMMENT: Because my IRS employee manual encouraged taking graduate evening business, accounting, and law courses, I started taking graduate evening business courses at Loyola in 1972 and earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/applications-to-m-b-a-programs-soar-aeb6fce0

KNX NEWS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to make election officials and workers hate Republicans.
https://www.audacy.com/knxnews/news/national/election-workers-to-wear-bulletproof-vests-across-the-us

KTRH
— Illegal Aliens Are Still Being Bussed Into Texas
https://ktrh.iheart.com/featured/houston-texas-news/content/2024-10-22-illegal-aliens-are-still-being-bussed-into-texas/

FOX56
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to make election officials and workers hate Republicans.
https://fox56.com/news/local/luzerne-county-boosts-poll-worker-safety-with-new-ballistic-proof-windows

TIME
— Charlie Kirk, the Conservative Activist Who Is a Key Figure in Trump’s Campaign
https://time.com/7096594/charlie-kirk-conservative-activist-republican-donald-trump-campaign-figure/

AXIOS PHOENIX
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to make election officials and workers hate Republicans.
https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2024/10/23/maricopa-county-election-safety-voters-elections-officials

FLORIDA POLITICS
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to make election officials and workers hate Republicans.
https://floridapolitics.com/archives/703267-palm-beach-state-attorney-vows-to-prosecute-threats-against-election-workers-to-the-fullest-extent-of-the-law/

POLITIFACT
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly do everything that they can to make election officials and workers hate Republicans.
https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/oct/23/2020-offers-lessons-about-election-security-heres/

GOVERNING
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn police as being racist.
https://www.governing.com/urban/chicago-police-stop-more-black-drivers-but-cameras-are-unbiased

PHILANTHROPY
— ‘Money Is Power’: 44 Ultra-Wealthy Philanthropists Are Top Political Donors This Election Cycle. Megadonors like Ken Griffin, Paul Singer, Michael Bloomberg, and Reid Hoffman are collectively giving hundreds of millions to candidates and super PACS to influence voters.
https://www.philanthropy.com/commons/philanthropists-political-donations-2024-elections

POLITICO
— Former Trump official agrees with John Kelly: Trump ‘does not operate by the rule of law’  Kelly’s revelations have upended the presidential campaign.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/23/elizabeth-neumann-john-kelly-trump-warnings-00185181
— DNC to run billboard bearing bombshell headline outside Trump rally. “Trump: ‘I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had’” the billboard reads, referencing an Atlantic report out Tuesday.
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/10/24/2024-elections-live-coverage-updates-analysis/trump-billboard-vegas-rally-00185220

MEDIA MATTERS
— Democrats see noncitizens, illegals, literally as their future power base
https://www.mediamatters.org/voter-fraud-and-suppression/election-integrity-networks-cleta-mitchell-democrats-see-noncitizens

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.