September 11, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrats acknowledge that “At least 22 shot, 5 killed weekend gun violence across city.”
https://abc7chicago.com/shootings-in-chicago-last-night-this-weekend-gun-violence/13762654/
— Democrats acknowledge that “Large group of young adults vandalizes 2 North Side businesses, including bank.”
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-crime-chase-bank-news-police/13764456/
— The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more poverty and crime.
https://abc7chicago.com/our-chicago-hunger-action-month-illinois-food-banks-fight-to-end/13760558/
— Democrats acknowledge that “13 cars vandalized at Ford Assembly Plant on Far South Side.”
https://abc7chicago.com/ford-assembly-plant-chicago-crime-cars-vandalized-news/13765238/
— Democrats acknowledge that “Suspect in custody after dog shot, 3 Chicago police officers bitten in West Garfield Park.”
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-police-officers-injured-dog-attack-department-attacks/13763574/

NBC5
— Democrats acknowledge that “3 Chicago police officers injured in dog attack.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/3-chicago-police-officers-injured-in-dog-attack/3224688/

CBS2
— Democrats acknowledge that “Chicago weekend shootings: 5 killed, 22 hurt.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-weekend-shootings-sept-8-to-11/

FOX32
— Democrats acknowledge that “Group of young people smashed into 2 businesses, set off grenade and vandalized interiors.”
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-police-say-group-of-young-people-smashed-into-2-businesses-spraypainted-insides

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats ask “Has Chicago’s migrant-friendly ‘Welcoming City’ law worn out its welcome?”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-immigration-welcoming-city-brandon-johnson-ray-lopez-20230911-had222okirbrtdichsy2olscii-story.html
— Democrats acknowledge that “Communist group burns American flag, protests Jason Aldean’s Tinley Park concert.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-aldean-protest-tinley-st-0910-20230910-ihdv6eco7ffk3lxwxbeqyhnr2e-story.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more hatred.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-rosh-hashana-injustice-white-supremacy-20230911-5acrjojssndc3pydy7qbue3l6e-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Democrats say “Black and brown tension evident in Democratic contest for Illinois Supreme Court seat.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-supreme-court-democrats-20230911-zee3qkohnvcr5cuvnf57w2idsy-story.html
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more drug use.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-chicago-overdose-deaths-crisis-solutions-opc-20230911-ddxxsye6lvdqfpklygqqcngyiu-story.html
— Democrats acknowledge that “Migrant mother charged with felonies after allegedly blocking traffic, resisting officers at Southwest Side station.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-migrant-arrest-chicago-police-8th-district-station-20230910-bbhc6woo5felnm2gwpe775qnxm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats say “Stacy Davis Gates had to expect a media storm for sending her son to private school. The Chicago Teachers Union president centered her children as part of who she is as a progressive activist.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/9/8/23865072/chicago-teachers-union-president-stacy-davis-gates-public-schools-son-private-rich-miller

DAILY HERALD
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230910/medical-marijuana-users-push-back-on-mchenry-county-states-attorneys-stance
— Democrats ever-increasingly unite minorities against Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230911/suburban-mosaic-racial-equity-week-events-begin-today-in-cook-county
— Democrats ever-increasingly make clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20230911/editorial-the-sea-of-guns

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Projects earmarked all around Illinois, but not in Miller’s district – TOM KACICH
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/tom-kacich-projects-earmarked-all-around-illinois-but-not-in-millers-district/article_8047c558-bc97-542e-a46b-e8f3a3862bef.html

MUDDY RIVER NEWS
— Democrats say Adams County GOP chair says “Congresswoman Miller could take some lessons” from LaHood, Bost.”
https://muddyrivernews.com/opinion/adams-county-gop-chair-congresswoman-miller-could-take-some-lessons-from-lahood-bost/20230908064859/

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Democrats say “No Country, No Home. Alderperson Byron Sigcho-Lopez weighs in on the city’s struggle to house bused-in migrants.”
https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/october-2023/no-country-no-home/

CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/09/11/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-140/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pritzker Allow Illegals Health Care without Paying Anything
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/09/11/pritzker-allow-illegals-health-care-without-paying-anything/

WIREPOINTS
— Migrant crisis is apocalypse now — and worsening — but Illinois leadership ignores the only solution. Why? – Mark Glennon (COMMENT: The Democrat Party’s strategy to stay in power forever is to ever-increasingly flood America with citizens of foreign countries who have demographics that vote for Democrats, that is, with those who want/need/demand massive government assistance, that is, with those who lack education and/or job skills. Overwhelmingly they are minority, female, younger, and non-Protestant. Democrats will first give them work permits and then give them the right to vote.)
https://wirepoints.org/migrant-crisis-is-apocalypse-now-and-worsening-but-illinois-leadership-ignores-the-only-solution-wirepoints/

BREAKTHROUGH IDEAS
— Deviant Man Makes History by Winning Seat on Illinois City Council – Laurie Higgins
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/post/deviant-man-makes-history-by-winning-seat-on-illinois-city-council
— Illinois Poised to Do the Impossible: Move Even Further Left – Laurie Higgins
https://www.breakthrough-ideas.com/post/illinois-poised-to-do-the-impossible-move-even-further-left

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE

— FACT CHECK ON STACY DAVIS GATES’ RATIONALIZATION FOR FIGHTING, EXERCISING SCHOOL CHOICE – Paul Vallas
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/vallas-fact-check-on-stacy-davis-gates-rationalization-for-fighting-exercising-school-choice/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Chicago lawmaker (Alderman Raymond Lopez) leads Democratic rebellion to bring in ICE and stop immigrant surge
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/chicago-lawmaker-bring-back-ice-immigrant-surge

NEW YORK POST
— Attack ad uses AI-generated voices of Nikki Haley and Tim Scott to claim they’re ‘too woke’ – Carl Campanile
https://nypost.com/2023/09/10/attack-ad-uses-ai-generated-voices-of-nikki-haley-and-tim-scott-to-claim-theyre-too-woke/

AMERICAN WIRE
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly make America more and more and more dependent on illegals.
https://americanwirenews.com/cnn-reporter-reeducated-after-saying-its-not-feasible-to-deport-10-million-illegal-aliens/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— CNN reporter reeducated after saying it’s ‘not feasible’ to deport 10 million illegal aliens – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/09/10/cnn-reporter-reeducated-after-saying-its-not-feasible-to-deport-10-million-illegal-aliens-1394737/

BREITBART
— Nikki Haley: We Need to ‘Defund Sanctuary Cities’ – PAM KEY (COMMENT: Anticipate/expect that America’s enemies will fund sanctuary cities.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/09/10/nikki-haley-we-need-to-defund-sanctuary-cities/
— Tuberville ‘Using Military Families as Political Pawns’- Nikki Haley (COMMENT: One could say that I was a political pawn. One could say that I was collateral damage. GAO works for Congress. I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997. Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives dramatically cut GAO’s budget during that time and my Republican U.S. Senators and my Republican U.S. Representatives had to know that my Democrat GAO Chicago office superiors would punish me big time for their budget cuts which is exactly what they did. I was one of their very few employees who were Republican. Further, I frustrated their efforts to meet their Affirmative Action (AA)/Diversity/Equity/Inclusion (DEI) quotas/goals/targets because I was White, male, and older. Further, I opposed their using AA and DEI to get rid of their few remaining employees like me who were Republican. Further, in 1988, I became the only active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Further, they gave preference big to their employees who were veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors had not been America for a long time and I was none of the foresaid.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/09/10/nikki-haley-tuberville-using-military-families-as-political-pawns/
— Poll: California Voters Deliver Resounding ‘No’ to Cash Reparations for Slavery – SIMON KENT
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/09/10/poll-california-voters-deliver-resounding-no-to-cash-reparations-for-slavery/

DAILY CALLER
— The Establishment Doesn’t Want Me On The Debate Stage. Here’s Why. – Larry Elder
https://dailycaller.com/2023/09/10/establishment-doesnt-want-me-debate-stage-heres-why-larry-elder/

FEDERATION FOR AMERICAN IMMIGRATION REFORM
— The Windy City Continues to Reel from Sanctuary City Blues – Pawel Styrna
https://www.fairus.org/legislation/state-immigration-legislation-policies/illegal-immigration/windy-city-continues-reel

FOX NEWS
— Communist revolutionaries burn American flags outside Jason Aldean (Tinley Park) concert, claiming ‘America was never great’ The communist group’s manifesto has praised Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution – Hannah Grossman
https://www.foxnews.com/media/communist-revolutionaries-burn-american-flags-outside-jason-aldean-concert-claiming-america-was-never-great
— House Republicans move to use DHS funding bill to ramp up immigration enforcement, hit sanctuary cities – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-republicans-move-use-dhs-funding-bill-ramp-border-security-sanctuary-cities
— Chicago police officers hospitalized after suspect unleashes violent dogs on them. An officer shot one of the attacking dogs. – Andrea Vacchiano
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-police-officers-hospitalized-suspect-unleashes-violent-dogs-them
— Defund ICE: You won’t believe Team Biden’s radical plans to remake agency. A stealth provision lurking in the Biden White House’s spending proposal could spell the end of ICE as we know it. – Bill Hagerty
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/defund-ice-bidens-team-has-radical-plans-remake-agency
— Illinois trucker warns Biden’s EPA regulations would be ‘catastrophic’ for the American food supply. Truckers argue EPA regulations will promote electric vehicles at the expense of the American consumer. – Kendall Tietz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/trucker-warns-bidens-epa-regulations-catastrophic-american-food-supply

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Crushing Costs of DEI on University Campuses
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/the-crushing-costs-of-dei-on-university-campuses/
— Abbott Blasts Potential WH ‘Remain in Texas’ Migrant Policy, Threatens ‘Even More Buses’ to D.C. – ARI BLAFF
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/greg-abbott-blasts-potential-wh-plan-to-make-illegal-migrants-remain-in-texas-threatens-even-more-buses-to-d-c/

NEWSMAX
— LA Times Poll: Calif. Voters Oppose Slave Reparations 2-to-1 – Eric Mack
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/california-slave-reparations/2023/09/10/id/1133914/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NEWSWEEK
— Democrats say “Republican Primaries Grow Bitter as MAGA Clashes With Wealthy Self-Funders.”
https://www.newsweek.com/republican-primaries-grow-bitter-maga-clashes-wealthy-self-funders-1825410

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Ever-increasingly, more and more and more of those in health care are citizens of foreign countries, minority, female, younger, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or have ancestors who have not been in America for a long time.
https://apnews.com/article/doctors-dermatologist-medical-school-diversity-black-americans-c85e959fd1a08431377f18693ec6d77c

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in promoting abortions.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/07/us/abortion-data-bans-laws.html
— Democrats say “In Post-Roe America, Nikki Haley Seeks a New Path on Abortion for G.O.P. In crafting an anti-abortion message that doesn’t alienate moderate Republicans and swing voters, her approach has won both supporters and detractors.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/09/us/politics/haley-abortion-2024-presidential-race.html?searchResultPosition=2

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Student-Debt Bubble Fueled a Housing Bubble. Fannie and Freddie ignore much of what borrowers owe, allowing them to qualify for huge mortgages. – Allysia Finley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-student-debt-bubble-fueled-a-housing-bubble-debt-income-obama-fannie-freddie-bd29b05c
— Try Hard, but Not That Hard. 85% Is the Magic Number for Productivity. – Rachel Feintzeig (COMMENT: Virtually none of my Post Office coworkers earned a job-related college degree like I did. Virtually none of my IRS coworkers earned job-related masters degrees or passed the CPA examination like I did. None of my GAO coworkers passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination, became a licensed CPA, became a Certified Fraud Examiner, became a Certified Government Financial Manager, became a Certified Financial Services Auditor, became a Forensic Accountant, or earned a job-related master’s degree like I did.)
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/workplace/try-hard-but-not-that-hard-85-is-the-magic-number-for-productivity-6b5aa875

FORBES
— Democrats say “Creating A Culture That Attracts And Keeps The Best Employees.” My Democrat superiors in the federal government did not create a culture that attracted and kept the best employees. They intentionally created a culture that attracted and kept Democrats and especially Democrats who were minority, female, younger, veteran, non-Protestant, non-German American, and/or who had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time. I should write a book about all my coworkers who my Democrat superiors promoted over me a) who had less job-related work experience than I had, b) who had less job-related education than I had, c) who had no job-related professional certifications or had fewer than I had, and/or d) had no job-related professional license like I had. I became a licensed CPA in 1981 when I was 32 years old.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/shephyken/2023/09/10/creating-a-culture-that-attracts-and-keeps-the-best-employees/

FORTUNE
— To promote diversity is promote more discrimination against those who are heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://fortune.com/2023/09/10/diversity-rhetoric-plummets-among-execs-after-scotus-affirmative-action-ruling/

NEWS NATION
— Democrats acknowledge that “Chicago mayor wants ‘winterized base camps’ to tackle migrant crisis.”
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/chicago-mayor-wants-winterized-base-camps-to-tackle-migrant-crisis/

GUARDIAN
— America-haters ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/10/us-immigration-work-permits-asylum-maze

DAILY MAIL
— Shocking moment communist revolutionaries burn American flags outside Jason Aldean’s (Tinley Park) concert while mocking his controversial hit song
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12503161/communist-revolutionaries-burn-American-flags-outside-Jason-Aldean-Chicago-concert.html

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.