September 14 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago violence: 51 shot, 12 fatally in weekend shootings – Jessica D’Onofrio and Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/51-shot-12-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/6421884/

CBS2
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Bears, Lions Players Kneel During National Anthem Before Bears Season Opener
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/09/13/bears-lions-players-kneel-during-national-anthem-before-bears-season-opener/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago pastor calls for parents to reject ‘1619 Project’ slavery identity for children ‘We need to bring forward restoration and healing because the Bible teaches us that’ – Caleb Parke
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/education-1619-project-kids-school-chicago-pastor-classroom-trump-latasha-fields

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Bears take a mixed approach to the national anthem in Week 1 — some stand, some kneel and some stay off the field – COLLEEN KANE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-chicago-bears-national-anthem-20200913-tgr7afu7mfgn5ball24c6ewzgi-story.html
— Goodbye, Illinois. I won’t let the crushing debt hit me on the way out. – Kevin Bae, Glenview (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats make it clear that they want those who are the following to leave Illinois: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/letters/ct-letters-vp-091420-20200914-jvg7cudkuralnnyvsq4yso3nju-story.html

SOUTHERN
— 3 years ago, the Africana Studies major at SIU was on the chopping block. Now, it’s growing. – Molly Parker (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats have shouted that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that African-Americans have had, are having, and will have. Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote reparations. Ever-increasingly, Democrat candidates hint/imply/argue/shout that if elected, that will use government to take income, assets, and opportunities away from Republicans and give that income and those assets and opportunities to African-Americans.)
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/siu/3-years-ago-the-africana-studies-major-at-siu-was-on-the-chopping-block-now/article_de2d594b-d417-5878-b9ea-17b93221edca.html

KENOSHA NEWS
— How Long Should I Delay My Retirement? – Kailey Hagen (DIERSEN: Until August of 1997, when I was 48 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors falsely led me to believe that they were going to let me work until I would be eligible for regular retirement in 2003. Their success in forcing me to take their early retirement “officer” on September 30, 1997 has cost me hundreds of thousands of dollars. In today’s dollars, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of what my GAO salary was in 1997.)
https://www.kenoshanews.com/business/investment/personal-finance/how-long-should-i-delay-my-retirement/article_f2ce68b0-a063-5df5-bfef-8d379bd6e785.html

FOX NEWS ILLINOIS
— Racial injustice themes fill empty NFL stadiums – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, sports acts as an arm of the Democrat Party. Ever-increasingly, sports dumps you if you do not promote hatred of Trump.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/racial-injustice-themes-fill-empty-nfl-stadiums

DEPAULIA
— The limitations of cancel culture – Jenicel Carmona (DIERSEN: Those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout determine who is canceled.)
https://depauliaonline.com/50200/focus/the-limitations-of-cancel-culture/

WIREPOINTS
— A Shrinking Population: Illinois the Outlier (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats make it clear that they want those who are the following to leave Illinois: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wirepoints.org/a-shrinking-population-illinois-the-outlier-wirepoints-video/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Saying Jack Franks’ Probe in Springfield Casts a “Stain” on McHenry County, Chuck Wheeler Calls for His Resignation
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/13/saying-jack-franks-probe-in-springfield-casts-a-stain-on-mchenry-county-chuck-wheeler-calls-for-his-resignation/
— IL-14: Lauren Underwood, Insulin, State Democratic Party Mailer and the Truth
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/13/underwood1-3/
— Madigan Spends, Directs $542,000 More Money to Ness Campaign to Bury Skillicorn
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/13/madigan-spends-directs-542000-more-money-to-ness-campaign-to-bury-skillicorn/
— Franks Ducks Daily Herald, Northwest Herald Interview
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/13/franks-ducks-daily-herald-northwest-herald-interview/
— Republicans Gather in Huntley’s Parkside Pub – Part 3
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/13/republicans-gather-in-huntleys-parkside-pub-part-3/
— IL-14: Jim Oberweis First Mailer
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2020/09/13/oberweis2/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FAUCI: THE RESPONSE OF TRUMP ADMIN HAS BEEN IMPRESSIVE, I CAN’T IMAGINE ANYBODY COULD BE DOING MORE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2020/09/fauci-the-response-of-trump-admin-has-been-impressive-i-cant-imagine-anybody-could-be-doing-more.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Gloves are off’: Trump rips Biden as unfit for presidency at Nevada rally – Tom Howell Jr.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/13/trump-henderson-nevada-rally-rips-biden-unfit-pres/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Michigan college inanely fights racism by encouraging segregation – Quin Hillyer
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/michigan-college-inanely-fights-racism-by-encouraging-segregation
— Baltimore Ravens stand for black national anthem but kneel for U.S. national anthem – Andrew Mark Miller
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/baltimore-ravens-stand-for-black-national-anthem-but-kneel-for-u-s-national-anthem

FOX NEWS
— NFL players perform demonstrations as part of league’s push for bigger social justice platform – Ryan Gaydos (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, sports acts as an arm of the Democrat Party. Ever-increasingly, sports dumps you if you do not promote hatred of Trump.)
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/nfl-players-week-1-2020-demonstrations-as-part-social-justice-platform

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Defunding the Defunders Who Facilitate Riots, Violence, and Anarchy – Dan Cadman (DIERSEN: Who funds the looters, rioters, and arsonists in your municipality, in your township, and in your county?)
https://amgreatness.com/2020/09/13/defunding-the-defunders-who-facilitate-riots-violence-and-anarchy/
— Ethnocidal ‘Critical Race Theory’ Is Upon Us Like White On Rice Critical Race Theory has designated the country’s founding demographic as oppressive. Forever. – Ilana Mercer
https://amgreatness.com/2020/09/13/ethnocidal-critical-race-theory-is-upon-us-like-white-on-rice/

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Demands Death Penalty for ‘Animals’ Who Shot L.A. Deputies – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/13/donald-trump-demands-death-penalty-for-animals-who-shot-l-a-deputies/
— BLM Protesters Chant ‘F*ck The Police’, Call for Commissioner to Resign – KURT ZINDULKA
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/09/14/watch-black-lives-matter-protesters-chant-fck-police-outside-scotland-yard/

TOWNHALL
— Biden Doesn’t Stand for Anything, But All Signs Point to a Far Left Presidency – Rachel Alexander
https://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2020/09/14/biden-doesnt-stand-for-anything-but-all-signs-point-to-a-far-left-presidency-n2576142
— Conservatives’ Crushing Counterattack In the Culture War – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2020/09/14/conservatives-crushing-counterattack-in-the-culture-war-n2576095

FEDERALIST
— Michelle Obama Is Complicit In Netflix Child Porn Film ‘Cuties’ No one should doubt the considerable power former first lady Michelle Obama wields within Netflix or the unrivaled cultural influence she has to speak out in defense of preserving girlhood and innocence. – Rachel Campos-Duffy and Evita Duffy
https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/14/michelle-obama-is-complicit-in-netflix-child-porn-film-cuties/
— How The 1960s Riots Foreshadow Today’s Communist Weaponization Of Black Pain Many would have us believe that the riots and violence sweeping across America’s cities this year are spontaneous. But history and current evidence tell us otherwise. – Katharine Gorka
https://thefederalist.com/2020/09/14/how-the-1960s-riots-foreshadow-todays-communist-weaponization-of-black-pain/

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— Defeating BLM, the bastard child of the Black Panthers, in November – Joseph Ragonese
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/defeating-blm-the-bastard-child-of-the-black-panthers-in-november-132310/

THE HILL
— Journalism or partisanship? The media’s mistakes of 2016 continue in 2020 – SHARYL ATTKISSON (DIERSEN: What do you say to journalists who claim to be nonpartisan, but who serve as propagandists for the Democrat Party, Libertarian Party, and/or Green Party?)
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/516036-journalism-or-partisanship-the-medias-mistakes-of-2016-continue-in-2020
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If there were any doubt left after 2016 as to what too much of the mainstream news media in America has become, it most certainly has been erased in 2020. Too often, many in my industry have revealed themselves as little more than propaganda tools for dueling political sides, no longer reporting the way journalists once did. We compete for the latest anonymous “scoop,” scandalous rumor or unsupported accusation. We pounce on the supposed “bombshell” du jour and hype it on the news, accompanied by endless round robins with political operatives. Many of us don’t even bother to find and report on stories that powerful people and interests aren’t pushing. To do this, too many of us have abandoned basic tenets of journalism. We ignore the suspicious timing of the handout “leaks” or scandals — as if nobody notices. We fail to explore or disclose sources’ motivations or conflicts of interest — as if nobody wonders about them. We don’t even pretend to assess the true news value of the “bombshell.” We’re simply happy to be of service to the propagandists; we invite them to use us, and our superiors reward us with admiration. Many of our peers either repeat the reporting, seek to confirm it using equally dubious methods or discredit it. Rarely do we step back and consider that the whole drama is being orchestrated by political puppet masters who count their successes by the number of news stories they generate.)

ABC NEWS
— College students struggle with uncertain job market after graduation Entry-level jobs, internships and job offers have declined during the pandemic. – Dana Alkhouri
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Living/college-students-struggle-uncertain-job-market-graduation/story?id=72725954

REUTERS
— Players protest across the league in empty stadiums – Steve Keating (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, sports acts as an arm of the Democrat Party. Ever-increasingly, sports dumps you if you do not promote hatred of Trump.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-football-nfl-protests/nfl-players-protest-across-the-league-in-empty-stadiums-idUSKBN2640TP

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: How New York City’s Police Unions Embraced Trump The unions’ leadership is mostly white, suburban and Republican, setting it apart from an increasingly diverse police force and the city itself. – Alan Feuer
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/nyregion/ny-police-unions-racial-disparity-trump.html
— Thousands Attend a Trump Rally Indoors The campaign event near Las Vegas ignored a state directive, and the Nevada governor criticized President Trump as “taking reckless and selfish actions.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/world/covid-19-coronavirus.html
— Trump supporters gather indoors as journalists ask why he played down the virus.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/14/world/covid-19-coronavirus.html

NEW YORK POST
— Colin Kaepernick blasts NFL’s social-justice messaging as ‘propaganda’ – Brian Lewis
https://nypost.com/2020/09/13/colin-kaepernick-calls-nfl-social-justice-messaging-propaganda/
— BLM protesters clash with NYPD after marching onto George Washington Bridge – Alex Taylor and Vincent Barone
https://nypost.com/2020/09/13/blm-protesters-clash-with-nypd/
— Trump says Biden is too lazy to stand up to ‘crazy socialists’ – Joe Tacopino
https://nypost.com/2020/09/14/trump-says-biden-is-too-lazy-to-stand-up-to-crazy-socialists/

WASHINGTON POST
— HEADLINE IN THE DAILY HERALD HARDCOPY: Latino groups want more from Biden – Dean Sullivan (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. To give preference to those who are minority, female, LGBTQ, younger, not married, product of a non-traditional family, non-Christian, non-Italian American, non-German American, non-veteran, Democrat, Libertarian, Green, Independent, RINO, moderate, liberal, in America illegally, those who have less money than others, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time IS TO DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE White, male, heterosexual, older, married, product of a traditional family, Christian, Italian America, German American, veteran, Republican, conservative, citizen of America, those who have more money than others, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/latino-groups-warn-that-bidens-sluggish-outreach-could-have-devastating-results/2020/09/13/82dab318-f44b-11ea-bc45-e5d48ab44b9f_story.html
— Why NFL owners are supporting Black players’ protests — for now – Bethany Lacina (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, sports acts as an arm of the Democrat Party. Ever-increasingly, sports dumps you if you do not promote hatred of Trump.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/13/why-nfl-owners-are-supporting-black-players-protests-now/
— The long history behind Donald Trump’s outreach to LGBTQ voters Trump’s rhetoric may be new, but the policies he supports and the role of LGBTQ Republicans are not. – Neil J. Young (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ focus on destroying those who do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/09/14/long-history-behind-donald-trumps-outreach-lgbtq-voters/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘We Hope They Die’ Protesters cheer a shooting ambush of sheriff’s deputies in L.A. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-hope-they-die-11600031160
— Expenses for Adult Kids: Which Ones Should Parents Stop Paying For? Parents often keep paying for a lot of their adult children’s bills. But where—and how—should they draw the line? – Chris Kornelis (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) while I attended UIC 1966-1968, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) during the summer of 1969.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/expenses-for-adult-kids-which-ones-should-parents-stop-paying-for-11600009200

FORBES
— Cancel Culture Is Only Getting Worse – Evan Gerstmann
https://www.forbes.com/sites/evangerstmann/2020/09/13/cancel-culture-is-only-getting-worse/#525a2a0263f4
— What Is Truly the Meaning Behind Words Like ‘Disadvantaged’ and ‘Disengaged’? – Peter DeWitt (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, the following are disadvantaged: minorities, females, younger people, those who have less money than others, LGBTQers, veterans, non-married people, non-Protestants, non-German Americans, illegals, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, RINOs, liberals, and moderates. According to Democrats, the following are unfairly advantaged: Whites, men, older people, those who have more money than others, heterosexuals, non-veterans, married people, Protestants, German Americans, citizens of America, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, Republicans, and conservatives.)
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2020/09/what_is_truly_the_meaning_behind_words_like_disadvantaged_and_disengaged.html
— You Should Never Wait For A Layoff To Prepare For Your Job Search – John Feldmann (DIERSEN: Until August of 1997, when I was 48 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors falsely led me to believe that they were going to let me work until I would be eligible for regular retirement in 2003.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2020/09/09/you-should-never-wait-for-a-layoff-to-prepare-for-your-job-search/
— Four Ways Leaders Can Help Integrate Diversity Into An Organization – Dedra Ward (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2020/09/14/four-ways-leaders-can-help-integrate-diversity-into-an-organization/

NEWSWEEK
— Trump’s Nevada Rally Crowd Chants ‘All Lives Matter’ at BLM Protesters – JAMES WALKER
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-nevada-rally-chants-all-lives-matter-blm-protesters-1531650
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Every NFL Team to Protest During the National Anthem in Week 1 – DAN CANCIAN
https://www.newsweek.com/which-nfl-teams-protests-anthem-kneeling-opening-week-1531635

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— The Future of College Admissions Is Test Blind – Joseph A. Soares and Jay Rosner (DIERSEN: What tests have you passed? The tests that I have passed include a) the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old, b) the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, c) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, d) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) all the tests necessary to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, f) all the tests necessary to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, g) the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, and h) the Post Office employment examination in 1966.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/views/2020/09/14/future-college-admissions-test-blind-opinion

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.