September 16, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats close roadways in central business district ahead of Mexican Independence Day.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-friday-night-road-closures-20230916-zjt7mdc2ivcm7lfyllplwtzs2m-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-mexican-independence-day-celebrations-caravans-downtown-chicago-20230916-22x3aannnrf35k5cypavbkprxa-story.html
— Democrats say “UAW strike bypasses Illinois plants for now, but state’s auto industry has a lot riding on negotiations.” I have owned only American nameplate cars since I bought my first one in 1964. I currently own eight. I was a union member 1966-1969 while I worked for the Post Office and 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS. In early 1970, I was a UAW member while I worked part-time for Chrysler in its Belvidere plant and was a full-time NIU student. My critics/opponents have always disapprove of/hated unions and American nameplate cars. Since 1966, they have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always been overpaid because I was a union member. In today’s dollars, while I was a union member, my salary increased from $18.05/hour to $104,583/year. In my defense, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-uaw-strike-illinois-auto-plants-20230915-c7vdqtqfbjavrovq4b3ogs772m-story.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly crow about their success in getting young people to blame Republicans for everything that is bad including bad weather.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/environment/ct-climate-change-youth-protest-20230916-ghyf2ym4sjadfmgwmv6eqtid4e-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats say “Mexican Independence Day celebrations fill streets in downtown Chicago and beyond” and acknowledge that “The flood of car caravans caused traffic jams in the Loop and beyond, leading officials to close off some streets in the city center.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2023/9/15/23876039/mexican-independence-day-celebrations-chicago-downtown-loop-traffic-jams
— Democrats say “Parents worry as day care centers face funding crisis.” My father made enough money that my mother, who never attended high school, could stay home and raise me and my brother. My critics/opponents have always used that to demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my parents as having been undeservedly filthy rich. In my father’s defense, he never made more than $50,000/year in today’s dollars. He almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills. In my defense, because of that, to buy cars and to pay for college expenses, I did yard work 1962-1964, delivered newspapers 1962-1966, washed dishes 1964-1966, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966, and delivered mail 1966-1969.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/9/14/23863074/illinois-child-care-centers-closed-american-rescue-plan-funding-expiring

ABC7
— Democrats close large downtown area to traffic as Mexican Independence Day celebrations kick off in Chicago.
https://abc7chicago.com/mexican-independence-day-chicago-traffic/13787950/
— Democrats say “Chicago’s newest migrant shelter opens in Greektown; 200 single men capacity. North Park neighborhood Marine Corp reserve center will be converted into shelter.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-migrants-shelter-greektown-north-park/13788146/

NBC5
— Democrats issue a warning ahead of Mexican Independence Day celebrations. Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications issued an alert Thursday warning that “car caravans that create a threat to public safety will not be tolerated.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-warns-of-potential-traffic-ahead-mexican-independence-day-celebrations/3228902/
— Democrats close downtown Chicago to incoming traffic due to Mexican Independence Day car caravans.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/downtown-chicago-closed-to-incoming-traffic-due-to-mexican-independence-day-car-caravans/3229467/
— Democrats say “Mexican Independence Day celebrations begin ahead of Saturday’s parade.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mexican-independence-day-celebrations-begin-ahead-of-saturdays-highly-anticipated-parade/3229474/
— Democrats say that “Trump says he’s pleased by Putin’s praise: ‘I like that he said that’ Russian President Vladimir Putin recently said he was “happy” to hear Trump’s promise to “resolve all burning issues within several days” — including the war in Ukraine.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/trump-says-hes-pleased-by-putins-praise-i-like-that-he-said-that/3229308/
— Democrats ever-increasingly use reports of threats against libraries to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pritzker-denounces-threats-targeting-chicago-area-libraries-as-abhorrent-and-disgusting/3229251/

CBS2
— Democrats close downtown streets to incoming traffic amid Mexican Independence Day celebrations.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/police-prepare-for-busy-weekend/
— Democrats say “Ford workers in Chicago prepared to join national UAW strike against “Big 3″ automakers.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-ford-assembly-plant-workers-uaw-strike/
— Democrats ever-increasingly use reports of crimes against females and LGBTQers to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/new-features-enhance-safety-for-chicago-female-nonbinary-rideshare-drivers-passengers/
— Democrats say “UAW strike impacting Chicago’s South Deering plant. The union is asking for a 40% pay hike, a shorter week for workers, and the return of pension plans for hourly employees.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/uaw-strike-impacting-chicagos-south-deering-plant/

WGN9
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Mexican Independence celebrations.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/excitement-abound-in-chicago-for-mexican-independence-celebrations/

FOX32
— Democrats close roads as crowds flock downtown for Mexican Independence Day.

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-roads-close-mexican-independence-day

WBEZ
— Democrats ever-increasingly use reports of threats against libraries to promote more hatred against Republicans.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-area-libraries-continue-to-face-threats/ed297c11-2218-47ce-b427-20cf4badaf7a
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1280646
https://www.wbez.org/stories/secretary-of-state-giannoulias-responds-to-bomb-threats-at-chicago-area-libraries/99cfc08f-a73c-4fcd-b4db-d7155f1966f9

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly push more pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/chicago-bears-former-quarterback-jim-mcmahon-launch-cannabis-line-illinois
— Democrats say “Best Places to Work in Chicago for 2023.” Democrats run the federal government. Therefore, of course, the federal government is a best place to work for Democrats, and especially for Democrats who are LGBTQ, minority, female, younger, veteran, disabled, unmarried, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, and/or those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time. The federal government gives tremendous preference to its employees who are the aforesaid.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/awards/best-places-work-chicago-2023

CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Afternoon roundup.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/09/15/isabels-afternoon-roundup-9/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Hundreds of “Migrants” Line Up at Chicago Park to Get a Free “CityKey” – Mark Weyermuller
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/09/weyermuller-hundreds-of-migrants-line-up-at-chicago-park-to-get-a-free-citykey.html
— The Fate of our Country Hangs in the Balance, Nothing is More Important Than Electing Donald J. Trump President in 2024 – Mark Vargas And Scott Kaspar
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2023/09/opinion-the-fate-of-our-country-hangs-in-the-balance-nothing-is-more-important-than-electing-donald-j-trump-president-in-2024.html

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Catholic and parochial schools must hold the line on ‘woke’ indoctrination – Tom Basile
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/sep/15/catholic-and-parochial-schools-must-hold-line-on-w/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— AOC shouted down while speaking to New Yorkers about illegal immigrants flooding their city – Luke Gentile
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/aoc-shouted-down-illegal-immigrants-new-york

NEW YORK POST
— 9,100 migrants cross from Mexico to Arizona in one day: ‘cartels control the border’ – MaryAnn Martinez
https://nypost.com/2023/09/14/9100-migrants-a-day-flood-across-the-border-in-arizona-source/
— A shockingly small number of migrants — less than 2% — have filed for work visas in NYC in bureaucratic bungle that’s cost taxpayers millions – Craig McCarthy, Nolan Hicks and Georgett Roberts
https://nypost.com/2023/09/15/only-800-migrants-have-filed-for-work-visas/
— Chaos erupts as furious protesters heckle AOC during Dems’ press conference for NYC’s escalating migrant crisis – Emily Crane and Jack Morphet
https://nypost.com/2023/09/15/nyc-chaos-erupts-as-protesters-heckle-aoc-amid-escalating-migrant-crisis/
— Work permits for NYC migrants – Letters to the Editor
https://nypost.com/2023/09/15/eric-adams-push-for-nyc-migrant-work-permits-letters/

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Rolling Out the Red Carpet for the Red Chinese. Pritzker is Funding Our Adversaries for His Green Energy Fantasy. – Jeanne Ives
https://amgreatness.com/2023/09/15/rolling-out-the-red-carpet-for-the-red-chinese/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrat from Illinois (Eric Sorensen) loves to tweet about how stupid the electorate is, including his own voters – Olivia Murray
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/09/democrat_from_illinois_loves_to_tweet_about_how_stupid_the_electorate_is_including_his_own_voters.html
— Texas and Woke Sex Education – Carole Hornsby Haynes
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2023/09/texas_and_woke_sex_education.html
— Coast Guard called in to battle woke Oakland’s sea pirate problem – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/09/coast_guard_called_in_to_battle_woke_oaklands_sea_pirates.html

AMERICAN WIRE NEWS
— Furious New Yorkers shout down AOC as migrant presser goes off the rails: ‘Close the border!’ – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://americanwirenews.com/furious-new-yorkers-shout-down-aoc-dem-presser-on-migrants-goes-off-the-rails-close-the-border/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Furious New Yorkers shout down AOC as migrant presser goes off the rails: ‘Close the border!’ – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/09/15/furious-new-yorkers-shout-down-aoc-dem-presser-on-migrants-goes-off-the-rails-close-the-border-1396333/
— ‘Is this what comes after woke?!’ Troubling 5th-grade schoolwork exposed. – Tom Tillison
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/09/15/is-this-what-comes-after-woke-troubling-5th-grade-schoolwork-exposed-1396297/

BREITBART
— Sanctuary City Chicago Faces $538M Budget Deficit Over Illegal Immigration – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/09/15/sanctuary-city-chicago-faces-538m-budget-deficit-over-illegal-immigration/
— Squad Member AOC Shouted Down by Protesters in NYC Chanting ‘Close the Border!’ – WARNER TODD HUSTON
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/09/15/squad-member-aoc-shouted-down-by-protesters-chanting-close-the-border/

CENTER FOR FAMILY & HUMAN RIGHTS
— Gay Protestors Invade, Occupy, Shut Down U.S. House Office – Rebecca Oas, Ph.D.
https://c-fam.org/friday_fax/gay-protestors-invade-occupy-shut-down-u-s-house-office/

CENTER FOR IMMIGRATION STUDIES
— Where Do All the Migrants Go? A review of the factors governing where migrants settle within the U.S. – David North
https://cis.org/North/Where-Do-All-Migrants-Go
— Work Authorization Expansion Is the Problem — Not the Solution to Cities’ Migrant Issues – Elizabeth Jacobs
https://cis.org/Jacobs/Work-Authorization-Expansion-Problem-Not-Solution-Cities-Migrant-Issues

DAILY SIGNAL
— Post-Postmodern America, Meet Mao’s Cultural Revolution – Victor Davis Hanson
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/09/15/post-postmodern-america/

DAILY WIRE
— 2024 DHS Threat Assessment Highlights Biden’s Failures – Ryan Saavedra
https://www.dailywire.com/news/2024-dhs-threat-assessment-highlights-bidens-failures
— Woke Corporations Are Now Pushing ‘Fat Liberation’ – Matt Walsh
https://www.dailywire.com/episode/ep-1223-woke-corporations-are-now-pushing-fat-liberation-33

FOX NEWS
— LA mayor ‘fearful’ that planes of illegal aliens might arrive in city that ‘welcomes immigrants’ LA boasts the label of ‘sanctuary city’ for illegal immigrants. – Jamie Joseph
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/la-mayor-fearful-planes-illegal-aliens-might-arrive-city-welcomes-immigrants
— California bill’s passage requires foster parents to ‘demonstrate’ support of a child’s LGBTQ expression. The bill heads to Gov. Newsom’s desk to be signed into law. – Sarah Rumpf-Whitten
https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-bills-passage-requires-foster-parents-demonstrate-support-childs-lgbtq-expression

JONATHAN TURLEY
— Chicago Mayor Johnson Moves Toward City-Run Grocery Stores
https://jonathanturley.org/2023/09/15/chicago-mayor-johnson-moves-toward-city-run-grocery-stores/

MRC TV
— ‘Sexual Deviancy’: Candace Owens Slams ‘Alphabet Mafia’ During Podcast – NICK KANGADIS
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/nick-kangadis/sexual-deviancy-candace-owens-slams-alphabet-mafia-during-podcast

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Dove Facing Boycott Calls Over Partnership with Controversial BLM Activist Promoting ‘Fat Liberation’ – BRITTANY BERNSTEIN
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/dove-facing-boycott-calls-over-partnership-with-controversial-blm-activist-promoting-fat-liberation/

NEW AMERICAN
— Migrants Overwhelm Border Facility, Released Onto Streets – Luis Miguel
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/migrants-overwhelm-border-facility-released-onto-streets/
— NYC Mayor Says Migrant Crisis Contributing to Rise in Prostitution – Luis Miguel
https://thenewamerican.com/us/immigration/nyc-mayor-says-migrant-crisis-contributing-to-rise-in-prostitution/

NEWSMAX
— Andrew Cuomo: Migrant Crisis ‘Federal Responsibility’ – Charlie McCarthy
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/andrew-cuomo-migrants-crisis/2023/09/15/id/1134613/

PJ MEDIA
— New Yorkers Explode at Democrats Over Illegals – KEVIN DOWNEY JR.
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/kevindowneyjr/2023/09/15/new-yorkers-explode-at-democrats-over-illegals-n1727341

TOWNHALL
— Illegal Immigrant Crisis Is Devastating Chicago’s Budget – Julio Rosas
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2023/09/15/illegal-immigrant-crisis-is-devastating-chicagos-budget-n2628487
— Biden Makes Another Racist Comment Toward Ethnic Groups – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/09/15/biden-links-hispanic-black-people-to-those-without-high-school-diplomas-n2628519

TURNING POINT USA
— ‘Close the Border’ Rep. AOC Shouted Down by Protesters at Press Conference in New York City – MORGAN ZEGERS
https://www.tpusa.com/live/close-the-border-rep-aoc-shouted-down-at-press-conference-in-new-york-city
— Chicago Mayor Considers Opening City-Owned Grocery Stores in High-Crime Food Deserts – Stephen Davis
https://www.tpusa.com/live/chicago-mayor-considers-opening-city-owned-grocery-stores-in-high-crime-food-deserts

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats acknowledge “Suing. Heckling. Cursing. N.Y.C. Protests Against Migrants Escalate. After migrants were sheltered at a defunct school, neighbors on Staten Island turned on a loudspeaker and put up signs to drive them away.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/nyregion/migrant-protests-nyc.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Democrats ask “A Ticket to Disney?” and acknowledge that “Politicians Charge Millions to Send Migrants to U.S” and “The Biden administration vowed to “end the illicit movement” of people through the Darién jungle. But the number of migrants moving through the forest has never been greater — and the profits are too big to pass up.” Democrats ever-increasingly flood America with more illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/14/world/americas/migrant-business-darien-gap.html
— Democrats acknowledge that “House Democrats Visit a Migrant Hotel as Political Tensions Erupt. After New York City’s mayor begged for help from the federal government, Congressional Democrats, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, came to visit the city’s main migrant shelter.” Democrats ever-increasingly flood America with more illegals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/nyregion/migrant-shelter-roosevelt-hotel-aoc.html
— Democrats say “Facing Off in Washington, DeSantis Tries to Shake Trump’s Hold on Christian Right. During dueling appearances, Gov. Ron DeSantis cast himself as a warrior for the religious right, while the former president used familiar attack lines against his rival.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/us/politics/trump-desantis-events-washington.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats acknowledge that “A migrant crisis is straining New York, dividing Democrats” and say “Here’s why.” Democrats ever-increasingly flood America with more illegals.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/09/15/migrant-crisis-new-york-eric-adams/

NEW YORK SUN
— Democrats acknowledge that “Trump’s Lead Over GOP Rivals Widens” and say that puts Republicans in an “electability conundrum.”
https://www.nysun.com/article/trumps-lead-over-gop-rivals-widens-as-republicans-are-caught-in-electability-conundrum-poll

MSN
— Democrats acknowledge that “Hundreds of migrants line up daily at NYC fed building desperate for services and benefits.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/hundreds-of-migrants-line-up-daily-at-nyc-fed-building-desperate-for-services-and-benefits/ar-AA1gJF9H

NBC NEWS
— Democrats ever-increasingly flood America with more illegals.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/border-patrol-releases-migrants-city-streets-arizona-california-rcna105308

ABC NEW YORK
— Democrats acknowledge that “Protesters voice concerns as New York officials give update on migrant crisis.” Democrats ever-increasingly flood America with more illegals.
https://abc7ny.com/nyc-asylum-seeker-crisis-migrants-protests/13787761/

NBC NEW YORK
— Democrats acknowledge that “Migrants overwhelm Mexico’s borders as asylum applications prepare to set new record. On Thursday, National Guard troops in riot gear stood outside the agency’s office in Tapachula, which in recent weeks has been taking about 2,000 asylum applications daily.” Democrats ever-increasingly flood America with more illegals.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/migrants-overwhelm-mexicos-borders-as-asylum-applications-prepare-to-set-new-record/4680702/

FORTUNE
— Democrats acknowledge that “US Soccer Federation leaves Chicago over public safety concerns as frustration with violence mounts.”
https://fortune.com/2023/09/15/us-soccer-federation-leaves-chicago-violence-public-safety-concerns/

PBS
— Democrats acknowledge that “1,600 Migrants Are Now Living at Chicago Police Stations.”
https://www.pbs.org/video/1600-migrants-are-now-living-at-chicago-police-stations-choe/

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.