September 17, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats acknowledge that “Loop street closures remain as Mexican Independence Day celebrations continue.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2023/9/17/23877054/loop-street-closures-remain-as-mexican-independence-day-celebrations-continue
— A Democrat says “Hey, Mitt Romney, no one should be goaded into retiring, not even a president. The Utah senator has every right to call it quits. But his call for President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump not to run again borders on ageism.” I should write a book about age discrimination.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/9/15/23874169/ageism-mitt-romney-biden-trump-retiring

ABC7
— Democrats acknowledge that “2 stabbed during Mexican Independence Day celebrations, downtown streets closed for 2nd night.”
https://abc7chicago.com/mexican-independence-day-car-caravans-chicago-downtown-stabbing-traffic-gridlock/13793002/

— Democrats acknowledge that “Chicago faces $538M budget shortfall.”
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-budget-shortfall-property-taxes-brandon-johnson/13779337/

CBS2
— Democrats acknowledge that “Streets closed in downtown Chicago due to Mexican Independence Day celebrations.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-downtown-streets-closed-mexican-independence-day/
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/police-prepare-for-busy-weekend/

NBC5
— Democrats acknowledge that “Nearly 200 migrants move into shelter at Greektown hostel.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/nearly-200-people-move-into-greektown-migrant-shelter/3229710/
— Democrats acknowledge that “Car caravan celebrations prompt Chicago to limit downtown access for second night in a row.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/car-caravan-celebrations-prompt-chicago-to-limit-downtown-access-for-second-night-in-a-row/3229716/
— Democrats say “Military officers begin to speak out on the harm done by Sen. Tuberville’s holds on promotions.” I should write a book about the harm done to GAO by Republican-led budget cuts 1980-1997. I would use as an example the harm done to my GAO career. I would use as examples the many adverse actions that my Democrat GAO superiors took against me because of those budget cuts.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/military-officers-begin-to-speak-out-on-the-harm-done-by-sen-tubervilles-holds-on-promotions/3229572/

WGN9
— Democrats say “Research examines restorative practices in Chicago high schools.” How well has your high school done since you graduated and why? I graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1966. I should write a book about how well it has done since 1966 and why.
https://wgntv.com/news/research-examines-restorative-practices-in-chicago-high-schools/

WTTW
— Democrats acknowledge that “As Tensions Run High at Police Station Migrant Shelters, Volunteers Speak Out on Shelter Conditions.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://news.wttw.com/2023/09/16/tensions-run-high-police-station-migrant-shelters-volunteers-speak-out-shelter-conditions

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Democrats say that Trump says that “competency tests would be a good thing as age concerns cast shadow on 2024.” As you get older, if/when your critics/opponents attack your competency, what would you stress? I would stress my putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters each and every morning. Of course, my critics/opponents ignore, dismiss, belittle, badmouth, demonize, denigrate, and/or condemn those newsletters. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who paint themselves as being religious, conservative. and/or Republican. I would focus on those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. I would focus on those who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-says-competency-tests-would-be-a-good-thing-as-age-concerns-cast-shadow-on-2024/
— Democrats say “Trump’s GOP rivals try to attract social conservatives in Iowa at an event he skipped.” I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012. I should write a book about candidates back then who presented themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who rudely declined my invitations to speak at TAPROOT events. I would focus on those candidates a) who painted TAPROOT as being too conservative, b) who blamed me the most for their defeats, and c) who took the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ap-trump-skips-iowa-gathering-of-evangelical-christians-his-rivals-hope-for-a-chance-to-gain-ground/

WCIA
— Democrats say “Anti-Trump movement frets about void left by Romney retirement.” I should write a book about those hate-filled Trump-hating Romney promoters in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who have taken the most/biggest adverse actions against me.
https://www.wcia.com/hill-politics/anti-trump-movement-frets-about-void-left-by-romney-retirement/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— No more tax dollars for the American Library Association – Editorial
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/no-more-tax-dollars-for-the-american-library-association

NEW YORK POST
— GOP rivals pounce on Trump after ex-prez fumbles when asked if a man ‘can become a woman’ by Megyn Kelly – Mary Kay Linge
https://nypost.com/2023/09/16/trump-fumbles-megyn-kelly-query-can-a-man-become-a-woman/

BREITBART
— Border Patrol Releases Hundreds of Illegal Aliens into San Diego – AMY FURR
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2023/09/16/watch-youre-free-to-go-border-patrol-releases-hundreds-of-illegal-aliens-into-san-diego/

DAILY CALLER
— Crenshaw says he is ready to “tear apart” Tuberville over his ongoing hold on the confirmation of the Pentagon’s military nominees. – JAKE SMITH (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997. To punish me for Republican-led budget cuts, they did far more than merely delay my promotions. They forced me to suffer a $21,863/year (21%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO. I always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They never promoted me beyond GS-13. They forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://dailycaller.com/2023/09/15/dan-crenshaw-tuberville-military-confirmations/
— The Migrant Surge Is Coming To The Classroom – BETSY MCCAUGHEY
https://dailycaller.com/2023/09/16/opinion-the-migrant-surge-is-coming-to-the-classroom-betsy-mccaughey/
— Fatherlessness Leads To Godlessness – MARY ROOKE
https://dailycaller.com/2023/09/16/rooke-fatherlessness-leads-to-godlessness/
— Democrat’s Porn Scandal Shows That America Has Become A Nation Of Exhibitionists – GRAYSON QUAY
https://dailycaller.com/2023/09/14/quay-susanna-gibson-chaturbate-exhibitionism-drag-youtuber/
— Wall Street Titans Offer College Students Golden Opportunities — But Restrict Them By Race – KATELYNN RICHARDSON
https://dailycaller.com/2023/09/16/wall-street-diversity-race-programs/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The programs, run by companies that include Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, aim to increase diversity, prioritizing students based on race and gender. They also potentially run afoul of federal civil rights laws, legal experts told the Daily Caller News Foundation. Those programs are likely illegal violations of federal civil rights laws including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, and Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and they are ripe for a legal challenge of their blatant discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation.)

FOX NEWS
— Biden-era migrant crisis blowing holes through budgets of liberal, sanctuary cities. New York City Mayor Adams said it could ‘destroy’ the city. – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-era-migrant-crisis-blowing-holes-through-budgets-liberal-sanctuary-cities

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Biden’s Latest Student-Loan Plan Is Another Disaster – BETH AKERS
https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/09/bidens-latest-student-loan-plan-is-another-disaster/

TOWNHALL
— Border Patrol Tells Illegal Migrants ‘They Can Do Whatever They Want’ Upon Being Dropped Off In San Diego – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/09/16/border-patrol-tells-illegals-they-can-do-whatever-they-want-n2628523

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Biden’s America: Foreign-Born Population ‘Zoomed’ to Record High 46 Million – Richard Moorhead (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly flood America with those who have demographics that vote for Democrats, that is, with those who are not citizens of America, that is, those who want/need/demand massive government assistance, that is, those who lack education and/or job skills, have major financial, health, and/or other problems, and/or were not raised in a traditional family, that is, those who are LGBTQ, minority, female, younger, non-Christian, non-Protestant, non-Italian American, non-German American, boozers, gamblers, stoners, and/or criminals.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/bidens-america-foreign-born-population-zoomed-record-high-46-million-census-report-shows/

ZERO HEDGE
— They Welcomed Illegal Immigrants With Open Arms, Now Sanctuary Cities Say They’re Past ‘Breaking Point’ – TYLER DURDEN
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/they-welcomed-illegal-immigrants-open-arms-now-sanctuary-cities-say-theyre-past-breaking

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NEWSWEEK
— Democrats say “Trump Sparks Conservative Fury With Transgender Question Response.”
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-sparks-conservative-fury-transgender-question-response-1827569
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During the discussion on her SiriusXM podcast The Megyn Kelly Show, Kelly at one point raised the topic of transgender people, noting that in 2016, Trump said that he would allow former Olympian and outspoken transgender Republican Caitlyn Jenner to use the women’s restrooms at Trump Tower. When pressed about whether or not he believed a man could “become a woman,” Trump gave a hesitant and slightly evasive answer that raised the ire of several conservatives online.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats acknowledge that “Battle Over Electric Vehicles Is Central to Auto Strike.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/16/business/electric-vehicles-uaw-gm-ford-stellantis.html
— Anticipate/expect that Democrats and RINOs will ever-increasingly get rid of those who share Trump’s demographics. Trump is heterosexual, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, married, non-veteran, gun-owner, Protestant, German American, and his ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about the success that Democrats and RINOs have had so far getting rid of those who are the aforesaid in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/16/opinion/peak-woke-antiracism-canceled.html

POLITICO
— Democrats say “Trump’s become a runaway train in the GOP primary. Here’s why.” Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The Republican Party platform in conservative. Conservatives want candidates who can and will defend and advance the Republican Party platform. Can and will the Republican candidates on the March 19, 2024 Republican primary ballot in your precinct defend and advance the Republican Party platform?
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/16/trump-gop-poll-voting-00116382
— Democrats say “Ramaswamy wants to end the H-1B visa program he used 29 times.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/16/ramaswamy-h1b-visa-gop-visa-00116383
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has vowed to “gut” the system for H-1B temporary worker visas if he wins the White House. It’s the very system he’s used in the past to hire high-skilled foreign workers for the pharma company that built much of his wealth.)

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.