September 18, 2025

The more anti-conservative that you are, the more that you oppose Kirk tributes.

QUESTION: What message did Kirk’s assassin send? ANSWER: The more conservative principles that you promote, the more planks in the Republican Party platform that you promote, the sooner that you will be gotten rid of.

Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters want to use Kirk’s assassination to get rid of conservatives once and for all.

NEW YORK POST
— How to attend Charlie Kirk’s funeral in Arizona
https://nypost.com/2025/09/17/us-news/how-to-attend-charlie-kirks-funeral-in-arizona/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kirk’s funeral, an American-themed celebration with a red, white and blue dress code, will be held at the State Farm Stadium, home of the Arizona Cardinals, in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday. Doors are set to open at 8 a.m. local time, but the program itself won’t begin until 11 a.m., according to the funeral website: https://www.fightforcharlie.com/ How to attend the memorial service  Attendance is free, but fans should register online to get a ticket in order to attend, according to the website. Organizers encouraged fans of Kirk to arrive early and carpool if possible. They noted that admission inside the stadium will be on a “first come, first served” basis, but that overflow will be available at the nearby Desert Diamond Arena. The State Farm Stadium typically holds a whopping 63,400 people, but can stretch to accommodate more than 73,000 for larger events, according to the venue. The Desert Diamond Arena, which is less than a mile away from the megadome, can fit around 20,000 people. Organizers said further event guidance and instructions will be sent to attendees the evening before the service. How to watch the memorial service  Beyond the stadiums, mourners near and far will be able to watch the funeral live online through multiple news networks, including many Fox and CBS affiliates. It will also likely be streamed by Turning Point USA, given that the organization has livestreamed previous memorial services for its founder. What to expect  Security will be tight between both stadiums. The speakers set to deliver remarks feature a laundry list of White House officials, including President Trump and Vice President Vance, who was a close friend of Kirk. Kirk’s widow, Erika, will also deliver remarks. Just yesterday, a pre-trial protective order was filed on her behalf while her husband’s alleged assassin, Tyler Robinson, is behind bars. The rest of the speakers primarily come from the Trump Administration’s cabinet, including Secretary of Health and Human Services RFK Jr. and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, who both spoke at Kirk’s memorial at the Kennedy Center. Fox News alums Tucker Carlson, who organized a fundraiser for the Kirk family through his nicotine pouch company, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth will also speak at the funeral.)
— Tyler Robinson trained for Charlie Kirk assassination
https://nypost.com/2025/09/17/us-news/how-tyler-robinson-could-have-trained-for-charlie-kirk-assassination/
— What did Jimmy Kimmel say? ABC star’s controversial Charlie Kirk comment in full.
https://nypost.com/2025/09/18/entertainment/jimmy-kimmels-full-controversial-comments-on-charlie-kirk-that-led-to-abc-pulling-jimmy-kimmel-live/
— UCLA’s DEI head placed on leave for saying it’s ‘OKAY to be happy’ over Charlie Kirk’s death — but then cries victim
https://nypost.com/2025/09/17/us-news/uclas-dei-head-on-leave-for-celebrating-charlie-kirk-death/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

ABC7
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote mote hate speech against Kirk.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/charlie-kirk-killing-discourse-sparks-freedom-speech-debate-university-chicago-law-professor-explain-first-amendment-rights/17836614/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their criminals and their illegals
https://abc7chicago.com/post/cook-county-leaders-denounce-presence-ice-agents-chicago-amid-operation-midway-blitz-immigration-crackdown/17833103/

NBC5
— ICE posts “Help Wanted” sign in Chicago aimed to lure peeved police. TV advertisement by the controversial immigration enforcement agency stirs up City Hall and Mayor Brandon Johnson. ICE employees enforce immigration laws. IRS employees enforces tax laws. I was an IRS employee for almost 9 years. Which were, are, and will be hated the most, ICE employees or IRS employees?
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/ice-posts-help-wanted-sign-in-chicago-aimed-to-lure-peeved-police/3825853/

WGN9
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals in Elgin
https://wgntv.com/western-suburbs/elgin-ice-raid-vigil/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their illegals in Naperville
https://wgntv.com/western-suburbs/federal-agents-target-roofers-naperville/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURES: A debate reflective of the country’s political divide is unfolding at Wheeling High School, where groups are clashing over efforts to honor slain political firebrand Charlie Kirk, arguably its most famous graduate. Students, parents and community members have begun signing dueling petitions on how to best memorialize Kirk. What positions do the students in the high schools and colleges in your area have on Kirk?
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/18/charlie-kirk-honored/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A day after the petition appeared on Change.org, an opposing appeal was launched. It expressed condolences to Kirk’s family, then called his legacy “divisive, not unifying,” and said Turning Point chapters would not be “educationally neutral.” It also said a “day of honor” would be “divisive and inappropriate.” “While his achievements are notable to some, honoring him at this level would send a message to many students, families, and staff — especially those who have been targeted or alienated by Kirk’s rhetoric — that their concerns and lived experiences are secondary,” the petition said. As of Wednesday afternoon, the pro-Kirk petition had about 3,600 signatures and its opposition had 2,600. . .According to Change.org, the opposing petition was started by a person named “April Mahoney.” Efforts to reach Mahoney were not successful.
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against police
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/17/charlie-kirk-campus-students/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: The mainstream news media ever-increasingly promotes more illegal immigration
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/17/elgin-ice-raid-noem-video/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly protect their criminals and their illegals
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/18/editorial-ice-kristi-noem-elgin-immigration-raids/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: The mainstream news media ever-increasingly promotes more illegal immigration
https://chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdogs/2025/09/17/chicago-arrest-immigration-ice-dhs-homeland-security-kristi-noem-donald-trump-operation-midway-blitz

DAILY HERALD
— Amid dueling petitions, District 214 mulls whether to recognize Kirk as distinguished alumnus
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250917/news/amid-dueling-petitions-district-214-mulls-whether-to-recognize-kirk-as-distinguished-alumnus/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH PICTURE: The mainstream news media ever-increasingly promotes more illegal immigration
https://www.dailyherald.com/20250917/news/this-is-about-our-humanity-prayer-vigil-in-elgin-draws-supporters-of-the-immigrant-community/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Far too many nonprofits exist to promote more hatred against conservatives.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/nonprofits-philanthropy/macarthur-joyce-foundations-join-nonprofits-open-letter
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote destructive drugs
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/cannabis/buckbee-weed-company-owners-straddle-cannabis-hemp-industries

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— More names, familiar faces: See the updated list of Republican candidates for Illinois governor
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/state/2025/09/18/updated-list-of-republican-candidates-for-illinois-governor-in-2026/86119840007/
— WICS-TV Channel 20 denies forcing Beni Harmony to resign for airing a non-partisan tribute to Charlie Kirk. My Democrat GAO superiors denied forcing me to retire for my being an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/local/2025/09/18/news-station-denies-suspending-beni-harmony-over-charlie-kirk-comments/86208103007/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Democrats leaders decry that Madison County Board approves Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/madison-county-charlie-kirk-remembrance-illinois-21054082.php

WKOW
— Charlie Kirk’s death increases interest in GOP student groups. If I had been active in Republican politics while I was a student 1966-1980 the Democrats who ran the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1981, and GAO in 1980 would not have hired me.
https://www.wkow.com/news/politics/charlie-kirks-death-increases-interest-in-gop-student-groups/article_c26fd8c8-91a0-4843-a40c-53688c92f9a8.html

CWB CHICAGO
— ‘Law enforcement is a sickness’ to be ‘eradicated,’ says enraged Chicago mayor. I was a law enforcement officer. As an IRS Revenue Officer. I enforced tax laws for almost 9 years.
https://cwbchicago.com/2025/09/law-enforcement-is-a-sickness-to-be-eradicated-says-enraged-chicago-mayor.html

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker condemns canceling Kimmel
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2025/09/18/pritzker-condemns-canceling-kimmel-00570613

CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Lots of random left-wingers with little preexisting notoriety took to Bluesky, TikTok, and Reddit to celebrate Kirk’s murder or ridicule his grieving widow, receiving a nontrivial number of pageviews in the process.
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/cancel-culture-and-the-kirk-murder/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Too Many Republicans are capitulating in the wake of Charlie Kirk
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/09/too_many_republicans_are_capitulating_in_the_wake_of_charlie_kirk.html

BREITBART
— Charlie Kirk’s Record on Migration and Young Americans
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/09/17/charlie-kirks-record-on-migration-and-young-americans/amp/
— Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons: Charlie Kirk Was ‘Such a Great Champion for ICE’
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2025/09/17/exclusive-acting-ice-director-todd-lyons-charlie-kirk-was-such-a-great-champion-for-ice/amp/
— Trump Deputies Shrink Asylum Loophole by 65 Percent
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/09/17/trump-deputies-shrink-asylum-loophole-by-66-percent/
— ICE Announces Arrests of ‘the Worst of the Worst’ Criminal Illegals
https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/09/17/ice-announces-arrests-of-the-worst-of-the-worst-criminal-illegals/
— Obama Defends His Mass Migration ‘Experiment’ After Charlie Kirk Shooting. Democrat leaders ever-increasingly flood America with foreigners who have demographics that vote for Democrats.  RINO leaders ever-increasingly flood America with foreigners who work for less money than Americans.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/09/17/obama-defends-his-mass-migration-experiment-after-charlie-kirk-shooting/

CENTER FOR AMERICAN MMIGRATION STUDIES
— Driver’s license given to deadly illegal migrant trucker shows how blue states undermine border security
https://cis.org/Oped/Drivers-license-given-deadly-illegal-migrant-trucker-shows-how-blue-states-undermine-border

DAILY SIGNAL
— Inquiries About Starting Turning Point USA Chapters Surge in Wake of Kirk’s Slaying
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/17/charlie-kirks-assassination-is-mobilizing-republicans/
— Trump Blames Biden Admin Open Borders for Texas Beheading
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/16/trump-blames-biden-admin-open-borders-texas-beheading/
— The Left Can’t Handle Cancel Culture After Charlie Kirk Assassination
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/17/the-lefts-cancel-culture-frankenstein-turns-on-it-after-charlie-kirks-death/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We’ve had a culture of about five years of what I would call cancel culture, deplatforming, doxing, blacklisting, using all sorts of methods to suppress free speech. That was one of the reasons why Elon Musk paid such an exorbitant sum for the old Twitter: to allow free speech. And cancel culture said that if you voice something that was considered illiberal, you were gonna lose your job. We saw that through #MeToo, when a number of Hollywood luminaries and professors were fired because they had said or done something considered sexist or ill-advised. We saw that on matters of race after George Floyd. But what’s happened now is the death of Charlie Kirk has kind of turned the tables. People who are using that death to comment in criticism of him before he is even buried are now facing, not censorship, but certain platforms, media platforms especially, are saying, “We just don’t want you to be here anymore. It’s not that we don’t like you. We’re not trying to censor you. We’re just giving you the Joy Reid treatment.”)
— The Left’s Cancel Culture Frankenstein Turns on It After Charlie Kirk’s Death
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1v8NK8gW1A

FEDERALIST
— The Same Top Schools That Went Nuts After George Floyd Now Largely Silent After Charlie Kirk Assassination
https://thefederalist.com/2025/09/17/did-top-schools-offer-resources-to-grieving-students-for-kirk-like-george-floyd-many-wont-say/
— Anyone Who Blames ‘Both Sides’ After Charlie Kirk’s Murder Is A Liar And Coward
https://thefederalist.com/2025/09/17/anyone-who-blames-both-sides-after-charlie-kirks-murder-is-a-liar-and-coward/
— Can We Finally Admit The T In LGBT Stands For Terrorism?
https://thefederalist.com/2025/09/17/can-we-finally-admit-the-t-in-lgbt-stands-for-terrorism/

FOX NEWS
— House clears path for vote honoring Charlie Kirk, denouncing ‘political extremism’
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-clears-path-vote-honoring-charlie-kirk-denouncing-political-extremism
— Dozens of ABC stations to air Charlie Kirk tribute special during Jimmy Kimmel’s timeslot. Sinclair Broadcast Group called Kimmel’s comments ‘inappropriate and deeply insensitive.’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/dozens-abc-stations-air-charlie-kirk-tribute-special-during-jimmy-kimmels-timeslot
— Crockett dismisses critics who think ‘Hitler’ and ‘fascist’ comparisons contribute to political violence. Anticipate/expect that if you are a conservative, that is, if you are a Republican, the more demographics that you share with Trump, especially German American and Protestant, the more that Democrats and RINOs will promote more hatred against you.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/crockett-dismisses-critics-who-think-hitler-fascist-comparisons-contribute-political-violence
— Vance describes Kirk’s impact on his life, the country
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRsy5MkscDA
— Vance blames Kirk assassination on ‘left-wing political radicalization’ of shooter
https://www.foxnews.com/media/jd-vance-blames-kirk-assassination-attempt-left-wing-political-radicalization-shooter
— Charlie Kirk supporters petition Starbucks to memorialize him with his go-to drink order
https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/charlie-kirk-supporters-petition-starbucks-memorialize-him-his-go-to-drink-order
— Obama’s excuse for ‘troubled young man’ assassinating Kirk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64Sm6YUE9Wk
— Celebratory, dismissive reactions to Charlie Kirk’s death putting educators under scrutiny
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/charlie-kirk-assassination-spurs-concerning-trend-educators-celebrating-dismissing-murder
— DHS blames political rhetoric for surge in assaults on ICE agents after Charlie Kirk murder
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dhs-blames-political-rhetoric-surge-assaults-ice-agents-after-charlie-kirk-murder

NEWSMAX
— Political commentator Megyn Kelly blasted Fox News for claiming Charlie Kirk was “theirs” while it effectively banned him from the network because of his support for Tucker Carlson.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/megyn-kelly-fox-news-charlie-kirk/2025/09/17/id/1226819/

STUDENT LIFE
— Students hold vigil commemorating the life of Charlie Kirk
https://www.studlife.com/news/2025/09/18/students-hold-vigil-commemorating-the-life-of-charlie-kirk

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES

THE HILL
— Obama enters post-Charlie Kirk debate with ‘crisis’ warning
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5509020-obama-trump-rhetoric-violence-democracy/

CNN
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against conservatives, that is, against Republicans.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/politics/vance-first-amendment-charlie-kirk
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/politics/charlie-kirk-tyler-robinson-motive

MSNBC
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly shout at Blacks that Republicans cause all the problems that Blacks have.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/tributes-charlie-kirk-white-christians-black-ones-divided-rcna231382

ABC NEWS
— Democrat leaders want the military to hate Trump and Kirk.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/military-personnel-suspended-social-media-posts-tied-charlie/story?id=125678845

NBC NEWS
— Far too many tax-exempt organizations exist to promote hatred against conservatives
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-plans-take-action-targeting-left-wing-groups-early-month-rcna231998

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against conservatives, that is, against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/briefing/europes-far-right-charlie-kirk.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/business/russia-china-iran-charlie-kirk-conspiracy-theories.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/briefing/europes-far-right-charlie-kirk.html
— College Graduates Facing Blow Of Long-Term Unemployment. I graduated from NIU when I was 21 in 1970. Potential employers viewed me as being draft bait. Because I had to have a job, I accepted the only job offer that I got. It was for a job that did not really require a college degree.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/business/long-term-unemployment-college-grads.html
— American-haters decry Europe’s promotion of Trump and Kirk
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/briefing/europes-far-right-charlie-kirk-trump-uk-state-visit.html?searchResultPosition=1

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/09/17/trump-immigration-family-separations-children/
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against conservatives, that is, against Republicans.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/17/effort-censure-rep-ilhan-omar-over-charlie-kirk-comments-fails/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Far too many nonprofits exist to destroy conservatism
https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/09/17/nonprofits-lettertrump-crackdown-liberals-charlie-kirk/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— People closest to Tyler Robinson made horrifying discoveries in hours after Charlie Kirk killing. What did people closest to Robinson know and when did they know it?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/those-closest-tyler-robinson-made-162203221.html

USA TODAY
— Speakers announced for Charlie Kirk’s memorial service.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/17/speakers-charlie-kirk-memorial-service/86207878007/
— Religious Americans are divided over Charlie Kirk. Kirk was Catholic.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2025/09/16/faith-communities-charlie-kirk-after-assassination/86119352007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG PICTURE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/50-states/2025/09/07/senior-activists-protest-trump-immigration/85757268007/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: What we know about Tyler Robinson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/16/tyler-robinson-what-we-know-new-revelations-in-charlie-kirk-murder/86188463007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He had been planning an attack for a week. He used a weapon he described as “grandpa’s rifle.” And after shooting and killing conservative influencer Charlie Kirk, he messaged his roommate, with whom he was in a romantic relationship, according to court documents. Told to look under a keyboard, Tyler Robinson’s roommate discovered a note reading, “I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I’m going to take it.” “You weren’t the one who did it right????” the roommate asked. “I am, I’m sorry,” Robinson replied.)

DETROIT NEWS
— America is fighting a virtual civil war. Democrat leaders have declared a Second Civil War against Republicans. Illegals are solders in the Democrat Army.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/nolan-finley/2025/09/17/finley-america-is-fighting-a-virtual-civil-war/86164539007/

DALLAS MORNING NEWS
— Texas mural of Charlie Kirk defaced
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas/2025/09/17/texas-mural-of-charlie-kirk-defaced-with-conservative-activists-own-words/

FOX PHOENIX
— Mom of Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin describes radical shift in last year: ‘More pro-gay and trans rights’
https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/mom-charlie-kirks-alleged-assassin-describes-radical-shift-last-year-more-pro-gay-trans-rights

FOX MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL
— Vigils honoring Charlie Kirk held across Twin Cities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4yrNrzPIK4

DESERET NEWS
— Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters want to use Kirk’s assassination to get rid of conservatives once and for all.
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/09/17/department-justice-pam-bondi-hate-speech-kirk-shooting/

WRSP
— Death penalty for alleged Kirk assassin: Who will have to testify?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TegZxin2-nI

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Tyler Robinson is a direct result of Democrat hate speech
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/they-didnt-kill-charlie-kirk-b161409b
— The Left’s Vast Lack of Knowledge. Charlie Kirk’s murder demonstrates how the credentialed class keeps itself ignorant.
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-lefts-vast-lack-of-knowledge-2fccc475

POLITICO
— Democrat leaders want the military to hate Trump and Kirk.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/17/dod-kirk-pentagon-speech-00569926
— Democrat leaders decry that Republicans fold Charlie Kirk into their midterm messaging
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/17/republicans-are-folding-charlie-kirk-into-their-midterm-messaging-00570007

NEW YORKER
— Democrat leaders ever-increasingly promote more hatred against Kirk
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/charlie-kirk-and-tyler-robinson-came-from-the-same-warped-online-worlds

FOREIGN SOURCES

NTD
— Rep. Mary Miller Honors Charlie Kirk With Poster Outside Her Office
https://www.ntd.com/rep-mary-miller-honors-charlie-kirk-with-poster-outside-her-office_1091327.html

FINANCIAL TIMES
— Hate-filled conservative-hating conservative-haters want to use Kirk’s assassination to get rid of conservatives once and for all.
https://www.ft.com/content/336c171c-f49e-41e5-81c1-9018a6949d2c

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.