September 20 Morning Edition

ABC7
— President Donald Trump pledges woman for court, pushes Senate to move on pick – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/pres-trump-pledges-woman-for-court-pushes-senate-to-move-on-pick/6457971/
— Chicago shootings: 30 shot, 2 fatally in Chicago weekend violence
https://abc7chicago.com/30-shot-2-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/6461801/?cmp=emc-wls-news-headlines-9/20/2020

NBC5
— Democrats Face Limited Options to Stop Trump From Replacing Ginsburg Senate Republicans hold a 53 to 47 majority
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/democrats-face-limited-options-to-stop-trump-from-replacing-ginsburg/2341628/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Bulls Hang ‘Black Lives Matter’ Mural From Advocate Center Windows – Rob Schaefer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/nbcsports/bulls-hang-black-lives-matter-mural-from-advocate-center-windows/2341185/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— OUTSTANDING: Majority of likely voters want ‘Blue Lives Matter’ laws punishing attacks on police: Poll
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/majority-of-likely-voters-want-blue-lives-matter-laws-punishing-attacks-on-police-poll
— Protesters gather outside Mitch McConnell’s home amid pushes to fill late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat – Catherine Park (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Independents, and RINOs intimidate Republicans.)
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/protesters-gather-outside-mitch-mcconnells-home-amid-pushes-to-fill-late-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-seat
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Florida parents reportedly smoking weed, drinking during kids’ remote classes
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/florida-parents-reportedly-smoking-weed-drinking-during-kids-remote-classes

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP Jamboree in Homer Glen seeks to recruit younger members to party – JESSE WRIGHT (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am almost 72 years old. Ever-increasingly, RINO leaders listen to RINO consultants who tell them that to attract those who are minority, female, younger, and/or moderate/liberal, you have to get rid of those who are White, male, older, and/or conservative.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-will-county-gop-jubilee-st-0921-20200919-4n5vmy36yzeu5ah2xo4q4z4yjm-story.html
— Can the United States survive the 2020 election? – STEVE CHAPMAN (DIERSEN: What do you say to RINO leaders who focus on driving conservatives out of the Republican Party, that is, who focus on driving the base of the Republican Party out of the Republican Party? I should write a book about such RINOs. I would focus on present and past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. I would focus on those who cancel those like me who support the law enforcement, traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on those who cancel those like me who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those who cancel those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or who refuse to give them money.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-secession-trump-biden-election-chapman-20200918-kybt5hym3nhtpkoj25gtbqmiiq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use Ginsburg to promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-rbg-memorial-chicago-20200920-v3tiqrrwjvhrppxirafbth5ivq-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— O’Brien v. Foxx: Violent crime prosecution sparks heated debate between Cook County state’s attorney candidates – Barbara Vitello
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200918/violent-crime-prosecution-sparks-heated-debate-between-cook-county-states-attorney-candidates
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters a) viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn those like me who wear a mask only when Pritzker requires me to and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that to wear a mask is to shout your hatred of Trump.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20200912/social-responsibility
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200919/constable-palatine-pair-survives-virus-still-wears-masks-and-practices-social-distancing

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— SIUC releases its Underrepresented Groups Report – Danny Connolly (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors always had to report their progress in getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. While I have been a member of various political organizations in Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois during the last 20 years, the leaders of those organizations talk and/or act like they had to report their progress in getting rid of their members who were Republican, White, male older, non-veteran, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dailyegyptian.com/102616/news/siuc-releases-its-underrepresented-groups-report/
— Saluki unity, student-athlete led group focuses on diversity and inclusion – Madison Taylor (DIERSEN: To focus on diversity and inclusion is to get rid of those who are 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 (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://dailyegyptian.com/102503/sports/saluki-unity-student-athlete-led-group-focuses-on-diversity-and-inclusion/

FOX ILLINOIS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Collins first GOP Senator to oppose voting on SCOTUS nomination before election – AUSTIN DENEAN
https://foxillinois.com/news/connect-to-congress/collins-first-gop-senator-to-oppose-voting-on-scotus-nomination-before-election

WIFR
— OUTSTANDING: Loves Park: Stateline members gather for Back the Blue rally – Zoe Chipalla
https://www.wifr.com/2020/09/20/stateline-members-gather-for-back-the-blue-rally/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois Governor Pritzker’s Claim Of Following the Science And Data Appears To Be False…According To The Data – KIRK ALLEN & JOHN KRAFT
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2020/09/illinois-governor-pritzkers-claim-of-following-the-science-and-data-appears-to-be-false-according-to-the-data/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As if all this “science and data” the Governor claims he is following is not troubling enough, how about the tying of that data to the mask mandate? Early on the so-called “experts” warned that the use of masks for the healthy was not advised. In fact, it was discouraged for several reasons, of which one was because it could lead to more cases because people would be fiddling with their masks because they are not used to wearing one and that would lead to more cases. Looking at the data, Illinois hit a low from the first peak just after the middle of June. May 29th was the face mask mandate. About three weeks after that mandate, positive cases climbed. Is it possible the data is telling us the masks were doing exactly what the “experts” told us in the beginning? Considering I have yet to find one person who washes their mask after being out in public, it is quite possible that masks are a contributing factor to the increased numbers. Don’t take this to mean masks don’t help to slow the spread. We are simply suggesting the data points to more cases shortly after the mask mandate and that mandate had no guidance on the importance of making sure the mask you wear does not have a valve, is disposed of after use, or washed regularly if you’re using homemade masks. In the words of Moses, “Let My People Go”.)

FOX NEWS
— Trump rally crowd chants ‘Fill that seat!’ as Supreme Court choice looms The president told the crowd he will pick a woman to succeed the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg – Brie Stimson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-rally-crowd-chants-fill-that-seat-as-supreme-court-choice-looms
— Mitch McConnell’s Kentucky home targeted in Supreme Court vacancy protest Reports were unclear on whether McConnell was at home in Kentucky or in Washington on Saturday. – Dom Calicchio
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mitch-mcconnells-kentucky-home-targeted-in-supreme-court-vacancy-protest
— Trump’s Supreme Court pick likely to be Amy Coney Barrett or Barbara Lagoa: reports Both women are conservative Roman Catholics – Brie Stimson
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trumps-supreme-court-court-pick-likely-to-be-amy-coney-barrett-or-barbara-lagoa-reports

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Dangers of Cancel Culture Where will this hysteria end? – Chad Robichaux (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who cancel others. I would focus on present and past leaders of the Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. I would focus on those who cancel those like me who support the law enforcement, traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. I would focus on those who cancel those like me who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I would focus on those who cancel those like me who they cannot manipulate or dominate, who refuse to glorify and praise them, who refuse to pander to them, who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or who refuse to give them money.)
https://amgreatness.com/2020/09/19/the-dangers-of-cancel-culture/

BREITBART
— Poll: Majority Said Senate Should Hold Confirmation Hearings This Year to Fill SCOTUS Vacancy – HANNAH BLEAU
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/19/majority-said-senate-should-hold-confirmation-hearings-this-year-fill-scotus-vacancy/

BLAZE
— White BLM activist forced to apologize for pretending to be black after being outed This is the third white woman pretending to be black this month – Paul Sacca
https://www.theblaze.com/news/white-blm-activist-pretending-black
— Barack Obama, Joe Biden perform total 180 on filling Supreme Court vacancy in election year – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/obama-biden-election-year-supreme-court-vacancy

TOWNHALL
— Sports World Gets ‘Equality’ All Wrong – Will Alexander (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government used the tremendous subjectivity in their job assignment, performance appraisal, and promotion systems to give preference to their employees who were Democrat, and especially to those who were minority, female, younger, non-poor, LGBTQ, non-Christian, non-German American, those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time, etc. RINO leaders of Republican organizations use the tremendous subjectivity in their organization by-laws to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/willalexander/2020/09/20/sports-world-gets-equality-all-wrong-n2576508
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The fatal flaw in the idea that America is rife with racial inequality is a failure to distinguish between two kinds of equality: the equality of blacks as human beings, and the equality of their performance in the social and economic arenas. The root of so many stubborn problems in America’s inner cities have less to do with skin color than with behavior. But instead of getting to the root of the problem, academia, corporate-types, the media, Hollywood, and now professional sports have become a septic system that pipes the rotten narrative of victimhood all over the nation, forcing regular folks to clean up all the crap. Confusing race-based inequality with performance-based inequality is what’s getting business looted and demolished, and people beaten and killed in the Twilight Zone known as the Black Lives Matter movement. Of all industries, the “put-up-or-shut-up” world of sports should know better. “Put up or shut up” is all about performance. A player’s history, pedigree, race, likeability, good looks – or bad looks – is completely separate from his value to the game. His value to the game is measured solely by his performance.)

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Left Threatens (More) Rioting if Trump Tries to Replace RBG Before Election – Mike LaChance (DIERSEN: If/when Democrats riot in your municipality, which buildings will they loot and/or burn down?)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/09/left-threatens-more-rioting-if-trump-tries-to-replace-rbg-before-election/

EPOCH TIMES
— Trump to Nominate a Woman Next Week to Fill Ginsburg’s Vacancy – ALLEN ZHONG
https://www.theepochtimes.com/trump-to-nominate-a-female-next-week-to-fill-ginsburgs-vacancy_3506634.html

THE HILL
— Trump supporters chant ‘Fill that seat’ at North Carolina rally – J. EDWARD MORENO
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/517256-trump-supporters-chant-fill-that-seat-at-north-carolina-rally
— Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day – ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/517255-momentum-growing-among-republicans-for-supreme-court-vote-before-election-day

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to “Republican” candidates who ever increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that they are not only anti-Trump, but that they are also anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Christian, anti-Protestant, anti-Italian Americans, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michael-cohen-republicans-donald-trump-stupid_n_5f62cc94c5b6c6317cff784f

CNN
— Trump disputes CDC head Dr. Robert Redfield’s mask claims – Maegan Vazquez (DIERSEN: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters side with Redfield against Trump.)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/16/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-masks-health-experts/index.html

ABC NEWS
— Pelosi says Democrats will ‘use every arrow in our quiver’ to block Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Pelosi does not rule out impeachment to block Trump nominee to Supreme Court. – John Parkinson
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pelosi-demands-senate-republicans-wait-inauguration-fill-ginsburgs/story?id=73121750

NEW YORK TIMES
— MARCH 10, 2020 FLASHBACK: Sanders Spreads the Blame for His Decline. – Reid J. Epstein (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican” candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000 who have blamed me and have blamed what I have done as the following for their losses: GOPUSA Illinois Editor, Republican Precinct Committeeman, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Organization webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. I would focus on those who fear that they will lose on November 3, 2020 and who are setting up me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to take the blame.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/us/politics/bernie-sanders-michigan-2020.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Democrats must get angry: The attempt to ram through Ginsburg’s replacement gives them the perfect opening – DAN PERRY
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-democrats-must-get-angry-20200919-35t6ktqpxvgu7chcdyp5c7i5ha-story.html

NEW YORK POST
— Kentucky infectious disease expert who pushed mask-wearing dies of COVID-19 – Lee Brown
https://nypost.com/2020/09/20/infectious-disease-expert-who-pushed-mask-wearing-dies-of-covid-19/

BARRON’S
— The U.S. Has a Deep Economic Racial Gap. How to Address the Challenges. – Evie Liu (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs officially demand that all levels of government in the United States a) take more and more and more income, assets, and opportunities away from Republicans and b) give that income, those assets, and those opportunities to Democrats, to Libertarians, to Greens, to Independents, and to RINOs?)
https://www.barrons.com/articles/the-u-s-has-a-deep-economic-racial-gap-how-to-address-the-challenges-51600606802

FORBES
— Inside The Massive New Effort To Get Minorities On Corporate Boards – Antoine Gara (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the ever-increasing massive efforts to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoinegara/2020/09/17/inside-the-massive-new-effort-to-get-minorities-on-corporate-boards/#57656d40497b

TRENTONIAN
— NJ lawmakers want to hit the unmasked with a $500 fine – Jeff Edelstein
https://www.trentonian.com/news/nj-lawmakers-want-to-hit-the-unmasked-with-a-500-fine-jeff-edelstein-column/article_318ebef6-fb48-11ea-b52e-2b0deae0e54b.html

HARTFORD COURANT
— The governor was right to impose fines for not wearing a mask. But is it enough? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters a) viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn those like me who wear a mask only when Pritzker requires me to and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that to wear a mask is to shout your hatred of Trump.)
https://news.yahoo.com/governor-impose-fines-not-wearing-101100131.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When Gov. Ned Lamont announced last week that people caught not wearing a mask could face a $100 fine, cries of “King Ned” came quickly. Hecklers turned out to Gov. Lamont’s public appearances, carrying signs reading “liberty or death” and “stop the tyranny.” One Naugatuck man with a bullhorn said the governor had no right to require his 3-year-old daughter to wear a mask. Gov. Lamont has indeed issued a fair number of executive orders since he declared a state of emergency in the spring, and it’s important for the public to ask if he is overextending his authority — but in many cases, the answer is clearly “no,” and the mask protesters are missing the point and risking lives. The $100 fine for not wearing a mask is perfectly appropriate and, it appears, necessary to encourage compliance with a simple and painless act that saves lives. The legislature could easily impose the same fine. No overextension here. In one part of Indonesia, people who were caught not wearing masks were punished by being forced to dig graves for people who had died of COVID-19. A $100 fine doesn’t send as clear a message. It’s unlikely that municipal police are going to swarm public places and hand out $100 fines to the maskless, although they should make it a priority. In the end, the choice really remains with individuals. But this isn’t just about a handful of people refusing to wear masks. The data tell us that the anti-maskers are far from alone in ignoring common sense.)

NEW JERSEY
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Slapping fines on those who don’t wear masks in stores advances in N.J. – Brent Johnson
https://www.nj.com/coronavirus/2020/09/plan-to-slap-fines-on-those-who-dont-wear-masks-in-nj-stores-moves-closer-to-murphys-desk.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite an intense debate, New Jersey is one step closer to establishing a fine of up to $500 for shoppers who don’t properly wear a mask inside stores during the coronavirus pandemic. The state Assembly’s appropriations committee voted 7-4, along party lines, to approve the bill that says anyone who enters a store with a visible sign requiring them to wear a mask is subject to a fine of $50 to $500 if they don’t wear a face covering over both their nose and mouth. Gov. Phil Murphy signed an executive order in April mandating that people that enter stores in the Garden State must wear masks. Under this Democratic-sponsored bill (A4453), violators would face a fine of between $50 and $500 if they enter a store with a visible sign requiring customers wear masks but don’t have a face covering over both their nose and mouth. Originally, the bill carried a possible 30-day jail sentence, but that has since been dropped.)

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR
— Anti-mask rally draws large crowd at Nebraska Capitol – Sadiyah Ali (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters a) viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn those like me who wear a mask only when Pritzker requires me to and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that to wear a mask is to shout your hatred of Trump.)
https://journalstar.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/anti-mask-rally-draws-large-crowd-at-nebraska-capitol/article_e3b6f5a4-4b84-5826-8632-e1c529838c38.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I see the masks affecting businesses all around Nebraska,” she said. “I support the right to wear or not wear a mask. It shouldn’t be forced.” Cars honked at the crowd, responding to posters with “Honk for freedom!” carefully stenciled. Large U.S. flags were waved alongside other posters that read “Take the mask off,” “Keep your mask off my kid” and “Trump 2020.”)

KCBS
— Are Face Masks Here to Stay? Here’s Why Some Experts Think So – Lizzy Buczak (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters a) viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn those like me who wear a mask only when Pritzker requires me to and b) hint/imply/argue/shout that to wear a mask is to shout your hatred of Trump.)
https://www.radio.com/kcbsradio/news/national/are-face-masks-here-to-stay-heres-why-experts-think-so

NPR
— ‘It Only Takes 4’: Durbin Hopes Some Republicans Break Ranks To Block A Trump Nominee – MATTHEW S. SCHWARTZ
https://www.npr.org/sections/death-of-ruth-bader-ginsburg/2020/09/19/914824254/it-only-takes-4-sen-durbin-hopes-to-block-a-trump-nominee
— France Encourages Use Of Transparent Masks To Help Those With Hearing Loss – Eleanor Beardsley
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/19/914351650/france-encourages-use-of-transparent-masks-to-help-those-with-hearing-loss

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.