September 21 Morning Edition

ABC7

— Chicago shootings: 39 shot, 6 fatally in Chicago weekend violence  Chicago musicians, including Chance the Rapper, organize peace walk

https://abc7chicago.com/39-shot-6-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/6478091/

NBC5
— Federal Judge in Chicago Amy Coney Barrett Emerges as Front-Runner for Supreme Court Vacancy – Michael Tarm and Michael Biesecker
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/federal-judge-in-chicago-emerges-as-front-runner-for-supreme-court-vacancy/2342114/
— Indiana Racial Justice Activist Lied About Being Black Questions about the racial identity of Satchuel Cole, who was born Jennifer Lynn Benton, were first reported by BlackIndyLIVE.com
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/indiana-racial-justice-activist-lied-about-being-black/2341931/

WGN TV
— Warning millions in funding is at stake, officials continue calls for residents to take the census – Brónagh Tumulty (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who use getting more welfare as a reason to respond to the census?)
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/officials-continue-calls-for-chicago-residents-to-take-the-census/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Bears continue national anthem protests before Giants game Some raised fists, others kneeled. – Patrick Finley
https://chicago.suntimes.com/bears/2020/9/20/21447768/bears-national-anthem-protests-raised-fists-kneel-giants-week-2-jim-cornelison-soldier-field-opener
— With census response lagging in Little Village, activists offer a deal: sign up, use laundromat free “If we don’t fill it out, we lose the millions [of dollars] of funding that is necessary for our communities,” said activist Frances Velez. – Tom Schuba and Madeline Kenney (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who use getting more welfare as a reason to respond to the census?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/9/20/21447955/census-illinois-pritzker-stratton-little-village-laundromat-immigration-trump-ice
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want minorities and women to be pot pushers. To push pot on an individual, organization, company, government, or country is to destroy that individual, organization, company, government, or country.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2020/9/20/21445643/marijuana-cannabis-pot-license-lottery-baked-suite-greens
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater asks “Has our nation hit rock bottom yet?”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/9/20/21447638/2020-presidential-election-trump-maga-addiction-biden-steinberg

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rooting for government merger mania in cash-strapped Illinois – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-taxpayers-consolidation-townships-20200921-7qw57ddxtnap7ahwtepyu6n3ya-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illegal immigration harms legal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-immigration-delay-20200918-koxcia2sq5ftncnefgsl67j3ba-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: A Mother’s Day spent moving dirt at the dump? Bloomingdale Twp. Road District invoices under scrutiny – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200921/a-mothers-day-spent-moving-dirt-at-the-dump-bloomingdale-twp-road-district-invoices-under-scrutiny

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Effort to make mail balloting easier backfires If you applied to vote by mail, and then got a letter saying you didn’t, you might be confused. Here’s the story behind the snafu affecting tens of thousands of voters. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/effort-make-mail-balloting-easier-backfires
— Tracking COVID’s impact on Illinois jobs After six months, nearly half a million are still looking for work. And economists worry about a second wave of layoffs as federal coronavirus relief funds run out. – JOHN PLETZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/economy/tracking-covids-impact-illinois-jobs

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Douglas statue comes down, but Lincoln had racist views, too – AP
https://jg-tc.com/news/state-and-regional/douglas-statue-comes-down-but-lincoln-had-racist-views-too/article_8cc20ca1-b2d1-5076-a655-ced2bd2f8c49.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Diversity Measures in Investing Could Cost Illinois Taxpayers – Cole Lauterbach
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=310972#.X2iVAv1_OM8
— Rallies Held to Restart Fall Sports in Illinois (DIERSEN: Why didn’t the Daily Herald report on the DuPage County Republican Central Committee well-attended rally in support of law enforcement yesterday in Winfield like it reported on the poorly attended rally in opposition to opening schools a week ago in Wheaton?)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=311075#.X2inS2hKiM8

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— High court front-runner Amy Coney Barrett hailed by right, feared by left – AP
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/high-court-front-runner-hailed-by-right-feared-by-left/article_a1ff6edb-5e08-5dee-92d8-f422569bddc2.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— OUTSTANDING: Peoria: Back the Blue rally brings out both police, Trump supporters – Darronté Matthews
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/back-the-blue-rally-brings-out-both-police-trump-supporters/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Poll: Most Young Americans Prefer Biden, But Trump Backers Are More Enthusiastic – JUANA SUMMERS
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/poll-most-young-americans-prefer-biden-trump-backers-are-more-enthusiastic#stream/0

DEPAULIA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats loot, riot, and burn and then demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republican calls for law and order.
https://depauliaonline.com/50385/politics/trump-uses-law-and-order-campaign-to-take-back-midwest-votes/

CENTER FOR ILLINOIS POLITICS
— Ken Griffin Rescues Graduated Tax Opponents…And GOP? – Derrick Blakley
https://www.centerforilpolitics.org/articles/ken-griffin-rescues-graduated-tax-opponents-and-gop

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats create sanctuary cities for votes and not to help illegal immigrants – Daniel Oliver
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/20/democrats-create-sanctuary-cities-for-votes-and-no/
— The ugliness of ‘Cuties’ – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/20/editorial-the-ugliness-of-cuties/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— NFL’s social justice experiment is no touchdown – Salena Zito
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/nfls-social-justice-experiment-is-no-touchdown

FOX NEWS
— Jimmy Kimmel trolls Trump at 2020 Emmys as Schitt’s Creek wins big ‘Trump’s gonna build that wall on the northern border,’ host quips – Melissa Roberto
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jimmy-kimmel-trump-2020-emmys-schitts-creek

BREITBART
— Emmys: Covid-19 ‘Test;’ Jimmy Kimmel Mocks MAGA Rallies, Cracks Jokes About Russian Interference
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/09/20/emmys-covid-19-test-jimmy-kimmel-mocks-maga-rallies-cracks-jokes-about-russian-interference/

TOWNHALL
— Academia’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Trifecta Threatens Us All – Loyd Pettegrew (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, because of discrimination against minorities and because of discrimination against females, if I had been a minority or a female, UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT would not have admitted me in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, and 1992 respectively. But since the 1960s, admitting more minorities and admitting more females has always been a top priority for the aforesaid universities.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/loydpettegrew/2020/09/21/academias-diversity-equity–inclusion-trifecta-threatens-us-all-n2576513
— Joe Biden Spouts Perpetual Lies – Jeff Davidson
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffdavidson/2020/09/21/joe-biden-spouts-perpetual-lies-n2576550

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Who pays for the damage brought by Black Lives Matter/Antifa? – Lee Cary
https://canadafreepress.com/article/who-pays-for-the-damage-brought-by-black-lives-matter-emantifa-em

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Legal Insurrection ‘We’re Not Canceled… Yet’ Fundraiser – William A. Jacobson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who focus on canceling individuals, canceling organizations, canceling companies, canceling governments, and canceling countries that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://legalinsurrection.com/2020/09/legal-insurrection-were-not-canceled-yet-fundraiser/

CAMPUS REFORM
— 10 most extreme ‘Critical Race Theory’ classes & trainings at US colleges – Jezzamine Wolk
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=15687

COLLEGE FIX
— ASU journalism school removes people, news items decried as too pro-police – SARAH IMGRUND
https://www.thecollegefix.com/asu-journalism-school-removes-pro-police-views/

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred of Whites.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/517324-north-carolina-trump-supporters-yell-white-power-during-truck-parade

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters crow about their progress in getting Whites to hate Whites.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/21/trump-white-voters-support-418420
— Biden takes huge cash lead over Trump while outspending him 2-to-1 A massive fundraising surge has built up bigger reserves for Biden and let him spend more than the president at the same time. – ELENA SCHNEIDER
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/21/joe-biden-fundraising-surge-419308

NEW YORK TIMES
— Donald Trump vs. the Ivy League: An Election-Year Battle Mr. Trump, himself an Ivy League graduate, has made Princeton, Harvard and other elite colleges targets this year. – Anemona Hartocollis and Shawn Hubler (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, college degrees are worthless unless they are from Ivy League universities. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates demonized, denigrated, and condemned the master’s degree in finance that earned from IIT in 1997, the master’s degree in accounting that I earned from DePaul in 1980, the MBA that I earned from Loyola in 1976, and the bachelor’s degree in management that I earned from NIU in 1970. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates demonized, denigrated, and condemned the MBA that I earned from Loyola in 1976 and the bachelor’s degree in management that I earned from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/us/trump-ivy-league-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater wants Facebook to do even more to get rid of the following once and for all: Trump and individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are law enforcement officers, 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.nytimes.com/2020/09/18/opinion/facebook-democracy.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Despite Trump’s attempts to sow fear, women in suburbia don’t seem worried about its destruction.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/18/us/elections/despite-trumps-attempts-to-sow-fear-women-in-suburbia-dont-seem-worried-about-its-destruction.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred of America.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/09/21/trump-patriotic-education-china-orban/
_ DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats call Republicans White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/20/when-it-comes-race-relations-left-right-are-miles-apart/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Anthony Anderson tells Jimmy Kimmel to chant ‘Black Lives Matter’ loud enough ‘that Mike Pence can hear it’ at Emmys – PETER SBLENDORIO
https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-anthony-anderson-black-lives-matter-emmys-20200921-cjyuucpahvhovnzbuojfjr7lyy-story.html

USA TODAY
— Emmys: Why Jimmy Kimmel and Anthony Anderson’s Black Lives Matter moment wasn’t enough – Cydney Henderson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/09/20/emmys-jimmy-kimmel-anthony-andersons-black-lives-matter/5849424002/
— Facebook election turnout: Company says it has already registered 2.5 million Americans to vote – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook employees are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, 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 American, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders (except Joe Biden and Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2020/09/21/facebook-election-voter-registration-2-5-million-voters/5830576002/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Amy Coney Barrett Is Again a Top Contender for Supreme Court Nomination The judge is solidly conservative, and her writings indicate she might buck precedent – Brent Kendall
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amy-coney-barrett-is-again-a-top-contender-for-supreme-court-nomination-11600644990
— Biden Leads Trump Among Latino Voters, Poll Shows President’s support among Latinos roughly in line with his standing in 2016, according to WSJ/NBC/Telemundo poll – Tarini Parti and Madeleine Ngo (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Latinos that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-leads-trump-among-latino-voters-poll-shows-11600641000

FORBES
— EEOC Finding Of Age Discrimination Against IBM Signals New Requisite For Diversity, Equity And Inclusion – Sheila Callaham (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of older White males.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheilacallaham/2020/09/20/eeoc-finding-of-age-discrimination-against-ibm-signals-new-requisite-for-diversity-equity-and-inclusion/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How soon, if not already, will employers, schools, organizations, etc. officially get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiewareham/2020/09/21/do-you-work-for-the-most-lgbtq-friendly-employer-new-global-stonewall-list-revealed/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephanieburns/2020/09/21/building-a-strong-enterprise-through-a-diverse-skilled-workforce/#206b6d306f06

PBS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “For Illinois voters, COVID-19 and recession are top of mind.”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/for-illinois-voters-covid-19-and-recession-are-top-of-mind

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2020/09/inclusion-starts-better-management-heres-what-employees-say-about-making-diversity-work/168556/

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters use the Emmys to promote hatred against Trump.
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/09/how-the-2020-emmys-big-winners-reflect-trumps-divided-america

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, no-poor, gun owners, Christian, 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.lgbtqnation.com/2020/09/make-america-great-cult-leaders-battle-cry/
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/09/gop-imploding-third-party-answer-dont-count/

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote BLM.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/sep/20/black-lives-matter-rightwing-media

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.