September 25, 2023

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-donald-trump-14th-amendment-illinois-20230925-k7uaptljmvgbtffywb5gohg2pa-story.html
— Democrats crow that “Volunteers say buses of migrants arriving in Chicago at increased rate.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-buses-uptick-new-arrivals-20230924-ocz32egjfrgohj7syrrhjkceze-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/9/24/23888025/sanctuary-city-review-steppenwolf-theatre-martyna-majok-grant-kennedy-lewis-jocelyn-zamudio
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/9/24/23885936/chicago-migrants-welcoming-city-asylum-seekers-yom-kippur-seth-lavin

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats say that “Gotion’s $2 billion battery plant is a possible front for Chinese spies, Illinois GOP claims.”
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/gotion-battery-plant-manteno-possible-spy-front-illinois-gop

WGN9
— Democrats crow that “12 buses carrying migrants arrive in Chicago over the weekend.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/it-is-exhausting-12-more-busses-carrying-migrants-asylum-seekers-arrive-in-chicago-as-volunteers-work-around-the-clock/
— Democrats acknowledge that “Group breaks window, steals car parked near Chicago City Hall.”
https://wgntv.com/news/police-group-breaks-window-steals-car-parked-near-chicago-city-hall/

CBS2
— Democrats acknowledge that “Volunteer groups overwhelmed as record number of migrants arrive in Chicago in one day.” Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/volunteer-groups-overwhelmed-record-migrants-chicago/
— Democrats acknowledge that “At least 12 victims robbed at gunpoint across Chicago, including DePaul students.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-overnight-armed-robberies/
— Democrats acknowledge that “Group of teens commit three robberies within minutes in downtown Chicago.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/teens-robberies-downtown-chicago/

NBC5
— Democrats acknowledge that “Chicago activists push for harsher penalties in wake of recent armed robberies.” The Democrat Party platform ever-increasingly promotes more poverty and crime.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-armed-robberies-community-activists-sunday/3235213/

ABC7
— Democrats acknowledge that “At least 29 shot, 3 killed in weekend gun violence across city.”
https://abc7chicago.com/shootings-in-chicago-this-weekend-gun-violence-police-department-cpd/13823665/
— Democrats say “Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter visit Georgia festival ahead of former president’s 99th birthday.” How active do you see yourself being when you are in your 90s? I will soon be 75. I wonder how long I will be able to spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters together and sending them out. In 1974, when I was 25 years old, because I was a White male non-veteran Republican who had not made GS-13 (currently $109,732/year), my Democrat IRS superiors wrote me off as being too old to promote any more. Nevertheless, I did make GS-13 in 1986 after I had a) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, b) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) transferred to GAO and earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and d) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981.
https://abc7chicago.com/jimmy-carter-rosalynn-festival-georgia/13821043/

WBEZ
— Democrats crow that “1 in every 5 Chicagoans identifies as Mexican.” What is your national origin? How many share your national origin in your county, in your township, in your municipality, and in your school district? I am 100% German American. Fewer and fewer and fewer share my national origin in DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, and Wheaton Warrenville School District 200.
https://www.wbez.org/stories/1-in-5-chicagoans-identify-as-mexican-census-data-show/bd5f5c57-0386-4020-a037-1292270a59b3

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrats ask “What’s the one question you’d ask the GOP presidential candidates (minus one) at Wednesday’s second debate?”
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/big-10-whats-the-one-question-youd-ask-the-gop-presidential-candidates-minus-one-at/article_cbe4a8aa-d042-5560-9d77-d6202c59d3a4.html

NPR ILLINOIS
— Anticipate/expect that Pritzker will keep Trump off the ballot in Illinois.
https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-09-25/5-things-to-know-about-the-14th-amendment-effort-to-block-trump-from-the-presidency

CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats say “Morning briefing.”
https://capitolfax.com/2023/09/25/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-150/

FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WIREPOINTS
— Chicago by far the worst as distressed commercial real estate loans surge nationally
https://wirepoints.org/new-report-chicago-by-far-the-worst-as-distressed-commercial-real-estate-loans-surge-nationally-wirepoints-quickpoint/
— Chicago’s Brandon Johnson, Grocery Mogul – Wirepoints cited in the Wall Street Journal
https://wirepoints.org/chicagos-brandon-johnson-grocery-mogul-wall-street-journal/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Manteno Citizen Demonstrates Against Democrats Huge Subsidy to Chinese Communist Party Electric Battery Plant
https://mchenrycountyblog.com/2023/09/24/manteno-citizen-demonstrates-against-democrats-huge-subsidy-to-chinese-communist-party-subsidy-of-electric-battery-plant/

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT LEANING SOURCES

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Bad neighborhoods: 1% of counties responsible for 42% of America’s murders. Cook County in Illinois — home to Chicago — led the country with 775 reported homicides in 2020. – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/17/bad-neighborhoods-1-counties-responsible-42-americ/
— Migrants hoping to reach U.S. continue north through Mexico by train amid historic migration levels – Megan Janetsky
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/sep/24/migrants-hoping-to-reach-us-continue-north-through/
— Battling cultural Marxists: Now is not the time for conservatives to be timid – Robert Knight
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/sep/24/battling-cultural-marxists-now-is-not-time-for-con/
— Christian nationalists to the rescue! America needs godly patriots – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/sep/22/christian-nationalists-to-rescue-america-needs-god/
— Confronting success: GOP leeches in disarray over abortion – Charles Hurt
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/sep/21/confronting-success-gop-leeches-in-disarray-over-a/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— AOC sidesteps question on why she’s not driving union-made EV. – Asher Notheis (COMMENT: What vehicles do you own? The vehicles that you own say more about you than anything that you can say about yourself. I own a 1972 Corvette, 1996 Thunderbird LX, 2005 Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, 2018 Cruze LT (daily driver), 2019 Escape Titanium, 2021 Malibu Premier, and 2023 Mustang GT Premium.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/aoc-bought-tesla-because-vaccine-not-yet-available
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/buttigieg-dodges-question-biden-caught-offguard-migrant-surge
— American universities produce the new activist class – Breccan F. Thies
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/american-universities-produce-the-new-activist-class
— Universities are teaching college students to behave like children – Matthew Hoffman
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/universities-are-teaching-college-students-to-behave-like-children
— The Left’s thought police are destroying America’s colleges – Rep. Virginia Foxx
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/faith-freedom-self-reliance/the-lefts-thought-police-are-destroying-americas-colleges
— Over 40% of voters believe they’re worse off financially under Biden in 37 year high – Eden Villalovas
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/over-40-voters-financially-biden-high-poll

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/biden-administration-knew-border-surge-was-coming-internal-documents-show/

NEW YORK POST
— Trump scores eye-popping 10-point lead over Biden in new poll – Ryan King
https://nypost.com/2023/09/24/trump-scores-10-point-lead-over-biden-poll/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— RFK Jr says Biden allowing Mexican drug cartels to drive American border policy – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/09/24/rfk-jr-says-biden-allowing-mexican-drug-cartels-to-drive-american-border-policy-1398707/

BREITBART
— Religious Identification Among Democrats Crashes 20 Points in 20 Years – KATHERINE HAMILTON (COMMENT: Democrats ever-increasingly paint Jesus as being an America-hating liberal Democrat who promotes the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms, that is, who promotes hatred of America, dependency on government and charity, socialism, communism, dictatorship, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the Second Amendment, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/09/23/losing-faith-religious-identification-among-democrats-crashes-20-points-in-20-years/
— Group Plants Pro-Abortion Billboards (God’s Plan Includes Abortion) in Pro-Life States Along Highway to Illinois – KATHERINE HAMILTON
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/09/24/gods-plan-includes-abortion-group-plants-pro-abortion-billboards-pro-life-states-along-highway-illinois/

COLLEGE FIX
— Professor matches LGBT adults with teens for online ‘mentoring’ without parent consent – EMILY FOWLER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/professor-matches-lgbt-adults-with-teens-for-online-mentoring-without-parent-consent/

DAILY WIRE
— House Intel Chairman Hits Biden Over Border Disaster: He’s ‘Encouraging’ It By Offering Incentives
https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-intel-chairman-hits-biden-over-border-disaster-hes-encouraging-it-by-offering-incentives
— Mexican drug cartels are flooding the U.S. border with illegal immigrants in part as a distraction so they can smuggle drugs, criminals, and weapons into the U.S.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/new-u-s-border-patrol-boss-cartels-flood-border-with-illegals-to-distract-so-they-can-sneak-these-in

FOX NEWS
— Trump runs away with double-digit lead over Biden, new general election poll finds. Biden is unpopular on age, border security and the economy. – Anders Hagstrom
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-crushing-biden-double-digits-new-general-election-poll-finds

ONE AMERICA NEWS
— Pro-Abortion Group Funds ‘God’s Plan Includes Abortion’ Billboards In Conservative States – Brooke Mallory
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/pro-abortion-group-funds-gods-plan-includes-abortion-billboards-in-conservative-states/

PJ MEDIA
— Biden Admin Lets 221K+ Migrants Fly Directly Into U.S. – CATHERINE SALGADO
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/catherinesalgado/2023/09/24/border-bypass-biden-admin-lets-221k-migrants-fly-directly-into-u-s-n1729490
— El Paso at ‘Breaking Point’ as Abbott Sends More Buses to New York City – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2023/09/24/el-paso-at-breaking-point-as-abbott-sends-more-buses-to-new-york-city-n1729473
— We Do Not Have a Broken Immigration System. We Have a Broken Enforcement System. – ATHENA THORNE
https://pjmedia.com/columns/athena-thorne/2023/09/24/we-do-not-have-a-broken-immigration-system-we-have-a-broken-enforcement-system-n1729456

TOWNHALL
— Texas National Guards Defends Southern Border From Illegal Immigrants – Julio Rosas
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/juliorosas/2023/09/24/photos-texas-national-guards-defends-southern-border-from-illegal-immigrants-n2628864
— Biden-Migration: More Aliens Than 32 States – Kevin McCullough
https://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2023/09/24/biden-migration-more-aliens-than-32-states-n2628861
– Joe Biden Hates You (Hate Him Back) – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2023/09/24/column-n2628851
— When Democrats Are Fed Up With Joe Biden, You Know It’s Bad – Sarah Arnold
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2023/09/24/when-democrats-are-fed-up-with-joe-biden-you-know-its-bad-n2628873

FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT LEANING SOURCES

NEW YORK TIMES
— Democrats say “Polls Show Low Approval Ratings for Biden, and Trump Coasting in Primary. Surveys from NBC News and The Washington Post/ABC News pointed to a general election between two unpopular candidates.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/us/politics/polls-biden-trump.html
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/world/americas/why-are-so-many-venezuelans-going-to-the-united-states.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say “Across GOP, many see Trump as likely nominee — including some rival supporters. Even some of his critics are moving toward that conclusion for 2024, as the former president continues to dominate the Republican presidential race.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/09/24/trump-republicans-presidential-primary/

USA TODAY
— Democrats crow that “NYC college, American Musical and Dramatic Academy, gets millions to house migrants. Colleges in Illinois, Massachusetts and elsewhere in New York also have been tapped to deal with the need for housing for people crossing into the US.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/09/24/nyc-college-gets-millions-migrant-housing/70923538007/

NBC NEWS
— Democrats say “Poll: Overwhelming majorities express concerns about Biden, Trump ahead of 2024 race. Trump’s lead has expanded in the GOP presidential contest, while Biden and Trump are tied in a hypothetical general election matchup.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/first-read/poll-overwhelming-majorities-express-concerns-biden-trump-ahead-2024-r-rcna111347

CBS NEWS
— Democrats use Taylor Swift to get her fans to vote for Democrat candidates.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/taylor-swift-encourages-voter-registration/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxCYY2xqElY

YAHOO NEWS
— Democrat school officials ever-increasingly crow about their success infuriating parents.
https://news.yahoo.com/education-secretary-says-lacks-respect-212958914.html

ABC SAN FRANCISCO
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote more LGBTQ.
https://abc7news.com/governor-gavin-newsom-california-lgbtq-legislation-youth-senate-bill-407-scott-wiener/13822395/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago’s Brandon Johnson, Grocery Mogul. Will the progressive mayor be willing to stop shoplifting at his government-run stores? – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/brandon-johnson-grocery-mogul-chicago-arrest-theft-crime-shoplifting-63767301
— Migrants Entering U.S. Illegally Complain About Government’s Border App. What’s Behind the Latest Migrant Surge? For Many, Impatience With a Government App. CBP One is supposed to set up appointments for asylum screening, but demand means a monthslong wait. – Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/migrants-texas-us-asylum-laws-3ff360df
— Democrats and RINOs reject the Supreme Court Affirmative Action decision.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/marketers-maintain-focus-on-diversity-despite-outside-pressures-1aa23f1b
— ‘The Two-Parent Privilege’ Review: Where Have All the Good Men Gone? Children fare better when they grow up with both parents—no surprise. But sometimes mothers have no choice but to go it alone. – Michael Luca
https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/the-two-parent-privilege-review-where-have-all-the-good-men-gone-8c9cfcd4
— GOP Candidates Head to Reagan’s Library as Party Drifts From His Ideas. Republican 2024 hopefuls, sans Trump, will debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library this week. – John McCormick (COMMENT: I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997. They were furious that Reagan got elected and reelected. They took their hatred against Reagan out on me, one of their few employees who were Republican. They delayed my promotions and never promoted me beyond GS-13. They always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. They forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. It is called political affiliation discrimination.)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/gop-republican-debate-c2a18d15

DETROIT NEWS
— MARCH 4, 2020 FLASHBACK: Presidential candidates drive Chevys – Henry Payne (COMMENT: What vehicles do you own? The vehicles that you own say more about you than anything that you can say about yourself. I own a 1972 Corvette, 1996 Thunderbird LX, 2005 Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, 2018 Cruze LT (daily driver), 2019 Escape Titanium, 2021 Malibu Premier, and 2023 Mustang GT Premium.)
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2020/03/04/presidential-candidates-car-choices-make-statement/4863616002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The personal vehicles of political candidates have always been fraught with meaning as politicians express their empathy for the state that put America on wheels — and the United Auto Workers union employees who built them. Candidate choices are complicated by Democratic platforms that declare autos a threat to the planet, even as the Detroit Three automakers butter their bread with hulking sport utility vehicles and trucks coveted by consumers. Few consumer items express your personality like a car. You are what you drive. Truck owners are different from sports car owners are different from hybrid owners. During the last presidential election, a CarTalk.com/National Public Radio poll found that 86% of electric car owners were for a Democrat and 14% supported Republicans.)

LINKED IN
— What Should Success Look Like? – Mark Francis (COMMENT: What were your biggest successes in life? Mine include the following: a) my earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, b) my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) my earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and becoming a licensed CPA in 1981, f) my getting promoted to GS-13, currently $109,732/year, in 1986, g) my earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, and h) my having been married since 1978.)
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-should-success-look-like-mark-francis

PSYCHOLOGY
— Disappointments in life are born from your expectations – JENNIFER DELGADO (COMMENT: What are your biggest disappointments in life? Mine include the following: a) the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization continuing to fail/refuse to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, b) Republicans elected on ballots in my precinct continuing to fail/refuse to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, c) conservative leaders continuing to defend/advance conservative principles, d) religious leaders continuing to fail/refuse to defend/advance religious principles, e) my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, and f) Money Magazine’s vicious 4-page article on me in its February 1978 issue.)
https://psychology-spot.com/adjust-unrealistic-expectations/

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.