September 5 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Chicago violence leaves 6 kids shot in 12 hours across city: CPD At least 280 children shot so far this year; 34 have died, according to Chicago police, ABC7 data – Maher Kawash
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-violence-gun-police/11000886/

NBC5
— CTA Bus Driver Shot During Attack Near Millennium Park, Suspect Taken Into Custody
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/cta-bus-driver-shot-in-loop-chicago-fire-officials-say/2605909/

WGN RADIO
— Can you be fired for not wearing a mask at work?
(COMMENT: Because Zooming allows members of organizations to participate in meetings maskless, expect that Democrat and RINO organizations will stop Zooming to get rid of their members who do not promote masking. From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that you promote masking: Trump supporter, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://wgnradio.com/lets-get-legal/can-you-be-fired-for-not-wearing-a-mask-at-work/

DAILY HERALD
— What is the first word you use to describe yourself? – Editorial
(COMMENT: For me, between 1980 and 1997, it was GAO employee. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I took a $20,361/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. In 1980, I completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 and I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. In 1981, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor Examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA. Between 1983, and 1996, I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter. In 1986, GAO promoted me to GS-13, currently $102,188/year. In 1990, I became a Certified Fraud Examiner, in 1994, a Certified Government Financial Manager, in 1996, a Certified Financial Services Auditor, and in early 1997, a Forensic Accountant. In early 1997, I completed the requirements for a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT. But in September of 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors made all of the aforesaid worthless by forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20210904/editorial-what-is-the-first-word-you-use-to-describe-yourself

HERALD & REVIEW
— Labor Day to showcase working families – LAMARCUS WILLIAMS
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on wage earners, and they especially look down on wage earners who are union members. They stress that I was a union member while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980. I transferred to GAO in 1980. GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://herald-review.com/news/local/lamarcus-williams-labor-day-to-showcase-working-families/article_fa99f294-d2c1-5221-9024-dabb306291d5.html

WHEATON PATCH
— Heroes Of 9/11 Memorial Ceremony Planned At Cantigny Park. The 9/11 ceremony will be held near two steel beams that were recovered from the World Trade Center. A Veterans’ Resource Fair will follow. – Lisa Marie Farver
(COMMENT: I had the honor of organizing Wheaton’s 2004 and 2005 9/11 ceremonies. I should write a book about the how the following have changed since then: Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County Illinois, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc.)
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/heroes-9-11-memorial-ceremony-planned-cantigny-park

CITY OF WHEATON
— 20th Anniversary September 11 Ceremony
(COMMENT: I had the honor of organizing Wheaton’s 2004 and 2005 9/11 ceremonies. I should write a book about the how the following have changed since then: Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County,  Illinois, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc.)
https://www.wheaton.il.us/Calendar.aspx?EID=1644&month=9&year=2021&day=11

AMERICAN THINKER
— Protecting America from hostile Afghan refugees – Rachel Ehrenfeld
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/09/protecting_america_from_hostile_afghan_refugees.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— Biden Surrendered to the Taliban, the GOP Must Not Surrender to Biden – David Horowitz and Daniel Greenfield
https://amgreatness.com/2021/09/04/biden-surrendered-to-the-taliban-the-gop-must-not-surrender-to-biden/
— The failure of American leadership. The similarities between Vietnam and Afghanistan are innumerable, but the most striking is the callousness and ambivalence of our ruling elites then and now. – Jason Bland
https://amgreatness.com/2021/09/04/the-failure-of-american-leadership/

BREITBART
— The Media Mobilize to Defend Joe Biden from Afghanistan Debacle by Changing the Subject – JAMES P. PINKERTON
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2021/09/04/pinkerton-the-media-mobilize-to-defend-joe-biden-from-afghanistan-debacle-by-changing-the-subject/
— Woke Giant Apple Faces NLRB Investigation over Allegations of Harassment, Sexism – LUCAS NOLAN
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2021/09/04/woke-giant-apple-faces-nlrb-investigation-over-allegations-of-harassment-sexism/

BLAZE
— Chicago father driving daughter to school killed while shielding her from gunfire; family searching for answers – PAUL SACCA
https://www.theblaze.com/news/chicago-shooting-father-save-daughter

NEWS BUSTERS
— Bigoted Joy Reid: Conservative Christians Are America’s Taliban – Kristine Marsh
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/kristine-marsh/2021/09/04/bigoted-joy-reid-conservative-christians-are-americas-taliban

PJ MEDIA
— Joe Biden’s Solution to Border Crisis: More Cages – MATT MARGOLIS
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2021/09/04/joe-bidens-solution-to-border-crisis-more-cages-n1476063
— Idiots: After Pakistan Helps Taliban Take Power, Biden’s Handlers Ask Pakistanis to Help Fight Jihadis – ROBERT SPENCER
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/robert-spencer/2021/09/04/idiots-after-pakistan-helps-taliban-take-power-bidens-handlers-ask-pakistanis-to-help-fight-jihadis-n1476088

POWER LINE
— WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE? If the Biden administration were deliberately trying to weaken America, what, exactly, would it do differently? David Horowitz asks that question, and also: why aren’t Republicans demanding an end to the outrage? Impeach the President, Court Martial the Joint Chiefs of Staff – David and Daniel Greenfield
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/09/where-is-the-outrage.php

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Trickle down indoctrination – Michael Matteo
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/04/trickle-down-indoctrination-1129628/

LEGAL INSURRECTION
— University Administrator Encourages Students to Miss Class to Attend Segregated Anti-Racism Trainings. “Even if you have to miss class time, we strongly urge you to find a way to make this work” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/09/university-administrator-encourages-students-to-miss-class-to-attend-segregated-anti-racism-trainings/

CNN
— Biden to travel to New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia to mark 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks – Donald Judd
(COMMENT: I had the honor of organizing Wheaton’s 2004 and 2005 9/11 ceremonies. I should write a book about the how the following have changed since then: Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, Milton Township Republican Organization, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, etc.)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/04/politics/biden-september-11-new-york-pennsylvania-pentagon/index.html

NEW YORK POST
— Inside Biden’s border crisis in New Mexico – Isabel Vincent
https://nypost.com/2021/09/04/inside-bidens-border-crisis-in-new-mexico/
— What it’s really like to be canceled — and how I overcame it – Rav Arora
(COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs call for giving preference to those who are minority, female, and/or younger. The more that you call for equal opportunity, that is, the more that you oppose race, gender, and age based preference giving, the more that you are canceled by those who promote race, gender, and age based preference giving. I should write a book about those who promote race, gender, and age based preference giving the most in the following, that is, those who cancel me the most in the following: Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, Wheaton, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Wheaton Park District, etc. I would focus on those who also promote giving preference to those who share their religion and/or their national origin. I would focus on those who have taken the strongest adverse actions against me.)
https://nypost.com/2021/09/04/what-its-really-like-to-be-a-cancel-culture-victim/
— Ted Cruz blasts Biden amid reports of Afghan child brides brought to US – Jon Levine
https://nypost.com/2021/09/04/ted-cruz-blasts-biden-amid-reports-of-afghan-child-brides-brought-to-us/

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— Lilly accused of discriminating against older adults, favoring young, attractive people – Binghui Huang
https://www.indystar.com/story/money/2021/09/02/eli-lilly-lawsuit-company-accused-age-discrimination/5688555001/

BOSTON HERALD
— Survey: 55% of Americans expect to search for new job over next year – SARAH FOSTER
(COMMENT: I worked for GAO 1980-1997. Based on how GAO treated its employees who shared my demographics, I cannot recommend working GAO to those who are conservative, Republican, White, male, older, non-veteran, heterosexual, married, childless, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, German American, those who have accounting degrees, those who do not have a degree from an Ivy League university, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/09/05/survey-55-of-americans-expect-to-search-for-new-job-over-next-year/

DAILY LOCAL NEWS
— Find out where school board candidates stand on CRT – Gordon Eck
(COMMENT: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
https://www.dailylocal.com/2021/09/04/eck-find-out-where-school-board-candidates-stand-on-crt/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the head of a political party in Chester County, one of my duties is to help candidates get elected. But as a Republican, the responsibilities go much further. Our stated mission is to “serve the community of Chester County by promoting and growing the Republican Party and the values upon which it was founded.” These values are crystalized in our vision statement, derived from the Declaration of Independence, “to make the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness a reality for all.” It is rare that my responsibility to one of our candidates conflicts with our mission and vision. But when it does, principle takes priority over politics.)

WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES
— Employers, policymakers must address lingering worker issues – Editorial (COMMENT: One could argue that since 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors have forced the Civil Service Retirement System to pay me $1,055 weekly to not work.)
https://www.nny360.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-labor-daze-employers-policymakers-must-address-lingering-worker-issues/article_a39ff97c-8511-517d-bee1-dc6c411862da.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal government enhanced unemployment benefits during the pandemic, first by adding $600 weekly and then reducing this to $300 weekly. Critics believe this is what has held many workers back: They can get paid to not work.)

NEWSWEEK
— Beyond ‘The Office’: Here Are Several More Shows Taken Down in the Era of Cancel Culture – CARLY MAYBERRY
https://www.newsweek.com/beyond-office-here-are-several-more-shows-taken-down-era-cancel-culture-1625505

FORBES
— The Universities With The Most Graduates Working At Top Fortune 500 Companies – Michael T. Nietzel
(COMMENT: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless, that is, that my degrees from NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT are worthless.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2021/09/04/the-universities-with-the-most-graduates-working-at-top-fortune-500-companies/

LGBTQ NATION
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, LGBTQ-promoters promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2021/09/gop-candidates-running-senate-dont-want-govern-want-rule/

WIKI HOW
— How to Get Involved in Local Politics – Bridget Connolly
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have demonstrated the most that they are involved in Republican politics to get the Republican Party to strike the traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and/or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in its platform. I would focus on past and present leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Milton Township Republican Organization. I would focus on those who have taken the strongest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.wikihow.com/Get-Involved-in-Local-Politics

TELEGRAPH
— Inside the woke classroom: what are they teaching your children at school? The ideology may have made its way here from the US but the activism is home-grown – and targeting our impressionable teens. – Melanie McDonagh
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education-and-careers/2021/09/05/inside-woke-classroom-teaching-children-school/

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.