September 9 Morning Edition

ABC7
— CPS COVID cases Chicago: Nearly 3K isolating after possible virus exposure; Lane Tech HS has most COVID Chicago: 2 cases at Roscoe Village HS have led to 408 close contacts – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/education/nearly-3k-chicago-public-schools-students-in-isolation/11010152/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker to pick up GOP challenge today from venture capitalist who raised nearly $11 million in past six days. Jesse Sullivan, founder of Alter Global in San Francisco, is planning to announce “his intentions regarding the Republican race for Illinois Governor” at 4:30 p.m. Thursday in his hometown of downstate Petersburg, according to a news release from “Sullivan for Illinois.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2021/9/8/22664078/jesse-sullivan-venture-capitalist-governor-pritzker-bailey-schimpf-rabine-alter-global

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— University of Illinois Class of 2025: More out-of-state presence, a step back in racial diversity
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/ui-class-of-2025-more-out-of-state-presence-a-step-back-in-racial-diversity/article_126380df-d3f3-59c0-aab1-3799c89abb4a.html

ILLINOIS TIMES
— George Ryan looks back He stopped the death penalty, then went to prison himself – David Blanchette
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have blamed me and have blamed my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters the most for George Ryan’s problems. I would focus on leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization and b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most and/or the biggest adverse actions against me and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.illinoistimes.com/springfield/george-ryan-looks-back/Content?oid=14050079

STRATEGIC VISION PR GROUP
— Lombardi Calls On Kinzinger To Switch To Democratic Party Says Kinzinger No Longer Represents The Values of The Sixteenth District and The Republican Party – David Johnson
https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/550886825/lombardi-calls-on-kinzinger-to-switch-to-democratic-party

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Californians plug $10M into Illinois GOP governor’s race. . .Republican Jesse Sullivan kicks off his campaign for governor today with more than $10 million in the bank from his California friends, including $5 million from billionaire tech entrepreneur Chris Larsen, according to the State Board of Elections. . .All eyes are on DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin. Candidates are ready to line up to run for his seat should he decide to not seek re-election. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2021/09/09/californians-plug-10m-into-illinois-gop-governors-race-494260

CENTER SQUARE ILLINOIS
— Report ranks Illinois 41st in states for retirement – Andrew Hensel
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/report-ranks-illinois-41st-in-states-for-retirement/article_5d851246-10d0-11ec-b958-8b687466bc8f.html

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois’ higher education crippled by skyrocketing pension costs – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-higher-education-disaster/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— THE PROBLEM WITH PROPERTY TAXES IN THE CHICAGO SUBURBS – Hilary Gowins
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/the-problem-with-property-taxes-in-the-chicago-suburbs/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Indoctrinating from Cradle to College – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/indoctrinating-from-cradle-to-college/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Biden quips about sleeping with NEA member ‘every night’ at labor event – Kaelan Deese
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/biden-labor-joke-sleeps-with-nea-member-every-night

FOX NEWS
— MSNBC struggles among advertiser-coveted demographic as Fox News dominates multiple categories. MSNBC settled for only 193,000 demo viewers during primetime while Fox News managed 539,000 – Brian Flood
(COMMENT: I should write a book about those who have done the most a) to discourage me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters and b) to discourage everyone from reading those newsletters. I would focus on leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization and b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most and/or biggest adverse actions against me and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-struggles-among-advertiser-coveted-demographic
— Trump deplores removal of Richmond’s Robert E. Lee statue. Trump claimed Lee would have won the war in Afghanistan. – Jon Brown
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-issues-statement-against-removing-robert-e-lee-statue

AMERICAN THINKER
— Dumbing Down K-12 Education – Keri D. Ingraham
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/09/dumbing_down_k12_education.html
— What if the postwar German government had been full of Nazis? – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/09/what_if_the_postwar_german_government_had_been_full_of_nazis.html
— College course blames ‘global whiteness’ for attack on Pearl Harbor, Pacific War – Eric Utter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/09/college_course_blames_global_whiteness_for_attack_on_pearl_harbor_pacific_war.html
— White racist leftist in ape mask assaults Larry Elder and take a look at how the LA Times covered it – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/09/white_racist_leftist_in_ape_mask_assaults_larry_elder_and_take_a_look_at_how_the_la_times_covered_it.html

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— What Do You Have To Lose, Trump? Listen to Alabama, Mr. President. What do you have to lose? – Samantha Strayer
https://amgreatness.com/2021/09/08/what-do-you-have-to-lose-trump/

BREITBART
— Joe Biden Promotes Amnesty for Illegals During Event Celebrating Union Workers – CHARLIE SPIERING
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/09/08/joe-biden-promotes-amnesty-illegals-during-event-celebrating-union-workers/
— Megyn Kelly: I Pulled My Sons from School After They Were Asked Weekly If They’re ‘Still Sure’ They’re Boys – ALANA MASTRANGELO
(DIERSEN: In your school district, what goals do LGBTQ-promoters, that is, Democrats, have for turning students into LGBTQers – 33% by 4th grade, 66% by 8th grade, 100% by 12th grade?)
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2021/09/08/megyn-kelly-i-pulled-my-sons-from-school-after-they-were-asked-weekly-if-theyre-still-sure-theyre-boys/

COLLEGE FIX
— New book debunking 1619 Project dedicates chapter to black slave owners in U.S. – MARY GRABAR
https://www.thecollegefix.com/new-book-debunking-1619-project-dedicates-chapter-to-black-slave-owners-in-u-s/

DAILY WIRE
— Google Is Teaching Employees That Listening To Ben Shapiro Leads To ‘Genocide’ – Tim Pearce
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will Google officially stop hiring those who are White and get rid of its employees who are White, and especially Whites who are: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/google-is-teaching-employees-that-listening-to-ben-shapiro-leads-to-genocide

DAILY SIGNAL
— By Empowering Taliban, Biden Enables Next 9/11 – James Carafano
https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/09/09/by-empowering-the-taliban-joe-biden-is-enabling-the-next-9-11/

PJ MEDIA
— Democrats Are In Perpetual Denial Regarding Terrorists – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/columns/stephen-kruiser/2021/09/09/the-morning-briefing-democrats-are-in-perpetual-denial-regarding-terrorists-n1476964

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Google Launches Antiracism Program Teaching That America Is a ‘System of White Supremacy’ – CAROLINE DOWNEY
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will Google officially stop hiring those who are White and get rid of its employees who are White, and especially Whites who are: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/google-launches-antiracism-program-teaching-that-america-is-a-system-of-white-supremacy/
— Team Biden Puts Systemic Racism at the Center of U.S. Foreign Policy – JIMMY QUINN
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will Team Biden officially tell the world that the United States will destroy countries that do not promote hatred against Whites, and especially against Whites who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/09/team-biden-puts-systemic-racism-at-the-center-of-u-s-foreign-policy/
— The University of Michigan’s ‘Center for Racial Justice’ Misunderstands the Concept of Justice. Will a new campus academic center produce genuine scholarship, or just produce more divisive left-wing activism? – CHARLES HILU
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/09/the-university-of-michigans-center-for-racial-justice-misunderstands-the-concept-of-justice/

POST MILLENNIAL
— Google launches ‘antiracism’ initiative that claims America is ‘white supremacist’ – Nick Monroe
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will Google officially stop hiring those who are White and get rid of its employees who are White, and especially Whites who are: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://thepostmillennial.com/google-launches-antiracism-initiative-that-claims-america-is-white-supremacist

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Violent leftists, one in gorilla mask, attack Larry Elder with eggs and pellet gun; punches thrown – Terresa Monroe-Hamilton
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/09/violent-leftists-one-in-gorilla-mask-attack-larry-elder-with-eggs-and-pellet-gun-punches-thrown-1131600/
— ‘I’m not resigning!’ Kellyanne Conway hits back at Biden over his demand she quit board appointment – Jon Dougherty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/09/09/im-not-resigning-kellyanne-conway-hits-back-at-biden-over-his-demand-she-quit-board-appointment-1131627/

EPOCH TIMES
— Is Your AI Woke? – Mark Stamp
(COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, AI will be used to discriminate against those who 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, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/is-your-ai-woke_3988539.html

CATO
— Immigration Undermines Affirmative Action in American States – Alex Nowrasteh and Michael Howard
(COMMENT: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, reorganizations, up-or-out, budget cuts, etc. to not hire Republicans and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.cato.org/blog/immigration-undermines-affirmative-action-american-states

REASON
— Opposing Racism Doesn’t Require Promoting Victimhood – JOHN STOSSEL
(COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, that is, about those who promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. I would focus on leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization and b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most and/or the biggest adverse actions against me and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://reason.com/2021/09/08/opposing-racism-doesnt-require-promoting-victimhood/

NBC NEWS
— COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will employers officially a) stop hiring those who do not promote LGBTQ and b) get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ?
https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/half-lgbtq-workers-faced-job-discrimination-report-finds-rcna1935

NEW YORK TIMES
— Other People’s Rotten Jobs Are Bad for Them. And for You. – Terri Gerstein
(COMMENT: Have you taken bad jobs? According to my critics/opponents, all the jobs that I took were bad jobs that they would never stoop to take.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/06/opinion/labor-workers-rights.html

WASHINGTON POST
— MARCH 20, 2018 FLASHBACK: Close contests in Illinois seen as ideological tests for parties – David Weigel and Elise Viebeck
(COMMENT: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who want the Republican Party to dump the following planks in its platform and to dump those who support those planks: traditional marriage/family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving). I would focus on a) leaders of the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Organization and b) Republican candidates on ballots in my precinct since 2000. I would focus on the aforesaid who have taken the most and/or biggest adverse actions against me and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/close-contests-in-illinois-seen-as-ideological-tests-for-parties/2018/03/20/a750c3be-2c79-11e8-8688-e053ba58f1e4_story.html
— COMMENT: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs want the NFL to get rid of its owners, players, and fans who 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, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/09/09/nfl-helmet-decals-race-norming/

NEW YORK POST
— Portland professor slams university as ‘social justice factory’ in scathing resignation letter – Callie Patteson
https://nypost.com/2021/09/08/portland-professor-slams-university-as-social-justice-factory/
— Google pushing anti-racism training, critical race theory on staff – Will Feuer
https://nypost.com/2021/09/09/google-pushing-critical-race-theory-in-staff-training-report/

WILLAMETTE WEEK
— City of The Dalles Employee Says He Was Terminated for Reporting Racist Remarks by Co-Workers and Supervisor. Ascencio’s lawsuit marks the second time in weeks that the city of The Dalles has been embroiled in public controversy stemming from employee issues. – Tess Riski
(COMMENT: I should write a book about how my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government treated me. I would focus on the adverse actions that my Democrat superiors took against me.)
https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2021/09/08/city-of-the-dalles-employee-says-he-was-terminated-for-reporting-racist-remarks-by-co-workers-and-supervisor/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Saul Ascencio alleges that city management and his direct supervisor fostered a hostile work environment where employees openly made racist comments toward him, according to the lawsuit, filed Aug. 31 in Wasco County Circuit Court. Within a few months of starting with the public works department in July of 2017, the lawsuit alleges, two white coworkers confronted Ascencio and asked him if he had “cross[ed] the border.” Other coworkers allegedly called Ascencio a “lazy Mexican” and claimed the city only hired him because he is a “brown token.” The complaint further alleges a white co-worker openly used the N-word in a break room to describe a Black person. “A white supervisor informed Plaintiff that white coworkers were scared to work with Plaintiff because ‘they think he is an MS-13 gang member,’” the lawsuit alleges. “A white coworker repeatedly complained about Mexicans speaking Spanish instead of English… A supervisor berated the Plaintiff in the presence of coworkers because he was wearing a hat that said ‘Compton.’”)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— COMMENT: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more racist a) that they were and b) that therefore, that you are.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-original-sin-review-the-meaning-of-his-violence-11631139332

FORBES
— 14 Tips For Implementing DEI Initiatives That Actually Succeed – Expert Panel
(COMMENT: Expect that ever-increasingly, employers will not hire those who are the following and will get rid of their employees who are the following: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2021/09/08/14-tips-for-implementing-dei-initiatives-that-actually-succeed/

MERRIAM WEBSTER
— Turn against
(COMMENT: I should write a book about a) those who have been turned against me, b) those who turned them against me, and c) what they said to turn them against me. They stress that I am not a member of a church, that I do not attend church services, and that I do not give money to a church. They stress that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. They stress that I avoided the draft. They stress that I promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. They stress that I oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, diminishment of First and Second Amendment rights, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, wokeness, BLM, CRT, 1619, reparations, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. They blame me and blame my GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletters for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They stress my demographics: White, male, old (born in 1948), non-veteran, conservative, Republican, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owner, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German American, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 24 years, and that my ancestors have been in America since 1844. I would focus on those who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I would focus on those who have taken the biggest adverse actions against me.)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20against

FORD AUTHORITY
— New York Passes Legislation That Aims To Ban Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle Sales By 2035 – Brett Foote
https://fordauthority.com/2021/09/new-york-passes-legislation-that-aims-to-ban-ice-vehicle-sales-by-2035/

DAILY MAIL
— Google staff are undergoing ‘antiracism training’ which promotes CRT, asks employees to ‘identify their privileged identities’ and rank themselves on a hierarchy and claims ‘MAGA’ is ‘socially acceptable white supremacy’ – ANDREW COURT
(COMMENT: How soon, if not already, will Google officially stop hiring those who are the following and get rid of its employees who are the following: Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Protestant, Italian American, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9972175/Google-staff-undergoing-controversial-antiracism-training.html

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.