September 10 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Got $250,000? VIP sit-down with Donald Trump could be yours, but expect protests – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160909/news/160908837/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s appearance in Bolingbrook this month could include some pushback. An online petition has surfaced that asks Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar to cancel the Sept. 19 fundraiser at the Bolingbrook Golf Club. The event, whose sponsors include Claar and former gubernatorial candidate and executive Ron Gidwitz, features a luncheon and VIP roundtable. Tickets, ranging from $1,000 for a person to $250,000 for a couple, are available, an official said. “There’s been a big response given the ticket price,” Claar said. He originally supported Republican primary hopeful Jeb Bush, but when the former Florida governor’s campaign imploded, Claar threw his backing behind Trump. While acknowledging some residents weren’t thrilled about Trump’s visit to Bolingbrook, “I’m personally very happy about it,” Claar said. “It’s great for us, it’s great for the club.” Trump faces Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 election. A donation of $250,000 per couple guarantees the designation of “event chair,” prime seating at the luncheon, a seat at the VIP roundtable and a photo op. Other ticket levels are $100,000, $25,000, $10,000, $2,700 and $1,000. The $1,000 option is for the luncheon only. An online petition by a group calling itself Suburban Families Against Hate is collecting signatures in opposition to the event, and some posts have referred to a potential protest. The fundraiser was originally set for Monday, Sept. 12.)
— Obama’s long parade of commutations – Jerry Marchese, Wayne
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160910/discuss/160919945/
— DuPage board needs to lead on pensions – Michael Shehee, Lisle  (DIERSEN: Can you document the hours that you have worked?  Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I was a lowly, failed, clock-watching, worthless, overpaid government payroller who never made more than $120,427/year in today’s dollars.  But nevertheless, because I have kept all my timesheets, I can document every hour that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, for IRS 1971-1980, for Firestone Stores 1970-1972, for Chrysler in 1970, for University Plaza Dormitory 1969-1970, for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, for John’s Sinclair, Thrall Car, and Flossmoor Country Club in 1966, and for S.S. Kresges 1964-1966.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160910/discuss/160919946/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Deloitte expands family leave: 16 paid weeks off, caregivers for parents eligible – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: Taxpayers would be outraged if a government employer offered such benefits.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-deloitte-paid-family-leave-0910-biz-20160909-story.html

 

ABC7
— SUBURBAN CHICAGO MENTAL HEALTH CENTER TO SERVE PRISONERS – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/suburban-chicago-mental-health-center-to-serve-prisoners/1505660/

 

WJBD
— Trump Courts Evangelicals at Voters Values Summit
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2016/09/09/donald-trump-courts-evangelicals-at-voters-values-summit

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump: Clinton could shoot somebody and not be arrested  ‘She’s being so protected’ – CNN  (DIERSEN: Who do those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout “protect” in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois? Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents talk and act like they are “protected” by those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-clinton-could-shoot-somebody-and-not-be-arrested

 

TIMES
— State rep race growing bigger than us  State parties controlling our election – Editorial
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/our-view-state-rep-race-growing-bigger-than-us/article_196dd2f4-23c5-59aa-b34b-06cad24aecb5.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Onward Christian Voters – Monte Larrick
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/onward-christian-voters/

 

NEWSMAX
— Priebus: ‘Consequences’ May Come to Those Who Break GOP Pledge – Cathy Burke (DIERSEN: I have always supported those candidates who won Republican primaries and caucuses in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in America.  I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me for doing that.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/reince-priebus-consequences-break-gop/2016/09/09/id/747588/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican National Committee head Reince Priebus says there may be “consequences” in the future for GOP presidential primary candidates who don’t stick with their pledge to support the party’s nominee. In an interview Friday night on Fox News’ “Hannity,” Priebus agreed that the refusal of four primary contenders to back Trump — Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Jeb Bush, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz — was maddening.)

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Clinton says half of all Trump supporters belong in ‘ basket of deplorables’ (DIERSEN: Someone should ask Clinton what she will have her supporters do with Trump supporters if she wins. Stop them from getting an education?  Stop them from getting a job and getting promoted?  Get them fired if they already have a job?  Even worse things?  Clinton and her supporters are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/09/10/clinton-says-half-all-trump-supporters-deplorables.html

 

BREITBART
— Reince Priebus Touts Donald Trump’s Momentum: ‘It’s a Change Electorate’ – ALEX SWOYER
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/09/09/reince-priebus-touts-trumps-momentum-change-electorate/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Hillary Clinton Draws Abysmal Crowd at National Baptist Convention Keynote Speech – Cameron Cawthorne
http://freebeacon.com/politics/clinton-draws-abysmal-crowd-size-national-baptist-convention/

 

THE HILL
— Republican plans to force vote on impeaching IRS chief – Naomi Jagoda
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/policy/finance/295202-republican-plans-to-force-vote-on-irs-impeachment

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate men hate Trump and hate Trump’s supporters.  Those who hate men support Clinton.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/10/opinion/sexism-lets-deconstruct-donald.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Giuliani for supporting Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/10/us/politics/rudy-giuliani-donald-trump.html
— Mike Pence Has G.O.P. Candidates’ Respect. Just to Be Safe, They Keep Him at a Distance. – ASHLEY PARKERS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/10/us/politics/mike-pence-republicans-senate.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donors in Most Industries (including lawyers/law firms, real estate, doctors/medical professionals, wall street, and movie/music) Back Hillary Clinton  Individuals in a vast majority of sectors support the Democrat over Trump – REBECCA BALLHAUS and BRODY MULLINS (DIERSEN: TRANSLATION: If you are a Republican, your chances for success in the aforesaid industries are not good.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donors-in-most-industries-back-hillary-clinton-1473462212

 

THE ATLANTIC
— From the South Side of Chicago to College  A new documentary chronicles the lives of two young black men as they leave high school and pursue higher education. – LOTTIE JOINER
http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2016/09/from-the-south-side-of-chicago-to-college/499463/

 

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Trump dims re-election hopes of House Republicans who reject the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/9/9/1568393/-Trump-dooms-reelection-of-many-pro-immigration-House-Republicans

September 9 Evening Edition

TALKING POINTS MEMO
— Donald Trump To Speak At Phyllis Schlafly’s Funeral – KRISTIN SALAKY
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/report-trump-speak-schlafly-funeral

 

NBC5
— Mike Pence Releases 10 Years of Tax Returns  Critics have called on Trump to release his tax records
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Mike-Pence-Releases-10-Years-Tax-Returns-392942561.html
— Sen. Mark Kirk: The U.S. ‘Didn’t Have to Get Our Guys Back’ from Iran Hostage Situation  Kirk is facing criticism for comments made about a $400M cash payment to Iran made earlier in the year – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/kirk-us-didnt-have-to-get-our-guys-back-from-iran-hostage-situation-392915141.html
— Democrats File Petition to Remove Trump, Pence From Minnesota Ballot
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/trump-pence-removed-minnesota-ballot-392940301.html
— Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos Named One of Capitol Hill’s 50 Most Beautiful People  Bustos ranked eighth overall, and was the “most beautiful” politician, according to The Hill – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rep-cheri-bustos-makes-list-of-capitol-hills-50-most-beautiful-392907331.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Sen. Kirk on Iran hostages: ‘We didn’t have to get our guys back’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sen-mark-kirk-on-iran-hostages-we-didnt-have-to-get-our-guys-back/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The election no one’s watching: Who’ll run Cook County’s courts and judges? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-cook-county-chief-judge-evans-allen-ramos-edit-20160909-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why Trump’s insurgency isn’t like Goldwater’s.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-hunt-b21dea92-76a9-11e6-9781-49e591781754-20160909-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-alex-jones-lies-20160908-column.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Duckworth blasts Kirk on remark about getting hostages back from Iran
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160909/news/160908823/
— VERY SAD: Naperville decides alcohol OK at hair salons – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160909/business/160908855/
— Wheaton College group honors 9/11 victims with flag display – Jessica Cilella
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160909/news/160908821/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s how much Rauner is pouring into Illinois elections – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160909/NEWS02/160909826/heres-how-much-rauner-is-pouring-into-illinois-elections
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “What Chicago stands to lose as Trump slams Latinos.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160909/OPINION/160909838/what-chicago-stands-to-lose-as-trump-slams-latinos
— Illinois asks federal government for Medicaid flexibility – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160909/NEWS03/160909840/illinois-asks-federal-government-for-medicaid-flexibility

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Free speech or buying justice? Local law firms among top campaign donors – JOSEPH BUSTOS AND TOBIAS WALL
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article100887757.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Investors service drops DuPage County’s bond rating
http://ilnews.org/9778/investors-service-drops-dupage-countys-bond-rating/

 

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Coyne to Seek Re-Election to Naperville City Council  Coyne Looking to Build on 1st Term Success – Kevin Piket
http://patch.com/illinois/naperville/coyne-seek-re-election-naperville-city-council

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— SOME WORKERS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS – Austin Berg  (DIERSEN: How much money have you been paid and who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you were overpaid?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was overpaid.  In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/some-workers-are-more-equal-than-others/
— DESPITE BUDGET IMPASSE, STATE GOVERNMENT, HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMPLOYMENT GROW – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/despite-budget-impasse-state-government-health-care-and-social-services-employment-grow/
— ILLINOIS’ OUT-MIGRATION RATE MANY TIMES WORSE THAN RATES IN SURROUNDING STATES – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-out-migration-rate-many-times-worse-than-rates-in-surrounding-states/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Illinois GOP races financed almost exclusively by Bruce Rauner – Rich Miller
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/09/09/illinois-republican-party-financed-almost-exclusively-bruce-rauner/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THIRTY YEARS OF CHANGE IN AMERICA’S HOME SCHOOL MOVEMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/thirty-years-of-change-in-americas-home-school-movement.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Madigan in 1988: Democrats should be “party of economic opportunity”  Illinois Issues has dug up a 1988 interview of House Speaker Michael Madigan. At the time, Gov. Jim Thompson had unsuccessfully pushed a tax hike. Madigan blocked it.
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/09/madigan-in-1988-democrats-should-be-party-of-economic-opportunity/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump woos social conservatives with vow to scrap Johnson Amendment – Seth McLaughlin
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/9/donald-trump-woos-social-conservatives-value-voter/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Priebus pitches religious voters to hang with the GOP – RYAN LOVELACE
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/priebus-pitches-religious-voters-to-hang-with-the-gop/article/2601430

 

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— What “Vetting” Actually Means – MATT O’BRIEN
http://immigrationreform.com/2016/09/08/what-vetting-actually-means/

 

BREITBART
— Trump Rallies Evangelicals: Our Faith Will Lead the Country back to Unity – ALEX SWOYER9
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/09/09/trump-rallies-evangelicals-faith-will-lead-country-back-unity/
— Donald Trump: Migrants Could Be ‘All Time Great Trojan Horse’ – RAHEEM KASSAM
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/09/09/donald-trump-migrants-time-great-trojan-horse/

 

BARBWIRE
— WILL WE AWAKEN TO THE FIRST LESBIAN MISS AMERICA ON 9/11? – LARRY TOMCZAK
http://barbwire.com/2016/09/09/will-awaken-first-lesbian-miss-america-911/

 

GOPUSA
— Another team, another NFL player takes a knee during anthem – AP
http://www.gopusa.com/another-team-another-nfl-player-takes-a-knee-during-anthem/

 

DAILY CALLER
— GAO: State Department Did Not Properly Account For $16 Billion – JP Carroll
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/09/oops-state-department-did-not-properly-account-for-16-billion/
— What The Response To Johnson’s Slip-Up Says About American Politics – Cory Massimino
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/08/what-the-response-to-johnsons-slip-up-says-about-american-politics/#ixzz4JhNLHlVG

 

NEW AMERICAN
— GAO Report: Government Spends Millions to Defend Against FOIA Requests, but Actual Cost Difficult to Determine – Raven Clabough
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/24039-gao-report-gov-t-spends-millions-to-defend-against-foia-requests-but-actual-cost-difficult-to-determine

 

THE HILL
— Pence releases tax returns – Harper Neidig
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/295254-pence-releases-tax-returns
— Republican plans to force vote on impeaching IRS chief – Naomi Jagoda
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/295202-republican-plans-to-force-vote-on-irs-impeachment

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Rauner, Madigan, Trump Dominate Illinois U.S. Senate, Comptroller Races – Matthew Dietrich
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matthew-dietrich/rauner-madigan-trump-domi_b_11939702.html

 

CNN
— Donald Trump to speak at conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly’s funeral – Eugene Scott and Sara Murray
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/09/politics/donald-trump-phyllis-schlafly-funeral/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Americans need to know more about Clinton’s health — and Trump’s – David L. Scheiner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/americans-need-to-know-more-about-clintons-health–and-trumps/2016/09/09/201bcddc-75ee-11e6-b786-19d0cb1ed06c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “If you’re a Republican looking to jump off the Trump train, now is your last, best chance.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/09/if-youre-a-republican-looking-to-jump-off-the-trump-train-now-is-your-last-best-chance/

 

DALLAS NEWS
— Trump vows to cherish and defend ‘Christian heritage’ as president – Todd J. Gillman
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/headlines/20160909-trump-vows-to-cherish-and-defend-christian-heritage-as-president.ece

 

TIME
— One Difference Between Donald Trump and Outsider Candidates of the Past  “We no longer have anything resembling a national media. Trump is the first candidate to have taken full advantage of this situation.” – David Kaiser
http://time.com/4485987/trump-voiceless-establishment/

 

DAILY MAIL
— ‘If you take my spot, I’ll get drafted, I’ll go to Vietnam, and I’ll die: Hillary recounts being yelled at by room full of men as she prepared to take law school admissions exam – ANNETA KONSTANTINIDES
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3780767/Hillary-Clinton-recounts-yelled-men-law-school-exam-HONY-interview.html

 

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump camp is full steam ahead with sexism even as a few Republicans worry it looks bad.”
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/9/9/1568323/-Trump-camp-is-full-steam-ahead-with-sexism-even-as-a-few-Republicans-worry-it-looks-bad

September 9 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Team Rauner tries to rebrand November message.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-illinois-republican-rebrand-20160908-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO, ON COOK COUNTY, ON ILLINOIS, AND ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: We left Chicago, just in time – Steve Zimmerman  (DIERSEN: I left Chicago not only once, but twice — in 1971 when my 1969 Dodge Charger SE was stolen there and in 1978 when I got married.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-gun-violence-murder-albany-park-moved-suburbs-perspec-0912-jm-20160908-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Bears encourage players to stand for national anthem – Patrick Finley
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/john-fox-bears-expect-players-to-stand-for-national-anthem/

 

DAILY HERALD
— American intervention has been one disaster after another – Georgie Anne Geyer
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160909/discuss/160908987/
— Law judge’s ruling in state employee contract dispute has implications for arbitration debate – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160908/discuss/160908959/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans ask “Is DuPage County over?”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160909/ISSUE10/160909852
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Behind the small story of a one-notch downgrade in DuPage County’s credit rating is a bigger story of demographic and economic change. The cut by Fitch Ratings, which put DuPage’s debt at AA+, down from AAA, marked the first time in decades that the county hasn’t held top honors from all three of its rating agencies. County officials were quick to pooh-pooh the decision, which won’t have much fiscal impact. “DuPage County’s finances haven’t changed,” Chief Financial Officer Paul Rafac says in a statement, noting that the downgrade reflects new ratings criteria that put more weight on a government entity’s ability to raise tax revenues unilaterally. As a nonhome-rule entity in Illinois, DuPage has little power to hike tax rates without approval from Springfield or voters. That hasn’t been a problem for DuPage until now. Tax revenues rose naturally for decades following World War II as middle-class migration from the city brought new residents with disposable incomes. Subdivisions sprouted in former cornfields. Shopping centers sprang up along county byways. Corporations joined the influx, carving out bucolic headquarters campuses like McDonald’s Oak Brook complex. As population grew, so did the tax base. Sales tax collections surged, easing pressure on residential property taxes, which DuPage County hasn’t raised in eight years. Driving the virtuous fiscal cycle was one essential force: growth. But DuPage County’s population rose less than 1 percent from 2012 to 2015, and relatively little open land for development remains. “It’s a different landscape than it was 20 years ago,” says John Carpenter, CEO of economic development agency Choose DuPage. Meanwhile, young workers are spurning suburbia in favor of city neighborhoods their grandparents fled. Some businesses are following; most notably for DuPage, McDonald’s is abandoning its circa 1988 headquarters for a new home in the West Loop. THE COMPANY YOU KEEP Another worrisome trend for DuPage, which relies on sales taxes for 54 percent of its general fund revenue, is the migration of shoppers away from brick-and-mortar retailers to online merchants. “While sales tax revenue has grown between 4 and 5 percent annually over the past several years, it has slowed to only 1 percent growth in (fiscal year) 2016, leading the county to change its growth assumptions going forward to only 2 percent growth,” Fitch writes in explaining its downgrade. Of course, DuPage is far from alone. Postwar suburbs around the country are facing the challenges that come with slowing growth. And no fiscal crisis looms for DuPage—its finances are in much better shape than Chicago’s and the state’s. But as any CEO can tell you, things get tight when revenue plateaus. County and local officials in DuPage will face harder choices as they try to maintain services, fund capital projects and hold the line on taxes. For DuPage, keeping the no-property-tax-hike streak intact will become more difficult with each passing year. In an interview, CFO Rafac says DuPage has avoided a property tax increase by controlling expenses as revenues flatten. “I believe we will be able to continue to do that,” he adds. New revenue sources would make the job easier. That’s one reason DuPage has such high hopes for the proposed western access point at O’Hare International Airport. County planners foresee a flowering of restaurants, hotels and other businesses if the project goes forward as planned. “Bensenville will look a lot like Rosemont does today,” Carpenter predicts. Given the uncertainty surrounding western access, DuPage homeowners should hope the county has a Plan B.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Trump grants interview to Russia-backed TV network – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160909/trump-grants-interview-to-russia-backed-tv-network

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Madison County treasurer questioning county board members’ hours – Kelsey Landis (DIERSEN: What do you do with your time?  I spend 10+ hours each and very day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.  That is 70+ hours a week, 300+ hours a month, 3,650 hours a year, and 36,500 hours a decade.)
http://thetelegraph.com/news/89054/madison-county-treasurer-questioning-county-board-members-hours

 

RIVER BENDER
— Rauner Administration leads national panel on the future of driverless cars (DIERSEN: I oppose driverless cars.)
https://m.riverbender.com/articles/details.cfm?id=15121

 

SANGAMON SUN
— State GOP lashes out at Dems for silence as ‘machine’ blocks fair-maps measure – Ruth de Jauregui
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511006889-state-gop-lashes-out-at-dems-for-silence-as-machine-blocks-fair-maps-measure

 

DNA INFO
— The Newest Amenity In Real Estate? Lead-Free Pipes – Patty Wetli  (DIERSEN: How much lead have you ingested during your lifetime?)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160908/lincoln-square/newest-amenity-real-estate-lead-free-pipes

 

U.S. OF ARN
— Illinois’ Institutionalized Corruption: How Auditor General Frank Mautino Could Walk For His Misdeeds
http://usofarn.com/2016/09/08/illinois-institutionalized-corruption-how-auditor-general-frank-mautino-could-walk-for-his-misdeeds/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS TIP JUSTICE SCALES WITH $35M TO CANDIDATES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/new-justice-for-sale-study-reveals-35-million-in-personal-injury-lawyer-campaign-contributions-in-recent-years.html
— OBAMA PREACHES THEORY OF HUMAN ORIGIN STEEPED IN CULTURAL MARXISM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/biga-obama-preaches-theory-of-human-origin-steeped-in-cultural-marxism.html
— NO SUSPECTS CHARGED IN FOUR OUT OF FIVE CHICAGO HOMICIDES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/no-suspects-charged-in-four-out-of-five-chicago-shootings.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Munger hit deemed “false”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/09/munger-hit-deemed-false/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Will Trump sink Dold?”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/09/will-trump-sink-dold/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Values voters stand up and speak out – Jennifer Harper
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/8/donald-trump-mike-pence-to-appear-at-value-voters-/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is a determined and significant event: The Values Voter Summit is now underway in the nation’s capital, drawing some 2,500 socially conservative activists with much on their minds. Some big names are part of it. Donald Trump and running mate Gov. Mike Pence will both appear — along with 70 other concerned, high-profile folk. They include everyone from actors Jon Voight and Kirk Cameron to Sens. Tim Scott, Tom Cotton and James Lankford. Other high-profile attendees include Allen West, Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, Oliver North, Bill Bennett, Laura Ingraham and Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle. Also on the list: Reps. Diane Black, Marsha Blackburn, Jim Bridenstine, John Fleming, Louie Gohmert, Jim Jordan, Gov. Mike Bevin, and Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus. C-SPAN is covering the big doings. There’s a certain urgency in the air at the event, organized by the Family Research Council and now in its 11th year. And no wonder. This political landscape is a dynamic one. Some estimates now place the potential “evangelical voting bloc” at 60 million people, though media coverage often emphasizes how many of these voters sat out the last two elections for one reason or another. Values, however, continue to play a role. A new Washington Post poll of 72,000 registered voters in all 50 states found that 72 percent agree that “America today reflects their values less than it has in the past.” Gallup also found that 60 percent of Republican voters pine for a “conservative president, 32 percent favor a moderate and 6 percent a liberal. Almost a quarter of Democrats — 21 percent — preferred a conservative as well, 36 percent favor a liberal, 40 percent a moderate. Meanwhile, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins, whose group is the event’s principal driving force, will conduct a news conference Saturday to underscore the group’s mission and reveal plans for a “Values Bus Tour” which will visit 20 states by election day. The riders intend to mobilize local voters to support “bedrock values” like religious freedom, national security and the sanctity of life. And it is quite the ride. On the first leg of the journey, the bus will stop in all 100 counties in the state of North Carolina.)
— Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton step out of character as tight race enters home stretch – Seth McLaughlin and S.A. Miller
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/8/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-step-out-of-character/
— Visa security loophole exploited by 9/11 attackers still open 15 years later – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/8/visa-security-loophole-exploited-by-911-attackers-/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Lawsuit: Girls exposed to transgender twerking & grinding in locker room – Todd Starnes
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/09/07/lawsuit-girls-exposed-to-transgender-twerking-grinding-in-locker-room.html

 

GOPUSA
— Lindsey Graham: It makes me want to move to Canada  (DIERSEN: Anti-Americans love that kind of talk.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=14669

 

DAILY CALLER
— Black Democratic Lawmakers Don’t See Sexism In the Justice System – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: Democrats are extremely divisive. Democrats focus on turning minorities and females against Whites and against males.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/08/black-democrat-lawmakers-dont-see-sexism-in-the-justice-system/
— Trans Student Twerks In Girls’ Bathroom, Parents File Lawsuit – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/08/trans-student-twerks-in-girls-bathroom-parents-file-lawsuit/
— Hillary Clinton: Men Bullied Me While I Was Taking The LSAT – Kaitlan Collins  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  If you are not a veteran, if you seek a government office or a political office, you might very well be asked to explain why are not a veteran.  If you avoided the draft like I did with student and financial hardship draft deferments 1966-1971, sooner or later, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will call you a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and worse things.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/08/hillary-clinton-men-bullied-me-while-i-was-taking-the-lsat/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hillary Clinton said she was harassed by a group of men who feared being drafted while she was taking a law school admissions test. The Democratic presidential nominee relayed the story to Humans of New York — a blog featuring interviews done on the streets of New York — Wednesday. “I was taking a law school admissions test in a big classroom at Harvard,” Clinton said. “My friend and I were some of the only women in the room.” “I was feeling nervous. I was a senior in college. I wasn’t sure how well I’d do. And while we’re waiting for the exam to start, a group of men began to yell things like: ‘You don’t need to be here.’ And ‘There’s plenty else you can do.’ It turned into a real ‘pile on.’”  “One of them even said: ‘If you take my spot, I’ll get drafted, and I’ll go to Vietnam, and I’ll die.’ And they weren’t kidding around. It was intense. It got very personal. But I couldn’t respond. I couldn’t afford to get distracted because I didn’t want to mess up the test. So I just kept looking down, hoping that the proctor would walk in the room.” “I know that I can be perceived as aloof or cold or unemotional,” she added. “But I had to learn as a young woman to control my emotions. And that’s a hard path to walk.” “Because you need to protect yourself, you need to keep steady, but at the same time you don’t want to seem ‘walled off.’ And sometimes I think I come across more in the ‘walled off’ arena. And if I create that perception, then I take responsibility. I don’t view myself as cold or unemotional. And neither do my friends. And neither does my family. But if that sometimes is the perception I create, then I can’t blame people for thinking that.” When Clinton recalled the story to New York Magazine in May, she said “that level of visceral… fear, anxiety, insecurity plays a role” in how America regards ambitious women. “Unpacking this, understanding it, is for writers like you,” Clinton said at the time. “I’m just trying to cope with it. Deal with it. Live through it.”)
— Georgetown Slave Descendants Want A BILLION Dollar Reconciliation Fund – Blake Neff  (DIERSEN: How much have you benefited from slavery?  My critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have benefited tremendously from slavery because my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, because I am White, because I am male, because I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, because I am conservative, because I am Republican, because I am old (67), because I am healthy, because I am not poor, because I own guns, because etc.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/08/georgetown-slave-descendants-want-a-billion-dollar-reconciliation-fund/
— Feds Spend Millions Fighting FOIA Lawsuits, GAO Finds – Kathryn Watson
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/08/feds-spend-millions-fighting-foia-lawsuits-gao-finds/

 

THE BLAZE
— Clinton Does First Press Conference in 278 Days, Gets Zero Questions About Email Scandal – Leigh Munsil
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/09/08/clinton-does-first-press-conference-in-278-days-gets-zero-questions-about-email-scandal/
— Gary Johnson Addresses His ‘Aleppo’ Gaffe: ‘I Have to Get Smarter’ – Kate Scanlon  (DIERSEN: Pot is very destructive.)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/09/08/gary-johnson-addresses-his-aleppo-gaffe-i-have-to-get-smarter/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— ANTI-ESTABLISHMENT MOOD COULD SPUR REVIVAL OF TERM LIMITS  (DIERSEN: Are you a member of the establishment?  What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being a member of the establishment?)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/09/08/anti-establishment-mood-could-spur-revival-of-term-limits/
— VA CONTINUES TO FAIL VETERANS – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: Are you a draft dodger?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had not avoided the draft, I would care much more about veteran issues.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/09/08/va-continues-to-fail-veterans/

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— Pushback Against ‘Safe Spaces’  It’s begun, and it’s overdue. – MARK HEMINGWAY  (DIERSEN: Since 2002 when I succeeded in moving Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings to the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall, it has been a “safe place” for my nasty, troubled, failed, and vicious critics/opponents, their nasty, troubled, failed, and vicious operatives, and their nasty, troubled, failed, and vicious dupes to lash out at me, to discredit me, to intimidate me, to brow-beat me, to belittle me, to bully me, to reprimand me, to chastise me, to harass me, to punish me, to insult me, to slander me, and to threaten me. How should I react to that?  Should I wear a body camera there to document their bad behavior?  Just kidding, but not completely.)
http://www.weeklystandard.com/pushback-against-safe-spaces/article/2004242
— Affluent Society  The friends, and enemies, of American prosperity. – JAY WEISER
http://www.weeklystandard.com/affluent-society/article/2004222

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Donald Trump Faces Revived Pay-to-Play Scrutiny Over Florida AG Donation – Natalie Johnson  (DIERSEN: I should write an article about “Republicans” who pander to the Democrat news media and do not want me to know about, promote, attend, or report on their events and other activities.  The article would include examples in which they barred me from their events saying that they were “closed to media” but that they would not stop me if I paid to get in.  These “Republicans” focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/donald-trump-faces-revived-pay-play-accusations-florida-ag-donation/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Hillary Clinton Explains To Humans Of New York How Women Guard Themselves Against Sexism (DIERSEN: Are you a woman?  Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are nasty.  They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a sexist because I support the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform. Of course, needless-to-say, women who reject that plank work extremely hard against me.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-humans-of-new-york_us_57d1a064e4b00642712c37dd

 

POLITICO
— GOP insiders: Maybe Trump can win  A growing number of Republicans think he can defeat Hillary Clinton. But they worry his campaign’s ground game is a disaster. – Steven Shepard
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/donald-trump-win-gop-insiders-227916
— Facebook co-founder donates $20 million to defeat Trump – Kristen East  (DIERSEN: How much religious, government, political, and/or financial clout do your critics/opponents have?  My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  Their nasty, troubled, failed, and/or vicious operatives and dupes talk and act like they have been promised and/or given lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and/or lots more if they a) succeed in getting me to stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and/or b) succeed in stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/dustin-moskovitz-facebook-2016-donation-227931

 

CNN
— Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz commits $20M to help beat Trump – Teddy Schleifer (DIERSEN: How much religious, government, political, and/or financial clout do your critics/opponents have?  My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  Their nasty, troubled, failed, and/or vicious operatives and dupes talk and act like they have been promised and/or given lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and/or lots more if they a) succeed in getting me to stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and/or b) succeed in stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/09/politics/facebook-cofounder-gift-democrats/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— TRAGIC: Veterans Back on Patrol, This Time to Protect Marijuana – JULIE TURKEWITZ
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/08/us/veterans-back-on-patrol-this-time-to-protect-marijuana.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How social media helps young people — especially minorities and the poor — get politically engaged – Matthew D. Luttig and Cathy J. Cohen  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on?  Mine focus on a) discouraging me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) discouraging everyone from reading the emails.  They crow over their success in discouraging my fellow Republican Precinct Committeemen in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois from reading the emails.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/09/09/how-social-media-helps-young-people-especially-minorities-and-the-poor-get-politically-engaged/
— Republicans warn that Trump’s critique of Clinton’s ‘look’ fuels accusations of sexism – Matea Gold and Jenna Johnson  (DIERSEN: If/when your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes attack your health, your strength, your stamina, your vigor, your etc., how would you respond?  I would stress that neither health nor any other kind of problem has stopped me from putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening since 2015.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-warn-that-trumps-critique-of-clintons-look-fuels-accusations-of-sexism/2016/09/08/051d48a4-75ca-11e6-8149-b8d05321db62_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump claims that Hillary Clinton lacks “the strength or the stamina” to run the country. He questioned in a tweet this week why the media was not covering a coughing fit she had at a rally in Cleveland. His party’s chairman scolded her for not smiling enough. And Trump insisted that the former senator and secretary of state does not resemble a commander in chief: “I just don’t think she has a presidential look.” The escalating attacks by Trump and his allies on Clinton’s vigor and appearance are providing new fodder for critics who say the real estate developer is trafficking in sexist stereotypes and fueling false Internet rumors in attempts to undermine her image with voters. Many Republican strategists warn that the approach is perilous for a GOP nominee who already has low standing among women across the political spectrum, saying his jabs could resonate in a negative way for those who have encountered similar put-downs from men in their own lives. For women who “have had to put up with inappropriate suggestions about their appearance or stamina, it probably doesn’t sit really well when they come out of the mouth of a presidential candidate,” said GOP pollster Whit Ayres, who is not supporting Trump.)
— Why the world’s Muslim population is growing so very, very quickly – Jon Emont  (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.  Obviously, its goal is world domination.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/09/09/where-and-why-the-median-age-for-muslims-is-so-low/

 

USA TODAY
— Atoning for slavery is not simple or cheap – Ross K. Baker  (DIERSEN: How much have you benefited from slavery?  My critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have benefited tremendously from slavery because my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, because I am White, because I am male, because I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, because I am conservative, because I am Republican, because I am old (67), because I am healthy, because I am not poor, because I own guns, because etc.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/09/09/georgetown-slavery-atonement-affirmative-action-princeton-reparations-column/89997528/

 

DETROIT NEWS
— Phyllis Schlafly was a champion for women – Sandy Rios
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2016/09/08/phyllis-schlafly-champion-women/90108494/

 

THE WEEK
— How Donald Trump destroyed the anti-amnesty movement – Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry
http://theweek.com/articles/647543/how-donald-trump-destroyed-antiamnesty-movement

 

U.S. NEWS  & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Poisoning the Working Class  Donald Trump is a false idol for working-class whites no longer living the American Dream.” Are/were you a working-class White who is no longer living the American Dream?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a failed, but grossly overpaid, working class White.  They stress that I never earned more than $120,427/year in today’s dollars.
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2016-09-09/trump-cant-fix-the-problems-of-the-working-class

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Hunt for Holiday Workers Heats Up, Giving Wages a Boost  Retailers, delivery firms and logistics companies plan to step up recruiting, hire earlier – LAURA  STEVENS and LORETTA CHAO  (DIERSEN: The Park Forest Post Office hired me in November of 1966 as a temporary part-time employee for the Christmas rush.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/wages-expected-to-rise-amid-scramble-for-holiday-workers-1473327002
— Trump Pushes to Repeal Little-Used Ban on Church Endorsements  GOP nominee targets issue that resonates with religious conservatives –  BETH REINHARD and  RICHARD RUBIN  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois are a member of a church, attend church services, and/or give money to a church.  They are extremely judgmental, nasty, vicious, and even worse things.  They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that they are far superior to those like me who are not a member of a church, who do not attend church services, and/or who do not give money to a church. They talk and act like GOD has directed them to destroy those like me who do not pander to them.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-pushes-to-repeal-little-used-ban-on-church-endorsements-1473413403

 

FORTUNE
— Facebook’s Co-Founder Just Pledged $20 Million to Defeat Donald Trump – Ian Mount  (DIERSEN: How much religious, government, political, and/or financial clout do your critics/opponents have?  My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage Couty, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  Their nasty, troubled, failed, and/or vicious operatives and dupes talk and act like they have been promised and/or given lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and/or lots more if they a) succeed in getting me to stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and/or b) succeed in stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://fortune.com/2016/09/09/facebook-cofounder-dustin-moscovitz-20-milllion-clinton-trump/

 

BLOOMBERG
It’s Tough Being Over 40 in Silicon Valley Older workers are trying lawsuits, classes, makeovers—even surgery—to keep working. – Carol Hymowitz and Robert Burnson  (DIERSEN: It’s tough being over 40 in the federal government, and especially if you are Republican, White, male, non-veteran, and/or not in the Senior Executive Service.)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-08/silicon-valley-s-job-hungry-say-we-re-not-to-old-for-this
— Carson Says Trump Doesn’t Need to Apologize for Putin Praise – Betsy Fischer Martin and Tammy Haddad  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  They have made it very clear that they can and that they will viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, any government, any etc. that might praise me for anything.)
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-09-09/carson-trump-apologize-for-putin-praise
— Your Tattoo Might Have Printer Ink or Car Paint in It – Bradley Joseph Saacks
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-30/america-s-covered-in-tattoos-and-the-feds-are-probing-ink-risks

 

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
— Childhood home of Donald Trump to be sold at auction – AP  (DIERSEN: How much is your childhood home worth?  I lived with my parents in an apartment above a hardware store at the northeast corner of Main and Exchange in Crete 1948-1954; the building was torn down in 1966. I lived with my parents and brother at 1286 Wood Street in Crete 1954-1969 and with my mother and brother there 1969-1972 after my father died in 1969.  According to Zillow, it is worth $119,517.)
http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20160909/childhood-home-of-donald-trump-to-be-sold-at-auction
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The childhood home in New York City of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is set to be auctioned and the opening bid is $849,000. Newsday reports the Queens home, which is listed on Trump’s birth certificate, will be auctioned on Oct. 19 at the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan. The 3,600-square-foot Tudor has five bedrooms, a fully furnished basement and a two-car garage. It had been listed in July for $1.65 million. The owners say they put it up for auction because they want to see what it’s worth. Open house events are planned for Sept. 25, Oct. 6 and Oct. 16. Auction participants must bring a bank or certified check for $90,000 to the auction. Auction officials say a reserve price hasn’t been disclosed but has been set.)

 

ABQURQUE JOURNAL
— Is Trump hiding unsavory secrets about his finances? – Dana Milbank (DIERSEN: How did you get your money? I got my money by doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, auditing federal agencies, and collecting a Civil Service Retirement System pension and Social Security.)
https://www.abqjournal.com/841648/is-trump-hiding-unsavory-secrets-about-his-finances.html

 

THE BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “15 Years of Donald Trump’s 9/11 Lies, Insults, and Slights.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/09/09/15-years-of-donald-trump-s-9-11-lies-insults-and-slights.html

 

KSDK
— People try to steal Army veteran’s Trump sign  (DIERSEN: How vicious are the anti-Trumps in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://www.ksdk.com/news/local/people-try-to-steal-army-veterans-trump-sign/315787632

 

NORTHWEST
— Jolt of support: Bellingham man adds electricity to Trump signs – ERIC MANDEL
http://mynorthwest.com/386250/jolt-of-support-bellingham-man-adds-electricity-to-trump-signs/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Many Question Whether Americans Remember 9/11  (DIERSEN: An American flag has flown at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton each and every day since September 11, 2001.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/september_2016/many_question_whether_americans_remember_9_11

September 8 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Aldermen Call For Up to 1,000 New Cops  Some Chicago aldermen are calling for up to 1,000 additional Chicago police officers to combat the headline-grabbing violence currently rocking the city, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Report-Aldermen-Call-For-Up-to-1000-New-Cops-392759871.html

 

ABC7
— $5K REWARD OFFERED FOR INFORMATION ABOUT BABY FOUND IN WHEATON
http://abc7chicago.com/news/$5k-reward-offered-for-information-about-baby-found-in-wheaton/1504123/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago’s blues won’t arrest Green Party’s Stein on N.D. warrant – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicagos-blues-wont-arrest-green-partys-stein-on-n-d-warrant/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump adds ‘spiller of state secrets’ to his resume.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-trump-adds-spiller-of-state-secrets-to-his-resume/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Election officials push back on Trump’s “rigged” allegations – AP (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–campaign-2016-election-confidence-20160908-story.html
— Latino population growth in Chicago, U.S. slowing, study says – Grace Wong and Nereida Moreno
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-latino-population-growth-rate-slowing-met-20160908-story.html
— Illinois public universities have fluctuating enrollment after difficult year – Dawn Rhodes and Kate Thayer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-universities-enrollment-met-20160908-story.html
— A federal solution to Chicago’s public pension mess – Ed Bachrach
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-public-pensions-unfunded-police-chicago-perspec-0909-jm-20160907-story.html
— Wall Street on alert to danger of donating to Trump-Pence ticket – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-trump-wallstreet-ce762d6c-75d2-11e6-9781-49e591781754-20160908-story.html
— Pence sees Trump as fitting heir to Reagan mantle – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–campaign-2016-pence-20160908-story.html
— Naperville Township clarifies legal bill – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-township-expense-update-st-0907-20160907-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— TRAGIC: Naperville could clear downtown Walgreens to sell alcohol – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160908/business/160908953/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Walgreens in downtown Naperville isn’t allowed to sell alcohol because of concerns about drinking-related crime in the area, but the city appears on track to relax the rule.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— University of Illinois president gets $100,000 bonus – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160908/NEWS13/160909876/u-of-i-president-gets-100000-bonus
— A fix for the culture wars – CASS R. SUNSTEIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160908/OPINION/160909896/a-fix-for-the-culture-wars

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Election officials push back on Trump’s “rigged” allegations – AP (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats?)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/election-officials-push-back-on-trump-s-rigged-allegations/article_046ce205-58f0-56c6-b7e6-43f89902deae.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County Sheriff’s Office offers $5,000 reward to help locate mother of baby  Newborn girl found in backpack Aug. 15 near Wheaton
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/09/08/dupage-county-sheriffs-office-offers-5-000-reward-to-help-locate-mother-of-baby/ai23dmj/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— STARBUCKS CEO ENDORSES HILLARY, STEAMS TRUMP’S “BIGOTRY, HATE, DIVISIVENESS” (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Starbucks a) refuse to hire non-Democrats, b) fire its non-Democrat employees, and c) refuse to sell anything to non-Democrats?)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/starbucks-ceo-endorses-hillary-steams-trumps-bigotry-hate-divisiveness.html
— TRUMP RELEASES FOUR SCHOOL CHOICE OPTIONS FOR POVERTY-STRICKEN CHILDREN  (DIERSEN: Because my father made enough money that he could afford to sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/trump-releases-four-school-choice-options-for-poverty-stricken-children.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— AUGUST 26, 2016 FLASHBACK: IRS doesn’t tell 1M taxpayers that illegals stole their Social Security numbers – Stephen Dinan  (DIERSEN: How many of the many millions who are in America illegally will use their false and stolen identifications to vote for Clinton and for the other Democrats?)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/30/irs-doesnt-tell-1-million-taxpayers-that-illegal-i/

 

GOPUSA
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: McCain’s views on immigration depend on the language being used
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=14642
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  Arizona Sen. John McCain’s Spanish- and English-language websites differ on what they say about the Republican’s views on immigration and homeland security. McCain’s English-language campaign website touts his work to boost border security and “reform our broken immigration system,” and the Spanish-language site promotes the 80-year-old senator’s teaming with Democrats to “work on a humane migratory reform that is sensitive to the needs of the immigrant community.” The sites differ in other ways as well, with an endorsement on the Spanish-language site by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and an endorsement by the American Conservative Union on the English-language site. The Spanish-language site was launched by campaign on Tuesday, a week after his Republican primary victory. McCain campaign spokeswoman Lorna Romero said the websites were “never intended to be identical.”)

 

DAILY CALLER
— Clinton Foundation Deceived IRS On Tax Exemption From The Start – Mark Tapscott
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/07/clinton-foundation-deceived-irs-on-tax-exemption-from-the-start/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Democrats have been very successful in building themselves a natural base of new voters, who will be loyal to the party that gives them many free benefits. – Chad Groening  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promise voters that if elected, they will use government a) to take money, jobs, opportunities, etc. away from Republicans and b) to give that money, those jobs, etc. to Democrats.)
http://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2016/09/08/analysis-shows-trump-america-in-trouble

 

BREITBART
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Caterpillar Hires H-1B Foreign Graduates, Fires 300 American Professionals – NEIL MUNRO6
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/09/06/caterpillar-hires-h-1b-foreign-graduates-fires-300-american-professionals/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— New Class War  What America’s ruling elite fears about the 2016 election – DANIEL MCCARTHY (DIERSEN: What do members of the ruling elite in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois think of you?  Those who paint themselves as being operatives or dupes for members of the ruling elite in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois hint/imply/argue/shout a) that they blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems and b) that they want to get rid of me.)
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/new-class-war/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Reporter asks Clinton if she’s ‘treated differently’ in race ‘because you’re a woman’ – EDDIE SCARRY  (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.  Since the 1960s, many laws have been passed that require everyone to give preference to women, that is, to discriminate against men.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/reporter-asks-clinton-if-shes-treated-differently-in-race-because-youre-a-woman/article/2601262

 

THE HILL
— The Hill’s 50 Most Beautiful list for 2016
http://thehill.com/50-most-beautiful/2016

 

ABC NEWS
— Threat of Strike Looms Over Start of Chicago School Year – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/threat-strike-looms-start-chicago-school-year-41958671
— Hillary Clinton Does Not Rule Out Sexism in 2016 Race – LIZ KREUTZ  (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group.  Since the 1960s, many laws have been passed that require everyone to give preference to women, that is, to discriminate against men.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hillary-clinton-rule-sexism-2016-race/story?id=41950645

 

CNN
— Donald Trump ending press ‘blacklist’ – Brian Stelter  (DIERSEN: Who blacklists you?  Those who blacklist me a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  Many blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders.)
http://money.cnn.com/2016/09/07/media/donald-trump-press-blacklist-over/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump is ending a practice most journalists think he never should have started: his “blacklisting” of news outlets. Effective on Thursday, the Trump campaign says it will approve requests for press credentials from The Washington Post, BuzzFeed, Politico, and other news organizations that were previously blocked by Trump. A campaign spokeswoman confirmed the change on Wednesday. Trump provided a cheeky statement to CNN about the restoration of credentials: “I figure they can’t treat me any worse!” Leaders of some of the affected newsrooms were glad to hear of the change, but said it shouldn’t have been necessary at all. “Access to a major party’s presidential campaign events shouldn’t be a favor to be granted or withheld,” Politico editor Susan Glasser said. “It is important to remember that this was an absurd policy to begin with and a dangerous precedent for any campaign to have set,” Huffington Post senior politics editor Sam Stein said. Several Trump aides, including campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, had been lobbying behind the scenes for a loosening of the restrictions against the Post and other news organizations. Trump’s running mate Mike Pence said five weeks ago that he was looking into the issue. The so-called “blacklist” took hold last year, when the campaign denied press credential requests from The Huffington Post and the Des Moines Register. The Daily Beast, BuzzFeed and Politico’s credential requests were also rejected by the campaign. At various points Univision has also been blocked. Related: Here are the media outlets banned by Trump seemingly formalized the bans last June when he announced that he had revoked the Post’s credentials. In August he threatened to add The New York Times to the list, but did not follow through. In most cases, reporters from the offending outlets were still able to attend Trump rallies as members of the general public, but without the access and privileges that press credentials provide. Some journalists took it as a badge of honor. But the rejection of individual news outlets was troubling, some press freedom advocates said, because of possible chilling effects and precedents. Recognizing the media controversy, and perhaps relishing it, Trump said in June that if elected president, he would not ban news outlets from the White House press briefing room. Lately, the bans were getting harder to enforce. A new print “pool” covering Trump was established at the end of August, and it included several blacklisted outlets. The three print pool chairs — Time magazine’s Zeke Miller and The New York Times’s Maggie Haberman and Ashley Parker — argued that candidates shouldn’t be able to pick the members of the pool rotation, a source with knowledge of the matter said. Related: On Mexico trip, Trump leaves press stranded Separately, news outlets have also been pressing for greater access to Trump, citing the Clinton campaign’s decision to let some reporters travel on Clinton’s plane. Even with this week’s change, Trump is likely to continue attacking the media. His 15-month-long campaign has doubled as a campaign against the media. He routinely depicts news outlets and individual journalists as opponents.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— House Republicans Who Favor Immigration Overhaul Face Potential Losses – EMMARIE HUETTEMAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/09/us/politics/republicans-donald-trump-bob-dold-immigration.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Voting restrictions echo Jim Crow laws, Hillary Clinton says – Chris Megerian  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout a) that if you are not a Democrat, you are a racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things and b) that if you are not a Democrat, Democrats will get rid of you.)
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-hillary-clinton-church-1473377804-htmlstory.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Democrats rally around Clinton and paint Trump as unfit for office.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-rally-around-clinton-and-paint-trump-as-unfit-for-office/2016/09/08/c88fd6d2-75dc-11e6-be4f-3f42f2e5a49e_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump flunks the commander-in-chief test.”  What tests have you passed?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious a) that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and c) that I passed all the test necessary to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 and job-related masters degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/09/08/trump-flunks-the-commander-in-chief-test/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Trump strategy for success? Fire everyone.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-trump-strategy-for-success-fire-everyone/2016/09/08/706b6b6c-75fd-11e6-b786-19d0cb1ed06c_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “Trump and Priebus’s sexism show the challenges Clinton will face — even if she wins.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-and-priebuss-sexism-show-the-challenges-clinton-will-face–even-if-she-wins/2016/09/08/c561c82c-7603-11e6-b786-19d0cb1ed06c_story.html

 

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— GAO Reports on IRS Guidance Procedures
http://www.natlawreview.com/article/gao-reports-irs-guidance-procedures

 

MARKET WATCH
— How Phyllis Schlafly led America to Donald Trump – DONALD T. CRITCHLOW
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-phyllis-schlafly-led-america-to-donald-trump-2016-09-08

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Age Discrimination and Lost Income Are Hurting Older Workers – Reuters
http://time.com/money/4483741/age-discrimination-older-workers-retirement/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Age discrimination is illegal under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967. The law prohibits treating job applicants or employees who are over age 40 less favorably because of age. (The law applies to employers with 20 or more workers.) But most of the complaints filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission focus on age-bias terminations rather than hiring – simply because hiring discrimination is so difficult to prove. Yet two-thirds of older workers believe age discrimination occurs in the workplace, according to a 2013 survey by AARP. Older job seekers need much more time to find a job than older workers – 36 weeks in 2015, compared with 26 weeks for younger workers, SCEPA data shows. The evidence on discrimination A recent study by economists at the University of California at Irvine and Tulane University found strong evidence of age discrimination in hiring, particularly for older women. The researchers sent out 40,000 dummy job applications that included signals on the job-seekers’ ages, and then monitored the response rates. They measured callback rates for various occupations; workers age 49-51 applying for administrative positions had a callback rate 29 percent lower than younger workers, and it was 47 percent lower for workers over age 64. Other studies suggest that the long-term jobless rate for women over age 55 is several percentage points higher than it is for men. But older men are struggling too – especially white males with less education. This shows up in government numbers on job tenure, according to Teresa Ghilarducci, a labor economist and SCEPA’s director. From 2012 to 2014, median job tenure with a current employer for white males age 55 and older with less education (high school or less) decreased to 16.7 years from 17.7 years, while job tenure for all other groups rose. “The people who are losing the most are white, high school-educated men,” she said.)

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Democrats Agree Candidate Health Important But Not Hillary’s
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/democrats_agree_candidate_health_important_but_not_hillary_s

September 8 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CTU to take new strike authorization vote — but hasn’t set date – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ctu-governing-body-to-discuss-next-steps-in-possible-strike/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Matt Lauer gets pummeled online over his questions at Commander-in-Chief forum
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-matt-lauer-trump-criticism-20160908-story.html
— Officials seek to try teen as adult in kidnapping of Wheaton College student – Clifford Ward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/news/ct-wheaton-college-kidnap-update-0908-20160908-story.html
— Trump Tower condo lists for $12.7 million – Bob Goldsborough
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/elitestreet/ct-elite-street-trump-tower-condo-0911-biz-20160908-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— David Harris, others left out of meeting on replacing Matt Murphy – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160908/news/160909072/
— Money drop  Wheaton native Dan Proft’s Illinois Liberty Principles PAC got a $1 million check from billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin of Chicago this week, bringing the group’s cash on hand to around $5 million. Proft emerged as a key player in the spring primaries, spending millions on candidates aligned with GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner’s agenda. Watch for more in the weeks to come. – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160908/news/160909072/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner adds a potential $56 million string to lottery deal – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160908/BLOGS02/160909900/rauner-adds-a-potential-56-million-string-to-lottery-deal

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Rauner tries to fix a bad financial deal Blagojevich-era interest rate swaps cost the state tens of millions – Judith Crown  (DIERSEN: What do you know about interest rate swaps?  GAO audits federal financial industry regulators.  I worked for GAO on audits that involved interest rate swaps 1990-1997.  I earned a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.  In 1997, I knew as much as any GAO employee about interest rate swaps.)
http://illinoistimes.com/article-17664-rauner-tries-to-fix-a-bad-financial-deal.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Court completes Legislature’s job – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-09-08/court-completes-legislatures-job.html

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Obama says “Americans will reject Trump’s ‘wacky’ ideas.”  Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it more clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33045955/obama-americans-will-reject-trumps-whacky-ideas

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— New Election Complaint Expected Against GOP Senator Opposed By Rauner – AMANDA VINICKY
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/new-election-complaint-expected-against-gop-senator-opposed-rauner

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— What Are You Called To Do? – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: What are you called to do?  My church-going critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like their are a) called to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) called to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2016/09/08/what-are-you-called-to-do/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois Trial Lawyers Association a big donor to state politicians
http://ilnews.org/9742/icjl-illinois-trial-lawyers-association-a-big-donor-to-state-politicians/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: 10 YEARS LATER, HOW TRUE IS AL GORE’S ‘AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH’?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/thorner-10-years-later-how-true-is-al-gores-an-inconvenient-truth.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— The legacy media meltdown over Donald Trump  Panicked and muddled, anti-Trump forces ignore Americans’ concerns – Tammy Bruce
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/24/the-legacy-media-meltdown-over-donald-trump/

 

THE HILL
— Donald Trump breathes life into GOP, resurrects Party of Lincoln – Doug Ibendahl
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/294842-donald-trump-breathes-life-into-gop-resurrects-party-of-lincoln
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Two blocks from where I live in Chicago, history was made 156 years ago this past May. The southeast corner of what is now Lake Street and Wacker Drive in the Loop was the site of the Republican National Convention which nominated Abraham Lincoln for President. The Republican Party was just six years old in 1860 and Chicago business leaders had hastily constructed an all-wooden structure to attract what was only the second Republican National Convention. Known as the Wigwam, the building was always intended to be temporary, and from all accounts it sounds like it was a bit of a firetrap. But it served its purpose well that year when well over 10,000 delegates and spectators crammed the facility to the rafters. Lincoln himself did not travel to Chicago and instead remained in Springfield where he anxiously monitored reports from his operatives via telegraph. Back then it was considered bad form for any potential nominee to be present at the convention. Lincoln eventually secured the nomination on the third ballot. In Lincoln’s time there was nothing resembling the state-by-state primary system we have today. Back then the good-old-boys procured delegates in the smoke-filled rooms. After the convention the Wigwam saw other uses but it soon fell into disrepair. Fire did finally claim the structure in 1867 (four years prior to the Great Chicago Fire). The only hint remaining of the Wigwam and what happened there is a plaque along the sidewalk in front of a modern office tower at 191 N. Wacker Drive, installed when the location was designated a Chicago Landmark in 2002. We all know what happened after that 1860 convention. Lincoln went on to become one of, if not our greatest President. He freed the slaves, won the Civil War, and saved the Union. Grateful African-Americans made the Republican Party their home for generations. And across the country, GOP organizations at all levels still strap themselves to Lincoln’s mantle at every opportunity. Here in his home-state the annual Lincoln Day Dinner is often the only fundraising event a county Republican organization has. So we all know about the lip service. But how is the Party of Lincoln actually doing in the Land of Lincoln when it comes to preserving the leader’s legacy? Judging by all of the empirical evidence, not so well. The GOP’s good-old-boys of today would make the good-old-boys back in the Wigwam blush. It’s hardly news that black voters these days have rewarded the GOP with paltry support every Election Day. Hispanic participation in the Illinois GOP isn’t much better. And let’s face it, participation in the Republican Party by white Illinoisans hasn’t exactly been anything to brag about either.  So what does Donald Trump have to do with all of this? A lot. In our lifetime we have never had a Republican nominee who so gets it about the rigged system. And Mr. Trump is addressing the problem on two levels. Trump has masterfully attacked the rigged system within both major political parties, and even better, he does a wonderful job exposing the rigged elements within our global economic system. He hits both themes at pretty much every one of his huge rallies. Some say Trump is not a free trader. In truth Trump does believe in free trade, but it has to be fair trade. Overly complex trade agreements entered into by weak U.S. representatives who got bamboozled at the negotiating table have delivered deals which are disadvantageous to the average American. Trade resulting from these bad deals is neither fair nor free. Donald Trump literally wrote the book on negotiation. Granted, as President he won’t have the luxury of being able to sit at every negotiating table. But hiring is another arena where Trump excels. He’ll bring on the best people and replace the pushovers with tough, seasoned professionals. It’s all about bringing back jobs and getting America working again. Donald Trump is a builder and he knows how to inspire. From a speech in June: “Americans are the people that tamed the West, that dug out the Panama Canal, that sent satellites across the solar system, that built the great dams and so much more. Then we really started thinking small. Something happened. Something happened to our mentality. We started thinking small. We stopped believing in what America could do, and became reliant on other countries, other people and other institutions. We lost our sense of purpose and daring. But that’s not who we are.”  Trump wants to keep building big things, and that’s a message that resonates with African-Americans and Hispanics as much as with anyone else. He’s been refreshingly honest about how his life up to now has been about accumulating wealth for himself and his family. Now at 70 years of age he wants to devote his skill set to helping all Americans climb the economic ladder. Every election cycle Republican candidates talk about reaching out to minority communities – but that’s all it’s been, talk. In Mr. Trump we finally have a standard-bearer who can back-up the rhetoric with a decades-long record of creating thousands of real jobs for men and women of all races and creeds. On the opposite bank of the Chicago River and just half-a-dozen blocks away from the site of Lincoln’s nomination is Trump International Hotel and Tower. The second tallest building in the City, it’s also considerably safer and more permanent than the old Wigwam. The betterment which a Trump Administration will bring to the lives of all Americans left behind and taken-for-granted by the politicians of both parties can be just as strong and permanent. And in four years Mr. Lincoln might just recognize that party of freedom, opportunity, and inclusiveness which he helped found.)
— Clinton campaign warns media to tread carefully – Amie Parnes (DIERSEN: Who warns you?  The following warn me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/294910-clinton-campaign-warns-media-to-tread-carefully
— House GOP hoping a ‘disciplined’ Trump can win – Cristina Marcos and Mike Lillis  (DIERSEN: Are you disciplined?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always been undisciplined.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/294907-house-gop-hoping-a-disciplined-trump-can-win
— Clinton: ISIS praying for Trump to win – Jesse Byrnes
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/294960-clinton-isis-praying-for-trump-to-win

 

ROLL CALL
— IRS Impeachment Debate Latest Example of House GOP Infighting  Rank-and-file shows influence when the conference lacks consensus to act – Lindsey McPherson
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/irs-impeachment-debate-latest-example-house-gop-infighting

 

CNN
— RNC chief critique: Clinton didn’t smile during national security forum – Daniella Diaz  (DIERSEN: How often do you smile?  My nasty, troubled, failed, and/or vicious critics/opponents, their nasty, troubled, failed, and/or vicious operatives, and their nasty, troubled, failed, and/or vicious dupes demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me for not smiling enough.  They want me to be happy that they don’t work harder against me than they do.)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/07/politics/reince-priebus-donald-trump-2016-election/

 

ABC NEWS
— Kremlin Declines to Comment on Donald Trump’s Latest Praise of Vladimir Putin – PATRICK REEVELL
http://abcnews.go.com/International/kremlin-declines-comment-donald-trumps-latest-praise-vladimir/story?id=41945971

 

WASHINGTON POST
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH TWO COLOR PICTURES: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE IN THE DAILY HERALD: Candidates defend their judgment  Trump, Clinton face tough questions about commanding – John Wagner, Jose A. DelReal and Anne Gearan  (DIERSEN: Who questions your judgment? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always questioned my judgment.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that everything that I have done and everything that I have not done a) has caused all the problems that they have had, that you have had, that I have had, and that everyone has had, b) is causing all the problems that they are having, that you are having, that I am having, and that everyone is having, and c) will cause all the problems that they will have, that you will have, that I will have, and that everyone will have.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-calls-for-defense-sequester-to-end/2016/09/07/7dda8548-7513-11e6-be4f-3f42f2e5a49e_story.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Black Eyes in Donald Trump’s Life. Over his seven decades he’s left a trail of victims.”  (DIERSEN: Who are your victims?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would cite a) those who GAO did not promote to GS-13 in 1986, b) those who GAO did not hire in 1980, c) those who IRS did not promote in 1974, 1973, and 1972, d) those who IRS did not hire in 1971, and e) those who the Post Office did not hire in 1966.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would especially stress those of the aforesaid who are minority, female, younger than me, and/or veterans.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would also stress all the Republican candidates in Illinois who suffered defeats since 2000.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/08/opinion/the-black-eyes-in-donald-trumps-life.html
— Release Your Medical Records? First, You Must Collect Them – Margot Sanger-Katz
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/08/upshot/release-your-medical-records-first-you-must-collect-them.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Gambling idiot blows $1 million on lottery tickets, loses everything  Adam Osmond was a convenience store owner in Connecticut who suffered from a compulsive gambling addiction that cost him thousands of dollars each week, his business and his family. Osmond was ordered by a Connecticut court to pay the sum of lotto tickets he printed at his store, but after seven years, a second judge found the penalty to be illegal. Osmond eventually discovered running and is now an avid runner who helps other recovering gambling addicts.
http://nypost.com/video/gambling-idiot-blows-1-million-on-lottery-tickets-loses-everything/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Has 60 Days to Close the Deal  He acted presidential in Mexico and Detroit. Can he keep it up? – Karl Rove
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-has-60-days-to-close-the-deal-1473290629

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Libertarians Have Radical Plans for Your Money—and May Sway the Election – Larry Light  (DIERSEN: Do you oppose pot?  Because I have always opposed pot, Libertarians and Libertarian plants in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have always worked against me.)
http://time.com/money/4474618/libertarian-party-your-money/

 

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— Diversity — History’s Pathway To Chaos – Victor Davis Hanson  (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to promote discrimination.  To promote diversity is a) to promote giving preference to those who are minority, female, and/or younger, and therefore b) to promote discrimination against those who are White, male, and/or older. Because I have always opposed such discrimination, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and counties that promote diversity have always worked against me.)
http://www.investors.com/politics/columnists/victor-davis-hanson-diversity-historys-pathway-to-chaos/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Emphasizing diversity has been the pitfall, not the strength, of nations throughout history.  The Roman Empire worked as long as Iberians, Greeks, Jews, Gauls and myriad other African, Asian and European communities spoke Latin, cherished habeas corpus and saw being Roman as preferable to identifying with their own particular tribe. By the fifth century, diversity had won out but would soon prove a fatal liability. Rome disintegrated when it became unable to assimilate new influxes of northern European tribes. Newcomers had no intention of giving up their Gothic, Hunnish or Vandal identities. The propaganda of history’s multicultural empires — the Ottoman, the Russian, the Austro-Hungarian, the British and the Soviet — was never the strength of their diversity. To avoid chaos, their governments bragged about the religious, ideological or royal advantages of unity, not diversity. Nor did more modern quagmires like Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Rwanda or Yugoslavia boast that they were “diverse.” Instead, their strongman leaders naturally claimed that they shared an all-encompassing commonality. When such coerced harmony failed, these nations suffered the even worse consequences of diversity, as tribes and sects turned murderously upon each other. For some reason, contemporary America believes that it can reject its uniquely successful melting pot to embrace a historically dangerous and discredited salad-bowl separatism. Is there any evidence from the past that institutionalizing sects and ethnic grievances would ensure a nation’s security, prosperity and freedom? America’s melting pot is history’s sole exception of E pluribus unum inclusivity: a successful multiracial society bound by a common culture, language and values. But this is a historic aberration with a future that is now in doubt. Some students attending California’s Claremont College openly demand roommates of the same race. Racially segregated “safe spaces” are fixtures on college campuses. We speak casually of bloc voting on the basis of skin color — as if a lockstep Asian, Latino, black or white vote is a good thing. We are reverting to the nihilism of the old Confederacy. The South’s “one-drop rule” has often been copied to assure employers or universities that one qualifies as a minority. Some public figures have sought to play up or invent diversity advantages. Sometimes, as in the cases of Elizabeth Warren, Rachel Dolezal and Ward Churchill, the result is farce. Given our racial fixations, we may soon have to undergo computer scans of our skin colors to rank competing claims of grievance. How does one mete out the relative reparations for various atrocities of the past, such as slavery, the Holocaust, the American Indian wars, the Asian or Catholic exclusion laws, indentured servitude, or the mid-18th-century belief that the Irish were not quite human? Sanctuary cities, in the manner of 1850s Richmond or Charleston invoking nullification, now openly declare themselves immune from federal law. Does that defiance ensure every city the right to ignore whatever federal laws it finds inconvenient, from the filing of 1040s to voting laws. The diversity industry hinges on U.S. citizens still envisioning a shrinking white population as the “majority.” Yet “white” is now not always easily definable, given intermarriage and constructed identities. In California, those who check “white” on Orwellian racial boxes are now a minority. Will white Californians soon nightmarishly declare themselves aggrieved minorities and thus demand affirmative action, encourage Viking-like names such as Ragnar or Odin, insert umlauts and diereses into their names to hype their European bona fides, seek segregated European-American dorms and set up “Caucasian Studies” programs at universities? Women now graduate from college at a higher rate than men. Will there be a male effort to ensure affirmative action for college admissions and graduation rates? If the white vote reaches 70% for a particular candidate, is that really such a good thing, as it was considered to be when President Obama was praised for capturing 95% of the black vote? It is time to step back from the apartheid brink. Even onetime diversity advocate Oprah Winfrey has had second thoughts about the lack of commonality in America. She recently vowed to quit using the word “diversity” and now prefers “inclusion.” A Latino-American undergraduate who is a student of Shakespeare is not “culturally appropriating” anyone’s white-European legacy, but instead seeking transcendence of ideas and a common humanity. Asian-Americans are not “overrepresented” at premier campuses. Their high-profile presence should be praised as a model, not punished as aberrant by number-crunching bureaucrats. African-Americans who excel in physics and engineering are not “acting white” but finding the proper pathways for their natural talents. Being one-half Southeast Asian or three-quarters white is not the touchstone to one’s essence and is irrelevant to one’s character and conduct. No one is impinging on anyone’s culture when blacks dye their hair blond, or when blondes prefer to wear cornrow braids. Campuses desperately need unity czars, not diversity czars. Otherwise, we will end up as 50 separate and rival nations — just like other failed states in history whose diverse tribes and races destroyed themselves in a Hobbesian dog-eat-dog war with one another.)
— The Republican Turncoats – STEPHEN MOORE
http://www.investors.com/politics/columnists/stephen-moore-the-republican-turncoats/

September 7 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger Walks Back Refusal to Endorse Donald Trump  Kinzinger previously said he could not support the nominee because he had “crossed so many red lines”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-rep-adam-kinzinger-walks-back-refusal-to-endorse-donald-trump-392649661.html
— Rep. Cheri Bustos Floated as Illinois Gubernatorial Candidate  Bustos joins a rather lengthy list of potential candidates to take on Bruce Rauner in 2018, according to Politico – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/report-rep-cheri-bustos-floated-as-gubernatorial-candidate-392653501.html

 

ABC7
— CTU TO VOTE ON STRIKE AUTHORIZATION SEPT. 21-23 – Sarah Schulte and Stacey Baca
http://abc7chicago.com/education/ctu-to-vote-on-strike-authorization-sept-21-23/1501814/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 600 Springfield students sent home, lack physicals and shots – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/203194814-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— With 500 homicides in Chicago, time for African-Americans to get tough on crime – Dahleen Glanton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-violence-african-americans-glanton-20160907-column.html
— Looking for answers, just like Joseph Naper – Chris Jones
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/reviews/ct-naperville-theater-wit-review-ent-0908-20160907-column.html
— Chicago is 78th in the U.S. for family-friendliness, study says – Heidi Stevens
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-chicago-78th-most-family-friendly-city-balancing-0907-20160907-column.html
— The Calamitous Clinton Cough Controversy – Rex Huppke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-hillary-clinton-cough-huppke-20160907-story.html
—  One city, nine months: Stand by for Chicago’s 3,000th shooting victim – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-shootings-chicago-police-murder-laquan-johnson-edit-0908-jm-20160907-story.html
— 15 years later, Tribune editorials from 9/11 remind of the ways we coped – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-september-11-terrorist-attack-reaction-flash-perspec-jm-20160830-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— SNEED: Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar, who succeeded in snagging Trump for a lunch in the burbs, tells Sneed the Sept. 12 fete is now rescheduled for Sept. 19 — but it’s still being held in the Ronald Reagan room at the clubhouse from 11:30 to 1 p.m.  Pssst! And there have been no requests for Trump steaks, Trump vodka or any Trump products to be served. “It’s a luncheon,” added Claar. “And I might add, his votes are in the suburbs.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-ricketts-patriarch-going-to-cubs-playoffs/
— Aldermen demand at least 500 — and as many as 1,000 — more cops – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/aldermen-demand-at-least-500-and-as-many-as-1000-more-cops/
— Democrats’ message to GOP on Garland — ‘Do Your Job!’ – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-democrats-message-gop-garland-do-your-job/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County planning to review fairground lease – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160907/news/160909147/
— TRAGIC: More late-night liquor coming to downtown Naperville – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160907/news/160909170/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois pension crisis builds as market turmoil deals a setback – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160907/NEWS01/160909915/illinois-pension-crisis-builds-as-market-turmoil-deals-a-setback
— Phyllis Schlafly’s good fight against the Equal Rights Amendment – RAMESH PONNURU
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160907/OPINION/160909898/phyllis-schlaflys-good-fight-against-the-equal-rights-amendment
— Why Hillary Clinton’s email scandal should make some Chicago aldermen queasy – FAISAL KHAN  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were smart enough to not to put in writing anything that would incriminate them.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160907/OPINION/160909926/why-hillary-clintons-email-scandal-should-make-some-chicago-aldermen

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Donald Trump ending press ‘blacklist’  Trump: ‘I figure they can’t treat me any worse!’ – Brian Stelter
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/donald-trump-ending-press-blacklist

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Western Illinois, Northern Illinois report enrollment drops
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article100365597.html

 

WSIL TV
— Trump promises huge boost in military spending – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/33034860/trump-promises-huge-boost-in-military-spending

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Gov. Rauner’s vote for Trump: Will the Governor lead Illinois? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/09/governor-rauners-vote-for-trump-will-the-governor-lead-illinois/

 

CITY OF WHEATON
— September 11 Commemoration Ceremony (DIERSEN: I had the honor of organizing September 11 ceremonies in Wheaton in 2004 and 2005.)
http://www.wheaton.il.us/news/announcements/detail.aspx?id=9589#.V9CRMBHxZZJ

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES: 17 VOTES LATER, AND YOUR PROPERTY TAXES ARE STILL NOT FROZEN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/17-votes-later-your-property-taxes-are-not-frozen.html
— GOP CHALLENGER WANTS BUSTOS TO PROMISE SHE’LL COMPLETE HER TERM IF SHE WINS AGAIN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/gop-challenger-wants-bustos-to-promise-shell-complete-her-term-if-she-wins-again.html
— THORNER: ‘THE CONSERVATIVE CASE FOR TRUMP’ TAKES ON SPECIAL MEANING WITH SCHLAFLY’S DEATH
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/thorner-the-conservative-case-for-trump-takes-on-special-meaning-with-schlaflys-death.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DePaul launches yearlong series on ‘race and free speech’ after banning Yiannopoulos, Shapiro – Jessica Chasmar (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since before the Civil War, Democrats shout at everyone a) that Republicans are racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things and b) that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that minorities, women, young people, and everyone else has had, is having, and will have.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/7/depaul-launches-yearlong-series-on-race-and-free-s/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— IRS head Koskinen meets with House Republicans as impeachment vote looms (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were smart enough to not to put in writing anything that would incriminate them.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/09/07/irs-head-koskinen-meets-with-house-republicans-as-impeachment-vote-looms.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— MICHELLE OBAMA’S $10 MILLION PAYDAY  Jack Cashill notes likely high cost for memoir despite first lady’s writing skills
http://www.wnd.com/2016/09/michelle-obamas-10-million-payday/

 

GOPUSA
— Muslims Complain about Town’s 9-11 Memorial (DIERSEN: I had the honor of organizing September 11 ceremonies in Wheaton in 2004 and 2005.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=14574

 

THE HILL
— IRS chief makes his case to GOP lawmakers – Naomi Jagoda
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/294884-irs-chief-makes-his-case-to-gop-lawmakers

 

POLITICO
— AFL-CIO poll: Trump not wooing union members – Cogan Schneier and Marianne LeVine
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-shift/2016/09/afl-cio-poll-trump-not-wooing-union-members-216196

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump accidentally declares himself ineligible for the presidency.”  (FROM THE ARTICLE: Because asserting that Clinton can’t be president if she doesn’t remember details in an interview would mean that Trump, too, is ineligible for the nation’s highest office. Big league.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/07/donald-trump-just-declared-himself-ineligible-for-the-presidency/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites say “It’s time to stop talking about racism with white people.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/09/07/its-time-to-stop-talking-about-racism-with-white-people/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump cites resignation of Mexican official as proof of ‘how well we did’ – Seema Mehta
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-trump-points-to-mexico-trip-and-gop-1473295674-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Are You a Rich Lawyer? You May Not Be Rich Enough for J.P. Morgan  Attorneys are among the clients most affected by the private bank’s recent decision to double its minimum to $10 million in investable assets – EMILY GLAZER and SARA RANDAZZO  (DIERSEN: How many millions in investable assets do you have?  Because I have less than $5 million, let alone less than $10 million in investable assets, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a financial failure.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/are-you-a-rich-lawyer-you-may-not-be-rich-enough-for-j-p-morgan-1473268294

 

CBS LOS ANGELES
— Girl Group Sues Trump After Campaign Performance
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/09/07/girl-group-sues-trump-after-campaign-performance/

 

SUN DAILY
— Goldman Sachs bars partners from donating to Trump
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1964349

 

CNBC
— Some workers left out from retirement savings plans – John W. Schoen  (DIERSEN: I paid into the Civil Service Retirement System 7% of all the salary that I was paid by GAO 1980-1997, by IRS 1971-1980, and by the Post Office 1966-1969.)
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/07/heres-whos-getting-shut-out-from-a-retirement-savings-plan.html

 

FORBES
— The Small Business Administration Picks Losers Over Winners – Adam Andrzejewski
http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2016/09/07/picking-losers-over-winners-at-the-u-s-small-business-administration/#21c9b5cc7307

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— What hiring flexibilities work? Who knows… – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2016/09/what-hiring-flexibilities-work-who-knows/

 

NEW CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
— Trump, Pence to Make History With Joint Appearance at Summit Hosted by Anti-LGBT Hate Group  Both Members of GOP Ticket to Speak Saturday at Annual Values Voter Summit – John Wright  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America.  Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/johnwright/trump_pence_to_speak_at_annual_values_voters_summit_hosted_by_anti_lgbt_hate_group

September 7 Morning Edition

ABC7
— CHICAGO PARENTS, STUDENTS GRATEFUL FOR NEW SAFE PASSAGE ROUTES – Diane Pathieu and Evelyn Holmes
http://abc7chicago.com/education/chicago-parents-grateful-for-new-safe-passage-routes/1500248/

 

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you insult Trump, anti-Trumps glorify and praise you. Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://wgnradio.com/2016/09/07/political-analyst-dave-lundy-donald-trump-has-no-honor/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ben Carson: Trump’s past immigration rhetoric ‘irrelevant’ in general election – Kurtis Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-1473203703-htmlstory.html
— Chicago Teachers Union huddles to discuss potential strike – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-teachers-union-meeting-strike-20160906-story.html
— Historic Wheaton home may come down and property redeveloped – Bob Goldsborough  (DIERSEN: From what I see, interest in preserving Wheaton’s Protestant, conservative, and Republican past diminishes as more and more and more people who are vehemently anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican hypocritically move into and stay in Wheaton to take advantage of the safety and prosperity that Protestant, conservative, and Republican values have brought forth.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/news/ct-wheaton-development-0906-20160906-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton’s nonprofit Center for History is venturing closer to parting with its final property, the historic Colvin house at 606 N. Main St., which a developer is proposing to tear down and replace with two single-family homes. The history group has been beset by financial issues since 2009, ever since Wheaton’s City Council decided to stop subsidizing the center. At that time, the city’s $225,000-a-year contribution accounted for 61 percent of the group’s $366,500 in financial income. Since 2009, the center has gradually wound down its operations, owing to a lack of funding, said the center’s CEO, Alberta Adamson. The group in 2010 collected $785,000 by selling a 1.45-acre parcel at 1746 Naperville Road on which the center at one time had envisioned building a museum. And in 2014, after it was unable to pay its bills, the center was evicted from the 6,000-square-foot space that it had been leasing above a onetime firehouse in downtown Wheaton. For the Center for History, that has left only the Victorian-style Colvin house, a white frame house built in the 1880s that is named for one of its first owners, John Colvin, who opened the Colvin Dry Goods and Notions Store in 1869 in Wheaton. The center bought the house, which sits on a spacious corner lot, in 1984 for $110,000 and later paid off its mortgage. In recent years, however, the center has deferred maintenance on the Colvin house, which has deteriorated. The center also took out two mortgages against the house in 2015 to free up funds to pay a $50,000-plus legal settlement related to its eviction. In 2014, the center first placed the Colvin house up for sale. Now, developer Roger Lautz is proposing to subdivide the 0.45-acre property into two lots, which given the Colvin house’s orientation on the property would all but guarantee its demolition.)
— The Philippine obscenity flap is about so much more than Duterte’s dirty mouth – Emily Rauhala
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-philippines-duterte-obama-obscenity-20160906-story.html
— A ‘war on guns’ won’t stop Chicago’s violence – Amy P. Campanelli
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-gun-violence-sentencing-crime-murder-homicide-campanelli-perspec-0907-jm-20160906-story.html
— Middle-aged parents more likely to smoke pot than their teens – Christopher Ingraham  (DIERSEN: Are you a stoner? Do you want to be a stoner?  Because I have always opposed pot, those who promote pot, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked against me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-middle-aged-parents-smoke-more-than-teenagers-20160906-story.html
— YouTubers are accusing the site of rampant ‘censorship’ – Caitlin Dewey  (DIERSEN: Who wants to censor what you do?  The following want to censor what I do: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/ct-youtube-censorship-claims-wp-bsi-20160905-story.html
— It’s time to end the experiment in online comments – Eric Zorn  (DIERSEN: If you do not put your name on what you write, you have no credibility.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-online-comment-facebook-npr-reuters-threads-zorn-perspec-0907-jm-20160906-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CTU chief Lewis balks at CPS’ request to stop pension benefits – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ctu-chief-lewis-balks-at-cps-request-to-stop-pension-benefits/
— Give property tax break to those who most need it – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay higher property taxes?  I have paid property taxes since 1972 — in University Park 1972-1984, in Chicago 1974-1978, and in Wheaton since 1978.  My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shot that I can/should pay more a) because I have always been overpaid, b) because I avoided the draft, and c) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that I have been healthy and that I was overpaid a) because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, b) because I have always been privileged, c) because I am White, d) because I am male, and e) because my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-property-tax-system-should-be-fair-to-all/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups are happy that Fitch has lowered DuPage County’s bond rating from AAA to AA+: anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160906/BLOGS02/160909942/an-era-ends-in-no-longer-top-rated-dupage

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGESTER
— Complaint against McCann dropped; lawyer says allegations will be amended, refiled – Dean Olsen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160906/complaint-against-mccann-dropped-lawyer-says-allegations-will-be-amended-refiled

 

THE SOUTHERAN
— Voice of The Southern: Bipartisan insurance act a breath of fresh air – Editorial
http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/voice-of-the-southern/voice-of-the-southern-bipartisan-insurance-act-a-breath-of/article_2922d86c-7755-5322-ba55-7123f0989d78.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— OUTSTANDING: Council curbs video gambling in Decatur – ALLISON PETTY
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/council-curbs-video-gambling-in-decatur/article_751922f4-5b8a-5cfb-9b59-e4e8263b9af4.html

 

HERALD NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Actions imply Rauner wants campaign issue more than solution to redistricting.”
http://www.theherald-news.com/2016/09/02/miller-actions-imply-rauner-wants-campaign-issue-more-than-solution-to-redistricting/a130m4d/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Jobs: Taking the bad with the bad – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-09-07/taking-bad-bad.html

 

WJOL
— Rauner Says NO, He Has NOT Endorsed Trump  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-stay, members of the following groups will use that non-endorsement to get more votes for Democrats in the November 8, 2016 election: anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wjol.com/rauner-says-no-not-endorsed-trump/

 

WAND
— OUTSTANDING: Decatur City Council Votes to Limit Number of Video Gaming Parlors in the City – Meredith Hackler
http://www.wandtv.com/story/33034247/decatur-city-council-votes-to-limit-number-of-video-gaming-parlors-in-the-city

 

DNA INFO
— CPS Does Poor Job Of Teaching Black History Despite New Push, Critics Say – Evan F. Moore  (DIERSEN: Since before the Civil War, Democrats have shouted at Blacks a) that Republicans have caused all the problems that Blacks have had, b) that Republicans are causing all the problems that Blacks have, and c) that Republicans will forever cause all the problems that Blacks will have.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160906/chatham/cps-does-poor-job-of-teaching-black-history-despite-new-push-critics-say

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Middle School CEO Tony Sanders Says Parents Have No Right to Know about Co-Ed Locker Room – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/middle-school-ceo-tony-sanders-says-parents-have-no-right-to-know-about-co-ed-locker-room/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHINESE BREAK GROUND ON NEW 95-STORY WANDA VISTA TOWER FEATURING $9M CONDOS  (DIERSEN: What condos have you bought in downtown Chicago?  I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974 when I was 25 years old and then a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976 when I was 27 years old.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used the aforesaid to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being undeservedly filthy rich.  They stress that if I had not avoided the draft like Trump, I never would have been able to buy any condos in downtown Chicago.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/chinese-break-ground-on-new-95-story-wanda-vista-tower-featuring-9m-condos.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Having a hard time figuring out how you’re going to pay your latest hike in health care insurance or property taxes? Well, you’ve little in common with the folks that will be living at the new Wanda Vista Tower – “the largest-ever real estate investment by a Chinese company in Chicago.” Chicago’s new skyline addition will be the third tallest, not quite as big as the Trump Tower – the one with the owner’s name Donald “TRUMP” displayed boldly on its front. It’s not for certain whether the name of Wanda Vista Tower’s owner – China’s richest man “Wang Jianlin” – will also appear on his new skyscraper. Mayor Rahm Emanuel is scheduled to participate in the 96-story building’s ground breaking at 375 East Wacker Drive Wednesday. The tower will include 406 condominium homes, 205 hotel rooms and 346 parking places. Luxurious four bedroom condos start at $9M and one bedroom condos start at $1M. The building plans to include a 5,400 square foot ballroom, as well as a full-service spa, a bar and two full-service restaurants. The building plans also include wine storage and a tasting room, a private dining area, demonstration kitchen and a full screening and media room. On the 46th floor, health devotees will find Club Vista, with a fully-equipped fitness center and swimming pool.)
— DEPAUL LAUNCHES FREE SPEECH LECTURE SERIES AFTER BANNING CONSERVATIVES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/depaul-launches-free-speech-lecture-series-after-banning-conservatives.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Never Trump’ Republicans weigh how — or whether — to vote on Election Day – David Sherfinski (DIERSEN: If Clinton wins, it will be because of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/sep/6/never-trump-republicans-weigh-how-or-whether-to-vo/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WILL TRUMP VICTORY BE SCHLAFLY’S CROWN JEWEL?  Phyllis was convinced Donald would ‘break the kingmakers’ – PAUL BREMMER
http://www.wnd.com/2016/09/goal-for-conservative-no-001-still-attainable/

 

FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE
— HOW REDUCING IMMIGRATION WILL BOOST GOP LATINO SUPPORT Less immigration means more integration. – Daniel Greenfield  (DIERSEN: Illegal Latinos drag down the wages of legal Latinos.)
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/264084/how-reducing-immigration-will-boost-gop-latino-daniel-greenfield

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— FEDS SPEND ANOTHER $10 MILLION TO REGISTER IMMIGRANT VOTERS  ‘New Americans’ strategy to ‘institutionalize’ president’s open-borders policies – LEO HOHMANN
http://www.wnd.com/2016/09/feds-spend-another-10-million-to-register-immigrant-voters/

 

TOWNHALL
— Trump’s ‘Softening’ Can’t Make His Immigration Stance Popular – Jacob Sullum  (DIERSEN: When push comes to shove, many, if not most, if not virtually everyone surrenders to Mexico and to its citizens.  Virtually no one can take being called a racist.  Soon, to get an education, to get a job, and to get anything else in America, you will have to speak, read, and write Spanish.)
http://townhall.com/columnists/jacobsullum/2016/09/07/trumps-softening-cant-make-his-immigration-stance-popular-n2214685
— Trump Calls for More High-Skill Immigration – Michael Barone  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America.  Because of that, the more of the following that you are, THE LESS LIKELY THAT YOU WILL SUCCEED IN AMERICA: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, gun owner, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2016/09/07/trump-calls-for-more-highskill-immigration-n2214915
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Then he proposes a major policy change: “to select immigrants based on their likelihood of success in U.S. society, and their ability to be financially self-sufficient … to choose immigrants based on merit, skill and proficiency.”  That’s not racism or hate speech, and it’s not out of line with American tradition. Emma Lazarus’ oft-quoted poem commends America for welcoming “your tired, your poor, your huddled masses” and “the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.” But during the great wave of immigration from eastern and southern Europe from 1892 to 1914, the Ellis Island inspectors, in line with national policy, excluded those deemed incapable of supporting themselves as well as those with communicable diseases.)

 

NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER
— Phyllis Schlafly, Catholic supporter of conservative causes, dies
https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/phyllis-schlafly-catholic-supporter-conservative-causes-dies

 

THE BLAZE
— Obama Nominates First Muslim American to Be a Federal Judge – Tre Goins-Phillips (DIERSEN: There are tremendous irreconcilable conflicts between Sharia Law and American Law.)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/09/06/obama-nominates-first-muslim-american-to-be-a-federal-judge/

 

THE HILL
— Trump ending media ‘blacklist’ – Joe Concha  (DIERSEN: Who blacklists you?  The following blacklist me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/294758-trump-ending-media-blacklist

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Millennials Don’t Feel Entitled to Your Job,They Want You to Help Them Chart Their Career – Mary Ila Ward  (DIERSEN: Who wants your job?  My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, and coworkers always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my subordinates that they should have my job.  They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1971, b) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1972, 1973, and 1974, c) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1980, d) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1986, and e) that GAO should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-ila-ward/millennials-dont-feel-ent_b_11873940.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want America to surrender to Mexico and to the rest of the foreign countries.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/business/economy/the-crumbling-case-for-a-mexican-border-wall.html
— Ivy League Universities Neglect Veterans – Frank Bruni  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997.  Charles Bowsher took over GAO in 1981 and ran it for the next 15 years.  One of his top priorities was hiring, retaining, and promoting those who had degrees from Ivy League universities. Therefore, of course, needless-to-say, my job-related degrees from NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT became worthless in GAO’s eyes.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/opinion/elites-neglect-veterans.html
— Donald Trump’s Feud With John Kasich May Haunt Him in Ohio – TRIP GABRIEL
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/us/politics/donald-trump-ohio-john-kasich.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD ARTICLE TITLE: Koch Brothers Move to Shape A New G.O.P. – ASHLEY PARKER and MAGGIE HABERMAN  (DIERSEN: Those who want to “shape a new GOP” want to drive out of the Republican Party those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform.  Those who want to “shape a new GOP” want to turn the GOP into the Democrat Party, into the Libertarian Party, and/or into the Green Party, that is, they want to destroy the GOP.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/07/us/politics/kochs-republican-conservative.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Ultra-red Wisconsin county struggles with Trump.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/09/07/trump-clinton-waukesha-wisconsin-republicans/89724308/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrats Fume at Trump’s Outreach to Blacks  Unable to defend their own dismal record at bettering black lives, liberals lash out at the GOP candidate. – Jason Riley
http://www.wsj.com/articles/dems-fume-at-trumps-outreach-to-blacks-1473204389
— Phyllis Schlafly  She did liberals a favor by defeating the Equal Rights Amendment. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/phyllis-schlafly-1473204341
— Immigration Source Shifts to Asia From Mexico  In most states, arrivals from China or India outpace those from the U.S.’s southern neighbor – JANET ADAMY and PAUL OVERBERG  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs make it clear that they prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/immigration-source-shifts-to-asia-from-mexico-1473205576

 

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Pension Crisis Builds as Market Turmoil Deals a Setback – Elizabeth Campbell
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-07/illinois-pension-crisis-builds-as-market-turmoil-deals-a-setback

 

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR
— Clinton not in position to judge – RUBEN NAVARRETTE  (DIERSEN: Who judges you?  Those who judge me a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://journalstar.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/navarrette-clinton-not-in-position-to-judge/article_9eda4c6f-cb7c-5915-9bad-6190efc84167.html

 

VOICE OF AMERICA
— How Muslim-Americans Drifted to the Democratic Party  (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.  Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors vote for Democrats.)
http://www.voanews.com/a/muslim-americans-drifted-democratic-party/3496782.html

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Colin Kaepernick Jerseys Fly off the Shelves Amid National Anthem Protest – Kerry Close  (DIERSEN: Those who buy the Jerseys are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://time.com/money/4479836/colin-kaepernick-jersey-sales-national-anthem/

September 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— NEW POLL SHOWS TRUMP EDGING CLINTON BY 2 POINTS
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/new-poll-shows-trump-edging-clinton-by-2-points/1500201/
— RAUNER WELCOMES NEW COMPANY TO ILLINOIS AMID CRITICISM – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauner-welcomes-new-company-to-illinois-amid-criticism/1500730/

 

NBC5
— Rauner’s Campaign Fund Has Given $16 Million to Illinois GOP  Gov. Bruce Rauner’s campaign fund, Citizens for Rauner, has donated a substantial $16 million to the Illinois Republican Party this year, the Chicago Tribune reports. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Report-Rauners-Campaign-Fund-Has-Given-16-Million-to-Ill-GOP-392500311.html
— Gov. Rauner Responds to Report He is Voting for Trump  Gov. Bruce Rauner denied a report Tuesday that he is now backing Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, claiming he is staying out of the presidential race altogether. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rauner-vote-for-trump.html

 

CBS2
— 1st Day In Session, Prominent Illinois Reps Are Out Campaigning – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/09/06/1st-day-in-session-prominent-illinois-reps-are-out-campaigning/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago surpasses 500th homicide in 2016
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/202599164-story

 

WLS AM
— Fitch Downgrades DuPage County – Nick Gale
http://www.wlsam.com/2016/09/06/fitch-downgrades-dupage-county/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Munger’s ‘new’ Open Book website more of a sequel – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-mungers-new-open-book-website-more-of-sequel/
— Rich-poor divide widening in school districts here and nationally – AP  (DIERSEN: How rich/poor were the grade school(s) and high school(s) that you attended?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being rich Trinity Lutheran Grade School that I attended 1953-1961, Hope Lutheran Grade School that I attended 1961-1962, and Crete-Monee High School that I attended 1962-1966.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago/divide-between-rich-and-poor-school-districts-widening/
— Make tax-cheating Apple pay up – Robert Reich
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/robert-reich-make-tax-cheating-apple-pay-up/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO, ON COOK COUNTY, ON ILLINOIS, AND ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Top cop after violent holiday weekend: ‘It’s not a police issue, it’s a society issue’ – Jeremy Gorner, Peter Nickeas, Elvia Malagon and Alexandra Chachkevitch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-violence-labor-day-tuesday-20160906-story.html
— Transgender student locker room access debate erupts in Elgin – Duaa Eldeib
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-transgender-locker-room-elgin-u46-met-20160906-story.html
— Fox News and sexual harassment: A $20 million boost for workplace equality – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-fox-ailes-carlson-sexual-harassment-0907-jm-20160906-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner wants to use, not solve, redistricting issues.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-miller-madigan-st-0907-20160906-story.html
— Clinton steps up attacks on Trump’s character, accuses him of concealing ‘scams’ – John Wagner, Jose A. DelReal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-taxes-20160906-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner tours, touts two Northwest suburban businesses – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160906/business/160909324/

 

WTTW
— Conservative Activist Phyllis Schlafly Dies
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/09/06/conservative-activist-phyllis-schlafly-dies

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner Welcomes Food Company While Criticizing Illinois Business Climate.”
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-welcomes-food-company-while-criticizing-illinois-business-climate

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Illinois giving away billions to gambling insiders – John Kindt, Professor, University of Illinois, Champaign
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2016/09/02/letter-illinois-giving-away-billions-to-gambling-insiders/acgzg5m/

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— TRAGIC: Niles Announces Video Gambling Bar, Restaurant License Winners – Tom Robb
http://www.journal-topics.com/business/article_11c5569a-748b-11e6-9d3d-ef628e881365.html

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Rauner urges Assembly to put redistricting reform back on ballot – Karen Kidd
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511005245-rauner-urges-assembly-to-put-redistricting-reform-back-on-ballot

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— “Speaker Madigan and his Democrats play political games” – Rep. Jeanne Ives
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511006368-editorial-ives-speaker-madigan-and-his-democrats-play-political-games
— Khouri renews call for better infrastructure, shares disappointment with Foster – Michelle de Leon
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511005258-khouri-renews-call-for-better-infrastructure-shares-disappointment-with-foster

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COULTER: PHYLLIS STEWART SCHLAFLY, 1924-2016
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/coulter-phyllis-stewart-schlafly-1924-2016.html
— THORNER/INGOLD: EPIPENS BECOME A LIFE-SAVING OBJECT OF GREED
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/09/thorneringold-epipens-become-a-life-saving-object-of-greed-.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DuPage County no longer has a pristine credit rating
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/06/dupage-county-no-longer-has-a-pristine-credit-rating/
— Fortner resurrects “crowd sourcing” remap reform plan
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/06/fortner-resurrects-crowd-sourcing-remap-reform-plan/
— Republicans not matching Mautino rhetoric with cash
http://capitolfax.com/2016/09/06/republicans-not-matching-mautino-rhetoric-with-cash/

 

GOPUSA
— Obama defends Colin Kaepernick’s disrespect for the national anthem
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=14533
— Health: Hillary suffers another uncontrollable coughing fit
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=14517
— Calais citizens block roads, demand closure of refugee camp
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=14530
— Obama Celebrates Slave Labor Day in Red China
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=14527
— School May Drop Valedictorians over ‘Unhealthy Competition’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=14483

 

HOT AIR
— Trump on illegals: To become a citizen you’ll have to leave, but if you don’t want to become a citizen, we’ll see
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/09/06/trump-illegals-become-citizen-youll-leave-dont-want-become-citizen-well-see/

 

TOWNHALL
— Trump: It’s Possible That Some Illegal Immigrants Could Stay, But Let’s Secure The Border First – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/09/06/trump-possible-that-some-illegal-immigrants-could-stay-but-lets-secure-the-border-first-n2214431

 

CHRISTIAN DAILY
— LGBT activists release ‘shame list’ of Christian colleges – Lorraine Caballero
http://www.christiandaily.com/article/lgbt-activists-release-shame-list-of-christian-colleges/56457.htm

 

THE HILL
— USA Freedom girls sue Trump campaign – Nikita Vladimirov
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/294675-usa-freedom-girls-sue-trump-campaign
— Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson: Immigration not a top priority for Americans – Rebecca Savransky  (DIERSEN: Is Pierson aware that ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, if you say that you want America’s immigration laws to be enforced, anti-Trumps viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you as being a racist and even worse things?  Is Pierson aware that ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs a) side with foreign countries and side their citizens, b) side against America and side against America’s citizens, c) side with minorities and side against Whites, and d) side with women and side against men?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/294577-trump-spokeswoman-immigration-not-a-top-priority-for

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Undecided GOP-Leaning Voters Provide an Opening for Donald Trump  But 8 in 10 hold negative views of GOP nominee and Clinton, raising prospect they may sit out election – AARON ZITNER and  MICHELLE HACKMAN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/undecided-gop-leaning-voters-provide-an-opening-for-donald-trump-1473203739

 

THE ATLANTIC
— The Alt-Right Will Rise or Fall With Donald Trump – CONOR FRIEDERSDORF (DIERSEN: If Clinton wins, it will be because of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/the-only-way-that-movement-conservatives-can-vanquish-the-alt-right/498716/

 

NPR
— ‘Dallas Morning News’ Editorial: ‘Trump Is No Republican’ – Richard Gonzales  (DIERSEN: The fewer planks in the Republican Party platform that you defend and advance, the less Republican that you are.)
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/06/492891945/dallas-morning-news-trump-is-no-republican

 

FORD AUTHORITY
— The Current-Generation Ford Mustang Is On Top Of The World, Sales-Wise – AARON BIRCH
http://fordauthority.com/2016/09/the-current-generation-ford-mustang-is-on-top-of-the-world/

September 6 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Chuy’ Garcia fires back with ‘Tinker Bell’ quip at Emanuel on hiring cops – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-chuy-garcia-fairy-dust-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: During last year’s mayoral campaign, Mayor Rahm Emanuel dismissed opponent Jesus “Chuy” Garcia’s campaign pledge to hire 1,000 new cops as “fairy dust.”  So as Emanuel vaguely talked about the possibility of hiring “hundreds” of new officers, Garcia had a chuckle at the mayor’s expense. “For a candidate who said my 1,000 new cop plan was fairy dust, look who’s acting like Tinker Bell now,” Garcia said. Only time will tell, however, whether Emanuel will swirl in a cloud of pixie dust of his own making. At a Friday news conference, the mayor did not make clear whether he plans to just keep up with attrition, again move more cops from desks to beats or increase the overall authorized level of police staffing.)
— Clinton and Trump begin final sprint of presidential election
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-clinton-trump-ohio-20160905-story.html
— State nixes county board pensions – Robert McCoppin  (DIERSEN: What do you do with your time?  I spend 10+ hours a day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out.  That is 70+ hours a week, 300+ hours a month, 3,650 hours a year, and 36,500 hours a decade.)
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20160906/281629599713922
— Black studies struggle at state universities under current fiscal climate – Dawn Rhodes  (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, if you could do it over again, what would your undergraduate major have been?  Because I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, I would have majored in accounting.  As it was, I started taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul in 1976, started taking the Becker CPA Review in 1978, and passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old, way too old for a non-veteran White male to have a successful career working for a big CPA firm.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-african-american-studies-college-major-met-20160905-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps run America, run Illinois, run Cook County, run Chicago, run etc.  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they can and that they will get rid of Trump supporters.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/a-labor-day-search-for-a-trump-supporter-in-liberal-chicago/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THEY DESPISE IF NOT HATE THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/ontiveros-when-reality-casts-a-cloud-on-a-college-dream/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Several governmental bodies in DuPage go for tax hikes in November – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: Who wants you to pay higher property taxes?  I have paid property taxes since 1972 — in University Park 1972-1984, in Chicago 1974-1978, and in Wheaton since 1978.  My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shot that I can/should pay more a) because I have always been overpaid, b) because I avoided the draft, and c) because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that I have been healthy and that I was overpaid a) because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, b) because I have always been privileged, c) because I am White, d) because I am male, and e) because my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160906/news/160909423/
— A new idea (barring employers from asking job applicants about their salary histories) to close the gender wage gap might backfire – Catherine Rampell  (DIERSEN: Are you non-veteran, White, male, and/or older?  Are/were you accused of being overpaid?  My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid.  In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160906/discuss/160909476/
— Coyne shifting focus of his tax-voting record – Mike Marek, Naperville
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160906/discuss/160909842/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGESTER
— Springfield observes Labor Day with downtown parade – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160905/springfield-observes-labor-day-with-downtown-parade

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Political activist, former Alton resident Phyllis Schlafly, dies Monday at 92 – AP
http://thetelegraph.com/news/88872/political-analyst-author-phyllis-schlafly-died-monday

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Clinton hammers at Trump’s business practices at Q-C stop – Ed Tibbetts  (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hammer about you?)
http://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/clinton-hammers-at-trump-s-business-practices-at-q-c/article_f22bf2c5-dc15-59e3-9196-b855769ad47a.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Board members out of IMRF – Editorial  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been filled with envy.  They have always been furious that I earned BOTH Social Security credits AND full-time Civil Service Retirement System credits while I worked part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-09-06/board-members-out-imrf.html

 

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— In recovery, many poor schools left behind  (DIERSEN: How poor/rich were the grade school(s) and high school(s) that you attended?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being rich Trinity Lutheran Grade School that I attended 1953-1961, Hope Lutheran Grade School that I attended 1961-1962, and Crete-Monee High School that I attended 1962-1966.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article99516417.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri sketches growth plan for Illinois voters – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511001977-khouri-sketches-growth-plan-for-illinois-voters

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republicans in the Lake in the Hills Parade; Democrats Concentrate on Ray Flavin’s Campaign, Ignore Jack Franks in Second Parade; McHenry Mayor Sue Low Retiring; NWH Questions of County Board Members; Free Nunda Township GOP Picnic Next Saturday at Veterans Acres; Content of Poll in Reick-Bartman Race for State Representative; Skala Picks Up Tryon Fish Boil on Sept. 21st
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/

 

FOX NEWS
— Longtime conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly dead at 92
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/09/05/longtime-conservative-activist-phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92.html

 

PJ MEDIA
— Conservative Legend Phyllis Schlafly Dies at 92 – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/09/05/conservative-legend-phyllis-schlafly-dies-at-92/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump on Illegals: ‘Going Out So Fast Your Head Would Spin’ – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/trump-immigration-illegal-deportation/2016/09/05/id/746741/

 

BREITBART
— Flashback: Rev. Jesse Jackson Praises Trump for ‘Reaching Out and Being Inclusive’ – ALEX SWOYER
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/09/05/flashback-rev-jesse-jackson-praises-trump-reaching-inclusive/

 

THE BLAST
— Openly Gay U.S. Soccer Star Kneels During National Anthem, Praises Colin Kaepernick and ‘Everything He’s Standing For’ – Jon Street
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/09/05/openly-gay-u-s-soccer-star-kneels-during-national-anthem-praises-colin-kaepernick-and-everything-hes-standing-for/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Latino activists: Obama ‘completely failed us’ – NICOLE DURAN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats who claim to speak for Latinos make it clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/latino-activists-obama-completely-failed-us/article/2600808

 

THE HILL
— Clinton amid coughing fit: ‘I’m allergic to Trump’ – Lydia Wheeler (DIERSEN: Are you a candidate, elected official, or party leader? Have you fully disclosed all your health problems?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/294517-clinton-amid-coughing-fit-im-allergic-to-trump

 

POLITICO
— Clinton suggests Russia working to elect Trump – ANNIE KARNI (DIERSEN: Putin has a much higher opinion than Clinton has of members of the following groups: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  Clinton sides with those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/hillary-clinton-press-russia-putin-227748

 

REUTERS
— Clinton rejects Mexico invitation after Trump’s diplomatic ruckus
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-clinton-mexico-idUSKCN11C03V

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Timing of Russian hack aimed at helping Trump.”
http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/05/politics/hillary-clinton-russian-hacking-donald-trump/

 

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Scarce Targets Curb Dem Hopes for House Gains, Despite Trump.”
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/scarce-targets-curb-dem-hopes-house-gains-trump-41886710

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— How the American unity forged after Sept. 11 broke apart  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, America is becoming more and more and more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wral.com/how-the-american-unity-forged-after-sept-11-broke-apart/15990297/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Whom to Vote For? Employees Tend to Follow Their Leader – Andrew Ross Sorkin  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/business/dealbook/whom-to-vote-for-employees-tend-to-follow-their-leader.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries want you to vote for Clinton?  ANSWER: Those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/opinion/save-the-republican-party-vote-for-clinton.html
— The Geography of U.S. Inequality  How have the contours of incomes changed, state by state, over the last two decades? – QUOCTRUNG BUI
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/09/06/upshot/up-geo-inequality.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “A new 50-state poll shows exactly why Clinton holds the advantage over Trump.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/a-new-50-state-poll-shows-exactly-why-clinton-holds-the-advantage-over-trump/2016/09/05/13458832-7152-11e6-9705-23e51a2f424d_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly, founder of Eagle Forum, dies at 92 – Greg Toppo
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/09/05/phyllis-schlafly-eagle-forum-dies-92/89896206/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Why you should celebrate workers — not unions – Mark Mix
http://nypost.com/2016/09/04/why-you-should-celebrate-workers-not-unions/

 

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Clinton says economy shouldn’t just help rich – William Petroski  (DIERSEN: Are/were you rich?  If so, how did you get your money? I got my money from doing yard work, delivering newspapers, washing dishes, cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, pumping gasoline, delivering mail, working on an automobile assembly line, working as a security guard, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, collecting delinquent taxes, auditing federal agencies, and since 1997, getting a Civil Service Retirement System pension.)
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2016/09/05/clinton-says-economy-shouldnt-just-help-rich/89873018/

 

WISH TV
— Trump winning big in Indiana – Jim Shella
http://wishtv.com/2016/09/05/trump-winning-big-in-indiana/

 

DAILY BEAST
— Trump Pulls Ahead in Latest National Poll
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/09/06/trump-moves-2-points-ahead-in-cnn-poll.html

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— Are Chicago teachers headed toward a strike? – Lee Sustar
https://socialistworker.org/2016/09/06/are-chicago-teachers-headed-to

 

FED WEEK
— Better Coordination between OPM, SSA Recommended  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been filled with envy.  They have always been furious that I earned Social Security credits AND full-time Civil Service Retirement System credits while I worked part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969.)
http://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/better-coordination-opm-ssa-recommended/

 

FED SMITH
— Fixing Federal HR Begins With Staffing – Jeff Neal  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/09/05/fixing-federal-hr-begins-with-staffing/

September 5 Evening Edition

THE HILL
— Phyllis Schlafly dead at 92 (DIERSEN: Schlafly was more than a role model, she was the conservative leader that all conservative leaders should strive to be.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/294536-phyllis-schlafly-dead-at-92
— House GOP faces fight over impeaching IRS commissioner – Naomi Jagoda
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/294344-house-gop-faces-fight-over-impeaching-irs-commissioner

 

NBC NEWS
— Cultural Conservative Icon Phyllis Schlafly Dies at 92 – RICHIE DUCHON and THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/cultural-conservative-icon-phyllis-schlafly-dies-92-n643106

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Phyllis Schlafly, conservative activist who helped move GOP to the right, dies at 92
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/09/05/phyllis-schlafly-conservative-activist-who-helped-move-gop-to-the-right-dies-at-92/
— Trump, Clinton go to Cleveland in pursuit of the working-class voter –  \John Wagner, Jose A. DelReal and David Weigel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/candidates-go-to-cleveland-in-pursuit-of-the-working-class-voter/2016/09/05/51e388ca-73a8-11e6-8149-b8d05321db62_story.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Phyllis Schlafly, Conservative Leader and Foe of E.R.A., Dies at 92 – DOUGLAS MARTINS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/obituaries/phyllis-schlafly-conservative-leader-and-foe-of-era-dies-at-92.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Phyllis Schlafly, anti-feminist political activist, dies at 92 – Valerie J. Nelson
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-phyllis-schlafly-snap-story.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Phyllis Schlafly, political activist who helped push GOP to the right, dead at 92 – Valerie J. Nelson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-phyllis-schlafly-dead-20160905-story.html
— Though often overlooked, Labor Day was born in Chicago – Vikki Ortiz Healy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-pullman-labor-day-met-0906-20160905-story.html
— Obama cancels meeting with new Philippine President Duterte
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-obama-cancels-meeting-with-duterte-20160905-story.html
— Trump agrees to participate in all three presidential debates – Jose A. DelReal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-debates-20160905-story.html

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Governor Bruce Rauner and the First Lady walked in Naperville’s outstanding Labor Day parade Monday, September 5, 2016 along with many other Republicans including Janice Anderson, Greg Boltz, Judge Liam Brennan, Matt Carlyle, Gerry Cassioppi, Steve Chirico, Michael Connelly, Kevin Coyne, Jay Fisher, Dick Furstenau, Kevin Gallaher, Patty Gustin, Jim Healy, Jeanne Ives, Chris Kachiroubas, Tonia Khouri, Burt Minor, David Olsen, Rachel Ossyra, Peter Roskam, Carl Schultz, David Tornga, and Grant Wehrli. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— RAUNER JOINS NAPERVILLE LABOR DAY PARADE
http://abc7chicago.com/society/rauner-joins-naperville-labor-day-parade/1499027/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner joined the Labor Day parade in Naperville on Monday along with dozens of groups from the town. Parade participants included Naperville bands, dance crews, veterans’ organizations and first responders riding on fire trucks with their families. Gov. Rauner also took part in the parade festivities. Some might call that a contradiction because the governor is trying to weaken unions and the labor movement in Illinois. When questioned about that criticism, Rauner responded: “What I’m all about is growing the Illinois economy, making sure we are very competitive, more jobs and that we’ve got high family incomes. We do that through strong economic growth. That’s everything we are pushing for.” The parade took a one mile route from Naperville North to Naperville Central High School.)
— HILLARY CLINTON CAMPAIGNING IN ILLINOIS ON LABOR DAY – Liz Nagy
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/hillary-clinton-campaigning-in-illinois-on-labor-day/1499370/
— At least eight people have been killed over the Labor Day weekend in Chicago and 33 others have been wounded. – Eric Horng
http://abc7chicago.com/news/pregnant-woman-among-those-wounded-in-labor-day-weekend-shootings/1498749/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner, long at odds with unions, goes parading on Labor Day – Stefano Esposito
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-long-at-odds-with-unions-goes-parading-on-labor-day/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Even though union leaders have branded him the anti-organized labor governor, Bruce Rauner confidently stepped onto the streets of downtown Naperville Monday for the huge suburb’s Labor Day parade. For the most part, the Republican governor was well-received as he jogged along the parade route kicking off what traditionally has been the start of the fall campaign season, which could be among the most expensive in Illinois history. The governor has promised to go “toe-to-toe” to oust Democrats during the November elections. Democrats — led by Rauner’s nemesis, Illinois House Speaker Michael J. Madigan — have supermajorities in both the House and Senate, stifling the governor in his bid to enact his so-called turnaround agenda. Rauner so far has contributed about $10 million from his campaign fund to help the Republican cause in November. Asked by reporters before the parade about his battles with Democrats and Democratic-leaning labor leaders, Rauner turned the issue to the economy. “What I’m all about is growing the Illinois economy, making sure we’re very competitive, that we’ve got lots of jobs and that we’ve got higher family incomes,” Rauner told reporters. “We do that through strong economic growth, and that’s everything we’re pushing for.” Rauner took to the streets of Naperville with his wife, first lady Diana Rauner. “Thanks for trying to clean up the mess,” called out Dan Krush, 56, of Naperville, as Rauner passed. “You guys are doing a great job. Stay strong. Someone has to save us from the Madigan madness,” said Mary Derwinski, also of Naperville. And so it went for most of the parade route. There was the occasional dissenting voice, though. “Save our pension, Bruce!” shouted Jim Geovanes, 42, a teacher at Oak Park and River Forest High School, who said he’s not a Rauner fan and thinks teachers are being overlooked in the Springfield budget squabbles. “I have no political lines,” Geovanes said. “I just want what’s due to us and owed to us, and want the state to fund that pension to make sure teachers get what they deserve.”)
— Obama: QB Kaepernick exercising constitutional right to protest – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/obama-qb-kaepernick-exercising-constitutional-right-to-protest/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives say that Schlafly was “far-right.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/far-right-activist-author-phyllis-schlafly-dies-at-92/

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Governor Rauner Joins Labor Day Parade – LINDA LUTTON
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/governor-rauner-joins-labor-day-parade#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois governor Bruce Rauner joined a Labor Day parade today in friendly territory, west-suburban Naperville.  Rauner is not seen as a friend of organized labor.  But he got cheers at this heavily Republican parade, marching amidst the high school bands and dance teams. “Enjoy Labor Day! Happy parade!” Jim Caffray, a home remodeler from Oswego, says he likes that the governor is fighting the democratic machine.  There’s no unions in this Labor Day parade. “I think that’s great, actually. Because I think the unions have been destroying this country for 50 years now.” There were still union supporters in the crowd. A Batavia public school teacher greeted Rauner like this: “Go UNIONS! IEA, NEA! Support the teachers—they’re our future!”  Rauner remains locked in a prolonged fight with the state workers’ union.)

 

NBC5
— 6 Dead, 33 Wounded in Labor Day Weekend Shootings Across Chicago – Regina Waldroup
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/labor-day-weekend-chicago-violence-shootings-police-392286851.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— LESTER: Money drop  The Republican State Senate Campaign Committee dropped $60,000 into Gurnee Republican Mike Amrozowicz’ war chest last week. Amrozowicz is challenging Democratic state Sen. Melinda Bush of Grayslake in what is expected to be one of the most targeted races in the suburbs Nov. 8.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160905/news/160909457/
— LESTER: Fighting words  “Who’s this Tim Schneider?” Democratic former Gov. Pat Quinn quipped last week after Schneider criticized Quinn for having hired downstate independent congressional candidate David Gill for a state job in 2013. Schneider, of Bartlett, fired back: “Pat Quinn may not know who I am now, because he is trying hard to forget everything about his failed record as governor. As chairman of the Illinois Republican Party in 2014, I helped shed light on Quinn’s record of mismanagement, scandal and corruption, and I won’t let him rewrite history now.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160905/news/160909457/
— LESTER: College lists  Wheaton College was highlighted this week by Campus Pride, a nonprofit that listed the Christian college among 102 campuses it says are unfriendly to gay, lesbian and bisexual students. The Princeton Review has included the college on a similar list, along with ranking it high in religious students and low in alcohol and drug use on campus. “Wheaton strives to treat all people with respect,” college spokeswoman LaTonya Taylor said in a statement. Students and staff affirm a Community Covenant that Taylor describes as a “voluntary social compact” expressing “the commitments and values consistent with the community’s shared Christian faith.” The college, she says, is committed to chastity among the unmarried and the sanctity of marriage between a man and woman. “Some perceive our commitment to this Christian sexual ethic as unfriendly toward the LGBTQ community. Our aim is to stand respectfully and graciously for God’s truth.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160905/news/160909457/
— TRAGIC: Poll: Support for Black Lives Matter grows among white youth – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160905/news/309059866/
— TRAGIC: Analysis: Could hackers tip an American election? You bet – Craig Timberg and Andrea Pete
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160905/business/160909703/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Senate hearing room to get $1.7M renovation to make it ADA accessible – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160904/illinois-senate-hearing-room-to-get-17m-renovation-to-make-it-ada-accessible

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— State Rep. David Olsen (R-Downers Grove) disappointed with high court ruling on maps – Ruth de Jauregui
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511005194-olsen-disappointed-with-high-court-ruling-on-maps

 

GOPUSA
— Trump visits Ben Carson’s boyhood Detroit neighborhood
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-visits-ben-carsons-boyhood-detroit-neighborhood/
— Trump: Manufacturing jobs are going to hell
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-manufacturing-jobs-are-going-to-hell/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Portland Accidentally Puts Out ‘Racist’ Ad Despite Spending Millions On Diversity – Blake Neff
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/05/portland-accidentally-puts-out-racist-ad-despite-spending-millions-on-diversity/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Commits to Debates as He, Clinton Promise More Access on Campaign  The two candidates are focusing campaigns on a handful of swing states that will decide the election. – Jennifer Epstein and Kevin Cirilli
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-09-05/trump-commits-to-debates-as-he-clinton-promise-more-access-on-campaign