CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Losing 2,700 jobs should be a wake-up call to Lake County and Illinois
leaders – CHARLES SELLE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-lake-county-deerfield-job-drain-st-0725-20190724-f5awpc65k5b7ddowynfqrx4tsi-story.html
— Saying no to ugliness on the Illinois campaign trail – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-jihad-squad-maga-illinois-20190723-20190724-smtabblkzfcztocb4wkaxwxcq4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want minorities to be pot
pushers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/marijuana/sns-west-side-lost-the-war-on-drugs-20190724-b35x67d2vnf65hn5hlpv4mwbyi-story.html
— Have you spoken at a Chicago Police Board meeting? The police know more
about you than you realize. – JEREMY GORNER and GREGORY PRATT
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-police-background-checks-20190724-stu2yjnygjbyjloycjcfmkerka-story.html
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Damn angry’ Lightfoot orders CPD to stop conducting criminal background
checks on Police Board speakers One day after the Chicago Tribune disclosed an
alarming practice that hearkened back to the Chicago Police Department’s Red
Squad spying days, Lightfoot called a halt to it and condemned the practice in
the strongest of terms. – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/7/24/20726582/damn-angry-lightfoot-orders-police-board-stop-conducting-criminal-background-checks-speakers
DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Barrington residents use vandalism cases to promote LGBTQ
activity.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190724/barrington-residents-discuss-how-to-support-the-lgbtq-community-after-vandalism-cases
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use cancer patient to push pot.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190724/cancer-patient-sentenced-to-prison-having-thc-chocolates-asks-for-pritzker-pardon
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Alderman: Put pot revenues toward pension gap A proposal introduced at
today’s City Council meeting would tax the sale of recreational marijuana at 3
percent and dedicate those revenues to helping cover the city’s pensions.
(DIERSEN: Pot revenue is nothing compared to the horrific damage that pot
causes.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/alderman-put-pot-revenues-toward-pension-gap
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Proposed site for ‘Health & Housing Center’ for homeless criticized by
neighbors – Dean Olsen (DIERSEN: QUESTION: If Democrats wanted to dump
problematic people into your precinct, who would the Democrats and RINOs in
your precinct blame? ANSWER: Of course, the Republicans in your precinct.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190725/proposed-site-for-health-amp-housing-center-for-homeless-criticized-by-neighbors
WCIA
— Davis campaign volunteer poses as reporter to ambush Dirksen Londrigan press
call – Mark Maxwell (DIERSEN: I should write a book about, or better yet, I
should sue those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have used my
role as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 to serve as an operative for a
candidate or for anyone else. I have always openly served as an operative for
the Republican Party platform, for the Illinois Republican Party platform, and
for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video
gambling.)
https://www.wcia.com/news/davis-campaign-volunteer-poses-as-reporter-to-ambush-dirksen-londrigan-press-call/
(FROM THE ARTICLE:
Although the 2020 election is still 15 months away, the campaign for
Congressman Rodney Davis is already dispatching volunteers to surreptitiously
try and undermine a key messaging strategy of his rival Betsy Dirksen Londrigan
— that she can’t be bought and paid for. On Wednesday, July 17th, Dirksen
Londrigan held a joint press conference call with a campaign finance reform
group called End Citizens United. The campaign sent invitations to local media
and asked them to RSVP. WCIA has learned an unpaid volunteer working on behalf
of the Davis campaign crashed the call, lied about his name to pose as reporter
for a college newspaper, and ambushed Dirksen Londrigan with pointed arguments,
including jabs at her husband’s career. On the call, Dirksen Londrigan said,
“Congressman Davis’ votes clearly show he is voting for the corporate PACs and
special interests who fund his campaign.” She vowed not to accept any direct
campaign contributions from corporate PACs, a political strategy Vermont Senator
Bernie Sanders deployed successfully in 2016 to align himself with the growing
number of Americans dissatisfied with the Washington establishment and who
wanted an outsider to showcase they are not beholden to big business. Davis has
pushed back against Dirksen Londrigan’s characterizations, saying on Monday
that his campaign contributions have “no more clout over me than it has clout
over her for taking money from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee,
who takes funding from the same sources.” Davis’s defense sounded nearly
identical to lines of questioning from a man who joined Dirksen Londrigan’s
press call five days earlier. Toward the end of the conference call, a man
introduced himself as Jim Sherman from The Alestle, the student newspaper at
Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. . .However, the caller who went
after Dirksen Londrigan and her husband in the press call was not who he
claimed he was. Miranda Lintzenich, the editor of the student newspaper, told
WCIA, “Our student paper is not something through class. It’s an actual
employment job. As far as I can remember, we have not had anyone by the name of
Jim Sherman work here.” According to SIUE’s public records, there is no one
attending class on campus with the name Jim Sherman. An employee at the
admissions office told WCIA, “We do not have anyone by the name of Jim Sherman
associated with SIUE.” According to a call log provided to WCIA, the phone
number used to dial into the conference call matched the cell phone number for
Nick Klitzing, the former Executive Director of the Illinois Republican Party
who most recently worked as the deputy campaign manager for former Governor
Bruce Rauner. Reached by phone, Klitzing confessed to committing the hoax and
said, “I was willing to help. I’m just a volunteer.” Veteran political reporter
and press relations man Mike Lawrence called the episode “unfortunate” and “off
limits for any campaign.” Lawrence served as bureau chief for the now-defunct
Lee Enterprises and later in the same capacity for the Chicago Sun-Times for
more than 20 years before signing on as former Governor Jim Edgar’s press
secretary in 1990. Later, Lawrence served as the director of SIU’s Paul Simon
Public Policy Institute. “I don’t think it’s appropriate,” Lawrence said. “It’s
an indication of the continued degradation of campaigning. In some respects,
it’s an extension of the ‘anything goes’ mentality.” Lawrence recalled the old
days where campaigns would engage in “dirty tricks” or send trackers to hound
rival candidates at public events, but said, “I think this goes a step
further.” “It’s not appropriate for someone to misrepresent himself as a
reporter,” Lawrence said. Confronted with the established facts of the story
and Klitzing’s confession, Davis’ campaign manager Matt Butcher initially tried
to deny having any knowledge about the phone call. WCIA gave Butcher another 24
hours to explain how an unpaid volunteer living in Chicago could have possibly
been aware of a closed press call happening downstate, and how that volunteer
might have known to parrot Congressman Davis’ talking points. Yet, Butcher
still declined comment. Klitzing acknowledged he did not act alone, and that he
was asked to make the call and interject with questions. He said it was his
idea to offer up a fake name. Klitzing also defended crashing Dirksen
Londrigan’s press call, saying “it happens all the time.” The organizer of the
call did not find it common or comical. “Impersonating a college student in
order to lob false partisan attacks is dirty politics and shows how low Rodney
Davis’ campaign is willing to sink,” Muller told WCIA. She claimed Davis “can’t
defend his record, so he’s sending other people to make false attacks. Rodney
Davis should condemn these tactics and stop the dirty politics.” It’s unclear
if Congressman Davis has any knowledge of the hoax phone call his campaign
commissioned, or if he’s aware of WCIA’s persistent efforts to seek any comment
or explanation from his campaign manager. His staff has taken the unusual step
of repeatedly ignoring phone calls, text messages and emails from WCIA’s
political reporters, and no longer sends press releases or notices of media
availability to WCIA’s political staff, despite frequent requests to include
them in media releases. In addition, WCIA has sent six separate invitations for
Congressman Davis to appear on Capitol Connection since his November 2018
election victory. His office has ignored or declined each one.)
LAKE FOREST LEADER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Dispensary owned by LF residents prepares for cannabis
legalization – Erin Yarnall
https://www.lakeforestleader.com/p/news-community/dispensary-owned-lf-residents-prepares-cannabis-legalization
WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— GOP lawmakers pushing for Heartbeat Bill – Adam Eisenberg
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/512781249-gop-lawmakers-pushing-for-heartbeat-bill
WEST COOK NEWS
— Peter Roskam endorses Ives for Congress for Sixth District seat – Glenn
Minnis
https://westcooknews.com/stories/512789275-peter-roskam-endorses-ives-for-congress-for-sixth-district-seat
CAPITOL FAX
— Rodney Davis operative poses as reporter while Davis freezes out largest TV
station in his district
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/25/rodney-davis-operative-poses-as-reporter-while-davis-freezes-out-largest-tv-station-in-his-district/
— Boycotters furious when Harley dealership replaces Confederate flag with US
flag on band logo
https://capitolfax.com/2019/07/25/boycotters-furious-when-harley-dealership-replaces-confederate-flag-with-us-flag-on-band-logo/
WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Ivanka Trump’s white dog is just a dog. Can we stop imposing race on
animals? – Madeline Fry
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/ivanka-trumps-white-dog-is-just-a-dog-can-we-stop-imposing-race-on-animals
GOPUSA
— Lunatic Fringe or Future of the Democrat Party?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73171
— Homeless population grows 47 percent in two years in Democrat run Oakland
http://www.gopusa.com/homeless-population-grows-47-percent-in-two-years-in-democrat-run-oakland/
— Pandering: Elizabeth Warren touts impeachment push at NAACP conference
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=73186
TOWNHALL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chicago Adults Encourage Children To Hit Piñata
Resembling An ICE Agent – Timothy Meads (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for
almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 21 years. I
should write a book about those in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in Wheaton,
in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have
demonstrated the most hatred of federal employees and federal retirees.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/07/24/chicago-adults-encourage-children-to-hit-pinata-resembling-an-ice-agent-n2550529
— After Trump’s ‘Racist’ Tweets, Dems Demand ‘Civility,’ But When Have They
Practiced It? – Larry Elder
https://townhall.com/columnists/larryelder/2019/07/25/after-trumps-racist-tweets-dems-demand-civility-but-when-have-they-practiced-it-n2550574
— Fake News CNN Wants Americans To Hate Israel – Marina Medvin
https://townhall.com/columnists/marinamedvin/2019/07/24/fake-news-cnn-wants-americans-to-hate-israel-n2550552
FOX NEWS
— In resurfaced interview, Ilhan Omar answers question on ‘jihadist terrorism’
by saying Americans should be ‘more fearful of white men’ – Nick Givas
https://www.foxnews.com/media/ilhan-omar-interview-2018-fearful-white-men-islam
— Bette Midler suggests Trump paid African-Americans to add diversity to
‘blackground’ of rallies – Brian Flood
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bette-midler-tweet-trump-blackground
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE LEFT’S IMMIGRATION CON JOB Exploiting hate and fear to undermine
America. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274348/lefts-immigration-con-job-michael-cutler
— MEDICARE FOR ALL DESTROYS MEDICARE It’s not Medicare for All. It’s Destroy
Medicare for All. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274337/medicare-all-destroys-medicare-daniel-greenfield
WASHINGTON TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: ICE pinata, ‘Trump’ game with goal to knock out teeth at
annual Chicago community event – Douglas Ernst (DIERSEN: I was a federal
employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for more than 21
years. I should write a book about those in my neighborhood, in my precinct, in
Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois
who have demonstrated the most hatred of federal employees and federal
retirees.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jul/24/ice-pinata-trump-game-with-goal-to-knock-out-teeth/
AMERICAN THINKER
— The Fundamental Injustice of Reparations – Ron A.Y. Rich (DIERSEN:
Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are reparations. Democrats
and RINOs use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to make Republicans pay
reparations.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/07/the_fundamental_injustice_of_reparations.html
— Democrats will never stop calling to raise the minimum wage – Howard J.
Warner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/democrats_will_never_stop_calling_to_raise_the_minimum_wage.html
LIFE SITE NEWS
— Democrat Ilhan Omar tweets endorsement of tax-funded abortions for illegal
immigrants – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/dem-ilhan-omar-tweets-endorsement-of-tax-funded-abortions-for-illegal-immigrants
CONSERVATIVE NEWS DAILY
— What Is A Person Of Non-Color? – Dave King
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/07/what-is-a-person-of-non-color/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In
truth, all skin has “color” so the claim of liberals about people-of-color is
somewhat lame and vague. There are no persons of non-color, but we do have
leftist Democrats who use skin color to get what they want and to punish people
who block their corrupt power grabs. To use skin color for punishment or reward
is a dirty thing to do because no one can control the color of their skin. But,
of course, we know that this select protected group of people-of-color consists
of Democrats who, in their own opinion, are not deferred to freely enough, but
one wonders, with all of this discrimination going on, why so many dark-skinned
people living in America are multi-millionaires. One also wonders how Hispanic
and Arab people were able to jump on the people-of-color bandwagon and partake
of the benefits intended for the descendants of slaves, who were genuinely
injured by just being someone else’s property, and often they were the property
of other “people-of-color“.)
PATRIOT POST
— Democrats Are Committed to Permanent Revolution – Harlan Hill
https://patriotpost.us/opinion/64503-democrats-are-committed-to-permanent-revolution
— Democrats Demand Economy-Killing Marxist Wages Even $15 an hour isn’t enough
for some Democrats, who want a minimum wage of $20. – Louis DeBroux (DIERSEN:
What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a
job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 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 32.)
https://patriotpost.us/articles/64482-democrats-demand-economy-killing-marxist-wages
EPOCH TIMES
— Young Conservatives at Turning Point: We’re Being Censored – BOWEN XIAO
(DIERSEN: I should write a book about those a) who discourage me from putting
GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending out and b) who discourage everyone
from reading those emails. I would focus on those who claim to be religious,
conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://m.theepochtimes.com/young-conservatives-feel-they-cant-express-themselves-on-social-media_3014868.html
THE HILL
— GOP 2020 primary challenger Bill Weld calls Trump ‘a raging racist’ –
REBECCA KLAR (DIERSEN: If Weld is on the Republican primary ballot in your
precinct next year, how many Trump-haters will vote for Weld? In my precinct,
in the 2016 Republican primary, 93 voted for Kasich.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/454539-trump-primary-challenger-bill-weld-speaks-to-naacp-donald-trump-is-a-raging
NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/24/podcasts/the-daily/2020-electoral-college-race.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/24/us/politics/naacp-trump-democrats-2020.html
NEW YORK POST
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago still
faces segregation 100 years after ‘Red Summer’ race riots – AP
https://nypost.com/2019/07/24/chicago-still-faces-segregation-100-years-after-red-summer-race-riots/
DALLAS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs glorify and praise “foreign-born
residents.” Foreign-born residents are much easier to manipulate,
dominate, and exploit.
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/business/2019/07/24/newcomer-power-d-fw-immigrants-pay-10-billion-taxes-fill-half-construction-jobs
ALBANY TIMES UNION
— Affirmative action opponents turn in referendum signatures – AP (DIERSEN:
Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action to not hire and to get rid of
Republicans.)
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Affirmative-action-opponents-turn-in-referendum-14120588.php
INTELLIGENCER
— Ahead of Trump Visit, Ohio Dems, Autoworkers Come to Wheeling to Express
Disappointment With President – ALAN OLSON
http://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2019/07/ahead-of-trump-visit-ohio-dems-autoworkers-come-to-wheeling-to-express-disappointment-with-president/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Polarized Nation Means Choice Over ‘Persuadable’ Voters With most Americans
committed to one party, campaigns weigh benefits of tending to their supporters
or wooing swing voters – Aaron Zitner (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on persuading
voters to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic,
anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people,
anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders,
and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/polarized-nation-means-choice-over-persuadable-voters-11564047001
FORTUNE
— Bipartisan Parade of Candidates Touts Reforms, Bashes Trump, at NAACP
Convention – Melanie Eversley
https://fortune.com/2019/07/24/naacp-convention-2019-detroit-candidates
FORBES
— How The Decline Of Pensions Furthered The Racial Wealth Gap – Christian
Weller
https://www.forbes.com/sites/christianweller/2019/07/24/how-the-decline-of-pensions-furthered-the-racial-wealth-gap/
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT DAILY
— With wrongful termination, charges can come from anywhere – ANNIKEN
DAVENPORT (DIERSEN: The more protected groups that you are a member of, the
less likely that you will be wrongfully terminated. Protected groups include
minority, female, veteran, disabled, non-German American, non-Protestant,
Democrat, Libertarian, Green, poor people, and those whose ancestors have not
been in America for a long time.)
https://www.businessmanagementdaily.com/52550/with-wrongful-termination-charges-can-come-from-anywhere
NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Conservatives Attack Mueller As ‘Doddering’ and ‘Semi-Senile’ in House
Testimony – Adam K. Raymond
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/07/conservatives-attack-mueller-as-doddering-semi-senile.html
ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate Jews want Jews to hate Trump.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/07/has-trump-abandoned-anti-semitism/594619/
NEWSWEEK
— YOUNG TRUMP FANS REVEAL THE PRESIDENT’S HOLD ON REPUBLICAN PARTY’S FUTURE AT
CHARLIE KIRK-FOUNDED CONFERENCE – BILL POWELL
https://www.newsweek.com/young-trump-fans-reveal-presidents-hold-republican-partys-future-charlie-kirk-founded-1451028
BUZZ FEED NEWS
— Trump’s Border Patrol Chief Admitted She Was Part Of A Secret Facebook Group
Filled With Racist, Sexist Comments The top border official said she was
unaware of the racist and misogynistic content in the group because she’s
“on Facebook very, very rarely.” – Salvador Hernandez (DIERSEN:
Should everyone be required to disclose all the secret Facebook groups that
they are/were a member of?)
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/border-patrol-chief-secret-facebook-group-provost
VAULT
— How to Use Your Vacation to Clarify Your Career Goals (DIERSEN: For federal
employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, your career
goals have to be getting promoted to GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14
(currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and
Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.)
https://www.vault.com/blogs/job-search/how-to-use-your-vacation-to-clarify-your-career-goals
ALJAZEERA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: America-haters promote hatred of America.
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/long-history-black-americans-told-190724110928661.html
GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Roosevelt Road Corridor Study Update – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: During its upcoming Planning Session on August 12th, the Wheaton
City Council will discuss the Roosevelt Road Corridor Study with its
consultant, present questions for further exploration, and receive public
comment from the audience to aid in planning.
(https://www.wheaton.il.us/930/Roosevelt-Road). The study area includes the
south side of Roosevelt Road between Carlton Avenue and Main Street which is in
my precinct and the south side of Roosevelt Road between Carlton Avenue and
Warrenville Road which is in my precinct and in Wheaton’s West District.
Recently, members of the “Concerned Citizens – Rezoning Roosevelt Road”
Facebook group posted yard signs (21 at last count) at homes on Arbor Avenue,
Golf Lane, Park Avenue, and Warrenville Road in my precinct that say “PRESERVE
NEIGHBORHOODS RETHINK REZONING.”)
