CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan aide: Everyone’s got an agenda on redistricting – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-speaker-madigan-illinois-redistricting-20160808-story.html
— For African-American police officers, a foot in two worlds – William Lee (DIERSEN: I have always been a Republican and I am not a veteran. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats and/or veterans.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-african-american-officers-talk-about-crime-police-shootings-20160809-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump floats assassination theory, but everything’s fine.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-second-amendment-clinton-huppke-20160810-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump shoots himself in the foot.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-donald-trump-second-amendment-clinton-20160810-story.html
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The state’s pension reality gap is about to get even wider – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160810/BLOGS10/160809835
— After Chicago’s deadliest day in 13 years, resisting the refrain of ‘bad neighborhoods’ – KARYN SANDLOS AND JANET L. SMITH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160810/OPINION/160809833
DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF GRIFFIN: Wide range of rules on what teacher classes taxpayers cover – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: Officially, the federal government encourages its employees to take job-related courses. However, while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, the agencies that I worked for either had no tuition reimbursement program or one that provided only token reimbursement. Nevertheless, while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, spent lots of my own time and money taking courses to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, and two job-related professional certifications. However, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and/or d) were a distraction. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran. To keep their jobs or to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates in the federal government focused on wasting the careers of and getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160810/news/160808971/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Daily Herald analysis of 92 suburban school district teacher contracts showed 70 with some type of tuition reimbursement program for educators. As in District 41, a vetting process of the coursework is nearly ubiquitous in all the contracts, but that process varies widely. Most contracts allow teachers to be reimbursed only for classes that count toward an advanced degree or have practical applications to the classes they teach or could teach in the future. District 41’s University of La Verne courses aren’t part of an advanced degree program. Critics of tuition reimbursement programs said school boards and administrators should pay closer attention to these policies, since teachers’ education levels are directly tied to their salary and pension costs. “When you are tying compensation to the number of classes taken and completed, that seems to be the wrong measurement,” said David From, Illinois state director for Americans for Prosperity, a national tax policy reform organization. “It should be tied to how good you are. It’s doing our kids a disservice and it’s certainly doing taxpayers a disservice.” Teachers union officials argue everyone, including taxpayers, benefits from increased education for a school district’s teachers, particularly when those classes are germane to what they teach.)
— Blagojevich’s 14-year prison term remains; wife lashes out at judge – Barbara Vitello (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes glorify and praise the judges who have ruled against me. My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in the federal government have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160809/news/160809070/
HERALD NEWS
— Illinois next when it comes to ‘voter suppression?’ – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: How many of the hundreds of thousands of illegals who are in Illinois use their false identifications to vote for Democrats?)
http://www.theherald-news.com/2016/08/07/illinois-next-when-it-comes-to-voter-suppression/amk962i/
CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— NRA spends $3 million on new anti-Clinton ad – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/nra-spends-3-million-on-new-anticlinton-ad
SAUK VALLEY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sauk Valley pushes pot. If you push pot, you want to destroy America.
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/08/08/what-we-think-it-was-a-good-summer-for-marijuana-backers-in-state/ayebhw9/
WAND
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How many of the millions who are in America illegally use their false identifications to vote for Democrats?
http://www.wandtv.com/story/32724976/why-it-matters-voting-rights
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— TRAGIC: Urbana council approves action on five gambling licenses – Johnathan Hettinger
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-08-09/urbana-council-approves-action-five-gambling-licenses.html
ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Endorsements, or lack thereof, that could matter for Trump – AP
http://thetelegraph.com/news/87368/endorsements-or-lack-thereof-that-could-matter-for-trump
NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Ryan, Feingold Big Winners In Wisconsin Primary – SUSAN STEPHENS
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/ryan-feingold-big-winners-wisconsin-primary
CHICAGO NOW
— Illinois’ slippery slope – Bob Schneider
http://www.chicagonow.com/politics-now/2016/08/illinois-slippery-slope/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County GOP Fundraiser Set
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/08/09/mchenry-county-gop-fundraiser-set/
— Patrick Kenneally Named First Assistant State’s Attorney
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/08/09/patrick-kenneally-named-first-assistant-states-attorney/
— Jack Franks Pushes for Return of the County Czar
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/08/09/jack-franks-pushes-for-return-of-the-county-czar/
ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Co. Policy Disallows County Board Member Health Insurance – they take it anyway – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/08/dupage-co-policy-disallows-county-board-member-health-insurance/
WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump’s message resonates despite distractions – Kelly Riddell
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/10/trumps-message-resonates-despite-distractions/
— New York Daily News calls on Donald Trump to end campaign – Jessica Chasmar
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/10/new-york-daily-news-calls-on-donald-trump-to-end-c/
NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Pope’s Disturbing Moral Relativism in the Wake of Father Hamel’s Slaughter – DENNIS PRAGER
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/438795/pope-francis-father-hamel-wests-decline
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Trump in Detroit: I want to keep jobs and wealth in America. – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/23812
NEWSMAX
— Giuliani: Clinton Camp Looking to ‘Demonize’ Trump Over Gun Remarks – Sandy Fitzgerald
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/Giuliani-Clinton-Campaign-Demonize/2016/08/10/id/742955/
TOWNHALL
— Trump Was Referring to Second Amendment Voters, Not Assassination – Katie Pavlich
http://townhall.com/columnists/katiepavlich/2016/08/10/trump-was-referring-to-second-amendment-voters-not-assassination-n2203568
— Trump Has Left GOP With No Good Options – Jonah Goldberg
http://townhall.com/columnists/jonahgoldberg/2016/08/10/trump-has-left-gop-with-no-good-options-n2203348
HOT AIR
— No, the GOP shouldn’t engage in a “negotiated surrender” to Hillary
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/08/09/no-the-gop-shouldnt-engage-in-a-negotiated-surrender-to-hillary/
PJ MEDIA
— Paul Ryan Easily Trounces Primary Challenger – BRIDGET JOHNSON
https://pjmedia.com/election/2016/08/09/paul-ryan-easily-trounces-primary-challenger/
— Fiorina Angling for Reince Priebus’ Job – STEPHEN KRUISER
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/08/09/report-fiorina-angling-for-reince-priebus-job/
ROLL CALL
— Replacing Trump on Ballots: Murky Payoff and a Legal Thicket Deadlines in battleground states make prospect daunting – Todd Ruger
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/replacing-trump-ballots-murky-payoff-legal-thicket
POLITICO
— RNC suffers spate of Trump-related departures For some young staff members, the party’s embrace of its nominee is a “deal breaker.” – Daniel Lippman
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/republican-national-committee-trump-rnc-226844
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP squirms amid latest Trump firestorm The Republican nominee’s Second Amendment comment has allies scrambling to explain what he meant.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/trump-second-amendment-fallout-226862
— Anti-Trump independent races to get on the 2016 ballot nationwide – Eli Stokols (DIERSEN: Who will the anti-Trumps get to run in Illinois? Will it be Pat Brady?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/evan-mcmullin-nationwide-ballot-226866
NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Donald Trump Suggests ‘Second Amendment People’ Could Act Against Hillary Clinton – NICK CORASANITI and MAGGIE HABERMAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/us/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Donald Trump’s Support Among Republican Women Starts to Slide – MICHAEL BARBARO and AMY CHOZICK
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/us/politics/donald-trump-gop-women.html
— Mormons’ Distaste for Donald Trump Puts Utah Up for Grabs – ALAN RAPPEPORT
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/us/politics/mormons-trump-utah.html
LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Republicans call Trump’s 2nd Amendment remarks ‘dumb,’ ‘reckless’ but not a threat – Christine Rushton
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-republicans-call-trump-s-2nd-amendment-1470837122-htmlstory.html
WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The GOP must dump Trump.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2016/08/09/the-gop-must-dump-trump/
— The workers Clinton and Trump should not forget – Joe Davidson (DIERSEN: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky. If Trump wins, they will do everything that they can to make his administration fail, and therefore, to make America fail.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/08/10/dont-forget-civil-servants-during-the-presidential-transition/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the heat of a bizarre presidential campaign, the horse race makes it easy to forget that the point of politics is governing. And when we think of the next administration, we often focus on who will get the top political appointments. But to govern effectively, any administration needs to consider civil servants, particularly during the transition, when they will play an enhanced role until new political appointees are in place. Max Stier, president and chief executive of the good-government Partnership for Public Service, calls career federal employees the “vital engine” that keeps government going. “The reality is the career workforce is the continuous thread across administrations,” he said. “They’re the people who know how it works and how things get done.” Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump should not forget them. The Presidential Transitions Improvements Act, signed by President Obama in March, recognizes their importance and calls for each agency to appoint a senior career employee to oversee and implement transition activities.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The defenses of Donald Trump’s ‘Second Amendment’ comment don’t make sense. Here’s why.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/08/10/the-defenses-of-donald-trumps-second-amendment-comment-dont-make-sense-heres-why/
— Ryan: Trump Second Amendment remarks a “joke gone bad” – Robert Costa
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/08/10/ryan-trump-second-amendment-remarks-a-joke-gone-bad/
NEW YORK POST
— Trump supporter flaunts even bigger sign after original was torched – Joe Tacopino (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, because anti-Trumps are disciples of Saul Alinsky and are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means, Trump signs are in danger.)
http://nypost.com/2016/08/10/trump-supporter-flaunts-even-bigger-sign-after-original-was-torched/
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— It’s Clinton’s Election to Lose Trump has divided Republicans while Democrats are united behind Hillary. – WILLIAM A. GALSTON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/its-clintons-election-to-lose-1470783556
— Trump Runs Against Both Parties – HOLMAN W. JENKINS, JR.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-runs-against-both-parties-1470783690
— All Paul Ryan’s Enemies Overwrought moral denunciations from both pro- and anti-Trump forces. – WILLIAM MCGURN (DIERSEN: Who wants to be viewed as being your enemy? The following want to be viewed as being my enemy: 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://www.wsj.com/articles/all-paul-ryans-enemies-1470698198
FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Has Staffers Ditching the Republican Party Like Crazy.”
http://fortune.com/2016/08/10/donald-trump-republican-national-committee/
BLOOMBERG
— What Trump Gets Wrong About Clinton and the Second Amendment Hint: everything. – Paul Barrett
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-10/what-trump-gets-wrong-about-clinton-and-the-second-amendment
USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: ‘Never Trump’ Ranks Grow Republicans turning against nominee who is anti-establishment. – David Jackson and Eliza Collins (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. Because they are part of the establishment, they demonize, denigrate, and condemn me as being anti-establishment.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/08/09/donald-trump-susan-collins-republicans/88443642/
— 6 times Donald Trump felt he was misunderstood by the media – Steph Solis
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/08/10/6-times-donald-trump-felt-he-misunderstood-media/88495128/
— Are they both trying to lose the White House? Glenn Reynolds – Glenn Harlan Reynolds
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/08/09/mateen-campaign-clinton-gay-shooting-pulse-hillary-florida-seddique-column/88460374/
— Could Trump drop out? GOP leaders should have thought this through before now. – Joshua Spivak
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/08/09/trump-drop-out-race-ballot-republicans-ryan-delegates-november-column/88450076/
ORLANDO SENTINEL
— Trump to appear at Orlando pastors event, LGBT protests planned – Steven Lemongello (DIERSEN: The less that you do to promote LGBT activity, the more at Democrats protest against you.)
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-trump-to-appear-at-orlando-pastors-event-lgbt-protests-planned-20160810-story.html
DAILY BEAST
— Donald Trump’s Second Amendment ‘Joke’ Will Get Real People Killed The Republican nominee built his celebrity on the sense that he was always, in some way, kidding. But his musings about a Clinton assassination have grave consequences. – Olivia Nuzzi
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/09/donald-trump-s-second-amendment-joke-will-get-real-people-killed.html
ATLANTIC
— Hillary Clinton’s Big Welcome to Trump-Hating Republicans The campaign announced the launch of Together for America, a group specially created for GOP defectors. – PRISCILLA ALVAREZ (DIERSEN: Who are the “Trump-Hating Republicans” and the “GOP defectors” in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct? What do the aforesaid think of you?)
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/08/hillary-clinton-republicans/495254/
FCW
— How can leaders keep exiting federal employees on point during the transition? – Chase Gunter (DIERSEN: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky. If Trump wins, they will do everything that they can to make his administration fail, and therefore, to make America fail.)
https://fcw.com/articles/2016/08/10/transition-feds-gunter.aspx
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters See Trump As His Own Worst Enemy
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/voters_see_trump_as_his_own_worst_enemy
— Most Say Union Leaders Out of Touch With Members
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2016/most_say_union_leaders_out_of_touch_with_members
