August 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DONALD TRUMP MEETS WITH MEXICAN PRESIDENT AHEAD OF IMMIGRATION SPEECH – Jessica D’Onofrio and Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-meets-with-mexican-president-ahead-of-immigration-speech/1492641/
— AUGUST IS CHICAGO’S DEADLIEST MONTH IN 20 YEARS – Evelyn Holmes
http://abc7chicago.com/news/august-is-chicagos-deadliest-month-in-20-years/1493328/

 

NBC5
— ‘It Must Be Solved Quickly’: Trump Says US, Mexico Must Work to End Illegal Immigration  Trump said he and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto discussed a border wall during their meeting, but will talk about who pays for it at a later date; Pena Nieto later tweeted he had told Trump Mexico would not pay for the wall – Steve Peoples and Christopher Sherman
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Donald-Trump-to-Meet-Mexican-President-391822701.html
— Alleged Hastert Victim ‘James Doe’ Continues Quest for Hush-Money in New Court Filing – Phil Rogers
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Alleged-Hastert-Victim-James-Doe-Continues-Quest-for-Hush-Money-in-New-Court-Filing-391942551.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump talked about wall to Mexican president — but not who pays – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mexican-president-and-trump-had-open-and-constructive-meeting/
— Judge dismisses payment suit filed by social service agencies – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judge-dismisses-payment-suit-filed-by-social-service-agencies/
— SEIU local, in turmoil, calls off march on Rahm’s office – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/seiu-local-in-turmoil-to-march-on-rahms-office/
— Hastert victim says ex-speaker to blame for revealing secret deal – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/hastert-victim-says-ex-speaker-to-blame-for-revealing-secret-deal/
— Officials: Hackers viewed 700 voter records, possibly 86K more – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/officials-hackers-viewed-700-voter-records-possibly-86k-more/
— Moody’s warns no state budget may mean further credit downgrades – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/moodys-warns-no-state-budget-may-mean-further-credit-downgrades/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump’s meeting with Mexico president ends in dispute over border wall payment talk
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-mexico-president-meeting-20160831-story.html
— Rauner rejects National Guard as way to quell Chicago violence – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-chicago-violence-national-guard-met-20160831-story.html
— North Shore congressional foes clash on Trump, trade, Iran – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-10th-congressional-district-dold-schneider-met-0901-20160831-story.html
— Judge tosses social services lawsuit that included Diana Rauner’s organization – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-rauner-social-services-lawsuit-met-0901-20160831-story.html
— Illinois’ pile of unpaid bills could hit record of $14 billion next summer – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-illinois-moodys-met-0901-20160831-story.html
— Hastert victim asks judge to force disgraced former speaker to pay up – Christy Gutowski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-dennis-hastert-individual-a-lawsuit-response-met-20160831-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican “rank Wheaton College among worst schools for LGBTQ students.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-wheaton-college-anti-gay-lists-met-20160831-story.html
— Is American multiculturalism a failure? – Steve Chapman  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, 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 PROMOTE HATRED AGAINST individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-immigration-race-blacks-whites-hispanics-muslims-perspec-0901-jm-20160831-column.html
— Why law center says White Lives Matter is a hate group but Black Lives Matter is not – Katie Mettler  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, 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 PROMOTE HATRED AGAINST individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-how-splc-classifies-hate-groups-20160831-story.html
— Mexico angry at president’s ‘humiliating’ meeting with Trump  (DIERSEN: What percent of Mexicans want Mexico to officially declare war on America?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-mexico-president-meeting-20160831-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Ben Carson to headline Judson World Leaders Forum in April – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160831/news/160839793/
— Tim Kaine sets fundraiser at Bill Daley’s home – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160831/BLOGS02/160839958/tim-kaine-sets-fundraiser-at-bill-daleys-home
— DePaul’s Naperville campus to close next summer – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160831/news/160839753/
— Kane Co. may issue risky bonds to fund pension liability – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160831/news/160839754/
— IMRF: McHenry County Board pension inquiry ‘inconclusive’ – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160831/news/160839758/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois on track for $14 billion in IOUs, Moody’s says – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160831/BLOGS02/160839954/illinois-on-track-for-14-billion-in-ious-moodys-says

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Moody’s issues warning about lack of budget, sees bill backlog growing to $14B – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160831/moodys-issues-warning-about-lack-of-budget-sees-bill-backlog-growing-to-14b

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Pay raise a legislative ploy – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-08-31/pay-raise-legislative-ploy.html

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Moody’s warns of growing liquidity pressures for Illinois – Reuters
    http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/moody-s-warns-of-growing-liquidity-pressures-for-illinois/article_cd91fd69-369b-5e15-9c29-d0057f353748.html

 

WSIL TV
— Mexico disappointed at president’s meeting with Trump – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/32938233/mexico-disappointed-at-presidents-meeting-with-trump

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Marijuana decriminalization brings local challenges  Police, prosecutors play catch-up on new state law – PAM EGGEMEIER
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/08/31/marijuana-decriminalization-brings-local-challenges/akq8m8l/

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— How to Watch EVERY Donald Trump Rally and Speech
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14178

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— INDEPENDENT MAPS ASK SUPREME COURT TO RECONSIDER DECISION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/independent-maps-ask-supreme-court-to-consider-decision.html
— MILITARY INTEL CONFIRMS 30,000+ MUSLIM TERRORISTS ENTERED U.S. VIA MEXICO IN 2015  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who protects these Muslim terrorists?  ANSWER: 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. QUESTION: Who will these Muslim terrorist attack first?  ANSWER: 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://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/military-intel-confirms-30000-muslim-terrorists-entered-us-via-mexico.html
— WOMAN SETS FIRE TO HERSELF IN DANNY DAVIS’ CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/woman-sets-fire-to-herself-in-danny-davis-congressional-office.html

 

BREITBART
— George Soros Exploits Catholic ‘Useful Idiots’ – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/08/31/report-george-soros-exploits-catholic-useful-idiots/

 

GOPUSA
— ICE arrests 3 illegals that sanctuary city Philadelphia refused to hold
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=14311
— Fox News blasts former host who filed sexual harassment lawsuit
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=14303

 

PJ MEDIA
— McCain Continues Incumbents’ Winning Streak Against Pro-Trump Primary Challengers – BRIDGET JOHNSON
https://pjmedia.com/election/2016/08/31/mccain-continues-incumbents-winning-streak-against-pro-trump-primary-challengers/

 

TOWNHALL
— It’s Official: Clinton Has Dropped In The Polls, But Trump Still Trailing – Matt Vespa
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/08/31/its-official-clinton-has-dropped-in-the-polls-but-trump-still-trailing-n2212538

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Where Does GOP Unity Stand after 2016?”  Anti-Trumps a) want to drive out of the Republican Party those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) want to destroy the Republican Party.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/439518/donald-trumps-2016-election-defeat-gop-future

 

INDEPENDEWNT JOURNAL REVIEW
— OUTSTANDING: Colin Kaepernick’s Next NFL Game Is Going to Involve a Whole Lot of American Flags
http://ijr.com/2016/08/684085-colin-kaepernicks-next-nfl-game-is-going-to-involve-a-whole-lot-of-american-flags/

 

DAILY CALLER
— New Trump Hotel Gets A Big, Beautiful Doggy Door – INDIA INGERSOLL
http://dailycaller.com/2016/08/31/new-trump-hotel-gets-a-big-beautiful-doggy-door/

 

THE HILL
— Trump in Mexico calls for end to ‘disaster’ of illegal immigration – Ben Kamisar  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs encourage people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/294008-trump-in-mexico-calls-for-end-to-disaster-of-illegal
— Clinton: Trump doesn’t believe in ‘American exceptionalism’ – Jonathan Easley  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn America and its citizens.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/293964-clinton-trump-doesnt-believe-in-american-exceptionalism
— Deportations under President Obama could hit 10-year low – Rafael Bernal (DIERSEN: The fewer that are deported, the more that come in illegally, the more that stay in illegally, and the more that are brought in illegally.)
http://thehill.com/latino/293861-deportations-under-obama-could-hit-10-year-low

 

POLITICO
— Trump, in Mexico, insists on America’s right to build a wall  ‘We didn’t discuss payment of the wall,’ Trump says after meeting behind closed doors with the Mexican president. – Louis Nelson
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/trump-in-mexico-insists-on-americas-right-to-build-a-wall-227606

 

REUTERS
— Respect Mexicans, President Pena Nieto tells visiting Donald Trump  (DIERSEN: Mexicans show their tremendous disrespect for America and for Americans by coming into America illegally, by staying in America illegally, by bringing others into America illegally, by bringing illegal drugs into America, etc.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-mexico-president-idUSKCN1162UZ?il=0

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Winning without Trump: McCain and Rubio show the way.”
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/31/opinions/mccain-rubio-winning-without-trump-opinion-louis/

 

CBS NEWS
— Do you have the “soft skills” employers badly need? – AIMEE PICCHI
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/do-you-have-the-soft-skills-employers-badly-need/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Federal employees one step closer to 1.6 percent raise – Eric Yoder
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/08/31/federal-employees-one-step-closer-to-1-6-percent-raise/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Marco Rubio open to campaigning with Donald Trump
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-marco-rubio-open-to-campaigning-with-1472563962-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump Eases Terms on Immigration, Trade After Meeting With Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto  Republican candidate says they didn’t talk about who would pay for proposed border wall – REID J. EPSTEIN,  SANTIAGO PEREZ and DAVID LUHNOW
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-eases-terms-on-immigration-trade-after-meeting-with-mexican-president-enrique-pena-nieto-1472677336
— Clinton Dismisses Trump’s Trip to Mexico  (DIERSEN: Who dismisses what you do?  I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.  Since 2004, those emails have included links to almost 243,600 articles and information on many upcoming events.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes not only dismiss that, they hint/imply/argue/shout that those emails caused Republican candidates to lose elections.)
http://www.wsj.com/video/clinton-dismisses-trump-trip-to-mexico/8356D9BE-76EB-4168-90FA-377F65EDB758.html

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s New Anti-Immigration Pitch Makes Even Less Sense Than His Old One.”
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/08/trumps-kinder-immigration-pitch-wont-help-workers.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Support Jumps for Legalizing Those Here Illegally  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What percent of those who support legalizing illegals 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? ANSWER: 100%)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/immigration_update
— Is There Silent Trump Support That Pollsters Are Missing?  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they will get rid of you figuratively if not literally if you support Trump.  During the 1930s and 1940s, the Nazis ever-increasingly made it clear that they would get rid of you figuratively if not literally if you supported the Jews.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/is_there_silent_trump_support_that_pollsters_are_missing

 

AUTOMOTIVE NEWS
— Ford gains on GM in executive diversity – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: What companies build the vehicles that you own?  How diverse are their executives?)
http://www.autonews.com/article/20160830/OEM/308309877/ford-gains-on-gm-in-executive-diversity

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.