September 17 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ROLLING MEADOWS MAYOR TOM ROONEY TO REPLACE MATT MURPHY IN ILLINOIS SENATE – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rolling-meadows-mayor-to-replace-matt-murphy-in-illinois-senate/1515625/

 

NBC5
— Trump Speaks at Anti-Illegal Immigration Group’s Conference in Texas  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Speaks-at-Anti-Illegal-Immigration-Groups-Conference-393830951.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 2 events to address DuPage County’s ‘heroin crisis’ – Gary Gibula  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  I am almost 68. During your lifetime, how often have you been encouraged to use illegal drugs?  For me, the answer is zero.  My critics/opponents would use that to hint/imply/argue/shout that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged.  They would NOT stress that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran or that I was a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-heroin-programs-advance-st-0918-20160917-story.html
— Measuring Occupy Wall Street’s impact, 5 years later
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-occupy-wall-street-s-impact-20160917-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Ted Cruz’s internet crusade gains steam in U.S. funding debate – Bloomberg
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160917/business/160919111/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Heroin antidote now widely available without prescription – BRIGID SWEENEY (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, those who push heroin use this to push more heroin.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160917/NEWS03/160919859/heroin-antidote-now-widely-available-without-prescription

 

WAND
— Putin: US campaign shows Russia’s importance – AP  (DIERSEN: Putin has a much higher opinion of members of the following groups than Democrats or RINOs have: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/33118623/putin-us-campaign-shows-russias-importance

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Illinois, Chicago should declare bankruptcy to fix fiscal woes, ex-FDIC chief William Isaac said – Karen Kidd  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to “declare bankruptcy to fix financial woes.”  They hope that reduction/elimination of my CSRS pension would stop me from putting out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511009707-illinois-chicago-should-declare-bankruptcy-to-fix-fiscal-woes-ex-fdic-chief-said
— As courtroom smoke clears, redistricting battleground shifts to General Assembly – Carol Ostrow
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511010376-as-courtroom-smoke-clears-redistricting-battleground-shifts-to-general-assembly

 

CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
— Previously Silent, Tribune Comes out Against Democrats Operating as Republican Ward Committeemen in Chicago  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Republican Party leaders in Illinois who talk and act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs?  The more planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform that you support, the harder that the aforesaid work against you.  Because I have always supported all the planks in the IRP platform, the aforesaid have always worked very hard against me.)
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/featured/previously-silent-tribune-comes-out-against-democrats-leading-the-chicago-republican-party/

 

TPM
— Trump Walks Out To Song From ‘Les Misérables,’ Welcomes ‘Deplorables’ – KRISTIN SALAKY
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/donald-trump-walks-out-to-les-mis

 

FOX NEWS
— Poll: Trump catching Clinton in critical Electoral College vote
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/09/17/poll-trump-catching-clinton-in-critical-electoral-college-vote.html
— ‘Les Deplorables!’: Trump Turns Hillary’s Insulting Words About His Supporters Into Campaign Slogan – David Martosko
http://nation.foxnews.com/2016/09/17/les-deplorables-trump-turns-hillarys-insulting-words-about-his-supporters-campaign-slogan

 

BREITBART
— Trump’s Ritual Humiliation Of The Media Will Make Him Even More Popular
http://www.breitbart.com/milo/2016/09/17/trump-troll-media-popular/

 

DAILY CALLER
— U.S. Ed Dept. Gives Three Cities $5 Million For Students Riot Stress Relief – Evan Gahr
http://dailycaller.com/2016/09/17/u-s-ed-dept-gives-three-cities-5-million-for-students-riot-stress-relief/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Hillary falls into Trump’s birther trap – Thomas Lifson
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/09/hillary_falls_into_trumps_birther_trap.html

 

THE HILL
— Democrat senator to Trump: ‘Blood will be on your hands’ if Clinton killed – Elliot Smilowitz
http://origin-nyi.thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/296457-dem-senator-to-trump-blood-will-be-on-your-hands-if

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Glosses Over Past Actions, and Hopes Voters Do Same.”
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/09/17/us/politics/ap-us-campaign-2016.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “How Donald Trump Built an Empire on $885 Million in Tax Breaks.”  (DIERSEN: What “tax beaks” have you taken advantage of?  I deducted what I paid to earn job-related master’s degrees in 1976, 1980, and 1997.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me for doing that.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that the courses 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 d) were a distraction.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/18/nyregion/donald-trump-tax-breaks-real-estate.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump, Grand Wizard of Birtherism.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/19/opinion/trump-grand-wizard-of-birtherism.html
— Egypt Freezes Assets of Several Human Rights Advocates – NOUR YOUSSEF  (DIERSEN: Who wants to freeze your assets?  I am proud to say that the following want to freeze my assets: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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 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/2016/09/18/world/middleeast/egypt-freezes-assets-of-several-human-rights-advocates.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “A lot of Donald Trump Jr.’s trail missteps seem to involve white nationalists and Nazis.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/17/so-a-lot-of-donald-trump-jr-s-trail-missteps-seem-to-involve-white-nationalists-and-nazis/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Taxpayers are fleeing New York in droves – Kirstan Conley and Danika
http://nypost.com/2016/09/15/taxpayers-are-fleeing-new-york-in-droves/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In Illinois, a landmark Senate race between two physically disabled candidates – Katie Zezima
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-illinois-a-landmark-senate-race-between-two-physically-disabled-candidates/2016/09/17/08936d2a-5fdf-11e6-9d2f-b1a3564181a1_story.html
— Democrats may have a Hispanic voter problem, too – Amber Phillips  (DIERSEN: To get Hispanics to vote for Democrats, Democrats promise to give Hispanics lots of preference.  But to give one group (Hispanics) preference is to discriminate against another group (non-Hispanics).)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/09/17/democrats-may-have-a-hispanic-voter-problem-too/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you are against a border wall, you will be glorified and praised by 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.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/09/17/texas-border-wall-trump/90503360/

 

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want America to officially surrender to Mexico and to its drug cartels.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/09/17/cartel-watch-a-border-wall-won-t-keep-out-the-cartels.html

Author: David Diersen

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