August 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago protest: Group gathers on Michigan Avenue aiming to ‘Shut Down the Mag Mile’ Chicago police out in full force lining Michigan Avenue – Alexis McAdams (DIERSEN: What demands have protestors made on your mayor? Should mayors be required to disclose in press releases a) the demands that have been made on them, b) who made those demands, and c) what they have done and/or will do to respond to those demands? What would your mayor do if/when Democrats demand that your mayor get rid of individuals, organizations, and companies that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-protesters-aim-to-shut-down-the-mag-mile-/6395229/
— NJ teen who organized Black Lives Matter protest gets hit with $2,500 police overtime bill
https://abc7chicago.com/society/teen-who-organized-blm-protest-gets-hit-with-$2500-police-ot-bill/6394037/
— Illinois COVID-19: IL reports 1,880 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths as IL surpasses 8,000 deaths – Jessica D’Onofrio and John Garcia
https://abc7chicago.com/health/il-surpasses-8000-covid-19-deaths/6395049/

NBC5
— Chicago Protest Updates: Black Lives Matter Rally Underway
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-protest-updates-city-prepares-for-multiple-planned-weekend-demonstrations/2330838/
— Zuckerberg Says Facebook Erred in Not Removing Kenosha Militia Group’s Post Facebook has recently adopted new guidelines removing or restricting posts from groups that pose a threat to public safety (DIERSEN: BLM poses a threat to public safety.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/zuckerberg-says-facebook-erred-in-not-removing-kenosha-militia-groups-post/2330933/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote thugs and anarchists.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/president-trump/trump-at-nh-rally-sows-fears-about-thugs-anarchists/2330769/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters encourage Blacks to hate Trump.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/how-dare-we-not-vote-black-voters-organize-after-dc-march/2330946/

CBS2
— University Of Chicago Student Protesters Demand Defunding, Eventual Abolishment Of Campus Police Force – Jeremy Ross
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/08/29/university-of-chicago-student-protesters-demand-defunding-eventual-abolishment-of-campus-police-force/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— House bill would block rioters from coronavirus unemployment benefits
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/house-bill-would-block-rioters-from-coronavirus-unemployment-benefits

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rabbi vows to ‘shut down’ Mag Mile in support of Black lives, defunding police outside Wrigley Building – ALICE YIN (DIERSEN: What demands have protestors made on your mayor? Should mayors be required to disclose in press releases a) the demands that have been made on them, b) who made those demands, and c) what they have done and/or will do to respond to those demands? What would your mayor do if/when Democrats demand that your mayor get rid of individuals, organizations, and companies that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-mag-mile-protest-saturday-20200829-d7hsefz64rbbll24w6whkcvnj4-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against law enforcement officers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/heidi-stevens/ct-heidi-stevens-law-and-order-jacob-blake-rnc-kenosha-0828-20200828-suqmdg2zvjgdrf3uussvsliwlu-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-jacob-blake-kenosha-rally-20200829-vnszf7gcnvgm5iiami4rxxyuja-story.html
— Babysitter bidding wars: As Chicago parents shell out $25 per hour, paid vacation and $1,000 signing bonuses during pandemic, ‘wealthiest families win out’ – NARA SCHOENBERG
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-covid-sitter-pay-hikes-08272020-20200828-j7euuoqjqzbrbg7vh6rm6ngjiq-story.html
— State Sen. Terry Link leaves Lake County Democratic chairmanship more than two weeks early – JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-link-resigns-lake-county-democratic-chairmanship-20200829-tsqnnprkgbgijpqth5tbfaordq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/clarence-page/ct-column-kenosha-jacob-blake-donald-trump-page-20200828-54ofwgnr2bcs5hkshdynlkzbju-story.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-ctu-bezos-trump-health-care-zorn-20200828-7nvq3wfn2bdf5at5kg5shsj5jy-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— With removal imminent, Link resigns as Lake County Democratic Party chair – Kevin Schmit
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200829/with-removal-imminent-link-resigns-as-lake-county-democratic-party-chair
— Cook County property owners delay paying $1.8 billion in taxes – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200829/cook-county-property-owners-delay-paying-18-billion-in-taxes
— At D.C. march, families decry ‘two systems of justice’ – AP (DIERSEN: The following are overjoyed that the “system of justice” ruled against me, that is, denied me a jury trial, in Diersen v. GAO: those who are anti-law enforcement, anti-Trump, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-heterosexuals, anti-married people, anti-non-poor people, anti-gun owners, anti-Protestant, anti-German American, anti-draft avoiders, anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and those who I have sued.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20200828/news/308289993/

WBBM
— Nonprofit Launches Civic Engagement Initiative To Celebrate 100th Anniversary Of Women’s Suffrage Movement, Prepare For Upcoming Election (DIERSEN: Democrats divide a) women against men, b) minorities against Whites, c) younger people against older people, d) those who have less money against those who have more money, e) non-Christians against Christians, f) non-German Americans against German Americans, g) non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, h) veterans against non-veterans, i) moderates and liberals against conservatives, j) LGBTQers against heterosexuals, k) non-married people against married people, l) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, m) non-patriotic people against patriotic people, n) citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, o) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and p) non-gun owners against gun owners.)
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/public-policy-initiative-launches-to-celebrate-women

CHICAGO NOW
— 14th CD R Cand. Jim Oberweis interviewed today on Covid, the economy, BLM, law and order & healthcare in Chicago, Aurora – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2020/08/watch-14th-cd-r-cand-jim-oberweis-interviewed-today-on-covid-the-economy-blm-law-and-order-healthcare-in-chicago-aurora-and-on-the-web/

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Loyola ‘Affirms that Black Lives Matter’ in Statement Following Days of Campus Protests (DIERSEN: BLM is extremely anti-Christian.)
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2020/08/loyola-affirms-that-black-lives-matter-in-statement-following-days-of-campus-protests/

DUPAGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
— DuPage County Chairman Relieves Robert Czernek Form All Republican Party Responsibilities
https://dupagegop.com/press-releases/czernek-relieved
— GOP Chairman Zay Questions Democrats’ Judgment on LaPlante Appointment
https://dupagegop.com/press-releases/laplante-appointment-statement

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump blasts D.C. as ‘real mess’ after protesters accosted convention attendees – Andrew Blake
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/29/donald-trump-calls-dc-a-real-mess-after-gop-chair-/

FOX NEWS
— Mitch McConnell’s campaign hires Nicholas Sandmann as grassroots director Sandmann sued media outlets over their coverage of a viral encounter in 2019 – Adam Shaw
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mitch-mcconnell-nicholas-sandmann-grassroots-director
— Portland protesters stage sit-in at mayor’s home — after he and Trump trade barbs Earlier Friday, Ted Wheeler wrote to the president, declining an offer of more federal officers – Brie Stimson (DIERSEN: What demands have protestors made on your mayor? Should mayors be required to disclose in press releases a) the demands that have been made on them, b) who made those demands, and c) what they have done and/or will do to respond to those demands? What would your mayor do if/when Democrats demand that your mayor get rid of individuals, organizations, and companies that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/portland-protesters-stage-sit-in-at-mayors-home-after-he-and-trump-trade-barbs

GOPUSA
— Al Sharpton Headlines March In DC For Black Lives Matter
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=94209
— Democrat Mayor Ted Wheeler Rebukes Trump, Calls Portland’s Nightly Riots A ‘Proud Progressive Tradition’
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=94194
— Hypocritical Democrats Lay Groundwork For Ducking Debates With Trump
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=94199

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— The Left Stands Athwart the Tide of History, Yelling ‘Cancel!’ Despite this trying, passing moment, heed the sweeping tide of history and take heart: the future is freedom. – Thaddeus G. McCotter
https://amgreatness.com/2020/08/28/the-left-stands-athwart-the-tide-of-history-yelling-cancel/

BREITBART
— Mike Pence in Michigan: Joe Biden Would ‘Stifle Automotive Jobs’ – SEAN MORAN
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/28/mike-pence-in-michigan-joe-biden-would-stifle-automotive-jobs/

BLAZE
— Black Lives Matter protesters chain themselves together in lobby of Mayor Ted Wheeler’s condo, riots erupt in Portland The group refused to leave until Wheeler heard their demands that included abolishing the police bureau – PAUL SACCA (DIERSEN: What demands have BLMers made on your mayor? Should mayors be required to disclose in press releases a) the demands that have been made on them, b) who made those demands, and c) what they have done and/or will do to respond to those demands? What would your mayor do if/when Democrats demand that your mayor get rid of individuals, organizations, and companies that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/black-lives-matter-ted-wheeler-condo-portland-riots
— Kelley Paul delivers blunt message to media for calling ‘bloodthirsty mob’ peaceful protesters ‘I am furious’ – CHRIS ENLOE
https://www.theblaze.com/news/kelley-paul-blunt-message-for-media-protesters

DAILY CALLER
— Mitch McConnell’s Reelection Campaign Hires Former Covington Catholic Student Nick Sandmann – ANDERS HAGSTROM
https://dailycaller.com/2020/08/29/mitch-mcconnell-reelection-campaign-hires-nick-sandmann/

FEDERALIST
— After Decades Of Dividing America On Race, Left Insists The Right Is Really To Blame Demographics aren’t destiny, culture is. The sooner Americans return to affirming “E pluribus unum,” the faster we can mend our national wounds. – Mike Gonzalez (DIERSEN: Democrats divide a) minorities against Whites, b) women against men, c) younger people against older people, d) those who have less money against those who have more money, e) non-Christians against Christians, f) non-German Americans against German Americans, g) non-Italian Americans against Italian Americans, h) veterans against non-veterans, i) moderates and liberals against conservatives, j) LGBTQers against heterosexuals, k) non-married people against married people, l) Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs against Republicans, m) non-patriotic people against patriotic people, n) citizens of foreign countries against citizens of America, o) those whose ancestors have not been in America for a long time against those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, and p) non-gun owners against gun owners.)
https://thefederalist.com/2020/08/29/after-decades-of-dividing-america-on-race-left-insists-the-right-is-really-to-blame/

NEWSMAX
— NBA Players Say Police-Involved Shootings Rekindle Bad Memories – Cathy Burke (DIERSEN: What bad memories do you have and what rekindles them? My bad memories include the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 succeeding in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old. Seeing discrimination/hatred against those who are the following rekindles those bad memories: law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Protestant, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.newsmax.com/us/NBA-Police-shootings/2020/08/28/id/984402/

TOWNHALL
— How Rich: Chelsea Clinton Is Telling Parents How to ‘Erode White Privilege’ Out of Their Children – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: Should everyone be required to disclose exactly how much education, money, and clout that their parents have/had?)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2020/08/29/how-rich-chelsea-clinton-is-telling-parents-how-to-erode-white-privilege-out-of-their-children-n2575295

PJ MEDIA
— Democrat Leaders Have Encouraged Political Violence, Beginning With Barack Obama – STACEY LENNOX
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/stacey-lennox/2020/08/29/flashback-democrat-leaders-encouraging-violence-beginning-with-barack-obama-n863918

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— ‘Protesters’ in Name Only: Mob Terrorized Us on D.C. Streets – Richard W. Porter
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2020/08/29/protesters_in_name_only_mob_terrorized_us_on_dc_streets_144097.html

CHRISTIANITY TODAY
— Most Americans believe social media companies censor political viewpoints – DEREK KIM
http://www.christianitydaily.com/articles/9763/20200829/most-americans-think-social-media-sites-censor-political-viewpoints.htm

THE HILL
— Cancel culture as social exclusion – HILARY SILVER
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/514231-cancel-culture-as-social-exclusion
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred, protests, looting, rioting, arson, and even worse things, and then blame it on Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/514180-democrats-seek-balance-in-backing-protests-condemning-violence

CBS LOS ANGELES
— Leagues Offer Unprecedented Support As Athletes Unite To Fight Racial Injustice (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will sports officially banish all those are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/08/28/leagues-offer-unprecedented-support-as-athletes-unite-to-fight-racial-injustice/

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Enough Is Enough’: New Racial Justice Leaders Rise in Kenosha (DIERSEN: What demands have protestors made on your mayor? Should mayors be required to disclose in press releases a) the demands that have been made on them, b) who made those demands, and c) what they have done and/or will do to respond to those demands? What would your mayor do if/when Democrats demand that your mayor get rid of individuals, organizations, and companies that are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/29/us/29kenosha-march-protests.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters promote hatred against those who are law enforcement officers, Trump supporters, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, heterosexual, married, non-poor, gun owners, Christian, Italian American, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2020/08/28/us/28reuters-global-race-usa-washingtondc.html

NEW YORK POST
— Alleged stabber shouted ‘Black Lives Matter’ during random attack in Colorado – Laura Italiano
https://nypost.com/2020/08/29/alleged-stabber-shouted-black-lives-matter-during-colorado-attack/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-hater says “Trump and the GOP want voters to fear ‘chaos and anarchy’ under Biden, but not the coronavirus that’s killing 1,100 Americans a day.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-and-the-gop-want-voters-to-fear-chaos-and-anarchy-under-biden-but-not-the-coronavirus-thats-killing-1100-americans-a-day/ar-BB18uJ8f

KCCI
— OUTSTANDING: Group walks through Des Moines streets for Back the Blue March
https://www.kcci.com/article/group-walks-through-des-moines-streets-for-blue-lives-matter-march/33839631

KWWL
— OUTSTANDING: Hundreds show support for Des Moines Police at ‘Back the Blue’ march
https://kwwl.com/2020/08/29/hundreds-show-support-for-des-moines-police-at-back-the-blue-march/

LOS ANGELES BLADE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly those who are anti-heterosexual work together with those who are anti-White.
https://www.losangelesblade.com/2020/08/29/lgbtq-activists-participate-in-march-on-washington-commemoration/

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 804 James Court, Wheaton – $459,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448288_zpid/

BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY
— FOR SALE: 820 South Wheaton Avenue, Wheaton – $759,900
http://www.bhhschicago.com/homes-for-sale/820-S-Wheaton-Avenue-Wheaton-IL-60189-303547990

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.