Author: David Diersen

NBC5
— Who’s Running for Illinois Attorney General, Who’s Not and Who Might Be – Mary Ann Ahern and Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-attorney-general-candidates-445832893.html

ABC7
— Report of 2nd Wheaton College football hazing victim; 2 of 5 players in custody – Cate Cauguiran
http://abc7chicago.com/report-of-2nd-wheaton-college-football-hazing-victim/2435278/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Wheaton College needs to answer questions about football hazing case – Rex Huppke  (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, anti-Trumps will blame Trump and blame Trump’s supporters for this.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-wheaton-college-hazing-huppke-20170920-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “Rauner-Madigan war leads to exodus of lawmakers from Springfield.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-durkin-illinois-general-assembly-turnover-met-0920-20170919-story.html
— House Republican leader: Don’t ‘give away the store’ to Amazon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-amazon-hq2-jim-durkin-20170920-story.html
— Will South Side presidential center serve as the Obamas’ final resting place? – William Lee  (DIERSEN: Where will be your final resting place be?  Even though there are two cemeteries in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, I do not want Wheaton to be my final resting place. Ever-increasingly, my precinct, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes either have no problem with the aforesaid trends or they blame me for the aforesaid trends.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obamacenter/ct-will-obamas-be-buried-jackson-park-library-site-met-20170914-story.html
— Former Bears cornerback Charles Tillman training to join the FBI – Brad Biggs
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-charles-tillman-fbi-training-20170919-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: FBI guidelines mandate prospective candidates for hiring as a special agent must be at least 23 years old but younger than 37 at the time of appointment. Tillman turns 37 on Feb. 23. “We don’t speak about personnel matters,” special agent Garrett Croon, a spokesman for the Chicago bureau, told the Tribune. Tillman earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette before the Bears drafted him in the second round in 2003. He grew up in a military family — his father, Donald Tillman Jr., was a sergeant in the Army — and attended 11 schools from kindergarten through 12th grade.)
— Don’t expect a big raise next year, survey says – Robert Channick  (DIERSEN: What raises have you gotten?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that because of COLAs, step increases, and/or promotions, my salary increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 except for 1980 when I took an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. In my defense, 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-salary-increases-flat-20170919-story.html
— When you are too old to find any job – Ilana Gershon and Noah Berlatsky (DIERSEN: How old are you?  I will soon be 69. Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, you will be deemed to be a bad employee, your career will be wasted, and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40. I did not make GS-13 until I was 38 and I was never promoted beyond that. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-old-jobs-unemployment-0929-story.html
— Learning to appreciate the ‘Vietnam syndrome’ – Clarence Page  (DIERSEN: How did Vietnam impact you? Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, subordinates, and everyone else a) that to avoid being sent to Vietnam, I was a full-time student at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970 and I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971; b) that the aforesaid proved that I am a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things; and c) that aforesaid proves why I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.  Because I am not a veteran, and therefore I did not get the veterans preference, a) some if not many federal jobs were not offered me, b) the job offer that IRS gave me and that I accepted in 1971 was delayed, and c) my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  During the 1980s and 1990s, GAO had a written agreement with its employees who were veterans that they would not be adversely impacted by budget cuts or downsizing.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-vietnam-ken-burns-syndrome-20170920-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: About a dozen of us strolled wearily and unhappily into the Greyhound bus station early that morning on a date that we would never forget. It was Nov. 19, 1969, the date that our government told us to report for the military draft. . .Like most military draftees, as it turned out, I never was sent to Vietnam. But like just about every American who was around at the time, the war had an impact on my life that often drives me to movies, books and documentaries about the period to try to make sense of it. . .I served my two years in the Army and returned home as many did, looking for some silver lining in a war that, as Burns’ documentary shows, did not have to happen. The best I could come up with was to hope that, at least, we Americans had learned enough from our tragedies in Southeast Asia that we won’t make that kind of mistake again. No, we have learned how to make new ones.)
— Is there a simple answer why Lisa Madigan is stepping down? Maybe. – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-madigan-ambition-future-20170920-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Rasmea Odeh.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/political-activist-rasmea-odeh-a-symbol-of-deportations-many-faces/

DAILY HERALD
— ‘No acceptable level’ of hazing, expert says after Wheaton College arrests – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170919/no-acceptable-level-of-hazing-expert-says-after-wheaton-college-arrests
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that you want America’s immigration laws to be enforced, the more that anti-Trumps call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater. racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170920/hard-liners-on-daca-may-be-too-hard-hearted-for-trump

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— In case you forgot, Gov. Rauner, St. Louis isn’t in Illinois – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170920/BLOGS10/170929999

TIMES
— Sessions: Sanctuary cities undermine law’s moral authority – AP  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps respect laws only when they can use them to harm individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/illinois/sessions-sanctuary-cities-undermine-law-s-moral-authority/article_5286d5d7-3a7c-5933-928f-f97ddf4f4089.html

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Republican Looking To Run In 55th Goes On Attack
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_6a97b35e-9cb1-11e7-9a91-bf07053a7032.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Rauner’s support of St. Louis for Amazon bid ‘a stunning betrayal’ of Illinois, editorial says – MARY COOLEY
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article174331851.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Rauner Signs EDGE Bill – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=251969#.WcKAORHxZZJ

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Trump reaches across the aisle – Editorial (DIERSEN: Reaching across the aisle is code for dumping individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/editorials/trump-reaches-across-the-aisle/article_ca53e0ed-b1e5-5788-a8cc-44383b1e08e9.html

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Wants Comprehensive National Immigration Reform – MARK SCHULTZ
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/gov-rauner-wants-comprehensive-national-immigration-reform

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats ask “Could The Trump Presidency Lead To An Era Of Democratic Renewal?”  Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters. racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are disciples of Saul Alinsky.
http://nprillinois.org/post/could-trump-presidency-lead-era-democratic-renewal#stream/0

WSIL TV
— “Rauner’s Broken Record Tour” held in Carbondale (DIERSEN: What is your record? While I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, I always assured that the organization a) held a breakfast meeting the third Saturday of each month except August and December, b) held a picnic each August, c) held a Christmas party each December, and d) had speakers for the aforesaid events.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36406043/rauners-broken-record-tour-held-in-carbondale

CHICAGO NOW
— Has Governor Rauner given up on revolutionary reforms for Illinois? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/09/has-governor-rauner-given-up-on-revolutionary-reforms-for-illinois-watch-berkowitz-wfamily-pacs-caprio-cableweb/

ERIKA HAROLD
— Erika Harold Announces Strong Support from Republican State Legislators
http://mailchi.mp/erikaharold/erika-harold-announces-strong-support-from-republican-state-legislators?e=92ab74215a

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois loses 3,000 manufacturing jobs in August, worst since recession – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-loses-manufacturing-jobs-in-august-worst-since-recession/article_7be92cfe-9ca8-11e7-984c-1fb3b33971cc.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 45 GOP STATE LAWMAKERS BACK HAROLD IN AG RACE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/45-gop-state-lawmakers-back-harold-in-ag-race.html
— THORNER/INGOLD: AWAKENING TO ‘ANTIFA’ – THE RADICAL LEFT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/thorneringold-awakening-to-antifa-the-radical-left.html

FOX NEWS
— 5 Wheaton College football players charged in hazing attack on roommate
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2017/09/20/5-wheaton-college-football-players-charged-in-hazing-attack-on-roommate.html

GOPUSA
— ESPN employees pose as Democrats to keep jobs  (DIERSEN: Notwithstanding the fact that I am Republican, White, male, non-veteran, 100% German national origin, and baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL), if I had posed as being a Democrat, 4-F, Scandinavian, and/or non-MSL, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30451

NEWSMAX
— Walmart, Target, Pepsi Join Call for ‘Dreamer’ Legislation  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, businesses paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/walmart-target-pepsi-dreamer/2017/09/20/id/814608/
— Survey: Pay Raises Will Be Less Likely Next Year – Rob Williams  (DIERSEN: What raises have you gotten?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that because of COLAs, step increases, and/or promotions, my salary increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 except for 1980 when I took an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. In my defense, 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.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/salary-payroll-employment-bonuses/2017/09/19/id/814454/

DAILY CALLER
— Former Agent: Secret Service Lowered Standards In Pursuit Of Diversity – DEREK HUNTER  (DIERSEN: Democrat employers use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  Ever since the 1960s, to hire, to retain, and to promote more young Democrat minorities and more young Democrat females, the federal government has lowered its hiring, retention, and promotion standards and made them more subjective. At IRS and at GAO, to move up the ladder, passing the CPA examination used to be required, but not any more. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinate were furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old.  My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinate were furious when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) examination on my first attempt in 1981 when I was 32 years old. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors promoted many of their Democrat employees over me who not only had not passed the CPA or CIA examinations, they had not even tried to.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/19/former-agent-secret-service-lowered-standards-in-pursuit-of-diversity/

BLAZE
— I’m not ‘forcing my morality on you’ — you’re forcing your immorality on me – Matt Walsh
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/im-not-forcing-my-morality-on-you-youre-forcing-your-immorality-on-me/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Awful Future that Looms for a Majority of Today’s Americans – Steve McCann
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/09/the_awful_future_that_looms_for_a_majority_of_todays_americans_.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When it comes to the future, an overwhelming majority of Americans have adopted a mindset that is a variation of Isiah 22:12: “Let us eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow does not matter.”  Recently, federal debt surpassed the $20 Trillion mark (additional state and local debt amount to another $2.9 Trillion). That milestone was greeted by the Ruling Class and a vast preponderance of the citizenry with a yawn and a shrug of the shoulder. As the ongoing determination to promote new entitlement spending and the refusal to rein in, but instead to expand, existing programs continues unabated. Any attempt to seriously discuss the financial fate of the nation is ignored and dismissed with the proviso that its someone else’s problem for another day down the road.  In reality, this dilemma is not someone else’s problem.  The average life expectancy in the United States today is 79.  That means that over 225 million citizens and non-citizens in the country today will still be alive in 30 years.)
— Best places to live tend conservative – Noel S. Williams  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/09/best_places_to_live_tend_conservative.html
— Conservative Values Lead to Happiness – Noel S. Williams
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/09/conservative_values_lead_to_happiness.html

TOWNHALL
— Tucker Carlson Asks DACA Recipient What Right He Has to Threaten Our Lawmakers – Cortney O’Brien  (DIERSEN: I should ask Democrats in my precinct who cast Republican primary ballots what right do they have to threaten me.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/09/20/tucker-vs-daca-recipient-n2383582
— The End of the First Amendment – Ben Shapiro  (DIERSEN: Who wants to take away your First Amendment Rights?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want to take away my First Amendment rights. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I cannot be both a) a member of the news media and b) a Republican Precinct Committeeman, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2017/09/20/the-end-of-the-first-amendment-n2383681
— Are Conservatives Prepared to be Censored? – Albert Eisenberg
https://townhall.com/columnists/alberteisenberg/2017/09/18/are-conservatives-prepared-to-be-censored-n2383024
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Somebody at Google is skewing the queries, in this case a form of digital affirmative action: conceivably another point scored in an endless matchup against “white supremacy,” whose presence at all turns is the greatest of progressive obsessions. The implication is that anything related to whiteness – even the telegraph – shouldn’t be searched for at all, and takes up “space” from the accomplishments of marginalized people. In both of the above examples, we receive a political indoctrination in lieu of sought after information. In the second one, we actually learn an altered version of history.)

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Know Thy Enemy – George Rasley (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have declared themselves to be my enemy. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/26470-know-thy-enemy

THE HILL
— Ellison compares illegal immigrants to Jews fleeing Nazi Germany – JOSH DELK  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that they want to treat Republicans like the Nazis treated Jews.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/351415-ellison-compares-harboring-illegal-immigrants-to-sheltering-jews

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Anti-Muslim hazing leads to felony charges for Wheaton football players
http://religionnews.com/2017/09/19/muslim-wheaton-football-hazing/

REUTERS
— Walmart, Target join call for ‘Dreamer’ legislation – Stephen Nellis (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, businesses paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration/walmart-target-join-call-for-dreamer-legislation-idUSKCN1BV11E

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Democrats Trying Out Various Shades of Blue  Sanders and Warren Offer Dueling Ideas – JONATHAN MARTIN  (DIERSEN: Ever-=increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/19/us/politics/bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-democrats-presidential-election.html
— Even College Doesn’t Bridge the Racial Income Gap – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, b) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, c) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, d) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and e) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/20/opinion/college-racial-income-gap.html
— Fox News Presses for Arbitration or Dismissal in Suit Over Seth Rich Article – EMILY STEEL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/19/business/media/fox-news-seth-rich.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Overdosing on the Job: Opioid Crisis Spills Into the Workplace – Catarina Saraiva, Patricia Laya and Jeanna Smialek  (DIERSEN: If pot is legalized for recreational use in Illinois, the “pot crisis” will be far worse than the “opioid crisis.”)
http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-OV7DO96KLVR401-18EMMPTDDOK47C3A1PKNJ0UP2E

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Less than 25% of Republicans in Congress endorse border wall funding.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/09/20/trump-border-wall-survey-congress-republicans-billions/640196001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— States Need $645 Billion to Pay Full Health-Care Costs  New accounting guidelines urge local governments to put their full health costs on their balance sheets – Heather Gillers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-need-645-billion-to-pay-for-these-promises-and-thats-not-counting-what-they-owe-in-pensions-1505899801
— Mentors can help newcomers figure out a boardroom’s cultural norms, power brokers – Joann S. Lublin  (DIERSEN: What happened to your mentors? My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/boards-try-buddy-system-to-get-newcomers-up-to-speed-1505769025
— Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Politics of Contempt  The polemicist attributes Trump’s election to ‘white supremacy,’ and liberals can’t get enough. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ta-nehisi-coates-and-the-politics-of-contempt-1505861888
— James Madison Weeps  A Brookings survey finds college students are clueless about free speech. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/james-madison-weeps-1505862810

BLOOMBERG
— Unions Are Training Hotel Workers to Face Down Immigration Raids  Contract negotiations are a key tool to restrict hotels from collaborating with ICE. – Josh Eidelson
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-20/unions-are-training-hotel-workers-to-face-down-immigration-raids
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hotel workers in cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York have been gathering for training sessions recently on how to handle visits from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The sessions, organized by the labor union Unite Here!, teach workers how to effectively stonewall ICE agents, emphasizing employees’ right to refuse to answer questions or show identification.)

RAW STORY
— Bannon ordered Breitbart editors to ramp up attacks on Trump-backed Alabama Senate candidate – Noor Al-Sibai (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes work against me because they cannot manipulate/dominate me.  He who pays the piper calls the tunes, but no one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor.)
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/bannon-ordered-breitbart-editors-to-ramp-up-attacks-on-trump-backed-alabama-senate-candidate-report/

SOCIALIST WORKER
— New York Teamsters stand for sanctuary – Tim Goulet
https://socialistworker.org/2017/09/20/new-york-teamsters-stand-for-sanctuary

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Hillary Clinton to Federal Employees: ‘Stick It Out’ Under Trump and the Tide Will Turn – Eric Katz  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. If Republicans ran the federal government, a) GAO would not have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, would not have always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, would have promoted me beyond GS-13, would not have kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and would not have forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) IRS would have promoted me beyond GS-12, would not have disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and would not have disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) the Post Office would not have forced me resign in 1969 and would not have disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2017/09/hillary-clinton-tells-feds-stick-out-turbulent-times-under-trump/141127/