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August 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner’s pitch to GOP: J.B. Pritzker will bring ‘more corruption,’ ‘higher taxes’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-republicans-state-fair-20180815-story.html
— Illinois GOP — Rauner’s “No. 1 place” to give
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-thursday-20180815-story.html
— Rep. Hultgren says America’s ‘immigration laws need to be fixed’ at Yorkville town hall – Linda Girardi (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you do not defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its immigration plank, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-yorkville-town-hall-st-0816-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: 20,000 CPS freshman seats unfilled – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-schools-under-enrollment-20180815-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Thousands of CPS high school seats unfilled despite new application process – Alexandra Arriaga and Tanveer Ali
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/thousands-cps-public-high-school-seats-unfilled-gocps-application-jones-college-prep/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200 pulls back on new Jefferson center, looks to referendum after all – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180815/district-200-pulls-back-on-new-jefferson-center-looks-to-referendum-after-all
— She works for Trump. He can’t stand him. This is life for Kellyanne and George Conway. – Ben Terris (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, how do you communicate with Republican voters in a home when anti-Republican voters in that home do everything that they can to stop you?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180816/she-works-for-trump-he-cant-stand-him-this-is-life-for-kellyanne-and-george-conway
— Hultgren said election security starts with dedicated polling place workers – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180816/hultgren-said-election-security-starts-with-dedicated-polling-place-workers
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you if you do not glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens. Ever increasingly, anti-Trumps count on foreign countries and their citizens to help Democrats destroy America.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180816/fox-seems-to-be-hosting-a-constant-anti-immigrant-olympics

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Corporate Chicago needs to do better on diversity Chicago may not hold the title of the best city for minority talent advancement or minority business success. But we can and we should. – GLORIA CASTILLO (DIERSEN: Will corporate Chicago bring in Charles Bowsher? Bowsher had great success during the 1980s and 1990s at GAO a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) making way for them by getting rid of GAO’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Will corporate Chicago adopt a formal “up-or-out” policy of firing its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who are not earning at least $100,000 by age 25, $115,000 by age 30, $135,000 by age 35, and $165,000 by age 40?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/corporate-chicago-needs-do-better-diversity

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner: 2018 election is ‘one of most important’ in Illinois history – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180815/rauner-2018-election-is-one-of-most-important-in-illinois-history
— City, local NAACP marks 110th anniversary of 1908 Race Riots with new memorials – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing in 1908? My grandfather on my father’s side helped his father operate Crete’s only a hardware store. My grandmother on my father’s side helped her parents operate a farm in Crete. My grandparents on my mother’s side helped their parents operate farms in Grant Park near the Indiana border.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180814/city-local-naacp-marks-110th-anniversary-of-1908-race-riots-with-new-memorials

 

TIMES
— Kinzinger criticizes Dady campaign on social media Democratic challenger defends canvassing visit – Derek Barichello
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/08/14/kinzinger-criticizes-dady-campaign-on-social-media/a1704ia/

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— LaHood touts lock and dam upgrades during visit to Illinois River lock – Doug Wilson (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors tout a) their success in hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) their success in making way for the aforesaid by wasting the careers of and by getting rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.whig.com/20180815/lahood-touts-lock-and-dam-upgrades-during-visit-to-illinois-river-lock#//

 

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Hultgren talks issues at Yorkville event billed as ‘town hall’ – TONY SCOTT
http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2018/08/13/hultgren-talks-issues-at-yorkville-event-billed-as-town-hall/ajzpz2u/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— In face of lawsuit, Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200 plans to put proposed childhood center on ballot
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/16/in-face-of-lawsuit-district-200-plans-to-put-proposed-childhood-center-on-ballot/aioqqbu/

 

ILLINOIS PATCH
— Money Magazine: Here’s Where Illinois Colleges Rank MONEY ranked more than 700 of the best colleges based on quality of education, affordability and outcomes. Here’s how our colleges ranked. – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/money-magazine-here-s-where-illinois-colleges-rank

 

WHEATON-WARRENVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 200
— Board of Education tables action on new Jefferson Early Childhood Center and schedules an August 20 Special Meeting to consider a November referendum – Erica Loiacono
https://medium.com/district-200-newsroom/board-of-education-tables-action-on-new-jefferson-early-childhood-center-and-schedules-an-august-20-909bfe199a04

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— RAUNER walks TRUMP tightrope at state fair; SEX-HARASSMENT panel makes recommendations – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/08/16/rauner-walks-trump-tightrope-at-state-fair-sex-harassment-panel-makes-recommendations-and-lightfoot-pushes-back-on-violence-298567

 

ILLINOIS POLITICS BLOG
— PRITZKER LEADS RAUNER BY 11 POINTS IN LATEST ILLINOIS POLL (Pritzker’s lead down from 15 points six weeks ago. – Rod McCulloch (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote Rod McCulloch.)
https://www.illinoispoliticsblog.com/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Roskam on Medicare Red Tape Cutting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/15/roskam-medicare-red-tape-cutting/
— Governor Amendatorily Vetoes Marengo Rescue Squad Referendum Tax Hike Bill, Says Taxpayers Should Be Able to Cut Taxes, Too
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/15/governor-amendatorily-vetoes-marengo-rescue-squad-referendum-tax-hike-bill-says-taxpayers-able-cut-taxes/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Dodge blames Springfield corruption, complacency for CPS sexual abuse scandal – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511529899-dodge-blames-springfield-corruption-complacency-for-cps-sexual-abuse-scandal

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RETIRING AS EARLY AS AGE 50, SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL PENSIONERS BANK OVER $1M – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/retiring-as-early-as-age-50-springfield-municipal-pensioners-bank-over-1m/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— A Free Press – Our thoughts… – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/a-free-press-our-thoughts/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Time for Illinois Attorney General’s office to take on corruption here – Brett Rowland
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-time-for-illinois-attorney-general-s-office-to/article_0ef67f3a-a09d-11e8-997e-d7de764963da.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rodney Davis’ field director arrested for alleged fight at opponent’s campaign event
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/rodney-davis-field-director-arrested-for-alleged-fight-at-opponents-campaign-event/
— Senger agrees Rauner is “lesser of two evils”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/senger-agrees-rauner-is-lesser-of-two-evils/
— Lay off the ageism, Jason
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/lay-off-the-ageism-jason/
— Harold goes on the attack
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/harold-goes-on-the-attack/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrat Andrew Cuomo: America ‘was never that great’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52589
— Pearl Jam releases poster depicting dead president and burning White House
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52584
— Fake News: Newspapers collusion to publish anti-Trump editorials on same day proves Trump’s point
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52612
— The anti-bigotry bigots at work (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give them standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52361

 

FOX NEWS
— Joe Biden ‘under doctor’s orders’ to skip Democrat Day at Illinois State Fair, reports say – Amy Lieu (DIERSEN: If you were asked what evidences your good health, what would you say? I would say that since 2000, health problems have never stopped me from putting a GOPUSA Illinois email together and sending it out. Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. It takes 5+ hours to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/15/joe-biden-under-doctors-orders-to-skip-democrat-day-at-illinois-state-fair-reports-say.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— CANADIAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY CAVES ON HOMOSEXUALITY – David Krayden
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/15/christian-university-caves-on-homosexuality/
— DOCTOR TELLS JOE BIDEN TO STAY HOME ON ‘DEMOCRAT DAY’ – David Krayden (DIERSEN: If you were asked what evidences your good health, what would you say? I would say that since 2000, health problems have never stopped me from putting a GOPUSA Illinois email together and sending it out. Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. It takes 5+ hours to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/15/biden-misses-democrat-day-doctors-orders/
— #METOO ACTIVISTS ARE AWFULLY QUIET ABOUT THE ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST KEITH ELLISON – Stephanie Hamill
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/15/keith-ellison-metoo-dnc/

 

BREITBART
— Tucker Carlson: If Children of Illegal Aliens Are Given U.S. Citizenship, Why Should I Pay Taxes? – Jon Binder (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/15/watch-tucker-carlson-if-children-of-illegal-aliens-are-given-u-s-citizenship-why-should-i-pay-taxes/

 

HANNITY
— BIDEN’S HEALTH: Democrat Official Says Former VP Under Doctor’s Orders ‘NOT TO TRAVEL’ (DIERSEN: If you were asked what evidences your good health, what would you say? I would say that since 2000, health problems have never stopped me from putting a GOPUSA Illinois email together and sending it out. Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. It takes 5+ hours to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
https://www.hannity.com/media-room/bidens-health-democrat-official-says-former-vp-under-doctors-orders-not-to-travel/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— MASTERCARD ORDERS CRITIC OF JIHAD DROPPED Islam expert Robert Spencer points to influence of far-left SPLC – ART MOORE
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/mastercard-orders-critic-of-jihad-dropped/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Media Strike Back – THEODORE KUPFER
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/the-media-strikes-back/

 

THE HILL
— Are Trump’s Nondisclosure Agreements legal? – STEPHEN M. KOHN
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/judicial/402027-are-trumps-ndas-legal
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s big wall isn’t going anywhere.”
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/401630-trumps-big-wall-isnt-going-anywhere-and-the-polls-show-why

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Texas Democrats Discard Washington Platform in Bid for House Control – Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/us/politics/democrats-house-midterm-campaign.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Is Trump a Regular Guy?” and says “Yes, an Ex-Aide Says, Sometimes He Drives His Rolls-Royce.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/us/politics/trump-regular-people-corey-lewandowski.html
— Protesters in Russia Accuse Government of Entrapping Young Critics – Neil MacFarquhar and Ivan Nechepurenko
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/world/europe/russia-online-extremism-teenagers.html

 

USA TODAY
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: School violence skyrockets across USA, report finds – Marina Pitofsky
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/08/14/school-violence-us-schools/987901002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump investigative journalists say “What our investigative journalists expose isn’t fake news.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/08/14/what-our-investigative-journalists-expose-isnt-fake-news-column/992760002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FROM THE ARTICLE: “But the return of the Blame America First Democrats is bad news for the Democratic Party in 2020—and for the country as a whole.” – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/listen-to-the-democratic-left-1534374165
— Don’t Invite Me to a Party if It’s a Political One A good friend of mine says he ‘hates’ Paul Ryan. Hates! What motivates such an unseemly passion? – Joseph Epstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-invite-me-to-a-party-if-its-a-political-one-1534374083
— The Case Against Cutting Class It’s a waste of money, and it’s bad for your mental health. – Jennifer L. Taitz (DIERSEN: Far too often, while I was a student at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU in 1969, I skipped Monday and Friday classes to earn more money working for the Park Forest Post Office.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-case-against-cutting-class-1534374214

 

BLOOMBERG
— GOP Mega-Donor Richard Uihlein Struggles to Find a Winner in Midterm Races – John McCormick
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-16/gop-mega-donor-struggles-to-find-a-winner-in-midterm-races

 

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Have public employee pensions become more generous, or less? – Andrew G. Biggs
https://www.aei.org/publication/have-public-employee-pensions-become-more-generous-or-less/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “newsrooms” paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2018-08-15/us-newsrooms-to-trump-were-not-enemies-of-the-people

 

PEW TRUSTS
— Olympia Fields: Where Black Homeownership Is the Norm – Tim Henderson
http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2018/08/15/where-black-homeownership-is-the-norm

 

TECH REPUBLIC
— The top 10 most successful cities in the U.S. Based on median income, unemployment rate, and education rate, here are the most successful cities in the country. – Macy Bayern
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/the-top-10-most-successful-cities-in-the-us/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Zippia, a career search engine, found the most successful city in every US state. Using Census data from the 2012-2016 American Community Survey PUMS, Zippia ranked cities based on median income, unemployment rate, and education rate (percentage of residents over 25 with a bachelor’s degree). Each city’s success was measured on a scale of 1 to the number of cities in each state, along with the three variables above, and averaged those values to determine an individual index, according to Zippia’s announcement. The lower the score, the better the rating, said Zippia. Here are Zippia’s top 10 most successful US cities in 2018: 1. Glencoe, Illinois. . .Ranked first is Glencoe, Illinois, right outside of Chicago. With a median income of $185,320, unemployment rate of 1.5%, and education rate of 86.7%, Glencoe reigns supreme. In close proximity to Chicago, residents can escape the fast pace of the Windy City, while still being in close proximity to visit.)

 

THE WEEK
— Democrats’ massive primary turnout advantage fuels more predictions of a blue wave (DIERSEN: What percent of the Democrat voters in your precinct voted in the March 20, 2018 election versus Republican voters? Of the 137 registered Democrat voters in my precinct, 107 (78%) voted while of the 207 registered Republican voters, only 112 (54%) voted.)
http://theweek.com/speedreads/790397/democrats-massive-primary-turnout-advantage-fuels-more-predictions-blue-wave

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have. What if the Union had not defeated the Confederacy, that is, what if Republicans had not defeated the Democrats?
http://prospect.org/article/sorry-sarah-sanders-black-job-creation-doesnt-excuse-racism

 

FED SMITH
— GAO Report Suggests Improvements for Handling Federal Employee Misconduct – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse employment actions against me, that is, disciplined me, because of my misconduct and a) NOT because of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, or age discrimination, b) NOT because I complained about the aforesaid, and c) NOT because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/08/15/report-suggests-improvements-handling-federal-employee-misconduct/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GAO said that an average of less than 1 percent (17,000) of the federal government’s 2.1 million employees are formally disciplined for misconduct annually. While this is a very small number, GAO notes that even a few cases of employee misconduct can have significant impacts on workplace morale and impede an agency’s efforts to achieve its mission. Based on data from the Office of Personnel Management, federal agencies made 10,249 suspensions, 7,411 removals, and 114 demotions for misconduct in 2016. However, GAO said that because of weaknesses in OPM’s data on employee misconduct, which is provided by the agencies, OPM is unable to accurately target supervisory training to address misconduct, and decision-makers do not know the full extent or nature of this misconduct. Examples of employee misconduct can include: time and attendance infractions, intoxication, workplace violence, physical aggression toward an employee, improper use of a government-issued credit card, misuse of government equipment (such as viewing pornography or gambling), use of public position for private gain, behavior that affects national security)

 

FED WEEK
— Age Discrimination, 50 Years Later – Editorial (DIERSEN: For federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, age discrimination starts at age 25. The federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who fail to make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotions.)
https://www.fedweek.com/publishers-perspective/age-discrimination-50-years-later/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal government officially outlawed age discrimination in the workplace 50 years ago and therefore it is now nothing but a distant memory. We now pause for the laughter to die down. Unfortunately, it is still with us—as are a number of other forms of bias also outlawed around the same time, not incidentally—according to the very agency that enforces the law in the federal workplace as in other workplaces, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act was passed in 1967 but its effective date was put off until June of the following year. The law barred discrimination on grounds of age with respect to any term, condition, or privilege of employment; barred retaliation for opposing employment practices that discriminate based on age or for filing an age discrimination charge; and generally barred including age preferences in job notices. Protection against bias on the basis of advanced age was an admirable foresight in a nation awash with young baby boomers. However, “After 50 years of a federal law whose purpose is to promote the employment of older workers based on ability, age discrimination remains too common and too accepted,” says an EEOC report. “Despite decades of research finding that age does not predict ability or performance, employers often fall back on precisely the ageist stereotypes the ADEA was enacted to prohibit.” While quantifying age discrimination is difficult—in part because, like other forms of discrimination it often is not formally reported—“the perception that age discrimination exists in our workplaces is prevalent,” it said. It cited a recent survey finding that more than 6 in 10 workers age 45 and older say they have seen or experienced age discrimination in the workplace and of those, 90 percent say it is somewhat or very common. This most frequently takes the form of unlawful firing, harassment, discriminatory terms of employment and discriminatory discipline, said the assessment of the nationwide workforce whose findings should be of special concern in the generally older federal workforce. For those who don’t have a job and are looking at an older age—such as in the common scenario of a federal employee who retires relatively young and wishes to continue working—things can be even worse. In another survey cited in the report, more than 3 of 4 older workers said their age was an obstacle to finding a job. It also cited studies that have documented age discrimination by employers as reflected by the share of job applicants who are called for an interview when applications contained an age, versus those that were age-neutral. Employers also have been found to be signaling a preference for younger workers by stating that “digital natives” are needed.)

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Being a Federal Employee, Simplified – Steve Goodrich (DIERSEN: Good rich should write about Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion. Goodrich should write about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Goodrich should write about how Democrats use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire Republicans, to not retain Republicans, to not promote Republicans, and to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2018/08/being-federal-employee-simplified/150553/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average age of a federal employee is pushing closer to the 50-year mark and less than 17 percent of workers are under age 35, pointing to the facts that people are working longer and fewer young people are entering government. Civil service reform discussions have for years focused on streamlining hiring and modernizing the approach to employee compensation, never quite getting any of it done. Some believe federal employees are underpaid, others claim they’re overpaid. Maybe there is just too much noise in the system for some to regard federal employment as a great place to work. Perhaps we need to hit the reset button and take a hard look at what is right. Let’s begin with a basic premise: To obtain a job, you must possess a skill set, or at least the aptitude to develop the skills needed. Employment then becomes a form of contract. The employer agrees to pay the employee money and benefits in exchange for job performance consistent with defined requirements and standards. This should be obvious. However, in today’s environment we need to add a second premise: In a rapidly changing world, jobs and organizations must continually evolve, grow, and adapt to be effective. This applies to government, not just the private sector. It should be easy, right? Unfortunately, it’s not. Achieving the following three things would go a long way toward improving the performance and accountability of federal employees.)
— One Quarter of Suspended Feds Have Been Suspended Before – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress the many adverse employment actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, 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 $19,203 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, got rid of my mentor in 1975, 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.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/08/one-quarter-suspended-feds-have-been-suspended/150582/

 

GAO
— Actions Needed to Ensure Agencies Have Tools to Effectively Address Misconduct (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse employment actions against me, that is, disciplined me, because of my misconduct and a) NOT because of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, or age discrimination, b) NOT because I complained about the aforesaid, and c) NOT because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-48

August 14 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner signs bill easing private takeover of water utilities, stirring outcry – Patrick M. O’Connell and Cecilia Reyes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-water-bill-signed-20180813-story.html
— Is your child ready for kindergarten? Probably not – Editorial (DIERSEN: Did your parents send you to kindergarten? Should I write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted since 1953 that I have had an unfair advantage in life because my outstanding parents sent me to kindergarten at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete in 1953?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-kids-kindergarten-ready-20180808-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Could a long neglected Illinois law (teaching moral values) help curb violence? – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: It certainly seems like Democrat teachers in Illinois focus on teaching the Democrat Party, Libertarian Party, and Green Party platforms.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/spencer-leaks-jesse-l-prince/
— ALMOST THE ENTIRE FRONT PAGE: Alderman demands city stop letting rescue groups ‘cherry-pick’ purebred dogs – Fran Spielman and Stefano Esposito (DIERSEN: What is your national origin? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/alderman-ray-lopez-city-animal-care-control-shelter-pound-dog-breed-rescue-groups-purebred-dibs/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call Trump supporters Nazis and even worse things.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/neo-nazis-wobblin-concentration-camp-charlottesville/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF HULTGREN: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps report that anti-Trumps boo Hultgren. The hardcopy article headline is “Hultgren booed over tax cuts.” Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180813/are-you-better-off-now-hultgren-asks-audience-about-tax-cuts-no-most-say
— Start miles-traveled tax study, but as part of comprehensive roads strategy – Editorial (DIERSEN: How many miles do you drive in a typical day, week, month, year, and decade? I drive extremely few miles because I spend 10+ hours a day, 70+ hours a week, 300+ hours a month, 3,650+ hours a year, and 36,500+ hours a decade putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180814/editorial-start-miles-traveled-tax-study-but-as-part-of-comprehensive-roads-strategy
— People’s Resource Center reopens food pantry after monthlong ‘refresh’ – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats, soon, everyone in America will be handing out charity and/or receiving charity. The Democrat Party platform a) promotes dependency on government, b) promotes dependency on charity, and c) discourages individual responsibility.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180813/peoples-resource-center-reopens-food-pantry-after-monthlong-refresh

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois is a laboratory for a national experiment: Super-rich rookie candidates In January, Illinois will swear in a governor who is a super-rich rookie. How do these candidates perform in office? The record is decidedly mixed. – CHRISTOPHER Z. MOONEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/illinois-laboratory-national-experiment-super-rich-rookie-candidates
— Chicago area is missing almost a quarter-million new houses Building activity came to a near-standstill when the housing market collapsed, and now, a decade later, years of underbuilding have left a big gap of homes missing from housing stock. – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: How many homes in your precinct are functionally obsolete and should be torn down and replaced with new homes. There are many in my precinct.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/chicago-area-missing-almost-quarter-million-new-houses

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— EEOC sues Urbana school district over caps on teacher raises – Lyndsay Jones (DIERSEN: My nastier critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that GAO’s promoting me to GS-13 in 1986 and then giving me step increases after that were really pension spikes to get me to take GAO’s $25,000 buyout offer in 1993 when I was 45 years old.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-08-13/federal-agency-sues-urbana-school-district-over-caps-teacher-raises.html

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Bringing veterans together and bringing homelessness among vets to an end – Shawn Loging
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/bringing-veterans-together-and-bringing-homelessness-among-vets-to-an-end/1366597128

 

WAND
— Lawsuit: Capped teacher raises violated law (DIERSEN: My nastier critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that GAO’s promoting me to GS-13 in 1986 and then giving me step increases after that were really pension spikes to get me to take GAO’s $25,000 buyout offer in 1993 when I was 45 years old.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38876575/lawsuit-capped-teacher-raises-violated-law

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— How To Make A Civics Education Stick – EMILY CARDINALI (DIERSEN: For Democrats, to teach civics is to teach how to use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-make-civics-education-stick

 

MADISON STATE JOURNAL
— Pride Parade sponsors urged to boycott event if cops weren’t banned from marching – ROB SCHULTZ (DIERSEN: For many years, Republicans have been the lead sponsors of Wheaton Independence Day parades. Of course, those who are members of the following groups what everyone to boycott Wheaton Independence Day parades: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/pride-parade-sponsors-urged-to-boycott-event-if-cops-weren/article_0ab09289-30fb-509c-ae4a-5167dc32b4c5.html

 

WIREPOINTS
— Don’t buy into the Pritzker progressive tax pitch – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/dont-buy-into-the-pritzker-progressive-tax-pitch/

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Fed looks to crack down on blue-state tax workaround before many are implemented – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/fed-looks-to-crack-down-on-blue-state-tax-workaround/article_91b70c86-95f3-5ad1-a118-50824c4e0115.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Township’s improper expenditures, attorney hiring without board consent – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/dupage-townships-improper-expenditures-attorney-hiring-without-board-consent/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— With Chicago’s continued violence, federal public safety grants tied up over “sanctuary” status – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/with-chicago-s-continued-violence-federal-public-safety-grants-tied/article_95869674-9ccf-11e8-84e4-bb83c765f265.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— The Question: Your best questions for the governor?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/14/question-of-the-day-2724/

 

GOPUSA
— Shameless Peter Strzok ‘deeply saddened’ by firing opens GoFundMe page
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52421
— Antifa and BLM riots are the left’s version of free speech
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52419

— Public sick and tired of elitists’ hatred toward Pence, Christians (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who takes the lead in promoting hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52353

 

DAILY CALLER
— PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS CUOMO WANTS TO TAKE AWAY THE SECOND AMENDMENT, ASKS HIM TO RUN IN 2020 – Mike Brest
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/13/president-trump-cuomo-second-amendment-2020/
— IRANIANS POSING AS ANTI-IMMIGRANT AMERICANS ONLINE – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/13/iranians-fake-american-twitter/

TOWNHALL
— Left Claims The Moral High Ground – For What? – Robert Knight
https://townhall.com/columnists/robertknight/2018/08/14/draft-n2509460

 

BLAZE
— Trump’s media attacks endanger journalists worldwide, UN human rights official says – Aaron Colen (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who have attacked me for what I have done as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, including those who use pretexts? My attackers include past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. officers, directors, and members.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/13/trumps-media-attacks-endanger-journalists-worldwide-un-human-rights-official-says
— Democrats favor socialism over capitalism for the first time, poll shows – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/13/democrats-favor-socialism-over-capitalism-for-the-first-time-poll-shows
— Nancy Pelosi is now attacking the media – here’s why – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who have attacked me for what I have done as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, including those who use pretexts? My attackers include past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc, officers, directors, and members.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/13/nancy-pelosi-says-trump-is-scared-of-her-and-accuses-the-media-of-bias-against-her
— Peter Strzok tweets GoFundMe link after FBI firing – here’s how much he’s raised – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: According to this article: “After only being active for 12 hours, the donation page reached its goal of $150,000, and increased its goal to $350,000.” What if GoFundMe had existed and I had used it when my Democrat superiors took adverse actions against me? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, 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 $19,203 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, got rid of my mentor in 1975, 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.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/14/peter-strzok-tweets-gofundme-link-after-fbi-firing-heres-how-much-hes-raised
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Peter Strzok, the anti-Trump FBI official at the center of the “deep state” allegations, opened a new social media account and posted a link asking for donations from the public after being fired Monday. Here’s how much he’s raised Strzok opened a Twitter account Monday after being fired from the bureau and posted just one message on the social media service. It was a statement explaining how the Deputy Director of the FBI had overruled the decision to punish Strzok with “a 60-day suspension and demotion from supervisory duties was the appropriate punishment.” “This decision should be deeply troubling to all Americans,” the letter continued. The statement made the claim that “the decision to terminate was taken in response to political pressure, and to punish Special Agent Strzok for political speech protected by the First Amendment, not on a fair and independent examination of the facts.” “It is a decision that produces only one winner – those who seek to harm our country and weaken our democracy,” the statement concluded. “The FBI and the American people deserve better.” Strzok included a link to a GoFundMe donation page. After only being active for 12 hours, the donation page reached its goal of $150,000, and increased its goal to $350,000. The page stated that the funds would go towards Strzok’s legal defense and his loss of income. Allies of the president have used the released texts from Strzok to his mistress and FBI lawyer Lisa Page to substantiate claims of an orchestrated effort to defeat the president and his policies. Strok denied that the texts proved anything beyond his personal contempt for the president, and the Inspector General’s report said there was no evidence his personal bias interfered with his professional conduct. Nevertheless, Trump and his supporters say that the bias in Strzok’s texts prove that the special counsel’s Russian investigation was begun under dubious circumstances and should be immediately shut down.)

 

LIBERTY NATION
— NANCY PELOSI’S MESSAGE TO ILLEGALS IS A GIFT TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY – John Dempsey
https://www.libertynation.com/nancy-pelosis-message-to-illegals-is-a-gift-to-the-republican-party/

 

NEW JERSEY LAW JOURNAL
— What Marijuana Legalization Means For Employers As Governor Murphy works to make New Jersey the ninth state to legalize recreational marijuana, employers throughout the state are paying close attention to what is occurring in Trenton. – David Disler (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs have made it very clear that they will destroy any employer who tries to take any kind of adverse employment action against any employee who smokes pot.)
https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/2018/08/10/employ-5-what-marijuana-legalization-means-for-employers/

 

THE HILL
— Trump ignores practical solution (E-Verify) for stopping illegal immigration – BRUCE P. KADING
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/401492-trump-ignores-practical-solution-for-stopping-illegal-immigration

 

ABC NEWS
— Governors’ races take on an understated but outsize role in 2018 landscape – JOHN VERHOVEK and KENDALL KARSON
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/governors-races-understated-outsize-role-2018-landscape/story?id=57152200
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrats view the Midwest as a particularly fertile ground to pick up governorships this cycle. In addition to Wisconsin, the open seat races in Michigan and Iowa are possible pickup opportunities. In Illinois, GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner is viewed as the most vulnerable Republican in the country, and Democrats are hoping that the deep pockets of Hyatt hotel chain heir J.B. Pritzker will help them take back control of the governor’s mansion.)

 

CNBC
— FBI fires Peter Strzok over anti-Trump texts – Tucker Higgins and Kevin Breuninger (DIERSEN: Employers should be required to issue press releases each and every time that they take adverse employment actions against their employees. Those press releases should be required to disclose the a) the adverse employment action taken, b) the employer’s stated reason for taking the action, and c) the employee’s response. My Democrat supervisors in the federal government took many adverse employment actions against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, 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 $19,203 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, got rid of my mentor in 1975, 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.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/13/fbi-fires-peter-strzok-over-anti-trump-texts-report-says.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Appears to Admit White House Aides Signed Nondisclosure Agreements – Maggie Haberman (DIERSEN: One could argue that those who demand nondisclosure agreements have very big skeletons in their closets. They would use Jack Ryan as an example.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/13/us/politics/trump-nondisclosure-agreements-omarosa.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Welcome to the Resistance, Omarosa.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/13/opinion/columnists/omarosa-unhinged-book-trump-cult.html%2Fopinion&action=click&contentCollection=opinion®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront
— Fighting Conspiracy Theories, Sandy Hook Parent Is Thwarted by Online Policies – Sapna Maheshwari and John Herrman (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want the Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, but failing that, to dictate what is included in the emails and what is not included in the emails.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/13/business/media/sandy-hook-conspiracies-leonard-pozner.html
— Documenting ‘Slavery by Another Name’ in Texas An African-American burial ground recently unearthed in Texas reveals details about an ugly chapter in the history of the American South. – Editorial (DIERSEN: All my ancestors immigrated to America from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s. In my defense, in my parents’ defense, in my grandparents’ defense, in my great grandparents’ defense, and in my great great grandparent’s defense, they never lived in the “American South” and they always lived in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/13/opinion/texas-slavery-african-american-graveyard.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Everyone signed one’: Trump is aggressive in his use of nondisclosure agreements, even in government – Josh Dawsey and Ashley Parker (DIERSEN: In my opinion, my Democrat superiors in the federal government were secretly overjoyed a) that I disclosed their giving preference to their Democrat employees, and especially to their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran and b) that I disclosed their discriminating against their Republican employee, and especially against their Republican employees who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. They saw my disclosures as being proof that they were doing what Democrat politicians wanted them to do. They saw my disclosures as helping them hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. They saw my disclosures as helping them get rid of their Republican employees.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/everyone-signed-one-trump-is-aggressive-in-his-use-of-nondisclosure-agreements-even-in-government/2018/08/13/9d0315ba-9f15-11e8-93e3-24d1703d2a7a_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dozens of White House aides have signed NDAs in exchange for working for Trump, who has long relied on such agreements in his business career, according to current and former administration employees. But NDAs have not been widely used by past administrations outside the transition time between presidents, in part because most legal experts believe such agreements are not legally enforceable for public employees. Copies of Trump NDAs obtained by The Washington Post or described by current and former aides lay out breathtakingly broad prohibitions on behavior and appear to be drawn heavily from similar contracts used in the past by the Trump Organization, the president’s family firm. Under one agreement from the 2016 campaign, signers promised not to “demean or disparage publicly” Trump, his company or any member of his family — and also not to assist any other politician exploring a federal or state office. An agreement circulated in the White House last year barred signers from sharing any information they had learned in the building, according to several aides who signed the document. And the agreement proposed to Manigault Newman after her firing from the White House would have forbidden her from releasing derogatory information not only about Trump and his family, but about Vice President Pence and his family as well.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Wisconsin Primary Shows Waning Power of State’s GOP Leaders – Reid J. Epstein (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Because virtually all the money that the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) gets is from Rauner and from his associates, Rauner runs the IRP. One could say that if your star is rising in the IRP, it is because Rauner likes you, and if your star is falling in the IRP, it is because Rauner does not like you.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/wisconsin-primary-shows-waning-power-of-states-gop-leaders-1534152601
— A Clampdown Slowing Legal, Not Just Illegal, Immigration Trump administration is taking myriad quieter steps to reduce legal immigration through new policies or a stricter interpretation of existing regulations – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-clampdown-slowing-legal-not-just-illegal-immigration-1534168660

 

CAPITOL HILL BLUE
— Marine Mueller vs draft dodger Trump? No contest – HAL BROWN (DIERSEN: Democrats use everything that they can to harm Republicans. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all of my superiors were Democrats, and virtually all of them who were males were veterans. My Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates stressed to my Democrat superiors, and especially to those who were veterans, that I avoided the draft by getting four student deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship deferment 1970-1971. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that non-veterans like me should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and downsizing, and that a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.capitolhillblue.com/node/72837

 

GUARDIAN
— Google records your location even when you tell it not to Some services on Android and iPhone automatically stores your movements even after you pause the ‘location history’ setting – AP
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/aug/13/google-location-tracking-android-iphone-mobile
— Houston restaurant faces boycott after saying it was an ‘honor’ to serve Jeff Sessions Supporters and opponents of the US attorney general have called for a boycott of the Tex-Mex restaurant that served him, then apologized for doing so – Sam Wolfson (DIERSEN: Ever increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they destroy those who are not anti-Trump. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but a) who are anti-Trump and b) who destroy those like me who are not anti-Trump.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/13/restaurant-boycott-jeff-sessions-us-attorney-general

 

INTO MORE
— Illinois Governor Vetoes LGBTQ Small Business Workplace Protections – KATE SOSIN
https://www.intomore.com/impact/illinois-governor-vetoes-lgbtq-small-business-workplace-protections

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Lambda Legal files FOIA for Kavanaugh documents to discover LGBTQ record (DIERSEN: What is your LGBTQ record? Ever increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they destroy those who do not promote LGBTQ activity. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who promote LGBTQ activity and b) who destroy those like me who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Lambda-Legal-files-FOIA-for-Kavanaugh-documents-to-discover-LGBTQ-record/63773.html

 

PINK NEWS
— 22 percent of Latino Millennials identify as LGBT+ – Nick Duffy (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? What percent of those who share your demographics identify as LGBTQ+?)
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/08/13/22-percent-latino-millennials-lgbt/

August 12 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Counterprotesters gather in D.C. as white nationalists rally near White House – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/counterprotesters-gather-in-dc-as-white-nationalists-rally-near-white-house/3940624/
— Omarosa says she secretly taped her firing, plays the audio – AP (DIERSEN: What if I had taped the threats that my Democrat GAO superiors made to me to force me to take their early retirement “offer?”)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/omarosa-says-she-secretly-taped-her-firing-plays-the-audio/3941638/

 

NBC5
— Counterprotesters Outnumber White Supremacists Ahead of DC Rally White supremacist rally sparsely attended Sunday afternoon in Lafayette Square outside White House – NBC Washington and Associated Press
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/White-Nationalists-Unite-the-Right-2-DC-Counterprotesters-Expected-for-Rallies-490634451.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Rx needed for Peter Roskam’s portrayal of Casten’s healthcare stand – BGA (DIERSEN: What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/peter-roskam-healthcare-claim-sean-casten-facebook-ad-obamacare-2018-elections-fact-check/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Union-Promoters say “Missouri vote is a boost for workers everywhere.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/missouri-right-to-work-unions-illinois-janus-lincolnshire/
— Gov. Rauner, Speaker Madigan both expected to be deposed in election lawsuit – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brucer-rauner-mike-madigan-larry-dominick-deposition-federal-lawsuit-elections-jason-gonzales-sham-candidates/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Police unions urge members to boycott Dolphins over anthem demonstrations – Cindy Boren
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/ct-spt-police-unions-dolphins-national-anthem-protest-20180812-story.html
— Chicago’s mayoral race on display as Emanuel, opponents politick at Bud Billiken parade – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bud-billiken-parade-mayors-race-20180809-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Drunks on your train? Here’s what Metra can do about it – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: How much have you ridden Metra? I rode Metra to work/school in 1971, 1973, 1974, and then 1978-1997.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180812/drunks-on-your-train-heres-what-metra-can-do-about-it
— 1908 Springfield race riot led to the creation of the NAACP (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing in 1908? My grandfather on my father’s side helped his father operate Crete’s only a hardware store. My grandmother on my father’s side helped her parents operate a farm in Crete. My grandparents on my mother’s side helped their parents operate farms in Grant Park near the Indiana border.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180812/illinois-200-1908-springfield-race-riot-led-to-the-creation-of-the-naacp
— Sending kids to college increases the chances you’ll lose your house – Andrew Van Dam (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn my wife and I as being undeservedly filthy rich a) because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, b) because I avoided the draft, c) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, and d) because my federal pension and health, dental, and vision benefits are much too generous.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180812/sending-kids-to-college-increases-the-chances-youll-lose-your-house
— Can you mix politics with job interviews? – Karla L. Miller (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180812/can-you-mix-politics-with-job-interviews

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Benefit of incumbency on display in 15th race – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-08-12/tom-kacich-benefit-incumbency-display-15th-race.html
— Don’t look to Springfield for reform this year – BRETT ROWLAND
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-08-12/brett-rowland-dont-look-springfield-reform-year.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— State Rep. Reflects On Her Tenure And The Future Of Women In Politics – JACLYN DRISCOLL
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/state-rep-reflects-her-tenure-and-future-women-politics#stream/0

 

WGLT
— Rauner To Spend Millions To Help GOP Chances In November – ERIC STOCK
http://www.wglt.org/post/rauner-spend-millions-help-gop-chances-november#stream/0

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois’ unpaid vendor debt surpasses $8 billion – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511528368-illinois-unpaid-vendor-debt-surpasses-8-billion

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Roskam touts digital marketing for small businesses – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511526199-roskam-touts-digital-marketing-for-small-businesses
— Lawsuit filed to stop District 200 from building new school – Kasey Schefflin-Emrich
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511528194-lawsuit-filed-to-stop-district-200-from-building-new-school
— College of DuPage enrolls 26,165 undergrads
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511518314-college-of-dupage-enrolls-26-165-undergrads

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP PRAISES BIKERS FOR HARLEY-DAVIDSON BOYCOTT, TALKS ‘LEVEL’ TRADE PLAYING FIELD – Evie Fordham
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/12/trump-harley-davidson-boycott/

 

THE HILL
— White nationalists, counterprotesters rally in DC
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/401479-live-coverage-white-nationalists-counter-protesters-rally-in-dc
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Union-promoters say :”Missourians see ‘Right-to-Work’ for what it is: an assault on workers.”
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/401430-missourians-see-right-to-work-for-what-it-is-a-death-knell-for-wages

 

POLITIFACT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Roskam says “Roskam ad makes absurd claims about Democratic challenger’s health care stance.”
https://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2018/aug/12/peter-roskam/roskam-makes-absurd-claims-about-democratic-challe/

 

CNBC
— Former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman accuses John Kelly of threats in her firing Former presidential adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman leveled a number of damaging claims against the White House on Sunday, and accused Chief of Staff John Kelly.
She said her secret recordings were part of an effort to “protect herself, and I have no regrets about it.” – Javier E. David
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/12/omarosa-manigault-newman-accuses-white-house-of-threats-in-firing.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Anti-hate protesters far outnumber white supremacists as groups rally near White House.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/washington-readies-for-todays-planned-white-supremacist-rally-near-white-house/2018/08/12/551720c4-9c28-11e8-8d5e-c6c594024954_story.html
— ‘Not the enemy of the people’: 70 news organizations will blast Trump’s attack on the media – Cleve R. Wootson Jr. (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being an enemy of religious people, conservatives, Republicans, Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, Republican etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/08/11/not-the-enemy-of-the-people-70-news-organizations-will-blast-trumps-attack-on-the-press/
— Florida candidate tried to prove she’s a college graduate. The school says her diploma is fake. – Kristine Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/08/11/florida-candidate-tried-to-prove-shes-a-college-graduate-the-school-says-her-diploma-is-fake/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say Melania Trump’s immigration lawyer calls president’s attacks on chain migration “unconscionable.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/08/11/melania-trumps-immigration-lawyer-calls-presidents-attacks-on-chain-migration-unconscionable/
— What happens when the government stops doing its job? – Steven Mufson (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats and b) to not hire, to not retain, and to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/what-happens-when-the-government-stops-doing-its-job/2018/08/10/74cc7a52-9b53-11e8-8d5e-c6c594024954_story.html
— New data makes it clear: Nonvoters handed Trump the presidency – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: What percent of nonvoters are illegals?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/08/09/new-data-makes-it-clear-nonvoters-handed-trump-the-presidency/

 

FORBES
— Companies Need To Know The Dollar Cost Of Employee Turnover – Bill Conerly (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the millions of taxpayer dollars that the Democrats who run the federal government wasted to get rid of me. When the Democrats who ran the Post Office succeeded in forcing me to resign in 1969 when I was 20 years old, they wasted all the training that the Post Office had invested in me. When the Democrats who run IRS refused to promote me beyond GS-12, they a) wasted all the training that IRS had invested in me and b) wasted what I had learned earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. When the Democrats who ran GAO refused to assign me to audits of IRS 1980-1985, and then after 1988, they wasted what I had learned working for IRS for almost 9 years. When the Democrats who ran GAO refused to promote me beyond GS-13 and forced me to retire in 1997, they a) wasted all the training that GAO had invested in me and b) wasted what I had learned earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/billconerly/2018/08/12/companies-need-to-know-the-dollar-cost-of-employee-turnover/#451d30b2d590

August 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Despite 2 voter rejections, Wheaton-Warrenville Community Unit School District 200 plans to construct new building — and gets sued over it – Bob Goldsborough (DIERSEN: What are your connections with this issue? My wife and I have paid real estate taxes big time to District 200 since 1978. We have never attended any District 200 school and we have never sent any child to any District 200 school. The District 200 headquarters is in my precinct as well as Whittier Grade School and Edison Middle School. Janet Shaw is a fellow Milton Township Republican Precinct Committeeman. I know Dan Wagner and his wife. I understand that the lawsuit has been assigned to Judge Bonnie Wheaton.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-wheaton-school-preschool-project-20180806-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Twice since 2013, voters in the Wheaton and Warrenville area have rejected referendum proposals to raise taxes for the construction of a new preschool. Despite that, the Community Unit School District 200 board is proceeding with building a new Jefferson Early Childhood Center without voter approval through a different form of financing. But now a resident who opposes that measure has sued the district in DuPage County Circuit Court, seeking to halt the plans. Those in favor of building a new childhood center call the current 26,500-square-foot building outdated and note that the district in recent years has renovated or built anew every other school building except Jefferson. Jefferson, which was constructed in 1958 and had 277 pupils as of June, offers a traditional preschool and early childhood intervention for youths with mental or physical disabilities. Voters rejected a referendum proposal for a new Jefferson school in 2013, and again said no in 2017 as part of a much larger, $132 million proposal involving other district schools as well. Board President Jim Vroman said that after the 2017 referendum proposal failed, the district surveyed voters and found that “a substantial majority” supported building a new Jefferson. “That told us that voters were against the tax increase that the referendum would have generated if we had proceeded,” he said. Instead, the board agreed with a suggestion by a district financial adviser to use lease certificates, or secured lease credit financing, to fund a new Jefferson. District 200 would oversee construction of the estimated $15.5 million, 41,544-square-foot building, while Zions Bank would own the building. . .Frequent board critic Janet Shaw, who runs a blog that scrutinizes the district’s finances, long has questioned the legality of using lease certificates and added that “my real problem is that we don’t need (the new school building).” Shaw has filed suit against District 200, demanding a halt to the current plan to finance a new Jefferson. She is seeking a judge to require District 200’s board to submit a proposal for the new school building to the public via a referendum question. “District 200 is tampering with election results right here in DuPage County,” Shaw said. “The district thinks that by using the magic word ‘lease,’ its two failed referendum efforts and the will of the community are somehow erased and it can proceed in an identical manner as if a referendum had been adopted by the community to build and finance a new school.” A district spokesperson declined to comment on the lawsuit. Dan Wagner, a parent and longtime proponent of a new Jefferson, called the existing building outmoded, with some instruction occurring in converted broom closets. He added that the building lacks air conditioning, which precludes some special needs pupils from participating in gym classes.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Employee compensation hikes have cost Naperville more than $500,000 in up-front pension payments – Erin Hegarty and Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-aurora-pension-boost-st-0812-story.html
— 10 wounded since daybreak Saturday in separate city shootings – Deanese Williams-Harris
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-shootings-violence-20180811-story.html
— GOP congressional nominee who is also a Holocaust denier confronts write-in opponent at candidacy announcement – Frank Vaisvilas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-jones-hanson-st-0812-story.html
— US budget deficit totals $76.9 billion in July – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–budget-deficit-20180810-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: AP says “Democratic voters hold an enthusiasm edge.” QUESTION: What harms Republican enthusiasm? ANSWER: Republican candidates who fail/refuse to promise to defend/advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–midterms-democratic-turnout-20180811-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to join them in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Whites as being racists.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–trump-race-20180811-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Go ahead, get that tattoo. Your boss shouldn’t mind. – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-tattoos-at-work-0812-story.html
— Should doctors ask patients about their sexual orientation? – Alison Bowen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-doctors-patients-sexual-orientation-20180808-story.html
— Despite crackdown, immigrants flowing through Arizona border – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–immigration-arizona-20180807-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-topics-marijuana-weed-cannabis-medical-marijuana-wrigley-osteopathic-pharmacann-drugged-driving/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups refer to themselves as being “we:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/charlottesville-what-have-we-learned-anniversary-white-nationalism-progress/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, the Daily Herald promotes Lauren Underwood.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180811/underwood-responds-to-hultgrens-facebook-attacks-asks-to-attend-his-town-hall-meeting
— Area couple attend Mustang celebration – Matt Avery
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180812/area-couple-attend-mustang-celebration
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups say “You will not defeat us:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180812/jesse-jackson-sr-message-to-racists-you-will-not-defeat-us

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The State of Illinois promotes LGBTQ activity. To promote LGBTQ activity is to drive traditional families out of the state.
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/amazingforall-art-installation-unveiled/3933464/

 

RIVER CITY READER
— GOP Leaders Scrambling to Find Last-Minute Replacements – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/GOP-leaders-scrambling-for-replacements

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote censorship.
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/11/637865162/censorship-on-social-media

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Long-Time Political Analyst Russ Stewart Predicts “Rauner will lose as surely as the sun sets in the West.”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/11/long-time-political-analyst-predicts-rauner-will-lose-surely-sun-sets-west/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Republican Party welcomes union member into leadership ranks – Chandra Lye (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union and anti-wage earner. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years. They stress that I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997. I washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511525061-republican-party-welcomes-union-members-into-leadership-ranks
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Northwest Side (NWS) GOP Club, which touts itself as union-friendly, has added another leader with union ties to its ranks. The club recently announced Erin Jones was appointed precinct committeeman for Chicago’s 39th Ward. “Erin is a rock-star and a loyal member of the NWS GOP Club.” club officials said. “As a first-responder family, Erin and her husband serve the community both on and off-duty. We are happy to have her in a leadership role.” As a committeeman, Jones will represent the GOP voters of the precinct at the county level. “I grew up in Rogers Park and moved to the Northwest Side nine years ago,” Jones said. “I’ve been a Chicago police officer for the last 15 years, spending 10 of those years in patrol on the Westside of the City. I actually started working for the city when I was a teenager as a lifeguard in Rogers Park.” Jones is married to a Chicago firefighter and has two daughters. She was appointed by Matt Podgorski, NWS GOP Club chairman and 39th ward committeeman. The NWS GOP Club also has a party planned for Aug. 11 to welcome its card-carrying union members and encourage other union members to explore the club. Republican candidate and Chicago police sergeant Ammie Kessem is slated to attend the event. Kessem is challenging incumbent Rep. Robert Martwick (D-Chicago) for Illinois’ 19th House District seat in November’s general election.)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Hate speech’ is sneaky leftist censorship, not law – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/10/hate-speech-clever-leftist-censorship-not-law/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Libertarians go local – W. James Antle III (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform. I should write a book about Libertarians in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who falsely claim to be Republican. The aforesaid frauds work extremely hard against me. They promote booze, gambling, pot, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/libertarians-go-local

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump-Hating Boston Globe Calls for United Response to Media Attacks
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/newspapers-editorial-media-bias-donald-trump/2018/08/11/id/876598/

 

FOX NEWS
— Boston Globe presses coordinated response to Trump’s media criticisms – Jeffrey Rubin
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/11/boston-paper-presses-coordinated-response-to-trumps-media-criticisms.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Facebook Takes Their Anti-Gun Stance To a Whole New Level With THIS Policy Change – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/notebook/bethbaumann/2018/08/11/facebook-takes-their-anti-gun-stance-to-a-whole-new-level-with-this-policy-change-n2508884
— George Will’s Unhinged Anti-Trump Position – Bruce Bialosky
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2018/08/12/george-wills-unhinged-antitrump-position-n2508331

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Problem with Gay Marriage – David Solway
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/the_problem_with_gay_marriage.html
— Chicago: Don’t Ask Those Who Caused the Problem to Solve the Problem – Robert Klein Engler
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/chicago_dont_ask_those_who_caused_the_problem_to_solve_the_problem.html

 

BREITBART
— Gun-Controlled Chicago: 20 Shot from Friday Morning to Saturday Morning – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/11/gun-controlled-chicago-20-shot-from-friday-morning-to-saturday-morning/
— Twitter Target Gavin McInnes on Solution: ‘Trump Has to Step Up’ – Lucas Nolan
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/11/exclusive-twitter-target-gavin-mcinnes-on-solution-trump-has-to-step-up/
— Far-Left March in Charlottesville Turns Anti-Police: ‘Cops and Klan Go Hand in Hand!’ – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/11/far-left-march-in-charlottesville-turns-anti-police-cops-and-klan-go-hand-in-hand/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Facebook Continues Censorship of ‘Warriors for Christ’ Page, Pastor Says – Samuel Smith
https://www.christianpost.com/news/facebook-continues-censorship-of-warriors-for-christ-page-pastor-says-226742/

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Kimberly Guilfoyle and Don Trump Jr. Share Photo, Twitter Erupts with Anti-Trump Insults ‘We are robots beedo boop,’ jabs one celebrity of the couple’s photog — interesting how it’s only OK to look your best if you’re a liberal – Deirdre Reilly
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/08/kimberly-guilfoyle-and-don-trump-jr-share-photo-twitter-erupts-with-anti-trump-insults/

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s Economy Might Not Be Enough to Save the House.”
https://www.weeklystandard.com/irwin-m-stelzer/republican-might-lose-the-house-even-with-trumps-roaring-economy

 

DAILY CALLER
— TWITTER SUSPENDS LIBERTARIAN COMMENTATOR GAVIN MCINNES AND HIS ACTIVIST GROUP – Rob Shimshock
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/11/twitter-suspends-gavin-mcinnes/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Boston Globe calls for war of words against Trump media attacks
https://canadafreepress.com/article/newspaper-calls-for-war-of-words-against-trump-media-attacks
— Welcome Everyone, Take Our Country – Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh image
https://canadafreepress.com/article/welcome-everyone-take-our-country

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Escalates Attack on Jeff Sessions, Calling Him ‘Scared Stiff’ – Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/11/us/politics/trump-sessions-russia.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to condemn those who are anti-minority, but NOT those who are anti-White.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/11/us/politics/unite-the-right-2018-dc-rally.html
— Go Ahead, Speak for Yourself Not every opinion needs to be underwritten by your race or gender or other social identity. – Kwame Anthony Appiah (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/opinion/sunday/speak-for-yourself.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to “Republican” political consultants who advise candidates to dump voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? I should write a book about Republican candidates in Illinois who talk and/or act like they are taking such advice.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/11/opinion/sunday/the-white-strategy.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats seek stronger social media presence to guard against potential Russian interference in midterms – Michael Scherer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-seek-stronger-social-media-presence-to-guard-against-potential-russian-interference-in-midterms/2018/08/10/7345fcd4-972b-11e8-80e1-00e80e1fdf43_story.html

 

LEGAL NEWS LINE
— EEOC Sues The University of Wisconsin System for Age Discrimination – EEOC (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, EEOC should sue the federal government. The federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who the federal government does not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://legalnewsline.com/stories/511525152-u-s-equal-employment-opportunity-commission-eeoc-sues-the-university-of-wisconsin-system-for-age-discrimination
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The University of Wisconsin System violated federal law when it refused to hire a former longtime employee because of her age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Bambi Butzlaff Voss, who was 53 years old and subject to a layoff from her job as a Marketing and Communications Specialist at the University of Wisconsin’s Waukesha campus, applied for six different positions with the University of Wisconsin System’s central office in Madison, including an Associate Marketing and Communications Specialist position. Butzlaff Voss had 25 years of experience performing tasks similar, if not identical, to the ones in the position she applied for. But, because of Butzlaff Voss’s age, the University refused to hire her. Instead, it hired a 23-year-old candidate with less than two years of experience. Such alleged conduct violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). The EEOC sued in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (EEOC v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, Civil Action No: 3:18-cv-00602) after first trying to settle through its conciliation process. The lawsuit asks the court to order the University to hire Butzlaff Voss and provide back pay as well as pay liquidated damages. The lawsuit also seeks a permanent injunction prohibiting the University from discriminating against future candidates based on their age. “The Age Discrimination in Employment Act has been on the books for five decades,” said Gregory Gochanour, regional attorney for the EEOC’s Chicago District. “The EEOC will make sure employers follow the law, even if it means going to court to get the message across.” Julianne Bowman, district director of the EEOC’s Chicago District, said, “Workers over 40 years of age should have the same opportunities as those workers less than half their age. Ignoring a candidate’s decades of experience relevant to the available job, because of her age, to hire someone with less than two years of experience is illegal discrimination.”)

 

USA TODAY
— Trump condemns ‘all types of racism’ on Charlottesville anniversary; critics slam wording – Christal Hayes (DIERSEN: According to anti-Whites, only Whites can be racist. According to anti-men, only men can be sexist.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/11/donald-trump-charlottesville-anniversary-condemn-all-racism/965715002/
— Bacteria spread through dog saliva linked to death of Wisconsin woman – Samantha West
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/11/dog-saliva-bacteria-linked-death-wisconsin-woman/969438002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Attacks on the Press: Part Instinct, Part Calculation President has dialed up the frequency, intensity of his attacks at rallies around the country – Lukas I. Alpert in New York and Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-attacks-on-the-press-part-instinct-part-calculation-1533999601

 

ECONOMIC TIMES
— The struggle at Twitter over what warrants a ban
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/view-from-the-inside-the-struggle-at-twitter-over-what-warrants-a-ban/articleshow/65365766.cms

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote censorship.
http://fortune.com/2018/08/11/facebook-apple-youtube-spotify-twitter-infowars-alex-jones/

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— 38% of U.S. Workers Don’t Think They’re Financially Well More than one-third of working Americans feel they’re not managing their money properly. Here’s how to turn things around if you’re one of them. – Maurie Backman
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2018/08/05/38-of-us-workers-dont-think-theyre-financially-wel.aspx

 

RT
— Conservative Twitter voices say they are being attacked with malicious ‘abusive speech’ complaints
https://www.rt.com/usa/435729-twitter-conservatives-false-complaints/

 

HARTFORD COURANT
— Republicans Used To Celebrate Voluntarism. What Happened? – Benjamin Soskis (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise themselves as being big time volunteers and b) demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me for not being a big time volunteer like they claim to be. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-op-gop-volunteerism-dead-20180810-story.html

 

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR
— Don’t resort to racial stereotypes – ESTHER J. CEPEDA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps stereotype Whites as being racists who should be gotten rid of.)
https://journalstar.com/opinion/columnists/esther-j-cepeda-don-t-resort-to-racial-stereotypes/article_4bbd5e01-e080-5315-987b-70b5d06ffdcc.html

 

HONOLULU STAR ADVERTISER
— Lopresti removes rival’s flyer, then apologizes – Gordon Y.K. Pang (DIERSEN: Recently, a registered Republican voter in my precinct phoned me and a) said that she was out of town, b) said that her security camera had alerted her that I had left a flyer on her door, c) demanded that I immediately come back and take that flyer off her door which I did, d) said that I should “take me off your list,” e) said that I should not bring anything to her home anymore, and f) ignored the fact that the flyer had two DuPage County Election Commission mailing labels on it, one for her and one for her Republican husband. The flyer said: “TO: DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Voters FROM: Dave Diersen, Republican Precinct Committeeman, 630-653-0462, diersen@aol.com, www.gopillinois.com SUBJECT: Yard signs Please consider displaying a yard sign after Labor Day for one or more of the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in our precinct. Please contact me at 630-653-0462 or diersen@aol.com and I will bring yard signs to your home as soon as they are available after Labor Day. The Republican candidates on the ballot in our precinct are: UNITED STATES Peter Roskam, U.S. Congressman, 6th Congressional District STATE OF ILLINOIS Bruce Rauner & Evelyn Sanguinetti, Governor & Lieutenant Governor Erika Harold, Attorney General Jason Helland, Secretary of State Darlene Senger, Comptroller Jim Dodge, Treasurer Mike Connelly, Senator, 21th District Amy Grant, Representative, 42nd District DUPAGE COUNTY Dan Cronin, Chairman James Mendrick, Sheriff Paul Hinds, Clerk Gwen Henry, Treasurer Grant Eckhoff and Chris Zaruba, County Board, District 4 Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE Joseph Cantore, President CIRCUIT COURT Karen Wilson, Judge Jeff MacKay, Judge.” I should write a book about registered voters in my precinct who cast Republican primary ballots, but a) talk and/or act like they are Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens; b) talk and/or act like they are filled with hatred of Trump; c) talk and/or act like they do not vote for candidates who are unopposed in Republican primaries; d) talk and/or act like they vote for Democrats in general elections, e) talk and/or act like they do not want me to bring any Republican literature to their door; f) say “take me off your list,” g) say “don’t bring anything to my home anymore,” and/or h) treat me rudely, if not threateningly. 112 voted in the March 20, 2018 Republican primary in my precinct, but in the unopposed races, 26 (23%) did not vote for Helland, 28 (25%) did not vote for Dodge, 22 (20%) did not vote for Roskam, 24 (21%) did not vote for Connelly, 29 (26%) did not vote for Ruscitti, 27 (24%) did not vote for Cronin, 28 (25%) did not vote for Hinds, 23 (21%) did not vote for Henry, 33 (29%) did not vote for Cantore, 32 (29%) did not vote Wilson, 32 (29%) did not vote for MacKay, and 31 (28%) did not vote for me. In the 2016 general election, in my precinct, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton.)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/08/11/hawaii-news/lopresti-removes-rivals-flyer-then-apologizes/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Matt Lopresti issued an apology to constituents for removing an opponent’s campaign flyer from a constituent’s door in Ewa Beach recently. Lopresti made the apology on his Facebook page Friday afternoon after Alicia Maluafiti, his Democratic primary opponent for the state Senate 19th District (Ewa, Ewa Beach) seat, and others posted a video, taken from the property’s security camera, showing him pulling a brochure from the door crack and tucking it under his own materials just before the resident opens the door.)

 

KQ2
— Some Atchison County voters were provided incorrect ballots. (DIERSEN: What internal controls are in place to assure that voters in your precinct are provided with correct ballots?)
http://www.kq2.com/content/news/Wrong-ballots-cast-in-Kansas-primary-490581421.html

 

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote censorship.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/08/20/alex-jones-the-first-amendment-and-the-digital-public-square

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The State of Illinois promotes LGBTQ activity. To promote LGBTQ activity is to drive traditional families out of the state.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Illinois-Tourism-AmazingForAll-sculpture-at-Northalsted-Market-Days-/63766.html

August 11 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Giuliani weighs in on Chicago violence again, touts Dem who said city’s not all ‘Trump-free’ – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-friday-20180809-story.html
— Rauner jokes about fairground fundraising – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-friday-20180809-story.html
— For the first time, Naperville restaurant and retail sales surpass all other Chicago suburbs – Diane Moca
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-number-one-restaurants-st-0812-story.html
— Who counts as a drug dealer? As heroin overdoses soar, drug-induced homicide law blurs line between exploiter and victim – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-drug-induced-homicide-law-heroin-overdose-20180807-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that “Women’s March organizers announce October rally and march at Grant Park to encourage voting.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-womens-march-chicago-october-rally-20180810-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Manafort’s Chicago banker Stephen M. Calk allegedly angled to get top jobs at HUD or Treasury – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: One could ask why would anyone want to be a federal employee. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/paul-manafort-chicago-banker-steven-calk-sought-secretary-hud-treasury-trump-administration-trial/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Elgin gun range doing brisk business after one week – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180810/elgin-gun-range-doing-brisk-business-after-one-week

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Tax dollars off-limits for sex-harassment settlements – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/tax-dollars-off-limits-for-sex-harassment-settlements

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— A messy pool in Lake County – Rich Miller
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/miller-a-messy-pool-in-lake-county/article_0a4b9855-a05e-5bb4-a3e7-0d6fc74176d1.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Winning entries in Illinois State Fair Twilight Parade named (DIERSEN: Which were the winning entries in Wheaton’s 2018 Independence Day Parade? ANSWER: SEE: https://wheatonparkdistrict.com/events/july4/QUESTION: Who were the lead sponsors of Wheaton’s 2018 Independence Day parade? ANSWER: “DuPage County Republicans” were. 19 Republicans contributed $2,500 to help sponsor the parade. Illinois Republican Party leader and Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar contributed $500, Judge Jeff MacKay contributed $250, and DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner Tim Whelan contributed $150. Bob Berlin, Dan Cronin, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Marty Keller, Deanne Mazzochi, Dave Molitor, John Monino, Chris Nybo, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, Phil Suess, Kevin Wiley, and Karen Wilson each contributed $100. QUESTION: Which entries did DuPage County Republicans got credit for sponsoring? ANSWER: Tunes of Glory bagpipers and the Wheaton North and South High School band entries. QUESTION: Who promoted the parade? ANSWER: Dave Diersen hand delivered 500 flyers that promoted the parade, the Republican parade sponsors, and the Republican parade entries to residences and businesses, including the residences on Main Street and two blocks east and west of Main Street south of Harrison Street. QUESTION: Which Republican elected officials and candidates were in the parade? ANSWER: Peter Roskam, Evelyn Sanguinetti, Erika Harold, Mike Connelly, Peter Breen, Jeanne Ives, Amy Grant, Paul Hinds, James Mendrick, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Chris Zaruba, Tim Whelan, Jeff McKay, Karen Wilson, Gary Muehlfelt, Sal Falbo, Paula McGowen, John Monino, Nick Nathwani, as well as Marty Keller and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee. QUESTION: Who arranged for DuPage County Republicans to be the lead sponsor of the parade? ANSWER: Dave Diersen)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180810/winning-entries-in-illinois-state-fair-twilight-parade-named

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Pritzker to visit DeKalb on Sunday, open campaign office – CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN (DIERSEN: Which Rauner campaign office is nearest your home?)
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/08/10/pritzker-to-visit-dekalb-on-sunday-open-campaign-office/ai3zrha/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— GOP candidates push to consolidate treasurer, comptroller posts
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180808/gop-candidates-push-to-consolidate-treasurer-comptroller-posts

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Confirm Kavanaugh’s appointment to high court – David McSweeney
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/08/10/mcsweeney-confirm-kavanaughs-appointment-to-high-court/a8o4cgr/

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Democrats attack Parkhurst on vote – David Giuliani
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/democrats-attack-parkhurst-on-vote/article_d185137c-9a80-11e8-8738-37d75b8b4889.html

 

MADISON STATE JOURNAL
— Bring back civil service protections – Sally Drew, president, Association of Career Employees (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://madison.com/wsj/opinion/letters/bring-back-civil-service-protections—-sally-drew/article_46d7db45-c3b3-5636-b14f-c74059f5cff2.html

 

KWQC
— Those leaving Illinois double number of those moving in (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county, who takes the lead in driving out of Illinois those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.kwqc.com/content/news/Those-leaving-Illinois-double-number-of-those-moving-in-490608831.html

 

NORTHWEST SIDE GOP CLUB
— Union Friendly party at the Iron Horse Saturday 4-8PM (DIERSEN: Are/were you a union member? Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://mailchi.mp/bbbc0d5acfbf/dont-forget-union-friendly-party-at-the-iron-horse-saturday-4-8pm?e=e16d9d9349

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Kinzler: CPS sex abuse scandal symbolic of what’s wrong with Democrat-controlled Chicago – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511525848-kinzler-cps-sex-abuse-scandal-symbolic-of-what-s-wrong-with-democrat-controlled-chicago

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Trump administration OK’s cheaper insurance but Illinois may not participate – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/trump-administration-ok-s-cheaper-insurance-but-illinois-may-not/article_d1aed8ae-9c17-11e8-afe2-f747d65a384d.html

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘Be Like Maxine’: Activist Group Selling Merchandise Inspired by Rep. Waters
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/08/10/be-maxine-activist-group-selling-merchandise-inspired-rep-waters

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Pelosi: Voting for Dems equals ‘leverage’ for illegals – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2018/08/10/pelosi-voting-for-dems-equals-leverage-for-illegals

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WHO ARE THE WHITE NATIONALISTS? Dinesh D’Souza highlights the peculiar offspring of multiculturalism
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/who-are-the-white-nationalists/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Omarosa Makes Fiery Claims in New Book — White House Fires Back With a Scorching Statement – MADISON SUMMERS
https://ijr.com/2018/08/1115500-omarosa-book-white-house-statement/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Charlottesville anniversary puts Trump and race under microscope.”
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/401347-the-memo-charlottesville-anniversary-puts-trump-and-race-under-microscope

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans promote LGBT activity.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/local-lgbtq-centers-fight-big-battles-few-resources-report-finds-n899226

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Republican Governors in Blue States Find a Way to Get Along – Jennifer Steinhauer
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/us/politics/republican-governors-democratic-states.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A possible exception is Illinois, where Gov. Bruce Rauner, a Republican, has adopted a largely combative stance against the state’s Democrats. At the same time, he has annoyed his own party so much with his moderate social positions and budget woes that he barely survived a primary in the spring, inspiring a third-party bid from a conservative candidate. “Bruce Rauner thought he could be Scott Walker when he got elected,” Thomas Bowen, a Democratic strategist and former political director for Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago, said, referring to the Republican governor of Wisconsin. “He forgot that Walker had a supermajority in the state legislature and he did not.” “There was a playbook for how to be a Republican in Illinois that’s been replayed over and over,” Mr. Bowen said. “Be fiscally astute, compromise and don’t pick fights unnecessarily.” Mr. Rauner will face a formidable opponent in J. B. Pritzker, a billionaire venture capitalist. The governor has run several attack ads criticizing Mr. Pritzker’s effort to get a reduction in property taxes on one of his homes, citing the mansion’s lack of working toilets.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Used Racial Slur During Celebrity Apprentice.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/us/politics/omarosa-donald-trump-racial-slur.html
— Brian France, Nascar’s Chief, Takes Leave After Drunken Driving Charge – Kevin Draper
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/sports/autoracing/nascar-brian-france-arrest.html
— Ex-Employees Sue Nike, Alleging Gender Discrimination – Tiffany Hsu
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/business/nike-discrimination-class-action-lawsuit.html
— Inside Twitter’s Struggle Over What Gets Banned – Cecilia Kang and Kate Conger (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to ban everything from GOPUSA ILLINOIS. My critic/opponents want you to read ONLY what they put out or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/technology/twitter-free-speech-infowars.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— To Trust Polls, Dig Deeper Into The Results The sentiments underlying the 2016 results could be seen for months before, says the polling director for CBS News, and that’s true now for the 2018 race – Anthony Salvanto (DIERSEN: Far too many polls are designed to bring about desired results.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-trust-polls-dig-deeper-into-the-results-1533911485
— Bots vs. Trolls: How AI Could Clean Up Social Media Many tools exist that could help identify bad actors on social media. There’s just no consensus on how to use them. – Christopher Mims (DIERSEN: Who paints you as being a bad actor? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who paint me as being a bad actor. 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bots-vs-trolls-how-ai-could-clean-up-social-media-1533849001
— ‘Diversity’ Looks a Lot Like Old-Fashioned Discrimination I was barred from top law firms as a Harvard student in the ’60s. Today Asians face similar prejudice. – Michael Blechman (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/diversity-looks-a-lot-like-old-fashioned-discrimination-1533936008
— Trump Renews Attacks on NFL Anthem Protests President’s remarks come after player demonstrations at start of preseason games – Andrew Beaton
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-renews-attacks-on-nfl-anthem-protests-1533917562

 

HUTCHINSON NEWS
— Political discrimination – Ron Etchison, Ellsworth
http://www.hutchnews.com/news/20180811/political-discrimination
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Democrat Party’s hatred for President Donald Trump hit an “all-time high” recently when it directed their hatred toward some of the people in his administration (and indirectly toward people and voters in the 2016 Presidential Election) who supported and still support him. Isn’t it ironic that the Democrat Party, which claims to be “the defender of women,” recently gave the OK to heckle and harass three women who have ties to President Trump?)

 

NEWS OBSERVER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: University of North Carolina has spent $16.8 million in legal fees to continue using race as a dominant factor in admissions decisions to the detriment of white and Asian-American applicants.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article216485240.html

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Can Trump ban the media from the White House? – Frank LoMonte (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about “Republican” politicians in Illinois who since 2000 have pandered to the Democrat news media and at the same time made it clear that they a) do not want me to know about their events, press conferences, or other activities, b) do not want me to promote their events or other activities, c) do not want me to attend their events or press conferences, and d) do not want me to report on their events, press conferences, or other activities?)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/trump-white-house-media-kaitlan-collins-cnn-13144480.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As long as reporters have covered government officials, they’ve sought greater access than the government was willing to allow. The White House excluded a CNN reporter from an international trade announcement with the president of the European Commission on July 25, in apparent retaliation after she shouted unwelcome questions at President Donald Trump during an Oval Office appearance. Many observers viewed this move as an escalation of the Trump administration’s hostility toward journalists. The Washington Post called the decision to exclude CNN’s Kaitlan Collins “highly unusual and possibly unprecedented.” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., called it “an offense against the First Amendment interests of all of us.” But did the White House actually violate the Constitution? As a media law professor, I regularly remind students that the First Amendment right of access to government officials, records and events is surprisingly uncertain. The First Amendment guarantees all Americans freedom to speak and publish without government interference. It has been broadly interpreted by the Supreme Court to forbid the government from restraining or punishing a speaker based on the content of the speaker’s message. While journalists have a clearly established First Amendment right to publish the news they’ve gathered — even in extreme cases, like the leak of stolen Pentagon documents — it’s much less clear that the First Amendment protects the right to gather the news in the first place. A right to publish, but not a ‘right to gather’? CNN has not indicated that it plans to take any legal action over Collins’ exclusion. In addition to being awkward — imagine a journalist taking the witness stand to testify against the White House communications director — a court case over a withdrawn invitation would face legal obstacles. The courts have refused to recognize an overarching “constitutional right of access” to government information. Instead, they have picked off cases with narrow, specific rulings. For instance, the Supreme Court recognized in Richmond Newspapers v. Virginia that there is a constitutional right to cover a criminal trial. Likewise, federal appeals courts agree the First Amendment guarantees the right to videotape police making arrests in a public place. At the same time, judges have found no constitutional right to obtain government documents or to enter crime scenes that are off-limits to the public. Does CNN’s White House correspondent, or any journalist, have a First Amendment “right” to a press pass or a spot at a news conference? Since the Supreme Court said in its 1972 Branzburg ruling that journalists have no right to insist on greater access than the general public, probably not. That being said, journalists do have a right not to be retaliated against, regardless of what form the retaliation takes. Retaliatory exclusions can violate the law Even if attending a White House event is not a constitutionally guaranteed right, that doesn’t mean the government is free to take it away as a punishment. The government cannot take away even a purely discretionary privilege if the motive is to penalize speech. Even though there is no entitlement to hold a government job, the Supreme Court decided in 1966 that public employment cannot be denied on the basis of viewpoint. And even though there is no entitlement to receive a discretionary government grant, the justices ruled in 2013 that a grant cannot be denied because the applicant expresses a view different from the government’s. In other words, any action by a government agency intended to punish or deter a speaker for unwanted speech can violate the Constitution. That same legal principle would apply today if a federal official denied a government “privilege” to a journalist on the basis of a disagreeable viewpoint. In the CNN situation, if Collins lost something of value, like the ability to attend a presidential appearance, because of the content of her speech, she has the essential ingredients of a First Amendment case. The White House likely would argue that it was Collins’ method of delivery — raising her voice, after being asked not to — and not the content of her message that earned her a disinvitation. That would make a First Amendment claim blurrier. overnment agencies can regulate the “time, place and manner” of speaking, the Supreme Court has ruled, as long as the restrictions are reasonable and enforced evenhandedly. Were a case to go to court, Collins and CNN might have to demonstrate that other journalists have shouted friendlier questions without consequence. Journalists’ rights need clarifying)

 

ABOVE THE LAW
— Short Skirts At Work: A Form Of Sexual Discrimination? – RICHARD B. COHEN
https://abovethelaw.com/2018/08/short-skirts-at-work-a-form-of-sexual-discrimination/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Nearly two-thirds of older Americans have seen age discrimination in the workplace – but only 3% report it, survey says. . .Nearly 25 percent say they’ve heard ageist comments from a boss or colleague Another 16 percent say they have been passed over for a job based on their age – VALERIE BAUMAN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination; I should write a book about them. They include virtually all my GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates. To keep their jobs and/or to get promoted, they helped GAO get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6049077/Nearly-two-thirds-older-Americans-seen-age-discrimination-workplace-survey-says.html

 

AUTO TRADER
— 2018 Ford Mustang vs. 2018 Chevrolet Corvette: Which Is Better? – Eric Brandt
https://www.autotrader.com/car-reviews/2018-ford-mustang-vs-2018-chevrolet-corvette-which-281474979874337

 

CHICAGO PRIDE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago White Sox promotes LGBTQ activity.
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/97467424

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— 78,000 transgender citizens could be prevented from voting in midterms (DIERSEN: Democrats promote transgender activity.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/78000-transgender-citizens-could-be-prevented-from-voting-in-midterms/63763.html

 

LOS ANGELES BLADE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans promote LGBT activity.
http://www.losangelesblade.com/2018/08/10/pro-equality-voters-are-showing-up-so-are-socal-haters/
http://www.losangelesblade.com/2018/08/10/six-of-las-leading-lgbt-influencers-strike-a-post/

 

METRO WEEKLY
— Study: Companies with LGBTQ managers report higher overall performance than those without Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce found that companies with more than one LGBTQ person in a senior role reported better overall performance – Rhuaridh Marr (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers a) refuse to hire people who do not promote LGBTQ activity and b) fire their employees who do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
https://www.metroweekly.com/2018/08/study-companies-with-lgbtq-managers-report-higher-overall-performance-than-those-without/

 

ON TOP MAGAZINE
— Jeff Sessions Defends Group That Backed Baker Who Refused To Serve Gay Couple – CARLOS SANTOSCOY (DIERSEN: In 2012, those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes succeeded in a) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship and b) destroying TAPROOT.)
http://www.ontopmag.com/article/45055/Jeff_Sessions_Defends_Group_That_Backed_Baker_Who_Refused_To_Serve_Gay_Couple

 

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity target Cruz.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/08/ted-cruz-highest-profile-victim-potential-blue-wave/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote hatred against members of the following groups want to abolish the First Amendment: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/08/whats-difference-free-speech-hate-speech/

August 10 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor Admits To Drug Abuse After Misusing Taxpayer Funds – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/09/lake-county-board-chairman-fraud/amp/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: When will Chicago’s violence evoke true citywide outrage? – David Greising
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-greising-chicago-violence-shootings-police-0810-20180809-story.html
— Cowardice, cynicism animate opposition to Quinn’s referendum on term limits – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who promote term limits stress how much better off the following are without me having any kind of leadership role: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-quinn-emanuel-termlimits-0810-20180809-story.html
— City Council’s latest anti-business slap – Editorial (DIERSEN: Have worked part-time? I washed dishes part-time 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes and pumped gasoline part-time in 1966; delivered mail part-time 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard part-time in 1970; and pumped gasoline part-time 1971-1972. To force me to resign in 1969, my Democrat Park Forest Post Office superiors said that I would not be available to work enough hours even though I was available to work each and every Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, holiday, and every day that NIU was not in session. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-aldermen-schedule-fair-workweek-20180807-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The ordinance would require Chicago employers to post work schedules for their employees at least two weeks in advance. Employers would be required to pay their employees for at least one hour extra if the schedule changed or work was added or subtracted. Companies also could face fines of $500 for each employee affected in each pay period if they fail to comply. If employers make changes with 24 hours’ notice or less to on-call workers, the workers would have to be compensated. Companies with hourly employees or salaried workers earning less than $50,000 annually would be affected. That would sweep thousands of Chicago businesses under the new rules, the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce says. There’s a lot more heavy-handedness in the 17-page ordinance affecting hiring, part-time workers and flexibility. Before they begin work, for example, new hires must be given in writing the median number of hours they can expect to work and a list of days and times they will not be expected to work.)
— Fleeting mistakes live forever online – Editorial (DIERSEN: If you spot a mistake in a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email, please let me know so that I can correct the copy of the email at www.gopillinois.com.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-newcomb-jeong-hader-twitter-20180803-story.html
— ‘Loving Your Neighbor’ the theme of this year’s Pray!Naperville prayer gathering – David Sharos (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my neighbors who ever-increasingly talk and/or act like they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft-avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-pray-naperville-event-advance-st-0801-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Preckwinkle’s Democratic Party targets her GOP foes: ‘We’re all in’ – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: Who targets you? I should write a book about those who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican who target me.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/preckwinkles-dem-party-targets-gop-republican-foes-morrison-schneider-goslin/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pritzker wants “Gun control, stronger communities” to end “the violence epidemic.” The more traditional families that there are in a community, the stronger that community is. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs do everything that they can to destroy traditional marriage and to destroy the traditional family.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/gun-control-jb-pritzker-chicago-shootings-op-ed/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Batavia aldermen on idea to end home rule: ‘It makes my blood boil’ – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180809/batavia-aldermen-on-idea-to-end-home-rule-it-makes-my-blood-boil
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The only way to save the GOP is to defeat it in the House.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180810/the-only-way-to-save-the-gop-is-to-defeat-it-in-the-house
— For now, Army suspends discharges of immigrant recruits – AP (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrats GAO superiors discharged me in 1997 and my Democrat Post Office superiors discharged me in 1969. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180809/for-now-army-suspends-discharges-of-immigrant-recruits
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. Army has stopped discharging immigrant recruits who enlisted seeking a path to citizenship — at least temporarily. A memo shared with The Associated Press on Wednesday and dated July 20 spells out orders to high-ranking Army officials to stop processing discharges of men and women who enlisted in the special immigrant program, effective immediately. It was not clear how many recruits were impacted by the action, and the Pentagon did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the memo. “Effective immediately, you will suspend processing of all involuntary separation actions,” read the memo signed by Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Marshall Williams.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The Ricketts family targets Wrigleyville alderman Tunney. But why? Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz isn’t the only sports mogul in town who reaches for his checkbook when the pols aren’t giving him what he wants. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Who targets you? Those who target me 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.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/ricketts-family-targets-wrigleyville-alderman-tunney-why

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Needless-to-day, the Daily Herald should promote and report on Wheaton’s Independence Day parades like the SJ-R promotes and reports on Springfield Twilight Parades.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180809/twilight-parade-kicks-off-2018-illinois-state-fair
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180808/illinois-state-fair-twilight-parade-ribbon-cutting-highlight-opening-day

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner on Southern Illinois radio: ‘Corrupt’ Chicago mayor Emanuel has ‘got to go’ – RICK PEARSON and BILL RUTHHART
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rauner-on-southern-illinois-radio-corrupt-chicago-mayor-emanuel-has/article_72df16d5-393f-5174-b95a-f4c2bc22d9bb.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— State Rep. LaShawn Ford, D-Chicago to Emanuel: Work with Trump to Address Violence – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=269674#.W21miehKiM8

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Blames Chicago Mayor For ‘Failure’ On Violence – AP (DIERSEN: Each and every one of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are blamers. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/rauner-blames-chicago-mayor-failure-violence

 

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— In partisan primaries, there’s no crossover between parties on ballot. Here’s what you need know about Aug. 14 election. – Don Behm (DIERSEN: I should write a book about registered voters in my precinct who cast Republican primary ballots, but a) talk and/or act like they are Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens; b) talk and/or act like they are filled with hatred of Trump; c) talk and/or act like they do not vote for candidates who are unopposed in Republican primaries; d) talk and/or act like they vote for Democrats in general elections, e) talk and/or act like they do not want me to bring any Republican literature to their door; f) say “take me off your list,” g) say “don’t bring anything to my home anymore,” and/or h) treat me rudely, if not threateningly. 112 voted in the March 20, 2018 Republican primary in my precinct, but in the unopposed races, 26 (23%) did not vote for Helland, 28 (25%) did not vote for Dodge, 22 (20%) did not vote for Roskam, 24 (21%) did not vote for Connelly, 29 (26%) did not vote for Ruscitti, 27 (24%) did not vote for Cronin, 28 (25%) did not vote for Hinds, 23 (21%) did not vote for Henry, 33 (29%) did not vote for Cantore, 32 (29%) did not vote Wilson, 32 (29%) did not vote for MacKay, and 31 (28%) did not vote for me. In the 2016 general election, in my precinct, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton.)
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/wisconsin/2018/08/06/switching-parties-not-allowed-aug-14-partisan-primary-ballots/871069002/

 

ROBERT FEDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that Sinclair Broadcast Group would have fired Tom Skilling because of his “tireless activism on climate change.” Of course, anti-Trumps have no problem with my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. Of course, anti-Trumps have no problem with Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership. Of course, anti-Trumps say that I brought the aforesaid on myself.)
https://www.robertfeder.com/2018/08/10/wgn-happy-celebrate-tom-skillings-amazing-40-years/#more-18978

 

BEVERLY-MOUNT GREENWOOD PATCH
— JULY 26, 2018 FLASHBACK: Racist Fliers Condemned By Alderman, Diversity Group White supremacist rhetoric has “no place” in 19th Ward, alderman says. “Silence suggests complicity and permissiveness,” SCDC adds. – Tim Moran (DIERSEN: I should write a book about voters in my precinct who cast Republican primary ballots, but who treat anything that I bring to their door as being a “racist flyer,” or even worse things. Recently, one of them rudely, if not threateningly, demanded by phone that I immediately come back to her home and take back a flyer that said: “TO: DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Voters FROM: Dave Diersen, Republican Precinct Committeeman, 630-653-0462, diersen@aol.com, www.gopillinois.com SUBJECT: Yard signs Please consider displaying a yard sign after Labor Day for one or more of the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in our precinct. Please contact me at 630-653-0462 or diersen@aol.com and I will bring yard signs to your home as soon as they are available after Labor Day. The Republican candidates on the ballot in our precinct are: UNITED STATES Peter Roskam, U.S. Congressman, 6th Congressional District STATE OF ILLINOIS Bruce Rauner & Evelyn Sanguinetti, Governor & Lieutenant Governor Erika Harold, Attorney General Jason Helland, Secretary of State Darlene Senger, Comptroller Jim Dodge, Treasurer Mike Connelly, Senator, 21th District  Amy Grant, Representative, 42nd District DUPAGE COUNTY Dan Cronin, Chairman James Mendrick, Sheriff Paul Hinds, Clerk Gwen Henry, Treasurer  Grant Eckhoff and Chris Zaruba, County Board, District 4 Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE  Joseph Cantore, President CIRCUIT COURT Karen Wilson, Judge Jeff MacKay, Judge”)
https://patch.com/illinois/beverly-mtgreenwood/racist-fliers-condemned-alderman-diversity-group

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Bill Bergman warns Chicago is on path to bankruptcy – Danielle Pacey
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511524212-bill-bergman-warns-chicago-is-on-path-to-bankruptcy

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: More Illinois homeowners sinking underwater on mortgages – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/more-illinois-homeowners-sinking-underwater-on-mortgages/article_3532bdd4-9b53-11e8-af00-5b35a34ad6d4.html
— U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Taylorville, proposes tax breaks for businesses that help pay student loan debt for employees – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: Of course, that would encourage students a) to attend more expensive universities and b) to take out more loans. I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that if your degree is not from an expensive Ivy League university, your degree is worthless.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/congressman-proposes-tax-breaks-for-businesses-that-help-pay-student/article_eee6af44-9b51-11e8-a8e3-9f7664a7ee1d.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Facebook Censoring? Say it Ain’t So! – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat/Libertarian/Green website.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/facebook-censoring-say-it-aint-so/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER & INGOLD: NRA SUES NEW YORK STATE FOR INSURANCE BLACKLISTING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/nra-sues-new-york-state-for-legal-blackmail.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner blames Republican Nazi and “nut” candidates on Madigan
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/10/rauner-blames-republican-nazi-and-nut-candidates-on-madigan/
— Pritzker slammed for finger-pointing on gun violence (DIERSEN: Each and every one of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are finger-pointers. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/08/pritzker-slammed-for-finger-pointing-on-gun-violence/
— Attorney general shoots down Erika Harold prosecution idea
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/10/attorney-general-shoots-down-erika-harold-prosecution-idea/

 

GOPUSA
— Public scapegoating over tweets and emails of yore happens daily
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51887

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Laura Ingraham under fire for lamenting America’s ‘massive demographic changes’ – Jessica Chasmar (DIERSEN: I should write a book about members of Group A who crow about their success in getting rid of members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/9/laura-ingraham-under-fire-lamenting-americas-massi/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— SESSIONS BLASTS SPLC ‘HOSTILITY’ TOWARD RELIGIOUS BELIEVERS ‘A bigoted ideology founded on animus towards people of faith’ – ART MOORE
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/sessions-blasts-splc-hostility-toward-religious-believers/

 

BREITBART
— NBC Sitcom ‘The Good Place’ Raising Money to Aid Illegal Aliens – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/08/09/nbc-sitcom-the-good-place-raising-money-to-aid-illegal-aliens/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— To Limit the Second Amendment, New York Attacks the First – DAVID FRENCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/08/new-york-nra-second-amendment-first-amendment-attack/

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Slew of Hollywood Celebs Launch Attack on Ivanka Tump — Here’s Who Just Slammed the First Daughter Liberal stars issue a tired retread of last year’s failed ‘Dear Ivanka’ campaign on social media – Michele Blood
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/08/slew-of-hollywood-celebs-launch-attack-on-ivanka-tump-heres-who-just-slammed-the-first-daughter/

 

THE HILL
— Trump renews attacks on NFL players, calling for suspensions – JACQUELINE THOMSEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/401217-trump-attacks-protesting-nfl-players-they-want-to-show-outrage-at

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/09/opinion/sanctuary-church-undocumented-immigrants-trump-new-haven-deportation.html
— Facebook Banned Infowars. Now What? – Kevin Roose (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat/Libertarian/Green website. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want Facebook to ban me and to ban my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes what to ban all those who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/technology/facebook-banned-infowars-now-what.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Car Collectors Find Themselves Boxed In by the Tax Collector – Rob Sass (DIERSEN: My envy-filled union-hating Republican-hating Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious when I bought a 1962 Chevy Impala SS collector car in 1989 and a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T collector car in 1994.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/09/business/classic-car-1031-exchange.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s core support remains solid, but a significant minority of Republicans have soured.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-support-poll-20180809-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “White House proposal has legal immigrants forgoing healthcare services out of fear.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-health-care-immigration-20180808-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call Trump a racist.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20180810/281616716196710
— Why Facebook can stop Infowars and not break the First Amendment – Mike Snider (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who want to stop my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, that is, a) those who discourage me from putting the emails together and sending them out and b) those who discourage everyone from reading the emails.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2018/08/09/why-facebook-can-censor-infowars-and-not-break-first-amendment/922636002/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: D’Souza: Bring on those bad reviews Conservative filmmaker sees only affirmation – Bryan Alexander (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who give my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails bad reviews, that is, a) those who discourage me from putting the emails together and sending them out and b) those who discourage everyone from reading the emails.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/08/09/dinesh-dsouza-death-nation-documentary-critical-drubbing-all-politics/939642002/

— Small businesses struggling to hire – Christopher Rugaber (DIERSEN: This article hints/implies/argues/shouts that employees prefer working for large employers. I worked for large employers 1964-1997, and for one of the largest employers, the federal government, 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. Overwhelmingly, operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents have never worked for a large employer.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180810/281831464561478

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: The Democratic Party’s New Litmus Test: Gun Control Candidates for the 2018 House midterms are pushing a muscular firearms-regulation agenda, a wholesale repositioning after the party for a generation avoided new limits – Reid J. Epstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democratic-partys-new-litmus-test-gun-control-1533826100
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Candidates Tout Careers In Espionage – Byron Tau (DIERSEN: What was your career in? If you ran for an office, would you tout that career? I would tout the fact that I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently, $96,403-$125,325 and that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. I would tout the fact that I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-candidates-who-came-in-from-the-cold-1533847321
— The Myth of American Inequality Taxes and transfers in the U.S. put its income distribution in line with its large developed peers. – Phil Gramm and John F. Early (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that instead of me, all the jobs that I had should have been given to a) poor minorities, b) poor women, c) poor younger people, d) poor veterans, e) poor etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-myth-of-american-inequality-1533855113

 

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Fox News host Laura Ingraham slammed by anti-Trumps over immigration comments involving Philadelphia.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/laura-ingraham-fox-news-immigration-sanctuary-cities-demographic-changes-20180809.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Controversial Fox News host Laura Ingraham is once again the target of criticism, this time over comments she made about the country’s changing demographic landscape, which she blamed on illegal — and legal — immigration. “Massive demographic changes have been foisted upon the American people, and they are changes that none of us ever voted for, and most of us don’t like,” Ingraham said on The Ingraham Angle on Wednesday night, noting that “it does seem like the America that we know and love doesn’t exist anymore.” “From Virginia to California, we see stark examples of how radically, in some ways, the country has changed,” Ingraham continued. “Now, much of this is related to both illegal, and in some cases legal, immigration that, of course, progressives love.”)

 

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— What queer experience adds to any newsroom – Pete Vernon (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What experience does Diersen base his opinions on? ANSWER: The 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 master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s 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. Please visit the Bio page at www.gopillinois.com.)
https://www.cjr.org/q_and_a/steven-thrasher.php

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? In your precinct, how many do not vote for candidates who are unopposed in Republican primaries? – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: I should write a book about registered voters in my precinct who cast Republican primary ballots, but a) talk and/or act like they are Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens; b) talk and/or act like they are filled with hatred of Trump; c) talk and/or act like they do not vote for candidates who are unopposed in Republican primaries; d) talk and/or act like they vote for Democrats in general elections, e) talk and/or act like they do not want me to bring any Republican literature to their door; f) say “take me off your list,” g) say “don’t bring anything to my home anymore,” and/or h) treat me rudely, if not threateningly. 112 voted in the March 20, 2018 Republican primary in my precinct, but in the unopposed races, 26 (23%) did not vote for Helland, 28 (25%) did not vote for Dodge, 22 (20%) did not vote for Roskam, 24 (21%) did not vote for Connelly, 29 (26%) did not vote for Ruscitti, 27 (24%) did not vote for Cronin, 28 (25%) did not vote for Hinds, 23 (21%) did not vote for Henry, 33 (29%) did not vote for Cantore, 32 (29%) did not vote Wilson, 32 (29%) did not vote for MacKay, and 31 (28%) did not vote for me. In the 2016 general election, in my precinct, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton.)

 

KOENIG RUBLOFF
— FOR SALE: 404 West Elm Street, Wheaton – $384,900
https://jimziltz.koenigrubloff.com/homes-for-sale/404-W-Elm-Street-Wheaton-IL-60189-246092666

August 9 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Milton Township Republican Central Committee held an outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, August 8, 2018, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. The many speakers included Peter Roskam, Mike Connelly, Amy Grant, and Jay Kinzler. Meeting attendees included Almiron, Barbier, Bucholz, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Cooper, Crane, Dangelo, Demos, Eckhoff, Falbo, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Henry, Hinds, Holder, Keller, Kmiecik, LeVan, Lewis, Lofgren, McGowen, Menna, Monino, Muehlfelt, B. Murphy, Nathwani, Pacilli, Rash, Ryan, Shaw, Tatro, Thomas, Walsh, Whelan, Wilson, and C. & J. Zaruba. Those at the meeting who helped sponsor Wheaton’s 2018 Independence Day parade were Peter Roskam, Amy Grant, Henry, Hinds, Keller, Monino, Whelan, and Wilson. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Roskam releases new ad
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-thursday-20180808-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam released an ad Wednesday questioning his 6th Congressional District Democratic opponent Sean Casten’s business background. Among other things, a narrator in the 30-second ad says Casten “brags about his business credentials” but “inherited millions and worked for his family’s business.” The ad also references a 2015 business-related lawsuit filed in Delaware that Casten was involved in. The ad says that if he’s elected Casten would “make things worse.” Casten’s campaign released a statement saying the lawsuit referenced in the ad was related to “an attempted hostile takeover” that was “amicably resolved.” Casten’s campaign manager Greg Bales said Roskam “wants to muddy up Sean’s record as a successful green-energy entrepreneur because it contrasts so sharply with his own record of rubber-stamp partisanship.” Roskam, of Wheaton, is a veteran of state and national politics seeking a sixth term in Congress. Casten is a clean-energy entrepreneur from Downers Grove and political newcomer who emerged from a crowded Democratic primary field in March.)
— Illinois Republicans disown GOP congressional candidate over conspiracy theories – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-thursday-20180808-story.html
— Dolton mayor presses charges against trustee for allegedly stealing election petitions – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-dolton-trustee-arrested-st-0809-story.html
— Chicago and railroad police use of ‘bait truck,’ caught on viral video, is criticized by alderman, ACLU – Jeremy Gorner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-bait-truck-controversy-20180808-story.html
— Why politics has become so acrimonious – Jim Oberweis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/community/chi-ugc-article-why-politics-has-become-so-acrimonious-1-2018-08-08-story.html
— Nearly 33,000 juveniles arrested over last two decades labeled as gang members by Chicago police – Annie Sweeney and Paige Fry
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-police-gang-database-juveniles-20180725-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 4 killed, 7 wounded in Wednesday shootings
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/4-killed-7-wounded-in-wednesday-shootings/
— Don’t ignore role drug trafficking plays in fueling Chicago street violence – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dont-ignore-drug-trafficking-fueling-violence-bobby-rush-james-gierach/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s trade war comes rolling down over Illinois.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trade-war-tariffs-illinois-china-donald-trump-administration/
— The glass ceiling holds for women in corporate America – Editorial (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors would argue that there is no ceiling for women or for minorities at GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they get rid of their employees who are male and/or White who they do not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/gender-bias-women-ceo-glass-ceiling-indra-nooyi-irene-rosenfeld-denise-morrison/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Rauner to sign the Immigration Safe Zones Act which “would require the Illinois attorney general to develop policies to limit the power of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to make arrests at courthouses, hospitals, libraries and schools.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180809/constable-why-suburban-schools-back-immigration-safe-zones-
— Protesters swarm pro-Trump organization’s leaders at a restaurant – Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180808/protesters-swarm-pro-trump-organizations-leaders-at-a-restaurant
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens are outspoken leaders of the pro-Trump organization Turning Point USA. Kirk, the founder, has been called a conservative provocateur with the ear of the president. Owens, the spokeswoman, has received tweet-based praise from Kanye West — and together Kirk, who is a Wheeling High School alumnus, and Owens say they are “culture warriors” trying “to save Western Civilization” from liberals. But on Monday morning, they were hungry diners who showed up at Philadelphia’s Green Eggs Cafe in Midtown before it opened and managed to nab a window seat.)
— Casten hits trail discussing issues like health care, labor policy, climate change – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180808/casten-hits-trail-discussing-issues-like-health-care-labor-policy-climate-change

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump pick’s tight Ohio race signals pain ahead for GOP—in Illinois and beyond The voting patterns in some Republican-held districts—including those of Peter Roskam of Illinois.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/trump-picks-tight-ohio-race-signals-pain-ahead-gop-illinois-and-beyond

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sangamon County Democrats get ‘blue wave’ funds – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180808/bernard-schoenburg-sangamon-county-democrats-get-blue-wave-funds
— LaHood foe loses OK for event inside Menard courthouse – Phil Luciano
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180808/luciano-lahood-foe-loses-ok-for-event-inside-menard-courthouse
— Human trafficking ‘happens here locally,’ Rep. LaHood says – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180808/human-trafficking-happens-here-locally-rep-lahood-says

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— First weeks of semester critical in combating sexual misconduct – Julie Wurth
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-08-09/ui-report-first-weeks-semester-critical-combating-sexual-misconduct.html

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Ben Carson declared mission accomplished in East St. Louis — where public housing is still a disaster.”
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/ben-carson-declared-mission-accomplished-in-east-st-louis-where/article_6e25f25c-9446-59c4-81b7-ce1433a30d6c.html

 

STATELINE
— Lawmakers aim to put gun control question on November ballot
https://www.mystateline.com/news/lawmakers-aim-to-put-gun-control-question-on-november-ballot/1355099789

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton City Council members announce runs for mayor – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/09/wheaton-city-council-members-announce-runs-for-mayor/asdxrhn/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote hatred of Trump and his supporters.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/american-hate-profiles-survivors-also-brings-hope#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps shout at women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/its-official-record-number-women-nominated-house-seats-2018#stream/0

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Skillicorn offers constituents free gun safety training class – Kasey Schefflin-Emrich
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511523448-skillicorn-offers-constituents-free-gun-safety-training-class

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Algonquin Township – The Circus Tent is getting bigger – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/algonquin-township-the-circus-tent-is-getting-bigger/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Ivanka Trump hears about workforce development in Illinois – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? 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.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/ivanka-trump-hears-about-workforce-development-in-illinois/article_ddea915c-9b46-11e8-8957-77841d184539.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Help for Journalists Interviewing “Progressive” Candidates – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/08/help-for-journalists-in-interviewing-progressive-candidates-for-office/

 

AMMO LAND
— Three Great Pro-Gun Resolutions for Your Town Council To Copy – Tred Law
https://www.ammoland.com/2018/08/three-great-pro-gun-resolutions-for-your-town-council-to-copy/

 

GOPUSA
— More than 700,000 foreigners overstayed visas last year
http://www.gopusa.com/more-than-700000-foreigners-overstayed-visas-last-year/
— ICE employee ousted for using job to campaign for Hillary Clinton
http://www.gopusa.com/ice-employee-ousted-for-using-job-to-campaign-for-hillary-clinton/

 

BLAZE
— TX-Sen: Ted Cruz asks President Trump to campaign for him as polls narrow in Texas race – Jana Pruet
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/08/tx-sen-ted-cruz-asks-president-trump-to-campaign-for-him-as-polls-narrow-in-texas-race
— Chicago residents angrily confront cops for ‘baiting’ kids to steal with truck full of shoes – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/08/chicago-residents-angrily-confront-cops-for-baiting-kids-to-steal-with-truck-full-of-shoes

 

BREITBART
— Nancy Pelosi: Voting for Democrats Gives ‘Leverage’ to Illegal Aliens – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/08/nancy-pelosi-leverage-illegal-aliens/
— July Arrests of Migrant Families at Border Up 173 Percent over 2017 – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/08/08/july-arrests-of-migrant-families-at-border-up-173-percent-over-2017/
— U.S. Cities with Massive Foreign Populations Went Strongest for Hillary Clinton in 2016 – John Binder (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants overwhelmingly vote for Democrats. Democrats shout at immigrants and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Democrats count on immigrants to help them get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/08/u-s-cities-with-massive-foreign-populations-went-strongest-for-hillary-clinton-in-2016/

 

DAILY CALLER
— TWITTER PLANS ‘HATE SPEECH’ CRACKDOWN AFTER BACKLASH FROM UPSET EMPLOYEES – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: What percent of Twitter employees are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/08/twitter-jack-dorsey-hate-speech-policy/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Congressional Republicans are giving voters NO reason to turn out – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/congressional-republicans-are-giving-voters-no-reason-to-turn-out/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Meet America’s Elite Farm Subsidy Club – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/08/08/meet_americas_elite_farm_subsidy_club_137745.html

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Anti-Semitism Soars on U.S. College Campuses Anti-Israel activists fostering hatred of Jewish students – Adam Kredo
https://freebeacon.com/issues/anti-semitism-soars-u-s-college-campuses/
— Gun-Rights Activists Who Posted Gun Files Say Facebook, Amazon Have Censored Their Site CodeIsFreeSpeech.com apparently banned from Facebook and Amazon’s web hosting service – Stephen Gutowski
https://freebeacon.com/issues/gun-rights-activists-posted-gun-files-say-facebook-amazon-censored-site/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The ‘Blue Wave’ May Be Receding Tuesday’s elections show that the GOP has a fighting chance to keep the House. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-blue-wave-may-be-receding-1533768045
— The ‘Red Wave’ Illusion Evidence builds of major GOP losses in November. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-red-wave-illusion-1533767358
— Chicago’s Violence and Its Leadership Deficit Residents don’t trust the police, whose morale is poor. And Mayor Rahm Emanuel has no plan. – Gary MacDougal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicagos-violence-and-its-leadership-deficit-1533767969
Months of U.S. Strikes Have Failed to Curtail Taliban Opium Trade
— The effort to put pressure on the insurgency in Afghanistan hasn’t crippled a major source of the group’s revenue Poppy production hit record highs last year in Afghanistan, where they are the country’s largest cash crop. – Dion Nissenbaum
https://www.wsj.com/articles/taliban-drug-trade-persists-despite-u-s-strikes-1533726120

 

USA TODAY
— Ford Mustang hits exclusive 10-million mark, sports car record – Phoebe Wall Howard
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/08/08/ford-mustang/932802002/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/money/business/2018/08/08/ford-celebrates-making-10-millionth-mustang/37369505/

 

JD SUPRA
— Age Discrimination In The Workplace – Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/age-discrimination-in-the-workplace-42245/

 

NEXT AVENUE
— Age Discrimination by Employers Is Common, AARP Survey Says Here’s who has seen or experienced it and how it happens – Peter Gosselin
https://www.nextavenue.org/age-discrimination-employers-aarp-survey/

 

INDY 100
— The most common ancestries in every U.S. state – Andy Kiersz, Myelle Lansat (DIERSEN: What percent of the elected officials in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county are German-American?)
https://www.indy100.com/article/us-ancestry-most-common-each-state-country-immigration-8482861
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois: Most common self-reported ancestry: German Second most-common ancestry: African-American Third most-common ancestry: Mexican)

 

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Chicago has no shortage of values.” The Democrats who run Chicago promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/chicago-has-no-shortage-of-values-what-it-lacks-are-resources/

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Women’s March Chicago Returns to Grant Park Oct. 13
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Womens-March-Chicago-Returns-to-Grant-Park-Oct-13/63754.html

August 8 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Ivanka Trump tours college’s welder training center in Godfrey, Ill. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/ivanka-trump-tours-illinois-colleges-welder-training-center/3907053/
— Lake County Ill. Board chairman Aaron Lawlor ends re-election effort amid investigation into county credit card use – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/lake-county-ill-board-chairman-ends-re-election-effort-amid-investigation/3908619/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Ex-rep Nick Sauer withdraws from ballot after sex-photo scandal – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/ex-rep-withdraws-from-ballot-after-sex-photo-scandal

 

WLS AM
— Rauner: Jobs are solution to Chicago’s gun violence – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/08/rauner-jobs-are-solution-to-chicagos-gun-violence/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— All-talk politicians should shut up about Chicago violence; they’re not helping – Rex Huppke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-chicago-violence-pritzker-rahm-emanuel-huppke-20180808-story.html
— Dems push Gov. Rauner to sign bill advocates say could bring women more equal pay – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rauner-wage-bill-democrats-20180808-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Alderman rejects temporary fix, wants cops moved permanently to troubled areas – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/alderman-police-staffing-moved-south-side-west-side-gangs/
— Emanuel accused of ‘victim shaming’ for talking values and character after crime – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-victim-shaming-shari-runner-urban-league-values-character-crime-gang-violence/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Wheaton council members announce mayoral bids – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180808/wheaton-council-members-announce-mayoral-bids
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton voters will elect the city’s first new mayor in 12 years next spring, and two city council veterans already have announced bids for the post. Mayor Michael Gresk is stepping down after three terms, clearing the path for a new leader to take the city’s helm. John Prendiville and Phil Suess have emerged as the first two mayoral candidates seeking to succeed Gresk, who first was elected in 2007. Prendiville served on the council from 2007 to 2011 and again since 2013 after an unsuccessful run to unseat Gresk as mayor. His at-large seat on the council also is up for election in April 2019. Suess ran unopposed last year to retain his seat representing the North District. His fourth term on the council doesn’t expire until 2021. Councilwoman Suzanne Fitch said Wednesday she intends to seek re-election to the other at-large seat. Candidates will begin filing their nominating petitions for the city’s municipal offices in November. Prendiville is the managing director and senior managing counsel for The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, a firm that acts as a trustee for municipal bond issues. If elected, he said his background will serve him in helping to keep the city on “very good financial footing” since Wheaton weathered the economic recession. “The type of work I’ve done in the legal world is not adversarial. I’ve always been part of transactions where people are working together toward a common goal,” he said. That consensus-building work will translate to leading city council meetings that, under Gresk, are orderly and on track, Prendiville said. “I want to be a leader of this intelligent and dedicated group,” Prendiville said of his council colleagues. In his last mayoral run as Gresk’s challenger, Prendiville said he visited “at least 80 percent of homes” of municipal election voters. But he said Gresk “deservedly” had “a tremendous amount of support.” Gresk captured 57 percent of the vote. “I wasn’t running against him. I was just running because I was a little bit ambitious there,” Prendiville said. Suess is a partner in an investment consulting firm. He said his 14-year tenure on the council makes him the best candidate for the office. “I just think it’s the consistency of positions over time,” said Suess, who has lived in Wheaton for 30 years. “I’ve been a very strong advocate of living with the money we have.” He’s also sat on the DuPage Water Commission board for the past eight years. Wheaton is the second-largest customer of the agency that supplies Lake Michigan water to most of the towns in DuPage County. “I joined that commission in August of 2010 when they were basically in the depth of their problems with respect to their debt and have been part of the team that has turned around the water commission since January of 2011,” Suess said. Fitch said she’s running for a second term to continue addressing flooding and economic development issues as the council’s liaison to the Downtown Wheaton Association, a group of shops and restaurants. An attorney, Fitch highlighted her push for a new program to install sidewalks in neighborhoods for kids to walk safely to and from school. She also was a vocal supporter of lowering the speed limit on residential streets from 30 mph to 25 mph. The new limit went into effect Aug. 1. “I’ve been responsive to resident concerns, and I’ve really taken the time to engage the residents to address their issues,” Fitch said. Filing paperwork is expected to become available through the city clerk’s office later this month.)
— Lawlor frequently used county card for personal expenses – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180808/lawlor-frequently-used-county-card-for-personal-expenses

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Black aldermen struggle amid violence wave The City Council members whose wards are most affected by gang violence want more help. But there’s no consensus on a way out, and they say more than money is needed. – Greg Hinz
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/black-aldermen-struggle-amid-violence-wave
— Biz, civil rights groups put Rauner in middle of anti-discrimination fight A measure awaiting action by the governor would apply the state’s human-rights laws to all companies, not just those with at least 15 employees. The bill has big fans—and foes. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/biz-civil-rights-groups-put-rauner-middle-anti-discrimination-fight-0

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Keep marijuana away from Illinois kids – Kathy Valente, Director of Operations, Illinois Family Institute
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/letters/keep-marijuana-away-from-illinois-kids/article_71bad6ea-974f-11e8-b599-9b0cb04ae4a1.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Carlinville woman among group suing Rauner, claiming ‘retaliation’ layoffs – AP
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Carlinville-woman-among-group-suing-Rauner-13141281.php

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— State workers say layoffs ‘retaliatory’ Federal court case contends politics resulted in reassignment, job loss – AP
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/State-workers-say-layoffs-13140176.php

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Hultgren to host town hall meetings throughout 14th Congressional District
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/02/hultgren-to-host-town-hall-meetings-throughout-14th-congressional-district/ayuddkv/
— District 99 begins new year with enhanced security measures Armed lead security officer stationed at both schools – BOB RAKOW
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/07/district-99-begins-new-year-with-enhanced-security-measures/alpyufs/

 

WQAD
— Conspiracy theory posts cost Bill Fawell GOP support in race against Bustos
https://wqad.com/2018/08/08/conspiracy-theory-posts-cost-bill-fawell-gop-support-in-race-against-bustos/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Lethal Failure By Chicago Political Ruling Class
https://mailchi.mp/upstream-ideas/illinois-financial-grade-f-251721?e=6f5c563571

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives supporters blocked on Twitter, called right-wing “propaganda bots” – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511524183-ives-supporters-blocked-on-twitter-called-right-wing-propaganda-bots
— IL Rising – Springfield’s forfeiture of ethics
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511525084-il-rising-springfield-s-forfeiture-of-ethics

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Don’t look to Springfield for reform this year, try McHenry County instead – Brett Rowland
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-don-t-look-to-springfield-for-reform-this/article_1b2349c2-9b26-11e8-9c38-83bd83db4e4c.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LIKE ALEX JONES OR NOT, LEFT-IMMERSED SOCIAL MEDIA IS OUT TO PURGE “DISAGREEABLE” VOICES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/like-alex-jones-or-not-left-immersed-social-media-is-obviously-out-to-purge-disagreeable-voices.html
— WELFARE STATES CULTIVATE THE SIN OF SLOTH
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/welfare-states-cultivate-the-sin-of-sloth.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Roskam calls Casten “shady” in new TV ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/08/roskam-calls-casten-shady-in-new-tv-ad/
— Pritzker slammed for finger-pointing on gun violence
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/08/pritzker-slammed-for-finger-pointing-on-gun-violence/
— Republicans withdraw support from conspiracy theorist candidate and write-in candidate emerges to counter Nazi Repub
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/08/republicans-withdraw-support-from-conspiracy-theorist-candidate-and-write-in-candidate-emerges-to-counter-nazi-repub/
— Wilson lashes out after AG requests more info about his charity
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/08/wilson-lashes-out-after-ag-requests-more-info-about-his-charity/

 

GOPUSA
— Barack Obama was a food stamp president; Donald Trump is not
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51912
— Oregon voters have opportunity to drop ‘sanctuary’ law in November
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51985

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Political hatred has gone wild – Americans need to work together – Neal Urwitz and Harry J. Kazianis
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/08/08/political-hatred-has-gone-wild-americans-need-to-work-together.html

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Censorship: The Dark Heart Of The Democratic Party – George Rasley (DIERSEN: I am a Republican. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs who fraudulently claim to Republican want to censure me.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28505

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner Will Not Send National Guard to Chicago Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says he will not dispatch the Illinois National Guard to Chicago to stem gun violence. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-08-08/rauner-will-not-send-national-guard-to-chicago

 

FED SMITH
— The Civil Service is Becoming Fractured. Should We Care? – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/08/07/civil-service-becoming-fractured-care/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— ICE Employee Who Repeatedly Told Coworkers to Vote Hillary Is Barred From Federal Service – Eric Katz
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2018/08/ice-employee-barred-federal-service-after-telling-coworkers-vote-hillary/150336/

August 8 Morning Edition

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Pastors, community: We want a plan for Chicago violence, not just more police – Craig Wall, Sarah Schulte, Eric Horng and Megan Hickey
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/pastors-community-we-want-a-plan-for-chicago-violence-not-just-more-police/3899420/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/resurrection-project-hosts-daca-renewal-clinic/3902428/

 

NBC5
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: The Politics of Violence in Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/on-air/as-seen-on/the-politics-of-violence-in-chicago-490300151.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: More Chicago cops deployed to areas affected by violence – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/more-chicago-cops-deployed-to-areas-affected-by-violence

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Rahm vows hundreds of extra cops — but wants ‘attitudinal change’ in city – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-police-deployments-officers-shootings/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Bobby Rush chides Rahm Emanuel after weekend of gun violence: ‘Be real’ – Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bobby-rush-rahm-emanuel-gun-violence-blair-holt/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 71 shot, and no arrests? Chicago pays high price for police mistrust – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/chicago-police-reform-police-academy-rudy-giuliani/
— Ivanka the latest from the Trump White House to boost Illinois Republicans – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/ivanka-trump-white-house-illinois-republicans-rodney-davis/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Black leaders speak out on Chicago violence: ‘Can we please come together’ – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-black-leaders-chicago-violence-20180807-story.html
— Ex-state rep Nick Sauer who resigned after former girlfriend’s claims drops off fall ballot – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-sauer-drops-from-ballot-20180807-story.html
— Wells Fargo to offer $15,000 grants to potential Cook County homebuyers – Corilyn Shropshire
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-wells-fargo-housing-grants-20180807-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To qualify for the NeighborhoodLIFT grant, household income must not exceed 80 percent of the local area median income, or about $67,700 for a family of four in Cook County. Veterans and U.S. service members, teachers, law enforcement officers, firefighters and emergency medical technicians who earn up to 100 percent of local area median income, or about $84,600, are eligible for a $17,500 grant.)
— Migrants say U.S. Border Patrol detention centers are ‘iceboxes’ – Nick Miroff
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-migrants-detention-centers-iceboxes-20180807-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Video gambling ban overturned in Orland Park – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-orland-park-video-gambling-st-0808-story.html
— Gene tests can provide health clues — and needless worry – AP (DIERSEN: Because my father had type 1 diabetes, many believed that I would also have type 1 diabetes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-gene-tests-needless-worry-20180720-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Roskam steers campaign toward conservative priorities – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180808/roskam-steers-campaign-toward-conservative-priorities
— Casten stresses listening, learning along campaign trail – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180808/casten-stresses-listening-learning-along-campaign-trail
— Lake Bluff’s Lesser to run in 58th District
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180807/lake-bluffs-lesser-to-run-in-58th-district
— Challenger’s ideas wrong for district – Mary Plunkett, Wheaton
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180808/challengers-ideas-wrong-for-district
— How Democratic dynasties, Republican infighting and big campaign money shape fall races – Mick Dumke (DIERSEN: I should write a book about registered voters in my precinct who cast Republican primary ballots, but a) talk and/or act like they are Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens; b) talk and/or act like they are filled with hatred of Trump; c) talk and/or act like they do not vote for candidates who are unopposed in Republican primaries; d) talk and/or act like they vote for Democrats in general elections, e) talk and/or act like they do not want me to bring any Republican literature to their door; and/or f) treat me rudely, if not threateningly. 112 voted in the March 20, 2018 Republican primary in my precinct, but in the unopposed races, 26 (23%) did not vote for Helland, 28 (25%) did not vote for Dodge, 22 (20%) did not vote for Roskam, 24 (21%) did not vote for Connelly, 29 (26%) did not vote for Ruscitti, 27 (24%) did not vote for Cronin, 28 (25%) did not vote for Hinds, 23 (21%) did not vote for Henry, 33 (29%) did not vote for Cantore, 32 (29%) did not vote Wilson, 32 (29%) did not vote for MacKay, and 31 (28%) did not vote for me. In the 2016 general election, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180807/how-democratic-dynasties-republican-infighting-and-big-campaign-money-shape-fall-races
— FRONT PAGE: Lake County uses gambling revenue to fight gambling addiction – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: Those who want video gambling in Wheaton and elsewhere work very hard against me.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180808/lake-county-uses-gambling-revenue-to-fight-gambling-addiction-

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trade tariffs benefit Archer Daniels Midland, for now As the self-proclaimed Supermarket to the World, ADM is an unlikely beneficiary of global trade tensions. Yet Chinese tariffs on U.S. soybean imports helped lift its second-quarter results. – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/joe-cahill-business/trade-tariffs-benefit-archer-daniels-midland-now

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois Republican party withdraws support for Fawell over conspiracy theories – SARAH HAYDEN (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) a) have never supported me or my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) should never support me or my emails. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I promote planks in the Republican Party and IRP platforms, including their traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks, that they want the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC to dump.)
https://qconline.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/republican-party-withdraws-support-for-fawell-over-conspiracy-theories/article_f4ccfbc6-d3f8-50f1-a445-1f486039d573.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican party officials are withdrawing support for 17th Congressional District candidate Bill Fawell after reviewing alleged conspiracy theories posted by Fawell on social media. Fawell, 64, will face U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Moline, in the November general election. State Republican party chairman Tim Schneider, Rock Island County Republican party central committee chair Drue Mielke, and Republican state central committeeman for the 17th Congressional District, Jan Weber, removed their support of Fawell on Tuesday. All three officials cite posts on Fawell’s campaign Facebook page, Elect Fawell, in which Fawell appears to support 9/11 conspiracy theories, and called some mass shootings “false flag” events. A false flag is an event in which some believe the government or another group orchestrated a tragic event in order to elicit outrage from the public and provides an excuse for war or some other aggressive reaction. Fawell said Tuesday that the goal of his Elect Fawell Facebook page is to get people to read information from alternate news sources. “What I try to do is put in posts from bloggers that are not mainstream,” Fawell said. “I call it the daily lie of omission. It might be something off the beaten path that is not being reported by mainstream media.” Fawell often posts articles from alt-right-wing sites like zerohedge.com, newzsentinel.com, libertyblitzkrieg.com, and gatestoneinstitute.org, and adds his commentary above the post, often with the caps lock on. But Fawell also links to articles from independent news outlets such as CNBC.com, businessinsider.com, and economist.com. . .In a statement Tuesday, Schneider called Fawell a liar and said his comments have hurt those affected by tragic events. “Bill Fawell has a problem with the truth and his statements have done a disservice to the individuals who lost their lives from terrible acts of violence,” Schneider said. “As chairman of the Illinois Republican party, I disagree with his misguided views and cannot support his candidacy for Congress in the 17th Congressional District.” . . . Fawell told a Dispatch-Argus reporter on Tuesday he hadn’t received any support from the Republican party anyway. “The Republican party in Illinois in such disarray,” Fawell said. “It’s just a reaction to some stuff that came out in the left-wing media. The party cut me loose a long time ago. I’m not their candidate. I’ve been a Republican my whole life, but the American people have had it with both parties. I appeal to the independent voters.” . . . Fawell stands by his comments. “I want to start focusing on the things that are important in this race, not these crazy cheap shots,” Fawell said. “Obviously I’m very disappointed in the Republican party. Nobody has taken the time to call me up and talk to me. They just keep reading all these left-leaning reports like CNN, which is called the Clinton News Network. “I wear the badge proudly of being excommunicated by the (party) of the state of Illinois. Now independents will say, ‘he’s our guy.’”)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Pritzker blames Rauner, social service cuts for Chicago gun violence – RICK PEARSON (DIERSEN: Who blames you and for what? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They blame me for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They blame me for all the problems that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. have had, are having, and will have. I should write a book a) about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes and b) those who could have come to my defense, but did not.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/pritzker-blames-rauner-social-service-cuts-for-chicago-gun-violence/article_074f1721-a44d-5f10-8340-f001fdbba981.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Libertarian governor candidate clashes with judge over child issues – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180807/libertarian-governor-candidate-clashes-with-judge-over-child-issues

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Former Illinois workers sue administration to get jobs back (DIERSEN: Have you sued your employer? I did. GAO hired me in 1980 when Elmer B. Staats was the Comptroller General, but in 1981, Charles A. Bowsher became Comptroller General. Bowsher came from Arthur Andersen and believed in “up or out” for employees who were White, male, and/or non-veteran, but NOT for employees who were minority, female, and/or veteran. Under Bowsher, GAO did everything it could to get rid of its employees like me a) who were White, male, and/or non-veteran and b) who had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Beyond overwhelmingly, GAO’s employees who were Republican like me were White, male, and/or non-veteran and had NOT made the aforesaid promotions. In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. In 1998, I filed a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. It was transferred to Chicago in 2000. SEE: https://gopillinois.com/documents/)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/08/07/former-illinois-workers-sue-administration-to-get-jobs-back/augfxch/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Republican Candidates Call To Consolidate Their Offices – PETER MEDLIN
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-republican-candidates-call-consolidate-their-offices

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “In ‘Everything Trump Touches Dies,’ Few Are Spared”
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/everything-trump-touches-dies-few-are-spared#stream/0

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Real estate sales report: Wheaton (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps in Wheaton work harder a) to discourage people from buying homes in Wheaton and b) to drive people out of Wheaton who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about anti-Trumps in my precinct. They do everything that they can to make me feel unwelcome. They talk and/or act like the majority of those who represent and/or lead Wheaton are anti-Trump.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511476824-q1-real-estate-sales-report-wheaton
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Median prices declined in Wheaton over last year, and are down 63.3 percent over 10 years, adjusted for inflation, according to first quarter sales data collected by BlockShopper.com. From January to March, 12 homes sold in Wheaton for a median price of $126,600. That’s 57.5 percent lower than median home sale prices for the first quarter of 2017. In the first quarter, 1 home in Wheaton was in foreclosure. Median property tax for homeowners in Wheaton was $6,744.62 in 2017 according to tax data from that year. That means homeowners pay 2.3 percent of their home’s value in taxes. Statewide, Illinois homeowners pay an effective property tax rate of 2.22 percent, according to a recent analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions, which is the second-highest rate in the country, just behind New Jersey, where homeowners pay a tax rate of 2.28 percent.)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Trouble in the Evangelical Covenant Church – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: In 1961, when I was in 8th grade at Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete, there was lots of trouble in the Trinity Lutheran Church in Crete. The pastor succeeded in splitting the church, that is, in getting the majority of its members to dump the Missouri Synod and joint the more conservative Wisconsin Synod. To stay with the Missouri Synod, about a third of church’s members, including many of the school’s teachers and my family, transferred to Hope Lutheran Church in Park Forest. That had a tremendous impact on me and my family.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/trouble-in-the-evangelical-covenant-church/
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-trouble-in-the-evangelical-covenant-church/

 

WMAY
— Female Lawmakers Call on Rauner to Sign Legislation Creating Illinois Council on Women and Girls (DIERSEN: What about a council on men and boys?)
http://www.wmay.com/2018/08/07/female-lawmakers-call-on-rauner-to-sign-legislation-creating-illinois-council-on-women-and-girls/

 

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Ivanka Trump to promote workforce development in Godfrey, Illinois – AP (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? 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.)
https://fox2now.com/2018/08/07/ivanka-trump-to-promote-workforce-development-in-godfrey-illinois/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/State Rep. Candidate Biela on cutting IL Taxes & reforming local gov. costs
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/08/watch-berkowitz-wstate-rep-candidate-biela-on-cutting-il-taxes-reforming-local-governments-costs-cable-web/

 

CNS NEWS
— Colleges: A Force for Evil – Walter E. Williams
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/walter-e-williams/walter-williams-colleges-force-evil

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— New Homeland Security budget a Republican betrayal against the base – Tim Lyng
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/new_homeland_security_budget_a_republican_betrayal_against_the_base.html

 

HOT AIR
— Ending University Legacy Admissions Is The Right Thing To Do (DIERSEN: What if Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and other preference giving policies were only for those whose parents did not have a college degree? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school.)
https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2018/08/ending-university-legacy-admissions-right-thing/

 

DAILY CALLER
— FACEBOOK: FARRAKHAN’S ANTI-SEMITIC CONSPIRACY THEORIES DON’T VIOLATE ‘HATE SPEECH’ RULES – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/07/louis-farrakhan-anti-semitism-facebook-hate-speech/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: President Trump: Please Help Save Chicago – Steve Cortes
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/08/07/president_trump_please_help_save_chicago_137740.html

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s Tariffs Are Screwing Farmers. Many Still Won’t Blame Him.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-tariffs-farmers-soybeans_us_5b646da2e4b0de86f4a0c5f4

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use illegals to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://www.apnews.com/3127a341ed4c41dd8fac4f68c762c648/Immigrant-parents-fight-chaotic-system-for-their-children

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Facebook Is Asked to Change Rules for Journalists and Scholars – Charlie Savage
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/07/us/politics/facebook-first-amendment.html

 

USA TODAY
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS, BEYOND UNACCEPTABLE: Homeland Security: More than 600,000 foreigners overstayed U.S. visas in 2017 – Alan Gomez
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/08/07/dhs-foreigners-overstayed-visas-2017/924316002/
— Democrats flood airwaves with health care ads, while GOP spots tout Trump in 2018 midterms – Deirdre Shesgreen and Maureen Groppe
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/07/2018-election-exclusive-health-care-trump-dominate-political-ads-senate-races/914978002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Apple, Other Tech Firms Remove Links to Infowars Content Moves by internet platforms intensify debate over censoring online material
https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-removes-infowars-from-podcast-directory-1533538681
— A Year After Charlottesville, the Alt-Right Movement Frays A ‘white civil rights rally’ planned for Sunday in Washington is expected to draw a smaller crowd – Cameron McWhirter
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-year-after-charlottesville-the-alt-right-movement-frays-1533720660
— The Facebook Distraction A study shows that it was a tussle between new and old media that shaped the race. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-facebook-distraction-1533682483

 

WHNT
— JULY 16, 2018 FLASHBACK: Alabama’s top elections official warns voters against ‘crossover voting’ – BRIAN LAWSON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about registered voters in my precinct who cast Republican primary ballots, but a) talk and/or act like they are Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens; b) talk and/or act like they are filled with hatred of Trump; c) talk and/or act like they do not vote for candidates who are unopposed in Republican primaries; d) talk and/or act like they vote for Democrats in general elections, e) talk and/or act like they do not want me to bring any Republican literature to their door; and/or f) treat me rudely, if not threateningly. 112 voted in the March 20, 2018 Republican primary in my precinct, but in the unopposed races, 26 (23%) did not vote for Helland, 28 (25%) did not vote for Dodge, 22 (20%) did not vote for Roskam, 24 (21%) did not vote for Connelly, 29 (26%) did not vote for Ruscitti, 27 (24%) did not vote for Cronin, 28 (25%) did not vote for Hinds, 23 (21%) did not vote for Henry, 33 (29%) did not vote for Cantore, 32 (29%) did not vote Wilson, 32 (29%) did not vote for MacKay, and 31 (28%) did not vote for me. In the 2016 general election, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton.)
https://whnt.com/2018/07/16/alabamas-top-elections-official-warns-voters-against-crossover-voting/

August 7 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former GOP ally Christie says Rauner ‘faces a really uphill battle’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-chris-christie-bruce-rauner-20180806-story.html
— Chicago limits opioid prescriptions for city employees – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-limits-opioids-0807-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Report: No evidence to prove sexual misconduct by Maine Twp. trustee Investigators say there’s no proof Maine Township trustee sexually harassed colleague – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180806/report-no-evidence-to-prove-sexual-misconduct-by-maine-twp-trustee
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A law firm’s investigators said there was not enough evidence to conclude whether Maine Township Trustee David Carrabotta inappropriately touched board colleague Kimberly Jones’ buttocks three times, according to a report made public Monday night. Without comment or discussion, Trustees Susan Sweeney, Claire McKenzie and Carrabotta voted to make public the Ancel Glink firm’s sexual harassment report and have it posted on the township’s website. Supervisor Laura Morask and Jones were unable to attend Monday’s meeting at the township’s Park Ridge headquarters, and they criticized Sweeney and McKenzie for calling the session despite knowing Morask and Jones would be absent.)
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO OF JACKSON: Judge Joseph Salvi calls Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Grayson “Kash” Jackson ‘self-centered’ and ‘egotistical’ during heated exchange – Lee Filas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180807/judge-calls-gubernatorial-candidate-self-centered-during-heated-exchange
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Duckworth uses “migrant kids” to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180806/duckworth-fears-migrant-kids-at-shelter-are-hungry-and-scared

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bourne, McMillan push for advisory gun control questions in three counties – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180806/bourne-mcmillan-push-for-advisory-gun-control-questions-in-three-counties

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Kwame Raoul maintains prosecutorial experience qualifies him for Illinois AG (DIERSEN: What work experience do you have? My Democrat GAO superiors wasted the work experience that I had gained a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, b) earning job-related master’s degrees in 1997, 1980, and 1976, c) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, d) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, e) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and f) serving in the Executive Committee of the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants 1983-1996. Independent organizations recognized the value of my work experience when they approved my applications to be a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, and licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/kwame-raoul-maintains-prosecutorial-experience-qualifies-him-for-illinois-ag/1347612815

 

RIVER BENDER
— Shimkus: Our military and our veterans are better off now
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/shimkus-our-military-and-our-veterans-are-better-off-now-29902.cfm

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz with modern American woman State Rep. Candidate Biela on how to cut property & IL income taxes (DIERSEN: Are you “modern?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never say that I am “modern.” They stress that I am old (almost 70), Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 21 years, American nameplate car owner, childless, pet-less, etc.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/08/berkowitz-w-modern-american-woman-rep-candidate-biela-on-how-to-cut-property-and-income-taxes-cable-web/

 

PROPUBLICA
— Illinois House Candidate Will Walk for Votes — And Has To Challenger Amanda Biela takes on the “Madigan machine,” and copes with a divided Republican Party. – Mick Dumke (DIERSEN: I should write a book about registered voters in my precinct who cast Republican primary ballots, but a) talk and/or act like they are Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens; b) talk and/or act like they are filled with hatred of Trump; c) talk and/or act like they do not vote for candidates who are unopposed in Republican primaries; d) talk and/or act like they vote for Democrats in general elections, e)  talk and/or act like they do not want me to bring any Republican literature to their door;  and/or f) treat me rudely, if not threateningly. 112 voted in the March 20, 2018 Republican primary in my precinct, but in the unopposed races, 26 did not vote for Helland, 28 did not vote for Dodge, 22 did not vote for Roskam, 24 did not vote for Connelly, 29 did not vote for Ruscitti, 27 did not vote for Cronin, 28 did not vote for Hinds, 23 did not vote for Henry, 33 did not vote for Cantore, 32 did not vote Wilson, 32 did not vote for MacKay, and 31 did not vote for me. In the 2016 general election, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/amanda-biela-michael-madigan-john-damico-illinois-house-race-15th-district
(FROM THE ARTICLE: She smiled and went with it. “That’s why I’m running!” She offered him a flier. “Please, just think about it in November.” The man accepted the flier, glanced at it, and stuffed it into the mailbox on this porch. Then he went back to his lawn.)

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rahm pitches scheme to stick his, your grandchildren with massive pension tab – Glenn Minnis
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511519543-rahm-pitches-scheme-to-stick-his-your-grandchildren-with-massive-pension-tab

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Nation’s moving companies hauling Illinoisans elsewhere – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Democrats a) want members of Group A to move into the state and b) want members of Group B to move out of the state. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/report-nation-s-moving-companies-hauling-illinoisans-elsewhere/article_f366b35c-99b2-11e8-ba53-97f95d18959f.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RAUNER SIGNS PRO-GROWTH BILL RESTRICTING STATE REGULATORS – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rauner-signs-pro-growth-bill-restricting-state-regulators/

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘We Need the President’s Help’: Amidst Violence, Chicago Dem La Shawn Ford Asks Trump to Ignore Emanuel’s ‘Ban’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/08/06/chicago-democrat-calls-donald-trumps-help-amid-gun-violence-rahm-ban
— Kellyanne Conway: Not sure media is relevant, consequential
http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2018/08/02/kellyanne-conway-not-sure-media-is-relevant-consequential.html

 

GOPUSA
— OUTRAGEOUS: No driver’s license, no photo ID? Philadelphia will issue municipal ID cards starting next year
http://www.gopusa.com/no-drivers-license-no-photo-id-philadelphia-will-issue-municipal-id-cards-starting-next-year/
— Google caves to employees refusing to work on the nation’s defense (DIERSEN: What percent of Google employees are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51902
— Trump will ease Barack Obama mandates on fuel efficiency standards (DIERSEN: Do you own any cars that Obama condemned as being clunkers? I do. I have owned a loaded like-new red 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX V-8 since 1995 that gets 24 MPG on the highway. It has only 25,799 miles on it.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51885
— Abdul El-Sayed leads liberal ‘identity politics’ push for Democrat diversity (DIERSEN: Democrat employers use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not retain, and to get rid of employees who are Republican, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51807

 

DAILY CALLER
— DONALD TRUMP JR. ON SARAH JEONG TWEETS — ‘SHE’S AN ASIAN WOMAN SO SHE CAN SAY WHATEVER SHE WANTS ABOUT WHITE PEOPLE’ – Scott Morefield
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/06/donald-trump-jr-sarah-jeong-tweets/

 

ACCURACY IN ACADEMIA
— Ivy Leagues vs. Students For Fair Admissions – Malcolm A. Kline (DIERSEN: Would you be admitted today? UIC admitted me in 1966 when I was 18, NIU in 1969 when I was 20, Loyola in 1972 when I was 23, DePaul in 1976 when I was 27, Roosevelt in 1980 when I was 32, and IIT in 1992 when I was 43. Because of ever-increasing pressure from Democrat politicians to admit minorities and females, I question if UIC would admit me today if I was 18, if NIU would admit me today if was 20, if Loyola would admit me today if I was 23, if DePaul would admit me today if I was 27, if Roosevelt would admit me today if I was 32, and if IIT would admit me today if I was 43.)
https://www.academia.org/ivy-leagues-vs-students-for-fair-admissions/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Law schools are biased against conservatives
https://www.thecollegefix.com/bulletin-board/law-schools-are-biased-against-conservatives-study/

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— Affirmative Reaction – TERRY EASTLAND
https://www.weeklystandard.com/terry-eastland/college-of-charleston-resumes-race-based-admissions

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump says hire American. These businesses say they can’t — and foreign labor limits are killing them The limited number of H-2B visas coupled with high demand has companies dependent on foreign seasonal workers scrambling to stay afloat. – Dartunorro Clark (DIERSEN: Were you a seasonal worker? I was. The Post Office hired me in November of 1966 when I was 18 years old as a temporary worker for the Christmas rush.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-says-hire-american-these-businesses-say-they-can-t-n896766

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Outsize Hold of the Word ‘Welfare’ on the Public Imagination Americans have increasingly come to dislike government, even as they have relied more on various forms of government assistance. – Emily Badger
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/upshot/welfare-and-the-public-imagination.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Will the Birthplace of the Modern Right Turn Blue?” and says “Thanks to Trump, Democrats have a shot in Orange County.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/opinion/columnists/orange-county-california-midterm-democratic-party.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Buying a home is an anxiety-inducing nightmare – Zoya Gervis (DIERSEN: I should write a book about 915 Cove Court in Wheaton and related litigation.)
https://nypost.com/2018/08/06/buying-a-home-is-an-anxiety-inducing-nightmare-study/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— McCarthy Disavows Giuliani, Trump A candidate running to replace Rahm Emanuel as mayor of Chicago has rejected tweets by President Donald Trump’s lawyer in which he offers his support and sharply criticizes Emanuel. (DIERSEN: Who has disavowed you and why? I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, who have disavowed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They blame me and my emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-08-06/the-latest-chicago-mayor-urges-residents-to-speak-to-police

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hardly Anyone Wants to Admit America Is Beating Poverty The White House tells the truth, but partisans on both sides are wedded to the idea of failure. – Bruce D. Meyer and James X. Sullivan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hardly-anyone-wants-to-admit-america-is-beating-poverty-1533596075

 

FORBES
— Survey: U.S. Electorate, Burned by Fake News, Trusts TV News More Than Other Sources – Tony Silber
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonysilber/2018/08/06/survey-u-s-electorate-burned-by-fake-news-trusts-tv-news-more-than-other-sources/#6e913a2311ad
— Two Reasons You’re Not Getting Promoted And What To Do About It – Michael Brainard (DIERSEN: What could you have done, but you did not do to get promoted? I did not become a Democrat. I did not help my superiors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and had not made GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. I did not paint myself as being a yes-man and I did not become a yes-man. I did not stifle my complaints about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I did not “take a pass” on being an active member of a lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2018/08/06/two-reasons-youre-not-getting-promoted-and-what-to-do-about-it/#52d6291b70f0

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— On Gaining Acceptance for Performance Pay in Government – Howard Risher (DIERSEN: Assessing job performance is extremely subjective. Since 1989, the Democrats who run GAO have used that subjectivity and their pay-for-performance system to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO did not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2018/08/gaining-acceptance-performance-pay-government/150215/