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September 7 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Rauner Resists Emanuel’s Call For ‘Illinois Dreamers’ Bill Of Rights’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/06/rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-immigrants-daca/
— Latest Illinois Borrowing Has Upside, Watchdog Says – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/07/latest-illinois-borrowing-has-upside-watchdog-says/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 2006 Pritzker donation to Blagojevich raises questions – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/2006-pritzker-donation-to-blagojevich-raises-questions

WLS AM
— Kinzinger: GOP leverage now “gone” after Trump deal with Democrats.
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/09/07/kinzinger-gop-leverage-now-gone-after-trump-deal-with-democrats/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DACA measure puts City Council divide on display – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-city-council-daca-20170907-story.html
— Rauner will borrow $6 billion to start paying off Illinois pile of unpaid bills – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-bond-sale-met-20170908-story.html
— Pritzker’s confounding donation to Blagojevich’s swollen coffers – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-0908-story.html
— It’s a ‘great thing’ to deal with Democrats, Trump now says in rebuke to GOP leaders – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-deals-democrats-congress-20170907-story.html
— The folly of paying Americans to live in harm’s way – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-flood-hurricane-insurance-0908-20170904-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner nixes Rahm’s call for ‘Bill of Rights’ for the undocumented – Mitch Dudek and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-says-daca-fix-is-up-to-us-congress/
— Gov. Rauner refinancing debt to help pay staggering backlog – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-refinancing-debt-to-help-pay-staggering-backlog/
— Our success in funding schools shows GOP and Dems can work together – Jim Durkin
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/our-success-in-funding-schools-shows-gop-and-dems-can-work-together/
— Ex-Trump aide Steve Bannon: Catholic bishops ‘need illegal aliens’ to fill pews – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ex-trump-aide-catholic-bishops-need-illegal-aliens-to-fill-pews/
— If Illinois borrows $6 billion, let’s not blow it – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-an-unpleasant-must-do-deal-to-help-illinois-pay-its-bills/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s DACA reversal further erodes trust in government.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/s-e-cupp-trumps-daca-reversal-further-erodes-trust-in-government/

DAILY HERALD
— Governor’s dress code Hat tip to Democratic state Sen. Cristina Castro of Elgin for noticing a literal costume change on the Senate floor involving Gov. Bruce Rauner during the special session last week, where lawmakers approved education funding. Rauner, a Winnetka Republican known for his casual dress, appeared on the Senate floor without a tie — a violation of the chamber’s dress code. The sergeant at arms had the governor don a tie — with the only extra one on hand bearing the Senate Democrats logo. – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170907/lester-cubs-anthem-singer-performs-1-man-play-of-hero-priest-fr-damien
— Trump tweets reassurance about DACA at Pelosi’s urging – AP (DIERSEN: What gave you assurance? For me, because I was a Republican who worked for Democrats, it was civil service protections. 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. But those civil service protections a) did NOT stop my Democrat GAO superiors from forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting me beyond GS-13, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) did NOT stop my Democrat IRS superiors from not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions in 1978, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) did NOT stop my Democrat Post Office superiors from forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170907/news/309079933/
— Seventh Democrat announces plans to challenge Roskam
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170907/seventh-democrat-announces-plans-to-challenge-roskam

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A dream deferred? For this young architect, the answer could be yes – RAFAEL ROBLES (DIERSEN: Were your career dreams deferred? If so, when? In 1969, when I was 20 years old, my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me to resign saying I would not be available to work enough part-time hours. I was available to work Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, holidays, and every day that NIU was not in session. In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. After 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors made it clear that they would not promote me any more. In 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO. After 1986, my Democrat GAO superiors made it clear that they would not promote any more. My Democrat GAO superiors always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes. In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer.”)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170906/OPINION/170909940/a-dream-deferred-for-this-young-architect-the-answer-could-be-yes

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Zuckerberg protests DACA decision on Facebook Live Discussion with 3 undocumented immigrants streamed – JULIA HOROWITZ (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Zuckerberg thrown everyone off Facebook who is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/zuckerberg-protests-daca-decision-on-facebook-live/806100070

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Meet Rauner’s GOP opponents in the 2018 primary
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/video-meet-rauners-gop-opponents-in-the-2018-primary

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— McHenry County – When they get it wrong at the top it goes downhill from there – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/09/mchenry-county-when-they-get-it-wrong-at-the-top-it-goes-downhill-from-there/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Speaker Madigan Blocks State Rep. Jeanne Ives Call for Property Tax Task Force – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/09/speaker-madigan-blocks-state-rep-jeanne-ives-call-for-property-tax-task-force/

MARIJUANA FOR ILLINOIS
— Marijuana should be taxed like alcohol because Illinois needs all the money it can get (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.mj4il.com/mj4il.htm

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP uses Ken Dunkin to whack Pritzker on pop tax
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/07/ilgop-uses-ken-dunkin-to-whack-pritzker-on-pop-tax/
— What kind of a guy would lie about his own grandfather to score political points?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/07/what-kind-of-a-guy-would-lie-about-his-own-grandfather-to-score-political-points/
— 72,000 fewer college students
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/07/todays-number-72000-fewer-college-students/

NEWSMAX
— Obama Doomed DACA by Not Following Legislative Process – Jackie Gingrich Cushman
https://www.newsmax.com/JackieGingrichCushman/executive-congress-obama-sessions/2017/09/07/id/812326/

DAILY CALLER
— Rahm Emmanuel’s Dream Of A ‘Trump-Free Chicago’ Isn’t Going To Happen – Anders Hagstrom (DIERSEN: Constructively, Emmanuel and Chicago have declared war on America.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/07/rahm-emmanuels-dream-of-a-trump-free-chicago-isnt-going-to-happen/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner rejected Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel’s call for a bill of rights for immigrants Wednesday, claiming that only Congress could pass such a law. Emmanuel called for the bill of rights after declaring Chicago a “Trump-free zone” Tuesday in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement that he was ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, the Chicago Tribune reported. While Rauner denied Emmanuel’s request, the governor was not opposed to further protections for illegal immigrants. Instead, he called on Congress to take action. “I do not believe this challenge for these children can be addressed on a state-by-state basis,” Rauner said. “I think that would not be correct, would not be the right solution. We need a comprehensive immigration reform. It should be done on the federal level for the entire nation, and it should be done by Congress.” Rauner signed legislation to make Illinois a “sanctuary state” last week, preventing law enforcement from arresting illegal immigrants based solely on their immigration status. But after the Trump administration’s DACA repeal announcement, Emmanuel wasn’t satisfied. The mayor filed a resolution with the Chicago City Council Wednesday, calling on Rauner to adopt a bill of rights for “Dreamers.” He made the announcement at Solorio Academy High School, where more than one third of the students are illegal immigrants. “Chicago, our schools, our neighborhoods, our city, as it relates to what President Trump said, will be a Trump-free zone. You have nothing to worry about,” Emanuel said while visiting the high school. “And I want you to know this, and I want your families to know this. And rest assured, I want you to come to school … and pursue your dreams.”)
— AP Refers To Illegal Immigrants As ‘Undocumented Citizens’ – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: AP should refer to illegals as undocumented Democrats because Democrats shout at illegals that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/07/ap-refers-to-illegal-immigrants-as-undocumented-citizens/

BREITBART
— Pelosi: Trump Supports DREAM Act: ‘He Would Sign It’ – PAM KEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps say that Trump has decided to dump those who voted for him, and especially those who voted for him who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/09/07/pelosi-trump-supports-dream-act-sign/
— ‘You Have Nothing to Worry About’ — Nancy Pelosi Prompts Donald Trump Tweet to DACA Illegals – CHARLIE SPIERING (DIERSEN: What have you had to worry about? Because I have always been a Republican, while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I always had to worry about what my Democrat superiors would do next to get rid of me. To counter their efforts to get rid of me, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970 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.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/07/you-have-nothing-to-worry-about-nancy-pelosi-prompts-donald-trump-tweet-to-daca-illegals/
— Camille Paglia: ‘Transgender Propagandists’ Committing ‘Child Abuse’ – DR. SUSAN BERRY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/07/camille-paglia-transgender-propagandists-committing-child-abuse/
— Cato Project: Islam ‘Consistent’ with ‘Libertarian Principles’, ‘Tolerance’, ‘Individualism’ – CHARLIE NASH (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform. I should write a book about Libertarian plants who work against me.)
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/09/07/cato-project-islam-consistent-libertarian-principles/
— TREASONOUS: Illegal Alien Sitcoms from Actress Gina Rodriguez Headed to CBS and CW – JEROME HUDSON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/09/07/illegal-alien-sitcoms-actress-gina-rodriguez-headed-cbs-cw/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Pope Francis signals support for legal recognition of same-sex ‘civil unions’ – Pete Baklinski
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-francis-quietly-affirms-homosexual-civil-unions-contrary-to-catholic-t

GOPUSA
— Welfare supports Islamization of U.S.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29812
— Blue states sue Trump to restore DACA, claiming discrimination against Mexico
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29834

CNS NEWS
— Durbin: ‘I Think the President Can Help Us’ Pass Dream Act
https://www.cnsnews.com/video/durbin-i-think-president-can-help-us-pass-dream-act

WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans jolted by, and Democrats wary of, Trump’s overtures to opposing party – Robert Costa, Sean Sullivan and Mike DeBonis
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hill-republicans-confounded-by-and-democrats-wary-of-trumps-overtures-to-opposing-party/2017/09/07/d76c0e0c-93ed-11e7-8754-d478688d23b4_story.html
— Trump’s triangulation shows what might have been – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/09/07/daily-202-trump-s-triangulation-shows-what-might-have-been/59b06c9630fb04264c2a1d24/
— The hollowing out of the federal workforce – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors hollowed me out of the federal workforce in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/09/07/the-hollowing-out-of-the-federal-workforce/
— Trump teaming up with ‘Chuck and Nancy’ was foretold by Michael Steele in November – Jonathan Capehart
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/09/07/trump-teaming-up-with-chuck-and-nancy-was-foretold-by-michael-steele-in-november/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s turn to Democrats” and asks “A reflection of temporary pique or a larger breach with Republicans?”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-democrats-deal-20170907-story.html

August 22 Morning Edition

BREITBART
— Illinois GOP Governor: Sanctuary Bill ‘Very Reasonable’ – IAN MASON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/21/illinois-gop-governor-sanctuary-bill-very-reasonable/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bruce Rauner, Republican Governor of Illinois, told the local press Friday he may sign a new bill passed by the heavily Democratic Illinois legislature to frustrate federal immigration enforcement. Claiming it was supported by “the immigration community” in addition to the Illinois Sheriff’s Association and businesses, Rauner told WBEZ, Chicago’s FM public radio channel, that SB31 “seems very reasonable.” Rauner’s office did not respond to Breitbart News’s request to clarify to whom “the immigration community” referred. The patriotic immigration reform group Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) strongly criticized SB31 in an interview with conservative site Illinois Review. Meanwhile, the Chicago chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and open-borders groups like the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, have urged Rauner to sign the bill. SB31 does not concern the handling of immigrants or refugees, but illegal aliens, who are neither. Harmlessly titled the “Illinois Trust Act,” SB31 prohibits all Illinois state and local law enforcement from complying with federal agents’ “immigration detainer” orders. In effect, it will be illegal under the act for police in Illinois keep someone who federal agents tell them is an illegal alien in custody long enough for them to arrive and enforce immigration laws. Instead, they will be compelled to release illegal aliens back onto the street when they have no non-immigration-related reason to keep them locked up. The bill is similar to provisions in effect in the so-called “sanctuary state” of California. “It does not tie law enforcement’s hands. It actually encourages between local law enforcement and federal immigration facilities,” Rauner said, indicating he would make up his mind on whether to sign it in the next few days. Rauner’s office confirmed to Breitbart News Monday that the governor has yet to reach a final decision on SB31. One Illinois immigration hawk was unconvinced. “I think the biggest question Illinois taxpayers have for Governor Rauner and any legislator who would want to pass this bill is, ‘Does making it easier for illegal aliens to stay in Illinois improve the lives of Illinois residents?’” former Republican candidate for the U.S. Congress and Illinois Minutemen-founder Rosanna Pulido told Breitbart News. She explained: “We already spend 4.5 Billion dollars a year for free services for illegal aliens. By signing this Bill, SB 31, Rauner will create an even stronger magnet for illegal aliens who are looking not to be apprehended by the law. Thus, the already overburdened taxpayer will be saddled with even more of a burden. It will truly be the straw that broke the camels back. Personally I am already checking out a different state I can move to. It is a truly sad day in Illinois.” Brian McCann, whose brother Dennis was killed by an illegal alien who escaped to his native Mexico because of Chicago’s existing “sanctuary” policies, joined other families to opposing SB31. “All the killers were illegal aliens,” McCann told the Illinois Review. “The three of us have made repeated requests to meet with the governor to urge him to veto this dangerous measure. We will meet with the governor downstate or upstate before the August 28th deadline for a veto.” At the launch of Advocates for Victims of Illegal Alien Crime (AVIAC) in June, McCann expressed his frustration with the mainstream media’s constant focus on sympathetic stories about illegal immigrants and not on Americans who are harmed by so-called sanctuary policies. “We get no support … We don’t get coverage,” he told Breitbart News then. If Rauner hoped to curry favor from his state’s rampant political left by signaling support for SB31, he did not find that support forthcoming. “Rauner is a guy who is trying to wreck the lives of working class families,” a spokesman for long-time Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan told WBEZ in response to Rauner’s comments on the sanctuary bill. “I can’t say it any more simply.”)

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OP-ED: GOVERNOR RAUNER, DO WE HAVE THE TAX DOLLARS AVAILABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE SANCTUARY BILL?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/op-ed-governor-rauner-do-we-have-the-tax-dollars-available-to-implement-the-sanctuary-bill.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois legislative leaders meet on state school funding Tuesday
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-education-funding-20170822-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Newly anti-Trump Chicago CEO Ravin Gandhi says “After Charlottesville and its aftermath, I will not defend Trump even if the Dow hits 50,000, unemployment goes to 1 percent, and GDP grows by 7 percent. Some issues transcend economics, and I will not in good conscience support a president who seems to hate Americans who don’t look like him.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-monday-ceo-racist-voicemail-0821-story.html
— Golf for millennials: Fast, arcade style and boozy – Alex Schiffer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/golf/ct-golf-for-millennials-fast-arcade-style-boozy-20170727-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But Topgolf, a high-tech driving range and entertainment company, has set out to prove otherwise. It thinks millennials might well be the key to reviving interest in the sport. The company has tapped into the social potential for golf, creating a space best described as “where a lounge meets a tee box.” Topgolf is at once old-fashioned (a little bit like Skee-Ball) and modern (technology lets you track your performance, shot by shot – and compete with your friends). And the setting is loud and lively, not your typical back-nine fare.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump is wearing out his welcome in many venues.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-unwelcome-0822-story.html
— Trump’s real record on race may surprise you – Stephen Moore (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if you support Trump, anti-Trumps will call you a racist, a White supremacist, a hater, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-race-trump-economy-progress-0822-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump seeks end to ‘nation-building’ in Afghanistan—and hate at home – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Trump to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn himself and all his supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-patriotism-leaves-no-room-for-prejudice-bigotry-or-hate/
— Chicago Police arrests drop 24 percent in one year – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-police-arrests-drop-24-percent-in-one-year/amp/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Chicago businessmen use Charlottesville to paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-ceos-donate-1-5-million-to-fight-crime/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: ‘Blood boils’ over racism Michael Sacks, the circumspect businessman and friend of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, strongly condemned the white nationalist protest that turned violent in Charlottesville, Virginia. “My blood boils,” he wrote in an email to employees a day after President Donald Trump defended the protesters who wore Nazi swastikas and carried torches. “Hate, bigotry, intolerance . . . Ku Klux Klan, Nazi’s, Neo Nazi’s White Supremacy, White Nationalists, White Power, BAD, VERY BAD, HORRIBLE, OFFENSIVE DISGUSTING,” the CEO of GCM Grosvenor wrote in an email that was forwarded to me. “We won’t tolerate a whiff of it here,” he wrote of racism. “We as a firm will stand against it. We will stand up to it. We will fight it.” Sacks said his comments weren’t meant for public consumption but acknowledges, “I felt the need to be crystal clear with no equivocation.” He’s among several Chicago top executives who used the events in Charlottesville to discuss company principles and moral codes. Marcus Lemonis, the CEO of Camping World and host of CNBC’s “The Profit,” was more public. In a TV interview he had a message for customers who agreed with Trump’s comments: “Don’t shop at my business.” Jen Tescher, president and CEO of the Center for Financial Services Innovation, referenced Charlottesville at a staff meeting. “We made clear that financial insecurity is no excuse for race-based hatred and bigotry. We reject the idea that improving the lives of some means worsening it for others,” she told me. Outcome Health CEO Rishi Shah also talked with employees. He told me he wanted to send a message to staffers that Trump’s comments “are not consistent with our values.” And he praised CEOs for “speaking up” about Trump’s “inappropriate response.” North Shore businessman Howard Gottlieb was among members of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities to resign in protest.)

DAILY HERALD
— Former Lake in the Hills mayor convicted – Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170822/dawn-patrol-former-lake-in-the-hills-mayor-convicted
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “GOP must start sending president message he’s losing party’s support.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170822/gop-must-start-sending-president-message-hes-losing-partys-support
— Suburban pols forget our connection to Chicago – Tom Teune, Wheaton (DIERSEN: What are your connections with Chicago? My connections include living there a) part-time for 3 months in 1971 and 1974-1976 and b) then full-time 1976-1978; getting married there in 1978; working there the last 6 months in 1971 and then 1973-1997; and taking college classes there full-time 1966-1968 and then part-time 1971-1983 and 1992-1997.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170822/suburban-pols-forget-our-connectivity
— Rauner misses opportunities with veto of debt-transparency law – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170821/editor-rauner-misses-opportunities-with-veto-of-debt-transparency-law

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Are international homebuyers cooling on Chicago? – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170822/CRED0701/170829983/are-international-homebuyers-cooling-on-chicago

DNA INFO
— After Englewood’s Lincoln Bust Vandalized Again, Alderman Wants To Move It – Andrea V. Watson
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170821/englewood/after-englewood-abe-lincoln-statue-vandalized-again-ald-wants-move-it

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Former DCFS leader George Sheldon’s wounds self-inflicted – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-22/jim-dey-former-dcfs-leaders-wounds-self-inflicted.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio: He hasn’t been invited to Trump rally President appeared to hint he may pardon Arpaio – MADISON PARK
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/exsheriff-joe-arpaio-he-hasnt-been-invited-to-trump-rally/795491787
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Paul Ryan says that Trump “messed up” his Charlottesville response, but that ultimately, Ryan wants Trump to succeed. Anti-Trumps want Trump to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn himself and all his supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ryan-trump-messed-up-charlottesville-response/795441068

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘Rauner, Madigan Removed’ – Headline Of Springfield’s Dreams? – RACHEL OTWELL (DIERSEN: What do/did your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say would happen if/when you are/were removed? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes said that if I was removed, great things would happen for 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.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/rauner-madigan-removed-headline-springfields-dreams#stream/0

CRETE-MONEE SCHOOL DISTRICT 201-U
— CMHS College and Career Fair Sept. 6, 2017 (DIERSEN: While I was in high school, many, if not most, if not virtually everyone viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
http://www.cm201u.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=6421

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Media’s Glaring Double Standards on Violence and Hate – Dr. Michael L. Brown
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/medias-glaring-double-standards-violence-hate/

CAPITOL FAX
— For crying out loud, somebody show him the cartoon (DIERSEN: It would be great a) if one of Rauner’s staff would print out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as soon as they come in every morning and every evening, b) if Rauner would be immediately given those print outs, c) if Rauner would immediately indicate on those printouts which articles that he wants to see the text, and d) if Rauner would immediately be given those full article print outs.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/22/for-crying-out-loud-somebody-show-him-the-cartoon/

GOPUSA
— The media’s glaring double standards on violence and hate – Dr. Michael Brown
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29022
— Antifa rise after Charlottesville alarms Free-speech advocates
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29033

DAILY CALLER
— PayPal Bans Conservative Sites After Soros-Funded Group Attacks Them – RYAN SAAVEDRA (DIERSEN: Which conservative websites do the leaders of your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois want banned? I should write a book about past and present “Republican” leaders in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hint/imply/argue/shout that they want www.gopillinois.com and GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to be banned.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/21/paypal-bans-conservative-sites-after-soros-funded-group-attacks-them/
— Rooting Against America: Activists Plan To Make America’s Leaders Lose ‘International Legitimacy’ – PETER HASSON (DIERSEN: Who wants you to lose legitimacy? Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that want me to lose legitimacy are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or 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.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/21/rooting-against-america-activists-plan-to-make-americas-leaders-lose-international-legitimacy/

ONE NEWS NOW
— Bannon’s exit – what does it mean for Trump’s agenda? – Chad Groening
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2017/08/22/bannons-exit-what-does-it-mean-for-trumps-agenda

NEWSMAX
— Trump Reportedly Views Zuckerberg as 2020 Threat – Brian Freeman (DIERSEN: What does Zuckerberg and his company think of those who share your demographics? From what I see, Zuckerberg and his company despises if not hates those who share my demographics. What do you say to those who glorify, praise, and pander to Zuckerberg and his company?)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-2020-campaign/2017/08/21/id/808880/

THE HILL
— Trump denounces hate, bigotry in primetime address – MALLORY SHELBOURNE (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Trump to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn himself and all his supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
Chicago Police arrests drop 24 percent in one year Fran Spielman
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s base frets about post-Bannon era.” (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Trump to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn himself and all his supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347421-the-memo-trumps-base-frets-about-post-bannon-era

POLITICO
— The new GOP primary litmus test: Loyalty to Trump Republicans who show anything less than total fealty to the president are being hammered by GOP challengers. – KEVIN ROBILLARD (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present “leaders” in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton a) who claim to be Republican but who reject most if not all of the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and/or the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. They demand that you be totally loyal to them personally, that is, that you serve as one of their operatives or dupes. They focus on destroying those like me who fail/refuse to serve as one of their operatives or as one of their dupes.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/21/trump-republicans-loyalty-arizona-241861

NBC NEWS
— Paul Ryan Opposes Censure of Trump Over Charlottesville Remarks – LEIGH ANN CALDWELL (DIERSEN: Who has tried to get you censured and why? I should write a book about those who tried but failed to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor at the start of its 2006 Annual Convention in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/paul-ryan-opposes-censure-trump-over-charlottesville-remarks-n794736

NEW YORK TIMES
— What Moderates Believe – David Brooks (DIERSEN: Moderates who claim to be Republican focus on destroying the Republican Party.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/opinion/trump-moderates-bipartisanship-truth.html
— Let Consumers Sue Companies – RICHARD CORDRAY (DIERSEN: My advice is that if the a seller demands that you agree to arbitration, do not buy from that seller. SEE: https://www.leagle.com/decision/1987526153illapp3d3731482)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/opinion/let-consumers-sue-companies.html
— Great Wall Motor of China Sets Its Sights on Jeep – JACK EWING and KEITH BRADSHER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with China against America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/21/business/jeep-fiat-chrysler-great-wall-china.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Roy Lunn, Engineer Who Helped Birth the Mustang, Dies at 92 – Sam Roberts
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/automobiles/roy-lunn-innovative-engineer-of-celebrated-cars-dies-at-92.html
— Why Lee Should Go, and Washington Should Stay – JON MEACHAM
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/21/opinion/why-lee-should-go-and-washington-should-stay.html
— Live in a Poor Neighborhood? Better Be a Perfect Parent. – EMMA S. KETTERINGHAM
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/opinion/poor-neighborhoods-black-parents-child-services.html
— Why Is the Fed So Scared of Inflation? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Actual inflation has always been understated.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/opinion/fed-inflation-interest-rates-workers.html
— The Showdown Over How We Define Fringe Views in America – Emily Badger (DIERSEN: If your views do not promote all the planks in the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and the Green Party platform, anti-Trumps will say that you have “fringe views.”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/21/upshot/the-showdown-over-how-we-define-fringe-views-in-america.html
— After Criticism, Publisher Reverses Decision to Bow to China’s Censors – CHRIS BUCKLEY
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/21/world/asia/china-quarterly-cambridge-university-press-censorship-publisher-reverses-decision-to-bow-to-chinas-censors.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Poll shows clear disapproval of how Trump responded to Charlottesville violence.” Anti-Trumps want Trump to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn himself and all his supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-shows-strong-disapproval-of-how-trump-responded-to-charlottesville-violence/2017/08/21/4e5c585c-868b-11e7-a94f-3139abce39f5_story.html
— IRS whistle blower who questioned paper industry tax break fights to keep his job – Steven Mufson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/08/21/irs-whistle-blower-who-questioned-paper-industry-tax-break-fights-to-keep-his-job/
— ‘You’re Fired’ may be harder than Trump thinks when it comes to federal workers – Lisa Rein (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I must be THE WORSE OF THE WORST a) because my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) because my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) because my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/youre-fired-may-be-harder-than-trump-thinks-when-it-comes-to-federal-workers/2017/08/21/6dd0c4c4-7c5f-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: J.P Morgan Chase donates nothing to help support Wheaton’s Independence Day parades but beyond outrageously donates $500,000 to support the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Further, “J.P. Morgan said in Monday’s memo that beginning in September, it would match employees’ donations to a range of human- and civil-rights organizations two for one.” The SPLC wants to get rid of all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries that support Trump. Obviously, J.P Morgan Chase believe that the money that Trump supporters will take out of J.P Morgan Chase will be far exceeded by the money that Trump-haters will bring to J.P Morgan Chase.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/j-p-morgan-donates-up-to-2-million-to-organizations-following-charlottesville-1503326740
— If the CEO is Overpaid, Blame the Compensation Committee Its report will probably be approved by shareholders, even if it relies on metrics that inflate performance. – Robert C. Pozen and S.P. Kothari (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, my critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like a) they are operatives or dupes for overpaid CEOs and b) they want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-the-ceo-is-overpaid-blame-the-compensation-committee-1503355104
— (Still) Seeking IRS Accountability Judge Walton orders the IRS to give straight answers for a change. – Editorial (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS 1971-1980. My Democrat IRS superiors a) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, b) did not promote me beyond GS-12, c) disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974, and d) disallowed my education deductions in 1978.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/still-seeking-irs-accountability-1503354827
— Live Free or High in the Granite State Trump called New Hampshire a ‘drug infested den.’ He wasn’t entirely wrong. – Matthew Hennessey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/live-free-or-high-in-the-granite-state-1503354433
— Steve Bannon Isn’t Going Away He aims to defeat the ‘globalist’ crew by pushing China into the 2018 campaign. – Walter Russell Mead
https://www.wsj.com/articles/steve-bannon-isnt-going-away-1503354392
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: China’s Great Wall Motor Expresses Interest in Buying Fiat Chrysler’s Jeep – Trefor Moss, Bob Davis, and Chester Dawson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with China against America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-great-wall-motors-expresses-interest-in-buying-fiat-chryslers-jeep-1503316245

USA TODAY
— Pardon America’s toughest sheriff Joe Arpaio – Trent Franks
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/21/pardon-americas-toughest-sheriff-editorials-debates/588506001/
— ‘Self-governance’ for fraternities and sororities needs to end – Rric J. Barron (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that none of the colleges that earned degrees from were Ivy League and that I was never a member of a fraternity.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/21/after-timothy-piazza-penn-state-crack-down-fraternity-sorority-hazing-drinking-eric-barron-column/584222001/
— Bro culture is under attack, but women say it’s far from tamed – Marco della Cava and Kevin McCoy
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/21/bro-culture-under-attack-but-women-say-its-far-tamed/559005001/

PBS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that their Charlottesville controversy has damaged Trump’s agenda.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/charlottesville-controversy-damage-trumps-agenda/

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Marijuana dispensary employee robbed at gunpoint
http://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/Marijuana-Dispensary-Employee-Robbed-At-Gunpoint-11948493.php

CHICAGO RELIGIOUS LEADSHIP NETWORK
— Action Alert: Gov. Rauner has until August 28 to sign the TRUST Act! (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives or as dupes for the anti-religious Democrat Party.)
http://crln.org/AugustTRUSTAct

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Rauner Has Six Hours in Car on Carbondale Trip – May Find 10 Seconds to Look at IPI Cartoon (DIERSEN: Who does Rauner listen to? What do you say to those Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who urge Rauner to NOT read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/rauner-has-six-hours-in-car-on-carbondale-trip-may-find-10-seconds-to-look-at-ipi-cartoon/

August 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gov. Rauner defends school funding veto ahead of House vote – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/education/gov-rauner-defends-school-funding-veto/2307830/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner Hesitates to Call Virginia Violence Terrorism.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-gov-hesitates-to-call-Virginia-violence-terrorism–440391083.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “After Backlash, Rauner Declares Va. Violence ‘Act of Domestic Terrorism.’ Earlier, when asked if he considered the violence an act of terrorism, Rauner said “you define terrorism.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-charlottesville-virginia-violence-terrorism-440348603.html

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Gov. Rauner Changes Course, Calls Virginia Violence Domestic Terrorism.”
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/14/bruce-rauner-charlottesville-domestic-terrorism/

WGN TV
— Republican strategist Chris Robling, Democratic strategist Marj Halperin on Charlottesville attack
http://wgntv.com/2017/08/14/republican-strategist-chris-robling-democratic-strategist-marj-halperin-on-charlottesville-attack/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner decries Senate school funding override, vows compromise – Emily Moon
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rauner-decries-senate-school-funding-override-vows-compromise/
— Rahm Emanuel won’t say where he’ll find $269M to balance school budget – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rahm-emanuel-wont-say-where-hell-find-269m-to-balance-school-budget/
— Illinois makes long-delayed move to replace lottery manager – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/illinois-makes-long-delayed-move-to-replace-lottery-manager/
— Trump: KKK, neo-Nazis and white supremacists are ‘criminals and thugs’ – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that all of Trump’s supporters are KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, criminals, and thugs.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-kkk-neo-nazis-and-white-supremacists-are-criminals-and-thugs/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump fakes out his critics with delayed response on tragedy.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-trump-fakes-out-his-critics-with-delayed-response-on-tragedy/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “It takes awhile, but Rauner says Va. violence is domestic terrorism.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rahm-slams-trump-as-timid-rauner-wont-call-va-violence-terrorism/
— Trump mocks exec for quitting advisory council over racism – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-merck-ceo-resigns-council/
— What is it like to tee off with President Trump? – Shia Kapos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-what-is-it-like-to-tee-off-with-president-trump/
— Don’t be too eager to label Charlottesville ‘terrorism’ – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-dont-be-too-eager-to-label-charlottesville-terrorism/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner attacks Democrats a day after they moved to override his education veto.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-education-fudning-met-0815-20170814-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A disgusting anti-Trump/Rauner says “Members of the neo-Nazi and the KKK think they have a friend in the Oval Office.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-charlottesville-met-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner scrambles to call Charlottesville death ‘domestic terrorism’ after Democrats’ criticism.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-charlottesville-met-0815-20170814-story.html
— Man accused of ramming car into crowd was previously accused of beating his mother – AP (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who paint James Alex Fields as being a typical Trump supporter?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-james-alex-fields-charlottesville-bail-20170814-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump belatedly says what Americans need to hear about racism.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame Trump for racism. Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-charlottesville-racism-0815-jm-20170814-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Oprah does not miss Chicago – Tracy Swartz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chicagoinc/ct-oprah-winfrey-chicago-vogue-20170814-story.html
— Trump says he is considering pardon for former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio – Matt Zapotosky
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-pardon-arizona-sheriff-joe-arpaio-20170814-story.html
— On Twitter, Trump accuses blacks of racism three times as often as whites – Christopher Ingraham (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Blacks that Republicans are racists that Republicans have caused all the problems that Blacks have had since the Civil War.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-twitter-trump-racism-20170814-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at Blacks that Republicans are racists that Republicans have caused all the problems that Blacks have had since the Civil War.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-white-supremacy-0815-story.html
— Trump is celebrating the Foxconn deal. The people paying for it aren’t so sure. – Danielle Paquette
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-foxconn-wisconsin-skeptics-20170814-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner signs measures making it easier to abolish local governments – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170814/rauner-signs-measures-making-it-easier-to-abolish-local-governments
— Tom Cullerton’s gives taxpayers tools to eliminate redundant government services
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170814/tom-cullertons-gives-taxpayers-tools-to-eliminate-redundant-government-services
— Trump’s slow walk to condemning white supremacists – JULIE PACE (DIERSEN: If you call for a person to condemn a group, you are charging that person with having promoted the bad actions of that group.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170814/analysis-trumps-slow-walk-to-condemning-white-supremacists
— U.S. pot states try to curb smuggling, fend off administration – AP (DIERSEN: The more pot that is sold legally, the more pot that is sold illegally.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170814/business/308149950/
— Indiana: Holcomb rolls out $24 million job training initiative – AP (DIERSEN: How much did you spend on your job training? Except for some small token reimbursements from GAO, between 1992 and 1997, I paid for all the tuition and books to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT. My Democrat GAO superiors had made it clear that they would never again assign me to audits of IRS, but they had assigned me to audits of federal financial industry regulators. Between 1972 and 1976, I paid for all the tuition and books to earn an MBA from Loyola and between 1976 and 1980, I paid for all the tuition and books to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. At the time, IRS encouraged its Revenue Officers to take graduate business, accounting, and law courses.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170814/business/308149934/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blame Trump for James Alex Fields’ bad actions. Who blames you for the bad actions of others?
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170814/OPINION/170819934/why-our-company-is-taking-sides-in-charlottesville-fight
— Businesses can reap rewards from hiring the underemployed. Here’s how. – LISA BERTAGNOLI (DIERSEN: I should white a book about past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout who have made it very clear that they will viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might hire me or retain me to do anything.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170812/ISSUE01/170819975/businesses-can-reap-rewards-from-hiring-the-underemployed-heres-how

WTTW
— Rauner Calls for Compromise, But Won’t Commit to Meeting with Leaders – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/14/rauner-calls-compromise-won-t-commit-meeting-leaders

FM NEWS TALK 97.1
— Governor Rauner and SB31 Brian McCann, Brother killed by illegal alien
http://www.971talk.com/blogs/marc-cox/news-desk/governor-rauner-and-sb31

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Davis: Trump not to blame for Charlottesville tragedy – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-14/davis-trump-not-blame-charlottesville-tragedy.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use James Alex Fields to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/gop-pushes-trump-for-more-after-initial-charlottesville-statement/788940695

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Analysis: Illinois public school spending grew 12 times faster than enrollment
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511183293-analysis-illinois-public-school-spending-grew-12-times-faster-than-enrollment

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— New laws make it easier to dissolve local governmental units – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Constructively, during the 1980s and 1990s, GAO was dissolved.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/new-laws-make-it-easier-to-dissolve-local-governmental-units/article_a64488a4-8105-11e7-be83-83cf42dd6ff2.html

CHICAGO NOW
— You say you want a Gov. Rauner Revolution, well, you know… Berkowitz w/Rep. Allen Skillicorn
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/08/you-say-you-want-a-gov-rauner-revolution-well-you-know-berkowitz-wrep-allen-skillicorn-cableweb/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FAMILY INSTITUTE SMEARED AS ONE OF 32 ILLINOIS “HATE GROUPS,” ALONG WITH NEO-NAZIS AND SKINHEADS (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if your group does not promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) will call your group a hate group, that is, it will call for the destruction of your group and its members including you. The SPLC is an arm of the Democrat Party.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/family-institute-smeared-as-one-of-32-illinois-hate-groups-along-with-neo-nazis-and-skinheads.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Higgins, who is a key opinion piece contributor for Illinois Family Institute, said IFI unequivocally denounces racism. Two members of IFI and its sister organization Illinois Family Action are black. “It is both morally indefensible and intellectually dishonest of the ethically impoverished Southern Poverty Law Center to include the Illinois Family Institute on its list of ‘hate’ groups alongside repugnant Neo-Nazi and white supremacist groups,” she said. “IFI is included on this list because we espouse theologically orthodox views of homosexuality, marriage, and the intrinsic and profound meaning of objective, immutable biological sex.” IFI holds the same views on LGBT issues as the Roman Catholic Church, Presbyterian Church in America, Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Missouri Synod Lutheran Church, Evangelical Free Church, Evangelical Covenant Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Christian Reformed Church, Southern Baptist Church, Anglican Church in North America, Assemblies of God, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon church), Seventh Day Adventist Church, scores of non-denominational churches, the Bible and over 2,000 years of church history, she said. “Curiously, the SPLC hasn’t included them on its ‘hate’ groups list—yet,” Higgins said.)
— THORNER/INGOLD: CHARLOTTESVILLE CARNAGE BLAMED ON TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN RHETORIC
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/thorneringold-charlottesville-carnage-blamed-on-trumps-campaign-rhetoric.html
— DOMESTIC TERRORISTS. WE’LL CALL THEM WHAT THEY ARE.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/domestic-terrorists-well-call-them-what-they-are-.html
— ONE REPUBLICAN (Sam McCann) JOINS SENATE DEMS TO OVERRIDE RAUNER’S SCHOOL FUNDING VETO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/one-republican-gives-dems-the-needed-super-majority-to-override-rauners-school-funding-veto.html

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— FALLOUT: Rauner goes “full RINO” in disturbing FOX News interview
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/08/14/fallout-rauner-full-rino-fox-news-interview/

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “More on that botched Rauner presser.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/14/more-on-that-botched-rauner-presser/
— Who’s bailing out whom? These county numbers might surprise you
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/14/whos-bailing-out-whom-these-county-numbers-might-surprise-you/

GOPUSA
— Charlottesville is latest excuse for NFL players to disrespect the national anthem
http://www.gopusa.com/charlottesville-is-latest-excuse-for-nfl-players-to-disrespect-the-national-anthem/

DAILY CALLER
— Why Were The Police Held Back In Charlottesville? – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/13/why-were-the-police-held-back-in-charlottesville/
— Bernie Sanders’ ‘Our Revolution’ Fundraises Off Charlottesville Deaths – DEREK HUNTER
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/14/bernie-sanders-our-revolution-fundraises-off-charlottesville-deaths/

BREITBART
— Mainstream Media Complain: Trump’s Condemnation of Charlottesville Racist Groups Not Good Enough – JOEL B. POLLAK (DIERSEN: If you call for a person to condemn a group, you are charging that person with having promoted the bad actions of that group.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/08/14/charlottesville-media-complain-trumps-condemnation-racist-groups-not-good-enough/

FOX NEWS
— Charlottesville Mayor: Blame Is ‘at the Doorstep of the White House’ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the scapegoaters in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. The aforesaid scapegoaters have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They have their operatives and their dupes carry out their dirty work.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/08/14/charlottesville-mayor-blame-doorstep-white-house

NEWSMAX
— Trump: KKK, White Supremacists ‘Repugnant to Everything We Hold Dear’ (DIERSEN: If you call for a person to disavow/condemn a group, you are charging that person with having promoted the bad actions of that group.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/US-Trump-The-Latest/2017/08/14/id/807542/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Initiated under Obama, a Plan for Cleaning Voter Rolls Is Now ‘Radical’ – TIFFANY BATES & HANS A. VON SPAKOVSKY (DIERSEN: What is being done to clean up the voter roles in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct? Who is responsible for doing the aforesaid?)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450439/voter-fraud-prevention-registered-voters-duplicate-voters-purge-rolls-obama-justice-department

THE HILL
— Trump declares ‘racism is evil’ after firestorm – JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supporters as being racists and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/346483-trump-declares-racism-is-evil-after-firestorm
— The Memo: Trump tries to quiet race storm – NIALL STANAGE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supporters as being racists and even worse things. Anti-Trumps love Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas), Cory Gardner (Colo.), Orrin Hatch (Utah), Marco Rubio (Fla.), and Anthony Scaramucci.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/346550-the-memo-trump-tries-to-quiet-race-storm

POLITICO
— Trump declares ‘racism is evil’ amid pressure over Charlottesville The president was widely criticized for waiting until Monday to specifically condemn the hate groups that marched over the weekend. – LOUIS NELSON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who treat me like “I owe them” because so far, they have not condemned me any more strongly than they have. They talk and act like a) they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and/or lots more if they get rid of me and/or b) they have been threatened with losing their income or even worse things if they do not get rid of me.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/14/white-house-defends-trump-charlottesville-241604

AOL
— Trump condemns white supremacists, racism after Virginia rally – Reuters (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who treat me like “I owe them” because so far, they have not condemned me any more strongly than they have. They talk and act like a) they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and/or lots more if they get rid of me and/or b) they have been threatened with losing their income or even worse things if they do not get rid of me.)
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/14/trump-condemns-white-supremacists-racism-after-virginia-rally/23077187/
— Man accused of killing Virginia protester on Nazi death camp: This was ‘where the magic happened’ – GABRIELLA BORTER (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who paint James Alex Fields as being a typical Trump supporter?)
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/14/james-fields-nazi-murder-charlottesville-magic/23077474/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump, Saying ‘Racism Is Evil,’ Condemns Violence in Charlottesville – GLENN THRUSH (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who treat me like “I owe them” because so far, they have not condemned me any more strongly than they have. They talk and act like a) they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and/or lots more if they get rid of me and/or b) they have been threatened with losing their income or even worse things if they do not get rid of me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/us/politics/trump-charlottesville-protest.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump denounces KKK, neo-Nazis as ‘repugnant’ as he seeks to quell criticism of his response to Charlottesville violence – David Nakamura (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who treat me like “I owe them” because so far, they have not condemned me any more strongly than they have. They talk and act like a) they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and/or lots more if they get rid of me and/or b) they have been threatened with losing their income or even worse things if they do not get rid of me.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/08/14/trump-denounces-kkk-neo-nazis-as-justice-department-launches-civil-rights-probe-into-charlottesville-death/
— ‘Scared he is going to become violent’: Mother of Charlottesville assailant James Alex Fields twice called 911 – Jack Gillum and James Higdon (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who paint James Alex Fields as being a typical Trump supporter?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/scared-he-is-going-to-become-violent-mother-of-charlottesville-driver-james-alex-fields-called-911/2017/08/14/4bf61190-812a-11e7-82a4-920da1aeb507_story.html

USA TODAY
— 63 million Americans exposed to unsafe drinking water – Agnel Philip, Elizabeth Sims, Jordan Houston and Rachel Konieczny
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/14/63-million-americans-exposed-unsafe-drinking-water/564278001/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “TRUMP TOLD WHITE SUPREMACISTS TO ATTACK PROTESTERS, SO THEY DID.”
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-told-white-supremacists-attack-protesters-so-they-did-650622

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Denounces White Supremacist Groups by Name President Trump, under pressure, denounces white-supremacist groups by name in wake of deadly violence at weekend rally in Virginia – Peter Nicholas, Eli Stokols, and Ben Kesling (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who treat me like “I owe them” because so far, they have not denounced me any more strongly than they have. They talk and act like a) they have been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and/or lots more if they get rid of me and/or b) they have been threatened with losing their income or even worse things if they do not get rid of me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/judge-denies-bail-for-man-accused-of-driving-into-charlottesville-protesters-1502723597

FORBES
— The No. 1 Reason Employers Want Older Workers (DIERSEN: What experience do you have and how did you gain it? I gained my experience by a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years — Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/cartoonoftheday/2017/08/14/the-no-1-reason-employers-want-older-workers/#342384cf4fcb
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Skills retention. It’s something that many companies are now looking at with renewed vigor. Retirement can deprive businesses of critical experience and practical knowledge, which is lost when older workers head for the door and a younger, less “seasoned” generation moves in to take their place. This leaves CEOs and young entrepreneurs in a bind as they search for workers with understanding, expertise and wisdom. To counter this, many businesses are now actively courting older workers with incentives to either stay or come back. Sorry, Mark Zuckerberg. The Facebook CEO once famously said, “Young people are just smarter.” And the numbers are remarkable. One study found that productivity did not peak until age 50, 60% higher than that of the average 20-year-old. So older workers are coming back, and another reason for increases in their employment was the financial crisis of 2008 . As 401ks dried up and savings dwindled, many older workers were forced back into the workforce out of sheer necessity. Now companies are seeing the benefits of coveting their maturity, talents and know-how.)

August 12 Evening Edition

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— MONDAY MEDIA ALERT: “Speak Out Against SB31 Illinois’ Sanctuary State Bill” Rally During Gov. Rauner’s Appearance at WTTW Studios in Chicago
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/monday-media-alert-speak-out-against-sb31-illinois-sanctuary-state-bill-rally

ABC7
— 1 dead, 19 injured after car hits crowd at white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/1-dead-19-injured-after-car-hits-crowd-at-white-nationalist-rally-in-charlottesville-va/2300640/

NBC5
— Illinois Officials React to Violence at White Nationalist Rally in Virginia
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/emanuel-rauner-react-virginia-white-nationalist-rally-440073903.html
— Va. White Nationalist Rally: 1 Dead After Car Crashes Into Crowd, 2 Troopers Dead in Helicopter Crash Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency and police dressed in riot gear ordered people to disperse after chaotic violent clashes between white nationalists and counter protestors – Sarah Rankin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Injuries-at-University-Virginia-March-440032083.html
— Rauner Hires Sen. Johnson’s Former Campaign Manager Betsy Ankney – Mary Ann Ahern and Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bruce-rauner-campaign-manager-betsy-ankney-440066213.html

CBS2
— City Of Chicago Offers Advice In Event Of Nuclear Attack
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/10/what-to-do-after-a-nuclear-attack/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote a “racist website.”
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/273516609-story

WLA AM
— Rauner: Emanuel taking needless risk – Bill Cameron,
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/08/12/rauner-emanuel-taking-needless-risk/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State Rep. Jeanne Ives responds to Chicago Inc. article
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-state-rep-jeanne-ives-responds-to-chicago-inc-article-20170811-story.html
— Illinois’ abortion notification law harms free speech – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-abortion-speech-scotus-0814-md-20170811-story.html
— Trump blames ‘many sides’ after violent white supremacist rally in Virginia – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-charlottesville-violence-20170812-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CPS would lose nearly $500 million under gov’s school funding plan
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cps-would-lose-nearly-500-million-under-govs-school-funding-plan/
— 1 dead, 19 injured in Charlottesville after white nationalist rally – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/violent-cases-erupt-at-white-supremacist-rally-in-virginia/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How much more will health care cost your company in 2018? – KRISTEN SCHORSCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170812/ISSUE01/170819946/how-much-will-company-health-care-costs-go-up-in-2018

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Spend Governor’s Day at the Capitol this year – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170812/statehouse-insider-spend-governors-day-at-capitol-this-year

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Legislators should make local schools their priority, not politics – Editorial
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20170811/editorial-legislators-should-make-local-schools-their-priority-not-politics

HERALD REVIEW
— Rauner: Decatur schools get $3 million more under veto plan – ALLISON PETTY
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rauner-decatur-schools-get-million-more-under-veto-plan/article_c3b91195-66ec-563d-aec3-938198f1fa56.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— This is how much Illinois spends per inmate each year – ROGER SCHLUETER
http://www.bnd.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/answer-man/article166830882.html

PONTIAC DAILY LEADER
— Money not forthcoming creates issues – Paul Westermeyer
http://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/news/20170812/money-not-forthcoming-creates-issues

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— What’s Really Happening in Springfield Forum
https://www.nctv17.com/news/whats-really-happening-in-springfield/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— ISBE: Nearly all Illinois school districts would receive more state funding under Rauner reform plan – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/isbe-nearly-all-illinois-school-districts-would-receive-more-state/article_340a4446-7f74-11e7-b944-afdb58d640ad.html

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— NEW COOK COUNTY MINIMUM WAGE, SICK LEAVE MANDATES BURDEN SKOKIE BUSINESSES – Amy Korte
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/new-cook-county-minimum-wage-sick-leave-mandates-burden-skokie-businesses/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Hollywood Profanity Wears Thin with Viewers, but So Does Discernment – Micah Clark
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/hollywood-profanity-wears-thin-viewers-discernment/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER EMPHASIZES “BROKEN” 10 TIMES IN NATIONAL CABLE NEWS INTERVIEW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/rauner-emphasizes-broken-10-times-in-national-cable-news-interview.html
— TRANSCRIPT OF FOX NEWS’ INTERVIEW WITH ILLINOIS GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/transcript-of-fox-news-interview-with-illinois-governor-bruce-rauner.html
— WILL COUNTY CONSIDERS VOTE TO SAVE TAXPAYERS BY ENDING ELECTED OFFICIALS’ PENSIONS (DIERSEN: To qualify for my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension, I had to work 40 hour per week 1971-1997, but I got full-time CSRS credit for 1966-1969 even though I only worked part-time.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/will-county-considers-vote-to-save-taxpayers-by-ending-elected-officials-pensions.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Asking Will County taxpayers to contact their board members before Thursday night’s meeting, Balich said there is no enforcement how many hours they work as they answer only to the public. “The IMRF the pension plan only requires 600 hours per year which is 11 ½ hours a week with reporting by the elected office holder. Pension double-dipping is another problem,” he wrote.)

CAPITOL FAX
— As expected, Rauner’s AV drastically short-changes CPS
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/12/as-expected-rauners-av-drastically-short-changes-cps/

GOPUSA
— GOP senators defend McConnell’s leadership of do-nothing Senate
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28572
— Farms adjusting to life without illegal alien labor
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28530
— Pundits stand with Kim Jong Un
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28577

BLAZE
— DNC deputy chairman claims Kim Jong-Un is more responsible than Trump — immediately regrets it – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/12/dnc-deputy-chairman-claims-kim-jong-un-is-more-responsible-than-trump-immediately-regrets-it/

THE HILL
— Trump condemns violence erupting at white nationalist protest – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/346319-trump-condemns-far-right-protests-in-charlottesville?rnd=1502559292
— It’s time for McConnell to fight with Trump instead of against him – JENNY BETH MARTIN
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/lawmaker-news/346179-its-time-for-mcconnell-to-fight-with-trump-instead-of
— Three dead after violent clashes at white nationalist rally – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/346346-one-dead-after-violent-clashes-at-white-nationalist-rally?rnd=1502578816

POLITICO
— Trump condemns ‘bigotry and violence’ in Charlottesville clashes – BRENT D. GRIFFITHS
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/12/trump-denounces-hate-violence-charlottesville-241571

NEW YORK TIMES
— State of Emergency Declared in Charlottesville After Protests Turn Violent – SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and BRIAN M. ROSENTHAL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/12/us/charlottesville-protest-white-nationalist.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, 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/2017/08/12/us/stay-hide-or-leave-hard-choices-for-immigrants-in-the-heartland.html

WASHINGTON POST
— At least 10 pedestrians struck along route of white nationalist rally in Charlottesville; one fatality, according to mayor – Joe Heim, Ellie Silverman, T. Rees Shapiro and Emma Brown
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fights-in-advance-of-saturday-protest-in-charlottesville/2017/08/12/155fb636-7f13-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html
— Google employees face fear, uncertainty in aftermath of divisive memo – Elizabeth Dwoskin (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats will force Google to “look like America,” that is, sooner or later, Democrats will force Google to get rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/google-employees-face-fear-uncertainty-in-aftermath-of-divisive-memo/2017/08/11/5edd7a00-7ee1-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Car Strikes Protesters, Killing One, Amid Clashes Over Confederate Statue Charlottesville city officials said there were ‘multiple injuries’ from the car hitting pedestrians – Cameron McWhirter and Douglas Belkin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hundreds-face-off-ahead-of-white-nationalist-rally-in-virginia-1502553066

SALON
— Bernie Sanders, the socialist revival and the unexpected upsurge of millennial Marxism Bernie Sanders proved socialism isn’t dead — and some young people are open to the banished ideas of Karl Marx – CONOR LYNCH
http://www.salon.com/2017/08/12/bernie-sanders-the-socialist-revival-and-the-unexpected-upsurge-of-millennial-marxism/

August 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Preckwinkle suing IRMA for delaying soda tax, claiming $17 million in damages
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/preckwinkle-suing-irma-for-delaying-soda-tax-claiming-$17-million-in-damages/2273374/

NBC5
— Governor Rauner Hires New ‘Body Man’ Anthony Galullo After Controversy – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/governor-bruce-rauner-hires-new-body-man-following-controversy-438336363.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump set to embark on 1st vacation since inauguration – AP (DIERSEN: Vacations are expensive. Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and his wife are not planning any kind of vacation. My $50,856/year pension is only 41% of the $122,991 that I earned in 1997 in today’s dollars. I have at least $72,135 less each year or $6,011 less each month or $1,387 less each week or $198 less each day to spend on vacations because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I went on vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977. My wife and I went on many vacations, typically four each year, 1978-1992 in connection with her business trips to luxury resorts all across America. Of course, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious about that.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/271750701-story

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump picks John Lausch to be new U.S. attorney for Chicago – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-john-lausch-picked-for-us-attorney-0803-met-20170803-story.html
— Elmhurst and Hinsdale Republicans (Paul Fichtner and Laura LaPlaca) among those eyeing Bellock’s seat – Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/news/ct-dhd-bellock-seat-tl-0810-20170803-story.html
— Democratic governor candidate Drury compares Speaker Madigan to Lord Voldemort – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-scott-drury-governor-campaign-met-0804-20170803-story.html
— Secret Service vacates Trump Tower command post in lease dispute with president’s company – Carol D. Leonnig, , David A. Fahrenthold and Jonathan O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-secret-service-vacates-trump-tower-20170803-story.html
— West Virginia governor, a Democrat, expected to announce switch to GOP at Trump rally – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-west-virginia-governor-party-switch-20170803-story.html
— ‘It’s for the children!’ CPS’ crushing debt, that is – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-schools-debt-cps-emanuel-edit-0804-jm-20170803-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump picks John Lausch to be Chicago’s next U.S. Attorney – Jon Seidel and Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/trump-picks-john-lausch-to-be-chicagos-next-u-s-attorney/
— Gov. Rauner again seeks to pit Chicago against rest of Illinois – AP (DIERSEN: Who pits others against you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pit individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE THAT ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-again-seeks-to-pit-chicago-against-rest-of-illinois/
— Trump starts 17-day vacation Friday at private golf club – AP (DIERSEN: Vacations are expensive. Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and his wife are not planning any kind of vacation. My $50,856/year pension is only 41% of the $122,991 that I earned in 1997 in today’s dollars. I have at least $72,135 less each year or $6,011 less each month or $1,387 less each week or $198 less each day to spend on vacations because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I went on vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977. My wife and I went on many vacations, typically four each year, 1978-1992 in connection with her business trips to luxury resorts all across America. Of course, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious about that.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-starts-17-day-vacation-friday-at-private-golf-club/
— Pentagon, White House begin talks on new transgender military policy – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pentagon-white-house-begin-talks-on-new-transgender-military-policy/
— Since when did ‘cosmopolitan’ become an insult? – Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: I should write a book about cosmopolitan people who look down on me. They stress that I am 100% German national origin and that all my ancestors came to America during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. However, according to DNA Ancestry at 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.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/mihalopoulos-since-when-did-cosmopolitan-become-an-insult/
— Trump berated Mexican president in testy ‘wall’ call: Washington Post
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-berated-mexican-president-in-wall-call-washington-post/
— ‘Give me your tired, your poor’? Give me a break, Trump aide suggests
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/give-me-your-tired-your-poor-give-me-a-break-trump-aide-suggests/
— Make sure only Americans cast our ballots – Editorial (DIERSEN: How many attempts have been to hack your election commission? How many of those hacks were successful? According to the DuPage County Election Commission (DCEC), only 137 in my precinct voted for Trump, but 211 voted for Clinton. That is inconsistent with the precinct’s voting history. I am considering asking the DCEC to allow me to look at the actual ballots to verify the 137 and 211 numbers.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-make-sure-only-americans-cast-our-ballots/
— Working for Trump seems to be bad for your health – S.E. Cupp
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/cupp-trumps-white-house-a-revolving-door-of-staffers/

DAILY HERALD
— GOP plan to slash legal immigration wins Trump’s support – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170803/news/308039948/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps use people in West Chicago to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170803/west-chicago-church-members-vow-to-continue-immigration-hunger-strike
— New Hampshire is no ‘drug-infested den,’ state leaders say – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170803/news/308039850/
— Norman Rockwell Museum building considered as pot dispensary – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170803/news/308039900/
— Lauzen urges cuts to cover Kane County’s projected $6 million shortfall – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170803/lauzen-urges-cuts-to-cover-kane-countys-projected-6-million-shortfall
— Brew Fest returns to Wheaton’s Memorial Park – Nicole Kapala (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who work against me because I do not promote booze. Most, if not virtually all of those who work against me a) drink lots of booze, b) want to drink lots of booze, c) want to make lots of money selling booze, and/or d) want to generate lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170803/brew-fest-returns-to-wheatons-memorial-park

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Preckwinkle demands $17 million from pop tax foes – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170803/BLOGS02/170809929/preckwinkle-demands-17-million-from-pop-tax-foes

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Hultgren, Roskam speak in Geneva while protestors demonstrate outside – Sandy Bressner
http://www.kcchronicle.com/lists/2017/08/03/6c9c376903264b2195e908e5df225b2f/index.xml?page=1

HERALD & REVIEW
— Mitchell says he will not seek re-election – RYAN VOYLES
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/state-rep-bill-mitchell-says-he-will-not-seek-re/article_b92718d2-1fb4-5fc1-8726-57df80cb2692.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Republican state Rep. Mitchell to retire – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-03/republican-state-rep-mitchell-retire.html

WJBD RADIO
— What’s in the Trump-backed immigration bill
http://www.wjbdradio.com/world-news/2017/08/03/whats-in-the-trump-backed-immigration-bill

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago, Alton papers back Rauner in school funding battle – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511168850-chicago-alton-papers-back-rauner-in-school-funding-battle
— Pritzker values politics over public schools, GOP argues – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511168852-pritzker-values-politics-over-public-schools-gop-argues

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Strategy 2017: From Outrage to Action [Conference] August 18th & 19th in Elmhurst! – Jane Carrell and Carol Davis
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/07/conference-from-strategy-to-action/
— Why is Socialism Being Promoted by Conservative Christian Outlets? – Joe Carter (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/08/why-is-socialism-being-promoted-by-conservative-christian-outlets/

CAPITOL FAX
— Immigrant groups thank Rauner for committing to sign TRUST Act (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote the Trust Act are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/03/immigrant-groups-thank-rauner-for-committing-to-sign-trust-act/
— Pritzker criticizes DPI, plans to open regional offices to help down-ballot candidates
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/03/pritzker-criticizes-dpi-plans-to-open-regional-offices-to-help-down-ballot-candidates/

CNS NEWS
— Levin: Purpose of Immigration Is to Benefit American Citizenry – Not the Alien Foreigner – Gage Cohen
http://www.cnsnews.com/blog/gage-cohen/levin-purpose-immigration-benefit-american-citizenry-not-alien-foreigner

GOPUSA
— Abortion advocates blast Democratic campaign boss for denying pro-choice ‘litmus test’ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many RINO activists, RINO candidates, RINO party leaders, RINO elected officials, RINO major donors, RINO political consultants, RINO etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on destroying Republicans like me who support the right to life plank in the Republican Party’s platform.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27989
— If you don’t support DACA, Lindsey Graham doesn’t want your vote (DIERSEN: Graham got elected as a Republican. If you get yourself elected as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28094
— #CALEXIT would be a truly golden idea (DIERSEN: If California seceded, would it vote to become part of Mexico? If California became part of Mexico, would Mexico then demand surrender of Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, etc.?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28131
(FROM THE ARTICLE: California could secede from the United States. Signatures are being hurriedly gathered for a 2018 ballot initiative that would begin the process of independence for the Golden State.)
— Hate speech from California imam draws little notice
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28097

BREITBART
— Seven Facts About Donald Trump’s Merit-Based Immigration Reform – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/02/seven-facts-donald-trumps-merit-based-immigration-reform/
— More Leaks: Washington Post Publishes Transcripts of Donald Trump’s Calls to Mexico and Australia – CHARLIE SPIERING (DIERSEN: Since I became an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman and the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs have blamed me for everything that has been “leaked” in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I should sue any individual, any organization, any company, any government, and any country that calls me a leaker.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/03/more-leaks-transcripts-of-donald-trumps-calls-to-mexico-and-australia-published-by-washington-post/

PJ MEDIA
— College Protesters Demand Peers Pay Them for ‘Emotional Labor’ – TOM KNIGHTON
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/08/02/college-protesters-demand-peers-pay-them-for-emotional-labor/

THE BLAZE
— Wisconsin university seeking new staff to help eradicate oppression of LGBT students of color – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/03/wisconsin-university-seeking-new-staff-to-help-eradicate-oppression-of-lgbt-students-of-color/

DAILY WIRE
— NEVER FORGET: Leftists Gushed Over Venezuela’s Horrific Socialist Dictators – BEN SHAPIRO
http://www.dailywire.com/news/19259/never-forget-leftists-gushed-over-venezuelas-ben-shapiro#

WORLD NET DAILY
— PUBLIC SCHOOL IS CHILD ABUSE Mason Weaver calls government education centers ‘slave training camps’
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/public-school-is-child-abuse/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS QUITTING OVER “COMPLETE AND UTTER DISDAIN FOR OUR EXPERTISE” – Robert Spencer (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. Much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do including interviewing, data gathering, data summary, data analysis, developing recommendations, and report writing. In 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors showed their complete and utter disdain for what I had a) learned by working for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173, b) learned by passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) learned by earning a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) learned by earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) learned by earning a bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970 a) by forcing me to take an $18,847 (21%) pay cut to transfer, that is, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5, currently $90,173, to GS-9 Step 10, currently $71,326, b) by keeping me off audits of IRS 1980-1995, c) by forcing the GAO manager who had hired me, gotten me assigned to audits of IRS in 1996, and gotten me promoted to GS-13, currently $94,610, in 1986, and d) by keeping me off audits of IRS 1989 until they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997.)
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267463/state-department-officials-quitting-over-complete-robert-spencer

DAILY CALLER
— Poll: Bashing Trump Is Not Working For Flake In His Home State – Henry Rodgers (DIERSEN: Who are the biggest “Republican” Trump bashers in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/03/poll-bashing-trump-is-not-working-for-flake-in-his-home-state/
— Government Employees Earn Almost Double The Average American – Thomas Phippen (DIERSEN: 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.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/01/government-employees-earn-almost-double-the-average-american/
— ‘Armed And Dangerous’ Fancypants College Professor Menaces Chicago After Brutal Murder – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/03/armed-and-dangerous-fancypants-college-professor-menaces-chicago-after-brutal-murder/
— Poll: Most Americans Don’t View Black Lives Matter Favorably – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/03/poll-most-americans-dont-view-black-lives-matter-favorably/
— FACT CHECK: Do You Have To Speak English To Be Naturalized? – HOLMES LYBRAND (DIERSEN: Trump should immediately end printing election ballots in any language other than English.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/03/fact-check-do-you-have-to-speak-english-to-be-naturalized/
— Scarborough Says Acosta’s Words Sounded Like Something Out Of ‘Mein Kampf’ – Nick Givas (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/03/scarborough-says-acostas-words-sounded-like-something-out-of-mein-kampf/
— Someone Leaked Classified Transcripts Of Trump’s Phone Calls With Foreign Leaders – Chuck Ross (DIERSEN: Since I became an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman and the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs have blamed me for everything that has been “leaked” in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I should sue any individual, any organization, any company, any government, and any country that calls me a leaker.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/03/someone-leaked-classified-transcripts-of-trumps-phone-calls-with-foreign-leaders/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— In Defense of Meritocracy – Max Bloom (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious 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. They are especially furious that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 and that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 when I was 32.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450101/american-meritocracy-needs-reform-not-replacement

THE HILL
— Republicans will completely control 26 states – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/345232-republicans-will-completely-control-a-quarter-of-the-states

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps oppose efforts to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-sanctuary-city-crackdown-faces-resistance-in-unexpected-places-1501761600

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— See how iconic vehicles, including the Chevrolet Corvette and Ford Mustang have evolved over time – KEVIN BARR
http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/street-smarts/evolution-of-corvette-mini-mustang-aston-martin-sl-class-article-1.3381649

FED SMITH
— American Federation of Government Employees Still the Most Corrupt Union in the U.S.A. – Bob Gilson
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/08/03/american-federation-government-employees-still-most-corrupt-union-usa/

GAO
— GAO’s Gender Identity and Inclusion Group Hosts Panel on Experience of Transgender People
https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USGAO/2017/08/03/file_attachments/857148/MN4422.pdf

August 1 Evening Edition

GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER
— Full text of Gov. Rauner’s statement on amendatory veto of school funding bill
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4Bi-iePG1O6RkU1alFvTFR0eTBEODJLcVZlRF9sZzVsWm9R/view

STATE OF ILLINOIS
— VIDEO: Governor Bruce Rauner discusses his amendatory veto of SB1 and takes questions from reporters.
https://www.illinois.gov/cms/agency/media/video/sitepages/videos.aspx

ABC7
— Rauner’s veto could jeopardize Illinois school funding – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rauners-veto-could-jeopardize-illinois-school-funding/2266218/
— Aaron Schock lawyers say feds questioned ex-rep’s sexuality – Chuck Goudie, Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner (DIERSEN: My understanding is that those who promote LGBTQ activity target high-profile individuals who they believe engage in LGBTQ activity, but who fail/refuse to acknowledge it and/or who fail/refuse to promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/aaron-schock-lawyers-say-feds-questioned-ex-reps-sexuality/2267093/

NBC5
— Rauner Issues Amendatory Veto for School Funding Plan
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/New-Capitol-Showdown-Looms-Over-Illinois-School-Funding-Plan-437858053.html

CBS2
— Rauner Vetoes Education Funding Bill, Removes $250M For CPS
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/01/governor-rauner-education-funding-veto-cps/

WLS AM
— Republican State Rep. Patti Bellock of Hinsdale announced today that she will not seek re-election in 2018. – Nick Gale
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/08/01/another-il-pol-calling-it-quits/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As promised, Rauner vetoes school bill he calls Chicago ‘bailout’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/as-promised-rauner-vetoes-school-bill-he-calls-chicago-bailout/
— Chicago facing $114.2 million budget shortfall in 2018 – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/chicago-facing-114-2-million-budget-shortfall-in-2018/
— Schock lawyers: Feds asked witnesses about Schock sex life and if gay – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: My understanding is that those who promote LGBTQ activity target high-profile individuals who they believe engage in LGBTQ activity, but who fail/refuse to acknowledge it and/or who fail/refuse to promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/schock-lawyers-feds-asking-witnesses-about-schock-sex-life-and-if-gay/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Schock’s defense team – which includes former federal prosecutors – have been arguing that federal probers, once they targeted Schock, started to hunt for crimes to charge him with, going out-of-bounds along the way before the Springfield based grand jury and in the gathering of evidence.)
— Effort to thwart Rauner veto must pick up steam – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-effort-to-thwart-rauner-veto-must-pick-up-steam/
— Chicago not alone in struggle with Rauner – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-chicago-not-alone-in-struggle-with-rauner/
— When cars do the driving, you’ll catch the blame – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-when-cars-do-the-driving-youll-catch-the-blame/
— Rauner’s veto of parts of school bill leaves plenty of questions – Tina Sfondeles and Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauners-veto-of-parts-of-school-bill-leaves-plenty-of-questions/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican state Rep. Patti Bellock of Hinsdale to retire

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/news/ct-dhd-bellock-will-retire-tl-0810-20170801-story.html

— Obamacare rates in Illinois could soar up to 43 percent next year – Lisa Schencker (DIERSEN: What did you and your spouse do to qualify for your health insurance? Because I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my wife and I a) qualify as members of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for life and b) get a 75% (currently $17,288/year) federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for life.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-obamacare-rates-released-0802-biz-20170801-story.html
— Rauner vetoes education funding plan, Emanuel accuses him of ‘fuzzy math’ – Monique Garcia and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-education-met-0802-20170801-story.html
— Former Rep. Schock’s attorneys: Prosecutors have ‘apparent obsession’ with his sexuality – Katherine Skiba (DIERSEN: My understanding is that those who promote LGBTQ activity target high-profile individuals who they believe engage in LGBTQ activity, but who fail/refuse to acknowledge it and/or who fail/refuse to promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-aaron-schock-misconduct-motion-20170801-story.html
— 15 days to fix Illinois school funding. Which pols will make that a priority? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-rauner-veto-senate-schools-edit-0802-jm-20170801-story.html
— Another Obamacare whack for Illinois: Price hikes of 43 percent? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-obamacare-rates-trump-edit-0802-jm-20170801-story.html
— Fox Valley educators decry school funding veto – Sarah Freishtat and Rafael Guerrero
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-illinois-school-funding-st-0802-20170801-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner’s veto could jeopardize all school funding – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170801/rauners-veto-could-jeopardize-all-school-funding
— Rauner vetoes public school money – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170801/rauner-vetoes-public-school-money
— Life serves up ‘sandwich generation’ stress – Burt Constable (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress about your stress? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that my wife and I have very little stress because a) we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, b) our parents have passed away, c) I have only one brother, and d) my wife has only one brother and one sister.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170801/constable-life-serves-up-sandwich-generation-stress
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The suburbs are filled with members of the sandwich generation, who find themselves in the middle between caring for their children and concerns for their aging parents.)
— DuPage looks to hiring restrictions to deal with reduced state funding Chairman says DuPage must be proactive as it expects to lose $1 million this fiscal year – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was under hiring freezes and/or under promotion freezes.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170801/dupage-looks-to-hiring-restrictions-to-deal-with-reduced-state-funding
— DuPage legislators sponsor free jobs fair
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170801/dupage-legislators-sponsor-free-jobs-fair

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner vetoes school bill, slashes CPS funds – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170801/BLOGS02/170809989/rauner-vetoes-school-bill-slashes-cps-funds
— Illinois insurers plan double-digit Obamacare rate hikes – KRISTEN SCHORSCH (DIERSEN: What did you and your spouse do to qualify for your health insurance? Because I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my wife and I a) qualify as members of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for life and b) get a 75% (currently $17,288/year) federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for life.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170801/NEWS03/170809980/illinois-insurers-plan-double-digit-obamacare-rate-hikes

WSIL TV
— Trump says he won’t stop tweeting – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36020159/the-latest-trump-says-he-wont-stop-tweeting

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Loyalty to principles or a person? – John J. Dunphy (DIERSEN: I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are loyal to whoever has the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/106434/dunphy-loyalty-to-principles-or-a-person

DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County Seeks Input on County Programs, Spending
http://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=55423

CATHOLIC CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS
— Military archbishop defends Trump ban on new ‘transgender’ soldiers – Mary Anne Hackett
https://catholiccitizens.org/news/72817/military-archbishop-defends-trump-ban-new-transgender-soldiers/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— National GOP Looking at Big Tax Increase for Illinois Residents – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/01/national-gop-looking-at-big-tax-increase-for-illinois-residents/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An article in the Sunday Chicago Tribune entitled, “GOP tax increase targets blue states,” deserves our attention. Now, property taxes are deductible on our Federal income taxes. The article says that “Federal deductions for state, local taxes on chopping block.” Guess who has the highest state and local taxes. It’s those states led by tax hungry Democrats. Perhaps national Republicans have not figured out that Republicans are more likely to own real estate than Democrats.)

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— “A Taxing Discussion” – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/a-taxing-discussion-spotlight052/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 80% OF COOK COUNTY MUNICIPALITIES HAVE OPTED OUT OF MINIMUM WAGE, SICK LEAVE ORDINANCES – Amy Korte
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/80-of-cook-county-municipalities-have-opted-out-of-minimum-wage-sick-leave-ordinances/#new_tab

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BELLOCK TO RETIRE AFTER SERVING TEN TERMS IN ILLINOIS HOUSE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/bellock-to-retire-after-serving-ten-terms-in-illinois-house.html
— AS PROMISED, GOVERNOR SENDS BACK TO LEGISLATURE AMENDATORY VETO ON SCHOOL FUNDING BILL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/as-promised-governor-sends-back-to-legislature-amendatory-veto-on-school-funding-bill-.html
— BILL MAKING EVERY ILLINOIS SCHOOL, HOSPITAL, NURSING HOME A SANCTUARY LOCATION SITS ON RAUNER’S DESK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/bill-making-every-illinois-school-hospital-nursing-home-a-sanctuary-location-sits-on-rauners-desk.html
— THE WAR ON CARS [PRAGER U VIDEO] (DIERSEN: During my entire life, overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been anti-car. I own a 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang. I have owned a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/the-war-on-cars.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There is a war against cars in America. Regulators want Americans out of cars and onto trains, buses, and bicycles. Why? Because of what cars represent — freedom. Automotive expert Lauren Fix (“The Car Coach”) explains.)

CAPITOL FAX
— OUTSTANDING: (Rauner) issued a total veto of the Automatic Voter Registration bill.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/01/avr-looks-like-a-go/
— Rauner calls Politifact claim “false spin” *** Politifact: Rauner SB1 “bailout” claim is false
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/01/politifact-rauner-sb1-bailout-claim-is-false/
— Rauner puts password on his school funding site, but it’s cached online
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/01/rauner-puts-password-on-his-school-funding-site-but-its-cached-online/
— Rep. Bellock to retire
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/01/rep-bellock-to-retire/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Calling Trump: Remove Congress’ illegal exemption from Obamacare now Health care subsidy is illegal – Jenny Beth Martin (DIERSEN: What did you and your spouse do to qualify for your health insurance? Because I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my wife and I a) qualify as members of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for life and b) get a 75% (currently $17,288/year) federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for life.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/1/remove-congress-obamacare-exemption/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With a single new tweet, President Trump set official Washington abuzz Saturday afternoon: “If a new Health Care Bill is not approved quickly, BAILOUTS for Insurance Companies and BAILOUTS for members of Congress will end very soon!”)

FOX NEWS INSIDER
— CT Residents Get Hate Mail for Flying American Flags (DIERSEN: The more anti-Americans who are in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world, the sooner that you will get hate mail from anti-Americans for flying the American flag. Anti-Trumps promote anti-Americanism.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/08/01/residents-get-hate-mail-flying-american-flags

NEWSMAX
— Lewandowski: Reince Was Ultimately Responsible for Leaks – Sandy Fitzgerald (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents are ultimately responsible for the actions of their operatives and of their dupes.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/corey-lewandowski-reince-priebus-responsible-white-house/2017/08/01/id/805076/

GOPUSA
— Left Takes Revenge on Sheriff Joe
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27993
— Leftists who once despised John McCain cheer him as hero for saving Obamacare
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27991
— NYC Cops: We Can’t Arrest Nude Illegal Alien Panhandlers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28016
— Bachmann: Islamic refugees have turned Minn. upside-down
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28002
— Conservatives urge Trump to revoke $12,000/year Obamacare subsidy for Congress (DIERSEN: To punish me, my critics/opponents would love to cut/eliminate my $17,288/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy. They care nothing that to qualify for that subsidy, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27998?omhide=true

FEDERALIST
— NYT Op-Ed: Parents Who Don’t Send Their Kids To Public Schools Are Racist Theocrats Katherine Stewart’s argument is lazy. It’s generalized, misinformed, and reads much like a carnival barker shouting down the looming threat of theocracy, theocracy, theocracy. – Andrew Walker (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my parents for sending me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri synod.)
http://thefederalist.com/2017/07/31/nyt-op-ed-parents-dont-send-kids-public-schools-racist-theocrats/
— Trump Should End Obama’s Bailout of Congress’s Health Care The taxpayer health care bailout for members of Congress is very real, worth about $12,000 per year for each lawmaker, and utterly indefensible legally or politically. – Phil Kerpen (DIERSEN: What did you and your spouse do to qualify for your health insurance? Because I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my wife and I a) qualify as members of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for life and b) get a 75% (currently $17,288/year) federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for life.)
http://thefederalist.com/2017/08/01/trump-end-obamas-bailout-congresss-health-care/

BREITBART
— What Hitler Learned from the Democrats – Dinesh D’Souza
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/31/dinesh-dsouza-hitler-learned-democrats/

NEWS BUSTERS
— Nets Barely Notice Venezuela’s Vote for Dictatorship – Mike Ciandella
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/mike-ciandella/2017/07/31/nets-barely-notice-venezuelas-vote-dictatorship

OCCIDENTAL OBSERVER
— Hypergamy, Affirmative Action and Today’s “Diverse” Workplace: The Replacement of White Males – Brent Mason
http://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2017/07/31/hypergamy-affirmative-action-and-todays-diverse-workplace-the-replacement-of-white-males/

INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY
— Legalizing recreational marijuana is linked to increased crashes
http://www.iihs.org/iihs/sr/statusreport/article/52/4/1

CBS NEWS
— Foreign workers being used to build auto plants in U.S.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbsn-on-assignment-foreign-workers-used-to-build-auto-plants-in-us/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Justice Dept. to Take On Affirmative Action in College Admissions – CHARLIE SAVAGE (DIERSEN: IIT admitted me in 1992 when I was 43, but I doubt that IIT would admit me today if I was 43. DePaul admitted me in 1976 when I was 27, but I doubt that DePaul would admit me today if I was 27. Loyola admitted me in 1972 when I was 23, but I doubt that IIT would admit me today if I was 23. NIU admitted me in 1969 when I was 20, but I doubt that IIT would admit me today if I was 20. UIC admitted me in 1966 when I was 18, but I doubt that IIT would admit me today if I was 18. In addition to being White, my other bad demographics include my being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, I am conservative, I am Republican, I am American, I am a male, I have never been poor, I am 100% German-American, I avoided the draft, and my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/us/politics/trump-affirmative-action-universities.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump administration is preparing to redirect resources of the Justice Department’s civil rights division toward investigating and suing universities over affirmative action admissions policies deemed to discriminate against white applicants, according to a document obtained by The New York Times. The document, an internal announcement to the civil rights division, seeks current lawyers interested in working for a new project on “investigations and possible litigation related to intentional race-based discrimination in college and university admissions.” The announcement suggests that the project will be run out of the division’s front office, where the Trump administration’s political appointees work, rather than its Educational Opportunities Section, which is run by career civil servants and normally handles work involving schools and universities. The document does not explicitly identify whom the Justice Department considers at risk of discrimination because of affirmative action admissions policies. But the phrasing it uses, “intentional race-based discrimination,” cuts to the heart of programs designed to bring more minorities to university campuses. Supporters and critics of the project said it was clearly targeting admissions programs that can give members of generally disadvantaged groups, like black and Latino students, an edge over other applicants with comparable or higher test scores.)

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The cracks in Republican unity are slowly getting wider.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/08/01/the-cracks-in-republican-unity-are-slowly-getting-wider/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps equate being a minority with being transgender.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/08/01/most-americans-opposed-integrating-the-military-in-1948-most-americans-support-transgender-military-service-today/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Governor Vetoes Education Bill as Budget Wrangling Continues in Several States – Quint Forgey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-governor-vetoes-education-bill-as-budget-turmoil-continues-1501607143

BLOOMBERG
— Chicago Pension Bills Soar as City Pays Up to Keep Funds Solvent – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-31/chicago-pension-bills-soar-as-city-pays-up-to-keep-funds-solvent
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Is Trump’s Republican Support Starting to Crumble?”
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-08-01/is-trump-s-republican-support-starting-to-crumble

DAILY BEAST
— Police Drag Venezuela Opposition Leaders From Their Homes (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents would love to have their operatives and their dupes drag me from my home.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/police-drag-2-venezuela-opposition-leaders-from-their-homes

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Say Trump No Better Than Obama On Immigration
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/july_2017/voters_say_trump_no_better_than_obama_on_immigration
— Most Still Oppose Driver’s Licenses For Those Here Illegally
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/july_2017/most_still_oppose_driver_s_licenses_for_those_here_illegally

July 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Can new White House chief of staff impose discipline where it counts? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-reince-priebus-trump-kass-met-0730-20170728-column.html
— DIERSEN: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-page-trump-bullying-perspec-0730-md-20170728-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-transgender-culture-war-perspec-20170728-column.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: In a front page editorial with a color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps call for Republicans to resist Trump.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170730/281487866425242
— Loaded ‘illegal alien’ phrase introduced in sanctuary cities crackdown – Ted Slowik (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those a) who illegally come to America illegally, b) who illegally stay in America illegally, and c) who illegally bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-sanctuary-cities-st-0728-20170727-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Companies say Apple removed their privacy apps from China – AP (DIERSEN: One could say that when push comes to shove, Apple sides with China against America.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170729/news/307299929/

WBEZ
— JULY 6, 2017 FLASHBACK: The Cost Of Jobs Officials say jobs are key to reducing violence, but they’re not facing the scale. So WBEZ took a crack at the calculations. – Chip Mitchell (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I held jobs that should have been given to Democrats, to minorities, to females, to younger people, and to veterans. In my defense, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned all the jobs that I have had as being BAD jobs. So therefore, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, and veterans to have BAD jobs. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it very clear that they would never stoop to take the BAD jobs that I had. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble 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. )
http://interactive.wbez.org/everyotherhour/the-cost-of-jobs/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— There’s at least one reason to look forward to Monday – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170729/statehouse-insider-theres-at-least-one-reason-to-look-forward-to-monday
— EMILY’s List seeks to oust Davis in 2018 – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170729/bernard-schoenburg-emilys-list-seeks-to-oust-davis-in-2018
— How is Rauner’s new staff affecting his administration? – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170729/how-is-rauners-new-staff-affecting-his-administration
— Obstinate partisanship leads to lack of trust in public officials – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170729/our-view-obstinate-partisanship-leads-to-lack-of-trust-in-public-officials

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois leaders have nothing on Gopher State’s politicians – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-30/jim-dey-illinois-leaders-have-nothing-gopher-states-politicians.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— ‘It’s the right thing for kids. Doesn’t that count?’ – Editorial
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20170729/editorial-its-right-thing-for-kids-doesnt-that-count

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— How do you share concerns with a representative who won’t hear them? – SHANNON RUSSELL, The Indivisible 12th (DIERSEN: The Indivisible 12th denies that it was “formed by Democratic Party insiders.”)
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article164385227.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Some Foreign Investment Bypassing Illinois – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Because anti-Trumps run Illinois, if a company invests in Illinois, it shouts that it is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=249178#.WX2xZxFSRZI

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Latest fight at Illinois Capitol threatens money for schools – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/07/28/latest-fight-at-illinois-capitol-threatens-money-for-schools/a24mdrl/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— More Gov’t Gun Running – We need outside prosecutors to fix inside corruption and malfeasance – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/more-govt-gun-running-we-need-outside-prosecutors-to-fix-inside-corruption-and-malfeasance/

FOX NEWS
— Conway, other Trump supporters laud decision to replace Priebus with Kelly (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes laud the decisions that the leaders of the following organizations made to replace me: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, etc. Of course, the aforesaid organizations are doing much better now that I am gone.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/29/conway-other-trump-supporters-laud-decision-to-replace-priebus-with-kelly.html
— Reince Priebus Says There’s No Ill Will: ‘I’m Going to Be Team Trump All the Time’ (DIERSEN: My complaints are NOT against GAO, but against a) the Democrat politicians who manipulate/dominate GAO and b) the GAO employees who serve as operative or dupes for Democrat politicians.)
http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/07/29/reince-priebus-says-theres-no-ill-will-im-going-be-team-trump-all-time

THE HILL
— Priebus: Neil Gorsuch is my greatest accomplishment in the White House – JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: My greatest accomplishment while I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012 was assuring that the organization had a) breakfast meetings the third Saturday of each month except August and December, b) picnics in August, c) Christmas parties in December, and d) speakers at the aforesaid events. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes always demonized, denigrated, and condemned the speakers who I recruited to speak at TAPROOT events.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344480-priebus-neil-gorsuch-is-my-greatest-accomplishment-in-the-white-house

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage girls and women to be lesbians.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/29/opinion/sunday/gays-lesbians-women-elections.html
— Is Being ‘Unapologetic’ the New Patriotic — or a Form of Resistance? – WESLEY MORRIS (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted me to apologize for causing their problems, your problems, my problems, and everyone’s problems. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are scapegoaters. Most commonly, since 2000, they want me to apologize for causing Republican candidates to lose primary elections and general elections.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/magazine/is-being-unapologetic-the-new-patriotic-or-a-form-of-resistance.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to do more to promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/magazine/the-emptiness-of-trumps-promises-of-tolerance.html
— What to Do When You’ve Picked the Wrong Suburb – BROOKE LEA FOSTER (DIERSEN: Did you pick the wrong suburb to live in? In 1978, my wife and I picked Wheaton to live in. Sadly, more and more and more of those who move into Wheaton are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/realestate/what-to-do-when-youve-picked-the-wrong-suburb.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Learning Who Gets to Be a Victim – TRESSIE McMILLAN COTTOM (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors THAT THEY ARE VICTIMS OF THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/29/opinion/sunday/how-we-make-black-girls-grow-up-too-fast.html
— What to Do With the Kids This Summer? Put ’Em to Work – BEN SASSE (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents did not have to put me to work. I learned early on that my parents had far less money than many other families had in Crete. That is a major reason why I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; and worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, never attended college, worked in the office of a chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy, and died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother was raised on a farm and never attended high school.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/opinion/sunday/what-to-do-with-the-kids-this-summer-put-em-to-work.html

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Treasury wrongly ends plan to help save for retirement – Editorial (DIERSEN: According to this article, approximately 55 million Americans lack access to a workplace retirement plan. Do/did you have access to a workplace retirement plan? I paid into the Civil Service Retirement System 1966-1969 and 1971-1997. Most, if not virtually all of the operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents do/did not access to a workplace retirement plan.)
http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-Treasury-wrongly-ends-plan-to-help-11718287.php

USA TODAY
— 4 financial milestones to reach before you retire – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: How large is your retirement nest egg? 80% of my ending GAO salary in today’s dollars is $98,393. My Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $50,856/year and my Social Security is only $2,028/year so I am $45,509/year short. According to Social Security, I can expect to live 16 more years, so my retirement nest egg should be at least $728,144. Sadly, my retirement net egg is less than that because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2017/07/28/4-financial-milestones-to-reach-before-you-retire/103976662/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 4. Amass a large enough nest egg to replace 80% of your yearly income In the absence of a crystal ball, it’s hard to predict exactly what your living expenses will look like in retirement. But as a general rule, you should expect to need at least 80% of what you previously earned times the number of years you expect your retirement to last. The latter is something you may have to guess at, but if it helps (which it should), the Social Security Administration says that 25% of today’s 65 year olds will live past the age of 90. If you’re planning to retire at 66 and would rather be optimistic about your health going forward, then you’d be wise to plan for a 25-year retirement (at a minimum). Assuming that’s the case and you’re currently within a few years of retirement earning $100,000 a year, to be on the safe side, assume you’ll need $80,000 per year times 25 years, or $2 million. Of course, not all of that has to come from independent savings. Say you’re entitled to $2,000 a month, or $24,000 a year, in Social Security benefits. That means you’ll only need $1.4 million in your IRA or 401(k) — less if your investments perform well in retirement, thus generating income, and you withdraw from savings at a moderate pace. If your nest egg has enough to meet that target, or get relatively close, you can feel comfortable pulling the trigger on retirement. Otherwise, it might pay to work a few extra years, amass some more savings, and simultaneously cut down on the number of years you’ll need those savings to pay for. But if you want a shot at a reasonably comfortable retirement lifestyle, you’ll need the right amount of savings to get there. It’s as simple as that. Once you leave your career behind you, you may have limited options for generating additional income. So before you retire, make sure to have a decent chunk of emergency savings, pay off your home, get out of debt, and establish a respectable nest egg. Otherwise, you risk encountering more financial stress later in life than you bargained for.)

DAILY BEAST
— Benjamin Franklin Was America’s First Political Leaker – Andrew Belonsky (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes slanderously hint/imply/argue/shout that I use GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to provide “confidential information to the public in a surreptitious way and without official authorization.” My critics/opponents want me to get their “authorization” before I do anything. Because they cannot manipulate/dominate me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a leaker. Should I sue those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a leaker?)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/benjamin-franklin-was-americas-first-political-leaker

DAILY MAIL
— The final indignity: Priebus is abandoned by White House staffers who make hasty exit from his SUV when Trump tweets from Air Force One that he is out of a job – Cheyenne Roundtree, Jessica Chia, and Geoff Earle
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4741476/Reince-Priebus-given-boot-presidential-motorcade.html

MOTLEY FOOL
— Thinking About Getting an MBA? Here’s What You Need to Consider An MBA can certainly propel your career forward, but you’ll sacrifice a lot to get one. – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fool.com/careers/2017/07/28/thinking-about-getting-an-mba-heres-what-you-need.aspx

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 55% Say Congress More Responsive to Media Than to Voters (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps run the media.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/july_2017/55_say_congress_more_responsive_to_media_than_to_voters

June 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Cook County Dems urged to hold off on slating candidate – Sarah Schulte (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican? Which offices will be on the March 20, 2018 Republican primary ballot in your precinct? Are the following moving toward slating candidates for those offices: your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican county party organization, the Illinois Republican Party?)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/cook-co-dems-urged-to-hold-off-on-slating-candidate/2133295/

CBS2
— Cook County Expects More Belt-Tightening With $100M Budget Shortfall – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/22/cook-county-preliminary-budget-2018-toni-preckwinkle/
— Illinois Legislators Meet For 2nd Day Of Budget Session – Dana Kozlov
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/22/illinois-legislators-2nd-day-budget-session/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Mexico murder rate reaches record high – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/263252318-story

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kennedy urges Democratic leaders to not endorse in governor primary as candidates speak – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-dems-pre-slating-met-20170622-story.html
— Durbin on GOP health plan: ‘Put a lace collar on a pit bull and it’s still a mean dog’ – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-senate-health-care-met-0623-20170622-story.html
— How to curb Illinois university scandals – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-university-niu-rauner-consolidate-edit-jm-20170622-story.html
— Speed up the foreclosure process so real estate can rebound – John McCarron
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-real-estate-foreclosures-mccarron-perspec-0623-md-20170622-story.html
— 4 finalists for U.S. attorney’s job in Chicago emerge – Jason Meisner and Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-us-attorney-search-met-20170622-story.html
— Republicans propose new schools plan in Springfield, but budget again remains elusive – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legis-education-workers-comp-met-0623-20170622-story.html
— Madigan and the Do-Littles – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct–rauner-madigan-cullerton-budget-edit-0623-jm-20170622-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democratic gov candidates upbraid Rauner for ‘racist’ campaign tactics – Mark Brown (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, Democrats call you a racist and even worse things. What legal rights do Republicans have against Democrats who engage in slander and libel?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/democratic-gov-candidates-upbraid-rauner-for-racist-campaign-tactics/
— Senate GOP releases bill to cut Medicaid, alter Obamacare – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sources-senate-gop-health-bill-would-reshape-obama-law/
— Dick Durbin calls GOP Senate health care bill “still a mean dog” – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/dick-durbin-calls-gop-senate-health-care-bill-still-a-mean-dog/
— Senate GOP health care bill hammers Illinois, while Rauner is AWOL – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/senate-gop-health-care-bill-hammers-illinois-while-rauner-is-awol/
— Governor, speaker handle stress by two-wheeling it – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/governor-speaker-handle-stress-by-two-wheeling-it/
— Emanuel: Rauner nixed plan to help end stalemate, sell Thompson Center – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-airs-failed-plan-to-end-budget-stalemate-sell-thompson-center/
— Southwest Side alderman is first to declare ward off-limits to Airbnb – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, I would support any and all efforts to ban booze, gambling, pot, and other vices in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/southwest-side-aldermen-is-first-to-declare-ward-off-limits-to-airbnb/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The precinct-based process is patterned after that used to let Chicagoans vote their precincts dry. Residents of districts zoned R-1, R-2 and R-3 — all dominated by single-family homes — can ban home-sharing outright or impose restrictions more rigid than the citywide ordinance. But to do that, residents of those zoning districts must gather valid signatures from 25 percent of their precinct’s registered voters within 90 days; the clock starts when the resident obtains the petition.)
— Emanuel-Rauner tensions rise over phone tax, Thompson Center sale – Tina Sfondeles and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-airs-failed-plan-to-end-budget-stalemate-sell-thompson-center/

DAILY HERALD
— Special session stipends could cost $190,000, but lawmakers must wait – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170621/special-session-stipends-could-cost-190000-but-lawmakers-must-wait

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner rejects huge Thompson Center offer – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170622/BLOGS02/170629928/rauner-rejects-huge-thompson-center-offer
— Cook County can fill its budget hole—unless Obamacare goes – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170622/BLOGS02/170629925/cook-county-can-fill-its-budget-hole-unless-obamacare-goes
— iPhone maker dangles $10B investment in U.S.—and Illinois is in the running – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170622/NEWS08/170629931/iphone-maker-foxconn-mulls-10-billion-u-s-investment

WLS AM
— Rahm: Rauner “congenitally incapable of saying yes” – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/06/22/rahm-rauner-congenitally-incaable-of-saying-yes/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump: ‘Solar wall’ could ‘pay for itself’ President: ‘It will be built’ – SABA HAMEDY
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-solar-wall-could-pay-for-itself/748267950
— Trump: ‘I just don’t want a poor person’ in Cabinet economic jobs He has one of the wealthiest cabinets in history – EUGENE SCOTT (DIERSEN: How much money do you have? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on a) those who have more money than they have and b) those who have less money than they have.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-i-just-dont-want-a-poor-person-in-cabinet/748089625

DNA INFO
— Rahm: I Offered To OK Sale Of Thompson Center But Rauner Wouldn’t Deal – Heather Cherone
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170622/downtown/rahm-i-offered-ok-sale-of-thompson-center-but-rauner-wouldnt-deal

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Defenders of ACA Rally Outside Republican Rep. LaHood’s Office – TANYA KOONCE
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/defenders-aca-rally-outside-republican-rep-lahoods-office#stream/0

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner has made the budget impasse his favorite campaign weapon. No matter what Illinois Democrats do to dislodge the budget stalemate, the governor will blast them.”
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/illinois-budget-impasse-bruce-rauner-mike-madigan/Content?oid=27093027

CHICAGO REPORTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois Republicans try to lay low on repealing Obamacare.”
http://chicagoreporter.com/illinois-republicans-try-to-lay-low-on-repealing-obamacare/

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Batinick on budget impasse: ‘Everyday the situation becomes more and more dire’
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511130781-batinick-on-budget-impasse-everyday-the-situation-becomes-more-and-more-dire

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives demands consideration of long-delayed property tax measure – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511131524-ives-demands-consideration-of-long-delayed-property-tax-measure

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Forget the unemployment rate, Illinois is in a depression – Michael Lucci
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/lucci-forget-the-unemployment-rate-illinois-is-in-a-depression/article_012c0ce6-56a0-11e7-b9ff-2b854bd448e8.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— What is Going On at the Federal Department of Education? – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/what-the-heck-is-going-on-at-the-federal-department-of-education/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— 50,000 FOR 7 MINUTES OF WORK The Illinois House of Representatives met for seven minutes and 30 seconds on June 21 before adjourning, failing to consider any budget proposals – and costing Illinois taxpayers $50,000 for less than 10 minutes of work. – Robert Brutvan
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/50000-for-7-minutes-of-work/
— MADIGAN DUPES ANOTHER GOVERNOR Madigan has stared down Gov. Bruce Rauner for more than 700 days and Rauner just blinked. – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/madigan-dupes-another-governor/

CAPITOL FAX
— Madigan points finger of blame at Rauner (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who point their finger of blame at me. Even though they have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout, they blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/22/madigan-points-finger-of-blame-at-rauner/
— Dems to block Rauner’s pick for US Attorney
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/22/dems-to-block-rauners-pick-for-us-attorney/
— Senators are voting with their feet
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/22/senators-are-voting-with-their-feet/

GOPUSA
— Media bias so thick at CNN you can see it on their faces
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26154
— 30% of Illegal Alien Minors Have Gang Ties (DIERSEN: What percent of the minors in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America have gang ties?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26157

FOX NEWS
— Health Care Bill Protesters Dragged Away by Capitol Hill Police
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/06/22/gop-health-care-bill-protesters-removed-capitol-hill
— McCain: Dems Are Living in a ‘Fantasy Land’ Where ObamaCare Is Going Well
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/06/22/health-care-bill-senate-chuck-schumer-fantasy-land-meghan-mccain

DAILY CALLER
— MSNBC, CNN Hardly Cover Trump Rally – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: The Democrat news media a) promotes what can be spun to promote the Democrat Party platform and b) downplays/censors what shows that the Republican Party platform is the way to go.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/22/msnbc-cnn-hardly-cover-trump-rally-video/
— Dianne Feinstein Defends Canceling Conservative Speakers On Campus – BENJAMIN DECATUR
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/21/dianne-feinstein-defends-canceling-conservative-speakers-on-campus/
— Gohmert: Anti-GOP Shooter Was Conditioned By Media’s ‘Hate-Filled Propaganda’ – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/21/gohmert-anti-gop-shooter-was-conditioned-by-medias-hate-filled-propaganda/
— Prominent Illegal Immigrant Likely Breaking Law With The Media’s Help – Rob Shimshock
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/21/illegal-immigrant-celebrity-continues-drawing-media-paychecks-while-govt-stands-by/

TOWNHALL
— HuffPo: Karen Handel Winning Isn’t Good For Women Because She’s Conservative, Or Something – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2017/06/22/huffpo-karen-handel-winning-isnt-good-for-women-because-shes-conservative-or-n2344884

BLAZE
— Texas pastors reject LGBT school curriculum: ‘This is Houston, not San Francisco’ – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/22/texas-pastors-reject-lgbt-school-curriculum-this-is-houston-not-san-francisco/

BREITBART
— Bellwether: 60 Percent of Missouri Voters Want Legal Immigration Cut – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/06/22/bellwether-60-percent-missouri-voters-want-legal-immigration-cut/
— Leftist Atlantic Mag Admits: ‘Democrats Lost Their Way on Immigration’
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/21/leftist-atlantic-mag-admits-democrats-lost-way-immigration/
— The Left Has One More Argument: Kill Them! – ANN COULTER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/06/21/ann-coulter-left-one-argument-kill/
— Michael Steele: GOP Mishandling of Health Care Could Cost Them in 2018 – Dan Riehl (DIERSEN: What might your critics/opponents say that you mishandled concerning your career? My critics/opponents might say 1) My not becoming Democrat. 2) My opposing patronage. 3) My opposing political affiliation discrimination. 4) My opposing reverse discrimination. 5) My opposing age discrimination. 6) My opposing retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid. 7) My not painting myself as being a yes-man. 8) My not helping my superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. 9) My avoiding the Draft. 10) My and my wife giving up trying to have children. 11) My and my wife not adopting and/or becoming foster parents. 12) My being a conservative. 13) My being a Missouri Synod Lutheran. 14) My owning guns. 15) My not pretending to be Swedish national origin. 16) My buying only American-nameplate cars. 17) My not owning any dogs. 18) My taking courses at UIC, NIU, DePaul, Roosevelt, and IIT etc. and my getting six professional certifications and my getting a professional license. 19) My becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. 20) My being a religious hypocrite, patriotic hypocrite, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. 21) My fraudulently trying to defraud the federal government with my fraudulent sick leave requests, partial day per diem claims, and education deductions. and 22) My not succumbing to my Democrat GAO superiors’ efforts to get rid of me sooner than I did.)
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/06/22/michael-steele-gop-mishandling-of-health-care-could-cost-them-in-2018/

FEDERALIST
— The FBI’s Briefing On The GOP Baseball Shooting Couldn’t Have Been More Bizarre The FBI tried to claim that the shooting at the baseball field was spontaneous and had no target, despite all evidence to the contrary. – Mollie Hemingway
http://thefederalist.com/2017/06/22/the-fbis-briefing-on-the-gop-baseball-shooting-couldnt-be-more-bizarre/#.WUvUwKOyAdh.facebook

PJ MEDIA
— As Many as 5.7 Million Non-Citizens Voted in 2008 Election – RICK MORAN (DIERSEN: What percent of non-citizens who vote illegally are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/06/20/report-as-many-as-5-7-million-non-citizens-voted-in-2008-election/

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— FOREIGN SOROS-BACKED MEDIA OUTLET BASHES CONSERVATIVES WITH US TAXPAYER DOLLARS – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/06/22/foreign-soros-backed-media-outlet-bashes-conservatives-with-us-taxpayer-dollars/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Kass: Dissolve Illinois! – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/06/kass_dissolve_illinois.html

NEW AMERICAN
— Illinois Governor Gives Tax Increases to Placate Democrats Before Deadline – Bob Adelmann
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/26311-illinois-gov-gives-tax-increases-to-placate-democrats-before-deadline

THE HILL
— Legislation Introduced to Privatize Air Traffic Control (DIERSEN: If Air Traffic Control was privatized, would there be less pressure to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, and/or veterans?)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/06/22/legislation-introduced-privatize-air-traffic-control/
— Will we ever have civility in American political discourse – CATHY YOUNG
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/media/338966-will-we-ever-have-civility-in-american-political-discourse
— When will Dems realize the ‘resistance’ is a losing cause? – MATT SCHLAPP
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/national-party-news/339025-opinion-when-will-democrats-realize-the-resistance-is

WASHINGTON POST
— Billionaires want to enlist you in their secret plans to take down the press – Alyssa Rosenberg
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/act-four/wp/2017/06/22/billionaires-want-to-enlist-you-in-their-secret-plans-to-take-down-the-press/

BUCKS COUNTY COURIER TIMES
— Colleges have become progressive indoctrination mills – RICHARD STAEDTLER
http://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/opinion/guest/colleges-have-become-progressive-indoctrination-mills/article_091686fe-4837-57e5-bce4-b96aca63a4dd.html

BLOOMBERG
— How Can Trump Get Anything Done With All Those Empty Seats? A lack of staff at key agencies is weighing on the president’s agenda and frustrating cabinet officials. – Toluse Olorunnipa (DIERSEN: If you sought a job in the Trump Administration, what would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say about you? Mine would stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. They would stress a) that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-22/how-can-trump-get-anything-done-with-all-those-empty-seats

GAO
— New Gallery of Employee Photos Showcases GAO’s Diversity (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will GAO be the first federal agency to be 100% Democrat, minority, female, under age 40 (except for Senior Executive Service members), and/or veteran?)
https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USGAO/2017/06/22/file_attachments/835883/MN4419.pdf

MONEY
— Here’s How Much Money Americans Say You Need to be ‘Wealthy’ – Megan Leonhardt (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, you are wealthy if you are not on welfare.)
http://time.com/money/4825116/how-much-money-wealthy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: These days, having $1 million just isn’t “wealthy” enough. A recent survey of over 1,000 Americans shows the bar has shifted higher. Now you need an average of $2.4 million to be considered a wealthy person in America, according to the survey by Charles Schwab, which surveyed Americans aged 21 to 75. Of course, few people achieve such a milestone. Only about 10% of Americans are worth $1 million or more, according to a 2017 report by investor research firm Spectrem Group. In fact, to be considered wealthy by this new criteria, you’d need to have about 30 times more than the approximately $80,000 net worth of the average U.S. household, according to the most recent data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau.)

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Chicago-area Constituents Protest TrumpCare with Mobile Billboards and Rallies (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want a) those who have more money to pay much more for health care, b) those who have less money to pay much less for health care, and c) those who earn less than say $50,000/year to have free health care.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Chicago-area-Constituents-Protest-TrumpCare-with-Mobile-Billboards-and-Rallies-/59609.html

June 2 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel to Rauner: Education funding bill ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-school-funding-met-0603-20170602-story.html
— Illinois’ insane credit-rating slide is accelerating under Rauner – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-bond-rating-rauner-ringless-voicemail-zorn-perspec-0604-ml-20170602-column.html
— State lawmakers vote to hang up on landline phones – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-illinois-legislature-approves-att-landline-end-0602-biz-20170601-story.html
— Kathy Griffin predicts career is over, says Trump ‘broke me’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-kathy-griffin-trump-photo-fallout-20170602-story.html
— Former Illinois senator Nolan wants money from pay increases he missed – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-former-lawmaker-pay-raise-lawsuit-met-0603-20170602-story.html
— Chicago Tribune: 170 years of bringing you the news – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-tribune-170-years-edit-20170602-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm slams Trump on Paris pullout, joins pledge to meet climate goals – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-slams-trump-on-paris-pullout-joins-pledge-to-meet-climate-goals/
— Kathy Griffin not ‘laying down’ for Donald Trump, fears career is over – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/kathy-griffin-not-laying-down-for-donald-trump-fears-career-is-over/
— NIU president’s alleged ethical lapses too serious to overlook – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/niu-presidents-alleged-ethical-lapses-too-serious-to-overlook/
— Chris Kennedy sends message to minority communities on property taxes – Laura Washington
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/chris-kennedy-sends-message-to-minority-communities-on-property-taxes/

DAILY HERALD
— Schakowsky to stand in for Roskam at town-hall meeting in Palatine
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170602/schakowsky-to-stand-in-for-roskam-at-town-hall-meeting-in-palatine

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How Rauner blew his chance to put Madigan on the hot seat – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170602/ISSUE11/170609967/in-rauner-madigan-showdown-the-governor-whiffed
— I blame Rauner for the state’s budget failure – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170602/BLOGS10/170609952/rauner-puts-2018-re-election-ahead-of-a-state-budget-compromise
— Where is Emanuel in the budget fight? – MARK GUARINO
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170602/ISSUE01/170609965/chicago-mayor-emanuel-missing-in-illinois-budget-fight

NBC5
— It’s Groundhog Day for Illinois Lawmakers – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Web-chicago-deep-dish-its-groundhog-day-over-budget-stalemate-426014334.html

CBS2
— Protesters Blast Trump Pullout Of Paris Accord – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/02/protesters-blast-trump-pullout-of-paris-accord/
— Key Lawmakers Believe A State Budget Agreement Is Still Possible – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/06/02/at-issue-lawmakers-budget-agreement-possible/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hillary Clinton says “Trump unleashed ‘dangerous’ level of hate.”
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/258369038-story

WLS AM
— Rauner vows to fight steps to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/06/02/rauner-vows-to-fight-steps-to-raise-minimum-wage-to-15-an-hour/

WTTW
— Rauner Says Elected School Board Bill is ‘Political Spin’ – Matt Masterson
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/06/02/rauner-says-elected-school-board-bill-political-spin

DNA INFO
— Stabbing, Fights Rock DePaul After Anti-Feminist Speaker Canceled – Ted Cox
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170601/lincoln-park/gavin-mcinnes-proud-boys-depaul-stabbing-protest-rally

WBEZ
— Cullerton Calls On GOP To Break With Rauner To End Budget Fight
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/cullerton-blasts-rauner-house-gop/c3114fc6-851e-4f1d-aa86-a7e89e776329

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Rauner expects Illinois’ credit problems to get worse with no budget Credit rating services reduced state’s bond rating to step above junk – Ryan Jaster
http://www.ourquadcities.com/news/rauner-expects-illinois-credit-problems-to-get-worse-with-no-budget/730259807

PROJECT 6
— Patronage play: Chicago mayors have appointed 28 aldermen in the past 28 years
https://thesecretsix.com/2017/05/31/patronage-play-chicago-mayors-have-appointed-28-aldermen-in-the-past-28-years/

WIRE POINTS
— VIdeo: Terrific, Emotional Speech By Rep. Jeanne Ives On ‘Union Thugs’ Vandalizing Construction Site of a State Rep. They Don’t Like – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/video-terrific-emotional-speech-by-rep-jeanne-ives-on-union-thugs-vandalizing-construction-site-of-state-rep-they-dont-like-wp-original/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Senator suggests racism may be behind tough questioning on borrowing bill – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/senator-suggests-racism-may-be-behind-tough-questioning-on-borrowing/article_37728e56-46fb-11e7-953e-bf6bd128b9bd.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Backlash: Appropriate Only When the Liberals and Media Say It Is – Jody Patterson
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/backlash-appropriate-only-when-the-liberals-and-media-say-it-is/

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner says Illinois is on “a good path to change the system”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/02/rauner-says-illinois-is-on-a-good-path-to-change-the-system/

GOPUSA
— Making California a Sanctuary for the Deserving (DIERSEN: How soon will California leave America and join up with Mexico?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25232

P.J. MEDIA
— Alien Invasion: Thousands of Foreigners Registered to Vote (and Voting) in Virginia – J. CHRISTIAN ADAMS
https://pjmedia.com/jchristianadams/2017/05/30/alien-invasion-thousands-of-foreigners-registered-to-vote-and-voting-in-virginia/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— At the New York Times, a Public Execution The paper fires its public editor for resisting the Resistance. – KYLE SMITH
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/448196/new-york-times-public-editor-liz-spayd-fired-media-bias

NEWSWEEK
— CAR SCAMS: CROOKED DEALERS ROLLING BACK ODOMETERS COST BUYERS $1 BILLION A YEAR – JOSH SAUL
http://www.newsweek.com/georgia-odometer-scam-latest-case-crooks-rolling-back-miles-crime-costs-buyers-619796

May 16 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner, Madigan start annual push to avoid blame for lack of budget – Monique Garcia and Haley BeMiller (DIERSEN: Will they blame Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? Just kidding, but not completely. Today, a Trump supporter blamed me for Rauner being elected and for Pat Brady being the face of the Illinois Republican Party.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-madigan-state-budget-met-0517-20170516-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauner Chicago Alderman Carrie Austin on Chicago Public Schools: “Take Rauner by his neck and wring it.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-austin-cps-comments-met-0517-20170516-story.html
— Crippling overdue penalties — another reason to fix the state budget now – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-illinois-overdue-bills-zorn-perspec-0517-md-20170516-column.html
— Is Putin the alt-right’s BFF? – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: Russians have a much higher opinion of members of the following groups than anti-Trumps do: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Actually, anti-Trumps despise if not hate members of the aforesaid groups.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-putin-russia-perspec-0517-20170516-story.html
— Southland residents urge budget passage in march to Springfield – Ted Slowik (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, you are rich if you are not on welfare. Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-budget-march-st-0517-20170516-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I admire the people walking 200 miles from Chicago to Springfield to urge lawmakers and the governor to pass a fair state budget. They’re expending a tremendous amount of energy for their personal convictions. They’re raising awareness about their desire for Illinois to tax the rich more to fund state services.)
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Workplace drug testing finds cocaine, marijuana use at 12-year high – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-drug-testing-workplace-0517-biz-20170516-story.html
— Why you can’t afford a house (Hint: It’s not the avocado toast) – Jessica Roy (DIERSEN: When did you buy your first home, where, and how old were you? I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old. What helped you buy your first home? I had no debts, I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, I was taking graduate business courses at Loyola, IRS was paying me $54,864/year in today’s dollars, I worked part-time pumping gasoline, I owned a 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy BelAir, and I was no longer subject to the draft.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/national/ct-avocado-toast-housing-20170516-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-credibility-crisis-20170516-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner accuses Madigan, House Dems of trying to ‘derail’ Senate talks – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-accuses-madigan-house-dems-of-trying-to-derail-senate-talks/
— Emanuel’s CPS rescue plan gets cool reception from aldermen – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuels-cps-rescue-plan-gets-cool-reception-from-aldermen/
— Callista Gingrich gets nod to be ambassador to the Vatican – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/callista-gingrich-gets-nod-to-be-ambassador-to-the-vatican/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote illegal drugs in America, you promote the destruction of America.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/is-the-war-on-drugs-a-bigger-threat-than-illegal-drugs/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/jeff-sessions-cruel-and-stupid-ramping-up-of-drug-punishments/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/a-president-who-throws-away-his-credibility-cannot-lead/

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps “slam Trump over sharing information with Russians.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170516/suburban-democratic-lawmakers-slam-trump-over-sharing-information-with-russians
— Democrat takes Maine Township office after recount – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170516/democrat-takes-maine-township-office-after-recount
— Congressman Roskam congratulates Palatine for making safe cities list – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170516/congressman-roskam-congratulates-palatine-for-making-safe-cities-list

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: A decade later and still down. Homeowners in many Chicago-area ZIP codes have yet to share in the recovery that is boosting values in hot city neighborhoods and a handful of suburbs. – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170516/CRED0701/170519900/a-decade-later-and-still-playing-catch-up
— Look who turned down the Sun-Times –
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170516/NEWS06/170519884/look-who-turned-down-the-sun-times
— Here’s how much new college grads can expect to make – JUDITH RUIZ-BRANCH (DIERSEN: In 1971, in today’s GS-7 dollars, IRS hired me at $44,853. I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) 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 33.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170516/NEWS13/170519886/heres-how-much-new-college-grads-can-expect-to-make
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Based on those 25 positions, 2017 college grads nationwide can expect an average salary of $49,785, compared to $48, 270 last year. In Chicago, the average is $54,515, up from $51,649 last year.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump “Quigley calls Trump’s Russia disclosure a horrible mistake.” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have called just about everything that I have done since 1948 as being a “horrible mistake.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170516/BLOGS02/170519891/quigley-calls-trumps-russia-disclosure-a-horrible-mistake

NBC5
— Pritzker Defends Property Tax Reduction Application – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Pritzker-Defends-Property-Tax-Reduction-Application-422628984.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner calls Dems offer to discuss budget terms ‘distraction’ – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/254960397-story

WLS AM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Kinzinger says “If true, Trump leaking is highly irregular and highly problematic.”
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/05/16/kinzinger-if-true-trump-leaking-is-highly-irregular-and-highly-problematic/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Lawmakers want investigation into Springfield warehouse lease – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170516/lawmakers-want-investigation-into-springfield-warehouse-lease
— House Democrats, Republicans say they’ll talk, then point fingers – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Who points their fingers at you and what do they blame you for? I should write a book about a) those who point their fingers at me and b) what they blame me for.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170516/house-democrats-republicans-say-theyll-talk-then-point-fingers

NORTHWEST HERALD
— New Algonquin Township highway commissioner fires predecessor’s sons-in-law in first minutes on the job Local 150 files grievance over “outrageous” action – KEVIN P. CRAVER (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.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/05/15/new-algonquin-township-highway-commissioner-fires-predecessors-sons-in-law-in-first-minutes-on-the-job/axxh4bp/

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— American Health Care Act making the rich even richer – John J. Dunphy
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/102086/dunphy-american-health-care-act-making-the-rich-even-richer

LOUIS TODAY
— Latest bipartisanship ranking of Congress may surprise you – Chuck Raasch (DIERSEN: To be bipartisan is to reject planks in your political party’s platform. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The more bipartisan that you are, the sooner that you should leave your political party and run as an Independent.)
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/latest-bipartisanship-ranking-of-congress-may-surprise-you/article_5968e035-6b31-5ee7-881d-1873cdd6c2c4.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— ‘Pay Trump bribes here’ sign projected onto Trump’s DC hotel – NICOLE CHAVEZ AND EMILY SMITH
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/pay-trump-bribes-here-sign-projected-onto-trumps-dc-hotel/714714702

FOX NEWS ILLINOIS
— Dueling Press Conferences held by House Democrats and Republicans – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/dueling-press-conferences-held-by-house-democrats-and-republicans

WYMG
— Rauner’s response: House Dems want “distraction”
http://wymg.com/news/101101-rauners-response-house-dems-want-distraction/

HARDWARE RETAILING
— 2017 Young Retailer of the Year: Jason Plummer – Hilary Welter (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my father’s side and his father before him ran Crete’s only hardware store for 100 years. I lived with my parents in an apartment above that hardware store 1948-1954.)
http://www.hardwareretailing.com/2017-young-retailer-year-jason-plummer/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives rejects allowing undocumented students to be university trustees – Hoang Tran (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511116628-ives-rejects-allowing-undocumented-students-to-be-university-trustees

WIRE POINTS
— New Stanford Study Exposes Illinois Pensions as the Farce They Are – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/new-stanford-study-exposes-illinois-pensions-for-the-farce-they-are-wirepoints-original/

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Trump to end Rauner’s $32 million dollar tax dodge (DIERSEN: What tax dodges have your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes charged you with taking advantage of unfairly, unethically, and/or immorally? Since 1972, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have charged me with unfairly, unethically, and immorally taking advantage of the education tax dodge. I deducted job-related graduate business, accounting, and finance courses 1972-1980 and 1992-1997 while I worked for IRS and then for GAO. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that those courses were not job-related, did not help me carry out my job duties, were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and were a distraction.)
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/05/16/trump-promises-end-rauners-32-million-dollar-tax-dodge/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Realtors: Most Illinois homes worth less than their value 10 years ago – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: What was your home worth in 2007 and what is it worth today?)
https://ilnews.org/news/economy/realtors-most-illinois-homes-worth-less-than-their-value-years/article_576b0a60-38e8-11e7-bd45-5b6607fa2847.html
— Illinois a good state to be a cop – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who demonizes, denigrates, and condemns law enforcement? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://ilnews.org/news/justice/illinois-a-good-state-to-be-a-cop/article_e82dbac2-39a4-11e7-b855-2bef9225b307.html#new_tab

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP accuses Pritzker of lying
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/16/ilgop-accuses-pritzker-of-lying/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rich Miller sides with Madigan and Cullerton against Rauner.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/16/because-madigan-37/
— GOP Rep. Dave Severin takes sick day after pressure from above (DIERSEN: To what extent can/do those “above” you pressure you to do things? Those who are “above” me are furious that they cannot take away from me my Civil Service Retirement System pension ($50,856/year), my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy ($17,288/year), or my Social Security ($2,028/year). However, they have succeeded in taking the following away from me: my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, my GAO employment, etc.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/16/gop-rep-takes-sick-day-after-pressure-from-above/
— Pritzker addresses racism in unions that endorsed him
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/16/pritzker-addresses-racism-in-unions-that-endorsed-him/
— Pritzker makes eerily familiar pledge to black banks
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/16/pritzker-makes-eerily-familiar-pledge-to-black-banks/

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— IS ANN COULTER OFF THE TRUMP TRAIN? (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want everyone to be “off the Trump train.”)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/05/15/is-ann-coulter-off-the-trump-train/

BREITBART
— Student Journalist Fired for Tweeting Video of Muslim Panelist’s Comments on Non-Believers Under Koranic Law – TOM CICCOTTA (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents in the media can be fired by their bosses and/or by those who they depend on for money. If their bosses or those who they depend on for money tell them to harm me, of course, they harm me. He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/05/16/student-journalist-fired-for-tweeting-video-of-muslim-panelists-comments-on-non-believers-under-koranic-law/

THE BLAZE
— Ben Sasse: Our country has created perpetual adolescence like ‘Peter Pan’ – Brandon Morse (DIERSEN: Dr. Dan Kiley had 910 Cove Court built in my cul-de-sac with profits from his book titled “The Peter Pan Syndrome.” SEE: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/27/us/dan-kiley-54-dies-wrote-peter-pan-syndrome.html FROM THE ARTICLE: After the book was published by Dodd, Mead, it became an immediate sensation, staying on The New York Times best-seller list for months and selling more than 200,000 copies in hardcover. Millions of copies of the book have been sold in the Avon paperback and international editions; it has been translated into 22 languages and was a best seller in both Brazil and Japan. The success of the book made Dr. Kiley, a big, bearded, silver-haired man, a fixture on the television talk-show circuit and led him to write a 1984 spinoff, “The Wendy Dilemma,” about women who inappropriately mother the men in their lives.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/16/ben-sasse-our-country-has-created-perpetual-adolescence-like-peter-pan/

GOPUSA
— Illegal alien teens arrested for kidnapping of county attorney from his home
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24470

NEWSMAX
— Trump’s Not Draining the Swamp, He’s Only Restocking It – Michael Shannon
http://www.newsmax.com/MichaelShannon/fbi-leakers-republican-yates/2017/05/16/id/790518/

DAILY CALLER
— Immigration Opponents Trash GOP Border Security Bill – WILL RACKE
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/16/immigration-opponents-trash-gop-border-security-bill/
— Only Named Source In WaPo Report On Trump’s Leaking Of Classified Information Denies It – RYAN PICKRELL
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/15/only-named-source-in-wapo-report-on-trumps-leaking-of-classified-information-denies-it/
— Before Lois Lerner Targeted The Tea Party, She Helped The Clinton Foundation – Mark Tapscott
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/15/before-lois-lerner-targeted-the-tea-party-she-helped-the-clinton-foundation/
— Mizzou Hemorrhages More Students And Cuts Jobs Because Of Black Lives Matter Protests – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/16/mizzou-hemorrhages-more-students-and-cuts-jobs-because-of-black-lives-matter-protests/
— Washington Post Writer Sneers At Rubio For Posting Bible Verses On Twitter – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes always sneer at everything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/05/16/washington-post-writer-sneers-at-rubio-for-posting-bible-verses-on-twitter/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GAO: Veterans discharged for misconduct need better mental health evaluations – Todd Shepherd (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had not avoided the draft, I would have been severely injured physically and/or mentally in Vietnam if not killed because I am stupid and lazy and because my judgment and motives are terrible.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/gao-veterans-discharged-for-misconduct-need-better-mental-health-evaluations/article/2623269

HUFFINGTON POST
— Mitch McConnell Shrugs Off Trump’s Leak To Russia As ‘Drama’ And Distraction Even Republicans who cried foul offered zero suggestions to hold the president accountable. – Michael McAuliff
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mcconnell-shrugs-off-trump-russian-leak-as-drama-and-distraction_us_591b12d4e4b0809be1585269
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites say “Lawmaker Running For Jeff Sessions’ Old Seat Is Obsessed With ‘War On Whites’ Rep. Mo Brooks is cut from the same anti-immigrant cloth.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mo-brooks-alabama-senate-jeff-sessions_us_591a093de4b0809be1574519

ABC NEWS
— New Miss USA responds to health care backlash (DIERSEN: While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, being a member of the Federal Employees Health Benefit plan (SEE: https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/plan-information/plans/2017/state/il) and knowing that my wife and I could continue as members after I retired, helped me overcome tremendous pressure from my Democrat superiors to get rid of me and to replace me with a young Democrat minority or a young Democrat female.)
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/miss-usa-responds-health-care-backlash-47434180

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Free Advice to Trump Aides: Quit While You Can.” (DIERSEN: With only rare exceptions, the longer that you work for the federal government, the more impossible it is to get a job outside of the federal government. By the time I was 21, I had worked for the federal government for almost 3 years. By the time I was 49, I had worked for the federal government for almost 30 years.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/opinion/free-advice-to-trump-aides-quit-while-you-can.html

WASHINGTON POST
— I was arrested for asking Tom Price a question. I was just doing my job. I wasn’t trying to make news. I was trying to report it. – Dan Heyman (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I disrupt press conferences. Needless-to-say, that is slander, and I should sue those who slander me. The aforesaid slanderers did not notify me of the Illinois Republican Party’s May 9, 2017 press conference and they almost succeeded in keeping me out of Roskam’s press conference Thursday evening, May 4, 2017, at Sanguinetti’s fundraiser at Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/05/16/i-was-arrested-for-asking-tom-price-a-question-i-was-just-doing-my-job/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— GAO: Majority of troops booted from military for misconduct suffered from PTSD, brain injury and other mental issues – Megan Cerullo (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, their dupes a) have demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for avoiding the draft and b) have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at veterans that I am a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/troops-booted-military-misconduct-sufferd-ptsd-article-1.3170594

USA TODAY
— Most troops booted from the military for misconduct had mental issues – Tom Vanden Brook (DIERSEN: Democrats make it clear that they believe that if you do not promote the Democrat Party platform, you have “mental issues.”)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/16/most-troops-booted-military-misconduct-had-mental-issues/101611276/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS AND ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Big Developers Roll Out Co-Living Units to Woo Millennials One real-estate firm offers apartment-sharing option in Chicago; ‘All you want is a room’ – Peter Grant
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-developers-roll-out-co-living-units-to-woo-millennials-1494956907
— McMaster Says Information Trump Shared With Russians Was ‘Wholly Appropriate’ National security adviser says Trump didn’t discuss Islamic State-controlled territories that weren’t already publicly known – Louise Radnofsky and Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mcmaster-says-information-trump-shared-with-russians-was-wholly-appropriate-1494954616

FORBES
— Sean Spicer: What Happens When Credibility Goes Up In Smoke – John Baldoni (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always done everything that they could to destroy my credibility. They crow that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, that I am no longer a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, that I am no longer the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, that I am no longer an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, that I am no longer an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, that I am no longer a GAO employee, that I am no longer etc.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnbaldoni/2017/05/16/sean-spicer-what-happens-when-credibility-goes-up-in-smoke/#66320a5f3e52

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Millionaire to Millennials: Stop Buying Avocado Toast If You Want to Buy a Home – Jennifer Calfas (DIERSEN: When did you buy your first home, where, and how old were you? I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old. What helped you buy your first home? I had no debts, I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, I was taking graduate business courses at Loyola, IRS was paying me $54,864/year in today’s dollars, I worked part-time pumping gasoline, I owned a 1972 Corvette and a 1962 Chevy BelAir, and I was no longer subject to the draft.)
http://time.com/money/4778942/avocados-millennials-home-buying/

FED SMITH
— Smart and Pretty: Federal Employee Crowned Miss USA – Ralph R. Smith
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/16/federal-employee-crowned-miss-usa/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For the second year in a row, the winner of the Miss USA pageant is from Washington, D.C. Miss District of Columbia, Kara McCullough, was crowned as the new Miss USA last Sunday at the Las Vegas pageant. McCullough is a 25-year-old scientist who works for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Rockville, Maryland. She was born in Naples, Italy and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia. She is the daughter of a now retired US Navy Chief Petty Officer. As a result, she has traveled and lived in numerous locations around the world including Sicily, Japan, South Korea and Hawaii. Her salary at the agency is $77,490.00 according to data from FedsDataCenter.com. McCullough earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry with a concentration in Radiochemistry from South Carolina State University. Her major provided her the opportunity to intern at several universities. This paved the way to her current career at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The newly crowned Miss USA said she wants to inspire children to pursue careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Last year, District of Columbia resident Deshauna Barber became the first-ever military member to win Miss USA. Perhaps one of the hardest parts of becoming a celebrity overnight is learning how to deal with the media. The new Miss USA quickly found herself embroiled in the health care controversy. When asked during Sunday night’s pageant whether she thinks that affordable health care for all U.S. citizens is a right or a privilege, she said it is a privilege. As a government employee, I’m granted health care and I see firsthand that for one to have health care, you need to have job. That, predictably, was not what some people wanted to hear as they believe health care is a guaranteed right. Twitter, of course, lit up with various views reflecting some of the issues in political divide in America that now infects most of our lives. Here is a brief sample of the variety of comments.)
— Is Social Security a Safety-Net or a Stipend For Wealthy Seniors? – Brenton Smith (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, anyone who is not on welfare is wealthy, if not undeservedly filthy rich. My Social Security ($2,028/year) is dramatically reduced because I get a $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension. My CSRS pension is dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 yeas old.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/16/social-security-safety-net-stipend-wealthy-seniors/

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— A Chemist at a Federal Agency Wins Miss USA – Eric Katz
http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2017/05/chemist-federal-agency-wins-miss-usa/137853/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A federal employee working at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission was named Miss USA on Sunday evening, and pledged to spend her year with the crown encouraging more women to join government and eventually, agency leadership ranks. Kara McCullough, a 25-year-old chemist in NRC’s Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, represented Washington, D.C., in the annual competition. McCullough grew up in the federal ranks as a military brat, with her father serving as a Navy chief petty officer. In addition to her NRC employment, McCullough volunteers annually at a science fair hosted by the Food and Drug Administration as a judge. McCullough said she would be an ambassador to bring more women into government science, technology, engineering and mathematics positions. She noted that in her experience in federal service, women are often underrepresented. “Personally, I want to see more women possessing leadership positions in private and government energy and health sciences agencies; not just conducting laboratory research,” McCullough said after her victory. “As a woman scientist in the government, I have witnessed and been in many meetings where the ratio of men to women is 10:2. I believe more women should be given the opportunity to be representatives in the energy and medical fields.” On stage, McCullough even made a passing reference to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. Asked whether she believed affordable health care for all Americans is a privilege or a right, she said in a response that made waves that it was a privilege, explaining: “As a government employee, I am granted health care and I see first-hand that for one to have health care, you have to have jobs.” NRC tweeted out a congratulatory message to McCullough on Monday.)

ATLANTIC
— Did the Russians Dupe Trump? Putin has long used the pretext of counterterrorism cooperation to get what he wants from the West. It just paid off again. – JULIA IOFFE (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have had the greatest success in duping individuals, duping organizations, duping companies, and duping governments against me. They have had great success in getting individuals, organizations, companies, and governments to blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/05/trump-disclosure-russia-intelligence/526845/

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CATO acts like it is a paid agent for individuals, for organizations, for companies, for governments, and for countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.cato.org/blog/e-verify-has-held-or-cost-jobs-half-million-legal-workers