Tag: amendment

July 20 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Brain cancer afflicting McCain killed Gene Siskel, Tim Weigel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brain-cancer-afflicting-mccain-also-killed-gene-siskel-tim-weigel/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Why Trump gets away with ‘Made in America’ hypocrisy.” (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that the engine in my 2013 Dodge Charger R/T was made in Mexico, that the transmission was made in Germany, and that the car was assembled in Canada.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/cupp/
— Trump: Wouldn’t have picked Sessions if he knew of recusal plans – AP  (DIERSEN: If they knew that I was never going to become a Democrat, 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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-sessions-never-should-have-recused-self-from-russian-probe/
— Naperville teen deserved better from his school and police – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-naperville-teen-deserved-better-from-his-school-and-police/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue against “buy American.”  Anti-Trumps promote anything and everything that is made in foreign countries. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps pride themselves in being anti-American.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-made-in-usa-products-20170719-story.html
— VERY SAD: Harley-Davidson on a bumpy ride with motorcycle-adverse millennials – Robert Reed  (DIERSEN: Do/did you own a motorcycle?  While I have never owned a motorcycle, 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://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-motorcycles-millennials-sales-decline-robert-reed-0720-biz-20170718-column.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Why video gambling needs more local control – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.  Government should not promote vice.  What percent of those who video gamble in Illinois are on welfare or will be on welfare – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170719/editorial-why-video-gambling-needs-more-local-control
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: We’ve never been thrilled about video gambling, and its expansion beyond the initial locales written into the law — bars, restaurants, fraternal organizations, veterans groups and truck stops — troubles us a bit. Putting gambling machines where kids pass them on the way to the breakfast cereal aisle seems like a new frontier. “That’s what they have in Las Vegas,” said longtime gambling opponent Anita Bedell, executive director of the Illinois Church Action on Alcohol & Addiction Problems. We’re not arguing any longer to do away with video gambling, and even if we were, we recognizue the challenge it would be to replace that revenue source. Illinois took in $27.6 million and towns got $5.5 million in May alone. But we can back a change to state law proposed by the Antioch Village Board, where at least one trustee intended for the Piggly Wiggly to get the liquor license but not video gambling. The village board, in a resolution, points out a fault in the gambling licensure process — once local authorities give a license to serve liquor, they have no control over whether that business also gets a gambling license. That’s handled by the Illinois Gaming Board. If towns don’t like it, their only choice is to opt out of video gambling altogether. In issuing the liquor license, “I would have preferred to add a clause that prevented gaming, but … that was not an option,” Antioch Mayor Larry Hanson said of the Piggly Wiggly. situation. Why not make it an option? It’s reasonable to let local authorities set limits within the boundaries of the existing law. Antioch’s example provides a persuasive argument for making the change.)
— Lake County sheriff to electronically monitor Hastert
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170719/lake-county-sheriff-to-electronically-monitor-hastert
— Summer school becoming more the norm – David F. Larson  (DIERSEN: Did you attend summer school while you earned your high school diploma and your bachelor’s degree?  I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; washed dishes during the summer of 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of in 1966; and delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969. I attended summer school at NIU during 1970 so that I could graduate in August of 1970.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170719/summer-school-becoming-more-the-norm

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— U of C to house undergrads at pricey off-campus building – STEVEN R. STRAHLER  (DIERSEN: Where did you live while you earned your bachelor’s degree?  I lived in the “pricey” University Plaza Dormitory (https://www.uplaza.com/) in DeKalb for three semesters 1969-1970 and in “pricey” Lincolnshire West Apartments (http://www.lincolnshirewest-apts.com/) in DeKalb during the summer of 1970. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use that to paint me as having always been filthy rich.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170720/NEWS13/170729991
— Obamacare repeal plan bad for Illinois kids, schools – DANIEL J. MONTGOMERY, President, Illinois Federation of Teachers.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170720/OPINION/170729988/obamacare-repeal-plan-bad-for-illinois-schools

 

WTTW
— William J. Kelly Running as Republican Alternative to Rauner – Alexandra Silets
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/19/william-j-kelly-running-republican-alternative-rauner

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rasmussen was registered lobbyist before becoming Rauner staffer – Doug Finke  (DIERSEN: Can I register as a lobbyist for the Republican Party platform, for the Illinois Republican Party platform, and for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170719/rasmussen-was-registered-lobbyist-before-becoming-rauner-staffer

 

PEKIN TIMES
— Lawmakers take positive step with modest tax hike – Bill Knight  (DIERSEN: Democrats what individuals, organizations, and companies that are members of the following groups to pay more taxes: Trump supporters, 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.pekintimes.com/news/20170720/knight-lawmakers-take-positive-step-with-modest-tax-hike

 

RIVER BENDER
— Dozens rally to support evidence-based school funding – Cory Davenport  (DIERSEN: Democrats always want to use government a) to take more and more and more money away from Republicans and to give that money to Democrats and b) to take more and more and more money away from those who have more money and to give that money to those who have less money.)https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/dozens-rally-to-support-evidencebased-school-funding-22158.cfm

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Demand our leaders choose children over politics – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Anti-Republicans always claim that they are “for the children.”)
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-demand-our-leaders-choose-children-over-politics/article_b82ae87b-8a28-5843-b854-79b94755e3a5.html

 

TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jim Nowlan blasts the Illinois Policy Institute.
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/state-affairs-someone-needs-to-call-out-the-ipi/article_a84e2d15-78bf-5221-bd43-76cf27962e17.html

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Dying for better health care  Protest aims to put pressure on Rauner – Scott Faingold  (DIERSEN: What has helped you afford health care insurance? For me, it was my being a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, and for my wife and I, since 1997 and for the rest of our lives, it will continue to be my being a federal retiree. The federal government pays 75% of my and my wife’s health insurance premiums.  In addition, we are both covered by Medicare. Of course, the aforesaid aggravates the hatred that my critics, their operatives, and their dupes have against me.)
http://illinoistimes.com/article-18921-dying-for-better-health-care.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Is Illinois In Need Of A Constitutional Convention? – SEAN CRAWFORD  (DIERSEN: Because 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 DOMINATE ILLINOIS, ANY CHANGES TO THE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION WOULD SCREW INDIVIDUALS, SCREW ORGANIZATIONS, SCREW COMPANIES, SCREW GOVERNMENTS, AND SCREW COUNTRIES THAT ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-need-constitutional-convention#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Kasich talks and acts like he is not only anti-Trump, but like he is anti-Republican.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/kasich-people-breathing-a-sigh-of-relief-after-health-care-bill-folds/768737956

 

WEST SUBURBAN JOURNAL
—  State Rep. Chris Welch: Budget ‘a huge deal’ for state, 7th District – MIKE SANDROLINI
https://westsuburbanjournal.com/welch-budget-a-huge-deal-for-state-7th-district/

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rauner applauds efforts to combat Lake County flooding – Kacie Whaley  (DIERSEN: I would hope that Rauner would applaud my many efforts since 1984 to combat storm water and lot drainage problems at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.  Those efforts would not have been necessary if Wheaton had not approved a woefully inadequate lot drainage plan for the subdivision and if Wheaton had not allowed building and construction codes to be violated.)
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511150345-rauner-applauds-efforts-to-combat-lake-county-flooding

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— LaHood: Federal budget cuts are a must, just not Peoria USDA lab – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/agriculture/lahood-federal-budget-cuts-are-a-must-just-not-peoria/article_4b03c698-6cc0-11e7-b4dd-83205657ad87.html

 

AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
— Americans for Prosperity-Illinois Announces Accountability Effort on Veto Override Support  Organization targets 16 state representatives for supporting permanent income tax increase
https://americansforprosperity.org/americans-prosperity-illinois-announces-accountability-effort-veto-override-support/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Conservative Gets Under Thin Skins of Petulant Progressive News Anchors – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Whose thin skins do you get under?  With my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, I get under the thin skins of 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.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/conservative-gets-thin-skins-petulant-progressive-news-anchors/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner once declared he’d never hire lobbyists as senior staff, then he did   (DIERSEN: Can I register as a lobbyist for the Republican Party platform, for the Illinois Republican Party platform, and for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling?)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/20/rauner-once-declared-hed-never-hire-lobbyists-as-senior-staff-then-he-did/
— New AFP-IL mailers target some who voted to override Rauner’s tax hike veto
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/20/new-afp-il-mailers-target-some-who-voted-to-override-rauners-tax-hike-veto/

 

GOPUSA
— Limbaugh: Establishment unifying to get rid of Donald Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27425
— Trump regrets choosing Jeff Sessions as AG  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who ran the federal government in 1966, 1971, and 1980 regret hiring me.  If they knew that I was never going to become a Democrat, 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.gopusa.com/?p=27432

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— SLAVERY – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/slavery/

 

THE BLAZE
— North Korea carries out public executions for watching South Korean media – Kate Scanlon  (DIERSEN: If my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes execute you for reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, please let me know immediately.  Just kidding, but not completely.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/19/report-north-korea-carries-out-public-executions-for-watching-south-korean-media/

 

BREITBART
— L.A. Sees 60% Jump in Deportation Cases Under Trump – AWR HAWKINS
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/07/19/la-deportation-cases-jump-60-percent-president-trump/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Media Straight-Up Ignore A Scandal – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: The media ignore that which it cannot spin to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/19/media-ignore-womens-marchs-support-for-a-terrorist-three-days-in-a-row/
— Tax-Funded Anti-Poverty Groups Pay Their CEOs Huge Salaries – ETHAN BARTON AND JENNIFER DUPLESSIE
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/19/tax-funded-anti-poverty-groups-pay-their-ceos-huge-salaries/
— Apparently Memorials Now Foster ‘White Heterosexual Male Supremacy’ – Rob Shimshock
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/19/apparently-memorials-now-foster-white-heterosexual-male-supremacy/

 

NEWSMAX
— FreedomWorks Has Traitor Awards for Senators Against Repeal – Solange Reyner
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/freedomworks-giving-traitor-awards/2017/07/19/id/802676/

 

DAILY WIRE
— INSANITY: Purdue Hands Out ‘Privilege Scorecards’ To Students – SAUL TEETER  (DIERSEN: From what I see, a) you lose privilege points if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) you gain privilege points if you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailywire.com/news/18735/insanity-purdue-hands-out-privilege-scorecards-daily-wire
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Did you think Brooklyn’s “Check Your Privilege” cards were amazing? Then you’ll love this: Mike Allison at Turning Point News is reporting that students in a Purdue University class were given “Privilege Scorecards,” which is somehow stupider than it sounds. The questionnaire takes eleven totally arbitrary categories and awards points based on your answers. Because that is how equality works. There is much of the usual nonsense present: White and Asian people earn 25 and 10 points, respectively, while Latino and Black people are deducted points; Women lose 50 points, but gain back 20 points if they are cisgender women. Gay people lose 100 points, which I find deeply insulting as a gay man who would love nothing more than to just be counted the same as everybody else. Not to worry though, since the goal seems to be to get as far in the negatives as possible. A gay, intersex, trans, black, Middle-Eastern, Muslim, homeless, blind, short, ugly scientist who cannot add and is filling the form out on a Friday night would have -2570 points, which is of course a big win for that population. For some reason, Jews (against whom the majority of religiously-motivated hate crimes are committed) are awarded 25 points, while Christians are awarded 5 and Muslims lose 50. Jewish exclusion is not a surprise, since this comes from the same branch of leftism as the Chicago Dyke March (of “Zio” fame). This scorecard is a logical endgame of the emphasis that leftists have been putting on victimhood and the Oppression Olympics, championing those who have perceived disadvantages as inherently more virtuous. The obvious logical flaw here is that separating groups of people by physical characteristics and then assigning them virtue is the dictionary definition of racism. Purdue, by the way, is a publicly-funded university.)

 

FEDERALIST
— Ultra-Rich Gay Activist On Targeting Christians: It’s Time To ‘Punish The Wicked’ – Bre Payton
http://thefederalist.com/2017/07/19/ultra-rich-gay-activist-targeting-christians-time-punish-wicked/

 

THE HILL
— Graham, Durbin revive bill to help ‘Dreamers’ – RAFAEL BERNAL  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups put DREAMers ahead of Americans: 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://thehill.com/homenews/senate/342785-graham-durbin-revive-bill-to-help-dreamers
— Trump tries to bend Congress to his will – NIALL STANAGE  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents focus on bending everyone and everything to their will.  They use their operatives and their dupes to destroy everyone and everything that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/342837-trump-tries-to-bend-congress-to-his-will

 

ROLL CALL
— Conservatives Plot Payback for Obamacare Repeal Failure  Outside groups warn that Republicans could lose control of Congress
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/conservatives-obamacare-payback-lawmakers

 

POLITICO
— New hires create minefield for Illinois governor – NATASHA KORECKI  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.  My Democrats IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/19/new-hires-create-minefield-illinois-governor-rauner-240737
— Senate Republicans still at impasse after late-night health care meeting  GOP senators engaged in talks late Wednesday night to try to revive their bill to repeal and replace Obamacare after Trump told senators they shouldn’t leave town without action. – BURGESS EVERETT, SEUNG MIN KIM and JENNIFER HABERKORN
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/19/trump-congress-no-recess-health-care-240718

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Tax Dollars Become Weapon on a New Front in the Culture Wars  States try to limit official travel to places they deem discriminatory. (DIERSEN: Illinois Democrats and RINOs would love to ban travel to any state, any county, any township/ward, any municipality, and any precinct that voted for Trump.  Illinois Democrats and RINOs want to get rid of any state, any county, any township/ward, any municipality, and any precinct that voted for Trump.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/us/public-employee-travel.html

 

MIAMI HERALD
— DREAMers’ hope for amnesty is in danger – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps use DREAMers to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump supporters as being racists and even worse things.)
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article162594638.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: CBO: Senate Republican Obamacare repeal plan would increase uninsured by 32 million in 2026 – Maureen Groppe (DIERSEN: What has helped you afford health care insurance?  For me, it was my being a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, and for my wife and I, since 1997 and for the rest of our lives, it will continue to be my being a federal retiree. The federal government pays 75% of my and my wife’s health insurance premiums.  In addition, we are both covered by Medicare.  Of course, the aforesaid aggravates the hatred that my critics, their operatives, and their dupes have against me.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/19/cbo-senate-republican-obamacare-repeal/493791001/
— Americans are not naming their babies ‘Donald.’ Trump may have something to do with that – Waseem Abbasi  (DIERSEN: Under the table, to promote hatred against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes link me to David Duke.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/19/americans-name-child-donald/472230001/
— Teachers union boss skewers Betsy DeVos on vouchers, likening them to ‘cousins’ of segregation – Greg Toppo  (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 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/20/union-leader-school-vouchers-polite-cousins-segregation/493617001/

 

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— Public editors disappear as media distrust grows – Jackie Spinner (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes urge everyone to distrust me and to distrust my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.cjr.org/special_report/public-editors-disappearing.php

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Latest ‘Hate’ Smear Target Is a Civil-Rights Group  The media again parrots the Southern Poverty Law Center’s scurrilous claims. – Edwin Meese III  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who calls who a hater? ANSWER: Members of Group A call members of Group B haters.  Members of Group A 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 members of Group B are Trump supporters, 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-latest-hate-smear-target-is-a-civil-rights-group-1500500854
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The headlines were both inflammatory and untrue: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions Criticized for Speaking to ‘Hate Group,’ ” reported NBC. Reports from ABC and other major news outlets used similar language. Readers might be surprised to learn that the group in question is the Alliance Defending Freedom, a respected civil-rights law firm. So where did this scurrilous charge originate? With the Southern Poverty Law Center, which labels the ADF a “hate group.” The designation had nothing to do with the law firm’s policies or behavior. It’s just that the SPLC objects to its traditional views on the Constitution, the First Amendment and the meaning of marriage. No responsible media outlet should parrot the SPLC’s hate list without seeking to understand not only its motives but also the consequences of spreading false charges. I have personally known the ADF’s founder, Alan Sears, and its president, Mike Farris, for decades. Each has committed his life to fighting for justice, the rule of law, and a better future for all Americans. When I was attorney general in the 1980s, Alan worked for the Commission on Pornography, fighting for stronger laws against obscenity while protecting the First Amendment. Mike is a pastor, the founder of Patrick Henry College, and an extraordinary litigator. Together they have led the ADF to numerous victories at the Supreme Court, including this year’s 7-2 win in Trinity Lutheran v. Comer, a landmark case on church-state relations. I also know Mr. Sessions as a colleague and friend. His distinguished service to the nation over three decades, now as part of the Trump administration, has been rewarded with vicious attacks by the media and political opponents.)

 

FORBES
— Replace Shirley Madigan on the Illinois Arts Council – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2017/07/19/replace-shirley-madigan-on-the-illinois-arts-council/#2883b74b61a4
— Why Universal Basic Income Is ‘Immoral’, Says This Indian Journalist – Kenneth Rapoza
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/07/20/why-universal-basic-income-is-immoral-says-this-indian-journalist/#1a9442b917da

 

THINK PROGRESS
— Whistleblower protections are on shaky ground under Trump – Lauren C. Williams  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I blew the whistle on patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. 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.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government.)
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-intel-nominations-1161ce312912

July 18 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner quickly hires new lead political operative as staff shuffle continues – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-new-adviser-20170718-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites use Chicago water department employees to blame all the problems that minorities have on Whites.  Who hired and supervised the Chicago Water department employees?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-water-department-emails-dahleen-glanton-20170717-column.html
— It’s getting harder for kids to move up the economic ladder. He’s got ideas how to fix that. – Kate MacArthur  (DIERSEN: If you earn/earned more money than your parents, what are the main reasons for that? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, he fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, he died suddenly from heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21, and he never earned more than about $40,000 a year in today’s dollars. My mother never attended high school and did not get a job until after my father died. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I earned more money than my parents because I was born a healthy White male, I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, I have always been privileged, I avoided the draft, and the federal government grossly overpaid me.  In my defense, 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-bsi-cmap-lazaro-lopez-20170713-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The percentage of Americans earning more than their parents did at the same age has plunged over the past 50 years, especially in Illinois and other Midwestern states. For Chicago-area residents to improve their ability to move up the economic ladder, we must change our education and employment systems, says Lazaro Lopez, chair of the Illinois Community College Board. He will be a panelist on the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s July 19 forum on the future of economic opportunity. It’s part of an effort to engage community members as the agency prepares to develop its 2050 regional plan.)
— Dennis Hastert returns to Illinois to complete sentence after ‘fall from grace’ – Christy Gutowski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-dennis-hastert-released-chicago-20170718-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner tops all gov candidates in cash; Pritzker has most among Dems – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-tops-all-gov-candidates-in-cash-pritzker-has-most-among-dems/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rauner reported $20,639,341.82 in contributions, with the bulk coming from Illinois’ richest man, Ken Griffin, who dumped $20 million into Rauner’s campaign fund in May. That individual contribution was second in size in state history only to the one that Rauner gave himself last December — $50 million. The incumbent’s campaign spent $3,398,395.34 — including a $1.5 million contribution to the Illinois Republican party — and it’s on the hook for $39,625 in other debts and obligations. Rauner also reported $68,221.41 in in-kind contributions. With $67,633,577.05 cash on hand, his war chest dwarfs his Democratic challengers.)
— Dennis Hastert out of Minnesota prison – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dennis-hastert-out-of-minnesota-prison-bop-records-show/
–DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, Democrats shout that the only reason why government should exist is a) to take money away from those who have more money and b) to give that money to those who have less money.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jackson-trumps-cold-hearted-agenda-is-immoral/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Encourage good media – Lee Hamilton  (DIERSEN: Who manipulates/dominates you?  My critics/opponents focus on having their operatives and their dupes destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that they cannot manipulate/dominate. They want to destroy me because they cannot manipulate/dominate me.  So far, their tremendous efforts to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out has been unsuccessful.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170718/encourage-good-media

 

ABC7
— Dennis Hastert released from federal prison in Minnesota – AP  (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. All during the time (2000-2005) that Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) was pending in the federal courts in Chicago, Dennis Hastert was the Speaker of the House, Peter Fitzgerald was my U.S. Senator, and Henry Hyde was my U.S. Representative.  One could conclude a) that because Fitzgerald appointed both the district court judge in the case and the attorney who represented GAO, b) that because GAO never offered to settle, c) that because the district court denied my 7th Amendment rights and granted GAO summary judgment, and d) that because the appellate court upheld that decision, that Hastert, Fitzgerald, and Hyde sided with the Democrats who ran GAO, that is, that Hastert, Fitzgerald, and Hyde favored patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid.  Hyde may have tried to help me because in 1989, he intervened for me, and if he had not done that, the Democrats who ran GAO back then might have succeeded in getting rid of me.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always sided with the Democrats who ran/run GAO.)
http://abc7chicago.com/news/dennis-hastert-released-from-federal-prison-in-minnesota/2229162/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Caterpillar honored at White House Made in America event
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/caterpillar-honored-at-white-house-made-in-america-event-07-18-2017

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner demands school funding bill so he can cut Chicago money – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170717/rauner-demands-school-funding-bill-so-he-can-cut-chicago-money

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Big dogs fight, again … with schools at risk – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-18/jim-dey-big-dogs-fight-again-schools-risk.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Caterpillar ‘ready to pull out all the stops’ for tax reform – Matt Buedel
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170717/caterpillar-ready-to-pull-out-all-stops-for-tax-reform

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— No red carpet for Trump, says London Mayor Khan  Opposes president on immigration – SAMUEL BURKE AND HILARY CLARKE
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/no-red-carpet-for-trump-says-london-mayor-khan/767528406

 

CHIAGOIST
— The Mass, Post-Budget Exodus From Rauner’s Office Keeps Rolling On
http://chicagoist.com/2017/07/18/mass_exodus_from_rauners_office_con.php

 

CHICAGO NOW
— A 10th CD contested Republican Primary: Berkowitz w/Doug Bennett
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/07/a-10th-cd-contested-republican-primary-berkowitz-wdoug-bennett-cableweb/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois congressmen: Republican voters should be angry if Obamacare repeal fails – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/illinois-congressmen-republican-voters-should-be-angry-if-obamacare-repeal/article_e288f054-6a9c-11e7-8d39-8b1d2125ed36.html

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Employment Opportunity: Election Warehouse Laborer
http://www.dupageco.org/HR/Jobs/55340/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Urge Governor Rauner: Please Veto These Two Terrible Bills (HB 1785 and HB 40) – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/urge-governor-rauner-please-veto-two-terrible-bills/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Poll: Rauner disapproval at 49 percent  (DIERSEN: Who focuses on driving up your disapproval rating?  What do you say to “Republicans” who hint/imply/argue/shout that I drive up their disapproval ratings a) by my including links to articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that they disapprove of and b) by my complaining when they fail/refuse to defend/advance the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and/or the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling?)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/18/poll-rauner-disapproval-at-49-percent/
— The one-day body man (DIERSEN: It seems to be increasingly obvious that there are too many anti-Rauners in the Rauner administration who leak information to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media to harm Rauner.  These anti-Rauners do not want anyone to first learn of anything by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/18/the-one-day-body-man/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I had been saving this little tidbit for subscribers tomorrow, but I’m sure there will be plenty of other stuff to tell them. Rauner did, indeed, personally interview Tracy according to my own sources…)

 

GOPUSA
— Bloody Chicago: 56 wounded, 11 fatally, in weekend shootings
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27296
— Years of Dishonesty Cost the GOP
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27283

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— ORGANIZING FOR ANARCHY  His party may be falling apart, but Obama’s community organizing group is going strong. – Matthew Vadum
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267308/organizing-anarchy-matthew-vadum

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: Unity-challenged GOP has come a long way since last year’s convention – Jeffrey A. Rendall  (DIERSEN: Do your critics/opponents paint you as being a political outsider or as a being political insider?)
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/26073-outsiders-vs-insiders-unity-challenged-gop-has-come-long-way-last-year%E2%80%99s-convention

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— JUNE 20, 2017 FLASHBACK: Denny Hastert and the D.C. Swamp – Lee Cary  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political position.)
http://canadafreepress.com/article/denny-hastert-and-the-d.c.-swamp

 

POLITICO
— RAUNER hiring imbroglio – Natasha Korecki (DIERSEN: Who considers you to be “dispensable?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the following consider me to be dispensable: Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, etc. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes consider virtually everyone and everything to be dispensable.)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/07/18/politico-illinois-playbook-rauner-hiring-imbroglio-biss-leads-kennedy-pawar-in-fundraising-its-governor-vs-cps-again-221373
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Takeaway 1: It’s Proft and Illinois Policy Institute’s John Tillman who are key Rauner influencers right now. That’s driven out staffers who resigned in protest of the direction they believe Rauner is headed. Takeaway 2: Rauner has a major political problem on his hands because of how he’s handled his office shift. As evidenced by the former staffer quote above and numerous interviews of our own and reported elsewhere, the governor has obliterated any loyalty and potential confidences once held by many of the people who were the closest to his office and campaign for the last three years. More than one has commented that they feel the governor believes those close to him are “dispensable.” These are people who know where the bodies are buried. That means the drip, drip, drip of tidbits, tips and dirt, involving Rauner will be amped up just as he heads into reelection mode.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Old Truth Trips Up G.O.P. on Health Law: A Benefit Is Hard to Retract – JENNIFER STEINHAUER  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats want government to take more money from those who have more money and to give that money to those who have less money, that is, ever-increasingly, Democrats want government to take more money from Republicans and to give that money to Democrats.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/17/us/politics/republican-party-health-care-law-obamacare.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Trends suggest high school seniors’ GPAs are inflated – Greg Toppo  (DIERSEN: If you seek a government office or a political office, sooner or later, your critics/opponents will post all the grades that you got in grade school, middle school, high school, and college unless they were all As.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/17/easy-a-nearly-half-hs-seniors-graduate-average/485787001/

 

CHARLESTON POST AND COURIER
— Civil service needs reform – Editorial (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.postandcourier.com/opinion/editorials/civil-service-needs-reform/article_9fae11f0-6818-11e7-a6a4-7ba99e1ee44c.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-cars promote electric cars.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/opinion/a-brighter-future-for-electric-cars-and-the-planet.html
— Getting Radical About Inequality – David Brooks  (DIERSEN: What would your superiors say that they did to fight income inequality?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they 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.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/opinion/inequality-pierre-bourdieu.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Who will be the next Trump staffer to go? – Post Opinions Staff  (DIERSEN: Who will be the next Rauner staffer to go?  Will Illinois Republicans again learn of that from the Democrat news media?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/07/18/who-will-be-the-next-trump-staffer-to-go/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— America’s Summer Labor Shortage  Trump’s 15,000 extra guest-worker visas aren’t nearly enough. – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Would your critics/opponents have taken the summer jobs that I did when you were in high school and in college?  Few if any of my critics/opponents would have stooped to take the jobs that I did. I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; I washed dishes during the summer of 1965; I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966; and I delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-summer-labor-shortage-1500332657
— Banking Regulator Urges CFPB to Delay Rule Barring Mandatory Arbitration  Comptroller asks to vet data before consumer bureau proceeds with rule – Rachel Witkowski
https://www.wsj.com/articles/banking-regulator-urges-cfpb-to-delay-rule-barring-mandatory-arbitration-1500313048

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Chicago Cardinal Says ‘We Get the Leaders We Deserve’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats vote for candidates 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://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-07-17/chicago-cardinal-says-we-get-the-leaders-we-deserve

July 17 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner staffers ‘dropping like flies’ in wave of firings, resignations – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-staffers-dropping-like-flies-in-wave-of-firings-resignations/
— Rauner aide fired for ‘unacceptable’ tweets — on his first day on job – Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: Who recommended Ben Tracy? Who does background investigations for the Rauner Administration?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-aide-fired-for-unacceptable-tweets-on-his-first-day-on-job/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner’s “body man” — a hand-picked assistant chosen to travel with him — was terminated on his first day of the job after a series of homophobic and racist comments were found on his Twitter page. Ben Tracy was chosen by the administration to replace Kyle Haevers, who was told on Sunday that he was being moved to another department. The administration on Monday confirmed Tracy’s termination. “These tweets are unacceptable. The individual in question is no longer an employee of our Administration,” Rauner’s Director of Communications Laurel Patrick said in an email. In several tweets, Tracy used the word f*****. In another he comments on a political story saying “Maybe body slamming reporters is the winning formula for republicans in IL?” The tweets were reposted by @RadicalCandorIL – a parody account that has criticized the governor since the rash of firings began last week.)
— City computers used to send ‘sexually explicit’ photos, video, IG says – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/city-computers-used-to-send-sexually-explicit-photos-video-ig-says/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Cardinal Blase Cupich blames Whites for the problems that minorities have, that is, Cupich demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Whites as being racists, that is, Cupich encourages minorities to hate Whites, that is, Cupich encourages minorities to get rid of Whites.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-cupich-says-hopelessness-of-guns-racism-fueled-childs-death/
— Is it 2006 all over again? – Shia Kapos  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who shout at Gidwitz, at Oberweis, and at Brady that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails caused them to lose in 2006. To punish me for Brady’s loss, his supporters tried, but failed to have the Illinois Center Right Coalition censure me at its 2006 annual convention.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-cupich-says-hopelessness-of-guns-racism-fueled-childs-death/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some Illinois Republicans are having deja vu, circa 2006. That’s when a divided GOP lost the governor’s race. Treasurer Judy Barr Topinka won the Republican nomination that year to challenge incumbent Democrat Rod Blagojevich. Topinka’s primary was brutal. She bested businessman Ron Gidwitz, dairyman Jim Oberweis and state Sen. Bill Brady. The race was so bitter that Oberweis, now a state senator, balked at endorsing Topinka. Divisiveness persisted into the general election and Topinka, who died a few years later, wasn’t able to convince voters that the party was unified. Fast-forward to Republican lawmakers recently defecting from Gov. Bruce Rauner on the vote to end a budget impasse. That split could have a similar effect on the coming gubernatorial election, according to a few GOP insiders.)
— CPS says Rauner can’t nix its pension money in new school funding bill – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cps-says-rauner-cant-nix-its-pension-money-in-new-school-funding-bill/
— Chronicle this — news website wants to fake you out – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-chronicle-this-news-website-wants-to-fake-you-out/
— Krishnamoorthi leads in Illinois congressional fundraising – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-krishnamoorthi-leads-in-illinois-congressional-fundraising/
— Despite hiring surge, CPD on pace to break overtime record – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/despite-hiring-surge-cpd-on-pace-to-break-overtime-record/
— City supervisor called African-Americans ‘wild animals’ in email: IG – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/city-computers-used-to-send-sexually-explicit-photos-video-ig-says/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/ontiveros-documentary-shows-immigration-laws-toll-on-families/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner ‘body man’ fired first day on job after racially insensitive, homophobic tweets surface – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Who recommended Ben Tracy? Who does background investigations for the Rauner Administration?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-staffer-fired-racist-homophobic-statements-20170717-story.html
— Democrat Carendon Hills regulatory attorney Jennifer Zordani enters race to unseat Roskam – Suzanne Baker  (DIERSEN: One would expect Roskam’s opponents are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-zordani-for-roskam-seat-st-0719-20170717-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: She is one of six Democrats, five of whom are women, from across the Sixth Congressional District who’ve officially announced they’ll run in the March 20, 2018, primary for their shot at Roskam Nov. 6, 2018.)
— Rauner vows to veto education funding bill, demands Democrats send it to him – Kim Geiger and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-illinois-education-funding-met-0718-20170717-story.html
— Racist emails show Chicago official joked about ‘safari’ tour to see violence in black neighborhoods – Ray Long and Todd Lighty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-water-department-report-met-0718-20170717-story.html
— Trump officials order 15,000 new visas for low-wage, seasonal workers – Tracy Jan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-h2b-visas-low-wage-workers-20170717-story.html
— Asked about Trump, Cardinal Cupich says ‘we get the leaders we deserve’ – Kim Janssen  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, religious leaders act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-cardinal-cupich-donald-trump-0718-chicago-inc-20170717-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner hires political unknown Matthew Besler as campaign chief – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170717/BLOGS02/170719869/rauner-hires-political-unknown-as-campaign-chief
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Besler was not available for comment, and a couple of GOP campaign vets I spoke with say they do not know who he is. A statement released by the Illinois Republican Party says GOP officials consider him as “a talented leader who understands the political landscape, the state’s critical issues, and the opportunity facing Illinois Republicans in the 2018 election.” Besler’s LinkedIn page indicates he attended Northern Illinois University, worked as a legislative liaison for then-Cook County State’s Attorney Jack O’Malley, and then spent 11 years as director of public relations for Experian, an information services company. At the Illinois Opportunity Project, he worked with Ben Tracy. He is the man who was hired and then immediately fired by Rauner today as his traveling aide or “body man” after reports emerged of racist and homophobic social media posts by him. In an email, Proft confirmed that Tracy did work for the project under him and Besler as “a junior policy analyst” but the neither was aware of his tweets. We don’t use or condone that kind of language. He was wrong to say the things he said and he’s accepted the consequences.” Proft said Besler also worked for the House campaign organization.)
— Rauner rips CPS ‘raid’ as chaos spreads in his government – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170717/BLOGS02/170719877/rauner-rips-cps-raid-as-chaos-spreads-in-his-government
— The populist money man behind the Sun-Times buyout – LYNNE MAREK  (DIERSEN: One would expect that those behind the Sun-Times buyout are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170715/ISSUE01/170719896/the-populist-money-man-behind-the-sun-times-buyout
— Amazon plans sort center with up to 500 jobs – STEVEN R. STRAHLER  (DIERSEN: One would expect that all those hired will be one or more of the following: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170717/CRED03/170719871/amazon-plans-sort-center-with-up-to-500-jobs

 

ABC7
— ‘Freedom’ coming for former House Speaker Hastert – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff
http://abc7chicago.com/news/freedom-coming-for-former-house-speaker-hastert/2227635/
— Delta hits back at Ann Coulter after her tweetstorm over seat mix-up – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/travel/delta-hits-back-at-ann-coulter-after-her-tweetstorm-over-seat-mix-up/2225918/

 

NBC5
— Rauner’s ‘Body Man’ Fired on First Day Over ‘Unacceptable’ Tweets – Richard Ray and Mary Ann Ahern  (DIERSEN: Who recommended Ben Tracy? Who does background investigations for the Rauner Administration?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauners-Body-Man-Fired-on-His-First-Day-Over-Unacceptable-Tweets-435048383.html
— CPS Decries Rauner’s Plan to Amendatory Veto School Funding Reform – Mary Ann Ahern and Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-school-funding-reform-rauner-cullerton-435039413.html
— Why Illinois Schools May Not Open in the Fall, Even With a Budget  The state’s current school funding formula assumes a baseline annual cost of educating a student – a number that has not changed since 2010 and has continually fallen short of the level recommended by education experts – Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-school-funding-reform-evidence-based-model-434971973.html

 

CBS2
— Rauner Threatens To Cut Part Of School-Funding Bill – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/17/school-funding-bill-cuts/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “41% of Americans think Trump should be impeached.”
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/268493527-story

 

WTTW
— Massive Overhaul in Governor Rauner’s Administration – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/17/massive-overhaul-governor-rauner-s-administration

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage forest preserve looking to buy land – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170717/dupage-forest-preserve-looking-to-buy-land

 

REPRESENTATIVE JEANNE IVES
— Hidden Budget Items Cost Taxpayers Even More
http://www.jeanneives.org/2017/07/hidden-budget-items-cost-taxpayers-even.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— New Rauner aide fired for past tweets (DIERSEN: Who recommended Ben Tracy? Who does background investigations for the Rauner Administration?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170717/new-rauner-aide-fired-for-past-tweets

 

DEWITT DAILY NEWS
— Rauner Brushes Off Recent Hires As Political Learnings
http://dewittdailynews.com/local-news/314058

 

TIMES
— Watchdog group director wants Mautino charged – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/watchdog-group-director-wants-mautino-charged/article_965ee88d-a650-5177-8906-6ce566f58234.html

 

DNA INFO
— Chicago Officials Say Rauner’s Plan To Veto More Money For CPS Is Illegal – Heather Cherone
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170717/back-of-yards/chicago-officials-say-rauners-plan-veto-more-money-for-cps-is-illegal

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Poll: Americans say health care is most important issue  More pressing than jobs, terrorism, immigration – DYLAN STAFFORD  (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents have severe financial and/or health problems. They are furious that my wife and I have Medicare and that the federal government subsidizes $17,288 a year of our health, dental, and vision insurance because I am a federal retiree.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/poll-americans-say-health-care-is-most-important-issue/767663908
— Six months in, Trump has given just one solo press conference – TOM KLUDT
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/six-months-in-trump-has-given-just-one-solo-press-conference/767679660
— The White House is trying to kill the daily press briefing – CHRIS CILLIZZA  (DIERSEN: How often do the following have press briefings: Republican candidates on March 20, 2018 ballots, your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican county party organization, the Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, etc.?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/the-white-house-is-trying-to-kill-the-daily-press-briefing/767746695

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Joe Tirio Running for McHenry County Clerk
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/17/joe-tirio-running-for-mchenry-county-clerk/

 

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Illini student Isabelle Lea Ausdal squeezes schoolwork into busy campus political schedule
http://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511148885-illini-student-squeezes-schoolwork-into-busy-campus-political-schedule

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Will County Republicans have full plate of events in August – Russell Boniface  (DIERSEN: What events do the following have scheduled in August: Republican candidates on March 20, 2018 ballots, your Republican township/ward party organization, your Republican county party organization, the Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, etc.?)
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511147385-will-county-republicans-have-full-plate-of-events-in-august

 

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Andersson’s vote to pass budget brings backlash – April Bamburg
http://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511149300-andersson-s-vote-to-pass-budget-brings-backlash

 

SANGAMON SUN
— GOP slams Madigan’s work toward ‘zero reforms,’ but rewards for himself – Kacie Whaley
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511146477-gop-slams-madigan-s-work-toward-zero-reforms-but-rewards-for-himself
— Rauner shakeup follows in wake of perceived political defeat – Hoang Tran
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511149333-rauner-shakeup-follows-in-wake-of-perceived-political-defeat

 

FAMILY-PAC
— Illinois “Sell Outs” Continued – Paul Caprio
http://mailchi.mp/933f56b0dfcf/illinois-sellouts-continued

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Rauner wants school funding bill on his desk, today – Emilee Fannon
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/rauner-urges-passage-of-school-funding-bill/767764482

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PROPERTY TAXES GROW FASTER THAN ILLINOISANS’ ABILITY TO PAY FOR THEM – John Klingner and Evelyn Hussey
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/property-taxes-grow-faster-than-illinoisans-ability-to-pay-for-them/#new_tab

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— ABC News Vilifies Everyday Americans with “Hate Group” Headline – Monica Burke  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups vilify all others as being haters: 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://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/07/abc-news-vilifies-everyday-americans-with-hate-group-headline/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REP. IVES: HIDDEN BUDGET ITEMS COST ILLINOIS TAXPAYERS EVEN MORE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/rep-ives-hidden-budget-items-cost-illinois-taxpayers-even-more.html
— THORNER: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE “LIBERAL” AND THE NIGHTMARE SUCH THINKING WROUGHT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/thorner-what-it-means-to-be-liberal-and-the-nightmare-such-thinking-wrought.html
— WHERE’S WEYERMULLER? AT 5K RACE TO END HOMELESSNESS WITH TEAM PATLAK  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have not done enough to end homelessness.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/wheres-weyermuller-at-5k-race-to-end-homelessness-with-team-patlak.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Besler hired as Rauner’s “chief strategic advisor”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/17/besler-hired-as-rauners-chief-strategic-advisor/
— Fitch removes state from “Rating Watch Negative,” explains what could trigger downgrade
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/17/fitch-removes-state-from-rating-watch-negative-explains-what-could-trigger-downgrade/
— Rauner to school superintendents: “Don’t give in to a tyrant”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/17/rauner-to-school-superintendents-dont-give-in-to-a-tyrant/
— New Rauner communications staff officially announced
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/17/new-rauner-comms-staff-officially-announced/

 

FOX NEWS INSIDER
— College Students Back Bernie, But Do They Actually Know What Socialism Is?
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/07/17/college-students-cant-define-socialism-love-bernie-sanders
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many believed it to be a good thing, but numerous others could not come up with an explanation. Cabot Phillips, media director of Campus Reform.org, said on “Fox & Friends” the footage is not misrepresented and that a number of students believed socialism to be about “social justice for all [and] equality.” “Sadly, most people my age are being taught that competition is scary because there’s a chance of losing, but we need to make sure that everyone has an equal chance of opportunity, not outcome,” said Phillips. He noted that these students should learn about the results of socialist regimes, like in Venezuela.)

 

GOPUSA
— Leftist activists and media work hand in hand together
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27220
— Fox Business slams Seattle as ‘socialist hellhole’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27213
— Pentagon to keep paying for sex-change surgeries thanks to Republicans
http://www.gopusa.com/pentagon-to-keep-paying-for-sex-change-surgeries-thanks-to-republicans/
— ACLU attacks election integrity
http://www.gopusa.com/aclu-attacks-election-integrity/

 

BRETIBART
— How Approval Polls and ‘Junk’ Journalism are Fake Views Pushed by Fake News – RAHEEM KASSAM
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/17/kassam-approval-ratings-public-polling-and-the-junk-journalism-from-the-propaganda-press/
— Speaker Ryan Squeezes 15,000 Extra H-2B Workers From DHS Chief John Kelly – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/17/speaker-ryan-squeezes-h-2b-workers-dhs-chief-john-kelly/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Women’s March Praises Cop-Killing Terrorist As ‘Sign Of Resistance’ – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/17/womens-march-praises-cop-killing-terrorist-as-sign-of-resistance/
— POLL: 52 Percent Of Americans Think Democratic Party Just Stands Against Trump – Amber Athey  (DIERSEN: The Democrat Party stands against more than just Trump.  It stands against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/17/poll-52-percent-of-americans-think-democratic-party-just-stands-against-trump/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— True compassion isn’t silent – it warns, with love – Dr. Michael L. Brown
https://www.onenewsnow.com/perspectives/michael-brown/2017/07/17/true-compassion-isnt-silent-it-warns-with-love
— AFA: This is on you, Republicans  A pro-family activist is publicly calling out two dozen Republican lawmakers who failed to support an amendment introduced by a congresswoman. – Chad Groening and Billy Davis
https://www.onenewsnow.com/national-security/2017/07/17/afa-this-is-on-you-republicans

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— SURPRISE! LEFTIST PROTESTERS MOSTLY LIVE WITH THEIR PARENTS – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that after I graduated from NIU in August of 1970 when I was 21, I lived with my mother and brother who is 5 years younger than me in Crete until September of 1972. But that was a) because my father had died suddenly at age 47 in October of 1969, b) because my mother had never attended high school and she had never earned income, c) because I had applied for a financial hardship draft deferment to help support them, and d) because the job that I had gotten working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights did not pay that much.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/07/17/surprise-leftist-protesters-mostly-live-with-their-parents/

 

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti- Trump says “Trump Is Losing the Republican Congress.”
http://www.rollcall.com/news/opinion/trump-is-losing-the-republican-congress

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow over their success in filling up metropolitan areas with 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.
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/342427-republicans-face-growing-demographic-shift-in-west?rnd=1500330574

 

POLITICO
— Rauner fires staffer Ben Tracy with history of homophobic tweets – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: Who recommended Ben Tracy? Who does background investigations for the Rauner Administration?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/17/bruce-rauner-ben-tracy-homophobic-tweets-240640

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— States Keep Saying Yes to Marijuana Use. Now Comes the Federal No. – AVANTIKA CHILKOTI
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/15/us/politics/marijuana-laws-state-federal.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Now that the GOP can replace ObamaCare, it’s suddenly got cold feet – Rich Lowry
http://nypost.com/2017/07/17/now-that-the-gop-can-replace-obamacare-its-suddenly-got-cold-feet/

 

USA TODAY
— Google must turn over records on women’s pay – Greg Toppo and Jessica Guynn
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/07/17/judge-govt-bid-google-workers-data-too-broad/483423001/

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Some say political ‘nastiness’ discouraging local candidates – AP  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the nastiest people in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Some-say-political-nastiness-discouraging-local-11294414.php

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn those who promote traditional marriage, that is, anti-Trumps viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.
http://ijr.com/the-response/2017/07/922899-kellyanne-conway-pals-around-racist-group-said-obama-worse-slavery/

 

FED SMITH
— Regs Proposed For Administrative Leave Restrictions – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: Since 1997, constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors have had me on administrative leave. Since 1997, they have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,008,644 in today’s dollars (238 months X $4,238) to “sit a home.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/07/17/regs-proposed-administrative-leave-restrictions/

 

RUSMUSSEN REPORTS
— Republicans Support Government Cuts—But Not Military  (DIERSEN: Given the hatred of federal employees and of federal retirees, I would expect that many, if not most, if not virtually all Republicans want federal pay, federal employment benefits, and federal retirement benefits to be cut.  I was one of the few Republicans who worked for the federal government.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/july_2017/republicans_support_government_cuts_but_not_military

July 15 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lake County officials say lots of unknowns remain around state school funding – Emily K. Coleman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-county-school-funding-st-0715-20170714-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump Jr. inflicts wounds on GOP – Linda Chavez  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I inflict wounds on the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party (IRP) and that I inflicted wounds on TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. BECAUSDE I PROMOTE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM, BECAUSE I PROMOTE THE IRP PLATFORM, AND BECAUSE I PROMOTE THE MTRCC RESOLUTION AGAINST VIDEO GAMBLING.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/chavez-trump-jr-inflicts-wounds-on-gop/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois: Land of still unfunded pension obligations
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170715/ISSUE07/170719902/illinois-legislature-did-nothing-about-the-130-billion-unfunded
— Big names on Obama Foundation list of donors – LISA BERTAGNOLI  (DIERSEN: To give money to Democrats is to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170715/NEWS07/170719891/big-names-on-obama-foundation-list-of-donors
— The next battlefield in a fight that just won’t end – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170715/ISSUE11/170719895

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Labor-backed group says Rauner misleading in tax talk – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170714/bernard-schoenburg-labor-backed-group-says-rauner-misleading-in-tax-talk

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Too few legislators showed leadership by taking per diem – Editorial  (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was greedy because I claimed partial day per diem in 1974 (SEE: http://www.gao.gov/products/463866) and because I deducted job-related graduate business and accounting courses 1972-1980.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/editorials/too-few-legislators-showed-leadership-by-taking-per-diem/article_07baeaa8-fc7f-57cf-864d-36214e24f1e1.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— State tax hike costs $580 more on average for Decatur residents – CLAIRE HETTINGER
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/state-tax-hike-costs-more-on-average-for-decatur-residents/article_3c5f95c2-787c-56d5-8829-ffae22584e39.html
— School officials worry Illinois flooding may impact classes – AP
http://herald-review.com/ap/state/school-officials-worry-illinois-flooding-may-impact-classes/article_659a6465-ce43-5cb3-8914-ec3d155afe12.html

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Linking Dem gubernatorial hopefuls to Madigan called strategic mistake – Karen Kidd
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511112688-linking-dem-gubernatorial-hopefuls-to-madigan-called-strategic-mistake

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Pension payments to eat up entire $5 billion tax increase, and more – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/pension-payments-to-eat-up-entire-billion-tax-increase-and/article_94eee638-68ac-11e7-9796-3fbbcd87a6ba.html

 

DAILY WIRE
— FLASHBACK: TIME Magazine In 1996 Bragged About How U.S. Interfered In Russian Election – JOSEPH CURL
http://www.dailywire.com/news/18593/flashback-time-magazine-1996-bragged-about-how-us-joseph-curl

 

FOX NEWS
— ABC, NBC under fire after smearing Christian organization as a “hate group” – Corrine Weaver
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/07/13/abc-nbc-cnn-defending-1st-amendment-is-hate-speech-media-hit-ag-sessions-for-speech-to-christian-group.html

 

NEWSWMAX
— Governors Steer Clear of Trump Talk As Healthcare Vote Looms – Sandy Fitzgerald
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/governors-nga-trump-healthcare/2017/07/15/id/801818/

 

SAN DIEGO UNION TRIBUNE
— Gerrymandering and partisan polarization – JAMES W. INGRAM III
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/commentary/sd-utbg-gerrymander-political-boundaries-20170714-story.html

 

FED SMITH
— Legislation Would Make Retired Federal Employee Pensions Public Information – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: What does DeSantis say about my Democrat GAO superiors constructively having me on reduced pay administrative leave since 1997? Since 1997, they have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,008,644 in today’s dollars (238 months X $4,238) to “sit a home.” My critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/07/15/legislation-make-retired-federal-employee-pensions-public-information/

July 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Des Plaines River still rising; Rauner issues disaster proclamation – Jessica D’Onofrio, Diane Pathieu, Evelyn Holmes and Will Jones
http://abc7chicago.com/weather/des-plaines-river-still-rising;-rauner-issues-disaster-proclamation/2216321/
— Website asks: Where are female candidates for Ill. governor? – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/website-asks-where-are-female-candidates-for-ill-governor/2218258/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Issues State Disaster Proclamation for Three Illinois Counties
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Gov-Rauner-to-Visit-Flooded-Lake-County-434465303.html
— Rauner Shakes Up Staff After Rough Week – Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-deep-dish-bruce-rauner-shakes-up-top-staff-434567253.html
— Cook County Announces Layoffs for 300 Employees Amid Budget Crisis – James Neveau
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/cook-county-announces-lay-offs-for-300-employees-amid-budget-crisis-434550813.html

 

CBS2
— Gov. Rauner Declares Disaster Status For Lake, McHenry And Kane Counties
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/14/governor-bruce-rauner-lake-county-flooding/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Cook County lays off more than 300 employees due to budget crisis
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/268011060-story
— Poll: 73% of Democrats would give up booze for Trump impeachment  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes drink lots of booze or want to drink lots of booze.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/267867533-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. Bruce Rauner still swinging ax, cuts policy staff – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sneed-rauner-still-swinging-ax-cuts-policy-staff/
— Moody’s keeps Illinois under review for a credit downgrade
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/moodys-keeps-illinois-under-review-for-a-credit-downgrade/amp/
— Rauner won’t talk about Trump but borrows from his playbook – MARK BROWN
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-donald-trumps-influence-on-bruce-rauner-is-yuuuge/
— Peter Roskam’s million-dollar warchest a reality check for Democrats – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/peter-roskams-million-dollar-warchest-a-reality-check-for-democrats/
— ‘Unprecedented’ flooding north of Chicago hits about 6,800 buildings – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/unprecedented-flooding-north-of-chicago-hits-about-6800-buildings/
— Rauner: ‘Baloney’ to link staff shakeup to budget showdown – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-baloney-to-link-staff-shakeup-to-budget-showdown/
— Rauner should lead charge to protect Illinois health care – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-rauner-should-lead-charge-to-protect-illinois-health-care/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In midst of staff shakeup, Gov. Rauner casts attention toward flooded Illinois – Kim Geiger and Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-lake-county-met-20170715-story.html
— ‘My last resort’ — thousands come to Illinois to have abortions – Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-abortion-out-of-state-met-20170714-story.html
— Newly released racist, sexist emails show scope of scandal at Chicago’s water department – Hal Dardick, Ray Long and Todd Lighty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-water-department-emails-met-20170714-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that without voter fraud, they cannot win elections.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-white-house-voter-information-20170714-story.html
— How to be a proper ‘elitist’ in the age of Trump — Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-college-elites-page-perspec-0716-jm-20170714-story.html
— Hours after touring Gurnee flood zone, Rauner issues disaster declaration for Lake County – Frank S. Abderholden and Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-gurnee-flood-rauner-st-0715-20170714-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner declares Lake, McHenry, Kane counties state disaster areas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170714/rauner-declares-lake-mchenry-kane-counties-state-disaster-areas
— Rauner: State officials are evaluating Lake County flooding – Lee Filas and Doug T. Graham
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170714/rauner-state-officials-are-evaluating-lake-county-flooding
— Fox River flooding closes forest preserves, Fox River Trail; Lauzen issues disaster declaration – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170714/fox-river-flooding-closes-forest-preserves-fox-river-trail-lauzen-issues-disaster-declaration

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner loses top political aide Mike Zolnierowicz, capping a week of chaos – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170714/BLOGS02/170719892/rauner-loses-top-political-aide-capping-a-week-of-chaos
— Rauner goes full-bore ideologue with ruthless staff purge – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170714/NEWS02/170719894/rauner-goes-full-bore-ideologue-with-ruthless-staff-purge
— Dimon says being an American abroad is ‘almost an embarrassment’ – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170714/NEWS01/170719903/dimon-says-being-an-american-abroad-is-almost-an-embarrassment

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Governor’s staff shakeup continues – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170714/governors-staff-shakeup-continues

 

PEORIA STANDARD
— ISU senior Austin Bertschy wants to get to top of GOP to prevent Illinois from sinking any more – Glenn Minnis
http://peoriastandard.com/stories/511112628-isu-senior-wants-to-get-to-top-of-gop-to-prevent-illinois-from-sinking-any-more

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Bad budget will backfire, Wirepoints founder contends – Justin Stoltzfus
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511147833-bad-budget-will-backfire-wirepoints-founder-contends

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— UNDERSTANDING WHY THE NEW BUDGET FAILS ILLINOISANS  Tax hikes on struggling Illinoisans as the state is bordering on a recession, a lack of structural spending reforms, no true pension reform, $100 million in pork spending, and the continued threat of a junk credit rating are among the ways the new Illinois budget fails taxpayers. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/understanding-why-the-new-budget-fails-illinoisans/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— 911 Tax Increase in Illinois for all Telephone Users – Benjamin Yount
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/07/911-tax-increase-in-illinois-for-all-telephone-users/
— 44 Percent of Liberal Democrats Say Churches Bad for America – Michael Gryboski  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, liberal Democrats are taking over churches in America and destroying them.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/07/44-percent-of-liberal-democrats-say-churches-bad-for-america/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL REP. ROSKAM LEADS HOUSE PANEL TO UNANIMOUSLY VOTE TO END IRS FORFEITURE ABUSE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/il-rep-roskam-leads-house-panel-to-unanimously-vote-to-end-irs-forfeiture-abuse.html
— Dubnow leaving – Bovis quits – Demertzis quits *** The Rauner purge restarts
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/14/the-rauner-purge-restarts/
— Rauner denies being distracted, says he’s “incredibly proud” of his staff
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/14/rauner-denies-being-distracted-says-hes-incredibly-proud-of-his-staff/
— Moody’s warns against further SB 1 delays while Rauner declares “Schools are gonna open”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/14/moodys-warns-against-further-sb-1-delays-while-rauner-declares-schools-are-gonna-open/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Another one goes: Mike Z leaves Rauner campaign
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/14/another-one-goes-mike-z-leaves-rauner-campaign/

 

GOPUSA
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: 5 million immigrants granted US citizenship can’t speak English
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27115
— Most Vocal Republican Critics of Trump Are the Least Popular  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my “Most Vocal Republican Critics.”)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27163
— FBI nominee Christopher Wray asserts loyalty to Constitution, not president  (DIERSEN: What are you loyal to?  I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, and to the extent that they defend and advance the aforesaid, I am loyal to Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, Republican etc.  Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27143

 

DAILY CALLER
— Billionaire Banker Jamie Dimon Embarrassed To Travel Internationally Because Of ‘Stupid Sh*t’ In Washington  Dimon says being an American abroad is ‘almost an embarrassment’- Thomas Phippen
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/14/billionaire-banker-embarrassed-to-travel-internationally-because-of-stupid-sht-in-washington/
— University of Missouri: No Campus For Republicans – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/14/no-campus-for-republicans/

 

NEWSMAX
— JPMorgan’s Dimon: Being an American ‘Almost an Embarrassment’
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/dimon-jpmorgan-chase-american-embarrassment/2017/07/14/id/801709/
— GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger: Trump Jr. Meeting ‘Isn’t Treason’ – Theodore Bunker
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/GOP-adam-kinzinger-donald-trump-jr-meeting/2017/07/14/id/801690/

 

FEDERALIST
— ABC News: Christians Who Believe In The First Amendment Are A ‘Hate Group’ – Mollie Hemingway
http://thefederalist.com/2017/07/13/abc-news-christians-who-believe-in-the-first-amendment-are-a-hate-group/

 

THE BLAZE
— ABC News smears Alliance Defending Freedom, a prominent Christian nonprofit, as ‘hate group’ in recent article – Tré Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/14/abc-news-smears-prominent-christian-nonprofit-as-hate-group-in-recent-article/

 

POLITICO
— Rauner’s top political aide Mike Zolnierowicz jumps ship amid office chaos – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/14/rauner-aide-jumps-ship-amid-chaos-240581

 

CNBC
— Social Security is fueling income inequality. Let’s end it  Social Security is a misleading scheme and it’s going insolvent anyway. It was sold as an insurance plan, but it’s really income redistribution that takes money from the less wealthy and gives it to the more wealthy. It’s time to phase out the program and give a real boost to the economy. – Jake Novak  (DIERSEN: My Social Security of $2,028/year is dramatically reduced because a get a dramatically reduced Civil Service Retirement System pension of $50,856/year.)
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/14/social-security-is-stealing-our-money-lets-end-it-commentary.html

 

SCIENCE DAILY
— Marijuana and vulnerability to psychosis
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/07/170705104042.htm

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— OPM proposes new guidelines on administrative leave – Terry Wing  (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors have had me on reduced pay administrative leave since 1997. Since 1997, they have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,008,644 in today’s dollars (238 months X $4,238) to “sit a home.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-newscast/2017/07/opm-proposes-new-guidelines-on-admin-leave/

 

THE HILL
— Progressives: Dems at risk of perennial election defeat – AMIE PARNES  (DIERSEN: Weren’t Democrats always supposed to win in the future because there would always be fewer and fewer and fewer members of the following groups: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/341936-progressives-dems-at-risk-of-perennial-election-defeat

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Are Young People Saving for Retirement?  (DIERSEN: I started saving for my retirement in 1966, when I was 18 years old, when I started working part-time for the Post Office, and paying 7% of my salary into the Civil Service Retirement System.)
http://www.barrons.com/video/are-young-people-saving-for-retirement/40EED2CE-2F6B-4CB1-A3E2-03D0917369B2.html

 

GUARDIAN
— Ferris Bueller’s daily grind: how poverty in Chicago went suburban  On the surface, Lake County, Illinois – the setting for John Hughes’ 1980s films of affluent suburban angst – is all detached houses, swimming pools and malls. Hidden from view, though, is the growing need – Scott Allard
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/jul/14/ferris-bueller-poverty-chicago-suburban-lake-county

July 14 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Des Plaines River still rising; Rauner to tour Lake County flood damage – Jessica D’Onofrio and Diane Pathieu
http://abc7chicago.com/weather/des-plaines-river-still-rising;-rauner-to-tour-lake-county-flood-damage/2216321/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel heads to London, Berlin, Milan to promote Chicago – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-morning-spin-friday-edition-20170713-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Base’s loyalty could give Trump last laugh – Roger Simon  (DIERSEN: What are you loyal to?  I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, and to the extent that they defend and advance the aforesaid, I am loyal to Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, Republican etc.  Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/simon-trumps-grand-presidential-performance/

 

DAILY HERALD
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: New Sun-Times owners: Coverage won’t be changing – Robert Feder (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, newspapers, television stations, radio stations, websites, etc. act as arms of the Democrat Party.  They promote the Democrat Party platform and activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who can and will defend and advance the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170713/new-chicago-sun-times-owners-unions-investors-wont-interfere-with-coverage
— Inaugural class of STEM Scholars honored at graduation – U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren  (DIERSEN: When you were in high school and in college, were you ever honored for anything?  I was not. To have money to buy cars to get to work and school and to graduate from college debt-free a) while I was in high school, I did yard work, delivered newspapers, and washed dishes; b) during the summer between high school and college, I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline; and c) while I was in college, I delivered mail, worked on an automobile assemble line, and worked as a security guard.  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would use the aforesaid against me.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170713/inaugural-class-of-stem-scholars-honored-at-graduation
— Glendale Heights-based home health agency owners accused of Medicare fraud – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170713/glendale-heights-based-home-health-agency-owners-accused-of-medicare-fraud
— Trump caught on tape complimenting Macron’s wife’s body – AP  (DIERSEN: Are you in great shape?  I am not. I need to lose 50 pounds.  Every hour that I might spend exercising would mean at least six fewer articles in the next GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170714/news/307149948/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners ask “Has Bruce Rauner lost it?”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170714/ISSUE05/170719913

 

DNA INFO
— 600 Immigrants Helped By City Defense Fund Set Up After Trump’s Election – Heather Cherone  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps do everything that they can to make immigrants 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.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170713/pilsen/600-immigrants-helped-by-city-defense-fund-set-up-after-trumps-election

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JORNAL REGISTER
— Springfield aldermen experience highs, lows of social media – Mary Hansen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170713/springfield-aldermen-experience-highs-lows-of-social-media

 

TIMES
— State Rep. Jerry Long, R-Streator, Libertarians have common ground – David Giuliani  (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and  the Republican Party platform.  Libertarian plants in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. have always worked very hard against me.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/long-libertarians-have-common-ground/article_294ae889-40a8-50cb-97d6-8b5cc3640e9c.html
— Illinois attorney general issues sex-crimes response guide  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/illinois-attorney-general-issues-sex-crimes-response-guide/article_45f39210-05d9-53fa-a6fb-930618773cb6.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Bush, Clinton stress value of humility in Oval Office  Ex-presidents never mentioned Trump  (DIERSEN: Who want you to be humble?  My critics/opponents want me and everyone else to be humble.  My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and they use their clout to viciously destroy individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are not humble.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/bush-clinton-stress-value-of-humility-in-oval-office/765066592

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, those in Illinois who are members of the following groups rely on “social services:” 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://peoriapublicradio.org/post/jb-pritzker-highlights-social-services-tazewell-county#stream/0

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— Tax hike is really a pay cut – Jay Jamison
http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/111627/commentary-tax-hike-is-really-a-pay-cut

 

CHICAGO READER
— Springfield’s ongoing feuding with CPS could stop funding for other Illinois schools if a deal isn’t reached soon, and other Chicago news – Kate Shepherd
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/07/14/springfields-ongoing-feuding-with-cps-could-stop-funding-for-other-illinois-schools-if-a-deal-isnt-reached-soon-and-other-chicago-news

 

CHICAGOIST
— ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ Dressed Demonstrators Urge Rauner To Sign HB40
http://chicagoist.com/2017/07/13/handmaids_tale_dressed_demonstrator.php

 

CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
— ‘Madigan Tax Increase’ a Big Boost for Rauner for Governor – RAY LONG
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/featured/madigan-tax-increase-a-big-boost-for-rauner-for-governor/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Southern Illinois Congressman Mike Bost pushes HUD Secretary on Cairo housing ‘corruption’ – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/southern-illinois-congressman-pushes-hud-secretary-on-cairo-housing-corruption/article_17f8766e-6819-11e7-af3b-fb89fbb7c21c.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ALL FIVE DEMOCRATS RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR SUPPORT MADIGAN TAX HIKE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/all-five-democrats-running-for-governor-support-madigan-tax-hike.html
— THORNER & INGOLD: TWITTER USERS CLAIM TRUMP VIOLATED THEIR 1ST AMENDMENT RIGHTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/thorner-ingold-twitter-users-claim-1st-amendment-rights-violated.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Legislators want Rauner to declare emergency and call out National Guard
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/14/legislators-want-rauner-to-declare-emergency-and-call-out-national-guard/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump: US not ready for comprehensive immigration reform  (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants who will vote for Democrats.  RINOs want immigrants who will work for less money.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27141
— Russia Baiters and Putin Haters – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/russia-baiters-and-putin-haters/
— Bronx teen blared ‘F— tha Police’ from apartment window during slain officer’s funeral
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27132
— Two Democrats put their ignorance on full display with article of impeachment
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27138

 

WASHINGTOIN TIMES
— Feminist geographers encourage colleagues not to cite research of white men – Bradford Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/13/feminist-geographers-dont-cite-research-white-men/

 

THE BLAZE
— Jesse Jackson: Hillary Clinton really ‘won the election’ against Trump — but ‘it was stolen’ – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/13/jesse-jackson-hillary-clinton-really-won-the-election-against-trump-but-it-was-stolen/
— Bernie Sanders’ Democratic challenger isn’t buying his ‘Robin Hood shtick’ – Brandon Morse (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who paint themselves as being Robin Hood?  They have always painted me as being undeservedly filthy rich.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/13/bernie-sanders-democratic-challenger-isnt-buying-his-robin-hood-shtick/

 

DAILY CALLER
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Trump Admin Continues Obama-Era Tradition Of Giving Millions To Soros-Linked Groups – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/13/trump-admin-continues-obama-era-tradition-of-giving-millions-to-soros-linked-groups/
— Dan Rather Resurrects Disgraced Career As Trump Critic – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/13/dan-rather-resurrects-disgraced-career-as-trump-critic/

 

NEWSMAX
— Rising Student Debt Blocks Millennials From Home Ownership  (DIERSEN: How old were you when you first bought real estate?  I bought a new town home when I was 24.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, who has always been privileged, and who would never had been able to do that if he had not avoided the draft and if had not been an overpaid federal employee.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/student-education-debt-housing/2017/07/13/id/801518/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump, in France, Tells Brigitte Macron, ‘You’re in Such Good Shape’ – LIAM STACK  (DIERSEN: Are you in great shape?  I am not. I need to lose 50 pounds.  Every hour that I might spend exercising would mean at least six fewer articles in the next GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/13/world/europe/trump-france-brigitte-macron.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Ivanka Inc.  The first daughter talks about improving the lives of working women. Her father urges companies to “buy American.” But her fashion line’s practices collide with those principles – and are out of step with industry trends. – Matea Gold, Drew Harwell, Maher Sattar and Simon Denyer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/politics/ivanka-trump-overseas/

 

USA TODAY
— Trump calls Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with Russian lawyer ‘opposition research’ – David Jackson and Fredreka Schouten  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use against you?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) stress to those who are anti-Trump that I am a Trump supporter, b) stress to those who are anti-Protestant that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, c) stress to those who are anti-conservative that I am conservative, d) stress to those who are anti-Republican that I am Republican, e) stress to those who are anti-American that I am American, f) stress to those who are anti-White that I am White, g) stress to those who are anti-male that I am a male, h) stress to those who are anti-older people that I am 68 years old, i) stress to those who have less money than I have that I have more money than they have, j) stress to those who have more money than I have that I have less money than they have, k) stress to those who are anti-gun owners that I am a gun owner, l) stress to those who anti-German Americans that I am 100% German national origin, m) stress to anti-draft avoiders that I am a draft avoider, n) stress to those who are anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, o) stress to those who are not married that I have been married since 1978, p) stress to those who have children that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, that we did not adopt, and that we did not become foster parents, q) stress to those who own dogs that I have never owned a dog, r) stress to those who hate American-nameplate cars that I have only owned American-nameplate cars, s) stress to those who are anti-union that I was a union member for almost 12 years, t) stress to those who hate federal employees that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, u) stress to those who hate federal retirees that I have been a federal retiree for almost 20 years, v) stress to those who promote vices including booze, gambling, and pot, that I oppose promotion of vice, and w) stress to those who are anti-etc. that I am etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/13/donald-trump/475459001/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Illinois Budget That Saved It From Brink May Add to Pension Debt – Elizabeth Campbell
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-14/illinois-budget-that-saved-it-from-brink-may-add-to-pension-debt

 

EVANSVILLE COURIER PRESS
— GOP strips Musgraves from party role for Dem donation – Zach Evans
http://www.courierpress.com/story/news/local/2017/07/11/gop-strips-musgraves-party-role-dem-donation/103600992/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A $500 political donation to a Democrat from almost two years ago led to the removal of Cheryl Musgrave and her husband from their roles within the Vanderburgh County Republican Party. The move is one of several political moves against Republican Vanderburgh County Commissioner Musgrave by local Republican Chairman Wayne Parke in recent years. Robert Musgrave, her husband, is listed on campaign finance documents as having donated $500 to the Gail Riecken mayoral campaign in August 2015. Robert Musgrave is an elected Republican precinct committeemen. Riecken is a Democrat who unsuccessfully challenged Republican Mayor Lloyd Winnecke in 2015. Indiana Republican Party rules prohibit ranking Republicans from donating outside the party.)

 

HERALD AND NEWS
— On Religion: Trump meets the ‘worship wars’ in flashy D.C. rites – Terry Mattingly  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that I am a religious hypocrite because I am not a member of any church, because I do not attend church services, and because I do not give money to a church. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes 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://www.heraldandnews.com/news/local_news/faith/on-religion-trump-meets-the-worship-wars-in-flashy-d/article_cbf50d48-c6dd-5183-9a05-5e6b23f2d7dd.html

 

  1. AUGUSTINE
    — DeSantis taking on federal pensions – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What does DeSantis say about my Democrat GAO superiors constructively having me on reduced pay administrative leave since 1997? Since 1997, they have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,008,644 in today’s dollars (238 months X $4,238) to “sit a home.” My critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
    http://staugustine.com/opinion/2017-07-14/desantis-taking-federal-pensions

 

ABC ACTION NEWS
— Florida voters asking to be removed from voter rolls  Federal commission delaying request for voter info – Jessica Rodriguez, Adam Winer
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local-news/florida-voters-asking-to-be-removed-from-voter-rolls

 

VOICE OF AMERICA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Work of Trump’s Voter Fraud Panel Inflames Partisan Divide.”
https://www.voanews.com/a/work-of-trump-voter-fraud-panel-inflames-paritsan-divide/3942978.html

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— OPM offers new rules on paid leave – Rachael Kalinyak  (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors have had me on reduced pay administrative leave since 1997. Since 1997, they have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,008,644 in today’s dollars (238 months X $4,238) to “sit a home.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/opm-offers-new-rules-on-paid-leave
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Rather than using administrative leave as an all-encompassing category, the three new statutory sections divide administrative leave, investigative and notice leave, and weather and safety leave while providing requirements on each in three new subparts.)

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— OPM to Implement Leave Changes for Agencies – Erich Wagner  (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors have had me on reduced pay administrative leave since 1997. Since 1997, they have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,008,644 in today’s dollars (238 months X $4,238) to “sit a home.”  My critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors.)
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/07/opm-implement-leave-changes-agencies/139426/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Officials with the Office of Personnel Management have drafted new rules that aim to limit the use of paid administrative leave while an employee is under investigation for misconduct.)

 

SOCIALIST WORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Socialists do everything that they can to make immigrants 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://socialistworker.org/2017/07/14/a-stealth-legislative-assault-on-immigrants

July 13 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The DuPage County Election Commission (DCEC) has been asked by your GOPUSA Illinois Editor to immediately and individually notify by regular mail and by email each and every elected Precinct Committeeman in precincts affected by DCEC’s proposed precinct line changes.  Please join me in this request by emailing and/or by phoning the following: Cathy Terrill – Chairperson at cterrill@dupageco.org and 630-407-5697; James S. Lowe – Vice Chair at jlowe@dupageco.org and 630-407-5699; John J. Boske – Secretary at john.boske@dupageco.org and 630-407-5698; and Joseph H. Sobecki – Executive Director at joseph.sobecki@dupageco.org and 630-407-5614.  To see the numerous proposed changes, visit: http://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2017/55317/.  My understanding is that the DCEC is scheduled to vote on these numerous proposed changes at its July 26, 2017 meeting. My understanding is a) that about 100 precincts in Downers Grove Township would be affected by the proposed changes and about 12 new precincts would be added and b) that about 27 precincts in Milton Township would be affected and about 6 new precincts would be added. If you are an elected Precinct Committeeman like I have been since 2000, you understand my concerns about this. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com    

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Shock, fears and tears as heads roll in Rauner administration – Michael Sneed (DIERSEN: What if someone concluded that Rauner is striking a more Libertarian tone instead of a more conservative tone?  Conservatives like me do NOT promote dependency on government or charity, redistribution of wealth, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices including booze, gambling, and pot, Islam, race or gender based preference giving, age discrimination, diminishment of the First or Second Amendments, etc.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/govs-house-cleaning-leaves-staff-in-shock-and-it-may-not-be-over/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It was a massacre.  It wasn’t pretty. There was no forewarning; it happened quickly and abruptly. And Sneed hears there is more to come. To wit: While Gov. Bruce Rauner’s press and policy troops were busting their butts during budget negotiations, plans were already afoot to make a hard right politically — clean house and bring in a new team. First up! On Monday morning, Rauner personally ousted his Chief of Staff Richard Goldberg, who was described by his troops as fiercely loyal to the governor and his mission. It would be the only one the governor would personally fire. “Everyone was in shock,” said a Rauner staffer who asked to remain anonymous. “I mean everyone came to work Monday morning. But when we were told Richard [Goldberg] was out, we had a feeling if he could do that to him — who was a leader and fiercely loyal — who wouldn’t they do that to? “Over the next 24 hours everyone was a wreck,” the source added. “Staff fear was at its height. Doors were shut. People were crying. We then watched one person’s head roll after another. When you see a friend you respect who has worked so hard get dismissed just like that, it’s very difficult.”  On Tuesday morning, Rauner’s communications director, Brad Hahn, was fired by Rauner’s new Chief of Staff Kristina Rasmussen — who had served as president of the Illinois Policy Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank. The buckshot: Hahn was calmly told his services were no longer required and was asked to clean out his office before being escorted out of the building. Laurel Patrick, who worked for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, is now head of communications. On Tuesday evening, Catherine Kelly, deputy director of communications for Rauner’s administration, was also abruptly fired by Rasmussen. Kelly, however, who was also asked to clean out her office before being escorted out, was in the process of delaying an anticipated move to Texas in August, where her husband had been offered a job with a law firm. Did he see the handwriting on the wall? Lance Trover, the gov’s prickly deputy chief of staff for communications, had given his notice last month. The big question: Will Mike Mahoney, the governor’s policy chief, be told to leave? “Mike was the guy who kept the troops together, but the expectation is that there is a lot more to come in the cleaning house department,” a Rauner source said. “It’s been tough. The morale is bad. People are afraid. It has been a coup d’etat type of environment. The conservative Illinois Policy Institute has taken charge.” Sneed hears Rauner and his wife, Diana, were planning on making these changes earlier — especially in the communications department — but surprised some of their advisers on how quickly they moved to do so. “I knew a few heads would roll, but am told there’s more to come.”)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOE PHOTO OF RAUNER: Rauner-CPS feud could hold up school money for rest of state – Hal Dardick and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cps-state-funding-rauner-met-20170712-story.html
— Democratic leaders could fill open Cook County Board spot Thursday – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-board-steele-20170713-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Former Daily Herald paperboy now state elections chief – Kerry Lester (DIERSEN: What did you do formerly?  I am a former yard worker and paperboy 1962-1964; dish washer 1964-1966; golf shoe cleaner, slag chipper, and gasoline pumper in 1966; mailman 1966-1969; automobile assemble line worker and security guard in 1970; tire, automotive service, and major appliance salesman 1970-1971; gasoline pumper 1971-1972; delinquent tax collector 1971-1980; and federal agency auditor 1980-1997.  I am a former TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170713/lester-former-daily-herald-paperboy-now-state-elections-chief

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Michael Madigan blasts Rauner
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170713/OPINION/170719940/rauner-to-blame-for-illinois-budget-crisis-speaker-madigan

 

CBS2
— Emanuel Laments Rauner’s ‘Radical, Reactionary’ Staff Shakeup – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/13/rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-staff-shakeup-radical-reactionary/

 

NBC5
— Governor Bruce Rauner Prepares for New Fight Over School Funding – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/governor-bruce-rauner-prepares-for-new-fight-over-school-funding-434158353.html
— Four Illinois Colleges Rank Among Nation’s ‘Best For Your Money’ – James Neveau
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/four-illinois-colleges-rank-among-nations-best-schools-for-your-money-434092473.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Some new hires, like Rauner, challenge public unions – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a member of a public union? I was 1966-1969 while I worked for the Post Office and 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS. GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170712/bernard-schoenburg-some-new-hires-like-rauner-challenge-public-unions
— Rauner administration lays off 8 at IDOT – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.  My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.  Are/were you a member of a public union? I was 1966-1969 while I worked for the Post Office and 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS. GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170712/rauner-administration-lays-off-8-at-idot
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The administration of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner issued layoff notices to eight employees of the Illinois Department of Transportation Wednesday, saying there was a “lack of work” for them to do, but also saying the action is part of “cleaning up past hiring mistakes and personnel practices.” Don Craven, a lawyer representing the members of Teamsters Local 916, said the union would “take all appropriate actions to defend the rights” of the members.)

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— New hands on deck – Editorial (DIERSEN: What if someone concluded that Rauner is striking a more Libertarian tone instead of a more conservative tone?  Conservatives like me do NOT promote dependency on government or charity, redistribution of wealth, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices including booze, gambling, and pot, Islam, race or gender based preference giving, age discrimination, diminishment of the First or Second Amendments, etc.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-07-13/new-hands-deck.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— State Sen. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet: Madigan ‘holds schools hostage’ in new budget – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/rose-madigan-holds-schools-hostage-in-new-budget/article_e0e8c015-9123-552d-95f1-fed65c905c7f.html

 

WJBD RADIO
— White House: Introduction of impeachment article ‘ridiculous’
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/07/13/white-house-introduction-of-impeachment-article-ridiculous

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— FBI director nominee vows independence: No ‘pulling punches’  Chris Wray appears before Senate committee – TOM LOBIANCO AND DAVID SHORTELL  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and Democrat supervisors in the federal government never painted themselves as being “independent.” They painted themselves as being blindly loyal operatives or dupes for Democrat politicians and for the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/fbi-director-nominee-vows-independence-no-pulling-punches/763598665
— Trump threatens anger if health care fails  President says he’s waiting to sign bill – DAN MERICA  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the threats that have been made against me a) because of what I have done or have refused to do as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and b) because of what I did or refused to do as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, a GAO employee 1980-1997, an IRS employee 1971-1980, etc.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-threatens-anger-if-health-care-fails/763894210

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Issues: The Battle Over Transparency And Privacy In The Digital Age – DAISY CONTRERAS
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-battle-over-transparency-and-privacy-digital-age#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— The next big Illinois tax increase is waiting in the wings – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2017/07/the-next-big-illinois-tax-increase-is-waiting-in-the-wings/

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Pritzker offers ‘laughable’ rationale for property tax cut, GOP says – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511123167-pritzker-offers-laughable-rationale-for-property-tax-cut-gop-says
— Rauner strikes conservative tone in staff shakeup – Hoang Tran (DIERSEN: What if someone concluded that Rauner is striking a more Libertarian tone instead of a more conservative tone?  Conservatives like me do NOT promote dependency on government or charity, redistribution of wealth, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices including booze, gambling, and pot, Islam, race or gender based preference giving, age discrimination, diminishment of the First or Second Amendments, etc.)
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511147367-rauner-strikes-conservative-tone-in-staff-shakeup

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Loser: Property owners – Dan McCaleb (DIERSEN: How much property tax have you paid?  I paid property tax on a new town home in University Park 1972-1984, on a studio condo in downtown Chicago 1974-1976, and on a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago 1976-1978.  My wife and I paid property tax on 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton 1978-1984 and we have paid property tax on 915 Cove Court in Wheaton since 1984.)
https://www.ilnews.org/loser-property-owners/article_ed3322f6-6752-11e7-b9c0-037bc8996efe.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The “Trans” Ideology Damages Children – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/trans-ideology-damages-children/
— Trump Admin Pressures Schools to Reinforce Transgenderism
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/trump-admin-pressures-schools-reinforce-transgenderism/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AND WHAT ABOUT THAT NEW 5 CENTS PER GALLON GAS TAX HIKE?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/and-what-about-that-new-5-cent-per-gallon-gas-tax-hike.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— More firing/hiring fallout for Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/13/more-firinghiring-fallout-for-rauner/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— U.S. archbishop: Active gays must repent and change lifestyle before receiving Communion – Pete Baklinski
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/oregon-archbishop-active-gays-must-confess-sins-and-change-lifestyle-before

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Illinois narrowly avoids downgrade to junk after breaking budget impasse – Karen Pierog
http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2017/07/12/illinois-narrowly-avoids-downgrade-to-junk-after-breaking-budget-impasse.html

 

THE BLAZE
— New study names the 10 most post-Christian cities in the U.S. – Tré Goins-Phillips  (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes disapprove of if not despise if not hate Missouri Synod Lutherans and/or promote dependency on government and charity, redistribution of wealth, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices including booze, gambling, and pot, Islam, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, diminishment of the First or Second Amendments, etc.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/12/new-study-names-the-10-most-post-christian-cities-in-the-us/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To qualify as “post-Christian,” respondents in the cities had to meet at least nine of the 16 identifying factors in Barna’s list, which included such categories as “Do not believe in God,” “Disagree the Bible is accurate,” “Identify as atheist or agnostic,” “Have never made a commitment to Jesus,” and “Disagree that faith is important in their lives.”)

 

DAILY CALLER
— Media Holds Up Seemingly Normal Police Stop As Example Of Racial Profiling – Amber Randall  (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? 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://dailycaller.com/2017/07/12/media-holds-up-seemingly-normal-police-stop-as-example-of-racial-profiling-video/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Get your amnesty card: Shocking summer spike in illegal aliens – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/get-your-amnesty-card-shocking-summer-spike-in-illegal-aliens

 

THE HILL
— Trump should stand up to liberals, Republicans alike to win on immigration – FORMER REP. TOM TANCREDO
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/341792-trump-should-stand-up-to-liberals-republicans-alike-to-win-on

 

POLITICO
— Illinois braces for most expensive election in U.S. history  Party officials on both sides expect a governor’s race that could cost more $300 million. That’s right, $300 million. – NATASHA KORECKI and ALEX ISENSTADT (DIERSEN: How much of that $300 million will be spent a) trying to manipulate/dominate Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) trying to stop Dave Diersen from putting those emails together and sending them out, and c) trying to stop everyone from reading those emails?  Which individuals, organizations, companies, and governments support the First Amendment and will come to Diersen’s defense?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/13/illinois-governor-race-rauner-240480
— Illinois governor cleans house after budget showdown  Republican Bruce Rauner, the most politically vulnerable governor in the nation, fires top staffers in office shake-up. – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/12/bruce-rauner-fires-top-staffers-240460
— Trump crafting plan to slash legal immigration  Senior aide Stephen Miller has been working with conservative senators to make good on Trump’s campaign promise. – ELIANA JOHNSON and JOSH DAWSEY (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps do everything that they can to make immigrants anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/12/trump-legal-immigration-cuts-240478
— Senate Republicans release new Obamacare repeal bill  Republicans meet Thursday to see if they can ever find the votes to repeal Obamacare. – BURGESS EVERETT, JENNIFER HABERKORN and SARAH KARLIN-SMITH
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/13/senate-republicans-health-care-bill-cruz-lee-240498

 

REUTERS
— U.S. appeals court upholds Wisconsin ‘right-to-work’ law – Timothy Mclaughlin
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-wisconsin-labor-idUSKBN19X34T

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Campaign Opposition Research Is Standard. But Not ‘Oppo’ From Hostile Nations. – JONATHAN MARTIN  (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what “dirt” would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes throw at you?  They would throw the following “dirt” at me: I am a Trump supporter; baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran; conservative; Republican; American; White; male; old (68); rich; gun owner; 100% German-American; draft avoider; my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s; childless; pet-less; American-nameplate car owner; former union member; former federal employee; federal retiree for almost 20 years; Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999; GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000; TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012; Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011; Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010; Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007; American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/12/us/politics/donald-trump-jr-opposition-research-foreign-power.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many campaign accusations and revelatory news stories about a candidate or elected official are the fruits of what is euphemistically called the research division of campaigns and political parties, where low-profile aides search for dirt.)
— What We Lose When the World Moves On From Email – Farhad Manjoo  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have avoided putting into writing things that incriminate them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/12/technology/what-we-lose-when-the-world-moves-on-from-email.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Though its political implications are yet unclear, the publication of an email chain in which Donald Trump Jr. arranged a June 2016 meeting with a lawyer peddling the Russian government’s help for his father’s presidential campaign ought to inspire some pretty obvious tech advice: Step away from the inbox, stupid! That’s not a partisan slight. I said pretty much the same thing last year about the emails of John D. Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, whose inbox emptied across the internet after he clicked on a link he shouldn’t have.)
— Why Millennials Should Lead the Next Labor Movement – KASHANA CAULEY  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a member of a union? I was 1966-1969 while I worked for the Post Office and 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS. GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/13/opinion/millennial-labor-movement.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Shoplifting in Chicago dropped after a change in the food stamp program – Sahil Chinoy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/07/13/shoplifting-in-chicago-dropped-after-a-change-in-the-food-stamps-program/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Racial Division, Made Possible by Viewers Like You  The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is pushing identity politics—except at pledge time. – Howard Husock
https://www.wsj.com/articles/racial-division-made-possible-by-viewers-like-you-1499898974
— Trump Teaches Western Civilization  It was a speech about values and traditions that neither Hillary Clinton nor any Democrat would give anymore. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-teaches-western-civ-1499898949
— In Good Company  GM’s Alfred Sloan once argued that industry should ‘lend a helping hand’ to workers and protect them ‘against the vicissitudes of life.’ Bryan Burrough reviews ‘The End of Loyalty’ by Rick Wartzman. – Bryan Burrough  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, companies promote dependency on government and on charity, redistribution of wealth, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices including booze, gambling, and pot, Islam, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, diminishment of the First or Second Amendments, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-good-company-1499899125

 

USA TODAY
— Illinois pension problem: Coming to a state near you – Editorial
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/07/12/illinois-pension-problems-budgets-bruce-rauner-editorialsnd-debates/459746001/
— States should stick to pension promise – Crosby Smith, President, AFSCME Local 2645
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/07/12/states-should-stick-pension-promise/473727001/
— Online harassment is on the rise. Americans want tech co.’s to stop it. – Rachel Sandler (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are discouraged from putting their insults, their harassment, and their threats against me in writing because they know that I will put their insults, their harassment, and their threats against me at the top of the next GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/07/12/online-harassment-rise-americans-want-tech-co-s-stop-it/469122001/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— House-Backed Bill Would Ramp Up Punishment for Federal Employees Who Discriminate – Eric Katz  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were required to promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, they were required to discriminate against, that is, to punish federal employees like me who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2017/07/house-backed-bill-would-ramp-punishment-feds-who-discriminate/139391/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters See Anti-Semitism As a Serious Problem In U.S. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage anti-Semites to come to America.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/israel_the_middle_east/voters_see_anti_semitism_as_a_serious_problem_in_u_s

July 11 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Rauner Staffer Brad Hahn Fired as Shakeup Continues in Governor’s Office  NBC 5 has learned Brad Hahn was fired Tuesday morning – Mary Ann Ahern  (DIERSEN: When employers fire employees, force them to resign, or force them to retire, should they be required to issue press releases that explain in detail exactly why the employee was fired, forced to resign, or forced to retire?  For that matter, when employers take adverse actions against their employees, should they be required to issue press releases that explain in detail exactly why they took those adverse actions?  Should employees be allowed, encouraged, and/or required to issue press releases that tell their side of the story?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-staffer-fired-as-shakeup-continues-in-governors-office-433865933.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The shakeup in Governor Bruce Rauner’s office continues as NBC 5 has learned Brad Hahn was fired Tuesday morning. Hahn had served as deputy chief of staff for public engagement and communications director. He has been a longtime GOP staffer, working for both Comptroller Judy Barr Topinka and Leslie Munger. When Hahn was hired last year, he was part of the 23 people who worked for Munger and were then hired by the Rauner administration when Munger lost her bid for re-election. Insiders said the morale inside the Rauner office and campaign is very low among those who do not agree with the governor’s decision to shift his strategy to a more conservative tone.)
— Read the Full Memo From Gov. Rauner’s New Chief of Staff
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-chief-of-staff-kristina-rasmussen-memo-433934633.html
— New Survey Shows Kennedy Maintaining Lead in Democratic Race for Governor  JB Pritzker is gaining traction, the survey shows – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/New-SKennedy-is-maintaining-his-lead-in-the-Democratic-race-for-Illinois-governor-433863543.html

 

CBS2
— Top Missouri Official Disses Illinois
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/11/missouri-official-disses-illinois/
— Latino Chicago Students Receive $110,000 In Combined Scholarships – Bernie Tafoya  (DIERSEN: Did you get any scholarships?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I did not get any scholarships a) because my grades and ACT score were not good enough, b) because I did not play sports, let alone excel in any sport, c) because my washing dishes for the minimum wage during my junior and senior years and the summer in between did not demonstrate leadership potential, and d) because my parents were filthy rich.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/11/latino-students-scholarships-chicago-aldermen/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner staff changes could signal a sharper tone – Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, if you get elected or appointed to an office as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-staff-changes-met-0712-20170711-story.html
— Activists demand resignation of Palos Township trustee following Facebook posts – Zak Koeske  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam. Soon, if not already, Democrats will stop you from getting an education, stop you from getting a job, stop you from owning property, etc. unless you promote Islam. Ever-increasingly, Muslims make it clear that they want to abolish the First Amendment. What do Rauner and Trump have to say about that?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-palos-township-protest-st-0711-20170711-story.html
— Is Mike Pence betting it will all come crashing down on Trump? – Sarah Posner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-mike-pence-trump-russia-20170711-story.html
— Rep. Andersson sticks up for ‘Republican values’ by bucking GOP governor – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-andersson-rauner-madigan-illinois-budget-zorn-perspec-0712-md-20170711-column.html
— What Trump’s election commission could do – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-voter-fraud-commission-edit-0712-20170711-story.html
— Former Foster aide Carole Cheney announces run for Roskam’s U.S. House seat – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-carole-cheney-peter-roskam-election-st-0712-20170711-story.html
— Donald Trump Jr.’s emails are far more damning than anyone could have imagined – Randall Eliason  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government did not put in writing things that would incriminate them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-jr-emails-russia-0170711-story.html
— Most expensive cities in the world for commuting to work  (DIERSEN: Chicago is ranked 11th. I walked to work and to graduate business and accounting classes in downtown Chicago 1974-1978.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/travel/ct-most-expensive-cities-commuting-work-20170710-photogallery.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— More top aides to Gov. Bruce Rauner are ousted – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/another-top-aide-to-gov-bruce-rauner-is-ousted-report/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One day after Gov. Bruce Rauner replaced his chief of staff, two other staffers in the governor’s administration have been ousted, according to published reports. NBC5 reported Tuesday that Brad Hahn, who served as Rauner’s communications director, was fired. Both Hahn and the governor’s office did not return messages seeking comment. It was unclear if a replacement had been named. Hahn joined the Rauner administration in December 2016 after serving as chief of staff to former Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger, who is now Rauner’s deputy governor. Catherine Kelly, a spokeswoman for Rauner’s administration, also was fired Tuesday, though she was expected to resign as early as next month, according to the Capitolfax.com website, which covers Illinois state politics. The shake-ups came a day after Rauner tapped Kristina Rasmussen to replace Richard Goldberg as his chief of staff. Rasmussen had previously served as president of the Illinois Policy Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank.)
— Children who make mistakes deserve a second chance – Phil Kadner  (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-children-who-make-mistakes-deserve-a-second-chance/
— Missouri treasurer to legislature: Don’t be like Illinois – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/missouri-treasurer-to-legislature-dont-be-like-illinois/
— Sorting fake from felonious in Trump Jr. email flap – AP  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government did not put in writing things that would incriminate them.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/faq-news-sorting-fake-from-felonious-in-trump-jr-email-flap/
— Trump Jr.’s Russia emails raise troubling questions – Editorial (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government did not put in writing things that would incriminate them.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-trump-jr-s-russia-emails-raise-troubling-questions/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “GOP confronts no-win situation on health care.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170711/news/307119839/
— Donations of cash, food collected during Wheaton 4th of July Parade – Cathy SooHoo
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170710/donations-of-cash-food-collected-during-wheaton-4th-of-july-parade

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— New budget threatens to deepen pension debt – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170711/BLOGS10/170719965/illinois-2018-budget-could-deepen-state-pension-debt
— Spinning aplenty as poll shows Kennedy still ahead of Pritzker – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170711/BLOGS02/170719961/spinning-aplenty-as-poll-shows-kennedy-still-ahead-of-pritzker

 

WTTW
— Gov. Bruce Rauner Shakes Up Staff – Nick Blumberg
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/11/gov-bruce-rauner-shakes-staff
— Illinois Rep. Steven Andersson Deposed as House GOP Floor Leader – Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/11/illinois-rep-steven-andersson-deposed-house-gop-floor-leader
— State Budget Passes. Now What? – Paris Schutz and Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/10/state-budget-passes-now-what

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: John J. Dunphy demonizes, denigrates, and condemns “White extremists.”  Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites who support Trump as being “White extremists.”)
http://thetelegraph.com/opinion/105359/dunphy-extremists-within-our-borders

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Most Republicans say higher education is hurting America  Pew: 58 percent view college negatively  (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers crank out “good little Democrats” 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.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/most-republicans-say-higher-education-is-hurting-america/762917379

 

NAPERVILLE PATCH
— Former Foster Staffer Looks To Unseat Roskam  Carole Cheney says she is running for Congress. – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/naperville/former-foster-staffer-looks-unseat-roskam

 

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— CHENEY LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO UNSEAT ROSKAM – Ray Hanania
http://suburbanchicagoland.com/2017/07/11/cheney-launches-campaign-to-unseat-roskam/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— GOP: Pritzker promotes himself, not area school kids – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511126002-gop-pritzker-promotes-himself-not-area-school-kids

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Rauner’s New Chief Of Staff Kristina Rasmussen
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/rauners-new-chief-of-staff-kristina-rasmussen

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Morrison says GOP legislators gave themselves black eye with budget passage – Giovanni Whaley
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511145302-morrison-says-gop-legislators-gave-themselves-black-eye-with-budget-passage

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Treasurer Frerichs urges Gov. Rauner to champion budget, tax hikes he vetoed – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/treasurer-frerichs-urges-gov-rauner-to-champion-budget-tax-hikes/article_4ce79c2e-664d-11e7-98c6-778a39d0170c.html
— INN asks the tough statehouse questions regardless Madigan’s bullying – Chris Krug
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/krug-inn-asks-the-tough-statehouse-questions-regardless-madigan-s/article_c93f037e-64d7-11e7-9e2a-df0c79f746ba.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Being Pro Life Empowers Women and Families – Joshua Denton
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/pro-life-empowers-women-families/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Policy Institute’s Lucci, Scott Walker’s Patrick hired by Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/11/illinois-policy-institutes-lucci-scott-walkers-patrick-hired-by-rauner/
— Hahn out, more to come
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/11/hahn-out-more-to-come/
— Budget games could lead to a cash crunch
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/11/budget-games-could-lead-to-a-cash-crunch/
— “Smoothing” sounds nice, but it’s another way of saying “We’re shorting the pension funds”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/11/smoothing-sounds-nice-but-its-another-way-of-saying-were-shorting-the-pension-funds/
— New website asks why no women are running for governor  (DIERSEN: Because all the jobs that I had were bad jobs, few if any women wanted them. Qualified women could always get better jobs elsewhere. 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.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/11/new-website-asks-why-no-women-are-running-for-governor/

 

GOPUSA
— Left-wing ‘diversity’ vs Muslims and their ‘customs’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26878
— Leftists Tormented by Trump’s Inspiring Warsaw Speech
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26929
— Silencing the silencers  (DIERSEN: Who wants to silence you and why? I should write a book about those who want to silence me and why.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26881

 

DAILY CALLER
— Illi-noise: Another ‘Progressive’ Blue State Cannot Pay Its Bills – Ron Hart
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/11/illi-noise-another-progressive-blue-state-cannot-pay-its-bills/

 

CNN
— Pro-Trump media scrambles to react to bombshell emails – Oliver Darcy  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government did not put in writing things that would incriminate them.)
http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/11/media/right-wing-media-donald-trump-jr-emails-russians/index.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Paying Professors: Inside Google’s Academic Influence Campaign  Company paid $5,000 to $400,000 for research supporting business practices that face regulatory scrutiny; a ‘wish list’ of topics. – Brody Mullins and Jack Nicas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/paying-professors-inside-googles-academic-influence-campaign-1499785286

 

NEW YORK POST
— Firing hundreds at the VA should be just the start – Betsy McCaughey  (DIERSEN: McCaughey should write an article about a) why 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) why 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) why my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://nypost.com/2017/07/11/firing-hundreds-at-the-va-should-be-just-the-start/

 

FOX 59
— Police: 11 Fishers teens hospitalized after eating THC-laced gummy bears
http://fox59.com/2017/07/07/police-11-fishers-teens-hospitalized-after-eating-thc-laced-gummy-bears/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Authorities with the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office say 11 teens from Fishers were hospitalized after eating gummy bears laced with THC, an active ingredient found in marijuana. Police began investigating the incident just before midnight on Thursday after they were dispatched on a medical call to the 5200 N block of CR 325 W. A 19-year-old male at the scene told a deputy that he became ill after ingesting drugs, and he needed to go to the hospital. He said he was in the area camping with friends, and they also ingested the drugs. Several more sheriff’s deputies arrived and found 10 other teens that all said they were suffering from a rapid heart rate, pain in their legs, blurred vision, and hallucinations. According to the sheriff’s office, a deputy determined that they each ate one half of a gummy bear that supposedly contained THC.)

July 11 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Durbin: Republicans Need To Bring In Democrats On Health Care Reform  (DIERSEN: In the final analysis, Democrats want Republicans to pay for free health care for Democrats.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/11/dick-durbin-health-care-reform-congressional-republicans/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Why is Illinois’ governor’s race a big ol’ testosterone fest? – Heidi Stevens  (DIERSEN: Will Heidi Stevens run for governor?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-tuesday-women-illinois-governor-0711-story.html
(HEIDI STEVENS BIOGRAPHY: Heidi Stevens writes the “Balancing Act” column for the Chicago Tribune, where she has worked since 1998. Before covering lifestyles, she was an editor in the Tribune’s entertainment department. She is a mom of three who believes Dr. Seuss is one of our nation’s all-time greatest fiction writers.)
— Durbin to Republicans on Obamacare: ‘If you break it, you own it’ – John Byrne  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats urge those who have financial and/or health problems to demand that Republicans give them free health care.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-dick-durbin-health-care-20170711-story.html
— Survey: U.S. uninsured up by 2M this year as gains erode – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-uninsured-americans-20170710-story.html
— Can ethics laws go too far? Chicago’s rules favor those who pay to ‘lobby’ – Martin J. Oberman  (DIERSEN: How much money do your critics/opponents pay their operatives and their dupes to harm you?  Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents talk and act like they have promised and/or given lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and/or much more. Virtually all the operative and all the dupes that work for my critics/opponents have severe financial, health, and/or other problems.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-ethics-lobbyists-city-council-mayor-perspec-0711-20170710-story.html
— Chicago’s top cop Eddie Johnson asks court: Block hiring of Patrick Lavin once charged with hate crime – Steve Schmadeke  (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented a jury with lots of evidence of how my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors sabotaged my job search. They had treated me as though I was a “bad” employee, so they certainly did not want me to get a good job after they had 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-police-sue-over-job-candidate-met-20170710-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Retailers win another round against Cook County ‘soda tax’ – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170710/retailers-win-another-round-against-cook-county-soda-tax–
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: New plan to save Loretto mansion: Move it to south edge of Wheaton property – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170711/new-plan-to-save-loretto-mansion-move-it-to-south-edge-of-wheaton-property
— STEM scholars get lesson on gender equality in Geneva – James Fuller  (DIERSEN: The panel should have included a top GAO official. GAO has had great success a) in hiring, in retaining, and in promoting young Democrat minority women and b) in making way for them by wasting the careers of and by getting rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, that is, GAO has had great success a) in giving preference to young Democrat minority women and b) in discriminating against those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, it is patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination. GAO may very well be the first federal agency in which 100% of its employees are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170710/stem-scholars-get-lesson-on-gender-equality-in-geneva

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— State budget deal contains a junk-free sweetener for Chicago – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170711/BLOGS02/170719978
— Fix the school funding formula and open schools this fall – JOHN EDWARDSON AND MARIN GJAJA
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170711/OPINION/170719975/illinois-school-funding-formula-needs-fixing

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Don’t cheer for state’s so called ‘balanced’ budget – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170710/chuck-sweeny-dont-cheer-for-states-so-called-balanced-budget

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Health care protests erupt at GOP senators’ offices  Some protesters lay on ground – EMILY KARL (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats urge those who have financial and/or health problems to demand that Republicans give them free health care.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/health-care-protests-erupt-at-gop-senators-offices/762348152

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Judge Posner and 10th CD Republican Primary Candidate Doug Bennett w/Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/07/judge-posner-and-10th-cd-republican-primary-candidate-doug-bennett-wberkowitz-cable-web/

 

PALOS PATCH
— Palos Township Residents Confront Trustee On ‘Anti-Muslim’ Facebook Posts  Residents vow to attend all future Palos Township Board meetings until trustee resigns. Video coverage of rally and board meeting. – Lorraine Swanson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam. Soon, if not already, Democrats will stop you from getting an education, stop you from getting a job, stop you from owning property, etc. unless you promote Islam. Ever-increasingly, Muslims make it clear that they want to abolish the First Amendment. What do Rauner and Trump have to say about that?)
https://patch.com/illinois/palos/palos-township-residents-confront-trustee-anti-muslim-facebook-posts

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Olsen hopes Rauner makes automatic voter registration a reality – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511122708-olsen-hopes-rauner-makes-automatic-voter-registration-a-reality

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Morrison looks to Rauner to prevent publicly funded abortions – Glenn Minnis
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511112751-morrison-looks-to-rauner-to-prevent-publicly-funded-abortions

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Steve Andersson Loses GOP Floor Leader Slot
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/11/steve-andersson-loses-gop-floor-leader-slot/
— Former Cary School Board President Chris Spoerl Being Put Forth by Jack Franks to Replace Andrew Gasser on the County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/10/former-cary-school-board-member-chris-spoerl-being-put-forth-by-jack-franks-to-replace-andrew-gasser-on-the-county-board/
— Scott Coffey Sings Chris Spoerl’s Praises for County Board
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/11/scott-coffey-sings-chris-spoerls-praises-for-county-board/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Outrageous Giveaway to Muni-Bond Buyers Hidden in Massive Budget Bill – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/outrageous-give-away-to-muni-bond-buyers-hidden-in-massive-budget-bill-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS’ $21 BILLION IN SCHOOL DEBT PUSHES UP PROPERTY TAXES – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-21-billion-in-school-debt-pushes-up-property-taxes/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner rejects Frerichs’ suggestions
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/11/rauner-rejects-frerichs-suggestions/
— Rep. Andersson ousted from House GOP Floor Leader slot
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/10/rep-andersson-ousted-as-house-gop-floor-leader/
— Kennedy’s latest poll has him holding at 44 percent
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/11/kennedys-latest-poll-has-him-holding-at-44-percent/
— Could Erika Harold run against Lisa Madigan?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/11/could-erika-harold-run-against-lisa-madigan/

 

GOPUSA
— Lindsey Graham still carrying water for the Democrats  (DIERSEN: There are few if any DINOs, but there are far too many RINOs. I should write a book about “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who “carry water for the Democrats.”)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26942
— ICE sued for allowing alleged killer to remain in country
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26921
— Trump is winning the immigration debate
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26937

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— The 5 worst fiscally managed states in the USA: New Jersey, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, and Massachusetts – Joseph Lawler
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-5-worst-fiscally-managed-states-in-the-usa/article/2628211

 

DAILY CALLER
— Reporters Wonder: Has The Trump White House Lost Matt Drudge? – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/10/reporters-wonder-has-the-trump-white-house-lost-matt-drudge/

 

BREITBART
— VA Under Trump Admin Fires More Than 500 Employees, Suspends 200 for Misconduct – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ  (DIERSEN: Constructively, since 1997, the Democrats who run GAO have had the Civil Service Retirement System pay me $1,008,644 in today’s dollars ($4,238 X 236 months) to “sit at home.” According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the Democrats who run GAO are doing that because I am a “bad employee.”  I should write a book about adverse actions that my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors took to get rid of me during my first day, first week, first month, first year, first decade, and during the rest of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997. Those adverse actions included forcing me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO, giving me unrealistic performance expectations and unfair performance appraisals, assigning me to supervise the office’s most problematic employees, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, not promoting me beyond GS-13, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They would not have done any of the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/10/va-trump-admin-fires-500-employees-suspends-200-misconduct/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— GEORGE SOROS MAKES ALINSKY LOOK REASONABLE  Brent Smith says billionaire ‘appears to prefer violent revolution’
http://www.wnd.com/2017/07/george-soros-makes-alinsky-look-reasonable/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Democrats Hatch Plans A, B, and C to Impeach Trump – Fred Lucas (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, RINOs, their operatives, and their dupes a) ended my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship and destroyed TAPROOT, b) ended my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership and destroyed the committee, c) ended my service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, d) ended my Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee membership and destroyed ICRC, e) ended my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership and destroyed the chapter, f) ended my GAO employment, etc.  My critics/opponents are rule-or-ruin types. They have their operatives and their dupes destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, destroy etc. that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://dailysignal.com/2017/07/10/democrats-hatch-plans-a-b-and-c-to-impeach-trump/

 

THE HILL
— The county (Texas’s King County) that gave Clinton only 5 votes – REID WILSON  (DIERSEN: What percent of the votes did Trump and Clinton get in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  What do those who voted for Clinton think of you?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/341373-changing-america-the-county-that-gave-clinton-only-5-votes

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Gov. Rauner rejects treasurer’s call to back budget
http://www.kwqc.com/content/news/Gov-Rauner-rejects-treasurers-call-to-back-budget-433676503.html

 

AOL
— THOSE WHO LACK INTELLIGENCE AND/OR MORALS FALL FOR VICES AND BRING EVERYONE AROUND THEM DOWN: Nevada sold out of legal marijuana so quickly, the governor wants to declare a ‘statement of emergency’ – MELIA ROBINSON
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/07/10/nevada-sold-out-of-legal-marijuana-so-quickly-the-governor-want/23024226/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— 3 Lawsuits Filed Against White House Panel on Voter Fraud – MICHAEL WINES  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats fight efforts to stop voter fraud, that is, ever-increasingly, Democrats promote voter fraud.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/10/us/white-house-voter-fraud-lawsuits-kris-kobach.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Culture of Dishonesty.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/opinion/donald-trump-jr-russian-lawyer.html
— How We Are Ruining America  College-educated Americans have become devastatingly good at making sure children of other classes can’t join their ranks. – David Brooks  (DIERSEN: How much money do you have, and how much money do/did your parents have? What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have always viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned me and my parents as being undeservedly filthy rich?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/opinion/how-we-are-ruining-america.html
— Strategy for Democratic Mayors Facing Troubles: Attack Trump – MITCH SMITH  (DIERSEN: From what I see from living in Wheaton since 1978, in Chicago 1976-1978, in University Park 1972-1976, and in Crete 1948-1972, non-Republican mayors blame their problems, your problems, my problems, and everyone’s problems on individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being the top Trump supporter in Wheaton, if not in Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois. They urge all the mayors in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois to take their hatred of Trump out on me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/10/us/democrat-mayor-candidates.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In Uruguay’s marijuana experiment, the government is your pot dealer – Nick Miroff  (DIERSEN: If you want to destroy a person, you give that person pot. If you want to destroy an organization, you give that organization pot. If you want to destroy a company, you give that company pot. If you want to destroy a government, you give that government pot. If you want to destroy a country, you give that country pot.  Mexico gives America mountains of pot every day, week, month, and year, so therefore, Mexico wants to destroy America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/in-uruguays-marijuana-experiment-the-government-is-your-pot-dealer/2017/07/07/6212360c-5a88-11e7-aa69-3964a7d55207_story.html
— Trump administration wants to boost value of federal employee buyouts – Eric Yoder  (DIERSEN: Federal agencies use buyouts to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/07/11/trump-administration-wants-to-boost-value-of-federal-employee-buyouts/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The carrot half of the carrot-and-stick formula for cutting federal jobs would be sweetened under a proposal the Trump administration has sent to Congress, seeking to increase the maximum value of buyout payments from $25,000 to $40,000 government-wide. Buyouts are payments used for “increasing voluntary attrition in agencies that are downsizing or restructuring,” in the words of the proposal, and reduce the need to use the stick side of the equation — the complex and contentious layoff process called reduction in force. A buyout is the lesser of $25,000 or the severance pay the employee would be due if laid off — as a practical matter, it’s usually the former. The payment is taxable, reducing its value typically to under $20,000, and employees who accept one generally must repay the full amount if they return to government employment within five years. The $25,000 figure has been the same since the government first started offering buyouts during the workforce downsizing in the Clinton administration. Last year the Defense Department asked for a boost to $40,000, arguing that $25,000 is no longer a sufficient incentive to get employees to resign or retire voluntarily. Congress agreed to the increase, but only at that department and only through September 2018.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What’s Wrong With Illinois? – Steve Moore
http://www.wsj.com/video/opinion-journal-whats-wrong-with-illinois/199780AE-7F60-4EA0-98F0-854006B046DD.html
— It Costs Taxpayers a Bundle, but Is It Art?  A $10,000 grant for theater ‘celebrating the saguaro cactus’? The National Endowment said yes. – Roger Kimball
https://www.wsj.com/articles/it-costs-taxpayers-a-bundle-but-is-it-art-1499726794
— U.S. Regulator Moves to Rewrite Rules for Swaps Transaction Reporting  CFTC working to reconcile post-trade reporting data from four privately-owned data repositories – Gabriel T. Rubin  (DIERSEN: GAO audits CFTC. GAO wasted my knowledge of swaps and my knowledge of the regulation of swaps. When the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” I knew as much about swaps and the regulation of swaps as anyone at GAO. I had worked on audits of CFTC and other federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years and I had just completed the requirements for a masters degree from IIT in financial markets and trading.  GAO would not have wasted my knowledge of swaps and my knowledge of the regulation of swaps and GAO would not have forced me to retire if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, younger, or a veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-regulator-moves-to-rewrite-rules-for-swaps-transaction-reporting-1499702728
— Consumer Agency’s Arbitration Move Sets Off GOP Showdown  CFPB rule opens door to class-action lawsuits against financial-services companies –  Rachel Witkowski, Andrew Ackerman, and Brent Kendall  (DIERSEN: I have been an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority since 1998.  SEE: https://www.finra.org/arbitration-and-mediation/finra-arbitrators)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cfpb-completes-rule-allowing-class-action-lawsuits-against-banks-1499712133

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump voter fraud panel may spark partisan voting rights battle – Heidi M Przybyla  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps talk and act like the only way that they can defeat Trump in 2020 is by committing massive amounts of voter fraud. Anti-Trumps are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Anti-Trumps are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/10/trump-voter-fraud-panel-may-spark-partisan-voting-rights-battle/464918001/

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow over their domination and destruction of California.
http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article160120539.html

 

CHARLLESTON POST AND COURIER
— After Lindsey Graham comment and widespread ridicule, Trump backing off idea of ‘cyber security unit’ with Russia – AP (DIERSEN: Who in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois ridicules individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. 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?  Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky and Alinsky promotes ridicule.)
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/after-lindsey-graham-comment-and-widespread-ridicule-trump-backing-off/article_fd5a3384-6565-11e7-bcef-8f0a157ae04f.html

 

INTELLIGENCER
— Paralysis in Washington and the politics of alienation – ANNE MCGARRY  (DIERSEN: Who are lead alienators in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  How successful have they been in making individuals, organizations, companies, and governments anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.theintell.com/opinion/guest/paralysis-in-washington-and-the-politics-of-alienation/article_e974bf2d-41f4-567d-ba8d-bfd522c961d7.html

 

AUTOWEEK
— Will France actually be able to ban all gas and diesel vehicles by 2040?  PEUGEOT CITROEN IS UPBEAT, BUT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS CAN’T IGNORE SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS  (DIERSEN: Those who hate “gas and diesel” cars promote “electric” cars. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) hate cars, and especially cars made by General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) hate those who own/owned cars made by General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler, and c) hate unions and past, present, and future union members.  I was a union member for almost 12 years. I worked for Chrysler for a short time in 1970.  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://autoweek.com/article/green-cars/will-france-be-able-ban-all-gas-and-diesel-vehicles-2040

 

NARFE
— Federal Benefits Under Attack  What You Need to Know! FREE Webinar  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that my $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension and my $17,288/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy are much too generous. However, 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://www.narfe.org/home/index.cfm
https://www.registrationheadquarters.com/events/?5a01a52f20b642dcb70f56e073d2006fa
(FROM THE POSTING: What’s at Stake? Current and future retirees risk losing out on cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) Current employees with FERS could lose their annuity altogether Current Feds would be required to contribute 6% more toward retirement FEHBP participants share of the premiums would increase And more proposals that hurt federal retirees and employees alike)

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Former ethics directors says threat from WH chief of staff ’emblematic’ of admin – AP  (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, I detailed the threats that my Democrat GAO superiors and superiors made to force me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  However, because my 7th Amendment rights were denied, I never had an opportunity to present those threats to a jury.)
http://www.federaltimes.com/articles/low-key-fbi-director-pick-would-lead-agency-through-tumult

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Do not confuse this anonymous website with www.gopillinois.com; it has no connection with www.gopillinois.com. David John Diersen is solely responsible for www.gopillinois.com. His phone number is 630-653-0462. He lives at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton, Illinois, 60189-6326. His email address is diersen@aol.com. For Bernard Schoenburg’s April 8, 2017 article on www.realgopillinois.com, SEE: http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170408/bernard-schoenburg-will-real-gop-of-illinois-stand-up-unlikely  For Bernard Schoenburg’s April 16, 2012 article on me, on my www.gopillinois.com, and on my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, SEE: http://www.sj-r.com/x1782330063/Bernard-Schoenburg-A-bunch-of-political-info-daily)
https://realgopillinois.com/about/

July 9 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— In Alexandria shooter’s home town, rage-filled radio host channels middle America’s inner frustration – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-belleville-radio-host-20170708-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate “traditional gas-powered” cars promote “electric” cars. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) hate cars, and especially cars made by General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, b) hate those who own/owned cars made by General Motors, Ford, or Chrysler, and c) hate unions and past, present, and future union members.  I was a union member for almost 12 years. I worked for Chrysler for a short time in 1970.  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://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-car-electric-volvo-hybrid-edit-0709-md-20170707-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Reflections from a day of jury duty – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170709/editorial-reflections-from-a-day-of-jury-duty
— Elgin VFW Post selling building with no home in sight – Elena Ferrarin  (DIERSEN: What organizations are you a member of? How many of those organizations are homeless?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170708/elgin-vfw-post-selling-building-with-no-home-in-sight

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Illinois can’t afford AFSCME’s demands – Mailee Smith
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/guest-view-illinois-can-t-afford-afscme-s-demands/article_88d2d61f-5f37-5f85-8e2b-91c0f20fb51f.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Yes, Illinois, give youth a second chance – Editorial (DIERSEN: Your past predicts your future.)
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-yes-illinois-give-youth-a-second-chance/article_f77b500a-872f-5d9e-a771-4161c491d9f8.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Protests against Trump-care in Springfield
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/protests-against-trump-care-in-the-capitol-city

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Madigan wins … again – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-09/jim-dey-madigan-wins-again.html
— A budget? Sort of – Editorial  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who oppose budgeting. They especially oppose the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party from developing budgets and following budgets.  If you want to destroy an organization, you discourage it from developing budgets and following budgets.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-07-09/budget-sort.html
— Debunking myths in aftermath of state’s new budget – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-09/tom-kacich-debunking-myths-aftermath-states-new-budget.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Woman who started gambling-recovery group wants businesses to adopt self-reporting model – STEPHANIE ESTERS
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/murphysboro/woman-who-started-gambling-recovery-group-wants-businesses-to-adopt/article_22426c11-923e-55e0-9e71-b0126267174a.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— State budget specifies few projects in Will, Grundy counties – Brian Stanley
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/07/07/state-budget-specifies-few-projects-in-will-grundy-counties/atx8j79/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Can the Sun-Times be saved – Peter Bella
http://www.chicagonow.com/interesting-chicago/2017/07/can-the-sun-times-be-saved/

 

GAZETTE CHICAGO
— Signing up to vote in Illinois might get easier – Susan S. Stevens  (DIERSEN: How many millions are registered to vote in more than one state, in more than one county, in more than one township/ward, in more than municipality, and in more than one precinct? How many millions are registered to vote with false identifications?)
http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2017/07/signing-up-to-vote-in-illinois-might-get-easier/

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Two former Oswego candidates charged with destroying election forms – Brent Zell
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511143291-two-former-oswego-candidates-charged-with-destroying-election-forms

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Who are the City of West Chicago’s highest-paid employees?  (DIERSEN: It would be great if DuPage Policy Journal would do this for GAO’s Chicago office.  My ending GAO salary of $122,991 in today’s dollars was significantly lower because of adverse actions that my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors took against me.  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.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511139285-who-are-the-city-of-west-chicago-s-highest-paid-employees
— Here are the 50 former employees of the City of West Chicago receiving the highest annual pension payouts (DIERSEN: It would be great if DuPage Policy Journal would do this for GAO’s Chicago office.  My Civil Service Retirement System pension of $50,856 is significantly lower because of adverse actions that my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors took against me.  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.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511139917-here-are-the-50-former-employees-of-the-city-of-west-chicago-receiving-the-highest-annual-pension-payouts

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Edgar: “Rauner Can Have His Cake and Eat It, Too” – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/09/edgar-rauner-can-have-his-cake-and-eat-it-too/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Wheeling Trustee Mary Krueger claims First Amendment doesn’t protect offending speech – JOHN KRAFT  (DIERSEN: If you say, do, or write something that my critics/opponents disapprove of, my critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes destroy you.  Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?  They have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They disapprove of everything that I say, do, and write, but so far, they have not been able to completely destroy me. They crow that I am no longer a 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, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/wheeling-trustee-krueger-claims-first-amendment-doesnt-protect-offending-speech/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Madigan’s Bipartisan Deception vs. Taxpayers – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/07/madigans-bipartisan-deception-vs-taxpayers/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— When Transparency Really Means Tyranny – Joel Erickson  (DIERSEN: Democrats want you to donate, but only to organizations that promote the Democrat Party platform.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/transparency-really-means-tyranny/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In his recent video for PragerU, National Review senior fellow David French illuminates the political buzzword of “transparency” and the Left’s illicit application of the concept to the private citizen. While the government possesses an obligation to be transparent in its exercise of your tax dollars, privacy is an individual right, and no government is entitled to know whether or not you donate to a nonprofit like IFI.)

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
“White Privilege” a Myth  “White privilege” is a spurious construct invented by progressive academics who love to divide and categorize people into groups – Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh
http://canadafreepress.com/article/white-privilege-a-myth

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Tales of the ruling class: Chicago edition – Thomas Lifson
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/07/tales_of_the_ruling_class_chicago_edition.html

 

BREITBART
— Fake News: Without Any Evidence, Washington Post Suggests ‘Conservative’ Radio Host Inspired Scalise Shooter – TONY LEE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/07/08/washington-post-suggests-conservative-host-inspired-scalise-shooting-no-evidence/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— Why People Hate The Media – ROD DREHER  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who promote hated of me and promote hatred of my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/why-people-hate-the-media-washington-post/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Your Hidden Biases – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois and they are biased against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/07/09/your-hidden-biases/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Christian Crisis Pregnancy Centers Sue Illinois Over Law Forcing Them to Promote Abortion – ANUGRAH KUMAR
http://www.christianpost.com/news/christian-crisis-pregnancy-centers-sue-illinois-abortion-notice-law-191304/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— At Private Dinners, Pence Quietly Courts Big Donors and Corporate Executives – KENNETH P. VOGEL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/09/us/politics/at-private-dinners-pence-quietly-courts-big-donors-and-corporate-executives.html
— Combating a Real Threat (HACKERS) to Election Integrity – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Hackers are not only moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means, they are criminals.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/opinion/sunday/elections-hacking-russia-.html
— Racism Is Everywhere, So Why Not Move South? – RENIQUA ALLENJULY  (DIERSEN: One reason why I accepted IRS’s job offer in 1971 when I was 22 years old was that I had just witnessed the power that EEOC had over the private sector to destroy those who share my demographics. Just before I accepted IRS’s job offer, Oldsmobile had withdrawn a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.  EEOC promotes reverse discrimination, and therefore, it also promotes age discrimination.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/opinion/sunday/racism-is-everywhere-so-why-not-move-south.html
— Hated by the Right. Mocked by the Left. Who Wants to Be ‘Liberal’ Anymore? – NIKIL SAVAL  (DIERSEN: Those on the left, including liberals, 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/2017/07/05/magazine/hated-by-the-right-mocked-by-the-left-who-wants-to-be-liberal-anymore.html
— All the President’s Lawyers  Donald Trump’s life and career have been defined by his legal battles. But do the attorneys who guided him through the courtrooms of New York and New Jersey know how to navigate Washington? – JONATHAN MAHLER  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would call me litigious. I should write a book about all the lawsuits that I have filed including the judges, the defendants, the charges I made, the defenses that the defendants made, the lawyers who represented me, the lawyers who represented the defendants, the outcomes of the lawsuits, and the retaliation against me by the defendants.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/magazine/all-the-presidents-lawyers.html
— Fighting for L.G.B.T. Rights in Retirement Communities – TAMMY La GORCE  (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity do not tolerate those like me who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/business/retirement/lgbt-rights-retirement-communities.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they hate Whites and hate Western civilization.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/opinion/sunday/the-west-and-what-comes-after.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Seattle Shows the Way to Higher Pay.” (DIERSEN: What helped you get higher pay?  I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/opinion/sunday/seattle-minimum-wage.html
— Can Conservatives Find Their Way? – TEVI TROY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Libertarians unethically say that the are Republican. There are tremendous conflicts between many planks in the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform.  Libertarians who unethically say that they are Republican work extremely hard against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/opinion/sunday/can-conservatives-find-their-way.html
— Who Do We Think Of as Poor? – TRACIE McMILLAN  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my Democrat coworkers and subordinates in the federal government painted themselves as being poor. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/opinion/sunday/poverty-snap-food-stamps-.html?ref=opinion
— What to Do With the Swastika in the Attic? – JESSICA M. GOLDSTEIN  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many of my superiors and supervisors were Jewish.  My Democrat superiors, supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates reminded them a) that I am 100% German national origin and b) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. In my defense, I stressed a) that all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, b) that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, c) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and d) my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/opinion/sunday/what-to-do-with-the-swastika-in-the-attic.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps do what they can to promote hatred against 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/2017/07/08/us/he-became-a-hate-crime-victim-she-became-a-widow.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— An inside look at One America News, the insurgent TV network taking ‘pro-Trump’ to new heights – Marc Fisher  (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but one could compare what Robert Herring Sr. and his “One America News” (http://www.oann.com/) does for America with Dave Diersen and what his “GOPUSA ILLINOIS” emails (www.gopillinois.com) does for Illinois.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/an-inside-look-at-one-america-news-the-insurgent-tv-network-taking-pro-trump-to-new-heights/2017/07/05/7475f0a4-4fa2-11e7-91eb-9611861a988f_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One America News is an obscure TV channel struggling to emerge from the cellar of the cable ratings, but it is nonetheless one of President Trump’s favorite media outlets. It’s not hard to see why: On One America newscasts, the Trump administration is a juggernaut of progress, a shining success with a daily drumbeat of achievements. One America — a tiny father-and-sons operation that often delivers four times as many stories per hour as its competitors — promises “straight news, no opinion,” promoting itself as the antidote to the Big Three cable news networks’ focus on punditry and the one big story of the moment. But since its inception in 2013, and especially since Trump began his march to the White House, One America’s owner, Robert Herring Sr., a millionaire who made his money printing circuit boards, has directed his channel to push Trump’s candidacy, scuttle stories about police shootings, encourage antiabortion stories, minimize coverage of Russian aggression, and steer away from the new president’s troubles, according to more than a dozen current and former producers, writers and anchors, as well as internal emails from Herring and his top news executives.)

 

USA TODAY
— Rep. Scalise being treated at hospital with one of worst safety ratings in D.C. area – Jayne O’Donnell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/08/rep-scalise-being-treated-hospital-one-worst-safety-ratings-dc-area/459225001/
— Workplace bias against gays, lesbians may go to Supreme Court – Richard Wolf  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LBGTQ activity, you will not be hired, and if you have a job, you will be fired.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/06/workplace-bias-against-gays-lesbians-may-go-supreme-court/457066001/

 

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