September 1 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Pritzker Wants People To Vote-By-Mail Using His Paperwork
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/31/pritzker-vote-by-mail-paperwork/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Koch group funding on GOP U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam’s behalf foretells 6th District’s national implications – Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-roskam-receives-koch-brothers-support-20180830-story.html
— Drug overdose victims remembered in vigil held at Elgin counseling center – Gloria Casas (DIERSEN: If you a) have never abused legal drugs, b) will never abuse legal drugs, c) have never used an illegal drug, and d) will never use an illegal drug, to who/what do you give credit for that? I give credit to my outstanding parents who had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1948, raised me as a MSL, and had me confirmed as a MSL in 1962. They sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-overdose-awareness-event-st-0902-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-medical-marijuana-for-pain-illinois-20180831-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker cruise company takes 180, now supports union effort – Ryan Smith
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-seadog-entertainment-cruises-union-bust-confrontation-democrat-governor-illinois-election/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use McCain to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and Trump’s supporters.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/john-mccain-role-model-hero/

 

DAILY HERALD
— 6 suspended after Des Plaines police golf outing involving drinking and sex
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180831/6-suspended-after-des-plaines-police-golf-outing-involving-drinking-and-sex
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Five police officers and a civilian employee of the Des Plaines Police Department will be suspended without pay as a result of their actions at a June 2017 golf outing and party, officials said Friday. Police Chief Bill Kushner is issuing the suspensions after private firm Michael Best and Friedrich LLP completed its investigation into the golf outing at Hilldale Golf Course in Hoffman Estates and a nearby after-party that included excessive drinking, nudity, sexual activity and subsequent rumors that a female officer was raped.)
— Visitor spending increases in DuPage County – Beth Marchetti
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180831/visitor-spending-increases-in-dupage-county
— So, how does the mysterious Google search engine really work? – Brian Fung (DIERSEN: Everyone should compare and contrast how Google treats www.gopillinois.com versus www.capitolfax.comwww.gopillinois.com  highlights the source, title, author, and hyperlink for internet postings. www.capitolfax.com downplays the aforesaid.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180901/so-how-does-the-mysterious-google-search-engine-really-work
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This is where the more subjective parts of Google’s search engine come in. Over 100 factors – from where the user is located to how recently a given webpage was updated – contribute to how highly a certain result may appear. In addition, the company’s famous PageRank algorithm, developed by co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, plays a role in determining the authoritativeness of a given source. Google executives are hesitant to discuss the specifics of their software, for fear of encouraging those who may seek to game the algorithm. And a core aspect of Trump’s critique is that Google is mistaken in the way that it assigns authority in the first place. But, said Pandu Nayak, the head of Google’s search ranking team, Google tests its own search results with regular humans to ensure that the search engine does what it is meant to do: Provide relevant and authoritative results. “We’ve developed a detailed series of guidelines about what it means to be authoritative,” said Nayak in an interview. “It’s a 160-page document, it’s been publicly available on the Web for several years now, and it’s our representation about what it means to give relevant and authoritative results. Raters must study it and pass a test” before they can participate in the evaluation process. Google News’ secret sauce Some of Trump’s criticism appears to revolve around which stories appear in Google News. Recent changes to Google News have turned it into a much more personalized product. The company now apples artificial intelligence and accounts more for your expressed preferences. This approach has given rise to questions about what determines News results and just how much its engineers truly understand about the decisions their AI is making. A consistent theme in current machine learning research is that the algorithms are typically black boxes – often, the only way to determine why an algorithm made a decision is to try to reverse-engineer the logic from the results. Influencing the sauce? Still, it appears, companies and individuals can influence Google search results. Reverse-engineering Google has practically become something of a cottage industry, particularly in media. Publishers are constantly trying to find ways to compete for visibility on Google News and on Google Search. For example, Google’s tendency to favor recency, or “freshness,” incentivizes companies such as The Washington Post to create their webpages with metadata keywords that the search engine can easily read. But not even the best experts can know for sure whether their techniques are working. “The file that has the smart meta-title on it is the file that people land on for the latest updates,” said Megan Chan, director of digital operations at The Post. “A lot of it is trial and error.” While The Post has a relationship with Google on special initiatives such as The Trust Project, an effort to promote integrity in journalism, Google does not use those relationships to provide insights into how its algorithms work, Chan said.)
— Volunteers needed to assist seniors with income taxes (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am almost 70. Should I form an organization of seniors who would help younger people with their income taxes?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180830/volunteers-needed-to-assist-seniors-with-income-taxes

 

WTTW
— Employee Accuses Pritzker Group of Union-Busting – Amanda Vinicky
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/08/30/employee-accuses-pritzker-group-union-busting

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— City to appeal court order to immediately pay $333K to panhandlers’ attorneys – Crystal Thomas
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180831/city-to-appeal-court-order-to-immediately-pay-333k-to-panhandlers-attorneys

 

IROQUOIS COUNTY TIMES REPUBLIC
— ICRCC hosts dinner, candidates give talks – KIM RABE
http://www.newsbug.info/iroquois_countys_times-republic/icrcc-hosts-dinner-candidates-give-talks/article_5b29b87c-ec9b-559c-ae35-8161b6cffc79.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— How Trump Tries To Discredit What He Doesn’t Like With ‘Fake’ And ‘Phony’ Labels – TAMARA KEITH (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents demonize, denigrate, and condemn a) every article that I include a link to in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) every event that I include in the upcoming events list in the emails, and c) everyone who reads the emails. Of course, my critics/opponents are conflicted a) when I include links in the emails to articles that they wrote, b) when I include their events in the upcoming events list, and c) when they read the emails.  My critics/opponents want you know only what they tell you, no more and no less.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/how-trump-tries-discredit-what-he-doesnt-fake-and-phony-labels#stream/0

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps invade the collar counties to promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/08/31/join-blue-beginning-as-it-sends-the-democratic-troops-into-the-collar-counties

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State Senator Karen McConnaughay Resignation Follows Pam Althoff’s by Three Days
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/09/01/state-senator-karen-mcconnaughay-resignation-follows-pam-althoffs-by-three-days/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Borrowers in default on student loans after attending colleges in Chicago
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511530198-borrowers-in-default-on-student-loans-after-attending-colleges-in-chicago

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Dodge points to survey as proof Democratic policies hamper Illinois business climate – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511546791-dodge-points-to-survey-as-proof-democratic-policies-hamper-illinois-business-climate
— Illinois is one of the nation’s top cheats in the welfare game – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511547822-illinois-is-one-of-the-nation-s-top-cheats-in-the-welfare-game
— Pritzer proposes tax hike, ignores voter questions – Asia Mayfield (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you can and that you should pay more taxes? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hint/imply/argue/shout that I should pay more taxes. They stress that I avoided the draft, that I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, that I gave up trying to have children, that I did not adopt, that I did not become a foster parent, that I get a federal pension and health insurance subsidy, that I am a Trump supporter, that I am White, that I am a male, that I am old (almost 70), that a am not poor, that I am 100% German American, that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, etc.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511546235-pritzer-proposes-tax-hike-ignores-voter-questions

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Benford, other Republicans refuse pensions ahead of November general election – Robert Hadley (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if I ran for an office saying that if elected, I would refuse a pension, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout at everyone that I could do that because I am undeservedly filthy rich. They would stress my $51,864/year Civil Service Retirement System pension and my $18,000/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy. They would shout a) that I, my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and the rest of ancestor have always benefited tremendously from discrimination against minorities and against females, b) that I am an old (almost 70) White male, c) that I avoided the draft, d) that the federal government grossly overpaid me, e) that wife has always had good jobs, f) that we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and g) even worse things.)
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511547593-benford-other-republicans-refuse-pensions-ahead-of-november-general-election

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Roskam honors McCain as patriot, servant, friend of America – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511546408-roskam-honors-mccain-as-patriot-servant-friend-of-america
— Olsen warns Pritzker tax hike will hit working class, not just billionaires – Karen Kidd (DIERSEN: Are/were you a member of the working class? I was a lowly member of the working class 1962-1997. 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 assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who despise if not hate members of the working class.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511546910-olsen-warns-pritzker-tax-hike-will-hit-working-class-not-just-billionaires
— Mazzochi blasts candidate as Madigan’s puppet during press conference – Karen Kidd (DIERSEN: If you asked my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who I am a puppet for, who would they say?)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511546908-mazzochi-blast-candidate-as-madigan-s-puppet-during-press-conference
— Pritzker offers only an ‘intellectually lazy’ approach to state problems, Wehrli says – Karen Kidd
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511546896-pritzker-offers-only-an-intellectually-lazy-approach-to-state-problems-wehrli-says

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Islam is Advancing in America – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/08/spotlight-islam-is-advancing-in-america/

 

GOPUSA
— ‘Old-school’ eulogy at Aretha Franklin funeral ignites wrath
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53691
— Apple-picking time: Washington sees record foreign worker visas (DIERSEN: What bad jobs have you been offered because others would not take them? GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.gopusa.com/apple-picking-time-washington-sees-record-foreign-worker-visas/
— Suzanna Walters, man-hating professor, slapped with Title IX sex bias complaint (DIERSEN: I should write a book about men who promote hatred of men to curry favor with man-haters.)
http://www.gopusa.com/suzanna-walters-man-hating-professor-slapped-with-title-ix-sex-bias-complaint/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Lawyer for illegal immigrant abortions to testify against Brett Kavanaugh – John Dean, Nixon White House lawyer, also to testify on behalf of Democrats – Stephen Dinan and Alex Swoyer (DIERSEN: Those who work against you say more about you than anything that you can say about yourself. I should write a book about those who work against me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/30/rochelle-garza-lawyer-illegal-immigrant-abortions-/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Trump to ‘study’ federal workers’ pay after asking Congress to block automatic raise – Naomi Lim (DIERSEN: How many federal employees and federal retirees live in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois. Who takes the lead in promoting hatred against the aforesaid?)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/trump-to-study-federal-workers-pay-after-asking-congress-to-block-automatic-raise

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Radicalized Democrats: Destroying the Country and Their Own Party – Jake Hoffman (DIERSEN: How successful have radicalized Democrats been in promoting hatred against Republicans in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who have demonstrated the most hatred against Republicans.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/radicalized_democrats_destroying_the_country_and_their_own_party.html

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Learn To Live Within Your Means (DIERSEN: Since September 30, 1997, my income has been 59% less. My $51,864 federal pension is only 41% of what my $125,325 federal salary was in today’s dollars.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2018/09/01/learn-to-live-within-your-means/

 

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Just about everyone promotes hatred of federal employees and hatred of federal retirees. How many federal employees and federal retirees live in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois. Who takes the lead in promoting hatred against the aforesaid?
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/trump-federal-employee-pay-freeze/
— Gov’t Spends $18 Billion On Jobs Programs, But Can’t Tell If They Work- Editorial (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/job-training-programs-waste-fraud/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Sexual Libertinism Won’t Save the Church – DAVID FRENCH (DIERSEN: Democrats are anti-religious. Democrats want churches to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things. Democrats want non-Protestants to hate Protestants.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/08/catholic-church-scandals-sexual-libertinism/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use McCain to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/404679-meghan-mccain-slams-cheap-rhetoric-in-fathers-eulogy

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “From Criminal Convictions to Ethical Lapses: The Range of Misconduct in Trump’s Orbit.”
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/09/01/us/politics/trump-officials-crimes-and-ethical-violations.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote booze, gambling, pot and other vices say “Addiction Doesn’t Always Last a Lifetime.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/31/opinion/addiction-recovery-survivors.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use McCain to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/31/opinion/mccain-america.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/31/us/politics/mccain-memorial-democrats-republicans.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/mccain-to-be-eulogized-at-memorial-service-by-two-former-presidents/2018/08/31/1c180bb8-ad5c-11e8-b1da-ff7faa680710_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/31/opinion/schools-can-keep-kids-safe-without-giving-their-teachers-guns.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— College students say they want a degree for a job. Are they getting what they want? – Jeffrey J. Selingo (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2018/09/01/college-students-say-they-want-a-degree-for-a-job-are-they-getting-what-they-want/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— John McCain, the GOP’s lost conscience – PAUL THORNTON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Republicans use McCain to viciously demonize, to viciously denigrate, and to viciously condemn Republicans, and especially to viciously demonize, to viciously denigrate, and to viciously condemn Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.latimes.com/la-ol-opinion-newsletter-john-mccain-20180901-htmlstory.html
— Candidate for California governor John Cox was sued for alleged financial misconduct, court documents show – PHIL WILLON (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about all the lawsuits that I have filed? I would focus on what the defendants did to harm me before and after the lawsuits were filed.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-governor-candidate-john-cox-lawsuit-20180831-story.html
— Democratic leader’s call for In-N-Out Burger boycott meets its own resistance – DAKOTA SMITH and MELISSA ETEHAD (DIERSEN: Should I publish a list of all the individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that boycott me and me GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-in-and-out-donations-20180830-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Tattoo Industry Wins Over Millennials – Jo Craven McGinty
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tattoo-industry-wins-over-millennials-1535713200
— The World Isn’t as Bad as Your Wired Brain Tells You Magnified by the internet’s algorithms, our primitive biases make our fears go viral – Christopher Mims (DIERSEN: Democrats dominate the internet. More and more and more of their postings promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-world-isnt-as-bad-as-your-wired-brain-tells-you-1535713201
— Happy in Their Work A survey finds that blue-collar workers aren’t as glum as the stereotype. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on blue-collar workers.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/happy-in-their-work-1535756830

 

BUFFALO NEWS
— Take a measure of your eyesight this month – Judith Whitehead (DIERSEN: How is your eyesight? My eyesight has never been correctable to 20/20 and I have always had partial red/green color blindness. I can no longer put off cataract surgery.)
https://buffalonews.com/2018/09/01/take-a-measure-of-your-eyesight-this-month/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As we age, loss of vision becomes more prevalent, depending on family history, health and certain eye diseases. If conditions such as Macular Degeneration, diabetes and glaucoma run in your family, you need to make sure you have regular eye exams. Eye diseases often have no early symptoms but can be detected during a dilated eye evaluation. There are more than 40 million Americans over the age of 65 and this number is growing rapidly. By the 2050, there will be more than 88 million people in this age group. As our life expectancy increases, so do our eye conditions. The number of people living with poor vision is projected to triple. Fortunately in our country, conditions such as cataracts don’t have to cause blindness as they do in other countries. We are lucky enough to have accessible health care in most areas of America. We need to make sure we take care of our aging population. Keep an eye on aging relatives and friends – loss of vision is gradual and easily goes undetected. Early detection and treatment is always the key to saving your sight.)

 

SEDALIA DEMOCRAT
— Don’t take age too seriously – Deborah Mitchell
https://www.sedaliademocrat.com/opinion/don-t-take-age-too-seriously/article_63561c43-c4ba-5fd0-a12b-f20a7a92078c.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After my cataract surgery, I remember saying that I was officially a geezer. Well, that wasn’t true. NOW I am officially a geezer. My Medicare card arrived yesterday in the mail. You know, that red, white and blue card that all of us geezers carry around in our wallets. I opened the envelope from the Department of Health and Human Services and saw the cheery greeting on the cover letter: “Welcome to Medicare!” Seeing the card felt really weird, I suppose because I have never taken my age seriously. I remember being 30 all those years ago and thinking, “I wonder when I will feel as if I am an adult?” I wondered the same thing when I turned 35. Not long after that, though, adulthood came crashing down because Emily was born, and all of a sudden, I realized that I was responsible for another human being. That made me sit up and take notice. But truly, I have never paid attention to the fact that age was creeping up because I have never felt my age. My BFF Susan and I were talking a few months ago – OK, it was probably a couple of years ago, but who can remember, because they’re all running together at this point – about how we both felt as if we were much younger than our mothers when they were our age (we share the same age), whatever it was at the time.)

 

WHEC
— MAY 10, 2018 FLASHBACK: How old is too old to drive?
https://www.whec.com/news/how-old-is-too-old-to-drive/4902224/

 

ILLINOIS SECRETARY OF STATE
— Medical/Vision Conditions
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/drivers/drivers_license/medical_vision.html
(FROM THE POSTING: If you know someone you feel could jeopardize traffic safety as the result of a medical condition, contact the individual’s doctor or a police officer and request that the Secretary of State’s office investigate. You may submit a Vision Specialist Report completed by a licensed optometrist, ophthalmologist or physician, instead of an in-person vision screening at a Driver Services facility. Visual reading requirements are as follows: The minimum requirement for visual acuity is 20/40 acuity with or without corrective lenses. Drivers with acuity between 20/41 and 20/70 are limited to daylight driving only. You must have at least 140 degree peripheral vision (the ability to see to the side) to have a license without restrictions. This is with or without corrective lenses.)

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Trump’s planned pay freeze earns criticism from at least 1 House Republican (Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: How many federal employees and federal retirees live in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois. Who takes the lead in promoting hatred against the aforesaid?)
https://federalnewsradio.com/your-money/2018/08/trumps-planned-pay-freeze-earns-criticism-from-at-least-1-house-republican/

 

FED SMITH
— Trump to ‘Study’ Federal Workers’ Pay Over Labor Day Weekend – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: Just about everyone promotes hatred of federal employees and hatred of federal retirees. How many federal employees and federal retirees live in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois. Who takes the lead in promoting hatred against the aforesaid?)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/08/31/trump-study-federal-workers-pay-labor-day-weekend/

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner Admin Admits Gov Exaggerated Jobs Claims after Overseas Trips.”
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/coming-off-a-high-rauner-admin-admits-gov-exaggerated-jobs-claims-after-overseas-trips/

August 31 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE OF RAUNER: Rauner on tollway: ‘If I have to send in some investigators, I’ll do it’ – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180831/rauner-on-tollway-if-i-have-to-send-in-some-investigators-ill-do-it
— Editorial’s comments on tollway were premature – Elizabeth Gorman, Executive Director, Illinois Tollway
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180830/editorials-comments-on-tollway-were-premature
— Democratic candidate Sean Casten regrets comparing Trump to bin Laden
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180830/democratic-candidate-regrets-comparing-trump-to-bin-laden
— FRONT PAGE: How suburban police are using dog walkers to fight crime – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: What about criminals who pretend to be dog walkers?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180831/how-suburban-police-are-using-dog-walkers-to-fight-crime
— FRONT PAGE: How fentanyl test strips help drug users ‘be safe and survive’ – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will illicit drug users sue those who give them fentanyl test strips?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180831/how-fentanyl-test-strips-help-drug-users-be-safe-and-survive
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With a goal of stopping the recent rise in drug overdose deaths, advocates and health agencies are willing to try anything — even safety strategies targeting people who will continue using illicit drugs. The latest strategy to come to the suburbs is the issuance of fentanyl test strips so users can determine whether the drugs they plan to take contain the powerful painkilling substance, which is 30 to 50 times stronger than heroin.)
— Group seeks to determine community views on racism – Rev. Clyde H. Brooks (DIERSEN: What does this group say about Democrats who ever-increasingly shout at everyone that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180831/group-seeks-to-determine-community-views-on-racism
— Despite drawbacks, there is value in political parties – Lee Hamilton (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. What do you say to political parties a) that help elect candidates who reject important planks in their platform and/or b) that work against candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180831/despite-drawbacks-there-is-value-in-political-parties
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, those who are anti-conservative and/or anti-Republican paint drug abusers as positively as they can.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180831/editorial-treat-opioid-abuse-like-the-disease-it-is
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF TRUMP: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Trump cancels federal raises – AP (DIERSEN: The federal government employs more voters in Illinois than any other employer. Of course, this action by Trump will encourage them, their spouses, their parents, their children, their etc. to vote for all the Democrats on the ballot in their precinct.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-cancels-pay-raise-due-174828322.html
— How suburban police are using dog walkers to fight crime – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: What about criminals who pretend to be dog walkers?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180831/how-suburban-police-are-using-dog-walkers-to-fight-crime

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam gets backing from billionaire Koch brothers group in Illinois’ 6th District – Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-roskam-receives-koch-brothers-support-20180830-story.html
— Twitter will begin labeling political ads about issues such as immigration – Tony Romm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-twitter-political-ads-20180830-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville dog walkers vigilant against crime as part of new police program – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-paw-patrols-st-0831-story.html
— Naperville restaurants embracing Dollar Up Hunger Down as easy way to help Loaves & Fishes – Diane Moca (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats who run Illinois, everyone in Illinois will be getting charity and/or handing out charity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-hunger-action-month-st-0829-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As sex-abuse crisis roils the Catholic Church, Cupich goes on seminary retreat – Robert Herguth
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/catholic-church-sex-abuse-scandal-cardinal-blase-cupich-carlo-maria-vigano-theodore-mccarrick/

 

ABC7
— Kanye West apologizes for saying slavery was ‘a choice’ – AP (DIERSEN: What “choices” have you made that your critics/opponents have blasted you for making? My Democrat superiors in the federal government blasted me for my a) not being a Democrat, b) avoiding the draft, c) applying for jobs and accepting job offers from the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980, d) being a union member while I worked for Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980, e) applying for promotions, f) complaining about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, g) frustrating their efforts to get rid of me by earning job-related college degrees, professional certifications, and a professional license, h) giving up trying to have children, not adopting, and not becoming a foster parent, i) becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, j) etc.)
https://abc7chicago.com/entertainment/kanye-west-apologizes-for-saying-slavery-was-a-choice/4097335/

 

WGN TV
— Illinois Democratic congressional candidate Sean Casten compares Trump to Osama bin Laden – TAHMAN BRADLEY AND MELISSA ESPANA
https://wgntv.com/2018/08/30/illinois-democratic-congressional-candidate-compares-trump-to-osama-bin-laden/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— An Ugly Pension Update – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-08-30/editorial-ugly-pension-update.html

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— ‘Independent Republican’ Taking On Morrison In 29th State Senate District – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/independent-republican-taking-on-morrison-in-29th-state-senate-district/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Kochs unveil list of backed House candidates, including Peter Roskam – AP
https://herald-review.com/news/national/kochs-unveil-list-of-backed-house-candidates-including-one-in/article_0ca85047-a193-511b-9a83-ba9a710ccb11.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Cooking for a cause: Glen Ellyn Backyard BBQ to raise funds for Bridge Communities – ERIC SCHELKOPF Moca (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats who run Illinois, everyone in Illinois will be getting charity and/or handing out charity.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/25/cooking-for-a-cause-glen-ellyn-backyard-bbq-to-raise-funds-for-bridge-communities/amkvz6t/

 

WGLT
— Rep. Davis Added To Republican Incumbent-Protection Program – RYAN DENHAM
http://www.wglt.org/post/rep-davis-added-republican-incumbent-protection-program#stream/0

 

CITY OF WHEATON
— Public Meeting for East Roosevelt Road Study September 11 (DIERSEN: My precinct is on the south side of Roosevelt Road from Main Street west to the Prairie Path.)
https://www.wheaton.il.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=148

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State Senator Pam Althoff Resigns
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/31/state-senator-pam-althoff-resigns/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri touts reform record as true ‘new voice’ for 49th House District – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511546867-khouri-touts-reform-record-as-true-new-voice-for-49th-house-district

 

WIREPOINTS
— “We’ll never get real pension reform as long as legislators are getting a pension” – Ted Dabrowski on WTAD (DIERSEN: The logical extension of this is to prohibit those who are earning government pension credits or are getting a government pension from a) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman or Captain and b) seeking or holding any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/well-never-get-real-pension-reform-as-long-as-legislators-are-getting-a-pension-ted-dabrowski-on-wtad-audio/
— Emanuel’s misleading pension bond presentation to Chicago aldermen – Ted Dabrowski
http://www.wirepoints.com/emanuels-misleading-pob-presentation-to-chicago-aldermen/
— Liquidation Sale. That’s How To Think About Chicago’s Proposed Pension Bond – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/liquidation-sale-thats-how-to-think-about-chicagos-proposed-pension-bond/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS GRAD STUDENTS DECLARE ‘SANCTUARY UNION’
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/university-of-illinois-grad-students-declare-sanctuary-union.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Koch brothers group to back Roskam
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/31/koch-brothers-group-to-back-roskam/
— Governor claims to be “pretty upset” over Tollway nepotism allegations
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/31/governor-claims-to-be-pretty-upset-over-tollway-nepotism-allegations/
— SIU quickly rescinds ban on “activism” during events by athletes, cheerleaders
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/31/siu-quickly-rescinds-ban-on-%e2%80%9cactivism%e2%80%9d-during-events-by-athletes-cheerleaders/
— Union challenges Pritzker to live up to promises
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/31/union-challenges-pritzker-to-live-up-to-promises/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Pope Francis: Resign, and Let Pope Benedict Return from Retirement – Richard A. Viguerie and Mark Fitzgibbons
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28657

 

BREITBART
— Sarah Palin, Loyal Running Mate, Excluded from John McCain’s Funeral – Joel Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/29/sarah-palin-loyal-running-mate-excluded-from-john-mccains-funeral/
— Pope Francis ‘Embittered’ by Accusations but Has ‘No Intentions of Retiring’ – Thomas Williams
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/30/pope-francis-embittered-by-accusations-but-has-no-intentions-of-retiring/
— Catholics Call for Investigation, Resignation of Pope Francis – Thomas Rodriguez
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/08/30/pope-francis-catholics-call-investigation-resignation/

 

DAILY CALLER
— HOW BIASED ARE TECH COMPANIES AGAINST CONSERVATIVES? – Anders Hagstrom
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/30/tech-companies-conservative-bias/

 

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— The left gives community colleges another free pass for unpaid student loans – Jason D. Delisle
https://www.aei.org/publication/the-left-gives-community-colleges-another-free-pass-for-unpaid-student-loans/

 

GOPUSA
— California has Tarnished the American Dream. (DIERSEN: From what I see, under the Democrats, to be successful in Illinois, like to be successful in California, you have to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53424

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— How McCain Got the Last Word Against Trump – Michael D. Shear and Katie Rogers (DIERSEN: How do your critics/opponents plan on getting the last word against you?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/29/us/politics/mccain-funeral-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Here’s the Conversation We Really Need to Have About Bias at Google.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/30/technology/bias-google-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s Assault on Google The right is pressuring tech to be more MAGA-friendly.” (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast how friendly Google news searches are to Rich Miller and www.capitolfax.com with Google News Searches are to Dave Diersen and www.gopillinois.com.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/30/opinion/trump-assault-google-facebook.html
— National Enquirer Had Decades of Trump Dirt. He Wanted to Buy It All. – Jim Rutenberg and Maggie Haberman (DIERSEN: One could argue that the more dirt that your critics/opponents have on you, the more that you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office. What dirt do your critics/opponents have on you? My critics/opponents stress a) that I avoided the draft, b) that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, c) that we have never owned any dogs, d) that we have only owned American nameplate vehicles, e) that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, f) that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974, g) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968, and h) that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/30/nyregion/trump-cohen-national-enquirer-american-media-recording.html
— Claims of Censorship Come Through Loud and Clear – Kate Conger
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/31/technology/week-in-tech-censorship-debate.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “60 percent disapprove of Trump, while clear majorities back Mueller and Sessions.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-60-percent-disapprove-of-trump-while-clear-majorities-back-mueller-and-sessions/2018/08/30/4cd32174-ac7c-11e8-a8d7-0f63ab8b1370_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Is It Time for Pope Francis to Resign? If an archbishop’s explosive claims are vindicated, this papacy must end. – Robert P. George
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-it-time-for-pope-francis-to-resign-1535668524
— Coming Soon to Facebook: Lots of Extreme Political Ads Campaign strategists say the social-media giant’s advertising platform rewards extreme messaging – Georgia Wells and Deepa Seetharaman (DIERSEN: Of course, you never have, and you never will see any kind of paid advertising in GOPUSA emails or on www.gopillinois.com. But if I did take money for such advertising, which activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. would take out ads in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and on www.gopillinois.com? What would they would they promote with their advertising?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coming-soon-to-facebook-lots-of-extreme-political-ads-1535707802
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Campaign strategists are gearing up to flood Facebook with inflammatory and polarizing ads heading into the midterm elections, saying its advertising platform rewards extreme messaging more than other venues. Such tactics often backfire, partly because extreme ads can be hidden by those who find them disagreeable, Facebook Inc. said. The disconnect highlights the social network’s often-controversial role as a political tool, where Facebook wants to be viewed as a promoter of healthy debate while some believe its platform contributes to divisive civic discourse. Although Facebook didn’t start the trend toward more inflammatory political ads, many candidates and consultants working on midterm campaigns said its cost structure and ability to target narrow slices of voters makes it a uniquely effective tool for motivating people to act in support of a cause or a candidate. “You’re not trying to persuade anybody on Facebook,” said Jeff Roe, whose political-consulting firm Axiom Strategies is one of the biggest buyers of political advertising, largely on behalf of Republican candidates. “You’re trying to reach a different part of people’s brains.”)
— Why Republicans Stick With Trump It’s all the things he hasn’t done. On key issues, the president has come around to conservative positions.
114 Comments – Bobby Jindal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-republicans-stick-with-trump-1535667137
— FRONT PAGE: The ‘Trump Slump’: With a Friend in the White House, Gun Sales Sag The industry leaned heavily on panic over gun control to drive sales, especially during the Obama administration; AR-15 seeks a reboot For years, AR-15-style semi-automatic rifles have been one of the biggest drivers of growth for the gun industry. But President Donald Trump’s election triggered an unexpected response: A slump in demand. – Zusha Elinson and Cameron McWhirter
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-trump-slump-with-a-friend-in-the-white-house-gun-sales-sag-1535640346
— At Wells Fargo, Discontent Simmers Among Female Executives – Emily Glazer (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-wells-fargo-discontent-simmers-among-female-executives-1535707801
— Your Kids Could Lower Your Tax Bill Like Never Before There’s a new tax break for many parents, but it ends when college expenses are approaching – Laura Saunders (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my GAO superiors who hinted/implied/argued/shouted the most that they punished me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents. However, that was a pretext. In 1989, they pulled out all the stops to get rid of me. They threw me off audits of IRS which were always in-town, assigned me to a nasty 6-month out-of-town audit, gave me unfair performance expectations, and gave me an unfair performance appraisal. The real reason why they did the aforesaid was that in 1988, I had become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Because of the aforesaid, in 1989, I asked Henry Hyde to come to my defense.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/your-kids-could-lower-your-tax-bill-like-never-before-1535707850
— Trump Says He’ll Eliminate Pay Raises for Civilian Federal Employees Next Year Democrats and unions denounce the move in a time of tax cuts and vigorous economic growth – Kate Davidson (DIERSEN: The federal government employs more voters in Illinois than any other employer. Of course, this action by Trump will encourage them, their spouses, their parents, their children, their etc. to vote for all the Democrats on the ballot in their precinct.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-says-hell-eliminate-pay-raises-for-civilian-federal-employees-next-year-1535652233

 

USA TODAY
— In-N-Out Burger donates $25,000 to Republican Party, prompting Democrats to demand boycott – Josh Hafner
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/08/30/n-out-burger-donates-25000-republican-party-sparks-boycott/1147103002/
— Fixing ageism and rethinking retirement – Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/2018/08/29/sell-date-employees-ageism-and-rethinking-retirement/1086814002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ageism is widespread and is termed “an insidious practice which has harmful effects on the health of older adults,” by the World Health Organization. Political commentator Bill Maher famously called it the “last acceptable prejudice in America.” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg once publicly noted: “Young people are just smarter.” With 10,000 Baby Boomers reaching 65 every day — a trend which began in 2011 and is set to continue until 2029 — it is past the time to have a conversation around attitudes toward retirement. After all, since the time Social Security set the retirement eligibility age at 65 in 1936, life expectancy at birth has gone up by 20 years. . .Age discrimination occurs when an employer treats an applicant or employee less favorably because of his or her age, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. . .Ageism is hard to prove Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, which protects individuals who are over the age of 40 from discrimination in employment. Half a century later, age discrimination in the workplace remains notoriously hard to prove. Of the 18,376 cases filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2017, only 2.2 percent were found to have a “reasonable cause.” . . . 5 Signs of Age Discrimination (Source: AARP) According to the AARP, there are signs older workers can watch out for: Older workers are being fired or offered buyouts, and younger ones are being hired. The most common term for this is “culture fit.” You are reassigned to unpleasant duties. You start hearing tacky comments about your age. You stop getting raises. Your performance reviews tank.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, USA TODAY promotes LGBTQ activity.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/08/30/troye-sivan-hayley-kiyoko-next-generation-gay-pop-stars/1134289002/
— Public sector unions need to serve their members, not the Democratic Party – Andrew Cline
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/08/31/public-sector-unions-must-end-democratic-activism-serve-members-column/796326002/
— Google’s new tools help vets to find better jobs – Mike Snider (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified veteran who would take the job. That says a lot about how bad the jobs were that I had in the federal government.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/textview (31 Aug 2018)

 

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— In-N-Out boycott call from top California Democrat disowned by state party – John Wildermuth (DIERSEN: Should I publish a list of all the activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who a) boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) call for everyone to boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? Should I draw special attention to the aforesaid boycotters who religiously and hypocritically read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to get information to destroy me?)
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/In-N-Out-boycott-call-from-top-California-13195243.php

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— From top to bottom, know your ballot and make it count – CATHERINE LEW (DIERSEN: If the Republican and Independent voters in your precinct were asked who the Republican candidates are on the November 6, 2018 ballot for your precinct, how many could they list? I have brought and I will continue to bring to the attention of the Republican and Independent voters in my precinct that the following Republican candidates will be on the November 6, 2018 ballot for our precinct: UNITED STATES: Peter Roskam, U.S. Congressman, 6th Congressional District; STATE OF ILLINOIS: Bruce Rauner & Evelyn Sanguinetti, Governor & Lieutenant Governor, Erika Harold, Attorney General, Jason Helland, Secretary of State, Darlene Senger, Comptroller, Jim Dodge, Treasurer, Mike Connelly, Senator, 21th District, and Amy Grant, Representative, 42nd District; DUPAGE COUNTY: Dan Cronin, Chairman, James Mendrick, Sheriff, Paul Hinds, Clerk, Gwen Henry, Treasurer, Grant Eckhoff and Chris Zaruba, County Board, District 4, and Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools; DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE: Joseph Cantore, President; and CIRCUIT COURT: Karen Wilson, Judge and Jeff MacKay, Judge)
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article217535935.html

 

GAZETTE
— Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper lauds a pretend “experiment” with pot – Editorial
https://gazette.com/opinion/editorial-governor-lauds-a-pretend-experiment-with-pot/article_0fd346f6-acb7-11e8-b217-ff3369f27d1e.html

 

WBKO
— National Corvette Museum celebrates 24 years – Allie Hennard (DIERSEN: What have you given up to spend more time on what you believe is more important? My wife and I used to regularly attend these events before January 1, 2005 when I started putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every morning. We have not attended any such events since January 1, 2016 when I started putting together and sending out the emails each and every evening too.)
http://www.wbko.com/content/news/National-Corvette-Museum-celebrates-24-years-492129421.html

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— GAO: Census Bureau Needs to Improve Minority Outreach Efforts – Charles S. Clark
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2018/08/census-bureau-needs-improve-minority-outreach-efforts-gao-finds/150913/

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Day 163: Ives Still Not Endorsing Rauner, Still Not Optimistic for Him Either
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/day-163-ives-still-not-endorsing-rauner-still-not-optimistic-for-him-either/

August 30 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— DuPage County State’s Attorney Bob Berlin and State Senator Mike Connelly hosted an outstanding public safety town hall meeting in the Wheaton City Hall Wednesday evening, August 29, 2018. The 50+ attendees included Cherry, Falbo, Grant, Jorgensen, Keller, MacKay, Monino, Prater, Suess, and Rutledge. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Vietnam veterans honor soldiers killed overseas during 1968 DNC protests on 50th anniversary – Stacey Baca
https://abc7chicago.com/society/vietnam-veterans-honor-soldiers-killed-overseas-during-1968-dnc-protests/4091424/
— Texas woman explains why she posted video of mystery doorbell ringer
https://abc7chicago.com/woman-explains-why-she-posted-video-of-mystery-doorbell-ringer/4094104/
— ‘Suspicious shooting’ leads deputies to mystery woman seen ringing doorbell in Texas – Katherine Marchand
https://abc7chicago.com/mysterious-doorbell-ringer-safe-after-boyfriends-suicide/4091785/

 

WGN TV
— Willowbrook meets to address cancer concerns – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/08/29/willowbrook-meets-to-address-cancer-concerns/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Bruce Rauner dangles capital bill for billions in road, bridge, other projects — after the election – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-capital-bill-20180829-story,amp.html
— 4 ways Trump could go after Google – Brian Fung
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-trump-google-20180829-story.html
— Electric school buses, cleaner trains to get share of state’s $108 million from Volkswagen settlement – Mary Wisniewski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-biz-volkswagen-settlement-electric-buses-20180829-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: 5 things to know about the expanded medical marijuana law in Illinois – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-medical-marijuana-illinois-five-things-20180829-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: State Sen. Heather Steans pushes pot in La Grange.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/la-grange/news/ct-dlg-great-marijuana-debate-tl-0906-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-pot-industry-stoner-stereotype-20180829-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Good news for free trade: Trump loses a dispute.” Anti-Trumps always side with foreign countries and their citizens against America and against its citizens.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trade-trump-newsprint-canada-20180829-story.html
— Reinventing higher ed: If Illinois wants more college students … – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you have a degree from a college in Illinois, you are presumed to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, that is, you are presumed to be a “good little Democrat.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-university-illinois-scholarship-commitment-20180827-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/medical-marijuana-weed-cresco-labs-opioids/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites and anti-Republicans use what Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) says to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Whites and Republicans as being racists.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/richard-russell-white-nationalists-john-mccain-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DuPage sheriff officials now blame state’s attorney’s office for bad info on judge’s ruling – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180829/dupage-sheriff-officials-now-blame-states-attorneys-office-for-bad-info-on-judges-ruling
— DuPage County could talk about abolishing recorder’s office – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180829/dupage-could-talk-about-abolishing-recorders-office
— Editorial’s comments on tollway were premature – Elizabeth Gorman, Executive Director, Illinois Tollway
https://www.dailyherald.com/opinion/ (Not yet posted as of 9:00 AM, Thursday, August 30, 2018)
— Elgin Community College to host weeklong celebration of students of color – Madhu Krishnamurthy (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. How soon, if not already, will anti-Whites succeed in stopping Whites from getting an education, getting a job, owning property, etc.?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180829/ecc-to-host-weeklong-celebration-of-students-of-color

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The latest new-economy fight brewing in Springfield Gov. Rauner sides with newcomers in the peer-to-peer car-sharing industry, while old-line renters like Enterprise and their allies ponder their next step. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/latest-new-economy-fight-brewing-springfield

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Lower taxes, vote ‘no’ on McHenry referendums – Charles “Chuck” Wheeler
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/08/29/wheeler-lower-taxes-vote-no-on-mchenry-referendums/adwjtui/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner immigration talk, then and now – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180829/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-immigration-talk-then-and-now

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— LaHood: Trump’s policies working despite behavior, investigation – DEREK BEIGH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/lahood-trump-s-policies-working-despite-behavior-investigation/article_8689ef9d-a91d-5084-9b3a-4b977405f887.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield Winter Warming Center to have mental health services for homeless – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hint/imply/argue/shout that mental illness does not cause homelessness, but instead, that Republican policies cause homelessness? What do you say to those who send homeless people to DuPage County and then blame homelessness in DuPage County on Republican policies in DuPage County?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180829/springfield-winter-warming-center-to-have-mental-health-services-for-homeless

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Area GOP legislators say Democrat JB Pritzker needs to detail tax plan – Chris Kaergard
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180829/area-gop-legislators-say-democrat-jb-pritzker-needs-to-detail-tax-plan

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Spending watchdog Adam Andrzejewski finds fertile ground out West – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-08-29/jim-dey-spending-watchdog-finds-fertile-ground-out-west.html

 

TIMES
— Beware biting hand that feeds Downstate – Jim Nowlan
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/08/27/state-affairs-beware-biting-hand-that-feeds-downstate/ap2pjnc/

 

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Kendall County Board members, sheriff headed to Washington, D.C. Will speak with feds about funding; trip sponsored by counties council – TONY SCOTT
http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2018/08/24/kendall-county-board-members-sheriff-headed-to-washington-d-c/au45dyl/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Manar Hopes To Override Teacher Salary Veto – DUSTY RHODES
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/manar-hopes-override-teacher-salary-veto

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— The People vs. The Budget When it comes to state spending, Illinois politicians are giving voters what they want. That’s the problem. – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: How much money does the State of Illinois spend on its residents who share your demographics? From what I see, the State of Illinois spends far more on its residents who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/people-vs-budget#stream/0
— ‘If You Don’t Think You’re Being Recorded At Work, You Are Naive’ – YUKI NOGUCHI (DIERSEN: If I had recorded what my Democrat GAO superiors said to me to get me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, a jury would have ruled in my favor in Diersen v. GAO.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/bugged-work-how-secret-recordings-are-changing-workplace#stream/0
— Generous Giving Or Phony Philanthropy? A Critique Of Well-Meaning ‘Winners’ – STEVE INSKEEP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about philanthropists in Illinois who give money to promote a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, g) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, h) patronage, i) political affiliation discrimination, j) reverse discrimination, k) age discrimination, l) retaliation, and even worse things. I should write a book about philanthropists in Illinois who give money to promote getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/generous-giving-or-phony-philanthropy-critique-well-meaning-winners#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Illinois GOP debate Pritzker’s tax plan – Rebecca Brumfield
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/illinois-gop-debate-pritzker-s-tax-plan/1405287538

 

WJBC
— Cong. LaHood praises Trump’s policies, but not his personality
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/08/29/cong-lahood-praises-trumps-policies-but-not-his-personality/

 

WSIL TV
— Providers hesitant about new medical marijuana expansion bill – Roni LeForge
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38989404/providers-hesitant-about-new-medical-marijuana-expansion-bill

 

WAND TV
— Lawmakers push for tighter food stamp rules
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38990116/lawmakers-push-for-tighter-food-stamp-rules
— Man pleads not guilty in deadly video gambling stabbing
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38987177/man-pleads-not-guilty-in-deadly-video-gambling-stabbing

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois is one of the nation’s top cheats in the welfare game – W.J. Kennedy
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511547822-illinois-is-one-of-the-nation-s-top-cheats-in-the-welfare-game

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wheaton pays property taxes nearly two times national average (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511547035-analysis-wheaton-pays-property-taxes-nearly-two-times-national-average
— Roskam hails NAFTA reboot – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511546400-roskam-hails-nafta-reboot
— Pritzker wants to follow Madigan 2017 tax hike with more increases, Durkin says – Karen Kidd
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511546382-pritzker-wants-to-follow-madigan-2017-tax-hike-with-more-increases-durkin-says

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Brown University Caves to Cross-Dressers and Their Collaborators – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats, expect to see more and more and more men dressing as women and more and more and more women dressing as men. Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender dysphoria.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/brown-university-caves-to-cross-dressers-and-their-collaborators/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner floats capital plan for umpteenth time, but again won’t say how we’ll pay for it
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/30/rauner-floats-capital-plan-for-umpteenth-but-again-wont-say-how-well-pay-for-it/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Illinois Dem: Trump and Osama Bin Laden Have ‘Tremendous Amount in Common’ Sean Casten says Trump and Bin Laden both ‘activate marginalized young men’ – Brent Scher
https://freebeacon.com/politics/illinois-dem-trump-osama-bin-laden-tremendous-amount-common/
— Blue-Collar Workers Increasingly Optimistic Under Trump New poll: 85 percent of blue-collar workers say their lives are heading ‘in the right direction’ – Haris Alic
https://freebeacon.com/issues/blue-collar-workers-increasingly-optimistic-under-trump/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP COULD CALL DOWN CONGRESS, LAW ON SOCIAL MEDIA Report confirms there are ‘outside-the-box’ opportunities too
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/trump-could-call-down-congress-law-on-social-media/

 

DAILY CALLER
— POLL REVEALS 65 PERCENT OF AMERICANS DON’T KNOW WHO TRUMP NOMINATED TO THE SUPREME COURT – Hanna Bogorowski (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents. They want to know ONLY what they tell you, no more and no less.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/29/cspan-poll-supreme-court/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot pushers push pot in Illinois.
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/29/medical-marijuana-illinois/

 

BLAZE
— Verified hate: Freelance journalist exposes overwhelming amount of racism among staff at BuzzFeed – Doc Thompson
https://www.theblaze.com/video/verified-hate-freelance-journalist-exposes-overwhelming-amount-of-racism-among-staff-at-buzzfeed
— NPR: More than two-thirds of school shootings reported to feds in 2015-16 never happened – Breck Dumas
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/28/npr-more-than-two-thirds-of-school-shootings-reported-to-feds-in-2015-16-never-happened
— The Catholic Church needs a ‘Come to Jesus’ moment — literally – Leon Wolf
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/29/commentary-the-catholic-church-needs-a-come-to-jesus-moment-literally

 

GOPUSA
— US consumer confidence rises to 18-year high
http://www.gopusa.com/us-consumer-confidence-rises-to-18-year-high/
— Bitterness in Death Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) has reportedly not been invited to attend funeral services for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), her onetime running mate.
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53523
— Jim Brown: Black community ‘has a responsibility’ to look inward, not blame Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53436
— Michelle Malkin: The Left’s Long War on Conservative Free Speech
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53521

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— To the legacy media, corrupt Democrats are not news – L. Brent Bozell III and Tim Graham
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/bozell-graham-to-the-legacy-media-corrupt-democrats-are-not-news/

 

DAILY TORCH
— The mainstream media continues to prove it is nothing but propaganda – Printus LeBlanc
http://dailytorch.com/2018/08/the-mainstream-media-continues-to-prove-it-is-nothing-but-propaganda/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites and anti-Republicans use what Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) says to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Whites and Republicans as being racists.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news-campaigns/404304-former-rnc-chair-on-desantis-its-how-white-folks-talk

 

REUTERS
— Trump unblocks more Twitter users after U.S. court ruling – David Shepardson (DIERSEN: I do not block anyone a) from having GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions or b) from reading the emails at www.gopillinois.com. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions and/or read the emails at www.gopillinois.com. They focus on getting information to use against me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-twitter/trump-unblocks-more-twitter-users-after-u-s-court-ruling-idUSKCN1LE08Q

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— US Officials Take Action To Protect Alaska Whistleblower (DIERSEN: I was a whistleblower. If I had been protected, my Democrat GAO superiors would NOT have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-13, gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors would NOT have failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, gotten rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors would NOT have forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.kfqd.com/us-officials-take-action-to-protect-alaska-whistleblower/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A Measured Look at a Study That Alarmed Some Drinkers – Aaron Carroll (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and/or act like a) they drink lots of booze, b) they want to drink lots of booze, c) they want to make lots of money selling booze, and/or d) they want government to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/28/upshot/alcohol-health-risks-study-worry.html
— Putin Softens Russia Pension Changes, in Rare Bow to Public Pressure – Neil MacFarquhar
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/29/world/europe/russia-putin-pension.html
— Asian-American Students Suing Harvard Over Admissions Win Justice Dept. Support – Katie Benner
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/30/us/politics/asian-students-affirmative-action-harvard.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— John Cox’s claim that he was raised by a ‘single mother on the South Side of Chicago’ – Glenn Kessler (DIERSEN: The higher the office that you run for, the deeper that your opponents will dig into your background.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/08/29/john-coxs-claim-that-he-was-raised-by-single-mother-south-side-chicago/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Here’s where the story gets fuzzy. Cox frequently says he “grew up” with a single mother, struggling on the South Side of Chicago. But records show that’s not the case. His mother married a third time, to a Post Office supervisor named Thomas Cox, on May 23, 1959, according to the marriage license, which said the ceremony was performed by a minister. In other words, John Cox was not yet 4 years old when his mother was no longer single. She remarried less than 3½ years after Cox’s father left her. . .Cox’s mother was a librarian at Calumet High School on the South Side, which had a student population that was almost exclusively African American. Cox graduated from the local high school, H.L. Richards in Oak Lawn, which according to his senior-year yearbook was almost all white. . .When we asked the Cox campaign to explain these discrepancies, officials responded with a statement from Cox that he was largely raised by his mother and that his stepfather was absent and abusive. . .Cox’s older brother has died, and his other siblings did not respond to requests for comment.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “U.S. is denying passports to Americans along the border, throwing their citizenship into question.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/us-is-denying-passports-to-americans-along-the-border-throwing-their-citizenship-into-question/2018/08/29/1d630e84-a0da-11e8-a3dd-2a1991f075d5_story.html
— Justice Department criticizes Harvard’s admissions practices in affirmative action case alleging bias against Asian Americans
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/08/30/justice-department-criticizes-harvards-admissions-practices-in-affirmative-action-case-alleging-bias-against-asian-americans/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Hammers Google Again, but Signals Against Regulation President repeats criticism that the internet giant’s search engine is biased against conservatives – Douglas MacMillan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-hammers-google-again-but-signals-against-regulation-1535589396
— Schools Crack Down as More Students Cut Class New approaches aim to reverse rise in chronic absenteeism, including prizes for good attendance and laundry rooms for students who lack clean clothes – Tawnell D. Hobbs (DIERSEN: What classes did you cut? If ran for a government office or for a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress the classes that I cut 1966-1968 while I attended UIC and 1969-1970 while I attended NIU. Most commonly, they were Monday and Friday classes that I cut to work the Post Office and for Chrysler.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/schools-crack-down-as-more-students-cut-class-1535621403
— California Moves to Mandate Female Board Directors Legislators pass bill requiring publicly traded companies based in the state to have at least one woman on board – Vanessa Fuhrmans and Alejandro Lazo (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians that my superiors in the federal government were under a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes vehemently deny there was any such pressure.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-moves-to-mandate-female-board-directors-1535571904
— Treasury Moves to Block New Yorkers’ Path Around Cap on State Tax Deductions New regulations would blunt high-tax states’ efforts to bypass a new limit on state and local tax deductions with donation programs – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/treasury-moves-to-block-new-yorkers-path-around-cap-on-state-tax-deductions-1535055928
– John McCain and the Dying Art of Political Compromise – James A. Baker III (DIERSEN: Beyond overwhelmingly, “compromise” is a) when liberals win and conservatives lose and b) when Democrats, Libertarians, and/or Greens win and Republicans lose.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/john-mccain-and-the-dying-art-of-political-compromise-1535581611
— A Visit to Islamic England Muslims headed to Friday prayer while non-Muslims went the other way. No one made eye contact. – Andy Ngo (DIERSEN: There are tremendous differences between what Muslims want and what non-Muslims want.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-visit-to-islamic-england-1535581583
— Forget ‘Senior Citizen’—Aging Baby Boomers Search for Better Term Offended by labels like ‘elderly’ and ‘old,’ older adults try on new generational descriptions – Clare Ansberry (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/forget-senior-citizenaging-baby-boomers-search-for-better-term-1535556196
— Putin Dials Back Pension Plan After Backlash Bill to bump up the qualifying age for state pensions draws popular ire, hits president’s popularity. – Ann M. Simmons (DIERSEN: The qualifying age for regular retirement for those federal employees under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) is 55. In addition, you must have at least 30 years of CSRS service. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, and I had almost 30 years of CSRS service, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” and suffer 6 years of “early retirement penalty” for the rest of my life.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-proposal-to-raise-retirement-age-poses-problems-for-putin-1535533201
— Justice Department Says Harvard Hurts Asian Americans’ Admissions Prospects With ‘Personal Rating’ Government calls rating ‘vague and elusory’ in filing in closely-watched affirmative-action lawsuit – Melissa Korn and Nicole Hong
https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-says-harvard-hurts-asian-americans-admissions-prospects-with-personal-rating-1535637680

 

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to hire only those who are anti-White.
http://fortune.com/2018/08/29/leaked-emails-ian-m-smith/

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— ‘You can see the dripping of hate’: Inside the protest group at Facebook attacking its ‘intolerant’ liberal culture – Rob Price
https://www.businessinsider.com/inside-the-facebook-conservative-employee-protest-2018-8

 

USA TODAY
— Facebook ‘mobs’ attack conservative views within company, some employees say – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat, Libertarian, and Green website.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/08/28/facebook-employees-hint-conservative-intolerance/1127988002/

 

ARIZONA CENTRAL
— How doorbell cameras are creating dilemmas for police, neighborhoods – Christina Hall (DIERSEN: To deter crime and to help solve crimes, I encourage everyone to have a motion-activated doorbell camera and other motion-activated security cameras.)
https://www.azcentral.com/story/tech/nation-now/2018/08/23/doorbell-camera-videos-police-dilemma/1074952002/

 

WCVB
— ‘I’m gonna kill you:’ Terrifying abduction caught on doorbell camera – Chelsea Robinson
https://www.wcvb.com/article/i-m-gonna-kill-you-terrifying-abduction-caught-on-doorbell-camera/22859284

 

KSDK
— Doorbell camera captures fireball streak across the sky in Missouri The American Meteor Society said it has received more than 340 reports from eight states. (DIERSEN: I can watch Wheaton’s fireworks with my doorbell camera.)
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/weird/doorbell-camera-captures-fireball-streak-across-the-sky-in-missouri/63-588382673

 

MY FEDERAL RETIREMENT
— Social Security Benefits Lose 34% of Buying Power Since 2000, Study Shows (DIERSEN: Based on this, my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension has lost 34% of buying power since 2000. My $51,864/year CSRS pension should be $69,498/year.)
https://www.myfederalretirement.com/public/2108.cfm
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Social Security benefits have lost 34 percent of buying power since 2000, according to the 2018 Social Security Loss of Buying Power Study released this week by The Senior Citizens League, a nonpartisan senior citizen’s action group. The study’s findings represent a significant one-year loss of 4 percentage points in buying power, with the loss increasing from 30% to 34% from January 2017 to January 2018. According to the study, the loss occurred even though beneficiaries received a 2% annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2018. The study examines the growth, since 2000, in the price of goods and services that are typical for retired and disabled households, and compares that to the growth in Social Security benefits due to annual COLAs.)

 

EPOCH TIMES
— New Study Rejects Idea That Americans Won’t Do Certain Jobs – CHARLOTTE CUTHBERTSON (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that they would never stoop to take the jobs that I did. 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 assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.theepochtimes.com/new-study-rejects-idea-that-americans-wont-do-certain-jobs_2636440.html

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Rauner Unleashes “Controversial” Vetoes on Illinois, Turns Back on Veterans and Teachers
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/rauner-unleashes-controversial-vetoes-on-illinois-turns-back-on-veterans-and-teachers/

August 29 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Chicago Trump adviser George Papadopoulos will admit ‘inaccuracies’ – Chuck Goudie and Barb Markoff, Christine Tressel and Ross Weidner
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-trump-adviser-george-papadopoulos-will-admit-inaccuracies/4090655/
— Willowbrook residents concerned about emission of carcinogenic gas from local company – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/health/willowbrook-residents-concerned-about-emission-of-carcinogenic-gas-from-local-company/4081127/

 

NBC5
— These Are the Candidates Running for Chicago Mayor – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/whos-running-for-chicago-mayor-491904151.html

 

CBS2
— Thanks To ‘Ashley’s Law,’ Sick Illinois Students Now Can Take Medical Marijuana At School (DIERSEN: Pot pushers are overjoyed.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/29/ashleys-law-ashley-surin-medical-marijuana-at-school-illinois-law/
— California: Student Allegedly Rips MAGA Hat Off Classmate’s Head, Faces Battery Charges
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/29/student-allegedly-rips-maga-hat-off-classmates-head-faces-battery-charges/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Days before school starts, CPS still won’t say how many workers have been disqualified by background checks – Juan Perez Jr., David Jackson and Jennifer Smith Richards
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-school-background-check-results-20180828-story.html
— A taxpayer-funded mural at a CTA stop was reported as graffiti, so city crews destroyed it – Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-mural-removed-rivera-paulina-20180828-story.html
— In Trump era, breweries and bars wear politics on their sleeves – Josh Noel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/beer/ct-food-craft-beer-politics-0830-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps side with Google against Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-google-search-bias-trump-kudlow-0830-20180829-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-patients-advocates-opioid-expansion-medical-marijuana-reaction/
— Cleaner trains, school buses to get share of $109M in new VW settlement plan – Brett Chase
https://chicago.suntimes.com/autos/vw-volkswagen-emissions-scandal-electric-car-charging-stations-trains-school-buses-109-million/
— Google Maps mistakenly shows ‘McCain Senate Office Building’ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/john-mccain-senate-office-building-google-maps/
— US court says Housing Act covers harassed LGBT tenant in Niles – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/marsha-wetzel-niles-us-court-housing-act-harassed-lgbt-tenant/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner signs legislation spurred by ex-Des Plaines superintendent’s severance
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180829/rauner-signs-legislation-spurred-by-ex-des-plaines-superintendents-severance
— Google denies Trump charge it rigs “Trump News” searches – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180829/google-denies-trump-charge-it-rigs-x201ctrump-newsx201d-searches
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump overstates his job performance ratings.” – Mike Riopell
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180829/fact-check-trump-overstates-his-job-performance-ratings

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— GOP challenger Jason Helland makes Jesse White’s age, 84, an issue in Illinois secretary of state’s race – Mike Riopell
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180829/gop-challenger-makes-jesse-whites-age-84-issue-in-illinois-secretary-of-states-race

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Lawmakers, Public Health Officials, Denounce Tobacco 21 Veto – SAM DUNKLAU
http://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-lawmakers-public-health-officials-denounce-tobacco-21-veto

 

FOX ST. LOUIS
— Illinois law protects breast-feeding mothers in the workplace (DIERSEN: During the early 1990s, to help GAO a) hire, retain, and promote young women and b) to get rid of its employees who smoked (overwhelmingly old White men), GAO gutted the smoking room in its Chicago office and turned it into a lactation room.)
https://fox2now.com/2018/08/29/illinois-law-protects-breast-feeding-mothers-in-the-workplace/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Roskam declines invitation to participate in League of Women Voters candidate forum – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/29/roskam-declines-invitation-to-participate-in-league-of-women-voters-candidate-forum/a46myjh/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Why It’s so Hard for Republicans to Win in Illinois Democrats and Republicans were once evenly matched in Illinois. So how did the Party of Lincoln fall behind in his own homeland? – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/August-2018/Why-Its-So-Hard-for-Republicans-to-Win-in-Illinois/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s possible to trace the divergent fortunes of the Republican and Democratic parties in Illinois by looking at the voting histories of two counties: DuPage, in the suburbs of Chicago, and Williamson, in Southern Illinois coal country. DuPage was once a bulwark of the Illinois Republican Party, having supported its presidential candidates since the days of Abraham Lincoln. After World War II, DuPage’s villages burgeoned with middle-class homeowners who had fled Chicago’s corrupt political machine, and considered Republicans the party of good government and fiscal responsibility. . .How times have changed. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won Illinois by an even larger margin than her husband, but she won only 12 counties, most of them in the Chicago area. She won DuPage County 53%-38%, and lost Williamson County 67%-28%.)

 

WIREPOINTS
— Illinoisans to pay $2.6B in “penalty interest” for state’s fiscal-deadbeat status – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinoisans-pay-heavy-penalty-for-states-fiscal-deadbeat-status/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— TAXPAYER-SUBSIDIZED MANUFACTURER SHUTTERS ILLINOIS PLANT – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/taxpayer-subsidized-manufacturer-shutters-illinois-plant/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— All four contested GOP congressional incumbents have better than even chance of winning
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/29/538-all-four-contested-gop-congressional-incumbents-have-better-than-even-chance-of-winning/
— For at least the second time, Jesse White’s GOP opponent Jason Helland makes ageist remark (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. Needless-to-say, my Democrat GAO superiors who forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old should be jailed. Previously, they gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/29/for-at-least-the-second-time-jesse-whites-gop-opponent-makes-ageist-remark/
— Rep. Miller Walsh appointed to committees
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/29/rep-miller-walsh-appointed-to-committees-as-more-facebook-posts-emerge/
— Simon Institute funding disparity study gets wide coverage
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/29/simon-institute-funding-disparity-study-gets-wide-coverage/
— Rauner’s new digital ad focuses on Pritzker’s opposition to private school tuition tax credit (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/29/rauners-new-digital-ad-focuses-on-pritzkers-opposition-to-private-school-tuition-tax-credit/
— Pritzker campaign calls Rauner “Governor Veto”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/29/pritzker-campaign-calls-rauner-governor-veto/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump warns Evangelicals of Democrats ‘violently’ overturning his agenda
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53454
— Hogg’s Gun Control Kids Make Demands of Smith & Wesson
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53392
— 16 Oregon sheriffs ask voters to repeal sanctuary state law
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53359
— Race-based school criteria roils Asian-Americans – again
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53336

 

EAGLE ACTION REPORT
— Social Media Crushing Conservative Free Speech – Michelle Malkin
https://eagleactionreport.com/articles/social-media-crushing-conservative-free-speech

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Jim Jordan speaker bid excites conservatives: ‘The grassroots is starving for principled leadership’ – Seth McLaughlin
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/28/jim-jordan-speaker-house-bid-excites-conservatives/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump-backed candidates keep on winning GOP primaries. Here’s what that means for November – David Bossie
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/08/29/trump-backed-candidates-keep-on-winning-gop-primaries-heres-what-that-means-for-november.html

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— America Was Meant to Overcome Identity Politics – JIM GERAGHTY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote identity politics. Ever-increasingly, to get votes from members of Group A, they promise to use government to get rid of members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/america-made-to-overcome-identity-politics/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Generation of Americans Is Entering Old Age the Least Prepared in Decades Low incomes, paltry savings, high debt burdens, failed insurance—the U.S. is upending decades of progress in securing life’s final chapter – Heather Gillers, Anne Tergesen and Leslie Scism
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-generation-of-americans-is-entering-old-age-the-least-prepared-in-decades-1529676033

 

ILLINOIS BUSINESS IMMIGRATION COALITION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever increasingly, IBIC promotes mass/illegal immigration. Ever increasingly, IBIC makes it clear that it is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://mailchi.mp/illinoisbic/vvnms20cdi-811569

 

FED SMITH
— OPM and GAO Fight Over Tables of Penalties – John W. York (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/08/29/opm-gao-fight-tables-penalties/

 

FED WEEK
— Court Stresses Role That Law Gives Unions in Federal Workplace (DIERSEN: GAO unionized in 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.fedweek.com/issue-briefs/court-stresses-role-that-law-gives-unions-in-federal-workplace/
— OMB Tells Agencies to Streamline Operations (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. For those Democrats, “streamline operations” means getting rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/omb-tells-agencies-to-streamline/

 

PRAVDA
— Those who fire older employees should be jailed – Putin (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am almost 70. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. Needless-to-say, my Democrat GAO superiors who forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old should be jailed. Previously, they gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.pravdareport.com/news/russia/kremlin/29-08-2018/141468-putin_pension-0/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that one should introduce administrative and even criminal responsibility in Russia for dismissing employees of pre-retirement age. “I deem it necessary to introduce administrative and even criminal responsibility for employers for dismissing workers of pre-retirement age, as well as for refusing to hire citizens for work because of their age,” Putin said in a televised address to the nation in connection with the widely discussed pension reform in Russia. One should envisage such responsibility within in the framework of additional guarantees that will protect interests of older citizens on the labor market. Today, the retirement age in Russia is 60 years for men and 55 years for women. This retirement age was introduced during the 1930s. The need to raise the retirement age in Russia has been discussed for a long time already due to the increased life expectancy and the inability to provide a decent pension while the number of employed individuals in the country is decreasing, and the number of pensioners is growing. In most countries of the world, the retirement age is 60-65 years.)

August 29 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Speaker Paul Ryan campaigns for Democrat-targeted congressman Randy Hultgren – Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/speaker-of-the-house-paul-ryan-hit-the-chicagoland-campaign-trail-tuesday-headlining-a-loop-fundraiser-for-us-rep-randy-hultgren-r-illinois-of-the-states-14th-congressional-district-/4081418/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner defends veto of visa help for immigrant crime victims – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/rauner-defends-veto-of-visa-help-for-immigrant-crime-victims

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Phil Kadner viciously demonizes, viciously denigrates, and viciously condemns Trump and his supporters.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-speaks-american-greatest-strength/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The silence of Pope Francis and the pain of a church – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-pope-francis-catholic-church-kass-20180828-story.html
— Someone posted photos of a young councilwoman in California in her underwear. She calls it ‘slut-shaming.’ – Taylor Telford
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-slut-shaming-women-political-candidates-0829-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican glorifies and praises McCain.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-robinson-colun-st-0829-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHIC AND TABLE: FROM THE ARTICLE: For every dollar DuPage County taxpayers send to Springfield, the state returns 31 cents. That’s the lowest rate of return among all 102 counties in Illinois, according to a recently released study conducted by researchers at the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: One could argue that Illinois is financially dependent on DuPage County. One could argue that without DuPage County, Illinois would have to immediately file for bankruptcy. DuPage County is run by Republicans. One could argue that if more statewide candidates were elected from DuPage County, Illinois would not be having the financial problems that it is having. Aside from Evelyn Sanguinetti, the last statewide candidate from DuPage County elected was Jim Ryan. Further, when James “Pate” Philip from DuPage County was President of the Illinois Senate, Illinois was much more fiscally responsible.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180829/study-suburbs-pay-more-than-what-they-get-back-from-state
— High school marching bands hit the neighborhood streets – Eileen O. Daday (DIERSEN: For many years now, DuPage Republicans have sponsored the Wheaton North and Wheaton South high school bands in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180828/high-school-marching-bands-hit-the-neighborhood-streets
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “GOP sold its sold, McCain didn’t.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180829/ignatius-gop-sold-its-sold-mccain-didnt
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: A family reunion more than 60 years in the making – Burt Constable (DIERSEN: For many decades, the Diersens held big family reunions every summer at the Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete. But that all ended in 1961 when the pastor of the church succeeded in splitting the church. About half the Diersens stayed with the church as it dumped the Missouri Synod and moved to the Wisconsin Synod. The other half, including my parents, me, and my brother transferred to Hope Lutheran Church in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180829/constable-a-family-reunion-more-than-60-years-in-the-making

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180829/marijuana-now-possible-pain-alternative-to-addictive-opioids
— Cullerton says lawmakers will try to override Tobacco 21 veto – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want children to smoke tobacco but want them to smoke pot.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180828/cullerton-says-lawmakers-will-try-to-override-tobacco-21-veto

 

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Rahm’s GOP foe: I intend to solve Chicago’s Rahm problem
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/rahms-gop-foe-i-intend-to-solve-chicagos-rahm-problem

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz discuss Chicago’s violence & it’s leadership deficit w/Gary MacDougal
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/08/watch-berkowitz-discuss-chicagos-violence-it-leadership-deficit-wgary-macdougal-cable-and-web/

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Monee pays property taxes nearly three times national average
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511544936-analysis-monee-pays-property-taxes-nearly-three-times-national-average

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Local Democratic leader: Outreach is key to ‘blue wave’ in November – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at everyone that to punish Trump, everyone should vote for all the Democrat candidates on the ballot.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/local-democratic-leader-outreach-is-key-to-blue-wave-in/article_d40b7d28-aa22-11e8-9559-9b562b070f5f.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WISCONSIN HIGHLIGHTS STATE ECONOMY IN COMPARISON TO ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/wisconsin-highlights-state-economy-in-comparison-to-illinois.html

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— REPUBLICANS CAN, MUST KEEP CONTROL IN MIDTERMS – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/republicans-can-must-keep-control-in-midterms/
— IMMIGRANTS AND DISEASE – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/immigrants-and-disease/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— STUDY AFFIRMS GOOGLE SEARCH RESULTS LEAN LEFT Not the ‘fair and balanced arbiter of facts’ it claims to be – ART MOORE
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/study-affirms-google-search-results-lean-left/
— THE LEFT’S LONG WAR ON CONSERVATIVE SPEECH Michelle Malkin: ‘If you can’t beat ’em, deplatform ’em. That’s the progressive way’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/the-lefts-long-war-on-conservative-speech/
— 16 STATES ASK SUPREMES TO REIN IN TRANSGENDERS Religious liberty fight developed when male worker demanded to dress like woman
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/16-states-ask-supremes-to-rein-in-transgenders/
— TOXIC FEMINISM STABS WOMEN IN THE BACK Carl Jackson says movement ‘gave good men an excuse to be bad’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/toxic-feminism-stabs-women-in-the-back/
— DOES OPEN-BORDERS CROWD WANT MORE TB IN U.S.? Public health issue is ignored by those championing sanctuary cities – WALTER WILLIAMS
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/does-open-borders-crowd-want-more-tb-in-u-s/

 

BREITBART
— 10 Times Google’s Far-Left, Anti-Trump Bias Was Exposed – Allum Bokhari
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/28/10-times-googles-far-left-anti-trump-bias-was-exposed/
— ‘Concerned Catholics’ Group Petitions Archbishop to Remove LGBT-Activist Priests from Ministry – Dr. Susan Berry
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/28/concerned-catholics-group-petitions-archbishop-to-remove-lgbt-activist-priests-from-ministry/

 

TOWNHALL
— Corrupt Democrats Are Not ‘News’- Brent Bozell and Tim Graham Brent Bozell and Tim Graham
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2018/08/29/corrupt-democrats-are-not-news-n2513875
— The Left’s Long War on Conservative Free Speech – Michelle Malkin
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2018/08/29/the-lefts-long-war-on-conservative-free-speech-n2513901
— Gov. Cuomo Pardoned An Illegal The Same Week One Was Charged With Mollie Tibbetts’ Murder – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/08/28/icymi-gov-cuomo-pardoned-another-undocumented-person-the-same-week-an-illegal-w-n2513635

 

DAILY CALLER
— CONSERVATIVES AT FACEBOOK FORM ‘FB’ERS FOR POLITICAL DIVERSITY’ TO COMBAT COMPANY’S IDEOLOGICAL ECHOCHAMBER – Kyle Perisic (DIERSEN: Conservative Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois should organize and form an association. It could be named the “Association of Conservative Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains of Illinois” or ACRPCI. In your township/ward and in your county, what percent of the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains are conservative? What have they done that shows that they support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/28/facebook-political-diversity-james-damore/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than one hundred conservative Facebook employees have joined an internal employee message board to protest what they call the company’s “intolerant” liberal culture. The group, “FB’ers for Political Diversity,” was created last week, The New York Times reported Tuesday, and aims to promote ideological diversity within the company. Facebook’s workforce of more than 25,000 is viewed as largely liberal. “We are a political monoculture that’s intolerant of different views,” wrote senior Facebook engineer and group cofounder Brian Amerige in a post, The NYT added. “We claim to welcome all perspectives, but are quick to attack — often in mobs — anyone who presents a view that appears to be in opposition to left-leaning ideology.” Amerige’s post continues to criticize Facebook’s emphasis on racial and gender diversity and how it, along with the company’s overt liberal bias, threatens the “viability as a company.” Facebook banned a dissenting conservative group in December 2016, Business Insider reported in August 2017. The group, “Facebook Anon,” was an anonymous group chat for supporters of then-candidate Donald Trump. It was shut down for violating Facebook’s policies against anonymous accounts, but Business Insider reported that the talks “turned ugly and … alarmed management.” Amerige’s post echoes similar concerns of a memo former Google engineer James Damore wrote in August 2017 that criticized Google’s “ideological echo chamber,” The Daily Caller reported. “[W]e tear down posters welcoming Trump supporters. We regularly propose removing [tech investor Peter] Thiel from our board because he supported Trump,” Amerige wrote. “We’re quick to suggest firing people who turn out to be misunderstood, and even quicker to conclude our colleagues are bigots.” Amerige added that Facebook has made “all lives matter” a “fireable offense” and that human resources investigates anyone who dares “criticize Islam’s human rights record.” Amerige’s concerns are not without any evidence. Facebook cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has donated to left-leaning campaigns in the 2018 and 2020 elections, The Daily Caller News Foundation reported on Aug. 23. Facebook also has a well-documented history of removing conservative content, some of which was restored with an apologized after public backlash. (RELATED: Facebook Flags New York Post Article About Trump Voters As ‘Spam’) Facebook has also removed videos and shadow banned content. Facebook apologize for mistakenly removing videos from the popular conservative page PragerU on Aug. 17, The Daily Caller reported. FB’ers for Political Diversity’s only rule is “if you attack a person’s character, rather than their ideas, you will be banned.”)
— DESPITE PUSH FROM FAR LEFT, JUST ONE QUARTER OF DEMOCRATS WANT TO ABOLISH ICE – Will Racke
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/28/ap-poll-abolish-ice-democrats/
— CNN’S CHRIS CUOMO ACCUSES TRUMP OF USING GOOGLE’S CENSORSHIP TO ‘DIVIDE’ – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/28/cnn-chris-cuomo-trump-google-censorship/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Ivanka Blasted For Posing With A Christian Minister – Paul Bois
https://www.dailywire.com/news/35135/ivanka-blasted-posing-christian-minister-paul-bois

 

PJ MEDIA
— Ivanka: North American Women ‘Still Underrepresented’ in Boardrooms, Politics, Science – NICHOLAS BALLASY (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? In what areas are those who share your demographics underrepresented? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, Republicans were grossly unrepresented. Ever-increasingly, conservatives are underrepresented in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, and the Republican Party.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/ivanka-north-american-women-still-underrepresented-in-boardrooms-politics-science/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Corrupt Democrats Are Not ‘News’ – Brent Bozell and Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2018/08/28/bozell-graham-column-corrupt-democrats-are-not-news

 

THE WEEK
— The incredible transformation of the Democratic Party – David Faris (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://theweek.com/articles/791291/incredible-transformation-democratic-party

 

THE HILL
— Former aide: McCain probably would’ve wanted a Latina woman to succeed him – EMILY BIRNBAUM (DIERSEN: What are the demographics of the person who your critics/opponents want to replace you with? My critics/opponents want to replace me with someone who they can manipulate/dominate and who is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/403907-former-aide-mccain-probably-wouldve-wanted-a-latina-woman-to-succeed-him
— Workers are ready to choose a better America by joining unions – MARC PERRONE (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are vehemently anti-union.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/403995-workers-are-ready-to-choose-unions-and-a-better-america
— California gov candidate backs universal healthcare for undocumented immigrants – MEGAN KELLER
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/404036-dem-calif-gov-candidate-government-should-give-undocumented-immigrants

 

ABC NEWS
— 160 undocumented workers detained in Texas immigration bust – KARMA ALLEN
https://abcnews.go.com/US/160-undocumented-workers-detained-texas-immigration-bust/story?id=57467248

 

NEW YORK TIMES
– FRONT PAGE: Trump Accuses Google of Burying Conservative News in Search Results – Adam Satariano, Daisuke Wakabayashi and Cecilia Kang
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/28/business/media/google-trump-news-results.html
— If G.O.P. Loses Hold on Congress, Trump Warns, Democrats Will Enact Change ‘Quickly and Violently’ – Michael D. Shear (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are filled with hatred of Trump and filled with hatred of anyone who does not share their hatred of Trump.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/28/us/politics/trump-evangelical-pastors-election.html
— Dozens at Facebook Unite to Challenge Its ‘Intolerant’ Liberal Culture – Kate Conger and Sheera Frenkel (DIERSEN: Conservative Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois should organize and form an association. It could be named the “Association of Conservative Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains of Illinois” or ACRPCI. In your township/ward and in your county, what percent of the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains are conservative? What have they done that shows that they support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/28/technology/inside-facebook-employees-political-bias.html
— What Did Pope Francis Know? The Catholic Church needs leaders who can purge corruption even among their own theological allies. The pope is failing that test. – Ross Douthat
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/28/opinion/pope-francis-catholic-church-resign.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— You can wager Democrats will talk a lot about this issue – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2018/08/28/you-can-wager-democrats-will-talk-a-lot-about-this-issue/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Accuses Google of Suppressing Positive News About His Presidency President says Google, Twitter, Facebook are ‘treading on very, very troubling territory’ – Vivian Salama, Douglas MacMillan and Drew FitzGerald
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-accuses-google-of-suppressing-positive-news-about-his-presidency-1535459748
— Pope Francis in the Dock A former papal nuncio accuses the pontiff of a sex abuse coverup. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pope-francis-in-the-dock-1535497184

 

USA TODAY
— How doorbell cameras are creating dilemmas for police, neighborhoods – Christina Hall (DIERSEN: Recently, a doorbell camera was used to harass/threaten me. One of the homeowners in my precinct, a registered Republican voter, angrily phoned me, angrily claimed to be out of town, angrily claimed that she had just been alerted by her doorbell camera that I had just left Republican literature on her front door, angrily claimed that literature encouraged burglars to break into her home, and angrily demanded that I immediately come back and take that literature back, which I did. She angrily demanded that I take her off my list and angrily demanded that I never bring Republican literature to her door again. I expect that she is one of the 30 or so voters in my precinct who a) cast Republican primary ballots to do whatever damage they can to the Republican Party and b) always vote for Democrats in general elections.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2018/08/23/doorbell-camera-videos-police-dilemma/1074952002/
— Sexually transmitted diseases surge for the 4th straight year, CDC reports – Ken Alltucker (DIERSEN: Anti-conservative promote promiscuity.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/28/cdc-reports-surge-gonorrhea-other-sexually-transmitted-diseases/1115411002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Mollie Tibbetts case exposes farms’ worst-kept secret: hiring undocumented immigrants – Alan Gomez (DIERSEN: The worse that jobs are, the more likely that employers will hire illegals to do that those jobs. What bad jobs have you had? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I had were bad jobs. 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 assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/24/iowa-murder-casts-spotlight-farms-hiring-undocumented-immigrants/1075320002/

 

FINANCIAL TIMES
— Facebook employees’ group criticizes its ‘political monoculture’ Formation of ‘FB’ers for Political Diversity’ comes amid accusations of leftwing bias – Hannah Kuchler (DIERSEN: Conservative Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois should organize and form an association. It could be named the “Association of Conservative Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains of Illinois” or ACRPCI. In your township/ward and in your county, what percent of the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains are conservative? What have they done that shows that they support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
https://www.ft.com/content/656caf3e-ab23-11e8-89a1-e5de165fa619

 

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— Republicans Make a List of Trump Scandals They’re Covering Up – Nancy LeTourneau (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997. One could say that the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 forced me to take their early retirement “offer” to punish Newt Gingrich.)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2018/08/28/republicans-make-a-list-of-trump-scandals-theyre-covering-up/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What Newt saw to is what Paul Glastris and Haley Sweetland Edwards called, “The Big Lobotomy.” A quick refresher: In 1995, after winning a majority in the House for the first time in forty years, one of the first things the new Republican House leadership did was gut Congress’s workforce. They cut the “professional staff” (the lawyers, economists, and investigators who work for committees rather than individual members) by a third. They reduced the “legislative support staff” (the auditors, analysts, and subject-matter experts at the Government Accountability Office [GAO], the Congressional Research Service [CRS], and so on) by a third, too, and killed off the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) entirely…Since 2011, with a Tea Party-radicalized GOP back in control of the House, Congress has cut its budget by a whopping 20 percent, a far higher ratio than any other federal agency, leading, predictably, to staff layoffs, hiring and salary freezes, and drooping morale.)
— JUNE/JULY/AUGUST 2014 FLASHBACK: The Big Lobotomy How Republicans Made Congress Stupid – Paul Glastris and Haley Sweetland Edwards (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997. One could say that the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 forced me to take their early retirement “offer” to punish Newt Gingrich.)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/junejulyaug-2014/the-big-lobotomy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The third target of Gingrich’s attacks was the legislative support agencies. The Government Accountability Office, Congressional Budget Office, Congressional Research Service, and now-defunct Office of Technology Assessment operated on a bipartisan basis, offering measured reports on topics suggested by members themselves. Sometimes, these agencies act as helpful librarians, and sometimes they’re more like referees, carefully adjudicating among the competing quantitative claims of various members and outside groups. Gingrich, perhaps not surprisingly, viewed them all as potential rivals to his singular narrative.)

 

ENTREPRENEUR
— 6 Ways Healthy Office Competition Builds Teams and Improves Productivity – John Rampton (DIERSEN: When you got promotions, what competition did you face? GAO is in the legislative branch. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates had a very low opinion of executive branch employees like I was for almost 12 years (Post Office 1966-1969 and IRS 1971-1980). They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I got promoted in 1972, 1973, and 1974 only because the IRS employees who I competed against for those promotions were inferior people. They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GAO would never have hired me in 1971, and if it had, it would never have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. They stressed that I did not earn an MBA until 1976, that I did not pass the CPA examination until 1979, and that I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until 1980.)
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/317603

 

INDEPENDENT
— Economic inequality, not gender oppression, drives women to take sexy selfies, says study ‘When a young woman adjusts her bikini provocatively with her phone at the ready, don’t think of her as vacuous or as a victim. Think of her as a strategic player in a complex social and evolutionary game’ – Maya Oppenheim
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/women-sexy-selfies-why-social-media-economic-inequality-gender-oppression-a8511121.html

August 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Rauner signs bill legalizing medical marijuana as opioid alternative – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/health/rauner-signs-bill-legalizing-medical-marijuana-as-opioid-alternative/4080820/

 

NBC5
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Marijuana Now Possible Pain Alternative to Addictive Opioids
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-marijuana-pain-alternative-491928851.html
— Chicago Aldermen Have Millions in Campaign War Chests, State Records Show – Carol Marin, Don Moseley and Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-aldermen-have-millions-in-campaign-war-chests-state-records-show-491883101.html

 

CBS2
— House Speaker Paul Ryan Attends Campaign Luncheon For Congressman Randy Hultgren
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/28/house-speaker-paul-ryan-attends-campaign-luncheon-for-congressman-randy-hultgren/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Marijuana now pain alternative to addictive opioids in Illinois – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/marijuana-now-pain-alternative-to-addictive-opioids

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Rauner signs medical marijuana expansion bill allowing drug as painkiller alternative – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-medical-marijuana-opioids-illinois-expansion-20180827-story.html
— GOP challenger Jason Helland makes Jesse White’s age, 84, more than a number in Illinois secretary of state’s race – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jesse-white-jason-helland-secretary-of-state-20180827-story.html
— Trump’s economic adviser: ‘We’re taking a look’ at whether Google searches should be regulated – Tony Romm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-google-searches-regulation-20180828-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Rauner OKs medical marijuana to replace opioids – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/illinois-medical-marijuana-alternative-opioids-bruce-rauner/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mexico says a) it will never stop sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally and b) it will never stop keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally. Constructively Mexico reaffirms its constructive declaration of war against America. Anti-Trumps side with Mexico and side with all the other countries of the world that have constructively declared war on America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/luis-videgaray-caso-donald-trump-enrique-pena-nieto-mexico-border-wall/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers promote the advantages of legal pot over illegal pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/cannabis-marijuana-toxic-pesticides-illegal-california-pot-farms/
— Trump-endorsed DeSantis wins Florida GOP gubernatorial primary – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ron-desantis-donald-trump-florida-gubernatorial-primary-rick-scott/
— Trump takes on Google in complaints about social media – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/social-media-conservative-voices-donald-trump-larry-kudlow-google/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Many Americans struggling to get by despite strong economy.” What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. Anyone should be able to do what I did because according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am extremely stupid. But out of the other side of their crooked mouths they shout that I had tremendous unfair advantages in life including that I was born a White male, that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, that I avoided the draft, that I worked for the federal government, that I got married, that my wife has always had income, that we gave up trying to have children, that we did not adopt, and that we did not become foster parents, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/americans-struggle-basic-needs-strong-economy-urban-institute-survey/
— And what’s your share, folks, of our local public debt? $126,000 – Madeleine Doubek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/and-whats-your-share-folks-of-our-local-public-debt-126000/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-patients-advocates-opioid-expansion-medical-marijuana-reaction/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner effectively kills bill targeting Lake County chief assessment officer – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180828/rauner-effectively-kills-bill-targeting-lake-county-chief-assessment-officer
— Trump’s economic adviser: ‘We’re taking a look’ at whether Google searches should be regulated – Isaac Stanley-Becker and Brian Fung
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180828/trumps-economic-adviser-were-taking-a-look-at-whether-google-searches-should-be-regulated
— DuPage sheriff’s officials change reason for canceling J.U.S.T. program – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180828/dupage-sheriffs-officials-change-reason-for-canceling-just-program
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps shout at women that Trump is a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps want women and everyone else to hate Trump. How should Trump respond?
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180828/roberts-women-hold-key-to-democrats-bid-to-rein-in-trump
— DuPage County Board agrees to spend $260,000 on lobbyists – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180828/dupage-county-board-agrees-to-spend-260000-on-lobbyists

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— People’s Resource Center revamps food pantry to better serve clients – ERIC SCHELKOPF (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, more and more and more people a) depend on government, b) depend on charity, and c) are getting charity and/or are handing out charity.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/22/peoples-resource-center-revamps-food-pantry-to-better-serve-clients/doil4i8/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Township: Illegal loans, advance pays – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/dupage-township-illegal-loans-advance-pays/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— IRS MOVES TO BLOCK ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS’ TAX CREDIT WORKAROUND SCHEME New IRS rules make clear that lowering the actual tax burden, not complicated workarounds, is the correct way to respond to tighter federal restrictions on SALT deductions. – Adam Schuster (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/irs-moves-to-block-illinois-lawmakers-tax-credit-workaround-scheme/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Rauner finally comes around a little on medical marijuana
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/28/rauner-finally-comes-around-a-little-on-medical-marijuana/#comments
— Casten is first candidate out of the gate with Metra response
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/28/casten-is-first-candidate-out-of-the-gate-with-metra-response/
— Illinois Policy Institute begins mailing public employees about Janus
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/28/illinois-policy-institute-begins-mailing-public-employees-about-janus/

 

DAILY CALLER
— SOUTH AFRICA WITHDRAWS BILL TO SEIZE LAND FROM WHITE FARMERS — FOR NOW – Chris White
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/28/south-africa-land-white-farmers/

 

BREITBART
— Google Responds to Trump: ‘No Political Bias in Google Search’ – Lucas Nolan
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/28/google-responds-to-trump-no-political-bias-in-google-search/
— Gavin Newsom Vows Universal Healthcare for All of California’s Illegal Immigrants – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/28/gavin-newsom-california-illegal-immigrants-universal-healthcare/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Michael Steele says “You Get a First Class Ride to Stupidland on the Trump Train.”
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/08/28/michael-steele-you-get-a-first-class-ride-to-stupidland-on-the-trump-train/

 

GOPUSA
— Americans mostly unsatisfied with K-12 education
http://www.gopusa.com/americans-mostly-unsatisfied-with-k-12-education/
— Rate of home ownership among black and Latino millennials is strikingly low, study finds
http://www.gopusa.com/rate-of-home-ownership-among-black-and-latino-millennials-is-strikingly-low-study-finds/
— Jacksonville gunman has mental history, took anti-psychotic drugs
http://www.gopusa.com/court-records-jacksonville-gunman-has-mental-history-took-anti-psychotic-drugs/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Judge Invalidates Parts of Executive Order That Made It Easier to Fire Federal Workers – BRIDGET JOHNSON
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/judge-invalidates-parts-of-executive-order-that-made-it-easier-to-fire-federal-workers/

 

DAILY WIRE
— The Media Properly Honor John McCain After His Death. Their Scorn For Him In 2008 Helped Make Trump. – BEN SHAPIRO
https://www.dailywire.com/news/35076/media-properly-honor-john-mccain-after-his-death-ben-shapiro

 

CHECK YOUR FACT
— FACT CHECK: ARE ONLY HALF OF 30-YEAR-OLDS DOING BETTER THAN THEIR PARENTS AT THE SAME AGE? – Emily Larsen (DIERSEN: When you were 30, were you doing better financially than your father was doing when he was 30? I was, but my father had fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. While he had earned a high school diploma, none of his ancestors had done that. While I have never had children, he and my mother had the financial burden of raising me.)
http://checkyourfact.com/2018/08/28/fact-check-millennials-income-mobility/

 

THE HILL
— Trump: Google suppressing conservative voices, hiding ‘good’ news and information – EMILY BIRNBAUM
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/403905-trump-google-suppressing-conservative-voices-hiding-good-news-and
— Google responds to Trump: Denies favoring ideologies in search results – HARPER NEIDIG
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/403950-google-responds-to-trump-denies-favoring-ideologies-in-search-results

 

CBS NEWS
— “We’re taking a look at it,” says WH econ advisor Larry Kudlow, asked if the Administration thinks Google searches should be regulated, following @POTUS complaint today that it’s rigged against him.
https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1034429503911677953

 

NEWSWEEK
— WILL POPE FRANCIS RESIGN? – JAKUB LEWANDOWSKI
https://www.newsweek.com/will-pope-francis-resign-1091787

 

FED WEEK
— Planning to Retire – Social Security Reductions for CSRS Retirees
https://www.fedweek.com/reg-jones-experts-view/planning-to-retire-social-security-reductions-for-csrs-retirees/

 

FED SMITH
— Strong Protections Still Exist for Disabled Employees in the Federal Workplace – Eric Pines (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO in its Chicago office 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors assigned me to supervise all the office’s disabled employees at one time or another.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/08/28/strong-protections-still-exist-disabled-employees-federal-workplace/

August 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Rauner set to sign medical marijuana expansion bill allowing drug as painkiller alternative – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-medical-marijuana-opioids-illinois-expansion-20180827-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In general, Rauner has opposed expanding the medical marijuana program, but a recent poll showing Pritzker with a large lead may have put pressure on him to support the politically popular measure. In addition, Rauner recently approved other measures requiring insurance coverage for opioid abuse and continuing education for doctors about opioid prescriptions. Kevin Sabet, president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, opposes the expansion of medical marijuana, warning that it could lead to more addiction, more drivers who are under the influence and more users suffering from the drug’s harmful effects on attention, memory, decision-making and brain development. “From a scientific perspective, it makes no sense,” Sabet said. “The most comprehensive study on the issue was just published in The Lancet and found marijuana didn’t help with pain, nor did it reduce opioid use. “From a political perspective,” Sabet added, “it likely signals he feels pressure from J.B. Pritzker, who has welcomed pot with open arms.” But in states that have legalized medical marijuana, some studies have shown a decrease in opioid prescriptions and in opioid-related overdose deaths. Cannabis remains illegal under federal law.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Anti-Rauners say “High cancer risk in southeast DuPage County linked to company co-owned by Rauner’s former firm.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-dupage-cancer-pollution-rauner-20180827-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Republicans paint McCain as being the only Republican who is not racist.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-john-mccain-respect-20180827-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Tollway board sees nothing wrong with dubious hiring – Editorial (DIERSEN: Does the Daily Herald see reasons for skepticism a) after my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) after my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) after my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968? 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. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180828/editorial-tollway-board-sees-nothing-wrong-with-dubious-hiring
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For something is surely amiss somewhere when the tollway cannot see the reasons for skepticism after it selects a person with no engineering experience who has not worked since her job as an office-furniture sales associate 18 years ago but does have a family relationship to a top state political figure ahead of other candidates for a job overseeing engineering contracts.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says there is a cancer on the presidency.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180828/gerson-there-is-again-a-cancer-on-the-presidency

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Can Emanuel’s bad pension borrowing be made good? As the mayor prepares to borrow $10 billion to pay pension debt and keep tax hikes down, paying off that debt somewhat sooner could save taxpayers far times more in the future. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/can-emanuels-bad-pension-borrowing-be-made-good

 

WGN RADIO
— General John Borling reflects on the life and legacy of his friend Senator John McCain – PETER ZIMMERMAN (DIERSEN: In 2004, Borling was a candidate for U.S. Senate in Illinois.)
https://wgnradio.com/2018/08/27/general-john-borling-reflects-on-the-life-and-legacy-of-his-friend-senator-john-mccain/

 

WTTW
— The Battle for Union Members Begins – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee. If GAO had been unionized in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors a) would not have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) would not have given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) would not have always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) would have promoted me beyond GS-13, e) would not have gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, f) would not have kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and g) would not have forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/08/27/battle-union-members-begins#new_tab

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Man robbed his grandmother at knife point to steal her medical marijuana
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180827/police-sheffield-man-with-knife-robbed-grandmother-of-medical-marijuana

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Pensions account for 67 percent of city property tax revenue
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20180826/pensions-account-for-67-percent-of-city-property-tax-revenue#new_tab

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Trump’s self-interest vs. the public interest – Jonah Goldberg (DIERSEN: Tragically, most, if not virtually all individuals, organizations, companies, and governments are involved in politics to advance their self-interest instead of the public interest. Democrats shout at members of the following groups to vote for candidates who will advance their self-interest: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
    https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/columnists/national/jonah-goldberg-trump-s-self-interest-vs-the-public-interest/article_47a66e72-2d8c-5ffa-9994-8aac87ae86e5.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Congressmen Davis, Hultgren Have Tough Races Ahead.”
http://www.peoriapublicradio.org/post/political-ratings-show-congressmen-davis-hultgren-have-tough-races-ahead#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— Queer Ed Birds aims to prepare teachers for student LGBTQ issues – Rachel Hatch (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you have a degree from a university in Illinois, it is assumed that you promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2018/08/queer-ed-birds-aims-to-prepare-teachers-for-student-lgbtq-issues/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin anticipates property tax advisory question results – Karen Kidd
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511545017-dupage-county-board-chairman-dan-cronin-anticipates-property-tax-advisory-question-results
— DuPage County board member Elizabeth Chaplin wants to see more county-specific advisory questions on ballot – Karen Kidd
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511545034-dupage-county-board-member-wants-to-see-more-county-specific-advisory-questions-on-ballot

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Worst Rauner headline ever?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/28/worst-rauner-headline-ever/

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Best Conservative Conferences To Attend in 2019 – Cillian Zeal (DIERSEN: When Libertarians host “conservative” conferences and summits, those conferences and summits have little or nothing about the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, gambling, or equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving planks in the Republican Party platform. While the Libertarians who host such “conservative” conferences and summits might want me to promote them, they certainly do not want me to have anything to do with planning them. There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/best-conservative-conferences-to-attend-in-2019/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Census: There are no jobs Americans won’t do, poor citizens hurt by illegal immigration – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: If legal immigration and/or illegal immigration had been greater in the past, I doubt that I would have gotten the jobs that I did. 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 assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/census-there-are-no-jobs-americans-wont-do-poor-citizens-hurt-by-illegal-immigration

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘Abolish ICE’ sees little support among Democrats despite left-wing push, poll finds – Frank Miles
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/27/abolish-ice-sees-little-support-among-democrats-despite-left-wing-push-poll-finds.html

 

BREITBART
— Pelosi: Trump, GOP ‘So Afraid’ of ‘Women, People of Color, LGBTQ’ Winning in 2018 – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/08/27/pelosi-trump-gop-so-afraid-of-women-people-of-color-lgbtq-winning-in-2018/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CLAIMS THAT IMMIGRANTS ARE NEEDED TO DO THE JOBS AMERICANS WON’T DOESN’T HOLD UP – Neetu Chandak (DIERSEN: If legal immigration and/or illegal immigration had been greater in the past, I doubt that I would have gotten the jobs that I did. 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 assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/27/immigrants-jobs-americans
— ENTITLED PROFESSOR PUNISHES STUDENTS FOR BELIEVING IN 2ND AMENDMENT – Anders Hagstrom
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/27/professor-students-second-amendment-utah/
— TWITTER REVERSES RULING AFTER BACKLASH, CONCEDES IT’S AGAINST THE RULES TO WISH DEATH UPON DANA LOESCH’S CHILDREN – Peter Hasson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/27/dana-loesch-twitter-death-threats-reversed/

 

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— Who made you an expert? Is America’s distrust of ‘elites’ becoming more toxic? WHY WE WROTE THIS America’s willingness to overlook credentials – to think anyone can do anything – has been a unique element of its exceptional success. But political polarization is turning it into something toxic. – Harry Bruinius (DIERSEN: What credentials do you have? I became a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2018/0827/Who-made-you-an-expert-Is-America-s-distrust-of-elites-becoming-more-toxic

 

THE HILL
— States consider investigations into Catholic Church abuse – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/403806-states-consider-investigations-into-catholic-church-abuse
— Stop illegal immigration to keep Americans safe – REP. MARSHA BLACKBURN (R-TENN.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/403887-stop-illegal-immigration-to-keep-americans-safe
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 7th Circuit ruling promotes LGBTQ activity.
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/403862-appeals-court-allows-lesbian-resident-to-suit-against-senior-living

 

CBS NEWS
— Democrats are getting ready for impeachment, even if they say they’re not – MICHAEL GRAHAM
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-democrats-are-getting-ready-for-impeachment-even-if-they-say-theyre-not/

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump era is igniting a new wave of Muslim-American candidates In places like Dearborn, Michigan, a political awakening is growing.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/trump-era-igniting-new-wave-muslim-american-candidates-n903641
— “Search is not used to set a political agenda and we don’t bias our results toward any political ideology … we never rank search results to manipulate political sentiment,” Google says in response to Pres. Trump’s conspiracy theory about search results & news reports.
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1034447904042352640

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Giuliani: Trump’s “Jury Is The Public” – Dan Barry, Benjamin Weiser and Alan Feuer (DIERSEN: Who is your jury? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, my jury consists of the members of the following: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC), GAO, IRS, and Post Office. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT chairman, WCC Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, ICRC Steering Committee member, AAPC MC board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, or Post Office employee. They hint/imply/argue/shout that the overwhelming majority of the aforesaid view me extremely negatively and want to get rid of me. They stress those who could have come to my defense, but did not.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/27/nyregion/trump-giuliani-lawyer-mueller.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity want the Catholic Church to promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/27/opinion/pope-francis-catholic-church-letter.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s economic adviser: ‘We’re taking a look’ at whether Google searches should be regulated – Isaac Stanley-Becker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/08/28/trump-wakes-up-googles-himself-and-doesnt-like-what-he-sees-illegal/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “President non grata: Trump often unwelcome and unwilling to perform basic rituals of the office.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-non-grata-trump-often-unwelcome-and-unwilling-to-perform-basic-rituals-of-the-office/2018/08/28/302b60ee-aa16-11e8-a8d7-0f63ab8b1370_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-conservatives, anti-Republicans, and anti-Trumps paint McCain as being anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and anti-Trump.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/president-trump-will-not-attend-john-mccains-funeral-family-spokesman-says/2018/08/27/ac778dd8-aa1d-11e8-8a0c-70b618c98d3c_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: ‘It Is the Era of Trump’: How the President Is Remaking the Republican Party President Trump’s critics are leaving the scene, and his successful primary endorsements are bringing in a new crowd – Janet Hook
https://www.wsj.com/articles/it-is-the-era-of-trump-how-the-president-is-remaking-the-republican-party-1535380861
— Pope Faces Crisis of Credibility Over Coverup Accusations Pope Francis was accused of knowing about past sexual misconduct by a cardinal and rehabilitating him despite the previous pope’s sanctions – Francis X. Rocca
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pope-faces-crisis-of-credibility-over-coverup-accusations-1535378536

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES & NEW YORK POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups boycott Trump: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-pariah-20180827-story.html
https://nypost.com/2018/08/27/trump-wont-attend-funerals-memorials-for-john-mccain/

 

USA TODAY
— New IRS rule limiting tax deductions condemned by charities, blue-state governors – Herb Jackson and James Nash (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/08/27/salt-deduction/1108484002/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Is a college degree really needed for advancement? – Johnny Taylor (DIERSEN: If I had not earned a job-related bachelor’s degree in 1970, a) Firestone Stores would not have offered me a job in 1970 and b) Oldsmobile and IRS would not have offered me jobs in 1971. If I had not earned job-related master’s degrees in 1976 and 1980, a) IRS might not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, b) GAO would not have offered me a job in 1980, and c) GAO might not have promoted me in 1986. If I had not earned a job-related master degree in 1997, GAO would have forced me to take its early retirement “offer” sooner than it did.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/professional-development/2018/08/21/ask-hr-can-company-require-college-degree-advance-management/1040256002/
— Social Security recipients could see their biggest raise in years – Dan Caplinger
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2018/08/28/social-security-recipients-could-see-big-raise-cola/37544173/
— Shocking trend: Pet owners abuse their own animals to get drugs – Beth Warren
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/27/opioid-crisis-pet-owners-abuse-animals-drugs/1110178002/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Few Democrats favor abolishing ICE, poll finds – AP
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2018/08/27/few-democrats-favor-abolishing-ice-poll-finds/yz6spbXfJgnZJcSJaHcDUP/story.html

 

COURIER & PRESS
— Troublemakers ‘not welcome’ at anti-Trump rally Thursday in Evansville – Thomas B. Langhorne
https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/2018/08/27/troublemakers-not-welcome-anti-trump-rally-thursday-evansville/1110256002/

 

WILX
— AARP survey shows Americans want to keep working later in life (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. I should write a book about those who promote age discrimination. They stress a) that I am almost 70 years old, b) that my GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” when I was 49 years old in 1997, and c) that while I was a federal employee, I did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, or Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.wilx.com/content/news/Survey-shows-Americans-want-to-keep-working-later-in-life-491853611.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps harass Trump about McCain.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-refusing-mccain-questions-all-day-1091830

 

DAILY BEAST
— Trump Threatens Google Over ‘Rigged’ News Search Results
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-threatens-google-over-rigged-news-search-results

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner signs bill that promotes LGBTQ activity.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Illinois-Legislation-Aims-to-Improve-Enforcement-Against-Discrimination/63879.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 7th Circuit ruling promotes LGBTQ activity.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/7th-Circuit-Holds-Housing-Providers-May-Be-Liable-for-Anti-LGBT-Abuse-of-Residents/63880.html

August 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Republicans demand tax plan details from JB Pritzker – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/republicans-demand-tax-plan-details-from-pritzker/4069907/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— University of Illinois offering free tuition to some in-state students – AP (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your bachelor’s degree? While I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, I paid for a) tuition and books, b) room and board for three semesters and a summer session at NIU, and c) two new cars, a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and a 1969 Dodge Charger SE, with money that I earned a) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; b) delivering mail 1966-1969; and c) working on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970. I graduated debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/university-of-illinois-offering-free-tuition-to-some-in-state-students

 

WLS AM
— Durkin: Pritzker tax hike would hit every wage earner, not just rich – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/27/durkin-pritzker-tax-hike-would-hit-every-wage-earner-not-just-rich/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kristen McQueary, a member of the Tribune Editorial Board, blasts Mark Shaw, the co-chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, for filling the Nick Sauer vacancy with Helene Miller Walsh.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-walsh-appointment-election-20180828-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives and anti-Republicans glorify and praise McCain.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-mccain-america-tribal-politics-20180827-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— U of I pledges free tuition to state students of families who make less than 61K – Adam Thorp (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, my parents never earned anything close to 61K.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/u-of-i-pledges-free-tuition-state-students-families-less-than-61k-urbana-champaign/
— Jim Durkin recalls the laughter and loyalty of John McCain – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/jim-durkin-recalls-laughter-loyalty-john-mccain-al-gore/
— Two months after ruling, unions still assessing impact of Janus case – Rachel Hinton, Lauren FitzPatrick, Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/two-months-after-ruling-unions-still-assessing-impact-of-janus-case/
— Few Democrats favor liberal cry to abolish ICE: poll – AP (DIERSEN: Illegals harm Democrat job seekers far more than they harm Republican job seekers.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/abolish-ice-immigration-customs-enforcement-election-year-poll/
— Businesses need flexible scheduling, not a rigid Fair Work Week – Jack Lavin, president and CEO, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, Rob Karr, president and CEO, Illinois Retail Merchants Association, Sam Toia, president, Illinois Restaurant Association, Marc Gordon, president and CEO, Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association (DIERSEN: While I worked part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969, I was always on call. Frequently, I was called in to work because my Democrat coworkers did not show up for work or called in sick.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/fair-workweek-ordinance-chicago-labor/
— Catholic Church may have cleaned up, but it has never come clean – Lisa Madigan
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/pennsylvania-priest-abust-grand-jury-report-illinois-bishops/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Mundelein woman accused of voting twice in 2016 election grabs plea deal – Lee Filas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180827/mundelein-woman-accused-of-voting-twice-in-2016-election-grabs-plea-deal-

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— When you don’t feel safe to be your real self at work – CLAIRE BUSHEY (DIERSEN: If I had pretended to be a Democrat, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old notwithstanding the fact that I am White, male, non-veteran, 100% German national origin, baptized, raised, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and my ancestors have been in America since 1844. If I had pretended to be Swedish and/or non-Protestant, I would have been promoted even faster.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/when-you-dont-feel-safe-be-your-real-self-work

 

WBBM 780
— Republicans Slam Pritzker Tax Plan As Trojan Horse – CRAIG DELLIMORE
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/republicans-slam-pritzker-tax-plan-trojan-horse

 

KFVS 12
— Illinois Department of Public Health moves to lower lead level danger for children – James Long (DIERSEN: What levels of lead did you have in your blood when you were young?)
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/38970704/idph-moves-to-lower-lead-level-danger-for-children

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Illinois Conservative Grassroots Activist Conference – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/08/illinois-conservative-activist-conference/

 

ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVE UNION
— Strategy 2018 – 3rd Annual Conference Confirmed: Congressman Jim Jordan, dinner keynote speaker! (DIERSEN: While I served as the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois 2005-2012, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonized, denigrated, and condemned the speakers that I recruited as not being important enough. Some of the speakers who I recruited include Patti Bellock, Robert Berlin, Judy Biggert, Mike Connelly, John Curran, Kirk Dillard, Sherry Falbo, Mike Fortner, Bob Grogan, Randy Hultgren, Jeanne Ives, Richard Jorgensen, Dan Kordik, Brian Krajewski, Bob Larsen, J.R. McBride, Jim Oberweis, Pat O’Shea, Linda Painter, Carole Pankau, Dennis Reboletti, Joe Walsh, Tim Whelan, Kory Atkinson, Dave Carlin, Dennis Cook, Cedra Crenshaw, John Cunningham, Bob Gibson, Mike Loftus, Brian McKillip, Jackie Menconi, Chris Nybo, Laura Pollastrini, Randy Ramey, Rafael Rivadeneira, Tom Sutton, Barbara Bellar, Chris Lauzen, Matt Murphy, and Jon Zahm.

http://www.ilpac.org/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS BLAST DEMOCRATS’ PLAN TO HIKE STATE INCOME TAXES AGAIN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/republican-lawmakers-blast-democrats-plan-to-hike-state-income-taxes-again-.html
— SURVEY SHOWS SLIGHT MAJORITY SEE JANUS DECISION AS POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/survey-shows-slight-majority-see-janus-decision-as-positive-development.html
— DI LEO: THE PRIEST SCANDAL AND THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/the-abuse-scandal-and-the-statute-of-limitations.html
— MORTON GROVE FAMILY BUSINESS USES TAX SAVINGS TO BOOST EMPLOYEES’ WAGES (DIERSEN: Because government wages come from taxpayers, taxpayers not only do not government wages to be increased, they want government wages to be cut. That is one reason why many millions do not want to be government employees. Since the beginning of time, government employees have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/morton-grove-family-business-uses-tax-savings-to-boost-employees-wages.html
— CHICAGO SHOOTINGS COST BILLIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/chicago-shootings-cost-billions.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Republicans vow to oppose Pritzker tax hikes
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/27/republicans-vow-to-oppose-pritzker-tax-hikes/
— Pro-Rauner story disappeared into the ether
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/27/pro-rauner-story-disappeared-into-the-ether/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Seems reasonable. But the Chambana Sun is one of those Dan Proft papers, and even though Caulkins was a Proft guy in the primary, his current reasoning is diametrically opposed to the position of the GOP’s Ives/Proft/Uihlein wing, which is basically: Rauner needs to apologize to Ives for calling her a Madigan ally. Or something. I’m not quite sure.)
— This is what happens when you don’t take care of your transportation infrastructure
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/27/this-is-what-happens-when-you-dont-take-care-of-your-transportation-infrastructure/

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘We Cannot Stand for It’: Charlie Kirk Accuses Tech Giants of Silencing Conservative Voices ‘It could be a huge, huge problem moving forward.’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/08/27/charlie-kirk-tech-giants-facebook-twitter-google-are-colluding-silence-conservatives?
— ‘He Started Telling the Truth’: Owens Says Trump Is ‘Killing Political Correctness’ and It’s Working
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/08/27/candace-owens-katie-pavlich-mark-levin-trump-killing-political-correctness-and-its
— Huckabee Remembers Sen. John McCain: He Was an ‘Incredibly Gracious and Grateful Person’ (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned me as being not grateful enough. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, that I have always been privileged, that I never really earned anything that I have, and that I certainly do not deserve anything that I have. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/08/26/john-mccain-dead-81-mike-huckabee-remembers-former-senator

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— What The MSM Doesn’t Get About Trump’s Support
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28622

 

GOPUSA
— Trump has worked hard to solve America’s illegal alien disaster (DIERSEN: Anti-Republicans have always worked very hard to get people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53308
— Security clearances have become ‘golden tickets’ to wealth (DIERSEN: My almost 18 years of GAO employment, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, and my almost 9 years of IRS employment, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880, has not been a “golden ticket” to wealth for me. If my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes were to hint/imply/argue/shout that my GAO and IRS employment could/should have been a “golden ticket” to wealth for me, I would ask them to provide examples of my IRS and GAO coworkers who made lots of money after they left IRS or GAO.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53237

 

BREITBART
— Pope Francis Dodges Questions of Misconduct in the McCarrick Case – Thomas Williams
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/08/27/pope-francis-dodges-questions-of-misconduct-in-the-mccarrick-case/
— Former Vatican Official Corroborates Allegations Against Pope Francis – Thomas Williams
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/27/former-vatican-official-corroborates-allegations-against-pope-francis/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Waters: Trump ‘Will Be Impeached,’ Democrats Should Make Impeachment a Central Issue – David Rutz
https://freebeacon.com/politics/waters-trump-will-be-impeached-democrats-make-impeachment-central-issue/

 

THE HILL
— Trump releases statement on McCain – BRETT SAMUELS
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/403857-trump-issues-statement-on-mccains-death

 

POLITICO
— Trump expresses ‘respect’ for McCain’s service and moves White House flag back to half-staff – STEPHANIE MURRAY
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/27/john-mccain-death-white-house-flag-full-staff-797461

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Here’s What America Thinks About The Me Too Movement Now Political views are more of a dividing line than gender. – Ariel Edwards-Levy (DIERSEN: From what I see, if voters in America, in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, in Wheaton, and in my precinct were surveyed, the majority of Democrats would view members of the following groups negatively while the majority of Republicans would view members of the following groups positively: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. From what I see, the majority of both Democrats and Republicans would view members of the following groups negatively: union members, former union members, federal employees, former federal employees, federal retirees, American nameplate car owners, and those who do not own dogs. From what I see, the majority of Democrats promote the following while the majority of Republicans oppose the following: dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration and open borders, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/poll-me-too-sexual-harassment_us_5b7dcbdde4b07295150f7e5e

 

NBC NEWS
— McCain remembrances throw the partisan divide into even starker relief – Chuck Todd and Carrie Dann
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/mccain-remembrances-throw-partisan-divide-even-starker-relief-n904066

 

MERCURY NEWS
— Melania Trump asks Trump fans to sign loyalty pledge for her besieged husband – MARTHA ROSS
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/08/27/melania-trump-asks-trump-fans-to-sign-loyalty-pledge-for-her-besieged-husband/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump signs proclamation for flag to be flown at half-staff to honor McCain after criticism that White House raised flag too soon – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/flags-at-white-house-return-to-full-staff-after-brief-tribute-to-mccain/2018/08/27/14f5a9b2-a9ec-11e8-a8d7-0f63ab8b1370_story.html
— Three-judge panel rules unconstitutional gerrymandering in North Carolina – Robert Barnes (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the 2015 gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress all the Republican candidates who I helped elect since 2000 who did not come to my defense.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/2018/08/27/fc04e066-aa46-11e8-b1da-ff7faa680710_story.html

 

MISSOULA CURRENT
— John McCain led with loyalty, truthfulness, independence – EVAN BARRETT (DIERSEN: According to this article, McCain “did not demand loyalty to him.” My critics/opponents who are/were Republican candidates demand loyalty to them. As that concerns me, they demand that I include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails only to articles that a) glorify and praise them and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn their opponents. My critics/opponents stress those candidates who I helped elect but who have done nothing to defend me. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if candidates who I had helped elect had come to my defense, I would still hold the aforesaid positions.)
https://missoulacurrent.com/opinion/2018/08/mccain-death-remembrance-evan-barrett/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Unions Demand Swift Reversal of Agency Policies After Court Decision – Erich Wagner (DIERSEN: If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union.)
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2018/08/unions-demand-swift-reversal-agency-policies-after-court-decision/150839/

 

WEALTH MAGNATE
— 5 Ways To Become Popular On Social Media – Vladi Vasilev (DIERSEN: Democrats would say that to become popular on social media, you should promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration and open borders, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://wealthmagnate.com/5-ways-to-become-popular-on-social-media/

August 27 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Disgraced Churchman helped Chicago cardinal’s career, ex-Vatican official alleges – Robert Herguth (DIERSEN: What happened to those who helped your career? 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 arranged for my transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/theodore-mccarrick-blase-cupich-archbishop-carlo-maria-vigano-pope-francis-letter-sex-misconduct/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: After years of watching top students leave for other states, U. of I. and lawmakers begin to respond – Dawn Rhodes (DIERSEN: Democrats run the universities in Illinois. Ever-increasingly, if you have a degree from a university in Illinois, you are presumed to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-illinois-students-public-universities-20180824-story.html
— For McCain, a cross-country farewell from public, presidents – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–mccain-20180826-story.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Why Illinois is becoming more of a ‘microcosm of national politics’ – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Illinois is more and more and more anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-illinois-microcosm-national-politics-20180826-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF HULTGREN AND UNDERWOOD: Hultgren, Underwood have different views on effective border security Hultgren backs wall, Underwood doesn’t in immigration policies – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180827/hultgren-underwood-have-different-views-on-effective-border-security
— Let us know politics of news employees – Kristin Kocan, Warrenville
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180827/your-responses-to-enemy-of-the-people-editorials
(FROM THE LETTER: Responding to your editorial entitled, “Not enemies, but voice of the people,” please note that Pope Francis addressed the issue of “fake news” in a message for Communications, last January. How did he describe fake news? “The term ‘fake news’ has been the object of great discussion and debate. In general, it refers to the spreading of disinformation on line or in the traditional media. It has to do with false information based on non-existent or distorted data meant to deceive and manipulate the reader. Spreading fake news can serve to advance specific goals, influence political decisions, and serve economic interests.” He goes on to say “Disinformation thus thrives on the absence of healthy confrontation with other sources of information that could effectively challenge prejudices and generate constructive dialogue …” His whole message has to do with truth. However, your editorial did not mention truth; up front, it said it is the “voice of the people.” Well, which people? Maybe on your editorial page (one of many pages), you give half time to one side of an issue, half time to the other side (maybe). But for the rest of the pages, your paper is the voice of those in your employ. What is the ratio of Democrat to Republican in your employ? What is the ratio of Trump supporters to Trump haters in your employ? Let us know, and then we can decide if your paper is an enemy of people you don’t agree with …)
— Does $60,000 make you middle class or wealthy on Planet Earth? – Heather Long and Leslie Shapiro (DIERSEN: Are/were you wealthy? Because I have always been a Republican, because I avoided the draft, and because I am not a minority or a female, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being wealthy. They stressed the money that I spent on new cars, education, real estate, collector cars, etc. They stressed my wife’s income. They stressed that my wife and I did not have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. They stressed the money that we saved for our retirement. They were beyond furious when I got promoted in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1986. They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because of the aforesaid, a) I did not need, nor should I be given, any promotions, b) I should be gotten rid of, and c) failing that, I should be forced to take early retirement.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180826/does-60000-make-you-middle-class-or-wealthy-on-planet-earth
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kharas defines the middle class as people who have enough money to cover basics needs, such as food, clothing and shelter, and still have enough left over for a few luxuries, such as fancy food, a television, a motorbike, home improvements or higher education.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: State lawmakers again eye gambling expansion – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180826/state-lawmakers-again-eye-gambling-expansion

 

WAND TV
— Illinois celebrates 200 years of statehood – Kenya Ramirez (DIERSEN: What does your future in Illinois look like? From what I see, the future is bright for those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and the future is bleak for those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38965035/illinois-celebrates-200-years-of-statehood

 

WQAD
— New Illinois law lets police seek mental health services without fear of getting fired – INN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who paint themselves as be physiological terrorists. They focus on driving conservatives out of 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 Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://wqad.com/2018/08/27/new-law-lets-police-seek-mental-health-services-without-fear-of-getting-fired/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Governor Rauner leads bikes down Route 66 for charity – DaLaun Dillard
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/governor-rauner-leads-bikes-down-route-66-for-charity/1397993354

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— NWH Notes County Tax Cut Not 11.2%, But 9.5% Without Mentioning Jack Franks’ Name
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/26/nwh-notes-county-tax-cut-not-11-2-9-5-without-mentioning-jack-franks-name/
— 150 Walk and Call for Helene Walsh
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/26/150-walk-call-helene-walsh/
— Phone Poll Last Sunday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/26/phone-poll-last-sunday/
— Cutting County Taxes Without Cutting Spending: Use Savings
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/27/cutting-county-taxes-without-cutting-spending/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Pension Actuary Defrocked. Finally. – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO and IRS superiors treated me like I had been defrocked by the organizations that had made me a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979. They treated me like I had been defrocked by the universities that had granted me master’s degrees in finance in 1997, accounting in 1980, and business in 1976. They treated me like I had been defrocked by the university that granted me a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970. They treated me like I had been defrocked by all the Republican elected officials in Illinois.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/actuary-academy-disciplines-timothy-sharpe-illinois-pension-actuary-finally/
— To all legislative candidates: Show leadership by refusing a legislative pension (DIERSEN: What about candidates who are not independently wealthy, that is, what about candidates who cannot afford to refuse a legislative pension?)
http://www.wirepoints.com/to-all-legislative-candidates-show-leadership-by-refusing-a-legislative-pension/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Astounding $1.5M cost of fighting against two FOIA requests – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/astounding-1-5m-cost-of-fighting-against-two-foia-requests/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— TAX HIKES VS. REFORM: WHY ILLINOIS MUST AMEND ITS CONSTITUTION TO FIX THE PENSION CRISIS – Adam Schuster (DIERSEN: What about fixing the federal budget crisis? What about cutting federal pensions and cutting federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies for federal retirees? What do you say those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am crazy for helping elect candidates who want to cut my federal pension and to cut my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies?)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/tax-hikes-vs-reform-why-illinois-must-amend-its-constitution-to-fix-the-pension-crisis/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Homosexuality in the Catholic Church – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/homosexuality-in-the-catholic-church/
— SHOULD AMERICANS GIVE MAINSTREAM MEDIA THE SILENT TREATMENT? (DIERSEN: Who gives you the silent treatment? Those who give me the silent treatment 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. I should write a book about the aforesaid who religiously read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to get information to destroy me and to destroy anyone who might come to my defense.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/should-americans-give-mainstream-media-the-silent-treatment.html

 

GOPUSA
— The liberal mind works overtime to excuse Mollie Tibbetts’ killer and their own border policies
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53317
— When it comes to Donald Trump, media love to ‘lash out’ (DIERSEN: Who has lashed out at you? I should write a book about those who have lashed out at me during Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois meetings, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce meetings, Illinois Center Right Coalition meetings, etc.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53304

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— David Hogg, gun control advocates march on Smith & Wesson headquarters, demand $5 million donation – AP (DIERSEN: When will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes march to my home and demand that I give them many millions of dollars? They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They blame me for every defeat that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They blame me for all the problems that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. have had, is having, and will have. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/26/david-hogg-gun-control-advocates-march-smith-wesso/

 

BREITBART
— GOP Rep Mo Brooks: ‘Who Knows How Many’ Americans Would Be Alive Today If We Had Better Border Security – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/08/26/gop-rep-mo-brooks-who-knows-how-many-americans-would-be-alive-today-if-we-had-better-border-security/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Was Mollie Tibbetts the Victim of Mexican Machismo? – Jeannie DeAngelis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/was_mollie_tibbetts_the_victim_of_mexican_machismo.html

 

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Quotation of the day on self-interest – Mark J. Perry (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What do you say to turncoats, traitors, defectors, deserters, and betrayers? Why do people work against their own self-interests, that is, why do people work against those who share their own demographics? ANSWER: Most commonly, it is because they see the future of those who share their demographics as being lost, and they want to curry favor with those who are getting rid of those who share their demographics. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who work against those who share their own demographics. I should write about those who claim to be Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, and/or Republican, but who work against those like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, and/or Republican. I should write about those who are White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, but who work against those like me who are White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.aei.org/publication/quotation-of-the-day-on-self-interest/

 

TOM WOODS
— What the McCain eulogies tell us about the media and the regime
https://mailchi.mp/tomwoods/1070syzgnq-318617?e=d0457a64f1

 

THE HILL
— House GOP efforts to increase female lawmakers falling flat – MELANIE ZANONA AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, Democrat efforts to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females fell flat. What did those Democrats do? They blamed their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and got rid of the aforesaid employees.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/403364-house-gop-efforts-to-grow-female-lawmakers-falling-flat

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “President Trump tweets about incorrect approval ratings, ignores Jacksonville mass shooting.”
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pol-president-trump-tweet-jacksonville-shooting-20180826-story.html

 

CBS LOS ANGELES
— Hundreds Rally Against President Trump’s Supreme Court Pick
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/08/26/hundreds-rally-against-president-trumps-supreme-court-pick/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Job Approval Steady Amid Legal Action The president’s approval rating was at 44% in a WSJ/NBC News poll taken after Paul Manafort’s conviction and Michael Cohen’s guilty plea – Janet Hook
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-job-approval-steady-amid-legal-action-poll-says-1535293790?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1
— Signs of a Strong Economy: Hedges Are Overgrown and Lawns Need Mowing Low levels of unemployment and high demand for H-2B visas mean there aren’t enough people working in landscaping this summer – Shayndi Raice (DIERSEN: I mow the lawn, trim the hedges, shovel the snow, etc. at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/signs-of-a-strong-economy-hedges-are-overgrown-and-lawns-need-mowing-1535281201

August 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Local political leaders react to Sen. John McCain’s death – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/local-political-leaders-react-to-sen-john-mccains-death/4054170/
— John McCain’s complicated relationship with President Trump – ALI ROGIN
https://abc7chicago.com/john-mccains-complicated-relationship-with-president-trump/4053486/

 

NBC5
— John McCain, Veteran, Senator, GOP Maverick, Dies at 81 Sen. McCain had a reputation for sticking to his convictions even if it meant disagreeing with his fellow Republicans
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/breaking/Longtime-Senator-John-McCain-Dies-462885243.html
— Peoria Issues Temporary Lay-Off Notices to More Than 2 Dozen Employees
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/city-of-peoria-layoff-notices-27-employees-491734331.html

 

CBS2
— The Political World Reacts To Sen. John McCain’s Death – CNN
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/25/political-world-reacts-to-sen-john-mccains-death/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Senator John McCain dead at 81 – KSAZ
http://www.fox32chicago.com/home/senator-john-mccain-dead-at-81

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: If you’re marching, someone’s watching – Christopher Borrelli (DIERSEN: My policy has been to deliver Republican literature to all the homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter. Needless-to-say, if you are a Republican who delivers Republican literature door-to-door, you should assume that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, RINOs, and other anti-Trumps are watching you very closely, if not recording every move that you make and recording every word that you say. In my precinct, the anti-Trumps (of whom I estimate about 30 are registered Republican voters) watch me very closely when I deliver Republican literature door-to-door and they do everything that they can to discourage me from delivering that literature. Their tactics include closing their garage doors as I approach their homes. One registered Republican voter in my precinct angrily phoned me and demanded that I immediately come back to her home and take back the Republican literature that I had just left on her door. That literature was addressed to both her and to her registered Republican husband.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-ent-legal-observers-20180820-story.html
— John McCain, ‘maverick’ of the Senate, presidential candidate and war hero, dies at 81 – Karen Tumulty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-senator-john-mccain-dies-20180825-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— John McCain, senator, war hero and presidential candidate, dies at 81 – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/breaking-john-mccain-senator-war-hero-presidential-candidate-has-died/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue that citizens of foreign countries who are in America illegally commit less crime than citizens of America. But to be in a country illegally is a crime in and of itself.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/president-donald-trump-undocumented-immigrants-mollie-tibbetts-murder-iowa-illegal-mexico/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote hated against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180825/small-but-mighty-crowd-at-no-place-for-hate-rally-in-elk-grove-village
— How to plan a debt-free vacation – SEAN PYLES (DIERSEN: Between 1978 and 1992, my wife and I went on many vacations. She worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/u-s-league-of-savings-institutions.asp) which had quarterly meetings at luxury destinations across America which she attended as its Corporate Secretary. I routinely accompanied her on those trips. Often, after the meetings were over, we visited nearby national parks. Further, I went on vacations with a coworker to Hawaii, Mexico, Bahamas, and Jamaica while I worked for IRS 1973-1976. Needless-to-say, my envy-filled IRS and GAO Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious. Overwhelmingly, their spouses had little or no income.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180826/how-to-plan-a-debt-free-vacation
— Keep an old car running and you’ll save a fortune – Peter Dunn (DIERSEN: My not driving my 1972 Corvette has cost me a fortune. D&M Corvette in Downers Grove has appraised my 1972 Corvette at $41,500. But that was after I recently invested $6,702 in the car – $5,228 to D&M ($3,466 labor and $1,762 parts) and $1,474 to Coker Tire for 5 Firestone Wide Oval radial tires. I had not started the car for almost 9 years. Most of D&M’s bill was for repairing major damage that ethanol had done to car’s entire fuel system. The master cylinder and four calipers were replaced, A/C was charged, carburetor was rebuilt and fuel pump replaced, minor electrical and mechanical problems were fixed, five new tires were installed, new battery was installed, etc. I could have avoided much if not all of the fuel system and brake problems if I had driven the car more – at least once each summer. But my excuse for not starting the car since 2009 is that since 2004, I have spent 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648 (page 26)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Maybe the suburbs should secede from the state – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180825/statehouse-insider-maybe-suburbs-should-secede-from-state
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Cook County, home of Chicago, where downstaters believe all of their tax money ends up, residents paid about $2 billion more in taxes than they got back from the state, the paper found. In the suburbs, people paid more than $4.2 billion more in taxes than they got back. And downstate? They paid about $8 billion in taxes and got $12 billion worth of spending. The paper further separated areas of downstate and determined the central part of the region got back nearly twice as much as it paid in.)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— US’ first duty is to its citizens – Ben Boychuk (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, America’s first duty is to foreign countries and to their citizens, and especially to their citizens who are in America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want get rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/ben-boychuk-us-first-duty-is-to-its-citizens/article_b8f7d442-71f8-5ed8-98dd-aa7771f4c2ab.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘Patriot,’ ‘Hero,’ ‘American Original’: Politicians Remember John McCain – EMMA BOWMAN
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/patriot-hero-american-original-politicians-remember-john-mccain#stream/0

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— State’s unpaid debt falls just below $8 billion – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511542050-state-s-unpaid-debt-falls-just-below-8-billion

 

ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups “Denounce Rauner Vetoes of Immigration Bills:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.icirr.org/news-events/news/details/2163/immigrant-communities-legislators-denounce-rauner-vetoes-of-immigration-bills

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Rand Paul Fires At Republicans For Blocking His Amendment To Defund Planned Parenthood – Kassy Dillon
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/08/watch-rand-paul-fires-at-republicans-for-blocking-his-amendment-to-defund-planned-parenthood/

 

FOX NEWS
— Schock, former rising GOP star, calls corruption trial against him a ‘fishing expedition’ – Edmund DeMarche (DIERSEN: Are/were you a rising star? In 1974, when I was 25 years old, I was a potential rising star at IRS. My mentor had promoted me to GS-9 (currently $55,905) in 1972, to GS-11 ($67,638) in 1973, and to GS-12 ($81,071) in 1974. But then, one of our Democrat superiors succeeded in shooting both of us down.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/24/schock-former-rising-gop-star-calls-corruption-trial-against-him-fishing-expedition.html

 

BREITBART
— ‘Mollie Tibbetts Ought to Be Trump’s Kate Steinle … Why Hasn’t He Deported Illegals?’ – Ann Coulter
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/25/ann-coulter-mollie-tibbetts-ought-to-be-trumps-kate-steinle-why-hasnt-he-deported-illegals/
— Mollie Tibbetts Is America’s Call to Action on Open Borders – Dale Wilcox
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/26/dale-wilcox-mollie-tibbetts-is-americas-call-to-action-on-open-borders/
— Celebs Trash Trump in Response to John McCain’s Death: ‘F*ck You’ – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/08/25/celebs-trash-trump-john-mccains-death/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
– Trump blames Dem immigration policies for murder of Mollie Tibbetts – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/trump_blames_dem_immigration_policies_for_murder_of_mollie_tibbetts.html

 

TOWNHALL
— How Many Dead Americans Will Make Liberals Care? – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2018/08/26/how-many-dead-americans-will-make-liberals-care-n2513128
— Uncontrolled Immigration Seemingly Baked into System – Bruce Bialosky
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2018/08/26/uncontrolled-immigration-seemingly-baked-into-system-n2512233

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRANSGENDER FIGHT CONFIRMS ALITO’S ‘BIGOT’ WARNING IN MARRIAGE CASE Justice cautioned America on path to trash traditional-marriage supporters – BOB UNRUH (DIERSEN: Those who trash traditional marriage, their operatives, and their dupes, have always worked against me. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/transgender-fight-confirms-alitos-bigot-warning-in-marriage-case/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— U. Michigan researcher position requires commitment to ‘diversity’ and ‘equity’ (DIERSEN: Democrats use ‘diversity’ and ‘equity’ to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/48270/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “For Female Candidates, Harassment and Threats Come Every Day The abuse already common in many women’s everyday lives can be amplified in political campaigns, especially if the candidate is also a member of a minority group.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/us/politics/women-harassment-elections.html
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s War on the Justice System Threatens to Erode Trust in the Law.” – Michael D. Shear and Katie Benner (DIERSEN: On what do you base your opinion of law? I base my opinion on the lawsuits that I have filed and a class action lawsuit that I was an active member in. I should write a book about those lawsuits.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/25/us/politics/trump-justice-legal-system.html
— Beware Rich People Who Say They Want to Change the World Society’s winners can seem so generous, until you consider what they’re really selling. – Anand Giridharadas (DIERSEN: What do “rich people” see you as being? From what I see, many, if not most, if not virtually all “rich people” see me as being an unmitigated failure and loser. They see that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They see that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. They see that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. They see that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. They see all those who could/should have come to my defense, but did not.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/opinion/sunday/wealth-philanthropy-fake-change.html
— America’s Never-Ending Culture War The issues that drove protesters to Chicago in 1968 are still motivating our partisan divide, 50 years later. – Michael Kazi (DIERSEN: From what I see, things are getting much worse. Because of my demographics, I was young today, a) I doubt that the Post Office, Firestone, Oldsmobile, IRS, or GAO would offer me a job and b) I doubt that UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, Roosevelt, or IIT would accept me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/opinion/sunday/chicago-protests-1968-culture-war.html
— How Many Work Friends Do You Really Need? – Rob Walker (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, few of my coworkers were my friends because many, if not most of them a) disapproved of my demographics, b) knew that my superiors wanted to get rid of those who shared my demographics, and/or c) wanted to get rid of those who shared my demographics.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/business/work-friends.html
— Distracted? Work Harder! – Chris Bailey (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were a distraction, b) were not job-related, c) did not help me carry out my job duties, and d) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/25/opinion/sunday/distracted-work-focus-productivity.html
— The Student Debt Problem Is Worse Than We Imagined – Ben Miller (DIERSEN: Because I worked my way through college and graduated debt-free from NIU in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE, I was able to a) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) pay for tuition and books for graduate courses at Loyola and DePaul, c) buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, c) buy a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974, d) buy a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976, e) get married in 1978, f) buy a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale and a new 1978 Chevy Chevette in 1978, g) pay for tuition and books to pass the CPA examination in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981 and to become a licensed CPA in 1981, h) etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/25/opinion/sunday/student-debt-loan-default-college.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— McCain’s death marks a new era for congressional checks on Trump – Karoun Demirjian
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/mccains-death-marks-a-new-era-for-congressional-checks-on-trump/2018/08/25/c754a2a8-a4a5-11e8-8fac-12e98c13528d_story.html
— Bad blood between McCain and Trump – Anne Gearan and Josh Dawsey (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout at McCain that I got four student deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They would shout at McCain that I was able to get those deferments because my parents and I were undeservedly filthy rich. But worse than that, they would shout at McCain that I was a political hypocrite and a coward.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bad-blood-between-mccain-and-trump-lingers-even-as-the-arizona-republican-nears-the-end/2018/08/24/923bc0e2-a7b6-11e8-a656-943eefab5daf_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Their increasingly combative relationship has served as a metaphor of sorts for the Republican Party: the former Vietnam POW and “proud conservative” who fell short to Barack Obama in his run for president in 2008 versus the loud draft avoider who rapidly seized control of the GOP and White House eight years later. . .Not long afterward, McCain appeared to take a shot at Trump for avoiding the draft during the Vietnam War. “One aspect of the [Vietnam] conflict by the way that I will never ever countenance is that we drafted the lowest income level of America, and the highest income level found a doctor that would say that they had a bone spur,” McCain said during an interview with CSPAN. McCain did not mention Trump by name, but his meaning appeared clear. Trump received five wartime deferments, including one in which a doctor diagnosed him with bone spurs.)

 

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in making religious people their operatives and their dupes.
https://www.ajc.com/news/thousands-vow-end-racism-and-hatred-promote-unity-with-faith/sDkeuGgo6N6gaD6v8u0ZSI/

 

NORTH JERSEY
— ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and the gap between wealthy and poor – Esther Cepeda
https://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/columnists/2018/08/26/crazy-rich-asians-and-gap-between-wealthy-and-poor/1086313002/

 

ENTREPRENEUR
— 15 Traits That Set Influential People Apart – Deep Patel (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to dominate you. According to them, all you need to know is what they tell you, no more and no less. That is why they work so hard a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading the emails. Some of my critics/opponents are so extreme that they do not want me to include links to their articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/318731

 

PINK NEWS
— John McCain: the senator who went from LGBT opponent to ally dies age 81 – Lydia Smith
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/08/26/john-mccain-the-senator-who-went-from-lgbt-opponent-to-ally-dies-age-81/

 

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/08/tips-making-modern-classroom-inclusive-lgbtq-kids-fall/
— John McCain’s sad legacy is that he helped build the type of GOP he once opposed – John Gallagher (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, those who are anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican viciously destroy you. I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are viciously anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/08/john-mccains-sad-legacy-helped-build-type-gop-opposed/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: What made McCain unique among Republicans was his willingness to change with time. Nowhere was that clearer than his stand on LGBTQ issues.)