August 20, 2018

NBC5
— At Least 50 People Shot in Chicago Since Friday Evening
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-weekend-violence-at-least-50-people-shot-491229181.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Deputy Illinois House Republican leader Tom Demmer of Dixon says attacks on Madigan won’t stop anytime soon – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-republicans-michael-madigan-20180819-story.html
— Dem chair says Rauner money “broke” the GOP – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: How dependent on Rauner are a) your Republican township/ward party organization and b) your Republican county party organization?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-republicans-michael-madigan-20180819-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The head of the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association says the governor’s use of his personal wealth to rebuild the state Republican Party is breaking the GOP. Doug House sought to differentiate between Rauner giving millions of dollars to the state Republican Party and J.B. Pritzker’s cash helping to rebuild the Democratic Party. “He broke the Republican Party. He took a large amount of money and set it in front of a fan and turned it on and it just spread across the state Republican Party in a way that did motivate or make them enthusiastic for their candidacy, but it didn’t do anything to build their party. It didn’t create any infrastructure. It didn’t motivate and bring out any activists and build the party through people,” House said Sunday on WGN-AM 720. “Once that money’s gone and once that resource is gone, I feel that he’s broken the Republican Party in a way they will have forgotten what they have learned in terms of raising money and in terms of that grassroots infrastructure type of things they did,” he said. In contrast, House said Pritzker’s money has helped set up the “Blue Wave Illinois” program that included candidate recruitment, training and organizational help for county Democratic organizations across the state that work in building grassroots support. Democrats, House said, have “certainly benefited by his enthusiasm but also by the resources he’s brought to bear to help rebuild and re-energize our party across the state. He’s expressed a genuine interest from the very beginning in the introduction of himself and his campaign that he was interested in helping to build the party.”)
— Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoes expanded benefits for paramedics, EMTs – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rauner-benefits-emt-paramedics-20180819-story.html
— Curbing political content on Twitter would stoke fears of abuse, CEO says – Ben Brody
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-tns-bc-twitter-20180819-story.html
— Colorado baker: No cake for gender transition celebration – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–wedding-cake-case-colorado-20180815-story.html
— Her Hubs Women-only co-working spaces popping up in several cities – Amanda Pressner Kreuser (DIERSEN: What about hubs 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, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180820/281840054515841
— Want to be happier? Take all your vacation time – Jill Schlesinger (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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201808091630–tms–retiresmctnrs-a20180810-20180810-story.html
— Appealing to the center is no longer a winnable strategy to lure votes – Jonah Goldsberg (DIERSEN: In Illinois, those “Republicans” who “appeal to the center” dump those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-goldberg-moderate-voters-bad-voting-strategy-0820-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Few U.S. school districts step up to educate youth in migrant centers – AP (DIERSEN: How successful have the Democrats been in attracting illegals to your school district?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/child-separation-us-school-districts-educate-migrant-youth-centers/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Brown takes Lawlor’s place on Lake County Board ballot
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180819/brown-takes-lawlors-place-on-lake-county-board-ballot
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180819/women-win-primaries-in-record-numbers-look-to-november
— To improve democracy, start at the local level – Aviva Rosman (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and b) shout at everyone that to punish Trump, they should vote for all the Democrats on November 6, 2018 ballots.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180820/to-improve-democracy-start-at-the-local-level

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How Trump is hurting gun sales In 2016, when Hillary Clinton seemed destined to become president, David Lombardo splurged on a dozen firearms for his collection. A year later, with Donald Trump in the White House, he didn’t buy even one. – H. LEE MURPHY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/how-trump-hurting-gun-sales

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois State Fair slower than last year, vendors say – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180819/illinois-state-fair-slower-than-last-year-vendors-say

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote a Democrat who says “Good Republicans can vote Dem.” Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. What do you say to those in Illinois who cast Republican primary ballots, who become Republican precinct committeemen/captains, who get elected to leadership positions in Republican organizations, who get elected as Republicans to government offices, etc., but who talk and act like they are really Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens? They fail/refuse to promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. They promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the Second Amendment, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://qctimes.com/opinion/columnists/harrop-good-republicans-can-vote-dem/article_f9b0b9d0-4d5a-5754-9f74-66f9aff98d18.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— HUD Hits Facebook For Allowing Housing Discrimination – BRAKKTON BOOKER
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/hud-hits-facebook-allowing-housing-discrimination#stream/0

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Helene Walsh is a businesswoman and political activist. She heads Leenie Productions LLC, the management company for her husband’s “Joe Walsh Program.” According to her LinkedIn page, Walsh handles all speaking engagements for the former congressman. Helene Walsh also serves on the advisory board of Pastor Corey Brooks’ Project H.O.O.D. and on the board of Haym Salomon Center, a conservative Jewish public policy group. A bio of Walsh says she started her career in commercial lending, working for American National Bank. She went on to serve in marketing and sales roles for Evans Fur Co. and then founded Whim Wham Books (a national book retailer). She’s also been active on the civic scene for years, raising money for Prentice Women’s Hospital as well as Latin School of Chicago, where her two children attended.)

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/08/20/polling-heats-up-in-mayors-race-wife-of-tea-partys-joe-walsh-named-to-sauer-seat-konkols-back-and-writing-and-wedding-bells-for-two-culture-hounds-299390

 

WIREPOINTS
— Unbalanced Illinois…again and again and again – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (DIERSEN: What, if anything, has unbalanced you budget for this year? For me it was my 1972 Corvette. 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 replica tires. I had not started the car for almost 9 years. Most of D&M’s bill was for repairing damage that ethanol did 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://www.wirepoints.com/unbalanced-illinois-again-and-again-and-again/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: REST OF THE NATION SEES 31 PERCENT FASTER JOBS GROWTH VS. ILLINOIS IN 2018 – Orphe Divounguy and Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rest-of-the-nation-sees-31-percent-faster-jobs-growth-vs-illinois-in-2018/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Co-Ed Restrooms in Government Schools Led by Fools – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/co-ed-restrooms-in-government-schools-led-by-fools/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOVERNOR RAUNER SIGNS NEARLY 300 NEW LAWS IN A MONTH
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/governor-rauner-signs-nearly-300-new-laws-in-a-month.html
— FACEBOOK COMPLETELY CENSORS PRAGERU POSTS FROM PUBLIC VIEW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/facebook-completely-censors-prageru-posts-from-public-view.html

 

FOX NEWS
— The media’s hatred of Trump is only hurting … the media – Michael Goodwin
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/08/20/michael-goodwin-medias-hatred-trump-is-only-hurting-media.html
— Yes, it’s time for affirmative action to end — finally – Mike Gonzalez (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are 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. Those who promote AA, Diversity, or Inclusion are Democrats or Democrat plants.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/08/20/yes-its-time-for-affirmative-action-to-end-finally.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Abortion Is Bad for the Economy – Bradley Mattes
https://townhall.com/columnists/bradleymattes/2018/08/20/abortion-is-bad-for-the-economy-n2510758
— Pulling Their Clearances Is Only the Start – It’s Time to Stamp out Elite Privilege – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2018/08/20/pulling-their-clearances-is-only-the-start–its-time-to-stamp-out-elite-privilege-n2511233

 

BREITBART
— Three People Shot, One Assaulted at ‘Peace Picnic’ in Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago – Awar Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/19/three-people-shot-assaulted-peace-picnic-rahm-emanuels-chicago/
— Wisconsin Bishop Decries ‘Homosexual Subculture Within the Hierarchy of the Catholic Church’ – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/19/wisconsin-bishop-decries-homosexual-hierarchy-catholic-church/
— China Interferes in U.S. Election with Anti-Tariff Film Aimed at Republican Districts in California – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/19/china-interferes-in-us-election-with-anti-tariff-film-aimed-at-republican-districts-in-california/
— 19 Times the Media Portrayed Illegal Alien Wanted for Murder as a Victim of Trump Immigration Enforcement – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/19/ice-murder-illegal-alien/

 

HOT AIR
— Back To School Time… For Illegal Aliens? – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/08/19/back-school-time-illegal-aliens/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— CNN Takes the Bait on Diversity – Brian C. Joondeph (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are 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. Those who promote AA, Diversity, or Inclusion are Democrats or Democrat plants.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/cnn_takes_the_bait_on_diversity.html
— First They Came for Alex Jones – Jack Cashill
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/first_they_came_for_alex_jones.html

 

LIBERTY NATION
— MISSION: SILENCE CONSERVATIVES – THE NEXT ESCALATION – Jeff Charles
https://www.libertynation.com/mission-silence-conservatives-the-next-escalation/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— PARTY ANIMALS: SOCIALIZING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY Lowell Ponte hammers leftist march toward ‘kinder, gentler’ Marxism
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/party-animals-socializing-the-democratic-party/

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Franklin Graham Rips Chelsea Clinton for Saying Abortions Added Trillions to Economy – LISA PAYNE-NAEGER
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/graham-rips-chelsea-abortions/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— How many illegal aliens is enough? – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/19/editorial-no-one-knows-for-sure-how-many-illegal-a/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— California moving to mandate abortion pills on campus – Lila Rose
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/california-moving-to-mandate-abortion-pills-on-campus

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, politicians say that those who do not promote mass/illegal immigration are racists.
http://thehill.com/policy/international/402568-trudeau-shuts-down-heckler-racism-has-no-place-in-canada
— Facebook apologizes over removal of conservative site’s web videos – MEGAN KELLER
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/402574-facebook-apologizes-for-removing-conservative-sites-web-videos-says-was-a
— No, Omarosa was not the White House’s ‘token minority’ – PARIS DENNARD (DIERSEN: For much of the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, a) I was a “token Republican” and b) few of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Protestant, conservative, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/402493-no-omarosa-was-not-the-white-houses-token-minority

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: More and more and more candidates 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.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/2018-candidate-diversity-goes-beyond-gender-n901956

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats do everything that they can to paint Republicans as being sexists, and especially 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.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/19/business/sexism-women-birthplace-workplace.html
— 5 Pearls of Wisdom About College for Students Starting Their First Year Readers who are college graduates offer advice to incoming freshmen who wonder if degrees are worth the hype. – Lela Moore (DIERSEN: According to this article “It is never too late to finish that degree.” In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, a) I should have earned my master’s degrees much sooner than I did; I did not earn my MBA from Loyola until I was 27, my master’s degree in accounting from DePaul until I was 31, and my master’s degree in finance from IIT until I was 48 and b) I should have earned my professional certifications and license much sooner than I did; I did not pass the CPA examination until I was 30, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination until I was 32, and became a licensed CPA until I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/19/reader-center/is-college-worth-it.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— An anti-Trump says “Trump revoked John Brennan’s security clearance. The long-term consequences may be dire.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/08/20/trump-revoked-john-brennans-security-clearance-heres-why-that-matters/

 

USA TODAY
— Trump trillion-dollar-plus deficits are putting America on a path to fiscal ruin Though no one in Washington will admit it, our nation’s finances are in deep trouble. Spending is up, revenues are down, and this will only get worse – Stan Collender
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/08/20/donald-trump-trillion-dollar-plus-deficits-fiscal-ruin-column/986236002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ expertly uses ‘Gone With the Wind,’ ‘Shaft’ cameos.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/08/19/how-spike-lee-blackkklansman-expertly-uses-gone-wind-shaft-cameos/1020950002/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Trump speechwriter fired after appearance with white nationalists (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, you will be fired if you appear with individuals, organizations, companies, governments, or countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2018/08/19/trump-speechwriter-fired-after-appearance-with-white-nationalists/gJlxBA6qtj0keoRQd9RgjJ/story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Nice Degree, but Your Diploma Gets an ‘F’ for Spelling College is a shout-out to scholastic achievement, so why can’t schools achieve freshman-level language mastery on sheepskins? – Melissa Korn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nice-degree-but-your-diploma-gets-an-f-for-spelling-1534696400

 

FORBES
— Employers Slowly Making Progress On Social Mobility In Workforce – Karen Higginbottom (DIERSEN: What education did your parents have? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. The aforesaid unfortunate facts frustrated efforts by my critics/opponents to paint me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and has always been privileged.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/karenhigginbottom/2018/08/19/employers-slowly-making-progress-on-social-mobility-in-workforce/#5660b3ab5181
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A majority of employers asked their new employees whether or not their parents went to University or the type of school they attended; 4 in 10 also asked their current employees these questions, according to the Index. So there is still more work to do. Social mobility has declined in the last 30 years in the UK and in particular, fair access to the professions. The statistics are pretty damning: only 7% of the population attend independent schools but the privately-educated account for more than half of the top level of most professions, including 70% of high court judges, 54% of top journalists and 54% of chief executive officers of FTSE100 companies, according to a Sutton Trust report.)

 

BLOOMBERG
— Democracy Needs the Press as the ‘Opposition Party’ – Noah Feldman (DIERSEN: The mainstream news media acts as an arm of the Democrat Party.)
https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/2018/08/19/trump-vs-the-press-why-opinion-journalism-matters-in-democracy#gs.=dpZ0nQ

 

PBS
— Schools grapple with obligations to migrants in shelters – AP (DIERSEN: How successful have the Democrats been in attracting illegals to your school district?)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/schools-grapple-with-obligations-to-migrants-in-shelters

 

NEWSWEEK
— WHO IS DARREN BEATTIE? DONALD TRUMP SPEECHWRITER FIRED OVER WHITE NATIONALIST CONFERENCE TIES – EWAN PALMER
https://www.newsweek.com/who-darren-beattie-donald-trumps-speechwriter-fired-over-white-nationalist-1080166

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— White House Speechwriter Fired After Being Linked to White Nationalists – Chas Danner (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, you will be fired if you are linked to individuals, organizations, companies, governments, or countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/08/trump-aide-fired-after-being-linked-to-white-nationalists.html

 

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— The Trump Administration’s Flawed Approach to Diversity The Obama administration guidance that was recently withdrawn was sound from legal and educational perspectives – Anna Hemingway (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are 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. Those who promote AA, Diversity, or Inclusion are Democrats or Democrat plants.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/views/2018/08/20/trump-administrations-approach-diversity-admissions-flawed-opinion

 

TIMES
— Professor ‘was forced to retire by Oxford in diversity drive’ – Rosemary Bennett (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are 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. Those who promote AA, Diversity, or Inclusion are Democrats or Democrat plants.)
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/professor-was-forced-to-retire-by-oxford-in-diversity-drive-xn9k6gmrs
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An Oxford University professor and leading authority on Shakespeare was forced to retire at the age of 67 by college bosses to promote diversity, an employment tribunal was told. John Pitcher, fellow of St John’s College, wanted to carry on working beyond the university’s self-imposed retirement age of 67 but was told two years ago that he would have to go. He is an authority on Elizabethan and Jacobean literature and had worked at St John’s for more than 36 years. It is one of the wealthiest Oxford colleges and former students include Tony Blair, Robert Graves, Philip Larkin and Kingsley Amis. Professor Pitcher’s retirement at the end of September 2016 had been set in 2012 but he was then made the Founder’s Fellow at…)

 

QUEERTY
— Firefighters boycott Madison Pride after armed police officers are banned from marching in parade – Graham Gremore
https://www.queerty.com/firefighters-boycott-madison-pride-armed-police-officers-banned-marching-parade-20180819

August 15 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Bob Berlin spoke very highly of Jeff MacKay at his outstanding fundraiser Tuesday evening, August 14, 2018, at the Danada House in Wheaton. The 60+ attendees included J. Anderson, Bakalis, Brennan, Chapman, CoCo, DiCianni, Fullerton, Gavanes, Gibson, Guerin, Kinsella, Kleeman, LeVan, G. Marchese, McCluskey, McKillip, Mendrick, Olsen, Puchalski, Reidy, Rohm, Walsh, C. Zaruba, and Zay. Jim Ryan was a host and sponsor of the event. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Erika Harold attacks Kwame Raoul with first TV ad in Illinois attorney general race – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/harold-attacks-raoul-with-first-tv-ad-in-attorney-general-race/3957421/

 

CBS2
— Fact-Checking Attorney General Candidate Erika Harold’s Political TV Ad – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/14/fact-checking-attorney-general-candidate-erika-harolds-political-tv-ad/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The Wrath of the Omarosa – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-omarosa-trump-kass-20180814-story.html
— Republicans to have their state fair rally as Rauner tries to unify party (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. One could ask what has the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) done since the March 20, 2018 primary to encourage those who support the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the IRP platform to vote for Republicans?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-republicans-illinois-state-fair-20180814-story.html
— Rauner hopes Madigan’s a crook, but he still can’t back up his accusations – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: Who has hoped that you would do illegal things so that you would be prosecuted? My Democrat superiors always hoped that I would do illegal things so that they could use those things to get rid of me faster than they did. In 1968 and 1969, my Democrat Post Office superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my sick leave requests were illegal. In 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my partial per diem requests were illegal and in 1978, they and Money Magazine hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my education deductions were illegal.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-rauner-madigan-criminal-0815-20180814-story.html
— Pelosi takes on the roaring economy, and Trump – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-pelosi-house-speaker-democrat-20180814-story.html
— Rauner vetoes anti-discrimination proposal – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Have you ever worked for an employer that had 14 or fewer employees? Between 1964 and 1997, I worked for only one such employer, John’s Sinclair in Chicago Heights for 2 months in 1966. I worked for S.S. Kresges 1964-1966; Flossmoor Country Club, Thrall Car, and John’s Sinclair in 1966; the Post Office 1966-1969; Chrysler and University Plaza Dormitory in 1970; Firestone stores 1970-1972; IRS 1971-1980; and GAO 1980-1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-discrimination-veto-20180813-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and especially citizens of Mexico and b) count on citizens of foreign countries and especially citizens of Mexico to help Democrats get rid of Republicans.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-republicans-illinois-state-fair-20180814-story.html
— One group (introverts) definitely faces prejudice in college admissions – Jonathan Zimmerman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-shy-asian-americans-college-admissions-discrimination-0815-story.html
— When the call to evacuate comes, what will you take? – Amy Koss (DIERSEN: What have you owned for a long time? I have owned my 1972 Corvette since October 14, 1971.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-evacuate-special-possessions-insurance-documents-passports-photo-albums-0815-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps argue for open borders.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180815/281771335029105
— Chicago cop files lawsuit over years on desk duty while under investigation – Jeremy Gorner (DIERSEN: Constructively, my Democrat superiors in the federal government always had me “under investigation” and “on desk duty” because I have always been a Republican, but also because I have always opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-cop-lawsuit-desk-duty-20180814-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago police officer on desk duty for years in connection with one of the Police Department’s worst scandals in its history has filed a federal lawsuit against the city that alleges that the department refused to hold a disciplinary hearing, violating his constitutional rights. In a front-page article in October 2016, the Chicago Tribune chronicled how Officer Thomas Sherry and a second officer remained on desk duty at full pay, filing papers or answering phones because they were barred from working the street because of ongoing disciplinary investigations that can take years to close.)
— Misinformed gullibility is the true ‘enemy of the people’ – Jerry Davich (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all you need to know is what they tell you, no more and no less.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-enemy-of-the-people-trump-cnn-st-0808-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Canceled Trump campaign rally at UIC was turning point for Omarosa – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/omarosa-trump-uic-rally-protests-donald-manigault-newman/
— The joy of being first with a ’64 Mustang – Editorial (DIERSEN: 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 replica tires. I had not started the car for almost 9 years. Most of D&M’s bill was for repairing damage that ethanol did to car’s entire fuel system. The master cylinder and four calipers were replaced, A/C was charged, carbonator 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.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/autos/first-ford-mustang-park-ridge-convertible-garage/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Ford has confirmed what Tom and Gail were hearing — that their Mustang was the first ever sold — and now the car is on display in Michigan this week as the company celebrates the sale of its 10 millionth Mustang. Not only did the Gail and Tom Wise hang on to their Mustang all these years; they also hung on to the original paperwork. By one estimate, that makes their old blue car worth as much as $450,000. We are constantly reminded to de-junk our lives. The KonMari method tells us to tidy up. Feng shui tells us to remove unneeded items. But sometimes there’s joy to be found in proper storage.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Governor signs bill requiring public notice of tollway contracts (DIERSEN: Government employers should be required to give “public notice” whenever they take adverse employment actions against their employees. Government employers have always been under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians 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 are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180814/governor-signs-bill-requiring-public-notice-of-tollway-contracts
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH TWO COLOR PICTURES: Pritzker, Rauner storm the suburbs in battle for swing voters – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180815/pritzker-rauner-storm-the-suburbs-in-battle-for-swing-voters
— Why politics has become so acrimonious – Jim Oberweis
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180815/oberweis-why-politics-has-become-so-acrimonious
— FRONT PAGE: Voters have rejected new school twice. Wheaton-Warrenville District 200 board looks to build it anyway. – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180815/voters-have-rejected-new-school-twice-district-200-board-looks-to-build-it-anyway

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
–DIERSEN HEADLINE: How much money per month would it take to get you to stop working and to go on welfare – $500, $1,000, $2,000, $4,000, $8,000, $16,000+? What have you done to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? Even though my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted me as being stupid and lazy, I nevertheless 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. One could argue that if I could do the aforesaid, ANYONE could do the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/why-chicago-should-test-basic-income-program

 

WBBM
— Rauner Takes Fresh Jab At Emanuel Over Chicago Crime – CRAIG DELLIMORE
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/rauner-takes-fresh-jab-emanuel-over-chicago-crime

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Joe Biden ill, cancels trip to Springfield
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180814/joe-biden-ill-cancels-trip-to-springfield

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Lawsuit filed against Wheaton-Warrenville District 200 to prevent construction of new early childhood center
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/14/lawsuit-filed-against-district-200-to-prevent-construction-of-new-early-childhood-center/a9bp4g2/

 

TRI STATE PUBLIC RADIO
— Statehouse Reporting Pool Grows Smaller while Candidates’ Pocketbooks Grow Larger – RICH EGGER
http://www.tspr.org/post/statehouse-reporting-pool-grows-smaller-while-candidates-pocketbooks-grow-larger

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Chicago Battles Its Image As Murder Capital Of The Nation – CHERYL CORLEY
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/10/637410426/chicago-battles-its-image-as-murder-capital-of-the-nation

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— WHO’S ON THE BALLOT? CHECK OUT THE STATEWIDE CANDIDATES IN 2018 GENERAL ELECTION; Two Republican incumbents for Congress (Roskam and Davis) are ramping up their advertising.
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2018/08/whos-on-the-ballot-check-out-the-statewide-candidates-in-2018-general-election/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— BIDEN CANCELS Illinois speech due to illness
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/08/15/biden-cancels-illinois-speech-due-to-illness-lisa-madigan-targets-trump-lou-lang-is-back-in-the-fold-and-campaign-ads-rev-up-298056

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— DuPage County Board Approves Three Referenda Questions for November Ballot
http://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=58006

 

WIREPOINTS
— $125,000: The pension debt each Chicago household is really on the hook for – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/chicagoans-cant-count-on-mayor-emanuel-for-the-truth-on-pension-debts/

 

WEST COOK NEWS
— CRETE-MONEE HIGH SCHOOL Football Players Take the Advanced Placement Challenge
https://westcooknews.com/stories/511530197-balmoral-elementary-school-cmhs-football-players-take-the-ap-challenge

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Politically connected former employees sue to get state jobs back – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operative, and their dupes a) are “politically connected,” b) paint themselves as being “politically connected,” or c) want to be “politically connected.” Most commonly, they paint themselves as being operatives or as being dupes for those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operative, and their dupes.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/politically-connected-former-employees-sue-to-get-state-jobs-back/article_ad04c49e-9fde-11e8-b7e9-83574e4b0c09.html
— Illinois Supreme Court rules city liable in trip-and-fall accident, could cause more suits statewide – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/illinois-supreme-court-rules-city-liable-in-trip-and-fall/article_c7227c6e-9ccc-11e8-945c-6725ad9095d1.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— GOP national committeeman calls Pritzker a “billionaire ass-kisser”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/15/gop-national-committeeman-calls-pritzker-a-billionaire-ass-kisser/
— County commissioner says Rauner camp threatened him with a smear campaign
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/15/county-commissioner-says-rauner-camp-threatened-him-with-a-smear-campaign/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— URBAN VIOLENCE BEGINS IN BROKEN HOMES – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/urban-violence-begins-in-broken-homes/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrats demand DHS un-deport illegal alien parents
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52526
— Chelsea Clinton: Roe v. Wade was a boon to U.S. economy
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52518
— The War on Gender
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52294

 

BREITBART
— CNN: Antifa’s Violence Against ‘Bigots’ Is ‘Right’ – John Nolte (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call everyone who is not an anti-Trump a bigot.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/14/cnn-chris-cuomo-antifa-violence-right/

 

DAILY CALLER
— HERE ARE ALL THE PEOPLE TRUMP HAS CALLED ‘DOG’ – Saagar Enjeti
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/14/heres-all-the-people-trump-has-called-dog/
— MAINSTREAM MEDIA GLORIFIES VIOLENT ANTIFA PROTESTS – Sharan Kumar
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/14/unfake-news-media-glorifies-antifa/

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Why John Cox Can Win Governor of California – BRIAN HARRINGTON
https://spectator.org/everyone-knows-why-john-cox-can-win-governor-of-california/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Times Conflates Conservatives with Society’s White-Supremacist Fringe – HEATHER MAC DONALD
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/new-york-times-conflates-conservatives-and-white-supremacists/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Supporters Raise Over $300,000 for Peter Strzok’s Legal Expenses – Haris Alic
https://freebeacon.com/politics/supporters-raise-300000-peter-strzoks-legal-expenses/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump’s Trying To Shut Omarosa Up. Good Luck With That. Unlike the nondisclosure agreements Trump used in his business, those he made staffers sign at the White House are almost certainly unenforceable. – S.V. Date
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-omarosa-nda_us_5b734531e4b02b415d73668b
— Omarosa Fiasco Spotlights Unusual Trump Tactic To Silence White House Aides President Donald Trump’s administration reportedly asked aides, including Omarosa Manigault Newman, to sign nondisclosure agreements. – Dominique Mosbergen (DIERSEN: If Democrat superiors in the federal government required their employees to sign nondisclosure agreements to be hired, retained, and/or promoted, those agreements would cover their efforts to a) not hire Republicans, b) not retain Republicans, and c) to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-omarosa-nondisclosure-agreement_us_5b7288c9e4b0ae32af9b3861

 

POLITICO
— ‘People are terrified’: Trump staffers live in fear of Omarosa’s next tape Trump aides are suffering from the same type of psychological warfare that gripped Clinton’s campaign during the WikiLeaks dumps. – ANNIE KARNI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/14/white-house-staff-omarosa-tapes-777490

 

UPI
— ICE needs jail space in Midwest, but communities resist – Jessie Higgins
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/08/14/ICE-needs-jail-space-in-Midwest-but-communities-resist/4871534159291/

 

CNBC
— Trump launches Twitter attack on Omarosa: ‘She was vicious, but not smart’ – Tucker Higgins
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/13/trump-launches-twitter-attack-on-omarosa-she-was-vicious-but-not-smart.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Illinois Sues Trump Tower Over Wastewater Discharged Into the Chicago River – Matt Stevens
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/us/trump-tower-chicago-river-lawsuit.html
— The New York Times Joins Effort to Combat Trump’s Anti-Press Rhetoric – Jaclyn Peiser (DIERSEN: Should GOPUSA ILLINOIS join the effort to combat the Illinois mainstream media’s anti-Trump rhetoric?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/business/media/trump-news-media-editorials.html
— Trump Campaign Says It Has Filed Case Against Omarosa Manigault Newman – Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/us/politics/omarosa-trump-campaign-arbitration-case.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites oppose school choice.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/opinion/charter-schools-desegregation-los-angeles.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Raging Dumpster Fire of the President vs. Omarosa We are yet again reminded of how this president has hired people who reflect and reinforce his nastiness, neediness and narcissism.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/13/opinion/editorials/trump-omarosa-firing-recording.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: An anti-Trump says “Trump-Omarosa feud deepens racial divisions. President’s rhetoric may bolster Democrats.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/08/14/trump-omarosa-feud-deepens-wedge-black-voters-ahead-midterms/990640002/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Illinois accuses Trump hotel of jeopardizing the Chicago River aquatic life
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/illinois-accuss-trump-hotel-of-jeopardizing-the-chicago-river-aquatic-life/2018/08/14/385b2bba-907f-11e8-b769-e3fff17f0689_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Help us cover our polarized nation. We’re reporting on the political and cultural divide in America and want to surface unheard views across the country. Give us a hand by filling out our questionnaire.
https://graphics.wsj.com/across-the-divide/
— New Topic on Campus: Civil Discourse 101 Skits, questionnaires and dinner parties help teach students, faculty to have constructive, if still heated, conversations – Melissa Korn (DIERSEN: What percent of educators 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?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-topic-on-campus-civil-discourse-101-1534325402
— Wage Stagnation Is Everyone’s Problem Low working- and middle-class incomes aren’t likely to rise without new subsidies. – William A. Galston
https://www.wsj.com/articles/wage-stagnation-is-everyones-problem-1534287594
— Household Borrowing Reaches Record $13.3 Trillion as Rising Rates Have Yet to Bite Borrowing has continued at a brisk pace for auto loans and mortgages, as delinquencies remain low – Josh Zumbrun
https://www.wsj.com/articles/household-borrowing-reaches-record-13-3-trillion-as-rising-rates-have-yet-to-bite-1534258838

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illegals and their supporters oppose the border wall. Bloomberg and GAO side with the illegals.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2018-08-14/trump-s-border-boondoggle-editorial
— College Donors Are Getting Picky Universities face more scrutiny from donors over how their gifts are used. – Janet Lorin (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, it seems like college donors insist that their donations be used to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and even worse vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and hatred 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.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-15/college-donors-are-getting-picky

 

FORBES
— Have Public Employee Pensions Become More Generous, or Less? – Andrew Biggs
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbiggs/2018/08/14/have-public-employee-pensions-become-more-generous-or-less/

 

MARKET WATCH
— Don’t confuse public pension cost with generosity States and localities are paying less for benefits than in the past – ALICIA H. MUNNELL
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/dont-confuse-public-pension-cost-with-generosity-2018-08-14

 

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps are “mean and clueless.”
https://www.sltrib.com/opinion/commentary/2018/08/13/jennifer-rubin-how/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Governor’s Day at State Fair Puts Focus on November Election Illinois Republicans are converging on Springfield and the Illinois State Fair for Governor’s Day.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-08-15/governors-day-at-state-fair-puts-focus-on-november-election

 

ILLINOIS SENATE DEMOCRATS
— Castro: Rauner shows once again he is no friend of working class (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes look down on those who are/were members of the working class. I was a lowly member of the working class 1964-1997.)
http://illinoissenatedemocrats.com/sen-castro-home/6626-castro-rauner-shows-once-again-he-is-no-friend-of-working-class

August 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rich donors keep giving big in Illinois campaigns; Dems highlight Rauner’s no-show at “The Bud”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-illinois-wealth-donors-20180812-story.html
— The truth about income inequality, in six amazing charts – Michael Hiltzik (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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-biz-income-inequality-charts-hiltzik-20180808-story.html
— Rauner signs anti-sexual harassment bills into law – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rauner-sex-harassment-bill-signings-20180812-story.html
— Aurora set to OK funding for higher parade security – Steve Lord (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast parades in Aurora with parades in Wheaton. For many years, Republicans have been the lead sponsor of Wheaton’s Independence Day parades. This year, Illinois Republican Party leader and Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar contributed $500, Judge Jeff MacKay contributed $250, and DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner Tim Whelan contributed $150. Bob Berlin, Dan Cronin, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Marty Keller, Deanne Mazzochi, Dave Molitor, John Monino, Chris Nybo, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, Phil Suess, Kevin Wiley, and Karen Wilson each contributed $100.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-security-st-0813-story.html
— Take the 30-day challenge Get off social media, end the workday at 5 and stop checking email on weekends – John Brandon (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all you need to know is what they tell you, no more, and no less.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180813/281831464566814
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Asylum seekers face restrictive process.”
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180813/281663960842270

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Donors to shatter political spending records, assisting underdog Democrats – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/donors-shatter-political-spending-records-assisting-underdog-democrats/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Casten v. Roskam: Debate shows clear differences – Tom Paulsen, Wheaton
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180811/debate-shows-clear-differences-

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A desperate measure for Chicago’s desperate times The expanding tab for public employee pensions is one of the biggest headaches facing Chicago. It’s a pain so intense, in fact, that no remedy should be dismissed out of hand. – Editorial
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/desperate-measure-chicagos-desperate-times

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner again calls Pritzker, Madigan corrupt – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180812/rauner-again-calls-pritzker-madigan-corrupt

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Coaches skirt line of truth with the media – Loren Tate
http://www.news-gazette.com/sports/illini-sports/football/2018-08-12/tate-coaches-skirt-line-truth-with-the-media.html
— A state patronage hiring scandal going back 12 years just won’t go away. – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-08-11/editorial-hiring-lawsuit.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Democratic, Green candidates seek to win 64th Illinois House District seat – DREW ZIMMERMAN
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/08/10/democratic-green-candidates-seek-to-win-64th-illinois-house-district-seat/aa0aq8i/

 

LOOP NORTH NEWS
— Sky-high property tax assessments will spark apartment rent hikes – Don DeBat
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/rent0812.htm

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Rauner: Current AG Protecting Status Quo of Corruption – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=269784#.W3FkHuhKiM8

 

CITY JOURNAL
— Chicago’s Fiscal Storm The deeply indebted city, with bonds already rated as junk, considers borrowing billions to cover its pension costs.
– Steven Malanga
https://www.city-journal.org/html/chicagos-fiscal-storm-16102.html

 

WIREPOINTS
— It’s the pension promises, stupid! – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (DIERSEN: Those who hate government employees force governments to provide more generous pensions. Ever since the beginning of time, government employees have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, viciously condemned, and viciously hated. To get and keep employees who can withstand that vicious demonization, that vicious denigration, that vicious condemnation, and that vicious hatred, governments have been forced to provide more generous pensions. 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 viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, viciously condemn, and viciously hate past, present, and future federal employees and federal retirees. I was a federal employee for almost 30 years. I have been a federal retiree for almost 21 years.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/its-the-pension-promises-stupid/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LIST: CORRUPT ILLINOIS POLITICIANS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/list-corrupt-illinois-politicians.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Refuting Omarosa’s Trump-is-Racist Lie – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/refuting_omarosas_trumpisracist_lie.html
— Obama Foundation’s monumental rip-off – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/obama_foundations_monumental_ripoff.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— NANCY PELOSI STRUGGLES TO EXPLAIN WHAT DEMOCRATS STAND FOR OTHER THAN STOPPING TRUMP – Mike Brest (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents stand for? My critics/opponents promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/12/nancy-pelosi-democrats-stopping-trump/
— MEXICAN RESTAURANT RECEIVES BACKLASH FOR SERVING JEFF SESSIONS – Mike Brest (DIERSEN: What percent of restaurants 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? What percent of restaurants employ illegals? What percent of restaurants are arms of the Democrat Party? I washed dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/12/mexican-restaurant-backlash-jeff-sessions/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Laura Ingraham disavows white nationalist support amid ‘demographic changes’ controversy – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/12/laura-ingraham-fox-news-disavows-white-nationalist/
— NASCAR fans still intensely loyal to Trump – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/12/nascar-fans-still-intensely-loyal-to-trump/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— 51% of immigrants in U.S. on welfare – Michael F. Haverluck (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats.)
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2018/08/12/cis-51-of-immigrants-in-us-on-welfare

 

TOWNHALL
— Chicago: The Death of One Thousand Cuts – Sheriff David Clarke (Ret.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/sheriffdavidclarke(ret)/2018/08/13/the-death-of-one-thousand-cuts-n2509218

 

CNS NEWS
— Pelosi on Trump: ‘His Whole Thing Is Make America White Again’ – Susan Jones (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites. Ever-increasingly, the Democrat Party is the anti-White party.)
https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/pelosi-trump-his-whole-thing-make-america-white-again

 

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans hint/imply/argue/shout that “Republican Party Becoming a Party That Is Fundamentally Anti-Black.” The Democrat Party is fundamentally 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://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/08/12/msnbcs-kasie-hunt-is-the-republican-party-becoming-a-party-that-is-fundamentally-anti-black/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Pelosi to Dem Candidates: “Do Whatever You Have To Do, Just Win” – Tim Hains (DIERSEN: Democrats are morale relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2018/08/12/pelosi_to_dem_candidates_say_whatever_you_need_to_say_to_win.html

 

THE HILL
— White House: Omarosa revelations prove her ‘lack of character and integrity’ – JACQUELINE THOMSEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/401485-white-house-omarosa-revelations-prove-her-lack-of-character-and
— Vulnerable Republicans include several up-and-coming GOP leaders – MELANIE ZANONA AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE (DIERSEN: If politics was like the federal government is for its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, politicians would be dumped if they do not get elected to local government by age 25, county government by age 30, state government by age 35, and federal government by age 40.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/401343-vulnerable-republicans-include-several-up-and-coming-gop-leaders

 

CBS NEWS
— Young women: Age group of women most unhappy with Trump presidency – CBS News / Refinery 29 poll – Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus, Kabir Khanna and Anthony Salvanto (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at “young women” and at everyone else that Republicans cause their problems, your problems, my problems, and everyone’s problems.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/young-women-are-the-group-most-unhappy-with-trump-presidency-cbs-news-refinery-29-poll/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Tweets Reflect Fixation on Women’s Appearances.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/12/us/politics/trump-tweets-lisa-page-nellie-ohr.html
— Marco Rubio Looks for His Place in Trump’s Republican Party – AP
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2018/08/13/us/politics/ap-us-rubios-next-act.html
— You Know Who the Tax Cuts Helped? Rich People – Editorial
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/12/opinion/editorials/trump-tax-cuts.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Tensions Flare as Hackers Root Out Flaws in Voting Machines Defcon hack-a-thon conference aims to help test election security, but makers of voting equipment raise doubts – Robert McMillan and Dustin Volz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tensions-flare-as-hackers-root-out-flaws-in-voting-machines-1534078801
— No, You Can’t Vote Via Text or Tweet As midterm elections loom, state officials and social-media companies combat disinformation on how to vote – Alexa Corse and Dustin Volz
https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-you-cant-vote-via-text-or-tweet-1533985201
— A Company’s Performance Depends First of All on Its People – Rick Wartzman and Lawrence Crosby (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats only want employees who are Democrat, and especially those who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-companys-performance-depends-first-of-all-on-its-people-1534125840
— The Tricky Task of Managing the New, Multigenerational Workplace With older employees working longer, bosses must make sure they feel valued while also creating advancement opportunities for young employees – Carol Hymowitz (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors 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/the-tricky-task-of-managing-the-new-multigenerational-workplace-1534126021

 

FORBES
— Age Discrimination By Employers Is Common, AARP Survey Says (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2018/08/12/age-discrimination-by-employers-is-common-aarp-survey-says/#36c0942b2cc5
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The vast majority of Americans who work into in their 50s, 60s and beyond need to keep making money as they grow older but encounter widespread age discrimination in job hunts and at the workplace, a new AARP survey has found. AARP surveyed 3,900 people age 45 and older who were working full-time or part-time or looking for work and learned that more than nine in 10 older workers see age discrimination as common. And 61% say they’ve personally seen or experienced it. Women are more likely than men to have seen or experienced age discrimination, according to the survey. More than three quarters of African-American respondents, 60% of Latinos and 59% of whites reported seeing or experiencing it. What AARP Says About Age Discrimination “Older workers want to work, they’re ready to work and they need to work,” said Susan Weinstock, AARP’s vice president of financial resilience. “They should have the opportunity to be judged on their merits, rather than their age.” But the survey results strongly suggest older job applicants routinely are denied that opportunity. Since turning 40, a striking 30% of respondents experienced at least one of these six actions and 17% experienced two or more: not getting hired for a job they applied for because of their age; heard negative remarks related to their older age from a colleague; passed up for a chance to get ahead because of their age; heard negative remarks related to their older age from a supervisor; were laid off, fired or forced out of job because of their age or were denied access to training or professional development opportunities because of their age. Among respondents who’ve applied for a new position in the past two years, 44% said they were asked for age-related information such as birth dates and graduation years. Such information is often used to discriminate against older applicants and requests for it discourage many older workers from applying, according to AARP. Fears of Getting Hired After a Job Loss About one third of the survey respondents said they doubted they’d be able to quickly land another job if theirs was eliminated. Almost half of them said the major reason would be age discrimination. Government data shows that nearly one third of workers 55 and older who lose their jobs are unemployed a financially-dangerous six months or more. By contrast, just 18% of those ages 16 to 54 are out of work similar periods. The AARP survey also suggests that most older workers don’t think they have much protection against age discrimination. While a majority reported seeing or experiencing age bias, barely 3% said they’d filed a formal complaint with an employer or government agency.)

 

BLOOMBERG
— Voters Upbeat on Economy May Boost Republican Election Prospects – Ari Natter
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-12/voters-upbeat-on-economy-may-boost-republican-mid-term-prospects

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “White House Looks at Legal Options for Muzzling Omarosa, Probably Won’t Find Any.” It certainly looks like my Democrat GAO superiors and their supporters do not want to muzzle me. It certainly looks like they want me stress facts that prove a) that they give preference to Democrats, and especially to Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran and b) that they discriminate against Republicans, and especially against Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/08/omarosa-legal-debate.html

 

BUZZFEED NEWS
— Chicago GOP Operative Made “Suspicious” Cash Withdrawals During Pursuit Of Clinton Emails Peter W. Smith withdrew $4,900 in cash the day after he finalized a plan to work with “dark web” hackers. – Jason Leopold and Anthony Cormier
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/jasonleopold/peter-w-smith-hillary-clinton-emails-trump-flynn-money

 

DAILY MAIL
— White House explodes at Omarosa’s ‘lack of character and integrity’ for ‘threatening national security’ by smuggling her smartphone into secure Situation Room to record her own firing – DAVID MARTOSKO and FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6053415/White-House-explodes-Omarosa-bringing-cellphone-secure-Situation-Room-record-firing.html

August 12 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

August 9 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Ivanka Trump hears about workforce development in Illinois – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/ivanka-trump-hears-about-workforce-development-in-illinois/article_ddea915c-9b46-11e8-8957-77841d184539.html

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

August 6 Morning Edition

FOX 40 SACRAMENTO STOCKTON MODESTO
— See John Cox’s First 2018 General Election Campaign Ad – NIKKI LAURENZO (DIERSEN: John Cox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_H._Cox) and I served together on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. On July 5, 2003, Cox came with the other four announced U.S. Senate candidates (Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) to a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, in Jeanne Ive’s precinct to the east, and in Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. At my suggestion, Cox brought Jay’s Potato Chips. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren.)
https://fox40.com/2018/08/05/see-john-coxs-first-2018-general-election-campaign-ad/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Republican candidate for California governor has released his first campaign advertisement since winning the primary election in June. It’s titled “Help is on the Way,” and focuses on the platforms John Cox highlighted throughout his campaign such as unaffordable home and rent costs, the state’s infrastructure, rising poverty rates and the gas tax. The businessman, who lives in San Diego, has an uphill battle to catch Democrat Gavin Newsom. The current lieutenant governor has a commanding lead in the contest to succeed Governor Jerry Brown. According to the latest poll numbers from the Public Policy Institute of California, 55 percent of likely voters favored Newsom to Cox’s 31 percent.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP donor Uihlein refuels Proft PAC with $3.5M ahead of fall election; WeatherTech founder gives Rauner campaign more; Dem panel looks to elevate women – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: If Uihlein gave you $3.5M to give to candidates, which candidates would you give the money to and why?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-monday-20180805-story.html
— Teaching pastor resigns over Willow Creek’s handling of allegations against Bill Hybels – Manya Brachear Pashman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-willow-creek-steve-carter-resigns-20180805-story.html
— Why your property tax bill is so high, and how to fix it – Austin Berg

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-berg-column-st-0805-story.html

— Ready to hire? Look for these traits – John Boitnott (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180806/281848644421422
— Where do the millionaires live? – Jeff Haden (DIERSEN: One could argue that if you do not have “at least $1 million in investable assets” or you are not on track to have that much by the time you retire, you are in big trouble.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-where-do-the-millionaires-live-20180730-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Being a millionaire is still a fairly exclusive club. Kiplinger recently reported that 5.8 percent of the country — about 7 million households — are millionaires. Kiplinger defined “millionaire” as someone having at least $1 million in investable assets, so it doesn’t include homes, employer-sponsored pension plans or business partnerships. . .18. Illinois: 6.14 percent. (Cost of living: 4 percent above national average.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you bash traditional marriage and traditional family, Democrats will glorify and praise you.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-purity-virgin-afraid-to-lyz-lenz-0806-story.html
— If you haven’t had health insurance … – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that my wife and I get an $18,000/year health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy because I am a federal retiree. We pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of coverage. In our defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years — almost 3 for the Post Office 1966-1969, almost 9 for IRS 1971-1980, and almost 18 for GAO. Working for the federal government is extremely unpleasant, stressful, and depressing. Virtually everyone viciously demonizes, viciously denigrates, and viciously condemns federal employees and federal retirees as being lazy, stupid, grossly overpaid, and even worse things. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-illinois-obamacare-access-20180801-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD EDITORIAL WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE UNETHICALLY MADE TO LOOK LIKE A NEWS ARTICLE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats use citizens of foreign countries to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-marie-joseph-house-20180727-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— In another blow to megachurch, lead teaching pastor resigns from Willow Creek – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180805/in-another-blow-to-megachurch-lead-teaching-pastor-resigns-from-willow-creek
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump: Son met Russian for dirt – Ashley Parker and Rosalind Helderman (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, who would your critics/opponent try to get “dirt” on you from? My critics/opponents would try to get “dirt” on me from past and present a) Milton Township Republican Central Committee officers and members, b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois officers, directors, and members, c) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce officers, directors, and members, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition officers, Steering Committee members, and members, e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter officers, directors, and members, f) GAO employees, g) IRS employees, h) Post Office employees, i) defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, j) etc.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648
— 1968 Pontiac Firebird is perfect purchase made back in high school – Matt Avery (DIERSEN: What cars did you buy while you were in high school? I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964 with money that I had earned/saved delivering newspapers and doing yard work. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966 with money that I earned/saved washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180806/1968-pontiac-firebird-is-perfect-purchase-made-back-in-high-school

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— House Supports VA Hiring Changes – Doug Jenkins (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986. Since the Democrats who run the Post Office, IRS, and GAO hired me, to help them hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females, they have dramatically lowered their hiring, retention, and promotion standards and made those standards much more subjective.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=269451#.W2gbcqBy-M8

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoter William “Beau” Wrigley Jr. promotes pot. Ever-increasingly, pot promoters promote those who promote pot.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2018/08/06/sauer-subject-of-investigation-in-lake-county-wrigley-joins-the-pot-industry-a-bluhm-donates-to-rauner-and-politics-meets-murder-in-a-wbez-exclusive-294529

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Is ANYONE Affected by “Trans” Deviance? – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/is-anyone-affected-by-trans-deviance/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO DANCES THROUGH DEADLY “SHOOTAPALOOZA” WEEKEND
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/chicago-dances-through-deadly-shootapalooza-weekend.html
— THORNER & INGOLD: PROSECUTION OVERKILLS, ABUSES POWER AGAINST MANAFORT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/thorner-ingold-prosecution-overkills-abuses-power-against-manafort.html
— CHICAGO STATE REP PLEADS FOR EMANUEL AND TRUMP TO WORK TOGETHER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/chicago-state-rep-pleas-for-emanuel-and-trump-to-work-together.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Challenge to Durkin backfires bigly
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/06/challenge-to-durkin-backfires-bigly/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Mass shootings overwhelm city
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/06/mass-shootings-overwhelm-city/

 

GOPUSA
— NRA mocks David Hogg for employing ‘armed security’ during protest at its headquarters
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51802

 

DAILY CALLER
— WE WATCH CNN’S AWFUL MEDIA SHOW SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO – Betsy Rothstein (DIERSEN: I monitor many news and commentary websites, newspapers, and magazines so that you don’t have to. Of course, my critics/opponents do not like that. They want you to rely on them for that service. But my critics/opponents reject many planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, most commonly the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. My critics/opponents promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and/or even worse things. My critics/opponents focus on destroying those who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/05/we-watch-cnns-awful-media-show-so-you-dont-have-to/
— EPA RELEASED A LONG-DELAYED REPORT SHOWING ETHANOL HURTS THE ENVIRONMENT – Jason Hopkins
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/04/epa-ethanol-mandate-environment/

 

BREITBART
— Hollywood Celebrates Barack Obama’s Birthday – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/08/05/hollywood-celebrates-barack-obamas-birthday-you-busy-we-could-use-some-help/

 

POLITICO
— Trump says Don Jr. wanted dirt on Clinton from Russian lawyer But the president brushed it off as an innocuous part of campaigning as he tries to refocus on hitting the trail again this year. – NANCY COOK (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, who would your critics/opponent try to get “dirt” on you from? My critics/opponents would try to get “dirt” on me from past and present a) Milton Township Republican Central Committee officers and members, b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois officers, directors, and members, c) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce officers, directors, and members, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition officers, Steering Committee members, and members, e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter officers, directors, and members, f) GAO employees, g) IRS employees, h) Post Office employees, i) defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, j) etc.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/05/trump-donald-junior-clinton-russia-764357

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP grumbles as Donald Trump reshapes midterm campaigns.”
https://apnews.com/052544270dd84437b085b45550759a79/GOP-grumbles-as-Donald-Trump-reshapes-midterm-campaigns

 

AOL NEWS
— Kellyanne Conway says she doesn’t believe journalists are the ‘enemy of the people’ – ELLEN CRANLEY (DIERSEN: Far too many journalists promote the Democrat Party, Libertarian Party, and/or Green Party platforms, but falsely deny that they do that. I do not deny that I promote the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/08/05/kellyanne-conway-says-she-doesnt-believe-journalists-are-the-enemy-of-the-people/23496346/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: He’s a Superstar Pastor. She Worked for Him and Says He Groped Her Repeatedly. Bill Hybels built an iconic evangelical church outside Chicago. A former assistant says that in the 1980s, he sexually harassed her. – Laurie Goodstein
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/05/us/bill-hybels-willow-creek-pat-baranowski.html
— A ‘Rainbow Wave’? 2018 Has More L.G.B.T. Candidates Than Ever A record number of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender candidates are running for office in November, as the Trump administration and state-level politicians have moved to roll back some legal protections. – Liam Stack and Catie Edmondson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racists, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/04/us/politics/gay-candidates-midterms.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/05/opinion/donald-trump-lebron-james.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Response To Online Shadow Banning ‘Common carriage’ law points to a solution for the problem of censorship on social media. – Adam Candeub (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many times since 2000 that GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscribers have asked me why did I stop sending my emails to them. Of course, I did not stop sending my emails to them. Of course, their Democrat/Libertarian/Green/RINO internet service providers (ISP) stopped sending my emails to them. Of course, Democrat/Libertarian/Green/RINO ISPs do everything that they can a) to ban my emails and b) to deny me my First Amendment rights. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Democrat/Libertarian/Green/RINO ISPs against me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-response-to-online-shadow-banning-1533496357
— The Stealth Pension Mortgage on Your House Real estate is the ultimate collateral for unfunded state public employee retirement obligations. – Rob Arnott and Lisa Meulbroek
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-stealth-pension-mortgage-on-your-house-1533496243?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1
— Past Social-Media Posts Upend Hiring Employers grapple with screening job applicants’ online personas, including years-old tweets – Rachel Feintzeig and Vanessa Fuhrmans (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers will not hire you, will not retain you, and will not promote you if you ever posted anything that is pro-Trump, pro-Protestant, pro-conservative, pro-patriotic, pro-Republican, pro-American, pro-White, pro-male, pro-older people, pro-rich people, pro-gun owners, pro-German Americans, and/or pro-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/social-media-histories-upend-hiring-1533503800
— Five Reasons You May Not Want to Retire in a Small Town Retirees expect ‘Mayberry.’ But they often find something different. – Glenn Ruffenach (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican, before buying a home, find out what the percentage of voters are real Republicans on your block and in your neighborhood, precinct, municipality, township/ward, county, and state. Find out what the trends are; find out if the percentage of Republicans is increasing or decreasing. If you are a Republican, it is a big negative to live where hate-filled Democrats, hate-filled Libertarians, and/or hate-filled Greens are the majority.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/five-reasons-you-may-not-want-to-retire-in-a-small-town-1533223658
— My Boss Makes What?! Employees work harder after finding out their boss’s salary is higher than they estimated, new study finds – Matthew Kassel (DIERSEN: In the federal government in the Chicago area, GS-14s make $113,920-$148,096; GS-15s make $138,467-$164,200; and Senior Executive Service members make at least $164,200.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-boss-makes-what-1533521461
— Harvard’s Education in Discrimination A lawsuit is revealing the secrets of race in admissions. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans. Who should pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion? According to Democrats, it should be Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvards-education-in-discrimination-1533502018
— A Government Press Corps New Jersey decides to subsidize journalists for local coverage. – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how the mainstream news media spins local news in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and the Green Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-government-press-corps-1533501733

 

USA TODAY
— Add more reforms to the nation’s tax code – Pete Sepp (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/08/05/add-more-tax-reforms-national-taxpayers-union-editorials-debates/37313249/
— How to pay for a college degree when you have bills, kids and a mortgage – Tamara E. Holmes (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had not avoided the draft, I never would have a) earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old, b) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, or f) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2018/08/06/back-school-how-pay-college-later-life/870035002/

 

EQUIPMENT WORLD
— JULY 23, 2013 FLASHBACK: The corrosive damage ethanol gasoline does to your fuel pump – Tom Jackson (DIERSEN: In my opinion, ethanol did thousands of dollars in damages to my 1972 Chevy Corvette.)
https://www.equipmentworld.com/e-10-alive-the-corrosive-damage-ethanol-gasoline-does-to-your-fuel-pump/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Its a nearly-new fuel pump from a 2003 Harley Davidson with just 11,000 miles on it. How could that much corrosion happen on a motorcycle before it’s third oil change? According to my mechanic it’s ethanol in our gasoline. To understand how this happens you need to know how ethanol affects your fuel system. Ethanol itself is not particularly corrosive. When the oil companies first started blending ethanol in gas, it corroded some rubber and plastic gaskets on some cars and equipment. Manufacturers figured it out and substituted new materials. The unlucky consumers whose equipment was ruined or whose fuel systems had to be replaced just took it on the chin as per usual with most government programs. But that wasn’t the end of it. Ethanol attracts water. When the two get together, they create the perfect environment to grow a type of bacteria called acetobacter. After getting drunk on their EPA-sponsored kegger in your gas tank, the acetobacter excrete acetic acid. And acetic acid is very corrosive. If you’re refilling your gas tank every week or two, acetobacter don’t have time to grow a sufficient size colony to damage metal parts in your fuel system. But if your fuel sits for longer periods of time these microorganisms continue to multiply until your gas tank contains damaging levels of acetic acid.)

August 3 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mitchell, Democrats face big job in matching Proft’s messaging – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-electioin-democratic-messaging-christian-mitchell-dan-proft/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/?post_type=cst_article&p=1271820
— Rahm crony who helped bank in Manafort case get city grant got $700K in loans – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/rahm-emanuel-martin-cabrera-stephen-calk-federal-savings-bank-chicago-paul-manafort-city-grants-loans-bga/
— Former governors Pat Quinn and George Ryan remain firm against death penalty – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pat-quinn-george-ryan-firm-death-penalty/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Borrowing billions to lower Chicago’s pension debt? Emanuel’s finance team is considering it. – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-pension-debt-bonds-20180803-story.html
— Rauner gives decisions about liquor sales near schools to local officials – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton who do things that encourage children and homeless people to drink booze.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-booze-sales-20180802-story.html
— Broke in the city: How college students in Chicago afford summertime fun, like Lolla – Savannah Eadens, Morgan Smith
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-summertime-chicago-college-students-0803-story.html
— This election, prioritize property taxes – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-property-taxes-illinois-election-20180802-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump renews attacks on ‘fake, fake disgusting news’ – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180803/trump-renews-attacks-on-fake-fake-disgusting-news
— Survey: Drug abuse and mental health top concerns in DuPage County – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180803/survey-drug-abuse-and-mental-health-top-concerns-in-dupage-county
— Cook County minimum wage, sick leave issues to be on ballot – Eric Peterson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180803/cook-county-minimum-wage-sick-leave-issues-to-be-on-ballot

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner is now a creature of the swamp he rails against The governor promised to be something different—a guy who would “shake up Springfield” and oppose the politics-as-usual tactics of his archnemesis, House Speaker Michael Madigan. Four years can sure change a person. – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/rauner-now-creature-swamp-he-rails-against
— Doggone it, let’s focus on government pensions Despite that cute TV ad of a puppy slobbering on J.B. Pritzker, government pension woes in Chicago and Illinois have managed to find their way back into the news—and not a minute too soon. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/doggone-it-lets-focus-government-pensions

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— U.S. cities suing President Trump over Affordable Care Act
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/us-cities-suing-president-trump-over-affordable-care-act

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Reporting from Within the March that Shut Down Lake Shore Drive Shows Influence of American Communists
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/03/reporting-within-march-shut-lake-shore-drive-shows-influence-american-communists/
— Ramping Up for the McHenry Township Road District Abolition Referendum
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/02/ramping-mchenry-township-road-district-abolition-referendum/

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Wilcox blasts tax hike, calls for constitutional amendment tying spending with economic growth – Glenn Minnis
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511512571-wilcox-blasts-tax-hike-calls-for-constitutional-amendment-tying-spending-with-economic-growth

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Nybo asks for donations from non-profit he threatened with investigation – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511513844-nybo-asks-for-donations-from-non-profit-he-threatened-with-investigation

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FLORIDA’S “RED FLAG” LAW PULLS IN 200 FIREARMS, 30,000 AMMUNITION ROUNDS SINCE MARCH
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/new-gun-law.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Uihlein gives Proft’s PAC $3.5 million
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/03/uihlein-gives-profts-pac-35-million/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/03/question-of-the-day-2717/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CHICAGO MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL FACING BACKLASH FOR PRIORITIZING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS OVER CITIZENS – Nick Givas
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/03/chicago-rahm-emanuel-illegal-immigrants/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— LGBT ‘Catholic’ groups: If Pope can reverse Church teaching on death penalty, why not homosexuality? – Dorothy Cummings McLean
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/lgbt-catholic-groups-if-pope-can-reverse-church-teaching-on-death-penalty-w

 

THE HILL
— The Family Act would leave all workers with less take-home pay – CARRIE LUKAS (DIERSEN: Ever since we got married in 1978, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I as being disgustingly undeservedly filthy rich DINKs (dual income, no kids). They hint/imply/argue/shout that if we had kids, I never would have been able to earn a) job-related master’s degrees when I was 31 and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. They hint/imply/argue/shout that if we had kids, a) my wife would not have been able to keep her job at the U.S. League of Savings Institutions, b) we would not have been able to have 915 Cove Court in Wheaton built in 1984, c) GAO would not have promoted me in 1986, d) I would not have been able to buy collector cars in 1989 and 1994, e) we would not have been able to save for our retirement, f) etc.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/400212-the-family-act-would-leave-all-workers-with-less-take-home-pay

July 31 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump says Koch brothers are ‘a total joke’ in GOP – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-charles-david-koch-total-joke/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs use illegals to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/judge-orders-minors-transferred-out-of-immigration-detention-facility/
— Chicago’s gang database needs an overhaul for fairness and accuracy – Editorial (DIERSEN: What lists do your critics/opponents have you on? My critics/opponents have me on lists of a) those who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, b) those who oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, and d) those who do not glorify and praise them, who do not pander to them, who do not serve as their operatives or dupes, and who do not give them money.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/gang-database-chicago-police-alderman-munoz-due-process-editorial/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump says he has ‘no problem’ shutting down government over border security, unnerving RINOs.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-government-shutdown-border-20180730-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps crow that they are the enemy of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-trump-enemy-of-the-people-media-huppke-20180729-story.html
— Nothing is more powerful than privileged white people talking about white privilege – Dahleen Glanton (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-anne-hathaway-white-privilege-20180730-story.html
— New Illinois law requires schools to have policy accommodating academically gifted students – Donna Vickroy (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always a) painted themselves as being gifted and b) painted me as being lazy, stupid, grossly overpaid, and even worse things. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-early-entrance-kindergarten-st-0731-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A few days of ignorance can be refreshing – Burt Constable (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, say a) “ignorance is bliss” and b) “all you need to know is what I tell you.”)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180731/constable-the-sounds-of-cellphone-silence-and-cicadas

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Is metro Chicago gaining or losing jobs? Yes. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the less likely that Chicago employers will hire you, retain you, or promote you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180730/BLOGS02/180739979
— Why CPS students of color still lose – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: What high school did you graduate from? Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I had an unfair advantage in life because I graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1966. One could ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes what percent of my classmates a) earned a bachelor’s degree, b) earned a master’s degree, c) earned a professional certification, and d) earned a professional license.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180727/ISSUE05/180729916
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Metropolitan Planning Council ruffled some fur recently when it concluded in a report on census data that African-Americans are only partially sharing in downtown Chicago’s job boom. The council is right. Though one can argue that the glass is half full rather than half empty, fact is that in a time when overall downtown jobs grew 10 percent, the number held by blacks was up 2 percent. That’s certainly better than the 7.5 percent drop in Chicago’s black population in the same period, but not good enough. One obvious solution to that is better education. If young adults who now are trapped in declining neighborhoods get the right schooling and can tap into the right networks, they ought to be able to get more of these jobs. This is what was discouraging about another report that landed in my inbox a few days ago, concluding that Chicago public schools that are heavily black and Latino aren’t offering the same rich selection of college-prep courses as schools with more white students.)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Lake Shore-to-Wrigley anti-violence protest Thursday will cross Cubs game, Lollapalooza – JOHN BYRNE (DIERSEN: Who does not want your backing? Those who do not want my backing a) reject those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, b) reject those like me who oppose the promotion of dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) reject those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, and d) reject those like me who do not glorify and praise them, who do not pander to them, who do not serve as their operatives or dupes, and who do not give them money.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/lake-shore-to-wrigley-anti-violence-protest-thursday-will-cross/article_3681e3da-692f-53d6-9f9c-59b4fa1fcfc0.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Organizers planning an anti-violence march that could snarl traffic along its route from Lake Shore Drive to Wrigleyville during Thursday’s evening rush hour — before a Cubs game and on the first day of Lollapalooza — went to City Hall Monday and made it clear they don’t want Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s backing for their demonstration.)

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Londrigan holding town halls; Davis still won’t – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-07-29/tom-kacich-londrigan-holding-town-halls-davis-still-wont.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— IWU names new director of diversity, inclusion (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/iwu-names-new-director-of-diversity-inclusion/article_df6bee16-d783-5e9f-984d-9d9eec8ee549.html

 

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— Call for proposals: Culturally Responsive Campus Community Conference – Rachel Hatch (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2018/07/call-for-proposals-culturally-responsive-campus-community-conference/

 

WAND & FOX ILLINOIS
— Illinois Democrats call for Violence Against Women Act to be reauthorized (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage women to hate Republicans.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38767450/illinois-democrats-call-for-violence-against-women-act-to-be-reauthorized
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-democrats-call-for-reauthorization-of-violence-against-women-act
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a release, Michael J. Madigan, chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois, pointed the finger at President Trump. “With Donald Trump in the White House, women are constantly targeted as part of his agenda. As we saw with his recent Supreme Court nominee, women’s rights will remain under threat for years to come, making legislation like the Violence Against Women Act even more important.”)

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Chicago Mayoral Candidate Willie Wilson indicts Rahm Emanuel; Can Willie win? Berkowitz w/Wilson
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/07/watch-chicago-mayoral-candidate-willie-wilson-indict-rahm-emanuel-can-willie-win-berkowitz-wwilson-cable-web/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— FROM THE ARTICLE: The Congressional Leadership Fund, the House GOP leadership aligned super PAC, has reserved $2 million in television advertising in Chicago to boost GOP Rep. Peter Roskam. Republicans were down on Roskam a few months ago, so this might be a sign that Roskam’s political standing is improving. CLF is making additional reservations throughout the week. – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/07/31/money-flies-for-pawars-seat-thomas-departs-wvon-union-backs-pritzker-and-conservative-mccann-292432

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Madigan spends $71K in July to boost Carol Stream Democrat State House hopeful Kathleen Carrier
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511507831-madigan-spends-71k-in-july-to-boost-carol-stream-democrat-state-house-hopeful-carrier

 

WIREPOINTS
— Leaving Illinois: How simple math chased away a village mayor and his family – Ted Dabrowski (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs want Republicans to leave Illinois, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time TO LEAVE ILLINOIS. I should write a book about Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have worked the hardest to drive Republicans out of Illinois.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/leaving-illinois-how-simple-math-chased-away-a-village-mayor-and-his-family/
— Teachers’ Union Cheers Bill For Illinois To Fund More Pension Spiking – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: My nastier critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that GAO’s promoting me to GS-13 in 1986 and then giving me step increases after that were really pension spikes to get me to take GAO’s $25,000 buyout in 1993 when I was 45 years old.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/teachers-union-cheers-bill-for-illinois-to-fund-more-pension-spiking/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PENSIONS MAKE ILLINOIS PROPERTY TAXES AMONG NATION’S MOST PAINFUL – Orphe Divounguy, Bryce Hill, Joe Tabor
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/pensions-make-illinois-property-taxes-among-nations-most-painful/

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— As jobs market improves, more people quitting – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: With only rare exceptions, the longer that you work for government, the more impossible it is to get a job in the private sector. Private sector employers have an extremely low opinion of government employees. Private sector employers view government employees as being lazy, stupid, grossly overpaid, and even worse things. The longer that you work for government, the lower the opinion that private sector employers have of you. I was a government employee for almost 30 years. I should write a book about private sector employers in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton who have made it very clear that they have an extremely low opinion of me.)
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/as-jobs-market-improves-more-people-quitting/article_91e6b2c9-bb4f-5294-86a9-bc0b0bd79384.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: More than half the state’s counties are on a poverty watch list
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/31/more-than-half-the-states-counties-are-on-a-poverty-watch-list/

 

RAUNER FAILED ME
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Who blames you? I should write a book about those who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.
https://www.raunerfailedme.com/

 

FATHERLY
— The Teen Gambling Problem: Why Parents Shouldn’t Make Bets in Front of the Kids Childhood experiences inform later habits – and once kids get a little older, observed habits like sports betting or online gambling can become a full blown gambling addiction. – Patrick A. Coleman (DIERSEN: What percent of parents a) drank booze, b) smoked cigarettes, c) gambled, d) smoked pot, e) etc. in front of their children?)
https://www.fatherly.com/health-science/teen-gambling-problems-parents-betting/

 

GOPUSA
— FBI, Southern Poverty Law Center partnership provides more evidence of a deep state
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51390
— Bloody Chicago: 9 juveniles among 45 people shot over the weekend
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51372

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— UNLEASHING AMERICA’S ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT – Ken Blackwell (DIERSEN: Are/were you a wage earner? I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that to entrepreneurs.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/unleashing-americas-entrepreneurial-spirit/

 

WATCHDOG
— Ten most popular governors are Republicans; largest ratings drops in Illinois, Hawaii, Louisiana – Bethany Blankley
https://www.watchdog.org/national/ten-most-popular-governors-are-republicans-largest-ratings-drops-in/article_6f7260ee-91c6-11e8-8ddc-6ba6f43da9ee.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Gov. Rauner dropped 10 percentage points in the first three months of 2018, and now holds the third worst approval ranking. Morning Consult notes that three in five Illinois voters disapprove of Rauner’s job performance as he attempts to hold off Democratic candidate J.B. Pritzker, a billionaire philanthropist and venture capitalist, in November. . .Among governors running for re-election in 2018, those with net disapproval ratings are Wisconsin’s Walker (-7 percent), Illinois’ Rauner (-34 percent), Rhode Island’s Raimondo (-11 percent), Arkansas’ Walker (-23 percent), and Hawaii’s Ige (-12 percent).)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— FBI partners with left-leaning Southern Poverty Law Center on hate-crimes The group uses ‘platform in order to denigrate and disparage certain groups,’ Congressman says – Valerie Richardson
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/30/fbi-southern-poverty-law-center-partnership-alarms/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Dems Expand Push to Blacklist Businesses Working on Trump’s Border Wall Municipalities punishing businesses bidding on border wall – Susan Crabtree (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that blacklist me and why they blacklist me?)
https://freebeacon.com/issues/dems-expand-push-blacklist-businesses-working-trumps-border-wall/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— FBI STILL HAS RELATIONSHIP WITH DISCREDITED SPLC ‘Hate group’ monitor briefing bureau officials – ART MOORE
https://www.wnd.com/2018/07/fbi-still-has-relationship-with-discredited-splc/
— ‘REVOICE’ CONFERENCE AND DANGERS OF ‘A BIG TENT’ Michael Brown on Christian event that covered redeeming aspects of ‘queer culture’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/07/revoice-conference-and-dangers-of-a-big-tent/

 

TOWNHALL
— Weak, Pathetic People: Mental Health Therapists Say ‘Trump Anxiety Disorder’ On The Rise – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/07/30/weak-pathetic-people-mental-health-therapists-say-trump-anxiety-disorder-on-t-n2505095
— MSNBC Host Suggests ‘Racism’ As Cause For Family Separation of Illegals, Katie Zehnder
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiezehnder/2018/07/30/untitled-n2505175

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— DOJ charges 22 illegals for ID fraud, stealing tax dollars – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2018/07/30/doj-charges-22-illegals-for-id-fraud-stealing-tax-dollars

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Canadian man legally changes gender to save $1,000 on car insurance – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/canadian-man-legally-changes-gender-to-save-1000-on-car-insurance

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Is There a Cure for the Modern University? – David Solway
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/07/is_there_a_cure_for_the_modern_university.html

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump is a risk to GOP in midterms.” Since 1999, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at candidates on DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 ballots that me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails harm their chances of being elected. They hint/imply/argue/shout that the more that I do to help elect them, the fewer votes that they will get. What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?
http://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/399601-the-memo-trump-is-a-risk-to-gop-in-midterms?userid=3526
— Tucker Carlson slams immigrant lawyer as ‘citizen of country controlled by conquistadors’ – BRETT SAMUELS
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/399616-tucker-carlson-slams-immigrant-lawyer-as-citizen-of-country-controlled-by

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— On retirement question, Justice Ginsburg has go-to answers (DIERSEN: I would have first been eligible for regular retirement in 2003 when I would have been 55 years old.)
https://apnews.com/eccb7230dc9245f79cda9cafed4ee080/On-retirement-question,-Justice-Ginsburg-has-go-to-answers
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For more than a decade, audiences and interviewers have had one pressing question for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: When will you retire? The question used to be whether the now 85-year-old liberal justice would let President Barack Obama choose her successor. Now it’s whether President Donald Trump might, giving conservatives an even stronger hold on the court. Ginsburg, the court’s oldest current member, has used a variety of practiced answers to the retirement question over the years. They all boil down to the same thing: She isn’t ready to go. On Sunday, Ginsburg reminded a New York audience that her former colleague Justice John Paul Stevens was 90 when he retired in 2010. “My senior colleague, Justice John Paul Stevens, he stepped down when he was 90, so think I have about at least five more years,” Ginsburg said, according to a CNN report.)

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/jeff-sessions-religious-liberty-task-force-part-dangerous-christian-nationalist-ncna895941

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Build Border Wall or Government Will Be Shut Down, Trump Says – Katie Rogers and Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/us/politics/trump-government-shutdown.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/30/opinion/trump-immigrants-iowa-farmers-workers.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/us/migrant-children-separation-anxiety.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— White, and in the minority She speaks English. Her co-workers don’t. Inside a rural chicken plant, whites struggle to fit in. – Terrence McCoy (DIERSEN: How fast is your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, and your county becoming 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.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2018/07/30/feature/majority-minority-white-workers-at-this-pennsylvania-chicken-plant-now-struggle-to-fit-in/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a country where whites will lose majority status in about a quarter-century, and where research suggests that demographic anxiety is contributing to many of the social fissures polarizing the United States, from immigration policy to welfare reform to the election of President Trump, the story of the coming decades will be, to some degree, the story of how white people adapt to a changing country. It will be the story of people like Heaven Engle and Venson Heim, both of whom were beginning careers on the bottom rung of an industry remade by Latinos, whose population growth is fueling that of America, and were now, in unusually intense circumstances, coming to understand what it means to be outnumbered. They didn’t know the heavy burden of discrimination familiar to members of historically oppressed minority groups, including biased policing and unequal access to jobs and housing. But some of the everyday experiences that have long challenged millions of black, Latino and immigrant Americans — the struggle to understand and be understood, feeling unseen, fear of rapid judgments — were beginning to challenge them, too.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Pension Hole for U.S. Cities and States Is the Size of Japan’s Economy Many retirement funds could face insolvency unless governments increase taxes, divert funds or persuade workers to relinquish money they are owed – Sarah Krouse
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-pension-hole-for-u-s-cities-and-states-is-the-size-of-japans-economy-1532972501

 

USA TODAY
— How can I get my company to start offering more interesting perks? – Johnny C. Taylor Jr. (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used the fact that the federal government offers its employees little or no tuition reimbursement to justify their not taking job-related courses.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2018/07/17/askhr-company-benefits-perks-time-cards/790435002/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— You Were Qualified for a Job But Not Hired. Why? – Rebecca Koenig (DIERSEN: 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. GAO, IRS, and the Post Office would have offered me a job much sooner if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, younger, or veteran.)
https://money.usnews.com/careers/interviewing/articles/2018-07-30/you-were-qualified-for-a-job-but-not-hired-why

 

MILITARY
— Alaska Law Gives Vets Hiring Preference For Private Sector Jobs – Jim Absher (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified veteran, Democrat, minority, female, or younger person who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified veteran, Democrat, minority, or female who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified veteran, Democrat, minority, or female who would take the job.)
https://www.military.com/paycheck-chronicles/2018/07/30/alaska-law-gives-vets-hiring-preference-private-sector-jobs.html

 

VAULT
— 8 Signs Job-Related Stress Is Hurting Your Health – Kayla Heisler (DIERSEN: Who causes you stress? My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government and my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois have always done everything that they can to cause me stress. I should write a book about them and what they have done to cause me stress.)
http://www.vault.com/blog/workplace-issues/8-signs-stress-is-affecting-you-more-than-you-think

July 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Pritzker, Rauner and tax return transparency – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-pritzker-rauner-and-tax-return-transparency/3838879/

 

NBC5
— On Trade Policy, Trump Is Turning GOP Orthodoxy on Its Head President Trump has called NAFTA “the worst trade deal maybe ever signed anywhere” – Kevin Freking
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trade-Policy-Trump-GOP-Orthodoxy-489417261.html

 

CBS2
— President Trump’s Weekly Address; Democrats’ Weekly Address
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/28/trump-weekly-address-democrats-address/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
– DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/pot-topics-marijuana-weed-cannabis-medical-marijuana-cbd-oil-thc-hemp-drugs-chicago-based-company-goes-public-canada-uk-approves-medical/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use illegals to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-naperville-father-deported-20180727-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-immigration-border-separations-analysis-20180728-story.html#nt=oft02a-1gp2
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-immigrant-families-remain-apart-20180728-story.html
— Trump’s top Medicare official slams ‘Medicare for All’ – AP (DIERSEN: Federal employees have paid Medicare taxes since 1983. I paid Medicare taxes 1983-1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–trump-medicare-for-all-20180725-story.html
— Ditch the paper petitions. Bring Illinois elections into the 21st century. – Charlotte Coats, Lombard
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-letters-20180727-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To vote for a Democrat is to vote for dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and even worse things.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180728/you-dont-have-to-become-a-democrat
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180727/democracy-is-under-attack

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Gun ‘sanctuaries’ declared in Illinois – David Giuliani
http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/gun-sanctuaries-declared-in-illinois/article_b1a86bd2-8aca-11e8-a971-7f26733703b4.html

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Rahm wants to reform the police, not the murder rate
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-rahm-wants-to-reform-the-police-but-not-the-murder-rate

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives joins cadre of GOP lawmakers, candidates pushing for change in Springfield – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511501643-ives-joins-cadre-of-gop-lawmakers-candidates-pushing-for-change-in-springfield

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Tom Morrison joins GOP group of lawmakers, candidates looking to change Springfield – Glenn Minnis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511502630-morrison-joins-gop-group-of-lawmakers-candidates-looking-to-change-springfield

 

GOPUSA
— Be Ready for ‘Drag Queen Story Hour’ at Your Local Library
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51268
— Agitators plan to shutdown Lake Shore Drive to ‘redistribute the pain in Chicago’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51178
— Democrat efforts to enable non-citizen voting gets GOP pushback
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51191

 

DAILY CALLER
— THE CRIMES COMMITTED BY ILLEGALS THIS MONTH YOU PROBABLY DIDN’T HEAR ABOUT – Stephanie Hamill
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/28/america-uncensored-crimes-committed-by-illegals-july/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Free flights for illegals on United, while the rest of us pay full fare? – Read more:
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/07/free_flights_for_illegals_on_united_while_the_rest_of_us_pay_full_fare.html
— The American Left’s Selective Outrage – Lloyd Marcus
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/07/the_american_lefts_selective_outrage.html

 

PJ MEDIA
— President Trump Puts Big Tech on Notice for Discriminating Against Conservatives – MEGAN FOX
https://pjmedia.com/trending/president-trump-puts-big-tech-on-notice-for-discriminating-against-conservatives/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— White House uses foreign aid agency to give jobs to Trump loyalists – Robert O’Harrow Jr. (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/white-house-uses-foreign-aid-agency-to-give-jobs-to-trump-loyalists/2018/07/28/3f819ac2-86da-11e8-8589-5bb6b89e3772_story.html

 

DENVER POST
— 1 in 5 teachers holds a second job to make ends meet Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reports teachers are 30 percent more likely to have multiple jobs – KELLY RAGAN (DIERSEN: Do/did you have a second job? I did 1971-1972. I worked a) for IRS full-time and b) for Firestone Stores part-time. That helped me a) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) pay for tuition and books for graduate business courses at Loyola during 1972, and c) buy a new town home in 1972.)
https://www.denverpost.com/2018/07/22/teachers-second-job-ends-meet/

 

MILITARY TIMES
— Congress is giving the officer promotion system a massive overhaul – Leo Shane III (DIERSEN: In today’s dollars, how much were you earning when you were 25, 30, 35, and 40? If you are a non-veteran White male and you were not earning $96,403 (GS-13) by age 25, $113,920 (GS-14) by age 30, $134,000 (GS-15) by age 35, and $164,200 (Senior Executive Service) by age 40 in today’s dollars, according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, YOU ARE A LOSER WHO SHOULD BE GOTTEN RID OF.)
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/07/25/how-officers-are-promoted-will-get-its-biggest-overhaul-in-decades-heres-what-that-means-for-the-military/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Specifically, the changes would include: Ending some of the up-or-out rules that force officers to leave military service if they fail to be promoted along rigid timelines. . .Some provisions would allow officers in certain high-demand specialties to stay in on the job without promotion for much longer stretches, up to 40 years of service. Under the current up-or-out system, officers who fail to continue their upward rank advancement every few years are pushed out of the service. The new congressional plan would subvert that, at least for a few hard-to-replicate skills and exceptional individuals. “While there will likely be few junior officers who remain on active duty for 40 years … it is sometimes counterproductive to force officers to separate or retire at an arbitrary point in time,” lawmakers wrote of the provision. “No matter the process or policy, some officers will not be selected for promotion. It is important to retain the up-or-out concept for officer management, but there must be some exceptions when the needs of the military will be best served by retaining an officer.” Advocates see that as a way to make continued military service appealing to officers content with their current jobs but with unclear — or unappealing — promotion prospects.)

July 21 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/pot-topics-cannabis-weed-medical-marijuana-hemp-cbd-thc/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s big worry: People will know his fortune is a house of cards.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/president-donald-trump-special-counsel-robert-mueller-russia-vladimir-putin-linda-chavez/
— Mark Janus quits state job for conservative think tank gig after landmark ruling – Mitchell Armentrout (DIERSEN: If you have ever left a job, what were the reasons for that? In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” They had made it clear to me, that if I did not take their “offer,” they would constructively demote me and even worse things. They made it clear to me that they would get rid of me long before I would be eligible for regular retirement in 2003. Previously they a) had given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, b) had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, c) had not promoted me beyond GS-13, d) had gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, e) had kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and f) had forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. Previously, my Democrat IRS superiors a) had not promoted me beyond GS-12, b) had disallowed my education deductions in 1978, c) had gotten rid of my mentor in 1975, and d) had disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. Previously, my Democrat Post Office superiors a) had forced me resign in 1969 and b) had disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican side with my Democrat federal superiors against me. So of course, they have never offered me a job.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/janus-afscme-illinois-policy-institute-job-ruling-fair-share-union-dues/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Janus, 65, had worked as a $71,000-per-year child support specialist at the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services in Springfield. “I love my job,” Janus had said in statements before the ruling. “Serving others is part of who I am. But in order to do this type of work, I am forced to check my First Amendment rights at the door.”)
— America’s political divide could become a wall in our own country – Mel Novit, Morton Grove (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs divide those who oppose Trump against those who support Trump.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trump-border-wall-politics-letters/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Faced with real thug, blowhard Trump crumbled.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/putintrump-helsinki-nato-europe/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Residents say Crete-Monee district’s plan to shutter 4 schools is racist – Mike Nolan (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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-school-district-consolidation-st-0722-story.html
— Chase Bank wouldn’t deposit wrongfully convicted man’s check from the state for 23 years in prison – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chase-wrongful-conviction-check-20180719-story.html
— As use of overdose antidotes spreads, is extreme empathy for addicts normalizing the opioid culture? – Dahleen Glanton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-dahleen-glanton-opioids-tough-love-20180720-story.html

 

NBC5
— Body Found in Marquette Park Dumpster Identified as Missing Naperville Man
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Body-Found-in-Marquette-Park-Dumpster-Identified-as-Missing-Naperville-Man-488776521.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Marginal amounts of legionella detected in Stratton Building – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180719/marginal-amounts-of-legionella-detected-in-stratton-building

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Term limits: Beware of unintended consequences The unintended consequences of a term-limits pledge being promoted by Illinois Republicans should not be taken lightly. Statewide officials and lawmakers are already governed by term limits; they’re called elections. – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who want term limits. They stress how much better off without me the following are: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee website, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2018/07/20/svm-editorial-term-limits-beware-of-unintended-consequences/aqrk3sk/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— OUTRAGEOUS: Judge rejects US efforts to strip terrorist of citizenship – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/nation-world/national/article215285075.html

 

ILLINOIS BUSINESS DAILY
— Northwestern University tops in Illinois for men’s athletic student aid
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/511485470-northwestern-university-tops-in-illinois-for-men-s-athletic-student-aid
— 12,480 borrowers in default on student loans after attending four-year universities in Illinois
https://ilbusinessdaily.com/stories/511488968-12-480-borrowers-in-default-on-student-loans-after-attending-four-year-universities-in-illinois

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rep. Rodney Davis calls Sen. Durbin hypocrite over Trump-Russia criticism – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rep-davis-calls-sen-durbin-hypocrite-over-trump-russia-criticism/article_de965604-8aca-11e8-ba7c-ef51935a8efa.html

 

GOPUSA
— Obama Urges Women to Grow More Involved in Politics: ‘Men Have Been Getting on My Nerves Lately’ (DIERSEN: What do you say to men who pander to women? What do you say to men who use women? Ever increasingly, Democrats shout at women that Republican men are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
http://www.gopusa.com/obama-urges-women-to-grow-more-involved-in-politics-men-have-been-getting-on-my-nerves-lately/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— At Least Online, Interest Rates on Savings Finally Move Up – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: Beyond outrageously, for many years now, interest rates have been far less than inflation. Of course, that harms savers.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/20/your-money/online-interest-rates-savings.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “House provides no 2019 pay raise for federal employees; conflicts with Senate.” How strongly will my critics/opponent, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party hint/imply/argue/shout that those who voted for Trump a) want Trump to get rid of past, present, and future federal employees once and for all and b) especially want Trump to get rid of me? I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for almost 21 years.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/07/20/house-provides-no-2019-pay-raise-for-feds-conflicts-with-senate/
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: It’s been a tough week for federal employees. On Monday, there was yet another display that their top boss is hopelessly unsuited for the White House with President Trump’s obsequious behavior in front of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump undermined federal employees who reported Putin’s attack on the 2016 presidential election. On Tuesday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved two measures that would speed the firing of feds by weakening civil service protections. On Thursday, the House effectively dumped on raising pay for federal employees in 2019 by passing an appropriations bill that included no increase. While the workforce and the rest of us are stuck with Trump for at least two more years, the House actions are not the final word on pay and disciplinary measures. . .House Republicans also don’t care for the current level of federal employees’ civil service protections. Two bills approved by the Oversight Committee with party-line votes would allow management to fire feds faster by weakening their workplace due-process rights. The measures require full House and Senate action before becoming law. One bill would accelerate disciplinary procedures, including termination, by cutting time allowed for appeals. The general probationary period for feds would double to two years, allowing more time to take disciplinary action against new employees who have fewer rights. Another piece of legislation would lower the burden of proof that managers need to fire workers, among other provisions. “Working for the United States federal government is an honor and a privilege, and most federal employees value the opportunity and work hard to serve the American people,” Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) said following the committee vote. “However, some federal employees have learned they can use the system to protect their jobs regardless of their poor performance or bad behavior.” He called the committee’s action “a huge step to creating a more efficient and effective government that works for the people, streamlining the process and lessening the time it takes to dismiss poor performing or negligent employees.” Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (Md.) the ranking Democrat on the Oversight Committee, disagreed. The legislation “raises serious concerns about fairness and due process,” he said, adding it “will weaken merit system principles and politicize the federal workforce.”)

 

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— Days after announcing new hire, Atlanta mayor takes back job offer – Stephen Deere Vanessa McCray (DIERSEN: Have you ever had a job offer withdrawn after you had accepted it? In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that Oldsmobile had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/days-after-announcing-new-hire-atlanta-mayor-takes-back-job-offer/XQEVvMfxABJyZ67yHd6z0O/

 

WPSU
— How Underemployment Is Affecting The Job Market – LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO (DIERSEN: I argue that I was underemployed my entire life, but of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes disagree with me. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981.)
http://radio.wpsu.org/post/how-underemployment-affecting-job-market

 

TIME
— Democratic Centrists See a ‘Silent Majority’ Ready to Rebuild – Philip Elliott (DIERSEN: In Republican areas, Democrats paint themselves as being centrists, but then, if elected, they promote the Democrat Party platform, that is, they promote a) dependency on government, b) dependency on charity, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, f) abolition of the First and Second Amendments, g) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, h) patronage, i) political affiliation discrimination, j) reverse discrimination, k) age discrimination, l) retaliation, and m) hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments 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.)
http://time.com/5344879/democratic-party-silent-majority/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— You’re Not as Smart as You Think: Perils and Benefits of Overconfidence New research shows that most people think they’re smarter than average; how gender and education play a role. – Patrick Heck and Christopher Chabris (DIERSEN: Each and every one of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) paint themselves as being extremely smart and b) demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being extremely dumb. They dismiss/belittle/badmouth/demonize/denigrate/condemn the fact that a) I earned 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) I earned job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, c) I earned a job-related professional license when I was 32, d) I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and e) I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/youre-not-as-smart-as-you-think-perils-and-benefits-of-overconfidence-1532100629
It’s Time to Kick the Bucket List
— Americans have become obsessed with supposedly transformative experiences. But is bungee-jumping in Madagascar what will really make life complete? – Joe Queenan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/its-time-to-kick-the-bucket-list-1532098448
— Is President Trump Illegitimate? – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted me as being illegitimate. Should I write a book about them?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-president-trump-illegitimate-1532126338
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR GRAPHIC: America Is Running Out of Family Caregivers, Just When It Needs Them Most – Clare Ansberry (DIERSEN: My father’s sister, my mother’s sister, and my wife’s sister never married, never had children, and have serious health problems. They are all using their life savings to pay caregivers well over $200 a day.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-is-running-out-of-family-caregivers-just-when-it-needs-them-most-1532094538
— Shine a Light on Media Accountability – David Cutbill
https://deloitte.wsj.com/cmo/2018/04/05/shine-a-light-on-media-accountability/

 

FORBES
— Don’t Chase The Money! There Are More Important Things To Look For In A Job – Michael B. Arthur (DIERSEN: Have you taken a pay cut? I have. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars (from GS-12 Step 5 down to GS-9 Step 10) to transfer from IRS to GAO. QUESTION: Why did I do that? ANSWER: GAO claimed to be nonpartisan and independent. My Democrat IRS superiors and Money Magazine had ruined my IRS career. GAO employees are somewhat less demonized, denigrated, and condemned than IRS employees are. Because GAO audits IRS, I could use my knowledge of IRS on audits of IRS. I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. The GAO staff manager who hired me was confident that he could a) promptly get me assigned to audits of IRS and b) promptly promote me to GS-11 Step 10, currently $87,933, to GS-12 Step 5, currently $91,880, and to GS-13 Step 1, currently $96,403. But soon after I transferred to GAO, that GAO manager was deposed and he was not able to promote me to GS-11 Step 10 until 1981, to GS-12 Step 5 salary until 1982, and to GS-13 Step 1 until 1986. In 1986, he finally succeeded in getting me assigned to audits of IRS. In 1987, his Democrat superiors succeeded in forcing him to retire. To justify their forcing me to take a pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO, my Democrat GAO superiors dismissed/belittled/badmouthed/demonized/denigrated/condemned a) my knowledge of IRS, b) my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) my almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul and then my earning that degree in 1980, and d) my earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran. Money Magazine, my Democrat superiors, GAO, IRS, and Post Office supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates, and the rest of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being overpaid.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelbarthur/2018/07/17/dont-chase-the-money-there-are-better-ways-to-look-for-a-new-job/

 

BUSINESS TIMES
— Degrees of underemployment – RACHEL MUI (DIERSEN: I argue that I was underemployed my entire life, but of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes disagree with me. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981.)
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/brunch/degrees-of-underemployment-fresh-grads-stuck-in-a-bind

 

FED SMITH
— GAO: VA Whistleblowers 10x More Likely to Be Disciplined Than Peers – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: Because I was a whistleblower, a) 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) 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) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/07/20/gao-va-whistleblowers-10x-likely-disciplined-peers/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— ‘Chaos’ as VA Implements Executive Order Limiting Union Official Time – Erich Wagner (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress all the “union official time” that was spent winning Diersen v. IRS. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866. Just kidding, but not completely.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/07/union-calls-va-implementation-official-time-order-chaos/149924/