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September 14 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Don’t buy into all of that rosy PR about DACA – Mickey Kaus (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote Dreamers call those who do not promote Dreamers White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-dreamers-daca-narrative-0914-story.html
— Wisconsin Legislature set to approve $3 billion incentive for Foxconn today – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-wisconsin-legislature-foxconn-20170914-story.html
— Trump says ‘Dreamers’ have ‘no fault’ – AP (DIERSEN: Because Trump said that, many millions of anti-Trumps will illegally bring many more millions of children into America illegally.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-democrats-immigration-deal-20170913-story.html
— Why parents should care that porn showed up on Ted Cruz’s Twitter page – Heidi Stevens
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-wednesday-ted-cruz-porn-0913-story.html
— The Democrats have become socialists – Dana Milbank
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-democrats-socialists-health-care-20170914-story.html
— Ryan declines to say Republican tax plan won’t raise deficit – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-paul-ryan-tax-cut-20170913-story.html
— Missouri lawmaker censured over Trump assassination post – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-missouri-lawmaker-censured-20170913-story.html
— Schumer, Pelosi say they have deal with Trump to save ‘Dreamers’ from deportation – Erica Werner and Jill Colvin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-democrats-immigration-deal-20170913-story.html
— Naperville’s Price bows out, Palatine data analyst joins race to unseat Roskam – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-price-out-roskam-congress-seat-st-0915-20170914-story.html
— OUTSTANDING: Aurora enacts 6-month moratorium on new video gambling licenses – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-moratorium-st-0914-20170913-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Judge rules Madigan’s ‘power’ sufficient to reinstate suit against him – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Who has the most power, that is, religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? How do they use their power, that is, how do they use their clout? Which individuals, organizations, and companies do they promote and why? Which individuals, organizations, and companies do they punish and why?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judge-rules-madigans-power-sufficient-to-reinstate-suit-against-him/amp/
— Trump disputes Dems’ account of meeting, says no deal on DACA or wall
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-disputes-dem-account-of-meeting-says-no-deal-on-daca-or-wall/
— Democrats say they have deal with Trump on young immigrants – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-urges-bipartisan-fix-for-young-immigrants/

DAILY HERALD
— Illinois addressing opioid problem ‘on a statewide level,’ Sanguinetti says
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170913/illinois-addressing-opioid-problem-on-a-statewide-level-sanguinetti-says
— Keep an eye on Illinois’ money grab – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170913/editorial-keep-an-eye-on-illinois-money-grab
— Elk Grove Village residents protest circus ahead of elephant ban
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170914/dawn-patrol-elk-grove-village-residents-protest-circus-ahead-of-elephant-ban

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The Chicagoan behind a Twitter bot that tracks Trump donations – LAURA BIANCHI
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170914/ISSUE03/170919948/adam-kraft-creator-of-everytrumpdonor-twitter-bot

ABC7
— Ex-Ill. gov. Rod Blagojevich gives 1st prison interview to Chicago Magazine – Rob Elgas (DIERSEN: Have you ever been the subject of a major article in a major magazine? I should write a book about a) why I suggested myself to Money Magazine to be the subject of its “One Person’s Finances” articles in 1977, b) the 4-page article in the February 1978 issue Money Magazine, and c) the impact that the article has had on me.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rod-blagojevich-gives-1st-prison-interview-to-chicago-magazine/2411890/

NBC5
— Chicago Tops List of Cities Residents Are Moving From
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-Tops-List-of-Cities-Residents-Are-Moving-From-443983463.html

WGN TV
— TREASONOUS: Illinois AG gives local authorities direction on immigration – JULIAN CREWS
http://wgntv.com/2017/09/13/illinois-ag-gives-local-authorities-direction-on-immigration/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Tax hike revenues come in, but bill backlog remains the same – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170913/tax-hike-revenues-come-in-but-bill-backlog-remains-same
— Illinois deaf commission director put on paid leave – Dean Olsen (DIERSEN: Have you ever been put on paid leave? Constructively, my Democrat GAO superiors have had me on reduced paid leave for the last 20 years. In September of 1997, when I was 49 years old, they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” thereby forcing the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) to pay me $4,238/month in today’s dollars. So far, the CSRS has paid me $1,017,120 ($4,238 X 240 months) in today’s dollars. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) side with my Democrat GAO superiors who always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) side with my Democrat IRS superiors who did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) side with my Democrat Post Office superiors who forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170913/illinois-deaf-commission-director-put-on-paid-leave
— UIS enrollment drops 8.7 percent compared to last year
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170913/uis-enrollment-drops-87-percent-compared-to-last-year
— Jim Kaitschuk interested in 99th House seat – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170913/bernard-schoenburg-jim-kaitschuk-interested-in-99th-house-seat

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Henry County Republicans to meet Monday
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/henry-county-republicans-to-meet-monday/article_bae44f0f-4b9a-550e-a0a1-7a4cb9c4e4bb.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois Senate, the 56th District race may top spending records, experts say – ELIZABETH DONALD
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article173077631.html

TIMES
— Streator township needs to unload surplus – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/streator-township-needs-to-unload-surplus/article_ceaa5661-b7b0-5b02-bd7f-4161787a0b94.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump: ‘The wall will come later’ President had chocolate pie with Dems Wednesday – DAN MERICA AND ALLIE MALLOY
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-the-wall-will-come-later/811078636

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kerry Lester promotes Christine Radogno.
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-master-compromise-exits#stream/0

WEST SUBURBAN JOURNAL
— Ethics officials are petitioning the Cook County Circuit Court to enforce a subpoena seeking information on potential profits obtained by Commissioner Larry Rogers from his law firm’s lawsuits against Cook County government.
https://westsuburbanjournal.com/ethics-officials-are-petitioning-the-cook-county-circuit-court-to-enforce-a-subpoena-seeking-information-on-potential-profits-obtained-by-commissioner-larry-rogers-from-his-law-firms-lawsuits/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Andy Shaw sees positive signs of change among Illinois leaders – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511213669-watchdog-group-sees-positive-signs-of-change-among-illinois-leaders

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives joins bid asking Supreme Court to end gerrymandering – Brent Zell (DIERSEN: In 2015, I should have filed a lawsuit to stop the gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511213043-ives-joins-bid-asking-supreme-court-to-end-gerrymandering
— DuPage surgeon joins House race hoping to end ‘suffering’ of taxpayers – Chandra Lye
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511213049-dupage-surgeon-joins-house-race-hoping-to-end-suffering-of-taxpayers

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner’s changing story on the new budget’s deficit
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/14/rauners-changing-story-on-the-new-budgets-deficit/
— Speaker Madigan’s state party joins “The Resistance”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/14/speaker-madigans-state-party-joins-the-resistance/

GOPUSA
— Paul Ryan tips RINO: Nobody really wants a wall
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30192
— TREASONOUS: College Park, Maryland, narrowly approves noncitizen voting in city elections
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30189

FOX NEWS
— White House disputes Schumer, Pelosi’s border wall claim – Edmund DeMarche
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/09/14/white-house-disputes-schumer-pelosis-border-wall-claim.html

HOT AIR
— More Hillary: Let’s Face It, The More Successful A Woman Is, The Less Likable She’ll Be
https://hotair.com/archives/2017/09/13/hillary-lets-face-successful-woman-less-likable-shell/

WORLD NET DAILY
— U.S. CITY MAKES ‘OUTRAGEOUS’ DECISION TO LET ILLEGALS VOTE Some predict trend of non-citizen voting is about to spread like ‘cancer’ – LEO HOHMANN
http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/u-s-city-makes-outrageous-decision-to-let-illegals-vote/

DAILY CALLER
— No Amnesty Is Good Amnesty – Ann Coulter (DIERSEN: Those who promote amnesty say that those who oppose amnesty are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/13/coulter-no-amnesty-is-good-amnesty/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump is being told that amnesty for “Dreamers,” or DACA recipients, will only apply to a small, narrowly defined group of totally innocent, eminently deserving illegal immigrants, who were brought to this country “through no fault of their own” as “children.” (Children who are up to 36 years old.) Every syllable of that claim is a lie, and I can prove it. To see how DACA will actually work, let’s look at another extremely limited amnesty that was passed in 1986. Farmers wanted temporary guest-worker permits for their cheap labor, so that they could continue pretending that the Industrial Revolution never happened and refuse to mechanize. (And, boy, did that work! We haven’t heard a peep about “crops rotting in the fields” since then. The agricultural amnesty was supposed to apply to — at most — 350,000 illegal aliens. It would be available only to illegals who were currently in the country doing the back-breaking farm work that no American would do. Without them, crops would wither on the vine. They were saving us from starvation! Talk about deserving. Are any Dreamers saving us from starvation? But instead of guest-worker permits, then-Rep. Charles Schumer — from the lush farmland of Brooklyn — decided to grant full amnesty to any illegals who had done farm work for at least 90 days in the previous year. That’s pretty restrictive, isn’t it? In the end, “up to 350,000 farm workers” turned into 1.3 million. Oh well, what are you going to do? No use worrying — let’s just move forward and get all these people voter registration cards! This innocent little amnesty for a small, clearly defined group of illegals quickly became amnesty for anyone who applied. The same thing will happen with any other amnesty, no matter how strictly the law is written. (And it won’t be written strictly.) In the first few years of the agricultural amnesty, internal Immigration and Naturalization Service statistics showed that 888,637 legalization applications were fraudulent. According to immigration agents, “farm workers” stated in their interviews that cotton was purple or that they had pulled cherries from the ground. Of the 888,637 fraudulent applications, guess how many our government approved. Answer: More than 800,000. The agricultural amnesty was so carefully administered that not one, but TWO of the 1993 World Trade Center bombers were in this country because of it. (More on that in another column.) The main problem with the farm worker amnesty, the DACA amnesty or any amnesty is that everyone involved in the entire immigration apparatus is feverishly working, on the taxpayer’s dime, to transform this country into a Third World hellhole. Lawyers for La Raza and lawyers for the government both believe it is their mission to humiliate and destroy white Christian America. (Actually, this country is “biracial Christian America,” plus a few Amerindians and anyone else who assimilated to Western European culture.) There are multitudes of them, and they will never, ever stop. Congress could pass a law granting amnesty to any 7-foot-tall, left-handed, red-headed illegal aliens from Lichtenstein — and hundreds of left-wing outfits would instantly set to work, demanding amnesty for witch doctors, cannibals, pederasts, terrorists and the rest of the multicultural universe that makes America so vibrant. On the other side of the application process would be government immigration bureaucrats who either used to work at La Raza, or hope to in the future. On the off chance that some particularly risible amnesty application is denied by a stodgy rules-follower in our immigration bureaucracy, that denial will be litigated before a federal judge in Hawaii, then appealed to the Ninth Circuit. For two decades after the 1986 amnesty, the federal courts were tied up with dozens of class-action lawsuits brought on behalf of illegal aliens — regular illegal aliens, farm worker illegal aliens and still-in-Mexico illegal aliens — challenging every aspect of the law. Is that how American tax dollars should be spent? On endless litigation, brought by America-hating activists on behalf of people who have no right to be in our country and decided by Democrat-appointed judges? (Who are also America-hating activists.) And when their work is done, there will be a lot more Democrat-appointed judges because there will be a lot more Democrats. Lawyers sued over everything — the absence of Creole interpreters, the requirement that illegals have proof of prior farm work and the rare denials of amnesty. Congress desperately tried passing laws that would prevent courts from hearing these cases — all to no avail. Left-wing lawyers just had to pick the right judge, and they won. In 2005 — nearly 20 years after the 1986 amnesty — the Ninth Circuit was still granting amnesty to hundreds of thousands of illegal aliens who claimed they had been unfairly denied because they were not in the country for the first amnesty. Seriously. No matter how the law is written, as long as anyone is eligible for amnesty, everybody’s getting amnesty. President Trump is the last president who will ever have a chance to make the right decision on immigration. After this, it’s over. The boat will have sailed. If he succeeds, all the p@ssy-grabbing and Russia nonsense will burn off like a morning fog. He will be the president who saved the American nation, its character, its sovereignty, its core identity. But if he fails, Donald Trump will go down in history as the man who killed America.)
— Dream Act Amnesty Would Legalize A Lot More Immigrants Than DACA Beneficiaries – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/13/dream-act-amnesty-would-legalize-a-lot-more-immigrants-than-daca-did/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The DREAMers and Equality before the Law – Christina Jeffrey (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want DREAMers to be given preference over citizens of America, but especially over those citizens of America who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/09/the_dreamers_and_equality_before_the_law.html

THE BLAZE
— President Trump made a big concession to Democrats in DACA bill talks – Aaron Colen
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/13/president-trump-made-a-big-concession-to-democrats-in-daca-bill-talks/

BREITBART
— Andrzejewski: Over 700 NYC Public School Janitors Can Make up to $206,000 a Year – DAN RIEHL
http://www.breitbart.com/radio/2017/09/13/andrzejewski-over-700-nyc-public-school-janitors-can-make-up-to-206000-a-year/

NEWSMAX
— Dems: Dreamers Deal Excludes Border Wall; WH Says No – Jason Devaney
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/Trump-Schumer-Pelosi-White-House/2017/09/13/id/813455/

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— INCOME TRENDS, THE MIDDLE CLASS, AND AMERICAN PROSPERITY – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is only 41% of what my salary was 20 years ago in today’s dollars. My CSRS pension is only $50,856 while my salary 20 years ago was $122,991 in today’s dollars.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/09/13/income-trends-the-middle-class-and-american-prosperity/

THE HILL
— For Hill staffers, Cruz’s ‘liked’ porn tweet a nightmare scenario – HARPER NEIDIG
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/350578-for-hill-staffers-cruzs-liked-porn-tweet-a-nightmare-scenario
— What 10 days without power will look like — and what to do Heat, humidity, mosquitoes make situation awful – HOLLY YAN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely judgmental. I should write a book about those who question my judgment to have a whole-house natural gas fired backup electric generator installed. Because they shout their criticisms of me, I can shout my criticisms of them, right?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/what-10-days-without-power-will-look-like-and-what-to-do/810966943

POLITICO
— Moderate Republicans quietly form working group to craft immigration plan – SEUNG MIN KIM and RACHAEL BADE (DIERSEN: Moderate Republicans focus on destroying the Republican Party.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/14/republicans-immigration-plan-242691

POLITICUS USA
— In Trump’s America, There is No Difference Between Partisan and Racial Gerrymandering – Adalia Woodbury (DIERSEN: In 2015, I should have filed a lawsuit to stop the gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9.)
http://www.politicususa.com/2017/09/13/trumps-america-difference-partisan-racial-gerrymandering.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Reclaiming America’s Values – JOE BIDEN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats focus on promoting surrender to Mexico and to all the other foreign countries, Islam, class warfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/opinion/joe-biden-more-perfect-union.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s die-hard supporters are fuming after an apparent about-face on ‘dreamers’ – Robert Costa
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/09/14/according-to-democrats-trump-has-done-an-about-face-on-dreamers-his-diehard-supporters-are-fuming/

USA TODAY
— The Vietnam War: Why it was the conflict that no one wanted to talk about – Ken Burns and Lynn Novick (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. People are nasty. I should write a book about those who have punished me the most a) because I did not enlisting, b) because I got student draft deferments 1966-1970, and c) because I got a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/09/11/vietnam-war-impact-ken-burns-lynn-novick/105088836/

NEW YORK POST
— Democrats’ latest bid to rig election rules – Betsy McCaughey
http://nypost.com/2017/09/13/democrats-latest-bid-to-rig-election-rules/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— What Might a Deal to Protect Dreamers Look Like? – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Dreamers to be given preference over citizens of America, but especially over those citizens of America who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/09/what-might-a-deal-to-protect-dreamers-look-like.html

NEWSWEEK
— ANN COULTER SAYS EVERYONE WANTS TRUMP TO BE IMPEACHED – MELINA DELKIC
http://www.newsweek.com/ann-coulter-donald-trump-impeachment-664798

GOVERNING
— Will the U.S. Supreme Court Take a Stand Against Partisan Gerrymandering? Past rulings have “made politicians think there are no boundaries around what they can do.” A Wisconsin case may lead to some limits. – ALAN GREENBLATT
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-supreme-court-wisconsin-gerrymandering.html

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Union: Proposed EPA Budget Cuts Would Hurt ‘Bread and Butter’ Services Like Disaster Response – Erich Wagne (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and the 1990s, Republicans said GAO’s budget was full of fat. The Democrats who ran GAO used that to waste the careers of and to get rid of its employees like me who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2017/09/union-environmental-leaders-demand-full-funding-epa/140975/

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote Dreamers call those who do not promote Dreamers White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/9/13/1698222/-Americans-supports-DACA-but-it-s-hate-groups-controlling-the-immigration-agenda-in-GOP-congress

September 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Durbin, Democrats reveal their bigotry in questioning of judicial nominee from Notre Dame – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-federal-judge-catholic-kass-met-0913-20170912-column.html
— Palos Township needs plan to handle crowds of protesters – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-palos-trustee-st-0913-20170912-story.html
— Which came first, the opioids or the despair among middle-aged white Americans? – Justin Fox (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn not only middle-aged White Americans, but all those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-white-americans-despair-opioids-0913-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: CPS inspector: High school at Cook County Jail phonied up attendance – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/cps-inspector-high-school-at-cook-county-jail-phonied-up-attendance/
— Resignation an ignoble end to Seattle mayor’s long career – AP (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/resignation-an-ignoble-end-to-seattle-mayors-long-career/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHIC: Suburbs could lose $100M in business taxes to state – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170913/suburbs-could-lose-100m-in-business-taxes-to-state

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Whatever it costs to land Amazon’s HQ, Chicago should pay it – JOE CAHILL (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Chicago want employers that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long-time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170913/BLOGS10/170919965

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Budget director: Springfield’s sales tax revenue is shrinking – Jason Nevel
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170912/budget-director-springfields-sales-tax-revenue-is-shrinking

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— ‘Lite’ governor should go – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-09-12/lite-governor-should-go.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you fight voter fraud, anti-Trumps lambaste you.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-election-commission-head-lambasted-for-voter-fraud-claims/810303359

WJBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps. – Bradford Richardson
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/09/12/fourth-local-daca-protest-held-outside-bcpa/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— “The more you take tools away from officers, the harder it is to do the job effectively.”
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511203102-the-more-you-take-tools-away-from-officers-the-harder-it-is-to-do-the-job-effectively

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Judge: State Rep Drury yet to prove malice in defamation suit vs Proft over campaign ads – Jonathan Bilyk
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511213028-judge-state-rep-drury-yet-to-prove-malice-in-defamation-suit-vs-proft-over-campaign-ads
— Illinois’ legal climate among nation’s worst, survey says – Karen Kidd (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed.)
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511212600-illinois-legal-climate-among-nation-s-worst-survey-says

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— U.S. Chamber ranks Illinois near bottom for lawsuit fairness – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/u-s-chamber-ranks-illinois-near-bottom-for-lawsuit-fairness/article_4e8bfd00-97d9-11e7-b370-37edae8009df.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Profits of Hate: The Southern Poverty Law Center – John Biver (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/profits-hate-southern-poverty-law-center-video-special/

CAPITOL FAX
— Drury loses another round against Proft
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/13/drury-loses-another-round-against-proft/
— Pritzker campaign wants questions answered about former Rauner chief counsel
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/13/pritzker-campaign-wants-questions-answered-about-former-rauner-chief-counsel/

GOPUSA
— Voting machines can be hacked without evidence, commission is told (DIERSEN: I should ask to recount the November 8, 2016 ballots cast in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 to verify that 211 votes were cast for Clinton, but only 137 for Trump.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30123
— ESPN on Tuesday issued a statement disavowing host Jemele Hill’s tweets calling President Donald Trump “a white supremacist,” “a bigot” and “unqualified and unfit to be president.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30119
— Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigns after fifth child sex-abuse allegation (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30111
— The Anti-Catholic, Anti-Christian Democrats
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29979

FOX NEWS
— Author of Clinton Campaign Tell-All on Hillary’s Excuses: ‘It’s Always Someone Else’s Fault’ (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes always blame others for their problems. They blame me for all their problems, for all your problems, for all my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. They blame me for all losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000 even though I have never been a) an officer of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, or the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) or b) an IRP State Central Committee member.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/09/12/hillary-clinton-book-what-happened-shattered-author-her-excuses-blame-game

BREITBART
— Trump’s Spending Deal with Democrats Is Funding Planned Parenthood – DR. SUSAN BERRY (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that to get reelected, sooner or later, Trump will a) dump all the planks in the Republican Party platform and b) dump all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/12/trumps-spending-deal-democrats-funding-planned-parenthood/
— Breitbart News Daily: Why No More ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’? (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who do not speak against radical Islamic terrorism, but who say that members of the following groups are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/12/breitbart-news-daily-why-no-more-radical-islamic-terrorism/

DAILY CALLER
— CNN Is Mad Because ‘White Men’ Speak At Trump Voter Fraud Commission – Justin Caruso (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? My demographics are terrible. I am a Trump supporter, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, German American, and draft avoider. I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. My ancestors have been in America since 1844. I was a union member for almost 12 years. I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for almost 20 years. I am childless and pet-less. I own American nameplate cars. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois who share one or more of my demographics but who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who have those demographics. Most commonly, they are White males who demonize, denigrate, and condemn White males like me to curry favor with anti-Whites and with anti-males.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/12/cnn-is-mad-because-white-men-speak-at-trump-voter-fraud-commission/

TOWNHALL
— We’re All to Blame for letting government turn into charity – Walter E. Williams (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs promote dependency on government and on charity.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2017/09/13/were-all-to-blame-n2379697

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Attorneys petition Trump administration to protect pro-life clinics forced to promote abortion
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/12/attorneys-petition-trump-protect-pro-life-clinics-/

THE HILL
— Ryan to meet with Pelosi to discuss Dream Act – JOSH DELK (DIERSEN: From what I see, Ryan will agree to give Dreamers, their parents, and all other illegals tremendous preference over citizens of America. Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans make it clear that they want illegals to replace those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/350398-paul-ryan-to-meet-with-pelosi-top-dems-on-dream-act
— Gutiérrez defends attacks on Kelly, calls top Trump aide ‘mean’ – RAFAEL BERNAL (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that anti-Trumps will say that you are mean: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/350379-gutierrez-defends-attacks-on-kelly-calls-trumps-chief-of-staff-mean

POLITICO
— Senate Dems to unveil plan to protect Dreamers in the military – SEUNG MIN KIM (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. People are nasty. From what I see a) if you are a member of any of the following groups, b) if you are/were 1-A, and c) if you did not enlist, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use that against you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/12/dreamers-military-protection-senate-democrats-242612
— What Democrats can do to save Dreamers Obama’s immigration architect advises lawmakers in her party to forget broader immigration reform and ‘stay focused on the DREAM Act.’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote Dreamers call members of the following groups White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/13/how-democrats-can-save-dreamers-242632

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Terrifying Power of Internet Censors – KATE KLONICK (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants to censor my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/opinion/cloudflare-daily-stormer-charlottesville.html
— Why We Need Medicare for All – BERNIE SANDERS (DIERSEN: I paid Medicare taxes 1983-1997 while I worked for GAO and 1966-1972 while washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, worked on an automobile assemble line, worked as a security guard, and sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances in the private sector.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/opinion/bernie-sanders-medicare-single-payer.html
— Christopher Columbus Statue in Central Park Is Vandalized – SARAH MASLIN NIR and JEFFERY C. MAYS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/nyregion/christopher-columbus-statue-central-park-vandalized.html
— Seattle Mayor Ed Murray Resigns After Another Sex Abuse Accusation – KIRK JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/us/ed-murray-seattle.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Houston Housing Market Is Unfazed by Flood Threats – ANNIE CORREAL and CONOR DOUGHERTY (DIERSEN: If your home has not suffered storm water damage recently, what are the main reasons? 915 Cove Court in Wheaton has not suffered storm water damage recently because I paid the home’s builder $900 in 1984 to have all nine of the home’s downspouts directly connected to the city storm sewer system, I unclogged and properly connected 6-inch and a 4-inch drain tile lines to the city storm sewer system, I had part of the home’s exterior footing tiles reexcavated and unclogged, I installed many storm sewer inlets and hundreds of feet of French drains, I patched many lengthy cracks in the basement floor, I have always had a battery backup sump pump, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/business/economy/hurricane-houston-housing.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Don’t buy all the PR-style hooey about ‘dreamers’ – Mickey Kaus (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote Dreamers call members of the following groups White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dont-buy-all-the-pr-style-hooey-about-dreamers/2017/09/12/adc246d6-9738-11e7-82e4-f1076f6d6152_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Who wants to deport “dreamers”? Not many people, it turns out. Even veteran immigration restrictionists seem willing to legalize this subset of undocumented immigrants if it is part of a package deal. That’s true even though a lot of what’s said about the dreamers is PR-style hooey. For example, it’s often said — indeed, former president Barack Obama just recently said — that the approximately 690,000 dreamers were “brought to this country by their parents.” Well, many were. But that’s not required to qualify as a protected dreamer under the various plans, including Obama’s. You just have to have entered the country illegally before age 16. You could have decided to sneak in against your parents’ wishes. You’re still a dreamer! Likewise, we’re told dreamers are college-bound high school grads or military personnel. That’s an exaggeration. All that’s actually required is that the dreamer enroll in a high school course or an “alternative,” including online courses and English-as-a-second-language classes. Under Obama’s now-suspended program, you didn’t even have to stay enrolled. Compared with the general population, dreamers are not especially highly skilled. A recent survey for several pro-dreamer groups, with participants recruited by those groups, found that while most dreamers are not in school, the vast majority work. But their median hourly wage is only $15.34, meaning that many are competing with hard-pressed lower-skilled Americans. The dreamers you read about have typically been carefully selected for their appeal. They’re valedictorians. They’re first responders. They’re curing diseases. They root for the Yankees. They want to serve in the Army. If dreamers are the poster children for the much larger undocumented population, these are the poster children for the poster children. Still, taking the dreamers as a whole, not just the dreamiest of them, they represent an appealing group of would-be citizens. So why not show compassion and legalize them? Because, as is often the case, the pursuit of pure compassion comes with harmful side effects. First, it would create perverse incentives. Can you imagine a stronger incentive for illegal immigration than the idea that if you sneak into the country your kids will get to be U.S. citizens? Sure, the protections don’t currently apply to recent entrants — under Obama’s plan, you had to have come before 2007. But those dates can be changed — Obama himself tried to do it once. And the rationale for rewarding those who arrive when young — that they’re here through “no fault of their own” and know only America, etc. — can apply on into the future, with no apparent stopping point. What about the poor kids who came in 2008? 2018? There’s a reason no country has a rule that if you sneak in as a minor, you’re a citizen. We’d be inviting the world. Second, it would have knock-on effects. Under “chain migration” rules established in 1965 — ironically as a sop to conservatives, who foolishly thought that they’d boost European inflows — new citizens can bring in their siblings and adult children, who can bring in their siblings and in-laws, until whole villages have moved to the United States. That means today’s 690,000 dreamers would quickly become millions of newcomers, who may well be low-skilled and who would almost certainly include the parents who brought them — the ones who, in theory, are at fault. There are obvious, sensible ways to control these side effects. Pair any dreamer amnesty with a major upgrade to our system to prevent a new undocumented wave — such as a mandatory extension of E-Verify, the system that lets employers check on the legal status of hires. Curtail the right to bring in distant relatives. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) has proposed such a compromise — and it would be easy to compromise on his compromise, say by cutting back on chain migration only by the number of people that the new Dream Act adds to the citizenry. The president could declare a one-time act of mercy for those who came here during the pre-Trump Era of Laxity, but make clear the game was changed for future entrants. Why wouldn’t Democrats jump at such a deal? For years they’ve been touting “comprehensive immigration reform,” a mix of amnesty with stepped-up enforcement to prevent another undocumented surge. But the Dream Act is uncomprehensive. It’s all amnesty, no prevention — let alone any compensating reduction in legal inflows. It’s hard to avoid the thought that Democrats (and Republicans who support the Dream Act) aren’t really interested in preventing illegal inflows. They’re not inclined to take Cotton up on his deal because they don’t think they have to. If they win, we’ll get the compassion without dealing with its consequences. That would be especially unfortunate given the signs that Trump’s immigration crackdown, simply stepping up enforcement of current laws, is already helping to tighten the low end of the labor market and boost wages of low-skilled workers. News organizations are featuring stories from employers who aren’t getting their usual supply of undocumented workers and are forced to take radical measures — such as raising wages. Proof of this connection, in the public mind, may be what terrifies the pro-immigration lobby the most.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Household Incomes Rose in 2016 to New Record – Ben Leubsdorf (DIERSEN: If I was still working for GAO as a GS-13 Step 10 Analyst, my salary would be $122,991/year. But because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Civil Service Retirement System is only $50,856/year, that is, my income is $72,135/year less.)
The median household income last year was $59,039
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-household-incomes-rose-in-2016-to-new-record-1505226727
— Big Tech’s Heavy Hand Are companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon ‘shredding’ individuality with their pervasive collection of our individual data? Steven Poole reviews ‘World Without Mind’ – Franklin Foer (DIERSEN: What does big tech know about you? Big tech knows that: I am a Trump supporter, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, German American, and draft avoider. I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. My ancestors have been in America since 1844. I was a union member for almost 12 years. I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for almost 20 years. I am childless and pet-less. I own American nameplate cars.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-techs-heavy-hand-1505256883
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Herculean Task as Crews Race to Restore Power Cut by Irma Almost 60,000 utility workers from the U.S. and Canada work to fix downed lines and flooded substations – Cameron McWhirter, Erin Ailworth and Arian Campo-Flores (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely judgmental. I should write a book about those who question my judgment to have a whole-house natural gas fired backup electric generator installed. Because they shout their criticisms of me, I can shout my criticisms of them, right?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/herculean-task-as-crews-race-to-restore-power-cut-by-irma-1505254663

USA TODAY
— Damage heavy on Key West, but booze still flows – Trevor Hughes (DIERSEN: All of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes either drink lots of booze or talk and/or act like they want to drink lots of booze.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/09/12/damage-heavy-key-west-but-booze-still-flows/659868001/
— Google employee spreadsheet alleges pay gap for women – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented the jury many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors paid higher salaries to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger than they paid their similarly or better qualified employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/09/09/google-employee-spreadsheet-alleges-pay-gap-women/649969001/

DENVER POST
— Researchers use facial recognition tools to predict sexual orientation. LGBT groups aren’t happy. – DEREK HAWKINS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, in America, those who engage in LGBTQ activity get more and more and more preference. What about those who say that they engage in LGBTQ activity but cannot pass a facial recognition test?)
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/09/12/facial-recognition-tools-to-predict-sexual-orientation-lgbt/

FEDERAL TIMES
— Killers, rapists getting interim security clearances due to backlog – Deb Riechman
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/hr/2017/09/12/killers-rapists-getting-interim-security-clearances-due-to-backlog/

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, CATO acts like it an agent for a) those who want cheap labor and b) foreign countries.
https://www.cato.org/blog/fiscal-case-clean-dream-act

DAILY MAIL
— Toddler hospitalized after ingesting marijuana in his parents’ California home – DANIELLE ZOELLNER
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4877826/Toddler-hospitalized-ingesting-marijuana.html

SALON
— Being a gay solider under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT) left damaging effects says Iraq vet – RACHEL LEAH (DIERSEN: The federal government has never had a DADT policy covering its employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates a) frequently asked me questions to confirm that I was the aforesaid and/or b) to remind me that they knew that I was the aforesaid. Further, they frequently asked me questions to confirm and/or b) reminded me that they knew that I opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination and that opposed promotion of LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, etc.)
http://www.salon.com/2017/09/13/being-a-gay-solider-under-dont-ask-dont-tell-left-damaging-effects-says-iraq-vet/

September 10 Morning Edition

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the anti-Trump news media treats Pat Brady like he is the official spokesman for the Illinois Republican Party (IRP). Pat Brady rejects the traditional family plank in the IRP platform. Who does the anti-Trump news media treat as official spokespersons for a) your congressional district, b) your Republican county party organization, and c) for your Republican township/ward party organization?
http://wgnradio.com/2017/09/10/pat-brady-on-daca-the-debt-ceiling-and-gov-rauners-re-election/

ABC7
— 7 charged in locker room theft at Crete-Monee football game against Brother Rice
http://abc7chicago.com/7-charged-in-locker-room-theft-at-crete-monee-football-game-against-brother-rice/2392428/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Is Donald Trump an undercover Democrat? – Dahleen Glanton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-trump-undercover-democrat-dahleen-glanton-met-20170906-column.html
— Will County wants to be on governor’s opioid task force – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-opioid-task-force-st-0910-20170908-story.html
— U.S. monuments to Spanish conquest facing mounting criticism – AP (DIERSEN: Did any of your ancestors conquest anyone? My ancestors did not conquest anyone. They all immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s. My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–conquistadors-monuments-20170908-story.html
— Survey: Teen pot use down, adults up – Christopher Ingraham (DIERSEN: If you use pot, you shout at everyone that you want to a) destroy yourself, b) destroy your spouse, c) destroy your children, d) destroy everyone else around you, and e) destroy everything around you.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170910/281809989055154
— Male-dominated car dealerships struggle to attract women workers – Claire Ballentine, Jeff Green (DIERSEN: What male-dominated jobs have you had?” I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. Because the aforesaid jobs were so “bad,” few if any women wanted them and my superiors had an extremely hard time hiring women and retaining women.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/sc-autocover-women-car-dealers-20170913-story.html
— HARDCOPY NAPERVILLE SUN ARTICLE TITLE: Refugees with local businesses celebrate successes in America World Relief event highlights stories amid DACA fears – Diane Moca (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) paint themselves as being entrepreneurs and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn wage earners. I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997. Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-nvs-daca-stories-naperville-st-0910-20170908-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Top Evangelical Lutheran Bishop Elizabeth Eaton: If hell exists, ‘I think it’s empty’ – Robert Herguth (DIERSEN: I was baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL – https://www.lcms.org/) in 1948, I was raised as a MSL, and I was confirmed as a MSL in 1962. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who viciously demonize, who viciously denigrate, and who viciously condemn MSLs as being “too conservative” and even worse things.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/elizabeth-eaton-presiding-bishop-evangelical-lutheran-church-in-america-chicago-if-hell-exists-i-think-its-empty-face-to-faith-podcast/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Eaton spoke out in response to Trump’s attempts to bar transgender people from serving in the military. Her branch of the Lutheran Church — with more than 9,200 congregations and about 3.6 million members in the U.S. and Caribbean — views discrimination, including excluding people because of gender identity, as “contrary to how we understand God’s expansive love, that diversity is actually a gift.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups glorify and praise those who were brought to America illegally: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/dreamer-was-3-when-brought-to-u-s-by-parents-this-is-my-country/

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups glorify and praise those who were brought to America illegally: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170910/the-dreamers-deserve-compassion—-and-a-legislative-compromise
— Ceremonies in DuPage County to mark anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks (DIERSEN: I had the honor of organizing Wheaton’s September 11 ceremonies in 2004 and 2005.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170907/ceremonies-to-mark-anniversary-of-sept-11-attacks–

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— William J. Kelly’s running mate Ray Tranchant – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170909/bernard-schoenburg-mike-coffey-seeks-gop-backing-for-99th-house-seat
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A long-shot candidate for the GOP nomination for governor over Rauner, WILLIAM KELLY of Chicago, last week named a running mate — RAY TRANCHANT, who he said is a Danville-area resident. Tranchant’s daughter TESSA was 16 when she was killed in an auto accident in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The drunk driver convicted and put in prison after the accident was in the country illegally. Tranchant appeared with now-President DONALD TRUMP to discuss his situation during the 2016 campaign.)
— Mike Coffey seeks GOP backing for 99th House seat – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170909/bernard-schoenburg-mike-coffey-seeks-gop-backing-for-99th-house-seat
— Raises coming for some state-funded caregivers – Dean Olsen (DIERSEN: What raises have you gotten? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, because of COLAs, step increases, and/or promotions, my salary increased every year except 1980 when I took an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. 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.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170909/raises-coming-for-some-state-funded-caregivers
— School funding compromise should serve as framework for other issues – Jim Durkin
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170909/jim-durkin-school-funding-compromise-should-serve-as-framework-for-other-issues

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Trump supporter joins run against Rauner – Tom Kacich (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Rauner and his supporters paint themselves as being anti-Trump, that is, as being anti-Republican, especially concerning immigration. What do you say to anti-Trumps who have advised Rauner, or who will advise Rauner, to destroy Kelly, to destroy Tranchant, and to destroy any individual, any organization, and any company that might support Kelly/Tranchant? Have the anti-Trumps advised, or will they advise, Rauner to destroy Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who have a policy of circulating nominating petitions for ALL Republican candidates? I should write a book about RINO, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, and Green plant candidates, their operatives, and their dupes who focus on destroying me because circulated petitions for their Republican opponents.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-09-10/tom-kacich-trump-supporter-joins-run-against-rauner.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And Ray Tranchant of Catlin is the lieutenant governor candidate on what may be an even longer shot: Chicagoan William Kelly’s intraparty challenge to Gov. Bruce Rauner. Tranchant is a Navy veteran and a supporter of President Trump who said he has never run for office before. The two big reasons he wants to serve with Kelly, he said, are fiscal responsibility and illegal immigration. Tranchant, whose 16-year-old daughter Tessa was killed by an illegal immigrant from Mexico in an auto accident 10 years ago in Virginia Beach, Va., said he is particularly upset by Rauner’s decision last month to sign the Illinois TRUST Act, which restricts local law enforcement from collaborating with federal immigration agents to detain anyone unless the federal officials have a warrant. Tranchant called the legislation “a sanctuary bill” that would protect hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants in the Chicago area who now, he predicted, will move downstate. “We believe that they’re going to get out of there (Chicago), mainly come here, look for jobs and get aid and live in a better and safer environment,” said Tranchant, who said he “is in his early 60s” and had retained his Illinois residency even while in the military. “That’s going to cost our schools and services a lot of money. We don’t think it’s good.” Kelly, a conservative radio host in the Chicago area, called Rauner “the new Judas of the Republican Party” for signing the immigration legislation. “Today, unlike Bruce Rauner, we stand proudly with President Trump and the federal government,” Kelly said last week. “I will recall Rauner by defeating him in the 2018 GOP primary and repeal Illinois’ sanctuary state status by executive order. As governor, my first act will be to recognize the federal government’s exclusive power to make and enforce immigration law.” Tranchant said he also was upset with Rauner for allowing the state to operate without a budget for more than two years. “That hurts the state of Illinois as well,” said Tranchant. “Many of my friends who are Democrats voted for him because they wanted a change and they didn’t want the same old incestuous relationship that (former Gov.) Pat Quinn had with (House Speaker Michael) Madigan. We figured this guy was just like Trump, would make a difference, and so far, all he’s done is isolated himself and refused to do things.” In order to get on the ballot, Kelly, Tranchant and their allies will have to collect 5,000 to 10,000 signatures between now and early December. “We’ll get the 5,000 signatures,” Tranchant deadpanned. “I’ve got that many friends on Facebook.”)
— Judge has decisions to make in Schock case – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-09-10/jim-dey-judge-has-decisions-make-schock-case.html
— Neither borrower nor lender be? – Editorial (DIERSEN: What have you borrowed money for? I borrowed money to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. My wife and I borrowed money to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and to have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-09-10/neither-borrower-nor-lender-be.html

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Essential that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals continue.”
http://www.qconline.com/opinion/columnists/dan_lee/essential-that-deferred-action-for-childhood-arrivals-continue/article_f4dd43ae-7e1f-5b29-9ddb-fe1221b69151.html

BGA
— CAN YOU HAVE GOOD POLITICS WITHOUT GOOD GOVERNMENT? – Andy Shaw
https://www.bettergov.org/news/shaw-can-you-have-good-politics-without-good-government

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Hopefuls Crowd Allen Skillicorn’s Petition Party
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/09/hopefuls-crowd-allen-skillicorns-petition-party/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— A comprehensive review of the most absurd benefits in the AFSCME collective bargaining agreement – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/a-comprehensive-review-of-the-most-absurd-benefits-in-the-afscme-collective-bargaining-agreement/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— The Terrifying Changes Britain has Seen Since Instituting Same-Sex “Marriage” – Joshua Denton
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/09/the-terrifying-changes-britain-has-seen-since-instituting-same-sex-marriage/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Recent Barna Survey Shows Majority of Americans Rely on Prayer to God (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems and b) who talk and act like they pray for God to send me to Hell. They are anti-Trump, anti-Missouri Synod Lutheran, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/recent-barna-survey-shows-majority-americans-rely-prayer-god/

BREITBART
— Hurricane DACA Targeting Washington Swampland: Are Republicans Prepared? – Tom Tancredo (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote the immigration plank in the Democrat Party platform, anti-Trumps viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. From what I see, because far to few can/will withstand being called a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, or even worse things, the Democrats will win, and America will surrender to Mexico and to all the other foreign countries and the Democrats will get rid of all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/09/tancredo-hurricane-daca-targeting-washington-swampland-are-republicans-prepared/
— University of California Sues Trump Administration over DACA Decision – CHRISS W. STREET
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/09/10/uc-sues-trump-administration-for-un-constitutional-daca-repeal/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— McCain: ‘Unconscionable’ to send dreamers back – Bradford Richardson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, McCain paints himself as being an anti-Republican.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/10/john-mccain-arizona-senator-unconscionable-to-send/

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Regulator Goes After Job Fairs for Age Discrimination – Bill McMorris (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination. They stress that I did not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) until I was 38 and they agree with and stress that the federal government considers its non-veteran While male employees to be bad employees and even worse things if they do not make not make GS-13 by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/regulator-goes-job-fairs-age-discrimination/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Where is Trump popular? And what does that mean for 2018? – Byron York (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who takes the lead in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Trump and Trump’s supporters?)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/byron-york-where-is-trump-popular-and-what-does-that-mean-for-2018/article/2633941
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Trump’s bottom ten states in job approval, after Massachusetts, are: Vermont (31 percent); Maryland (31); California (32); Hawaii (33); Washington (33); New York (34); Illinois (34); Rhode Island (35); Connecticut (35).)

AMERICAN THINKER
— Gutierrez: Pass DREAM Act or we’ll shut down the government – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/09/dem_congressman_pass_dream_act_or_well_shut_down_the_government.html
— GOP angry at DoJ for refusal to prosecute Lois Lerner – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/09/gop_angry_at_doj_for_refusal_to_prosecute_lois_lerner.html
— The Real Danger to the House of America – Roger Taylor
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/09/the_real_danger_to_the_house_of_america.html

PJ MEDIA
— Justice Department Refuses to Prosecute Lois Lerner – RICK MORAN (DIERSEN: What adverse actions has the Democrat federal government taken against you? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/09/09/justice-department-refuses-prosecute-lois-lerner/

THE HILL
— Right worries about Trump move on immigration – JONATHAN EASLEY (DIERSEN: If Trump dumps the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform, the RINO, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, and Green plant leaders of the Republican Party will dump those like me who support the plank. If you dump the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform, sooner or later, if not already, you will dump all the planks in the Republican Party platform.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/349871-right-worries-about-trump-move-on-immigration

POLITICO
— How U.S. News college rankings promote economic inequality on campus Once ladders of social mobility, universities increasingly reinforce existing wealth, fueling a backlash that helped elect Donald Trump. – BENJAMIN WERMUND (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that none of my four college degrees are from Ivy League colleges.)
http://www.politico.com/interactives/2017/top-college-rankings-list-2017-us-news-investigation/

CNN
— Trump tasks GOP with solving immigration: The issue that divides it most – Dana Bash (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, in Illinois, if you got elected or appointed to a government office or a political office as a Republican, and if you have not and/or will not defend and advance the immigration plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should immediately resign.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/09/politics/trump-gop-immigration/index.html

NEW YORK TIMES
— Americans Are Confronting an Alarming Question: Are Many of Our Fellow Citizens ‘Nazis?’ – SASHA CHAPIN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) paint Trump as being Hitler, b) paint his supporters as being Nazis, and c) paint illegals, Democrats, minorities, women, LGBTQers, and everyone else as being Jews in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s. Ever-increasingly, the more of the following demographics that you have, the sooner, if not already, that anti-Trumps will say that you are a Nazi: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Needless-to-say, to call someone a Nazi is to call for that person to be killed figuratively, if not literally. What should Americans who have the aforesaid demographics do to defend themselves? Many have bought and will buy more firearms and ammunition. They will not end up like the Jews did during the 1930s and 1940s.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/magazine/americans-are-confronting-an-alarming-question-are-many-of-our-fellow-citizens-nazis.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps want open borders, that is, ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps want the destruction of America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/opinion/sunday/mental-health-daca.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to move faster to get rid of Trump and to get rid of his supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/opinion/sunday/the-trump-fever-never-breaks.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps shout that government should take more money away from those who have more money and to give that money to those who have less money. It is called socialism, if not communism, if not dictatorship. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/04/us/hhs-anti-obamacare-campaign.html
— After Charlottesville, Colleges Vow to Do Something. But What? – EMILY BAUMGAERTNER (DIERSEN: I predict that soon, if not already, colleges will officially banish all those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/us/politics/colleges-racism-charlottesville.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers push pot. If you push pot, you push destruction.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/us/california-marijuana-growers.html

WASHINGTON POST
— What city bus systems can tell us about race, poverty and us – Mary Hui (DIERSEN: When did you ride a bus to/from work? I did during the first 3 months that I worked for IRS in the Loop in 1971. I needed a car to get to/from work when I washed dishes 1964-1966 in Chicago Heights; cleaned golf shoes in Flossmoor, chipped slag in South Chicago Heights, and pumped gasoline in South Chicago Heights in 1966; delivered mail in Park Forest 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line in Belvedere 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances in Chicago Heights 1970-1971; pumped gasoline in Chicago Heights 1971-1972; and collected delinquent taxes in Harvey, Joliet, and Chicago 1971-1974. I used my 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, my 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and my 1969 Dodge Charger SE to deliver mail in Park Forest 1966-1969. I used my 1962 Chevy BelAir to collect delinquent taxes 1971-1974.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/what-city-bus-systems-can-tell-us-about-race-poverty-and-who-we-are/2017/09/07/6531d26a-9260-11e7-8754-d478688d23b4_story.html

MADISON STATE JOURNAL
— Amid worker shortage, where will Foxconn find 13,000 employees? – MATTHEW DeFOUR (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want employers to hire citizens of foreign countries.)
http://host.madison.com/wsj/business/amid-worker-shortage-where-will-foxconn-find-employees/article_0f7cad0a-836f-5e89-9131-dfdeeaf9e8ff.html

UNIVERSITY STAR
— No one is above having a job – Nellie Perry (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that they would never have stooped to take the jobs that I had. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://star.txstate.edu/2017/09/10/no-one-is-above-having-a-job/

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— Not on the agenda at Michigan Republican Party Mackinac conference: President Donald Trump – Paul Egan (DIERSEN: Michigan Republican Party Chairman Ron Weiser says “As a party, we support the president — we support his policies.” But what if Trump goes against the Republican Party platform? Republicans should always support the platform. If you do not like certain planks in the platform, you should try to get them changed. Of course, those who reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform work against me. Of course, those who promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things work against me. They say that “the platform is the problem.”)
http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/09/09/michigan-republican-party-mackinac-conference-president-donald-trump/645799001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump has been using Twitter to attack Republican legislative leaders over their failure to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Last week, Trump blindsided members of his own party when he cut a controversial deal with the Democrats to raise the debt ceiling and fund hurricane relief. Distractions resulting from an ongoing and wide-ranging investigation by special counsel and former FBI director Robert Mueller threaten to further derail the Republican agenda, including the promise of corporate and personal income tax cuts. Controversies surrounding the Republican president are captivating the country — and the world — and have some Republicans worried about how they will affect party fortunes in congressional midterms and other elections in 2018. But don’t look for those topics to be on the agenda when about 2,000 Republicans from Michigan and across the nation gather on Mackinac Island Sept. 22-24 for the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference — a major policy confab held every two years. Party leaders say the conference will be all about unity, and the focus will be on what’s happening in Michigan — not Washington, D.C. “As a party, we support the president — we support his policies,” Michigan Republican Party Chairman Ron Weiser said in an interview. “I don’t think there’s going to be any kind of controversy.” Tax reform, repeal and replace of Obamacare, immigration and infrastructure “are important and worthy of conversations,” said state party spokeswoman Sarah Anderson. But “unfortunately, we have a limited time for the conference, so there wasn’t a space for panels on those issues.” In addition to Gov. Rick Snyder, other state Republican leaders and members of Congress, speakers will include Trump loyalists such as Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens and U.S. Education Secretary and west Michigan businesswoman Betsy DeVos. Panel sessions will feature topics such as the influence of women in the party, successful Michigan business leaders, the news media, and “Michigan leading the nation” in terms of domestic policies and job creation. Though he comes from a neighboring state and is maintaining a high profile after his unsuccessful bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, don’t look for Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a frequent Trump critic, to be taking a ferry across the Straits of Mackinac. The emphasis on unity is reflected in the conference theme, “Together We Rise.” The agenda, which is still being finalized, also includes former Michigan Gov. John Engler and former Utah congressman Jason Chaffetz, who chaired the House oversight committee and is now a Fox News contributor. Organizers had hoped U.S. Vice President Mike Pence would be among the speakers, but he is unable to attend due to security complications, Weiser said.)

FORBES
— What To Do About Google? Google’s public relations team must be exhausted. Each day brings a new story of how Google abuses its market power in search-based advertising. – Hal Singer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who abuse their religious, government, political, and/or financial power in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/washingtonbytes/2017/09/08/what-to-do-about-google/#32cb2e467001

NEWSWEEK
— WHY DO WOMEN EARN LESS THAN MEN? GENDER BIAS IS NOT THE ONLY LIKELY ANSWER – RICHARD A. EPSTEIN (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would presented the jury many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors paid higher salaries to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger than they paid their similarly or better qualified employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
http://www.newsweek.com/why-do-women-earn-less-men-gender-bias-not-only-likely-answer-662004

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Is Ending DACA the Worst Decision Trump Has Made?”
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/09/18/is-ending-daca-the-worst-decision-trump-has-made

NPR
— Democrats Look To Trump On DREAM Act After He Puts Expiration Date On DACA Program – GEOFF BENNETT (DIERSEN: If Trump dumps the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform, the RINO, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, and Green plant leaders of the Republican Party will dump those like me who support the plank. If you dump the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform, sooner or later, if not already, you will dump all the planks in the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.npr.org/2017/09/10/549745978/democrats-look-to-trump-on-dream-act-after-he-puts-expiration-date-on-daca-progr

September 8 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Sen. Durbin urges Congress to pass Dream Act before DACA ends in 6 months – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/sen-durbin-urges-congress-to-pass-dream-act/2392656/

NBC5
— Top Democratic Candidates to Participate in LGBTQ Forum – James Neveau (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/top-democratic-candidates-for-governor-to-participate-in-lgtbq-forum-443131553.html
— Rauner Heads to Asia After Swedish Snafu – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who have urged me to pretend that I am of Swedish national origin to avoid the German sigma? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-rauner-heads-to-asia-after-swedish-snafu-443317523.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Did Facebook help Donald Trump win the election? – Margaret Sullivan (DIERSEN: From what I see, Facebook wants to be viewed as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-facebook-trump-russia-ads-20170907-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Rauner yanked the plug on student loan bill of rights. Lawmakers need to bring it back.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/reed/ct-student-debt-veto-overturn-robert-reed-0910-biz-20170908-column.html
— Opioid use responsible for 20 percent of drop in American men from labor force, study finds – Angel Phillip
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-opioid-use-labor-force-20170907-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: District 204 enrollment to fall by 1,400 students – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-204-demographic-survey-st-0908-20170906-story.html
— Durbin: Hillary shouldn’t run in 2020; it’s time for new leadership – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-durbin-hillary-clinton-not-run-0910-20170908-story.html
— How Chicago can win Amazon’s 50,000 jobs – Editorial (DIERSEN: I predict that to win Amazon’s 50,000 jobs, Emanuel will promise to drive out of Chicago all individuals, all organizations, and all companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and all those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-amazon-madigan-rauner-foxconn-jobs-0910-20170908-story.html
— Rauner moves to release human services money as he implements budget he opposed – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-state-budget-met-20170908-story.html
— Chicago can land Amazon’s second HQ, but it won’t be easy, experts say – Ryan Ori and Lauren Zumbach
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-amazon-contenders-0910-biz-20170908-story.html
— Judge: Emanuel does not have to turn over list of private emails in FOIA fight – Todd Lighty (DIERSEN: Because they know that I have filed lawsuits, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes avoid putting in writing things that would incriminate them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-email-lawsuit-20170908-story.html
— Trump says ‘rest easy,’ but DACA recipients need more than a promise – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors never said that I should “rest easy.” They always made it clear that they wanted to replace me with a Democrat who was also a minority, a female, and younger. 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.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-trump-dreamers-daca-0910-20170908-story.html
— McHenry Co. sheriff sued for not releasing immigrant detainee under new law – Robert McCoppin and Amanda Marrazzo
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/mchenry-county/news/ct-illinois-trust-act-immigration-mchenry-county-sued-met-20170908-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump fires debate on whether immigration cost blacks jobs – MARY MITCHELL (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers brag that a) they have stopped hiring, retaining, and promoting citizens of America and b) that they will only hire, retain, and promote citizens of Mexico and other foreign countries?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/mitchell-trump-fires-debate-on-whether-immigration-cost-blacks-jobs/
— Three ways to strengthen Chicago’s ‘sanctuary’ ordinance – Editorial (DIERSEN: Additional ways to strengthen Chicago’s sanctuary ordinance: Drive out of Chicago all individuals, all organizations, and all companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and all those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/editorial-three-ways-to-strengthen-chicagos-sanctuary-ordinance/
— What about sanctuary for us? – LAURA WASHINGTON (FROM THE ARTICLE: “Clearly black people have been written off by the Democratic Party.”) (DIERSEN: Clearly, those who want Trump, Rauner, and the rest of the Republicans to lose advise them to write off those who are Trump supporters, Rauner supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/laura-washington-what-about-sanctuary-for-us/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Clearly black people have been written off by the Democratic Party,” Scott writes. “Institutional racism has led to an underclass of black people who have been locked out of the ‘dream’ this DACA group is given support and resources to pursue. The narrative now is we can’t do without these illegal immigrants!” For decades, black folks have sought sanctuary from the ceaseless gun violence ravaging our neighborhoods. We desperately crave refuge from the long march of black men who have been murdered and maimed by police brutality and misconduct, as our political “leaders” looked the other way. Black folks vainly seek salvation from economically crippled communities where poverty is pervasive and economic options are slim to none. Black people don’t begrudge help for their immigrant brothers and sisters. People of color are in this together, striving and sweating under the vicious heel of bigotry. But black voters, the Democratic Party’s most loyal constituency, wonder: What about sanctuary for us?)
— Most Chicago cops pay small price for boozing – Tim Novak and Robert Herguth (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drink lots of booze, b) want to drink lots of booze, and/or c) encourage others to drink lots of booze.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/the-watchdogs-some-chicago-cops-pay-small-price-for-boozing/
— Funny how the ‘rule of law’ hammers the poor before the rich – Phil Kadner (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, you are rich if you are not on welfare.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-funny-how-the-rule-of-law-hammers-the-poor-before-the-rich/

DAILY HERALD
— Bartlett considering local sales tax to fix $800,000 deficit – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170907/bartlett-considering-local-sales-tax-to-fix-800000-deficit
— Time for Elk Grove township board to manage its discord – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170907/editorial-time-for-township-board-to-manage-its-discord
— 6 competing for Miss Mexican Heritage scholarships – Bianca Reyes (DIERSEN: What is your national origin? My national origin is 100% German. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who talk and/or act like they disapprove of, if not despise, if not hate those of German national origin. Some, if not many, of the aforesaid are of German national origin themselves and they publicly work against those who are German national origin to curry favor with those who disapprove of, if not despise, if not hate those of German national origin. What is your gender? My gender is male. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who talk and/or act like they disapprove of, if not despise, if not hate males. Some, if not many, of the aforesaid are males themselves and they publicly work against those who are male to curry favor with those who disapprove of, if not despise, if not hate those who are male.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170907/6-competing-for-miss-mexican-heritage-scholarships
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Six college-age women from West Chicago, Addison, Warrenville and Oswego will compete Friday, Sept. 8, in the Miss Mexican Heritage Scholarship Program sponsored by the Mexican Cultural Center of DuPage. The educational scholarship program, now in its fifth year, is designed to encourage young Mexican-American women to promote pride in their heritage, further their education and prepare to become community leaders.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Healing Field honors 9/11 victims with 2,976 flags in Oak Brook – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170907/healing-field-honors-911-victims-with-2976-flags-in-oak-brook—
— How does Chicago stack up against contenders for Amazon HQ2? – Gerrit De Vynck, Hui-yong Yu and Jing Cao (DIERSEN: Of course, compared to other contenders, Chicago has far more people, organizations, companies, and governments that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170908/how-does-chicago-stack-up-against-contenders-for-amazon-hq2

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Can’t put the DACA genie back in the bottle – Editorial (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers brag that a) they have stopped hiring, retaining, and promoting citizens of America and b) that they will only hire, retain, and promote citizens of Mexico and other foreign countries?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170908/ISSUE07/170909902/cant-put-the-daca-genie-back-in-the-bottle
— Posner departure sets stage for potential political fight over future of Seventh Circuit – Jonathan Bilyk
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511210977-posner-departure-sets-stage-for-potential-political-fight-over-future-of-seventh-circuit
— State’s top techie leaving for Amazon – JOHN PLETZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170908/BLOGS11/170909905/hardik-bhatt-leaving-illinois-cio-job-for-amazon

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Catholic bishops strike back at Bannon Bannon Criticized Catholic church in interview – DANIEL BURKE
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/catholic-bishops-strike-back-at-bannon/807010559

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County to see property tax relief under school funding bill
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511210997-dupage-county-to-see-property-tax-relief-under-school-funding-bill

HARTLAND
— MILLIONS IN FEDERAL ARTS SPENDING GOES TO BILLIONAIRE ORGANIZATIONS – Michael McGrady
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/millions-in-federal-arts-spending-goes-to-billionaire-organizations-study-finds

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Gov Rauner signs Bill capping Township funds accumulation – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/09/gov-rauner-signs-bill-capping-township-funds-accumulation/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOISANS GET $6B MORE IN LONG-TERM DEBT, BUT NO REFORMS While borrowing to help pay down the state’s unpaid bill backlog will save money on interest payments and relieve pressure on those waiting for cash, it also perpetuates Illinois’ spending problem. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinoisans-get-6b-more-in-long-term-debt-but-no-reforms/
— Illinois’ youth problem: More millennials left Illinois than any other age demographic from 2011 through 2014 – Madelyn Harwood
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/illinois-youth-problem-more-millennials-left-illinois-than-any-other-age-demographic-from-2011-through-2014/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Conservative Coalition Urges Media to Stop Citing SPLC – Peter LaBarbera
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/09/conservative-coalition-urges-media-to-stop-citing-splc/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GUTIERREZ DOUBLES DOWN ON HYSTERICAL THREATS OVER DACA PROGRAM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/gutierrez-draws-criticism-from-far-and-near-over-despicable-comments.html
— CHICAGO PROTESTS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S DACA DECISION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/photos-and-comments-by-mark-weyermuller-chicago-this-week-a-group-of-about-1000-marched-in-front-of-federal-buildings.html
— ROSKAM, HULTGREN AND LAHOOD VOTE NO ON DEBT LIMIT PACKAGE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/roskam-hultgren-and-lahood-vote-no-on-debt-limit-package.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Personal PAC protests Rauner women’s health roundtable
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/08/personal-pac-protests-rauner-womens-health-roundtable/
— Rauner administration sued over avoiding pay hike law
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/08/rauner-administration-sued-over-avoiding-pay-hike-law/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Rep. Lamar Smith rolls out legislation to curb legal immigration, expand E-Verify – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/7/lamar-smith-rolls-out-legislation-curb-legal-immig/

GOPUSA
— Berkeley strengthens diversity by… segregation? (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29794
— Cheers for Your First Abortion?
http://www.gopusa.com/cheers-for-your-first-abortion/

FOX NEWS
— Chicago’s Rahm Emanuel vs. Trump — It’s ‘The Art of the Failure’ vs. ‘The Art of the Deal’ – Steve Cortes
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/09/08/chicagos-rahm-emanuel-vs-trump-its-art-failure-vs-art-deal.html

BREITBART
— Jared Kushner Helped Durbin Lobby White House For DACA Amnesty – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/08/jared-kushner-helped-top-democratic-senator-lobby-wh-daca-amnesty/
— Bono Rips Trump for Ending DACA: ‘This Country Was Built for Dreamers’ – JEROME HUDSON (DIERSEN: Should everyone in America today be required to disclose a) when their ancestors immigrated, b) where their ancestors immigrated from, c) where their ancestors lived, and d) what their ancestors did?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/09/08/bono-rips-trump-ending-daca-country-built-dreamers/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GOP outraged after Trump refuses to consider Lois Lerner prosecution – Joseph Lawler
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/gop-outraged-after-trump-refuses-to-consider-lois-lerner-prosecution/article/2633848
— GAO to investigate alleged ethics violations at EPA – Josh Siegel
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/government-watchdog-to-investigate-alleged-ethics-violations-at-epa/article/2633853

DAILY CALLER
— Trump’s Justice Department Lets Lois Lerner Off The Hook – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/08/trumps-justice-department-lets-lois-lerner-off-the-hook/
— CNN Hired The Playboy Reporter Who Had A Meltdown At A White House Press Briefing – AMBER ATHEY
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/08/cnn-hires-playboy-reporter-who-had-outburst-at-press-briefing/

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Southern Poverty Law Center Almost Got Me Killed. Why Does the Media Still Propagate Its ‘Hate Map’? – Casey Mattox
http://dailysignal.com/2017/09/05/southern-poverty-law-center-almost-got-killed-media-still-propagate-hate-map/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Twitter suspends Christian mom after she criticizes Teen Vogue for pushing anal sex – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/twitter-reinstates-activist-mommy-after-she-criticizes-gay-teen-vogue-edito

HOT AIR
— Mike Lee Warns Democrats: Your Hostility To Religion Makes Average Americans Feel Despised By Their Leaders
https://hotair.com/archives/2017/09/07/mike-lee-warns-democrats-hostility-religion-makes-average-americans-feel-despised-leaders/
— Luis Gutierrez: We’ll Shut Down The Government In December Until The DREAM Act Passes
https://hotair.com/archives/2017/09/08/luis-gutierrez-well-shut-government-december-dream-act-passes/

POLITICO
— Dems threaten December shutdown if Dreamers aren’t protected – HEATHER CAYGLE and ELANA SCHOR
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/08/democrats-dreamers-daca-government-shutdown-242502

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump tortured Spicer and Priebus. Now they get to tell investigators about Trump. – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/09/08/trump-tortured-spicer-and-priebus-now-they-get-to-tell-investigators-about-trump/
— GAO to launch probe into EPA’s hiring practices – Dino Grandoni (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/09/08/government-watchdog-to-launch-probe-into-epas-hiring-practices/

BUSINESS INSIDER
— House Republicans boo and ‘hiss’ at top Trump officials in messy pre-vote meeting – Bob Bryan
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-schumer-pelosi-deal-meeting-mnuchin-2017-9

BLOOMBERG
— Southern Poverty Law Center Gets Creative to Label ‘Hate Groups’ Principled conservatives are lumped together with bigots. – Megan McArdle (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who lump me in with White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Or maybe I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-09-07/southern-poverty-law-center-gets-creative-to-label-hate-groups

September 3 Morning Edition

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Calling all candidates – Editorial (DIERSEN: In Illinois, you should run as a Republican only if you can and if you will defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Illinois Republicans should defeat primary candidates who have acted against the IRP platform and/or who hint/imply/argue/shout that they will act against the IRP platform if elected/reelected. One could argue that because Rauner and his supporters act against more and more and more planks in the IRP platform, Rauner and his supporters should run as Independents.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170902/our-view-calling-all-candidates
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Help Wanted: Seeking numerous people for often thankless job. Must be willing to work ridiculously long hours, be criticized by those also seeking this position, and be enthusiastic about shaking hands and kissing babies. Successful candidates will be able to raise significant amounts of money on a daily basis, keep their composure even when being yelled at, and be willing to defend every statement or idea they’ve ever shared. When considering the negative, it’s a wonder anyone runs for public office. But the positives can outweigh the negatives, especially for those who truly seek to be an agent for change in order to improve the lives of friends and neighbors, or who want to be a part of public policy decisions that right wrongs or benefit more people. It is those people — the ones who want to better their communities — we hope to see run for office in 2018. Besides the six statewide constitutional offices, all 18 of Illinois’ districts in Congress, 39 of the 59 seats in the state Senate and all 118 seats in the Illinois House are on the ballot. So are a number of county seats, including clerks, treasurers, sheriffs, assessors and county board members; regional superintendents of schools; and some judgeships. The 2018 election may have already seemed to be in full swing, largely because the race for governor has been prominent since the beginning of the year. But the actual kick-off to next year’s election starts Tuesday, if you go by the first date listed in the state Election Board’s 2018 Election and Campaign Finance Calendar. Sept. 5 marks the first day those from established political parties can begin circulating nomination papers to get their name on the ballot. Those nominating petitions you may be asked to sign in the coming weeks can’t be filed until Nov. 27 to Dec. 4, at which point the March 20 primary races will start to come into focus. It’s safe to assume there will be a Democratic primary race for governor, given that nine people have declared their intent to run. It’s possible on the Republican side, although a serious challenger has yet to emerge.)
— Floreth pushed McCann, but party chose McClure – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170902/bernard-schoenburg-floreth-pushed-mccann-but-party-chose-mcclure
— New school aid formula doesn’t mean the end of the funding issue – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170902/statehouse-insider-new-school-aid-formula-doesnt-mean-end-of-funding-issue

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Aging in luxury: $20,000-a-month senior living on the horizon – Oshrat Carmiel (DIERSEN: Because she has health problems, my soon-to-be 87-year-old aunt is paying $230-a-day, that is, $6,900-a-month, that is, $83,950-a-year to live in an assisted living facility.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-high-end-senior-living-20170822-story.html
— Pension law won’t save money, Rauner caused chaos – Donald M. Bisch, Vice-President Naperville Police Pension Fund
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-voice-letters-opinion-st-0903-20170901-story.html

WGN TV
— McHenry County case puts TRUST Act to the test – GAYNOR HALL
http://wgntv.com/2017/09/02/mchenry-county-case-puts-trust-act-to-the-test/

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— New education law aims to help those most in need – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: Have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, or the rest of your ancestors ever been “in need?” My answer is NO, and because of that, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned me, my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors as being undeservedly filthy rich.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-09-03/jim-dey-new-education-law-aims-help-those-most-need.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Record Fox River flooding cost McHenry County government agencies about $3.6 million – MEGAN JONES
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/09/01/record-fox-river-flooding-cost-mchenry-county-government-agencies-about-3-6-million/dq60s3p/

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Jesiel rejected school funding measure for lack of reforms – Caitlin Nordahl
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511204493-jesiel-rejected-school-funding-measure-for-lack-of-reforms

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen offers expert advice on property tax appeals – Carrie Bradon
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511204615-breen-offers-expert-advice-on-property-tax-appeals

THE HILL
— It’s time to build the wall and fix our immigration system – NED RYUN
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/348995-its-time-to-build-the-wall-and-fix-our-immigration-system
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With President Trump likely to undo Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) next week, it highlights yet again that our immigration system is fundamentally broken. Our system of admittance is a decades old program based largely on nepotism and family ties, rather than any logical system of governance that benefits Americans. Rather than recruiting and attracting the best talent from other countries, our immigration system prioritizes bringing entire families. Combine this with our costly policies that allow illegal immigration across our southern border and you’ve got a recipe for disaster. Jim Acosta’s press conference temper tantrum demonstrated a number of Americans no longer realize why a country would even control the flow of immigration. They stammer and stomp their feet about what they believe America stands for, but unfortunately are entirely uninformed on the history of American immigration policy. During the 19th century, America largely had an open immigration policy as the country expanded and moved west, although, individual restrictions were placed on contract laborers, criminals, and in some cases entire countries. Those immigration laws were rewritten over the last century to implement greater controls over America’s immigration policies. These controls are especially necessary as progressives created greater and greater welfare programs. Like it or not, we are a welfare society. Whether it’s healthcare, social security, unemployment, housing, or any of the other myriad of benefits Americans receive. Just Social Security and Medicare make up nearly 40 percent of the federal budget. Throw in Medicaid and you’re getting close to 50 percent. Naturalizing more citizens and enrolling more individuals with green cards further encumbers our welfare system. We know our welfare system is hugely overburdened and threatens to be entirely insolvent by within 20 years. Thankfully, reforms in 1996 prevented those with green cards from receiving many federal benefits until they have lived in the country for at least five years and met work requirements, but we cannot pretend like admitting more people into the country has no effect. The legislation recently introduced in the Senate, named the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act (RAISE) bill, is not some racist screed. It’s a clear, point based immigration system, very similar to systems already in place in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Rather than admit people based on the luck of the draw or ties to family already in the country, the RAISE system grades specific qualities that are valuable for our society. That means more young, highly educated, fiscally prepared individuals that are likely to integrate well into American society. This merit based system would help attract some of the best talent from around the world to come to our country and become Americans. But unfortunately that’s just not enough to deal with our immigration problems. Without serious proposals that actually build a wall on our southern border, problems will just continue. When you hear the Democrats talk about the new plan for President Trump’s border wall, you’d be forgiven if you thought they were the party of fiscal restraint and responsible spending. They’re breaking out the apocalyptic language to call into question the need to secure America’s borders or do anything to prevent the stream of illegal immigrants. Which is ironic given the fact that roughly ten years ago, three Democrat Senators by the names of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden voted to fund the Yuma Sector Wall to stop the flow of illegal crossings (and now Yuma has seen a 70 percent decrease in illegal crossings since 2006). There are many costs involved with illegals coming into our country, from our education and health care systems to our welfare systems, but we cannot forget that one of the largest financial strains from increased illegal immigration is the increased cost for law enforcement and incarceration. Consider the Government Accountability Office’s study from 2011 in which 251,000 criminal illegals were found to have committed on average twelve crimes and been arrested on average seven times: hardly the best use of our law enforcement. That same study showed another interesting fact: 68 percent of the criminal illegals sitting in federal prison and 66 percent sitting in state prison were from one country: Mexico. In addition to law enforcement resources dedicated to repeatedly arresting the same criminal illegals, the cost to incarcerate criminal illegals is nearly two billion in some years: a study shows Americans paid $1.87 billion to “house imprisoned illegal immigrants in fiscal year 2014.” As more criminal illegals cross the border, that number will only increase. Those crimes not only harm Americans (and a great number of legal immigrants) but also sap valuable time from police officers. In California, thousands of prisoners were released early to make room for the tens of thousands of criminal illegal immigrants, which number over 72,000. This criminal element coming across the border also exacerbates the drug epidemic sweeping the country. Compare these annual costs of law enforcement work and incarceration costs to the cost of a wall, which some think for a wall of 1,250 miles could be as high as $21.5 billion. Considering our annual ongoing costs of dealing with criminal illegals alone and that still looks like a bargain. As much as media elites want to pretend otherwise, this common-sense policy approach with changing our immigration system and building a wall would protect American citizens and make America stronger by enticing the best workers in the world to immigrate by modernizing the system.)

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote DACA argue that DREAMers should get sympathy because their parents brought them to America before they were adults. Should those like me get sympathy because their parents raised them to be Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL), conservative, Republican, and/or American? Should those like me get sympathy because their parents are German American and/or because their ancestors came to America while slavery was still legal? Should those like me get sympathy because they were born White and/or male? Were it not for my parents, I might very well be the following like more and more and more people are: anti-Trump, anti-MSL, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/01/daca-dreamers-trump-paul-ryan-242257

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Here’s how this liberal law center seeks to crush opponents of the LGBT agenda – Peter Labarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/hate-profiteer-splc-will-use-new-liberal-donations-to-destroy-small-pro-fam

DAILY CALLER
— Public School Teachers Behind Violent Antifa Group – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/01/public-school-teachers-behind-violent-antifa-group/

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Coping With nonstop Political Chatter – Rob Walker (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Political affiliation discrimination is rampant in the federal government. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, ever-increasingly, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates asked me questions to draw attention to the fact that I was a) conservative, b) Republican, c) baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, d) 100% German-American, e) a non-veteran, f) old (born in 1948), g) non-poor, h) a gun owner, i) that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, and j) that I opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/jobs/when-colleagues-wont-stop-talking-politics.html
— The Best Era for Working Women Was 20 Years Ago – Bryce Covert (DIERSEN: What were your superiors doing to you 20 years ago this month? My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” which expired at the end of the month. They wanted to give my Band II (GS-13/14) job and my preferred corner office to their employees who were Democrat, but especially to those who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/02/opinion/sunday/working-women-decline-1990s.html
— The 1990s Gave Us the Trump Teens – DAVID FRIEND (DIERSEN: What did you do during the 1990s? I worked for GAO until my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, a Forensic Accountant in 1997, and a FINRA arbitrator in 1998. I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter until 1996. I bought a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T collector car in 1994. I was appointed a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/sunday/trump-reality-tv-90s.html
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL HEADLINE: “The Trump Tax Plan’s False Promises Though details are missing, the president’s tax proposals would help the wealthy while doing little for his working-class supporters.” Are/were you a member of the “working-class?” I was a lowly member of the working-class 1962-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a failed but a grossly overpaid member of the working-class. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/02/opinion/sunday/trump-republicans-tax-reform.html
— The Real Campus Scourge No safe space or trigger warning lifts the sting of a cold new world. – Frank Bruni (DIERSEN: From what I see, sadly, to succeed in the “cold new world,” you have to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than your ancestors.)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/02/opinion/sunday/college-freshman-mental-health.html
— Is Trump Really Pro-Worker? He talks about his love for miners and factory workers. So far, he hasn’t done much to show it. – STEVEN GREENHOUSE (DIERSEN: Are/were you a worker? I was a lowly worker 1962-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a failed but a grossly overpaid worker. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/02/opinion/sunday/is-trump-really-pro-worker.html
— In Silicon Valley, Working 9 to 5 Is for Losers A century ago, factory workers went on strike to demand better conditions. Today, start-up “hustlers” celebrate their own exploitation. – DAN LYONS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/opinion/sunday/silicon-valley-work-life-balance-.html

USA TODAY
— Here’s how to get that job, even if you’re underqualified – Peter Jones (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.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/job-search-tips/2017/09/03/heres-how-to-get-that-job-even-if-youre-underqualified/105046586/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— GOP Voters OK With Trump Criticism of Republican Senate
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/august_2017/gop_voters_ok_with_trump_criticism_of_republican_senate

September 1 Morning Edition

BREITBART
— OUTSTANDING: Six Illinois Republicans File Counter Bill to Erase Gov. Rauner’s Sanctuary State Law – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/31/six-illinois-republicans-file-counter-bill-to-erase-gov-rauners-sanctuary-state-law/
— Wikipedia Editors Seek to Downplay Antifa Violence And Far-Left Ideology – T.D. ADLER
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/08/31/editors-on-wikipedia-seek-to-downplay-violence-and-ideology-of-antifa-movement/
— Zuckerberg Group: 700K American Job Openings If DACA Ends – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, in America, employers a) want cheap labor and b) prefer hiring citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/08/31/zuckerberg-group-700k-american-job-openings-daca-ends/
— Blue State Blues: Why DACA Must Go — Now – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/01/blue-state-blues-daca-must-go/

NBC5
— City of Harvey Offers Free Homes to Harvey Victims (DIERSEN: What are your connections with Harvey? My aunt lived there for many years. I took and passed tests there to become a postal employee in 1966. I worked in IRS’s office there 1972-1973.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/City-of-Harvey-Offers-Up-Homes-to-Harvey-Victims-442448003.html

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ANTI-AMERICAN: Lake County releases 1st immigrant from jail under Trust Act provisions: ‘I could breathe again’ – Yadira Sanchez Olson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Rauner and other anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens and against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-lake-county-trust-act-st-0901-20170829-story.html
— During a summer of crisis, Trump chafes against criticism and new controls – Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-kelly-white-house-crisis-20170831-story.html
— Highland Park Jewish deli faces backlash over Facebook post featuring Nazi imagery – Dan Lambert
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/news/ct-hpn-maxs-deli-facebook-post-tl-0907-story.html
— Rauner win on schools bill comes at a price – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-school-funding-met-0901-20170831-story.html
— Half the jobs in America pay less than $18 an hour. Can Trump help? – Heather Long (DIERSEN: What did you do qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-american-worker-wages-trump-20170825-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: When sports rivalry inspires hatred, fixation on historical grievances – Kenji Kawashima
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0003890735
— An anti-Trump says “Politics is causing the death of fun as we know it.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-melania-taylor-swift-politics-0901-story.html
— The elitism of opposing school choice – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-school-choice-illinois-0901-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Cardinal Cupich says he taught Rauner, Madigan to ‘trust each other’ – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois WHO NO ONE SHOULD TRUST. They include activists, candidates, government employees, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants. Some of them have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. They are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky. They all work very hard against me.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cardinal-cupich-says-he-taught-rauner-madigan-to-trust-each-other/
— Historic school reform could be another con job – Phil Kadner
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-historic-school-reform-could-be-another-con-job/
— When Labor was strong, America was strong – Tom Balanoff and Greg Kelley
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/when-labor-was-strong-america-was-strong/
— Dr. King, Tina Fey, and what to do about haters – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-dr-king-tina-fey-and-what-to-do-about-haters/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Do suburban police support new law that extends protection for immigrants?”
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170901/do-suburban-police-support-new-law-that-extends-protection-for-immigrants
— Creating job and hiring ally fuels skepticism about township government – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170831/editorial-creating-job-and-hiring-ally-fuels-skepticism-about-township-government
— Frustration mounts in West Chicago high school teacher contract talks – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170831/frustration-mounts-in-west-chicago-high-school-teacher-contract-talks

WTTW
— Education Overhaul Becomes Law, Scholarship Plan Attracts Scrutiny – Amanda Vinicky (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://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/31/education-overhaul-becomes-law-scholarship-plan-attracts-scrutiny

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— GOP backs opponent for Sen. McCann; Senor challenging Rep. Scherer – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170831/gop-backs-opponent-for-sen-mccann-senor-challenging-rep-scherer

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Lieutenant governor, IDOL director honor Venice metal recycling workers
http://thetelegraph.com/news/108184/lieutenant-governor-idol-director-honor-venice-metal-recycling-workers

VIENNA TIMES
— Lt. Governor holds strategic meeting in Vienna concerning drug issues – Lindsey Rae Vaughn
http://theviennatimes.com/2017/09/lt-governor-holds-strategic-meeting-in-vienna-concerning-drug-issues/

DARIEN PATCH
— New Associate Judge Named For DuPage County Christine Cody has been chosen as the new associate judge for DuPage County. – Andrea Earnest
https://patch.com/illinois/darien-il/new-associate-judge-named-dupage-county

ILLINOIS TIMES
— TRAGIC: Automatic voter registration bill becomes law – Scott Faingold
http://illinoistimes.com/article-19087-automatic-voter-registration-bill-becomes-law.html

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites promote hatred of Whites.
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2017/08/backlash-white-supremacy-continues/

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Stop the Presses! Columnist Rex Huppke Admits He’s Not a Theologian! – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/stop-presses-columnist-admits-hes-not-theologian/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER SIGNS SCHOOL FUNDING BILL INTO LAW, BUT TAXPAYERS WILL BE ON THE HOOK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/rauner-signs-school-funding-bill-into-law-but-taxpayers-will-be-on-the-hook.html

GOPUSA
— Free speech under fire: Mob mentality (FROM THE ARTICLE: Exactly how do the black scarves of the “anti-fascist” demonstrators differ from the white hoods of irredeemable racists?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29555

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Trump Administration Announces Four Companies Selected to Build Border-Wall Prototypes Each prototype will cost between $400,000 to $500,000 and construction could begin in two weeks – Susan Crabtree
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/trump-administration-announces-four-companies-selected-build-border-wall-prototypes/

DAILY CALLER
— Anti-Corporate Voices On Both Right And Left Claim Google Censorship – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/31/anti-corporate-voices-on-both-right-and-left-claim-google-censorship/
— Homeland Security Announces Border Wall Prototype Finalists – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/31/homeland-security-announces-border-wall-prototype-finalists/

WEEKLY STANDARD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn evangelicals as being racists.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/why-evangelicals-cant-shake-off-suggestions-theyre-racist/article/2009494

AMERICAN THINKER
— After Charlottesville, an Uncertain Outlook for Free Speech – Taylor Lewis
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/after_charlottesville_an_uncertain_outlook_for_free_speech.html

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— U. Illinois Urbana-Champaign ‘Racial Anti-Fascist Demonstration’ Raises Concerns of Violence Many co-organizers have endorsed anti-Israel BDS movement – Rachel Frommer
http://freebeacon.com/culture/illinois-urbana-champaign-racial-anti-fascist-demonstration-raises-concerns-violence/

CAMPUS REFORM
— Conservative groups’ fliers vandalized, labeled ‘Nazis’ – Sandor Farkas
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9684

COLLEGE FIX
— Dean’s ‘Nazi’ essay suggests he won’t help students who want jobs in Trump administration – JACKSON RICHMAN
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/36204/

RUETERS
— Trump’s expected repeal of Dreamer program draws fire from business – Steve Holland, Jeff Mason (DIERSEN: Business wants cheap labor. Ever-increasingly, business sides with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-daca/trumps-expected-repeal-of-dreamer-program-draws-fire-from-business-idUSKCN1BB2PD

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/daca-immigration-trump-repeal.html
— Make Pot Legal for Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury – THOMAS JAMES BRENNAN (DIERSEN: Since 1966 when I was 18 years old, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had not avoided the draft, I never would had been able to a) earn a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48; b) earn job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48; c) earn a job-related professional license when I was 32; d) buy new cars when I was 19, 20, 23, etc.; e) but a new town home when I was 24, a studio condo when I was 25, and a one bedroom condo when I was 27; f) get married when I was 29; g) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton with my wife when I was 29; h) etc. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted veterans in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/marijuana-legalization-veterans.html
— The Urban Revival Is Over – RICHARD FLORIDASE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those in urban area are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/cities-suburbs-housing-crime.html
— South of the Border, Migrants Eye a Storm-Torn Texas – ANNIE CORREAL and KIRK SEMPLE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/us/harvey-migrants-texas-mexico.html

WASHINGTON POST
— In Los Angeles, Columbus Day is toppled like a Confederate statue – Samantha Schmidt (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Trump supporter, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that anti-Trumps want to get rid of you.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/31/in-los-angeles-columbus-day-is-toppled-like-a-confederate-statute/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Most Americans think Trump is ripping the country apart.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/08/31/most-americans-think-trump-is-ripping-the-country-apart-his-response-to-charlottesville-shows-how-it-happens/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republicans won’t acknowledge Trump is a really bad person.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/08/31/republicans-wont-acknowledge-trump-is-a-really-bad-person/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Homeland Security department gives right-wing extremists a pass.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-homeland-security-department-gives-right-wing-extremists-a-pass/2017/08/31/a0164ab4-8455-11e7-ab27-1a21a8e006ab_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Voters value competence. That could be bad news for Trump.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/09/01/even-republicans-are-starting-to-doubt-trumps-competence/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— L.A.’s Gift to Trump The city council bans Columbus Day, echoing the Ku Klux Klan. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout that they are also anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/l-a-s-gift-to-trump-1504221331
— Glenn Beck Cuts Jobs at His Conservative News Site, The Blaze Executives cite advertising, funding challenges as they lay off 20% of workforce at The Blaze and Mercury Radio Arts – Imani Moise (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who would viciously destroy any individual, any organization, and any company that might give me money to expand what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/glenn-beck-cuts-jobs-at-his-conservative-news-site-the-blaze-1504220559
— Texas, Thou Hast Sinned Progressives blame Houston’s success for the hurricane disaster. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-thou-hast-sinned-1504221194
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To engage in LGBTQ activity and/or to promote LGBTQ activity is to reject all the religions of the world.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-catholics-can-welcome-lgbt-believers-1504221027

USA TODAY
— Amnesty excuses past violations President Trump, keep your pledge on DACA – Dan Stein
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/31/president-trump-keep-your-daca-pledge-editorials-debates/105167188/

ARIZONA CAPITOL TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Killing DACA is a violent white supremacist priority.”
http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2017/08/31/killing-daca-is-a-violent-white-supremacist-priority/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINR: Anti-Trumps say “DONALD TRUMP DOESN’T CARE ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE.”
http://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-doesnt-care-about-black-people-americans-believe-poll-657972

VOICE OF AMERICA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites ask “is Make America Great Again racist?”
https://www.voanews.com/a/is-make-america-great-racist/4009714.html

PHILLY
— Government wants to crush your right to protest – because there’s so much stuff to protest about – Will Bunch (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps run America. Ever-increasingly those anti-Trumps promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, those anti-Trumps promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, surrender to Mexico and to other foreign countries, and even worse things.)
http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/will_bunch/trump-antifa-pipeline-protest-womens-march-aclu-20170831.html

FORTUNE
— ‘I Stand with the Dreamers.’ Mark Zuckerberg Shows Support for DACA in a Facebook Note – Kevin Lui (DIERSEN: CEOs want cheap labor. Ever-increasingly, CEOs side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://fortune.com/2017/09/01/mark-zuckerberg-daca-dreamers-immigration-facebook/
— Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz: Not Enough Elected Officials Are Using Their Voices for Equality – Alana Abramson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trump CEOs paint themselves as being Robin Hood.)
http://fortune.com/2017/08/31/howard-schultz-op-ed-charlottesville/

FEDERAL TIMES
— It’s time for career leaders to be heard on hate – Dr. Ron Sanders (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps run the federal government. Those anti-Trumps are full of hatred against Trump and against his supporters. Those anti-Trumps are especially full of hatred against Trump’s supporters who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/opinions/2017/08/31/its-time-for-career-leaders-to-be-heard-on-hate-commentary/

FED SMITH
— President Proposes 1.9% Average 2018 Federal Employee Raise – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: If I was still a GS-13 Step 10 GAO employee, my salary would increase from $122,991 to $125,328. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. In 1997, when I was 49 years old, when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer,” I had worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. One could ask my critics/opponents, their underpaid operatives, and their underpaid dupes about their education, their professional certifications, their professional licenses, and their work experience.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/08/31/president-proposes-1-9-average-2018-federal-employee-raise/

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps disgustingly use children as cannon fodder.
http://www.salon.com/2017/09/01/trumps-war-on-children-deporting-the-dreamers-is-next-and-the-gop-base-will-love-it/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Time to Drop Colleges’ Racial Quotas and Preferences – Michael Barone (DIERSEN: Those who reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform have always worked very hard against me. They have always painted me as being a racist and a sexist. Should I sue them?)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_michael_barone/time_to_drop_colleges_racial_quotas_and_preferences

August 30 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OUTSTANDING: NOW SIX IL GOP LAWMAKERS (Kyle McCarter, Tim Bivins, Davidsmeyer, David Reis, Cabello, and David McSweeney) FILE EFFORT TO REPEAL SANCTUARY LAW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/two-il-gop-lawmakers-file-effort-to-repeal-sanctuary-law.html
— ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVES PREPARE TO RESIST LEFT’S STRANGLEHOLD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/illinois-conservatives-prepare-to-resist-lefts-stranglehold-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Republicans file TRUST Act repeal bills while Rauner dodges questions
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/31/republicans-file-trust-act-repeal-bills-while-rauner-dodges-questions/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Those aren’t going anywhere, of course, but filing legislation does make them look good to their constituencies. Gov. Rauner was asked about GOP legislator criticism about the TRUST Act yesterday, but he refused to answer because, Rauner said, it was an “off-topic” question and he was only taking questions about the school funding bill… (VIDEO) Less than a minute later, however, the governor answered a different off-topic question.)
— Rauner signs school funding reform bill
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/31/rauner-signs-school-funding-reform-bill/
— Get ready for another intra-party rumble
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/31/get-ready-for-another-intra-party-rumble/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I’ve heard the $30 million number, too. Heaven help the governor, because the US Attorney won’t, if there was even an “understanding” that the initial round of staff firings was in any way tied to a $30 million campaign contribution. Also, Proft called House GOP Leader Jim Durkin a “pansy” on his radio show yesterday. So, things aren’t going well.)

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner pivots to center as romance with right wing cools – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Those in the “center” of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) have always focused on driving out of the party those like me who support the IRP platform, that is, they have always focused on destroying the IRP. Especially since 2000, they have had great success in destroying the IRP. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend their platform. Most commonly, those in the “center” are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, and Green plants. Most commonly, they reject the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the IRP platform. Most commonly, they promote LGBTQ activity, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices. In Illinois, if you got elected or appointed to a government office or to a political office as a Republican, if you have not, and/or, if you will not defend and advance the IRP platform, you should immediately resign.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170831/BLOGS02/170839974/rauner-pivots-to-center-as-romance-with-right-wing-cools
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Things could heat up even more if Rauner signs a pending bill to guarantee abortion coverage for women on Medicaid and state employees. Doing so might infuriate much of the political right, but that didn’t stop the governor from recently signing an almost-as-controversial “motor voter” registration measure and a bill limiting the ability of local police to arrest immigrants who are in the country illegally. . .Such events sparked personal complaints to Rauner from Jim Durkin and Bill Brady, the GOP leaders of the Illinois House and Senate. In a meeting with him on Aug. 23, both complained about attacks on their members and asked him to step in, four sources close to the matter tell me. Durkin and Brady’s spokeswomen declined to comment on what they categorized as a private meeting. But in the wake of that get-together, the Proft group moved to run its own legislative operation without Rauner, sources close to the matter tell me. And Rauner began veering to the left on key legislative matters, notably praising the schools bill that he’s spent a month ripping as a “bailout” of Chicago Public Schools. Another source tells me some of the conservatives met a few days ago with Diana Rauner, the governor’s wife, in what is described as a “very difficult” session. At the moment, Rauner has no known opponent in the GOP primary. But this nasty divorce could play out in unexpected ways. One veteran GOP operative says it’s not quite clear who’s doing what. But other outside political consultants brought in by Rauner when Zolnierowicz left likely have told him that, in Democratic-leaning Illinois, it’s smarter to act like former GOP Gov. Jim Thompson and Jim Edgar. Rauner himself may not know. But continue to look for more rolling-pin-wielding in his bumpy marriage with the GOP’s hard right.)

NBC5
— Rauner Signs Historic Education Funding Reform Bill “Today we ensure that in the future, every child in Illinois has an equal chance at excellent education, every student in Illinois has an equal opportunity to achieve the American dream. This is a wonderful achievement.”
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Rauner-to-Sign-Education-Funding-Reform-Bill-Thursday-442369973.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump pledges $1M to Harvey relief from personal funds
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/277800216-story
— He couldn’t find a teaching job, so his backup plan was dealing drugs
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/277813240-story

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner signs historic bill waging ‘war on poverty in the classroom’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-signs-historic-bill-waging-war-on-poverty-in-the-classroom/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/immigration-officials-tell-berwyn-grandmother-she-must-leave-u-s/
— Trump administration slashes funds for health care sign-ups – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-administration-slashes-funds-for-health-care-sign-ups/
— Emanuel says property tax hike needed to avoid CPS ‘train wreck’ – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/emanuel-says-property-tax-hike-needed-to-avoid-cps-train-wreck/
— What Labor Day means to my South Side and black union family – Dorian Warren (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/what-labor-day-means-to-my-south-side-and-black-union-family/
— Chicago, once a swamp, also could be walloped by a catastrophic flood – Stephen F. Eisenman (DIERSEN: My subdivision was build on a “watershed area” and a former septic field. Since 1984, because Wheaton approved a lot drainage plan for my subdivision that was woefully inadequate and because Wheaton let the subdivision’s developer violate building and construction codes, I have had to spend many thousands of dollars and many hundreds of hours of my time and labor to mitigate damage from storm water.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/chicago-once-a-swamp-also-could-be-walloped-by-a-catastrophic-flood/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gov. Rauner signs major Illinois school funding bill into law – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-school-funding-met-0901-20170831-story.html
— Bloomberg spends $3 million more on campaign to back soda pop tax as repeal showdown looms – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bloomberg-soda-tax-ad-met-0901-20170831-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Employers: Learn how to ease stress in workplace at Aurora seminar – John Russell (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did everything that they could to cause me stress. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. 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.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170831/employers-learn-how-to-ease-stress-in-workplace-at-aurora-seminar

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: No Money For Shoes
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-issues-no-money-shoes#stream/0

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Winners and Losers Of Education Funding In Illinois
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/winners-and-losers-of-education-funding-in-illinois

BGA
— GERRYMANDERING IN ILLINOIS: NEW NUMBERS CHALLENGE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM – Tim Jones & Patrick Judge (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, in 2015, I should have filed a lawsuit to stop the redrawing of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 borders.)
https://www.bettergov.org/news/gerrymandering-in-illinois-new-numbers-challenge-conventional-wisdom

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pam Althoff Stikes Back at McHenry Township GOP, Which Did Not Nominate Her Favorites
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/31/pam-althoff-stikes-back-at-mchenry-township-gop-which-did-not-nominate-her-favorites/
— Craig Wilcox Sate Senate Fundraiser Kickoff September 21st
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/31/craig-wilcox-fundraiser-kickoff-september-21st/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— NIU appears to be pirating software or is lying to the AG – JOHN M. KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/niu-appears-to-be-pirating-software-or-is-lying-to-the-ag/
— Maine Township Supervisor Laura J. Morask hired friend outside statutory provisions – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/maine-township-supervisor-laura-j-morask-hired-friend-outside-statutory-provisions/

DAILY CALLER
— SPLC Says Army Bases Are Confederate Monuments That Need To Come Down – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/31/splc-says-army-bases-are-confederate-monuments-that-need-to-come-down/
— Feds Quickly Release Trump Lawyer’s Emails To Liberal Group, Bury Dem Records For Years – Ethan Barton
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/30/exclusive-feds-quickly-release-trump-lawyers-emails-to-liberal-group-bury-dems-records-for-years/

GOPUSA
— Illinois GOP Gov. Rauner puts criminal aliens over Illinois voters
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29495
— Illini end ‘war chant’ song at sporting events
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29385
— Bernie Sanders to lead new party?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29550

WASHINGTON TIMES
— IRS doesn’t tell 1M taxpayers that illegals stole their Social Security numbers – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/30/irs-doesnt-tell-1-million-taxpayers-that-illegal-i/

NEWSMAX
— Jeb Bush Praises Illinois Gov. for Signing Tax Credit Scholarship Bill
https://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/jeb-bush-praises-illinois-governor/2017/08/31/id/810994/

THE HILL
— Trump to donate $1 million for Harvey relief efforts – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/348753-trump-to-donate-1-million-for-harvey-relief-efforts

POLITICO
— RNC chief of staff resigns amid rash of departures Sara Armstrong is the sixth staffer to exit in the past month. – ALEX ISENSTADT
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/31/rnc-chief-of-staff-resigns-amid-rash-of-departures-242212

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/immigration/protecting-unauthorized-immigrant-mothers-from-deportation-improves-childrens-mental-health-study-shows/2017/08/31/3b2fc146-8c13-11e7-8df5-c2e5cf46c1e2_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In GOP Primaries, Candidates Battle to Be the Trumpiest Dozens of people vying for elected offices echo the president’s slogans and style, testing the extent of his impact on the Republican Party – Janet Hook (DIERSEN: In Illinois, under Rauner, expect GOP primary candidates to battle to be the most anti-Trumpiest, that is, to be the most anti-Republican.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-dynamic-in-republican-primaries-candidates-who-want-to-be-like-trump-1504194180

August 31 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OUTSTANDING: UPDATE: NOW FOUR (Davidsmeyer, Reis, Cabello, and McSweeney) IL GOP LAWMAKERS FILE EFFORT TO REPEAL SANCTUARY LAW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/two-il-gop-lawmakers-file-effort-to-repeal-sanctuary-law.html
— ILLINOIS: WORTH FIGHTING FOR?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/illinois-worth-fighting-for-.html
— Carl Segvich Comment
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/il-gop-warns-not-to-believe-misinformation-circulating-about-immigration-law.html
(THE COMMENT: Repute REPUGNANT “republican” Rauner as a DOUBLE AGENT Political Miasma The Republican Party of the 11th Ward of Chicago repudiates Bruce Rauner as a Democratic Party shill. RAUNER IS AN INFILTRATOR, a party-crasher working for the Democratic Party. The Democrat Party employs this Machiavellian strategy for decades. It is not just because he signed the Trust bill (SB31). He also promotes Islam over Christianity regarding advisers in Springfield. He is pro abortion. He also signed The Automatic Voter Registration Law, which makes our government automatically register anyone who updates their drivers license or state ID, as a voter. Bruce who amongst many lies, also said he wasn’t going to be involved in social issues, supports the deranged concept of “homosexual marriage”. Furthermore, public record shows that Bruce has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to several liberal Democrats such as Richard M. Daley, Ed Rendell, the ACLU and Planned Parenthood. He is married to a liberal female who worked for Barack Obama, and brags that she and her husband Bruce are social justice warriors. The Republican Party of the shamelessly and notoriously corrupt 11th Ward of Chicago declares Bruce Rauner as a political cancer that has metastasized from Chicago throughout our United States of America, via the political schooling of the massively corrupt Daley family. Of course, this is all with nefarious collaboration of the Chicago press. Our United States of America is in her second civil war, although it is rather silent; Liberals are annihilating us Conservatives. We despise Bruce Rauner as repugnant and everything that is wrong with USA, politically. TRUST us. Carl Segvich – 11th Ward Republican Party Committeeman, Chicago)
— John F. Di Leo Comment
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/il-gop-warns-not-to-believe-misinformation-circulating-about-immigration-law.html
(THE COMMENT: We need a real conservative Republican candidate for Governor in this primary. One with some kind of elective office experience, as a decent size city mayor, or as a county chairman or sheriff, something like that, if we don’t have a good congressman or state legislator to run. Rauner will be defeated next November if he gets the nomination. This is just a fact, not just a wish. He maintained the tolerance of the GOP base until this summer, but his several capitulations this summer have killed whatever good will he had built up in the GOP. There is no reason for us to be enthused with him next November, so he cannot win. The GOP needs to recognize what it failed to recognize with the Mark Kirk seat in 2016 and the Percy seat in 1984: sometimes a candidate is lost before the election even arrives, so your best bet is to find some good new blood to run in the primary. We should’ve run Corcoran in 1984. We should’ve run Jack Ryan in 2004. We should’ve run James Marter in 2016 (or found a county chairman or sheriff to run instead)…Our only hope of saving the executive mansion – for this critical term that contains the next redistricting map – is if someone other than Bruce Rauner is the GOP nominee.)
— THORNER/O’NEIL: POWERFUL ‘RESISTANCE’ FORCES DETERMINED TO “DESTROY TRUMP” (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain in Illinois? If so, how are you going to react if those above you in the Illinois Republican Party ask/demand that you to help them destroy Trump and to destroy his supporters?)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/thorneroneil-powerful-resistance-forces-determined-to-destroy-trump-.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— A Clear Reading of SB 31 Reveals Illinois is Now a Sanctuary State – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/clear-reading-sb-31-reveals-illinois-now-sanctuary-state/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is not difficult to understand the long-running dream of Leftists to import more future Democratic Party voters from other countries. Some of their most loyal supporters will be those who broke federal law to come here and were then protected by the Democratic Party. Leftists are talented when it comes to the strategic manipulation of language. Just as centuries-old mainline Christian doctrine is now referred to as “hate,” illegal aliens are referred to as “undocumented immigrants.” Tolerance now means intolerance. The “Affordable Care Act” made health insurance unaffordable for millions of Americans. The “Trust Act” means you can trust that we don’t care if you’re here illegally. As “blue” as Illinois is, Democratic Party leaders and their supporters know that even here you must be careful with language. And if you alter SB 31 enough, you can even deny it’s a sanctuary bill. Some people are upset that the ruse didn’t work.)

ABC7
— Cardinal Cupich praises tax credits in school funding bill, other groups criticize – Craig Wall (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if I my parents had sent me to a public grade school, I, like them, would promote dependency on government and on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, etc. 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. Because my parents did that, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned a) my parents as being undeservedly filthy rich and b) my brother and me as being born with silver spoons in our mouths, as having always been privileged, and as being undeservedly filthy rich. )
http://abc7chicago.com/education/cardinal-cupich-praises-tax-credits-in-school-funding-bill/2359430/
— Mexico offers ‘generous’ help as US responds to Harvey – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/mexico-offers-generous-help-as-us-responds-to-harvey/2359705/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner to sign new school funding formula: Another tax hike, though? – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/277593038-story
— Mexico: 7 killed in Acapulco amid ongoing wave of violence – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-miss/277693369-story

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner set to sign sweeping school funding bill Thursday – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-school-funding-20170831-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Disappointed and let down, disaffected Trump voters voice their dismay.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-voters-focus-group-20170830-story.html
— Harvey could reshape how and where Americans build – Christopher Flavelle (DIERSEN: Since 1984, because Wheaton approved a lot drainage plan for my subdivision that was woefully inadequate and because Wheaton let the subdivision’s developer violate building and construction codes, I have had to spend many thousands of dollars and many hundreds of hours of my time and labor to mitigate damage from storm water.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-harvey-how-americans-build-20170830-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Dunbar’s Class of 1967: ‘Fifty and Fabulous’ – Mary Mitchell (DIERSEN: Crete-Monee High School Class of 1966 held its outstanding 50th reunion last year at the Lincolnshire Country Club in Crete. Of the 200 graduates, 100 responded to the event questionnaire, 67 attended one or more of three weekend events, and 31 spouses/guests attended one or more of the events. Sadly, more than 48 of the 200 have passed away. I was one of the few who had attended all three of the previous reunions – the 25th in Beecher, the 20th in Matteson, and the 10th in Homewood. One of my classmates, Dennis Peters from Morris, ran for state representative in 1998.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-dunbars-class-of-1967-fifty-and-fabulous/

DAILY HERALD
— Gurnee says no evidence of reported Klan activity – Kerry Lester (DIERSEN: Who would come to my defense if the anti-Trumps succeed in shutting down www.gopillinois.com and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails because they include links to articles posted at the Illinois Family Institute (IFI) website at https://illinoisfamily.org/ and at the Americans for Truth About Homosexuality (AFAH) website at http://americansfortruth.com/ (SEE: http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/family-institute-smeared-as-one-of-32-illinois-hate-groups-along-with-neo-nazis-and-skinheads.html Constructively, while I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes treated TAPROOT as being a hate group because I invited IFI and AFTAH leaders to speak at TAPROOT events.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170831/lester-gurnee-says-no-evidence-of-reported-klan-activity
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Southern Poverty Law Center’s report, released earlier this month, identified 917 hate groups across the country — 32 in Illinois alone. Smith says Gurnee police contacted the center to find out more about the Klan information and to ask whether Gurnee could be removed from the list, but have heard nothing back yet. In the meantime, he says, police will continue to monitor for Klan activity.)
— Breuder makes motion – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170831/lester-gurnee-says-no-evidence-of-reported-klan-activity
— A big thanks to the League of Women Voters in Glen Ellyn for having me kick off election season with a discussion Tuesday evening about journalists’ role in keeping government officials accountable. The Blackberry Market event was lovely, with many attendees, wine and appetizers. – Kerry Lester (DIERSEN: Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails play a big “role in keeping government officials accountable” in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton. When activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants who claim to be Republican do thing against the Republican Party platform, against the Illinois Republican Party platform, and/or against the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails draws attention to that.)
— Both drivers in Oakbrook Terrace crash charged with DUI (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drink lots of booze, b) want to drink lots of booze, and/or c) encourage others to drink lots of booze.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170830/both-drivers-in-oakbrook-terrace-crash-charged-with-dui
— Critics: District 128 superintendent’s new contract too long, pay too high – Russell Lissau (DIERSEN: According to your critics, are/were you overpaid? My critics have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170830/critics-district-128-superintendents-new-contract-too-long-pay-too-high

WGN RADIO
— The Chicago Way w/John Kass (08/29/17): Gov. Rauner’s political future – JEFF CARLIN
http://wgnradio.com/2017/08/29/the-chicago-way-wjohn-kass-082917-gov-rauners-political-future-kassos-wisconsin-fairy-tale-and-more/

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps a) promote DACA and b) encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/dreamers-anxious-as-trump-daca-decision-looms/801897290

DUPAGE COUNTY
— EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Election Division Manager
http://www.dupageco.org/HR/Jobs/55711/
— EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Vote By Mail Coordinator
http://www.dupageco.org/HR/Jobs/55712/

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— What Chicago Is Doing—and Can Do—to Prevent a Disastrous Flood Chicago exists because of epic wastewater engineering. But there’s still a long way to go to prepare for bigger floods in the future. – WHET MOSER (DIERSEN: Since 1984, because Wheaton approved a lot drainage plan for my subdivision that was woefully inadequate and because Wheaton let the subdivision’s developer violate building and construction codes, I have had to spend many thousands of dollars and many hundreds of hours of my time and labor to mitigate damage from storm water.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/August-2017/What-Chicago-Is-Doingand-Can-Doto-Prevent-a-Disastrous-Flood/

BLAZE
— Rush Limbaugh targets ‘leftist freaks’ at SPLC, warns conservative CEOs not to partner with group – Sarah Taylor
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/30/rush-limbaugh-targets-leftist-freaks-at-splc-warns-conservative-ceos-not-to-partner-with-group/

BREITBART
— After Dumping Chief Illiniwek Mascot, University of Illinois Decides to Get Rid of ‘War Chant’ Song – WARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/08/29/dumping-chief-illiniwek-mascot-university-illinois-gets-rid-war-chant-song/

DAILY CALLER
— Paul Ryan Condemns Antifa As ‘A Scourge On Our Country’ – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/30/exclusive-paul-ryan-condemns-antifa-as-a-scourge-on-our-country/
— Poll: Nation Split Over Whether Media Or White Supremacists Are Doing More Damage – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/30/poll-nation-split-over-whether-media-or-white-supremacists-are-doing-more-damage/
— Anarchists Plead With Antifa: Please Stop Making Us Look Bad – Jonah Bennett
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/30/anarchists-plead-with-antifa-please-stop-making-us-look-bad/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Media and the Politics of Misdirection – Jack Hellner
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/media_and_the_politics_of_misdirection.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On a side note: As an Illinois resident, I am so proud to have a pretend-Republican governor who believes being a sanctuary state is the way to go. As Illinois chases away taxpayers and businesses with higher taxes, he welcomes in more illegal immigrants. That will obviously help Illinois. Our politicians are so brilliant in Illinois that we have a 16% maximum estate tax while many states have zero. It seems to be above the comprehension of Madigan and others to understand why the wealthy move away or won’t come to spend and invest their money here. It is such a tough concept to understand. Does Rauner think Madigan, Emanuel, other Democrats and reporters will now be more receptive to Rauner and will support him in the next election, because he welcomes people willing to break our immigration laws?)

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— A Hurricane Worse Than Harvey Hit Texas, Before Americans Drove Cars Media blame man-made climate change for Hurricane Harvey – Elizabeth Harrington
http://freebeacon.com/issues/hurricane-worse-harvey-hit-texas-americans-drove-cars/

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Gender dysphoria purely a ‘social craze’ that will lead to regrets: psychiatric expert – Lianne Laurence
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/gender-dysphoria-purely-a-social-craze-that-will-lead-to-regrets-psychiatri

GOPUSA
— Why development more than climate change caused Houston’s flooding (DIERSEN: Since 1984, because Wheaton approved a lot drainage plan for my subdivision that was woefully inadequate and because Wheaton let the subdivision’s developer violate building and construction codes, I have had to spend many thousands of dollars and many hundreds of hours of my time and labor to mitigate damage from storm water.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29515

CBN NEWS
— Texas Governor: Sanctuary Cities Ruling Lets Criminals ‘Prey upon Our Communities’
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2017/august/tx-governor-sanctuary-cities-ruling-lets-criminals-prey-upon-our-communities

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— LEFT-WING FASCISTS ARE WINNING – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/30/left-wing-fascists-are-winning/
— TRUMP KEEPING PROMISES TO VETERANS – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: There are many reasons why veterans work for the federal government. If I had been a veteran, GAO, IRS, and the Post Office would have offered me jobs sooner than they did. If I had been a veteran, my Democrat GAO superiors would NOT have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, would NOT have always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, would have promoted me beyond GS-13, would NOT have kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and would NOT have forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. If I had been a veteran, my Democrat IRS superiors would have promoted me beyond GS-12, they would NOT have disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and they would NOT have disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. If I had been a veteran, my Democrat Post Office superiors would NOT have forced me resign in 1969 and they would NOT have disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/30/trump-keeping-promises-to-veterans/

THE HILL
— Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.): Trump can’t bully senators, ‘this isn’t the Apprentice’ – JULIA MANCHESTER
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/348629-gop-rep-trump-cant-bully-senators-this-isnt-the-apprentice

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “On Voting Reforms, Follow Illinois, Not Texas.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/opinion/voting-reform-illinois-texas.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Shaming Extremists Online Becomes a Mainstream Tool – Nellie Bowles (DIERSEN: Are you an extremist? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being an extremist and even worse things because I support the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/30/technology/doxxing-protests.html
— ESPN Football Analyst Walks Away, Disturbed by Brain Trauma on Field – JOHN BRANCH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/30/sports/espn-ed-cunningham-football-concussions.html
— Google’s Disturbing Influence Over Think Tanks – JONATHAN TAPLIN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/30/opinion/google-influence-think-tanks.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: United Nations sides with the anti-Trump and the anti-America news media against Trump and against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/30/world/europe/trump-press-united-nations.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says Americans say to Trump: “We’re not like you.” Anti-Trumps say that Americans are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2017/08/31/americans-to-trump-were-not-like-you/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Identity Politics Are Tearing America Apart – James A. Baker III and Andrew Young (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps focus on making everyone anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/identity-politics-are-tearing-america-apart-1504132735
— An Obama Pay Rule Dies Companies won’t have to disclose reams of wage and salary data. (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors always had to report on a) their success in hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger and b) their success in getting rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-obama-pay-rule-dies-1504134469

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: In a front page editorial with a color picture unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps encourage people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/08/30/1-850-u-s-leaders-trump-dont-kill-dreamer-protection-program/615653001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame Trump for everything that is bad, including bad weather.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/30/climate-change-juiced-hurricane-harvey-editorials-debates/105130334/

DESERT SUN
— Conservative activists in Palm Springs leave for redder states, frustrated with perception of Trump – Jesse Marx (DIERSEN: How hard do anti-Trumps work to drive conservatives out of your precinct, out of your municipality, out of your township/ward, out of your county, out of Illinois, and out of America?)
http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/29/liberal-presence-grows-conservative-activists-palm-springs-vote-their-feet/612510001/

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Maine Governor LePage Wants Medicaid Labelled ‘Welfare’ To Make An Expansion Easier To Defeat – Ed Kilgore (DIERSEN: Democrats talk and act like they want everyone to be on welfare.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/08/maine-governor-lepage-insists-that-medicaid-is-welfare.html

EDUCATION WEEK
— Illinois Plans to Use Tax Credits to Send Thousands of Students to Private Schools – Arianna Prothero (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if I my parents had sent me to a public grade school, I, like them, would promote dependency on government and on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, etc. 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. Because my parents did that, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned a) my parents as being filthy rich and b) my brother and me as being born with silver spoons in our mouths, as having always been privileged, and as being filthy rich.)
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/charterschoice/2017/08/illinois_plans_to_use_tax_credits_to_send_thousands_of_students_to_private_schools.html

August 29 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL GOP WARNS NOT TO BELIEVE “MISINFORMATION” CIRCULATING ABOUT IMMIGRATION LAW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/il-gop-warns-not-to-believe-misinformation-circulating-about-immigration-law.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Republican Party leaders are being told that the bill Governor Rauner signed into law Monday concerning how state and local law enforcement are to deal with non-citizens is really no big deal and not to overreact. They say some media and “other influencers” are not being truthful with party members and conservatives about what the new law does. The misleading sources say the law is to protect those in Illinois that are in America illegally by banning contact between local law enforcement and federal immigration officials unless local law enforcement has been notified of a federal criminal warrant concerning the illegal. In addition, local and state law enforcement are protected from accountability if a person they didn’t detain due to illegal status commits a crime. But that’s not accurate, the ILGOP leadership says. Effingham area’s Brian Milleville says the email was disturbing and confusing to most he’s talked to. When asked for a comment, Milleville told Illinois Review, “I can only comment right now on what former law enforcement officers both state and local, in-state and out-state have told me. That is that this law does nothing but thwart federal law and endanger the citizens of Illinois in the name of political correctness and political pandering.” “I also know, based on what others have told me in response to SB31,” Milleville said, “that yesterday was the day Rauner officially lost his re-election.” “it’s our job to make sure” the governor succeeds, IL GOP Chairman Tim Schneider (also a Cook County Board Member) and IL GOP County Chairmen Association’s President Randy Pollard (also Rauner’s Downstate Chairman) wrote in and email sent out Monday night:)

ILLINOIS BUSINESS IMMIGRATION COALITION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that reject the immigration plank in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform crow over Rauner’s signing SB 31. If you got elected or appointed to a government office or a political office in Illinois as a Republican, and if you take any kind of action against the IRP platform, you should resign immediately. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.
http://mailchi.mp/illinoisbic/vvnms20cdi-811197?e=1d387c0f46
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: We thank Governor Bruce Rauner, SB 31 Chief sponsors Illinois Senate President John J. Cullerton and State Representative Emanuel “Chris” Welch; GOP leaders Christine Radogno, Bob Pritchard; co-sponsors Representatives Elizabeth “Lisa” Hernandez and Theresa Mah, Senators Martin Sandoval, Don Harmon, Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, Illinois Sheriffs Association, and many stakeholders for achieving this smart, sensible policy for our state. We congratulate the Campaign for a Welcoming Illinois for their leadership on the Trust Act.)

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— ANTI-AMERICAN: Rauner approves $1M grant for group behind sanctuary state bill
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/08/29/rauner-approves-million-dollar-grant-sanctuary-state-coalition/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s official: thanks to GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER, Illinois is now a sanctuary state. Rauner signed SB31 into law Monday morning, surrounded by a coalition of open border groups, proudly undocumented immigrants and Democrat officials. Over the weekend, Rauner also signed two other popular Democrat bills – an automatic voter registration bill and a gender ID bill, which allows transgender people to change the gender on their birth certificates. Rauner’s allies getting the heat for sanctuary state bill Rauner’s conservative allies can no longer claim the Governor is a conservative – but will they still support him after this betrayal of principle? As more conservative voters learn of Rauner’s betrayal, they are taking to social media to express their outrage and anger. The outrage is quickly spilling over at Rauner’s supporters. Rauner’s allies know the sanctuary state time bomb has been detonated and they’ve been hit with the shrapnel. The wounds are deep. They will not heal. There’s more. Rauner Administration doled out $1 million to immigrant group behind SB31. An investigation by Real GOP Illinois reveals that the Rauner Administration continued to pay a state grant of nearly $1 million dollars to the group who pushed the sanctuary state bill, SB31. The group, ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS, was approved to receive more than $956,000 in state funds and received more than $500,000 in funds approved by the Rauner Administration despite the budget impasse. Look….Governor approved these amounts in 2015: 8/17/2015 – $148,119.21, 8/11/2015 – $187, 368.70, and 8/11/2017- $134,907.66 . . . The Rauner Administration also approved $684,000 in state grants for a group called MIGRANT EDUCATION, INC. . . . What is Migrant Education, Inc. anyway? How horrible is Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights? The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights is a group that promotes open borders. Why is it receiving any state money when Illinois’ debt backlog exceeds $14 billion. In 2013, the group also spearheaded the bipartisan legislation to allow undocumented immigrants to get Illinois driver’s licenses. With Rauner’s approval of automatic voter legislation, the stage is set for large-scale voter fraud. With a Republican Governor like Rauner, who needs a Democrat?)

CHICAGO’S MORNING ANSWER
— VIDEO: Chicago’s Morning Answer – Kyle McCarter – August 29, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX6xGjDJdpk

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Governor Signs Immigration, Automatic Voter Registration Bills – Governing (MARK GLENNON COMMENT: If Rauner thinks this will stop his critics from claiming he’s a greedy vulture capitalist with a staff of right wing nutjobs, he’s mistaken.)
http://us10.campaign-archive1.com/?e=fb23faff67&u=7f97bb358e660a3d3fb24306a&id=92489fde22
— Not pretty: Look at the comments on Rauner’s Facebook post about signing the Trust Act (SEE: https://www.facebook.com/BruceRauner/videos/1000185580124515/#new_tab)
http://us10.campaign-archive1.com/?e=fb23faff67&u=7f97bb358e660a3d3fb24306a&id=92489fde22

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner again hit from the right on TRUST Act
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/29/rauner-again-hit-from-the-right-on-trust-act/
— The House Republicans over-performed
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/29/the-house-republicans-over-performed/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— School funding bill could mean even bigger CPS property tax hike – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-schools-property-taxes-20170829-story.html
— Senators, pass school funding — without the risky House theatrics – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-schools-rauner-reform-choice-0829-20170828-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Why so many people still support Donald Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-supporters-racist-idiots-20170828-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How calling trump’s backers racist idiots keeps them loyal.”
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170829/281801399096491
— Add statue of Mussolini’s mutilated body to Balbo monument: Kerry James Marshall – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-fifth-star-awards-0829-chicago-inc-2-20170828-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-American says “Kaepernick’s protest is part of a patriotic tradition.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/jackson-kaepernicks-protest-is-part-of-a-patriotic-tradition/
— American workers not ‘worth’ as much? Rubbish – Robert Reich (DIERSEN: Are/were you an “America worker?” I was 1964-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. 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.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/reich-american-workers-not-worth-as-much-rubbish/

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170828/editorial-police-need-to-get-creative-to-connect-with-residents
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “With the Arpaio pardon, Trump deepened the moral damage to the GOP.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170829/with-the-arpaio-pardon-trump-deepened-the-moral-damage-to-the-gop
— Roskam internship unforgettable job – Jake Kolar, Naperville
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170829/roskam-internship-unforgettable-job
— Daily Herald disregards traditional values – Larry O’Neill, Palatine
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170826/paper-disregards-traditional-values

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Third time’s the charm as House OKs school funding bill – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170828/BLOGS02/170829877/third-times-the-charm-as-house-oks-school-funding-bill
— Did alderman’s ‘buy my house’ email cross a line? – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: What do you do to attract Republicans to your precinct? When homes in my precinct go on the market, I include links to their website listings in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170829/CRED0701/170829880

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Former treasurer Rutherford prevails in lawsuit tied to sex allegations – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170828/former-treasurer-rutherford-prevails-in-lawsuit-tied-to-sex-allegations
— Illinois history videos unveiled to celebrate state’s bicentennial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a NEWCOMER a) because I have only lived in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County since 1978 and b) because I have only lived in my precinct since 1984.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170828/illinois-history-videos-unveiled-to-celebrate-states-bicentennial

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— ANTI-AMERICAN: Newly-Signed Law Limits Role Of Illinois Police On Immigration
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/newly-signed-law-limits-role-illinois-police-immigration#stream/0

WGLT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The following groups and their members applaud Rauner’s signing the TRUST Act: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Members of the aforesaid groups will NEVER VOTE FOR A REPUBLICAN.
http://wglt.org/post/local-group-applauds-signing-immigration-police-law#stream/0
— McLean County Chamber Cheers Rauner’s Minimum Wage Veto – RYAN DENHAM (DIERSEN: Are/were you overpaid? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://wglt.org/post/mclean-county-chamber-cheers-rauners-minimum-wage-veto#stream/0

WILL
— ANTI-AMERICAN: Governor Signs Bill Blocking State Police Arrests On Immigration Status
https://will.illinois.edu/news/story/governor-signs-bill-blocking-state-police-arrests-on-immigration-status
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the Illinois Republican Party sent out a news release Monday defending the TRUST Act, quoting law enforcement officials who supported it. “Don’t believe what you may be hearing – this is not a sanctuary state bill!” Republican Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran was quoted as saying in the release. “The relationships built because of this bill will give police officers and investigators a much better chance at convincing victims and witnesses of violent crime to come forward.” Rauner’s re-election campaign will require him to thread the needle between conservative backers of tougher immigration enforcement, and the more moderate voters of a state that tends to vote Democratic.)

SOUTHERN
— ANTI-AMERICAN: Governor signs law limiting Illinois police on immigration – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/governor-signs-law-limiting-illinois-police-on-immigration/article_632cc50a-9425-504a-8407-2e4e1803c628.html

CHICAGO NOW
— Is there a War on Cops? Watch Berkowitz w/Heather Mac Donald
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/08/is-there-a-war-on-cops-watch-berkowitz-wheather-mac-donald-on-cable-web/

LATINO POLICY FORUM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Latino Policy Forum glorifies and praises Rauner a) for dumping the immigration plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform and therefore, b) for dumping Illinois Republicans.
http://www.latinopolicyforum.org/blog/illinois-trust-act-success-governor-rauner-signs-into-law

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF NAPERVILLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: League of Women Voters of Naperville officially declares itself to be an arm of the Illinois Democrat Party.
http://lwvnaperville.org/governor-bruce-rauner-signed-bills-into-law-to-protect-voters-and-immigrants/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McSweeney Says State Aid to Ed Bill Sets Up Illinois For Another Tax Hike
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/28/mcsweeney-says-state-aid-to-ed-bill-sets-up-illinois-for-another-tax-hike/
— Rauner Comments on House Passage of State Aid to Education Bill, Roll Call
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/28/108651/

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Replacements lining up after most GOP Reps to vote for tax hike exit (DIERSEN: In Illinois, you should exit if you vote against the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, if you sign bills that are against the IRP platform, and/or if you take any other kind of action against the IRP plaform. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/replacements-lining-up-after-most-gop-reps-to-vote-for/article_675fe22c-89b7-11e7-96da-3f10d9e48c8d.html

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Totalitarian Librarians Rage About Pitman Picture Book Controversy – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/totalitarian-librarians-rage-pitman-picture-book-controversy/

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Buffalo Soldiers: Will Liberals Attack The Statues to Famous Black Soldiers Who Killed Indians? – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/08/28/buffalo-soldiers-will-liberals-attack-the-statues-to-famous-black-soldiers/

GOPUSA
— Race Card: Sharpton holds another social justice protest (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote social justice make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/race-card-sharpton-holds-another-social-justice-protest/
— Democrats who whipped up Antifa silent after attacks in Berkeley on Trump supporters
http://www.gopusa.com/democrats-who-whipped-up-antifa-silent-after-attacks-in-berkeley-on-trump-supporters/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Police face more danger, less cooperation than ever
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29321

BREITBART
— ANTI-AMERICAN: Illinois Republican Governor Signs Sanctuary State Law
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/08/28/illinois-republican-governor-signs-sanctuary-state-law/

LIFEZETTE
— Republican Governor Hammered for Embracing State Sanctuary Policy Why immigration enforcement advocates warn a new Illinois law will deepen Chicago’s crime woes – Kathryn Blackhurst
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/republican-governor-hammered-for-embracing-state-sanctuary-policy/

DAILY CALLER
— Sen. Cruz: Hurricane Harvey Not Time For ‘Political Sniping’ – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the lead political snipers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/28/sen-cruz-hurricane-harvey-not-time-for-political-sniping-video/

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— GOP LEADERSHIP IS ONCE AGAIN WAVING THE WHITE FLAG ON A PROMISE, THE WALL – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/28/gop-leadership-is-once-again-waving-the-white-flag-on-a-promise-the-wall/
— SOROS-RADICALIZED ANTIFA SAVAGELY BEAT PEOPLE AT ‘ANTI-RACISM’ RALLY – Jeff Trent
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/28/shock-video-soros-radicalized-antifa-savagely-beat-people-at-anti-racism-rally/
— THE EFFICACY OF DOWNSIZING – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. When the federal government downsizes, it stops hiring, it stops promoting, and it gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/29/the-efficacy-of-downsizing/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Welcome Chairman Mao To America – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/26344

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— Antifa: The New Ku Klux Klan – JEFFREY LORD
https://spectator.org/antifa-the-new-ku-klux-klan/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Border tunnels now servicing illegals – Monica Showalter
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/border_tunnels_now_servicing_illegals.html

HOT AIR
— Should Free Speech Be Protected On Social Media? – JOHN SEXTON (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/08/28/speech-protected-online/

THE HILL
— Welcome to the USA, kid – RAOUL LOWERY CONTRERAS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans encourage other anti-Americans to bring children into America illegally.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/348310-welcome-to-the-usa-kid

POLITICO
— Bolton writes in op-ed he can’t get in to see Trump anymore – ELIANA JOHNSON (DIERSEN: Who are the gatekeepers for those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents paint themselves as being such gatekeepers.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/28/john-bolton-trump-iran-242107

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: African Leaders Urged to Slow Migrants – ALISSA J. RUBIN and JASON HOROWITZ (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps do not urge leaders of foreign countries like Mexico to slow illegal immigration. Anti-Trumps encourage leaders of foreign countries, and especially Mexico, a) to send more of their citizens into America illegally, b) to keep more of their citizens in America illegally, and c) to send more illegal drugs into America illegally.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/world/europe/africa-migrants-europe.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Who Decides Whether Trump Is Unfit to Govern?” Who has decided that you are unfit? I should write a book about those who have decided that I am unfit. They stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, an IRS employee, a Post Office employee, etc.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/opinion/trump-unfit-goldwater-rule.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, anti-Trumps will glorify and praise you. I should write a book about those who demonize me, who denigrate me, and who condemn me and how my critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois glorify and praise them.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/opinion/american-values-arpaio-pardon.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/opinion/trump-identity-politics.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: In Canada, a Reckoning Over a Racist Founding Father – Ian Austen (DIERSEN: If you are a Trump supporter and you sought a government office or a political office, what would the anti-Trumps use to paint you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/world/americas/canada-john-a-macdonald-kingston.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise Uber’s new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. Anti-Trumps glorify and praise other anti-Trumps.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/technology/dara-khosrowshahi-uber-ceo.html

WASHINGTON POST
— ANTI-REPUBLICAN: Illinois becomes 10th state to automatically register voters, a Democratic Party goal – David Weigel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/08/28/illinois-becomes-10th-state-to-automatically-register-voters-a-democratic-party-goal/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say NAFTA is Americanizing Mexico, when in fact, NAFTA is Mexicanizing America. Soon, if not already, anti-Trumps will get rid of you if you do not a) speak, read, and write Spanish and b) glorify and praise Mexico and its citizens.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/while-trump-bashes-nafta-its-americanizing-mexico/2017/08/28/672075ac-3126-47fa-9474-4528396b2535_story.html
— Supreme Court temporarily blocks court order to redraw some Texas congressional districts (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, in 2015, I should have filed a lawsuit to stop the redrawing of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/supreme-court-temporarily-blocks-court-order-to-redraw-some-texas-congressional-districts/2017/08/28/d4599674-8486-11e7-b359-15a3617c767b_story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Behind the Bedlam in Berkeley Antifa activists believe in censorship and don’t rule out violence, as they showed again Sunday. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/behind-the-bedlam-in-berkeley-1503961537
— Do You Know How Others See You? – Elizabeth Bernstein (DIERSEN: Who wants others to see you negatively? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who want everyone to see me negatively. They stress that I am a Trump supporter, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (68), non-poor, a gun owner, a draft avoider, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, childless, pet-less, former union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 20 years, and an American-nameplate car owner. They stress that I oppose promoting dependency on government and charity, that I oppose promoting LGBTQ activity, that I oppose promoting abortion, that I oppose promoting mass/illegal immigration, that I oppose promoting booze, gambling, pot and other vices, that I oppose promoting patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, and that I oppose promoting abolition of the First and Second Amendments. Concerning the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform, they say “the platform is the problem.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/do-you-know-how-others-see-you-1503925251

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at everyone that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Constructively, ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call for Trump and his supporters to be killed figuratively, if not literally. How should Trump and his supporters react?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/29/trump-blow-lid-off-polite-gop-white-supremacy-jason-sattler-column/607732001/
— When money issues hit workers, employers are the ones who pay – Russ Wiles (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates a) painted themselves as being underpaid and b) painted me as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20170829/281930248115385

FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE
— ANTI-AMERICAN: Illinois police face immigration limits
http://www.journalgazette.net/news/20170829/illinois-police-face-immigration-limits

LINCOLN COURIER
— ANTI-AMRERICAN: Rauner signs law limiting Illinois police on immigration
http://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20170828/rauner-signs-law-limiting-illinois-police-on-immigration

NPR
— Facebook Friends Aren’t Your Real Friends (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Facebook friends who do everything that they can to destroy me. They would love it.)
http://www.npr.org/2017/08/24/545739239/facebook-friends-aren-t-your-real-friends
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A court says a judge doesn’t need to recuse herself from a case because a lawyer involved is a friend on Facebook. An appeals court said often people accept requests from people they don’t know.)

THE WEEK
— Mad over size of Phoenix rally crowd, Trump dumps longtime event organizer (DIERSEN: Have you ever been the chairman of a political organization? I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. It is a thankless job. Your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame you for all the problems that the organization has.)
http://theweek.com/speedreads/721390/reportedly-mad-over-size-phoenix-rally-crowd-trump-dumps-longtime-event-organizer

SAN FRANCISCO BAY VIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at everyone that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Constructively, ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call for Trump and his supporters to be killed figuratively, if not literally. How should Trump and his supporters react?
http://sfbayview.com/2017/08/another-trump-disgrace-racism-and-white-supremacy-must-never-be-pardoned/

SALON
— Illinois governor provides an unlikely roadmap for Republican resistance GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner just expanded voting rights and protected undocumented immigrants, and transgender people – SOPHIA TESFAYE (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Republicans see Rauner as their leader.)
http://www.salon.com/2017/08/29/illinois-gop-governor-provides-a-roadmap-for-republicans-looking-to-resist-donald-trump/

POLICE ONE
— ANTI-AMERICAN: Governor signs law limiting Illinois police on immigration
https://www.policeone.com/immigration-and-customs-enforcement/articles/414649006-Governor-signs-law-limiting-Ill-police-on-immigration/

GOVERNING
— ANTI-AMERICAN, ANTI-REPUBLICAN: Illinois Governor Signs Immigration, Automatic Voter Registration Bills – Kim Geiger
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/tns-illinois-rauner-immigration-automatic-voter-registration.html

KIPLINGER
— Should You Put Your Countdown to Retirement on Hold? Federal employees have a lot to gain (how’s $10,000 more per year in retirement sound?) by sticking it out until age 66. – ANN VANDERSLICE (DIERSEN: Because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Civil Service Retirement System pension of $50,856/year is only 41% of my ending GS-13 Step 10 salary of $122,991/year in today’s dollars.)
http://www.kiplinger.com/article/retirement/T047-C032-S014-should-you-put-your-retirement-countdown-on-hold.html

VANITY FAIR
— TRUMP FIRES RALLY ORGANIZER FOR NOT MAKING RALLY BIG ENOUGH Make rallies great again. – TINA NGUYEN (DIERSEN: Have you ever been the chairman of a political organization? I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012. It is a thankless job. Your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame you for all the problems that the organization has.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/08/donald-trump-fires-rally-organizer

ARAB NEWS
— ANTI-AMERICAN: Governor signs law limiting Illinois police on immigration
http://www.arabnews.com/node/1152396/world

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Are Strongly Divided Over Media’s Role in Dividing Us (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the media divides members of Group A against members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AND MEMBERS OF GROUP B ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/august_2017/voters_are_strongly_divided_over_media_s_role_in_dividing_us
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Most Feel Bad About Modern Children’s Lives (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout at children that to be successful in America, you have to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/august_2017/most_feel_bad_about_modern_children_s_lives

August 25 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— VIDEO: Illinois Policy Institute fires back at Rauner over cartoon
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/276023330-video#/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner dumps recently rebuilt press team following missteps, cartoon controversy – Rick Pearson, Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger (DIERSEN: Who exactly are the “enemies” that Rauner refers to? Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs shout at Rauner that his enemies are those like me who promote the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. They shout at Rauner that his worst enemies are those like me who promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks. They shout at Rauner that his worst enemies are those like me who oppose patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and vices including booze, gambling, and pot. They shout at Rauner that he should not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-staff-shakeup-met-0825-20170824-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Later in the day, at an event in Naperville, Rauner acknowledged the difficulty of working in government. “The work that we do for the people of Illinois is incredibly difficult and very stressful. It’s a burnout, high stress, it’s hard on people’s families,” the wealthy former equity investor told reporters. As for what he feels is his repeated difficulty in getting his message out, Rauner called the communications effort “incredibly hard because we have attacks, we have political attacks coming 20 times a day, we have social media attacks coming 100 times a day, we have false rumors planted that have to be dealt with or responded to” in addition to “legitimate questions” from the media. “It is really hard, really hard, and we need to do all that while also getting out the message about the positive changes that we are trying to drive and the wonderful work that we’re doing on a bipartisan basis, wonderful legislation that we’ve been able to achieve,” he said. But in the earlier conference call to staff, Rauner maintained there was a larger, even more encompassing messaging mission — the need to counter his “enemies.” “The reality is in addition to the enemies on the other side of the aisle (Democrats), we have enemies in the media and enemies who should be on our side, some of them former members of the administration,” the source recounted Rauner as saying.)
— Northbrook anti-hate event slams white supremacy, urges unity – Irv Leavitt (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/news/ct-nbs-northbrook-anti-hate-gathering-tl-0831-20170824-story.html
— Put the brakes on GOP’s backdoor voucher idea – Eric Zorn (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. Because my parents did that, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned a) my parents as being filthy rich and b) my brother and me as being born with silver spoons in our mouths, as having always been privileged, and as being filth rich.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-education-taxcredit-neovouchers-20170824-story.html
— When political satire — whoops! — reinforces ideas it means to skewer – Nina Metz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-political-satire-tina-fey-20170822-story.html
— Where were you in ’82? – Michael Phillips (DIERSEN: My wife and I lived at 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton. I worked for GAO and she worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. We owned a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, a 1978 Chevette, and a 1972 Corvette. I continued to rent out the town home that I owned in University Park. We went on vacations in connection with my wife’s business trips to luxury resorts all across America.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-mov-best-of-1982-movies-column-0824-2017-story.html
— Denver to start licensing first pot clubs, but few may apply – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–pot-clubs-denver-20170822-story.html
— Unemployment drops in metro areas across Illinois in July, but state officials continued to attribute the drop to people leaving the labor force. – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: Have you left the labor force? I should write a book about now since 1997 my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have focused on assuring that no individual, organization, company, or government would hire me to do anything.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-chicago-metro-unemployment-july-0825-biz-20170824-story.html
— University of Illinois bans ‘war chant’ during sporting events – Shannon Ryan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-illinois-bans-war-chant-20170825-story.html
— What’s the ‘alt-right,’ and how large is its audience? – Thomas J. Main
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-alt-right-racism-0825-story.html
— DUIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Will Donald Trump have anyone left to defend him?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-bannon-mcconnell-enemies-20170823-story.html
— How the seeds of hate are sown – Dahleen Glanton (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-hate-groups-dahleen-glanton-0824-20170823-column.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump beating liberals at the monuments game – S. E. Cupp
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/cupp-trump-beating-liberals-at-the-monuments-game/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Before taking a victory lap, Mr. Mayor, do this – ANDY SHAW
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170825/ISSUE07/170829927

ABC7
— White supremacist Christopher Cantwell surrenders to police – CNN (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter? How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps say you are just like Christopher Cantwell?)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/white-supremacist-christopher-cantwell-surrenders-to-police-/2337262/
— What is the ‘alt-right’? Definitions of terms in extremist language
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/what-is-the-alt-right-definitions-of-extremist-language/2337461/

WTTW
— Rauner Shakes Off Staff in Latest Upheaval – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: Rauner says he does “not lean on” the Illinois Policy Institute. Rauner should “lean on” the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Because Rauner ran as a Republican and got elected as a Republican in Illinois, Rauner obligated himself to defend and advance the IRP platform.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/24/rauner-shakes-staff-latest-upheaval
http://video.wttw.com/video/3004092740/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite reporters repeatedly asking him Thursday whether he finds the cartoon racist, Rauner would only say he understands why “some people are upset by it.” “I’m not apologizin’ for anything that I have nothing to do with. Let me be crystal clear. And that organization (the IPI) that did that cartoon, they should talk to you about what their views are on it, and I’m not gonna,” he said. “I have fought for racial justice, equality of opportunity, my whole life.” Despite being a previous donor to the IPI and close ties to John Tillman, the intitute’s chief executive, Rauner denied the assertion that it’s his “go-to think tank.” “A tiny fraction of our administration is from that organization,” he said. “And they in no regard, in no regard, does that organization speak for me or our administration, and I do not lean on them for any particular issue or policy.”)

DNA INFO
— After Englewood’s Abe Lincoln Bust Vandalized Twice, City Moves It – Andrea V. Watson
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170824/englewood/after-englewoods-abe-lincoln-bust-vandalized-twice-city-moves-it
— South Loop Bars Stand With Kaepernick, Won’t Show NFL Games – David Matthews (DIERSEN: If you stand with Kaepernick, you stand with individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170824/south-loop/south-loop-bars-stop-showing-nfl-games-due-kaepernick-blackballing

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner’s staff shake-up more than insider business – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170824/rauners-staff-shake-up-more-than-insider-business

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners ask “Can Rauner’s administration be saved?” Anti-Rauners want Rauner to say that those who voted for him are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. QUESTION: What do anti-Rauners want Rauner to do? ANSWER: Demonize, denigrate, and condemn as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things himself and individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Anti-Rauners make it clear that if he does not destroy the aforesaid, anti-Rauners will destroy him.
http://qctimes.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-can-rauner-s-administration-be-saved/article_2047bacf-9d9c-5be8-9fed-7d786757785b.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— More than 2,000 jobs created as Amazon celebrates first year in Edwardsville – STEVE NAGY
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article169182602.html

MCDONOUGH VOICE
— Sen. Jil Tracy speaks to Interagency Council – Michelle Langhout
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20170824/sen-jil-tracy-speaks-to–interagency-council

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— ‘White male’ Rauner sees new staff resign – AP
http://rockrivertimes.com/2017/08/24/white-male-rauner-sees-new-staff-resign/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Protestors clear up negative rumors of Covington’s peaceful demonstration – Senait Gebregiorgis
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/protestors-clear-up-negative-rumors-of-covingtons-peaceful-demonstration

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Another communications staffer departs White House Andrew Hemming’s job was to circulate positive news – KAITLAN COLLINS AND BETSY KLEIN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents do not want me circulate anything. But failing that, they want to only circulate a) positive news about them and b) negative news about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that they want to destroy.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/another-communications-staffer-departs-white-house/797159411
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hemming’s White House role involved circulating positive news articles, often from conservative media outlets, about the Trump administration to reporters. He joined the administration following work during the 2016 campaign for Rick Perry, followed by a stint at the Republican National Committee, where he worked alongside Reince Priebus and Sean Spicer.)
— Trump economic chief: White House ‘must do better’ condemning hate groups Gary Cohn critical of Charlottesville response – BETSY KLEIN (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, members of “hate groups” elected Trump, so, of course, anti-Trumps want Trump to condemn “hate groups.”)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-economic-chief-wh-must-do-better-condemning-hate-groups/798040196
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you slander Trump, anti-Trumps glorify and praise you.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/former-gop-senator-trump-has-corrupted-republican-party/798121738

CHICAGO READER
— Beyond the ‘Bernie bro’: Socialism’s diverse new youth brigade Inspired by Sanders, outraged by Trump, and betrayed by the neoliberal establishment, the reinvigorated Democratic Socialists of America set out to paint the town red. – Ryan Smith
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/socialism-democratic-socialists-of-america-convention-millennials-carlos-ramirez-rosa/Content?oid=29358708

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— How Redlining Segregated Chicago, and America New evidence suggests that cutting up America’s cities along racial lines exacerbated the problem, with effects that lingered for decades. – WHET MOSER (DIERSEN: Democrats have run America’s big cities for many decades. First, those Democrats promoted segregation, then they promoted integration, and now they promote segregation again.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/August-2017/How-Redlining-Segregated-Chicago-and-America/

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives links property tax troubles to school funding issue – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511195466-ives-links-property-tax-troubles-to-school-funding-issue
— Ives decries lack of consistent property tax assessments – Caitlin Nordahl
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511195456-ives-decries-lack-of-consistent-property-tax-assessments

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Rauner Chief of Staff Kristina Rasmussen has gov’s support – Bruce Rushton
http://illinoistimes.com/article-19060-rauner-cos-has-govs-support.html

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Seniors protest possible healthcare cuts – Raquel Martin
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/seniors-protest-possible-healthcare-cuts/797536239

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— Ex-‘Gay’ Leader Stephen Black to Keynote AFTAH Banquet and Teach-in Oct. 20-21
https://americansfortruth.com/2017/08/24/ex-gay-leader-stephen-black-to-keynote-aftah-banquet-and-teach-in-oct-20-21/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: WALSH, HEWITT AND BENSON GRADE TRUMP’S FIRST SEVEN MONTHS IN OFFICE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/thorner-how-joe-walsh-hugh-hewitt-and-guy-benson-rate-trumps-first-seven-months.html

CAPITOL FAX
— They refuse to let this cartoon story drop
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/25/they-refuse-to-let-this-cartoon-story-drop/
— An historic first: ILGOP press release doesn’t contain the word “Madigan”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/25/an-historic-first-ilgop-press-release-doesnt-contain-the-word-madigan/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE RACIST ATTACKS ON AMERICA AND TRUMP Why the Left hates the president and the nation he heads. – David Horowitz
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267676/racist-attacks-america-and-trump-david-horowitz

TOWNHALL
— Christian Ministry Sues Southern Poverty Law Center Over ‘Hate Group’ Designation – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2017/08/24/christian-ministry-sues-southern-poverty-law-center-over-hate-group-designation-n2372988

CHRISTIAN POST
— The Southern Poverty Law Center Is the Most Dangerous Hate Group in America – Michael Brown
http://www.christianpost.com/news/the-southern-poverty-law-center-is-the-most-dangerous-hate-group-in-america-196712/

CHRISTIAN TIMES
— Christian ministry files defamation lawsuit against SPLC over ‘hate group’ designation – Jardine Malado
http://www.christiantimes.com/article/christian-ministry-files-defamation-lawsuit-against-splc-over-hate-group-designation/72741.htm

NEWSMAX
— Left Rages On But Trump Still the Same Man People Elected – David Limbaugh
http://www.newsmax.com/DavidLimbaugh/trump-conservative-leftist-don/2017/08/24/id/809674/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Conservatives of color frustrated by ‘white supremacist’ label after Charlottesville – Valerie Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/24/conservatives-of-color-frustrated-by-white-suprema/
— Adam Kinzinger says he can’t see the strategy in Trump’s criticism of Republican leadership – Sally Persons
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/25/adam-kinzinger-says-he-cant-see-strategy-trumps-cr/?

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Media fear Trump will inspire violence against reporters – Eddie Scarry (DIERSEN: What about anti-Trumps who inspire violence against conservative reporters like me? I should write a book about the most hate-filled anti-Trumps in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/media-fear-trump-will-inspire-violence-against-reporters/article/2632488
— ACLU’s definition of white supremacy is truly unbelievable – Emily Jashinsky
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/aclus-definition-of-white-supremacy-is-truly-unbelievable/article/2632441
— Union group seeks to tie companies to white supremacy – Sean Higgins (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies paint themselves as being anti-White.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/union-group-seeks-to-tie-companies-to-white-supremacy/article/2632468

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Schumer hints/implies/argues/shouts that if you fight voter fraud, you are a White supremacist.
http://freebeacon.com/politics/schumer-trump-reject-white-supremacy-voter-fraud-commission/

DAILY CALLER
— CNN Has No Defense For Labeling 63 Million Americans ‘White Supremacists By Default’ – Jack Crowe (DIERSEN: Constructively, to call a person a White supremacist, is to call for that person to be killed figuratively, if not literally.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/24/cnn-has-no-defense-for-labeling-63-million-americans-white-supremacists-by-default/
— Christian Group Sues For Defamation After Being Equated With KKK And Neo-Nazis – JOSHUA GILL
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/24/christian-group-sues-for-defamation-after-being-equated-with-kkk-and-neo-nazis/

DAILY CALLER
— Armed Antifa Group Calls For Revolution, Seizing Property, And Violence Against Police – Ian Miles Cheong (DIERSEN: What Antifa groups are in Illinois, your county, your township/ward, municipality, and precinct? Of course, anti-Trumps falsely say that Trump and his supporters created Antifa and promote Antifa.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/24/armed-antifa-group-calls-for-revolution-seizing-property-and-violence-against-police/

GOPUSA
— Kindergartners subjected to ‘gender reveal’ in California charter school
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29207
— The Leftwing Media’s Dangerous and Divisive Lie
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29205
— St. Louis Sheriff’s deputy claims he was passed over for promotion because he’s white (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to harm Republicans, and especially to harm Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29195
— HOW LONG BEFORE DEMOCRAT LEADERS DENOUNCE LEFT-WING VIOLENCE AGAINST POLICE IN PHOENIX, BOSTON, PORTLAND AND WASHINGTON, D.C.? – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/25/how-long-before-democrat-leaders-denounce-left-wing-violence-against-police-in-phoenix-boston-portland-and-washington-d-c/

THE BLAZE
— The SPLC calls Christians a “hate group.” Now, Christians are fighting back. – Aaron Colen
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/24/the-splc-calls-christians-a-hate-group-now-christians-are-fighting-back/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Southern Poverty Law Center has been trying to marginalize Christian beliefs for a while. Now, Christians are pushing back.
D. James Kennedy Ministries in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has sued the SPLC for labeling it as an “active hate group” because it holds to traditional Christian views on homosexuality and marriage. Why would a Christian ministry be a hate group? As sexual orientation and gender identity have become “civil rights” issues on the front lines of the culture wars in the United States, people and organizations, particularly churches, that do not support LGBTQ lifestyles are increasingly under fire from mainstream media and organizations like the SPLC, who claim these religiously-based beliefs are bigoted and discriminatory. Christianity, at its core, is about love. By designating a Christian organization as a hate group, the SPLC is pursuing a culture in which disagreement with the mainstream equals hate. “It’s completely disingenuous to tag D. James Kennedy Ministries as a hate group alongside the KKK and neo-Nazis,” Kennedy Ministries spokesman John Rabe said to Fox News. “We desire all people, with no exceptions, to receive the love of Christ and his forgiveness and healing. We unequivocally condemn violence, and we hate no one. “It’s nothing more than an attempt to bulldoze over those who disagree with them, and it has a chilling effect on the free exercise of religion in a nation built on that,” Rabe continued. “We decided not to let their falsehoods stand.” I’ve never heard of D. James Kennedy. Why should I care? The SPLC’s attacks on Christian organizations are significant to all Christians. The SPLC has a storied history of taking up noble causes and using the law to bring justice and fight legitimate hate. The SPLC did significant damage to the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s, for example. Because of that history, the SPLC is an influential voice in shaping public perception of organizations. Categorization as a hate group by the SPLC leads to increased animosity and opposition from the culture at-large. For churches, that opposition can hinder them from serving communities both at home and worldwide. Religious freedom is a form of free speech, and irresponsible attacks from the SPLC and others on religious expression aren’t likely to stop with churches. Aggressively suppressing the views of certain groups, especially when you have to twist their message in order to do so, is a slippery slope. “These false and illegal characterizations have a chilling effect on the free exercise of religion and on religious free speech for all people of faith,” a statement from Kennedy Ministries read. “After having given the SPLC an opportunity to retract, we have undertaken this legal action, seeking a trial by a jury of our peers, to preserve our own rights under the law and to defend the religious free speech rights of all Americans.”)

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate older people, who hate Whites, and/or who hate men say “White supremacy isn’t just for old white men.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/state-local-politics/347844-white-supremacy-isnt-just-for-old-white-men
— Convictions shouldn’t be life sentences to unemployment – DANIEL YANISSE (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my GAO superiors knew full-well that their success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” would be a life sentence to unemployment.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/civil-rights/347948-convictions-shouldnt-be-life-sentences-to-unemployment

HUFFINGTON POST
— Why Banning Hate Groups Won’t End Them Bans often backfire, further fueling extremism by driving it underground and adding to disaffected youths’ sense of unfairness or injustice. – Cynthia Miller-Idriss (DIERSEN: What groups are you a member of? Soon, if not already, if the groups that you are a member of do not promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) will deem all of your groups to be hate groups, and therefore, SPLC will deem all of the members of your groups, including you, to be haters.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hate-groups-ban_us_599ca5a5e4b0d8dde999a009
— How Asian Immigrants Learn Anti-Blackness From White Culture, And How To Stop It It’s something force fed to us as children of immigrants as we attempt to integrate into American culture. – Jezzika Chung (DIERSEN: In America, Democrats dominate immigrants. If immigrants are anti-Black, blame Democrats.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-asian-americans-can-stop-contributing-to-anti-blackness_us_599f0757e4b0cb7715bfd3d4

NEW YORK TIMES
— After Charlottesville, Even Dating Apps Are Cracking Down on Hate – MATT STEVENS (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter? How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois crack down on you? To avoid being cracked down on, have you or will you become an anti-Trump?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/24/technology/okcupid-christopher-cantwell.html
— Why Is the Southern Poverty Law Center Targeting Liberals? – AYAAN HIRSI ALI
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/24/opinion/southern-poverty-law-center-liberals-islam.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since the violence in Charlottesville 10 days ago, when white supremacists left one young woman dead and 19 others injured, the Southern Poverty Law Center has hit the jackpot. The Alabama-based nonprofit is set to receive millions of dollars in donations from some of the nation’s deepest of pockets. Apple pledged $1 million. JP Morgan Chase & Co.: half a million. George and Amal Clooney even got in on the action, promising to donate another $1 million. Like every other decent American, I was outraged that the president of the United States equivocated in condemning neo-Nazi activity in this country. Nazism — not to mention white supremacy and racial bigotry — has no place in a civilized society. But is donating money to the S.P.L.C. the best way to combat this poison? I think not. If Tim Cook and Jamie Dimon had done their due diligence, they would know that the S.P.L.C. is an organization that has lost its way, smearing people who are fighting for liberty and turning a blind eye to an ideology and political movement that has much in common with Nazism. I am a black woman, a feminist and a former Muslim who has consistently opposed political violence. The price for expressing my beliefs has been high: I must travel with armed security at all times. My friend and collaborator Theo van Gogh was murdered in broad daylight. Yet the S.P.L.C. has the audacity to label me an “extremist,” including my name in a “Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists” that it published on its website last October.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to say “Say No to Sheriff Joe Arpaio.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/24/opinion/joe-arpaio-trump-pardon.html?ref=opinion

WASHINGTON POST
— German magazine slammed for Trump “Nazi salute” cover – AP (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the sooner, if not already, that anti-Trumps will call you a Nazi: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/german-magazine-slammed-for-trump-nazi-salute-cover/2017/08/25/9b476ff8-896f-11e7-96a7-d178cf3524eb_story.html
— White supremacy is a lost cause – Nathan Gardels (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2017/08/24/white-supremacy-is-a-lost-cause/

ABC NEWS & DETROIT NEWS
— RNC to vote on condemning white supremacists, but some roll eyes – AP (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, a) all those who voted for Trump are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things and b) all RNC members are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. QUESTION: What do anti-Trumps want the RNC to do? ANSWER: Demonize, denigrate, and condemn as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things all RNC members and individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Anti-Trumps make it clear that if the RNC does not destroy the aforesaid, anti-Trumps will destroy the RNC.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/rnc-vote-condemn-supremacists-leads-roll-eyes-49411958
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/25/republican-party-trump/104938176/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Still cleaning up after President Donald Trump’s comments about a deadly protest in Virginia, the Republican National Committee is headed toward adoption of a resolution condemning white supremacists. And while the rebuke of groups Trump waffled on is expected to pass overwhelmingly Friday, some attending the summer meeting of the party’s most faithful are rolling their eyes at the move. “It’s amazing that we have been lured into this argument that we’re not racists. It’s absurd,” said Colorado Republican Chairman Jeff Hays. “Why would we feel compelled to do that?” The grumbling reflects a difference between some veteran Republicans concerned about the party’s image in light of Trump’s latest rhetorical thicket and newer, more ardently pro-Trump state Republican leaders. “There’s no debate. We’re affirming we’re the party of Lincoln,” Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel said, dismissing complaints about the resolution. “We are showing the moral high ground by disavowing hate and violence.”)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— J.P. Morgan’s Hate List What is its gift to the Southern Poverty Law Center telling bank customers? – Kimberley A. Strassel (DIERSEN: I am one of Chase’s customers who has complained about this. If you give money to the SPLC, you shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/j-p-morgans-hate-list-1503619180
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Corporate America will do almost anything to stay on the safe side of public opinion—at least as it’s defined by the media. CEOs will apologize, grovel, resign, settle. They will even, as of this month, legitimize and fund an outfit that exists to smear conservatives. The press is still obsessing over President Trump’s incompetent handling of the violence in Charlottesville, Va., and that has suited some profiteers just fine. The notorious Southern Poverty Law Center is quietly cashing in on the tragedy, raking in millions on its spun-up reputation as a group that “fights hate.” Apple CEO Tim Cook informed employees that his company is giving $1 million to SPLC and matching employee donations. J.P. Morgan Chase is pitching in $500,000, specifically to further the SPLC’s “work in tracking, exposing and fighting hate groups and other extremist organizations,” in the words of Peter Scher, the bank’s head of corporate responsibility. What Mr. Scher is referring to is the SPLC’s “Hate Map,” its online list of 917 American “hate groups.” The SPLC alone decides who goes on the list, but its criteria are purposely vague. Since the SPLC is a far-left activist group, the map comes down to this: If the SPLC doesn’t agree with your views, it tags you as a hater. Let’s not mince words: By funding this list, J.P. Morgan and Apple are saying they support labeling Christian organizations that oppose gay marriage as “hate groups.” That may come as a sour revelation to any bank customers who have donated to the Family Research Council (a mainstream Christian outfit on the SPLC’s list) or whose rights are protected by the Alliance Defending Freedom (which litigates for religious freedom and is also on the list). Similarly put out may be iPhone owners who support the antiterror policies espoused by Frank Gaffney’s Washington think tank, the Center for Security Policy (on the SPLC’s list). Or any who back the proposals of the Center for Immigration Studies (on the list). These corporations are presumably in favor of the SPLC’s practice of calling its political opponents “extremists,” which paints targets on their backs. The group’s “Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists” lists Mr. Gaffney (who worked for the Reagan administration); Maajid Nawaz (a British activist whose crimes include tweeting a cartoon of Jesus and Muhammad ); and Ayaan Hirsi Ali (a Somali refugee who speaks out against Islamic extremism). The SPLC has tarred the respected social scientist Charles Murray, author of the well-regarded book “Losing Ground,” as a “white nationalist.” Mr. Murray has been physically assaulted on campus as a result. He happens to be married to an Asian woman and has Asian daughters, so the slur is ludicrous. But what’s a little smearing and career destruction if J.P. Morgan Chase gets some good headlines? It isn’t only the lists. An honest outfit tracking violent groups would keep to straightforward descriptions and facts. Instead, the SPLC’s descriptions of people are brutally partisan, full of half-truths and vitriol designed to inspire fury. We’ve seen what this kind of fury can do in Europe, with the murder of Theo Van Gogh, the controversial filmmaker, by a Dutch-Moroccan Islamic fanatic. Ms. Hirsi Ali, who had worked with Van Gogh, still travels with security—and J.P. Morgan thinks it appropriate to further target her? In 2012 a gay-marriage supporter named Floyd Corkins smashed into the Family Research Council’s headquarters and shot a security guard. He told police he was inspired by the SPLC’s “hate group” designation. Had the companies done a bit of homework, they’d have discovered the SPLC isn’t even considered a sound charity. Karl Zinsmeister excoriated the outfit in a recent article for Philanthropy Roundtable: “Its two largest expenses are propaganda operations: creating its annual list of ‘haters’ and ‘extremists,’ and running a big effort that pushes ‘tolerance education’ through more than 400,000 public-school teachers. And the single biggest effort undertaken by the SPLC? Fundraising. On the organization’s 2015 IRS 990 form it declared $10 million of direct fundraising expenses, far more than it has ever spent on legal services.” Apple did not return a call to its media center. J.P. Morgan Chase, in an emailed statement, said only that it has a “long history of supporting a range of organizations that are committed to addressing inequality.” The corporate donations are nonetheless appalling, as they legitimize a group that already exercises inappropriate influence. The SPLC’s list is cited regularly by the media and congressional Democrats, ignorant or uncaring of its falsehoods. The charity tracker GuideStar for a time attached warning labels to philanthropies flagged by the SPLC. This undermines the fight against truly hateful groups. Comparing pro bono lawyers at the Alliance Defending Freedom to hood-wearing KKK members only make the Klan seem more innocuous. Blackballing mainstream groups only silences the moderate voices the country needs to fight hate and bigotry. Corporations have a role to play in calming today’s divisions. This is the opposite.)
— Trump Divorces the GOP Congress Republicans need to think of Trump as a political independent. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-divorces-the-gop-congress-1503616084
— Silicon Valley Scandals Open Dialogue Between Male Venture Capitalists and Female Founders Some women startup founders speak up about behavior they encounter in the male-dominated venture-capital industry – Yoree Koh
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sexual-harassment-scandals-lead-to-tough-conversations-in-silicon-valley-1503567006
— Cutting Young Girls Isn’t Religious Freedom The First Amendment doesn’t protect the barbaric act of female genital mutilation. – Kristina Arriaga
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cutting-young-girls-isnt-religious-freedom-1503617269
— Memo to Trump: There Is No Looming ‘Retirement Crisis’ Retirement incomes are rising. The president ought to rethink his pledge not to touch Social Security. – Andrew G. Biggs (DIERSEN MEMO TO BIGGS: Inflation is rising far faster than retirement income.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/memo-to-trump-there-is-no-looming-retirement-crisis-1503617443

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Russian Twitter boosts Trump Propaganda project aimed at Americans often links to Breutbart – Oren Dorell
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20170825/281500751378625
— Challengers draw a line over political maps Opponents rail against gerrymandering as high court prepares for landmark challenge – Richard Wolf (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? How has gerrymandering impacted you? Since 2000, the borders of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 had not changed. In 2015, those borders were gerrymandered to harm me.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20170825/281505046345921
— Republican leaders oppose shutdown over border wall Trump says he would blame Democrats, but voters may blame him – Erin Kelly
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20170825/281608125561025

NEWSWEEK
— ALT-RIGHT RALLY: SAN FRANCISCO DOG OWNERS TO COVER SITE WITH DOG POOP IN COUNTER PROTEST – GRAHAM LANKTREE
http://www.newsweek.com/alt-right-rally-welcomed-dog-poop-san-francisco-park-654980

POST TRIBUNE
— More employers may be using temps to skirt immigration laws – Tim Henderson
http://www.postbulletin.com/business/more-employers-may-be-using-temps-to-skirt-immigration-laws/article_a0b9e7a0-aefb-53cb-94a2-a9d987907a39.html

GOVERNING
— After Cartoon Controversy, Illinois Governor Dumps New Press Team – Rick Pearson, Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.governing.com/topics/mgmt/tns-illinois-rauner-cartoon.html

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Americans Say Media Identifies With Protesters, Trump With Police
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/social_issues/americans_say_media_identifies_with_protesters_trump_with_police