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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

August 19 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which groups are ENCOURAGED by Rauner’s comments on Illinois TRUST Act?  ANSWER: Groups that will never vote for Rauner, that is, groups 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. QUESTION: Which groups are DISCOURAGED by Rauner’s comments on Illinois TRUST Act? ANSWER: Groups that want to vote for Rauner in 2018, that is, groups that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.icirr.org/news-events/news/details/2112/privacy.html

 

NBC5
— 32 Hate Groups Call Illinois Home, Southern Poverty Law Center Says  The SPLC’s digital “Hate Map,” an interactive feature on its website cataloging what it calls extremist and fringe groups, has been circulated widely on social media in recent days in response to the events in Charlottesville. – Richard Ray (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if your group does not promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform, CNN, SPLC, NBC5, and other Democrat, Libertarian, and Green individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries will call your group a “hate group.”  The aforesaid platforms promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, the destruction of the traditional family, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, race and gender based preference giving, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and/or even worse things.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/32-Hate-Groups-Call-Illinois-Home-Southern-Poverty-Law-Center-Says-441061583.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— NAACP calling for boycott of NFL, Atlanta Falcons – Aungelique Proctor
http://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/274722724-story
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The NAACP has called for a boycott of the NFL. The organization says the league treated free agent Colin Kaepernick unfairly for his headline grabbing protest during the national anthem. The NAACP is asking Falcons fans everywhere to take a knee on the NFL. They say that means they don’t want fans coming to Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the season opener or even watching the team on television.)
— Steve Bannon leaves White House preparing for ‘war’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/274798453-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Khouri to run for General Assembly
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-khouri-election-st-0820-20170818-story.html
— DuPage Democrats optimistic with Bellock not seeking re-election in 47th District – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/western-springs/news/ct-dhd-democrat-replace-bellock-tl-0824-20170818-story.html
— Boston braces for far-right demonstrators and large counter-protest – Vera Haller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-boston-free-speech-rally-20170819-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled anti-Trump says “Trump panders to racists, but calling him out is not enough.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201708181533–tms–msanchezctnms-a20170818-20170818-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner vetoes plan requiring overdue bill reporting – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rauner-vetoes-plan-requiring-overdue-bill-reporting/
— DuPage County: Brothers charged with turning in forged community service records
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brothers-charged-with-turning-in-forged-community-service-records/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: General Robert E. Lee: A tragic turn on hallowed ground – Gene Lyons  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps reject Lincoln’s “With malice toward none, with charity for all.”)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/lyons-a-turn-from-laughable-to-tragic-on-hallowed-ground-in-virginia/
— Trump, Melania will not attend Kennedy Center honors – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-melania-will-not-attend-kennedy-center-honorsdistrac/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The honorees at the Dec. 3 ceremony are Carmen de Lavallade, Gloria Estefan, LL COOL J, Norman Lear, Lionel Richie. The White House said in a statement the first couple would not attend in order to “allow the honorees to celebrate without any political distraction.” This comes after members of a presidential arts and humanities commission quit Friday to protest Trump in the wake of his Charlottesville remarks. The members – some Obama appointees – said in a statement, “Ignoring your hateful rhetoric would have made us complicit in your words and actions,” they wrote in a letter to Trump. “We took a patriotic oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” “…Supremacy, discrimination, and vitriol are not American values. Your values are not American values. We must be better than this. We are better than this. If this is not clear to you, then we call on you to resign your office, too.”)

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Silicon Valley as being a warrior against White supremacy.  Which anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois promote themselves as being warriors against White supremacy?  What do these warriors do to get rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporter, 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.dailyherald.com/business/20170819/how-silicon-valley-has-escalated-its-war-on-white-supremacy
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Governor’s school-funding reform plan is fatally flawed.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170818/governors-school-funding-reform-plan-is-fatally-flawed

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner signs law to eliminate township collector in Sangamon County – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170819/rauner-signs-law-to-eliminate-township-collector-in-sangamon-county

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— A coronation for Pritzker? – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/column-a-coronation-for-pritzker/article_8e02989d-13f7-5d54-afde-509e16246d2e.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— New law could make it easier to eliminate Godfrey Township  One of several relating to reducing government signed by Rauner – Scott Cousins  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present Milton Township officials, employees, their operatives, and their dupes who have focused on destroying me since 1999.)
https://thetelegraph.com/news/107409/new-law-could-make-it-easier-to-eliminate-godfrey-township

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Letting Bruce be Bruce – Rich Miller
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/miller-letting-bruce-be-bruce/article_de616072-f714-562e-b874-c84401dcdefb.html

 

WJBD RADIO
— Illinois Governor Vetoes Plan Requiring Overdue Bill Reporting  Governor Claims State Comptroller Wanted to Micromanage Executive Agencies
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/08/18/illinois-governor-vetoes-plan-requiring-overdue-bill-reporting

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s mixed messaging sparks concerns of ’emboldened’ alt-right.  Far-right groups empowered by Trump’s response.”  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps embolden and empower 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.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trumps-mixed-messaging-sparks-concerns-of-emboldened-altright/793848619
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Charlottesville 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.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/charlottesville-a-monumental-week-of-debate-over-the-nations-identity/793802409

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner/Trump says “Rauner really needs to make up his mind on how tied he is to Trump.” What do you say to Rauner’s advisors who urge him to be anti-government employee, anti-union, 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?
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2017/08/rauner-really-needs-to-make-up-his-mind.html

 

WIRE POINTS
— Rahm’s Ramp And The Fate Of Chicago’s Pensions – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/rahms-ramp-and-the-fate-of-chicagos-pensions-wp-original/

 

KANKAKEE TIMES
— Rep. Keith Wheeler (R-Oswego) decries lack of progress on public school funding
http://kankakeetimes.com/stories/511187103-wheeler-decries-lack-of-progress-on-public-school-funding

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— County Board Member Tonia Khouri to run for House seat – Caitlin Nordahl
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511188252-county-board-member-khouri-to-run-for-house-seat

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The SPLC: An Anti-Christian Hate Group – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/splc-anti-christian-hate-group/
— Judge Loses Her Position for Belief in Traditional Marriage – Andrew Willis
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/judge-loses-position-belief-traditional-marriage/
— 40 Days for Life is Coming to Aurora
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/40-days-life-coming-aurora/

 

GOPUSA
— Where Is the Corporate Disavowal of Black Lives Matter?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28832
— Seattle rental applicants’ criminal histories virtually off-limits to landlords under new law
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28758
— Judge in tea party case orders IRS to disclose employee names, reasons
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28916

 

BLAZE
— In jarring interview, Bannon declares Trump presidency over, readies for war – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/18/in-jarring-interview-bannon-declares-trump-presidency-over-readies-for-war/

 

NEWSMAX
— Charlottesville Mayor Calls for Swift Removal of Lee Statue  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What is next? ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, and companies 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.newsmax.com/Newsfront/US-Confederate-Monument-Protest/2017/08/18/id/808516/
— Steve Bannon: Trump Presidency Is ‘Over’
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/bannon-interview-firing-bloomberg/2017/08/18/id/808508/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— These are the mainstream conservatives on CNN’s ‘hate group’ list  (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if your group does not promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform, CNN and SPLC will call your group a “hate group.”)
https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/these-are-the-mainstream-conservatives-on-cnn-hate-group-list
(FROM THE ARTICLE: CNN has published a list of “hate groups” currently operating in the United States, relying on an extremely partisan analysis from the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Several truly extremist groups populate the list, such as the Ku Klux Klan, New Black Panthers, Nation of Islam, and others. But along with the neo-Nazi and Islamic extremist groups on the list, the SPLC has lumped in as “hate groups” mainstream, well-known conservative individuals and organizations who merely speak out about the threat of radical Islam. Here are some that were included on the list. . .SPLC/CNN BIAS  Since its founding, the SPLC has displayed an overt left-wing bias in attempts to smear conservatives as hateful bigots. The organization often turns a blind eye to leftist extremist groups, such as Antifa and Occupy Wall Street, while continuing attempts to tarnish the reputation of mainstream conservative groups that are supported by millions of Americans. By using the SPLC’s extremely biased list, CNN continues to showcase its partisan bias in favor of left-wing elements.)

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Charlottesville Is Not about the Forces of Good vs. the Forces of Evil – Abraham H. Miller
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/charlottesville_is_not_about_the_forces_of_good_v_the_forces_of_evil.html
— The media attack Trump no matter what he says or does – Jack Hellner
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/the_media_attack_trump_no_matter_what_he_says_or_does.html
— The Forbidden Faction: Stigmatizing White Identity Politics – Michael Thau
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/the_forbidden_faction_stigmatizing_white_identity_politics.html

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Republicans squandered a chance to enact their agenda early in Donald Trump’s first term by betting on a foolish, long-shot legislative strategy. Now what? – JAMES CAPRETTA
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450633/republicans-risky-legislative-strategy-backfired-what-happens-their-agenda-now

 

THE HILL
— Krauthammer says Bannon pulled a ‘classic Scaramucci’ to get fired – MAX GREENWOOD  (DIERSEN: Did you want to get fired?  My critics/opponents, would hint/imply/argue/shout that I wanted to get fired a) because I failed/refused to become a Democrat, b) because I complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) because I failed/refused to help my superiors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) because in 1988 when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/347185-krauthammer-says-bannon-pulled-a-classic-scaramucci-to-get-fired

 

POLITICO
— The agonizing, 8-page memo on how to chauffeur a congressman  Pity the poor aide charged with driving Rep. Todd Rokita around his district. – JOHN BRESNAHAN and RACHAEL BADE
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/18/todd-rokita-boss-aides-staff-instructions-241709

 

AOL NEWS
— Steve Bannon reportedly planning war with Matt Drudge – NICK CARDONA
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/18/steve-bannon-reportedly-planning-war-with-matt-drudge/23152169/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Romney Tells Trump to Apologize for Causing ‘Racists to Rejoice’ – MAGGIE HABERMANA  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Romney glorifies and praises and panders to those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/us/politics/trump-charlottesville-romney.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Discovering the Limitations of Statues.” Anti-Trumps only want statutes of those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/opinion/statues-trump-confederates-charlottesville.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The Test of Nazism That Trump Failed.” What is your national origin?  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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/opinion/the-test-of-nazism-that-trump-failed.html
— Mother of Woman Killed in Charlottesville Says She Will Not Speak to Trump – JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH  (DIRERSEN: The more anti-Trump that you are, the more that anti-Trumps promote you.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/us/politics/susan-bro-trump-heather-heyer.html
— What Robert E. Lee Wrote to The Times About Slavery in 1858 – JACEY FORTINA  (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing in 1858? On my father’s side, they were farmers in Crete.  On my mother’s side, they were farmers in Grant Park.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/us/robert-e-lee-slaves.html
— Cambridge University Press Removes Academic Articles on Chinese Site – IAN JOHNSONAU  (DIERSEN: Who tells you what to do and what not to do? My critics/opponents want me to stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. But failing that, they want the following to tell me what to do and what not to do: a) those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party, b) those who dominate TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, and c) those who dominate the Republicans who represent me in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/world/asia/cambridge-university-press-academic-freedom.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One of the world’s oldest and most respected publishing houses, Cambridge University Press, has bowed to pressure from Beijing and removed sensitive content on its site in China. The content is published in China Quarterly, an academic journal run by the press. In a letter made public on social media on Friday, the editor of the journal, Tim Pringle, said Cambridge University Press had informed him that the authorities had ordered it to censor more than 300 articles related to issues like the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong and the Cultural Revolution. The publishing house’s site risked being shut down if it did not comply with the request, the letter said. In response to the government’s actions, the journal issued a statement expressing its “deep concern and disappointment.” “We note, too, that this restriction of academic freedom is not an isolated move but a further reflection of policies that have narrowed the space for public engagement and discussion across Chinese society,” the statement said. Dr. Pringle said in a telephone interview that Chinese academics, who had been publishing in the journal in increasing numbers, would suffer the most. “It’s not only a retrograde step in principle, but it affects Chinese scholars in particular” he said, because they will not have access to global scholarship on the country.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Bannon demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Bannon.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/08/18/stephen-bannon-never-should-have-been-in-the-white-house/

 

DAILY MAIL
— ‘Marijuana killed our son’: Family claims teen’s fatal heart arrhythmia was triggered by smoking weed – DANIELLE ZOELLNER
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4802978/Marijuana-killed-man-died-heart-arrhythmia.html

 

GOVERNMET EXECUTIVE
— Managing Your Career in the Trump Era – Stewart Liff  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. 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.  I might still be a federal employee a) if my Democrat IRS superiors had not succeeded in getting rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) if my Democrat GAO superiors had not succeeded in getting rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2017/08/managing-your-career-trump-era/140350/

 

GM AUTHORITY
— It’s ‘So Important’ To Get Millennials Into Car Culture – AARON BRZOZOWSKI  (DIERSEN: Are you anti-car?  Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are a) anti-car and b) anti-union.  They are especially anti-GM, anti-Ford, and anti-Chrysler.  They remind everyone that I was a union member for almost 12 years and that I own a 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang and that I have owned a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier.)
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2017/08/al-oppenheiser-its-so-important-to-get-millennials-into-car-culture/

August 15 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who is responsible for keeping Governor Rauner and all the other Illinois Republican elected officials and party leaders up to date with Illinois government and political news and commentary?  According to Natasha Korecki, “Rauner appeared unprepared for the question Monday morning — and clearly had not seen the state Senate’s action on Sunday.” (SEE: http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/08/15/politico-illinois-playbook-diana-rauners-221868) Please join me in urging Governor Rauner and all the other Illinois Republican elected officials and party leaders a) to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, or if not that, to require their staff to read the emails and to keep them up to date and b) to assure that diersen@aol.com is kept on their press release lists and their press advisory lists. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com 

 

ERIKA HAROLD
— VIDEO: Erika Harold Announces Bid for Attorney General
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=hwIl0cJOKhY

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former Miss America Erika Harold mounts Republican bid against Democratic AG Lisa Madigan – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-erika-harold-lisa-madigan-attorney-general-met-20170814-story.html
— Palos Township meeting canceled after officials unable to accommodate large crowd of protesters – Zak Koeske  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps focus on getting rid of Trump supporters.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-palos-township-protest-st-0815-20170814-story.html
— To win 4,000 new Illinois auto jobs, Rauner needs an EDGE – Robert Reed
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-toyota-jobs-illinois-gov-response-robert-reed-815-biz-20170814-story.html
— Pawar picks Cairo mayor as running mate – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: Each and every Democrat gubernatorial candidate has made it very clear that if elected, they will drive out of Illinois each and every individual, organization, and company that is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, a gun owner, German American, a draft avoider, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-ameya-pawar-running-mate-met-0815-20170814-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner, Dems map different routes on school funding mess – Tina Sfondeles and Emily Moon
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-dems-map-different-routes-on-school-funding-mess/
— BEYOND DISGUSTING: United Center closes after fights break out at youth neighborhood game – Francesca Gattuso
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/united-center-closes-due-to-fight-inside-during-basketball-tourney/
— Sheriff: 3 killed at Wisconsin drag strip were known gang members – AP  (DIERSEN: During the good old days, that is, during the 1960s and 1970s, I went to U.S. 30 Drag Strip in Indiana.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/3-shot-dead-at-wisconsin-auto-racing-event-include-2-from-illinois/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump retweets — then deletes — image of train running over CNN reporter – David Nakamura and Brian Mur  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who want a train to run over me.  They would love it.  They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170815/trump-retweets-x2014-then-deletes-x2014-image-of-train-running-over-cnn-reporter
— Is this the last pay phone? – Burt Constable  (DIERSEN: There was a pay phone right below my bedroom window when I lived with my parents in an apartment above my grandfather’s hardware store at the northeast corner of Main and Exchange in Crete 1948-1954.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170815/constable-is-this-the-last-pay-phone-in-suburbs

 

ABC7
— Anti-hate rallies held locally and nationwide, Charlottesville driver appears in court – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/charlottesville-driver-in-court-trump-calls-hate-groups-repugnant-2-days-after-attack/2306284/

 

CBS2
— Senate Responds To Virginia Violence With ‘Anti-Hate Group Resolution’ – Bernie Tafoya  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Illinois Democrats pass anti-Trump resolutions, anti-Protestant resolutions, anti-conservative resolutions, anti-Republican resolutions, anti-American resolutions, anti-White resolutions, anti-male resolutions, anti-older people resolutions, anti-rich people resolutions, anti-gun owner resolutions, anti-German American resolutions, anti-draft avoider (except Bill Clinton) resolutions, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time resolutions?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/14/senate-responds-to-virginia-violence-with-anti-hate-group-resolution/

 

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A disgusting anti-Rauner/Trump says Neo-Nazis “Think they have a friend in the Oval Office.”
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/14/emanuel-neo-nazis-think-they-have-friend-oval-office
— Gov. Bruce Rauner Calls for Education Funding Compromise
http://video.wttw.com/video/3003773166/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Urbana’s Harold announces bid for attorney general – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-15/urbanas-harold-announces-bid-attorney-general.html
— Money can’t buy everything – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What is the main reason why you have less money?  For me, the main reason is the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in wasting my career and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  In today’s dollars, my salary was $122,991/year, but my federal pension is only $50,856/year.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-08-14/money-cant-buy-everything.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner calls for leader meetings on school funding
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170814/rauner-calls-for-leader-meetings-on-school-funding

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois House can give 831 school districts more money, or just Chicago – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article167175822.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Repudiate hate – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, 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 PROMOTE HATRED AGAINST THOSE THAT ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20170814/editorial-repudiate-hate

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Republicans Say Illinois House May Lack Votes To Override Rauner’s Education Veto – TONY ARNOLD
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/republicans-say-illinois-house-may-lack-votes-override-rauners-education-veto
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 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 held vigils in Geneva and many other communities after Charlottesville protests.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/geneva-was-among-many-communities-held-vigils-after-charlottesville-protests

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump attacks everyone on Twitter, but not white supremacists  Most positive review came from Daily Stormer – CNN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites and anti-Trumps a) dominate the news media and b) paint Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists. How should Trump and his supporters respond?  In America today, constructively, to call a person a White supremacist is to call for that person to be killed. If anyone called me a White supremacist, I would sue them.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-attacks-everyone-on-twitter-but-not-white-supremacists/789359193

 

WGLT
— GOP’s Erika Harold Plans To Challenge Attorney General Lisa Madigan
http://wglt.org/post/gops-erika-harold-plans-challenge-attorney-general-lisa-madigan#stream/0
— Davis, LaHood Speak Out On Charlottesville Violence
http://wglt.org/post/davis-lahood-speak-out-charlottesville-violence#stream/0

 

WJBD
— Germany responds to Charlottesville violence with sharp condemnation (DIERSEN: I am proud to say that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/world-news/2017/08/14/germany-responds-to-charlottesville-violence-with-sharp-condemnation

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A disgusting anti-Rauner/Trump says “Members of the neo-Nazi and the KKK think they have a friend in the Oval Office”
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/08/15/emanuel-slams-trump-over-charlottesville-members-of-the-neo-nazi-and-the-kkk-think-they-have-a-friend-in-the-oval-office-and-other-chicago

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Governor Signs Township Consolidation Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/14/governor-signs-township-consolidation-bill/
— Cruising with Cruz
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/14/cruising-with-cruz/
— Non-Anonymous Draining of the McHenry County Swamp
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/15/non-anonymous-draining-of-the-mchenry-county-swamp/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Stumbles Through Fog Towards New School Funding Formula – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-races-through-fog-towards-new-school-funding-formula-wirepoints-original/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County seeks input on how to tailor its annual budget – Shamiso Patience Mbiriri  (DIERSEN: How many want DuPage County to use its budget to get rid of its residents, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?  Those who want to destroy America know how to use “democracy” to destroy America.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511174523-dupage-county-seeks-input-on-how-to-tailor-its-annual-budget

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RAUNER EDUCATION FUNDING CHANGES BRING $3.1M MORE TO CONROY’S SCHOOL DISTRICTS  Defenders of Senate Bill 1 are putting a bailout of Chicago Public Schools ahead of their own local school districts. – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rauner-education-funding-changes-bring-3-1m-more-to-conroys-school-districts/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— State Reps. Elgie Sims (D) and David McSweeney (R) have come together on sponsoring a resolution condemning the acts in Charlottesville, Va. In it, they are crystal clear about this: “The act of violence was definitely an act of domestic terrorism,” the resolution proclaims. Read the resolution. (https://www.scribd.com/document/356337002/House-Resolution-on-Charlottesville) It comes after the state Senate passed a similar measure on Sunday. The events make Gov. Bruce Rauner’s remarks on Monday all the more mystifying. Rauner initially refused to characterize the acts in Charlottesville as terrorism — even after the president was lambasted for two straight days after failing to come out more vehemently against the actions. Rauner appeared unprepared for the question Monday morning — and clearly had not seen the state Senate’s action on Sunday. After Democrats pounced, Rauner’s office released a statement declaring the act was indeed domestic terrorism. – Natasha Korecki (DIERSEN: Sadly, of course, members of Group A will use these resolutions to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn members of Group B as being racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/08/15/politico-illinois-playbook-diana-rauners-221868

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner calls First Lady “my most senior advisor”  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  In Illinois, if you get elected or appointed to a government office or a political office as a Republican, and you fail/refuse to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should immediately resign.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/15/rauner-calls-first-lady-my-most-senior-advisor/
— Did politics get in the way of a solid press pop?  This bill was signed into law without any fanfare whatsoever.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/14/did-politics-get-in-the-way-of-a-solid-press-pop/
— Former Rauner spokesperson Demertzis joins House Republican staff  (DIERSEN: Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press release lists and their press advisory lists.  Ever-increasingly, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs use Democrat Rich Miller to communicate with Illinois Republicans.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/14/former-rauner-spokesperson-demertzis-joins-house-republican-staff/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Rate two new anti-Rauner ads.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/15/rate-two-new-anti-rauner-ads/

 

GOPUSA
— Chicago: 17 Hours; 8 Dead
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28671
— Protesters tear down Confederate monument in Durham, N.C. (DIERSEN: How soon will the protestors try to tear you down? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the sooner that protestors will try to tear you down: 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. Needless-to-say, members of the aforesaid groups have bought lots of firearms and ammunition for their self-protection.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28694
— White Supremacists Were Not The Only Thugs Tearing Up Charlottesville
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28669

 

FOX NEWS
— Scaramucci: If it were up to me, Bannon would be gone  (DIERSEN: If it was up to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I “would be gone” as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor. If you asked my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who they would replace me with, what would they say?  Who did they replace me with as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.?)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/15/scaramucci-if-it-were-up-to-me-bannon-would-be-gone.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Corporations Increasingly Serve As Arbiters Of Public Morality – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, corporations act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party and promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ activity, promiscuity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, surrender to foreign countries and especially to Mexico, and even worse things.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/15/corporations-increasingly-serve-as-arbiters-of-public-morality/
— Left-Wing Agitators Call For Escalated Tactics In Response To Charlottesville – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: What do left-wing agitators have planned for Illinois, for your county, for your township/ward, for your municipality, and for your precinct?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/14/left-wing-agitators-call-for-escalated-tactics-in-response-to-charlottesville/
— Protestors Topple Confederate Statue In North Carolina – Thomas Phippen  (DIERSEN: How soon will the protestors try to topple you? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the sooner that protestors will try to topple 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. Needless-to-say, members of the aforesaid groups have bought lots of firearms and ammunition for their self-protection.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/14/protestors-topple-confederate-statue-in-north-carolina-video/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
– TRUMP WAS RIGHT TO BLAME ‘MANY SIDES’  Larry Klayman asks, Are leftist groups getting a free pass from AG?
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/trump-was-right-to-blame-all-sides/

 

NEWSMAX
— Gingrich: Mayors Who Remove Confederate Statues Are ‘Pandering’ – Joe Crowe  (DIERSEN: I should write a book a) about those who opposed my organizing Wheaton’s 9/11 events in 2004 and 2005 and b) about those who oppose my promoting Wheaton’s Memorial Day parades and Independence Day parades.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/newt-gingrich-confederate-statues-mayor/2017/08/15/id/807721/

 

BREITBART
— Charlottesville Racist Leader Was Former Occupy Activist, Obama Supporter – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/15/report-splc-charlottesville-racist-former-occupy-activist-obama-supporter-jason-kessler/

 

THE BLAZE
— Trump takes a swipe at CNN’s Jim Acosta after Charlottesville press briefing – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/14/trump-takes-a-swipe-at-cnns-jim-acosta-after-charlottesville-press-briefing/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— DIVERSITY IS BECOMING A FORM OF WORSHIP – Jeff Trent  (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/14/diversity-is-becoming-a-form-of-worship/
— ARE MOST CHRISTIANS TODAY NOT REALLY CHRISTIANS? – Jeff Trent (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are member of a church, who attend church services, and/or who give money to a church a) to help themselves make money, b) to help themselves get elected and reelected, and/or c) to have a license to sin.  All of the aforesaid focus on destroying me and pray for God to send me straight to Hell.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/14/are-most-christians-today-not-really-christians/
— CAN YOU NAME THE THREE BIGGEST FEDERAL AGENCIES? YOU’RE PROBABLY WRONG. – Jeff Trent
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/14/can-you-name-the-three-biggest-federal-agencies-youre-probably-wrong/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Pull the Plug on DACA – MARK KRIKORIAN
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/450479/cancel-daca-its-fifth-anniversary

 

RT
— Welcome to Charlottesville – proof that political correctness is wrecking America – Robert Bridge
https://www.rt.com/op-edge/399585-charlottesville-america-trump-violence/

 

THE HILL
— Trump pressured to dump nationalist wing – JONATHAN EASLEY AND JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/346538-trump-pressured-to-dump-nationalist-wing
— Intel CEO Brian Krzanich becomes third exec to leave Trump council after Charlottesville – MALLORY SHELBOURNE  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, to protest Trump, will Intel stop hiring and fire all its employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?  In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.  That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/346569-intel-ceo-third-exec-to-leave-trump-council-after-charlottesville
— Immigration battlefield widens for Trump, GOP – JORDAIN CARNEY
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/346555-immigration-battlefield-widens-for-trump-gop

 

POLITICO
— Rauner administration blocks request for first lady’s state emails – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors knew enough to not put things into writing that might get them in trouble. They knew a) that I had filed grievances while I was a Post Office employee 1966-1969 and an IRS employee 1971-1980, b) that I had taken IRS to Tax Court in 1978, c) that I had filed several lawsuits in connection with the construction of 915 Cove Court in Wheaton in 1984, d) that I had been an active member of a class action lawsuit since 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, e) that I had filed a grievance against them over an unfair performance appraisal in 1989, and d) that I had filed lawsuits in 1995 and 1996 in connection with cars that I had bought. Again, my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors knew enough to not put things into writing that might get them in trouble.  That emboldened them a) to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, to not promote me beyond GS-13, to keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and to force me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/15/illinois-first-lady-email-request-blocked-241644

 

CNN
— 9 times Republicans denounced Trump but came back to him – Chris Cillizza  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  People are nasty.  Who calls for others to denounce you?  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who call for others to denounce me.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/14/politics/trump-republicans-criticism/index.html
— DACA on perilous footing on 5th anniversary – Tal Kopan
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/15/politics/daca-anniversary-peril/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Bannon in Limbo as Trump Faces Growing Calls for the Strategist’s Ouster – MAGGIE HABERMAN and GLENN THRUSH  (DIERSEN: Who calls/called for your ouster?  Members of the following groups call/called for my outer: 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/2017/08/14/us/politics/steve-bannon-trump-white-house.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Illinois Republican Reggie Phillips faced a choice: Vote for a tax increase or let it burn.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/this-illinois-republican-faced-a-choice-vote-for-a-tax-increase-or-let-it-burn/2017/08/14/711b5162-791c-11e7-9eac-d56bd5568db8_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Obama acted like the President of the blue States of America
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/08/15/daily-202-trump-acts-like-the-president-of-the-red-states-of-america/59925be030fb0433811d6941/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups stress that James Alex Fields is not a foreigner: 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/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/08/15/president-trumps-claim-that-foreigners-comprise-the-vast-majority-of-terrorism-convictions-since-911/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Under Armour CEO to Leave Trump Manufacturing Council  Kevin Plank is second CEO to depart in wake of Trump’s response to violent demonstrations – Sara Germano  (DIERSEN: Members of the following groups love Plank for departing: 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/under-armour-ceo-to-leave-trump-manufacturing-council-1502761051

 

MARKET WATCH
— Why the First Amendment won’t protect Charlottesville white supremacists from being fired – Leslie Albrect and Maria Lamaga (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  I should write a book about why federal civil service protections do not protect federal employees who are Republican from being fired, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-charlottesville-protesters-are-being-named-shamed-and-fired-2017-08-14

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE UNION LEADER
— Texas A&M cancels 9/11 white nationalist rally amid safety concerns – Eva-Marie Ayala  (DIERSEN: I should write a book a) about those who opposed my organizing Wheaton’s 9/11 events in 2004 and 2005 and b) about those who oppose my promoting Wheaton’s Memorial Day parades and Independence Day parades.)
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20170814/NEWS20/170819615

 

FRED KLONSKY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Google treats Fred Klonsky as being a legitimate news website, but refuses to treat GOPUSA ILLINOIS as being a legitimate news website. That shows that Google is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://preaprez.wordpress.com/2017/08/15/rauner-is-trumps-mini-me-when-it-comes-to-white-supremacist-terror/

August 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump: North Korea ‘will regret it fast’ if acts against US ally – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-north-korea-will-regret-it-fast-if-acts-against-us-ally/2298011/

 

NBC5
— Duckworth to Trump: You Can’t ‘Out-Crazy Kim Jong Un’ – Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/tammy-duckworth-seth-meyers-439872003.html
— Cook County Democrats Endorse J.B. Pritzker for Governor – James Neveau
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/jb-pritzker-receives-endorsement-from-cook-county-democrats-439924233.html
— Cameras Allowed in Courtroom During Hastert Lawsuit Trial
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/cameras-will-be-allowed-in-courtroom-for-dennis-hastert-lawsuit-439911303.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Senate could consider overriding Rauner’s education funding veto Sunday – Monique Garcia and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-education-funding-met-0813-20170811-story.html
— Republican megadonor Dick Uihlein uses cardboard box catalog to address Chicago murders – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-liz-uihlein-0812-chicago-inc-20170811-story.html
— Pritzker is endorsed by Cook County Democrats – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-illinois-governor-met-0812-20170811-story.html
— Illinois names 6 insurers to take part in overhauled Medicaid managed care – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-medicaid-insurers-chosen-0813-biz-20170811-story.html
— Why Google was wrong to fire James Damore – Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-google-memo-james-damore-page-perspec-0813-md-20170812-story.html
— Chicago Public Schools proposes $5.7 billion budget that includes $269 million in city help – Juan Perez Jr. and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-public-schools-city-funding-met-0812-20170811-story.html
— Emanuel seeks to block feds from imposing new grant rules on sanctuary cities – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-immigration-injunction-met-20170811-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s suicidal war on his own party.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-trump-mcconnell-republicans-war-perspec-20170811-column.html
— Illinois’ abortion notification law harms free speech – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-abortion-speech-scotus-0814-md-20170811-story.html
— A rare shot for school choice in Illinois – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-tuition-tax-credit-school-choice-0813-md-20170811-story.html
— CPS’ let’s-pretend budget – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-public-schools-budget-edit-20170811-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— J.B. Pritzker gets Cook County Democrats’ endorsement for governor – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/j-b-pritzker-gets-cook-county-democratics-endorsement-for-governor/
— City to kick in additional $269 million for Chicago schools budget – Lauren FitzPatrick and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/city-to-kick-in-additional-200-million-plus-for-cps-budget-source/
— Claypool cuts back on CPS consultants — but not 3 he has ties to – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/forrest-claypool-cuts-back-on-chicago-public-schools-cps-consultants-but-not3-he-has-ties-to-the-watchdogs/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The state’s most important job-creating program (EDGE) is about to be revived – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170811/BLOGS02/170819957/the-states-most-important-job-creating-program-is-about-to-be-revived
— Why is Rep. Roskam taking aim at a critical protection for retirees? – STEWART MATHER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170811/OPINION/170819960/why-is-rep-roskam-taking-aim-at-a-critical-protection-for-retirees
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like the operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170811/NEWS07/170819955/cardinal-cupich-on-chicago-violence-7-takeaways
— CPS drops bombshell: Needs $269M from city – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170811/BLOGS02/170819954/cps-drops-bombshell-needs-269m-from-city
— Rauner names winners in Medicaid overhaul – KRISTEN SCHORSCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170811/NEWS03/170819950/rauner-names-winners-in-medicaid-overhaul
— How Rauner’s late-inning schools gambit opens the ultimate can of worms – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170811/NEWS02/170819942/how-rauner-s-late-inning-schools-gambit-opens-the-ultimate-can-of

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County program aims to improve properties – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170811/dupage-county-program-aims-to-improve-properties

 

WTTW
— Gov. Bruce Rauner to Appear Monday on ‘Chicago Tonight’ – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/11/gov-bruce-rauner-appear-monday-chicago-tonight

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— It’s “Silly” to Call Him the De Facto Governor, John Tillman Says – Carol Felsenthal
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/August-2017/John-Tillman/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER/O’NEIL: STILL SCRATCHING YOUR HEAD OVER TRUMP’S VICTORY? YOU’RE NOT ALONE.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/thorneroneil-still-scratching-your-head-over-trumps-victory-youre-not-alone.html
— MCSWEENEY FILES RESOLUTION OPPOSING COOK CO SODA TAX
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/mcsweeney-files-resolution-opposing-cook-co-soda-tax.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP claims Pritzker endorsed by “most crooked organization in IL politics”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/11/ilgop-claims-pritzker-endorsed-by-most-crooked-organization-in-il-politics/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Burr Ridge doctor Robert Marshall and Democrat gubernatorial candidate says “Marijuana should be legalized on a nationwide basis.” If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/11/another-longshot-dem-candidate-announces-gubernatorial-bid/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/11/question-of-the-day-2530/
— CPS budget assumes $300 million in new state money, plus unspecified $269 million in local revenue
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/11/cps-budget-assumes-300-million-in-new-state-money-plus-unspecified-269-million-in-local-revenue/

 

GOPUSA
— House Freedom Caucus files petition to bring Obamacare repeal to vote
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28562
— Editorial chair of the Harvard Crimson and a ‘student of color’ finds white friends ‘exhausting’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28543

 

DAILY CALLER
— Google And Facebook Co-Sponsoring Protest Of Pro-Life Women’s Health Care Clinic – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: What percent of Google and Facebook employees are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/11/google-and-facebook-co-sponsoring-protest-of-pro-life-womens-heath-care-clinic/
— Google Is Holding Women Back – Penny Nance  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject the Rutan decision.  They want individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries a) to have the power to destroy those who do not pander to them, b) to have the power to destroy those who refuse to serve as their operatives or dupes, and c) to have the power to destroy those who do not give them money.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/09/google-is-holding-women-back/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Google spent over $265 million in the past few years to try to fix their “diversity” problem and recruit more minorities, including women. The result? Absolutely no change in the percentage of women employed at the company. Something didn’t go well. Maybe it’s because the company has been systematically underpaying women. They are currently embroiled in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Labor on this very issue and 60 women may take legal action for discrimination. This controversy aside, it is inexcusable (and illegal) that someone should be fired from their job because they stated their opinion and specifically disagreed with the arbiters of political correctness. This is viewpoint discrimination, and it was ruled as a violation of the First Amendment by the Supreme Court in Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois in 1990.)

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Why RINOS Must Go – Blaine Winship  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What do Illinois RINOs, DuPage County RINOs, Milton Township RINOs, Glen Ellyn RINOs, and Wheaton RINOs do? ANSWER: Work against Republicans like me who support the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee Resolution against video gambling. The aforesaid RINOs work especially hard against Republicans like me who a) support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks and b) who oppose promoting vices including booze, gambling, and pot.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/why_rinos_must_go.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Job seekers urge Trump to hire American at Mar-a-Lago – Lori Rozsa  (DIERSEN: From what I see, employers that are members of the following groups prefer foreign workers over American workers: 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/politics/job-seekers-urge-trump-to-hire-american-at-mar-a-lago/2017/08/10/fd23bd6a-7df0-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why I Was Fired by Google – James Damore (DIERSEN: I should write a book about a) why my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) why my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) why my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-i-was-fired-by-google-1502481290
— Number of Americans Caught Underpaying Some Taxes Surges 40%  People who pay taxes quarterly—such as gig workers, retirees and business owners—are getting their payments wrong – Laura Saunders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-numberof-americans-caught-underpayingsometaxes-surges-40-1502443801

 

NEW INDIA EXPRESS
— Stressful jobs affect health more than no job at all (DIERSEN: To get me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors made it clear that if I did not, they would make my GAO job a living hell.)
http://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/health/2017/aug/11/stressful-jobs-affect-health-more-than-no-job-at-all-1641734.html

 

RE/MAX
— LEASED OFFICE CONDO FOR SALE: 610 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton – $162,000
http://homesearch.rockfordrealestate.com/idx/details/homes/a019/09716531/610-W-Roosevelt-Road-Wheaton-60189-IL-09716531

August 10 Morning Edition

ABC7
— OUTSTANDING: Spike in Chicago immigration arrests, deportations – Chuck Goudie and Christine Tressel
http://abc7chicago.com/spike-in-chicago-immigration-arrests-deportations/2290817/#new_tab
— North Korea details plan to fire missile salvo toward Guam (DIERSEN: Will those who oppose declaring war against North Korea stress that unlike Mexico, North Korea a) has not illegally sent many millions of its citizens illegally into America illegally, b) has not illegally kept many millions of its citizens in America illegally, or c) has not illegally sent many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally? Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/north-korea-details-plan-to-fire-missile-salvo-toward-guam/2292468/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Misses School Aid Payment Deadline for the First Time Ever: Comptroller
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-misses-school-aid-payment-first-time-ever-439663673.html

 

CBS2
— Emanuel On Rauner: He’s One To Talk About ‘Mismanagement’ – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/09/emanuels-latest-jab-at-rauner/
— Staredown Continues Over Illinois School Funding – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/09/school-funding-impasse/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker picks first-term state Rep. Stratton as running mate – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-running-mate-met-20170809-story.html
— Abortion rights group starts advocacy campaign aimed at men – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote abortion have always worked very hard against me because I do not promote abortion.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-abortion-rights-campaign-met-0810-20170809-story.html
— Foxconn deal makes the American economy less great – Matthew Mitchell and Tammy Winter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-foxconn-wisconsin-tax-subsidies-20170809-story.html
— Trump’s immigration vision isn’t the Reagan way – Marc A. Thiessen  (DIERSEN: SEE: “Reagan Would Not Repeat Amnesty Mistake” by Edwin Meese at  http://humanevents.com/2006/12/13/reagan-would-not-repeat-amnesty-mistake/)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-immigration-reagan-20170810-story.html
— Silicon Valley’s vision of universal basic income is wrong – Leonid Bershidsky
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-universal-basic-income-robots-20170810-story.html
— Facebook and Twitter should stop allowing fake users  Social networks should be obliged to ban anonymous accounts. – Leonid Bershidsky
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-twitter-facebook-fake-accounts-20170809-story.html
— Will Jeff Sessions come after legalized marijuana, a drug ‘only slightly less awful’ than heroin? – Rick Anderson  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-sessions-legal-marijuana-20170810-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker poised to get Cook County Dems’ endorsement for gov – Michael Sneed  (DIERSEN: Which candidates want your endorsement?  Not that my endorsement means anything, but since 2000, my Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO critics/opponents have made it very clear that they will have their nasty operatives and their nasty dupes viciously destroy any candidate that I might endorse. My critics/opponents a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sneed-pritzker-poised-to-get-cook-county-dems-endorsement-for-gov/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Pritzker gets boost from Stratton pick for running mate.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-pritzker-gets-boost-from-stratton-pick-for-running-mate/
— Owners accept players’ violence, not Kaepernick’s activism – Rick Morrissey
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/morrissey-owners-accept-players-violence-not-kaepernicks-activism/amp/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Suburbs to lose out on hundreds of thousands in sales tax – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170810/lester-suburbs-to-lose-out-on-hundreds-of-thousands-in-sales-tax
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tom Cullerton says that he “works to eliminate red tape for Illinois’ businesses.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170809/tom-cullerton-works-to-eliminate-red-tape-for-illinois-businesses
— New stormwater systems in Elgin would have to be paid by residents – Elena Ferrarin  (DIERSEN: Since 1984, outrageously, because Wheaton approved a woefully inadequate storm water drainage plan for my Cove Court subdivision, I have had to spend many thousands of dollars and many hundreds of hours making lot drainage improvements and repairs.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170810/new-stormwater-systems-in-elgin-would-have-to-be-paid-by-residents
— Important guidelines for teaching about religion will have a suburban touch – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170809/editorial-important-guidelines-for-teaching-about-religion-will-have-a-suburban-touch

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Four things Chicago must do to rise from the bottom of the pack – MARIN GJAJA AND JUSTIN MANLY  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Chicago focus on driving out of Chicago individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170810/OPINION/170819999
— This tax reform idea could cost you–a lot – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170810/CRED0701/170819998
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With federal tax reform on Congress’s agenda after its August recess, two ideas that have been circulating have the potential to hit Chicago-area homeowners, one of them much harder than the other. Two federal tax deductions—one for mortgage interest and the other for state and local taxes—are in the crosshairs of reformers. The mortgage interest deduction would likely be revised, not eliminated, because it’s a hallowed perk of homeownership, most reports say. But the loss of the state and local tax deduction would cut deeper in the Chicago region anyway, analysts in the real estate, mortgage and tax realms told Crain’s this week. Eliminating the state and local tax deduction could transfer almost $2.9 billion a year out of household wealth and into federal coffers, according to Brian Bernardoni, senior director of government affairs and public policy for the Chicago Association of Realtors. That is, unless that larger tax reform package includes adjustments to the general tax rate that offset this amount.)

 

WTTW
— Trump and GOP Take on Tax Policy After Health Care Flop – Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/09/trump-and-gop-take-tax-policy-after-health-care-flop#new_tab

 

DNA INFO
— ‘Weed World’ Van With $98,000 Worth Of Pot Seized In River North – David Matthews and Erica Demarest  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170809/river-north/weed-world-van-with-98000-worth-of-pot-busted-river-north-report

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner names Sam Pfister to federal affairs job in D.C. – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: What do you base your knowledge of the federal government on?  I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. While I 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, I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, audits of many other federal agencies for almost 6 years, and audits of IRS for 3 years. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently, $79,563-$90,173.  The aforesaid experience helped me become a Certified Government Financial Manager.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170809/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-names-sam-pfister-to-federal-affairs-job-in-dc

 

TIMES
— Jason Haskell wants to face Kinzinger – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/republican-wants-to-face-kinzinger/article_9341ad05-8427-567c-840e-458be534724a.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— The Rural Exodus – NORMAN WALZER AND BRIAN HARGER
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-rural-exodus#stream/0

 

WQAD
— Deadline looms for Illinois schools to receive state education funding – JESYKA DERETA  (DIERSEN: What deadlines loomed for you?  Because I was a non-veteran White male federal employee, I had to make GS-13 (currently $94,610) 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 or my career would be wasted and I would be gotten rid of.)
http://wqad.com/2017/08/10/deadline-looms-for-illinois-schools-to-receive-state-education-funding/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— How Wheaton saved its historic House of Seven Gables
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/08/09/how-wheaton-saved-its-historic-house-of-seven-gables/dyvgoz4/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Critics of SB1 veto blast Rauner’s changes without numbers to back up claims – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/critics-of-sb-veto-blast-rauner-s-changes-without-numbers/article_2e0c812e-7d50-11e7-8392-ffc559a4796a.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MADIGAN CALLS SESSION ON GOVERNOR’S DAY  The House speaker’s spokesman claims the session is not a political move. – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/madigan-calls-session-on-governors-day/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pregnancy Centers Win Second Injunction against Illinois Abortion Referral Mandate – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/pregnancy-centers-win-second-injunction-illinois-abortion-referral-mandate/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— KORECKI: TWITTER FIGHT ALERT — Rauner’s new Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, Michael Lucci, got into a bit of a Twitter tiff on Wednesday with Capitol Fax’s Rich Miller. The war? Seemed to start when Miller corrected Lucci, who was in an exchange over the school funding bill. It then morphed into whether Miller deleted Lucci’s written remarks in the comments section on Miller’s popular Capitol Fax blog. Rich Miller: “I never admitted that or anything close to that. Please, seek help.” Michael Lucci: “Do you want me to start posting comments you deleted? Like when I caught you supporting a policy that was born of racism?” Miller responds: “Are they in the same box as your first tooth?”  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who pander to Rich Miller, but who fail/refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press release lists and press advisory lists?)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/08/10/politico-illinois-playbook-pritzker-taps-stratton-as-running-mate-rauner-staffers-tweet-war-madigans-governors-day-surprise-221792

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP: “Juliana Stratton Owes Her Political Career to Mike Madigan”  (DIERSEN: Who do you owe your career to?  My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My GAO Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/10/ilgop-juliana-stratton-owes-her-political-career-to-mike-madigan/
— Crete-Monee superintendent predicts Rauner AV will mean cuts for his district  (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/10/crete-monee-superintendent-predicts-rauner-av-will-mean-cuts-for-his-district/
— Rauner: “I’ll never claim to be a perfect person”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/10/rauner-i%e2%80%99ll-never-claim-to-be-a-perfect-person/

 

FOX NEWS
— Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel welcomes criminal aliens – Hans von Spakovsky and Benjamin Janacek, Heritage Foundation
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/08/09/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-welcomes-criminal-aliens.html

 

GOPUSA
— Chicago’s lawsuit against sanctuary city crackdown is absurd
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28391
— Media language police hate it but Trump’s ‘fury and fire’ sure beats Obama’s butt-kissing
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28465
— Concealed carry now allowed on campus, so this teacher showed up in armor (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they hate those who support the Second Amendment.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28453
— Low-energy Jeb: Donald Trump’s first 200 days have been ‘exhausting’ (DIERSEN: What would your critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shot shows that you have “low energy?”  My critics/opponents would stress a) that I did not earn a job-related bachelor’s degree until I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees until I was 27, 31, and 48, b) that I did not earn job-related professional certifications until I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) that I did not earn a job-related professional license until I was 32.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28434
— The feds are spending millions to encourage low-income Californians to shop at farmers markets
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28457

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— GOP governor welcomes ‘Barack Obama Day’ – Chad Groening  (DIERSEN: My RINO critics/opponents, their RINO operatives, and their RINO dupes are far closer to Obama than they are to Trump.)
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2017/08/09/gop-governor-welcomes-barack-obama-day
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An Illinois-based pro-family activist says he’s appalled that the state’s Republican governor signed legislation designating “Barack Obama Day.”  Gov. Bruce Rauner made it official, signing Senate Bill 55 which means beginning in 2018 Illinois will recognize August 4 as “Barack Obama Day.” Rauner says it won’t be a formal state holiday with paid time off but it will be a day of acknowledgment and celebration. Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth says Rauner is the perfect example of a “Rhino Republican.” “A Republican governor heaping praise on the most immoral promoting president in American history, Barack Obama,” LaBarbera complains, “who ushered in homosexual so-called marriage, who mocked the authority of the Bible, who promoted abortion, who loves Planned Parenthood. With Republicans like that, who needs Democrats?” The argument from liberals that there is a similar holiday honoring President Ronald Reagan is a ridiculous comparison, he also insists. “To compare the two is an insult to Ronald Reagan,” LaBarbera insists. “Ronald Reagan was one of the greatest presidents we ever had.” Reagan led the West in a fight to crush Communism, LaBarbera recalls, while Obama “sucked up” to Cuba’s dictators. It’s insulting, he says, to put Obama in the same category.)

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE SHAMEFUL BLACKOUT OF THOMAS, SOWELL AND WILLIAMS – Larry Elder  (DIERSEN: Me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are blacked out by 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://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/uncategorized/the-shameful-blackout-of-thomas-sowell-and-williams/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Congressional staffers lament need for resources and raises, but not transparency and accountability – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/9/congress-staffers-report-dire-risk-from-slim-budge/

 

THE BLAZE
— Freedom Foundation sues Seattle over tax targeting the ‘rich’ – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: What the Democrats who run Seattle really want to tax are those individuals, organizations, and companies that are Republican.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/09/freedom-foundation-sues-seattle-over-tax-targeting-the-rich/
— If protecting my child’s innocence means I’m keeping him in a ‘Christian bubble,’ so be it – Matt Walsh  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who promote a) LGBTQ activity, b) abortion, c) booze, gambling, pot and other vices, and/or d) other terrible things would say that I grew up in a “Missouri Synod Lutheran bubble” in Crete.)
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/if-protecting-my-childs-innocence-means-im-keeping-him-in-a-christian-bubble-so-be-it/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Here’s A List Of The 5 Biggest NY Times Screw Ups This Year – Jack Crowe (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would paint as being screw ups a) my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like and b) my including comments in those emails that they do not like.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/09/heres-a-list-of-the-5-biggest-ny-times-screw-ups-this-year/

 

HOT AIR
— Current Google Employee: ‘Google Is Run Like A Religious Cult’ – JOHN SEXTON
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/08/09/current-google-employee-google-run-like-religious-cult/

 

TOWNHALL
— Poll: Sweeping Support for Major Elements of Trump’s New Immigration Proposal – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/08/10/poll-trumps-new-immigration-proposal-is-pretty-popular-n2366646

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Google Receives 95 Theses of Diversity and Inclusion – MICHAEL BRENDAN DOUGHERTY
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450237/google-anti-diversity-memo-threatens-political-correctness-religion

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Google is more afraid of liberal outrage than federal law – Philip Wegmann  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were more afraid of Democrat politicians than federal law.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/google-is-more-afraid-of-liberal-outrage-than-federal-law/article/2630905

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s war on leaks is really a war on whistleblowers.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/09/opinions/whistleblowers-opinion-litman-knobler/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— When Government Defames  No judicial remedy exists if a federal official slanders you – AZIZ HUQ  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have slandered me. They feel free to do that because I have always had a policy of forgiving those who trespass me.  But I am reconsidering that policy.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/10/opinion/government-defamation-white-house-slander.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Imagine that a senior government official takes to Twitter, makes a call to a national news outlet or goes on national television to disparage you. Imagine that he tells lies about you to a national audience, lies harmful to your professional or personal future. What could you do to remedy the situation? You might seek a retraction. Perhaps you would go to colleagues and friends to privately plead your side of the case. Or if you were lucky enough to have a national platform of your own, maybe you would try to correct the defamatory statement in public. But one thing you couldn’t do is sue. No judicial remedy exists when a federal official defames someone. This gap in the law isn’t a result of a conscious decision by Congress or federal judges to protect the government’s ability to defame you. It was created inadvertently. In an age when the political lie is being weaponized to increasing effect, it’s an oversight Congress should redress.)
— The Alt-Right Finds a New Enemy in Silicon Valley – KEVIN ROOSE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/business/alt-right-silicon-valley-google-memo.html
— Eric Bolling, Suspended by Fox News, Sues Over Lewd-Photo Article – EMILY STEEL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/business/eric-bolling-fox-news-lawsuit-lewd-photo-article.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Disgraced ex-White House communications boss Anthony Scaramucci blasts reporter for recording phone interview – ELIZABETH ELIZALDE
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/scaramucci-blasts-reporter-recording-phone-interview-article-1.3398437

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trumpian Fury on North Korea – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Will those who oppose declaring war against North Korea stress that unlike Mexico, North Korea a) has not illegally sent many millions of its citizens illegally into America illegally, b) has not illegally kept many millions of its citizens in America illegally, or c) has not illegally sent many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally? Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumpian-fury-on-north-korea-1502320336
— Intolerant Democrats Devour Their Own  The party’s left wing wants to purge anyone opposed to abortion or single-payer health. – Karl Rove  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party leaders who focused/focus on purging those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), gambling, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform. I should write a book about past and present MTRCC leaders who focused/focus on purging those like me who support the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/intolerant-democrats-devour-their-own-1502320565
— Liberalism’s Summer of ’17  Liberals whine about being governed by Trump. Pity those governed by them. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/liberalisms-summer-of-17-1502320215
— How Trump Won, in Two Dimensions  A study shows the 2016 electorate was more socially than economically conservative. – F.H. Buckley  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who hint/imply/argue/shout that for Republicans, “the platform is the problem.” They want Republicans to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), gambling, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-trump-won-in-two-dimensions-1502320256

 

USA TODAY
— Googler fired for diversity memo had legit points on gender – Cathy Young
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/08/googler-fired-diversity-memo-had-point-researchers-agree/548518001/
— How German Jews joined the U.S. Army and helped beat the Nazis – George Petras  (DIERSEN: My outstanding grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, my outstanding uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and my outstanding father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F. It is sad to see that Germany is again turning against America.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2017/07/25/how-german-jews-joined-u-s-army-and-helped-beat-nazis/493634001/
— It’s taking longer than ever to get hired, Glassdoor survey shows – Kellie Ell (DIERSEN: If I had been a veteran, I would have had the veterans preference, and the Post Office, IRS, and GAO would have offered me jobs much sooner than they did. If I had been a veteran, the Post office, IRS, and GAO would not have wasted my career and gotten rid of me because I failed to make GS-13 (currently $94,610) 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. If I had been a veteran, I might still be a GAO employee because GAO’s employees who are veterans are a protected class.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/09/its-taking-longer-than-ever-get-hired-glassdoor-survey-shows/551001001/
— Americans are saving less as income lags spending – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: How did you save by the time you were 29? According to the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine, a) for 1977, when I was 29 years old, my income was $26,563, my expenses were $22,041, and I saved $4,522 and b) as of December 31, 1977, my assets were $113,487, my debts were $59,537, and my net worth was $53,950. My income included $22,449 IRS salary and $2,675 rental income. My expenses included $9,479 mortgage payments and condo fees, $4,900 income taxes, $2,198 food and entertainment, $1,568 pension contributions, and $823 tuition and books.  My assets included a $60,000 Outer Drive East (ODE) condo, a $26,000 University Park town home, $7,393 in retirement contributions, $6,333 in savings, and a $6,000 1972 Corvette. My debts included a $38,795 ODE condo mortgage and a $19,380 University Park town home mortgage.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/09/americans-saving-less-income-lags-spending/549177001/

 

WISCONSIN GAZETTE
— Retired naval officer calls for gay marriage in GOP platform  A retired Navy captain is asking Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell to support adding marriage equality to the GOP platform. McDonnell chairs the committee that will propose a platform at the national convention in Tampa later this month. Retired Navy Capt. Joan Darrah, in a letter to McDonnell, said the freedom to marry is in keeping with the party’s ideology. (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity work very hard against those like me who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.wisconsingazette.com/news/retired-naval-officer-calls-for-gay-marriage-in-gop-platform/article_d53933a7-81c9-5dd3-ba8a-436a551a7f10.html

 

NEWS NETWORK
— With A DACA Summer Job, A Bumper Crop Of Worry – ESMY JIMENEZ  (DIERSEN: Less competition from illegals and from recent legal immigrants was a major reason why I was able to get jobs doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/daca-summer-job-bumper-crop-worry

 

AUTO WEEK
— Would you drive this biodegradable car made from sugar beets and flax?  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would say YES!)
http://autoweek.com/article/green-cars/dutch-students-create-biodegradable-car-sugar-beets-and-flax

 

LOOP NET
— OFFICE BUILDING FOR SALE: 100 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton – $1,399,999
http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/20452453/100-W-Roosevelt-Rd-Wheaton-IL/

August 9 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— Sanctuary cities, Rahm and power politics – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-sanctuary-cities-immigration-kass-met-0809-20170808-column.html
— Why this Google firing alarms conservatives – Erick Erickson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-google-sexist-employee-fired-20170809-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many in the left-leaning tech press were so outraged Damore would differ from their views they could not even fairly assess his views. He has been treated as a sexist, racist outcast who is anti-diversity. His views were mischaracterized or characterized in the worst possible light to dismiss him and his ideas. By daring to think differently, even by relying on studies and using defined words in the sociological and psychological lexicon, Damore was painted as an anti-diversity bigot. No matter how Damore had phrased his memo, it seems he would have offended someone and been fired. The only way to avoid it would be to keep his mouth shut and embrace the groupthink. Therein lies the problem for Google. Despite what Brown may have said about diversity of ideas at Google, it is clear no one can actually have diverse ideas at Google. Doing so might lead to offense and offense must lead to job termination. It creates a situation where one’s views, no matter how reasonable or how commonly shared they are, can be out of bounds if they differ with prevailing groupthink. Conservatives have every reason to be worried by Google’s actions. Google has become the default search engine for the world. It does not take a rocket scientist to know how easy it would be for Google to change its search algorithms to devalue what its employees believe is wrongthink. With Google in a near monopoly position for web searches, it has the ability to alienate conservative thought, Christian values and others to internet silos and ghettos that most would be unable to find. The most troubling part is that much of the political left would be okay with silencing because they see censorship of ideas they hate as a positive thing for the world. Many of the left seek to win culture wars not on the merits of arguments and ideas, but simply by punishing and silencing any who disagree.)
— Emanuel warns those emailing him for favors about Chicago’s ‘strict lobbyist rules’ – Bill Ruthhart  (DIERSEN: What favors have your critics/opponents asked of elected/appointed government/political party officials in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?  Of course, my critics/opponents have asked the aforesaid officials to get rid of me, but more specifically, to insult me at public meetings and at public events, to discourage everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, to not include diersen@aol.com on their press release lists and press advisory lists, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-emails-lobbying-warnings-met-0809-20170808-story.html
— House hearing on Rauner’s school funding plan set for Wednesday – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-schools-hearing-20170809-story.html
— Mike Madigan now the longest-serving state House speaker in U.S. history – Kim Janssen  (DIERSEN: What jobs have you held for a long time?  My understanding is that I held the part-time dishwasher job at the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights longer than anyone else (November 1964 – May 1966) and that I was the only White male to hold that job.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-madigan-record-0809-chicago-inc-20170808-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville D203, Indian Prairie D204 ranked among best in state – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-niche-best-school-district-rankings-st-0809-20170807-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm didn’t go to the mat to make Chicago welcoming city – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: Anti-Americans want Emanuel to do even more to prove his anti-Americanism.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-rahm-didnt-go-to-the-mat-to-make-chicago-welcoming-city/
— Malia Obama loses iPhone at Lollapalooza – Emily Moon
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/report-malia-obama-loses-iphone-at-lollapalooza/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Islam.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/shia-kapos-pillars-fund-muslims-riverwalk-lester-lampert/
— FBI raided Manafort home, seized documents
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-fbi-raided-manafort-home-seized-documents/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad, including bad weather.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-dangerous-climate-change-hits-home/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Income tax revenue from suburbs is growing. Do we get our fair share back? – Jake Griffin  (DIERSEN: Does your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, and your county get its fair share back?  Democrats always want Republicans to pay higher taxes.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170809/income-tax-revenue-from-suburbs-is-growing-do-we-get-our-fair-share-back
— Eric Ferguson — even without Kathy Hart — continues to rule morning radio ratings – Robert Feder  (DIERSEN: WIND AM 560’s Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson are ranked 14th out of 30 radio stations.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170808/feder-eric-ferguson—even-without-kathy-hart—continues-to-rule-morning-radio-ratings
— With his blistering book, Sen. Flake shows the ‘conscience of a conservative’ – Michael Gerson  (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between conservative principles and libertarian principles.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170809/with-his-blistering-book-sen-flake-shows-the-conscience-of-a-conservative
— Controversial Google memo author is Illinois Math and Science Academy alum – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170808/controversial-google-memo-author-is-imsa-alum

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A debt affordability study sounds wonky. But Illinois needs one, pronto. – MICHAEL D. BELSKY (DIERSEN: What have you borrowed money for? I borrowed money to buy a new 1972 Chevy Corvette in 1971, a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. The down payments came from an insurance settlement for my stolen 1969 Dodge Charger SE and money that I had saved working for Firestone Stores and for IRS. My wife and I borrowed to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and to have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984. The down payments came from money that my wife had saved working for the FBI and for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions and from money that I had saved working for IRS and for GAO.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170809/OPINION/170809856
— Preckwinkle drops bid for damages in pop tax case – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170808/BLOGS02/170809855

 

NBC5
— Airbnb Removes Accounts Ahead of Far-Right Rally in Va.  The far-right rally, set for Saturday in Charlottesville, Va., is shaping up to be the “the largest hate-gathering of its kind in decades,” according to Southern Poverty Law Center – Shannon Ho  (DIERSEN: From what I see, if you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists, anti-Trumps will not only punish you, they will get rid of you.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/business/Airbnb-Bans-Accounts-Far-Right-Rally-439270193.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Airbnb has deleted accounts and canceled bookings of users who appear to be connected to “Unite the Right,” a far-right political rally set for Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia. Neo-Nazi and white supremacist website The Daily Stormer had organized a series of large rally-weekend gatherings through the home-sharing site, Airbnb told NBC News. Concerned Airbnb users flagged the thread, leading the company to investigate potential violations of its user contract, which calls for unbiased hospitality. Airbnb said they decided to remove the far-right lodgers because they were “pursuing behavior on the platform that would be antithetical to the Airbnb Community Commitment.” Jason Kessler, organizer of the “Unite the Right” rally and self-described “pro-white” activist, said Airbnb’s blocking of certain users is “outrageous and should be grounds for a lawsuit.” Clay Hansen, the executive director of the nonpartisan Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression in Charlottesville, said Airbnb’s choice to terminate accounts does not violate the First Amendment. “I would say that while Airbnb’s actions wouldn’t necessarily comport with general free speech principles, they are a private company and are entitled to enact and enforce their terms of service as they see fit,” Hansen told NBC News. The rally, scheduled to take place Saturday in Charlottesville, is shaping up to be the “the largest hate-gathering of its kind in decades,” according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. As of Tuesday, Aug. 8, almost 700 people said they would be attending, and another 1,200 showed interest in the event on its Facebook link. The rally aims to “to affirm the right of Southerners and white people to organize for their interests.” “It’s the racial targeting of white people for their ethnic advocacy,” Kessler wrote in an email to NBC. “Would Airbnb cancel the service of black nationalists or Black Lives Matter activists for their social media activity? Of course not!” White supremacists gathered in Charlottesville in May to protest the removal of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s statue. They chanted “All White Lives Matter” while carrying torches. Klu Klux Klan members also protested there in July for the same cause. The statue has not yet been taken down, but Charlottesville has gained the reputation for hosting white nationalism rallies.)

 

WTTW
— Exodus of Illinois General Assembly Lawmakers – Alexandra Silets
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/07/exodus-illinois-general-assembly-lawmakers

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Mendoza again calls on Rauner to OK borrowing to pay down bills – Doug Finke  (DIERSEN: What have you borrowed money for? I borrowed money to buy a new 1972 Chevy Corvette in 1971, a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. The down payments came from an insurance settlement for my stolen 1969 Dodge Charger SE and money that I had saved working for Firestone Stores and for IRS. My wife and I borrowed to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and to have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984. The down payments came from money that my wife had saved working for the FBI and for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions and from money that I had saved working for IRS and for GAO.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170807/mendoza-again-calls-on-rauner-to-ok-borrowing-to-pay-down-bills

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Shimkus: ‘No reason’ not to seek re-election – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-08/shimkus-no-reason-not-seek-re-election.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Republican Massac County State’s Attorney to run for state rep in 118th District, seat currently held by Brandon Phelps – MARILYN HALSTEAD
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/republican-massac-county-state-s-attorney-to-run-for-state/article_aeeb78c5-931f-53ae-b8d4-1f99151cf641.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump retweet highlights murky underbelly on Twitter  President promotes possible fake profile – TAL KOPAN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-retweet-highlights-murky-underbelly-on-twitter/785643996
Trump’s childhood home can now be rented on Airbnb  House was sold to undisclosed buyer in March
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/trumps-childhood-home-can-now-be-rented-on-airbnb/786016618

 

WSIL TV
— HUD Secretary Ben Carson visits Cairo – Evie Allen
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36092830/hud-secretary-ben-carson-visits-cairo

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Governor Rauner’s school-funding Hunger Games  The Illinois governor is once again toying with the futures of Chicago Public Schools students.” Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?  How soon, if not already, will anti-Rauners, anti-Trumps, and/or anti-Republicans protest at your home?
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-school-funding-public-schools-cps-sb1/Content?oid=28847865
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  It was like Groundhog Day for public education recently, as about 40 or so Chicago parents, students, and activists did pretty much the exact same thing they did at about this time a year ago: headed north to Illinois governor Bruce Rauner’s house to protest his school funding policies. That’s Rauner’s residence in Winnetka, as opposed to his ranch in Montana, or his condo overlooking Millennium Park, or any of the other homes he owns throughout the country. Obviously last year’s protests fell on deaf ears, because this year’s school funding inequities may even be worse last year’s.)

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/State Rep. Skillicorn on the Gov. Rauner regime change and revolution
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/08/berkowitz-wstate-rep-skillicorn-on-the-gov-rauner-regime-change-and-revolution-cableweb/

 

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Please join us at the Illinois State Fair Wednesday, August 16, 2017! (DIERSEN: How often will Trump be mentioned by speakers at this event? What percent of attendees at this event will be Trump supporters?  How welcome will Trump supports be at this event? Far too many “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois paint themselves as being anti-Trump. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their party’s platform.  Trump has pledged to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://illinois.gop/ilgop-events-illinois-state-fair/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives, Connelly, Wehrli offer insight into school funding status – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511175005-ives-connelly-wehrli-offer-insight-into-school-funding-status

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— McCaleb: Madigan, Democrats spread false narrative about Rauner’s willingness to compromise – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/mccaleb-madigan-democrats-spread-false-narrative-about-rauner-s-willingness/article_941b8b06-7b8c-11e7-872a-b7abe35a19c1.html
— GOP asks AG if Dem tactics render school funding bill unconstitutional – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/gop-asks-ag-if-dem-tactics-render-school-funding-bill/article_ee3f8626-7ba2-11e7-aa3e-735e16b1aa9d.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Senate Dems finally confirm Sunday session
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/09/senate-dems-finally-confirm-sunday-session/

 

GOPUSA
— UNACCEPTABLE, IT HAS TO STOP: L.A. County hands $1.3B — Billion! — to illegals for welfare
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28369
— Mitch McConnell laments Trump’s ‘excessive expectations’ for GOP Congress  (DIERSEN: One should expect that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will have “excessive expectations” for you. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always had “excessive expectations” for me.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28405
— Healthcare in Canada: It’s not free, and it doesn’t work
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28397

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— GETTING CLEAR ABOUT DIVERSITY AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION – Star Parker (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/getting-clear-about-diversity-and-affirmative-action/
— IS COLLEGE EDUCATION WORTH IT? – Walter E. Williams  (DIERSEN: While I was in high school, many, if not most, if not virtually everyone viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/uncategorized/is-college-education-worth-it/

 

TOWNHALL
— Purge: Amid Leftist Fury, Google Fires Engineer Who Wrote Memo Criticizing Politically-Correct Groupthink – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/08/08/google-diversity-freakout-n2365644

 

TWITCHY
— Kirsten Powers and others who’ve read the Google ‘anti-diversity’ memo slam hysterical media coverage
http://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2017/08/08/kirsten-powers-and-others-whove-read-the-google-anti-diversity-memo-slam-hysterical-media-coverage/

 

NEWSMAX
— Study: Marijuana Use Holds Three-fold Blood Pressure Death Risk – Reuters
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/marijuana-death-blood-pressure-study/2017/08/09/id/806621/
— DHS: Illegal Immigration Up 15% in July, Despite Trump Claims – Todd Beamon
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/illegal-immigration-border-dhs-increase/2017/08/08/id/806576/

 

FEDERALIST
— Here Are All The Media Outlets Blatantly Lying About The Google Memo – Bre Payton
http://thefederalist.com/2017/08/08/media-outlets-blatantly-lying-google-memo/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Airbnb Cancels Bookings For Anyone Attending ‘Unite The Right’ Rally – PHILLIP STUCKY
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/08/airbnb-cancels-bookings-for-anyone-attending-unite-the-right-rally/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Liberalism shames masculinity – Suzanne Fields  (DIERSEN: Those who shame masculinity shame masculine cars including Chevy Corvettes, Chevy Impala SSs, Dodge Chargers, Ford Mustangs, Ford Thunderbirds, Oldsmobile 442s, and Pontiac Tempest Sprints. During my entire life, overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been anti-car. I own a 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang. I have owned a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/26/liberalism-shames-masculinity/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Ronna Romney McDaniel: Republicans who lost races in 2016 a ‘cautionary tale’ for those critical of Trump – Melissa Quinn
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ronna-romney-mcdaniel-republicans-who-lost-races-in-2016-a-cautionary-tale-for-those-critical-of-trump/article/2630952

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— OUTSTANDING: Rise of the Young Traditionalists  Traditionally conservative college students reject the vocal liberalism and libertarianism of their peers. – JEFF CIMMINO
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450146/traditional-conservative-college-students-anti-libertarian-liberal

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s rhetoric and bluster could lose US an ally in Mexico – RAOUL LOWERY CONTRERAS  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps side with Mexico against America. Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America by its illegally sending many millions of its citizens illegally into America, by its illegally keeping many millions of it citizens in America illegally, and by its illegally sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/foreign-policy/345683-trumps-rhetoric-and-bluster-could-lose-us-an-ally-in-mexico
— Trump, media escalate feud – JONATHAN EASLEY  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in Illinois who pander to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois. The aforesaid Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press release lists and their press advisory lists and do everything that they can to stop me from learning about their events and other activities, promoting their events and other activities, attending their events, and reporting on their events and other activities. Ever-increasingly, they shout that they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/345799-trump-reporters-escalate-war-between-administration-and-media

 

POLITICO
— Congratulations to Jamie Sotonoff Bartosch, who is headed to United Airlines after nearly 20 years at the Daily Herald. Sotonoff, a staff writer and editor at the suburban paper, will work as the Senior Writer-Digital Engagement for United Airlines, she wrote on her Facebook page. “A big part of my job will be finding and telling positive stories about the company … I leave the Herald with the deepest gratitude and appreciation.” – Natasha Korecki  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents focus on destroying those who do not focus on “finding and telling positive stories about” them.)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/08/09/politico-illinois-playbook-preckwinkle-taxes-soda-draws-possible-challenger-madigans-milestone-rauners-school-numbers-delayed-221767

 

CNN
— This Trump supporter drives New Yorkers nuts – Chris Moody  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plants, to Libertarian plants, to Green plants, and to RINOs who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a Trump supporter?)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/08/politics/donald-trump-new-york-dion-cini-being-moody/index.html

 

MSNBC
— Pro-Trump corp targets local news stations as propaganda outlets
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/pro-trump-corp-targets-local-news-stations-as-propaganda-outlets-1019593795828

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Justice Dept. Backs Ohio’s Effort to Purge Infrequent Voters From Rolls – CHARLIE SAVAGE (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?  If so, how much deadwood is there in your precinct?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/us/politics/justice-department-ohio-voter-rolls.html
— Democrats, Start Aiming for the Gut – Thomas L. Friedman  (DIERSEN: The more successful that Trump is, the harder that anti-Trumps work against him.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/opinion/donald-trump-gut-democrats.html
— Trump Rewards Loyalty in Alabama Senate Race by Tweeting Endorsement – JONATHAN MARTIN  (DIERSEN: The individuals and organizations that candidates seek endorsements from says a lot about those candidates. My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have made it very clear that they will vicious destroy any candidate that I might endorse.  Can I sue my critics/opponent for that?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/us/politics/alabama-senate-luther-strange-trump.html
— The Danger From Low-Skilled Immigrants: Not Having Them – Eduardo Porter  (DIERSEN: What low-skill jobs did you have that recent immigrants might be holding now?  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; and pumped gasoline 1971-1972.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/business/economy/immigrants-skills-economy-jobs.html
— Class Actions Could Fight Discrimination in Tech – ANITA HILL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/opinion/anita-hill-women-in-tech-should-take-sexism-to-court.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: The Culture Wars Have Come to Silicon Valley – NICK WINGFIELD  (DIERSEN: What if Silicon Valley had always been like the federal government?  Since the 1960s, the federal government’s top priority has been to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/technology/the-culture-wars-have-come-to-silicon-valley.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: At Google, Memo on Gender and Diversity Sparks Firestorm  The debate over the firing of a software engineer who criticized Google’s diversity efforts highlights the challenges of internal dissent – Jack Nicas and  Yoree Koh (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.wsj.com/articles/memo-sparks-firestorm-at-google-1502246996
— Legalizing Pot Is a Bad Way to Promote Racial Equality  In Colorado, arrests of black youths for marijuana possession rose 58% after the drug was legalized. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/legalizing-pot-is-a-bad-way-to-promote-racial-equality-1502234398
— It Was a Great Year for America’s Pensions, but Many Are Still in Crisis  Large public pensions are facing a funding shortfall of as much as $4 trillion because their liabilities are so large – Heather Gillers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-a-good-year-for-pensions-wont-ease-their-troubles-1502201118
— Would You Like a Job? – Editorial  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/would-you-like-a-job-1502234676
— Google’s Diversity Problems  Progressive cultural taboos have migrated from campus to business. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/googles-diversity-problems-1502234773
— U.S. Job Openings Climb to Record 6.2 Million at End of June  The pace of hiring for abundant job openings, though, has remained unchanged – Josh Zumbrun (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2017/08/08/u-s-job-openings-climb-to-record-6-2-million-at-end-of-june/

 

USA TODAY
— Marijuana devastated Colorado, don’t legalize it nationally – Jeff Hunt
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/07/marijuana-devastated-colorado-dont-legalize-nationally-jeff-hunt-column/536010001/
— Google flap: How to have an opinion and still keep your job – Charisse Jones and Elizabeth Weise  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates frequently asked me questions to get me to confirm a) that I opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid and b) that I opposed promoting dependency on government and on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, gender and race based preference giving, vices including booze, gambling, and pot, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, etc.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/08/how-have-opinion-and-still-keep-your-job/548944001/
— Ex-Google engineer files complaint over firing – Elizabeth Weise  (DIERSEN: See Diersen v. GAO at https://gopillinois.com/documents/)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/08/08/ex-google-engineer-files-complaint-over-firing/550563001/
— I was an intersex child who had surgery. Don’t put other kids through this.  Doctors and parents are doing irreversible harm solely due to discomfort with difference. We are erased before we can even tell them who we are. – Kimberly Mascott Zieselman
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/09/intersex-children-no-surgery-without-consent-zieselman-column/539853001/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Google Can’t Seem to Tolerate Diversity  Silicon Valley won’t solve its gender issues if political correctness shuts down every conversation. – Elaine Ou
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-08-08/google-can-t-seem-to-tolerate-diversity

 

NEWSWEEK
— HERE’S WHAT DONALD TRUMP MAY LOOK LIKE AFTER HIS STRESSFUL PRESIDENCY – CHRIS RIOTTA  (DIERSEN: Who focuses on causing you stress? I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on causing me stress.  They are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.newsweek.com/heres-what-donald-trump-will-look-after-his-stressful-presidency-648298

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Marrying less and dying sooner — how the downward spiral of manufacturing is hurting American men – Elena Holodny  (DIERSEN: Virtually all the operatives and all dupes who work for my critics/opponents have financial, health, marital, and other problems.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/trade-impact-jobs-trump-campaign-2017-8

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— OPM Just Made It Harder To Drain The Swamp – Alex Nowrasteh (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted that they took adverse actions against me because my performance was poor. That is why they were furious when 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.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2017/08/opm-just-made-it-harder-drain-swamp/140068/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Donald Trump took office with a promise to drain the swamp, but the federal agency that manages the government’s two million civilian employees is making it harder to do that. Under a new policy, the Office of Personnel Management recently stopped reporting data on employees terminated for wrongdoing or poor performance. This information is critical because the data inform the public about incompetent and, in some cases, corrupt government employees. Without it, systematic government wrongdoing and poor performance may go unnoticed and unreformed. The data provide information on separations, which, in bureaucratic language, is when a federal employee stops working for the government. OPM assigns a cause to each separation, choosing from a list of 12 different categories—such as death or a transfer­—and releases these details annually, along with information on  employees’ age, rank, pay, and other characteristics. That’s where the latest policy change comes into effect. A termination for discipline or poor performance is coded as “SI, Termination or Removal (Discipline/Performance).” But that information was not included in OPM’s 2016 separations data. Every other separations category, in alphabetical order from “SA, Transfer Out” to “SL, Other Separation,” was retained in the 2016 dataset.)

 

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump gets a ‘propaganda document’ folder twice a day filled with screenshots of positive news stories, admiring tweets and photos of him looking powerful.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4773810/Trump-gets-folder-filled-positive-news-him.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Still Say ‘No’ to Letting Illegal Immigrants Vote  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries want illegals to vote in America?  ANSWER: Those 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.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2017/most_still_say_no_to_letting_illegal_immigrants_vote

August 8 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Education Funding Concerns Rise as Start of School Year Nears – Susan Carlson
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Education-Funding-Concerns-Rise-as-Start-of-School-Year-Nears-439180883.html

 

CBS2
— Housing Secretary Ben Carson Meets With Officials, Residents In Lead Contaminated East Chicago  (DIERSEN: How much lead did you ingest when you were 0-5 years old, 6-10 years old, 11-15 years old, 16-20 years old, etc.?
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/07/ben-carson-lead-contamination-east-chicago/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Man in ICE custody charged with 6 robberies in Chicago, suburbs
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/272580881-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago’s history as a sanctuary city – Kori Rumore  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Democrats who run Chicago make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-sanctuary-history-htmlstory.html
— The socialist movement is getting younger and turning into a left-wing force – David Weigel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-socialist-movement-bernie-sanders-20170806-story.html
— Stop interrogating women about when they’ll start having kids – Carrie Pallardy  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. They viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned us as being disgusting selfish rich DINKs (dual income, no kids). They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-babies-women-having-kids-perspec-0808-jm-20170807-story.html
— Emanuel’s latest emails: High-speed O’Hare tunnel, rapper’s charter school pitch – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-emails-ohare-tunnel-met-08-08-20170807-1-story.html
— CPS announces layoffs, says it will delay budget proposal to give state more time to act on funding – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-schools-budget-plan-delay-met-20170807-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 27 people arrested, 234 hospitalized over 4 days of Lollapalooza
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/12-arrests-128-medical-transports-in-2-days-at-lollapalooza/
— Even after hefty lobbyist fines, Rahm pals sought help via email – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents what help with? My critics/opponents a) want help with promoting patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, race and gender based preference giving, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things and/or b) want help with destroying those who do not pander to them, serve as one of their operatives or dupes, do not give them money, and/or have sued them.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ethics-boards-hard-line-not-getting-through-to-some-emanuel-friends/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Top three points for voters’ contract with Republicans – Ann Coulter  (FROM THE ARTICLE: Build the wall. . .Supreme Court. . .Stop wasting money and precious lives on pointless wars)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170808/top-three-points-for-voters-contract-with-republicans
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: Vindictive, autocratic  Upset by group that fought soda tax, Preckwinkle’s response is beneath her – Editorial  (DFIERSEN: I should write a book about the most “vindictive, autocratic” people in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton.  They have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  They are scapegoaters who blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170807/editorial-cook-county-takes-soda-tax-fight-to-dangerous-new-level
— Illinois bumbles while horse racing crumbles – Barry Rozner
http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20170807/rozner-illinois-bumbles-while-horse-racing-crumbles

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups are devastated that immigrants are bypassing Chicago for other cities: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170808/BLOGS02/170809885

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Appellate Judge Steigmann accused of using office to book lectures – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170807/appellate-judge-steigmann-accused-of-using-office-to-book-lectures

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Corps’ Asian carp plan would cost Illinois $95 million – AP
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/corps-asian-carp-plan-would-cost-illinois-million/article_07ff245f-f107-5e70-9459-e69e477627de.html

 

TIMES
— Immigration bill sparks debate – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/immigration-bill-sparks-debate/article_a67a50ae-7c58-5f73-947d-f7d1451255c6.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Bost says HUD Secretary Carson’s decision to visit Cairo Tuesday speaks volumes about his compassion, leadership style – MOLLY PARKER
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/acha/bost-says-hud-secretary-carson-s-decision-to-visit-cairo/article_ecc5669a-9c48-59d9-b6af-b91e38f76798.html

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Ag Secretary Purdue visits Illinois; talks trade, immigration, regulation – Tim Landis
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/08/08/ag-secretary-purdue-visits-illinois-talks-trade-immigration-regulation/ay9o9yi/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— States taking more of a lead on immigration, citing federal inaction  Only 3 states (Alaska, Massachusetts and North Carolina) did not enact legislation – TAL KOPAN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/states-taking-more-of-a-lead-on-immigration-citing-federal-inaction/784985975

 

SUBURBAN CHICAGOLAND
— RTA Chairman Kirk Dillard to Receive North American APTA Award
http://suburbanchicagoland.com/2017/08/07/rta-chairman-kirk-dillard-to-receive-north-american-apta-award/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Fortner says ‘cycle ends,’ won’t seek re-election – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511175035-fortner-says-cycle-ends-won-t-seek-re-election

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— District U-46 Board Member’s Dishonest FB Post About Rep. Ives – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/district-u-46-board-members-dishonest-fb-post-rep-ives/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Coles County – Federal Lawsuit seeks injunction pertaining to property tax assessments – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/coles-county-federal-lawsuit-seeks-injuction-pertaining-to-property-tax-assessments/
— Illinois OEIG unmasks whistleblower to County Board – JOHN KRAFT (DIERSEN: What about you has been unmasked? I should write a book about my Democrat supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who unmasked to my Democrat superiors a) my opposition to patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and that I was a b) draft avoider, b) conservative, c) Republican, d) Missouri Synod Lutheran, e) non-poor, f) a gun owner, g) 100% German American, h) childless, i) someone whose ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, etc.)
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/illinois-oeig-unmasks-whistleblower-to-county-board/

 

GOPUSA
— Sharia comes to London, as Muslim mayor bans sexy ads
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28272
— TREASONOUS: Another Maryland city weighs giving illegal aliens the right to vote
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28343
— Google execs blast engineer’s manifesto on gender ‘differences’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28357

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump launches ‘real news’ service to fight negative media coverage, slipping support – Dave Boyer  (DIERSEN: What do you say to activists, to candidates, to elected officials, to party leaders, to major donors, to political consultants, to etc. in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton who are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs and who do not want anyone to first learn of anything by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? The aforesaid do not want the Illinois House Republicans, the Illinois Senate Republicans, etc. to include diersen@aol.com on their press release lists and press advisory lists.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/7/donald-trumps-real-news-service-fights-negative-me/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump campaign has launched a weekly news service on social media to provide supporters with positive coverage of the president, amid surveys showing that Mr. Trump’s base of support and job approval ratings are shrinking. Conservative television commentator Kayleigh McEnany, who was named Monday as spokeswoman for the Republican National Committee, served as anchor of the Trump campaign’s “News of the Week” video for the first time last weekend. After summing up positive economic news and Mr. Trump’s support for stricter legal immigration limits, Ms. McEnany signed off her first report from Trump Tower by telling viewers on Facebook and Twitter, “Thank you for joining us, everybody. I’m Kayleigh McEnany, and that is the real news.” RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel said Ms. McEnany’s “wealth of experience will be invaluable to the RNC as we continue to support President Trump and build on our majorities in Congress as we head into 2018.” Ms. McEnany, who left a job at CNN, said she is “eager to talk about Republican ideas and values and have important discussions about issues affecting Americans across this country.” The Trump campaign said it will use the fledgling service to “continue to promote real news” about how Mr. Trump is making America great again. Like the president’s frequent tweeting, the campaign said it will use “news of the week” on social media to “talk to Americans directly.”)

 

DAILY CALLER
— Google Fires Engineer Who Wrote ‘Anti-Diversity’ Memo – Ian Miles Cheong (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  Constructively, in 1997, me when I was 49 years old, the Democrats who ran GAO fired me because I had become an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Previously, they had 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. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/07/google-fires-engineer-who-wrote-anti-diversity-memo/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The formerly anonymous author who penned the “anti-diversity” memo at Google that leaked this weekend, James Damore, has been fired for speaking his mind. Following the social media outrage with calls for his termination and the creation of industry blacklists, Google CEO Sundar Pichai released a company-wide notice stating that the senior engineer violated the company’s Code of Conduct. Damore has since confirmed his dismissal. In the memo, Damore called the tech giant’s diversity initiatives as an “ideological echo chamber,” and advocated for diversity of ideas and meritocracy. He suggested that basic psychological variances can explain the lack of women in certain sectors of the industry. Pichai’s memo, titled “Our words matter,” states that the contents of the email were “fair to debate, regardless of whether a vast majority of Googlers disagree with it,” according to Recode. “However, portions of the memo violate our Code of Conduct and cross the line by advancing harmful gender stereotypes in our workplace,” continued Pichai. “Our job is to build great products for users that make a difference in their lives. To suggest a group of our colleagues have traits that make them less biologically suited to that work is offensive and not OK. It is contrary to our basic values and our Code of Conduct, which expects ‘each Googler to do their utmost to create a workplace culture that is free of harassment, intimidation, bias and unlawful discrimination.” Damore’s email has become radioactive for Google, with many within the company also calling for repercussions. The Daily Caller viewed evidence of multiple internal emails showing conversations between various senior engineers demanding retribution for the memo’s contents and circulation. Bloomberg reports that Damore was fired after internal discussion as multiple employees supported firing him for airing his views. The senior engineer confirmed his dismissal in an email to the publication. Google is currently caught up in a dispute with the Department of Labor over a claim that it systemically discriminates against women through a gender gap.)
— Forget California, Oregon Is The Foremost ‘Sanctuary State’ In The US – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/07/forget-california-oregon-is-the-foremost-sanctuary-state-in-the-us/

 

PJ MEDIA
— D’Souza: Trump Joins Gandhi, Churchill, Mandela, Founding Fathers as Nationalists – NICHOLAS BALLASY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/2017/08/07/dsouza-trump-joins-gandhi-churchill-mandela-founding-fathers-as-nationalists/

 

THE BLAZE
— Dutch Airlines tries to tweet pro-gay message, and fails hilariously – Carlos Garcia  (DIERSEN: Do you fail/refuse to promote LGBTQ activity like me? Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity. Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes 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, etc.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/07/dutch-airlines-tries-to-tweet-pro-gay-message-and-fails-hilariously/
— Things get bloody when Antifa thugs attack pro-Trump rally in Portland – Dave Urbanski (DIERSEN: How soon will Antifa thugs show up in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/07/things-get-bloody-when-antifa-thugs-attack-pro-trump-rally-in-portland/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— It’s still all about God and guns in the rural Midwest
http://2020.washingtonexaminer.com/howard-county/why-trump-clobbered-hillary-clinton-rural-midwest/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Google, Searching for Lawyers – JIM GERAGHTY  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers do not want employees who are NOT 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.nationalreview.com/morning-jolt/450246/Firing-Google-Memo-May-Result-in-Lawsuit
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When does one employee holding an opinion contrary to another employee’s become harassment? My guess is that a lawsuit at Google is going to explore that question under the harsh glare of public scrutiny. Google on Monday fired the employee who wrote an internal memo suggesting men are better suited for tech jobs than women, escalating a debate over free speech at the company. Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said in an email to his staff that the employee’s memo violated company policy. Google, part of Alphabet Inc., didn’t publicly name the memo’s author. Software engineer James Damore, who said in an email that he wrote the memo and was fired for it, said he was considering legal action against Google for firing him after he complained to federal labor officials about executives’ alleged efforts to silence him. Mr. Damore published an internal memo last week that criticized Google’s efforts to increase diversity at the company, arguing the program discriminated against some employees. He said men were generally better at engineering jobs than women and a liberal bias among executives and many employees made it difficult to discuss the issue at Google.)

 

THE HILL
— Trump spurs wave of state immigration laws – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/345648-trump-spurs-wave-of-new-immigration-laws?rnd=1502139291
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump ‘working vacation’ draws scrutiny.” Vacations are expensive. Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and his wife are not planning any kind of vacation. My $50,856/year pension is only 41% of the $122,991 that I earned in 1997 in today’s dollars. I have at least $72,135 less each year or $6,011 less each month or $1,387 less each week or $198 less each day to spend on vacations because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I went on vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977.  My wife and I went on many vacations, typically four each year, 1978-1992 in connection with her business trips to luxury resorts all across America. Of course, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious about that.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/345671-trump-working-vacation-draws-scrutiny

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Political Payoff of Making Whites Feel Like a Minority – Lynn Vavreck (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/upshot/the-political-payoff-of-making-whites-feel-like-a-minority.html
— Shown the Door, Older Workers Find Bias Hard to Prove – ELIZABETH OLSON  (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40, c) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/07/business/dealbook/shown-the-door-older-workers-find-bias-hard-to-prove.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Many Politicians Lie. But Trump Has Elevated the Art of Fabrication.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/07/us/politics/lies-trump-obama-mislead.html
— Our Broken Economy, in One Simple Chart – DAVID LEONHARDT  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who rail against government salaries, who rail against government benefits, and who rail against government pensions, but say nothing about skyrocketing inequality in the private sector. They are either extremely wealthy or talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for those who are extremely wealthy.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/07/opinion/leonhardt-income-inequality.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many Americans can’t remember anything other than an economy with skyrocketing inequality, in which living standards for most Americans are stagnating and the rich are pulling away. It feels inevitable. But it’s not. A well-known team of inequality researchers — Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman — has been getting some attention recently for a chart it produced. It shows the change in income between 1980 and 2014 for every point on the distribution, and it neatly summarizes the recent soaring of inequality. The line on the chart (which we have recreated as the red line above) resembles a classic hockey-stick graph. It’s mostly flat and close to zero, before spiking upward at the end. That spike shows that the very affluent, and only the very affluent, have received significant raises in recent decades. This line captures the rise in inequality better than any other chart or simple summary that I’ve seen. So I went to the economists with a request: Could they produce versions of their chart for years before 1980, to capture the income trends following World War II. You are looking at the result here. (CHART) The message is straightforward. Only a few decades ago, the middle class and the poor weren’t just receiving healthy raises. Their take-home pay was rising even more rapidly, in percentage terms, than the pay of the rich.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Speak for Venezuela, Pope Francis  The first Latin American pontiff is harder on Trump than on Caracas’s despot. – William McGurn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/speak-for-venezuela-pope-francis-1502144547
— Immigration Anxieties, Then and Now – Walter Russell Mead  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote mass/illegal immigration want cheap labor and/or 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/immigration-anxieties-then-and-now-1502144233
— Google Uproar Highlights Questions Over What You Can or Cannot Say at Work  Companies that foster open discussions risk blowback when an employee voices contentious or offensive opinions – Yoree Koh and  Kelsey Gee  (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, you will be fired if you do anything other than glorify and praise: Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, women, minorities, young people, veterans, Islam, the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, the Green Party platform, Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and 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.wsj.com/articles/google-uproar-highlights-questions-over-what-you-can-or-cannot-say-at-work-1502175014
— Google Fires Employee Who Wrote Memo Criticizing Diversity Initiatives  Chief Executive Sundar Pichai says in email the employee violated company policy; memo suggested men are better suited for tech jobs than women – Jack Nicas  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  Constructively, in 1997, me when I was 49 years old, the Democrats who ran GAO fired me because I had become an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Previously, they had 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. 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.wsj.com/articles/google-fires-employee-who-wrote-memo-criticizing-diversity-initiatives-1502159711

 

USA TODAY
— I invested early in Google and Facebook and regret it. I helped create a monster. ‘Brain hacking’ Internet monopolies menace public health, democracy, writes Roger McNamee.  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes glorify and praise Google and Facebook.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/08/my-google-and-facebook-investments-made-fortune-but-now-they-menace/543755001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: With Congress stalled on health care, blacks still looking within their communities to bridge health disparities – Deborah Barfield Berry  (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/07/churches-community-groups-step-up-address-black-health-disparities/530013001/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Millennials buying first homes have mom and dad to thank  For many, saving for down payment isn’t possible otherwise. – Adam Shell  (DIERSEN: Did your parents help you buy your first home?  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that after I graduated from NIU in August of 1970 when I was 21 years old, I lived with my mother and brother in Crete until September of 1972 when I bought a new town home in University Park. In my defense, my father had died suddenly in October of 1969, my mother had never attended high school and had been a housewife and homemaker, and my brother was 5 years younger than me. While I lived with them, I used my Firestone Stores salary and my IRS salary to help pay the bills, but I also saved to buy that town home.  I would not have bought a new 1972 Chevy Corvette in October of 1971 if my 1969 Dodge Charger SE had not been stolen in August of 1971.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/07/millennials-move-back-parents-save-house/512027001/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Back to basics: Save up for big purchases – Peter Dunn  (DIERSEN: What have you borrowed money to buy? I borrowed money to buy a new 1972 Chevy Corvette in 1971, a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. The down payments came from money that I had saved working for Firestone Stores and for IRS. My wife and I borrowed to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and to have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.  The down payments came from money that my wife had saved working for the FBI and for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions and from money that I had saved working for IRS and working for GAO.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20170808/282033327289386

 

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Army worker Todd Thomas fired for posting ‘beard updates’ on Facebook – Clark Kauffman  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as having been a far worse federal employee than Todd Thomas.)
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2017/08/08/army-worker-fired-posting-beard-updates-facebook/540322001/

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Here’s how much the top-earning women make in every US state (34% in Illinois) compared to men – Lauren Lyons Cole and Andy Kiersz  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, big businesses are run by Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/top-two-percent-every-us-state-2017-7/#-4

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Justice Department triples number of probes into federal employee leaks – Eric Tucker
https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/doj-fbi/2017/08/07/justice-department-triples-number-of-probes-into-federal-employee-leaks/

 

RUSMUSSEN REPORTS
— 40% Favor Affirmative Action  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/education/40_favor_affirmative_action