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August 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Preckwinkle suing IRMA for delaying soda tax, claiming $17 million in damages
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/preckwinkle-suing-irma-for-delaying-soda-tax-claiming-$17-million-in-damages/2273374/

 

NBC5
— Governor Rauner Hires New ‘Body Man’ Anthony Galullo After Controversy – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/governor-bruce-rauner-hires-new-body-man-following-controversy-438336363.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump set to embark on 1st vacation since inauguration – AP  (DIERSEN: 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://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/271750701-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump picks John Lausch to be new U.S. attorney for Chicago – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-john-lausch-picked-for-us-attorney-0803-met-20170803-story.html
— Elmhurst and Hinsdale Republicans (Paul Fichtner and Laura LaPlaca) among those eyeing Bellock’s seat – Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/news/ct-dhd-bellock-seat-tl-0810-20170803-story.html
— Democratic governor candidate Drury compares Speaker Madigan to Lord Voldemort – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-scott-drury-governor-campaign-met-0804-20170803-story.html
— Secret Service vacates Trump Tower command post in lease dispute with president’s company – Carol D. Leonnig, , David A. Fahrenthold and Jonathan O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-secret-service-vacates-trump-tower-20170803-story.html
— West Virginia governor, a Democrat, expected to announce switch to GOP at Trump rally – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-west-virginia-governor-party-switch-20170803-story.html
— ‘It’s for the children!’ CPS’ crushing debt, that is – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-schools-debt-cps-emanuel-edit-0804-jm-20170803-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump picks John Lausch to be Chicago’s next U.S. Attorney – Jon Seidel and Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/trump-picks-john-lausch-to-be-chicagos-next-u-s-attorney/
— Gov. Rauner again seeks to pit Chicago against rest of Illinois – AP  (DIERSEN: Who pits others against you?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pit 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 AGAINST THOSE 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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-again-seeks-to-pit-chicago-against-rest-of-illinois/
— Trump starts 17-day vacation Friday at private golf club – AP  (DIERSEN: 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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-starts-17-day-vacation-friday-at-private-golf-club/
— Pentagon, White House begin talks on new transgender military policy – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pentagon-white-house-begin-talks-on-new-transgender-military-policy/
— Since when did ‘cosmopolitan’ become an insult? – Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: I should write a book about cosmopolitan people who look down on me. They stress that I am 100% German national origin and that all my ancestors came to America during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. However, according to DNA Ancestry at http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/mihalopoulos-since-when-did-cosmopolitan-become-an-insult/
— Trump berated Mexican president in testy ‘wall’ call: Washington Post
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-berated-mexican-president-in-wall-call-washington-post/
— ‘Give me your tired, your poor’? Give me a break, Trump aide suggests
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/give-me-your-tired-your-poor-give-me-a-break-trump-aide-suggests/
— Make sure only Americans cast our ballots – Editorial  (DIERSEN: How many attempts have been to hack your election commission?  How many of those hacks were successful?  According to the DuPage County Election Commission (DCEC), only 137 in my precinct voted for Trump, but 211 voted for Clinton.  That is inconsistent with the precinct’s voting history. I am considering asking the DCEC to allow me to look at the actual ballots to verify the 137 and 211 numbers.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-make-sure-only-americans-cast-our-ballots/
— Working for Trump seems to be bad for your health – S.E. Cupp
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/cupp-trumps-white-house-a-revolving-door-of-staffers/

 

DAILY HERALD
— GOP plan to slash legal immigration wins Trump’s support – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170803/news/308039948/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps use people in West Chicago to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170803/west-chicago-church-members-vow-to-continue-immigration-hunger-strike
— New Hampshire is no ‘drug-infested den,’ state leaders say – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170803/news/308039850/
— Norman Rockwell Museum building considered as pot dispensary – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170803/news/308039900/
— Lauzen urges cuts to cover Kane County’s projected $6 million shortfall – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170803/lauzen-urges-cuts-to-cover-kane-countys-projected-6-million-shortfall
— Brew Fest returns to Wheaton’s Memorial Park – Nicole Kapala  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who work against me because I do not promote booze.  Most, if not virtually all of those who work against me a) drink lots of booze, b) want to drink lots of booze, c) want to make lots of money selling booze, and/or d) want to generate lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170803/brew-fest-returns-to-wheatons-memorial-park

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Preckwinkle demands $17 million from pop tax foes – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170803/BLOGS02/170809929/preckwinkle-demands-17-million-from-pop-tax-foes

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Hultgren, Roskam speak in Geneva while protestors demonstrate outside – Sandy Bressner
http://www.kcchronicle.com/lists/2017/08/03/6c9c376903264b2195e908e5df225b2f/index.xml?page=1

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Mitchell says he will not seek re-election – RYAN VOYLES
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/state-rep-bill-mitchell-says-he-will-not-seek-re/article_b92718d2-1fb4-5fc1-8726-57df80cb2692.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Republican state Rep. Mitchell to retire – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-03/republican-state-rep-mitchell-retire.html

 

WJBD RADIO
— What’s in the Trump-backed immigration bill
http://www.wjbdradio.com/world-news/2017/08/03/whats-in-the-trump-backed-immigration-bill

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago, Alton papers back Rauner in school funding battle – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511168850-chicago-alton-papers-back-rauner-in-school-funding-battle
— Pritzker values politics over public schools, GOP argues – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511168852-pritzker-values-politics-over-public-schools-gop-argues

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Strategy 2017: From Outrage to Action [Conference] August 18th & 19th in Elmhurst! – Jane Carrell and Carol Davis
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/07/conference-from-strategy-to-action/
— Why is Socialism Being Promoted by Conservative Christian Outlets? – Joe Carter  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/08/why-is-socialism-being-promoted-by-conservative-christian-outlets/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Immigrant groups thank Rauner for committing to sign TRUST Act  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote the Trust Act 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://capitolfax.com/2017/08/03/immigrant-groups-thank-rauner-for-committing-to-sign-trust-act/
— Pritzker criticizes DPI, plans to open regional offices to help down-ballot candidates
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/03/pritzker-criticizes-dpi-plans-to-open-regional-offices-to-help-down-ballot-candidates/

 

CNS NEWS
— Levin: Purpose of Immigration Is to Benefit American Citizenry – Not the Alien Foreigner – Gage Cohen
http://www.cnsnews.com/blog/gage-cohen/levin-purpose-immigration-benefit-american-citizenry-not-alien-foreigner

 

GOPUSA
— Abortion advocates blast Democratic campaign boss for denying pro-choice ‘litmus test’ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many RINO activists, RINO candidates, RINO party leaders, RINO elected officials, RINO major donors, RINO political consultants, RINO etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on destroying Republicans like me who support the right to life plank in the Republican Party’s platform.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27989
— If you don’t support DACA, Lindsey Graham doesn’t want your vote  (DIERSEN: Graham got elected as a Republican. If you get yourself elected as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28094
— #CALEXIT would be a truly golden idea  (DIERSEN: If California seceded, would it vote to become part of Mexico?  If California became part of Mexico, would Mexico then demand surrender of Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, etc.?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28131
(FROM THE ARTICLE: California could secede from the United States. Signatures are being hurriedly gathered for a 2018 ballot initiative that would begin the process of independence for the Golden State.)
— Hate speech from California imam draws little notice
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28097

 

BREITBART
— Seven Facts About Donald Trump’s Merit-Based Immigration Reform – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/02/seven-facts-donald-trumps-merit-based-immigration-reform/
— More Leaks: Washington Post Publishes Transcripts of Donald Trump’s Calls to Mexico and Australia – CHARLIE SPIERING  (DIERSEN: Since I became an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman and the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs have blamed me for everything that has been “leaked” in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I should sue any individual, any organization, any company, any government, and any country that calls me a leaker.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/03/more-leaks-transcripts-of-donald-trumps-calls-to-mexico-and-australia-published-by-washington-post/

 

PJ MEDIA
— College Protesters Demand Peers Pay Them for ‘Emotional Labor’ – TOM KNIGHTON
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/08/02/college-protesters-demand-peers-pay-them-for-emotional-labor/

 

THE BLAZE
— Wisconsin university seeking new staff to help eradicate oppression of LGBT students of color – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/03/wisconsin-university-seeking-new-staff-to-help-eradicate-oppression-of-lgbt-students-of-color/

 

DAILY WIRE
— NEVER FORGET: Leftists Gushed Over Venezuela’s Horrific Socialist Dictators – BEN SHAPIRO
http://www.dailywire.com/news/19259/never-forget-leftists-gushed-over-venezuelas-ben-shapiro#

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— PUBLIC SCHOOL IS CHILD ABUSE  Mason Weaver calls government education centers ‘slave training camps’
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/public-school-is-child-abuse/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS QUITTING OVER “COMPLETE AND UTTER DISDAIN FOR OUR EXPERTISE” – Robert Spencer  (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. Much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do including interviewing, data gathering, data summary, data analysis, developing recommendations, and report writing.  In 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors showed their complete and utter disdain for what I had a) learned by working for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173, b) learned by passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) learned by earning a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) learned by earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) learned by earning a bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970 a) by forcing me to take an $18,847 (21%) pay cut to transfer, that is, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5, currently $90,173, to GS-9 Step 10, currently $71,326, b) by keeping me off audits of IRS 1980-1995, c) by forcing the GAO manager who had hired me, gotten me assigned to audits of IRS in 1996, and gotten me promoted to GS-13, currently $94,610, in 1986, and d) by keeping me off audits of IRS 1989 until they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997.)
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267463/state-department-officials-quitting-over-complete-robert-spencer

 

DAILY CALLER
— Poll: Bashing Trump Is Not Working For Flake In His Home State – Henry Rodgers  (DIERSEN: Who are the biggest “Republican” Trump bashers in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/03/poll-bashing-trump-is-not-working-for-flake-in-his-home-state/
— Government Employees Earn Almost Double The Average American – Thomas Phippen  (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/01/government-employees-earn-almost-double-the-average-american/
— ‘Armed And Dangerous’ Fancypants College Professor Menaces Chicago After Brutal Murder – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/03/armed-and-dangerous-fancypants-college-professor-menaces-chicago-after-brutal-murder/
— Poll: Most Americans Don’t View Black Lives Matter Favorably – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/03/poll-most-americans-dont-view-black-lives-matter-favorably/
— FACT CHECK: Do You Have To Speak English To Be Naturalized? – HOLMES LYBRAND (DIERSEN: Trump should immediately end printing election ballots in any language other than English.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/03/fact-check-do-you-have-to-speak-english-to-be-naturalized/
— Scarborough Says Acosta’s Words Sounded Like Something Out Of ‘Mein Kampf’ – Nick Givas  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps 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://dailycaller.com/2017/08/03/scarborough-says-acostas-words-sounded-like-something-out-of-mein-kampf/
— Someone Leaked Classified Transcripts Of Trump’s Phone Calls With Foreign Leaders – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: Since I became an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman and the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs have blamed me for everything that has been “leaked” in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I should sue any individual, any organization, any company, any government, and any country that calls me a leaker.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/03/someone-leaked-classified-transcripts-of-trumps-phone-calls-with-foreign-leaders/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— In Defense of Meritocracy – Max Bloom  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that 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. They are especially furious that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 and that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 when I was 32.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450101/american-meritocracy-needs-reform-not-replacement

 

THE HILL
— Republicans will completely control 26 states – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/345232-republicans-will-completely-control-a-quarter-of-the-states

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps oppose efforts to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-sanctuary-city-crackdown-faces-resistance-in-unexpected-places-1501761600

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— See how iconic vehicles, including the Chevrolet Corvette and Ford Mustang have evolved over time – KEVIN BARR
http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/street-smarts/evolution-of-corvette-mini-mustang-aston-martin-sl-class-article-1.3381649

 

FED SMITH
— American Federation of Government Employees Still the Most Corrupt Union in the U.S.A. – Bob Gilson
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/08/03/american-federation-government-employees-still-most-corrupt-union-usa/

 

GAO
— GAO’s Gender Identity and Inclusion Group Hosts Panel on Experience of Transgender People
https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USGAO/2017/08/03/file_attachments/857148/MN4422.pdf

August 1 Morning Edition

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 74 murdered, 410 shot in Chicago in July 2017, police say – Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/74-murdered-410-shot-in-chicago-in-july-2017-police-say/2265874/

 

NBC5
— New Capitol Showdown Looms Over Illinois School Funding Plan – Sara Burnett and Sophia Tareen
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/New-Capitol-Showdown-Looms-Over-Illinois-School-Funding-Plan-437858053.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago Killings on Pace to Exceed 2016, One of the City’s Bloodiest in Decades  Last month saw 74 murders, 321 shootings and 410 shooting victims, police announced Tuesday
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-Killings-on-Pace-to-Exceed-2016-One-of-the-Citys-Bloodiest-in-Decades-437850253.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago ends July with more than 400 murders, on pace to exceed 2016
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/271250314-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker gives $2 million to Democratic Governors Association in June – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-gives-2-million-to-democratic-governors-association-in-june/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Next move is Rauner’s after Senate sends him school funding bill – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-education-funding-veto-met-0801-20170731-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: United States District Judge Susan R. Bolton sides with Mexico against America.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-sheriff-joe-arpaio-verdict-20170731-story.html
— Turmoil, dysfunction tarnish Bellwood library board – Angie Leventis Lourgos and Clifford Ward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-bellwood-library-met-20170731-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— New Capitol showdown looms over Illinois school funding plan – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170801/news/308019994/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump on tricky legal ground with ‘Obamacare’ threat.”  To retaliate against Trump, will Democrat doctors refuse to treat Republicans?
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170801/trump-on-tricky-legal-ground-with-obamacare-threat
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: United States District Judge Susan R. Bolton sides with Mexico against America.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170801/defiance-that-made-arizona-sheriff-joe-arpaio-popular-led-to-downfall
— Senate Democrats say ‘no’ to cuts for rich in GOP tax plan – AP  (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, you are rich if you are not on welfare.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170801/news/308019946/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Gene Robke of Carlyle viciously demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Republicans.
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article164628927.html

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— Freeze gambling parlors in downtown La Salle? Council to consider issue – Jeff Dankert
http://www.newstrib.com/free/freeze-gambling-parlors-in-downtown-la-salle-council-to-consider/article_783d3d5a-76b7-11e7-a49c-63f164becbc8.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Stroke patient gets probation on pot charge – Lisa Hammer
http://www.qconline.com/news/crime/stroke-patient-gets-probation-on-pot-charge/article_6664ebee-ef6d-51a5-9dab-b015a0753837.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Back to the Future, Berkowitz w/ Proft on Gov. Rauner’s regime change
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/07/back-to-the-future-berkowitz-w-proft-on-gov-rauners-regime-change-cableweb/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Cash Poor Schools Don’t Support SB1 – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=249289#.WYCBD4jyuM8

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Casino hopes fading away – Editorial
http://www.commercial-news.com/editorials/editorial-casino-hopes-fading-away/article_29af1f98-8279-5606-ab53-b10ab8d20ae2.html

 

KANKAKEE TIMES
— How much do public servants get paid in Kankakee County?  (DIERSEN: When did you first start earning more that $100,000/year in today’s dollars?  In 1988, when I was 40 years old, GAO paid me $100,917 (GS-13 Step 3) in today’s dollars. I had worked for GAO for almost 9 years. Before that, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. I had become a licensed CPA in 1981.  I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.  I had earned a master degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980 and I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
http://kankakeetimes.com/stories/511167379-how-much-do-public-servants-get-paid-in-kankakee-county

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Gubernatorial Candidate Pritzker Goes On Offensive Against Trump – TONY ARNOLD
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/gubernatorial-candidate-pritzker-goes-offensive-against-trump

 

WHEATON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Candidates for Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors includes Marty Keller, Milton Township Trustee
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102873944500&ca=f1b0a4a2-2d8e-4bbb-bec8-d9cee6e59113

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— JULY 12, 2017 FLASHBACK: Wheaton ‘watchdog’ Jan Shaw questions school district’s financial sense – Justin Stoltzfus
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511147203-wheaton-watchdog-questions-school-district-s-financial-sense

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Illinois drivers can expect another hit at the gas pump soon
http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511164905-illinois-drivers-can-expect-another-hit-at-the-gas-pump-soon

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner asks “Does anybody really feel compelled to give political millionaire Rauner their own money to help get him re-elected?”
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2017/08/does-anybody-really-feel-compelled-to.html

 

POLITIFACT
— Sorry Illinois politicians, PolitiFact is back – Bob Secter
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/article/2017/aug/01/better-government-association-joins-politifact-fac/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner’s Chicago schools “bailout” claim rooted in political histrionics, not numbers.”
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2017/aug/01/bruce-rauner/rauners-chicago-schools-bailout-claim-rooted-polit/

 

NEWSMAX
— Scaramucci Escorted Off White House Grounds – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/youre-fired-communications-director-Anthony-Scaramucci/2017/07/31/id/804910/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: George Washington’s warnings against faction are still prescient today – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/26159-outsiders-vs-insiders-george-washington%E2%80%99s-warnings-against-faction-are-still-prescient

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— WHY THE PRIVATE SECTOR DOES A BETTER JOB THAN THE GOVERNMENT – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: At least 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. 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. 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://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/07/31/why-the-private-sector-does-a-better-job-than-the-government/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump call to cut Congress’ perks an about-time moment – Cheryl K. Chumley  (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/1/donald-trump-call-to-cut-congress-perks-an-about-t/
— JULY 19, 2017 FLASHBACK: Weaponizing language and communication  The new ‘AP Stylebook’ embraces political correctness and a liberal version of truth – Tammy Bruce
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/19/fake-news-language-bias-must-be-spotted-and-avoide/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Don’t Be a Gossip – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: Everything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails has already been posted on a website.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/08/01/dont-be-a-gossip/

 

ROLL CALL
— Complications for Trump Threats to Congressional Health Care  Issues include lack of OPM chief, threat to staffers – Niels Lesniewski (DIERSEN: To punish me, my critics/opponents would love to cut/eliminate my $17,288/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy. They care nothing that to qualify for that subsidy, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years.)
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/complications-trump-threats-congressional-health-care

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: United States District Judge Susan R. Bolton sides with Mexico against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/us/sheriff-joe-arpaio-convicted-arizona.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: When illegals break laws, prosecutors are under tremendous pressure to go easy on them, that is, to let them off the hook.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/us/prosecutors-dilemma-will-conviction-lead-to-life-sentence-of-deportation.html
— While Other U.S. Companies Flee China, Starbucks Marches In – Andrew Ross Sorkin
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/business/dealbook/sorkin-china-starbucks.html
— Campus Political Fights Come Home for the Summer – DANA GOLDSTEIN  (DIERSEN: When you were earning your bachelor’s degree, did your Democrat professors succeed in turning you into a “good little Democrat?” Mine did not.  I majored in business at UIC 1966-1968 an at NIU 1969-1970. I commuted to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete 1966-1968. I came home weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969 to work at the Park Forest Post Office. I worked full-time at the Park Forest Post Office during the summer of 1969 like I had done the summers of 1967 and 1968.  My Democrat Post Office superiors succeeded in forcing me to resign at end of the summer of 1969. My father died suddenly in October 1969.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/us/parents-students-summer.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Excess At the Top  The CEO Pay Machine – Philip Delves Broughton  (DIERSEN: Trump’s lousy $400,000 salary is only 3.25 times what my $122,991 GS-13 Step 10 pay is in today’s dollars.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-better-way-to-reward-ceos-1501542185
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 1978 the average chief executive at a large company was paid 26 times more than the average worker. By 2014, depending on your method of calculation, he was paid 300 to 700 times more. It has become standard for a CEO to make more than $10 million a year, and a few make more than $100 million. These aren’t founders or major shareholders but hired guns, managers playing with house money. It is not like this everywhere. In the U.K., the fifth largest economy in the world, the pay ratio of CEO to average worker is 84 to 1. In Japan, the third largest, it’s 16 to 1.)

 

BUSINESS INDIER
— This 59-year-old mother of 2 is making millions selling legal marijuana gummies – Veronika Bondarenko  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/wana-brands-nancy-whiteman-colorado-legal-marijuana-industry-edibles-entrepreneur-2017-7

 

BOULDER DAILY CAMERA
— Resist COLA cuts for federal retirees – Paula Simmons  (DIERSEN: Federal COLAs have always been far less than inflation.)
http://www.dailycamera.com/letters/ci_31183630/paula-simmons-resist-cola-cuts-federal-retirees

 

WMC ACTION NEWS 5
— IRS employee sues over being put on city’s blacklist  (DIERSEN: What blacklists are you on?  Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups have always had me on their blacklists: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wmcactionnews5.com/story/36017470/irs-employee-sues-over-being-put-on-citys-blacklist

 

MADISON
— Reince Priebus brought it on himself – John Nichols  (DIERSEN: The federal government would have promoted into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 a) if I had been a Democrat, b) if I had painted myself a being a yes-man, c) if I had helped my superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, d) if I had not complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, reverse discrimination, or retaliation, and e) if I had not become an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://host.madison.com/ct/opinion/column/john_nichols/john-nichols-reince-priebus-brought-it-on-himself/article_c4c76e8d-ddef-5895-a90d-24471bb0a3d8.html

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Millennials want their dream home now – not in 20 years – Angus Raine  (DIERSEN: Where are you on the “property ladder?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been are filled with envy.  They are furious a) that I bought a new town home in University Park when I was 24 in 1972, that I bought a studio condo in downtown Chicago when I was 25, and that I bought a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago when I was 27 and b) that my wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton when I was 29 and that we had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton when I was 35.)
http://moneymag.com.au/millennials-dream-home/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When I bought my first home in the late 1980s, I didn’t care that it was ramshackle, I just wanted to get my foot on the property ladder. Now you hardly ever hear the term ‘property ladder’, and millennials want their dream family home now – not in 20 years. But that’s how long it took me to progress through a series of houses until I bought my current family home. I’m calling for a cultural shift: we need to return to viewing property ownership as a long-term, gradual strategy. So, if you’re a first-home buyer, just how do you climb the property ladder? First, you might need to rethink your expectations of a first home. Buying in the best location you can afford is more important than getting the perfect home immediately. And while many people think that the next logical step is to buy a bigger house, you are better off moving to progressively better locations. That will build value faster than graduating to bigger homes in the same suburb and will take you to the next rung on your journey up the property ladder.)

July 30 Evening Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— New Trump chief of staff John Kelly starts Monday – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/270997968-story

 

NBC5
— Clinton Lost, But Republicans Still Want to Investigate Her – Mary Clare Jalonick
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Clinton-Lost-But-Republicans-still-want-to-investigate-her-437476593.html

 

CHIAGO TRIBUNE
— Aide says Trump wants more West Wing discipline, structure – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-west-wing-discipline-20170730-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How will Donald Trump top last week? Just wait – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-how-will-donald-trump-top-last-week-just-wait/
— Black leaders call on Rauner to sign school funding bill – Mitch Dudek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/black-leaders-call-on-rauner-to-sign-school-funding-bill/
— A look at the political gridlock over state school funding – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/a-look-at-the-political-gridlock-over-state-school-funding/

 

WJBC
— Local advocates kick-off ERA drive with help from prominent Republican couple – Howard Packowitz
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/07/28/local-advocates-kick-off-era-drive-with-help-from-prominent-republican-couple/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Trump Goes for Congressional Jugular on Obamacare Repeal, Rauner Has Similar Pressure Point He Hasn’t Used – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/30/trump-goes-for-congressional-jugular-on-obamacare-repeal-rauner-has-similar-pressure-point-he-hasnt-used/

 

TOWNHALL
— Reince Priebus Gives First Post-Resignation Interview to Wolf Blitzer – Jennifer Van Laar
http://beta.townhall.com/tipsheet/jennifervanlaar/2017/07/28/reince-priebus-gives-first-postresignation-interview-to-wolf-blitzer-n2361719

 

DAILY CALLER
— Not Being Stupid Is ‘Cognitive Privilege’ Now, Which Is Just Like White Privilege – Eric Owens  (DIERSEN: What indicates that someone is not stupid?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am stupid, so therefore, they are furious a) that in 1979, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, b) that in 1981, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt, c) that in 1981, I became a licensed CPA, d) that in 1997, I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT, e) that in 1980, I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, f) that in 1976, I earned an MBA from Loyola, g) that in 1970, I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU, h) that in 1997, I became a Forensic Accountant, i) that in 1996, I became a Certified Financial Services Auditor, j) that in 1994, I became a Certified Government Financial Manager, and k) that in 1990, I became a Certified Fraud Examiner.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/29/update-not-being-stupid-is-cognitive-privilege-now-which-is-just-like-white-privilege/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Evangelical Leader Urges Trump to Fire Anthony Scaramucci, Wash His Mouth With Soap – Samuel Smith
http://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelical-leader-bob-vander-plaats-trump-fire-anthony-scaramucci-wash-mouth-soap-193705/

 

THE HILL
— Kelly starts new White House gig Monday amid high hopes from Republicans – ALICIA COHN AND OLIVIA BEAVERS
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344524-kelly-starts-new-white-house-gig-monday-to-high-hopes

 

POLITICO
— Without Priebus, Trump Is a Man Without a Party  By ousting Reince Priebus, the president is severing one of his few remaining ties to the GOP. – TIM ALBERTA
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/07/30/trump-priebus-unbound-215440

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— The President’s war on transgender service members – Irene Monroe  (DIERSEN: Who has declared war on you?  Members of the following groups have declared war on me: 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.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-presidents-war-on-transgender-service-members_us_597d1f96e4b06b305561d16a

 

USA TODAY
— Analysis: Can a president at war with both Republicans and Democrats govern? – Susan Page
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/30/analysis-can-president-without-party-govern/523535001/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Anthony Scaramucci friend accuses Reince Priebus of having an affair, then admits he’s not sure if it’s true – JASON SILVERSTEIN
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/scaramucci-friend-baselessly-accuses-priebus-affair-article-1.3369153

July 24 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner: Special session Wed if Dems don’t send school bill Monday – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-dems-play-games-with-schools-cullerton-wants-to-talk/
— 6 killed, 35 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/10-shot-in-chicago-1-fatally-since-friday-night/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Racist emails scandal moves beyond city as Illinois opens an investigation into state employee’s role – Ray Long and Todd Lighty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-water-department-emails-capuzi-20170724-story.html
— Some last-minute options for tuition shortfall – Steve Rosen (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that tuition and books were much less expensive when I attended UIC 1966-1968, when I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/kidsandmoney/tca-some-last-minute-options-for-tuition-shortfall-20170717-story.html
— For many young workers, job hopping is key to more money – Marco Buscaglia (DIERSEN: Are/were you a job-hopper? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/tca-for-many-young-workers-job-hopping-is-key-to-more-money-20170718-story.html
— Family vacation doesn’t have to break the bank – Anya Kamenetz  (DIERSEN: 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 went on vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 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://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/savingsgame/tca-family-vacation-doesn-t-have-to-break-the-bank-20170717-story.html
— Spending oodles on health care is the American way – Tyler Cowen. (DIERSEN: My wife and I a) spend $5,763/year for health, dental, and vision insurance; $2,731/year for Medicare; plus thousands of dollars in out of pocket costs, mainly for my dental expenses.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-health-costs-medicine-eu-perspec-0724-jm-20170721-story.html
— The danger of having ideologues in charge in Springfield – John McCarron  (DIERSEN: Those who call me an ideologue 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 and/or they promote dependency on government, dependency of charity, LBGTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices including booze, gambling, and pot, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-rauner-ipi-madigan-emanuel-mccarron-perspec-0724-jm-20170723-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in keeping Obamacare.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-gop-health-care-obamacare-repeal-huppke-20170721-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner: Talk of discrimination against CPS “hurtful” and untrue – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170724/rauner-talk-of-discrimination-against-cps-x201churtfulx201d-and-untrue
— For first time in years, state will help pay for burials for the poor – Kerry Lester (DIERSEN: What about cremation?  When I die, I want to be cremated for the following reasons: a) my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents; b) my branch on my family tree is extremely small and it is dying; and c) my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been very successful in making people in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage, and in Illinois HATE ME.  I should write a book about those who have been the most successful in making people HATE ME.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170724/for-first-time-in-years-state-will-help-pay-for-burials-for-the-poor

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The doctor will see you now—for $25,000 – BRIGID SWEENEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170722/ISSUE01/170729954

 

NBC5
— Chris Kennedy Lays Out Plan to Curb Chicago Gun Violence – James Neveau  (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats blame all bad things, including Chicago gun violence, on Republicans.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/democratic-candidate-chris-kennedy-lays-out-plan-to-curb-chicago-gun-violence-436205663.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Why two Illinois state fairs? Politics, of course – Tim Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170722/local-business-notes-why-two-illinois-state-fairs-politics-of-course

 

WIFR
— Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski featured at State Representative John Cabello’s fundraising event
http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Trumps-former-campaign-manager-featured-at-Cabellos-fundraising-event–436214743.html

 

WSIL TV
— Democrats attempt rebranding with populist new agenda – AP  (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrat Party agenda is to get rid of those 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.wsiltv.com/story/35952843/democrats-attempt-rebranding-with-populist-new-agenda
— A vacant White House job: first pet – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35952041/a-vacant-white-house-job-first-pet
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Politically ambitious pups and kittens: Put your resumes aside. The job of first pet – an enviable White House gig with luxurious live-in privileges, after-hours access to the president and guaranteed positive press coverage – is not currently available. That’s because President Donald Trump is not looking for a fluffy sidekick at the moment. Asked about plans for a four-legged addition to the White House, Stephanie Grisham, a spokeswoman for Melania Trump, said in a statement: “The first family is still getting settled so there are no plans at this time.” If Trump stays pet-free, he will be breaking with a long held tradition of presidential pet ownership.)

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Statement from County Board Chairman Dan Cronin RE: Curran vacancy
http://www.dupageco.org/Content.aspx?id=55365

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Curran named to replace Radogno in state Senate – Brent Zell (DIERSEN: What do you do?  If you resigned, who would replace you and who would your replacement be?)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511155656-curran-named-to-replace-radogno-in-state-senate

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— YES, THERE IS VOTER FRAUD IN ILLINOIS, NEW DATABASE SHOWS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/yes-there-is-voter-fraud.html
— O’HARE WORKER SEEKING TO “BURY UNBELIEVERS ALIVE” REQUESTS CHARGES DISMISSED
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/ohare-worker-seeking-to-bury-unbelievers-alive-requests-charges-dismissed.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner: Special session to commence Wednesday
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/24/rauner-special-session-to-commence-wednesday/
— Is Rauner staffer on the way out?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/24/is-rauner-staffer-on-the-way-out/
— Cullerton again calls on Rauner to hold leaders’ meetings before veto
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/24/cullerton-again-calls-on-rauner-to-hold-leaders-meetings-before-veto/
— ILGOP responds *** Pritzker again tackles the Madigan question
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/24/pritzker-again-tackles-the-madigan-question/

 

GOPUSA
— Leftists terrified of cleaning up voter rolls  (DIERSEN: How much deadwood is on the voter rolls for your precinct?  The longer that your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain has served in your precinct, and the longer that the borders of your precinct have not been changed, and the fewer voters that are registered in your precinct, the better able your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain should be able to identify and report deadwood.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27574
— Fast-track training put officer Mohamed Noor on Minneapolis police force  (DIERSEN: When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors did NOT put me on any kind of fast-track anything. To transfer, they required me to take an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, from $90,173 (GS-12 Step 5) down to $71,326 (GS-9 Step 10). For my first 6 years with GAO and for my last 9 years, they succeeded in keeping me off audits of IRS. They did not promote me to GA-13 Step 1, $94,610 in today’s dollars, until 1986 and they never promoted me beyond that. They would not have done the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27562
— Bill Nye: Climate science needs older generations to ‘die’ off  (DIERSEN: If you want older people to die off, that is, if you want to promote age discrimination, vote for Democrats.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27507

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Scaramucci Lays Down the Law With Jake Tapper: ‘The Leaks End Today’ or He’ll Start Firing People – VIRGINIA KRUTA (DIERSEN: Because I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me for all “media leaks” suffered since 2000 by the following in Illinois: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc.)
http://ijr.com/the-declaration/2017/07/928247-scaramucci-lays-law-jake-tapper-leaks-end-today-hell-start-firing-people/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: Relentless media war on Trump has failed miserably to dent his resolve – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/26109-outsiders-vs-insiders-relentless-media-war-trump-has-failed-miserably-dent-his-resolve

 

LIFEZETTE
— House Conservatives Set Ambitious Tax Reform Target: The IRS  Over 150 GOP lawmakers see chance to jettison reviled agency as part of comprehensive budget package – Margaret Menge  (DIERSEN: What if Republicans ran IRS instead of Democrats?)
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/house-conservatives-set-ambitious-tax-reform-target-the-irs/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Schiff Encourages Mueller To Investigate Trump Organization – TED GOODMAN (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my Democrat superiors had me “under investigation.” They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/23/schiff-encourages-mueller-to-investigate-trump-organization/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Public universities pay for-profit company thousands for online diversity training – NATHAN RUBBELKE (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/33768/

 

THE HILL
— What Trump can do to cripple ObamaCare – NATHANIEL WEIXEL (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on crippling Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc.)
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/343222-what-trump-can-do-to-cripple-obamacare?

 

POLITICO
— GOP despairs at inability to deliver – ELIANA JOHNSON and JOSH DAWSEY  (DIERSEN: Who wants Trump to fail?  I should write at book about a) those who want me to fail as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and b) those who wanted me to fail 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, IRS employee, etc.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/23/republicans-trump-despair-deliver-240868

 

REUTERS
— New Trump communications director promises crackdown on media leaks – Timothy Gardner  (DIERSEN: Because I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me for all “media leaks” suffered since 2000 by the following in Illinois: Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-scaramucci-idUSKBN1A80QA

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— At Chicago Sun-Times, New Owners Vow Return to Paper’s Working-Class Roots – JULIE BOSMAN and SYDNEY EMBER  (DIERSEN: What percent of working-class people anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/23/business/media/chicago-sun-times-ownership.html
— A Better Deal for American Workers – CHUCK SCHUMER  (DIERSEN: Democrats promise to use government to take money away from 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 AND TO GIVE THAT MONEY 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/2017/07/24/opinion/chuck-schumer-employment-democrats.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote hatred against Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/24/opinion/republicans-trumpcare-cbo.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/24/opinion/transgender-lgbtq-rights-texas.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump marginalizes experts, debases expertise – James Hohmann  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always debased the experience that I gained a) working 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; b) working 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; c) earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; and c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981.  They debase the fact that I became a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/07/24/daily-202-trump-marginalizes-experts-debases-expertise/597548fc30fb043679543214/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In Reversal, Colleges Rein In Tuition  Prices of higher education are rising in line with inflation as enrollment stagnates – Josh Mitchell  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that tuition and books were much less expensive when I attended UIC 1966-1969, when I when I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-reversal-colleges-rein-in-tuition-1500822001

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Poll: Americans split 42%-42% on impeaching Trump – Susan Page and Emma Kinery  (DIERSEN: What percent of those in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois want Trump to be impeached? 61% voted for Clinton in my precinct, one would expect that 61% in my precinct want Trump to be impeached.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/24/impeach-donald-trump-poll-americans-split-remove-president/501871001/
— Your next big raise? Don’t hold your breath, some economists say – Paul Davidson  (DIERSEN: What raises have you gotten? During the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my salary increased every year because of COLAs, step increases, and/or promotions, except 1980 when I took an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO.  In today’s dollars, I earned $15.56/hour (GS-4 Step 1) when I started working for the Post Office in 1966 when I was 18; $44,853/year (GS-7 Step 1) when I started working for IRS in 1971; $90,173/year (GS-12 Step 5) when I left IRS in 1980; $71,326/year (GS-9 Step 10) when I started working for GAO in 1980; and $122,991/year (GS-13 Step 10) when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997. My critics/opponents have always accused me of 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.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/07/23/your-next-big-raise-dont-hold-your-breath-some-economists-say/490040001/

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— OUTRAGEOUS: Americans’ retirement benefits have been slashed by a quarter – Ben Steverman
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Americans-retirement-benefits-have-been-11307000.php

 

POST AND COURIER
— Civil service ‘Frankenstein’ – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation are rampant in the federal government. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/editorials/civil-service-frankenstein/article_c9049ea8-6e66-11e7-8bdd-8fc771e6e9ef.html

July 23 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage County Board member John Curran appointed to state Senate vacancy – Katie Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170722/dupage-county-board-member-appointed-to-state-senate-vacancy
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Under state election law, a new member of the Republican party must be appointed to the DuPage County Board within 60 days of Curran’s resignation, which he plans to officially submit Monday, he said. Residents of District 3, which includes parts of Downers Grove, Westmont, Burr Ridge, Hinsdale, Woodridge, Clarendon Hills, Darien and Willowbrook, can apply to at Dupageco.org/countyboard/dist3map. The newly appointed board member will serve the remainder of Curran’s term, which expires Nov. 30, 2018. County Board Chairman Dan Cronin said in a news release Saturday that he will fill Curran’s vacancy until an appointment is made. “While we will truly miss his work and his dedication to DuPage County, we are happy to see him moving on to bigger challenges,” Cronin said. “I’m confident Springfield is gaining an asset who will fight to protect residents of Illinois.” Anyone seeking appointment to the county board should email Cronin at Dan.Cronin@dupageco.org with a resume and letter, not exceeding 300 words, outlining their interest.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 12 ways Trump has failed to deliver for his own voters – Robert Reich
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/reich-12-ways-trump-has-failed-to-deliver-for-his-own-voters/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— HARDCOPY CHICAGO TRIBUNE ARTICLE TITLE: Veterans fight White House on pot – Evan Halper and Lauren Rosenblatt  (DIERSEN: If you want to destroy an individual, you push pot on that individual. If you want to destroy an organization, you push pot on that organization. If you want to destroy a company, you push pot on that company. If you want to destroy a government, you push pot on that government. If you want to destroy a country, you push pot on that country. If you want to destroy a race, you push pot on that race.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/orlando-sentinel/20170723/281685434906947
— Despite budget woes, higher ed pros continue their work – Ted Slowik (DIERSEN: Do you have “high-quality degrees and credentials?”  Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would demonize, denigrate, and condemn the bachelor’s degree in management that I earned from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old, the MBA that I earned from Loyola in 1976, the master’s degree in accounting that I earned from DePaul in 1980, and the master’s degree in financial markets and trading that I earned from IIT in 1997.  They would stress that none of the aforesaid universities are Ivy League and that my grades were not that great. They would demonize, denigrate, and condemn the fact that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) examination on my first attempt in 1981. They would stress that I took CPA and CIA examination review courses and that others got higher scores on the examinations than I did. They would demonize, denigrate, and condemn the fact that I became a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA) in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant (FA) in 1997.  They would stress that became a CFE, CGFM, CFSA, and FA by grand fathering and not by passing an examination.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-higher-ed-illinois-st-0721-20170720-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Their goal is to increase the proportion of adults in Illinois with high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by 2025. The rate stood at 40.8 percent when the goal was set in 2008 and rose to 49.6 percent by 2014, according to the Illinois Board of Higher Education.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Are you ready for some more special sessions? – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170722/statehouse-insider-are-you-ready-for-some-more-special-sessions
— Looking ahead to covering 2018 elections – Angie Muhs
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170722/angie-muhs-looking-ahead-to-covering-2018-elections

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Democrat Anthony March to challenge Shimkus – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-22/tom-kacich-danville-man-challenge-shimkus.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— High court may be only way to end gerrymandering – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What about those who have precinct lines redrawn a) to reward favored precinct committeemen/captains and b) to punish disfavored precinct committeemen/captains?)
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-high-court-may-be-only-way-to-end-gerrymandering/article_1190716e-0b1c-5eb9-a333-bb3202282d32.html

 

RIVER CITY READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Staff Shake-Up Hints at Rauner Weakness.”
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/staff-shake-up-hints-at-rauner-weakness

 

HERALD REVIEW
— For loyal Macon County Trump backers, a campaign message still rings true – RYAN VOYLES
http://herald-review.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/for-loyal-macon-county-trump-backers-a-campaign-message-still/article_0bca40d8-a43c-5986-ac19-b32a9e2a21a2.html

 

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR
— DREAM Act divisive, elitist – RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR. (DIERSEN: From what I see, to curry favor with Democrats, employers want to gloat that they hire illegals, and that to make way for them, they do not hire citizens of America and that they get rid of citizens of America.)
http://journalstar.com/opinion/columnists/ruben-navarrette-dream-act-divisive-elitist/article_58cdae0d-39bb-588f-af15-c17ff32892f2.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What bothered her was the insistence on going to college. What about those kids who go to vocational school or go straight to work? They didn’t deserve legal status? Someone in Washington was playing God again, deciding who stayed and who went according to a narrow definition of positive behavior. Why stop at attending college? Why not demand that beneficiaries of the DREAM Act not accept any public assistance, or abstain from smoking, or never fall into debt or not be unemployed for more than six months at any point in their lives? The new bill from Graham and Durbin is a slight improvement because it covers those who “work lawfully for at least three years.” But it also has a new requirement that recipients speak English and know U.S. history. Great idea. But shouldn’t we start by demanding those things from native-born U.S. citizens? These moral judgments are all subjective and awfully condescending. They’re all about what Graham, Durbin, and the other senators who will eventually support their bill require to make them feel comfortable with overlooking the fact that these young people are in the country illegally. Welcome to this week’s episode of the game show: “Good Immigrant, Bad Immigrant.” If Graham and Durbin want to make themselves useful in the immigration debate, they should stop treating immigrants like they’re some kind of social science experiment. Instead, they should draft a bill that would eventually legalize most of the 11 million people who are in the country illegally — whether or not they went to college or speak English. It’s no wonder that so many DREAMers experience a version of “survivor’s guilt” because they were tossed a life preserver while their parents and siblings are left to drown. All this talk about how the Trump administration is dividing families. You know what really divides families? The DREAM Act.)

 

WMAY
— Superintendents Push Back On Rauner’s Claim They’re Scared Of Madigan  (DIERSEN: Virtually everyone is scared of those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in their municipality, in their township/ward, in their county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world. Virtually everyone panders to, serves as an operative for, or serves as a dupe for those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in their municipality, in their township/ward, in their county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois who focus on pandering to, on serving as an operative for, and on serving as a dupe for those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
http://www.wmay.com/2017/07/22/superintendents-push-back-on-rauners-claim-theyre-scared-of-madigan/

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Governor’s Hometown Awards deadline approaches – Brent Zell (DIERSEN: What is your hometown?  I lived in Crete 1948-1972.  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout that during those years, Crete was full of rich racists, rich sexists, rich bigots, and rich even worse things. They would stress that during those years, very few depended on government, on charity, or on welfare and that Crete was overwhelmingly White, German-American, Lutheran, conservative, and Republican.)
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511154448-governor-s-hometown-awards-deadline-approaches

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Rep. Breen: Thank God Gov. Rauner doesn’t discriminate against staff over abortion  (DIERSEN: Democrats promote abortion. Democrats run the federal government.  Democrats promote patronage.  Therefore, federal employees are expected to promote abortion.  Therefore, while I was one of its employees for almost 30 years, the federal government discriminated against me because I did not promote abortion.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511155606-rep-breen-thank-god-gov-rauner-doesn-t-discriminate-against-staff-over-abortion

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— The NEA’s School Curriculum: Leftist Politics
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/the-neas-school-curriculum-leftist-politics

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— FSG Painters fined by IL. Department of Labor: Failure to pay prevailing wages on Clark County Park District job – JOHN KRAFT  (DIERSEN: What do you think the prevailing wage should be for someone like me?  I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997.)
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/fsg-painters-fined-by-il-department-of-labor-failure-to-pay-prevailing-wages-on-clark-county-park-district-job/

 

THE BLAZE
— New report reveals the DNC is in financial turmoil while the GOP is thriving – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/22/new-report-reveals-the-dnc-is-in-financial-turmoil-while-the-gop-is-thriving/
— State instructs schools to ‘segregate’ students who feel uncomfortable with transgender bathrooms – Justin Haskins
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/22/state-instructs-schools-to-segregate-students-who-feel-uncomfortable-with-transgender-bathrooms/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— RAPID WHITE HOUSE PERSONNEL CHANGES ELECTRIFY PRESS CORPS  New communications director Scaramucci backed Scott Walker and Jeb Bush before Trump – GARTH KANT (DIERSEN: It is always extremely dangerous to back candidates. I should write a book about those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who want to kill me figuratively, if not literally, for backing certain candidates.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/07/spicer-resigns-from-white-house-post/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— How Low Will the Teachers’ Unions Go? – ELLIOT KAUFMAN
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/449752/teachers-unions-lies-randi-weingarten-despicable-defense-public-school-monopoly

 

POLITICO
— Scaramucci praises Breitbart in first interview since communications appointment – BRENT GRIFFITHS (DIERSEN: WARNING: If you praise Diersen or praise his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, Diersen’s critics/opponents have made it very clear that they will have their operatives and their dupes viciously destroy you.  Diersen’s critics/opponents are filled with hatred and have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They 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.politico.com/story/2017/07/22/scaramucci-praises-breitbart-first-interview-240848

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats talk and act like they depend on voter fraud to win elections.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/opinion/sunday/the-bogus-voter-fraud-commission.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps show their disdain for Western Civilization.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/opinion/sunday/donald-trumps-plan-to-save-western-civilization.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn baby boomers, and especially baby boomers who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/opinion/sunday/baby-boomers-decline.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps say that trump supporters are sexists.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/20/opinion/formacist-trump-sexism.html
— What It Was Like to Be Drafted – MARC LEEPSON  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their corporative, and their dupes would shout that I avoided the draft with student draft deferments 1966-1970 and with a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They would call me a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/opinion/what-it-was-like-to-be-drafted.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: For Good Jobs, Look Beyond the Rust – Editorial  (DIERSEN: None of the jobs that I had were “good” jobs. The evidence is that Democrats, minorities, women, younger people, veterans, etc. did not want the jobs that I had.  I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/opinion/sunday/president-trump-and-his-way-back-machine.html
— Overcoming an Embarrassing Workplace Slipup From Years Ago – ROB WALKER  (DIERSEN: What workplace slipups did you make?  I failed/refused to become a Democrat. I complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I failed/refused to help my superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees because the were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. In 1988, when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/jobs/workologist-overcoming-slip-ups.html
— Three Things I Should Have Said About Retirement Planning – PAUL B. BROWN  (DIERSEN: What do you know about retirement?  I have been retired for almost 20 years.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/your-money/retirement-planning-advice.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: As Congress Aims To Punish Russia, Trump Faces Bind – MATT FLEGENHEIMER and DAVID E. SANGER  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on punishing those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/us/politics/congress-sanctions-russia.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— L.A. voters want to legalize marijuana, so why won’t city leaders do it? – Editorial (DIERSEN: What should elected officials do if voters want them to get rid 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? Because of concern that elected officials will do what voters want, members of the aforesaid groups are buying more and more and more firearms and ammunition for their self-defense.)
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-marijuana-limited-immunity-20170722-story.html

 

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— Democrats try to block federal workers from staying at Trump properties – Jamie Dupree
http://jamiedupree.blog.ajc.com/2017/07/23/democrats-try-to-block-federal-workers-from-staying-at-trump-properties/

 

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Democrats struggle with whether to woo back whites or broaden coalition – Joe Garofoli  (DIERSEN: I predict that to get elected, Democrats will strengthen their promise that if elected, they will use government rid of once and for all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/Dems-struggle-with-whether-to-woo-back-whites-or-11307886.php

 

THE NATIONAL
— Abrupt resignation of Trump’s press secretary a ‘symptom of an administration in crisis’ – Rob Crilly  (DIERSEN: My abrupt forced retirement from GAO in 1997 when I was 49 years old was a symptom of a government that puts above all else a) hiring, retaining, and promoting Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger and b) getting rid of its employees who are Republican, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.thenational.ae/world/the-americas/abrupt-resignation-of-trump-s-press-secretary-a-symptom-of-an-administration-in-crisis-1.613145

June 21 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Lawmakers Hold Special Session Amid Budget Impasse
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Lawmakers-Hold-Special-Session-Amid-Budget-Impasse-429871073.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner calls for compromise in speech Democrats dismiss as empty rhetoric – Monique Garcia and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-special-session-speech-met-0621-20170620-story.html
— What to do with a broken Illinois: Dissolve the Land of Lincoln – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-dissolving-illinois-kass-met-20170620-column.html
— Illinois governors haven’t had much success with special sessions – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-special-session-history-20170620-story.html
— How does Illinois’ richest man get top tech talent to Citadel? Competitions. – Robert Holly  (DIERSEN: Have you gotten a government job?  If so, how did you get it?  I got my Post Office job in 1966 when I was 18 by having a high school diploma, by passing the Post Office employment examination, by passing a physical examination, by passing a background check, by having a drivers license, by having a good driving record, by passing a truck driving test, and by having a car to use to deliver mail. I got my IRS job in 1971 by having a bachelor’s degree in management, by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination, and by passing a background check.  I got my GAO job in 1980 by having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, by having an MBA, by passing the CPA examination, by having almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting, and by passing a background check.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-bsi-citadel-datathons-20170620-story.html
— Office perks are nice, but here’s what new college grads really want – Robert Holly  (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors and supervisors hinted/implied/argued/shouted/acted like their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-bsi-lasalle-network-jobs-hiring-20170619-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: What good are standardized tests? – Darlena Cunha  (DIERSEN: What tests have you taken and passed?  I passed a) the Certified Internal Auditor test on my first attempt in 1981 and that helped me get promoted in 1986; b) the CPA test on my first attempt in 1979 and that helped me become a GAO employee in 1980; c) all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, and a diploma from Crete-Monee High School in 1966; d) the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970 and that helped me become an IRS employee in 1971; and e) the Post Office employment test in 1966 that helped me become a Post Office employee in 1966.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-standardized-testing-reading-math-grades-20170620-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner calls for unity, House Dems call it campaigning – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-calls-for-unity-house-dems-call-it-campaigning/
— Reilly makes ‘urgent request’ for more Downtown police patrols – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: How much time have you spent in downtown Chicago? I lived there 1974-1978, I worked there during the last 6 months of 1971 and then 1973-1997, and I took graduate business, accounting, and finance courses there 1972-1981 and 1992-1997.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/reilly-makes-urgent-request-for-more-downtown-police-patrols/
— Republican Karen Handel wins Georgia race, thanks Donald Trump – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-race-in-georgia-finally-heads-to-voters-as-d-c-watches-closely/
— Durbin, Duckworth warn Illinois budget impasse will block federal aid – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/durbin-duckworth-warn-illinois-budget-impasse-will-block-federal-aide/
— Can attending church really help you live longer? This study says yes  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about churchgoers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on destroying those like me a) who do not pander to them, b) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or c) who refuse to give them money.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/lifestyles/can-attending-church-really-help-you-live-longer-this-study-says-yes/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Special session stipends could cost $185,000, but lawmakers must wait – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170621/special-session-could-cost-taxpayers-185000-but-lawmakers-wont-see-checks-soon
— Rauner urges action — and GOP proposal for state budget – Dan McCaleb, Greg Bishop, and Cole Lauterbach
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170620/rauner-urges-action-x2014-and-gop-proposal-for-state-budget
— FRONT PAGE: Illinois official Steve Sandvoss to testify about Russian election hacking – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170620/illinois-official-to-testify-about-russian-election-hacking

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Trump talk aside, Chicago is getting anti-violence help from the feds – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170620/BLOGS02/170629979/chicago-anti-violence-funds-coming-despite-trump-talk

 

WTTW
— Scott Drury, the Anti-Madigan Democratic Candidate for Governor – Alexandra Silets
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/06/20/scott-drury-anti-madigan-democratic-candidate-governor

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield among 12 cities to receive federal aid to lower crime – Jason Nevel
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170620/springfield-among-12-cities-to-receive-federal-aid-to-lower-crime

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Governor Rauner has Harsh Words Before Special Session  He hopes lawmakers will pass a balanced budget – Shane Gustafson
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/governor-rauner-has-harsh-words-before-special-session/746634512
— Business Community Urging Governor Rauner to Sign Trust Act – Pierce Roberson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the business community in Illinois a) wants cheap labor and b) sides with foreign countries and with their citizens AGAINST America and AGAINST its citizens.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/business-community-urging-governor-rauner-to-sign-trust-act/746601411

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Radogno warns of ‘devastating’ results of rejecting budget compromise – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511130289-radogno-warns-of-devastating-results-of-rejecting-budget-compromise
— Ives applauds Rauner’s words but rejects tax hike
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511130433-ives-applauds-rauner-s-words-but-rejects-tax-hike
— Rauner urges political unity to save the future of Illinois – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511130421-rauner-urges-political-unity-to-save-the-future-of-illinois

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Rauner did right by demanding return to Capitol, Righter says – Caitlin Nordahl
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511130301-rauner-did-right-by-demanding-return-to-capitol-righter-says

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage to vote on Glaser-Sapyta lawsuit dismissal – $0 – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/college-of-dupage-to-vote-on-glaser-sapyta-lawsuit-dismissal-0/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Abortion is What Planned Parenthood Does – Eric Metaxas
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/abortion-planned-parenthood/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RHOADS: WHEN DIVERSITY IS A CODE WORD FOR COERCION  (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://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/when-diversity-is-a-code-word-for-coercion.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— WSJ says Rauner is capitulating, calls him “Governor Junk”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/21/wsj-says-rauner-is-capitulating-calls-him-governor-junk/
— What the Republicans want you to see  (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, I should NOT include links to anything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails unless I get their specific authorization.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/21/what-the-republicans-want-you-to-see/

 

GOPUSA
— CBS News anchor Scott Pelley asks if GOP shooting was ‘self-inflicted’  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that all my problems are self-inflicted.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that because of problems that I inflicted on myself, I am a) no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, b) no longer a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, c) no longer the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, d) no longer an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, e) no longer an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, f) no longer a GAO employee, and g) no longer etc.  My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and they use their clout to destroy those like me a) who do not pander to them, b) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or c) who refuse to give them money.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26094

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— HOW WE CAN START TAKING BACK OUR COUNTRY – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/how-we-can-start-taking-back-our-country/

 

THE HILL
— McCain: No American has seen healthcare bill, but I’m sure Russia has – MAX GREENWOOD  (DIERSEN: If you are Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, a) how good a job do the leaders of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations and the Illinois Republican Party do in keeping you up to date on relevant government/political news/commentary and b) how often do they seek your input?)
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/338633-mccain-no-american-has-seen-healthcare-bill-but-im-sure-russia-has

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— FBI: Gunman Acted Alone in Shooting of Congressman
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-06-21/fbi-to-detail-findings-on-congressional-baseball-shooting
— Donald Trump thanks students whose yearbooks were altered
http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/35712063/donald-trump-thanks-students-whose-yearbooks-were-altered

 

ABC NEWS
— Rep. Adam Kinzinger shares ‘hateful, vitriolic’ messages he received following Alexandria shooting – DAVID CAPLAN
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-adam-kinzinger-shares-hateful-vitriolic-messages-received/story

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Health Care of Millions Depends on a Few Senators – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are undeservedly filthy rich, and therefore, Republicans should pay for everyone’s health care.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/21/opinion/health-care-bill-senate.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity make it clear that they will get rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/20/world/europe/russia-gay-propaganda.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Some States Beat Supreme Court to Punch on Eliminating Gerrymanders – THOMAS FULLER and MICHAEL WINES
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/20/us/politics/some-states-beat-supreme-court-to-punch-on-eliminating-gerrymanders.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Illinois Capitulation  Gov. Bruce Rauner cries uncle on taxes and economic reform. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-illinois-capitulation-1498000268
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: The End of Car Ownership – Tim Higgins (DIERSEN: The cars that you own/owed say more about you than anything that you can say about yourself.  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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-end-of-car-ownership-1498011001
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Workers’ Motivation Is Fueled By Family – Kelsey Gee  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government saw it this way: The more dependents that you have, the more desperate that you are for money, and therefore, the easier it would be for them to manipulate/dominate you. Based on what was in the February 1978 Money Magazine article on my wife and I, my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors fully expected us to a) have children, b) adopt, and/or c) become foster parents. They became increasingly furious when we did not do any of the aforesaid.)
https://www.wsj.com/
— Rise Above Your Awful Commute  As mass transit delays and complaints rise in several cities, veteran commuters and other experts have tips for staying calm – Sue Shellenbarger  (DIERSEN: I rode mass transit to/from work and/or school during the last 6 months of 1971 and then 1973-1997. I used that time to read newspapers and/or do homework.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rise-above-your-awful-commute-1497975204

 

WASHINGTON POST
— FBI says gunman in GOP baseball shooting had storage locker in Virginia with more than 200 rounds of ammunition
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2017/06/21/fbi-says-gunman-in-gop-baseball-shooting-had-storage-locker-in-virginia-with-more-than-200-rounds-of-ammunition/
— In just one year, nearly 1.3 million Americans needed hospital care for opioid-related issues – Joel Achenbach and Dan Keating  (DIERSEN: Who pushes opioids in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2017/06/20/in-just-one-year-nearly-1-3-million-americans-needed-hospital-care-for-opioid-related-issues/

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Google wants to help you find a job – Edward C. Baig  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers want employees 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.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/baig/2017/06/20/how-find-job-through-google/103019930/

 

MORNING CONSULT
— Opposition to AHCA Has Doubled Among GOP Voters Since April – JON REID (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are undeservedly filthy rich, and therefore, Republicans should pay for everyone’s health care.)
https://morningconsult.com/2017/06/21/opposition-ahca-doubled-among-gop-voters-since-april/

June 20 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Governor Rauner to deliver live address on budget Tuesday – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/governor-rauner-to-deliver-live-address-on-budget-tuesday/2120304/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Skips Republican Fundraiser – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-republican-fundraiser-429522163.html
— Congressman Bobby Rush Endorses Chris Kennedy for Illinois Governor (DIERSEN: It may come out that in 1997, Rush succeeded in getting my Democrat GAO superiors to force me to retire in when I was 49 years old so that my Black Democrat subordinate could have my job and have my preferred corner office.  Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar, and their supporters would have no problem with that because they all promote patronage.  SEE: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bobby-rush-endorses-chris-kennedy-illinois-governor-429507493.html
— Congressman Luis Gutierrez Endorses JB Pritzker for Illinois Governor
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/luis-gutierrez-endorses-jb-pritzer-illinois-governor-429460103.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner, schools play blame game as CPS takes out costly $275M loan – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-schools-close-expensive-loan-met-20170619-story.html
— Emanuel hits D.C. to talk up proposed high school graduation requirement – Katherine Skiba  (DIERSEN: What did you have when you graduated from high school?  I had an acceptance letter from UIC when I graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1966. However, 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-dc-talk-20170620-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: His speech, being billed as “Moving Forward in Chicago,” will address his bid to require public high school seniors to provide a college or trade school acceptance letter, proof of military enlistment or a job offer in order to graduate, the announcement said.)
— Chicago records 300th homicide over Father’s Day weekend — just like last year – Elyssa Cherney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-weekend-violence-20170619-story.html
— I’m a member of Congress. I’m going to start carrying a gun. – Chris Collins  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, 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 PROMOTE HATRED AGAINST THOSE WHO 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.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-congress-shooting-carry-guns-20170619-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 32 members of Chicago Fire Department brass return to rank-and-file – Fran Spielman and Frank Main (DIERSEN: Constructively, in the federal government, you are a member of the rank-and-file until you become a member of the Senior Executive Service, currently $161,900/year.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/32-members-of-chicago-fire-department-brass-return-to-rank-and-file/
— Chicago Public Schools borrow $275 million at sky-high interest rate – Lauren FitzPatrick and Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: What loans have you taken out and what helped you avoid sky-high interest rates?  I borrowed to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo downtown Chicago in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago in 1976. My having worked for Firestone Stores 1970-1972 and for IRS 1971-1980 helped me avoid sky-high interest rates.  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. My having worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997 and my wife’s having worked for FBI 1968-1970 and for the U.S. League of Savings institutions 1970-1992 helped us avoid sky-high interest rates.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-public-schools-borrow-275-million-at-sky-high-interest-rate/
— Redistricting: Supreme Court could restore the power of your vote – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/supreme-court-could-restore-the-power-of-your-vote/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/no-reason-in-the-world-a-muslim-girl-cant-be-an-american-girl/
— Pride Day is kids’ day too – Shia Kapos  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/hobson-lucas-are-a-force-behind-south-side-indoor-track-center/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago attorney Aubrey Parker and her pediatrician wife will be among the throngs attending this year’s Pride Parade on June 25. The couple have attended the annual event before but this time they’re bringing along their two young children. Families aren’t new to the parade. Parents and children of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans communities have long been “allies” of the parade, noted Richard Pfeiffer, who’s coordinated the event since the 1970s. Marriage equality has made the parade even more of a family affair, he said. You see it in the number of young faces in the parade and on the sidelines. The Back Lot Bash, that coincides with the parade, even includes kids music. Though never as flamboyant as San Francisco’s Pride Parade, where nudity is part of the mix, Chicago’s parade has its share of over-the-top floats. Though that’s changed, too, Pfeiffer said. “Forty years ago, people saw cross-dressing as flamboyant. Not anymore.” For Parker, a family law attorney at Beermann Pritikin Mirabelli Swerdlove LLP, and her wife, Dr. Ellen Parker, the parade is about celebrating differences. Aubrey and Ellen met while attending Creighton University in 2005. Back then, Aubrey’s last name was Parlet and Ellen’s last name was Klocker. When they married, they merged their surnames to Parker. “We knew we were going to have kids and thought here we are two moms, and if we can make things more average we wanted to,” Aubrey Parker said. “It’s nice and generic.”)
— Big questions remain in Navy destroyer’s collision with container ship – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/big-questions-remain-in-navy-destroyers-collision-with-container-ship/

 

DAILY HERALD
— After protesters gather, Rauner skips Republican fundraiser – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170619/after-protesters-gather-rauner-skips-republican-fundraiser
— Des Plaines reverses decision, opts out of Cook County wage law – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170619/des-plaines-reverses-decision-opts-out-of-cook-county-wage-law
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Eisendrath bids Sun-Times, wants it to serve the 99% – Robert Feder  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a member of the 1%? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did everything that they could to paint me as being a member of the hated 1%. While I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, they stressed the new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, the new 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and the new 1969 Dodge Charger SE that I had bought and drove to work.  They stressed that I stayed at the University Plaza Dormitory at NIU.  While I worked for IRS 1971-1980, they stressed the new 1972 Chevy Corvette, the new 1978 Chevy Chevette, and the new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale that I had bought.  They stressed the new town home that I had bought in 1972, the studio condo that I had bought in 1974, the one bedroom condo that I had bought in 1976, 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton that my wife and I had bought in 1978. They stressed the tuition that I had paid for graduate courses at Loyola 1972-1976 and DePaul 1976-1980. They stressed my wife’s salary.  While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, they stressed 915 Cove Court that we had built in Wheaton in 1984, the collector cars that I had bought in 1989 and 1994, the tuition that I had paid for graduate finance courses 1992-1997, my wife’s salary, that we had no children, and the money that we had saved for our retirement.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170619/eisendrath-talks-about-plans-to-buy-sun-times
— Both sides are talking again in tollway, railroad feud over O’Hare bypass land – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170619/both-sides-are-talking-again-in-tollway-railroad-feud-over-ohare-bypass-land
— A response to hate crime that goes beyond punishment – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, 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 PROMOTE HATRED AGAINST THOSE WHO 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.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170619/editorial-a-response-to-hate-crime-that-goes-beyond-punishment

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner goes on offense in budget standoff with televised call for ‘unity’ – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170620/BLOGS02/170629998/illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-tv-address-seeks-unity-on-budget
— Paralyzed by violence, Chicago needs state-of-emergency action from state, feds – RICHARD BOYKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170617/OPINION/170619903

 

WBEZ
— ‘Do I Look Like I’m Packing?’ Chicago’s 50 aldermen on whether they carry a gun – Lauren Chooljian
http://interactive.wbez.org/everyotherhour/aldermen/

 

DAILY LINE
— Announcing The Springfield Daily Line – Mike Fourcher  (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000 and started sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, many government/political news/commentary Internet newsletters have come and gone.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress a) that I do not have a degree in journalism and b) that I have never worked as a paid reporter or paid journalist.  In my defense, 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 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.  Much of what I did for GAO and for IRS was similar to what reporters and journalist do, including interviewing; fact gathering, summary, and analysis; and report writing.  In addition, I am a Forensic Accountant, Certified Financial Services Auditor, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Fraud Examiner, licensed CPA, and Certified Internal Auditor.  In addition, I have master’s degrees in finance, accounting, and business.  In addition, concerning politics, I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
http://thedailyline.net/chicago/06/19/2017/announcing-springfield-daily-line/
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: I’m excited to announce that next month, The Daily Line will open a bureau in Springfield to publish a new newsletter, the Springfield Daily Line, focusing on state government news ($395/year or $650/year group subscription). Our bureau will be led full-time by experienced state government reporter Rae Hodge, who just completed a Fulbright Scholarship studying journalism at Cardiff University. Before heading over the pond, Rae worked for the Associated Press and then operated her own news service in the Frankfort, Kentucky statehouse. Everyone knows the amount of Illinois statehouse news coverage has declined precipitously. Our plan for the Springfield Daily Line is to produce new reporting from new angles currently uncovered. We’re going to produce something completely different from any existing publication, creating a must-have report for our paying subscribers–just as we have in Chicago. Exactly what do we plan to cover? We will focus on stories that most impact those who depend on government for their business success. That means, like in Chicago, we will provide fine-grained detail on legislation and policies moving through the General Assembly, publish as many bill briefings and primary documents as we can get our hands on, and include more coverage of state boards like JCAR and the ICC than you’ll find elsewhere. Our plan is unearth detail uninteresting to the regular citizen, but critical to those who know how can government turn on the little things.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner address set for Tuesday night
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170619/rauner-address-set-for-tuesday-night
— Rep. Darin LaHood wants to turn old mines into recreational areas – Chris Kaergard
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170619/rep-darin-lahood-wants-to-turn-old-mines-into-recreational-areas

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Local lawmakers unsure whether special session will yield Illinois budget – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/06/19/local-lawmakers-unsure-whether-special-session-will-yield-illinois-budget/ao4fxuz/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Congressman Rodney Davis doesn’t support President Trump’s Cuba policy  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Cuba and against America.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/congressman-rodney-davis-doesnt-support-president-trumps-cuba-policy
— Illinois farmers worry President Trump’s Cuba plan will stop exports – Joe Cadotte
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-farmers-worry-president-trumps-cuba-plan-will-stop-exports
— Locals protest President Trump’s Healthcare Plan  (DIERSEN: Are you a local? How long have you lived in your home, in your municipality, in your precinct, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  I have lived in my home and precinct since 1984; in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County since 1978; and in northeast Illinois since 1948.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/locals-protest-president-trumps-healthcare-plan

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Chicago Public Schools takes out $375 million loan – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article157078749.html

 

SOUTHERN
— A circus without elephants? Bill on governor’s desk would ban performing elephants in traveling acts – MOLLY PARKER  (DIERSEN: In 2007, I arranged for an elephant to walk behind Congressman Roskam in Wheaton’s Independence Day parade.)
http://thesouthern.com/a-circus-without-elephants-bill-on-governor-s-desk-would/article_68ab6ef8-4441-5454-a077-5dd50cd12413.html

 

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER NEWS
— Sen. Bill Brady defends capital spending plan supported by former Gov. Pat Quinn – Cole Lauterbach and Dan McCaleb
http://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/sen-bill-brady-defends-capital-spending-plan-supported-by-former/article_864b291f-280e-56a5-b342-f4bfd448a63f.html

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— How Zoning Shaped—and Segregated—Chicago  To the many causes of the city’s segregation, add the city’s first zoning ordinance, which was set in place in 1923 and had profound implications for how the city grew from there. – WHET MOSER
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/June-2017/How-Zoning-Shapedand-SegregatedChicago/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Newspaper: Dems need to point finger at themselves, not Rauner – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511128311-newspaper-dems-need-to-point-finger-at-themselves-not-rauner

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Who has the answer to Illinois’ budget woes? Speaker Madigan, Gov. Rauner or Ted Dabrowski? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/06/who-has-the-answer-to-illinois-budget-woes-speaker-madigan-gov-rauner-or-ted-dabrowski-cableweb/

 

MOMKUS MCCLUSKEY ROBERTS LLC
— Momkus McCluskey Roberts LLC Attorney Gerald A. Cassioppi Becomes DuPage County Bar Association President
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/06/prweb14435423.htm

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Thomas More Society Wins in Abortion “Bubble Zone” Settlement
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/thomas-society-wins-abortion-bubble-zone-settlement/
— NY Casinos Want to Loan Money to Gamblers – Charlie Butts
https://illinoisfamily.org/gambling/ny-casinos-want-loan-money-gamblers/

 

FOX NEWS
— Illinois careens into financial meltdown – and not even the lottery is safe – Brooke Singman
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/20/illinois-careens-into-financial-meltdown-and-not-even-lottery-is-safe.html

 

GOPUSA
— Kaepernick compares police to slave patrols following Castile verdict
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26014
— Numbers of Illegal Voters Higher than Estimated
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26038
— Living and Working with Sufferers of Trump Derangement Syndrome
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25961
— Decades of Blaming Violence on the Right
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25985

 

BREITBART
— Wayne LaPierre: If ‘Violent Left’ Attacks, They will Face ‘Freedom in the Hands of the American People’ – AWR HAWKINS  (DIERSEN: Those on the left are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  They are disciples of Saul Alinsky. Ever-increasingly, they make it clear that they want to get rid of those on the right.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/19/wayne-lapierre-if-violent-left-attacks-they-will-face-freedom-in-the-hands-of-americans/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Praying For Understanding – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) intentionally misunderstand me and b) pray that everyone would misunderstand me.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/06/20/praying-for-understanding/

 

FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE
— ANGER PRIVILEGE  Only leftists are allowed to be angry. – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267037/anger-privilege-daniel-greenfield

 

CVONSERVATIVE HQ
— Obama LGBT Policies at Pentagon, Other Agencies Running On Autopilot  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, for anti-Trumps, promoting LGBTQ activity is their top priority.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/25894
— No More Free Lunch
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/25895

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— WHICH CONSERVATIVES WERE ON THE ALEXANDRIA SHOOTER’S ‘KILL LIST’? HERE ARE SOME NAMES. (DIERSEN: If Hodgkinson had focused on Illinois conservatives, would I have been on his list? Beyond tragically, as the Democrat Party’s stranglehold on Illinois tightens, fewer and fewer and fewer individuals, organizations, companies, and governments identify themselves as being conservative and even fewer and fewer and fewer talk or act like they are conservative.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/06/20/which-conservatives-were-on-the-alexandria-shooters-kill-list-here-are-some-names/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The 15 Best-Educated Districts in the U.S., and Why It Matters in the Georgia Race – Nate Cohn  (DIERSEN: What percent of voters in your precinct, municipality, township/ward, county, and Illinois have at least a bachelor’s degree?  What are the most common majors?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/19/upshot/this-list-of-well-educated-districts-explains-why-georgias-election-is-close.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 15. ILLINOIS’S 5TH NORTHERN CHICAGO AND WESTERN SUBURBS. 50 percent have a college degree. Illinois’s Fifth is an odd one. It extends all the way from Lincoln Park, along Lake Michigan, to O’Hare International Airport, then heads south through many suburbs west of the city. It’s exactly the kind of weird-looking district you’d get in one of the most heavily gerrymandered states in the country. It does nonetheless cobble together plenty of well-educated areas, whether young neighborhoods on Chicago’s north side or office-park-dotted western suburbs. It’s the only district on this list that voted for Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary. He won it by three points.)
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Rising Power of Philanthropy  Latter-day Rockefellers may be generous but are accountable to no one. – David Callahan (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.  What do leftist 501(c)(3)s think of you? From what I see, leftist 501(c)(3)s despise if not hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries 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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/20/opinion/jeff-bezos-bill-gates-philanthropy.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: ‘Born this way’? It’s way more complicated than that – Alia E. Dastagir  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage everyone to engage in LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/16/born-way-many-lgbt-community-its-way-more-complex/395035001/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Fearless Girl’ Steals the Conversation – Suzanne Vranica  (DIERSEN: Constructively, the “Fearless Girl” promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fearless-girl-steals-the-conversation-1497864600

 

PBS NEWSHOUR
— Trump lawyer: No information that the president is under investigation  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors were always investigating me a) because I had not become a Democrat, b) because I had not painted myself as being a yes-man, c) because I had not helped my Democrat superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, d) because I had complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid, and e) because I had become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my Democrat superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/trump-lawyer-no-information-president-investigation/

 

THE NATION
— Our Schools Are Actually Resegregating – Michelle Chen  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote segregation.)
https://www.thenation.com/article/our-schools-are-actually-re-segregating/

 

THE BEAST
— President Trump’s White House Media Blackout Has Reporters Talking Mutiny  After Sean Spicer banned live broadcasts of press briefings, many long-suffering White House correspondents are openly wondering whether it’s worth the hassle anymore. – Scott Bixby (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who pander to the Democrat news media, but blackout GOPUSA ILLINOIS.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/president-trumps-white-house-media-blackout-has-reporters-talking-mutiny

June 5 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump vows to do whatever is necessary to protect U.S. – AP  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps do not want America to discriminate against those whose who want to turn America into their motherland or to destroy America.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/after-london-attacks-trump-blasts-political-correctness-on-twitter/
— 5 dead, 25 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/6-shot-across-chicago-since-friday-evening/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote amnesty promote U visas.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-suburban-police-routinely-block-immigrant-crime-victims-efforts-to-obtain-u-visas-the-watchdogs/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Emanuel urges Chicagoans to drink beer.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-podcast-20170605-story.html
— Hillary Clinton blames America first – Jonah Goldberg  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.  They blame me for their problems, they blame me for your problems, they blame me for my problems, and they blame me for everyone’s problems. They are professional scapegoaters.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-hillary-clinton-lost-excuses-20170605-column.html
— Raise your daughter to become a confident leader – Sonia Thompson  (DIERSEN: If you seek a government office or a political office, sooner or later, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will paint what you did while you were in grade school, in high school, and in college as negatively as they can.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that 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; and worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970.  They would hint/imply/argue/shout that my having those jobs showed that I have no leadership potential.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-raise-your-daughter-to-become-a-confident-leader-20170526-story.html
— It’s tough being black in America. But don’t pity me. – Dahleen Glanton  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-racism-america-glanton-met-20170604-column.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Harvard accepts, then rejects 10 incoming students after they shared offensive memes
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/258871157-story

 

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban police support law, but are insulted by language; Quinn’s painting; Noland sues for pay; A challenge for Drury – Kerry Lester (DuPage Edition, page 11)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/launch.aspx?eid=1e1522d8-2d26-4909-aef1-f0fa226cf892
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mary Landreth is happy that there were “no politicians” in Wheaton’s Memorial Day parade. “Politicians” is code for Republicans. QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, and governments a) do not want politicians, that is, Republicans, in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and/or b) do not want politicians, that is, Republicans, to help sponsor the parade? 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 for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170605/what-could-be-better-than-patriotic-parade
— Can off-hours political activism get you in trouble at work? – Jena McGregor  (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170604/can-off-hours-political-activism-get-you-in-trouble-at-work

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Because the Chicago Sun-Times does such a good job promoting the Democrat Party platform, Democrats will assure that only Democrats own the paper.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170605/NEWS06/170609949

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— A formula for discord – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-06-05/formula-discord.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— A deadly weekend in St. Louis leaves 10 people confirmed dead, several others injured – DANA RIECK
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article154381104.html

 

NIU
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: NIU increases its efforts to crank out “good little Democrats.” QUESTION: Which employers want to hire “good little Democrats?” ANSWER: Employers that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://newsroom.niu.edu/2017/06/05/fighting-back-against-injustice/

 

ROCK ISLAND TODAY
— Democratic ‘conspiracy’ not so far-fetched after all, Swanson says
http://rockislandtoday.com/stories/511123132-democratic-conspiracy-not-so-far-fetched-after-all-swanson-says

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen blames ‘petty’ partisanship for move to restrict Medicaid managed care – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511122680-breen-blames-petty-partisanship-for-move-to-restrict-medicaid-managed-care
— Nybo rues reversal of some charter school panel authority – Zachary Lewis
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511122660-nybo-rues-reversal-of-some-charter-school-panel-authority

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Rauner ad describes Democrats’ ‘stunning failure’ on budget – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511122654-rauner-ad-describes-democrats-stunning-failure-on-budget

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois Local Governments own more than 270,000 vehicles – John Kraft  (DIERSEN: What vehicles do you own?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I own six cars: 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang.  The vehicles that you own say more about you than anything that you can say about yourself.)
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/illinois-local-governments-own-more-than-270000-vehicles/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HB 40: Keep The Pressure On Gov. Rauner – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/keep-pressure-gov-rauner/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER/INGOLD: TRUMP REJECTS ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/06/thorneringold-trump-rejects-robbing-peter-to-pay-paul.html

 

GOPUSA
— Susan Rice comes out to say we have to accept terrorists
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25299
— London’s Muslim mayor has ‘better things to do’ than respond to Trump  (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25325
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Donald Trump’s ignorant view of Islam could make both of our countries less safe – it risks alienating mainstream Muslims around the world and plays into the hands of extremists. Donald Trump and those around him think that Western liberal values are incompatible with mainstream Islam – London has proved him wrong.” – Mayor Sadiq Khan, May 2016)
— British PM: Too much tolerance of extremism in our country
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25288
— Trump: This bloodshed must end, this bloodshed will end
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25319
— Examples of fake news? How much time you got?  (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, except the news that they put out, all news is fake, a distraction, unimportant, stale, and/or worse things.  My critics/opponents want to manipulate you, if not dominate you.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25295

 

DAILY CALLER
— Theresa May’s Answer To Terror: Restrict The Internet – Scott Greer  (DIERSEN: Since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have blamed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois, and especially all losses that Republicans have suffered in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/06/04/theresa-mays-answer-to-terror-restrict-the-internet/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— NPR Uses ‘Far Right’ to Label Texas Freedom Caucus – Tim Graham  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes negatively label you as?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes negatively label me as a Trump supporter, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, someone who was baptized, raised, confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, someone whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, retired federal employee, former union member, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, non-churchgoer, and even worse things. Based on the aforesaid, they constructively label me as being a religious hypocrite, a patriotic coward, a hater, a White supremist, a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things.)
http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2017/06/05/npr-uses-far-right-label-texas-freedom-caucus-and-racist-nuts

 

POLITICO
— Putin denies having compromising information on Trump – REBECCA MORIN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always ascribed bad judgment and evil motive to everything that say or do and to everything that I do not say or do not do.  Of course, they hint/imply/argue/shout that the only reason why I put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out is to unethically get and spread compromising information on good individuals, on good organizations, on good companies, on good governments, on good activists, on good candidates, on good elected officials, on good party leaders, on good major donors, on good political consultants, on good etc.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and.or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/04/putin-trump-russia-megyn-kelly-239121

 

WASHINGTON POST
— White House formally backs plan to send 30,000 federal workers to private corporation – Ashley Halsey III and John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/white-house-formally-backs-plan-to-send-30000-federal-workers-to-private-corporation/2017/06/05/b8ce5546-4987-11e7-9669-250d0b15f83b_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The White House on Monday will formally endorse a plan to spin off more than 30,000 federal workers into a private nonprofit corporation, separating the nation’s air traffic controllers and those who work on a $36 billion modernization program from the Federal Aviation Administration. The Trump administration proposal, which will be presented at the White House later Monday, essentially is an endorsement of a plan that failed to gain sufficient traction in Congress last year.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— As Seats Go Unfilled on Federal Panels, Businesses Face Uncertainty – Brent Kendall  (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/as-seats-go-unfilled-on-federal-panels-businesses-face-uncertainty-1496589147
— Analysts With Industry Experience Might Be Better Watchdogs  Study finds evidence that such analysts are more likely to challenge CEOs and earnings manipulation – Jeff Brown  (DIERSEN: Democrats run GAO. Democrats run IRS. GAO audits IRS. In 1980, after working 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, I transferred to GAO.  Needless-to-say, the Democrats who run GAO and who ran IRS did not want me, a Republican, to be assigned to audits of IRS.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/analysts-with-industry-experience-might-be-better-watchdogs-1496628300
— Five Common Mistakes People Make When Paying for College – Chana R. Schoenberger  (DIERSEN: Did you expect your parents to pay for your college education?  I did not.  My outstanding parents never attended college.  My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, worked in the office of a chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy.  My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/five-common-mistakes-people-make-when-paying-for-college-1496628841
— The Diminishing Returns of a College Degree  In the mid-1970s, far less than 1% of taxi drivers were graduates. By 2010 more than 15% were. – Richard Vedder and Justin Strehle  (DIERSEN: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, Firestone Stores would not have offered me a job in 1970 and Oldsmobile and IRS would not have offered me jobs in 1971.  If I had not been taking graduate business classes, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had not earned an MBA in 1976, if I had not been taking graduate accounting classes, and if I had not passed the CPA examination in 1979, GAO would not have offered me a job in 1980.  If I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, if I had not passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, if I had not become a licensed CPA in 1981, and if I had not earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986 and GAO would have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-diminishing-returns-of-a-college-degree-1496605241

 

USA TODAY
— Millennials start kids’ college funds earlier than Baby Boomers did – Susan Tompor (DIERSEN: Did you expect your parents to pay for your college education?  I did not.  My outstanding parents never attended college.  My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, worked in the office of a chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and did not buy a new car until he was 45 and it was a bottom of the line 2-door Chevy.  My mother never attended high school.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/tompor/2017/06/04/529-college-savings-student-loans/102381050/

June 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Six things Illinois lawmakers approved last night – Kim Geiger, Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-morning-spin-illinois-budget-20170601-story.html
— Pritzker, wealth can’t save you from yourself – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-jb-pritzker-illinois-politics-kass-met-0601-20170531-column.html
— Lawmakers demonstrate once again why Illinois is getting poached – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-madigan-rauner-reynolds-edit-0601-jm-20170531-story.html
— Should school board elections move to November? – Chuck Fieldman and Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/news/ct-dob-cullerton-schools-elections-tl-0601-20170531-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Peter F. McGivern of Wheaton viciously demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.  Of course, McGivern does/would viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn me too.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-the-founding-fathers-risked-everything-for-america-would-trump-20170531-story.html
(FROM THE LETTER: Trump, on the other hand, never served in the military (bone spurs won him a deferment but, strangely, didn’t stop him from playing football, tennis and squash in high school at the New York Military Academy). He never served in local government, on a library board or water commission, church council, or the PTA. There’s no evidence at all that Trump ever cared for anything other than Donald Trump. When asked by ABC’s George Stephanopoulos about sacrifices Trump had made for his country, Trump replied, “I’ve … built great structures. I’ve had tremendous success.” That’s greed, not sacrifice.)
— America’s recurring German problem – Victor Davis Hanson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with anti-Trump countries like Germany.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-america-s-recurring-german-problem-20170601-story.html
— Democrats view vets as strong candidates in bid to retake House – AP  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that I am not a veteran and that I avoided the draft with student draft deferments 1966-1970, with a financial hardship deferment 1970-1971, and with a draft lottery number over 100.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–democrats-veterans-20170529-story.html
— DIERSEN: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump thinks you’re stupid.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-fake-news-sources-russia-huppke-20170531-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF SHELDON: Head of DCFS resigns amid controversy – David Jackson, Gary Marx and Duaa Eldeib
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-sheldon-resigns-met-20170531-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Blago wiretaps show Pritzker looking for political appointment – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: Have you gotten a government job?  If so, how did you get it?  I got my Post Office job in 1966 by having a high school diploma, by passing the Post Office employment examination, by applying, by passing a physical examination, and by passing a background check. I got my IRS job in 1971 by having a bachelor’s degree in management, by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination, by applying, and by passing a background check.  I got my GAO job in 1980 by having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, by having an MBA, by passing the CPA examination, by applying, and by passing a background check.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/blago-wiretaps-show-pritzker-looking-for-political-appointment/
— Illinois state lawmakers end spring session with no budget deal – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-wont-take-up-budget-bills-on-last-day-of-session/
— By the numbers: The price and pain of no budget in Illinois – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/by-the-numbers-the-price-and-pain-of-no-budget-in-illinois/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— S&P cuts Illinois bond rating – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170601/BLOGS02/170609991/sp-cuts-illinois-bond-rating
— Caterpillar turns to students for fresh ideas – CLAIRE BUSHEY  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that federal employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran WANTED THE FEDERAL GOVERNBMENT TO GET RID OF ITS EMPLOYEES WHO WERE Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170527/ISSUE01/170529905

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Plan to save historic Wheaton mansion crumbles – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/plan-to-save-historic-wheaton-mansion-crumbles
— Arrest video shows dazed, disoriented Tiger Woods – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170531/arrest-video-shows-dazed-disoriented-tiger-woods
— ‘Cojones’ at the capitol – Kerry Lester  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republican men as being sexists.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170601/lester-no-fly-zones-for-drones-over-cook-county-property
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “If we really want to change something, you really have to get the cojones over there to stand up to Gov. Rauner,” Democratic state Sen. Melinda Bush admonished her Republican counterparts in the dwindling hours of the legislative session, where members of both parties got increasingly testy with one another. Bush, of Grayslake, made the comments after the chamber passed a two-year property tax freeze that had only three Republican votes. Most suburban GOP lawmakers didn’t vote on the bill at all, with Senate Republican Leader Christine Radogno of Lemont and Sens. Mike Connelly of Wheaton, Chris Nybo of Elmhurst and Tom Rooney of Rolling Meadows all voting “present.”)
— The confusing challenge that faces Springfield, in a word – compromise – Jim Slusher (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, in Illinois, “compromise” has been surrender to the Democrats, to the Libertarians, to the Greens, and to the RINOs.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170601/the-confusing-challenge-that-faces-springfield-in-a-word—compromise

 

ABC7
— Illinois lawmakers fail to pass state budget for 3rd consecutive year – Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-lawmakers-fail-to-pass-state-budget-for-3rd-consecutive-year/2060305/

 

NBC5
— Wiretaps Show Pritzker Talked Political Appointment With Blagojevich  Pritzker’s ties to Blagojevich previously surfaced in December, when the Illinois Republican Party launched robocalls featuring yet another Blagojevich recording from 2008. (DIERSEN: Have you gotten a government job?  If so, how did you get it?  I got my Post Office job in 1966 by having a high school diploma, by passing the Post Office employment examination, by applying, by passing a physical examination, and by passing a background check. I got my IRS job in 1971 by having a bachelor’s degree in management, by passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination, by applying, and by passing a background check.  I got my GAO job in 1980 by having worked for IRS for almost 9 years, by having an MBA, by passing the CPA examination, by applying, and by passing a background check.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Pritzker-sought-political-office-from-Blagojevich-425595744.html

 

CBS2
— DCFS Chief Resigning In Wake Of Missteps In Semaj Crosby Case
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/05/31/dcfs-chief-resigning-in-wake-of-missteps-in-semaj-crosby-case/

 

WGN TV
— House says it won’t vote on; Rauner says lawmakers ‘derelict’ on budget – TAHMAN BRADLEY
http://wgntv.com/2017/05/31/house-says-it-wont-vote-on-rauner-says-lawmakers-derelict-on-budget/

 

WGN RADIO
— What has Governor Rauner accomplished in his first term? – PETER ZIMMERMAN  (DIERSEN: What have you accomplished?  Since 2000, I have put together and sent out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.  Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning.  Since 2015, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every evening too.  Since 2004, those emails have included links to more than 271,500 articles. Between 2005 and 2012, while I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, I assured that the organization held a breakfast meeting the third Saturday of each month, except August when it held a picnic, and December when it held a Christmas party.)
http://wgnradio.com/2017/05/31/what-are-governor-rauners-accomplishments-in-his-first-term/

 

WTTW
— No Budget Vote on Deadline Day; Gridlock Extends into June – Amanda Vinicky and Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/31/no-budget-vote-deadline-day-gridlock-extends-june

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Illinois still without a budget  With no budget in hand, Rauner calls on lawmakers for ‘tragic failure’ – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/video-rauner-calls-on-lawmakers-for-tragic-failure/article_927b330c-98fd-5960-8996-8e9c67cbff72.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Raising state’s minimum wage to $15 now up to Rauner – Brian Robbins  (DIERSEN: If jobs that do not require any education, any job skills, or any work experience should pay at least $15/hour, a) jobs that require a high school diploma should pay at least $25/hour, b) jobs that require a bachelor’s degree should pay at least $35/hour, c) jobs that require a master’s degree should pay at least $45/hour,  d) jobs that require a professional certification should pay at least $55/hour, and e) jobs that require a professional license should pay at least $65/hour.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170531/raising-states-minimum-wage-to-15-now-up-to-rauner

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats and RINOs a) treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, b) treasonously encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) treasonously encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article153734924.html

 

ICIRR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats and RINOs a) treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, b) treasonously encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) treasonously encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.
http://www.icirr.org/news-events/news/details/2096/terms.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Trust lacking in Illinois failure to OK budget by deadline – AP  (DIERSEN: Who discourages others from trusting you? In Illinois, Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. discourage others from trusting me.  How should I react to that?)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/trust-lacking-in-illinois-failure-to-ok-budget-by-deadline/article_aad0d71e-cb6a-5344-922c-f4e878867c0a.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— White House seeks to wall off Russia questions  President hired outside counsel last week – KEVIN LIPTAK  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO candidates, elected officials, and party leaders want to wall me off from asking questions.  They do not want me to know about, to promote, to attend, or to report on their press conferences, events, or other activities.  The aforesaid pander to the Democrat news media in Illinois.  How should I react to that?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/white-house-seeks-to-wall-off-russia-questions/728095069

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Says Lawmakers ‘Derelict’ on Budget – AP
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rauner-says-lawmakers-derelict-budget#stream/0

 

TIMES
— Kinzinger calls for civil tone because angry debates are ‘burden’ – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/kinzinger-calls-for-civil-tone-because-angry-debates-are-burden/article_979f72e2-f2e8-50b0-84b8-27b1c40475fd.html

 

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— OEIG report says president ‘mismanaged’ NIU – Shane Nicholson
http://rockrivertimes.com/2017/05/31/oeig-report-says-president-mismanaged-niu/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Pols Point Fingers While Illinois Continues Slide – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/pols-point-fingers-while-illinois-continues-slide#stream/0
— Republican Lawmakers Defy Rauner on 911 Services – TOM LISI
http://nprillinois.org/post/republican-lawmakers-defy-rauner-911-services#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Gov. Rauner to call the Dems back to Springfield to enact a balanced budget w/property tax & other true reforms – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/06/gov-rauner-to-call-the-dems-back-to-springfield-to-enact-a-balanced-budget-wproperty-tax-other-true-reforms/

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Ives: Bill lauded in the House falls short of promised property tax relief – Cheyenne Dickerson
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511121041-ives-bill-lauded-in-the-house-falls-short-of-promised-property-tax-relief

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives slams school funding measure as repeat disguised as reform – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511122392-ives-slams-school-funding-measure-as-repeat-disguised-as-reform

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Chicago bail-out masked as public safety fees on your phone – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/06/chicago-bail-out-masked-as-public-safety-fees-on-your-phone/

 

ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— Tax Hike Bill Illustrates Who Democrats Serve – Matthew Besler
http://illinoisopportunity.org/tax-hike-bill-illustrates-who-democrats-serve/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Senate Approves Transgender Birth Certificates — Contact Gov. Rauner! – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/illinois-senate-approves-transgender-birth-certificates-contact-gov-rauner/
— DCFS’ Leftist Social Experiment on Children – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/dcfs-evil-leftist-social-experiment-children/
— Ben and Jerry’s Proves Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ Is Not Marriage – Dr. Michael L. Brown
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/ben-jerrys-proves-sex-marriage-not-marriage/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Trib reporter denies Pritzker story was a Rauner leak
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/01/trib-reporter-denies-pritzker-story-was-a-rauner-leak/
— “Team Rauner will never give up on this fight for reform”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/06/01/team-rauner-will-never-give-up-on-this-fight-for-reform/

 

GOPUSA
— Health care scare tactics: Disingenuous Democrats
http://www.gopusa.com/health-care-scare-tactics-disingenuous-democrats/
— Trump Budget Revives American Work Ethic (DIERSEN: During 22 of the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, I took job-related college courses.)
http://www.gopusa.com/trump-budget-revives-american-work-ethic/

 

BREITBART
— Rasmussen: Over Half Think Leaking Classified Information to Media Is an ‘Act of Treason’ – Katie McHugh  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. have always accused me of leaking information. Of course, I should sue them for slander.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/31/rasmussen-over-half-think-leaking-classified-information-to-media-is-an-act-of-treason/
— White House Releases Select Ethics Waivers for Administration Staff – CHARLIE SPIERING
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/05/31/white-house-releases-select-ethics-waivers-for-administration-staff/

 

THE BLAZE
— Tesla’s Elon Musk makes threat against Trump administration if US leaves the Paris Accord – Sarah Taylor
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/31/teslas-elon-musk-makes-threat-against-trump-administration-if-it-leaves-the-paris-accord/

 

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Administrators at DePaul University told the school’s College Republicans group this week they are banned from circulating a pro-life poster  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will “administrators at DePaul University” rescind my 1980 master’s degree in accounting because I am “too conservative?”)

http://umslspaces.com/administrators-at-depaul-university-told-the-schools-college-republicans-gro/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Players Want Margaret Court Arena Renamed Over Remarks on Gays – BEN ROTHENBERG  (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, your name will be taken off everything if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/sports/tennis/margaret-court-gay-marriage-australia.html
— Twitter Fails E.U. Standard on Removing Hate Speech Online – MARK SCOTT  (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, all speech that does not promote the Democrat Party platform is hate speech.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/technology/twitter-facebook-google-europe-hate-speech.html
— New York Times Will Offer Employee Buyouts and Eliminate Public Editor Role – DANIEL VICTOR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/business/media/new-york-times-buyouts.html
— Twitter Makes the News a Little Dumber – JIM KERSTETTER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/technology/daily-report-twitter-makes-the-news-a-little-dumber.html
— How Twitter Is Being Gamed to Feed Misinformation – Farhad Manjoo
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/technology/how-twitter-is-being-gamed-to-feed-misinformation.html
— Endangered Children: The Womb Is No Protection From Toxic Chemicals – FREDERICA PERERA
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/opinion/toxic-chemicals-pregnancy-fetus.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats treasonously encourage people to a) come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/nyregion/immigrant-legal-services-new-york.html
— OUTRAGEOUS: Where the Teacher’s Pet Sleeps in a Dog Bed – ELIZABETH A. HARRIS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/nyregion/school-comfort-dog-program.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why Key State Polls Were Wrong About Trump.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/upshot/a-2016-review-why-key-state-polls-were-wrong-about-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Steady Jobs, With Pay and Hours That Are Anything But – PATRICIA COHEN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/business/economy/volatile-income-economy-jobs.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— CNN allowed its brand name to merge with Kathy Griffin. It paid the price. – Erik Wemple  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who does not want the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. to allow its brand name to merge with Dave Diersen?  ANSWER: Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/erik-wemple/wp/2017/05/31/cnn-allowed-its-brand-name-to-merge-with-kathy-griffin-it-paid-the-price/

 

BALTIMORE SUN
— Lawsuit forces Maryland Democrats to acknowledge the obvious: Redistricting was motivated by politics – John Fritze
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-redistricting-case-20170601-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Opioid Makers Sued for Stoking Addition – Jeanne Whalen  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, those who stoke addiction to booze, gambling, pot, and other vices should be sued.  Needless-to-say, elected officials who promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices should be thrown out of office.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ohio-sues-five-drug-firms-saying-they-fueled-opioid-crisis-1496248317
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-yorks-mayor-junks-due-process-1496269854
— Why Do the Young Reject Capitalism?  At the same time, they celebrate entrepreneurs and free enterprise. It’s a curious disconnect. – Warren Stephens  (DIERSEN: Democrat teachers a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn capitalism and b) glorify and praise socialism, communism, and dictatorship.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-do-the-young-reject-capitalism-1496270135
— Though Outnumbered, Female CEOs Earn More Than Male Chiefs – Joann Lublin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/women-ceos-dont-get-paid-less-than-men-in-big-business-they-make-more-1496223001
— You’re Getting a Master’s in What? – Kelsey Gee  (DIERSEN: What did you get your master’s degree in?  I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.  Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn the aforesaid.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/youre-getting-a-masters-in-what-1496235600
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Debt, Regrets Mar College for Many – Douglas Belkin  (DIERSEN: If I had not earned a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970, Firestone Stores would not have offered me a job in 1970 and Oldsmobile and IRS would not have offered me jobs in 1971.  If I had not been taking graduate business classes, IRS would not have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. If I had not earned an MBA in 1976, if I had not been taking graduate accounting classes, and if I had not passed the CPA examination in 1979, GAO would not have offered me a job in 1980.  If I had not earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, if I had not passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, if I had not become a licensed CPA in 1981, and if I had not earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading in 1997, GAO would not have promoted me in 1986 and GAO would have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/rush-to-college-might-be-a-mistake-1496289603

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Is chronic sleep deprivation impairing President Trump’s brain, performance? – Jayne O’Donnell  (DIERSEN: How much sleep do you need/get?  I get far less sleep because I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/05/31/chronic-sleep-deprivation-impairing-trump-brain-performance/102344570/
— Kathy Griffin’s sickening Donald Trump stunt united us – Dave Berg
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/31/kathy-griffin-beheads-trump-beclowns-herself-dave-berg-column/102330054/
— Millennials are stressing about their finances – Charisse Jones  (DIERSEN: Earning credits toward a pension reduces financial stress.  I earned credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/06/01/study-millennials-stressing-their-finances/102346080/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump Drains Swamp by Granting Ethics Waivers to Many White House Staffers – Margaret Hartmann  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government job or a political job, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that while I worked for IRS 1971-1972, I got permission from IRS to work part-time pumping gasoline for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/06/trump-drains-swamp-by-granting-ethics-waivers-to-staffers.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— White House Waivers Let Trump Appointees Work With Past Clients – Bill Allison  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government job or a political job, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that while I worked for IRS 1971-1972, I got permission from IRS to work part-time pumping gasoline for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-06-01/white-house-waivers-let-trump-appointees-work-with-past-clients

 

FED SMITH
— From COLA to Diet COLA: What the Budget Proposal Means for Your Retirement – Randy Silvey  (DIERSEN: COLAs have always been far less than inflation.  The purchasing power of my Civil Service Retirement System pension today is far less than it was in 1997. The purchasing power of my Social Security is far less today than it was in 2010.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/05/31/cola-diet-cola-budget-proposal-means-retirement/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— The Trump Budget’s Assault on Federal Workers – Sen. Ben Cardin  (DIERSEN: According to this article, Trump’s budget shows the “disdain he has for federal employees.” Given that, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout at Trump and at his supporters a) that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years and b) that I have been a federal retiree for almost 20 years.)
http://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2017/05/trump-budgets-assault-federal-workers/138304/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A budget is supposed to reflect the president’s priorities and the values our country holds dear. Unfortunately, the budget President Trump recently sent to Congress shows how much disdain he has for federal employees and the taxpayers they help and support every day. Civil servants perform countless tasks that assist, defend and protect Americans. They are saving lives, empowering small businesses, keeping America safe from harm, and otherwise ensuring a safe and prosperous future for our country, children and families. Many of our federal employees perform jobs that no one else can do, often in places no one else would work.)
— Keeping Employees Engaged During Periods of Uncertainty – Allison Abbe  (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was in a “period of uncertainty.”  To keep GAO’s employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran “engaged,” the Democrats who ran GAO promised to get rid of agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2017/05/keeping-employees-engaged-during-periods-uncertainty/138270/

May 29, 2017

NBC5
— Illinois Democrats Short on Votes to Pass Tax Hike
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-democrats-short-on-votes-to-pass-tax-hike-report-425049144.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Bruce Rauner has already expressed opposition to an income tax hike, saying that he will not consider any type of hike unless it is accompanied by a freeze on property taxes in the state. . .Republicans responded to those statements, saying that Democrats have no interest in forging any bipartisan consensus on a bill. “Democrats are not interested in bipartisan support on what we should be doing with taxes,” State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R – Wheaton) said.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— House Dems dissect budget, tax hike; budget director vows Rauner veto – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-dems-dissect-budget-tax-hike-budget-director-vows-rauner-veto/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House Democrats divided on whether to pass tax hike Rauner vows to veto – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-met-0529-20170528-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Scam artists target immigrant communities, promising legal status for cash – Nereida Moreno
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-immigration-notary-fraud-met-20170529-story.html
— Why Trump is right about terrorists being ‘losers’ – Jonah Goldberg  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes view everyone as being losers.  Concerning me, 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, etc.  Concerning me, they stress that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they always ranked me in the lower 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 1980-1997, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors against me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-terrorists-losers-20170528-column.html
— Democrats must start thinking about their theme for the day after Trump – Ron Grossman  (DIERSEN: For Democrats, their theme will always be “blame everything that is bad on those 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/ct-democrats-need-to-remember-20170528-story.html
— Film by Neuqua alum part of Hollywood film festival – Suzanne Baker  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to promote anxiety in their targets.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-neuqua-alum-directs-film-st-0528-20170527-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A short film directed by a former Naperville resident will premier next month at one of the most popular independent film festivals in southern California. The six-minute film “Reach” by 2012 Neuqua Valley alumna Kelsey Sante will be shown June 7 at the TCL “Grauman’s” Chinese Theatre in Hollywood as part of Dances With Films festival. In its 20th year, the festival, which runs June 1-11, draws with more than 20,000 people each year. “Reach” explores the story of Hannah, a young woman who suffers from panic attacks due to an anxiety disorder. “Like so many of us who suffer from a mental illness, Hannah doesn’t know how to reach out to the people around her and she feels that her illness is a burden on her friends,” Sante said.)

 

WTTW
— Without a Budget, ‘That’s It’: Weekend State Budget Update – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/28/without-budget-s-it-weekend-state-budget-update

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— All options remain on table as budget talks continue – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170528/all-options-remain-on-table-as-budget-talks-continue
— Odds against Springfield casino after amendment blocked – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170528/odds-against-springfield-casino-after-amendment-blocked
— U of Illinois trustees’ retreat to address free speech – AP  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes oppose free speech. They want to manipulate/dominate all forms of communication.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170528/u-of-illinois-trustees-retreat-to-address-free-speech

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— There’s nothing popular about a tax hike, Illinois Dems – Rich Miller  (DIERSEN: What about those a) who have paid little or no income tax, b) who are paying little or no income tax, and/or c) who are on track to paying little of no income tax for the rest of their lives?  What about those who want those who earn more money to pay more taxes?)
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/miller-there-s-nothing-popular-about-a-tax-hike-illinois/article_dc7efadb-1467-53db-98d8-1f10d24ded3c.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rep. Ives blasts House Dems, says Illinoisans don’t want massive tax hike – Dan McCaleb and Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rep-ives-blasts-house-dems-says-illinoisans-don-t-want/article_bd2fb1bc-43eb-11e7-a5f4-1b7d2251064e.html
— Illinois House appropriations committees discuss Senate spending plan – Greg Bishop, Cole Lauterbach and Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-house-appropriations-committees-discuss-senate-spending-plan/article_43944244-43d9-11e7-9993-6b245e343307.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Special Memorial Day thanks to military draftees killed in action – Dennis Byrne  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who used/use my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and my getting a financial draft hardship 1970-1971 against me.  Most of them were my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2017/05/special-memorial-day-thanks-to-military-draftees-killed-in-action/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On this Memorial Day, here is a special recognition of men who were conscripted into the military and who were killed in action. Volunteering for hazardous military duty and paying for it with your life deserves the highest praise. But what about those men who were drafted, who had no choice and who were killed? Today, memories of the draft have faded and the reality of Selective Service are absent in the lives of so many Americans. It is hard for today’s generations, mainly post-Baby Boomer, to know what it is like for government to order you into combat. For notification to report to a certain military installation on a certain date to be inducted into the Army. To be hauled off to basic training, to be told how to meet your responsibility to kill people. To be transported to front lines where people are dying. To either fire your weapon and fight, or be court marshaled. Failure to report for your military draft would result in imprisonment or fines and immediate induction. Today, the governing principle is that “It’s my body and no one can tell me what to do with it.” That’s mostly the mantra of the abortion industry and women’s rights advocates. But the philosophy certain has successfully seeped into today’s package of taken-for-granted men’s rights. A draft is simply inconceivable in today’s culture of extreme individualism. Today’s generations have no concept of what life was like when you had to plan for at least two years of military service. No “gap” year allowed. Avoiding the draft has a major concern, as important if not more so, than picking a college or a career. College deferments, which ultimately would run out. Getting married, but that deferment disappeared as the Vietnam War grew hotter. Teaching or certain other occupations. Using a connection to find  a slot in a high-demand reserve unit. In the Vietnam War, draftees accounted for 30.4 percent, or 17,725 combat deaths. Some 1.9 million men were drafted from 1964 to 1973.  In World War II, 61.2 percent of military men, or 11,5 million men, were draftees. While a large number of men were volunteers, in a manner of speaking, they also in reality were inductees. The draft, as designed, encouraged young men to “volunteer” for other branches of the service than the Army. “Volunteer” service in the Navy or Air Force was at least a year longer, but the chances of getting maimed or killed in combat were less. The draft always has been controversial, less so in time of national emergency such as World War II. But barring the most extraordinary crisis, today’s culture has killed all possibility of it returning (even though men today are still required to register for selective service). By the way, the stereotype of the Vietnam veteran is way off base. The image of the poorly educated, reluctant, drugged out and minority Vietnam soldier needs to be changed according to  Fact vs. Fiction. Check it out.)

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— Memorial Day; ‘yea’ or ‘nae’ for those who do their military service? – Gregory Tejeda  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who used/use my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and my getting a financial draft hardship 1970-1971 against me.  Most of them were my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government.)
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2017/05/memorial-day-yea-or-nae-for-those-who.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I never served in any branch of the military; that fact doesn’t make me the least bit unique. There are many who for whatever reason manage to avoid a stint in the Army or any other military organization, and certainly don’t think our lives are any less complete as a result. OF COURSE, THERE also are those in our society who made a point of enlisting the first chance they got, and wind up thinking of their time in uniform and being among those who “serve their country” as the high point of their lives! Some even come away with thinking their military record entitles them to prime treatment for the remainder of their lives. We have a serious schism in our society; often viewing various issues quite differently. And not just a matter of whether we think Donald Trump is a “great American” or a “pompous fool” totally unfit to be carrying the title of Commander-in-Chief of our nation’s military! That split includes how essential we think it is that one have a military service record as part of their permanent record, or how much “lip service” they pay to the concept — I attended a Catholic mass that included a musical tribute to the armed services in its choir’s Sunday program; and while many were eager to support the idea, only a tiny minority of the congregation admitted to actually having served. Which gets down to the essence of the direction we think our society ought to be headed. THERE ARE THOSE people who will say that one reason, if not the primary reason, that Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were unfit to be president is because they never served in the military (and in the case of Clinton used many of the legal maneuvers people of that era engaged in to avoid a call-up to active duty). Some of an older generation remember back to the military draft, and think that forcing people of various economic and social classes to interact helped ease the societal split that now exists. Although others, including those who managed to avoid military service, would argue that the very concept of having done a stretch in the military puts a person into a mindset that makes them too narrow and unfit to address the serious problems confronting our nation, and our world. Perhaps we all ought to be engaged in something more than blind faith in forcing esoteric concepts of what one wants to define as patriotism by a trip out to the cemetery to pay tribute to someone who was unfortunate to have lost their life during their military service. SOME OF US like to talk about the “ultimate sacrifice” those young men made, I’m sure many of them could have contributed something equally worthwhile to society had they had a chance at a long- and full-life. While many of those who these days do enlist in the military often do so because their options in life are limited; and that military stretch may be their best option for preparing for an adult life. I remember in my own case, my mother would have been appalled if I had seriously talked about enlisting. I remember when Army recruiters sniffed around me when I was 16 and in high school, she gave them the cold shoulder. In my case, that probably was a wise direction. I did make the most of a college education, and it stirred me in the right direction toward what I wanted to do (yes, I actually figured out as far back as age 13 that I wanted to be a reporter-type person). I resisted the Army’s marketing pleas to “be all you can be.” WHILE I HAD cousins who did stints of military service, and it helped them come up with the funds to pay for future education options they took on or taught them some skills used later in life. It worked out well for them, and I’m sure for many of the individuals who have done military service. My point in stating all this is that I’m not about to hold it over anybody’s head that I didn’t have to use the military to get ahead in life. Meaning I’m not about to defer to those who want to act as though the fact that they did a stretch in uniform somehow makes them superior. I actually find such an attitude to be arrogant and unfit for anyone to have in our society. Particularly because it places a view that one can claim superiority for doing something that may well have been their only realistic option in life. And on this Memorial Day when we pay tribute to the contributions of military personnel throughout our history, perhaps I should even throw in that having such an attitude perhaps even qualifies as un-American!)

 

FOX NEWS
— New lawsuit accuses imprisoned former House Speaker Hastert of sex assault – AP
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/28/new-lawsuit-accuses-imprisoned-former-house-speaker-hastert-sex-assault.html

 

THE BLAZE
— Newt Gingrich says he has a plan to solve Trump’s problems with leakers: Throw them in jail – Justin Haskins  (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have accused me of being a leaker.  They blame me for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/28/newt-gingrich-says-he-has-a-plan-to-solve-trumps-problems-with-leakers-throw-them-in-jail/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump: The Gateway Degenerate.”  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am immoral because I am not a member of a church, because I do not attend church services, and because I do not give money to a church.  Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my aforesaid critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote a) dependency on government and/or on charity, b) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, and f) even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/opinion/donald-trump-greg-gianforte.html
— We All Have Pre-existing Conditions – ELISABETH ROSENTHAL  (DIERSEN: Since 1948, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have known that my father fought type 1 diabetes since he was 14 years old.  Since 1969, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have known that my father died suddenly in 1969 of heart failure.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/opinion/pre-existing-conditions-health-care-bill.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— How we fail veterans with mental illness – Tom Suozzi  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are not anti-Trump, you are mentally ill.)
http://nypost.com/2017/05/28/how-we-fail-veterans-with-mental-illness/

 

USA TODAY
— New lawsuit says former speaker Dennis Hastert sexually assaulted fourth grader – AP
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/29/new-lawsuit-says-former-speaker-dennis-hastert-sexually-assaulted-fourth-grader/102281996/
— Memorial Day: Don’t wait for someone else to serve – Marjorie K. Eastman  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who used/use my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and my getting a financial draft hardship 1970-1971 against me.  Most of them were my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/26/memorial-day-dont-wait-someone-else-serve-military-column/102145774/
— Greg Gianforte’s assault on a journalist is an assault on all Americans – Alicia Shepard  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) side with Gianforte and b) blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are professional scapegoaters.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/25/greg-gianforte-assault-hurts-all-americans-alicia-shepard-column/102144360/

 

DAYTON DAILY NEWS
— Many veterans still struggle to find work – Barrie Barber  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had not avoided the draft, I never would have been able to a) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967 when I was 19, b) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, c) earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, d) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, e) buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, f) buy a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago in 1974, g) buy a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976, h) earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, i) get married in 1978, j) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton, a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, and a new Chevy Chevette in 1978, k) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, l) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, m) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, n) become a licensed CPA in 1981, o) have a new home built in 1984, p) etc.)
http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/employment/many-veterans-still-struggle-find-work/gyeGQ6Zan35RoCjaVT6FoJ/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— House Democrats Meet, Discuss Potential Tax Increase  Illinois House review began Sunday of a $37 budget plan that includes $5.4 billion in income and sales tax increases. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-28/illinois-house-taking-a-crack-at-budget

 

GUARDIAN
— JFK at 100: Trump comparisons fuel nostalgia for ‘Camelot’  The 35th US president’s legacy remains questionable, but his latest successor’s travails makes many yearn for a more eloquent leader – David Smith  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who used/use my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and my getting a financial draft hardship 1970-1971 against me.  Most of them were my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/29/jfk-100-john-f-kennedy-donald-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Apart from a shared mastery of television, Trump is, in many respects, the anti-Kennedy. The 70-year-old Republican, who had no political experience, was the oldest person ever elected US president. Kennedy, a 43-year-old Democrat who had served in the House and the Senate, was the youngest. At the 100-day mark, Trump’s public approval rating was 41%. Kennedy’s was 83%. Trump was granted five draft deferments during the Vietnam war; Kennedy received military honors for saving the lives of crewmates when their torpedo boat was struck by a Japanese destroyer during the second world war. Trump infamously does not read books, gives disjointed speeches and has claimed: “You have to be wealthy in order to be great.” Kennedy was fond of referencing ancient Greeks and Shakespeare, won a Pulitzer prize for the book Profiles in Courage, and once declared: “This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.”)