Tag: Committeeman

October 1 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Milton Township Republican Central Committee held an outstanding Oktoberfest golf outing and dinner fundraiser Monday, October 1, 2018, at the Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton. The 150+ attendees included past and present state representatives and candidates Breen, Grant, Holan, Kinzler, and Khouri; past and present DuPage County officials and candidates Berlin, Bucholz, Cantore, Eckhoff, Elloitt, Henry, Hinds, Larsen, McGowen, Mendrick, A. Murphy, Tatro, Whelan, C. Zaruba, and Zay; Milton Township officials Falbo, Heidorn, Keller, LeVan, Molitor, Monino, Muehlfelt, and Nathwani; judges Brennan, MacKay, and Wilson; and many others including Boltz, Carlson, Cherry, Crane, Danelgo, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, A. LeVan, Lofgren, Lollino, Pacilli, Rash, Rutledge, Ryan, C. Smith, and Valle. Event sponsors included Berlin, Breen, Bucholz, Cantore, Carlson, Connelly, Downers Grove Township Republicans, DuPage Young Republicans, Eckhoff, Elliott, Ellis, Grant, Grogan, Henry, Hinds, Hinkle, Jorgensen, Jourdan, Kachiroubas, Keller, Kinzler, Larsen, LeVan, Marquardt, Mazzochi, Mendrick, Monino, Muehlfelt, B. Murphy, Nybo, Roskam, Walsh, Wiley, Wilson, Zaruba, and Zay. – Dave Diersen
https://www.gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— ‘Trying to destroy a great man:’ Trump doubles down on defense of Kavanaugh
https://abc7chicago.com/trying-to-destroy-a-great-man-trump-doubles-down-on-defense-of-kavanaugh/4386898/
— Trump calls for ‘comprehensive’ but quick FBI probe of Kavanaugh – KENDALL KARSON
https://abc7chicago.com/trump-calls-for-comprehensive-but-quick-fbi-probe-of-kavanaugh/4383967/
— Hillary Clinton campaigns for governor hopeful JB Pritzker – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/hillary-clinton-campaigns-for-governor-hopeful-jb-pritzker/4386913/
— Their pay, age, political leanings and more: 6 Supreme Court questions answered – MEGHAN KENEALLY
https://abc7chicago.com/their-pay-age-political-leanings-and-more-6-supreme-court-questions-answered-/4385707/

 

CBS2
— Watchdog Report Accuses Pritzker Of ‘Scheme To Defraud’ In Property Tax Appeal – Derrick Blakley,
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/10/01/j-b-pritzker-property-tax-appeal-gold-coast-mansion-toilets/
— Hillary Clinton Campaigns For J.B. Pritzker In Chicago – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/10/01/hillary-clinton-j-b-pritzker-campaign-event-chicago-panel-discussion/

 

WLS AM
— OUTRAGEOUS: Rauner: Expansion of gaming industry can help re-build state infrastructure – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/10/01/rauner-expansion-of-gaming-industry-can-help-re-build-state-infrastructure/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Game of thrones? Watchdog sees ‘scheme to defraud’ in Pritzker toilet tax break – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/toilet-watchdog-pritzkers-property-tax-break-scheme-defraud-blanchard/
— Illinois Attorney General Republican nominee: Erika Harold
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/illinois-attorney-general-republican-candidate-erika-harold-2018-general-election/
— Illinois Secretary of State Republican nominee: Jason Helland
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/jason-helland-illinois-secretary-of-state-republican-candidate-2018-general-election/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump says he’d be a ‘mess’ as a drinker – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-beer-drinker-20181001-story.html
— Hillary Clinton campaigns in Chicago for Democrat J.B. Pritzker – Rick Pearson and Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-hillary-clinton-campaigning-for-pritzker-20180930-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Brett Kavanaugh didn’t ‘lie’ — he just told some little white-male-privilege lies.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-kavanaugh-lies-ludington-trump-huppke-20181001-story.html
— White House gives FBI permission to expand Kavanaugh probe slightly after barrage of criticism – Devlin Barrett, Josh Dawsey and Matt Zapotosky
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-fbi-kavanaugh-probe-20181001-story.html

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner/Kavanaugh asks: Rauner vs. Kavanaugh—who’s the biggest fraud?
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/10/01/rauner-vs-kavanaugh-whos-the-biggest-fraud

 

COURTHOUSE NEWS
— Seventh Circuit Nixes Local Right-to-Work Law – LORRAINE BAILEY
https://www.courthousenews.com/seventh-circuit-nixes-local-right-to-work-law/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Flood of vetoes headed to lawmakers for November veto session – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/flood-of-vetoes-headed-to-lawmakers-for-november-veto-session/article_c3decffc-c351-11e8-900c-879b429e2c79.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PRITZKER BLASTS RAUNER AS NOT PRO-ABORTION ENOUGH
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/pritzker-blasts-rauner-as-not-pro-abortion-enough-.html
— CUBS OWNER PAC FUNDS PRO-KAVANAUGH AD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/10/cubs-owner-pac-funds-pro-kavanaugh-ad.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Republicans, Democrats condemn Rockford political graffiti
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/01/republicans-democrats-condemn-rockford-political-graffiti/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: According to Democrats, Republicans have to dump planks in the Republican Party platform to get elected/reelected.
https://capitolfax.com/2018/10/01/will-the-gun-issue-help-four-suburban-republicans-hold-on-to-their-seats/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Georgetown professor says white GOP senators ‘deserve miserable deaths’ after Kavanaugh hearing – Caleb Parke
https://www.foxnews.com/us/georgetown-professor-says-white-gop-senators-deserve-miserable-deaths-after-kavanaugh-hearing

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Case Against Kavanaugh Is Collapsing – DAVID FRENCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/10/brett-kavanaugh-case-against-nominee-collapsing/

 

FEDERALIST
— Kavanaugh Accuser Co-Authored Study Citing Use Of Hypnosis To Retrieve Memories – Sean Davis
https://thefederalist.com/2018/10/01/kavanaugh-accuser-co-authored-study-citing-use-hypnosis-retrieve-memories/

 

CNS NEWS
— U.S. Increasingly Moving Away from Rule of Law, Toward Mob Rule – Allen West
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/allen-west/allen-west-us-increasingly-moving-away-rule-law-toward-mob-rule

 

DAILY CALLER
— DERSHOWITZ: KAVANAUGH ASSUMED GUILTY BECAUSE HE’S A WHITE MAN – Amber Athey
https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/01/dershowitz-kavanaugh-guilty-white-man/

 

BREITBART
— Prosecutor’s Senate Report Outlines 9 Reasons Why Christine Blasey Ford Not Credible – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/10/01/christine-blasey-ford-not-credible-prosecutor-mitchell-senate-report/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Kavanaugh roommate: ‘I never saw Brett black out’ – Diana Stancy Correll
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/kavanaugh-roommate-i-never-saw-brett-black-out

 

TOWNHALL
— Discrepancy: Kavanaugh Accuser Has Said She Was Attacked in the ‘Mid-1980’s’ and in Her ‘Late Teens,’ Differing From Her Account – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/10/01/draft-n2524169
— Unraveled: How a Democratic Senator’s Theory About Kavanaugh’s 1982 Calendar Totally Fell Apart – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/10/01/dismantled-democratic-senators-theory-based-on-kavanaughs-1982-calendar-falls-apart-n2524123

 

GOPUSA
— Democrats treat Brett Kavanaugh worse than criminal illegal aliens
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55781
— New York Times apologizes for ‘insensitive’ poll asking if Christine Blasey Ford is ‘credible’ (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain? If the following were asked how credible you are, what would they say: a) the officers of your Republican township, ward, and/or county party organization, b) your representative in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, c) the IRP officers, d) the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman, e) your Republican Congressman, f) Pence, g) Trump, h) the Republican elected officials who represent your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, and your county, i) Sanguinetti, and j) Rauner?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55829

 

THE HILL
— Trump to press: ‘I consider you a part of the Democrat Party’ – MORGAN CHALFANT
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/409285-trump-to-press-i-consider-you-a-part-of-the-democrat-party
— FBI’s Kavanaugh scope widens as GOP seeks votes – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/409359-fbis-kavanaugh-scope-widens-as-gop-seeks-votes

 

POLITICO
— Clinton to campaign for Pritzker in Illinois – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: That will help Rauner.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/01/clinton-pritzker-campaign-illinois-854309
— Trump on Kavanaugh: ‘I was surprised at how vocal he was about the fact that he likes beer’ – CAITLIN OPRYSKO
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/01/trump-kavanaugh-drinking-habits-854866

 

CNN
— ACLU TV ads compare Kavanaugh to Bill Clinton, Bill Cosby – Greg Krieg (DIERSEN: QUESTION: If you ran for a government office or a political office, who would ACLU compare you to? ANSWER: Someone who shares all of or virtually all of your demographics.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/01/politics/aclu-new-ad-campaign-against-brett-kavanaugh/index.html
— Yale Classmate Says Kavanaugh Has ‘Not Told The Truth’ About His Drinking
https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/10/01/kavanaugh-yale-classmate-claims-nominee-not-told-the-truth-drinking/

 

NBC NEWS
— White House authorizes FBI to expand probe of Kavanaugh The move came after two key Republicans, Sens. Jeff Flake and Susan Collins, consulted with the White House to insure the FBI probe would be thorough. – Peter Alexander, Geoff Bennett and Ken Dilanian
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/white-house-authorizes-fbi-expand-probe-kavanaugh-n915581

 

CNBC
— Trump slams Senate Democrats over Kavanaugh nomination, claims he saw one unidentified senator in ‘somewhat compromising’ situations – Jacob Pramuk
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/01/trump-slams-senate-democrats-over-brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-nomination.html

 

MSNBC
— New poll on Kavanaugh tells Republicans what they don’t want to hear – Steve Benen
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/new-poll-kavanaugh-tells-republicans-what-they-dont-want-hear

 

THE HILL
— Trump says he’s fine with FBI interviewing Kavanaugh’s third accuser – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/409266-trump-says-hes-fine-with-fbi-interviewing-kavanaughs-third-accuser
— Democrats: FBI must investigate Swetnick’s allegation against Kavanaugh – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/409293-democrats-fbi-must-investigate-swetnicks-allegation-against-kavanaugh
— Voters strongly support FBI investigation of sexual assault charges against Kavanaugh
https://thehill.com/hilltv/what-americas-thinking/409277-poll-americans-approve-of-fbi-investigation-of-sexual-assault

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— White House Tells F.B.I. to Interview Anyone Necessary for Kavanaugh Inquiry – Peter Baker and Michael S. Schmidt
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/us/politics/trump-fbi-kavanaugh.html
— Trump Calls for ‘Comprehensive’ F.B.I. Inquiry of Kavanaugh Accusations but ‘Within Reason’ – Peter Baker
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/01/us/politics/trump-fbi-kavanaugh.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump adds to confusion over scope of FBI investigation of Kavanaugh accusations – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-adds-to-confusion-over-scope-of-fbi-investigation-of-kavanaugh-accusations/2018/10/01/1aa5e922-c561-11e8-b1ed-1d2d65b86d0c_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump ‘surprised’ at how much Kavanaugh likes beer – Ruth Brown
https://nypost.com/2018/10/01/trump-surprised-at-how-much-kavanaugh-likes-beer/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Wants Kavanaugh Probe to Be ‘Comprehensive’ and Done Quickly GOP’s McConnell plans vote on Supreme Court nominee by week’s end; doubts linger over FBI probe – Natalie Andrews, Kristina Peterson and Peter Nicholas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/kavanaugh-fight-in-state-of-uncertainty-1538401675

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— ‘Can you imagine what a mess I’d be?’: Trump ruminates on alcohol abuse while expressing surprise about Kavanaugh’s drinking revelations – Allan Smith
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-expresses-surprise-about-kavanaughs-drinking-revelations-2018-10
— The prosecutor who questioned Christine Blasey Ford in Senate hearing says her case against Kavanaugh is weak – Ellen Cranley
https://www.businessinsider.com/prosecutor-who-questioned-christine-blasey-ford-says-kavanaugh-case-weak-2018-10
— Trump makes vague threat to unnamed Democratic senator while defending Kavanaugh: ‘I’ve seen that person in very, very bad situations’ – Ellen Cranley
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-threat-democratic-senator-brett-kavanaugh-investigation-allegations-2018-10

 

THE WEEK
— Voters believe Christine Blasey Ford over Brett Kavanaugh, poll finds
http://theweek.com/speedreads/799287/voters-believe-christine-blasey-ford-over-brett-kavanaugh-poll-finds

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Will the Republicans Dump Kavanaugh? It all comes down to the FBI’s investigation. – ROBERT KUTTNER
http://prospect.org/article/will-republicans-dump-kavanaugh

 

HARVARD CRIMSON
— Kavanaugh Will Not Return to Teach at Harvard Law School
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2018/10/2/kavanaugh-is-out/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Government is underutilizing social media – Terry Wing
https://federalnewsradio.com/technology-main/2018/10/engaged-in-social-media-if-not-you-are-missing-the-boat/

 

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
— Kavanaugh disqualifies himself – Editorial (DIERSEN: If you say that the charges against Kavanaugh disqualify him, then you have to say that similar charges disqualify others.)
https://pittnews.com/article/135921/opinions/kavanaugh-disqualifies-himself/

September 29 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who will the anti-Kavanaughs focus on destroying in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Of course, the more demographics that you share with Kavanaugh, the more that they will do to destroy you. How many demographics do you share with Kavanaugh? Both Kavanaugh and I are Trump supporters, Christian, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, and non-veteran. I assume that he is a gun owner and that his ancestors have been in America for a long time. However, I am not an attorney, let alone a judge. I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. All my ancestors came from what is now Germany. My wife and I are childless. None of my degrees are from Ivy League universities. None of my ancestors attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I graduated from a public co-ed high school. My participation in sports was all but ended by a bone disease. I did not display any kind of leadership potential in high school or college. My college majors were management, business, accounting, and finance. I never made any academic honor roles. I was never a member of a fraternity. While Kavanaugh lived in a “dilapidated group house” when he attended law school, I stayed at University Plaza Dormitory and Lincolnshire West Apartments while I attended NIU. While Democrats forced me into early retirement in 1997 when I was 49 years old, Republicans nominated Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 when he was 53 years old. While I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, Kavanaugh is not. While am a State Editor for www.GOPUSA.com, Kavanaugh is not. While Kavanaugh “serves as a lector at his Washington, D.C. church, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament. He has helped serve meals to the homeless as part of church programs, and has tutored at the Washington Jesuit Academy, a Catholic private school in the District of Columbia,”  I am not a member of a church, I do not attend church services, and I do not give money to a church. While “Kavanaugh’s reported salary as a federal judge is $220,600 and $27,000 as a lecturer at Harvard Law School, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $51,864 and my Social Security is only $2,064. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Senate vote on Kavanaugh confirmation delayed for FBI investigation – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/senate-vote-on-kavanaugh-confirmation-delayed-for-fbi-investigation-/4367913/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Calls to rape crisis hotlines increasing after Ford, Kavanaugh testify.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/calls-rape-crisis-hotlines-increase-after-christine-blasey-ford-supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-testimony/

 

WBEZ
— Rauner Calls For Investigation Into Kavanaugh Allegations – Tony Arnold, Kristen Schorsch (DIERSEN: To call for an investigation is to hint/imply/argue/shout that you side with the accuser. To call for an FBI investigation is to shout that you side with the accuser. Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/gov-bruce-rauner-calls-for-investigation-into-kavanaugh-allegations/aa46dc58-896a-440e-8b8b-b28686472627

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Which Illinois colleges receive the most federal student aid? (DIERSEN: I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970. Because I did not seek any “student aid,” my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned me, my parents, my grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors as being undeservedly filthy rich.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511428300-which-illinois-colleges-receive-the-most-federal-student-aid
(FROM THE ARTICLE: University of Illinois at Chicago and City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington College reported receiving the most federal financial aid during the 2015-16 academic year among Illinois schools, according to a Higher Education Tribune analysis of federal data.)

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Terra Costa Howard waffles on support for her benefactor, House Speaker Michael Madigan – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511582429-terra-costa-howard-waffles-on-support-for-her-benefactor-house-speaker-michael-madigan
— Mendrick plans to utilize technology to make DuPage County Sheriffs office more effective – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511580644-mendrick-plans-to-utilize-technology-to-make-dupage-county-sheriffs-office-more-effective
— Kinzler says lawmakers are overpaid, supports ‘no budget, no pay’ – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511581254-kinzler-says-lawmakers-are-overpaid-supports-no-budget-no-pay

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Rauner urges delay in Kavanaugh vote – Karen Kidd (DIERSEN: To call for a delay in the Kavanaugh vote is to hint/imply/argue/shout that you side with Kavanaugh’s accusers.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511583244-rauner-urges-delay-in-kavanaugh-vote
— Non-profit group raises awareness about property taxes – Chandra Lye (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have hinted/implied/argued/shouted the loudest that my wife and I should pay more real estate taxes, more state income taxes, more federal income taxes, and more etc. taxes.)
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511577521-non-profit-group-raises-awareness-about-property-taxes

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rodney Davis’s bill making federal tax cuts permanent passes House, Senate vote uncertain – Cole Lauterbach and Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: The $10,000 SALT cap discourages marriage in Illinois and it discourages homeownership in Illinois.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-congressman-s-bill-making-federal-tax-cuts-permanent-passes/article_54398fe6-c358-11e8-8c8c-9341dee42447.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If signed into law, it would also make the $10,000 limit on state and local tax deductions permanent. That’s been a thorn in the side of high tax states like Illinois, but Tax Foundation analyst Nicole Kaeding says that tax reform as a whole is keeping more money in Illinois taxpayers’ pockets. “Every individual in every congressional district across the country is seeing a net tax cut this year, even with the SALT cap,” she said. Others with the Tax Foundation have called the SALT deduction poor fiscal policy that subsidizes high-earners in high-tax states.)

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Graham says McCain’s anger at Kavanaugh hearing ‘would have made me look like a choir boy’ – Adam Shaw
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/29/graham-says-mccains-anger-at-kavanaugh-hearing-would-have-made-me-look-like-choir-boy.html

 

GOPUSA
— Trump orders 7th FBI investigation of Kavanaugh as GOP senators ‘Flake’ out (DIERSEN: How many federal background checks have you passed? I passed three – in 1966 for my Post Office job, in 1971 for my IRS job, and in 1980 for my GAO job.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55748
— Are you mad enough at the GOP to stay home from the polls and give Maxine Waters a bigger platform?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55558
— Do you want Jane Fonda’s ’empathy’?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55569
— UNCC workshops help students’ ‘understanding of Whiteness’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55237

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Why Another FBI Investigation of Kavanaugh Would Be Pointless – Thomas Jipping (DIERSEN: To call for an investigation is to hint/imply/argue/shout that you side with the accuser. To call for an FBI investigation is to shout that you side with the accuser. Why not have GAO investigate the Kavanaugh allegations instead of FBI? According to GAO (https://www.gao.gov/about/index.html), GAO “is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress” and it is often called the “congressional watchdog” and it supports congressional oversight by “investigating allegations of illegal and improper activities.”)
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/09/28/why-another-fbi-investigation-of-kavanaugh-would-be-pointless/
— Defending Kavanaugh Isn’t an Attack on Women – David Harsanyi
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/09/28/defending-kavanaugh-isnt-an-attack-on-women/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Value Voters Summit and John Birch Society Attacked by SPLC – James Murphy
https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/30194-value-voters-summit-and-john-birch-society-attacked-by-splc

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Frauds: Pro-Gay Rosie O’Donnell Uses Homosexual Slur To Attack Lindsey Graham – CILLIAN ZEAL
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/odonnell-homosexual-slur-graham/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Dan Rather: If GOP Confirm Kavanaugh, They’re ‘Extinct’ Like the Dinosaurs – Nicholas Fondacaro (DIERSEN: How many demographics do you share with Kavanaugh? Both Kavanaugh and I are Trump supporters, Christian, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, married, non-poor, and non-veteran. I assume that he is a gun owner and that his ancestors have been in America for a long time. However, I am not an attorney, let alone a judge. I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. All my ancestors came from what is now Germany. My wife and I are childless. None of my degrees are from Ivy League universities. None of my ancestors attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I graduated from a public co-ed high school. My participation in sports was all but ended by a bone disease. I did not display any kind of leadership potential in high school or college. My college majors were management, business, accounting, and finance. I never made any academic honor roles. I was never a member of a fraternity. While Kavanaugh lived in a “dilapidated group house” when he attended law school, I stayed at University Plaza Dormitory and Lincolnshire West Apartments while I attended NIU. While Democrats forced me into early retirement in 1997 when I was 49 years old, Republicans nominated Kavanaugh for the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 when he was 53 years old. While I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman, Kavanaugh is not. While am a State Editor for www.GOPUSA.com, Kavanaugh is not. While Kavanaugh “serves as a lector at his Washington, D.C. church, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament. He has helped serve meals to the homeless as part of church programs, and has tutored at the Washington Jesuit Academy, a Catholic private school in the District of Columbia,” I am not a member of a church, I do not attend church services, and I do not give money to a church. While “Kavanaugh’s reported salary as a federal judge is $220,600 and $27,000 as a lecturer at Harvard Law School, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $51,864 and my Social Security is only $2,064.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/nicholas-fondacaro/2018/09/25/rather-if-gop-confirm-kavanaugh-theyre-extinct-dinosaurs

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Elite Pomona College invites Democratic Party to register students as voters, ignores Republican Party – GREG PIPER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/elite-college-invites-democratic-party-to-register-students-as-voters-ignores-republican-party/

 

THE HILL
— Kavanaugh confirmation faces fresh uncertainties – LYDIA WHEELER, JORDAIN CARNEY AND ALEXANDER BOLTON
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/409043-kavanaugh-confirmation-faces-fresh-uncertainties

 

ROLL CALL
— Dems Have Walked Out Over Guns, and Now Kavanaugh Kamala Harris and Mazie Hirono aren’t the only ones to make a dramatic exit in the Trump era – Erin Franczak
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/democrats-have-walked-out-over-trump-guns-and-now-kavanaugh
— Push to Name Highway for Obama Was Inspired by Trump Only man to defeat the former president in a race says they’ve ‘overcome past differences’ – Alex Gangitano (DIERSEN: If the past predicts the future, sooner or later, Trump will join the Bushs and dump those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/hoh/rush-push-to-name-highway-for-obama-due-to-current-administration

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Republicans Will Rue The Day They Stood Behind Brett Kavanaugh.”
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-kavanaugh-gop-trump-resistance_us_5bae1f2ae4b0b4d308d23239

 

ABC NEWS
— Who is Mark Judge? Brett Kavanaugh’s high school friend and the only named witness – MORGAN WINSOR
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mark-judge-brett-kavanaughs-high-school-friend-named/story?id=58147304

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “With the Kavanaugh hearings, Republicans hurt themselves with women voters yet again The allegations against Trump’s Supreme Court nominee were mishandled from the beginning. GOP leaders have continued to make that worse.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/kavanaugh-hearings-republicans-hurt-themselves-women-voters-yet-again-ncna914891

 

YAHOO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Kavanaugh vs. Ford: #MeToo candidates confront a wider gender gap.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/kavanaugh-v-ford-metoo-candidates-confront-wider-gender-gap-230624322.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONTPAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in making Kavanaugh mad. I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to make me mad. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/us/politics/kavanaugh-testimony-supreme-court.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in making women hate Republicans.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/opinion/brett-kavanaugh-jeff-flake-gop-women.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/opinion/jeff-flake-brett-kavanaugh-fbi-supreme-court.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/us/politics/christine-blasey-ford-testimony-testifying-while-female.html
— Viral Videos Are Replacing Pricey Political Ads. They’re Cheaper, and They Work. – Jeremy W. Peters and Sapna Maheshwari
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/10/us/politics/midterm-primaries-advertising.html
— Why Mentoring Matters, and How to Get Started Professional mentorships used to be the workplace norm, but today they’re hard to find, even though they matter more than ever. Here’s how to find one, and how to get the most from it. – Lizz Schumer (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how my IRS superiors got rid of my IRS mentor. He promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. I should write a book about how my GAO superiors got rid of my GAO mentor. He hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/26/smarter-living/why-mentoring-matters-how-to-get-started.html

— Believability Is the Road to National Ruin Thursday’s hearings should not prevent Kavanaugh’s confirmation. – Bret Stephens (DIERSEN: Who has worked the hardest to stop others from believing you? I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest to stop everyone from believing me. They stress that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 21 years, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/28/opinion/kavanaugh-blasey-testimony-believe.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Details in Kavanaugh’s 1982 calendar entry could be scrutinized in FBI investigation – Michael Kranish, Joe Heim and Emma Brown
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/details-in-kavanaughs-1982-calendar-entry-could-be-scrutinized-in-fbi-investigation/2018/09/28/d51fd764-c358-11e8-b338-a3289f6cb742_story.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-White male says “Brett Kavanaugh’s indignation was the sound of privileged white male entitlement.”
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-kavanaughs-indignation-white-male-entitlement-20180928-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Another Kavanaugh Flakeout The American Bar Association president tries to sandbag another nominee. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/another-kavanaugh-flakeout-1538176574
— Expansion of FBI Probe Draws Focus on Kavanaugh’s High School Associates Sudden turn of events in Senate Judiciary Committee intensifies attention on a handful of people – Alex Leary and Siobhan Hughes (DIERSEN: If you were accused of wrongdoing while you were in high school, what would your high school classmates say about you?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/expansion-of-fbi-probe-draws-focus-on-kavanaughs-high-school-associates-1538173675

FOX 40
— John Cox Stops in Sacramento, Talks About Affordability Ahead of November Ballot – NIKKI LAURENZO (DIERSEN: What has made things less affordable for you? For me, since 1997, in today’s dollars, it has been having $6,122 a month or $73,461 a year or $734,610 a decade or $1,542,681 so far LESS TO SPEND because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My salary was $125,325 in today’s dollars, but my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of that, or $51,864.)
https://fox40.com/2018/09/28/john-cox-stops-in-sacramento-talks-about-affordability-ahead-of-november-ballot/

 

NEWS ONE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-White says “White People Are Willing To Sacrifice White People To Uphold White Supremacy The reason Brett Kavanaugh still has support has nothing to do with anyone’s belief that he’s innocent.”
https://newsone.com/3829048/kavanaugh-hearing-white-people-supremacy/

 

QURTZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-male says “Confirming Brett Kavanaugh would be awful for American boys and men.”
https://qz.com/1406199/confirming-brett-kavanaugh-would-be-awful-for-men-and-boys/

September 21 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois candidates for governor square off in heated debate – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-candidates-for-governor-square-off-in-heated-debate/4296584/

 

CBS2
— Candidates For Illinois Governor Debate In First Televised Forum – Jeremy Ross
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/20/illinois-governor-candidates-debate-rauner-pritzker-jackson-mccann/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois governor hopefuls clash on taxes, ‘lies’ at debate – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-governor-hopefuls-clash-on-taxes-lies-at-debate

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner EPA withholds Sterigenics records from attorney general until local Republicans (Curran, Durkin, and Cronin) intervene – Michael Hawthorne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-sterigenics-bruce-rauner-lisa-madigan-20180920-story.html
— The daunting consequences of accusing a powerful man of misconduct – Melaianie Sloan (DIERSEN: All those who I have sued have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. I should write a book about the retaliation that they have taken against me and continue to take against me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-consequences-women-repercussions-misconduct-charges-powerful-men-0920-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Kavanaugh accuser may testify after all, under right terms – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kavanaugh-accuser-testify/
— Give pink slip to hiring bias on social media – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, employers hint/imply/argue/shout that they only want employees who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-draft avoiders, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/social-media-platforms-facebook-sex-age-discrimination/
— Michael Pfleger hot under the collar over priest’s burning of gay-friendly flag – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/michael-pfleger-hot-collarr-priests-burning-gay-friendly-flag/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says that Trump is making us vile.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/steinberg-nietzsche-trump-mario-kart-mushroom-stormy-daniels/

 

DAILY HERALD
— State board of elections says Democrats have time if Montgomery withdraws – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180920/state-board-of-elections-says-democrats-have-time-if-montgomery-withdraws
— Trump abandons restraint, calls out Kavanaugh’s accuser – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180921/trump-abandons-restraint-calls-out-kavanaughs-accuser

 

WTTW
— Candidates for Illinois Governor Face Off in First Debate
Amanda Vinicky

https://news.wttw.com/2018/09/20/candidates-illinois-governor-face-first-debate

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Democratic candidate Underwood lambasts Hultgren’s support of Trump’s tax law – ED KOMENDA (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/09/19/democratic-candidate-underwood-lambasts-hultgrens-support-of-trumps-tax-law/atascld/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Except in DuPage County, able-bodied adults without dependents in Illinois are NOT required to work, volunteer, or train to get food assistance through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=271844#.W6TGlCLeCM9

 

TIME
— Long gives his version of harassment complaint HRO said his story doesn’t match investigation – Derek Barichello (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that charges against you are presumed to be valid and that you should be gotten rid of: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, non-veteran, German American, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/09/20/long-gives-his-version-of-harassment-complaint/aaudzeq/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County Board candidates discuss consolidation, transparency at Elmhurst forum
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/09/16/dupage-county-board-candidates-discuss-consolidation-transparency-at-elmhurst-forum/a7dfrc5/

 

WREX
— IL Gubernatorial candidates argue over “buying” the election (DIERSEN: What have you been accused of buying? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of “buying” job offers and promotions by my earning a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://wrex.com/category/2018/09/20/il-gubernatorial-candidates-argue-over-buying-the-election/

 

WSIL TV
— Candidates for Illinois Governor go head-to-head in first debate – Emily Manley
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/39133962/candidates-for-illinois-governor-go-head-to-head-in-first-debate

 

WTAX
— Rauner concerned about turnout (DIERSEN: How hard does your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain work to maximize Republican turnout in your precinct? Since 2000, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if they or if someone who they manipulate/dominate were the Republican Precinct Committeeman for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, the Republican turnout in that precinct would always have been much higher. They stress that while I have been a MTRCC member since 1999, they have never asked me to a) serve on any MTRCC committee, b) serve as a chairman of any MTRCC committee, or c) serve as a MTRCC officer. They stress that their candidate destroyed me when I ran for MTRCC Treasurer in 2004. They stress that they rudely ended my MTRCC webmaster service in 2004 and 2010. They blame me for all defeats that Republican candidates have suffered in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois since 2000.)
http://wtax.com/news/101101-rauner-concerned-about-turnout/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Candidates for Illinois Governor duke it out in first TV debate – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/candidates-for-illinois-governor-duke-it-out-in-first-tv/article_b5c07fcc-bd36-11e8-8f65-e363d6ed254e.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Debate coverage roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/21/debate-coverage-roundup/

 

GOPUSA
— Christine Blasey Ford remembered in Dewey Beach bar scene (DIERSEN: What were you doing when you were 17 years old? I worked as a part-time dishwasher for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint with the money that I had earned and saved washing dishes. I graduated from Crete-Monee High School. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class. My ACT score was only 24. Nevertheless, I got accepted by UIC. During the summer of 1966, I worked as a golf shoe cleaner for the Flossmoor Country Club, as a slag chipper for Thrall Car in Chicago Heights, and as a gasoline pumper for John’s Sinclair in South Chicago Heights. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I saved money for college expenses. My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness. I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55116
— Communist GAO auditor says federal bureaucracy abuzz with socialists (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors against me. Let that sink in.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55125
— Franklin Graham slams WSJ for fictionalizing Hell (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents who claim to be religious focus on sending those who share my demographics who they cannot manipulate/dominate straight to hell.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=55101

 

DAILY CALLER
— KAVANAUGH ACCUSER WANTS TO TESTIFY NEXT THURSDAY – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/20/kavanaugh-accuser-testify/
— WOMEN’S MARCH, OTHER LEFT-WING GROUPS VIOLATED IRS RULES. THEIR NONPROFIT STATUS COULD BE IN JEOPARDY – Andrew Kerr, Peter Hasson and Joe Simonson
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/20/liberal-groups-kavanaugh-nonprofit/
— KAVANAUGH PROTESTERS REFUSE TO DENOUNCE ALLEGED DOMESTIC ABUSER REP. KEITH ELLISON – Stephanie Hamill
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/20/kavanaugh-protest-keith-ellison-abuse/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Time to call out Democrats for the liars they are – Tom Trinko
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/09/time_to_call_out_democrats_for_the_liars_they_are.html

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— KAVANAUGH, DESANTIS AND THE HUMAN COST OF FAKE NEWS The media’s lies have a price. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271388/kavanaugh-desantis-and-human-cost-fake-news-daniel-greenfield
— THE RAVAGES OF LEFTIST THOUGHT CONTROL The “Newspeak” of Orwell’s 1984 is here. – Michael Cutler
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/271375/ravages-leftist-thought-control-michael-cutler

 

SEAN HANNITY
— Shocking Undercover Video Exposes Communists Inside GAO: “I Break Rules Every Day” (DIERSEN: One could say that GAO got rid of me so that it could hire Subramanian.)
https://www.hannity.com/media-room/shocking-undercover-video-exposes-communists-inside-government-i-break-rules-every-day/

 

PJ MEDIA
— New O’Keefe Video: GAO Employee Does Work for Socialists at Government Job – J. CHRISTIAN ADAMS (DIERSEN: One could say that GAO got rid of me so that it could hire Subramanian.)
https://pjmedia.com/jchristianadams/new-okeefe-federal-employee-does-work-for-socialists-at-government-job/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Government Accountability Office has announced that due to the statements on the Project Veritas video, Natarajan Subramanian has been removed from all authority and responsibility and access to GAO computers has been terminated. Moreover, GAO is reviewing all of his work for bias.)

 

THE HILL
— Trump raises doubts about Kavanaugh accuser – JORDAN FABIAN
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/407743-trump-kavanaugh-under-assault-from-dems
— GOP, White House start playing midterm blame game – JORDAN FABIAN AND SCOTT WONG (DIERSEN: Who blames you and for what? I should write a book about those who have blamed me the most for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, for everyone’s problems, for Milton Township Republican Central Committee’s problems, for DuPage County Republican Central Committee’s problems, for Illinois Republican Party’s problems, for TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois’ problems, for Wheaton Chamber of Commerce’s problems, for Illinois Center Right Coalition’s problems, for American Association of Political Consultants’ problems, for GAO’s problems, and for etc.’s problems.)
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/407697-gop-white-house-start-playing-midterm-blame-game?userid=3526
— Trump: ‘Good news’ that Obama is campaigning again – TAL AXELROD (DIERSEN: What do you say to “Republican” politicians in Illinois who talk and/or act like they are closer to Obama than they are to Trump?)
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news-other-administration/407721-trump-good-news-that-obama-is-campaigning

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that you are “guilty as charged” if you are a Trump supporter, Christian, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and/or those if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/opinion/kavanaugh-blasey-allegation-disqualify.html
— Trump Says if Attack on Kavanaugh Accuser Was ‘as Bad as She Says,’ Charges Would Have Been Filed – Eileen Sullivan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/us/politics/trump-kavanaugh-blasey-attack.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump questions credibility of Kavanaugh accuser, lashes out at Democrats – John Wagner and Seung Min Kim (DIERSEN: Who questions your credibility? I should write a book about those who have focused on questioning my credibility.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-questions-credibility-of-kavanaugh-accuser-lashes-out-at-democrats/2018/09/21/dd557fc6-bd84-11e8-b7d2-0773aa1e33da_story.html
— Ben Carson’s HUD: Political loyalty required, no experience necessary – Tracy Jan (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. The Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997 wasted my knowledge of IRS’s Collection Division. I worked for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,070-$91,880, before I transferred to GAO in 1980. While my Democrat GAO superiors assigned me to audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division 1986-1988, they refused to assign me to audits of IRS’s Collection Division. They would have assigned me to audits of IRS’s Collection Division if I had been a Democrat, minority, female, and/or veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/ben-carsons-hud-political-loyalty-required-no-experience-necessary/2018/09/20/addb8e74-9b0c-11e8-b60b-1c897f17e185_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded promotions and pay increases to five political operatives with no housing policy experience within their first months on the job, demonstrating what government watchdogs and career staff describe as a premium put on loyalty over expertise. The raises, documented in a Washington Post analysis of HUD political hires, resulted in annual salaries between $98,000 and $155,000 for the five appointees, all of whom had worked on Donald Trump’s or Ben Carson’s presidential campaigns. Three of them did not list bachelor’s degrees on their résumés. The political hires were among at least 24 people without evident housing policy experience who were appointed to the best-paying political positions at HUD, an agency charged with serving the poorest Americans. They account for a third of the 70 HUD appointees at the upper ranks of the federal government, with salaries above $94,000, according to the Post review of agency records. The limited experience at the upper reaches of the agency — HUD Secretary Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, has no prior housing, executive or government background — injected confusion into the rollout of policy initiatives and brought delays to even routine functions, according to interviews with 16 current and former career staff members. “This administration is different, because the people coming in really don’t know housing at all,” said Ron Ashford, who retired as director of HUD’s public-housing supportive-service programs in January after 22 years at the agency. “As a result, they’re pursuing initiatives that aren’t grounded in reality.”)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Questions Kavanaugh Accuser’s Account as Senators Continue Negotiations President’s tweet takes confrontational tone toward Christine Blasey Ford; Senate GOP hoping to reach agreement with Dr. Ford about testifying next week – Natalie Andrews and Kristina Peterson (DIERSEN: Who questions your credibility? I should write a book about those who have focused on questioning my credibility.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-questions-kavanaugh-accusers-account-as-senators-continue-negotiations-1537537419
— Kavanaugh Accuser Open to Negotiations to Testify Before Senate Panel Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford say she is willing to testify next week; Kavanaugh’s wife gets violent threats – Kristina Peterson, Peter Nicholas and Natalie Andrews
https://www.wsj.com/articles/senators-in-standoff-over-handling-of-kavanaugh-sexual-assault-allegations-1537451055
— Opposition to Kavanaugh Nomination Grows Among Voters, New Poll Shows Weak support among women could have political ramifications in midterm elections – Janet Hook (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that all men are rapists, and especially men who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/opposition-to-kavanaugh-nomination-grows-among-voters-new-poll-shows-1537477360
— Can the FBI Investigate the Kavanaugh Accusations? As lawmakers spar over how to address a California professor’s allegations of sexual assault, here are the options – Kristina Peterson and Brent Kendall
https://www.wsj.com/articles/can-the-fbi-investigate-the-kavanaugh-accusations-1537452001
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Youth Vaping Has Soared in 2018, New Data Show Number of high schoolers who used e-cigarettes in the past 30 days has risen some 75% in 2018 – Betsy McKay and Jennifer Maloney
https://www.wsj.com/articles/youth-vaping-has-soared-in-2018-new-data-show-1537481424

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF KAVANAUGH: Kavanaugh allegations: Is what someone does at age 17 relevant? – Sean Rossman and Cara Kelly (DIERSEN: What were you doing when you were 17 years old? I worked as a part-time dishwasher for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint with the money that I had earned and saved washing dishes. I graduated from Crete-Monee High School. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class. My ACT score was only 24. Nevertheless, I got accepted by UIC. During the summer of 1966, I worked as a golf shoe cleaner for the Flossmoor Country Club, as a slag chipper for Thrall Car in Chicago Heights, and as a gasoline pumper for John’s Sinclair in South Chicago Heights. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I saved money for college expenses. My eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20. I had partial red/green color blindness. I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2018/09/20/brett-kavanaugh-alleged-actions-17-relevant-court-nominee/1356690002/
— The economy’s booming, but you wouldn’t know that from most GOP midterm ads – Craig Gilbert (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Of course, they have, and they will, drive the economy down to defeat Republicans.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/09/20/midterms-economys-booming-but-not-most-republican-tv-ads/1347592002/
— We remain the world’s most generous nation – Mike Pompeo
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/20/mike-pompeo-we-remain-worlds-most-generous-nation-editorials-debates/1375078002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at refugees that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/20/give-me-your-tired-your-poor-but-30000-editorials-debates/1358389002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps paint Christine Blasey Ford as being Anita Hill.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/09/18/treat-brett-kavanaugh-accuser-better-than-anita-hill-column/1338609002/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Tech Companies Are Choosing Chicago The Windy City has become a popular place for startups, incubators and accelerators. – Anna Marie Kukec (DIERSEN: What percent of tech companies are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2018-09-20/why-tech-companies-are-choosing-chicago

 

ATLANTIC
— The Simple Request of the McDonald’s Anti–Sexual Harassment Protests The strike, like most #MeToo-era advocacy, reveals that those who’ve dealt with workplace misbehavior don’t desire vengeance so much as an acknowledgement of the harm that’s been wrought. – HANNAH GIORGIS (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government justified their political affiliation discrimination, their reverse discrimination, their age discrimination, and their retaliation against their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40 by hinting/implying/arguing/shouting that the aforesaid employees, their parents, their grandparents, their great grandparents, and the rest of their ancestors viciously discriminated against minorities and against females.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/09/the-simple-request-of-the-mcdonalds-antisexual-harassment-protests/570775/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-males blame males for all the problems that females have had, are having, and will have.
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/09/women-workplace-confidence-gap/570772/

 

FED SMITH
— Using Government Software and Information to “Resist” Administration – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: As Trump is finding out, Democrats run the federal government. While I worked for those Democrats for almost 30 years, I never resisted their political affiliation discrimination, their reverse discrimination, their age discrimination, or their retaliation, I merely complained about it.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/09/20/using-government-software-information-resist-administration/

 

INQUISITER
— The Story Of ‘Hanoi Jane’ Fonda, A Retrospective Controversy still follows Jane Fonda, 46 years after her fateful trip to Hanoi. – Stace Johnson (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have BOTH a) called Vietnam veterans baby killers AND b) demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me for seeking and obtaining four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://www.inquisitr.com/5081417/the-story-of-hanoi-jane-fonda-a-retrospective/

September 19 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Attorney General Jeff Sessions makes surprise visit to Chicago – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/abc7-exclusive-attorney-general-jeff-sessions-makes-surprise-visit-to-chicago/4285399/
— Chicago looking for election judges for November election
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-looking-for-election-judges-for-november-election/4285937/
— Cook County Board chief of staff resigns amid allegation of ‘inappropriate behavior’
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/cook-county-board-chief-of-staff-resigns-amid-allegation-of-inappropriate-behavior/4288003/

 

CBS2
— Fact Checking Peter Roskam And Sean Casten Political Ads – Derrick Blakley (DIERSEN: What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/19/peter-roskam-sean-casten-political-ads/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— How 65 women came to Kavanaugh’s defense in matter of hours – AP (DIERSEN: Do you support the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform? To turn minorities and women against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed to minorities and to women that I support that plank. My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my support for that plank frustrated their efforts to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat women. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in 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. have always hinted that my support for that plank frustrated their efforts to attract, retain, and promote young minorities and young women.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/how-65-women-came-to-kavanaughs-defense-in-matter-of-hours-2

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrats in key House races push against tax deduction cap – AP (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/democrats-in-key-house-races-push-against-tax-deduction-cap/
— Preckwinkle chief of staff resigns after allegation of ‘disrespectful behavior’ – Michael Sneed (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the times that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have engaged in “disrespectful behavior.”)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/preckwinkle-chief-of-staff-john-keller-resigns-after-allegation-disrespectful-behavior/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/refugee-resettlement-mike-pompeo-united-nations-letters/
— Rauner, Pritzker face off in first televised debate on Thursday – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-first-debate-governors-race/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Alderman calls for ouster of priest who burned rainbow banner that once hung in church – Ese Olumhense
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-priest-burns-rainbow-banner-20180919-story.html
— Trump says it’s ‘hard to imagine’ Kavanaugh assault; Grassley makes new offer to accuser – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-hearing-20180919-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally.
http://graphics.chicagotribune.com/refugee-agency-struggles/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump promotes Christine Blasey Ford.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-brett-kavanaugh-ford-assault-fbi-huppke-20180918-story.html
— Republican challenger Darlene Senger accuses Democratic comptroller Susana Mendoza of ‘hedging’ on Chicago mayor question – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-susana-mendoza-darlene-senger-illinois-comptroller-20180919-story.html
– Jeff Sessions blames end of stop-and-frisk for Chicago’s murder rate – Emily K. Coleman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-jeff-sessions-appearance-st-0920-story.html
— Preckwinkle fires chief of staff after ‘inappropriate behavior’ allegation – Hal Dardick and Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-toni-preckwinkle-chief-resignation-20180919-story.html
— Jeff Sessions ignores Trump slight; blasts ACLU agreement for Chicago murder rate in Waukegan speech – Emily K. Coleman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-jeff-sessions-appearance-st-0920-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump uses Christine Blasey Ford to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-kavanaugh-ford-grassley-rape-supreme-court-20180920-story.html
— Are we on the verge of civil war? – Victor Davis Hanson (DIERSEN: Constructively, members of Group A have declared war on members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, a) the Democrat Party promotes members of Group A and b) the Republican Party dumps members of Group B.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-hanson-civil-war-polarized-america-0920-20180919-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Preckwinkle ousts chief of staff, alleges ‘inappropriate behavior’
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180919/preckwinkle-ousts-chief-of-staff-alleges-inappropriate-behavior
— Gender war politics grip Senate over Kavanaugh accusation – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180919/news/309199960/
— Town hall Oct. 13 in Lombard to focus on eradicating gun violence (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you are not going to defend and advance the Second Amendment plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold a government office or political office as a Republican.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180916/town-hall-oct-13-to-focus-on-eradicating-gun-violence

 

WBEZ
— Report: Existing Evidence ‘Insufficient’ To Prove Hat Belonged To Lincoln – Dave McKinney
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/report-existing-evidence-insufficient-to-prove-hat-belonged-to-lincoln/fba96bef-2012-4aed-884e-81d562d930c7

 

JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE
— Munger, Breen, Batinick, McDermed, Morrison, Benford, Khouri, Kessem, Smolenski, Ugaste: Exposing the Mechanics of the Chicago Machine “You’re being manipulated in a cynical, hateful way.”
https://mailchi.mp/332911903e5c/exposing-the-mechanics-of-the-chicago-machine

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Leaders said to be considering bankruptcy for Illinois – Robert Hadley

https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511571897-leaders-said-to-be-considering-bankruptcy-for-illinois

 

ILLINOIS VALLEY TIMES
— McGlasson says Long is latest target of GOP cleansing campaign – W.J. Kennedy
https://illinoisvalleytimes.com/stories/511571904-mcglasson-says-long-is-latest-target-of-gop-cleansing-campaign
(FROM THE ARTICLE: John McGlasson, central committeeman for Illinois’ 16th Congressional District believes the Republican Party is attempting to torpedo the re-election of Rep. Jerry Long (R-Streator) in a campaign to rid the party of anyone not in lockstep with Gov. Bruce Rauner. “[The Illinois GOP] targeted me and three others in our run for Central Committee (last spring),” McGlasson told the Illinois Valley Times. “I saw what dirty tricks they can play. Bob Winchester knows this too.” Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) ran against Winchester in the race for Republican State Central Committeeman in the15th Congressional District. The Republican Party declared Rose the winner after tallying votes by acclamation and not individually, a procedure that counters both Illinois Election Code and party rules, according to the Prairie State Wire. Winchester challenged the results, but the case is still languishing in U.S. district court. Despite being targeted by the party, McGlasson, Mark Shaw in the 10th district, and Fred Floreth in the 13th district all won their races for Central Committee. Shaw went on to cut a deal with the party and is now state co-chair. Long doesn’t talk the “same line” as Rauner, who trails Democrat J.B. Pritzker by double digits in the polls, McGlasson said. “It’s my opinion that Rauner believes the only way he can win this thing is to have everyone talking the same line and get only those targeted votes to come out,” he said. Rauner, McGlasson added, isn’t looking for a big turnout out but a select one. “He has to be hoping for a big snowstorm on election day,” he said. The Republican party recently dropped support for Long, including funding from the House Republican Organization (HRO), after it was “made aware of allegations into Rep. Long’s behavior,” according to a statement by House Republican Leader Jim Durkin. The accuser, an HRO employee, accused Long of harassment. Long quickly released a statement saying he was only guilty of having a different perspective on HRO’s level of support for his race and that he will continue campaigning at a grassroots level. “This is not sexual harassment of any kind but merely a difference of opinion on the lack of support by the Republican Party that goes back several months,” Long said. “At this time I have no intention on pulling out of the race because this just proves that I’m not a part of the ‘Good Ole Boys’ club.” Long is expected to release another statement after consulting with his lawyers, a source said. McGlasson and local Republican leaders in the 76th district recently met and reaffirmed their support for Long. “It’s unimaginable to me that they (GOP) would cede such a hard-won seat,” McGlasson said. In 2016, Long defeated Andy Skoog (D-Utica) by 607 votes. The Democrats had held the seat for decades. On Nov. 6, he faces off against Democrat Lance Yednock of Ottawa.)

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Appellate court punts on lawsuit over Illinois abortion law – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/appellate-court-punts-on-lawsuit-over-illinois-abortion-law/article_2e2e98f8-bb6c-11e8-b61e-4b074d51ae68.html
— Pritzker misfires after Rauner’s mea culpa – Brett Rowland
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-pritzker-misfires-after-rauner-s-mea-culpa/article_505263dc-bc35-11e8-83e6-43b1d673da4a.html
— With a booming economy, Illinois may not be able to escape SNAP work requirement again – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/with-a-booming-economy-illinois-may-not-be-able-to/article_3b680f06-bc37-11e8-b0c5-8bd33a868ff8.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HOUSE HUNTERS: HOW HIGH TAXES HURT HOME INVESTMENT IN ILLINOIS – Orphe Divounguy, Suman Chattopadhyay, Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/house-hunters-how-high-taxes-hurt-home-investment-in-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TIME TO TALK: WHAT SHOULD THE ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVE PARTY STAND FOR? (DIERSEN: Past and present Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in the following organizations have always focused on driving conservatives like me out: 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, and American Association of Political Consultants.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/time-to-talk-what-should-the-illinois-conservative-party-stand-for-.html
— IF A CONSERVATIVE FACEBOOK IS SUCH A GOOD IDEA, WHY HASN’T IT HAPPENED?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/if-a-conservative-facebook-is-such-a-good-idea-why-hasnt-it-happened.html
— ROSKAM REJECTS TRUMP ADMIN’S 33% LOWER REFUGEE ADMISSION CAP (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at refugees that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten r5id of.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/roskam-rejects-trump-admins-33-lower-refugee-admission-cap.html
— HULTGREN CALLS ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO RECONSIDER NEW REFUGEE CAP (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at refugees that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/hultgren-calls-on-trump-administrations-to-reconsider-new-refugee-cap-.html
— EFFORT TO END TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR ABORTIONS TO BE APPEALED TO ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/09/taxpayer-funding-for-abortions-to-be-appealed-to-illinois-supreme-court.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Sanguinetti: “Bruce Rauner has been the only one to stand up to Mike Madigan”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/19/sanguinetti-bruce-rauner-has-been-the-only-one-to-stand-up-to-mike-madigan/
— Rauner says Kavanaugh allegations should “disqualify” nominee if true
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/19/rauner-says-kavanaugh-allegations-should-disqualify-nominee-if-true/
— House GOP Leadership, several conservative lawmakers call on Rep. Long to resign
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/19/house-gop-leadership-several-conservative-lawmakers-call-on-rep-long-to-resign/
— Pritzker distances himself from his pension proposal
https://capitolfax.com/2018/09/19/pritzker-distances-himself-from-his-pension-proposal/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Media in frantic frenzy over Kavanaugh – Jennifer Harper
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/19/inside-the-beltway-media-in-frantic-frenzy-over-ka/

 

FOX NEWS
— In Democrat’s feminist kangaroo court, Kavanaugh is a man — and that makes him guilty – Tucker Carlson
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/09/19/tucker-carlson-in-democrats-feminist-kangaroo-court-kavanaugh-is-man-and-that-makes-him-guilty.html
— Grassley, Collins urge Kavanaugh accuser Christine Ford to reconsider apparent refusal to testify – Gregg Re
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/09/19/grassley-collins-urge-kavanaugh-accuser-christine-ford-to-reconsider-apparent-refusal-to-testify.html

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Boston Globe Hails Anita Hill With Front-Page Interview, Assumes Thomas, Kavanaugh Guilt – Clay Waters
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/clay-waters/2018/09/19/boston-globe-hails-anita-hill-front-page-interview-assumes-thomas

 

DAILY CALLER
— DEMOCRATS GET WHAT THEY DEMANDED ON KAVANAUGH, IMMEDIATELY DEMAND SOMETHING ELSE – Derek Hunter
https://dailycaller.com/2018/09/19/podcast-democrats-demands-kavanaugh/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Woman Who Was High School Friend of Kavanaugh’s Calls Claim of Sexual Assault ‘Absolutely Fishy’ – Rachel del Guidice
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/09/19/exclusive-woman-who-was-high-school-friend-of-kavanaughs-calls-claim-of-sexual-assault-absolutely-fishy/

 

TOWNHALL
— Yes, There Must Be Reasonable Standards of Evidence When Assessing ‘He Said/She Said’ Allegations – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/09/19/yes-there-must-be-standards-n2520166

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Another Alleged Witness Denies Seeing or Hearing What Kavanaugh’s Accuser Claimed – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/another-alleged-witness-denies-seeing-or-hearing-what-kavanaughs-accuser-claimed/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats and the press just as sure about midterms as they were in 2016 – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/09/democrats_and_the_press_just_as_sure_about_midterms_as_they_were_in_2016.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— DEMOCRATS VOW MASSIVE TAX HIKES IF THEY WIN Already pushing $1 trillion per year increases – ART MOORE (DIERSEN: One would expect that those who pay little or no taxes want Democrats to win.)
https://www.wnd.com/2018/09/democrats-vow-massive-tax-hikes-if-they-win/

 

GOPUSA
— ‘Believe Women’ Is Perilous Baloney
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54959
— State Department bureaucrat caught plotting ‘deep state’ resistance: Project Veritas (DIERSEN: Of course, my Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that a) I frustrated their efforts to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) I frustrated their efforts to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who they had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54945
— Nike store calls cops on man for waving pro-police flag
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54871
— Christine Blasey Ford and the links to George Soros
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54934
— Hillary Clinton: Republicans were undermining democracy ‘long before Trump’ (DIERSEN: Democrats use democracy to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54880

 

PJ MEDIA
— O’Keefe Video: DOJ Resources Used by Socialist DOJ Employee to Target GOP – J. CHRISTIAN ADAMS (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, my Democrat superiors in the federal government a) did NOT take adverse actions against me because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and b) did NOT take adverse actions against me because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse actions against me because I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents?)
https://pjmedia.com/jchristianadams/okeefe-video-doj-resources-used-by-socialist-doj-employee-to-target-gop/

 

THE HILL
— McCaskill to oppose Kavanaugh nomination – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/407506-mccaskill-to-oppose-kavanaugh-nomination

 

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Kavanaugh Accuser’s Schoolmate Says Assault Was Chatter at School Afterward. Cristina King Miranda went to all-girls prep school with Christine Blasey Ford.)
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/kavanaugh-accusers-schoolmate-says-assault-chatter-school-afterward

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The ugly double standard over Kavanaugh’s so-called youth.”
https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/19/opinions/brett-kavanaugh-accusations-fbi-investigation-shira-scheindlin-kristen-clarke/

 

MERCURY NEWS
— Ivanka Trump wants father to dump Brett Kavanaugh following Bay Area professor’s accusation
https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/09/19/ivanka-trump-wants-father-to-dump-brett-kavanaugh-following-bay-area-professors-accusation/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Kavanaugh’s Supporters and His Accuser Are at An Impasse Over Her Testimony – Peter Baker and Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/19/us/politics/kavanaugh-accusations-trump-blasey-ford.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Why a federal investigation of the Kavanaugh allegation is far from impossible.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/19/why-federal-investigation-into-kavanaugh-allegation-is-far-impossible/

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD’S TESTIMONY AGAINST BRETT KAVANAUGH COULD BE DISASTROUS FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.”
https://www.newsweek.com/brett-kavanaugh-accuser-testimony-damaging-republicans-1127225

 

FORBES
— Why The Adult Cannabis Market Could Kill Its Medical Counterpart – Iris Dorbian
https://www.forbes.com/sites/irisdorbian/2018/09/11/why-the-adult-cannabis-market-could-kill-its-medical-counterpart/#5cfd803e2a39
— How Medical Marijuana Is Opening The Door To Recreational Cannabis – Jordan Waldrep
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jordanwaldrep/2018/09/12/how-medical-marijuana-is-opening-the-door-to-recreational-cannabis/#496f010e4cc7

September 15 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/marijuana-weed-cannabis-blackhawks-jimmy-buffet/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at Backs, at females, and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ayanna-pressley-terri-sewell-jahana-haynes-kamala-harris-maxine-waters-congressional-black-caucus-democrats-democratic-party-future-black/
— Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate Gary Johnson of New Mexico discloses cannabis investments – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/gary-johnson-libertarian-senate-candidate-discloses-cannabis-investments/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner has a revelation – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180915/statehouse-insider-rauner-has-revelation

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s reluctant embrace of Trump – AP
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/rauners-reluctant-embrace-of-trump

 

ABC7
— Woman claims she was denied service at Taco Bell for speaking English
https://abc7chicago.com/society/woman-claims-she-was-denied-service-at-taco-bell-for-speaking-english/4251302/

 

CBS2
— GOP Lawmaker (Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Louisiana) Wants Members Of Congress To Be Drug Tested
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/15/gop-lawmaker-wants-members-of-congress-to-be-drug-tested/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Why Are Fact Checkers Singling Out California’s Republican Underdog? – Tim Graham (DIERSEN: The higher the government/political office that you seek/hold, the more that your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn you. What are the highest government/political offices that have you have sought/held? I should write a book about how my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonized, denigrated, and condemned me a) because I was a GS-12 at IRS and a GS-13 at GAO, b) because I sought GS-13 jobs at IRS and GS-14 jobs at GAO, c) because I was a American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, and TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, d) because I am a GOPUSA Illinois Editor and a Republican Precinct Committeeman, and e) because I ran to be MTRCC Treasurer in 2004.)
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2018/09/15/fact-checkers-or-cox-blockers

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump and Birthright Citizenship – Daniel John Sobieski
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/09/trump_and_birthright_citizenship.html

 

HOT AIR
— Obama Demonizing Trump And Republican Voters Coast To Coast – KAREN TOWNSEND
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/09/15/obama-demonizing-trump-republican-voters-coast-coast/

 

THE HILL
— Primary turnout soars in 2018 with Dems leading charge – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/406779-primary-turnout-soars-in-2018-with-dems-leading-charge

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Couldn’t Get Mexico To Pay For His Wall. Now Americans Won’t Pay Either.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries against America.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-no-border-wall_us_5b9c1ee4e4b013b0977abbdd

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Rauner’s reluctant embrace of Trump a re-election tightrope
https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Rauner-s-reluctant-embrace-of-Trump-a-re-election-13232056.php

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Money Talks. Will the G.O.P. Listen? Seth Klarman was once the biggest donor to the Republican Party in New England. This year he’s giving some $20 million to Democrats. – Bari Weiss (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and political consultants who state that they are Republican, but who talk and/or act like they are taking lots of money from Democrats, from Libertarians, and/or from Greens to destroy conservative individuals like me and to destroy conservative organizations like TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and Illinois Center Right Coalition.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/15/opinion/sunday/seth-klarman-donations-trump-democrats.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— We are entering the ‘age of bewilderment’ – Kyle Smith
https://nypost.com/2018/09/15/we-are-entering-the-age-of-bewilderment/

September 15 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Governor Bruce Rauner meets with Tribune Editorial Board
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/104422341-132.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-RAUNER SAYS “Rauner 2.0 — a little bit of change we can’t quite believe in.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-bruce-rauner-mea-culpa-strange-0916-20180914-story.html
— Chicago Heights has plan to buy lake water from Indiana, resell it to south suburban neighbors – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-chicago-heights-water-deal-st-0916-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— User-based pay system will get Metra only so far – Editorial (DIERSEN: How much have you benefited from public transit subsidies? If I sought a government office or political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would blast me for my benefiting from public transit subsidies 1978-1997, 1974, 1973, and 1971. Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have not used, are not using, and would never use public transit.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180913/editorial-user-based-pay-system-will-get-metra-only-so-far

 

WGN TV
— Pritzker a no-show as Rauner faces Tribune Editorial Board – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/09/14/pritzker-a-no-show-as-rauner-faces-tribune-editorial-board/

 

WLS AM
— Trump asks aides to press ahead with $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese goods -CNN
http://www.wlsam.com/news/trump-asks-aides-to-press-ahead-with-200-billion-in-tariffs-on-chinese-goods/
— Bill Cameron: “Nothing like being down 17 points in the latest poll to make you humble” – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/09/14/bill-cameron-nothing-like-being-down-17-points-in-the-latest-poll-to-make-you-humble/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— ‘Selfie station’ available when early voting starts Sept. 27 – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: How many Democrats in your precinct a) cast Republican primary ballots to do what damage they can to the Republican Party and b) always vote for Democrats in general elections. I estimate that there are about 30 such Democrats in my precinct. They only vote in contested Republican primary races and never vote in uncontested Republican primary races. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justified their means.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180914/selfie-station-available-when-early-voting-starts-sept-27

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— GOP latest to get in gutter – David Giuliani
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/gop-latest-to-get-in-gutter/article_2788c7b6-b794-11e8-8119-7ba856773cd5.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Lessons didn’t have to be so painful – RICH MILLER
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/lessons-didn-t-have-to-be-so-painful/article_91dc42c2-abc2-5e1c-96be-57d2c785cecb.html

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— Harassment allegation trouble for Jerry Long, GOP – Tamara Abbey (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, Republican candidate, Republican elected official, or Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leader? If someone accused you of something and filed a complaint against you a) with your Republican township, ward, and/or county party organization and/or b) with the IRP, how fast would you be dumped? Since 1999, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, IRP, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if anyone filed a complaint against me, they would immediately dump me.)
http://www.newstrib.com/free/update-harassment-allegation-trouble-for-jerry-long-gop/article_a3fb411e-b79b-11e8-87f3-17cecd6859bc.html

 

TIMES
— Long not backing down, says he will stay in office Illinois Republican Party also will withdraw its support – Derek Barichello (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, Republican candidate, Republican elected official, or Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leader? If someone accused you of something and filed a complaint against you a) with your Republican township, ward, and/or county party organization and/or b) with the IRP, how fast would you be dumped? Since 1999, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, IRP, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if anyone filed a complaint against me, they would immediately dump me.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/09/14/long-not-backing-down-says-he-will-stay-in-office/atgl5ma/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Company spun off from business once tied to opioids gave $30K to Southern Illinois reps – JOSEPH BUSTOS
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article216623580.html

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Dodge says lawmakers no longer represent Illinoisans, they will continue to inflame financial woes – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511558272-dodge-says-lawmakers-no-longer-represent-illinoisans-they-will-continue-to-inflame-financial-woes

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Roskam ad exposes Casten’s lobbying work – Robert Hadley (DIERSEN: What do you lobby for? I lobby for a) all the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and in the Republican Party platform and b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511562129-roskam-ad-exposes-casten-s-lobbying-work
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrat Sean Casten has apparently lobbied members of Congress for tax incentives and subsidies on behalf of his company, according to a new campaign ad from U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Illinois). “Sean Casten takes every opportunity to talk about his ‘resume,’ but he conveniently leaves out that he was also a registered federal lobbyist who pleaded with congressional leaders for special tax breaks to benefit his own business,” said a press release from Roskam’s campaign.)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Gov. Rauner Doubles Down – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/09/gov-rauner-doubles-down/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey laments conservative employees ‘don’t feel safe to express their opinions’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/sep/14/jack-dorsey-twitter-ceo-laments-conservative-emplo/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Intel Chair: FBI, Justice Corrupted for Political Spying – Bill Gertz
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/intel-chair-fbi-justice-corrupted-political-spying/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— 1-in-7 US residents are immigrants, 44.5 million, most ever – Paul Bedard (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at immigrants, and at everyone else, that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of. Democrats want immigrates to get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/1-in-7-u-s-residents-are-immigrants-44-5-million-most-ever
— Trump’s Treasury Department is trying to kill school choice — is he aware? – Peter Murphy
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/trumps-treasury-department-is-trying-to-kill-school-choice-is-he-aware
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The availability of generous welfare and generous charity discourages people from a) taking bad jobs, b) earning job-related college degrees, and c) saving for retirement.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/half-of-americans-have-no-retirement-savings-heres-how-congress-can-look-out-for-them
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite the existence of IRAs and 401(k) plans to encourage retirement savings, almost half of Americans have no net assets at all, and little or no retirement savings. Many of them have no money to save and no retirement account to put it in.)

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— DHS: most illegals caught sneaking into U.S. still here – Chad Groening
https://onenewsnow.com/culture/2018/09/14/dhs-most-illegals-caught-sneaking-into-us-still-here

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Obama Reminds Us Why Trump Is President – David Harsanyi
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/09/14/obama-reminds-us-why-trump-is-president/

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Long Vacant Federal Watchdog Jobs Mean Billion$ Lost to Waste, Fraud Inspector General system has faced chronic vacancies for many of these critical positions throughout the government – Connor D. Wolf (DIERSEN: To get rid of me, my Democrat GAO superiors could have had Treasury offer me a job in its Inspector General office (https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/), but they did not. To get rid of me after I had worked for GAO on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, my Democrat GAO superiors could have had those regulators offer me jobs in their Inspector General offices, but they did not.)
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/09/long-vacant-federal-watchdog-jobs-mean-billion-lost-to-waste-fraud/

 

BLAZE
— Classmate of Kavanaugh named in letter is speaking out about sexual abuse claim – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: Are you a man? If a woman accused you of wrongdoing, how many women and which women would come to your defense? Ever-increasingly, men who are accused by women of wrongdoing are presumed to be guilty. Needless-to-say, this discourages men from having anything to do with women.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/09/14/classmate-of-kavanaugh-named-in-letter-is-speaking-out-about-sexual-abuse-claims
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 65 women who have known Kavanaugh for several decades signed a letter vouching for his good character in a letter to the Judiciary Committee. “We are women who have known Brett Kavanaugh for more than 35 years and knew him while he attended high school between 1979 and 1983. For the entire time we have known Brett Kavanaugh, he has behaved honorably and treated women with respect,” the letter said. “We strongly believe it is important to convey this information to the Committee at this time,” it concluded.)
— College offers safe space for whites to help understand minority interactions. Here comes backlash. – Sarah Taylor
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/09/14/college-offers-safe-space-for-whites-to-help-understand-minority-interactions-here-comes-backlash

 

EPOCH TIMES
— Destruction of the Family
https://www.theepochtimes.com/chapter-seven-destruction-of-the-family-part-i_2661675.html
https://www.theepochtimes.com/chapter-seven-destruction-of-the-family-part-ii_2661712.html

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Google’s Foul Play – Adriana Cohen
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/09/14/googles_foul_play_138070.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Fans Furious Over Willie Nelson’s Political Advocacy – Cortney O’Brien
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2018/09/14/why-willie-nelson-fans-are-furious-n2519017

 

FOX NEWS
— Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey admits conservative staffers ‘don’t feel safe to express their opinions’ at liberal tech giant – Brian Flood
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2018/09/14/twitter-ceo-jack-dorsey-admits-conservative-staffers-dont-feel-safe-to-express-their-opinions-at-liberal-tech-giant.html

 

BREITBART
— Kevin McCarthy: Breitbart’s Exposure of Leaked Google Video Calls for Hearing – Penny Starr
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/09/14/kevin-mccarthy-breitbarts-exposure-of-leaked-google-video-calls-for-hearing/
— Flashback: 5 Times Google Displayed Political Bias – Lucas Nolan
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/09/13/flashback-5-times-google-displayed-political-bias/
— Todd Rokita Calls for FTC Investigation into Google’s ‘Unrivaled’ Monopoly Power – Sean Moran
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/13/todd-rokita-calls-for-ftc-investigation-into-googles-unrivaled-monopoly-power/

 

THE HILL
— Ted Cruz, Twitter spar over immigration tweets from right-wing think tank – ALI BRELAND
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/406551-ted-cruz-think-tank-and-twitter-spar-over-immigration-tweets

 

POLITICO
— Leaked Google video irks GOP – CRISTIANO LIMA
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-tech/2018/09/13/leaked-google-video-irks-gop-339180

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— This Is Not the End of Trump Chaos in the White House has not diminished the chances of a two-term presidency. – Roger Cohen
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/opinion/trump-2020-reelection-presidency.html
— Even in Better Times, Some Americans Seem Farther Behind. Here’s Why. – Patricia Cohen (DIERSEN: Since 1997, in today’s dollars, my income has been only 41% of what it was in 1997, that is, only $51,864/year instead of $125,325/year.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/business/economy/income-inequality.html
— The Secret to Cracking Trump’s Base New polls show that some of the most hard-core Trumpsters are starting to get a clue. It might be because he finally crossed a line: He’s now insulting them. – Timothy Egan (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who I have helped the most who have insulted me the most. They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/opinion/trump-base-polls.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats crow about their success in manipulating/dominating Evangelicals.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/us/politics/democrats-progessive-evangelical-election.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise a) those who come to America illegally, b) those who stay in America illegally, and c) those who bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/14/us/migrant-children-ineligible-reunification-families.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Conservatives have embraced the idea that nothing is nonpartisan – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: Nothing is nonpartisan.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/09/13/conservatives-have-embraced-idea-that-nothing-is-non-partisan/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Walls: A History of Civilization in Blood and Brick’ Review: . . . and Stay Out! The current proliferation of border walls is in line with most historical experience. – Felipe Fernández-Armesto (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats work with America’s enemies to destroy America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/walls-a-history-of-civilization-in-blood-and-brick-review-and-stay-out-1536887942
— Eight Decades of Ethnic Dilemmas Iconic sociologist Nathan Glazer on the problems of group identity, affirmative action and Donald Trump. – Jason Willick (DIERSEN: Virtually all my past and present critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) are anti-German American and/or b) pander to those who are anti-German American.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/eight-decades-of-ethnic-dilemmas-1536962839
— ‘Boomer1’ Review: Retire or We’ll Retire You Daniel Torday offers a sharp, bright and often amusing snapshot of intergenerational conflict during these unwieldy economic times. – Emily Bobrow (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always promoted age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination. My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were younger wanted them to get rid of their employees who were older. I should write a book about my GAO coworkers who “cut deals” with our GAO superiors to keep their jobs longer and/or to get promoted. To keep their jobs longer and/or to get promoted, they agreed to help our GAO superiors get rid of me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/boomer1-review-retire-or-well-retire-you-1536884989
— The Dirt and Delay Playbook Democrats want to push a Kavanaugh vote past Election Day. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who are the biggest dirt-throwers in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about the biggest past and present dirt-throwers in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, in TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, in Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, in Milton Township Republican Central Committee, in DuPage County Republican Central Committee, in Illinois Republican Party, in Illinois Center Right Coalition, in American Association of Political Consultants, in GAO, in IRS, in Post Office, in etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dirt-and-delay-playbook-1536966589

 

WHEATON JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kasich is an anti-Republican and represents anti-Republicans. Kasich says GOP lawmakers need to realize they must serve the people and “not a political party or a president.” Ever-increasingly “the people,” that is, anti-Trumps and anti-Americans, want lawmakers to use government to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. That is why the aforesaid a) voted for Trump in 2016, b) will vote for Trump in 2020, and c) have bought and will buy as many firearms and as much ammunition as they feel is necessary for their self-defense.
https://wheatonbusinessjournal.com/kasich-gop-lawmakers-serve-the-people-not-the-president/22508/

 

NEWSWEEK
— TWITTER CEO JACK DORSEY: CONSERVATIVE WORKERS ‘DON’T FEEL SAFE’ EXPRESSING OPINIONS AMONG LIBERALS – BENJAMIN FEARNOW
https://www.newsweek.com/jack-dorsey-twitter-liberal-conservative-bias-employees-algorithm-facebook-1121827

 

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
— Investigative Reporter Sues CBS for Gender and Age Discrimination – Ashley Cullins
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/michele-gillen-sues-cbs-gender-age-discrimination-1143483

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Amid Active Hurricane, FEMA Chief Learns His Travel Is Under Investigation – Charles S. Clark (DIERSEN: Amid my “Centiphone Manager” assignment in 1974, I learned that my Democrat IRS superiors had disallowed my partial day per diem claims. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866  Of course, my Democrat IRS superiors, my Democrat IRS supervisors, my Democrat IRS coworkers, and my Democrat IRS subordinates used that to hint/imply/argue/argue that my career in IRS was over.)
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2018/09/amid-active-hurricane-fema-chief-learns-his-travel-under-investigation/151277/

September 10 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican leader Bill Brady says state election about Illinois issues, not Trump; Pritzker spreads the wealth – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in your precinct say that to punish Trump, they are going to vote for all the Democrats on the ballot?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-donald-trump-bill-brady-20180909-story.html
— Questions to ask before starting job hunt – Jill Schlesinger (DIERSEN: How many full-time jobs have you had since you earned your bachelor’s degree? I sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances for Firestone Stores 1970-1971; collected delinquent taxes for IRS 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies for GAO 1980-1997. I should write a book about transferring between federal agencies. I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180910/281805694821732
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Changing careers is becoming the rule rather than the exception. According to a long-term study by the Labor Department, people born in the years 1957 to 1964 held an average of 11.7 jobs from ages 18 to 48.)
— More retirees filing for bankruptcy – Elliot Raphaelson (DIERSEN: If your retirement is financially secure, and your critics/opponents were asked what are the reasons for that, what would they say? For me, my critics/opponents would say a) that my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors discriminated against minorities and discriminated against females and that I directly benefitted from that discrimination, b) that I was born a healthy White male, c) that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and that I have always been privileged, d) that I avoided the draft, e) that the federal government grossly overpaid me, f) that I married someone who has lots of income and savings, g) that we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, h) that my federal retirement benefits are much too generous, and i) I have never given lots of money to churches like they do. In my defense, I have always spent less money on immediate pleasures than my peers, I have always put the maximum into IRAs and Roth IRAs, and I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/savingsgame/tca-more-retirees-filing-for-bankruptcy-20180831-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new study from the Consumer Bankruptcy Project indicates that the rate of bankruptcy among Americans ages 65 and older has tripled since 1991. More people ages 55 to 65 also are filing for bankruptcy. I am not surprised. People are going into retirement with more debt, including much higher mortgage debt. For example, in 1995, only 22 percent of 65 year-olds had mortgage debt; now 38 percent do. The average mortgage debt in 1995 was $27,300; now it is $73,000. Those are scary numbers. The proportion of retirees who have defined-benefit pension plans has decreased substantially. According to the Pension Research Center, a mere 23 percent of U.S. workers have such a pension plan. Today’s retirees are more dependent on defined-contribution plans, such as 401(k)s. With a defined contribution plan, the retiree must manage the portfolio himself or herself or pay a financial planner to do so. Most retirees don’t have the financial expertise to manage their own portfolio. Our educational system is inadequate when it comes to teaching us how to effectively manage a portfolio. Another important factor is age of retirement. Many employees would like to work longer before retiring, but most corporations offer early retirement incentives so they can hire younger workers at lower salaries. When an early retiree looks for other work, he/she faces age discrimination, with practically no recourse, despite anti-discrimination laws. Most people who need to retire early are forced to accept Social Security at age 62, and their benefit is significantly reduced. Although it would be beneficial to wait until age 70, most retirees simply can’t afford to. Another factor is health-care costs. These costs increase at much higher rates than other costs. Many corporations have reduced the health-care benefits for retirees. For seniors, the costs of Medicare, supplemental health care and prescription drugs keep increasing at high rates. Congressional representatives talks a lot about controlling prescription drug costs, but they have been unsuccessful in doing so. Those who use Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage find that as drug costs keep increasing, they are in the bubble much earlier in the year, resulting in much greater costs. The drug companies have substantial lobbies in the U.S., which has resulted in higher drug prices for U.S. citizens than for those overseas. Dental costs increase also for seniors more than for the general population, and Medicare doesn’t cover these costs. Many companies have either no dental coverage or inadequate coverage for retirees. Another factor is longer expected life. Although it is great news that we are living longer, there are other implications. The longer we live, a larger the nest egg that is needed going into retirement to ensure that our money will last for as long as we live. It’s hard to build a larger asset base going into retirement if corporations want their workers to retire early. Moreover, as expected life expectancy increases, insurance companies reduce monthly payments for lifetime annuities. Another factor is required support for other family members. Because tuition costs have increased dramatically, most college graduates are graduating with high debt. As retirees assist their children with this debt, it puts more of a burden on their financial well-being. So, it is not surprising that older people are increasingly filing for bankruptcy.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— UIC jumps in U.S. News rankings Northwestern moved up a notch to tenth place and U of C kept its No. 3 spot, but the big change in this year’s U.S. News rankings came for the University of Illinois at Chicago. – LYNNE MAREK (DIERSEN: I attended UIC 1966-1968)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/uic-jumps-us-news-rankings

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Bob Woodward.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/bob-woodward-has-written-about-presidencies-trump-book-his-1st-indictment#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans promote anti-Americans.
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/trump-tweets-2-players-kneel-for-anthem-on-opening-sunday/1429460218

 

WBEZ
— Chicago Mayoral Hopefuls March In Mexican Independence Parade – Claudia Morell, Becky Vevea (DIERSEN: Do you promote the countries that your ancestors came from? I do not. What communities are you a member of? I am a member of the following communities: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, married, old (I am almost 70), non-poor, gun owners, draft avoiders, German Americans, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, former union member, retired federal employee, American nameplate car owner, childless, pet-less, Wheaton resident since 1978, etc.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicago-mayoral-hopefuls-march-in-mexican-independence-parade/5d63ece4-12f3-40d2-a101-2e3c842cb487
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In addition to all the buzz around the mayor’s race, the November election for Illinois governor looms. Both incumbent Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic Challenger J.B. Pritzker were there. Rauner spoke about the importance of the Mexican American community in Illinois. “We are very proud in Illinois, we have one of the largest, most vibrant Mexican-American communities anywhere in the world. We are very proud here,” said Rauner, who has attended the parade every year since he’s been governor. The Republican governor made clear his position on immigrant communities is not in line with that of President Donald Trump. “We are a welcoming state built by immigrants, we welcome immigrants from around the world.”)

 

CIVIC FEDERATION
— An Examination of Counties in Illinois
https://www.civicfed.org/civic-federation/blog/examination-counties-illinois#new_tab

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Good Monday morning, Illinois, and a special hello to former Gov. Jim Edgar who gave a shout-out to Playbook while offering analysis of Barack Obama’s speech last week (he liked it). Thanks for reading, governor! – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to stop the following from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails: past and present a) Republican U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives, b) Republican statewide office holders, c) Republican state senators and representatives, d) Republican county officials, e) Republican township/ward officials, f) Republican municipal officials, g) Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains, h) Republican township/ward party officials, i) Republican county party officials, j) Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee members, officers, and the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman, k) Republican candidates for the aforesaid positions, l) Republican etc.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/09/10/mendoza-takes-the-mayors-seat-preckwinkles-numbers-lightfoots-policy-move-303109
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Democrats bring up that Peter Lee, the GOP candidate for District 17 of the state House of Representatives, was sanctioned in 2003 by the state Supreme Court for failing to use client funds appropriately. What would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes bring up if you ran for an office? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) Midwest Chapter (MC), GAO, IRS, and Post Office would bring up a) that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) that my Democrat IRS superiors not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968; and d) that I am no longer a TAPROOT chairman, WCC Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, ICRC Steering Committee member, AAPC MC board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, or Post Office employee.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/09/10/mendoza-takes-the-mayors-seat-preckwinkles-numbers-lightfoots-policy-move-303109

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Leftists Redefine Bullying – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/leftists-redefine-bullying/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Democrat Who Compared Trump to Bin Laden Also Said ‘Nazis’ Work in White House VIDEO: Illinois Democrat Sean Casten twice referred to ‘Nazis and racists’ working in White House – Brent Scher
https://freebeacon.com/politics/guy-compared-trump-bin-laden-also-said-nazis-work-white-house/

 

FOX NEWS
— Angry Obama still doesn’t get it as he hits the campaign trail – Liz Peek
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/09/10/liz-peek-angry-obama-still-doesnt-get-it-as-hits-campaign-trail.html

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Don’t Exaggerate the Effects on Immigrant Admissions of Tightening the Public-Charge Rule – REIHAN SALAM (DIERSEN: How many millions of public charges are there in America, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality? In Illinois, Democrats focus on sending public charges to DuPage County, to Milton Township, and to Wheaton.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/immigration-public-charge-rule-tightening/
— In Sweden, the Elite Lost Touch with the People – JOHN FUND (DIERSEN: Who are the elite in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Have they lost touch with you?)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/09/sweden-election-results-populist-pattern-elites-lost-touch/
— FROM THE ARTICLE: FEDERAL EMPLOYEES: “More educated workers, on the other hand, are paid substantially less than private-sector equivalents.”
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/paul-krugman-federal-employee-pay-statistic-misleading/

 

TOWNHALL
— Obama’s Return May Energize Republicans More Than Democrats – Mark Davis (DIERSEN: Speaking for myself, the nastier that Democrats are to me, the more motivated that I am to help elect Republicans.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/markdavis/2018/09/10/obamas-return-may-energize-republicans-more-than-democrats-n2517385
— More Than 200 ‘Resistance’ Protesters Arrested During Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2018/09/09/more-than-200-resistance-protesters-arrested-during-kavanaugh-confirmation-hearings-n2517342

 

AMERICAN GREATNESS
— How Facebook Policy Hinders Political Speech – Ruth Papazian
https://amgreatness.com/2018/09/10/how-facebook-policy-hinders-political-speech/

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP attacks Obama, but doesn’t defend Trump Leading Republicans took issue with the former president’s scathing speech, but none disputed that Trump has threatened core American institutions.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/09/09/gop-attacks-obama-trump-813443

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at women that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/women-watched-trump-toss-political-playbook-now-they-re-setting-n907346

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Can You Win an Election by Talking About Segregation? The next mayor of Chicago should find out. – Natalie Y. Moore (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/09/opinion/rahm-emanuel-chicago-mayor-election-segregation.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans promote Obama.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/09/opinion/obamas-back.html
— Trump’s Justice Department Redefines Whose Civil Rights to Protect – Katie Benner (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that members of the following groups are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who the federal government should get rid of: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/03/us/politics/civil-rights-justice-department.html
— Why It’s So Hard to Put ‘Future You’ Ahead of ‘Present You’ – Tim Herrera (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes always put their self-interests ahead of all else. If I did that, because I am a federal retiree, I would focus on promoting the National Active & Retired Federal Employees Association DuPage Chapter 1771.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/10/smarter-living/why-its-so-hard-to-put-future-you-ahead-of-present-you.html
— Russian Police Detain Over 800 People Protesting Pension Changes – Reuters (DIERSEN: If Trump proposed the following “up-or-out” policy, what percent of the voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois would support it: Federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran will be immediately terminated and lose all retirement benefits if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, how strong is the hatred against federal employees and federal retirees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make the aforesaid promotions?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/09/world/europe/russia-pension-protests.html

 

USA TODAY
— How the Woman’s March organizers used the Kavanaugh hearings to further their war on Trump – Christal Hayes and Kristen Jordan Shamus
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/09/09/womens-march-protests-donald-trump-kavanaugh-hearings/1214364002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Can CEOs Get Away With Smoking Pot? – Vanessa Fuhrmans (DIERSEN: If you smoke pot, you shout at everyone a) that you have extremely severe mental and/or physical health problems, b) that soon, if not already, you will bring down everyone and everything around you, c) that soon, if not already you will be a ward of the state, and d) that your days are numbered.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/marijuana-legalization-loosens-constraints-on-ceos-to-an-extent-1536422426
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC, IMMORAL: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender dysphoria.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/peer-pressure-and-transgender-teens-1536524718
— ‘The Coddling of the American Mind’ Review: Fragile, Fearful, Feeling Aggrieved Thanks to well-meaning, if misguided, parents and educators, students can’t see nuance, and they don’t feel tough enough to handle debate. – Laura Vanderkam (DIERSEN: Democrat run public education. Ever-increasingly, those Democrats crank out troubled “good little Democrats.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-coddling-of-the-american-mind-review-fragile-fearful-feeling-aggrieved-1536524139

 

FORBES
— How To Find Your Customers On Social Media – Rebecca Kowalewicz (DIERSEN: Democrats run social media. They use social media to promote the Democrat Party platform.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2018/09/10/how-to-find-your-customers-on-social-media/#67b6011e4df5

 

GALLUP
— How to Reduce Bias and Hire the Best Candidate – RYAN PENDELL (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.gallup.com/workplace/241955/reduce-bias-hire-best-candidate.aspx

 

SARASOTA HERALD TRIBUNE
— Identity politics are a double-edged sword – Froma Harrop (DIERSEN: Identity politics is extremely divisive and everyone should be against it. Democrats shout at recent immigrants that they should see themselves as being recent immigrants before all else. Democrats shout at non-German Americans that they should see themselves as being non-German Americans before all else. Democrats shout at minorities that they should see themselves as being minorities before all else. Democrats shout at women that they should see themselves as being women before all else. Democrats shout at young people that they should see themselves as being young people before all else. Democrats shout at poor people that they should see themselves as being poor people before all else. Democrats shout at non-Protestants that they should see themselves as being non-Protestants before all else. Democrats shout at veterans that they should see themselves as being veterans before all else.)
http://www.heraldtribune.com/opinion/20180910/harrop-identity-politics-are-double-edged-sword

 

SALON
— Ted Cruz says Beto O’Rourke wants Texas to be “like California.”
https://www.salon.com/2018/09/09/ted-cruz-says-beto-orourke-wants-texas-to-be-like-california-tofu-silicone-and-dyed-hair/

September 8 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois Votes Better Government Association just launched Illinois Votes, a site that gives voters access to candidate questionnaires, election information, and sample ballots.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-illinois-votes/4174483/

 

CBS2
— Chicago Hotel Workers Strike Continues For Second Day
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/09/08/chicago-hotel-workers-strike-continues-day-two/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump eyes ‘four or five’ people who may be behind anonymous NYT article
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/trump-eyes-four-or-five-people-who-may-be-behind-anonymous-nyt-article

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— John Kass for Mayor – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-chicago-mayor-election-kass-20180907-story.html
— Hundreds pay respects to Naperville’s longest-serving mayor, ‘Officer Friendly’ George Pradel – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-pradel-visitation-st-0909-story.html
— When I challenge the president, I do it directly – Nikki Haley (DIERSEN: In the private sector, when an employee challenges his/her boss, they are immediately fired. In the federal government, federal employees like I was who are below Schedule C (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schedule_C_appointment) are supposed to have Civil Service protections; but in reality, they do not. If I had really had Civil Service protection, the Democrats who ran GAO a) would NOT have been able to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) would NOT have been able to give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) would NOT have been able to always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) would NOT have been able to fail/refuse to promote me beyond GS-13, e) would NOT have been able to get rid of my mentor in 1987, f) would NOT have been able to keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and g) would NOT have been able to force me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-haley-nikki-trump-anonymous-new-york-times-0910-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote an anti-Trump Miss America contestant.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madeline-collins-donald-trump-miss-america-division/

 

DAILY HERALD
— State senator Laura Murphy weighs in on Maine Township sexual harassment accusations
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180831/state-senator-weighs-in-on-maine-township-sexual-harassment-accusations
— A list of Sept. 11 remembrance events in the suburbs (DIERSEN: I organized Wheaton’s September 11 remembrance events in 2004 and 2005.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180908/a-list-of-sept-11-remembrance-events-in-the-suburbs
— EXPLAINED: What is shadow banning? – AP (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscribers can always unsubscribe. Since 2000, far too many times, GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscribers have asked me why I stopped them from getting the emails. I never stop anyone from getting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, even my most vicious critics/opponents, their most vicious operatives, and their most vicious dupes.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180908/explained-what-is-shadow-banning
— Google’s empty chair at Senate an unforced error – Mark Bergen and Ben Brody (DIERSEN: If Google had been asked under oath why it treats www.gopillinois.com differently than it treats www.capitolfax.com, what would Google have answered? Would Google have answered that www.capitolfax has more “original work.” www.gopillinois.com highlights the source, title, author, and link for articles, while www.capitolfax.com does not.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180908/analysis-googles-empty-chair-at-senate-an-unforced-error
— Justice Department must operate free from political influence – Editorial (DIERSEN: I have always been a Republican. A major reason why I agreed to suffer a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars in 1980 to transfer from IRS to GAO was that GAO claimed that it was “free of political influence.” I soon learned that was completely false. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. Were it not for federal Civil Service protections, GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980, would NOT have let me work there for almost 18 years, and would NOT have promoted me in 1986. If GAO was free of political influence, a) it would NOT have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) it would NOT have given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) it would NOT have always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) it would NOT have failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-13, e) it would NOT have gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, f) it would NOT have kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and g) it would NOT have forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180908/editorial-justice-department-must-operate-free-from-political-influence

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner Vetos: When the pen becomes a sword – RICH MILLER
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/miller-when-the-pen-becomes-a-sword/article_993c1bb8-b3f9-580b-9dfd-3a820785292f.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Rauners say “Hours after Obama speech, Democrats take message to Penny Severns dinner in Decatur.”
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/hours-after-obama-speech-democrats-take-message-to-penny-severns/article_a745511f-fdb0-5d34-a2d2-0a55d011894e.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Survey shows 42 percent of Illinois teens texting while driving
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/survey-shows-percent-of-illinois-teens-texting-while-driving/article_753dcce4-b2c7-11e8-bc00-e39ce776cc0d.html

 

FOX NEWS
— Obama tries to demonize Trump voters, following Hillary’s losing strategy – Kayleigh McEnany
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/09/07/obama-tries-to-demonize-trump-voters-following-hillarys-losing-strategy.html
— Failed Obama attacks successful Trump in bitter swan song – Christian Whiton
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/09/08/failed-obama-attacks-successful-trump-in-bitter-swan-song.html

 

BREITBART
— Fact Check: Obama’s Speech Attacking Trump at University of Illinois – Joel Pollak (DIERSEN: What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/09/07/fact-check-obamas-speech-university-of-illinois/
— Twitter Aids Left-Wing Extremists While Banning Conservatives – Allum Bokhari
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/09/08/bokhari-twitter-aids-left-wing-extremists-while-banning-conservatives/

GOPUSA
— Have corporations gone mad?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54016
— From antifa anarchists to angry liberals, bullies are the norm
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=54008

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Mother Teresa, Pray for Us – KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pray for? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pray for GOD to a) stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stop me from serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman. Previously, they prayed for GOD to stop me from serving as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes crow that sooner or later, GOD answers their prayers. They also pray for GOD a) to give them booze, gambling, pot, and other vices and b) to get rid of those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the Republican Party platform and Illinois Republican Party platform and the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/09/mother-teresa-lessons-for-catholics-in-time-of-scandal/

 

CBS NEWS
— GOP Sen. Ben Sasse says he “regularly” considers leaving the Republican Party – GRACE SEGERS (DIERSEN: Who wants you to leave the Republican Party? Should I write a book about past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leaders and members who have worked the hardest to get me to leave the Republican Party? Should I write a book about past and present TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), and American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC) who worked the hardest to get me to leave TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, and AAPC? The aforesaid a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the IRP platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senator-ben-sasse-says-he-regularly-considers-leaving-the-republican-party/

 

CNN
— Cuomo: Trump about walls, Obama about bridges (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats build bridges for people to come into America illegally.)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/09/08/obama-versus-trump-cuomo-closing-monologue-cpt-vpx.cnn

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Harvard Is Vaulting Workers Into the Middle Class With High Pay. Can Anyone Else Follow Its Lead? – Eduardo Porter (DIERSEN: What did you do to vault yourself “into the middle class with high pay?” I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/08/business/economy/harvard-living-wage.html
— A Celebration of Spanish Conquest Ends in New Mexico. Not Everyone Is Pleased. – Simon Romero
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/08/us/new-mexico-la-entrada.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For as long as nearly anyone here can remember, Hispanic residents have donned the garb of conquistadors and European nobility once a year to celebrate the 1692 reconquest of New Mexico from Native Americans who submitted to the Spanish Empire after a grisly revolt. But after escalating protests by Native Americans who saw the reenactment as a racist attempt to gloss over atrocities carried out by Spanish colonizers, the annual tradition known as the Entrada officially came to an end on Friday, replaced by a multidenominational prayer gathering to begin the annual Fiesta de Santa Fe. The move, aimed at forging reconciliation in the 411-year-old city, was an attempt to avoid the kind of turmoil that authorities elsewhere in the country are grappling with over Confederate monuments and other symbols of historic brutality, including statues honoring European conquerors. The end of the Entrada is rekindling debate over how to portray New Mexico’s complex history, marked by centuries of enslavement of Native Americans, military conquest by Spain and the United States and attempts to depict the state as a place where Hispanics, Native Americans and Anglos, or non-Hispanic whites, peacefully coexist.)

 

NEW YORK POST
— Obama, who once surveilled reporters, criticizes Trump over press freedom – Mary Kay Linge
https://nypost.com/2018/09/08/obama-who-once-surveilled-reporters-criticizes-trump-over-press-freedom/

 

USA TODAY
— Obama takes his anti-Trump message to Orange County, California – once a GOP stronghold – Chris Woodyard (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast Orange County in California with DuPage County in Illinois.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/09/08/barack-obama-takes-anti-trump-message-orange-county-california/1239129002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrats are counting on a strong showing in California in November’s elections in the battle to take control of Congress. They are targeting several congressional districts. While Democrats have gained, Republicans overall still have a registration edge in the county — 563,992 to 516,121 at the start of the year, according to the California Secretary of State’s office. Demographics have changed with an influx of Latinos, Asians and other immigrants. The county’s economy has evolved away from manufacturing and to more services and high-tech jobs that attract white-collar workers who are inclined to vote Democratic. Like much of the country, unemployment is low in Orange County and the economy is strong, meaning turnout could be more dependent on anger about Trump and his policies rather than dissatisfaction with the state of the nation.)

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Could California have another Republican governor? New poll says it’s close – ANDREW SHEELER
http://amp.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article218028260.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps are extremely divisive.
https://www.newsweek.com/america-downward-spiral-donald-trump-became-president-barack-obama-says-1112729

 

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
— Web Page Credibility Checklist (DIERSEN: To discredit www.gopillinois.com and GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I am not credible, b) that www.gopusa.com is not credible, c) that the articles linked to on www.gopillinois.com and in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are not credible, and d) that I am biased because I am “too conservative.” They stress that the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party websites do not include links to www.gopillinois.com and that the organizations do not promote www.gopillinois.com or GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress that access to www.gopillinois.com and GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are free and that there is no advertising on the website or in the emails. They stress that no one pays me to host www.gopillinois.com or to put together GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sent them out each and every morning and each and every evening. They stress those who claim to be religious leaders, conservative leaders, and Republican leaders in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who treat me like I am dirt. They stress the many religious, conservative, and Republican leaders in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who could/should have come to my defense, but have not. My critics/opponents have indicated that they might treat me, my website, and my emails as being credible if I would give them lots of money and serve as one of the their operatives or as one of their dupes.)
https://www.education.wisc.edu/docs/WebDispenser/soe-documents/aics-lesson3-webpagecredibilitychecklist.pdf?sfvrsn=2

 

LIFEHACK
— 7 Ways to Make Better Use of Your Time – Chris Bailey (DIERSEN: What do you spend a lot of your time on? For me, since 2000, ever-increasingly, it has been putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. In addition, I have spent time serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I spent time serving as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, GAO employee 1980-1997, Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee member 1983-1996, IRS employee 1971-1980, Firestone Stores employee 1970-1972, and Post Office employee 1966-1969. I spent a lot of time earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passing the CPA examination in 1979, earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.lifehack.org/articles/productivity/7-ways-make-better-use-your-time.html

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 500 Arbor Avenue, Wheaton – $519,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447899_zpid/

August 31 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

August 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner’s pitch to GOP: J.B. Pritzker will bring ‘more corruption,’ ‘higher taxes’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-republicans-state-fair-20180815-story.html
— Illinois GOP — Rauner’s “No. 1 place” to give
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-thursday-20180815-story.html
— Rep. Hultgren says America’s ‘immigration laws need to be fixed’ at Yorkville town hall – Linda Girardi (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you do not defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its immigration plank, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-yorkville-town-hall-st-0816-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: 20,000 CPS freshman seats unfilled – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-schools-under-enrollment-20180815-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Thousands of CPS high school seats unfilled despite new application process – Alexandra Arriaga and Tanveer Ali
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/thousands-cps-public-high-school-seats-unfilled-gocps-application-jones-college-prep/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200 pulls back on new Jefferson center, looks to referendum after all – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180815/district-200-pulls-back-on-new-jefferson-center-looks-to-referendum-after-all
— She works for Trump. He can’t stand him. This is life for Kellyanne and George Conway. – Ben Terris (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, how do you communicate with Republican voters in a home when anti-Republican voters in that home do everything that they can to stop you?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180816/she-works-for-trump-he-cant-stand-him-this-is-life-for-kellyanne-and-george-conway
— Hultgren said election security starts with dedicated polling place workers – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180816/hultgren-said-election-security-starts-with-dedicated-polling-place-workers
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you if you do not glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens. Ever increasingly, anti-Trumps count on foreign countries and their citizens to help Democrats destroy America.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180816/fox-seems-to-be-hosting-a-constant-anti-immigrant-olympics

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Corporate Chicago needs to do better on diversity Chicago may not hold the title of the best city for minority talent advancement or minority business success. But we can and we should. – GLORIA CASTILLO (DIERSEN: Will corporate Chicago bring in Charles Bowsher? Bowsher had great success during the 1980s and 1990s at GAO a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) making way for them by getting rid of GAO’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Will corporate Chicago adopt a formal “up-or-out” policy of firing its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who are not earning at least $100,000 by age 25, $115,000 by age 30, $135,000 by age 35, and $165,000 by age 40?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/corporate-chicago-needs-do-better-diversity

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner: 2018 election is ‘one of most important’ in Illinois history – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180815/rauner-2018-election-is-one-of-most-important-in-illinois-history
— City, local NAACP marks 110th anniversary of 1908 Race Riots with new memorials – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing in 1908? My grandfather on my father’s side helped his father operate Crete’s only a hardware store. My grandmother on my father’s side helped her parents operate a farm in Crete. My grandparents on my mother’s side helped their parents operate farms in Grant Park near the Indiana border.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180814/city-local-naacp-marks-110th-anniversary-of-1908-race-riots-with-new-memorials

 

TIMES
— Kinzinger criticizes Dady campaign on social media Democratic challenger defends canvassing visit – Derek Barichello
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/08/14/kinzinger-criticizes-dady-campaign-on-social-media/a1704ia/

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— LaHood touts lock and dam upgrades during visit to Illinois River lock – Doug Wilson (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors tout a) their success in hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) their success in making way for the aforesaid by wasting the careers of and by getting rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.whig.com/20180815/lahood-touts-lock-and-dam-upgrades-during-visit-to-illinois-river-lock#//

 

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Hultgren talks issues at Yorkville event billed as ‘town hall’ – TONY SCOTT
http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2018/08/13/hultgren-talks-issues-at-yorkville-event-billed-as-town-hall/ajzpz2u/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— In face of lawsuit, Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200 plans to put proposed childhood center on ballot
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/16/in-face-of-lawsuit-district-200-plans-to-put-proposed-childhood-center-on-ballot/aioqqbu/

 

ILLINOIS PATCH
— Money Magazine: Here’s Where Illinois Colleges Rank MONEY ranked more than 700 of the best colleges based on quality of education, affordability and outcomes. Here’s how our colleges ranked. – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/money-magazine-here-s-where-illinois-colleges-rank

 

WHEATON-WARRENVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 200
— Board of Education tables action on new Jefferson Early Childhood Center and schedules an August 20 Special Meeting to consider a November referendum – Erica Loiacono
https://medium.com/district-200-newsroom/board-of-education-tables-action-on-new-jefferson-early-childhood-center-and-schedules-an-august-20-909bfe199a04

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— RAUNER walks TRUMP tightrope at state fair; SEX-HARASSMENT panel makes recommendations – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/08/16/rauner-walks-trump-tightrope-at-state-fair-sex-harassment-panel-makes-recommendations-and-lightfoot-pushes-back-on-violence-298567

 

ILLINOIS POLITICS BLOG
— PRITZKER LEADS RAUNER BY 11 POINTS IN LATEST ILLINOIS POLL (Pritzker’s lead down from 15 points six weeks ago. – Rod McCulloch (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote Rod McCulloch.)
https://www.illinoispoliticsblog.com/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Roskam on Medicare Red Tape Cutting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/15/roskam-medicare-red-tape-cutting/
— Governor Amendatorily Vetoes Marengo Rescue Squad Referendum Tax Hike Bill, Says Taxpayers Should Be Able to Cut Taxes, Too
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/15/governor-amendatorily-vetoes-marengo-rescue-squad-referendum-tax-hike-bill-says-taxpayers-able-cut-taxes/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Dodge blames Springfield corruption, complacency for CPS sexual abuse scandal – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511529899-dodge-blames-springfield-corruption-complacency-for-cps-sexual-abuse-scandal

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RETIRING AS EARLY AS AGE 50, SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL PENSIONERS BANK OVER $1M – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/retiring-as-early-as-age-50-springfield-municipal-pensioners-bank-over-1m/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— A Free Press – Our thoughts… – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/a-free-press-our-thoughts/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Time for Illinois Attorney General’s office to take on corruption here – Brett Rowland
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-time-for-illinois-attorney-general-s-office-to/article_0ef67f3a-a09d-11e8-997e-d7de764963da.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rodney Davis’ field director arrested for alleged fight at opponent’s campaign event
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/rodney-davis-field-director-arrested-for-alleged-fight-at-opponents-campaign-event/
— Senger agrees Rauner is “lesser of two evils”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/senger-agrees-rauner-is-lesser-of-two-evils/
— Lay off the ageism, Jason
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/lay-off-the-ageism-jason/
— Harold goes on the attack
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/harold-goes-on-the-attack/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrat Andrew Cuomo: America ‘was never that great’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52589
— Pearl Jam releases poster depicting dead president and burning White House
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52584
— Fake News: Newspapers collusion to publish anti-Trump editorials on same day proves Trump’s point
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52612
— The anti-bigotry bigots at work (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give them standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52361

 

FOX NEWS
— Joe Biden ‘under doctor’s orders’ to skip Democrat Day at Illinois State Fair, reports say – Amy Lieu (DIERSEN: If you were asked what evidences your good health, what would you say? I would say that since 2000, health problems have never stopped me from putting a GOPUSA Illinois email together and sending it out. Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. It takes 5+ hours to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/15/joe-biden-under-doctors-orders-to-skip-democrat-day-at-illinois-state-fair-reports-say.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— CANADIAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY CAVES ON HOMOSEXUALITY – David Krayden
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/15/christian-university-caves-on-homosexuality/
— DOCTOR TELLS JOE BIDEN TO STAY HOME ON ‘DEMOCRAT DAY’ – David Krayden (DIERSEN: If you were asked what evidences your good health, what would you say? I would say that since 2000, health problems have never stopped me from putting a GOPUSA Illinois email together and sending it out. Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. It takes 5+ hours to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/15/biden-misses-democrat-day-doctors-orders/
— #METOO ACTIVISTS ARE AWFULLY QUIET ABOUT THE ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST KEITH ELLISON – Stephanie Hamill
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/15/keith-ellison-metoo-dnc/

 

BREITBART
— Tucker Carlson: If Children of Illegal Aliens Are Given U.S. Citizenship, Why Should I Pay Taxes? – Jon Binder (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/15/watch-tucker-carlson-if-children-of-illegal-aliens-are-given-u-s-citizenship-why-should-i-pay-taxes/

 

HANNITY
— BIDEN’S HEALTH: Democrat Official Says Former VP Under Doctor’s Orders ‘NOT TO TRAVEL’ (DIERSEN: If you were asked what evidences your good health, what would you say? I would say that since 2000, health problems have never stopped me from putting a GOPUSA Illinois email together and sending it out. Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. It takes 5+ hours to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
https://www.hannity.com/media-room/bidens-health-democrat-official-says-former-vp-under-doctors-orders-not-to-travel/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— MASTERCARD ORDERS CRITIC OF JIHAD DROPPED Islam expert Robert Spencer points to influence of far-left SPLC – ART MOORE
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/mastercard-orders-critic-of-jihad-dropped/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Media Strike Back – THEODORE KUPFER
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/the-media-strikes-back/

 

THE HILL
— Are Trump’s Nondisclosure Agreements legal? – STEPHEN M. KOHN
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/judicial/402027-are-trumps-ndas-legal
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s big wall isn’t going anywhere.”
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/401630-trumps-big-wall-isnt-going-anywhere-and-the-polls-show-why

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Texas Democrats Discard Washington Platform in Bid for House Control – Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/us/politics/democrats-house-midterm-campaign.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Is Trump a Regular Guy?” and says “Yes, an Ex-Aide Says, Sometimes He Drives His Rolls-Royce.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/us/politics/trump-regular-people-corey-lewandowski.html
— Protesters in Russia Accuse Government of Entrapping Young Critics – Neil MacFarquhar and Ivan Nechepurenko
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/world/europe/russia-online-extremism-teenagers.html

 

USA TODAY
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: School violence skyrockets across USA, report finds – Marina Pitofsky
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/08/14/school-violence-us-schools/987901002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump investigative journalists say “What our investigative journalists expose isn’t fake news.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/08/14/what-our-investigative-journalists-expose-isnt-fake-news-column/992760002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FROM THE ARTICLE: “But the return of the Blame America First Democrats is bad news for the Democratic Party in 2020—and for the country as a whole.” – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/listen-to-the-democratic-left-1534374165
— Don’t Invite Me to a Party if It’s a Political One A good friend of mine says he ‘hates’ Paul Ryan. Hates! What motivates such an unseemly passion? – Joseph Epstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-invite-me-to-a-party-if-its-a-political-one-1534374083
— The Case Against Cutting Class It’s a waste of money, and it’s bad for your mental health. – Jennifer L. Taitz (DIERSEN: Far too often, while I was a student at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU in 1969, I skipped Monday and Friday classes to earn more money working for the Park Forest Post Office.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-case-against-cutting-class-1534374214

 

BLOOMBERG
— GOP Mega-Donor Richard Uihlein Struggles to Find a Winner in Midterm Races – John McCormick
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-16/gop-mega-donor-struggles-to-find-a-winner-in-midterm-races

 

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Have public employee pensions become more generous, or less? – Andrew G. Biggs
https://www.aei.org/publication/have-public-employee-pensions-become-more-generous-or-less/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “newsrooms” paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2018-08-15/us-newsrooms-to-trump-were-not-enemies-of-the-people

 

PEW TRUSTS
— Olympia Fields: Where Black Homeownership Is the Norm – Tim Henderson
http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2018/08/15/where-black-homeownership-is-the-norm

 

TECH REPUBLIC
— The top 10 most successful cities in the U.S. Based on median income, unemployment rate, and education rate, here are the most successful cities in the country. – Macy Bayern
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/the-top-10-most-successful-cities-in-the-us/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Zippia, a career search engine, found the most successful city in every US state. Using Census data from the 2012-2016 American Community Survey PUMS, Zippia ranked cities based on median income, unemployment rate, and education rate (percentage of residents over 25 with a bachelor’s degree). Each city’s success was measured on a scale of 1 to the number of cities in each state, along with the three variables above, and averaged those values to determine an individual index, according to Zippia’s announcement. The lower the score, the better the rating, said Zippia. Here are Zippia’s top 10 most successful US cities in 2018: 1. Glencoe, Illinois. . .Ranked first is Glencoe, Illinois, right outside of Chicago. With a median income of $185,320, unemployment rate of 1.5%, and education rate of 86.7%, Glencoe reigns supreme. In close proximity to Chicago, residents can escape the fast pace of the Windy City, while still being in close proximity to visit.)

 

THE WEEK
— Democrats’ massive primary turnout advantage fuels more predictions of a blue wave (DIERSEN: What percent of the Democrat voters in your precinct voted in the March 20, 2018 election versus Republican voters? Of the 137 registered Democrat voters in my precinct, 107 (78%) voted while of the 207 registered Republican voters, only 112 (54%) voted.)
http://theweek.com/speedreads/790397/democrats-massive-primary-turnout-advantage-fuels-more-predictions-blue-wave

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have. What if the Union had not defeated the Confederacy, that is, what if Republicans had not defeated the Democrats?
http://prospect.org/article/sorry-sarah-sanders-black-job-creation-doesnt-excuse-racism

 

FED SMITH
— GAO Report Suggests Improvements for Handling Federal Employee Misconduct – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse employment actions against me, that is, disciplined me, because of my misconduct and a) NOT because of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, or age discrimination, b) NOT because I complained about the aforesaid, and c) NOT because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/08/15/report-suggests-improvements-handling-federal-employee-misconduct/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GAO said that an average of less than 1 percent (17,000) of the federal government’s 2.1 million employees are formally disciplined for misconduct annually. While this is a very small number, GAO notes that even a few cases of employee misconduct can have significant impacts on workplace morale and impede an agency’s efforts to achieve its mission. Based on data from the Office of Personnel Management, federal agencies made 10,249 suspensions, 7,411 removals, and 114 demotions for misconduct in 2016. However, GAO said that because of weaknesses in OPM’s data on employee misconduct, which is provided by the agencies, OPM is unable to accurately target supervisory training to address misconduct, and decision-makers do not know the full extent or nature of this misconduct. Examples of employee misconduct can include: time and attendance infractions, intoxication, workplace violence, physical aggression toward an employee, improper use of a government-issued credit card, misuse of government equipment (such as viewing pornography or gambling), use of public position for private gain, behavior that affects national security)

 

FED WEEK
— Age Discrimination, 50 Years Later – Editorial (DIERSEN: For federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, age discrimination starts at age 25. The federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who fail to make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotions.)
https://www.fedweek.com/publishers-perspective/age-discrimination-50-years-later/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal government officially outlawed age discrimination in the workplace 50 years ago and therefore it is now nothing but a distant memory. We now pause for the laughter to die down. Unfortunately, it is still with us—as are a number of other forms of bias also outlawed around the same time, not incidentally—according to the very agency that enforces the law in the federal workplace as in other workplaces, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act was passed in 1967 but its effective date was put off until June of the following year. The law barred discrimination on grounds of age with respect to any term, condition, or privilege of employment; barred retaliation for opposing employment practices that discriminate based on age or for filing an age discrimination charge; and generally barred including age preferences in job notices. Protection against bias on the basis of advanced age was an admirable foresight in a nation awash with young baby boomers. However, “After 50 years of a federal law whose purpose is to promote the employment of older workers based on ability, age discrimination remains too common and too accepted,” says an EEOC report. “Despite decades of research finding that age does not predict ability or performance, employers often fall back on precisely the ageist stereotypes the ADEA was enacted to prohibit.” While quantifying age discrimination is difficult—in part because, like other forms of discrimination it often is not formally reported—“the perception that age discrimination exists in our workplaces is prevalent,” it said. It cited a recent survey finding that more than 6 in 10 workers age 45 and older say they have seen or experienced age discrimination in the workplace and of those, 90 percent say it is somewhat or very common. This most frequently takes the form of unlawful firing, harassment, discriminatory terms of employment and discriminatory discipline, said the assessment of the nationwide workforce whose findings should be of special concern in the generally older federal workforce. For those who don’t have a job and are looking at an older age—such as in the common scenario of a federal employee who retires relatively young and wishes to continue working—things can be even worse. In another survey cited in the report, more than 3 of 4 older workers said their age was an obstacle to finding a job. It also cited studies that have documented age discrimination by employers as reflected by the share of job applicants who are called for an interview when applications contained an age, versus those that were age-neutral. Employers also have been found to be signaling a preference for younger workers by stating that “digital natives” are needed.)

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Being a Federal Employee, Simplified – Steve Goodrich (DIERSEN: Good rich should write about Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion. Goodrich should write about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Goodrich should write about how Democrats use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire Republicans, to not retain Republicans, to not promote Republicans, and to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2018/08/being-federal-employee-simplified/150553/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average age of a federal employee is pushing closer to the 50-year mark and less than 17 percent of workers are under age 35, pointing to the facts that people are working longer and fewer young people are entering government. Civil service reform discussions have for years focused on streamlining hiring and modernizing the approach to employee compensation, never quite getting any of it done. Some believe federal employees are underpaid, others claim they’re overpaid. Maybe there is just too much noise in the system for some to regard federal employment as a great place to work. Perhaps we need to hit the reset button and take a hard look at what is right. Let’s begin with a basic premise: To obtain a job, you must possess a skill set, or at least the aptitude to develop the skills needed. Employment then becomes a form of contract. The employer agrees to pay the employee money and benefits in exchange for job performance consistent with defined requirements and standards. This should be obvious. However, in today’s environment we need to add a second premise: In a rapidly changing world, jobs and organizations must continually evolve, grow, and adapt to be effective. This applies to government, not just the private sector. It should be easy, right? Unfortunately, it’s not. Achieving the following three things would go a long way toward improving the performance and accountability of federal employees.)
— One Quarter of Suspended Feds Have Been Suspended Before – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress the many adverse employment actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/08/one-quarter-suspended-feds-have-been-suspended/150582/

 

GAO
— Actions Needed to Ensure Agencies Have Tools to Effectively Address Misconduct (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse employment actions against me, that is, disciplined me, because of my misconduct and a) NOT because of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, or age discrimination, b) NOT because I complained about the aforesaid, and c) NOT because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-48