July 23, 2017 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Crowded Field Of Illinois Democratic Governor Hopefuls Take Stage At Forum – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/23/crowded-field-democratic-governor/
— J.B. Pritzker’s Ideas For The State To Help Poor Neighborhoods
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/23/at-issue-j-b-p
NBC5
— Gloves Come Off at the Cook County Board – Carol Marin and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/deep-dish-gloves-come-off-at-the-cook-county-board-436150133.html
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DuPage County Board member John Curran appointed to state Senate – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-curran-state-senate-st-0724-20170723-story.html
— Rooting out more City Hall racists: Taxpayers funded this orgy of prejudice – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-water-racist-emails-edit-0723-20170721-story.html
— Republicans are in full control of government — but losing control of their party – Sean Sullivan and Robert Costa
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-republicans-control-party-20170723-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— Trump tweets frustration with Republicans – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170723/news/307239928/
DETROIT FREE PRESS
— Can Michigan take the politics out of political boundaries? – Brian Dickerson
http://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/brian-dickerson/2017/07/23/anti-gerrymandering-initiative/497984001/
UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Analyzing Cook County Property Taxes With Dan Patlak
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/analyzing-cook-county-property-taxes-with-dan-patlak
DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Glen Ellyn School District 41 holds $12 million in long-term debt
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511135830-glen-ellyn-sd-41-holds-12-million-in-long-term-debt
SAGAMON SUN
— Madigan accused of holding school funding hostage – Kacie Whaley
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511154446-madigan-accused-of-holding-school-funding-hostage
BRUCE RAUNER
— Help Build a Better Future  Sign the petition and show that we’re united against the income tax hike. It’s time to turn the page on unsustainable and dangerous habits of the past. Together we can make Illinois a place where our children will want to build their lives rather than a place to escape.
https://www.brucerauner.com/tax-hike-petition/
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— AFSCME PRESSURING COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO RAISE SALES, ALCOHOL, PARKING AND CIGARETTE TAXES – Chris Lentino
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/afscme-pressuring-cook-county-commissioners-to-raise-sales-alcohol-parking-and-cigarette-taxes/
LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Durbin Expands Russia Hysteria to Voter Fraud Commission: ‘Exactly What Putin Wants’  Senate Minority Whip claims Trump integrity effort meant to suppress ‘right to vote,’ discredit ‘democratic process’ – Kathryn Blackhurst
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/durbin-expands-russia-hysteria-voter-fraud-commission-exactly-putin-wants/
LIVE ACTION
— Abortion advocates cry foul when Illinois governor hires a pro-life communications specialist – Susan Michelle-Hanson
https://www.liveaction.org/news/abortion-advocates-cry-foul-when-governor-hires-a-pro-life-communications-specialist/
BREITBART
— Harvard Law Professor: ‘White Liberal College Graduates’ Are ‘the Least Tolerant’ – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D.
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/22/harvard-law-prof-white-liberal-college-graduates-least-tolerant/
THE HILL
— DURBIN: Trump’s voter fraud commission will accomplish what Putin wants – JULIA MANCHESTER
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/343371-top-dem-trumps-voter-fraud-commission-will-accomplish-what-putin-wants
WASHINGTON POST
— Trump had ‘The Art of the Deal.’ Now Democrats say their economic agenda is ‘A Better Deal.’ – Ed O’Keefe and David Weigel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-had-the-art-of-the-deal-now-democrats-say-their-economic-agenda-is-a-better-deal/2017/07/22/c1f54b8c-6d56-11e7-9c15-177740635e83_story.html
WORLD TRIBUNE
— Eleven states have counties with more registered voters than voting-age citizens  (FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois: Alexander, Bureau, Cass, Clark, Cook, Crawford, DuPage, Franklin, Grundy, Hardin, Henderson, Jefferson, Jersey, Massac, McHenry, Mercer, Monroe, Pulaski, Rock Island, Sangamon, Scott, Union, Wabash, Washington, White.)  (DIERSEN: Ask you Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captian how much deadwood is in your precinct.)
http://www.worldtribune.com/eleven-states-have-counties-with-more-registered-voters-than-voting-age-citizens/
FORBES
— The Government Shouldn’t Force Pro-Life Doctors To Promote Abortion, And A Federal Judge Agrees – George Leef
https://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeleef/2017/07/23/the-government-shouldnt-force-pro-life-doctors-to-promote-abortion-and-a-federal-judge-agrees/

July 22 Evening Edition

DUPAGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
— John Curran appointed to State Senate  County Board Vice Chairman picked as Radogno replacement
https://www.facebook.com/DuPageGOP
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: Downers Grove, Ill. — The Republican 41st Senate District Selection Committee announced today the appointment of John Curran to the Office of State Senator for the 41st Senate District of Illinois. “John Curran will be an excellent State Senator for the 41st District,” said DuPage County GOP Chairman Brian Krajewski. “As the Vice Chairman of the DuPage County Board, John is a strong advocate for fiscal restraint and good government reforms, has deep roots in the community, and knows the pressing issues that southwest suburban residents face.” After interviewing about a dozen candidates, the committee members agreed that Curran is the most qualified person to serve the remainder of Christine Radogno’s term. “We interviewed many outstanding candidates who applied to fill this vacancy,” said Will County GOP Chairman Kathy Havel. “John’s record in support of respectful, responsible, representative government and his extraordinary commitment to constituent service was clear.” Since 2008, Curran has served the 3rd District of the DuPage County Board, where he led the effort to ban the end-of-career pension enhancements that is projected to save taxpayers $28 million. During his public service, he has pushed for transportation infrastructure development and cost-saving public employee reforms. For his professional career, he is a Cook County Assistant State’s Attorney focusing on employment and labor litigation. He also has municipal experience as a former trustee for the Village of Woodridge and is a current resident of Downers Grove. The 41st Senate District is in Cook, DuPage, and Will Counties. The Selection Committee consisted of Chairman Krajewski, Chairwoman Havel, Lyons Township GOP Committeewoman Christine Cook, and Lemont Township GOP Committeeman Howie Ludwig. Also present were Downers Grove Township GOP Chairman Bob Grogan, Lisle Township GOP Chairman Jay Fisher, and Homer Township GOP Chairman Brian Burian.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump’s new message man begins by deleting inconvenient tweets – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trumps-new-message-man-begins-by-deleting-inconvenient-tweets/
— Chris Kennedy links his family’s tragedies to Chicago shootings – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chris-kennedy-links-his-familys-tragedies-to-chicago-shootings/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kennedy recounts his family’s history with gun violence as he unveils his plans – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chris-kennedy-violence-plan-met-0723-20170722-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Who’s telling the truth about state school funding—Rauner or Dems? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170722/ISSUE05/170729945/illinois-state-school-funding-fight-involves-lots-of-fuzzy-math

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner, Madigan duel; legislators flee in frustration – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170722/editorial-rauner-madigan-duel-legislators-flee-in-frustration

 

KEWANEE STAR COURIER
— TRAGIC: Kewanee Park District to add video gaming at 19th Hole – By Will Buss
http://www.starcourier.com/news/20170721/kewanee-park-district-to-add-video-gaming-at-19th-hole

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Scaramucci sorry for calling Trump a ‘hack’ with a ‘big mouth’ in 2015  ‘I should have never said that,’ he said – MATT EGAN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/scaramucci-sorry-for-calling-trump-a-hack-with-a-big-mouth-in-2015/771427365

 

WSIL TV
— Trump’s new message man deletes inconvenient tweets – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35947471/trumps-new-message-man-deletes-inconvenient-tweets
— Minneapolis shooting brings unwelcome attention to Somalis – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35945670/minneapolis-shooting-brings-unwelcome-attention-to-somalis
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But negative comments have included former U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann’s recent statement that Noor was an “affirmative-action hire by the hijab-wearing mayor of Minneapolis” – an apparent reference to the fact that Mayor Betsy Hodges has worn a head scarf when meeting with leaders of the city’s Somali-American community. Bachmann also suggested Noor may have shot Damond for “cultural” reasons.)

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls applauded tax increase, GOP says – Kacie Whaley
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511149921-democratic-gubernatorial-hopefuls-applauded-tax-increase-gop-says

 

THE BLAZE
— Survey reveals how many Americans have tried marijuana — and the results are stunning – Justin Haskins  (DIERSEN: If you want to destroy an individual, push pot on that individual. If you want to destroy an organization, push pot on that organization. If you want to destroy a company, push pot on that company. If you want to destroy a government, push pot on that government. If you want to destroy a country, push pot on that country. If you want to destroy a race, push pot on that race.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/22/survey-reveals-how-many-americans-have-tried-marijuana-and-the-results-are-stunning/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Says USS Ford Is Message to the World – Reuters  (DIERSEN: The USS Ford sends a message to countries that might officially declare war on America, but what about those countries that have unofficially declared war on America, like Mexico?  Mexico has unofficially declared war on America by illegally sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, by illegally keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and by illegally sending mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/US-Trump-USS-Ford/2017/07/22/id/803204/

 

MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
— Trump’s plan to dump agencies fizzles out  A conservative Republican Congress refuses to go along. – William Douglas and Anshu Siripurapu
http://www.startribune.com/trump-s-plan-to-dump-agencies-fizzles-out/436045103/

 

NEWSWEEK
— Lawmakers Agree on Sweeping Russia Sanctions Package – AP  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors agreed on the following sanctions package for me:  force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, do not promote me beyond GS-13, keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and force me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors agreed on the following sanctions package for me: do not promote me beyond GS-12, disallow my education deductions in 1978, and disallow my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors agreed on the following sanctions package for me: force me resign in 1969 and disallow my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://time.com/4869831/lawmakers-agree-on-sweeping-russia-sanctions-package/

 

THE DAILY BEAST
— Mexican Drug Smugglers High on Ford  Trump’s Wall is an epic fail in the making. Here’s how the Sinaloa Cartel smuggles drugs into the U.S. from a Ford plant in Sonora. – Jeremy Kryt
http://www.thedailybeast.com/mexican-drug-smugglers-high-on-ford

 

FED SMITH
— Legislation Introduced to Make Federal Employees ‘At-Will’ Employees – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/07/22/legislation-introduced-make-federal-employees-at-will-employees/

July 22 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— How Rauner’s focus on messaging played into staff shakeup – Kim Geiger, Monique Garcia and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-messaging-illinois-policy-institute-met-20170721-story.html
— Durbin, Graham file Dream Act, hoping to ward off legal challenge to DACA – Maria Sacchetti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-durbin-graham-dream-act-immigration-20170720-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Madigan tactics result in income tax hike – Mike Formento, Glen Ellyn  (DIERSEN: Outstandingly, Formento appointed me webmaster for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee while he was its chairman 2008-2010.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170722/madigan-tactics-result-in-income-tax-hike
— Bernie Sanders to speak Aug. 30 in Aurora about teen-focused book – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: What does Sanders think of you and think of what you did when you were young?  From what I see, Sanders would demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being selfish and undeservedly rich because I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964, a new Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968 and I paid for all my college expenses and graduated debt-free in 1970 with money that I earned doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170721/bernie-sanders-to-speak-aug-30-in-aurora-about-teen-focused-book
— Kudos to Kellogg’s – Editorial (DIERSEN: I lived in Crete 1948-1972.  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout that during those years, Crete was full of rich racists, rich sexists, rich bigots, and rich even worse things. They would stress that during those years, very few depended on government, on charity, or on welfare and that Crete was overwhelmingly White, German-American, Lutheran, conservative, and Republican.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170722/the-soapbox-daily-herald-editors-offer-brief-thoughts-on-suburban-topics-in-the-news
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Each week the Northern Illinois Food Bank feeds more than 71,500 people in 13 counties. It relies on hundreds of people, including volunteers. This week about 250 people from Kellogg’s pitched in to pack food. Kellogg’s also donated $10,000 toward hunger relief programs. Yet another ray of sunshine keeps the food bank thriving. I should write a book about the leading Crete-haters in Wheaton and in Glen Ellyn.)
— Republicans embrace tax hike targeting Democratic states – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170722/news/307229984/
— Trump tweets that Spicer’s future is ‘bright’ – AP (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What would my Democrat GAO superiors say about my future?  ANSWER: They would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170722/news/307229993/

 

WBEZ
— A Closer Look At The Illinois Policy Institute, The Group That Could Inform Rauner’s Agenda – Tony Arnold  (DIERSEN: What does the Illinois Policy Institute think of you, think of what you have done with your life, and think of what you are doing now?  Has the Illinois Policy Institute ever sought your input on anything?)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/a-closer-look-at-the-group-that-could-inform-rauners-agenda/f8758701-cb4e-49cc-b988-d9b2f1f7c629

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEW GAZETTE
— UI trustee nominee Dr. Stuart King often gives to GOP candidates – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-22/ui-trustee-nominee-often-gives-gop-candidates.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— End the legislative extortion: Send the school bill to governor now – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article162967943.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Election Authority to Answer Trump Questions – Greg Bishop  (DIERSEN: How well does your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain know your precinct, that is, how prepared is he/she to deter and detect voter fraud?  How well do the election judges for your precinct know your precinct, that is, how prepared are they to deter and detect voter fraud?)
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=248809#.WXMo6hFSRZI

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Spicer: The President did not want me to go – MIRANDA GREEN  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government always wanted me to go.  They always wanted to give my job to a Democrat, and especially to a Democrat who was minority, female, and/or younger than me.  It is called patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/spicer-the-president-did-not-want-me-to-go/771631212

 

EFFINGHAM RADIO
— Governor Rauner: Put Kids Ahead Of Politics  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government put Democrats ahead of Republicans, minorities ahead of Whites, women ahead of men, younger employees ahead of older employees, and veterans ahead of non-veterans. It is called patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and the Veterans Preference. The Veterans Preference is an earned preference.)
http://www.effinghamradio.com/2017/07/21/governor-rauner-put-kids-ahead-of-politics/

 

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR EVELYN SANGUINETTI
— Sign the Petition to send SB1 to the Governor
https://www.illinois.gov/ltg/pages/sb1petition.aspx

 

NAVISTAR
— Welcome to Navistar Careers (FROM THE POSTING: Navistar Uses E-Verify: Navistar, Inc. participates in E-Verify, a federal pilot program that enables employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility for all persons hired to work in the United States by providing the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. For more information on E-Verify, please contact DHS at (888) 464-4218.)
https://salary-navistar.icims.com/jobs/intro?hashed=124489256

 

GOPUSA
— McDonald’s drive-thru: ‘I ain’t servin’ no police!’  (DIERSEN: What do McDonald’s executives, shareholders, customers, suppliers, etc. have to say about that?  What percent of McDonald’s executives, shareholders, customers, suppliers, etc. are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27520
— Denver Moves To Cut Off Communication With ICE  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Colorado shouts that it is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27551
— Boston fears Islamophobia, blankets city bus stops with ‘building the safe space’ guides (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Massachusetts shouts that it is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27421
— Without reform, is universal healthcare inevitable? (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want Republicans to pay for Democrats’ health care.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27474

 

DAILY CALLER
— Report: Senate Bill Would Legalize 1.8 Million ‘Dreamers’ – Will Racke  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who will work the hardest to defeat Republicans in 2018 and to defeat Trump and all Republicans 2020?  ANSWER: The 1.8 million Dreamers.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/21/report-senate-bill-would-legalize-1-8-million-dreamers/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Media’s Use of ‘Hate Group’ Label Puts Conservatives’ Safety at Risk – Katrina Trinko
http://dailysignal.com/2017/07/13/the-medias-use-of-this-hate-group-label-puts-conservatives-safety-at-risk/
— JULY 26, 2016 FLASHBACK: As a Teen Cashier Seeing Food Stamp Use, I Changed My Mind About the Democrat Party – J.D. Vance  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what I saw when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://dailysignal.com/2016/07/26/as-a-teen-cashier-seeing-food-stamp-use-i-changed-my-mind-about-the-democrat-party/
— The Key Facts About Slavery That the Left Conveniently Ignores – Walter E. Williams
http://dailysignal.com/2017/07/19/key-facts-slavery-left-conveniently-ignores/

 

NEWSMAX
— CBO: GOP Health Bill’s $13,000 Deductibles Would Be Illegal (DIERSEN: Operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents have severe financial and/or health problems. They are furious that my wife and I have Medicare and that the federal government subsidizes $17,288 a year of our health, dental, and vision insurance because I am a federal retiree.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Economy/gop-health-bill-deductible/2017/07/21/id/802982/

 

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Lindsey Graham hints/implies/argues/shouts that Dreamers will take jobs that U.S. citizens do not want. From what I see, Dreamers would never stoop to take the bad jobs that did. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/21/lindsey-graham-vote-oppose-amnesty-outsourcing/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Trump State Dept Unsure Why Palestinian Terrorists Kill Israelis  Stands by report blaming Israel for terror, downplaying Palestinian incitement – Adam Kredo
http://freebeacon.com/politics/trump-state-dept-unsure-palestinian-terrorists-kill-israelis/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Proclaiming God’s promise – not ‘pride’ – Steve Jordahl
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2017/07/21/proclaiming-gods-promise-not-pride

 

OPPOSING VIEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 20 Attorneys General encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.  Of course, anti-Trumps will use illegals to defeat Trump in 2020.)
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/20-attorneys-general-urge-trump-maintain-protections-dreamers

 

THE HILL
— Priebus on Spicer resignation: ‘It’s good to start fresh’ – BRANDON CARTER (DIERSEN: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois started fresh in 2012, the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce started fresh in 2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee started fresh in 2010 and in 2004, the Illinois Center Right Coalition started fresh in 2007, the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter started fresh in 2004, GAO started fresh in 1997, IRS started fresh in 1980, and the Post Office started fresh in 1969.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/343260-priebus-after-spicer-resignation-its-good-to-start-fresh
— White House: Scaramucci will report directly to Trump – JOHN BOWDEN  (DIERSEN: Who was the highest paid boss that you reported directly to? During my last 4 years at GAO 1993-1997, I reported directly to a GS-15 Step 10 (currently $161,900). Most, if not virtually all of my GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates DID NOT want to work for her or work with her because she was very demanding, female, younger, Jewish, and wealthy. She had an MBA from the University of Chicago and had passed the CPA examination on her first attempt. To turn her against me, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed to her that I was conservative (she was liberal), Republican (she was Democrat), I was 100% German national origin (she was 100% Russian national origin), I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (she was Jewish), and that my ancestors had been in America since the 1840s (her ancestors were recent immigrants).)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/343253-white-house-scaramucci-will-report-directly-to-trump

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Working in White House, Still Making Millions – RACHEL ABRAMS and JESSE DRUCKER  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that during the first 18 months that I worked for IRS 1971-1972, I also worked (with official permission) part-time pumping gasoline for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights. That part-time income helped me a) help support my mother and brother, b) pay for tuition and books for graduate business classes at Loyola, c) pay off my 1972 Corvette car loan, and d) have a down payment to buy a new town home in University Park in September of 1972.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/business/ivanka-trump-jared-kushner-ethics-filing.html
— After Election, More New Yorkers Tell Volunteer Groups, ‘I Can Help’ – JAMES BARRON  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps always glorify and praise other anti-Trumps. If anti-Trumps are glorified and praised in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America, then your municipality, your township/ward, your county, Illinois, and America are run by anti-Trumps. From what I see, overwhelmingly, those who are glorified and praised in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in America are anti-Trumps. Because I am a Trump supporter, anti-Trumps in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, and in America a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn what I do.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/nyregion/new-york-city-volunteer-groups.html
— The Ethics of Adjusting Your Assets to Qualify for Medicaid – RON LIEBER  (DIERSEN: Are your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are filled with envy. Mine are. They are beyond furious that I have a $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension for life, that my wife and subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance for life (currently, the federal government pays $17,288/year), and we both are on Medicare.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/21/your-money/estate-planning/the-ethics-of-adjusting-your-assets-to-qualify-for-medicaid.html

 

POLITICO
— House Republicans try to revive ban on Pentagon transgender surgeries – RACHAEL BADE
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/20/house-republicans-try-to-revive-ban-on-transgender-pentagon-surgeries-240770

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Meet Your New Landlord: Wall Street  Big investors transform suburban neighborhoods by buying up single-family homes and renting them out  Four big companies have bought nearly 700 single-family homes in Spring Hill, Tenn. – Ryan Dezember and Laura Kusisto  (DIERSEN: How many rental homes are there in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  For what I see, if you are a renter, sadly, most commonly, it is because you have financial problems, and you vote for Democrats who promise to use government to take money away from Republicans and to give that money to you.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/meet-your-new-landlord-wall-street-1500647417
— 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon: A Drag-Racing Beast, Unleashed  Dan Neil rockets down Indianapolis’s Lucas Oil Raceway in a 2018 Dodge SRT Challenger Demon, the quickest production car in existence – Dan Neil  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hate this car.  Of course, that motivates me to want to buy it.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/2018-dodge-demon-a-drag-racing-beast-unleashed-1500572281

 

NEWSWEEK
— DOES TRUMP HATE THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA AS MUCH AS HE CLAIMS? – TOM PORTER  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) who glorify and praise the Democrat news media in Illinois and b) who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-media-fake-news-640672

 

COSMOPLITAN
— Who Is Anthony Scaramucci? 8 Things to Know About the New White House Communications Director. – Rebecca Nelson  (DIERSEN: What “negatives” do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want everyone to know about you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want everyone to know that I am a Trump supporter, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (68), non-poor, a gun owner, a draft avoider, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, a federal employee for almost 30 years, a union member for 12 years, never promoted beyond GS-13, forced to take early retirement, a federal retiree for almost 20 years, childless, pet-less, American-nameplate car owner, and no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a10342532/anthony-scaramucci-white-house-communication-director/

 

GUARDIAN
— The Democrats’ performance as an opposition party? Pathetic – Steven W Thrasher
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/22/donald-trump-stands-democrats-who-knows

 

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity blast McCain.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/07/john-mccain-may-cancer-doesnt-make-hero/

July 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democratic group airs TV ads attacking Rauner on school funding bill – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-school-funding-ad-20170719-story.html
— Rahm, enjoy your ‘vacation’ from Chicago – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-rahm-emanuel-europe-0719-20170718-column.html
— Liberal America has a political violence problem – Albert Eisenberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-liberals-antifa-violence-20170718-story.html
— In defense of bureaucracy to protect the little people – Ron Grossman  (DIERSEN: Who/what has protected you?  For me, it has been federal civil service protections.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-trump-west-bureaucracy-grossman-20170712-story.html
— Armed men hold up Naperville restaurant, police say
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-armed-robbery-st-0721-20170719-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING: Grocery store’s video gambling opens new wagering frontier in suburbs – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170719/grocery-stores-video-gambling-opens-new-wagering-frontier-in-suburbs
— OUTRAGEOUS, DISGUSTING: Bella’s to combine restaurant, wine market, gambling in Wheeling
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170719/bellas-to-combine-restaurant-wine-market-gambling-in-wheeling
— Investigation continues into controversial photo of Barrington High students – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170718/investigation-continues-into-controversial-photo-of-barrington-high-students
— Armed men rob person outside Naperville restaurant – Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170719/armed-men-rob-person-outside-naperville-restaurant

 

WTTW
— What Does It Cost to Run for Governor in Illinois? – Amanda Vinicky  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What does it cost to be eligible to be hired by the federal government at the GS-7 level, currently $44,853? ANSWER: The cost to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree. QUESTION: What does it cost to be eligible to be hired by the federal government at the GS-9 level, currently $54,864? ANSWER: The cost to earn a job-related master’s degree.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/18/what-does-it-cost-run-governor-illinois

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Springfield Park Board should reject video gambling at Sliders stadium – Anita Bedell, Executive Director of the Illinois Church Action on Alcohol & Addiction Problems
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170717/letter-springfield-park-board-should-reject-video-gambling-at-sliders-stadium

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— To the incumbents go the campaign spoils – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-19/tom-kacich-incumbents-go-campaign-spoils.html
— Vermilion board chairman Mike Marron ‘ready for the challenge’ of Hays’ seat – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-19/vermilion-board-chairman-ready-challenge-hays-seat.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Here comes your bailout for the financially-mismanaged Chicago Public Schools – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article161723983.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois ending most paper professional license renewals  (DIERSEN: I became a licensed CPA in 1981.)
http://www.qconline.com/business/illinois-ending-most-paper-professional-license-renewals/article_9fbef8d7-f471-5068-876a-4fd5c6bcd205.html#new_tab

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— OUTSTANDING: Joliet denies license for cafe gambling on Larkin Avenue – BOB OKON
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/07/18/joliet-denies-license-for-cafe-gambling-on-larkin-avenue/abb5eda/
— Wheaton City Council approves final plans for Loretto Club housing development – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/07/18/wheaton-city-council-approves-final-plans-for-loretto-club-housing-development/acl7amf/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Protesters “drop dead” in rally against AHCA – Esther Kwon  (DIERSEN: Protesters want a) Republicans to pay for health care for Democrats and b) those who have more money to pay for health care for those who have less money.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/protesters-drop-dead-in-rally-against-ahca

 

WJBD RADIO
— Trump’s election commission holds first meeting amid pushback  (DIERSEN: Democrats pushback at any and all efforts to stop voter fraud.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/07/19/trumps-election-commission-holds-first-meeting-amid-pushback

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— President Trump to nominate Caterpillar board member as Russian ambassador  Huntsman served as ambassador to China from 2009 to 2011 – Pierce Roberson
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/president-trump-to-nominate-caterpillar-board-member-as-russian-ambassador/768670776
— Letting Obamacare fail ‘cynical, sinister,’ Booker says  Democrats not invited to participate  (DIERSEN: The Democrats’ wasting of my federal career and their forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” was “cynical, sinister.”  If I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, and/or a veteran, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old. While I worked for the federal government, extremely few of my coworkers earned job-related master’s degrees, job-related professional certifications, or job-related professional licenses.  I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/letting-obamacare-fail-cynical-sinister-booker-says/768781203

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— How Much Money Could Chicago Save By Reducing Violence?  Substantial anti-violence programs aren’t cheap, but neither is violence. – WHET MOSER
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/July-2017/How-Much-Money-Could-Chicago-Save-By-Reducing-Violence/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Is 10th CD R Primary Doug Bennett running against an Independent? Jeff – Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/07/is-10th-cd-r-primary-doug-bennett-running-against-an-independent-berkowitz-wbennett-cableweb/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Illinois budget post-mortem: What remains, what made it, what didn’t … – BGA
https://rebootillinois.com/2017/07/18/illinois-budget-post-mortem-bga/

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Rauner pays new staff lucrative salaries  “All of us owe them a debt of gratitude.” – Mark Maxwell (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid?  My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/rauner-pays-new-staff-lucrative-salaries/768887237
— Rauner opposes Trumpcare after it stalls  Obamacare repeal dies in Senate – Mark Maxwell
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/rauner-opposes-trumpcare-after-it-stalls/768884783

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— McCaleb: After two wins, Madigan plays political game with school funding – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/mccaleb-after-two-wins-madigan-plays-political-game-with-school/article_a8e255f6-6c0a-11e7-a843-83ccd44bf811.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— HB 1785: “They’re as Good at Math as They are at Biology” – Ralph Rivera and John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/spotlight-049/
— Donald Trump’s Pro-Family Remarks in Poland Should Leave Conservatives Optimistic – Joshua Denton
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/07/donald-trumps-pro-family-remarks-in-poland-should-leave-conservatives-optimistic/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— New Survey Shows We Are Approaching a Post-Christian America – Joshua Denton (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want America to be anti-Christian.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/new-survey-shows-approaching-post-christian-america/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— They’re back!
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/19/theyre-back/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The last press release I received from the Illinois Republican Party on state issues was July 7th, the Friday before the Monday Rauner purge began… On Monday, the Chicago Machine tipped its hand on SB1. After months claiming that SB1 was about fixing the school funding formula, Chicago Public Schools started making the unsubstantiated argument that an amendatory veto of the bill to remove the Chicago bailout would change the “fundamental purpose” of the legislation. It’s a clear admission by the Chicago Machine that the “fundamental purpose” of SB1 is a Chicago pension bailout, and not school funding reform. It’s time Madigan Democrats in the General Assembly either send SB1 to Governor Rauner for an amendatory veto to remove the Chicago bailout, or pass true bipartisan school funding reform that excludes a multi-hundred million dollar bailout of Chicago at the expense of schools across the state. Otherwise, this is just another case of Mike Madigan and his machine holding Illinois hostage for his Chicago agenda.)
— “You’re paying folks too much”  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/19/youre-paying-folks-too-much/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “The Rauner couple’s unhealthy obsession with media and messaging.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/18/the-rauner-couples-%e2%80%9cunhealthy-obsession-with-media-and-messaging%e2%80%9d/

 

GOPUSA
— Liberal Values Are Bankrupting Us – Star Parker
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27354

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Archbishop rips Vatican-approved magazine’s ‘ignorant’ attack on pro-Trump Catholics – Claire Chretien
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archbishop-chaput-rips-vatican-approved-magazines-willfully-ignorant-attack
— Same-sex ‘marriage’: Religious right was right all along – Charles LiMandri
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/same-sex-marriage-religiousright-was-right-all-along

 

DAILY CALLER
— Ending DACA Puts America First – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/18/ending-daca-puts-america-first/

 

NEWSMAX
— Target’s Chief Sounds Alarm on Pullback by Hispanic Shoppers – Jonathan Weiss  (DIERSEN: Are you shopping less, and if so, since when and why?  I have been shopping less since 1997 when my income dropped $72,135/year or 59% because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.”  Instead of a $122,991 GS-13 Step 10 salary, I have a $50,856 pension.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Economy/target-hispanics-shopping-shoppers/2017/07/19/id/802498/
— GOP Becoming Party of Bad Faith – Rich Lowry
http://www.newsmax.com/RichLowry/obamacare-repeal-republican-senate/2017/07/18/id/802332/

 

BREITBART
— Liberal Republican Senators to Block Defunding Planned Parenthood in Obamacare Repeal – DR. SUSAN BERRY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/19/2015-clean-obamacare-repeal-bill-defunded-planned-parenthood-one-year/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— DIRTY 2 DOZEN GOP REPS BOW TO ‘TRANS’ DEMANDS  Linda Harvey asks, should taxpayers pay for soldiers’ artificial genitals? – LINDA HARVEY
http://www.wnd.com/2017/07/dirty-2-dozen-gop-reps-bow-to-trans-demands/

 

THE HILL
— ICE chief praises Trump, plans to send more agents to sanctuary cities – JOSH DELK
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/342580-ice-director-trump-has-taken-the-handcuffs-off-law-enforcement
— GOP forms circular firing squad – NIALL STANAGE
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/342630-the-memo-gop-forms-circular-firing-squad

 

POLITICO
— COST OF RAUNER’S NEW HIRES – Natasha Korecki
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/07/19/politico-illinois-playbook-rahm-in-milan-while-rome-is-burning-hastert-already-out-of-prison-cost-of-rauner-new-hires-221398
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We asked the governor’s office what the new staff members — most of whom hail from the Illinois Policy Institute — were paid. Here are salaries for six staffers Rauner hired since last week: Kristina Rasmussen — Chief of Staff — $170,000; Diana Rickert – Deputy Chief of Staff of Communications – $165,000; Laurel Patrick – Communications Director – $120,000; Michael Lucci -Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy – $140,000; Brittany Carl – Communications Specialist – $45,000; Meghan Keenan – Communications Specialist – $45,000)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Voter Purges Are Coming – VANITA GUPTA  (DIERSEN: Are you a precinct committeeman/captain?  How much deadwood is there in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/opinion/donald-trump-voting-rights-purge.html
— The Top Jobs in Trump’s Administration Are Mostly Vacant: Who’s to Blame? – KAREN YOURISH and GREGOR AISCH (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/07/17/us/politics/trump-appointments.html

 

USA TODAY
— Still looking for a raise? The fight for a higher minimum wage to continue in 2018 – Charisse Jones and Kellie Ell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/07/14/states-and-cities-do-what-federal-government-wont-raise-minimum-wage/443111001/
— Women are talking and these companies make them happiest – N’dea Yancey-Bragg  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates had told them that my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates WHO WERE WOMEN would be much happier if the federal government got rid of its employees who were men, and especially those who were Republican, White, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/07/17/women-talking-and-these-companies-make-them-happiest/479719001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The 2-year-old start-up just released its 2017 rankings of the best companies where women are happiest. Companies with the top rankings: Boston Consulting Group, Dell, Accenture, PepsiCo, General Electric, Salesforce, Deloitte, PwC, Vanguard Group, Apple, American Express, Kaiser Permanente, Thomson, Reuters.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Balancing Religion and the Office. – Francesca Fontana  (DIERSEN: What religion are you?  I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL).  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years in 3 different agencies, I do not recall any of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, or subordinates being MSLs.  Most, if virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes disapprove of MSLs, if not despise MSLs, if not hate MSLs.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that MSLs are “too conservative.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-religion-at-work-still-taboo-not-everywhere-1500386401

 

BLOOMBERG
— Chicago’s Graduation Policy Doesn’t Make the Grade  Requiring students to have a formal plan after high school could put more of them at risk.  (DIERSEN: What was your plan when you were in high school?)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-07-18/chicago-s-graduation-policy-doesn-t-make-the-grade

 

FED SMITH
— House Budget Committee Targets Federal Employee Pensions – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: I was a federal employee for almost 30 years (1966-1969 and 1971-1997) and I have been a retired federal employee for almost 20 years. Ever-increasingly, those who have financial, health, and/or other problems and those who paint themselves as being advocates for the aforesaid promote hatred of federal employees and hatred of retired federal employees. If someone promoted hatred of you, what would you do about it?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/07/19/house-budget-committee-targets-federal-employee-pensions/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For retired federal employees under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), COLAs would be reduced by 0.5%.)

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 426 West Elm Street, Wheaton – $329,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447952_zpid/

July 17 Morning Edition

CAPITOL FAX
—  Haevers leaves – Rodriguez leaves *** Mahoney is latest top Rauner administration official to resign (DIERSEN: In Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton, when there is news of interest to Illinois Republicans, routinely, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs first give that news to the Democrat news media, and especially to Rich Miller. Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs do not want Illinois Republicans to first learn of anything by reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Further, when there is news of actions taken by the DuPage County Election Commission (DCEC) that might adversely affect elected DuPage County Republican Precinct Committeemen, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs certainly do not want me to know about it. They know that if I was given the names and contact information of those elected DuPage County Republican Precinct Committeemen who are affected by DCEC’s proposed precinct line changes, I would immediately notify them.  Just kidding, but not completely, I ask should I consider forming a “DuPage County Elected Republican Precinct Committeeman Association.” What about politicians who want precinct lines to be changed a) to reward those who pander to them and b) punish those who do not pander to them?)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/17/mahoney-is-latest-top-rauner-administration-official-to-resign/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mike Mahoney, the governor’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Legislative Affairs, resigned this morning. I’m told the parting was amicable Here’s Sneed from last week… “The big question: Will Mike Mahoney, the governor’s policy chief, be told to leave? “Mike was the guy who kept the troops together, but the expectation is that there is a lot more to come in the cleaning house department,” a Rauner source said.” It almost goes without saying that this is yet another big loss for the administration. Mahoney was a key player and both House Republican Leader Jim Durkin and Senate GOP Leader Bill Brady reportedly asked the governor to do what he could to keep Mahoney on the payroll. In the end, however, he really had no choice but to leave. I’m told that more resignations are expected as early as today, so stay tuned.  Sources close to the governor’s office confirm that the governor’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Public Engagement Phil Rodriguez has also resigned. Rodriguez worked for Comptrollers Topinka and Munger and ran both of their campaigns. He’s moving over to the Tollway.  The governor’s body man, Kyle Haevers, has been told his services were no longer needed and was asked to find an agency to move to. His replacement is Ben Tracy, who has already begun traveling with the governor. Kyle was a loyal Raunerite and has been part of Rauner World since 2014 and helped on the Rep. McAuliffe race last fall.)
— More on the Mike Z resignation
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/17/more-on-the-mike-z-resignation/
— “Radical Candor”  It doesn’t take a genius to figure out what group of people are likely behind the new RadicalCandorIL Twitter account. I followed it closely all weekend and since the resignations are continuing, I thought you might want a ScribbleLive feed…
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/17/live-coverage-radical-candor/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER BEGINS MAJOR OFFICE STAFF RENOVATION; PANIC SPREADS AMONG SPRINGFIELD INSIDERS (FROM THE ARTICLE: Miller is furious because he liked the way things were before.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/rauner-begins-major-office-staff-renovation-panic-spreads-among-springfield-insiders.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump-inspired ‘Make America Great Again’ swimsuit stirring online craze
http://www.fox32chicago.com/entertainment/268295944-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner staff shift doesn’t bode well for state government, Democratic lawmaker Elaine Nekritz says – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: GAO’s staff shift during the 1980s and 1990s did not bode well for its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-morning-spin-monday-edition-20170716-story.html
— McHenry County braces for early week flooding as waters recede in Lake County – Yadira Sanchez Olson and Tony Briscoe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/-ct-lns-flooding-northern-illinois-st-0717-20170716-story.html
— Delta tells Ann Coulter her insults are ‘unacceptable’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-ann-coulter-delta-airlines-20170717-story.html
— 7.1 million Venezuelans vote in symbolic rejection of president’s plan to rewrite constitution – AP  (DIERSEN: Those in Group A want to rewrite the U.S. Constitution to get rid of those in Group B. Those in Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those in Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-venezuela-constitution-vote-20170716-story.html
— Fans embrace Ivanka Trump’s brand as a political statement – Matea Gold and Drew Harwell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-ivanka-trump-brand-fans-20170717-story.html
— Business group warns Republican health-care bill could cost companies – Carolyn Y. Johnson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-republican-health-care-bill-business-20170717-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-find-the-heart-president-trump-to-protect-dreamers/
— Illinois college students relieved MAP grants available again – Lauren FitzPatrick  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, an dupes would use Emma Sheikh to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being someone a) whose parents were undeservedly filthy rich, b) who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, c) who has always been privileged, and d) who was grossly overpaid when I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; and worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970. They would stress that I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964 when I was 16, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint when I was 17, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 when I was 19, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE when I was 20, and that I outrageously graduated debt-free from NIU in 1970. They would stress that I avoided the draft with student deferments 1966-1970 and with a financial hardship deferment 1970-1971.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-college-students-relieved-map-grants-available-again/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Area lawmakers discuss Trump’s relationship with Congress – Chris Kaergard
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170716/area-lawmakers-discuss-trumps-relationship-with-congress
— Illinois Bicentennial planning kicks into high gear – David Blanchette  (DIERSEN: My ancestors have lived in northeast Illinois since 1844, but I have lived in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton only since 1978.  Because of that, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a newcomer.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170716/illinois-bicentennial-planning-kicks-into-high-gear

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Law enforcement hits the road to raise money Illinois State Police Memorial Park – John Reynolds
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/07/16/law-enforcement-hits-the-road-to-raise-money-illinois-state-police-memorial-park/afw5ye7/
— Big wheels from Illinois roll into D.C. for ‘Made in America’ week – Chris Kaergard
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/07/16/big-wheels-from-illinois-roll-into-d-c-for-made-in-america-week/a2s6ind/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— White House announces more theme weeks  Manufacturing. Veterans. ‘Dreams’ – ELI WATKINS  (DIERSEN: What if Trump has a “Federal Employee” week and/or a “Retired Federal Employee” week?  Of course, that would be viciously ridiculed. Ever-increasing, everyone blames their problems on federal employees and on retired federal employees.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/white-house-announces-more-theme-weeks/766909149
— Collins: GOP bill would affect ‘most vulnerable’ – ELI WATKINS  (DIERSEN: How vulnerable have you been, and how vulnerable are you now?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I have never been vulnerable and that I never will be vulnerable because I am a White male and b) that I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion because of that, and because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, because I have always been privileged, because I am healthy, because I avoided the draft, because the federal government overpaid me, because my wife has always had a job, because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/collins-gop-bill-would-affect-most-vulnerable/766824994

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Leading Dem Gov Primary Candidates Pritzker, Kennedy & Biss at Rainbow Push: Eye on the Prize. – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/07/leading-dem-gov-primary-candidates-pritzker-kennedy-biss-at-rainbow-push-eye-on-the-prize/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— 36 former employees of Milton Township receiving the highest annual pension payouts
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511139924-here-are-the-36-former-employees-of-milton-township-receiving-the-highest-annual-pension-payouts

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Governor Rauner Views Sandbagging and Beginning of Flooding – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/16/governor-rauner-views-sandbagging-and-beginning-of-flooding/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Change Is Coming
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/hkhtb1m20rin3yzyar1om2njwz7qlj

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s staff shakeup sends clear signal of what’s to come – Rich Miller  (DIERSEN: One could argue that the Democrats who ran GAO during the 1980s and 1990s sent clear signals to their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran of what was to come.  They forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, they kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, they did not promote me beyond GS-13, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://rebootillinois.com/2017/07/17/rauner-staff-shakeup-sends-clear-signal/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— AG: Naperville Police improperly denied School Shooting 911 call and radio traffic – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/ag-naperville-police-improperly-denied-school-shooting-911-call-and-radio-traffic/

 

NEWSMAX
— South Carolina Had Almost 150,000 Attempts to Hack Voter-Registration System Election Day Last Year – Brian Freeman  (DIERSEN: How many attempts have been to hack your election commission?  How many of those hacks were successful?  According to the DuPage County Election Commission (DCEC), only 137 in my precinct voted for Trump, but 211 voted for Clinton.  That is inconsistent with the precinct’s voting history. I am considering asking the DCEC to allow me to look at the actual ballots to verify the 137 and 211 numbers.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/South-Carolina-voter-registration-hack-President-Donald-Trump-Russian-hacking/2017/07/16/id/801957/
— Trump Trolls Poll on Twitter – Eric Mack
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-tweet-trolls-polls/2017/07/16/id/801905/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Attacks ‘Fake News Media’ In Latest Round Of Tweets – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/16/trump-attacks-fake-news-media-in-latest-round-of-tweets/

 

THE HILL
— Texas Republicans take aim at liberal cities – REID WILSON  (DIERSEN: When will Illinois Republicans take aim at liberal cities?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/342291-texas-republicans-take-aim-at-liberal-cities

 

POLITICO
— Trump triggers flood of Democratic candidates  For better and for worse, crowded House primaries are becoming a familiar sight on the Democratic side. – CARLA MARINUCCI and MATT FRIEDMAN  (DIERSEN: Will lots of RINOs run as anti-Trumps in Republican primaries?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/16/trump-triggers-flood-of-democratic-candidates-240597

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their success in driving Trump’s favorable poll numbers down and driving his unfavorable poll numbers up.
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/trump-s-standing-takes-hit-even-places-he-won-2016-n783611
— Criticism of College Culture Is Not Higher Education Rejection – ESTHER J. CEPEDA
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/opinion-criticism-college-culture-not-higher-education-rejection-n783101

 

WASHINGTON POST
— As companies relocate to big cities, suburban towns are left scrambling – Jonathan O’Connell (DIERSEN: When a company moves from a Republican area to a Democrat area, that company shouts that it is dumping its customers, employees, suppliers, shareholders, etc. that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/as-companies-relocate-to-big-cities-suburban-towns-are-left-scrambling/2017/07/16/81c12cea-618d-11e7-84a1-a26b75ad39fe_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps ask “At the six-month milestone, can Trump turn around his struggling presidency?”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/16/analysis-six-months-can-trump-turn-around-his-presidency/478470001/
— STUDY: 69% of 2017 grads expect to make more than $35,000, but only 49% of 2015/2016 grads do.  (DIERSEN: I earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.  In 1971, I started working for IRS as a GS-7 (currently $44,853) Revenue Officer.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-arizona-republic/20170717/281809988946636

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— La Raza Finally Loses ‘the Race’  The leftist Chicano outfit rebrands itself as UnidosUS. – Mike Gonzalez  (DIERSEN: To support La Raza, or now UnidosUS, is to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than your ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/la-raza-finally-loses-the-race-1500229809
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since its inception in 1968, made possible in part by a grant from the Ford Foundation, La Raza has been far more dependent on boardrooms and government than grass-roots support. But with government largess drying up, the liberal political-advocacy group may find itself needing greater support from the rank and file. This won’t be easy. The nation’s “Hispanics” are undergoing a radical shift that most politicians are missing: A white majority is likely to persist in America. “Many children growing up today in mixed families are integrating into a still largely white mainstream society,” sociologist Richard Alba noted in American Prospect last year. These children are “likely to think of themselves as part of that mainstream, rather than as minorities excluded from it.” The name La Raza—“the race” in Spanish—flies in the face of this reality. It is off-putting to many “Hispanics,” an artificial Census category comprising many razas. The organization’s CEO, Janet Murguia, admitted as much in a video announcing the name change: “We must make sure that our name and our organization evolves along with and remains relevant to our ever changing Hispanic community.” Appealing to a broader swath of this diverse group is necessary now that the “fat years” under President Obama are gone. The Obama Justice Department made a practice of settling lawsuits against corporate defendants by requiring they make large donations to groups like La Raza. It was, in the words of House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, “a scheme to funnel money to politically favored special interest groups.” In a letter sent to Attorney General Loretta Lynch in the closing days of the Obama administration, Mr. Goodlatte noted that “in just the last two years, DOJ has directed nearly $1 billion to activist groups, entirely outside of Congress’s spending and oversight authority.” Taxpayer money was flowing into La Raza coffers too. When Cecilia Munoz, a top La Raza lobbyist, joined Mr. Obama’s Domestic Policy Council, federal subsidies for La Raza went from $4.1 million to $11 million a year. And La Raza loyally promoted Mr. Obama’s policies as pro-Latino. You can expect the group to continue agitating on behalf of the Democratic Party. Whether UnidosUS becomes more grass-roots-driven than La Raza remains to be seen. The group’s corporate board of advisers still includes Comcast , AT&T , Bank of America , Chevron , Coca-Cola , Ford, Con-Agra Foods and other Fortune 500 firms. Its more than 260 local affiliates train and mobilize an activist core of community organizers but have only a third of the vote on the board. This week’s name change may be a recognition of an imperfect model. Or it may be nothing more than a marketing ploy. The latter is more likely.)
— Republicans Aren’t Team Players – Fred Barnes  (DIERSEN: Those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not a team player focus on destroying those like me who fail/refuse to a) glorify and praise them, b) pander to them, c) serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or d) give them money.  I should write a book about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am not a team player.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-arent-team-players-1500229048
— South Carolina May Prove a Microcosm of U.S. Election Hacking Efforts  There were nearly 150,000 attempts to penetrate the voter-registration system on Election Day 2016, State Election Commission says – Alexa Corse  (DIERSEN: How many attempts have been to hack your election commission?  How many of those hacks were successful?  According to the DuPage County Election Commission (DCEC), only 137 in my precinct voted for Trump, but 211 voted for Clinton.  That is inconsistent with the precinct’s voting history. I am considering asking the DCEC to allow me to look at the actual ballots to verify the 137 and 211 numbers.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/south-carolina-may-prove-a-microcosm-of-u-s-election-hacking-efforts-1500202806
— Learn a Language, but Not a Human One  Fluency in coding is a more useful skill than French, Spanish or Russian. – Andy Kessler
https://www.wsj.com/articles/learn-a-language-but-not-a-human-one-1500229654

 

IVN
— You Thought Gerrymandering in Wisconsin Was Bad, Illinois Is Worse – Carl Wicklander
https://ivn.us/2017/07/17/gerrymandering-wisconsin-bad-illinois-worse/

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— 7 Countries With Worse Income Inequality Than the United States  It’s not a problem unique to us, and it doesn’t always mean gloom and doom, either. – Brian Stoffe  (DIERSEN: What would your past/present employers say that they did to fight income inequality?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/07/17/7-countries-with-worse-income-inequality-than-the.aspx

July 15 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Are you an elected official?  What is your position on redistricting, that is, what is your position on changes being made to the borders of the political jurisdiction in which you were elected?  Do you want to be notified in a timely manner of any proposed changes to those borders? To you want the opportunity to be able to object to proposed changes in a timely manner?

 

In DuPage County, elected Precinct Committeemen do not have that opportunity. The DuPage County Election Commission (DCEC) did not post maps of its many proposed changes to many precincts until July 12, 2017 and it will vote on accepting those proposed changes at its July 26, 2017 meeting.  My understanding is that the proposed changes affect about 100,000 voters, an unknown number of polling places, 276 precincts including 101 in Downers Grove Township and 27 in Milton Township, and 60 new precincts would be created including 12 in Downer Grove Township and 6 in Milton Township.

 

I have asked the DCEC for, but I have not been provided with a) a list of the 276 affected precincts broken out by the 9 townships, b) indication of which of those 276 precincts have elected Precinct Committeemen, and c) their contact information. Each of the elected Precinct Committeemen in those 276 affected precincts should have long since have been provided with a detailed map that precisely shows proposed changes to their precinct down to individual addresses.

 

Outrageously, most, if not virtually all of the elected Precinct Committeemen affected by the proposed changes have not been individually notified that DCEC has proposed changes to their precinct borders.

 

I have asked the DCEC to immediately and individually notify by regular mail and by email each and every elected Precinct Committeeman in precincts affected by DCEC’s proposed changes.  Please join me in this request by emailing and/or by phoning the following: Cathy Terrill – Chairperson at cterrill@dupageco.org and 630-407-5697; James S. Lowe – Vice Chair at jlowe@dupageco.org and 630-407-5699; John J. Boske – Secretary at john.boske@dupageco.org and 630-407-5698; and Joseph H. Sobecki – Executive Director at joseph.sobecki@dupageco.org and 630-407-5614. Sadly, there is no indication that what I have asked for will be done.

 

To get a rough indication of DCEC’s numerous proposed changes, visit: http://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2017/55317/.

 

I found DCEC’s 2015 “Policy for Precinct Modifications” on DCEC’s website , but I have not yet found DCEC’s 2017 “Policy for Precinct Modifications” on DCEC’s website. 

 

According to several Republican DuPage County Township Party Chairman, the DCEC does not want to deal with individual elected Precinct Committeemen, and therefore, it will only deal with county party chairmen and with township party chairmen concerning proposed changes. Needless-to-say, that is outrageous.  Two years ago, I was not notified in a timely manner of dramatic changes to my Milton Township Precinct 9. Further, it appears that as Democrats flood DuPage County, many changes to many precincts will have to be made every 2 years from now on.

 

While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors did everything that they could to delay if not to stop me from getting information that I could have used to avoid the adverse employment actions that they took against me.

 

In my roles as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have done everything that they can to delay if not to stop me from getting information that I could use to avoid adverse actions against me.

 

In my roles as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, as a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, as a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2000-2004, as an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and as an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes did everything that they could to delay if not to stop me from getting information that I could have used to avoid adverse actions against me.


If you are an elected Precinct Committeeman like I have been since 2000, you understand my concerns about this. Again, please join me in asking the DCEC to immediately and individually notify by regular mail and by email each and every elected Precinct Committeeman in precincts affected by DCEC’s proposed changes.  Thanks. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Illinois’ credit rating – BGA
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-illinois-credit-rating/2217418/   

 

CBS2
— Governor Rauner Seems To Be Sticking With Plan Of Vetoing School Funding Bill – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/14/governor-rauner-veto-school-funding-bill/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-find-the-heart-president-trump-to-protect-dreamers/
— Gang member, 12, who shot at cop, spends allowance on pot: prosecutors – Stefano Esposito  (DIERSEN: What did you do with your money when you were young?  I saved as much as I could to buy cars and to pay for college expenses. I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964 when I was 16, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint when I was 17, 1968 Oldsmobile 442 when I was 19, 1969 Dodge Charger SE when I was 20, 1962 Chevy BelAir when I was 22, a 1972 Chevy Corvette when I was 23, 1974 Dodge Dart when I was 25, 1978 Chevy Chevette when I was 29, and 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale when I was 29.  I paid for my college expenses at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, Loyola 1972-1976, and DePaul 1976-1980.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gang-member-12-who-shot-at-cop-spends-allowance-on-pot-prosecutors/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Photo of Barrington students labeled ‘KKK’ sparks protest, claims of racism – John Keilman and Todd Shields
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-kkk-barrington-high-school-met-20170714-story.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Gov. Rauner’s staff shakeup continues – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/268048143-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats glorify and praise those who vote for tax increases.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-sellout-gop-springfield-swanson-zorn-perspec-0716-md-20170714-column.html
— Some politicians who pander to the base risk becoming pariahs – Ted Slowik  (DIERSEN: Democrat politicians pander to their base.  The Democrat Party base is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-political-courage-st-0716-20170714-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Common ground plentiful at Democratic governor candidates forum – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/common-ground-plentiful-at-democratic-candidate-forum/

 

WTTW
— The Week in Review: Rauner Cleans House After Budget Veto
http://video.wttw.com/video/3002775557/

 

PEKIN TIMES
— Moody’s questions Illinois’ ability to pay bills – AP
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170714/moodys-questions-illinois-ability-to-pay-bills

 

WSIL TV
— When will Illinois’ higher income tax affect you? – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35890260/when-will-illinois-higher-income-tax-affect-you

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Catholic journal criticizes Trump ‘value voters’  Promote an ‘ecumenism of conflict’ – DELIA GALLAGHER
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/catholic-journal-criticizes-trump-value-voters/765711583
— What DC drama? Dow hits 25th record of 2017  Dow notches its third-straight record close – MATT EGAN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/what-dc-drama-dow-hits-25th-record-of-2017/765745276

 

NADIG NEWSPAPERS
— ‘Madigan’s tax increase’ boosts Rauner for 2018 – Russ Stewart
http://nadignewspapers.com/2017/07/15/madigans-tax-increase-boosts-rauner-for-2018/

 

WHEATON PATCH
— Teens Nabbing Cars In Early Morning Hours: DuPage County Sheriff’s Office  Undersheriff Frank Bibbiano said a group of teens and young adults is seeking out unlocked cars with keys inside and then stealing the car. – Lisa Marie Farver
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/teens-nabbing-cars-early-morning-hours-dupage-county-sheriffs-office

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Madigan Blames Rauner For Budget Woes
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/madigan-blames-rauner-for-budget-woes

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Madigan, Moylan need to go if Illinois is to grow, GOP opponent says – Karen Kidd
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511147874-madigan-moylan-need-to-go-if-illinois-is-to-grow-gop-opponent-says

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Silencing the Silencers – Robert Knight (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, if your group does not promote the Democrat Party platform, Democrats will call it a hate group.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/silencing-the-silencers/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Frustrated by its inability to win elections, the left is attempting to silence opponents through intimidation, either in the streets or in the courts. The latest example is the hijacking of Guidestar USA by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Guidestar is a database of more than 2 million nonprofit and non-governmental (NGO) organizations. It’s considered the foremost authority on nonprofits, and had a self-avowed reputation for “remaining neutral.”)

 

GOPUSA
— London sees answer to acid attacks in ban of corrosive substances
http://www.gopusa.com/london-sees-answer-to-acid-attacks-in-ban-of-corrosive-substances/

 

BREITBART
— Obama Sets Sights on Post-2020 Redistricting Efforts at D.C. Fundraiser – ADELLE NAZARIAN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/14/obama-sets-sights-on-post-2020-redistricting-efforts-at-d-c-fundraiser/

 

NEWSMAX
— Consumer Sentiment Falls to Lowest of Trump Presidency
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/consumer-sentiment-Donald-Trump-outlook/2017/07/14/id/801660/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— All conservatives must support President Trump… the stakes couldn’t be higher – Cardinal Burke
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/support-for-trump-urgently-needed-to-head-off-threats-to-us-democracy

 

POLITICO
— Governors steer clear of Trump  At the annual NGA summer meeting, the president barely gets a mention. – GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI and MEGAN CASSELLA
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/15/governors-steer-clear-trump-at-nga-240586

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— If Workers Are Scarce, Is It the Work or the Wages? – PATRICIA COHEN  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes make it very clear that they would never have stooped to take the bad jobs that I took. 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. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/13/business/economy/labor-market-wages.html
— How the Medicaid Debate Affects Long-Term Care Insurance Decisions – RON LIEBER  (DIERSEN: My 86-year-old aunt is spending $230 a day out of her life savings to live in an assisted living facility.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/14/your-money/how-the-medicaid-debate-affects-long-term-care-insurance-decisions.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— An A for Activism on Campus  The latest trend in college grade inflation. – Editorial  (DIERSEN: One would expect that the more of the following that students are, the higher the grades that Democrat teachers will give them: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-a-for-activism-on-campus-1500070766
— Jamie Dimon Goes Off  The J.P. Morgan CEO savages Washington’s anti-growth culture. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/jamie-dimon-goes-off-1500070817
— First-Time Home Buyers Show More Interest in Market – Laura Kusisto  (DIERSEN: How old were you when you first bought real estate?  I bought a new town home when I was 24. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, who has always been privileged, and who would never had been able to do that if he had not avoided the draft and if he had not been an overpaid federal employee.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/first-time-home-buyers-show-more-interest-in-market-1500033602

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Judges in Md. redistricting case decry politically motivated electoral map – Ann E. Marimow and Josh Hicks
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/judges-in-md-redistricting-case-decry-politically-motivated-electoral-map/2017/07/14/33b44fc2-6814-11e7-9928-22d00a47778f_story.html

 

FREDERICK NEWS POST
— Judges consider delay, injunction in Maryland gerrymandering case – Danielle E. Gaines
https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/politics_and_government/judges-consider-delay-injunction-in-maryland-gerrymandering-case/article_665bdea8-9422-5562-978c-8261eb510570.html

 

HERALD BULLETIN
— Rally aims to renew focus on redistricting – Scott L. Miley
http://www.heraldbulletin.com/news/state_news/rally-aims-to-renew-focus-on-redistricting/article_722f2b46-66e1-512e-9436-f0b64e8a946e.html

 

TEXAS TRIBUNE
— On day 5 of redistricting trial, Texas rebuts claim that current political maps discriminate  As lawyers for Texas defended the state’s political maps against charges of intentional discrimination, a lawmaker at the center of the case invoked “legislative privilege” Friday to avoid answering some questions. – JIM MALEWITZ
https://www.texastribune.org/2017/07/14/redistricting-trial-texas-refutes-discrimination-claims-while-blocking/

 

DALLAS NEWS
— State’s argument in redistricting trial takes hit because of lawmaker’s silence – James Barragán
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/texas-legislature/2017/07/14/states-argument-redistricting-trial-takes-hit-lawmakers-silence

July 13 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The DuPage County Election Commission (DCEC) has been asked by your GOPUSA Illinois Editor to immediately and individually notify by regular mail and by email each and every elected Precinct Committeeman in precincts affected by DCEC’s proposed precinct line changes.  Please join me in this request by emailing and/or by phoning the following: Cathy Terrill – Chairperson at
cterrill@dupageco.org and 630-407-5697; James S. Lowe – Vice Chair at jlowe@dupageco.org and 630-407-5699; John J. Boske – Secretary at john.boske@dupageco.org and 630-407-5698; and Joseph H. Sobecki – Executive Director at joseph.sobecki@dupageco.org and 630-407-5614.  To see the numerous proposed changes, visit: http://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2017/55317/.  My understanding is that the DCEC is scheduled to vote on these numerous proposed changes at its July 26, 2017 meeting. My understanding is a) that about 100 precincts in Downers Grove Township would be affected by the proposed changes and about 12 new precincts would be added and b) that about 27 precincts in Milton Township would be affected and about 6 new precincts would be added. If you are an elected Precinct Committeeman like I have been since 2000, you understand my concerns about this. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com    

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Shock, fears and tears as heads roll in Rauner administration – Michael Sneed (DIERSEN: What if someone concluded that Rauner is striking a more Libertarian tone instead of a more conservative tone?  Conservatives like me do NOT promote dependency on government or charity, redistribution of wealth, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices including booze, gambling, and pot, Islam, race or gender based preference giving, age discrimination, diminishment of the First or Second Amendments, etc.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/govs-house-cleaning-leaves-staff-in-shock-and-it-may-not-be-over/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It was a massacre.  It wasn’t pretty. There was no forewarning; it happened quickly and abruptly. And Sneed hears there is more to come. To wit: While Gov. Bruce Rauner’s press and policy troops were busting their butts during budget negotiations, plans were already afoot to make a hard right politically — clean house and bring in a new team. First up! On Monday morning, Rauner personally ousted his Chief of Staff Richard Goldberg, who was described by his troops as fiercely loyal to the governor and his mission. It would be the only one the governor would personally fire. “Everyone was in shock,” said a Rauner staffer who asked to remain anonymous. “I mean everyone came to work Monday morning. But when we were told Richard [Goldberg] was out, we had a feeling if he could do that to him — who was a leader and fiercely loyal — who wouldn’t they do that to? “Over the next 24 hours everyone was a wreck,” the source added. “Staff fear was at its height. Doors were shut. People were crying. We then watched one person’s head roll after another. When you see a friend you respect who has worked so hard get dismissed just like that, it’s very difficult.”  On Tuesday morning, Rauner’s communications director, Brad Hahn, was fired by Rauner’s new Chief of Staff Kristina Rasmussen — who had served as president of the Illinois Policy Institute, a conservative-leaning think tank. The buckshot: Hahn was calmly told his services were no longer required and was asked to clean out his office before being escorted out of the building. Laurel Patrick, who worked for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, is now head of communications. On Tuesday evening, Catherine Kelly, deputy director of communications for Rauner’s administration, was also abruptly fired by Rasmussen. Kelly, however, who was also asked to clean out her office before being escorted out, was in the process of delaying an anticipated move to Texas in August, where her husband had been offered a job with a law firm. Did he see the handwriting on the wall? Lance Trover, the gov’s prickly deputy chief of staff for communications, had given his notice last month. The big question: Will Mike Mahoney, the governor’s policy chief, be told to leave? “Mike was the guy who kept the troops together, but the expectation is that there is a lot more to come in the cleaning house department,” a Rauner source said. “It’s been tough. The morale is bad. People are afraid. It has been a coup d’etat type of environment. The conservative Illinois Policy Institute has taken charge.” Sneed hears Rauner and his wife, Diana, were planning on making these changes earlier — especially in the communications department — but surprised some of their advisers on how quickly they moved to do so. “I knew a few heads would roll, but am told there’s more to come.”)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOE PHOTO OF RAUNER: Rauner-CPS feud could hold up school money for rest of state – Hal Dardick and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cps-state-funding-rauner-met-20170712-story.html
— Democratic leaders could fill open Cook County Board spot Thursday – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-board-steele-20170713-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Former Daily Herald paperboy now state elections chief – Kerry Lester (DIERSEN: What did you do formerly?  I am a former yard worker and paperboy 1962-1964; dish washer 1964-1966; golf shoe cleaner, slag chipper, and gasoline pumper in 1966; mailman 1966-1969; automobile assemble line worker and security guard in 1970; tire, automotive service, and major appliance salesman 1970-1971; gasoline pumper 1971-1972; delinquent tax collector 1971-1980; and federal agency auditor 1980-1997.  I am a former TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170713/lester-former-daily-herald-paperboy-now-state-elections-chief

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Michael Madigan blasts Rauner
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170713/OPINION/170719940/rauner-to-blame-for-illinois-budget-crisis-speaker-madigan

 

CBS2
— Emanuel Laments Rauner’s ‘Radical, Reactionary’ Staff Shakeup – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/13/rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-staff-shakeup-radical-reactionary/

 

NBC5
— Governor Bruce Rauner Prepares for New Fight Over School Funding – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/governor-bruce-rauner-prepares-for-new-fight-over-school-funding-434158353.html
— Four Illinois Colleges Rank Among Nation’s ‘Best For Your Money’ – James Neveau
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/four-illinois-colleges-rank-among-nations-best-schools-for-your-money-434092473.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Some new hires, like Rauner, challenge public unions – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a member of a public union? I was 1966-1969 while I worked for the Post Office and 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS. GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170712/bernard-schoenburg-some-new-hires-like-rauner-challenge-public-unions
— Rauner administration lays off 8 at IDOT – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.  My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.  Are/were you a member of a public union? I was 1966-1969 while I worked for the Post Office and 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS. GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170712/rauner-administration-lays-off-8-at-idot
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The administration of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner issued layoff notices to eight employees of the Illinois Department of Transportation Wednesday, saying there was a “lack of work” for them to do, but also saying the action is part of “cleaning up past hiring mistakes and personnel practices.” Don Craven, a lawyer representing the members of Teamsters Local 916, said the union would “take all appropriate actions to defend the rights” of the members.)

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— New hands on deck – Editorial (DIERSEN: What if someone concluded that Rauner is striking a more Libertarian tone instead of a more conservative tone?  Conservatives like me do NOT promote dependency on government or charity, redistribution of wealth, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices including booze, gambling, and pot, Islam, race or gender based preference giving, age discrimination, diminishment of the First or Second Amendments, etc.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-07-13/new-hands-deck.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— State Sen. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet: Madigan ‘holds schools hostage’ in new budget – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/rose-madigan-holds-schools-hostage-in-new-budget/article_e0e8c015-9123-552d-95f1-fed65c905c7f.html

 

WJBD RADIO
— White House: Introduction of impeachment article ‘ridiculous’
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/07/13/white-house-introduction-of-impeachment-article-ridiculous

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— FBI director nominee vows independence: No ‘pulling punches’  Chris Wray appears before Senate committee – TOM LOBIANCO AND DAVID SHORTELL  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors and Democrat supervisors in the federal government never painted themselves as being “independent.” They painted themselves as being blindly loyal operatives or dupes for Democrat politicians and for the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/fbi-director-nominee-vows-independence-no-pulling-punches/763598665
— Trump threatens anger if health care fails  President says he’s waiting to sign bill – DAN MERICA  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all the threats that have been made against me a) because of what I have done or have refused to do as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and b) because of what I did or refused to do as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, a GAO employee 1980-1997, an IRS employee 1971-1980, etc.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-threatens-anger-if-health-care-fails/763894210

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Issues: The Battle Over Transparency And Privacy In The Digital Age – DAISY CONTRERAS
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-battle-over-transparency-and-privacy-digital-age#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— The next big Illinois tax increase is waiting in the wings – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2017/07/the-next-big-illinois-tax-increase-is-waiting-in-the-wings/

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Pritzker offers ‘laughable’ rationale for property tax cut, GOP says – Caitlin Nordahl
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511123167-pritzker-offers-laughable-rationale-for-property-tax-cut-gop-says
— Rauner strikes conservative tone in staff shakeup – Hoang Tran (DIERSEN: What if someone concluded that Rauner is striking a more Libertarian tone instead of a more conservative tone?  Conservatives like me do NOT promote dependency on government or charity, redistribution of wealth, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices including booze, gambling, and pot, Islam, race or gender based preference giving, age discrimination, diminishment of the First or Second Amendments, etc.)
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511147367-rauner-strikes-conservative-tone-in-staff-shakeup

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Loser: Property owners – Dan McCaleb (DIERSEN: How much property tax have you paid?  I paid property tax on a new town home in University Park 1972-1984, on a studio condo in downtown Chicago 1974-1976, and on a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago 1976-1978.  My wife and I paid property tax on 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton 1978-1984 and we have paid property tax on 915 Cove Court in Wheaton since 1984.)
https://www.ilnews.org/loser-property-owners/article_ed3322f6-6752-11e7-b9c0-037bc8996efe.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The “Trans” Ideology Damages Children – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/trans-ideology-damages-children/
— Trump Admin Pressures Schools to Reinforce Transgenderism
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/trump-admin-pressures-schools-reinforce-transgenderism/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AND WHAT ABOUT THAT NEW 5 CENTS PER GALLON GAS TAX HIKE?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/and-what-about-that-new-5-cent-per-gallon-gas-tax-hike.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— More firing/hiring fallout for Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/13/more-firinghiring-fallout-for-rauner/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— U.S. archbishop: Active gays must repent and change lifestyle before receiving Communion – Pete Baklinski
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/oregon-archbishop-active-gays-must-confess-sins-and-change-lifestyle-before

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Illinois narrowly avoids downgrade to junk after breaking budget impasse – Karen Pierog
http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2017/07/12/illinois-narrowly-avoids-downgrade-to-junk-after-breaking-budget-impasse.html

 

THE BLAZE
— New study names the 10 most post-Christian cities in the U.S. – Tré Goins-Phillips  (DIERSEN: Virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes disapprove of if not despise if not hate Missouri Synod Lutherans and/or promote dependency on government and charity, redistribution of wealth, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices including booze, gambling, and pot, Islam, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, diminishment of the First or Second Amendments, etc.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/12/new-study-names-the-10-most-post-christian-cities-in-the-us/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To qualify as “post-Christian,” respondents in the cities had to meet at least nine of the 16 identifying factors in Barna’s list, which included such categories as “Do not believe in God,” “Disagree the Bible is accurate,” “Identify as atheist or agnostic,” “Have never made a commitment to Jesus,” and “Disagree that faith is important in their lives.”)

 

DAILY CALLER
— Media Holds Up Seemingly Normal Police Stop As Example Of Racial Profiling – Amber Randall  (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/12/media-holds-up-seemingly-normal-police-stop-as-example-of-racial-profiling-video/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Get your amnesty card: Shocking summer spike in illegal aliens – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/get-your-amnesty-card-shocking-summer-spike-in-illegal-aliens

 

THE HILL
— Trump should stand up to liberals, Republicans alike to win on immigration – FORMER REP. TOM TANCREDO
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/341792-trump-should-stand-up-to-liberals-republicans-alike-to-win-on

 

POLITICO
— Illinois braces for most expensive election in U.S. history  Party officials on both sides expect a governor’s race that could cost more $300 million. That’s right, $300 million. – NATASHA KORECKI and ALEX ISENSTADT (DIERSEN: How much of that $300 million will be spent a) trying to manipulate/dominate Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, b) trying to stop Dave Diersen from putting those emails together and sending them out, and c) trying to stop everyone from reading those emails?  Which individuals, organizations, companies, and governments support the First Amendment and will come to Diersen’s defense?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/13/illinois-governor-race-rauner-240480
— Illinois governor cleans house after budget showdown  Republican Bruce Rauner, the most politically vulnerable governor in the nation, fires top staffers in office shake-up. – NATASHA KORECKI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/12/bruce-rauner-fires-top-staffers-240460
— Trump crafting plan to slash legal immigration  Senior aide Stephen Miller has been working with conservative senators to make good on Trump’s campaign promise. – ELIANA JOHNSON and JOSH DAWSEY (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps do everything that they can to make immigrants anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/12/trump-legal-immigration-cuts-240478
— Senate Republicans release new Obamacare repeal bill  Republicans meet Thursday to see if they can ever find the votes to repeal Obamacare. – BURGESS EVERETT, JENNIFER HABERKORN and SARAH KARLIN-SMITH
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/13/senate-republicans-health-care-bill-cruz-lee-240498

 

REUTERS
— U.S. appeals court upholds Wisconsin ‘right-to-work’ law – Timothy Mclaughlin
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-wisconsin-labor-idUSKBN19X34T

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Campaign Opposition Research Is Standard. But Not ‘Oppo’ From Hostile Nations. – JONATHAN MARTIN  (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, what “dirt” would your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes throw at you?  They would throw the following “dirt” at me: I am a Trump supporter; baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran; conservative; Republican; American; White; male; old (68); rich; gun owner; 100% German-American; draft avoider; my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s; childless; pet-less; American-nameplate car owner; former union member; former federal employee; federal retiree for almost 20 years; Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999; GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000; TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012; Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011; Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010; Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007; American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/12/us/politics/donald-trump-jr-opposition-research-foreign-power.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many campaign accusations and revelatory news stories about a candidate or elected official are the fruits of what is euphemistically called the research division of campaigns and political parties, where low-profile aides search for dirt.)
— What We Lose When the World Moves On From Email – Farhad Manjoo  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have avoided putting into writing things that incriminate them.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/12/technology/what-we-lose-when-the-world-moves-on-from-email.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Though its political implications are yet unclear, the publication of an email chain in which Donald Trump Jr. arranged a June 2016 meeting with a lawyer peddling the Russian government’s help for his father’s presidential campaign ought to inspire some pretty obvious tech advice: Step away from the inbox, stupid! That’s not a partisan slight. I said pretty much the same thing last year about the emails of John D. Podesta, Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, whose inbox emptied across the internet after he clicked on a link he shouldn’t have.)
— Why Millennials Should Lead the Next Labor Movement – KASHANA CAULEY  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a member of a union? I was 1966-1969 while I worked for the Post Office and 1971-1980 while I worked for IRS. GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/13/opinion/millennial-labor-movement.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Shoplifting in Chicago dropped after a change in the food stamp program – Sahil Chinoy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/07/13/shoplifting-in-chicago-dropped-after-a-change-in-the-food-stamps-program/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Racial Division, Made Possible by Viewers Like You  The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is pushing identity politics—except at pledge time. – Howard Husock
https://www.wsj.com/articles/racial-division-made-possible-by-viewers-like-you-1499898974
— Trump Teaches Western Civilization  It was a speech about values and traditions that neither Hillary Clinton nor any Democrat would give anymore. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-teaches-western-civ-1499898949
— In Good Company  GM’s Alfred Sloan once argued that industry should ‘lend a helping hand’ to workers and protect them ‘against the vicissitudes of life.’ Bryan Burrough reviews ‘The End of Loyalty’ by Rick Wartzman. – Bryan Burrough  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, companies promote dependency on government and on charity, redistribution of wealth, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, vices including booze, gambling, and pot, Islam, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, diminishment of the First or Second Amendments, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-good-company-1499899125

 

USA TODAY
— Illinois pension problem: Coming to a state near you – Editorial
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/07/12/illinois-pension-problems-budgets-bruce-rauner-editorialsnd-debates/459746001/
— States should stick to pension promise – Crosby Smith, President, AFSCME Local 2645
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/07/12/states-should-stick-pension-promise/473727001/
— Online harassment is on the rise. Americans want tech co.’s to stop it. – Rachel Sandler (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are discouraged from putting their insults, their harassment, and their threats against me in writing because they know that I will put their insults, their harassment, and their threats against me at the top of the next GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/07/12/online-harassment-rise-americans-want-tech-co-s-stop-it/469122001/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— House-Backed Bill Would Ramp Up Punishment for Federal Employees Who Discriminate – Eric Katz  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were required to promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, they were required to discriminate against, that is, to punish federal employees like me who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.govexec.com/oversight/2017/07/house-backed-bill-would-ramp-punishment-feds-who-discriminate/139391/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters See Anti-Semitism As a Serious Problem In U.S. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage anti-Semites to come to America.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/israel_the_middle_east/voters_see_anti_semitism_as_a_serious_problem_in_u_s

July 12 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Another Key Aide, Lance Trover, Leaves Governor’s Office Amid Shake-Up – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Another-Key-Aide-Resigns-From-Governors-Office-Amid-Shake-Up-434052583.html
— Another Democrat Looks to Unseat Congressman Peter Roskam – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/carole-cheney-roskam-sixth-district-race-433952553.html

 

ABC7
— Cook County to cut 1,100 jobs due to soda tax delay – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/food/cook-county-to-cut-1100-jobs-due-to-soda-tax-delay/2206657/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New Illinois tax rates take effect, state says (DIERSEN: How much more Illinois income tax will be withheld from your paycheck?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted me to pay more taxes.  They decry the fact that my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my Social Security are not subject to Illinois income tax.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-tax-increases-20170712-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: From dog treats to massage oils, hemp sales soar, and medical pot industry wants in – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-marijiuana-industry-hemp-cbd-illinois-met-20170702-story.html
— As hemp product sales grow, so do questions  Key plant substance, unlike medical pot,is largely unregulated – Robert McCoppin
http://digitaledition.chicagotribune.com/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=f0787823-864f-4f28-bb22-94e3964f6487
— Study: Automation will hurt jobs in rural communities worse than urban centers – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-automation-county-job-loss-0712-biz-20170711-story.html
— Illinois taxpayers foot the bill for legislators — even after they retire – Roger Kempa, Darien  (DIERSEN: In my defense, my $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is only 41% of my ending GS-13 Step 10 salary of $122,991 in today’s dollars. The federal government subsidizes $17,288 (75%) of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance, but we have to pay $5,763 (25%). My Social Security is only $2,028 because I get a CSRS pension. Federal COLAs are far less than inflation.  My CSRS pension has been, is, and will forever be dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement offer in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-illinois-taxpayers-legislators-retire-pension-radogno-20170711-story.html
(FROM THE LETTER: This is in response to a Monday letter to the editor “Farewell, Sen. Radogno.” Former state Sen. Christine Radogno will be with the taxpayers of Illinois for many decades to come. She can expect to receive pension payments totaling more than $2.3 million during her retirement. Her final salary of more than $95,000 results in an estimated first-year pension of more than $81,000. That payment increases by 3 percent annually, thanks to the ill-conceived General Assembly Retirement System. Dozens of Illinois legislators have said “no” to their pensions. Radogno said “yes,” as if it were an entitlement. Folks retiring on their Social Security pension are much less fortunate. Someone retiring at age 65 would receive only around $35,340 per year, or 37.2 percent of a $95,000 salary (if he or she is married) or otherwise $23,621 per year, which is 24.9 percent of a $95,000 salary. Meanwhile, Radogno’s first-year estimated pension represents 85.3 percent of her salary. Retired Illinois legislators with four or more years of service have their insurance for health care, prescriptions and vision care subsidized. Generous Illinois taxpayers foot the bill for those benefits and their annual pensions! And none of those pensions are subject to Illinois taxation. Illinois taxpayers will be watching Radogno’s replacement. He or she should start by setting a good example: refusing a taxpayer-paid GARS pension and insurance for health care, prescriptions and vision care. Since all folks receiving a pension in Illinois are not subject to Illinois income tax, an income cap needs to be established, say $60,000 as an example. Anything above that cap would be taxed. It is a matter of fairness, and equity, toward paying the $5 billion, 32 percent income tax increase. How about it Illinois state legislators?)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s voter fraud panel: A solution looking for a problem.”  Ever-increasingly, Democrats talk and act like they promote voter fraud to win elections.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-voter-fraud–perspec-0712-20170711-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Chicago drivers pay more for on-street parking than any other city: study – Mary Wisniewski (DIERSEN: I got work and/or school in downtown Chicago a) by using public transportation during 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1978-1997 and b) by walking from the Outer Drive East building 1974-1978.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-parking-study-0712-20170711-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— More turnover in Rauner’s office as deputy chief of staff Lance Trover steps down – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/more-turnover-in-rauners-office-as-deputy-chief-of-staff-steps-down/
— Immigrant sues Chicago Police alleging gang database error – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/immigrant-sues-chicago-police-alleging-gang-database-error/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Township regime angling to restore perks – Kurt Dorr, Naperville
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170712/township-regime-angling-to-restore-perks
(FROM THE LETTER: I am very disappointed in the article by Marie Wilson alleging the Township Road District merger between Naperville Township and Lisle Township is proving difficult. As a former candidate for Township Trustee I am pretty familiar with the course of events leading up to the referendum. What Marie fails to mention (and it is critically important) is that the initial proposal by the Township and City of Naperville was to have Naperville’s street department take over the Township roads. That would have been the optimum deal and saved the most money. However, the vested interest (Republicans, no less) rose up to stop the loss of their generous pay and benefits. It was only after the Township Supervisor, at that time, cut their budget and forced the road district to strike a deal with Lisle Township. For the new regime at the Naperville Township Road District to cry it’s too difficult to effect the merger is disingenuous at best. They are simply angling to restore their overly generous pay and benefits; and the article by Marie Wilson plays right into their hands.)

 

WTTW
— In Illinois, Marijuana Laws Struggle to Keep Up With Times
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/11/illinois-marijuana-laws-struggle-keep-times

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner’s deputy staff chief Lance Trover makes planned exit – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: What if I had claimed that my taking GAO’s early retirement offer in 1997 when I was 49 years old was a “planned exit?”  My critics/opponents would stress that I lost 59% of my income (a $50,856 pension instead of a $122,991 salary in today’s dollars, that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire, that they always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, that they did not promote me beyond GS-13, that they kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and that they forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170712/rauners-deputy-staff-chief-lance-trover-makes-planned-exit

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois’ economy still faltering – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants focus on driving out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Who takes the lead in driving the aforesaid out of your precinct, out of your municipality, out of your township/ward, out of your county, and out of Illinois? I should write a book about those who take the lead in driving the aforesaid out of my precinct, out of Wheaton, out of Milton Township, out of DuPage County, and out of Illinois.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-07-11/illinois-economy-still-faltering.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Woman who started gambling-recovery group wants businesses to adopt self-reporting model – STEPHANIE ESTERS
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/murphysboro/woman-who-started-gambling-recovery-group-wants-businesses-to-adopt/article_22426c11-923e-55e0-9e71-b0126267174a.html

 

WSIL TV
— MSNBC’s Scarborough says he’s leaving GOP – AP  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who work the hardest to drive me and other Republicans out of the Republican Party.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35862673/msnbcs-scarborough-says-hes-leaving-gop

 

MADISON RECORD
— St. Clair County GOP head, running for 113th House District, calls tax hikes ‘misguided’ – Glenn Minnis
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511147181-st-clair-county-gop-head-running-for-113th-house-district-calls-tax-hikes-misguided

 

MADISON CAPITAL TIMES
— Illinois tax hikes will result in a $51 million hit to Wisconsin’s budget – JESSIE OPOIEN
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/election-matters/illinois-tax-hikes-will-result-in-a-million-hit-to/article_1496ec61-baa5-55ae-b1bb-616ca5b6f7fb.html

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “How Governor Rauner is weaponizing the Illinois tax hike” and “He’s emerged from the budget crisis with a convenient cudgel in the run-up to the 2018 election.”
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/governor-bruce-rauner-illinois-tax-hike-budget-crisis/Content?oid=27736480
— The ACLU wants the mayor and the City Council to amend the ‘Welcoming City’ ordinance for immigrants – Kate Shepherd
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/07/11/the-aclu-wants-the-mayor-and-the-city-council-to-amend-the-welcoming-city-ordinance-for-immigrants-and-other-chicago-news

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Rauner: Bad government only thing keeping Illinois down – Brent Zell
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511146920-rauner-bad-government-only-thing-keeping-illinois-down

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Fighting Marijuana Legalization – Benjamin Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/07/spotlight-fighting-marijuana/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MILLENNIALS COULD BE KEY TO ILLINOIS’ HOUSING RECOVERY – BUT THEY ARE FLEEING THE STATE  Illinois loses more millennial taxpayers and dependents to other states than any state except New York; this means Illinois’ distressed housing market is losing a big contingent of first-time homebuyers. – Madelyn Harwood
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/millennials-could-be-key-to-illinois-housing-recovery-but-they-are-fleeing-the-state/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Life, Liberty, and Healthcare? – David E. Smith  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) promote dependency on government, b) promote redistribution of wealth, socialism, if not communism, and c) hint/imply/argue/shout that if you have less money than others, it is never your fault and that government can/should/will take money from those who have more money and give that money to those who have less money.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that government should a) take more money away from me and b) give that money to those who have less money.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/life-liberty-healthcare/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: SCHLAFLY’S MOST POWERFUL OFFICE IN THE WORLD (PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN)  (DIERSEN: If you want to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform, please become a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain. I have been the Republican Committeeman for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 since 1999.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/thorner-schlaflys-most-powerful-office-in-the-world.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump is the most powerful man in the world, so technically, the U.S. Presidency is the “Most Powerful Office in the World.”  But what if you were told of another public office that (ultimately) chooses who will be President and virtually every other elected official in the U. S.?  If that were true, wouldn’t that office (ultimately) be the “Most Powerful Office in the World”? Conservatives take pride in their knowledge of the Constitution and the outward forms of American Government. Many can quote the Founding Fathers, such as, “The least governed are the best governed” (Jefferson) and “Government is like fire, a useful servant but a deadly master” (George Washington), etc., but the bottom line is, many conservatives know next to nothing about the real system of American government, which isn’t the fairy tale that has been taught in school and colleges over the past few decades. If you are tired of seeing things continue to go down the drain, it is essential that you understand how liberals dominate our government.  Madigan’s budget deal was the straw that broke camel’s back for many conservatives. What might be done to salvage Illinois after ten Republicans joined Madigan and 60 other Democrats in voting for a permanent, 32 percent income tax increase and 33 percent corporate tax hike, when Illinois residents already shoulder the heaviest local and state tax burden in the country? Irresponsible is that a three-fifths majority of state lawmakers, including Republicans, sold out their constituencies to reward the special interest groups (public employee unions, trial lawyers and other political insiders) that have been paying to keep them in office for decades. Understanding the seven laws of American government, set forth in an essay by Phyllis Schlafly in the early 90’s — The Most Powerful Office in The World Is NOT The President of the United States! — is essential to change Illinois from a failed state to one that will live up to its potential, where people feel proud to live and work and where businesses can grow and prosper.  The lack of good people at the grass roots is why we get so many bad apples that call themselves “Republicans”. E-mail Andy Schlafly to order copies of Phyllis Schlafly’s article. Phyllis Schlafly (August 15, 1924 – September 5, 2016) was a founding member of the modern conservative movement. She was described by the New York Times as the “one of the most relentless and accomplished platform debaters of any gender to be found on any side of any issue.”  Following are excerpts from Phyllis’ article, which is as powerful today as it was back in the early 90’s: . . . Therefore, Precinct Committeeman is the most powerful office in the world because Precinct Committeemen determine who gets the chance to be elected to office at every level of government. Remember, if your candidate is not on the ballot, he will not be elected.)
— NEW BUDGET THREATENS TO DEEPEN PENSION DEBT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/new-budget-threatens-to-deepen-pension-debt.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats respond to Rauner’s new hires  (DIERSEN: How did/would Democrats respond to you being hired?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote Republican and/or Democrat patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, and/or a poor veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/12/democrats-respond-to-rauners-new-hires/
— 46 legislators declined special session per diem checks
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/12/46-legislators-declined-special-session-per-diem-checks/
— Or not *** Jim Clark out
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/12/clark-out/

 

GOPUSA
— Zuckerberg for President? Not on his Platform
http://www.gopusa.com/zuckerberg-for-president-not-on-his-platform/
— Female genital mutilation now a 15-year felony in Michigan
http://www.gopusa.com/female-genital-mutilation-now-a-15-year-felony-in-michigan/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE PROMISE OF APPRENTICESHIPS  (DIERSEN: All of the first 6 months that I worked for IRS as a GS-7 Revenue Officer (currently $44,853/year) in the Loop in 1971 was classroom and on-the-job training.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/education/the-promise-of-apprenticeships/

 

NEWSMAX
— ‘Morning Joe’ Host Leaving GOP to Become Independent – Cathy Burke  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who work the hardest to drive me and other Republicans out of the Republican Party.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/independent-party-host-Joe-Scarborough/2017/07/11/id/801113/
— 3 Family Members Urging Priebus Ouster – Todd Beamon (DIERSEN: Who urges/urged your ouster?  I should write a book about those a) who urge my ouster as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and GOPUSA Illinois Editor and b) who urged my ouster as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.  The aforesaid blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/email-meeting-collusion-Reince-Priebus/2017/07/11/id/801121/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Guest Compares Tucker Carlson To Nazi Apologist – NICK GIVAS  (DIERSEN: Those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Russia glorify and praise Mexico. Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America by illegally sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, by illegally keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and by illegally sending mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/11/guest-compares-tucker-carlson-to-nazi-apologist-video/
–Finally! Mizzou May Be Firing Administrator Who Bullied Student Photographer During Mob Protest – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/08/finally-mizzou-may-be-firing-administrator-who-bullied-student-photographer-during-mob-protest/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Yes, There Is Such a Thing as ‘Too Dumb for Government Work’ – JIM GERAGHTY
http://www.nationalreview.com/morning-jolt/449396/donald-trump-jr-russia-meeting-david-brooks-sandwich-class-column

 

THE BLAZE
— Trump aide lays into CNN host: ‘We’d actually like you to do your job.’ – Brandon Morse (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the news media acts as an arm of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/11/trump-aide-lays-into-cnn-host-wed-actually-like-you-to-do-your-job/
— Journalist writes about Jews ejected from Pride march — then gets moved to newspaper’s sales desk – Dave Urbanski (DIERSEN: What if a journalist had written the following article about Wheaton’s 2017 Independence Day parade: The video of Wheaton’s outstanding 2017 Independence Day Parade is at http://wheaton-il.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=2782. The nearly 100 entries included the outstanding Lakeside Lutheran High School Marching Band. Republicans who participated in the parade were: DuPage State’s Attorney Bob Berlin; DuPage County District 4 officials Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, and Tim Whelan; James Mendrick for DuPage Sheriff; Frank Bibbianno for DuPage Sheriff; Karen Wilson for DuPage Judge; and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC).  Republicans who walked with entries included Ron Almiron, Lori Carlson, Joseph Caruso, Flo Dangelo, Sal Falbo, Chris Heidorn, Pat Hinchey, Marty Keller, Larry LaVanway, Antonio Lollino, Paula McGowen, Ron Menna, David Norck, Thommen Poozhikunnel, Mary Rash, Pat Ryan, and Janet Shaw. Gary Muehlfelt drove the truck that pulled the outstanding MTRCC float. Peter Breen, Mike Connelly, and Jeanne Ives could not participate in the parade because of the Democrats. Peter Roskam participated in a different parade. This year, for the 12th year in a row, “DuPage Republicans” helped sponsor the parade and fireworks. “DuPage Republicans” was one of the two $2,500 “Star” sponsors and again sponsored the Wheaton high school bands and the Tunes of Glory Pipes and Drums parade entries. Because of a last minute shortage of banner carriers, I had the honor of helping carry the “Sponsored by DuPage Republicans” banner ahead of the Tunes of Glory Pipes and Drums. Outstandingly, again this year Tim Whelan coordinated Republican use of the “DuPage Republicans” booth at the fireworks. This year again, I delivered flyers to the residences and businesses on the parade route. The flyers listed the Republican entries in the parade and the Republicans who helped sponsor entries. Outstandingly, the flyers were printed courtesy of Alpha Graphics. This year, outstandingly, Roger Claar is a $500 contributor, Chris Nybo is a $250 contributor, Phil Suess is a $150 contributor, and Bob Berlin, Peter Breen, Mike Connelly, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Jeanne Ives, Marty Keller, Deanne Mazzochi, Paula McGowen, James Mendrick, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, and Tim Whelan are $100 contributors. Please thank them for helping sponsor the parade and fireworks. This year was the 10th anniversary of an elephant walking behind Roskam in the parade.  For that 2007 parade, I had the honor of raising $2,000 on short notice from DuPage Republicans to sponsor that elephant.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/11/journalist-writes-about-jews-ejected-from-pride-march-then-gets-moved-to-newspapers-sales-desk/

 

ROLL CALL
— Former Foster Staffer Fifth Democrat to Challenge Roskam  Carole Cheney says incumbent takes same ‘extreme positions’ as Donald Trump – Griffin Connolly
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/former-foster-staffer-fifth-democrat-to-challenge-roskam

 

CNN
— Trump sued by blocked Twitter users – Selena Larson  (DIERSEN: Diersen has never and will never block anyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) want to block me from sending the emails out and b) want to block everyone from reading them. But failing that, they want to block as many people as they can from reading the emails.)
http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/11/technology/trump-twitter-user-lawsuit/index.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Silicon Valley’s sexism problem: Could the tide be turning? – BARBARA ORTUTAY
http://www.wisconsingazette.com/lifestyle/tech/silicon-valley-s-sexism-problem-could-the-tide-be-turning/article_7a1f7a50-657f-11e7-ae7f-2389df88a30b.html
— HOUSE PANEL UNVEILS $1.6B PLAN FOR BUILDING US-MEXICO WALL
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CONGRESS_MEXICO_WALL?SITE=AP&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-07-11-18-26-14

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Not Right Now’: Republicans and the Art of Not Talking About Trump – MATT FLEGENHEIMER and EMMARIE HUETTEMAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/us/politics/trump-congress-republicans.html
– Real Men Might Get Made Fun Of  It isn’t fun to be the one who speaks up.- Lindy West  (DIERSEN: West asks ““Do you ever stick up for me?” Very few “stick up for me” because my critics/opponents have made it very clear that they will have their operatives and their dupes viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might “stick up for me.”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/12/opinion/real-men-might-get-made-fun-of.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What Does Trump Mean by ‘the West’?  In Warsaw, he talked of culture, history and faith. But he barely mentioned democracy. – William A. Galston
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-does-trump-mean-by-the-west-1499812381

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Enjoy your dream vacation without busting the budget – Adam Shell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/07/12/how-enjoy-dream-vacation-without-busting-budget/468898001/

 

KANSAS CITY STAR
— Why every Republican should care about Russian incursions – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Russia glorify and praise Mexico. Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America by illegally sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, by illegally keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and by illegally sending mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article160820569.html

 

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— CORRECTION: The story, which began on the Front Page, incorrectly listed Republican John Cox’s political experience. While a resident of Illinois, he ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2000, for U.S. Senate in 2002 and for Cook County recorder of deeds in 2004. He also ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 2008.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Corrections-July-11-11281754.php

 

AL DIA NEWS
— Countdown for Illinois to become Sanctuary State
http://aldianews.com/articles/politics/countdown-illinois-become-sanctuary-state/49075

 

ROCHESTER CITY NEWSPAPER
— Health care is a right. Why is that debatable? – Mary Anna Towler (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) promote dependency on government, b) promote redistribution of wealth, socialism, if not communism, and c) hint/imply/argue/shout that if you have less money than others, it is never your fault and that government can/should/will take money from those who have more money and give that money to those who have less money.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that government should a) take more money away from me and b) give that money to those who have less money.)
https://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/rochester/health-care-is-a-right-why-is-that-debatable/Content?oid=3830516

 

NEW ZEALAND MINISTRY OF HEALTH
— Gambling related community harm exceeds that of drug use
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1707/S00018/gambling-related-community-harm-exceeds-that-of-drug-use.htm

 

DNA INDIA
— Disturbed with White House leaks, Trump’s family urges him to oust Priebus  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Illinois Republican Party (IRP), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC), etc. HAVE ALWAYS BLAMED ME FOR “LEAKS.”  They do NOT want me a) to know about MTRCC, DCRCC, IRP, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, etc. events or other activities, b) to promote MTRCC, DCRCC, IRP, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, etc. events or other activities, c) to attend MTRCC, DCRCC, IRP, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, etc. events or other activities, or d) to report on MTRCC, DCRCC, IRP, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, etc. events or other activities.)
http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-disturbed-with-white-house-leaks-trump-s-family-urges-him-to-oust-priebus-2499827

 

MARKET WATCH
— Two-thirds of jobs in Las Vegas could be automated by 2035 – Editorial
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/two-thirds-of-jobs-in-this-city-could-be-automated-by-2035-2017-07-05

 

WBUR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, when Democrats lose, they blame “voter suppression.”
http://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2017/07/12/millennials-vote-2018-miles-howard

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Targets Local Tax Write-Off, But May Hit House Republicans – John McCormick
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2017-trump-targeting-tax-write-off-may-hurt-republicans/
— Weather gets weird as record rainfall follows record drought – Brian K. Sullivan  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame Trump for everything that is bad, including bad weather.)
https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/environment/weather-gets-weird-as-record-rainfall-follows-record-drought/article_356eb2a0-6992-587b-ae9d-036b6c66fafd.html

 

GUARDIAN
— How social media saved socialism – Ben Tarnoff  (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook users in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America promote redistribution of wealth, socialism, and/or communism, that is, what percent of Facebook users are Democrats?)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jul/12/social-media-socialism-jeremy-corbyn-bernie-sanders

July 8 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Emanuel Breathes Sigh Of Relief With Budget Veto Override – Steve Miller
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/07/emanuel-budget-override/

 

WLS AM
— Bill Cameron Explains The Winners and Losers From The Illinois Budget Battle
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/07/07/bill-cameron-explains-the-winners-and-losers-from-the-illinois-budget-battle/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But Republican David McSweeny from the Cary area cried out against raising the income tax, saying “We’ve all heard from our constituents on how they’re going to pay their high property taxes. They’re wondering how they’re going to pay their living expenses because we’re raising their income taxes by 32%.  And what do we get? Nothing! We get nothing but more taxes and more of the status quo.”)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mixed reaction in Naperville to state’s first budget in 2 years – Suzanne Baker and Erin Hegarty (DIERSEN: Those who pay little or no state income tax will see little or no tax increase. The aforesaid overwhelming vote for Democrats. Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-state-budget-react-naperville-st-0709-20170707-story.html
— Fox Valley election officials on federal investigation: ‘We have nothing to hide’ – Steve Lord  (DIERSEN: How many who are registered to vote in Illinois are also registered to vote in other states?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-local-election-st-0707-20170707-story.html
— Conservative writer Milo Yiannopoulos sues over canceled book – AP  (DIERSEN: From what I see, Yiannopoulos is far more Libertarian than he is conservative.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-milo-yiannopoulos-book-lawsuit-20170707-story.html
— 6 youths nabbed after fleeing from alleged stolen car in Naperville – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-stolen-car-pursuit-st-0709-20170707-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— AS MORE AND MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WITH FINANCIAL, HEALTH, AND/OR OTHER PROBLEMS MOVE INTO DUPAGE COUNTY: DuPage charity expands summer food program by 110% – Matt McGahan
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170707/dupage-charity-expands-summer-food-program-by-110

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A working bipartisan super-majority in the House? Don’t bet on it – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170707/NEWS02/170709932/a-working-bipartisan-super-majority-in-illinois-house-dont-bet-on-it

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Mayor Langfelder: State budget deal is good for Springfield –  Mary Hansen  (DIERSEN: Is the state budget deal good for your precinct, for your municipality, for your township/ward, and for your county?  It seems that the more state income tax that your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, and your county pays, the less good that the state budget deal is.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170706/mayor-langfelder-state-budget-deal-is-good-for-springfield

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners and anti-Trumps say “A brutal lesson is being learned by citizens of Illinois and the entire country: There’s great risk in giving responsibility for leading a state or nation to someone who’s never held public office.”  What government experience do you have?  I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.  I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. While I worked for GAO, I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, on audits of IRS for 3 years, and on audits of many other federal agencies for almost 6 years.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/vogel-rauner-s-best-move-serve-just-term/article_cd185606-cbd7-5a93-a597-e77b26b5c6fc.html

 

TIMES
— Streator High joins with other districts in suit against state – Jerrilyn Zavada
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/streator-high-joins-with-other-districts-in-suit-against-state/article_8ebf51df-aa65-5b5b-a72d-f1b29326ca73.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLIE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they hate cars and combustion engines.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-touts-gas-as-combustion-engines-face-doom/760317237

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Comptroller Mendoza: How Illinois moves forward with new budget – Jaclyn Driscoll
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/comptroller-mendoza-how-illinois-moves-forward-with-new-budget-07-08-2017

 

NEWS TRIBUNE
— New state budget: We love it, we hate it and some of us just want to move  (DIERSEN: Illinois Democrats want individuals, organizations, and companies that are members of the following groups to leave Illinois: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.newstrib.com/free/new-state-budget-we-love-it-we-hate-it-and/article_b893beb6-6324-11e7-aa36-c33a1f2b1b84.html

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Republican lawmakers revolt: “I was not elected by Governor Rauner”
https://theillinoischronicle.com/republican-lawmakers-revolt-i-was-not-elected-by-governor-rauner/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Liberal Bias Starts Long Before College – Maria Biery  (DIERSEN: What grade schools did your parents send you to?  What if my parents had sent me to public grade schools instead of to Missouri Synod Lutheran grade schools?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I would not promote conservative principles and that I would not be a Republican.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/liberal-bias-starts-long-college/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Do Your Job, Inc. airs new TV ad  (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, politicians exist to increase taxes and to promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, race and gender based preference giving, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/07/do-your-job-inc-airs-new-tv-ad/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— PROFS ASKED TO MAKE ‘ACCOMMODATIONS’ FOR PROTESTERS  ‘Students have diverted time and energy from their academic work to promote…social justice’  (DIERSEN: From what I see, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote social justice want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/07/profs-asked-to-make-accommodations-for-protesters/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Illinois taxpayers facing bigger bills in new budget – AP (DIERSEN: Those who pay little or no state income tax will see little or no tax increase. The aforesaid overwhelming vote for Democrats. Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.)
https://onenewsnow.com/ap/politics/illinois-taxpayers-facing-bigger-bills-in-new-budget

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Even Some Republicans Balk at Trump’s Voter Data Request” and ask “Why the Uproar?” Are you a precinct committeeman/captain?  How much deadwood is there in your precinct?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/us/politics/voter-fraud-commission.html
— How Not to Get a Job – ALLAN RIPP (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. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/opinion/how-not-to-get-a-job.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OD FOLD: U.S. Job Growth Picks Up the Pace, but Wages Lag Behind  222,000 More Jobs, but Filling Slots Is Hard – PATRICIA COHEN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/business/economy/jobs-report-june-unemployment.html

 

KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL
— How workplace diversity can ‘light a business on fire’ – Cortney Roark  (DIERSEN: Democrat employers use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.knoxnews.com/story/money/business/journal/2017/07/07/how-workplace-diversity-can-light-business-fire/423208001/

 

WDEF
— HUNDREDS OF VA OFFICIALS FIRED SINCE TRUMP’S INAUGURATION (DIERSEN: How soon will my Democrat GAO superiors post that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980?  How soon will my Democrat IRS superiors post that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974?  How soon will my Democrat Post Office superiors post that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968?)
https://wdef.com/2017/07/07/hundreds-of-va-officials-fired-since-trumps-inauguration/

 

DESERET NEWS
— How to keep millennials from falling into poverty – Lois M Collins (DIERSEN: If you have never been in poverty, why is that?  For me, major reasons include a) my taking bad jobs that many millions would never take: I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997 and b) I earned a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48; job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48; a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865684389/How-to-keep-millennials-from-falling-into-poverty.html

 

NATIONAL ECONOMICS EDITORIAL
— Illegal Immigrants Cost Illinois $3.85 Billion A Year—State On Verge Of Bankruptcy – Dylan Scott
https://www.nationaleconomicseditorial.com/2017/07/04/illegal-immigration-cost-illinois/

 

FORBES
— Gov. Rauner Should Issue Another Veto, This Time On The $15 Minimum Wage – Ed Rensi
https://www.forbes.com/sites/edrensi/2017/07/07/gov-rauner-should-issue-another-veto-this-time-on-the-15-minimum-wage/#102650f147b9

July 6 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois House set to vote on overriding Rauner’s budget vetoes
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-house-set-to-vote-on-overriding-rauners-budget-vetoes/2187933/

 

CBS2
— Cullerton Warns Of “Dire Consequences” If House Doesn’t Override Budget Veto
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/06/illinois-budget-veto-override-vote/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Madigan preps Rauner override vote, but will enough lawmakers show? – Kim Geiger, Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-michael-madigan-illinois-budget-20170706-story.html
— Younger directors next frontier in push for greater board diversity – Ally Marotti  (DIERSEN: How much money were you earning in today’s dollars when you were 25, 30, 35, and 40? Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-next-gen-board-leaders-0706-biz-20170705-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Healthy life choices should bring lower care premiums – John Foley (DIERSEN: How healthy have your life choices been?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have never attributed my relative good health to my life choices. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I have relatively good health because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, because I have always been privileged, because my parents were filthy rich, because I avoided the draft, because the federal government grossly overpaid me, because my wife has always had a good job, because we gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, because we did not become foster parents, and because my retirement benefits are too generous.  They dismiss the fact that I have never been a drinker or a smoker and that I have never used an illegal drug.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-obamacare-health-insurance-perspec-20170705-story.html
— Not guilty plea entered in Libertyville-Vernon Hills school district perjury case – Jim Newton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-school-board-perjury-arraign-st-0706-20170705-story.html
— Spanish speakers go all but ignored by White House – Jill Colvin and Luis Alonso Lugo  (DIERSEN: Do you speak, read, and/or write Spanish? If the anti-Trumps had their way, first, those who speak, read, and/or write Spanish would get even more preference, and then, everyone in America would be required to speak, read, and write Spanish.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170706/281771334220021

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cullerton: ‘Win after win’ for Rauner in budget, if only he’d admit it
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cullerton-budget-has-win-after-win-for-rauner-but-gov-wont-say-so/
— Housecleaning at Water Department spurs request for police protection – Mary Mitchell
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/housecleaning-at-water-department-spurs-request-for-police-protection/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago area now almost majority minority – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: In how many ways are you a minority?  In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world, what percent are members of Group A and what percent are members of Group B?  Group A is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and Group B is Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Because I am 100% Group B, I am a minority in many ways.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170705/BLOGS02/170709972

 

WLS AM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: WLS AM promotes Ron Sandack.
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/07/05/senate-approves-illinois-budget-bill-rauner-vetoes-house-overrides/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DISGUSTING: Fake-naked President Trump stirs anger at West Peoria parade – Scott Hilyard
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170705/fake-naked-president-trump-stirs-anger-at-west-peoria-parade

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Brady Expected to Be More Conservative Than Radogno – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: What does Bill Brady think of you?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always shouted at Brady that I have caused all of his problems, that I am causing all of his problems, and that I will continue to cause all of his problems until I am gotten rid of.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes especially blame me for Brady’s a) losing the 2006 Republican gubernatorial primary, b) losing the 2010 gubernatorial election, and c) losing the 2014 Republican gubernatorial primary.)
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=247768#.WV4PqRFSRZI

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— What federal government can get from your voter file  Most states spurn Trump commission – CNN  (DIERSEN: What do/did your superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates think of your political affiliation?  Democrats run the federal government. While worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats who used my being a Republican against me. Since at least the 1960s, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation have been rampant in the federal government. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/what-federal-government-can-get-from-your-voter-file/758872409
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Is my voting information public?  The short answer is yes, some of it.  Generally, states consider voters’ names and addresses public information, as well as whether they have voted in past elections and what party they have registered with. How a person actually voted in an election is never recorded, though which ballot they requested in a primary election may be.)
— 4th of July Float Sparks Outrage  The float in West Peoria’s parade had a man dressed as Trump sitting on a toilet
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/4th-of-july-float-sparks-outrage/758782258

 

TIMES
— Jersey County county sues opioid makers for painkiller epidemic – AP  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries should sue individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, the breakdown of the traditional family, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and other things that destroy America.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/illinois-county-sues-opioid-makers-for-painkiller-epidemic/article_c6785730-0ba4-57cc-8b72-b6a72fd0814f.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner not the governor we were promised.”
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/our-view-rauner-not-the-governor-we-were-promised/article_da3c7013-c0cd-5ebf-848c-49a99a2f7f0c.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Rauner can’t negotiate from the middle – Scott Reeder
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/scott-reeder-rauner-can-t-negotiate-from-the-middle/article_4c4160b1-513f-5c25-9773-90fe9c77a05f.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Rauner Doing ‘Everything Possible’ To Prevent Veto Override — Except Calling Lawmakers – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/rauner-doing-everything-possible-prevent-veto-override-except-calling-lawmakers

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Fake News on loss of accreditation due to no budget – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/fake-news-on-loss-of-accreditation-due-to-no-budget/

 

CITIZEN KELLY
— VIDEO: DIERSEN HEADLINE: William Kelly blasts Rauner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Xm4OZuNJpk

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— When Government Controls the Health Care System, This is Inevitable – Aaron Baer (DIERSEN: Politicians promote patronage in government, so one could expect that the more that politicians control health care, the more political preference giving and political discrimination there would be in health care.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/government-controls-health-care-system-inevitable/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois Republicans get from the Democrats the content (SEE BELOW) of the Illinois House Republican memo concerning abusive social media comments.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/06/this-is-real-and-cannot-be-dismissed/
(FROM THE POSTING: This memo was sent to House Republicans yesterday afternoon. There is a real and legitimate fear brewing…

 

Dear House Republican Members,

 

[The HGOP’s] Digital Media Manager, has prepared the information below to help guide members who experience abusive social media comments.

 

What to do if you receive threats on Facebook, Twitter or other social media accounts:

 

* If you feel the threat is imminent call 911
* Report threats of violence immediately to State Police at this phone number: 877-xxx-xxxx
* Then report to social media platform – here’s how
* Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/help/181495968648557?helpref=faq_content
* Twitter:https://support.twitter.com/articles/20169998#whatshouldido
* Or, ask your communications staffer for help
Others ways to manage posts or comments:

 

* Delete comments containing profanity, name calling, or libelous statements.
* Hiding a comment will leave it visible only to the person who posted it and their friends.
* Like or comment on positive comments – which will push them to the top of news feed. This is a very good strategy.
* Ban individuals who repeatedly post abusive comments especially if they are not constituents.

 

Call me if you have any questions or issues.)
— Kennedy calls for end to “political rhetoric that encourages violence”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/06/kennedy-calls-for-end-to-political-rhetoric-that-encourages-violence/
— AG Madigan rules governor’s office has violated FOIA law, orders compliance
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/06/ag-madigan-rules-governors-office-has-violated-foia-law-orders-compliance/

 

GOPUSA
— TREASONOUS: Cook County ID card proposed for illegal aliens living in Chicago area
http://www.gopusa.com/cook-county-id-card-proposed-for-illegal-aliens-living-in-chicago-area/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— TRUMP’S ‘DIVISIVE’ TWEETS — MORE LEFT-WING HYPOCRISY – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trumps-divisive-tweets-more-left-wing-hypocrisy/

 

BREITBART
— GOP Insiders Skipped Real Immigration Reform Last Week – TOM TANCREDO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/07/05/gop-insiders-skipped-real-immigration-reform-last-week/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— IS CNN FINISHED? NETWORK UNDER FIRE FOR THREATENING PRIVATE CITIZEN OVER TRUMP TWEET  (DIERSEN: Are you a “private citizen?”  Who threatens you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that they can threaten me because I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, and because I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2000-2004 and 2008-2010, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004, a GAO employee 1980-1997, an IRS employee 1971-1980, etc.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/07/05/is-cnn-finished-network-under-fire-for-threatening-private-citizen-over-trump-tweet/

 

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— Company Sued for Anti-White Bias  Tech-worker’s lawsuit alleges India-based company in U.S. racially discriminates – John Friend
http://www.americanfreepress.net/PDF/Issue%2027_28%202017%20AFP.pdf (Page 17)
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As readers of this newspaper are fully aware, white Americans have been targeted for discrimination and demonization for decades now. With openly anti-white public policies institutionalized across the country—affirmative action, diversity, quotas, and forced racial integration, for example—and a distorted, highly weaponized historical narrative that depicts whites as evil and oppressive, whites now regularly find themselves in the crosshairs of the hostile, anti-white forces ruling this country. In reality, though, whites are blatantly discriminated against and targeted for ridicule, slander, and other abuse—including physical assault, rape, and murder—on a daily basis. Case in point: A former high-tech employee at Infosys, an India-based technology consulting firm with offices across the United States, has filed a lawsuit against his former employer alleging that the company is openly hostile to white workers and favors those from India and other parts of South Asia. Erin Green, who worked as a supervisor at Infosys in its Plano, Texas office and rose to the rank of head of global immigration, was terminated in June 2016 for allegedly violating the company’s code of conduct for utilizing his work computer for personal use. Green, a white man, maintains that non-Indian and non-Asian employees were systematically discriminated against, berated, and denied raises and promotional opportunities. Green is one of many former employees and job applicants of the tech giant who have filed lawsuits against Infosys alleging improper treatment and outright discrimination.)

 

POLITICO
— Illinois lawmakers face budget rage  Amid threats and angry calls, GOP legislators received a memo on how to protect themselves. – NATASHA KORECKI   (DIERSEN: Since 1999, I have served as the Republican Precinct Committeeman for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9. I should write a book about nasty, rude, and threatening Democrats and RINOs in my precinct. What if I wore a body camera to better document their nastiness, their rudeness, and their threats?)

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/05/illinois-budget-rage-240243
— Dems’ new pitch to voters: A ‘Better Deal’ – ELANA SCHOR and HEATHER CAYGLE (DIERSEN: Democrats promise to use the federal government to give even more preference to those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/05/democrats-trump-congress-better-deal-240150

 

ABC NEWS
— Rep. Steve Scalise readmitted to ICU in serious condition due to ‘concerns for infection’ – DAVID CAPLAN and JOHN PARKINSON
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-steve-scalise-ICU-fellow-gop-congressman/story?id=48462519

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Red State and Blue Cities: A Partisan Battle Intensifies – Emily Badger  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, 91 out of 102 counties went for Trump in 2016. One could look at the partisan battles between those 91 Trump counties and the 11 Clinton counties.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/upshot/blue-cities-want-to-make-their-own-rules-red-states-wont-let-them.html
— Work and Reward: The Great Disconnect  A new study shows that the twin scourges of poor income growth and rising inequality, left unaddressed, will only worsen. – Editorial  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid by the federal government. I made GS-12 (currently $79,563) when I was 25 and GS-13 (currently $94,610) when I was 38 and GS-13 Step 10 (currently $122,991) when I was 49. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.  If I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran, I would have made GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/opinion/wage-inequality-income-growth.html
— Back to the Center, Democrats  Relying on identity politics and big government has hurt the Democratic Party. To win, it must embrace more centrist ideas. – MARK PENN and ANDREW STEIN  (DIERSEN: How far to the left are the Democrats in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/06/opinion/center-democrats-identity-politics.html
— Democrats Court Military Veterans in Effort to Reclaim House – EMMARIE HUETTEMAN  (DIERSEN: To turn veterans against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed to veterans that I avoided the draft with student draft deferments 1966-1970 and with a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/us/politics/democrats-veterans-house-midterm-elections.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Architects Turn Talents to Designing Homes for the Poor – MIKE IVES  (DIERSEN: To turn those who had less money than I had against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed that I bought a new town home when I was 24 years old, a studio condo in downtown Chicago when I was 25, a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago when I was 27, and that my wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton when I was 29 and we had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton when I was 35.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/world/asia/vo-trong-nghia-prefabricated-housing.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Junk by Any Name in Illinois  Politicians and credit raters form a coalition for tax and spend. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/junk-by-any-name-in-illinois-1499297774
— The GOP’s Fatal Infatuation  Once the governors took expanded Medicaid payments, they were hooked. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-gops-fatal-infatuation-1499297410
— The Conservative ‘Resistance’ Is Futile  The right has never made one significant move against the liberal culture machine. – David Gelernter  (DIERSEN: There are no DINOs but there are far too many RINOs.  Planks in the Republican Party platform that RINOs most commonly fail/refuse to defend/advance include traditional family, right to life, immigration, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), illegal drugs, and Second Amendment. Conservative principles that RINOs most commonly fail/refuse to defend/advance include discouraging vices including booze, gambling, and pot.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-conservative-resistance-is-futile-1499296694
— CEO-Worker Pay Ratio Generates Outrage—And Some Insight  Judging by the 2008 banking crisis, the pay ratio could help flag investment risks – Stephen Wilmot (DIERSEN: The ratio was 20 to 1 in 1965, but it was 276 to 1 in 2015.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ceo-worker-pay-ratio-generates-outrageand-some-insight-1499332341
— Political Lines Shape U.S. College Picks of Some Foreign Students  Texas, previously a popular academic destination, slips 9 percentage points; ‘I have never seen a handgun’ – Doug Belkin and Newley Purnell  (DIERSEN: One would expect that anti-American students would pick anti-American colleges.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/political-lines-shape-u-s-college-picks-of-some-foreign-students-1499335203
— The U.S. Specializes in Comebacks  The country has been deeply divided before, but it always manages to pull itself together. – Karl Rove  (DIERSEN: But ever-increasingly, in America, there are more members of Group A than members of Group B.  Group A is anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and Group B is Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-u-s-specializes-in-comebacks-1499296796
— Racial Impact Bill in New Jersey Underscores National Justice Debate  Supporters see Gov. Christie’s record on criminal justice and addiction crisis as signs that he could approve the measure – Beth Reinhard and Kate King  (DIERSREN: What are your demographics?  Do those who share your demographics commit more crime or commit less crime than those who do not share your demographics?  Why is that?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/racial-impact-bill-in-new-jersey-underscores-national-justice-debate-1499290581

 

USA TODAY
— Mark Zuckerberg praises universal basic income on Alaska trip – Jessica Guynn  (DIERSEN: If you could have gotten a “basic income” for doing nothing, would you have become a productive member of society?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/07/05/mark-zuckerberg-praises-universal-basic-income-on-alaska-trip/103447704/
— CNN-Trump wrestling video leads to Twitter claims of blackmail – Mike Snider
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/07/05/cnnblackmail-cnn-trump-wrestling-video-leads-claims-blackmail/451824001/

 

CBS MINNESOTA
— What Health Benefits Do Members Of Congress Get? – Heather Brown  (DIERSEN: What health insurance coverage have you had? What health insurance do you have?  What health insurance coverage will you have?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been beyond furious a) that I had Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) coverage while I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, b) that my wife and I have had FEHB coverage since I retired in 1997, and c) that my wife and I will have FEHB coverage until we die.)
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2017/07/05/good-question-what-health-benefits-do-members-of-congress-get/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “What’s interesting about it, while most people think Congress gets some cushy deal in terms of healthcare, guess what,” says David Schultz, a professor of political science at Hamline University. “By law, they have to buy their health care through the health care exchanges.” Members of Congress used to have the plan that’s currently given federal employees called the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHB).  Schultz says that plan is comparable to what a large corporation would offer to its employees. In 2014, that all changed. When Congress passed the Affordable Care Act, it decided Members of Congress – and their staffs – should be required to get their insurance benefits through the ACA exchanges. Members and their staffs are given the choice of 57 plans through the Washington, D.C. exchanges.  According to Adam Hudson, a spokesman for DC Health Link, that adds up to about 11,000 people. At the time of the ACA debate, Rep. Tom Coburn (R-OK) said, “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander. If we’re going to create a government-run plan, then let’s put us in it.” According to the Congressional Research Service, the employer (the government) pays between 72 percent and 75 percent of the premium. That’s slightly more than the average of 83 percent covered by large employers and even with the average of 72 percent covered by small employers. Some Members choose not to take the employer contribution or choose to donate it.)

 

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote voter fraud.
http://www.newsweek.com/von-spakovsky-voter-fraud-trump-632422

 

TIME
— Man Who Shot NYPD Officer Threatened Police in Facebook Rant: ‘We Gonna Do Something’ – AP
http://time.com/4846449/miosotis-familia-alexander-bonds-nypd-bronx-new-york/

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Should They Stay or Should They Go? Federal Employees Talk About the Ethics of Sticking It Out With the Trump Administration – Marin Cogan and Nick Tabor  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, they made it very clear that they would waste your career and get rid of you a) if you did not defend and advance the Democrat Party platform, b) if you did not help them hire, retain, and promote employees because they were Democrat, minority, females, and/or young, and c) if you did not help them waste the careers of and get rid of employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/07/6-federal-employees-on-sticking-it-out-in-the-trump-era.html

 

GOVERNING
— As Override Vote Looms, Illinois Governor Tells Lawmakers to Ignore Credit Warnings – Kim Geiger and Monique Garcia
http://www.governing.com/topics/finance/tns-illinois-rauner-veto-override.html