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August 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Local political leaders react to Sen. John McCain’s death – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/local-political-leaders-react-to-sen-john-mccains-death/4054170/
— John McCain’s complicated relationship with President Trump – ALI ROGIN
https://abc7chicago.com/john-mccains-complicated-relationship-with-president-trump/4053486/

 

NBC5
— John McCain, Veteran, Senator, GOP Maverick, Dies at 81 Sen. McCain had a reputation for sticking to his convictions even if it meant disagreeing with his fellow Republicans
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/breaking/Longtime-Senator-John-McCain-Dies-462885243.html
— Peoria Issues Temporary Lay-Off Notices to More Than 2 Dozen Employees
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/city-of-peoria-layoff-notices-27-employees-491734331.html

 

CBS2
— The Political World Reacts To Sen. John McCain’s Death – CNN
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/25/political-world-reacts-to-sen-john-mccains-death/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Senator John McCain dead at 81 – KSAZ
http://www.fox32chicago.com/home/senator-john-mccain-dead-at-81

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: If you’re marching, someone’s watching – Christopher Borrelli (DIERSEN: My policy has been to deliver Republican literature to all the homes in my precinct that have at least one Republican or one Independent voter. Needless-to-say, if you are a Republican who delivers Republican literature door-to-door, you should assume that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, RINOs, and other anti-Trumps are watching you very closely, if not recording every move that you make and recording every word that you say. In my precinct, the anti-Trumps (of whom I estimate about 30 are registered Republican voters) watch me very closely when I deliver Republican literature door-to-door and they do everything that they can to discourage me from delivering that literature. Their tactics include closing their garage doors as I approach their homes. One registered Republican voter in my precinct angrily phoned me and demanded that I immediately come back to her home and take back the Republican literature that I had just left on her door. That literature was addressed to both her and to her registered Republican husband.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-ent-legal-observers-20180820-story.html
— John McCain, ‘maverick’ of the Senate, presidential candidate and war hero, dies at 81 – Karen Tumulty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-senator-john-mccain-dies-20180825-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— John McCain, senator, war hero and presidential candidate, dies at 81 – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/breaking-john-mccain-senator-war-hero-presidential-candidate-has-died/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue that citizens of foreign countries who are in America illegally commit less crime than citizens of America. But to be in a country illegally is a crime in and of itself.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/president-donald-trump-undocumented-immigrants-mollie-tibbetts-murder-iowa-illegal-mexico/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote hated against those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180825/small-but-mighty-crowd-at-no-place-for-hate-rally-in-elk-grove-village
— How to plan a debt-free vacation – SEAN PYLES (DIERSEN: Between 1978 and 1992, my wife and I went on many vacations. She worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/u-s-league-of-savings-institutions.asp) which had quarterly meetings at luxury destinations across America which she attended as its Corporate Secretary. I routinely accompanied her on those trips. Often, after the meetings were over, we visited nearby national parks. Further, I went on vacations with a coworker to Hawaii, Mexico, Bahamas, and Jamaica while I worked for IRS 1973-1976. Needless-to-say, my envy-filled IRS and GAO Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious. Overwhelmingly, their spouses had little or no income.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180826/how-to-plan-a-debt-free-vacation
— Keep an old car running and you’ll save a fortune – Peter Dunn (DIERSEN: My not driving my 1972 Corvette has cost me a fortune. D&M Corvette in Downers Grove has appraised my 1972 Corvette at $41,500. But that was after I recently invested $6,702 in the car – $5,228 to D&M ($3,466 labor and $1,762 parts) and $1,474 to Coker Tire for 5 Firestone Wide Oval radial tires. I had not started the car for almost 9 years. Most of D&M’s bill was for repairing major damage that ethanol had done to car’s entire fuel system. The master cylinder and four calipers were replaced, A/C was charged, carburetor was rebuilt and fuel pump replaced, minor electrical and mechanical problems were fixed, five new tires were installed, new battery was installed, etc. I could have avoided much if not all of the fuel system and brake problems if I had driven the car more – at least once each summer. But my excuse for not starting the car since 2009 is that since 2004, I have spent 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648 (page 26)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Maybe the suburbs should secede from the state – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180825/statehouse-insider-maybe-suburbs-should-secede-from-state
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Cook County, home of Chicago, where downstaters believe all of their tax money ends up, residents paid about $2 billion more in taxes than they got back from the state, the paper found. In the suburbs, people paid more than $4.2 billion more in taxes than they got back. And downstate? They paid about $8 billion in taxes and got $12 billion worth of spending. The paper further separated areas of downstate and determined the central part of the region got back nearly twice as much as it paid in.)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— US’ first duty is to its citizens – Ben Boychuk (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, America’s first duty is to foreign countries and to their citizens, and especially to their citizens who are in America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want get rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/ben-boychuk-us-first-duty-is-to-its-citizens/article_b8f7d442-71f8-5ed8-98dd-aa7771f4c2ab.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘Patriot,’ ‘Hero,’ ‘American Original’: Politicians Remember John McCain – EMMA BOWMAN
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/patriot-hero-american-original-politicians-remember-john-mccain#stream/0

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— State’s unpaid debt falls just below $8 billion – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511542050-state-s-unpaid-debt-falls-just-below-8-billion

 

ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups “Denounce Rauner Vetoes of Immigration Bills:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.icirr.org/news-events/news/details/2163/immigrant-communities-legislators-denounce-rauner-vetoes-of-immigration-bills

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Rand Paul Fires At Republicans For Blocking His Amendment To Defund Planned Parenthood – Kassy Dillon
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/08/watch-rand-paul-fires-at-republicans-for-blocking-his-amendment-to-defund-planned-parenthood/

 

FOX NEWS
— Schock, former rising GOP star, calls corruption trial against him a ‘fishing expedition’ – Edmund DeMarche (DIERSEN: Are/were you a rising star? In 1974, when I was 25 years old, I was a potential rising star at IRS. My mentor had promoted me to GS-9 (currently $55,905) in 1972, to GS-11 ($67,638) in 1973, and to GS-12 ($81,071) in 1974. But then, one of our Democrat superiors succeeded in shooting both of us down.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/24/schock-former-rising-gop-star-calls-corruption-trial-against-him-fishing-expedition.html

 

BREITBART
— ‘Mollie Tibbetts Ought to Be Trump’s Kate Steinle … Why Hasn’t He Deported Illegals?’ – Ann Coulter
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/25/ann-coulter-mollie-tibbetts-ought-to-be-trumps-kate-steinle-why-hasnt-he-deported-illegals/
— Mollie Tibbetts Is America’s Call to Action on Open Borders – Dale Wilcox
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/26/dale-wilcox-mollie-tibbetts-is-americas-call-to-action-on-open-borders/
— Celebs Trash Trump in Response to John McCain’s Death: ‘F*ck You’ – Justin Caruso
https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/08/25/celebs-trash-trump-john-mccains-death/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
– Trump blames Dem immigration policies for murder of Mollie Tibbetts – Rick Moran
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/trump_blames_dem_immigration_policies_for_murder_of_mollie_tibbetts.html

 

TOWNHALL
— How Many Dead Americans Will Make Liberals Care? – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2018/08/26/how-many-dead-americans-will-make-liberals-care-n2513128
— Uncontrolled Immigration Seemingly Baked into System – Bruce Bialosky
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2018/08/26/uncontrolled-immigration-seemingly-baked-into-system-n2512233

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRANSGENDER FIGHT CONFIRMS ALITO’S ‘BIGOT’ WARNING IN MARRIAGE CASE Justice cautioned America on path to trash traditional-marriage supporters – BOB UNRUH (DIERSEN: Those who trash traditional marriage, their operatives, and their dupes, have always worked against me. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/transgender-fight-confirms-alitos-bigot-warning-in-marriage-case/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— U. Michigan researcher position requires commitment to ‘diversity’ and ‘equity’ (DIERSEN: Democrats use ‘diversity’ and ‘equity’ to not hire, to not retain, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/48270/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “For Female Candidates, Harassment and Threats Come Every Day The abuse already common in many women’s everyday lives can be amplified in political campaigns, especially if the candidate is also a member of a minority group.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/us/politics/women-harassment-elections.html
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s War on the Justice System Threatens to Erode Trust in the Law.” – Michael D. Shear and Katie Benner (DIERSEN: On what do you base your opinion of law? I base my opinion on the lawsuits that I have filed and a class action lawsuit that I was an active member in. I should write a book about those lawsuits.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/25/us/politics/trump-justice-legal-system.html
— Beware Rich People Who Say They Want to Change the World Society’s winners can seem so generous, until you consider what they’re really selling. – Anand Giridharadas (DIERSEN: What do “rich people” see you as being? From what I see, many, if not most, if not virtually all “rich people” see me as being an unmitigated failure and loser. They see that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. They see that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. They see that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. They see that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. They see all those who could/should have come to my defense, but did not.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/opinion/sunday/wealth-philanthropy-fake-change.html
— America’s Never-Ending Culture War The issues that drove protesters to Chicago in 1968 are still motivating our partisan divide, 50 years later. – Michael Kazi (DIERSEN: From what I see, things are getting much worse. Because of my demographics, I was young today, a) I doubt that the Post Office, Firestone, Oldsmobile, IRS, or GAO would offer me a job and b) I doubt that UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, Roosevelt, or IIT would accept me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/opinion/sunday/chicago-protests-1968-culture-war.html
— How Many Work Friends Do You Really Need? – Rob Walker (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, few of my coworkers were my friends because many, if not most of them a) disapproved of my demographics, b) knew that my superiors wanted to get rid of those who shared my demographics, and/or c) wanted to get rid of those who shared my demographics.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/business/work-friends.html
— Distracted? Work Harder! – Chris Bailey (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were a distraction, b) were not job-related, c) did not help me carry out my job duties, and d) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector. To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/25/opinion/sunday/distracted-work-focus-productivity.html
— The Student Debt Problem Is Worse Than We Imagined – Ben Miller (DIERSEN: Because I worked my way through college and graduated debt-free from NIU in 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE, I was able to a) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, b) pay for tuition and books for graduate courses at Loyola and DePaul, c) buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, c) buy a studio condo in downtown Chicago in 1974, d) buy a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976, e) get married in 1978, f) buy a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale and a new 1978 Chevy Chevette in 1978, g) pay for tuition and books to pass the CPA examination in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981 and to become a licensed CPA in 1981, h) etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/25/opinion/sunday/student-debt-loan-default-college.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— McCain’s death marks a new era for congressional checks on Trump – Karoun Demirjian
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/mccains-death-marks-a-new-era-for-congressional-checks-on-trump/2018/08/25/c754a2a8-a4a5-11e8-8fac-12e98c13528d_story.html
— Bad blood between McCain and Trump – Anne Gearan and Josh Dawsey (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout at McCain that I got four student deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They would shout at McCain that I was able to get those deferments because my parents and I were undeservedly filthy rich. But worse than that, they would shout at McCain that I was a political hypocrite and a coward.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bad-blood-between-mccain-and-trump-lingers-even-as-the-arizona-republican-nears-the-end/2018/08/24/923bc0e2-a7b6-11e8-a656-943eefab5daf_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Their increasingly combative relationship has served as a metaphor of sorts for the Republican Party: the former Vietnam POW and “proud conservative” who fell short to Barack Obama in his run for president in 2008 versus the loud draft avoider who rapidly seized control of the GOP and White House eight years later. . .Not long afterward, McCain appeared to take a shot at Trump for avoiding the draft during the Vietnam War. “One aspect of the [Vietnam] conflict by the way that I will never ever countenance is that we drafted the lowest income level of America, and the highest income level found a doctor that would say that they had a bone spur,” McCain said during an interview with CSPAN. McCain did not mention Trump by name, but his meaning appeared clear. Trump received five wartime deferments, including one in which a doctor diagnosed him with bone spurs.)

 

ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow about their success in making religious people their operatives and their dupes.
https://www.ajc.com/news/thousands-vow-end-racism-and-hatred-promote-unity-with-faith/sDkeuGgo6N6gaD6v8u0ZSI/

 

NORTH JERSEY
— ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ and the gap between wealthy and poor – Esther Cepeda
https://www.northjersey.com/story/opinion/columnists/2018/08/26/crazy-rich-asians-and-gap-between-wealthy-and-poor/1086313002/

 

ENTREPRENEUR
— 15 Traits That Set Influential People Apart – Deep Patel (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to dominate you. According to them, all you need to know is what they tell you, no more and no less. That is why they work so hard a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading the emails. Some of my critics/opponents are so extreme that they do not want me to include links to their articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/318731

 

PINK NEWS
— John McCain: the senator who went from LGBT opponent to ally dies age 81 – Lydia Smith
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/08/26/john-mccain-the-senator-who-went-from-lgbt-opponent-to-ally-dies-age-81/

 

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/08/tips-making-modern-classroom-inclusive-lgbtq-kids-fall/
— John McCain’s sad legacy is that he helped build the type of GOP he once opposed – John Gallagher (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, those who are anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican viciously destroy you. I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are viciously anti-religious, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican.)
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/08/john-mccains-sad-legacy-helped-build-type-gop-opposed/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What made McCain unique among Republicans was his willingness to change with time. Nowhere was that clearer than his stand on LGBTQ issues.)

August 24 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner shifts into debate overdrive now that he’s the underdog – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-debate-overdrive-underdog-pritzker/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise citizens of foreign countries and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn citizens of America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/president-donald-trump-undocumented-immigrants-mollie-tibbetts-murder-iowa-illegal-mexico/
— Wilmette neighbor calls the cops on an 8-year-old girl walking a 6-pound Maltese – Neil Steinberg (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps call 911 when they see Republicans bringing Republican campaign literature door-to-door? Or will they just follow behind those Republicans and pull the literature off the doors and destroy it? How soon, if not already, will anti-Trump spouses call 911 to stop Republicans from communicating with their Republican spouses?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-wilmette-neighbor-calls-police-8-year-old-walking-6-pound-maltese-dog/
— Gun control activists marching 50 miles to Smith & Wesson HQ – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/smith-wesson-parkland-gun-control-activists-march/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Can Chicago’s mayoral candidates stomach powerful inspectors general? – David Greising (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government; they do not want a strong GAO. What if during the 1990s, instead of gutting GAO, Gingrich had strengthened GAO? What if Gingrich had focused on ending the political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation that has always been rampant in GAO?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-greising-chicago-inspector-general-reform-ethics-mayor-rahm-emanuel-lori-lightfoot-0824-story.html
— Microsoft’s anti-hacking efforts make it an internet cop – AP (DIERSEN: What percent of Microsoft employees are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–microsoft-internet-cop-20180821-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-president-cohen-mueller20180823-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites side with anti-Whites.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180824/281659665898549

 

DAILY HERALD
— Tollway self-examination of potential patronage finds no major flaws – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180823/tollway-self-examination-of-potential-patronage-finds-no-major-flaws
— Better explanation needed for canceling DuPage jail volunteers’ contract – Editorial
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180823/editorial-better-explanation-needed-for-canceling-dupage-jail-volunteers-contract
— Thousands of Amazon workers receive food stamps. Now Sen. Bernie Sanders wants Amazon to pay up. – Abha Bhattarai
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180824/thousands-of-amazon-workers-receive-food-stamps-now-sen-bernie-sanders-wants-amazon-to-pay-up
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “While Mr. Bezos is the most egregious example, the Walton family of Walmart and many other billionaire-owned profitable corporations also enrich themselves off taxpayer assistance while paying their workers poverty-level wages,” Sanders said. Representatives for Walmart did not respond to requests for comment. Bezos, who founded Amazon in 1994, has seen his net worth steadily climb in recent months as the stock market hits record highs. He is currently worth $157 billion, up from $99 billion a year ago, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The median Amazon worker, meanwhile, was paid $28,446 last year, according to company filings. (The federal poverty level for a family of four is currently $24,600.) Etches, of Amazon, said the company had created more than 130,000 new jobs “with highly competitive pay and full benefits” in the last year. She added that the average hourly wage for full-time workers in U.S. warehouses is more than $15 an hour, when stock and incentive bonuses are factored in. “We encourage anyone to compare our median pay and benefits to other retailers,” Etches said. The company did not say how many of its workers are part-time, but said that it hires thousands of temporary workers during peak holiday times. Amazon reported profit of $3.03 billion last year, as sales climbed 31 percent to $178 billion.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Amazon’s HQ2 is Chicago’s to lose—and it just might – JOE CAHILL (DIERSEN: Amazon will pick Chicago if it wants lots of employees who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/joe-cahill-business/amazons-hq2-chicagos-lose-and-it-just-might

 

WLS AM
— Mike Flannery: “Bruce Rauner’s just not very good at this governor thing.” – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/23/mike-flannery-bruce-rauners-just-not-very-good-at-this-governor-thing/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Davis, in Urbana, says local incident involving former aide is news to him – Debra Pressey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-08-23/davis-urbana-says-local-incident-involving-former-aide-news-him.html

 

SPRINGFIELD DAILY
— Newspaper closures increase size, cost of local government (DIERSEN: But what about newspapers that want the size and cost of local government to increase? I should write a book about newspapers that want the size and cost of Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, and DuPage County governments to increase. They want governments to promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, 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, and even worse things.)
https://springfielddaily.com/news/report-newspaper-closures-increase-size-cost-of-local-government/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Davis talks Trump, campaign staffer at Connect Transit – DEREK BEIGH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/davis-talks-trump-campaign-staffer-at-connect-transit/article_e291c192-d7a5-5584-9e66-72a57b331be9.html

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans promote gambling.
http://www.commercial-news.com/news/local_news/mayor-testifies-at-expanded-gambling-hearing/article_18fda60b-2970-5a92-9ad6-b24d404bea1c.html

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Why There’s Still a Racial Achievement Gap at Oak Park and River Forest High School Steve James discusses his new docuseries America to Me, which examines why black students tend to lag behind even in the otherwise well-off, liberal suburb – MARK BAZER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/September-2018/Steve-James-America-to-Me-Racial-Achievement-Gap-at-Oak-Park-and-River-Forest-High-School/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Pension Obligation Bonds Are Like Big, Fat, Dangerous Margin Loans For Stock
http://www.wirepoints.com/pension-obligation-bonds-are-like-big-fat-dangerous-margin-loans-for-stock/
— To all legislative candidates: Show leadership by refusing a legislative pension
http://www.wirepoints.com/to-all-legislative-candidates-show-leadership-by-refusing-a-legislative-pension/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— County Clerk Candidate Joe Tirio Moves Forward Toward Learning Which Jack Franks Allies, aka, Illinois Integrity (sic) Fund, Sent Out Post Cards Calling Him a Crook with a Secret Slush Fund
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/23/joe-tirio-moves-forward-toward-learning-jack-franks-allies-aka-illinois-integrity-sic-fund-sent-post-cards-calling-crook-secret-slush-fund/
— Local 150 Goals in Algonquin Township Road District Case
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/23/local-150-goals-algonquin-township-road-district-case/
— McHenry County GOP Starts July with $1,531.37
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/23/mchenry-county-gop-starts-july-1531-37/
— Nunda Township Christmas Parties
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/23/nunda-township-highway-department-christmas-dinners/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen wants to ‘fight the culture of self-interest and corruption’ in Springfield – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511540662-breen-wants-to-fight-the-culture-of-self-interest-and-corruption-in-springfield

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Dodge questions lawmakers’ judgment after tax break scandal – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511537691-dodge-questions-lawmakers-judgment-after-tax-break-scandal

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— TOP 10 RECIPIENTS OF MADIGAN MONEY – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/top-10-recipients-of-madigan-money/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Chicago’s predatory funeral homes target homicide victims, cash in on taxpayer-funded expenses – Barnini Chakraborty
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/23/chicagos-predatory-funeral-homes-target-homicide-victims-cash-in-on-taxpayer-funded-expenses.html

 

GOPUSA
— Liberal Activists Increase Pressure on Leaders to Impeach Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53200
— Jeff Sessions Should Resign Before He Is Fired (DIERSEN: Should I have taken my Democrat GAO superiors’ early retirement “offer” before they succeeded in forcing me to take it?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53186
— Facebook Censors, Restores Comments By Conservative Group
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53188

 

DAILY CALLER
— THE SYSTEM FAILED MOLLIE TIBBETTS, IT’S TIME TO ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS – Stephanie Hamill
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/23/the-system-failed-mollie-tibbetts-its-time-to-enforce-immigration-laws/

 

BREITBART
— Manufacturing Boom Secures Massive Wage Increases for American Workers in Peoria County – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/23/manufacturing-boom-secures-massive-wage-increases-for-american-workers-in-illinois-county/
— David Horowitz: Visa, Mastercard Cut Off Payments to My Think Tank Based on SPLC ‘Hate Group’ Label – Lucas Nolan (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, SPLC will cut you off.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/23/david-horowitz-visa-mastercard-cut-off-payments-to-my-think-tank-based-on-splc-hate-group-label/
— Donald Trump Tackles Murder, Expropriation of White Farmers in South Africa – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/22/donald-trump-tackles-murder-expropriation-of-white-farmers-in-south-africa/
— David Hogg’s Fans Scold Him for ‘Ageism’ Against Nancy Pelosi – Awr Hawkins (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/23/david-hoggs-fans-scold-him-ageism-nancy-pelosi/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— The left has reinstated the blacklist. Free speech, beware. – Ed Brodow (DIERSEN: I should write a book a) about those who blacklist me and b) about those who blacklist me because I refuse to carry out their blacklist orders.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/the-left-has-reinstated-the-blacklist.-free-speech-beware
— Karl Marx hated marriage, and Marxism is marriage’s enemy – David Solway
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/karl-marx-hated-marriage-and-marxism-is-marriages-enemy
— 10 reasons America is in more danger than ever – Frank Hawkins
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/the-10-conditions-in-the-perfect-storm-approaching-america

 

POLITICO
— Trump accuses social media giants of ‘silencing millions of people’ – STEPHANIE MURRAY and CRISTIANO LIMA (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 to silence me? They include past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants officers, directors, employees, and members. They include activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, their operatives, and their dupes who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. Most commonly, they reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and/or the equal opportunity (no race or gender preference giving) planks.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/24/donald-trump-social-media-censorship-795381

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump learns the taste of betrayal.”
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/24/politics/donald-trump-michael-cohen-white-house-loyalty/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Leading the Charge Against Political Disinformation Online – Kate Conger and Sheera Frenkel (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) they will tell you everything that you need to know and b) everything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails is “political disinformation.” I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/technology/fireeye-facebook-disinformation.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE” Ever-increasingly employers make it clear that they want to get rid of their employees who are citizens of America and replace them with citizens of foreign countries. Ever-increasingly, employers make it clear that they want to destroy America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/business/trump-immigration-business-leaders-economy.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republicans Urge Embattled Incumbents to Speak Out on Trump.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/us/politics/trump-cohen-impeachment.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In Tweet, Trump Seems to Endorse Racist Narrative of South African Dispute.” Sooner or later, if not already, anti-Whites will demand that government seize all land owned by Whites.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/us/politics/trump-south-africa-land.html
— Treasury Issues Crackdown on State and Local Tax Workarounds – Jim Tankersley and Ben Casselman (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/business/economy/treasury-income-tax-deductions.html
— Should These Tests Get a Failing Grade? – James Stewart (DIERSEN: What tests have you passed? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I have passed tests because I have always had many unfair advantages. They a) decry my passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, b) decry my passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) decry my passing the Federal Service Entrance Examination in 1970, d) decry my passing the Post Office employment examination in 1966, and e) decry my passing all the tests necessary to earn a master’s degree in finance from IIT in 1997, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/business/nyc-admissions-tests-shsat.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How Politics Took Over the Killing of Mollie Tibbetts.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/us/politics/mollie-tibbetts-republicans-immigration-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Critics fear Trump’s attacks are doing lasting damage to the justice system.” I should write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/critics-fear-trumps-attacks-are-doing-lasting-damage-to-the-justice-system/2018/08/23/67410ad4-a6fb-11e8-97ce-cc9042272f07_story.html
— Tech companies want to protect U.S. political candidates from Russian hackers ahead of the midterm elections, but could that free help count as an illegal campaign contribution? – AP (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $1,000/year. Will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that by my letting candidates read my emails, I am making illegal in-kind campaign contributions to them? But wait, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always shouted that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are WORTHLESS.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/microsoft-hopes-to-protect-candidates-without-skirting-laws/2018/08/23/0c03b542-a6db-11e8-ad6f-080770dcddc2_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— David Pecker, CEO of National Enquirer Publisher, Granted Immunity in Michael Cohen Case Publishing executive met with prosecutors to describe involvement of Cohen, Trump in hush-money deals to women ahead of 2016 election – Nicole Hong and Lukas I. Alpert (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have viciously punished me because I have included links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they disapprove of. Better yet, I should sue the aforesaid. They talk/act like they can slander me and otherwise harm me because I do not send out the emails to “make money.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pecker-granted-immunity-in-cohen-case-1535041976
— Lyft’s Co-Founder Wants to End Car Ownership – Greg Bensinger (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operative, and dupes are anti-car, if not filled with hatred of cars. They were especially furious when I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, a new 1972 Chevy Corvette in 1971, a 1962 Chevy Impala SS collector car in 1989, and a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T collector car in 1994.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lyfts-co-founder-wants-to-end-car-ownership-1535036100
— Dearth of a Salesman: Auto Dealers Struggle to Recruit, Retain Younger Workers Turnover is rising in showrooms as more millennials enter the workforce uninterested in selling cars – Adrienne Roberts
https://www.wsj.com/articles/auto-dealers-struggle-to-recruit-retain-younger-workers-1535016600
— A Half Century of ‘Liberal Media Bias’ The chaos at the 1968 Democratic convention changed American politics—and spurred a conservative backlash against the press that is still with us today – David Greenberg
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-half-century-of-liberal-media-bias-1535034293

 

BLOOMBERG
— E-Verify Laws Across Southern Red States Are Barely Enforced Even the most anti-immigration states don’t like cracking down on business. – Margaret Newkirk (DIERSEN: Where you live, how much money do activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, and political consultants who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican take from businesses that hire illegals? He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-23/e-verify-laws-across-southern-red-states-are-barely-enforced

 

ECONOMIST
— Chicago is the second-biggest Lithuanian city Many of the first wave of immigrants slaved away in the stockyards (DIERSEN: My ancestors on my father’s side lived and worked in Chicago 1844-1854, but then they homesteaded a farm in Crete.)
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/08/25/chicago-is-the-second-biggest-lithuanian-city

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— Lack of political power can actually make you sick – DANIEL ZINGALE (DIERSEN: How much political power do you have? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that I have no political power because I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. They shout that if I had any political power, those who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican would have come to my defense and I would still hold the aforesaid positions. They especially stress a) those Republican elected officials who represent/represented my precinct, b) past and present MTRCC officers, b) past and present DuPage County Republican Central Committee officers, c) past and present Illinois Republican Party (IRP) 6th Congressional District State Central Committee members, and d) past and present IRP officers, National Committeemen, and National Committeewomen.)
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article217224825.html

 

FRESNO BEE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites and anti-Americans glorify and praise illegals.
https://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/op-ed/article217176495.html

 

PACIFIC STANDARD
— WOMEN PAY MORE THAN MEN FOR MORTGAGES A new study shows that unfair pricing by gender exists across different markets. – FRANCIE DIEP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their opponents, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always had an unfair advantage in life, not only because I am a man, but a) because I am a draft avoider, b) because I am White, c) because I am Protestant, d) because I am German American, and e) because my ancestors have been in America since 1844. Because of the aforesaid, they have always demanded that I pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their opponents, and their dupes.)
https://psmag.com/social-justice/women-pay-more-than-men-for-deodorant-and-mortgages

 

ROLLING STONE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS WANT EVERYONE TO BE A STONER: Pot for the People: New Bill Would Allow Federal Employees to Access Weed As federal agencies actively recruit veterans, a new bill would allow government employees to legally get the treatment that is proving helpful for PTSD and pain management: marijuana – MATT LASLO
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/new-bill-allow-federal-employees-access-weed-pot-714193/

 

GOVERNING
— California’s Unprecedented Plan to Tackle Fake Election News The state is launching an ambitious effort, along with tech companies, to monitor and remove disinformation on social media that could keep people from voting. – GRAHAM VYSE (DIERSEN: Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in Illinois who want this in Illinois want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee to dictate the content of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Failing that, they want they themselves to dictate the content of GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. At a minimum, they would prohibit links to articles that promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the IRP platform.)
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-california-facebook-twitter-fake-news-russia-election.html

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 818 James Court, Wheaton – $484,900
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4448290_zpid/

August 23 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State Rep. Jeanne Ives says she’s ‘not surprised’ Gov. Bruce Rauner trails in poll – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-jeanne-ives-rauner-poll-20180822-story,amp.html
— You want to talk about separating families? Let’s talk about Mollie Tibbetts. – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-mollie-tibbetts-john-kass-20180822-story.html
— AG candidates trade barbs over ties to Gov. Bruce Rauner, House Speaker Michael Madigan – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-farm-bureau-candidates-forum-20180822-story.html
— Gov. Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker clash at agriculture forum over Trump policies – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-farm-bureau-candidates-forum-governors-20180822-story.html
— Think you’re not judgmental? Think again. – Jerry Davich (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the most judgmental people in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They dismiss/belittle/badmouth/demonize/denigrate/condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-everyone-is-judgmental-about-something-st-0819-story.html
— E-filing should make Cook County courts more accessible. It doesn’t. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-efiling-cook-county-dorothy-brown-20180821-story.html
— Perks help retain theme park workers – Hugo Martin (DIERSEN: While the minimum wage was $1.25/hour while I washed dishes part-time in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966, I was paid only $1.15/hour because meals were a perk.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180823/281990378378101

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Latest updates: DNC summer meeting in Chicago liveblog (DIERSEN: What if the RNC and the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee live blogged their meetings?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dnc-summer-meeting-chicago-2018-updates/
— Illinois part of coalition blasting Trump’s coal plan, mulls lawsuits – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/lisa-madigan-donald-trump-illinois-coal-lawsuits/

 

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Everybody would be very poor’: Trump predicts stock market would crash if he were impeached – John Wagner
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180823/everybody-would-be-very-poor-trump-predicts-stock-market-would-crash-if-he-were-impeached
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats oppose anything that discourages people from coming to America illegally, from staying in America illegally, and from bringing others to America illegally.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180823/elgin-letter-census-may-discriminate-against-immigrants
— Media coverage of Trump flaps gets overblown again – Michael Reagan
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180823/michael-reagan-media-coverage-of-trump-flaps-gets-overblown-again/1

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— That City Hall pension borrowing idea wins a noteworthy fan Citibank says “cheap seats” critics of Emanuel’s idea to borrow up to $10 billion to refinance city pension debt are wrong—and the idea could work. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/city-hall-pension-borrowing-idea-wins-noteworthy-fan
— O’Hare expansion gets financial boost under Duckworth plan The pending bipartisan amendment to an aviation bill would begin limited use of interest-rate subsidies for airport gate and runway projects. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/ohare-expansion-gets-financial-boost-under-duckworth-plan

 

WTTW
— Why Chicago’s Hedging on a City-Owned Casino – Amanda Vinicky
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/08/22/why-chicago-s-hedging-city-owned-casino

 

TIMES
— Neighboring state rejects Illinois’ children – Jim Nowlan
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/08/21/state-affairs-neighboring-state-rejects-illinois-children/awa4f52/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Killing spurs calls for stronger E-Verify system – JAMES Q. LYNCH
https://qctimes.com/news/killing-spurs-calls-for-stronger-e-verify-system/article_be1338d4-50df-5a05-b5c9-1bf128e0979a.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner, Pritzker talk taxes, ag in Normal – DEREK BEIGH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rauner-pritzker-talk-taxes-ag-in-normal/article_0c00c5ba-4136-55da-8569-96e145e80c24.html

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Corrigan Denounces NRA Link On Democratic Party Mailers – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/corrigan-denounces-nra-link-on-democratic-party-mailers/

 

WSIL TV
— Down ballot races heating up as election day nears – Andrew Feather
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38943468/down-ballot-races-heating-up-as-election-day-nears
— Truth Test: Pritzker attacks Rauner’s fiscal record – Andrew Feathe
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38943395/truth-test-pritzker-attacks-rauners-fiscal-record

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— AXELROD weighs in on gov race – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who are the nastiest politicians, their operatives, and their dupes in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about the nastiest past and present politicians, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, in TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, in Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, in Milton Township Republican Central Committee, in DuPage County Republican Central Committee, in Illinois Republican Party, in Illinois Center Right Coalition, in American Association of Political Consultants, in GAO, in IRS, in Post Office, in etc.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/08/23/axelrod-weighs-in-on-govs-race-illinois-aclu-pokes-at-trump-wilsons-cash-give-away-called-legal-and-tension-in-35th-ward-race-300154
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Any consultant would say you’ve got to take the other guy down. It may be too late for him to project any sense of why the next four years would be any different than the last four years. That’s the question,” Axelrod said. “If he were to come back under these conditions, it would be one of the greatest political rehabilitation stories in Illinois history,” said Axelrod, who expects Rauner “to run brutal negative ads and hope he can knock Pritzker down to the point to pass him.” Axelrod said Rauner’s favorability numbers also need to rise in order for him to get out of his funk. The poll shows voters have a negative opinion of him by a 2-to-1 margin. Those numbers seem “almost impossible to surmount,” said Axelrod. “But impossible things happen in politics.” Told of Axelrod’s comments, Rauner spokesman Alex Browning responded, “Pundits and public polling were wrong about Bruce Rauner in 2014 and they’ll be wrong again in 2018. With Illinois’ future on the line, voters care about lowering taxes and fighting corruption, not polling and prop bets.”)

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Employment Opportunity: Election Technology Coordinator – Part-Time
https://www.dupageco.org/HR/Jobs/58350/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Nation enjoys longest-ever bull market, Illinoisans stuck with pension bear – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/nation-enjoys-longest-ever-bull-market-illinoisans-stuck-with-pension-bear/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Meet Illinois’ “It could be worse” bipartisan campaign donor class (DIERSEN: What does the “donor class” think of you? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and operatives shout at the donor class in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes? Should I write a book about members of the “donor class” who treat me like they believe my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511539293-meet-illinois-it-could-be-worse-bipartisan-campaign-donor-class

 

JEANNE IVES
— VIDEO: Wirepoints.com and a coalition of conservative reform legislators and candidates joint press conference on pension reform.
https://www.facebook.com/jeanneives/videos/243989769654431/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Coalition of Conservative Reformers Pledge to Refuse Legislative Pension “It is a system that incentivizes career politicians”
https://mailchi.mp/794b50712144/conservative-reformers-pledge-to-refuse-legislative-pension?e=985ad8c00b
–VIDEO: Wirepoints Pension Press Conference 8.22.18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4lqwuYJl0k&feature=youtu.be

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives and Axelrod on Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/23/ives-and-axelrod-on-rauner/
— Rauner explains his biker pins in new campaign video
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/23/rauner-defends-his-biker-pins-in-new-campaign-video/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— TRUMP HATERS AND THEIR DOUBLE STANDARDS – Larry Elder (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Trump haters in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trump-haters-and-their-double-standards/

 

BREITBART
— Lou Barletta: ‘How Many More Kate Steinles and Mollie Tibbetts’ Do Politicians Need Before They Stand Up to Protect Americans from Illegal Aliens? – Sean Moran
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/22/lou-barletta-how-many-more-kate-steinles-mollie-tibbetts-politicians-need-before-stand-up-protect-americans-illegal-aliens/

 

DAILY CALLER
— ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED IN ILLINOIS FOR RAPING WOMEN AFTER ICE DETAINER NOT ENFORCED – Molly Prince
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/22/illegal-alien-rape-ice/
— HERE’S HOW AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT COULD SLIP THROUGH E-VERIFY SCREENING – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/22/how-an-illegal-immigrant-could-slip-through-e-verify-screening/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Obama Was Accused of Offering Hush Money to Jeremiah Wright… and No One Cared – MATT MARGOLIS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents. They talk and/or act like they have been promised a government job, a government office, a political office, a sweetheart government contract, a new home, a new car, favorable legislation, lots of money, and/or more if they got rid of me. The aforesaid played major roles in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, ending my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, ending my GAO employment, etc.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/obama-was-accused-of-offering-hush-money-and-no-one-cared/

 

NUMBERS USA
— E-Verify Still the Most Effective Way to Deter Illegal Immigration – Chris Chmielenski
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/e-verify-still-most-effective-way-deter-illegal-immigration

 

FOX NEWS
— Arrest of illegal immigrant in Mollie Tibbetts murder fuels GOP calls to strengthen laws – Adam Shaw (DIERSEN: Employers that hire illegals give lots of money to politicians to pass laws that promote illegal immigration.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/22/arrest-illegal-immigrant-in-mollie-tibbetts-murder-fuels-gop-calls-to-strengthen-laws.html

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you have no future in Canada, and for that matter, you have no future in America.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/justin-trudeau-homosexuality-is-no-longer-about-tolerance-but-acceptance

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— Meet the New Swamp, Same as the Old Swamp – CHRIS DEATON
https://www.weeklystandard.com/chris-deaton/manafort-cohen-trump-drained-the-swamp-only-so-he-could-refill-it

 

THE HILL
— Impeachment debate moves to center of midterm fight – MAX GREENWOOD AND MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: How many in your precinct want Trump to be impeached? In the 2016 general election, in my precinct, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton. In the 2016 Republican primary election, in my precinct, only 21 voted for Trump while 93 voted for Kasich.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/403158-impeachment-debate-moves-to-center-of-midterm-fight?userid=3526

 

MCCLATCHY NEWS
— Loyal Democratic donors: We’re done with the DNC ‘until they get their act together’ – BEN WIEDER AND ADAM WOLLNER
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article217118220.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Singapore Says ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Author Skipped Military Service – Austin Ramzy (DIERSEN: Did you avoid the draft? Trump and I did. I should write a book about those who have punished me the most for my avoiding the draft by getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/world/asia/kevin-kwan-crazy-rich-asians-singapore-military.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The author of “Crazy Rich Asians,” the best-selling novel on which the new hit film is based, never fulfilled his national service obligations in Singapore and could face a fine or potential prison term, the country’s Ministry of Defense said Wednesday. The status of the author, Kevin Kwan, was revealed by the authorities one day after the film, which was largely set and filmed in Singapore, made its premiere there. Mr. Kwan did not attend the opening there, although the director, Jon M. Chu, and several of the film’s stars did. Mr. Kwan, 44, left Singapore when he was 11 and moved to Houston. Singapore requires all male citizens to perform two years of service in the military, the police or the civil defense force, generally starting at age 18. Singaporeans are not allowed to renounce their citizenship until they turn 21, and can face legal problems if they try to do so without fulfilling their national service. Some profiles of Mr. Kwan said he became an American citizen at age 18. But Singapore appears to have not given up its claims to him. The Ministry of Defense said Mr. Kwan’s application to renounce his citizenship in 1994 was rejected, as was a subsequent appeal. “Mr. Kwan has committed offenses under the Enlistment Act,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that he could face a fine of up to $7,300 and/or imprisonment of up to three years if convicted.)
— China’s Consumption Downgrade: Skip Avocados, Cocktails and Kids – Li Yuan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/business/china-consumer-downgrade.html
— Trump Knows Digital Ads Work. Why Don’t Democrats? The party’s campaigns are ignoring obvious opportunities to engage with voters. – Kendall Collins
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/opinion/trump-democrats-republicans-digital-ads.html
— Judge Orders Release of Long-Secret Report on Leaks From Starr Inquiry – Adam Liptak
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/us/politics/brett-kavanaugh-ken-starr-report.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In fallout from Trump controversies, Republicans warn Democrats will seek his impeachment. Democratic candidates are avoiding the word. – Michael Scherer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-fallout-from-trump-controversies-republicans-warn-democrats-will-seek-his-impeachment-democratic-candidates-are-avoiding-the-word/2018/08/22/53917c44-a58e-11e8-97ce-cc9042272f07_story.html

— Trump called this White House defender ‘wonderful.’ He was fired from his previous job for alleged sexual harassment. – Aaron C. Davis (DIERSEN: Have you been fired? I someone asked your critics/opponents why you were fired, what would they say? My critics/opponents would deny that the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 forced me to retire when I was 49 years old because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They would hint/imply/argue/shout that the real reason was that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/trump-calls-this-white-house-defender-wonderful-he-was-fired-from-his-previous-job-for-sexual-harassment/2018/08/22/1d15ba48-a59a-11e8-a656-943eefab5daf_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a photo of Mollie Tibbetts unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps count on illegals to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/22/mollie-tibbitts-murder-reignites-debate-over-immigrant-crime/1060792002/
— German firms weigh giving employees option of a 28-hour work week – Austin Davis (DIERSEN: To this day, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious that while I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, I had a 40-hour work week. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being pro-employer, anti-employee, and anti-union.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/08/23/german-firms-consider-shorter-work-week-employees/1047483002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Promotion That Comes Without the Pay Raise More employers are handing out new job titles with extra responsibility but no bump in salary; here’s how to respond to that kind of offer – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: What promotions have you gotten and when? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes continue to be beyond furious that IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and that GAO promoted me in 1986. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-promotion-that-comes-without-the-pay-raise-1534944636
— Treasury Readies Its Punch Back at Blue States’ Workarounds on Tax Deduction Cap Rules are expected to block strategies used in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, but similar credits in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia and South Carolina predate GOP tax law – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/treasury-readies-its-punch-back-at-blue-states-workarounds-on-tax-deduction-cap-1534939200
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: How to Cope When Undermined at Work – Joann Lublin (DIERSEN: Democrats always undermine Republicans. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats who focused on undermining my work. I should write a book about them. Further, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs undermined my work while I served as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. I should write a book about them too.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/undermined-at-the-office-how-women-can-cope-with-mistreatment-from-female-colleagues-1534956915

 

BLOOMBERG
— What’s Holding Back Wages in America? (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes continue to be beyond furious that because of cost-of-living adjustments, step increases, and promotions, my salary increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 except for 1980 when I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-22/what-s-holding-back-wages-in-america

 

NASDAQ
— Investors demand fat yields for Illinois’ $968 mln bonds – Reuters
https://www.nasdaq.com/article/investors-demand-fat-yields-for-illinois-968-mln-bonds-20180822-00882

 

KCUR
— Past Housing Discrimination Contributed To Wealth Gap Between Blacks And Whites In Kansas City – MICHELLE TYRENE JOHNSON (DIERSEN: If someone interested in buying a home in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, or in Illinois asked their realtor what the political trend was, what would that realtor say? Of course, Republicans would be discouraged from buying a home in an area that is trending Democrat. But would Democrats be encouraged to buy a home in an area that is trending Democrat? Almost always, homes in areas trending Democrat lose value.)
http://www.kcur.org/post/past-housing-discrimination-contributed-wealth-gap-between-blacks-and-whites-kansas-city#stream/0

 

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Illinois CPA Society honors first African-American female CPA – Michael Cohn (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates, few of whom had taken the CPA examination, let alone passed it, were beyond furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old. Only about 20% pass all four parts of the examination on their first attempt. My passing the examination frustrated their efforts to paint me as being lazy and stupid. It frustrated their promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females over me who had not taken the examination, let alone passed all four of its parts on their first attempt.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/illinois-cpa-society-honors-first-african-american-female-cpa-mary-washington-wylie

 

SENTINEL
— Corvette show rolls into Carlisle this weekend – Tammie Gitt
https://cumberlink.com/news/local/communities/carlisle/corvette-show-rolls-into-carlisle-this-weekend/article_b18849fb-f7a8-5379-9632-2d9fbcd5e5bb.html
https://cumberlink.com/news/local/multimedia/photo_galleries/photos-setup-begins-for-corvettes-at-carlisle/collection_d02553f4-198d-5c2a-87e1-6e062e4b58cb.html#1

 

DESERET NEWS
— Know what the Harp Twins are good at? Everything, but especially Iron Maiden covers – Lottie Peterson Johnson
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900028951/know-what-the-harp-twins-are-good-at-everything-but-especially-iron-maiden-covers.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the similarities don’t end there. Both graduated with honors from the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music in Illinois in harp performance, have competed multiple times at Junior Olympic swimming events, are trained horseback riders and skilled in rifle marksmanship. But when it comes to their differences, the twins don’t have many answers.)

 

DAILY BEAST
— Trump: Michael Cohen Flipping Against Me Should Almost Be Made Illegal (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have flipped against me. They talk and/or act like my critics/opponents had promised them a government job, a government office, a political office, a sweetheart government contract, a new home, a new car, favorable legislation, lots of money, and/or more if they got rid of me. The aforesaid played major roles in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, ending my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, ending my GAO employment, etc.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-michael-cohen-flipping-against-me-should-almost-be-made-illegal

 

FED WEEK
— GAO Stresses Prevention along with Punishment on Misconduct (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government treated the following as being misconduct: a) not being a Democrat, b) avoiding the draft, c) complaining about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, or retaliation, d) failing/refusing to help them get rid of employees because they were draft avoiders, Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40, and e) being an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/gao-stresses-prevention-along-with-punishment-on-misconduct/
— Record Spotty on Merit Pay, MSPB Says, but ‘Failure Not Inevitable (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats use “merit pay” a) to retain and promote their employees who are Democrat and b) to get rid of their employees who are Republican.)
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/record-spotty-on-merit-pay-mspb-says-but-failure-not-inevitable/
— Orders Will Impact Disciplinary Choices, Says GAO (DIERSEN: Disciplinary actions that my Democrat GAO superiors took against me included forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, giving me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting me beyond GS-13, getting rid of my mentor in 1987, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. Disciplinary actions that my Democrat IRS superiors tool against me included not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions in 1978, getting rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims in 1974. Disciplinary actions that my Democrat Post Office superiors took against me included forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/orders-will-impact-disciplinary-choices-says-gao/

 

INSTINCT MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity call you anti-LGBTQ if you do not promote LGBTQ activity. While I worked for IRS’s Special Procedures Staff 1976-1980, my desk mate was openly gay.
http://instinctmagazine.com/post/anti-lgbtq-congressman-wife-indicted-numerous-campaign-finance-violations

 

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Trump’s lesbian pick for judiciary enjoys bipartisan support, breezy hearing – Chris Johnson (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked the hardest against me. I should write a book about them.)
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2018/08/22/trumps-lesbian-pick-for-judiciary-enjoys-bipartisan-support-breezy-hearing/

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Chicago ordinance recognizes ‘chosen family’ – Kim L. Hunt and Melissa Josephs (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes work to destroy the traditional family.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Chicago-ordinance-recognizes-chosen-family/63860.html

August 20, 2018

NBC5
— At Least 50 People Shot in Chicago Since Friday Evening
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-weekend-violence-at-least-50-people-shot-491229181.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Deputy Illinois House Republican leader Tom Demmer of Dixon says attacks on Madigan won’t stop anytime soon – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-republicans-michael-madigan-20180819-story.html
— Dem chair says Rauner money “broke” the GOP – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: How dependent on Rauner are a) your Republican township/ward party organization and b) your Republican county party organization?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-republicans-michael-madigan-20180819-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The head of the Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association says the governor’s use of his personal wealth to rebuild the state Republican Party is breaking the GOP. Doug House sought to differentiate between Rauner giving millions of dollars to the state Republican Party and J.B. Pritzker’s cash helping to rebuild the Democratic Party. “He broke the Republican Party. He took a large amount of money and set it in front of a fan and turned it on and it just spread across the state Republican Party in a way that did motivate or make them enthusiastic for their candidacy, but it didn’t do anything to build their party. It didn’t create any infrastructure. It didn’t motivate and bring out any activists and build the party through people,” House said Sunday on WGN-AM 720. “Once that money’s gone and once that resource is gone, I feel that he’s broken the Republican Party in a way they will have forgotten what they have learned in terms of raising money and in terms of that grassroots infrastructure type of things they did,” he said. In contrast, House said Pritzker’s money has helped set up the “Blue Wave Illinois” program that included candidate recruitment, training and organizational help for county Democratic organizations across the state that work in building grassroots support. Democrats, House said, have “certainly benefited by his enthusiasm but also by the resources he’s brought to bear to help rebuild and re-energize our party across the state. He’s expressed a genuine interest from the very beginning in the introduction of himself and his campaign that he was interested in helping to build the party.”)
— Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoes expanded benefits for paramedics, EMTs – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rauner-benefits-emt-paramedics-20180819-story.html
— Curbing political content on Twitter would stoke fears of abuse, CEO says – Ben Brody
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-tns-bc-twitter-20180819-story.html
— Colorado baker: No cake for gender transition celebration – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–wedding-cake-case-colorado-20180815-story.html
— Her Hubs Women-only co-working spaces popping up in several cities – Amanda Pressner Kreuser (DIERSEN: What about hubs for those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180820/281840054515841
— Want to be happier? Take all your vacation time – Jill Schlesinger (DIERSEN: Between 1978 and 1992, my wife and I went on many vacations. She worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/u-s-league-of-savings-institutions.asp) which had quarterly meetings at luxury destinations across America which she attended as its Corporate Secretary. I routinely accompanied her on those trips. Often, after the meetings were over, we visited nearby national parks. Further, I went on vacations with a coworker to Hawaii, Mexico, Bahamas, and Jamaica while I worked for IRS 1973-1976. Needless-to-say, my envy-filled IRS and GAO Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious. Overwhelmingly, their spouses had little or no income.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201808091630–tms–retiresmctnrs-a20180810-20180810-story.html
— Appealing to the center is no longer a winnable strategy to lure votes – Jonah Goldsberg (DIERSEN: In Illinois, those “Republicans” who “appeal to the center” dump those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-goldberg-moderate-voters-bad-voting-strategy-0820-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Few U.S. school districts step up to educate youth in migrant centers – AP (DIERSEN: How successful have the Democrats been in attracting illegals to your school district?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/child-separation-us-school-districts-educate-migrant-youth-centers/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Brown takes Lawlor’s place on Lake County Board ballot
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180819/brown-takes-lawlors-place-on-lake-county-board-ballot
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180819/women-win-primaries-in-record-numbers-look-to-november
— To improve democracy, start at the local level – Aviva Rosman (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and b) shout at everyone that to punish Trump, they should vote for all the Democrats on November 6, 2018 ballots.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180820/to-improve-democracy-start-at-the-local-level

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How Trump is hurting gun sales In 2016, when Hillary Clinton seemed destined to become president, David Lombardo splurged on a dozen firearms for his collection. A year later, with Donald Trump in the White House, he didn’t buy even one. – H. LEE MURPHY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/how-trump-hurting-gun-sales

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois State Fair slower than last year, vendors say – Brenden Moore
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180819/illinois-state-fair-slower-than-last-year-vendors-say

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote a Democrat who says “Good Republicans can vote Dem.” Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. What do you say to those in Illinois who cast Republican primary ballots, who become Republican precinct committeemen/captains, who get elected to leadership positions in Republican organizations, who get elected as Republicans to government offices, etc., but who talk and act like they are really Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens? They fail/refuse to promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. They promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the Second Amendment, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.)
https://qctimes.com/opinion/columnists/harrop-good-republicans-can-vote-dem/article_f9b0b9d0-4d5a-5754-9f74-66f9aff98d18.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— HUD Hits Facebook For Allowing Housing Discrimination – BRAKKTON BOOKER
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/hud-hits-facebook-allowing-housing-discrimination#stream/0

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Helene Walsh is a businesswoman and political activist. She heads Leenie Productions LLC, the management company for her husband’s “Joe Walsh Program.” According to her LinkedIn page, Walsh handles all speaking engagements for the former congressman. Helene Walsh also serves on the advisory board of Pastor Corey Brooks’ Project H.O.O.D. and on the board of Haym Salomon Center, a conservative Jewish public policy group. A bio of Walsh says she started her career in commercial lending, working for American National Bank. She went on to serve in marketing and sales roles for Evans Fur Co. and then founded Whim Wham Books (a national book retailer). She’s also been active on the civic scene for years, raising money for Prentice Women’s Hospital as well as Latin School of Chicago, where her two children attended.)

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/08/20/polling-heats-up-in-mayors-race-wife-of-tea-partys-joe-walsh-named-to-sauer-seat-konkols-back-and-writing-and-wedding-bells-for-two-culture-hounds-299390

 

WIREPOINTS
— Unbalanced Illinois…again and again and again – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (DIERSEN: What, if anything, has unbalanced you budget for this year? For me it was my 1972 Corvette. D&M Corvette in Downers Grove has appraised my 1972 Corvette at $41,500. But that was after I recently invested $6,702 in the car – $5,228 to D&M ($3,466 labor and $1,762 parts) and $1,474 to Coker Tire for 5 Firestone Wide Oval replica tires. I had not started the car for almost 9 years. Most of D&M’s bill was for repairing damage that ethanol did to car’s entire fuel system. The master cylinder and four calipers were replaced, A/C was charged, carburetor was rebuilt and fuel pump replaced, minor electrical and mechanical problems were fixed, five new tires were installed, new battery was installed, etc. I could have avoided much if not all of the fuel system and brake problems if I had driven the car more – at least once each summer. But my excuse for not starting the car since 2009 is that since 2004, I have spent 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/unbalanced-illinois-again-and-again-and-again/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: REST OF THE NATION SEES 31 PERCENT FASTER JOBS GROWTH VS. ILLINOIS IN 2018 – Orphe Divounguy and Bryce Hill
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rest-of-the-nation-sees-31-percent-faster-jobs-growth-vs-illinois-in-2018/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Co-Ed Restrooms in Government Schools Led by Fools – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/co-ed-restrooms-in-government-schools-led-by-fools/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOVERNOR RAUNER SIGNS NEARLY 300 NEW LAWS IN A MONTH
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/governor-rauner-signs-nearly-300-new-laws-in-a-month.html
— FACEBOOK COMPLETELY CENSORS PRAGERU POSTS FROM PUBLIC VIEW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/facebook-completely-censors-prageru-posts-from-public-view.html

 

FOX NEWS
— The media’s hatred of Trump is only hurting … the media – Michael Goodwin
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/08/20/michael-goodwin-medias-hatred-trump-is-only-hurting-media.html
— Yes, it’s time for affirmative action to end — finally – Mike Gonzalez (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Those who promote AA, Diversity, or Inclusion are Democrats or Democrat plants.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/08/20/yes-its-time-for-affirmative-action-to-end-finally.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Abortion Is Bad for the Economy – Bradley Mattes
https://townhall.com/columnists/bradleymattes/2018/08/20/abortion-is-bad-for-the-economy-n2510758
— Pulling Their Clearances Is Only the Start – It’s Time to Stamp out Elite Privilege – Kurt Schlichter
https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2018/08/20/pulling-their-clearances-is-only-the-start–its-time-to-stamp-out-elite-privilege-n2511233

 

BREITBART
— Three People Shot, One Assaulted at ‘Peace Picnic’ in Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago – Awar Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/19/three-people-shot-assaulted-peace-picnic-rahm-emanuels-chicago/
— Wisconsin Bishop Decries ‘Homosexual Subculture Within the Hierarchy of the Catholic Church’ – Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/19/wisconsin-bishop-decries-homosexual-hierarchy-catholic-church/
— China Interferes in U.S. Election with Anti-Tariff Film Aimed at Republican Districts in California – Joel B. Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/19/china-interferes-in-us-election-with-anti-tariff-film-aimed-at-republican-districts-in-california/
— 19 Times the Media Portrayed Illegal Alien Wanted for Murder as a Victim of Trump Immigration Enforcement – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/19/ice-murder-illegal-alien/

 

HOT AIR
— Back To School Time… For Illegal Aliens? – JAZZ SHAW
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/08/19/back-school-time-illegal-aliens/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— CNN Takes the Bait on Diversity – Brian C. Joondeph (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Those who promote AA, Diversity, or Inclusion are Democrats or Democrat plants.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/cnn_takes_the_bait_on_diversity.html
— First They Came for Alex Jones – Jack Cashill
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/first_they_came_for_alex_jones.html

 

LIBERTY NATION
— MISSION: SILENCE CONSERVATIVES – THE NEXT ESCALATION – Jeff Charles
https://www.libertynation.com/mission-silence-conservatives-the-next-escalation/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— PARTY ANIMALS: SOCIALIZING THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY Lowell Ponte hammers leftist march toward ‘kinder, gentler’ Marxism
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/party-animals-socializing-the-democratic-party/

 

WESTERN JOURNAL
— Franklin Graham Rips Chelsea Clinton for Saying Abortions Added Trillions to Economy – LISA PAYNE-NAEGER
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/graham-rips-chelsea-abortions/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— How many illegal aliens is enough? – Editorial
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/19/editorial-no-one-knows-for-sure-how-many-illegal-a/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— California moving to mandate abortion pills on campus – Lila Rose
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/california-moving-to-mandate-abortion-pills-on-campus

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, politicians say that those who do not promote mass/illegal immigration are racists.
http://thehill.com/policy/international/402568-trudeau-shuts-down-heckler-racism-has-no-place-in-canada
— Facebook apologizes over removal of conservative site’s web videos – MEGAN KELLER
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/402574-facebook-apologizes-for-removing-conservative-sites-web-videos-says-was-a
— No, Omarosa was not the White House’s ‘token minority’ – PARIS DENNARD (DIERSEN: For much of the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, a) I was a “token Republican” and b) few of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Protestant, conservative, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/402493-no-omarosa-was-not-the-white-houses-token-minority

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: More and more and more candidates are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/2018-candidate-diversity-goes-beyond-gender-n901956

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats do everything that they can to paint Republicans as being sexists, and especially Republicans who are
Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/19/business/sexism-women-birthplace-workplace.html
— 5 Pearls of Wisdom About College for Students Starting Their First Year Readers who are college graduates offer advice to incoming freshmen who wonder if degrees are worth the hype. – Lela Moore (DIERSEN: According to this article “It is never too late to finish that degree.” In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, a) I should have earned my master’s degrees much sooner than I did; I did not earn my MBA from Loyola until I was 27, my master’s degree in accounting from DePaul until I was 31, and my master’s degree in finance from IIT until I was 48 and b) I should have earned my professional certifications and license much sooner than I did; I did not pass the CPA examination until I was 30, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination until I was 32, and became a licensed CPA until I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/19/reader-center/is-college-worth-it.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— An anti-Trump says “Trump revoked John Brennan’s security clearance. The long-term consequences may be dire.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2018/08/20/trump-revoked-john-brennans-security-clearance-heres-why-that-matters/

 

USA TODAY
— Trump trillion-dollar-plus deficits are putting America on a path to fiscal ruin Though no one in Washington will admit it, our nation’s finances are in deep trouble. Spending is up, revenues are down, and this will only get worse – Stan Collender
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/08/20/donald-trump-trillion-dollar-plus-deficits-fiscal-ruin-column/986236002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ expertly uses ‘Gone With the Wind,’ ‘Shaft’ cameos.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2018/08/19/how-spike-lee-blackkklansman-expertly-uses-gone-wind-shaft-cameos/1020950002/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— Trump speechwriter fired after appearance with white nationalists (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, you will be fired if you appear with individuals, organizations, companies, governments, or countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, 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.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2018/08/19/trump-speechwriter-fired-after-appearance-with-white-nationalists/gJlxBA6qtj0keoRQd9RgjJ/story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Nice Degree, but Your Diploma Gets an ‘F’ for Spelling College is a shout-out to scholastic achievement, so why can’t schools achieve freshman-level language mastery on sheepskins? – Melissa Korn
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nice-degree-but-your-diploma-gets-an-f-for-spelling-1534696400

 

FORBES
— Employers Slowly Making Progress On Social Mobility In Workforce – Karen Higginbottom (DIERSEN: What education did your parents have? Neither of my outstanding parents attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. The aforesaid unfortunate facts frustrated efforts by my critics/opponents to paint me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and has always been privileged.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/karenhigginbottom/2018/08/19/employers-slowly-making-progress-on-social-mobility-in-workforce/#5660b3ab5181
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A majority of employers asked their new employees whether or not their parents went to University or the type of school they attended; 4 in 10 also asked their current employees these questions, according to the Index. So there is still more work to do. Social mobility has declined in the last 30 years in the UK and in particular, fair access to the professions. The statistics are pretty damning: only 7% of the population attend independent schools but the privately-educated account for more than half of the top level of most professions, including 70% of high court judges, 54% of top journalists and 54% of chief executive officers of FTSE100 companies, according to a Sutton Trust report.)

 

BLOOMBERG
— Democracy Needs the Press as the ‘Opposition Party’ – Noah Feldman (DIERSEN: The mainstream news media acts as an arm of the Democrat Party.)
https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/2018/08/19/trump-vs-the-press-why-opinion-journalism-matters-in-democracy#gs.=dpZ0nQ

 

PBS
— Schools grapple with obligations to migrants in shelters – AP (DIERSEN: How successful have the Democrats been in attracting illegals to your school district?)
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/education/schools-grapple-with-obligations-to-migrants-in-shelters

 

NEWSWEEK
— WHO IS DARREN BEATTIE? DONALD TRUMP SPEECHWRITER FIRED OVER WHITE NATIONALIST CONFERENCE TIES – EWAN PALMER
https://www.newsweek.com/who-darren-beattie-donald-trumps-speechwriter-fired-over-white-nationalist-1080166

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— White House Speechwriter Fired After Being Linked to White Nationalists – Chas Danner (DIERSEN: Soon, if not already, you will be fired if you are linked to individuals, organizations, companies, governments, or countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, 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.)
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/08/trump-aide-fired-after-being-linked-to-white-nationalists.html

 

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— The Trump Administration’s Flawed Approach to Diversity The Obama administration guidance that was recently withdrawn was sound from legal and educational perspectives – Anna Hemingway (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Those who promote AA, Diversity, or Inclusion are Democrats or Democrat plants.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/views/2018/08/20/trump-administrations-approach-diversity-admissions-flawed-opinion

 

TIMES
— Professor ‘was forced to retire by Oxford in diversity drive’ – Rosemary Bennett (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Those who promote AA, Diversity, or Inclusion are Democrats or Democrat plants.)
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/professor-was-forced-to-retire-by-oxford-in-diversity-drive-xn9k6gmrs
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An Oxford University professor and leading authority on Shakespeare was forced to retire at the age of 67 by college bosses to promote diversity, an employment tribunal was told. John Pitcher, fellow of St John’s College, wanted to carry on working beyond the university’s self-imposed retirement age of 67 but was told two years ago that he would have to go. He is an authority on Elizabethan and Jacobean literature and had worked at St John’s for more than 36 years. It is one of the wealthiest Oxford colleges and former students include Tony Blair, Robert Graves, Philip Larkin and Kingsley Amis. Professor Pitcher’s retirement at the end of September 2016 had been set in 2012 but he was then made the Founder’s Fellow at…)

 

QUEERTY
— Firefighters boycott Madison Pride after armed police officers are banned from marching in parade – Graham Gremore
https://www.queerty.com/firefighters-boycott-madison-pride-armed-police-officers-banned-marching-parade-20180819

August 19 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat J.B. Pritzker adds $20M to his campaign; now up to $126.5M total – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-campaign-cash-20180819-story.html
— Catholics consider withholding donations amid scandals – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-catholics-donations-sex-abuse-scandals-20180819-story.html
— Elgin leaders already concerned about citizenship question on 2020 census – Mike Danahey (DIERSEN: What percent of those living in your precinct, in your municipality, in your county, and in Illinois are illegals?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-census-concerns-st-0819-story.html
— Trump speechwriter fired amid scrutiny of appearance with white nationalists – Robert Costa
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-speechwriter-white-nationalists-20180819-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Beattie, when reached by phone on Sunday, declined to elaborate on his dismissal but provided The Post with a statement. “In 2016 I attended the Mencken conference in question and delivered a stand-alone, academic talk titled ‘The Intelligentsia and the Right.’ I said nothing objectionable and stand by my remarks completely,” Beattie said in the statement. “It was the honor of my life to serve in the Trump Administration. I love President Trump, who is a fearless American hero, and continue to support him one hundred percent. I have no further comment.” Beattie, who holds a doctorate from Duke, was one of the rare academics on the White House staff. In 2016, he went public with his support for Trump and cited Trump’s hard-line immigration position as one of the key reasons for his victory. “One of the signals for me is when Trump made his provocative remarks on immigration and then refused to apologize in the wake of overwhelming corporate and media opposition,” Beattie told the Chronicle, a newspaper at Duke.)
— 23 people shot, 2 fatally: ‘Welcome to Chicago, I guess’ – Madeline Buckley
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-shootings-20180818-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Bruce Rauner paints opponents with one brush: ‘They’re corrupt’ – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-calls-political-opponents-pritzker-madigan-emanuel-corrupt-elections-politifact-fact-check/
— Gov. Rauner axes three education bills approved by Illinois General Assembly – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-bruce-rauner-work-ethic-bill-emotional-intelligence-task-force/

 

ABC7
— ‘Truth isn’t truth’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rudy-giuliani-truth-isnt-truth/4000508/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘Peace picnic’ turns violent: 3 people shot, another is beaten
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/-peace-picnic-turns-violent-3-people-shot-another-is-beaten

 

WGN RADIO
— Deputy House GOP Leader, Tom Demmer on the changes to expect in terms of the business climate
https://wgnradio.com/2018/08/19/deputy-house-gop-leader-tom-demmer-on-the-changes-to-expect-in-terms-of-the-business-climate/

 

WLS AM
— Today Stephanie speaks with David Smith, Illinois Family Institute and Larry Roberts of Larry’s Barber College.
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/18/today-stephanie-speaks-with-david-smith-illinois-family-institute-and-larry-roberts-of-larrys-barber-college/

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use illegals against Trump. Anti-Republicans use illegals against Republicans. RINOs use illegals against Republicans. Anti-Americans use illegals against Americans.
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/we-had-no-choice-over-being-brought-here-says-one/article_ace64d1e-89e0-5cf0-8635-b520771162f3.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Algonquin Township – Circus Show hits new high with NWH front page “fake news” sign coverage. – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/algonquin-township-circus-show-hits-new-high-with-nwh-front-page-fake-news-sign-coverage/

 

EAGLE FORUM
— Would Federally Paid Family Leave Be An Entitlement Program? – Tabitha Walter (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I the most because we gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents.)
https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?e=ea26132016&u=cf281a096a7f20fa26c87fe14&id=7a443f496d

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Governor Rauner, veto HB 2624 – John Foley
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/governor_rauner_veto_hb_2624.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— MEDIA FREAKS OUT OVER ICE ARRESTING AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT — THEN THEY FIND OUT HE’S WANTED FOR MURDER – Mike Brest
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/19/media-freaks-ice-illegal-murder/
— ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ARRESTED WHILE DRIVING WIFE TO HOSPITAL IS WANTED FOR MURDER IN MEXICO – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/18/illegal-arrested-murder-fugitive/
— DEMAND FOR CONCEALED CARRY PERMITS IS SKYROCKETING – Molly Prince
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/19/concealed-carry-permits-skyrocketing/

 

CNN
— Man detained while driving pregnant wife to hospital has an arrest warrant in Mexico, ICE says – Amir Vera, Artemis Moshtaghian and Mariano Castillo
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/19/us/ice-detains-california-pregnant-womans-husband/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— As the progressive push for big spending grows, so does the Democratic divide on the deficit The growing split between progressives and party leaders on deficit spending could define the party’s future. – Benjy Sarlin
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/progressive-push-big-spending-grows-so-does-democratic-divide-deficit-n901081

 

CBS NEWS
— More young Americans age 16 to 24 are working this summer, pushing the unemployment rate for the group to a 52-year low. But there’s a catch: the labor force participation rate for young Americans remains below its 1989 peak. – AIMEE PICCHI (DIERSEN: What summer jobs did you have? I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; I washed dishes during the summer of 1965; I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966; and I delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/youth-unemployment-hits-a-50-year-low-but-theres-a-catch/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the labor-force participation rate stands at 60.6 percent, far below its peak of 77.5 percent in July 1989, the BLS added. This rate illustrates the share of 16 to 24 year olds who are working or looking and available for work. For 16-to-19 year-olds in particular, participation is at a record low. Just 35 percent of that age group is looking for work or working—the lowest figure since record-keeping started in 1948.)

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Job market strong for older workers – Janet Kidd Stewart (DIERSEN: What is the prevailing wage for those who have education, work experience, professional certifications, and professional licenses comparable to what you have? In today’s dollars, in 1997, when I was 49 years old, GAO paid me $125,325/year or $60.25/hour. I had almost 18 years of experience working for GAO and almost 9 years of experience working for IRS. I had 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 (CPA), 32 (Certified Internal Auditor), 41 (Certified Fraud Examiner), 45 (Certified Government Financial Manager), 47 (Certified Financial Services Auditor), and 48 (Forensic Accountant), and c) a job-related professional license (licensed CPA) when I was 32.)
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2018/08/job_market_strong_for_older_workers

August 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Helene Miller Walsh, wife of former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, replaces state rep accused of sharing ex’s nude pics – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-nick-sauer-republicans-walsh-20180818-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now, Walsh faces the potentially difficult task of building a campaign in the short few months before the election. She will run against Mary Edly-Allen, a teacher from Libertyville, in the race to represent a central and southern Lake County district in the state legislature. Lake County Republican Party Chairman Mark Shaw said he voted for Walsh because he thinks she will be a good lawmaker and able to set up a campaign in a hurry. “I know how tenacious she can be and how hard a worker she can be,” Shaw said. Shaw said Walsh was picked from about 20 contenders to replace Sauer.)
— Top 10 best back-to-school cars – Robert Duffer (DIERSEN: Duffer recommends a 2018 Honda CR-V (TSP) for business majors. What did you drive while you were earning your bachelor’s degree? While I attended UIC during 1966 and 1967, I drove a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint. While I attended UIC during 1968, I drove a 1968 Oldsmobile 442. While I attended NIU during 1969 and 1970, I drove a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I bought the Pontiac with money that earned washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights during 1964, 1965, and 1966. I bought the Oldsmobile and the Dodge with money that earned delivering mail for the Park Forest Post Office during 1966, 1967, and 1968.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/new/ct-best-2018-cars-for-grads-20180607-photogallery.html
— What would Jesus do? Clean house in the Catholic Church – Megan McArdle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-catholic-pennsylvania-grand-jury-jesus-0819-20180816-story.html
— Can you record your boss at work without him or her knowing? – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: During August and September of 1997, if I had recorded the threats that my Democrat GAO superiors made to me to force me to take their early retirement “offer,” a) my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial would not have been denied and b) the jury would have ruled in my favor.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-record-boss-at-work-20180815-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that the press is “free,” but the press acts like it is an operative or a dupe for the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-enemy-of-the-people-st-0816-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Plenty of danger for Dems if they win House and impeach Trump – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/president-donald-trump-democrats-house-impeachment-2020-election-laura-washington/
— Good journalism depends on savvy consumers – Georgie Anne Geyer (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dismiss, belittle, badmouth, demonize, denigrate, condemn, and slander those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being stupid, lazy, White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20180819/281908773990529

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF HELEN MILLER WALSH: Helene Miller Walsh was sworn in as Republican state representative Saturday by Lake County Circuit Judge Christopher Stride to fill the remainder of Nick Sauer’s term in House District 51. – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180818/ex-congressmans-wife-appointed-to-seat-of-legislator-who-resigned-amid-sex-scandal
— CEO pay jumps to $19M annually, as fears mount over the wealthy pocketing gains – Jeff Stein and Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say nothing about the CEO-worker pay ratio, but who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn government employees and government retirees as being over-compensated?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180819/ceo-pay-jumps-to-19m-annually-as-fears-mount-over-the-wealthy-pocketing-gains
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The top executives of America’s biggest companies saw their average annual pay surge to $18.9 million in 2017, according to a report released Thursday, fueling concerns about the gulf between the nation’s richest and everyone else. The dramatic 18 percent jump in chief executive pay came as wages for American workers remained essentially flat, pushing the gap between executive compensation and employee pay to its highest point in about a decade. The rise in executive pay shown in the report by the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank, is driven largely by the big increases in the stock market over the past year. The bulk of CEO compensation is made up of stock grants or stock options, which can lead to substantial paydays for CEOs when companies perform well in the market. The Standard & Poor’s stock market index jumped 14.5 percent in value from 2016 to 2017 when adjusting for inflation, EPI said. From 2009 to 2017, average pay for the nation’s CEOs jumped by $7.8 million, or by 72 percent, according to the report. Over that period, the average wages and benefits for a typical American worker rose from $53,400 to $54,600, or by about 2 percent, the report said. “It speaks to the degree the economic recovery is unbalanced,” said Larry Mishel, an economist who has tracked the CEO-worker pay ratio for two decades and co-authored the report with Jessica Schieder.)
— There’s much at stake for the public in journalism’s success – Georgie Anne Geyer (DIERSEN: To make GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails more successful, I am extremely reluctant to take advice from anyone, because of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes work extremely hard to get everyone to give me bad advice.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180819/theres-much-at-stake-for-the-public-in-journalisms-success
— We take offense at Trump’s false insult – Editorial (DIERSEN: The hardcopy title of this editorial is “Servant of the people Ultimately, any newspaper’s job is to make the world a little better place.” But anyone who looks at what the mainstream news media does sees that it focuses on defending and advancing the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180818/editorial-we-take-offense-at-trumps-false-insult

 

ABC7
— 3 men shot near Seward Park on Near North Side during back-to-school peace party – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/3-men-shot-near-seward-park-during-back-to-school-peace-party/3994564/

 

CBS2
— Undaunted In Face Of Shootings, Englewood Residents March In Back To School Parade – Audrina Bigos
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/18/englewood-shootings-back-to-school-parade/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 3 men shot in Old Town
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/3-men-shot-in-old-town

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL
— Ag policy forum featured only Republicans – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180818/bernard-schoenburg-ag-policy-forum-featured-only-republicans

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Traditional family model is strongest – Gary Bussmann, Bloomington (DIERSEN: Are you the product of a traditional family. I am. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I had an unfair advantage in life because I was a product of a traditional family and b) that my being a product of a traditional family was just one more reason why I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, in addition to my being a healthy non-veteran Republican White male whose ancestors had been in America since 1844.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/letters/traditional-family-model-is-strongest/article_d50351c0-6f8d-5dfb-ad5f-e725c23d9f80.html

 

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— A woman called police on a man who was getting into his own car (a 2016 Ford Mustang) in Milwaukee – Lainey Seyler
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2018/08/17/woman-called-police-man-who-getting-into-his-own-car-milwaukee/1021846002/

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Helene Walsh selected to succeed Sauer in Illinois House
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511536781-helene-walsh-selected-to-succeed-sauer-in-illinois-house

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump says he won’t allow social media companies to censor conservatives They are ‘totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices’ says the president – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/18/donald-trump-says-he-wont-allow-social-media-compa/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Twitter CEO denies company censors content based on ideology – Robert King
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/twitter-ceo-denies-company-censors-content-based-on-ideology

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP TWEET STORM AGAINST ‘SPEECH CODE CARTEL’ ‘Social Media is totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/trump-tweet-storm-against-speech-code-cartel/

 

TOWNHALL
— Trump Slams Social Media Censorship As Big Tech Silences PragerU, Other Conservatives – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2018/08/18/trump-calls-out-social-media-censorship-as-big-tech-silences-prageru-other-conse-n2510989

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Trump Slams Social Media Censorship of Conservatives; Files Discrimination Complaint Against Facebook – Selwyn Duke (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/29814-trump-slams-social-media-censorship-of-conservatives-files-discrimination-complaint-against-facebook
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Social Media is totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices,” and “the Trump Administration … won’t let that happen.” So wrote President Trump on Twitter Saturday, in a shot across the bow of increasingly Orwellian social-media companies. This comes on the heels of a Friday discrimination complaint the administration filed against Facebook alleging that “the way the company targets ads can be used to screen out people based on race, sex or other protected categories,” reports the Washington Times. While the latter complaint doesn’t relate to the censorship issue, it perhaps does signal the Trump administration’s determination to deal with social-media sleight-of-hand. As for its substance, the Times explains: The complaint goes to the heart of Facebook’s business model, which depends on being able to offer advertisers micro-targeting. “Facebook mines extensive user data and classifies its users based on protected characteristics. Facebook’s ad targeting tools then invite advertisers to express unlawful preferences by suggesting discriminatory options,” the Housing and Urban Development Department said in the complaint. Among those options are physical disabilities, parents with children and even religious practices — advertisers are allowed to show their ads only to people Facebook deems interested in “Jesus” or the “Christian Church,” for example.)

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— PRAGERU’S CENSORSHIP AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/271070/pragerus-censorship-and-first-amendment-daniel-greenfield

 

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Condemns Social Media Companies for Biased Censorship – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/18/donald-trump-condemns-social-media-companies-for-biased-censorship/
— Trump’s Anti-Censorship Tweets Just Reminded Us Why He Is the Greatest – James Delingpole
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/19/delingpole-trumps-anti-censorship-tweets-just-reminded-us-why-he-is-the-greatest/

 

BLAZE
— PragerU claims it is being ‘heavily censored’ by Facebook — and they have evidence to prove it – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/18/prageru-claims-it-is-being-heavily-censored-by-facebook-and-they-have-evidence-to-prove-it

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump Tells Social Media Giants to Lay Off Conservatives: ‘There Is Nothing So Fake as MSNBC, CNN’ – SAM DORMAN
https://ijr.com/2018/08/1117114-trump-social-media-giants-conservatives/

 

POLITICO
— ‘We won’t let that happen:’ Trump alleges social media censorship of conservatives
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/18/trump-social-media-censorship-conservatives-twitter-facebook-787899

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump echoes conservative claims that social media companies censor conservatives – Jason Abbruzzese
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/trump-echoes-conservative-claims-social-media-companies-censor-conservatives-n901876

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Accuses Social Media Firms of Discrimination Against Conservatives – Emily Cochrane
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/us/politics/trump-social-media-conservatives.html
— White Doctor Arrested at Orlando Airport Complains of Being Treated Like a ‘Black Person’ – Mihir Zaveri
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/us/dr-jeffrey-epstein-like-a-black-person.html
— How to Get the Most Out of College They’re privileged, pivotal years. Navigate them with as much care as you did the path that got you there. – Frank Bruni (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that while I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU in 1970, I earned full-time Civil Service credit while I worked only part-time for the Park Forest Post Office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/17/opinion/college-students.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Tax Cut Unlocks Millions for a Republican Election Blitz – Jim Tankersley and Michael Tackett
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/us/politics/tax-cuts-republicans-donors.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The Slippery Slope of Complicity A wannabe Mussolini and his party of apparatchiks.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/opinion/the-slippery-slope-of-complicity.html
— You’re Ready to Quit. How Much Notice Do You Owe? – Rob Walker (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why did I accept IRS’s job offer in 1971 when I was 22 years old? ANSWER: I was unemployed and seeking a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother. I was unemployed because Firestone Stores had fired me for accepting a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/17/business/quitting-your-job.html
— How America’s Jews Learned to Be Liberal – Steven R. Weisman (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many of my superiors and supervisors were Jewish. To turn them against me, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed to them that I was a) conservative, b) baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and c) 100% German national origin.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/opinion/american-jews-israel-liberals.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Men vs. Women, and the Rules of Debate – Ginia Bellafante
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/nyregion/men-women-candidates-debates.html
— How “Crazy Rich” Asians Have Led to the Largest Income Gap in the U.S. – ADEEL HASSAN and AUDREY CARLSEN
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/17/us/asian-income-inequality.html

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Trump slams social media over efforts to silence conservatives – Joe Dwinell
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2018/08/trump_slams_social_media_over_efforts_to_silence_conservatives

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Slams Social-Media Companies for ‘Censorship’ of the Right President alleges bias against conservative voices on popular platforms – Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-slams-social-media-companies-for-censorship-of-the-right-1534609973

 

NERD WALLET
— How to Stretch Your Spending Money in College – ANNA HELHOSKI (DIERSEN: What did you do with the money that you earned while you were earning your bachelor’s degree? I spent the money that I earned on tuition, books, two new cars, and room and board at NIU for three semesters and a summer session. I graduated debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/loans/student-loans/college-student-budget/

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP ACCUSES SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES OF CENSORING CONSERVATIVES – TOM PORTER
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-accuses-social-media-companies-censoring-conservatives-1079143


— TWITTER IS LEFT-LEANING BUT DOES NOT CENSOR BASED ON POLITICS: JACK DORSEY – JASON MURDOCK
https://www.newsweek.com/twitter-left-leaning-admits-boss-jack-dorsey-1079559

 

THE WEEK
— Social media is censoring Republicans, Trump claims on social media
http://theweek.com/speedreads/791098/social-media-censoring-republicans-trump-claims-social-media

 

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
— President Trump Claims Social Media Companies Censor Conservatives
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/president-trump-claims-social-media-companies-censor-conservatives-1135815

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Transferring between federal agencies – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO – a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 (currently $91,880) to GS-9 Step 10 (currently $72,677). According to the Office of Personnel Management, 77% of current federal employees have worked for only one agency, 15% have worked for two agencies, and only 8% have worked for three or more agencies. I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, and for GAO 1980-1997. I should write a book about transferring between federal agencies.

 

GAO audits IRS. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates vehemently opposed my transferring from IRS to GAO. Instead of my taking a $19,203/year (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars, they wanted me to transfer in as an intern and take a $58,902/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars (a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-4 Step 1). To justify that, they viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned a) the knowledge of IRS that I had gained by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880; b) my having passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979; c) my having almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul; d) my having earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976; and e) the fact that much of what GAO Analysts do is similar to what IRS Revenue Officers do.

 

They hinted/implied/argued that IRS should NOT have a) hired me in 1971, b) promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, or c) let me work there for almost 9 years. They hinted/implied/argued that the Post Office should NOT have a) hired me in 1966 or b) let me work there for almost 3 years. They were disgusted, outraged, and beyond furious that I transferred in with almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 unused vacation days, and more than 100 unused sick days. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that legislative branch employees were far superior to executive branch employees. They stressed that I had been a union member while I worked for the Post Office and for IRS and that I had filed grievances.

 

To turn everyone at GAO against me, they stressed to GAO employees a) who were Democrats, that I was a Republican, b) who were liberal or moderate, that I was conservative, c) who were non-Protestant, that I was a Missouri Synod Lutheran, d) who had less money than my wife and I had, that my wife and I had more money than they did, e) who were non-German American, that I was 100% German American, f) who had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that my ancestors had been in America since 1844, and g) who were veterans, that I was a draft avoider. They would not have done any of the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.

 

Have you worked in toxic workplaces? Soon after I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, I learned how toxic its Chicago office was for those who shared my demographics. Nevertheless, I counted on the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer a) to protect me from political affiliation discrimination, from reverse discrimination, and from age discrimination, b) to get me assigned to audits of IRS, c) to get me promoted to GS-11 Step 10 (currently $87,933), to GS-12 Step 5 (currently $91,880), to GS-13 Step 1 (currently $96,403), etc. However, ever-increasingly, the Democrats who ran the office did everything that they could to get rid of him. Nevertheless, in 1986, he succeeded a) in getting me assigned to audits of IRS and b) in promoting me to GS-13 Step 1 (currently $96,403). However, the Democrats succeeded a) in getting rid of him in 1987, b) in throwing me off audits of IRS in 1989, c) in keeping me off audits of IRS for the rest of my GAO career, d) in giving me unfair performance expectations and unfair performance appraisals, e) in always ranking me the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and f) in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)

August 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Newspapers push back against President Trump’s ‘enemy of the people’ claim – BGA
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-newspapers-push-back-against-trumps-enemy-of-the-people-claim/3982128/

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use illegals to blast Trump.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/18/ice-detains-man-driving-pregnant-wife-hospital-san-bernardino/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump accuses ‘social media’ of limiting free speech of conservatives – David Nakamura
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-social-media-free-speech-20180818-story.html
— After slamming Dick Uihlein for trying to ‘buy a Senate seat,’ Wisconsin Senate candidate Leah Vukmir wants Dick Uihlein’s cash – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-wisconsin-senate-race-uihlein-20180818-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trumps says “As Trump delivers racially charged insults, most Republicans stay silent.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-racial-insults-republicans-20180818-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trumps says “In a party dominated by Trumpism, growing ranks of forgotten Republicans sound warning.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-warnings-forgotten-republicans-20180818-story.html
— Wheaton-area school board will consider seeking voter approval on plan to lease new preschool – Bob Goldsborough
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton-glen-ellyn/news/ct-met-wheaton-new-preschool-update-20180817-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mel Reynolds’ prison gripe: Treated like ‘animal’ — blames ‘Trump people’ – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mel-reynolds-trump-prison-sentence-chicago-metropolitan-correctional-center/
— Dogs and cannabis: Some pet owners are using it despite vets’ warnings – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/dogs-cannabis-cbd-oil-safety-treatment/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— SJ-R to host candidate debates in congressional races – Angie Muhs
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180818/angie-muhs-sj-r-to-host-candidate-debates-in-congressional-races
— It’s time for the campaign season to begin. Again. – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180818/statehouse-insider-its-time-for-campaign-season-to-begin-again

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Rep. LaHood says his views on news media don’t mirror president’s – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180818/bernard-schoenburg-rep-lahood-says-his-views-on-news-media-dont-mirror-presidents

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Hultgren, Ugaste host grand opening of joint Geneva HQ ‘Long on donuts and short on speeches’
http://www.kcchronicle.com/2018/08/17/hultgren-ugaste-host-grand-opening-of-joint-geneva-

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— With 80 days until the election, Davis and Londrigan both confident in 13th District support – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/local/with-days-until-the-election-davis-and-londrigan-both-confident/article_31ae2fde-7ad4-59b9-90b0-31049731f2dd.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— U.S. Steel to invest $750 million to revitalize flagship Gary plant – Robert Channick
https://www.daily-journal.com/business/us-steel-to-invest-million-to-revitalize-flagship-gary-plant/article_a3493d64-a230-11e8-b004-231a36d4d488.html

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Amateur hour in Illinois – Kevin McDermott (DIERSEN: What experience do you have? How hard have your critics/opponents worked to marginalize your experience? My critics/opponents have always worked extremely hard to marginalize my experience. I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. 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 $81,071-$91,880. I am a Forensic Accountant, Certified Financial Services Auditor, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Fraud Examiner, licensed CPA, Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and CPA. I passed the CIA and CPA examinations on my first attempt. I have master’s degrees in finance, accounting, and business.)
    https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/columnists/mcdermott-amateur-hour-in-illinois/article_cd4033ec-6c60-5f2c-b205-355ea0348fab.html
    (FROM THE ARTICLE: I’m terrible with cars. I mean, can’t-so-much-as-change-a-spark-plug terrible. May I tune yours up for you? I’m bad in the kitchen, too. Eggs and toast are pretty much my whole repertoire, and I tend to burn the toast. Want me to cater your next event? You’d probably rather call a chef, or a mechanic. Expertise matters. Except when it comes to filling the top leadership posts in our democracy. Then, it seems, we’re ready to take a chance on those who have never led so much as a school board meeting. How often have you heard a candidate for governor, senator, even president boast that his or her complete lack of lower-rung political experience is a shimmering plus rather than a glaring minus? And how does that usually work out? Think about disgraced ex-Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens. Think about our current chaos president. Why do we imagine that high political leadership is the one job best left to the amateurs? Picture your dentist using that logic: I’ve never actually worked on teeth before. I’m proud to be an “outsider.” Open wide! That’s basically what’s unfolding right now in Illinois. For the second consecutive election, voters in the Land of Lincoln this November will choose a mega-wealthy governor who has never held any lower political office, and who only got to this one with a massive boost from his personal checkbook. We know this will be true regardless of the election result, because it’s a description that fits both of the major-party candidates. Sure, incumbent Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner can claim four years of on-the-job training, but given his performance during that time, it’s not much of a claim. He had never held any political office before buying into his first gubernatorial term in 2014 with $27.6 million from his own pocket. A venture capitalist, what he brought with him from that world were boardroom skills that you can’t say have been unproductive in office — because they’ve been counterproductive in office. As for Hyatt Hotels heir and Democratic nominee J.B. Pritzker, it seems his primary qualification for governor, and the main reason his party handed him the nomination over more experienced Democrats, is the 10-figure fortune he was born into and his willingness to use it. Rauner is worth nine figures, and Democrats decided to fight fire with more fire. Business people with no political experience who run for high office invariably argue that their business skills are not just an adequate substitute for political skills, but are better. This has never made sense. The goals, rules and responsibilities of business are completely different from those of politics. Rauner’s first term has been a textbook illustration of those differences.)

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Rahm Emanuel tells the truth about Chicago violence and gets fierce blowback – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/rahm_emanuel_tells_the_truth_about_chicago_violence_and_gets_fierce_blowback.html
— Return of the Blacklist: The Left Shuts Down Free Speech – Ed Brodow (DIERSEN: Who blacklists you? I should write a book about those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois that blacklist me. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, and/or d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/return_of_the_blacklist_the_left_shuts_down_free_speech.html

 

GOPUSA
— Illegal alien children skip deportation hearings, disappear into country daily
http://www.gopusa.com/illegal-alien-children-skip-deportation-hearings-disappear-into-country-daily/
— ESPN not planning to televise national anthem before ‘MNF’ games
http://www.gopusa.com/espn-not-planning-to-televise-national-anthem-before-mnf-games/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— OBAMA’S “N WORD” TAPE WENT PUBLIC AND THE MEDIA COVERED IT UP There have been a thousand times as many news stories about the hypothetical existence of a Trump “N Word” tape as there are about the real and verified existence of the Obama-Farrakhan photo. – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/271064/obamas-n-word-tape-went-public-and-media-covered-daniel-greenfield

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Omarosa Acted Dishonorably by Recording Confidential White House Conversations, but Here’s the Bigger Problem – Hans von Spakovsky
https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/08/18/omarosa-acted-dishonorably-by-recording-confidential-white-house-conversations-but-heres-the-bigger-problem/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Pelosi, Warren, and Waters speak for anti-Trumps.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/402397-boogeywomen-gop-vilifies-big-name-female-dems

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Weaponized Ad Technology’: Facebook’s Moneymaker Gets a Critical Eye – Natasha Singer
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/technology/facebook-microtargeting-advertising.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Online trolls are using immigration as a wedge issue for 2018 midterm elections.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-immigration-disinformation-20180817-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Should We Fear Russian Political Ads? By any measure, they are a drop in the ocean. And they’re hard to distinguish from domestic sentiments. – Curt Levey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-should-we-fear-russian-political-ads-1534460641

 

MILITARY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says: “After his military parade fizzles, Trump lashes out at DC officials.” Anti-Trumps shout at veterans, and at everyone else, that Trump avoided the draft. Of course, anti-Trumps in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois shout at veterans, and at everyone else, that I avoided the draft. Previously, these anti-Trumps called Vietnam veterans “baby killers.”
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/08/17/after-his-military-parade-fizzles-trump-lashes-out-at-dc-officials/

August 17 Evening Edition

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
— Civil Service Opportunity School – Ben Woodward (DIERSEN: The subject line for the email that transmitted this is “The federal government is hiring conservatives.” I should conduct a similar “Civil Service Opportunity School” in Chicago. Despite my Democrat superiors’ best efforts to waste my career and to get rid of me, despite their getting rid of my first mentor in 1975, despite their getting rid of my second mentor in 1987, and despite my becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in 1988, I nevertheless survived a) for almost 3 years working part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969, b) for almost 9 years working for IRS 1971-1980, and c) for almost 18 years working for GAO 1980-1997. Further, IRS promoted me to GS-9 (currently $55,905) in 1972, to GS-11 (currently $67,638) in 1973, and to GS-12 (currently $81,071) in 1974 and GAO promoted me to GS-13 (currently $96,403) in 1986. In today’s dollars, my ending salary was $125,325.  I have not heard that Trump has disavowed “up-or-out,” so federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should still expect to be gotten rid of if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees get promoted that fast. Of course, prospective federal employees should be advised that virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/Training/school.cfm?schoolID=37808
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: What you will learn No longer should conservatives allow liberals to monopolize the bureaucracy. Learn from top Washington insiders how to break into the liberal dominated Civil Service. The Leadership Institute’s Civil Service Opportunity School teaches you how to get a job and succeed in the Civil Service. Whether you are a newcomer to Washington, D.C. or you are looking for a career change, this intensive three-day seminar gives you the tools you need to begin your career in the Civil Service. Topics covered include: The hiring process Creative ways to enter government  Which departments are right for you  The political management of the bureaucracy)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State fair shows how politicians try to ’emphasize, exploit and exacerbate’ Illinois geography for political gain – Rick Pearson, Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-politics-geography-20180816-story.html
— Trump says he plans to revoke security clearance for Justice Department official Bruce Ohr ‘very quickly’ – John Wagner and Karen DeYoung
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-security-clearances-20180817-story.html
— Chicago Public Schools ‘failed to recognize’ extent of systemwide sexual abuse problem – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-schools-sexual-abuse-report-20180816-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump is manic, lashing out. Obama, the Bushes, Clinton and Carter should speak up.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-trump-brennan-security-clearance-huppke-20180817-story.html
— We want to hear from readers: What do you want Illinois’ next governor to prioritize? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats want Illinois’ next governor to focus on driving out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-governor-election-candidate-positions-20180814-story.html
— Election Q and A Suzanne Fahnestock, interim director of the DuPage Election Commission, will talk about how elections are conducted in DuPage County at the League of Women Voters Naperville’s 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, meeting at the Naperville Municipal Center, 400 S. Eagle St. The meeting is also an open house for those interested in learning more about the organization. For more information, go to www.lwvnaperville.org.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-this-week-naperville-st-0819-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Misleading campaign mailers go out as long as they poll well – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-election-mailers-campaign/
— Rahm fattens warchest by $539K, with generous servings from restaurants, hotels – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-fattens-warchest-539000-restaurants-hotels-melman-lettuce-entertain-fundraising/
— The whole world watched: 50 years after the 1968 Chicago convention – Neil Steinberg (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1968? I was a full-time student at UIC and a part-time employee for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I sold my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I saved money for college expenses.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/1968-democratic-national-convention-chicago-protests-riots-50th-anniversary/
— Trump at 36 percent approval among African-Americans: poll – USA TODAY
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-african-american-approval-rating/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use immigrants to demonize Republicans, to denigrate Republicans, and to condemn Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/family-separation-migrant-immigration-zero-tolerance-president-donald-trump-senator-dick-durbin/
— Madigan court foe Gonzales backs Pritzker, says speaker and Rauner must go – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-court-foe-gonzales-backs-pritzker-says-speaker-and-rauner-must-go/

 

WLS AM
— Bill Cameron: “their spending on the campaign so far is over $100 million, it’s just insane.” – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/17/bill-cameron-what-their-spending-on-the-campaign-so-far-is-over-100-million-its-just-insane/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— An unfortunate political encounter – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180816/our-view-unfortunate-political-encounter

 

FOX NEWS ILLINOIS
— Asian carp samples given at Illinois State Fair
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/asian-carp-samples-given-at-illinois-state-fair
— Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti hosts Narcan training session at Illinois State Fair
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/lt-gov-sanguinetti-hosts-narcan-training-session-at-illinois-state-fair

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Former Intel Chiefs: White House Using Security Clearances As A ‘Political Tool’ – SARAH MCCAMMON
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/former-intel-chiefs-white-house-using-security-clearances-political-tool#stream/0

 

NAPERVILLE NALN
— Naperville Area Leaders Network – NALN
https://www.facebook.com/napernaln/
(ACCORDING TO A REPORT: Great turnout of 50 people for tonight’s NALN event featuring Jim Mendrick and Steve Chirico in Naperville. Attendees included Coyne, Mendrick, MacKay, Janice Anderson, Patty Smith, Rising, Jacks, Kenn Miller, Wentz, Brad Miller, and Bruce Hanson.)

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry Township Trustee Applicants Revealed – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/17/mchenry-township-trustee-applicants-revealed/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RAUNER SIGNS BILL PREVENTING PROFESSIONAL LICENSE SUSPENSION FOR STUDENT LOAN DELINQUENCIES – Amy Korte (DIERSEN: I earned a CPA license in 1981 when I was 32 years old.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rauner-signs-bill-preventing-professional-license-suspension-for-student-loan-delinquencies/
— RAUNER SIGNS BILL ALLOWING CONSOLIDATION OF MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICTS – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rauner-signs-bill-allowing-consolidation-of-mosquito-abatement-districts/
— RAUNER SIGNS BILL SHEDDING LIGHT ON SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE SPENDING – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rauner-signs-bill-shedding-light-on-school-district-administrative-spending/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Asian carp sandwiches served at Lt. Gov.’s tent at Illinois State Fair – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/outdoorsenvironment/asian-carp-sandwiches-served-at-lt-gov-s-tent-at/article_467de3da-a192-11e8-9baf-23419b2fda84.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NATIONAL LEGAL IMMIGRATION GROUP: WITH REPUBLICANS LIKE RAUNER, WHO NEEDS DEMOCRATS?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/national-legal-immigration-group-with-republicans-like-rauner-who-needs-democrats.html
— LATEST LEFTIST ATTEMPT TO REVIVE THE ERA WON’T WORK, ANDY SCHLAFLY SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/latest-leftist-attempt-to-revive-the-era-wont-work-andy-schlafly-says.html
— IVES: “ANY DEM THAT SAYS THEY SUPPORT BUSINESS IS LYING TO YOU”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/ives-any-dem-that-says-they-support-business-is-lying-to-you.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner says “left-leaning” Chicago press is “plenty biased”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/17/rauner-says-left-leaning-chicago-press-is-plenty-biased/
— Illinois rated second most likely governor’s office to flip parties
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/17/illinois-rated-second-most-likely-governors-office-to-flip-parties/
— “If any region should feel alienated from state government, it’s the suburbanites”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/17/if-any-region-should-feel-alienated-from-state-government-its-the-suburbanites/
— Democratic legislator files resolution condemning “scofflaw counties” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment so that they can confiscate all the firearms and all the ammunition that Republicans own.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/17/democratic-legislator-files-resolution-condemning-scofflaw-counties/
— Are the Democrats unified? (DIERSEN: Democrats are unified against individuals, against organizations, against companies, against governments, and against countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, 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.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/17/are-the-democrats-unified/
— Rauner ad gets it wrong, but Pritzker needs to end his silence
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/17/rauner-ad-gets-it-wrong-but-pritzker-needs-to-end-his-silence/

 

FOX NEWS
— Rahm Emanuel under increasing fire for linking Chicago violence and morals in minority neighborhoods – Barnini Chakraborty
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/17/rahm-emanuel-under-increasing-fire-for-linking-chicago-violence-and-morals-in-minority-neighborhoods.html

 

GOPUSA
— DEA plans to combat Mexican drug cartels with new enforcement group in Chicago
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52686
— Identity Politics: A Cynical Electoral Tactic (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52681

 

DAILY CALLER
— BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION PROGRESSES IN NEW MEXICO – Neetu Chandak
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/17/border-wall-new-mexico/?utm_medium=email
— KELLYANNE CONWAY ACCUSES PRESS OF BEING ‘OBSESSED’ WITH TRUMP – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/17/kellyanne-conway-media-obsessed-with-trump/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The “Enemy Of The People” Media Were On The Wrong Side In The Revolution – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28568

 

THE HILL
— Trump calls Justice official Bruce Ohr a ‘disgrace,’ vows to revoke clearance – JORFAN FABIAN AND MORGAN CHALFANT (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are a disgrace? My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was a disgrace a) because I was a Republican, b) because I avoided the draft, c) because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, d) because I would not help them get rid of employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and e) because in 1988 when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/402324-trump-prepared-to-revoke-doj-officials-security-clearance

 

POLITICO
— Richard Uihlein, one of the top donors of 2018, has dropped tens of millions of dollars only to watch most of his picks go down. – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/17/richard-uihlein-gop-donor-losing-candidates-784146

 

CNN
— Teens who vape or use hookah are more likely to use marijuana later, study finds – Maritza Moulite
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/06/health/vape-hookah-marijuana-teens-study/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Can I Cure My White Guilt? – Cheryl Strayed and Steve Almond (DIERSEN: Democrats promote White guilt to promote Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion. Democrats use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/style/white-guilt-privilege.html

 

USA TODAY
— Florida school districts defying hazy rules on the use of medical marijuana for students – Keona Gardner
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/10/florida-schools-medical-marijuana-policies-mixed-messages/957250002/

 

BOND BUYER
— Illinois offering document paints a gloomier picture than its politicians – Yvette Shields
https://www.bondbuyer.com/news/illinois-pos-counters-politicians-balanced-budget-claims

August 12 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Counterprotesters gather in D.C. as white nationalists rally near White House – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/counterprotesters-gather-in-dc-as-white-nationalists-rally-near-white-house/3940624/
— Omarosa says she secretly taped her firing, plays the audio – AP (DIERSEN: What if I had taped the threats that my Democrat GAO superiors made to me to force me to take their early retirement “offer?”)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/omarosa-says-she-secretly-taped-her-firing-plays-the-audio/3941638/

 

NBC5
— Counterprotesters Outnumber White Supremacists Ahead of DC Rally White supremacist rally sparsely attended Sunday afternoon in Lafayette Square outside White House – NBC Washington and Associated Press
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/White-Nationalists-Unite-the-Right-2-DC-Counterprotesters-Expected-for-Rallies-490634451.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Rx needed for Peter Roskam’s portrayal of Casten’s healthcare stand – BGA (DIERSEN: What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/peter-roskam-healthcare-claim-sean-casten-facebook-ad-obamacare-2018-elections-fact-check/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Union-Promoters say “Missouri vote is a boost for workers everywhere.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/missouri-right-to-work-unions-illinois-janus-lincolnshire/
— Gov. Rauner, Speaker Madigan both expected to be deposed in election lawsuit – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brucer-rauner-mike-madigan-larry-dominick-deposition-federal-lawsuit-elections-jason-gonzales-sham-candidates/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Police unions urge members to boycott Dolphins over anthem demonstrations – Cindy Boren
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/ct-spt-police-unions-dolphins-national-anthem-protest-20180812-story.html
— Chicago’s mayoral race on display as Emanuel, opponents politick at Bud Billiken parade – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bud-billiken-parade-mayors-race-20180809-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Drunks on your train? Here’s what Metra can do about it – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: How much have you ridden Metra? I rode Metra to work/school in 1971, 1973, 1974, and then 1978-1997.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180812/drunks-on-your-train-heres-what-metra-can-do-about-it
— 1908 Springfield race riot led to the creation of the NAACP (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing in 1908? My grandfather on my father’s side helped his father operate Crete’s only a hardware store. My grandmother on my father’s side helped her parents operate a farm in Crete. My grandparents on my mother’s side helped their parents operate farms in Grant Park near the Indiana border.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180812/illinois-200-1908-springfield-race-riot-led-to-the-creation-of-the-naacp
— Sending kids to college increases the chances you’ll lose your house – Andrew Van Dam (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn my wife and I as being undeservedly filthy rich a) because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, b) because I avoided the draft, c) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, and d) because my federal pension and health, dental, and vision benefits are much too generous.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180812/sending-kids-to-college-increases-the-chances-youll-lose-your-house
— Can you mix politics with job interviews? – Karla L. Miller (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180812/can-you-mix-politics-with-job-interviews

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Benefit of incumbency on display in 15th race – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-08-12/tom-kacich-benefit-incumbency-display-15th-race.html
— Don’t look to Springfield for reform this year – BRETT ROWLAND
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-08-12/brett-rowland-dont-look-springfield-reform-year.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— State Rep. Reflects On Her Tenure And The Future Of Women In Politics – JACLYN DRISCOLL
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/state-rep-reflects-her-tenure-and-future-women-politics#stream/0

 

WGLT
— Rauner To Spend Millions To Help GOP Chances In November – ERIC STOCK
http://www.wglt.org/post/rauner-spend-millions-help-gop-chances-november#stream/0

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois’ unpaid vendor debt surpasses $8 billion – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511528368-illinois-unpaid-vendor-debt-surpasses-8-billion

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Roskam touts digital marketing for small businesses – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511526199-roskam-touts-digital-marketing-for-small-businesses
— Lawsuit filed to stop District 200 from building new school – Kasey Schefflin-Emrich
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511528194-lawsuit-filed-to-stop-district-200-from-building-new-school
— College of DuPage enrolls 26,165 undergrads
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511518314-college-of-dupage-enrolls-26-165-undergrads

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP PRAISES BIKERS FOR HARLEY-DAVIDSON BOYCOTT, TALKS ‘LEVEL’ TRADE PLAYING FIELD – Evie Fordham
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/12/trump-harley-davidson-boycott/

 

THE HILL
— White nationalists, counterprotesters rally in DC
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/401479-live-coverage-white-nationalists-counter-protesters-rally-in-dc
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Union-promoters say :”Missourians see ‘Right-to-Work’ for what it is: an assault on workers.”
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/401430-missourians-see-right-to-work-for-what-it-is-a-death-knell-for-wages

 

POLITIFACT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Roskam says “Roskam ad makes absurd claims about Democratic challenger’s health care stance.”
https://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2018/aug/12/peter-roskam/roskam-makes-absurd-claims-about-democratic-challe/

 

CNBC
— Former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman accuses John Kelly of threats in her firing Former presidential adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman leveled a number of damaging claims against the White House on Sunday, and accused Chief of Staff John Kelly.
She said her secret recordings were part of an effort to “protect herself, and I have no regrets about it.” – Javier E. David
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/12/omarosa-manigault-newman-accuses-white-house-of-threats-in-firing.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Anti-hate protesters far outnumber white supremacists as groups rally near White House.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/washington-readies-for-todays-planned-white-supremacist-rally-near-white-house/2018/08/12/551720c4-9c28-11e8-8d5e-c6c594024954_story.html
— ‘Not the enemy of the people’: 70 news organizations will blast Trump’s attack on the media – Cleve R. Wootson Jr. (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being an enemy of religious people, conservatives, Republicans, Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, Republican etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/08/11/not-the-enemy-of-the-people-70-news-organizations-will-blast-trumps-attack-on-the-press/
— Florida candidate tried to prove she’s a college graduate. The school says her diploma is fake. – Kristine Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/08/11/florida-candidate-tried-to-prove-shes-a-college-graduate-the-school-says-her-diploma-is-fake/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say Melania Trump’s immigration lawyer calls president’s attacks on chain migration “unconscionable.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/08/11/melania-trumps-immigration-lawyer-calls-presidents-attacks-on-chain-migration-unconscionable/
— What happens when the government stops doing its job? – Steven Mufson (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats and b) to not hire, to not retain, and to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/what-happens-when-the-government-stops-doing-its-job/2018/08/10/74cc7a52-9b53-11e8-8d5e-c6c594024954_story.html
— New data makes it clear: Nonvoters handed Trump the presidency – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: What percent of nonvoters are illegals?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/08/09/new-data-makes-it-clear-nonvoters-handed-trump-the-presidency/

 

FORBES
— Companies Need To Know The Dollar Cost Of Employee Turnover – Bill Conerly (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the millions of taxpayer dollars that the Democrats who run the federal government wasted to get rid of me. When the Democrats who ran the Post Office succeeded in forcing me to resign in 1969 when I was 20 years old, they wasted all the training that the Post Office had invested in me. When the Democrats who run IRS refused to promote me beyond GS-12, they a) wasted all the training that IRS had invested in me and b) wasted what I had learned earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. When the Democrats who ran GAO refused to assign me to audits of IRS 1980-1985, and then after 1988, they wasted what I had learned working for IRS for almost 9 years. When the Democrats who ran GAO refused to promote me beyond GS-13 and forced me to retire in 1997, they a) wasted all the training that GAO had invested in me and b) wasted what I had learned earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/billconerly/2018/08/12/companies-need-to-know-the-dollar-cost-of-employee-turnover/#451d30b2d590

August 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Candidates for governor pumping millions into other Illinois races
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/candidates-for-governor-pumping-millions-into-other-races/3925477/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Blames Emanuel for ‘Failure’ on Violence
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-blames-emanuel-for-failure-on-violence-490544721.html

 

CBS2
— Spike Lee Says President Donald Trump Is A ‘Bullhorn’ For Racism, Calls Him ‘Agent Orange’ – CNN
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/10/spike-lee-president-donald-trump-bullhorn-racism-agent-orange/
— Chicago Mayoral Candidate Willie Wilson Says There’s A Double Standard On Spending Money – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/10/willie-wilson-says-double-spending-standard/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago pastor Gregory Livingston calls on Trump to send National Guard to city
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicago-pastor-calls-on-trump-to-send-national-guard-to-city

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not glorify, praise, and pander to illegals, anti-Trumps call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/immigration-deportations-president-donald-trump-nationalism-racism-refugees-daca-elections-editorial/
— As candidates quit ballot, Lake County GOP leaders are scrambling – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/lake-county-politics-nick-sauer-republican-party-candidates/
— Northwestern professor resigns after school probes misconduct allegations – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/alec-klein-northwestern-resigns-sexual-harassment-misconduct-investigation/
— Lives lost: the victims of Chicago’s bloodiest weekend of 2018 – Sam Charles, Alexandra Arriaga, Manny Ramos and Yvonne Kim
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-bloodiest-weekend-victim-profiles-violence-shootings/
— White House says Omarosa claim of Trump racism is ‘false’ – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call Trump and his supporters racists.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/omarosa-manigault-newman-donald-trump-racist-white-house-false/
— State has given $420 million in tax breaks to TV shows, movies, won’t detail why – Tim Novak and Tanveer Ali
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-gives-millions-state-tax-breaks-tv-film-productions-transparency-chicago-fire-transformers-mob-wives-watchdogs/
— Mayoral challenger Lori Lightfoot brands city violence a ‘public health crisis’ – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lori-lightfoot-running-for-mayor-calls-city-violence-public-health-crisis-rahm-emanuel/
— When spending my money, I try to ‘buy black’ – John W. Fountain (DIERSEN: What if someone said they tried to “buy White?”)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/buy-black-african-american-businesses/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Tollway documents say board member Gomez swore at, threatened staffers – Mary Wisniewski Contact Reporter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-biz-tollway-board-gomez-threats-20180810-story.html
— Omarosa says she refused $15k per month hush money, pens memoir calling Trump racist – Josh Dawsey (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call Trump and his supporters racists.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-omarosa-hush-money-trump-racist-20180810-story.html
— In America, wage growth is getting wiped out entirely by inflation – Heather Long
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-wages-inflation-20180810-story.html
— GOP schedules Supreme Court hearings for Kavanaugh. Democrats say process is being rushed. – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kavanaugh-supreme-court-hearings-20180810-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Under investigation for county credit card use, Lawlor formally ends re-election bid – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180810/under-investigation-for-county-credit-card-use-lawlor-formally-ends-re-election-bid
— Fox’s Laura Ingraham: I wasn’t talking about race – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats only want future Democrats to immigrate to America. From what I see, Democrats do not want White people to immigrate to America, and Democrats especially do not want White people to immigrate to America who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, male, older, educated, and/or rich. Democrats only want future Democrats to immigrate to America.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180810/business/308109970/
— Language courses prepare COD students for the workforce
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180810/language-courses-prepare-cod-students-for-the-workforce
— New in Naperville: An indoor dog park and pool for playtime with pets – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180810/new-in-naperville-an-indoor-dog-park-and-pool-for-playtime-with-pets
— Naperville bans smoking at 137 outdoor parks – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180810/naperville-bans-smoking-at-137-outdoor-parks

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Attack ad season kicks off between Roskam, Casten It would hardly feel like campaign time without negative ads, would it? And in the red-hot 6th Congressional District race, the incumbent has delivered the opening salvo. The question is, how truthful is it? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/attack-ad-season-kicks-between-roskam-casten

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DI LEO: ANOTHER ELECTION YEAR, ANOTHER ARRAY OF ELECTION ABUSES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/another-election-year-another-array-of-election-abuses.html
— DUNCAN ON TRUMP: AN EDUCATED WORKFORCE DOESN’T PLAY TO TRUMP’S AUTHORITARIAN TENDENCIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/duncan-on-education.html
— BLOOMINGTON NEWS STATION RAISES EYEBROWS WITH USE OF RACIAL SLUR
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/bloomington-news-station-raises-eyebrows-with-use-of-racial-slur.html
— KINZINGER ADDRESSES GROWING OPIOID CRISIS IN DISTRICT FORUMS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/kinzinger-addresses-growing-opioid-crisis-in-district-forums.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Study: All of Downstate receives more from the state than it pays in (DIERSEN: Does your precinct, municipality, township/ward, and county receive more from the state than it pays in?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/10/study-all-of-downstate-receives-more-from-the-state-than-it-pays-in/

 

BREITBART
— Weekly Standard Cheers Big Tech Blacklisting Infowars; Calls for More – John Nolte (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries blacklist you? I should write a book about those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that blacklist me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/10/nolte-weekly-standard-cheers-big-tech-blacklisting-infowars-calls-more/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As you can see, in its ongoing efforts to wrangle cable news invites, TWS is adopting the exact same Orwellian language we hear from the book burners in the establishment media and from Social Justice Warriors–buzzwords like “healthy” and “optimal” and “be better.” This is the language of censors, of those who purge heretics for wrongthink under the guise of doing what is best for “the community.” You see, they are the ones who know what opinions and ideas we should and should not have access to — for our own good. Jonathan Last’s piece is also peppered with the non-argument that private companies should be allowed to set their own “standards,” even though no one is calling on these monster-sized companies not to have standards.)
— Three Miami Dolphins Protest During the National Anthem – Dylan Gwinn
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2018/08/09/three-miami-dolphins-protest-during-national-anthem/
— CNN Wants White Children to See Race, Not to ‘Be Kind to Everyone’ – Joel B. Pollak (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) they are not racist and b) everyone else is racist.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/10/pollak-cnn-wants-white-children-to-see-race-not-to-be-kind-to-everyone/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: CNN published an op-ed on Thursday that advises the parents of white children to begin educating them to notice racial differences at an early age — “constantly going out of our way to name differences” — rather than teaching them simply to “be kind to everyone.” Parents of white children must also bring them to social spaces “where they aren’t in the overwhelming racial majority,” and teach them about “more people of color freedom fighters than the few they hear about at school” to encourage “antiracist behaviors.” That is just some of the advice from Drake University professor Jennifer Harvey in an article titled, “Raising white kids to be racially sensitive — and proactive.” The obvious implication is that white children have a unique racist burden that others do not. CNN often accuses President Donald Trump of racism and of dividing Americans by race, often on the basis of its own imaginings, such as the (false) claim he only refers to black people, e.g. LeBron James, as “dumb.”)

 

DAILY CALLER
— HUNDREDS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WILL BE MOVED OUT OF DC – Tim Pearce (DIERSEN: While worked for GAO 1980-1997, I always worked in its downtown Chicago office. While worked for IRS 1971-1980, I worked in its downtown Chicago office in 1971; in its Harvey office 1972-1973; in its Joliet and 63rd & Halsted, and downtown Chicago offices in 1973; in its downtown Chicago and Joliet offices in 1974; and in its downtown Chicago office 1974-1980. While worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, I always worked in its Park Forest office.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/10/usda-employees-move-dc/
— WASHINGTON POST CONDUCTS MASSIVE FACT CHECK ON OCASIO-CORTEZ – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/10/washington-post-fact-check-ocasio-cortez/

 

GOPUSA
— NFL: Players kneel, raise fists during preseason games – AP
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52172

 

LIFE NEWS
— Obamacare Insurance Plans are Secretly Forcing You to Fund Abortions – JENNIFER POPIK, J.D.
http://www.lifenews.com/2018/08/10/obamacare-insurance-plans-are-secretly-forcing-you-to-fund-abortions/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Speaker Race: If Trump Endorses, Will It Matter? – Sally Persons (DIERSEN: Who are the conservative leaders in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality? Do they send out emails? If so, a) how often do they send out emails and b) who reads those emails? My critics/opponents stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am no longer the aforesaid, I am NOT a conservative leader.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/08/02/speaker_race_if_trump_endorses_will_it_matter.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservative outside groups are already getting behind Jordan. Leaders of these organizations say he is dedicated to upholding Trump’s agenda and would help rally the base in the upcoming midterms. Some have even planned ad campaigns to help elect Jordan as speaker. “This is of course about base and turnout, and you left some big tickets from the Trump agenda on the cutting room floor,” said Adam Brandon, president of the conservative group FreedomWorks, naming Obamacare repeal and immigration reform as the top items. “Jim Jordan has credibility with the base on all of those issues.” He added that it’s unlikely Trump will make an endorsement in the race. “I actually think that President Trump will work with whoever is speaker. I would advise him to stay out of it right now,” Brandon said. Another conservative leader said that while it’s unclear whom the president will endorse, Jordan is more in line with his agenda. “The President has praised Jordan many times. … [L]ike Trump, he wants to accomplish right now what was promised to the American people,” said Brent Bozell, president of ForAmerica, in a statement. Jordan’s path to the speakership will likely be difficult regardless of whether the president weighs in. Ryan has already given McCarthy his support and said that most Republicans see him as the successor. “I think we all believe that Kevin is the right person,” said Ryan in an interview with NBC News in April after he announced his retirement.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “At Carrier, the Factory Trump Saved, Morale Is Through the Floor Twenty months after the president-elect reached a deal to keep blue-collar jobs from leaving the country, absenteeism plagues the Indiana plant.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/business/economy/carrier-trump-absenteeism-morale.html
— The N.R.A. Has Declared War on Andrew Cuomo. He Couldn’t Be Happier. – Vivian Wang
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/09/nyregion/nra-cuomo-insurance-lawsuit.html
— If We Silence Hate Speech, Will We Silence Resistance? “Hate” is a dangerously elastic label. – Erik Nielson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint as being haters those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, 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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/09/opinion/if-we-silence-hate-speech-will-we-silence-resistance.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Face Tattoos Go Mainstream – Steven Kurutz
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/04/style/face-tattoos.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Obama Center Can Afford More Than $1 Rent It’s a political ‘institute,’ not a presidential library. So taxpayers shouldn’t be paying for anything. – Mark Glennon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-obama-center-can-afford-more-than-1-rent-1533936141

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Can Trump’s White House Legally Ban Reporters? – Frank LoMonte
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/can-trumps-white-house-legally-ban-reporters/

 

PEDIATRICS GATEWAY
— Adolescent E-Cigarette, Hookah, and Conventional Cigarette Use and Subsequent Marijuana Use – Janet Audrain-McGovern, Matthew D. Stone, Jessica Barrington-Trimis, Jennifer B. Unger, Adam M. Leventhal
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2018/08/02/peds.2017-3616..info

 

MILITARY TIMES
— Concerns build over Trump’s unofficial advisors on veterans policy – Leo Shane III (DIERSEN: Who advises those who run your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois?)
https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2018/08/10/concerns-build-over-trumps-unofficial-advisors-on-veterans-policy/

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1033 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $499,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447905_zpid/