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September 23 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois governor vetoes data privacy measure – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/illinois-governor-vetoes-data-privacy-measure/2446105/

NBC5
— Madigan Could Undo Soda Tax if County Board Doesn’t – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/madigan-could-undo-soda-tax-if-cook-county-board-doesnt-446944103.html
— Who Will Replace Lisa Madigan? – Carol Marin and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-deep-dish-chicago-446934553.html

WGN TV
— Illinois among 21 states targeted by hackers during election, Feds say – AP
http://wgntv.com/2017/09/22/illinois-among-21-states-targeted-by-hackers-during-election-feds-say/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner vetoes plan to require teaching cursive – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/rauner-vetoes-plan-to-require-teaching-cursive

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. Rauner sets timeline for $6B bond sale to pay down bill backlog – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-sets-timeline-for-6b-bond-sale-to-pay-down-bill-backlog/
— Rauner vetoes smartphone location tracking privacy bill – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-vetoes-smartphone-location-tracking-privacy-bill/
— Illinois Lottery selects UK firm for $2.2B private management contract – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/illinois-lottery-selects-uk-firm-for-2-2b-private-management-contract/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups glorify and praise McCain: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/charen-speaking-of-great-character-thank-you-john-mccain/
— My friend Ed might be alive to this day if he’d had medical insurance – David McGrath (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious because my wife and I have subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance for the rest of our lives because I am a retired federal employee. We pay only $5,763/year (25%) and the federal government pays $17,288/year (75%). Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/my-friend-ed-might-be-alive-to-this-day-if-hed-had-medical-insurance/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— McHenry County still not following new immigration law, defense attorneys say – Amanda Marrazzo and Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/mchenry-county/news/ct-mchenry-county-trust-act-immigration-ice-met-20170922-story.html
— Wheaton College at first stood by players accused of hazing, letter shows – Christy Gutowski and Stacy St. Clair (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use this story to smear those who share the following Trump demographics – Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, rich, etc. However, Wheaton College is in Milton Township and Trump got only 39% of the vote while Clinton got 53%.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-wheaton-college-hazing-charges-met-20170922-story.html
— Trump says NFL owners should fire players who kneel during anthem: ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-nfl-anthem-protest-20170922-story.html
— Illinois Lottery selects new private manager – Joe Mahr and Matthew Walberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-lottery-new-manager-met-20170922-story.html
— Students like free speech as long as they like the speech – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, because of their Democrat teachers, students only like speakers who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-campus-antifa-pc-brookings-berkeley-20170924-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Who got more votes, has more expertise? – Chris Lauzen, Kane County Board Chairman
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170923/who-got-more-votes-has-more-expertise
— Meeting the challenge of college costs – Peg Mannion (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? The money to pay for my 1970 bachelor’s degree and my 1976, 1980, and 1997 master’s degrees came from money that I earned washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170921/meeting-the-challenge-of-college-costs
— New Lombard police chief knows town, people ‘inside and out’ – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: How long have you lived in your precinct, your municipality, your township/ward, your county and Illinois? I have lived a) in my precinct since 1984, b) in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County since 1978, and c) in northeast Illinois since 1948.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170922/new-lombard-police-chief-knows-town-people-inside-and-out
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF COOKSEY: Lawyer: More than 5 Wheaton College players took part in hazing – Katlyn Smith (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use this story to smear those who share the following Trump demographics – Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, rich, etc. However, Wheaton College is in Milton Township and Trump got only 39% of the vote while Clinton got 53%.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170922/lawyer-more-than-5-wheaton-college-players-took-part-in-hazing
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: For a few federal agencies, like NASA, it is easier to hire and to retain qualified young Democrat minorities and qualified young Democrat females. But for most federal agencies, including the agencies that I worked for (Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997), it is very difficult to hire and to retain qualified young Democrat minorities and qualified young Democrat females.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170922/bartlett-high-school-grad-talks-about-her-pathway-to-working-for-nasa

NORTHWEST HEARLD
— Illinois Lottery picks new private manager
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/09/23/illinois-lottery-picks-new-private-manager/axj4214/

WGME
— Cahokia team of youth football players kneel in protest during National Anthem (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrat educators focus on cranking out “good little Democrats” who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://wgme.com/news/nation-world/team-of-youth-football-players-kneel-in-protest-during-national-anthem

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump touts ‘Big Luther’s’ loyalty, electability at Alabama rally – ERIC BRADNER (DIERSEN: Who/what are you loyal to? I am loyal to the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject some or all of the aforesaid. What harms your electability? From what I see, ever-increasingly, my demographics harm my elecability: Trump supporter, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (68), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, ancestors have been in America since 1844, federal retiree, former union member, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, etc. How many of the aforesaid “bad” demographics do you have?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/health-news/trump-heads-to-alabama-after-health-care-setback/816765631
— Trump: NFL owners should fire players who protest the national anthem POTUS gives speech in Alabama – SOPHIE TATUM (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who oppose patriotism, Republicanism, and especially Wheaton’s Independence Day parades. They do everything that they can to discourage Republican candidates and elected officials from a) participating in the parades and b) helping sponsor entries in the parades.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-nfl-owners-should-fire-players-who-protest-the-national-anthem/816863346

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives demands Raoul apology over ‘sexist’ Harold comments – Caitlin Nordahl
http://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511221801-ives-demands-raoul-apology-over-sexist-harold-comments
— Illinois abortion foes not ‘appeased’ by Rauner wavering on expanded coverage – W.J. Kennedy
http://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511221762-illinois-abortion-foes-not-appeased-by-rauner-wavering-on-expanded-coverage

CATHOLIC CITIZENS OF ILLINOIS
— How to Respond When People Say, ‘Who Am I to Judge?’ – Mary Anne Hackett (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely judgmental. They demonize, denigrate, and condemn all those a) who fail/refuse to glorify and praise them, b) who fail/refuse to pander to them, c) who fail/refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, and/or d) who fail/refuse to give them money.)
https://catholiccitizens.org/views/74189/respond-people-say-judge/

DAILY ILLINI
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats a) shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things and b) want Republicans to give Dreamers citizenship.
http://dailyillini.com/news/2017/09/22/rally-on-campus-pushes-davis-signature-of-the-dream-act/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Motion for Summary Judgment filed in NIU’s Presidential Golden Parachute Vote – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/09/motion-for-summary-judgment-filed-in-nius-presidential-golden-parachute-vote/

GOPUSA
— Handful of players demand racial sensitivity training for NFL leadership; Trump speaks out (DIERSEN: The federal government requires all its employees to take lots of race and gender sensitivity training. I took lots of it while I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997. The classes a) painted younger minorities and younger females in a positive way and b) painted older Whites and older men in a negative way.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30622
— ‘Sanctuary Family’ coming to ABC; show involves illegal alien nanny (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps treasonously encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) paint Republicans as being Nazis and b) paint illegals as being Jews in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30614
— Liberal states vow to meet Paris climate goals without Trump (DIERSEN: Of course, Democrats use meeting Paris climate goals to get rid of individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30587

TOWNHALL
— 5 Reasons “Dreamers” Shouldn’t Be Given Amnesty – John Hawkins (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2017/09/23/5-reasons-dreamers-shouldnt-be-given-amnesty-n2385369
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1) The “Dreamers” are mostly adults, not children or teens. Many people seem to believe “Dreamers” are little kids. Actually, only 22% of them are even below the age of 25 according to the Department of Homeland Security. . .2) Kids get punished for things their parents do all the time. . .3) Republicans are giving up on making a real deal before they’ve even started. . .4) Many of the “Dreamers” are not who you think they are. . .5) It will encourage more illegals to bring their kids here.)

LIFE SITE NEWS
— ‘Transgender’ lobby weaponizes children as pawns in the culture war – Denise Shick
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/transgender-lobby-weaponizes-children-as-pawns-in-the-culture-war
— Gay activists seek to use ‘LGBT’ Mass to promote homosexuality – Charles LiMandri
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/gay-activists-seek-to-hijack-healing-mass-for-families-of-the-lgbt-communit

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The media, Democrats, academia, and Hollywood stick to old habits in the Trump era. – JIM GERAGHTY
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/451607/why-trump-won-media-hollywood-democrats-double-down-hate

FEDERALIST
— Today’s American Teens Delay Responsibility Longer Than Ever Whereas physical health may be on the rise among teens in the iGen generation, their mental health and wellbeing has declined. – Gracy Olmstead (DIERSEN: What did you accomplish by the time you were 32? Shortly after I turned 16 in 1964, I got a drivers license, bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir, and got a part-time job washing dishes. I bought my first new car when I was 17. I graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21. I bought my fourth new car, a Corvette, when I was 23. I bought a new town home in University Park when I was 24. I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago when I was 25 and a one bedroom condo in that building when I was 27. I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 and a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I got married when I was 29 and we bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton when I was 29.)
http://thefederalist.com/2017/09/22/research-todays-american-teens-delay-reponsibility-longer-ever/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “18-year-olds now look like 15-year-olds used to,” Jean Twenge says. Members of Generation Z, born between 1995 and 2012, are less likely to drink alcohol or have sex in high school. But they are also less likely to pursue independent acts of responsibility, like getting a driver’s license or procuring a job while in high school. Many people in Gen X—and even some among the millennial generation—are rather dumbfounded by these trends. In my home state of Idaho, teens my age could procure a driver’s license at 14, due to the state’s rural, farming nature. There wasn’t a single kid who didn’t look forward to his 14th birthday: it carried with it the prospect of independence, and eventually car ownership.)

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Says N.F.L. Players Who Take a Knee During National Anthem Should Be Fired – JOHANNA BARR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/23/sports/football/trump-nfl-kaepernick.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity have the power to destroy individuals, destroy organizations, destroy companies, destroy governments, and destroy countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity. Which LGBTQ promoters in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois have destroyed most individuals, organizations, and companies?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/us/minnesota-gay-marriage-video.html
— Facebook’s Belated Awakening As social media companies wield greater power in the political system, more safeguards are needed. – Editorial (DIERSEN: What does Facebook think of those who share your demographics? Ever-increasingly, Facebook has the power to destroy those whose demographics it disapproves of. What will people do to curry favor with Facebook? Will they change their political affiliation, religion, gender, sexual orientation, etc.? Will they help Facebook get rid of those who Facebook disapproves of?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/opinion/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-political-ads.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/nyregion/daca-program-young-immigrants-feeling-helpless.html

NEW YORK POST
— How Obama is funding the anti-Trump resistance – Paul Sperry (DIERSEN: Of course, Bush did not fund any kind of anti-Obama resistance. One could argue that in retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, Bush is only slightly to the right of Obama.)
http://nypost.com/2017/09/23/how-obama-is-funding-the-anti-trump-resistance/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— ‘Affirmative Action Bake Sale’ charges University of New Mexico students based on race – Jessica Schladebeck
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/affirmative-action-bake-sale-charges-students-based-race-article-1.3515715

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Wealthy Few Aid RNC Fund Trump’s legal defense draws in part from a small group of affluent donors – Rebecca Ballhaus (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Who are the wealthy in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, and to who/what to they give money to?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-funds-donald-trumps-defense-in-russia-probe-with-help-from-a-handful-of-wealthy-people-1506109617
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Trump Towns Cheer Economic Agenda, Blame GOP – Valerie Bauerlein, Arian Campo-Flores and Quint Forgey (DIERSEN: You are a minority in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and your state if you voted for Trump, but the majority voted for Clinton in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in you county, and your state. Government is supposed to protect minorities.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-backers-cheer-economic-agenda-blame-gop-for-setbacks-1506078002
— Let’s Agree on an Age to Retire Current antidiscrimination law hurts businesses and both younger and older employees – Saul Levmore and Martha Nussbaum (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted age discrimination, but for different reasons. With only rare exceptions, the federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its non-veteran White male employees who do not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40. In today’s dollars, how much were you earning when you were 25, 30, 35, and 40?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lets-agree-on-an-age-to-retire-1506099499
— Amazon Takes Over the World Forget about the other tech giants: Amazon is poised to beat them all. What are the consequences for the rest of us? – Scott Galloway (DIERSEN: What does Amazon think of those who share your demographics? Ever-increasingly, Amazon has the power to destroy those whose demographics it disapproves of. What will people do to curry favor with Amazon? Will they change their political affiliation, religion, gender, sexual orientation, etc.? Will they help Amazon get rid of those who Amazon disapproves of?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-takes-over-the-world-1506104228

BARRON’S
— Ministering to the Middle Class Joe Jacques started out auditing government agencies, and now helps his clients build up a war chest for retirement. – Steve Garmhausen (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://www.barrons.com/articles/ministering-to-the-middle-class-1506139411
(FROM THE ARTICLE: His career started in what is now the Government Accountability Office. Jacques actually did some exciting work there: Still in his 20s, he assisted in the investigation of then-President Jimmy Carter’s brother Billy, who had been accused of improperly taking money from the Libyans. “I’d be in Strom Thurmond’s office with Bob Dole and these power players, joking like normal people,” recalls Jacques, “and they’d turn to me and ask, ‘What information do you have for us?’ ” But Jacques spent most of his time auditing government agencies, when he would have preferred to be doing taxes and working for himself. In 1983, he left Washington to do just that. Along the way, he started taking financial-planning courses and, with the help of an industry mentor, added life insurance and annuities to his bailiwick.)

September 21 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Emanuel, Rauner optimistic about effort to lure Amazon to Chicago
http://abc7chicago.com/business/emanuel-rauner-optimistic-about-effort-to-lure-amazon-to-chicago/2436811/

NBC5
— What Is Amazon Looking For in Its Search For a New Headquarters? – Charlie Wojciechowski
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/amazon-second-headquarters-chicago-446197093.html
— Former Bears Star Charles Tillman Trying to Join FBI – James Neveau (DIERSEN: If the FBI offers Tillman a job and he takes it, I hope that Tillman does better working for the FBI than I did working for the Democrats who run GAO. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, after working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173, I transferred to GAO. I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and I had almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul. The Democrats who ran GAO offered me a transfer, but only if I took an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars, from GS-12 Step 5 down to GS-9 Step 10. The Democrats who ran GAO would not have required that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran. Much of what I did for IRS was very similar to what I would do for GAO. GAO audits IRS. In 1987, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who had arranged my transfer, who had finally been able to get me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who had gotten me promoted to GS-13 Step 1, currently $94,610, in 1986. My GAO superiors kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 (1986-1988) of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, did not promote me beyond GS-13, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/grizzly-detail/charles-tillman-preparing-to-join-fbi-according-to-reports-446337513.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There was at least some indication that Tillman could potentially make the jump into law enforcement, as he majored in criminal justice at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: A haze of questions for Wheaton College after football players charged – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/a-haze-of-questions-for-wheaton-college/
— Kwame Raoul launches AG run — praises Lisa Madigan, warns Donald Trump – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/kwame-raoul-makes-it-official-hes-running-for-attorney-general/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Player charged in Wheaton College hazing ‘frustrated’ and ‘disappointed,’ attorney says – Christy Gutowski and Stacy St. Clair
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-wheaton-college-hazing-follow-met-20170920-story.html
— Illinois submits big Obamacare rate increases to the feds – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-obamacare-illinois-rates-0922-biz-20170920-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-trump-mexico-earthquake-0921-story.html
— How to build a rich life, even if you aren’t a financial genius – Gail MarksJarvis (DIERSEN: If you are financially secure, what do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes attribute that too? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am financially secure a) because my parents were undeservedly filthy rich, b) because I avoided the draft, c) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, d) because of my wife’s income, e) because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and f) because unlike them, I have not given a lot money to churches.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-biz-money-advice-marksjarvis-column-20170919-story.html
— Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper give campaign cash in soda tax fight – Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: The following individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries did/do/would give cash to my critics/opponents, to their operatives, and to their dupes: those that promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, etc. Also, those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Also, those who were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed and those who focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-soda-pop-tax-20170921-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF SPIELMAN: Wheaton College hazing case: Why so long for charges? Player’s lawyer wants answers – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170920/wheaton-college-hazing-case-why-so-long-for-charges-players-lawyer-wants-answers

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s how Amazon totally disrupted Seattle – JAY PORTER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170921/OPINION/170929980

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats highlight Rauner’s ‘broken record’ – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: What is your record? While I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, I always assured that the organization a) held a breakfast meeting the third Saturday of each month except August and December, b) held a picnic each August, c) held a Christmas party each December, and d) had speakers for the aforesaid events.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170920/bernard-schoenburg-democrats-highlight-rauners-broken-record
— Diverse voices needed as Statehouse makeup poised to change – Editorial (DIERSEN: In Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton, “moderate Republicans,” otherwise known as Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs, focus on getting rid of people like me who support the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170920/our-view-diverse-voices-needed-as-statehouse-makeup-poised-to-change

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Video gambling putting heat on casinos – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-09-21/jim-dey-video-gambling-putting-heat-casinos.html

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Crystal Lake man being held on drunken driving charges, ICE hold asks judge to dismiss charges – JORDYN REILAND
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/09/20/crystal-lake-man-being-held-on-drunken-driving-charges-ice-hold-asks-judge-to-dismiss-charges/amz54ks/

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rauner to Amazon: Meet me in St. Louis – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170920/chuck-sweeny-rauner-to-amazon-meet-me-in-st-louis

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— ‘Flaming feminist litigator’ Ginsburg sets up SCOTUS term Justice speaks to 1st-year Georgetown Law students – ARIANE DE VOGUE
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/flaming-feminist-litigator-ginsburg-sets-up-scotus-term/815427557

WJBD
— Roy Moore’s defiant road to become US senator
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/09/21/roy-moores-defiant-road-to-become-us-senator

NPR ILLINOIS
— We Have Met The Enemy And He Is Us Is democracy a root cause of the state’s budget woes? – CHRISTOPHER Z. MOONEY (DIERSEN: What does the future look like for those who share your demographics? The future is extremely bleak for those who share my demographics. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), retired, those who have pensions, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-we-have-met-enemy-and-he-us#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the governor and legislature have grappled in a historic death match over their views of how to sync our policy desires and our resources, many wonder if there is something especially daunting about budgeting in the Prairie State. One major problem is democracy. The logic of representative democracy is that policymakers want election or re-election and they maximize their chances by reflecting their constituents’ wishes. In this era of instant communication and frequent opinion polling, our leaders know what we want and we know what they are doing. Some even argue that this generates hyper-representation, precluding policymakers’ careful thought and independent analysis. So, what are Illinoisans’ views on state government taxing and spending? The Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University conducted a poll in March 2017 that gives us considerable insight into this and the budgetary puzzle that results. “Don’t tax me; don’t tax thee”)

ILLINOIS NEWS PAGE
— Rally to support Dream Act – Bailey Bryant (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps support anything that encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and/or to bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) promote hatred of Trump supporters and b) make it clear that they want to replace Trump supporters with illegals.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/rally-to-support-dream-act/815190925

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rauner cites Chicago campus as ‘win-win’ between Illinois, China – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511221798-rauner-cites-chicago-campus-as-win-win-between-illinois-china

CITY CLUB OF CHICAGO
— VIDEO: Hon. Jim Durkin
https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/video/1220/hon-jim-durkin

ILLINOIS SENATE REPUBLICANS
— Connelly appointed Assistant Republican Leader
http://senategop.state.il.us/News/News-Details/p/139207/v/2000/connelly-appointed-assistant-republican-leader

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Only 36% of Americans Express Confidence in Government Schools – Joshua Denton
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/36-americans-express-confidence-government-school-systems/

BLAZE
— Apple CEO Tim Cook says he wants more illegal immigrants to come to the U.S. – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at illegals that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps like Cook want to get rid of Republicans and to replace them with illegals. Constructively, Cook and Apple have declared war on America.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/20/apple-ceo-wishes-everyone-loved-america-like-dreamers-do/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Apple CEO Tim Cook said in an interview that it was inhuman to deny amnesty to those who were brought into the country illegally as children. What did he say exactly? “I think it’s the biggest issue of our time,” he said when asked about illegal immigrants. “Because this goes to the values of being American.” “This is, ‘are we human?’” he said. “Are we acting in a track of morality?” he continued. “These people if you haven’t met them, at Apple we have many that came when they were two years old, they didn’t make a decision to come. They came here, they only know our country, this is their home, they love America deeply, when you talk to them, I wish everyone in America loved America this much.” “They have jobs, they pay taxes, they are pillars of their communities,” Cook added. “They’re incredible people. And so to me it would be like someone coming to Mike, and saying Mike I just found out you’re not really a citizen here you need to leave.” “This is unacceptable, this is not who we are as a country and so I am personally shocked that there’s even a discussion of this,” he said. “This is one of those things when it is so clear, and it’s not a political thing, or at least I don’t see it like that at all.” “This is about basic human dignity and respect, it is that simple and straightforward,” he added. “On the broader issue of immigration,” he continued, “if I was a country leader right now my goal would be to monopolize the world’s talent. I’d want every smart person coming to my country, because smart people create jobs and jobs is the ultimate thing that create a great environment in a country a land of opportunity, a land where everybody can do well if you work hard.” “These are the things that drive people,” he concluded, “it gives people a sense of purpose, and uh so, I’d have a very aggressive plan, not just to let a few people in, I would be recruiting.”)

THE HILL
— Trump makes a comeback in the polls – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/351647-trump-makes-a-comeback-in-the-polls

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Chuck and Nancy,’ Washington’s New Power Couple, Set Sights on Health Care – SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/20/us/politics/chuck-schumer-nancy-pelosi-trump-health-care.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— California again steps up to Trump, this time to stop the border wall – Patrick McGreevy and Jazmine Ulloa (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, California sides with Mexico and with other foreign countries against America.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-xavier-becerra-trump-wall-lawsuit-20170920-story.html

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps argue against any efforts to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20170921/281487866530547

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— More Scrutiny of Colleges’ Finances? Education Department Says No Even as GAO and others say department needs to do more to monitor institutions for financial risks, department doesn’t plan changes. – Andrew Kreighbaum
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/09/21/department-ed-rejects-calls-update-oversight-measures

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Regulations to make federal jobs competitive with the private sector remain on ice – Eric White
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-newscast/2017/09/congress-navy-share-blame-for-recent-ship-collisions-in-asia-pacific/

FEDERAL TIMES
— More people are using federal websites; and more hate them – Michael Peck
https://www.federaltimes.com/it-networks/2017/09/20/more-people-are-using-federal-websites-and-more-hate-them-than-ever/

September 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ‘All Lives Splatter’: South Dakota lawmaker shares meme depicting protesters hit by vehicle – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/all-lives-splatter-lawmaker-shares-meme-depicting-protesters-hit-by-vehicle/2435750/

CBS2
— Next Dem Announcing For Illinois Attorney General: Sen. Kwame Raoul
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/20/kwame-raoul-illinois-attorney-general/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump Twitter Wednesday: touts GOP healthcare bill, slams Rand Paul – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trumps-tweets-pushing-gop-healthcare-bill-rand-paul-negative-force/
— City falling short on ensuring language access, IG says – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Who pays for “ensuring language access.” Should Chicago bill those foreign countries that the illegals came from?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/city-falling-short-on-ensuring-language-access-ig-says/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mayor Rahm Emanuel has positioned himself as the defender of illegal immigrants ever since Donald Trump campaigned for president on a promise to build a wall along the Mexican border, order mass deportations and cut off federal funding to sanctuary cities. But it’s another story when it comes to implementing the city program tailor-made to ensure that Chicago’s nearly 400,000 “limited English proficient” residents can access city services.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say that Rauner is doing more than Emanuel to promote illegal immigration.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/mayor-emanuel-falls-behind-gov-rauner-in-protecting-immigrants/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want teachers to do even more to “crank out good little Democrats.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/letters-get-voter-registration-going-in-high-school-civics-classes/
— One way the rich could get richer under Trump – ROBERT REICH (DIERSEN: Should everyone in America be required to disclose how much money a) their parents have given them and b) how much money they are in line to get from their parents?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/robert-reich-one-way-the-rich-could-get-richer-under-trump/
— Ben Stiller says Chicago goes easy on the envy – BILL ZWECKER (DIERSEN: All my critic/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always been filled with envy.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/ben-stiller-says-chicago-goes-easy-on-the-envy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The whole point of Ben Stiller’s new film “Brad’s Status,” the actor said, is how many of us spend “way too much time worrying about being less successful than our peer group. “You can be happily driving down the street or something, and if you’re an actor — especially in Hollywood where they have those huge billboards up on Sunset Boulevard — you can be easily hit in the face with a huge one-upmanship comparison. You look up and see that huge billboard for someone’s latest film, and think, ‘What?! What’s that?! How did he get that? Nobody told me about that!’ ” The entertainment business is rife with people making those kinds of comparisons, he said, but “no matter what you do, I know people are comparing their lives and levels of success to others, whether they be lawyers, hedge-fund guys, retailers or salesmen.”)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring other people to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use children as cannon fodder.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-waukegan-dreamers-rally-st-0921-20170920-story.html
— Entire island of Puerto Rico without power after Hurricane Maria; at least 9 dead – AP (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely judgmental. I should write a book about those who question my judgment to have a whole-house natural gas fired backup electric generator installed. Because they shout their criticisms of me, I can shout my criticisms of them, right?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-hurricane-maria-puerto-rico-20170919-story.html
— Chicago dreams of Amazon – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-amazon-chicago-illinois-debt-20170920-story.html
— The Vietnam syndrome: How we lost it and why we need it – Steve Chapman (DIERSEN: How did Vietnam impact you? Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, subordinates, and everyone else a) that to avoid being sent to Vietnam, I was a full-time student at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970 and I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971; b) that the aforesaid proved that I am a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things; and c) that aforesaid proves why I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. Because I am not a veteran, and therefore I did not get the veterans preference, a) some if not many federal jobs were not offered me, b) the job offer that IRS gave me in 1971 and that I immediately accepted was delayed, and c) my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. During the 1980s and 1990s, GAO had a written agreement with its employees who were veterans that they would not be adversely impacted by budget cuts or downsizing.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-vietnam-syndrome-afghanistan-20170921-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Schneider speaks to Schaumburg Township GOP Sept. 23
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170919/schneider-speaks-to-schaumburg-township-gop-sept-23
— No sales tax increase in Naperville, but property tax hike looms – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170920/no-sales-tax-increase-in-naperville-but-property-tax-hike-looms

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— As other guvs rail against Obamacare repeal, Rauner clears his throat – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170920/BLOGS02/170929988/as-other-guvs-rail-against-obamacare-repeal-rauner-clears-his-throat
— Rauner should be Team Chicago—not St. Louis—in Amazon race – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170920/BLOGS10/170929999/rauner-should-be-team-chicago-not-st-louis-8212-in-amazon-race
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON COOK COUNTY TIGHTENS: You’re not imagining it, Cook County: Property values still lag here – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170920/BLOGS02/170929992/in-cook-county-property-values-struggle

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Raoul enters AG race, apologizes for ‘Miss America’ comment – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170920/raoul-enters-ag-race-apologizes-for-miss-america-comment
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Sen. Kwame Raoul, D-Chicago, who says he will run for attorney general in 2018, on Wednesday apologized for how he referred to Republican candidate Erika Harold when discussing the office last week. “I’ve seen the reaction to the comment that I made, and I don’t blame anybody for being offended,” Raoul told The State Journal-Register. “If I read them without the full context of our full conversation, I would have the same reaction. … I take full responsibility for the bad characterization.” Raoul told the newspaper on Friday, after Democratic Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced she would not seek another term, that “I think Lisa would have acquitted herself well against Miss America. I don’t know what’s behind the attorney general’s decision … but I doubt seriously it was any fear of Erika Harold.” Harold, of Urbana, was the 2003 Miss America, and is also a graduate of Harvard Law School, and now practices law. The story yielded a statement from state Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, calling Raoul’s statement “blatant and belittling sexism.” “As a cadet at West Point and a woman in the political arena, I have spent much of my career fighting the dismissive, condescending sexism Senator Raoul so brazenly exhibited in his attempt to frame Ms. Harold as ‘just a pretty face,’” Ives said. “I do apologize, first off to Erika Harold, because … I don’t think it’s a small accomplishment to be Miss America,” Raoul said Wednesday. “In addition, her academic credentials are exceptional.” He said the point he was making in the full conversation last week was that he didn’t think Madigan was scared out of the race. “I think my record and people who know me demonstrates that I’m not a sexist,” Raoul said. “But I do apologize, first off to Erika Harold and to anybody else who took my comments to be intended to be demeaning to Miss Harold.”)

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Undocumented students say other Illinois universities are being more supportive than SIU – MARNIE LEONARD
https://dailyegyptian.com/72189/showcase/undocumented-students-say-other-illinois-universities-are-being-more-supportive-than-siu/

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Seventh Circuit affirms Emerald casino executives liable for $272 million – David Hutton
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511210911-seventh-circuit-affirms-emerald-casino-executives-liable-for-272-million
— Judge lets suit continue vs casino tech biz Scientific Games over patent fraud, antitrust claims – John Sammon
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511215791-judge-lets-suit-continue-vs-casino-tech-biz-scientific-games-over-patent-fraud-antitrust-claims

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Ex-Rauner aide Trover teams up with Blago’s deputy governor
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511221620-ex-rauner-aide-trover-teams-up-with-blago-s-deputy-governor

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DISCUSSION: SHOULD REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES UPHOLD THE IL GOP PLATFORM? (DIERSEN: I served on the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you have not and/or if you are not going to defend and advance the IRP platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of government office or political office as a Republican. In Illinois, when Republican elected officials and/or party leaders fail or refuse to defend and advance the IRP platform, the IRP should not only work against them, the IRP should censure them or remove them from the office(s) that they hold. In Illinois, when Republican candidates fail or refuse to commit to defend and advance the IRP platform, the IRP should not only work against them, the IRP should have the power to remove them from the ballot.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/should-republican-candidates-uphold-the-il-gop-platform-.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Delegates representing the party’s rank and file at the 2016 Illinois Republican Convention resoundingly embraced the Platform Committee’s recommended planks. Last year’s most controversial plank was the party’s view on upholding traditional marriage. Observers counted nearly 85 percent of the delegates supporting one-man, one-woman marriage. A subsequent vote on the whole platform confirmed the delegates support for the platform. But since that time, there has been a growing discussion about just how important – or unimportant – a political party’s platform is. . .How important is the IL GOP’s party platform? Do you think candidates should hold to the planks if they are elected? Or is it merely a suggestion and irrelevant as a whole? Please comment either here on Illinois Review’s website or on Illinois Review’s Facebook page. Your ideas matter.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Backlogged bills hit a new high this week
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/20/backlogged-bills-hit-a-new-high-this-week/
— Do you consider yourself “happy”? Explain. (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am not happy enough. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should be happy that they have not harmed me more than they already have. If you were me, how would you deal with my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/20/question-of-the-day-2552/
— Raoul takes “full responsibility” for “bad” Erika Harold comment, Maze Jackson apologizes to listeners
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/20/raoul-takes-full-responsibility-for-bad-erika-harold-comment-maze-jackson-apologizes-to-listeners/

FOX NEWS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON EDUCATION IN ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Cahokia Youth Football Players Kneel During National Anthem
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/09/20/youth-football-players-kneel-during-national-anthem-kaepernick-inspired-protest
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON EDUCATION IN AMERICA TIGHTENS: Nearly 1 in 5 Undergrads Support Violence to Shut Down Speakers
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/09/19/new-poll-shows-one-fifth-supports-using-violence-political-tool

BREITBART
— Muhammad Is Top English Baby Name for Fifth Year Running – OLIVER JJ LANE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/09/20/muhammad-top-english-baby-name-fifth-year-running/

BLAZE
— Life is so easy now that teens aren’t growing up as fast – Aaron Colen (DIERSEN: What did you accomplish by the time you were 32? Shortly after I turned 16 in 1964, I got a drivers license, bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir, and got a part-time job washing dishes. I bought my first new car when I was 17. I graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21. I bought a new Corvette when I was 23. I bought a new town home in University Park when I was 24. I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago when I was 25 and a one bedroom condo in that building when I was 27. I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 and a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I got married when I was 29 and we bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton when I was 29.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/19/life-is-so-easy-now-that-teens-arent-growing-up-as-fast-study-shows/

WASHINGTON POST
— GAO blasts Education Department’s financial oversight of colleges – Danielle Douglas-Gabriel
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/09/20/government-watchdog-blasts-education-departments-financial-oversight-of-colleges/

FED SMITH
— Debating the Role of Federal Employees – Ralph R. Smith (DIERSEN: From what I saw while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years in three different agencies, its top priority was a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) making way for them by getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/09/20/debating-role-federal-employees/

September 20 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Who’s Running for Illinois Attorney General, Who’s Not and Who Might Be – Mary Ann Ahern and Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-attorney-general-candidates-445832893.html

ABC7
— Report of 2nd Wheaton College football hazing victim; 2 of 5 players in custody – Cate Cauguiran
http://abc7chicago.com/report-of-2nd-wheaton-college-football-hazing-victim/2435278/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Wheaton College needs to answer questions about football hazing case – Rex Huppke (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if not already, anti-Trumps will blame Trump and blame Trump’s supporters for this.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-wheaton-college-hazing-huppke-20170920-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “Rauner-Madigan war leads to exodus of lawmakers from Springfield.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-durkin-illinois-general-assembly-turnover-met-0920-20170919-story.html
— House Republican leader: Don’t ‘give away the store’ to Amazon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-amazon-hq2-jim-durkin-20170920-story.html
— Will South Side presidential center serve as the Obamas’ final resting place? – William Lee (DIERSEN: Where will be your final resting place be? Even though there are two cemeteries in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton, I do not want Wheaton to be my final resting place. Ever-increasingly, my precinct, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes either have no problem with the aforesaid trends or they blame me for the aforesaid trends.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obamacenter/ct-will-obamas-be-buried-jackson-park-library-site-met-20170914-story.html
— Former Bears cornerback Charles Tillman training to join the FBI – Brad Biggs
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-charles-tillman-fbi-training-20170919-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: FBI guidelines mandate prospective candidates for hiring as a special agent must be at least 23 years old but younger than 37 at the time of appointment. Tillman turns 37 on Feb. 23. “We don’t speak about personnel matters,” special agent Garrett Croon, a spokesman for the Chicago bureau, told the Tribune. Tillman earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette before the Bears drafted him in the second round in 2003. He grew up in a military family — his father, Donald Tillman Jr., was a sergeant in the Army — and attended 11 schools from kindergarten through 12th grade.)
— Don’t expect a big raise next year, survey says – Robert Channick (DIERSEN: What raises have you gotten? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that because of COLAs, step increases, and/or promotions, my salary increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 except for 1980 when I took an $18,847 (21%) 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-salary-increases-flat-20170919-story.html
— When you are too old to find any job – Ilana Gershon and Noah Berlatsky (DIERSEN: How old are you? I will soon be 69. Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, you will be deemed to be a bad employee, your career will be wasted, and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40. I did not make GS-13 until I was 38 and I was never promoted beyond that. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-old-jobs-unemployment-0929-story.html
— Learning to appreciate the ‘Vietnam syndrome’ – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: How did Vietnam impact you? Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, subordinates, and everyone else a) that to avoid being sent to Vietnam, I was a full-time student at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU 1969-1970 and I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971; b) that the aforesaid proved that I am a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things; and c) that aforesaid proves why I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion. Because I am not a veteran, and therefore I did not get the veterans preference, a) some if not many federal jobs were not offered me, b) the job offer that IRS gave me and that I accepted in 1971 was delayed, and c) my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. During the 1980s and 1990s, GAO had a written agreement with its employees who were veterans that they would not be adversely impacted by budget cuts or downsizing.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-vietnam-ken-burns-syndrome-20170920-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: About a dozen of us strolled wearily and unhappily into the Greyhound bus station early that morning on a date that we would never forget. It was Nov. 19, 1969, the date that our government told us to report for the military draft. . .Like most military draftees, as it turned out, I never was sent to Vietnam. But like just about every American who was around at the time, the war had an impact on my life that often drives me to movies, books and documentaries about the period to try to make sense of it. . .I served my two years in the Army and returned home as many did, looking for some silver lining in a war that, as Burns’ documentary shows, did not have to happen. The best I could come up with was to hope that, at least, we Americans had learned enough from our tragedies in Southeast Asia that we won’t make that kind of mistake again. No, we have learned how to make new ones.)
— Is there a simple answer why Lisa Madigan is stepping down? Maybe. – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-madigan-ambition-future-20170920-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Rasmea Odeh.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/political-activist-rasmea-odeh-a-symbol-of-deportations-many-faces/

DAILY HERALD
— ‘No acceptable level’ of hazing, expert says after Wheaton College arrests – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170919/no-acceptable-level-of-hazing-expert-says-after-wheaton-college-arrests
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more that you want America’s immigration laws to be enforced, the more that anti-Trumps call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater. racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170920/hard-liners-on-daca-may-be-too-hard-hearted-for-trump

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— In case you forgot, Gov. Rauner, St. Louis isn’t in Illinois – JOE CAHILL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170920/BLOGS10/170929999

TIMES
— Sessions: Sanctuary cities undermine law’s moral authority – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps respect laws only when they can use them to harm individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/illinois/sessions-sanctuary-cities-undermine-law-s-moral-authority/article_5286d5d7-3a7c-5933-928f-f97ddf4f4089.html

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Republican Looking To Run In 55th Goes On Attack
http://www.journal-topics.com/news/article_6a97b35e-9cb1-11e7-9a91-bf07053a7032.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Rauner’s support of St. Louis for Amazon bid ‘a stunning betrayal’ of Illinois, editorial says – MARY COOLEY
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article174331851.html

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Rauner Signs EDGE Bill – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=251969#.WcKAORHxZZJ

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Trump reaches across the aisle – Editorial (DIERSEN: Reaching across the aisle is code for dumping individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/editorials/trump-reaches-across-the-aisle/article_ca53e0ed-b1e5-5788-a8cc-44383b1e08e9.html

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Rauner Wants Comprehensive National Immigration Reform – MARK SCHULTZ
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/gov-rauner-wants-comprehensive-national-immigration-reform

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats ask “Could The Trump Presidency Lead To An Era Of Democratic Renewal?” Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters. racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are disciples of Saul Alinsky.
http://nprillinois.org/post/could-trump-presidency-lead-era-democratic-renewal#stream/0

WSIL TV
— “Rauner’s Broken Record Tour” held in Carbondale (DIERSEN: What is your record? While I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, I always assured that the organization a) held a breakfast meeting the third Saturday of each month except August and December, b) held a picnic each August, c) held a Christmas party each December, and d) had speakers for the aforesaid events.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36406043/rauners-broken-record-tour-held-in-carbondale

CHICAGO NOW
— Has Governor Rauner given up on revolutionary reforms for Illinois? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/09/has-governor-rauner-given-up-on-revolutionary-reforms-for-illinois-watch-berkowitz-wfamily-pacs-caprio-cableweb/

ERIKA HAROLD
— Erika Harold Announces Strong Support from Republican State Legislators
http://mailchi.mp/erikaharold/erika-harold-announces-strong-support-from-republican-state-legislators?e=92ab74215a

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois loses 3,000 manufacturing jobs in August, worst since recession – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-loses-manufacturing-jobs-in-august-worst-since-recession/article_7be92cfe-9ca8-11e7-984c-1fb3b33971cc.html

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 45 GOP STATE LAWMAKERS BACK HAROLD IN AG RACE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/45-gop-state-lawmakers-back-harold-in-ag-race.html
— THORNER/INGOLD: AWAKENING TO ‘ANTIFA’ – THE RADICAL LEFT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/thorneringold-awakening-to-antifa-the-radical-left.html

FOX NEWS
— 5 Wheaton College football players charged in hazing attack on roommate
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2017/09/20/5-wheaton-college-football-players-charged-in-hazing-attack-on-roommate.html

GOPUSA
— ESPN employees pose as Democrats to keep jobs (DIERSEN: Notwithstanding the fact that I am Republican, White, male, non-veteran, 100% German national origin, and baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL), if I had posed as being a Democrat, 4-F, Scandinavian, and/or non-MSL, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30451

NEWSMAX
— Walmart, Target, Pepsi Join Call for ‘Dreamer’ Legislation (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, businesses paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/walmart-target-pepsi-dreamer/2017/09/20/id/814608/
— Survey: Pay Raises Will Be Less Likely Next Year – Rob Williams (DIERSEN: What raises have you gotten? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that because of COLAs, step increases, and/or promotions, my salary increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 except for 1980 when I took an $18,847 (21%) 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.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/salary-payroll-employment-bonuses/2017/09/19/id/814454/

DAILY CALLER
— Former Agent: Secret Service Lowered Standards In Pursuit Of Diversity – DEREK HUNTER (DIERSEN: Democrat employers use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Ever since the 1960s, to hire, to retain, and to promote more young Democrat minorities and more young Democrat females, the federal government has lowered its hiring, retention, and promotion standards and made them more subjective. At IRS and at GAO, to move up the ladder, passing the CPA examination used to be required, but not any more. My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinate were furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinate were furious when I passed the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) examination on my first attempt in 1981 when I was 32 years old. My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors promoted many of their Democrat employees over me who not only had not passed the CPA or CIA examinations, they had not even tried to.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/19/former-agent-secret-service-lowered-standards-in-pursuit-of-diversity/

BLAZE
— I’m not ‘forcing my morality on you’ — you’re forcing your immorality on me – Matt Walsh
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/im-not-forcing-my-morality-on-you-youre-forcing-your-immorality-on-me/

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Awful Future that Looms for a Majority of Today’s Americans – Steve McCann
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/09/the_awful_future_that_looms_for_a_majority_of_todays_americans_.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When it comes to the future, an overwhelming majority of Americans have adopted a mindset that is a variation of Isiah 22:12: “Let us eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow does not matter.” Recently, federal debt surpassed the $20 Trillion mark (additional state and local debt amount to another $2.9 Trillion). That milestone was greeted by the Ruling Class and a vast preponderance of the citizenry with a yawn and a shrug of the shoulder. As the ongoing determination to promote new entitlement spending and the refusal to rein in, but instead to expand, existing programs continues unabated. Any attempt to seriously discuss the financial fate of the nation is ignored and dismissed with the proviso that its someone else’s problem for another day down the road. In reality, this dilemma is not someone else’s problem. The average life expectancy in the United States today is 79. That means that over 225 million citizens and non-citizens in the country today will still be alive in 30 years.)
— Best places to live tend conservative – Noel S. Williams (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County who paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/09/best_places_to_live_tend_conservative.html
— Conservative Values Lead to Happiness – Noel S. Williams
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/09/conservative_values_lead_to_happiness.html

TOWNHALL
— Tucker Carlson Asks DACA Recipient What Right He Has to Threaten Our Lawmakers – Cortney O’Brien (DIERSEN: I should ask Democrats in my precinct who cast Republican primary ballots what right do they have to threaten me.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/09/20/tucker-vs-daca-recipient-n2383582
— The End of the First Amendment – Ben Shapiro (DIERSEN: Who wants to take away your First Amendment Rights? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want to take away my First Amendment rights. They hint/imply/argue/shout that I cannot be both a) a member of the news media and b) a Republican Precinct Committeeman, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2017/09/20/the-end-of-the-first-amendment-n2383681
— Are Conservatives Prepared to be Censored? – Albert Eisenberg
https://townhall.com/columnists/alberteisenberg/2017/09/18/are-conservatives-prepared-to-be-censored-n2383024
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Somebody at Google is skewing the queries, in this case a form of digital affirmative action: conceivably another point scored in an endless matchup against “white supremacy,” whose presence at all turns is the greatest of progressive obsessions. The implication is that anything related to whiteness – even the telegraph – shouldn’t be searched for at all, and takes up “space” from the accomplishments of marginalized people. In both of the above examples, we receive a political indoctrination in lieu of sought after information. In the second one, we actually learn an altered version of history.)

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Know Thy Enemy – George Rasley (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have declared themselves to be my enemy. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid and/or they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/26470-know-thy-enemy

THE HILL
— Ellison compares illegal immigrants to Jews fleeing Nazi Germany – JOSH DELK (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that they want to treat Republicans like the Nazis treated Jews.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/351415-ellison-compares-harboring-illegal-immigrants-to-sheltering-jews

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Anti-Muslim hazing leads to felony charges for Wheaton football players
http://religionnews.com/2017/09/19/muslim-wheaton-football-hazing/

REUTERS
— Walmart, Target join call for ‘Dreamer’ legislation – Stephen Nellis (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, businesses paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration/walmart-target-join-call-for-dreamer-legislation-idUSKCN1BV11E

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Democrats Trying Out Various Shades of Blue Sanders and Warren Offer Dueling Ideas – JONATHAN MARTIN (DIERSEN: Ever-=increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/19/us/politics/bernie-sanders-elizabeth-warren-democrats-presidential-election.html
— Even College Doesn’t Bridge the Racial Income Gap – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, b) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, c) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, d) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and e) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/20/opinion/college-racial-income-gap.html
— Fox News Presses for Arbitration or Dismissal in Suit Over Seth Rich Article – EMILY STEEL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/19/business/media/fox-news-seth-rich.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Overdosing on the Job: Opioid Crisis Spills Into the Workplace – Catarina Saraiva, Patricia Laya and Jeanna Smialek (DIERSEN: If pot is legalized for recreational use in Illinois, the “pot crisis” will be far worse than the “opioid crisis.”)
http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-OV7DO96KLVR401-18EMMPTDDOK47C3A1PKNJ0UP2E

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Less than 25% of Republicans in Congress endorse border wall funding.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/09/20/trump-border-wall-survey-congress-republicans-billions/640196001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— States Need $645 Billion to Pay Full Health-Care Costs New accounting guidelines urge local governments to put their full health costs on their balance sheets – Heather Gillers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-need-645-billion-to-pay-for-these-promises-and-thats-not-counting-what-they-owe-in-pensions-1505899801
— Mentors can help newcomers figure out a boardroom’s cultural norms, power brokers – Joann S. Lublin (DIERSEN: What happened to your mentors? My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/boards-try-buddy-system-to-get-newcomers-up-to-speed-1505769025
— Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Politics of Contempt The polemicist attributes Trump’s election to ‘white supremacy,’ and liberals can’t get enough. – Jason L. Riley
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ta-nehisi-coates-and-the-politics-of-contempt-1505861888
— James Madison Weeps A Brookings survey finds college students are clueless about free speech. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/james-madison-weeps-1505862810

BLOOMBERG
— Unions Are Training Hotel Workers to Face Down Immigration Raids Contract negotiations are a key tool to restrict hotels from collaborating with ICE. – Josh Eidelson
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-20/unions-are-training-hotel-workers-to-face-down-immigration-raids
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hotel workers in cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York have been gathering for training sessions recently on how to handle visits from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The sessions, organized by the labor union Unite Here!, teach workers how to effectively stonewall ICE agents, emphasizing employees’ right to refuse to answer questions or show identification.)

RAW STORY
— Bannon ordered Breitbart editors to ramp up attacks on Trump-backed Alabama Senate candidate – Noor Al-Sibai (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes work against me because they cannot manipulate/dominate me. He who pays the piper calls the tunes, but no one pays me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor.)
http://www.rawstory.com/2017/09/bannon-ordered-breitbart-editors-to-ramp-up-attacks-on-trump-backed-alabama-senate-candidate-report/

SOCIALIST WORKER
— New York Teamsters stand for sanctuary – Tim Goulet
https://socialistworker.org/2017/09/20/new-york-teamsters-stand-for-sanctuary

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Hillary Clinton to Federal Employees: ‘Stick It Out’ Under Trump and the Tide Will Turn – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. If Republicans ran the federal government, a) GAO would not have forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, would not have always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, would have promoted me beyond GS-13, would not have kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and would not have forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) IRS would have promoted me beyond GS-12, would not have disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and would not have disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) the Post Office would not have forced me resign in 1969 and would not have disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2017/09/hillary-clinton-tells-feds-stick-out-turbulent-times-under-trump/141127/

September 19 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Delegation from Chicago traveling to Seattle for Amazon headquarters bid – Cate Cauguiran
http://abc7chicago.com/business/chicago-delegation-traveling-to-seattle-for-amazon-hq-bid/2431630/
— 5 Wheaton College football players accused of hazing teammate – Diane Pathieu
http://abc7chicago.com/5-wheaton-college-football-players-accused-of-hazing-teammate/2431685/

NBC5
— ‘It’s Real’: Former Top Cop Garry McCarthy Mayoral Exploratory Committee Confirmed – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Emanuel call McCarthy a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Its-Real-Former-Top-Cops-Mayoral-Exploratory-Committee-Confirmed-445537233.html
— 5 Football Players Charged in 2016 Wheaton College Hazing Incident Prosecutors charged the five players with aggravated battery, mob action and unlawful restraint – Patrick Fazio
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/wheaton-football-hazing-charges-445545223.html

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois offering big tax breaks to lure Amazon HQ – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-offering-big-tax-breaks-to-lure-amazon-hq

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— List to replace Attorney General Madigan grows
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-lisa-madigan-replacement-race-20170919-story.html
— Schaumburg village president Al Larson feels validated by being ranked 9th best place to live in U.S. – Kate Thayer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-schaumburg-best-places-to-live-20170918-story.html
— U.S.: Agents stop most attempts to cross border – Nick Miroff
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170919/281711204825271
— New report cites risks youths face when getting tattoos and body piercings – Kate Thayer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-tattoos-piercings-youth-study-met-20170918-story.html
— Political commentator Scottie Nell Hughes files lawsuit alleging she was raped by Fox Business host Charles Payne – Stephen Battaglio
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-scottie-nell-hughes-fox-news-lawsuit-20170918-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner, Rahm sending team to Amazon’s Seattle HQ — to look, not talk – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-rahm-sending-team-to-amazons-seattle-hq-to-look-not-talk/
— Chicago to host global summit on climate change – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad including bad weather.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/chicago-to-host-global-summit-on-climate-change/
— Berwyn grandmother of 10 facing deportation sues DHS over visa delay – Madeline Kenney (DIERSEN: Democrats always side with those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/berwyn-grandmother-of-10-facing-deportation-sues-dhs-over-visa-delay/
— At UN, Trump threatens ‘total destruction’ of North Korea – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-the-america-first-president-goes-to-the-united-nations/

DAILY HERALD
— The Latest: Trump says US shouldn’t be taken advantage of – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170919/news/309199939/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why chasing Amazon is a bad idea – TOM GIMBEL
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170919/OPINION/170919905/why-chasing-amazon-is-a-bad-idea

WTTW
— With Amazon in Sight, Rauner and Emanuel Political Foes No More – Brandis Friedman (DIERSEN: Will both Rauner and Emanuel stress to Amazon that Chicago is full of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/09/18/amazon-sight-rauner-and-emanuel-political-foes-no-more

DNA INFO
— Chicago Emissions Drop 11% As Rahm Slaps Trump On Climate Change – Heather Cherone (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad including bad weather.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170918/downtown/emissions-pollution-rahm-emanuel-climate-change-paris-agreement

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Combating toxicity in Illinois politics – Jim Nowlan (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have promoted toxicity with the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. The aforesaid toxicity promoters blame me for all the problems that the aforesaid organizations have had.)
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20170918/nowlan-combating-toxicity-in-illinois-politics

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— New York Times journalist touts Constitution at ISU event – KEVIN BARLOW (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the New York Times is proudly anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/new-york-times-journalist-touts-constitution-at-isu-event/article_9ccf48af-aad0-5079-9405-0218fa59da2f.html

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Conservatives don’t like higher ed – Steve Hochstadt (DIERSEN: Democrats run education in America. Ever-increasingly, they focus on cranking out “good little Democrats” who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/114033/commentary-conservatives-dont-like-higher-ed

TIMES
— Barickman co-sponsored bill on cop recruiting now law (DIERSEN: Since the 1960s, the federal government has relaxed its hiring standards to help it hire young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/barickman-co-sponsored-bill-on-cop-recruiting-now-law/article_4b062dbb-f88a-5e05-8d18-5465b2c315d7.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump says he won’t impose US values abroad (DIERSEN: Foreign countries are doing everything that they can to impose their values on America and anti-Trumps have no problem with that. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-says-he-wont-impose-us-values-abroad/814215218
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Trump is “losing ground among several key groups.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/polls-say-these-are-the-supporters-trump-is-losing/814126670

CHICAGO DAILY OBSERVER
— Who Can Beat Rauner in Illinois? – DON ROSE (DIERSEN: Those who want Rauner to lose advise him to a) dump those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) promote dependency on government, promote dependency on charity, promote LGBTQ activity, promote abortion, promote mass/illegal immigration, promote booze, gambling, pot and other vices, promote patronage, promote political affiliation discrimination, promote reverse discrimination, promote age discrimination, and promote even worse things.)
http://www.cdobs.com/archive/featured/who-can-beat-rauner-in-illinois/

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Durkin’s Politics Of Mediocrity
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/the-politics-of-mediocrity

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Court rejects Drury defamation case against Proft, Neerhoff – Caitlin Nordahl (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have said and done things against me “with malice.” I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.)
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511220119-court-rejects-drury-defamation-case-against-proft-neerhoff

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Morrison fought against Trust Act, says it interferes with lawful action – Caitlin Nordahl
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511220215-morrison-fought-against-trust-act-says-it-interferes-with-lawful-action

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rep. Brady: Conversation is not about raising gas tax, it’s about how high to raise it – Benjamin Yount and Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rep-brady-conversation-is-not-about-raising-gas-tax-it/article_577f36ea-9ca5-11e7-b434-ef8d71e8a8f7.html

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Could Erika Harold draw a primary opponent? Candidates line up to replace Madigan – Mark Maxwel (DIERSEN: What are your connections with Erika Harold? She and I were members of a team led by Dan Proft to elect Pat O’Malley in the 2002 Illinois Republican gubernatorial primary. While she worked at Burke, Warren, MacKay & Serritella, we had a friend in common, Mark Stern.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/could-harold-draw-a-primary-opponent/814082818
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Senator Jason Barickman, a Bloomington Republican, practices law at Meyer Capel, the same law firm that employs Harold. Barickman shot down rumors that he could run for the attorney general spot, saying, “Erika [Harold] is uniquely positioned in that she is electable statewide and she has great credentials for serving as Illinois’ top attorney. “She’ll be fine if she’s primaried,” Barickman added, “but I’m encouraging Republicans to rally around her now.” Another prominent Republican attorney Kirk Dillard halfway sidestepped direct questions if he might run for the opening. “I’m enjoying overseeing mass transit in Chicagoland where we move over two million riders daily and watching my teenage children grow up,” Dillard said. The former state senator and chairman of the DuPage County Republican Party now oversees the Regional Transportation Authority. He’s also a partner at Locke Lord law firm. “Harold’s chances are excellent,” Dillard said. “She is intelligent, personable and right out of central casting. She will give Democrats fits with her profile. [She] should be given a lot of deference by others because she stood up to run before (emphasis his) Lisa Madigan chose not to run for reelection. Dillard added, “It is also important for the Republicans to put forth a balanced geographic ticket.” While some Republicans are publicly supporting Harold, others are privately wondering if House Minority Leader Jim Durkin could run for the job. Durkin did not respond to questions about the race.)

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— JUDICIAL WATCH TO INVESTIGATE DC’S DEEP STATE. HOW ABOUT SPRINGFIELD’S?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/judicial-watch-to-investigate-dcs-deep-state-how-about-springfields-.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner now undecided on HB40
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/19/rauner-now-undecided-on-hb40/

GOPUSA
— U.S. Dreamers on returning to Mexico: ‘What would that look like?’ (DIERSEN: What if citizens of America illegally took their children to Mexico?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30340

BLAZE
— Many government pension systems are on the verge of collapse — here’s how it could affect you – Leon Wolf
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/18/many-government-pension-systems-are-on-the-verge-of-collapse-heres-how-it-could-affect-you/

TOWNHALL
— Trump’s Broken Promises – George Mano
https://townhall.com/columnists/georgemano/2017/09/19/trumps-broken-promises-n2383036

DAILY CALLER
— Trudeau Government Is Silencing Critics Of Legal Pot, Says Watchdog Group (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://amp.dailycaller.com/2017/09/16/trudeau-government-is-silencing-critics-of-legal-pot-says-watchdog-group/
— Hillary Clinton Will Not Rule Out ‘Questioning The Legitimacy’ Of The 2016 Election – Liam Clancy (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always questioned the legitimacy of a) my being elected to the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board in 2001 and reelected in 2002 and 2003, b) my being elected to the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee in 2003 and reelected in 2004, 2005, and 2006, and c) my being elected TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman in 2005 and reelected in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/18/hillary-clinton-will-not-rule-out-questioning-the-legitimacy-of-the-2016-election/

COLLEGE FIX
— Brown University will offer segregated student dinners for black, Muslim students – COY WESTBROOK (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation.)
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/36867/

THE HILL
— The danger of forsaking America’s civil service – BRIAN O’TOOLE
http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/351237-the-danger-of-forsaking-americas-civil-service
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The recent news that President Trump is cutting back on pay raises for U.S. government employees was just another of many slights to a civil service that has been under siege since Trump launched his campaign pledging to “drain the swamp.” Whether he and his ideological followers know it, or care, these dedicated professionals are not the swamp. What they are is economists, engineers, intelligence officers, lawyers, park rangers, trade negotiators, and countless others who signed up for government service not to work for one president and his or her policies, but to advance our great nation’s interests. I ought to know. I joined the Central Intelligence Agency in 2003 to work for an administration whose president I did not vote for and whose policies I often did not support. I did not think twice about doing it; it was fascinating work in service of my country, and in a post-September 11 world when service was celebrated and honorable. But now, I worry that those who would consider government service are thinking twice. After all, who would want to work for a president who has shown so little regard for the agencies in which they would work and whose supporters, including in the media, rail against a mythical “deep state?” We’re seeing the results of this assault already; Politico reported recently that applications in June for the State Department’s Foreign Service exam, once among the most sought-after opportunities in all of government, fell more than a quarter from the year before. I wonder how many currently in the government want to remain working while constantly being maligned. Good people are leaving the civil service, not in droves as political appointees do on Inauguration Day, but steadily and surely. Federal government employment has fallen by 11,000 this year, according to the Bureau of Labor statistics, and the administration clearly believes it to be a positive development. But this drip-drop exodus is draining Washington of the critical expertise and experience necessary to design and execute complex objectives, not of swamp creatures. During the 1990s, due to budget cuts and deprioritization of mission, the CIA lost significant numbers from its ranks; dedicated and talented civil servants who were told they were not needed. That exodus decimated its institutional capacity, especially in the middle ranks where much of the demanding, technical work of the U.S. government gets done, and from where so many are leaving government now.)

POLITICO
— Trump’s team gunning for potential 2020 reelection rivals Elizabeth Warren and Sherrod Brown are among the Democrats that Trump allies are looking to undermine or defeat. – GABRIEL DEBENEDETTI (DIERSEN: Who has undermined you? I should write a book about those who have undermined me. They stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/18/trump-team-guns-for-2020-rivals-242781

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Envisions a July 4 Parade Showing Off American Military Might – MICHAEL D. SHEAR
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/18/us/politics/trump-4th-of-july-military-parade.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: And the Prize Goes to Politics Shows With a Message Ruled the Emmys, but Does It Play Outside Hollywood? – John Koblin
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/18/business/media/emmy-winners-took-a-topical-and-political-route-to-the-prize.html
— How the Internet Kept Humming During 2 Hurricanes – JAMES GLANZ (DIERSEN: Neither power outages nor anything else has stopped me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out a) each and every morning since 2004 and b) also each and every evening since 2015.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/18/us/harvey-irma-internet.html
— FRONT PAGE: How Party Bosses, Not Voters, Pick Candidates in New York – SHANE GOLDMACHER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/18/nyregion/new-york-politics-party-bosses.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Teens are not in a rush to date, drive or become adults, a new study finds – Tara Bahrampour (DIERSEN: What did you accomplish by the time you were 32? Shortly after I turned 16 in 1964, I got a drivers license, bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir, and got a part-time job washing dishes. I bought my first new car when I was 17. I graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21. I bought a new Corvette when I was 23. I bought a new town home in University Park when I was 24. I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago when I was 25 and a one bedroom condo in that building when I was 27. I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 and a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I got married when I was 29 and we bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton when I was 29.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/social-issues/neither-drinking-nor-driving-more-teens-are-putting-off-traditional-markers-of-adulthood/2017/09/18/b46027a0-93f1-11e7-8754-d478688d23b4_story.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Before his bid to become California governor, John Cox took on some guy named Obama – Phil Willon (DIERSEN: Residents of my precinct and residents of the precincts to the east and west got to meet John Cox along with the other four announced Republican candidates for U.S. Senate – Chirinjeev Kathuria, Jim Oberweis, Andy McKenna, and Jack Ryan – on July 5, 2003 at a picnic in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct that I organized. Cox brought Jays Potato Chips. The 200+ attendees included now Congressman Randy Hultgren. Jack Ryan won the primary, but withdrew. His replacement, Alan Keyes lost to Barack Obama.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-john-cox-california-governor-race-20170919-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cox went on to earn an accounting degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago and later graduated from the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Chicago-Kent College of Law. The Illinois law firm he founded in 1981 specializes in tax law, estate planning and corporate law, and is worth upward of $200 million, he says. In the mid-1990s, he was the chief financial officer of a Chicago snack food institution, Jays Foods, helping the family that started the company buy it back from food giant Borden Inc. and putting it back in the black, saving hundreds of jobs. “I’ve hired people, I’ve fired people. I fought the battle. I borrowed money. I dealt with agencies,” Cox said. “Now that doesn’t make me a saint. There’s tons of other people who have done the same thing. But it does give me certain skills that allow me to look at a situation like California is in right now, and say, ‘Hey, here’s the things we need to do.’” The silver-haired 62-year-old moved to the posh San Diego County enclave of Rancho Santa Fe about a decade ago, and now belongs to the New Majority, a group founded primarily by Orange County Republican business executives in order to nudge the state party away from social conservatives. In November, Cox voted for Libertarian Gary Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico, saying he harbored doubts about Donald Trump. Cox now says he backs Trump “100%.”)

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Young immigrants shout down Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at young immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Democrats want young immigrants to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/young-immigrants-shout-dem-leader-nancy-pelosi-article-1.3505729

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Higher Ed’s Latest Taboo Is ‘Bourgeois Norms’ An op-ed praising 1950s values provokes another campus meltdown— from the deans on down. – Heather Mac Donald (DIERSEN: When you were young, did you pursue “bourgeois norms?” Shortly after I turned 16 in 1964, I got a drivers license, bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir, and got a part-time job washing dishes. I bought my first new car when I was 17. I graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21. I bought a new Corvette when I was 23. I bought a new town home in University Park when I was 24. I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago when I was 25 and a one bedroom condo in that building when I was 27. I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 and a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32. I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I got married when I was 29 and we bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton when I was 29.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/higher-eds-latest-taboo-is-bourgeois-norms-1505774818
(FROM THE ARTICLE: To the list of forbidden ideas on American college campuses, add “bourgeois norms” — hard work, self-discipline, marriage and respect for authority. Last month, two law professors published an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer calling for a revival of the “cultural script” that prevailed in the 1950s and still does among affluent Americans: “Get married before you have children and strive to stay married for their sake. Get the education you need for gainful employment, work hard, and avoid idleness. . . . Eschew substance abuse and crime.” The weakening of these traditional norms has contributed to today’s low rates of workforce participation, lagging educational levels and widespread opioid abuse, the professors argued. The op-ed triggered an immediate uproar at the University of Pennsylvania, where one of its authors, Amy Wax, teaches.)

USA TODAY
— Eighties throwback: Paper ballots are back in vogue thanks to Russian hacking fears – Elizabeth Weise
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/09/19/russia-hacking-election-fears-prompts-states-to-switch-to-paper-ballots/666020001/

THE WEEK
— America’s coming campus conflagration – Damon Linker
http://theweek.com/articles/725233/americas-coming-campus-conflagration

UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
— Cannabis use linked to gene mutation (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.news.uwa.edu.au/201605248687/cannabis-linked-gene-mutation

September 10 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Sends Utility Crews, National Guard to Florida
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/illinois-sends-utility-crews-national-guard-to-florida-443475983.html

WGN RADIO
— The Sunday Spin” Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 9-10-17: Pat Brady, Rebecca Shi, and Amanda Vinicky – JASMINE COOPER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the anti-Trump news media treats Pat Brady like he is the official spokesman for the Illinois Republican Party (IRP). Pat Brady rejects the traditional family plank in the IRP platform. Who does the anti-Trump news media treat as official spokespersons for a) your congressional district, b) your Republican county party organization, and c) for your Republican township/ward party organization?)
http://wgnradio.com/2017/09/10/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-9-10-17-pat-brady-rebecca-shi-and-amanda-vinicky/
— What Could The Repeal Of DACA Mean For Illinois? – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/09/10/what-could-the-repeal-of-daca-mean-for-illinois/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner asks “Can Bruce Rauner bounce back from a terrible summer?” Ever-increasing, Rauner talks and acts like a) he does not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) he listens to those who advise him to run as an anti-Republican, that is, to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform and to dump those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/can-bruce-rauner-bounce-back-from-a-terrible-summer/
— Memo to Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos: We’re not all like Rahm Emanuel – Neil Steinberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Emanuel talks and acts like he wants to drive out of Chicago all individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-memo-to-amazons-founder-were-not-all-like-rahm-emanuel/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Toxic sites in likely path of Irma – AP (DIERSEN: My father worked in what is now a toxic site (Stauffer Chemical Company in Chicago Heights) for 28 years 1941-1969. SEE: https://semspub.epa.gov/work/HQ/184309.pdf)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sns-bc-us–hurricane-irma-toxic-sites-20170909-story.html
— Trump’s party apostasy – Jules Witcover
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201709081803–tms–poltodayctnyq-a20170910-20170910-column.html
— Rauner yanked the plug on student loan bill of rights. Lawmakers need to bring it back. – Robert Reed (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? For me, it was money that earned a) cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; b) delivering mail 1966-1969; and c) working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970. My outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) 1966-1968 while I attended UIC, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. I graduated debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/reed/ct-student-debt-veto-overturn-robert-reed-0910-biz-20170908-column.html
— Muted backlash to Trump’s bipartisanship signals warning for GOP – Michael Scherer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-backlash-trump-republicans-20170910-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Trump readies for first Sept. 11 commemoration as president – AP (DIERSEN: I had the honor of organizing Wheaton’s September 11 ceremonies in 2004 and 2005.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170910/news/309109955/
— Vintage military vehicles launch Route 66 cross-country convoy from DuPage fairgrounds next Saturday – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170909/vintage-military-vehicles-launch-route-66-cross-country-convoy-from-dupage-fairgrounds–

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Law puts state on path to equitable school funding – Rich Miller (DIERSEN: Everyone’s definition of equitable is different. According to my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government, it was equitable to waste my career and to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old because I have always been a Republican, and especially because I am White, male, old (born in 1948), and non-veteran, and someone who complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and someone who became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-09-10/rich-millercapitol-fax-law-puts-state-path-equitable-school-funding.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Western Illinois University gets $100,000 to study bobcats – AP (DIERSEN: What did you study while you were in college? I studied business and management at UIC 1966-1968, NIU 1969-1970, and Loyola 1972-1976. I studied accounting at DePaul 1976-1980 and at Becker CPA Review 1978-1979. I studied internal auditing at Roosevelt 1980-1981. I studied finance at IIT 1992-1997.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/business/article172406817.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Bannon: GOP ‘trying to nullify’ Trump’s election Former WH strategist rips McConnell, Ryan – DANIELLA DIAZ (DIERSEN: Which “Republicans” in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct are trying to nullify Trump’s election?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/bannon-gop-trying-to-nullify-trumps-election/808542533
— McCain: ‘Not conscionable’ to deport ‘Dreamers’ Senator says permanent protection should be passed – ELI WATKINS (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What is even more “not conscionable?” ANSWER: Bringing people into America illegally, coming to America illegally, and staying in America illegally. Anti-Americans do not respect a) America, b) America’s borders, c) America’s laws, or d) America’s citizens.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/mccain-not-conscionable-to-deport-dreamers/808245020

BREITBART
— Steve Bannon: ‘Amnesty Is Non-Negotiable’ – IAN MASON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/10/steve-bannon-amnesty-non-negotiable/

NEWSMAX
— Bannon on ’60 Minutes’: Mainstream Media Trying to ‘Destroy’ Trump
https://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Bannon-60-Minutes-media-destroy/2017/09/10/id/812721/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Lifestyles of the cossetted and illegal – Monica Showalter
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/09/lifestyles_of_the_cossetted_and_illegal.html

TOWNHALL
— Dems Get Their Wish – GAO to Investigate EPA Hiring Process – Cortney O’Brien (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years; b) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986; c) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years; d) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974; e) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years.)
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2017/09/10/dems-get-their-wish–watchdog-to-investigate-epa-hiring-process-n2379010

THE HILL
— Mexican ambassador: Relationship with Trump is improving – RAFAEL BERNAL (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between America’s interests and Mexico’s interests.)
http://thehill.com/latino/349891-mexican-ambassador-relationship-with-trump-is-improving

CBS NEWS
— Breitbart’s Bannon declares war on the GOP Steve Bannon, Trump’s ex-chief strategist, tells 60 Minutes why he’s out at the White House and criticizes the GOP for not supporting the president. “They’re gonna be held accountable,” he says – Charlie Rose
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-breitbart-steve-bannon-declares-war-on-the-gop/

NEW YORK TIMES
— Where Trump’s Hands-Off Approach to Governing Does Not Apply – BEN PROTESS, DANIELLE IVORY and STEVE EDER (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors knew full-well that Democrat politicians wanted them to not hire and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/10/business/trump-regulations-religious-conservatives.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Bannon declares war with Republican leadership in Congress – Ashley Parker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/bannon-declares-war-with-republican-leadership-in-congress/2017/09/10/57c08fa2-9668-11e7-87fc-c3f7ee4035c9_story.html

NEWSWEEK
— HILLARY CLINTON BLAMES LOSS ON NOT SHARING WHITE ANGER – NINA BURLEIGH (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn non-Democrat White males as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. How should non-Democrat White males respond?)
http://www.newsweek.com/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-election-politics-662496

September 5 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Lt. Governor Sanguinetti’s statement on DACA (DIERSEN: Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion are personal to me. Democrats use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans like me who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Ever-increasingly, Democrats use Dreamers and their supporters to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. From what I see, all Dreamers are younger and virtually all of them are minority and/or female. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Those who reject the immigration plank in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform could have tried to change that plank last year at the IRP State Convention, but they did not even try. Those who agree with Sanguinetti on providing a “path to citizenship” for illegals have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am a White supremacist, a Nazi, a KKK member, a hater, a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things. I should write a book about them. They stress that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, that they all immigrated from what is now Germany, that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, that I am White, that I am male, that I am conservative, that I am Republican, that since Trump won the Republican presidential primary last year, I have been a Trump supporter, and even worse things. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and all the rest of my ancestors discriminated against minorities and against women and that I have directly benefited from that big time. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because of the aforesaid, I should pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion. Because of the aforesaid, 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://gopillinois.com
(THE STATEMENT: “Immigration is personal to me. My mother was a refugee from Cuba and my father emigrated legally from Ecuador. While my parents came to this country under very different circumstances, they had the common goal of achieving the American dream. “Republicans and Democrats across the country agree that our current immigration system is broken. The current system divides our communities, incentivizes illegal entry, strains law enforcement, and stymies our economy with uncertainty. Today’s DACA repeal sets a 6-month clock for reform. Congress should take this opportunity to fix our broken immigration system, and in turn address DACA, border security, and a path to citizenship.”)

ABC7
— DACA program to be phased out; Congress given window to save it – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-to-phase-out-daca;-decision-could-begin-gop-battle/2377789/

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Lieutenant Governor Evelyn Sanguinetti released a statement, saying: “Immigration is personal to me. My mother was a refugee from Cuba and my father emigrated legally from Ecuador. While my parents came to this country under very different circumstances, they had the common goal of achieving the American dream. Republicans and Democrats across the country agree that our current immigration system is broken. The current system divides our communities, incentivizes illegal entry, strains law enforcement, and stymies our economy with uncertainty. Today’s DACA repeal sets a 6-month clock for reform. Congress should take this opportunity to fix our broken immigration system, and in turn address DACA, border security, and a path to citizenship.”)

NBC5
— Emanuel on DACA Decision: ‘Not Only Will Chicago Welcome Dreamers, We Will Pursue Every Legal Option to Protect Our Children’
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rahm-emanuel-trump-daca-dreamers-chicago-442778083.html
— Thousands Protest in Chicago After Trump Ends DACA
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Thousands-Protest-in-Chicago-After-Trump-Ends-DACA-442816373.html
— ‘These Families Cannot Wait’: Illinois Politicians React to DACA Announcement
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Politicians-React-to-DACA-Announcement-442773703.html
— Durbin Slams Decision to End DACA, Recalling Trump’s Promise to ‘Take Care’ of Dreamers – Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/durbin-reacts-trump-daca-442813843.html

CBS2
— Immigrant Students Fear For Future With Trump Plan To End DACA – Mike Puccinelli and Nancy Harty
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/05/cps-daca-undocumented-immigrants/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rahm: Chicago students welcome as Trump ending DACA program – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/278749263-story

WGN TV
— Mayor Rahm Emanuel: Chicago students welcome as Trump ending DACA program
POSTED 5:29 AM, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017, BY ERIK RUNGE AND MARCELLA RAYMOND, U
http://wgntv.com/2017/09/05/trump-expected-to-end-daca-mayor-students-respond/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Durbin asks for quick approval of the DREAM Act as Democrats assail Trump over DACA – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-congress-daca-react-met-0905-20170905-story.html
— Fact check: What the Trump administration said about DACA – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/factcheck/ct-fact-check-daca-20170905-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s DACA decision may be cruel, but it’s a smart political move.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-daca-congress-st-0906-20170905-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “There’s nothing pro-business in Trump’s DACA-dumping ways.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/reed/ct-daca-trump-antibusiness-robert-reed-0907-biz-20170905-column.html
— Authorities seek to deport man at center of dispute over new state immigration law – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-ice-hold-mchenry-county-trust-act-met-20170905-story.html
— Downers library official Art Jaros faces removal after reported comments critical of diversity, homosexuality – Matthew Walberg (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats get rid of you if you do not promote race and gender based preference giving and LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/downers-grove/news/ct-downers-grove-library-controversy-0906-20170905-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump didn’t have the nerve to make the DACA announcement himself.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-daca-jeff-sessions-20170905-story.html
— Can Democrats get past identity politics? – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on getting rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-identity-politics-democrats-20170905-story.html
— Fox Valley protesters call Trump immigration policy ‘the biggest slap in the face’ – Sarah Freishtat and Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-elgin-daca-reaction-st-0906-20170905-story.html
— Some Naperville leaders decry Trump’s decision to end DACA – Erin Hegarty and Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-daca-response-naperville-st-0906-20170905-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump tweets he could ‘revisit’ DACA decision – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-tweets-he-could-revisit-daca-decision/
— Immigration activists march downtown to protest DACA termination – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/immigration-activists-to-rally-downtown-against-daca-termination/
— Reaction to Trump ending DACA for Dreamers – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/reaction-to-trump-ending-daca-for-dreamers/
— DACA beneficiaries are anxious, angry and afraid – Taylor Hartz
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/daca-beneficiaries-are-anxious-angry-and-afraid/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-tell-it-to-alonso-guillen-that-dreamers-have-no-place-here/

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban Democrats in Congress denounce Trump decision on DACA; GOP mum – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170905/suburban-democrats-in-congress-denounce-trump-decision-on-daca-gop-mum
— Harris, LaHood speaking to Elk Grove, Wheeling GOP meetings
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170905/harris-lahood-speaking-to-elk-grove-wheeling-gop-meetings–
— Prosecutors praise success of DuPage diversion program – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170905/prosecutors-praise-success-of-dupage-diversion-program
— DuPage plan outlines steps to dissolve Lombard-area agency – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170905/dupage-plan-outlines-steps-to-dissolve-lombard-area-agency
— Kasich joins Schwarzenegger in political map-making fight – AP (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have filed a lawsuit in 2015 to stop the redrawing of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170905/news/309059820/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How Illinois lawmakers are responding to Trump rescinding DACA – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170905/NEWS02/170909972/how-illinois-lawmakers-are-responding-to-trump-rescinding-daca

WBEZ
— CPS On Pace To Become A Majority Latino School District – Linda Lutton
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/cps-on-pace-to-become-a-majority-latino-school-district/c43341cb-d7d4-41d4-9a71-fe2f8992dca6

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAQL REGISTER
— Illinois’ reaction to Trump rescinding DACA
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170905/illinois-reaction-to-trump-rescinding-daca

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Students, faculty join pro-DACA rally at ISU – Julia Evelsizer (DIERSEN: From what I see, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are pro-DACA are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/students-faculty-join-pro-daca-rally-at-isu/article_bbaf0b30-9d76-500f-ac34-bff5b79b10dc.html

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Mayor Rahm Emanuel: Chicago students welcome as Trump ending DACA program
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article171297807.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mayor Rahm Emanuel says Chicago students “have nothing to worry about” as President Donald Trump’s administration said it will wind down a program protecting young immigrants from deportation. Emanuel spoke as Chicago Public Schools marked the first day of classes Tuesday. The mayor told students at Solorio Academy High School they “are welcome in the city of Chicago.” The Chicago Sun-Times reports that school officials say about a third of the school’s students are undocumented citizens. Emanuel said Chicago schools “will be a Trump-free zone.” Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday said the program known as DACA is an “unconstitutional exercise of authority by the executive branch.” Chicago is suing the Trump administration over its policy of withholding public safety grants from so-called sanctuary cities unless they agree to tougher immigration enforcement.)
— Here’s how Obama and Illinois politicians are reacting to Trump’s DACA decision – ELIZABETH DONALD
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article171356557.html

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Social justice advocacy gains momentum in Downers Grove – BOB RAKOW (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote social justice are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/08/28/social-justice-advocacy-gains-momentum-in-downers-grove/a8as8rd/

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Shorting Pensions, Again – SEAN CRAWFORD
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-shorting-pensions-again#stream/0

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Illinois leaders, seize moment, reform pensions – Editorial
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-illinois-leaders-seize-moment-reform-pensions/article_1e1e2683-0e2e-556c-8dc6-853534488fdb.html

LOUIS TODAY
— AUGUST 4, 2017 FLASHBACK: St. Louis County man’s marijuana conspiracy allowed him to live the life of a ‘rock star’ – Robert Patrick
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-louis-county-man-s-marijuana-conspiracy-allowed-him-to/article_f3dccfdb-baa4-5bc5-8def-c4fa19b822b2.html

CHICAGO NOW
— PA show featuring Berkowitz Family-Pac Cruise related interviews w/ pols, et al in 25 Chicago Metro suburbs
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/09/pa-show-featuring-berkowitz-family-pac-cruise-related-interviews-w-pols-et-al-in-25-chicago-metro-suburbs-tonight-elsewhere-later-in-week-and-247-on-web/

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— KELLY TAPS RAY TRANCHANT FOR RUNNING MATE AGAINST RAUNER
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-taps-ray-tranchant-for-running-mate-against-rauner

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— VIDEO: Rauner’s Bad Day – Mark Glennon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD7L1NbrG0w#new_tab

WIREPOINTS
— Rahm tells returning CPS students schools are ‘Trump-free zone’ – Chicago Sun-Times
http://www.wirepoints.com/rahm-tells-returning-cps-students-schools-are-trump-free-zone-chicago-sun-times/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OBAMA ADMINISTRATION’S DACA PROGRAM CHALLENGED BY LAWSUITS; TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RESPONDS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/obama-administrations-daca-program-challenged-by-lawsuits-trump-administration-responds.html
— SESSIONS’ STATEMENT RESCINDING OBAMA ADMINISTRATION’S DEFERRED ACTION FOR CHILDHOOD ARRIVALS PROGRAM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/sessions-statement-rescinding-obama-administrations-deferred-action-for-childhood-arrivals-program.html
— THE OBAMACARE DEATH SPIRAL IS QUIETLY GETTING MUCH WORSE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/the-obamacare-death-spiral-is-quietly-getting-much-worse.html
— TRUMP’S REVERSAL OF OBAMA PAY GAP RULE IS GOOD NEWS FOR WOMEN, MINORITIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/trumps-reversal-of-obama-pay-gap-rule-is-good-news-for-women-minorities.html
— CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS EXPECT TO LOSE 8000 MORE STUDENTS THIS YEAR
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/chicago-public-schools-expect-to-lose-8000-more-students-this-year.html

GOPUSA
— Parents pulling children out of school with transgender lessons in kindergarten (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote sexual confusion and LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29728
— Teacher Compares Trump Shirts to Swastikas, Kicks Students out of Classroom
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29738
— Temple to Journalist’s Self-Regard Falls on Hard Times
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29714
— Jewish, Muslim customers file lawsuits alleging bacon in their food at KFC, Denny’s
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29724

DAILY CALLER
— Telemundo And Univision Now Openly Lobbying In Favor Of Amnesty – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: What would Telemundo and Univision do if America had sent many millions of its citizens into Mexico illegally? What would Telemundo and Univision do if America was keeping many millions of its citizens in Mexico illegally? What would Telemundo and Univision do if America was sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/05/telemundo-and-univision-now-openly-lobbying-in-favor-of-amnesty/
— Jeff Sessions’ DOJ Just Secured An Islamic Group’s Right To Build A Mosque – Kevin Daley
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/05/jeff-sessions-doj-just-secured-an-islamic-groups-right-to-build-a-mosque/

BREITBART
— 14 Things the MSM Won’t Tell You About DACA – JOHN NOLTE
http://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2017/09/05/14-things-msm-wont-tell-daca/
— Donald Trump: ‘Young Americans Have Dreams Too’ – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/05/donald-trump-young-americans-dreams/
— Cher: House and Protect DACA Dreamers in Your Homes – JEROME HUDSON (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/09/05/cher-house-daca-dreamers-in-your-home/
— Women’s Colleges Open Doors to Transgender Students – TOM CICCOTTA
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/09/05/womens-colleges-open-doors-to-transgender-students/

BLAZE
— Ann Coulter responds to Trump’s decision on Obama’s Dream Act – and she’s not happy – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/05/ann-coulter-responds-to-trumps-decision-on-obamas-dream-act-and-shes-not-happy/
— Please don’t complain about deporting children if you support murdering them – Matt Walsh
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/please-dont-complain-about-deporting-children-if-you-support-murdering-them/

THE HILL
— Pelosi: Ryan must bring the DREAM Act to the floor – MALLORY SHELBOURNE
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/349226-pelosi-speaker-must-bring-the-dream-act-to-the-floor

CNN
— DACA decision confirms it: Trump has killed the Bush version of the GOP – Chris Cillizza (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, it becomes clear that Bush rejects most, if not virtually all of the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/05/politics/trump-daca-gop-2012/index.html

ABC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump decision on immigrants leads to protests.”
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/latest-trump-congress-act-immigration-49625761

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote Dreamers demonize, denigrate, and condemn those that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000005403642/what-dreamers-gained-from-daca-and-stand-to-lose.html

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Trump’s decision to end DACA sparks backlash from both sides of the aisle – Sonam Sheth
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-daca-reactions-backlash-2017-9/#senate-minority-leader-chuck-schumer-released-a-statement-calling-the-decision-heartless-for-ripping-apart-families-and-telling-people-who-have-worked-hard-to-become-americans-for-years-that-they-have-to-leave-the-country-1

ILLINOIS CPA SOCIETY
— 6 Certifications That’ll Build Your Cred Today’s accounting and finance professionals have a lot to gain by adding the right credentials to the ends of their names. – Selena Chavis (DIERSEN: I have three of these six – MBA (1976), CPA (1979), and Certified Internal Auditor (1981). In addition I have a master’s degree in accounting (1980), CPA license (1981), Certified Fraud Examiner (1990), Certified Government Financial Manager (1994), Certified Financial Services Auditor (1996), Forensic Accountant (1997), and master’s degree in financial markets and trading (1997).)
https://www.icpas.org/information/copy-desk/insight/article/digital-exclusive/6-certifications-that-ll-build-your-cred
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) It generally goes without saying, but CPAs are highly sought for just about every accounting, auditing, business, consulting, finance, tax, and, well, you get the point—earning the CPA is a major professional differentiator that can land you just about anywhere, from your local accounting firm to the head of a Fortune 500 company. Earning a CPA is not for the faint of heart, however. Because this credential provides a multitude of opportunities, and has earned recognition for positioning holders as the nation’s most trusted business advisors, obtaining it isn’t exactly easy. On average, it takes CPA exam candidates six-and-a-half attempts to pass all four parts of the exam. What’s more, sitting for the exam can cost anywhere from $1,000 to $5,000 depending on the investment made in the exam and review courses and preparation materials. Plus, once you earn your CPA credential, you’ll also have to maintain it with ongoing accredited professional education. . .4. Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) The CIA is the choice if you’re looking to differentiate yourself as an auditor with expertise in risk, control, and information technology. Granted by the Institute of Internal Auditors, the CIA comes with a price tag of $1,150 and requires candidates to have a bachelor’s degree and two years of auditing experience prior to testing. Like some of the other credentials mentioned, the CIA has three levels of exams, total six-and-a-half hours of testing, and takes around a year or more for most to complete. Don’t let that deter you, however, because the CIA is becoming an essential credential for auditors eyeing the coveted chief audit executive position, along with positive upward career advancement along the way. . .6. Master of Business Administration (MBA) The broad expertise that accompanies earning an MBA can open many doors for accounting and finance professionals. Unfortunately, outside of your undergrad degree, it’s the most costly acronym to add to the end of your name. US News & World Report notes the average cost of a two-year MBA program at one of the top 10 business schools in the U.S. topped out over $125,000 in 2016. Costs clearly vary based on the university attended, program type (full-time, part-time, or online), scholarships and grants potentially received, and any employer assistance aimed at helping you earn this esteemed degree (many Fortune 100 companies offer tuition assistance). But by all measures, this is an undertaking that takes serious consideration for most. Much like the CPA, there’s no easy path to earning an MBA, but it’s also a means to entry to greater career choices and higher-level—and higher-earning—executive positions. Credentials don’t come easy, and they certainly don’t come for free, but that doesn’t mean they’re unattainable. In fact, Robert Half International says 72 percent of CFOs will cover all or some of the costs of their professional employees’ certifications. Many also would cover the continuing professional education required to maintain certification. The reality is that keeping your skills current is vital to staying competitive and relevant in today’s business world. Regardless of which credentials you choose to collect, each one says something important about who you are as an accounting and finance professional.)

August 21 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS BUSINESS IMMIGRATION COALITION
— IBIC issues another press release crowing about its success in a) illegally encouraging illegals to illegally come to America illegally, b) illegally encouraging illegals to stay in America illegally, and c) illegally encouraging illegals to be brought into America illegally.
http://mailchi.mp/illinoisbic/vvnms20cdi-811117

NBC5
— Tuition Tax Credits Emerge as Part of Illinois School Funding Debate – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/tuition-tax-credits-school-funding-illinois-441334743.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners again say the IPI cartoon is racist and again say that Rauner “has continually refused to say not only whether he believes it is racist – but if he has even seen it.” Those who do not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are far less likely to know anything about the cartoon.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-policy-institute-cartoon-bruce-rauner-441312283.html

CBS2
— Chicago Ald. Burke Puts The Brakes On Self-Driving Cars – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/21/chicago-ban-on-self-driving-cars/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— House Republican official: School funding reform negotiations continuing Tuesday – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/house-republican-official-school-funding-reform-negotiations-continuing-tuesday-08-21-2017

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 63 shot over weekend in Chicago; only long July 4th weekend more violent this year – Elyssa Cherney and Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-shootings-weekend-violence20170821-story.html
— $1.6m VFW raffle drawing hits legal snag, halted amid ‘ordinance issue’ – Robert McCoppin (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice. Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. should not promote vice.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-vfw-morris-queen-of-hearts-raffle-drawing-met-20170821-story.html
— Aldermen consider tough regulations for self-driving cars – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-driverless-cars-regulations-met-20170821-story.html
— To protect its turf, this fiefdom wants more turf. Guess who pays. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-franks-annex-sanitary-consolidate-0822-jm-20170821-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill Aug. 14 that empowers counties across Illinois to dissolve layers of unnecessary government. Wouldn’t you know it? One suburban government already laid plans to twist through a loophole and preserve itself. Taxpayers, you might want to pay attention to this heist, which McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks, a Democrat, attributes to one-party rule. No, not Democratic rule in Cook County. Franks indicts Republican Party dominance in McHenry County.)

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump’s naked stare eclipses White House photo op
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trumps-naked-stare-eclipses-white-house-photo-op/
— Your tax bill says dozens of small governments must go – Madeleine Doubek (DIERSEN: Which of the following units of government in my $10,757.18 tax bill does Doubek want to go – Unit School District 200 and Pension Fund ($7,188.43), City of Wheaton ($1,401.77), Wheaton Park District and Pension Fund ($1,110.71), College of DuPage ($369.66), Forest Preserve and Pension Fund ($213.07), County of DuPage and Pension Fund ($190.13), Milton Township, Township Road, and Pension Fund ($169.57), County Health Department and Pension fund ($69.93), DuPage Airport Authority ($24.77), and Wheaton Mosquito District ($19.14)?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/doubek-your-tax-bill-says-dozens-of-small-governments-must-go/
— DIERSEN HEALDLINE: Who are the leading anti-Trumps in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct? Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps divide members of Group A against members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/jackson-trump-aims-to-divide-working-people-and-poor-people/
— Labor leader hedging bets with bipartisan anti-Rauner strategy – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-labor-leader-hedging-bets-with-bipartisan-anti-rauner-strategy/

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner vetoes bill allowing public to elect Lake County chairman – Charles Keeshan
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170821/rauner-vetoes-bill-allowing-public-to-elect-lake-county-chairman
— DuPage judge dismisses lawsuit against Butler District 53 in cheating scandal – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170821/dupage-judge-dismisses-lawsuit-against-butler-district-53-in-cheating-scandal
— Texas college could influence other Confederate statue moves – AP (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter? How soon will the anti-Trumps remove you?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170821/news/308219889/
— Suburban activist on Charlottesville: ‘Everybody has freedom of speech and the right to march. But you don’t have the right to destroy.’
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170821/suburban-activist-on-charlottesville-everybody-has-freedom-of-speech-and-the-right-to-march-but-you-dont-have-the-right-to-destroy

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Mayors hit Rauner on school TIF veto – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170821/BLOGS02/170829995/mayors-hit-rauner-on-school-tif-veto
— Teamsters thank Preckwinkle for a good new deal – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Who thanked my Democrat superiors in the federal government for their success in not hiring, wasting the careers of, and getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran? Who thanked my critics/opponents for their success in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170821/BLOGS02/170829994/amid-soda-tax-war-teamsters-thank-preckwinkle-for-a-good-new-deal
— Here’s what the Sun-Times’ new CEO wants people to do – NONA TEPPER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170821/NEWS06/170829989/heres-what-the-sun-times-new-ceo-wants-people-to-do

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Head of FBI Chicago office retiring; taking security job – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article168490992.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump nominee Sam Clovis: ‘As far as we know’ homosexuality’s a choice Opposes legal protections as illogical – ANDREW KACZYNSKI AND PAUL LEBLANCE
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-nominee-sam-clovis-as-far-as-we-know-homosexualitys-a-choice/794952424

WAND
— New law exempts military personnel from Commercial Driver’s License written test (DIERSEN: What written tests have you avoided taking? If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that I did not take any written tests to become a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Manager in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997 because those certifications were new back then and I grand fathered in. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981. I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13, Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12, Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/36182976/new-law-exempts-military-personnel-from-cdl-written-test

NATIONAL LAW REVIEW
— Illinois Next to Prohibit Salary History Inquiries? (DIERSEN: If you are/were a government employee, everyone who wants to can find out what your salary is/was and then publish that. They use that information to viciously demonize, to viciously denigrate, and to viciously condemn government employees as being overpaid. They want cheap labor. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/illinois-next-to-prohibit-salary-history-inquiries

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Pritzker running mate choice seen as another way to allow Madigan ‘annex’ of governorship – Mia Sims
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511180921-pritzker-running-mate-choice-seen-as-another-way-to-allow-madigan-annex-of-governorship

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Intergovernmental Agreements – Are they legal? How can you tell? – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/intergovernmental-agreements-are-they-legal-how-can-you-tell/

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Mainstream Conservatives Are On CNN’s “Hate Group” List – Jordan Schachtel
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/08/mainstream-conservatives-are-on-cnns-hate-group-list/
— Cultural Marxism is the #1 Enemy of Western Civilization – Joe Luger
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/08/cultural-marxism-is-the-1-enemy-of-western-civilization/

GOPUSA
— Bloody Chicago: 44 people shot — 7 fatally — in about 24 hours
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29063
— University of Texas removes Confederate statues under cover of darkness
http://www.gopusa.com/university-of-texas-removes-confederate-statues-under-cover-of-darkness/
— Another defeat down South: UAW running out of gas (DIERSEN: Have you been a union member? If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that I was a union member while I worked part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969, while I worked part-time for Chrysler in 1970, and while I worked for IRS 1971-1980. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are overwhelmingly anti-union and want cheap labor.)
http://www.gopusa.com/another-defeat-down-south-uaw-running-out-of-gas/

BREITBART
— Time to ‘Cut Off’ Illegal Hiring Through E-Verify, Says Immigration Hawk – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted cheap labor.)
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/08/21/time-cut-off-illegal-hiring-e-verify-says-immigration-hawk/
— Poll: 90 Percent Oppose Removal, Erasure, of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: Who do the anti-Trumps want erased in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America – those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/21/poll-90-percent-oppose-removal-erasure-thomas-jefferson-george-washington/

NEWSMAX
— Franklin Graham: Politicians, ‘Stop Saying Islam Is a Religion of Peace’ – Theodore Bunker (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/franklin-graham-islam-religion-of-peace-war/2017/08/21/id/808846/

REUTERS
— U.S. workers have low hopes for higher pay: Fed survey (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want cheap labor.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fed-survey-labor-idUSKCN1B11RP

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Departing older employees are being replaced by younger and cheaper workers, San Francisco Fed study finds – Eric Morath (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted cheap labor.)
https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2017/08/21/how-retiring-baby-boomers-hinder-u-s-wage-growth/

BARRONS
— Tesla promoters promote Tesla.
http://www.barrons.com/video/tesla-advantages-over-the-big-automakers/39DF6B58-313C-48CB-B5FC-77168C2B12D0.html

FED SMITH
— Alternative Ways to Determine Future COLAs – Michael Wald (DIERSEN: Federal COLAs have always been far less than inflation.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/08/21/alternative-ways-determine-future-colas/

August 21 Morning Edition

ABC7
— University of Texas in Austin removes Confederate statues – AP (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter? How soon will the anti-Trumps remove you?)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/university-of-texas-removes-confederate-statues/2330287/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis says Trump derailing his own agenda – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: If you blast Trump, anti-Trumps glorify and praise you. Davis stresses that “The American people elected the first president in our lifetime in Donald Trump that did not have any government or military experience.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-morning-spin-monday-edition-20170820-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Why Trump is wrong to equate George Washington with Robert E. Lee.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-george-washington-lee-slavery-20170820-story.html
— Here’s how to get to $1 million Avoid ‘lifestyle creep’ to reach milestone – Sandra Block
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/kiplinger/tca-here-s-how-to-get-to-1-million-20170810-story.html
— The problem with banning white supremacists from the internet – Stephen L. Carter (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, Trump and all his supporters are White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps want to do more than just ban Trump and his supporters from the internet, anti-Trumps want to get rid of Trump and all of his supporters.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-tech-daily-stormer-libertarian-0821-20170818-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Take it from me — and my father — anti-white bias is not the problem – Alysia Tate (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, it should be those like me who are White, male, healthy, non-veteran, conservative, Republican, Protestant, German-American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, those who are not poor, and those who have no dependents. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college, my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, worked in the office of a chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, did not buy a new car until he was 45, a 2-door bottom of the line Chevy, and died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother was a housewife and homemaker.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/take-it-from-me-and-my-father-anti-white-bias-is-not-the-problem/

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Naperville resident Bill Eagan pitches tighter requirements for school finance officials – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: What professional certifications, professional licenses, education, and work experience do those elected/appointed officials have who represent you? I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997. I earned a bachelors degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13, Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170821/naperville-man-pitches-tighter-requirements-for-school-finance-officials
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bill Eagan, a former chief school business official for Hinsdale High School District 86, says the district’s top money manager should be a certified public accountant or certified management accountant. Along with that requirement, he says, the person in that job should report directly to the school board. Eagan, a CPA and CMA who comes from a corporate accounting and finance background, has met with three suburban state representatives who are on a House committee about licensing, administration and oversight for elementary and secondary education. He said increasing the financial literacy requirements to be a chief school business official, abbreviated in education circles as CSBO, will help school districts operate more efficiently and keep more of their money in the classroom.)

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— More Illinois Lawmakers Leaving General Assembly – BRIAN MACKEY
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/more-illinois-lawmakers-leaving-general-assembly
— ‘Black Hawk’ Restoration Waits On Funding – GUY STEPHENS
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/black-hawk-restoration-waits-funding

WGLT
— Frustrated By Stalemate, Illinois Lawmakers Are Calling It Quits (DIERSEN: Who wants you to get frustrated and to quit? Those who want me to get frustrated and to quit as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and who succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, GAO employment, etc. are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://wglt.org/post/frustrated-stalemate-illinois-lawmakers-are-calling-it-quits#stream/0

WBUR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump/Bannon says “Bannon Is Gone” and asks “But Will His Boss Actually Change?)
http://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2017/08/21/donald-trump-steve-bannon-rich-barlow

WJBD
— University of Texas removes 4 Confederate statues overnight – ABC News (DIERSEN: What do the anti-Trumps want to be removed in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/national-news/2017/08/21/university-of-texas-removes-4-confederate-statues-overnight

FOIA ILLINOIS
— FOIA Under Rauner and Emanuel – MIKE EWING
http://foiaillinois.org/foia-under-rauner-and-emanuel/

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner asks “Does Rauner really want to compromise on school funding?
https://rebootillinois.com/2017/08/21/rauner-want-compromise-school-funding/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Gubernatorial hopefuls should kiss ring on ‘Madigan Day,’ GOP contends – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511188122-gubernatorial-hopefuls-should-kiss-ring-on-madigan-day-gop-contends

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Connelly argues for bypassing funding fight to get money to schools now – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511188253-connelly-argues-for-bypassing-funding-fight-to-get-money-to-schools-now

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— McSweeney unites House to pass resolution denouncing racist groups – Hoang Tran (DIERSEN: Sadly, anti-Whites use such resolutions to hint/imply/argue/shout that all Whites are White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Sadly, anti-Whites use such resolutions to destroy individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511189355-mcsweeney-unites-house-to-pass-resolution-denouncing-racist-groups

NEWSMAX
— 10 Statues Liberals Want to Destroy – Clyde Hughes (DIERSEN: Who in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct takes the lead in calling for the destruction of statutes?)
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/10-statues-liberals-want-destroy/2017/08/21/id/808733/

CHRISTIAN DAILY
— CNN draws flak for publishing ‘hate group’ map which includes Christian organizations – Lorraine Caballero (DIERSEN: Who would come to my defense if the anti-Trumps succeed in shutting down www.gopillinois.com and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails because they include links to articles posted at the Illinois Family Institute (IFI) website at https://illinoisfamily.org/ and at the Americans for Truth About Homosexuality (AFAH) website at http://americansfortruth.com/ (SEE: http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/family-institute-smeared-as-one-of-32-illinois-hate-groups-along-with-neo-nazis-and-skinheads.html Constructively, while I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes treated TAPROOT as being a hate group because I invited IFI and AFTAH leaders to speak at TAPROOT events.)
http://www.christiandaily.com/article/cnn-draws-flak-for-publishing-hate-group-map-which-includes-christian-organizations/60981.htm

AMERICAN THINKER
— Apple goes all-in, raising money for SPLC hate group on iTunes – Thomas Lifson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Apple acts as an arm of the Democrat Party. How soon, if not already, will Apple step up its efforts to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/apple_goes_allin_raising_money_for_splc_hate_group_on_itunes.html

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Conservatives concerned for Trump’s populist agenda after Bannon departure – Dave Boyer
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/20/steve-bannon-ouster-leaves-conservatives-worried-a/

DAILY CALLER
— White House Petition To Recognize Antifa As A Terrorist Organization Hits 100k Signatures – Ian Miles Cheong (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in defending/promoting Antifa in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/20/white-house-petition-to-recognize-antifa-as-a-terrorist-organization-hits-100k-signatures/
— Pee-Filled Projectiles A Recurring Weapon Of Choice For ‘Anti-Fascists’ – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/20/pee-filled-projectiles-a-recurring-weapon-of-choice-for-anti-fascists/
— CNN Changes Headline After Antifa Complains – PHILLIP STUCKY
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/20/cnn-changes-headline-after-antifa-complains/
— Boston Free Speech Rally Falsely Branded As ‘White Supremacist’ – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/20/boston-free-speech-rally-falsely-branded-as-white-supremacist/

DAILY SIGNAL
— ‘Hillary-Lite Administration’? Conservatives Worry About Bannon Ouster – Fred Lucas
http://dailysignal.com/2017/08/20/hillary-lite-administration-conservatives-worry-about-bannon-ouster/

GOPUSA
— Democrats forget their legacy while digging up the Confederacy (DIERSEN: Ever since they lost the Civil War, Democrats have shouted at Blacks that Republicans a) have caused all the problems that Blacks have had, b) are causing all the problems that Blacks are having, and c) will forever cause call the problems that Blacks will have.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29043
— Pope: Rights of migrants trump national security concerns (DIERSEN: Were it not for national security, migrants would have gotten rid of the Pope by now.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29027
— No confederate monuments but a Christopher Columbus protest brings out dozens in Detroit
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28987

BREITBART
— Politico: Bannon ‘Intellectual Heart’ of Movement Who Would Rather Work Weekends than Party in Hamptons – TONY LEE (DIERSEN: What do you do with your weekends? Rather than partying, I spend 10+ hours each and every Saturday and each and every Sunday putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/20/politico-bannon-intellectual-heart-movement-who-would-rather-work-weekends-than-party-in-hamptons/
— CNN’s Stelter Questions Trump’s Mental Fitness — ‘Is He Suffering From Some Kind of Illness?’ – PAM KEY (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if you do not promote the Democrat Party platform, Democrats, Democrat plants, and RINOs will hint/imply/argue/shout that you have mental problems.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/08/20/cnns-stelter-questions-trumps-mental-fitness-is-he-suffering-from-some-kind-of-illness/

BLAZE
— Antifa brags about being anti-America, burning flag – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in defending/promoting Antifa in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/20/antifa-brags-about-being-anti-america-burning-flag-then-they-get-pulverized-on-social-media/
— Misidentified: A man was stabbed…because a haircut made him look like a Nazi – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: QUESTION: According to anti-Trumps, what do Nazis look like? ANSWER: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/20/misidentified-a-man-was-stabbed-because-a-haircut-made-him-look-like-a-nazi/

ONE NEWS NOW
— RNC nearly triples DNC fundraising in July – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2017/08/21/rnc-nearly-triples-dnc-fundraising-in-july

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THESE RACIST BLACK KKK AND NAZI STATUES MUST FALL “What the Negro needs is a Hitler.” – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267638/these-racist-black-kkk-and-nazi-statues-must-fall-daniel-greenfield

LIFEZETTE
— Why Bannon May Wield More Power on the Outside – Jim Stinson
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/why-bannon-may-wield-more-power-on-the-outside/

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: If Bannon promises ‘war’ on Trump’s enemies we should all volunteer – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/26287-outsiders-vs-insiders-if-bannon-promises-%E2%80%98war%E2%80%99-trump%E2%80%99s-enemies-we-should-prepare-volun

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— BIG BUSINESS LOVES BIG GOVERNMENT – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: Big business wants cheap labor.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/21/big-business-loves-big-government/

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Three Levels Of Honesty – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are not honest. They are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/08/21/three-levels-honesty/

THE HILL
— Schiff: Trump’s position is ‘if you’re with me, you can do no wrong’ – MAX GREENWOOD (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who are “with” my critics/opponents. They talk and act like my critics/opponents have promised them lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and lots more if they succeed in getting rid of me.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/347255-schiff-trumps-position-is-if-youre-with-me-you-can-do-no-wrong

NBC NEWS
— Is Violence Ever Acceptable in the Face of Hate Groups? – Richard Cohen, President of The Southern Poverty Law Center, and Mark Bray, Author, “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook” debate the tactics used by white nationalist counter-protesters.
http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/is-violence-ever-acceptable-in-the-face-of-hate-groups-1028526659570

REUTERS
— Prominent U.S. religious conservatives defend Trump after Charlottesville – Doina Chiacu and Sarah N. Lynch
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-religious-idUSKCN1B00RY

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint Trump as being a clone of James Alex Fields Jr.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/21/opinion/donald-trump-leadership-failing-presidency.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Bannons say “Bannon Was Set for a Graceful Exit. Then Came Charlottesville.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/20/us/politics/steve-bannon-fired-trump-departure.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The Red Cap Aside, Trump Souvenirs Are a Hard Sell.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/20/us/politics/trump-hats-merchandise.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Behind the Bluster of Steve Bannon’s #War Cry.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/20/business/bannon-ready-for-war-with-a-long-list-of-targets.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “White House Bracing for an Angry Reception in Phoenix.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/20/us/politics/white-house-bracing-for-an-angry-reception-in-phoenix.html
— California Today: The Rise of the Super Commuter – Mike McPhate (DIERSEN: I walked to work 1974-1978. When IRS promoted me to GS-12 (currently $79,563/year) in 1974 in its Loop office when I was 25 years old, I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building. In 1976, I traded it in to the building’s developer and bought a one bedroom condo.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/21/us/california-today-super-commutes-stockon.html
— A 2:15 Alarm, 2 Trains and a Bus Get Her to Work by 7 A.M. Like many in the housing-starved San Francisco region, Sheila James has moved far inland, gaining affordable space at the price of a brutal commute. – CONOR DOUGHERTY and ANDREW BURTON (DIERSEN: I walked to work 1974-1978. When IRS promoted me to GS-12 (currently $79,563/year) in 1974 in its Loop office when I was 25 years old, I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building. In 1976, I traded it in to the building’s developer and bought a one bedroom condo.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/business/economy/san-francisco-commute.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say Confederate monuments are now white-supremacist rallying points – Steven Mufson, John Wagner and Paige Cunningham (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton who increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks “are now white-supremacist rallying points.” The aforesaid, their operatives, and their dupes a) discourage me from raising money from Republicans to help sponsor the parades and fireworks and b) discourage Republicans from contributing money to help sponsor the parades and fireworks.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/democrats-say-confederate-monuments-are-now-white-supremacist-rallying-points/2017/08/20/b735142e-85ad-11e7-a94f-3139abce39f5_story.html
— KKK leader threatens to ‘burn’ Latina journalist, the first black person on his property – Samantha Schmidt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/21/kkk-leader-threatens-to-burn-latina-journalist-the-first-black-person-on-his-property/

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Congress members raise growing concerns about President Trump’s mental health after Charlottesville responses – Jason Silverstein (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if you do not promote the Democrat Party platform, Democrats, Democrat plants, and RINOs will hint/imply/argue/shout that you have mental problems.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/congress-members-worried-trump-mental-health-article-1.3427368

USA TODAY
— Hate speech: Find the companies that have dropped neo-Nazis and others – Brett Molina (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, anything that Trump or his supporters say is hate speech. Soon, if not already, if you do not promote hatred of Trump and hatred of his supporters, anti-Trumps will drop you or do even worse things to you.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/08/17/hate-speech-which-companies-have-dropped-hate-groups/575762001/

USA TODAY
— AUGUST 9, 2017 FLASHBACK: FBI behavior expert explains how to get people to like you – Sheryl Posnick (DIERSEN: What do you say to those people who like people who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2017/08/06/how-to-get-people-to-like-you-according-to-an-fbi-behavior-expert/104168336/

LAS VEGAS SUN
— Fifth-year celebration of DACA is bittersweet for Dreamers – Michael Lyle (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers a) brag that their top priority is to hire, to retain, and to promote Dreamers and b) brag that to do that, they do not hire, they waste the careers of, and they get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran? Ever-increasingly, employers talk and act like they are anti-American.)
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/aug/21/fifth-year-celebration-of-daca-is-bittersweet-for/

WPXI
— JULY 23, 2017 FLASHBACK: Democrats try to block federal workers from staying at Trump properties – Jamie Dupree (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, audit assignments and training often required out-of-town travel.)
http://www.wpxi.com/news/politics/democrats-try-to-block-federal-workers-from-staying-at-trump-properties/568838794

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Google Searches for Ways to Boost News Subscriptions Tech giant testing tools, including shared data and new payment options, with publishers – Jack Nicas (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 2000 have focused on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-searches-for-ways-to-boost-news-subscriptions-1503130506
— Tech Censorship of White Supremacists Draws Criticism From Within Industry The moves by tech companies like Cloudflare have been chided for threatening freedom of expression online – Yoree Koh (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 2000 have focused on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tech-censorship-of-white-supremacists-draws-criticism-from-within-industry-1503144003
— Mizzou Pays a Price for Appeasing the Left Enrollment is down more than 2,000. The campus has had to take seven dormitories out of service. – Jillian Kay Melchior (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in your precinct, your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois focus on appeasing the left? The aforesaid in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois do everything that they can to get rid of me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mizzou-pays-a-price-for-appeasing-the-left-1503258538
— Trump and the CEOs: Behind the Collapse of an Uneasy Alliance America’s top companies were cautiously optimistic the president’s policy goals were their own—then came the travel ban, Paris and Charlottesville – Vanessa Fuhrmans, Joann S. Lublin and Emily Glazer (DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CEO paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-the-ceos-behind-the-collapse-of-an-uneasy-alliance-1503261137

FORBES
— Why The Legal Industry Must Embrace Diversity, Technology, and Collaboration – Mark A. Cohen (DIERSEN: To embrace Diversity is to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcohen1/2017/08/21/why-the-legal-industry-must-embrace-diversity-technology-and-collaboration/#2522420ca95f

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump/Bannon says “Trump Struggles to Move Past Bannon, Starting With Afghanistan.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-21/trump-struggles-to-move-past-bannon-starting-with-afghanistan

PBS
— White supremacists once wore hoods. Now, an internet mob won’t let them stay anonymous – CORINNE SEGAL (DIERSEN: Are you White? Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites make clear that they will get rid of you if you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites.)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/white-supremacists-wore-hoods-now-internet-mob-wont-let-stay-anonymous/

INDIAN EXPRESS
— Google to Apple: Tech companies continue efforts to banish extremist accounts – AP (DIERSEN: If they could banish individuals, organizations, and companies from the their political jurisdictions, which individuals, organizations, and companies would the leaders of your municipality, of your township/ward, of your county, of Illinois, and of America banish? From what I see, ever-increasingly, they would banish those that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/google-to-apple-tech-companies-continue-efforts-to-banish-extremist-accounts-4806687/

DAILY KOS
— How to fight white supremacy: Charlottesville, SPLC offer blueprints – Sher Watts Spooner (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton who increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks “are now white-supremacist rallying points.” The aforesaid, their operatives, and their dupes a) discourage me from raising money from Republicans to help sponsor the parades and fireworks and b) discourage Republicans from contributing money to help sponsor the parades and fireworks.)
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/8/20/1690400/-How-to-fight-white-supremacy-Charlottesville-SPLC-offer-blueprints

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Strongly Defend Washington, Jefferson, Lessons of the Past
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2017/voters_strongly_defend_washington_jefferson_lessons_of_the_past
— Voters Side With Trump In Defense of Historic Monuments
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2017/voters_side_with_trump_in_defense_of_historic_monuments

August 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Sessions blasts Chicago and sanctuary cities, calls Miami ‘good’ example – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/sessions-blasts-chicago-and-sanctuary-cities-calls-miami-good-example/2315079/

NBC5
— Rauner: Trump’s Comments ‘Damage America’ – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, if you condemn what Trump says or does, you not only condemn Trump, you condemn everyone who voted for Trump.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-governor-rauner-trump-charlottesville-comments-440831553.html
— School Funding Hangs Over Governor’s Day at State Fair – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-state-fair-governors-day-rauner-440768353.html
— Sessions to ‘Take on Chicago Political Leadership’ in Sanctuary Cities Speech – Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/attorney-general-jeff-sessions-slams-chicago-sanctuary-cities-440782073.html
— Emanuel Issues Passionate Statement in Wake of Trump Va. Comments
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Emanuel-Issues-Passionate-Statement-in-Wake-of-Trump-Va-Comments-440731953.html

CBS2
— Durbin Slams Trump’s Comments On Charlottesville: “You Can’t Finesse This” “There is just no middle ground when it comes to bigotry.” – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/16/durbin-slams-trumps-comments-on-charlottesville-you-cant-finesse-this/
— Mayor Emanuel Blasts Illinois Policy Institute Cartoon As ‘Racist’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/16/mayor-emanuel-racist-cartoon-education/
— Rauner: Trump Comments On Virginia Violence ‘Damage America’ (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, if you condemn what Trump says or does, you not only condemn Trump, you condemn everyone who voted for Trump.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/16/rauner-trump-comments-on-virginia-violence-damage-america/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois House condemns white supremacists who ‘espouse hate’ – AP (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, Republicans “espouse hate.”)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/274239719-story
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois House has adopted a resolution vilifying white supremacists. The proclamation the House approved 105-0 Wednesday “repudiates and condemns” neo-Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan and others that “espouse hate.” Democratic Rep. Elgie Sims of Chicago and Barrington Hills Republican Rep. David McSweeney sponsored the resolution.)

WGN TV
— Bishop James Dukes calls on Emanuel to change names of Washington and Jackson Parks – MELISSA BERMAN AND NANCY LOO (DIERSEN: What are your connections with slavery? From what I see, the stronger that anti-Trumps consider your connections to be, the harder that they will work to destroy you. From what I see, anti-Trumps consider the following to be connections: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Of course, the anti-Trumps will work especially hard to destroy you if any of your ancestors ever owned any slaves or if they ever lived in any of the Confederate states.)
http://wgntv.com/2017/08/16/local-pastor-calls-on-emanuel-to-change-names-of-2-chicago-parks/

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner names names — says Trump’s Virginia remarks ‘damage America’ – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, if you condemn what Trump says or does, you not only condemn Trump, you condemn everyone who voted for Trump.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-calls-trump-out-says-virginia-remarks-damage-america/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After months of refusing to even utter President Donald Trump’s name, Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday called his fellow Republican out for remarks that “damage America,” saying he “vehemently disagrees with the president’s comments about the tragedy in Charlottesville.” The rare mention of Trump’s name came on Governor’s Day at the Illinois State Fair after reporters asked the governor about the president’s comments in New York on Tuesday that “both sides” are to blame for the violence in Virginia. “I vehemently disagree with the president’s comments about the tragedy in Charlottesville,” Rauner said. “I vehemently disagree with the president’s comments. We must stand together against hatred and racism and bigotry and violence and we must condemn those actions in Charlottesville in the strongest terms.” The governor was asked why he still would not mention Trump’s name. “I just said ‘president,’” Rauner said. “President Trump. I vehemently disagree with his comments. We have to condemn that sort of action those actions by frankly disgusting despicable white supremacist groups, we’ve got to call them that and we’ve got to condemn their actions.” Trump has sparked outrage with his response to the violent weekend protests by white supremacist groups that ended in three deaths — a woman killed when a car plowed into a crowd of counter-protesters and two Virginia state troopers killed in a helicopter crash while doing surveillance. On Saturday, Trump said “many sides” are to blame. Then after two days of criticism from Democrats and Republicans, he read a statement Monday declaring “racism is evil” and specifically describing the KKK, neo-Nazis and white supremacists as “criminals and thugs.” But on Tuesday he reverted back to his initial take on the situation, saying “very violent” counter-protesters in Charlottesville — whom the president dubbed “the alt-left” — share in the blame. “You look at both sides,” Trump told reporters at Trump Tower in New York. “I think there’s blame on both sides. And I have no doubt about it. And you don’t have any doubt about it, either.” Dating back to last year’s presidential campaign, Rauner has walked a careful line with Trump, distancing himself from the billionaire developer and reality TV star to avoid alienating moderate Republicans or independents in the blue state of Illinois. But Rauner has largely sidestepped harsh criticism to avoid a backlash from Trump supporters who also back the governor. For the most part, Rauner has steadfastly refused to even discuss Trump. In February, Rauner boycotted a dinner the president hosted for 46 governors at the White House during the National Governors Association meeting. Rauner left Washington early, rather than risk being photographed with Trump. Rauner had his own stumble responding to the Charlottesville protests. On Monday he condemned the “racism, hatred and violence” as “appalling” and “completely beyond anything that America should be about.” But the governor hesitated in calling it “terrorism.” He did so hours later — after saying he consulted with law enforcement — saying the Charlottesville tragedy was “absolutely an act of domestic terrorism.” Rauner showed no hesitation on Wednesday in denouncing Trump’s take on the situation. “What I care about is the comments damage America,” Rauner said. “We are all Americans. It doesn’t matter what party. It doesn’t matter who we vote for. It doesn’t matter. What matters is that we stand for justice and fairness and equality. That’s what America is about and racism and bigotry and violence has no place in our society.”)
— Trump disbands 2 White House business councils amid CEO criticism – AP (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, CEOs want cheap labor and they talk and act like they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-disbands-2-white-house-business-councils-amid-ceo-criticism/
— Rauner releases two TV ads ahead of Illinois House school funding vote – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rauner-releases-two-tv-ads-ahead-of-illinois-house-school-funding-vote/
— Aldermen seek to junk monument to fascist Italo Balbo – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sneed-aldermen-seek-to-junk-lakefront-monument-to-fascist-italo-balbo/
— GOP leaders react to Trump’s Virginia remarks — but not to Trump – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gop-leaders-react-to-trumps-virginia-remarks-but-not-to-trump/
— Trump’s die-hard supporters unfazed: ‘He is everybody’s president’ – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trumps-die-hard-supporters-unfazed-he-is-everybodys-president/
— Lobbyist registrations surge after fines tied to Emanuel emails – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/lobbyist-registrations-surge-after-fines-tied-to-emanuel-emails/
— Who’s ‘bailing out’ whom, Governor? – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-whos-bailing-out-whom-governor/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/roger-simon-the-devil-and-donald-trump/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/s-e-cupp-the-terrible-company-trump-keeps/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Sessions taking up Chicago bashing as a cause – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-sessions-taking-up-chicago-bashing-as-a-cause/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Democrats, Republicans finally agree on something: Illinois Policy Institute’s cartoon is ‘s—‘
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrats-republicans-finally-agree-think-tanks-cartoon-is-s/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An emotional state Rep. Jaime Andrade brought lawmakers to their feet on Wednesday in denouncing an Illinois Policy Institute cartoon that depicted a young African-American boy from Chicago begging for money for school from a wealthy white man with half empty pockets. The North Side Democrat denounced the cartoon as “s—,” prompting Democrats to rise to give him a standing ovation, with Republicans quickly joining in. The conservative think tank defended the cartoon, arguing it was not racist, but late Wednesday took it down from the organization’s web site, saying the controversy was a distraction from the real issue, “the failure of political leaders to address the root cause of our struggling education system.” The cartoon was intended to depict how Chicago doesn’t use TIF funds for education — amid the conservative think tank’s push to have Chicago deal with its pension mess outside of the school funding debate. Both the governor and the institute believe Chicago is using its TIF districts to hide property tax money, thus needing more money from the state. But the image sparked anger and emotion on the floor, from both sides of the aisle. The debate over the image began on Twitter when state Rep. Christian Mitchell, D-Chicago, called it a “Sambo” cartoon. The man in the cartoon is showing the child an empty pocket on his right, with “TIF $” coming out of his left pocket. The child is sitting on the floor with a backpack, a Cubs hat and holding a sign that reads “Need money 4 school.” “Are you saying that wealthy white businessmen are not using TIF to take money from black and brown kids?’ the Illinois Policy Institute tweeted in an exchange with Mitchell. Mitchell, in turn, argued that the group could have “drawn another kid. “You could have drawn an african american child without exaggerated features (ie lips),” he wrote. “But you made a different choice, one that links to a dark and troubled history,” Mitchell tweeted.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner breaks Trump silence, criticizes president’s Charlottesville response – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, if you condemn what Trump says or does, you not only condemn Trump, you condemn everyone who voted for Trump.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-republicans-fair-met-0817-20170816-story.html
(FROM THE RTICLE: After steering clear of discussing President Donald Trump or even uttering his name for many months, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday issued a harsh denunciation of the president’s take on the deadly Virginia protest. “I vehemently disagree with the president’s comments about the tragedy in Charlottesville,” Rauner said. “We must stand together against hatred and racism and bigotry and violence and we must condemn those actions in Charlottesville in the strongest terms.” “What I care about, the comments damage America. We are all Americans. It doesn’t matter what party, it doesn’t matter who we vote for,” Rauner told reporters after arriving for Governor’s Day at the Illinois State Fair on a Harley-Davidson, his traditional method of entry. “What matters is that we stand for justice and fairness and equality. That’s what America is about. And racism and bigotry and violence has no place in our society.” Rauner’s pushback to Trump contrasted with a morning breakfast and an afternoon Republican rally where the governor didn’t mention the president’s much-criticized Tuesday remarks in which he equated neo-Nazi and white supremacist protesters with counterprotesters. The traditional Republican rally featured no Trump signs, though a vendor was selling red Trump-themed “Make America Great Again” hats. Still, the controversies swirling around the president hung over the festivities much like the rain clouds over the fairgrounds. Rauner’s Trump comments came two days after he initially told reporters in Chicago that he could not say that the death of protester Heather Heyer, who was mourned at Wednesday services after being struck Saturday by a car driven by a white supremacist supporter, was an act of “domestic terrorism.” Later, Rauner’s office issued a statement saying the governor “absolutely” believed the death to be domestic terrorism. The governor’s reticence in mentioning Trump or responding to his comments and programs dates back to at least March 2016, when Rauner said he would support the eventual Republican presidential nominee without ever saying Trump’s name. Later that month, Rauner told north suburban school children he was “horrified” by the rhetoric of the GOP presidential campaign without naming Trump. In addition, the governor notably skipped last year’s GOP national convention in Cleveland where Trump was nominated. Rauner’s cautious Trump strategy didn’t stop a federal super political action committee from airing ads last fall that aimed to connect Trump to the rest of Illinois Republicans. The unconventional president has presented a political conundrum for Rauner, the first-term GOP governor of a Democratic state who is seeking re-election next year. Rauner is actively seeking support from largely rural Downstate areas that backed Trump over Democrat Hillary Clinton last year. But Rauner also must find a way to restore a base in the suburban collar counties that are a key area of support for a Republican running statewide. Though the collars traditionally lean Republican, all but McHenry County went for Clinton last year. By deciding to aggressively criticize Trump, Rauner may be abandoning an effort to try to find a middle ground that simply sought to avoid any mention of the controversial president, realizing that while more Downstate counties have been turning Republican, the number of voters there is far fewer than in the more populated Chicago suburbs. In addition, Rauner’s move against Trump also may be aimed at trying to regain support among crucial moderate suburban women. The governor could face challenges winning over that voting bloc following the budget and school funding disputes as well as his vow to veto a measure he once supported in concept to expand the availability of abortions under Medicaid and state employee health insurance. Rauner might not have much room for error. In 2014, he barely defeated a lackluster Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn by 4 percentage points, or roughly 140,000 votes, despite capturing every one of Illinois’ 102 counties save for heavily Democratic Cook County. On Wednesday, Rauner said the actions of neo-Nazis and white supremacists in Charlottesville were “frankly, disgusting, despicable.” “White supremacists groups. We’ve got to call them that and we’ve got to condemn their actions,” the governor said. Rauner’s hand-picked state GOP chairman, Cook County Commissioner Tim Schneider, told reporters the weekend events in Virginia were “abhorrent.” But Schneider refused to respond to the president’s comments, at one point saying, “I’m not Donald Trump’s campaign manager. I don’t speak for the president of the United States.” Asked if Trump could hurt GOP chances next year, Schneider said, “I’m not Carnac and I’m not going to predict what’s going to happen in the future,” referring to the late TV host Johnny Carson’s character of a mystic soothsayer. But U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis of Taylorville took on Trump’s comments head on. Davis was on the Alexandria, Va., ballfield when a gunman wounded U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana and two Capitol police during a June GOP practice for a charity softball game. “I hope the president clarifies his remarks once again, and I hope the president can be a voice of calm and a voice of reason at a time where we can come together and stop the hate and the vitriol that we see in the American political climate today,” Davis said. “Frankly, anybody that wants to carry a Nazi flag on American soil is not good people and I disagree” with the president. Across town, the Illinois House approved a resolution 105-0 condemning the acts of violence in Charlottesville as domestic terrorism and repudiating white supremacists, neo-Nazis, the Ku Klux Klan, and any other group that espouses hate. To a breakfast audience of largely Downstate GOP county chairmen, Rauner assailed Chicago and its “political machine” and predicted Republican values would lead to the ouster of his chief political nemesis, Democrat Michael Madigan, as speaker of the House. “We stand for liberty, individual freedom. We stand for personal responsibility,” Rauner said. “We stand for limited government that allows the individual to define himself or herself and thrive. We stand for low taxes.” Those values, the governor contended, would result next year in a nine-seat pickup in the Illinois House, where Republicans currently hold 51 seats to 67 for the Madigan-led Democrats. “The battle ahead of us is tough — boy it’s just tough,” Rauner acknowledged, because “our system is so broken.” “We’re up against an incredibly powerful political machine in Chicago. They have dictated the terms in our state for decades and they haven’t even run their machine really for the benefit for the people of Chicago. Just look at the unemployment. Look at the terrible schools. Look at the violence in Chicago. Look at the taxes going through the roof in Chicago,” said the governor, once again using the politics of geography to attack the Democratic-dominated city. Democrats, Rauner continued, “don’t run the government for the benefit of the people of central Illinois, southern Illinois or northwest Illinois or the suburbs of Chicago either. We have a broken political system run by a political machine in Chicago that’s run for the benefit of politicians and their cronies,” he said. While Rauner criticized the president’s Virginia comments, it was Trump who helped the Illinois GOP score a net gain of four House seats last November. Republican candidates outpolled Democratic incumbents in Downstate counties where Trump was rolling up 50- and 60-percentage-point margins.)
— Beauty pageants good preparation for Illinois AG race, says ex-Miss America – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-erika-harold-how-pagaents-are-like-politics-20170816-story.html
— Madigan: Attempt to override Rauner’s education veto set for next week – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-education-funding-met-0817-20170816-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Joint Chiefs denounce racism in stark terms as Trump’s isolation grows.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-joint-chiefs-denounce-racism-20170816-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Raw feelings close to the surface at Fox News over criticism of Trump remarks.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-fox-news-trump-critics-20170816-story.html
— Trump fails morality test on Charlottesville – John Kass (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, if you condemn what Trump says or does, you not only condemn Trump, you condemn everyone who voted for Trump.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-charlottesville-trump-kass-met-0817-20170816-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Sessions tries to blame Chicago’s crime on sanctuary city policy.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-sessions-sanctuary-cities-chicago-20170816-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Lawmakers decry ‘racist’ cartoon published by policy group (Illinois Policy Institute) with Rauner ties.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-policy-institute-cartoon-met-0817-20170816-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “New chief of staff John Kelly said to be frustrated, dismayed at Trump’s lack of discipline.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-john-kelly-trump-discipline-20170816-story.html
— Why are factory workers quitting in droves? ‘Blue-collar jobs are on the way out’ – Danielle Paquette
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/national/ct-factory-workers-quitting-20170816-story.html
— End pensions for part-time county work – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-pension-will-county-parttime-edit-0817-jm-20170816-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-speech-hate-0817-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville Democrat Laura Ellman seeking Connelly’s 21st Senate seat – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170816/naperville-democrat-seeking-connellys-21st-senate-seat

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois House rejects Rauner school funding plan – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170816/NEWS02/170819877/illinois-house-rejects-rauner-school-funding-plan
— Rauner launches ad blitz as lawmakers talk school aid override – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170816/BLOGS02/170819884/rauner-launches-ad-blitz-as-lawmakers-talk-school-aid-override
— Trump CEO strategy teams disband after exodus – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, CEOs want cheap labor and they talk and act like they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170816/NEWS02/170819885/trump-ceo-advisory-teams-disband-amid-exodus
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Does Trump even want to be president?” While I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, it was obvious that to succeed, a) you had to be a Democrat, b) you had to help your superiors and supervisors carry out the Democrat Party platform, and c) you had to help them get rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170816/BLOGS02/170819882/does-trump-even-want-to-be-president
— Discover Card cuts off ‘hate groups’ after Charlottesville – Bloomberg (DIERSEN: According to the anti-Trumps, the groups that you are a member of are hate groups if they do not promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170816/NEWS01/170819875/discover-card-cuts-off-hate-groups-after-charlottesville
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, ever-increasingly, CEOs want cheap labor and they talk and act like they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170816/NEWS02/170819895/ceos-walk-trump-tightrope-into-new-era-of-corporate-politics

WTTW
— Trump’s ‘Both Sides’ Comments Draw Harsh Local Reaction – Paris Schutz (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, if you condemn what Trump says or does, you not only condemn Trump, you condemn everyone who voted for Trump.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/16/trump-s-both-sides-comments-draw-harsh-local-reaction
— Confederate statues removed, taken down in wake of Charlottesville violence
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/confederate-statues-fate-in-wake-of-charlottesville-violence/2313602/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner’s school funding changes fail in House – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170816/rauners-school-funding-changes-fail-in-house
— Pritzker to release tax info soon, touts Stratton’s mediator skills – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170816/bernard-schoenburg-pritzker-to-release-tax-info-soon-touts-strattons-mediator-skills
— Keep those consolidation efforts coming – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170816/our-view-keep-those-consolidation-efforts-coming

NPR ILLINOIS
— Rauner Outlines 2018 Campaign Themes: Madigan, Madigan, Madigan – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/rauner-outlines-2018-campaign-themes-madigan-madigan-madigan#stream/0

US927
— Davis and Rauner Speak at GOP County Chairmen’s Brunch
http://www.us927.com/2017/08/16/davis-and-rauner-speak-at-gop-county-chairmens-brunch/

WGLT
— Both U.S. Senators From Illinois Criticize McLean County GOP Chair Chuck Erickson Remarks – CHARLIE SCHLENKER
http://wglt.org/post/both-us-senators-illinois-criticize-mclean-county-gop-chair-remarks#stream/0

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Numerous restrictions for Dennis Hastert as he starts probation Hastert officially no longer in custody; probation begins – TONY SCOTT
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/08/16/numerous-restrictions-for-dennis-hastert-as-he-starts-probation/aebszd0/

HERALD REVIEW
— House rejects bill with Rauner’s education changes – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rauner-blasts-special-deals-for-chicago-on-school-funding/article_0bd40da8-516d-5eca-b8bb-62a2b5cb6e8a.html

NEWS TRIBUNE
— Peru man wants to be Republican nominee for 16th District Haskell seeks nomination over Kinzinger in spring – Ben Hohenstatt
http://www.newstrib.com/free/peru-man-wants-to-be-republican-nominee-for-th-district/article_a9879e38-8287-11e7-9bbc-5b55671c1dc4.html

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Harold taking on tough race – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-08-16/harold-taking-tough-race.html

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Sessions: Chicago’s sanctuary city policies are ‘lawlessness’ AG criticizes city’s leaders – SOPHIE TATUM
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/sessions-chicagos-sanctuary-city-policies-are-lawlessness/790554161
— McLean County Republicans defend Facebook posts on WJBC Radio
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/mclean-county-republicans-defend-facebook-posts-on-wjbc-radio/790411092
— RNC chair: Trump ‘did the right thing’ in condemning hate groups Says blame rests on white supremacists – DAVID WRIGHT
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/rnc-chair-trump-did-the-right-thing-in-condemning-hate-groups/790205123
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at Blacks that Republicans are racists and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, 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.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/blacks-and-whites-see-racism-in-the-united-states-very-very-differently/790369617
— Sen. Graham to Trump: ‘Your words are dividing Americans’- MIRANDA GREEN (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, if you condemn what Trump says or does, you not only condemn Trump, you condemn everyone who voted for Trump.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/sen-graham-to-trump-your-words-are-dividing-americans/790352056
— Former Presidents H.W. and W. Bush denounce racism in wake of Charlottesville Joint statement released Wednesday – ZACHARY COHEN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/former-presidents-hw-and-w-bush-denounce-racism/790318172
— Trump vs. Amazon: President attacks company on Twitter Amazon employs 382,400 people worldwide as of July – PAUL R. LA MONICA
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-vs-amazon-president-attacks-company-on-twitter/790295090

BGA
— FIXING BLOATED BUREAUCRACY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NEW CONSOLIDATION LAW – Jose Sanchez (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, to justify getting rid of GAO’s employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, Democrats and RINOs hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the agency was “bloated.”)
http://www.bettergov.org/news/fixing-bloated-bureaucracy-what-you-need-to-know-about-new-consolidation-law

CITY CLUB OF CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: City Club of Chicago promotes Rich Miller as being a junk bond expert. What do you know about junk bonds? I worked for GAO for almost 9 years on audits of federal financial industry regulators. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years. I earned master’s degrees in financial markets and trading from IIT, in accounting from DePaul, and in business from Loyola. I passed the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations on my first attempt. I became a licensed CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Financial Services Auditor, and Forensic Accountant.)
https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/1232/what-does-junk-bond-really-mean

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Nybo says ‘no’ vote on Senate Bill 1 override was meant for school kids – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511184697-nybo-says-no-vote-on-senate-bill-1-override-was-meant-for-school-kids

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RAUNER SIGNS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONSOLIDATION BILL Senate Bill 3 marks an important step in the right direction for local government consolidation, but there’s more to be done. – Brendan Bakala
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rauner-signs-local-government-consolidation-bill/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO PASTOR WANTS WASHINGTON, JACKSON STATUES OUT OF BLACK COMMUNITIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/chicago-pastor-wants-washington-jackson-statues-out-of-black-communities.html
— OP-ED: PROTECTING CRIMINALS IN URBANA AND CHICAGO ENDANGERS ALL OF US
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/op-ed-protecting-criminals-in-urbana-and-chicago-endangers-all-of-us.html

CAPITOL FAX
— A day at the fair
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/16/a-day-at-the-fair/
— State Fair and education politics
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/16/state-fair-and-education-politics/
— No “Yes” votes as House show trial results in public defeat for Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/16/no-yes-votes-as-house-show-trial-results-in-public-defeat-for-rauner/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rauner: Trump comments on Virginia violence ‘damage America’ – AP (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, if you condemn what Trump says or does, you not only condemn Trump, you condemn everyone who voted for Trump.)
http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/16/rauner-trump-comments-on-virginia-violence-damage-/

GOPUSA
— Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), arrested at DACA protest at White House
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28806
— Baltimore: Confederate monuments taken down by officials in the dark of night (DIERSEN: What do the anti-Trumps want removed in your municipality?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28818
— Campaign to ID white supremacists results in false accusations
http://www.gopusa.com/campaign-to-id-white-supremacists-results-in-false-accusations/

NEWSMAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote hatred of Republicans, anti-Republicans glorify and praise you.
https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/michael-steele-GOP-reap-sow/2017/08/16/id/807985/

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE INVASION OF CANADA A Somali immigration minister and an open border. – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267563/invasion-canada-daniel-greenfield

BREITBART
— Twelve Memorials that Must Be Removed if Democrats Are Serious About Erasing Racism – AWR HAWKINS (DIERSEN: What about Roosevelt Road?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/16/twelve-memorials-democrats-racist/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If Democrats seeking the removal of historical memorials tied to racist history are serious, they should be tripping over one another to get in front of a camera and call for the removal of memorials and namesakes to Presidents Andrew Johnson, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Lyndon Baines Johnson, and Sen. Robert C Byrd. These five men had two things in common–all had a penchant for racism to one degree or another, and all were Democrats. Some of the memorials to them are monuments, some are groves, others are highways, bridges, colleges, and even cemeteries. Of course, the cemeteries ought not be disturbed, but they should be renamed if the Democrats are serious about rooting out the vestiges of racism.)
— Marco Rubio Flunks the Free Speech Test — Again – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/16/marco-rubio-flunks-free-speech-test/

BLAZE
— Anti-Trump activist accused of shooting, killing Trump-supporting neighbor with semi-automatic – Sarah Taylor
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/15/anti-trump-activist-accused-of-shooting-killing-trump-supporting-neighbor-with-semi-automatic/
— Michael Moore says the vast majority of Trump supporters are like rapists – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: What percent of convicted rapists are Democrats?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/16/michael-moore-says-the-vast-majority-of-trump-supporters-are-like-rapists/
— If you want to fight Nazism in America, fight the abortion industry – Matt Walsh
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-if-you-want-to-fight-nazism-in-america-fight-the-abortion-industry/
— Protester who climbed atop Confederate statue and helped pull it down arrested; two others cuffed – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/16/protester-who-climbed-atop-confederate-statue-and-helped-pull-it-down-arrested-two-others-cuffed/

DAILY CALLER
— Ben Carson Says His Home Was Recently Vandalized With Anti-Trump Rhetoric – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/16/ben-carson-says-his-home-was-recently-vandalized-with-anti-trump-rhetoric/
— Major Figures Work To Mainstream Violent Antifa Protesters – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/16/major-figures-work-to-mainstream-violent-antifa-protesters/
— Antifa Protesters Crash Heather Heyer’s Funeral – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/16/antifa-protesters-crash-heather-heyers-funeral/

DAILY WIRE
— Leftist Activists Demand New York Museum Take Down Statue of ‘Racist’ Theodore Roosevelt You give an inch, they take a mile. – MICHAEL QAZVINI
http://www.dailywire.com/news/19741/leftist-activists-demand-new-york-museum-take-down-michael-qazvini#exit-modal

DAILY SIGNAL
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: IRS Rehires 213 Employees Ousted for Falsifying Documents, Avoiding Taxes, Other Offenses – Fred Lucas (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would use this to hint/imply/argue/shout that I must me extremely bad because IRS did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.)
http://dailysignal.com/2017/08/14/another-irs-scandal-rehiring-employees-ousted-for-falsifying-documents-avoiding-taxes/

THE HILL
— Black lawmakers say Confederate statues should come out of Capitol – CRISTINA MARCOS (DIERSEN: Of course, statutes of slave holders will be next, then statutes of Whites, males, Protestants, conservatives, Republicans, Americans, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/346710-black-lawmakers-say-confederate-statues-should-come-out-of-capitol
— Trump disbands economic councils as CEOs flee (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, CEOs want cheap labor and they talk and act like they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/346827-trump-disbands-economic-councils-amid-wave-of-defections
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/346876-ceos-revolt-against-trump-over-charlottesville?rnd=1502918523
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want to destroy Trump and destroy his supporters say “Trump’s isolation grows.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/346886-trumps-isolation-grows

POLITICO
— Trump disbands CEO councils as business leaders desert ‘I am ending both,’ he tweets. – DAN DIAMOND (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, CEOs want cheap labor and they talk and act like they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/16/inge-thulin-3m-quits-trump-manufacturing-council-241705

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Trump dismisses “right-wing militants.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-holland-neonazi-commentary-idUSKCN1AW1OC

AOL NEWS
— More employers may be using temps to skirt immigration laws – Thomson Reuters
https://www.aol.com/article/finance/2017/08/16/more-employers-may-be-using-temps-to-skirt-immigration-laws/23079243/
— Trump disbands business councils after CEOs exit in protest – Reuters (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, CEOs want cheap labor and they talk and act like they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/16/trump-disbands-business-councils-after-ceos-exit-in-protest/23079484/

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Breitbart
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/magazine/breitbart-alt-right-steve-bannon.html
— Trump Dissolves Advisory Councils After C.E.O.s Move to Disband – DAVID GELLES, LANDON THOMAS Jr. and KATE KELLY (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, CEOs want cheap labor and they talk and act like they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/business/trumps-council-ceos.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s business advisory councils disband as chief executives repudiate president over Charlottesville views – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, CEOs want cheap labor and they talk and act like they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2017/08/16/after-wave-of-ceo-departures-trump-ends-business-and-manufacturing-councils/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The New Right-Wing Extremism: Unified, Tech-Savvy and Emboldened The white-nationalist movement, until recently fragmented, is amplifying its small numbers with help from the web and new leaders – Dan Frosch, Cameron McWhirter, and Ben Kesling
https://www.wsj.com/articles/right-wing-extremists-appeared-declining-and-disconnecteduntil-charlottesville-1502901201
— Baltimore Removes Confederate Statues Overnight City officials didn’t announce the removal ahead of time to avoid demonstrations – Scott Calvert and Jon Kamp (DIERSEN: What do the anti-Trumps want removed in your municipality?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/baltimore-removes-confederate-statues-in-the-dead-of-night-1502883329
— Trump’s Business Councils Disband After CEOs Defect Move follows Donald Trump’s controversial response to the recent violence in Charlottesville
– Emily Glazer (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, CEOs want cheap labor and they talk and act like they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-business-advisory-council-to-disband-1502904005
— For Workers Without Retirement Plans, States Step In Legal challenges loom as Oregon aims to auto-enroll up to one million residents who don’t have savings plan at work – Anne Tergesen (DIERSEN: I began earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension in 1966 when I was 18 years old and started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office. Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious about that.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-test-workplace-retirement-plans-for-residents-lacking-them-1502881230

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner: Trump Comments on Virginia Violence ‘Damage America’ – AP (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, if you condemn what Trump says or does, you not only condemn Trump, you condemn everyone who voted for Trump.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-08-16/rauner-trump-comments-on-virginia-violence-damage-america
— Chicago Mayor Calls Trump Sanctuary City Policy ‘Wrong’ Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel says President Donald Trump’s administration is “wrong morally, wrong factually and wrong legally” as it threatens to end funding for cities that refuse to share information with federal immigration authorities. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-08-16/chicago-mayor-calls-trump-sanctuary-city-policy-wrong

FED SMITH
— How the VA Choice and Quality Employment Act May Drive Civil Service Reform – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a QUALIFIED Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a QUALIFIED Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a QUALIFIED Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/08/16/va-choice-quality-employment-act-may-drive-civil-service-reform/