Tag: CPA

October 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump to extend March 5 deadline to end DACA protections if Congress doesn’t act, GOP senator says – Elise Viebeck
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-deadline-daca-protections-20171012-story.html
— While Congress naps, Trump acts on Obamacare – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-obamacare-executive-order-20171012-story.html
— Trump’s threat to NBC is definition of ‘Nixonian’ – Aaron Blake  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want to a) stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stop everyone from reading them.  They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20171013/281925953238706
— Trump has the highest IQ and says so himself – Timothy L. O’Brien
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-trump-highest-iq-tillerson-1013-story.html
(DIERSEN: To my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am stupid and lazy, I stress that 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. In 1979, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, and in 1981, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt.)
— An IQ test for President Trump – Dana Milbank
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-tillerson-iq-test-20171011-story.html
— Our toxic smartphone addiction – Heather Wilhelm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-smartphone-addiction-wilhelm-1013-story.html
— It’s time to look away, look away, look away from ‘Dixie’ – Eric Zorn  (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but not completely. If I sought a government office or a political office, to paint me as being a racist, my critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes would stress that my ancestors owned land on what was the Dixie Highway in Crete 1864-1966. My great great grandfather, my great grandfather, my grandfather, and my father all lived on what was Dixie Highway (Main Street) in Crete. I was born on what was Dixie Highway (St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights) and I lived on what was Dixie Highway (the northeast corner of Main and Exchange) in Crete 1948-1954. SEE: http://www.theherald-news.com/2016/08/07/then-now-dixie-highway-crete/aq5lh4r/)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-dixie-confederate-song-20171012-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Jobs Americans don’t want – Tracy Jan (DIERSEN: What jobs do/did you not want?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have made it very clear that they would never stoop to take the jobs that I did. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997. Nevertheless, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I was always grossly overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. In 1979, I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt, and in 1981, I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-landscape-workers-20171006-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Cook County officials faced with $200M budget gap after pop tax repeal – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cook-county-officials-faced-with-316m-budget-gap-after-pop-tax-repeal/
— Let California leave the United States – John Stossel  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who run Illinois talk and act like they want Illinois to leave the United States. If they succeed in getting Illinois to leave the United States, what would you do? Would you stay in Illinois or would you leave?  My ancestors have lived in northeast Illinois since 1844. I lived in Crete 1948-1972, University Park 1972-1976, Chicago 1976-1978, and Wheaton since 1978.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/let-california-leave/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Protest organized ahead of GOP gun raffle in Kildeer – Doug T. Graham (DIERSEN: Republicans promote the Second Amendment. Democrats want to abolish the Second Amendment.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171012/protest-organized-ahead-of-gop-gun-raffle-in-kildeer
— IMRF exec: McHenry County Board can’t halt elected officials’ pensions – Lauren Rohr  (DIERSEN: If you are earning credits toward a government pension or are getting a government pension, which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries want to cut if not eliminate your pension?  Members of the following groups want to cut if not eliminate my $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those who 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. Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are “single issue” people. If I was a “single issue” person, I would be a Democrat because Democrats promise to protect CSRS pensions.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171012/imrf-exec-mchenry-county-board-cant-halt-elected-officials-pensions
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Michael Shehee of Lisle wants DuPage County board member pensions to be cut if not eliminated.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171013/need-to-address-pols-pensions-in-dupage
(FROM THE LETTER: Most if not all of the board members have their own practices, jobs or businesses that already carry a six figure salary. Some board members have pensions from previous political positions. Board members’ salaries are more than most full time jobs in DuPage County in both government and private sectors.)
— Chicago Tribune announces layoffs, newsroom restructuring – Robert Feder  (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency shrank. All during those almost 18 years, the agency focused on getting rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171012/feder-chicago-tribune-announces-layoffs-newsroom-restructuring
— Planners target expressways now clogged 5½ hours a day – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: What do/did you do to avoid clogged expressways? My wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and walked to the College Avenue train station. My wife and I had 915 Cove Court in Wheaton built in 1984 and walked to the Wheaton train station.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171012/planners-target-expressways-now-clogged-5xbd-hours-a-day
— ‘Morning Joe’ host Scarborough officially leaves GOP – AP (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who focuses on driving people out of the Republican Party in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? ANSWER: Those who focus on driving people out of the Republican Party in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171013/entlife/310139955/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— U of C’s incoming freshman class largest in ‘modern history’ – Steven R. Strahler  (DIERSEN: What percent of these student are or soon will 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.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171013/NEWS13/171019927/u-of-cs-incoming-freshman-class-largest-in-modern-history

 

WJBD
— New State Budget $1.7-Billion Out of Balance  Director of Office of Management and Budget Says It Is Time for Political Leaders to Come Together to Build Long-Term Fiscal Stability
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/10/13/new-state-budget-17billion-out-of-balance–

 

ROBERT FEDER
— Layoffs hit Chicago Tribune newsroom (DIERSEN: All during the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency shrank. All during those almost 18 years, the agency focused on getting rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.robertfeder.com/2017/10/12/layoffs-hit-chicago-tribune-newsroom/

 

CHICAGO REPORTER
— Subsidizing Amazon won’t pay off for Illinois taxpayers – Curtis Black
http://chicagoreporter.com/subsidizing-amazon-wont-pay-off-for-illinois-taxpayers/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Bill would halt taxpayer-funded abortion – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/bill-would-halt-taxpayer-funded-abortion/article_d4db0764-af78-11e7-9304-1b4ce0f53469.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Says Budget Has $1.7 Billion More Spending Than Revenue – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/12/rauner-says-budget-has-1-7-billion-more-spending-than-revenue/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Schuh hired as Rauner’s deputy chief of staff for communications (DIERSEN: I hope that Schuh rejects those “Republicans” who want her and others a) to demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being illegitimate and even worse things, b) to pander to the Democrat news media in Illinois, c) to refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press advisory and press release lists, and d) to stop me from knowing about, promoting, attending, and/or reporting on their government/political events and other activities.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/13/schuh-hired-as-rauners-deputy-chief-of-staff-for-communications/
— Kennedy again tries to explain his position on legalizing marijuana  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/13/kennedy-again-tries-to-explain-his-position-on-legalizing-marijuana/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— IN THE SOCIAL JUSTICE WORLD, IT’S PIRANHA EAT PIRANHA – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the following groups compete with each other to get more preference: 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://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/10/12/in-the-social-justice-world-its-piranha-eat-piranha/
— THE TYRANNY OF ADMINISTRATIVE POWER – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: In 1997, I succeeded in stopping the U.S. Department of Transportation from abusing its administrative power. SEE: Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange at http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-7th-circuit/1385001.html)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/10/12/the-tyranny-of-administrative-power/

 

GOPUSA
— Obama Lied. My Fourth Health Plan Died. – Michelle Malkin
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31583

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Reaction: Scouts doing a disservice to boys, girls – Charlie Butts
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2017/10/12/reaction-scouts-doing-a-disservice-to-boys-girls

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Trump pulls U.S. out of pro-abortion, pro-LGBT UN agency – Claire Chretien
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-trump-pulls-u.s.-out-of-pro-abortion-pro-lgbt-un-agency

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Even after 266 days in office, the news media mistreats Trump — and voters know it – Jennifer Harper
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/12/inside-the-beltway-voters-agree-the-media-mistreat/
— Chief Justice Roberts urged to punish Gorsuch over address at conservative gathering – Alex Swoyer
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/12/group-urges-john-roberts-punish-neil-gorsuch-over-/

 

BLAZE
— Trump stabs at the heart of Obamacare by ending subsidies – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/12/breaking-trump-stabs-at-the-heart-of-obamacare-by-ending-subsidies/

 

POLITICO
— How the NFL Lost to Trump – RICH LOWRY
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/10/11/trump-nfl-anthem-goodell-flag-215701

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Google Unveils Job Training Initiative With $1 Billion Pledge – DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/technology/google-job-training-initiative.html
— Different Ads, Different Ethnicities, Same Car – SAPNA MAHESHWARI (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, my demographics are terrible. What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who share my demographics, but who demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and those who share our demographics to curry favor with those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/12/business/media/toyota-camry-ads-different-ethnicities.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump violates core conservative values, yet most conservatives still refuse to condemn him – Nancy French
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/10/13/trump-violates-core-conservative-values-yet-most-conservatives-still-refuse-to-condemn-him/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: VA vows better reporting on bad health workers – Donovan Slack (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was a BAD federal employee. Of course, they would want a) GAO to repot that it forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) IRS to report that it did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) the Post Office to report that it forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/12/va-vows-changes-bad-health-care-providers-lawmakers-take-action-after-usa-today-investigation/757445001/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Fake News From the SPLC  A church fire started by a congregant isn’t an example of ‘hate.’ – Jeryl Bier
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fake-news-from-the-splc-1507847385
— House GOP Moves Toward Keeping Partial State and Local Tax Deduction  One idea is to maintain the deduction for households below a certain income level – Richard Rubin and Siobhan Hughes
https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-gop-moves-toward-keeping-partial-state-and-local-tax-deduction-1507827859

 

BLOOMBERG
— House GOP’s Tax-Cut Hopes Ride on Deciding Who Is Middle Class – Anna Edgerton  (DIERSEN: Are you middle class? My Civil Service Retirement System pension is $50,856. My federal health, dental, and vision health subsidy is $17,288, but I have to pay $5,763 to get that subsidy. My Social Security is $2,028.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-13/house-gop-s-tax-cut-hopes-ride-on-deciding-who-is-middle-class
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For some GOP members of Congress, a middle income household tops out at $100,000 a year. For others, a family making $400,000 still deserves a break. . .But even Republicans from the same state can’t agree on the definition. “The middle class is whatever you want it to be in many ways,” said Jim Renacci, an Ohio Republican who sits on the Ways and Means Committee. “I think the middle class, is anywhere from zero to $80,000 to $100,000. That’s really the target zone.” For Warren Davidson, who represents the Ohio district on the outskirts of Cincinnati where the biggest company is AK Steel Corp., middle class families could be those making up to $250,000 a year. “I think for our district, people probably don’t start feeling like they’re middle class until they start earning $40,000 a year, and they probably still feel like they’re middle class up until about a quarter million a year,” Davidson said in an interview. . .The Pew Research Center, for example, classifies the middle class as households making between two-thirds and double the median household income — or between $42,500 and $125,000 for a family of three in 2014. Other definitions consider whether people have a college degree or even their job type. . .A study by the nonpartisan Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center found that most middle-income families would enjoy after-tax gains under the GOP framework, but that taxes would go up for almost 30 percent of people making $50,000 to $150,000. The study said it used brackets outlined in the House GOP tax blueprint released in 2016 — a methodology that Brady and others criticized. . .Representative Peter King said families in his New Jersey district can make as much as $400,000 and still feel like part of the middle class. While he suggested that he’d be open to considering a compromise on state and local tax deductions, he rejected the idea of a cap that kicks in at an annual income of $200,000.)

 

BUSINESS JOURNALS
— Do retaliation concerns make some employees untouchable? – Katie Loehrke  (DIERSEN: Because my demographics have always been terrible, my Democrat superiors knew that they could and they did use me as an example to teach my supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates how they could harm federal employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran. 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 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.)
https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/how-to/growth-strategies/2017/10/do-retaliation-concerns-make-some-employees.html

 

THE WEEK
— The Republican civil war is spreading – Paul Waldman  (DIERSEN: What divides the sides in this civil war?  One side rejects the fiscal responsibility, traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Republican Party platform. The aforesaid are RINOs, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, etc. The other side supports all the planks in the Republican Party platform. The aforesaid are Republicans.)
http://theweek.com/articles/730474/republican-civil-war-spreading

 

GALLUP
— Slim Majority Against Government Pushing Traditional Values (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, government pushes dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, giving preference to minorities, females, younger people, and veterans, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, retaliation, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
http://news.gallup.com/poll/220235/slim-majority-against-government-pushing-traditional-values.aspx

 

FED SMITH
— 2% COLA for Federal Retirees in 2018 – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: If this goes through, my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension will increase by $1,017, or increase from $50,856 to $51,873. Ever since my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, CSRS COLAs have been less than real inflation.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/10/13/2-cola-federal-retirees-2018/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Federal employee engagement highest in 6 years, OPM survey says – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted GAO to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2017/10/federal-employee-engagement-highest-in-6-years-opm-survey-says/
— SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 FLASHBACK: Navy goes through holistic existential examination after ship collisions – Scott Maucione (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/navy/2017/09/navy-goes-through-holistic-existential-examination-after-ship-collisions/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Defense Officer Personnel Management Act is one of the areas on which Spencer wants to focus. That act put into effect the military’s up or out system, which forces service members to promote to the next rank in a certain amount of time or be separated from the military. “If, in fact, we have excellent people in excellent positions, why shouldn’t we find a way to keep that gray matter, that institutional knowledge, that high performing person facing off against that issue and not be penalized that he or she is lost in his class on promotion?” Spencer said.  Letting sailors stay in a particular rank could let them keep doing what they actually love instead of forcing them into a leadership position. In some cases, pilots who want to only fly or sailors who like certain positions on a ship are forced to take on more responsibility as leaders instead of doing the task they joined the Navy to do.)

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 67% of Americans Oppose Tax Breaks for NFL Teams
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/taxes/october_2017/67_of_americans_oppose_tax_breaks_for_nfl_teams

October 2 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Jim Rasins, CPA, CFE, and DuPage County Auditor 2000-2008 has died.  Details to follow. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— Las Vegas shooting by Stephen Paddock at Jason Aldean concert deadliest in US history
http://abc7chicago.com/las-vegas-shooting-by-stephen-paddock-deadliest-in-us-history/2478158/
— Las Vegas Shooting: Jason Aldean describes ‘horrific’ Mandalay Bay shooting
http://abc7chicago.com/las-vegas-shooting-jason-aldean-describes-horrific-mandalay-bay-shooting/2479210/
— CPD officer disciplined, reassigned after posing with American flag – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/society/cpd-officer-disciplined-reassigned-after-posing-with-american-flag/2467548/

 

NBC5
— Las Vegas Concert Shooting Suspect Identified as Stephen Paddock, Brother ‘Dumbfounded’  At least 50 people were killed and 400 wounded in the shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Suspect-ID-Las-Vegas-Strip-Shooting-Stephen-Paddock-449027733.html

 

CBS2
— Deadliest Mass Shootings In U.S. History
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/02/deadliest-mass-shootings-in-u-s-history/

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— At least 58 killed, 515 injured as gunman opens fire at Las Vegas concert
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/shooting-on-las-vegas-strip-kills-2-wounds-dozens

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gunman opens fire on Las Vegas concert, kills 58, injures 515 – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/multiple-victims-hospitalized-after-shooting-in-las-vegas/
— Trump’s Puerto Rico tweets show we can’t get used to this – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-trump-s-puerto-rico-tweets-show-we-cant-get-used-to-this/
— Facebook to turn over to Congress Russia-linked ads – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ap-source-facebook-to-turn-over-russia-linked-ads/
— If we continue to do nothing on guns, our tears are a fraud – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-if-we-continue-to-do-nothing-on-guns-our-tears-are-a-fraud/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Las Vegas shooting leaves at least 58 dead, more than 500 wounded – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-las-vegas-shooting-20171001-story.html
— Las Vegas gunman liked to gamble, listened to country music, lived quiet retired life before massacre – William Wan and Aaron C. Davis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-stephen-paddock-las-vegas-shooter-20171002-story.html
— Islamic State claims Las Vegas mass shooting, but offers no evidence – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-las-vegas-shooting-isis-20171002-story.html
— Why Tom Dart no longer wants Lisa Madigan’s job – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: What jobs do you no longer want?  Are you conservative? I have always been a conservative. If the employer that you work for or the organization that you are a member of is dominated by anti-conservatives, sooner or later, they will get rid of you. I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, Post Office employee, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-tom-dart-attorney-general-20171002-story.html
— Weeding out interview bias – Lou Adler (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers want to hire, retain, and promote those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20171002/281968902889007

 

DAILY HERALD
— Maine Township trustee outraged expenses cost more than aid – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171002/lester-maine-township-trustee-outraged-expenses-cost-more-than-aid
— ‘A new host’ – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171002/lester-maine-township-trustee-outraged-expenses-cost-more-than-aid
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the wake of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library canceling an immigrants rights seminar after threatening calls were received at the library and the library board president’s home, a group of Arlington Heights-based priests is volunteering an alternative location for the program. The Rev. Corey Brost, who also works as an immigration attorney, told me he’s reaching out to library board President Deb Smart to offer the Viatorian Province Center in Arlington Heights for the free workshop sponsored by the Community Activism Law Alliance. Smart has said she’s open to hosting the event off-site in the future, but hasn’t committed to taking Brost up on his offer.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Summer jobs program fixes auditoriums – and keeps its young employees away from Chicago gun violence – Becky Vevea  (DIERSEN: What summer jobs did you have? I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; washed dishes during the summer of 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966; and delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171002/chicago-teens-fix-decrepit-auditoriums—and-dodge-citys-gun-violence
— Emails show how District 59 board tried to keep referendum off ballot – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171002/emails-show-how-district-59-board-tried-to-keep-referendum-off-ballot
— Franks proposes eliminating pensions for McHenry County elected officials – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171002/franks-proposes-eliminating-pensions-for-mchenry-county-elected-officials–

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps, anti-Rauners, and anti-Republicans say “Rauner’s proposed coal regulations could increase pollution.”
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171001/critics-say-rauners-proposed-coal-regulations-could-increase-pollution

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton College students respond to football team hazing allegations – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/lists/2017/09/29/c30d01fa40704749a266d6e3824620d8/index.xml?page=1

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— NFL anthem protests continue with raised fists, T-shirt slogan  Players around country, in London protest – ELIOTT C. MCLAUGHLIN AND DARRAN SIMON
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/nfl-anthem-protests-continue-with-raised-fists-tshirt-slogan/822471994

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Rauner disappoints local pro-lifers – Dawn Schabbing
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/rauner-lets-down-local-pro-lifers/article_19eff7db-9466-547b-9d09-d2240d483a08.html

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Rauner’s Betrayal
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/rauners-betrayal
— Mike Janus: A Hero Against The Unions
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/a-hero-against-the-unions

 

WIRE POINTS
— Phony budget savings of $500 million from pension change now fully exposed – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/phony-budget-savings-of-500-million-from-pension-change-now-fully-exposed/
— Wilmette Village President unloads on an activist – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/smack-down-a-village-president-unloads-on-an-activist-video/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— “Horrible Conflict of Interest” for House Republican Leader Durkin – W.J. Kennedy  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have a conflict of interest, you should disclose it.)
http://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511231764-horrible-conflict-of-interest-for-house-republican-leader-durkin
— Catholic group demands Rauner resignation after ‘betrayal’ on abortion – Brent Zell  (DIERSEN: The Republican Party should have the power to remove from office those who get elected as a Republican but then fail/refuse the defend/advance the Republican Party platform. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform.)
http://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511232834-catholic-group-demands-rauner-resignation-after-betrayal-on-abortion
— Sanguinetti opposed Rauner on abortion expansion – Brent Zell
http://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511232832-sanguinetti-opposed-rauner-on-abortion-expansion
— Illinois Right to Life ‘devastated, heartbroken’ by Rauner over abortion measure – Brent Zell
http://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511232836-illinois-right-to-life-devastated-heartbroken-by-rauner-over-abortion-measure

 

FACEBOOK
— People’s Choice recruit Jeanne Ives for Governor
https://www.facebook.com/jeanneforgovernor/

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— VIDEO: Kelly dedicates “Hound Dog” to failed Governor Bruce Rauner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdWBBR8hvuM

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— U.S. House Will Vote Soon on Bill Banning Abortions After 20 Weeks – Joshua Denton
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/u-s-house-will-vote-soon-bill-banning-abortions-20-weeks/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— SHOULD RAUNER LEAVE THE GOP LIKE KASICH IS CONSIDERING DOING?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/should-rauner-leave-the-gop-like-kasich-is-considering-doing-.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Over the weekend, Ohio Governor John Kasich told a CNN reporter he’s thinking about leaving the Republican Party – if it can’t be fixed. “If the party can’t be fixed, Jake, then I’m not going to be able to support the party,” Kasich told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “Period. That’s the end of it.” Maybe Governor Rauner should follow Governor Kasich’s political lead. After all, the Governor has ignored the IL GOP 2016 Platform, which was overwhelmingly endorsed by the party faithful. Governor Kasich and Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner are close kins politically. They each tend to be left of center on most issues, and both Kasich and Rauner have listened attentively to the same political consultants over the years. Rauner’s one-time chief communicator Mike Schrimpf moved to Kasich’s presidential bid campaign in February 2016 to join his twin brother Chris, who traveled with Governor Kasich during the campaign. Several of Governor Rauner’s closest political allies endorsed Kasich and ran as his convention delegates in 2016, although Governor Kasich never threatened the GOP primary leader and ultimate winner Donald Trump. Governor Rauner has yet to publicly approve of anything President Trump has done as president. If the Governor wants to run for re-election in 2018, the best fit would be for him to run as an Independent with those that agree with his politics and his tactics.)
— PRO-LIFE YOUTH PROTESTORS SAY GOV. RAUNER BETRAYED THEM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/abortion-opponents-say-gov-rauner-betrayed-them.html
— THORNER/INGOLD: THE PRIVILEGED POSITION OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/thorneringold-the-privileged-position-of-professional-sports.html
— ILLINOIS WILL NOW PAY FOR ABORTIONS; EXPECT MORE ABORTIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/illinois-will-now-pay-for-abortions-expect-more-abortions.html
— EMANUEL IS SPINNING – AND FLEECING – TAXPAYERS ON CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/emanuel-is-spinning-and-fleecing-taxpayers-on-chicago-public-school-funding.html
— PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE BREEDING GROUNDS FOR CORRUPTION AND VIOLENCE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/public-schools-are-breeding-grounds-for-corruption-and-violence.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Primary opponent Mickey Straub (http://mickeyforillinois.com/) surfaces against House GOP Leader Jim Durkin surfaces  Proft “excited” about candidate
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/01/this-just-in-primary-opponent-surfaces-against-house-gop-leader-jim-durkin-surfaces/

 

GOPUSA
— Anthem protests spread to NBA
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31082

 

BREITBART
— NYT: Push for DACA Amnesty May Doom Democrats in the Midwest – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/01/anesty-push-may-doom-democrats-midwest-nyt/

 

BLAZE
— Budweiser considers ending their NFL sponsorship over protests — and they want to hear from you – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/01/budweiser-considers-ending-their-nfl-sponsorship-over-protests-and-they-want-to-hear-from-you/
— Baltimore Ravens make statement by kneeling before anthem — then fans make even louder statement – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/10/01/baltimore-ravens-make-statement-by-kneeling-before-anthem-then-fans-make-even-louder-statement/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Massacre At Mandalay: Las Vegas Gunman Kills At Least 20 At Country Music Concert – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/02/massacre-at-mandalay-las-vegas-gunman-kills-at-least-20-at-country-music-concert-video/
— Black Conservatives List The Issues Football Players Should Actually Be Protesting Against – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/01/black-conservatives-list-the-issues-football-players-should-actually-be-protesting-against/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “If they really want to protest something in the black community, they need to protest black on black crime. They need to protest the lack of education within their community. They need to protest single moms who are stuck on welfare for generations and keep having kids,” Villa told TheDCNF. “They need to protest that they can be sitting watching TV in their homes and stray bullets from gang violence can come into their home and murder them.” Okafor also agreed that football players should be addressing issues like poverty in the black community and poor schools that don’t teach students the necessary skills to thrive in college or in the workforce. “I think there are issues when it comes to the black community, like criminal justice reform. I’m a huge proponent of that. I think that it comes down to over-regulation and government,” Okafor said to TheDCNF, noting that groups like Black Lives Matter advocate for reform but tout people who call for more government. “The protests should be focused on that there is more poverty in the African American community, that a bigger percentage of us are in poverty. I’m living in Baltimore, and I see it everyday. Our schools are failing, and they don’t even know that they’re failing.” Harris argued that football players need to lead by example and demonstrate to young black males what character and being a good father looks like. Harris, while he disagrees with Stephen Curry refusing to visit the White House, touted Curry as an example of a black man children could look up to. “Leading by example. Unfortunately, athletes and entertainers are the most visible examples that there are in the black community. The reality is that less than a third of black children are growing up in a household with a mother and a father,” Harris told TheDCNF. “If they are truly concerned with the black community as they say they are, then they should start leading by example. If more NFL, NBA athletes conducted themselves like Steph Curry, how different would things be?”)
— Bob Schieffer: 1-In-5 Reporters Now Live In NYC, LA Or DC – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: How many reporters live in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois. I have lived in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County since 1978. I have lived in northeast Illinois since 1948. I lived in Crete 1948-1972, University Park 1972-1976, and Chicago 1976-1978.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/01/bob-schieffer-1-in-5-reporters-now-live-in-nyc-la-or-dc-video/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Is Michelle’s ‘true voice’ Telling Her to Run for President? – Doris O’Brien
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/10/is_michelles_true_voice_telling_her_to_run_for_president.html

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— All Eyes Were On the Kneeling Players, But the Real Story Was in the Seats Behind Them – VIRGINIA KRUTA
http://ijr.com/the-declaration/2017/10/988174-eyes-kneeling-players-real-story-seats-behind/

 

POLITICO
— Trump calls Las Vegas shooting an ‘act of pure evil’  At least 50 people were killed in the shooting, which is described as the deadliest in modern American history. – LOUIS NELSON
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/02/las-vegas-mass-shooting-concert-politicians-react-243359

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Tom Price’s resignation: The blurred lines between news reporting and opinion – Jens Erik Gould  (DIERSEN: If you asked my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes what the “real reason” was why my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” 20 years ago when I was 49 years old, what would they say?)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tom-prices-resignation-the-blurred-lines-between_us_59d1d461e4b0f3c468061022

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Las Vegas Shooting Near Mandalay Bay Casino Kills 50 – KEN BELSON, GERRY MULLANY and RUSSELL GOLDMAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/us/las-vegas-shooting.html
— Let Wronged Workers Join Together for Justice – DAVID FREEMAN ENGSTROM  (DIERSEN: GAO unionized in 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/opinion/arbitration-class-action-supreme-court.html
— How a Wisconsin Case Before Justices Could Reshape Redistricting – MICHAEL WINES (DIERSEN: I should write an article about how and why my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 was gerrymandered in 2015.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/01/us/wisconsin-supreme-court-gerrymander.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Takes On All Comers, Believing Himself the Victor.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/01/us/politics/trump-twitter-tillerson-puerto-rico-nfl.html
— ‘Dreamers’ Rush to Renew Their Protections One Last Time – MIRIAM JORDAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/02/us/dreamers-renewals-deadline.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Will Democrats betray the Dreamers just to score political points? – Editorial
http://nypost.com/2017/10/01/will-democrats-betray-the-dreamers-just-to-score-political-points/

 

USA TODAY
— Las Vegas Strip shooting: More than 50 dead, 400 others injured – Jane Onyanga-Omara and John Bacon
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/02/las-vegas-shooting/722191001/
— Here’s why a 45-foot tall nude sculpture may be coming to the National Mall – N’dea Yancey-Bragg
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/09/29/heres-why-45-ft-tall-nude-sculpture-coming-national-mall/718238001/
— Steve Bannon’s Breitbart is going to war against GOP incumbents – Eliza Collins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/09/29/steve-bannons-breitbart-going-war-against-gop-incumbents/717724001/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Las Vegas Shooting Leaves at Least 50 Dead, More Than 200 Wounded  Police identify suspect as 64-year-old local resident Stephen Paddock – Alejandro Lazo and  Chris Kirkham
https://www.wsj.com/articles/las-vegas-shooting-leaves-several-people-injured-1506927071
— Google Plans to Help News Publishers Increase Subscriptions – Jack Nicas (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscriptions are worth at least $500/year, but I have given them away free since 2000. Further, the emails a) contain no advertising, b) come out each and every morning, c) come out each and every evening, and d) have contained links to more than 283,100 articles since January 1, 2005. I should write a book about those who a) discourage me from putting the emails out and b) discourage everyone from reading the emails. They do not want me to serve as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and they did not want me to serve as a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, c) Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, committee chairman, or officer, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, f) GAO employee, g) etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-offers-hand-to-news-publishers-1506916861
— Facebook Is Still In Denial About Its Biggest Problem  In a world where social media is the pre-eminent news conduit, ‘If it’s outrageous, it’s contagious’ is the new ‘If it bleeds, it leads’ – Christopher Mims  (DIERSEN: What percent of Face book employees 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/facebook-is-still-in-denial-about-its-biggest-problem-1506855607

 

LAS VEGAS REVIEW JOURNAL
— ‘It was a horror show’: Mass shooting leaves more than 50 dead, 200 wounded on Las Vegas Strip
https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/the-strip/it-was-a-horror-show-mass-shooting-leaves-more-than-50-dead-200-wounded-on-las-vegas-strip/

 

PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
— Is Trump an asset or a liability for Rhode Island’s GOP contenders? – Katherine Gregg (DIERSEN: According to the anti-Trumps in my precinct, to punish Trump, they are going to viciously destroy me and other all other Republicans.)
http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20171001/political-scene-is-trump-asset-or-liability-for-rhode-islands-gop-contenders

 

THE WEEK
— This is the real schism in the GOP – Matthew Walther  (DIERSEN: The real schism in the GOP is between a) those like me who are involved in the Republican Party to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance the Republican Party platform and b) those like my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who reject some, many, most, or all of the planks in the Republican Party platform. Those who reject some, many, most, or all of the planks in the Republican Party platform a) dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, b) dominate the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, c) dominate the Illinois Republican Party, and d) dominate the Republican Party, and e) focus on getting rid of those like me who are involved in the Republican Party to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://theweek.com/articles/727838/real-schism-gop

 

NEW YORKER
— The Limits of “Diversity”  Where affirmative action was about compensatory justice, diversity is meant to be a shared benefit. But does the rationale carry weight? – Kelefa Sanneh  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  I should write a book about how my Democrat Post Office, IRS, and GAO superiors used Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans like me.)
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/09/the-limits-of-diversity

 

INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— College With Liberal Reputation Wants to Recruit Conservative Students  A new president worries about data showing relatively small share of students report talking regularly with those who hold different political views. – Scott Jaschik  (DIERSEN: What have the officers of the following done to recruit conservative members: your Republican township/ward political organization, your Republican county organization, the Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.?)
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2017/10/02/college-liberal-reputation-wants-recruit-and-admit-conservative

 

DAILY KOS
— What will Trump pay under the GOP tax bill? – Jon Perr  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted me to pay more taxes. They would love it if Trump would dump the federal property tax deduction and medical expense deduction. They would love it if Rauner would subject my $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension and my $2,028 Social Security to state income tax.)
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/10/1/1702248/-WWTP-What-will-Trump-pay-under-the-GOP-tax-bill

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Lincoln Square Rallies to Support Gay Couples Affected by Hate Graffiti – Liz Baudler
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Lincoln-Square-Rallies-to-Support-Gay-Couples-Affected-by-Hate-Graffiti/60572.html

 

SALON
— The wind shifts on abortion: A Republican governor leads the way  Illinois’ GOP governor defies the right by allowing Medicaid to pay for abortion, and that’s just the beginning – AMANDA MARCOTTE (DIERSEN: Has Rauner been advised to direct the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and your Republican township/ward party organization to get rid of its members like me who support the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township resolution against video gambling?)
https://www.salon.com/2017/10/02/the-wind-shifts-on-abortion-a-republican-governor-leads-the-way/

September 28 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Woodlawn Pastor Opens New Community Job Training Center – Craig Dellimore (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/28/woodlawn-job-training-center-project-hood/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Aurora, Naperville to get anti-terrorism grant – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-security-st-0928-20170928-story.html
— Dissident artist Ai Weiwei and U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren bond over refugee rights – Kim Janssen (DIERSEN: Of course, because of this, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout at Hultgren that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. They would stress to Hultgren that unlike them, I am not a member of a church, I do not attend church services, and I do not give money to a church. Anti-Trumps shout at refugees that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-hultgren-weiwei-0927-chicago-inc-20170927-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hultgren’s outspoken support of refugee rights has placed him in potential conflict with President Donald Trump, whose bans on refugees from a series of majority Muslim countries have been challenged in court. But the congressman, who votes in line with Trump’s favored position more than 90 percent of the time, was careful not to directly criticize White House policy this week. “Immigration is a foundational part of who we are … to be a place of refuge,” he said. “I understand that there are bad actors and terrorists out there … but I don’t want to shut off opportunity for people who really need refuge. I don’t think those are mutually exclusive.”)
— Ex-Wrigley workers sue over exposure to flavoring chemicals – Becky Yerak  (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  He died suddenly of heart failure in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-wrigley-flavors-lawsuit-20170927-story.html
— Park Ridge owner of concealed-carry fashion line announces run for state representative – Jennifer Johnson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/news/ct-prh-smolenski-representative-run-tl-0928-20170926-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Retailers suffer, but officials say raising tobacco age decreases smoking – Kate Thayer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-smoking-age-impact-20170921-story.html
— Will Preckwinkle get a primary challenger today? – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-toni-preckwinkle-richard-boykin-20170928-story.html
— US middle class gets richer, but wealthy do even better  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor person in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor person in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted poor people in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor person in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor person in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor person could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–fed-financial-health-survey-20170927-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Roy Moore’s win is bad for Alabama, and even worse for Republicans.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-roy-moore-alabama-senate-republicans-20170927-story.html
— Federal employees decry trump team’s actions – Evan Halper (DIERSEN: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats. Of course, those Democrats do NOT decry the federal government’s efforts a) to not hire, b) to not retain, c) to not promote, and d) to get rid of its employees who are Republican.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170928/281745564582531
— Rep. Steve Scalise returns to Congress three months after baseball shooting – Mike Debonis, Lindsey Bever
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-steve-scalise-return-20170928-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner happy with court’s fair-share review; AFSCME critical – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/union-dues-supreme-court-challenge/
— Wounded Stever Scalise returns to Capitol to bipartisan cheers – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-majority-whip-steve-scalise-returns-to-work-at-capitol/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Immigrant rights event canceled after threats to Arlington Heights library.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170928/lester-immigrant-rights-event-canceled-after-threats-to-arlington-heights-library
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Arlington Heights Memorial Library canceled an immigrants rights workshop this week out of “concerns for safety” after the library’s voice mail and board president Deb Smart’s home phone were flooded with calls from people objecting to the meeting. “It was an unsettling process,” Smart says. “People called the switchboard, saying they’d call (federal immigration officials) and have a raid done.” She says she was called names and threatened, and ultimately involved local police. The free workshop was sponsored by the Community Activism Law Alliance and was advertised as informing immigrants on what to do and say when in contact with immigration and police officers and how to prepare “emergency kits” if they’re at risk for detention. Smart said a similar workshop might be held in the future at a different location. The library’s official statement, posted on its website, says “the decision to cancel the workshop was based on concerns for the safety and welfare of workshop attendees, library staff and library users.”)
— Undergarments for packing heat – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170928/lester-immigrant-rights-event-canceled-after-threats-to-arlington-heights-library
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Marilyn Smolenski of Park Ridge, who is unopposed in the Republican primary in the 55th Illinois House District, owns Nickel and Lace, a business specializing in “concealed carry holster undergarments,” which are advertised as both discreet and comfortable. She founded the business after finding holsters “were all really geared toward men,” she told Fox Business Network last year. Democratic state Rep. Marty Moylan of Des Plaines is seeking re-election in the 55th District next November.)
— Congrats to Connelly – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170928/lester-immigrant-rights-event-canceled-after-threats-to-arlington-heights-library
(FROM THE ARTICLE: St. Joseph High School in Westchester is honoring Naperville Republican state Sen. Michael Connelly with its St. Joseph the Worker Award. School officials say the award is given to those who’ve succeeded in business, the arts, science or community service and is traced back to the motto of the school, Vincit Qui Laborat, translated as “he conquers, who labors.” Connelly, a 1982 graduate, was recently named assistant Republican leader.)
— New flak in Roskam camp – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170928/lester-immigrant-rights-event-canceled-after-threats-to-arlington-heights-library
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam of Wheaton has a new communications director. Veronica Vera, a Chicago native, worked at the Illinois Department of Aging and the Illinois Department of Human before beginning this new role. Unlike her predecessors in the office, most recently David Pasch, Vera will be based in Illinois, not Washington, D.C.)
— Wheaton College silence is consent – Danielle Wilkinson Hensley, Cary, North Carolina, Class of 1992
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170928/wheaton-college-silence-is-consent

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Supreme Court takes Illinois union fees case again – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170928/NEWS04/170929872/supreme-court-takes-illinois-union-fees-case-again
— City’s plan to keep hot neighborhoods affordable – DENNIS RODKIN  (DIERSEN: What is affordable? What percent of the homes in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois is affordable?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170928/CRED0701/170929877/citys-plan-to-keep-hot-neighborhoods-affordable

 

WTTW
— Obama Library Project Could Tap $100 Million in State Funds – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/09/27/obama-library-project-could-tap-100-million-state-funds

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks seeks to kill pensions for elected officials  Member-backed resolution will appear at Oct. 17 meeting – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/09/27/mchenry-county-board-chairman-jack-franks-seeks-to-kill-pensions-for-elected-officials/airkj4l/

 

TIMES
— Lottery deal needs more time on public display – Editorial
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/our-view-lottery-deal-needs-more-time-on-public-display/article_9ce98ee1-e58d-5783-b0f4-a6e648b30ce1.html

 

WJBD RADIO
— Trump: NFL owners are ‘afraid of their players’ – ABC News  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors and supervisors acted like they were afraid of their Democrat employees who were minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/09/28/trump-nfl-owners-are-afraid-of-their-players

 

THE X RADIO
— Reis Calls on Citizens to Call the Governor to Veto Bill That Could Provide Funds for Abortions – Greg Sapp
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/30141-reis-calls-on-citizens-to-call-the-governor-to-veto-bill-that-could-provide-funds-for-abortions

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump administration dramatically scales back refugee admissions  US plans to admit 45,000 refugees in coming year – LAURA KORAN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-administration-dramatically-scales-back-refugee-admissions/819749458

 

TRI STATE PUBLIC RADIO
— Looking For Government That Works? Try Local – GAYLE CARPER (DIERSEN: What do you say to advocates of local government a) who viciously demonize me, b) who viciously denigrate me, and c) who viciously condemn me?  I should write a book about them.)
http://tspr.org/post/looking-government-works-try-local

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “An Invitation To Be Informed.”
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/invitation-be-informed

 

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— If we do this now, we can beat Bruce Rauner in the GOP primary
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/if-we-do-this-we-can-beat-bruce-rauner-in-the-gop-primary

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Nybo seeks signatures for re-election to Illinois Senate – Brent Zell  (DIERSEN: In my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9, my goal, as it has been for Republican primary elections since 2000, is to get at least 30 petition signatures for myself and for each of the Republican candidates who will be on the March 20, 2018 Republican primary ballot in my precinct including:


U.S. CONGRESS: Peter Roskam
STATE OF ILLINOIS: Bruce Rauner, Governor and Evelyn Sanguinetti, Lieutenant Governor; Erika Harold, Attorney General
ILLINOIS SENATE: Michael Connelly, Senator
ILLINOIS HOUSE: Jeanne Ives, Representative
DUPAGE COUNTY: Dan Cronin, Board Chairman; James Mendrick, Sheriff; Frank Bibbiano, Sheriff; Paul Hinds, Clerk; Gwen Henry, Treasurer; Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools
DUPAGE COUNTY BOARD: Grant Eckhoff, Amy Grant, Paula McGowen, Beth Tatro
DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE: Joseph Cantore, President
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE: Richard Russo, Karen Wilson)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511230365-nybo-seeks-signatures-for-re-election-to-illinois-senate

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: U.S. Senate panel investigating ‘soaring’ Medicaid costs in Illinois, 7 other states
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/u-s-senate-panel-investigating-soaring-medicaid-costs-in-illinois/article_6a8cf2b2-a3c2-11e7-8431-7736d742dfd9.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— School Board Member’s Offensive Statement About American Flag – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/school-board-members-shocking-statement-american-flag/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Proft paper: Rauner will sign HB40
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/27/proft-paper-rauner-will-sign-hb40/

 

GOPUSA
— Michelle Obama: Trump’s female voters ‘voted against their own voice’  (DIERSEN: Democrats have always shouted at females that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Democrats have always promised females that they will use government a) to take money away from Republicans and b) to give that money to females.)
http://www.gopusa.com/michelle-obama-trumps-female-voters-voted-against-their-own-voice/
— Minorities recovered greatest from recession (DIERSEN: In 1971, I became a federal employee because Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted to settle an EEOC complaint. 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.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a minority in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a minority could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a minority in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted minorities in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a minority in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a minority in 1986, and g) 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.)
http://www.gopusa.com/minorities-recovered-greatest-from-recession/
— NFL Pigskins at the Public Trough
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30812

 

NUMBERS USA
— Illegal Border Crossings Surge with Talk of Amnesty
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/illegal-border-crossings-surge-talk-amnesty

 

NEWSMAX
— CNN: Republicans Sour on GOP, Not Trump – Solange Reyner
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/republicans-gop-democrats-approval-ratings/2017/09/27/id/816235/

 

BREITBART
— NYT Times: White House Staff Shivs White House Pro-American Immigration Reform – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/27/nyt-times-white-white-houses-immigration-reform-draft/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: Isn’t it Strange how the GOP establishment is freaking over Roy Moore? – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/26534-outsiders-vs-insiders-isn%E2%80%99t-it-strange-how-gop-establishment-freaking-over-roy-moore

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Anthony Scaramucci is launching a news site — or pulling a joke – Steven Nelson  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many news websites that have been launched in Illinois since 2000 a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/anthony-scaramucci-is-launching-a-news-site-or-pulling-a-joke/article/2635874

 

THE HILL
— The cost of illegal immigration to taxpayers is growing at an unsustainable pace – SPENCER RALEY
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/352869-the-cost-of-illegal-immigration-to-taxpayers-is-growing

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/just-say-no-to-trumps-tax-cuts_us_59ccc414e4b0b99ee4a9caba
— Raising The Bar For Yourself – Raymond J Brune (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should have a) majored in accounting at NIU, b) passed the CPA examination much sooner than I did, c) became a licensed CPA much sooner than I did, d) earned job-related master’s degrees much sooner than I did, and e) earned other job-related professional certifications much sooner than I did.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/raising-the-bar-for-yourself_us_59cbd103e4b02ba6621ff992

 

POLITICO
— Scalise returns to Congress for first time since shooting – KYLE CHENEY and RACHAEL BADE
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/28/scalise-returns-to-congress-for-first-time-since-shooting-243250
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Majority of voters say Trump isn’t fit to be president.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/27/trump-poll-fit-to-be-president-243219

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Roy Moore’s Alabama Victory Sets Off Talk of a G.O.P. Insurrection – ALEXANDER BURNS and JONATHAN MARTIN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/us/politics/republican-senate-alabama-mcconnell.html
— Alabama Disses the Establishment – QUIN HILLYER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/opinion/alabama-roy-moore-establishment.html
— Wealth Grew Broadly Over 3 Years, but Inequality Widened – BEN CASSELMAN (DIERSEN: During the last 20 years, I have been denied at least $1,442,700 income in today’s dollars because in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” In today’s dollars, my salary during the last 20 years would have been $2,459,820, but instead, my Civil Service Retirement System pension has been only $1,017,120, or $1,442,700 less.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/27/business/economy/wealth-inequality-study.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Alabama defeat leaves Trump weakened, isolated amid mounting challenges.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/alabama-defeat-leaves-trump-badly-weakened-isolated-amid-mounting-challenges/2017/09/27/5983f748-a39c-11e7-b14f-f41773cd5a14_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Roy Moore’s victory in Alabama could signal a wave of insurgent candidates like the tea-party uprising – Lisa Mascaro
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-alabama-senate-aftermath-20170927-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— In Vetting Refugees, U.S. Plans to Assess Ability to Assimilate  Officials say government would still consider need for protection; policy change driven by White House adviser Stephen Miller – Felicia Schwartz  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps do not want refugees to assimilate. Anti-Trumps want refugees 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-vetting-refugees-u-s-plans-to-assess-ability-to-assimilate-1506557243
— Political Disruption Helps Fuel GOP’s Woes  Party leaders have themselves to blame, but they aren’t alone among Western democracies – Gerald Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/political-disruption-helps-fuel-gops-woes-1506547524
— Canada Says It’s No Safe Haven for Immigrants Losing U.S. Protection  Facing unprecedented influx, officials warn Haitians and others that a trip north could end in deportation – Sara Schaefer Muñoz and Alicia A. Caldwell
https://www.wsj.com/articles/canada-says-its-no-safe-haven-for-immigrants-losing-u-s-protection-1506504600
— Keep Students Safe From the Heckler’s Veto  Colleges encourage more violence when they appease mobs. – Robert Shibley  (DIERSEN: From what I see, members of the following mobs dominate schools in America: 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/keep-students-safe-from-the-hecklers-veto-1506551849
— The GOP Loses Again—and Moore  Trump and leaders in Congress should find the latest Republican failure sobering. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-gop-loses-againand-moore-1506551945

 

USA TODAY
— NFL commits suicide by Trump with politically correct protests – James Robbins
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/09/26/fl-stop-self-destructive-grandstanding-and-just-play-football-james-robbins-column/701472001/
— President Trump: NFL has to change on anthem protests or its ‘business is going to go to hell’ – Kevin Spain
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2017/09/27/donald-trump-nfl-national-anthem-protests-players-hell/708932001/
— Household income, wealth rise but rich gain most – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: During the last 20 years, I have been denied at least $1,442,700 income in today’s dollars because in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” In today’s dollars, my salary during the last 20 years would have been $2,459,820, but instead, my Civil Service Retirement System pension has been only $1,017,120, or $1,442,700 less.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/09/27/household-income-wealth-rise-but-rich-gain-most/709852001/

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Tax reform plan targets blue states  Just another fringe benefit of GOP tax overhaul – Michael Graham
http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/op_ed/2017/09/graham_tax_reform_plan_targets_blue_states
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In other words, getting rid of this targeted tax break for state and local taxes would create more jobs and wealth for Americans across the board. But it’s even better than that. The states with the highest tax burden are places like New York, Connecticut, Illinois, California, and Rhode Island. Spot a trend? They are all deep, deep blue. The top 10 self-taxing states contributed a total of one Electoral College vote to Donald Trump (Thanks, Maine!).)

 

LAS VEGAS SUN
— Lawmakers push competing protections for Dreamers – Yvonne Gonzalez (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want everyone to be protected except those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/sep/28/lawmakers-push-competing-protections-for-dreamers/

 

ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say 91% of Hispanics support a Dream Act.  What percent of Hispanics in America who support a Dream Act a) are citizens of and loyal to foreign countries, b) came to America illegally, c) are in America illegally, d) bring others into America illegally, e) use children as cannon fodder, f) came to America to take advantage of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, g) came to America to take advantage of America’s generous welfare, h) have a very low opinion of, despise, if not hate America and Americans, i) have a very low opinion of, despise, if not hate Whites and/or men, j) favor race and/or gender based preference giving, k) favor age discrimination, l) favor patronage, m) promote pot and other illegal drugs that their motherland produces, n) promote the rest of the Democrat Party platform, o) want to turn America into their motherland, and/or p) reject the rule of law?)
https://www.abqjournal.com/1070078/poll-91-of-hispanics-support-a-dream-act-ex-michelle-lujan-grisham-says-results-should-be-guiding-light-for-all-members-of-congress.html

 

PUBLIC NEWS SYSTEM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps use social media to promote hatred 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.pbs.org/newshour/bb/fight-extremist-psychology-social-media/

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Protect the Dreamers – JARED BERNSTEIN & BEN SPIELBERG  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want everyone in America to be protected except 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://prospect.org/article/protect-dreamers

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 12% Think Most Americans Are Informed Voters (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, those in Illinois who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are informed voters.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/september_2017/12_think_most_americans_are_informed_voters
— Voters Are Distrustful of Government At Every Level  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. You can trust those Democrats to work against if not get rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/september_2017/voters_are_distrustful_of_government_at_every_level

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 623 Frazier Court, Wheaton- $624,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447881_zpid/

September 25 Morning Edition

THE HILL
— Rauner: Protesting NFL players are ‘disrespecting the foundations of our country’ – AVERY ANAPOL
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/352237-illinois-governor-protesting-nfl-players-are-disrespecting-the
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois governor Bruce Rauner said that NFL players protesting the National Anthem are “disrespecting” the flag, country, and anthem. The governor weighed in on the controversy to Politico after Sunday’s NFL game at Chicago’s Soldier Field. The entirety of the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers stayed in the locker room during the National Anthem, except for one player. “To me they are disrespecting the foundations of our country, the veterans who risked their lives for our democracy, and the men and women who fight every day and make the ultimate sacrifice to defend our liberties,” Rauner said through a spokesman. Rauner has a financial stake in the Steelers, according to Politico. The Republican governor said he did not condone the Steelers’ behavior, but that the First Amendment guarantees the right of players to “choose to be disrespectful.” “Our country is great because it guarantees freedom of expression,” Rauner said. President Trump has heavily criticized players for kneeling during the anthem to protest racial inequality. At an Alabama Senate campaign rally on Friday night, he called for NFL owners to fire athletes who protest the National Anthem, prompting several instances of players kneeling or staying in locker rooms during the anthem across the nation this weekend. The Chicago Bears stayed on the field during the anthem, linking arms in a display of unity while remaining standing. A team statement from the Bears said that the “divisive political situation” that the protests have brought on have unified the NFL by prompting dialogue between  “The Chicago Bears are proud to support our players, coaches and all members of our organization to bring peace and unity together through football,” the statement reads. “What makes this the greatest country in the world are the liberties it was founded upon and the freedom to express oneself in a respectful and peaceful manner.”)
— Chicago Bears chairman: ‘Divisive’ feud with Trump ‘unified our franchise’ – MALLORY SHELBOURNE (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the Chicago Bears officially dump all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all 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://thehill.com/homenews/news/352142-chicago-bears-divisive-political-feud-with-trump-unified-our-franchise

 

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump says “NFL Must Respect This!”  Anti-Trumps say “The provocateur president has drawn criticism from the worlds of politics and sports — “This is what real locker room talk is,” an NFL spokesman said Monday.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Trump-Revels-in-Latest-War-of-Words-With-Professional-Sports-447628583.html

 

CBS2
— Mel Reynolds’ Misdemeanor Tax Case Finally Headed To Trial  (DIERSEN: According to this article, “U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman will decide Reynolds’ fate rather than a jury.”  When my lawsuit against GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) was transferred from Washington, DC in 2000, it was assigned to Gettleman who openly ridiculed me in his court. Subsequently, my lawsuit was transferred to Amy J. St. Eve who had been appointed by U.S. Senator Peter Fitzgerald.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/25/mel-reynolds-tax-evasion-trial/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-trumps-meddling-may-spark-more-athletes-to-protest/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/morrissey-bears-show-the-clueless-what-it-means-to-be-american/amp/
— 3 men killed, 36 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/police-man-killed-13-wounded-in-start-to-chicago-weekend-shootings/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote abortion.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/letters-as-catholics-and-mothers-we-support-abortion-rights-bill/
— North Korea minister says Trump statement is a declaration of war, so it can shoot down U.S. bombers in international airspace – AP (DIERSEN: Constructively, Mexico has declared war against America a) by its sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, b) by its keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and c) by its sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally. Anti-Trumps side with Mexico in its war against America.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/nkorea-says-it-can-shoot-down-us-bombers-in-international-airspace/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Lawmakers to send Rauner controversial bill to expand abortion coverage – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-abortion-bill-hb40-met-20170924-story.html
— Pritzker boasts of Poshard backing, but they’re a political odd couple – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Who would never back you? Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, race based preference giving, gender based preference giving, age discrimination, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, abolition of the First Amendment, abolition of the Second Amendment, etc. would never back me. Further, 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 would never back me.  Further, those that 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 would never back me.  Further, those that hate federal retirees, unions, former union members, American nameplate car owners, childless people, pet-less people, etc. would never back me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-glenn-poshard-20170925-story.html
— Legal system failing women, minorities in workplace – Ellen Pao (DIERSEN: Pao should draw attention to Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) because Democrats and RINOs can use that lawsuit to argue a) that it is legal to give preference to employees because they are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, therefore, that it is legal discriminate against employees because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, b) that it is legal to retaliate against employees who complain about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, or age discrimination, c) that it is legal to retaliate against employees who became active members in a class action lawsuits against their employers that charge them with discrimination and retaliation. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who use Diersen v. GAO against me. They promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. But they play both sides of the fence and hint/imply/argue/shout that GAO was justified in wasting my career and getting rid of me because I am a bad person.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/fastcompany/tca-ellen-pao-legal-system-failing-women-minorities-in-workplace-20170915-story.html
— Waukegan, Lake County Partners plan bid for Amazon’s second headquarters – Emily K. Coleman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-amazon-lake-county-bid-st-0923-20170922-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to anti-Trumps who side with North Korea?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-nuclear-war-dahleen-glanton-met-20170922-column.html
— “Mis-hires happen” – Jeff Pruitt (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.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170925/281878708561695

 

DAILY HERALD
— How to reduce stress: Get involved – Jim Kendall  (DIERSEN: Who in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois works the hardest to cause you stress?  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who work the hardest to cause me stress. 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.dailyherald.com/business/20170921/how-to-reduce-stress-get-involved
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: CROP Walks fight hunger throughout suburbs – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170925/crop-walks-fight-hunger-throughout-suburbs

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago is more popular with tourists than ever – NIKKI EKSTEIN  (DIERSEN: What percent of tourists who come to Chicago 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/20170922/NEWS09/170929943/chicago-is-more-popular-with-tourists-than-ever
— Put more women on road to C-suite  (DIERSEN: If you are a non-veteran White male federal employee, the federal government puts you on the road to failure, that is, wastes your career and gets rid of you, 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.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170923/ISSUE07/170929944

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sangamon County GOP hopes to pick favorite in 99th on Oct. 2 – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170924/county-gop-hopes-to-pick-favorite-in-99th-on-oct-2
— TRAGIC: Drive at age 16? Study finds more teens waiting – Carla Jimenez (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://www.sj-r.com/news/20170923/drive-at-age-16-study-finds-more-teens-waiting

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Another township may die, but tax savings could be much greater – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article174693176.html#new_tab

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Abortion Legislation Puts Gov. Rauner In Political Bind – DAISY CONTRERAS  (DIERSEN: Republicans discourage abortion. Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs encourage abortion.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/abortion-legislation-puts-gov-rauner-political-bind#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— NFL aired unity ad in prime time on Sunday – BRIAN STELTER  (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, “promoting unity” is code for 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.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/nfl-airing-unity-ad-in-prime-time-on-sunday/817531442
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: NFL sides with anti-Trumps, that is, NFL sides with individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are 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.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/nfl-players-owners-denounce-trumps-rant/818042313

 

WJBD RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Americans back DACA by a huge margin.”
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/09/25/americans-back-daca-by-a-huge-margin-poll
— Stanley Cup champs accept White House invitation – AP  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries reject White House invitations? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/national-sports/2017/09/25/stanley-cup-champs-accept-white-house-invitation

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Anti-violence group opposes SB31 – Angela Underwood
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511224383-anti-violence-group-opposes-sb31

 

PEORIA STANDARD
— Bradley grad Derek Cantu joins Sanguinetti efforts on education, legislation – Brent Zell
http://peoriastandard.com/stories/511227318-bradley-grad-joins-sanguinetti-efforts-on-education-legislation

 

WEST SUBURBAN PATRIOTS
— WSP statement on elected officials attending our Patriot’s Breakfast  (DIERSEN: Of course, while I served as the TAPROOT Republicans chairman 2005-2012, my critics/opponents wanted to dictate who spoke at TAPROOT meetings and events. My critics/opponents 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 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://westsuburbanpatriots.ning.com/profiles/blogs/wsp-statement-on-elected
(THE STATEMENT: Elected officials are welcome at our meetings, from every level of government and from every political persuasion. West Suburban Patriot’s members are very engaged in the political process and look forward to opportunities to meet representatives and hear about current legislative issues. Due to the structure and purpose of our meetings, we can’t provide them a platform to address the group for an entire meeting (unless we are holding a candidate forum), but we will certainly announce that they are in attendance, give them a few minutes to address the group, and encourage members to take time to introduce themselves and connect one-on-one. We ask elected officials to be conscious of the fact that we are a non-partisan group and to respect all of our members by not acting in an overtly partisan manner. We realize that getting our nation back on the right track will take the active participation of every citizen we can possibly draw in to our movement. Anyone who subscribes to the three tea party principles (fiscal responsibility, Constitutionally limited government, and free and fair markets) is welcome to join us. So that we know how much time to allocate for candidates, please contact Carol in advance to let us know that you are coming.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner speaks out on NFL protests
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/25/rauner-speaks-out-on-nfl-protests/
— Catholic group warns Rauner against signing “electoral suicide note”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/25/catholic-group-warns-rauner-against-signing-electoral-suicide-note/
— Personal PAC planning newspaper ad claiming Gov. Rauner and First Lady “lied”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/24/personal-pac-planning-newspaper-ad-claiming-gov-rauner-and-first-lady-lied/

 

GOPUSA
— NFL players and owners defend anti-American protests as Trump calls for boycott
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30666
— NASCAR’s Richard Petty says he’d fire employees for not standing during national anthem
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30684
— University accused of retaliating against law professor who wants to carry a gun on campus  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors retaliated against me a) because I complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination and b) because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. 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 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30584
— Bolton on Trump, speech: Finally, a ‘real American president’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30672

 

NEWSMAX
— NFL’s Top Sponsors (including Visa Inc., Ford Motor Co., Nike Inc., Anheuser-Busch InBev, Microsoft Corp., McDonald’s Corp., PepsiCo Inc. and Bridgestone Corp.) Stay Quiet After Trump’s Call for Boycott
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Economy/nfl-trump-boycott-sponsors/2017/09/25/id/815491/

 

BREITBART
— GOP Senators Push Amnesty for 2.5 Million Illegals – NEIL MUNRO  (DIERSEN: From what I see, a) virtually all illegals are minorities, females, and/or younger; b) employers want to give preference to illegals over citizens of America; and c) no one wants illegals to take bad jobs like I did.  I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/24/report-gop-senators-push-amnesty-2-5-million-illegals/

 

BLAZE
— While NFL owners let their players kneel during anthem, NASCAR owners take much different approach – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/24/while-nfl-owners-let-their-players-kneel-during-anthem-nascar-owners-take-much-different-approach/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Pelosi Insists Trump Committed To DREAM Act – Kevin Daley
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/24/amidst-confusion-pelosi-insists-trump-committed-to-dream-act/

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump ‘Kneel’ Attack Gives His Base Reason to Stand – JONATHAN ALLEN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred 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.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-kneel-attack-gives-his-base-reason-stand-n804316

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: China Expands Its Internal Web of Online Censors and Forbidden Topics – STEVEN LEE MYERS and AMY CHENG (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want to stop me from putting together GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and sending them out, but failing that, they want to stop me from including links in the emails that discourage dependency on government, discourage dependency on charity, discourage LGBTQ activity, discourage abortion, discourage mass/illegal immigration, discourage booze, gambling, pot and other vices, discourage race based preference giving, discourage gender based preference giving, discourage age discrimination, discourage patronage, discourage political affiliation discrimination, discourage abolition of the First Amendment, discourage abolition of the Second Amendment, discourage etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/24/world/asia/china-internet-censorship.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to dump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/24/us/politics/trump-divisiveness.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout that they hate America and that they hate its citizens, and that they especially hate American citizens who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/24/opinion/nfl-football-patriots-take-a-knee.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: September 24, 2017 may very well be the “day that football died.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/24/opinion/football-nfl-take-the-knee-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/opinion/columnists/trump-race-nfl-nba.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/opinion/columnists/republican-lies-krugman.html
— Immigration Officials Taking New Steps to Discourage Smuggling of Children – RON NIXON and CAITLIN DICKERSON
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/24/us/politics/parents-illegal-immigrants-human-smuggling.html
— Violent Crime in U.S. Rises for Second Consecutive Year – TIMOTHY WILLIAMS (DIERSEN:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/us/violent-crime-murder-chicago-increase-.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Violent crime, including homicides, rose for the second consecutive year in 2016, driven by increases in a few urban centers including Baltimore, Chicago and Las Vegas, according to F.B.I. data released Monday.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— North Korean envoy calls Trump’s rhetoric ‘a declaration of war,’ threatens to shoot down U.S. military aircraft – Carol Morello  (DIERSEN: Constructively, Mexico has declared war against America a) by its sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, b) by its keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and c) by its sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally. Anti-Trumps side with Mexico in its war against America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/north-korea-asserts-its-right-to-shoot-down-us-bombers/2017/09/25/74da66c4-a204-11e7-8cfe-d5b912fabc99_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans use children from foreign countries as cannon fodder.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/survey-finds-strong-support-for-dreamers/2017/09/24/df3c885c-a16f-11e7-b14f-f41773cd5a14_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Without Columbus, There Would Be No Latinos  Last year a Puerto Rican city put up a monument to the explorer taller than the Statue of Liberty. – Jennifer C. Braceras
https://www.wsj.com/articles/without-columbus-there-would-be-no-latinos-1506289157
— Party Schools: Safe Spaces Don’t Exist at Chinese Universities  Xi Jinping bolsters lessons in Marxism ahead of leadership congress – Te-Ping Chen (DIERSEN: In America, ever-increasingly, universities promote the Democrat Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-steps-up-ideology-drive-on-college-campuses-1506250801
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries side with the protestors?  ANSWER: those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-re-ups-feud-with-pro-athletes-who-protest-1506259612

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: In protests, NFL comes together for one of its most powerful days – Nancy Armour (DIERSEN: September 24, 2017 may very well be the “day that football died.”)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/nancy-armour/2017/09/24/nfl-protests-powerful-donald-trump-united/698172001/
— Time is ripe for Medicare for all – Bernie Sanders  (DIERSEN: I paid Medicare taxes 1983-1997 while I worked for GAO and 1966-1972 while I washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, worked on an automobile assemble line, worked as a security guard, and sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances in the private sector.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/09/25/medicare-for-all-bernie-sanders-editorials-debates/105971268/

 

WICHITA EAGLE
— GOP bill will offer Dreamers citizenship after ‘extreme vetting’ – FRANCO ORDOÑEZ AND BRIAN MURPHY (DIERSEN: From what I see, a) virtually all illegals are minorities, females, and/or younger; b) employers want to give preference to illegals over citizens of America; and c) no one wants illegals to take bad jobs like I did.  I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article175175316.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sen. Thom Tillis will introduce his “conservative Dream Act” on Monday that would provide a pathway to citizenship for as many as 2.5 million young undocumented immigrants, but one that is long and involves “extreme vetting.” The North Carolina Republican and cosponsor James Lankford, an Oklahoma Republican, will pitch the plan as “merit-based” relief that must be earned — and, critically, not “amnesty,” according to Republican talking points obtained by McClatchy. But unlike other merit-based immigration proposals that limit new immigrants from entering the country based on their job skills, this proposal would limit who can remain in the country based on their years of American education, work experience or military service. “Choosing between either mass deportation of Dreamers or blanket amnesty is a false choice,” the lawmakers argue, according to the talking points. “There is a third option: an organized process by which talented and hard-working young Americans can earn legal status.” All applicants will have to pass a medical examination and be “extreme vetted.” The vetting will include three separate rounds of security and background checks to ensure they have no criminal history and pose no national security threat. The first check would happen when the immigrant enters the program followed by a second check after five years. The third check comes after 15 years, if and when the immigrant applies to become a citizen.)

 

GUARDIAN
— The shorter your sleep, the shorter your life  (DIERSEN: Putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out twice each and every day causes me to lose a tremendous amount of sleep. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who pray for my death in churches in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois may get their prayers answered sooner than they think.)
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/24/why-lack-of-sleep-health-worst-enemy-matthew-walker-why-we-sleep

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Voters Not Willing To Pay Higher Taxes for Obamacare
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/september_2017/most_voters_not_willing_to_pay_higher_taxes_for_obamacare

September 24 Morning Edition

CBS2
— President Trump’s Weekly Address; Democrats’ Weekly Address
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/23/president-trumps-weekly-address-democrats-weekly-address-7/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Miami Dolphins owner: NFL players who kneel during anthem are ‘smart young men of character’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote disrespect of America.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/miami-dolphins-owner-nfl-players-who-kneel-during-anthem-are-smart-young-men-of-character

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred 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/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-racial-divisions-analysis-20170923-story.html
— Baby boomers, not millennials, most influence the auto industry – Casey Williams (DIERSEN: Are you anti-car?  Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are a) anti-car and b) anti-union. They are especially anti-GM, anti-Ford, and anti-Chrysler.  They remind everyone that I was a union member for almost 12 years and that I own a 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang and that I have owned a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/sc-auto-cover-baby-boomers-drive-design-20170918-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For baby boomers, the automobile has always been a symbol of style and freedom. The generation of 76.4 million born between 1946 and 1964 who once romped in the back seats of their parents’ station wagons has determined what we drive for over a half-century. With advanced technology and designs catering to this demographic, boomers will influence our rides long past when they hang up their key chains.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: DISRESPECTFUL, DISGUSTING: Oakland catcher first in major league baseball to take a knee during anthem – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170924/sports/309249989/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps despise, if not hate America.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170924/trumps-embrace-of-a-post-american-world

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Quad Cities Online promotes anti-Americanism big time.
http://www.qconline.com/news/politics/analysis-bully-pulpit-laced-with-race/article_d44deaf5-f339-56a2-8e2e-fce336a9aa38.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Quad Cities Online promotes LGBTQ activity big time.
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/q-c-pride-fest-celebrates-diversity/article_a388082f-6dad-5877-97ba-3364b7feea89.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— ‘Warmest welcome’: Rauner rides through Lexington for veterans – Julia Evelsizer
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/warmest-welcome-rauner-rides-through-lexington-for-veterans/article_06c302c8-0a7b-5e7b-bdb9-5e55d8072eff.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Governor Rauner at 3rd Annual Governor’s Ride
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/governor-rauner-at-3rd-annual-governors-ride

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
–NFL teams support players’ anti-Trump stance (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote disrespect of America.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/nfl/teams-support-players-antitrump-stance/817444144
— German election: Polls open as Angela Merkel seeks fourth term  Poll shows Angela Merkel to win for a Chancellor – JUDITH VONBERG  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups love Merkel: 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.centralillinoisproud.com/news/world-news/german-election-polls-open-as-angela-merkel-seeks-fourth-term/817411507

 

SOUTHERN
— Durbin, Duckworth ask President Trump to convene a federal cabinet-level task force to address the crisis facing Cairo – MOLLY PARKER
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/acha/durbin-duckworth-ask-president-trump-to-convene-a-federal-cabinet/article_78531df8-874a-51c2-9eac-636bd33ff4fd.html

 

RIVER CITY READER
— Senator Brady Embarks on a Magical Mystery Tour – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/senator-brady-magical-mystery-tour

 

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Edgar County Watchdogs continue ‘draining the swamp’ in Illinois
http://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/511224310-edgar-county-watchdogs-continue-draining-the-swamp-in-illinois

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner nit-picks Rauner’s motorcycle ride.
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2017/09/extra-rauner-gettin-his-kicks-down.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks Accused of Crime
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/23/jack-franks-accused-of-crime/

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Rauner can’t even get ahead of opposing the soda pop tax
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-rauner-cant-even-get-ahead-of-opposing-the-soda-pop-tax

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— NFL may lose bigly with social justice antics – Brian C. Joondeph
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/09/nfl_may_lose_bigly_with_social_justice_antics.html
— The Rise of Anti-Christian Bigotry in America – E.W. Jackson
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/09/the_rise_of_antichristian_bigotry_in_america.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Why Should We Care About ‘DREAMers”? – Derek Hunter  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps 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. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want DREAMers to get rid of Trump and to get rid of Trump’s supporters.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2017/09/24/why-should-we-care-about-dreamers-n2385632
— MSNBC Guest Compares Roy Moore and Luther Strange to the KKK – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2017/09/23/msnbc-panelist-n2385575

 

BREITBART
— In Kaepernick and Goodell, Trump Shows He Knows How to Pick His Enemies – DANIEL J. FLYNN  (DIERSEN: Who picks you to be their enemy? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who pick me to be their enemy.  They are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/09/24/in-kaepernick-and-goodell-trump-shows-he-knows-how-to-pick-his-enemies/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ACTIVIST DEM JUDGE RULES LGBT MANDATE TRUMPS 1ST AMENDMENT  Says Christians’ refusal to promote homosexuality akin to posting ‘White Applicants Only’ sign – BOB UNRUH
http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/activist-dem-judge-rules-lgbt-mandate-trumps-1st-amendment/
— WHAT HAPPENS TO SECRET SERVICE RUN BY POLITICAL CORRECTNESS  ‘They are pushing people through who are not qualified to protect the president’ -PAUL BREMMER
http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/what-happens-to-secret-service-run-by-political-correctness/
— HOW THE LEFT CREATED WHITE-IDENTITY POLITICS  ‘It’s no longer about teaching kids so they can succeed … it’s all about teaching victimhood’
http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/how-the-left-created-white-identity-politics/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Marriott Refuses to Cancel Convention for Anti-Sharia Group – ROD KACKLEY
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/2017/09/23/marriott-refuses-cancel-convention-anti-sharia-group/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— 62 scholars correct Pope Francis for ‘propagating heresies’ – Pete Baklinski
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-62-scholars-correct-pope-francis-for-propagating-heresies
— More than 40 families pull children from school that forced transgender lesson on 5-year-olds – Lianne Laurence
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/70-kids-and-counting-leave-school-over-transgender-lesson-for-5-year-olds

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Stop giving to your alma mater until they commit to these common-sense reforms – Michael Rubin
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/stop-giving-to-your-alma-mater-until-they-commit-to-these-common-sense-reforms/article/2635391

 

NBC SPORTS
— Jim Harbaugh advises President Trump to ‘check the Constitution’ – John Taylor  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans use the Constitution to destroy America. Anti-Americans are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, 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://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/09/24/jim-harbaugh-advises-president-trump-to-check-the-constitution/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Push for Gender Equality in Tech? Some Men Say It’s Gone Too Far – NELLIE BOWLES  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or young.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/23/technology/silicon-valley-men-backlash-gender-scandals.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/23/opinion/sunday/macarthur-grants-immigrants.html
— Trump Attacks Warriors’ Curry. LeBron James’s Retort: ‘U Bum.’ – KEN BELSON and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/23/sports/football/trump-nfl-kaepernick.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Jaguars owner joins players during anthem protest in first game since Trump’s NFL remarks – Cindy Boren  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they despise if not hate America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/09/24/jaguars-owner-joins-players-during-anthem-protest-in-first-game-since-trumps-nfl-remarks/
— Trump’s culture war with the NFL is getting very real – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/09/24/trumps-culture-war-with-the-nfl-is-getting-very-real/
— Trump demands NFL teams ‘fire or suspend’ players or risk fan boycott – Abby Phillip
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/09/24/trump-demands-nfl-teams-fire-or-suspend-players-or-risk-fan-boycott/
— Neanderthal children were slow to grow up — just like modern kids – Ben Guarino  (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.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/09/21/neanderthal-children-were-slow-to-grow-up-just-like-modern-kids/

 

MERCURY NEWS
— Can California force Trump to release his tax returns to get on presidential ballot? – CASEY TOLAN (DIERSEN: What more should candidates be forced to disclose to get on the ballot?  Should they be forced to disclose a) who manipulates them, b) who dominates them, c) their enemy lists, d) their operatives, e) their dupes, f) who they blame for their problems, g) who they blame for your problems, h) who they blame for everyone’s problems, i) etc.?)
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/23/california-trump-tax-returns-ballot-jerry-brown/

 

WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES
— How antifa justifies stifling speech, clobbering supremacists – CARLOS LOZADA
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/curr/how-antifa-justixfb01es-stixfb02ing-speech-clobbering-supremacists-20170924

 

FOX AUSTIN
— Two people arrested at anti-white supremacy rally – Esmi Careaga
http://www.fox7austin.com/news/local-news/two-people-arrested-at-anti-white-supremacy-rally

 

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: New Yorker promotes anti-Americanism big time.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-racial-demagoguery-of-trumps-assaults-on-colin-kaepernick-and-steph-curry

 

FORTUNE
— In Silicon Valley’s Push for Gender Equality, are Men the Real Victims? – David Z. Morris
http://fortune.com/2017/09/23/silicon-valley-gender-equality/

 

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
— Bruce Maxwell Finally Broke MLB’s Silence, and Hopefully Others Will Follow – JON TAYLER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote disrespect of America.)
https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/09/24/bruce-maxwell-anthem-protest

 

THE GLOBE AND MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, The Globe and Mail shouts that it is anti-American.
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/real-patriotism-mr-trump-isnt-how-you-treat-a-flag-its-how-you-treat-americans/article36375796/

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