October 25 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER ILGOP STAFF DENY REPUBLICANS ACCESS TO PARTY HEADQUARTERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/rauner-ilgop-staff-deny-republicans-access-to-party-headquarters-.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a press release today, the Chicago Republican Party expressed disappointment that a staffer has been denied access to Illinois Republican Party headquarters. The Chicago GOP staffer was told by a Rauner staffer that he could no longer use a desk within the office. According to the press release, the reason the IL GOP offered is a press report that Chris Cleveland, chairman of the Chicago Republican Party, is under consideration as a running mate for State Rep Jeanne Ives. Ives is considering a gubernatorial bid. “We’re disappointed the governor’s team would do something like this. We’re running candidates in Chicago, and the city and state parties need to coordinate so they’re not left out in the cold,” said Cleveland. “The governor should be above such petty retribution.”)
— IL SENATE OVERRIDES RAUNER VETO – MAKES RIGHT-TO-WORK ORDINANCE A MISDEMEANOR
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/il-senate-overrides-rauner-veto-makes-right-to-work-ordinance-a-misdemeanor.html

ABC7
— House fails to reverse ‘right-to-work’ veto – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/house-fails-to-reverse-right-to-work-veto/2566483/
— NAACP warns black passengers against traveling with American Airlines – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/travel/naacp-warns-black-passengers-against-traveling-with-american-airlines/2565827/

NBC5
— Cook County Budget Cuts Could Lead to Closure of Suburban Courthouse – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bridgeview-courthouse-closing-cook-county-453156023.html

CBS2
— Florida Governor Tries To Poach Jobs From Illinois; ‘Your Taxes Are Too High’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/25/rick-scott-jobs-florida-illinois/
— NAACP Cautions Black Passengers About Flying With American Airlines
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/25/naacp-american-airlines/
— Elk Grove Village Snuffs Out Proposed Ban On Tobacco Sales – Steve Miller
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/10/25/proposed-tobacco-ban-snuffed-out/

WGN TV
— Political Duo (including Christopher FitzHenry Robling) on Republican leaders’ criticism of Trump
http://wgntv.com/2017/10/25/political-duo-on-republican-leaders-criticism-of-trump/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner narrowly avoids losing battle over right-to-work union issue, for now – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-state-veto-session-20171025-story.html
— Dreamers’ faith in government might be false hope – Charles Selle (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups make it clear that they want to replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-lake-county-dream-act-st-1026-20171025-story.html
— Former U.S. appeals court Judge Richard Posner: Get rid of lawyers – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-posner-pro-se-1025-chicago-inc-20171024-story.html
— Springfield and Amazon: Do lawmakers value employers? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-springfield-20171025-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois House fails to override Rauner’s veto of ‘right-to-work’ bill – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-house-fails-to-override-rauners-veto-of-right-to-work-bill/
— Party politics explains Springfield fight over debt reporting – Claire Ball
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/745544/
— Trump blasts Flake, Dems—says ‘press makes me more uncivil than I am’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/despite-flake-corker-daggers-trump-touts-gop-lovefest/
— Rauner scores big win by small margin on ‘right-to-work’ veto – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-house-fails-to-override-rauners-veto-of-right-to-work-bill/
— End rampant sexual harassment at Illinois Capitol – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-end-rampant-sexual-harassment-at-illinois-capitol/

DAILY HERALD
— The Lake County Republican Federation will celebrate female GOP leaders at a political fundraiser Friday in Lake Forest. Illinois Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti will be among the featured guests. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who have the following demographics are discouraged from seeking or holding government or political offices: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171025/gop-fundraiser-to-honor-women
— Kane coroner says he’s not cutting budget – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171025/kane-coroner-says-hes-not-cutting-budget
— Trump blasts Republicans who criticized him – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171025/news/310259960/
— Another Kane first: Latina attorney selected by peers as new judge – Harry Hitzeman
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171025/another-kane-first-latina-attorney-selected-by-peers-as-new-judge

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner scores a win on right-to-work veto – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171025/BLOGS02/171029907/rauner-scores-a-win-on-right-to-work-veto
— Is this any way to invest state funds? – MARK GLENNON
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171025/OPINION/171029940/illinois-loses-out-higher-interest-with-short-term-investments

WTTW
— Rauner Rebuked on Vetoes, But Scores a Major Win – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/10/25/rauner-rebuked-vetoes-scores-major-win

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— State agencies should report what they owe – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171025/illinois-house-state-agencies-should-report-what-they-owe

SOUTHERN
— Illinois House votes 112-0 to override Rauner veto of debt reporting bill – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-house-votes—to-override-rauner-veto-of/article_ecec98db-56b9-58f2-a395-b5cc3e668611.html

WAND
— Photo mural supports Dreamers – Meredith Juliet (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups make it clear that they want to replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/36683282/photo-mural-supports-dreamers

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump administration toughens H-1B visa renewal process Visa valid for 3 years, can be renewed – SARA ASHLEY O’BRIEN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/business/trump-administration-toughens-h1b-visa-renewal-process/844583546

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Emotions run high as Springfield aldermen table Welcoming City resolution – Em Nguyen
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/emotions-run-high-as-springfield-aldermen-table-welcoming-city-resolution-10-25-2017
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The room also had those against the resolution. Rosanna Pulido addressed the council and spoke from the crowd at one point. She said she’s relieved the aldermen decided not send the vote to City Council. “Springfield has enough problems,” she said. “We have homeless, we have jobless, I’d rather our aldermen be focused on that.”)

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Gubernatorial candidates support $15 min. wage but don’t pay their interns – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: I doubt that my critics/opponents pay their operatives or their dupes $15/hour – just about all of them appear to have severe financial and/or health problems.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/gubernatorial-candidates-support-min-wage-but-don-t-pay-their/article_af2edea8-b8d0-11e7-a18b-0f19b5e0068a.html
— Rauner calling on Congress to allow Illinois to reorganize pension debt – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-calling-on-congress-to-allow-illinois-to-reorganize-pension/article_d9ce319a-b8ee-11e7-b5e0-930b6f4ea0ab.html
— House votes unanimously to override Rauner veto of Debt Transparency Act – Greg Bishop and Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/house-votes-unanimously-to-override-rauner-veto-of-debt-transparency/article_6778a21c-b9c3-11e7-94c9-c7e96f63d783.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Roskam backs away from Rauner pension idea
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/25/roskam-backs-away-from-rauner-pension-idea/
— “I am excited to announce that Jason Gerwig will serve as my, and the Senate Republican caucus’ new Press Secretary beginning today” – Bill Brady (DIERSEN: I ask again that 
diersen@aol.com be kept on all Republican press advisory and press release lists in Illinois.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/25/question-of-the-day-2574/
— House fails to override Rauner’s local “right to work” zones veto
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/25/house-fails-to-override-rauners-local-right-to-work-zones-veto/

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— Republican Swamp Monsters Drop E-Verify from Senate DACA Plan – Will Likely Include DACA Amnesty in House Spending Bill It should be clear at this point that Republican leadership has different priorities than Republican voters. Republican voters want a border wall, Obamacare repealed, tax cuts and for Trump to clean the swamp. – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2017/10/republican-swamp-monsters-drop-e-verify-senate-daca-plan-will-likely-include-daca-amnesty-house-spending-bill/

BREITBART
— GOP Ignores Trump’s Popular Immigration Priorities, Immediately Heads for Unfettered Amnesty – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/25/gop-ignores-trumps-popular-immigration-priorities-immediately-heads-for-unfettered-amnesty/

GOPUSA
— Steve Bannon has tea party support to oust establishment RINOs
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=32343

THE HILL
— Harassment, then helplessness, in state capitals – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/357058-harassment-then-helplessness-in-state-capitals

HUFFINGTON POST
— I CAN’T AFFORD TO GET OLD – Walter M Bortz II MD (DIERSEN: I started earning credits toward my $50,856/year Civil Service Retirement System pension in 1966 when I was 18 years old and I started working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office.)
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/i-cant-afford-to-get-old_us_59efd4aae4b00a4ce5a22279

CBS NEWS
— When higher education doesn’t mean higher pay – AIMEE PICCHI (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.cbsnews.com/news/when-higher-education-doesnt-mean-higher-pay/

MSNBC
— The unusual nature of the Republican Party’s ‘civil war’ – Steve Benen
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/the-unusual-nature-the-republican-partys-civil-war

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Falsely Denounces Jeff Flake by Calling Him a … Democrat? – LINDA QIU (DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you fail/refuse to defend/advance, the more of a Democrat that you are.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/25/us/politics/fact-check-trump-flake-democrat.html

WASHINGTON POST
— Flake and Corker feel liberated to speak their minds. That should terrify Trump. – James Hohmann (DIERSEN: When my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they liberated me to speak my mind, but that did not worry them at all because they knew that I had no “jury appeal” because of my terrible demographics. Further, they wanted me to serve as an “example” to current and potential future GAO employees. They wanted current and potential future GAO employees to see a) that GAO gives preference to its employees who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, that is, that GAO discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and b) that GAO wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who complain about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, or age discrimination. Further, they knew that virtually all the Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants in Illinois promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/10/25/daily-202-flake-and-corker-feel-liberated-to-speak-their-minds-that-should-terrify-trump/59efd11030fb045cba000a28/

DALLAS NEWS
— Outside Trump’s $4 million event in Dallas, protesters say ‘liar liar’ and ‘shame’ – Todd J. Gillman
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2017/10/25/combativetrump-arrives-dallas-cash-brief-respite-dcs-bile

TOMS RIVER PATCH
— Prosecutor Issues Warning On Marijuana Edibles In Halloween Candy The warning, from the New Jersey Health Department, is urging parents to pay close attention to the goodies your kids bring home. – Karen Wall
https://patch.com/new-jersey/tomsriver/prosecutor-issues-warning-marijuana-edibles-halloween-candy

FORTUNE
— Retiring Soon? You May Spend a Lot Less Than You Expect – Ryan Derousseau (DIERSEN: I have spent 59% less a year since 1997 when I was 49 years old and my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” My $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of what my GS-13 Step 10 salary was in today’s dollars.)
http://fortune.com/2017/10/25/retirement-costs-lower/

BLOOMBERG
— Republican Fissures Will Only Get Wider Senators who speak out against Trump have given up on the idea that party unity is the path to policy victories. – Albert R. Hunt
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-10-25/republican-fissures-will-only-get-wider

FED WEEK
— More Consistency in Federal Employee Discipline Sought (DIERSEN: Have you been disciplined? Because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and because in 1988 when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, my Democrat superiors disciplined me as follows: a) 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; b) 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; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/consistency-federal-employee-discipline-sought/

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “DONALD TRUMP IS UNSTABLE AND THIN-SKINNED.”
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-unstable-reckless-new-morning-consult-poll-692499

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives say “Conservatives Blame Poverty on the Poor.” (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://newrepublic.com/article/145504/conservatives-blame-poverty-poor

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— Turning the Page on Low-Wage America – JEFF MADRICK AND MICHAEL MCCORMACK (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.)
http://prospect.org/article/turning-page-low-wage-america

October 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Deal reached to repeal Cook County sweetened beverage tax, commissioner says – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/deal-reached-to-repeal-cook-county-soda-tax/2499416/

 

NBC5
— Governor Bruce Rauner Announces New Chief of Staff – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/governor-bruce-rauner-new-chief-of-staff-449741423.html

 

WGN TV
— Expansion of birth control opt-out for employers limited by Illinois law – AP & MEGHAN DWYER
http://wgntv.com/2017/10/06/trump-expands-birth-control-opt-out-for-workplace-insurance/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner’s chief of staff Kristina Rasmussen out after 88 days on the job in ‘wild times’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/former-illinois-policy-institute-head-out-as-rauners-chief-of-staff/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote illegal immigration and abortion say “Too busy spurning Rauner, GOP fails to make Dems pay for taxes.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-too-busy-spurning-rauner-gop-fails-to-make-dems-pay-for-taxes/
— In tearing down Columbus, we ignore real violence against Indians – Patrick T. Mason
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/in-tearing-down-columbus-we-ignore-real-violence-against-indians/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rep. Jeanne Ives attacks Rauner’s weak right flank – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-illinois-governor-kass-1008-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton, a conservative and a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, may soon challenge a weakened Gov. Bruce Rauner in the Republican primary. “I’m seriously considering the option, with a serious game plan, we’re meeting with people and we’ll make a decision one way or another soon, and I mean very soon,” Ives told me Friday. She’s considering it because Rauner has lost his base. And what happens when an incumbent loses his or her base? You can smell the toast a’burnin’. “Voters don’t know what Rauner’s core principles are because he doesn’t have any. So we can’t very well give him a pass,” said Ives, a staunch social and fiscal conservative. “I’m not connected to the big money men who run the big races, but whoever would take Rauner on, it would cost less to defeat him than it would for him to redeem his reputation.” Rauner lost the conservative Republican base in Illinois by moving hard to the left, first by signing “sanctuary state” legislation and then by putting taxpayers on the hook to pay for abortion on demand. On Friday, he axed one of his few remaining conservative aides, chief of staff Kristina Rasmussen. Rauner supporters think his moves help him in Cook County, particularly with pro-abortion-rights suburban women. But will Rauner’s support of “sanctuary state” legislation win him Latino support in a general election? Will his decision to risk his career by supporting taxpayer-funded abortion win him love from Democrats? I don’t think so. Yet such moves do satisfy the media, that which will sing his praises and call him courageous and so on, and vilify or at least marginalize any conservative challenger, whether that is Ives or someone else. That’s how things are wired in Illinois, but you knew that. Ultimately, those singing his praises for his leftward drift will abandon Rauner in the general election in favor of the Democrats, either billionaire J.B. Pritzker, backed by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, or Christopher Kennedy. That’s also how things are wired. But you knew that, too. The problem for Rauner is that, as of now, conservatives make up a sizable percentage of the Republican vote. Without them, where is he? But not so fast, says Pat Brady, a Rauner supporter, former Illinois GOP chairman and principal of the government affairs firm Next Generation Strategies. “I understand Ives’ anger. I know social conservatives are upset,” Brady said. “But to their credit, social conservatives, they don’t stay home on Election Day. “Bruce Rauner is the first governor to stand up to Mike Madigan, and the people of Illinois know it,” Brady said. “And 80 percent of the state has had enough with the Boss Democrats. So are conservatives going to throw their lot in with J.B. Pritzker and Madigan? I don’t think that’s going to happen.” That will be Rauner’s hard sell, to convince conservatives that without him, Illinois will remain Madiganistan. It will be difficult if not impossible for him to win without an effective coalition. But without conservatives, what is left of Rauner’s coalition? Wealthy businessmen? That’s not a coalition. In this, he’s quite like Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who also has the money guys with him but not much else, and remains quite beatable. Emanuel has been reaching out to Latinos in anticipation of more bad publicity and negative feelings coming his way when the murder trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, charged with the killing of black teenager Laquan McDonald, rolls around. Emanuel’s administration sat on the video of the shooting until after the mayor won re-election against Cook County Board Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia. Chuy won’t let him forget it. And neither will Chris Kennedy. But Emanuel has time and other people’s money. Rauner doesn’t have time, and he’ll be spending his own cash. On the Democratic side, at least Pritzker and Kennedy have a game plan. Pritzker with Boss Madigan and a massive TV ad budget. And Kennedy seeking minority votes with endorsements like that of Chuy Garcia’s. But what is Rauner’s game plan? That Boss Madigan has helped ruin the state? Rauner needs more than that, but his plan is becoming increasingly difficult to see. He was a businessman, not a social justice warrior at the beginning, then he wasn’t conservative, then he was a conservative for a few weeks, then he fired all the conservatives working for him and made sure he wasn’t a conservative by supporting taxpayer-funded abortion. It’s all been so very confusing. Conservatives will either find a challenger, or convince Rauner to do the math and hope he won’t seek re-election and save the Illinois GOP from a fight. Or he can run, while conservatives concentrate on their own state House and Senate races and keep the governor at a distance. “It’s best for the state if he announces he’s not running,” Ives said. “It would allow the party to come together and coalesce around another individual who could take on the Democrats. Because Rauner’s base has lost him. There’s no doubt about it. Talk to people around the state. You hear the same thing. His base isn’t with him.” Those who are quite close to the governor say he has no interest in caving, that he’ll fight. It might be politically bloody, but he doesn’t care. Rauner isn’t a weakling. He fought hard. He spent his money. He made terrible political mistakes that he didn’t have to make, but he insisted on making them. Now, he’s paying for them. Conservatives like Jeanne Ives will insist upon it.)
— Rauner parts ways with chief of staff Kristina Rasmussen from conservative think tank – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-chief-of-staff-1007-20171006-story.html
— Amazon’s HQ2 quest sent Chicago looking for an ‘in,’ mayor’s emails show – Lauren Zumbach  (DIERSEN: From what I see, Emanuel will 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://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-amazon-hq2-emanuel-emails-20171006-story.html
— 6th Congressional District Democrat candidate forum planned (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would still be hosting Republican candidate forums. Contested races include those for DuPage County Sheriff, DuPage County Board District 4, and Circuit Court Judge.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-digest-st-1008-20171006-story.html
— Fox Valley congressmen call for review of ‘bump stocks,’ other gun measures – Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-las-vegas-gun-law-congressmen-st-1008-20171006-story.html
— Gorsuch could strike a mortal blow to unions – Ed Rogers
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-gorsuch-union-dues-janus-afscme-20171006-story.html
— Welcome to the dysfunction of Illinois government – Diana Sroka Rickert
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-illinois-1008-story.html
— Chicago should hope to lose the Amazon chase – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-amazon-hq2-chicago-20171008-story.html
— Rauner takes Manufacturing Month tour to South Elgin’s Hoffer Plastics – Linda Girardi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-south-elgin-rauner-manufacturing-st-1008-20171006-story.html
— Trump’s one-two punch hits birth control, LGBT rights – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–trump-religious-rules-20171006-story.html
— University of Wisconsin approves free speech policy that punishes student protesters – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-university-of-wisconsin-protest-punishment-20171006-story.html
— Wisconsin state lawmaker sued over sign theft – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-wi–sign-theft-lawmaker-20171006-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner shakes up his staff again—this time at the very top – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171006/BLOGS02/171009899/rauner-shakes-up-his-staff-again-this-time-at-the-very-top
— Yes, state House retirements are off the charts – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171006/NEWS02/171009896/yes-state-house-retirements-are-off-the-charts

 

DAILY HERALD
— Why high school football programs are losing players – Mitch Dudek  (DIERSEN: My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. Neither I nor any of my ancestors played football.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171006/why-high-school-football-programs-are-losing-players
— Metra’s doomsday budget includes fare hikes, service cuts – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171006/metras-doomsday-budget-includes-fare-hikes-service-cuts

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Former U.S. attorney Rodger Heaton named Rauner’s chief of staff – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171006/former-us-attorney-rodger-heaton-named-rauners-chief-of-staff

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Gag order issued in Wheaton College hazing incident – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/lists/2017/10/05/bd8b7c2e40104b4bb5dd125d95e19afd/index.xml

 

WJBD RADIO
— President Trump looms large over Virginia governor’s race – ANC News (DIERSEN: Will Trump loom large over the Illinois Republican gubernatorial primary?)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/10/06/president-trump-looms-large-over-virginia-governors-race

 

CHENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Joe Biden: The U.S. is ‘walking down a very dark path’ under Trump  Blasts president’s nationalist appeal – JENNIFER HANSLER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/joe-biden-the-us-is-walking-down-a-very-dark-path-under-trump/828602574

 

WSIL TV
— Former state representative Brandon Phelps becomes lobbyist – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36541917/former-state-representative-becomes-lobbyist

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— There’s Only Room for One Madigan at the Top of Illinois Politics  Now we know: There’s no Madigan dynasty. There’s only Mike. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/November-2017/Michael-Madigan-Lisa-Madigan/

 

GAZETTE CHICAGO
— Rainbow PUSH, activists push back on Trump’s voter fraud commission – Igor Studenkov
http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2017/10/rainbow-push-activists-push-back-on-trumps-voter-fraud-commission/

 

WIRE POINTS
— Rasmussen leaves as Rauner’s Chief of Staff. Who is Rauner? Critics will need new spin as head-scratching expands – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/rasmussen-out-as-rauners-chief-of-staff-who-is-rauner-critics-will-need-a-new-spin-as-head-scratching-expands/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Gov. Rauner names fourth chief of staff in three years
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/gov-rauner-names-fourth-chief-of-staff-in-three-years/article_759dd80e-aaa9-11e7-996e-9346e70ef724.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONSERVATIVE URBANA-CHAMPAIGN STUDENTS CATCH LIBERAL VANDALS IN THE ACT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/conservative-urbana-champaign-students-catch-liberal-vandals-in-the-act.html
— THE CURRENT TAX CODE PROMOTES BIGGER GOVERNMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/the-current-tax-code-promotes-bigger-government.html
— RAUNER DISMISSES CHIEF OF STAFF RASMUSSEN, MOVES LEFT EVEN MORE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/rauner-dismisses-chief-of-staff-rasmussen-moves-left-even-more-.html
— WHITE HOUSE REMOVES OBAMACARE HHS MANDATE ON CONTRACEPTIVES AND ABORTION-INDUCING DRUGS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/white-house-removes-obamacare-hhs-mandate-on-contraceptives-and-abortion-inducing-drugs.html
— DI LEO: MARK KIRK V2.0 – THE 2018 ILLINOIS GOVERNOR’S RACE (DIERSEN: If not Rauner, who would have a better chance of winning November 6, 2018?)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/mark-kirk-v20-the-2018-illinois-governors-race.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Is the Illinois GOP Civil War Finally Here? – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/10/is-the-illinois-gop-civil-war-finally-here/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now that prominent conservatives are seeing Governor Bruce Rauner for who he really is, we arrive at a genuinely dramatic moment in a state where the Republican Party’s failures have paved the way for Leftist policies to ruin the state. After signing several outrageously left-wing bills into law, an increasing number of rank and file conservatives and elected political leaders are finally seeing the truth about Governor Rauner. This gives conservatives in Illinois the opportunity to get their act together. Technically, every election cycle is another chance for limited government and pro-family Republicans — but some opportunities are greater than others. This is one. Examples of the lost chances happened in 1982 (Don Totten’s lt. governor candidacy), 2002 (the caucus leadership changes in the General Assembly), 2004 (Jack Ryan’s U.S. Senate campaign), and the past three gubernatorial primaries (all of which, 2006, 2010, and 2014, were lost due to State Senator Bill Brady’s involvement…that’s a sad story for another article). I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that there were people warning about Rauner four years ago — including IFI’s Laurie Higgins. Another voice, probably the loudest and most thorough, was Doug Ibendahl at RepublicanNewsWatch.com. Among the stronger recent statements, my favorites are that of State Rep. Peter Breen: “The Rauner experiment is over,” — and State Rep. David McSweeney: “Rauner is a failed governor.” Will Rauner run for reelection? He says he is, but we’ll see. If he does and conservatives mount a credible challenge to him, can Bruce and his millions of dollars be defeated? Not unless conservatives unite around a solid, intelligent and able governor/lt. governor ticket and run the best campaign of their lives. (Anyone reading this who personally knows Bill Brady, please ask him to stay the heck away from the race and enjoy leading the GOP super-minority in the state senate.) As simple as all of that sounds, Illinois conservatives have proven incapable of uniting, and in fact, have not been up to the task of successfully taking on the 40 years-in-the-making RINO (Republican in Name Only) establishment. Since Jim Thompson was elected Illinois governor in 1976, the RINOs have usually been happy to cooperate with the Democrats as long as individuals in the RINO club were able to become rich in the process. Yes, there were exceptions, such as moments during the decade-long state senate Republican majority in the 1990s, when Republicans acted as Republicans are supposed to. The fact that they were exceptions, however, is why we are where we are today. As several people are now realizing, this is a unique opportunity. President Donald Trump tapped the economic and cultural frustration in the electorate and defeated a talented primary field and the Democratic Party dynasty of our era in the general election. The same exasperation that exists in Illinois caused a majority of voters in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa to help candidate Trump take down the vaunted “blue wall.” Does it exist here on a large enough scale to send Rauner back to the private sector and take down the next silly Democratic Party left-wing nominee? Yes and yes. But it will take a competence level we haven’t seen from Illinois conservative candidates and consultants in a couple of generations. Does the candidate and consultant talent exist here to step up and lead? Yes on candidates and maybe on the consultants. Too many conservative campaign consultants don’t realize that in this era of Trump, things are different. The statewide campaign can no longer be all about their financial take on media buys, and their percentage of the cost of massive direct mailings and yard signs, or the fact that these “wise” consultants think they’re the smartest people in the room (they’re not). The campaign must be all about effectively communicating to the people of Illinois the serious problems that exist here. Those problems have gotten worse during Bruce Rauner’s tenure, and will speed-up in the wrong direction under a radical lefty like J.B. Pritzker. I have been saying this for decades — the people of Illinois are not much different from all those in the red states that surround us. This is not Vermont or Massachusetts or California. Cook County might not turn red any time soon, but there are plenty of what used to be called Reagan Democrats living in Chicago and its surrounds to give a conservative a primary and general election win. All that has been missing all these years is effective conservative leadership in the Illinois Republican Party. While Rauner’s money has purchased the party apparatus for the time being, a counter insurgency is possible and necessary. And the time for that is now.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner staff meeting play-by-play
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/06/rauner-staff-meeting-play-by-play/

 

BREITBART
— Chuck Grassley Suggests Trading DACA Amnesty for Border Security, Mandatory E-Verify – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/06/chuck-grassley-suggests-trading-daca-amnesty-for-border-security-mandatory-e-verify/

 

GOPUSA
— NFL players’ union teamed up with George Soros to fund leftist advocacy groups
http://www.gopusa.com/nfl-players-union-teamed-up-with-george-soros-to-fund-leftist-advocacy-groups/

 

FOX NEWS
— AG directive protects religious objectors to LGBT rights – AP  (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked the hardest against me. I should write a book about them.)
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/06/trump-religious-objection-order-upends-lgbt-protections.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— STUDY: Obama Had 740 Percent More Positive Media Coverage Than Trump – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/06/study-obama-had-740-percent-more-positive-media-coverage-than-trump/
— California Can Now Jail People For Misusing Gender Pronouns – Anders Hagstrom
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/06/california-can-now-jail-people-for-misusing-gender-pronouns/
— UC Berkeley Students Protest Exam, Accuse Peers And Professor Of Supporting White Supremacy – Ian Miles Cheong
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/05/uc-berkeley-students-protest-exam-accuse-peers-and-professor-of-supporting-white-supremacy/
— Mexico Prepares For ‘Dreamers’ To Get Deported – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSENM: What about their parents?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/06/mexico-prepares-for-dreamers-to-get-deported/

 

NEWSMAX
— House Budget Plan Clears Way for Cuts to Federal Employee Benefits – Jeffrey Rodack (DIERSEN: Very few of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) are/were wage earners, b) are in line to get a pension, and/or c) are getting a pension. Overwhelmingly they want employee salaries, employee benefits, and employee pensions to be cut. I was a wage earner 1964-1997 and I have been getting a pension since 1997.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/house-budget-plan-cuts-federal-employee/2017/10/06/id/818124/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— PSYCH DRUGS IN EVERY SHOOTER SINCE COLUMBINE – INCLUDING PADDOCK – Alex Cameron
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/10/05/psych-drugs-in-every-shooter-since-columbine-including-paddock/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Facebook Claims Ability to Discern “Fake News” – Mary Elise Dugan  (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, a) only they decide what news is real or important and b) GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of links to fake and/or unimportant news.)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/27073-facebook-claims-ability-to-discern-fake-news

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following “groups slam DOJ for ‘despicable’ religious liberty guidance:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://thehill.com/regulation/administration/354289-civil-rights-groups-slam-doj-for-despicable-religious-liberty

 

NBC NEWS
— White House Preps ‘Wish List’ of Hard-line Immigration Proposals – HALLIE JACKSON, JULIA AINSLEY and LEIGH ANN CALDWELL
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/white-house-preps-wish-list-hard-line-immigration-proposals-n808446

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner Chief of Staff Out After 3 Months, Ex-US Attorney In  Gov. Bruce Rauner is replacing his chief of staff after just 13 weeks. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-10-06/rauner-chief-of-staff-out-after-3-months-ex-us-attorney-in

 

CBS MIAMI
— Thousands Of ‘Dreamers’ Now Subject To Deportation
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/10/05/deadline-looms-for-dreamers-to-keep-protection/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— New Analysis Counters Claim that Federal Workforce Grew in Recent Years – Charles S. Clark
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/10/newly-crunched-numbers-counter-claim-federal-workforce-grew-recent-years/141588/

 

FED WEEK
— GAO To Study PTSD Treatment, Therapy
http://www.fedweek.com/armed-forces-news/gao-study-ptsd-treatment-therapy/

 

VANITY FAIR
— TRUMP FLUNKS HISPANIC OUTREACH IN THE MOST TRUMP WAY POSSIBLE – BESS LEVIN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not glorify and praise Hispanics, anti-Trumps call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/10/trump-flunks-hispanic-outreach-in-the-most-trump-way-possible

October 4 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Las Vegas shooting gunman’s girlfriend being questioned by FBI in Los Angeles
http://abc7chicago.com/las-vegas-shooters-girlfriend-being-questioned-by-fbi-in-los-angeles/2487441/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrats: Use state money to help with roads around Obama center – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-obama-center-illinois-money-20171004-story.html
— Emanuel highlights public safety spending after report on police overtime abuses – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-emanuel-report-police-overtime-response-20171004-story.html
— Aurora bids for part of Amazon headquarters – Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-amazon-st-1005-20171004-story.html
— CPS agrees to drop civil rights lawsuit against state – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-schools-drops-state-lawsuit-20171004-story.html
— Rauner, lift your chin to the Golden Moutza of September – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-moutza-september-kass-1005-story.html
— ‘Weaponizing’ Facebook and Google promotes viral lies – Margaret Sullivan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-facebook-russia-truth-reality-1005-story.html
— IRS unfairly targeted liberal groups, too, Treasury Department watchdog finds – Mike Debonis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-irs-target-liberal-groups-20171004-story.html
— Fake news comes to the Supreme Court – Dana Milbank
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-milbank-supreme-court-st-1005-20171004-story.html
— Mail carrier attacked on Naperville’s north side – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-postal-carrier-attacked-st-1006-20171004-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Judge lets Trump’s pardon of former Sheriff Arpaio stand – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-arpaio-pardon-upheld/
— Alderman dismisses audit of police overtime as ‘crock of b.s.’
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/alderman-dismisses-audit-of-police-overtime-as-crock-of-b-s/
— Out of control police overtime bad for Chicago – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-out-of-control-police-ot-bad-for-chicago/
— Democrats want no guns at all, but lack the courage to say so – S. E. Cupp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/cupp-democrats-want-no-guns-at-all-but-lack-the-courage-to-say-so/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps insult Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-president-donald-trump-our-part-time-grown-up/
— Postal worker attacked in attempted robbery in Naperville – Matthew Hendrickson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/postal-worker-attacked-in-attempted-robbery-in-naperville/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Police: Mail carrier attacked in Naperville – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171004/police-mail-carrier-attacked-in-naperville
— Naperville attorney Sadia Covert running for DuPage County Board – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171004/naperville-attorney-running-for-dupage-county-board
— Harris joins growing list of departing legislators – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171004/editorial-harris-joins-growing-list-of-departing-legislators
— Edward-Elmhurst Health cuts 234 positions
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20171004/edward-elmhurst-health-cuts-234-positions

 

NBC5
— GOP Rep. Announces Retirement After Affair, Abortion Reports  Murphy’s statement comes a day after a local newspaper published text messages indicating that the congressman, who opposes abortion, asked his mistress to get an abortion when he thought she was pregnant.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Tim-Murphy-Pro-Life-Abortion-Affair-Mistress-Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh–449498553.html

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Harris Leaving A ‘Divisive’ Legislature In Springfield  Veteran Legislator Will Not Seek Reelection In 2018 – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/harris-leaving-a-divisive-legislature-in-springfield/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Former rival among Congressmen to endorse Harold – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-10-04/former-rival-among-congressmen-endorse-harold.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Berwyn business owners receive threatening letter in response to Women’s March photo – AIMEE BARROWS
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/10/02/berwyn-business-owners-receive-threatening-letter-in-response-to-womens-march-photo/ay4d7k4/
— In the face of the demolition of a house near Wheaton built in 1887 and designed by well-known Chicago architect Jarvis Hunt, the chairwoman of the Wheaton Historic Commission is calling for stronger historic preservation measures. – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/lists/2017/10/02/70b237f73b4947038ee9d88a036bfcd2/index.xml?page=1
— DuPage County to hold public transportation conference  (DIERSEN: Being able to walk to Wheaton train stations was a major reason why my wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and why we had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/10/02/dupage-county-to-hold-public-transportation-conference/ax7e4bu/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Lawmakers seek answers about Illinois Lottery’s manager deal – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/lawmakers-seek-answers-about-illinois-lotterys-manager-deal-10-04-2017

 

WGLT
— Pastors Debate What To Say About Trump From Pulpit – JUDITH VALENTE
http://wglt.org/post/pastors-debate-what-say-about-trump-pulpit#stream/0

 

WIFR
— Brian Leggero announced candidacy for Lieutenant Governor
http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Brian-Leggero-announced-candidacy-for-Lieutenant-Governor-449484943.html

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— William J. Kelly names Brian Leggero for Lieutenant Governor
http://www.williamjkelly.org/
— VIDEO: FLASHBACK 2013: William J. Kelly warns conservatives about Rauner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V79de2Cv4W8

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Burr Ridge mayor Mickey Straub wants to end business, resident exodus from Illinois – Glenn Minnis
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511235697-burr-ridge-mayor-wants-to-end-business-resident-exodus-from-illinois

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— DuPage County proposes seventh year of not raising property tax rates – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/dupage-county-proposes-seventh-year-of-not-raising-property-tax/article_206d982c-a786-11e7-833f-0bd0d0095099.html

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— 99th House District: Mike Murphy gets support of Republican party – Emilee Fannon
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/murphy-gets-support-of-republican-party/825803668

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— A Bad Couple of Weeks for Pre-Born Americans Thanks to Republicans – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/10/a-bad-couple-of-weeks-for-unborn-americans-thanks-to-republicans/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pro-Life Leaders React to Gov. Rauner Signing HB 40 – Monte Larrick
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/pro-life-leaders-react-gov-rauner-signing-hb-40/
— Censoring Sermons – Victoria Cobb
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/censoring-sermons/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MEASURE TO PROTECT 20-WEEK PREBORN BABIES PASSES U.S. HOUSE WITH FULL IL GOP DELEGATION SUPPORT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/measure-to-protect-20-week-preborn-babies-passes-us-house-with-full-il-gop-delegation-support.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Proft calls Rauner a liar
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/04/proft-calls-rauner-a-liar/
— An anti-Republican says “Damaging their brand… Again”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/04/damaging-their-brand-again/
— Kennedy says it’s “dangerous” to embrace legalizing marijuana  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and/or act like a) they smoke pot, b) they want to smoke pot, and/or c) they want to make money selling pot.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/04/kennedy-says-its-dangerous-to-embrace-legalizing-marijuana/

 

FOX NEWS
— Illinois GOP Gov. Rauner faces conservative fury for expanding taxpayer-funded abortions
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/04/illinois-gop-gov-rauner-faces-conservative-backlash-for-signing-abortion-law.html

 

GOPUSA
— Ohio Gov. John Kasich hinted during a CNN interview that he might consider leaving the Republican Party, if party members couldn’t get it together and fix what ails. Good. Go. Make like a Nike shoe and just do it. As conservatives could oh-so-easily say in response to Kasich’s threat: What have you done for me lately?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31211
— Muslims challenge Trump’s third travel ban
http://www.gopusa.com/muslims-challenge-trumps-third-travel-ban/

 

DAILY CALLER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Michelle Obama demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Whites and men.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/04/michelle-obama-all-men-all-white-gop-makes-people-distrust-politics/
— Soros, Kellogg, Ford Foundations Gave Millions To Anti-Trump Resistance Group – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/04/soros-kellogg-ford-gave-millions-to-anti-trump-resistance-group/

 

LIFE NEWS
— Illinois Governor Forces Residents to Spend $1.8 Million Paying for Free Abortions – MICAIAH BILGER
http://www.lifenews.com/2017/10/04/illinois-governor-forces-residents-to-spend-1-8-million-paying-for-free-abortions/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— WAS THE LAS VEGAS ATTACK INSPIRED BY ISLAMIC STATE? – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/10/04/was-the-las-vegas-attack-inspired-by-islamic-state/

 

THE HILL
— DOJ investigating affirmative action at Harvard – MEGAN R. WILSON  (DIERSEN: Which colleges admitted you and why? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the colleges that admitted me should have instead admitted applicants who were minority, female, younger, veteran, and/or who had less money. UIC admitted me in 1966 when I was 17 years old, NIU in 1969, Loyola in 1972, DePaul in 1976, Roosevelt in 1980, and IIT in 1992.)
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/353953-doj-investigating-affirmative-action-at-harvard

 

ARIZONA CENTRAL
— Democrats’ bill would block land seizures to build Trump’s border wall – Rafael Carranza
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/border-issues/2017/10/04/democrats-bill-would-block-land-seizures-build-trumps-border-wall/728747001/

 

DALLAS NEWS
— House panel approves $10B for Trump border wall, over cries it’s a boondoggle – Todd J. Gillman
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2017/10/04/boondoggle-necessity-house-panel-debates-trump-border-wall

 

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CATO acts as an agent for foreign countries and their citizens.
https://www.cato.org/blog/e-verify-has-low-compliance-rates-states-where-it-mandated

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— House set to advance 2018 budget resolution with federal retirement cuts – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that my $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension, my and my wife’s $17,288 federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy, and my $2,028 Social Security are far too generous. They would never seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/retirement/2017/10/house-set-to-advance-2018-budget-resolution-with-federal-retirement-cuts/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Here’s how much more federal employees will pay for health care in 2018 – Nicole Ogrysko
https://federalnewsradio.com/pay-benefits/2017/10/heres-how-much-more-federal-employees-will-pay-for-health-care-in-2018/

 

FED SMITH
— OUTRAGEOUS: How Much Are Your FEHB Premiums Increasing in 2018?
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/10/04/how-much-fehb-premiums-increasing-2018/

October 3 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Gov. Rauner Still Won’t Officially Say He’s Running for Re-election – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: So far, I have gathered 34 signatures on Rauner/Sanguinetti nominating petitions from registered Republicans voters in my precinct. Since I became the Republican Precinct Committeeman for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton in 1999, my policy has been to gather signatures on nominating petitions from registered Republican voters in my precinct for all the candidates on Republican primary ballots. So far, I have also gathered about 30 signatures for: U.S. CONGRESS: Peter Roskam; STATE OF ILLINOIS: 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)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/will-illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-run-again-449254643.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since Rauner signed the controversial abortion bill House Bill 40 last month, conservative members of his own party have called for a primary challenger. GOP State Rep. Jeanne Ives said she is “hoping that he decides on his own” not to run. The governor said “reasonable people can reasonably disagree, this was a very emotional issue,” adding, “I respect both sides; I tried to find compromise.”)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— IL’s GOP congressional delegation criticizes Rauner, touts its own abortion bill
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/03/ils-gop-congressional-delegation-criticizes-rauner-touts-its-own-abortion-bill/
— Ives: “I’m letting it kind of boil up”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/03/ives-i%e2%80%99m-letting-it-kind-of-boil-up/
— New JB Pritker online ad calls President Trump “a racist and a xenophobe”  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats say that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.  How should Republicans react?)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/03/new-jb-pritker-online-ad-calls-president-trump-a-racist-and-a-xenophobe/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Republicans in Congress rebuke Rauner over abortion bill – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-abortion-republicans-congress-20171003-story.html
— Abortion funding, truthfulness and a question: Can Rauner recover? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-rauner-abortion-republican-challenge-20171003-story.html
— Emanuel criticizes Trump over Las Vegas response; Rauner wants ‘dialogue’ about guns – John Byrne and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-las-vegas-20171003-story.html
— Naperville liquor commission to mull ‘happy hour’ revival – Bill Bird  (DIERSEN: For most of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the more that they drink, the more bombastic, sarcastic, nasty, rude, mean, threatening, etc. that they get.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-happy-hour-revival-st-1004-20171003-story.html
— Father of Las Vegas shooter lived in Chicago, where he did time and started a family – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-las-vegas-shooter-family-from-chicago-20171003-story.html
— Pennsylvania Republican lawmaker repeatedly promoted pro-life stance a week after reportedly telling mistress to get abortion – Aaron Blake
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gop-lawmaker-mistress-abortion-20171003-story.html
— Whitney Young Magnet High school students to host gubernatorial primary debate Wednesday – Marissa Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-whitney-young-gubernatorial-debate-20170926-story.html
— Naperville activists advocate for gun law changes at vigil for Las Vegas victims – Alicia Fabbre
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-vigil-las-vegas-shooting-st-1004-20171003-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Illinois GOP congressmen: Rauner ‘let down’ state on abortion bill – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-gop-congressmen-rauner-let-down-state-on-abortion-bill/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want to abolish the Second Amendment.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-thoughts-and-prayers-just-a-cop-out-stand-up-to-the-nra/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Inspector blasts police for abusing overtime – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171003/BLOGS02/171009966/inspector-blasts-police-for-abusing-overtime

 

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise a) those who come to America illegally, b) those who stay in America illegally, and c) those who bring others to America illegally.
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/its-a-harder-life-to-live-undocumented/6c9f77d1-552f-4664-b6bb-5bd8914158f8

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— McHenry County Board Chairman Jack Franks named to Amazon headquarters task force – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/10/03/mchenry-county-board-chairman-jack-franks-named-to-amazon-headquarters-task-force/adgpon8/

 

GALESBURG REGISTER MAIL
— Abortion law costs estimated at $1.8M – Rebecca Susmarski
http://www.galesburg.com/news/20171003/abortion-law-costs-estimated-at-18m

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Judge: Prosecutors must list other ‘falsehoods’ in Aaron Schock case – Andy Kravetz
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20171003/judge-prosecutors-must-list-other-falsehoods-in-aaron-schock-case

 

WYMG
— Rauner Wants to Focus on Unity of Republican Party  (DIERSEN: Illinois “Republicans” who reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform destroy the IRP.)
http://www.wmay.com/2017/10/03/rauner-wants-to-focus-on-unity-of-republican-party/
— Rauner defends HB 40, remains cagey about re-elex plans
http://wymg.com/news/101101-rauner-defends-hb-40-remains-cagey-about-re-elex-plans/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Reacting To Las Vegas Shooting, Illinois Politicians Follow Party Lines – BRIAN MACKEY
http://nprillinois.org/post/reacting-las-vegas-shooting-illinois-politicians-follow-party-lines#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— War on Cops or War on Blacks?: Watch Jeff Berkowitz w/Heather Mac Donald
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/10/war-on-cops-or-war-on-blacks-watch-jeff-berkowitz-wheather-mac-donald-cable-and-web/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Will County Board Concluded It Could NOT Take Away Countywide Elected Officials’ Pensions, as Jack Franks Is Proposing
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/03/will-county-concluded-it-could-take-away-countywide-elected-officials-pensions-as-jack-franks-is-proposing/
— Skillicorn Hosting Thursday Property Tax Appeal Seminar
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/10/03/skillicorn-hosting-thursday-property-tax-appeal-seminar/

 

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— 49th District candidate Tonia Khouri ‘offended’ by Rauner’s signing of abortion bill – Angela Underwood
http://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/511232827-49th-district-candidate-offended-by-rauner-s-signing-of-abortion-bill

 

METRO EAST SUN
— McCarter working to repeal Trust Act in Illinois – Robert Hadley
https://metroeastsun.com/stories/511235374-mccarter-working-to-repeal-trust-act-in-illinois

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Politicians react to Las Vegas massacre  President Trump leads moment of silence – Mark Maxwell
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/politicians-react-to-las-vegas-massacre/824151555

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Are Rauner’s allies pushing Rep. Jeanne Ives to spoil GOP primary?
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/10/03/rauner-allies-push-ives-split-gop-primary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservative claim they are furious at Governor Rauner for signing HB40, which expands taxpayer-funded abortions in Illinois. Can we really believe them? Rauner’s money grubbers betrayed conservatives on abortion. Terri Koyne, a writer at the Illinois Review made this point. She wrote, “Rauner didn’t betray or deceive anyone [on abortion]- Rauner money grabbers did.” Terri is correct: Rauner’s conservative money grubbers can’t be trusted. Read Koyne’s piece which details Rauner’s pro-abortion history and his questionnaire statements. Is Jeanne Ives Rauner’s spoiler in the Republican primary for Governor? Rep. Jeanne Ives told Politico that she won’t rule out challenging Rauner in a primary and that operative DAN PROFT, who received $5 million from Rauner, is pushing Ives’ candidacy. It could be that Ives is Rauner’s spoiler candidate in the Republican primary to ensure a Rauner victory. Why would GOP voters support any candidate connected to Rauner and his allies, including REP. JEANNE IVES, whose ties to the Illinois Policy Institute and the Illinois Opportunity Project are long and deep? Will Dan Proft return Rauner’s donations? Proft and Pat Hughes of Illinois Opportunity Project blasted Rauner in a statement this weekend: “Gov. Rauner has mandated taxpayer funding of abortions at any time, for any reason. He additionally signed a law to make Illinois a sanctuary state. Do those initiatives sound like the priorities of a governor with ‘no social agenda?’ They sound like the priorities of a social justice warrior. No conservative reform governor has ever done so much for the liberal agenda.” Real GOP Illinois is relieved that Proft and Hughes are finally condemning Governor Rauner after supporting him and takes his donations for at least the last five years. Will Proft be returning the $5 million he received from Rauner or the millions he received from Rauner’s second biggest donor Dick Uihlein? How can Dan Proft’s word can be trusted due to the donations he has taken from Rauner? Greg Hinz at Crain’s just confirmed a deal between John Tillman, Dan Proft and Governor Rauner for Richard Uihlein to raise $30 million for Rauner if Proft could control Republican legislative races and jobs for IPI staffers. Does that sound like good conservative values to you? Too little too late from John Tillman of Illinois Policy Institute In a recent Facebook post, JOHN TILLMAN, CEO of the “conservative” Illinois Policy Institute and one of Rauner’s biggest allies, wrote, “Benedict Rauner going back on his word and signing HB40. Whether you are pro life or pro choice, a politician loses when he gives his word to many people and goes back on it, including to Cardinal [Blase] Cupich. Further, if you care only about economic issues, he has put that entire agenda at risk by betraying those to whom he gave his word.” Tillman, until now, has been quiet on Rauner. He’s been called the “defacto governor” due to his close ties to the Illinois Governor. Tillman and his Illinois Policy Institute group have also been silent on the Trust Act, which Rauner signed to keep illegal immigrants safe from deportation by making Illinois a sanctuary state. Tillman’s groups not returning Rauner’s large donations  Illinois Policy Institute has received more than $500,000 from Rauner’s family foundation in the past and millions more from donors tied-to Rauner. Illinois Opportunity Project is connected to the Illinois Policy Institute and is the political hit group for Rauner. IOP’s donors are not public which begs the question how much as IOP received from Rauner? Real GOP Illinois believes they made millions from Rauner. Illinois Policy Institute and Illinois Opportunity Project are squawking about Rauner’s abortion betrayal now but they took his money for years even after he continued to fund Planned Parenthood with taxpayer money and after he signed a bill to force doctors and crisis pregnancy centers to refer abortion cases in 2016. Rauner’s conservative supporters, including Rep. Ives, have been silent on these too. Where was their outrage then? Can we believe John Tillman and Illinois Policy Institute when they condemn Governor Rauner? Do they really want to defeat Rauner or help him? Will they return the millions of dollars he has donated to them? Bruce Rauner was a danger to the Illinois Republican Party in 2014. Despite his extreme social positions, Republican leaders knelt before him for the money. Why should conservatives of conscience trust these money grubbers again?)

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— SHOOTER IN BLOODY VEGAS GUN MASSACRE WAS LONGTIME FEDERAL AGENT – LEO HOHMANN  (DIERSEN: Will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, and for GAO 1980-1997?)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/10/shooter-in-bloody-vegas-gun-massacre-was-longtime-federal-agent/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 48 hours after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, police still don’t have a motive for the horrific crime. But a more complete profile of the killer is beginning to emerge. Stephen Paddock, the Las Vegas shooter who killed 59 people at a country music festival Sunday night, worked over a 10-year period as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, an IRS agent and a defense auditor. A spokeswoman for the federal Office of Personnel Management told the Associated Press Tuesday that Paddock’s employment included two years as a mail carrier from 1976 to 1978. That was followed by a six-year stint with the Internal Revenue Service until 1984. And then he worked as a defense auditor for about 18 months. The latest revelation suggests the U.S. government should have an extensive file on its former employee, Stephen Paddock, who not only worked directly for the government for nearly a decade but then worked another year-and-a-half for federal weapons contractor Lockheed Martin. With his institutional knowledge of how the federal bureaucracy works, Paddock was anything but the typical mass shooter. He would have been able to cover his tracks in the planning stages of his attack. The Islamic State, or ISIS, has doubled down on its claim of responsibility for the attack, saying Paddock had converted to Islam in recent months and become a “soldier of the caliphate.” But given the rapidly degrading status of the Islamic State, some analysts believe it could be entering a new phase where it is willing to risk credibility in its propaganda message in exchange for a short term boost in its prestige among Islamic terrorists worldwide. In other news, leaked photos of the scene inside Paddock’s hotel room at the Mandalay Bay resort appeared to show a note on a small table near the shooter’s dead body. As of this report, no details have been released about what may have been written on that note. . .Video everywhere. . .Girlfriend back in the spotlight)

 

GOPUSA
— Detroit councilwoman: Ban rifles in hotel rooms facing public spaces
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31204

 

BREITBART
— CNN White House Correspondent: Country Music Fans ‘Are Likely Trump Supporters’ – KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ (DIERSEN: From what I see, likely Trump supporters are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/10/02/cnn-white-house-correspondent-country-music-fans-likely-trump-supporters/
— Chain Migration of Potentially 19M Foreign Nationals Would Follow Amnesty for Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/03/chain-migration-of-potentially-19m-foreign-nationals-would-follow-amnesty-for-illegal-aliens/
— DHS Official: Donald Trump Wants DACA Illegals to Get Amnesty, Become Citizens – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2017/10/03/dhs-official-donald-trump-wants-daca-illegals-get-amnesty-become-citizens/
— GOP Bill to Import 1 Million Low-Wage Replacements for U.S. Food Workers – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/03/gop-bill-import-million-guest-workers-for-food-industry/

 

NEWSMAX
— Breaking: Las Vegas Massacre Sniper Filmed Himself Shooting During Carnage
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/las-vegas-shooter-wired-money/2017/10/03/id/817387/

 

THE HILL
— GOP establishment doubts Bannon’s primary powers – BEN KAMISAR  (DIERSEN: What if Bannon took on Rauner?)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/353540-gop-establishment-doubts-bannons-primary-powers

 

THE HILL
— Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) threatened to back out of a pro-immigration news conference on Wednesday unless Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.) was disinvited, Curbelo told The Hill on Tuesday. – SCOTT WONG (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have not invited me to their events because I support a) the traditional family, right to life, immigration, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform and/or b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/353741-gop-lawmaker-says-dem-got-him-booted-from-immigration-event
— House passes 20-week abortion ban – JESSIE HELLMANN
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/353709-house-passes-20-week-abortion-ban
— E-Verify saves jobs for American workers – REP. LAMAR SMITH (R-TEXAS)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/353648-e-verify-saves-job-for-american-workers

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Gerrymandering Is A Threat To Our Republic  Today’s Supreme Court justices would do well to heed the warning of one of their most famous forebears. – Jane Dailey (DIERSEN: In your precinct and in the political jurisdictions that your precinct is in, what percent of the voters 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.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gerrymandering-is-a-threat-to-our-republic_us_59d38593e4b048a4432521b5

 

REUTERS
— Trump administration backpedals on citizenship for ‘Dreamers’ – Yeganeh Torbati, Richard Cowan
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-senate/trump-administration-backpedals-on-citizenship-for-dreamers-idUSKCN1C82DV

 

NEW YORK TMES
— Las Vegas Shooting: Gunman’s Rifle Had ‘Bump Stock’ to Make It Rapid-Fire Weapon
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/03/us/las-vegas-shooting-live-updates.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How big is the federal workforce? Much bigger than you think. – Joe Davidson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/10/03/how-big-is-the-federal-workforce-much-bigger-than-you-think/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A new study on “The True Size of Government,” by Paul C. Light, professor of public service at New York University, says the government’s “blended” workforce is 7 to 9 million strong — including contractors and grantees. Grantees include a range of folks, such as the Ohio State University team that studied “Swedish massages for rascally rabbits,” as former senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) described in his “Wastebook 2014.”)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Supreme Court Appears Divided Over Gerrymandering  Justices reviewing Wisconsin case express concern, but some seem reluctant to intervene – Jess Bravin and Brent Kendall (DIERSEN: I should write an article about how and why my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton was gerrymandered in 2015.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-takes-on-the-partisan-gerrymander-1507023002

 

END TIME HEADLINES
— Vegas shooter was longtime federal employee (DIERSEN: Will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, and for GAO 1980-1997?)
https://endtimeheadlines.org/2017/10/vegas-shooter-was-longtime-federal-employee/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 48 hours after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, police still don’t have a motive for the horrific crime. But a more complete profile of the killer is beginning to emerge. Stephen Paddock, the Las Vegas shooter who killed 59 people at a country music festival Sunday night, worked over a 10-year period as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, an IRS agent and an auditor for the U.S. Department of Defense. A spokeswoman for the federal Office of Personnel Management told the Associated Press Tuesday that Paddock’s employment included two years as a mail carrier from 1976 to 1978. That was followed by a six-year stint with the Internal Revenue Service until 1984. And then he worked as a defense auditor for about 18 months. Defense auditors are required to undergo background checks to receive security clearances. The latest revelation suggests the U.S. government should have an extensive file on their former employee, Stephen Paddock, who not only worked directly for the government for 10 years but then worked another year-and-a-half for federal weapons contractor Lockheed Martin.)

 

FORBES
— Use It Or Lose It — Trump’s Agencies Spent $11 Billion Last Week In Year-End Spending Spree – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2017/10/03/use-it-or-lose-it-the-federal-governments-11-billion-year-end-spending-spree/

 

SALON
— Nikki Haley learns the hard way that retweets are endorsements  When is a tweet an endorsement? Pretty much all the time, the government says – TAYLOR LINK
https://www.salon.com/2017/10/03/nikki-haley-learns-the-hard-way-that-retweets-are-endorsements/

September 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Former Police Supt. Garry McCarthy appears to file for exploratory committee for Chicago mayoral run – Craig Wall (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://abc7chicago.com/politics/garry-mccarthy-appears-to-file-for-exploratory-committee-for-chicago-mayoral-run/2416740/

 

NBC5
— Governor Rauner Makes Significant Hire to Communications Team – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/governor-rauner-makes-significant-hire-to-communications-team-444489023.html
— Hastert denies bathroom stall attack – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170914/hastert-denies-bathroom-stall-attack

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gov. Bruce Rauner’s staff flow charts all about charting choppy waters – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-bruce-rauners-staff-flow-charts-all-about-charting-choppy-waters/
— Emanuel says city-state pitch for Amazon HQ2 is ‘all hands on deck’ – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-makes-his-pitch-for-amazons-second-headquarters/
— Garry McCarthy mayoral exploratory committee formed – Sam Charles (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://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/garry-mccarthy-mayoral-exploratory-committee-formed/
— Trump called Sessions an ‘idiot’ for recusal during meeting
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/report-trump-called-sessions-an-idiot-for-recusal-during-meeting/
— Dysfunction drives out moderate Illinois pols we need – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township, moderate Republicans a) focus on driving Republicans out of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) and b) focus on destroying the IRP, DCRCC, and MTRCC.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-dysfunction-drives-out-moderate-illinois-pols-we-need/
— Census: Hispanics surpass blacks as Chicago’s 2nd-largest racial group – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/census-hispanics-surpass-blacks-as-chicagos-2nd-largest-racial-group/
— ‘Serial child molester’ Dennis Hastert denies bathroom stall attack – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/serial-child-molester-dennis-hastert-denies-bathroom-stall-attack/
— Poll: 93 percent of Mexicans have ‘no confidence’ in Trump – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps side with Mexico and with its citizens (many millions of whom are in America illegally) against America and against its citizens. Anti-Trumps shout at Mexicans that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/poll-93-percent-of-mexicans-have-no-confidence-in-trump/
— Dear Dick Durbin, Her Catholic religion is none of your business – Sheila O’Brien
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/dear-sen-durbin-her-catholic-religion-was-none-of-your-beeswax/
— When Latinos and blacks jockey to be the ‘minority du jour’ – Natalie Moore
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/moore-when-latinos-and-blacks-jockey-to-be-the-minority-du-jour/
— ‘Powerhouse’ Barbara Flynn Currie says she is not seeking re-election – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/powerhouse-barbara-flynn-currie-says-she-is-not-seeking-re-election/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Paperwork filed for ‘Garry McCarthy for Mayor Exploratory Committee,’ but backers mum (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.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-garry-mccarthy-campaign-committee-met-0915-20170914-story.html
— Trump renews talk of ‘bad dudes’ opposing white supremacists in Charlottesville – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-race-comments-20170914-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Board members: McHenry chairman’s hiring, lease decisions lacked transparency – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170914/board-members-mchenry-chairmans-hiring-lease-decisions-lacked-transparency

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Measuring the true cost of health insurance for 2018 – MARK GURDA
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170914/OPINION/170919936/health-insurance-outlook-for-individuals-and-small-businesses-in

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— TRAGIC: We’re No. 2! Rockfordians love to bet at video terminals – Editorial
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170912/our-view-were-no-2-rockfordians-love-to-bet-at-video-terminals

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— The running mate roundup
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170914/under-dome-podcast-running-mate-roundup

 

RIVER BENDER
— Governor, Lt. Governor offices announce new consolidated policy organization
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/governor-lt-governor-offices-announce-new-consolidated-policy-organization-23439.cfm

 

TRI STATES PUBLIC RADIO
— Senator Jil Tracy Talks Salary Disparities and Capitalism – EMILY BOYER
http://tspr.org/post/senator-tracy-talks-salary-disparities-and-capitalism

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Attorney General Says Police In Illinois Can’t Arrest Just For Immigration Status – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who run Illinois do everything that they can a) to bring illegals to Illinois and b) to keep illegals in Illinois.)
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/attorney-general-says-police-illinois-cant-arrest-just-immigration-status

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— No power, blocked roads add to frustrations in Florida  3.2 million remain without power in state – FAITH KARIMI (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.centralillinoisproud.com/weather/no-power-blocked-roads-add-to-frustrations-in-florida/810956463

 

WCSJ
— Rauner Leading the Charge to Land Amazon  (DIERSEN: Will Amazon demand that Rauner promise to drive out of Illinois all individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.wcsjnews.com/news/local/rauner-leading-the-charge-to-land-amazon/article_32d01aae-9943-11e7-b971-0b71680d3481.html

 

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Ra Joy and Ray Tranchant: Will the media cover both of their stories?
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/ra-joy-and-ray-tranchant-will-the-media-cover-both-of-their-stories

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Five years after introduction, study says video gambling leading to crime upticks – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/five-years-after-introduction-study-says-video-gambling-leading-to%20/article_aa189976-9702-11e7-8509-736718f4e444.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Dick Durbin Joins Leftist Colleagues Seeking to Impose a Religious Test on Court Nominee – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/09/dick-durbin-joins-leftist-colleagues-seeking-to-impose-a-religious-test-on-court-nominee/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Schuh to Rauner admin?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/14/schuh-to-rauner-admin/
— Rauner hires crisis expert
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/14/report-rauner-hires-crisis-expert/

 

GOPUSA
— California leaders pledge $30M for young illegal aliens
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30172
— ESPN Host ‘Apologizes’ to Network, But Not For Tweeting Trump Racial Slur
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30194
— 37 percent of Americans can’t name any of the rights guaranteed by First Amendment
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30208

 

FOX NEWS
— Coulter: ‘If We’re Not Getting a Wall, I’d Prefer President Pence’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/09/14/president-trump-criticized-right-reported-dreamers-deal-lack-border-wall
— Sanders: Clinton’s Book Tour Is Showing Why America Elected Trump
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/09/14/sarah-sanders-hillary-clinton-book-tour-blaming-electoral-college-2016-loss-trump
— Hannity to McConnell: Resign If You Can’t Get Tax Reform Done in 2017
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/09/13/hannity-blasts-mitch-mcconnell-get-tax-reform-done-2017-year-or-resign-senate

 

BREITBART
— Trump Caves on DACA, Wants ‘Quick’ Amnesty for 800K Illegal Aliens – JOHN BINDER  (DIERSEN: Democrats 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. If Dreamers get amnesty, they will focus on getting rid of Trump and getting rid of his supporters, and especially those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/13/report-trump-caves-on-daca-wants-quick-amnesty-for-800k-illegal-aliens/
— Donald Trump: Let DACA Recipients Stay; Not Amnesty – CHARLIE SPIERING  (DIERSEN: Democrats 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. If Dreamers are allowed to stay, they will focus on getting rid of Trump and getting rid of his supporters, and especially those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/14/donald-trump-let-daca-recipients-stay-not-amnesty/

 

BLAZE
— Calif. school officials warn ‘USA!’ chant could be ‘intolerant’ or ‘offensive’ – Sarah Taylor (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps prove that they are anti-American.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/14/calif-school-officials-warn-usa-chant-could-be-intolerant-or-offensive/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— Conservatives Balk at Talk of Trump Amnesty Deal With Democrats – Fred Lucas
http://dailysignal.com/2017/09/14/conservatives-balk-talk-trump-amnesty-deal-democrats/

 

DAILY WIRE
— IT HAS BEGUN: Vandals Behead Statue Of Saint Junipero Serra  “When he died, many native peoples came to the mission for his burial.” – PAUL BOIS
http://www.dailywire.com/news/21015/it-has-begun-vandals-behead-statue-saint-junipero-paul-bois

 

FEDERALIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “President Trump Doesn’t Need A Border Wall When He Can Build Better Paper Ones.”
http://thefederalist.com/2017/09/14/president-trump-doesnt-need-border-wall-can-build-better-paper-ones/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— What do we do with the ‘Dreamers’? – Bryan Fischer (DIERSEN: Democrats 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. If Dreamers are allowed to stay, they will focus on getting rid of Trump and getting rid of his supporters, and especially those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.onenewsnow.com/perspectives/bryan-fischer/2017/09/14/what-do-we-do-with-the-dreamers

 

THE HILL
— Right explodes in anger over Trump’s immigration push – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/right-explodes-in-anger-over-trump-deal-daca-dreamers-democrats-pelosi-schumer-hannity-coulter-ingraham
— Trump: ‘We’re not looking at amnesty’ – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/350644-white-house-there-will-be-no-amnesty-under-trump
— Trump stuns Washington with immigration moves – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/350755-trump-stuns-washington-with-immigration-moves

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Federal E-Verify Law Would Mean Major Changes For U.S. Employers  Seven states in the South and two in the West already require private employers to use E-Verify, but enforcement has been inconsistent.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/federal-e-verify-law-would-mean-major-changes-for-us_us_59ba88b9e4b0390a1564db52

 

CNN
— Trump, Schumer and Pelosi: The in crowd – Michael D’Antonio
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/14/opinions/trump-schumer-pelosi-the-in-crowd-opinion-dantonio/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— President Trump repeated his claim that both sides shared blame for the Charlottesville violence: The left has “pretty bad dudes” also – MARK LANDLER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/14/us/politics/trump-charlottesville-tim-scott.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Pelosi and Trump disagree on citizenship for Dreamers – Mark Moore
http://nypost.com/2017/09/14/pelosi-and-trump-disagree-on-citizenship-for-dreamers/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Former Google Employees Allege Bias Against Women  Lawsuit is the latest chapter in a recent flare-up over gender equality at the tech company – Yoree Koh
https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-google-employees-file-lawsuit-alleging-gender-discrimination-1505411804

 

CITY JOURNAL
— Time, Treasure, and Future Squandered  Craig Carton was undone by sports betting in a society that increasingly accepts it. – Steven Malanga
https://www.city-journal.org/html/time-treasure-and-future-squandered-15439.html

 

THE REPUBLIC
— Redoing the Electoral Math  I argued that demographics favored the Democrats. I was wrong. – JOHN B. JUDIS (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics?  Those who want Republican candidates to lose urge them 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.  Further, those who want Republican candidates to lose urge them to pander to those who promote surrender to Mexico and to all the other foreign countries, Islam, class warfare, dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of First and Second Amendments, and even worse things.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/144547/redoing-electoral-math-argued-demographics-favored-democrats-wrong

September 13 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Durbin, Democrats reveal their bigotry in questioning of judicial nominee from Notre Dame – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-federal-judge-catholic-kass-met-0913-20170912-column.html
— Palos Township needs plan to handle crowds of protesters – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-palos-trustee-st-0913-20170912-story.html
— Which came first, the opioids or the despair among middle-aged white Americans? – Justin Fox  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn not only middle-aged White Americans, but all those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-white-americans-despair-opioids-0913-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: CPS inspector: High school at Cook County Jail phonied up attendance – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/cps-inspector-high-school-at-cook-county-jail-phonied-up-attendance/
— Resignation an ignoble end to Seattle mayor’s long career – AP  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/resignation-an-ignoble-end-to-seattle-mayors-long-career/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHIC: Suburbs could lose $100M in business taxes to state – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170913/suburbs-could-lose-100m-in-business-taxes-to-state

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Whatever it costs to land Amazon’s HQ, Chicago should pay it – JOE CAHILL  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Chicago want employers 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 for a long-time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170913/BLOGS10/170919965

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Budget director: Springfield’s sales tax revenue is shrinking – Jason Nevel
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170912/budget-director-springfields-sales-tax-revenue-is-shrinking

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— ‘Lite’ governor should go – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-09-12/lite-governor-should-go.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you fight voter fraud, anti-Trumps lambaste you.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-election-commission-head-lambasted-for-voter-fraud-claims/810303359

 

WJBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps. – Bradford Richardson
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/09/12/fourth-local-daca-protest-held-outside-bcpa/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— “The more you take tools away from officers, the harder it is to do the job effectively.”
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511203102-the-more-you-take-tools-away-from-officers-the-harder-it-is-to-do-the-job-effectively

 

COOK COUNTY RECORD
— Judge: State Rep Drury yet to prove malice in defamation suit vs Proft over campaign ads – Jonathan Bilyk
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511213028-judge-state-rep-drury-yet-to-prove-malice-in-defamation-suit-vs-proft-over-campaign-ads
— Illinois’ legal climate among nation’s worst, survey says – Karen Kidd (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed.)
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511212600-illinois-legal-climate-among-nation-s-worst-survey-says

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— U.S. Chamber ranks Illinois near bottom for lawsuit fairness – Greg Bishop  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the lawsuits that I have filed.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/u-s-chamber-ranks-illinois-near-bottom-for-lawsuit-fairness/article_4e8bfd00-97d9-11e7-b370-37edae8009df.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Profits of Hate: The Southern Poverty Law Center – John Biver  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, and governments 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://illinoisfamily.org/religious/profits-hate-southern-poverty-law-center-video-special/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Drury loses another round against Proft
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/13/drury-loses-another-round-against-proft/
— Pritzker campaign wants questions answered about former Rauner chief counsel
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/13/pritzker-campaign-wants-questions-answered-about-former-rauner-chief-counsel/

 

GOPUSA
— Voting machines can be hacked without evidence, commission is told  (DIERSEN: I should ask to recount the November 8, 2016 ballots cast in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 to verify that 211 votes were cast for Clinton, but only 137 for Trump.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30123
— ESPN on Tuesday issued a statement disavowing host Jemele Hill’s tweets calling President Donald Trump “a white supremacist,” “a bigot” and “unqualified and unfit to be president.”  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, and governments 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=30119
— Seattle Mayor Ed Murray resigns after fifth child sex-abuse allegation  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30111
— The Anti-Catholic, Anti-Christian Democrats
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29979

 

FOX NEWS
— Author of Clinton Campaign Tell-All on Hillary’s Excuses: ‘It’s Always Someone Else’s Fault’  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes always blame others for their problems. They blame me for all their problems, for all your problems, for all my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems. They blame me for all losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000 even though I have never been a) an officer of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, or the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) or b) an IRP State Central Committee member.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/09/12/hillary-clinton-book-what-happened-shattered-author-her-excuses-blame-game

 

BREITBART
— Trump’s Spending Deal with Democrats Is Funding Planned Parenthood – DR. SUSAN BERRY  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that to get reelected, sooner or later, Trump will a) dump all the planks in the Republican Party platform and b) dump all 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.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/12/trumps-spending-deal-democrats-funding-planned-parenthood/
— Breitbart News Daily: Why No More ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’? (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who do not speak against radical Islamic terrorism, but who say that members of the following groups are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/12/breitbart-news-daily-why-no-more-radical-islamic-terrorism/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CNN Is Mad Because ‘White Men’ Speak At Trump Voter Fraud Commission – Justin Caruso  (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics?  My demographics are terrible. I am a Trump supporter, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, German American, and draft avoider. I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. My ancestors have been in America since 1844. I was a union member for almost 12 years. I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for almost 20 years. I am childless and pet-less. I own American nameplate cars. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois who share one or more of my demographics but who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who have those demographics. Most commonly, they are White males who demonize, denigrate, and condemn White males like me to curry favor with anti-Whites and with anti-males.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/12/cnn-is-mad-because-white-men-speak-at-trump-voter-fraud-commission/

 

TOWNHALL
— We’re All to Blame for letting government turn into charity – Walter E. Williams  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs promote dependency on government and on charity.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/walterewilliams/2017/09/13/were-all-to-blame-n2379697

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Attorneys petition Trump administration to protect pro-life clinics forced to promote abortion
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/12/attorneys-petition-trump-protect-pro-life-clinics-/

 

THE HILL
— Ryan to meet with Pelosi to discuss Dream Act – JOSH DELK  (DIERSEN: From what I see, Ryan will agree to give Dreamers, their parents, and all other illegals tremendous preference over citizens of America. Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans make it clear that they want illegals to replace 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://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/350398-paul-ryan-to-meet-with-pelosi-top-dems-on-dream-act
— Gutiérrez defends attacks on Kelly, calls top Trump aide ‘mean’ – RAFAEL BERNAL  (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the more that anti-Trumps will say that you are mean: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/350379-gutierrez-defends-attacks-on-kelly-calls-trumps-chief-of-staff-mean

 

POLITICO
— Senate Dems to unveil plan to protect Dreamers in the military – SEUNG MIN KIM  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. People are nasty. From what I see a) if you are a member of any of the following groups, b) if you are/were 1-A, and c) if you did not enlist, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use that against you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/12/dreamers-military-protection-senate-democrats-242612
— What Democrats can do to save Dreamers  Obama’s immigration architect advises lawmakers in her party to forget broader immigration reform and ‘stay focused on the DREAM Act.’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote Dreamers call members of the following groups White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/13/how-democrats-can-save-dreamers-242632

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Terrifying Power of Internet Censors – KATE KLONICK  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants to censor my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? ANSWER: 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 and/or 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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/opinion/cloudflare-daily-stormer-charlottesville.html
— Why We Need Medicare for All – BERNIE SANDERS  (DIERSEN: I paid Medicare taxes 1983-1997 while I worked for GAO and 1966-1972 while 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.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/opinion/bernie-sanders-medicare-single-payer.html
— Christopher Columbus Statue in Central Park Is Vandalized – SARAH MASLIN NIR and JEFFERY C. MAYS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/nyregion/christopher-columbus-statue-central-park-vandalized.html
— Seattle Mayor Ed Murray Resigns After Another Sex Abuse Accusation – KIRK JOHNSON  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/us/ed-murray-seattle.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Houston Housing Market Is Unfazed by Flood Threats – ANNIE CORREAL and CONOR DOUGHERTY  (DIERSEN: If your home has not suffered storm water damage recently, what are the main reasons?  915 Cove Court in Wheaton has not suffered storm water damage recently because I paid the home’s builder $900 in 1984 to have all nine of the home’s downspouts directly connected to the city storm sewer system, I unclogged and properly connected 6-inch and a 4-inch drain tile lines to the city storm sewer system, I had part of the home’s exterior footing tiles reexcavated and unclogged, I installed many storm sewer inlets and hundreds of feet of French drains, I patched many lengthy cracks in the basement floor, I have always had a battery backup sump pump, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/business/economy/hurricane-houston-housing.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Don’t buy all the PR-style hooey about ‘dreamers’ – Mickey Kaus  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote Dreamers call members of the following groups White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dont-buy-all-the-pr-style-hooey-about-dreamers/2017/09/12/adc246d6-9738-11e7-82e4-f1076f6d6152_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Who wants to deport “dreamers”? Not many people, it turns out. Even veteran immigration restrictionists seem willing to legalize this subset of undocumented immigrants if it is part of a package deal. That’s true even though a lot of what’s said about the dreamers is PR-style hooey. For example, it’s often said — indeed, former president Barack Obama just recently said — that the approximately 690,000 dreamers were “brought to this country by their parents.” Well, many were. But that’s not required to qualify as a protected dreamer under the various plans, including Obama’s. You just have to have entered the country illegally before age 16. You could have decided to sneak in against your parents’ wishes. You’re still a dreamer! Likewise, we’re told dreamers are college-bound high school grads or military personnel. That’s an exaggeration. All that’s actually required is that the dreamer enroll in a high school course or an “alternative,” including online courses and English-as-a-second-language classes. Under Obama’s now-suspended program, you didn’t even have to stay enrolled. Compared with the general population, dreamers are not especially highly skilled. A recent survey for several pro-dreamer groups, with participants recruited by those groups, found that while most dreamers are not in school, the vast majority work. But their median hourly wage is only $15.34, meaning that many are competing with hard-pressed lower-skilled Americans. The dreamers you read about have typically been carefully selected for their appeal. They’re valedictorians. They’re first responders. They’re curing diseases. They root for the Yankees. They want to serve in the Army. If dreamers are the poster children for the much larger undocumented population, these are the poster children for the poster children. Still, taking the dreamers as a whole, not just the dreamiest of them, they represent an appealing group of would-be citizens. So why not show compassion and legalize them? Because, as is often the case, the pursuit of pure compassion comes with harmful side effects. First, it would create perverse incentives. Can you imagine a stronger incentive for illegal immigration than the idea that if you sneak into the country your kids will get to be U.S. citizens? Sure, the protections don’t currently apply to recent entrants — under Obama’s plan, you had to have come before 2007. But those dates can be changed — Obama himself tried to do it once. And the rationale for rewarding those who arrive when young — that they’re here through “no fault of their own” and know only America, etc. — can apply on into the future, with no apparent stopping point. What about the poor kids who came in 2008? 2018? There’s a reason no country has a rule that if you sneak in as a minor, you’re a citizen. We’d be inviting the world. Second, it would have knock-on effects. Under “chain migration” rules established in 1965 — ironically as a sop to conservatives, who foolishly thought that they’d boost European inflows — new citizens can bring in their siblings and adult children, who can bring in their siblings and in-laws, until whole villages have moved to the United States. That means today’s 690,000 dreamers would quickly become millions of newcomers, who may well be low-skilled and who would almost certainly include the parents who brought them — the ones who, in theory, are at fault. There are obvious, sensible ways to control these side effects. Pair any dreamer amnesty with a major upgrade to our system to prevent a new undocumented wave — such as a mandatory extension of E-Verify, the system that lets employers check on the legal status of hires. Curtail the right to bring in distant relatives. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) has proposed such a compromise — and it would be easy to compromise on his compromise, say by cutting back on chain migration only by the number of people that the new Dream Act adds to the citizenry. The president could declare a one-time act of mercy for those who came here during the pre-Trump Era of Laxity, but make clear the game was changed for future entrants. Why wouldn’t Democrats jump at such a deal? For years they’ve been touting “comprehensive immigration reform,” a mix of amnesty with stepped-up enforcement to prevent another undocumented surge. But the Dream Act is uncomprehensive. It’s all amnesty, no prevention — let alone any compensating reduction in legal inflows. It’s hard to avoid the thought that Democrats (and Republicans who support the Dream Act) aren’t really interested in preventing illegal inflows. They’re not inclined to take Cotton up on his deal because they don’t think they have to. If they win, we’ll get the compassion without dealing with its consequences. That would be especially unfortunate given the signs that Trump’s immigration crackdown, simply stepping up enforcement of current laws, is already helping to tighten the low end of the labor market and boost wages of low-skilled workers. News organizations are featuring stories from employers who aren’t getting their usual supply of undocumented workers and are forced to take radical measures — such as raising wages. Proof of this connection, in the public mind, may be what terrifies the pro-immigration lobby the most.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— U.S. Household Incomes Rose in 2016 to New Record – Ben Leubsdorf  (DIERSEN: If I was still working for GAO as a GS-13 Step 10 Analyst, my salary would be $122,991/year. But because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Civil Service Retirement System is only $50,856/year, that is, my income is $72,135/year less.)
The median household income last year was $59,039
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-household-incomes-rose-in-2016-to-new-record-1505226727
— Big Tech’s Heavy Hand  Are companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon ‘shredding’ individuality with their pervasive collection of our individual data? Steven Poole reviews ‘World Without Mind’ – Franklin Foer  (DIERSEN: What does big tech know about you? Big tech knows that: I am a Trump supporter, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (born in 1948), non-poor, gun owner, German American, and draft avoider. I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran. My ancestors have been in America since 1844. I was a union member for almost 12 years. I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years and I have been a federal retiree for almost 20 years. I am childless and pet-less. I own American nameplate cars.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-techs-heavy-hand-1505256883
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Herculean Task as Crews Race to Restore Power Cut by Irma  Almost 60,000 utility workers from the U.S. and Canada work to fix downed lines and flooded substations – Cameron McWhirter,  Erin Ailworth and  Arian Campo-Flores  (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?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/herculean-task-as-crews-race-to-restore-power-cut-by-irma-1505254663

 

USA TODAY
— Damage heavy on Key West, but booze still flows – Trevor Hughes  (DIERSEN: All of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes either drink lots of booze or talk and/or act like they want to drink lots of booze.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/09/12/damage-heavy-key-west-but-booze-still-flows/659868001/
— Google employee spreadsheet alleges pay gap for women – Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would have presented the jury many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors paid higher salaries to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger than they paid their similarly or better qualified employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/09/09/google-employee-spreadsheet-alleges-pay-gap-women/649969001/

 

DENVER POST
— Researchers use facial recognition tools to predict sexual orientation. LGBT groups aren’t happy. – DEREK HAWKINS  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, in America, those who engage in LGBTQ activity get more and more and more preference. What about those who say that they engage in LGBTQ activity but cannot pass a facial recognition test?)
http://www.denverpost.com/2017/09/12/facial-recognition-tools-to-predict-sexual-orientation-lgbt/

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Killers, rapists getting interim security clearances due to backlog – Deb Riechman
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/hr/2017/09/12/killers-rapists-getting-interim-security-clearances-due-to-backlog/

 

CATO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, CATO acts like it an agent for a) those who want cheap labor and b) foreign countries.
https://www.cato.org/blog/fiscal-case-clean-dream-act

 

DAILY MAIL
— Toddler hospitalized after ingesting marijuana in his parents’ California home – DANIELLE ZOELLNER
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4877826/Toddler-hospitalized-ingesting-marijuana.html

 

SALON
— Being a gay solider under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT) left damaging effects says Iraq vet – RACHEL LEAH  (DIERSEN: The federal government has never had a DADT policy covering its employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates a) frequently asked me questions to confirm that I was the aforesaid and/or b) to remind me that they knew that I was the aforesaid. Further, they frequently asked me questions to confirm and/or b) reminded me that they knew that I opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination and that opposed promotion of LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, etc.)
http://www.salon.com/2017/09/13/being-a-gay-solider-under-dont-ask-dont-tell-left-damaging-effects-says-iraq-vet/

September 8 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Sen. Durbin urges Congress to pass Dream Act before DACA ends in 6 months – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/sen-durbin-urges-congress-to-pass-dream-act/2392656/

 

NBC5
— Top Democratic Candidates to Participate in LGBTQ Forum – James Neveau  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, to vote for Democrats is to promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/top-democratic-candidates-for-governor-to-participate-in-lgtbq-forum-443131553.html
— Rauner Heads to Asia After Swedish Snafu – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who have urged me to pretend that I am of Swedish national origin to avoid the German sigma? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany.  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F.  Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-rauner-heads-to-asia-after-swedish-snafu-443317523.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Did Facebook help Donald Trump win the election? – Margaret Sullivan  (DIERSEN: From what I see, Facebook wants to be viewed 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.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-facebook-trump-russia-ads-20170907-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Rauner yanked the plug on student loan bill of rights. Lawmakers need to bring it back.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/reed/ct-student-debt-veto-overturn-robert-reed-0910-biz-20170908-column.html
— Opioid use responsible for 20 percent of drop in American men from labor force, study finds – Angel Phillip
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-opioid-use-labor-force-20170907-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: District 204 enrollment to fall by 1,400 students – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-204-demographic-survey-st-0908-20170906-story.html
— Durbin: Hillary shouldn’t run in 2020; it’s time for new leadership – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-durbin-hillary-clinton-not-run-0910-20170908-story.html
— How Chicago can win Amazon’s 50,000 jobs – Editorial (DIERSEN: I predict that to win Amazon’s 50,000 jobs, Emanuel will promise to drive out of Chicago all individuals, all organizations, and all companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and all those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-amazon-madigan-rauner-foxconn-jobs-0910-20170908-story.html
— Rauner moves to release human services money as he implements budget he opposed – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-state-budget-met-20170908-story.html
— Chicago can land Amazon’s second HQ, but it won’t be easy, experts say – Ryan Ori and Lauren Zumbach
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-amazon-contenders-0910-biz-20170908-story.html
— Judge: Emanuel does not have to turn over list of private emails in FOIA fight – Todd Lighty  (DIERSEN: Because they know that I have filed lawsuits, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes avoid putting in writing things that would incriminate them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-email-lawsuit-20170908-story.html
— Trump says ‘rest easy,’ but DACA recipients need more than a promise – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors never said that I should “rest easy.” They always made it clear that they wanted to replace me with a Democrat who was also a minority, a female, and younger. Were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-trump-dreamers-daca-0910-20170908-story.html
— McHenry Co. sheriff sued for not releasing immigrant detainee under new law – Robert McCoppin and Amanda Marrazzo
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/mchenry-county/news/ct-illinois-trust-act-immigration-mchenry-county-sued-met-20170908-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump fires debate on whether immigration cost blacks jobs – MARY MITCHELL (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers brag that a) they have stopped hiring, retaining, and promoting citizens of America and b) that they will only hire, retain, and promote citizens of Mexico and other foreign countries?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/mitchell-trump-fires-debate-on-whether-immigration-cost-blacks-jobs/
— Three ways to strengthen Chicago’s ‘sanctuary’ ordinance – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Additional ways to strengthen Chicago’s sanctuary ordinance: Drive out of Chicago all individuals, all organizations, and all companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and all those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/editorial-three-ways-to-strengthen-chicagos-sanctuary-ordinance/
— What about sanctuary for us? – LAURA WASHINGTON  (FROM THE ARTICLE: “Clearly black people have been written off by the Democratic Party.”) (DIERSEN: Clearly, those who want Trump, Rauner, and the rest of the Republicans to lose advise them to write off those who are Trump supporters, Rauner 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/columnists/laura-washington-what-about-sanctuary-for-us/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Clearly black people have been written off by the Democratic Party,” Scott writes. “Institutional racism has led to an underclass of black people who have been locked out of the ‘dream’ this DACA group is given support and resources to pursue. The narrative now is we can’t do without these illegal immigrants!” For decades, black folks have sought sanctuary from the ceaseless gun violence ravaging our neighborhoods. We desperately crave refuge from the long march of black men who have been murdered and maimed by police brutality and misconduct, as our political “leaders” looked the other way. Black folks vainly seek salvation from economically crippled communities where poverty is pervasive and economic options are slim to none. Black people don’t begrudge help for their immigrant brothers and sisters. People of color are in this together, striving and sweating under the vicious heel of bigotry. But black voters, the Democratic Party’s most loyal constituency, wonder: What about sanctuary for us?)
— Most Chicago cops pay small price for boozing – Tim Novak and Robert Herguth  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drink lots of booze, b) want to drink lots of booze, and/or c) encourage others to drink lots of booze.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/the-watchdogs-some-chicago-cops-pay-small-price-for-boozing/
— Funny how the ‘rule of law’ hammers the poor before the rich – Phil Kadner (DIERSEN: According to the Democrats, you are rich if you are not on welfare.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-funny-how-the-rule-of-law-hammers-the-poor-before-the-rich/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Bartlett considering local sales tax to fix $800,000 deficit – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170907/bartlett-considering-local-sales-tax-to-fix-800000-deficit
— Time for Elk Grove township board to manage its discord – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170907/editorial-time-for-township-board-to-manage-its-discord
— 6 competing for Miss Mexican Heritage scholarships – Bianca Reyes  (DIERSEN: What is your national origin?  My national origin is 100% German. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who talk and/or act like they disapprove of, if not despise, if not hate those of German national origin.  Some, if not many, of the aforesaid are of German national origin themselves and they publicly work against those who are German national origin to curry favor with those who disapprove of, if not despise, if not hate those of German national origin.  What is your gender?  My gender is male. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who talk and/or act like they disapprove of, if not despise, if not hate males. Some, if not many, of the aforesaid are males themselves and they publicly work against those who are male to curry favor with those who disapprove of, if not despise, if not hate those who are male.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170907/6-competing-for-miss-mexican-heritage-scholarships
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Six college-age women from West Chicago, Addison, Warrenville and Oswego will compete Friday, Sept. 8, in the Miss Mexican Heritage Scholarship Program sponsored by the Mexican Cultural Center of DuPage. The educational scholarship program, now in its fifth year, is designed to encourage young Mexican-American women to promote pride in their heritage, further their education and prepare to become community leaders.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Healing Field honors 9/11 victims with 2,976 flags in Oak Brook – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170907/healing-field-honors-911-victims-with-2976-flags-in-oak-brook
— How does Chicago stack up against contenders for Amazon HQ2? – Gerrit De Vynck, Hui-yong Yu and Jing Cao (DIERSEN: Of course, compared to other contenders, Chicago has far more people, 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://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170908/how-does-chicago-stack-up-against-contenders-for-amazon-hq2

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Can’t put the DACA genie back in the bottle – Editorial (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers brag that a) they have stopped hiring, retaining, and promoting citizens of America and b) that they will only hire, retain, and promote citizens of Mexico and other foreign countries?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170908/ISSUE07/170909902/cant-put-the-daca-genie-back-in-the-bottle
— Posner departure sets stage for potential political fight over future of Seventh Circuit – Jonathan Bilyk
http://cookcountyrecord.com/stories/511210977-posner-departure-sets-stage-for-potential-political-fight-over-future-of-seventh-circuit
— State’s top techie leaving for Amazon – JOHN PLETZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170908/BLOGS11/170909905/hardik-bhatt-leaving-illinois-cio-job-for-amazon

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Catholic bishops strike back at Bannon  Bannon Criticized Catholic church in interview – DANIEL BURKE
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/catholic-bishops-strike-back-at-bannon/807010559

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County to see property tax relief under school funding bill
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511210997-dupage-county-to-see-property-tax-relief-under-school-funding-bill

 

HARTLAND
— MILLIONS IN FEDERAL ARTS SPENDING GOES TO BILLIONAIRE ORGANIZATIONS – Michael McGrady
https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/millions-in-federal-arts-spending-goes-to-billionaire-organizations-study-finds

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Gov Rauner signs Bill capping Township funds accumulation – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/09/gov-rauner-signs-bill-capping-township-funds-accumulation/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOISANS GET $6B MORE IN LONG-TERM DEBT, BUT NO REFORMS  While borrowing to help pay down the state’s unpaid bill backlog will save money on interest payments and relieve pressure on those waiting for cash, it also perpetuates Illinois’ spending problem. – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinoisans-get-6b-more-in-long-term-debt-but-no-reforms/
— Illinois’ youth problem: More millennials left Illinois than any other age demographic from 2011 through 2014 – Madelyn Harwood
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/illinois-youth-problem-more-millennials-left-illinois-than-any-other-age-demographic-from-2011-through-2014/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Conservative Coalition Urges Media to Stop Citing SPLC – Peter LaBarbera
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/09/conservative-coalition-urges-media-to-stop-citing-splc/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GUTIERREZ DOUBLES DOWN ON HYSTERICAL THREATS OVER DACA PROGRAM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/gutierrez-draws-criticism-from-far-and-near-over-despicable-comments.html
— CHICAGO PROTESTS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S DACA DECISION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/photos-and-comments-by-mark-weyermuller-chicago-this-week-a-group-of-about-1000-marched-in-front-of-federal-buildings.html
— ROSKAM, HULTGREN AND LAHOOD VOTE NO ON DEBT LIMIT PACKAGE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/roskam-hultgren-and-lahood-vote-no-on-debt-limit-package.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Personal PAC protests Rauner women’s health roundtable
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/08/personal-pac-protests-rauner-womens-health-roundtable/
— Rauner administration sued over avoiding pay hike law
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/08/rauner-administration-sued-over-avoiding-pay-hike-law/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Rep. Lamar Smith rolls out legislation to curb legal immigration, expand E-Verify – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/7/lamar-smith-rolls-out-legislation-curb-legal-immig/

 

GOPUSA
— Berkeley strengthens diversity by… segregation?  (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29794
— Cheers for Your First Abortion?
http://www.gopusa.com/cheers-for-your-first-abortion/

 

FOX NEWS
— Chicago’s Rahm Emanuel vs. Trump — It’s ‘The Art of the Failure’ vs. ‘The Art of the Deal’ – Steve Cortes
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/09/08/chicagos-rahm-emanuel-vs-trump-its-art-failure-vs-art-deal.html

 

BREITBART
— Jared Kushner Helped Durbin Lobby White House For DACA Amnesty – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/08/jared-kushner-helped-top-democratic-senator-lobby-wh-daca-amnesty/
— Bono Rips Trump for Ending DACA: ‘This Country Was Built for Dreamers’ – JEROME HUDSON  (DIERSEN: Should everyone in America today be required to disclose a) when their ancestors immigrated, b) where their ancestors immigrated from, c) where their ancestors lived, and d) what their ancestors did?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/09/08/bono-rips-trump-ending-daca-country-built-dreamers/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GOP outraged after Trump refuses to consider Lois Lerner prosecution – Joseph Lawler
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/gop-outraged-after-trump-refuses-to-consider-lois-lerner-prosecution/article/2633848
— GAO to investigate alleged ethics violations at EPA – Josh Siegel
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/government-watchdog-to-investigate-alleged-ethics-violations-at-epa/article/2633853

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump’s Justice Department Lets Lois Lerner Off The Hook – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/08/trumps-justice-department-lets-lois-lerner-off-the-hook/
— CNN Hired The Playboy Reporter Who Had A Meltdown At A White House Press Briefing – AMBER ATHEY
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/08/cnn-hires-playboy-reporter-who-had-outburst-at-press-briefing/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— The Southern Poverty Law Center Almost Got Me Killed. Why Does the Media Still Propagate Its ‘Hate Map’? – Casey Mattox
http://dailysignal.com/2017/09/05/southern-poverty-law-center-almost-got-killed-media-still-propagate-hate-map/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Twitter suspends Christian mom after she criticizes Teen Vogue for pushing anal sex – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/twitter-reinstates-activist-mommy-after-she-criticizes-gay-teen-vogue-edito

 

HOT AIR
— Mike Lee Warns Democrats: Your Hostility To Religion Makes Average Americans Feel Despised By Their Leaders
https://hotair.com/archives/2017/09/07/mike-lee-warns-democrats-hostility-religion-makes-average-americans-feel-despised-leaders/
— Luis Gutierrez: We’ll Shut Down The Government In December Until The DREAM Act Passes
https://hotair.com/archives/2017/09/08/luis-gutierrez-well-shut-government-december-dream-act-passes/

 

POLITICO
— Dems threaten December shutdown if Dreamers aren’t protected – HEATHER CAYGLE and ELANA SCHOR
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/08/democrats-dreamers-daca-government-shutdown-242502

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump tortured Spicer and Priebus. Now they get to tell investigators about Trump. – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/09/08/trump-tortured-spicer-and-priebus-now-they-get-to-tell-investigators-about-trump/
— GAO to launch probe into EPA’s hiring practices – Dino Grandoni (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/09/08/government-watchdog-to-launch-probe-into-epas-hiring-practices/

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— House Republicans boo and ‘hiss’ at top Trump officials in messy pre-vote meeting – Bob Bryan
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-schumer-pelosi-deal-meeting-mnuchin-2017-9

 

BLOOMBERG
— Southern Poverty Law Center Gets Creative to Label ‘Hate Groups’  Principled conservatives are lumped together with bigots. – Megan McArdle  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who lump me in with White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Or maybe I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-09-07/southern-poverty-law-center-gets-creative-to-label-hate-groups

August 21 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

August 18 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner facing pressure from Downstate Republicans to veto ‘very reasonable’ immigration bill – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger  (DIERSEN: It certainly seems like Rauner’s advisors are saying to him that he has to dump the “conservative wing” of the Illinois Republican Party and pander to Libertarians to win in 2018. Libertarians want open borders, pot, and prostitution. It certainly seems like his advisors are saying to him that the more that he dumps on conservatives, that is, on Republicans, that is, on Trump supporters, the more votes that he will get in 2018 from voters who are Libertarian, 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. But the aforesaid are going to vote for the Democrat gubernatorial candidate no matter what Rauner or Trump do.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-trust-act-met-20170819-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the governor also has faced intense lobbying in opposition from Republican Party’s conservative wing. . .The issue could figure into Rauner’s 2018 re-election bid, as the governor will need the support of Downstate voters, some of whom want to see immigration policy that cracks down on those who are in the country illegally. State Sen. Kyle McCarter, a Republican from Lebanon outside St. Louis, said that if Rauner does not veto the bill “this could be the last straw” for Downstate voters who have backed the governor. “There was a reason the president won so big in Downstate Illinois, this is one of those issues that we stood with the president on,” McCarter said. “I understand it’s a difficult decision for the governor to make, but he’s going to have to decide if this should be the priority, or meeting the basic needs of the legal citizens of Illinois.” McCarter said he has reached out to the governor’s chief of staff to encourage Rauner to veto the bill. “I think I can speak for downstate Illinois and most Trump supporters, this isn’t the direction that I want the country to go or the state to go,” he said. “We are a country founded by immigrants, but those were legal immigrants, and I think the last thing Illinois wants is to see a sanctuary state, and this moves us in that direction.” There are also concerns that the legislation could put Illinois crosswise with the federal government and in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s attempted crack down on sanctuary cities. Also critical of the bill is Rep. John Cabello, a Republican of Mexican heritage who is a Rockford police detective and also co-chair of the Illinois Trump Victory fund. Cabello said the measure puts police in the position of choosing whether to uphold federal law or state law. “We can’t cherry pick which laws we are going to enforce, it doesn’t matter if this bill is signed into law or not, law enforcement will do what we have to do,” he said. “I think this bill is symbolic, no law enforcement officer is going to follow this bill.” The bill passed with mostly Democratic support. In the Senate, five Republicans voted for the Trust Act. In the House, only one Republican voted for the bill. Supporters of the legislation argue that it will help build trust between police and the immigrant community, and will give immigrants confidence that they can come forward to help police solve crimes without having to worry about being punished because of their immigration status. Cabello disputed that notion. “If people can’t trust law enforcement without this bill, they are not going to trust law enforcement with this bill,” he said.)
— Chicago activist loses US citizenship, will be deported – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–immigration-israel-bombings-20170817-story.html
— Why do white supremacists hate Jews? Because we can fight them. – Danya Ruttenberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-white-supremacists-jews-0818-story.html
— Silicon Valley escalates its war on white supremacy despite free speech concerns – Tracy Jan and Elizabeth Dwoskin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/ct-silicon-valley-white-supremacy-20170817-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump argues “No, in fact, removing the statue of Robert E. Lee doesn’t put us on a slippery slope.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-confederate-statue-slipperyslope-20170816-column.html
— Confederate leaders’ descendants want monuments pulled down – AP  (DIERSEN: What did your ancestors do in America? My father worked in the office of a chemical plant in Chicago Heights. My mother worked for a dentist in Crete. On my father’s side, his father and grandfather operated a hardware store in Crete. My great grandfather first worked in brick factory in Chicago and then homesteaded a farm in Crete. On my mother’s side, they all were farmers in Grant Park.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–confederate-monument-protest-descendants-20170817-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-donald-trump-american-renewal-mary-schmich-20170817-column.html
— Emanuel, Rauner spar in latest front in war over school funding – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-rahm-emanuel-tif-met-0820-20170818-story.html
— Germany waged war on its symbols of hate – Amanda Erickson
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170818/281797104108369
— Back at Breitbart, ‘jacked up’ Bannon says, ‘I’ve got my hands back on my weapons’ – Matea Gold and Paul Farhi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-bannon-breitbart-news-20170818-story.html
— Area teen Nicholas Fuentes rallied in Charlottesville, got death threats, now planning move to ‘solidly red’ Alabama – Annemarie Mannion
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/western-springs/news/ct-dlg-lt-grad-death-threats-tl-0824-20170818-story.html
— Malia Obama’s gap year about to end as she goes to Harvard – Katherine Skiba  (DIERSEN: Were you rich enough to have a gap year and to go to Harvard?  I was not.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-malia-obama-starts-harvard-met-0818-20170818-story.html
— Rauner vetoes bills on spending transparency, home health care worker OT – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-vetoes-met-0819-20170818-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Bannons and anti-Trumps ask “What will Bannon’s departure mean for Trump?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-bannon-trump-breitbart-20170818-story.html
— While we’re toppling offensive symbols, what about the Democratic Party? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-statues-democrats-kass-0820-20170818-column.html
— James Fields Jr.: A neo-Nazi’s violent, rage-fueled journey to Charlottesville – Abigail Hauslohner, Paul Duggan, Jack Gillum and Aaron C. Davis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-james-fields-jr-charlottesville-20170818-story.html
— Fight against extremism for former neo-Nazi from Chicago ramps up after Trump, Charlottesville – Manya Brachear Pashman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-life-after-hate-white-supremacist-met-20170818-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries “push Trump to let ‘Dreamers’ stay?” 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.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170818/BLOGS02/170819844/durbin-biz-leaders-push-trump-to-let-dreamers-stay
— Rauner says immigration bill ‘very reasonable’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Those who say the bill is very reasonable 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/20170818/NEWS02/170819848/rauner-says-immigration-bill-very-reasonable
— With school funding at stake, Rauner’s new staff in a spot – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170818/NEWS02/170819833/let-bruce-be-bruce-with-school-funding-at-stake-rauners-new-staff-in

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like news, anti-Trumps call for Rauner to sign the Illinois TRUST Act.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/governor-expected-to-sign-bill-protecting-undocumented-victims-of-and-witnesses-to-crime/2323283/

 

CBS2
— Gov. Rauner Calls Immigration-Rights Bill Reasonable – Craig Dellimore  (DIERSEN: Those who say the bill is reasonable are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/18/gov-rauner-immigration-bill/
— School Official Running For Governor – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/18/at-issue-school-official-running-for-governor/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Suits linked to Rutherford sex charges cost public $515K – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-suits-linked-to-rutherford-sex-charges-cost-public-515k/
— Trump never warmed to Consoler-in-Chief role – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-never-warmed-to-consoler-in-chief-role/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want America to defend against terrorists. Trump supporters want America to get rid of terrorists.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170818/editorial-awareness-barriers-needed-in-fight-against-terrorism-by-vehicles
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their progress in turning Jews against Trump.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170817/news/308179903/
— Oak Brook theater defends same-sex couple, interracial casting in Shakespeare play – Barbara Vitello
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170818/oak-brook-theater-defends-same-sex-couple-interracial-casting-in-shakespeare-play

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL
— Rauner pays for private helicopter to public event in northern Illinois – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170818/rauner-pays-for-private-helicopter-to-public-event-in-northern-illinois
— Sara Wojcicki Jimenez won’t run for re-election to Illinois House – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170818/sara-wojcicki-jimenez-wont-run-for-re-election-to-illinois-house
— Thumbs Up: To statehouse action that should lead to a better Illinois – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170818/thumbs-up-to-statehouse-action-that-should-lead-to-better-illinois

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Kindergarteners Will Be Monitored By The State – Doug Jenkins
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=250214#.WZc1xBHxZZI

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— TEA Party invites four Congress hopefuls to talk
http://www.newstrib.com/free/tea-party-invites-four-congress-hopefuls-to-talk/article_286185d0-8458-11e7-9b43-fbb2dfdc5588.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Reacts To Charlottesville – RACHEL OTWELL
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-reacts-charlottesville#stream/0

 

WJBC
— Rep. Davis: Trump derailed his own infrastructure efforts – Eric Stock  (DIERSEN: Democrats would say that while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I derailed my career because I did not become a Democrat, because I opposed patronage, because I opposed political affiliation discrimination, because I opposed reverse discrimination, because I opposed age discrimination, and because in 1988 when I was 40 years old, I became an active member of a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/08/18/rep-davis-trump-derailed-his-own-infrastructure-efforts/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— ‘#WAR’: Breitbart set to take on White House after Bannon ouster  Bannon won’t stay quiet on sidelines – OLIVER DARCY
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/war-breitbart-set-to-take-on-white-house-after-bannon-ouster/793517200

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Are Endorsements for the Governor’s Race Getting Earlier?  We put together the data for the last 15 years of elections and asked experts what they see. – EMMA KRUPP
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/August-2017/Are-Endorsements-for-the-Governors-Race-Getting-Earlier/

 

TONIA KHOURI
— DuPage County Board Member Tonia Khouri Announces Candidacy for State Representative in 49th District
http://toniaforillinois.com/

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Wheatland GOP tees up its annual golf event in Naperville – Ruth de Jauregui
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511184878-wheatland-gop-tees-up-its-annual-golf-event-in-naperville

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner vetoes several major pieces of legislation
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/18/rauner-vetoes-several-major-pieces-of-legislation/
— Asked when he’ll take responsibility, Rauner blames Madigan  (DIERSEN: The officers and directors of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois blamed me for all of the organization’s problems.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/18/asked-when-hell-take-responsibility-rauner-blames-madigan/

 

BREITBART
— 6 Incredible World Monuments That Must Be Destroyed – ALLUM BOKHARI
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/08/18/6-world-monuments-that-must-be-destroyed/
— Chelsea Clinton on Confederate Statues: Christians Don’t Memorialize the Devil for His Rebellion – ARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/18/chelsea-clintons-claim-confederate-statues-celebrate-lucifer-blowback/

 

GOPUSA
— DISGUSTING: Romney demands Trump Apologize, Defends Antifa Counter Protestors
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28932
— An Army of Marble: The Left Slays Dead Confederates  (DIERSEN: Who will the left slay next?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28911
— Statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee at Duke University Defaced  (DIERSEN: Who will the left deface next?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28937

 

FOX NEWS
— Steve Bannon out at the White House – Alex Pappas
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/18/stephen-bannon-out-at-white-house-source-says.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Division in America: Don’t Blame Donald Trump – Elise Cooper
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/division_in_america_dont_blame_donald_trump.html

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— ONLY 58 PERCENT? “58 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say colleges and universities have a negative effect on the way things are going in the country.” – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/18/only-58-percent/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Left exhumes ‘white nationalist’ label – Steve Jordahl
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2017/08/18/left-exhumes-white-nationalist-label

 

NEWSMAX
— Explosive Reaction to Bannon Ouster – Bill Hoffmann
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/steve-bannon-ouster-reaction/2017/08/18/id/808481/
— Extreme Partisanship Shapes Backdrop for Second Civil War – Pat Buchanan  (DIERSEN: Constructively, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors HAVE DECLARED WAR ON THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.newsmax.com/PatrickBuchanan/lee-statues-confederate-davis/2017/08/18/id/808323/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Romney sides with the anti-Trumps, so Romney must be an anti-Trump.
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/mitt-romney-donald-trump-charlottesville/2017/08/18/id/808439/
— Can Drink a Day Keep Diabetes Away?
http://www.newsmax.com/Health/Health-News/diabetes-alcohol/2017/08/11/id/807176/
— Carl Icahn Steps Down as Trump Adviser on Regulatory Reform
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/carl-icahn-steps-down-trump/2017/08/18/id/808499/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— In Misguided Response to Charlottesville, Apple Donates to Liberal Group That Endangers Conservatives – Katrina Trinko
http://dailysignal.com/2017/08/17/in-misguided-response-to-charlottesville-apple-donates-to-liberal-group-that-endangers-conservatives/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Coulter: Bannon Firing ‘Not Good News’ — ‘Trump Should’ve Hired Ten More Like Him’ – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/18/coulter-bannon-firing-not-good-news-trump-shouldve-hired-ten-more-like-him/
— Flake Calls To Let In Immigrants Whose ‘Only Initial Credentials Are A Strong Back’ – Amber Randall  (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats.  RINOs want immigrants because they want cheap labor.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/18/flake-calls-to-let-in-immigrants-with-no-skills-but-who-will-work-hard/

 

THE HILL
— Bannon back at Breitbart after White House ouster – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347177-bannon-back-at-breitbart-after-white-house-ouster
— Bannon out at White House – JONATHAN EASLEY AND JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347102-trump-fires-stephen-bannon?rnd=1503075149
— Bannon exit raises new questions for White House – JONATHAN EASLEY AND JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347172-bannon-exit-raises-new-questions-for-white-house
— E-Verify: It’s time to finally cut off the jobs magnet for illegal immigrants – ROBERT LAW (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly employers talk and act like they prefer to hire illegals over citizens of America.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/347094-its-time-to-finally-cut-off-the-jobs-magnet-for-illegal

 

POLITICO
— Bannon returns to Breitbart News as executive chairman
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/18/bannon-returns-to-breitbart-news-as-executive-chairman-241806
— Bannon out as White House chief strategist  His departure marks the latest high-level staff shake-up that has rocked Trump’s West Wing. – JOSH DAWSEY and NOLAN D. MCCASKILL
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/18/bannon-out-as-white-house-chief-strategist-241786

 

CNN
— Machines, not Americans, could replace immigrant workers – Patrick Gillespie (DIERSEN: If there had been more immigrants in northeast Illinois since 1962, they would have been hired instead of me.  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://money.cnn.com/2017/08/18/news/economy/us-farmers-immigration-automation/index.html
— What top employers look for in new college grads – Katie Lobosco (DIERSEN: What discouraged employers from hiring you? When I graduated from NIU in 1970, I was draft bait. I had passed the physical examination and potential employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be granted. My Federal Service Entrance Examination score was 93, but I did not get any job offers from federal agencies until March of 1971 because many others who had passed the examination were veterans who got a 5-point veterans preference over me.)
http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/18/pf/first-job-search-interview/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Banons say “Steve Bannon, Back on the Outside, Prepares His Enemies List.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/business/media/bannon-said-to-be-planning-his-return-to-breitbart-news.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump’s say “Trump’s embrace of Confederate statues as a wedge issue underscores Bannon’s enduring influence.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/08/18/daily-202-trump-s-embrace-of-confederate-statues-as-a-wedge-issue-underscores-bannon-s-enduring-influence/59965f8030fb0433811d69dc/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “Trump gets rid of Stephen Bannon, a top proponent of his nationalist agenda.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-decides-to-get-rid-of-white-house-chief-strategist-stephen-bannon/2017/08/18/98cd5c40-8430-11e7-902a-2a9f2d808496_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Why the American left gave up on political violence. And why the right increasingly embraced it.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/why-the-american-left-gave-up-on-political-violence/2017/08/18/416cb37c-836f-11e7-b359-15a3617c767b_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Steve Bannon, Controversial Aide to Trump, Leaves White House Staff.  Chief strategist pushed president toward nationalist, populist agenda.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/steve-bannon-leaves-white-house-staff-1503075345

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Trump-hating director of the Democratic Socialists of America says “Confederate monuments must go immediately.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/17/confederate-symbols-must-go-immediately-editorials-debates/104693968/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hating member of the USA TODAY Board of Contributors says Trump “is far worse than a racist.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/16/donald-trumps-charlottesville-press-conference-showed-his-true-self/570975001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: America’s ‘Confederate infrastructure:’ Too big to hide, move or raze – Rick Hampson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/17/americas-confederate-infrastructure-too-big-hide-move-raze-trump-tweets/574759001/
— Companies sever ties with hate groups as they walk fine line on diversity – Roger Yu and Melanie Eversley (DIERSEN: To promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion is to get rid of 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.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/17/companies-sever-ties-hate-groups-they-walk-fine-line-diversity/577705001/
— Military chiefs denounce racism and hatred after Charlottesville – William Cummings (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps denounce Trump supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.  What do the military chiefs say to the anti-Trumps?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/08/17/military-chiefs-denounce-racism-and-hatred-after-charlottesville/575124001/
— Need money for college? Here’s how to make a grab for $150,000 in scholarships. – N’dea Yancey-Bragg  (DIERSEN: Did you get any scholarships? I did not. If you did not get any scholarships, sooner or later, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use that against you.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/08/18/need-money-college-heres-how-makegabrielle-mccormick-earned-150-000-scholarships-heres-how-she-did-i/559957001/

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP’S SUPPORT IS SHRINKING, POLLS SHOW. WILL BANNON’S OUSTER MAKE THINGS WORSE? – BILL POWELL
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-base-shrinking-polls-kelly-charlottesville-bannon-racism-652182

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Fear of reassignments, buyouts pushes HUD to more transparent change management – Jason Miller
https://federalnewsradio.com/management/2017/08/fear-of-reassignments-buyouts-pushes-hud-to-try-to-manage-change-in-more-transparent-way/

 

INDEPENDENT
— Steve Bannon predicted he’d last eight months in the White House – he lasted seven (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/bannon-white-house-eight-months-a7901311.html

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Illinois Policy Institute Has Taken Over His Office  Rauner Suddenly Shy That His Top Aides All Come from IPI or Other Right-Wing Organizations  (DIERSEN: Some would argue that the Illinois Policy Institute is more Libertarian than it is “Right-Wing.”
https://democraticgovernors.org/illinois/rauner-bizarrely-tries-to-refute-fact-that-illinois-policy-institute-has-taken-over-his-office/

August 7 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Sessions Blasts Chicago Legal Action  “The City of Chicago will continue to stand up to President Trump,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a statement
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Sessions-Blasts-Chicago-Legal-Action–439080943.html

 

CBS2
— Chicago’s Overtime Costs ‘Out Of Control’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/07/chicagos-overtime-costs-out-of-control/
— Nearly 1,000 CPS Layoffs Announced
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/07/nearly-1000-cps-layoffs-announced/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago sues over sanctuary city threat; Sessions fires back
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/272355089-story
— Rauner rejects Democrats’ call to borrow for bill backlog – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/272467735-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Emanuel sues Trump Justice Department, immigrant sanctuary debate comes to fore – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-lawsuit-met-0808-2-20170807-story.html
— Rauner shouldn’t delay borrowing money to pay Illinois’ bills, comptroller says – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-susana-mendoza-met-0808-20170807-story.html
— New chief of staff Kelly moves quickly to tame Trump’s tweets – Jennifer Jacobs, Margaret Talev and Justin Sink  (DIERSEN: Who wants to tame your tweets and why, that is, who wants to shut you up and why?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-chief-of-staff-kelly-trump-tweets-20170807-story.html
— Some Lake County school districts look to reserves to navigate latest financial uncertainty – Phil Rockrohr
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-zurich/news/ct-lsr-state-education-funding-tl-0810-20170807-story.html
— President Trump, who got five draft deferments, again attacks Sen. Blumenthal’s military record – Noah Bierman  (DIERSEN: Did you avoid the draft?  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that I got student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always stressed to my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were veterans that I avoided the draft. All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, many, most, and at times, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were veterans.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-attack-senator-twitter-20170807-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-belmont-rocks-0820-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise illegals and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-sanctuary-chicago-lawsuit-sessions-edit-20170807-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-trump-sanctuary-city-glanton-met-0808-20170807-column.html
— Medical pot shops hold public expo, complete with cooking demos, to reduce stigma of product – Dan Lambert  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/mundelein/news/ct-vhr-medical-marijuana-expo-tl-0810-20170807-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— After Rahm sues feds, A.G. Jeff Sessions blisters ‘lawless’ Chicago – Lynn Sweet and Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicagos-promised-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-is-a-reality/
— Chance the Rapper digs at pols over education funding  (DIERSEN: Who digs at you? I should write a book about those who dig at me.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/chance-the-rapper-digs-at-pols-over-education-funding/
— A fresh attempt at cutting a deal on Illinois education – Madeleine Doubek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/doubek-a-fresh-attempt-at-cutting-a-deal-on-illinois-education/
— Republicans don’t want nobody Dems (might have) sent – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-republicans-dont-want-nobody-dems-might-have-sent/
— Trump trains his sights on affirmative action – Jesse Jackson  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/jackson-trump-trains-his-sights-on-affirmative-action/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise illegals and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-wheres-the-crime-in-wanting-to-work/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner appoints former Rep. Senger of Naperville as a deputy chief of staff – Katie Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170807/rauner-appoints-former-rep-senger-of-naperville-as-a-deputy-chief-of-staff
— How Wheeling says a resident cost taxpayers $144,000 – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170807/how-wheeling-says-a-resident-cost-taxpayers-144000
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump looks to loyal voters as support slips, agenda stalls.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170807/news/308079891/
— Mid-Year Review Shows Continued Strong Economic Indicators for DuPage County – Choose DuPage
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170807/mid-year-review-shows-continued-strong-economic-indicators-for-dupage-county

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s the next step in the city’s sanctuary city lawsuit – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170807/NEWS02/170809894/heres-the-next-step-in-the-citys-sanctuary-city-lawsuit
— All these Democrats think they can unseat Roskam – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170807/BLOGS02/170809891/all-these-democrats-think-they-can-unseat-roskam

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Hunger on campus is a real problem with real solutions – Esther Cepeda  (DIERSEN: Were you hungry when you earned your bachelor’s degree? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that while I attended UIC 1966-1968, I owned a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint and then a 1968 Oldsmobile 442. They would stress that while I earned my bachelor’s degree from NIU 1969-1970, I owned a 1969 Dodge Charger SE and that I lived in the University Plaza Dormitory (
https://www.uplaza.com/) in DeKalb and then Lincolnshire West Apartments (http://www.lincolnshirewest-apts.com/) in DeKalb. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would use the aforesaid to paint me as having always been undeservedly filthy rich.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170806/esther-cepeda-hunger-on-campus-is-real-problem-with-real-solutions

 

MORNING ANSWER CHICAGO
— Illinois State Representative Jeanne Ives
http://morninganswerchicago.com/2017/08/07/illinois-state-representative-jeanne-ives/

 

CHICAGOIST
— Chicago Just Hosted The Largest Democratic Socialists Convention In Years
http://chicagoist.com/2017/08/07/chicago_dsa_convention_helps_build.php

 

CHICAGO NOW
— The Southern Poverty Law Center is a hate group – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2017/08/the-southern-poverty-law-center-is-a-hate-group/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— State legislators deemed indifferent to business woes – Hoang Tran  (DIERSEN: What are your woes and who is indifferent to them.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511174568-state-legislators-deemed-indifferent-to-business-woes

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage GOP maintains pivotal role in state government, local chairman says – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511174602-dupage-gop-maintains-pivotal-role-in-state-government-local-chairman-says
— Ives declares schools will open despite Madigan tactics – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511174785-ives-declares-schools-will-open-despite-madigan-tactics

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Righter hails Rauner veto of school funding bill as making things fair – Caitlin Nordahl
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511174769-righter-hails-rauner-veto-of-school-funding-bill-as-making-things-fair

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ANTI-TAX HIKE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER JEANETTE WARD EYES FORTNER’S SOON-VACANT SEAT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/anti-tax-hike-school-board-member-eyes-fortners-soon-vacant-seat.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— PAINFUL TRUTH ABOUT INJUSTICE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION  Rita Dunaway applauds attorney general’s plan to curb nefarious practice  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/painful-truth-about-injustice-of-affirmative-action/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Liberal media slams politician (Jeanne Ives) for sharing article critical of transgenderism – Laurie Higgins
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/state-legislator-links-to-article-on-transgenderism-in-schools-and-gets-unn

 

BREITBART
— Trump Immigration Crackdown Leads to Higher Construction Wages (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, and companies that want cheap labor have always worked very hard against me.  They know that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/08/06/trump-immigration-crackdown-leads-higher-construction-wages/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Rahm Using Sanctuary City Lawsuit Against Trump To Distract From $55 Million Scandal – William J. Kelly
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/07/rahm-using-sanctuary-city-lawsuit-against-trump-to-distract-from-55-million-scandal/
— Flake Picks Immigrants Over GOP Voters – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/07/flake-picks-immigrants-over-gop-voters/

 

GOPUSA
— Paul Ryan catches heat in home district – JOHN BINDER
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28306

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— PUTTING AMERICANS FIRST – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/07/putting-americans-first/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— How Much Should Society Stigmatize Marijuana? – MAX BLOOM (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450177/marijuana-academic-performance-study-highlights-legalizations-costs

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump at 200 days: Declining approval amid widespread mistrust.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/07/politics/poll-trump-approval-down-amid-distrust/index.html

 

REUTERS
— Illinois governor stalls bond sales for other options to pay bills
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-bonds-idUSKBN1AN1ID

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Google VP responds to employee memo on women: ‘Diversity and inclusion are critical to our success’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans, Whites, men, older people, and non-veterans.)
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-google-memo-20170807-story.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner Rejects Democrats’ Call to Borrow for Bill Backlog  Gov. Bruce Rauner rebuffed Democrats’ calls Monday to borrow more money to take a chunk out of a $14.4 billion pile of overdue bills. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-08-07/rauner-rejects-democrats-call-to-borrow-for-bill-backlog

 

TIME MAGAZINE
— Find Out If President Trump Would Let You Immigrate to America – Lisa Marie Segarra and David Johnson  (DIERSEN: Do you qualify? I do not. 30 points are needed and I only have 18 points because a) I am over 50 years old, b) my three master’s degrees are not in science, technology, or engineering, c) I do not have a job offer, d) I do not have a Nobel Prize or major international award, e) I have not won an Olympic medal in the past 8 years, and f) I do not plan on investing money in the U.S. with foreign currency.)
http://time.com/4887574/trump-raise-act-immigration/

 

FORBES
— 10 Cars Owners Keep 10 Years Or More – Jim Gorzelany (DIERSEN: I have owned my 1972 Chevy Corvette since October 14, 1971.  I have owned my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX since 1995.)
http://www3.forbes.com/business/10-cars-owners-keep-10-years-or-more/

 

FED SMITH
— How Do You Take Away a Benefit That’s Already Been Paid For? – John Grobe
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/08/07/take-away-benefit-thats-already-paid/

 

CATO
— 90 Percent of Businesses Don’t Use E-Verify—Especially Small Businesses – DAVID BIER  (DIERSEN: Employers that do not use E-Verify shout that they want cheap labor and 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.cato.org/blog/90-percent-businesses-dont-use-e-verify-especially-small-businesses
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Employers that do not use E-Verify shout that they want cheap labor and 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.cato.org/blog/legal-workforce-act-would-delay-or-cost-17-million-jobs-us-citizens-legal-workers