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August 6 Morning Edition

ABC7
— VIDEO: President Trump greets wedding guests in Bedminster, N.J.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/video-trump-greets-wedding-guests-in-bedminster-nj/2279263/

 

NBC5
— Restraining Order Issued Over Ex-NIU President Severance Pay
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/northern-illinois-university-president-severance-438749993.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 12 arrests, 128 medical transports in 2 days at Lollapalooza
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/272229595-story
— Planned Parenthood: Teach your preschoolers ‘their genitals don’t determine their gender’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote gender confusion and LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-miss/271999929-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Politicians to pay, literally, for tax-happy cliches – John Kass  (DIERSEN: What about making politicians pay for using Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to harm Republicans?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-toni-preckwinkle-soda-tax-john-kass-met-0806-20170804-column.html
— Fired and rehired: Hundreds of officers fired for misconduct returned to policing – Kimbriell Kelly, Wesley Lowery and Steven Rich  (DIERSEN: Of course, the Democrats who run GAO would never rehire me.  They want to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-police-officers-misconduct-fired-rehired-20170805-story.html
— Loyola program opens college doors for vulnerable students – Dawn Rhodes (DIERSEN: Were you a vulnerable student? Thanks to my outstanding parents, I was not. They had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1948. They sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. They had me confirmed as a MSL in 1962. They sent me to Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966. They provided room a board while attended UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969. The aforesaid enabled me to have jobs doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970. The aforesaid enabled me to buy a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968. The aforesaid enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-arrupe-college-loyola-university-met-20170805-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Loyola University Chicago was Blanca Rodriguez’s dream school. The Jesuit institution’s $21,000 tuition was out of the question for her family, but Rodriguez soon will be a Loyola graduate anyway thanks to a program for low-income students designed to get them halfway to a bachelor’s degree with little or no debt. Rodriguez is in the first graduating class of Arrupe College, a two-year program run by Loyola at its Water Tower Campus in the Gold Coast neighborhood. Established in 2015, Arrupe offers three types of associate degrees, mostly fulfilling general education requirements that will enable students to segue into bachelor’s programs at other schools. Arrupe’s students are among the city’s most vulnerable — and not just because they often cannot afford tuition. Many students or their parents are living in the U.S. illegally and face a threat of deportation. Some experience homelessness or food insecurity. Others are young parents. Many live in crime-plagued neighborhoods, have lost close relatives to gun violence and avoid taking late-day classes because they are scared to use public transportation at night.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries promote Maxine Waters?  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.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–tv-black-girls-rock-20170806-story.html
— Why some employers are becoming more generous with retirement savings plans – Gail MarksJarvis  (DIERSEN: From the beginning of time, government employees and government retirees have been viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned. Because of that, to hire and to retain employees, governments have had to pay higher salaries and offer better retirement and other benefits. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-companies-give-employees-more-401k-money-marksjarvis-column-0807-biz-20170803-column.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In an effort to recruit employees in competitive fields and help motivate older workers to leave the workplace when they hit retirement age, companies are becoming more generous with their retirement savings plans. After pulling back on the extras during the recession, companies are devoting more to 401(k) matches, the free money they give employees who participate in company retirement savings plans.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump defends his working vacation – AP  (DIERSEN: When I started working for IRS in 1971, I did not take any vacation days until I was in the “use-it-or-lose-it” status in 1973.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170805/news/308059899/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Education funding latest in political theater – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-education-funding-latest-in-political-theater/article_706348b2-dcaa-5134-886a-3020e2c63f06.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner asks “Will Rauner’s changes sabotage S.B. 1?”
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2017-08-06/rich-millercapitol-fax-will-rauners-changes-sabotage-sb-1.html
— Working toward working together – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: Illinois Democrats have made it very clear that they do NOT want to “work together” with Republicans.  Illinois Democrats have made it very clear that they want to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170805/bernard-schoenburg-working-toward-working-together

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois 13th Congressional District candidate’s positions seem likely to appeal to Democrats – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-06/tom-kacich-candidates-positions-seem-likely-appeal-democrats.html

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Treat all school districts fairly – Editorial  (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, it is “fair” to take money from the taxpayers in Republican School districts and to give that money to Democrats who run Democrat school districts.)
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/08/04/our-view-treat-all-school-districts-fairly/amjhtwc/

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Bailout a blunt but fair term when it comes to CPS funding – Editorial
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/editorials/bailout-a-blunt-but-fair-term-when-it-comes-to/article_0b83d5a4-d279-5cf0-9d02-3acdca6b679a.html

 

HERALD TRIBUNE
— Paul Schimpf talks SB 1, highway plan – Pete Spitler
http://www.randolphcountyheraldtribune.com/news/20170805/schimpf-talks-sb-1-highway-plan

 

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Governor’s Proposed Changes to Education-Funding Bill Look Like an Effort to Kill It.”
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/governor-looks-to-kill-education-funding-bill

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps promote the “Four tribes of Trump’s GOP opposition.”  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republicans” who have worked harder against me than they have worked against any Democrat, any Libertarian, or any Green. They crow that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/four-tribes-of-trumps-gop-opposition/784096535

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen says Democrats might have cost schools funding for year – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511174414-breen-says-democrats-might-have-cost-schools-funding-for-year
— Winfield School District 34 placed on financial “Recognition” list by state board of education
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511140544-winfield-school-district-34-placed-on-financial-recognition-list-by-state-board-of-education

 

WEST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Rauner school funding change ‘supports every single child,’ Jil Tracy contends – Caitlin Nordahl
http://westcentralreporter.com/stories/511167865-rauner-school-funding-change-supports-every-single-child-tracy-contends

 

JANESVILLE GAZETTE
— Foxconn deal gets better and better… for Illinois – Editorial
http://www.gazettextra.com/20170806/our_views_foxconn_deal_gets_better_and_better_for_illinois

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Democrats Fill 72 Precinct Committeeman Slots  (DIERSEN: What percent of the Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain slots in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America are filled with real Republicans rather than RINOs, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, or Green plants?)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/06/democrats-filling-precinct-committeeman-slots/
— Chuck Wheeler – a Dangerous Enough County Board Member to Merit an Anonymous Hit Piece
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/04/chuck-wheeler-a-dangerous-enough-county-board-member-to-merit-an-anonymous-hit-piece/
— One of Jack Franks’ Political Patronage Hires Quits County Government
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/04/one-of-jack-franks-political-patronage-hire-quits-county-government/
— Anonymous Attack Piece on Jack Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/03/anonymous-attack-piece-on-jack-franks/
— Anonymous Attack on Crystal Lake County Board Members
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/02/anonymous-attack-on-crystal-lake-county-board-members/
— National GOP Looking at Big Tax Increase for Illinois Residents
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/01/national-gop-looking-at-big-tax-increase-for-illinois-residents/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Hunting RINOs is tough, but here’s how you do it – Cheryl K. Chumley (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, RINOs should not be allowed to seek or to hold any kind of elected or appointed government office or political office as a Republican.  RINOs who hold government offices and/or political offices work very hard against me.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/5/hunting-rinos-tough-heres-how/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— FEDERAL EMPLOYEES STEP UP DEFIANCE OF PRESIDENT ‘You have Donald Trump, who ran and said he would drain the swamp, meaning them’ (DIERSEN: What have you been defiant about?  I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat GAO superiors would say that I was defiant a) when I complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation at GAO and b) when 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.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/federal-employees-step-up-defiance-of-president/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Jeff Flake: Opportunist or consistent conservative? – W. James Antle III
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/jeff-flake-opportunist-or-consistent-conservative/article/2630727

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— GOP should focus on illegal immigration first. No ‘Comprehensive’ Immigration Reform – KEVIN D. WILLIAMSON
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450179/immigration-stop-illegal-entry-doing-anything-else

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Affirmative Action Policies Evolve, Achieving Their Own Diversity – VIVIAN YEE (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to screw Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/05/us/affirmative-action-justice-department.html
— What Does It Take to ‘Assimilate’ in America? – LAILA LALAMI  (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want immigrants to assimilate.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/01/magazine/what-does-it-take-to-assimilate-in-america.html
— The Transformation of the ‘American Dream’ – ROBERT J. SHILLER (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents enabled me to seek the “American Dream.” They had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1948. They sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. They had me confirmed as a MSL in 1962. They sent me to Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966. They provided room a board while attended UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969. The aforesaid enabled me to have jobs doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970. The aforesaid allowed me to buy a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968. The aforesaid enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/04/upshot/the-transformation-of-the-american-dream.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump defends trip to Bedminster: ‘This is not a vacation’ – AP
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-updates-trump-tweets-bedminster-not-a-vacation-htmlstory.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Better affirmative action to give qualified kids a fair shot at college admission – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What unfair advantages did you have?  My critics/opponents, their operative stress a) that my parents had me baptized as a Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL) in 1948; b) that they sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod, c) that they had me confirmed as a MSL in 1962; d) that they sent me to Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966; e) that they provided room a board while attended UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969; f) that the aforesaid unfairly enabled me to have jobs doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; g) that the aforesaid unfairly enabled me to buy a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968; and h) that the aforesaid unfairly enabled me to graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/better-affirmative-action-give-qualified-kids-fair-shot-article-1.3385308

 

NEWS & ADVANCE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want to dump the ‘Huddled Masses’ into your state, into your county, into your township/ward, into your municipality, and into your precinct.
http://www.newsadvance.com/opinion/columnists/mercer_marsha/forget-about-the-huddled-masses/article_72df59f2-7954-11e7-b36a-3b3fb09914ef.html

 

GUARDIAN
— Google staffer’s hostility to affirmative action sparks furious backlash  Manifesto arguing against promotion of race and gender diversity attributes lack of women in tech to ‘biological causes’- Nicola Davis (DIERSEN: Because all the job that I have had during my life are viewed as being “BAD” jobs, a) few Democrats, few minorities, few women, few younger people, and few veterans wanted those jobs and b) my superiors had an extremely had time meeting their Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets.)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/06/google-staffers-manifesto-against-affirmative-action-sparks-furious-backlash

 

SALON
— Salon struggling to pay its rent – Keith J. Kelly  (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are free and they contain no advertising because I can afford to donate all the time and all the money needed to put the emails out each and every morning and each and every evening.  I donate 10+ hours each and every day and thousands of dollars each year for internet services, newspaper and magazine subscriptions, etc.  Further, he who pays the piper calls the tunes and I only want the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling to call my tunes.)
http://nypost.com/2017/08/03/salon-struggling-to-pay-its-rent/

August 4 Morning Edition

ABC7
— State Rep. Scott Drury announces plan to combat ‘corrupt’ state government – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rep-drury-announces-plan-to-combat-corrupt-state-govt-/2273457/

 

NBC5
— Schools Scramble for Answers as Funding Impasse Drags On – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/suburban-downstate-schools-scramble-for-answers-as-funding-impasse-continues-438419463.html

 

CBS2
— Trump Taps Chicago’s Next U.S. Attorney: Lawyer John Lausch
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/03/chicagos-next-federal-prosecutor/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Dems blast Rauner’s rewrite of school funding bill – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/271827282-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump takes credit for strong U.S. job numbers, low unemployment – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-takes-credit-for-strong-u-s-job-numbers-low-unemployment/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Cardinal’s School of Thought  Cupich meets with Rauner seeking tax benefits for those who give to parochial, private school scholarships – Tina Sfondeles and Lauren FitzPatrick (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and I to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/quiet-voice-in-education-talks-wants-pols-to-get-religion/
— Koschman cop gets $37K in OT while fighting suspension – Tim Novak
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/koschman-cop-sam-cirone-gets-37k-overtime-pay-while-fighting-one-year-suspension-the-watchdogs/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— School funding talks continue, and so does the blame game – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-education-funding-20170804-story.html
— Without Trump, Pritzker and Rahm would be lonely, sad and a bit lost – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-donald-trump-distraction-kass-0804-20170803-column.html
— Latino families at risk because of Senate Bill 7 – Elizabeth Hernandez
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-hernandez-column-st-0803-20170802-story.html
— How do Dems solve a problem like the speaker? – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-madigan-frankenstein-governor-rauner-zorn-perspec-0804-20170803-column.html
— On Mike Madigan’s watch… – Eric Zorn  (DIERSEN: What happened on your watch?  While I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, the organization a) had a breakfast meeting the third Saturday of each month except August and December, b) had a picnic each August, and c) had a Christmas party each December.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes destroyed TAPROOT.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-on-mike-madigan-s-watch-20170803-story.html
— Oreo-maker Mondelez’s new CEO could make more than $55M in his first year – Greg Trotter  (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponent, their operatives, and their dupes who constantly rail against government salaries, government benefits, and government pensions, but say nothing about overpaid private sector executives and underpaid private sector workers?  My aforesaid critics/opponent, their operatives, and their dupes 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.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-oreo-mondelez-ceo-pay-0804-biz-20170803-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois Democrats shout at Illinois women that Illinois Republicans underpay them notwithstanding the fact that virtually all employers in Illinois are Democrat.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-womens-issues-st-0804-20170803-story.html
— Smog follows Chicagoans on vacation to Wisconsin, Michigan – Michael Hawthorne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-lake-michigan-vacation-areas-smog-20170803-story.html
— Preckwinkle doubles down on foolish: Vengeance is mine, sayeth the soda taxer – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-soda-tax-preckwinkle-merchants-edit-0804-jm-20170803-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “If Donald Trump were an immigrant, he’d probably be deported.” How many pointed would you get?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-merit-immigration-deported-20170804-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For insight into how thoughtfully designed this new system is, let’s try a high-profile test case: the leader of the free world. Under the bill, points would be awarded for age, education, extraordinary achievement, English-language proficiency, entrepreneurial initiative and having a high-paying job offer.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Congress recessing, leaving much undone, tensions with Trump – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170804/news/308049982/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Durbin moves to lift ban on trade with Cuba – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always sided with Cuba against America.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170803/BLOGS02/170809933/durbin-moves-to-lift-ban-on-trade-with-cuba

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Quad City Times sides with the Democrats.
http://qctimes.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-mccombie-anderson-should-back-schools-over-rauner/article_9bc3025e-aa12-5552-8a7b-043141b4ad30.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Peoria’s Republican Lawmakers Stand With Rauner On School Funding – TANYA KOONCE
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/peorias-republican-lawmakers-stand-rauner-school-funding#stream/0
— Illinois Republicans Pushing For School-Choice System – TONY ARNOLD (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and I to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-republicans-pushing-school-choice-system#stream/0

 

WGLT
— Republican Joe Alexander From Clinton Plans Run For Mitchell’s Seat – RYAN DENHAM
http://wglt.org/post/republican-clinton-plans-run-mitchells-seat#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans use the Statue of Liberty poem to screw America and to screw Americans.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/white-house-policy-adviser-downplays-statue-of-libertys-famous-poem/782243246

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Issues: ERA — Yesterday And Today – RACHEL OTWELL
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-era-yesterday-and-today-0#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Illinois Pension Scam: State Officials (Including Conservatives) Have Known About it for Many Years – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/illinois-pension-scam-state-officials-including-conservatives-known-many-years/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Leslie Heffez’s current annual pension is $581,227. Leslie paid in $768,611, and can expect to get out $21,945,104 in lifetime benefits based upon life expectancy averages. Das Gupta’s current annual pension is $494,773. It took only one year for Das to recoup everything he paid into the system, which was $475,331. He could receive $5,290,301 before the grim reaper comes calling. Herand Acarian gets $392,682 every year. Not bad for having paid in only $628,987, and with a good long life, Herand could get back $6,843,239 or more. Eddie Williams wins the $200k column, bringing in six times the annual average Illinois household income (which is approximately $50k) at $299,991. Eddie coughed up a whole $277,792 to invest into the system, and has already received $842,452 in benefits.  (Please read those numbers again.) If he stays healthy, he could cash in for as much as $5,527,649 over his lifetime. After flipping through over four full pages of pensions exceeding $200,000, Rick Taylor tops off the $100-k’ers at an annual pension of $199,909. For the record, Ricky paid in $229,400, has already received $1,162,854 (he retired at age 56), and life expectancy charts could gift him $7,267,441 or more if he eats right and gets enough exercise.)
— Healthcare Reform in Congress Aims to Promote Life – Monte Larrick
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/healthcare-reform-congress-aims-promote-life/

 

NEWSMAX
— Illegals Cost 6 Times More to Support Than Deport – Jason Devaney
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/study-illegals-cost-support/2017/08/03/id/805566/

 

GOPUSA
— RINOs, right on cue, blast Trump-backed immigration curbs  (DIERSEN: Who are the lead RINOs in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28193
— Competing to Glamorize Abortion  (DIERSEN: Which “Republicans” take the lead in promoting abortion in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote abortion have always worked very hard against me.)
http://www.gopusa.com/competing-to-glamorize-abortion/
— Justice Dept to cities: Focus on crime committed by illegal aliens
http://www.gopusa.com/justice-dept-to-cities-focus-on-crime-committed-by-illegal-aliens/
— Senators seek to protect Mueller from termination  (DIERSEN: Who has sought to protect you from adverse actions? My critics/opponents have made it very clear that they will viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might seek to protect me.  Consequently, I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, an IRS employee, a Post Office employee, etc.)
http://www.gopusa.com/senators-seek-to-protect-mueller-from-termination/

 

BREITBART
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: McCain Wants Congress to Pass ‘Gang of Eight’ Amnesty Bill When He Returns – TONY LEE
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/03/mccain-wants-congress-to-pass-gang-of-eight-amnest-bill/
— Polls Show Huge Public Support for Donald Trump’s Immigration Reforms – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/03/polls-show-huge-public-support-donald-trumps-immigration-reforms/

 

DAILY CALLER
— America’s Preschools Aren’t Gay Enough, Taxpayer-Funded University Of Michigan Sociologist Warns – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/03/americas-preschools-arent-gay-enough-taxpayer-funded-university-of-michigan-sociologist-warns/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Undocumented DREAMers ‘Make America More American,’ Pelosi Says – NICHOLAS BALLASY (DIERSEN: Democrats always put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and its citizens.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/2017/08/03/undocumented-dreamers-make-america-more-american-pelosi-says/

 

THE HILL
— Trump turns on GOP Congress – JORDAIN CARNEY AND CRISTINA MARCOS
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/345253-trump-turns-on-gop-congress

 

CBS NEWS
— Trump holds rally in West Virginia alongside party-switching governor
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-holds-rally-in-west-virginia/
— America’s job problem: Low-wage work is growing fastest – AIMEE PICCHI  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want cheap labor.  What low-wage jobs have you had?  I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/americas-job-problem-low-wage-work-is-growing-fastest/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote mass/illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/03/us/politics/legal-immigration-jobs-economy.html
— China’s Internet Censors Play a Tougher Game of Cat and Mouse – PAUL MOZUR  (DIERSEN: Who wants to censor you? Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups want to censure me: 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 that a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/03/business/china-internet-censorship.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “Trump’s war on legal immigration would cripple the economy.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-war-on-legal-immigrants-will-cripple-the-economy/2017/08/02/c4f0de20-77c2-11e7-9eac-d56bd5568db8_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— TRAGIC: Why the Young Tune Politics Out  The reasons for staying informed are being outweighed by the desire to be left alone. – Samuel Dubke
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-the-young-tune-politics-out-1501800481
— Higher Ed Goes Lower  Scholars are choosing sources based on authors’ identities instead of their insights. – Jillian Kay Melchior  (DIERSEN: What are your identities?  Mine include Trump supporter, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (68), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 20 years, married for more than 29 years, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, earned bachelor’s degree when I was 21, earned master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, earned professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, earned a professional license when I was 32, lived in Crete 1948-1972, University Park 1972-1976, Chicago 1976-1978, and Wheaton since 1978, etc. Because of the aforesaid identities, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes shout that no one should choose me as a source for anything.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/higher-ed-goes-lower-1501800650
— Lawsuit Accusing Harvard of Anti-Asian Bias Revives Scrutiny of Affirmative Action  Asian students recently asked Harvard for data showing academic performance of enrolled students by ethnicity – Nicole Hong
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawsuit-accusing-harvard-of-anti-asian-bias-revives-scrutiny-of-affirmative-action-1501785317

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE HEADLINE: President’s vacation has critics working overtime – David Jackson  (DIERSEN: Vacations are expensive. Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and his wife are not planning any kind of vacation. My $50,856/year pension is only 41% of the $122,991 that I earned in 1997 in today’s dollars. I have at least $72,135 less each year or $6,011 less each month or $1,387 less each week or $198 less each day to spend on vacations because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I went on vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977.  My wife and I went on many vacations, typically four each year, 1978-1992 in connection with her business trips to luxury resorts all across America. Of course, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious about that.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/03/donald-trump-going-vacation-his-critics-hate/533420001/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2017/08/03/report-trump-spend-17-days-his-new-jersey-golf-club/104250396/
— TRAGIC: Calif. town may be going to pot: Cannabis firm trying to create marijuana mecca – Rosalie Murphy and Trevor Hughes
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/08/03/calif-town-may-going-pot-firm-trying-create-marijuana-mecca/538168001/
— Jobs supporting middle-class living will lag others over next 5 years – Paul Davidson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/04/low-wage-jobs-like-health-care-aides-grow-over-next-5-years/537234001/

 

DETROIT NEWS
— Half of Detroit’s 8 mayoral candidates are felons – Christine Ferretti, Mike Martindale and Robert Snell  (DIERSEN: Criminals vote for criminals.)
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2017/08/02/half-detroit-mayoral-candidates-felony-convictions/104244406/

 

AMARILLO GLOBE NEWS
— How about a ‘Contract With Republicans?’ – Ann Coulter
http://amarillo.com/opinion/opinion-columnist/2017-08-03/coulter-how-about-contract-republicans

 

FORTUNE
— The Trump Administration Is Taking on Affirmative Action in Colleges
http://fortune.com/video/2017/08/04/affirmative-action-in-college/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— This Is the Wrong Way to Fight Inequality – RACHEL M. COHEN  (DIERSEN: Democrats fight inequality by screwing Republicans. What would your superiors say that they did to fight inequality?  My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors would stress that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors would stress that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.  My aforesaid Democrat superiors would stress that the aforesaid adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://newrepublic.com/article/144182/wrong-way-fight-inequality

August 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Preckwinkle suing IRMA for delaying soda tax, claiming $17 million in damages
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/preckwinkle-suing-irma-for-delaying-soda-tax-claiming-$17-million-in-damages/2273374/

 

NBC5
— Governor Rauner Hires New ‘Body Man’ Anthony Galullo After Controversy – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/governor-bruce-rauner-hires-new-body-man-following-controversy-438336363.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump set to embark on 1st vacation since inauguration – AP  (DIERSEN: Vacations are expensive. Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and his wife are not planning any kind of vacation. My $50,856/year pension is only 41% of the $122,991 that I earned in 1997 in today’s dollars. I have at least $72,135 less each year or $6,011 less each month or $1,387 less each week or $198 less each day to spend on vacations because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I went on vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977.  My wife and I went on many vacations, typically four each year, 1978-1992 in connection with her business trips to luxury resorts all across America. Of course, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious about that.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/271750701-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump picks John Lausch to be new U.S. attorney for Chicago – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-john-lausch-picked-for-us-attorney-0803-met-20170803-story.html
— Elmhurst and Hinsdale Republicans (Paul Fichtner and Laura LaPlaca) among those eyeing Bellock’s seat – Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/news/ct-dhd-bellock-seat-tl-0810-20170803-story.html
— Democratic governor candidate Drury compares Speaker Madigan to Lord Voldemort – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-scott-drury-governor-campaign-met-0804-20170803-story.html
— Secret Service vacates Trump Tower command post in lease dispute with president’s company – Carol D. Leonnig, , David A. Fahrenthold and Jonathan O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-secret-service-vacates-trump-tower-20170803-story.html
— West Virginia governor, a Democrat, expected to announce switch to GOP at Trump rally – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-west-virginia-governor-party-switch-20170803-story.html
— ‘It’s for the children!’ CPS’ crushing debt, that is – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-chicago-schools-debt-cps-emanuel-edit-0804-jm-20170803-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump picks John Lausch to be Chicago’s next U.S. Attorney – Jon Seidel and Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/trump-picks-john-lausch-to-be-chicagos-next-u-s-attorney/
— Gov. Rauner again seeks to pit Chicago against rest of Illinois – AP  (DIERSEN: Who pits others against you?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pit 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 AGAINST THOSE THAT ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-rauner-again-seeks-to-pit-chicago-against-rest-of-illinois/
— Trump starts 17-day vacation Friday at private golf club – AP  (DIERSEN: Vacations are expensive. Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and his wife are not planning any kind of vacation. My $50,856/year pension is only 41% of the $122,991 that I earned in 1997 in today’s dollars. I have at least $72,135 less each year or $6,011 less each month or $1,387 less each week or $198 less each day to spend on vacations because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. I went on vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977.  My wife and I went on many vacations, typically four each year, 1978-1992 in connection with her business trips to luxury resorts all across America. Of course, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious about that.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-starts-17-day-vacation-friday-at-private-golf-club/
— Pentagon, White House begin talks on new transgender military policy – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pentagon-white-house-begin-talks-on-new-transgender-military-policy/
— Since when did ‘cosmopolitan’ become an insult? – Dan Mihalopoulos (DIERSEN: I should write a book about cosmopolitan people who look down on me. They stress that I am 100% German national origin and that all my ancestors came to America during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany. However, according to DNA Ancestry at 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://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/mihalopoulos-since-when-did-cosmopolitan-become-an-insult/
— Trump berated Mexican president in testy ‘wall’ call: Washington Post
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-berated-mexican-president-in-wall-call-washington-post/
— ‘Give me your tired, your poor’? Give me a break, Trump aide suggests
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/give-me-your-tired-your-poor-give-me-a-break-trump-aide-suggests/
— Make sure only Americans cast our ballots – Editorial  (DIERSEN: How many attempts have been to hack your election commission?  How many of those hacks were successful?  According to the DuPage County Election Commission (DCEC), only 137 in my precinct voted for Trump, but 211 voted for Clinton.  That is inconsistent with the precinct’s voting history. I am considering asking the DCEC to allow me to look at the actual ballots to verify the 137 and 211 numbers.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-make-sure-only-americans-cast-our-ballots/
— Working for Trump seems to be bad for your health – S.E. Cupp
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/cupp-trumps-white-house-a-revolving-door-of-staffers/

 

DAILY HERALD
— GOP plan to slash legal immigration wins Trump’s support – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170803/news/308039948/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps use people in West Chicago to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170803/west-chicago-church-members-vow-to-continue-immigration-hunger-strike
— New Hampshire is no ‘drug-infested den,’ state leaders say – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170803/news/308039850/
— Norman Rockwell Museum building considered as pot dispensary – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170803/news/308039900/
— Lauzen urges cuts to cover Kane County’s projected $6 million shortfall – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170803/lauzen-urges-cuts-to-cover-kane-countys-projected-6-million-shortfall
— Brew Fest returns to Wheaton’s Memorial Park – Nicole Kapala  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who work against me because I do not promote booze.  Most, if not virtually all of those who work against me a) drink lots of booze, b) want to drink lots of booze, c) want to make lots of money selling booze, and/or d) want to generate lots of tax revenue from the sale of booze.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170803/brew-fest-returns-to-wheatons-memorial-park

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Preckwinkle demands $17 million from pop tax foes – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170803/BLOGS02/170809929/preckwinkle-demands-17-million-from-pop-tax-foes

 

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Hultgren, Roskam speak in Geneva while protestors demonstrate outside – Sandy Bressner
http://www.kcchronicle.com/lists/2017/08/03/6c9c376903264b2195e908e5df225b2f/index.xml?page=1

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Mitchell says he will not seek re-election – RYAN VOYLES
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/state-rep-bill-mitchell-says-he-will-not-seek-re/article_b92718d2-1fb4-5fc1-8726-57df80cb2692.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Republican state Rep. Mitchell to retire – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-03/republican-state-rep-mitchell-retire.html

 

WJBD RADIO
— What’s in the Trump-backed immigration bill
http://www.wjbdradio.com/world-news/2017/08/03/whats-in-the-trump-backed-immigration-bill

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago, Alton papers back Rauner in school funding battle – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511168850-chicago-alton-papers-back-rauner-in-school-funding-battle
— Pritzker values politics over public schools, GOP argues – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511168852-pritzker-values-politics-over-public-schools-gop-argues

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Strategy 2017: From Outrage to Action [Conference] August 18th & 19th in Elmhurst! – Jane Carrell and Carol Davis
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/07/conference-from-strategy-to-action/
— Why is Socialism Being Promoted by Conservative Christian Outlets? – Joe Carter  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/08/why-is-socialism-being-promoted-by-conservative-christian-outlets/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Immigrant groups thank Rauner for committing to sign TRUST Act  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote the Trust Act 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://capitolfax.com/2017/08/03/immigrant-groups-thank-rauner-for-committing-to-sign-trust-act/
— Pritzker criticizes DPI, plans to open regional offices to help down-ballot candidates
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/03/pritzker-criticizes-dpi-plans-to-open-regional-offices-to-help-down-ballot-candidates/

 

CNS NEWS
— Levin: Purpose of Immigration Is to Benefit American Citizenry – Not the Alien Foreigner – Gage Cohen
http://www.cnsnews.com/blog/gage-cohen/levin-purpose-immigration-benefit-american-citizenry-not-alien-foreigner

 

GOPUSA
— Abortion advocates blast Democratic campaign boss for denying pro-choice ‘litmus test’ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many RINO activists, RINO candidates, RINO party leaders, RINO elected officials, RINO major donors, RINO political consultants, RINO etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on destroying Republicans like me who support the right to life plank in the Republican Party’s platform.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27989
— If you don’t support DACA, Lindsey Graham doesn’t want your vote  (DIERSEN: Graham got elected as a Republican. If you get yourself elected as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28094
— #CALEXIT would be a truly golden idea  (DIERSEN: If California seceded, would it vote to become part of Mexico?  If California became part of Mexico, would Mexico then demand surrender of Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, etc.?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28131
(FROM THE ARTICLE: California could secede from the United States. Signatures are being hurriedly gathered for a 2018 ballot initiative that would begin the process of independence for the Golden State.)
— Hate speech from California imam draws little notice
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28097

 

BREITBART
— Seven Facts About Donald Trump’s Merit-Based Immigration Reform – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/02/seven-facts-donald-trumps-merit-based-immigration-reform/
— More Leaks: Washington Post Publishes Transcripts of Donald Trump’s Calls to Mexico and Australia – CHARLIE SPIERING  (DIERSEN: Since I became an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman and the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs have blamed me for everything that has been “leaked” in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I should sue any individual, any organization, any company, any government, and any country that calls me a leaker.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/03/more-leaks-transcripts-of-donald-trumps-calls-to-mexico-and-australia-published-by-washington-post/

 

PJ MEDIA
— College Protesters Demand Peers Pay Them for ‘Emotional Labor’ – TOM KNIGHTON
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2017/08/02/college-protesters-demand-peers-pay-them-for-emotional-labor/

 

THE BLAZE
— Wisconsin university seeking new staff to help eradicate oppression of LGBT students of color – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/03/wisconsin-university-seeking-new-staff-to-help-eradicate-oppression-of-lgbt-students-of-color/

 

DAILY WIRE
— NEVER FORGET: Leftists Gushed Over Venezuela’s Horrific Socialist Dictators – BEN SHAPIRO
http://www.dailywire.com/news/19259/never-forget-leftists-gushed-over-venezuelas-ben-shapiro#

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— PUBLIC SCHOOL IS CHILD ABUSE  Mason Weaver calls government education centers ‘slave training camps’
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/public-school-is-child-abuse/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS QUITTING OVER “COMPLETE AND UTTER DISDAIN FOR OUR EXPERTISE” – Robert Spencer  (DIERSEN: GAO audits IRS. Much of what IRS Revenue Officers do is similar to what GAO Analysts do including interviewing, data gathering, data summary, data analysis, developing recommendations, and report writing.  In 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors showed their complete and utter disdain for what I had a) learned by working for IRS’s Collection Division for almost 9 years 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173, b) learned by passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, c) learned by earning a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, d) learned by earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and e) learned by earning a bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970 a) by forcing me to take an $18,847 (21%) pay cut to transfer, that is, a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5, currently $90,173, to GS-9 Step 10, currently $71,326, b) by keeping me off audits of IRS 1980-1995, c) by forcing the GAO manager who had hired me, gotten me assigned to audits of IRS in 1996, and gotten me promoted to GS-13, currently $94,610, in 1986, and d) by keeping me off audits of IRS 1989 until they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997.)
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267463/state-department-officials-quitting-over-complete-robert-spencer

 

DAILY CALLER
— Poll: Bashing Trump Is Not Working For Flake In His Home State – Henry Rodgers  (DIERSEN: Who are the biggest “Republican” Trump bashers in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/03/poll-bashing-trump-is-not-working-for-flake-in-his-home-state/
— Government Employees Earn Almost Double The Average American – Thomas Phippen  (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/01/government-employees-earn-almost-double-the-average-american/
— ‘Armed And Dangerous’ Fancypants College Professor Menaces Chicago After Brutal Murder – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/03/armed-and-dangerous-fancypants-college-professor-menaces-chicago-after-brutal-murder/
— Poll: Most Americans Don’t View Black Lives Matter Favorably – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/03/poll-most-americans-dont-view-black-lives-matter-favorably/
— FACT CHECK: Do You Have To Speak English To Be Naturalized? – HOLMES LYBRAND (DIERSEN: Trump should immediately end printing election ballots in any language other than English.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/03/fact-check-do-you-have-to-speak-english-to-be-naturalized/
— Scarborough Says Acosta’s Words Sounded Like Something Out Of ‘Mein Kampf’ – Nick Givas  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/03/scarborough-says-acostas-words-sounded-like-something-out-of-mein-kampf/
— Someone Leaked Classified Transcripts Of Trump’s Phone Calls With Foreign Leaders – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: Since I became an elected Republican Precinct Committeeman and the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs have blamed me for everything that has been “leaked” in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. I should sue any individual, any organization, any company, any government, and any country that calls me a leaker.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/03/someone-leaked-classified-transcripts-of-trumps-phone-calls-with-foreign-leaders/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— In Defense of Meritocracy – Max Bloom  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. They are especially furious that I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 and that I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981 when I was 32.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450101/american-meritocracy-needs-reform-not-replacement

 

THE HILL
— Republicans will completely control 26 states – REID WILSON
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/345232-republicans-will-completely-control-a-quarter-of-the-states

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps oppose efforts to stop illegal immigration.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-sanctuary-city-crackdown-faces-resistance-in-unexpected-places-1501761600

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— See how iconic vehicles, including the Chevrolet Corvette and Ford Mustang have evolved over time – KEVIN BARR
http://www.nydailynews.com/autos/street-smarts/evolution-of-corvette-mini-mustang-aston-martin-sl-class-article-1.3381649

 

FED SMITH
— American Federation of Government Employees Still the Most Corrupt Union in the U.S.A. – Bob Gilson
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/08/03/american-federation-government-employees-still-most-corrupt-union-usa/

 

GAO
— GAO’s Gender Identity and Inclusion Group Hosts Panel on Experience of Transgender People
https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/USGAO/2017/08/03/file_attachments/857148/MN4422.pdf

August 3 Morning Edition

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Do you support or oppose Trump’s Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment, or RAISE Act?  Members of the following groups oppose the act: 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://abc7chicago.com/politics/trumps-immigration-plan-is-dead-in-the-water-activists-say/2270263/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Asked about Trump, Emanuel talks Rauner – John Byrne, Bill Ruthhart (DIERSEN: If Rauner would be more anti-Trump, would Democrats go easier on Rauner?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-donald-trump-20170803-story.html
— My family couldn’t afford to be Jewish – Leslee Komaiko  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned Missouri Synod Lutherans as being filty rich.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-being-jewish-expensive-20170802-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emanuel accuses Rauner of ‘governing through anger’ on school veto – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: What has made people angry at you?  People are angry at me because support planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform that they reject, because I support the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, because I supported one of their opponents in an election, because I filed lawsuits against them, because I fail/refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, because I do not give them money, etc.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/emanuel-accuses-rauner-of-governing-through-anger-on-school-veto/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How have Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and immigration impacted you?  Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and immigration to screw Republicans, and especially to screw Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-trump-aims-to-make-it-harder-for-families-to-rise/
— Tab for Justice Dept. probe of CPD now $5.7M and counting – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government spent millions of taxpayer dollars in connection with their wasting my federal career and their forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  Who cares about that?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/tab-for-justice-dept-probe-of-cpd-now-5-7m-and-counting/amp/
— Amazon, in sign of growth, holds job fair for US warehouses – Rachel Hinton  (DIERSEN: Do you need/want a job?  From what I see, to get hired, you need to stress that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors, that is, that you are a “good little Democrat.”)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/amazon-in-sign-of-growth-holds-job-fair-for-us-warehouses/
— ‘Black Chicago Eats’ month aims to uplift city’s black-owned eateries – Maudlyne Ihejirika  (DIERSEN: How much money do you spend in eateries?  I spend very little a) because I spend 10+ hours in my home each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) because I have at least $72,135 less each year or $6,011 less each month or $1,387 less each week or $198 less each day to spend in eateries because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  My GAO salary in today’s dollars was $122,991 a year, but my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $50,856 or $72,135 (59%) less a year.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/black-chicago-eats-month-aims-to-uplift-citys-black-owned-eateries/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/reich-tips-for-summer-political-sanity/
— ‘Trunk party’ gives 60 Chicago students college essentials – Amanda Svachula  (DIERSEN: Because I did not need a “trunk party” to attend NIU in 1969, my critics/opponents demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being filthy rich.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trunk-party-gives-60-chicago-students-college-essentials/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DuPage County seeks input on county programs, spending with survey – Robert Sanchez and Evan Shields  (DIERSEN: How will DuPage County respond to those individuals, organizations, and companies that want the county to get rid of its residents, its organizations, its companies, and its 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.dailyherald.com/news/20170802/dupage-county-seeks-residents-feedback-on-services-spending
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170802/dupage-county-seeks-input-on-county-programs-spending-with-survey

 

DNA INFO
— Donald Trump Gets 70 Percent Tax Cut For Vacant Trump Tower Storefront – David Matthews (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter who owns property?  Anti-Trumps talk/act like they will viciously destroy any organization or company that might rent/buy Trump’s storefront.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20161006/downtown/trump-tower-tax-break

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrat Day to bring Jesse White announcement – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170802/bernard-schoenburg-democrat-day-to-bring-jesse-white-announcement
— Teens get their chance to learn about being a police officer – Jason Nevel  (DIERSEN: Will teens get a chance to learn about being an IRS Revenue Officer?  I was an IRS Revenue Officer 1971-1980.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170801/teens-get-their-chance-to-learn-about-being-police-officer

 

STATELINE
— Illinois Legislators In Battle Over Senate Bill One  Illinois Legislators try to come to compromise with education funding – Elliot Wilson
http://www.mystateline.com/news/illinois-legislators-in-battle-over-senate-bill-one/781584699

 

CHICAGO NOW
— “Cultural Appropriation” is Detrimental to YOUR Civil Liberties. Here’s Why: – Laura DionJones (DIERSEN: What is your culture?  Who wants to appropriate it?)
http://www.chicagonow.com/commit-to-get-fit/2017/08/cultural-appropriation-is-detrimental-to-your-civil-liberties-heres-why/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Pritzker’s reticence to rip Madigan seen as proof he’s speaker’s choice – Ruth de Jauregui
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511167960-pritzker-s-reticence-to-rip-madigan-seen-as-proof-he-s-speaker-s-choice

 

DAILY ILLINI
— University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ousted on list of top 10 party schools – Jessica Bursztynsky  (DIERSEN: Did you go to college to “party?” I did not.  I went to college so that I could have better career opportunities.  I lived with my parents and brother in Crete a) while I attended UIC 1966-1968, b) weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. I lived in the “pricey” University Plaza Dormitory (https://www.uplaza.com/) in DeKalb weekdays during my first semester at NIU and then full-time during my last two semesters and in the “pricey” Lincolnshire West Apartments (http://www.lincolnshirewest-apts.com/) in DeKalb during the summer of 1970. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use that to paint me as having always been filthy rich.)
http://dailyillini.com/news/2017/08/02/illinois-ousted-list-top-10-party-schools/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Cook County & Cook County Sheriff hit with civil penalty on FOIA violation – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/cook-county-cook-county-sheriff-hit-with-civil-penalty-on-foia-violation/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ LATEST $500 MILLION BORROWING: MORE EVIDENCE IT DOESN’T DESERVE A BAILOUT – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-public-schools-latest-500-million-borrowing-more-evidence-it-doesnt-deserve-a-bailout/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Ives: Hidden budget items have ‘fed the beast’ of Illinois fiscal crisis – Jacob Bielanski
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/ives-hidden-budget-items-have-fed-the-beast-of-illinois/article_418f3c34-7254-11e7-9e5c-539d4374f40e.html
— While flood waters recede in McHenry County, property taxes increase – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/while-flood-waters-recede-in-mchenry-county-property-taxes-increase/article_f80eba12-77cb-11e7-ab30-87eed0ea81eb.html

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How have Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion impacted you?  Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to screw Republicans, and especially to screw Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/taking-action-against-colleges-and-universities/781772801

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Cards Against Humanity launches effort to legalize marijuana in Illinois  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/03/cards-against-humanity-launches-effort-to-legalize-marijuana-in-illinois/
— ISBE: 62 percent of Illinois school districts lost enrollment in one year
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/03/isbe-62-percent-of-illinois-school-districts-lost-enrollment-in-one-year/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS UNDER ATTACK. WE MUST DEFEND IT. – Raynard Jackson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want to force everyone to speak, read, and write foreign languages.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/the-english-language-is-under-attack-we-must-defend-it/

 

GOPUSA
— 22 percent of federal prison population here illegally  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28099
— CNN reporter Jim Acosta displays full blown political advocacy in challenge to immigration policy (DIERSEN: Unlike many other reporters who unethically deny their political affiliation, I proudly proclaim that I am a Republican.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28111
— NAACP issues state travel warning over Missouri ‘Jim Crow’ bill
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28121
— Favor factory? Huma emails reveal Clinton allies seeking jobs, meetings  (DIERSEN: Virtually all of the operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents have severe financial problems, severe health problems, and/or other severe problems.  They talk and act that if succeed in getting rid of me, my critics/opponents will give them lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and lots more.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28124?omhide=true

 

AOL NEWS
— Ann Coulter says marijuana is making ‘people retarded’ – NICK CARDONA  (DIERSEN: Do you smoke pot?  Do you want to smoke pot legally?  As more and more and more Americans smoke pot, America will go downhill faster and faster and faster.)
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/02/ann-coulter-says-marijuana-is-making-people-retarded/23062212/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservative firebrand Ann Coulter says marijuana is destroying the country. She was speaking at Politicon, a nonpartisan political event over the weekend. Coulter, who has a history of making very controversial — and some might say offensive remarks went off when she was asked whether or not weed should be legal. “You can legalize all the drugs you want when there isn’t a welfare state. No marijuana makes people retarded, especially when they’re young.” he debate started when Coulter’s fellow panelist, Ana Kasparian brought up the racial differences between blacks and whites when it comes to marijuana charges. Coulter pointed to a study that revealed black people are more likely to lie about their weed use than other races. However, she didn’t say who did the study or any information about the study to back up her claim. Meanwhile, Kasparian said no one should be prosecuted for marijuana possession calling it a waste of our resources.)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump endorses merit-based system that would cut legal immigration by half – Dave Boyer and Stephen Dinan  (DIERSEN: How has immigration impacted you?  Democrats only want immigrants who will vote for Democrats. Those who vote for Democrats 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.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/2/trump-backs-immigration-bill-cut-green-card-limits/
— Two ‘Never Trump’ national GOP officials thank Reince Priebus, the man Trump fired – Ralph Z. Hallow
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/3/reince-priebus-man-donald-trump-fired-thanked-two-/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— U.S. TOWN BANS RESIDENTS FROM CRITICIZING MOSQUE  New restrictions on speech about Islam akin to ‘surrender’ – Bob Unrul (DIERSEN: So far, how has Islam impacted you?  Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/u-s-town-bans-residents-from-criticizing-mosque/

 

FEDERALIST PAPERS
— OUTSTANDING: 261 “Sanctuary Cities” to Lose Millions in Funding; Here’s The List – Calvin Freiburger
http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/261-sanctuary-cities-lose-funding

 

DAILY CALLER
The DOJ Targets The Root Of Campus Insanity – SCOTT GREER (DIERSEN: Democrat educators focus on cranking out “good little Democrats” who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/02/the-doj-targets-the-root-of-campus-insanity/
— Bitter Jim Acosta Claims White House Targeting Muslims, Mexicans And The Media – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: Who targets you?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes target 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://dailycaller.com/2017/08/02/bitter-jim-acosta-claims-white-house-targeting-muslims-mexicans-and-the-media-video/

 

NEWSMAX
— Amazon Job Fair Lures 20,000 Applicants  (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the more likely that Amazon will hire you: 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.newsmax.com/Finance/Companies/amazon-warehouse-job-fair/2017/08/03/id/805513/

 

BREITBART
— RAISE Act Is First Serious Attempt to Reduce Immigration In Generations – IAN MASON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/02/raise-act-is-first-serious-attempt-to-reduce-immigration-in-generations/
— Rosie O’Donnell: ‘Women Should Form Our Own Party’ if Dems Back Pro-Life Candidates – DR. SUSAN BERRY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2017/08/02/rosie-odonnell-women-should-form-our-own-party-if-dems-back-pro-life-candidates/
— Book Ban: Muslim News Site Demands Amazon Withdraws Kassam’s ‘No Go Zones’ – JACK MONTGOMERY
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/08/02/cair-linked-muslim-network-demands-amazon-withdraw-kassams-no-go-zones/

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— Reince Priebus Never Stood a Chance  He was a bad fit for Donald Trump’s Mad Max-like universe. – JONATHAN V. LAST  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a “bad fit?” One could say that I never stood a chance in the federal government and that I was a “bad fit.” 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.weeklystandard.com/reince-priebus-never-stood-a-chance/article/2009104

 

NEWS & OBSERVER
— Church is no place to preach politics – A.C. SNOW  (DIERSEN: What do you see in your church?  From what I see, ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://www.newsobserver.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/ac-snow/article165063192.html

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Problem of Competitive Victimhood – VICTOR DAVIS HANSON  (DIERSEN: Who are the most divisive individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Divisive individuals, divisive organizations, divisive companies, divisive governments, and divisive countries shout at those who have health, financial, and/or other problems that members of the following groups caused all their problems: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, those who have pensions, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450094/identity-politics-2016-election-democrats-try-more-inclusive-message

 

THE HILL
— Why Trump needs Republican good ol’ boys – RAOUL LOWERY CONTRERAS  (DIERSEN: Are you a “Republican good ol’ boy?”  I have never been one.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/344833-why-trump-needs-republican-good-ol-boys
— Sanders urged to woo black voters – AMIE PARNES  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What will Sanders say to Blacks to woo them over? ANSWER: He will shout at Blacks that Republicans have caused, are causing, and will forever cause all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have.  Sanders will especially demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/345051-sanders-urged-to-woo-black-voters

 

POLITICO
— New White House chief of staff Kelly called Sessions to assure him his job was safe – JOSH DAWSEY and JOSH GERSTEIN  (DIERSEN: Is/was your job safe?  Prior to September of 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors MISSLED me to believe that my job was safe, that is, that they would let me work until I was eligible for regular retirement when I would be 55 in September of 2003. They could hint/imply/argue/shout that I should have “seen the writing on the wall.” They had always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, they had not promoted me beyond GS-13, they had kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, they had gotten rid of the GAO manager who had hired me, who had gotten me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who had promoted me to GS-13 in 1986, and they had forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/02/john-kelly-jeff-sessions-241276

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOVERNOR AGAIN SEEKS TO PIT CHICAGO AGAINST REST OF ILLINOIS.”  Who pits others against you?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pit 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 AGAINST THOSE THAT ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am a Trump supporter, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (68), rich, a gun owner, 100% German American, a draft avoider, and that my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s. They stress that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, that I was a union member for almost 12 years, that I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, that I have been a federal retiree for almost 20 years, that my Civil Service Retirement System pension is $50,856/year, that my federal health, dental, and vision insurance is $17,288/year, that my Social Security is $2,028/year, that I have only owned American nameplate cars, that I am childless, that I am pet-less, that I oppose the promotion vices including booze, gambling, and pot, that I have sued those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, I etc.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to pit everyone against me.)
http://www.apnewsarchive.com/2017/Gov-Bruce-Rauner-has-reignited-an-age-old-but-divisive-political-strategy-on-a-new-front-in-Illinois-Schools/id-5768cf7b4df24c499bbdf4a247ec6c82%22

 

CNN
— NAACP issues its first statewide travel advisory, for Missouri – Nancy Coleman (DIERSEN: Should Trump issue travel advisories for Trump supporters in those precincts, municipalities, townships/wards, counties, and states that voted for Clinton?  Should Trump supporters wear body cameras to document insults, harassment, threats, attacks, etc. from anti-Trumps?)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/02/us/naacp-missouri-travel-advisory-trnd/index.html

 

REUTERS
— Trump and senators seek to slash legal immigration – Ayesha Rascoe and Mica Rosenberg
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-immigration-idUSKBN1AI1ZU?il=0

 

CNBC
— Here’s how much you have to save per paycheck to be a millionaire by 67 – Kathleen Elkins  (DIERSEN: How much money have you saved for your retirement?  From what I see, you are in big trouble if you are not on track to have at least a million dollars saved for your retirement by the time you are 67.  My 87 year old aunt is spending $230 a day to live in an assisted living facility.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/01/how-much-of-your-paycheck-you-have-to-save-to-be-a-millionaire.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Amazon’s Jobs Fair Sends Clear Message: Now Hiring Thousands – NOAM SCHEIBER and NICK WINGFIELD  (DIERSEN: Do you need/want a job?  From what I see, to get hired, you need to stress that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors, that is, that you are a “good little Democrat.”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/technology/amazons-jobs-fair-sends-clear-message-now-hiring-thousands.html
— Trump Can’t Save American Christianity – ROD DREHER  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” talk and act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/opinion/trump-scaramucci-evangelical-christian.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Keeps His Conservative Movement Allies Closest.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/us/politics/trump-conservative-republicans.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— How would you handle a forced retirement? – Michelle Singletary  (DIERSEN:  My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement offer in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  One way that I have handled that forced retirement is to spend less money.  I spend less money a) because I spend 10+ hours in my home each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) because I have at least $72,135 less each year or $6,011 less each month or $1,387 less each week  or $198 less each day to spend because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  My GAO salary in today’s dollars was $122,991 a year, but my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $50,856 or $72,135 (59%) less a year.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2017/07/31/how-would-you-handle-a-forced-retirement/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Critics Try to Smear Trump’s Election-Integrity Commission  Calling us racists and ‘voter-suppression superstars’ is shameful and corrosive to civility. – Hans von Spakovsky and  J. Christian Adams
https://www.wsj.com/articles/critics-try-to-smear-trumps-election-integrity-commission-1501709170
— Facebook’s New-Graduate Hires Help Diversify Workforce  Company makes an effort to hire women straight out of college – Yoree Koh (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to not hire, to not promote, and to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  Firestone stores hired me in 1970 because it could not find a qualified minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  Oldsmobile offered me a job in 1971 because it could not find a qualified minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-new-graduate-hires-help-diversify-workforce-1501689604
— The Coming ObamaCare Bailout  ‘Cost-sharing’ subsidies are illegal without an appropriation by Congress. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-coming-obamacare-bailout-1501715525

 

USA TODAY
— No going back: Anthony Scaramucci’s White House job could cost him $7.5 million – Gregory Korte
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/03/anthony-scaramuccis-white-house-job-could-cost-him-7-million/531376001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  Anthony Scaramucci took no salary during his short tenure as White House communication director — yet his 10-day career detour could end up costing him more than $7.5 million. That’s because the New York hedge fund founder left the White House before he could obtain a “certificate of divestiture” giving him the special tax treatment available to federal employees who give up assets in order to avoid conflicts of interest. Without that certificate, the sale of Scaramucci’s Skybridge Capital to a Chinese holding company will be taxed at the capital gains rate of 15%. According to Scaramucci’s financial disclosure report, his 43.8% share of the sale is worth at least $50 million; other estimates put that number even higher. The Office of Government Ethics would not comment on whether Scaramucci’s application for that special tax treatment. But granted certificates are a matter of public record, and no such certificate has been granted to Scaramucci. And under OGE regulations, an application must come from a current employee of the executive branch.)
— Saving for retirement in the most tax-efficient manner possible – Robert Powell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/powell/2017/08/02/powell-saving-retirement-most-tax-efficient-manner-possible/506793001/
— Facebook makes diversity gains but still struggles in key area – Jessica Guynn  (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to not hire, to not promote, and to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  Firestone stores hired me in 1970 because it could not find a qualified minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  Oldsmobile offered me a job in 1971 because it could not find a qualified minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/08/02/facebook-makes-diversity-gains-but-still-struggles-key-area/531344001/

 

MADISON
— 5 Tax Issues You’ll Face in Retirement – Wendy Connick
http://host.madison.com/business/investment/markets-and-stocks/tax-issues-you-ll-face-in-retirement/article_a744fb6f-a521-50bc-9d1b-4c9e33ca6d49.html

 

KKTV
— Black market marijuana bust leaves bruises on Colorado’s marijuana industry  (DIERSEN: The more that pot is pushed legally, the more that pot is pushed illegally.)
http://www.kktv.com/content/news/Black-market-marijuana-bust-leaves-bruises-on-Colorados-marijuana-industry-436622893.html

 

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEDLINE: How has immigration impacted you?  Democrats only want immigrants who will vote for Democrats. Those who vote for Democrats 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.vanityfair.com/news/2017/08/white-house-celebrates-american-dream-week-in-the-worst-way-possible

 

BUZZFEED
— Trump Has Launched A “Real News” Program On His Facebook, Hosted By His Daughter-In-Law  In one video, Lara Trump said she’d be back every week to provide updates on the president’s accomplishments. – Claudia Koerner
https://www.buzzfeed.com/claudiakoerner/trumps-daughter-in-law-hosting-real-news-videos-for-the

 

CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER
— New Workers Must Save 20% of Income to Match Baby Boomers’ Retirement  Report finds new workers face “hostile economic environment.”
https://www.ai-cio.com/news/new-workers-must-save-20-income-match-baby-boomers-retirement/

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— 3 Common Retirement Mistakes That Can Put a Crack in Your Nest Egg  Think you have retirement all figured out? Think again. – Katie Brockman  (DIERSEN: The less that you save for your retirement, the sooner that you will run of money and go on welfare.  The more that your retirement income is taxed, the sooner that you will run out of money and go on welfare.)
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2017/08/03/3-common-retirement-mistakes-that-can-put-a-crack.aspx
(FRTOM THE ARTICLE: 1. Underestimating health-related expenses  Healthcare is expensive, and you’re more likely to suffer illnesses and injuries as you age. Health problems such as Alzheimer’s and hip fractures from falls are far more common in older adults, and they’re also incredibly expensive to treat. (The average cost to care for a person with Alzheimer’s during the patient’s last five years of life is about $287,000, and the average hospital visit after a fall costs about $30,000.) Medicare will help cover some of the costs of health problems, but that doesn’t mean you won’t have to pay anything out of pocket. You’ll still be responsible for your deductible, coinsurance, and copays, and Medicare doesn’t cover long-term care, eye exams, most dental care, or hearing aids.)
— Should You Pay Down Your Mortgage or Save for Retirement?  If you have a bit of cash each month to put toward your future, is that money best spent paying down debt or investing for retirement? – Katie Brockman
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2017/08/02/should-you-pay-off-your-mortgage-or-save-for-retir.aspx

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Aide Forcefully Defends Bid to Reduce Legal Immigration – Justin Sink (DIERSEN: How has immigration impacted you?  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens 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.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-02/trump-endorses-bill-to-award-immigrant-visas-based-on-merit
— 5% Is the New 8% for Pension Funds  Most targets are still too high, and that’s a problem for employees and taxpayers. – Lisa Abramowicz
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-02/5-is-the-new-8-for-reliable-returns-for-pension-funds
— Older Americans Aren’t as Poor as We Thought  There’s a widening wealth gap between the old and young. – Ben Steverman
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-01/older-americans-aren-t-as-poor-as-we-thought

 

BENEFIT NEWS
— Public pension returns barely broke even in fiscal 2016 – Bloomberg
https://www.benefitnews.com/articles/public-pension-returns-barely-broke-even-in-fiscal-2016

 

GOVERNING
— Pension Plans Had a Great Year, But Retirees Likely Won’t Benefit From It  One good investment year isn’t enough to fix struggling systems’ problems. – LIZ FARMER
http://www.governing.com/topics/finance/gov-stock-market-pension-plans-investment-turns.html

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Efforts to increase federal Hispanic workforce have stalled since Clinton era – Eric Englert  (DIERSEN: How have Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion impacted you?  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1980, its top priority was a) to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger and b) to make way for them by getting rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/career/2017/08/02/efforts-to-increase-federal-hispanic-workforce-have-stalled-since-clinton-era/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Daring to Defend the Federal Bureaucracy – Charles S. Clark (DIERSEN: Do you promote patronage?  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.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2017/08/daring-defend-federal-bureaucracy/139908/

 

FORD AUTHORITY
— Ford Mustang Reclaims Lead In July Pony Car Sales – AARON BRZOZOWSKI
http://fordauthority.com/2017/08/ford-mustang-reclaims-lead-in-july-pony-car-sales/

 

AUTOWEEK
— Don’t count out gasoline motors yet  THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE STILL HAS ROOM TO ADVANCE  (DIERSEN: Do you own a car with a gasoline motor?  My critics/opponents want to banish not only gasoline engines, they want to banish cars.)
http://autoweek.com/article/technology/dont-count-out-gasoline-motors-yet

 

RASMUSEN REPORTS
— Voters Don’t Credit Trump For Improving Economy  (DIERSEN: Voters Should Credit Trump For Improving Economy.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/july_2017/voters_don_t_credit_trump_for_improving_economy
— More Than Ever Are Optimistic About Economic Opportunity in America
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/jobs_employment/july_2017/more_than_ever_are_optimistic_about_economic_opportunity_in_america

August 2 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Trump Joining With GOP Senators to Push Immigration Changes  Trump has made cracking down on illegal immigration a hallmark of his administration and has tried to slash federal grants for cities that refuse to comply with federal efforts to detain and deport those living in the country illegally – Ken Thomas and Jill Colvin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-GOP-Senators-Immigration-Changes–438107103.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Insurers want to hike Obamacare rates in Illinois up to 43 percent – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/insurers-want-to-hike-obamacare-rates-in-illinois-up-to-43-percent/
— Too many crimes on the CTA going unsolved – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-too-many-crimes-on-the-cta-going-unsolved/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker details health care plan, rivals say it’s not enough – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-healthcare-20170802-story.html
— Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake takes GOP to task over Trump – AP  (DIERSEN: The more that you blast Trump, the more that anti-Trumps promote you.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-arizona-senator-trump-20170801-story.html
— The Republican Party was born of moral outrage — and is dying for lack of it – Ron Grossman  (DIERSEN: Republicans should be more outraged by efforts by anti-Trumps to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-health-care-gop-expired-grossman-20170801-story.html
— Trump signs bill imposing sanctions on Russia – AP  (DIERSEN: What sanctions have the federal government imposed on you?  My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.  They would not have imposed the aforesaid sanctions if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-russia-sanctions-20170802-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a color photo of Jake Griffin unethically made to look like a news article, the Daily Herald calls for the State of Illinois to tax retirement income. What about those like me who were forced to retire early?  Illinois’ not taxing retirement income was one factor that helped my Democrat GAO superiors succeed in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. What about COLAs? COLAs are always far less than inflation.  What about health care costs? The older that you are, the higher that your health care costs are.  Health care costs have always gone up far more than inflation.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170802/how-not-taxing-retirees-income-costs-illinois
— How retirement income became exempt from state tax – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170802/how-retirement-income-became-exempt-from-state-tax
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Buyer remorse sets in for flyover country Trump voters.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170802/buyer-remorse-sets-in-for-flyover-country-trump-voters
— To many, Illinois tax hike is inhumane – Dan McCaleb  (DIERSEN: If you do not pay state income tax, a state income tax hike does not affect you.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170801/mccaleb-to-many-illinois-tax-hike-is-inhumane
— 2 Venezuelan opposition leaders jailed as crisis escalates – AP  (DIERSEN: Because I support the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being someone who is trying to be an “opposition leader” because certain past and present leaders of Republican organizations in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois reject many planks in the Republican Party platform, in the IRP platform, and the MTRCC resolution against video gambling. Most commonly, they reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), First Amendment, and Second Amendment planks.  Most commonly, they promote vices including booze, gambling, and pot.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170801/news/308019961/
— Retired judge: Barrington students in photo weren’t acting racist – Bob Susnjara
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170801/retired-judge-barrington-students-in-photo-werent-acting-racist

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago Sun-Times investors lost $80 million – LYNNE MAREK (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, newspapers act like they exist to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and the Green Party platform rather than to make a profit.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170802/NEWS06/170809973
— How Exelon will keep getting bailout money in Illinois—whether it needs it or not – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170802/NEWS11/170809972/how-exelon-will-keep-getting-bailout-money-in-illinois-x2014-whether

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump reportedly described White House as a ‘real dump’ – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/271479819-story

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— School funding reform cannot wait – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170801/our-view-school-funding-reform-cannot-wait

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Adam Andrzejewski follows money, irritates powerful – Jim Dey  (DIERSEN: Who is irritated at you and at what you do? 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 a) are irritated at me and at what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and b) were irritated at what I did as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, IRS employee, etc.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-01/jim-dey-watchdog-follows-money-irritates-powerful.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— The Recreational Marijuana Legalization Debate In Illinois – RACHEL OTWELL (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/recreational-marijuana-legalization-debate-illinois#stream/0

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Website draws attention to lack of female presence in Illinois governor race – Jaclyn Driscoll
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/website-draws-attention-to-lack-of-female-presence-in-illinois-governor-race

 

XRADIO
— Local Legislators Backing Governor’s Amendatory Veto of Ed Funding Bill – Greg Sapp
http://www.thexradio.com/news/78-local-news/29195-local-legislators-backing-governor-s-amendatory-veto-of-ed-funding-bill

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Gain insights into Gov. Rauner’s new regime’s approach: Watch Berkowitz w/Rauner insider Dan Proft
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/08/gain-insights-into-gov-rauners-new-regimes-approach-watch-berkowitz-wrauner-insider-dan-proft-cableweb/

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Skillicorn laments lack of reforms in school funding bill – Caitlin Nordahl
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511167822-skillicorn-laments-lack-of-reforms-in-school-funding-bill

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives targets multiple aspects of school funding measure – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511168880-ives-targets-multiple-aspects-of-school-funding-measure
— Ives disagrees with evidence-based school funding – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511167864-ives-disagrees-with-evidence-based-school-funding

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Illinois state politics fueled by the privately-educated  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my parents for sending me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri synod.)
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511168040-illinois-state-politics-fueled-by-the-privately-educated
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If one aspires to become a politician in Illinois, there’s one tried and tested route. Attend private elementary and high schools. Local Government Information Services (LGIS), which publishes the Sangamon Sun, researched the K-12 school choices of Illinois’ top elected officials– present and past– and found a clear, unmistakable trend. They may politically support Illinois’ public schools, but an increasing number of elected officials are opting out of using them personally.)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Christians Must Exit Government Schools – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/christian-parents-must-exit-government-schools/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PAY $850 MILLION IN INTEREST ON $500 MILLION LOAN – Robert Brutvan
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-public-schools-to-pay-850-million-in-interest-on-500-million-loan/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois GOP blasts Democratic leaders for not hosting annual rally at state fair – Greg Bishop  (DIERSEN: When you attend GOP rallies and other events, how welcome do you feel?  How do activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. treat you at those rallies and other events?)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-gop-blasts-democratic-leaders-for-not-hosting-annual-rally/article_b9a67afe-76cb-11e7-b3bc-4f1249e7bb75.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Republican Party Executive Director Nick Klitzing isn’t surprised by the move. “It says something about their lack of a commitment to agriculture,” Klitzing said. “It says something about their lack of commitment of having regular people who aren’t party bigwigs, who don’t give tons of money.” Klitzing said it’s another example of things being run with an iron fist by Madigan, the longtime party leader. “The same way that he rules as the speaker of the House of the state legislature is exactly the same way he rules the Democratic Party of Illinois,” Klitzing said. Republicans still plan a rally during Governor’s Day Wednesday, Aug. 16. Democrats also didn’t host a statewide convention in 2016. These gatherings feature speeches from various party leaders. Klitzing said these types of events are important for the party faithful. “Those opportunities at a convention and meetings, it gives people, regular people, an opportunity to meet their legislators,” Klitzing said, “to meet their elected officials, to interact with them and voice their opinions.”)
— Adios Illinois; more consider fleeing tax unfriendly Illinois – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/mccaleb-adios-illinois-more-consider-fleeing-tax-unfriendly-illinois/article_0f46358a-76b3-11e7-acca-436a6a2a1a5c.html

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Lieutenant Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti applauded her boss, saying that, as someone who once knew poverty, “all children deserve access to a world class education.” She struck a hopeful note, saying she was “confident” both legislative houses “will support a clean school funding bill that puts more money in the classroom for our students.”  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being someone who has never known poverty.)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/08/02/rauner-vetoes-state-education-bill-rahm-accuses-governor-of-fuzzy-math-chicago-homicides-cross-400-mark-johnson-says-overall-shootings-are-trending-down-221652

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Cutting classroom money while protecting pension money
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/02/cutting-classroom-money-while-protecting-pension-money/
— Question: Should legislators be barred from serving as state party chairs?  (DIERSEN: One could also ask should elected/appointed officials be barred from serving as a) members of their State Central Committee (SCC) and b) as officers of their state, county, township, and ward party organizations. In Illinois, Republicans are barred from directly electing members of the Illinois Republican Party SCC.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/01/question-of-the-day-2522/

 

GOPUSA
— Procter & Gamble’s Identity-Politics Pandering  (DIERSEN: How soon will P&G officially dump 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.gopusa.com/procter-gambles-identity-politics-pandering/

 

NEWS ONE
— DOJ Targets Affirmative Action  The Trump administration wants to pressure universities to end admission policies that “discriminate against Whites.” – Nigel Roberts
https://newsone.com/3729986/doj-affirmative-action-college-admissions/

 

DAILY CALLER
— DOJ Source Shuts Down NYT Affirmative Action Story – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/02/doj-source-shuts-down-nyt-affirmative-action-story/
— Trump DOJ Suing Over Affirmative Action In Universities – Kevin Daley  (DIERSEN: To give preference to one group is to discriminate against another group. I became a federal employee in 1971 because Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.  All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my Democrat superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/01/trump-justice-department-will-sue-to-curtail-affirmative-action/
— Panicked NYT Warns Reporters Not To Talk To ‘College Students’ – Nick Givas  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty. I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who act they have been warned by my critics/opponents to not talk to me.  My critics/opponents have made it very clear that they will have their operatives and their dupes viciously destroy anyone who talks to me.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/01/panicked-nyt-warns-reporters-not-to-talk-to-college-students/

 

NEWSMAX
— Tom Brokaw: Trump Holding His ‘Hard Core’ Base of Supporters – Cathy Burke  (DIERSEN: Are you demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being “hard core.”  I am demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being “hard core” by 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 and/or that a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/tom-brokaw-trump-supporters-base/2017/08/01/id/805147/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Health Care Costs for Prison Inmates Up 37% Since 2009  Drug abuse treatment increased by 44 percent in the same time frame – Ali Meyer
http://freebeacon.com/issues/health-care-costs-prison-inmates-37-since-2009/

 

THE HILL
— Trump approval in GOP-leaning poll drops below Obama’s lowest – MALLORY SHELBOURNE
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344920-trump-approval-in-gop-leaning-poll-drops-below-obamas-lowest

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump isn’t changing the Republican Party. The Republican Party is changing Trump. – Matt Grossmann and David A. Hopkins  (DIERSEN: When you get elected or appointed to a government office or to a political office as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/08/02/trump-isnt-changing-the-republican-party-the-republican-party-is-changing-trump/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— The solar eclipse path will overwhelmingly pass over Trump Country – Matt Rocheleau  (DIERSEN: Do you live in Trump Country?  I do not. The majority of those who voted in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois voted for Clinton.  Those who voted for Clinton want to get rid of individuals like me, 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.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/08/01/the-solar-eclipse-coming-trump-country/Ldd7MhDroW1cdYCwCBoxbO/story.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump embodies every one of the Seven Deadly Sins.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/07/31/how-trump-embodies-seven-deadly-sins-brian-klaas-column/523664001/
— Pass GOP tax cuts by Thanksgiving or get ready for Speaker Pelosi – Newt Gingrich and Brad Anderson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/02/pass-gop-tax-cuts-thanksgiving-get-ready-speaker-nancy-pelosi/529438001/
— Just 21 years old, Nihar Suthar has already saved over $100,000 – Tanisha A. Sykes  (DIERSEN: How do you compare to Suthar?  Suthar puts me to shame.  According to the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine, a) for 1977, when I was 29 years old, my income was $26,563, my expenses were $22,041, and I saved $4,522 and b) as of December 31, 1977, my assets were $113,487, my debts were $59,537, and my net worth was $53,950.  My income included $22,449 IRS salary and $2,675 rental income. My expenses included $9,479 mortgage payments, $4,900 income taxes, $2,198 food and entertainment, $1,568 pension contributions, and $823 tuition and books.  My assets included a $60,000 Outer Drive East (ODE) condo, a $26,000 University Park town home, $7,393 in retirement contributions, $6,333 in savings, and a $6,000 1972 Corvette. My debts included a $38,795 ODE condo mortgage and a $19,380 University Park town home mortgage.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/02/21-year-old-saves-over-100-000/475019001/
— Sleep study finds that the fewer hours you snooze the heavier you are likely to be – Matthew Diebel
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2017/08/01/sleep-study-fewer-hours-you-snooze-heavier-you-likely/528475001/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Even Kelly can’t stop Trump’s tweeting  Only way to get to ‘get the truth out,’ the president says – David Jackson  (DIERSEN: How often do the following communicate with the Republican voters in your precinct: your Republican Precinct Committeeman, the officers of your Republican township/ward party organization, the officers of your Republican county party organization, your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman, and the Republican elected/appointed officials who represent all or part of your precinct? I communicate with the aforesaid twice each and every day with GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/08/01/after-hiring-new-chief-staff-trump-pledges-keep-tweeting/528553001/

 

TIME
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: 3 Trump Appointees Owe Thousands of Dollars in Back Taxes – Dave Levinthal, Center for Public Integrity  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years and I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.)
http://time.com/4883523/donald-trump-taxes-appointees/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ObamaCare for Congress  Trump can change a rule that exempts Members from the law’s pain. – Editorial (DIERSEN: What did you and your spouse do to qualify for your health insurance? Because I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my wife and I a) qualify as members of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/) for life and b) get a 75% (currently $17,288/year) federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy for life.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/obamacare-for-congress-1501629597
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Insecure Workers Face Risk Of Illness – Laurn Weber  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did everything that they could to make feel insecure. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.  My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat 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. 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.wsj.com/articles/worried-sick-about-losing-a-job-1501588800

 

BARRON’S
— Why State Budgets Shouldn’t Bet On Casino Gaming  Analysts at S&P Global warn that New England states hoping that commercial casino revenues will help fill their coffers may face long-term credit risk. – Johanna Bennett
http://www.barrons.com/articles/why-state-budgets-shouldnt-bet-on-casino-gaming-1501520010

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Voters Say Trump Is His Own Worst Enemy
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/july_2017/most_voters_say_trump_is_his_own_worst_enemy

August 1 Morning Edition

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 74 murdered, 410 shot in Chicago in July 2017, police say – Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/74-murdered-410-shot-in-chicago-in-july-2017-police-say/2265874/

 

NBC5
— New Capitol Showdown Looms Over Illinois School Funding Plan – Sara Burnett and Sophia Tareen
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/New-Capitol-Showdown-Looms-Over-Illinois-School-Funding-Plan-437858053.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago Killings on Pace to Exceed 2016, One of the City’s Bloodiest in Decades  Last month saw 74 murders, 321 shootings and 410 shooting victims, police announced Tuesday
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Chicago-Killings-on-Pace-to-Exceed-2016-One-of-the-Citys-Bloodiest-in-Decades-437850253.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago ends July with more than 400 murders, on pace to exceed 2016
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/271250314-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker gives $2 million to Democratic Governors Association in June – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-gives-2-million-to-democratic-governors-association-in-june/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Next move is Rauner’s after Senate sends him school funding bill – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-education-funding-veto-met-0801-20170731-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: United States District Judge Susan R. Bolton sides with Mexico against America.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-sheriff-joe-arpaio-verdict-20170731-story.html
— Turmoil, dysfunction tarnish Bellwood library board – Angie Leventis Lourgos and Clifford Ward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-bellwood-library-met-20170731-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— New Capitol showdown looms over Illinois school funding plan – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170801/news/308019994/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump on tricky legal ground with ‘Obamacare’ threat.”  To retaliate against Trump, will Democrat doctors refuse to treat Republicans?
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170801/trump-on-tricky-legal-ground-with-obamacare-threat
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: United States District Judge Susan R. Bolton sides with Mexico against America.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170801/defiance-that-made-arizona-sheriff-joe-arpaio-popular-led-to-downfall
— Senate Democrats say ‘no’ to cuts for rich in GOP tax plan – AP  (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, you are rich if you are not on welfare.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170801/news/308019946/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Gene Robke of Carlyle viciously demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Republicans.
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article164628927.html

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— Freeze gambling parlors in downtown La Salle? Council to consider issue – Jeff Dankert
http://www.newstrib.com/free/freeze-gambling-parlors-in-downtown-la-salle-council-to-consider/article_783d3d5a-76b7-11e7-a49c-63f164becbc8.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Stroke patient gets probation on pot charge – Lisa Hammer
http://www.qconline.com/news/crime/stroke-patient-gets-probation-on-pot-charge/article_6664ebee-ef6d-51a5-9dab-b015a0753837.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Back to the Future, Berkowitz w/ Proft on Gov. Rauner’s regime change
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/07/back-to-the-future-berkowitz-w-proft-on-gov-rauners-regime-change-cableweb/

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Cash Poor Schools Don’t Support SB1 – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=249289#.WYCBD4jyuM8

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Casino hopes fading away – Editorial
http://www.commercial-news.com/editorials/editorial-casino-hopes-fading-away/article_29af1f98-8279-5606-ab53-b10ab8d20ae2.html

 

KANKAKEE TIMES
— How much do public servants get paid in Kankakee County?  (DIERSEN: When did you first start earning more that $100,000/year in today’s dollars?  In 1988, when I was 40 years old, GAO paid me $100,917 (GS-13 Step 3) in today’s dollars. I had worked for GAO for almost 9 years. Before that, I had worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. I had become a licensed CPA in 1981.  I had passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I had passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979.  I had earned a master degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980 and I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
http://kankakeetimes.com/stories/511167379-how-much-do-public-servants-get-paid-in-kankakee-county

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Gubernatorial Candidate Pritzker Goes On Offensive Against Trump – TONY ARNOLD
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/gubernatorial-candidate-pritzker-goes-offensive-against-trump

 

WHEATON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Candidates for Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors includes Marty Keller, Milton Township Trustee
http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1102873944500&ca=f1b0a4a2-2d8e-4bbb-bec8-d9cee6e59113

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— JULY 12, 2017 FLASHBACK: Wheaton ‘watchdog’ Jan Shaw questions school district’s financial sense – Justin Stoltzfus
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511147203-wheaton-watchdog-questions-school-district-s-financial-sense

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Illinois drivers can expect another hit at the gas pump soon
http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511164905-illinois-drivers-can-expect-another-hit-at-the-gas-pump-soon

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner asks “Does anybody really feel compelled to give political millionaire Rauner their own money to help get him re-elected?”
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2017/08/does-anybody-really-feel-compelled-to.html

 

POLITIFACT
— Sorry Illinois politicians, PolitiFact is back – Bob Secter
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/article/2017/aug/01/better-government-association-joins-politifact-fac/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Rauner’s Chicago schools “bailout” claim rooted in political histrionics, not numbers.”
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2017/aug/01/bruce-rauner/rauners-chicago-schools-bailout-claim-rooted-polit/

 

NEWSMAX
— Scaramucci Escorted Off White House Grounds – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/youre-fired-communications-director-Anthony-Scaramucci/2017/07/31/id/804910/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: George Washington’s warnings against faction are still prescient today – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/26159-outsiders-vs-insiders-george-washington%E2%80%99s-warnings-against-faction-are-still-prescient

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— WHY THE PRIVATE SECTOR DOES A BETTER JOB THAN THE GOVERNMENT – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: At least since the 1960s, the federal government’s top priority has been to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/07/31/why-the-private-sector-does-a-better-job-than-the-government/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump call to cut Congress’ perks an about-time moment – Cheryl K. Chumley  (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/1/donald-trump-call-to-cut-congress-perks-an-about-t/
— JULY 19, 2017 FLASHBACK: Weaponizing language and communication  The new ‘AP Stylebook’ embraces political correctness and a liberal version of truth – Tammy Bruce
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/19/fake-news-language-bias-must-be-spotted-and-avoide/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Don’t Be a Gossip – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: Everything in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails has already been posted on a website.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/08/01/dont-be-a-gossip/

 

ROLL CALL
— Complications for Trump Threats to Congressional Health Care  Issues include lack of OPM chief, threat to staffers – Niels Lesniewski (DIERSEN: To punish me, my critics/opponents would love to cut/eliminate my $17,288/year federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy. They care nothing that to qualify for that subsidy, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years.)
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/complications-trump-threats-congressional-health-care

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: United States District Judge Susan R. Bolton sides with Mexico against America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/us/sheriff-joe-arpaio-convicted-arizona.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: When illegals break laws, prosecutors are under tremendous pressure to go easy on them, that is, to let them off the hook.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/us/prosecutors-dilemma-will-conviction-lead-to-life-sentence-of-deportation.html
— While Other U.S. Companies Flee China, Starbucks Marches In – Andrew Ross Sorkin
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/business/dealbook/sorkin-china-starbucks.html
— Campus Political Fights Come Home for the Summer – DANA GOLDSTEIN  (DIERSEN: When you were earning your bachelor’s degree, did your Democrat professors succeed in turning you into a “good little Democrat?” Mine did not.  I majored in business at UIC 1966-1968 an at NIU 1969-1970. I commuted to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete 1966-1968. I came home weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969 to work at the Park Forest Post Office. I worked full-time at the Park Forest Post Office during the summer of 1969 like I had done the summers of 1967 and 1968.  My Democrat Post Office superiors succeeded in forcing me to resign at end of the summer of 1969. My father died suddenly in October 1969.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/us/parents-students-summer.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Excess At the Top  The CEO Pay Machine – Philip Delves Broughton  (DIERSEN: Trump’s lousy $400,000 salary is only 3.25 times what my $122,991 GS-13 Step 10 pay is in today’s dollars.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-better-way-to-reward-ceos-1501542185
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 1978 the average chief executive at a large company was paid 26 times more than the average worker. By 2014, depending on your method of calculation, he was paid 300 to 700 times more. It has become standard for a CEO to make more than $10 million a year, and a few make more than $100 million. These aren’t founders or major shareholders but hired guns, managers playing with house money. It is not like this everywhere. In the U.K., the fifth largest economy in the world, the pay ratio of CEO to average worker is 84 to 1. In Japan, the third largest, it’s 16 to 1.)

 

BUSINESS INDIER
— This 59-year-old mother of 2 is making millions selling legal marijuana gummies – Veronika Bondarenko  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.businessinsider.com/wana-brands-nancy-whiteman-colorado-legal-marijuana-industry-edibles-entrepreneur-2017-7

 

BOULDER DAILY CAMERA
— Resist COLA cuts for federal retirees – Paula Simmons  (DIERSEN: Federal COLAs have always been far less than inflation.)
http://www.dailycamera.com/letters/ci_31183630/paula-simmons-resist-cola-cuts-federal-retirees

 

WMC ACTION NEWS 5
— IRS employee sues over being put on city’s blacklist  (DIERSEN: What blacklists are you on?  Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups have always had me on their blacklists: 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.wmcactionnews5.com/story/36017470/irs-employee-sues-over-being-put-on-citys-blacklist

 

MADISON
— Reince Priebus brought it on himself – John Nichols  (DIERSEN: The federal government would have promoted into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 a) if I had been a Democrat, b) if I had painted myself a being a yes-man, c) if I had helped my superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, d) if I had not complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, reverse discrimination, or retaliation, and e) if I had not become an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://host.madison.com/ct/opinion/column/john_nichols/john-nichols-reince-priebus-brought-it-on-himself/article_c4c76e8d-ddef-5895-a90d-24471bb0a3d8.html

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Millennials want their dream home now – not in 20 years – Angus Raine  (DIERSEN: Where are you on the “property ladder?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been are filled with envy.  They are furious a) that I bought a new town home in University Park when I was 24 in 1972, that I bought a studio condo in downtown Chicago when I was 25, and that I bought a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago when I was 27 and b) that my wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton when I was 29 and that we had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton when I was 35.)
http://moneymag.com.au/millennials-dream-home/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When I bought my first home in the late 1980s, I didn’t care that it was ramshackle, I just wanted to get my foot on the property ladder. Now you hardly ever hear the term ‘property ladder’, and millennials want their dream family home now – not in 20 years. But that’s how long it took me to progress through a series of houses until I bought my current family home. I’m calling for a cultural shift: we need to return to viewing property ownership as a long-term, gradual strategy. So, if you’re a first-home buyer, just how do you climb the property ladder? First, you might need to rethink your expectations of a first home. Buying in the best location you can afford is more important than getting the perfect home immediately. And while many people think that the next logical step is to buy a bigger house, you are better off moving to progressively better locations. That will build value faster than graduating to bigger homes in the same suburb and will take you to the next rung on your journey up the property ladder.)

July 31 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Gov. Rauner plans ‘swift action’ on school funding bill
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gov-rauner-plans-swift-action-on-school-funding-bill/2263044/
— No action on school funding bill as IL lawmakers end special session – Craig Wall and Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/no-action-on-school-funding-bill-as-il-lawmakers-end-special-session/2263044/
— Scaramucci out as White House communications director – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/scaramucci-out-as-white-house-communications-director/2263973/

 

NBC5
— Senate Democrats Send Governor School Funding Bill
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Senate-Leader-Expected-to-Send-Governor-School-Funding-Bill-437626193.html

 

CBS2
— Senate Sends School Funding Bill To Gov. Rauner – Craig Wall and Jessica D’Onofrio
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/31/senate-sends-school-funding-bill-to-gov-rauner/
— J.B. Pritzker Outlines Plan To Stand Strong Against The President, If Elected Governor – Craig Dellimore  (DIERSEN: What does “stand strong against the President” include?  Does it include officially banishing from Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?  Members of the aforesaid groups are unofficially banished now.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/31/jb-pritzker-plan-resistance-president-trump/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois school funding at risk as negotiations break down – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/271032228-story
— Anthony Scaramucci out as White House communications director
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/271115428-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker says he’ll lead Illinois as resistance state to Trump – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: What does “lead Illinois as resistance state to Trump” include?  Does it include officially banishing from Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?  Members of the aforesaid groups are unofficially banished now.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-donald-trump-met-0801-20170731-story.html
— Don’t let Rauner and the Tribune mislead you — the Democrats have passed reforms – Michael J. Madigan, speaker, Illinois House of Representatives
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-rauner-michael-madigan-illinois-democrats-reforms-20170731-story.html
— Illinois Senate sends school funding bill Rauner has vowed to veto – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-education-funding-veto-met-0801-20170731-story.html
— Emanuel mum on whether he’ll raise taxes to close 2018 budget shortfall – Hal Dardick and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-chicago-2018-budget-forecast-met-0801-20170731-story.html
— Kelly shows his clout: Scaramucci out as White House chief of staff moves in – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-anthony-scaramucci-out-20170731-story.html
— Next move is Rauner’s after Senate sends him school funding bill – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-education-funding-veto-met-0801-20170731-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner vows ‘swift action’ on education bill, then opts to sleep on it – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cullerton-says-gov-rauner-to-get-education-bill-today/
— Rahm to Rauner: Sign school bill and get 90 percent of what you want – Fran Spielman and Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rahm-to-rauner-sign-school-bill-and-get-90-percent-of-what-you-want/
— School funding crisis needn’t become another standoff – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-school-funding-crisis-neednt-become-another-standoff/
— Former chiefs Daley, Skinner chart tough challenges for Kelly – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-former-chiefs-daley-skinner-chart-tough-challenges-for-kelly/
— Cubs fan: Chris Christie’s security threatened to have me locked up – Matthew Hendrickson
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cubs-fan-christie-security-threatened-to-have-me-friends-locked-up/

 

DAILY HERALD
— TRAGIC, OUTRAGEOUS: State cuts 2017 funds for voter registration integrity – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170731/state-cuts-2017-funds-for-voter-registration-integrity
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Local election authorities will lose more than $4.4 million in grant funds this year that pay for, among other things, purging ineligible names from voter registration rolls. But officials say they are used to the roller coaster nature of election funding. Amy Kelly, the assistant to the executive director of the Illinois State Board of Elections, notified county clerks of the bad news at the beginning of July. Six election bodies applied for at least $100,000 from what’s known as the IVRS Lump Sum Grant. In addition to voter registration integrity, the grant helps fund voter registration equipment and corresponding software licensing fees. The grant typically functions as a reimbursement for money already spent for such efforts. The money for 2017 became one of the many funding casualties in the state budget debate.)
— Chicago schools grant criticized by Rauner was put in place by GOP in 1990s – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170731/chicago-schools-grant-criticized-by-rauner-was-put-in-place-by-gop-in-1990s—
— Why organizers say the DuPage County Fair ‘hit it out of the park’ – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170731/why-organizers-say-the-dupage-county-fair-hit-it-out-of-the-park

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Congressmen unveil Obamacare compromise – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170731/BLOGS02/170739995/congressmen-unveil-obamacare-compromise
— City projects lowest deficit in a decade – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: When did you suffer your biggest deficits? In 1980, I suffered an $18,847/year (21%) deficit in today’s dollars when my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 (currently $90,173) to GS-9 Step 10 (currently $71,326) to transfer from IRS to GAO. Since 1997, I have suffered a $72,135/year (59%) deficit in today’s dollars because my Democrat superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” In 1997, my GS-13 Step 10 GAO salary was $122,991 in today’s dollars and my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $50,856.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170731/BLOGS02/170739990/city-projects-lowest-deficit-in-a-decade

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— School funding bill sent to Rauner, but talks break down – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170731/school-funding-bill-sent-to-rauner-but-talks-break-down
— A closer look at Rauner’s world – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: The 20 in Rauner’s world do not include TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, me, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, etc.)
http://files.sj-r.com/media/news/cropped_p4.pdf

 

CANTON DAILY LEDGER
— Unionist announces for state Senate seat: a trend? – Bill Knight  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are vehemently anti-union.  If I sought a government office or a political office, they would shout that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
http://www.cantondailyledger.com/news/20170731/unionist-announces-for-state-senate-seat-trend

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— School funding talks break down, showdown likely – AP
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/school-funding-talks-break-down-showdown-likely/article_88bf6492-7634-11e7-9a17-dfb63dd1c51a.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Will Illinois Be The Next State To Legalize Recreational Marijuana? – RACHEL OTWELL (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/will-illinois-be-next-state-legalize-recreational-marijuana#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— Transgender US soldier felt ‘fired’ by Trump’s tweet – AP  (DIERSEN: I felt “fired” a) when 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) when 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) when my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36006872/transgender-soldier-felt-fired-by-trumps-tweet

 

WMAY
— Pritzker Compares Rauner to Trump  (DIERSEN: What about those who hint/imply/argue/shout that Rauner is anti-Trump?  They could cite lots of examples of things that Rauner has said and has not said and has done and has not done to hint/imply/argue/shout that Rauner is anti-Trump.)
http://www.wmay.com/2017/07/31/pritzker-compares-rauner-to-trump/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Rauner pits downstate, Chicago schools against each other with special session – Rich Miller
https://rebootillinois.com/2017/07/31/rauner-stokes-regional-tensions-school-funding-special-session/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LBGT STUDENTS FORCE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO PROFESSOR TO RESIGN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/lbgt-students-force-art-institute-of-chicago-professor-to-resign.html
— DEMOCRAT GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE KENNEDY WANTS MORE TAXES FOR ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/democrat-gubernatorial-candidate-wants-more-taxes-for-illinois.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP whacks Kennedy over “basket of taxes” comment
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/31/ilgop-whacks-kennedy-over-basket-of-taxes-comment/
— Madigan says he’ll continue trying to negotiate, blames Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/31/madigan-says-hell-continue-trying-to-negotiate/
— “A closer look at Rauner’s world”  (DIERSEN: The 20 in Rauner’s world do not include TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Illinois Center Right Coalition, Illinois Review, me, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, etc.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/31/a-closer-look-at-rauner%E2%80%99s-world/
— New Do Your Job, Inc. digital ad: “Serious people are questioning whether Governor Rauner has lost it”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/31/new-do-your-job-inc-digital-ad-serious-people-are-questioning-whether-governor-rauner-has-lost-it/
— ISBE: No schools have submitted plans to delay reopening
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/31/isbe-no-schools-have-submitted-plans-to-delay-reopening/

 

FOX NEWS
— Steve Cortes on Sanctuary Cities: It’s Racist to Not Protect Americans
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/07/30/sanctuary-city-mayors-racists-not-protecting-americans-steve-cortes

 

GOPUSA
— Leftists don’t appreciate a president who supports cops, not criminals
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27936

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— JUNE 19, 2017 FLASHBACK: Study supports Trump: 5.7 million noncitizens may have cast illegal votes – Rowan Scarborough
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jun/19/noncitizen-illegal-vote-number-higher-than-estimat/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Scaramucci Fired Before He Was Even Sworn In – MICHAEL BASTASCH (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always been a bad employee, and that alone caused all my employment problems. In my defense, if I was that bad, 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://dailycaller.com/2017/07/31/scaramucci-fired-before-he-was-even-sworn-in/
— ‘Betrayal’ — Left-Wingers Furious With Democrats’ Support For Pro-Life Candidates – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/31/betrayal-left-wingers-furious-with-democrats-support-for-pro-life-candidates/
— This Is The Poll Number That Should Have Trump Worried – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/31/trump-dips-below-40-percent-approval-in-most-favorable-poll/
— Scaramucci Was Only Hired To Get Rid Of Priebus – Henry Rodgers
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/31/reports-scaramucci-was-only-hired-to-get-rid-of-priebus/

 

THE HILL
— Dem campaign chief vows no litmus test on abortion – BEN KAMISAR AND REID WILSON (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs who reject the right to life plank in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform have always worked very hard against me. I should write a book about them.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/344196-dem-campaign-chief-vows-no-litmus-test-on-abortion
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump abuses power in using public funds for private benefit.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/344627-trump-abuses-power-in-using-public-funds-for-private

 

POLITICO
— Trump ousts Scaramucci as communications director – TARA PALMERI
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/31/trump-ousts-scaramucci-as-communications-director-241172

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Anthony Scaramucci Out At White House After A Whirlwind 10 Days – Paige Lavender  (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always been a bad employee, and that alone caused all my employment problems. In my defense, if I was that bad, 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.huffingtonpost.com/entry/anthony-scaramucci-out-as-communications-director_us_597f78abe4b00bb8ff38849f

 

CNN
— Anthony Scaramucci out as White House communications director
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/31/politics/anthony-scaramucci/index.html

 

MSN
— The Final Humiliation of Reince Priebus – Molly Ball  (DIERSEN: What humiliations have you suffered? My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I caused all of the aforesaid humiliation.)
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/politics/the-final-humiliation-of-reince-priebus/ar-AApaurt

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Removes Anthony Scaramucci From Communications Director Role – MAGGIE HABERMAN, MICHAEL D. SHEAR and GLENN THRUSH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/us/politics/anthony-scaramucci-white-house.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Anthony Scaramucci removed as White House communications director – Abby Phillip and Damian Paletta
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/07/31/anthony-scaramucci-removed-as-white-house-communications-director/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Illinois Lawmakers Send Education Bill to Governor  Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has vowed to veto bill, setting stage for another clash – Quint Forgey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-lawmakers-send-education-bill-to-governor-1501541215
— Scaramucci Removed as White House Communications Director at Kelly’s Urging  Move comes 10 days after Wall Street financier took the job – Rebecca Ballhaus and  Michael C. Bender
https://www.wsj.com/articles/scaramucci-removed-as-white-house-communications-director-1501526781
— U.S. Freezes Assets of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro  The Treasury Department cites human rights violations  (DIERSEN: Who wants governments to freeze your assets?  My critics/opponents would love it if they could get the City of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois, and the United States of America to freeze my assets. Just kidding, but not completely.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-freezes-assets-of-venezuelan-president-nicolas-maduro-1501529960

 

FORTUNE
— Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Give John Kelly the Support Reince Preibus Never Had – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: Who has supported you at work? My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and got me promoted to GS-13 in 1986 (currently $94,610).  My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manage who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.)
http://fortune.com/2017/07/31/ivanka-trump-jared-kushner-john-kelly-reince-priebus/

 

MADISON
— Will You End Up Working During Retirement? Chances Are, Yes. – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: I would be working if I had to replace some or all of the $72,135/year in today’s dollars that I have lost and will forever lose because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $122,991/year, but my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $50,856/year.)
http://host.madison.com/business/investment/markets-and-stocks/will-you-end-up-working-during-retirement-chances-are-yes/article_357cc3c9-b071-59f3-be6f-fb40e7c0ba4e.html

 

MUSTANG AND FORDS
— First Display Vehicles Confirmed for New Mustang Museum  The museum has confirmed several milestone vehicles are to be displayed at the museum’s launch – Mark Houlahan
http://www.mustangandfords.com/news/1707-first-display-vehicles-confirmed-for-new-mustang-museum/

 

CALIFORNIA POLITICAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Cox writes a nasty article about John Cox.
http://www.capoliticalreview.com/top-stories/nutty-john-cox-for-california-governor/

July 31 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Monday is deadline for Illinois school funding bill – Jessica D’Onofrio
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/monday-is-deadline-for-illinois-school-funding-bill/2263044/

 

NBC5
— Senate Leader Expected to Send Governor School Funding Bill
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Senate-Leader-Expected-to-Send-Governor-School-Funding-Bill-437626193.html

 

CBS2
— Governor Expected To Get Education Funding Plan, Issue Prompt Veto
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/31/education-funding-senate-bill-1-amendatory-veto-governor-bruce-rauner/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner expected to finally receive, quickly veto school funding bill today
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-education-funding-20170731-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: CPS buys short-term relief with bonds that will carry costs for decades – Juan Perez Jr. and Peter Matuszak
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-chicago-school-long-term-bond-cost-met-20170731-story.html
— Eligible veterans benefit from the Aid and Attendance pension – Elliot Raphaelson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-201707181556–tms–savingsgctnzy-a20170718-20170718-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The objective of this pension is to provide financial aid to veterans who have served on active duty during war-time, even if only one day was served during their time of duty, to help offset the cost of long-term care. Specifically, veterans who need assistance with activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, toileting, and other activities may be eligible. Veterans who are bed-ridden, or have limited eyesight may also be eligible, as well as veterans who are patients in a nursing homes and/or assisted living facilities for either physical or mental conditions.)
— Want to be happier? It’s going to cost you. – Ashley V. Whillans, Elizabeth W. Dunn  (DIERSEN: When were you happier?  I was happier 1972-1974 when IRS promoted me from GS-7, currently $44,853, to GS-12, currently $79,563; but then, my Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. I was happier 1986-1988 when GAO assigned me to audits of IRS and promoted to GS-13, currently $94,610; but then, my Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the manager who had hired me, who had gotten me assigned to audits of IRS, and who had promoted me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-happy-outsource-cooking-cleaning-20170728-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— President Trump convenes Cabinet with new chief of staff – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-swears-in-new-chief-of-staff-john-kelly/
— Donald Trump insists there’s no chaos at White House – Bill Ruminski
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-insists-theres-no-chaos-at-white-house/
— White House to Senate: Pass health bill now or else – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/white-house-pushes-to-pursue-gop-health-care-bill/

 

DAILY HERALD
— New state lawmaker John Curran won’t get third pension – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: When have you suffered big losses of income?  In 1980, when I was 31 years old, the Democrats who ran GAO succeeded in forcing me to suffer an $18,847/year (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. I had been a GS-12 Step 5 (currently $90,173/year) at IRS and became a GS-9 Step 10 at GAO (currently $71,326/year). In 1997, when I was 49 years old, the Democrats who ran GAO succeeded in forcing me to suffer a $72,135 (59%) loss of income for in today’s dollars for the rest of my life by forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” I had been a GS-13 Step 10 (currently $122,991) at GAO and became a Civil Service Retirement System retiree (currently $50,856/year).  My critics/opponents stress that since 2010, I have gotten Social Security (currently $2,028/year).)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170731/new-state-lawmaker-curran-wont-get-third-pension
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Curran will receive an annual salary of $67,836 as a state senator. Previously, he was being paid roughly $130,000 annually as an assistant state’s attorney and $51,081 a year as a county board member. In addition to changing jobs, Curran chose not to enroll in the pension fund covering the Illinois General Assembly. “I have turned it down,” he said. Curran said he made that decision “because I truly believe that’s what my constituents would want.” Still, he’s going to get two pensions.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF FITZGERALD AND MCCAIN: Fitzgerald praises McCain  Senator ‘stepped into the shoes of the lion’ – Kerry Lester (DIERSEN: GAO works for Congress. All during the time (2000-2005) that Diersen v. GAO (https://gopillinois.com/documents/) was pending in the federal courts in Chicago, Dennis Hastert was the Speaker of the House, Peter Fitzgerald was my U.S. Senator, and Henry Hyde was my U.S. Representative.  One could conclude that Hastert, Fitzgerald, and Hyde sided with the Democrats who ran GAO, that is, that Hastert, Fitzgerald, and Hyde favored patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid a) because Fitzgerald appointed both the district court judge in the case (Amy St. Eve) and the attorney who represented GAO (Patrick Fitzgerald), b) because GAO never offered to settle, c) because the district court denied my 7th Amendment rights and granted GAO summary judgment, and d) because the appellate court upheld that decision. Hyde may have tried to help me with my lawsuit against GAO because in 1989, he intervened for me, and if he had not done that, the Democrats who ran GAO back then might have succeeded in getting rid of me.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always sided with the Democrats who ran/run GAO.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170731/fitzgerald-mccain-stepped-into-the-shoes-of-the-lion
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/launch.aspx?eid=22ec4a39-29d6-4713-98b5-d53feeb53da3
— Transgender soldier fears life setback after Trump’s tweet – AP  (DIERSEN: What life setbacks have you suffered? In 1971, when I was 22 years old, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.  In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer.” My Democrat GAO superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170731/news/307319977/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Too soon to wonder about President Pence? Maybe. But . . . – ADAM WREN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170729/ISSUE01/170729856

 

WBEZ
— Is Notoriously Segregated Chicago Becoming More Integrated? – Adeshina Emmanuel, Carolina Cruz, Reuben Unrau  (DIERSEN: Democrats used to encourage integration, but now they encourage segregation. Democrats want minorities to consolidate and to concentrate their voting power to defeat Republicans.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/curious-city/is-notoriously-segregated-chicago-becoming-integrated/5dc5045b-6b0d-41c9-81b7-ecc52b76a222

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Algonquin Township Highway Commissioner Andrew Gasser preaches unity despite $21,000 in legal fees, ongoing disputes – Jordan J. Wilson
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/07/29/algonquin-township-highway-commissioner-andrew-gasser-preaches-unity-despite-21-000-in-legal-fees-ongoing-disputes/debvpla/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Senate Bill 1 is needed to end education inequality – Kathi Griffin and Dan Montgomery  (DIERSEN: For Democrats, to end inequality is to use government to take more money away from those who have more money and to give that money to those who have less money.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170730/guest-column-senate-bill-1-is-needed-to-end-education-inequality

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Prep, not pep, the focus of Wheaton Tea Party event – Justin Stoltzfus
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511164911-prep-not-pep-the-focus-of-wheaton-tea-party-event

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Bloomington’s Mayor Renner has city pay for girlfriend’s Japan trip – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/bloomingtons-mayor-renner-has-city-pay-for-girlfriends-japan-trip/
— Bloomington’s Mayor Renner threatens suit over exposure of Truth, demands apology – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/bloomington-mayor-renner-threatens-suit-over-exposure-of-truth-demands-apology/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DESPITE BEING BROKE, ILLINOIS STILL WANTS TO SPEND MORE MONEY ON ABORTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/despite-being-broke-illinois-still-wants-to-spend-more-money-on-abortion.html
— REICK: CHICAGO MESSES ITS BED, THEN ASKS US TO CLEAN IT UP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/reick-chicago-messes-its-bed-then-asks-us-to-clean-it-up.html
— BERG: ILLINOIS JOB GROWTH IS….SLOW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/berg-illinois-job-growth-isslow.html
— THORNER: FREE MARKET ROAD SHOW EXAMINES THE WORLD AFTER BREXIT AND TRUMP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/thorner-free-market-road-show-examines-the-world-after-brexit-and-trump.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives denounces suggested school funding deal
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/31/ives-denounces-suggested-school-funding-deal/
— A comparison of Trump and Rauner, and Pritzker jumps in hard
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/31/a-comparison-of-trump-and-rauner-and-pritzker-jumps-in-hard/
— Some reliable Madigan haters begin to turn on the governor
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/31/some-reliable-madigan-haters-begin-to-turn-on-the-governor/
— Rauner vows to “oppose this tax hike until it’s gone”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/31/rauner-vows-to-oppose-this-tax-hike-until-it%e2%80%99s-gone/
— The stunning costs of CPS borrowing
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/31/the-stunning-costs-of-cps-borrowing/

 

GOPUSA
— Trump threatens to halt Obamacare subsidies to Congress and insurance companies
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27915
— Agitators stage protest in favor of illegal aliens  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who love illegal aliens as much if more that they hate individuals like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27924
— Government Waste is Alive and Well  (DIERSEN: GAO is supposed to fight government waste, but the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997 wasted me, wasted my career, and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27949

 

FOX NEWS
— Why the media prefer Kelly over Priebus – Howard Kurtz  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents prefer those who replaced me as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.  My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that the aforesaid organizations are doing much better now that they have gotten rid of me.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/31/white-house-shakeup-watch-why-media-prefer-kelly-over-priebus.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Ivanka Wants People To Expect Less Of Her – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSEN: While I worked for IRS 1971-1989 and for GAO 1980-1997, extremely few of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates earned job-related masters degrees, job-related professional certifications, or job-related professional licenses. Instead, they used the job-related masters degrees that I earned in 1976, 1980, and 1997, the job-related professional certifications that I earned in 1979, 1981, 1990, 1994, 1996, and 1997, and the job-related professional license that I earned in 1981 TO EXPECT MUCH MORE OUT OF ME.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/30/report-ivanka-wants-people-to-expect-less-of-her/

 

RED STATE
— Reince Priebus Helped Bring Us Trump, So Good Riddance To Him – Jay Caruso
http://www.redstate.com/jaycaruso/2017/07/30/reince-priebus-helped-bring-us-trump-good-riddance/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— It’s Time To Drain The Swamp In The GOP – George Rasley (DIERSEN: In Illinois, if Republican voters disagree with Trump, disagree with other Republican elected/appointed officials, disagree with the leaders of the Republican Party, disagree with the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), disagree with the leaders of their Republican county party, and/or disagree with the leaders of their Republican township/ward party, THEY TAKE IT OUT ON THEIR REPUBLICAN PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN/CAPTAIN. THEY HINT/IMPLY/ARGUE/SHOUT THAT REPUBLICAN PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN/CAPTAINS PUT ALL THE AFORESAID INDIVIDUALS INTO PLACE. In Illinois, Republican voters can stress that they are barred from directly electing members of the IRP State Central Committee. The IRP SCC runs the IRP.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/26151

 

THE HILL
— Trump fuels doubts over GOP’s agenda – ALEXANDER BOLTON (DIERSEN: What is your agenda? My agenda is to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes cast many doubts over that agenda. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, a Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, etc.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/344548-trump-fuels-doubts-over-gops-agenda

 

POLITICO
— Lawsuits could force feds to pay Obamacare insurers  The companies claim the federal government owes them billions from a program meant to stabilize Obamacare marketplaces. – PAUL DEMKO
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/30/lawsuits-obamacare-insurers-241112
— Hackers descend on Las Vegas to expose voting machine flaws – KEVIN COLLIER (DIERSEN: How many attempts have been to hack your election commission?  How many of those hacks were successful?  According to the DuPage County Election Commission (DCEC), only 137 in my precinct voted for Trump, but 211 voted for Clinton.  That is inconsistent with the precinct’s voting history. I am considering asking the DCEC to allow me to look at the actual ballots to verify the 137 and 211 numbers.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/30/hackers-voting-machines-las-vegas-241130
— McCain Once Almost Left the GOP. What About Now?  Years ago, he seriously considered defecting. Would he do it again? – PHILIP SHENON  (DIERSEN: If you are not going to defend and advance the Republican Party platform, you should leave the party.  Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/07/30/mccain-once-almost-left-the-gop-what-about-now-215437

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— SESSIONS INTENDS TO HOLD ON TO THE JOB HE LOVES (DIERSEN: I “loved” my job working for GAO notwithstanding the fact that my Democrat GAO superiors always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LT_SESSIONS_DIGS_IN?SITE=AP&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-07-30-10-33-21

 

REUTERS
— Republicans call on new Trump chief of staff to fix White House chaos  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents prefer those who replaced me as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.  My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that the aforesaid organizations are doing much better now that they have gotten rid of me.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-idUSKBN1AF0S7?il=0
— Putin bans VPNs to stop Russians accessing prohibited websites  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents a) want to stop everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and from visiting www.gopillinois.com and b) want to force everyone to read their emails and to visit their websites.)
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-internet-idUSKBN1AF0QI

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Goes Rogue  He was always an outsider. But now he’s cut all ties to the establishment. – MATTHEW CONTINETTI
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/opinion/donald-trump-reince-priebus-firing.html
— What the ‘Government Schools’ Critics Really Mean – KATHERINE STEWART  (DIERSEN: Democrat educators focus on cranking out “good little Democrats.”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/opinion/donald-trump-school-choice-criticism.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican asks “Who Ate Republicans’ Brains?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/opinion/republicans-trumpcare-obamacare-lies.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump’s warped view of loyalty and the conceit of ‘the Oct. 8th coalition’ – James Hohmann
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/07/31/daily-202-trump-s-warped-view-of-loyalty-and-the-conceit-of-the-oct-8th-coalition/597ea60230fb045fdaef100e/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Donald Trump Deepens GOP Divide  President’s turbulent week fuels frustration in his party, though core supporters remain loyal – Siobhan Hughes and  Thomas M. Burton
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-deepens-gop-divide-1501458066
— Hacker Cracks Voting Machine in Less Than 2 Hours  At demonstration to test security of election technology, a computer specialist exploits an old Windows XP flaw – Robert McMillan and  Byron Tau  (DIERSEN: How many attempts have been to hack your election commission?  How many of those hacks were successful?  According to the DuPage County Election Commission (DCEC), only 137 in my precinct voted for Trump, but 211 voted for Clinton.  That is inconsistent with the precinct’s voting history. I am considering asking the DCEC to allow me to look at the actual ballots to verify the 137 and 211 numbers.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hacker-cracks-voting-machine-in-less-than-2-hours-1501357973

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE: Can a president at war with both Republicans and Democrats govern? – Susan Page
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/30/analysis-can-president-without-party-govern/523535001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHIC: Marijuana’s legalization fuels black market in other states – Trevor Hughes  (DIERSEN: The more that pot is pushed legally, the more that pot is pushed illegally.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/07/31/marijuana-black-market/507417001/
— What’s the big deal with legal pot? No one knows yet – Trevor Hughes  (DIERSEN: If you push pot, you push destruction.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/07/31/marijuana-social-consequences/507384001/
— Tired of the corporate grind? A welder’s torch may be your ticket – Paul Davidson  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. The more of the following that you are, the more that working for the federal government is a grind: 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.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/07/31/tired-corporate-grind-welders-torch-may-your-ticket/518006001/

 

DAILY BEAST
— How Mexican Cartels Prey on Chicago’s Chaos  As Mexico’s cartels manage to get more and more heroin into the U.S. each year, Chicago’s gangs are scrambling to be the ones to distribute it. – Jeremy Kryt
http://www.thedailybeast.com/how-mexican-cartels-prey-on-chicagos-chaos

 

INC.
— Let’s Align Habits To Organizational Values  Companies spend a lot of time and energy developing statements of purpose and values for their people to live by. Yet often these efforts don’t bring about any change in behaviors. – Adam Fridman  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. If you do not promote the Democrat Party platform, they try to not hire you, but if you get hired anyway like I did, they do everything that they can to get rid of you including getting rid of those who hired and/or promoted you, always having you under investigation, not promoting you, forcing you to take a big pay cut to transfer between federal agencies, giving you unrealistic performance expectations, giving you bad assignments, giving you bad superiors, giving you bad supervisors, giving you bad coworkers, giving you bad subordinates, giving you unfair performance appraisals, always ranking you low for pay-for-performance purposes, and forcing you to take their early retirement “offer.”)
https://www.inc.com/adam-fridman/lets-align-habits-to-organizational-values.html

 

FED SMITH
— Bill Would Prevent VA From Rehiring Previously Fired Employees – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/07/30/bill-prevent-va-rehiring-previously-fired-employees/

 

RUSMUSSEN REPORTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries oppose the Border Wall?  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.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/july_2017/most_voters_say_no_to_border_wall
— Most Democrats, GOP Voters Don’t Agree With Party Leaders  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, if Republican voters disagree with Trump, disagree with other Republican elected/appointed officials, disagree with the leaders of the Republican Party, disagree with the leaders of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), disagree with the leaders of their Republican county party, and/or disagree with the leaders of their Republican township/ward party, THEY TAKE IT OUT ON THEIR REPUBLICAN PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN/CAPTAIN. THEY HINT/IMPLY/ARGUE/SHOUT THAT REPUBLICAN PRECINCT COMMITTEEMEN/CAPTAINS ELECTED/APPOINTED THE AFORESAID PARTY LEADERS. In Illinois, Republican voters can stress that they are barred from directly electing members of the IRP State Central Committee. The IRP SCC runs the IRP.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/july_2017/most_democrats_gop_voters_don_t_agree_with_party_leaders

July 29 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democrat Day at State Fair to be a bit quieter this year – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrat-day-at-state-fair-to-be-a-bit-quieter-this-year/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Buyer’s remorse over Trump spreads in flyover country.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/lyons-buyers-remorse-over-trump-creeps-in-flyover-country/
— Trump Twitter Saturday: GOP senators ‘look like fools’ on health care
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-twitter-saturday-gop-senators-look-like-fools-on-health-care/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State worker retiring amid probe of racist emails in water department scandal – Ray Long and Todd Lighty  (DIERSEN: Are you retired?  If you are retired and you seek a government office or a political office, sooner or later, your critics/opponents will have their nasty operatives and their nasty dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that you were forced to retire because you were a “bad” employee, because you are guilty of serious wrongdoing, and/or because of even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-water-department-racist-emails-capuzi-met-0730-20170728-story.html
— Wisconsin’s aglow with Foxconn announcement, but can Illinois share the spotlight? – Lauren Zumbach, Corilyn Shropshire and Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-foxconn-wisconsin-illinois-0730-biz-20170728-story.html
— Will someone intervene in Harvey? – Editorial (DIERSEN: What are your connections with Harvey? My aunt lived there for many years. I took and passed tests there to become a postal employee in 1966. I worked in IRS’s office there 1972-1973.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-harvey-madigan-kellogg-scandal-edit-0728-md-20170727-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Citing lack of reforms, state Rep. Wheeler says she won’t run again – Steve Zalusky  (DIERSEN: Who does not want you to run again? Members of the following groups do not want me to run again: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170728/citing-lack-of-reforms-state-rep-wheeler-says-she-wont-run-again
— Clarendon Hills attorney Jennifer Zordani latest to join fray to unseat Roskam – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170728/clarendon-hills-attorney-latest-to-join-fray-to-unseat-roskam

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Facebook employee Unique Parsha is homeless, lives out of car  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents would have their nasty operatives and their nasty dupes shout that I am undeservedly filthy rich a) because I was born a healthy White male, b) because I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, c) because I have always been privileged, d) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, e) because my federal retirement benefits are much too generous, and f) because I directly benefited from my parents’, from my grandparents’, from my great grandparents’, and from the rest of my ancestors’ discrimination against minorities and against women. They would stress a) that I avoided the draft, b) that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and c) that I do not give money to a church.  Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/270796157-story

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sangamon County Citizen survey: 19% approve of state leadership – Tim Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170728/sangamon-county-citizen-survey-19-approve-of-state-leadership
— School funding impasse drags on as finger-pointing continues – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170727/school-funding-impasse-drags-on-as-finger-pointing-continues

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— School districts confront another budget stand-off – Pam Adams
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170728/school-districts-confront-another-budget-stand-off

 

HERALD REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote LGBTQ activity in the military.
http://herald-review.com/illinois-ag-opposing-transgender-ban/article_f525f6d5-e7c2-5e89-9485-988a95afbd9f.html

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Anybody have a good word for Illinois? – Jim Nowlan  (DIERSEN: So far, members of the following groups have failed to drive me out of Illinois, out of DuPage County, out of Milton Township, out of Wheaton’s West District, or out of my precinct: 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.daily-journal.com/opinion/columnists/local/jim-nowlan-anybody-have-a-good-word-for-illinois/article_f88abd4d-5b6f-5afb-ba62-9114e3a44cbc.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Marine recalls being downed in Viet Nam rice paddy – PAUL WOOD  (DIERSEN: Since 1966, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used against me my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. They paint me as being a patriotic hypocrite, a coward, and even worse things.)
http://www.bnd.com/news/business/article164054542.html
— Air Force veteran had a job to do – MATT DUTTON
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article164053737.html

 

TIMES
— Latest fight at Illinois Capitol threatens money for schools – AP
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/latest-fight-at-illinois-capitol-threatens-money-for-schools/article_47e78ba5-3e56-5387-b3a0-f1ccbb02d043.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— GOP members in Congress show love for Priebus  Lawmakers also praise Kelly pick – LIZ STARK
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/gop-members-in-congress-show-love-for-priebus/777771804
— Peoria Public Schools holds a hiring fair to fill 48 teaching jobs by August 16th
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/peoria-public-schools-holds-a-hiring-fair-to-fill-48-teaching-jobs-by-august-16th/777675948

 

WSIL TV
— Educators anxious as school year nears – Brandon Richard
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35998677/educators-anxious-as-school-year-nears

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Barb Wheeler Tells Northwest Herald She’s Not Running for Re-Election – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/07/28/barb-wheeler-tells-northwest-herald-shes-not-running-for-re-election/

 

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Batinick speaks to SD308 Board on state education funding – SHEA LAZANSKY
http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2017/07/25/batinick-speaks-to-sd308-board-on-state-education-funding/avxvb8r/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— GOP robocall campaign tells Dems to answer school bell – Caitlin Nordahl |
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511164877-gop-robocall-campaign-tells-dems-to-answer-school-bell
— GOP slams Cullerton for ‘affront to democracy’ over school funding – Ruth de Jauregui
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511162898-gop-slams-cullerton-for-affront-to-democracy-over-school-funding

 

METRO EAST SUN
— GOP turns to paper to speak truth to power politics – Ruth de Jauregui
http://metroeastsun.com/stories/511162847-gop-turns-to-paper-to-speak-truth-to-power-politics

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Demonstrators demand fracking ban from Gov. Rauner
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/demonstrators-demand-fracking-ban-from-gov-rauner

 

WSIL TV
— Countdown to Illinois bicentennial to begin next month – AP  (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in Illinois?  All my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s.  I should write a book about those in Wheaton who viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being a newcomer because I have lived in Wheaton only since 1978.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36000560/countdown-to-illinois-bicentennial-to-begin-next-month

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anonymous anti-Trumps say “Rauner administration in chaos as he declares war on moderate Republicans.”
https://theillinoischronicle.com/rauner-administration-in-chaos-as-he-declares-war-on-moderate-republicans/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Pritzker Attacks – Pat Hughes (DIERSEN: Who are the leading attackers in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  I should write a book about the leading attackers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They focus on attacking 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://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/pritzker-attacks

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Special Session Day 3: Education funding bill sets up another tax increase, lawmaker warns – Greg Bishop and Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/special-session-day-education-funding-bill-sets-up-another-tax/article_bf74093e-73a5-11e7-896a-8ba2358d9e5c.html
— Illinois looks on as Wisconsin attracts largest foreign jobs investment in nation’s history – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/illinois-looks-on-as-wisconsin-attracts-largest-foreign-jobs-investment/article_1fafb800-73a8-11e7-bc76-63f76d1e010f.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Illinois Pension Scam: There is No Excuse for the Failure of Reform – John Biver  (DIERSEN: If my Democrat GAO superiors had not succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” 238 months ago in 1997 when I was 49 years old, since then I would have paid into the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) at least $170,765 in today’s dollars instead of getting $1,008,644 in CSRS pension payments in today’s dollars.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/illinois-pension-scam-no-excuse-failure-genuine-reform/
— Time is Short: Governor Rauner Needs to Hear From You About Two Terrible Bills: HB 1785 and HB 40 – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/time-short-governor-rauner-needs-hear-two-terrible-bills/

 

GOPUSA
— Priebus says Trump sought a different direction  (DIERSEN: All Republicans should always be in the same direction – to defend and to advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27885
— John McCain and the Swamp, 1 — the American people, 0
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27881

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— How Reince Priebus Was Treated As He Was Being Fired Just Became Public – Wow – BENNY JOHNSON  (DIERSEN: Have you been fired? In early 1971, after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in August of 1970, my Firestone Stores boss ordered me to clean the white walls on display tires that were hanging on the walls of the store showroom while the store was open. That prompted me to tell him that I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. He immediately flew into a rage, fired me, and threw me out of the store. Then, Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS. That Firestone Store boss had not hired me, Firestone Stores regional office had hired me. In my opinion, that Firestone Store boss disapproved of many of my demographics including my religion and my national origin, but most of all, that I had avoided the draft. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/stress that the members of the following organizations also fired me: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.)
http://ijr.com/the-declaration/2017/07/933685-reince-priebus-treated-fired-just-became-public-wow/  

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Pregnant Christian Woman, 3 Sons Killed in Crash on Way to Vacation Bible School – Leonardo Blair
http://www.christianpost.com/news/pregnant-christian-woman-3-sons-killed-in-crash-on-way-to-vacation-bible-school-193588/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Protect the Justice Department From President Trump – Sally Yates  (DIERSEN: The Republicans who ran the Justice Department while Diersen v. GAO was pending in Chicago 2000-2005 sided with GAO, so therefore, those Republicans favored patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid. That was consistent with their rejection of the Rutan decision. SEE: (http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/opinion/sally-yates-protect-the-justice-department-from-president-trump.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Back in the cockpit at 65 – JONATHAN SOBLE  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  I am 68. Do you oppose age discrimination?  I do. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination. Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40. The Democrats who run the federal government use Affirmative action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/business/japan-older-workers-retired-pilot.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Shigekazu Miyazaki is spending what should have been his retirement 25,000 feet in the air. Mr. Miyazaki, a pilot with nearly four decades’ experience at All Nippon Airways, Japan’s largest airline, left the carrier last year at its mandatory retirement age of 65. But rather than take up golf or fishing, Mr. Miyazaki since April has been piloting 39-seat propeller planes for Oriental Air Bridge, a tiny airline that connects the southwestern city of Nagasaki to a group of remote islands. “I never would have thought I’d still be flying at 65,” Mr. Miyazaki, who is trim and has a deep voice and a full head of gray hair, said before a recent flight. “But I’m still healthy, and I love to fly, so why not do it as long as I can?” A man in his seventh decade extending his commercial flying career still qualifies as a novelty in Japan — but maybe not for long. The aging of Japan’s work force is prompting a rethinking of traditional career paths and government safety nets. The country has the world’s longest life expectancy, little immigration and a dwindling population of young workers, the result of decades of low birthrates. Last month, the Japanese government said the number of births last year fell below one million for the first time since it began tracking the figure in 1899.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Group Seeks to Close Wall Street Gender Gap? – Groffrey Rogow  (DIERSEN: How big were the gender gaps for the jobs that you have had? If those gender gaps were big, why? The gender gaps for all the jobs that I have had were very big because everyone views all the jobs that I have had as being “bad” jobs.  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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-plan-to-fill-the-massive-gender-gap-in-asset-management-1501246800

 

USA TODAY
— Trump ordered Reince Priebus to exterminate a fly – Charles Ventura  (DIERSEN: What have your bosses ordered you to do? In early 1971, after I had earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in August of 1970, my Firestone Stores boss ordered me to clean the white walls on display tires that were hanging on the walls of the store showroom while the store was open. That prompted me to tell him that I had accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. He immediately flew into a rage, fired me, and threw me out of the store. Then, Oldsmobile withdrew its job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint. That directly resulted in my accepting a job offer from IRS. That Firestone Store boss had not hired me, Firestone Stores regional office had hired me. In my opinion, that Firestone Store boss disapproved of many of my demographics including my religion and my national origin, but most of all, that I had avoided the draft.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/07/29/president-trump-reince-priebus-white-house-fly/522434001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: President Trump once ordered former White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus to exterminate a fly during a White House meeting, according to a report Friday. Citing a source familiar with the incident, The Washington Post reported that the commander in chief became distracted by a “buzzing” fly during an Oval Office meeting and summoned Priebus to kill the pesky insect. The relationship between Priebus and Trump has had its ups and downs. Back in 2016, Priebus suggested Trump withdraw from the presidential race after the emergence of the now infamous Access Hollywood tape of Trump talking about groping women, The New York Times reported. “No woman should ever be described in these terms or talked about in this manner,” Priebus, chair of the Republican National Committee, said at the time. “Ever.” That was something Trump had trouble forgetting and Priebus’ loyalty was often questioned, according to the Post. Citing White House officials, the Post reported that the call to remove Priebus from his position “heightened over the past 10 days or so.”)
— Trump administration ends low-income retirement savings plan – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: How much have you saved for your retirement?  I have always saved as much as I could.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me.  They hint/imply/argue/shout a) that I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth, b) that I have always been privileged, c) that the federal government grossly overpaid me, and d) that my federal retirement benefits are much too generous. They stress a) that I avoided the draft, b) that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and c) that I do not give money to a church.  Most, if not virtually all of the operatives and the dupes who work for my critics/opponents have severe financial, health, and/or other problems.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/07/28/trump-administration-ends-low-income-retirement-savings-plan/519761001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump administration said Friday it’s shutting down an Obama-era program aimed at encouraging low- and moderate-income households to save for retirement because the scant participation doesn’t justify the cost. About 30,000 Americans have contributed a total $34 million to the program, called myRA, which launched in late 2014 as an option for households that didn’t have access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan, such as a 401k, the Treasury Department said. About 20,000 accounts have a median balance of $500, and the owners of 10,000 accounts made no contributions. It has cost $70 million to manage the program — including server costs and promotion — which was likely to cost an additional $10 million annually going forward, the Treasury said.)

July 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Donald Trump replaces Reince Priebus with John Kelly as chief of staff
http://abc7chicago.com/news/donald-trump-replaces-reince-priebus-with-john-kelly-as-chief-of-staff/2258023/
— GOP blame-game begins after Senate sinks health care drive – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-blame-game-begins-after-senate-sinks-health-care-drive/2256887/

 

NBC5
— First Lady Has Complicated Relationship with SB-1 – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-deep-dish-diana-rauner-bruce-rauner-illinois-democrats-437258393.html

 

CBS2
— Trump Says He Has Chicago’s Crime Problem Solved
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/07/28/trump-crime-problem-solved/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Man shot dead on Near North Side is 400th homicide this year
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/270625847-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump ousts Reince Priebus as chief of staff, names Gen. John Kelly as replacement – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-reince-priebus-john-kelly-20170728-story.html
— Illinois election officials to review new request from Trump-formed panel for voter data – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-donald-trump-illinois-elections-met-0729-20170728-story.html
— How an obscure procedural move became latest flashpoint for Rauner, Democrats – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-democrats-legislation-on-hold-met-20170728-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump in August” and ask “Can his flailing presidency ever deliver results?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-trump-presidency-failure-edit-0730-20170728-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CPS finds fewer school-funding allies in suburbs – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-cps-finds-fewer-school-funding-allies-in-suburbs/
— Trump hits Chicago crime again in New York speech – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/transcript-trump-hits-chicago-crime-again-in-new-york-speech/
— Crime on the L, CTA buses is up; 90% of serious incidents go unsolved – Robert Herguth and Nader Issa
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/crime-on-cta-l-trains-buses-up-but-90-percent-of-serious-incidents-go-unsolved-the-watchdogs/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Republicans crow over their success in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Trump and Republicans.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-gop-lost-on-health-care-because-most-americans-have-a-heart/
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/lyons-buyers-remorse-over-trump-creeps-in-flyover-country/
— All Americans deserve the same health care as Sen. John McCain – Phil Kadner  (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify for the health care insurance that you have now?  I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years to be a member of the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/healthcare/). What did you do to qualify for Medicare?  I paid into Medicare 1964-1966, 1970 – 1972, and 1983-1997.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-all-americans-deserve-the-same-health-care-as-sen-john-mccain/
— Mayor Emanuel denies president’s repeated claim on city crime – Micheal Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sneed-mayor-emanuel-denies-presidents-repeated-claim-on-city-crime/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner’s special session a sideshow to fomenting downstate-Chicago clash – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170728/NEWS02/170729854/rauners-special-session-a-sideshow-to-fomenting-downstate-chicago
— Fact-checking the school funding fight – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170728/BLOGS02/170729857/school-funding-battle-is-loaded-with-fuzzy-springfield-style-math
— GOP blame game begins after Senate sinks health care drive – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170728/NEWS03/170729860/gop-blame-game-begins-after-senate-sinks-health-care-drive

 

EFFINGHAM RADIO
— New Poll: Rauner Approval Rating 34-Percent  (DIERSEN: What is your approval rating?  My approval rating is very low with those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors because I am a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (68), rich, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, and my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s.)
http://www.effinghamradio.com/2017/07/28/new-poll-rauner-approval-rating-34-percent/

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 19 ATTORNEYS GENERAL PROMOTE LGBTQ ACTIVITY IN THE MILITARY
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170728/AP/307289819

 

WAND
— Republican and Democrats name education funding reform negotiators – Michon Lindstrom
http://www.wandtv.com/story/35998074/republican-and-democrats-name-education-funding-reform-negotiators
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Republicans assigned to negotiate are Senator Jason Barickman, R-Bloomington, Senator Dan McConchie, R-Hawthorn Woods, Representative Avery Bourne, R-Raymond and Representative Bob Pritchard, R-Hinkley.  The Republicans released a statement late Friday afternoon that urged for quick negotiations.)

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— State reps skip legislative session, volunteer as CPS janitors
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511162848-state-reps-skip-legislative-session-volunteer-as-cps-janitors

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Durkin demands Democrats get back to work on school funding bill – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511162915-durkin-demands-democrats-get-back-to-work-on-school-funding-bill

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Temporary Restraining Order sought to halt NIU Presidential Golden Parachute payout – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/temporary-restraining-order-sought-to-halt-niu-presidential-golden-parachute-payout/
— Shirley Madigan’s Illinois Arts Council stonewalling public records requests again – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/07/shirley-madigans-illinois-arts-council-stonewalling-public-records-requests-again/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS’ JOBS GROWTH WORSE THAN EVERY NEIGHBORING STATE – Austin Berg and Kevin Angell
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-jobs-growth-worse-than-every-neighboring-state/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Annual State Fair Democrat Day rally canceled
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/28/annual-state-fair-democrat-day-rally-canceled/
— Cullerton appoints – GOP urges quick negotiations – Durkin, Brady appoint negotiators *** Madigan responds to Rauner offer, appoints two members to negotiate
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/28/madigan-responds-to-rauner-offer-appoints-two-members-to-negotiate/
— Martire: Tax hike still leaves Illinois $2.5 billion short
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/28/martire-tax-hike-still-leaves-illinois-25-billion-short/
— New ILGOP video: “Get back to work”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/28/new-ilgop-video-get-back-to-work/

 

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— American Failure – ROD DREHER
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/american-failure/

 

CNN
— Reince Priebus out, John Kelly in as White House chief of staff – Jeremy Diamond
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/28/politics/john-kelly-chief-of-staff/index.html
— Reince Priebus, shortest-serving chief of staff in White House history – Grace Hauck, Dylan Stafford and Ryan Struyk  (DIERSEN: Despite my Democrat superiors’ tremendous efforts to get rid of me, I survived a) almost 18 years as a GAO employee 1980-1997, b) almost 9 years as an IRS employee 1971-1980, and c) almost 3 years as a Post Office employee 1966-1969.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/28/politics/reince-priebus-chief-of-staff-white-house-history/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Reince Priebus Pushed Out After Rocky Tenure as Trump Chief of Staff – PETER BAKER and MAGGIE HABERMAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/28/us/politics/reince-priebus-white-house-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn rich people.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/being-rich-wrecks-your-soul-we-used-to-know-that/2017/07/28/7d3e2b90-5ab3-11e7-9fc6-c7ef4bc58d13_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Names Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as New Chief of Staff  Kelly to replace former Chief of Staff Reince Priebus – Rebecca Ballhaus and Peter Nicholas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-names-homeland-security-secretary-john-kelly-as-new-chief-of-staff-1501275333

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP’S DONE LITTLE TO STOP CHICAGO’S GUN ‘CARNAGE’ – AIDAN QUIGLEY (DIERSEN: What did Obama do to stop the carnage?)
http://www.newsweek.com/trumps-done-little-stop-chicagos-gun-carnage-643602

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Ten Republicans Urge Oversight Committee Chair Not to Cut Retirement Benefits for Feds – Erich Wagner  (DIERSEN: How many Republican federal employees and Republican federal retirees live in your precinct, your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  How viciously are they targeted?)
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2017/07/republicans-pen-letter-disavowing-retirement-cuts-feds/139794/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It also would . . . reduce COLAs for Civil Service Retirement System workers by 0.5 percent. The Republicans who wrote Wednesday’s letter cited the “significant numbers of federal workers” in their districts, and said those people “have already sacrificed” in the name of deficit reduction. Signatories were Reps. Rob Bishop, R-Utah; Tom Cole, R-Okla.; Rob Wittman, R-Va.; Chris Smith, R-N.J.; Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa.; Barbara Comstock, R-Va.; Walter Jones, R-N.C.; Frank LoBiondo, R-N.J.; Peter King, R-N.Y.; and Austin Scott, R-Ga. “Our strongest objection is how the proposals break a promise to employees and retirees who have based career planning on longstanding promised benefit calculations,” the lawmakers wrote. “They and their families don’t deserve to be treated in this cavalier manner. No one needs to remind us of the deficit and the debt problem our nation faces, but federal employees are an easy political target.”)

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— 10 House Republicans and 18 senators speak out against federal retirement cuts – Nicole Ogrysko
https://federalnewsradio.com/your-money/2017/07/10-republicans-remind-oversight-leader-of-their-opposition-to-federal-retirement-cuts/
— Last-minute Veterans Choice funding bill filled with key VA hiring flexibilities – Nicole Ogrysko (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/veterans-affairs/2017/07/last-minute-veterans-choice-funding-bill-filled-with-key-va-hiring-flexibilities/

 

DAILY KOS
— The Government Accountability Office is investigating Trump’s abuses against the ACA – Walter Einenkel
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1684591