August 22 Morning Edition

BREITBART
— Illinois GOP Governor: Sanctuary Bill ‘Very Reasonable’ – IAN MASON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/21/illinois-gop-governor-sanctuary-bill-very-reasonable/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bruce Rauner, Republican Governor of Illinois, told the local press Friday he may sign a new bill passed by the heavily Democratic Illinois legislature to frustrate federal immigration enforcement. Claiming it was supported by “the immigration community” in addition to the Illinois Sheriff’s Association and businesses, Rauner told WBEZ, Chicago’s FM public radio channel, that SB31 “seems very reasonable.” Rauner’s office did not respond to Breitbart News’s request to clarify to whom “the immigration community” referred. The patriotic immigration reform group Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) strongly criticized SB31 in an interview with conservative site Illinois Review. Meanwhile, the Chicago chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and open-borders groups like the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, have urged Rauner to sign the bill. SB31 does not concern the handling of immigrants or refugees, but illegal aliens, who are neither. Harmlessly titled the “Illinois Trust Act,” SB31 prohibits all Illinois state and local law enforcement from complying with federal agents’ “immigration detainer” orders. In effect, it will be illegal under the act for police in Illinois keep someone who federal agents tell them is an illegal alien in custody long enough for them to arrive and enforce immigration laws. Instead, they will be compelled to release illegal aliens back onto the street when they have no non-immigration-related reason to keep them locked up. The bill is similar to provisions in effect in the so-called “sanctuary state” of California. “It does not tie law enforcement’s hands. It actually encourages between local law enforcement and federal immigration facilities,” Rauner said, indicating he would make up his mind on whether to sign it in the next few days. Rauner’s office confirmed to Breitbart News Monday that the governor has yet to reach a final decision on SB31. One Illinois immigration hawk was unconvinced. “I think the biggest question Illinois taxpayers have for Governor Rauner and any legislator who would want to pass this bill is, ‘Does making it easier for illegal aliens to stay in Illinois improve the lives of Illinois residents?’” former Republican candidate for the U.S. Congress and Illinois Minutemen-founder Rosanna Pulido told Breitbart News. She explained: “We already spend 4.5 Billion dollars a year for free services for illegal aliens. By signing this Bill, SB 31, Rauner will create an even stronger magnet for illegal aliens who are looking not to be apprehended by the law. Thus, the already overburdened taxpayer will be saddled with even more of a burden. It will truly be the straw that broke the camels back. Personally I am already checking out a different state I can move to.  It is a truly sad day in Illinois.” Brian McCann, whose brother Dennis was killed by an illegal alien who escaped to his native Mexico because of Chicago’s existing “sanctuary” policies, joined other families to opposing SB31. “All the killers were illegal aliens,” McCann told the Illinois Review. “The three of us have made repeated requests to meet with the governor to urge him to veto this dangerous measure. We will meet with the governor downstate or upstate before the August 28th deadline for a veto.” At the launch of Advocates for Victims of Illegal Alien Crime (AVIAC) in June, McCann expressed his frustration with the mainstream media’s constant focus on sympathetic stories about illegal immigrants and not on Americans who are harmed by so-called sanctuary policies. “We get no support … We don’t get coverage,” he told Breitbart News then. If Rauner hoped to curry favor from his state’s rampant political left by signaling support for SB31, he did not find that support forthcoming. “Rauner is a guy who is trying to wreck the lives of working class families,” a spokesman for long-time Illinois Speaker of the House Michael Madigan told WBEZ in response to Rauner’s comments on the sanctuary bill. “I can’t say it any more simply.”)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— OP-ED: GOVERNOR RAUNER, DO WE HAVE THE TAX DOLLARS AVAILABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE SANCTUARY BILL?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/op-ed-governor-rauner-do-we-have-the-tax-dollars-available-to-implement-the-sanctuary-bill.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois legislative leaders meet on state school funding Tuesday
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-education-funding-20170822-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Newly anti-Trump Chicago CEO Ravin Gandhi says “After Charlottesville and its aftermath, I will not defend Trump even if the Dow hits 50,000, unemployment goes to 1 percent, and GDP grows by 7 percent. Some issues transcend economics, and I will not in good conscience support a president who seems to hate Americans who don’t look like him.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-monday-ceo-racist-voicemail-0821-story.html
— Golf for millennials: Fast, arcade style and boozy – Alex Schiffer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/golf/ct-golf-for-millennials-fast-arcade-style-boozy-20170727-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But Topgolf, a high-tech driving range and entertainment company, has set out to prove otherwise. It thinks millennials might well be the key to reviving interest in the sport. The company has tapped into the social potential for golf, creating a space best described as “where a lounge meets a tee box.”  Topgolf is at once old-fashioned (a little bit like Skee-Ball) and modern (technology lets you track your performance, shot by shot – and compete with your friends). And the setting is loud and lively, not your typical back-nine fare.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump is wearing out his welcome in many venues.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-unwelcome-0822-story.html
— Trump’s real record on race may surprise you – Stephen Moore  (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if you support Trump, anti-Trumps will call you a racist, a White supremacist, a hater, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-race-trump-economy-progress-0822-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump seeks end to ‘nation-building’ in Afghanistan—and hate at home – AP  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Trump to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn himself and all his supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-patriotism-leaves-no-room-for-prejudice-bigotry-or-hate/
— Chicago Police arrests drop 24 percent in one year – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-police-arrests-drop-24-percent-in-one-year/amp/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Chicago businessmen use Charlottesville to paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/kapos-ceos-donate-1-5-million-to-fight-crime/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: ‘Blood boils’ over racism  Michael Sacks, the circumspect businessman and friend of Mayor Rahm Emanuel, strongly condemned the white nationalist protest that turned violent in Charlottesville, Virginia. “My blood boils,” he wrote in an email to employees a day after President Donald Trump defended the protesters who wore Nazi swastikas and carried torches. “Hate, bigotry, intolerance . . . Ku Klux Klan, Nazi’s, Neo Nazi’s White Supremacy, White Nationalists, White Power, BAD, VERY BAD, HORRIBLE, OFFENSIVE DISGUSTING,” the CEO of GCM Grosvenor wrote in an email that was forwarded to me. “We won’t tolerate a whiff of it here,” he wrote of racism. “We as a firm will stand against it. We will stand up to it. We will fight it.” Sacks said his comments weren’t meant for public consumption but acknowledges, “I felt the need to be crystal clear with no equivocation.” He’s among several Chicago top executives who used the events in Charlottesville to discuss company principles and moral codes. Marcus Lemonis, the CEO of Camping World and host of CNBC’s “The Profit,” was more public. In a TV interview he had a message for customers who agreed with Trump’s comments: “Don’t shop at my business.” Jen Tescher, president and CEO of the Center for Financial Services Innovation, referenced Charlottesville at a staff meeting. “We made clear that financial insecurity is no excuse for race-based hatred and bigotry. We reject the idea that improving the lives of some means worsening it for others,” she told me. Outcome Health CEO Rishi Shah also talked with employees. He told me he wanted to send a message to staffers that Trump’s comments “are not consistent with our values.” And he praised CEOs for “speaking up” about Trump’s “inappropriate response.” North Shore businessman Howard Gottlieb was among members of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities to resign in protest.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Former Lake in the Hills mayor convicted – Lee Filas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170822/dawn-patrol-former-lake-in-the-hills-mayor-convicted
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “GOP must start sending president message he’s losing party’s support.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170822/gop-must-start-sending-president-message-hes-losing-partys-support
— Suburban pols forget our connection to Chicago – Tom Teune, Wheaton  (DIERSEN: What are your connections with Chicago?  My connections include living there a) part-time for 3 months in 1971 and 1974-1976 and b) then full-time 1976-1978; getting married there in 1978; working there the last 6 months in 1971 and then 1973-1997; and taking college classes there full-time 1966-1968 and then part-time 1971-1983 and 1992-1997.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170822/suburban-pols-forget-our-connectivity
— Rauner misses opportunities with veto of debt-transparency law – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170821/editor-rauner-misses-opportunities-with-veto-of-debt-transparency-law

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Are international homebuyers cooling on Chicago? – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170822/CRED0701/170829983/are-international-homebuyers-cooling-on-chicago

 

DNA INFO
— After Englewood’s Lincoln Bust Vandalized Again, Alderman Wants To Move It – Andrea V. Watson
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170821/englewood/after-englewood-abe-lincoln-statue-vandalized-again-ald-wants-move-it

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Former DCFS leader George Sheldon’s wounds self-inflicted – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-22/jim-dey-former-dcfs-leaders-wounds-self-inflicted.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio: He hasn’t been invited to Trump rally  President appeared to hint he may pardon Arpaio – MADISON PARK
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/exsheriff-joe-arpaio-he-hasnt-been-invited-to-trump-rally/795491787
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Paul Ryan says that Trump “messed up” his Charlottesville response, but that ultimately, Ryan wants Trump to succeed. Anti-Trumps want Trump to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn himself and all his supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/ryan-trump-messed-up-charlottesville-response/795441068

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— ‘Rauner, Madigan Removed’ – Headline Of Springfield’s Dreams? – RACHEL OTWELL  (DIERSEN: What do/did your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say would happen if/when you are/were removed?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes said that if I was removed, great things would happen for 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://nprillinois.org/post/rauner-madigan-removed-headline-springfields-dreams#stream/0

 

CRETE-MONEE SCHOOL DISTRICT 201-U
— CMHS College and Career Fair Sept. 6, 2017 (DIERSEN: While I was in high school, many, if not most, if not virtually everyone viewed me as NOT being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
http://www.cm201u.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=6421

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Media’s Glaring Double Standards on Violence and Hate – Dr. Michael L. Brown
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/medias-glaring-double-standards-violence-hate/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— For crying out loud, somebody show him the cartoon  (DIERSEN: It would be great a) if one of Rauner’s staff would print out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as soon as they come in every morning and every evening, b) if Rauner would be immediately given those print outs, c) if Rauner would immediately indicate on those printouts which articles that he wants to see the text, and d) if Rauner would immediately be given those full article print outs.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/22/for-crying-out-loud-somebody-show-him-the-cartoon/

 

GOPUSA
— The media’s glaring double standards on violence and hate – Dr. Michael Brown
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29022
— Antifa rise after Charlottesville alarms Free-speech advocates
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29033

 

DAILY CALLER
— PayPal Bans Conservative Sites After Soros-Funded Group Attacks Them – RYAN SAAVEDRA  (DIERSEN: Which conservative websites do the leaders of your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois want banned? I should write a book about past and present “Republican” leaders in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who hint/imply/argue/shout that they want
www.gopillinois.com and GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to be banned.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/21/paypal-bans-conservative-sites-after-soros-funded-group-attacks-them/
— Rooting Against America: Activists Plan To Make America’s Leaders Lose ‘International Legitimacy’ – PETER HASSON  (DIERSEN: Who wants you to lose legitimacy?  Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that want me to lose legitimacy are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/21/rooting-against-america-activists-plan-to-make-americas-leaders-lose-international-legitimacy/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Bannon’s exit – what does it mean for Trump’s agenda? – Chad Groening
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2017/08/22/bannons-exit-what-does-it-mean-for-trumps-agenda

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Reportedly Views Zuckerberg as 2020 Threat – Brian Freeman  (DIERSEN: What does Zuckerberg and his company think of those who share your demographics? From what I see, Zuckerberg and his company despises if not hates those who share my demographics. What do you say to those who glorify, praise, and pander to Zuckerberg and his company?)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-2020-campaign/2017/08/21/id/808880/

 

THE HILL
— Trump denounces hate, bigotry in primetime address – MALLORY SHELBOURNE (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Trump to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn himself and all his supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
Chicago Police arrests drop 24 percent in one year Fran Spielman
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s base frets about post-Bannon era.” (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Trump to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn himself and all his supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347421-the-memo-trumps-base-frets-about-post-bannon-era

 

POLITICO
— The new GOP primary litmus test: Loyalty to Trump  Republicans who show anything less than total fealty to the president are being hammered by GOP challengers. – KEVIN ROBILLARD (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present “leaders” in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton a) who claim to be Republican but who reject most if not all of the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and/or the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. They demand that you be totally loyal to them personally, that is, that you serve as one of their operatives or dupes. They focus on destroying those like me who fail/refuse to serve as one of their operatives or as one of their dupes.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/21/trump-republicans-loyalty-arizona-241861

 

NBC NEWS
— Paul Ryan Opposes Censure of Trump Over Charlottesville Remarks – LEIGH ANN CALDWELL (DIERSEN: Who has tried to get you censured and why?  I should write a book about those who tried but failed to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition to censure me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor at the start of its 2006 Annual Convention in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/paul-ryan-opposes-censure-trump-over-charlottesville-remarks-n794736

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— What Moderates Believe – David Brooks  (DIERSEN: Moderates who claim to be Republican focus on destroying the Republican Party.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/opinion/trump-moderates-bipartisanship-truth.html
— Let Consumers Sue Companies – RICHARD CORDRAY (DIERSEN: My advice is that if the a seller demands that you agree to arbitration, do not buy from that seller. SEE: https://www.leagle.com/decision/1987526153illapp3d3731482)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/opinion/let-consumers-sue-companies.html
— Great Wall Motor of China Sets Its Sights on Jeep – JACK EWING and KEITH BRADSHER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with China against America.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/21/business/jeep-fiat-chrysler-great-wall-china.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Roy Lunn, Engineer Who Helped Birth the Mustang, Dies at 92 – Sam Roberts
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/automobiles/roy-lunn-innovative-engineer-of-celebrated-cars-dies-at-92.html
— Why Lee Should Go, and Washington Should Stay – JON MEACHAM
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/21/opinion/why-lee-should-go-and-washington-should-stay.html
— Live in a Poor Neighborhood? Better Be a Perfect Parent. – EMMA S. KETTERINGHAM
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/opinion/poor-neighborhoods-black-parents-child-services.html
— Why Is the Fed So Scared of Inflation? – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Actual inflation has always been understated.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/opinion/fed-inflation-interest-rates-workers.html
— The Showdown Over How We Define Fringe Views in America – Emily Badger  (DIERSEN: If your views do not promote all the planks in the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and the Green Party platform, anti-Trumps will say that you have “fringe views.”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/21/upshot/the-showdown-over-how-we-define-fringe-views-in-america.html
— After Criticism, Publisher Reverses Decision to Bow to China’s Censors – CHRIS BUCKLEY
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/21/world/asia/china-quarterly-cambridge-university-press-censorship-publisher-reverses-decision-to-bow-to-chinas-censors.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Poll shows clear disapproval of how Trump responded to Charlottesville violence.” Anti-Trumps want Trump to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn himself and all his supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-shows-strong-disapproval-of-how-trump-responded-to-charlottesville-violence/2017/08/21/4e5c585c-868b-11e7-a94f-3139abce39f5_story.html
— IRS whistle blower who questioned paper industry tax break fights to keep his job – Steven Mufson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/08/21/irs-whistle-blower-who-questioned-paper-industry-tax-break-fights-to-keep-his-job/
— ‘You’re Fired’ may be harder than Trump thinks when it comes to federal workers – Lisa Rein  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I must be THE WORSE OF THE WORST a) because 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) because 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) because my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/youre-fired-may-be-harder-than-trump-thinks-when-it-comes-to-federal-workers/2017/08/21/6dd0c4c4-7c5f-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: J.P Morgan Chase donates nothing to help support Wheaton’s Independence Day parades but beyond outrageously donates $500,000 to support the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Further, “J.P. Morgan said in Monday’s memo that beginning in September, it would match employees’ donations to a range of human- and civil-rights organizations two for one.” The SPLC wants to get rid of all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries that support Trump. Obviously, J.P Morgan Chase believe that the money that Trump supporters will take out of J.P Morgan Chase will be far exceeded by the money that Trump-haters will bring to J.P Morgan Chase.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/j-p-morgan-donates-up-to-2-million-to-organizations-following-charlottesville-1503326740
— If the CEO is Overpaid, Blame the Compensation Committee  Its report will probably be approved by shareholders, even if it relies on metrics that inflate performance. – Robert C. Pozen and  S.P. Kothari  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, my critic/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and act like a) they are operatives or dupes for overpaid CEOs and b) they want cheap labor.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-the-ceo-is-overpaid-blame-the-compensation-committee-1503355104
— (Still) Seeking IRS Accountability  Judge Walton orders the IRS to give straight answers for a change. – Editorial (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS 1971-1980. My Democrat IRS superiors a) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, b) did not promote me beyond GS-12, c) disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974, and d) disallowed my education deductions in 1978.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/still-seeking-irs-accountability-1503354827
— Live Free or High in the Granite State  Trump called New Hampshire a ‘drug infested den.’ He wasn’t entirely wrong. – Matthew Hennessey
https://www.wsj.com/articles/live-free-or-high-in-the-granite-state-1503354433
— Steve Bannon Isn’t Going Away  He aims to defeat the ‘globalist’ crew by pushing China into the 2018 campaign. – Walter Russell Mead
https://www.wsj.com/articles/steve-bannon-isnt-going-away-1503354392
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: China’s Great Wall Motor Expresses Interest in Buying Fiat Chrysler’s Jeep – Trefor Moss, Bob Davis, and Chester Dawson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with China against America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-great-wall-motors-expresses-interest-in-buying-fiat-chryslers-jeep-1503316245

 

USA TODAY
— Pardon America’s toughest sheriff Joe Arpaio – Trent Franks
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/21/pardon-americas-toughest-sheriff-editorials-debates/588506001/
— ‘Self-governance’ for fraternities and sororities needs to end – Rric J. Barron (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that none of the colleges that earned degrees from were Ivy League and that I was never a member of a fraternity.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/21/after-timothy-piazza-penn-state-crack-down-fraternity-sorority-hazing-drinking-eric-barron-column/584222001/
— Bro culture is under attack, but women say it’s far from tamed – Marco della Cava and Kevin McCoy
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/21/bro-culture-under-attack-but-women-say-its-far-tamed/559005001/

 

PBS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that their Charlottesville controversy has damaged Trump’s agenda.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/charlottesville-controversy-damage-trumps-agenda/

 

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Marijuana dispensary employee robbed at gunpoint
http://www.sfgate.com/news/bayarea/article/Marijuana-Dispensary-Employee-Robbed-At-Gunpoint-11948493.php

 

CHICAGO RELIGIOUS LEADSHIP NETWORK
— Action Alert: Gov. Rauner has until August 28 to sign the TRUST Act! (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives or as dupes for the anti-religious Democrat Party.)
http://crln.org/AugustTRUSTAct

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Rauner Has Six Hours in Car on Carbondale Trip – May Find 10 Seconds to Look at IPI Cartoon  (DIERSEN: Who does Rauner listen to?  What do you say to those Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who urge Rauner to NOT read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/rauner-has-six-hours-in-car-on-carbondale-trip-may-find-10-seconds-to-look-at-ipi-cartoon/

August 21 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

August 19 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE RIGHTS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which groups are ENCOURAGED by Rauner’s comments on Illinois TRUST Act?  ANSWER: Groups that will never vote for Rauner, that is, groups 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. QUESTION: Which groups are DISCOURAGED by Rauner’s comments on Illinois TRUST Act? ANSWER: Groups that want to vote for Rauner in 2018, that is, groups that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.icirr.org/news-events/news/details/2112/privacy.html

 

NBC5
— 32 Hate Groups Call Illinois Home, Southern Poverty Law Center Says  The SPLC’s digital “Hate Map,” an interactive feature on its website cataloging what it calls extremist and fringe groups, has been circulated widely on social media in recent days in response to the events in Charlottesville. – Richard Ray (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if your group does not promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform, CNN, SPLC, NBC5, and other Democrat, Libertarian, and Green individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries will call your group a “hate group.”  The aforesaid platforms promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, the destruction of the traditional family, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, race and gender based preference giving, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, and/or even worse things.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/32-Hate-Groups-Call-Illinois-Home-Southern-Poverty-Law-Center-Says-441061583.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— NAACP calling for boycott of NFL, Atlanta Falcons – Aungelique Proctor
http://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/274722724-story
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The NAACP has called for a boycott of the NFL. The organization says the league treated free agent Colin Kaepernick unfairly for his headline grabbing protest during the national anthem. The NAACP is asking Falcons fans everywhere to take a knee on the NFL. They say that means they don’t want fans coming to Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the season opener or even watching the team on television.)
— Steve Bannon leaves White House preparing for ‘war’
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/274798453-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Khouri to run for General Assembly
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-khouri-election-st-0820-20170818-story.html
— DuPage Democrats optimistic with Bellock not seeking re-election in 47th District – Chuck Fieldman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/western-springs/news/ct-dhd-democrat-replace-bellock-tl-0824-20170818-story.html
— Boston braces for far-right demonstrators and large counter-protest – Vera Haller
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-boston-free-speech-rally-20170819-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A hate-filled anti-Trump says “Trump panders to racists, but calling him out is not enough.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201708181533–tms–msanchezctnms-a20170818-20170818-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner vetoes plan requiring overdue bill reporting – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rauner-vetoes-plan-requiring-overdue-bill-reporting/
— DuPage County: Brothers charged with turning in forged community service records
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brothers-charged-with-turning-in-forged-community-service-records/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: General Robert E. Lee: A tragic turn on hallowed ground – Gene Lyons  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps reject Lincoln’s “With malice toward none, with charity for all.”)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/lyons-a-turn-from-laughable-to-tragic-on-hallowed-ground-in-virginia/
— Trump, Melania will not attend Kennedy Center honors – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-melania-will-not-attend-kennedy-center-honorsdistrac/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The honorees at the Dec. 3 ceremony are Carmen de Lavallade, Gloria Estefan, LL COOL J, Norman Lear, Lionel Richie. The White House said in a statement the first couple would not attend in order to “allow the honorees to celebrate without any political distraction.” This comes after members of a presidential arts and humanities commission quit Friday to protest Trump in the wake of his Charlottesville remarks. The members – some Obama appointees – said in a statement, “Ignoring your hateful rhetoric would have made us complicit in your words and actions,” they wrote in a letter to Trump. “We took a patriotic oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” “…Supremacy, discrimination, and vitriol are not American values. Your values are not American values. We must be better than this. We are better than this. If this is not clear to you, then we call on you to resign your office, too.”)

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Silicon Valley as being a warrior against White supremacy.  Which anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois promote themselves as being warriors against White supremacy?  What do these warriors do to get rid of those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporter, 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.dailyherald.com/business/20170819/how-silicon-valley-has-escalated-its-war-on-white-supremacy
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Governor’s school-funding reform plan is fatally flawed.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170818/governors-school-funding-reform-plan-is-fatally-flawed

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner signs law to eliminate township collector in Sangamon County – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170819/rauner-signs-law-to-eliminate-township-collector-in-sangamon-county

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— A coronation for Pritzker? – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/opinion/columnists/column-a-coronation-for-pritzker/article_8e02989d-13f7-5d54-afde-509e16246d2e.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— New law could make it easier to eliminate Godfrey Township  One of several relating to reducing government signed by Rauner – Scott Cousins  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present Milton Township officials, employees, their operatives, and their dupes who have focused on destroying me since 1999.)
https://thetelegraph.com/news/107409/new-law-could-make-it-easier-to-eliminate-godfrey-township

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Letting Bruce be Bruce – Rich Miller
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/miller-letting-bruce-be-bruce/article_de616072-f714-562e-b874-c84401dcdefb.html

 

WJBD RADIO
— Illinois Governor Vetoes Plan Requiring Overdue Bill Reporting  Governor Claims State Comptroller Wanted to Micromanage Executive Agencies
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/08/18/illinois-governor-vetoes-plan-requiring-overdue-bill-reporting

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s mixed messaging sparks concerns of ’emboldened’ alt-right.  Far-right groups empowered by Trump’s response.”  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps embolden and empower 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.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trumps-mixed-messaging-sparks-concerns-of-emboldened-altright/793848619
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Charlottesville 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.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/charlottesville-a-monumental-week-of-debate-over-the-nations-identity/793802409

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner/Trump says “Rauner really needs to make up his mind on how tied he is to Trump.” What do you say to Rauner’s advisors who urge him to be anti-government employee, anti-union, 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?
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2017/08/rauner-really-needs-to-make-up-his-mind.html

 

WIRE POINTS
— Rahm’s Ramp And The Fate Of Chicago’s Pensions – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/rahms-ramp-and-the-fate-of-chicagos-pensions-wp-original/

 

KANKAKEE TIMES
— Rep. Keith Wheeler (R-Oswego) decries lack of progress on public school funding
http://kankakeetimes.com/stories/511187103-wheeler-decries-lack-of-progress-on-public-school-funding

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— County Board Member Tonia Khouri to run for House seat – Caitlin Nordahl
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511188252-county-board-member-khouri-to-run-for-house-seat

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The SPLC: An Anti-Christian Hate Group – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/politics/splc-anti-christian-hate-group/
— Judge Loses Her Position for Belief in Traditional Marriage – Andrew Willis
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/judge-loses-position-belief-traditional-marriage/
— 40 Days for Life is Coming to Aurora
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/40-days-life-coming-aurora/

 

GOPUSA
— Where Is the Corporate Disavowal of Black Lives Matter?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28832
— Seattle rental applicants’ criminal histories virtually off-limits to landlords under new law
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28758
— Judge in tea party case orders IRS to disclose employee names, reasons
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28916

 

BLAZE
— In jarring interview, Bannon declares Trump presidency over, readies for war – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/18/in-jarring-interview-bannon-declares-trump-presidency-over-readies-for-war/

 

NEWSMAX
— Charlottesville Mayor Calls for Swift Removal of Lee Statue  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What is next? ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/US-Confederate-Monument-Protest/2017/08/18/id/808516/
— Steve Bannon: Trump Presidency Is ‘Over’
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/bannon-interview-firing-bloomberg/2017/08/18/id/808508/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— These are the mainstream conservatives on CNN’s ‘hate group’ list  (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if your group does not promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform, CNN and SPLC will call your group a “hate group.”)
https://www.conservativereview.com/articles/these-are-the-mainstream-conservatives-on-cnn-hate-group-list
(FROM THE ARTICLE: CNN has published a list of “hate groups” currently operating in the United States, relying on an extremely partisan analysis from the far-left Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). Several truly extremist groups populate the list, such as the Ku Klux Klan, New Black Panthers, Nation of Islam, and others. But along with the neo-Nazi and Islamic extremist groups on the list, the SPLC has lumped in as “hate groups” mainstream, well-known conservative individuals and organizations who merely speak out about the threat of radical Islam. Here are some that were included on the list. . .SPLC/CNN BIAS  Since its founding, the SPLC has displayed an overt left-wing bias in attempts to smear conservatives as hateful bigots. The organization often turns a blind eye to leftist extremist groups, such as Antifa and Occupy Wall Street, while continuing attempts to tarnish the reputation of mainstream conservative groups that are supported by millions of Americans. By using the SPLC’s extremely biased list, CNN continues to showcase its partisan bias in favor of left-wing elements.)

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Charlottesville Is Not about the Forces of Good vs. the Forces of Evil – Abraham H. Miller
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/charlottesville_is_not_about_the_forces_of_good_v_the_forces_of_evil.html
— The media attack Trump no matter what he says or does – Jack Hellner
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/the_media_attack_trump_no_matter_what_he_says_or_does.html
— The Forbidden Faction: Stigmatizing White Identity Politics – Michael Thau
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/the_forbidden_faction_stigmatizing_white_identity_politics.html

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Republicans squandered a chance to enact their agenda early in Donald Trump’s first term by betting on a foolish, long-shot legislative strategy. Now what? – JAMES CAPRETTA
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450633/republicans-risky-legislative-strategy-backfired-what-happens-their-agenda-now

 

THE HILL
— Krauthammer says Bannon pulled a ‘classic Scaramucci’ to get fired – MAX GREENWOOD  (DIERSEN: Did you want to get fired?  My critics/opponents, would hint/imply/argue/shout that I wanted to get fired a) because I failed/refused to become a Democrat, b) because I complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) because I failed/refused to help my superiors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) because in 1988 when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/347185-krauthammer-says-bannon-pulled-a-classic-scaramucci-to-get-fired

 

POLITICO
— The agonizing, 8-page memo on how to chauffeur a congressman  Pity the poor aide charged with driving Rep. Todd Rokita around his district. – JOHN BRESNAHAN and RACHAEL BADE
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/18/todd-rokita-boss-aides-staff-instructions-241709

 

AOL NEWS
— Steve Bannon reportedly planning war with Matt Drudge – NICK CARDONA
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/18/steve-bannon-reportedly-planning-war-with-matt-drudge/23152169/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Romney Tells Trump to Apologize for Causing ‘Racists to Rejoice’ – MAGGIE HABERMANA  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Romney glorifies and praises and panders to those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/us/politics/trump-charlottesville-romney.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Discovering the Limitations of Statues.” Anti-Trumps only want statutes of those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/opinion/statues-trump-confederates-charlottesville.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The Test of Nazism That Trump Failed.” What is your national origin?  During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany.  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F.  Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/opinion/the-test-of-nazism-that-trump-failed.html
— Mother of Woman Killed in Charlottesville Says She Will Not Speak to Trump – JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH  (DIRERSEN: The more anti-Trump that you are, the more that anti-Trumps promote you.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/us/politics/susan-bro-trump-heather-heyer.html
— What Robert E. Lee Wrote to The Times About Slavery in 1858 – JACEY FORTINA  (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing in 1858? On my father’s side, they were farmers in Crete.  On my mother’s side, they were farmers in Grant Park.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/us/robert-e-lee-slaves.html
— Cambridge University Press Removes Academic Articles on Chinese Site – IAN JOHNSONAU  (DIERSEN: Who tells you what to do and what not to do? My critics/opponents want me to stop putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out. But failing that, they want the following to tell me what to do and what not to do: a) those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party, b) those who dominate TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, and c) those who dominate the Republicans who represent me in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/world/asia/cambridge-university-press-academic-freedom.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: One of the world’s oldest and most respected publishing houses, Cambridge University Press, has bowed to pressure from Beijing and removed sensitive content on its site in China. The content is published in China Quarterly, an academic journal run by the press. In a letter made public on social media on Friday, the editor of the journal, Tim Pringle, said Cambridge University Press had informed him that the authorities had ordered it to censor more than 300 articles related to issues like the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong and the Cultural Revolution. The publishing house’s site risked being shut down if it did not comply with the request, the letter said. In response to the government’s actions, the journal issued a statement expressing its “deep concern and disappointment.” “We note, too, that this restriction of academic freedom is not an isolated move but a further reflection of policies that have narrowed the space for public engagement and discussion across Chinese society,” the statement said. Dr. Pringle said in a telephone interview that Chinese academics, who had been publishing in the journal in increasing numbers, would suffer the most. “It’s not only a retrograde step in principle, but it affects Chinese scholars in particular” he said, because they will not have access to global scholarship on the country.)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Bannon demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Bannon.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2017/08/18/stephen-bannon-never-should-have-been-in-the-white-house/

 

DAILY MAIL
— ‘Marijuana killed our son’: Family claims teen’s fatal heart arrhythmia was triggered by smoking weed – DANIELLE ZOELLNER
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4802978/Marijuana-killed-man-died-heart-arrhythmia.html

 

GOVERNMET EXECUTIVE
— Managing Your Career in the Trump Era – Stewart Liff  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. 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.  I might still be a federal employee a) if my Democrat IRS superiors had not succeeded in getting rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and b) if my Democrat GAO superiors had not succeeded in getting rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2017/08/managing-your-career-trump-era/140350/

 

GM AUTHORITY
— It’s ‘So Important’ To Get Millennials Into Car Culture – AARON BRZOZOWSKI  (DIERSEN: Are you anti-car?  Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are a) anti-car and b) anti-union.  They are especially anti-GM, anti-Ford, and anti-Chrysler.  They remind everyone that I was a union member for almost 12 years and that I own a 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang and that I have owned a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier.)
http://gmauthority.com/blog/2017/08/al-oppenheiser-its-so-important-to-get-millennials-into-car-culture/

August 18 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Mayor Emanuel rejects call to rename Washington, Jackson parks – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/274524801-story#/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner calls immigration bill ‘very reasonable’ – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: The TRUST Act encourages people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally. If Rauner signs it, he dumps not only the immigration planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform, he dumps all those who voted for him in 2014 and all those who might vote for him in 2018.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-immigration-bill-met-0818-20170817-story.html
— Cullerton tries stand-up comedy at Rauner’s expense – Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky. Alinsky’s fifth rule encourage ridicule.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-john-cullerton-bruce-rauner-20170818-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Alderman says Lincoln bust in West Englewood burned – Fran Spielman and Mitch Dudek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/674297/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Who’s running more and more big local companies? Foreigners. – JOE CAHILL  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn America and its citizens.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170818/ISSUE10/170819863
— More women, racial minorities among Chicago CEOs – CLAIRE BUSHEY  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, CEOs are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170818/EMPLOYMENT/170819851
— Here’s what it’s really like to switch to nonprofit work – LISA BERTAGNOLI  (DIERSEN: I worked for a nonprofit, that is, for the federal government, for almost 30 years. Because nonprofits do not have to worry about making a profit, they can and they do far more aggressively promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, they far more aggressively discriminate against Republicans, Whites, men, older people, and non-veterans.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170817/ISSUE03/170819892

 

CHICAGO BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Sun-Times sporting a full-page union labor ad in today’s edition – Lewis Lazare
https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2017/08/17/sun-times-sporting-a-full-page-union-labor-ad-in.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville to license taxi companies, no longer individual drivers – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170816/naperville-to-license-taxi-companies-no-longer-individual-drivers

 

WTTW
— Question Over Controversial Public Monuments Comes to Chicago – Eddie Arruza
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/17/question-over-controversial-public-monuments-comes-chicago

 

WLS AM
— At 83, Jesse White is running for a sixth term as Illinois Secretary of State – Bill Cameron  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  I am 68. Because I did not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40, my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. What shows that you have energy? Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email EACH AND EVERY MORNING and since 2015, I have ALSO put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email EACH AND EVERY EVENING. Those emails have included links to more than 278,800 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/08/17/at-83-jesse-white-is-running-for-a-sixth-term-as-illinois-secretary-of-state/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Rauner says immigration bill ‘very reasonable’ (DIERSEN: The TRUST Act encourages people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally. If Rauner signs it, he dumps not only the immigration planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform, he dumps all those who voted for him in 2014 and all those who might vote for him in 2018.)
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/rauner-says-immigration-bill-very-reasonable/article_5d2ab176-8424-11e7-abfa-e3e6beca9d99.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Energetic 83-year-old Jesse White not ready to retire -Editorial  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  I am 68. What shows that you have energy?  Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email EACH AND EVERY MORNING and since 2015, I have ALSO put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email EACH AND EVERY EVENING. Those emails have included links to more than 278,800 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170817/our-view-energetic-83-year-old-jesse-white-not-ready-to-retire

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Rauner: Trump’s comments on Charlottesville ‘damage America’ (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who advises Rauner that demonizing Trump, denigrating Trump, and condemning Trump helps Rauner get reelected in 2018? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://dailyegyptian.com/70499/state/rauner-trumps-comments-charlottesville-damage-america/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— GOP senators are striking back in Trump’s public war of words  President has no intention of changing his tact – DAN MERICA AND ERIC BRADNER
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/gop-senators-are-striking-back-in-trumps-public-war-of-words/791880870
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites are anti-Trump.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/people-of-color-to-trump-what-doesnt-break-us-makes-us-stronger/792720405
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Corker panders to anti-Trumps.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/corker-trump-hasnt-demonstrated-competence-to-be-successful/792309457
— ‘Nazis’ scrawled on side of New Hampshire GOP HQ  Police did not immediately name any suspects – ELIZABETH JOSEPH AND DANIELLA DIAZ (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. People are nasty. What is your national origin?  Mine is 100% German. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me because a am 100% German national origin. Of course, they do not admit that. The aforesaid include people who are of German national origin who pander to and seek to curry favor with those who hate German-Americans by stressing that I am 100% German national origin. They paint themselves as being good German-Americans and paint me as being a bad German-American. They are like those Jews who helped the Nazis identify Jews in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/nazis-scrawled-on-side-of-new-hampshire-gop-hq/791441013
— 6 in 10 who approve of Trump say they’ll never stop approving of him – CNN  (DIERSEN: How many out of 10 who approve of Obama say they’ll never stop approving of him – 8, 9, 10?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/6-in-10-who-approve-of-trump-say-theyll-never-stop-approving/792285667
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump federal employees want Trump’s cabinet members to demonize Trump, to denigrate Trump, and to condemn Trump as being a White supremacist, a hater, a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors made it clear to my supervisors, to my coworkers, and to my subordinates that they should say bad things about me.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/cabinets-silence-on-trump-disturbs-agency-employees/792033494

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Gov. Rauner Was In The Crosshairs At Annual State Democratic Breakfast
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/gov-rauner-was-crosshairs-annual-state-democratic-breakfast

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Durkin says House mocked education needs with sham vote – Hoang Tran
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511187029-durkin-says-house-mocked-education-needs-with-sham-vote

 

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
— Approved Township Maps
http://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2017/55566/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Harold says she promises to fight public corruption if elected Illinois Attorney General – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/harold-says-she-promises-to-fight-public-corruption-if-elected/article_b9045312-82d0-11e7-bd0b-1bd32979c1cd.html
— Madigan rallies Democrats with a look back to the past – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/madigan-rallies-democrats-with-a-look-back-to-the-past/article_2f51f8e6-8360-11e7-80cc-8b0c9f33103e.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner calls TRUST Act a “very reasonable” bill, won’t commit to signing it (DIERSEN: The TRUST Act encourages people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally. If Rauner signs it, he dumps not only the immigration planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform, he dumps all those who voted for him in 2014 and all those who might vote for him in 2018.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/18/rauner-calls-trust-act-a-very-reasonable-bill-wont-commit-to-signing-it/
— Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez says she won’t run again
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/18/rep-sara-wojcicki-jimenez-says-she-wont-run-again/
— Rauner points to WVON host’s defense of Illinois Policy Institute cartoon as legislators to protest HQ
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/18/rauner-points-to-wvon-hosts-defense-of-illinois-policy-institute-cartoon-as-legislators-to-protest-hq/

 

POILITICO ILLINOIS
— RAUNER SAYS HE HASN’T SEEN IPI CARTOON — In another head-scratching moment for Team Rauner, the governor’s office on Thursday said Rauner hadn’t seen a controversial political cartoon from the Illinois Policy Institute that the group took down Wednesday amid outcry from both parties that it was racist. The cartoon was meant to be an illustration of the conservative group’s view on SB1, but critics said it injected a derogatory racial element into the ongoing debate over the education funding bill. – Natasha Korecki (DIERSEN: Who is responsible for keeping Governor Rauner and all the other Illinois Republican elected officials and party leaders up to date with Illinois government and political news and commentary? Please join me in urging Governor Rauner and all the other Illinois Republican elected officials and party leaders a) to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, or if not that, to require their staff to read the emails and to keep them up to date and b) to assure that
diersen@aol.com is kept on their press release lists and their press advisory lists.)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/08/18/politico-illinois-playbook-campaign-for-sb1-override-rauner-hasnt-seen-controversial-cartoon-preckwinkle-numbers-plummet-221938

 

BILL O’REILLY
— First They Came For the Statues
https://www.billoreilly.com/b/First-They-Came-For-the-Statues/425206911343892859.html

 

GOPUSA
— Missouri Democrat ‘Hopes’ Trump is Assassinated
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28897
— Terrorists kill as Barcelona insists they are not afraid  (DIERSEN: How many homes in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America display “We are not afraid” yard signs?  When the terrorists come to your precinct, to your municipality, to your township/ward, to your county, to Illinois, and to America, will the terrorists skip the homes that have “We are not afraid” yard signs?)
http://www.gopusa.com/terrorists-kill-as-barcelona-insists-they-are-not-afraid/
— Speaking of statues, why does Seattle have a 7 ton statue of Vladimir Lenin?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28894
— Soros: The ‘Anti-Fascist’ Fascist
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28872
— A warning about ‘trigger warnings’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28650

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Lay it on the line’: Judge in tea party case orders IRS to disclose employee names, reasons – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: 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 kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/17/judge-in-tea-party-case-orders-irs-to-disclose-emp/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— University of Chicago reminds freshmen that it doesn’t do safe spaces – Matthew Foldi
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9601

 

NEWSMAX
— Poll: Republicans Back Trump on Charlottesville Opinion – Joe Crowe
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/poll-republicans-charlottesville-opinion/2017/08/18/id/808351/

 

DAILY CALLER
— New York Is Named After A Horrendous Slave Trader – Thomas Phippen  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that if your ancestors immigrated to America while slavery was legal in any part of America, your ancestors, your great grandparents, your grandparents, your parents, you, your children, your grandchildren, and your great grandchildren ARE RACISTS.  While all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, they came to and stayed in northeast Illinois.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/17/new-york-is-named-after-a-horrendous-slave-trader/
— Statue Of Slave Emancipator Abraham Lincoln Burned In Chicago – Rob Shimshock
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/17/statue-of-slave-emancipator-abraham-lincoln-burned-in-chicago/
— CNN Commentator Symone Sanders Accuses Trump Of Being A ‘White Supremacist’ – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being Nazis, KKK members, White supremacists, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.  How should Trump and his supporters respond?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/17/cnn-commentator-accuses-trump-of-being-a-white-supremacist/

 

FOX NEWS
— Jason Kessler, Charlottesville rally organizer, says he’s in hiding – Doug McKelway
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/17/jason-kessler-charlottesville-rally-organizer-says-hes-in-hiding.html

 

BLAZE
— Rush Limbaugh has an interesting theory on why the GOP allows ‘leftists’ to tear America apart – Sarah Taylor
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/17/rush-limbaugh-has-an-interesting-theory-on-why-the-gop-allows-leftists-to-tear-america-apart/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— All in: The left is through messing around – Ebben Raves  (DIERSEN: As anti-Trumps increasingly make it clear that they are going to get rid of Trump supporters, Trump supporters will increasingly buy firearms and buy ammunition for their self-defense.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/all_in_the_left_is_through_messing_around.html
— Charlottesville and Its Aftermath: What if It Was a Setup? – Patricia McCarthy
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/charlottesville_and_its_aftermath_what_if_it_was_a_setup.html

 

DAILY WIRE
— Rubicon: Washington Post Op-Ed Openly Calls For Political Violence – JOHN NOLTE
http://www.dailywire.com/news/19823/rubicon-wapo-op-ed-openly-calls-political-violence-john-nolte#
— NY Times Reporter Admits Antifa Protesters In Charlottesville Were ‘Hate-Filled’ And Violent Before Left Forces Her To Backtrack – JAMES BARRETT
http://www.dailywire.com/news/19673/ny-times-reporter-admits-antifa-protesters-james-barrett

 

ONE NEWS NOW
Newspaper takes jab at IL state rep  A daily newspaper in Illinois targeted a conservative state lawmaker who linked to a story written by a pro-family activist – Bob Kellogg
https://www.onenewsnow.com/media/2017/08/17/newspaper-takes-jab-at-il-state-rep

 

INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY
— U.S. Has 3.5 Million More Registered Voters Than Live Adults — A Red Flag For Electoral Fraud
http://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/u-s-has-3-5-million-more-registered-voters-than-live-adults-a-red-flag-for-electoral-fraud/

 

THE HILL
— Dems launch full assault on Trump over Charlottesville – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the full assaults that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Post Office, IRS, GAO, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, American Association of Political Consultants, Illinois Center Right Coalition, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, etc. have made on me.  Those who work against me have a lot in common.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/347010-dems-use-charlottesville-fallout-to-pressure-gop?rnd=1503002220
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that anti-Trump Gore says that “Trump should resign.”
ttp://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/347018-gore-trump-should-resign

 

POLITICO
— Pelosi endorses censure of Trump over Charlottesville response – KYLE CHENEY (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who tried and failed to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me at the start of the 2006 ICRS Annual Convention in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/18/pelosi-endorses-censure-of-trump-over-charlottesville-response-241784
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “White House aides squirm at Trump’s rhetoric but stay put  Officials said they don’t expect anyone in the West Wing to resign, despite distaste for Trump’s Charlottesville comments.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/17/trump-aides-no-resignations-charlottesville-241759

 

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s attacks could leave him friendless if impeachment comes.”
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-senate-idUSKCN1AX2K3

 

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The awkward timing of the RNC’s African-American outreach efforts.”  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps do everything that they can to make Blacks hate Republicans.)
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/the-awkward-timing-the-rncs-african-american-outreach-efforts

 

MSN
— What Is Trump Worth to Twitter? One Analyst Estimates $2 Billion – Jeran Wittenstein
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/what-is-trump-worth-to-twitter-one-analyst-estimates-dollar2-billion/ar-AAqg7ly

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled CNN promotes the hate-filled Southern Poverty Law Center.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/17/us/hate-groups-us-map-trnd/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Volume Raising In Nativist Talk From President – MICHAEL D. SHEAR and MAGGIE HABERMAN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout that they are anti-American.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/us/politics/trump-charlottesville-confederate-statues.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Republicans in Congress May Be Stuck in a Relationship With Trump.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/us/politics/republicans-congress-trump.html
— Political Migration: A New Business of Moving Out to Fit In – Emily Badger (DIERSEN: What percent of those who move into your precinct, into your municipality, into your township/ward, into you county, and into Illinois are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/upshot/political-migration-a-new-business-of-moving-out-to-fit-in.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Paul Chabot, a Republican, ran in the fall for Congress from a part of California’s Inland Empire that was once reliably Republican. That was the best way, he figured, to revive a community he remembered from his childhood as being safer, more prosperous, with better public schools and less liberal politics. It was his final effort trying to make things work in California. Mr. Chabot lost by 12 points. By Thanksgiving, he, his wife, Brenda, and their four children were touring North Texas in a rented S.U.V. looking for a new home. In the language of political science, they were sorting. The Chabots left a part of the country where they believed they no longer fit in as conservatives for a new community where they felt sure they would. “I see it even more boldly — as escaping,” Mr. Chabot said from McKinney, Tex., where the family settled this year.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Case Some Executives Made for Sticking With Trump.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/business/dealbook/as-executives-retreated-lone-voices-offered-support-for-trump.html
— Working to Close the Breast-Feeding Gap – SHANNON SHELTON MILLERAU  (DIERSEN: During the 1990s, GAO’s Chicago office gutted its smoking room and turned it into a lactation room.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/well/family/working-to-close-the-breast-feeding-gap.html
— The Internal Combustion Engine Is Not Dead Yet – NORMAN MAYERSOHN  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise cars and despise internal combustion engines.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/automobiles/wheels/internal-combustion-engine.html
— Where Is the Line? Charlottesville Forces Media and Tech Companies to Decide – Jim Rutenberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/business/media/charlottesville-deadly-protest-media.html
— Jeff Flake: We Need Immigrants With Skills. But Working Hard Is a Skill. – JEFF FLAKE  (DIERSEN: If there had been more immigrants in northeast Illinois since 1962, they would have been hired instead of me.  I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/opinion/jeff-flake-we-need-immigrants-with-skills-but-working-hard-is-a-skill.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Makes Caligula Look Pretty Good.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/opinion/trump-caligula-republican-congress.html
— Circling the Square of President Trump’s Relationship With Race – YAMICHE ALCINDOR and MAGGIE HABERMAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/us/politics/trump-blacks-african-americans-girlfriend-charlottesville.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Beyond dating a biracial woman, he made outsize efforts to hang out publicly with African-American celebrities: the boxing promoter Don King, the hip-hop impresarios Kanye West, Russell Simmons and Sean Combs, and celebrities as big as Muhammad Ali, James Brown and Michael Jackson.)
— 4 Surrender in Toppling of Confederate Statue in North Carolina – JONATHAN M. KATZ
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/us/durham-duke-robert-e-lee-statue.html
— Rammed by Car in Charlottesville, but Seeing a Sign of Hope – FRANCES ROBLES
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/us/charlottesville-crash-sisters-fields.html
— As Vehicle Attacks Rise, an Ordinary Object Becomes an Instrument of Fear – AMANDA TAUB  (DIERSEN: How soon will the anti-Trumps ban members of the following groups from driving vehicles: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? Just kidding, but not completely.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/world/europe/barcelona-van-terrorist-weapon-fear.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint Trump and paint Trump’s supporters as being Nazis, KKK members, White supremacists, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Constructively, ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call for the death of Trump and for the death of everyone who has voted for Trump.  Constructively, ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call for a Second Civil War.  Constructively, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors HAVE DECLARED WAR ON THOSE THAT ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/08/17/a-nazi-salute-a-kkk-hood-and-trump-magazine-covers-after-charlottesville-are-jarring/
— Illinois Policy Institute’s cartoon sparks racial clash – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/illinois-conservative-groups-cartoon-sparks-racial-clash/2017/08/17/192b6b26-83ae-11e7-9e7a-20fa8d7a0db6_story.html
— Crews are removing the statue of Roger Taney, author of Supreme Court decision defending slavery, at Md. State House – Josh Hicks
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/md-senate-president-slams-hogan-for-fast-vote-to-remove-taney-statue/2017/08/17/41833b12-8390-11e7-ab27-1a21a8e006ab_story.html
— Trump’s Confederate statue stance grew from success with ‘identity politics’ – David Weigel  (DIERSEN: What is your identity?  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/08/17/trumps-confederate-statue-stance-grew-from-success-with-identity-politics/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— When CEOs Play Politics, Shareholders Can Take Them to Court  After Target established an ‘inclusive’ restroom policy, its share price plummeted by 40%. – Jon L. Pritchett and  Ed Tiryakian  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, CEOs are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-ceos-play-politics-shareholders-can-take-them-to-court-1503011944
— China Tech Workers Wanted: Women Need Not Apply  Many job ads specify that women aren’t wanted for certain Chinese tech jobs – Li Yuan  (DIERSEN: Because all the jobs that I had were so BAD, it was extremely difficult for my superiors to hire and to retain those who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. 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/china-tech-workers-wanted-women-need-not-apply-1502972944
— Why Not Put Truth on a Pedestal?  Richmond’s mayor has a solution for Confederate monuments: Leave them up but provide context. – Dave Shiflett (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that if your ancestors immigrated to America while slavery was legal in any part of America, your ancestors, your great grandparents, your grandparents, your parents, you, your children, your grandchildren, and your great grandchildren ARE RACISTS. While all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, they came to and stayed in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-not-put-truth-on-a-pedestal-1503011994
— Refighting the Civil War  Once was enough, as Robert E. Lee understood. – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Constructively, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of Group A have declared war on members of Group B.  Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/refighting-the-civil-war-1503012570
— The ‘Resistance’ Goes Lower  Green groups are attacking staffers merely for working in Trump’s government. – Kimberley A. Strassel  (DIERSEN: Democrats would say that while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I was a member of the “Resistance” because I was a Republican, because I opposed patronage, because I opposed political affiliation discrimination, because I opposed reverse discrimination, because I opposed age discrimination, and because in 1988 when I was 40 years old, I became an active member of a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-resistance-goes-lower-1503011851
— Fight Over Confederate Monuments Comes to the Halls of Congress  Pelosi asks Ryan to have monuments removed from Capitol – Natalie Andrews and Ben Kesling  (DIERSEN: What is your congressman’s position on this?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nancy-pelosi-calls-for-removal-of-confederate-monuments-from-halls-of-congress-1503001616

 

GOVERNING
— These Governors Are Rich, But Are They Effective?  The wealthy are increasingly seeking their state’s highest office. Winning has been the easy part. – LOUIS JACOBSON
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-rich-governors-effectiveness.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 2014, Rauner, whose money came from private equity, used his fortune to defeat incumbent Illinois Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn. In the primary, Rauner spent $16 million and won by three percentage points in a four-way race. In the general election, he spent $54 million. “We’ve never had a candidate for governor in my 40 years watching politics who even came close to having Rauner’s financial resources,” says Bernard Schoenburg, a political columnist at The State Journal-Register in Springfield, Ill. “It enabled him to get his message across on lots of platforms.” . . . The poster child for difficult governorships, however, has been Rauner’s. His ongoing budget war with the Democratic-controlled legislature has drawn threats of junk bond status from credit ratings agencies and loss of university accreditation following two years of steep cuts and unpaid bills. “Rather than recognize that he had to deal with strong pro-labor Democratic legislative majorities in a blue state,” says Kent Redfield, a University of Illinois-Springfield political scientist, “he pushed a strong anti-union, right-to-work agenda from the beginning that unified all parts of labor against him.” And those weren’t the only enemies Rauner made, Redfield says: The governor “tried to hold the budget hostage to leverage his ‘Turnaround Agenda,’ which initially included tort reform and cuts in social services spending to health facilities in addition to anti-collective bargaining, worker’s comp reform and pension reform measures. This unified the major funders of the Democratic Party against him — labor, the trial lawyers, and the hospitals and nursing homes.” . . . In Illinois, at least two wealthy Democratic candidates are expected to run: J.B. Pritzker and Chris Kennedy. Given Rauner’s willingness to spend from his own pocketbook, a credible Democratic candidate who’s wealthy would have a huge leg up. “People think the race could cost each side a far-unprecedented $150 million,” Schoenburg says.)

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Could Trump’s blundering lead to war between China and Japan?”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/17/could-trumps-blundering-lead-to-war-between-china-and-japan

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Republicans Tuning into the News Less Than Democrats, Unaffiliateds  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who have worked the hardest since 2000 a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop Republicans from reading those emails.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2017/republicans_tuning_into_the_news_less_than_democrats_unaffiliateds
— A Third of Republicans Want McConnell, Ryan Out
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2017/a_third_of_republicans_want_mcconnell_ryan_out

August 17 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Future of state funding uncertain for many Illinois schools as classes begin – Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/education/future-of-state-funding-uncertain-for-many-illinois-schools-as-classes-begin/2313528/

 

CBS2
— Chicago’s Confederate Mound: Tribute To 4,000 Rebel Soldiers – Vince Gerasole
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/16/chicagos-confederate-mound/#new_tab

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Secretary of State Jesse White says he’ll run for a record sixth term – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jesse-white-reelection-met-0818-20170817-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Confederate monument stands on Chicago’s South Side as questions swirl around the country – Nereida Moreno
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-confederate-statue-chicago-met-0817-20170816-story.html
— Democrats’ turn at the State Fair: Will Jesse White run again?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-michael-madigan-state-fair-20170817-story.html
— Dennis Hastert’s federal prison sentence ends, but lawsuits still loom – Christy Gutowski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-dennis-hastert-parole-met-20170817-story.html
— Lawmakers decry ‘racist’ cartoon published by policy group (Illinois Policy Institute) with Rauner ties – Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps say that Trump and all his supporters are haters, White supremacists, racists, sexists, and bigots. So of course, anti-Trumps want everyone to decry White supremacists, racists, sexists, bigots, and haters.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-policy-institute-cartoon-met-0817-20170816-story.html
— One-fifth of Americans find workplace hostile or threatening – AP  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government who focused on making the workplace hostile or threatening for employees who shared my demographics.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-hostile-threatening-workplace-study-20170814-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump protests removal of Confederate statues: ‘So foolish!’
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-protests-removal-of-confederate-statues-so-foolish/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Bail set at $250K for 2 arrested at North Side anti-racist protest – Jordan Owen
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/3-arrested-during-anti-white-supremacy-protest-on-north-side/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The rally, organized by Black Rose-Rosa Negra Chicago, Haymaker Chicago and other community groups, began at 9:30 p.m. outside the Cook County courthouse at 2452 W. Belmont. “The rally will denounce the CPD as complicit in the structures of white supremacy that give rise to fascism, and will demand the immediate release of community members arrested earlier today,” a statement by the organizers prior to the rally said.)
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Blame unruly youth, not organizers, for United Center fiasco – Mary Mitchell  (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad. But wait, what if the Republicans had not defeated the Democrats in the Civil War?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-blame-unruly-youth-not-organizers-for-united-center-fiasco/
— Organizers: Kids as young as 12 behind United Center basketball brawl – Stefano Esposito
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/organizer-kids-as-young-as-12-behind-united-center-basketball-brawl/

 

DAILY HERALD
— State Rep. Andersson of Geneva says he won’t seek re-election
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170816/state-rep-andersson-of-geneva-says-he-wont-seek-re-election
— Suburban districts to pick up part of new teacher pensions in 2020 – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170817/suburban-districts-to-pick-up-part-of-new-teacher-pensions-in-2020
— Simple time card could verify pension eligibility – Editorial  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as having been a lowly wage earner 1964-1997.  I have saved all the times cards from when I 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.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170817/editorial-simple-time-card-could-verify-pension-eligibility

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Among big cities, home equity weakest in Chicago – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170817/CRED0701/170819869/among-big-cities-home-equity-weakest-in-chicago

 

WTTW
— Rauner, Republicans Denounce Trump – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: Anti-Whites want Trump to condemn only Whites. Anti-Whites hint/imply/argue/shout that only Whites can be racist. Anti-males hint/imply/argue/shout that only males can be sexist. Anti-conservatives hint/imply/argue/shout that only conservatives can be bigoted.  QUESTION: Who denounces Trump? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/16/rauner-republicans-denounce-trump
— State Rep. Steven Andersson to Step Down  Andersson explains why he’s not running for re-election – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/16/state-rep-steven-andersson-step-down

 

PONTIAC DAILY LEADER
— School funding situation not pleasing to area reps – Paul Westermeyer
http://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/news/20170816/situation-not-pleasing-to-area-reps

 

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— ‘RINO’ legislators helped pass tax hike – Jack Pierce, Mattoon
http://jg-tc.com/opinion/letters/letter-rino-legislators-helped-pass-tax-hike/article_7485c5da-c111-5a42-8a12-3813536f45eb.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Republican: ‘It’s pretty simple’ to call out white supremacists  GOP Rep. scolds Trump over comments – CNN  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps say that Trump and all his supporters are haters, White supremacists, racists, sexists, and bigots. So of course, anti-Trumps want everyone to condemn White supremacists, racists, sexists, bigots, and haters.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/republican-its-pretty-simple-to-call-out-white-supremacists/790651828

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rauner holds rally for Governor’s Day at the Illinois State Fair
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/rauner-holds-rally-for-governors-day-at-the-illinois-state-fair

 

WILL
— Gov. Rauner Says TRUST Act Is Currently ‘Under Review’ – ALAN MONTECILLO AND NIALA BOODHOO  (DIERSEN: The TRUST Act encourages people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally. If Rauner signs it, he dumps not only the immigration planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform, he dumps all those who voted for him in 2014 and all those who might vote for him in 2018.)
https://will.illinois.edu/21stshow/program/gov.-rauner-says-trust-act-is-currently-under-review

 

WJBD
— Virginia Gov. calls for removal of Confederate statues  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps reject “With Malice Toward None, With Charity For All.”  How soon, if not already, will the Democrats who run Illinois call for the removal from Illinois of all individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/08/16/virginia-gov-calls-for-removal-of-confederate-statues

 

TRI STATES PUBLIC RADIO
— Gov’s Biggest Winner (Tony Sanders) Opposes His School Funding Plan – DUSTY RHODES
http://tspr.org/post/govs-biggest-winner-opposes-his-school-funding-plan

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State Rep. Steve Andersson Not Running for Re-Election
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/17/andersson-not-running-for-re-election/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— VIDEO: Against The Current W/ Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/atc-w-sen-ted-cruz-r-tx

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives accuses Chicago Tribune of lying, bias against Republicans – Giovanni Whaley
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511182141-ives-accuses-chicago-tribune-of-lying-bias-against-republicans

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Fixing bloated bureaucracy: What you need to know about new consolidation law (DIERSEN: During the 1980s and 1990s, to justify getting rid of GAO’s employees who were Republican, and especially those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, Democrats and RINOs hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the agency was “bloated.”)
https://rebootillinois.com/2017/08/16/fixing-bloated-bureaucracy-need-know-new-consolidation-law/

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Governor’s day takes aim at Speaker – Emilee Fannon
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/governors-day-takes-aim-at-speaker/790477966

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Christians Must Stand Against Racism and with Christ – Jonathon Clay de Hale (DIERSEN: Anti-Whites want Trump to condemn only Whites. Anti-Whites hint/imply/argue/shout that only Whites can be racist. Anti-males hint/imply/argue/shout that only males can be sexist. Anti-conservatives hint/imply/argue/shout that only conservatives can be bigoted.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/faith/christians-must-stand-racism-christ/
— Pro-Lifers Urge Gov. Rauner to Keep His Word and Veto HB 40 – Monte Larrick
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/pro-lifers-urge-gov-rauner-keep-word-veto-hb-40/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ROSKAM: TRUMP’S COMMENTS ABOUT CHARLOTTESVILLE “NOT ACCEPTABLE”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/roskam-trumps-comments-about-charlottesville-not-acceptable-.html
(FROM THE COMMENTS: Nancy Thorner said…I never thought I would have to speak unkindly about you, Peter, but you seem to have become unhinged by wanting to follow other Republicans who are too afraid to stand up for what is the truth, that there was violence on both sides, fearing backlash from a dishonest media who is poisoning the minds of the American people against Trump. I think it might be time for you to retire from politics. We don’t need spineless Republicans in office who can’t support Trump because you don’t wish to explain to your constituents how they are being lied to by the media,the Left, and by irresponsible and turncoat Republicans. I’m appalled by the two Bush presidents, but they never liked Trump in the first place because of Jeb’s loss. Regarding Ryan and McConnell, these establishment politicians must go. They have continually thwarted Trump at accomplishing all he has attempted to do since he was sworn into office. All I can conclude is that Republicans by supporting the Left with their condemnation of Trump, don’t care if they destroy this nation in the process. Don’t you understand how the Left, the Deep state, and other forces — led by George Soros — are doing all possible to discredit President Trump. It is George Soros who is sending the violent goon squads where ever needed to cause destruction and chaos, Peter.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Where are the other GOP candidates?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/17/where-are-the-other-gop-candidates/
— Governor’s Day roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/17/governors-day-roundup/
— Rauner spokesperson says Madigan claim “absolutely false”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/17/rauner-spokesperson-says-madigan-claim-absolutely-false/
— Republican Party calls White’s decision to run again “a gift to Madigan”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/17/republican-party-calls-whites-decision-to-run-again-a-gift-to-madigan/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE FOUNDATION OF RACISM – Eric M. Wallace, PhD
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/the-foundation-of-racism/

 

GOPUSA
— Jeff Sessions compares Miami-Dade, ‘sanctuary’ Chicago homicide rates
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28845
— Selective Outrage: Sen. Robert Byrd, Democrat KKK Leader and More
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28836
— Liberal Intolerance — Tearing Down Monuments, Rejecting History
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28849
— Limbaugh to activists targeting historical monuments: ‘Get rid of the Democrat Party’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28789
— Governor signs bill making Oregon first to offer free abortions for all, including illegal aliens  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO candidates in Illinois who want to promise this to get elected/reelected?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28853
— Can You Pass an Immigration Quiz?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28747

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats demand Congress censure Trump after Charlottesville – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who tried and failed to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me at the start of the 2006 ICRS Annual Convention in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/16/dem-demand-congress-censure-trump-charlottesville/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Republicans Embrace Movement That Wants To Destroy Them – SCOTT GREER
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/17/republicans-embrace-group-that-wants-to-destroy-them/
— In Their Own Words: The Radical Political Goals Of ‘Anti-Fascists’ – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/16/in-their-own-words-the-radical-political-goals-of-anti-fascists/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— SETUP? MAN BEHIND WHITE-SUPREMACIST RALLY SUPPORTED OBAMA  Compared Republicans to serial killer and praised Clinton, gun control, Iran deal – CHELSEA SCHILLING
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/setup-man-behind-white-supremacist-rally-supported-obama/

 

BREITBART
— Protesters in Atlanta Vandalize ‘Peace Monument’ After Mistaking It for Confederate Symbol – PENNY STARR
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/16/protesters-atlanta-tear-peace-monument-mistaking-confederate-symbol/
— McCain, Romney, and Rubio Join the Republicans for Antifa Club – JOHN HAYWARD
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/16/mccain-romney-rubio-join-republicans-antifa-club/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Something stinks about Charlottesville – Russ Vaughn
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/something_stinks_about_charlottesville.html

 

DAILY WIRE
— Protester Who Toppled Durham Confederate Statue Shocked When She’s Arrested at Press Conference  It turns out, you probably shouldn’t admit to malicious destruction of property, even at an ‘Antifa’ rally – EMILY ZANOTTI (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps reject “With Malice Toward None, With Charity For All.”)
http://www.dailywire.com/news/19787/protester-who-toppled-durham-confederate-statue-emily-zanotti

 

FOX NEWS
— Bannon calls far right ‘clowns,’ says enemies are ‘wetting themselves,’ in rare interview
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/17/bannon-calls-far-right-clowns-says-enemies-are-wetting-themselves-in-rare-interview.html
— US military says its bands promote patriotism; GAO says prove it – Lucas Tomlinson
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/16/us-military-says-its-bands-promote-patriotism-new-government-watchdog-says-prove-it.html

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Robert E. Lee Descendant, a Pastor, Believes Ancestor’s Statues Are Now ‘Symbol of Bigotry’ – Michael Gryboski (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps reject “With Malice Toward None, With Charity For All.”  If I had been a Robert E. Lee descendent, 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.christianpost.com/news/robert-e-lee-descendant-pastor-believes-ancestors-statues-are-now-symbol-of-bigotry-195736/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP fears damage to brand from Charlottesville.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/346881-gop-worries-trump-charlottesville-controversy-will-hurt-2018-candidates?rnd=1502919537
— Md. governor candidate arrested at immigrants’ rights rally – MALLORY SHELBOURNE
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/346779-md-governor-candidate-arrested-at-immigrants-rights-rally
— Trump’s Arizona rally offers showdown with McCain, Flake – ALEXANDER BOLTON
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/346880-trump-ratchets-up-pressure-on-mccain-and-flake

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “He is stubborn and doesn’t realize how bad this is getting. The Charlottesville furor is the latest example of the chaos that can result from Trump’s temper and refusal to back down.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/16/trump-charlottesville-temper-chaos-241721
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump dumps CEOs before more could abandon him. The president who promised business leaders would ‘thrive’ disbanded two advisory councils amid a stampede of defections.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/16/inge-thulin-3m-quits-trump-manufacturing-council-241705

 

CNN
— Label and go after neo-Nazi groups as terrorists, Illinois State Senate says – Chandrika Narayan  (DIERSEN: Who in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct will the Democrats put in charge of labeling and going after neo-Nazi groups as being terrorists?  What appeal rights will groups labeled as neo-Nazi have?)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/15/us/illinois-senate-resolution-trnd/index.html#new_tab

 

REUTERS
— Trump blasts Republican senators over Charlottesville criticism
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-idUSKCN1AX1HF?il=0
— Ford Motor Co has agreed to pay as much as $10.2 million to resolve the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s allegations that female and black employees were harassed at two Chicago-area facilities, the agency has announced. (DIERSEN: In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted 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.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/usa-employment-discrimination-idUSL2N1L2297

 

AOL NEWS
— Pence on Trump’s ‘both sides’ remarks: ‘I stand with the president’ – NATHAN ROUSSEAU SMITH  (DIERSEN: Anti-Whites want Trump to condemn only Whites. Anti-Whites hint/imply/argue/shout that only Whites can be racist. Anti-males hint/imply/argue/shout that only males can be sexist. Anti-conservatives hint/imply/argue/shout that only conservatives can be bigoted.)
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/16/pence-on-trumps-both-sides-remarks-i-stand-with-the-president/23079778/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Sessions Lauds Miami and Rebukes Chicago in Escalating Fight With Sanctuary Cities – REBECCA R. RUIZ
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/us/politics/sessions-sanctuary-cities-chicago-miami.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Embrace of Racially Charged Past Puts Republicans in Crisis.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/us/politics/trump-republicans-race.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Comments on Race Open Breach With C.E.O.s, Military and G.O.P.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/us/politics/trump-charlottesville-military-jews-ceos.html
— Trump ‘Sad’ Over Removal of ‘Our Beautiful Statues’ – EILEEN SULLIVAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/us/politics/trump-charolottesville-confederate-statues.html
— Inspired by Charlottesville, Military Chiefs Condemn Racism – DAVE PHILIPPS  (DIERSEN: Are military chiefs aware that anti-Trumps viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn Trump and all his supporters as being racists, sexists, bigots, White Supremacists, haters, and even worse things?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/us/joint-chiefs-tweets-racism-charlottesville-veterans.html
— After Charlottesville Violence, Colleges Brace for More Clashes – DANA GOLDSTEIN  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will “colleges” ban everyone who is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/us/after-charlottesville-violence-colleges-brace-for-more-clashes.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: (New York Times) Editor Says He Didn’t Intend To Blame Palin for Shooting – Sydney Ember  (DIERSEN: Who blames you? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me for everything that is bad.  Do they want me to sue them?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/business/media/a-times-editor-testifies-in-defamation-suit-filed-by-sarah-palin.html
— C.E.O.s Long Avoided Politics. Trump Is Changing the Calculus. – JAMES B. STEWART (DIERSEN: ever-increasingly, CEOs paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/business/trump-chief-executives-companies.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump mourns loss of ‘beautiful statues and monuments’ in wake of Charlottesville rally over Robert E. Lee statue – David Nakamura
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/08/17/trump-mourns-loss-of-beautiful-statues-and-monuments-in-wake-of-charlottesville-rally-over-robert-e-lee-statue/
— Hundreds carry lit candles across U-Va. campus against white nationalism – Arelis R. Hernández and Clarence Williams  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-America.  Anti-Trumps say that Trump and all his supporters are White nationalists, White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, and bigots. So of course, anti-Trumps want everyone to condemn White nationalists, White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, and bigots.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/hundreds-carry-lit-candles-across-uva-campus-against-white-nationalism/2017/08/16/cd615178-82f0-11e7-902a-2a9f2d808496_story.html
— Hunger abated after the recession, but not for the elderly, U.S. figures show – Peter Whoriskey
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/08/17/hunger-abated-after-the-recession-but-not-for-the-elderly-u-s-figures-show/
— Trump and race: Decades of fueling divisions – Marc Fisher  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) shout at minorities that Republicans are racists, b) shout at women that Republicans are sexists, and c) shout at everyone that Republicans are bigots and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-and-race-decades-of-fueling-divisions/2017/08/16/5fb3cd7c-8296-11e7-b359-15a3617c767b_story.html

 

CBS PHILLY
— Dinesh D’Souza: Organizer Of Charlottesville Rally Is An Obama Guy
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2017/08/16/dinesh-dsouza/

 

MCCLATCHY DC
— Democrats move to formally censure Trump over Charlottesville – LESLEY CLARK  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who tried and failed to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me at the start of the 2006 ICRS Annual Convention in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall.)
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article167570242.html

 

KRDO
— Little evidence that marijuana helps chronic pain, PTSD, studies find  Studies also question safety issues around drug – CNN
http://www.krdo.com/health/little-evidence-that-marijuana-helps-chronic-pain-ptsd-studies-find/605127672

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Disastrous Mishandling of Charlottesville Will Have Consequences.” Does that mean that anti-Trumps will work harder 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?  If it does, members of the aforesaid groups will buy more firearms and more ammunition for their self-defense.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450545/donald-trump-charlottesville-political-debacle-consequences-steve-bannon

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Tech Firms Expand Crackdown on White Supremacists – Steve Rosenbush  (DIERSEN: Are you White?  How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps get rid of you if you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn your fellow Whites as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things?  I should write a book about Whites in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who demonize, denigrate, and condemn their fellow Whites as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2017/08/17/the-morning-download-tech-firms-expand-crackdown-on-white-supremacists/
— Facebook Shut Down Employee Chat Room Over Harassing Messages  Anonymous board for employees last year had become forum for conservative political debate and hub for employees backing Trump – Deepa Seetharaman  (DIERSEN: What do Facebook employees think of you?  From what I see, they would have an extremely low opinion of me a) because I am a Trump supporter, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older (68), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, and a draft avoider, b) because my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, c) because I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, d) because I was a federal employee for almost 30 years, e) because I have been a federal retiree for almost 20 years, f) because I was a union member for almost 12 years, g) etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-shut-down-employee-chat-room-over-harassing-messages-1502929455
— America’s Got Talent, but Not Nearly Enough – Edward Conard  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers in America talk and act like they would love to replace all their employees who are citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-got-talent-but-not-nearly-enough-1502924335
— Summer Youth Unemployment Falls to Lowest Level Since 1969  But a far smaller share of young people are seeking jobs than in the past, skewing the rate – Eric Morath  DIERSEN: What jobs did you have when you were young? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; and delivered mail 1966-1969.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/summer-youth-unemployment-falls-to-lowest-level-since-1969-1502899458
— Trump Can’t Win the Blame Game  Like any president, he’ll be judged by his results. So far, he’s failed to deliver much. – Karl Rove  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the scapegoaters in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. The aforesaid scapegoaters have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They have their operatives and their dupes carry out their dirty work.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-cant-win-the-blame-game-1502924034
— In New Political Status Quo, Big Business Bucks the Right  Trump’s schism with corporate leaders isn’t an outlier – Greg Ip  (DIERSEN: ever-increasingly, CEOs paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-new-political-status-quo-big-business-bucks-the-right-1502899710

 

USA TODAY
— After Charlottesville, time to censure President Trump – Editorial  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who tried and failed to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me at the start of the 2006 ICRS Annual Convention in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/16/censure-president-trump-editorials-debates/572994001/

 

FOX BUSINESS
— Illinois Governor Fails to Get a Single Vote for His Education Spending Plan – Quint Forgey
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/08/16/illinois-governor-fails-to-get-single-vote-for-his-education-spending-plan.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most GOP Voters Say Trump Will Never Make the Media Happy  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What does it take to make “the media” happy?  ANSWER: Promote the Democrat Party platform, promote the Libertarian Party platform, and promote the Green Party platform.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/august_2017/most_gop_voters_say_trump_will_never_make_the_media_happy
— Most Republicans Now View Mitch McConnell Unfavorably
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/congressional_favorability_ratings

August 16 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

August 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner gets his day at State Fair as Madigan calls meeting at Capitol  (DIERSEN: What discourages you the most from attending Republican events at the State Fair?  For me, it is knowing that far too many of the leaders who will be there are anti-Trump and/or fail/refuse to defend/advance planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and illegal drugs planks.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-state-fair-20170816-story.html
— Snubbed financier says he’ll belatedly pay up for Gov. Rauner’s prize-winning steer – Kim Janssen  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who discourage Republicans from donating money to help sponsor entries in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-state-fair-day1-0816-chicago-inc-20170815-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Financier R.J. D’Orazio — a big Rauner supporter — confirmed to Chicago Inc. on Tuesday that he had not paid the $20,000 because “I did not get any recognition.” D’Orazio said that when he initially committed to donate $10,000 to $15,000, he was told “there would be some kind of article in the Chicago Tribune” recognizing his donation to charities including the Illinois 4-H Club. D’Orazio did say Tuesday night that he would “be happy to wire the $20,000 first thing in the morning if someone tells me where to send it.” An auction organizer told Inc. that D’Orazio had been pursued for the money until March, when organizers finally gave up. Rauner, who was hailed as the record-breaking bidder last year, told Inc. he was unaware of D’Orazio’s failure to pay. “I haven’t heard that,” he said. D’Orazio’s failure to pay means the governor has been stripped — at least for now — of his status as the owner of the most expensive livestock sold at the state fair. The program for this year’s auction lists an earlier auction won for $100,000 as the highest amount ever bid. It records Rauner’s winning bid of last year as $84,000, listing “friends of the Wisnefski family” and D’Orazio’s investment firm, D’Orazio Capital Partners, as co-donors. D’Orazio said he intended to make the donation in a private capacity, not through his firm. He had seen Rauner at a fundraiser since last year’s auction but “the governor didn’t bring it up,” he said. He added, “I apologize. I didn’t realize that it was going to be put out that the governor was buying it on his own. I was doing a favor for a friend.”)
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats used to promote integration.  Now they promote segregation.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-white-people-race-segregation-perspec-20170815-story.html
— Social media harnessed to expose white nationalists at rally – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-social-media-expose-white-nationalists-20170814-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-charlottesville-solidarity-st-0816-20170815-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: AG Jeff Sessions to bash Rahm Emanuel in sanctuary city speech – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ag-sessions-to-bash-rahm-in-sanctuary-city-speech-in-miami/
— House Republicans to introduce bill to block Cook County pop tax – Rachel Hinton
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-republicans-to-introduce-bill-to-overturn-cook-county-pop-tax/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-White says “Trump fails moral test on racism.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-trump-fails-moral-test-on-racism/amp/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump mocks the pain of Chicago families.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-trump-mocks-the-pain-of-chicago-families/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Whites say “Donald Trump, America’s bigot in chief.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-donald-trump-americas-bigot-in-chief/
— Johnson, Emanuel bemoan canceled game after fight closed United Center – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/emanuel-bemoans-uc-fight-that-canceled-summer-league-title-game/
— Chicago must apply for grant as sanctuary city legal battle plays out – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-must-apply-for-grant-as-sanctuary-city-legal-battle-plays-out/amp/
— Emanuel imposes minority reporting requirement on major developments – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always had to report on the progress that they were making a) to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger and b) to make way for the aforesaid by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially Republicans who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-imposes-minority-reporting-requirement-on-major-developments/
— Hastert set to begin two years under court supervision – Jon Seidel
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20170816/textview

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump-backed immigration bill has many critics, but voters like it – Byron York  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want mass immigration a) because recent immigrant vote overwhelming for Democrats and/or b) because the want cheap labor.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170816/trump-backed-immigration-bill-has-many-critics-but-voters-like-it
— FRONR PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF VALLEZ: Why parks director Joe Vallez with four jobs gets to keep his pensions – Jake Griffin  (DIERSEN: Are/will you getting/get more than one pension? I am getting a $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and $2,028 Social Security. My CSRS pension is dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a CSRS pension.  Have you ever held more than one job at a time?  I did 1971-1972 while I worked full-time for IRS in Harvey and part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170816/why-parks-director-with-four-jobs-gets-to-keep-his-pensions
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote McCain.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170815/mccain-usually-one-to-act-on-principle
— Important advances toward consolidating governments in Illinois – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Those who oppose the consolidation do everything that they can to destroy me.  What does that say about them?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170816/editorial-important-advances-toward-consolidating-governments-in-illinois

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House won’t vote on education bill veto override Wednesday – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170815/house-wont-vote-on-education-bill-veto-override-wednesday
— Springfield City Council takes stand against hate – Mary Hansen (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps will use this extremely divisive resolution to viciously demonize, to viciously denigrate, and to viciously condemn not only Trump and his supporters, but all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170815/springfield-city-council-takes-stand-against-hate
— Rauners buy Grand Champion Steer for $50,000 – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170815/rauners-buy-grand-champion-steer-for-50000

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Union plans rally in Danville to raise awareness of low staffing at VA – Debra Pressey  (DIERSEN: Would you accept a job offer from the VA? GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-16/union-plans-rally-danville-raise-awareness-low-staffing-va.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Caterpillar to protest Trump.
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170815/as-ceos-withdraw-caterpillar-silent-about-trump-council-seat
— Risks all around, for schoolkids most of all – Editorial
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20170815/editorial-risks-all-around-for-schoolkids-most-of-all

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— MAP grants provide relief for NIU students – DREW ZIMMERMAN  (DIERSEN: My father died suddenly of heart failure in October of 1969 while I was a 21-year-old full-time NIU student. Because of that, my mother got Social Security payments until I graduated from NIU in August of 1970.)
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/08/15/map-grants-provide-relief-for-niu-students/djiew7p/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump compares US infrastructure to ‘third-world country’  Comparison has been made for years – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-compares-us-infrastructure-to-thirdworld-country/790070530
— GOP members of Congress (Paul Ryan, Jeff Flake, John McCain, Todd Young, Orrin Hatch, Will Hurd, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Marco Rubio) criticize Trump’s comments  ‘We should never hesitate to call out hate’ – CNN  (DIERSEN: These anti-Trump “GOP members of Congress” know full well that according to anti-Trumps, all Trump supporters a) are full of hatred and b) should be gotten rid of.  How soon, if not already, will Ryan, Flake, McCain, Young, Hatch, Hurd, Ros-Lehtinen, and Rubio officially join with the Democrats an call for the Republican Party to officially banish Trump and all his supporters from the Republican Party?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/gop-members-of-congress-criticize-trumps-comments/789951006
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Trump statements to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-news-conference-ignites-social-media/789959026
— Trump: Taking down Confederate memorials is ‘changing history’  President defends members of ‘Unite the Right’ – ELI WATKINS  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-taking-down-confederate-memorials-is-changing-history/789872621

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: SESSIONS TO TOUT CITIES THAT HELP US IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats respect only those laws that they can use 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.  Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion laws 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.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170815/AP/308159796
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  Attorney General Jeff Sessions says cities that refuse to share information with federal immigration authorities show a disrespect for the rule of law that is jeopardizing the “most fundamental duty of government” — ensuring public safety. Sessions planned to highlight cities that cooperate with federal immigration officials during a visit Wednesday to Miami. He is to be accompanied by Tom Homan, acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Miami-Dade County earlier this year reversed its “sanctuary city” policy, saying the county would honor requests to hold people for extra time so they can be arrested by immigration authorities. Local officials defended the decision, saying they wanted to keep receiving Justice Department grants for community policing. Both President Donald Trump and Sessions have threatened to end such funding for so-called sanctuary cities, which are broadly defined as places that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Trump says such jurisdictions provide a haven for criminal activity. Cities say such immigrant-friendly policies actually enhance public safety. The attorney general planned in a speech Wednesday to contrast Miami’s example with cities like Chicago, which is suing the federal government over the funding threats. “Miami-Dade is an example of what is possible through hard work and a rededication to the rule of law. It is proof that the entire nation can do better,” Sessions says in speech excerpts obtained by The Associated Press. “The most fundamental duty of government is to ensure the safety and liberty of its people.” “Respect for the rule of law has broken down,” Session says. “In Chicago, their so-called “sanctuary” policies are just one sad example.”)

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Springfield anti-Trumps hold a vigil for Charlottesville.
http://nprillinois.org/post/springfield-holds-vigil-charlottesville#stream/0

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Rodney Davis Says He Was ‘Satisfied’ With Trump’s Original Comments On Charlottesville – JIM MEADOWS
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-congressman-says-he-was-satisfied-trumps-original-comments-charlottesville

 

WGLT
— Online Comments Continue To Trip Up Bloomington’s Renner – MIKE MCCURDY & RYAN DENHAM
http://wglt.org/post/online-comments-continue-trip-bloomingtons-renner#stream/0

 

BUREAU COUNTY NEWS
— DNA specialist to speak  (DIERSEN: What is your national origin?  During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany.  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F.  Further, according to
http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.bcrnews.com/2017/08/14/dna-specialist-to-speak/aink73x/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biss viciously demonizes, viciously denigrates, and viciously condemns Rauner and Trump and their supporters.  Ever-increasingly, Biss makes it clear that if he defeats Rauner, he will drive all individuals, all organizations, and all companies out of Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/08/15/city/local-officials-respond-charlottesville-nightmare/

 

CHICAGOIST
— White Supremacist Richard Spencer Tried To Speak At UChicago. He Was Refused. – STEPHEN GOSSETT
http://chicagoist.com/2017/08/15/white-supremacist_troll_richard_spe.php

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Wife’s Cook County position draws line in sand for Tribune reporter – W.J. Kennedy
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511183613-wife-s-cook-county-position-draws-line-in-sand-for-tribune-reporter

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Olsen cheers enactment of streamlined government consolidation law – Caitlin Nordahl (DIERSEN: Those who oppose the law do everything that they can to destroy me.  What does that say about them?)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511183659-olsen-cheers-enactment-of-streamlined-government-consolidation-law

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Experts: Illinois’ high public salaries one of many ‘drops in the bucket’ – Jacob Bielanski
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/experts-illinois-high-public-salaries-one-of-many-drops-in/article_17da1256-7c68-11e7-a63a-fff099e28f2b.html

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Did Gov. Rauner increase his wife’s taxpayer-funded grants to $5 million?
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/08/16/rauner-quadruple-wifes-state-grants-5-million/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Orland Park Public Library Blocks Email to Prevent FOIA Request, Busted By Attorney General’s Office – KEVIN DUJAN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/orland-park-public-library-blocks-email-to-prevent-foia-request-busted-by-attorney-generals-office/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Repeal and Replace Common Core
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/repeal-and-replace-common-core-spotlight-053/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Things Fall Apart: Racists vs. Anarchists – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/things-fall-apart-racists-vs-anarchists/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: RAUNER’S EMBARRASSING INTERVIEW WITH FOX NEWS’ BRET BAIER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/rauners-embarrasing-interview-with-fox-news-bret-baier.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner campaign launches two new TV ads
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/16/rauner-campaign-launches-two-new-tv-ads/
— Pritzker: “Wreck It Rauner” to attend State Fair
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/16/wreck-it-rauner-to-attend-state-fair/
— Rauner lashes out at reporters over their questions about First Lady’s involvement
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/16/rauner-lashes-out-at-reporters-over-their-questions-about-first-ladys-involvement/

 

GOPUSA
— Confederate statues today, book burnings tomorrow
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28782
— Trump rightly points out violence all around and media melts down
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28777
— Durham sheriff arrests ladder climber in Confederate statue destruction
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28768
— Muslim European takeover no prediction: It’s already happening (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28751

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— TRUMP IS RIGHT: BIGOTRY, VIOLENCE ‘ON MANY SIDES’ – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trump-is-right-bigotry-violence-on-many-sides/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— ALL LIVES ARE CREATED EQUAL, WHETHER IN CHARLOTTESVILLE OR CHICAGO – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/16/all-lives-are-created-equal-whether-in-charlottesville-or-chicago/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Mr. President, Steve Bannon Is Your Last Best Link With Your Base
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/26261

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— House caucus groups ask Trump to fire Bannon, Miller and Gorka – AP (DIERSEN: Which groups want you to be fired? The following groups want me to be fired: 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 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.  The aforesaid 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.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/15/house-caucus-groups-ask-donald-trump-fire-steve-ba/

 

NEWSMAX
— Sessions Abdicates His Responsibility Regarding Charlottesville – Larry Klayman
http://www.newsmax.com/LarryKlayman/jeff-sessions-charlottesville-nazia-antifa/2017/08/15/id/807763/
— John Kelly Stares at Floor During Trump Presser – Todd Beamon
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/john-kelly-trump-press-conference/2017/08/15/id/807862/
— Reagan Once Went After Racists, Individuals With ‘Perverted Notions’ – Mark Swanson  (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, all Republicans are racists.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/ronald-reagan-racism-attack-naap/2017/08/16/id/807907/
— Romney Slams Trump’s Latest Charlottesville Comments – Solange Reyner
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/protests-violence-alt-left-tweet/2017/08/15/id/807861/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— GUESS WHO THE CHARLOTTESVILLE KINGPIN IS  Where is the media’s reporting on a former Occupy Wall Street activist and Obama acolyte? – Lloyd Billingsley
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267587/guess-who-charlottesville-kingpin-lloyd-billingsley

 

DAILY CALLER
— Reporter Badgers ‘Woman Of Color’ Elaine Chao About ‘Nazi Support For President Trump’ – PETER HASSON AND KERRY PICKET
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/15/reporter-badgers-woman-of-color-elaine-chao-about-nazi-support-for-president-trump-audio/
— There Were People At White Nationalist Rally Who Just Wanted To Save A Statue – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/15/trump-claims-there-were-people-at-white-nationalist-rally-who-just-wanted-to-save-a-statue/

 

THE BLAZE
— Racism in America is the symptom, identity politics is the disease – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/15/commentary-racism-in-america-is-the-symptom-identity-politics-is-the-disease/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bashing white men became so normalized that mainstream media outlets like Huffington Post, MSNBC, and Buzzfeed did it with impunity. Videos such as Questions Black People Want to Ask White People are posted on YouTube with millions of views. Netflix hosts a show called “Dear White People,” that paints white people as ignorant, and racist even if unintentionally. Overt racism had become trendy again, this time with whites as the target. This pop-racism inevitably resulted in violence, and radicalism. During the riot in Milwaukee, whites were actively targeted for assault and theft.)

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Charlottesville Racist Leader Was Former Obama Supporter, Activist – Martin Walsh
http://www.westernjournalism.com/charlottesville-racist-leader-former-obama-supporter-activist/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— ‘Alt-Left’ Protesters That Trump Said Were Violent Fight With Police in Illinois — Will Media Show This? – JUSTEN CHARTERS
http://ijr.com/the-declaration/2017/08/948592-alt-left-protesters-trump-said-were-violent/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In fact, on Tuesday a clash broke out between police and members of Antifa in Illinois, who reportedly wouldn’t get out of an intersection. . .Based on the footage taken, it appears that there is an alt left — and they are violent.)

 

LUTHERN CHURCH CHARITIES
— God Is For Us! – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: My churchgoing critics/opponents, their churchgoing operatives, and their churchgoing dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois hint/imply/argue/shout a) that God is for them and b) that God is against me.  They crow that they are a member of a church, that they attend church services, and/or that they give money to a church.)

http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/08/16/god-is-for-us/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans want Trump to “Stand up against racism, neo-Nazis.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/world-news/world-to-trump-stand-up-against-racism-neonazis/790148598
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump reignites race firestorm.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/346712-the-memo-trump-reignites-race-firestorm

 

POLITICO
— Confederate statues in U.S. Capitol likely going nowhere  Some Democrats have called for the removal of 10 monuments, but Republicans say it’s up to individual states. – ELANA SCHOR (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats who run Illinois remove you?  The more of the following that you are, the sooner that the Democrats who run Illinois will remove you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/15/confederate-statues-washington-241663

 

CBS NEWS
— Md. gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous arrested at D.C. rally
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/md-gubernatorial-candidate-ben-jealous-arrested-at-d-c-rally/
— So many good U.S. jobs, so few qualified workers  (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.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/so-many-good-u-s-jobs-so-few-qualified-workers/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Baltimore Removes Confederate Statues in Overnight Operation – RUSSELL GOLDMAN  (DIERSEN: How soon will Baltimore remove all individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/us/baltimore-confederate-statues.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Gives White Supremacists an Unequivocal Boost.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/us/politics/trump-charlottesville-white-nationalists.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps: Confederate monuments today, you tomorrow.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/opinion/confederate-monuments-white-supremacy-charlottesville.html
— It’s the Economy, Democrats, but Inequality Is Not the Issue – Eduardo Porter (DIERSEN: Who wants cheap labor? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want cheap labor.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/business/economy/democratic-party-economy-inequality.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, businesses paint themselves as being operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party, that is, ever-increasingly, they paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-the-ceos-1502838617

 

STATE JOURNAL
— ‘Is it George Washington next?’ – Susan Estrich  (DIERSEN: Yes, George Washington is next. How soon will you be next?  The more of the following that you are, the sooner that you will be next: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.state-journal.com/2017/08/16/is-it-george-washington-next/

 

USA TODAY
— Trump distances himself from strategist Steve Bannon in wake of Charlottesville violence – Heidi M. Przybyla  (DIERSEN: Who distances themselves from you?  Members of the following groups distance themselves from 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 those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/15/trump-distances-himself-steve-bannon-after-charlottesville/570391001/

 

NEWS SENTINEL
— Does early voting achieve what we think it does? – Editorial
http://www.news-sentinel.com/opinion/editorial_does_early_voting_achieve_what_we_think_it_does_20170816&profile=-1

 

ATLANTIC
— Why the Charlottesville Marchers Were Obsessed With Jews  Anti-Semitic logic fueled the violence over the weekend, no matter what the president says. – EMMA GREEN  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  People are nasty.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at Jews a) that I am 100% German national origin, b) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and c) that I was raised in Crete during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. In my defense, I stress a) that while all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany, it was a long time ago – during the 1840s and 1850s, b) that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, c) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, c) that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F, and d) according to
http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/nazis-racism-charlottesville/536928/

August 15 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who is responsible for keeping Governor Rauner and all the other Illinois Republican elected officials and party leaders up to date with Illinois government and political news and commentary?  According to Natasha Korecki, “Rauner appeared unprepared for the question Monday morning — and clearly had not seen the state Senate’s action on Sunday.” (SEE:
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/08/15/politico-illinois-playbook-diana-rauners-221868) Please join me in urging Governor Rauner and all the other Illinois Republican elected officials and party leaders a) to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, or if not that, to require their staff to read the emails and to keep them up to date and b) to assure that diersen@aol.com is kept on their press release lists and their press advisory lists. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com 

 

ERIKA HAROLD
— VIDEO: Erika Harold Announces Bid for Attorney General
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=hwIl0cJOKhY

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former Miss America Erika Harold mounts Republican bid against Democratic AG Lisa Madigan – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-erika-harold-lisa-madigan-attorney-general-met-20170814-story.html
— Palos Township meeting canceled after officials unable to accommodate large crowd of protesters – Zak Koeske  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps focus on getting rid of Trump supporters.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-palos-township-protest-st-0815-20170814-story.html
— To win 4,000 new Illinois auto jobs, Rauner needs an EDGE – Robert Reed
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-toyota-jobs-illinois-gov-response-robert-reed-815-biz-20170814-story.html
— Pawar picks Cairo mayor as running mate – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: Each and every Democrat gubernatorial candidate has made it very clear that if elected, they will drive out of Illinois each and every individual, organization, and company that is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, a gun owner, German American, a draft avoider, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-ameya-pawar-running-mate-met-0815-20170814-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner, Dems map different routes on school funding mess – Tina Sfondeles and Emily Moon
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-dems-map-different-routes-on-school-funding-mess/
— BEYOND DISGUSTING: United Center closes after fights break out at youth neighborhood game – Francesca Gattuso
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/united-center-closes-due-to-fight-inside-during-basketball-tourney/
— Sheriff: 3 killed at Wisconsin drag strip were known gang members – AP  (DIERSEN: During the good old days, that is, during the 1960s and 1970s, I went to U.S. 30 Drag Strip in Indiana.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/3-shot-dead-at-wisconsin-auto-racing-event-include-2-from-illinois/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump retweets — then deletes — image of train running over CNN reporter – David Nakamura and Brian Mur  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who want a train to run over me.  They would love it.  They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170815/trump-retweets-x2014-then-deletes-x2014-image-of-train-running-over-cnn-reporter
— Is this the last pay phone? – Burt Constable  (DIERSEN: There was a pay phone right below my bedroom window when I lived with my parents in an apartment above my grandfather’s hardware store at the northeast corner of Main and Exchange in Crete 1948-1954.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170815/constable-is-this-the-last-pay-phone-in-suburbs

 

ABC7
— Anti-hate rallies held locally and nationwide, Charlottesville driver appears in court – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/charlottesville-driver-in-court-trump-calls-hate-groups-repugnant-2-days-after-attack/2306284/

 

CBS2
— Senate Responds To Virginia Violence With ‘Anti-Hate Group Resolution’ – Bernie Tafoya  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Illinois Democrats pass anti-Trump resolutions, anti-Protestant resolutions, anti-conservative resolutions, anti-Republican resolutions, anti-American resolutions, anti-White resolutions, anti-male resolutions, anti-older people resolutions, anti-rich people resolutions, anti-gun owner resolutions, anti-German American resolutions, anti-draft avoider (except Bill Clinton) resolutions, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time resolutions?)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/14/senate-responds-to-virginia-violence-with-anti-hate-group-resolution/

 

WTTW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A disgusting anti-Rauner/Trump says Neo-Nazis “Think they have a friend in the Oval Office.”
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/14/emanuel-neo-nazis-think-they-have-friend-oval-office
— Gov. Bruce Rauner Calls for Education Funding Compromise
http://video.wttw.com/video/3003773166/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Urbana’s Harold announces bid for attorney general – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-15/urbanas-harold-announces-bid-attorney-general.html
— Money can’t buy everything – Editorial  (DIERSEN: What is the main reason why you have less money?  For me, the main reason is the success that my Democrat superiors in the federal government had in wasting my career and forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  In today’s dollars, my salary was $122,991/year, but my federal pension is only $50,856/year.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-08-14/money-cant-buy-everything.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner calls for leader meetings on school funding
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170814/rauner-calls-for-leader-meetings-on-school-funding

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois House can give 831 school districts more money, or just Chicago – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article167175822.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Repudiate hate – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, 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 PROMOTE HATRED AGAINST THOSE THAT ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20170814/editorial-repudiate-hate

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Republicans Say Illinois House May Lack Votes To Override Rauner’s Education Veto – TONY ARNOLD
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/republicans-say-illinois-house-may-lack-votes-override-rauners-education-veto
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 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 held vigils in Geneva and many other communities after Charlottesville protests.
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/geneva-was-among-many-communities-held-vigils-after-charlottesville-protests

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump attacks everyone on Twitter, but not white supremacists  Most positive review came from Daily Stormer – CNN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites and anti-Trumps a) dominate the news media and b) paint Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists. How should Trump and his supporters respond?  In America today, constructively, to call a person a White supremacist is to call for that person to be killed. If anyone called me a White supremacist, I would sue them.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-attacks-everyone-on-twitter-but-not-white-supremacists/789359193

 

WGLT
— GOP’s Erika Harold Plans To Challenge Attorney General Lisa Madigan
http://wglt.org/post/gops-erika-harold-plans-challenge-attorney-general-lisa-madigan#stream/0
— Davis, LaHood Speak Out On Charlottesville Violence
http://wglt.org/post/davis-lahood-speak-out-charlottesville-violence#stream/0

 

WJBD
— Germany responds to Charlottesville violence with sharp condemnation (DIERSEN: I am proud to say that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/world-news/2017/08/14/germany-responds-to-charlottesville-violence-with-sharp-condemnation

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A disgusting anti-Rauner/Trump says “Members of the neo-Nazi and the KKK think they have a friend in the Oval Office”
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/08/15/emanuel-slams-trump-over-charlottesville-members-of-the-neo-nazi-and-the-kkk-think-they-have-a-friend-in-the-oval-office-and-other-chicago

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Governor Signs Township Consolidation Bill
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/14/governor-signs-township-consolidation-bill/
— Cruising with Cruz
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/14/cruising-with-cruz/
— Non-Anonymous Draining of the McHenry County Swamp
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/15/non-anonymous-draining-of-the-mchenry-county-swamp/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Stumbles Through Fog Towards New School Funding Formula – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-races-through-fog-towards-new-school-funding-formula-wirepoints-original/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County seeks input on how to tailor its annual budget – Shamiso Patience Mbiriri  (DIERSEN: How many want DuPage County to use its budget to get rid of its residents, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?  Those who want to destroy America know how to use “democracy” to destroy America.)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511174523-dupage-county-seeks-input-on-how-to-tailor-its-annual-budget

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RAUNER EDUCATION FUNDING CHANGES BRING $3.1M MORE TO CONROY’S SCHOOL DISTRICTS  Defenders of Senate Bill 1 are putting a bailout of Chicago Public Schools ahead of their own local school districts. – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rauner-education-funding-changes-bring-3-1m-more-to-conroys-school-districts/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— State Reps. Elgie Sims (D) and David McSweeney (R) have come together on sponsoring a resolution condemning the acts in Charlottesville, Va. In it, they are crystal clear about this: “The act of violence was definitely an act of domestic terrorism,” the resolution proclaims. Read the resolution. (
https://www.scribd.com/document/356337002/House-Resolution-on-Charlottesville) It comes after the state Senate passed a similar measure on Sunday. The events make Gov. Bruce Rauner’s remarks on Monday all the more mystifying. Rauner initially refused to characterize the acts in Charlottesville as terrorism — even after the president was lambasted for two straight days after failing to come out more vehemently against the actions. Rauner appeared unprepared for the question Monday morning — and clearly had not seen the state Senate’s action on Sunday. After Democrats pounced, Rauner’s office released a statement declaring the act was indeed domestic terrorism. – Natasha Korecki (DIERSEN: Sadly, of course, members of Group A will use these resolutions to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn members of Group B as being racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/08/15/politico-illinois-playbook-diana-rauners-221868

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner calls First Lady “my most senior advisor”  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  In Illinois, if you get elected or appointed to a government office or a political office as a Republican, and you fail/refuse to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should immediately resign.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/15/rauner-calls-first-lady-my-most-senior-advisor/
— Did politics get in the way of a solid press pop?  This bill was signed into law without any fanfare whatsoever.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/14/did-politics-get-in-the-way-of-a-solid-press-pop/
— Former Rauner spokesperson Demertzis joins House Republican staff  (DIERSEN: Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press release lists and their press advisory lists.  Ever-increasingly, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs use Democrat Rich Miller to communicate with Illinois Republicans.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/14/former-rauner-spokesperson-demertzis-joins-house-republican-staff/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Rate two new anti-Rauner ads.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/15/rate-two-new-anti-rauner-ads/

 

GOPUSA
— Chicago: 17 Hours; 8 Dead
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28671
— Protesters tear down Confederate monument in Durham, N.C. (DIERSEN: How soon will the protestors try to tear you down? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the sooner that protestors will try to tear you down: 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. Needless-to-say, members of the aforesaid groups have bought lots of firearms and ammunition for their self-protection.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28694
— White Supremacists Were Not The Only Thugs Tearing Up Charlottesville
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28669

 

FOX NEWS
— Scaramucci: If it were up to me, Bannon would be gone  (DIERSEN: If it was up to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I “would be gone” as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor. If you asked my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who they would replace me with, what would they say?  Who did they replace me with 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, etc.?)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/15/scaramucci-if-it-were-up-to-me-bannon-would-be-gone.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Corporations Increasingly Serve As Arbiters Of Public Morality – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, corporations act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party and promote dependency on government and charity, LGBTQ activity, promiscuity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, surrender to foreign countries and especially to Mexico, and even worse things.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/15/corporations-increasingly-serve-as-arbiters-of-public-morality/
— Left-Wing Agitators Call For Escalated Tactics In Response To Charlottesville – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: What do left-wing agitators have planned for Illinois, for your county, for your township/ward, for your municipality, and for your precinct?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/14/left-wing-agitators-call-for-escalated-tactics-in-response-to-charlottesville/
— Protestors Topple Confederate Statue In North Carolina – Thomas Phippen  (DIERSEN: How soon will the protestors try to topple you? From what I see, the more of the following that you are, the sooner that protestors will try to topple you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time. Needless-to-say, members of the aforesaid groups have bought lots of firearms and ammunition for their self-protection.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/14/protestors-topple-confederate-statue-in-north-carolina-video/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
– TRUMP WAS RIGHT TO BLAME ‘MANY SIDES’  Larry Klayman asks, Are leftist groups getting a free pass from AG?
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/trump-was-right-to-blame-all-sides/

 

NEWSMAX
— Gingrich: Mayors Who Remove Confederate Statues Are ‘Pandering’ – Joe Crowe  (DIERSEN: I should write a book a) about those who opposed my organizing Wheaton’s 9/11 events in 2004 and 2005 and b) about those who oppose my promoting Wheaton’s Memorial Day parades and Independence Day parades.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/newt-gingrich-confederate-statues-mayor/2017/08/15/id/807721/

 

BREITBART
— Charlottesville Racist Leader Was Former Occupy Activist, Obama Supporter – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/15/report-splc-charlottesville-racist-former-occupy-activist-obama-supporter-jason-kessler/

 

THE BLAZE
— Trump takes a swipe at CNN’s Jim Acosta after Charlottesville press briefing – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/14/trump-takes-a-swipe-at-cnns-jim-acosta-after-charlottesville-press-briefing/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— DIVERSITY IS BECOMING A FORM OF WORSHIP – Jeff Trent  (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/14/diversity-is-becoming-a-form-of-worship/
— ARE MOST CHRISTIANS TODAY NOT REALLY CHRISTIANS? – Jeff Trent (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are member of a church, who attend church services, and/or who give money to a church a) to help themselves make money, b) to help themselves get elected and reelected, and/or c) to have a license to sin.  All of the aforesaid focus on destroying me and pray for God to send me straight to Hell.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/14/are-most-christians-today-not-really-christians/
— CAN YOU NAME THE THREE BIGGEST FEDERAL AGENCIES? YOU’RE PROBABLY WRONG. – Jeff Trent
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/14/can-you-name-the-three-biggest-federal-agencies-youre-probably-wrong/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Pull the Plug on DACA – MARK KRIKORIAN
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/450479/cancel-daca-its-fifth-anniversary

 

RT
— Welcome to Charlottesville – proof that political correctness is wrecking America – Robert Bridge
https://www.rt.com/op-edge/399585-charlottesville-america-trump-violence/

 

THE HILL
— Trump pressured to dump nationalist wing – JONATHAN EASLEY AND JORDAN FABIAN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/346538-trump-pressured-to-dump-nationalist-wing
— Intel CEO Brian Krzanich becomes third exec to leave Trump council after Charlottesville – MALLORY SHELBOURNE  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, to protest Trump, will Intel stop hiring and fire all its employees who 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?  In 1971, Oldsmobile withdrew a job offer that I had accepted 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.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/346569-intel-ceo-third-exec-to-leave-trump-council-after-charlottesville
— Immigration battlefield widens for Trump, GOP – JORDAIN CARNEY
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/346555-immigration-battlefield-widens-for-trump-gop

 

POLITICO
— Rauner administration blocks request for first lady’s state emails – NATASHA KORECKI (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors knew enough to not put things into writing that might get them in trouble. They knew a) that I had filed grievances while I was a Post Office employee 1966-1969 and an IRS employee 1971-1980, b) that I had taken IRS to Tax Court in 1978, c) that I had filed several lawsuits in connection with the construction of 915 Cove Court in Wheaton in 1984, d) that I had been an active member of a class action lawsuit since 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, e) that I had filed a grievance against them over an unfair performance appraisal in 1989, and d) that I had filed lawsuits in 1995 and 1996 in connection with cars that I had bought. Again, my Democrat GAO superiors and supervisors knew enough to not put things into writing that might get them in trouble.  That emboldened them a) to force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, to not promote me beyond GS-13, to keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and to force 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/2017/08/15/illinois-first-lady-email-request-blocked-241644

 

CNN
— 9 times Republicans denounced Trump but came back to him – Chris Cillizza  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  People are nasty.  Who calls for others to denounce you?  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who call for others to denounce me.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/14/politics/trump-republicans-criticism/index.html
— DACA on perilous footing on 5th anniversary – Tal Kopan
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/15/politics/daca-anniversary-peril/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Bannon in Limbo as Trump Faces Growing Calls for the Strategist’s Ouster – MAGGIE HABERMAN and GLENN THRUSH  (DIERSEN: Who calls/called for your ouster?  Members of the following groups call/called for my outer: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/us/politics/steve-bannon-trump-white-house.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Illinois Republican Reggie Phillips faced a choice: Vote for a tax increase or let it burn.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/this-illinois-republican-faced-a-choice-vote-for-a-tax-increase-or-let-it-burn/2017/08/14/711b5162-791c-11e7-9eac-d56bd5568db8_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Obama acted like the President of the blue States of America
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/08/15/daily-202-trump-acts-like-the-president-of-the-red-states-of-america/59925be030fb0433811d6941/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups stress that James Alex Fields is not a foreigner: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/08/15/president-trumps-claim-that-foreigners-comprise-the-vast-majority-of-terrorism-convictions-since-911/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Under Armour CEO to Leave Trump Manufacturing Council  Kevin Plank is second CEO to depart in wake of Trump’s response to violent demonstrations – Sara Germano  (DIERSEN: Members of the following groups love Plank for departing: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/under-armour-ceo-to-leave-trump-manufacturing-council-1502761051

 

MARKET WATCH
— Why the First Amendment won’t protect Charlottesville white supremacists from being fired – Leslie Albrect and Maria Lamaga (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  I should write a book about why federal civil service protections do not protect federal employees who are Republican from being fired, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-charlottesville-protesters-are-being-named-shamed-and-fired-2017-08-14

 

NEW HAMPSHIRE UNION LEADER
— Texas A&M cancels 9/11 white nationalist rally amid safety concerns – Eva-Marie Ayala  (DIERSEN: I should write a book a) about those who opposed my organizing Wheaton’s 9/11 events in 2004 and 2005 and b) about those who oppose my promoting Wheaton’s Memorial Day parades and Independence Day parades.)
http://www.unionleader.com/article/20170814/NEWS20/170819615

 

FRED KLONSKY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Google treats Fred Klonsky as being a legitimate news website, but refuses to treat GOPUSA ILLINOIS as being a legitimate news website. That shows that Google is 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://preaprez.wordpress.com/2017/08/15/rauner-is-trumps-mini-me-when-it-comes-to-white-supremacist-terror/

August 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Pritzker chooses Rep. Juliana Stratton as 2018 running mate – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/pritzker-chooses-rep-juliana-stratton-as-2018-running-mate/2293288/
— School funding dispute continues as teachers, students protest delay – Sarah Schulte and Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/education/school-funding-dispute-continues/2292625/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Feds say Cook County soda tax collection violates food stamp rules – Greg Trotter and Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-soda-tax-food-stamps-preckwinkle-0811-biz-20170810-story.html
— Mendoza sends schools long-overdue cash as state misses first scheduled payment – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-school-funding-met-0811-20170810-story.html
— Allstate quietly lays off 500, leans into feature that lets customers photograph damage – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-allstate-layoffs-0811-biz-20170810-story.html
— Trump on ‘fire and fury’ warning to North Korea: Maybe statement wasn’t tough enough – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-fire-and-fury-warning-north-korea-20170810-story.html
— Trump says he is ‘very thankful’ to Putin for expelling U.S. diplomats from Russia – Philip Rucker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-putin-expelled-diplomats-20170810-story.html
— Trump suggests McConnell must deliver on president’s agenda or step aside – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-mcconnell-health-care-20170810-story.html
— Stratton brings diversity to Pritzker campaign – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics?  My demographics are terrible: Trump supporter, baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (68), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, union member for almost 12 years, federal government employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 20 years, childless, pet-less, only owned American-nameplate vehicles, not a graduate of an Ivy League university, etc.  I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who despise if not hate my demographics. They would love it.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-running-mate-met-0811-20170810-story.html
— Why the U.S. hasn’t brought ‘fire and fury’ to North Korea – Eli Lake  (DIERSEN: One could argue that America should take action against North Korea only if North Korea a) illegally sends many millions of its citizens illegally into America illegally (LIKE MEXICO DOES), b) illegally keeps many millions of its citizens illegally in America illegally (LIKE MEXICO DOES), or c) illegally sends many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally (LIKE MEXICO DOES).)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-north-korea-fire-fury-20170809-story.html
— Wednesday showdown looms in historic school-funding impasse – Ted Slowik
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-school-funding-st-0811-20170810-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump, Kim Jong Un put the world in danger in a game of chicken – Lawrence Wittner  (DIERSEN: One could argue that America should take action against North Korea only if North Korea a) illegally sends many millions of its citizens illegally into America illegally (LIKE MEXICO DOES), b) illegally keeps many millions of its citizens illegally in America illegally (LIKE MEXICO DOES), or c) illegally sends many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally (LIKE MEXICO DOES).)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trump-kim-jong-un-put-millions-of-lives-on-the-line-in-game-of-chicken/
— Durbin, Duckworth officially OK Lausch for U.S. Attorney in Chicago – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/durbin-duckworth-officially-ok-lausch-for-u-s-attorney-in-chicago/
— CPS touts test scores to boost funding case, admits ‘achievement gap’ – Lauren FitzPatrick and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/cps-announces-test-score-rise-to-bolster-funding-case-in-springfield/
— Trump: Putin’s ouster of U.S. diplomats ‘cut down our payroll’ – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-putins-ouster-of-u-s-diplomats-cut-down-our-payroll/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Pop tax lands Cook in hot water with the feds – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170810/BLOGS02/170819977/pop-tax-lands-cook-in-hot-water-with-the-feds

 

DAILY HERALD
— Free-speech debate swirls as officials block on social media – AP (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, RINO, and other anti-Republican officials who use the power of their religious, government, political, and/or business positions a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading the emails.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170810/business/308109985/
— Kane Co. officials detail consequences of RTA sales tax raid – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170810/kane-co-officials-detail-consequences-of-rta-sales-tax-raid
— Bernie Sanders to speak at the Paramount – Candy Purdom  (DIERSEN: When are high-profile Republicans scheduled to speak in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned the Republicans who I recruited to speak at TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois events 2005-2012.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn all individuals, all organizations, all companies, and all governments that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170810/bernie-sanders-to-speak-at-the-paramount
— Health care may be charity, but it’s not a right – Mark Bodett, Wheaton  (DIERSEN: Who pays for your health care?  To turn individuals, organizations, companies, governments, etc. that have problems against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that because I am a federal retiree, my wife and I pay only $5,763/year (25%) for health, dental, and vision insurance and the federal government pays $17,288/year (75%). My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois promote hatred of federal employees and hatred of federal retirees.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170810/health-care-may-be-charity-but-its-not-a-right

 

HERALD NEWS
— County Board may try to eliminate pensions for some elected offices  Board members think certain countywide officeholders are too highly compensated – MIKE MALLORY  (DIERSEN: Are/were you accused of being overpaid?  My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/08/10/county-board-may-try-to-eliminate-pensions-for-some-elected-offices/aeuo1yg/

 

NEW HAVEN REGISTER
— Governor opens Illinois State Fair; ag chief Raymond Poe treated after fall – AP
http://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Governor-to-officially-open-2017-Illinois-State-11747181.php

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Rep. Bryant casts key vote for income tax hike, pays $65 in property taxes
http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/511178937-bryant-bucked-party-on-income-tax-hike-paid-65-in-property-taxes

 

PARENTS OPPOSED TO POT
— BE SMARTER, ILLINOIS: DON’T BELIEVE POT MAKES YOU SAFER
http://www.poppot.org/2017/08/09/be-smarter-illinois-dont-safer-misleads/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— CHICAGO: Inside the Biggest Gathering of American Socialists In Decades – Ryan Cooper  (DIERSEN: Those who promote socialism have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being undeservedly filthy rich.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/08/inside-the-biggest-gathering-of-american-socialists-in-decades/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AUGUST 4, 2017 FLASHBACK: DOES RAUNER KNOW HOW SB 31 COULD DETRIMENTALLY AFFECT ILLINOIS? WE ASKED 4 QUESTIONS.
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/does-rauner-know-how-sb-31-could-detrimentally-affect-illinois-we-asked-4-questions.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner asks “Why is Gov. Rauner seemingly unconcerned about paying off the impasse debt?”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/10/why-is-gov-rauner-seemingly-unconcerned-about-paying-off-the-impasse-debt/
— Ag Director Raymond Poe falls during State Fair ribbon cutting ceremony
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/10/ag-director-raymond-poe-falls-during-state-fair-ribbon-cutting-ceremony/
— Kennedy opposes $100 million private school tuition program   (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 me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/10/kennedy-opposes-100-million-private-school-tuition-program/

 

GOPUSA
— Atlanta gym owner bans cops, soldiers  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps ban 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/?p=28482
— Man sentenced to 100 days for registering dead voters for Democrats  (DIERSEN: There are two cemeteries in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28480
— Canada sends soldiers to US border where illegal migrants cross
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28446
— Horrors! Fluffy and Fido are destroying the environment!
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28436

 

FOX NEWS
— Illinois’ partisan gridlock causes state to miss school funding deadline
http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2017/08/10/illinois-partisan-gridlock-causes-state-to-miss-school-funding-deadline.html
— What the Google firing tells us about our freedom — And whether we can keep it – Frank Miniter  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What does GAO’s firing of Diersen tell Republicans about their employment opportunities in the federal government?  ANSWER: They are terrible, if not non-existent.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/08/10/what-google-firing-tells-us-about-our-freedom-and-whether-can-keep-it.html
— Hillary Clinton Considering Becoming Preacher  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “religious leaders” act as operatives or as dupes for the Democrat Party.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/08/10/hillary-clinton-considers-becoming-methodist-preacher

 

FEDERALIST
— Okay, Google: How Do You Prepare A Country For Totalitarianism?  To be ready for dictatorship, people have to embrace its habits and practices voluntarily, or at least show little resistance. Google is doing its part. –  Robert Tracinski
http://thefederalist.com/2017/08/09/hey-google-how-do-you-prepare-a-country-for-totalitarianism/

 

DAILY CALLER
— In Fomenting Mistrust, The Washington Post And The ACLU Reign Supreme – Ron Hosko  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes focus on fomenting mistrust of me. If I went after my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes as hard as they have come after me, they would all be on welfare by now.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/10/in-fomenting-mistrust-the-washington-post-and-the-aclu-reign-supreme/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Tax Reform Shouldn’t Punish Donations to School-Choice Scholarship Programs – JASON BEDRICK (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 me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450369/tax-reform-school-choice-scholarship-program-donations-should-not-be-punished

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Michael Barone: Google’s ‘tolerance’ requires repression – Michael Barone  (DIERSEN: Hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat women and young Democrat minorities requires not hiring, wasting the careers of, and getting rid of employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/michael-barone-googles-tolerance-requires-repression/article/2631081

 

WASHINGTON POST
— A nuclear-armed North Korea could make smaller disputes with Pyongyang much more dangerous – Anne Gearan  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What has emboldened North Korea? ANSWER: North Korea, as does the rest of the world, sees America as being extremely week because it takes no action against Mexico, a country that has constructively declared war on America a) by its illegally sending many millions of its citizens illegally into America illegally, b) by its illegally keeping many millions of its citizens illegally in America illegally, and  c) by its illegally sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/a-nuclear-armed-north-korea-could-make-smaller-disputes-with-pyongyang-much-more-dangerous/2017/08/10/b62ee0ce-7dd7-11e7-9d08-b79f191668ed_story.html
— If Trump wants a nuclear attack against North Korea, his military advisers have few other options – Dan Lamothe  (DIERSEN: What if North Korea had committed acts of war, for example, a) by illegally sending many millions of its citizens illegally into America illegally, b) by illegally keeping many millions of its citizens illegally in America illegally, or c) by illegally sending many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2017/08/10/if-trump-wants-a-nuclear-attack-against-north-korea-his-military-advisers-have-few-other-options/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Google Cancels Meeting on Diversity, Citing Safety Concerns for Employees  CEO had scheduled meeting after the firing of a Google engineer, which had set off a nationwide debate – Jack Nicas
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-engineers-firing-fuels-debate-among-employees-1502395326
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Google canceled a companywide meeting about diversity just before it was set to begin Thursday, saying right-wing websites published the names of employees who had proposed questions, raising security concerns. Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said in an email to employees that the company decided to cancel the highly anticipated meeting after employees expressed concerns “about their safety and worried they may be ‘outed’ publicly for asking a question in the Town Hall.”)
— Google Episode Sends a Message: Diversity Is a Tough Sell in Silicon Valley  Tech firms face broad skepticism about results of industry’s push to attract more women and minorities – Georgia Wells and Yoree Koh  (DIERSEN: Because most young women and most young minorities are Democrats, it is easier for the Democrats who run the federal government to hire, to retain, and to promote young women and young minorities. But then again, because federal employees and federal retirees are viciously hated, it is harder for the Democrats who run the federal government to hire, to retain, and to promote young women and young minorities.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-episode-sends-a-message-diversity-is-a-tough-sell-in-silicon-valley-1502383625
— The ‘Diversity’ Paradox  ‘Almost all of the Google memo’s empirical claims are scientifically accurate.’
https://www.wsj.com/articles/notable-quotable-the-diversity-paradox-1502320093

 

FINANCIAL TIMES
— Modern employers must invest in all their staff – Niels Erich, San Francisco  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.  To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.ft.com/content/ce016eae-7db6-11e7-ab01-a13271d1ee9c
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Having read the memo, a recurring subtext appears: Mr Damore felt stuck in his job, denied access to training and career development paths designed to increase diversity throughout the company. A perception formed in his mind, rightly or wrongly, that Google had overcompensated in its drive to address criticism over diversity. As he saw it, Google was now recruiting and grooming a subset of employees to bypass or even replace him, while excluding him from comparable investment and support. That he was a self-identified “conservative” in Silicon Valley did not help; his complaints were viewed as creating a hostile workplace environment.)

 

ATLANTIC
— Why Men Are the New College Minority  Males are enrolling in higher education at alarmingly low rates, and some colleges are working hard to reverse the trend. In colleges and universities nationwide this year, more than 56 percent of students are women. – JON MARCUS (DIERSEN: Anti-males voted for Clinton.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2017/08/why-men-are-the-new-college-minority/536103/

August 10 Morning Edition

ABC7
— OUTSTANDING: Spike in Chicago immigration arrests, deportations – Chuck Goudie and Christine Tressel
http://abc7chicago.com/spike-in-chicago-immigration-arrests-deportations/2290817/#new_tab
— North Korea details plan to fire missile salvo toward Guam (DIERSEN: Will those who oppose declaring war against North Korea stress that unlike Mexico, North Korea a) has not illegally sent many millions of its citizens illegally into America illegally, b) has not illegally kept many millions of its citizens in America illegally, or c) has not illegally sent many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally? Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/north-korea-details-plan-to-fire-missile-salvo-toward-guam/2292468/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Misses School Aid Payment Deadline for the First Time Ever: Comptroller
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-misses-school-aid-payment-first-time-ever-439663673.html

 

CBS2
— Emanuel On Rauner: He’s One To Talk About ‘Mismanagement’ – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/09/emanuels-latest-jab-at-rauner/
— Staredown Continues Over Illinois School Funding – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/09/school-funding-impasse/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker picks first-term state Rep. Stratton as running mate – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-running-mate-met-20170809-story.html
— Abortion rights group starts advocacy campaign aimed at men – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote abortion have always worked very hard against me because I do not promote abortion.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-abortion-rights-campaign-met-0810-20170809-story.html
— Foxconn deal makes the American economy less great – Matthew Mitchell and Tammy Winter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-foxconn-wisconsin-tax-subsidies-20170809-story.html
— Trump’s immigration vision isn’t the Reagan way – Marc A. Thiessen  (DIERSEN: SEE: “Reagan Would Not Repeat Amnesty Mistake” by Edwin Meese at  http://humanevents.com/2006/12/13/reagan-would-not-repeat-amnesty-mistake/)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-immigration-reagan-20170810-story.html
— Silicon Valley’s vision of universal basic income is wrong – Leonid Bershidsky
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-universal-basic-income-robots-20170810-story.html
— Facebook and Twitter should stop allowing fake users  Social networks should be obliged to ban anonymous accounts. – Leonid Bershidsky
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-twitter-facebook-fake-accounts-20170809-story.html
— Will Jeff Sessions come after legalized marijuana, a drug ‘only slightly less awful’ than heroin? – Rick Anderson  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-sessions-legal-marijuana-20170810-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker poised to get Cook County Dems’ endorsement for gov – Michael Sneed  (DIERSEN: Which candidates want your endorsement?  Not that my endorsement means anything, but since 2000, my Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO critics/opponents have made it very clear that they will have their nasty operatives and their nasty dupes viciously destroy any candidate that I might endorse. My critics/opponents a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sneed-pritzker-poised-to-get-cook-county-dems-endorsement-for-gov/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Pritzker gets boost from Stratton pick for running mate.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-pritzker-gets-boost-from-stratton-pick-for-running-mate/
— Owners accept players’ violence, not Kaepernick’s activism – Rick Morrissey
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/morrissey-owners-accept-players-violence-not-kaepernicks-activism/amp/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Suburbs to lose out on hundreds of thousands in sales tax – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170810/lester-suburbs-to-lose-out-on-hundreds-of-thousands-in-sales-tax
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tom Cullerton says that he “works to eliminate red tape for Illinois’ businesses.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170809/tom-cullerton-works-to-eliminate-red-tape-for-illinois-businesses
— New stormwater systems in Elgin would have to be paid by residents – Elena Ferrarin  (DIERSEN: Since 1984, outrageously, because Wheaton approved a woefully inadequate storm water drainage plan for my Cove Court subdivision, I have had to spend many thousands of dollars and many hundreds of hours making lot drainage improvements and repairs.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170810/new-stormwater-systems-in-elgin-would-have-to-be-paid-by-residents
— Important guidelines for teaching about religion will have a suburban touch – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170809/editorial-important-guidelines-for-teaching-about-religion-will-have-a-suburban-touch

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Four things Chicago must do to rise from the bottom of the pack – MARIN GJAJA AND JUSTIN MANLY  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Chicago focus on driving out of Chicago individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170810/OPINION/170819999
— This tax reform idea could cost you–a lot – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170810/CRED0701/170819998
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With federal tax reform on Congress’s agenda after its August recess, two ideas that have been circulating have the potential to hit Chicago-area homeowners, one of them much harder than the other. Two federal tax deductions—one for mortgage interest and the other for state and local taxes—are in the crosshairs of reformers. The mortgage interest deduction would likely be revised, not eliminated, because it’s a hallowed perk of homeownership, most reports say. But the loss of the state and local tax deduction would cut deeper in the Chicago region anyway, analysts in the real estate, mortgage and tax realms told Crain’s this week. Eliminating the state and local tax deduction could transfer almost $2.9 billion a year out of household wealth and into federal coffers, according to Brian Bernardoni, senior director of government affairs and public policy for the Chicago Association of Realtors. That is, unless that larger tax reform package includes adjustments to the general tax rate that offset this amount.)

 

WTTW
— Trump and GOP Take on Tax Policy After Health Care Flop – Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/09/trump-and-gop-take-tax-policy-after-health-care-flop#new_tab

 

DNA INFO
— ‘Weed World’ Van With $98,000 Worth Of Pot Seized In River North – David Matthews and Erica Demarest  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170809/river-north/weed-world-van-with-98000-worth-of-pot-busted-river-north-report

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner names Sam Pfister to federal affairs job in D.C. – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: What do you base your knowledge of the federal government on?  I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently, $94,610-$122,991, I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, audits of many other federal agencies for almost 6 years, and audits of IRS for 3 years. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently, $79,563-$90,173.  The aforesaid experience helped me become a Certified Government Financial Manager.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170809/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-names-sam-pfister-to-federal-affairs-job-in-dc

 

TIMES
— Jason Haskell wants to face Kinzinger – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/republican-wants-to-face-kinzinger/article_9341ad05-8427-567c-840e-458be534724a.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— The Rural Exodus – NORMAN WALZER AND BRIAN HARGER
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-rural-exodus#stream/0

 

WQAD
— Deadline looms for Illinois schools to receive state education funding – JESYKA DERETA  (DIERSEN: What deadlines loomed for you?  Because I was a non-veteran White male federal employee, I had to make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40 or my career would be wasted and I would be gotten rid of.)
http://wqad.com/2017/08/10/deadline-looms-for-illinois-schools-to-receive-state-education-funding/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— How Wheaton saved its historic House of Seven Gables
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/08/09/how-wheaton-saved-its-historic-house-of-seven-gables/dyvgoz4/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Critics of SB1 veto blast Rauner’s changes without numbers to back up claims – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/critics-of-sb-veto-blast-rauner-s-changes-without-numbers/article_2e0c812e-7d50-11e7-8392-ffc559a4796a.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MADIGAN CALLS SESSION ON GOVERNOR’S DAY  The House speaker’s spokesman claims the session is not a political move. – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/madigan-calls-session-on-governors-day/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pregnancy Centers Win Second Injunction against Illinois Abortion Referral Mandate – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/pregnancy-centers-win-second-injunction-illinois-abortion-referral-mandate/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— KORECKI: TWITTER FIGHT ALERT — Rauner’s new Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, Michael Lucci, got into a bit of a Twitter tiff on Wednesday with Capitol Fax’s Rich Miller. The war? Seemed to start when Miller corrected Lucci, who was in an exchange over the school funding bill. It then morphed into whether Miller deleted Lucci’s written remarks in the comments section on Miller’s popular Capitol Fax blog. Rich Miller: “I never admitted that or anything close to that. Please, seek help.” Michael Lucci: “Do you want me to start posting comments you deleted? Like when I caught you supporting a policy that was born of racism?” Miller responds: “Are they in the same box as your first tooth?”  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who pander to Rich Miller, but who fail/refuse to keep
diersen@aol.com on their press release lists and press advisory lists?)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/08/10/politico-illinois-playbook-pritzker-taps-stratton-as-running-mate-rauner-staffers-tweet-war-madigans-governors-day-surprise-221792

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP: “Juliana Stratton Owes Her Political Career to Mike Madigan”  (DIERSEN: Who do you owe your career to?  My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My GAO Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/10/ilgop-juliana-stratton-owes-her-political-career-to-mike-madigan/
— Crete-Monee superintendent predicts Rauner AV will mean cuts for his district  (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 me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/10/crete-monee-superintendent-predicts-rauner-av-will-mean-cuts-for-his-district/
— Rauner: “I’ll never claim to be a perfect person”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/10/rauner-i%e2%80%99ll-never-claim-to-be-a-perfect-person/

 

FOX NEWS
— Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel welcomes criminal aliens – Hans von Spakovsky and Benjamin Janacek, Heritage Foundation
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/08/09/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-welcomes-criminal-aliens.html

 

GOPUSA
— Chicago’s lawsuit against sanctuary city crackdown is absurd
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28391
— Media language police hate it but Trump’s ‘fury and fire’ sure beats Obama’s butt-kissing
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28465
— Concealed carry now allowed on campus, so this teacher showed up in armor (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they hate those who support the Second Amendment.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28453
— Low-energy Jeb: Donald Trump’s first 200 days have been ‘exhausting’ (DIERSEN: What would your critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shot shows that you have “low energy?”  My critics/opponents would stress a) that I did not earn a job-related bachelor’s degree until I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees until I was 27, 31, and 48, b) that I did not earn job-related professional certifications until I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) that I did not earn a job-related professional license until I was 32.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28434
— The feds are spending millions to encourage low-income Californians to shop at farmers markets
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28457

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— GOP governor welcomes ‘Barack Obama Day’ – Chad Groening  (DIERSEN: My RINO critics/opponents, their RINO operatives, and their RINO dupes are far closer to Obama than they are to Trump.)
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2017/08/09/gop-governor-welcomes-barack-obama-day
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An Illinois-based pro-family activist says he’s appalled that the state’s Republican governor signed legislation designating “Barack Obama Day.”  Gov. Bruce Rauner made it official, signing Senate Bill 55 which means beginning in 2018 Illinois will recognize August 4 as “Barack Obama Day.” Rauner says it won’t be a formal state holiday with paid time off but it will be a day of acknowledgment and celebration. Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth says Rauner is the perfect example of a “Rhino Republican.” “A Republican governor heaping praise on the most immoral promoting president in American history, Barack Obama,” LaBarbera complains, “who ushered in homosexual so-called marriage, who mocked the authority of the Bible, who promoted abortion, who loves Planned Parenthood. With Republicans like that, who needs Democrats?” The argument from liberals that there is a similar holiday honoring President Ronald Reagan is a ridiculous comparison, he also insists. “To compare the two is an insult to Ronald Reagan,” LaBarbera insists. “Ronald Reagan was one of the greatest presidents we ever had.” Reagan led the West in a fight to crush Communism, LaBarbera recalls, while Obama “sucked up” to Cuba’s dictators. It’s insulting, he says, to put Obama in the same category.)

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE SHAMEFUL BLACKOUT OF THOMAS, SOWELL AND WILLIAMS – Larry Elder  (DIERSEN: Me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are blacked out 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.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/uncategorized/the-shameful-blackout-of-thomas-sowell-and-williams/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Congressional staffers lament need for resources and raises, but not transparency and accountability – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/9/congress-staffers-report-dire-risk-from-slim-budge/

 

THE BLAZE
— Freedom Foundation sues Seattle over tax targeting the ‘rich’ – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: What the Democrats who run Seattle really want to tax are those individuals, organizations, and companies that are Republican.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/09/freedom-foundation-sues-seattle-over-tax-targeting-the-rich/
— If protecting my child’s innocence means I’m keeping him in a ‘Christian bubble,’ so be it – Matt Walsh  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who promote a) LGBTQ activity, b) abortion, c) booze, gambling, pot and other vices, and/or d) other terrible things would say that I grew up in a “Missouri Synod Lutheran bubble” in Crete.)
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/if-protecting-my-childs-innocence-means-im-keeping-him-in-a-christian-bubble-so-be-it/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Here’s A List Of The 5 Biggest NY Times Screw Ups This Year – Jack Crowe (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would paint as being screw ups a) my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like and b) my including comments in those emails that they do not like.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/09/heres-a-list-of-the-5-biggest-ny-times-screw-ups-this-year/

 

HOT AIR
— Current Google Employee: ‘Google Is Run Like A Religious Cult’ – JOHN SEXTON
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/08/09/current-google-employee-google-run-like-religious-cult/

 

TOWNHALL
— Poll: Sweeping Support for Major Elements of Trump’s New Immigration Proposal – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/08/10/poll-trumps-new-immigration-proposal-is-pretty-popular-n2366646

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Google Receives 95 Theses of Diversity and Inclusion – MICHAEL BRENDAN DOUGHERTY
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450237/google-anti-diversity-memo-threatens-political-correctness-religion

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Google is more afraid of liberal outrage than federal law – Philip Wegmann  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were more afraid of Democrat politicians than federal law.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/google-is-more-afraid-of-liberal-outrage-than-federal-law/article/2630905

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s war on leaks is really a war on whistleblowers.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/09/opinions/whistleblowers-opinion-litman-knobler/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— When Government Defames  No judicial remedy exists if a federal official slanders you – AZIZ HUQ  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have slandered me. They feel free to do that because I have always had a policy of forgiving those who trespass me.  But I am reconsidering that policy.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/10/opinion/government-defamation-white-house-slander.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Imagine that a senior government official takes to Twitter, makes a call to a national news outlet or goes on national television to disparage you. Imagine that he tells lies about you to a national audience, lies harmful to your professional or personal future. What could you do to remedy the situation? You might seek a retraction. Perhaps you would go to colleagues and friends to privately plead your side of the case. Or if you were lucky enough to have a national platform of your own, maybe you would try to correct the defamatory statement in public. But one thing you couldn’t do is sue. No judicial remedy exists when a federal official defames someone. This gap in the law isn’t a result of a conscious decision by Congress or federal judges to protect the government’s ability to defame you. It was created inadvertently. In an age when the political lie is being weaponized to increasing effect, it’s an oversight Congress should redress.)
— The Alt-Right Finds a New Enemy in Silicon Valley – KEVIN ROOSE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/business/alt-right-silicon-valley-google-memo.html
— Eric Bolling, Suspended by Fox News, Sues Over Lewd-Photo Article – EMILY STEEL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/business/eric-bolling-fox-news-lawsuit-lewd-photo-article.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Disgraced ex-White House communications boss Anthony Scaramucci blasts reporter for recording phone interview – ELIZABETH ELIZALDE
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/scaramucci-blasts-reporter-recording-phone-interview-article-1.3398437

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trumpian Fury on North Korea – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Will those who oppose declaring war against North Korea stress that unlike Mexico, North Korea a) has not illegally sent many millions of its citizens illegally into America illegally, b) has not illegally kept many millions of its citizens in America illegally, or c) has not illegally sent many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally? Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumpian-fury-on-north-korea-1502320336
— Intolerant Democrats Devour Their Own  The party’s left wing wants to purge anyone opposed to abortion or single-payer health. – Karl Rove  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party leaders who focused/focus on purging those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), gambling, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform. I should write a book about past and present MTRCC leaders who focused/focus on purging those like me who support the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/intolerant-democrats-devour-their-own-1502320565
— Liberalism’s Summer of ’17  Liberals whine about being governed by Trump. Pity those governed by them. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/liberalisms-summer-of-17-1502320215
— How Trump Won, in Two Dimensions  A study shows the 2016 electorate was more socially than economically conservative. – F.H. Buckley  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who hint/imply/argue/shout that for Republicans, “the platform is the problem.” They want Republicans to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), gambling, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-trump-won-in-two-dimensions-1502320256

 

USA TODAY
— Googler fired for diversity memo had legit points on gender – Cathy Young
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/08/googler-fired-diversity-memo-had-point-researchers-agree/548518001/
— How German Jews joined the U.S. Army and helped beat the Nazis – George Petras  (DIERSEN: My outstanding grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, my outstanding uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and my outstanding father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F. It is sad to see that Germany is again turning against America.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2017/07/25/how-german-jews-joined-u-s-army-and-helped-beat-nazis/493634001/
— It’s taking longer than ever to get hired, Glassdoor survey shows – Kellie Ell (DIERSEN: If I had been a veteran, I would have had the veterans preference, and the Post Office, IRS, and GAO would have offered me jobs much sooner than they did. If I had been a veteran, the Post office, IRS, and GAO would not have wasted my career and gotten rid of me because I failed to make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40. If I had been a veteran, I might still be a GAO employee because GAO’s employees who are veterans are a protected class.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/09/its-taking-longer-than-ever-get-hired-glassdoor-survey-shows/551001001/
— Americans are saving less as income lags spending – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: How did you save by the time you were 29? 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 and condo fees, $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/2017/08/09/americans-saving-less-income-lags-spending/549177001/

 

WISCONSIN GAZETTE
— Retired naval officer calls for gay marriage in GOP platform  A retired Navy captain is asking Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell to support adding marriage equality to the GOP platform. McDonnell chairs the committee that will propose a platform at the national convention in Tampa later this month. Retired Navy Capt. Joan Darrah, in a letter to McDonnell, said the freedom to marry is in keeping with the party’s ideology. (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity work very hard against those like me who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.wisconsingazette.com/news/retired-naval-officer-calls-for-gay-marriage-in-gop-platform/article_d53933a7-81c9-5dd3-ba8a-436a551a7f10.html

 

NEWS NETWORK
— With A DACA Summer Job, A Bumper Crop Of Worry – ESMY JIMENEZ  (DIERSEN: Less competition from illegals and from recent legal immigrants was a major reason why I was able to get 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; working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/daca-summer-job-bumper-crop-worry

 

AUTO WEEK
— Would you drive this biodegradable car made from sugar beets and flax?  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would say YES!)
http://autoweek.com/article/green-cars/dutch-students-create-biodegradable-car-sugar-beets-and-flax

 

LOOP NET
— OFFICE BUILDING FOR SALE: 100 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton – $1,399,999
http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/20452453/100-W-Roosevelt-Rd-Wheaton-IL/