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July 27, 2016 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Kirk Releases Snapchat Filter Tying Duckworth to Blagojevich  Sen. Mark Kirk’s campaign released a Snapchat filter this week that ties his opponent, Rep. Tammy Duckworth, to incarcerated former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Kirk-Releases-Snapchat-Filter-Tying-Duckworth-to-Blagojevich-388464872.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Duckworth: Kirk running from record as Republican – Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: How many will vote for Kirk because of the votes that he has cast against the Republican Party platform?  If I attended the Democrat convention as a member of the news media today like when I attended her rally with Michael J. Fox in Wheaton’s Arrowhead Golf Club in 2006, would she have her thugs throw me out again like she did then?  In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should not have let her thugs throw me out.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/duckworth-kirk-running-from-record-republican/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I don’t think there’s a closer friend to Gov. Rauner than Mark Kirk,” Duckworth said. “In fact, much of Mark Kirk’s machine is running Rauner’s machine,” Duckworth said before criticizing Kirk for his voting record on trade deals and calling him someone willing to shift jobs overseas. Jabs at Rauner have become commonplace at the morning breakfasts, where union leaders and elected officials have collectively criticized the freshman governor. “I’m running to help Mark Kirk retire so he can go and do other things,” Duckworth said. “But really I’m running to make sure that families like me, families like yours, families like all of the ones across Illinois get a fair chance.” . . . Responding to Duckworth’s attacks, Kirk campaign spokesman Kevin Artl said: “Whether it was defending Rod Blagojevich or supporting Mike Madigan, Tammy Duckworth always puts her political ambitions ahead of what’s best for Illinois. While Rep. Duckworth votes with Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid nearly 94% of the time, Senator Mark Kirk remains a thoughtful, independent leader who always puts Illinois first.”)
— CPS gives $250,000 contract to firm linked to top aide – Dan MIhalopoulos and Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/watchdogs-cps-gives-250000-contract-to-firm-linked-to-top-aide/
— White House not only race on some Chicago delegates’ radar – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-white-house-not-only-race-on-some-delegates-radar/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The angst and anger of the long-term unemployed – Robert J. Samuelson  (DIERSEN: I have been unemployed since 1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-anger-unemployed-invisible-recession-perspec-0728-20160727-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Women reject settlement in Duckworth workplace retaliation lawsuit – Kerry Lester  (DIERSEN: In 1998, in Diersen v. Ford Motor Company and Packey Webb Ford, just before the trial was to start, I accepted the defendants’ settlement offer to a) fix the defects in my 1996 Thunderbird LX, b) give me $6,000, and c) give my attorney $6,000.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160727/news/160729088/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The day before congresswoman Tammy Duckworth is scheduled to deliver a major speech on the main stage at the Democratic National Convention, two women who filed a workplace retaliation suit against her have announced they’re refusing to accept a settlement offer that seemed a done deal just weeks ago. Now, a trial set to begin Aug. 15 in downstate Jonesboro could serve as an obstacle at an inopportune time for Duckworth as she enters the home stretch of her campaign to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk in a nationally-watched race. Plaintiffs Denise Goins and Christine Butler told the Daily Herald Wednesday that they were insulted by the Duckworth campaign’s June 24 response to the settlement, with deputy campaign manager Matt McGrath releasing a statement describing the suit as “a frivolous workplace case” that dragged on for more than eight years. “Within an hour of leaving the courthouse, her campaign decided to swing us through the mud again,” Butler said. “So we emailed our attorney to let him know we want to proceed to trial.” The women say they received no pressure from the Kirk campaign to reject the settlement offer.)
— Here’s what Bill Clinton said about Park Ridge Tuesday – Mike Riopell
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160727/news/160729087/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I actually drove her home to Park Ridge, Illinois, to meet her family and see the town where she grew up, a perfect example of post-World War II middle-class America. Street after street of nice houses, great schools, good parks, a big public swimming pool,” he said. “And almost all white.”  He called her father a “crusty conservative” and her mother “more liberal” and said that “knowing her was one of the greatest gifts Hillary ever gave me.” “All extolling the virtues of rooting for the Bears and the Cubs,” Bill Clinton said. “And for the people from Illinois here, they even told me what waiting for next year meant. Could be next year, guys.” Clinton talked about Hillary’s Methodist minister Don Jones taking her to Chicago to see Martin Luther King Jr. speak, and much later in the speech noted that longtime Hillary Clinton friend Betsy Ebeling of Arlington Heights cast the Illinois delegation’s votes for the nominee.)
— Democrats highlight diversity, but face gap with white men – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at minorities that Democrats will get rid of Whites so that minorities can advance.  Democrats shout at women that Democrats will get rid of men so that women can advance.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160727/news/307279824/

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner signs law boosting fines for FOIA non-compliance – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/07/27/illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-signs-law-boosting-fines-for-foia-non-compliance/a8bo1ac/

 

WTTW
— Labor Unions Flex Muscle with Illinois Democrats at DNC – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/07/27/labor-unions-flex-muscle-illinois-democrats-dnc

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— 11th District Congress candidate Khouri obtains key hires to defeat Foster – Kerry Goff
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/510965302-11th-district-congress-candidate-khouri-obtains-key-hires-to-defeat-foster

 

FAMILY-PAC
— 2016 Family-Pac Boat Cruise: A Great Evening Again! – Paul Caprio
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=bce3a952ce23061bef2161b4e&id=a5b7c7e2fc&e=8dc9fff257
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Our 25th Anniversary Boat Cruise on Monday evening was a great success! David Barton, famed Christian historian, gave an outstanding presentation on American Exceptionalism derived from the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. He received Family-Pac’s “Person of the Year” Award. Congressman Randy Hultgren brought his lovely wife and children and children and received Family-Pac’s “Congressman of the Year” Award and he gave a wonderful speech. Pro-family candidates who joined us included Senator Dan McConchie, Rep. Tom Morrison, Dan Patlak, State Senate candidates Mike Amrozowicz (district 31) and Tracy Smodilla (district 22) as well as State Rep. candidates Dan Gott (district 55), Heidi Holan (district 46), and Steven Reick (district 63). Former State Representatives Cal Skinner, Bob Biggins, and the wonderful Penny Pullen once again joined us. A special thanks to veteran cruise goers David Smith (I.F.I), Bonnie Quirke (Lake County Right to Life), Mary Anne Hackett (Catholic Citizens of Illinois), and Joe Scheidler (Pro-life Action League), and many other pro-family leaders for their loyal support of our activities. Sandy Rios came back from the Cleveland convention to once again serve as Master of Ceremonies. Thanks again, Sandy. Now it’s time for all of us to get to work, register more value voters, and get them to the polls in November to elect our pro-family candidates…From top to bottom.)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— POLL: DEMOCRATS PICK DURBIN TO CHALLENGE RAUNER IN 2018
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/democrats-want-durbin-to-challenge-rauner-in-2018.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Madigan again compares Rauner to Trump
http://capitolfax.com/2016/07/27/madigan-again-compares-rauner-to-trump/

 

GOPUSA
— Challenger Paul Nehlen raps Paul Ryan’s open border policies
http://www.gopusa.com/challenger-raps-paul-ryans-open-border-policies/

 

NEWSMAX
— Huge LA Times Poll: Trump Takes 7-Point Lead
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-clinton-poll-los-angeles-times/2016/07/27/id/740785/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— He’s With Her! Bloomberg Media Empire, Billions to Back Clinton – Alatheia Nielsen
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/business/alatheia-nielsen/2016/07/27/hes-her-bloomberg-media-empire-billions-back-clinton

 

FOX INSIDER
— ‘White People to the Back!’: Black Lives Matter Segregates Media by Race  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes support Black Lives Matter.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/07/26/black-lives-matter-segregates-reporters-race-dnc
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Tuesday, Black Lives Matter activists took to the streets in Philadelphia to protest police-involved shootings of African-Americans. During the demonstrations, protesters attempted to segregate members of the media based on their race. “White media get to the back! Black media come to the front!” one activist shouted into a megaphone. When white journalists didn’t immediately comply, she singled one of them out. “Excuse me, sir!” she yelled. “Somebody needs to tell this person to get to the back. Go! Somebody needs to tell these folks to get to the back!” “We are not afraid to put people out! White people to the back! Black people to the front!)
— Abdul-Jabbar to Megyn Kelly: ‘White Society Devalues Black Lives’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/07/26/kareem-abdul-jabbar-megyn-kelly-go-back-and-forth-cops-race-relations

 

THE BLAZE
— Sanders Supporters Burn Israeli Flag, Stage Sit-In at Media Tent to Protest ‘Rigged System’ – Kaitlyn Schallhorn
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/26/sanders-delegates-take-over-media-tent-protest-rigged-system-that-made-clinton-the-nominee/
— Trump Looks Directly at Camera and Sends Message to Russia About ‘Missing’ Clinton Emails – Leigh Munsil
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/27/trump-looks-directly-at-camera-and-sends-message-to-russia-about-missing-clinton-emails/
— Fox News’ Jesse Watters Drops in on DNC, Asks People About Illegal Immigration – Carly Hoilman
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/27/fox-news-jesse-watters-drops-in-on-dnc-asks-people-about-illegal-immigration/

 

WORLD NEWS DAILY
— THE UGLY HISTORY OF DEMOCRATIC SUPPRESSION OF BLACKS  Bill Federer recounts constant attempts to subjugate, oppress African Americans – BILL FEDERER
http://www.wnd.com/2016/07/the-ugly-history-of-democratic-suppression-of-blacks/?cat_orig=diversions

 

HERITAGE FOUNDATION
— Why It Is Time to Reform Compensation for Federal Employees – Rachel Greszler and James Sherk  (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass a background investigation, e) because they cannot pass a physical examination, f) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or g) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2016/07/why-it-is-time-to-reform-compensation-for-federal-employees

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump denounced for suggestion that Russians should hack Clinton email – Abby Phillip and Ed O’Keefe  (DIERSEN: One could argue that Russians have a much higher opinion of the following than Democrats do: those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democratic-national-convention-obama-biden-to-focus-on-global-strife-in-speeches-tonight/2016/07/27/42a69256-5433-11e6-bbf5-957ad17b4385_story.html
— Turkey to shut down dozens of media outlets – AP  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: If my critics/opponents succeed in shutting down GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, which individuals, organizations, companies, and governments would ether not care about it or be happy about it?  ANSWER: Those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  The aforesaid do not care or are happy that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, I am no longer a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, I am no longer the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, I am no longer an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, I am no longer an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest chapter board member, I am no longer a GAO employee, etc.  I should write a book about the aforesaid who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/turkey-orders-47-newspaper-journalists-executives-detained/2016/07/27/cc3d2dfc-53cc-11e6-b652-315ae5d4d4dd_story.html

 

SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
— IRS chief says ‘egotistical’ Chaffetz’s drive to oust him will leave few wanting top federal jobs – LEE DAVIDSON
http://www.sltrib.com/home/4164545-155/irs-chief-says-egotistical-chaffetzs-drive

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Wall Street Pulls Back From Political Conventions  Harshly criticized in the primaries, banking firms take hands-off approach to events – DONNA BORAK
http://www.wsj.com/articles/wall-street-pulls-back-from-political-conventions-1469664517

 

FORBES
— What Did Govs. Mike Pence and Tim Kaine Have in Common? Not Overpaying Government Employees. – Andrew Biggs  (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass a background investigation, e) because they cannot pass a physical examination, f) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or g) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewbiggs/2016/07/27/what-did-govs-mike-pence-and-tim-kaine-have-in-common-not-overpaying-government-employees/#663e0789309c

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Silicon Valley Tech Workers Are Getting Home Loans For 0% Down  Lenders are catering to a demographic they feel will someday become wealthy. – Kerry Close
http://time.com/money/4426070/home-loans-silicon-valley/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Avoid conflicts of interest when applying to new jobs, ethics office says – Nicole Ogrysko  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that getting a job in the private sector was the real reason why I earned a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2016/07/avoid-conflicts-interest-applying-new-jobs-ethics-office-says/

 

GUARDIAN
— Turkey issues warrants for 47 journalists as Gulen urges US not to extradite him – Agence France-Presse
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/27/turkey-moving-towards-dictatorship-says-exiled-preacher-gulen

 

LGBTQ  NATION
— DNC staff call NC governor a ‘moronic little bigot’ in leaked emails – Jeff Taylor  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs make it clear that they hate those who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/07/dnc-staff-call-nc-governor-moronic-little-bigot-leaked-emails/

July 27 Morning Edition

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner finally talks about Sandack, but keeps mostly mum
http://capitolfax.com/2016/07/27/rauner-finally-talks-about-sandack-but-keeps-mostly-mum/

 

DUPAGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
— DuPage GOP and Will GOP Chairmen to interview H81 applicants
http://dupagegop.org/news/krajewski-and-havel-to-meet-to-fill-h81-vacancy/
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: DuPage GOP Chairman Brian Krajewski and Will GOP Chairman Kathy Havel will hold interviews of applicants wishing to serve the remainder of State Representative Ron Sandack’s term and take the Republican ballot position for the 81st Legislative District. Applicants interested in filling the vacancies are encouraged to submit resumes to info@dupagegop.org. In-person interviews with the chairmen of the DuPage GOP and Will GOP will be scheduled with those who submit their names by Friday, July 29, 2016 by 7pm. Interviews will occur this Saturday, July 30, 2016 and are closed to the public. All those who apply must be residents of House District 81 and meet the other qualifications as prescribed by the Constitution of the State of Illinois.)

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage, Will GOPs accepting applicants for Ron Sandack’s seat – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/07/27/dupage-will-gops-accepting-applicants-for-ron-sandacks-seat/a5wwls0/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Mike Madigan: Democrats not involved in Ron Sandack cyber attacks – Tina Sfondeles and Chris Fusco  (DIERSEN: According to this article, Rauner said Tuesday “I heard about it yesterday morning.”  If Rauner read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, he would have learned about it Sunday evening at about 9:15 PM when the GOPUSA ILLINOIS Special Edition hit subscribers’ inboxes.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/madigan-democrats-not-involved-ron-sandack-cyberattacks/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He’s known for his political brinksmanship, but House Speaker Mike Madigan said Wednesday he has no idea why Republican state Rep. Ronald L. Sandack — a top ally of Madigan’s nemesis, Gov. Bruce Rauner — abruptly resigned over the weekend. Asked Wednesday morning at a Democratic National Convention breakfast whether Democrats had any role in the cyber attacks that Sandack had cited in resigning, the Southwest Side Democrat replied “No. . . . I’ll let Sandack speak to what his problem is. I don’t know anything about it.” Sandack had been facing a challenge from Democrat Greg Hose in the November election — a race that might now be more winnable for Democrats with the much better-known Sandack off the ballot. “Again, I’d leave it up to Sandack to explain his problems,” Madigan said. Sandack issued a statement to the Capitol Fax political blog on Sunday saying that “cyber security issues” forced him to re-evaluate his “continued public service” and that he was resigning immediately. . .After declining to comment about Sandack on Monday, Rauner said Tuesday that he had no advance warning that Sandack had planned to resign. The governor’s statement only raised more intrigue about Sandack’s decision, as Sandack was one of Rauner’s most vocal advocates in the Legislature. “I really can’t comment much on Mr. Sandack’s situation,” Rauner told reporters after an event in downstate Auburn. “I heard about it yesterday morning, the same time I think most of you did. I’m not sure what all is going on there.”)
— Emanuel tries to counter perception of diminished national power – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents continue to boast of their religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They continue to boast that their operatives and their dupes can destroy any individual, any organization, any company, or any government that they want to.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/emanuel-tries-to-counter-perception-of-diminished-national-power/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans glorify and praise Clinton and her days in Park Ridge.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-park-ridge-hill-makes-history/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that those who do not vote for Democrats are haters.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-hillary-clinton-is-practically-lucifers-handmaiden/
— Each Illinois legislator costs us an average of $100,000 a year
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160727/news/160729151/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Republicans move to get two Kirk opponents knocked off ballot – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mark-kirk-libertarian-opponent-ballot-challenge-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mindful of the adage that every vote counts, Illinois Republicans are trying to knock off the ballot two candidates seeking the U.S. Senate seat now held by first-term GOP Sen. Mark Kirk. Objections were filed this month against perennial candidate Chad Koppie of Gilberts and Eric Conklin of Le Roy. Koppie is running under the Constitution Party banner while Conklin filed as an independent. The objections were filed by Michael Bigger, the Republican state central committeeman for the 18th Congressional District and Stark County Republican chairman. He was appointed last fall by Gov. Bruce Rauner to be a member of the Illinois Human Rights Commission.)
— DNC protesters’ motives are suspect. Want dialogue? Remove the duct tape. – Clarence Page  (DIERSEN: From what I see, protestors are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and THEY WANT TO ELECT CANDIDATES WHO CAN AND WILL USE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE MONEY AND OPPORTUNITIES AWAY FROM THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and TO GIVE THAT MONEY AND THOSE OPPORTUNITIES TO THOSE WHO ARE anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-bernie-sanders-protesters-democratic-convention-page-20160727-column.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Why the mainstream media smear that Trump is a racist won’t sick – Jonah Goldberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201607261000–tms–jgoldbrgctnjg-a20160727-20160727-column.html
— DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps promote Michelle Obama.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-democratic-convention-michelle-obama-huppke-20160725-column.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Homicide rate surging for black Chicagoans, report finds – Dan Hinkel
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-homicides-study-met-20160726-story.html
— Hillary Thought Police and the Bernie kids – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-hillary-clinton-convention-kass-0727-20160726-column.html
— Did Bill Clinton just tell Toni Preckwinkle that Chicago is hers? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-preckwinkle-clinton-kass-met-20160726-column.html
— D204 pushing for election day changes to keep schools safe – Suzanne Baker  (DIERSEN: How dangerous are the voters in your precinct?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-d204-no-school-election-st-0727-20160726-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial unethically made to look like a news article, the Daily Herald calls for pay and benefits for Illinois legislators to be dramatically reduced.  The editorial stresses that Radogno received $129,247 in salary, stipends, health benefits, per diem and travel, and pension costs.  If the Daily Herald were to publish an editorial calling for federal pay and benefits to be dramatically cut, it might stress that 1997 in today’s dollars, GAO paid me $120,427 in salary plus benefits.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160727/news/160729151/
— Meet the new Hillary Clinton, different from the old one? – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160727/news/307279976/
— When mini-investigations result in big reforms – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160727/discuss/160729171/
— It’s her party now: Democrats’ handoff to Hillary Clinton – AP  (DIERSEN: What are your demographics?  From what I see, Clinton despises, if not hates those who share my demographics.  My critics/opponents a) despise, if not hate Trump and b) support, if not glorify and praise Clinton.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160727/news/307279980/
— Glass ceiling shattered – AP  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about women in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on destroying me because I support the right to life and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.  These women blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.  These women are involved in government and/or in politics to get rid of men, and especially men who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160727/news/307279977/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “We just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet,” a smiling Clinton declared as she made a surprise appearance on video at night’s end, to the roar of delegates. “This is really your victory,” she said, predicting that many more women will be nominated for president — and elected. Clinton’s long political resume – secretary of state, senator, first lady – has sometimes obscured the historic nature of her candidacy. Her supporters noted that Clinton’s achievement came nearly a century after women gained the right to vote in 1920. Maryland Sen. Barbara Mikulski nominated Clinton, saying she was acting on behalf of “all women who have broken down barriers for others.” Mikulski was the first Democratic woman to be elected to the Senate in her own right.)
— DuPage County Fair begins 5-day run in Wheaton today – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160727/news/160729145/
— Wheaton council debates creating new liquor license for fairground events – Jessica Cilella  (DIERSEN: Since I moved to Wheaton in 1878, those who drink lots of booze, those who want to drink lots more booze, and/or those who want everyone else to drink lots more booze have always worked against me.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160720/news/160729144/

 

WBEZ
— Illinois Elections Will Likely Be Very, Very Expensive – Dan Weissmann
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/illinois-elections-will-likely-be-very-very-expensive/9f75bdfa-4269-403d-8bb5-bd803adee26c

 

DNA INFO
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Black Chicagoans 18 Times More Likely To Be Killed Than White Ones – Tanveer Ali
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160726/streeterville/black-chicagoans-18-times-more-likely-be-killed-than-white-ones-study

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Most Senate donors from outside Illinois – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-07-27/tom-kacich-most-senate-donors-outside-illinois.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors say that “Extremists flock to Trump’s banner.”
https://thetelegraph.com/opinion/86576/extremists-flock-to-trumps-banner

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Third Parties Gaining Interest This Election Cycle – LINDSEY HESS
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/third-parties-gaining-interest-this-election-cycle
— Aaron Schock Makes Appearance in Peoria Over Weekend – CNN
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/aaron-schock-makes-appearance-in-peoria-over-weekend

 

WBEZ
— Chris Kennedy Bickers With Press As He Considers Run For Illinois Governor – Tony Arnold  (DIERSEN: Who bickers with you?  The following bicker with me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chris-kennedy-bickers-with-press-as-he-considers-run-for-illinois-governor/6fd5a638-dbc5-4ad4-b96b-8b3c7fe31f36

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— DNC Gets Talk Of Governor’s Race Going – JORDAN ABUDAYYEH
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/governor-rauner-talks-re-election-campaign

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to politicians in Illinois who claim to be Republican, but who a) glorify and praise the Democrat Rich Miller and his Democrat Capitol Fax and b) demonize, denigrate Republican Dave Diersen and his Republican GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? Such “Republicans” a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/07/26/downers-grove-police-investigating-ron-sandack-case/alyek48/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a statement given to news outlet Capitol Fax, Sandack cited “cybersecurity issues” as a driver of his decision, though has not responded to requests for comment from Suburban Life. Sandack was known as a prolific user of social media, but recently deleted both his Twitter and Facebook accounts.)

 

CHICAGO READER
— What happens when an activist accuses a Tribune reporter of being a police spy – Michael Miner  (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors ACCUSE ME OF BEING A SPY FOR THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2016/07/26/what-happens-when-an-activist-accuses-a-tribune-reporter-of-being-a-police-spy

 

WALSH FREEDOM
— DNC Interim Chair Donna Brazile: Don’t Let “White Boys” Win…  (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrat Party officially banish White males?  To hold a government office or a political office as a Democrat, you have to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists and men as being sexists.)
http://walshfreedom.com/dnc-interim-chair-donna-brazile-dont-let-white-boys-win/

 

ILLINOIS MIRROR
— Media Chooses to Belittle Gov. Rauner Instead of Empowering Readers – Brittany Clingen
http://www.illinoismirror.com/media-chooses-to-belittle-gov-rauner-instead-of-empowering-readers/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— The cost of Illinois’ lawmakers – John Klingner, Ted Dabrowski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/the-cost-of-illinois-lawmakers/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Milo Yiannopoulis and Conservative Desperation – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/milo-yiannopoulis-and-conservative-desperation/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— KAINE PROMISES BILL TO LEGALIZE ILLEGALS IN ‘1ST 100 DAYS’  Says Republicans ‘are going to have to work together to find a solution’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wnd.com/2016/07/kaine-promises-bill-to-legalize-illegals-in-1st-100-days/

 

BARBWIRE
— Billionaire LGBT Activist Partnering with Christians to Reach Millennials
http://barbwire.com/2016/07/27/billionaire-lgbt-activist-partnering-with-christians-to-reach-millennials/

 

GOPUSA
— WikiLeaks Reveals Media Collusion (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who falsely claim to be Republican?  In Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and Wheaton, if you are an activist, candidate, elected official, party leader, major donor, political consultant, etc. who wants to shout that you really are a Democrat plant, a Libertarian plant, a Green plant, or a RINO, you give your news scoops to Democrat Rich Miller and his Capitol Fax rather than to Dave Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13049
— Democrats finally add Old Glory to convention stage on second day
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13051

 

FEDERALIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use David Duke demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  Are you an anti-Trump?
http://thefederalist.com/2016/07/27/if-david-duke-won-wouldnt-republicans-have-to-vote-for-him/

 

NEWSMAX
— Priebus: Hillary Is ‘Most Disliked’ Dem Nominee Ever – Joe Crowe  (DIERSEN: Who says that you are disliked?  The following say that I am disliked: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Reince-Priebus-Hillary-Disliked-Democrat/2016/07/27/id/740712/

 

THE BLAZE
— Trump Reveals His ‘Not Very Republican’ Position on the Minimum Wage – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/26/trump-reveals-his-not-very-republican-position-on-the-minimum-wage/
— More Division at the DNC: Texas Breakfast Devolves into Clinton-vs.-Sanders Shouting Match – Leigh Munsil
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/26/more-division-at-the-dnc-texas-breakfast-devolves-into-clinton-vs-sanders-shouting-match/

 

DAILY CALLER
— DNC ‘Interfaith’ Prayer Space Has No Sign Of Any Religion Except Islam – Rachel Stoltzfoos  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote Islam.  Democrats and RINOs have surrendered America, and therefore, and the rest of the world, to Islam.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/25/dnc-interfaith-prayer-space-has-no-sign-of-any-religion-except-islam/
— Conservative Reporter Arrested By The Clintons In 1993 Makes The Case For Trump – William J. Kelly
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/26/conservative-reporter-arrested-by-the-clintons-in-1993-makes-the-case-for-trump/
— Dem Delegate Admits: ‘Common Sense Gun Control’ Is Just Code For Repealing Second Amendment – Christian Datoc
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/26/dem-delegate-admits-common-sense-gun-control-is-just-code-for-repealing-second-amendment-video/

 

POLITICO
— Democrats break silence on Islamic State from convention stage – Donovan Harrell
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/dnc-2016-islamic-state-226251
— Video: Rep. Alan Grayson threatens to have POLITICO reporter arrested  The congressman was asked about accusations of domestic abuse. – Louis Nelson
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/alan-grayson-politico-reporter-226219

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Threat to Legacy Gives Obama Powerful Motive to Stump for Hillary Clinton – MICHAEL D. SHEAR  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What is Obama’s legacy?  ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors HAVE EVEN GREATER POWER OVER THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/us/politics/obama-legacy.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hillary Clinton vows to close the wage gap for females.  (DIERSEN: That would mean a pay cut for many of my female Democrat IRS and GAO coworkers.  IRS and GAO paid many of my female Democrat coworkers more than me even though they had less relevant work experience, less job-related education, fewer job-related professional certifications, and/or fewer job-related professional licenses.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/27/opinion/campaign-stops/hillary-clintons-radical-promise.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Michelle Obama is the Democrats’ best weapon against Donald Trump.”  Because she is a Black woman and because he is a White male, she can slander and libel him as being a racist, a sexist, a bigot and even worse things.  Democrats and RINOs a) allow if not encourage minorities to slander and to libel Whites and b) allow if not encourage women to slander and to libel men.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2016/07/26/daily-202-michelle-obama-is-the-democrats-best-weapon-against-donald-trump/5796b38e4acce20505161e31/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— How do Americans feel about Black Lives Matter? – Priya Krishnakumar
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-democratic-convention-2016-live-how-do-americans-feel-about-black-lives-1469570189-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Hillary Clinton’s Historic Moment Divides Generations of Women  Presidential candidacy reflects hard-fought gains in gender equality so widespread that some women see little urgency in crashing another barrier – COLLEEN MCCAIN NELSON and JANET ADAMY  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about women in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on destroying me because I support the right to life and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform.  These women blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.  Theses women are involved in government and/or in politics to get rid of men, and especially men who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-clintons-historic-moment-divides-generations-of-women-1469567465
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Democrats demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a racist, a sexist, a bigot and even worse things.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/what-american-citizenship-makes-possible-1469574353
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Job-Hopping Is Losing Its Stigma – JOANN S. LUBLIN  (DIERSEN: Since you graduated from college, how often have you changed jobs? In 1971, I changed from Firestone Stores to IRS, and in 1980, I changed from IRS to GAO.  My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious a) that carried over almost 3 years of full-time federal seniority that I gained working part-time for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 while attended UIC and then NIU and b) that I carried over lots of unused sick days.  My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious a) that carried over almost 12 years of federal seniority that I gained working for IRS and for the Post Office and b) that I carried over lots of unused sick days and vacation days.  The aforesaid was one reason why GAO forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/job-hopping-executives-no-longer-pay-penalty-1469545287
— U.S. Jobless Picture Offers Room for Interpretation  Gauges used to measure unemployment vary in how they define who is out of work – JOSH ZUMBRUN  (DIERSEN: Are/were you out of work?  I have been out of work since 1997.  I should write a book about the reasons that my critics/opponents who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois would give for my having been out of work since 1997.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-jobless-picture-offers-room-for-interpretation-1469577415

 

USA TODAY
— BEYOND DISGUSTING: Marijuana lobby finds welcome vibe at the Democratic National Convention – Fredreka Schouten  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote pot are operatives or dupes for individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that want to destroy America. Are you an operative or a dupe for those who want to destroy America?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/07/26/marijuana-lobby-finds-welcome-democratic-national-convention/87554752/

 

MIAMI HERALD
— Trump protesters unveil “Wall of Shame” outside Doral fundraiser – ALEX DAUGHERTY AND KYRA GURNEY
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/election/article92030162.html

 

PITTSBURG POST GAZETTE
— Liberals should practice the tolerance they preach – NICK REDONDO, Friendship
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2016/07/27/Liberals-should-practice-the-tolerance-they-preach/stories/201607270118
(FROM THE LETTER: I never realized that as a conservative Republican, Christian, white male and veteran what a horrible hate-filled racist, xenophobic, misogynist and all-around horrible person I am. Thanks to Rob Rogers’ July 21 cartoon and Oren Spiegler’s July 21 letter (“Republicans Should Regret Their Nominee Choice”), I now know that Republicans are racists, bigots and intolerant. I now realize how tolerant liberals are. I could definitely feel the love. To a liberal, compassion is when the government forcibly takes someone’s hard-earned money to give to someone else who didn’t earn it so that the government can create a culture of dependency and rob people of the joy of being self-reliant and free to determine their own future — thus stealing that person’s dignity. And that is what a liberal calls compassion? To a conservative, compassion is giving of one’s self, time, heart and money to help our fellow man. Gentlemen, please don’t pretend to know what is in my heart. I wonder if they have ever really been exposed to the disaster created by liberal government social programs. Please don’t try to clear your conscience by diminishing others who hold a different opinion and experience than yours. Practice tolerance!)

 

FORBES
— What To Expect From Donald Trump’s Reddit Visit – Fernando Alfonso III
http://www.forbes.com/sites/fernandoalfonso/2016/07/26/what-to-expect-from-donald-trumps-reddit-visit/#3fcddb09714b

 

TORANTO SUN
— Democrats playing race card – again – CRYSTAL WRIGHT
http://www.torontosun.com/2016/07/26/democrats-playing-race-card—again
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrats promised that their coronation, I mean convention nomination, of Hillary Clinton was going to be an uplifting affair. Yet watching the first night of the Democrat National Convention felt like it was 1964 all over again. While Michelle Obama declared in her speech “when they aim low, we aim high,” Democrats pulled the entire deck of ugly race cards all night long. Then like now, Democrats stoked racial division to win votes and political power in America over the last half century. The only difference was then there was a white Democrat president. In 2016, we have a black Democrat president. Listening to Sen. Cory Booker yell that it was time for Americans “to rise up,” one wouldn’t think we had elected a black leader almost eight years ago. The night’s theme was how racially divided America has become — curiously, under the first black president. Between the boos yelled by Bernie Sanders supporters, it felt like riots might erupt at any minute on the convention floor as Sen. Elizabeth Warren ranted that Donald Trump was campaigning to divide America based on race, religion and gender. “But ask yourself this. When white workers in Ohio are pitted against black workers in North Carolina, or Latino workers in Florida, who really benefits?” Warren said. Democrats benefit from identity politics, not Republicans. It’s the classic playbook that Barack Obama used. In 2008 and 2012, Obama played the race card and won with historic levels of black voter turnout. And he’s used race throughout his entire presidency as a political weapon. So there’s no surprise that according to the Washington Post, more than 6 in 10 adults say race relations in the U.S. are bad. That’s 63% compared with 48% earlier this year. It’s probably not helpful when you have the first Black president of America praising black lives and blasting blue (police officer) and white lives. But blacks who voted for Obama at rates approaching nearly 100% have been left with nothing but higher unemployment, crime and less prosperity than whites. So, it was no surprise that Michelle Obama gave a fantastic speech Monday at the DNC in Philadelphia, stoking the rage of racial division that swept her husband into office. “I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves. And I watch my daughters, two beautiful, intelligent, black young women, playing with their dogs on the White House lawn. And because of Hillary Clinton, my daughters — and all our sons and daughters — now take for granted that a woman can be president of the United States.” Curiously, Michelle didn’t mention that while her black daughters were on the White House lawn playing, her husband was inside plotting ways to exploit race to win battles. He blamed his inability to negotiate and cut deals with a GOP Congress on his race and rushed to defend black men killed by cops before the facts were in. In addition to making amends with Hillary in Philadelphia, Michelle should have praised her husband for being an example to her daughters and kids everywhere that blacks are truly equal. But talk of equality does drive Democrats to the polls today. White president Lyndon B. Johnson and black president Obama are both Democrats who capitalized on race to win. And to borrow from Michelle’s words, “that is the kind of president that Hillary Clinton will be.”)

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Another Chance for Feds to Say How They Really Feel About How They Are Being Treated – Charles S. Clark  (DIERSEN HEADLINE: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors and supervisors hinted/implied/argued shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted GAO to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.govexec.com/management/2016/07/another-chance-feds-say-how-they-really-feel-about-how-they-are-being-treated/130228/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Merit Systems Protection Board on Tuesday announced that it is inviting federal employees and managers to begin completing the latest of its surveys on issues such as whether workers are being treated fairly, and recruitment and retention. The Web-based Merit Principles Survey will go out to 25 major agencies and departments, and 120,000 employees will be invited to complete it over the next four weeks. It is narrower in scope, smaller in sampling size and less frequent than the Office of Personnel Management’s annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. Voluntary and confidential, the MSPB questionnaire focuses on merit system principles and human resources policy and practice, the MSPB said in a release. The 2016 version of the statutorily required survey will inquire about “employee engagement, fair treatment and nondiscrimination, recruitment and retention, sexual and non-sexual harassment, HR services and addressing poor performance,” the board said. MSPB asked employee unions to encourage participation. To minimize burdens, MSPB will administer three versions of the questionnaire, each focused on a portion of the larger topics. Results and subsequent recommendations will go to “the president, Congress, and other federal decision-makers to promote merit-based and effective human resources policies and practices,” the board announced. A 2013 version of the survey found that more than a quarter of federal employees believed their supervisors demonstrated favoritism.)

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— 2016 Merit Principles Survey on its way to federal employees – Sam Ufret (DIERSEN HEADLINE: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors and supervisors hinted/implied/argued shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted GAO to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/workforce/2016/07/2016-merit-principles-survey-way-federal-employees/

July 23 Morning Edition

WBEZ
— JULY 22, 2016 FLASHBACK: Illinois Republicans Leave RNC Split On Trump’s Speech – Tony Arnold  (DIERSEN: From what I see, Pat Brady has led, is leading, and will continue to lead the anti-Trumps in Illinois.  Therefore, if you have supported Brady, if you are supporting Brady, and/or if you continue to support Brady, YOU SHOUT THAT YOU ARE ANTI-TRUMP.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  Anti-Trumps appointed Brady to serve on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee instead of me.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/illinois-republicans-leave-rnc-split-on-trumps-speech/2edcd034-0d28-4ef3-8a49-1fae79c7aec6
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Republicans are leaving their party’s national convention split on the candidacy of Donald Trump. John Anthony is a former state representative and a former police officer. “I think I have become a fan of Donald Trump,” Anthony said Friday morning. Anthony advocated for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio during the primary, and didn’t think very highly of Trump before Thursday night’s speech. Anthony says he prefers candidates who are more laid back. But Trump’s comments in favor of police officers changed Anthony’s mind about the Republican presidential nominee. “So many of my boys, my brothers and sisters in blue, are depressed at this time. Most of them don’t want to do the job because they’re afraid of the consequence,” Anthony said. But former state GOP chairman Pat Brady checked out of his Cleveland hotel early, skipping Trump’s speech altogether. Brady was a delegate for Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Walking through the hotel lobby with his shoelaces untied and a toothbrush hanging out of his mouth, Brady said his suitcase was more organized than the Trump campaign.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Democrats head to convention with Clinton-Sanders split – Bill Ruthhart and Kim Geiger  (DIERSEN: Will Clinton ask Pat Brady to speak at the convention?  Will Clinton glorify and praise Pat Brady’s supporters?  Will Clinton especially glorify and praise those who put Pat Brady on the Illinois Republican Party State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee instead of me?)  http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-democratic-national-convention-met-0724-20160723-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote Clinton are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-hillary-clinton-republicans-support-20160722-story.html
— No openings, but hundreds apply for Naperville police jobs – Genevieve Bookwalter  (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass a background investigation, e) because they cannot pass a physical examination, f) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or g) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-law-enforcement-hiring-st-0720-20160722-story.html
— Naperville police union leader disputes account by essay author – Genevieve Bookwalter  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats blame police for all the problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-crooks-police-st-0724-20160722-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The leader of Naperville’s police union is disputing a statement by the author of an essay about growing up black in Naperville that he was pulled over dozens of times between 2001 and 2007, saying department records show the former resident was stopped only a handful of times by the city’s police force. Mike Caruso, a Naperville police detective and president of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 42 in Naperville, said his department took it personally. “Our members are not happy,” Caruso said. “The way that our department took it was as a shot at the Naperville Police Department.” Brian Crooks, whose Facebook essay went viral after it was shared thousands of times, on Friday stood by the original estimate and said he did not attribute all of the stops to Naperville police. Crooks also wondered if all stops, from Naperville police or other law enforcement, were properly documented. Excerpts of the essay appeared in the Naperville Sun this past week. “I don’t know what department they came from,” said Crooks, who did not single out a specific law enforcement agency in his essay or in later interviews with the Naperville Sun. “It wasn’t my intent to say Naperville Police Department has this problem.” Naperville police Chief Robert Marshall said his offer to have coffee with Crooks remains open when the former Naperville resident is back in town. He did not dispute Crooks’ allegations, and said he looks forward to talking with him more. He described Crooks as “very gracious” during their phone conversation last week.)
— Last of Naperville ‘open-air drug market’ operators gets prison – Bill Bird
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-drug-ring-naperville-st-0724-20160723-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Universities must do more to prevent sexual assault – Gene Lyons  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the public universities in America. They decide who gets accepted into those universities.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/gene-lyons-universities-must-do-more-to-prevent-sexual-assault/
— Hillary Clinton can’t bank on black votes against Trump – Mary Mitchell  (DIERSEN: Clinton banks on votes from the following: those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-hillary-clinton-has-her-work-cut-out-for-her-in-philly/
— To his neighbors, Kaine is just mountain jack – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/to-his-neighbors-kaine-is-just-mountain-jack/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Why property assessments are up 15%-25% in Northwest suburbs  Rebounding housing market, desirable suburbs contribute – Melissa Silverberg
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160723/news/160729504/
— Important to attend county budget meeting – Christopher J. Lauzen, Kane County Board Chairman  (DIERSEN: Since 1999, I have had the best record by far for attending Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings and fundraisers.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160723/discuss/160729558/
— Lobby colleges to forbid alcohol – Anita Bedell, Executive Director, Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems, Sringfield  (DIERSEN: Sadly, if not tragically, virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) drink lots of alcohol, b) talk and/or act like they want to drink lots of alcohol, and/or c) talk and/or act like they want everyone to drink lots of alcohol.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160723/discuss/160729554/
— Good program for nonviolent offenders – Paula McGowen, Glen Ellyn  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why limit the program to just joining the military; why not expand it to joining the federal government?  ANSWER: 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 a background investigation, e) because they cannot pass a physical examination, f) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or g) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160723/discuss/160729559/
(FROM THE LETTER: Hats off to DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin for bringing out a program for first time nonviolent offenders that can lead to their charges being dismissed and their record expunged. The requirement for entry, joining the military, could be the answer for those that have lost their direction and need the discipline the military could provide to get on course. It is gratifying knowing that this opportunity is now there for those wanting to straighten out their lives, who need a helping hand, not the start of a criminal record that could lead to missed opportunities and a life of crime.)

 

NCTV17
— Lawsuit Continues in Naperville Township
http://www.nctv17.com/lawsuit-continues-in-naperville-township/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Naperville Township highway commissioner is not letting go of his lawsuit.  Stan Wojtasiak is appealing the judge’s ruling that the township board was justified in reducing his budget by more than 20 percent in May. The cut they made was about $544,000. That’s the same sum which the city of Naperville said the township would save if they entered into a consolidation deal for the maintenance of the township’s roads: a move Wojtasiak opposed. DuPage County Judge Bonnie Wheaton determined that the board had the final say in setting the budget for road district costs. The lawsuit seeks to restore the road district’s budget to Wojtasiak’s original ask of about $2.6 million. The Illinois Second District Appellate Court in Elgin will hear the case.)

 

DEKALB DAILY JOURNAL
— Local delegate’s view of convention’s final days
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2016/07/22/sands-local-delegates-view-of-conventions-final-days/aqz9eq/

 

WICS
— Rauner Vetoes Several Bills, Cites Lack of Money
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/gov-rauner-vetoes-several-bills-cites-lack-of-money

 

WJBC
— Illinois State students experience conventions – Nick McClintock
http://www.wjbc.com/2016/07/22/illinois-state-students-experience-conventions/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Obama says “Trump’s doom-and-gloom doesn’t match reality.” Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, things are getting WORSE for those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and things are getting BETTER for those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/obama-trumps-doomandgloom-doesnt-match-reality
— George Harrison estate offended that RNC used his music  Estate blasts use of ‘Here Comes the Sun’ – Aaron Smith  (DIERSEN: Is the George Harrison estate saying that Harrison was anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/george-harrison-estate-offended-that-rnc-used-his-music

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Fat lady not singing yet in Schock probe – Vogel  (DIERSEN: Do the Bloomington Pantagraph and Vogel know anything about political correctness?  How many “fat ladies” read what the Bloomington Pantagraph and Vogel write?)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/vogel-fat-lady-not-singing-yet-in-schock-probe/article_4755793e-6941-5616-a51b-35fa2895c862.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Rauner *Really* Doesn’t Want To Talk About Trump – BRIAN MACKEY, AMANDA VINICKY & KENT REDFIELD
http://nprillinois.org/post/state-week-rauner-really-doesnt-want-talk-about-trump#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— The ‘overly negative’ Trump speech – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2016/07/the-overly-negative-trump-speech/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Gov. Rauner signs Local Government Travel Expense Control Act – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/07/gov-rauner-signs-local-government-travel-expense-control-act/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Vetoes Senior Assistance Bill He Says Would Cost over $1 Billion – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/07/22/rauner-vetoes-senior-assistance-bill-he-says-would-cost-over-1-billion/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— Trump must pledge to implement GOP platform – Matt Barber
http://www.wnd.com/2016/07/trump-must-pledge-to-implement-gop-platform/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Andrew C. McCarthy joins those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors in demonizing, in denigrating, and in condemning Trump and Trump’s supporters.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/438255/donald-trump-republican-party-not-conservative

 

GOPUSA
— Grinning Obama jokes during statement on carnage in Munich
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12923
— Michael Moore admits Trump likely to win
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12893
— Chicago: 5 people shot on same block where 6 were wounded last weekend
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12916
— Once more, Obama stands with Mexico on open borders  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs side with Mexico and other foreign countries against America.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12906

 

DAILY CALLER
— The Trump Family Just Surpassed The Kardashians For Most Searched Family On Google – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/23/the-trump-family-just-surpassed-the-kardashians-for-most-searched-family-on-google/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Time Will Vindicate Ted Cruz.”
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/07/time_will_vindicate_ted_cruz.html
— Trump gets Mike Pence a great plane for campaigning – Thomas Lifson
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/07/trump_gets_mike_pence_a_great_plane_for_campaigning.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Priebus Slams Hillary’s Choice: ‘Four More Years Like the Last Eight’ – Todd Beamon (DIERSEN: Have things gotten better for you or worse since 2008?  My critics/opponents are happy to say that things have gotten worse for me.  I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, I am no longer a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, and I am no longer the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/reince-priebus-slams-hillary-tim-kaine/2016/07/22/id/740107/
— Progressives Express Anger at Kaine Selection
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Progressives-Anger-Kaine-VP/2016/07/22/id/740115/
— 1 of 4 Americans Worries About Running Out of Money in Retirement – R. Williams
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Personal-Finance/retirement-savings-millennial-boomer/2016/07/21/id/739863/

 

POLITICO
— Trump campaign hits ‘Corrupt Kaine’ right out of the gate
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/tim-kaine-donald-trump-226053

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump Is No Friend to the LGBTQ Community – ERIC PETERSON
http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/op-ed-trump-no-friend-lgbtq-community-n615396

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Donald Trump’s Journey: From Crashing a Party to Controlling Its Future – ADAM NAGOURNEY and ALEXANDER BURNS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/us/politics/donald-trump-republican-party.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: A Trump Victory Lap  Complete With Ax to Grind – ASHLEY PARKER and ALAN RAPPEPORT  (DIERSEN: Who has a ax to grind with you?  The following have an ax to grind with me: those a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/us/politics/donald-trump-ted-cruz-convention.html
— A Colorado Town Tests Positive for Marijuana (in Its Water) – JACK HEALY  (DIERSEN: How much THC is in the water that you drink?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/us/a-colorado-town-tests-positive-for-marijuana-in-its-water.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: There are no marijuana dispensaries or greenhouses in the tiny railroad town of Hugo, where Theodore Roosevelt once ate breakfast with the local cowboys. But this week, Hugo’s 740 residents were told to stop drinking the water after the town’s water supply tested positive for THC, the psychoactive chemical in Colorado’s most famous cash crop. The trouble started when a local company trying to calibrate its employee drug tests pulled a positive reading from Hugo’s tap water. The town’s Public Works Department investigated and found signs of tampering and “forced entry” at one of the wells that supply the town’s drinking water, a spokesman for the Lincoln County sheriff told reporters. The town sealed off the well that seemed to be the source of the tainted water. No one has reported feeling sick or intoxicated from drinking the water, though people around the high-plains town joked on Friday that perhaps they should be drinking more water. On the town’s Facebook community page, Hugo Happenings, people joked about Hugo’s new “healing waters,” and said that its ice cubes could be the tiny town’s answer to marijuana brownies.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats run America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at everyone that Republicans are haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that once Clinton is elected, Democrats will get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors figuratively, if not literally.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/opinion/make-america-hate-again.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Democrat and RINO individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in America a) glorify and praise those who came to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and/or who bring others to America illegally and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Americans, and especially Americans who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/us/another-word-for-illegal-alien-at-the-library-of-congress-contentious.html
— With Roger Ailes Out, Will Fox News’s Influence on Politics Change? – NICK CORASANITI  (DIERSEN: How successful will those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors be a) in getting Ailes’ replacement to be someone who is anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and b) in further destroying Fox News and America?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/business/media/with-roger-ailes-out-will-fox-newss-influence-on-politics-change.html
— Is China Stealing Jobs? It May Be Losing Them, Instead – MICHAEL SCHUMAN  (DIERSEN: Does someone in China or in another foreign country have a job that you used to have?  My wife and I have lots more money today because it was difficult if not impossible outsource the jobs that we held.  The jobs that I held included auditing federal agencies, collecting delinquent taxes, selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances, working a security guard, working on an automobile assembly line, delivering mail, pumping gasoline, chipping slag, cleaning golf shoes, and washing dishes.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/23/business/international/china-jobs-donald-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The coming fight over the soul of the GOP – Jennifer Rubin
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/07/22/the-coming-fight-over-the-soul-of-the-gop/
— Kaine’s VP pick greeted by blowback from progressive groups – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kaines-vp-pick-greeted-by-blowback-from-progressive-groups/2016/07/22/b81e51ce-5067-11e6-a7d8-13d06b37f256_story.html
— Ivanka Trump continues to impress the media her father feuds with – Callum Borchers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/23/ivanka-trump-continues-to-impress-the-media-her-father-feuds-with/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Democrats aren’t the only tourists flocking to Philadelphia. So are heroin addicts – Brian Bennett
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-heroin-philly-20160719-snap-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: Donald Trump Celebrates With Victory Lap, but Feud Festers  On day after convention, Republican nominee says he wouldn’t accept a future endorsement from Ted Cruz – JANET HOOK and  HEATHER HADDON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-celebrates-with-victory-lab-but-feud-festers-1469231880
— California Republicans Target Comeback Through Local Races  GOP looks to regain momentum by playing ‘small ball,’ grooming mayors and county supervisors for statewide office – JOHN R. EMSHWILLER  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, and in DuPage County a) who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and b) who focus on grooming Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO municipal, township, and county officials for higher offices.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/california-republicans-target-comeback-through-local-races-1469229015
— Why the Democrats Have Turned Left  Demographics explain some of the liberal trend, but so does rising skepticism about capitalism itself. Here’s how Hillary Clinton will govern if she wins. – RUY TEIXEIRA  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors ARE FAR MORE LIKELY TO VOTE FOR DEMOCRATS, SO DEMOCRATS WANT TO FLOOD AMERICA WITH THOSE WHO ARE anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-the-democrats-have-turned-left-1469226872
— The Crisis of Political Islam  First Egypt and now Turkey show the perils of ideological religious parties (and strongman rule), but other Muslim countries are faring better with democracy – YAROSLAV TROFIMOV  (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-crisis-of-political-islam-1469223880
— More Than 32 Million Tune In for Donald Trump’s Convention Speech  Fox News leads pack in ratings for fourth-straight night during Republican convention – STEVEN PERLBERG
http://www.wsj.com/articles/more-than-30-million-tune-in-for-donald-trumps-convention-speech-1469216776
— Rough Guides to the Golden Years: Retirement Calculators  Variable inputs and assumptions make the planning tools more a wake-up call than definitive guide – JO CRAVEN MCGINTY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/rough-guides-to-the-golden-years-retirement-calculators-1469191146

 

NORWICH BULLETIN
— Christie on Trump’s plan to fire feds faster and clean out Obama’s people – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: Democrats focus on getting rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  I am proud to say a) that for almost 18 years 1980-1997, I withstood tremendous efforts of my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to get rid of me; b) that for almost 9 years 1971-1980, I withstood tremendous efforts of my Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates to get rid of me; and c) that for almost 3 years 1966-1969, I withstood tremendous efforts of my Democrat Post Office superiors, supervisors, and coworkers to get rid of me.)
http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/20160722/christie-on-trumps-plan-to-fire-feds-faster-and-clean-out-obamas-people

 

MONEY TALKS
— Will Your State Help You Fill Your Retirement Savings Gap?  Five states lead the way to create auto-IRAs for workers whose employers offer no retirement savings plans and others are mulling the idea. Find out where your state stands. – Jim Gold  (DIERSEN: Virtually all of the operatives and the dupes that my critics/opponents send after me have severe financial problems, including having little or no retirement savings.  These nasty, troubled, failed, vicious operatives and dupes make it clear that they will do anything for money.)
http://www.moneytalksnews.com/will-your-state-help-you-fill-your-retirement-savings-gap/

 

FINANCIAL ADVISOR
— The Rich Get Richer With Fatter Benefits Packages – Bloomberg
http://www.fa-mag.com/news/the-rich-get-richer-with-fatter-benefits-packages-28126.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Why You Might Not Be Able to Delay Retirement  Many workers don’t get to choose when they retire. – Emily Brandon
http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/planning-to-retire/articles/2016-07-22/why-you-might-not-be-able-to-delay-retirement

 

GQ MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “If Donald Trump Can’t Kill The GOP, Nothing Will.”
http://www.gq.com/story/donald-trump-cant-kill-gop

July 20 Evening Edition

WTTW
— California U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa: Trump Probably Won’t Build Actual Wall – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/07/20/congressman-trump-probably-wont-build-actual-wall
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is one of the cornerstones of Donald Trump’s campaign platform, and the issue that has inflamed passions on both sides: Trump has pledged repeatedly to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, and to have Mexico foot the estimated $5 to $10 billion to pay for it. But a high-ranking Republican congressman on Wednesday told the Illinois delegation that Trump’s promise amounts to little more than a metaphor for fixing the country’s broken immigration system. It doesn’t necessarily mean a physical wall will get built, he said. “Donald Trump speaks in shorthand too much,” said California U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa in a breakfast speech before Illinois delegates. “‘Build a wall’ is code for, ‘Let’s get our immigration system working so that, if you’re here legally, we work with you. If you’re illegally here, you don’t get a job.’” Illinois U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, who says he will vote for Trump but won’t necessarily support him, says the nominee has been unclear on the specifics of his policy as it relates to immigration reform and border control. And he says a physical wall across the entire border with Mexico isn’t a given. “This is up to Donald Trump to define these terms that he articulated in the campaign,” Roskam said. “We need control of the border. If it’s a physical manifestation, or high tech, or whatever it happens to be, that’s up to him to tell us.” But the Trump delegates in attendance weren’t buying the concept of wall as metaphor. “Trump says build a physical wall, I think that means he’s going to build a wall,” said delegate Maria Hough. “I think the congressman is sadly mistaken,” said delegate Stella Kozanecki, an 80-year-old first timer from downstate Mount Vernon. “It means build a wall.” Trump delegate Mark Fratella, an Evanston public school teacher who lives in Elmhurst, takes an all-of-the-above approach. “The ‘build a wall’ has two meanings: the physical meaning and just securing our borders, because we don’t know who’s coming into this country,” Fratella said. “We want a wall, but we want a door in that wall for legal, orderly immigration.”)
— Downers Grove Teen Carl Miller is Illinois’ Youngest Delegate – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/07/20/downers-grove-teen-illinois-youngest-delegate

 

WBEZ
— Illinois Republicans Introduce DuPage Teenager Carl Miller Seen As Future Of The State Party – Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/illinois-republicans-introduce-dupage-teenager-seen-as-future-of-the-state-party/ec499f61-51d6-4c7f-943f-b1e89750e62d
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps are happy that “Illinois’ Elected Republicans Continue To Wrestle With Supporting Trump.”  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/illinois-elected-republicans-continue-to-wrestle-with-supporting-trump/b0a41e55-8b10-4936-b729-38480a8876d8

 

ABC7
— RNC FLAG-BURNING DEMONSTRATION GETS HEATED, SEVERAL ARRESTED
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rnc-flag-burning-demonstration-gets-heated-several-arrested/1435298/
— DONALD TRUMP EXPLAINS PLAN TO FUND WALL ALONG US-MEXICO BORDER – David Ono
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-explains-plan-to-fund-wall-along-us-mexico-border/1434861/
— JUDGE BLOCKS ILLINOIS REDISTRICTING PLAN FROM BALLOT – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/judge-blocks-illinois-redistricting-plan-from-ballot/1435070/

 

NBC5
— Hillary Clinton: ‘Rauner Has Been Holding the Budget Hostage for Months’  Clinton slammed Gov. Rauner Tuesday, blaming him for the fallout from the state’s budget impasse. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/hillary-clinton-criticizes-rauner-illinois-state-budget-387649861.html
— Sen. Mark Kirk Changes His Vote for President After Criticism Over Write-In  During a radio interview, Kirk announced that he would write-in former Secretary of State Colin Powell for president, instead of voting for Republican nominee Donald Trump – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/sen-mark-kirk-changes-his-vote-for-president-anti-trump-tammy-duckworth-387682231.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise Kinzinger because he “Still Has Doubts About Trump.”  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/07/20/kinzinger-still-has-doubts-about-trump-but-says-gop-needs-to-unite/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois delegation told Trump’s build-a-wall vow is ‘code’ for fixing immigration – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-republican-convention-issa-trump-met0721-20160720-story.html
— Judge tosses Rauner-backed Illinois redistricting referendum from ballot – Kim Geiger and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-redistricting-lawsuit-ruling-madigan-met-20160720-story.html
— White privilege and why Melania Trump gets a pass, Michelle Obama doesn’t – Dahleen Glanton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-melania-michelle-criticism-glanton-talk-20160720-column.html
— Police arrest 17 protesters during flag-burning demonstration outside RNC
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-cleveland-gop-convention-protest-20160720-story.html
— Hospital prepping for annual influx of drunken teenagers from Lollapalooza – Marion Renault
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-lollapalooza-drill-underage-drinking-met-20160720-story.html
— Republicans link Lucifer to Hellary and liberal heads explode – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-republican-convention-kass-0721-20160720-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif.: Trump’s wall is ‘code to fix immigration’ – Tina Sfondeles and Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/issa-trump-pledge-to-build-a-wall-is-code-to-fix-immigration/
— Abortion referral bill threatens basic health services – Dr. Colleen Malloy and Emily Zender
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-medical-professional-shortage-dont-allow-it-to-become/
— Democrats’ stance on redistricting reform will catch up to them – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-dems-stance-on-redistricting-reform-will-catch-up-to-them/
— Shooting of 6-year-old girl revives demand for 1,000 more cops – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/shooting-of-six-year-old-resurrects-demands-for-1000-more-cops/
— CTU protests for additional Chicago Public Schools funding – Jacob Wittich
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ctu-protests-for-additional-chicago-public-schools-funding/
— GOP revokes delegate’s credentials for ‘racist’ FB post – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-gop-revokes-delegate-credentials-racist-fb-post/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Republican Party on Wednesday revoked the convention credentials of a Donald Trump delegate from Chicago “for publicly-made racist comments and threats of violence” on a Facebook posting. Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider told the Sun-Times the party, “has zero tolerance for racism of any kind and threats of violence against anyone.”  The executive committee of the Illinois GOP party made the decision regarding Fifth Congressional District delegate Lori Gayne after party officials said she confirmed to them she was the author of the offending post, made under a different name. Gayne was elected a Trump delegate in the March Illinois primary from the North Side district. Gayne told the Sun-Times on Wednesday she wrote the post, after a reporter from the newspaper raised the matter with her on Tuesday evening, while she was with the Illinois delegation on the convention floor. The Republican National Convention welcome party was thrown Sunday at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Gayne wrote, over a photo of law enforcement officials on the roof on the iconic building on the Lake Erie shore: “Our brave snipers just waiting for some “N—- to try something. Love them.”  She used an abbreviation for the racial slur. Schneider said in a statement, as party chairman,  “I condemn in the strongest terms the racist comments and threats of violence made by Ms. Gayne, a member of our delegation to the Republican National Convention. Ms. Gayne brought the statements to the attention of Illinois Republican Party staff after being contacted by Lynn Sweet of the Chicago Sun-Times,” Schneider said in statement. “Let me be unequivocally clear — racism and threats of violence have absolutely no place in the Illinois Republican Party or in a civil and inclusive society. “The Illinois Republican Party believes that inciting violence against anyone attending the RNC places state delegations, demonstrators exercising their First Amendment rights, and law enforcement personnel needlessly in harm’s way. Therefore, I have consulted with the Executive Committee of the Illinois Republican Party and have revoked Ms. Gayne’s credentials as a delegate to the Republican National Convention.” Gayne offered her “deepest apologies” in a statement, saying, “I strongly regret the offensive statements I recently made on social media. While I in no way intended to make racist or threatening statements, I now realize that they could be interpreted that way. “I have the deepest respect for members of law enforcement and know that they put their lives on the line every day. I made the offensive statements in my attempt to applaud their courage in the face of protests. But I now realize that my statements were ignorant and intolerant, and they cannot be justified. “The statements do not reflect my character or feelings toward minorities. As a Jewish woman, I know that racism of any kind is unjustifiable and hurtful, even when it’s not intended. I also know that violence is never the answer to political disagreements. I respect the decision of the Illinois Republican Party and understand their concerns about my safety and that of the entire Illinois delegation. Please accept my deepest apologies.”)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Liar. Lucifer. Lock her up. GOP denounces Clinton – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160720/news/307209926/
— DuPage leaders mourn slain Dallas officers – DuPage Diversity Committee
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160720/submitted/160729908/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Caitlyn Jenner promotes LGBTQ activity.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160720/news/307209892/
— Housing advocates seek ‘freedom of choice and equality’ in Naperville – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160720/news/160729893/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois GOP delegates: Bashing Clinton can’t be only Trump strategy – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160720/illinois-gop-delegates-bashing-clinton-cant-be-only-trump-strategy

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Ben Carson defends connecting Hillary Clinton to Lucifer – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ben-carson-defends-connecting-hillary-clinton-to-lucifer

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Madigan accused of interfering with reforms favoring middle class – Vimbai Chikomo
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/510963986-madigan-accused-of-interfering-with-reforms-favoring-middle-class

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Schimpf brings military leadership to the political table in Senate bid
http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/510963267-schimpf-brings-military-leadership-to-the-political-table-in-senate-bid

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Kinzinger slowly warms to Trump  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or e) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://ilnews.org/8840/illinois-republican-slowly-warms-to-trump/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Is CEO Trump handling his campaign negligently? The Melania Trump/Meredith McIver plagiarism – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/07/is-ceo-trump-handling-his-campaign-negligently-the-melania-trumpmeredith-mciver-plagiarism/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Holan: Voice of the people heard with stop-gap budget – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/510962124-holan-voice-of-the-people-heard-with-stop-gap-budget

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— ILLINOIS GOP LEADER RICHARD PORTER: TRUMP WILL BE TRUMP — AND THAT’S GOOD – Matt Dietrich
http://www.rebootillinois.com/2016/07/20/editors-picks/mattdietrich/illinois-gop-leader-trump-will-be-trump-and-thats-good/62046/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Cook County Judge Says “No Way” to Reapportionment Reform – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/07/20/cook-county-judge-says-no-way-to-reapportionment-reform/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Sen. Sam McCann not ready to return ill-gotten gains – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/07/sen-sam-mccann-not-ready-to-return-ill-gotten-gains/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MELANIA TRUMP SPEECHWRITER OFFERS RESIGNATION; TRUMP REJECTS IT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/melania-trump-speechwriter-offers-resignation-trump-rejects-it-she-explains.html
— THORNER & O’NEIL – ISIS DECLARES WAR WHILE WORLD SUCCUMBS TO POLITICAL CORRECTNESS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/thorner-oneil-isis-declares-war-while-world-succumbs-to-political-correctness.html

 

GOPUSA
— Gov’t dependency a ‘narcotic’ enabling racial tensions
http://www.gopusa.com/govt-dependency-a-narcotic-enabling-racial-tensions/
— Ailes ouster could cause seismic shift  (DIERSEN: Of course, those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors WANT AILES’ REPLACEMENT TO BE anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/ailes-ouster-could-cause-seismic-shift/
— Agitators build ‘wall’ in Cleveland  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps side with the illegals and against America.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12794
— For the first time in 40 years, Texas Republicans didn’t pick the nominee
http://www.gopusa.com/for-the-first-time-in-40-years-texas-republicans-didnt-pick-the-nominee/

 

EAGLE FORUM
— How Pence Complements Trump – Phyllis Schlafly
http://www.eagleforum.org/publications/column/how-pence-complements-trump.html

 

FEDERALIST
— Sheriff Clarke Is Right: There’s A War On Cops  Sheriff Clarke is right: we’re seeing ‘guerrilla urban warfare against the police’ fueled by a false narrative about police shootings. – Robert Tracinski
http://thefederalist.com/2016/07/20/sheriff-clarke-is-right-theres-a-war-on-cops/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— NEWT: ‘60% CHANCE’ TRUMP BEATS HILLARY  Gingrich tells WND: ‘I plan to work hard to see him elected president’ – JEROME R. CORSI
http://www.wnd.com/2016/07/newt-i-give-donald-trump-a-60-percent-chance-of-defeating-hillary/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— NO, PRESIDENT OBAMA, NOT EVERYONE IS GUILTY OF BIGOTRY – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/07/19/no-president-obama-not-everyone-is-guilty-of-bigotry/

 

NEWSMAX
— Kinzinger: I Won’t Support Trump ‘Enthusiastically’ – Joe Crowe (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps love Kinzinger.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/adam-kinzinger-trump-support/2016/07/20/id/739681/

 

BREITBART
— Rock Band Third Eye Blind Uses RNC Charity Event to Mock Conservatives – JEROME HUDSON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2016/07/20/rock-band-third-eye-blind-uses-charity-event-mock-conservatives-rnc/

 

TOWNHALL
— Caitlyn Jenner Speaks at “Big Tent Brunch”; Urges Republicans to Embrace LGBT Community – Christine Rousselle  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBT activity want to destroy the Republican Party.)
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/christinerousselle/2016/07/20/caitlyn-jenner-n2195217

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Mike Pence Pick Hints At What Kind Of President Trump Would Be  The choice shows he’d want to work closely with Congress’ most conservative members. – Matt Fuller
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mike-pence-vp-trump_us_578e5be9e4b0f180da630b59
— RNC Chair Says Republicans Lose Acting Normal, So Why Not Give Trump A Shot  Reince Priebus is apparently over “the button-down, Boy Scout approach.” – S.V. Date
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-reince-priebus-gop_us_578fb03be4b04ca54ebfe106

 

REUTERS
— Trump could seek new law to purge government of Obama appointees – EMILY FLITTER  (DIERSEN: Have you ever been purged?  While I worked for GAO 1980-1997 in its Chicago office, the Democrats who ran GAO routinely gave the managers of that office lists of employees in that office who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran that they were to purge.  Of course, needless-to-say, I was always on those purge lists.  They would have succeeded in purging me much soon than they did if I had not taken the following job-related actions: a) completed the requirements for a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, b) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, c) become a licensed CPA in 1982, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997, and d) completed the requirements for a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-purge-exclusive-idUSKCN10003A

 

AOL NEWS
— Several protesters arrested after flag-burning protest at Republican Convention – MAXWELL TANI
http://www.aol.com/article/2016/07/20/several-protesters-arrested-after-flag-burning-protest-at-republ/21435999/

 

CNN
— Will Chris Christie get a second act? – Errol Louis
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/20/opinions/republican-convention-christie-reaction-louis/

 

ABC NEWS
— Laura Ingraham: ‘Donald Trump Is the Solution’
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/laura-ingraham-donald-trump-solution-40753281

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Diversity, Trump Support, Rap Featured at RNC Leadership Breakfast.”
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/diversity-trump-support-rap-featured-rnc-leadership-breakfast-n613626

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Melania Trump’s Speechwriter Takes Responsibility for Lifted Remarks – MAGGIE HABERMAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/21/us/politics/melania-trump-speech-meredith-mciver.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump campaign identifies staffer who wrote Melania Trump’s speech
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/20/trump-campaign-identifies-staffer-who-wrote-melania-trumps-speech/

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Top Trump allies defend Melania, blame gaffe on campaign staffers – Chris Villani
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2016/07/top_trump_allies_defend_melania_blame_gaffe_on_campaign_staffers

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Plagiarism cry puts Trump campaign off its stride.”
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2016/07/19/gop-convention-marred-plagiarism-allegations/kvXYztUCBOy3Ma1N5PuQdM/story.html

 

ROCKWELL HERALD BANNER
— In contrast with Trump, Pence championed the free press – Maureen Hayden (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents oppose free press.  My critic/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout and they want their operatives and their dupes to destroy all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.rockwallheraldbanner.com/cnhi_network/in-contrast-with-trump-pence-championed-the-free-press/article_83fb27e8-ef03-52ad-bfc3-f4c6ed342d28.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Writer Meredith McIver Apologizes for Copied Phrases in Melania Trump’s Speech  Trump Organization writer says she inadvertently included words from Michelle Obama’s 2008 address – KRISTINA PETERSON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/writer-meredith-mciver-apologizes-for-copied-phrases-in-melania-trumps-speech-1469034584
— Trump’s Bridge Builder to Hispanics Faces Steep Wall
http://www.wsj.com/video/trumps-bridge-builder-to-hispanics-faces-steep-wall/D8B9693A-E4BB-404B-825F-667CB2BF7D6C.html

 

USA TODAY
— Mother of Baton Rouge gunman says VA ‘didn’t want to help’ – Gregg Zoroya
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/07/20/mother-vet-who-killed-police-baton-rouge-feared-he-suffered-fom-ptsd/87343896/

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Zogby demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump and his supporters.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnzogby/2016/07/20/gop-convention-the-party-is-dead-long-live-the-king/#2f0ed8c75338

 

FISCAL TIMES
— GOP Platform Has Some Bad News for Federal Employees – Eric Katz  (DIERSEN: I have always been a Republican.  If I was still a federal employee, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates would kill me figuratively if not literally.  Virtually all federal employees are Democrats.)
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2016/07/20/GOP-Platform-Has-Some-Bad-News-Government-Employees

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Notable Cases of Plagiarism (Other Than Melania Trump’s) – Alicia Adamczyk
http://time.com/money/4413480/melania-trump-plagiarism-high-profile/
— The Real Reason More Women Didn’t Speak Out Against Ailes  Iron-clad non-disparagement clauses worked to muzzle them. – Alicia Adamczyk (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors talked and acted like they wanted me to sue them. They talked and acted like they wanted me to highlight in court a) how they gave preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran, b) how they discriminated against their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and c) how they took adverse actions against their employees who complained about the aforesaid. Of course, needless-to-say, the aforesaid helps them hire, retain, and promote those who are Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://time.com/money/4414582/fox-news-roger-ailes-sexual-harassment-women-speak-out/

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps are happy that Kinzinger says “If I Support Trump, I Won’t Do It Enthusiastically” and that he is “still wrestling” with endorsing Trump.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/gop-congressman-if-i-support-trump-i-wont-do-it-enthusiastically/article/2003399

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The GOP Will Be the Party of Trump for a Long Time  He’s not the outsider anymore, but the most important voice in his party.”  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://newrepublic.com/article/135293/gop-will-party-trump-long-time

 

ROLLING STONE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rolling Stone demonizes, denigrates, and condemns individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity and Islam.
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/inside-rncs-hottest-ticket-the-big-gay-islamophobia-party-w429967

July 19 Morning Edition

WBEZ
— Kasich Lunch Creates More Distrust Between The Illinois Republican Delegation – Lauren Chooljian, Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/kasich-lunch-creates-more-distrust-between-the-illinois-republican-delegation/bab7abcc-3ff9-4ba3-93be-9173fb68e1f1
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Republicans got to have a midday snack with Ohio governor and former presidential candidate John Kasich Monday. Getting some face time with national political figures is one of the perks of going to the Republican National Convention, but for some Illinois Trump delegates, the lunch with Kasich was a distraction and it increased the strain in their already fragile relationship with a state party they say hasn’t done enough to back their candidate. It’s been well-publicized that former presidential candidate John Kasich is not going inside the convention center. Instead, he’s meeting state delegations, like Illinois’ — at a nice steakhouse in downtown Cleveland. On Monday, the room for Kasich was so full of Illinois delegates wanting to hear from Kasich that the restaurant’s air conditioning system couldn’t keep the delegates from getting sweaty. But just as Kasich started addressing the crowd, chaos was erupting on the floor of the RNC. In short, the Never Trump Delegates were making a last ditch effort at disrupting the nomination of Donald Trump. But inside the steakhouse, it wasn’t yet clear what was happening on the floor, and Kasich didn’t address it. Instead, the Ohio governor talked about supporting Illinois Republicans like Gov. Bruce Rauner in his prolonged fight with a Democratic supermajority in the state House and Senate. Rauner has also not formally endorsed Trump and is skipping this week’s national convention. “At some point, Rauner’s gonna break through. It’s like chipping away at the wall. It’s like chip, chip, chip, and when the dam breaks, Illinois’ gonna be better off,” Kasich told delegates. But for Trump delegates like Stella Kozanecki, that five-minute speech was not worth the trip. Kozanecki and her fellow Trump delegate Maria Hough said they regret their decision to go see Kasich. Like many of the Illinois delegation, they’re completely new to the political process and figured they’d just follow the schedule given to them by the Illinois Republican Party. “When we first got the invite, [Stella] said ‘I smell a rat, I don’t wanna go.’ And I said Stella, ‘it’s steak, we’ll go have some steak.’ And we thought it was okay!” Hough said. But then the Illinois Trump delegates got word via text message that things weren’t okay. “I’m really sorry we went to the steakhouse this afternoon with the Illinois delegation,” Kozanecki said. “I always miss all the fun.”  So they bolted from the steakhouse: 80-year-old Stella Kozanecki in a wheelchair, and Maria Hough pushing her wildly through the chaos of downtown Cleveland. Before Hough even stepped foot in Cleveland, she said her sole purpose of attending the convention was to “protect her man,” by which she means Donald Trump. And in that moment, running through the streets of Cleveland, it felt to her like her desire for steak could cost Trump the nomination. By the time they made it to the floor, the chaos was over and there was no longer a threat to Trump. But something still wasn’t okay for Hough and Kozanecki. “I feel like I was duped,” Hough said. Hough and Kozanecki think the Kasich lunch was a ruse to get them out of the convention hall and leave Trump’s nomination vulnerable. But even Kasich supporters who were Never Trumps from Illinois opposed what happened on the convention floor. One prominent Never-Trump delegate, Pat Brady, said the opportunity to deny Trump the nomination fell apart last week. But for Kozanecki and Hough, there are still lingering doubts about the Illinois Republican Party leadership, and it speaks to the distrust between those who run the Illinois Republican Party and those who are new to it, watching as supporters of Trump. And this is happening during a week meant to unify the party.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Beyond Trump and Clinton: What Republicans and Democrats stand for – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors FOCUS ON GETTING RID OF THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-democrats-republicans-clinton-trump-sanders-edit-0719-jm-20160718-story.html
— The presidential election polls agree on one thing: Voters rue their choices – David Lauter  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, their operatives, and their dupes who focus on promoting “negatives” of a) those who support planks in the Republican Party platform that they reject, b) those who support the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, c) those who they cannot manipulate/dominate, and d) those who have sued them.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/la-na-pol-voters-tough-choices-20160718-snap-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A Washington Post/ABC News poll released over the weekend, for example, found 58% of voters were dissatisfied with the choice between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Among those surveyed, 64% had an unfavorable view of Trump, while 54% felt unfavorably toward Clinton. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal survey offered a similar verdict: Trump was viewed favorably by 27% of those surveyed and unfavorably by 60%. That net negative rating of 33 points was the worst in the history of the poll. But Clinton’s image was only somewhat better: 34% positive, 56% negative.)
— Skipping Republican convention, Kirk rebrands himself ‘Mr. Illinois’ – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in Illinois?  All my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s from what is now Germany.  I have lived in Illinois since 1948 and in Wheaton since 1978.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mark-kirk-mr-illinois-senate-duckworth-convention-20160718-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is bypassing the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, but he’s still trying to garner attention as he seeks re-election in November. As “Mr. Illinois.”  In a video posted on Twitter, Team Kirk unveiled a feature called “60 seconds with Mr. Illinois” in which he offers his view that Lou Malnati’s is his go-to pizza in Chicago and that The Ledge on the Skydeck at Willis Tower is his recommendation as a must-see destination. Kirk also offers that his favorite new sport is tower climbing, citing his stair climbing at the Willis Tower and John Hancock Center following his stroke. He doesn’t mention presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump or his Democratic challenger, U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, but does tout his efforts to help protect whistleblowers at the federal Veterans Administration.)
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO, ON COOK COUNTY, ON ILLINOIS, AND ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: After another violent weekend, Chicago police say ‘everyone’ needs to step up and help
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-weekend-shootings-20160718-story.html
— Hampton Creek CEO buys full-page ads to call Trump campaign ‘un-American,’ includes phone number – Brian Fung (DIERSEN: Some day I should add up all the time and money that I have spent putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out since 2000.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-josh-tetrick-donald-trump-ad-20160718-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If reading the Sunday paper is a weekly tradition, you might find an interesting surprise today: A full-page ad that’s mostly blank space, with bold lettering at the top that reads “DEAR DONALD.” Donald, of course, is a reference to presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. The ad follows with a short letter signed by a person identifying himself as Josh Tetrick. It appeared on Page A5 of the Sunday New York Times as well as the Plain Dealer in Cleveland, where the Republican convention is set to begin Monday. The Times charges nearly $152,000 for a nationwide black-and-white full-page ad on Sundays, meaning that Tetrick just dropped a serious amount of dough on trying to take Trump down a notch. That’s more money than two typical Tesla Model S’s put together, and before you even get to what Tetrick may have paid the Plain Dealer and other newspapers across the country for a spot.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Some Melania Trump speech lines mirror Michelle Obama speech – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/melania-trump-speech-lines-mirror-michelle-obama-speech/
— Postcards from the front – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sneed-postcards-from-the-front/
— Lewandowski: Melania speech staffer should be ‘accountable’ – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Does anyone write your speeches, and if so, who?  It would be great if the operatives and dupes who have slandered me in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall and elsewhere would disclose who wrote their speeches.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/melania-speech-staffer-should-be-accountable-lewandowski/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said Tuesday morning the Trump staffer responsible for Melania Trump’s convention speech – now the subject of plagiarism allegations – should be held “accountable.”  Mrs. Trump is accused of delivering a speech with some passages similar to first lady Michelle Obama’s 2008 convention speech.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Harvard study: as Trump won, media coverage turned sharply negative – Byron York
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160719/discuss/160719140/

 

WTTW
— DIERSEN: PANELISTS INCLUDE DILLARD AND IBENDAHL: 28:12 VIDEO: July 18, 2016 – Full Show “Chicago Tonight” covers the Republican National Convention with special reports and footage from reporters on the scene. Ohio Gov. John Kasich Offers Different Republican Vision to Illinois GOP US Rep. Peter Roskam: ‘Important’ to Attend GOP Convention
http://www.pbs.org/video/2365805402/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican Party leaders who are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and/or RINOs use the Republican Party’s big tent policy to cut out those like me who support all the planks in the party’s platform, including its traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks.
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/07/18/ohio-gov-john-kasich-offers-different-republican-vision-illinois-gop
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “An inclusive reform agenda is where my head is,” Kasich said. “We don’t want to cut anyone out. We are a big tent and we have to act like it. We have to have ideas and policies that expand who we are as Republicans without giving up our principals.” Kasich also said that he’d be in Illinois on Aug. 4 campaigning for U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk in his re-election battle against Democrat Tammy Duckworth.)

 

CLTV
— Pat Hughes Discusses the RNC on Politics Tonight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvTo1k8AgwY&feature=youtu.be

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Darin LaHood skipping GOP convention, but still backs Trump – Nick Vlahos
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20160718/darin-lahood-skipping-gop-convention-but-still-backs-trump

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— RNC 2016: Mainstream Republicans And The Trump “Newbies” – AMANDA VINICKY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/rnc-2016-mainstream-republicans-and-trump-newbies#stream/0

 

WICS
— Rauner Dodges Questions On Presidential Race
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/gov-rauner-dodges-questions-on-presidential-race
— Rodney Davis Talks RNC, Trump Presidency
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/rep-rodney-davis-talks-rnc-trump-presidency-07-19-2016

 

HYDE PARK HERALD
— Independent Voters of Illinois hold annual dinner in Hyde Park – SAM RAPPAPORT  (DIERSEN: The IVI seems to be a front for the Democrat Party.)
http://hpherald.com/2016/07/18/independent-voters-of-illinois-hold-annual-dinner-in-hyde-park/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Lewis backs Independent Map Amendment – Carol Ostrow
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/510963917-lewis-backs-independent-map-amendment

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— IL. State Rep. C D Davidsmeyer, State Sen. Sam McCann Accepted Illegal Campaign Donations From Public Hospital District – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/07/il-state-rep-c-d-davidsmeyer-state-sen-sam-mccann-accepted-illegal-campaign-donations-from-public-hospital-district/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— POLITIFACT COMPARES THE CANDIDATES: CLINTON VS. TRUMP ON IMMIGRATION – MIRIAM VALVERDE  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally. Democrats and RINOs side with individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that want to destroy America.)
http://www.rebootillinois.com/2016/07/18/editors-picks/miriam-valverde/politifact-compares-the-candidates-clinton-vs-trump-on-immigration/61780/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— LIVE COVERAGE *** Republican National Convention
http://capitolfax.com/2016/07/19/live-coverage-republican-national-convention-2/

 

NUMBERS USA
— GOP IMMIGRATION PLATFORM FOCUSES ON AMERICAN WORKERS AND ENFORCEMENT
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/gop-immigration-platform-focuses-american-workers-and-enforcement

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Melania Trump steps into political spotlight at RNC, Giuliani electrifies crowd
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/07/19/melania-trump-steps-into-political-spotlight-at-rnc-giuliani-electrifies-crowd.html

 

NEWSMAX
— Giuliani: Trump Knows Enemy Is ‘Islamic Extremist Terrorism’ – Greg Richter
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/rudy-giuliani-convention-speech/2016/07/18/id/739291/

 

THE BLAZE
— Gingrich: Melania Trump is ‘Living Proof’ the Presumptive GOP Nominee Isn’t Anti-Immigrant – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/18/gingrich-melania-trump-is-living-proof-the-presumptive-gop-nominee-isnt-anti-immigrant/
— ‘Utter Degenerate Filth’: Pro-Choice Group Catches Heat for ‘Comedians in Cars Getting Abortions’ – Carly Hoilman
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/18/utter-degenerate-filth-pro-choice-group-catches-heat-for-comedians-in-cars-getting-abortions-video/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Latino leaders switch gears, announce plans to back Donald Trump – Seth McLaughlin
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/18/donald-trump-garner-support-latino-leaders/
— Democrat-funded protests backfire as officer killings boost support for police – Valerie Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/18/democrat-funded-protests-backfire-as-officer-killi/
— Melania Trump calls becoming U.S. citizen greatest privilege on Earth – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: Democrats want to give U.S. citizenship to ANYONE who promises to vote for Democrats, and especially to those who come to America illegally.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/18/melania-trump-calls-becoming-us-citizen-great-priv/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Roskam: ‘We’ve got a full blown convention, here we go’ – SEAN LANGILLE
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/rep.-roskam-weve-got-a-full-blown-convention-here-we-go/article/2596891
— Melania Trump salutes Bob Dole in convention speech – GABBY MORRONGIELLO  (DIERSEN: Dole walked in Wheaton’s 1996 Independence Day Parade.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/melania-trump-salutes-bob-dole-in-convention-speech/article/2596895

 

RED STATE
— Reince Priebus And The Entire Republican National Committee Need To Resign Over Convention Day 1 Clown Show – ULYSSES ARN
http://www.redstate.com/diary/ulyssesarn/2016/07/18/reince-priebus-entire-republican-national-committee-need-resign-convention-day-1-clown-show/

 

GOPUSA
— Is the Party Over for Bushism? – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12712
— Obama’s Links to Pro-Terrorist Groups – Cliff Kincaid
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12716
— Fox News to remove CEO Roger Ailes over sex harassment suit – UPI
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12701
— About that ‘truck attack’ in France
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12632

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— How the Clinton Foundation Got Rich off Poor Haitians – DINESH D’SOUZA
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/437883/hillarys-america-secret-history-democratic-party-dinesh-dsouza-clinton-foundation
— The Party of Nostalgia – RACHEL LU  (DIERSEN: The following demonize, denigrate, and condemn the “good old days:” those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/438019/donald-trump-republican-party

 

DAILY CALLER
— Melania Takes A Shot At Hillary: ‘My Husband Will Never Be Bought’ – Kaitlan Collin
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/18/melania-takes-a-shot-at-hillary-my-husband-will-never-be-bought/
— Federal Bureaucrat Unions Sure To Fume Over This Reform Plan For Trump – Kathryn Watson  (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass a background investigation, e) because they cannot pass a physical examination, f) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or g) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/18/fed-bureaucrat-unions-sure-to-fume-over-this-reform-plan-for-trump/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who say/stress that they are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time TO GIVE THEMSELVES STANDING TO DEMONIZE, TO DENIGRATE, AND TO CONDEMN THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/07/18/clinton_to_naacp_whites_need_to_recognize_our_privilege_trump_plays_coy_with_white_supremacists.html

 

THE HILL
— Priebus: I’d ‘probably’ fire Melania Trump speechwriter – By Rebecca Savransky  (DIERSEN: Does anyone write your speeches, and if so, who?  It would be great if the operatives and dupes who have slandered me in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall and elsewhere would disclose who wrote their speeches.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/288293-rnc-chairman-id-probably-fire-melania-trump-speechwriter
— Newt Gingrich: Melania proves that Trump is not ‘anti-immigrant’ – Caitlin Yilek
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/288244-gingrich-melania-proves-trump-is-not-anti-immigrant
— Trump makes his big entrance – Cate Martel
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/288266-trump-makes-his-big-entrance
— Melania’s message: Donald Trump is ready to work for America – Ian Swanson
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/288267-melanias-message-donald-trump-is-ready-to-work-for-america
— GOP senators to donors: Stick with us regardless of Trump – Alexander Bolton  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps stick with anti-Trumps.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/288248-gop-senators-to-donors-stick-with-us-regardless-of-trump

 

POLITICO
— Ivanka Trump: Republican no-shows ‘don’t want to be part of the future’ – Nick Gass  (DIERSEN: At this point in the presidential election process, if you got elected or appointed to a government office or political office as a Republican, and if you are not going to help elect Trump/Pence, you should immediately resign.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/ivanka-trump-convention-225728
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Social conservatives win on GOP platform.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/gop-platform-social-conservatives-225782
— NRSC says it’s still betting on Kirk in Illinois – Natasha Korecki
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2016/07/nrsc-still-betting-on-kirk-in-illinois-103937#ixzz4EmYDJ75y
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use ridicule to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and his supporters.  Anti-Trumps are disciples of Saul Alinsky.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/07/2016-gop-convention-cleveland-drinking-game-214062

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Black Lives Matter-Bashing Black Sheriff Is Donald Trump’s New Best Friend  Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr. was a crowd favorite Monday night. – Kate Sheppard
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/david-clarke-speech-rnc_us_578d89fae4b0a0ae97c332a7
— Diversity As An Enriching Experience – Daan Braveman  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote diversity focus on getting rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daan-braveman/diversity-as-an-enriching_b_11057870.html

 

POLITICUS USA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Melania Trump’s Convention Speech Failed Miserably To Humanize Donald Trump.”
http://www.politicususa.com/2016/07/18/melania-trumps-convention-speech-failed-miserably-humanize-donald-trump.html

 

ABC NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Republican Platform Tacks Right on Social Issues – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/republican-platform-tacks-social-issues-40681055
— Melania Trump Takes the Stage and Sings Donald’s Praises at the RNC – MEGHAN KENEALLY
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/melania-trump-takes-stage-sings-donalds-praises-rnc/story?id=40687072

 

CBS NEWS
— Clinton: Trump is the most dangerous man to ever run for President
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/clinton-trump-is-the-most-dangerous-man-to-ever-run-for-president/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— 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, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors say “The Most Extreme Republican Platform in Memory.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/opinion/the-most-extreme-republican-platform-in-memory.html
— OUTSTANDING: Republican Platform Defends ‘Traditional’ Marriage, a Border Wall and Coal – JEREMY W. PETERS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/us/politics/republican-party-issues.html
— Peaceful Dueling Protests So Far as G.O.P. Convention Begins – YAMICHE ALCINDOR and MATT FLEGENHEIMER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/us/politics/gop-convention-protests-cleveland.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Is Getting Even Trumpier!”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/opinion/trump-is-getting-even-trumpier.html
— Don’t Confuse Veterans and Violence – PHIL KLAY
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/opinion/dont-confuse-veterans-and-violence.html
— Veterans Worry Baton Rouge and Dallas Shootings Will Spread Stereotypes – DAVE PHILIPPS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/us/military-veterans-shootings-stereotypes.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats say that Republicans are racists.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/opinion/virginia-needs-to-fix-its-racist-voting-law.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Convention Gives Trump Chance to Clear an Obstacle: Himself – ADAM NAGOURNEY  (DIERSEN: Who blames you for your problems?  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always blamed me for my problems.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/us/politics/convention-offers-donald-trump-his-biggest-sales-opportunity.html
— In Choosing Mike Pence, Donald Trump Moves Closer to Big Donors Like the Kochs – NICHOLAS CONFESSORE
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/us/politics/mike-pence-kochs-fundraising.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— The Republican party just had a nightmare moment on the convention floor – Chris Cillizza
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/18/the-republican-party-just-had-a-nightmare-moment-on-the-convention-floor/

 

USA TODAY
— Too many Muslims among us believe in violence  The vast majority of Muslims are peaceful, but that’s small comfort after Nice. – Franklin Graham
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/07/15/nice-attack-terror-islam-muslim-radical-lone-wolf-column/86670606/
— Unlike Trump, Pence has been a press champion – Rem Rieder  (DIERSEN: Will Pence champion GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?  Will he stop those who focus on stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out?  Will he stop those who focus on stopping everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/rieder/2016/07/18/rieder-unlike-trump-pence-has-been-press-champion/87245284/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump hardly has a record as a champion of the press. He has talked of gutting libel law protection for the media once he makes it to the White House. He has blacklisted major news outlets from covering his rallies when he doesn’t like their reporting. He has insulted journalists individually and collectively, calling political reporters “among the most dishonest people that I have ever met.” Indeed, Trump seems to see critical articles not as part of the accountability process built into American democracy but simply as personal attacks. It’s somewhat surprising, then, that his choice of running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, over the years has been a stalwart champion of freedom of the press. During his years in Congress, Pence was a leader in the persistent, but ultimately unsuccessful, effort to pass a shield law, which in many instances would protect journalists from being forced to identify confidential sources. In an op-ed in The Washington Times in 2008, Pence gave a ringing endorsement to the importance of an aggressive press in a free society, one that would have been right at home in a dispatch from the American Society of News Editors. Citing the value of articles that had revealed disturbing conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and steroid abuse in baseball, Pence wrote that such pieces would never have seen the light of day “were it not for confidential sources and the dogged persistence of a free and independent press.” And he linked his support for such dogged journalism firmly to his own well-right-of-center politics. “As a conservative who believes in limited government, I believe the only check on government power in real time is a free and independent press,” he wrote, “A free press ensures the flow of information to the public, and in this time of scandal and corruption in high places, such information is needed now more than ever to hold the government accountable.”)

 

OHIO
— RNC: Kasich, Ohio losing friends for not backing Trump – Doug Livingston  (DIERSEN: Trump won the March 15, 2016 Illinois Republican presidential primary election.  What do you say to past and present “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who continue to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and those who voted for Trump in Illinois?  If you continue to demonize, to denigrate, or to condemn Trump and those who voted for Trump, you are shouting that you are really a Democrat, a Libertarian, a Green , or a RINO.)
http://www.ohio.com/news/politics/2016/rnc/cleveland/rnc-kasich-ohio-losing-friends-for-not-backing-trump-1.698220

 

BADGER HERALD
— Wisconsin receives an F for diversity of judges  Despite diversity in law school classrooms, minorities, women, less likely to become judges – JULIA O’DONNELL  (DIERSEN: In Diersen v. GAO, all judges who were involved made it clear that they approved of, if not advocated a) political affiliation discrimination, b) reverse discrimination, c) age discrimination, and d) retaliation against those like me who complained about the aforesaid.)
https://badgerherald.com/news/2016/07/19/wisconsin-receives-an-f-for-diversity-of-judges/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Republicans Face a Fundamental Question as Donald Trump Remakes Party – Gerald Seib  (DIERSEN: Those are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors WANT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY TO DUMP THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-face-a-fundamental-question-as-donald-trump-remakes-party-1468861966
— The Republican Divide  Trump has exposed old GOP fault lines, but the House signals a better way. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Far too many Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs in the “House” want to dump those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-republican-divide-1468883991
— Drop in Rates Swells Pension Burdens in U.S.  Companies struggle to close funding gap, avoid big rise in payments to government insurer – VIPAL MONGA  (DIERSEN: Far more Democrats than Republicans are borrowers.  Low interest rates help borrowers.  Far more Republicans than Democrats are savers.  Low interest rates harm savers.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/drop-in-rates-swells-pension-burdens-in-u-s-1468882100
— The Case for Donald Trump  The alternative is President Hillary Rodham Clinton. – WILLIAM MCGURN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-case-for-donald-trump-1468884328
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Speaking Slots Reflect Trump Family’s Big Role – Monica Langley  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  I am 67.  Are you involved in politics?  How big is your family?  My wife and I never had children.  My only sibling, my brother, live in Crete and never had children. My father died in 1969 and my mother died this year.  My grandparents on my father’s side had two children, my father and his sister who had no children and has been in an assisted living facility since 2010.  My grandparents on my mother’s side had my mother, her sister, and two brothers.  Her sister had no children and has been in a nursing home for many years.  Her brothers had children, but none of their children, grand children, or great grandchildren live in DuPage County.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/at-republican-convention-donald-trumps-children-take-center-stage-1468869105
— Melania Trump Steps Into Spotlight at Convention  Presumptive GOP presidential nominee ‘does not give up,’ wife says – HEATHER HADDON  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents say that you gave up being?  My critics/opponents would say that I gave up being a) the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, b) a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, c) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, d) an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, e) an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, f) a GAO employee, g) an IRS employee, h) a Firestone Stores employee, i) etc.  My critics/opponents are beyond overjoyed that I no longer hold the aforesaid positions.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/melania-trump-steps-into-spotlight-at-convention-1468899988

 

FORTUNE
— Melania Trump Speaks, With a Special Appearance by Her Husband – Ben Geier
http://fortune.com/2016/07/18/melanis-trump-speaks-with-a-special-appearance-by-her-husband/

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republicans’ Convention Advertises Their Weakness.”  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-07-19/republicans-convention-advertises-their-weakness

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump uses first night of GOP convention to stir his base into a frenzy.”  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-first-convention-night-2016-7

 

SLATE
— How the GOP Rolled the Anti-Trumpers  The smoke-filled room returns to American politics. – Jim Newell
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/07/how_the_gop_rolled_the_anti_trump_movement.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps do not like it that Rudy Giuliani said “Donald Trump will do for America what I did for New York City.”
http://www.salon.com/2016/07/19/rudy_giuliani_donald_trump_will_do_for_america_what_i_did_for_new_york_city/
— The National Chairman of the Young Republicans Dennis Cook Is a 38-Year-Old Suburban Father of Three – Ben Mathis-Lilley  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government started demonizing, denigrating, and condemning me as being old when I was 25.  They knew that my father had type 1 diabetes from age 14 and that he had died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.)
http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2016/07/18/dennis_cook_young_republican_leader_is_38_and_has_two_kids.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Every four years the Republican Party makes a half-hearted effort at its convention to appeal to people who aren’t old and white. This is a particularly tough task in 2016 given that the party’s aging white male nominee is explicitly campaigning on the premise of returning America to a white, male-dominated past. Not helping matters on this front was Monday Republican National Convention speaker Dennis Cook. Cook is the national leader of the Young Republicans; he is also, as you can see above, not a super young-and-dynamic-looking guy. In fact, his online presence seems to indicate that he is 38 years old, is the father of three children, and lives and works in the Chicago suburbs.* (You can be a Young Republican until you’re 40.) Cook did not help himself when he appeared unfamiliar with the way that the names of websites work: . . . Look, I have nothing against having children, being in your late ’30s, or living in the suburbs. Most of my friends either already meet those criteria or will do so shortly. But it is probably not the profile of someone who is going to get the millennials voting Republican.)

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Fear and loathing of Clinton: Forget Melania — Hillary-hating took center stage at RNC’s opening night
Melania Trump’s much-anticipated speech was drowned out by hours of unhinged Hillary bashing at the RNC.”
http://www.salon.com/2016/07/19/fear_and_loathing_of_clinton_forget_melania_hillary_hating_took_center_stage_at_rncs_opening_night/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 60% Say Race Relations Have Gotten Worse Since Obama’s Election
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/social_issues/60_say_race_relations_have_gotten_worse_since_obama_s_election
— Voters Drawn More to GOP’s Convention Than to Democrats’
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/voters_drawn_more_to_gop_s_convention_than_to_democrats

July 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION GETS CHAOTIC START IN CLEVELAND- Kathy Brock and Ben Bradley
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/republican-national-convention-kicks-off-in-cleveland/1431479/
— LIVE BLOG: REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION UPDATES AND ANALYSIS
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/live-blog–republican-national-convention/1431282/

 

NBC5
— Duckworth Slams Kirk for Endorsing Petraeus, Pence  In a new campaign video released Monday, Rep. Tammy Duckworth slammed her opponent, Sen. Mark Kirk, for endorsing embattled former CIA Director David Petraeus for president.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Duckworth-Slams-Kirk-for-Endorsing-Petraeus-Pence-387322571.html
— McDonald’s, Starbucks Agree to Filter Wi-Fi Porn  The move follows a campaign from anti-pornography groups Enough is Enough and the National Center on Sexual Exploitation to demand the chains filter out pornography
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/mcdonalds-starbucks-wi-fi-porn-filter-387354751.html
— Chicago Activists Protest GOP Convention Amid Heightened Security  As the Republican National Convention gets underway Monday at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena, protesters from Chicago are demonstrating for a variety of causes despite an unprecedented police presence. – Tom Schuba and Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-activists-protest-gop-convention-amid-heightened-security-387336001.html

 

CBS2
— Downers Grove Teen Carl Miller Serving As GOP Alternate Delegate In Cleveland – Rob Johnson
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/07/18/chicago-teen-serving-as-gop-alternate-delegate-in-cleveland/
— Republican Dold Among Illinois No-Shows At Party Convention – Vince Gerasole
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/07/18/republican-dold-among-illinois-no-shows-at-party-convention/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Vulgar anti-Hillary pins a big hit outside Republican National Convention – Amber Eikel
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/176000045-story

 

WTTW
— Delegates on Guard at GOP Convention After Baton Rouge Police Shootings – Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/07/18/delegates-guard-gop-convention-after-baton-rouge-police-shootings

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican delegates strive for unity, but find it hard to come by – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-republican-convention-kass-0719-20160718-column.html
— Tumult breaks out on GOP convention floor after anti-Trump forces blunted
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-republican-national-convention-cleveland-20160718-story.html
— Cleveland rowdy as pro-Trump, anti-Trump factions rally – Joel Achenbach
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-republican-convention-cleveland-rally-20160718-story.html
— Kasich takes backhanded shot at Trump in speech to Illinois convention delegates – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-republican-national-convention-john-kasich-met-0719-20160718-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Monday told Illinois delegates to the Republican National Convention that the GOP should grow the party by promoting an “inclusive reform agenda” — a backhanded shot at the rival who vanquished him for the presidential nomination, Donald Trump. Kasich also urged Illinois Republicans to stand by Gov. Bruce Rauner in his battles with Democrats who control the state House and Senate, saying Rauner’s agenda will eventually leave the state “better off.” Rauner is absent from the convention. The Ohio governor’s appearance came on a tumultuous first day of the convention, which began with Trump’s top adviser, Paul Manafort, accusing Kasich of being “petulant” and “embarrassing his party in Ohio” by refusing to endorse the presumptive nominee. Kasich’s visit to the Illinois delegation was the first of several the two-term governor is making to delegates in Cleveland outside the Quicken Loans Arena convention hall, which he has pledged not to set foot in. Later this week, Kasich plans include a stop with the New Hampshire GOP convention delegation, spurring speculation that the term-limited governor is looking ahead to a presidential bid in 2020.)
— Illinois’ GOP leaders squander a chance to court Trump delegates – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-republican-convention-illinois-delegates-trump-mcqueary-perspec-0719-jm-20160718-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Four years ago, the late Judy Baar Topinka worked the room, along with a handful of establishment Republicans all jockeying for possible gubernatorial runs: Dan Rutherford, Sen. Bill Brady, Kirk Dillard and then-U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, who resigned from Congress last year amid a federal probe of his campaign spending and mileage reimbursements. He is still awaiting word from a federal grand jury on whether charges will be brought. Schock’s resignation from Congress was a stunning fall from grace for a rising star in the party. Monday’s breakfast sure didn’t feel like the old GOP, though, and that’s a good thing. The Illinois Republican Party has struggled to be relevant for more than a decade. Here, in a room of Doug Hartmanns who probably did more legwork this election cycle than any of the leaders who decided to dis the gathering, the GOP had a chance to come to terms with the rebellion. To respect it. Instead, Illinois Republican leaders hosted a cocktail party Monday afternoon in downtown Cleveland for Kasich. No, Trump isn’t winning every heart and mind. But if Monday’s breakfast gathering showed anything, it was proof that he is motivating a stable of supporters who generally have stayed out of politics. People such as Doug Hartmann. And Christopher Hilliard of Oak Forest, also a first-time delegate, who said he connected with the Trump campaign shortly after Trump announced last summer that he was running. Hilliard said he wouldn’t be involved in the presidential race at all if not for Trump. Isn’t this what the Republican Party of Illinois needs? New blood and a motivated, growing membership? Isn’t that how you win elections? The elite within the party should have been shaking hands and getting to know the delegates. Instead, they stayed in their fluffy hotel beds and probably ordered room service, precisely the tone-deafness that got us here.)
— Illinois Republicans seek unity at first GOP convention breakfast in Cleveland – Monique Garcia and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-republican-national-convention-breakfast-met-719-20160718-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Republicans kicked off the first day of the Republican National Convention searching for unity, demonizing presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and longtime Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan as reasons to support the GOP ticket. The pep talk came as the delegation convened for the first time at a breakfast, a chance for GOP leadership to convince Donald Trump delegates that the Illinois Republican Party was firmly behind the presumptive presidential nominee. At one point, Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider asked attendees to raise their hand if it was their first time attending the Republican National Convention. When more than half of the room responded, Schneider reached for common ground. “Guess what, it’s mine too. I’m a newbie too. We need to work together. All of us together as the Illinois Republican Party. We’re not you’re enemy, we’re your friend,” Schneider said. “We’re the balance, we’re the structure, we’re the backbone of the Illinois Republican Party that’s going to help you elect your candidates along with our candidates,” Schneider said. “All people that will do a far better job than any Democrat would do.”  State Rep. John Cabello, an at-large Trump delegate who is co-chair of the delegation, also sought to assure Trump delegates that the party was behind them, saying he’s heard “rumors” to the contrary, calling them “absolutely false.” “We have all locked arms to make sure crooked Hillary is not the next president of the United States,” said Cabello, of Machesney Park near Rockford.)
— Rauner and the trouble with AFSCME’s sweetheart deal – Diana Sroka Rickert
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-illinois-unions-afscme-rauner-rickert-perspec-0719-jm-20160718-story.html
— Up financial creek, Illinois adopts native canoe as ‘official state artifact’ – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-pirogue-state-artifact-0719-chicago-inc-20160718-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Huppke demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump and his supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-rnc-convention-trump-safety-huppke-20160718-story.html
— Illinois’ first lady unveils $15 million plan to renovate crumbling executive mansion – Blair Kamin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-executive-mansion-kamin-met-0719-20160718-column.html
— Fire at Naperville homeless man’s camp might be arson: police – Bill Bird and Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-huber-tent-fire-st-0720-20160718-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Republican Party is nominating an incompetent candidate.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-republican-convention-2016-20160718-story.html
— Tumult over rules, condemnation of Clinton at GOP convention – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–gop-2016-convention-20160718-story.html
— Pro- and anti-Trump forces hold dueling rallies in Cleveland – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–gop-2016-cleveland-20160718-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ohio Gov. Kasich pushes for unity, but not for Donald Trump – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ohio-gov-kasich-pushes-unity-not-donald-trump/
— Voter registration a grave task for national group – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/brown-voter-registration-grave-task-national-group/
— Activists, aldermen propose immigration reform amendment – Jacob Wittich  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/activists-aldermen-propose-immigration-reform-amendment/
— Emanuel urges Chicagoans to thank cops who feel ‘almost hunted’ – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-urges-chicagoans-to-thank-cops-who-feel-almost-hunted/
— After uproar, RNC convention bid to deny Trump nomination fizzles – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/after-uproar-rnc-convention-bid-to-deny-trump-nomination-fizzles/
— Protests, non-voters and a linty-fresh Trump – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-protests-non-voters-and-a-linty-fresh-trump/
— Culture shock at the Republican National Convention – Mary Mitchell
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/mitchell-culture-shock-republican-national-convention/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump formally nominated, Illinois delegates hear from suburban Republicans – Mike Riopell
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160718/news/160719056/
— Trump delegate Mark Fratella: Illinois Republican Party is behind him – Mike Riopell
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160718/news/160719086/
— Trump wasn’t first choice for some Illinois delegates – Mike Riopell
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160718/news/160719107/
— Naperville code update could prevent housing discrimination – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160718/news/160719059/
— Tent home of Naperville ‘protester’ burns down – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160718/news/160719071/
— Republican platform tacks right on social issues – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160718/news/307189819/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— After dust-up over rules, Illinois’ GOP delegates join process of nominating Trump – MAUREEN O’REILLY
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article90433297.html

 

PEKIN DAILY TIMES
— Federal grand jury term ends without Schock Indictment – Andy Kravetz
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20160718/federal-grand-jury-term-ends-without-schock-indictment

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Top Illinois Republicans are no-shows in Cleveland – AP
http://herald-review.com/ap/politics/top-illinois-republicans-are-no-shows-in-cleveland/article_e0f7c349-3edc-532d-a637-f16aa16ce77e.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois GOP seeks to unite behind Trump at party convention – TONY ARNOLD
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-gop-seeks-unite-behind-trump-party-convention#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Illinois political economy, the more things change, the more they stay the same: Watch IL Chamber’s Maisch w/Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/07/llinois-political-economy-the-more-things-change-the-more-they-stay-the-same-watch-il-chambers-maisch-wberkowitz-cableweb/

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Rauner’s Top Campaign Guy Nick Ayers Is Now Running the Pence VP Campaign  Will Rauner warm to Trump/Pence? – Carol Felsenthal
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/Felsenthal-Files/July-2016/RNC-Nick-Ayers-Trump/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— THE BAGGAGE THE ILLINOIS GOP DELEGATION BRINGS TO CLEVELAND – DOUG IBENDAHL
http://www.rebootillinois.com/2016/07/18/editors-picks/doug-ibendahl/the-baggage-the-illinois-gop-delegation-brings-to-cleveland/61787/

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— The Baggage The Illinois GOP Delegation Brings To Cleveland – DOUG IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14163
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As Republicans from across America descend on Cleveland this week for the Republican National Convention, Illinois can take pride in the diversity of its elected delegation. Donald Trump deserves most of the credit for that diversity. Kent Gray of Springfield coordinated the Illinois delegate effort for the Trump campaign and he did a fine job slating men and women from a variety of backgrounds and ethnicities. The best news is Trump delegates won 39 of the 54 slots on the ballot in the March 15 Primary (three from each of Illinois’ 18 congressional districts). Ted Cruz won nine and John Kasich six. In other words, the Illinois delegation is overwhelmingly a Trump delegation. Another thing I love is the fact most of the Trump delegates are regular people – taxpayers with real jobs who pay the bills. Many are also brand new to the political process. In other words their hands are clean of Illinois GOP past misdeeds. Many got involved this year solely because of Donald Trump. Incredibly many in the media deem all of this as some kind of bad thing. Trump delegates have been openly mocked, with the Trump-hating Chicago Tribune (a/k/a tronc) patronizingly calling them “unorthodox.” The dying rag even scoured social media postings of Illinois Trump delegates hunting for embarrassing tidbits. Meanwhile anti-Trump zealot Pat Brady who proudly stands-by the advice he gave in December on Chicago radio that “You’ve got to take [Trump] out with a headshot” – is still regularly cited by media outlets as if he has a clue. Instead of serious analysis of this Republican National Convention and the Trump phenomenon, the local press is largely obsessed with rehashing stories about which do-nothing career politicians aren’t going to Cleveland. No one bothers to ask why a Convention which is centered around a do-er and a successful builder like Trump shouldn’t be grateful that some of the failed politicians from one of the worst run states in the country won’t be transporting their ineptitude across state lines. Donald Trump represents new hope for the Republican Party. He has yet to be elected to any public office but he’s already making the GOP better and more diverse here in Illinois. He’s expanding the base and is generating energy we haven’t seen in the GOP since Ronald Reagan. Of course panicky Democrats are going to call him racist and sexist. That kind of blatantly false attack was always expected in the face of Trump’s decades-long record of hiring and promoting thousands of women and minorities. Hillary and her media lapdogs know Trump’s message of making America great again and expanding economic opportunity for all is particularly attractive to African-American and Hispanic folks who remain trapped on the Liberal Plantation. Donald Trump isn’t the Republican Party’s problem. Trump’s doing his job and so are his supporters. It’s the failed GOP players who sit around in Illinois carping at Trump who have some explaining to do. It’s their selfishness and total lack of leadership for years which has made the Republican Party in Illinois a less than welcome place for minorities. Here are just a few illustrations.)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS’ RNC DELEGATES MEET UP IN CLEVELAND; CONVENTION UPROAR SHORT-LIVED
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/illinois-rnc-delegates-meet-up-in-cleveland.html
— KASICH ATTENDS ILLINOIS GOP CONVENTION DELEGATES’ MEETING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/ohio-gov-kasich-attends-illinois-gop-delegation-meeting-.html
— FBI SAYS ORLANDO SHOOTER DID NOT TARGET CLUB BECAUSE IT WAS GAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/orlando-shooter-did-not-target-club-because-it-was-gay.html
— WHILE IN IRAN, NATION OF ISLAM’S FARRAKHAN PREDICTS DIRE FUTURE FOR AMERICA
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/while-in-iran-nation-of-islams-farrakhan-predicts-dire-future-for-america.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— LIVE COVERAGE *** Republican National Convention
http://capitolfax.com/2016/07/18/live-coverage-republican-national-convention/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Paul Manafort: John Kasich is ‘embarrassing’ Ohio – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/18/paul-manafort-john-kasich-embarrassing-ohio/
— Trump’s pitch to union members  The candidate is not anti-union, but pro-employee – Richard Berman
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/18/donald-trumps-pitch-to-union-members/
— Pence is salt to Trump’s pepper  The Indiana governor adds political experience that the business mogul lacks – Cal Thomas
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/18/mike-pence-has-political-experience-donald-trump-l/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— RADICALS SEEK ‘BLACKS-ONLY’ NATION IN SOUTH  5 American states (Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia) where government ‘can no longer maintain control.’ – CHERYL CHUMLEY
http://www.wnd.com/2016/07/radicals-seek-blacks-only-nation-in-south/

 

TOWNHALL
— Live From Cleveland: Enthusiasm, Unease, Resignation, and Discord at Trump’s Convention – Guy Benson
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2016/07/18/discord-warring-factions-of-gop-lock-horns-in-cleveland-n2194163

 

DAILY CALLER
— University Of Michigan Professor: New Black-Only SEGREGATED NATION In Southern USA ‘Fairly Easy’ – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/18/university-of-michigan-professor-new-black-only-segregated-nation-in-southern-usa-fairly-easy/
— Baton Rouge Shooter Claimed Blacks ‘Superior To Whites’ In Book – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/18/baton-rouge-shooter-claimed-blacks-superior-to-whites-in-book/
— Ladies Get Naked In Cleveland To Protest Trump Or Something – JIM TREACHER
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/18/ladies-get-naked-in-cleveland-to-protest-trump-or-something/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Shame on RNC chair Reince Priebus if Trump is the nominee.”
https://www.conservativereview.com/commentary/2016/07/shame-on-rnc-chair-reince-priebus-if-trump-is-the-nominee

 

RED STATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Reince Priebus Ignores Delegate Votes And Appoints Mitch McConnell Temporary Convention Chair.”
http://www.redstate.com/streiff/2016/07/18/watch-reince-priebus-ignores-delegate-votes-appoints-mitch-mcconnell-temporary-convention-chair/

 

THE HILL
— GOP passes rules vote over outcry from Trump opponents – Ben Kamisar
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/288205-gop-passes-rules-vote-over-outcry-from-trump-opponents
— Anti-Trump delegates say they will force roll call vote on rules – Ben Kamisar
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/288186-anti-trump-delegates-say-they-will-force-roll-call-vote
— Ryan: Trump ‘not my kind of conservative’ – Scott Wong
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/288195-ryan-trump-not-my-kind-of-conservative

 

POLITICO
— Chaos erupts on GOP convention floor after voice vote shuts down Never Trump forces  Anti-Trump delegates wanted a roll call vote on convention rules. – Kyle Cheney
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/never-trump-delegates-have-support-needed-to-force-rules-vote-225716

 

CNN
— Convention drama: Trump campaign stops rules rebellion – Stephen Collinson, Tal Kopan and Tom LoBianco
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/18/politics/rnc-procedural-votes-rules-committee/index.html

 

CBS NEWS
— Do we know enough about the candidates’ health?
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-health-records-of-presidential-candidates/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Rancor Reigns as Bitterly Divided Republicans Begin Their Convention.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/us/politics/republican-convention-donald-trump.html
— Donald Trump Portrayed as an Heir to Richard Nixon – MICHAEL BARBARO and ALEXANDER BURNS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/us/politics/donald-trump-portrayed-as-an-heir-to-richard-nixon.html
— Melania Trump: From Small-Town Slovenia to Doorstep of White House – JASON HOROWITZ
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/us/politics/melania-trump-slovenia.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Republican National Convention: Updates on Day 1
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics-live/liveblog/republican-national-convention-updates/
— Trump’s running mate is ‘one of the most extreme vice-presidential picks,’ Clinton says – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/18/clinton-takes-aim-at-trumps-new-running-mate-in-address-to-educators/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Republican Chief Puts Party’s Machine in Overdrive for Trump – MONICA LANGLEY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-chief-puts-partys-machine-in-overdrive-for-trump-1468856144
— Hillary Clinton Talks Racial Inequality at NAACP Conference  Calls Donald Trump a prominent voice in the ‘birther’ movement who ‘plays coy with white supremacists’ – ERICA ORDEN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at minorities a) that Republicans are racists, b) that Republicans have caused all the problems that minorities have had, c) that Republicans are causing all the problems that minorities have, and d) that Republicans will forever cause all the problems that minorities will have.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-clinton-talks-racial-inequality-at-naacp-conference-1468872201

 

FORTUNE
— Wall Street Opts to Steer Clear of Trump’s Republican Convention – Cyrus Sanati
http://fortune.com/2016/07/18/wall-street-opts-to-steer-clear-of-trumps-republican-convention/
— Pro-Trump, Anti-Trump Protesters Agree: The Other Side Has Been Brainwashed – Charlotte Alter and Sam Frizell
http://fortune.com/2016/07/18/pro-trump-anti-trump-protesters-agree-the-other-side-has-been-brainwashed/

 

USA TODAY
— In Cleveland, discomfort with idea of John Kasich 2020 run – Chrissie Thompson
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/18/john-kasich-2020-run/87269258/

 

CLEVELAND
— Youngest member of Illinois RNC delegation Carl Miller can’t yet vote, Cleveland impresses Chicagoans: Delegate impressions
http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/07/youngest_illinois_rnc_delegate.html

 

GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
— Aging Federal Workforce Bucks Retirement Trends, Georgia State University Public Policy Study Shows
http://news.gsu.edu/2016/07/18/aging-federal-workforce-bucks-retirement-trends-georgia-state-university-public-policy-study-shows/

July 18 Morning Edition

ABC7
— NOTABLE ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS TO SKIP CONVENTION; SECURITY BEEFED UP  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise anti-Trumps.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/notable-illinois-republicans-to-skip-convention;-security-beefed-up/1430839/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Many notable Illinois Republicans are skipping this year’s GOP convention this week, including Gov. Bruce Rauner who has treated Trump comments as toxic and opted to steer clear.  In addition to Rauner, other missing GOPs will be former Gov. Jim Edgar, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Illinois, Comptroller Leslie Munger and North Shore Congressman Bob Dold. Kirk is even running an ad trumpeting his anti-Trumpness, which states “Mark Kirk bucked his party to say Donald Trump is not fit to be commander in chief.” Northwest suburban Rep. Peter Roskam may be the highest profile Illinois Republican who is attending the convention. Cook County Commissioner Tim Schneider will chair the state’s delegation, while other’s such as Congressman Adam Kinzinger and former gubernatorial candidate Kirk Dillard have said they’ll be in Cleveland for some meetings, but may not even set foot on the convention floor. “Very few elected officials or prominent Republicans are attending the convention, with good reason: Donald Trump,” said Pat Brady, former Illinois GOP party chairman. “Seven in 10 suburban voters disapprove of him. Why would you want to be seen with him? That to me is the damage he’s done to the Republican party.” State Rep. Mike Fortner, R-West Chicago, said he’s most interested in is party unity. He concedes that Trump wasn’t his first choice. He was Marco Rubio support, however, Fortner said there’s no chance he’d skip the convention in protest. “The convention is a good chance to see our different parts going to come together, I hope they do and that’s one reason I’m going to be a part of that,” Fortner said. In an unusual move, Trump volunteers were asking delegates to sign a pledge that they will vote for Trump on nomination night. On Monday, Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, and Willie Robertson, star of the “Duck Dynasty” show will be speaking. Monday’s theme will be “Make America Safe Again,” and focus on national security and immigration. Two former Republican presidents, two of the most recent GOP nominees and most of Trumps’ former opponents are skipping the convention as well. However, organizers said it’s not about the establishment, it’s about the grassroots supporters.)

 

CBS2
— Illinois Delegation Puts On United Front On Eve Of GOP Convention – Rob Johnson
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/07/18/illinois-delegation-puts-on-united-front-on-eve-of-gop-convention/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois republicans prepare for the RNC (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise anti-Trumps.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/175548892-story

 

WTTW
— IL GOP Chair: Illinois in ‘Lockstep’ with Trump – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/07/18/il-gop-chair-illinois-lockstep-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The head of Illinois’ Republican Party sought to downplay any division that might exist among the rank and file over the nomination of Donald Trump. Chairman Tim Schneider riled up the crowd of Illinois delegates at a delegation breakfast Monday morning in Cleveland, vowing that Illinois would work to elect Donald Trump in November, and that, counter to reports of division among the ranks, the state is “in lockstep” with Trump. “Donald Trump has tapped into something that has resonated with millions of new voters across our country,” Schneider said. “We are absolutely unified behind Donald Trump,” said Trump Illinois co-chair Demetra Demonte. “There is no fracture. The leadership of the party, the people of Illinois are totally united.” But despite the rah-rah atmosphere of Monday’s event, high-profile congressmen have distanced themselves from the nominee, and top party officials including Gov. Bruce Rauner and U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk are avoiding the convention all together. It has drawn the ire of Trump delegates, many of whom are first-time attendees at the convention and new to the political process. “I’m disappointed,” said alternate Trump delegate James Ignatowski, a first-time delegate from Chicago. “It’d be nice for Governor Rauner and Mark Kirk to be here. Show the Democrats we’re united. Show it to Madigan and Cullerton.” Schneider and other state GOP officials drew rousing cheers when they insisted the state party was solidly behind Trump. The Illinois leadership aimed to bridge the divide between more established members of the party and newer entrants. “We need to work together. We’re not your enemy, were your friend,” Schneider said. Ignatowski says he was drawn to Trump and compelled to get involved in politics because of his disdain for Chicago politicians, and because of Trump’s hard line on ending illegal immigration and cracking down on undocumented immigrants. “People should come here legally. Let’s keep the illegals out of the country,” he said. “Trump truthfully cares about Americans,” Ignatowski said. “He spent his own money, while others spent millions against him.” Through many delegates say they have been attracted to Trump from the beginning, others have needed some persuading. “I’m coming around, I’m really coming around,” said Judy Diekelman, an at-large delegate, who, by rule must cast her vote for Trump. “I’m very happy with his VP pick. We have a big tent, and we have to look at all opinions.” Political conventions are typically a celebration of the party, but the events in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where three officers were killed in an ambush on Sunday, have cast a shadow over this year’s event. Illinois State Representative John Cabello, a former police officer from Rockford, urged the delegation to be vigilant in the wake of heightened security around the convention center. “When you’re going to and from the convention, please be aware of your surroundings,” Cabello said. “If a criminal sees you paying attention, you will less likely be a victim of crime. If you see something out of the ordinary, please report it.” The delegation will next visit with Ohio Gov. John Kasich at a dinner reception before the convention begins in earnest Monday evening.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Stopgap budget failing to erase damage of state impasse – Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: Republicans want spending cuts.  Democrats want tax increases.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-stopgap-budget-met-20160717-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Looks like this party is having trouble getting started.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-pence-trump-terror-attack-france-election-perspec-0718-jm-20160716-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Likability is great, but co-workers who deliver are the most valuable – John Brandon  (DIERSEN: To get promoted beyond GS-12 at IRS or beyond GS-13 at GAO, you have to a) help your Democrat superiors give preference to their employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger and b) help your Democrat superiors make way for them by getting rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-this-trait-is-the-one-you-want-in-all-your-workers-20160712-story.html
— Pakistani model’s brother says he killed her for ‘honor’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-as–pakistan-model-killed-20160717-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump delegates and GOP regulars: An arranged marriage – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-delegates-gop-regulars-arranged-marriage/
— Illinois delegation at GOP convention gets security warning – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-delegation-at-gop-convention-gets-security-warning/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Trump campaign co-chair warned about state delegates what they should do if confronted by any potentially violent situations as the Republican convention kicks off on Monday. The co-chair, State Rep. John Cabello, a Rockford police detective currently on leave, commented at an Illinois Republican Party breakfast for Illinoisans at the convention. “Look people in the eyes. Make sure they know that you are watching what’s going on,” Cabello, R-Machesney Park said. “Pay attention. If you see something, please report it right away.”  The opening session will be gaveled to order a day after three police officers were shot and killed in Baton Rouge, La., and just weeks after police shootings in Dallas. There is a massive law enforcement presence — in uniform and undercover — at all political conventions, with forces beefed up as tens of thousands are here in advance of Donald Trump accepting the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday. The Illinois GOP party starts each convention day with a breakfast, notable on Monday for who was not there — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill. Still, Cabello and Illinois Republican Party Chair Tim Schneider said Illinoisans are united in wanting to defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton. At past conventions, these morning sessions have been used to rally the troops for the Illinois ticket. No speaker mentioned Kirk by name. As for any divides among Republicans who are not backing Trump because of his divisive rhetoric, Cabello stressed that the Illinois Republican Party is working with Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Cabello said that the “No Trump” and “Dump Trump” movement had totally fizzled. “I can guarantee it is iron clad that nothing, nothing is going to stop Donald Trump from being our nominee,” he said to applause. “We have all locked arms. We are all ready to make sure that crooked Hillary is not the next president of the United States,” Cabello said. The daily breakfast marked the first time all Illinois delegates — at-large, alternate at-large and elected delegates were meeting. Included among that group is 17-year-old Karl Miller, of west suburban Downers Grove, the youngest Illinois delegate, an at-large alternate. Most in the room were first-time convention goers, including Schneider, and most of the elected delegates. “Are you ready to take back the White House in 2016,” Schneider said to cheers, while touting that Donald Trump’s campaign has resonated with “millions and millions of new voters.” “We need to work together. All of us together. The Illinois Republican Party, we’re not your enemy. We’re your friend,” Schneider said. For all the talk of unity around Trump, the Illinois delegation on Monday afternoon is meeting with former GOP 2016 presidential contender Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Kasich is not backing Trump and is unlikely even to attend the convention.)
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Cheering FOIA success and facing obstacles – Andy Shaw
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/shaw-agencies-fail-foia/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Former candidate Kasich meeting with Illinois delegates as convention opens – Mike Riopell
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160718/news/160719156/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: John Kasich’s planned visit with the Illinois delegation today at the Republican National Convention comes as something of a consolation prize to both the former candidate and some of the delegates. Kasich is one of the few candidates with elected delegates in the Illinois group, having fared better than presumptive nominee Donald Trump in the state’s March primary among voters in some parts of the Chicago area. Among his primary backers in the Illinois delegation: state Rep. David Harris of Arlington Heights, former Cook County GOP Chairman Aaron Del Mar of Palatine and former state party Chairman Pat Brady of St. Charles. Del Mar wasn’t elected but was chosen later as part of the state’s group of at-large delegates who are committed to vote for Trump because of his primary victory in Illinois. Brady had been at the front of the push to upend Trump’s nomination, but the rules changes that could have made that possible failed last week. Kasich didn’t get the main stage speaking role other former Trump rivals did. Dr. Ben Carson and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will speak Tuesday on the main stage. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who spent time in the suburbs before the March primary, is set to speak on the main stage Wednesday. Tonight’s lineup features potential first lady Melania Trump, the first of numerous Trumps speaking this week, and takes a Benghazi focus with “Lone Survivor” co-author Marcus Luttrell, as well as speeches from Benghazi survivors and the mother of Sean Smith, who was killed in the attack.)
— Youngest Republican delegate Carl Miller gets convention for his 18th birthday – Mike Riopell (DIERSEN: I had the honor of sitting next to Miller and speaking with him at some length during the Illinois Republican Party State Convention in Peoria on Saturday, May 21, 2016.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160718/news/160719157/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If the election were held today, Republican convention delegate Carl Miller of Downers Grove couldn’t vote in it. Lucky for him, he turns 18 on Friday, a day after Donald Trump is set to accept the Republican nomination for president. Miller will be there to see it. “I couldn’t ask for a better birthday present,” he said. After grabbing headlines last year for his bid to meet as many presidential candidates as he could, Miller was picked by the state Republican Party as an alternate statewide delegate to the Cleveland convention. On Sunday, he was driving there with his grandfather. As the youngest Illinois delegate, does he have some particular role to play? “It’s a humbling experience,” Miller said. “I really want to do this so I can serve the party and more importantly serve our country and advance the conservative principles I believe in.” Miller left for Cleveland Saturday on a road trip that is more presidential than most. The Ohio stops included: The Warren G. Harding home in Marion, the James Garfield home in Mentor and Garfield’s grave. And they hoped to hit up a William McKinley site in Canton Sunday if there was time. “It really enhances the experience to learn the history,” Miller said. Trump wasn’t Miller’s first choice — he’s a fan of Texas Sen. Ted Cruz — but he’ll vote for Trump in November. “I want to share this experience with as many voters as I can,” he said. “I want to defeat the Democrats in November more than anything.” PICTURE CAPTION: Texas Sen. Ted Cruz gets a picture taken in March with Carl Miller of Downers Grove at Abbington Banquets in Glen Ellyn. Miller will serve as the youngest Republican delegate at the party convention this week in Cleveland.)
— Two crises lawmakers still haven’t addressed – David From
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160718/discuss/160719281/
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO OF BERLIN: Now some in DuPage can join military to avoid prosecution – Justin Kmitch  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Anti-Trumps are nasty.  Sooner or later, if you are a Republican, but you did not enlist, or far worse yet, if you were eligible for the draft like Trump and I were, but you avoided the draft like Trump and I did, anti-Trumps will viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you are being a patriotic hypocrite.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160718/news/160719173/

 

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Rauners say “Hear What Rauner Is Doing Instead Of Attending The RNC Convention.”
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/hear-what-rauner-is-doing-instead-of-attending-the-rnc/24b6ece3-fb56-429a-9e4f-df8293b7dfcb

 

WTTW
— Republican National Convention Gets Underway Amid Fallout from Baton Rouge – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/07/17/republican-national-convention-gets-underway-amid-fallout-baton-rouge

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois Delegates At Republican National Convention, Where Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction.”
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-delegates-republican-national-convention-where-truth-stranger-fiction
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP Convention Notable For Illinois Absences, Nature of Candidate.”
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/gop-convention-notable-illinois-absences-nature-candidate
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Presidential Race Spurs Illinois Immigrants to Apply For Citizenship.”
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/presidential-race-spurs-illinois-immigrants-apply-citizenship

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Illinois GOP Mixed on Convention.”
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=219011#.V4zAlxF9XHk

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Trump delegate Linda Lucchese from Park Ridge says Illinois no-shows to convention are week  Rauner, Munger, Kirk among those not attending – AP
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/07/17/trump-delegate-says-illinois-no-shows-to-convention-are-week/ahvuxql/

 

TIMES
— Top Illinois Republicans are no-shows in Cleveland – AP  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise anti-Trumps.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/top-illinois-republicans-are-no-shows-in-cleveland/article_a77d2e28-2a34-5b9b-a8fa-2d0e0ecce205.html

 

WSIU
— Illinois Group Insurance Premiums Could Double Retroactively Pending Outcome of Labor Dispute – ILLINOIS PUBLIC RADIO & SARAH MUELLER
http://news.wsiu.org/post/illinois-group-insurance-premiums-could-double-retroactively-pending-outcome-labor-dispute#stream/0

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Enrollees Of Failed Illinois Insurance Co-Op Face High Costs – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/enrollees-of-failed-illinois-insurance-co-op-face-high-costs

 

FAMILY PAC
— Pro-Family Campaign Kickoff…Family-Pac Boat Cruise July 25 – Paul Caprio
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=bce3a952ce23061bef2161b4e&id=772570c71b&e=8dc9fff257

 

U.S. OF ARN
— Kinzinger: “Hands Down, Right Move” For Senate To Bring In More Muslim Immigrants
http://usofarn.com/2016/07/17/kinzinger-hands-down-right-move-for-senate-to-bring-in-more-muslim-immigrants/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Black Lives Matter, the Chicago Urban League, and Suffering Children – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/black-lives-matter-chicago-urban-league-suffering-children/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Hostile media poised to blast GOP convention, Media Research Center says – Jennifer Harper  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents side with the “hostile media” against me and against my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/17/hostile-media-poised-to-blast-gop-convention-media/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Here’s a safe prediction about this week’s Republican National Convention: TV reporters will paint the GOP as too conservative, hostile to women, anathema to blacks, and an all-around turn-off to voters,” says Rich Noyes, research director for the Media Research Center. “And that’s not just because the ever-controversial Donald Trump is set to be nominated as the party’s presidential candidate.” Actually, this is a tradition. Broadcasters have been framing the Republican Party and its candidates as rigid, judgmental and ultra-conservative for years, says Mr. Noyes, and he ought to know. The conservative press watchdog has documented liberal rants against the Grand Old Party since 1988, with correspondents acting as “Democratic surrogates, lecturing Republican officials and delegates about how they are too far to the right and intolerant,” the analyst notes. “It does not matter to the media whether the nominee is a conservative like Ronald Reagan, or a moderate like John McCain. The networks read from virtually the same script each year,” Mr. Noyes continues, adding that his organization again will track the bias and share the now familiar findings. “So if you watch one of the liberal networks this week and think you’re hearing an echo of previous slams of the GOP — you probably are,” advises Mr. Noyes. “No man will ever bring out of the presidency the reputation that carries him into it.”)

 

BLAZE
— Trump Launches Pre-Convention Tweetstorm Against Clinton, Warren and CNN – Carly Hoilman
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/17/trump-launches-pre-convention-tweetstorm-against-clinton-warren-and-cnn/324765/
— Cleveland Police Prepare for Anarchists, Separatists and Anti-Trump Protesters at RNC – Carly Hoilman
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/17/cleveland-police-chief-everyone-is-coming-to-cleveland-to-protest-or-exercise-their-first-amendment-rights/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— Baton Rouge cop-killer in Nation of Islam
http://www.wnd.com/2016/07/details-emerge-on-baton-rouge-cop-killers-life/#!

 

DAILY CALLER
— Republican Senator Jeff Flake: The GOP MUST Purge Trump Supporters – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/17/republican-senator-purge-trump-supporters-from-gop/
— Baton Rouge Shooter Gavin Eugene Long Was Nation Of Islam Member, Railed Against ‘Crackers’ On YouTube Channel – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/17/baton-rouge-shooter-gavin-eugene-long-was-nation-of-islam-member-railed-against-crackers-on-youtube-channel-video/

 

NEWSMAX
— Pollster McLaughlin: Trump Will Win Because He Gives Change Americans Seek – Brian Freeman  (DIERSEN: Those who want to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors will vote for Clinton.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Cats-Roundtable-McLaughlin-Trump/2016/07/17/id/739075/
— ABC/WashPost Poll: Clinton Losing Ground Among Women
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/abc-poll-clinton-losing/2016/07/17/id/739050/
— Obama Bashes Gingrich on Muslim Comments: It’s ‘Repugnant’
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/obama-gingrich-muslim-sharia/2016/07/15/id/738927/

 

GOPUSA
— Milwaukee officer shot in patrol car
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12664
— The willing suspension of disbelief will destroy America
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12660
— Islam at War with a Delusional, Suicidal West – Matt Barber
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12662?omhide=true

 

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
— Ten companies with starting wages over $10.50 – Bailey Bischoff  (DIERSEN: I doubt that any of these ten companies would hire me because of one or more of the following reasons: a) I am not a Democrat, b) I do not promote LGBTQ activity, c) I do not promote abortion, d) I do not promote mass/illegal immigration, e) I do not promote booze, pot, gambling, or other vices, f) I do not promote race or gender based preference giving, g) I do not promote political affiliation discrimination, h) I do not promote age discrimination, i) I do not promote abolition of the Second Amendment, j) I am not an anti-Trump, k) I am White, l) I am male, m) I am old (67), n) I am not poor, o) I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, p) I am conservative, q) I am Republican, r) I am American, s) I am a gun owner, t) I am 100% German national origin, u) all my ancestors immigrated to America during the 1840s and 1850s, v) my Democrat GAO superiors took adverse actions against me including forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, not promoting me beyond GS-13, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, w) my Democrat IRS superiors took adverse actions against me including not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims, x) my Democrat Post Office superiors took adverse actions against me including forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests, and y) I avoided the draft with student and financial hardship draft deferments.)
http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2016/0718/Ten-companies-with-starting-wages-over-10.50/

 

HUFFINGTOMN POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Flounders As the Stakes Get Bigger.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-bradley/trump-flounders-as-the-st_b_11047964.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why Trump’s ‘Pivot’ Is Fake And Laughably Late At That  It’s a little late for him to start acting presidential.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-preibus-pivot_us_578bd398e4b0867123e1a910
— The Nation’s Largest Progressive Gathering Disappoints Many  This year’s Netroots Nation felt like one long lightbulb joke. – Eliot Nelson
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/progressives-meet-up-accomplish-little_us_578be40be4b0867123e1ab5e
— In Ohio (And Elsewhere), Trump Appeals To The Past  In swing counties in a swing state, they like Trump and Mike Pence. But it is an America that is fading. Can it put Trump over the top? – Howard Fieneman  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents think of the past?  My critics/opponents demonize, denigrate, and condemn the past.  They hint/imply/argue/shout that the older that you are (I am 67), the more that you have benefited from your parents’, your grandparents’, your great grand parents’, and the rest of your ancestors’ discrimination against minorities and against women.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-midwest-america-swing-states-ohio_us_578bdd67e4b08608d334f15a

 

POLITICO
— The United States of Trump?  In the battlegrounds of 2016, it’s Obama’s country versus The Donald’s. – Michael Grunwald  (DIERSEN: When push comes to shove, my critics/opponents who claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican side with the Democrats against me.  My critics/opponents are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/07/battleground-2016-barack-obama-donald-trump-swing-states-florida-orlando-hispanic-latino-voters-suburbs-214043
— Boomer Bust  Clinton and Trump are two of the oldest presidential candidates ever. When will the Me Generation loosen its grip on American politics? – Todd S. Purdum  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who promote age discrimination.  All my critics/opponents have always promoted age discrimination.)
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/07/2016-baby-boomers-generation-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-214027

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “RNC Is Donald Trump’s Show, but GOP Cracks Remain.”
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-conventions/rnc-donald-trump-s-show-gop-cracks-remain-n610916
— Founder of Latinas For Trump: Latinos Will ‘Put Him Over the Top’ – SUZANNE GAMBOA  (DIERSEN: What demographic groups are you a member of?  Will members of those groups put Trump “over the top?” If yes, anti-Trumps will demonize, denigrate, and condemn those groups.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/founder-latinas-trump-latinos-will-put-him-over-top-n611281
— Scrambling, Planners of the Republican Convention Put ‘Showbiz’ Off to the Wings – JONATHAN MARTIN and JEREMY W. PETERS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/18/us/politics/republican-convention-speakers.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— How the Shooting of Police  Officers in Baton Rouge Unfolded – LARRY BUCHANAN, JOE BURGESS and FORD FESSENDEN
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/07/17/us/what-happened-in-the-shooting-of-police-officers-in-baton-rouge.html
— Donald Trump and Mike Pence: One Ticket, Two Worldviews – STEVE EDER and THOMAS KAPLAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/18/us/politics/donald-trump-mike-pence.html
— Republican Convention Will Push Limits of a Candidate and the News Media – Jim Rutenberg
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/18/business/media/republican-convention-will-push-limits-of-trump-and-the-news-media.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The more conservative that you are, the more that anti-conservatives demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/18/opinion/kansas-zealot-helps-shape-the-gops-right-wing-platform.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors ask “Will the GOP convention be a celebration of anger and exclusion?”
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-gop-convention-20160715-snap-story.html
— The Democrats’ demographic firewall is under attack – Carol Anderson  (DIERSEN: Those who vote for Democrats or RINOs are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-anderson-demographic-firewall-20160717-snap-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Trump Nation: Supporters see themselves in Republican nominee – Rick Hampson  (DIERSEN: How many demographics do you share with Trump?  Trump and I are conservative, Republican, American, White, German national origin, Protestant, male, married, college graduates, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, healthy, and our ancestors have been in America for a long time. Because of the aforesaid, anti-Trumps viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/17/donald-trump-supporters-republican-nomination-president/87047494/
— Tech turns its back on Trump — except for a few – Jon Swartz and Allana Akhtar
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2016/07/17/tech-turns-its-back-trump-except-few/86508920/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Why ‘real’ politicians loathe Donald Trump and Boris Johnson – Michael Wolff  (DIERSEN: Who loathes you? The following loathe me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/wolff/2016/07/17/wolff-rise-rebel-politicians/87093154/
— Trump can beat Clinton if GOP unites – Anthony Scaramucci
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/07/17/trump-hamilton-gop-cleveland-never-support-clinton-column/87128660/
— GOP convention is already a failure: Job one is to unify the party around a nominee. That will #NeverHappen with Donald Trump. – Jonah Goldberg
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/07/18/gop-convention-cleveland-trump-unity-haley-scott-rand-sasse-jonah-goldberg/87219822/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Mike Pence Brings Conservative Bona Fides to Donald Trump Ticket  In Indiana, the governor has pursued fiscal and social policies that endear him to the right – NICK TIMIRAOS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/mike-pence-brings-conservative-bona-fides-to-donald-trump-ticket-1468799412
— Trump Touts Pence’s Economic Record, Dismisses Policy Differences  Mr. Trump said he believes selection of Indiana governor could unite the party – NICK TIMIRAOS
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/07/17/trump-touts-pences-economic-record-dismisses-policy-differences/
— The Ballot Box to the Caliphate  The Brotherhood’s ultimate goal is establishing a global Islamic state. This is similar to what ISIS claims it has achieved, if not identical. – ERIC TRAGER  (DIERSEN: How soon will the majority of voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in American will vote for “the Caliphate?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-ballot-box-to-the-caliphate-1468795965
— How to Save Public Pensions, No Federal Bailout Needed  It isn’t unprecedented for the feds to spur local pension reform. Kennedy and Reagan both did. – ED BACHRACH
http://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-save-public-pensions-no-federal-bailout-needed-1468797730

 

DETROIT NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites say “Black Lives Matter is not about racial supremacy.”
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/columnists/bankole-thompson/2016/07/17/black-lives-matter-racial-supremacy/87226784/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say voters are “Waking up to Donald Trump’s moral narcissism.”
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/columns/2016/07/17/waking-donald-trump-moral-narcissism/0BMoV2d3r5xoFPNoRh7yKN/story.html

 

WKBW
— Women pose nude to send a message to the Republican Convention – Zach Toombs
http://www.wkbw.com/news/us-news-world/women-pose-nude-to-send-a-message-to-the-republican-convention-1

 

FED SMITH
— Worst Case Scenario: Proposed Cuts to Federal Pay and Benefits – Ralph Smith  (DIERSEN: Virtually all federal employees are Democrats.  If I was still a federal employee, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates would kill me figuratively if not literally.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/07/16/worst-case-scenario-proposed-cuts-to-federal-pay-and-benefits/

 

CHARLESTON POST AND COURIER
— When federal bureaucracy tops the charts – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government. My critics/opponents agree with all the adverse actions a) that my Democrat GAO superiors took against me including forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, not promoting me beyond GS-13, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) that my Democrat IRS superiors took against me including not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims, and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors toke against me including forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests.)
http://www.postandcourier.com/20160718/160719481/when-bureaucracy-tops-the-charts
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal bureaucracy gets a black eye from the public for the officiousness and red tape that are sometimes part of dealing with it. Think of the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Internal Revenue Service and the Transportation Safety Administration. The bureaucracy also comes under frequent fire from elected leaders in Congress, usually conservatives, who complain about its expense and lack of accountability. But there is one group that is unmatched in its admiration for federal workers — the bureaucracy itself. According to ratings given to federal workers in their employee reviews, an unbelievable 99 percent are doing at least a good job. Unbelievable is right. Nevertheless, according to data collected by the Government Accountability Office, 33.1 percent of federal employees were given an “outstanding” rating, while 27.4 percent exceed “fully successful,” and 38.8 percent of federal employees were viewed merely as “fully successful.” Of the minuscule remainder, 0.3 percent qualified as “minimally successful,” and 0.1 percent as “unacceptable.” Presumably, that microscopic group of “unacceptables” are the federal employees who are sent home with pay because of job-related problems. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., was highly critical of the rating system’s shortcomings, as might be expected, since he is chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. “Apparently the federal bureaucrats grading one another think virtually everyone who works for the government is doing a fantastic job,” Rep. Miller said. “But given the dysfunction we’ve seen throughout the federal government over the last several years, that can’t possibly be true.” He added, “While most federal employees are dedicated and competent, everyone knows the government’s personnel system is rigged to protect those who can’t or won’t do their jobs.” Certainly, this report is evidence of that. The GAO recommended that agencies and their employees recognize “that a rating of ‘fully successful’ is already a high bar and should be valued and rewarded and that ‘outstanding’ is a difficult level to achieve.” Or should be. The rating system also relates to job promotions and compensation. That compounds the outrage and demands reform. If the civil service isn’t willing to dump the rating system as an utter fraud, then Congress should take on the job. Based on these ratings, the federal bureaucracy scores higher on the scale of excellence than Ivory Soap, which is only 99 and 44/100ths percent pure. And that just won’t wash.)

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— Illinois health insurer announces liquidation as Obamacare co-ops collapse – Kristina Betinis
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/07/18/illi-j18.html

 

MIC
— GOP Chair Reince Priebus Says Having Straight Parents Is the “Best Scenario” for Children – Marie Solis
https://mic.com/articles/148971/gop-chair-reince-priebus-says-having-straight-parents-is-the-best-scenario-for-children#.UoWp5CO3J

 

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors WORK WITH EACH OTHER TO GET RID OF INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, COMPANIES, GOVERNMENTS, AND COUNTRIES THAT ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2016/07/white-lives-matter-movement-pines-racist-past/

 

SLATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps present “141 Things Donald Trump Has Said and Done That Make Him Unfit to Be President.”
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/cover_story/2016/07/donald_trump_is_unfit_to_be_president_here_are_141_reasons_why.html

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Let the madness begin: All signs point to four days of complete insanity.”
http://www.salon.com/2016/07/18/let_the_madness_begin_all_signs_point_to_four_days_of_complete_insanity/

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Republican Party Blew It.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/135151/republican-party-blew

 

DAILY KOS
— How candidates fare among faith groups – Jon Perr  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors are nasty.  What do your critics/opponents say about your faith? My nasty critics/opponents who are a member of a church, who attend church services, and/or who give money to a church viciously demonize me, viciously denigrate me, and viciously condemn me as being a religious hypocrite because put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and send them out on Sunday mornings instead of attending church services.  I should write a book about my aforesaid nasty critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and how they a) promote booze, gambling, and other vices and b) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/7/17/1548121/-Donald-Trump-had-white-evangelicals-at-hello

 

FOX NEWS LATINO
— RNC chair: Trump planning tour to woo Latino voters, believes convention will be turning point  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, anti-Trumps want Trump to “woo” citizens of Mexico in America legally or illegally by doing much more than just promising to give them more preference than Clinton does.  Anti-Trumps want Trump to promise a) to legalize pot in America to further booster Mexico’s economy and to further destroy America, b) to force everyone to speak, read, and write Spanish, c) give southwest America back to Mexico, and d) then to give all of what is left of America to Mexico.)
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/07/17/rnc-chair-trump-planning-tour-to-attract-latino-voters-believes-convention-will/

July 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DONALD TRUMP FORMALLY INTRODUCES INDIANA GOV. MIKE PENCE AS VP PICK – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/trump-introduces-pence-as-vp-pick/1429640/
— VOTING TECHNOLOGY CHANGING ELECTIONS
http://abc7chicago.com/technology/voting-technology-changing-elections/1428545/
— GRAPPLING HOOKS, TENNIS BALLS AMONG BANNED ITEMS AT REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/grappling-hooks-tennis-balls-among-banned-items-at-republican-national-convention/1427431/

 

NBC5
— Preparing for the Conventions – Mary Ann Ahern and Carol Marin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-430P-SOT-DEEP-DISH_Chicago-387028311.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Are Trump’s misfires intentional? – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-are-trumps-misfires-intentional/
— Chicago’s segregated police stations – Tim Novak
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicagos-segregated-police-stations-watchdogs-laquan-mcdonald/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘Happy warrior’ Pence’s Trump team-up brings out hopes, fears in home state
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-indiana-gov-mike-pence-trump-vice-president-met-20160715-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: More than 6 in 10 adults say race relations in U.S. are generally bad – Krissah Thompson – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-us-race-relations-poll-20160716-story.html
— More than 100 protest in Chicago against police brutality – Tony Briscoe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-police-protests-0716-20160715-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Pence has long conservative record on immigration – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160716/news/307169989/
— Political outsider Trump introducing insider Mike Pence – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160716/news/307169991/
— 8 years after hope and change, voters are angry, anxious – AP (DIERSEN: Those who have been Obama’s strongest supporters are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160716/news/307169940/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “On Capitol Hill dysfunction reigns, GOP leaders fall short/”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160716/news/307169986/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumpa and anti-Republicans say “The challenge of the GOP convention: prove Trump can lead.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160716/discuss/160719253/
— More consolidation?: As with any idea about government, the Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 referendum to eliminate a township trustee position bears close study. But the value of the job, which appears to duplicate accounting work already done by the district, does seem suspect. Mount Prospect District 57 may add the ballot question, too. – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160716/discuss/160719254/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How Rauner can show up Edgar: Change school funding – RICH MILLER  (DIERSEN: Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160716/ISSUE11/307169994/how-rauner-can-show-up-edgar-change-school-funding
— Sen. Daniel Biss’ turnaround agenda – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160716/ISSUE05/307169996/this-democrats-turnaround-agenda

 

BELVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Region’s GOP delegates head to convention with uncertainty, enthusiasm and hope for unity – BRIAN BRUEGGEMANN
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article90079267.html

 

WSIL TV
— Low-key Trump intro for ‘my partner,’ running mate Pence – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/32459617/political-outsider-trump-introducing-insider-mike-pence
— Analysis: What does the VP rollout tell us about Trump? – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/32461155/analysis-what-does-the-vp-rollout-tell-us-about-trump

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— TRAGIC: Number of medical marijuana patients doubles
http://ilnews.org/8762/number-of-medical-marijuana-patients-doubles/

 

STATELINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Pences say “Trump-Pence: The unlikely duo.”
http://www.mystateline.com/news/trumppence-the-unlikely-duo

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— OUTSTANDING: Political novice from Buckingham helps push Trump to top
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/editorials/political-novice-from-buckingham-helps-push-trump-to-top/article_0d81b97c-93f4-5c30-b0e4-e9c61a19e8f1.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage County – Political dynasty crumbling? – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/07/dupage-county-political-dynasty-crumbling/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “They are a large, Irish-Catholic political family known for pooling their talents to win campaigns they’re not expected to,” says the Chicago Tribune referring to the Cronin family in this article. As far as talent in winning campaigns, one could argue that ability may be crumbling as the last two county board seats Chairman Cronin was banking to win were lost by a substantial margin in most people’s eyes.  We also suspect any potential future victories for himself may fall short based on the treasure trove of information now available at the people’s fingertips. The Tribune article claims the Cronin family is used to being compared to the Kennedy’s. Comparing Dan Cronin to Kennedy does have some validity. I think most would agree the common link is playing the taxpayer for the fool and capitalizing on the people’s laziness when it comes to holding them accountable. In order to hold public officials accountable, you must first know the truth.  You start by putting all the pieces of a puzzle together to better see the real picture. The challenge in putting together political puzzles is being able to actually find all the puzzle pieces as they have become masters at hiding them. We have spent over two years exposing malfeasance at the College of DuPage and have done our best to follow up on every tip we received. One of the interesting tips we received dealt with Dan Cronin, current DuPage County Board Chairman.  The tip was that COD hired him to do workers compensation claims on behalf of the college. We first covered this matter in this article, which confirmed he was in fact doing legal work on behalf of the college, but we still had some loose ends. I think we now have those last puzzle pieces to see the real picture and better understand how things operate in DuPage County. As earlier reported, we did seek a comment from Chairman Cronin regarding his representation of the college on workman’s compensation claims which can be viewed in this article. Please note he never truly answered our question but did confirm, his “law firm has represented the consortium since 2008.” The response, knowing what we know now, was nothing short of political duck and cover. Cronin’s response no longer passes the smell test.  The  COD Board of Trustees recently voted to release a large volume of closed session minutes.  Currently available are minutes between February of 2000 and August of 2009. That is a lot of reading to do and so far, it’s clear those running COD had no problem violating the Open Meetings Act and taking action in closed session on a litany of matters. I digress.  What does all this have to do with Dan Cronin?)
— College of DuPage – Breuder’s Human Rights Complaint Dismissed – Part II – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/07/college-of-dupage-breuders-human-rights-complaint-dismissed-part-ii/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— IRS: ILLINOIS IS LOSING MILLENNIALS  An increasing number of younger adults are making up the exodus of taxpayers from the state. – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/irs-illinois-is-losing-millennials/

 

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Is Last Chance to Save America – TOM TANCREDO
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/07/16/donald-trump-last-chance-save-america/
— Assad: U.S. Is Not ‘Serious’ About Fighting Islamic State – JOHN HAYWARD
http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2016/07/15/assad-says-u-s-presidential-candidates-lack-foreign-policy-experience/

 

THE HILL
— Cruz steps into spotlight for Trump – Jordain Carney
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/287785-cruz-steps-into-spotlight-for-trump
— Priebus says gay convention speaker is ‘welcome in our party’ – Harper Neidig  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote LGBTQ activity focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/288035-priebus-says-gay-convention-speaker-is-welcome-in-our

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Donald Trump Makes Mike Pence Introduction All About Donald Trump  It took him nearly half an hour to even bring Pence onstage. – Sam Levine
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-mike-pence_us_578a57dae4b03fc3ee511d90

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Clinton Portrays Trump as a “Poor Role Model for Children.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/17/us/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-children-ad.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Forces G.O.P. to Choose Between Insularity and Outreach.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/17/us/politics/donald-trump-republican-convention.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— More than 6 in 10 adults say U.S. race relations are generally bad, poll indicates – Krissah Thompson and Scott Clement  (DIERSEN: Those who have been Obama’s strongest supporters are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/more-than-6-in-10-adults-say-us-race-relations-are-generally-bad-poll-indicates/2016/07/16/66548936-4aa8-11e6-90a8-fb84201e0645_story.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GOP insiders cheer Pence, though some Trump skeptics dismissive – DAVID M. DRUCKER
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/gop-insiders-cheer-pence-though-some-trump-skeptics-dismissive/article/2596700

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Lures New Big-Money Donors as Old Guard Retreats  Of the contributions disclosed so far, the biggest Trump supporter in the country is Geoffrey Palmer, a real-estate developer in Beverly Hills. – Zachary Mider
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-07-16/trump-lures-new-big-money-donors-as-old-guard-retreats

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Are Federal Pay and Benefits Too Generous? – Kellie Lunney (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass a background investigation, e) because they cannot pass a physical examination, f) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or g) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2016/07/are-federal-pay-and-benefits-too-generous/129943/

 

FED SMITH
— Worst Case Scenario: Proposed Cuts to Federal Pay and Benefits – Ralph Smith (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass a background investigation, e) because they cannot pass a physical examination, f) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or g) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/07/16/worst-case-scenario-proposed-cuts-to-federal-pay-and-benefits/

 

HARRIS POLL
— Latest Happiness Index Reveals American Happiness at All-Time Low  (DIERSEN: Who wants you to be unhappy?  The following want me to be unhappy: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.theharrispoll.com/health-and-life/American-Happiness-at-All-Time-Low.html

July 13 Evening Edition

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO, ON COOK COUNTY, ON ILLINOIS, AND ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: TRUMP CLAIMS 5,000 MURDERS IN CHICAGO DURING OBAMA PRESIDENCY – Diane Pathieu, Charles Thomas, and Ben Bradley  (DIERSEN: Because of underreporting, is it much more than 5,000?)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/donald-trump-in-chicago-indiana;-protesters-gather-outside-trump-tower/1423315/

 

NBC5
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO, ON COOK COUNTY, ON ILLINOIS, AND ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Chicago Corruption at Center of New Walking Tour in the City  Blago and George Ryan, Rosty and Mel, and rogues like Hinky Dink Kenna and Bathhouse John Coughlin– they’re all there – Phil Rogers
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-corruption-walking-tour-takes-center-stage-386706471.html

 

CBS2
— White Woman Walks In Black Neighborhood: I’m Sorry Black America – Audrina Bigos
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/07/12/white-woman-walks-in-black-neighborhood-im-sorry-black-america/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hillary Clinton says Donald Trump turning ‘Party of Lincoln’ into ‘Party of Trump’ – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-hillary-clinton-springfield-speech-met-0714-20160713-story.html
— Donald Trump polling stronger with evangelicals than Mitt Romney four years ago; Trump seeks $10 million from former aide in disclosure case; Trump huddles with top VP candidates in Indiana; Hillary Clinton: The party of Lincoln is becoming the ‘party of Trump;’ Clinton attacks Trump for making shooting deaths ‘all about him’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-07132016-htmlstory.html
— Another school funding task force? Gov. Rauner, waste of time. – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-rauner-school-funding-mcqueary-perspec-0714-jm-20160713-column.html
— House Republicans want auditor general removed, but Rauner mum – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-auditor-general-republicans-rauner-met-0714-20160713-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Republicans file request for state auditor general’s removal – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/republicans-file-state-auditor-general-removal/
— Trump puts Chicago lunch guests on the spot – Michael Sneed
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-trump-puts-chicago-lunch-guests-on-the-spot/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner Signs Order Requiring Illinois To Give preference to Businesses Owned by Minorities, Women, and Disabled (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  Rauner ran as a Republican and got elected as a Republican. If you get elected as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.  The Republican Party platform calls for equal opportunity, that is, it opposes race and gender based preference giving.  Rauner should prosecute individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that discriminate based on race, gender, etc.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-looks-to-strengthen-minority-disadvantaged-businesses/
— Chicago urges protected status for Ecuadorean immigrants – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-urges-protected-status-for-ecuadorean-immigrants/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Clinton in Springfield: Trump is ‘dangerous,’ ‘divisive,’ ‘fear-mongering’ – AP  (DIERSEN: With Clinton saying this today, what will she and her spokespersons say about Trump as November 8 approaches?  Should Trump and his supporters start preparing now for anti-Trumps to harm them?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160713/NEWS02/160719911/clinton-in-springfield-trump-is-dangerous-divisive-fear-mongering
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Let’s do this now and reduce Chicago’s homeless population – MARK ANGELINI
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160713/OPINION/160709872/lets-do-this-now-and-reduce-chicagos-homeless-population

 

DAILY HERALD
— Challenge to Lake County coroner’s candidacy upheld by electoral board – Mick Zawislak
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160713/news/160719547/
— Carpentersville man on probation for marijuana conviction faces new marijuana trafficking charges – Harry Hitzeman
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160713/news/160719608/

 

WTTW
— Trump Delegates Sound Off on Republican Convention – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/07/13/trump-delegates-sound-republican-convention

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois GOP reaffirms support for Trump – TONY ARNOLD
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-gop-reaffirms-support-trump#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois Republican Party seems to be changing its tone about Donald Trump’s candidacy – at least a little bit. When the Illinois Republican Party appointed delegates to the national convention – they picked some people who have been vocal in opposing Donald Trump’s candidacy. Governor Bruce Rauner won’t talk about Trump – or the presidential campaign. And other top Illinois Republicans are skipping the convention – and have said they won’t support Trump. These actions led some Trump delegates like Anthony Anderson to say they’re also skipping the conventions, out of protest. ANDERSON: I realize Illinois is a blue state, but for Pete’s sake, they’re not even lifting a finger. In response – the state Republican Party released an unusually direct statement (LINK?) supporting Donald Trump…and highlighting the party’s connections to the Trump campaign.)

 

WMAY
— Rauner Signs Order To Boost Minority, Female Businesses (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  Rauner ran as a Republican and got elected as a Republican. If you get elected as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.  The Republican Party platform calls for equal opportunity, that is, it opposes race and gender based preference giving. Rauner should prosecute individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that discriminate based on race, gender, etc.)
http://www.wmay.com/2016/07/13/rauner-signs-order-to-boost-minority-female-businesses/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Minority- and female-owned businesses could have an easier time getting state contracts under an executive order signed by Governor Bruce Rauner. The initiative could include the creation of more “sheltered markets,” where certain state requests for bids are set aside for businesses owned by women, minorities or persons with disabilities. Rauner says those groups often have less opportunity to fully participate in the state economy.)

 

WSIL TV
— Ginsburg’s public Trump critique raises ethical quandaries – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/32438291/ginsburgs-public-trump-critique-raises-ethical-quandaries

 

MADISON RECORD
— GOP lawmakers file resolution to remove Mautino amidst state, federal investigations – John Breslin
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/510958584-gop-lawmakers-file-resolution-to-remove-mautino-amidst-state-federal-investigations

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Would Ruth Bader Ginsburg have to recuse herself if Donald Trump wins?  Comments cause political firestorm – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/would-ruth-bader-ginsburg-have-to-recuse-herself-if-donald-trump-wins

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Legislators call for auditor general’s resignation at Chicago gathering  15 lawmakers sponsor resolution for Mautino’s removal – RACHEL RODGERS
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/07/13/legislators-call-for-auditor-generals-resignation-at-chicago-gathering/a8xj2gv/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DuPage County board, sheriff begin FY2017 budget talks 1 year after public fight – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/07/12/dupage-county-board-sheriff-begin-fy2017-budget-talks-1-year-after-public-fight/ai6m9ea/

 

DEPAULIA
— Democrats, allies rally against Trump in Loop – Brenden Moore
http://depauliaonline.com/2016/07/12/dems-allies-rally-trump-loop/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Unlikely alliances form in opposing Hillary Clinton in Springfield
http://ilnews.org/8688/unlikely-alliances-form-in-opposing-hillary-clinton-in-springfield/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— General Assembly – Adults are in the room – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/07/general-assembly-adults-are-in-the-room/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: This morning, several legislators held a press conference in Chicago calling for the removal of the Illinois Auditor General.  They filed a House Joint Resolution to initiate the process. “Auditor General Mautino is not able to perform his duties with the trust and confidence that Illinoisans deserve,” Rep. Kay said. “If he will not do the right thing on his own and step aside, we have a responsibility as the people’s elected representatives to hold him accountable,” Add Rep. Ives  The people of Illinois are witnessing first-hand what Benjamin Franklin’s answer to that famous question of  “what kind of government did you give us”, really means.  “A republic if you can keep it.”  This, ladies and gentlemen, is how you keep it!  Action by responsible people elected and entrusted to take action based on the best interest of the state, not themselves. We thank each and every one of them for doing the right thing!)
— Auditor General Frank Mautino facing House Joint Resolution for his removal. – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/07/auditor-general-frank-mautino-facing-house-joint-resolution-for-his-removal/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: ILLINOIS IS LOSING PRIME WORKING-AGE ADULTS  BLS data show that Illinois had a net loss of 354,000 adults over the last decade from its prime working-age adult population (ages 25 to 54), with 290,000 of that loss attributable to migration rather than mortality. This is a troubling sign that indicates a weak economy – and the loss of adult taxpayers and their children. – Michael Lucci (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Illinois focus on driving Republicans out of Illinois, and especially those who are Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time because they are more likely to stay Republican.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-is-losing-prime-working-age-adults/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Acts to Give Preferences to Minority, Women & Disabled-Owned Businesses – Cal Skinner  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  Rauner ran as a Republican and got elected as a Republican. If you get elected as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.  The Republican Party platform calls for equal opportunity, that is, it opposes race and gender based preference giving.  Rauner should prosecute individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that discriminate based on race, gender, etc.)
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/07/13/rauner-acts-to-give-preferences-to-minority-women-disabled-owned-businesses/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— HULTGREN: “NO ONE SHOULD BE FORCED TO PARTICIPATE IN ABORTION”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/hultgren-no-one-should-be-forced-to-participate-in-abortion-video.html
— TREASON: FORMER IL REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIR SAYS TRUMP CAN’T WIN, HILLARY BETTER ALTERNATIVE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/former-illinois-republican-party-chair-says-tump-cant-win-the-election.html
— STATE REP. KAY FILES RESOLUTION TO REMOVE MAUTINO FROM OFFICE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/state-rep-kay-files-resolution-to-remove-mautino-from-office.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— TREASON: Former state GOP chairman Pat Brady: Trump can’t win, Hillary better alternative
http://capitolfax.com/2016/07/13/former-state-gop-chairman-trump-cant-win-hillary-better-alternative/

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— Chicago Muslims Outraged by Anti-ISIS Cartoon in Local Paper – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/07/chicago-muslims-outraged-anti-isis-cartoon-local-paper/

 

FREEDOM OUTPOST AND PATRIOTS 1776
— Sharia: Illinois To Create Official State Government Muslim Council  (DIERSEN: From the West Suburban Patriots: VETO Illinois – SB574 (Muslim Advisory Council)  FOLKS, YOU HAVE TO CALL Governor Bruce Rauner’s office: (217) 782-0244  or (312) 814-2121 and give your opinion on this bill  You can also email him at: gov.goca@illinois.gov  Here’s a letter one of our patriots wrote to the Governor: Please Veto SB 574  Article One, Section three of the Illinois constitution contains a clause that says NO PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN BY LAW TO ANY RELIGION. I would argue all day long the creation of a muslim advisory council gives preference to Islam and therefore violates the Illinois constitution; since one can only be a muslim if he/she is an practitioner of Islam.  The muslim advisory council could easily be called Islamic American advisory council, because the religion of Islam is where muslim guidance will come from, Islamic doctrine and shariah  ARTICLE 1, SECTION 3. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM  The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination, shall forever be guaranteed, and no person shall be denied any civil or political right, privilege or capacity, on account of his religious opinions; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be construed to dispense with oaths or affirmations, excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of the State. No person shall be required to attend or support any ministry or place of worship against his consent, nor shall any preference be given by law to any religious denomination or mode of worship. ~ (Source: Illinois Constitution.)  If the state proposed advisory council was called the Christian American advisory council Act, the screams from the left would be deafening. Gov Rauner, there is a very sound reason why no other state has such a muslim advisory council, it’s because such a law violates every “separation of church and state” type clauses contained in every state constitution…. just as it will be contrary to the one enshrined within the Illinois constitution.  Respecting the Illinois constitution isn’t optional…  Mr Governor, it’s your duty to VETO SB 574, the “muslim American Advisory council Act ”, you must uphold the rule of law!)
http://www.patriots1776.com/index.php/politics1/sharia-illinois-to-create-official-state-government-muslim-council
http://freedomoutpost.com/sharia-illinois-to-create-official-state-government-muslim-council/

 

GOPUSA
— Dallas Police Chief Tells Politicians ‘Step Up’  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  Too what extend do Republican officials in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct “step up” for the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and the other planks in Illinois Republican Party platform?  Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12411
— Will Hillary Ditch Black Lives Matter? – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12396
— Ryan’s request to cut off Clinton intel briefings denied
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12424
— ‘Never Trump’ continues to wage delegate battle
http://www.gopusa.com/never-trump-continues-to-wage-delegate-battle/

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Anti-Trumpers Turn Their Lonely Eyes to John Kasich
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2016/07/13/anti_trumpers_turn_their_lonely_eyes_to_john_kasich
— Hillary’s Race Speech Ripped to Shreds
http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2016/07/13/hillary_s_race_speech_ripped_to_shreds

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— HANNITY SMACKS GRETCHEN CARLSON IN FOX NEWS SEX CASE ‘So why did you stay after such ‘harassment’ asking for more airtime?’  (DIERSEN: Hannity sides with Fox News against Carlson.  My critics/opponents side with my critics/opponents against me.)
http://www.wnd.com/2016/07/hannity-smacks-gretchen-carlson-in-fox-news-sex-case/#!

 

DAILY CALLER
— Obama Mentions Himself 45 Times During Memorial Speech For Dallas Officers – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/12/obama-mentions-himself-45-times-during-memorial-speech-for-dallas-officers/

 

BREITBART
— Black Lives Matter Mob Threatens Fox News Reporter – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/07/11/black-lives-matter-mob-threatens-fox-news-reporter/
— Anniversary of Sandra Bland’s Death Raises Tension Amid War on Cops – LANA SHADWICK
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2016/07/13/anniversary-sandra-blands-death-raises-tension-amid-war-cops/

 

TOWNHALL
— Hume: To Obama, Racism in America ‘Has a White Face, Never a Black Face’ – Leah Barkoukis  (DIERSEN: Anti-Whites love Hume.)
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2016/07/13/hume-to-obama-racism-always-has-a-white-face-never-a-black-face-n2192198
— The Future for the Real American Dreamers – Allen West
http://townhall.com/columnists/allenwest/2016/07/13/the-future-for-the-real-american-dreamers-n2192298

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Hillary Clinton Warns: Trump Could Use Military, IRS To Punish Critics and Opponents – Ian Schwartz  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  I should write a book about how the Democrats who run the federal government use the federal government “to punish critics and opponents.”)
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/07/13/hillary_clinton_warns_trump_could_use_military_irs_to_punish_critics_and_opponents.html

 

AMERICAN FREE PRESS
— Cultural Marxists Employ Terror Tactics, Violence to Intimidate Trump Supporters  (DIERSEN: Who are the cultural marxists in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://americanfreepress.net/cultural-marxists-employ-terror-tactics-violence-to-intimidate-trump-supporters/

 

TPM
— RNC Chair: Trump’s White, Male VP Frontrunners Are Diverse! – KRISTIN SALAKY  (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics?  My demographics are terrible.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes take every opportunity that they can to remind those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors that I am Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (67), rich, a gun owner, that my ancestors have been in America since the 1840s, that I am 100% German national origin, that I was baptized, raised and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, that I am a retired federal employee, that I avoided the draft, that etc.)
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/reince-diversity-of-experience
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With Donald Trump’s reported vice presidential prospects all white men, RNC chair Reince Priebus wants people to focus on another type of diversity: the diversity of experience. In an interview Wednesday, CNN’s Wolf Blitzer questioned Priebus about previous comments he made hoping Trump’s veep hopefuls would be “diverse.” When Blitzer asked him if he was disappointed that no people of color or women made the cut, Priebus said that is not what diversity means to Trump. “Well, I know that all of those things are on the table and I think it also comes down to who he thinks is most compatible, and who would be best for our country,” Priebus said. “There is also diversity of experience, and sometimes something that would be beneficial that I think he is also looking at. He has been pretty clear that having experience in matters in both governing in Washington and your state as an executive, he talked about foreign policy experience as another issue to be thought about and discussed. So diversity from Donald Trump as an outsider, a successful businessman, is these choices that he is looking at.” Blitzer followed up to see if this was the type of diversity Priebus had in mind when he made his comments and Priebus doubled down on the comments. “Look, for each presidential candidate, the diversity that you seek in the spot that you’re, you know, the vice presidential spot can be a lot of things,” he said. “It can be all of the above, experience, gender, race, that is an important ingredient.” Trump’s veep finalists reportedly include New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R). Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), one of the only women discussed, took herself out of the running earlier this month.)

 

POLITICO
— RNC races to stamp out anti-Trump rebellion  Reince Priebus loyalists try to stop delegates who want to rip nomination away on national TV. – Alex Isenstadt, Kyle Cheney and Shane Goldmacher
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/republican-national-convention-minority-report-225511
— Clinton on Trump: Even ‘the killing of people is somehow all about him’ – Nolan D. McCaskill
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/clinton-trump-illinois-speech-225485

 

THE HILL
— Clinton goes back on the attack against Trump – Rebecca Savransky
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/287566-clinton-hits-on-trump-we-need-a-president-who-can-help
— Black Lives Matter needs some tough love from Obama – Gregory J. Wallance
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/287598-black-lives-matter-needs-some-tough-love-from-obama

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats say that non-Democrats are haters.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-b-keegan/far-right-co-opts-tragedy_b_10970158.html

 

MCCLATCHY NEWS DC
— Lawmakers move to block flights to Cuba – FRANCO ORDONEZ
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article89315807.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Most Americans Hold Grim View of Race Relations, Poll Finds – GIOVANNI RUSSONELLO
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/14/us/most-americans-hold-grim-view-of-race-relations-poll-finds.html
— For Whites Sensing Decline, Donald Trump Unleashes Words of Resistance – NICHOLAS CONFESSORE  (DIERSEN: Because minorities overwhelmingly vote for Democrats, Democrats focus on getting rid of Whites.  If you want to get rid of Whites, that is, if you are a racist, vote for Democrats.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/14/us/politics/donald-trump-white-identity.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Clinton lambastes Trump as unfit to lead a country dealing with race, violence – John Wagner
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clinton-lambastes-trump-as-unfit-to-lead-a-country-dealing-with-race-violence/2016/07/13/acb877c0-48ff-11e6-bdb9-701687974517_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Republican Dissidents to Challenge Platform as Anti-Gay on Convention Floor  Group aims to replace 60-page document with a short statement of principles that also leaves out Donald Trump’s position on trade – REID J. EPSTEIN  ((DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs always want to destroy the Republican Party by making its platform more like the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and the Green Party platform.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-dissidents-to-challenge-platform-as-anti-gay-on-convention-floor-1468449084
— Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Locked in Tight Race in Ohio and Iowa, Polls Find  Democratic candidate holds 9-point lead in Pennsylvania – LAURA MECKLER
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-are-neck-and-neck-in-ohio-and-iowa-polls-find-1468429268

 

BLOOMBERG
— Republican Party Chairman Calls for Unity Behind Donald Trump  “Let’s not lose sight of the stakes of this election,” he told the RNC’s 168 members. – John McCormick and Mark Niquette
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-07-13/republican-party-chairman-calls-for-unity-behind-donald-trump

 

MARKET WATCH
— How saving too much can make your retirement less satisfying  Being overly frugal and having no fun dulls the Golden Years – Chuck Jaffe
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-saving-too-much-can-make-your-retirement-less-satisfying-2016-07-13

 

ATLANTIC JOURNAL CONSTITUTION
— RNC counsel: Without rule change, pledged GOP delegates must vote for Donald Trump – Jim Galloway
http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/07/13/rnc-counsel-without-rule-change-pledged-gop-delegates-must-vote-for-donald-trump/

 

TIME MAGAZINE
— As a Gay Republican, I Cannot Defend the GOP Platform – James Richardson  (DIERSEN: Promoting LGBTQ activity is the top priority for LGBTQ individuals, LGBTQ organizations, LGBTQ companies, LGBTQ governments, and LGBTQ countries.)
http://time.com/4405018/gop-platform-lgbt-issues/

 

COSMOPOLITAN
— What 3 Women Leading the RNC Think About Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton  The thirtysomething women explain why they stand behind Donald Trump. – Prachi Gupta
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/news/a61119/women-rnc-leaders-2016-election/

 

GUARDIAN
— Unity at the Republican convention? Forget about it – Jamie Weinstein
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/13/republican-convention-cleveland-donald-trump-unity

 

DAILY MAIL
— Official Republican platform will include Trump’s border wall with Mexico – GEOFF EARLE
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3688381/Official-Republican-platform-include-Trump-s-border-wall-Mexico.html

 

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Group Plans to Audit the IRS – MICHAEL COHN  (DIERSEN: I worked for IRS for almost 9 years. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years.)
http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/tax-practice/group-plans-to-audit-the-irs-78661-1.html

 

GRANT THORNTON
— Grant Thornton hires GAO veteran Linda Miller to strengthen Public Sector Fraud Risk Assessment team  (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO for almost 18 years 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 level (currently $92,632-$120,427).  I became a CPA in 1979, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, a licensed CPA in 1982, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and a Forensic Accountant in 1997.)
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160713005256/en/Grant-Thornton-hires-GAO-veteran-Linda-Miller
(FROM THE PRESS RELEASE: Linda S. Miller has joined Grant Thornton LLP as a director in its Public Sector Fraud Risk Assessment practice. Miller, a veteran of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), will serve public-sector clients seeking to assess and reduce the risk of fraud. “We’re pleased to welcome Linda to Grant Thornton’s Fraud Risk Assessment team,” said Carlos Otal, national managing partner of Grant Thornton’s Public Sector. “Linda’s GAO experience and thorough understanding of strategies for preventing, detecting and responding to fraud will be a tremendous asset to our government clients.” Miller was assistant director of Forensic Audits and Investigative Service at the GAO for the past 10 years. She led the development of A Framework for Managing Fraud Risks in Federal Programs, the first-ever guidance for federal program managers to help them proactively manage fraud risk and prevent the occurrence of fraud. Miller’s efforts led to the recent passage of the Fraud Reduction and Data Analytics Act of 2015, which requires federal agencies to take steps to reduce fraud and establish better internal controls. In addition to her tenure at the GAO, Miller has served as adjunct professor at George Washington University’s Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration since 2013. She was a member of the U.S. Olympic Women’s Rowing Team from 1996 to 2000, competing in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Miller received a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University and a master’s degree in public policy from the university’s Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration.)

July 13 Morning Edition

WBEZ
— Some Illinois Trump Delegates Skipping Convention In Protest Of State Republican Party – Tony Arnold
https://www.wbez.org/shows/_/some-illinois-trump-delegates-skipping-convention-in-protest-of-state-republican-party/12dccfd9-c948-4c29-a2bf-890827ea9afe
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some Illinois delegates for Donald Trump are not going to go to the Republican National Convention next week to nominate their candidate. They say their decision is at least in part because of the tepid support Trump has received from the Illinois Republican Party. Rich Nordstrom was elected to be a delegate for Donald Trump by almost 25,000 voters in Illinois’ 17th Congressional District. Nordstrom is the mayor of Galva, Ill., a town of about 3,000 people between Peoria and Moline, Ill. Nordstrom is enthusiastic about Trump as the Republican nominee for president, but he’s not so enthusiastic about going to the Republican National Convention next week, where delegates like him are supposed to cast a vote to officially name Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee. He said he was let down when he heard a lot of his own fellow Illinois Republicans won’t be there. Gov. Bruce Rauner, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and a few congressmen from Illinois have said they won’t go to the convention. Some of those top-ranking Illinois Republicans have been vocal in saying they won’t endorse Trump. “Now that we finally have a Republican governor after years of not having one, then basically kind of blowing off the convention – I thought it was kind of a letdown, a slap in the face,” Nordstrom said of Rauner. Nordstrom added that time and money also are a factor for why he may skip the convention. Delegates have to pay their own way to the convention. Nordstrom said he didn’t get a room at the hotel where the Illinois delegation is staying earlier, thinking the price of about $300 dollars per night was too much for him. Now, he said, he’s finding prices are closer to $500 a night. Nordstrom said he’ll see how he feels on Sunday – the day before the convention starts – while keeping his eye on rooms available on AirBnb. Although he’s quick to note he’s not excited about the prospects of sharing a room. Anthony Anderson is another Trump delegate. The Joliet resident was elected to represent Illinois’ 11th Congressional District in Cleveland to vote for Trump. Anderson said he is not going to the convention out of protest of the Illinois state Republican Party not supporting Trump. “There’s absolutely no room for me to change my mind for the simple fact I’ve thought long and hard,” he said. “I just don’t like what I see; what I see is a delegation that’s ready to go to Cleveland and undermine the process, at least so far as the Illinois delegation is concerned.” Anderson pointed out that the former chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, Pat Brady, said he won’t ever support Trump. “A former party chairman is going to go to Cleveland, Ohio and do everything he can to undermine the process and make the Illinois delegation look bad; and it really will make the Illinois delegation look bad and tattered,” Anderson said. “I’m not going to undermine the candidate,” Brady said of Anderson’s comments. “I’ve been a Republican for 45 years. I’m going to try to help the party and I think Donald Trump is going to be a trainwreck for the Republican Party.” Brady won election to be a delegate for Ohio Gov. John Kasich, which means Brady has to vote for Kasich at the convention. Brady said he’s not happy to hear Trump delegates like Anderson are skipping the convention – but he also acknowledges that their absence helps his cause of trying to stop Trump from receiving the Republican nomination. “If 10 percent of the delegates don’t show up or don’t get viable replacements or valid replacements, I think his nomination could be in jeopardy,” Brady said. “I would think that that’s pretty unlikely,” said John Fogarty, the general counsel for the Illinois Republican Party. Fogarty said the party already knows at least five delegates who are not attending. And there could be more. A party spokesman said things are still in flux. Party leaders are trying to contact alternate delegates who won election in March. “Delegate and alternate delegate vacancies are routine and occur nationwide every Presidential election cycle,” Illinois Republican Party spokesman Aaron DeGroot said in a statement. But the party had no comment on criticisms from its own delegation about its own party not supporting Trump. Fogarty says when Trump delegates fail to show up in Cleveland, the odds for people like Pat Brady to prevent Trump from becoming the nominee are better – but he said they’re still very long odds to overcome.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Blagojevich portrayed as model prisoner – Jason Meisner  (DIERSEN: Are/were a model employee?  I was not.  To be a model employee in the federal government, you must a) be a Democrat, b) help your superiors carry out the Democrat Party platform, c) help your superiors retain and promote their employees who are Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger, and d) help your superiors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-rod-blagojevich-sentencing-met-20160712-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville’s population grows more diverse – Genevieve Bookwalter  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that none of my grade school or high school classmates were minorities.  I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, and Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966.  They would use the aforesaid to hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a racist.  What do you say to my critics/opponents, to their operatives, and to their dupes?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-housing-voucher-st-0713-20160712-story.html
— You can lose out just being associated with pot – Ben Steverman  (DIERSEN: If you want to damage your body, if you want to make yourself unemployable, and/or if you want to become a ward of the state, GO AHEAD AND SNOKE POT.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-pot-a26273b8-4506-11e6-a76d-3550dba926ac-20160708-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Dozens allege police brutality, hostility at Justice Department forum in Uptown – Marwa Eltagouri
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-public-forum-cpd-justice-department-20160712-story.html
— No, Bernie Sanders supporters won’t flock to Donald Trump – Jennifer Rubin  (DIERSEN: The following will not flock to Trump: those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-bernie-sanders-supporters-20160713-story.html
— Bernie Sanders a traitor? Yes, in a world of absolutes – Rex Huppke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-sanders-clinton-endorsement-huppke-20160713-story.html
— Judge faces Donald Trump attorneys in move to block Trump University testimony
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-university-lawsuit-testimony-20160713-story.html
— Foss Park District picks gambling vendor that employs board member – Frank S. Abderholden
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-new-gambling-machine-company-north-chicago-st-0712-20160712-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

— Kasich to boost Illinois Republicans: Helping Kirk, Durkin – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-kasich-to-boost-illinois-republicans-helping-kirk-durkin/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Criminals praise Blagojevich.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fellow-inmates-praise-the-gov/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Are you being double-taxed for mosquito control? – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160713/news/160719667/#autoplay
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Only one creature on this planet is so loathed that Illinois created special taxing districts to combat its presence. While the pesky mosquito lacks size, it can pack a pretty significant wallop for suburban taxpayers, especially for some who are paying multiple agencies to battle the bugs. “Why am I paying for two mosquito abatements? That seems like government bloat,” said Wheaton resident Mary Ann Vitone. “There shouldn’t be duplication like that here.”  Vitone lives within the Wheaton Mosquito Abatement District, a 22-square-mile swath of central DuPage County where $425,578 was spent last year to control the mosquito population, or $19,344 per square mile. She also lives in Milton Township, which spent an additional $48,066 total to fight the pests, according to agency financial reports. Some Carol Stream residents might be paying taxes for three different agencies to ward off mosquitoes. The village spent $76,063 last year, Bloomingdale Township spent $166,980, and the West Chicago Mosquito Abatement District spent $163,051. And they aren’t the only ones. In Glen Ellyn, some taxpayers are paying for double coverage from Milton Township and the Glen Ellyn Mosquito Abatement District.)

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Gretchen Carlson: Roger Ailes’ harassment was ‘continuous’  Lawyers ask case to be moved to federal arbitration – Dylan Byers
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/entertainment/gretchen-carlson-roger-ailes-harassment-was-continuous

 

THE SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Southern promotes pot.  If you promote pot, you are anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and anti-American.  If you promote pot, you want people a) to damage their bodies, b) to make themselves unemployable, and/or c) to make them a ward of the state.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/in-southern-illinois-patients-struggle-to-obtain-medical-marijuana-certification/article_55658bab-6e2f-509a-91fb-8df61e579474.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say “What an embarrassing time to be a Republican.”
http://www.chicagonow.com/politics-now/2016/07/what-an-embarrassing-time-to-be-a-republican/

 

POLITIFACT ILLINOIS
— Gov. Bruce Rauner says Illinois family incomes lower today than 17 years ago – Matt Dietrich
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2016/jul/13/bruce-rauner/gov-bruce-rauner-says-illinois-family-incomes-lowe/

 

ILLINOIS MIRROR
— Chicago Tribune’s Kim Geiger Misleads on Rauner’s School Funding Commission Presser – Brittany Clingen
http://www.illinoismirror.com/chicago-tribunes-kim-geiger-misleads-on-rauners-school-funding-commission-presser/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Chicago media provided new levels of embarrassment at the press conference held by Governor Bruce Rauner on July 12. After announcing the formation of a bipartisan commission that will attempt to change the state’s controversial education funding formula, Gov. Rauner opened the floor to questions, saying: “With that, I’m going to open it up to questions, and I’ll say this: I realize there are a lot of topics people are gonna want to talk about. I will ask today—I’ll be with you tomorrow and I’ll be with you the next day here in Chicago with the press, so we can talk about other things on other days—I’d ask that your questions be about education today.” This didn’t prevent ABC 7‘s Charles Thomas and NBC 5‘s Mary Ann Ahern from almost immediately and repeatedly disregarding the Governor’s request and questioning Rauner about Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee whom Rauner has said he won’t endorse. At the time of Gov. Rauner’s press conference, Trump was in Chicago hosting a fundraiser. “I’ve said everything I’m going to say about the presidential race,” Rauner responded. Ahern, in particular, pressed Gov. Rauner about the topics of Trump and Indiana Governor Mike Pence, a potential vice presidential pick, several more times, and seemed indignant when the Governor declined to discuss a topic he’s already addressed and that was not at all related to the reason for the Q&A session: the new commission tasked with revamping the state’s education funding formula. It was painfully evident that certain members of the media were far more interested in backing Rauner into a corner and getting a controversial and spin-able sound bite on the presidential race than they were in discussing a more equitable school funding formula, an issue that will have a significant impact on the schoolchildren of Illinois, particularly those who live in low-income districts. It gets worse, though. The award for most irresponsible and misleading journalist of the day goes not to Thomas or Ahern but to the Chicago Tribune’s Kim Geiger for her piece summarizing the press conference.)

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Chicago’s Collapse Has Begun – Michael Bargo, Jr.
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/07/chicagos_collapse_has_begun.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Republican platform mixes in Donald Trump ideas on immigration, trade – Seth McLaughlin
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/12/republican-platform-mixes-in-donald-trump-ideas-on/

 

TOWNHALL
— Newest GOP Platform Draft Accepts Trump’s Wall – Cortney O’Brien Cortney O’Brien
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/cortneyobrien/2016/07/12/rnc-platform-includes-trump-proposals-n2192021

 

GOPUSA
— ‘Never Trump’ continues to wage delegate battle
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12452
— The War on Cops
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12398
— Higher health risks for homosexuals (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, you are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12006

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— WHAT IF TRUMP ACTUALLY WINS? – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/07/12/what-if-trump-actually-wins/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Trump Fall Campaign Key: Law And Order Verses The Elite – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/23566-trump-fall-campaign-key-law-and-order-verses-elite

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— GOP draft platform will include Trump’s proposed border wall
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/07/12/gop-draft-platform-will-include-trumps-proposed-border-wall.html

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— OBAMA’S SHAMEFUL BLACK LIVES MATTER SPEECH IN DALLAS – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/263480/obamas-shameful-black-lives-matter-speech-dallas-daniel-greenfield

 

NEWSMAX
— Why Is Bernie Sanders’ Favorite Legislation in GOP Platform? – John Gizzi
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/glass-steagall-banking-act-reinstatement/2016/07/12/id/738329/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Perhaps the most unexpected — and, inarguably, the strangest — development in the crafting of the Republican Party platform this week has been the call for reinstatement of the Glass-Steagall Banking Act of 1933.  Meeting at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio on Monday, the Government Reform Subcommittee of the GOP Platform Committee voted to include in the party platform restoration of Glass-Steagall — landmark legislation that separated risky trading and investment from traditional banking activities such as business lending and consumer finance after it was passed in 1933.)

 

THE BLAZE
— Sean Hannity Grills Former Miss Alabama For Saying Dallas Gunman Was a ‘Martyr’ – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/13/sean-hannity-grills-former-miss-alabama-for-saying-dallas-gunman-was-a-martyr/

 

FAMILY SECURUITY MATTERS
— IRS “Security” Program Can’t Stop $3.1 Billion Scam – JUDICIAL WATCH
http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/publications/detail/irs-security-program-cant-stop-31-billion-scam

 

FREE BEACON
— Rep. Bobby Rush Paid Wife $550K From Campaign Funds, Kicked $190K to Church He Founded  Social services arm of church received $14 million in government grants in recent years – Joe Schoffstall
http://freebeacon.com/politics/rep-bobby-rush-paid-wife-550k-campaign-funds-kicked-190k-church-founded/

 

THE HILL
— GOP platform gets Trump-ified – Jonathan Easley
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/287478-gop-platform-gets-trump-ified

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Republican Platform Set To Include Trump’s Border Wall – Nick Visser
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gop-platform-border-wall-trump_us_5785a387e4b08608d3322c02

 

POLITICO
— Trump on Ginsburg: ‘Her mind is shot — resign!’ – Nick Gass
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/trump-ruth-bader-ginsburg-resign-225460
— Giuliani to speak at GOP convention – Alex Isenstadt
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/rudy-giuliani-republican-convention-225459
— National poll: Trump tightens gap with Clinton – Nick Gass
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/poll-clinton-trump-who-is-ahead-225470

 

CNN
— Anti-Trump effort slow to start in Cleveland – Tom LoBianco  (DIERSEN: The more that the following who protest against Trump, the more votes that Trump will get: those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/13/politics/rnc-rules-fight-trump/
— Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg intensifies criticism of Trump: ‘He is a faker’ – Joan Biskupic
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/12/politics/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-donald-trump-faker/index.html

 

CBS MIAMI
— Poll Finds Young Adults View Trump As Racist  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at young adults and at everyone else that Republicans are racists.  Democrats especially shout at young adults and at everyone else that Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time are racists.  Ever-increasingly, constructively, Democrats call for violence against the aforesaid.)
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2016/07/13/poll-finds-younger-voters-view-trump-as-racist/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Is Donald Trump Winning? Among Whites and Men, for Sure – NATE COHN and TONI MONKOVIC
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/14/upshot/is-donald-trump-winning-among-whites-and-men-for-sure.html
— Polls in 3 Crucial States Show Donald Trump Improving – ALAN RAPPEPORT
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/14/us/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-polls-swing-states.html
— OUTSTANDING: Emerging Republican Platform Goes Far to the Right – JEREMY W. PETERS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/us/politics/republican-convention-issues.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Republicans hope that Trump loses in November and that will result in RINOs successfully getting rid of the following: those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/opinion/the-gop-partys-over.html
— Donald Trump Is Right About Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg – Editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/opinion/donald-trump-is-right-about-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg.html
— ‘They Will Not Drive Us Apart’ – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs focus on dividing those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/opinion/they-will-not-drive-us-apart.html
— G.O.P.’s Brightest Stars Not in the Mix as Donald Trump Picks a Running Mate – ALEXANDER BURNS  (DIERSEN: Who are the Republican Party’s brightest stars in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Anti-Republicans hint/imply/argue/shout that Republican stars should not be Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/us/politics/donald-trump-vice-president.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans ask “Can Paul Ryan Still Sell the G.O.P. Agenda?”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/us/politics/paul-ryan-republican-convention.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: United Ws Stand.  Threatened, We Revert to Groups – Amanda Taub  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs threaten members of the following groups: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/us/police-shootings-race.html
— Donald Trump Calls Ruth Bader Ginsburg, His Critic, a ‘Disgrace’ – MICHAEL D. SHEAR and MAGGIE HABERMAN  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are a disgrace.  Should I write a book about them?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/us/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-donald-trump-criticism.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump Wants an Attack Dog as His Running Mate  The candidate calls Mike Pence, Newt Gingrich and Chris Christie his top picks – MONICA LANGLEY and JANET HOOK  (DIERSEN: Who are the attack dogs in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois.  Of course, needless-to-say, attack dogs hint/imply/argue/shout that they are operatives for those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.  I should write a book about a) those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois and b) those who hint/imply/argue/shout that they are attack dogs for the aforesaid.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-wants-an-attack-dog-as-his-running-mate-1468366627
— The Democratic Platform’s Sharp Left Turn  This isn’t Bill Clinton’s party anymore. It isn’t even Barack Obama’s. – WILLIAM A. GALSTON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democratic-platforms-sharp-left-turn-1468363295
— Obama Calls for Unity in Visit to Dallas  As city prepares to bury five slain officers, president says tragedy has reopened longtime racial divides – CAROL E. LEE, DAN FROSCH and ALEJANDRO LAZO
http://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-heads-to-dallas-to-call-for-unity-1468331261
— Time to End the Demonizing of Police  Two years of corrosive rhetoric about racist cops, based on falsehoods—with disastrous effects. – HEATHER MAC DONALD
http://www.wsj.com/articles/time-to-end-the-demonizing-of-police-1468363042
— FRONT PAGE: GOP Platform Panel Moves Toward Trump’s Positions on Trade, Immigration  Committee adopts ‘America First’ trade language, tougher stand on illegal immigration and China relations – REID J. EPSTEIN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/gop-platform-panel-adopts-america-first-trade-language-1468334050
— Ginsburg’s Trump Comments Draw Criticism  The Supreme Court justice, in unusual remarks, suggests Trump would be bad for the court, the nation – BRENT KENDALL and JACOB GERSHMAN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/ginsburgs-trump-comments-stir-unease-1468363211

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Calls for Ginsburg to Resign From Supreme Court in Neutrality Flap – Greg Stohr GregStohr
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-07-12/ginsburg-abandons-supreme-court-neutrality-in-calling-out-trump

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Most pot dispensaries are forced to be cash-only. Now they’re prime targets for violent robberies. – Rick Anderson  (DIERSEN: What percent of those who rob pot dispensaries are stoners?)
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pot-shops-20160711-snap-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— New biography is critical of Bush (43) presidency – Ray Locker  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupe believe that they are “the instrument of God’s will.”)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2016/07/05/george-w-bush-jean-edward-smith-book-review/86204410/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Not since Woodrow Wilson has a president so firmly believed that he was the instrument of God’s will,” Smith writes. “Just as Wilson’s religious certitude led him into disaster at Versailles, so George W. Bush’s messianic conviction distorted his leadership in the days following 9/11.”  Bush, Smith writes, “was in over his head,” and he bumbled into the invasion of Iraq by using bogus intelligence. Those claims, as most Americans now realize, were incorrect, and the war’s legacy — creating a legion of shattered veterans, a broken Iraq and a stronger Iran — remains with us today.)
— Civil war on race isn’t in the cards – Ellis Cose  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if Clinton is not elected president, Democrats will get the minorities to not only riot, but to declare war Republicans.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2016/07/11/dallas-shootings-civil-war-race-obama-ellis-cose/86951268/
— First job hunt tests patience more than pluck – Lauren Olsen  (DIERSEN: What was you first job?  Mine was washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights four evenings a week and Saturdays during my junior and senior years at Crete-Monee High School 1964-1966 and full-time during the summer of 1965. From what I can tell, I was the first and only White male to have that job and that I held it longer than anyone else.  Absolutely none of my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes would ever had taken such a bad job when they were in high school.  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes use my first job to hint/imply/argue/shout that I was a loser, that I am a loser, and that I always will be a loser.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2016/07/12/voices-economy-gen-z-gen-x-job-hunt-applying-online/85799804/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Republican Party platform draft explicitly calls for Trump’s Mexican ‘border wall’ – JASON SILVERSTEIN
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/republican-party-platform-draft-calls-trump-mexico-wall-article-1.2709481

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Obama: We are not as divided as it seems – Peggy Fikac (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs focus on dividing those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Obama-We-are-not-as-divided-as-it-seems-8355632.php

 

DALLAS WEEKLY
— On the Brink of Explosion: America’s Violent Race Crisis  The shootings of police in Dallas, pushes an already fractured and divided nation closer to the racial abyss – Jihad Hassan Muhammad  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs focus on dividing those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dallasweekly.com/news/metro/article_b6fed5aa-4871-11e6-85a0-eb764864d2be.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you want America’s immigration laws to be enforced, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a racist. Democrats are moral relativists a) who believe that their end justifies their means, b) who put their political party’s interests ahead of America’s interests, c) are disciples of Saul Alinsky, and d) even worse things.
http://capitolfax.com/2016/07/13/playing-the-race-card-right-out-of-the-box/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Say Media Inspires Attacks on Police  (DIERSEN: Beyond overwhelmingly, the media in America promotes the Democrat Party platform.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/social_issues/most_say_media_inspires_attacks_on_police