August 12 Evening Edition

ABC7
— RAUNER VETOES AUTOMATIC VOTER SIGN-UP, CITES FRAUD CONCERNS – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/news/rauner-vetoes-automatic-voter-sign-up-cites-fraud-concerns/1467970/
— SEN. MATT MURPHY TO GIVE UP SENATE SEAT – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/sen-matt-murphy-to-give-up-senate-seat/1467676/

 

NBC5
— Duckworth Told Colbert She’d Be ‘Fine’ With a Border Wall in 2014  During a 2014 interview with Stephen Colbert, Rep. Tammy Duckworth said she would be “fine” with a border wall between the U.S. and Mexico. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Duckworth-Told-Colbert-Shed-Be-Fine-With-a-Border-Wall-in-2014-390009681.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner vetoes automatic voter registration bill – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-veto-automatic-voter-registration-met-0813-20160812-story.html
— Kane Co. Cougars host Political Corruption Night Thursday – Mike Danahey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-corrupt-cougars-st-0814-20160812-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner vetoes automatic voter registration bill – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-vetoes-automatic-voter-registration-bill/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner vetoes automatic voter registration – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160812/news/308129771/
— Matt Murphy announces his Senate resignation – Mike Riopell
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160812/news/160819644/
— Mundelein trustees at odds over critical Facebook posts – Russell Lissau  (DIERSEN: How do you react when activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, their operatives, and their dupes insult/slander/threaten you in public?  So far, my policy has been to forgive those who trespass against me, but I am reconsidering that.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160812/news/160819648/
— Illinois Millennials deserve a better deal than Social Security – David Barnes  (DIERSEN: All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension helped me deal with the vicious efforts of my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates to waste my career and to get rid of me.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160812/discuss/160819974/
— Group making push to preserve McKee House near Glen Ellyn – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160812/news/160819620/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— The Clintons’ tax return: What they made, what they paid – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how my Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates in the federal government demonized, denigrated, and condemned me and then my wife and me as being selfish filthy rich DINKs (dual income, no kids). They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that we would be poor if I had not avoided the draft or if we had children.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160812/NEWS02/160819947/the-clintons-tax-return-what-they-made-what-they-paid
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her husband, former president Bill Clinton, earned adjusted gross income of $10.6 million in 2015 and paid $3.6 million in federal income taxes, according to a tax return her campaign released today as it sought to draw a contrast with her Republican rival, Donald Trump. The couple paid an effective tax rate of 34.2 percent and donated 9.8 percent of their adjusted gross income to charity—including a $1 million gift to the Clinton Family Foundation—according to the return. Today’s release adds to eight years of returns that Hillary Clinton’s campaign made public last year. “All told, the Clintons have made their tax returns public for every year dating back to 1977,” according to a campaign news release. In releasing the return, along with 10 years of tax information for her running mate, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, Clinton’s campaign once again tried to create a contrast between her and Trump over transparency in their personal finances.)
— Why Rauner is pushing term limits so hard – RICH MILLER (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponent push the hardest?  My critics/opponents push LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, pot, booze, gambling, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, abolition of the Second Amendment, destruction of those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, destruction of those like me who have sued them, etc.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160812/ISSUE11/160819942/why-rauner-is-pushing-term-limits-so-hard
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Attorney general: The state doesn’t need to honor contracts – STEVEN R. STRAHLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160812/NEWS02/160819943/attorney-general-the-state-doesnt-need-to-honor-contracts

 

WSIL TV
— After verbal missteps, Trump blames others – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/32743732/after-verbal-missteps-trump-blames-others

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Area legislators speak at pro-life breakfast  Aug. 6 event sponsored by Illinois Citizens for Life – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/08/10/area-legislators-speak-at-pro-life-breakfast/aye3r5l/
— New College of DuPage president to speak at Illinois State Fair  Ann Rondeau to give keynote address as part of fair’s Veterans Day
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/08/10/new-college-of-dupage-president-to-speak-at-illinois-state-fair/auagwt6/

 

JOLIET PATCH
— Fake Newspapers Misleading Will, DuPage County Residents: State Senator  Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant is asking all candidates to sever communications with the papers. – Scott Viau  (DIERSEN: When will Scott Viau write an article about newspapers, television stations, radio stations, websites, etc. that deny that they are arms of Democrat Party but act like they are arms of the Democrat Party?)
http://patch.com/illinois/joliet/fake-newspapers-misleading-will-dupage-county-residents-state-senator
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Newspapers distributed recently in Will and DuPage counties are actually political mailings funded by radio show host Dan Proft and Gov. Bruce Rauner. According to 49th District State Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, who issued a news release warning residents, Proft and Rauner fund the papers through the Liberty Principles PAC. Proft is chairman and treasurer of the Illinois Liberty Principles PAC. Proft, who hosts a radio show on AM 560 with Amy Jacobson, has long been a behind-the-scenes guy in Republican politics, working on Senate campaigns for Jack Ryan and Alan Keyes, gubernatorial campaigns for Patrick O’Malley and Steven Rauschenberger, and for several Republican municipal officials. Proft ran for governor himself in the 2010 GOP primary. The papers, as listed by the Illinois Press Association, are Chambana Sun, DuPage Policy Journal, East Central Reporter, Kankakee Times, Lake County Gazette, McHenry Times, Metro East Sun, North Cook News, Rock Island Today, Sangamon Sun, SW Illinois News, West Central Reporter and West Cook News. Not included in the IPA’s list is the Will County Gazette, but its website is nearly identical in layout and design to the other papers’ websites. It also lists the same publisher, Locality Labs. The IPA issued a statement saying the papers are not members of the association, nor are they eligible for inclusion: Obviously, the IPA respects the First Amendment protections of freedom of speech and freedom of the press which allows each of us the right to speak freely, and publish newspapers or newsletters if we wish. While imitation is the highest form of flattery, the IPA cautions readers to become as news literate as possible; that is, to try to determine the source behind the news and information they receive and to question the legitimacy, integrity and intent of both the source and the message. “I echo the IPA’s warning that everyone who receives these publications seriously question their integrity,” said Bertino-Tarrant in a news release. “This is not about the First Amendment, this is about a super PAC going to extreme lengths to mislead people in order to push a political agenda.” The network of fake papers were found by the Illinois State Board of Elections to be in violation of the Campaign Disclosure Act for not including “paid for” attributions and in violation of Illinois law that prohibits Independent Expenditure PACs from colluding with candidates for the newspapers’ interviews with single-party candidates, Bertino-Tarrant said. “Despite the Board’s rulings, the fake papers continue to conduct interviews with candidates and multiple print editions of the papers, including The Will County Gazette and DuPage Policy Journal, fail to list a ‘paid for,’” she said. Locality Labs is reportedly run by Brian Timpone, who did not return a phone message seeking information on the newspapers. Emails sent to the Will County Gazette and the DuPage Policy Journal were not returned. The websites do not list a phone number. Timpone previously ran Journatic, which was fired by the Chicago Tribune for plagiarism and using fake bylines, according to Crain’s Chicago Business. Will County Republican State Senate Candidate Michelle Smith has appeared in the Will County Gazette and the DuPage Policy Journal numerous times, according to Bertino-Tarrant. Smith’s campaign spokesman, Jack DeMeulenaere, said it’s important to reach out directly to voters. “Which is why our campaign conducts interviews with a variety of news organizations and citizens groups, in compliance with election laws,” he said in an email to Patch. Bertino-Tarrant is asking all candidates to sever any communications with the papers. “Voters deserve integrity with their news, not political propaganda masquerading as news,” she said in a news release.)

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS HAS WORST PERSONAL INCOME RECOVERY IN MIDWEST, 2ND-WORST IN U.S. – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-has-worst-personal-income-recovery-in-midwest-2nd-worst-in-u-s/
— A comprehensive review of the most absurd benefits in the AFSCME collective bargaining agreement – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/a-comprehensive-review-of-the-most-absurd-benefits-in-the-afscme-collective-bargaining-agreement/

 

GOPUSA
— Malia Obama making news as party girl  (DIERSEN: Were you a party girl/boy?  I was not. What did you do when you were 18 years old?  During 1966 and 1967, I was a full-time UIC student.  I pumped gasoline part-time for John’s Sinclair in South Chicago Heights, then I delivered mail part-time for the Park Forest Post Office, and then I worked full-time for the Post Office during the summer of 1967.  I drove a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint that I had bought new with money that I had saved washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966.  I lived with my parents and brother in Crete.  If I had not sought and obtained a student draft deferment, in all likelihood, I would have been drafted.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13703
— Media bias could wind up helping Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13685

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Journalism’s double standard  Major media go rogue in siding with Clinton against Trump – Joseph A. Morris
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/11/journalisms-double-standard-covering-hillary-clint/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Every time a David Duke or some other marginal Klan-connected or neo-Nazi lowlife crawls out from under a rock and gratuitously endorses Donald Trump (or anyone else, particularly a Republican or a conservative), the mainstream media call breathless attention to the news. They further demand that Mr. Trump or the other endorsee renounce the unsolicited and unwanted endorsement.  It’s a brilliant stratagem by the media. There is an inexhaustible supply of otherwise ignored extremists who rise to the bait: Endorsing Donald Trump or a respectable Republican or conservative is the one sure way for a bigot or an extremist to get a minute’s worth of air time and six inches of ink. It also has the effect of tainting the supposedly supported candidate by association and advances the meme that Mr. Trump, the Republican Party or the conservative movement somehow makes it safe for racists, anti-Semites and bigots of all stripes to strut their stuff among decent people. But when the father of the homosexual-hating jihadi who killed 49 people at a nightclub in Orlando showed up at a Clinton rally, applauded the Democratic presidential nominee and her campaign, the media played it quite differently. Hillary Clinton responded to questions not by repudiating the endorsement or the father’s suggestion that it was actually unnecessary for his son to kill the gays he targeted because Allah himself would have taken care of them in due time, but by saying merely that the campaign neither invited him nor knew he would be at the rally. Somehow, that was deemed an adequate response. And now, a left-wing David Duke of the most extreme variety has endorsed Mrs. Clinton. Yet it has neither raised the hackles of the media nor resulted in demands that her campaign explain or denounce the endorsement. Her endorser is no less a figure than the chairman of the Communist Party of the United States.)

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump’s Candidacy Has Ripped Apart Yale’s College Republicans – Blake Neff
http://dailycaller.com/2016/08/12/trumps-candidacy-has-ripped-apart-yales-college-republicans/

 

NEWSMAX
— Reince Priebus Introduces Trump at Pa. Rally to Show GOP Unity – Todd Beamon
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/reince-priebus-trump-pennsylvania-rally/2016/08/12/id/743416/
— Clinton Campaign Borrows Trump Line to Bash Him – Jason Devaney
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-tax-returns-release/2016/08/12/id/743427/

 

POLITICO
— Priebus on Trump: ‘Don’t believe the garbage you read’ – Nolan D. McCaskill
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/reince-priebus-trump-226962

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Why Trump’s Base Differs From The Typical Republican Crowd
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-base-different-from-republicans_us_57ae4c2ee4b069e7e5057715

 

DAILY MAIL
— ‘Homosexuality contrary to God’s purpose’: Christian pastors fight Illinois ban on conversion therapy for LGBT minors – ARIEL ZILBER
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3736033/Converting-gays-God-given-right-Christian-pastors-fight-Illinois-ban-controversial-therapy-LGBT-minors.html

August 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Durbin snubs Kirk on Trump dump – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: To get Durbin’s support, what more would Kirk’s advisors have Kirk do?  Will they have Kirk officially banish all Trump supporters from the Illinois Republican Party (IRP)?  Would that be enough for Durbin to support Kirk?  Provably not.  Kirk would have to officially banish all Republicans from the IRP and especially those who are Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-durbin-mark-kirk-tammy-duckworth-20160811-story.html
— Will County fears impact of state’s fiscal woes – Susan DeMar Lafferty  (DIERSEN: What are your connections with Will County?  My ancestors have lived in Crete since 1854.  My great grandfather and then my grandfather operated Crete’s only hardware store at the northeast corner of Main & Exchange for many decades; I lived in an apartment above that store 1948-1954.  My brother continues to live in Crete in a home that my grandfather had built in 1926 on land that his grandfather bought in 1864; I lived in that home 1954-1972.  I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966. I lived in a town home in University Park full-time 1972-1974 and part-time 1974-1976. I rented out that town home 1976-1984.  I delivered mail in University Park and in the Will County part of Park Forest 1966-1969. I collected delinquent taxes for IRS in Will County 1972-1974.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-will-legislative-concerns-st-0812-20160811-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO, ON COOK COUNTY, ON ILLINOIS, AND ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Nearly 100 people shot in Chicago in less than a week – Alexandra Chachkevitch
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-violence-shootings-20160810-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Experts say O’Neal shooting videos point to gaps in police training – Annie Sweeney  (DIERSEN: In 1971, the first 6 months that I worked for IRS was classroom and on-the-job training in Chicago.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-police-shooting-paul-oneal-training-met-20160811-story.html
— Karen Lewis would better serve CTU by standing up to its radical faction – Kristen McQueary  (DIERSEN: According to Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs, the more planks in the Republican Party platform that you support, a) the more radical that you are and b) the sooner that you should be gotten rid of.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-karen-lewis-chicago-teachers-union-perspec-20160811-story.html
— Golf sets the pace for Obama’s first days on vacation – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–obama-vacation-20160812-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Video gaming cafe Stella’s Place set to open in Norridge – Natalie Hayes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/norridge/news/ct-nhh-stellas-norridge-tl-0818-20160812-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CPS layoffs have hundreds of teachers looking for work – Andy Grimm  (DIERSEN: Social studies teacher Robert DiPrima was shocked at being cut.  My critics/opponents would hint/imply/argue/shout that I should have anticipated that my Democrat GAO Superiors were going to succeed in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” that expired on September 30, 1997. They had always ranked me in the lower half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, they had not promoted me since 1986, they had kept me off audits of IRS 1980-1985 and since 1988, they had forced me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, etc.  Further, in August and September of 1997, they acted like one of my Democrat subordinates who was a minority had threatened to leave GAO unless GAO got rid of me and gave him my job and gave him my preferred corner office.  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents side with my Democrat GAO superiors and my Democrat GAO subordinate.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cps-layoffs-have-hundreds-of-teachers-looking-for-work/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Social studies teacher Robert DiPrima carried a sheaf of resumes — and a heavy heart — to a CPS job fair at International Union of Operating Engineers Local 399 in the South Loop on Thursday. His talks with principals were encouraging, but DiPrima still was shocked at being cut from the faculty at Jane Addams Elementary after 16 years at the South Side School. “It’s my first interview in 16 years,” DiPrima said. “Jane Addams is a family. I had kids of kids I’d taught in class.”)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner ‘surprised’ by Sen. Matt Murphy resignation – Mike Riopell
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160811/news/160819707/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why Emanuel is right to impose this new tax – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. Democrats run Illinois. Democrats run Cook County.  Democrats run Chicago.  Democrats run etc.  Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160812/ISSUE07/160819964
— How much exercise is too much? – BRIGID SWEENEY  (DIERSEN: How much time do you spend exercising?  Since 2004, I have spent more than 40,000 hours of what is left of my life putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.  What if instead I had spent those 40,000+ hours exercising?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160812/ISSUE03/160819975

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Khan asks McCain to withdraw Trump support  McCain blasts Trump after he criticized Khans – CNN  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents have always asked everyone to withdraw their support for me.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/khan-asks-mccain-to-withdraw-trump-support
— Democrats see chance to reshape map as Trump stumbles  Clinton campaign taking pains not to look overconfident – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/democrats-see-chance-to-reshape-map-as-trump-stumbles

 

DNA INFO
— Billiken Parade Now More About ‘Booty Shaking’ Than Education, Critic Says – Kelly Bauer and Andrea V. Watson
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160811/bronzeville/bud-billiken-parade-silencing-police-brutality-protesters-activists-say

 

CHICAGO DEFENDER
— Social media defends Malia Obama’s alleged pot smoking controversy – Terry Shropshire  (DIERSEN: We all can compare ourselves with Malia Obama.  What did you do when you were 18 years old?  During 1966 and 1967, I was a full-time UIC student.  I pumped gasoline part-time for John’s Sinclair in South Chicago Heights, then I delivered mail part-time for the Park Forest Post Office, and then I worked full-time for the Post Office during the summer of 1967.  I drove a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint that I had bought new with money that I had saved washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966.  I lived with my parents and brother in Crete.  If I had not sought and obtained a student draft deferment, in all likelihood, I would have been drafted.)
http://chicagodefender.com/2016/08/11/social-media-defends-malia-obamas-alleged-pot-smoking-controversy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Social media rushed to the defense of first daughter Malia Obama, who went to Lollapalooza in Chicago last week and was allegedly filmed puffing on a weed blunt by someone close to her. First of all, the young woman needs to choose new friends if the story turns out to be true. People acted like their heads were going to explode just because 18-year-old future Harvard student was twerking at the concert and skipped out on the Democratic National Convention in the first place. And now, in a celebrity gossip website Radar Online that seems to be owned and operated by the Kardashian family, they posted Tuesday showing Malia Obama allegedly smoking something at the same concert. Radar claims it was marijuana. Social media brushed away the so-called episode as frivolous, trivial and not worthy of coverage and blasted Radar and other outlets for trying to shame an 18-year-old acting like she was … well … 18.)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Homosexualists Abuse the Constitution—Again – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/homosexualists-abuse-constitution/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: U.S. REP. DAVID BRAT BRINGS UNDERSTANDING TO FEDERAL BUDGET CRISIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/thorner-conservative-us-rep-david-brat-brings-understanding-to-federal-budget-crisis.html

 

GOPUSA
— Yes, the System Is Rigged – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13653?omhide=true

 

PJ MEDIA
— With Hillary Looming, It’s Time for the #neverTrumpumpkins to Stand Down – MICHAEL WALSH  (DIERSEN: One could argue that if you claim to be a Republican, but you rather have Clinton be our next president than Trump, you never really were a Republican, you are not a Republican, and you never will be a Republican.  If you rather have Clinton be our next president than Trump, you should not seek or hold any kind of government office or political office as a Republican.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/08/11/another-nevertrumpumpkin-defects/

 

BREITBART
— Blue State Blues: Win or Lose, We Will Never Surrender – JOEL B. POLLAK  (DIERSEN: In your opinion, in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality, how much have Republican leaders surrendered to the Democrats, to the Libertarians, and to the Greens?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/08/12/blue-state-blues-will-never-surrender/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Why “Working Guys” Get The Trump Economic Message – George Rasley  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a working guy?  I was a working guy 1964-1997. Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents look down on working guys like I was 1964-1997.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/23834

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— ME, BE RESPONSIBLE? THAT’S THE GOVERNMENT’S JOB! – Ben Kinchlow
http://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/me-be-responsible-thats-the-governments-job/

 

PERSONAL LIBERTY
— Number of concealed carry permit holders has exploded under Obama  (DIERSEN: Obama encourages individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries 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.)
https://personalliberty.com/number-concealed-carry-permit-holders-exploded-obama/

 

THE BLAZE
— Never-Trump Republicans Plot Next Step for New GOP Nominee – Kaitlyn Schallhorn
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/08/11/never-trump-republicans-plot-next-step-for-new-gop-nominee/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Members of the movement to free the delegates from presidential candidate Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention failed, but their efforts haven’t completely subsided. In email and phone calls to supporters of the anti-Trump movement, the group Free the Delegates has its sights set on another way to replace Trump as the party’s nominee — by invoking Republican National Committee rules that would allow members to replace the nominee aside from just “death, declination or otherwise” beginning with a written petition that includes signatures of at least 16 RNC members from 16 states. The group’s executive director, Regina Thompson, said that the effort was still “a work in progress like anything else of this nature is.” “This is the only avenue left within the RNC rules,” Thompson said in an interview with TheBlaze. “We’re committed to working within the Republican Party process and this is the next step — and only step — left within the rules to change the nominee.” The free-the-delegates movement has placed emphasis on the RNC rules that allow for it to fill “vacancies which may occur by reason of death, declination, or otherwise” — with the “otherwise” clause serving as their catalyst. And in order to try to recall and replace Trump, they must get the RNC to hold a meeting by submitting a written petition with at least 16 committee members’ signatures from at least 16 states. Thompson told TheBlaze that the group’s request and petition have been emailed to almost every RNC member and that the group is now in the process of following up with those members. Free the Delegates has sent emails to supporters to request volunteers for help in contacting members.)

 

POLITICO
— Trump predicts winning the presidency will get him into heaven – Louis Nelson  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually of my most nasty, most troubled, most failed, and/or most vicious critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois shout that they are religious.  They stress that they are a member of a church, that they attend church services, and/or that they give money to a church.  They demonize, denigrate, and condemn those a) who are not a member of their church, b) who do not attend services at their church, c) who do not give money to their church, d) who do not give tem money, e) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives/dupes, and/or f) who they cannot manipulate/dominate.  Of course, needless-to-say, the aforesaid have long since condemned me to HELL.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/trump-heaven-president-pastors-226923

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Conspiracy Theories Aren’t Far Outside GOP Mainstream.”
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-s-conspiracy-theories-aren-t-far-outside-gop-mainstream-n628191

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Much Does Donald Trump Pay in Taxes? It Could Be Zero – JAMES B. STEWART  (DIERSEN: Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.  My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that I paid less federal income tax because I deducted my education expenses.  To disallow those deductions, they and Money Magazine hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the courses were not job-related, did not help me carry out my job duties, were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and were a distraction.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/12/business/how-much-does-donald-trump-pay-in-taxes-it-could-be-zero.html
— FRONT PAGE: The Millions of Americans Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Barely Mention: The Poor – BINYAMIN APPELBAUM  (DIERSEN: What do/did you do to help the poor?  My Democrat Post Office superiors would say that they forced me to resign in 1969 so that poor Democrats, poor minorities, poor females, poor younger people, and/or poor veterans could have my job. My Democrat IRS superiors would say that they did not promote me beyond GS-12 so that poor Democrats, poor minorities, poor females, poor younger people, and/or poor veterans could have those promotions. My Democrat GAO superiors would say that they did not promote me beyond GS-13 so that poor Democrats, poor minorities, poor females, poor younger people, and/or poor veterans could have those promotions and that they forced me to retire in 1997 so that poor Democrats, poor minorities, poor females, poor younger people, and/or poor veterans could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/12/us/politics/trump-clinton-poverty.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and Trumps supporters.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/12/opinion/pieces-of-silver.html?ref=opinion
— Too Poor to Afford the Internet – ANTHONY W. MARX  (DIERSEN: What do you spend your time on the internet doing?  I hope it includes reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, clicking on the links for articles that interest you, and reading/considering my comments.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/12/opinion/too-poor-to-afford-the-internet.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Kaine blasts NRA as ‘shill for the gun manufacturers’ – Anne Gearan  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs are shills for individuals, for organizations, for companies, for governments, and for 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.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/08/11/kaine-blasts-nra-as-shill-for-the-gun-manufacturers/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Donald Trump interview that should terrify national Republicans, annotated.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/08/11/the-donald-trump-interview-that-should-terrify-national-republicans-annotated/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump: If GOP drops me, ‘I’ll stop funding the Republican Party’ – Daniel Halper  (DIERSEN: Has the Republican Party dropped you?  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents want the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, America Association of Political Consultants, etc. to drop me.  I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.  They would love it.)
http://nypost.com/2016/08/12/trump-if-gop-drops-me-ill-stop-funding-the-republican-party/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Republicans urge RNC chairman to stop spending on Trump campaign – Denis Slattery  (DIERSEN: What do you say to anti-Diersens who discourage Republicans from helping sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades?  Anti-Diersens 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/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://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/republicans-urge-rnc-chairman-stop-spending-trump-campaign-article-1.2748042

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Media bias could wind up helping Donald Trump – Chris Cassidy  (DIERSEN: What do you say to activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican?  Of course, needless-to-say, the aforesaid a) pander to the anti-religious, anti-conservative, and anti-Republican news media in Illinois and especially to Capitol Fax, b) do everything that they can to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, and c) do everything they can to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2016/08/media_bias_could_wind_up_helping_donald_trump

 

USA TODAY
— Clinton releases 2015 tax return, prods Trump to do the same – Heidi M. Przybyla
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/08/12/hillary-clinton-tax-returns-trump-kaine/88614790/
— Facebook to give ‘informative’ posts more weight – Jessica Guynn  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, to put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together, I spend lots of time weeding out clickbait.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/08/11/facebook-news-feed-informative-posts-more-weight/88563800/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook is altering the formula that determines what its 1.71 billion users see when they log into the social network to give priority to posts that make them feel informed, the Silicon Valley tech giant said Thursday. It’s the latest in a series of changes to guide Facebook users to compelling content — be it status updates from friends, news articles about current events or the latest about their favorite celebrity —  that sucks them in longer and keeps them coming back. Facebook says its goal is to put the updates that are most important and relevant to each individual user highest in their News Feed, yet Facebook users often complain that News Feed, coming up on its 10th anniversary, doesn’t know what they want to see at the top of their News Feed. News Feed is critical to Facebook’s success. The more time users spend in it, the more ads Facebook can show them. Last week, Facebook said it was weeding out junk by cracking down on “clickbait,” articles with misleading or vague headlines that lure people into clicking on them. In June, Facebook said it would give preference to posts from friends and family over content from public figures and publishers.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who discourage home ownership?
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-housing-non-crisis-1470957926

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Republicans, Including Trump, Express Doubts About Trump’s Chances in November – Margaret Hartmann
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/08/republicans-including-trump-doubt-trump-can-win.html

 

ILLINOIS CPA SOCIETY
— Top 5 Financial Tips for College Students from the Illinois CPA Society  (DIERSEN: I have been a member of the Illinois CPA society since 1979. I served on its Membership Committee 1989-1998.)
http://www.icpas.org/about-us/press/press-release-details/2016/08/11/top-5-financial-tips-for-college-students-from-the-illinois-cpa-society

 

WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Illinois officials prepare all-out assault on state workers.”
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2016/08/12/illi-a12.html

 

THE WRAP
— Post Huffington: 9 Potential Replacements for Arianna – Brian Flood  (DIERSEN: If/when my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes succeed in killing me figuratively, if not literally, as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor, who will they replace me with?  Will they meet in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall or a larger venue, interview applicants, and then vote?  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents want the next GOPUSA Illinois Editor to be someone who they can easily manipulate/dominate.  From what I see, to get someone that could and would do what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, he/she would have to paid at least $500,000 a year.)
http://www.thewrap.com/post-huffington-5-potential-replacements-for-arianna-photos/1/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Even More Voters Now See America As A Divided Nation  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs divide 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.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2016/even_more_voters_now_see_america_as_a_divided_nation

August 11 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Top Illinois GOP donor William Kunkler: Hopes Trump is ‘humiliated’ on Election Day – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are counting on Trump to lose big time in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America.  Of course, anti-Trumps are already making plans to a) first get rid of Trump supporters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America and b) then get rid of all those in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America who do not share their hatred of Trump.  If you are a member any of the following groups and you are not shouting your hated of Trump, the anti-Trumps will get rid of you: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or your whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  If you are of German national origin and/or if you are a draft dodger, you are in especially big trouble.  Anti-Trumps are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Anti-Trumps are disciples of Saul Alinsky. If/when the anti-Trumps come to destroy you, what will you do?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-donald-trump-illinois-donor-humiliated-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A veteran Republican campaign donor who’s pushing for immigration reform says he hopes “Trump and his supporters are humiliated” on Election Day. William Kunkler, a private equity executive who backed Florida Gov. Jeb Bush’s unsuccessful bid for the Republican presidential nomination, said he wasn’t voting for the GOP nominee and expected Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton would become president and move quickly to push immigration changes. “Republicans will be licking their wounds after the effects of Trump leading the ticket and should be willing to deal with (Clinton) on sensible reform,” Kunkler, co-chair of the Illinois Business Immigration Council, said at a panel hosted by the group and FWD.us, the immigration advocacy organization founded by Facebook Chairman Mark Zuckerberg. Kunkler — who backed and helped bundle campaign cash for previous GOP nominees including Arizona Sen. John McCain and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney — was one of the few speakers to openly mention Trump by name to an audience at the tech incubator TechNexus in the Lyric Opera building. From the launch of his campaign in June of last year, Trump has vowed to build a wall on the Mexican border, called some immigrants from Mexico “criminals” and “rapists,” proposed to ban Muslims from immigrating and later expanded his plan to include immigrants from counties engaged in supporting terrorism. Calling Trump’s rhetoric “ugly and hateful,” Kunkler noted “the number of Latinos registered to vote has increased substantially (from 2012), and the turnout of this group is expected to be much higher to fight back against Trump. I support that fight and hope Trump and his supporters are humiliated at the polls.” John Rowe, former chairman of Exelon Corp. and another co-chair of the business council, said he found this election season “especially challenging for those of us who generally vote Republican.” Along with belief in “moderate taxes (and) individual responsibility,” Rowe said like-minded Republicans “also believe in people.” “We have an opportunity as a country to continue to make this melting pot work. It’s a challenge. We have no alternative but to make it work,” he said. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, who represents the Miami area, appeared on a panel with Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, North Shore Rep. Robert Dold and state Senate GOP leader Christine Radogno. The Florida congressman said he was optimistic a comprehensive reform plan that addressed border security and people in this country illegally could be accomplished. Kirk and Dold have said they do not support Trump, while Diaz-Balart has said he will vote for the GOP nominee. “Eventually the (critical) noise has to settle, the window of opportunity will open — it doesn’t have to open much — and it requires the extremes to kind of just shut the hell up,” Diaz-Balart said. “I’m convinced that noise, which is a lot of noise, is a small part of our country.” Radogno said the “red meat” being fed low-information voters about immigrants and immigration needs to be replaced with education. “I think that one of the worst things that we can do, and we see that going on right now and we see it in both parties, is making immigration a political issue, and what we do is feed people’s lack of information, the misinformation that they have. I think if people are educated, they understand … that immigration makes sense from an economic perspective, from a business perspective.”)
— Who’s financing the fight against fair legislative maps? – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Who are your critics/opponents?  How much religious, government, political, and/or financial clout do they have? How much money and other things of value do they promise/give their operatives and their dupes to destroy you?  Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents talk and act like they been promised lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and lots more if they succeed in destroying me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-illinois-remap-supreme-court-madigan-edit-20160810-story.html
— Trump compares Clinton to Blagojevich, accuses her of ‘pay to play’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-clinton-blagojevich-pay-to-play-20160810-story.html
— Vincent Persico, teacher, state legislator, lobbyist, dies at 67 – Bob Goldsborough
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/ct-vincent-persico-obituary-20160810-story.html
— See this, ‘honey’? ABA now says lawyers shouldn’t discriminate, harass – Phil Rosenthal
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-rosenthal-lawyers-should-not-discriminate-0811-biz-20160810-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump ‘joke’ was beyond reckless.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-trump-joke-was-beyond-reckless/
— Don’t let digital campaign tools undermine democracy – Dick Simpson and Betty O’Shaughnessy
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-dont-let-digital-campaign-tools-undermine-democracy/
— SNEED: Sneed is told Ken Griffin, the state’s richest man — who happens to also be a Republican and a huge donor to GOPer Gov. Bruce Rauner’s coffers — has yet to donate any money to Trump’s presidential campaign.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-trump-aides-try-to-set-him-in-a-new-direction/
— SNEED: Malia’s timing? Hmmm. The web was burning up with a RadarOnline report Wednesday first daughter Malia Obama, 18, was snapped smoking what looked like pot while twerking away at Lollapalooza in Chicago on Sunday, July 31. But hang on. Here’s a timeline: Longtime pal/attorney Brendan O’Connor left Sneed a phone message that Sunday to report he had just spotted Malia and her girlfriends at Lollapalooza at 4 p.m.; observed them for about 45 minutes; noted the retinue of Secret Service agents; and was stunned by Malia’s impressive composure. “Let me tell you, the Obamas would be very proud of the classy way Malia was handling herself,” O’Connor’s phone message stated. “I did not engage with them, but I was only 20 feet away,” O’Connor told Sneed on Wednesday, shortly after the alleged pot story broke. “Malia was sitting on the lawn with six girlfriends like normal kids, no VIP treatment. No guys in tow. All very respectful, and all behaving better than the average idiots attending the concerts. The Secret Service had a perimeter around her. And no one appeared to be drinking or smoking. They had walked around to see the group Years & Years and the singer Halsey.” Less than an hour later, RadarOnline claimed, Malia was tagged by a witness inhaling what smelled like pot passed to her by some guy while watching the Bryson Tiller concert. “I’d be very surprised,” said O’Connor. “The Secret Service may have been wearing casual shirts and summer shorts, but they were out in full force.” Well, hey.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-trump-aides-try-to-set-him-in-a-new-direction/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage panel backs plan to use lobbying firms – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: What do you lobby for?  I lobby for the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.  Of course, needless-to-say, those who reject all or part of the aforesaid work against me.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160810/news/160819849/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the Daily Herald promotes Islam.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160810/news/160819824/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What happens when women want promotions? See Hillary Clinton – EMILIA DIMENCO  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote women.  If one of my Democrat female coworkers threatened to quit, and especially if she was a minority and/or younger, my superiors would bend the rules to keep her, if not break the rules to keep her.  To make way for women, my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted the careers of and got rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160811/OPINION/160819983

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— GOP Central Committeeman Floreth ‘100 percent’ with Trump – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20160810/bernard-schoenburg-gop-central-committeeman-floreth-100-percent-with-trump
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: SJ-R promotes 50 anti-Trump national security experts. What are you an expert on?  On what do you base that claim?
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20160810/our-opinion-troubling-message-from-security-experts

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Disgraced ex-congressman Mark Foley sits behind Trump at rally  Foley sent sexually explicit texts to underage teen boys – CNN  (DIERSEN: Are you an activist, candidate, elected official, party leader, major donor, political consultant, etc.?  Do you have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout?  Who do you want to sit behind you at your rallies?  Who do you NOT want to sit behind you at your rallies?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/disgraced-excongressman-sits-behind-trump-at-rally
— Donald Trump accuses Hillary Clinton of ‘pay-for-play’  New Clinton emails released – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/donald-trump-accuses-hillary-clinton-of-payforplay

 

CRETE MONEE RECORD MONITOR
— Monee Residents Call For Mayor Farquhar To Step Down  Residents call for Monee mayor to resign after he is charged with felony aggravated battery – Chris Russell And Karen Haave
http://www.russell-publications.com/articles/28953/monee-mayor-charged-with-felony-battery

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Illinois Issues: A Crash Course In Economics  Campus communities in the state feel the consequences of drastic higher education cuts. – HANNAH MEISEL
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-crash-course-economics#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS AND ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Report shows state won’t survive 2nd recession – Kelsey Gibbs
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/report-shows-state-wont-survive-2nd-recession

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pastors File Federal Lawsuit Against Illinois – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/pastors-file-federal-lawsuit-against-illinois/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrat Strickland cheered timing of Scalia’s death as audience clapped  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican?  How loudly will the Democrats, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Greens, Green plants, and RINOs cheer and clap when you die?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13609
— Did an email help ‘our friend’ hang by neck?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13590
— WikiLeaks offers $20K reward in shooting death of DNC staffer
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13619

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— A Republican “Surrender” To Hillary? – George Rasley  (DIERSEN: RINOs are much closer to Democrats than they are to Republicans.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/23822-republican-%E2%80%9Csurrender%E2%80%9D-hillary

 

THE BLAZE
— Group of Pitzer College Students Refuse to Live With Whites: ‘Don’t See How This Is Racist’ – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/08/10/group-of-pitzer-college-students-refuse-to-live-with-whites-dont-see-how-this-is-racist/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Triumps say “Gloom sets in for GOP.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/291037-gloom-sets-in-for-gop
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Triumps say “RNC chairman warned Trump to change campaign.” – Rebecca Savransky
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/291071-rnc-chair-warned-trump-to-change-campaign-or-party-would

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Likes The Kurds. They’d Like An Apology.  (DIERSEN: I hereby again take back all the apologies that I have ever made, including the one that I made yesterday.  If my accusers give me their accusations against me in writing, I might reconsider.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/kurds-want-trump-to-apologize_us_57a8c822e4b0b770b1a3af28

 

CNN
— Clinton, in Mormon pitch, compares Trump to religious persecutors – Dan Merica (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote Islam, Democrats and RINOs demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/10/politics/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-mormon-voters/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: One Ally Remains Firmly Behind Donald Trump: The N.R.A. – NICK CORASANITI and ALEXANDER BURNS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/11/us/politics/donald-trump-second-amendment-nra.html
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats, Democrat plants, Libertarians, Libertarian plants, Greens, Green plants, and RINOs make it clear that they want to destroy America by turning everyone in America into a stoner.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/11/science/obama-administration-set-to-remove-barrier-to-marijuana-research.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats blame Baltimore’s police for Baltimore’s problems.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/11/opinion/a-policing-culture-built-on-racism-in-baltimore.html
— Modest to Majestic: A Look at Hillary and Bill Clinton’s Homes Over the Years – AMY CHOZICKAU
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/11/us/politics/clinton-homes.html
— Stress Over Family Finances Propelled Hillary Clinton Into Corporate World – AMY CHOZICK  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents would stress that my wife has been employed since 1966, and were it not for her income, a) I might not have taken an $18,459 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old and b) I might not have succumbed to my Democrat GAO superiors’ pressure to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/11/us/politics/hillary-clinton-money.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Yes, the Republican Party could leave Donald Trump high and dry to save itself.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/08/11/yes-the-republican-party-could-leave-donald-trump-high-and-dry-to-save-themselves/
— OUTSTANDING: U.S. will affirm its prohibition on medical marijuana – Lenny Bernstein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/08/10/u-s-affirms-its-prohibition-on-medical-marijuana/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Malia Obama appears to be smoking pot at Lollapalooza – Natalie Musumeci
http://nypost.com/2016/08/10/malia-obama-appears-to-be-smoking-pot-at-lollapalooza/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Target Each Other’s Vulnerabilities  The GOP nominee questions his rival’s ethics and honesty while Mrs. Clinton stokes doubts about Trump’s temperament – BETH REINHARD and PETER NICHOLAS (DIERSEN: What are your vulnerabilities?  My vulnerabilities include the following: I am conservative, Republican, American, White, male, old (67), non-poor, a gun owner, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, I avoided the draft, my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years and I have been federal retiree for almost 19 years, and I refuse to promote dependency on government, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the Second Amendment, race and gender based preference giving, age discrimination, or vices including pot, booze, or gambling.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-target-each-others-vulnerabilities-1470872533

 

USA TODAY
— This piling on must stop  News media fixate on Mr. Trump’s comments instead of fairly covering Clinton’s damaging actions. – Jeff Sessions
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/08/10/sen-sessions-piling-must-stop/88544696/
— Under fire, Trump always blames media – Rem Rieder  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes blame me for all the defeats that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. My critics/opponents 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/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://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/rieder/2016/08/10/rieder-under-fire-trump-always-blames-media/88514690/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump has destroyed principled opposition to amnesty.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/08/11/immigration-wall-hispanics-muslims-ban-trump-vote-minorities-column/88512192/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Hey, Trump Republicans  If you care for your party or your country, why are you still riding this runaway train?”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/08/10/trump-second-amendment-hillary-clinton-editorials-debates/88526420/

 

FOX 19
— Hamilton County GOP in Ohio endorses Trump – Steve Beynon (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?  At your next township, ward, and/or county party organization meeting, if you made a motion calling for the organization to endorse Trump/Pence, who would second that motion, what would you say in support of that motion, what would others say in support of that motion, what would others say in opposition to that motion, and would the motion pass or fail and by how much?  At the August 17, 2016 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee (SCC) meeting in Springfield, will your representative on the IRP SCC make a motion calling for the IRP SCC to endorse Trump/Pence?  If not, why not?)
http://www.fox19.com/story/32732092/hamilton-county-gop-endorses-trump

 

CHRONICLE
— Creating safe places, one house at a time –  Geri Corey  (DIERSEN: Not that I need or want any kind of “safe place,” but the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall has certainly not been a “safe place” for me.  I should write a book about nasty, troubled, failed, and/or vicious people who since 2002 have bullied me, scolded me, berated me, intimidated me, browbeated me, demonized me, denigrated me, condemned me, and threatened me in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. The aforesaid a) talk and act like they have the authorization if not encouragement of those who own/operate the Wheaton Bowl and b) know that my policy has always been to forgive those who trespass against me and they are counting on me to keep that policy.)
http://www.chroniclenewspaper.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20160810/NEWS01/160819986/Creating-safe-places-one-house-at-a-time

 

PBS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps as “Will Trump energize the Latino vote?” Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at Latinos that Republicans have caused all the problems that Latinos have, are causing all the problems that Latinos have, and will forever cause all the problems that Latinos have.  If Clinton wins, what actions will she have Latinos take against Republicans?  Of course, she will have Latinos boycott Republicans, but what stronger actions will she have them take?)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/will-trump-energize-latino-vote/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Donald Trump Says He’s OK With Losing the Election – Alexandra Mondalek  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, if/when Trump loses, anti-Trumps will first destroy Trump’s supporters and then they will destroy those who do not hate Trump.)
http://time.com/money/4448134/donald-trump-ok-losing-election/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On Thursday while calling in to CNBC’s “Squawk Box” morning show, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he’s “ok” with losing the election. “All I do is tell the truth, and if at the end of 90 days I’ve fallen short because I’m somewhat politically correct, even though I’m supposed to be the smart one, and even though I’m supposed to have a lot of good ideas, it’s ok, you know, I go back to a, a very good way of life. It’s not what I’m looking to do I think we’re going to have a victory, but we’ll see.” The most recent Real Clear Politics poll shows Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton ahead of Trump by almost eight points, echoing Trump’s implication: He may very well lose. Of course, the poll numbers follow a series of gaffes the GOP nominee has made in the last few weeks, including making off-kilter comments on sexual harassment and insulting a Gold Star military family. Consistent with his past behavior, Trump hasn’t apologized for the political missteps, either. So, what would Trump do after the election? He could go back to managing his real estate business, though he’s not hurting for work (even though Trump-branded businesses have suffered.) He’s currently worth about $4.5 billion — or $10 billion, according to him.)
— Anita Hill Says Women Still Face an Uphill Battle Fighting Sexual Harassment at Work – Martha C. White  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, a) if you are male, the older that you are, the more that you are presumed to be a sexist and b) if you are White, the older that you are, the more that you are presumed to be a racist.)
http://time.com/money/4446599/anita-hill-sexual-harassment-npr/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— White House Watch: Clinton 43%, Trump 40%, Johnson 8%, Stein 2%
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/white_house_watch
— Most Want to See Clinton, Trump Tax Returns, Medical Records  (DIERSEN: What is strongest thing that you can say about your health?  For me, it is that health problems have not stopped me from putting together and sending out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning since 2004 and also each and every evening since 2015.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2016/most_want_to_see_clinton_trump_tax_returns_medical_records

 

ROLLING STONE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Hillary’s New Deal: How a Clinton Presidency Could Transform America.  While Trump’s rise wrecks the GOP, Clinton’s success marks the resilience of the Democratic center.” – Sean Wilentz
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/features/how-a-hillary-clinton-presidency-could-transform-america-w433768

August 2 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Term limits are key to moving Illinois forward – David McSweeney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-term-limits-illinois-springfield-perspec-0802-jm-20160801-story.html
— Emanuel financial officer hits back at Moody’s for junk rating – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-emanuel-rauner-morning-spin-20160802-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-glanton-muslim-soldier-20160801-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps shout that “Debates aren’t rigged.”  However, anti-Trumps are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Anti-Trumps are disciples of Saul Alinsky.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-to-trump-debates-arent-rigged-look-it-up/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-as-trump-lashes-out-where-is-his-sense-of-decency/
— Obamacare plans seek premium increases of up to 45% in Illinois – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/obamacare-plans-seek-premium-increases-up-to-45-illinois/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that Republican racism a) is why LESS THAN 100% of minorities register to vote and b) is why LESS THAN 100% of minorities do not vote for Democrats.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/jesse-jackson-the-continuing-fight-for-the-right-to-vote/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mark Castino of Wheaton speaks extremely highly of Dan Cronin.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160802/discuss/160809903/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Chicago’s bills will increase in 2017 as pension costs escalate – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160801/NEWS02/160809994/chicagos-bills-will-increase-in-2017-as-pension-costs-escalate

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— She’s with Trump – Marcus Jackson  (DIERSEN: Do you promote Trump?  Of course, needless-to-say, anti-Trumps demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a Trump supporter. What do those who promote Trump have to say about that?)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-08-02/shes-trump.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the past few months, Maria Vasquez has been un-friended by one Facebook connection after another. The Latina-American’s crime: actively supporting the Republican party’s polarizing presidential candidate, to the extent that she has recently been appointed chief of a group called Latinas for Trump Illinois. In that role, the Urbana resident, who works for a local non-profit, is tasked with spreading the message of Donald Trump’s campaign and planning events in the area. “I saw something on social media that was a Facebook group ‘Latinas for Trump’ and that intrigued me because that was something I wanted to be a part of, being Latino,” Vasquez said. Another part of the new position involves helping devise a strategy for how to best educate Latino-Americans about Trump, who Vasquez admits isn’t looked at too favorably within that community. It’s not all his fault, she says. “Some of (Trump’s) recent comments have been distorted, I believe, by the media,” she said. Vasquez says she supports Trump because he’s not the typical politician hiding behind scripted speeches and making promises he knows he can’t keep. As a supporter, some of the disagreements she has had have been with people who wonder how she can support a candidate who said Mexican immigrants were bringing drugs, crime and rapists across the border and who claimed a judge overseeing a lawsuit against Trump University was biased because of his Mexican heritage. “It all comes from the love and passion he has for this country and honestly, all Americans should have this love for the country,” Vasquez said. “This country is in a bad deal. It seems we have become the dumping ground for everybody else’s problems. “It’s time to change that and time to start helping ourselves before we can start helping others.” Those views haven’t always been received favorably in Vasquez’s social media circles, leading to her being chopped from many acquaintances’ friends lists.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote pot and other vices are responsible for the death and the destruction that vices cause.  To what extent do you promote vices?  Are you an operative or a dupe for those who promote vices?  For example, to do you help elect candidates who promote vices?
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-08-02/legislators-fine-marijuana.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s hard to imagine that the legislation won’t be seen as anything other than what it is — an implicit endorsement of marijuana consumption that can only encourage greater use of a drug whose use already is widespread. That poses an undeniable problem for users who suffer from mental illness. Its consumption also will be problematic for young people whose minds and bodies are still being formed.)

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— November Election Could Impact The Rest of Gov. Rauner’s Term
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/november-election-could-impact-the-rest-of-gov-rauners-term
— Better Government Association Approves Some Bills Passed By Legislature – JORDAN ABUDAYYEH
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/better-government-association-approves-some-bills-passed-by-legislature

 

WSIL TV
— Trump suggests general election could be ‘rigged’ – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/32594672/trump-suggests-general-election-could-be-rigged

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump praises Paul Ryan’s primary challenger  Trump thanks Paul Nehlen for his ‘kind words’ – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-praises-ryans-primary-challenger
— Meet Trump’s latest political enemy: Fire marshals  Candidate accuses official of turning away thousands of Trump supporters – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/meet-trumps-latest-political-enemy-fire-marshals

 

NEWS TRIBUNE
— U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R.-Ill.) opposes Trump statement about Kahns – AP
http://newstrib.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=27&ArticleID=52522

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan Wants Boys in Girls’ Restrooms and Showers – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/illinois-attorney-general-lisa-madigan-wants-boys-girls-restrooms-showers/

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Amendment law will force state to pay for advertising – Kelsey Gibbs
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/amendment-law-will-force-state-to-pay-for-advertising

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Madigan says his longevity helps him “resist” Rauner’s “extremism”  (DIERSEN: Who calls you an extremist?  The following have always called me an extremist and even worse things: 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://capitolfax.com/2016/08/01/madigan-says-his-longevity-helps-him-resist-rauners-extremism/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Trump-Khan Flap Puts Republicans in a Bind – James Arkin
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/08/02/trump-khan_flap_puts_republicans_in_a_bind_131386.html

 

CITIZEN KELLY
— Citizen Kelly takes on D.L. Hughley
https://soundcloud.com/citizenkellyshow/dlhughley1

 

CONTRARIAN COMMENTARY
— Is there a liberal media “War Against Trump” to destroy the Republican Party? – Andy Martin
http://contrariancommentary.com/new-hampshire-second-district-congressional-candidate-andy-martin-says-there-is-a-liberal-media-war-against-trump-to-destroy-the-gop/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Hillary Clinton Claims She Doesn’t Want to ‘Repeal the Second Amendment’ – LIZ SHELD
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/08/01/hillary-clinton-assures-she-doesnt-want-to-repeal-the-second-amendment/

 

THE HILL
— DePaul cancels conservative Ben Shapiro’s speech – Joe Concha  (DIERSEN: Who does not want you to speak?  The following do not want me to speak at TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois events or anywhere else: 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://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/289999-depaul-cancels-conservatives-speech
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DePaul University has revoked its invitation for conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro to address students on campus. The private university in Chicago told the school’s Young Americans for Freedom chapter that Shapiro, 32, will not be permitted to enter the campus due to “security concerns.” “Given the experiences and security concerns that some other schools have had with Ben Shapiro speaking on their campuses, DePaul cannot agree to allow him to speak on our campus at this time,” wrote Bob Janis, DePaul’s vice president of operations. Shapiro responded with a post on Twitter Monday morning that called those in power at DePaul “cowards.” He also invited those opposed to the decision to write to DePaul’s dean of students, David Miller. Last February, California State University attempted to block Shapiro from speaking on campus, but the former Breitbart columnist showed up anyway. Angry protesters pulled a fire alarm and blocked doors to the event, which led police to escort Shapiro off campus for his own safety. The Young Americas Foundation released a statement late Monday morning that blamed the left for DePaul’s decision to cancel Shapiro’s speech and warned it would limit constitutional freedoms. “For the past six months we have worked with Ben on a high-profile tour of college campuses and witnessed with our own eyes the vicious and threatening behavior of tyrannical leftists who have been programmed by progressive administrators to silence all speech they disagree with — If DePaul cannot trust its delicate liberal snowflake students and administrators to allow Ben to speak his mind safely and freely, it has utterly failed in its mission to ‘[foster] a community that welcomes open discourse.’ “If DePaul does not reverse its decision to ban Ben, it must immediately remove any claim to support free speech and expression from its website and marketing materials or become a fraudulent laughingstock,” the statement concluded. DePaul recently blocked Breitbart commentator Milo Yiannopoulos from attending a College Republicans event, arguing that his presence would lead to a “hostile environment.” In an earlier visit in May for a speaking event, Yainnopoulos’s podium was stormed by protesters and his microphone was stolen. The Hill has reached out to Shapiro for further comment.)
— Trump fears election could be ‘rigged’ – Ben Kamisar
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/290039-trump-im-afraid-the-election-is-going-to-be-rigged

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Vets In Congress Urge Paul Ryan To Un-Endorse Trump  “The profound disrespect Mr. Trump has shown toward Gold Star parents is a new low.” – Jennifer Bendery
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/paul-ryan-donald-trump-veterans_us_579f912de4b0e2e15eb6a467

 

ABC NEWS
— Donald Trump says Bernie Sanders made “a deal with the devil” in endorsing Hillary Clinton.
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/760274392391614464
— Trump Calls Capt. Khan a ‘Hero’ Amid Blowback Over Remarks to Family – MICHAEL EDISON HAYDEN
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-doubles-criticism-khan-family-blow-back-continues/story?id=41041166

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Hillary Clinton Targets a Skeptical Crowd: White Male Voters – MATT FLEGENHEIMER  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs demand that Whites admit to causing all the problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have.  Democrats and RINOs demand that men admit to causing all the problems that women have had, are having, and will have.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/us/politics/hillary-clinton-white-male-voters.html
— Only 9% of America Chose Trump and Clinton as the Nominees – ALICIA PARLAPIANO and ADAM PEARCE
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/01/us/elections/nine-percent-of-america-selected-trump-and-clinton.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans who do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/opinion/mr-trump-and-spineless-republicans.html
— Slavery Reparations Sought in First Black Lives Matter Agenda – REUTERS  (DIERSEN: From what I see, according to reparation advocates, the more of the following that apply to you, the more slavery reparations that you owe: Christian, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, and your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2016/08/02/us/02reuters-usa-politics-race.html
— Trump Seems More the Result of a Shift Among White Men Than the Cause of It – Lynn Vavreck
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/upshot/trump-seems-more-the-result-of-a-shift-among-white-men-than-the-cause-of-it.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Trump creates huge GOP jitters  Comments on Khan family give rise to criticism and fears of party leaders – Cathleen Decker
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-khans-20160802-snap-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump mired in another day of controversy with family of soldier killed in Iraq.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-khans-20160802-snap-story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump doubles down in fight with family of fallen Muslim soldier – David K. Li and Bob Fredericks
http://nypost.com/2016/08/01/trump-doubles-down-in-fight-with-family-of-fallen-muslim-soldier/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Pilot in Hot-Air Balloon Crash Was Convicted of Drug, DWI Charges  Skip Nichols, who was killed with 15 others, went to prison twice, but was said to have turned his life around – ERIN AILWORTH and ANDY PASZTOR
http://www.wsj.com/articles/pilot-in-hot-air-balloon-crash-was-convicted-of-drug-dwi-charges-1470085957
— Voter ID and the Real Threat to Democracy  Throwing out Voter ID laws won’t help minorities in Texas, North Carolina and Wisconsin. – HANS VON SPAKOVSKY and JOHN FUND
http://www.wsj.com/articles/voter-id-and-the-real-threat-to-democracy-1470091513
— To the Go-Along Republicans  Memo to Paul Ryan: Trump’s problem is his character, not his ‘ideas.’ – BRET STEPHENS
http://www.wsj.com/articles/to-the-go-along-republicans-1470091421
— Democrats’ Push for House Faces Hurdles  Shortfalls in recruiting, money could hamper efforts to retake chamber – MICHELLE HACKMAN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-push-for-house-faces-hurdles-1470106128
— Paying for College Has to Be Easier Than This  Government policies discourage parents from saving for their children’s education. – SHEILA BAIR  (DIERSEN: This article presupposes that parents are obligated to pay for their children’s college education, and if they cannot or will not, college students must borrow.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/paying-for-college-has-to-be-easier-than-this-1470091604

 

USA TODAY
— Despite vow to end veteran homelessness, Obama administration halfway there – Gregg Zoroya  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Democrats are nasty.  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats and/or veterans.  My superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Democrats hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were veterans THAT I WAS A DRAFT DODGER AND THAT THEREFORE, a) in 1966, the Post Office hired me WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE HIRED A VETERAN, b) in 1971, IRS hired me WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE HIRED A VETERAN, b) in 1972, 1973, and 1974, IRS promoted me WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE PROMOTED VETERANS, c) in 1980, GAO hired me WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE HIRED A VETERAN, d) in 1986, GAO promoted me WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE PROMOTED A VETERAN, and e) GAO SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN RID OF ME MUCH SOONER SO THAT A VETERAN COULD HAVE MY JOB AND HAVE MY CORNOR OFFICE.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/08/01/despite-vow-end-veteran-homelessness-obama-administation-halfway-there/87913000/

 

BLAZE
— DePaul University Reportedly Bans Conservative Speaker Ben Shapiro: ‘This Is How Free Speech Dies’ – Carly Hoilman  (DIERSEN: Who does not want you to speak?  The following do not want me to speak at TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois events or anywhere else: 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.theblaze.com/stories/2016/08/01/depaul-university-reportedly-bans-conservative-speaker-ben-shapiro-this-is-how-free-speech-dies/
— Newly Crowned Miss Teen USA Called Out for Racist Language in Old Tweets – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/08/01/newly-crowned-miss-teen-usa-called-out-for-racist-language-in-old-tweets/

 

INSIDE HIGHER ED
— DePaul Refuses to Host Conservative Pundit Ben Shapiro
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2016/08/02/depaul-refuses-host-conservative-pundit

 

FISCAL TIMES
— A Shocking Number of Adults Are Still Mooching Off Their Parents – Beth Braverman
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2016/08/01/Shocking-Number-Adults-Are-Still-Mooching-Their-Parents

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Why Warren Buffett Is Campaigning for Hillary Clinton—And How Much He’s Spending To Do It – Alexandra Mondalek
http://time.com/money/4433112/warren-buffett-campaigning-hillary-clinton/
— 1 in 3 Adults Under Age 45 Still Get Financial Help From Mom and Dad – Alicia Adamczyk
http://time.com/money/4432883/adults-financial-help-parents-cell-phone/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For parents these days, supporting your child often doesn’t end when they turn 18.  A survey by the Society of Grownups found that one in three adults between the ages of 21 and 45 receive some form of financial support from their parents, MarketWatch reports. Paying for their child’s cellphone bill is the most common type of aid, with 17% of respondents saying their parents foot the bill. After cellphones, food, bills (such as utilities and cable), and insurance are the things parents help pay for most often. Other young people reported their parents help them with “fun” expenses, rent, clothing, and student loan bills, though those responses weren’t as common. While some may use this as further proof that all millennials are lazy and entitled, Nondini Naqui, the chief executive of Society of Grownups, says it’s more a reflection of the rising costs of living millennials must contend with: student loan debt, rising rent and food costs, and stagnate wages all compound, and something has to give. “These are people who are really forging their own way forward, they’re responsible, they take accountability,” Naqui said. But at the same time, “they’re really getting squeezed.”  So why are parents paying for cellphone bills more often than anything else? MarketWatch writes that it’s largely a matter of inertia; parents were already likely paying for the family plan when their kids lived at home, and just kept paying. Writes MW, “[t]he cellphone bill is the last vestige of their financial ties to their parents and they haven’t severed it, mostly because it’s more trouble than it’s worth.”)

August 1 Evening Edition

NBC5
— State Rep. Sandack’s Replacement Will Be Sworn in Wednesday  Downers Grove Republican David Olsen was selected Saturday to replace former state Rep. Ron Sandack, who resigned last week citing “cyber security issues.” Olsen will be sworn in Wednesday. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rep-Sandacks-Replacement-Will-Be-Sworn-in-Wednesday-388861172.html

 

WGN TV
— Republicans criticize Trump for remarks about family of slain Muslim soldier – TOM NEGOVAN
http://wgntv.com/2016/08/01/republicans-criticize-trump-for-remarks-about-family-of-slain-muslim-soldier/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— An austere contract for a College of DuPage president? Pinch us. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-college-dupage-breuder-rondeau-illinois-edit-0802-jm-20160801-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, they reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-glanton-clinton-diversity-20160729-column.html
— Social media policies leave cities in control of posts, discussions – Genevieve Bookwalter , Mike Danahey and Steve Lord
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-abn-facebook-policies-cities-st-0727-20160801-story.html
— GOP lawmakers, veterans groups disavow Trump over criticism of Muslim soldier’s family
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-muslim-family-20160801-story.html
— NY Post’s nude Melania Trump cover is morally bankrupt – Heidi Stevens
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-melania-trump-new-york-post-balancing-0801-20160801-column.html
— The empathy gap: Donald Trump makes it all about him (and why that’s dangerous) – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-donald-trump-khizr-khan-muslim-family-edit-0802-jm-20160801-story.html
— Employment board: Ex-College of DuPage controller entitled to unemployment benefits – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/cod/ct-college-of-dupage-sapyta-unemployment-benefits-20160801-story.html
— Warren Buffett knocks Trump’s business record, failure to show tax returns
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-buffett-trump-tax-returns-20160801-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump takes fire from Kirk, Duckworth
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-takes-fire-from-kirk-duckworth/
— Protesters want aldermen to drop ‘Blue Lives Matter’ ordinance – Jacob Wittich
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/protesters-want-aldermen-to-oppose-blue-lives-matter-ordinance/
— Presidential campaign touches bottom, keeps digging – Neil St
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-presidential-campaign-touches-bottom-keeps-digging/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban GOP lawmakers push for term limits, dismiss questions about unity – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160801/news/160809928/
— Board: Fired College of DuPage controller should get unemployment benefits – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160801/news/160809929/
— Illinois passes law protecting free speech for high school journalists – Steve Zalusky  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents a) want to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) want to stop everyone from reading them.  My critics/opponents are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160801/news/160809994/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The law places responsibility for content in school-sponsored media in the hands of student journalists, under the guidance of student advisers and subject to limitations on material that is libelous or obscene, constitutes an unwarranted invasion of privacy, violates federal or state law or school district policies or disrupts the orderly operation of the school. School officials would have the burden of proving that a publication is subject to restriction.)
— Tom Cullerton’s initiative to end pension abuse signed into law
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160801/submitted/160809946/
— Why getting stuck without a job is just bad luck – Matt O’Brien  (DIERSEN: I have been unemployed since 1997 not because of bad luck, but a) because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my employer GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, b) because I have always opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, c) because GAO wanted to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran to make way for its young Democrat minority and female employees, and d) because I refused to help my GAO superiors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, or non-veteran.  Republicans had cut GAO’s budget dramatically and the Democrats who ran GAO used that to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, or non-veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160731/business/160739973/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— David Olsen replaces Sandack, says he looks forward to facing Springfield challenges – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/08/01/david-olsen-replaces-sandack-says-he-looks-forward-to-facing-springfield-challenges/a89calh/

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Madigan Resists Rauner’s Push for Term Limits – AMANDA VINICKY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/madigan-resists-rauners-push-term-limits#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Understanding how judges decide cases: Berkowitz w/Judge Posner on Legal Realism, Legal Formalism and stealth liberal Justices
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/08/understanding-how-judges-decide-cases-berkowitz-wjudge-posner-on-legal-realism-legal-formalism-and-stealth-liberal-justices-cableweb/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Paul Ryan’s GOP Opponent Says Deporting All Muslims In US is “A Conversation We Should Have”
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/paul-ryans-gop-opponent-says-deporting-all-muslims-in-us-is-a-conversation-we-should-have

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Comments on Chicago,Cook County Property Tax Bills; Silent on Bill That, If Signed, Would Hike School Taxes Outside of Chicago – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/08/01/rauner-comments-on-chicagocook-county-property-tax-bills-silent-on-bill-that-if-signed-would-hike-school-taxes-outside-of-chicago/
— Republicans in the Algonquin Parade – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/08/01/republicans-in-the-algonquin-parade/

 

TERI O’BRIEN
— Is Khizr Khan simply a patriotic Muslim, grieving the loss of his son, or a politically-motivated Muslim Brotherhood sympathizer and proponent of sharia law?
http://teriobrien.com/khizr-khan-muslim-brotherhood-sharia/

 

ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVE EXAMINER
— Nancy Pelosi: White men don’t like Clinton ‘because of guns, because of gays, and because of God’ – Walther Theodore
http://www.ice-news.net/2016/07/31/white-men-dont-like-clinton-because-of-guns-because-of-gays-and-because-of-god-nancy-pelosi/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IVES: THE PRICE OF LOYALTY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/ives-the-price-of-loyalty.html
— TAXPAYER GROUP RELEASES REPORT ON ILLINOIS STATE PENSION CRISIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/taxpayer-group-releases-report-on-illinois-state-pension-crisis.html
— MALIA OBAMA FLASHES FROM LOLLAPALOOZA 2016 SIDE STAGE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/malia-obama-flashes-from-lollapalooza-2016-side-stage-.html

 

GOPUSA
— Pope Francis: If I speak of Islamic violence, then I have to speak of Catholic violence
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13243

 

FOX NEWS INSIDER
— Sheriff Clarke: Black Lives Matter Should Be Labeled as a Hate Group
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/07/31/sheriff-clarke-black-lives-matter-should-be-classified-hate-group

 

CATHOLIC NEWS LIVE
— Thomas More Society Responds to Illinois Gov. Rauner Signing SB 1564 into Law – Tom Brejcha
http://catholicnewslive.com/story/586644

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Illinois gov. signs law forcing Christian doctors to refer for, promote abortion – Jay Hogbbs
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/republican-gov.-signs-off-on-illinois-law-revoking-religious-protection-ove

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Who is Khizr Khan, the father of a fallen US solder? – Clarice Feldman
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/08/who_is_khizr_kahn_the_father_of_a_fallen_us_solder.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Feminists Stay Home While Melania Is Mocked – Katie Frates
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/31/feminists-stay-home-while-melania-is-mocked/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— DePaul University bans Ben Shapiro from speaking on campus
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/28332/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GOP lawmaker Rep. Dave Brat, R-Va.: Vote for Clinton ‘if you want to herd goats’ – GABBY MORRONGIELLO
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/gop-lawmaker-vote-for-clinton-if-you-want-to-herd-goats/article/2598312

 

THE HILL
— McCain in tough spot with Trump – Jonathan Easley
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/290044-mccain-in-tough-spot-with-trump

 

POLITICO
— RNC chief rebukes Trump: Khans ‘should be off limits’ – Nolan D. McCaskill (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, members of the following groups are “off limits,” that is, they are protected: 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.politico.com/story/2016/08/priebus-trump-khizr-khan-226533

 

CNN
— Trump praises Paul Ryan’s primary challenger – Jeremy Diamond
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/01/politics/donald-trump-paul-ryan-paul-nehlen-election-2016/

 

ABC NEWS
— Is Trump Shifting His Immigration Rhetoric? – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/trump-shifting-immigration-rhetoric-41038896

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Donald Trump Avoided Draft With a Heel Problem, but the Details Are Murky – STEVE EDER and DAVE PHILIPPS  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats and/or veterans. My superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Democrats hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were veterans that am a draft dodger.  I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/us/politics/donald-trump-draft-record.html

— Donald Trump’s Draft Card
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/01/us/politics/trump-draft-card.html
— Donald Trump’s Selective Service Records
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/01/us/politics/trump-record.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/opinion/worthy-of-our-contempt.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/opinion/how-the-stupid-party-created-donald-trump.html
— Make Algorithms Accountable – JULIA ANGWIN  (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 CREATE ALGORITHMS 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.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/opinion/make-algorithms-accountable.html?ref=opinion

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans say Republicans had a “very, very bad convention.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/08/01/reince-priebuss-very-very-bad-convention/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump gives GOP leaders another reason to repudiate him. Why don’t they?
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-trump-khan-presidential-campaign-20160801-snap-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Francis Condemns ‘borders as barriers’ – John Bacon (DIERSEN: Anti-Americans oppose borders.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/07/31/pope-francis-wraps-up-5-day-visit-poland/87886732/
— The media tries to walk back Trump – Michael Wolff
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/wolff/2016/07/31/wolff-media-tries-walk-back-trump/87676854/
— We all regret the Khan family’s loss – Donald Trump
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/07/31/regret-khan-familys-loss-opposing-view/87889942/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that the Khans “speak out for many.”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2016/07/31/voices-these-muslim-parents-speak-out-many/87885008/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Donald J. Trump Referendum  Democrats figure they can bait the Republican into blowing himself up.- Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-donald-j-trump-referendum-1470093759
— John McCain Denounces Donald Trump’s Comments on Khizr Khan, Ghazala Khan  Says the GOP nomination doesn’t come with an ‘unfettered license to defame those who are the best among us’ – KRISTINA PETERSON and JANET HOOK (DIERSEN: What does McCain think of you?  I am sure that he has a very low opinion of me.  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats and/or veterans. My superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were Democrats hinted/implied/argued/shouted at my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were veterans that am a draft dodger.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/john-mccain-denounces-donald-trumps-comments-on-khizr-khan-1470062035
http://www.wsj.com/video/john-mccain-slams-trump-over-khan-family-spat/6CFB26B8-A6A8-4C65-A097-071502EBA018.html

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— As the Obamas vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to visit Nantucket – Nik DeCosta-Klipa
https://www.boston.com/news/politics/2016/08/01/donald-trump-holding-fundraiser-nantucket-day-obamas-set-arrive-marthas-vineyard

 

GUARDIAN
— McCain condemns Trump over Khans as Obama joins chorus of criticism – Amanda Holpuch and Sabrina Siddiqui
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/aug/01/john-mccain-condemns-trump-khizr-ghazala-khan-comments

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Changing U.S. News Media Transform 2016 Campaign – Katherine Gypson
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/changing-us-news-media-transform-2016-campaign/
— Facebook’s Dominance in Journalism Could Be Bad News For Us All – Jon Bernstein  (DIERSEN: What does Facebook think a) of you, b) of those who share your demographics, c) of those who share your occupation, d) of the organizations that you are/were a member of, e) of your past/present employers, and d) of the municipality, township/ward, county, state, and country that you live in?  From what I see, ever-increasingly, Facebook has the power to destroy individuals, to destroy organizations, to destroy companies, to destroy governments, and to destroy countries that it disapproves of.)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/facebooks-dominance-in-journalism-could-be-bad-news-for-us-all/

 

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— Where ISIS and Republicans agree: persecuting potheads – David Downs
http://blog.sfgate.com/smellthetruth/2016/08/01/where-isis-and-republicans-agree-persecuting-potheads/

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 26 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Outstanding fundraiser for DuPage County Board Member Brian Krajewski at Carlucci’s Restaurant in Downers Grove Tuesday evening July 26, 2016.  DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin spoke very highly of Krajewski. The 150+ attendees included Illinois officials and candidates Patti Bellock, Heidi Holan, and Chris Nybo; DuPage County officials and candidates Janice Anderson, Richard Blass, John Curran, Pete DiCianni, Tim Elloitt, Gary Grasso, Bob Grogan, Tonia Khouri, Paula McGowen, James Mendrick, Sean Noonan, Dave Olsen, Don Puchalski, Karyn Romano, and Sam Tornatore; Township officials Kathy Abbate, Greg Boltz, Tony Cuzzone, John Dombroski, Marty Keller, John Morrissey, Rachel Ossyra, and Deanna Wilkins; Municipal officials Noreen Ligino and Martin Tully; Judges Liam Brennan, Dan Guerin, Ann Jorgensen, Bob Kleeman, Tim McJoynt, and Patrick O’Shea; and Party leaders Matt Carlyle and Burt Minor. Event sponsors included Bellock, Claar, Curran, Holan, O’Shea, Puchalski, and Romano. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

ABC7
— The Sandack mystery continues – Chuck Goudie, Barb Markoff and Ross Weidner
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/rep-sandack-quits-top-gop-post-over-internet-scam/1444005/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In a heavily blacked-out police report provided to the I-Team by Downers Grove police, Republican state Rep. Ronald L. Sandack made an allegation on July 14 of “an Internet scam.” Ten days later Sandack announced he was resigning from his elected position, claiming he was suffering the effects of “cyber security issues.” Neither Sandack at the time he quit, nor the suburban police report obtained Tuesday afternoon, offer any clarity as to what actually happened-or why it was serious enough to warrant resignation. Sandack has not responded to our numerous requests for information. A person who answered the front door at his home today said that the ex-legislator was at work. He is a partner at a downtown Chicago law firm and has not been available there. Sandack said in a cryptic statement on Sunday that he was forced to re-evaluate his “continued public service” due to the threat. The mostly-redacted police report does put the date of the “Internet scam” as July 7, a full week before Sandack actually reported whatever it was to police. There is no explanation why it took one week to report something serious enough to eventually cause his resignation. Oddly, Mr. Sandack was a voracious social media communicator until the cyber threat occurred-said to have been fake accounts set-up in his name (or his family members.) Currently, his Facebook and Twitter pages are down and there is no trace of whatever bogus accounts may have been established. Downers Grove police have apparently assigned at detectives to look into the allegation, according to the report. However, police officials have offered no additional details, clarity or assistance to help the public understand what may have occurred, whether there is any kind of public threat or the status of the investigation.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— GOP State Rep. Ron Sandack reported ‘Internet scam’ to cops – Chris Fusco
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gop-state-rep-ron-sandack-reported-internet-scam-to-cops/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican state Rep. Ronald L. Sandack, a top of ally of Gov. Bruce Rauner, went to the police department in his hometown to report an “Internet scam” earlier this month — but a report about the incident reveals little about what led Sandack to abruptly resign his seat from the Illinois House over the weekend. Sandack issued a statement to the political blog Capitol Fax on Sunday saying that “cyber security issues” forced him to re-evaluate his “continued public service.” But the police report released Tuesday afternoon by the Downers Grove Police Department offers no details about what might have happened to Sandack as virtually the entire narrative is blacked out. Sandack didn’t immediately return a telephone call seeking comment. More to come on this developing story.)
— Emanuel accepts Rauner apology for insult to teachers, principals – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-accepts-rauner-apology-for-insult-to-teachers-principals/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Decision on Sandack’s replacement still days away – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160726/news/160729247/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: DuPage GOP leaders will have the biggest say in choosing his replacement, but the Will County Republican Central Committee must be consulted because a small number of precincts in the 81st District are in that county. Krajewski said he’s scheduled to meet Saturday morning with Havel. In the meantime, he’s asking other Republicans interested in the position to send him their resume. “We’ve got to see who the candidates are,” Krajewski said. Depending on the number of applicants, a decision could come Saturday or Sunday, he said. On Monday, Krajewski said David S. Olsen is the leading candidate to replace Sandack. Olsen, 27, of Downers Grove, serves as vice chairman of the College of DuPage board of trustees, as a Downers Grove village commissioner and as vice chairman of the Downers Grove Township Republican Organization. He has expressed interest in the House seat in the past. . .If he’s chosen as Sandack’s successor, one decision Olsen needs to make is whether he will resign from the Downers Grove village council or from COD board. “That’s something that has to be discussed with my mayor, Mayor (Martin) Tully, and with (COD board) Chairman Deanne Mazzochi, and with Brian Krajewski and others,” Olsen said. “I think it’s premature to speculate on what I would do.” He said his main goal is to do “the right thing” for residents in Downers Grove, COD’s district and the 81st District.)
— Redacted report sheds little light on Sandack resignation – Mike Riopell and Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160726/news/160729195/
— Convention could start 2018 Dem race for governor – Mike Riopell
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160726/news/160729234/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Online impostors are real. But is Ron Sandack’s story? – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-ron-sandack-illinois-republican-resigns-perspec-zorn-0727-jm-20160726-column.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Something doesn’t quite add up in the “official” story of why Illinois House Republican floor leader Ron Sandack abruptly resigned over the weekend. The scrappy Downers Grove pol said in a brief statement that “cybersecurity issues” prompted him to “re-evaluate” his political career and immediately step down in order to (stop me if you’ve heard this before) spend more time with his family. Reportedly, the cybersecurity issue in question was that spoofers had created fake Facebook and Twitter accounts in his name, thus threatening to damage his reputation. That’s certainly an unpleasant development if true. And the claim is plausible. Social media have yet to solve the impostor problem, as I was reminded just the other day when I got a Facebook friend request that appeared to be from another Chicago newspaper columnist with whom I was already connected. The request not only used his name but also a photo of him swiped from his real page. Online impostors don’t target just pols, pundits and other well-known figures. I routinely get Facebook friend requests from those who have either assumed others’ identities or simply invented personas, often of scantily clad women, in what seems to be a desperate and feeble attempt to peddle cheap sunglasses or other consumer goods.)
— Heavily redacted police report offers few details on Sandack resignation – Joe Mahr and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-ron-sandack-police-report-met-20160726-story.html
— Union leader Terry O’Sullivan calls Rauner a ‘jackass,’ vows to ‘take him out’ in 2018 – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-labor-democratic-convention-bruce-rauner-met-0727-20160726-story.html
— Kennedy rips Rauner, ducks questions on whether he’ll run for governor – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chris-kennedy-illinois-governor-bruce-rauner-met-0727-20160726-story.html
— Emanuel to Rauner: Apology accepted, but ‘champion’ Chicago kids – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-chicago-teachers-apology-met-0727-20160726-story.html
— BREYOND DIGUSTING: Smoke pot with your kids, Richard Branson tells Chicago business audience – Kim Janssen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-richard-branson-joints-kids-0727-chicago-inc-20160726-story.html

 

NBC5
— Chris Kennedy Slams Rauner, Dodges Questions About Gubernatorial Run  Businessman Chris Kennedy stoked further speculation about a possible gubernatorial run after slamming Gov. Bruce Rauner during a breakfast at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Chris-Kennedy-Slams-Rauner-Dodges-Question-About-Gubernatorial-Run-388319332.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— As Clinton claims nomination, protests continue
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/181851688-story

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Rauner calls Illinois’ political system rigged, calls for amendments on term limits and remapping – Stephen Elliott
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/rauner-calls-illinois-political-system-rigged-calls-for-amendents-on/article_1dc7e954-0992-5023-90ea-2114406fdf2a.html

 

WSL AM
— Durbin won’t rule out challenging Rauner for Governor – John Dempsey
http://www.wlsam.com/2016/07/26/durbin-wont-rule-out-challenging-rauner-for-governor/

 

DNA INFO
— Rahm Accepts Rauner’s CPS Apology, But Calls On Gov. To ‘Turn The Page’ – Ted Cox
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160726/pullman/rahm-accepts-rauners-cps-apology-but-calls-on-him-turn-page

 

WBEZ
— Divide Among Illinois Democrats On Display During First Night Of DNC – Tony Arnold, Lauren Chooljian
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/divide-among-illinois-democrats-on-display-during-first-night-of-dnc/df09862d-64e7-4fcc-aa53-9ded4e37ba53

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Schimpf stresses term limits compared to Simon’s leniency
http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/510967425-schimpf-stresses-term-limits-compared-to-simon-s-leniency

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — If Michelle Obama ran for office, Illinois Democrats would roll the ‘red carpet’ out for her – Chris Cillizza
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/if-michelle-obama-ran-for-office-illinois-democrats-would-roll/article_67ba8464-0d81-5483-bc56-0bb9ac9b23ed.html

 

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Trump’s LGBTQ-Friendly GOP Elevates Homosexual Businessman Peter Thiel – Media Hype for ‘Gay Republicans’ Overshadows Conservative Platform  Fox News, media, Republican social liberals cheer on LGBTQ agenda in Cleveland – Peter LaBarbera
http://americansfortruth.com/2016/07/25/trumps-lgbtq-friendly-gop-elevates-homosexual-businessman-peter-thiel-media-hype-for-gay-republicans-overshadows-conservative-platform/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Auditor General Frank Mautino ignores State Board of Elections – Rep. Ives issues press release – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/07/auditor-general-frank-mautino-ignores-state-board-of-elections-rep-ives-issues-press-release/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— The Family PAC Cruise – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/07/26/the-family-pac-cruise/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TEXAS PROSECUTORS DROP FELONY CHARGES ON CENTER FOR MEDICAL PROGRESS INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/texas-prosecutors-drop-felony-charges-on-center-for-medical-progress-investigative-journalists.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner is gearing up
http://capitolfax.com/2016/07/26/rauner-is-gearing-up/
— Convention delegates are “not normal” party members
http://capitolfax.com/2016/07/26/convention-delegates-are-not-normal-party-members/
— Mautino misses deadline
http://capitolfax.com/2016/07/26/mautino-misses-deadline/

 

AMERICAN SPECTATOR
— The Hillary-Alinsky-Lucifer Connection – PAUL KENGOR
http://spectator.org/the-hillary-alinsky-lucifer-connection/

 

FOX NEWS INSIDER
— ISIS Was Not Mentioned Once in 61 DNC Speeches on Day 1
http://insider.foxnews.com/2016/07/26/isis-was-not-mentioned-once-61-dnc-speeches-monday

 

DAILY CALLER
— Hollywood Relies On ‘Hitler Card’ In Bid To Stop Trump – Christian Toto
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/26/hollywood-relies-on-hitler-card-in-bid-to-stop-trump/
— Limbaugh: Democrats Are ‘Baby Butchers,’ ‘Sharia Muslims’ – Steve Guest
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/26/limbaugh-democrats-are-baby-butcher-sharia-muslims-audio/
— No Visible American Flags Present At The Democrat Convention – ALEX PFEIFFER
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/25/no-visible-american-flags-present-at-the-democrat-convention/

 

THE HILL
— Boos and booze: Sanders struggles to control supporters – Jonathan Easley and Jordain Carney
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/289297-boos-and-booze-sanders-struggles-to-control-supporters
— GOP hits Democrats for not mentioning ISIS on convention’s first day – Jesse Byrnes
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/289236-gop-faults-dems-for-not-mentioning-isis-on-conventions-first
— Priebus on Dem email leaks: ‘This is just the beginning’ – Jesse Byrnes
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/289260-rnc-chair-on-emails-this-is-just-the-beginning

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Insourcing: American Lose Jobs to H-1B Visa Workers – Judy Frankel
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/judy-frankel/insourcing-american-lose-_b_11173074.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DNC Shows Off Diversity Through Speakers, Bathrooms
http://www.wsj.com/video/dnc-shows-off-diversity-through-speakers-bathrooms/A4072722-9579-4B46-9B7D-001E8EB83758.html

 

FORBES
— Bernie Supporters Mangle The Democratic Party’s Message Of Unity, But It Makes For Good Ratings – Brett Edkins (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs are united 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.forbes.com/sites/brettedkins/2016/07/26/bernie-supporters-mangle-the-democratic-partys-message-of-unity/#713be4973a58

July 26 Morning Edition

DUPAGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
— DuPage GOP and Will GOP Chairmen to meet to fill H81 vacancy
http://dupagegop.org/news/krajewski-and-havel-to-fill-h81-vacancy/
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: DuPage County GOP Chairman Brian Krajewski and Will County GOP Chairman Kathy Havel put out an official notice of meeting to formally declare vacancies for the official office as well as the GOP nomination in Illinois House District 81. Chairmen Krajewski and Havel plan to meet this weekend to fill the vacancies. “We were all surprised by State Rep. Sandack’s resignation, but we will act both swiftly and thoroughly to name a replacement,” Krajewski said. “We hope to name someone by the end of this weekend so that our new Representative can get up and running as soon as possible.”)

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Search Begins for Sandack Replacement – Cole Lauterbach
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=219714#.V5bf2BF9XHk
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Suburban Chicago GOP political leaders are looking for a replacement for a prominent state representative who abruptly resigned Sunday. Suburban Chicago State Rep. Ron Sandack (R-Dist. 81) resigned from his seat in the Illinois General Assembly on Sunday, citing a series of malicious cyber attacks in which his online profiles were cloned numerous times. Sandack said in a statement that he would work with the GOP to ensure that his replacement is elected in November. Sandack’s replacement will be appointed by DuPage County Republican Chairman Brian Krajewski, who said the resignation was very unexpected. “I hadn’t heard anything about what was transpiring, so it came as a big surprise that he was resigning immediately,” Krajewski said. Among the candidates for Sandack’s replacement, Krajewski said some names stand out, but stressed that the appointee will have to be politically electable. Two whom Krajewski mentioned are Downers Grove Commissioner David Olsen, who is likely the favorite, and Downers Grove Mayor Martin Tully. The appointed GOP representative will face Democrat Greg Hose in November. Downers Grove State Rep. Ron Sandack (R-Dist. 81) announced his immediate resignation from his seat on Sunday. The abrupt resignation comes while Sandack has been battling a malicious social media campaign. “…After some cyber security issues arose, I began to re-evaluate my continued public service,” Sandack said in a statement. “I have always recognized there is no greater privilege than being a father and husband. My duties in Springfield have meant missing a lot of events in the lives of my children. I am no longer willing to miss important family events.” House Republican Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Dist. 81) released a statement. “Ron Sandack is a dedicated and caring public servant,” Durkin said. “I want to thank him for his service to his constituents and the entire State of Illinois. I wish him well in his future endeavors.”)

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Search underway to replace GOP lawmaker after sudden resignation
http://ilnews.org/8924/search-underway-to-replace-gop-lawmaker-after-sudden-resignation/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Local GOP political leaders are looking for a replacement for a prominent state representative who abruptly resigned Sunday. Suburban Chicago State Rep. Ron Sandack (R-Dist. 81) resigned from his seat in the Illinois General Assembly on Sunday, citing a series of malicious cyber attacks in which his online profiles were cloned numerous times. Sandack said in a statement that he would work with the GOP to ensure that his replacement is elected in November. Sandack’s replacement will be appointed by DuPage County Republican Chairman Brian Krajewski, who said the resignation was very unexpected. “I hadn’t heard anything about what was transpiring, so it came as a big surprise that he was resigning immediately,” Krajewski said. Among the candidates for Sandack’s replacement, Krajewski said some names stand out, but stressed that the appointee will have to be politically electable. Two whom Krajewski mentioned are Downers Grove Commissioner David Olsen, who is likely the favorite, and Downers Grove Mayor Martin Tully. The appointed GOP representative will face Democrat Greg Hose in November. Downers Grove State Rep. Ron Sandack (R-Dist. 81) announced his immediate resignation from his seat on Sunday. The abrupt resignation comes while Sandack has been battling a malicious social media campaign. “…After some cyber security issues arose, I began to re-evaluate my continued public service,” Sandack said in a statement. “I have always recognized there is no greater privilege than being a father and husband. My duties in Springfield have meant missing a lot of events in the lives of my children. I am no longer willing to miss important family events.” House Republican Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R-Dist. 81) released a statement. “Ron Sandack is a dedicated and caring public servant,” Durkin said. “I want to thank him for his service to his constituents and the entire State of Illinois. I wish him well in his future endeavors.”)

 

POLITICO
— Durkin on Sandack cyber attack: ‘I don’t think it is’ politically motivated – Natasha Korecki
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2016/07/durkin-on-sandack-cyber-attack-i-dont-think-it-is-politically-motivated-104169
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois Republican Leader Jim Durkin said on Monday he does not believe the alleged cyber attacks that prompted GOP leader Ron Sandack’s abrupt resignation were politically motivated. In an interview Monday with POLITICO Illinois, Durkin, who is a close personal colleague and friend of Sandack, was asked whether he believed the motive was political. “I don’t think it is. I don’t believe that’s the case,” said Durkin. Asked about the possibility of an underlying scandal, he said, “I am not aware of anything else, no.” “I spoke with Rep. Sandack yesterday and he explained to me the decision he made was personal, was family-related. And I will never second-guess anyone’s decision for that reason. I wish him and his family well,” Durkin said. “Ron is not only a trusted colleague but he’s a personal friend. He leaves a void within our caucus but one that we’ll be able to in time fill. His contribution to the state and Republican Party is immeasurable, we wish him well in the next stage of his life.” On Sunday evening, Sandack said in a text that his resignation was effective Monday and that the cybersecurity issues gave him pause over his legislative life: “my family welfare is paramount.” He did not respond when asked whether that meant he feared for his family’s safety. Sandack would not talk by phone. Last week, Sandack, who was prolific on social media, took down his Facebook and Twitter accounts. His official legislative web site is still up. Sandack was the target of robocalls recently that accused him of accosting the chief legal counsel for Democrats on the House floor following a heated vote on the budget. Video at the time showed Sandack touching her arm while asking why voting was closed before a roll call was made. In 2014, Sandack was targeted by conservatives because of his vote in support of a new same-sex marriage law. Already, there’s talk of appointing Sandack’s successor and replacing him on the November ballot. One top candidate widely mentioned is David Olsen, a member of the Downers Grove City Council. Sandack leaves with nearly $130,000 in his campaign account, according to the most recent election filing.)

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “AFTER TURMOIL, SANDERS, MICHELLE OBAMA, WARREN THRILL DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION.”
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/after-turmoil-sanders-michelle-obama-warren-thrill-dnc/1441850/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— AFSCME demanding more from Illinois taxpayers – Editorial
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/editorial-and-opinion/dennis-welsh-that-s-how-i-see-it/181469783-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rahm Emanuel skipping first two days of Democratic convention – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-skipping-first-two-days-of-democratic-convention/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago activists protest police hate crime ordinance with Homan Square sit-in – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-homan-square-protest-chicago-20160725-story.html
— Sanders pleads with supporters to avoid protests as Democratic unity threatened – Jennifer Epstein and Mark Niquette
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-wp-blm-convention-sanders-bg-17b0bbd2-52b5-11e6-b652-315ae5d4d4dd-20160725-story.html
— Pfleger: Not enough black vendors at Lollapalooza – Kim Janssen  (DIERSEN: Democrat politicians have always shouted that the federal government does not employ enough Democrats, and especially enough Democrats who are minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.  Of course, needless-to-say, the aforesaid has resulted in political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-lollapalooza-food-race-fight-0726-chicago-inc-20160725-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why the stopgap state budget is bad for Illinois – DAVID MCSWEENEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160726/OPINION/160729929/illinois-needs-a-balanced-budget-to-avoid-more-deficit-spending
— Illinois GOP’s election strategy? Madigan, Madigan, Madigan – RICH MILLER  (DIERSEN: How successful will anti-Trump leaders in the Illinois Republican Party, in your Republican county party organization, and in your Republican township/ward party organization be in discouraging efforts to elect Trump?  Will they go one small step further and focus on destroying Trump supporters?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160725/NEWS02/160729883/illinois-gops-election-strategy-madigan-madigan-madigan

 

DAILY HERALD
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Alcohol and campus sex assaults – Gene Lyons  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois a) who drink too much alcohol and/or b) who encourage others to drink too much alcohol?  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, their operatives, and their dupes who turn nastier and nastier and nastier the more alcohol that they drink.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160726/discuss/160729397/

 

DNA INFO
— Protesters: We Won’t Leave Homan Square Until ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Scrapped – Tatiana Walk-Morris  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats are anti-police and anti-rule of law.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160725/north-lawndale/despite-searing-heat-raging-storms-homan-square-protesters-stand-vigil
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The legislation could make it easier for protesters to be charged with a hate crime if an altercation arises between demonstrators and police, said Damon Williams of BYP100’s Chicago. The ordinance calls for up to six months in jail or fines up to $2,500 as punishment for assault, destroying the property, trespassing, vandalism, disturbing a place of workshop or telephone harassment. “They can charge people responding or people protecting themselves [with] hate crimes,” Williams said. “They have that extra power to criminalize and charge someone with a felony… We know police that the police engage with protesting in a militaristic fashion and things could escalate.”)

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “After turmoil, Sanders, Mrs. Obama, Warren thrill convention.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/32519026/after-turmoil-sanders-mrs-obama-warren-thrill-convention

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Aaron Schock Reacts to Grand Jury Decision  Former Congressman talks with WMBD about investigation into campaign spending. – Shane Gustafson
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/exclusive-aaron-schock-reacts-to-grand-jury-decision

 

DANVILLE COMMERCIAL NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Danville Commercial News promotes pot in Illinois, that is, Danville Commercial News promotes the further destruction of Illinois.
http://www.commercial-news.com/opinion/editorial-change-penalties-on-pot-possession/article_3e16bd23-e05e-5c3f-8732-ac1285d2b698.html

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— Legislature unlikely to take up Rauner’s call for term limit vote – Dan Petrella
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/statehouse/illinois/legislature-unlikely-to-take-up-rauner-s-call-for-term/article_8eb0618a-0d10-5b31-b7b9-b79324a27271.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Sanders backers waver at Clinton endorsement; Illinois delegates say DNC head needed to resign – TAYLOR SCHWARTZ
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article91820877.html

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Who Will Take On Bruce Rauner? Democrats’ Search Begins at DNC – AMANDA VINICKY
http://nprillinois.org/post/who-will-take-bruce-rauner-democrats-search-begins-dnc#stream/0

 

CHICAGO NOW
— The top four reasons why Hillary made Tim Kaine the Democratic VP nominee – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/07/the-top-four-reasons-why-hillary-made-tim-kaine-the-democratic-vp-nominee/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Democrats had a hand in making their candidate monsters – Madeleine Doubek
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/07/25/dems-hand-making-candidate-monsters/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TRAGIC: DEMOCRATIC PARTY PLATFORM SLIDES LEFT TO APPEASE SANDERS SUPPORTERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/democratic-party-platform-slides-left-to-appease-sanders-supporters.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Sandack says no “compromising information” was accessed
http://capitolfax.com/2016/07/26/sandack-says-no-compromising-information-was-accessed/
— LIVE COVERAGE  Democratic National Convention
http://capitolfax.com/2016/07/26/live-coverage-democratic-national-convention-2/

 

NUMBERS USA
— OUTRAGEOUS: DEMOCRAT IMMIGRATION PLATFORM FOCUSES ON AMNESTY, CALLS FOR ‘LIMITS’ TO LEGAL IMMIGRATION
https://www.numbersusa.com/news/democrat-immigration-platform-focuses-amnesty-calls-limits-legal-immigration

 

FEDERALIST
— The Chart The Racial Grievance Industry Won’t Talk About  The latest data shows Asian men earned 117 percent as much as white men did. Similarly, Asian women out-earned all other racial groups. Yet we hear nothing about ‘Asian privilege’—and we shouldn’t. – Helen Raleigh
http://thefederalist.com/2016/07/25/the-chart-the-racial-grievance-industry-wont-talk-about/

 

GOPUSA
— Hell No, DNC! We Won’t Vote for Hillary!
http://www.gopusa.com/hell-no-dnc-we-wont-vote-for-hillary/
— Millions of US Muslims justifying terrorism ‘terrify’ Franklin Graham
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12990

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Catholic priest to Tim Kaine: ‘Don’t show up in my communion line’ – Claire Chretien
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/catholic-priest-to-tim-kaine-dont-show-up-in-my-communion-line
— 2016 Democratic Convention to hear from every major abortion lobby group in US – Ben Johnson
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/2016-democratic-convention-to-hear-from-every-major-abortion-lobbying-group

 

DAILY CALLER
— As Trump Rises, The Mexican Peso Falls – JP Carroll
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/26/as-trump-rises-the-mexican-peso-falls/
— DNC Emails Include Derogatory Remarks About Homosexuals – Juliegrace Brufke
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/25/dnc-emails-include-derogatory-remarks-about-homosexuals/

 

NEWSMAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps draw attention to Kasich’s Anti-Trump Ad
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/john-kasich-anti-trump-ad-trump/2016/07/25/id/740415/
— Facebook: Censorship of DNC Emails Leak ‘an Accident’ (DIERSEN: Who wants to censor you?  The following want to censor 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.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Facebook-DNC-Wikileaks-Blocking/2016/07/25/id/740382/

 

THE BLAZE
— ‘Don’t Believe the Liberal Media’: Warning Signs Welcome DNC Attendees to Philadelphia – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/25/dont-believe-the-liberal-media-warning-signs-welcome-dnc-attendees-to-philadelphia/
— Sen. Al Franken Jokes He Attended Trump University, Says He Earned This Degree – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/25/sen-al-franken-jokes-he-attended-trump-university-says-he-earned-this-degree/

 

THE HILL
— In defense of Wasserman-Schultz and other powerful women – Noah Levy (DIERSEN: Powerful women in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who work against me reject the right to life plank, reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank, and/or reject other planks in the Republican Party platform.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/presidential-campaign/289076-in-defense-of-wasserman-schultz-and-other-powerful
— Dems flirt with disaster on convention’s first day – Niall Stanage
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/289221-dems-flirt-with-disaster-on-conventions-first-day
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage 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 TO HATE 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://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/289212-warren-reject-trumps-hate-filled-america

 

ROLL CALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put Mexico and other foreign countries ahead of America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats put citizens of Mexico and of other foreign countries, and especially citizens of Mexico who are in America illegally, ahead of citizens of America.
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/gutierrez-trump-immigration-stance-sick-hateful-fantasy

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Politico Admits ‘Mistake’ In Sending DNC An Article In Advance  No substantive changes were made to the piece, though the arrangement has prompted criticism from the RNC and prominent conservatives. – Michael Calderone  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that I should not send out any GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails until they and all my superiors in the Republican Party have approved each and every link, each and every comment that I might make, and each and every event that I might include in the list of upcoming events.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/politico-dnc-ken-vogel_us_57951b65e4b02d5d5ed1f8e2

 

ABC NEWS
— GOP Illinois Lawmaker Ron Sandack Abruptly Resigns Over ‘Cyber’ Issues – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/top-ranking-gop-illinois-state-lawmaker-ron-sandack-40850887

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Study Finds Sharp Increase in Marijuana Exposure Among Colorado Children – JAN HOFFMAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/health/marijuana-edibles-are-getting-into-colorado-childrens-hands-study-says.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps report that “Elizabeth Warren Urges Liberals to Vote for Hillary Clinton.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/us/politics/elizabeth-warren.html
— The One Demographic – White Men With No College Degree – That Is Hurting Hillary Clinton – Nate Cohn  (DIERSEN: What did those who discouraged you from getting a college degree hint/imply/argue/shout?  For me, it included my only just barely making into the upper 20% of my high school class, my ACT score being only 24, my father having type 1 diabetes from age 14 and not having a college degree, my mother having never attended high school, my washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights, etc.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/upshot/the-one-demographic-that-is-hurting-hillary-clinton.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Forget unity: Sanders himself is booed by his loyalists – Chris Megerian
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-democrats-sanders-delegates-20160725-snap-story.html
— Dreamer Astrid Silva emerges as a new face of Democratic leadership ready to take on Trump – Lisa Mascaro  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-dream-act-20160725-snap-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Obama’s Age of Discord  He has achieved most of his progressive agenda. So why is America so unhappy?  (DIERSEN: Obama’s progressive agenda 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.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/obamas-age-of-discord-1469486668
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO, ON COOK COUNTY, ON ILLINOIS, AND ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Murders Rise in 29 of Largest U.S. Cities in First Half of 2016  Homicides in Chicago and Orlando, Fla., contribute to much of the increase – ZUSHA ELINSON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/murder-rate-rises-in-29-of-largest-u-s-cities-in-first-half-of-2016-1469485481
— Over 100 Chinese Fighters Have Joined Islamic State in Syria  Studies come as China seeks West’s cooperation on counterterrorism, but cast doubt on some of Beijing’s assertions – JEREMY PAGE
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-terror-claims-bolstered-by-new-evidence-1469435872
— FRONT PAGE: Pension Returns Slump, Squeezing States and Cities  Long-term returns for U.S. public pensions are expected to drop to the lowest levels ever recorded – TIMOTHY W. MARTIN  (DIERSEN: Democrats are predominately borrowers; low interest rates help borrowers.  Republicans are predominately savers; low interest rate harm savers.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/pension-returns-slump-squeezing-states-and-cities-1469488579

 

BLOOMBERG
— Priebus: DNC ‘Committed Fraud’ With Anti-Sanders E-Mails –  Tammy Haddad and Betsy Fische Martin
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-07-26/priebus-dnc-fraud
— Illinois Colleges Besieged by Cuts as Budget Fight Trickles Down – Elizabeth Campbell
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-26/illinois-colleges-besieged-by-cuts-as-budget-fight-trickles-down
— Sanders Finds Starting a Revolution Easier Than Reining It In – Margaret Talev and Mark Niquette
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-07-26/sanders-finds-starting-a-revolution-easier-than-reining-it-in

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: The New Segregation  School systems are more segregated than ever in this time of racial tension. – Lauren Camera
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-07-26/racial-tensions-flare-as-schools-resegregate

 

FED SMITH
— OUTRAGEOUS: Bleak Outlook for 2017 COLA – Ralph Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/07/25/bleak-outlook-for-2017-cola/

 

SLATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who do not promote Hillary Clinton
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/cover_story/2016/07/the_people_who_hate_hillary_clinton_the_most.html

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs are disciples of Saul Alinsky. I should write a book about the aforesaid in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.  They would love it.
http://prospect.org/article/hillary-haters%E2%80%99-fixation-saul-alinsky

July 25 Evening Edition

ABC7
— TOP-RANKING GOP ILLINOIS STATE LAWMAKER RON SANDACK RESIGNS – Chuck Goudie
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/gop-state-lawmaker-ron-sandack-resigns/1441639/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Ron Sandack, one of Illinois’ top Republicans, has mysteriously and suddenly resigned without explanation, only saying that it’s due to “cyber-security issues.”  The I-Team has learned that there is a police investigation underway in his west suburban home district of Downers Grove. However, neither police nor Sandack are talking about the nature of the investigation. . .FBI, Illinois State Police and DuPage County officials said they are not investigating the alleged intrusion on Sandack’s accounts, but that Downers Grove police are handling the case. Police have not yet made the paperwork public, despite an open records request today by the I-Team. Sandack is a partner in a Chicago law firm and was running for re-election to the General Assembly in November. Now the Republican Party has a month to tap someone to finish his term and slate a replacement on the ballot.)

 

CBS2
— Hastert Lawyer Says Victim’s Lawsuit Should Be Thrown Out
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/07/25/hastert-lawyer-says-victims-lawsuit-should-be-thrown-out/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘I May Vote Trump’: Pro-Bernie protesters furious after Hillary hires DNC chair
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-miss/181479644-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gutierrez rails against Trump ‘bigotry’ in Democratic convention speech – Bill Ruthhart  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. Ever-increasingly, if not already, under the Democrats, calling someone a racist, a sexist, or a bigot in America today is like calling someone a Jew in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-luis-gutierrez-speech-democratic-national-convention-met-0726-20160725-story.html
— Yes, Donald Trump could win – Chris Cillizza  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who hold leadership positions in the Illinois Republican Party, your Republican county party organization, and/or your Republican township/ward party organization who hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump/Pence has no chance of winning Illinois, and therefore, little or no time or money should spent to help elect Trump/Pence?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-could-win-president-20160725-story.html
— Can Hillary Clinton build voters’ trust at the Democratic convention? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-democrats-convention-hillary-bill-clinton-sanders-trump-edit-0725-jm-20160722-story.html
— DNC betrayed Bernie Sanders and the rest of America – Dahleen Glanton
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-dnc-sanders-glanton-talk-20160725-column.html
— Rauner renews term limits push – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-term-limits-met-0726-20160725-story.html
— Illinois Democrats looking for someone to run against Rauner in 2018 – Kim Geiger and Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-dick-durbin-illinois-democratic-national-convention-met-0726-20160725-story.html
— FBI investigates DNC email hacking; Clinton campaign blames Russia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democratic-national-committee-emails-russia20160725-story.html
— How America’s white working class lost its patriotism – J. D. Vance  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a member of America’s White working class? I was 1964-1997.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-white-working-class-elites-20160725-story.html

— Democrats turn to stars to turn convention positive after rocky start
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democratic-national-convention-20160725-story.html
— Rauner ally Ron Sandack chalks up abrupt resignation as politics getting ‘too ugly’ – Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Democrats and Democrat plants are nasty.  Libertarian and Libertarian plants are nasty.  Greens and Green plants are nasty.  RINOs are nasty.  I should write a book about nasty, if not ugly, actions that my critics/opponents have taken against me, including those in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-ron-sandack-resigns-illinois-house-20160725-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A suburban Republican lawmaker known for throwing plenty of verbal jabs during the 18-month stalemate at the Capitol said Monday that he abruptly resigned because politics is getting “too ugly.” Rep. Ron Sandack, of Downers Grove, said he made his decision to step down from the Illinois House after several fraudulent social media accounts were set up in his name in recent weeks. He also cited recent automated telephone calls accusing him of accosting a Democratic staff member. “I wasn’t looking forward to an ugly general election as it were, this additional stuff added undue pressure,” said Sandack, who was up for re-election this November. “It made my family uneasy and made me re-evaluate my priorities. Politics has gotten too ugly. I don’t need it, and my family doesn’t deserve it.” Sandack would not say if he believed the social media shenanigans was politically motivated, but said he filed a report with the Downers Grove Police Department. Downers Grove police did not immediately say whether they had any police reports involving Sandack, instead suggesting the Chicago Tribune file an open-records request. The Tribune did so, but police have five days to respond. The six-year lawmaker was an outspoken defender of Gov. Bruce Rauner, serving as his House floor leader. Sandack’s desire to debate also bled into his online presence, and he frequently took to Facebook and Twitter to let his viewpoints be known. Last week, Sandack suddenly deleted his Facebook and Twitter accounts. Asked Monday if any compromising information was accessed before he deleted his social media accounts, Sandack said “no.” The former lawmaker said he is looking forward to life as a “private citizen” and will continue his work at a Chicago law firm. Late last month, Sandack appeared in a segment on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” where he said Democrats are to blame for Illinois’ budget impasse. More recently, he’s been the subject of automated attack phone calls accusing him of accosting a Democratic staff member. That stems from a heated debate at the end of the spring session. House Republicans were furious when Democrats quickly adjourned after House Speaker Michael Madigan muscled through a budget bill that ultimately stalled in the Senate. Republicans asked for a double check that required each lawmaker voting for the measure to be verified as in their seat. But that didn’t happen. Incredulous, Sandack went to the front of the chamber to ask Madigan’s chief legal counsel why the verified roll call was never held and touched her on the arm. Democrats later accused Sandack of accosting her, which Sandack denied. “I did not grab her. I did get in her face and talk to her,” Sandack said at the time. Sandack first joined the legislature in 2010, when he was appointed to fill the Senate seat of Dan Cronin, who stepped down to serve as DuPage County Board chairman. Sandack moved to the House in 2013 and was up for re-election Nov. 8 against Democratic attorney Greg Hose, also of Downers Grove. Republican leaders have 30 days to name Sandack’s replacement. The Daily Herald reported Monday that a leading contender is David Olsen, a Downers Grove village commissioner and vice chairman of the Downers Grove Township Republican Organization. House Republican leader Jim Durkin said Sandack was “a dedicated and caring public servant.” “I spoke with Ron yesterday and he indicated that his decision was personal and for the benefit of his family,” Durkin told the Tribune via text message. “I respect his decision.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Gutierrez calls Trump deportation plan ‘sick and hateful fantasy’ – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to surrender America to Mexico and to all the other foreign countries.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/gutierrez-calls-trump-deportation-plan-sick-hateful-fantasy/
— Rauner reignites push for term limits – Jacob Wittich
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-reignites-push-term-limits/
— Democrats gave life to Sanders, Trump, Rauner – Madeleine Doubek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/madeleine-doubek-democrats-gave-life-to-sanders-trump-rauner/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Local Sanders delegates look for more out of Clinton – Mike Riopell
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160725/news/160729333/
— Sanders backs Clinton-Kaine ticket, but his supporters jeer – Sean Sullivan and Anne Gearan
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160725/news/160729368/
— Animals begin arriving for DuPage County Fair – Cassie Buchman
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160725/news/160729332/
— College of DuPage, Downers Grove leader Olsen front-runner to fill Sandack’s seat – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160725/news/160729384/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A rising star in the DuPage County Republican Party, David S. Olsen, appears to be the leading candidate to replace 81st District state Rep. Ron Sandack of Downers Grove, who has resigned his seat citing “cyber security issues.”  Olsen, 27, of Downers Grove, already serves as vice chairman of the College of DuPage board of trustees, as a Downers Grove village commissioner and as vice chairman of the Downers Grove Township Republican Organization. He has expressed interest in seeking the 81st House seat in the past and Downers Grove Township and DuPage County GOP leaders say he’s the “front-runner” to fill the remainder of Sandack’s term and likely be listed on the Nov. 8 ballot against Downers Grove Democrat Greg Hose. “Right now it sounds like David Olsen is at the top of everyone’s wish list,” said Bob Grogan, Downers Grove Township Republican Organization chairman. “He’s a well-liked young man.”  Olsen, who works as an ethics and compliance analyst for BP Corp. North America Inc., did not immediately return calls seeking comment. But Republican leaders say he likely will retain his College of DuPage seat but resign from the Downers Grove village council if he’s chosen as Sandack’s successor. “He was looking at this (state) seat in the primary a year ago,” Brian Krajewski, DuPage County Republican chairman, said. The 81st District includes all or parts of Darien, Downers Grove, Lisle, Naperville, Westmont and Woodridge in DuPage and Will counties. “Clearly he’s performed tremendously in his role as commissioner in Downers Grove, was elevated to mayor pro tem and was recently tapped to help clean up the mess at COD,” Krajewski said. Olsen was appointed to the College of DuPage board in February to replace former Chairwoman Kathy Hamilton, who resigned in December. His selection — which was supported by Gov. Bruce Rauner — was significant because it broke a 3-3 tie among trustees that plagued the college and stalled business for months following Hamilton’s unexpected departure. COD board Chairwoman Deanne Mazzochi did not immediately return calls seeking comment. Krajewski said Olsen likely will remain on the college panel until the spring election to prevent another stalemate. Olsen already has said he does not intend to seek a full term on the COD board in the spring election. “He helps bring people together,” Krajewski said. “I know his intentions there were never to rerun in April anyway for that position.” Olsen — or whoever is picked to run in Sandack’s place in the Nov. 8 election — will need time to devote to running a campaign, Krajewski and Grogan said. That campaign would pit the chosen candidate against Hose, an attorney and Downers Grove village commissioner who is the Democrat seeking the 81st seat. With his opponent unknown, Hose said he’ll keep his focus on the issues — largely the state’s unpaid bills, economic issues and rising property taxes. “I think that’s the best way to do it. This race doesn’t need to be about personality,” Hose said. “I’m just going to keep focusing on what’s important to the people of the 81st District and making the world a little better for my children and everyone else’s children.” Officials expect the decision on Sandack’s replacement will be made relatively quickly. The Republican party has 30 days from Sandack’s resignation effective Monday to fill his seat and officials have until Aug. 25 to fill the vacancy on the November ballot. Krajewski said the person chosen by DuPage Republican leaders will get the seat and the ballot slot, but the Will County Republican Central Committee also will have a say because a small number of precincts in the 81st District are within Will County’s borders. Will County Republican Chairwoman Kathy Havel did not immediately return a call seeking comment.)
— Republican leader Jim Durkin: Ron Sandack will be missed – Mike Riopell
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160725/news/160729391/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Illinois House Republican leader said Monday that Ron Sandack, the suburban lawmaker who resigned abruptly citing “cyber security issues,” will be missed. The sudden resignation of former state Rep. Sandack, a Downers Grove Republican, became effective Monday, according to a letter received by the Illinois Secretary of State’s office and other leaders. “Ron Sandack is a dedicated and caring public servant. I want to thank him for his service to his constituents and the entire State of Illinois,” House Republican Leader Jim Durkin of Western Springs said in a statement. “I wish him well in his future endeavors,” “I spoke with Ron yesterday afternoon and respect his decision to resign,” a separate message to lawmakers said. “I am grateful for the work he has done collectively on behalf of our caucus and for his constituents. He will be missed.” Sandack had become a vocal supporter of Gov. Bruce Rauner and a key member of the House Republicans, acting as a floor leader at the Capitol during hours of legislative debates. “It has been a tremendous honor and privilege to serve the people of the 81st district for the past four years in Springfield,” Sandack said in a statement over the weekend. “But after some cyber security issues arose, I began to re-evaluate my continued public service.” Sandack, a second-term member of the Illinois House, hasn’t responded to requests for comment and hasn’t elaborated further. “I have always recognized there is no greater privilege than being a father and husband,” his statement said. “My duties in Springfield has meant missing a lot of events in the lives of my children. I am no longer willing to miss important family events.” His resignation was a particular surprise because his profile has risen quickly among Illinois Republicans, becoming a prominent member of Durkin’s team in Springfield. His prolific tweeting raised his profile, too, so the disappearance of his Twitter accounts last week were a cause for questions that led to his resignation announcement over the weekend. Last month, he appeared on a segment of the Daily Show about the Illinois budget war. “Ron Sandack is an integral part of our leadership team,” said state Rep. Ed Sullivan, a Mundelein Republican. Sullivan decided not to run for re-election, at least partly because of actions of protesters at his home, and said Sandack made a personal decision to leave the House. Local Republican officials will get to pick Sandack’s replacement in the coming days.)

 

WBEZ
— Resignation Of Top State Republican A Happy Surprise For Democrats – Miles Bryan
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/resignation-of-top-state-republican-a-happy-surprise-for-democrats/aa40e1f7-34a3-4bbf-b2cf-6d9000b1e443

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Gov. Durbin? Talk resurfaces in Philly, and says much about Democrats – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: Durbin is much further to the left than Rauner is to the right.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160725/BLOGS02/160729900/gov-durbin-talk-resurfaces-in-philly-and-says-much-about-democrats
— George Ryan lawyer slams federal appeals judge – CLAIRE BUSHEY  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents glorify and praise those judges who have ruled against me.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160725/NEWS04/160729890/george-ryan-lawyer-slams-federal-appeals-judge
— 30,850 new pilots needed a year as travel soars, says Boeing – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: Early on, bad eyesight and partial red/green color blindness ended my plans to be a pilot.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160725/NEWS10/160729896/30850-new-pilots-needed-a-year-as-travel-soars-says-boeing

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Madigan calls Rauner and Trump “extreme” – TONY ARNOLD
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/madigan-calls-rauner-and-trump-extreme#stream/0

 

WTTW
— Illinois Democrats Urge Dick Durbin to Run for Governor – Paris Schutz
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/07/25/illinois-democrats-urge-dick-durbin-run-governor

 

WSIL TV
— Illinois police prepare for big changes in penalties for marijuana possession – Anna Giles  (DIERSEN: If Rauner signs this bill, how soon will the following be stoners: your children, your grandchildren, your great grandchildren, you, your spouse, your parents, your grand parents, your great grandparents, those in your neighborhood, those in your precinct, those in your township/ward, those in your county, those in Illinois, and those in America?  Every-increasingly, people, and especially young people, have trouble dealing with reality, so ever-increasingly, they will become stoners.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/32528772/illinois-police-prepare-for-big-changes-in-penalties-for-marijuana-possession

 

WAND
— Top Illinois Dem Says Party Takes Nothing For Granted – Doug Wolfe
http://www.wandtv.com/story/32528838/top-illinois-dem-says-party-takes-nothing-for-granted

 

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— A view from the floor: Highland man Phil Chapman serves as Trump delegate at Republican National Convention – CURT LIBBRA
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/community/highland-news-leader/article91748782.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Legislature unlikely to take up Rauner’s call for term limit vote – DAN PETRELLA
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/legislature-unlikely-to-take-up-rauner-s-call-for-term/article_51e8b142-af94-5eae-899b-fdbbb9c1be54.html

 

WHEATON PATCH
— 2 Arrested in Past Week in Separate DuPage County ‘Courthouse Incidents’  Both incidents occurred at the DuPage County Courthouse in Wheaton in recent days. – Amie Schaenzer
http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/2-arrested-past-week-separate-dupage-county-courthouse-incidents

 

CHICAGO LAW BULLETIN
— House GOP’s floor leader stepping down – Andrew Maloney
http://www.chicagolawbulletin.com/Articles/2016/07/25/Sandack-steps-down-7-25-16.aspx

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Follow The Logic: Double Standards and Hillary Clinton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMPUBwJTE9Y

 

ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVE EXAMINER
— Illegals along for the free ride
http://www.ice-news.net/2016/07/24/illegals-along-for-the-free-ride/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GROWING DEMOCRAT DOMINATION IN DUPAGE COUNTY  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who are anti-Christian, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican who hypocritically move into DuPage County or stay in DuPage County to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Christian, conservative, and Republican principles and values bring forth?)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/growing-democrat-domination-of-nations-largest-counties.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to PEW, most of the biggest counties have become more presidentially Democratic over the past four decades. For example, Illinois’ DuPage County, a longtime GOP stronghold, went for Gerald Ford by more than 40 percentage points in 1976 (68.8% to 28.3%). But it went for Obama twice, by nearly 11 percentage points in 2008 and by 1.1 percentage points in 2012. . .In recent decades Americans have increasingly sorted themselves politically. A 2014 Pew Research Center report on political polarization found that liberals are about twice as likely as conservatives to live in urban areas, while conservatives are more concentrated in rural areas.)
— CONTROVERSIAL BALTIMORE MAYOR TO GAVEL IN DNC AS WASSERMAN-SCHULTZ BACKS OUT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/controversial-baltimore-mayor-to-gavel-in-dnc-as-wasserman-schultz-backs-out.html
— CONGRESSMAN BOST OUT-RAISES DEMOCRAT CHALLENGER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/congressman-bost-out-raises-democrat-challenger.html
— BIG DEBT, LITTLE STUDY: WHAT TAXPAYERS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT COLLEGE STUDENTS’ TIME  (DIERSEN: Between 1964 and 1969, to pay for college expenses and to pay for new cars, I worked as many hours that I could. I was able to graduate debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 while owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I had bought a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967 and a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/big-debt-little-study-what-taxpayers-should-know-about-college-students-time-use.html

 

GOPUSA
— Police stand between furious Florida delegates and stage as Debbie Wasserman Schultz speaks
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12980
— DNC delegates replaced because they’re male  (DIERSEN: In 1977, my Democrat GAO superiors replaced me not only because I am a male, but because I am a Republican, White, old (49 at the time), and a non-veteran.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12879
— Clinton Crime Family Tried to Bury Bern
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12952

 

DAILY CALLER
— Leaked DNC Documents Show Plans To Reward Big Donors With Federal Appointments – Chuck Ross
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/24/leaked-dnc-documents-show-plans-to-reward-big-donors-with-federal-appointments/

 

NEWSMAX
— Former Fox Chief Ailes Could Be Trump’s Chief Strategist, Sources Say – David A. Patten
http://www.newsmax.com/Premium/roger-ailes-donald-trump-campaign/2016/07/25/id/740338/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Democrats fear secret white guy Trump vote – PAUL BEDARD
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/dems-fear-secret-white-guy-trump-vote/article/2597653

 

THE HILL
— Wasserman Schultz booed off stage in Philadelphia – Ben Kamisar
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/289059-wasserman-schultz-booed-off-stage-in-philadelphia
— Wasserman Schultz backs down, won’t open convention – Ian Swanson and Ben Kamisar
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/289106-wasserman-schultz-backs-down-wont-open-convention
— DNC apologizes to Sanders for ‘inexcusable’ emails – Jesse Byrnes
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/289146-dnc-apologizes-to-party-sanders-over-inexcusable-emails

 

POLITICO
— Trump on Wasserman Schultz: ‘Hillary threw her under a bus’  He also tried out a new nickname for his rival: ‘Hillary Rotten Clinton’ – Nolan D. McCaskill
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/trump-clinton-wasserman-schultz-226145
— Sanders delegates revolt on convention floor  Sanders’ allies drown out speakers with chants supporting the Vermont senator. – Kyle Cheney
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/democratic-national-convention-clinton-sanders-226154

 

CNN
— S.E. Cupp: The Trump I know is a Democrat – Lucy Little
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/25/politics/axe-files-se-cupp/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Trump running mate Mike Pence gets hammered hard by DNC speakers right out of the gate – Christine Mai-Duc
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-democratic-convention-2016-live-trump-running-mate-mike-pence-gets-1469495433-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democratic Dilemma: Knock Donald Trump, or Boost Hillary Clinton?  The party faces a fundamental strategic choice as it frames its convention this week in Philadelphia – Gerald F. Seib writes  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who knock Republicans and boost Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs?)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/democratic-dilemma-knock-donald-trump-or-boost-hillary-clinton-1469461979
— Colleges Nudge Students to Graduate Within Four Years  Slow graduation rates hurt schools’ reputations and adds to tab for ‘super seniors’ – MELISSA KORN  (DIERSEN: For me, graduating within 4 years was a very high priority. Because I transferred from UIC to NIU in January of 1969, I graduated from NIU in August of 1970 instead if June of 1970.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/colleges-coax-students-to-graduate-sooner-1469471690

 

INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY
— 7 Expenses That Will Fall Once You Retire – PAUL KATZEFF  (DIERSEN: My Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government succeeded in wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.investors.com/etfs-and-funds/retirement/7-expenses-that-will-fall-once-you-retire/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Are you worried about being able to afford the retirement lifestyle you want? Well, you can relax a little bit. That’s because your spending is likely to fall once you retire. In fact, odds are it will decline in a whopping 7 of 8 key categories, according to the latest data from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). That means you will probably need less money than you thought. That should make your overall retirement planning a little easier. The less you need, the easier it is to reach that goal. After retirement, the average 65- to 79-year-old’s household spending falls to $41,904 a year. That’s just 77% of what it was before retirement from age 50 to age 64: $54,356. Even if your income and spending are much higher than the average household’s, you should expect your spending to shift into a lower gear once you retire. The 25% of Americans who are the most affluent — their annual income range starts at about $102,000 and goes into the millions — spend about $104,000 a year on average from age 50 to 54, their peak consumption years. But by ages 65 to 69, their annual spending falls to about $82,000. Already making do with less, low-income households tend to see a smaller decline in spending after retirement. For the average retiree household, the biggest decline in spending is for insurance and pensions. Spending in this category for the average 65- to 79-year-old retiree household plunges to just 40% of what it was pre-retirement from ages 50 to 64. That category includes contributions to retirement accounts and pensions. The decline makes perfect sense since retirees are far more likely to be taking withdrawals from retirement accounts than stuffing money into them. The only category where spending increases is health care. Spending averages $3,935 a year for pre-retirees. It climbs to 126% of that, $4,959, for 65- to 79-year-old retiree households. The other six categories where average annual spending declines are housing, transportation, food, entertainment, apparel and “other,” which includes spending for things like reading, tobacco, alcoholic beverages, education and personal care.)

 

FOX NEWS LATINO
— DNC tries to draw contrasts to GOP by giving undocumented immigrants key roles in Philly – Elizabeth Llorente  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs put illegals ahead of Americans.)
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2016/07/25/dnc-tries-to-draw-contrasts-to-gop-by-giving-undocumented-immigrants-key-roles/

July 25 Morning Edition

POLITICO
— Sandack’s bombshell resignation – Natasha Korecki
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2016/07/sandacks-bombshell-resignation-kirk-clinton-up-in-illinois-poll-gutierrez-among-tonights-dnc-speakers-215498
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The abrupt resignation of state Rep. Ron Sandack — an outspoken member of the legislature who was Gov. Bruce Rauner’s reliable attack dog on the House floor — was stirring all kinds of talk late Sunday. As Republican floor leader, Sandack was the governor’s point person in the House, arguing strenuously for the governor’s office (and generally against Democratic Speaker Mike Madigan) on individual bills. Sandack resigned on Sunday following what he described as a series of cyberattacks on his Twitter and Facebook accounts, which involved the creation of new accounts under the guise of his own persona.  “I have always recognized there is no greater privilege than being a father and husband. My duties in Springfield [have] meant missing a lot of events in the lives of my children. I am no longer willing to miss important family events.” Story and Sandack’s full statement here: http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2016/07/top-house-republican-abruptly-resigns-citing-cybersecurity-104157  In a text to Politico Illinois last night, Sandack said his resignation was effective Monday and that the cybersecurity issues gave him pause over his legislative life: “my family welfare is paramount.” He did not respond when asked whether that meant he feared for his family’s safety. Sandack would not talk by phone. SO … why are so many people having trouble believing him? Here’s a few reasons we want to hear more (anything?) from Republican leaders today: 1. Something seems off with the equation. (High-profile statehouse Republican) + (close to most powerful Republicans in state) + (social media accounts hacked into) = immediately resigns? 2. Crickets. The governor, Illinois House Republicans, others in leadership, said a big nada on Sunday at the news of the loss of a top lieutenant. No statements released by leaders. No response from a governor’s spokeswoman when asked for reaction late Sunday. No answer from several Republican party and legislative leaders (with the exception of House Republican forwarding a copy of Sandack’s statement.) That won’t hold today though. 3. Timing. Sandack took down his own social media accounts last week, which prompted all kinds of speculation. He said on Sunday the cyber hacking/harassment started around July 4. He resigned days after taking down his accounts. Days earlier, the Illinois House Victory Fund had spent $10,300 in printing costs for his campaign. http://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/ItemizedExpend.aspx?FiledDocID=615133&ExpenditureType=Expenditures&Archived=True&OrderBy=LastorOnlyName-AtoZ&ItemizedExpendFrom=D2Quarterly.aspx  4. Sandack has long been an outspoken, incredibly accessible guy — except on the day he resigned. Instead, his announcement was carefully crafted. It was first made available in a relatively safe venue — the Capitol Fax newsletter. The writeup (which is password protected or we’d include a link) describes Sandack working to take down two fake accounts on Twitter and 10 on Facebook, which purported to behave as Sandack accounts. In the midst of this, Sandack says he experiences a moment of clarity, realizing he doesn’t want to miss any more of his kids’ events. What was missing from the CapFax piece was any description as to what actually happened on these fake accounts. Had they actually posted content pretending to be Sandack? Were they threatening? Embarrassing? The piece said Sandack filed a police report. Beside Sandack, the other person quoted in the CapFax writeup was a recent Rauner appointee, John Bambenek, who talked about how unusual and dangerous it was to have such an open attack against a public official. He also talked about the difficulty of prosecuting computer crimes. (Incidentally, on Sunday, Bambanek on Twitter said this about a higher-profile cyber incident: https://twitter.com/bambenek/status/757321987618328576) Sandack appeared on the Daily Show on a segment about Illinois’ pitiful budget woes. Watch: http://www.cc.com/video-clips/7dahxe/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-jordan-klepper-s-happy-endings—illinois-s-budget-impasse Sandack leaves with nearly $130,000 in his campaign account, according to the most recent election filing. He was up for reelection in November. Last night, state Rep. Tom Demmer said of Sandack on Twitter: “An excellent legislator and a great guy. We’ll miss him in the House.” Gov. Rauner is in Chicago today, and will no doubt be asked to weigh in on this one.)
— Priebus on DNC leak: ‘The Russians didn’t write the emails’ – Nick Gass
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/dnc-leak-reince-priebus-russia-226115
— Bedlam erupts as Wasserman Schultz speaks to Florida delegates – Nick Gass and Daniel Strauss
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/chaos-erupts-as-wasserman-schultz-speaks-to-florida-delegates-226113
— Mook suggests Russians leaked DNC emails to help Trump – Jeremy Herb
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/robby-mook-russians-emails-trump-226084

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— GOP state lawmaker resigns abruptly, cites cyber security issues – Mike Riopell
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gop-state-lawmaker-resigns-abruptly-cites-cyber-security-issues/
— Mayor, Council allies play games to get him his way – Andy Shaw
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/shaw-mayor-nixes-referendum-question/
— Madigan on Durbin bid for governor: ‘We talked about it’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-on-durbin-bid-for-governor-we-talked-about-it/

 

ABC7
— IL DEMOCRATS IN PHILADELPHIA FOR DNC – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/il-democrats-in-philadelphia-for-dnc/1441316/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Suburban lawmaker Ron Sandack abruptly resigns, citing hacked social media accounts – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-ron-sandack-resigns-illinois-house-20160724-story.html
— Twitter opens up verified accounts to everyone; here’s how to get yours – Hayley Tsukayama  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, few if any of my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes could/would get a verified Twitter account.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/ct-twitter-verified-account-wp-bsi-20160720-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: According to Twitter’s help center, a verified account applicant must have: A verified phone number  A confirmed email address  A bio A profile photo A birthday (for accounts that are not company, brand, or organization accounts)  A website Tweets set as public in Tweet privacy settings  You may also be asked for a copy of a government-issued ID, to further confirm you are who you say you are. In other words, if you were planning on keeping anything about your identity hidden from Twitter, this is not a move you should make.)
— Wikileaks DNC emails show former U. of I. chairman tried to get back into Democrats’ good graces – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-niranjan-shah-wikileaks-obama-fundraiser-blagojevich-20160724-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: From behind bars, Hastert fights victim’s lawsuit – Christy Gutowski  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-dennis-hastert-lawsuit-response-met-20160724-story.html
— Offbeat and overlooked ways to save money for college – Steve Rosen  (DIERSEN: What did you do to save money for college?  I did yard work, delivered newspapers, washed dishes, cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, worked as a security guard, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/yourmoney/sns-201607111430–tms–kidmoneyctnsr-a20160711-20160711-story.html
— Working past age 65 has many benefits – Jill Schlesinger  (DIERSEN: The older that I get, the more furious that I get at my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government who wasted my career and forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/savingsgame/tca-working-past-age-65-has-many-benefits-20160714-story.html
— Can America afford to have a ceremonial president? – Jonah Goldberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/sns-201607211800–tms–jgoldbrgctnjg-a20160722-20160722-column.html
— Sex offenders sue, saying registry laws keep them from church, living with family – Robert McCoppin  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who bring sex offenders to America, to Illinois, to your county, to your township/ward, to your municipality, and/or to your precinct?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-sex-offender-registry-suit-met-20160724-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— A closer look at people who volunteer – HandsOn Suburban Chicago  (DIERSEN: What volunteer work do you do?  I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.  How should I react to those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn me and what I do?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160725/news/160729641/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A CATHOLIC REFORMATION  As the Archdiocese of Chicago prepares to close or combine churches, even parishes like St. John of the Cross in affluent Western Springs will feel the pain. How so? Imagine multiple-couple weddings. – BRIGID SWEENEY (DIERSEN: Democrats want Catholics to address their problems by promoting Democrats, dependency on government, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, pot, booze, gambling, abolition of the Second Amendment, demonization, denigration, and condemnation of Republicans, of non-Catholics, of etc.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/catholic#utm_medium=email&utm_source=ccb-morning10&utm_campaign=ccb-morning10-20160725

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Rauner working with police on easing marijuana penalties – AP  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants marijuana penalties to be eased?  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. If asked if marijuana penalties should be higher for those involved in education, how would Rauner respond?  What about those involved in government and/or in politics?)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/07/24/rauner-working-with-police-on-easing-marijuana-penalties/a7l6vz8/

 

STATELINE
— Trump bounces into the lead  Trump’s favorability also rising – CNN
http://www.mystateline.com/news/trump-bounces-into-the-lead

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Clinton says there is an unfair ‘Hillary standard’ on trust and honesty  Clinton and Kaine have first joint interview – CNN  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs are moral relativists who believe that their end (getting rid of all Republicans) justifies their means.  RINOs are much closer to Democrats than they are to Republicans.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/clinton-says-she-wont-engage-in-insult-fest-with-trump

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Stolen Valor Now A Petty Offense In Illinois – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=219597#.V5Xu2xF9XHk

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Politicians perfectly happy with status quo – Editorial
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-politicians-perfectly-happy-with-status-quo/article_08e3e7e3-06a3-52a8-9847-9dafceaa5620.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Sandack Stunner: Ill. Rep. from Downers Grove resigns from Statehouse
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/07/25/sandack-stunner-ill-rep-from-downers-grove-resigns-from-statehouse/anq3swc/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage County: Letter On Compensation of Elected Officials (Part 3) – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/07/dupage-county-letter-on-compensation-of-elected-officials-part-3/

 

ILLINOIS INTELLIGENCER
— Marijuana Has the IRS Seeing a Different Type of Green
http://www.illinoisintelligencer.com/index.php/sid/246121533

 

U.S. OF ARN
— Rep. Ron Sandack Resigns Suddenly
http://usofarn.com/2016/07/24/rep-ron-sandack-resigns-suddenly/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER POISED TO SIGN MARIJUANA BILL  (DIERSEN: If you want to destroy Illinois, you promote pot in Illinois.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/rayner-poised-to-sign-marijuana-bill.html
— THORNER & O’NEIL: DEMOCRATS DENY DANGERS OF ISLAMIC CALIPHATE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/thorner-oneil-democrats-deny-dangers-of-islamic-caliphate.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— The “communications platform” stirs controversy  (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are put together by and paid for by Dave Diersen.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/07/25/the-communications-platform-stirs-controversy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Residents received the Illinois Valley Times in their mailboxes this week. Despite its local name, the new publication has no presence here. Its parent organization, which is largely funded by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, is based in Chicago. One of its writers lives in New York. The newspaper includes no mailing address or phone number and gives readers no information about who runs it, though it provides an email address and Twitter account. . .As the story goes on to report, this is one of Dan Proft’s newspapers published by Liberty Principles PAC. And then there’s this story… The Illinois Press Association isn’t sure it really is a newspaper — they think it might be a political advertisement and are interested in finding out who’s behind it. Don Craven, general counsel for the Illinois Press Association, said throughout the campaign season he was alerted to a series of publications crafted to look like newspapers. These would seem to have all come from the same source: The website for the Illinois Valley Times includes links to 13 sister publications such as “Rock Island Today” and the “Sangamon Sun.”)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Reince Priebus: Wouldn’t be surprised if Hillary Clinton personally knew about DNC issues – David Sherfinski
http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/25/reince-priebus-wouldnt-be-surprised-if-hillary-cli/

 

GOPUSA
— The NBA is the National Bullying Association  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the NBA get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12961
— Kaine panders to Latino voters in intro speech  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not pander to Latinos.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12947

 

BREITBART
— Priebus Blames Cable News for Division: ‘It Is a Profit Center to Divide People, to Divide Politics, to Divide Parties’ – TRENT BAKER  (DIERSEN: What do you do with your time and with your money?  What do my critics/opponents say my evil motives are for putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and for sending them out?)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/07/24/priebus-blames-cable-news-for-division-it-is-a-profit-center-to-divide-people-to-divide-politics-to-divide-parties/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump: People Think Ailes Is Going to Run My Campaign
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Trump-Ailes-campaign/2016/07/23/id/740174/
— Trump: New Muslim Ban Plan an ‘Expansion’
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/trump-muslim-ban-expansion/2016/07/24/id/740192/

 

THE BLAZE
— Clinton Made VP Finalists Turn Over Every Social Media Password for Each Member of Family and More – Jason Howerton
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/24/report-clinton-made-vp-finalists-turn-over-every-social-media-password-for-each-member-of-family-and-more/
— Clinton on Security Failures in Benghazi: ‘It Was Not My Ball to Carry’ – Jason Howerton
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/24/clinton-on-security-failures-in-benghazi-it-was-not-my-ball-to-carry/

 

THE HILL
— Democrats pressure Wasserman Schultz to abandon convention role – Amie Parnes
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/289071-dems-pressure-wasserman-schultz-to-abandon-convention-role

 

CNN
— Donald Trump bounces into the lead – Jennifer Agiesta
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/25/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-poll/index.html

 

REUTERS
— Democrats in disarray on eve of convention to nominate Clinton – JOHN WHITESIDES
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-idUSKCN1040TO

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— More Damned Emails – Charles M. Blow  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were smart enough not to NOT put in their emails that Democrat politicians had ordered them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran to make way for their newly hired young Democrat employees who were minority and/or female.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/25/opinion/more-damned-emails.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that they are soft on crime.  What percent of those who commit crimes are Democrats?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/25/opinion/delusions-of-chaos.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ARTICLE IN THE July 25, 2016 Daily Herald: A quarter of Americans worry about running out of money in retirement – Rodney Brooks
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2016/07/18/a-quarter-of-americans-worry-about-running-out-of-money-in-retirement/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Liberal Democrats to Play Major Role at Convention’s Opening Night  Bernie Sanders to call for party unity and champion progressive issues –  PETER NICHOLAS and COLLEEN MCCAIN NELSON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/liberal-democrats-to-play-major-role-at-conventions-opening-night-1469401868
— Wharton Grad Trump Fails Economics  Technology, not free trade, explains the loss of most middle-class jobs. – MARY ANASTASIA O’GRADY  (DIERSEN: What about Political Affiliation Discrimination (PAD), Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, Inclusion, and Veterans Preference (VP)?  Because of PAD, AA, Diversity, Inclusion, and VP, many millions of Republican White male non-veterans are unemployed or underemployed.  If I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran, I not only might very well still be working for the federal government, the federal government would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old in 1988.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/wharton-grad-trump-fails-economics-1469395049
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps compare Trump negatively to P.T. Barnum.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/when-a-ringmaster-leapt-into-the-political-circus-1469395381

 

BLOOMBERG
— Schultz Jeered as Convention Democrats Face Their Own Unity Problem  Supporters of Bernie Sanders have flooded into Philadelphia. – Michael C. Bender
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-07-25/after-gloating-democrats-face-unity-problem-of-their-own

 

USA TODAY
— Stocks could predict who wins White House – Adam Shell  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  Of course, needless-to-say, the Democrats who run the federal government will drive the stock market up to elect Clinton.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2016/07/25/stocks-predict-who-wins-white-house/87440314/
— GOP unity? Trump takes aim against Kasich, Cruz – David M Jackson
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/07/24/donald-trump-john-kasich-ted-cruz/87498902/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout that non-Democrats are racists, bigots, or even worse things.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/advice/2016/07/25/airbnb-vacation-rental-discrimination/86846642/
— Roger Ailes’ exit may help all sexual harassment victims – Charisse Jones  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Democrats are nasty.  Because I am a healthy non-veteran White male Republican who complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I discriminated against, if not harassed, my subordinates who were disabled, Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. Virtually all of my IRS and GAO subordinates were disabled, Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. None of them ever filed any kind of complaint against me.  I always followed my Democrat superiors’ orders to give preference to my subordinates who were disabled, Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/07/22/roger-ailes-exit-fox-news-may-bring-other-victims-forward/87445490/
— Clinton’s history of hiring women includes mentoring, office crib – Heidi M. Przybyla  (DIERSEN: During my last 4 years at GAO, my immediate supervisor was a woman, and for the 4 years before that, she was my immediate supervisor’s boss. To her credit, she was a) uncomfortable having to help waste my career and b) uncomfortable having to help force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  But never-the-less, she did help waste my career and help force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  To turn her against me, my Democrat GAO superiors stressed to her a) that I was a 100% German Missouri Synod Lutheran and that she was Jewish, b) that my ancestors had been in America much longer than her ancestors, c) that I was older than she was, c) that I am a male and that she is a female, d) that I lived in Wheaton and that she lived in Chicago, e) that I am a conservative Republican and that she is a liberal Democrat, f) that I owned American nameplate cars and that she owned foreign nameplate cars, g) that she had been divorced and I had not, h) that she had children to raise and that I did not, i) etc.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/25/hillary-clinton-white-house-women-hiring-senate/86944622/

 

TIME MAGAZINE
— Donald Trump Team Woos Bernie Sanders Supporters at Democratic Convention – Charlotte Alter
http://time.com/4421146/democratic-convention-bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton/

 

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The following want “Latinos to swing Arizona:” 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.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/08/01/promise-arizona-and-the-power-of-the-latino-vote

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Remain Wary of Political News They’re Getting  (DIERSEN: Unlike so many of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, Diersen fully discloses his background including his sources and amounts of income, education, work experience, professional certifications, professional license, phone number, email address, home address, biography, photo, age, etc.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/july_2016/voters_remain_wary_of_political_news_they_re_getting
— Users Strongly Reject Censorship on Facebook, Twitter  (DIERSEN: Who want to censor you?  The following want to censor me: individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. 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/or 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.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/july_2016/users_strongly_reject_censorship_on_facebook_twitter