Tag: federal

August 4 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Exit ramp opens for Republicans to spurn Trump.”
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20160804/281801398341923
— Drew Peterson sues Bolingbrook to get his police pension back – Andy Grimm  (DIERSEN: Are you in line to get a pension or are you getting a pension?  Ever-increasingly, those who are NOT in line to get a pension or are NOT getting a pension demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are in line to get a pension or are getting a pension.  Of course, needless-to-say, the bigger that the pension is that you are in line for or are getting, the more that you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/drew-peterson-sues-bolingbrook-get-back-his-police-pension/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Maps group wants state to look into spending by its opponent – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: Who are your critics/opponents?  What do they promise/give to their operatives and their dupes to destroy you?  Operatives and dupes for my critics/opponents talk and act like they have been promised and/or given lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and much more to a) stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails.  What do you say a) to my critics/opponents, b) to their operatives, and c) to their dupes?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-emanuel-rauner-thursday-spin-20160804-story.html
— Adman pitches idea that adwomen don’t want to lead, soon will be ex-adman – Phil Rosenthal  (DIERSEN: During my last 4 years working for GAO, my supervisor was a woman, and for the 4 years before that, she was my supervisor’s supervisor.  To her credit, she was reluctant to take the lead in wasting my career and in forcing me to retire; but increasingly, she did that.  Her superiors reminded her a) that she was a female while I was a male, b) that she was Jewish while I was a Missouri Synod Lutheran, c) that she was liberal while I was conservative, d) she was a Democrat while I was a Republican, e) that she was younger than I was, f) that she had dependent children while I did not, g) that she was of Russian national origin while I was of German national origin, h) that her ancestors were recent immigrants while my ancestors had been in America since the 1840s, i) that she lived in the north side of Chicago while I lived in Wheaton, j) etc.  From what I see, her superiors punished her because she did not get rid of me sooner than she did.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-rosenthal-gender-equality-advertising-0804-biz-20160803-column.html
— From behind bars, Drew Peterson seeks to have police pension reinstated – Christy Gutowski (DIERSEN: Are you in line to get a pension or are you getting a pension?  Ever-increasingly, those who are NOT in line to get a pension or are NOT getting a pension demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are in line to get a pension or are getting a pension.  Of course, needless-to-say, the bigger that the pension is that you are in line for or are getting, the more that you are demonized, denigrated, and condemned.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-drew-peterson-appeal-met-20160803-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Pence tries to win over conservatives despite Trump gaffes.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160804/news/308049979/
— Kane County state’s attorney Joseph McMahon named special prosecutor in Laquan McDonald case
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160804/news/160809549/

 

WLS AM
— Kinzinger refuses to endorse Trump – Adam Chappelle  (DIERSEN: If want the following to glorify and praise you, just say that you are not going to vote for Trump: those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  How many of the aforesaid anti-Trumps are in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois are anti-Trumps?)
http://www.wlsam.com/2016/08/04/ill-gop-rep-kinzinger-refuses-to-endorse-trump/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Appeals court ruling chips at arbitration – CLAIRE BUSHEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160803/NEWS04/160809919

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Pat Quinn says “Trump’s remarks about Khans can’t be excused.”
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20160803/pat-quinn-trumps-remarks-about-khans-cant-be-excused
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Junius Rodriguez calls on Darin LaHood to dump Trump.
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20160803/bernard-schoenburg-junius-rodriguez-calls-on-darin-lahood-to-dump-trump

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DUI law change common sense – Jim Dey  (DIERSEN: Are you a pot pusher?  Of course, needless-to-say, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that push pot, that is, that encourage people to harm their bodies with pot, want penalties for using pot to be reduced if not eliminated.  Pot pushers want to destroy America.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-08-04/jim-dey-dui-law-change-common-sense.html
— Grand bargain or delusion? – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-08-04/grand-bargain-or-delusion.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Union Could Fine Picketline Crossers – Greg Bishop
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=220523#.V6MkrxF9XHk

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If want the following to glorify and praise you, just say you are not going to vote for Trump: those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  How many of the aforesaid anti-Trumps are in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/32683593/the-latest-gop-congressman-unlikely-to-vote-for-trump

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— AFSCME Refutes Rauner Administration Fine Threat Claims – JACLYN DRISCOLL
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/afscme-refutes-rauner-administration-fine-threats

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Pence’s role is “Trump’s apologist-in-chief.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/pences-role-trumps-apologistinchief
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If want the following to glorify and praise you, just say you are not going to vote for Trump: those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  How many of the aforesaid anti-Trumps are in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/gop-congressman-on-trump-honestly-i-dont-care-for-him-much

 

STATELINE
— Governor Criticized For Signing Abortion Bill  Pro-Life advocates call bill “discrimination” – Emily Waldron
http://www.mystateline.com/news/governor-criticized-for-signing-abortion-bill

 

DEPAULIA
— Banned by DePaul, Shapiro speaks with The DePaulia – Brenden Moore
http://depauliaonline.com/2016/08/04/banned-depaul-shapiro-speaks-depaulia/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Recent Articles:
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/08/03/county-fair-politics-and-religion/
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/08/03/illinois-review-spreads-potential-rauner-property-tax-hike-signature-statewide/
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/08/03/reick-plans-springfield-fundraiser/
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/08/03/republicans-get-chance-to-caucus-in-replacement-for-provenzano/
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/08/02/nick-provenzanos-county-board-resignation-letter/
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/08/02/hultgren-promotes-provenzano/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TEA PARTY PUSHED TO THE SIDE BY TRUMP JUGGERNAUT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/tea-party-pushed-to-the-side-by-trump-juggernaut.html
— RAUNER WALKS BACK NO-OVERTIME PLAN FOR HOME CARE WORKERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/rauner-walks-back-no-overtime-plan-for-home-care-workers.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats and RINOs encourage illegal immigration.  Republicans discourage illegal immigration.
http://capitolfax.com/2016/08/04/what-bipartisan-cooperation-can-accomplish/

 

NEWSMAX
— Ben Carson: Khan Family Should Apologize to Trump – Todd Beamon
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/ben-carson-muslim-family-apologize/2016/08/03/id/742026/

 

PJ MEDIA
— GOP Defections Are Few, But That Hasn’t Stopped the Feeding Frenzy – RICK MORAN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/08/03/gop-defections-are-few-but-that-hasnt-stopped-the-feeding-frenzy/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Rep. Kinzinger says he won’t vote for Trump – Rick Moran  (DIERSEN: If want the following to glorify and praise you, just say that you are not going to vote for Trump: those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  How many of the aforesaid anti-Trumps are in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois are anti-Trumps?)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/08/rep_kinzinger_says_he_wont_vote_for_trump.html

 

GOPUSA
— Student loan lunacy  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the courses that I took to earn a bachelor’s degree, three master’s degrees, and two professional certifications a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a females, or a veteran.)
http://www.gopusa.com/student-loan-lunacy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: College students whose majors don’t turn out as they envision will be able to walk away from their loan debt simply by claiming their schools bamboozled them, as allowed under a new rule. Proposed by the Department of Education, published in June in the Federal Register and scheduled for approval on Nov. 1, the rule will allow students to “discharge” their federal student loan obligation if they can show — and rather broadly — that they were hoodwinked by a university’s “misrepresentation.” This easy out would leave taxpayers and colleges on the hook for between $2 billion and $43 billion over the next 10 years, according to a federal estimate. And what could be easier than for the lame-duck administration, in its 11th-hour regulatory push, to ship off this sour tart and simply walk away? For starters, the rule is entirely unnecessary. An existing provision allows students to sue for loan forgiveness in cases of intentional fraud or in other violations of law. What’s proposed is preposterously unspecific, leaving schools with little recourse. It’s akin to allowing mortgage holders to dump their loans because they picked the wrong neighborhood in which to reside. In the end, this latest get-out-of-debt free nonsense helps no one. It simply abrogates personal responsibility. And unfortunately for young people sucked into these liberal escapades, life is not so forgiving.)

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers say “Pot proponents see momentum.” The more that push pot, the more that you want to destroy America.
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/290258-pot-proponents-see-momentum

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Kinzinger says he can’t support Trump: “I’m an American before I’m a Republican.”
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/03/politics/election-2016-adam-kinzinger-american-before-a-republican/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-White and/or anti-male say that “Trump Reflects White Male Fragility.”  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who talk and act like a) they are anti-White and/or anti-male or b) they want to curry favor with those who are anti-White and/or anti-male.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/04/opinion/trump-reflects-white-male-fragility.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats fight efforts to stop voter fraud. For the November 8 election, how many of the millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Democrats?
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/04/opinion/another-defeat-for-gop-voting-schemes.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want Republicans to pander to Blacks like Democrats pander to Blacks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/04/opinion/campaign-stops/why-cant-the-gop-get-real-with-black-voters.html
— U.S. Seeks to Protect Voting System From Cyberattacks – JULIE HIRSCHFELD  (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/04/us/politics/us-seeks-to-protect-voting-system-against-cyberattacks.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Missteps and Obama’s Policies Have Some Republicans Toeing a Thin Line.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/04/us/politics/how-donald-trump-and-president-obama-put-republicans-in-a-bind.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Running Mates Reveal Discord Gripping Party  Pence Backs Ryan, a Step Trump Shuns
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/04/us/politics/donald-trump-gop.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump Risks Alienating Military Communities in Swing States.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/05/us/politics/donald-trump-military-support.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “‘Attack dog to pooper scooper’: Mike Pence’s messy job as Trump’s cleanup guy.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/08/04/attack-dog-to-pooper-scooper-mike-pences-messy-job-as-trumps-cleanup-guy/
— Trump campaign chief: ‘We’ve sort of had a rule of not getting involved in primaries.’ – Jenna Johnson  (DIERSEN: I am ever-increasingly reluctant to help elect candidates in primary elections.  Too many times, a) candidates who lose blame me for their loss and b) candidates who win blame me for not winning by a greater margin.  In addition, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois hint/imply/argue/shout that they will viciously destroy any candidate that I might try to help elect.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/08/04/trump-campaign-chief-weve-sort-of-had-a-rule-of-not-getting-involved-in-primaries/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Victory Is Slipping Away for Trump  He can still win—but only if he quits being self-destructive and chooses discipline. – KARL ROVE
http://www.wsj.com/articles/victory-is-slipping-away-for-trump-1470265540
— The Trumpian Purge  The assault on Ryan is part of a broader conservative divide. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Who wants to purge you?  The following focus on purging 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.  I should write a book about the aforesaid purgers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-trumpian-purge-1470266278
— For Economy, Aging Population Poses Double Whammy  As Americans grow older, size and productivity of workforce suffer – GREG IP  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the Democrats who ran the agency demonized, denigrated and condemned the experience that its employees like me had who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Of course, needless-to-say, they did that to justify getting rid of their employees like me who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates demonized, denigrated, and condemned the experience that I had gained a) working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 level (currently $77,899-$88,286), b) passing the CPA and Certified Internal Auditor examinations, c) earning a job-related bachelor’s degree and three job-related master’s degrees, d) serving on the executive committee of a job-related professional association for 12 years, e) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 level (currently $92,632-$120,427), f) etc.  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, younger, or a veteran.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/for-economy-aging-population-poses-double-whammy-1470249965
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The authors note: “An older worker’s experience increases not only his own productivity but also the productivity of those who work with him.” All else equal, experienced workers are more productive. One study found that productivity peaks at age 50, when productivity is 60% higher than for the average 20 year old.)

 

USA TODAY
— Hillary Clinton’s bid draws legions of female donors – Fredreka Schouten  (DIERSEN: Democrats always promise to use government to give preference to women who vote for Democrats, that is, to use government to discriminate against men who vote for Republicans.  Further, Democrats always promise to use government to give preference 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.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/08/03/hillary-clinton-female-donors/87961646/

 

PHILLY
— Comcast wants to sell your Web history – Brian Fung
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20160804_Comcast_wants_to_sell_your_Web_history.html

 

DALLAS NEWS
— Advice for millennials: Are ‘gig economy’ jobs all they’re cracked up to be? – Brianna McGurran
http://www.dallasnews.com/business/personal-finance/headlines/20160804-advice-for-millennials-are-gig-economy-jobs-all-they-re-cracked-up-to-be.ece

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Foot Traffic at Trump Properties Cratering Since He Started His Campaign.”
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2016/08/foot-traffic-to-trump-properties-falling-during-campaign.html

 

BLACK INTERPRISE
— Gains in Diversity at Apple Even Please Rev. Jesse Jackson  Apple releases its latest diversity statistics, the number of women and minorities increases – Samara Lynn  (DIERSEN: Jackson must be extremely pleased with GAO and its diversity gains, that is, he must be extremely pleased with GAO’s success in wasting the careers of and getting rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.blackenterprise.com/technology/gains-diversity-apple-even-please-rev-jesse-jackson/

 

AMERICA BLOG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kinzinger says Trump is being manipulated by Putin and the KGB. Who do your critics/opponents say is manipulating you? Who do my critics/opponents say is manipulating me?
http://americablog.com/2016/08/gop-rep-kinzinger-trump-manipulated-putin-kgb-wom.html

 

SLATE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Could Utah go to Clinton?”
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/08/why_mormons_don_t_like_donald_trump.html

 

THE BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Keeps Failing and It Doesn’t Matter and Donald Trump is arguably the worst presidential candidate in recent history. He hates babies, is racist, mocks the disabled and the parents of fallen veterans. And yet here we are.”
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/04/trump-keeps-failing-and-it-doesn-t-matter.html

 

NEW STATESMAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Which of his fellow Republicans will Donald Trump turn on next?”  Are you involved in Republican politics?  Which Republicans have turned on you?  I should write a book on Republicans in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have turned on me.  Each and everyone one of them talk and act like they are being manipulated/dominated by 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/or 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.newstatesman.com/politics/elections/2016/08/which-his-fellow-republicans-will-donald-trump-turn-next-handy-guide

 

GOVERNING
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats fight efforts to stop voter fraud. For the November 8 election, how many of the millions who are in America illegally will use their false identifications to vote for Democrats?
http://www.governing.com/topics/elections/gov-voter-id-rulings-north-dakota-wisconsin-north-carolina.html

 

BUZZFEED
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Isn’t Going To Change And Republicans Know That” and “You think [Trump] gives a shit what Reince Priebus says to him now?”
https://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/trump-isnt-going-to-change-and-republicans-know-that

August 3 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Trump’s Purple Heart Draws Rebuke From Illinois Vets – Charlie De Mar
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/08/02/trumps-purple-heart-draws-rebuke-from-illinois-vets/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday showed off a Purple Heart he received from a supporter, just days after feuding with the parents of a U.S. soldier killed in action. “I always wanted to get the Purple Heart,” he said at a campaign stop Tuesday. “This was much easier, but I tell you it was such an honor.” The Purple Heart is given to soldiers who are wounded in combat and many veterans are upset the Trump accepted it, especially after he received five deferments to avoid the Vietnam War. Thomas Kapsalis received a Purple Heart in World War II, after he was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge. His leg was nearly blown off and he still has shrapnel in his body. “All hell broke loose, airplanes coming and bombing us, and I was up on the front lines,” he told CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar. He was held captive for five months and was awarded the Purple Heart for his bravery and sacrifice. When he enlisted, he said, he was “afraid to even shoot my rifle.” “You cannot get the Purple Heart unless you shed blood,” Kapsalis said. Trump’s remarks are not sitting well with him. “I don’t understand why he’s saying that,” Kapsalis said. Illinois congresswoman Tammy Duckworth posted a photo on Twitter of her with her Purple Heart, with a message directed at Donald Trump.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Child care agency looks past state subsidies to survive – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: What percent of those in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct depend on state subsidies to survive?  Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, the aforesaid percentages will only increase.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/concordia-place-ravenswood-child-care-center/
— Without clout, judge says no appeal in boring job – Dan Mihalopoulos  (DIERSEN: What do you do and how boring is it?  I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.  What I do is not boring at all, but it is extremely stressful. I am constantly reminded of how 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 ARE INCREASINGLY SUCCESSFUL IN GETTING RID OF THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  I am constantly reminded of the successes that those who promote dependency on government; LGBTQ activity; abortion; mass/illegal immigration; abolition of the First and Second Amendments; pot, promiscuity, booze, gambling and other vices; political affiliation discrimination; reverse discrimination; age discrimination; etc. are having.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/mihalopoulos-without-clout-judge-says-no-appeal-boring-job/
— With cops turning down OT, groups mobilize residents on Labor Day – Angie Stewart  (DIERSEN: How much crime and what kind of crime do you anticipate will be committed over the Labor Day weekend in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Who do you anticipate will commit those crimes?  Why do you think they will commit those crimes?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/with-cops-turning-down-ot-groups-mobilize-residents-on-labor-day/
— High-profile conservative Ben Shapiro banned at DePaul – Stefano Esposito and Mitch Dudek (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, DePaul does things 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 for a long time.  I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. How soon, if not already, will DePaul rescind it?)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/high-profile-conservative-banned-at-depaul/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner panel to meet on school funding formula – Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, Democrats want to a) take more tax dollars away from Republican areas and b) give those tax dollars to Democrat areas.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-emanuel-rauner-wednesday-spin-20160803-story.html
— Chicago to test for lead in water on higher-risk streets – Michael Hawthorne (DIERSEN: How old are you?  How much lead did you ingest when you were young and during the last 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, 40 years, 50 years, 60 years, etc.?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/ct-chicago-water-testing-20160801-story.html
— Donald Trump spokeswoman blames Obama for 2004 Muslim soldier’s death  (DIERSEN: Are you involved in government and/or in politics?  Who are your spokespersons?  Do they read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-muslim-family-20160803-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH GRAPHICS: Taxpayers cover $4 million in teachers’ college costs – Jake Griffin  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, except for some small tuition reimbursements, I used my time and my money to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, and two job-related professional certifications. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the courses a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.  They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160803/news/160809691/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Taxpayers in 70 suburban school districts paid more than $4 million last year to send 3,085 teachers back to college. The tuition reimbursement programs are meant to attract and keep teachers. But they do more than that. Since teachers’ salaries are commonly tied to their education levels, taxpayers essentially are paying to help teachers make more money. And since salaries are the biggest driver of teacher pension costs, those taxpayer-funded classes are also helping increase pension obligations. Tuition reimbursement for teachers came to nearly a half-million dollars in both Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 and Northwest Suburban High School District 214. Other school districts spent far less, and some, like Elgin Area School District U-46 and Naperville Unit District 203, have no tuition coverage for teachers and spent nothing. That’s according to school district financial records obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests.)

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Nick Provenzano resigns from McHenry County Board to work for Hultgren – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/08/02/nick-provenzano-resigns-from-mchenry-county-board-to-work-for-hultgren/ahml4cd/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner signs bill altering health care ‘right of conscience’ law – Dean Olsen (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  In Illinois, if you are not going to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.  The Illinois Democrat Party (IDP) platform promotes abortion.  The IRP platform discourages abortion.  One could argue that if you sign bills that promote the IDP platform, you are a Democrat.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160802/rauner-signs-bill-altering-health-care-right-of-conscience-law
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Opponents of the bill included the Illinois Family Institute, which said the changes in the more than 40-year-old law — recognized previously as one of the broadest in the country — will reduce religious freedom. “It is going to force pro-life doctors and nurses to violate their conscience,” David E. Smith, executive director of the not-for-profit institute, said Tuesday. However, Brigid Leahy, Planned Parenthood’s director of public policy, said: “This is not a violation of religious freedom. The whole purpose of this is to prevent harm. Religious rights should not be allowed to cause harm to another person.” Smith said the Tinley Park-based institute was “extremely disappointed” in Rauner. “We thought he was for smaller government and individual rights,” Smith said. “Instead, he chose to side with the Democrats and tyrannical government.” Asked to respond, Rauner spokesman Andrew Flach said in an email, without elaborating, that Rauner “has never pushed a social agenda and remains committed to government, economic and education reforms that can turn around Illinois.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sex advocates glorify and praise Rauner. According to this article, Rauner spokesman Andrew Flach said, “Gov. Rauner has never pushed a social agenda.”  If you sign bills that push the Democrat Party’s social agenda, you are not a Republican.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160802/illinois-now-has-nations-most-comprehensive-birth-control-law-advocates-say

 

HERALD NEWS
— Republicans push for term limits, district map reform at Minooka event  Durkin wants Madigan to allow vote on constitutional amendments – MIKE MALLORY
http://www.theherald-news.com/2016/08/02/republicans-push-for-term-limits-district-map-reform-at-minooka-event/aalxqsk/

 

SAUK VALLEY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/08/01/what-we-think-congressman-awaits-reason-to-back-trump/ahptqgg/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Term limits, Gov. Rauner? – Editorial
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/editorial-term-limits-gov-rauner/article_ad241d95-8025-58c6-998a-1bff7b4a4a86.html

 

WSIL TV
— The Latest: Trump campaign raises $80 million – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/32606065/the-latest-trump-campaign-raises-80-million

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Khan to Trump: ‘Put that Purple Heart back’  Trump received draft deferment due to bone spurs in heels – CNN  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps shout that I am an unpatriotic cowardly draft dodger because I sought and obtained a) student draft deferments 1966-1970 and b) a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/khan-to-trump-put-that-purple-heart-back

 

OAK PARK
— Oak Park approves a minimum wage proposal  Ordinance falls short of demands for $15 village-wide minimum wage – Timothy Inklebarger  (DIERSEN: I worked for far less than $15/hour in today’s dollars until I was 18 years old.  I would not have gotten the job that did pay $15/hour in today’s dollars if I had not had a high school diploma, had not passed an employment examination, had not passed a physical examination, had not had a drivers license and a good driving record, had not passed a truck driving test, had not passed a background check, had not had a car that I could/would use to make deliveries from, and if I had not been available to work all Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays, and holidays.)
http://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/8-2-2016/Oak-Park-approves-a–minimum-wage-proposal/

 

OAK LAWN PATCH
— Teen’s Parents Sue High-School Locker Room Peeper and School Administrators  A federal lawsuit alleges Dist. 218 administrators were aware of other complaints about the employee prior to the locker-room incident. – Lorraine Swanson
http://patch.com/illinois/oaklawn/parents-sue-richards-employee-accused-peeping-teen-locker-room

 

DEPAULIA
— Student group seeks faculty support after conservative speaker ban – Jackson Danbeck, Rachel Hinton  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, DePaul does things 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 for a long time.  I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. How soon, if not already, will DePaul rescind it?)
http://depauliaonline.com/2016/08/02/conservative-commentator-shapiro-banned-speaking-depaul/

 

ILLINOIS LKEAKS
— Using the Illinois Municipal League to Justify Illegal and Improper Activity – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/08/using-the-illinois-municipal-league-to-justify-illegal-and-improper-activity/

 

ILLINOIS OBSERVER
— Top Cops Praise Rauner; Homeschooling Up 50%; Durkin Pushes Term Limits
http://www.illinoisobserver.net/2016/08/03/top-cops-praise-rauner-homeschooling-50-durkin-pushes-term-limits/

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Gill challenges signature barrier to ballot  Independent candidates face unfair burden, lawsuit claims – Patrick Yeagle
http://illinoistimes.com/article-17517-gill-challenges-signature-barrier-to-ballot-%7C-independent-candidates-face-unfair-burden,-lawsuit-claims.html

 

ILLINOIS OPPORTUNITY PROJECT
— War on Taxpayers: AFSCME Threatens to Strike – Pat Hughes
http://illinoisopportunity.org/war-on-taxpayers-afscme-threatens-to-strike/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS PARENTS GROUP BOYCOTTS TARGET FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/illinois-parents-group-boycotts-target-for-school-supplies.html
— KIRK RESPONDS TO REVELATION THAT OBAMA PAID RANSOM FOR HOSTAGES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/kirk-responds-to-revelation-that-obama-paid-for-hostages.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner appointees are 75 percent white, 75 percent male, but no data to compare to Quinn
http://capitolfax.com/2016/08/03/rauner-appointees-are-75-percent-white-75-percent-male-but-no-data-to-compare-to-quinn/
— Yard signs don’t vote, but they’re here to stay
http://capitolfax.com/2016/08/03/yard-signs-dont-vote-but-theyre-here-to-stay/

 

RED STATE
— What Do Abortion, Gov. Bruce Rauner And Donald Trump Have In Common?
http://www.redstate.com/diary/stridentconservative/2016/08/03/abortion-gov.-bruce-rauner-donald-trump-common/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Report: Top GOP Officials ‘Actively Exploring’ How To Replace Trump If He Drops Out – ALEX PFEIFFER
http://dailycaller.com/2016/08/03/report-top-gop-officials-actively-exploring-how-to-replace-trump-if-he-drops-out-video/

 

EAGLE FORUM
— Platforms Offer a Stark Choice – Phyllis Schlafly
http://www.eagleforum.org/publications/column/platforms-offer-a-stark-choice.html

 

GOPUSA
— No freedom of speech for conservative speakers at DePaul University  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, DePaul does things 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 for a long time.  I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. How soon, if not already, will DePaul rescind it?)
http://www.gopusa.com/no-freedom-of-speech-for-conservative-speakers-at-depaul-university/
— Not All US Muslim Soldiers Are Equal – Michelle Malkin
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13309

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Rauner signs bill forcing pro-life doctors to promote abortion – Bradford Richardson  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  In Illinois, if you are not going to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.  The Illinois Democrat Party (IDP) platform promotes abortion.  The IRP platform discourages abortion.  One could argue that if you sign bills that promote the IDP platform, you are a Democrat.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/2/bruce-rauner-illinois-governor-signs-bill-forcing-/

 

THE BLAZE
— ‘Racist Out!’: Watch How ‘Black and Brown’ Activists Forcibly Remove Trump Supporter From NYC Park – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/08/02/racist-out-watch-how-black-and-brown-activists-forcibly-remove-trump-supporter-from-nyc-park/
— Planned Parenthood Excoriated Over Response to Trump ‘Kicking Out’ Crying Baby – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/08/02/wow-planned-parenthood-excoriated-over-response-to-trump-kicking-out-crying-baby/

 

THE HILL
— Fears grow as military pulled into presidential politics – Kristina Wong
http://thehill.com/policy/defense/290192-fears-grow-as-military-pulled-into-presidential-politics
— Duckworth hits Trump over Purple Heart – Ben Kamisar
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/290191-dem-iraq-war-vet-hits-trump-over-purple-heart

 

POLITICO
— Anti-Trump Republicans caught in quandary  Even as a few move to Hillary’s camp, many remain reluctant to help a Democrat, but lack a clear idea of what to do instead. – Kyle Cheney  (DIERSEN: Who are the “anti-Trump Republicans” in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?  How far will they go to get rid of Republicans who support Trump?)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/never-donald-trump-republicans-226537
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/few-gop-candidates-campaign/2016/08/02/id/741851/

 

NBC NEWS
— RNC Chairman Priebus ‘Apoplectic’ Over Trump’s Refusal to Endorse Ryan – KATY TUR  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican” candidates in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who I have helped elect who not only refuse to endorse me for anything, but who a) blame me for their problems, b) blame me for your problems, c) blame me for my problems, and d) blame me for everyone’s problems. Many, if not most, if not virtually all of the aforesaid read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to get information to use against me.  The aforesaid either did nothing to help me keep the following positions or they helped my critics/opponents get rid of me: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board of directors member.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/card/rnc-chairman-priebus-apoplectic-over-trumps-refusal-endorse-ryan-n622001

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Donald Trump Steps Up Criticism of Khans and G.O.P. Leaders – ALEXANDER BURNS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/03/us/politics/donald-trump-gop.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Paul Ryan’s Trump dilemma has gotten much, much worse.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2016/08/03/daily-202-paul-ryan-s-trump-dilemma-has-gotten-much-much-worse/57a16d16cd249a68be7adb8e/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump’s Washington Post interview should make Republicans panic.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/08/03/donald-trump-has-a-secret-state-strategy-that-you-cant-know-about/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump has wasted half of the general election with nothing to show for it.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/08/03/donald-trump-has-wasted-half-of-the-general-election-with-nothing-to-show-for-it/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “there has never a better chance to cut Trump loose.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/08/03/republicans-there-has-never-a-better-chance-to-cut-trump-loose/
— Trump on how women should deal with harassment: It’s ‘up to the individual’ – Katie Zezima and Philip Rucker (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats. While I worked for the Post Office, I was able to deal with their harassment for almost 3 years. While I worked for IRS, I was able to deal with their harassment for almost 9 years. While I worked for GAO, I was able to deal with their harassment for almost 18 years.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/donald-and-eric-trump-opine-on-sexual-harassment–and-draw-fire/2016/08/02/9814549e-58c5-11e6-9aee-8075993d73a2_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say Trump campaign insiders say “Trump getting “nuttier and nuttier.”
http://nypost.com/2016/08/03/trump-getting-nuttier-and-nuttier-campaign-insiders-say/

 

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— Gold Star mom to Trump: ‘How would he feel if he lost his child?’ – Hamed Aleaziz  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats divert attention away from those who kill American soldiers.  Beyond overwhelmingly, those who kill American soldiers say that they do it to advance Islam.)
http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Gold-Star-mom-to-Trump-How-would-he-feel-if-9074301.php

 

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump candidacy only deepens difficulties for Collins, other Republican women.”
http://www.pressherald.com/2016/08/02/trump-candidacy-only-deepens-difficulties-for-collins-other-republican-women/

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Withholds Ryan, McCain Backing as Payback Roils GOP – Billy House
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-08-02/trump-withholds-backing-from-ryan-mccain-in-apparent-payback

 

FORBES
— IRS Increases ‘Marriage Penalty,’ Unmarried Cohabitants To Get Twice The Mortgage Interest Deduction – Tony Nitti
http://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonynitti/2016/08/01/irs-increases-marriage-penalty-unmarried-cohabitants-to-get-twice-the-mortgage-interest-deduction/

 

PR NEWSWIRE
— Election 2016: How Leaders Can Keep Employees Focused on Work, Not Politics – Mary C. Kelly and Peter B. Stark (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, employers who are Democrat focus on a) not hiring, retaining, or promoting Republicans and b) getting rid of their employees who are Republican.)
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/election-2016-how-leaders-can-keep-employees-focused-on-work-not-politics-300308374.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As the Presidential election heats up, employees are spending more time watching the news, checking their social media accounts and hanging out by the water cooler discussing the candidates – all at the expense of lost productivity and possibly igniting personnel conflicts that will simmer long after the votes are cast. “This election year is running high on emotion, ugly rhetoric, and polarization. Unfortunately, some of the angst associated with the issues of the election are creeping into the workplace. People are angry. Angry people are less productive. What does a great leader do?” asks Mary C. Kelly, PhD., co-author of the new leadership book, “Why Leaders Fail.” She and co-author, Peter B. Stark created a list of five guidelines for leaders who want to succeed: 1. Raise the bar and set expectations for performance. Employees who have a lot of time to talk about politics do not have enough to do. Make it clear to your teams that what we do is important, and we need everyone to focus on doing their job to succeed. 2. Demand a culture of respect. Make sure everyone knows that there will always be differences of opinions, but in the workplace we will always have a culture of respect. You don’t have to like other people’s opinions, but you do have to respect the fact that they are entitled to opinions that are different from yours. You may not like someone’s politics, but that doesn’t mean you get to disrespect them. 3. Remind employees of uniting factors. Ultimately what unites us is a desire to work, provide for our families, and make a difference in the world. We all want to be successful, support others, and be a positive role model in the community. Remind people that at work, we need to stay focused on what unites us: the mission, vision and goals of the company. 4. Agree to disagree. Leaders know not everyone is going to agree on every decision or every issue, and that is true in the workplace as well as politics Allow people the freedom to respectfully discuss, but make sure the diatribe remains thoughtful, civil, and respectful. 5. Limit distractions. Most of our clients in the business world have one thing in common. They complain they have way too much to do and not enough time to get all their work done. We cannot waste time with distraction. Leaders can help limit distractions by holding people accountable for the on-time achievement of their goals. Emotions are running high this year because voters perceive that their leaders have failed them. In their 2016 book, “Why Leaders Fail and the 7 Prescriptions for Success” the authors analyze why good people, when promoted, hired or elected, so often fail. One of the top failures happens when leaders lose the trust of the people they are supposed to lead. “Trust is hard to earn and easy to lose,” said Stark, CEO of Peter Barron Stark Companies says. “And it can happen when leaders often are not paying attention to what matters to their people.” Another failure is when leaders try so hard to be popular that they allow their need to be l­­iked to interfere or even dictate their decision. “We all want to be liked on some level,” agrees Kelly, CEO of Productive Leaders, “but relying on popularity to run an organization guarantees failure.” Good leadership is difficult and it can be tough, especially when the employees are worried about outside influences. Leaders have to stay focused so their people stay focused. Leadership means making decisions that are right for the organization and its people.)

 

PROGRESS ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Sex Advocates Praise Rauner For Signing Bills
http://progressillinois.com/news/content/2016/08/02/advocates-praise-gov-rauner-signing-bills-protecting-womens-health

 

DAILY MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3720059/Retiring-Republican-lawmaker-calls-Trump-deeply-flawed-unfit-serve-GOP-lawmaker-say-ll-vote-Hillary.html

 

GUARDIAN
— Vancouver slaps 15% tax on foreign house buyers in effort to cool market  Canadian authorities have taken action to tackle the affordability crisis in British Columbia’s biggest city where a detached home now costs C$1.56m – Ashifa Kassam
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/02/vancouver-real-estate-foreign-house-buyers-tax

August 2 Evening Edition

ABC7
— How will Donald Trump impact GOP races in Illinois? – Charles Thomas
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/how-will-donald-trump-impact-gop-races-in-illinois-/1454344/
— DUCKWORTH SLAMS TRUMP’S PURPLE HEART COMMENT
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/duckworth-slams-trumps-purple-heart-comment/1454484/
— IN A FIRST, VP JOE BIDEN OFFICIATES A GAY WEDDING – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/in-a-first-vp-joe-biden-officiates-a-gay-wedding/1454324/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Pols Slam Trump Over Gold Star Family Comments  Illinois politicians reacted to incendiary comments Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made about the parents of late U.S. Army Capt. Humayun Khan this weekend – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Illinois-Pols-Slam-Trump-Over-Gold-Star-Family-Comments-388970422.html

 

WLS AM
— Kirk rips Trump on Kahn criticism – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2016/08/02/kirk-rips-trump-on-kahn-criticism/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Obama says Trump ‘unfit’ to serve in White House, challenging GOP to end support
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-obama-trump-unfit-president-20160802-story.html
— Trump refuses to support Ryan, McCain in upcoming primaries – Philip Rucker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-ryan-mccain-primaries-20160802-story.html
— Trump accepts Purple Heart as gift from veteran: ‘This was much easier’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-purple-heart-20160802-story.html
— Chicago State University layoffs come at a cost – Jodi S. Cohen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-state-layoffs-cost-20160802-story.html
— Give voters a chance to restore democracy in Illinois – Pam Althoff, Karen McConnaughay, Heather Steans, Laura Murphy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-illinois-independent-map-amendment-perspec-0803-md-20160802-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— With jab at Ryan, Trump ignites new tensions in GOP – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-refuses-to-back-ryan-mccain/
— Obama challenges GOP lawmakers to dump Trump
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/obama-challenges-gop-lawmakers-to-dump-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kirk: Respect Muslim Gold Star family, don’t let Syrian refugees in
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160802/news/160809752/#autoplay
— DuPage forest preserve gets 24-acre land donation – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160802/news/160809791/
— NBC boss: We’re not to blame for launching Trump’s candidacy – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160802/entlife/308029855/
— In blow to GOP unity, Trump refuses to back Ryan, McCain – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160802/news/308029809/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner administration says AFSCME threatening workers with fines – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160802/rauner-administration-says-afscme-threatening-workers-with-fines

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— New State Representative David Olsen Heads To Springfield – Greg Bishop
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=220291#.V6FIwmgrKM8

 

WSIU
— Madigan, Rauner Disagree On Need For Term Limits – AMANDA VINICKY
http://news.wsiu.org/post/madigan-rauner-disagree-need-term-limits#stream/0

 

DEKALB DAILY JOURNAL
— DeKalb County gave Trump votes, not cash – Eric Olson
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2016/07/22/olson-dekalb-county-gave-trump-votes-not-cash/a9q584/

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Trump asked GOP for backup on Khans, no one responded – Stephanie Akin
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/reports-trump-asked-gop-for-backup-on-khans-no-one/article_f0c54f1a-1354-57e4-ab97-ad3f05f9cc69.html

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— NoMoreMadigan movement spreading
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/510974537-nomoremadigan-movement-spreading

 

EVANSTON NOW
— Aldermen debate when and why to bust for pot – Bill Smith
http://evanstonnow.com/story/public-safety/bill-smith/2016-08-02/75680/aldermen-debate-when-and-why-to-bust-for-pot

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Mayor Emanuel and Budget Director Alex Holt answering questions from Thomas, Dardick, Spielman, Berkowitz, et al – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/08/mayor-emanuel-and-budget-director-alex-holt-answering-questions-from-thomas-dardick-spielman-berkowitz-et-al/

 

CHICAGO READER
— New Illinois law defines ‘stoned driving’ – Maya Dukmasova
http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2016/08/02/new-illinois-law-defines-stoned-driving

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS’ STOPGAP BUDGET SPENDS $8B MORE THAN THE STATE TAKES IN – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-stopgap-budget-spends-8b-more-than-the-state-takes-in/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— TRAGIC: Lawmakers applaud governor’s signing of marijuana bill
http://ilnews.org/9071/lawmakers-applaud-governors-signing-of-marijuana-bill/

 

ILLINOIS MIRROR
— Where Has Durbin Been While Democrat Policies Were Hurting “Innocent People”? – Eric Kohn
http://www.illinoismirror.com/where-has-durbin-been-while-democrat-policies-were-hurting-innocent-people/

 

ILLINOIS OBSERVER
— Poll: Durbin Leads Rauner by 9 Points
http://www.illinoisobserver.net/2016/08/02/poll-durbin-leads-rauner-9-points/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOVERNOR FACES DECISION ON BILL THAT COULD ELIMINATE PROPERTY TAX-CAPPED FUNDS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/governor-faces-decision-on-bill-that-could-remove-property-tax-capped-funds.html
— KHOURI MAKES TERRORISM A CAMPAIGN FOCAL POINT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/khouri-makes-terrorism-a-campaign-focal-point.html
— WEYERMULLER: HAS DEPAUL UNIVERSITY BANNED FREE SPEECH?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/weyermuller-has-depaul-university-banned-free-speech.html
— THORNER: HULTGREN, BARTON AWARDED FOR CONSERVATIVE EFFORTS ON FAMILY PAC BOAT CRUISE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/thorner-2016-family-pac-boat-cruise-memorable-evening-aboard-the-fort-dearborn-with-david-barton.html
— GUN STOCKS SURGE AS BACKGROUND CHECKS HIT ALL-TIME HIGH
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/gun-stocks-surge.html
— BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD SEEKS UP TO 45 PERCENT INCREASE ON ILLINOIS’ OBAMACARE PLANS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/blue-cross-blue-shield-seeks-up-to-45-percent-increase-on-illinois-obamacare-plans.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Kirk, Duckworth and Kinzinger slam Trump
http://capitolfax.com/2016/08/02/kirk-duckworth-and-kinzinger-slam-trump/
— Republican candidate Jerry Long denounces negative mailer sent on his behalf
http://capitolfax.com/2016/08/02/candidate-denounces-negative-mailer-sent-on-his-behalf/

 

PATRICK J. BUCHANAN
— Is Trump the Peace Candidate?
http://buchanan.org/blog/trump-peace-candidate-125499

 

BREITBART
— Paul Nehlen: Paul Ryan’s Betrayal of GOP Nominee Beneath Dignity of His Office, Morally Disqualifying – JULIA HAHN
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/08/02/nehlen-ryans-betrayal-gop-nominee-beneath-dignity-office-morally-disqualifying/

 

HOT AIR
— Reince Priebus: ‘I think this family should be off limits’ – JOHN SEXTON
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/08/02/reince-priebus-i-think-this-family-should-be-off-limits/

 

BLAZE
— Trump: New York Times Staffers ‘Don’t Know How to Write Good’ – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/08/01/trump-new-york-times-staffers-dont-know-how-to-write-good/

 

GOPUSA
— Hillary Says Obama ‘Left Behind’ White America
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13271
— Macy’s fires man for views on transgender in ladies’ room
http://www.gopusa.com/macys-fires-man-for-views-on-transgender-in-ladies-room/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— THE KHIZR KHAN CON  Joseph Farah schools Muslim American on purpose of Constitution
http://www.wnd.com/2016/08/the-khizr-kahn-con/

 

NEWSMAX
— GOP Sen. Mark Kirk: Steer Clear of Trump to Win Re-election – John Gizzi  (DIERSEN: Who steers clear of you?  The following steer clear of 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/or 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/John-Gizzi/trump-kirk-artl-2016/2016/08/02/id/741759/
— Trump’s Attack on the Khans Backfires – Rich Lowry
http://www.newsmax.com/RichLowry/Trump-khan-constitution-clinton/2016/08/02/id/741762/
— Trump Calls Clinton a ‘Pathological Liar’ – Joe Crowe
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/Trump-Clinton-Pathological-Liar-Twitter/2016/08/02/id/741704/
— Buffett Hits Trump’s Business Acumen: ‘A Monkey’ Could Have Done Better
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/warren-buffett-trump-tax/2016/08/01/id/741635/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Post-convention, Trump struggles to keep GOP voters  Hanna: Kahn feud was final straw – Seth McLaughlin
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/aug/2/donald-trump-struggles-to-keep-gop-voters-after-co/
— Where are all the high-ranking GOP women? – Elise Viebeck  (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at women that if you are a Republican, you are a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/08/02/where-are-all-the-high-ranking-gop-women/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— John McCain: The Muslim Brotherhood’s Senator
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/23732

 

THE HILL
— Worried GOP tells Trump: Get on message – Jonathan Easley
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/290181-worried-gop-tells-trump-get-on-message
— Trump declines to endorse Ryan, McCain – Harper Neidig
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/290183-trump-withholding-support-of-ryan-mccain
— Obama: It’s time for Republican leaders to denounce Trump – Jesse Byrnes
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/290120-obama-its-time-for-republican-leaders-to-denounce-trump

 

POLITICO
— President Obama calls Trump ‘woefully unprepared’ for the presidency  Obama also slammed Republicans who condemn the real estate mogul’s statements while maintaining that they will vote for him. – Nolan D. McCaskill
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/obama-trump-226564
— Few Republicans want to campaign with Trump  POLITICO asked four dozen GOP candidates a simple question: Will you campaign with Donald Trump? Hardly any said yes. – Alex Isenstadt and Theodoric Meyer
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/donald-trump-republicans-campaigning-226583

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Trump Attacks Legitimacy Of Elections, Top Republicans Go Silent  The GOP nominee and a key adviser warn that the presidency will be stolen from him. – S.V. Date
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-stolen-election_us_57a104c8e4b0e2e15eb7b3f0

 

CNN
— Trump gifted Purple Heart, says he ‘always wanted’ one – Jeremy Diamond
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/02/politics/donald-trump-purple-heart/
— Obama says Trump ‘unfit’ for presidency – Kevin Liptak
http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/02/politics/obama-says-trump-unfit-for-presidency/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— Paul Ryan Primary Opponent at Heart of Proxy War Between Trump and GOP – ALEXANDRA JAFFE
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/paul-ryan-primary-opponent-heart-proxy-war-between-trump-gop-n621906

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Obama Says Republicans Should Withdraw Support for Trump – MICHAEL D. SHEAR
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/03/us/politics/president-obama-donald-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Donald Trump begins contemplating the unthinkable: He might lose – Greg Sargent
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2016/08/02/donald-trump-begins-contemplating-the-unthinkable-he-might-lose/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “There is something very wrong with Donald Trump.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/there-is-something-very-wrong-with-donald-trump/2016/08/01/73809c72-57fe-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html
— Trump refuses to support Paul Ryan, John McCain in upcoming Republican primaries – Philip Rucker
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-refuses-to-endorse-paul-ryan-in-gop-primary-im-just-not-quite-there-yet/2016/08/02/1449f028-58e9-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Obama says Trump is ‘unfit to serve,’ and Trump threatens to walk away from leading Republicans – Michael A. Memoli
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pol-obama-trump-20160802-snap-story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth who lost her legs in Iraq shuts down Trump’s ‘easy’ Purple Heart – Jackie Salo
http://nypost.com/2016/08/02/congresswoman-who-lost-her-legs-in-iraq-shuts-down-trumps-easy-purple-heart/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Veterans slam Donald Trump for saying he ‘always wanted’ a Purple Heart – Christopher Brennan
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/veterans-slam-donald-trump-accepting-purple-heart-article-1.2736139

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Obama Calls on GOP Leaders to Revoke Endorsements of Trump  President denounces GOP candidate as ‘unfit’ for the White House – CAROL E. LEE and BYRON TAU
http://www.wsj.com/articles/barack-obama-calls-on-gop-leaders-to-stop-endorsing-donald-trump-1470154797

 

FED WEEK
— Council Boosts Focus on Financial Management Workforce
http://www.fedweek.com/federal-managers-daily-report/council-boosts-focus-financial-management-workforce/

 

RIGHT WING WATCH
— Sandy Rios: Khizr Khan Is ‘Dishonest’ Since ‘Faithful Muslims Can’t Embrace Our Constitution’ – Nabi Dressler
http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/sandy-rios-khizr-khan-dishonest-faithful-muslims-can-t-embrace-our-constitution

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/

August 1 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Map group files appeal in legislative districting case – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-emanuel-rauner-monday-spin-20160801-story.html
— Trump suggests U.S. accept Russia’s annexation of Crimea
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-russia-crimea-20160731-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Courageous within GOP resist ‘danger to the Republic’”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-courageous-within-gop-resist-danger-to-the-republic/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps Say Picking on Gold Star family shows Trump’s ‘black soul’
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-picking-on-gold-star-family-shows-trumps-black-soul/
— Trump suggests that U.S. accept Russia’s annexation of Crimea – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-suggests-u-s-accept-russias-annexation-crimea/
— Pope: It’s not right to talk about a ‘violent, terrorist’ Islam – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Pope sides with Islam and against the critics of Islam.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pope-not-right-to-talk-about-violent-terrorist-islam/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Pope Francis said Sunday he won’t label Islam as “terrorist” because that would be unfair and not true. Reporters aboard the papal plane flying him home after a pilgrimage to Poland, the day after extremists slit the throat of an elderly priest celebrating Mass in a French church, asked him why he never uses the word “Islam” to describe terrorism or other violence. While in Poland, Francis made an unscheduled stop at a church in Krakow to implore God to protect people from the “devastating wave” of terrorism in many parts of the world. When asked why he didn’t describe the priest’s murder and other attacks as Islamic terrorism, Francis replied he won’t do that because “it’s not right to identify Islam with violence. It’s not right and it’s not true.”  “I believe that in every religion there is always a little fundamentalist group,” he said. “I don’t like to talk of Islamic violence because, every day, when I go through the newspapers, I see violence, this man who girls his girlfriend, another who kills his mother-in-law,” Francis said, in apparent reference to crime news in predominantly Catholic Italy. “And these are baptized Catholics. If I speak of Islamic violence, then I have to speak of Catholic violence.” “In Islam, not all are violent, not all the Catholics are violent,” he said. “It’s like a fruit salad, everything’s in there. Noting he has spoken with imams, he concluded: “I know how they think, they are looking for peace.”  As for ISIS, he said, the Islamic State group “presents itself with a violent identity card, but that’s not Islam.” Francis spoke on the day when Muslims in France and Italy flocked to Sunday Mass in a show of interfaith solidarity following a string of extremist attacks threatening to sharpen religious divides across Europe.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Stopgap spending plan a necessary evil – David Harris
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160801/discuss/160809996/
— Anti-slavery leaders speak in Naperville – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160731/news/160739838/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Christian County Sheriff Reacts To New Marijuana Law
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/christian-county-sheriff-reacts-to-new-marijuana-law-08-01-2016
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Christian County sheriff Bruce Kettelkamp is condemning Illinois’ new marijuana decriminalization law. Governor Bruce Rauner signed the bill Friday removing criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana. Now possession of 10 grams of marijuana or less is considered a civil violation, similar to a traffic ticket. Kettelkamp says the change won’t save his department time, because drugs can lead to more serious crimes. “I think this is a big mistake for our legislators. I just wish the legislators would just spend one day, or a couple days, in law enforcement’s shoes and see from the people that use marijuana,” said Kettelkamp. Kettelkamp tells us he’s worried the new law sends the wrong message to kids who might now think it’s acceptable to use marijuana.)

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Khan talks peace.” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Knizr Khan makes it clear that he is far more angry at Trump than at those who killed his son.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/while-khan-talks-peace-trump-tweets-against-him
— Gold Star families demand apology from Trump  Letter posted on VoteVets.org – David Wright (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Knizr Khan makes it clear that he is far more angry at Trump than at those who killed his son.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/gold-star-families-demand-apology-from-trump

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Tricky business of appointing representatives – Chris Kaergard and Nick Vlahos
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20160731/word-on-street-tricky-business-of-appointing-representatives

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— State board sharing cost-saving ideas inactive for 3 years – DAN PETRELLA
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/state-board-to-share-cost-saving-ideas-inactive-for-years/article_b275f3ea-2214-5255-9774-0e5af831930b.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Gay music director can continue suit against Catholic church  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, those who promote LGBTQ activity will sue you.)
http://www.nwitimes.com/gay-music-director-can-continue-suit-against-catholic-church/article_d535978a-c4a7-5980-8a19-46e2618983f9.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House races key to Illinois’ political power struggles – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160731/house-races-key-to-illinois-political-power-struggles

 

WSIU
— Michael Madigan: A DNC Interview With The Chairman Of The Democratic Party Of Illinois – AMANDA VINICKY
http://news.wsiu.org/post/michael-madigan-dnc-interview-chairman-democratic-party-illinois#stream/0

 

WSIL TV
— Carmi miners show support for coal and Trump – Erin Fisher
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/32583789/carmi-miners-show-support-for-coal-and-trump

 

WTAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mike Madigan who is anti-Rauner and anti-Trump says “Rauner Can’t Disavow Trump.”
http://wtax.com/news/101101-madigan-rauner-cant-disavow-trump/

 

SAUK VALLEY
— In Illinois: A House united, or more divided?  House races are key to the state’s political power struggle – AP
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/07/31/in-illinois-a-house-united-or-more-divided/afd21sh/

 

SOUTHERN
— Boom and betrayal: Retired coal miners losing health benefits as companies file bankruptcy – MOLLY PARKER
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/boom-and-betrayal-retired-coal-miners-losing-health-benefits-as/article_16ffe2e7-4eb8-5ea8-bcb2-2dfd97f3b327.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Winner of Clinton v. Trump to be decided by Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/07/winner-of-clinton-v-trump-to-be-decided-by-florida-ohio-and-pennsylvania/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps blast Trump for saying “I’ve Made A Lot Of Sacrifices.”  What do your critics/opponents blast you for?  My critics/opponents blast me a) for taking jobs and for getting promotions that should have been given to minorities, to females, to those younger than me, and to veterans, b) for avoiding the draft, c) for giving up trying to have children, d) for not adopting, e) for not becoming a foster parent, and f) for not serving as one of their operatives or as one of their dupes.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/recesses-mind/2016/07/ive-made-a-lot-of-sacrifices/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Independent Maps will fight all the way to the state Supreme court
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/07/28/independent-maps-will-fight-way-state-supreme-court/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BERNIE SUPPORTERS SAY THEY’RE VOTING FOR TRUMP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/bernie-supporters-say-theyre-voting-for-trump.html
— ILLINOISANS REVOLT AGAINST NATION’S HIGHEST PROPERTY TAXES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/08/illinoisans-revolt-against-nations-highest-property-taxes.html

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— STATEMENT BY DEBORAH DEMOSS FONSECA, SPOKESPERSON FOR CONSERVATIVES AGAINST TRUMP  (DIERSEN: The past predicts the future.  If Trump/Pence loses in November, if the past predicts the future, my critics/opponents will blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS for all losses that Republican suffer in Illinois in November.)
http://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/politics/statement-by-deborah-demoss-fonseca-spokesperson-for-conservatives-against-trump/

 

CONTRARIAN COMMENTARY
— GOP congressional candidate Andy Martin defends Trump against Khizr Khan
http://contrariancommentary.com/new-hampshire-news-conference-gop-congressional-candidate-andy-martin-defends-donald-trump-against-attacks-by-khizr-and-ghazala-khan/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrats’ platform ‘morally reprehensible,’ says ex-Obama adviser
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13234
— Hacked DNC Emails’ Startling Implications
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13230
— SF tries again to allow aliens and 16 yr. olds to vote in local elections
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13206
— Democrats relished all gender restroom at DNC
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13208

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— NEW AD CAMPAIGN PINS PAUL RYAN AS PRO-MUSLIM REFUGEE  He’s also for ‘illegal sanctuary cities, Obama’s executive amnesty’ – LEO HOHMANN
http://www.wnd.com/2016/07/new-ad-campaign-pins-paul-ryan-as-pro-muslim-refugee/

 

TOWNHALL
— So Conservatives, What Have We Learned From This Trump Thing? – Kurt Schlichter
http://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2016/08/01/so-conservatives-what-have-we-learned-from-this-trump-thing-n2200195

 

TPM
— Pence Attempts To Clean Up After Trump With Statement On Khan Family – CAITLIN MACNEAL
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/mike-pence-statement-trump-khan-family

 

BREITBART
— Double Agent: Paul Ryan Races to Media to Join Hillary’s Attacks Against Trump – Julia Hahn
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/07/31/paul-ryan-joins-hillary-attacks-trump/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Campaign Will Focus on Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/donald-trump-focus-florida-ohio/2016/07/31/id/741421/
— Pope’s Top Cardinal Accused of Sex Abuse
http://www.newsmax.com/Europe/EU-REL-Vatican-Pope/2016/07/31/id/741443/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump Should Push for Abolition of Tenure – Robert Oscar Lopez  (DIERSEN: Does Trump agree with Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar, and Lee Daniels on political affiliation discrimination?  From what I see, Thompson, Edgar, and Daniels side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government against me. They believe that Republican government officials should waste the careers of and get rid of their Democrat employees and that Democrat government officials should waste the careers of and get rid of their Republican employees.  SEE: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2016/07/trump_should_push_for_abolition_of_tenure.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Priebus echoes Trump: Debate schedule ‘should be revisited’ – GABBY MORRONGIELLO
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/priebus-echoes-trump-debate-schedule-should-be-revisited/article/2598253#!

 

THE HILL
— Dems lap up Hillary Kool Aid at their own risk – Stephanie M. Jason
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/289815-dems-lap-up-the-hillary-kool-aid-at-their-own-risk

 

POLITICO
— Trump’s tough weekend  The self-inflicted wounds seemed to come fast and furious. – Matthew Nussbaum
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/donald-trump-tough-weekend-226488

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— How About Four New Scalias On The Supreme Court – Earl Ofari Hutchinson
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/earl-ofari-hutchinson/how-about-four-more-scali_b_11285596.html
— Donald Trump Ducks Tax Disclosure – EDITORIAL (DIERSEN: Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/opinion/donald-trump-ducks-tax-disclosure.html

 

REUTERS
— Trump rebuts criticism by Army father at Democratic convention – GRANT SMITH
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-rebut-idUSKCN10B005?il=0

 

NBC NEWS
— Charles Koch Explains To Donors Why He Won’t Support Trump – LEIGH ANN CALDWELL (DIERSEN: The more that you criticize Trump, the more that the Democrat news media promotes you.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/charles-koch-explains-donors-why-he-won-t-support-trump-n620621
— Pence: Humayun Khan Is ‘American Hero,’ Kin Must Be ‘Cherished’ – VAUGHN HILLYARD
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/humayun-khan-american-hero-kin-must-be-cherished-pence-n620676

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Donald Trump’s Confrontation With Muslim Soldier’s Parents Emerges as Unexpected Flash Point – ALEXANDER BURNS, MAGGIE HABERMAN and ASHLEY PARKER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/us/politics/khizr-khan-ghazala-donald-trump-muslim-soldier.html?ref=politics
— John McCain Denounces Donald Trump’s Comments on Family of Muslim Soldier – JENNIFER STEINHAUER  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are far more anti-Trump than they are anti-Democrat.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/us/politics/john-mccain-denounces-donald-trumps-comments-on-family-of-muslim-soldier.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Critics See Efforts by Counties and Towns to Purge Minority Voters From Rolls – MICHAEL WINES  (DIERSEN: Democrats stress that minorities overwhelmingly a) vote for Democrats and b) vote against Republicans.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/us/critics-see-efforts-to-purge-minorities-from-voter-rolls-in-new-elections-rules.html
— Obama to Leave the White House a Nerdier Place Than He Found It – GARDINER HARRIS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/us/politics/obama-to-leave-the-white-house-a-nerdier-place-than-he-found-it.html?_r=1
— MARCH 13, 1996 FLASHBACK: Seeking Return to Ways Of Patronage in Politics – DIRK JOHNSON  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, my Democrat superiors in the federal government could/would cite Jim Thompson, Jim Edger, and Lee Daniels to justify wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old.
http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It is no secret that the fabled Democratic machine in Chicago stole a vote or two for John F. Kennedy in the 1960 Presidential election. It is less well-known that Republicans in downstate Illinois were padding the vote for Richard M. Nixon. In fact, while political machines have traditionally been regarded as the offspring of the Democratic Party in big cities, the Illinois Republican Party has hardly been a slouch in flexing its political muscle, known in the state simply as clout. The party has long dominated the suburbs and smaller cities, and throughout the 1980’s, when James R. Thompson was Governor, a job applicant typically needed a letter of endorsement from a party leader. So perhaps it is fitting that Republican politicians here are rising to the defense of political patronage. In 1990 the United States Supreme Court, ruling in a case brought by five frustrated job seekers against the Republican Party of Illinois, outlawed political favoritism in all government hiring except for policy-making posts, saying that only merit should count. This was a strange concept in Illinois, where the spoils system had always been rather the point of politics. This spring the issue is heading for the Court again in a different case, and Gov. Jim Edgar, a Republican, filed a brief last month asking the Justices to reverse its ban on government favoritism. He argues that patronage actually helps the democratic system. As another top Republican here, State Representative Lee Daniels, put it, patronage “doesn’t need to be a dirty word.” In response, civil libertarians say it is an embarrassment for the state to have political leaders arguing against meritocracy. “It seems only in Illinois,” said Harvey Grossman, the head of the American Civil Liberties Union office in Chicago, “would state officials be willing to publicly endorse the corrosive practice” of patronage. But Jeffrey Coleman, a lawyer for Governor Edgar, said it was simply logical for a political leader to prefer workers who are friends, rather than foes. “George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson and every administration at the Federal and state level for 200 years used political consideration in hiring,” Mr. Coleman said. “And it seems rather ironic that nine men and women who were appointed to the Supreme Court for political reasons would say that politics should play no role in the selection of public employees.”)

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans denounce Trump as confrontation with Muslim parents escalates – Katie Zezima
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-denounce-trump-as-confrontation-with-muslim-parents-escalates/2016/07/31/54397028-5722-11e6-9aee-8075993d73a2_story.html
— Senators rap Energy Dept. for enabling contractor retaliation against whistleblowers – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: Do the senators agree with Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar, and Lee Daniels on retaliation?  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, I blew the whistle on reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.  From what I see, Thompson, Edgar, and Daniels would side with contractors and against whistleblowers. SEE: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/08/01/senators-rap-energy-dept-for-enabling-contractor-retaliation-against-whistleblowers/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Donald Trump is not upset Melania’s nude photos surfaced – Marisa Schultz, Carl Campanile and Bruce Golding
http://nypost.com/2016/08/01/trump-camp-melanias-nudes-are-celebration-of-the-body/
— Melania Trump’s girl-on-girl photos from racy shoot revealed
http://nypost.com/2016/08/01/melania-trumps-girl-on-girl-photos-from-racy-shoot-revealed/

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEB HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Republicans in Congress distance selves from Trump comments.”
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2016/07/31/trump-confrontation-with-muslim-soldier-parents-emerges-unexpected-flash-point/qEsAiiHLHL5xO5w8MrzY0I/story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Father of Slain Soldier Volleys Back at Donald Trump  Khizr Khan, father of Muslim U.S. Army captain, says he isn’t a proxy for the Hillary Clinton campaign – PETER NICHOLAS and  RICHARD RUBIN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Knizr Khan makes it clear that he is far more angry at Trump than at those who killed his son.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/father-of-slain-soldier-volleys-back-at-donald-trump-1470014072

 

BLOOMBERG
— The Fed’s striking lack of diversity and why it matters – Aaron Klein  (DIERSEN: Will the Fed bring in Charles Bowsher?  During the 1980s and 1990s, Bowsher had great success at GAO wasting the careers of and getting rid of GAO employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://about.bgov.com/blog/feds-striking-lack-diversity-matters/

 

IBM
— Global Location Trends 2016  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America.  Democrats shout at foreign countries, foreign companies, and foreign individuals that Republicans are poison and that foreign countries, foreign companies, and foreign individuals should help Democrats get rid of Republicans.)
http://www-935.ibm.com/services/us/gbs/thoughtleadership/gltr2016/
http://www.wsj.com/articles/father-of-slain-soldier-volleys-back-at-donald-trump-1470014072
(POLITICO: IBM SAYS CHICAGO’S #1: The just-released IBM Global Location Trends for 2016 says that the Chicago area is the seventh in the world for foreign investment. The metropolitan area is the only North American metro to appear in the global top 20. In fact, Chicagoland had more direct foreign investment projects than Montreal, Miami and Atlanta combined. The city says that Chicago has more than 18,000 foreign-based companies accountable for more than $100 billion in direct investment.)

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— Trump’s Pivot to Normality Isn’t Coming  Here’s a list of his lies and unfair attacks since accepting the GOP nomination. – STEPHEN F. HAYES
http://www.weeklystandard.com/trumps-pivot-to-normality-isnt-coming/article/2003599

 

DAILY BEAST
— ISIS Urges Followers to Attack Russia
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/08/01/isis-urges-followers-to-attack-russia.html
— Trump Ally Says Khan ‘Agent of Muslim Brotherhood’
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/08/01/trump-ally-says-khan-agent-of-muslim-brotherhood.html
— Paul Ryan Sides with the Khans Vs. Trump
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2016/08/01/paul-ryan-sides-with-the-khans-vs-trump.html

 

DAILY MAIL
— More steamy pictures emerge of 25-year-old Melania Trump posing naked for a French men’s magazine – this time with another female model in lesbian-themed photoshoot
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3717333/Melania-Trump-poses-naked-Max-magazine.html

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— Robocall ruling reversal sought by advocacy groups – Kathleen Murphy
http://www.federaltimes.com/story/government/acquisition/contracts/2016/07/29/robocall-ruling-reversal-sought-advocacy-groups/87747468/

July 31 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Billionaire Charles Koch and his network won’t help Donald Trump
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-charles-koch-donald-trump-20160731-story.html
— Father of slain soldier calls Trump a ‘black soul,’ says GOP leaders must repudiate him – Katie Zezima
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-khizr-khan-20160731-story.html
— Clinton says Trump repaid family of slain soldier with ‘insults’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-khizr-khan-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-20160731-story.html
— Downers Grove, College of DuPage board member appointed to Sandack seat – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-state-representative-sandack-replacement-20160731-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— State government belongs to the people, not pols – Andy Shaw
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/andy-shaw-state-government-belongs-to-the-people-not-pols/

 

NBC5
— CHICAGO TEEN LIVES DREAM AS REPORTER AT DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-teen-lives-dream-as-reporter-at-dnc/1451042/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Bruce Rauner is nothing like Donald Trump. Or is he? – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160730/ISSUE11/307309992/bruce-rauner-is-nothing-like-donald-trump-or-is-he

 

WGN PLUS
— Walter Jacobson’s Perspective 7/31/16: Rauner Degrades Chicago Teachers – JOEY GELMAN
http://wgnplus.com/2016/07/31/walter-jacobsons-perspective-73116-rauner-degrades-chicago-teachers/

 

BELLEVIEW NEWS DEMOCRAT
— House races now key to Illinois’ political power struggle – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article92928972.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump adviser: Melania nude picture “nothing to be embarrassed about”  New York Post used old modeling photo on cover – Jackie Wattles
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-adviser-melania-nude-picture-nothing-to-be-embarrassed-about

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pols in the Algonquin Parade – Part 1 – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/07/31/pols-in-the-algonquin-parade-part-1/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— A tale of two platforms  The glaring differences give Americans a clear choice – Robert Knight –
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/31/glaring-differences-between-republican-democratic-/

 

DAILY CALLER
— The New York Post Publishes A NUDE PHOTO Of Melania Trump On Front Page – Kaitlan Collins
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/31/the-new-york-post-publishes-a-nude-photo-of-melania-trump-on-front-page/

 

HOT AIR
— Yes, the murder rate in Chicago is going up, not down – JAZZ SHAW
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/07/31/yes-the-murder-rate-in-chicago-is-going-up-not-down/

 

THE HILL
— Khizr Khan was tricked into smearing Donald Trump – Charles Hurt
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/presidential-campaign/289932-khizer-khan-was-tricked-into-smearing-donald-trump

 

REUTERS
— Clinton accuses Trump of scapegoating Muslim soldier’s parents – AMANDA BECKER
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-mother-idUSKCN10B0M1?il=0

 

NBC News
— Trump Campaign, RNC Chair Question Prearranged Debate Schedule – AP
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-campaign-rnc-chair-question-prearranged-debate-schedule-n620516

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Ghazala Khan: Trump criticized my silence. He knows nothing about true sacrifice. – Ghazala Khan  (DIERSEN: What have you sacrificed to defend and advance the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform?  Since 2000, I have put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sent them out. Those emails a) have gone out each and every morning since 2004, b) have gone out each and every evening too since 2015, c) have included links to more than 240,900 articles since 2004 and information on many upcoming events, and d) have gone out free of charge and without any advertising.  For every six links that I include in the emails, I spend about one hour; so since 2004, I have sacrificed about 40,150 hours of what is left of my life putting those emails together and sending them out.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ghazala-khan-donald-trump-criticized-my-silence-he-knows-nothing-about-true-sacrifice/2016/07/31/c46e52ec-571c-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Debate Commission Pushes Back Against Trump’s Claims of ‘Rigging’  Independent organization scheduled general election dates last year – KATE O’KEEFFE
http://www.wsj.com/articles/debate-commission-pushes-back-against-trumps-claims-of-rigging-1469999265

 

FORBES
— More Cities Will Look Like Detroit If Property Taxes Are Used To Pay For Pension Promises – John Mauldin
http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnmauldin/2016/07/31/more-cities-will-look-like-detroit-if-property-taxes-are-used-to-pay-for-pension-promises/#55374d2045e4

 

FED SMITH
— How to Find a Federal Employee’s Salary – Ralph Smith
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/07/31/how-to-find-a-federal-employees-salary/

July 31 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY
— Suburban Republicans To Hold Press Conference
http://illinois.gop/news/
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: GOP Lawmakers and Candidates to Discuss Need for Term Limits, Political Reform  What: Suburban GOP lawmakers and State Senate/House candidates hold press conference to discuss the need for term limits and other political reforms. Lawmakers and candidates will be available for questions following the press conference.  Who: Sen. Michael Connelly (SD 21), Seth Lewis (SD 23), Sen. Dan McConchie (SD 26), Mike Amrozowicz (SD 31), Rep. Jeanne Ives (HD 42), Rep. Christine Winger (HD 45), Heidi Holan (HD 46), Michelle Smith (HD 49), Nick Sauer (HD 51), Rep. David Harris (HD 53), Dawn Abernathy (HD 59), Rod Drobinski (HD 62), Allen Skillicorn (HD 66), Rep. Mark Batinick (HD 97) When: Monday August 01, 11:30 am  Where: 808 E. Nerge Road Roselle, IL – Schaumburg Township Republican Organization)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Gap between old and new civil rights activists is widening: ‘Some unlovable little brats out there’ – Jenny Jarvie
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-old-new-black-activists-gap-20160728-story.html
— Pope tells young people: Try politics, activism; don’t be couch potato – AP  (DIERSEN: 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 WANT YOUNG PEOPLE TO WORK AGAINST, IF NOT GET RID OF, THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-pope-poland-youth-activism-20160730-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrat efforts to reclaim patriotism from Republicans will fail because Democrats 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/la-na-pol-democrats-republicans-patriotism-20160731-snap-story.html
— As boomers retire, knowledge transfer is key – Rex Huppke  (DIERSEN: Who wastes/wasted your knowledge?  My Democrat GAO superiors wasted the knowledge that I gained a) earning a job-related bachelor’s degree from NIU in 1970, b) earning a job-related masters degree from Loyola in 1976, passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, working for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 level (currently $77,899-$88,286), earning a job related master’s degree from DePaul in 1980, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, earning a job-related master’s degree from IIT in 1997, working for GAO at the GS-9 Step 10 – GS-12 Step 5 level (currently $69,827-$88,286) 1980-1986, working for GAO at the GS-13 level (currently $92,632-$120,427) 1986-1997, and serving on the Association of Government Accountants 1983-1996.  My Democrat GAO superiors would not have wasted the aforesaid knowledge, wasted my GAO career, or forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.  Further, since 1997, Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have wasted the aforesaid knowledge and all the knowledge that I have gained serving as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, serving as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/ijustworkhere/ct-huppke-work-advice-knowledge-transfer-0731-biz-20160728-column.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As members of the baby-boom generation continue to selfishly retire, waltzing off to engage in ridiculous activities like “enjoying life” and “relaxing,” the rest of us are left with the drudgery of work and, in many cases, a notable lack of institutional knowledge. According to the Pew Research Center, 10,000 baby boomers are reaching age 65 each day. While it’s been on the horizon for years, the reality of the boomer brain drain is still catching companies off guard, making “knowledge transfer” the buzzword du jour. Before veteran workers depart, it’s crucial they pass along not just a rough outline of how they do their jobs or a filing cabinet stuffed with old manuals and reports but some of the deeper knowledge gained from years of experience. It’s something Dorothy Leonard, a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School and co-founder of the consulting firm Leonard-Barton Group, calls “tacit knowledge.”)
— Chicago police officers’ credibility questioned by judges in at least 13 cases, defense attorneys told – Steve Mills and Todd Lighty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-police-testimony-fallout-20160731-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Hilton Hotels promotes LGBTQ activity big time.  How soon, if not already, will Hilton Hotels refuse to let you stay in their hotels unless you promote LGBTQ activity?
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-right-wing-mad-at-hilton-for-showing-a-gay-couple-in-bed/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly Kathleen Parker sides with those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160731/discuss/160739924/
— It’s Clinton, not Trump, who’s replaying the Nixon scenario – Paul Green
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160731/discuss/160739922/
— Organic food no safer than GMOs – Nancy J. Thorner, Lake Bluff
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160730/discuss/160739938/
— No ‘neglect’ at McKee House – Joseph F. Cantore, President, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160723/discuss/160728812/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF RIOPELL, CINTON, AND TRUMP: 5 things to watch now that the conventions are over: Will there be a presidential race here?  What will the suburbs do? Park Ridge  Senate race  Statehouse races – Mike Riopell
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160729/news/160728835/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Profts say “GOP activist Proft involved in papers across the state.”
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20160730/bernard-schoenburg-gop-activist-proft-involved-in-papers-across-state/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Former Republican Gov. JIM EDGAR says he won’t be voting for DONALD TRUMP for president.”
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20160730/bernard-schoenburg-gop-activist-proft-involved-in-papers-across-state/?Start=2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Remap amendment is in trouble, so let’s try term limits.”
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160730/statehouse-insider-remap-amendment-is-in-trouble-so-lets-try-term-limits
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Voters need to carefully weigh voices of dissent on Trump.”
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20160730/our-view-voters-need-to-carefully-weigh-voices-of-dissent-on-trump

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote Clinton.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-07-31/tom-kacich-hillary-made-news-even-when-she-was-22.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: By the time she was 22 years old Hillary Rodham had been elected student body president at Wellesley College, had given the first-ever student commencement speech at the Massachusetts college that is still exclusively for women, had been featured in an issue of Life magazine, had been accused on the front page of the Boston Globe of upstaging a U.S. senator and had been denounced in an editorial by her hometown newspaper, the Chicago Tribune. Even 900 miles away at the University of Illinois, Rodham was mentioned by Illinois Gov. Richard Ogilvie in a commencement address as representative of the student idealism of that time. All of that attention 47 or more years ago undoubtedly prepared Rodham — the future Hillary Clinton — for a lifetime in the public eye, including a historic run for president. The one-time “Goldwater Girl” from Park Ridge shed her conservative values while at Wellesley and within four years had moved 180 degrees politically, backing anti-war Democrat Sen. Eugene McCarthy for president in 1968. She became a student leader, ran for president of the student government and on May 31, 1969, gave the commencement speech that attracted so much attention. Ruth Adams, the president of Wellesley, introduced Rodham as “cheerful, good humored, good company and a good friend to all of us.” In her prepared remarks Rodham talked mostly of her classes’ time at Wellesley, of protests and demonstrations, and shared power and responsibility, and of the value of education.)

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Legislators: Big pay for a part-time job – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are/were overpaid?  The following hint/imply/argue/shout that the federal government overpaid me: 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. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass a background investigation, e) because they cannot pass a physical examination, f) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or g) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/our-views-legislators-big-pay-for-a-part-time-job/article_71420318-3ec2-5619-bfdd-7df98703e9c2.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Most folks would say that a salary of $100,000 for a full-time job is a pretty good gig. A six-figure salary for a part-time job is the stuff of fantasy. Except for the Illinois General Assembly, where the majority of members pull down more than $100,000 a year for what is a part-time job. For taxpayers, the news gets worse. When other costs such as pension, mileage, per diem payments and insurance are figured in, taxpayers pay about $32 million a year to the 177 legislators, according to a new report by the Illinois Policy Institute. Illinois legislators are the highest paid in the Midwest and fifth-highest in the nation. It should be noted that this group of 177 legislators have combined to turn Illinois into the worst-run state in the nation. Pay for performance isn’t part of the formula.)

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Governor signs bill pushed by McHenry County lawmakers to double railroad crossing fines – Kevin Craver
http://www.nwherald.com/2016/07/29/governor-signs-bill-pushed-by-mchenry-county-lawmakers-to-double-railroad-crossing-fines/abphzjn/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Did Bernie Sanders turn Hillary Clinton into a Progressive, Socialist Centrist? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2016/07/did-bernie-sanders-turn-hillary-clinton-into-a-progressive-socialist-centrist/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— The Two Conventions – James Zogby
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-zogby/the-two-conventions_b_11274076.html

 

CNN
— Khizr Khan: Trump has a ‘black soul’ – Eric Bradner  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump, the following will glorify and praise you: those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/31/politics/khizr-khan-donald-trump-black-soul/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Donald Trump Criticizes Muslim Family of Slain U.S. Soldier, Drawing Ire – MAGGIE HABERMAN and RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr.  (DIERSEN: What do you do that draws ire from your critics/opponents?  I draw ire from my critics/opponents when I defend and promote planks in the Republican Party platform, and especially the following planks: traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, gambling, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and Second Amendment. I draw ire from my critics/opponents when I refuse to serve as one of their operatives or as one of their dupes.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/us/politics/donald-trump-khizr-khan-wife-ghazala.html
— Liberalism’s Big Bet – Ross Douthat
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/opinion/sunday/liberalisms-big-bet.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps give “A Few Simple Truths on Immigration.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/opinion/sunday/a-few-simple-truths-on-immigration.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to men who paint themselves as being anti-men.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/opinion/sunday/when-women-win-men-win-too.html?ref=opinion
— Why Hillary Should Fear Optimism – RAMESH PONNURU  (DIERSEN: Who does not want you to be optimistic?  The following not only do not want me to be optimistic, they want me to give up: 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 anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/opinion/campaign-stops/why-hillary-should-fear-optimism.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue that Illinois and other Democrat states are doing great.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/opinion/campaign-stops/the-path-to-prosperity-is-blue.html
— How Benjamin Netanyahu Is Crushing Israel’s Free Press – RUTH MARGALIT  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who wants to crush Diersen and his GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?  ANSWER: 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 anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/opinion/sunday/how-benjamin-netanyahu-is-crushing-israels-free-press.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— JUNE 23, 2016 FLASHBACK: Libertarian Gary Johnson quit smoking pot to run for president – Daniel Halper
http://nypost.com/2016/06/23/libertarian-gary-johnson-quit-smoking-pot-to-run-for-president/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Trump’s ‘sacrifices’ slammed and mocked on Twitter – TOBIAS SALINGER (DIERSEN: Who mocks what you do?  What have you sacrificed to defend and advance the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform?  Since 2000, I have put GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sent them out. Those emails a) have gone out each and every morning since 2004, b) have gone out each and every evening too since 2015, c) have included links to more than 240,900 articles since 2004 and information on many upcoming events, and d) have gone out free of charge and without any advertising.  For every six links that I include in the emails, I spend about one hour; so since 2004, I have sacrificed about 40,150 hours of what is left of my life putting those emails together and sending them out.  What do you say to activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican WHO FOCUS ON MOCKING ME AND MOCKING MY ENAILS?)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-sacrifices-slammed-mocked-twitter-article-1.2732613

 

PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE
— When women rule the world – Suzanne Nossel  (DIERSEN: Women who work against me reject the right to life plank, the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank, and/or other planks in the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2016/07/31/When-nbsp-women-rule-the-world/stories/201607310078

 

NEWS
— U.S. news outlets training political journalists ‘like war correspondents’ – Charlotte Willis
http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/media/us-news-outlets-training-political-journalists-like-war-correspondents/news-story/d6807dd9131ecc48ca3f83aff2ee33ad

July 30 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Republicans pick David Olsen as replacement for Rauner ally Sandack – Mick Dumke
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/republicans-pick-replacement-for-rauner-ally-sandack/
— 18 aldermen avoid hefty property-tax hikes, 5 pay less – Tim Novak
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/watchdogs-18-aldermen-avoid-hefty-property-tax-hikes-5-pay-less/
— Ex-Rep. Lipinski drops federal lobbying after Sun-Times/BGA story – Chuck Neubauer and Sandy Bergo
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ex-rep-lipinski-drops-federal-lobbying-after-sun-timesbga-story/
— Donald Trump attacks Muslim father’s convention speech – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-attacks-muslim-fathers-convention-speech/
— After Trump tweak, Democrats plant their flags – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-after-trump-tweak-democrats-plant-their-flags/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— States’ flag-burning laws are unconstitutional, but persist anyway
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-flag-burning-laws-still-exist-20160730-story.html
— In response to father of dead Muslim soldier, Trump insists he’s made a lot of sacrifices – Kurtis Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-muslim-soldier-response-20160730-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites love it when Whites hint/imply/argue/shout that Whites are racists.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-racism-america-hillary-trump-obama-chapman-perspec-0731-md-20160729-column.html
— Naperville aims to become restaurant ‘satellite’ to Chicago – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-new-restaurants-st-0727-20160730-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— COD trustee Olsen to fill Sandack’s seat – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160730/news/160739907/
— The Trump message Bloomberg wants Republicans to hear – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160730/discuss/160739911/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Why are so many professors moving out of Illinois? – STEVEN R. STRAHLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160730/ISSUE01/307309989/why-are-so-many-professors-moving-out-of-illinois

 

WSIL TV
— Donald Trump attacks Muslim father’s convention speech – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/32577743/donald-trump-attacks-muslim-fathers-convention-speech

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Downers Grove board member Olsen selected to replace Sandack  Also a COD board member, new state rep. will need to collect signatures for fall ballot – NATHAN LURZ
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/07/30/downers-grove-board-member-olsen-selected-to-replace-sandack/a8i0kdp/

 

CATHOLIC CITIZENS
— Rauner Curtails Conscience Rights by Signing SB 1564 – Mary Anne Hackett
http://catholiccitizens.org/news/66950/gov-rauner-curtails-conscience-rights-signing-sb-1564/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— State Representative David Olsen – It’s official – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/07/state-representative-david-olsen-its-official/
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/07/press-release-state-representative-david-olsen/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RAUNER VETOES SEIU-BACKED BILLS THAT WOULD HAVE COST OVER $100M ANNUALLY – Heather Weiner  (DIERSEN: Rauner’s decriminalization of pot will cost non-stoners in Illinois millions if not billions of dollars annually.  Ever-increasingly, non-stoners in Illinois will have to pay for all the damage, destruction, death, and even worse things that stoners will cause in Illinois.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rauner-vetoes-seiu-backed-bills-that-would-have-cost-over-100m-annually/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— POSSESSING SMALL AMOUNTS OF MARIJUANA IN ILLINOIS WILL NO LONGER LAND YOU IN JAIL (DIERSEN: Rauner’s decriminalization of pot will cost non-stoners in Illinois millions if not billions of dollars annually.  Ever-increasingly, non-stoners in Illinois will have to pay for all the damage, destruction, death, and even worse things that stoners will cause in Illinois.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/possessing-small-amounts-of-marijuana-in-illinois-will-no-longer-land-you-in-jail.html
— REP. MORRISON: RAUNER’S MESSAGE IS RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, FREE SPEECH RIGHTS DON’T MATTER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/rep-morrison-rauners-message-is-religious-beliefs-and-free-speech-rights-dont-matter.html
— PRO-LIFE ACTION LEAGUE: WE TRUSTED GOV RAUNER TO PROTECT CONSCIENCE RIGHTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/pro-life-action-league-we-trusted-gov-rauner-to-protect-conscience-rights.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner lambasted, even called “traitor” for siding with Democrats on abortion bill
http://capitolfax.com/2016/07/30/rauner-lambasted-even-called-traitor-for-siding-with-democrats-on-abortion-bill/

 

EAGLE FORUM
— Republicans Debate: Should Women Be Drafted? – Phyllis Schlafly  (DIERSEN: Employers are extremely reluctant to hire anyone who is subject to the draft.)
http://www.eagleforum.org/publications/psr/july16.html

 

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— RNC Chair Reince Priebus: 90% of Republicans Are Now Supporting Trump, The Rest Should Get on Board – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/07/rnc-chairman-reince-priebus-90-republicans/

 

NEWSMAX
— Mitt Romney: I Think Trump Could Win In November – Sandy Fitzgerald
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Romney-Trump-november-elections/2016/07/30/id/741336/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— 67 PERCENT OF FEDERAL JUDGES WILL BE DEMOCRAT BY THE END OF HILLARY’S FIRST TERM – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2016/07/29/67-percent-of-federal-judges-will-be-democrat-by-the-end-of-hillarys-first-term/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— NAVY TO NAME SHIP AFTER ‘GAY’ CHILD MOLESTER  Matt Barber on ‘slap in the face’ of those who served, fought, died for America
http://www.wnd.com/2016/07/navy-to-name-ship-after-gay-child-molester/

 

THE HILL
— Ballot measures explode across country — and so do their costs – Reid Wilson
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/289461-ballot-measures-explode-across-country-and-so-do-their-costs

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Anti-Trumps say “Electoral Map Gives Donald Trump Few Places to Go.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/31/us/politics/donald-trump-presidential-race.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illegals in North Carolina who use their false identifications to vote for Democrats are overjoyed.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/07/29/the-smoking-gun-proving-north-carolina-republicans-tried-to-disenfranchise-black-voters/

 

NEW YORK POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that “white trash” is “flocking to Donald Trump.”
http://nypost.com/2016/07/30/why-white-trash-americans-are-flocking-to-donald-trump/

 

GUARDIAN
— 17 Turkish journalists charged with terror group membership  State-run news agency says those charged have been remanded in custody after hearings at Istanbul court – Chris Johnston and Josy Forsdike  (DIERSEN: To discredit me as being a journalist, my critics/opponents stress that I am not only a Republican, but that I am a Republican Precinct Committeeman.)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/30/turkish-correspondent-tweets-arrests-of-42-journalists-in-turkey

 

INDEPENDANT
— Husband’s job could determine whether a marriage will end in divorce  ‘Contemporary husbands face higher risk of divorce when they do not fulfil the stereotypical breadwinner role’ – Harriet Sinclair  (DIERSEN: As Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, otherwise known as the Democrat Party platform, increasingly succeeds in driving White men out of the workforce, more and more and more traditional marriages will end in divorce.)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/marriage-job-relationship-husband-divorce-a7163651.html

July 30 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Mike Pence is the anti-Trump on the trail, just the way the campaign wants it – Seema Mehta
http://www.chicagotribune.com/la-na-pol-mike-pence-campaigning-20160730-snap-story.html
— Clinton keeps up anti-Trump push; he says he agrees with chant to ‘lock her up’
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-campaign-clinton-trump-20160729-story.html
— Federal judge strikes down Wisconsin election laws passed by GOP, Walker  (DIERSEN: Illegals in Wisconsin who use their many false identifications to vote for Democrats are overjoyed.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-wisconsin-election-law-struck-down-20160729-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago Sun-Times insults Trump and insults Trump’s supporters.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/sunday-editorial-squawking-trump-an-intruder-in-the-gop-nest/
— Anti-violence groups condemn state’s ‘toxic’ swap agreements – Jacob Wittich
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/anti-violence-groups-condemn-states-toxic-swap-agreements/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Kaine can’t claim to be pro-life – Jim Finnegan, North Barrington
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160730/discuss/160739940/

 

ABC7
— RAUNER SIGNS PLAN LIMITING MENTALLY ILL FROM OWNING GUNS  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.  Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that you are mentally ill if you do not vote for Democrats.)
http://abc7chicago.com/news/rauner-signs-plan-limiting-mentally-ill-from-owning-guns/1449557/
— West Side organization keeps kids from violence
http://abc7chicago.com/society/west-side-organization-keeps-kids-from-violence/1449498/

 

NBC5
— Federal Judge Strikes Down Wisconsin Election Laws  Two liberal groups filed a lawsuit in May challenging the laws (DIERSEN: Illegals in Wisconsin who use their many false identifications to vote for Democrats are overjoyed.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Federal-Judge-Strikes-Down-Wisconsin-Election-Laws–388712402.html

 

WSIU
— The Democrat WSIU glorifies and praises Democrats
http://news.wsiu.org/post/clinton-dnc-illinois-and-white-house#stream/0

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— The Democrat News Channel 20 promotes Democrat Durbin
http://newschannel20.com/news/local/senator-durbin-doesnt-hold-back-in-new-comments-on-rauner

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Courts strike blows to GOP voter restrictions in 3 states – GREG MCCUNE  (DIERSEN: Illegals in those states who use their many false identifications to vote for Democrats are overjoyed.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/courts-strike-blows-to-gop-voter-restrictions-in-states/article_5ad97e91-0ee4-50f2-a25a-d86597df71ba.html

 

  1. LOUIS
    — Rauner signs plan limiting mentally ill from owning guns – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois. Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.  Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that you are mentally ill if you do not vote for Democrats.)
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/illinois/rauner-signs-plan-limiting-mentally-ill-from-owning-guns/article_a429527b-7d98-58b2-b7a3-c277e0a960d6.html

 

CANNABIS DAILY RECORD
— Rauner signs Illinois Marijuana Decriminalization Bill into law  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that push pot, that use pot, and/or that want to use pot legally will give Rauner millions if not billions of dollars to get rid of those like me who oppose pot.)
http://cannabisdailyrecord.com/index.php/2016/07/29/wire-gov-rauner-signs-illinois-marijuana-decriminalization-bill-into-law/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Watchdogs and Co-Defendants prevail in Motions to Dismiss – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/07/watchdogs-and-co-defendants-prevail-in-motions-to-dismiss/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— IS AMERICA FOR SALE? – Ada Fisher  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who talk and/or act like they have been promised, if not like they have already been given lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and/or lots more if they succeed in getting rid of me.)
http://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/is-america-for-sale/
— THE CLINTONS: TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE – OR BUSINESS DEAL? – Armstrong Williams
http://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/politics/the-clintons-traditional-marriage-or-business-deal/

 

BREITBART
— Useful Idiots: ‘Conservative’ Pundits Gaga Over Democrat Parlor Tricks
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/07/29/useful-idiots-conservative-pundits-gaga-democrat-parlor-tricks/

 

PJ MEDIA
— The Democratic National Convention Was a Disaster for Republicans – MICHAEL VAN DER GALIEN
https://pjmedia.com/trending/2016/07/29/the-democratic-national-convention-was-a-disaster-for-republicans/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump to Hillary: ‘I’m Taking the Gloves Off’ – Todd Beamon
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/donald-trump-taking-gloves-off/2016/07/29/id/741307/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— DEM, GOP PLATFORMS MORE SHARPLY DIVIDED THAN EVER  ‘Most progressive in history’ vs. ‘most conservative’ – ART MOORE
http://www.wnd.com/2016/07/dem-gop-platforms-more-sharply-divided-than-ever/#!

 

TOWNHALL
— Why Voting for Donald Trump Is a Morally Good Choice – Wayne Grudem
http://townhall.com/columnists/waynegrudem/2016/07/28/why-voting-for-donald-trump-is-a-morally-good-choice-n2199564
— Hillary’s Resume Better Than Trump’s? We’ve Lost Our Mind! – Bryan Crabtree
http://townhall.com/columnists/bryancrabtree/2016/07/30/hillarys-resume-better-than-trumps–weve-lost-our-mind-n2199865

 

THE HILL
— Trump blasts fire marshal for capping rally attendance – Paulina Firozi
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/donald-trump-fire-marshal-colorado-springs-brett-lacey-civilian-of-the-year

 

ABC NEWS
— Mike Pence Rally Interrupted by Protesters, a First for the VP Candidate’s Campaign – INES DE LA CUETARA
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/mike-pence-rally-interrupted-protesters-vp-candidates-campaign/story?id=41009962

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— With 100 Days to Go, Candidates Take Fight to Battleground States – ALAN RAPPEPORT and MATT FLEGENHEIMER  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trump “Republican” leaders in Illinois a) despise, if not hate the 556,916 in Illinois who voted for Trump in the March 15 primary and b) have always shouted that Trump could never win Illinois.  If polling starts to show that Trump can/will win Illinois, what will those anti-Trump “Republican ” leaders do?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/us/politics/democrats-campaign-hillary-clinton.html
— Trump Hotel Workers Campaign for a Union, Over the Boss’s Objections – JACK HEALY  (DIERSEN: GAO unionized in 2007.  If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be working for GAO.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/us/trump-hotel-workers-campaign-for-a-union-over-the-bosss-objections.html
— Parents Deserve a College Graduation Present, Too – RON LIEBER (DIERSEN: How did your parents help you get a college degree?  My outstanding parents never attended college.  My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, worked in the office of a chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, and died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21.  My mother never attended high school. My outstanding parents provided me with room and board during my first 2 years at UIC 1966-1968, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969.  That enabled me to work, to earn, and to save enough money to a) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile in 1967, b) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, and c) graduate debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning the aforesaid 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/your-money/parents-deserve-a-college-graduation-present-too.html
— The Real Plot Against America – Timothy Egan (DIERSEN: The Russians have a much higher opinion of the following than Democrats or RINOs do: those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/29/opinion/the-real-plot-against-america.html
— North Carolina’s Voting Restrictions Struck Down as Racist – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Illegals in North Carolina who use their many false identifications to vote for Democrats are overjoyed.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/30/opinion/north-carolinas-voting-restrictions-struck-down-as-racist.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, the anti-Trump New York Times unethically paints Capt. Humayun Khan as being a typical Muslim.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/29/us/elections/khizr-humayun-khan-speech.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Mike Pence is the anti-Trump on the trail, just the way the campaign wants it – Seema Mehta
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-mike-pence-campaigning-20160730-snap-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Donald Trump Lashes Out at Michael Bloomberg on Twitter  Trump previously lauded Bloomberg as ‘brilliant’ and a ‘great mayor’ – JOSH DAWSEY  (DIERSEN: Everyone should expect that sooner or later, virtually everyone will turn against you.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-lashes-out-at-michael-bloomberg-on-twitter-1469808969
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that “Donald Trump Is No Gentleman” and that “Like Machiavelli, he makes clear that winning dishonorably is better than losing honorably.”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-donald-trump-is-no-gentleman-1469831003
— My World War II Biplane Is Not Your Kid’s Jungle Gym  The difference between the Greatest Generation and today’s youth? Indulgence has replaced selflessness. – PHILIP HANDLEMAN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/my-world-war-ii-biplane-is-not-your-kids-jungle-gym-1469831153

 

NEW YORK POST
— Russians ‘likely responsible’ for Clinton campaign hack – Daniel Halper  (DIERSEN: The Russians have a much higher opinion of the following than Democrats or RINOs do: those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://nypost.com/2016/07/29/clinton-campaign-was-also-hacked-in-attack-on-democrats/

 

WATERBURY REPUBLICAN AMERICAN
— Washington Post reporter barred from Pence event, patted down by deputies – Mary Spicuzza, Hannah Schwarz and Maggie Angst  (DIERSEN: Who wants to bar you from their events?  The following want to bar me from their events: 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.rep-am.com/elections/national/971993.txt

 

TELEGRAPH
— Hillary Clinton promises to heal America, but it’s Trump who sets the agenda – TIM STANLEY
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/30/hillary-clinton-promises-to-heal-america-but-its-trump-who-sets/

 

AEI
— Pulling up the drawbridge: America and ‘authoritarian populism’ – James Pethokoukis  (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, ever-increasingly, the more of the following that you are, the more that Democrats and RINOs demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.aei.org/publication/pulling-up-the-drawbridge-america-and-authoritarian-populism/

 

FCW
— Federal employees being polled about equity issues – Mark Rockwell (DIERSEN: 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.)
https://fcw.com/articles/2016/07/29/mspb-survey.aspx

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 724 Warrenville Road, Wheaton – $379,000
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447726_zpid/