July 17 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— After controversy, Joe Walsh expands his radio platform – Robert Feder
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20160717/282187945363112
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “For Donald Trump to become president, the difficult road begins at the Republican convention.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/la-na-pol-trump-victory-20160717-snap-story.html
— Security evident as Cleveland gets ready for Republican National Convention
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-cleveland-prepares-gop-convention-20160716-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: It’s midsummer, interns, Time for self-appraisal – Rex Huppke  (DIERSEN: Were you an intern?  I was not.  I worked full-time for the Park Forest Post Office during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/careers/ijustworkhere/ct-huppke-work-advice-summer-internships-0717-biz-20160715-column.html
— Some financial firms tackle diversity gap head-on, say they can’t afford not to – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: In 1971, Oldsmobile tackled its diversity gap head-on.  In 1971, I accepted a job offer from Oldsmobile. But then, Oldsmobile withdrew its offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-diversity-financial-services-0717-biz-20160714-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Natasha Granholm was a student at Robert Morris College when she got an unlikely foot in the door at PricewaterhouseCoopers.  The accounting giant, which didn’t typically recruit at Robert Morris, had asked the school for help finding candidates to fill copy room positions, and Granholm, a top accounting student, was encouraged to apply. She told the interviewer she’d prefer a job that used her accounting skills. Her moxie paid off. When she returned home to Aurora that evening, she found a package, delivered by a courier, with an offer for a full-time client internship at PwC.)
— Trump: ‘Pence was my first choice’ – Melanie Mason  (DIERSEN: I was not GAO’s first choice, IRS’s first choice, or the Post Office’s first choice.  GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-pence-pick-1468682226-htmlstory.html
— Black Republican Sen. Tim Scott tackles police ‘trust gap’ – Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-tim-scott-police-race-page-perspec-0717-jm-20160715-column.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF ANTHONY ANDERSON, BOB BEDNAR, MARK FRATELLA, AND TIM SCHEIDER: ANTI-TRUMP HARDCOPY HEADLINE: Hardly a united front  State delegates head to Cleveland divided on Trump as nominee  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, if you got elected or appointed to a government office or a political office as a Republican, and you are not going to help elect Trump/Pence, you should immediately resign.  Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  Trump and Pence have stated that they can and that they will defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160717/news/160719218/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some Illinois Trump delegates, for example, don’t think the state party is doing enough to help and promote the nominee. Ideological divisions showed themselves at the state convention in Peoria earlier this year, when an attempt to change the party’s platform regarding same-sex marriage was soundly defeated. Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider of Bartlett says he’s working to promote unity. The public rebukes of Trump by, in particular, former state party chairman Pat Brady of St. Charles have irked delegates like Bednar who think Brady has been working against the will of Republican primary voters. Since before the primary, Schneider has said the party would back Trump if he won Illinois. Now, as the GOP’s premier event is about to begin, Schneider says he hopes some of the Trump delegates who are first-timers to a convention and politics will help bolster a state party that gained serious momentum last election with Gov. Bruce Rauner’s victory. “We can add them to our ranks,” he said. Schneider wants the convention to be a “launchpad” toward a big effort to re-elect Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk of Highland Park and gain seats in the Illinois General Assembly in a state that has trended toward Democrats in presidential years. . .Trump’s delegates are largely unknown to most Illinois voters and the convention could give them a stage and a voice, if they want it. Not all are going, though. One of the most vocal Trump delegates in a group that hasn’t talked much to reporters is Anthony Anderson, who won a spot from the west and south suburban 11th Congressional District. He said late last week he’s decided not to go, upset by what he perceives to be a lack of focus on Trump by party stalwarts in Illinois. “They’re doing everything they can to basically undermine the whole process,” Anderson said. Like Bednar, Anderson’s ire largely focused on Brady, a Kasich delegate involved in the ultimately doomed effort to try to remove Trump at the convention.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF RIOPELL: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow: “Illinois out of the limelight for GOP convention speakers.”  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160717/news/160719219/
— DuPage forest commissioners act like slumlords – Ken Kosirog, Glen Ellyn
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160717/discuss/160719420/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Local GOP delegates say Trump is in, protesters could be trouble – BOB OKON  (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Jack McInerney.  McInerney and his supporters have an extremely low opinion of me.  They blame me for the problems that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois had and they are overjoyed a) that I am no longer the TAPROOT chairman and b) that TAPROOT is dead.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2016/07/15/local-gop-delegates-say-trump-is-in-protesters-could-be-trouble/ad4rqwi/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I think the support for Trump is growing,” said Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar, an at-large delegate who supports Trump. The convention runs Monday through Thursday in Cleveland. Claar said he can’t imagine any other candidate getting the unanimous support that would be needed to replace Trump after his wins in the primary elections. “I think Trump’s going to get in on the first ballot,” Claar said. “I hope it’s exciting, but I don’t want to see a floor fight.” Jack McInerney, a Trump delegate from Will County, said he expects to see more trouble outside the convention hall than inside. Noting news reports that the New Black Panther Party plans to conduct armed protests in Cleveland, McInerney said, “As long as I make it into the convention alive, I should be OK.” McInerney also said he believes Republican support for Trump is surging. “There will be a few outliers screaming from the sidelines,” he said. “But I think 95 percent of the party will come out of that convention united, and that will grow.”)

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Some GOP state lawmakers skipping convention – Dan Petrella  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who do not attend the convention: Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/government-and-politics/elections/some-gop-state-lawmakers-skipping-convention/article_beceb048-4e98-50ca-88a1-5d5c2fa35b5a.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Lowdown on campaign funds for local races – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-07-17/tom-kacich-lowdown-campaign-funds-local-races.html
— State must expand economy – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Democrats run Illinois. Democrats focus on driving individuals, organizations, and companies out of Illinois that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-07-17/state-must-expand-economy.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Republicans vary on convention trip – DAN PETRELLA
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/elections/republicans-vary-on-convention-trip/article_8805d87d-2a0d-54b7-8ccf-762975fcd7ab.html
— Panel needs to ace this school test – Editorial
http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/our-views-panel-needs-to-ace-this-school-test/article_74c4ecc6-557d-5cb5-9688-4302a906fb6b.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Trump campaign names staffers to help Pence – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160716/latest-trump-campaign-names-staffers-to-help-pence
— It’s a little premature to dismiss tax hikes as unacceptable – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160716/statehouse-insider-its-little-premature-to-dismiss-tax-hikes-as-unacceptable

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Rauner: America ‘at war with Islamic terrorists’ – Dan Petrella
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/rauner-america-at-war-with-islamic-terrorists/article_e4c5dd46-1fa3-57d0-9648-b69469984e0f.html

 

MORRIS HERALD NEWS
— Local GOP delegates say Trump is in, protesters could be trouble – BOB OKON
http://www.morrisherald-news.com/2016/07/15/local-gop-delegates-say-trump-is-in-protesters-could-be-trouble/ad4rqwi/

 

DES MOINES REGISTER
— Ginsburg steps in it over Trump comments – Editorial  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They blame me for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.  They know full-well that if they slander me, I will sue them.  Because of that, they have their operatives and their dupes slander me.  Their operatives and their dupes have permission, if not encouragement, to slander me in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall.)
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/editorials/2016/07/17/thistle-ginsburg-steps-over-trump-comments/87134702/

 

JOURNAL TIMES
— Racine County delegates prepared to back Trump – MARK SCHAAF
http://journaltimes.com/news/local/racine-county-delegates-prepared-to-back-trump/article_31758a52-f535-5d43-a852-8e98f4d5ddb1.html

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— At first official event, Pence, Trump set sights on Clinton, vow to restore prosperity, safety to America  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who are filled with hatred of Republicans, but who hypocritically move to and/or stay in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, and DuPage County to take advantage of the prosperity and safety that Republicans have created there?)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/07/16/trump-says-pence-will-help-return-us-to-safe-and-prosperous-society-in-first-official-appearance-as-running-mates.html

 

BREITBART
— Reeling from Falling Polls, Paul Ryan Floods District with Mailers on Border Security After Funding Every Obama Open Borders Initiative – JULIA HAHN1
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/07/16/ryan_floods_district_with_deceptive_anti-amnesty_mailer/

 

THE HILL
— Dozens of GOP lawmakers staying away from Trump’s convention – Cristina Marcos  (DIERSEN: The following love GOP lawmakers who stay away from Trump’s convention: 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/house/287830-anywhere-but-cleveland
— Anti-Trump delegates plot convention havoc – Evelyn Rupert  (DIERSEN: What havoc do the anti-Trumps plan in your municipality, in your township, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/288046-anti-trump-delegates-plot-convention-havoc-report
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps predict ‘riotous conditions’ at convention.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/288042-former-gop-senator-predicts-riotous-conditions-at-convention

 

POLITICO
— Trump panic drives progressives toward Clinton  At Netroots Nation, there was little love for Hillary but plenty of concern about the need to defeat the presumptive GOP nominee. – Benjamin Oreskes
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/trump-panic-drives-progressives-toward-clinton-225667
— The Executive Mr. Trump  The surprising truth about Trump as a boss—from the people he’s hired, fired and micromanaged. – Michael Kruse
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/07/2016-donald-trump-boss-employer-company-hired-fired-employees-workers-management-business-214020
— Donald Trump’s One Unbreakable Policy: Skip the Details  In a head-to-head matchup with the ultimate wonk, Trump is betting voters will prefer his bravado to Clinton’s position papers. – Michael Grunwald
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/07/donald-trump-policy-2016-hillary-clinton-214058

 

NBC NEWS
— Clinton Beats Trump Among Latinos 76 Percent to 14 Percent – CARRIE DANN  (DIERSEN: What percent of Latinos who support Clinton are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/clinton-beats-trump-among-latinos-76-percent-14-percent-n611121
— Poll: Clinton Keeps 5-Point Lead Over Trump Heading Into Conventions – MARK MURRAY
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-conventions/poll-clinton-keeps-5-point-lead-over-trump-heading-conventions-n610966

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Three Police Officers Killed and Several Wounded in Baton Rouge Shooting – MIKE McPHATE
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/18/us/baton-rouge-police-respond-to-reports-of-officer-shooting.html
— FRONT PAGE: How Mike Pence Became a Conservative Hero: Unwavering Opposition to Abortion – MONICA DAVEY and MICHAEL BARBARO
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/17/us/politics/mike-pence-conservative-abortion.html
— We’re Helping Deport Kids to Die – Nicholas Kristof  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs encourage foreign countries to bring kids to America illegally.  Democrats and RINOs encourage kids to come to America illegally.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/17/opinion/sunday/were-helping-deport-kids-to-die.html
— Don’t Vote for Me, I’m Not Worthy  That’s what George Washington said. Imagine a modern presidential candidate saying that. – JULIE MILLER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/17/opinion/sunday/dont-vote-for-me-im-not-worthy.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote Sariah law are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-female, 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/2016/07/17/opinion/sunday/a-lesson-for-newt-gingrich-what-shariah-is-and-isnt.html
— Professors, Stop Opining About Trump – STANLEY FISH
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/17/opinion/sunday/professors-stop-opining-about-trump.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Slave Trader’s Portrait – SUSAN FALES-HILL  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against women and b) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.  All my ancestors immigrated to American during the 1840s and 1850s.  In my defense, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois, my father was the first of my ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/17/opinion/sunday/i-named-my-mixed-race-daughter-for-a-slave-trading-town.html
— Attack in France Fuels Anti-Immigrant Parties on Europe’s Right – ALISON SMALE and STEPHEN CASTLE
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/17/world/europe/attack-in-france-fuels-anti-immigrant-parties-on-europes-right.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps see “Ominous Signs as Republicans Gather to Chart Their Future.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/18/us/politics/ominous-signs-as-republicans-gather-to-chart-their-future.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Mike Pence integrates longtime advisers with Trump campaign – Philip Rucker and Matea Gold
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/16/mike-pence-integrates-longtime-advisers-with-trump-campaign/
— Anti-Trump delegates consider several attempts to upend convention – Ed O’Keefe
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/16/anti-trump-delegates-mulling-several-attempts-to-upend-convention/
— Outsiders in politics: not the greatest success rate – Gillian Brockell (DIERSEN: If you are not a political insider, do you want to be one?  Are you willing to pay the price?  I am not.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/outsiders-in-politics-not-the-greatest-success-rate/2016/07/14/521d4dd6-4535-11e6-88d0-6adee48be8bc_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— In a time of tumult, Trump and Clinton compete to be seen as the better leader – Cathleen Decker
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-nominating-conventions-terrorism-20160716-snap-story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Vandal throws rock through pro-Trump family’s window – Melkorka Licea  (DIERSEN: What hate crimes do the anti-Trumps plan to commit in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://nypost.com/2016/07/17/vandal-throws-rock-through-pro-trump-familys-window/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A vandal launched a 6-inch rock through a Brooklyn family’s front door for posting pro-Trump signs in the window, the family says. “The glass was piled up so high that when I tried to open the door it wouldn’t budge,” Joshua Ramos, 45, of the June 25 attack at his Gowanus home. A Trump sign he had taped behind the unlocked glass door was on the ground, ripped in half. The door will cost $2,400 to replace, he said. “I feel violated and like I don’t live in a free country anymore,” the father of two told The Post. He said he called police. “I said I wanted to report a hate crime, but they told me, ‘It’s not a hate crime. It’s vandalism,'” he recalled. But the Republican is sure it had to do with his support for Trump. “I feel like some guy in the neighborhood got drunk, got upset and just did it,” he said. Ramos, who has two other Trump signs in his living-room windows, said he now feels unwelcome in his mostly liberal ‘hood. “I keep to myself and don’t talk to anyone around here,” he said. “I can’t say ‘Merry Christmas,’ and my kids can’t say the Pledge of Allegiance. The political correctness is just too much. I don’t feel safe anymore, certainly not after this.”)

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Trump taps populist fervor to secure GOP presidential nomination over traditional Republicans: ‘The people have spoken — the bastards’ – Cameron Joseph  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who despise if not hate conservatives like me, that is, who despise if not hate the base of the Republican Party. They talk and act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs. They focus on destroying the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, the Illinois Republican Party, and the Republican Party.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/election/trump-taps-populist-fervor-secure-gop-presidential-nomination-article-1.2714192

 

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP figures who rallied around Trump will face a harsh reckoning.”
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/trump-722642-party-clinton.html

 

SEATTLE TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP fights over party message ahead of Cleveland convention.”
http://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/gop-fights-over-party-message-ahead-of-cleveland-convention/

 

LOCKPORT UNION SUN
— As Trump won, media coverage turned sharply negative – Byron York
http://www.lockportjournal.com/opinion/as-trump-won-media-coverage-turned-sharply-negative/article_73105082-d966-5639-a5e2-bf53e39d3b25.html

 

FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE
— Diversity training called ineffective  Hiring of some groups actually declines, says study of 830 US firms – JENA MCGREGOR  (DIERSEN: How many diversity training classes have you attended?  I attended many such classes because while I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, the Democrats who ran those agencies required all their employees to attend.  According to diversity training, the more of the following that are true about you, the more racist that you are: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, German or British national origin, male, older, rich, gun owner, and/or your ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Of course, needless-to-say, those who promote diversity training, that is, those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-German and British national origin, 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 to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, German or British national origin, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or your those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.journalgazette.net/business/Diversity-training-called-ineffective-13907782
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Companies have tried everything to boost the stubbornly anemic numbers of women and minorities in management roles or in certain industries, such as tech or finance. They’re making candidates’ resumes blind to race and gender. Setting up partnerships with historically black colleges. Releasing demographic data in an exercise of public accountability – and humility. But perhaps the most common and seemingly elementary tactic – compulsory diversity training aimed at helping people’s biases or preventing discriminatory behavior – appears to actually do more harm than good. In the cover story of the latest issue of the Harvard Business Review, sociologists from Harvard and Tel Aviv universities explore the counterintuitive idea that some of the most common tools for improving diversity – one of which is mandatory training – are not just ineffective. They could be detrimental to improving the number of women and minorities in the managerial ranks. Making people attend diversity training may seem to make sense, said one of the study’s co-authors, Alexandra Kalev, in an interview: “But it doesn’t work. For decades, diversity management programs flourished with no evidence whatsoever about their effects and their success.” The article is based on a series of research papers by Kalev and Harvard’s Frank Dobbin that studied nearly 830 U.S. companies. It describes how, five years after implementing compulsory diversity training for managers, companies actually saw declines in the numbers of some demographic groups – African-American women and Asian-American men and women – and no improvement among white women and other minorities. “If someone is supposed to sit there, psychologically they will be grumpy,” she said. “They will not want to engage. This is what we do as human beings – we resist control.” The authors point to a range of past social science studies that have shown that efforts to reduce prejudice can backfire. The pair also say that when diversity training is just focused on a certain group – like managers or one where there’s been a bias problem – it can also have worse results. “When diversity training focuses only on managers it has this legalistic undertone,” Kalev said. “You are the decision makers, therefore you have to go through driving school.” The researchers also found that other tactics often aimed at helping with diversity, such as skill tests to help prevent bias in the hiring process or grievance systems where employees can log complaints, also led to declines in the number of women and minorities in the companies’ workforces over time. Managers don’t like being told whom they want to hire, so they often distribute tests selectively, while grievance systems can make managers feel threatened and retaliate, Kalev said. “We understand why they need to be there,” Kalev said of such tools. “But we think companies need to be way more reflective about what these (practices) do for their workforce.” The researchers used a statistical analysis to examine the effect that a range of diversity efforts had on each company’s makeup over time, examining both detailed surveys and data on the demographics of their workforce. By isolating factors such as broader industry diversity figures, organizational culture, or the presence of a union or an affirmative action plan, they believe their research shows that some diversity tools actually hurt or help the number of women and minorities in the ranks, rather than merely being linked with each other. Of course, diversity training programs can vary widely – from being forced to watch outdated 1980s VHS tapes about sexual harassment to attending sophisticated new “unconscious bias” training programs. And Kalev said their research has shown that training programs that focus on multiculturalism and the business case for diversity – rather than the legalistic reasons behind why it’s being offered – have a less negative effect. Still, she says, “even the most fascinating diversity training will be way more efficient if the crowd is sitting there voluntarily.”)

 

ATLANTIC
— The Republicans Who Are Staying Home From Trump’s Convention  Excuses include “I’ve got to mow my lawn” and “I’ve got to really do my hair that week.” – MICHELLE COTTLE (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican, not an anti-Trump, and you are not attending the convention, what are your excuses?  My excuses include a) time: my self-commitment to spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) cost: increasingly, because of my federal Democrat superiors’ success in wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically reduced, and therefore, my wife and I are increasingly using our non-retirement savings to pay our bills.  My critics/opponents side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government.)
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/07/republicans-skipping-republican-convention/489743/

 

DAILY MAIL
— ‘We’re different people. I understand that:’ Donald Trump says he hasn’t asked Mike Pence to say ‘Crooked Hillary’ during the duo’s awkward first television interview – LIAM QUINN
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3694036/Donald-Trump-says-hasn-t-asked-Mike-Pence-negative.html

July 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Constructively, this is an anti-Trump press release issued jointly by the Naperville Township Democrat Party, the DuPage County Democrat Party, the Illinois Democrat Party, and the Democrat Party.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-dupage-republican-convention-st-0717-20160716-story.html
(FROM THE CONSTRUCTIVE PRESS RELEASE: Republicans from Naperville will be focusing on local elections rather than participating in their party’s national convention in Cleveland this week. None of the elected delegates for presumptive presidential candidate Donald Trump hail from Naperville nor do any of Illinois’ at-large delegates. And Trump is not high on many Republicans’ list for a leader. Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico, a Republican who welcomed Gov. Bruce Rauner to Exchange Club of Naperville’s Ribfest earlier this month, said he will not vote for Trump. “I am not a Trump supporter. I don’t know what I’m going to do. I just can’t vote for him,” Chirico said. “I think he’s too divisive. He’s not, in my view, the kind of leader I want for this country. I want someone to bring our country together.” With the ongoing racial tension in the U.S., as well as pressure against LGBT groups and other minorities, Chirico said Trump is not the man to lead. “Some of that (divisiveness), in part, is created by strong rhetoric,” Chirico said. “Having someone who is calmer can help diffuse those things.” Rather than attend the convention, many of the Republican Party faithful plan to shore up the ranks back home. Naperville Township Republican Chairman Carl Schultz said he “mostly is concentrating local races” through grassroots efforts. A few committeeman vacancies still need to be filled in the upcoming weeks so Republicans can begin work campaigning after the convention. “I think it’s important. There is an expectation that thousands of more people will be voting in November,” Schultz said. “We had a pretty good turnout in the primaries.” He said reaching voters with one-on-one contact works far better than mailings, which can’t answer voter questions. “I certainly think people look at (fliers)… some read through it or save it for later, and some recycle it so it has no chance to be read,” he said. Schultz said the goal is to get voters to consider all the races on the ballot, not just the one for president. “Most people are going to vote on the top. We are hoping they might go all the way down the ballot,” he said. Another fear is that a dislike of both candidates might keep voters away. Naperville Township Supervisor Rachel Ossyra said it is important that voters not stay home for November’s election, even if they don’t agree with the candidates at the top of the ticket. Votes still need to be cast in local races. “Skip it and move on to the next one,” Ossyra said. “There are 20 other elections on the ballot that are important.” “Your local quality of life is on the ballot,” she said. Ossyra, who was on the primary ballot as a delegate for Republican candidate Marco Rubio, said she is not supporting Trump for president. “I’m not going to be out campaigning for him, no,” Ossyra said. “It doesn’t fit my core values on many levels, in terms of diversity and policy toward people.” DuPage County Republican Chairman Brian Krajewski said don’t expect the presidential candidates to view Illinois as much of a battle ground compared to nearby states such as Iowa and Ohio. On the other hand, he anticipates both parties will throw a great deal of money at the U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Mark Kirk and Democratic rival Tammy Duckworth. “That will be an important race in Illinois. It has ramifications on who has control of the (U.S.) Senate,” Krajewski said. As far as the top of the ticket, “I am definitely supporting our presidential candidate,” he said. Krajewski, who likely won’t attend the convention because of prior commitments, said Trump is getting a support from an unlikely group — union workers, who traditionally vote Democratic. He said they philosophically side with Trump on the need for tighter U.S. security and they believe his business background will be better at turning the economy around. “For blue collar workers, he’s the candidate,” Krajewski said. He said also stressed the importance of grassroots efforts, especially reaching the voters who have no party affiliation. “People in the middle are who decides the races. It’s the independents,” he said. The independent voters, he said, helped Barack Obama to carry DuPage County in the last two elections. “Democrats won the national level, Republicans on the local level,” he said. Krajewski said also it shows voters are happy with Republicans at the local level. “And that has much more impact on your everyday life,” he said.)
— Unorthodox Illinois Republican delegation heads to Trump convention without Rauner, Kirk – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-republican-convention-cleveland-met-0717-20160716-story.html
— Trump, Pence don’t agree on key social, economic policies – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–campaign-2016-trump-vs-pence-20160715-story.html
— Political outsider Trump introducing insider Mike Pence – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–campaign-2016-20160716-story.html
— How Democratic operatives exploit Trump’s defects in other Illinois races – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-illinois-republicans-kirk-duckworth-edit-0717-md-20160715-story.html
— Delay in Thompson Center battle could save it from becoming teardown – Blair Kamin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-thompson-center-kamin-met-0717-20160715-column.html
— Islamic State group claims Nice attacker as a ‘soldier’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-eu–france-truck-attack-20160716-story.html
— The story behind Naperville man’s viral Facebook post – Mary Schmich
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-naperville-brian-crooks-mary-schmich-0717-20160715-column.html
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Restaurant loses video gambling privilege  The village has refunded video gaming machine vendor LZ Entertainment LLC $4,500 in video gaming fees the company paid for five gambling machines for Sabor Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant. The restaurant, at 7052 W. Forest Preserve Drive, had video gaming machines set up for about a month, according to Norridge Mayor James Chmura, but a stipulation in its lease with Norridge Commons shopping center, which bans gaming, forced the owner to remove the machines.  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  Those who promote vice are nasty.  Of course, needless-to-say, those who promote video gambling, their operatives, and their dupes focus on destroying me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/norridge/news/ct-nhh-norridge-briefs-tl-0721-20160715-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Republicans head toward unconventional convention – Lynn Sweet and Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/with-many-absent-gop-heads-toward-unconventional-convention/
— Man convicted of threatening state rep gets only probation
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/man-convicted-of-threatening-state-rep-gets-only-probation/

 

WLS AM
— Trump Picks Pence; Roskam Says “Smart Move” – Nick Gale
http://www.wlsam.com/2016/07/15/trump-picks-pence-roskam-sayssmart-move/

 

NBC5
— Suburban Man’s Facebook Post on Being Black Goes Viral –
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/suburban-mans-facebook-post-on-being-black-goes-viral-387051661.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— In tight race, Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk steps away from GOP
http://www.wthr.com/story/32460038/in-tight-race-illinois-sen-mark-kirk-steps-away-from-gop
http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/In-tight-race-Illinois-Sen-Mark-Kirk-steps-away-8381896.php

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Area Republicans say they’re pleased with Pence – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160715/area-republicans-say-theyre-pleased-with-pence

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump finance group’s first report offers names of biggest backers  ‘Trump Victory’ raises $25.7 million – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-finance-groups-first-report-offers-names-of-biggest-backers
— Pence now says he backs Trump on Muslim ban  VP choice first said proposal was ‘offensive’ – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/pence-now-says-he-backs-trump-on-muslim-ban
— Bush trashes Trump on eve of GOP convention  Trump blocking out ‘sober discourse,’ Bush says – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/bush-trashes-trump-on-eve-of-gop-convention

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Illinois lawmakers spurn GOP convention – Dan Petrella  (DIERSEN: I am proud to say that the following spurn me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://qctimes.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/illinois-lawmakers-spurn-gop-convention/article_ee892b99-2e4d-5afe-854f-ba91a359bc76.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner says war against terrorism will take ‘decades’ – DAN PETRELLA
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rauenr-says-war-against-terrorism-will-take-decades/article_5617a7a3-e845-5872-abe2-158276b58df7.html

 

STATELINE
— Rauner Wants Budget Deal Before November  (DIERSEN: Republicans want spending cuts.  Democrats want tax increases.)
http://www.mystateline.com/news/rauner-wants-budget-deal-before-november

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Illinois Politicians Divided on Attending National GOP Convention
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-politicians-divided-on-attending-national-gop-convention
— Local Lawmaker Rodney Davis Prepares For RNC – ESTHER KWON
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/local-lawmaker-prepares-for-rnc

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — Blunt, other Republicans praise Trump veep choice Pence, but some doubts remain – Chuck Raasch
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/blunt-other-republicans-praise-trump-veep-choice-pence/article_d591dc4d-bdbf-5330-badf-a515995505f0.html

 

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Reince Priebus not to blame for GOP woes – Christian Schneider
http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/reince-priebus-not-to-blame-for-gop-woes-b99762370z1-387005071.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IR READERS’ FAVORITES FOR THE SECOND WEEK OF JULY 2016  (DIERSEN: I included a link to the Brady article at the top of my Thursday July 14 Morning Edition GOPUSA ILLINOIS email and it was also the 31th link in the Wednesday July 13 GOPUSA ILLINOIS Evening Edition email.  In the Thursday July 14 link, I drew attention to what Illinois Republican Party Chairman Tim Schneider wrote about Brady and Trump.  The Demonte article was the 29th link in the July 15 evening edition email.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/ir-readers-favorites-for-the-second-week-of-july-2016.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What do Illinois Review readers like to read, share and want more of? We want you to know our readers’ opinions matter. Your informed comments add to discussions and help us all to know that there are lots of like-minded conservatives in Illinois. So what did you like best during the second week of July 2016? Illinois Review readers’ favorites this week centered around former IL GOP Party Chairman Pat Brady and his scathing comments about Donald Trump, followed by RNC Committeewoman Demetra DeMonte’s response to Brady and Senator Mark Kirk’s revelation of who he intends to vote for in November: Based on the number of reads, likes and shares, here’s this week’s top five that you don’t want to miss: 740 LIKES: FORMER IL REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIR PAT BRADY SAYS TRUMP CAN’T WIN, HILLARY BETTER ALTERNATIVE)

 

GOPUSA
— Hillary vows to double down on Obama’s executive actions on immigration
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12552

 

NEWSMAX
— Consumer Prices Maintain Gains on Rising Housing, Healthcare Costs
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Economy/consumer-prices-cpi-costs/2016/07/15/id/738813/

 

THE BLAZE
— Methodists Elect 1st Openly Gay Bishop in Defiance of Ban  Carly Hoilman  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will those who promote LGBTQ activity take over your church and get rid of its members who do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/16/methodists-elect-1st-openly-gay-bishop-in-defiance-of-ban/
— Liberal Columnist Blasts Rudy Giuliani, Claims ‘White Americans Couldn’t Handle What Black Americans Go Through’ – Carly Hoilman  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that were it not for White privilege, a) I never would have graduated from Hope Lutheran Grade School in 1962, from Crete-Monee High School on 1966, from NIU in 1970, from Loyola in 1976, from DePaul in 1980, or from IIT in 1997, b) I never would have passed the CPA examination in 1979 or the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, c) I never would have become a licensed CPA in 1982, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, or a Forensic Accountant in 1997, and d) the Post office would never have hired me in 1966, Firestone Stores would never have hired me in 1970, Oldsmobile would never had offered me a job in 1971, IRS would never have offered me a job in 1971, and GAO would never have offered me a job in 1980.  GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/16/liberal-columnist-blasts-rudy-giuliani-claims-white-americans-couldnt-handle-what-black-americans-go-through/

 

TOWNHALL
— 20 Examples of What It Would Look Like if White Privilege Really Existed – John Hawkins  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that were it not for White privilege, a) I never would have graduated from Hope Lutheran Grade School in 1962, from Crete-Monee High School on 1966, from NIU in 1970, from Loyola in 1976, from DePaul in 1980, or from IIT in 1997, b) I never would have passed the CPA examination in 1979 or the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, c) I never would have become a licensed CPA in 1982, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, or a Forensic Accountant in 1997, and d) the Post office would never have hired me in 1966, Firestone Stores would never have hired me in 1970, Oldsmobile would never had offered me a job in 1971, IRS would never have offered me a job in 1971, and GAO would never have offered me a job in 1980.  GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2016/07/16/20-examples-of-what-it-would-look-like-if-white-privilege-really-existed-n2193361

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Trump placates donors, establishment with Pence – Chris Stirewalt
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/07/15/trump-placates-donors-establishment-with-pence.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— Islam at war with a delusional, suicidal West – MATT BARBER
http://www.wnd.com/2016/07/islam-at-war-with-a-delusional-suicidal-west/#!

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Pence Pick Boosts GOP Leaders’ Trust in Trump – Rebecca Berg & James Arkin
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/07/16/pence_pick_boosts_gop_leaders_trust_in_trump.html

 

NSIC
— Principles of Economics and Freedom – Bob McEwen
http://nsic.org/video-mcewen.html

 

THE HILL
— Trump introduces Pence as a unifier – Jessie Hellmann
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/288023-trump-pence-as-vp-will-unify-republican-party

— Trump’s secret weapon is Ivanka – Ben Kamisar
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/287789-right-hand-woman

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Will Trump use the convention to broadcast a more moderate image? – Nathaniel Swigger  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Trump to not only dump, but to get rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-conversation-us/will-trump-use-the-conven_b_11031352.html

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Pence unlikely to open donor floodgates to Trump.”
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/15/politics/mike-pence-donors-fundraising/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Pences say “Donald Trump and Mike Pence, Republicans as Different as Night and Day.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/16/us/politics/republican-trump-pence.html
— ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack in Nice, France – ALISSA J. RUBIN and ANDREW HIGGINS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/17/world/europe/isis-nice-france-attack.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Justice Ginsburg’s damage to the Supreme Court – Ruth Marcus  (DIERSEN: One could argue that Pat Brady and his supporters have done far more damage to the Illinois Republican Party and to all Republicans than Ginsburg has done to the Supreme Court.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-damage-justice-ginsburg-did-to-the-supreme-court/2016/07/15/7c80f054-4ab8-11e6-90a8-fb84201e0645_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Paul Ryan and the Trump Party  A GOP schism isn’t as inevitable as it appears. The House speaker wants his ‘A Better Way’ plan to succeed, and Trump might need to put it into action. – Joseph Rago
http://www.wsj.com/articles/paul-ryan-and-the-trump-party-1468623843
— The GOP’s Trump Power Play  Squelching dissent won’t build loyalty for the fall campaign. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-gops-trump-power-play-1468623655
— The Marvel of Electricity  Although the grid’s vulnerability to cyberattack and sabotage gets the headlines, the No. 1 cause of power outages is foliage. Almost as problematic are squirrels. – R. TYLER PRIEST  (DIERSEN: For 15 years (1984-1999), frequent and lengthy power outages during and after storms discouraged the Diersens from having their basement finished at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-marvel-of-electricity-1468616241
— The Perils of Cosigning that Student Loan  Cosigners sometimes don’t realize they are responsible for paying the loan if the student doesn’t – VERONICA DAGHER  (DIERSEN: What factors discouraged lending you money to get a college degree?  For me, they were a) my being draft bait, b) my only just barely making it into the top 20% of my high school class, c) my ACT score being only 24, d) my father having type 1 diabetes, not having a college degree, and not earning that much, and e) my washing dishes in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights for the minimum wage instead of demonstrating leadership potential.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-perils-of-cosigning-that-student-loan-1468575002
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than 90% of private student loans made to undergraduates require a creditworthy cosigner, Mr. Kantrowitz says. Lenders typically require cosigners to have an income above a certain threshold. Because of their likely scant credit history, most students won’t qualify for a private student loan without a cosigner.)
— Boomers, Gen Xers and Millennials: Catchall Groupings  Why marketers and academics like pigeonholing generations into defined cohorts –  JO CRAVEN MCGINTY  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates focused on turning members of all the generations against Republicans, and especially Republicans who were conservative, White, male, older, non-poor, and/or non-veteran like me.)
http://blogs.wsj.com/numbers/boomers-gen-xers-and-millennials-catchall-groupings-2212/
— Analysis of the Generations Isn’t an Exact Science  Groupings like baby boomer and millennial appeal to those measuring social change, but cutoffs are fuzzy – JO CRAVEN MCGINTY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/analysis-of-the-generations-isnt-an-exact-science-1468575000

 

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Why Republicans Should Actually Vote for Hillary Clinton.”
http://fortune.com/2016/07/16/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-republicans/

 

FORBES
— If Top Tech Leaders Think Donald Trump Is Anti-Innovation They Should Ponder What Hillary Will Do – Tim Worstall  (DIERSEN: Hillary promotes 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.forbes.com/sites/timworstall/2016/07/16/if-top-tech-leaders-think-donald-trump-is-anti-innovation-they-should-ponder-what-hillary-will-do/#782deeb84fe3

 

USA TODAY
— GOP to Welcome Openly Gay Speaker to Convention  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote LGBTQ activity focus on destroying individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2016/07/15/87156032/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Mike Pence is the perfect complement to Donald Trump – Editorial
http://nypost.com/2016/07/15/mike-pence-is-the-perfect-complement-to-donald-trump/

 

HERALD DISPATCH
— Even U.S. senator has been target of racial profiling  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs profile Republicans as being racists.  They especially profile Republicans as being racists who are Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/opinion/even-u-s-senator-has-been-target-of-racial-profiling/article_a8201d41-4979-53c8-b4c6-ee8e679097cd.html

 

DAILY BEAST
— Bill Maher Compares Trump’s Children to ‘Nazis’ – Marlow Stern  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America.  Are you a Republican?  Soon, if not already, if you do not join the Democrats in calling Trump and his supporters Nazis and even worse things, Democrats will call you a Nazi and threaten to do even more to slander you.  Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.  In anticipation of the aforesaid, should the Republican elected officials and Republican party leaders a) obtain restraining orders against Democrats and/or b) file lawsuits against Democrats?)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/15/bill-maher-compares-trump-s-children-to-nazis.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— PENCE ADVOCATED IMMIGRATION COMPROMISE IN CONGRESS – EMILY CADEI
http://www.newsweek.com/pence-trump-immigration-480983?rx=us

 

PBS
— Mike Pence’s political journey, from Cruz backer to Trump’s No. 2
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/mike-pences-political-journey-cruz-backer-trumps-no-2/

 

THE NATION
— It Takes Jamie Dimon 3 Hours to Earn What Some of His Employees Do All Year  So much for the JPMorgan Chase CEO’s being a working-class hero. — Peter Dreier and Donald Cohen
https://www.thenation.com/article/is-jamie-dimon-a-working-class-hero/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Conservative Lawmakers Push for Expedited Firings Across Government – Eric Katz  (DIERSEN: These “conservative lawmakers” should be pushing against political affiliation discrimination, against reverse discrimination, against age discrimination, and against retaliation for blowing the whistle on the aforesaid.  But they don’t because if they did, Democrats and RINOs would get rid of them.)
http://www.govexec.com/management/2016/07/conservative-lawmakers-push-expedited-firings-across-government/129955/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A group of conservative lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday to expedite the disciplinary process throughout the federal government, saying the measure would boost accountability. The bill, introduced by Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., and cosponsored by Reps. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas; Steve King, R-Iowa; and Randy Weber, R-Texas, would limit the time federal employees have to appeal a negative personnel action and restrict the number of appeals they could file to just one. Agencies would suspend employees without pay throughout the appeal process. Employees would have seven days to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board a firing, suspension or other action. MSPB would then have 45 days to issue a ruling on the appeal. If the board did not act in that timeframe, then the agency’s decision would stand.)

 

SALON
— Mike Pence is even worse than you think: Trump’s VP pick has a long, disastrous record of opposing LGBT rights  The “religious liberty” governor earns a 0 from the Human Rights Campaign and voted against hate crimes prevention – NICO LANG  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that promote LGBT activity run America, run Illinois, run Cook County, and run Chicago.  Of course, needless-to-say, the aforesaid will use their tremendous power to destroy Pence.)
http://www.salon.com/2016/07/16/mike_pence_is_even_worse_than_you_think_trumps_vp_pick_has_a_long_disastrous_record_of_opposing_lgbt_rights/

July 15 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Newt Gingrich: Test every Muslim in America and deport those who believe in Sharia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-newt-gingrich-test-muslims-for-sharia-20160715-story.html
— As Clinton stumbles, Trump takes an apparent slim lead in new tracking poll – David Lauter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/la-na-pol-usc-lat-tracking-poll-20160705-snap-story.html
— A look at Gov. Mike Pence’s Chicago roots – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mike-pence-chicago-connection-20160714-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “I really owe a debt of gratitude to Chicago that springs from my own personal history. When my grandfather got off a boat on Ellis Island in about 1923, he caught a train to Chicago and he drove a bus in this city for about 40 years,” Pence told the crowd. “My mom and dad both grew up on the South Side of Chicago, down around 55th and Honore. In fact, we have family that goes to school and lives and works in this community here today.”  The religious conservative also noted how especially meaningful it was to be addressing the City Club during December, the time of year he often traveled to Chicago as a child. “It’s very personal when I’m in this city. I feel very at home. My story is I was raised by two big city kids in a really small town in southern Indiana,” said Pence, who grew up in Columbus, Ind., and represented the area in Congress before becoming governor in 2013. “Particularly this time of year, the Pence family would find themselves in the back of a station wagon making the long trip up what was then Highway 31 to the South Side of Chicago to hearth and home and family and friends. It’s a blessing to be here this time of year with all of you and reflect on those deep memories.” The speech may have been a blessing, but Pence also used it as an opportunity to unload some ribbing on what he characterized as Illinois’ political and governmental dysfunction. He noted Indiana-purchased billboards in Illinois that read “Caution high taxes ahead” and “Attention tax drop. State line 16 miles ahead” as the audience laughed. “We’ve been buying a lot in Crain’s Chicago Business magazine,” Pence said with a smirk. “My personal favorite was: You had me at balanced budget.”)
— We should have more say over Facebook news – Phil Rosenthal  (DIERSEN: Who wants to have say over what you do? The following want to have say over what I do: 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.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-rosenthal-facebook-rainbow-0715-biz-20160714-column.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For a while Wednesday night and into Thursday, you may have noticed on the website where more than 40 percent of U.S. adults are said to get word of current events, the biggest news in Chicago was a double rainbow. This is what happens when Facebook tweaks its news feed algorithm. Every person with a smartphone shot got to decorate your news feed, turning it into a veritable Rainbow Connection, squeezing out whatever else might have been going on in the world, potentially affecting your life and business. Yet, to be honest, the rash of rainbows actually were a welcome respite. The sight of something everyone could get behind was a much-needed palate cleanser from what Facebook has become of late, even if it grew repetitive after a while. A fuller spectrum of color is nice when so much seems geared to making us see red. Since Facebook moved to downgrade and downplay news sites (such as the Chicago Tribune) in its news feed, the social media site with more than 1 billion users worldwide has, for many users, become an even more contentious toxic dump of inflamed political bickering and rumors. The expectation when the change was announced was that users would be inundated by their Facebook friends’ vacation videos, baby pictures, food commentary, health updates and other trivia. That’s all there. There’s no shortage of info about which of your acquaintances doesn’t get the appeal of “Pokemon Go,” who went to the Adele concert and who scored well on a vocabulary test making the rounds. But because the algorithm favors what users share among themselves, respond to, spend time with and comment on, the “real” news that finds its way into the stream can be among the most extreme, divisive version of any given story.)
— The abortion lobby’s horrifying new ‘comedy’ act – Heather Wilhelm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-distasteful-abortion-comedy-video-by-naral-perspec-0715-20160715-story.html
— What it’s like to be black in Naperville, America – Brain Crooks (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that none of my grade school or high school classmates were minorities.  I attended Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961, Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962, and Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966.  They would use the aforesaid to hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a racist.  What do you say to my critics/opponents, to their operatives, and to their dupes?  Should I write a book about them?  Should I sue them?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-being-black-naperville-america-st-0715-20160714-story.html
— Former Naperville man’s essay on black life goes viral – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-crooks-essay-viral-st-0715-20160715-story.html
— Republican stalwarts just blocked the last big push to stop Donald Trump’s nomination – Melanie Mason and Lisa Mascaro
http://www.chicagotribune.com/la-na-pol-republican-nomination-rules-20160714-snap-story.html
— You can’t bring a water gun to protest the RNC, but you can bring an AK-47 – Matt Pearce
http://www.chicagotribune.com/la-na-pol-cleveland-republican-protests-20160714-snap-story.html
— Mike Pence looks like Donald Trump’s ideal running mate – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-mike-pence-donald-trump-vp-ideal-20160715-story.html
— Sheriff’s office, resident address DuPage board on police shootings – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-sheriff-dupage-grief-st-0713-20160714-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— School budgets show CPS still losing students – LAUREN FITZPATRICK
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/school-budgets-show-cps-still-losing-students/
— Mike Pence has deep Chicago ties – Michael Sneed  (DIERSEN: What are your Chicago ties?  My ties include a) working for IRS there for the last 6 months of 1971 and then 1973-1980, b) working for GAO there 1980-1997, c) taking classes at UIC there 1966-1968, 1971, and 1982-1983, at Loyola 1972-1976, at DePaul 1976-1980, at Becker CPA Review 1978-1979, at Roosevelt 1980-1981, and at IIT 1992-1997, d) living in a studio apartment there for 3 months in 1971, e) owning a studio condo there in the Outer Drive East (ODE) building and living there part-time 1974-1976, f) owning and living in a one bedroom condo in the ODE building there 1976-1978, g) walking to work at IRS from the ODE building 1974-1978, h) frequently riding a bicycle along the lakefront north and south of the ODE building 1976-1978, i) meeting my wife there, courting my wife there, and then marrying her there in 1978, j) having my 1969 Dodge Charger SE stolen there in 1971 and having my 1962 Chevy BelAir stolen there while I worked for IRS at its office at 63rd and Halsted in 1973, k) reading Chicago newspapers since the 1960s, l) watching Chicago television stations since the 1950s, m) listening to Chicago radio stations since the 1950s, n) arguing Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange in federal court there in the late 1990s, and o) arguing Diersen v. GAO in federal court there in the early 2000s. Again, what are your Chicago ties? You might get asked those questions if you run for a statewide government or political office. You might get asked those questions if you run for any government or political office that represents Chicago or any part of it.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-trump-pick-has-deep-chicago-ties/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump may have chosen a lifelong Hoosier as his running mate, but Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has strong Chicago ties. Pence, the grandson of a Chicago bus driver, is now ready to get on board the Trump train. Trump’s veep mate addressed the City Club of Chicago months before Trump jumped into the presidential fray, speaking at the City Club in June 2015. It was during Pence’s City Club address that his “great connection to Chicago” was discussed, informing the audience his grandfather got off the boat at Ellis Island — and then took a bus to Chicago, where he lived for 40 years. Said Pence: “My parents grew up on Chicago’s South Side, around 55th and Honore. I have family that continues to live and work in the Chicago community; my oldest brother went to Loyola University. “I grew up in the country raised by two city folks. Christmastime meant the family would pack up and ride up to the South Side of Chicago to be with friends and family.” Rev. Clete Kiley, the chief operations administrator for Chicago Archbishop Blase J. Cupich, tells Sneed Pence once marched with civil rights hero U.S. Congressman John Lewis. “He participated in the annual Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Alabama years ago,” said Kiley, who was then head of the Institute for Faith and Politics.” “As a Republican, Pence accepted a leadership role and marched across the Edmund Pettis Bridge in memory of the civil right marches in Selma and Montgomery, Alabama,” said Kiley. Ald. Ed Burke (14th), his wife, Justice Anne Burke, and their son, Travis, was also on that pilgrimage march with Pence in Alabama. “It was quite a moving pilgrimage,” Burke said.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville Township’s road district to appeal lawsuit dismissal – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160714/news/160719436/
— This education-funding panel might just fool the skeptics – Ralph Martire
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160715/discuss/160719447/
— Why the big range in mosquito control costs? – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160714/discuss/160719438/
— Wheaton Hawthorne neighborhood profile – Sherry Giewald
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160715/entlife/160719650/

 

NBC5
— Donald Trump’s Canceled Chicago Rally Carried Hefty Price Tag  The presumptive Republican presidential nominee’s rally in Chicago in March resulted in at least five arrests and two injured officers – Phil Rogers  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps, that is, Clinton supporters, make it clear that they will harm you if you support Trump.  In your precinct, how many are more likely or less likely to vote for Trump because of the aforesaid?)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/donald-trump-canceled-chicago-rally-carried-hefty-price-tag-386880471.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— New Taxes Considered for Schools – Benjamin Yount  (DIERSEN: Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes and especially Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=218824#.V4jk-WgrKM8

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Playing with fire may lead to a better Illinois  Democratic senator Biss burns with ideas to fix government – Madeleine Doubek
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/07/13/playing-with-fire-may-lead-to-a-better-illinois/ao0n6te/

 

WBEZ
— Some Illinois Republicans May Skip RNC, But WBEZ Will Be There
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/some-illinois-republicans-may-skip-rnc-but-wbez-will-be-there/0a50da9c-91f1-41b3-880f-7f369a3810d5

 

WQAD
— State report shows Illinois staring down $8 billion deficit – KATRINA LAMANSKY
http://wqad.com/2016/07/15/state-report-shows-illinois-staring-down-8-billion-deficit/

 

WSIL TV
— Governor Rauner promotes opportunities for minorities and for women in Illinois – Amy Fox  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government promoted opportunities for their employees who were minorities and/or women by wasting the careers of and by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/32450407/governor-rauner-promotes-minority-opportunities-in-illinois

 

POLITIFACT
— Tammy Duckworth says Mark Kirk called for the ‘mass arrest of 18,000 African Americans’ – Kevin Hoffman
http://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2016/jul/15/tammy-duckworth/says-mark-kirk-called-mass-arrest-18000-african-am/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— ARE YOU LIVING IN ONE OF THE TOP 20 SAFEST CITIES IN ILLINOIS? – Kevin Hoffman  (DIERSEN: What do you say to individuals, to organizations, to companies, to governments, and to countries that encourage criminals to live in your municipality?)
http://www.rebootillinois.com/2016/07/12/whats-hot/kevin-hoffmanrebootillinois-com/are-you-living-in-one-of-the-top-20-safest-cities-in-illinois/61418/

 

ILLINOIS MIRROR
— Reboot Illinois’ Fact-Check Fail on Rauner Family Income Claim – Brittany Clingen
http://www.illinoismirror.com/reboot-illinois-fact-check-fail-on-rauner-family-income-claim/

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Benjamin Yount discusses Trump with Doug Ibendahl (7/14/16 Parts 3 & 4)
http://www.cities929.com/portal.asp?pid=3557181&sid=3309

 

TPM
— Gingrich: We Should ‘Test’ Every US Muslim, Deport Them If Believe In Sharia – ALLEGRA KIRKLANDP
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/gingrich-test-deport-us-muslims-sharia

 

GOPUSA
— In wake of terror attack Gingrich calls for Sharia test for Muslims living in U.S.
http://www.gopusa.com/in-wake-of-terror-attack-gingrich-calls-for-sharia-test-for-muslims-living-in-us/
— National polls shift toward Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/national-polls-shift-toward-trump/
— Ignorance of Facts Fuels the Anti-Cop ‘Movement’
http://www.gopusa.com/ignorance-of-facts-fuels-the-anti-cop-movement/
— GOP platform pleases conservatives
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12564

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Reince Priebus fails to rein in renegade anti-Trump delegates as convention looms – Seth McLaughlin
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/14/reince-priebus-fails-to-rein-in-anti-trump-delegat/
— Republicans demand punishment for countries that refuse to take back criminal illegals – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/14/republicans-demand-punishment-for-countries-that-r/
— Donald Trump provides rare opportunity for inclusion for gay Republican activists – S.A. Miller  (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity focus on destroying the Republican Party.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/14/donald-trump-provides-rare-opportunity-for-inclusi/

 

TOWNHALL
— Obama, Clinton and Race Exploitation – David Limbaugh
http://townhall.com/columnists/davidlimbaugh/2016/07/15/obama-clinton-and-race-exploitation-n2192893

 

NEWSMAX
— Politico: GOP Insiders Say Violence ‘Bound to Spill Over’ at Convention – Joe Crowe
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Politico-GOP-Insiders-Violence-Convention/2016/07/15/id/738807/
— ‘Never Trump’ Movement Crushed in GOP Rules Hearing
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/never-trump-movement-crushed/2016/07/14/id/738768/
— Rachel Maddow’s Trump Comments Appear to Compare Him to Adolf Hitler –  J. Wheaton  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America.  Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans like Hitler demonized, denigrated, and condemned the Jews.)
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/rachel-maddow-trump-comments-hitler/2016/07/14/id/738698/

 

FRONTPAGE NEWS
— CITIES BRACE FOR NATIONWIDE DAY OF RAGE  The shadowy group Anonymous says trouble is on the menu. – Matthew Vadum
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/263514/cities-brace-nationwide-day-rage-matthew-vadum

 

BREITBART
— BEYOND UNACCEPTABLE: Clinton to Resettle One Million Muslim Migrants During First Term Alone – JULIA HAHN
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/07/14/clinton-resettle-one-million-muslim-migrants-first-term-alone/
— RNC Chairman Priebus: Rules Committee Meeting Shows Our Party ‘Unity’ – PATRICK HOWLEY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2016/07/14/rnc-chairman-priebus-rules-committee-meeting-shows-party-unity/

 

THE BLAZE
— Illinois Family Wants to Adopt Foster Child — But May Be Forced to Give Up Their Second Amendment Rights to Do So – Tre Goins-Phillips
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/14/illinois-family-wants-to-adopt-foster-child-but-may-be-forced-to-give-up-their-second-amendment-rights-to-do-so/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Petition Calls for RNC Rules Committee to Open Up Republican Primaries to Non-GOP Voters – Kaitlyn Schallhorn  (DIERSEN: Non-Republicans, that is, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs WANT REPUBLICANS TO LOSE.)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/14/petition-calls-for-rnc-rules-committee-to-open-up-republican-primaries-to-non-gop-voters/?ut

 

THE REPUBLIC
— Mike Pence path to public service
http://www.therepublic.com/2016/07/15/mike_pence_path_to_public_service/

 

ROLL CALL
— Ryan Hopeful Trump Will ‘Endeavor to Try to Change’- Eric Garcia  (DIERSEN: Who wants you to change?  The following want me to change: 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.rollcall.com/news/politics/paul-ryan-trump-will-endeavor-try-change

 

THE HILL
— O’Reilly lands live interviews with Trump, Clinton after Nice attacks – Joe Concha
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/287859-oreilly-lands-live-interviews-with-trump-clinton-after-nice-attacks
— GOP squashes ‘Never Trump’ rules proposal in heated hearing – Jonathan Easley
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/287860-gop-squashes-never-trump-proposal-in-emotional-rules-committee-hearing

 

POLITICO
— CHICAGO SUN-TIMES ARTICLE TITLE: Telling truth is challenge for Trump – Roger Simon
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/to-tell-the-truth-a-challenge-for-trump-225499
— Republican unity negotiations break down  The RNC spent most of the day behind closed doors with anti-Trump insurgents. It yielded nothing. – Kyle Cheney
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/rnc-never-trump-meet-225540
— OUTRAGEOUS: GOP panel rejects plan to push closed primaries – Kyle Cheney (DIERSEN: Non-Republicans, that is, Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs WANT REPUBLICANS TO LOSE.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/gop-panel-rejects-plan-to-push-closed-primaries-225575
— Federal budget deficit will increase $162 billion in 2016
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/federal-budget-deficit-will-increase-162-billion-in-2016-225603

 

CNN
— Amnesty International sending ‘human rights observers’ to conventions – Gregory Krieg
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/14/politics/amnesty-international-human-rights-observers-conventions/

 

ABC NEWS
— Republican Panel Leaves Anti-Trump Move Gasping for Breath – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/republican-panel-leaves-anti-trump-move-gasping-breath-40599457

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Clevelanders Open Homes and Churches to Convention Demonstrators – YAMICHE ALCINDOR  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, these Clevelanders are 100% responsible for all the death and destruction that convention demonstrators cause.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/15/us/politics/rnc-protestors-cleveland.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— When dual citizenship is difficult to maintain – Gary L. Fellman, Wheaton  (DIERSEN: Dual citizenship should never be allowed.  Under absolutely no circumstances should a citizen of America be allowed to also be a citizen of another country.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/when-dual-citizenship-is-difficult-to-maintain/2016/07/14/f813c16a-4914-11e6-8dac-0c6e4accc5b1_story.html
— Donald Trump wants Congress to declare war on ISIS. It hasn’t done that since World War II. – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/14/donald-trump-wants-congress-to-declare-war-on-isis-it-hasnt-done-that-since-world-war-ii/
— Attempts to unbind GOP delegates crushed, effectively ending ‘Never Trump’ movement – Ed O’Keefe and Dan Balz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/14/as-trump-prepares-to-unveil-vp-pick-republican-delegates-scramble-to-ward-off-rules-revolt/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— ‘Never Trump’ forces converge on Cleveland for last stand over party’s nomination – Lisa Mascaro and Melanie Mason
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-gop-convention-never-trump-20160714-snap-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Refugees in Europe say they fear terrorists are among them – Gilgamesh Nabeel and Jabeen Bhatti
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/07/14/refugees-europe-say-they-fear-terrorists-among-them/87008334/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote Islam.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/rieder/2016/07/14/rieder-combating-anti-muslim-rhetoric/87075648/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Will ‘Stop-Trump’ Movement Now Target Pence? – REID J. EPSTEIN
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/07/15/friday-preview-will-stop-trump-movement-now-target-pence/
— Trump’s Pence Selection  The Indiana Governor will reassure some wary Republicans. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-pence-selection-1468537866
— The Convention Revolt Peters Out  Anti-Trump forces have failed to unbind delegates. What if Donald had agreed? – KIMBERLEY A. STRASSEL
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-convention-revolt-begins-1468537305
— Low Unemployment, High Dissatisfaction  The sunny jobs reports don’t count people who have given up looking for work. No wonder the national mood is sour. – Bob Funk  (DIERSEN: What are the top reasons why employers would not offer you a job?  For me, they are a) the adverse actions that my Democrat GAO superiors took against me including forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, not promoting me beyond GS-13, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) the adverse actions that my Democrat IRS superiors took against me including not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims; and c) the adverse actions that my Democrat Post Office superiors took against me including forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests.  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois side with my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors against me.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/low-unemployment-high-dissatisfaction-1468537493

 

BLOOMBERG
– Trump’s Rise Pressures Both Parties to Change  The dynamic could possibly make this year as transformative as the elections of 1932 or 1968—but predicting a realignment is tricky. – Peter Coy  (DIERSEN: Unlike the Democrat Party, the Republican Party in America, in Illinois, in DuPage County, and in Milton Township lets people have leadership roles who despise, if not hate conservatives, that is, who despise if not hate the base of the Republican Party. They especially hate those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and/or other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-07-15/party-realignment

 

WASHINTON TIMES HERALD
— Pence brings conservative credentials to GOP ticket – Maureen Hayden
http://www.washtimesherald.com/news/local_news/pence-brings-conservative-credentials-to-gop-ticket/article_4120a3b0-ebdb-5ad6-bdde-6fb08a30d75b.html

 

PACIFIC STANDARD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps, that is, Clinton supporters, threaten to harm Trump supporters. How will that impact voters?
https://psmag.com/why-recent-violence-is-unlikely-to-increase-support-for-donald-trump-a9aca03c1225#.71tau1qq9

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Social Security reform for Civil Service Retirement System feds hits a roadblock – Nicole Ogrysko  (DIERSEN: My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a CSRS pension.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/pay-benefits/2016/07/social-security-reform-csrs-feds-hits-roadblock/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Who Gave Us Justice Ginsburg? – Patrick J. Buchanan
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/political_commentary/commentary_by_pat_buchanan/who_gave_us_justice_ginsburg

 

SALON
— What Newt Gingrich really thinks of Donald Trump: He’s “not a conservative”  Gingrich: Trump would lose in a landslide if he didn’t evolve to be more like Ronald Reagan than Barry Goldwater – ROBERT FATURECHI
http://www.salon.com/2016/07/15/what_newt_gingrich_really_partner/

July 14 Evening Edition

ABC7
— POLL SHOWS HILLARY CLINTON, DONALD TRUMP IN VIRTUAL TIE
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/poll-shows-clinton-trump-in-virtual-tiepoll-shows-clinton-trump-in-virtual-tie/1426767/
— DONALD TRUMP PICKS INDIANA GOV. MIKE PENCE AS VP RUNNING MATE
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/donald-trump-picks-indiana-gov-mike-pence-as-vp-running-mate/1426848/
— FRENCH OFFICIALS: AT LEAST 70 DEAD IN NICE ATTACK
http://abc7chicago.com/news/french-officials-at-least-70-dead-in-nice-attack/1427302/

 

NBC5
— Sen. Mark Kirk Voices Support for Mike Pence, Still Won’t Back Trump  “I like and respect Mike Pence but I will not be supporting Donald Trump,” Kirk said Thursday – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Kirk-Backs-Pence-as-VP-Pick-Still-Wont-Support-Trump-386849001.html
— 5 Things to Know About Trump’s VP Pick, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence  Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will reportedly name Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/5-things-to-know-about-trumps-vp-pick-indiana-gov-mike-pence-386880801.html

 

CBS2
— Munger Says State Payment Delays Could Reach Six Months
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/07/14/munger-says-state-payment-delays-could-reach-six-months/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican leaders, conservatives fail to reach deal over convention rules – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-republican-convention-rules-20160714-story.html
— Official says 75 dead after truck loaded with weapons slams into revelers in Nice
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-nice-france-truck-attack-20160714-story.html
— Comptroller: Stopgap budget won’t stop state finances from getting worse – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-comptroller-bill-backlog-met-0715-20160714-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pence as VP is just picking the wallpaper in hell – Neil Steinberg
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-trump-vp-choice-is-picking-the-wallpaper-in-hell/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Roskam, Hultgren will go to the GOP convention – Mike Riopell (DIERSEN: Outstandingly, in 2000, both Hultgren and Roskam endorsed me when I first ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160714/news/160719487/
— Trump supporters sue California city for after-rally attacks – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160714/news/307149798/
— US officials cite potential for violence at GOP convention – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160714/news/307149895/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Kirk voices veep wish—and Duckworth pounces – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160714/BLOGS02/160719874/kirk-voices-veep-wish-and-duckworth-pounces
— Belvidere car factory to hire 300 for Jeep Cherokee model – MICAH MAIDENBERG  (DIERSEN: During early 1970, I worked in that factory part-time while I was a full-time student at NIU.  I drove to work in my 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160714/NEWS05/160719864/belvidere-car-factory-to-hire-300-for-jeep-cherokee-model

 

WTTW
— IL GOP Hopes for Unity Despite Absences at Republican Convention – Paris Schutz and Paul Caine
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/07/14/il-gop-hopes-unity-despite-absences-republican-convention

 

WBEZ
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that “Rauner Doesn’t Want To Talk Trump.”
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/governor-rauner-doesnt-want-to-talk-trump/0885803d-5aa4-41c1-ad60-69c9c08fbbf4

 

WSIL
— Congress leaves Washington, its dysfunction on display – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/32447620/congress-leaves-washington-its-dysfunction-on-display

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— More white evangelical voters back Trump than Romney  Top factor is opposition to Clinton – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/more-white-evangelical-voters-back-trump-than-romney

 

FAMILY-PAC
— Strong Pro-Family Platform Drafted by GOP – Paul Caprio
http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=bce3a952ce23061bef2161b4e&id=26cf1e489a&e=8dc9fff257

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rauner Administration Lays Out Its Fiscal Year 2016 Accomplishments – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/07/14/rauner-administration-lays-out-accomplishments/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— NO SURPRISE: REBOOT ILLINOIS’ AFFILIATION WITH POLITIFACT GREETED WITH SUSPICION – Matt Dietrich
http://www.rebootillinois.com/2016/07/14/editors-picks/mattdietrich/no-surprise-reboot-illinois-affiliation-with-politifact-greeted-with-suspicion/61656/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Rep. Kay Press Conference re: Frank Mautino (video) – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/07/video-rep-kay-press-conference-re-frank-mautino/

 

ILLINOIS GUN RIGHTS
— Concealed Carrier Stops AK-47 Wielding Armed Thug
http://www.ilgunrights.com/concealed-carrier-stops-ak-47-wielding-armed-thug/

 

ILLINOIS MIRROR
— Rich Miller Doesn’t Give Equal Treatment to Rauner & Madigan Statements About the Other – Eric Kohn
http://www.illinoismirror.com/rich-miller-doesnt-give-equal-treatment-to-rauner-madigan-statements-about-the-other/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NO ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS BOOKED TO SPEAK AT RNC CONVENTION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/no-illinois-republicans-booked-to-speak-at-rnc-convention.html
— RAUNER BUDGET OFFICE TAKES FY 2016 VICTORY LAP WITH GOP LAWMAKERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/rauner-budget-office-takes-fy-2016-victory-lap-with-gop-lawmakers.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner says Mautino probe should be allowed to “play itself out”
http://capitolfax.com/2016/07/14/rauner-says-mautino-probe-should-be-allowed-to-play-itself-out/
— Legislators to the back of the line – State to spend $2.5 billion more than it brings in *** State payment delays could reach six months, $10 billion backlog by December
http://capitolfax.com/2016/07/14/state-payment-delays-could-reach-six-months-10-billion-backlog-by-december/

 

WESTERN FREE PRESS
— Legislation on Illinois Governor Rauner’s Desk to Appoint Muslim Advisory Council
http://www.westernfreepress.com/2016/07/14/legislation-on-illinois-governor-rauners-desk-to-appoint-muslim-advisory-council/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As Ms. Geller asks, I reiterate and wholeheartedly agree: “Why a Muslim council? Where’s the Hindu council, Jewish council, Pagan council, Church of Scientology council, Christian council?” Why is it Imam Kareem Infra and his Muslim counterparts should get special preference in an advisory capacity to Illinois governmental matters?  They, like all Illinois residents, enjoy the sacred right and privilege to cast votes in Illinois elections.  That is how Illinois residents participate in government matters.  It appears to me, by their recent request to the Governor,  that Imam Infra and his group feel they should have more influence in the government than the average Illinois voter?! Well I say no!  And I emphatically say no given the history of this Imam and his nefarious relationships, including his stint as Chairman of ISNA, which was named an unindicted co-conspirator back in the 2008 Holy Land Foundation (HLF) terrorist-financing trial. I called Gov Rauner’s office this morning and expressed my concern and “Mia” who said she would pass my comments on to the Governor.  I then asked for an appointment with Governor Rauner, awaiting a call back. Please folks, pick up your phones today and call Governor Rauner’s office and ask why he might feel that Imam Infra and his Muslim group should have more influence on Illinois government matters than the average Illinois taxpayer.  Let him know that if that is the case and he agrees, then you would like him to consider legislation for a Jewish Advisory Council, a Catholic Advisory Council, how about an Irish Advisory Council, and Italian Advisory Council, a Polish Advisory Council. The Springfield office number for Governor Rauner is  217-782-0244. We pay plenty of taxes in this state and we absolutely have “earned” the right to be heard on this important matter involving our government.)

 

GOPUSA
— Texas Sens. Cornyn, Cruz propose bill to make killing of cop a federal crime
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12494
— For Obama, Leftist Rhetoric Is Always Innocent and Conservatives Are Always Guilty
http://www.gopusa.com/for-obama-leftist-rhetoric-is-always-innocent-and-conservatives-are-always-guilty/
— Transgender arrested for voyeurism at Target
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12510
— Sanctuary Hospitals: Who Pays the Bills?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12504

 

PJ MEDIA
— Priebus: GOP Now ‘Best-Equipped Political Party in American History’ – BRIDGET JOHNSON
https://pjmedia.com/election/2016/07/13/priebus-gop-now-best-equipped-political-party-in-american-history/

 

AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION
— Man Arrested For Filming Woman In Target Changing Room
https://www.afa.net/action-alerts/we-warned-target-this-would-happenand-it-did/

 

POLITICAL INSIDER
— This Friday, Black Lives Matters Will Host VIOLENT PROTESTS To THESE 37 Cities! (Is Yours On The List?)
http://www.thepoliticalinsider.com/breaking-friday-black-lives-matter-will-bring-violence-37-cities-list/

 

TWITCHY
— Ben Shapiro Unleashes Epic Takedown of Viral Sensation ‘White Boy Privilege’
http://twitchy.com/twitchys-3839/2016/07/13/ben-shapiro-unleashes-epic-takedown-of-viral-sensation-white-boy-privilege/

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— For Social Conservatives and Fans of Religious Liberty, Pence Pick Will Sting  Last year’s RFRA battle was not a good look for the Hoosier governor. – MARK HEMINGWAY
http://www.weeklystandard.com/for-social-conservatives-and-fans-of-religious-liberty-pence-pick-will-sting/article/2003296

 

THE HILL
— Trump on VP: ‘I haven’t made a final, final decision’ – Mark Hensch
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/287853-trump-on-vp-i-havent-made-a-final-final-decision
— Trump on ‘horrific’ France attack: ‘Here we go again’ – Mark Hensch
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/287847-trump-bastille-day-terrorist-attack-horrific
— Trump postpones VP announcement in light of France attack – Jessie Hellmann
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/287849-trump-postponing-vp-announcement-following-attacks-in
— Trump picks Pence as VP – Harper Neidig
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/287737-trump-picks-pence-as-vp
— Republicans root for Pence as VP – Alexander Bolton
http://thehill.com/news/campaign/287660-republicans-root-for-pence-as-vp

 

CNN
— Trump pick shows power of family brain trust – Stephen Collinson
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/14/politics/donald-trump-mike-pence-vice-president-children/

 

CBS NEW YORK
— Republican Senator Tim Scott Says He’s Been Pulled Over 7 Times By Police In 1 Year
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/07/14/tim-scott-race-comments/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Ruth Ginsburg Apologizes for Criticizing Trump
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/15/us/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-donald-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps shout at young people and at Hispanics that Trump is a racist.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/14/a-majority-of-young-people-and-hispanics-think-donald-trump-is-racist/
— OUTSTANDING: Republican platform turns 2013 RNC autopsy on its head – Dan Balz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republican-platform-turns-2013-rnc-autopsy-on-its-head/2016/07/14/cae7cbc0-49cb-11e6-bdb9-701687974517_story.html
— Donald Trump postpones VP announcement due to attack in southern France
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/14/donald-trump-postpones-vp-announcement-due-to-attack-in-southern-france/
— The very odd list of speakers at the Republican National Convention – Aaron Blake  (DIERSEN: While I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, Republican candidates, elected officials, and party leaders always had a standing invitation to speak at TAPROOT events.  My critics/opponents disapproved of and/or looked down on all of those who spoke at TAPROOT events. My critics/opponents a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/14/the-very-odd-list-of-speakers-at-the-republican-national-convention/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The convention reflects the damage done to the GOP.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/07/14/the-convention-reflects-the-damage-done-to-the-gop/
— Justice Ginsburg says she regrets comments on Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/14/justice-ginsburg-says-she-regrets-comments-on-trump/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Mike Pence Is Donald Trump’s Choice for Running Mate, GOP Official Says  Indiana governor’s name adds staunch social conservative to ticket – JANET HOOK
http://www.wsj.com/articles/mike-pence-is-donald-trumps-choice-for-running-mate-gop-official-says-1468516639
— Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Says She Regrets Criticizing Donald Trump  ‘Judges should avoid commenting on a candidate,’ she says – MARK H. ANDERSON
http://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-ginsburg-regrets-criticizing-trump-1468506362
— Trying to Serve More Veterans Faster, VA Opens Door to Disability Fraud  Payouts soar as embattled department expands coverage and streamlines claims process, risking overpayments; act ‘like you have a screw loose’ – DANIEL HUANG
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trying-to-serve-more-veterans-faster-va-opens-door-to-disability-fraud-1468511504

 

BLOOMBERG
— Mustang Opens Lengthy Lead Over Camaro in Pony-Car Race – John Lear
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-14/mustang-opens-lengthy-lead-over-camaro-in-pony-car-race-chart

 

PHOENIX TIMES
— How John McCain and Ann Kirkpatrick Are Courting Latino Voters – GRISELDA NEVAREZ  (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? If a candidate would court those who share my demographics, that candidate would be viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being a racist, a bigot, and even worst things by Democrats and Democrat plants, by Libertarians and Libertarian plants, by Greens and Green plants, and by RINOs.)
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/how-john-mccain-and-ann-kirkpatrick-are-courting-latino-voters-8453935

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— New bill gives agencies more options to hire new talent – Sam Ufret (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://federalnewsradio.com/federal-headlines/2016/07/new-bill-gives-agencies-options-hire-new-talent/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Trump’s Likely VP Pick Supports Shrinking the Federal Workforce, Performance-Based Pay Raises – Eric Katz  (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  If they have to shrink it, they will get rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.  Measuring performance is extremely subjective.  Democrats use pay-for-performance to get rid of employees who are Republican, White, mail, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.govexec.com/management/2016/07/trumps-vp-pick-supports-shrinking-federal-workforce-and-performance-based-raises-civil-servants/129927/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— White House Watch: Trump 44%, Clinton 37%
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2016/white_house_watch

 

PROGRESS ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats say “Controversy Over Joe Walsh’s Threatening Tweet Spills Over Into 66th House District Race.”
http://progressillinois.com/quick-hits/content/2016/07/13/controversy-over-joe-walshs-watch-out-obama-tweet-spills-over-66th

July 14 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Tim Schneider, the current Chairman of the Illinois Republican Party, responded to Brady’s comments, writing: “Former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady’s comments do not reflect the views or opinions of the current leadership of the Illinois Republican Party. Through the results of the March Primary, Illinois Republicans made their voices heard and believe that Donald Trump is best suited to take on Hillary Clinton and her decades of corruption, deceit, and liberal politics. The Illinois Republican Party is fully committed to supporting the Republican nominee, Donald Trump.”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/former-illinois-republican-party-chair-says-tump-cant-win-the-election.html

 

ABC7
— GOP CONVENTION FIGHT BREWING AS DELEGATES MULL GOING ROGUE – RYAN STRUYK
http://abc7chicago.com/news/gop-convention-fight-brewing-as-delegates-mull-going-rogue/1425611/

 

NBC5
— Clinton Ahead or Even in Midwest Battlegrounds  The two candidates are tied at 39 percent each in Ohio
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Polls-Clinton-Ahead-Or-Even-In-Midwest-Battlegrounds-Trump-386663131.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 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 THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM TO PROMOTE LGBTQ ACTIVITY, ABORTION, MASS/ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, POT, GAMBLING, RACE AND GENDER BASED PREFERENCE GIVING, ABOLITION OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT, AND OTHER TERRIBLE THINGS, AND IF NOT THAT, SAY NOTHING ABOUT THE AFORESAID.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/trailguide/la-na-trailguide-updates-why-the-republican-and-democratic-1468495623-htmlstory.html
— Hillary Clinton calls on Americans to reject ‘divisive’ Trump candidacy – Michael A. Memoli (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats focus on dividing those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/la-na-pol-clinton-springfield-20160713-snap-story.html
— Duckworth ad rips Kirk for embellishing military record – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-tammy-duckworth-mark-kirk-attack-ad-story.html
— State: No unemployment benefits without posting resume – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz  (DIERSEN: What are the top reasons why employers would not offer you a job?  For me, they are a) the adverse actions that my Democrat GAO superiors took against me including forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, not promoting me beyond GS-13, keeping me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forcing me to take an $18,459 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) the adverse actions that my Democrat IRS superiors took against me including not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims, and c) the adverse actions that my Democrat Post Office superiors took against me including forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests.  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois side with my Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors against me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-jobseekers-register-employment-service-0714-biz-20160713-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO, ON COOK COUNTY, ON ILLINOIS, AND ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Segregation still haunts CPS – Natalie Y. Moore, reporter for WBEZ and author of “The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-cps-segregation/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Daily Herald promotes Reboot Illinois and Politifact.  What if the Daily Herald promoted GOPUSA ILLINOIS?  Ever-increasingly, those who try to compete with GOPUSA ILLINOIS spend more and more and more money and/or force those who visit their websites and/or read their emails to look at more and more and more nasty advertising.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160713/news/160719551/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the Dail Herald shows that it exists to promote LGBTQ activity and the rest of the Democrat Party platform.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160714/discuss/160719566/

 

WGN RADIO
— Political analyst Chris Robling on Black Lives Matter protests: “All they are interested in is racial division” – PETER ZIMMERMAN
http://wgnradio.com/2016/07/12/political-analyst-chris-robling-on-black-lives-matter-protests-all-they-are-interested-in-is-racial-division/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Democrats like tone of Clinton’s address – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: AP reports that Clinton said that Trump is dangerous, divisive, and fear-mongering. Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20160713/bernard-schoenburg-democrats-like-tone-of-clintons-address
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use “Nuns on the Bus” to promote Clinton and the Democrat Party platform.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160713/nuns-on-bus-call-for-mending-gaps

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— “Pay Now Illinois” Coalition Files Lawsuit
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/pay-now-illinois-coalition-files-lawsuit

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Clinton slams Trump in Springfield
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/32440139/hillary-clinton-makes-campaign-stop-in-springfield
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Clinton slammed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for sending what she calls an ugly message to America, referring to Trump’s promises to ban Muslims and deport eleven million illegal immigrants. “Imagine if he did not just have Twitter or cable news to go after his critics and opponents, but also the IRS or the military for that matter,” Clinton said. Clinton’s comments come as new polling data from Quinnipiac University shows Trump with the lead in key swing states, gaining ground thanks to voters who increasingly view Clinton as untrustworthy.)

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Per-mile road tax crashes in Illinois; but moves ahead in California – Dennis Byrne  (DIERSEN: Would a per-mile road tax benefit you?  I own six cars (1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang), but I drive them extremely few miles because I spend 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2016/07/per-mile-road-tax-crashes-in-illinois-but-moves-ahead-in-california/

 

WILL COUNTY NEWS
— Tell Gov. Rauner to ‘VETO’ the Muslim American Advisory Council – Steve Balich
http://willcountynews.com/2016/07/13/tell-gov-rauner-to-veto-the-muslim-american-advisory-council/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— RNC speaker list includes Donald Trump’s wife and children, Benghazi survivors – David Sherfinski
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/14/rnc-speaker-list-includes-donald-trump-wife-and-ch/
— House votes to expand ‘conscience’ protections for those opposed to abortion – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: What to you say to “Republican” party leaders in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois, their operatives, and their dupes who focus on destroying those like me who support the right-to-life plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform and in the Republican Party platform?  Should I write a book about the aforesaid?)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/13/abortion-conscience-protections-approved-in-house/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Ebony Magazine Editor: Hate Crimes Can’t Be Committed Against White People, Cops – Steve Guest
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/13/ebony-magazine-editor-hate-crimes-cant-be-committed-against-white-people-cops-video/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CHRISTIAN YOUTH CHOIR LIKENED TO NAZIS, ISIS  ‘This church ticks every box on the Ugly Religious Fundamentalism checklist’ – BOB UNRUH  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois are fully aware that the more of the following that apply to you, the easier it is for them to liken you to Nazis: conservative, Republican, White, male, older, German national origin, Lutheran, rich, gun owner, and ancestors in America for a long time.  If you were me, how would you react to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who liken me to Nazis?)
http://www.wnd.com/2016/07/christian-youth-choir-likened-to-nazis-isis/#!

 

THE HILL
— Trump’s ‘law-and-order’ gamble – Mike Lillis  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that they will have minorities riot and destroy America if Trump is elected.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/287635-trumps-law-and-order-gamble

 

CNN
— Conservatives split on Trump’s running mate – Mark Preston  (DIERSEN: Who leads the conservatives in Illinois, in your congressional district, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality?  I should write a book about those who lead the anti-conservatives in Illinois, in Congressional District 6, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, and in Wheaton. By definition, leaders have religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/13/politics/donald-trump-vice-president-search-conservatives/

 

ABC NEWS
— Center Stage at GOP Convention: Dump Trump Vs Party Leaders – AP
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/center-stage-gop-convention-dump-trump-party-leaders-40567189

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Donald Trump may spell doom for vulnerable GOP senators.”
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/susceptible-republican-senators-up-for-election-continue-to-dodge-donald-trump/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Republican Officials Brace for Chaos at Convention – JEREMY W. PETERS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/14/us/politics/republican-convention-issues.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS AND ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Hillary Clinton, at Site of Lincoln Speech, Laments G.O.P.’s Turn to Donald Trump – MATT FLEGENHEIMER
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/14/us/politics/hillary-clinton-race-speech.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/14/opinion/a-history-of-white-delusion.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/14/opinion/blood-on-your-hands-too.html
— How Excessive Executive Pay Hurts Shareholders – Editorial
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/14/opinion/how-excessive-executive-pay-hurts-shareholders.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— RNC members still don’t know what Donald Trump has planned for the convention – Rebecca Sinderbrand
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/paloma/the-daily-trail/2016/07/13/the-daily-trail-rnc-members-still-don-t-know-what-donald-trump-has-planned-for-the-convention/5786c289cd96926bdf400f4a/
— Why highways have become the center of civil rights protest – Emily Badger
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/07/13/why-highways-have-become-the-center-of-civil-rights-protest/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— GOP Group Promotes a Platform That Avoids Hot-Button Issues  Group aims to replace 60-page document with a statement of principles that leaves out Donald Trump’s position on trade, gay marriage issue – REID J. EPSTEIN  (DIERSEN: Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs WANT EVERYTHING TO BE LEFT OUT OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY PLATFORM.  Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs WANT TO DESTROY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/republican-dissidents-to-challenge-platform-as-anti-gay-on-convention-floor-1468449084
— Trump Calls on Ginsburg to Resign From Supreme Court  Presumptive GOP presidential nominee says ‘her mind is shot,’ after she criticized his candidacy – BRENT KENDALL
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-calls-on-ginsburg-to-resign-from-supreme-court-1468444857
— Settlement of Syrian Refugees in the U.S. Accelerates  After a slow start, Obama administration’s annual goal of 10,000 arrivals is within reach – MIRIAM JORDAN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/settlement-of-syrian-refugees-in-the-u-s-accelerates-1468402205
— LOW INTEREST RATES: Sorry, You’re Just Going To Have to Save More Money – JASON ZWEIG
http://blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2016/07/13/sorry-youre-just-going-to-have-to-save-more-money%e2%80%8b/
— In Advanced Economies, Two-Thirds of Population Have Seen Incomes Stagnate, Study Shows  Report underscores damage done by financial crisis to economic advancement for half a billion people – JOSH ZUMBRUN
http://www.wsj.com/articles/in-advanced-economies-two-thirds-of-population-have-seen-incomes-stagnate-study-shows-1468450861

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: By her words, Clinton calls for anti-Whites to protest against Trump.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/13/hillary-clinton-race-springfield-trump/87030572/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: With days to go, GOP convention struggles with $6 million shortfall – Fredreka Schouten
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/07/13/republican-convention-6-million-shortfall/87034814/
— Trump, Clinton both threaten Freedom of the Press – Carol E. Lee and Jeff Mason  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents do?  My critics/opponents focus on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails. My critics/opponents a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/07/14/trump-clinton-both-threaten-freedom-press-reporters-first-amendment-questions-white-house-correspondents-column/87027090/
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL TITLE: Ginsburg’s bus league remarks hurt court credibility – Editorial
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/07/13/ginsburg-supreme-court-trump-ethics-editorials-debates/87050488/
— Police brace for days of protests in Cleveland – Trevor Hughes
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/13/cleveland-protests-trump-police-republican-convention/86996112/

 

NEWS TRIBUNE
— GAO report criticizes Energy Department’s handling of whistleblower complaints – LINDSAY WISE AND SAMMY FRETWELL (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government retaliated against me for blowing the whistle on political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination.  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government.)
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/nation-world/national/article89476512.html

 

NPR
— Some Trump RNC Delegates Surprised About Paying Their Own Way To Cleveland – LAUREN CHOOLJIAN
http://www.npr.org/2016/07/14/485911005/some-trump-rnc-delegates-surprised-about-paying-their-own-way-to-cleveland

 

FED SMITH
— Federal Retirees Need To Tighten Belts While Current Employees Expect To See Pay Increases – Michael Wald  (DIERSEN: As time goes on, the negative impact of my Democrat GAO superiors’ success in wasting my career and forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old INCREASES.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/07/13/federal-retirees-need-to-tighten-belts-while-current-employees-expect-to-see-pay-increases/

July 13 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

July 12 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps threaten violence against Trump and against his supporters.  What should the following do in response to those threats of violence:
– You,
– Your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain,
– The officers of your Republican township/ward/municipal/county party organizations,
– Your representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee,
– The IRP officers,
– The IRP National Committeeman, and
– The IRP National Committeewoman?
https://gopillinois.com  

 

DNA INFO
— Trump Tower Rally To Protest Big-Money Donald Trump Fundraiser – David Matthews  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, this a rally to promote hatred if not to promote violence against Trump and against his supporters. One could argue that if you are a Trump supporter, you should get a concealed carry permit to protect yourself from anti-Trumps.  Anti-Trumps are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Anti-Trumps are disciples of Saul Alinsky.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160711/downtown/trump-tower-rally-protest-big-money-donald-trump-fundraiser
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump will be in town for a big-ticket fundraiser Tuesday. So will protesters. U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-9th) sent an email to constituents calling for a “Chicago Trumps Hate” rally starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday near Trump’s namesake tower at Wabash Avenue and Wacker Drive. The rally is in response to Trump’s fundraiser here that same day, in which guests will pay from $10,000 to $100,000 to fete the presumptive Republican nominee for president. “In light of everything that’s been happening, our country needs unity more than ever,” Ben Head, Schakowsky’s political director, said Monday afternoon. “Donald Trump is the exact opposite, he’s tearing us apart.” Tuesday will mark Trump’s first appearance here since a political rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago was canceled out of “safety” reasons in March. Thousands of protesters swarmed the venue and outside, prompting Trump to cancel the event then. Other Chicagoans have since stepped up less organized forms of protest, ranging from flipping off the Trump International Hotel & Tower, 401 N. Wabash Ave., to making satirical videos, piñatas and toilets lampooning the controversial presidential candidate. Trump, who’s stepped up his campaign fundraising in recent weeks, will charge from $10,000 to $100,000 for his Tuesday fundraiser, whose location is only being disclosed to donors, according to the Sun-Times. Trump is expected to receive the Republican Party’s nomination for president at the party’s convention next week. A Trump spokeswoman did not immediately return a message seeking comment.)
— Protesters Shut Down Both Directions Of Michigan Avenue Downtown – Andrea V. Watson
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160711/downtown/teens-stage-anti-police-brutality-sit-in-millennium-park
— Aldermen Call on State, Congress To Ban Assault Weapons – Ted Cox  (DIERSEN: Why not call for a ban on those who use weapons to commit crimes?)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160711/downtown/aldermen-call-on-state-congress-ban-assault-weapons

 

NBC5
— Donald Trump Tweets About ‘Out of Control’ Chicago Crime  “This election is a choice between law, over & safety – or chaos, crime & violence,” Trump tweeted. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/donald-trump-tweets-chicago-crime-out-of-control-386473431.html

 

CBS2
— Trump Calls Chicago Crime ‘Out Of Control’ Ahead Of Fundraiser
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/07/12/trump-in-chicago-tuesday-for-fundraising-luncheon/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump tweets about Chicago crime, hours before fundraiser here – Leonor Vivanco
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-trump-chicago-tweet-met-0712-20160712-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Presidential candidate Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday morning about Chicago’s crime problem hours before he was scheduled to attend a private fundraiser in the city — one that may draw protests. “Crime is out of control, and rapidly getting worse. Look what is going on in Chicago and our inner cities. Not good!” he tweeted. He later followed up that tweet with another: “This election is a choice between law, order & safety – or chaos, crime & violence. I will make America safe again for everyone. #ImWithYou”  So far this year, more than 2,100 people have been shot compared to more than 2,900 people for the entire year of 2015, according to Tribune data. The homicide tally is at 342 people for the first half of the year, a pace not seen since the late 1990s. New York and Los Angeles combined have fewer shooting and homicide victims than Chicago this year so far. A year ago, Trump told the Tribune Editorial Board that crime is damaging the city’s reputation. “You’ve got to stop it. You’re not going to stop it by being nice. You’re going to stop it by being one tough son of a bitch,” Trump said at the time. During the June 2015 appearance before the editorial board, Trump acknowledged there have been cases of police brutality but said he believed police today are not as tough as when he was growing up in the mid-1960s. “You need tough cookies. These are tough kids. These are not babies. These are tough, tough kids,” he said at the time. “If they saw you walking down the street, they wouldn’t give a damn about you,” he said then. “You can’t be so gentle with these people.” “I’m a big fan of the police, but I think the police now are afraid to act. They’re afraid to be tough.” Tuesday’s fundraiser in Chicago marks Trump’s first campaign-related visit to Chicago since the canceled rally at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where supporters and protesters converged in March. Tickets are $10,000 to attend, $25,000 to get a photo with a candidate and $100,000 to be part of a VIP Roundtable that includes photos and two lunch tickets, according to an invitation for the event. A protest is planned for 10 a.m. Tuesday morning outside downtown’s Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago organized by a number of community leaders calling on Trump to end his divisive rhetoric. Among the scheduled speakers are Illinois National Organization for Women president Susan Straus, SEIU Healthcare Illinois executive vice president Greg Kelley and Inner-City Muslim Action Network executive director Rami Nashashibi, according to news releases issued about the planned protest. U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D – IL) is in Washington, D.C. but helped spread word of the event by emailing her constituents. “She feels strongly Trump’s message is overly divisive at a time when our nation needs unity,” said Ben Head, the congresswoman’s political director.)
— Another prominent Illinois Republican, Kirk Dillard, to skip Trump convention – John Byrne  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries glorify and praise anti-Trumps?  ANSWER: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-kirk-dillard-donald-trump-convention-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Add former governor hopeful Kirk Dillard to the list of prominent Republicans who won’t be heading to the GOP convention for the formal nomination of polarizing presidential candidate Donald Trump — and to the list of those who don’t want to talk about why they won’t be there. Dillard, who chairs the Regional Transportation Authority after losing the 2014 Republican primary for governor to eventual winner Bruce Rauner, said he might attend a reception in Cleveland for transit officials. But he won’t be going to the convention itself, which runs from July 18-21. Asked Monday why he won’t go to the convention to support Trump, Dillard paused, smiled at a group of reporters and said, “You know, I’ll get to you later on that,” before walking away. Dillard ran in the March 15 primary as a delegate for Jeb Bush, who had long folded his tent by then (the delegate filing deadline is well before the primaries start and candidates drop out along the way). Dillard joins Rauner, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and U.S. Rep. Robert Dold, who faces a tough re-election effort in the North Shore 10th District, on the list of Illinois Republicans staying away from the convention.)
— IRS asked to probe Donald Trump’s purchase of helmet with money meant for charity – David A. Fahrenthold  (DIERSEN: For the last 11 years, I have raised money from Republicans to help sponsor Wheaton’s Independence Day parades.  What do you say to those who oppose that?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-donald-trump-charity-20160712-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Watchdog group with ties to Democrats has asked the IRS to investigate Donald Trump’s charitable foundation over a report that Trump used money meant for charity to buy a football helmet signed by former NFL star Tim Tebow. “What’s unambiguous is that Mr. Trump … manager and fiduciary of the Foundation’s charitable assets, used Foundation dollars to purchase football memorabilia that he personally coveted,” wrote Brad Woodhouse of the American Democracy Legal Fund, in a letter to the IRS. Woodhouse is a longtime Democratic operative.  The liberal watchdog said that Trump appeared to have violated rules against “self-dealing,” which are designed to keep charity leaders from using their nonprofits to help themselves. It asked that the IRS open an investigation, which could lead to tax penalties for Trump, the foundation’s president.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ex-U.S. attorney Dan Webb, a Republican, urges vote for Hillary – Lynn Sweet and Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, if you urge people to vote for a Democrat, you are not a Republican.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dan-webb-republican-urges-vote-for-hillary-clinton/
— Cop in ‘antlers photo’ shouldn’t get job back, appeals court says – Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cop-in-antlers-photo-shouldnt-get-job-back-appeals-court-says/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Independent state political map needed – Frank Goetz, Wheaton  (DIERSEN: Far too many Democrats, Libertarians, and Greens falsely claim to be Independent.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160712/discuss/160719876/
— Aside from guns, there’s plenty to ban – Tom Stanfa, Batavia  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THEY WANT TO BAN individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160712/discuss/160719875/
— Another tense summer, but it’s not Summer of Rage – Burt Constable  (DIERSEN: What did you do during the summers of 1967 and 1968?  I worked full-time for the Park Forest Post Office, lived with my parents and brother in Crete, and saved money for college expenses and new cars.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160712/news/160719787/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— ‘Play to pay’ politics is bad, but it works: business survey – GREG HINZ  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you seek or accept anything of value from any individual, organization, or company to anything against the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of government office or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160711/BLOGS02/160719976/chicagos-pay-to-play-politics-works-say-business-execs-in-new-survey
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago area business leaders strongly believe that donating to a local politician or hiring a high-powered lobbyist adds to the city’s already serious corruption problems. But, according to a new survey, they overwhelmingly also believe that paying to play works. The survey also finds that business leaders by an 8-to-1 margin say that “things in Chicago are . . . off on the wrong track,” with 79 percent negative and just 10 percent positive. The online survey of 428 Chicago-area decision-makers was conducted by Crain’s Custom Media in May for the Committee of Economic Development of the Conference Board, a nonpartisan, business-led policy group. Those polled by email indicated that their companies had at least $1 million in revenue last year and that they either hold a top management slot or serve on the firm’s board. The results “are indicative of the constant sort of low-level scandals that seem to happen on a regular basis in Chicago,” said committee senior advisor Cindy Canary, a well known local reformer. “I don’t think we’re going to see corporate leaders unilaterally disarming,” she added. “But I do think people can come to the table to discuss reform.” Overall, these business execs have a low opinion of Chicago government. For instance, 92 percent say that the influence of money in Chicago politics is “bad,” with a majority of 53 percent indicating things are getting worse. Similarly, 88 percent say the “ethical behavior” of Chicago officials over the past five years is at least a “somewhat serious issue,” 92 percent say big campaign donors add to Chicago corruption, 93 percent say that lobbying city officials impacts the level of city corruption, and 92 percent agree that the city suffers from “crony capitalism . . . favoritism in the form of tax breaks, government grants and other incentives.” Asked whether officials listen more to voters or lobbyists, 81 percent answer lobbyists.)

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Durbin: Budget impasse contributes to violence – NATHAN IRWIN (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats threaten violence if Republicans do not give Democrats more money.)
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/durbin-budget-impasse-contributes-violence#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump warns violence might be ‘just the beginning’ – CNN  (DIERSEN: One could argue that if you are a Trump supporter, you should get a concealed carry permit to protect yourself from anti-Trumps.  Anti-Trumps are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Anti-Trumps are disciples of Saul Alinsky.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/trump-warns-violence-might-be-just-the-beginning

 

E NEWS PARK FOREST
— IL House Republican Leader Jim Durkin Welcomes State Rep. David Welter – Gary Kopycinski
https://enewspf.com/2016/07/11/jim-durkin-welcomes-state-rep-david-welter/

 

LOYOLA NEWS
— Loyola named one of nation’s best value colleges by Money Magazine – Nick Alexopulos  (DIERSEN: In its February 1978 edition, Money Magazine reported that I had earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976.)
http://www.loyola.edu/news/2016/0712-money-best-value-colleges

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Ambush In Dallas Shakes The Movement For Police Reform – MARTIN KASTE
http://nprillinois.org/post/what-dallas-means-police-reform#stream/0

 

CITIZEN KELLY
— Texas Police Group to Obama: Don’t turn Dallas Memorial into Gun Control Rally
http://www.citizenkelly.com/tx-police-group-to-obama-dont-turn-dallas-memorial-into-gun-control-rally/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CAN THE GOP SENATE MAJORITY SURVIVE DONALD TRUMP?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/can-the-gop-senate-majority-survive-donald-trump.html
— CHICAGO ACTIVIST CALLS FOR POLICE TO BE ABOLISHED AND DISARMED
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/chicago-activist-calls-for-police-to-be-abolished-and-disarmed.html
— FIVE REASONS SANDERS SUPPORTERS WILL NEVER BE EXCITED ABOUT HILLARY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/five-reasons-sanders-supporters-will-never-be-excited-about-hillary.html

 

GOPUSA
— Nation on brink of race wars – so now isn’t the time to mince words  (DIERSEN: Democrats want everyone, but especially minorities, to hate Republicans.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12373
— Black Lives Matter: ‘No good cops in a racist system, No more protests, just revolution’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12364
— Dallas police chief ‘would use any tool at my disposal to save an officer’s life’
http://www.gopusa.com/dallas-police-chief-would-use-any-tool-at-my-disposal-to-save-an-officers-life/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Democrats Assigned Conservative Groups to Attack on Senate Floor – Lachlan Markay  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who successfully attacked TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.  The attackers include Democrats, Democrat plants, Libertarians, Libertarian plants, RINOs, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://freebeacon.com/politics/dems-assigned-groups-to-attack-on-senate-floor/
— Boeing Received $16.6 Billion in Federal Contracts Last Year  Major beneficiary of U.S. tax dollars trying to sell airliners to Iran for billions – Morgan Chalfant
http://freebeacon.com/national-security/boeing-received-16-bil-in-federal-contracts-2015/
— NASA Spends $73,500 on ‘Unconscious Bias’ Training  ‘Creating a culture of positive influencers who are empowered to use their privilege wisely’ – Elizabeth Harrington  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Whites who serve as operatives or as dupes for anti-Whites.  Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not help them get rid of Whites.)
http://freebeacon.com/issues/nasa-spends-73500-unconscious-bias-training/

 

THE BLAZE
— Fox News Political Analyst: Obama ‘Sees Through the Eyes of an Aggrieved Black Activist’ – Tre Goins-Phillips  (DIERSEN: What does Obama think of you?  From what I see, the more of the following are true about you, the more that Obama and his supporters hate you: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, and/or your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/11/fox-news-political-analyst-obama-sees-through-the-eyes-of-an-aggrieved-black-activist/
— Popular Pastor Leaves School Board Over Policy Teaching Students Safe Homosexual Sex, Abortion – Carly Hoilman  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to commit LGBTQ acts and to have abortions.)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/11/popular-pastor-leaves-school-board-over-policy-teaching-students-safe-homosexual-sex-abortion/
— ‘The Way Is Clear’: Kasich Ally Former New Hampshire Sen. Gordon Humphrey (R) Urges Former 2016 Hopeful to Challenge Trump at RNC – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/11/the-way-is-clear-kasich-ally-urges-former-2016-hopeful-to-challenge-trump-at-rnc/
— First Draft of GOP Platform Adopts Trump’s Rhetoric on Trade, Makes Significant Change on Marriage – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/11/first-draft-of-gop-platform-adopts-trumps-rhetoric-on-trade-makes-significant-change-on-marriage/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats’ platform at convention backs abortion funds  Seeks repeal of Hyde Amendment – Bradford Richardson  (DIERSEN: Promoting abortion is one of the Democrat Party’s top priorities.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/11/democrats-platform-at-convention-backs-abortion-fu/

 

POLITICO
— Democrats unveil diversity public school bill – MICHAEL STRATFORD  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America.  Democrats run the public schools in America.  How soon, if not already, will they prohibit Republicans and the children of Republicans from attending public schools?)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/morning-education/2016/07/democrats-unveil-diversity-bill-215282
— Lawmakers, activists pounce on companies flirting with Iran  In letters obtained by POLITICO, dozens of firms express reticence and eagerness to jump into the Iranian market a year after the nuclear agreement. – Nahal Toosi  (DIERSEN: Virtually all my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are involved in government and/or politics to make more money for themselves. I should write a book about them.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/iran-nuclear-companies-225343

 

NBC NEWS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: Majority of Americans Think Racial Discrimination Is a Serious Problem – HANNAH HARTIG, JOHN LAPINSKI and STEPHANIE PSYLLOS  (DIERSEN: Because Democrats run America, Democrats are the discriminators.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/majority-americans-think-racial-discrimination-serious-problem-poll-n607381
— NAACP: Trump Hasn’t Responded to Our Invitation to Speak – JANE C. TIMM  (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at Blacks that Trump’s supporters a) have caused all the problems that Blacks have, b) are causing all the problems that Blacks have, and c) will forever cause all the problems that Blacks will have.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/naacp-trump-hasn-t-responded-our-invitation-speak-n607246

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that “After Outbreaks of Violence, Donald Trump Strains to Project Leadership” and that he is “A figure so volatile that speaking in public can be a risk.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/us/politics/donald-trump-reaction.html?login=email
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Giuliani.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/opinion/rudy-giulianis-racial-myths.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Can the G.O.P. Senate Majority Survive Donald Trump?”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/17/magazine/can-the-gop-senate-majority-survive-donald-trump.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Surprising New Evidence Shows Bias in Police Use of Force but Not in Shootings – QUOCTRUNG BUI and AMANDA COX
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/upshot/surprising-new-evidence-shows-bias-in-police-use-of-force-but-not-in-shootings.html
— Why We’re Giving Our Employees a Raise – JAMIE DIMON  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was overpaid.  From what I see, Dimon would agree with them.  In my defense, I earned six job-related professional certifications, a job-related professional license, three job-related master’s degrees, and a job-related bachelor’s degree.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/opinion/jamie-dimon-why-were-giving-our-employees-a-raise.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Real-world Pressures Blunt Effect of Bias Training for Police, Experts Say – BENEDICT CAREY and ERICA GOODE  (DIERSEN: I ask my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes this question:  What bias training have you had?  I had lots of bias training while I worked for IRS for almost 9 years and while I worked for GAO for almost 18 years. While I worked for IRS and for GAO, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats, minorities, females, and/or veterans.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/12/science/bias-reduction-programs.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Dubious constitutional effort to cut due process for top civil servants spreads across government – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: Who does not want you to have due process?  The following do not want me to have due process: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/07/12/dubious-constitutional-effort-to-cut-due-process-for-top-civil-servants-spreads-across-government/
— The 5 most importantly odd debates that came up during the GOP’s platform debate – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois want the Republican Party platform to promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, pot, gambling, abolition of the Second Amendment, race and gender based preference giving, dependency on government, and other anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and/or anti-American things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/12/the-5-most-importantly-odd-debates-that-came-up-during-the-gops-platform-debate/

 

MCCLATCHY NEWS
— Little sympathy for gay issues from GOP platform-writers – DAVID LIGHTMAN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois want the Republican Party platform to promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, pot, gambling, abolition of the Second Amendment, race and gender based preference giving, dependency on government, and other anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and/or anti-American things.)
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/election/article89010987.html

 

USA TODAY
— One month after Pulse, fear not deterring LGBT community – Ryan W. Miller  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBT activity made it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBT activity.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/07/12/one-month-after-pulse-fear-not-deterring-lgbt-community/86719774/
— Voices: In Chicago, gun violence defies comprehension – Aamer Madhani
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2016/07/10/voices-chicago-gun-violence-defies-comprehension/86804570/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The ‘I’ll sue you’ effect  Donald Trump rarely follows through on his libel claims, but threats can be chilling – Nick Penzenstadler  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are discouraged from libeling me and from slandering me because of all the lawsuits that I have filed.  That is why my critics/opponents are only able to recruit operatives and dupes who are judgment proof, that is, they have little or no income or net worth.)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/2016/07/11/trump-bill-maher-and-miss-pennsylvania-ll-sue-you-effect/85877342/

 

CBS MIAMI
— Protesters Arrested At Rubio Office (DIERSEN: Are you Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, a gun owner, and/or have your ancestors been in America for a long time?  How soon, if not already, will the following protest at your home: 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://miami.cbslocal.com/2016/07/11/nightclub-shooting-protesters-arrested-at-rubio-office/

 

OPPOSING VIEWS
— Religious Right Wants Anti-Gay, Pro-Bible GOP Platform – Michael Allen  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois want the Republican Party platform to promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, pot, gambling, abolition of the Second Amendment, race and gender based preference giving, dependency on government, and other anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and/or anti-American things.)
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/politics/religious-right-wants-anti-gay-pro-bible-gop-platform

 

THE BEAST
— Donald Trump’s Platform Committee: Gay Sex Deadlier Than Smoking  The Republican platform committee is peppered with individuals with questionable credibility when it comes to LGBT issues and tax policy: One compared the gay rights movement to the Holocaust, while another said being gay kills at a higher rate than smoking. One even suggested that God is preventing a cure for HIV/AIDS from being found. – Tim Mak  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois want the Republican Party platform to promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, pot, gambling, abolition of the Second Amendment, race and gender based preference giving, dependency on government, and other anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and/or anti-American things.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/12/donald-trump-s-platform-committee-gay-sex-deadlier-than-smoking.html

 

BLOOMBERG
— OUTSTANDING: Openness to Same-Sex Marriage Rejected in Republican Platform – Mark Niquette  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois want the Republican Party platform to promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, pot, gambling, abolition of the Second Amendment, race and gender based preference giving, dependency on government, and other anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and/or anti-American things.)
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-07-12/openness-to-same-sex-marriage-rejected-in-republican-platform
— Painkiller Abuse Epidemic Awaits a Place on U.S. Party Platforms – Angela Greiling Keane  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois want the Republican Party platform to promote LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, pot, gambling, abolition of the Second Amendment, race and gender based preference giving, dependency on government, and other anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and/or anti-American things.)
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-07-12/painkiller-abuse-epidemic-awaits-a-place-on-u-s-party-platforms

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Donald Trump Said Hillary Clinton Would ‘Make a Good President’ in 2008  Kind words for presumptive presidential rival came in a previously unreported clip from ‘Trumped!,’ a syndicated radio feature that aired from 2004 to 2008 – MICHAEL ROTHFELD and  MARK MAREMONT
http://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-said-hillary-clinton-would-make-a-good-president-in-2008-1468281714
— Hispanics Register to Vote in Record Numbers in Key States  Republican Donald Trump likely faces higher hurdle in some traditional battleground states and even in Arizona – BETH REINHARD  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats shout at Hispanics a) that Republicans have caused all the problems that Hispanics have had, b) that Republicans are causing all the problems that Hispanics are having, and c) that Republicans will forever cause all the problems that Hispanics have.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hispanics-register-to-vote-in-record-numbers-in-key-states-1468269306
— Ruth Ginsburg’s Victory Lap  The Justice dances on the conservative Court’s political grave. – Editorial  (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 DESPISE IF NOT HATE THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/ruth-ginsburgs-victory-lap-1468279234
— Trump and the Delegates  A court ruling gives an impetus to unbinding GOP convention-goers. – Editorial
http://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-the-delegates-1468279087
— Healing After Dallas, Without Obama  When the president repeatedly assumes the worst about police, he sends a dangerous message. – JASON L. RILEY
http://www.wsj.com/articles/healing-after-dallas-without-obama-1468278417
— Obama and Race Relations  A qualified defense of the president. – JAMES TARANTO  (DIERSEN: Under Obama, America has become dramatically more anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-and-race-relations-1468259312
— Hillary Clinton Is Drawing in the Left’s Last Holdouts  Event with Bernie Sanders comes as more progressive groups back the Democratic candidate – COLLEEN MCCAIN NELSON and PETER NICHOLAS  (DIERSEN: Clinton has made it clear that if elected, she will focus on doing what those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors want her to do.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-clinton-is-drawing-in-the-lefts-last-holdouts-1468315800
— Dallas Shooter Purchased Guns Legally, Official Says  Investigation finds purchases were made at gun show or online – DAN FROSCH and  BEN KESLING
http://www.wsj.com/articles/dallas-shooter-purchased-guns-legally-official-says-1468269720

 

THE WEEK
— How white people should think about Black Lives Matter after Dallas – Ryan Cooper  (DIERSEN: Ever increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, if you want to be popular in America, you have to be anti-White.)
http://theweek.com/articles/634787/how-white-people-should-think-about-black-lives-matter-after-dallas

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— No Matter Who’s Paying the Bill, College Is More Expensive Than You Think – Kaitlin Mulhere  (DIERSEN: Because my outstanding parents provided me with room and board in the home in Crete while I attended UIC 1966-1969, weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969, and the summer of 1969, I was able to earn/save enough working for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 to pay for a) all my tuition, books, fees, etc., b) a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, c) a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, d) room and board for three semesters and a summer session at NIU, and to graduate from NIU debt-free in August of 1970.)
http://time.com/money/4383712/college-costs-more-expensive-survey/

 

PROGRESS ILLINOIS
— Chicagoans Return To The Streets For Protests Against Police Brutality – Ellyn Fortino (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) blame police for all the problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have and b) promote hatred against police.)
http://www.progressillinois.com/posts/content/2016/07/11/chicagoans-return-streets-protests-against-police-brutality-video

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— GOP Convention Preview: Trump vs. The Establishment – Lisa Keen  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity want politicians, their operatives, and their dupes to get rid of individuals (like me), organizations (like TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois), companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.  Those who destroyed TAPROOT talked and acted like they were operatives or dupes for those who promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/GOP-Convention-Preview-Trump-vs-The-Establishment/55811.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Blacks, Whites Disagree Over Whether There’s A War on Police
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/july_2016/blacks_whites_disagree_over_whether_there_s_a_war_on_police

July 10 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Marchers condemning police shootings enter Taste of Chicago, clog downtown – William Lee , Nereida Moreno and Grace Wong
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-police-protests-0710-20160709-story.html
— Amid a cascade of tragedies, a toxic political culture persists – Karen Tumulty  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use every tragedy to further demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-tragedies-toxic-political-culture-20160709-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors argue that “Police are safer under Obama than they have been in decades.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-analysis-police-safer-under-obama-20160709-story.html
— Panel: No easy answers to stopping gun violence – David Sharos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-nvs-naperville-react-dallas-gun-violence-st-0710-20160709-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Protesters clog Loop to mark deaths at cops’ hands of black men – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/black-lives-matter-activists-gather-at-millennium-park/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Richard Parker blames us all for the Dallas massacre.
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20160710/281831463063958
— After Dallas, we need not be at odds with each other – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Democrats do everything that they can to put 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 AT ODDS WITH THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-after-dallas-we-need-not-be-at-odds-with-each-other/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What Chicago’s top corporate and litigation lawyers charge – CLAIRE BUSHEY
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160709/ISSUE01/160709868/what-chicagos-top-corporate-and-litigation-lawyers-charge

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Number of state employees with six-figure salaries drops slightly in 2015 – Doug Finke  (DIERSEN: When did you first earn $100,000 in today’s dollars?  For me, it was 1989 when I was 41 years old.  In my defense, I had worked for GAO for almost 10 years and for IRS for almost 9 years.  I had become a licensed CPA in 1982, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.  I had earned a master’s degree in accounting in 1980, an MBA in 1976, and a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160709/number-of-state-employees-with-six-figure-salaries-drops-slightly-in-2015
— Union wins round 1, but it’s not the whole fight – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160709/statehouse-insider-union-wins-round-1-but-its-not-whole-fight
— Davis says Trump meeting went well – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20160709/bernard-schoenburg-davis-says-trump-meeting-went-well
— Some Illinois State Fair exhibitors aren’t in it for the money – David Blanchette  (DIERSEN: What are you “in it for the money?”  My serving as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor costs me 10+ hours each and every day and many thousands of dollars every year for newspaper subscription, internet, and other expenses.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160709/some-illinois-state-fair-exhibitors-arent-in-it-for-money

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Atop Dems’ hit list, Kirk is running hard – Jim Dey  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who advise Kirk to dump conservatives, that is, to dump Republicans, to win?)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2016-07-10/jim-dey-atop-dems-hit-list-kirk-running-hard.html
— Demonizing Trump supporters – AP  (DIERSEN: If you are offered a bribe to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supporters, how will you react?  If you are threatened if you don’t demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supporters, how will you react?  Anti-Trump leaders have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/guest-commentary/2016-07-10/demonizing-trump-supporters.html
— There is no end in sight for contract talks with the state’s largest union. – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2016-07-10/no-impasse.html

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Lawmakers Growing Impatient With Mautino – Greg Bishop
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=218317#.V4IhuRF9XHk

 

THE SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Daryl Ice of Benton promotes Islam.  Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion. Ask Ice how many Americans have been killed since September 11, 2001 by Muslims to advance Islam.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/opinion/editorial/guest/voice-of-the-reader-guilt-by-association-isn-t-right/article_8caf6e76-c809-5859-8081-d927510a6bb1.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Democrat John Bartman Running for Jack Franks’ Seat – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/07/09/john-bartman/

 

BREITBART
— Hugh Hefner Declares Victory in Sexual War Against Republicans – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2016/07/10/hugh-hefner-declares-victory-sexual-war-republicans/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— PENTAGON’S TRANSGENDER POLICY STEAMROLLS RELIGIOUS LIBERTY  ‘Americans need to know the extreme implications of this policy’
http://www.wnd.com/2016/07/pentagons-transgender-policy-steamrolls-religious-liberty/#!

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump’s logical VP choice is Jeff Sessions – Mike Stopa
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/07/trumps_logical_vp_choice_is_jeff_sessions.html

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Poll: Even minorities oppose affirmative action – Marlo Safi
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=7820

 

THE HILL
— GOP convention organizers tighten security plans amid fears – Rebecca Savransky and Ben Kamisar (DIERSEN: Protestors are anti-police, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/286933-gop-convention-organizers-tighten-security-plans-amid-safety-fears

 

POLITICO
— Why Paul Ryan won’t accept — or dismiss — Donald Trump  Ryan has spent years laying the groundwork for a second Reagan revolution. Is the country ready? – Danny Vinik and Darren Samuelsohn
http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2016/07/why-paul-ryan-wont-accept-or-dismiss-donald-trump-000159
— Christie builds his case for Trump’s VP  Trenton insiders are convinced the governor is auditioning for a spot on the GOP ticket. But he probably doesn’t need to. – Matt Friedman
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/chris-christie-donald-trump-vp-225332
— Mexico’s president: ‘No way’ we’d pay for a wall – Kristen East  (DIERSEN: Constructively, Mexico and its citizens, many of whom are in America illegally, have declared war on America.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/mexico-president-wall-trump-225340

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Heal Discord?  2016 Candidates Are Seen as a Main Source of It – Patrick Healy  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats urge those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/us/politics/donald-trump-hillary-clinton.html
— Public Schools? To Kansas Conservatives, They’re ‘Government Schools’ – JULIE BOSMAN  (DIERSEN: I did not attend a government school until I was almost 14 years old in 1962.  My outstanding parents sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/us/schools-kansas-conservatives.html
— Obama on Dallas: No Reprise of ’60s Racial Strife – MARK LANDLER and MICHAEL D. SHEAR  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 when I was 31 years old because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job, BUT IF I WAS 31 YEARS OLD TODAY, GAO WOULD NOT HIRE ME.  IRS hired me in 1971 when I was 22 years old because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job, BUT IF I WAS 22 YEARS OLD TODAY, IRS WOULD NOT HIRE ME. The Post Office hired me in 1966 when I was 18 years old because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job, BUT IF I WAS 18 YEARS OLD TODAY, THE POST OFFICE WOULD NOT HIRE ME.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/us/politics/dallas-shooting-obama-race-relations.html
— The Paradox of Disclosure  Revealing your bias often makes others more likely to take your advice. – Gray Matter  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the following in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who fail to disclose: 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.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/opinion/sunday/the-paradox-of-disclosure.html
— Donald Trump Keeps Distance in G.O.P. Platform Fight on Gay Rights – JEREMY W. PETERS
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/11/us/politics/donald-trump-republican-party.html
— The Clinton Contamination – Maureen Dowd
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/opinion/sunday/the-clinton-contamination.html
— Is the Islamic State Unstoppable? – HASSAN HASSAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/opinion/is-the-islamic-state-unstoppable.html
— How Wall Street Bro Talk Keeps Women Down – SAM POLK
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/opinion/sunday/how-wall-street-bro-talk-keeps-women-down.html
— After ‘Brexit’ Vote, Immigrants Feel a Town Turn Against Them – KIMIKO DE FREYTAS-TAMURA  (DIERSEN: My wife and I have lived in Wheaton since 1978.  I should write a book about those in Wheaton, their operatives, and their dupes who continue to viciously demonize me, to viciously denigrate me, and to viciously condemn me as being a newcomer.  They would love it.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/world/europe/brexit-immigrants-great-britain-eu.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— OUTSTANDING: Republicans join Trump in denouncing ‘sanctuary cities’ – Mary Kay Linge
http://nypost.com/2016/07/10/republicans-join-trump-in-denouncing-sanctuary-cities/

 

CHARLOTTE POST
— Trump, Republican Party confuse outreach efforts with pandering  Identity politics is already part of campaigning – Raynard Jackson  (DIERSEN: Who are the conservatives in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Who is reaching out to them?  I should write a book about “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Gen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who do everything that they can to get rid of conservatives.  They talk and act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.  One could argue that the Illinois Democrat Party treats conservatives better than the Illinois Republican Party does.)
http://www.thecharlottepost.com/news/2016/07/10/opinion/trump-republican-party-confuse-outreach-efforts-with-pandering/

 

TENNESSEAN
— Trump’s flaws give cover to Clinton’s vulnerabilities – Saritha Prabhu  (DIERSEN: Who stresses your flaws and your vulnerabilities? The following stress my flaws and my vulnerabilities: 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.)
http://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/columnists/2016/07/10/trumps-flaws-give-cover-clintons-vulnerabilities/86783166/

 

PHILLY
— Wharton alums: Outraged that Trump links them to his ‘prejudice and intolerance’ – Chris Mondics  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents would shout that they could get thousands if not millions of signatures from IIT, Roosevelt, DePaul, Becker CPA Review, Loyola, NIU, UIC, Crete-Monee High School, Hope Lutheran Grade School, and Trinity Lutheran Grade School alumni and students on a letter that would demonize, denigrate, and condemn me far stronger than the anti-Trump Wharton letter. Further, my critics/opponents would shout that they could get thousands if not millions of signatures from my GAO, IRS, Firestone Stores, University Plaza Dormitory, Chrysler, Post Office, John’s Sinclair, Thrall Car, Flossmoor County Club, and S.S. Kresges superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinate on a letter that would demonize, denigrate, and condemn me far stronger than the anti-Trump Wharton letter.  Further, my critics/opponents would shout that they could get thousands if not millions of signatures from past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, etc. members, employees, etc. on a letter that would demonize, denigrate, and condemn me far stronger than the anti-Trump Wharton letter.  Further, my critics/opponents would shout that they could get thousands if not millions of signatures from activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, voters, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois on a letter that would demonize, denigrate, and condemn me far stronger than the anti-Trump Wharton letter.)
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/presidential/20160710_Wharton_alums__Outraged_that_Trump_links_them_to_his__prejudice_and_intolerance_.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some 500 alumni and students at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School have signed a letter rebuking Donald Trump for “xenophobia, sexism, racism, and other forms of bigotry that you have actively and implicitly endorsed in your campaign.”  Trump, a Wharton graduate and the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has spoken glowingly of his experience at the renowned business school. Two of his children also studied there. It was not clear to what extent Wharton graduates and students writ large are dismayed by Trump’s candidacy and his affiliation with the school. While the letter had more than 500 signatories as of Saturday, Wharton itself claims to have about 94,000 alumni from 152 countries.)

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP AND BREXIT: ARE POLITICAL PARTIES A THING OF THE PAST? – CHRIS BARKER
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-and-brexit-are-political-parties-thing-past-478666

 

CARE2
— What Exactly Is White Privilege? Here Are 7 Examples – Kevin Mathews  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats and under the RINOs, Whites are viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned as being racists, bigots, and even worse things.  All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, my superiors were under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to give preference to their non-White employees and b) to get rid of their White employees.)
http://www.care2.com/causes/what-exactly-is-white-privilege-here-are-7-examples.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Disagree with Decision Not to Indict Clinton
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/july_2016/most_disagree_with_decision_not_to_indict_clinton

July 9 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Illinois Politicians React to Dallas Shooting  “As a country and as a city we can never accept acts of violence anywhere, at any time, against anyone, for any reason,” Mayor Emanuel said in a statement. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Illinois-Lawmakers-React-to-Dallas-Shooting-386040521.html

 

ABC7
— EX-REP. JOE WALSH DEFENDS ‘WATCH OUT OBAMA’ TWEET AFTER DALLAS SHOOTING – CHARLES THOMAS
http://abc7chicago.com/news/ex-congressman-defends-watch-out-obama-tweet-after-dallas-shooting/1419126/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FROM PAGE: Dallas police killer was loner, followed black militants – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dallas-police-killer-was-loner-followed-black-militants/
— Gene Lyons: Another Clinton ‘scandal’ flops – GENE LYONS  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs always hint/imply/argue/shout that a) Republicans should be held to higher standards and b) Democrats and RINOs should be held to lower standards.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/gene-lyons-another-clinton-scandal-flops/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New voter precincts in DuPage County expected to ease heavy turnout for fall election – Gary Gibula  (DIERSEN: My Milton Township Precinct 9 no longer having a polling place within its borders has discouraged voter turnout.  Nevertheless, for the March 15, 2016 primary election, with 40% Republican turnout, it had the 13th highest Republican turnout of Milton Township’s 124 precincts.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-increasing-precincts-growth-st-0710-20160708-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Election officials say they hope the addition of new precincts in Naperville and throughout most of DuPage County will shorten wait times when voters go to the polls this fall. At the same time, the number of polling places has been reduced in a cost-cutting measure. The city of Naperville straddles Lisle and Naperville townships. Sixteen new precincts have been created in Lisle Township, bringing the total to 114. Naperville Township’s 87 voter precincts include 18 that have been newly created. Throughout DuPage County, 113 new precincts were added, bringing the total to 859 precincts.)
— Judge tosses Naperville highway commissioner’s road budget lawsuit – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-judge-tosses-township-road-budget-lawsuit-st-0710-20160708-story.html
— Appeals court orders release of Chicago police disciplinary records – Steve Schmadeke  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty.  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government against me.  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents would hint/imply/argue/shout that GAO took the following disciplinary actions against me and that they approve of those actions: a) forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) always ranked me in the lower half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, c) never promoted me beyond GS-13, d) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and d) forced me to take an $18,459 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  That IRS took the following disciplinary actions against me and that they approve of those actions: a) never promoted me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions, and c) disallowed my partial day per diem claims.  That the Post Office took the following disciplinary actions against me and that they approve of those actions: a) forced me to resign in 1969 when I was 20 years old and b) disallowed my sick leave requests.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-police-union-discipline-ruling-met-20160708-story.html
— Clinton nod in sight, Sanders still seeking Democratic platform changes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democratic-platform-sanders-clinton-20160708-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— How to get involved in new Wheaton alumni association – Jessica Cilella  (DIERSEN: What high school did you graduate from and in what year?  I graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1966.  One could argue that if want say that someone is a success or a failure, you have to consider the high school that they graduated from and when they graduated.  What was their class rank?  What percent of their classmates earned college degrees?  How successful in life were their classmates?  How many of them made it into the upper 1%, upper 5%, upper 10%, upper 15%, upper 20%, etc.?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160708/news/160709186/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRATS
— Kirk again trails Duckworth in fundraising for US Senate bid – AP  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: If Kirk loses to Duckworth, who will Kirk and his supporters blame?  ANSWER: Those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.bnd.com/latest-news/article88530982.html

 

BLOOMINGTONPANTAGRAPH
— Kinzinger in political pickle over Trump – Steve Vogel
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/opinion/vogel-kinzinger-in-political-pickle-over-trump/article_21f6f1f9-dd8f-58c1-8f47-a0f9e129f0d0.html

 

QUAD CITY ONLINE
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Illinois medical marijuana sales reach $2.57 million in June – AP
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/illinois-medical-marijuana-sales-reach-million-in-june/article_bcba47b4-4528-11e6-8596-93075d22d378.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— State Politicians React To Dallas Shootings – JORDAN ABUDAYYEH
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/state-politicians-react-to-dallas-shootings-07-09-2016

 

STATELINE
— “Who can heal America?  Paul Ryan: ‘Long month for America’ – CNN
http://www.mystateline.com/news/who-can-heal-america

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Origin of Trump’s hats questioned – AP
http://herald-review.com/business/national-and-international/origin-of-trump-s-hats-questioned/article_9e689dee-799e-588c-8591-64b7e87cd217.html

 

SOUTHERN
— College-educated whites put hole in Trump coalition – BILL BARROW  (DIERSEN: Are you a college-educated White?  I am.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/national/government-and-politics/college-educated-whites-put-hole-in-trump-coalition/article_c2c74f33-d055-59a2-bb54-d83aa0663092.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS

— NIU – Rule of Law no longer applies! – Kirk Allen

http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/07/niu-rule-of-law-no-longer-applies/

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— GOP leaders: Whites unaware of challenges facing black Americans  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, anti-Whites and anti-Republicans will use this to further demonize, to further denigrate, and to further condemn rank-and-file Republicans as being racists and as being even worse things.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/dallas-shooting/newt-gingrich-marco-rubio-speak-about-recent-shootings

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— MUSLIM RADICALS POISED TO EXPLOIT U.S. RACIAL TENSIONS  Black nationalists, Nation of Islam influenced Dallas cop killer
http://www.wnd.com/2016/07/muslim-radicals-poised-to-exploit-u-s-racial-tensions/#!
— WAR ON COPS? OFFICERS SHOT IN 4 STATES  ‘Sad day for law enforcement’ as police departments ‘bombarded with threats’
http://www.wnd.com/2016/07/war-on-cops-officers-shot-in-4-states/#!

 

CHRISTIAN NEWS TODAY
— ‘I’m going to make you proud,’ Trump tells Republican lawmakers
http://christiannewstoday.com/business/im-going-to-make-you-proud-trump-tells-republican-lawmakers/16515
— Trump has tense meeting with Senate Republicans, calls Illinois’ Kirk ‘a loser’
http://christiannewstoday.com/science/trump-has-tense-meeting-with-senate-republicans-calls-illinois-kirk-a-loser-5/16821
— Trump Clashes With Arizona GOP Senator Jeff Flake in Closed-Door Meeting  (DIERSEN: Who have you clashed with?  I have clashed with the following: 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://christiannewstoday.com/usa/trump-clashes-with-arizona-gop-senator-in-closed-door-meeting-2/15385

 

THE HILL
— American anger boils over – Niall Stanage  (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-police, 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 EVERYONE TO BE ANGRY AT those who are policemen, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/287093-american-anger-boils-over

 

CBS NEWS
— Republicans to consider softening party’s official language on LGBT – JACQUELINE ALEMANY  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBT activity a) have always worked the hardest to destroy the Republican Party, b) are working the hardest to destroy the Republican Party, and c) will always work the hardest to destroy the Republican Party.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/moderate-republicans-propose-softening-official-gop-position-on-lgbt/

 

ABC NEWS RADIO
— House Republican Says President Obama Has Contributed To Hostility Against Police
http://www.wbal.com/article/175368/3/house-republican-says-president-obama-has-contributed-to-hostility-against-police

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Political Orphans Independents, now a plurality of American voters, have no convention to call their own. So I went online looking for a party hookup. – Timothy Egan (DIERSEN: I should write a book about why conservatives like me do not want to be Republican Precinct Committeemen in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. Conservatives in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois look at how the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party treat conservatives like me.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/08/opinion/campaign-stops/the-political-orphans.html
— How Trump Can Save the G.O.P.  Conservatives should thank him for exposing the party’s real problems. – SAM TANENHAUS  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republicans” in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois 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. The aforesaid focus on getting rid of those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/opinion/campaign-stops/how-trump-can-save-the-gop.html
— How Mrs. Clinton Would Pay Tuition Bills – Editorial  (DIERSEN: How did your tuition bills get paid? I paid my 1966-1968 UIC and 1969-1970 NIU tuition bills with money that earned delivering mail for the Park Forest Post Office. I paid my 1972-1976 Loyola tuition bills with money that earned working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights and for IRS. I paid my 1976-1980 DePaul tuition bills with money that earned working for IRS and for GAO.  I paid my 1992-1997 IIT tuition bills with money that earned working for GAO.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/09/opinion/how-mrs-clinton-would-pay-tuition-bills.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Could Donald Trump lose the millennial vote to Gary Johnson? – Aaron Blake  (DIERSEN: What percent of millennials a) smoke pot or b) want to smoke pot legally?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/09/could-donald-trump-lose-the-millennial-vote-to-gary-johnson/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Republicans accuse Obama of pushing gun control agenda after Dallas shootings – CHRISTINE RUSHTON
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-trailguide-updates-republicans-accuse-obama-of-pushing-his-1467986380-htmlstory.html
— Democrats call for $15 federal minimum wage in platform – CHRIS MEGERIAN  (DIERSEN: When you first earned $15/hour in today’s dollars, what job requirements did you have to meet?  For me, it was a) passing an employment test, b) having a high school diploma, c) having a driver’s license, d) passing a background check, e) passing a truck driving test, f) passing a physical examination, g) being available to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and full-time during the summers, h) owning a vehicle to make deliveries from, i) having a good driving record, j) etc.)
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-trailguide-updates-1468036201-htmlstory.html

 

USA TODAY
— Black Lives Matter: Don’t blame movement for Dallas police ambush – Aamer Madhani
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/07/08/black-lives-matter-dont-blame-movement-dallas-police-ambush/86866014/

 

ABC LOS ANGELES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mexico encourages its citizens to go to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally, that is, Mexico encourages its citizens in invade America, that is, Mexico declares war on America.  If you side with Mexico, you are anti-American.
http://abc7.com/news/mexicos-foreign-minister-meets-with-undocumented-students-in-east-la/1419837/

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Pot Sales in Washington State Top $1 Billion – Denver Nicks  (DIERSEN: Those who want to destroy America promote pot.)
http://time.com/money/4398213/pot-sales-washington/

 

THE NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s attempt for Republican unity failed.”
http://nation.com.pk/international/09-Jul-2016/trump-s-attempt-for-republican-unity-failed

 

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 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 Blacks in Chicago to blame their problems on police.)
http://www.peoplesworld.org/after-police-shootings-chicagoans-demand-accountability/

July 8 Morning Edition

HERALD & REVIEW
— Gov. Rauner calls Dallas police shootings ‘outrageous’ – AP
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/gov-rauner-calls-dallas-police-shootings-outrageous/article_4dbd83d6-0ca3-5e5d-aaf0-c529c2f16e4e.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Hillary Clinton disqualifies herself – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-hillary-clinton-emails-comey-kass-0708-20160707-column.html
— Illinois lawmakers got paid this week — for April – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-munger-madigan-illinois-lawmaker-paychecks-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Zorn and other anti-Trumps argue that “Clinton’s email scandal is far, far, far from a voter deal-breaker.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-hillary-clinton-voter-loyalty-email-scandal-zorn-perspec-0708-md-20160707-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue that “Really, America. It’s OK to sit out this election.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-sit-out-this-election-clinton-trump-perspec-0708-20160708-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Monee mayor known for temper outbreaks – Erin Gallagher  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have worked the hardest to make me lose my temper. So far, they have failed.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-monee-mayor-met-20160707-story.html
— Don’t compare police shootings to black-on-black crime – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. Nevertheless, sooner or later, Democrats blame all crime on Republicans.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-philando-castile-alton-sterling-police-shootings-black-men-20160707-story.html
— That MBA is totally worth it, according to a Facebook-employee-turned-comedian – Ally Marotti  (DIERSEN: I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976 when I was 27 years old.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-paul-ollinger-facebook-comedy-bsi-20160705-story.html
— Naperville Township roads lawsuit in court Friday – Genevieve Bookwalter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-township-lawsuit-update-st-0706-20160706-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: DuPage board allows candidacy, denies one – Gary Gibula
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Police: 5 officers dead, 6 hurt in Dallas protest shooting – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/shots-fired-dallas-protest-fatal-police-shootings/
— Kirk on Trump: ‘Eastern, privileged, wealthy bully’ – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/kirk-trump-is-a-privileged-bully/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Mistake for race to matter in college admissions  Positive quotas for one or more groups mean negative quotas for others. – Michael Barone  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-discrimination-by-race-will-continue-on-college-campuses/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Toking up while working out: Pair plan gym allowing pot use – AP  (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and/or anti-American promote pot.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160706/business/307069849/
— Wheaton event offers assistance to veterans in need – Jessica Cilella  (DIERSEN: My nastier Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because I avoided the draft, someone less fortunate than me was drafted and then killed or severely injured in Vietnam.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160708/news/160709241/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Law firms try for smooth succession with age, term limits – CLAIRE BUSHEY  (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that except for rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($92,632) by age 25, GS-14 ($109,463) by age 30, GS-15 ($128,759) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($160,300) by age 40, c) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160707/NEWS04/160709889/chicago-law-firms-try-for-smooth-succession-with-age-term-limits
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At Levenfeld Pearlstein, a small Chicago law firm, birthday candles can signal a change in leadership. Last week the firm named David Solomon, 47, to head the corporate and securities practice, taking over from Mary Wasik, who at 60 had hit the firm’s age ceiling for holding a top management spot. At the same time, Laura Friedel, 43, stepped in to run Levenfeld’s labor and employment practice. The 60-lawyer firm with clients like Barrington and Bridgeview banks is one of handful in the Chicago market to lay out age restrictions and term limits for key leadership positions. Partners established the policy to make it easier for younger lawyers to take over management of the firm from their predecessors. Levenfeld Executive Director Angela Hickey said it is an issue many small and midsize law firms fail to address. “Most firms think of succession plans when the executive committee is 70,” she said.)
— Why Chicago needs a massive gun violence study now – KAREN C. TEITELBAUM
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160707/OPINION/160709909/why-chicago-needs-a-massive-gun-violence-study-now

 

DNA INFO
— ‘Black On Black’ Crime Narrative Is Racist, Ignorant, Chicago Activists Say – Evan F. Moore  (DIERSEN: What percent of crime is a) white on white, b) white on minority, c) minority on minority, and d) minority on white?)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160707/englewood/black-on-black-crime-narrative-is-racist-ignorant-chicago-activists-say

 

WBEZ
— How Chicago School Construction Furthers Race and Class Segregation – Sarah Karp, Becky Vevea
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/how-chicago-school-construction-furthers-race-and-class-segregation/92305e1d-2888-46e3-9e6c-de3a3a7f01de

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner sees no action on pensions till after election – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-07-07/updated-rauner-sees-no-action-pensions-till-after-election.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Gingrich: If asked, I would be Trump’s VP  Former Speaker is campaigning with Trump in Ohio – CNN  (DIERSEN: Were it not for Gingrich, I might still be a GAO employee.  During the 1990s, Gingrich successfully lead Republican efforts to dramatically cut GAO’s budget. Of course, needless-to-say, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in Chicago were beyond furious.  They took their anger out me, the last non-veteran Republican in the office who was eligible for early retirement.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/gingrich-if-asked-i-would-be-trumps-vp

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Donald Trump lashes out at GOP senators, including Mark Kirk of Illinois – Sean Sullivan and Philip Rucker
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20160707/donald-trump-lashes-out-at-gop-senators-including-mark-kirk-of-illinois

 

SAUK VALLEY
— TRAGIC: Sauk Valley’s first medical marijuana dispensary opens in Fulton
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/07/07/sauk-valleys-first-medical-marijuana-dispensary-opens-in-fulton/ay6okdf/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— NIU – Penny Wise, Pound Foolish? – Kirk Allen
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2016/07/niu-penny-wise-pound-foolish/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— ILLINOIS UNIONS ACTIVE WITH $800,000 IN POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS THIS WEEK – ILLINOIS SUNSHINE (DIERSEN: What do those who are anti-union stress about you?  Those who are anti-union stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years and that I have only bought cars that were made by union members.)
http://www.rebootillinois.com/2016/07/07/editors-picks/illinois-sunshine/illinois-unions-active-with-800000-in-political-contributions-this-week/61200/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: ILLINOIS ONE OF FEW STATES STILL RECOVERING FROM THE GREAT RECESSION – MICHAEL LUCCI
http://www.rebootillinois.com/2016/07/06/featured-articles/michael-lucci/illinois-and-lost-jobs-still-recovering-from-the-great-recession/60980/
— TOP 10 ILLINOIS SUBURBS TO LIVE IN – NATALIE CRAWFORD  (DIERSEN: Wheaton did not make the top 10 list.  If you live in a suburb that did not make the top 10 list, what are the reasons?)
http://www.rebootillinois.com/2016/07/07/editors-picks/nataliecrawford/top-10-illinois-suburbs-to-live-in/60863/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. Naperville Overall grade: A+  As the #1 suburb in Illinois, it was also voted as the second best place to live by Money magazine in 2006. It’s a midsized city with high home values, high rent costs, and average unemployment levels. Here are some of the grades Niche gave it, but to check out specific, click here. Cost of Living: C-  Public Schools: A+  Crime and Safety: B+  Family Amenities: A  Jobs: B+)

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Iowa Civil Rights Commission Goes After Churches – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Who works the hardest against you?  Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes work the hardest against me.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/iowa-civil-rights-commission-goes-churches/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The kind of draconian restrictions of speech and religious rights that corrupt Canadian governance are  arriving bit by corroded bit on America’s church steps sooner than many expected and in, of all places,  Iowa. Make no mistake though, this is coming to every state. Iowa, like many other states, has a law banning discrimination based on, among other conditions, “sexual orientation” and “gender identity,” in places of public accommodation. To be clear, the rhetorical contrivance “sexual orientation” really means “subjective homoerotic attraction and volitional homoerotic acts,”* and the rhetorical contrivance “gender identity” really means “the subjective desire to be the opposite sex or no sex,” both of which are ontological impossibilities. Iowa also has a Civil Rights Commission that has issued “guidance” on how the state law and corresponding city codes affect churches. It states that the anti-discrimination law—including its provisions regarding homoerotic feelings and sex-rejection—does, in fact, apply to churches. Fortunately, the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of the Fort Des Moines Church of Christ to prevent the civil rights commission and Iowa attorney general “from forcing Fort Des Moines to use its facility in a way that violates its religious beliefs about human sexuality.” Here are some of the tricksy ways the Iowa Civil Rights Commission seeks to violate the civil rights of Christians.)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TRUMP CALLS FOR HEALING FOLLOWING EXECUTION OF DALLAS POLICE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/trump-calls-for-healing-following-execution-of-dallas-police.html
— THORNER: KEEP CONCON OUT OF THE GOP PLATFORM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/thorner-keep-concon-out-of-the-gop-platform.html
— HIGGINS: IOWA CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION GOES AFTER CHURCHES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/higgins-iowa-civil-rights-commission-goes-after-churches.html

 

GOPUSA
— Obama lectures nation on racial disparities hours before assassination of Dallas police officers  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-police, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=12232

 

GATEWAY
— RNC Chair Priebus: Folks Not Supporting Trump Are ‘SCREWING AROUND With The Next 40 Years’ – Jim Hoft
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016/07/rnc-chair-priebus-folks-not-supporting-trump-screwing-around-next-40-years-video/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— SNIPERS KILL 5 COPS, WOUND 6 OTHERS IN DALLAS  Attacks took place at peaceful protest of recent fatal shootings by officers
http://www.wnd.com/2016/07/2-cops-shot-after-protest-over-louisiana-minnesota-shootings/#!

 

THE BLAZE
— Philly Archbishop Says Gay Catholics Should Abstain From Sex to Receive Communion. Mayor Blasts Decree as ‘Not Christian.’ And That’s Just for Starters. – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/07/philly-archbishop-says-gay-catholics-should-abstain-from-sex-mayor-blasts-decree-as-not-christian-and-thats-just-for-starters/

 

BARBWIRE
— ALL LIVES MATTER! – DR. MICHAEL BROWN
http://barbwire.com/2016/07/08/all-lives-matter/

 

BREITBART
— RNC Chair: Folks Not Supporting Trump Are ‘Screwing Around With The Next 40 Years’ – Pam Key
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2016/07/07/priebus/
— MILO EXCOMMUNICATED: DePaul Bans Dangerous Faggot From Campus – CHARLIE NASH
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/07/07/depaul-university-bans-milo-from-returning/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Limited amount of ‘victimhood’ available to share  An interesting battle sprang up between two victim groups in Toronto over the last weekend. – Steve Jordahl
http://onenewsnow.com/culture/2016/07/07/limited-amount-of-victimhood-available-to-share

 

HOT AIR
— Pew poll: More young adults support Gary Johnson than support Trump  (DIERSEN: What percent of those who support Johnson smoke pot or want to smoke pot legally – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
http://hotair.com/archives/2016/07/07/pew-poll-more-young-adults-support-gary-johnson-than-support-trump/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Priebus to Anti-Trump Republicans: “We’re Going To Win With Or Without Them” – Ian Schwartz  (DIERSEN: Who are the leading anti-Trump individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries?  From what I see, they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/07/07/priebus_to_anti-trump_republicans_were_going_to_win_with_or_without_them.html
— Trump’s Capitol Hill Visit Fails to Bring Party Unity – Caitlin Huey-Burns & James Arkin
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/07/07/trumps_capitol_hill_visit_fails_to_bring_party_unity.html

 

THE HILL
— Better refugee screening, bipartisan gun bill needed to protect homeland – Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/286750-better-refugee-screening-bipartisan-gun-bill-needed-to
— Kirk touts break from Trump – Jordain Carney  (DIERSEN: Political Parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/286831-gop-senator-touts-break-from-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) is highlighting his split from presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump as an example of his independence as he runs for reelection. “My independence is pretty clearly demonstrated when I de-endorsed Donald Trump,” the Illinois Republican told a local radio station. “I felt Donald Trump was too bigoted and racist for the land of Lincoln.” Kirk’s comments come as Senate Republicans meet with Trump at the National Republican Senatorial Committee. The Illinois Republican is one of a handful of vulnerable GOP senators who aren’t attending the closed-door sit-down. Kirk — widely considered one of this year’s most endangered GOP incumbents — was the first, and only, Republican senator to take back his endorsement of Trump from earlier this year. “I have concluded that Donald Trump has not demonstrated the temperament necessary to assume the greatest office in the world,” Kirk said in a statement in June. The Illinois Republican has repeatedly broken from his party as he runs for reelection on issues including Planned Parenthood and gun control. He also played up his decision to buck Trump in an ad last month. Kirk faces an uphill battle for reelection against Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) in a state widely expected to be carried by Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, in November. Republicans are defending 24 Senate seats. Democrat need to net five — or flip four and retain the White House — to win back the majority. While Kirk isn’t eager to tie himself to Trump, he also took a swing at Clinton over her use of a private email server while secretary of State. He added in the radio interview: “Democrats should really rebuke her, to leave their whole party to that level of risk.”)

 

MSNBC
— Police murders bring a ‘nightmare’ to life in Dallas – Steve Benen
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/police-murders-bring-nightmare-life-dallas

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— 5 Dallas Officers Killed at Protest Against Police Shootings – PATRICK McGEE, MANNY FERNANDEZ and JONAH ENGEL BROMWICH
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/09/us/dallas-police-shooting.html
— All the Nominee’s Enablers  Cynicism, denial, and the coming of Trump. – Paul Krugman
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/08/opinion/all-the-nominees-enablers.html
— Suicide Rate Among Veterans Has Risen Sharply Since 2001 – DAVE PHILIPPS  (DIERSEN: My nastier Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because I avoided the draft, someone less fortunate than me was drafted and then killed or severely injured in Vietnam.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/08/us/suicide-rate-among-veterans-has-risen-sharply-since-2001.html
— When Will the Killing Stop? – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America.  Nevertheless, sooner or later, Democrats blame all crime on Republicans.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/08/opinion/when-will-the-killing-stop.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH FOUR BIG COLOR PICTURES: After Philando Castile’s Killing, Obama Calls Police Shootings ‘an American Issue’  Obama Asks Nation to Confront Racial Biases in Law Enforcement System – MATT FURBER and RICHARD PEREZ-PENA  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. Nevertheless, sooner or later, Democrats blame all crime on Republicans.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/08/us/philando-castile-falcon-heights-shooting.html?login=email

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Ten mistakes Reince Priebus made – Jennifer Rubin  (DIERSEN: Will Priebus respond to this?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I have made many mistakes. It would be great if they would get together ( I suggest at the Wheaton Bowl), publish “Diersen’s top ten mistakes,” and give me an opportunity to respond.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/wp/2016/07/08/ten-mistakes-reince-priebus-made/
— The true danger to democracy is cynicism, not anger – Michael Gerson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote cynicism and anger.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-triumph-of-cynicism/2016/07/07/232b5028-446c-11e6-8856-f26de2537a9d_story.html
— Snipers kill five police officers in Dallas, wound seven others during protest – Tim Madigan, Michael E. Miller, Travis M. Andrews and Mark Berman  (FROM THE ARTICLE: The Dallas police chief said an attacker told authorities “he was upset about the recent police shootings” and “wanted to kill white people, especially white officers.”)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/07/08/like-a-little-war-snipers-shoot-11-police-officers-during-dallas-protest-march-killing-five/
— Fatal shootings by police are up in the first six months of 2016, Post analysis finds – Kimberly Kindy, Wesley Lowery, Steven Rich, Julie Tate and Jennifer Jenkins
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/fatal-shootings-by-police-surpass-2015s-rate/2016/07/07/81b708f2-3d42-11e6-84e8-1580c7db5275_story.html
— Will federal employees in classified-material cases get treated as Clinton did? – Joe Davidson
http://www.pressreader.com/usa/the-washington-post/20160708/281960312079458
— In the 2016 campaign, Trump can’t stop talking about Trump – Jenna Johnson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-the-2016-campaign-trump-cant-stop-talking-about-trump/2016/07/07/dc978a74-4460-11e6-bc99-7d269f8719b1_story.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— As Dallas police hunt for snipers, politicians start to weigh in – Seema Mehta
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-trailguide-updates-as-dallas-police-hunt-for-snipers-1467956803-htmlstory.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh threatens ‘war’ on Obama and Black Lives Matter protesters, blames them for deaths after Dallas attack – Jason Silverstein
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/joe-walsh-war-obama-black-lives-matter-dallas-article-1.2703883

 

DALLAS MORNING NEWS
— Meeting with GOP lawmakers, Trump promises outreach to women and minorities, more disciplined message – Katie Leslie and Tom Benning
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/headlines/20160707-trump-promises-outreach-to-women-and-minorities-message-discipline-in-meeting-with-lawmakers.ece

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Why Donald Trump’s Tensions With Congressional Republicans Are Good for Him–and Them – JOHN FEEHERY
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/07/07/why-donald-trumps-tensions-with-congressional-republicans-are-good-for-him-and-them/
— Five Police Officers Dead, Several Hurt at Dallas Protest  Two snipers opened fire amid rally over police shootings of two black men, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile – DAN MOLINSKI, SAN FROSCH in Denver, and ALEJANDRO LAZO
http://www.wsj.com/articles/shots-fired-at-dallas-protest-over-police-shootings-in-baton-rouge-and-minnesota-1467947604

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— GOP Senator Jeff Flake dramatically confronts Donald Trump in tense Capitol Hill meeting – Allan Smith
http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-goes-to-war-with-jeff-flake-2016-7

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who are anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, and/or anti-American promote pot.
http://time.com/money/4396968/medical-marijuana-prescription-drug-costs/

 

THE BEAST
— Donald Trump to Republican Lawmakers: Hey, Losers, Vote for Me  The presumptive Republican presidential nominee made a trip to Capitol Hill on Thursday to unify his splintered party. He failed. – Betsy woodruff  (DIERSEN: You should be aware that my critics/opponents say that those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are losers.  What do you say to my critic/opponents?)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/07/donald-trump-to-hill-republicans-hey-losers-vote-for-me.html

 

THE WEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “There is no good reason for any fence-sitting Republican to endorse Donald Trump.”
http://theweek.com/articles/634458/there-no-good-reason-fencesitting-republican-endorse-donald-trump

 

FED SMITH
— Senators Want to Take Away Hillary Clinton’s Security Clearance – Ian Smith  (DIERSEN: One could argue that if cannot get/keep a security clearance, you should not seek or hold any kind of government position.  Many millions in America cannot get a security clearance.  If you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail, you should not seek or hold any kind of government position.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/07/07/senators-want-to-take-away-hillary-clintons-security-clearance/

 

THE GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate men hate Trump.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/07/women-hate-donald-trump-no-time-to-fix-it

 

SALON
— Donald Trump lectures Congress on the greatness of Saddam – Mark Sumner
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/07/07/1546018/-Donald-Trump-lectures-Congress-on-how-great-Saddam-was

 

METRO WEEKLY
— Anti-gay activist: Gay rights an “anti-God movement” and a “sin movement”  Peter LaBarbera believes that gay rights are “a liberal cult” – Frank Carber
https://www.metroweekly.com/2016/07/anti-gay-activist-gay-rights-anti-god-movement-sin-movement/