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August 31 Morning Edition

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE OF RAUNER: Rauner on tollway: ‘If I have to send in some investigators, I’ll do it’ – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180831/rauner-on-tollway-if-i-have-to-send-in-some-investigators-ill-do-it
— Editorial’s comments on tollway were premature – Elizabeth Gorman, Executive Director, Illinois Tollway
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180830/editorials-comments-on-tollway-were-premature
— Democratic candidate Sean Casten regrets comparing Trump to bin Laden
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180830/democratic-candidate-regrets-comparing-trump-to-bin-laden
— FRONT PAGE: How suburban police are using dog walkers to fight crime – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: What about criminals who pretend to be dog walkers?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180831/how-suburban-police-are-using-dog-walkers-to-fight-crime
— FRONT PAGE: How fentanyl test strips help drug users ‘be safe and survive’ – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will illicit drug users sue those who give them fentanyl test strips?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180831/how-fentanyl-test-strips-help-drug-users-be-safe-and-survive
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With a goal of stopping the recent rise in drug overdose deaths, advocates and health agencies are willing to try anything — even safety strategies targeting people who will continue using illicit drugs. The latest strategy to come to the suburbs is the issuance of fentanyl test strips so users can determine whether the drugs they plan to take contain the powerful painkilling substance, which is 30 to 50 times stronger than heroin.)
— Group seeks to determine community views on racism – Rev. Clyde H. Brooks (DIERSEN: What does this group say about Democrats who ever-increasingly shout at everyone that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180831/group-seeks-to-determine-community-views-on-racism
— Despite drawbacks, there is value in political parties – Lee Hamilton (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. What do you say to political parties a) that help elect candidates who reject important planks in their platform and/or b) that work against candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180831/despite-drawbacks-there-is-value-in-political-parties
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, those who are anti-conservative and/or anti-Republican paint drug abusers as positively as they can.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180831/editorial-treat-opioid-abuse-like-the-disease-it-is
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF TRUMP: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Trump cancels federal raises – AP (DIERSEN: The federal government employs more voters in Illinois than any other employer. Of course, this action by Trump will encourage them, their spouses, their parents, their children, their etc. to vote for all the Democrats on the ballot in their precinct.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-cancels-pay-raise-due-174828322.html
— How suburban police are using dog walkers to fight crime – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: What about criminals who pretend to be dog walkers?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180831/how-suburban-police-are-using-dog-walkers-to-fight-crime

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam gets backing from billionaire Koch brothers group in Illinois’ 6th District – Patrick M. O’Connell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-roskam-receives-koch-brothers-support-20180830-story.html
— Twitter will begin labeling political ads about issues such as immigration – Tony Romm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-twitter-political-ads-20180830-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Naperville dog walkers vigilant against crime as part of new police program – Suzanne Baker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-paw-patrols-st-0831-story.html
— Naperville restaurants embracing Dollar Up Hunger Down as easy way to help Loaves & Fishes – Diane Moca (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats who run Illinois, everyone in Illinois will be getting charity and/or handing out charity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-hunger-action-month-st-0829-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As sex-abuse crisis roils the Catholic Church, Cupich goes on seminary retreat – Robert Herguth
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/catholic-church-sex-abuse-scandal-cardinal-blase-cupich-carlo-maria-vigano-theodore-mccarrick/

 

ABC7
— Kanye West apologizes for saying slavery was ‘a choice’ – AP (DIERSEN: What “choices” have you made that your critics/opponents have blasted you for making? My Democrat superiors in the federal government blasted me for my a) not being a Democrat, b) avoiding the draft, c) applying for jobs and accepting job offers from the Post Office in 1966, IRS in 1971, and GAO in 1980, d) being a union member while I worked for Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980, e) applying for promotions, f) complaining about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, g) frustrating their efforts to get rid of me by earning job-related college degrees, professional certifications, and a professional license, h) giving up trying to have children, not adopting, and not becoming a foster parent, i) becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, j) etc.)
https://abc7chicago.com/entertainment/kanye-west-apologizes-for-saying-slavery-was-a-choice/4097335/

 

WGN TV
— Illinois Democratic congressional candidate Sean Casten compares Trump to Osama bin Laden – TAHMAN BRADLEY AND MELISSA ESPANA
https://wgntv.com/2018/08/30/illinois-democratic-congressional-candidate-compares-trump-to-osama-bin-laden/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— An Ugly Pension Update – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-08-30/editorial-ugly-pension-update.html

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— ‘Independent Republican’ Taking On Morrison In 29th State Senate District – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/independent-republican-taking-on-morrison-in-29th-state-senate-district/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Kochs unveil list of backed House candidates, including Peter Roskam – AP
https://herald-review.com/news/national/kochs-unveil-list-of-backed-house-candidates-including-one-in/article_0ca85047-a193-511b-9a83-ba9a710ccb11.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Cooking for a cause: Glen Ellyn Backyard BBQ to raise funds for Bridge Communities – ERIC SCHELKOPF Moca (DIERSEN: Soon, under the Democrats who run Illinois, everyone in Illinois will be getting charity and/or handing out charity.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/25/cooking-for-a-cause-glen-ellyn-backyard-bbq-to-raise-funds-for-bridge-communities/amkvz6t/

 

WGLT
— Rep. Davis Added To Republican Incumbent-Protection Program – RYAN DENHAM
http://www.wglt.org/post/rep-davis-added-republican-incumbent-protection-program#stream/0

 

CITY OF WHEATON
— Public Meeting for East Roosevelt Road Study September 11 (DIERSEN: My precinct is on the south side of Roosevelt Road from Main Street west to the Prairie Path.)
https://www.wheaton.il.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=148

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— State Senator Pam Althoff Resigns
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/31/state-senator-pam-althoff-resigns/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri touts reform record as true ‘new voice’ for 49th House District – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511546867-khouri-touts-reform-record-as-true-new-voice-for-49th-house-district

 

WIREPOINTS
— “We’ll never get real pension reform as long as legislators are getting a pension” – Ted Dabrowski on WTAD (DIERSEN: The logical extension of this is to prohibit those who are earning government pension credits or are getting a government pension from a) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman or Captain and b) seeking or holding any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/well-never-get-real-pension-reform-as-long-as-legislators-are-getting-a-pension-ted-dabrowski-on-wtad-audio/
— Emanuel’s misleading pension bond presentation to Chicago aldermen – Ted Dabrowski
http://www.wirepoints.com/emanuels-misleading-pob-presentation-to-chicago-aldermen/
— Liquidation Sale. That’s How To Think About Chicago’s Proposed Pension Bond – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/liquidation-sale-thats-how-to-think-about-chicagos-proposed-pension-bond/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS GRAD STUDENTS DECLARE ‘SANCTUARY UNION’
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/university-of-illinois-grad-students-declare-sanctuary-union.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Koch brothers group to back Roskam
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/31/koch-brothers-group-to-back-roskam/
— Governor claims to be “pretty upset” over Tollway nepotism allegations
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/31/governor-claims-to-be-pretty-upset-over-tollway-nepotism-allegations/
— SIU quickly rescinds ban on “activism” during events by athletes, cheerleaders
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/31/siu-quickly-rescinds-ban-on-%e2%80%9cactivism%e2%80%9d-during-events-by-athletes-cheerleaders/
— Union challenges Pritzker to live up to promises
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/31/union-challenges-pritzker-to-live-up-to-promises/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Pope Francis: Resign, and Let Pope Benedict Return from Retirement – Richard A. Viguerie and Mark Fitzgibbons
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28657

 

BREITBART
— Sarah Palin, Loyal Running Mate, Excluded from John McCain’s Funeral – Joel Pollak
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/29/sarah-palin-loyal-running-mate-excluded-from-john-mccains-funeral/
— Pope Francis ‘Embittered’ by Accusations but Has ‘No Intentions of Retiring’ – Thomas Williams
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/30/pope-francis-embittered-by-accusations-but-has-no-intentions-of-retiring/
— Catholics Call for Investigation, Resignation of Pope Francis – Thomas Rodriguez
https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/08/30/pope-francis-catholics-call-investigation-resignation/

 

DAILY CALLER
— HOW BIASED ARE TECH COMPANIES AGAINST CONSERVATIVES? – Anders Hagstrom
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/30/tech-companies-conservative-bias/

 

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— The left gives community colleges another free pass for unpaid student loans – Jason D. Delisle
https://www.aei.org/publication/the-left-gives-community-colleges-another-free-pass-for-unpaid-student-loans/

 

GOPUSA
— California has Tarnished the American Dream. (DIERSEN: From what I see, under the Democrats, to be successful in Illinois, like to be successful in California, you have to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53424

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— How McCain Got the Last Word Against Trump – Michael D. Shear and Katie Rogers (DIERSEN: How do your critics/opponents plan on getting the last word against you?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/29/us/politics/mccain-funeral-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Here’s the Conversation We Really Need to Have About Bias at Google.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/30/technology/bias-google-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s Assault on Google The right is pressuring tech to be more MAGA-friendly.” (DIERSEN: One could compare and contrast how friendly Google news searches are to Rich Miller and www.capitolfax.com with Google News Searches are to Dave Diersen and www.gopillinois.com.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/30/opinion/trump-assault-google-facebook.html
— National Enquirer Had Decades of Trump Dirt. He Wanted to Buy It All. – Jim Rutenberg and Maggie Haberman (DIERSEN: One could argue that the more dirt that your critics/opponents have on you, the more that you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office. What dirt do your critics/opponents have on you? My critics/opponents stress a) that I avoided the draft, b) that my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, c) that we have never owned any dogs, d) that we have only owned American nameplate vehicles, e) that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, f) that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974, g) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968, and h) that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/30/nyregion/trump-cohen-national-enquirer-american-media-recording.html
— Claims of Censorship Come Through Loud and Clear – Kate Conger
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/31/technology/week-in-tech-censorship-debate.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “60 percent disapprove of Trump, while clear majorities back Mueller and Sessions.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/poll-60-percent-disapprove-of-trump-while-clear-majorities-back-mueller-and-sessions/2018/08/30/4cd32174-ac7c-11e8-a8d7-0f63ab8b1370_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Is It Time for Pope Francis to Resign? If an archbishop’s explosive claims are vindicated, this papacy must end. – Robert P. George
https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-it-time-for-pope-francis-to-resign-1535668524
— Coming Soon to Facebook: Lots of Extreme Political Ads Campaign strategists say the social-media giant’s advertising platform rewards extreme messaging – Georgia Wells and Deepa Seetharaman (DIERSEN: Of course, you never have, and you never will see any kind of paid advertising in GOPUSA emails or on www.gopillinois.com. But if I did take money for such advertising, which activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. would take out ads in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and on www.gopillinois.com? What would they would they promote with their advertising?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/coming-soon-to-facebook-lots-of-extreme-political-ads-1535707802
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Campaign strategists are gearing up to flood Facebook with inflammatory and polarizing ads heading into the midterm elections, saying its advertising platform rewards extreme messaging more than other venues. Such tactics often backfire, partly because extreme ads can be hidden by those who find them disagreeable, Facebook Inc. said. The disconnect highlights the social network’s often-controversial role as a political tool, where Facebook wants to be viewed as a promoter of healthy debate while some believe its platform contributes to divisive civic discourse. Although Facebook didn’t start the trend toward more inflammatory political ads, many candidates and consultants working on midterm campaigns said its cost structure and ability to target narrow slices of voters makes it a uniquely effective tool for motivating people to act in support of a cause or a candidate. “You’re not trying to persuade anybody on Facebook,” said Jeff Roe, whose political-consulting firm Axiom Strategies is one of the biggest buyers of political advertising, largely on behalf of Republican candidates. “You’re trying to reach a different part of people’s brains.”)
— Why Republicans Stick With Trump It’s all the things he hasn’t done. On key issues, the president has come around to conservative positions.
114 Comments – Bobby Jindal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-republicans-stick-with-trump-1535667137
— FRONT PAGE: The ‘Trump Slump’: With a Friend in the White House, Gun Sales Sag The industry leaned heavily on panic over gun control to drive sales, especially during the Obama administration; AR-15 seeks a reboot For years, AR-15-style semi-automatic rifles have been one of the biggest drivers of growth for the gun industry. But President Donald Trump’s election triggered an unexpected response: A slump in demand. – Zusha Elinson and Cameron McWhirter
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-trump-slump-with-a-friend-in-the-white-house-gun-sales-sag-1535640346
— At Wells Fargo, Discontent Simmers Among Female Executives – Emily Glazer (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran wanted them to get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-wells-fargo-discontent-simmers-among-female-executives-1535707801
— Your Kids Could Lower Your Tax Bill Like Never Before There’s a new tax break for many parents, but it ends when college expenses are approaching – Laura Saunders (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my GAO superiors who hinted/implied/argued/shouted the most that they punished me because my wife and I gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents. However, that was a pretext. In 1989, they pulled out all the stops to get rid of me. They threw me off audits of IRS which were always in-town, assigned me to a nasty 6-month out-of-town audit, gave me unfair performance expectations, and gave me an unfair performance appraisal. The real reason why they did the aforesaid was that in 1988, I had become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Because of the aforesaid, in 1989, I asked Henry Hyde to come to my defense.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/your-kids-could-lower-your-tax-bill-like-never-before-1535707850
— Trump Says He’ll Eliminate Pay Raises for Civilian Federal Employees Next Year Democrats and unions denounce the move in a time of tax cuts and vigorous economic growth – Kate Davidson (DIERSEN: The federal government employs more voters in Illinois than any other employer. Of course, this action by Trump will encourage them, their spouses, their parents, their children, their etc. to vote for all the Democrats on the ballot in their precinct.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-says-hell-eliminate-pay-raises-for-civilian-federal-employees-next-year-1535652233

 

USA TODAY
— In-N-Out Burger donates $25,000 to Republican Party, prompting Democrats to demand boycott – Josh Hafner
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/08/30/n-out-burger-donates-25000-republican-party-sparks-boycott/1147103002/
— Fixing ageism and rethinking retirement – Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination a) to get rid of those who are older than they are and/or b) to curry favor with those who promote age discrimination.)
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/2018/08/29/sell-date-employees-ageism-and-rethinking-retirement/1086814002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Ageism is widespread and is termed “an insidious practice which has harmful effects on the health of older adults,” by the World Health Organization. Political commentator Bill Maher famously called it the “last acceptable prejudice in America.” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg once publicly noted: “Young people are just smarter.” With 10,000 Baby Boomers reaching 65 every day — a trend which began in 2011 and is set to continue until 2029 — it is past the time to have a conversation around attitudes toward retirement. After all, since the time Social Security set the retirement eligibility age at 65 in 1936, life expectancy at birth has gone up by 20 years. . .Age discrimination occurs when an employer treats an applicant or employee less favorably because of his or her age, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. . .Ageism is hard to prove Last year marked the 50th anniversary of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, which protects individuals who are over the age of 40 from discrimination in employment. Half a century later, age discrimination in the workplace remains notoriously hard to prove. Of the 18,376 cases filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in 2017, only 2.2 percent were found to have a “reasonable cause.” . . . 5 Signs of Age Discrimination (Source: AARP) According to the AARP, there are signs older workers can watch out for: Older workers are being fired or offered buyouts, and younger ones are being hired. The most common term for this is “culture fit.” You are reassigned to unpleasant duties. You start hearing tacky comments about your age. You stop getting raises. Your performance reviews tank.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, USA TODAY promotes LGBTQ activity.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/08/30/troye-sivan-hayley-kiyoko-next-generation-gay-pop-stars/1134289002/
— Public sector unions need to serve their members, not the Democratic Party – Andrew Cline
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/08/31/public-sector-unions-must-end-democratic-activism-serve-members-column/796326002/
— Google’s new tools help vets to find better jobs – Mike Snider (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified veteran who would take the job. That says a lot about how bad the jobs were that I had in the federal government.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/textview (31 Aug 2018)

 

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
— In-N-Out boycott call from top California Democrat disowned by state party – John Wildermuth (DIERSEN: Should I publish a list of all the activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who a) boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and b) call for everyone to boycott me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails? Should I draw special attention to the aforesaid boycotters who religiously and hypocritically read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to get information to destroy me?)
https://www.sfchronicle.com/politics/article/In-N-Out-boycott-call-from-top-California-13195243.php

 

SACRAMENTO BEE
— From top to bottom, know your ballot and make it count – CATHERINE LEW (DIERSEN: If the Republican and Independent voters in your precinct were asked who the Republican candidates are on the November 6, 2018 ballot for your precinct, how many could they list? I have brought and I will continue to bring to the attention of the Republican and Independent voters in my precinct that the following Republican candidates will be on the November 6, 2018 ballot for our precinct: UNITED STATES: Peter Roskam, U.S. Congressman, 6th Congressional District; STATE OF ILLINOIS: Bruce Rauner & Evelyn Sanguinetti, Governor & Lieutenant Governor, Erika Harold, Attorney General, Jason Helland, Secretary of State, Darlene Senger, Comptroller, Jim Dodge, Treasurer, Mike Connelly, Senator, 21th District, and Amy Grant, Representative, 42nd District; DUPAGE COUNTY: Dan Cronin, Chairman, James Mendrick, Sheriff, Paul Hinds, Clerk, Gwen Henry, Treasurer, Grant Eckhoff and Chris Zaruba, County Board, District 4, and Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools; DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE: Joseph Cantore, President; and CIRCUIT COURT: Karen Wilson, Judge and Jeff MacKay, Judge)
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article217535935.html

 

GAZETTE
— Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper lauds a pretend “experiment” with pot – Editorial
https://gazette.com/opinion/editorial-governor-lauds-a-pretend-experiment-with-pot/article_0fd346f6-acb7-11e8-b217-ff3369f27d1e.html

 

WBKO
— National Corvette Museum celebrates 24 years – Allie Hennard (DIERSEN: What have you given up to spend more time on what you believe is more important? My wife and I used to regularly attend these events before January 1, 2005 when I started putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails each and every morning. We have not attended any such events since January 1, 2016 when I started putting together and sending out the emails each and every evening too.)
http://www.wbko.com/content/news/National-Corvette-Museum-celebrates-24-years-492129421.html

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— GAO: Census Bureau Needs to Improve Minority Outreach Efforts – Charles S. Clark
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2018/08/census-bureau-needs-improve-minority-outreach-efforts-gao-finds/150913/

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Day 163: Ives Still Not Endorsing Rauner, Still Not Optimistic for Him Either
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/day-163-ives-still-not-endorsing-rauner-still-not-optimistic-for-him-either/

August 25 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: Rauner vetoes bills on immigration – AP
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/24/rauner-vetoes-bills-on-immigration.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To vote for Democrats is to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-aurora-immigration-college-st-0826-story.html
— ‘You may not have time to wait for an ambulance’ in an allergy crisis. But many schools report no EpiPens on hand. – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-extra-epipens-schools-0812-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Vallas wants to dismantle Emanuel’s City Colleges makeover – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: When you were in high school, were you viewed as being “college material.” I was not. Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class. My ACT score was only 24. I was 1-A for draft notwithstanding the fact that my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20, I had partial red/green color blindness, and I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/vallas-city-colleges-careers-job-training-dismantle/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Elgin contingent traveling to UK to study police tactics – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180824/elgin-contingent-traveling-to-uk-to-study-police-tactics
— Booze and bets: Liquor service returning to Arlington’s OTB after brief hiatus – Christopher Placek (DIERSEN: Anti-conservatives promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180824/booze-and-bets-liquor-service-returning-to-arlingtons-otb-after-brief-hiatus

 

WLS AM
— “I wouldn’t count Bruce Rauner out” – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/24/bill-cameron-i-wouldnt-count-bruce-rauner-out/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Comptroller says nearly all state worker back pay has gone out – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: What pay increases have you received? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes remain furious that while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my pay increased every year because of cost-of-living adjustments, step increases, and/or promotions, except for 1980 when I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO. They are especially furious that I got promoted in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1986. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180824/comptroller-says-nearly-all-state-worker-back-pay-has-gone-out
— Group says Davis should return drug company contributions – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180822/bernard-schoenburg-group-says-davis-should-return-drug-company-contributions

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Payment to wrong ex-wife earns Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Grayson “Kash” Jackson more time – AP
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/2018-08-24/payment-wrong-ex-wife-earns-candidate-more-time.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A child-support check sent to the wrong ex-wife has given the Libertarian candidate for Illinois governor 30 more days to rectify the late payment. The (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald reports that Grayson “Kash” Jackson of Antioch told a judge Wednesday that a third-party online child-support disbursement firm erroneously sent the $3,067 payment to his first ex-wife in North Carolina. Jackson was found in contempt of court in May for refusing to pay his second ex-wife $6,067 in back child support and other education and health care needs. He was ordered to pay the lesser purge fee to stay out of jail. Parental rights have been a key issue in Jackson’s campaign for governor. He says he is unemployed and living on disability payments from a 20-year Navy career.)

 

LINCOLN COURIER
— Logan County adds “firearm sanctuary” referendum to November ballot
http://www.lincolncourier.com/news/20180824/logan-county-adds-firearm-sanctuary-referendum-to-november-ballot

 

LCBC RADIO
— Pritzker says open to taxing drivers by the mile, Rauner blasts idea – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: What have you done to reduce the miles that you drive? My wife and I had a home built in 1984 and bought a home in 1978 in walking distance to commuter train stations. I bought a studio condo in 1974 and a one bedroom condo in 1976 in walking distance of where I worked and took night classes.)
http://www.lcbcradio.com/news/state/pritzker-says-open-to-taxing-drivers-by-the-mile-rauner/article_c12e3645-c555-5156-92c1-bf450989c346.html

 

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, universities give preference to citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2018/08/illinois-state-university-welcomes-growing-number-of-international-students/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Roskam v. Casten: Illinois Congressman behind tax reform squares up against Democrat pledging to repeal it – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Government should encourage homeownership and marriage. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Since 1972 my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that I have paid less federal income tax because I have deducted real estate taxes. Since 1978, they have been overjoyed that my wife and I have paid more federal income taxes because of the marriage penalty.)

https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-congressman-behind-tax-reform-squares-up-against-democrat-pledging/article_27e2c1dc-a6f3-11e8-a68a-bbfd9f20c15c.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP SLAMS SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT FOR ‘SILENCING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE’ – Kyle Perisic (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Libertarians who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican. They focus on destroying individuals like me who promote the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform. They played major roles in destroying TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois and the Illinois Center Right Coalition. They promote booze, gambling, pot, and other vices.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/24/trump-facebook-twitter-silence-conservatives/

 

BREITBART
— Sanctuary State Illinois: Illegal Alien Convicted of Raping Three Women After Failing to Be Deported – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/24/sanctuary-state-illinois-illegal-alien-convicted-of-raping-three-women-after-failing-to-be-deported/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— OUTRAGEOUS: Trump nominates lesbian judge tied to LGBT groups for federal bench – Calvin Freiburger (DIERSEN: LGBTQ activists force LGBTQers to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/trump-nominates-lesbian-judge-tied-to-lgbt-groups-for-federal-bench

 

POLITICO
— SALT regs have arrived – BERNIE BECKER (DIERSEN: Government should encourage homeownership and marriage. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Since 1972 my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that I have paid less federal income tax because I have deducted real estate taxes. Since 1978, they have been overjoyed that my wife and I have paid more federal income taxes because of the marriage penalty.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-tax/2018/08/24/salt-regs-have-arrived-327328
— Treasury blocks blue state efforts to get around cap on state, local tax deductions – BRIAN FALER (DIERSEN: Government should encourage homeownership and marriage. Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly. Since 1972 my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been furious that I have paid less federal income tax because I have deducted real estate taxes. Since 1978, they have been overjoyed that my wife and I have paid more federal income taxes because of the marriage penalty.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/23/state-local-tax-deductions-treasury-cap-794869

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump props up false claim that big tech is out to silence conservatives.” I should write a book about those a) who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican, b) who focus on stopping me from promoting the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, c) who focus on stopping my opposition to promoting booze, gambling, pot, other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, and d) who focus on stopping my promoting the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.
https://money.cnn.com/2018/08/24/media/trump-big-tech-bias/index.html

 

ABC NEWS
— Chicago man Alexander Micah Cohen arrested for threatening conference where Sessions said ‘Lock her up’ – MIKE LEVINE
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/chicago-man-arrested-threatening-conference-sessions-lock/story

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s distorted view of justice: Reward friends, punish enemies.” Democrats have always used “justice” to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/first-read/trump-s-distorted-view-justice-reward-friends-punish-enemies-n903506

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Retirement Planning in High School? It’s Never Too Early, Experts Say – Ann Carrns (DIERSEN: I started saving for my retirement in 1966 when I was 18 years old when I started working for the Park Forest Post Office part-time and earning full-time Civil Service Retirement System credits.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/your-money/roth-ira-retirement-teenagers.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump alleges that “Immigrants commit fewer crimes than native-born Americans,” but being in America illegally is a crime in and of itself.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/24/opinion/immigration-trump-mollie-tibbetts.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Thousands of Amazon workers get food stamps. Bernie Sanders wants Amazon to pay for them – ABHA BHATTARAI (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. Because my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am lazy and stupid, they have to hint/imply/argue/shout that anyone could do what I did.)
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bernie-sanders-food-stamps-20180824-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago’s New Idea to Fix Its Pension Deficit: Take On More Debt Proposed $10 billion bond would be biggest pension obligation bond ever issued by a U.S. city – Heather Gillers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicagos-new-idea-to-fix-its-pension-deficit-take-on-more-debt-1535036421
— Papa John’s Mandates Diversity Training as Founder Continues Push for Control Pizza company tries again to distance itself from founder – Julie Jargon (DIERSEN: Will Papa John’s bring in Charles Bowsher? During the 1980s and 1990s, Bowsher had great success in getting rid of the agency’s employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/papa-johns-mandates-diversity-training-as-founder-continues-push-for-control-1535112000
— The Liberty of Nations Nationalism is widely denounced today, but its critics overlook its long history as the foundation of limited government and individual liberty and its role in allowing human diversity to flourish – Yoram Hazony (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-American.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-liberty-of-nations-1535120837
— America Has Fallen Out of Love With the Sedan The relationship between people and their cars is changing, and sport-utility vehicles are winning – Mike Colias
https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-has-fallen-out-of-love-with-the-sedan-1535169698
— As Veterinary Bills Add Up, More Pet Owners Opt for Insurance Annual premiums last year totaled $1 billion, with 1.83 million pets insured – Jo Craven McGinty (DIERSEN: Every dollar that you spend on pets is a dollar that you a) do not save for retirement, b) do not spend on your education, c) do not give to charity, d) etc. Instead of spending money on pets, I saved money for retirement and I spent money on tuition and books to earn a job-related bachelor’s degree, three job-related master’s degrees, six professional certifications, and a professional license.)

https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-veterinary-bills-add-up-more-pet-owners-opt-for-insurance-1535108400

 

THRIVENT
— GET IN THE HABIT A few key steps can help you on the journey to making your financial dreams a reality. – Sarah Watts (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, what would you have spent less money on? I would have spent less money on new cars and on collector cars. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government used the money that I spend on new cars and on collector cars to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being undeservedly filthy rich. They especially used against me the money that I spent to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966 when I was 17 years old, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, a new 1972 Chevy Corvette in 1971, a 1962 Chevy Impala SS collector car in 1989, and a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T collector car in 1994.)
https://www.thrivent.com/magazine/2018/september/get-in-the-habit.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Here’s how the tool works: Money for fixed expenses (mortgage payments, car payments, insurance, etc.) is deposited to your Needs account. Money for variable expenses (clothes and entertainment, for example) goes to your Wants account. Your remaining monthly income goes directly into your Savings Account. Setting aside funds for church or charity becomes not only possible but easy when you build generosity into your budget through the Giving account.)

 

FCW
— GAO: The IRS can do more with its fraud detection system – Derek B. Johnson (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO on audits of IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division 1986-1988. I worked for IRS 1971-1980.)
https://fcw.com/articles/2018/08/24/irs-fraud-detection-return.aspx

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To vote for Democrats is to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-08-24/the-latest-cullerton-slams-veto-of-immigrant-protection

 

DAILY BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says that “Trump Changed Washington D.C.” and “People Now Stab Each Other in The Front.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-changed-washington-dc-people-now-stab-each-other-in-the-front
— Trump Nominates His First Out-LGBT Judge. Will He Match Obama’s 11? Judge Mary Rowland’s judicial nomination has thrilled LGBT rights groups, but has also caused a bit of head-scratching given how anti-LGBT Trump’s judicial picks have tended to be. – Samantha Allen (DIERSEN: LGBTQ activists force LGBTQers to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-nominates-his-first-out-lgbt-judge-will-he

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— OUTSTANDING: Rauner Calls for Trump’s Policies to be Replicated in Illinois
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/rauner-calls-for-trumps-policies-to-be-replicated-in-illinois/

 

ILLINOIS SENATE DEMOCRATS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To vote for Democrats is to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://illinoissenatedemocrats.com/caucus-news/feature-story-archive/6693-senate-latino-caucus-denounces-rauner-comments-on-pro-immigrant-legislation

 

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— Not just Flint: Schools across America find lead in their water – MARK GRUENBERG
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/not-just-flint-schools-across-america-find-lead-in-their-water/

 

GAY STAR NEWS
— Trump’s first LGBTI  judge pick breezes through her confirmation hearing Openly lesbian judge Mary Rowland enjoys bipartisan support in her confirmation hearing as district judge for Illinois – Calum Stuart (DIERSEN: LGBTQ activists force LGBTQers to get rid of those who do not promote LGBTQ.)
https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/trumps-first-lgbti-judge-pick-breezes-through-her-confirmation-hearing/

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: What discourages conservatives from attending CPAC and from attending other such “conservative” conferences? ANSWER: Ever-increasingly, such conferences are really Libertarian conferences. Ever-increasingly, such conferences downplay the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform. Ever-increasingly, such conferences promote LGBTQ activity, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

August 24 Evening Edition

NBC5
— OUTSTANDING: Rauner Vetoes Bills on Immigration
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Vetoes-Bills-on-Immigration-491686621.html
— Madigan to Meet With All Six Illinois Archdioceses Amid Priest Abuse Allegations Attorney General Lisa Madigan plans to meet with all the dioceses in Illinois and expects the bishops to fully cooperate or she’ll investigate them. – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Madigan-to-Meet-With-All-Six-Illinois-Archdioceses-Amid-Priest-Abuse-Allegations-491679231.html

 

ABC7
— Mollie Tibbetts murder suspect lived on land owned by GOP fundraiser
https://abc7chicago.com/tibbetts-murder-suspect-lived-on-land-owned-by-gop-fundraiser/4044323/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois AG to meet Chicago priests amid sex abuse report – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-ag-to-meet-chicago-priests-amid-sex-abuse-report-1

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoes immigration rights bills in Illinois’ Trump country – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-immigration-20180824-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner used the opening of the Du Quoin State Fair on Friday to veto “bad bills” to expand rights for immigrants living in Illinois illegally as the governor tries to solidify core rural conservatives Downstate who back President Donald Trump behind his re-election. Rauner told WJPF-AM 1020 in Marion that Illinois’ high number of immigrants who lack documentation “pushes up our unemployment rate and that holds down wages in Illinois and takes jobs away from Americans. We’ve got to stand against that.” The Republican governor also said he has pushed the federal government to require electronic verification of worker residency status in the country. “We increase the penalties for employers who hire illegals rather than Americans, we can really clamp down on illegal immigration and we can lead to more jobs for Americans and higher wages,” he said. Rauner, facing a challenge from Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker, has worked since the primary to try to unify conservatives unhappy with his past approval of measures that expanded abortion, immigration and gay rights. . .Rauner signed two other immigration-related measures — one prohibiting any registry programs involving people due to race or religion and another allowing skilled immigrants to more easily seek licenses for professional activities. The Republican governor called the two new laws “really minor, pretty nothing.”)
— Trump complains to Ohio Republicans that Democrats are ‘negative, nasty’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-ohio-visit-20180824-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans promote Lauren Underwood.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-randy-hultgren-lauren-underwood-il14-tribune-20180822-story.html
— For group members, reasons unclear why sheriff axed longtime DuPage jail ministry – Denise Crosby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-just-discontinued-st-0824-story.html
— Candidate Willie Wilson, who gave away thousands, cleared then calls Mayor Rahm Emanuel a vulgarity – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayors-race-willie-wilson-cleared-20180824-story.html
— 3 weeks after 75 people were shot in Chicago’s most violent weekend in 2018, only one alleged shooter has been charged – Jeremy Gorner and Annie Sweeney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-unsolved-shootings-20180820-story.html
— AG Lisa Madigan to examine Illinois ties of priests named in Pennsylvania sex abuse report – Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-lisa-madigan-catholic-church-abuse-20180824-story.html
— Will voters in Illinois and other high-tax states rebel? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-tax-deduction-irs-ruling-illinois-20180824-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Rauner vetoes three ‘bad’ immigration bills, raps ‘sanctuary concept’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-veto-three-bad-immigration-bills-sanctuary-illegal-immigration/
— Gov. Rauner, trailing badly in poll, keeps trying to drag down Pritzker – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/governor-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-2018-general-election-rich-miller/
— Chicago cop promoted to lieutenant amid sexual misconduct investigation, lawsuit – Tim Novak and Robert Herguth (DIERSEN: To stop me from getting promotions, my Democrat IRS superiors a) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974; b) disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974 (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866); and c) disallowed my education deductions in 1978.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-police-department-cop-promoted-lieutenant-amid-sexual-misconduct-investigation-lawsuit-watchdogs/
— Loyalty to your country? Nope. It’s all about being loyal to Trump – Mona Charen (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) demand that everyone be blindly loyal to them and b) destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-paul-manafort-michael-cohen-loyalty-mona-charen/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says that Trump is “the strongman the GOP always wanted.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/president-donald-trump-republican-gop-paul-manafort-dennis-hastert-gene-lyons/
— Latest updates: DNC summer meeting in Chicago liveblog
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dnc-summer-meeting-chicago-2018-updates/
— Gov. Rauner snuffs out bill to raise smoking age to 21 – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/rauner-veto-illinois-tobacco-smoking-age-21-raise-vape/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Republicans encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring other people to America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/immigrants-rights-safe-spaces-bruce-rauner-donald-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Safest level of alcohol consumption is none, worldwide study shows – Joel Achenbach (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote booze.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180824/safest-level-of-alcohol-consumption-is-none-worldwide-study-shows
— Longtime Lisle District 202 member Pamela Ahlmann charged with DUI – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180824/longtime-lisle-district-202-member-charged-with-dui
— Film society to show ‘Hitler’s Hollywood’ documentary Aug. 27 at the Tivoli
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180823/film-society-to-show-hitlers-hollywood-documentary-aug-27-at-the-tivoli

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Crooked pols here would love ‘flipping’ ban, former top prosecutor Gary Shapiro says Ex-Govs. George Ryan and Rod Blagojevich—and lots of other white-collar criminals—might never have been convicted of their misdeeds had the president’s suggestion to do away with “flipping” in criminal cases been in effect. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/crooked-pols-here-would-love-flipping-ban-former-top-prosecutor-says
— CHICAGO’S NOTABLE LGBTQ EXECUTIVES (DIERSEN: From what I see, in Illinois, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, a) schools will not admit you or graduate you, b) employers will not hire you, retain you, or promote you, c) organizations will not admit you or let you hold a leadership position, and d) voters will not vote for you or help elect you.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/notable/lgbtq-executives

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— The Latest: Cullerton slams veto of immigrant protection – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article217317215.html–

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— OUTRAGEOUS: 2018 Will County Property Tax Report: Tinley Park, Crete, Monee, New Lenox have top prop tax bills
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511539943-2018-will-county-property-tax-report-tinley-park-crete-monee-new-lenox-have-top-prop-tax-bills

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Coalition of Conservative Reformers pledge to refuse legislative pension – Gabriel Neves
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511542103-coalition-of-conservative-reformers-pledge-to-refuse-legislative-pension

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner wants 12 debates, Pritzker says 3
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/24/rauner-wants-12-debates-pritzker-says-3/
— Rauner says he will veto three immigration bills, talks about Mollie Tibbetts case
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/24/rauner-says-he-will-veto-three-immigration-bills-talks-about-mollie-tibbetts-case/
— Pritzker campaign celebrates National Waffle Day with P&R poke at Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/24/pritzker-campaign-celebrates-national-waffle-day-with-pr-poke-at-rauner/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Millionaires harvesting lavish farm subsidies – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2018/08/millionaires-harvesting-lavish-farm-subsidies/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Patrick Kenneally Lays Down Challenge for Local Republicans
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/24/patrick-kenneally-lays-challenge-local-republicans/
— State Pays 1.7 Times Higher Interest Rate on Borrowing Than AAA Rated Governments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/24/state-pays-1-7-times-higher-interest-rate-borrowing-aaa-rated-governments/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DURBIN SAYS DISCUSSION OF “I-WORD” TOO SOON
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/durbins-comments.html
— TIME TO SUBSCRIBE TO ILLINOIS REVIEW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/time-to-subscribe-to-illinois-review.html
— SCHOCK: LOCAL US ATTORNEY OFFICE SAW ME AS “RISING STAR,” WAY TO CLIMB JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LADDER (DIERSEN: Are/were you a rising star? In 1974, when I was 25 years old, I was a potential rising star at IRS. My mentor had promoted me to GS-9 (currently $55,905) in 1972, to GS-11 ($67,638) in 1973, and to GS-12 ($81,071) in 1974. But then, one of our Democrat superiors succeeded in shooting both of us down.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/schock-local-us-attorney-office-saw-me-as-rising-star-way-to-climb-justice-department-ladder.html
— JOLIET AREA ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED TO 80 YEARS FOR RAPING THREE WOMEN JOGGERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/joliet-area-illegal-alien-sentenced-to-80-years-for-raping-three-women-joggers.html
— SEN. WARREN: “SEPARATING A MOMMA FROM A BABY DOES NOT MAKE THIS COUNTRY SAFER”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/sen-warren-separating-a-momma-from-a-baby-does-not-make-this-country-safer.html
— THORNER: CATHOLIC CHURCH SHOWS MORAL CULPABILITY WITH PREDATOR PRIEST CRISIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/thorner-catholic-church-shows-moral-culpability-with-predator-priest-crisis.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— MOLLIE TIBBETTS’ ACCUSED MURDERER SEEKING GAG ORDER TO PREVENT FROM BEING REFERRED TO AS AN ILLEGAL ALIEN – Molly Prince (DIERSEN: Officially or unofficially, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise illegal aliens and b) paint me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. They stress that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (almost 70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, American nameplate car owner, etc. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/24/mollie-tibbetts-accused-murderer-seeking-gag-order-to-prevent-from-being-referred-to-as-an-illegal-alien/
— ANN COULTER DIAGNOSES THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA – Derek Hunter
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/24/ann-coulter-diagnoses-media-podcast/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— FLASHBACK: JEREMIAH WRIGHT CLAIMED OBAMA PAL OFFERED $150K HUSH MONEY Candidate asked anti-American pastor to stop preaching – ART MOORE
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/flashback-jeremiah-wright-claimed-obama-pal-offered-150k-hush-money/

 

BREITBART
— Midterm Meddling: Tech Giants Gather to Discuss ‘Election Protection’ Strategy – Lucas Nolan (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are filled with misinformation. According to my critics/opponents, the only information that you need to know is what they tell you, no more and no less.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/24/midterm-meddling-tech-giants-gather-to-discuss-election-protection-strategy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “As I’ve mentioned to several of you over the last few weeks, we have been looking to schedule a follow-on discussion to our industry conversation about information operations, election protection, and the work we are all doing to tackle these challenges,” wrote Gleicher. The meeting will be broken up into three parts according to Gleicher. Each company will present the efforts they have made so far in combating misinformation on their platform, then it will discuss the issues that its platform faces in fighting misinformation, and finally, the group will decide whether a meeting of each Silicon Valley tech firm should take place on a regular basis.)
— French Police Seize Dozens of Sheep Hidden in Garage Ahead of Islamic Ritual Slaughter Festival – Chris Tomlinson
https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/08/24/french-police-seize-dozens-of-sheep-hidden-in-garage-ahead-of-islamic-ritual-slaughter-festival/

 

GOPUSA
— Green groups ask Supreme Court to stop Trump border wall
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53229

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Want You To Forget Mollie Tibbetts – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28613

 

THE HILL
— Mother of son killed by undocumented immigrant: We’re begging for laws to be enforced – Julia Manchester
http://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/403239-mother-of-son-killed-by-undocumented-immigrant-were-begging-for-immigration

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Meet the ‘Change Agents’ Who Are Enabling Inequality – Joseph E. Stiglitz (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have painted themselves as being change agents who fight inequality. My Democrat superiors in the federal government would stress that the adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/20/books/review/winners-take-all-anand-giridharadas.html

 

ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL
— Employers must follow U.S. immigration laws – Lisa Fisher, Northampton
http://www.mcall.com/opinion/letters/mc-rea-fisher-illegal-immigrants-employment-verification-20180823-story.html

 

PENN LIVE
— Corvettes form an American Flag at Corvettes at Carlisle 2018 patriotic display – Dan Gleiter (DIERSEN: If I were not spending 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, I would be in Carlisle. I have owned a 1972 Corvette since 1971 and a 2005 Corvette since 2005.)
https://www.pennlive.com/life/2018/08/patriotic_display_corvettes_at.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: About 165 Corvettes were involved in the forming of an American flag today, including red, white, blue, silver, and Carlisle Blue Corvettes at the Corvettes at Carlisle show at the Carlisle Fairgrounds. During the grand unveiling of the Corvette flag, at the grandstand, a special salute to service of a reading/recording of “What is an American,” written by Michael Brown, was played. After the playing of Brown’s writing, on-site veterans joined together for a reaffirmation of oath. After the oath, trumpeter Willard Jackson played the service anthems of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. Wesley Wong then led a parade and tribute of first responders past the grandstand stage. Wong was one of the first on-scene during the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. Corvettes at Carlisle brings together thousands of Corvette enthusiasts and Corvettes.)

 

ABC 27
— Corvettes in Carlisle creating American flag out of Corvettes – Taylor Tosheff (DIERSEN: If I were not spending 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, I would be in Carlisle. I have owned a 1972 Corvette since 1971 and a 2005 Corvette since 2005.)
https://www.abc27.com/news/local/corvettes-in-carlisle-creating-american-flag-out-of-corvettes/1393380874
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dozens of corvettes in red, white, and blue, are parking in line to make a giant American flag. It’s an a fun tradition of the Corvettes at Carlisle show. The last time fans were able to see this was back in 2015. Over 200 Corvettes will be forming the flag this year. Organizers of the show say this is an important time to show support for the country, and the nation’s symbol. “We feel like this year it means even more,” said Mike Garland, Carlisle Events. “Over the past three years we’ve watched professional athletes take a knee, for whatever reason they want to claim as their cause, but they’re doing so during the national anthem.” “We want everyone to know that Carlisle events of central Pennsylvania company that is certainly in the military history we have here with Gettysburg and with the Army War College, and everything we stand at Carlisle, nobody is going to be taking a knee for this flag.”)

 

PRESS CORP
— AHEAD OF AUGUST 28 PRIMARY, GOOGLE CENSORS CONTENT FOR U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE DR. KELLI WARD (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want Google to censure GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. My critics/opponents want you to know only what they tell you, no more and no less.)
https://presscorp.org/news/ahead-of-august-28-primary-google-censors-content-for-u-s-senate-candidate-dr-kelli-ward
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After two weeks of unsuccessful petitioning and support consultations, CFO Chris Weir and President Larry Ward of Political Media, Inc. believe their agency’s efforts to promote U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Kelli Ward are being deliberately blocked by Google’s advertising department. For more than two weeks, Weir and Ward have been doing everything “by the book” to promote newly launched Kelli Ward microsite — www.MarthaMcFake.com — on the silicon giant’s advertising platform to no avail. “We’ve been placing digital ads on Google for decades and we have never seen anything like this,” says Ward. “We have been going back and forth with Google ad services for weeks seeking approval to promote MarthaMcFake.com, a single-page microsite exposing candidate Martha McSally’s fake conservatism, and they are playing games with us. With just days left until the August 28 primary for an incredibly hot and closely watched GOP Senate race, this reeks of censorship.” Political Media Chief Financial Officer Chris Weir, who has been in direct communication with Google support, says his conversations with the tech giant have been circular in nature. “They were telling me that our information didn’t match their information: our company name, our address and our EIN,” says Weir. “I was on the phone with four different people, two of which were supervisors and our campaign is still without approval despite weeks of effort and literally hours on the phone.” “The folks at Google said our accounts were reviewed manually then they said they were reviewed by a team. After that they said they were reviewed by an automated system. None of their claims were adding up,” Weir states. “We sent Google their verification form on August 7th and received neither a letter of approval nor a letter of rejection. “Political Media, Inc. is calling on Google to lift the ban on MarthaMcFake.com promotional advertising, an action that directly inhibits free speech rights and the democratic process in advance of the upcoming primary election in Arizona.)

 

NEWSWEEK
— HOW MUCH ALCOHOL IS SAFE TO DRINK?: THERE IS NO HEALTHY AMOUNT, STUDY WARNS – KASHMIRA GANDER (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote booze.)
https://www.newsweek.com/how-much-alcohol-safe-drink-there-no-healthy-amount-study-warns-1088272

 

COLUMBUS UNDERGROUND
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Central Ohioans Tell Trump He’s Unwelcome.” How many Trump-haters are there in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do they do to make Trump supporters feel unwelcome?)
https://www.columbusunderground.com/event/central-ohioans-tell-trump-hes-unwelcome-state-gop-to-clean-house

 

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Trump immigration policy prompts migrants to seek refuge in Mexico – Michael K. Lavers (DIERSEN: But of course, sooner or later, Mexico will dump them in America.)
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2018/08/24/trump-immigration-policy-prompts-migrants-to-seek-refuge-in-mexico/

August 23 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State Rep. Jeanne Ives says she’s ‘not surprised’ Gov. Bruce Rauner trails in poll – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-jeanne-ives-rauner-poll-20180822-story,amp.html
— You want to talk about separating families? Let’s talk about Mollie Tibbetts. – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-mollie-tibbetts-john-kass-20180822-story.html
— AG candidates trade barbs over ties to Gov. Bruce Rauner, House Speaker Michael Madigan – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-farm-bureau-candidates-forum-20180822-story.html
— Gov. Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker clash at agriculture forum over Trump policies – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-farm-bureau-candidates-forum-governors-20180822-story.html
— Think you’re not judgmental? Think again. – Jerry Davich (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the most judgmental people in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They dismiss/belittle/badmouth/demonize/denigrate/condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-everyone-is-judgmental-about-something-st-0819-story.html
— E-filing should make Cook County courts more accessible. It doesn’t. – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-efiling-cook-county-dorothy-brown-20180821-story.html
— Perks help retain theme park workers – Hugo Martin (DIERSEN: While the minimum wage was $1.25/hour while I washed dishes part-time in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights 1964-1966, I was paid only $1.15/hour because meals were a perk.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180823/281990378378101

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Latest updates: DNC summer meeting in Chicago liveblog (DIERSEN: What if the RNC and the Illinois Republican Party State Central Committee live blogged their meetings?)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dnc-summer-meeting-chicago-2018-updates/
— Illinois part of coalition blasting Trump’s coal plan, mulls lawsuits – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/environment/lisa-madigan-donald-trump-illinois-coal-lawsuits/

 

DAILY HERALD
— ‘Everybody would be very poor’: Trump predicts stock market would crash if he were impeached – John Wagner
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180823/everybody-would-be-very-poor-trump-predicts-stock-market-would-crash-if-he-were-impeached
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats oppose anything that discourages people from coming to America illegally, from staying in America illegally, and from bringing others to America illegally.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180823/elgin-letter-census-may-discriminate-against-immigrants
— Media coverage of Trump flaps gets overblown again – Michael Reagan
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180823/michael-reagan-media-coverage-of-trump-flaps-gets-overblown-again/1

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— That City Hall pension borrowing idea wins a noteworthy fan Citibank says “cheap seats” critics of Emanuel’s idea to borrow up to $10 billion to refinance city pension debt are wrong—and the idea could work. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/city-hall-pension-borrowing-idea-wins-noteworthy-fan
— O’Hare expansion gets financial boost under Duckworth plan The pending bipartisan amendment to an aviation bill would begin limited use of interest-rate subsidies for airport gate and runway projects. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/ohare-expansion-gets-financial-boost-under-duckworth-plan

 

WTTW
— Why Chicago’s Hedging on a City-Owned Casino – Amanda Vinicky
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/08/22/why-chicago-s-hedging-city-owned-casino

 

TIMES
— Neighboring state rejects Illinois’ children – Jim Nowlan
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/08/21/state-affairs-neighboring-state-rejects-illinois-children/awa4f52/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— Killing spurs calls for stronger E-Verify system – JAMES Q. LYNCH
https://qctimes.com/news/killing-spurs-calls-for-stronger-e-verify-system/article_be1338d4-50df-5a05-b5c9-1bf128e0979a.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner, Pritzker talk taxes, ag in Normal – DEREK BEIGH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/rauner-pritzker-talk-taxes-ag-in-normal/article_0c00c5ba-4136-55da-8569-96e145e80c24.html

 

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— Corrigan Denounces NRA Link On Democratic Party Mailers – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/corrigan-denounces-nra-link-on-democratic-party-mailers/

 

WSIL TV
— Down ballot races heating up as election day nears – Andrew Feather
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38943468/down-ballot-races-heating-up-as-election-day-nears
— Truth Test: Pritzker attacks Rauner’s fiscal record – Andrew Feathe
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38943395/truth-test-pritzker-attacks-rauners-fiscal-record

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— AXELROD weighs in on gov race – Shia Kapos (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. Who are the nastiest politicians, their operatives, and their dupes in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about the nastiest past and present politicians, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, in Illinois, in TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, in Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, in Milton Township Republican Central Committee, in DuPage County Republican Central Committee, in Illinois Republican Party, in Illinois Center Right Coalition, in American Association of Political Consultants, in GAO, in IRS, in Post Office, in etc.)
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/08/23/axelrod-weighs-in-on-govs-race-illinois-aclu-pokes-at-trump-wilsons-cash-give-away-called-legal-and-tension-in-35th-ward-race-300154
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Any consultant would say you’ve got to take the other guy down. It may be too late for him to project any sense of why the next four years would be any different than the last four years. That’s the question,” Axelrod said. “If he were to come back under these conditions, it would be one of the greatest political rehabilitation stories in Illinois history,” said Axelrod, who expects Rauner “to run brutal negative ads and hope he can knock Pritzker down to the point to pass him.” Axelrod said Rauner’s favorability numbers also need to rise in order for him to get out of his funk. The poll shows voters have a negative opinion of him by a 2-to-1 margin. Those numbers seem “almost impossible to surmount,” said Axelrod. “But impossible things happen in politics.” Told of Axelrod’s comments, Rauner spokesman Alex Browning responded, “Pundits and public polling were wrong about Bruce Rauner in 2014 and they’ll be wrong again in 2018. With Illinois’ future on the line, voters care about lowering taxes and fighting corruption, not polling and prop bets.”)

 

DUPAGE COUNTY
— Employment Opportunity: Election Technology Coordinator – Part-Time
https://www.dupageco.org/HR/Jobs/58350/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Nation enjoys longest-ever bull market, Illinoisans stuck with pension bear – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/nation-enjoys-longest-ever-bull-market-illinoisans-stuck-with-pension-bear/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Meet Illinois’ “It could be worse” bipartisan campaign donor class (DIERSEN: What does the “donor class” think of you? Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and operatives shout at the donor class in Illinois, in DuPage County, in Milton Township, in Glen Ellyn, and in Wheaton that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes? Should I write a book about members of the “donor class” who treat me like they believe my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511539293-meet-illinois-it-could-be-worse-bipartisan-campaign-donor-class

 

JEANNE IVES
— VIDEO: Wirepoints.com and a coalition of conservative reform legislators and candidates joint press conference on pension reform.
https://www.facebook.com/jeanneives/videos/243989769654431/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Coalition of Conservative Reformers Pledge to Refuse Legislative Pension “It is a system that incentivizes career politicians”
https://mailchi.mp/794b50712144/conservative-reformers-pledge-to-refuse-legislative-pension?e=985ad8c00b
–VIDEO: Wirepoints Pension Press Conference 8.22.18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4lqwuYJl0k&feature=youtu.be

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ives and Axelrod on Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/23/ives-and-axelrod-on-rauner/
— Rauner explains his biker pins in new campaign video
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/23/rauner-defends-his-biker-pins-in-new-campaign-video/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— TRUMP HATERS AND THEIR DOUBLE STANDARDS – Larry Elder (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Trump haters in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trump-haters-and-their-double-standards/

 

BREITBART
— Lou Barletta: ‘How Many More Kate Steinles and Mollie Tibbetts’ Do Politicians Need Before They Stand Up to Protect Americans from Illegal Aliens? – Sean Moran
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/22/lou-barletta-how-many-more-kate-steinles-mollie-tibbetts-politicians-need-before-stand-up-protect-americans-illegal-aliens/

 

DAILY CALLER
— ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED IN ILLINOIS FOR RAPING WOMEN AFTER ICE DETAINER NOT ENFORCED – Molly Prince
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/22/illegal-alien-rape-ice/
— HERE’S HOW AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT COULD SLIP THROUGH E-VERIFY SCREENING – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/22/how-an-illegal-immigrant-could-slip-through-e-verify-screening/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Obama Was Accused of Offering Hush Money to Jeremiah Wright… and No One Cared – MATT MARGOLIS (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents. They talk and/or act like they have been promised a government job, a government office, a political office, a sweetheart government contract, a new home, a new car, favorable legislation, lots of money, and/or more if they got rid of me. The aforesaid played major roles in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, ending my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, ending my GAO employment, etc.)
https://pjmedia.com/trending/obama-was-accused-of-offering-hush-money-and-no-one-cared/

 

NUMBERS USA
— E-Verify Still the Most Effective Way to Deter Illegal Immigration – Chris Chmielenski
https://www.numbersusa.com/blog/e-verify-still-most-effective-way-deter-illegal-immigration

 

FOX NEWS
— Arrest of illegal immigrant in Mollie Tibbetts murder fuels GOP calls to strengthen laws – Adam Shaw (DIERSEN: Employers that hire illegals give lots of money to politicians to pass laws that promote illegal immigration.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/22/arrest-illegal-immigrant-in-mollie-tibbetts-murder-fuels-gop-calls-to-strengthen-laws.html

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: From what I see, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, you have no future in Canada, and for that matter, you have no future in America.
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/justin-trudeau-homosexuality-is-no-longer-about-tolerance-but-acceptance

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— Meet the New Swamp, Same as the Old Swamp – CHRIS DEATON
https://www.weeklystandard.com/chris-deaton/manafort-cohen-trump-drained-the-swamp-only-so-he-could-refill-it

 

THE HILL
— Impeachment debate moves to center of midterm fight – MAX GREENWOOD AND MIKE LILLIS (DIERSEN: How many in your precinct want Trump to be impeached? In the 2016 general election, in my precinct, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton. In the 2016 Republican primary election, in my precinct, only 21 voted for Trump while 93 voted for Kasich.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/403158-impeachment-debate-moves-to-center-of-midterm-fight?userid=3526

 

MCCLATCHY NEWS
— Loyal Democratic donors: We’re done with the DNC ‘until they get their act together’ – BEN WIEDER AND ADAM WOLLNER
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article217118220.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Singapore Says ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Author Skipped Military Service – Austin Ramzy (DIERSEN: Did you avoid the draft? Trump and I did. I should write a book about those who have punished me the most for my avoiding the draft by getting four student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/world/asia/kevin-kwan-crazy-rich-asians-singapore-military.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The author of “Crazy Rich Asians,” the best-selling novel on which the new hit film is based, never fulfilled his national service obligations in Singapore and could face a fine or potential prison term, the country’s Ministry of Defense said Wednesday. The status of the author, Kevin Kwan, was revealed by the authorities one day after the film, which was largely set and filmed in Singapore, made its premiere there. Mr. Kwan did not attend the opening there, although the director, Jon M. Chu, and several of the film’s stars did. Mr. Kwan, 44, left Singapore when he was 11 and moved to Houston. Singapore requires all male citizens to perform two years of service in the military, the police or the civil defense force, generally starting at age 18. Singaporeans are not allowed to renounce their citizenship until they turn 21, and can face legal problems if they try to do so without fulfilling their national service. Some profiles of Mr. Kwan said he became an American citizen at age 18. But Singapore appears to have not given up its claims to him. The Ministry of Defense said Mr. Kwan’s application to renounce his citizenship in 1994 was rejected, as was a subsequent appeal. “Mr. Kwan has committed offenses under the Enlistment Act,” the ministry said in a statement, adding that he could face a fine of up to $7,300 and/or imprisonment of up to three years if convicted.)
— China’s Consumption Downgrade: Skip Avocados, Cocktails and Kids – Li Yuan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/business/china-consumer-downgrade.html
— Trump Knows Digital Ads Work. Why Don’t Democrats? The party’s campaigns are ignoring obvious opportunities to engage with voters. – Kendall Collins
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/opinion/trump-democrats-republicans-digital-ads.html
— Judge Orders Release of Long-Secret Report on Leaks From Starr Inquiry – Adam Liptak
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/us/politics/brett-kavanaugh-ken-starr-report.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In fallout from Trump controversies, Republicans warn Democrats will seek his impeachment. Democratic candidates are avoiding the word. – Michael Scherer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-fallout-from-trump-controversies-republicans-warn-democrats-will-seek-his-impeachment-democratic-candidates-are-avoiding-the-word/2018/08/22/53917c44-a58e-11e8-97ce-cc9042272f07_story.html

— Trump called this White House defender ‘wonderful.’ He was fired from his previous job for alleged sexual harassment. – Aaron C. Davis (DIERSEN: Have you been fired? I someone asked your critics/opponents why you were fired, what would they say? My critics/opponents would deny that the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 forced me to retire when I was 49 years old because I was an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They would hint/imply/argue/shout that the real reason was that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/trump-calls-this-white-house-defender-wonderful-he-was-fired-from-his-previous-job-for-sexual-harassment/2018/08/22/1d15ba48-a59a-11e8-a656-943eefab5daf_story.html

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a photo of Mollie Tibbetts unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps count on illegals to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/22/mollie-tibbitts-murder-reignites-debate-over-immigrant-crime/1060792002/
— German firms weigh giving employees option of a 28-hour work week – Austin Davis (DIERSEN: To this day, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are furious that while I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997, I had a 40-hour work week. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as being pro-employer, anti-employee, and anti-union.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/08/23/german-firms-consider-shorter-work-week-employees/1047483002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Promotion That Comes Without the Pay Raise More employers are handing out new job titles with extra responsibility but no bump in salary; here’s how to respond to that kind of offer – Sue Shellenbarger (DIERSEN: What promotions have you gotten and when? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes continue to be beyond furious that IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 and that GAO promoted me in 1986. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-promotion-that-comes-without-the-pay-raise-1534944636
— Treasury Readies Its Punch Back at Blue States’ Workarounds on Tax Deduction Cap Rules are expected to block strategies used in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, but similar credits in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia and South Carolina predate GOP tax law – Richard Rubin (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/treasury-readies-its-punch-back-at-blue-states-workarounds-on-tax-deduction-cap-1534939200
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: How to Cope When Undermined at Work – Joann Lublin (DIERSEN: Democrats always undermine Republicans. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, virtually all my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were Democrats who focused on undermining my work. I should write a book about them. Further, Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs undermined my work while I served as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. I should write a book about them too.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/undermined-at-the-office-how-women-can-cope-with-mistreatment-from-female-colleagues-1534956915

 

BLOOMBERG
— What’s Holding Back Wages in America? (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes continue to be beyond furious that because of cost-of-living adjustments, step increases, and promotions, my salary increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 except for 1980 when I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-22/what-s-holding-back-wages-in-america

 

NASDAQ
— Investors demand fat yields for Illinois’ $968 mln bonds – Reuters
https://www.nasdaq.com/article/investors-demand-fat-yields-for-illinois-968-mln-bonds-20180822-00882

 

KCUR
— Past Housing Discrimination Contributed To Wealth Gap Between Blacks And Whites In Kansas City – MICHELLE TYRENE JOHNSON (DIERSEN: If someone interested in buying a home in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, or in Illinois asked their realtor what the political trend was, what would that realtor say? Of course, Republicans would be discouraged from buying a home in an area that is trending Democrat. But would Democrats be encouraged to buy a home in an area that is trending Democrat? Almost always, homes in areas trending Democrat lose value.)
http://www.kcur.org/post/past-housing-discrimination-contributed-wealth-gap-between-blacks-and-whites-kansas-city#stream/0

 

ACCOUNTING TODAY
— Illinois CPA Society honors first African-American female CPA – Michael Cohn (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates, few of whom had taken the CPA examination, let alone passed it, were beyond furious when I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 when I was 30 years old. Only about 20% pass all four parts of the examination on their first attempt. My passing the examination frustrated their efforts to paint me as being lazy and stupid. It frustrated their promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females over me who had not taken the examination, let alone passed all four of its parts on their first attempt.)
https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/illinois-cpa-society-honors-first-african-american-female-cpa-mary-washington-wylie

 

SENTINEL
— Corvette show rolls into Carlisle this weekend – Tammie Gitt
https://cumberlink.com/news/local/communities/carlisle/corvette-show-rolls-into-carlisle-this-weekend/article_b18849fb-f7a8-5379-9632-2d9fbcd5e5bb.html
https://cumberlink.com/news/local/multimedia/photo_galleries/photos-setup-begins-for-corvettes-at-carlisle/collection_d02553f4-198d-5c2a-87e1-6e062e4b58cb.html#1

 

DESERET NEWS
— Know what the Harp Twins are good at? Everything, but especially Iron Maiden covers – Lottie Peterson Johnson
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900028951/know-what-the-harp-twins-are-good-at-everything-but-especially-iron-maiden-covers.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the similarities don’t end there. Both graduated with honors from the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music in Illinois in harp performance, have competed multiple times at Junior Olympic swimming events, are trained horseback riders and skilled in rifle marksmanship. But when it comes to their differences, the twins don’t have many answers.)

 

DAILY BEAST
— Trump: Michael Cohen Flipping Against Me Should Almost Be Made Illegal (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have flipped against me. They talk and/or act like my critics/opponents had promised them a government job, a government office, a political office, a sweetheart government contract, a new home, a new car, favorable legislation, lots of money, and/or more if they got rid of me. The aforesaid played major roles in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, ending my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, ending my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, ending my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, ending my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, ending my GAO employment, etc.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-michael-cohen-flipping-against-me-should-almost-be-made-illegal

 

FED WEEK
— GAO Stresses Prevention along with Punishment on Misconduct (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government treated the following as being misconduct: a) not being a Democrat, b) avoiding the draft, c) complaining about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, or retaliation, d) failing/refusing to help them get rid of employees because they were draft avoiders, Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40, and e) being an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/gao-stresses-prevention-along-with-punishment-on-misconduct/
— Record Spotty on Merit Pay, MSPB Says, but ‘Failure Not Inevitable (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats use “merit pay” a) to retain and promote their employees who are Democrat and b) to get rid of their employees who are Republican.)
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/record-spotty-on-merit-pay-mspb-says-but-failure-not-inevitable/
— Orders Will Impact Disciplinary Choices, Says GAO (DIERSEN: Disciplinary actions that my Democrat GAO superiors took against me included forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, giving me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting me beyond GS-13, getting rid of my mentor in 1987, 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 $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. Disciplinary actions that my Democrat IRS superiors tool against me included not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions in 1978, getting rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims in 1974. Disciplinary actions that my Democrat Post Office superiors took against me included forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/orders-will-impact-disciplinary-choices-says-gao/

 

INSTINCT MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity call you anti-LGBTQ if you do not promote LGBTQ activity. While I worked for IRS’s Special Procedures Staff 1976-1980, my desk mate was openly gay.
http://instinctmagazine.com/post/anti-lgbtq-congressman-wife-indicted-numerous-campaign-finance-violations

 

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Trump’s lesbian pick for judiciary enjoys bipartisan support, breezy hearing – Chris Johnson (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked the hardest against me. I should write a book about them.)
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2018/08/22/trumps-lesbian-pick-for-judiciary-enjoys-bipartisan-support-breezy-hearing/

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Chicago ordinance recognizes ‘chosen family’ – Kim L. Hunt and Melissa Josephs (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes work to destroy the traditional family.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Chicago-ordinance-recognizes-chosen-family/63860.html

August 18 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Kwame Raoul’s Ad Takes Aim At Erika Harold’s Alleged Anti-Gay Comments In IL Attorney General Race – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/17/kwame-raouls-ad-erika-harold-alleged-anti-gay-comments-il-attorney-general-race/
— D.C. Mayor Taunts Trump After Cancellation Of Military Parade – CNN
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/17/washington-dc-mayor-muriel-bowser-taunts-donald-trump-military-parade-canceled/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— It’s not just audio, Manigault Newman has video – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/omarosa-manigault-newman-donald-trump-audio-video/
— Cuomo on his ‘inartful’ remark: ‘Of course America is great’ – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/andrew-cuomo-donald-trump-cynthia-nixon-inartful-remark-america-great/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sham candidates are an affront to democracy. Here’s how to get rid of them. – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: I should write a book about sham Republican candidates in Illinois since 2000.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-madigan-gonzales-sham-candidates-0819-20180816-story.html
— ‘Safety is about being alert’: Drills, controlled access now part of the school day routine – Donna Vickroy and Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-school-safety-infrastructure-st-0820-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Crete-Monee Consolidated District 201-U, budget constraints and limited grants have made it “very difficult” to finance needed security measures, said Rochelle Clark, assistant superintendent of district affairs. In the near future, the district hopes to place a school resource officer at its middle and high schools and one to “float” among the elementary buildings, she said. This would not only help monitor student movement during passing periods, school activities and afterschool activities, but would offer an opportunity for officers to build relationships with students and families, she said. All administrators will participate in online training followed by in-person sessions and will work with local police officers to provide “realistic” evacuation and intruder drills, she said. But other challenges to school security include access to the school buildings and varying ideas as to what the students, staff and community “perceive” as safe, Clark said.)
— 14 hours in Chicago: 25 people shot, including 3-year-old boy – Deanese Williams-Harris, Rosemary Sobol and Madeline Buckley
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-shootings-violence-20180817-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Prosecutor: Speeding driver in fatal Schaumburg crash spent day ‘smoking weed’ – Eric Peterson
Eric Peterson and Barbara Vitello (DIERSEN: What percentage of those in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois talk and/or act a) like they want to smoke pot, b) like they smoke pot, c) like they want to make money selling pot, and/or d) like they want government to take in lots of tax revenue from legalizing pot? Who leads the fight against pot in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? If/when the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs legalize pot in Illinois, and if municipalities and counties can ban the sale of pot in their jurisdictions, I am going to lead the fight to get Wheaton and DuPage County to be the first municipality and the first county in Illinois to ban the sale of pot in their jurisdictions.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180817/prosecutor-speeding-driver-in-fatal-schaumburg-crash-spent-day-smoking-weed

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Judge in Aaron Schock case removed from all cases involving federal government (DIERSEN: The judges in Diersen v. GAO made it clear that they favored political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid. They made it clear that they wanted those who share my demographics to pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180817/judge-in-aaron-schock-case-removed-from-all-cases-involving-federal-government

 

SOUTHERN
— Gun legislation question will not be on Williamson County ballot – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/gun-legislation-question-will-not-be-on-williamson-county-ballot/article_d40b1cbe-c1e5-5e8b-a5bb-a2dbd094f274.html

 

KFVS
— Williamson Co. IL passes gun control resolution – Taylor Clark
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/38909638/williamson-co-il-passes-gun-control-resolution

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Aaron Schock’s judge removed from cases involving federal government – Kevin Schwalle (DIERSEN: The judges in Diersen v. GAO made it clear that they favored political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid. They made it clear that they wanted those who share my demographics to pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/aaron-schock-s-judge-removed-from-cases-involving-federal-government/1378827600

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Make It Harder for School Districts to Get Rid of Unfunded Mandates
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/17/governor-vetoes-bill-make-harder-school-districts-get-rid-unfunded-mandates/
— For Those of You Talking about Jack Franks Taking Jesse White’s Place after the Election
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/17/talking-jack-franks-taking-jesse-whites-place-election/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen questions TV, film tax incentives, calls for skeptical review of all breaks – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511533959-breen-questions-tv-film-tax-incentives-calls-for-skeptical-review-of-all-breaks
— Kinzler calls lawmakers out over poor direction of TV, film tax breaks – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511531049-kinzler-calls-lawmakers-out-over-poor-direction-of-tv-film-tax-breaks

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Jack Franks prepares for next election; wants McHenry taxpayers to pay for his name – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/jack-franks-prepares-for-next-election-wants-mchenry-taxpayers-to-pay-for-his-name/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— AMID CONTROVERSY, POLITICAL TOWNSHIP COUPLE BANKS NEARLY $100K IN PENSION BENEFITS – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/amid-controversy-political-township-couple-banks-nearly-100k-in-pension-benefits/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— The Question: If you were an Illinois Democratic candidate/honcho, how would you respond when asked if Speaker Madigan is a liability to your party? (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who paint me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as a liability to the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Republican candidates, etc. Most commonly, a) they hint/imply/argue/shout that I am “too conservative” and b) they demonize, denigrate, and condemn my promotion of the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the IRP platform.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/question-of-the-day-2726/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— N.Y. lawmaker proposes making 911 calls on law-abiding black people a hate crime – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/17/jesse-hamilton-ny-lawmaker-proposes-making-911-cal/

 

BREITBART
— Ocasio-Cortez Blocks Press Access to Campaign Event – Penny Starr (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican but who do NOT want me to a) know about their events and other activities, b) promote their events and other activities, c) attend their events, or d) report on their events or other activities.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/17/ocasio-cortez-blocks-access-campaign-event/
— Nearly All Criminal Foreigners in U.S. Are from Central, South America – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/17/nearly-all-criminal-foreigners-in-u-s-are-from-central-south-america/

 

BLAZE
— Chelsea Clinton first denies and then doubles down on economic argument for abortion – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/16/chelsea-clinton-first-denies-and-then-doubles-down-on-economic-argument-for-abortion

 

DAILY CALLER
— NEW YORK LAWMAKER WANTS TO MAKE IT A HATE CRIME TO CALL COPS ON LAW-ABIDING ‘PEOPLE OF COLOR’ – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/17/new-york-hamilton-hate-crime/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Pope Francis: We have a big problem – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/pope_francis_we_have_a_big_problem.html

 

TOWNHALL
— New Poll Results Freaking out Democrats – Jeff Crouere
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2018/08/18/new-poll-results-freaking-out-democrats-n2510913
— Building a Dam to Stop the Blue Wave – Tom Zawistowski
https://townhall.com/columnists/tomzawistowski/2018/08/18/building-a-dam-to-stop-the-blue-wave-n2510740

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cuomo-to-trump-america-is-great-because-it-rejects-your-hate-filled-agenda

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Univision Host Suggests Jeff Sessions Is a Hypocrite Because He Ate Dinner at a Mexican Restaurant – MADISON SUMMERS
https://ijr.com/2018/08/1117028-univision-jeff-sessions-hypocrite-mexican-restaurant/

 

THE HILL
— Trump: Let ‘good and bad’ voices speak on social media – ALICIA COHN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who paint me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being bad for the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Republican candidates, etc. Most commonly, a) they hint/imply/argue/shout that I am “too conservative” and b) they demonize, denigrate, and condemn my promotion of the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the IRP platform.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/402449-trump-let-good-and-bad-voices-speak-on-social-media
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump haters promote hatred of Trump.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/402425-cuomo-fires-back-at-trump-america-is-great-because-it-rejects

 

POLITICO
— As Trump and Republicans rage, Cuomo admits comment was ‘inartful’ – JIMMY VIELKIND (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2018/08/17/as-trump-and-republicans-rage-cuomo-admits-comment-was-inartful-562925

 

CBS LOS ANGELES
— Omarosa May Have As Many As 200 Tapes (DIERSEN: During August and September of 1997, if I had recorded the threats that my Democrat GAO superiors made to me to force me to take their early retirement “offer,” a) my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial would not have been denied and b) the jury would have ruled in my favor.)
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/08/17/report-omarosa-may-have-as-many-as-200-tapes/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— In a Divided Era, One Thing Seems to Unite: Political Anger – Jeremy W. Peters (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who is full of political anger? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/17/us/politics/political-fights.html
— Women-Only Group Ditches Harvard – Jonah Engel Bromwich
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/style/harvard-delta-gamma-sorority-close.html

— Why Are Republicans Covering Up Brett Kavanaugh’s Past? – Editorial (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that is in your past that you are hiding? My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that I am hiding the following: I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/17/opinion/republicans-brett-kavanaugh-senate.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump says he’s already ‘MADE America Great Again’ in shot at Cuomo – Bob Fredericks
https://nypost.com/2018/08/17/trump-says-hes-already-made-america-great-again-in-shot-at-cuomo/

WASHINGTON POST
— Nixon had an enemies list. Now so does Trump. – Michael E. Miller (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have worked the hardest to paint themselves as being one of my enemies.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/08/17/nixon-had-an-enemies-list-now-so-does-trump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Omarosa is exposing Trump’s deeply twisted view of loyalty.” All my critics/opponents a) demand blind loyalty and b) focus on destroying those like me who do not give them blind loyalty.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/08/17/omarosa-is-exposing-trumps-deeply-twisted-view-of-loyalty/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump mayor says Trump does ‘plenty of racist things.’
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/17/los-angeles-mayor-eric-garcetti-donald-trump-does-racist-things/1017770002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago Has Another Bond for You The city may try to paper over its pension woes with new debt. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-has-another-bond-for-you-1534546800
— When Digital Platforms Become Censors Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other tech giants say that they’re open forums. What happens when they start to shut down voices they consider beyond the pale? – Glenn Harlan Reynolds
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-digital-platforms-become-censors-1534514122
— Google Outgrows Its Youthful Ideals In middle age, the search giant’s motto has gone from ‘Don’t be evil’ to something more like ‘Get real.’
Google’s leaders’ display of a more pragmatic side risks alienating both its employees and its users. – Christopher Mims
https://www.wsj.com/articles/googles-risky-pragmatism-1534427069
— What Your Car Knows About You Auto makers are figuring out how to monetize drivers’ data – Christina Rogers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-your-car-knows-about-you-1534564861
— Shall We Have Civil War or Second Thoughts? – Lance Morrow
https://www.wsj.com/articles/shall-we-have-civil-war-or-second-thoughts-1534544477
— Blue State ‘Charity’ Rubbing SALT into the wounds of school-choice scholarships. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/blue-state-charity-1534546826

 

BLOOMBERG
— GOP Senator Wants to Freeze Labor Dept. Employee Raises – Tyrone Richardson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that because of cost of living adjustments, step increases, and promotions, my federal salary increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 except for 1980 when I took a $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. In today’s dollars, my federal salary increased from $15.85/hour in 1966 to $125,325/year in 1997. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.bna.com/gop-senator-wants-n73014481831/

 

FORBES
— EEOC Head On Age Discrimination By Employers – Chris Farrell (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2018/08/17/eeoc-head-on-age-discrimination-by-employers/#17513f228867

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “GOP’s Fate in the Midterms Is in the Hands of Women.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/08/gops-fate-in-the-midterms-is-in-the-hands-of-women.html

August 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner’s pitch to GOP: J.B. Pritzker will bring ‘more corruption,’ ‘higher taxes’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-republicans-state-fair-20180815-story.html
— Illinois GOP — Rauner’s “No. 1 place” to give
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-thursday-20180815-story.html
— Rep. Hultgren says America’s ‘immigration laws need to be fixed’ at Yorkville town hall – Linda Girardi (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you do not defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its immigration plank, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-yorkville-town-hall-st-0816-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: 20,000 CPS freshman seats unfilled – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-schools-under-enrollment-20180815-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Thousands of CPS high school seats unfilled despite new application process – Alexandra Arriaga and Tanveer Ali
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/thousands-cps-public-high-school-seats-unfilled-gocps-application-jones-college-prep/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200 pulls back on new Jefferson center, looks to referendum after all – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180815/district-200-pulls-back-on-new-jefferson-center-looks-to-referendum-after-all
— She works for Trump. He can’t stand him. This is life for Kellyanne and George Conway. – Ben Terris (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, how do you communicate with Republican voters in a home when anti-Republican voters in that home do everything that they can to stop you?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180816/she-works-for-trump-he-cant-stand-him-this-is-life-for-kellyanne-and-george-conway
— Hultgren said election security starts with dedicated polling place workers – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180816/hultgren-said-election-security-starts-with-dedicated-polling-place-workers
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you if you do not glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens. Ever increasingly, anti-Trumps count on foreign countries and their citizens to help Democrats destroy America.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180816/fox-seems-to-be-hosting-a-constant-anti-immigrant-olympics

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Corporate Chicago needs to do better on diversity Chicago may not hold the title of the best city for minority talent advancement or minority business success. But we can and we should. – GLORIA CASTILLO (DIERSEN: Will corporate Chicago bring in Charles Bowsher? Bowsher had great success during the 1980s and 1990s at GAO a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) making way for them by getting rid of GAO’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Will corporate Chicago adopt a formal “up-or-out” policy of firing its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who are not earning at least $100,000 by age 25, $115,000 by age 30, $135,000 by age 35, and $165,000 by age 40?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/corporate-chicago-needs-do-better-diversity

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner: 2018 election is ‘one of most important’ in Illinois history – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180815/rauner-2018-election-is-one-of-most-important-in-illinois-history
— City, local NAACP marks 110th anniversary of 1908 Race Riots with new memorials – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing in 1908? My grandfather on my father’s side helped his father operate Crete’s only a hardware store. My grandmother on my father’s side helped her parents operate a farm in Crete. My grandparents on my mother’s side helped their parents operate farms in Grant Park near the Indiana border.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180814/city-local-naacp-marks-110th-anniversary-of-1908-race-riots-with-new-memorials

 

TIMES
— Kinzinger criticizes Dady campaign on social media Democratic challenger defends canvassing visit – Derek Barichello
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/08/14/kinzinger-criticizes-dady-campaign-on-social-media/a1704ia/

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— LaHood touts lock and dam upgrades during visit to Illinois River lock – Doug Wilson (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors tout a) their success in hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) their success in making way for the aforesaid by wasting the careers of and by getting rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.whig.com/20180815/lahood-touts-lock-and-dam-upgrades-during-visit-to-illinois-river-lock#//

 

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Hultgren talks issues at Yorkville event billed as ‘town hall’ – TONY SCOTT
http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2018/08/13/hultgren-talks-issues-at-yorkville-event-billed-as-town-hall/ajzpz2u/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— In face of lawsuit, Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200 plans to put proposed childhood center on ballot
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/16/in-face-of-lawsuit-district-200-plans-to-put-proposed-childhood-center-on-ballot/aioqqbu/

 

ILLINOIS PATCH
— Money Magazine: Here’s Where Illinois Colleges Rank MONEY ranked more than 700 of the best colleges based on quality of education, affordability and outcomes. Here’s how our colleges ranked. – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/money-magazine-here-s-where-illinois-colleges-rank

 

WHEATON-WARRENVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 200
— Board of Education tables action on new Jefferson Early Childhood Center and schedules an August 20 Special Meeting to consider a November referendum – Erica Loiacono
https://medium.com/district-200-newsroom/board-of-education-tables-action-on-new-jefferson-early-childhood-center-and-schedules-an-august-20-909bfe199a04

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— RAUNER walks TRUMP tightrope at state fair; SEX-HARASSMENT panel makes recommendations – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/08/16/rauner-walks-trump-tightrope-at-state-fair-sex-harassment-panel-makes-recommendations-and-lightfoot-pushes-back-on-violence-298567

 

ILLINOIS POLITICS BLOG
— PRITZKER LEADS RAUNER BY 11 POINTS IN LATEST ILLINOIS POLL (Pritzker’s lead down from 15 points six weeks ago. – Rod McCulloch (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote Rod McCulloch.)
https://www.illinoispoliticsblog.com/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Roskam on Medicare Red Tape Cutting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/15/roskam-medicare-red-tape-cutting/
— Governor Amendatorily Vetoes Marengo Rescue Squad Referendum Tax Hike Bill, Says Taxpayers Should Be Able to Cut Taxes, Too
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/15/governor-amendatorily-vetoes-marengo-rescue-squad-referendum-tax-hike-bill-says-taxpayers-able-cut-taxes/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Dodge blames Springfield corruption, complacency for CPS sexual abuse scandal – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511529899-dodge-blames-springfield-corruption-complacency-for-cps-sexual-abuse-scandal

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RETIRING AS EARLY AS AGE 50, SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL PENSIONERS BANK OVER $1M – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/retiring-as-early-as-age-50-springfield-municipal-pensioners-bank-over-1m/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— A Free Press – Our thoughts… – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/a-free-press-our-thoughts/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Time for Illinois Attorney General’s office to take on corruption here – Brett Rowland
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-time-for-illinois-attorney-general-s-office-to/article_0ef67f3a-a09d-11e8-997e-d7de764963da.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rodney Davis’ field director arrested for alleged fight at opponent’s campaign event
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/rodney-davis-field-director-arrested-for-alleged-fight-at-opponents-campaign-event/
— Senger agrees Rauner is “lesser of two evils”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/senger-agrees-rauner-is-lesser-of-two-evils/
— Lay off the ageism, Jason
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/lay-off-the-ageism-jason/
— Harold goes on the attack
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/harold-goes-on-the-attack/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrat Andrew Cuomo: America ‘was never that great’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52589
— Pearl Jam releases poster depicting dead president and burning White House
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52584
— Fake News: Newspapers collusion to publish anti-Trump editorials on same day proves Trump’s point
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52612
— The anti-bigotry bigots at work (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give them standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52361

 

FOX NEWS
— Joe Biden ‘under doctor’s orders’ to skip Democrat Day at Illinois State Fair, reports say – Amy Lieu (DIERSEN: If you were asked what evidences your good health, what would you say? I would say that since 2000, health problems have never stopped me from putting a GOPUSA Illinois email together and sending it out. Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. It takes 5+ hours to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/15/joe-biden-under-doctors-orders-to-skip-democrat-day-at-illinois-state-fair-reports-say.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— CANADIAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY CAVES ON HOMOSEXUALITY – David Krayden
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/15/christian-university-caves-on-homosexuality/
— DOCTOR TELLS JOE BIDEN TO STAY HOME ON ‘DEMOCRAT DAY’ – David Krayden (DIERSEN: If you were asked what evidences your good health, what would you say? I would say that since 2000, health problems have never stopped me from putting a GOPUSA Illinois email together and sending it out. Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. It takes 5+ hours to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/15/biden-misses-democrat-day-doctors-orders/
— #METOO ACTIVISTS ARE AWFULLY QUIET ABOUT THE ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST KEITH ELLISON – Stephanie Hamill
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/15/keith-ellison-metoo-dnc/

 

BREITBART
— Tucker Carlson: If Children of Illegal Aliens Are Given U.S. Citizenship, Why Should I Pay Taxes? – Jon Binder (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/15/watch-tucker-carlson-if-children-of-illegal-aliens-are-given-u-s-citizenship-why-should-i-pay-taxes/

 

HANNITY
— BIDEN’S HEALTH: Democrat Official Says Former VP Under Doctor’s Orders ‘NOT TO TRAVEL’ (DIERSEN: If you were asked what evidences your good health, what would you say? I would say that since 2000, health problems have never stopped me from putting a GOPUSA Illinois email together and sending it out. Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. It takes 5+ hours to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
https://www.hannity.com/media-room/bidens-health-democrat-official-says-former-vp-under-doctors-orders-not-to-travel/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— MASTERCARD ORDERS CRITIC OF JIHAD DROPPED Islam expert Robert Spencer points to influence of far-left SPLC – ART MOORE
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/mastercard-orders-critic-of-jihad-dropped/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Media Strike Back – THEODORE KUPFER
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/the-media-strikes-back/

 

THE HILL
— Are Trump’s Nondisclosure Agreements legal? – STEPHEN M. KOHN
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/judicial/402027-are-trumps-ndas-legal
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s big wall isn’t going anywhere.”
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/401630-trumps-big-wall-isnt-going-anywhere-and-the-polls-show-why

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Texas Democrats Discard Washington Platform in Bid for House Control – Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/us/politics/democrats-house-midterm-campaign.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Is Trump a Regular Guy?” and says “Yes, an Ex-Aide Says, Sometimes He Drives His Rolls-Royce.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/us/politics/trump-regular-people-corey-lewandowski.html
— Protesters in Russia Accuse Government of Entrapping Young Critics – Neil MacFarquhar and Ivan Nechepurenko
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/world/europe/russia-online-extremism-teenagers.html

 

USA TODAY
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: School violence skyrockets across USA, report finds – Marina Pitofsky
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/08/14/school-violence-us-schools/987901002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump investigative journalists say “What our investigative journalists expose isn’t fake news.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/08/14/what-our-investigative-journalists-expose-isnt-fake-news-column/992760002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FROM THE ARTICLE: “But the return of the Blame America First Democrats is bad news for the Democratic Party in 2020—and for the country as a whole.” – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/listen-to-the-democratic-left-1534374165
— Don’t Invite Me to a Party if It’s a Political One A good friend of mine says he ‘hates’ Paul Ryan. Hates! What motivates such an unseemly passion? – Joseph Epstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-invite-me-to-a-party-if-its-a-political-one-1534374083
— The Case Against Cutting Class It’s a waste of money, and it’s bad for your mental health. – Jennifer L. Taitz (DIERSEN: Far too often, while I was a student at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU in 1969, I skipped Monday and Friday classes to earn more money working for the Park Forest Post Office.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-case-against-cutting-class-1534374214

 

BLOOMBERG
— GOP Mega-Donor Richard Uihlein Struggles to Find a Winner in Midterm Races – John McCormick
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-16/gop-mega-donor-struggles-to-find-a-winner-in-midterm-races

 

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Have public employee pensions become more generous, or less? – Andrew G. Biggs
https://www.aei.org/publication/have-public-employee-pensions-become-more-generous-or-less/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “newsrooms” paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2018-08-15/us-newsrooms-to-trump-were-not-enemies-of-the-people

 

PEW TRUSTS
— Olympia Fields: Where Black Homeownership Is the Norm – Tim Henderson
http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2018/08/15/where-black-homeownership-is-the-norm

 

TECH REPUBLIC
— The top 10 most successful cities in the U.S. Based on median income, unemployment rate, and education rate, here are the most successful cities in the country. – Macy Bayern
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/the-top-10-most-successful-cities-in-the-us/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Zippia, a career search engine, found the most successful city in every US state. Using Census data from the 2012-2016 American Community Survey PUMS, Zippia ranked cities based on median income, unemployment rate, and education rate (percentage of residents over 25 with a bachelor’s degree). Each city’s success was measured on a scale of 1 to the number of cities in each state, along with the three variables above, and averaged those values to determine an individual index, according to Zippia’s announcement. The lower the score, the better the rating, said Zippia. Here are Zippia’s top 10 most successful US cities in 2018: 1. Glencoe, Illinois. . .Ranked first is Glencoe, Illinois, right outside of Chicago. With a median income of $185,320, unemployment rate of 1.5%, and education rate of 86.7%, Glencoe reigns supreme. In close proximity to Chicago, residents can escape the fast pace of the Windy City, while still being in close proximity to visit.)

 

THE WEEK
— Democrats’ massive primary turnout advantage fuels more predictions of a blue wave (DIERSEN: What percent of the Democrat voters in your precinct voted in the March 20, 2018 election versus Republican voters? Of the 137 registered Democrat voters in my precinct, 107 (78%) voted while of the 207 registered Republican voters, only 112 (54%) voted.)
http://theweek.com/speedreads/790397/democrats-massive-primary-turnout-advantage-fuels-more-predictions-blue-wave

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have. What if the Union had not defeated the Confederacy, that is, what if Republicans had not defeated the Democrats?
http://prospect.org/article/sorry-sarah-sanders-black-job-creation-doesnt-excuse-racism

 

FED SMITH
— GAO Report Suggests Improvements for Handling Federal Employee Misconduct – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse employment actions against me, that is, disciplined me, because of my misconduct and a) NOT because of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, or age discrimination, b) NOT because I complained about the aforesaid, and c) NOT because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/08/15/report-suggests-improvements-handling-federal-employee-misconduct/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GAO said that an average of less than 1 percent (17,000) of the federal government’s 2.1 million employees are formally disciplined for misconduct annually. While this is a very small number, GAO notes that even a few cases of employee misconduct can have significant impacts on workplace morale and impede an agency’s efforts to achieve its mission. Based on data from the Office of Personnel Management, federal agencies made 10,249 suspensions, 7,411 removals, and 114 demotions for misconduct in 2016. However, GAO said that because of weaknesses in OPM’s data on employee misconduct, which is provided by the agencies, OPM is unable to accurately target supervisory training to address misconduct, and decision-makers do not know the full extent or nature of this misconduct. Examples of employee misconduct can include: time and attendance infractions, intoxication, workplace violence, physical aggression toward an employee, improper use of a government-issued credit card, misuse of government equipment (such as viewing pornography or gambling), use of public position for private gain, behavior that affects national security)

 

FED WEEK
— Age Discrimination, 50 Years Later – Editorial (DIERSEN: For federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, age discrimination starts at age 25. The federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who fail to make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotions.)
https://www.fedweek.com/publishers-perspective/age-discrimination-50-years-later/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal government officially outlawed age discrimination in the workplace 50 years ago and therefore it is now nothing but a distant memory. We now pause for the laughter to die down. Unfortunately, it is still with us—as are a number of other forms of bias also outlawed around the same time, not incidentally—according to the very agency that enforces the law in the federal workplace as in other workplaces, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act was passed in 1967 but its effective date was put off until June of the following year. The law barred discrimination on grounds of age with respect to any term, condition, or privilege of employment; barred retaliation for opposing employment practices that discriminate based on age or for filing an age discrimination charge; and generally barred including age preferences in job notices. Protection against bias on the basis of advanced age was an admirable foresight in a nation awash with young baby boomers. However, “After 50 years of a federal law whose purpose is to promote the employment of older workers based on ability, age discrimination remains too common and too accepted,” says an EEOC report. “Despite decades of research finding that age does not predict ability or performance, employers often fall back on precisely the ageist stereotypes the ADEA was enacted to prohibit.” While quantifying age discrimination is difficult—in part because, like other forms of discrimination it often is not formally reported—“the perception that age discrimination exists in our workplaces is prevalent,” it said. It cited a recent survey finding that more than 6 in 10 workers age 45 and older say they have seen or experienced age discrimination in the workplace and of those, 90 percent say it is somewhat or very common. This most frequently takes the form of unlawful firing, harassment, discriminatory terms of employment and discriminatory discipline, said the assessment of the nationwide workforce whose findings should be of special concern in the generally older federal workforce. For those who don’t have a job and are looking at an older age—such as in the common scenario of a federal employee who retires relatively young and wishes to continue working—things can be even worse. In another survey cited in the report, more than 3 of 4 older workers said their age was an obstacle to finding a job. It also cited studies that have documented age discrimination by employers as reflected by the share of job applicants who are called for an interview when applications contained an age, versus those that were age-neutral. Employers also have been found to be signaling a preference for younger workers by stating that “digital natives” are needed.)

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Being a Federal Employee, Simplified – Steve Goodrich (DIERSEN: Good rich should write about Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion. Goodrich should write about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Goodrich should write about how Democrats use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire Republicans, to not retain Republicans, to not promote Republicans, and to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2018/08/being-federal-employee-simplified/150553/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average age of a federal employee is pushing closer to the 50-year mark and less than 17 percent of workers are under age 35, pointing to the facts that people are working longer and fewer young people are entering government. Civil service reform discussions have for years focused on streamlining hiring and modernizing the approach to employee compensation, never quite getting any of it done. Some believe federal employees are underpaid, others claim they’re overpaid. Maybe there is just too much noise in the system for some to regard federal employment as a great place to work. Perhaps we need to hit the reset button and take a hard look at what is right. Let’s begin with a basic premise: To obtain a job, you must possess a skill set, or at least the aptitude to develop the skills needed. Employment then becomes a form of contract. The employer agrees to pay the employee money and benefits in exchange for job performance consistent with defined requirements and standards. This should be obvious. However, in today’s environment we need to add a second premise: In a rapidly changing world, jobs and organizations must continually evolve, grow, and adapt to be effective. This applies to government, not just the private sector. It should be easy, right? Unfortunately, it’s not. Achieving the following three things would go a long way toward improving the performance and accountability of federal employees.)
— One Quarter of Suspended Feds Have Been Suspended Before – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress the many adverse employment actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/08/one-quarter-suspended-feds-have-been-suspended/150582/

 

GAO
— Actions Needed to Ensure Agencies Have Tools to Effectively Address Misconduct (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse employment actions against me, that is, disciplined me, because of my misconduct and a) NOT because of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, or age discrimination, b) NOT because I complained about the aforesaid, and c) NOT because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-48

August 15 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Republicans tout unified front at Governor’s Day at Illinois State Fair – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/republicans-tout-unified-front-at-governors-day-at-illinois-state-fair/3966998/

 

NBC5
— Rauner, GOP Candidates Mark ‘Governor’s Day’ at Illinois State Fair – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bruce-rauner-gop-candidates-mark-governors-day-at-illinois-state-fair-490970601.html
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/WEB-5P-GOP-STATE-FAIR-AHERN_Chicago-490964501.html
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Governors-Day-at-State-Fair-Puts-Focus-on-November-Election-490932511.html

 

CBS2
— Lake Shore Drive Protest Organizer Plans To Block Roads To O’Hare On Labor Day
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/15/lake-shore-drive-protest-march-ohare-airport-traffic/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner asks Republicans to ‘chip in’ to fight Pritzker’s ‘inherited’ wealth – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-financial-help-beat-pritzker/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps report that Omarosa says that Trump is “a racist, a misogynist, a bigot.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/omarosa-manigault-newman-calls-trump-racist-bigot/
— Lake Shore Drive protest leader vows to shut down O’Hare traffic on Labor Day – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lake-shore-drive-protest-leader-vows-to-shut-down-ohare-traffic-on-labor-day/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use “migrant children” to blast Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/senate-study-faults-government-care-of-migrant-children/
— White House says it values diversity but won’t disclose numbers – AP (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians a) to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) to make way for them by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/white-house-diversity-wont-disclose-numbers/
— Rahm Emanuel denies Chicago is a ‘tale of two cities’ – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-denies-chicago-tale-of-two-cities/
— Illinois manufacturer Stack-on Products to lay off 150 workers, move to Mexico – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-manufacturer-to-lay-off-150-workers-move-to-mexico/
— Governor’s Day at state fair puts focus on November election – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-state-fair-governors-day-november-election/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that they are “the enemy of all that hurts the people.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/freedom-press-newspaper-friend-trump-enemy-people/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Trump’s fans would not mine it if he said the N-word.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/president-donald-trump-omarosa-n-word-cupp/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner’s pitch to GOP: J.B. Pritzker will bring ‘more corruption,’ ‘higher taxes’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-republicans-state-fair-20180815-story.html
— Colorado baker who refused to make cake for gay couple won’t create one for gender transition – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-colorado-baker-gender-transition-cake-20180815-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote Trump-haters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-omarosa-black-card-dahleen-glanton-20180815-story.html
— The anti-Trump news media says “Mr. President: We aren’t enemies of the people. We’re a check on government.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-press-journalists-20180813-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps condemn you if you do not condemn those who they tell you to condemn.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-thiessen-trump-alt-right-racist-charlottesville-0817-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— A DuPage County Board candidate plans to withdraw before the November election to help a fellow a Democrat in the race. Arlene Kendorski of Downers Grove says she’s abandoning her bid for one of two District 2 seats on the county board. She plans to file the paperwork to drop out soon. – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180815/democrat-leaving-dupage-county-board-race
— In midst of assaults, we must defend principles of First Amendment – Editorial (DIERSEN: The mainstream media acts like it is an arm of the Democrat Party.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180815/editorial-in-midst-of-assaults-we-must-defend-principles-of-first-amendment
— ‘He created Omarosa’: How Trump’s protegee turned his tactics against him – Ashley Parker and Philip Rucker
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180815/he-created-omarosa-how-trumps-protegee-turned-his-tactics-against-him

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Rauner: 2018 election is ‘one of most important’ in Illinois history – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180815/rauner-2018-election-is-one-of-most-important-in-illinois-history

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Republican Helland questions if Jesse White would stay on the job – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180815/bernard-schoenburg-republican-helland-questions-if-jesse-white-would-stay-on-job

 

WJBC
— Congressmen busy at Illinois State Fair Ag Day
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/08/14/congressmen-busy-at-illinois-state-fair-ag-day/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Is David McSweeney Thinking About Running Against Dick Durbin?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/15/david-mcsweeney-thinking-running-dick-durbin/
— As Illinois Integrity (sic) Fund Court Date Approaches, Letter to NWH Printed
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/15/illinois-integrity-sic-fund-court-date-approaches-letter-nwh-printed/
— Route 31 McHenry Township Road District Consolidation Supporters Threatened
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/14/route-31-mchenry-township-road-district-consolidation-supporters-threatened/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Voters salute Tonia Khouri’s dependability in new video on social media – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511530297-voters-salute-tonia-khouri-s-dependability-in-new-video-on-social-media

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOVERNOR CALLS FOR REVVED-UP GROUND GAME AS “MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION OF HIS LIFETIME” NEARS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/governor-calls-for-revved-up-ground-game-as-most-important-election-of-his-lifetime-nears.html
— ILLINOIS RANKS AS ONE OF MOST ANTI-TRUMP STATES IN NEW SURVEY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/illinois-ranks-as-one-of-most-anti-trump-states-in-new-survey.html
— DABROWSKI: IT’S THE PENSION PROMISES, STUPID! – Ted Dabrowski
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/dabrowski-its-the-pension-promises-stupid.html
— LIBERTARIANISM VS. CONSERVATISM (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/libertarianism-vs-conservatism-video.html
— THORNER & O’NEIL – IMPORTANCE OF RELIGION AND MORAL VALUES IN RESTORING OUR REPUBLIC
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/thorner-oneil-importance-of-religion-and-moral-values-in-restoring-our-republic.html
— DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM THREATENS MINORITIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/democratic-socialism-threatens-minorities.html
— DEMOCRATS MORE POSITIVE ABOUT SOCIALISM THAN CAPITALISM
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/democrats-more-positive-about-socialism-than-capitalism.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Harold mocks Raoul for not agreeing to debates
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/15/harold-mocks-raoul-for-not-agreeing-to-debates/
— LIVE COVERAGE *** Today is Governor’s Day at the Illinois State Fair. Follow along with ScribbleLive
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/15/live-coverage-52/
— The governor’s $1 million donation to the state fair’s foundation yesterday was actually a purchase of the Coliseum’s naming rights
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/15/question-of-the-day-2725/

 

FOX NEWS
— FLASHBACK: Schumer Called Illegal Immigration ‘Wrong,’ Said ‘Aliens’ Should Not Be Treated Same as Legal Immigrants
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/08/15/chuck-schumer-sounded-president-trump-illegal-immigration-2009
— Poll: Dems View Socialism More Positively Than Capitalism by 10 Points
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/08/14/gallup-poll-democrats-view-socialism-more-positively-they-do-capitalism
— Tucker: Left-Wing Political Conference Shows ‘Intolerant’ Dems Ready for ‘Radical’ Change
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/08/14/tucker-carlson-left-wing-netroots-conference-shows-intolerant-democrats-ready-elections
— Ingraham: ‘Anti-Trump Delirium’ Pushes Democrats Toward Socialism
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/08/15/ingraham-anti-trump-delirium-pushes-democrats-toward-socialism

 

GOPUSA
— Facebook equal to Soviet Union’s Pravda
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52357
— Legalized pot will be a catastrophe in corrupt Massachusetts
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52374

 

BREITBART
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A NYT anti-Trump says “Tape of Trump Using ‘N-Word’ ‘Might Actually Increase His Support’ from Supporters.”
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/08/15/nyts-blow-tape-trump-using-n-word-might-actually-increase-his-support-supporters/
— ‘San Fransicko’ Announces ‘Poop Patrol’ to Clean up Revolting, Feces-Covered Sidewalks – Adelle Nazarian
https://www.breitbart.com/california/2018/08/15/san-fransicko-announces-poop-patrol-to-clean-up-revolting-feces-covered-sidewalks/

 

DAILY CALLER
— MEDIA DOESN’T CARE ABOUT CREDIBILITY OR EVIDENCE WHEN ATTACKING REPUBLICANS – Derek Hunter
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/15/media-doesnt-care-about-credibility-or-evidence-when-attacking-republicans/
— TRUMP REVOKES EX-CIA DIR. JOHN BRENNAN’S SECURITY CLEARANCE – Benny Johnson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/15/john-brennan-security-clearance-revoked/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Chelsea Clinton: Roe v. Wade freed women to add $3.5 trillion to U.S. economy – Calvin Freiburger
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/chelsea-clinton-roe-v.-wade-freed-women-to-add-3.5-trillion-to-u.s.-economy

 

EAGLE FORUM REPORT
— Gambling: Getting Nothing From Something
https://mailchi.mp/eagleforum/gambling-getting-nothing-from-something-august-2018-eagle-forum-report-now-online

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— A FREE PRESS NEEDS YOU – Editorial (DIERSEN: The mainstream media acts like it is an arm of the Democrat Party.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/15/opinion/editorials/free-press-local-journalism-news-donald-trump.html

August 12 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Despite 2 voter rejections, Wheaton-Warrenville Community Unit School District 200 plans to construct new building — and gets sued over it – Bob Goldsborough (DIERSEN: What are your connections with this issue? My wife and I have paid real estate taxes big time to District 200 since 1978. We have never attended any District 200 school and we have never sent any child to any District 200 school. The District 200 headquarters is in my precinct as well as Whittier Grade School and Edison Middle School. Janet Shaw is a fellow Milton Township Republican Precinct Committeeman. I know Dan Wagner and his wife. I understand that the lawsuit has been assigned to Judge Bonnie Wheaton.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-wheaton-school-preschool-project-20180806-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Twice since 2013, voters in the Wheaton and Warrenville area have rejected referendum proposals to raise taxes for the construction of a new preschool. Despite that, the Community Unit School District 200 board is proceeding with building a new Jefferson Early Childhood Center without voter approval through a different form of financing. But now a resident who opposes that measure has sued the district in DuPage County Circuit Court, seeking to halt the plans. Those in favor of building a new childhood center call the current 26,500-square-foot building outdated and note that the district in recent years has renovated or built anew every other school building except Jefferson. Jefferson, which was constructed in 1958 and had 277 pupils as of June, offers a traditional preschool and early childhood intervention for youths with mental or physical disabilities. Voters rejected a referendum proposal for a new Jefferson school in 2013, and again said no in 2017 as part of a much larger, $132 million proposal involving other district schools as well. Board President Jim Vroman said that after the 2017 referendum proposal failed, the district surveyed voters and found that “a substantial majority” supported building a new Jefferson. “That told us that voters were against the tax increase that the referendum would have generated if we had proceeded,” he said. Instead, the board agreed with a suggestion by a district financial adviser to use lease certificates, or secured lease credit financing, to fund a new Jefferson. District 200 would oversee construction of the estimated $15.5 million, 41,544-square-foot building, while Zions Bank would own the building. . .Frequent board critic Janet Shaw, who runs a blog that scrutinizes the district’s finances, long has questioned the legality of using lease certificates and added that “my real problem is that we don’t need (the new school building).” Shaw has filed suit against District 200, demanding a halt to the current plan to finance a new Jefferson. She is seeking a judge to require District 200’s board to submit a proposal for the new school building to the public via a referendum question. “District 200 is tampering with election results right here in DuPage County,” Shaw said. “The district thinks that by using the magic word ‘lease,’ its two failed referendum efforts and the will of the community are somehow erased and it can proceed in an identical manner as if a referendum had been adopted by the community to build and finance a new school.” A district spokesperson declined to comment on the lawsuit. Dan Wagner, a parent and longtime proponent of a new Jefferson, called the existing building outmoded, with some instruction occurring in converted broom closets. He added that the building lacks air conditioning, which precludes some special needs pupils from participating in gym classes.)
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Employee compensation hikes have cost Naperville more than $500,000 in up-front pension payments – Erin Hegarty and Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-aurora-pension-boost-st-0812-story.html
— 10 wounded since daybreak Saturday in separate city shootings – Deanese Williams-Harris
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-shootings-violence-20180811-story.html
— GOP congressional nominee who is also a Holocaust denier confronts write-in opponent at candidacy announcement – Frank Vaisvilas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-jones-hanson-st-0812-story.html
— US budget deficit totals $76.9 billion in July – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–budget-deficit-20180810-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: AP says “Democratic voters hold an enthusiasm edge.” QUESTION: What harms Republican enthusiasm? ANSWER: Republican candidates who fail/refuse to promise to defend/advance the Republican Party platform.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–midterms-democratic-turnout-20180811-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to join them in demonizing, denigrating, and condemning Whites as being racists.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–trump-race-20180811-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Go ahead, get that tattoo. Your boss shouldn’t mind. – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-tattoos-at-work-0812-story.html
— Should doctors ask patients about their sexual orientation? – Alison Bowen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-doctors-patients-sexual-orientation-20180808-story.html
— Despite crackdown, immigrants flowing through Arizona border – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–immigration-arizona-20180807-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-topics-marijuana-weed-cannabis-medical-marijuana-wrigley-osteopathic-pharmacann-drugged-driving/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups refer to themselves as being “we:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/charlottesville-what-have-we-learned-anniversary-white-nationalism-progress/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, the Daily Herald promotes Lauren Underwood.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180811/underwood-responds-to-hultgrens-facebook-attacks-asks-to-attend-his-town-hall-meeting
— Area couple attend Mustang celebration – Matt Avery
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180812/area-couple-attend-mustang-celebration
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups say “You will not defeat us:” anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180812/jesse-jackson-sr-message-to-racists-you-will-not-defeat-us

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The State of Illinois promotes LGBTQ activity. To promote LGBTQ activity is to drive traditional families out of the state.
https://abc7chicago.com/community-events/amazingforall-art-installation-unveiled/3933464/

 

RIVER CITY READER
— GOP Leaders Scrambling to Find Last-Minute Replacements – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/GOP-leaders-scrambling-for-replacements

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote censorship.
https://www.npr.org/2018/08/11/637865162/censorship-on-social-media

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Long-Time Political Analyst Russ Stewart Predicts “Rauner will lose as surely as the sun sets in the West.”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/11/long-time-political-analyst-predicts-rauner-will-lose-surely-sun-sets-west/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Republican Party welcomes union member into leadership ranks – Chandra Lye (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union and anti-wage earner. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years. They stress that I was a lowly wage earner 1964-1997. I washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511525061-republican-party-welcomes-union-members-into-leadership-ranks
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Northwest Side (NWS) GOP Club, which touts itself as union-friendly, has added another leader with union ties to its ranks. The club recently announced Erin Jones was appointed precinct committeeman for Chicago’s 39th Ward. “Erin is a rock-star and a loyal member of the NWS GOP Club.” club officials said. “As a first-responder family, Erin and her husband serve the community both on and off-duty. We are happy to have her in a leadership role.” As a committeeman, Jones will represent the GOP voters of the precinct at the county level. “I grew up in Rogers Park and moved to the Northwest Side nine years ago,” Jones said. “I’ve been a Chicago police officer for the last 15 years, spending 10 of those years in patrol on the Westside of the City. I actually started working for the city when I was a teenager as a lifeguard in Rogers Park.” Jones is married to a Chicago firefighter and has two daughters. She was appointed by Matt Podgorski, NWS GOP Club chairman and 39th ward committeeman. The NWS GOP Club also has a party planned for Aug. 11 to welcome its card-carrying union members and encourage other union members to explore the club. Republican candidate and Chicago police sergeant Ammie Kessem is slated to attend the event. Kessem is challenging incumbent Rep. Robert Martwick (D-Chicago) for Illinois’ 19th House District seat in November’s general election.)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Hate speech’ is sneaky leftist censorship, not law – Cheryl K. Chumley
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/10/hate-speech-clever-leftist-censorship-not-law/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Libertarians go local – W. James Antle III (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform. I should write a book about Libertarians in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who falsely claim to be Republican. The aforesaid frauds work extremely hard against me. They promote booze, gambling, pot, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/libertarians-go-local

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump-Hating Boston Globe Calls for United Response to Media Attacks
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/newspapers-editorial-media-bias-donald-trump/2018/08/11/id/876598/

 

FOX NEWS
— Boston Globe presses coordinated response to Trump’s media criticisms – Jeffrey Rubin
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/11/boston-paper-presses-coordinated-response-to-trumps-media-criticisms.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Facebook Takes Their Anti-Gun Stance To a Whole New Level With THIS Policy Change – Beth Baumann
https://townhall.com/notebook/bethbaumann/2018/08/11/facebook-takes-their-anti-gun-stance-to-a-whole-new-level-with-this-policy-change-n2508884
— George Will’s Unhinged Anti-Trump Position – Bruce Bialosky
https://townhall.com/columnists/brucebialosky/2018/08/12/george-wills-unhinged-antitrump-position-n2508331

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Problem with Gay Marriage – David Solway
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/the_problem_with_gay_marriage.html
— Chicago: Don’t Ask Those Who Caused the Problem to Solve the Problem – Robert Klein Engler
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/chicago_dont_ask_those_who_caused_the_problem_to_solve_the_problem.html

 

BREITBART
— Gun-Controlled Chicago: 20 Shot from Friday Morning to Saturday Morning – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/11/gun-controlled-chicago-20-shot-from-friday-morning-to-saturday-morning/
— Twitter Target Gavin McInnes on Solution: ‘Trump Has to Step Up’ – Lucas Nolan
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/11/exclusive-twitter-target-gavin-mcinnes-on-solution-trump-has-to-step-up/
— Far-Left March in Charlottesville Turns Anti-Police: ‘Cops and Klan Go Hand in Hand!’ – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/11/far-left-march-in-charlottesville-turns-anti-police-cops-and-klan-go-hand-in-hand/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Facebook Continues Censorship of ‘Warriors for Christ’ Page, Pastor Says – Samuel Smith
https://www.christianpost.com/news/facebook-continues-censorship-of-warriors-for-christ-page-pastor-says-226742/

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— Kimberly Guilfoyle and Don Trump Jr. Share Photo, Twitter Erupts with Anti-Trump Insults ‘We are robots beedo boop,’ jabs one celebrity of the couple’s photog — interesting how it’s only OK to look your best if you’re a liberal – Deirdre Reilly
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/08/kimberly-guilfoyle-and-don-trump-jr-share-photo-twitter-erupts-with-anti-trump-insults/

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s Economy Might Not Be Enough to Save the House.”
https://www.weeklystandard.com/irwin-m-stelzer/republican-might-lose-the-house-even-with-trumps-roaring-economy

 

DAILY CALLER
— TWITTER SUSPENDS LIBERTARIAN COMMENTATOR GAVIN MCINNES AND HIS ACTIVIST GROUP – Rob Shimshock
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/11/twitter-suspends-gavin-mcinnes/

 

CANADA FREE PRESS
— Boston Globe calls for war of words against Trump media attacks
https://canadafreepress.com/article/newspaper-calls-for-war-of-words-against-trump-media-attacks
— Welcome Everyone, Take Our Country – Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh image
https://canadafreepress.com/article/welcome-everyone-take-our-country

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Escalates Attack on Jeff Sessions, Calling Him ‘Scared Stiff’ – Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/11/us/politics/trump-sessions-russia.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to condemn those who are anti-minority, but NOT those who are anti-White.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/11/us/politics/unite-the-right-2018-dc-rally.html
— Go Ahead, Speak for Yourself Not every opinion needs to be underwritten by your race or gender or other social identity. – Kwame Anthony Appiah (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/opinion/sunday/speak-for-yourself.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to “Republican” political consultants who advise candidates to dump voters who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? I should write a book about Republican candidates in Illinois who talk and/or act like they are taking such advice.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/11/opinion/sunday/the-white-strategy.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats seek stronger social media presence to guard against potential Russian interference in midterms – Michael Scherer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/democrats-seek-stronger-social-media-presence-to-guard-against-potential-russian-interference-in-midterms/2018/08/10/7345fcd4-972b-11e8-80e1-00e80e1fdf43_story.html

 

LEGAL NEWS LINE
— EEOC Sues The University of Wisconsin System for Age Discrimination – EEOC (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, EEOC should sue the federal government. The federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who the federal government does not promote to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
https://legalnewsline.com/stories/511525152-u-s-equal-employment-opportunity-commission-eeoc-sues-the-university-of-wisconsin-system-for-age-discrimination
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The University of Wisconsin System violated federal law when it refused to hire a former longtime employee because of her age, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, Bambi Butzlaff Voss, who was 53 years old and subject to a layoff from her job as a Marketing and Communications Specialist at the University of Wisconsin’s Waukesha campus, applied for six different positions with the University of Wisconsin System’s central office in Madison, including an Associate Marketing and Communications Specialist position. Butzlaff Voss had 25 years of experience performing tasks similar, if not identical, to the ones in the position she applied for. But, because of Butzlaff Voss’s age, the University refused to hire her. Instead, it hired a 23-year-old candidate with less than two years of experience. Such alleged conduct violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA). The EEOC sued in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin (EEOC v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, Civil Action No: 3:18-cv-00602) after first trying to settle through its conciliation process. The lawsuit asks the court to order the University to hire Butzlaff Voss and provide back pay as well as pay liquidated damages. The lawsuit also seeks a permanent injunction prohibiting the University from discriminating against future candidates based on their age. “The Age Discrimination in Employment Act has been on the books for five decades,” said Gregory Gochanour, regional attorney for the EEOC’s Chicago District. “The EEOC will make sure employers follow the law, even if it means going to court to get the message across.” Julianne Bowman, district director of the EEOC’s Chicago District, said, “Workers over 40 years of age should have the same opportunities as those workers less than half their age. Ignoring a candidate’s decades of experience relevant to the available job, because of her age, to hire someone with less than two years of experience is illegal discrimination.”)

 

USA TODAY
— Trump condemns ‘all types of racism’ on Charlottesville anniversary; critics slam wording – Christal Hayes (DIERSEN: According to anti-Whites, only Whites can be racist. According to anti-men, only men can be sexist.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/11/donald-trump-charlottesville-anniversary-condemn-all-racism/965715002/
— Bacteria spread through dog saliva linked to death of Wisconsin woman – Samantha West
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/11/dog-saliva-bacteria-linked-death-wisconsin-woman/969438002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s Attacks on the Press: Part Instinct, Part Calculation President has dialed up the frequency, intensity of his attacks at rallies around the country – Lukas I. Alpert in New York and Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-attacks-on-the-press-part-instinct-part-calculation-1533999601

 

ECONOMIC TIMES
— The struggle at Twitter over what warrants a ban
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/view-from-the-inside-the-struggle-at-twitter-over-what-warrants-a-ban/articleshow/65365766.cms

 

FORBES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote censorship.
http://fortune.com/2018/08/11/facebook-apple-youtube-spotify-twitter-infowars-alex-jones/

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— 38% of U.S. Workers Don’t Think They’re Financially Well More than one-third of working Americans feel they’re not managing their money properly. Here’s how to turn things around if you’re one of them. – Maurie Backman
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2018/08/05/38-of-us-workers-dont-think-theyre-financially-wel.aspx

 

RT
— Conservative Twitter voices say they are being attacked with malicious ‘abusive speech’ complaints
https://www.rt.com/usa/435729-twitter-conservatives-false-complaints/

 

HARTFORD COURANT
— Republicans Used To Celebrate Voluntarism. What Happened? – Benjamin Soskis (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise themselves as being big time volunteers and b) demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me for not being a big time volunteer like they claim to be. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.courant.com/opinion/op-ed/hc-op-gop-volunteerism-dead-20180810-story.html

 

LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR
— Don’t resort to racial stereotypes – ESTHER J. CEPEDA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps stereotype Whites as being racists who should be gotten rid of.)
https://journalstar.com/opinion/columnists/esther-j-cepeda-don-t-resort-to-racial-stereotypes/article_4bbd5e01-e080-5315-987b-70b5d06ffdcc.html

 

HONOLULU STAR ADVERTISER
— Lopresti removes rival’s flyer, then apologizes – Gordon Y.K. Pang (DIERSEN: Recently, a registered Republican voter in my precinct phoned me and a) said that she was out of town, b) said that her security camera had alerted her that I had left a flyer on her door, c) demanded that I immediately come back and take that flyer off her door which I did, d) said that I should “take me off your list,” e) said that I should not bring anything to her home anymore, and f) ignored the fact that the flyer had two DuPage County Election Commission mailing labels on it, one for her and one for her Republican husband. The flyer said: “TO: DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Voters FROM: Dave Diersen, Republican Precinct Committeeman, 630-653-0462, diersen@aol.com, www.gopillinois.com SUBJECT: Yard signs Please consider displaying a yard sign after Labor Day for one or more of the Republican candidates on the November 6, 2018 ballot in our precinct. Please contact me at 630-653-0462 or diersen@aol.com and I will bring yard signs to your home as soon as they are available after Labor Day. The Republican candidates on the ballot in our precinct are: UNITED STATES Peter Roskam, U.S. Congressman, 6th Congressional District STATE OF ILLINOIS Bruce Rauner & Evelyn Sanguinetti, Governor & Lieutenant Governor Erika Harold, Attorney General Jason Helland, Secretary of State Darlene Senger, Comptroller Jim Dodge, Treasurer Mike Connelly, Senator, 21th District Amy Grant, Representative, 42nd District DUPAGE COUNTY Dan Cronin, Chairman James Mendrick, Sheriff Paul Hinds, Clerk Gwen Henry, Treasurer Grant Eckhoff and Chris Zaruba, County Board, District 4 Darlene Ruscitti, Regional Superintendent of Schools DUPAGE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE Joseph Cantore, President CIRCUIT COURT Karen Wilson, Judge Jeff MacKay, Judge.” I should write a book about registered voters in my precinct who cast Republican primary ballots, but a) talk and/or act like they are Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens; b) talk and/or act like they are filled with hatred of Trump; c) talk and/or act like they do not vote for candidates who are unopposed in Republican primaries; d) talk and/or act like they vote for Democrats in general elections, e) talk and/or act like they do not want me to bring any Republican literature to their door; f) say “take me off your list,” g) say “don’t bring anything to my home anymore,” and/or h) treat me rudely, if not threateningly. 112 voted in the March 20, 2018 Republican primary in my precinct, but in the unopposed races, 26 (23%) did not vote for Helland, 28 (25%) did not vote for Dodge, 22 (20%) did not vote for Roskam, 24 (21%) did not vote for Connelly, 29 (26%) did not vote for Ruscitti, 27 (24%) did not vote for Cronin, 28 (25%) did not vote for Hinds, 23 (21%) did not vote for Henry, 33 (29%) did not vote for Cantore, 32 (29%) did not vote Wilson, 32 (29%) did not vote for MacKay, and 31 (28%) did not vote for me. In the 2016 general election, in my precinct, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton.)
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2018/08/11/hawaii-news/lopresti-removes-rivals-flyer-then-apologizes/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Matt Lopresti issued an apology to constituents for removing an opponent’s campaign flyer from a constituent’s door in Ewa Beach recently. Lopresti made the apology on his Facebook page Friday afternoon after Alicia Maluafiti, his Democratic primary opponent for the state Senate 19th District (Ewa, Ewa Beach) seat, and others posted a video, taken from the property’s security camera, showing him pulling a brochure from the door crack and tucking it under his own materials just before the resident opens the door.)

 

KQ2
— Some Atchison County voters were provided incorrect ballots. (DIERSEN: What internal controls are in place to assure that voters in your precinct are provided with correct ballots?)
http://www.kq2.com/content/news/Wrong-ballots-cast-in-Kansas-primary-490581421.html

 

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote censorship.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/08/20/alex-jones-the-first-amendment-and-the-digital-public-square

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The State of Illinois promotes LGBTQ activity. To promote LGBTQ activity is to drive traditional families out of the state.
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Illinois-Tourism-AmazingForAll-sculpture-at-Northalsted-Market-Days-/63766.html

August 11 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Giuliani weighs in on Chicago violence again, touts Dem who said city’s not all ‘Trump-free’ – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-friday-20180809-story.html
— Rauner jokes about fairground fundraising – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-friday-20180809-story.html
— For the first time, Naperville restaurant and retail sales surpass all other Chicago suburbs – Diane Moca
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-naperville-number-one-restaurants-st-0812-story.html
— Who counts as a drug dealer? As heroin overdoses soar, drug-induced homicide law blurs line between exploiter and victim – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-met-drug-induced-homicide-law-heroin-overdose-20180807-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that “Women’s March organizers announce October rally and march at Grant Park to encourage voting.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-womens-march-chicago-october-rally-20180810-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Manafort’s Chicago banker Stephen M. Calk allegedly angled to get top jobs at HUD or Treasury – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: One could ask why would anyone want to be a federal employee. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/paul-manafort-chicago-banker-steven-calk-sought-secretary-hud-treasury-trump-administration-trial/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Elgin gun range doing brisk business after one week – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180810/elgin-gun-range-doing-brisk-business-after-one-week

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Tax dollars off-limits for sex-harassment settlements – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/tax-dollars-off-limits-for-sex-harassment-settlements

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— A messy pool in Lake County – Rich Miller
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/miller-a-messy-pool-in-lake-county/article_0a4b9855-a05e-5bb4-a3e7-0d6fc74176d1.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Winning entries in Illinois State Fair Twilight Parade named (DIERSEN: Which were the winning entries in Wheaton’s 2018 Independence Day Parade? ANSWER: SEE: https://wheatonparkdistrict.com/events/july4/QUESTION: Who were the lead sponsors of Wheaton’s 2018 Independence Day parade? ANSWER: “DuPage County Republicans” were. 19 Republicans contributed $2,500 to help sponsor the parade. Illinois Republican Party leader and Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar contributed $500, Judge Jeff MacKay contributed $250, and DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner Tim Whelan contributed $150. Bob Berlin, Dan Cronin, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Marty Keller, Deanne Mazzochi, Dave Molitor, John Monino, Chris Nybo, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, Phil Suess, Kevin Wiley, and Karen Wilson each contributed $100. QUESTION: Which entries did DuPage County Republicans got credit for sponsoring? ANSWER: Tunes of Glory bagpipers and the Wheaton North and South High School band entries. QUESTION: Who promoted the parade? ANSWER: Dave Diersen hand delivered 500 flyers that promoted the parade, the Republican parade sponsors, and the Republican parade entries to residences and businesses, including the residences on Main Street and two blocks east and west of Main Street south of Harrison Street. QUESTION: Which Republican elected officials and candidates were in the parade? ANSWER: Peter Roskam, Evelyn Sanguinetti, Erika Harold, Mike Connelly, Peter Breen, Jeanne Ives, Amy Grant, Paul Hinds, James Mendrick, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Chris Zaruba, Tim Whelan, Jeff McKay, Karen Wilson, Gary Muehlfelt, Sal Falbo, Paula McGowen, John Monino, Nick Nathwani, as well as Marty Keller and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee. QUESTION: Who arranged for DuPage County Republicans to be the lead sponsor of the parade? ANSWER: Dave Diersen)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180810/winning-entries-in-illinois-state-fair-twilight-parade-named

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Pritzker to visit DeKalb on Sunday, open campaign office – CHRISTOPHER HEIMERMAN (DIERSEN: Which Rauner campaign office is nearest your home?)
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/08/10/pritzker-to-visit-dekalb-on-sunday-open-campaign-office/ai3zrha/

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— GOP candidates push to consolidate treasurer, comptroller posts
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180808/gop-candidates-push-to-consolidate-treasurer-comptroller-posts

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Confirm Kavanaugh’s appointment to high court – David McSweeney
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/08/10/mcsweeney-confirm-kavanaughs-appointment-to-high-court/a8o4cgr/

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Democrats attack Parkhurst on vote – David Giuliani
https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/democrats-attack-parkhurst-on-vote/article_d185137c-9a80-11e8-8738-37d75b8b4889.html

 

MADISON STATE JOURNAL
— Bring back civil service protections – Sally Drew, president, Association of Career Employees (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://madison.com/wsj/opinion/letters/bring-back-civil-service-protections—-sally-drew/article_46d7db45-c3b3-5636-b14f-c74059f5cff2.html

 

KWQC
— Those leaving Illinois double number of those moving in (DIERSEN: In your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county, who takes the lead in driving out of Illinois those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.kwqc.com/content/news/Those-leaving-Illinois-double-number-of-those-moving-in-490608831.html

 

NORTHWEST SIDE GOP CLUB
— Union Friendly party at the Iron Horse Saturday 4-8PM (DIERSEN: Are/were you a union member? Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. They stress that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
https://mailchi.mp/bbbc0d5acfbf/dont-forget-union-friendly-party-at-the-iron-horse-saturday-4-8pm?e=e16d9d9349

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Kinzler: CPS sex abuse scandal symbolic of what’s wrong with Democrat-controlled Chicago – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511525848-kinzler-cps-sex-abuse-scandal-symbolic-of-what-s-wrong-with-democrat-controlled-chicago

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Trump administration OK’s cheaper insurance but Illinois may not participate – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/health/trump-administration-ok-s-cheaper-insurance-but-illinois-may-not/article_d1aed8ae-9c17-11e8-afe2-f747d65a384d.html

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘Be Like Maxine’: Activist Group Selling Merchandise Inspired by Rep. Waters
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/08/10/be-maxine-activist-group-selling-merchandise-inspired-rep-waters

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Pelosi: Voting for Dems equals ‘leverage’ for illegals – Michael F. Haverluck
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2018/08/10/pelosi-voting-for-dems-equals-leverage-for-illegals

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— WHO ARE THE WHITE NATIONALISTS? Dinesh D’Souza highlights the peculiar offspring of multiculturalism
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/who-are-the-white-nationalists/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Omarosa Makes Fiery Claims in New Book — White House Fires Back With a Scorching Statement – MADISON SUMMERS
https://ijr.com/2018/08/1115500-omarosa-book-white-house-statement/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Charlottesville anniversary puts Trump and race under microscope.”
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/401347-the-memo-charlottesville-anniversary-puts-trump-and-race-under-microscope

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans promote LGBT activity.
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/local-lgbtq-centers-fight-big-battles-few-resources-report-finds-n899226

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Republican Governors in Blue States Find a Way to Get Along – Jennifer Steinhauer
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/us/politics/republican-governors-democratic-states.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A possible exception is Illinois, where Gov. Bruce Rauner, a Republican, has adopted a largely combative stance against the state’s Democrats. At the same time, he has annoyed his own party so much with his moderate social positions and budget woes that he barely survived a primary in the spring, inspiring a third-party bid from a conservative candidate. “Bruce Rauner thought he could be Scott Walker when he got elected,” Thomas Bowen, a Democratic strategist and former political director for Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago, said, referring to the Republican governor of Wisconsin. “He forgot that Walker had a supermajority in the state legislature and he did not.” “There was a playbook for how to be a Republican in Illinois that’s been replayed over and over,” Mr. Bowen said. “Be fiscally astute, compromise and don’t pick fights unnecessarily.” Mr. Rauner will face a formidable opponent in J. B. Pritzker, a billionaire venture capitalist. The governor has run several attack ads criticizing Mr. Pritzker’s effort to get a reduction in property taxes on one of his homes, citing the mansion’s lack of working toilets.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Used Racial Slur During Celebrity Apprentice.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/us/politics/omarosa-donald-trump-racial-slur.html
— Brian France, Nascar’s Chief, Takes Leave After Drunken Driving Charge – Kevin Draper
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/sports/autoracing/nascar-brian-france-arrest.html
— Ex-Employees Sue Nike, Alleging Gender Discrimination – Tiffany Hsu
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/business/nike-discrimination-class-action-lawsuit.html
— Inside Twitter’s Struggle Over What Gets Banned – Cecilia Kang and Kate Conger (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to ban everything from GOPUSA ILLINOIS. My critic/opponents want you to read ONLY what they put out or bless.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/technology/twitter-free-speech-infowars.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— To Trust Polls, Dig Deeper Into The Results The sentiments underlying the 2016 results could be seen for months before, says the polling director for CBS News, and that’s true now for the 2018 race – Anthony Salvanto (DIERSEN: Far too many polls are designed to bring about desired results.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-trust-polls-dig-deeper-into-the-results-1533911485
— Bots vs. Trolls: How AI Could Clean Up Social Media Many tools exist that could help identify bad actors on social media. There’s just no consensus on how to use them. – Christopher Mims (DIERSEN: Who paints you as being a bad actor? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who paint me as being a bad actor. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/bots-vs-trolls-how-ai-could-clean-up-social-media-1533849001
— ‘Diversity’ Looks a Lot Like Old-Fashioned Discrimination I was barred from top law firms as a Harvard student in the ’60s. Today Asians face similar prejudice. – Michael Blechman (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, draft avoiders, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/diversity-looks-a-lot-like-old-fashioned-discrimination-1533936008
— Trump Renews Attacks on NFL Anthem Protests President’s remarks come after player demonstrations at start of preseason games – Andrew Beaton
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-renews-attacks-on-nfl-anthem-protests-1533917562

 

HUTCHINSON NEWS
— Political discrimination – Ron Etchison, Ellsworth
http://www.hutchnews.com/news/20180811/political-discrimination
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Democrat Party’s hatred for President Donald Trump hit an “all-time high” recently when it directed their hatred toward some of the people in his administration (and indirectly toward people and voters in the 2016 Presidential Election) who supported and still support him. Isn’t it ironic that the Democrat Party, which claims to be “the defender of women,” recently gave the OK to heckle and harass three women who have ties to President Trump?)

 

NEWS OBSERVER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: University of North Carolina has spent $16.8 million in legal fees to continue using race as a dominant factor in admissions decisions to the detriment of white and Asian-American applicants.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article216485240.html

 

HOUSTON CHRONICLE
— Can Trump ban the media from the White House? – Frank LoMonte (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about “Republican” politicians in Illinois who since 2000 have pandered to the Democrat news media and at the same time made it clear that they a) do not want me to know about their events, press conferences, or other activities, b) do not want me to promote their events or other activities, c) do not want me to attend their events or press conferences, and d) do not want me to report on their events, press conferences, or other activities?)
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/local/gray-matters/article/trump-white-house-media-kaitlan-collins-cnn-13144480.php
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As long as reporters have covered government officials, they’ve sought greater access than the government was willing to allow. The White House excluded a CNN reporter from an international trade announcement with the president of the European Commission on July 25, in apparent retaliation after she shouted unwelcome questions at President Donald Trump during an Oval Office appearance. Many observers viewed this move as an escalation of the Trump administration’s hostility toward journalists. The Washington Post called the decision to exclude CNN’s Kaitlan Collins “highly unusual and possibly unprecedented.” Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., called it “an offense against the First Amendment interests of all of us.” But did the White House actually violate the Constitution? As a media law professor, I regularly remind students that the First Amendment right of access to government officials, records and events is surprisingly uncertain. The First Amendment guarantees all Americans freedom to speak and publish without government interference. It has been broadly interpreted by the Supreme Court to forbid the government from restraining or punishing a speaker based on the content of the speaker’s message. While journalists have a clearly established First Amendment right to publish the news they’ve gathered — even in extreme cases, like the leak of stolen Pentagon documents — it’s much less clear that the First Amendment protects the right to gather the news in the first place. A right to publish, but not a ‘right to gather’? CNN has not indicated that it plans to take any legal action over Collins’ exclusion. In addition to being awkward — imagine a journalist taking the witness stand to testify against the White House communications director — a court case over a withdrawn invitation would face legal obstacles. The courts have refused to recognize an overarching “constitutional right of access” to government information. Instead, they have picked off cases with narrow, specific rulings. For instance, the Supreme Court recognized in Richmond Newspapers v. Virginia that there is a constitutional right to cover a criminal trial. Likewise, federal appeals courts agree the First Amendment guarantees the right to videotape police making arrests in a public place. At the same time, judges have found no constitutional right to obtain government documents or to enter crime scenes that are off-limits to the public. Does CNN’s White House correspondent, or any journalist, have a First Amendment “right” to a press pass or a spot at a news conference? Since the Supreme Court said in its 1972 Branzburg ruling that journalists have no right to insist on greater access than the general public, probably not. That being said, journalists do have a right not to be retaliated against, regardless of what form the retaliation takes. Retaliatory exclusions can violate the law Even if attending a White House event is not a constitutionally guaranteed right, that doesn’t mean the government is free to take it away as a punishment. The government cannot take away even a purely discretionary privilege if the motive is to penalize speech. Even though there is no entitlement to hold a government job, the Supreme Court decided in 1966 that public employment cannot be denied on the basis of viewpoint. And even though there is no entitlement to receive a discretionary government grant, the justices ruled in 2013 that a grant cannot be denied because the applicant expresses a view different from the government’s. In other words, any action by a government agency intended to punish or deter a speaker for unwanted speech can violate the Constitution. That same legal principle would apply today if a federal official denied a government “privilege” to a journalist on the basis of a disagreeable viewpoint. In the CNN situation, if Collins lost something of value, like the ability to attend a presidential appearance, because of the content of her speech, she has the essential ingredients of a First Amendment case. The White House likely would argue that it was Collins’ method of delivery — raising her voice, after being asked not to — and not the content of her message that earned her a disinvitation. That would make a First Amendment claim blurrier. overnment agencies can regulate the “time, place and manner” of speaking, the Supreme Court has ruled, as long as the restrictions are reasonable and enforced evenhandedly. Were a case to go to court, Collins and CNN might have to demonstrate that other journalists have shouted friendlier questions without consequence. Journalists’ rights need clarifying)

 

ABOVE THE LAW
— Short Skirts At Work: A Form Of Sexual Discrimination? – RICHARD B. COHEN
https://abovethelaw.com/2018/08/short-skirts-at-work-a-form-of-sexual-discrimination/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Nearly two-thirds of older Americans have seen age discrimination in the workplace – but only 3% report it, survey says. . .Nearly 25 percent say they’ve heard ageist comments from a boss or colleague Another 16 percent say they have been passed over for a job based on their age – VALERIE BAUMAN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination; I should write a book about them. They include virtually all my GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates. To keep their jobs and/or to get promoted, they helped GAO get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who did not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6049077/Nearly-two-thirds-older-Americans-seen-age-discrimination-workplace-survey-says.html

 

AUTO TRADER
— 2018 Ford Mustang vs. 2018 Chevrolet Corvette: Which Is Better? – Eric Brandt
https://www.autotrader.com/car-reviews/2018-ford-mustang-vs-2018-chevrolet-corvette-which-281474979874337

 

CHICAGO PRIDE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Chicago White Sox promotes LGBTQ activity.
http://chicago.gopride.com/news/article.cfm/articleid/97467424

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— 78,000 transgender citizens could be prevented from voting in midterms (DIERSEN: Democrats promote transgender activity.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/78000-transgender-citizens-could-be-prevented-from-voting-in-midterms/63763.html

 

LOS ANGELES BLADE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans promote LGBT activity.
http://www.losangelesblade.com/2018/08/10/pro-equality-voters-are-showing-up-so-are-socal-haters/
http://www.losangelesblade.com/2018/08/10/six-of-las-leading-lgbt-influencers-strike-a-post/

 

METRO WEEKLY
— Study: Companies with LGBTQ managers report higher overall performance than those without Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce found that companies with more than one LGBTQ person in a senior role reported better overall performance – Rhuaridh Marr (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers a) refuse to hire people who do not promote LGBTQ activity and b) fire their employees who do not promote LGBTQ activity?)
https://www.metroweekly.com/2018/08/study-companies-with-lgbtq-managers-report-higher-overall-performance-than-those-without/

 

ON TOP MAGAZINE
— Jeff Sessions Defends Group That Backed Baker Who Refused To Serve Gay Couple – CARLOS SANTOSCOY (DIERSEN: In 2012, those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes succeeded in a) ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship and b) destroying TAPROOT.)
http://www.ontopmag.com/article/45055/Jeff_Sessions_Defends_Group_That_Backed_Baker_Who_Refused_To_Serve_Gay_Couple

 

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity target Cruz.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/08/ted-cruz-highest-profile-victim-potential-blue-wave/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote hatred against members of the following groups want to abolish the First Amendment: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2018/08/whats-difference-free-speech-hate-speech/

August 6 Morning Edition

FOX 40 SACRAMENTO STOCKTON MODESTO
— See John Cox’s First 2018 General Election Campaign Ad – NIKKI LAURENZO (DIERSEN: John Cox (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_H._Cox) and I served together on the Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee. On July 5, 2003, Cox came with the other four announced U.S. Senate candidates (Chirinjeev Kathuria, Andy McKenna, Jim Oberweis, and Jack Ryan) to a picnic that I arranged in the Prairie Path Park in my precinct for voters in my precinct, in Jeanne Ive’s precinct to the east, and in Debra Olson’s precinct to the west. At my suggestion, Cox brought Jay’s Potato Chips. The 200 attendees included Randy Hultgren.)
https://fox40.com/2018/08/05/see-john-coxs-first-2018-general-election-campaign-ad/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Republican candidate for California governor has released his first campaign advertisement since winning the primary election in June. It’s titled “Help is on the Way,” and focuses on the platforms John Cox highlighted throughout his campaign such as unaffordable home and rent costs, the state’s infrastructure, rising poverty rates and the gas tax. The businessman, who lives in San Diego, has an uphill battle to catch Democrat Gavin Newsom. The current lieutenant governor has a commanding lead in the contest to succeed Governor Jerry Brown. According to the latest poll numbers from the Public Policy Institute of California, 55 percent of likely voters favored Newsom to Cox’s 31 percent.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP donor Uihlein refuels Proft PAC with $3.5M ahead of fall election; WeatherTech founder gives Rauner campaign more; Dem panel looks to elevate women – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: If Uihlein gave you $3.5M to give to candidates, which candidates would you give the money to and why?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-monday-20180805-story.html
— Teaching pastor resigns over Willow Creek’s handling of allegations against Bill Hybels – Manya Brachear Pashman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-willow-creek-steve-carter-resigns-20180805-story.html
— Why your property tax bill is so high, and how to fix it – Austin Berg

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-berg-column-st-0805-story.html

— Ready to hire? Look for these traits – John Boitnott (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180806/281848644421422
— Where do the millionaires live? – Jeff Haden (DIERSEN: One could argue that if you do not have “at least $1 million in investable assets” or you are not on track to have that much by the time you retire, you are in big trouble.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-where-do-the-millionaires-live-20180730-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Being a millionaire is still a fairly exclusive club. Kiplinger recently reported that 5.8 percent of the country — about 7 million households — are millionaires. Kiplinger defined “millionaire” as someone having at least $1 million in investable assets, so it doesn’t include homes, employer-sponsored pension plans or business partnerships. . .18. Illinois: 6.14 percent. (Cost of living: 4 percent above national average.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you bash traditional marriage and traditional family, Democrats will glorify and praise you.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-purity-virgin-afraid-to-lyz-lenz-0806-story.html
— If you haven’t had health insurance … – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that my wife and I get an $18,000/year health, dental, and vision insurance subsidy because I am a federal retiree. We pay only $6,000/year for $24,000/year worth of coverage. In our defense, I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years — almost 3 for the Post Office 1966-1969, almost 9 for IRS 1971-1980, and almost 18 for GAO. Working for the federal government is extremely unpleasant, stressful, and depressing. Virtually everyone viciously demonizes, viciously denigrates, and viciously condemns federal employees and federal retirees as being lazy, stupid, grossly overpaid, and even worse things. Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-trump-illinois-obamacare-access-20180801-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD EDITORIAL WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE UNETHICALLY MADE TO LOOK LIKE A NEWS ARTICLE: In a front page top of fold editorial with a big color picture unethically made to look like a news article, Democrats use citizens of foreign countries to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-marie-joseph-house-20180727-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— In another blow to megachurch, lead teaching pastor resigns from Willow Creek – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180805/in-another-blow-to-megachurch-lead-teaching-pastor-resigns-from-willow-creek
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump: Son met Russian for dirt – Ashley Parker and Rosalind Helderman (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, who would your critics/opponent try to get “dirt” on you from? My critics/opponents would try to get “dirt” on me from past and present a) Milton Township Republican Central Committee officers and members, b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois officers, directors, and members, c) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce officers, directors, and members, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition officers, Steering Committee members, and members, e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter officers, directors, and members, f) GAO employees, g) IRS employees, h) Post Office employees, i) defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, j) etc.)
http://e-edition.dailyherald.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=3e6b7a1a-154f-4405-805e-038015cdb648
— 1968 Pontiac Firebird is perfect purchase made back in high school – Matt Avery (DIERSEN: What cars did you buy while you were in high school? I bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964 with money that I had earned/saved delivering newspapers and doing yard work. I bought a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966 with money that I earned/saved washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180806/1968-pontiac-firebird-is-perfect-purchase-made-back-in-high-school

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— House Supports VA Hiring Changes – Doug Jenkins (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986. Since the Democrats who run the Post Office, IRS, and GAO hired me, to help them hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females, they have dramatically lowered their hiring, retention, and promotion standards and made those standards much more subjective.)
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=269451#.W2gbcqBy-M8

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner promoter William “Beau” Wrigley Jr. promotes pot. Ever-increasingly, pot promoters promote those who promote pot.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2018/08/06/sauer-subject-of-investigation-in-lake-county-wrigley-joins-the-pot-industry-a-bluhm-donates-to-rauner-and-politics-meets-murder-in-a-wbez-exclusive-294529

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Is ANYONE Affected by “Trans” Deviance? – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/is-anyone-affected-by-trans-deviance/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CHICAGO DANCES THROUGH DEADLY “SHOOTAPALOOZA” WEEKEND
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/chicago-dances-through-deadly-shootapalooza-weekend.html
— THORNER & INGOLD: PROSECUTION OVERKILLS, ABUSES POWER AGAINST MANAFORT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/thorner-ingold-prosecution-overkills-abuses-power-against-manafort.html
— CHICAGO STATE REP PLEADS FOR EMANUEL AND TRUMP TO WORK TOGETHER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/chicago-state-rep-pleas-for-emanuel-and-trump-to-work-together.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Challenge to Durkin backfires bigly
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/06/challenge-to-durkin-backfires-bigly/
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Mass shootings overwhelm city
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/06/mass-shootings-overwhelm-city/

 

GOPUSA
— NRA mocks David Hogg for employing ‘armed security’ during protest at its headquarters
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51802

 

DAILY CALLER
— WE WATCH CNN’S AWFUL MEDIA SHOW SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO – Betsy Rothstein (DIERSEN: I monitor many news and commentary websites, newspapers, and magazines so that you don’t have to. Of course, my critics/opponents do not like that. They want you to rely on them for that service. But my critics/opponents reject many planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform, most commonly the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks. My critics/opponents promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, booze, gambling, pot and other vices, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and/or even worse things. My critics/opponents focus on destroying those who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/05/we-watch-cnns-awful-media-show-so-you-dont-have-to/
— EPA RELEASED A LONG-DELAYED REPORT SHOWING ETHANOL HURTS THE ENVIRONMENT – Jason Hopkins
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/04/epa-ethanol-mandate-environment/

 

BREITBART
— Hollywood Celebrates Barack Obama’s Birthday – Warner Todd Huston
https://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywood/2018/08/05/hollywood-celebrates-barack-obamas-birthday-you-busy-we-could-use-some-help/

 

POLITICO
— Trump says Don Jr. wanted dirt on Clinton from Russian lawyer But the president brushed it off as an innocuous part of campaigning as he tries to refocus on hitting the trail again this year. – NANCY COOK (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, who would your critics/opponent try to get “dirt” on you from? My critics/opponents would try to get “dirt” on me from past and present a) Milton Township Republican Central Committee officers and members, b) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois officers, directors, and members, c) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce officers, directors, and members, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition officers, Steering Committee members, and members, e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter officers, directors, and members, f) GAO employees, g) IRS employees, h) Post Office employees, i) defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, j) etc.)
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/05/trump-donald-junior-clinton-russia-764357

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “GOP grumbles as Donald Trump reshapes midterm campaigns.”
https://apnews.com/052544270dd84437b085b45550759a79/GOP-grumbles-as-Donald-Trump-reshapes-midterm-campaigns

 

AOL NEWS
— Kellyanne Conway says she doesn’t believe journalists are the ‘enemy of the people’ – ELLEN CRANLEY (DIERSEN: Far too many journalists promote the Democrat Party, Libertarian Party, and/or Green Party platforms, but falsely deny that they do that. I do not deny that I promote the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/08/05/kellyanne-conway-says-she-doesnt-believe-journalists-are-the-enemy-of-the-people/23496346/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: He’s a Superstar Pastor. She Worked for Him and Says He Groped Her Repeatedly. Bill Hybels built an iconic evangelical church outside Chicago. A former assistant says that in the 1980s, he sexually harassed her. – Laurie Goodstein
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/05/us/bill-hybels-willow-creek-pat-baranowski.html
— A ‘Rainbow Wave’? 2018 Has More L.G.B.T. Candidates Than Ever A record number of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender candidates are running for office in November, as the Trump administration and state-level politicians have moved to roll back some legal protections. – Liam Stack and Catie Edmondson (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racists, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/04/us/politics/gay-candidates-midterms.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/05/opinion/donald-trump-lebron-james.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— A Response To Online Shadow Banning ‘Common carriage’ law points to a solution for the problem of censorship on social media. – Adam Candeub (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the many times since 2000 that GOPUSA ILLINOIS email subscribers have asked me why did I stop sending my emails to them. Of course, I did not stop sending my emails to them. Of course, their Democrat/Libertarian/Green/RINO internet service providers (ISP) stopped sending my emails to them. Of course, Democrat/Libertarian/Green/RINO ISPs do everything that they can a) to ban my emails and b) to deny me my First Amendment rights. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Democrat/Libertarian/Green/RINO ISPs against me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-response-to-online-shadow-banning-1533496357
— The Stealth Pension Mortgage on Your House Real estate is the ultimate collateral for unfunded state public employee retirement obligations. – Rob Arnott and Lisa Meulbroek
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-stealth-pension-mortgage-on-your-house-1533496243?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1
— Past Social-Media Posts Upend Hiring Employers grapple with screening job applicants’ online personas, including years-old tweets – Rachel Feintzeig and Vanessa Fuhrmans (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers will not hire you, will not retain you, and will not promote you if you ever posted anything that is pro-Trump, pro-Protestant, pro-conservative, pro-patriotic, pro-Republican, pro-American, pro-White, pro-male, pro-older people, pro-rich people, pro-gun owners, pro-German Americans, and/or pro-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/social-media-histories-upend-hiring-1533503800
— Five Reasons You May Not Want to Retire in a Small Town Retirees expect ‘Mayberry.’ But they often find something different. – Glenn Ruffenach (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican, before buying a home, find out what the percentage of voters are real Republicans on your block and in your neighborhood, precinct, municipality, township/ward, county, and state. Find out what the trends are; find out if the percentage of Republicans is increasing or decreasing. If you are a Republican, it is a big negative to live where hate-filled Democrats, hate-filled Libertarians, and/or hate-filled Greens are the majority.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/five-reasons-you-may-not-want-to-retire-in-a-small-town-1533223658
— My Boss Makes What?! Employees work harder after finding out their boss’s salary is higher than they estimated, new study finds – Matthew Kassel (DIERSEN: In the federal government in the Chicago area, GS-14s make $113,920-$148,096; GS-15s make $138,467-$164,200; and Senior Executive Service members make at least $164,200.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-boss-makes-what-1533521461
— Harvard’s Education in Discrimination A lawsuit is revealing the secrets of race in admissions. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans. Who should pay the price of AA, Diversity, and Inclusion? According to Democrats, it should be Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvards-education-in-discrimination-1533502018
— A Government Press Corps New Jersey decides to subsidize journalists for local coverage. – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how the mainstream news media spins local news in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and the Green Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-government-press-corps-1533501733

 

USA TODAY
— Add more reforms to the nation’s tax code – Pete Sepp (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/08/05/add-more-tax-reforms-national-taxpayers-union-editorials-debates/37313249/
— How to pay for a college degree when you have bills, kids and a mortgage – Tamara E. Holmes (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had not avoided the draft, I never would have a) earned a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970 when I was 21 years old, b) earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, c) passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, d) earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, e) passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, or f) earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2018/08/06/back-school-how-pay-college-later-life/870035002/

 

EQUIPMENT WORLD
— JULY 23, 2013 FLASHBACK: The corrosive damage ethanol gasoline does to your fuel pump – Tom Jackson (DIERSEN: In my opinion, ethanol did thousands of dollars in damages to my 1972 Chevy Corvette.)
https://www.equipmentworld.com/e-10-alive-the-corrosive-damage-ethanol-gasoline-does-to-your-fuel-pump/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Its a nearly-new fuel pump from a 2003 Harley Davidson with just 11,000 miles on it. How could that much corrosion happen on a motorcycle before it’s third oil change? According to my mechanic it’s ethanol in our gasoline. To understand how this happens you need to know how ethanol affects your fuel system. Ethanol itself is not particularly corrosive. When the oil companies first started blending ethanol in gas, it corroded some rubber and plastic gaskets on some cars and equipment. Manufacturers figured it out and substituted new materials. The unlucky consumers whose equipment was ruined or whose fuel systems had to be replaced just took it on the chin as per usual with most government programs. But that wasn’t the end of it. Ethanol attracts water. When the two get together, they create the perfect environment to grow a type of bacteria called acetobacter. After getting drunk on their EPA-sponsored kegger in your gas tank, the acetobacter excrete acetic acid. And acetic acid is very corrosive. If you’re refilling your gas tank every week or two, acetobacter don’t have time to grow a sufficient size colony to damage metal parts in your fuel system. But if your fuel sits for longer periods of time these microorganisms continue to multiply until your gas tank contains damaging levels of acetic acid.)