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September 7 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner nixes Rahm’s call for ‘Bill of Rights’ for the undocumented – Mitch Dudek and Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want everyone to have a Bill of Rights except those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-says-daca-fix-is-up-to-us-congress/amp/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois ACT scores improve as number of test takers drops – Diane Rado
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-act-scores-met-20170906-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Student moms who breast-feed will get space at schools under new Illinois law – Kate Thayer  (DIERSEN: During the 1990s, GAO gutted its smoking room in its Chicago office and turned it into a lactation room.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-illinois-schools-breastfeeding-law-met-20170906-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn police.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170906/editorial-simple-concept-important-bias-training-for-police

 

WTTW
— Attorney General Madigan Sues Trump Administration to Protect ‘Dreamers’ – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: I predict that soon, if not already, employers will brag that they hired, retained, and promoted Dreamers over Americans. From what I see, ever-increasing, employers want to hire, retain, and promote those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/09/06/attorney-general-madigan-sues-trump-administration-protect-dreamers
— Illinois to Withhold Voter Data from Trump Administration, For Now – Paris Schutz (DIERSEN: How much deadwood is in the voter roles for your precinct, for you municipality, for your township/ward, for your county, for Illinois, and for America?)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/09/06/illinois-withhold-voter-data-trump-administration-now

 

CHAMPAIGN URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Like it or not, area lawmakers willing to work on DACA fix – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-09-06/it-or-not-area-lawmakers-willing-work-daca-fix.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise Dreamers. I predict that soon, if not already, employers will brag that they hired, retained, and promoted Dreamers over Americans. From what I see, ever-increasing, employers want to hire, retain, and promote those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170906/wiu-student-hopes-daca-continues

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Pritzker called Schaive about ‘deplorable’ IDOT firing – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: Have you been fired, and if so, who has said that your being fired was deplorable? So far, members of the following groups have not said that it was deplorable that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors, and/or those who promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and/or retaliation and/or those who 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.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170906/bernard-schoenburg-pritzker-called-schaive-about-deplorable-idot-firing
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Controversy over past Illinois Department of Transportation hiring — and some dismissals made by Gov. BRUCE RAUNER’s administration in response — got prominent play at a campaign stop in Springfield last week by Democratic governor candidate J.B. PRITZKER. BRAD SCHAIVE, business manager of Laborers Local 477, helped introduce Pritzker when the candidate and his running mate, state Rep. JULIANA STRATTON, D-Chicago, stopped Friday at the local’s headquarters in the capital city as part of a bus tour. While an elected official should have strength and leadership, Schaive said, “it’s hard to have any of those other qualities unless you have compassion.” Schaive recalled that his wife, MELISSA, was among eight people the Rauner administration laid off from IDOT in July. The administration said at the time there was a “lack of work” for those let go, and a spokeswoman also said the action was “cleaning up past hiring mistakes and personnel practices.” Melissa Schaive had been with the state since 2003 and made $73,860 annually as an information technology procurement analyst. She also got a liver transplant last year and still needs a kidney transplant. Lawyers for Teamsters local 916 are working to overturn the termination. Schaive told the 250 people gathered Friday that she “lost her job because she chose to take my last name,” and because in his labor job, he “helps those who collectively speak.”)
— Rauner releases statewide plan to address opioid epidemic – Dean Olsen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170906/rauner-releases-statewide-plan-to-address-opioid-epidemic

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Ending DACA could cost Illinois billions of dollars.” Ever-increasingly, those who promote DACA make it clear that they want to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article171693822.html

 

TIMES
— Edgar Fellows combat toxicity in Illinois politics – Jim Nowlan
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/state-affairs-edgar-fellows-combat-toxicity-in-illinois-politics/article_b021c412-7cc3-51e4-b1ed-23b68ee410c8.html

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote Dreamers.  I predict that soon, if not already, employers will brag that they hired, retained, and promoted Dreamers over Americans. From what I see, ever-increasing, employers want to hire, retain, and promote those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/September-2017/What-DACA-Does-for-Recipients-Illinois-and-the-Country/

 

CHICAGO READER
— Rauner disagrees with Madigan’s decision to join DACA lawsuit, and other Chicago news – Kate Shepherd
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/09/07/rauner-disagrees-with-madigans-decision-to-join-daca-lawsuit-and-other-chicago-news
— Rahm and Rauner have reignited their bromance  The mayor and the governor made up long enough to hand out tax breaks to donors. – Ben Joravsky
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/rahm-and-rauner-reignite-their-bromance/Content?oid=30155761

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Republicans fill fall with fundraisers, food events – Caitlin Nordahl
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511207246-republicans-fill-fall-with-fundraisers-food-events
— DuPage GOP hosting Benghazi hero at annual dinner – Caitlin Nordahl
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511207245-dupage-gop-hosting-benghazi-hero-at-annual-dinner

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— Many Republicans support legal fight to end Wisconsin’s partisan redistricting – Cole Lauterbach  (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, in 2015, I should have filed a lawsuit to stop the redrawing of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9.)
http://watchdog.org/294810/many-republicans-support-legal-fight-end-wisconsins-partisan-redistricting/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois Democrats, President Trump agree Congress should act on DACA – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Illinois is becoming a magnet for anti-Trumps. Ever-increasingly, those who promote DACA make it clear that they want to drive out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Some could conclude that Trump has written Illinois off because his chances of winning the states that border Illinois improve if anti-Trumps move out of those states to Illinois.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/statewide/illinois-democrats-president-trump-agree-congress-should-act-on-daca/article_d347d064-931f-11e7-8933-938c1db57757.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Downers Grove Village Council Ousts Only Conservative Library Board Member in Service of Inclusion – Laurie Higgins  (DIERSEN: Of course, this encourages anti-conservatives to move to Downers Grove.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/downers-grove-village-council-ousts-conservative-library-board-member-service-inclusion/
— Conservative Organizations Join Forces to Expose the SPLC – John Biver (DIERSEN: The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) designated Illinois Family Institute (IFI) a hate group in 2009 and designated Americans for Truth About Homosexuality (AFAH) a hate group in 2010. Who would come to my defense if the anti-Trumps succeed in shutting down www.gopillinois.com and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails because they include links to articles posted at the IFI website at https://illinoisfamily.org/ and at AFAH website at http://americansfortruth.com/ (SEE: http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/family-institute-smeared-as-one-of-32-illinois-hate-groups-along-with-neo-nazis-and-skinheads.html  Constructively, while I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes treated TAPROOT as being a hate group and treated me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, racist, sexist, bigot and even worse things because I invited IFI and AFTAH leaders to speak at TAPROOT events. Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that blacklist IFI and AFTAH blacklist me because I refuse to blacklist IFI and AFTAH.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/conservative-organizations-join-forces-expose-splc/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump says he wants to work with ‘Chuck and Nancy’ on a new immigration plan – Dave Boyer  (DIERSEN: Those who want to get rid of Trump and to get rid of his supporters advise Trump to pander to those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/6/trump-no-second-thoughts-immigration-amnesty/

 

BREITBART
— DACA Illegals Reject Compromise: Demand Amnesty and More Immigration – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/06/daca-illegals-reject-compromise-demand-amnesty-immigration/

 

BLAZE
— The Huckabees take on Trump-bashing liberals on ‘The View’ and it gets very heated – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/06/the-huckabees-take-on-trump-bashing-liberals-on-the-view-and-it-got-very-heated/
— President Trump shocked nearly everyone when he announced Wednesday that he would be siding with the Democrats and taking their 3 month budget proposal. Probably most shocked was Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.), who just that morning had denounced the plan as “ridiculous” and “disgraceful.” – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/06/heres-what-paul-ryan-called-the-democrat-deal-right-before-trump-ran-with-it/

 

LIFEZETTE NEWS
— How Parents Can Combat Liberal Bias in Schools  ‘It takes only one brave voice to encourage others to engage,’ advises a conservative mom and author – Elizabeth M. Economou
http://www.lifezette.com/momzette/parents-combat-liberal-bias-in-schools/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— TAXPAYERS ARE GETTING DROWNED BY GOVERNMENT-SUBSIDIZED FLOOD INSURANCE – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/09/06/taxpayers-are-getting-drowned-by-government-subsidized-flood-insurance/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— West Chicago Library Refuses To Move Gay Kids’ Book After ‘Family’ Group Objects  A parent argued “the library is not providing a safe place for children to explore children’s books.” – Curtis M. Wong  (DIERSEN: Of course, this encourages those who encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity to move to West Chicago.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/chicago-library-this-day-in-june_us_59b00fd8e4b0b5e53102c446
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Unfortunately for the Jaros family, the vast majority of the more than 150 residents who attended the library board meeting supported keeping This Day in June in the children’s section. In the end, the board denied the request to have the book moved to the adult section 6 to 1, the Chicago Tribune reported.)
— Democrats Hope Trump Will Make Deal On Dreamers After Debt Ceiling Cave  They plan to use their leverage to push for legislation protecting young undocumented immigrants. – Amanda Terkel, Elise Foley
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/democrats-dreamers-trump_us_59b06ff4e4b0dfaafcf53403

 

CBS NEWS
— What can Congress pass to help the “Dreamers”? (DIERSEN: I predict that soon, if not already, employers will brag that they hired, retained, and promoted Dreamers over Americans. From what I see, ever-increasing, employers want to hire, retain, and promote those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-can-congress-pass-to-help-the-dreamers/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Fake Russian Facebook Accounts Bought $100,000 in Political Ads – SCOTT SHANE and VINDU GOEL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/technology/facebook-russian-political-ads.html
— To Allies’ Chagrin, Trump Swerves Left – GLENN THRUSH and MAGGIE HABERMAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/us/politics/trump-democrats-deal.html
— Silicon Valley’s Politics – Farhad Manjoo (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly Silicon Valley wants to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries a) that it cannot manipulate/dominate and b) that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/technology/silicon-valley-politics.html
— Immigrants Shouldn’t Have to Be ‘Talented’ to Be Welcome – Masha Gessen  (DIERSEN: How talented a) are you, b) are/were your parents, c) are/were your grandparents, d) are/were your great grandparents, and e) were the rest of your ancestors?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/opinion/daca-immigrants-economic-contributions.html
— Prominent Republicans Urge Supreme Court to End Gerrymandering – ADAM LIPTAK (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, in 2015, I should have filed a lawsuit to stop the redrawing of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/06/us/politics/prominent-republicans-urge-supreme-court-to-end-gerrymandering.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Get ready for the next round in the battle over the Vietnam War – James Reston Jr.  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who since 1966 have hinted/implied/argued/shouted at everyone that the United States lost the Vietnam War because of draft avoiders like me.  I sought and obtained student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971.)
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-reston-vietnam-refought-20170903-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICE: There are two Vietnam wars, and the second is still going 40 years after the first ended. The United States fought the first one from 1959 to 1975 in the jungles, villages and airspace of Indochina. The second is the war over how that war, the first lost war in America’s national history, is remembered. This month, as Ken Burns’ 10-part Vietnam documentary is aired on PBS, the second conflict is sure to heat up again with renewed intensity. The positions will be fiercely argued. What was the war good for? Absolutely nothing, as the 1970 song put it? Or was it a heroic cause? The most important — and poignant — group who will offer answers to these questions is Vietnam veterans themselves.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Immigration Morass  Immigration is becoming a deadweight loss by the day for the Republican party. –  Daniel Henninger (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps want Trump to surrender America to Mexico and to all the other foreign countries.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-immigration-morass-1504735995
— Obama’s Deplorable DACA Decision  His attack on Trump needlessly inflames the situation, making it worse for Dreamers. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/obamas-deplorable-daca-decision-1504735892
— The Case for Fewer Lawyers – Jonathan H. Adler  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about all those lawyers who advised me to sue rather than try to negotiate anything.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-case-for-fewer-lawyers-1504735832
— Democrats Have the Green Party Blues  The party’s environmental extremism puts it at odds with working people whose aspiration is prosperity. – George Melloan  (DIERSEN: There seem to be more Green plants growing in the Democrat Party than in the Republican Party.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-have-the-green-party-blues-1504735290
— A Movie Tests How Envious You Are of Your Successful Friends  ‘Brad’s Status,’ starring Ben Stiller, explores career envy in the age of social media; ‘Ambition is a drug.’ – John Jurgensen  (DIERSEN: How successful are/were you?  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.wsj.com/articles/a-movie-tests-how-envious-you-are-of-your-successful-friends-1504714021
— Teacher Shortage Prompts Some States to Lower the Bar  Minnesota, Arizona, Illinois and others are changing requirements to make it easier to teach in public schools – Joseph De Avila and  Tawnell D. Hobbs  (DIERSEN: Since the 1960s, ever-increasingly, a) to help the federal government reach its Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets and b) to help the federal government hire more Democrats, the federal government has lowered its hiring, retention, and promotion standards and made them more subjective.  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, and increasingly so, I almost always had more job-related education, more job-related professional certifications, more job-related professional licenses, and more relevant work experience than my coworkers.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/teacher-shortage-prompts-some-states-to-lower-the-bar-1504699200

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Democrats press for House action on immigration – AP
http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/news/national/latest-democrats-press-house-action-immigration-article-1.3473513

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that Trump and his supporters are racists because illegals are overwhelming minorities.
http://www.businessinsider.com/daca-news-new-york-washington-sue-trump-administration-anti-mexican-anti-latino-bias-2017-9

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP’S REVENGE: HOW THE ASSAULT ON OBAMA’S LEGACY EXPLAINS THE PRESIDENT’S PRIORITIES – ALEXANDER NAZARYAN  (DIERSEN Virtually everything that Obama did was anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.newsweek.com/trumps-revenge-assault-obama-legacy-explains-president-priorities-659968

September 4 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville bids farewell to summer with parade  (DIERSEN: Republicans in the parade included Anderson, Connelly, Furstenau, Grant, Henry, Hinds, Ives, Keller, Khouri, Mendrick, Olsen, Painter, Schultz, and Tornga.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170904/naperville-bids-farewell-to-summer-with-parade

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Unions celebrate Labor Day at rallies against Rauner’s policies – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/unions-celebrate-labor-day-at-rallies-against-rauners-policies/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Push for pay transparency grows stronger – Jena McGregor  (DIERSEN: Why stop at race and gender?  Why not also share education, work experience, professional certifications and licenses, political affiliation, religion, age, national origin, marital status, dependents, net worth, draft status, when your ancestors first came to America, etc.?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-pay-gap-transparency-push-20170901-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Trump administration has halted an Obama-era rule requiring large companies to share data with the government about how they pay employees by race and gender – but human resources experts and advocates for equal pay say it’s unlikely to slow the push toward pay transparency employees, shareholders and local governments have demanded in recent years. Increasingly, employees are turning to popular websites like Glassdoor or Payscale to compare their salary data and expecting companies to publicly say they pay men and women equally. Shareholders have pushed technology and financial services companies to release their gender pay gap statistics. More state and local governments have passed pay equity laws, some of which require state contractors to report data or certify they pay men and women the same.)
— Millions who buy health insurance brace for sharp increases – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-health-insurance-premium-increases-20170904-story.html
— Betting on legislative aid for race tracks a long shot – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-illinois-racetracks-aid-st-0905-20170904-story.html

 

ABC7
— Trump’s DACA plan would pass the buck to Congress – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trumps-daca-plan-would-pass-the-buck-to-congress/2375622/
— ‘Fight for 15’ protesters rally for higher wages on Labor Day (DIERSEN: What have you done to qualify yourself for higher 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.)
http://abc7chicago.com/finance/fight-for-15-protesters-rally-for-higher-wages-on-labor-day/2374538/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Workers March in Support of $15 Minimum Wage – Lisa Chavarria (DIERSEN: What have you done to qualify yourself for higher 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.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-workers-march-in-support-of-15-minimum-wage-442699593.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/04/potential-daca-disappearance-leaves-dreamers-fearful/
— Jewish Deli Blasted For Facebook Post Featuring Nazi Cartoon – Charlie De Mar
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/04/jewish-deli-blasted-for-facebook-post-featuring-nazi-cartoon/
— Union Workers Rally For Higher Wages – Steve Miller (DIERSEN: What have you done to qualify yourself for higher 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.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/04/union-workers-rally-for-higher-wages/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 4 dead, 30 wounded in Labor Day weekend shootings in Chicago
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/278222196-story

 

WJBD RADIO
— Trump touts ‘American labor’ in holiday tweet  (DIERSEN: What about the anti-Trumps a) who glorify and praise foreign labor and b) who demonize, denigrate, and condemn American labor?)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/09/04/trump-touts-american-labor-in-holiday-tweet

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz interview in scenic River East Reps. Ives, Morrison&Skillicorn,Caprio & Zahm on social/fiscal issues & Ted Cruz cameo at Family-Pac’s 26th Annual Boat Cruise
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/09/watch-berkowitz-interview-in-scenic-river-east-state-reps-ives-morrisoncaprio-zahm-on-socialfiscal-issues-ted-cruz-cameo-at-family-pacs-boat-cruise/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Democrats have bottomless thirst for taxes, Chicago committeeman Chris Cleveland says – Carrie Bradon
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511206426-democrats-have-bottomless-thirst-for-taxes-chicago-committeeman-says

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Lake County sheriff Mark Curran encourages people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511206503-lake-county-sheriff-defends-so-called-sanctuary-measure

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— House hopeful Patrick Windhorst cheers Phelps’ resignation, hopes Madigan is next – Karen Kidd
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511206441-house-hopeful-cheers-phelps-resignation-hopes-madigan-is-next

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois – $15,340,582,906.00……Just in vendor debt! – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/09/illinois-15340582906-00-just-in-vendor-debt/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DEMOCRAT GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES LAUNCH CAMPAIGNS AT LABOR DAY PARADES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/democrat-gubernatorial-candidates-launch-campaigns-at-labor-day-parades.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The Twilight of Affirmative Action? – Thomas Lifson  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/09/the_twilight_of_affirmative_action.html

 

GOPUSA
— Are unions still relevant?  (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
http://www.gopusa.com/are-unions-still-relevant/

 

DAILY CALER
— Chicago Endures 30 Shootings, 4 Fatalities Over Labor Day Weekend – Anders Hagstrom
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/04/chicago-endures-30-shootings-4-fatalities-over-labor-day-weekend/
— Arguments For DACA Put Americans Last – Scott Greer (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps always put Americans last.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/04/arguments-for-daca-put-americans-last/
— Sympathetic Media Scrambles To Trot Out Shiny ‘Dreamers,’ But Forgets All The Nightmares – ALEX PFEIFFER
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/04/sympathetic-media-scrambles-to-trot-out-shiny-dreamers-but-forgets-all-the-nightmares/
— Paul Ryan In 2014: Executive Amnesty Is ‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’ – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/04/paul-ryan-in-2014-executive-amnesty-is-blatantly-unconstitutional-video/
— NH Dem Chair: Rural, Disaffected Voters Are ‘White Supremacists’ – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/04/nh-dem-chair-rural-disaffected-voters-are-white-supremacists/
— CNN Gives Softball Interview To DACA Recipient – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/04/cnn-gives-softball-interview-to-daca-recipient-video/

 

BREITBART
— German Authorities Tipped off to over 330 War Criminals Among Asylum Seekers – CHRIS TOMLINSON
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/09/04/german-authorities-tipped-off-330-war-criminals-among-asylum-seekers/

 

FOX NEWS
— Evanston Township High School dress code is challenging the body shaming trend – Suzannah Weiss
http://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/2017/09/04/illinois-high-school-dress-code-is-challenging-body-shaming-trend.html

 

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Congressional Republicans Signal Break With Trump Over DACA.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/immigration-reform/congressional-gop-signal-break-trump-over-daca-n798596

 

UPI
— Workers demand $15 minimum wage during Labor Day protests – Allen Cone (DIERSEN: What have you done to qualify yourself for higher 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.)
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2017/09/04/Workers-demand-15-minimum-wage-during-Labor-Day-protests/9711504544235/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Republicans suddenly seem to like unions again – Danielle Paquette
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/09/04/republicans-suddenly-seem-to-like-unions-again/

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump picks openly gay former diplomat and cancer survivor Ric Grenell as ambassador to Germany – DAVID MARTOSKO
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4851124/Trump-picks-openly-gay-diplomat-ambassador-Germany.html

September 2 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WHAT THE IL GOP PLATFORM SAYS ABOUT IMMIGRATION  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  In Illinois, if you got elected or appointed to a government office or a political office as a Republican, and you do not defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should immediately resign.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/what-the-il-gop-platform-says-about-immigration.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: At the Illinois Republican Party’s 2016 Convention, the state’s GOP delegates overwhelmingly supported a platform that contained this strong plank on the issue of immigration. It emphasized a “front door” policy. The issue plank concluded with these words that rank and file Republicans are saying has been totally ignored by the IL GOP leadership – including Governor Rauner – despite Republicans throughout the state supporting this position: “We call on the Illinois government to assist our federal government in the mission of protecting our homeland. We therefore urge reversal of “sanctuary city” policies, which bar our law enforcement officers from aiding Immigration & Customs Enforcement agents. Border control is a national security and public safety issue. We further call on the federal government to secure and protect our borders and vigorously enforce the law of the land. We further call on the federal and Illinois government to abandon all incentives that encourage illegal immigrants to settle in Illinois, as these incentives put a strain on our already struggling economy and is insulting to those who immigrated here legally.” Does the Illinois Republican Party’s platform mean anything at all?  Should IL GOP demand their party officials adhere to the platform rather than ignore it? The platform plank as accepted in 2016:)
— VICTIMS’ FAMILIES GRIEVE OVER RAUNER’S SNUB AND NEW SANCTUARY LAW IN ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/victims-families-grieve-over-rauners-snub-and-new-sanctuary-law-in-illinois.html
— NO: TAXPAYERS SHOULDN’T SUBSIDIZE OVERPRICED TESLAS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/no-taxpayers-shouldnt-subsidize-overpriced-teslas.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-let-grandma-from-berwyn-and-dreamers-stay-president-trump/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. government has long ignored white supremacist threats, critics say – Kimberly Kindy, Sari Horwitz and Devlin Barrett
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-white-supremacist-threats-20170902-story.html
— Last Fling a Naperville ‘must-do,’ attendees say – David Sharos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-last-fling-naperville-st-0903-20170902-story.html
— Are Labor Day parades floating into the past? – Denise Crosby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-labor-parades-st-0904-20170902-column.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Providing salary history should be history – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, government employees are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being overpaid. To qualify myself for better paying jobs in the federal government, 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.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170902/ISSUE07/170909989/providing-salary-history-should-be-history
— Bridging Springfield’s partisan divide—literally – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170902/ISSUE11/170909987/how-infrastructure-can-bring-partisans-in-springfield-together

 

WTTW
— Fracking Permit is First to Be Approved in Illinois – Alex Ruppenthal
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/09/01/fracking-permit-first-be-approved-illinois

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— What’s still pending at Illinois’ Statehouse – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170902/unfinished-business-whats-still-pending-at-illinois-statehouse

 

WGLT
— Unions Fight To Hold Illinois As Labor Day Parade Nears – COLLEEN REYNOLDS
http://wglt.org/post/unions-fight-hold-illinois-labor-day-parade-nears#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— McCain: Trump ‘poorly informed,’ Congress ‘not his subordinates’  McCain writs op-ed as Congress returns from recess – MIRANDA GREEN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/mccain-trump-poorly-informed-congress-not-his-subordinates/803398884

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rauner tax credit program called silver lining in tarnished school funding bill – Glenn Minnis
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511204614-rauner-tax-credit-program-called-silver-lining-in-tarnished-school-funding-bill

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Republicans Abandon Lake in the Hills
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/02/republicans-abandon-lake-in-the-hillswalz-lith-mothe/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen cheers K-12 funding bill ‘no one was happy about’ – Caitlin Nordahl
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511204486-breen-cheers-k-12-funding-bill-no-one-was-happy-about

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Even without $15 an-hour, Illinois’ minimum wage is still higher – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: If you had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars when you were in high school, what you have done with the money?  I worked part-time 1964-1966 for the minimum wage ($1.25/hour) while I was a 16 and 17 year old high school student. In today’s dollars in 1966, I earned $9.49/hour. (SEE: https://www.dollartimes.com/inflation/items/1966-united-states-minimum-wage) That job enabled me to earn and save enough money to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 a) that I used to commute to jobs cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline during the summer of 1966 and delivering mail 1966-1967 and b) that I used to commute to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete 1966-1967.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/even-without-an-hour-illinois-minimum-wage-is-still-higher/article_22bb56ac-8f1f-11e7-b499-331c0ec2f86a.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— STACKED DECK: OF ALL NEIGHBORING STATES, ONLY ILLINOIS GIVES STRIKE POWERS TO GOVERNMENT UNIONS – Mailee Smith
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/stacked-deck-of-all-neighboring-states-only-illinois-gives-strike-powers-to-government-unions/

 

BREITBART
— Media Pushes Skewed DACA Polls, Hides Public’s Priorities – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/02/daca-polls-conceal-public-opposition-cheap-labor-amnesty/
— OUTRAGEOUS: 18 Republicans Fall in Line to Oppose Trump’s Elimination of DACA – PENNY STARR
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/02/it-begins-18-republicans-fall-in-line-to-oppose-trumps-elimination-of-daca/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ‘NO-GO ZONES’ BREWING IN U.S., AUTHOR WARNS  Outsiders greeted with cold stares as mosques preach hatred of West – LEO HOHMANN
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/no-go-zones-brewing-in-u-s-author-warns/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Tucker Carlson Tees Off on GOP DACA Backers: ‘Their Campaign Pledges Were Lies’ – MIKE MILLER
http://ijr.com/the-declaration/2017/09/964321-tucker-carlson-tees-off-gop-daca-backers-campaign-pledges-lies/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Labor activists target Midwest politicians opposing wage increases – Chris Kenning
http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/new-york/labor-activists-target-midwest-politicians-opposing-wage-increases-article-1.3463391

 

THE STANDARD
— Retirement, Delayed – Suzanne Woolley
http://thestandard.com.ph/opinion/columns/246028/retirement-delayed.html

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Downers Grove pol moves to oust Library Board member after anti-gay remarks – Matt Simonette
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Downers-Grove-pol-moves-to-oust-Library-Board-member-after-anti-gay-remarks-/60265.html

August 30 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Illinois education secretary explains what school funding bill will do
http://abc7chicago.com/education/illinois-education-secretary-breaks-down-school-funding-bill/2357616/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Chicagoans face another big property-tax hit in new school deal – Lauren FitzPatrick, Fran Spielman, and Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/aldermen-off-the-hook-deal-empowers-cps-board-to-hike-property-taxes/
— Cost of latest planned tax CPS tax hike? $83 for home valued at $200k – Sam Charles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/new-cps-levy-could-bring-in-up-to-148-million/
— The price Chicago must pay for a past failure of courage – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-the-price-chicago-must-pay-for-a-past-failure-of-courage/
— Why Rahm Emanuel joined forces with Lisa Madigan on police reform – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/lisa-madigan-to-file-lawsuit-seeking-court-oversight-over-cpd/
— CPS board to hike property taxes thanks to new school deal – Lauren FitzPatrick, Fran Spielman, Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/aldermen-off-the-hook-deal-empowers-cps-board-to-hike-property-taxes/
— Details still being sorted out in new state scholarship program – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.  Because my parents did that, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned a) my parents as being filthy rich and b) my brother and me as being born with silver spoons in our mouths, as having always been privileged, and as being filthy rich.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-details-still-being-sorted-out-in-new-state-scholarship-program/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— West Chicago Public Library denies request to remove gay pride book – Robert McCoppin  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-gay-pride-childrens-book-west-chicago-library-met-20170829-story.html
— The Democratic silence on antifa is dangerous – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-antifa-kass-met-0830-20170829-column.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: Advisory board recommends doubling sales tax, tossing property tax abatement – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-sales-tax-raise-naperville-st-0830-20170829-story.html
— Students question dress codes in District U46: ‘It’s basically telling us to hide ourselves’ – Rafael Guerrero
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-u46-dress-codes-st-0827-20170829-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote LGBTQ activity do everything that the can a) first, to get rid of those who oppose the promotion of LGBTQ activity, and b) then, to get rid of those who do not promote LGBYQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-nashville-statement-lgbt-huppke-20170830-story.html
— In Illinois, a big day for little people – Editorial  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted themselves as being Robin Hoods and champions for “little people.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-school-funding-reform-0830-20170829-story.html
— As Congress ponders Harvey relief, resentment lingers over resistance for Sandy aid – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-harvey-storm-relief-20170830-story.html
— More women are saying no more to sexual harassment – Caryn Ward
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-harassment-clinton-trump-0831-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Some suburban educators relieved, others troubled by school funding overhaul – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170829/some-suburban-educators-relieved-others-troubled-by-school-funding-overhaul
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: While some businesses get tax breaks, others get new tax  Rebates helped grow business in Downers Grove, where sales tax revenue has now dropped – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170830/while-some-businesses-get-tax-breaks-others-get-new-tax
— Kane County official wants to review employee medical leave – James Fuller (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my coworkers and subordinates took far more sick days than I did.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170830/county-official-wants-to-review-employee-medical-leave

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois’ political map rigging takes back seat to Wisconsin, others – BGA  (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, in 2015, I should have filed a lawsuit to stop the redrawing of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 borders.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170829/NEWS02/170829860/illinois-political-map-rigging-takes-back-seat-to-wisconsin-others

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— University of Illinois lecturer John Bambenek’s tool follows money that funds hate groups – Julie Wurth
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-30/ui-lecturers-tool-follows-money-funds-hate-groups.html

 

STATELINE
— Debate Rages After Gov. Rauner Vetoes ‘Wage Gap’ Bill  Some say bill is wrong approach to closing wage gap between men and women – Raquel Martin  (DIERSEN: As everyone knows, private sector employers a) want cheap labor and b) viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn government employees as being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 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.mystateline.com/news/debate-rages-after-gov-rauner-vetoes-wage-gap-bill/801297553

 

MADISON RECORD
— Kyle McCarter: Rauner is ‘the best Republican Democrats have ever had’ – Ann Maher
https://madisonrecord.com/stories/511200480-mccarter-rauner-is-the-best-republican-democrats-have-ever-had
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Calling Gov. Bruce Rauner “the best Republican Democrats have ever had,” fellow GOPer State Sen. Kyle McCarter believes the sanctuary state bill signed into law yesterday will negatively effect the governor’s re-election hopes. “This is not just bad policy,” McCarter said of Rauner’s adoption of the Trust Act. “It’s bad politics.” The “sanctuary state” measure in Senate Bill 31 limits the role local and state police can have in enforcing federal immigration laws. While Rauner touts the Act as one that will improve “connectivity between immigrants and law enforcement, making Illinois safer for all residents,” critics like McCarter say it shows the governor “is not committed to protecting the citizens of Illinois but criminal Illegals.” Leading up to Rauner’s action yesterday, McCarter addressed criticism he faced for not backing his fellow Republican. McCarter said that party loyalty can only go so far. “You can’t overlook what’s right and wrong, and you can’t defend what’s wrong as though it’s right just because your party leader says this is the way it is,” McCarter said in a Facebook post. “We all need to be held accountable.” In a radio interview with radio hosts Dan Proft and Amy Jacobson at AM 560 in Chicago on Tuesday morning, McCarter said he was concerned about “my party” and its brand being tainted, or at least “confused.” He said that within the congressional district he is considering taking a run at – the 15th Congressional District currently represented by Republican John Shimkus – a majority in the 33 counties of the southern Illinois district voted for President Trump. “His immigration policy was one of the reasons they voted for him,” McCarter said. “I think this is going to negatively effect Rauner’s election.” When asked whether Rauner might face a primary challenge, McCarter said he wasn’t sure it was a practical idea as any rival would run against “a very wealthy man.” But he also said that primaries are good because they make candidates better, forcing them to focus on what they stand for. In a final segment of the radio program, Proft turned to an article in a news outlet Proft established – Prairie State Wire – that examines state contracts totaling $16.88 billion amassed for clients of Nancy Kimme, a Republican, whom he described as a “longtime inside player.” Kimme had served as chief of staff to the late Judy Baar Topinka, who passed away shortly after being elected state comptroller in 2014. After Topinka’s passing, Kimme turned to lobbying, and according to Proft, had worked out of the governor’s office under the “previous regime” before a staff shakeup in July. Proft asked McCarter about Rauner’s promise to “shake up” Springfield and turn around Illinois, as in his version of “draining the swamp.” “Unfortunately, Republicans in Illinois dwell in the swamp as well,” McCarter said. “It’s not just a home for Democrats. Cultures of corruption don’t change overnight, no culture does…typically what happens when it does change, you have spectacular principled leaders and it’s those leaders that stand strong and can really move culture in the right direction.” McCarter said he “knew the reality” of how things work in Springfield when he had asked a state agency director about employment for someone he knew. “I had asked a director one time in this administration if there was a place to provide a job to a man who was unjustly treated by the previous administration, and one of best workers we had in the state,” McCarter said. “And he told me he couldn’t do anything about that, but he told me that I should go to the firm of Nancy Kimme…I thought that was just a little odd.” Proft said, “The agency director couldn’t do anything but the shadow government could, if you wanted to enlist them at a price.” “Exactly,” McCarter said. “That is disappointing and shows you the depth of this culture of corruption.”)

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: At Bradley University, anti-Trumps promote hatred of Trump supporters.
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170829/speaker-at-bradley-warns-of-threat-from-far-right-extremists

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Quad City Times a) encourages people to come to America illegally, b) encourages people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourages people to bring other people to America illegally.
http://qctimes.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-on-monday-rauner-got-it-right/article_6da4b397-ab4f-55c1-988b-ea857f9d6cf4.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: At Bradley University, anti-Trumps promote hatred of Trump supporters.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/community-comes-together-to-talk-rise-in-hate-crimes-and-groups-in-the-country/801047412
— Trump embraces law and order agenda  Reverses Obama curbs of military gear for police – STEPHEN COLLINSON AND LAURA JARRETT  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of police.)
http://www.mystateline.com/news/politics/trump-embraces-law-and-order-agenda/800674004
— Democrats prepare to fight Trump’s transgender military ban – JEREMY HERB  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/democrats-prepare-to-fight-trumps-transgender-military-ban/801245402

 

WESTERN SPRINGS PATCH
— State Rep. Bellock To Host Property Tax Forum In Western Springs  The forum will be held Sept. 6 at Western Springs Village Hall. – Andrea Earnest
https://patch.com/illinois/westernsprings/state-rep-bellock-host-property-tax-forums-western-springs

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz interviews w/featured guests of the annual Paul Caprio Family-Pac Boat Cruise
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/08/watch-berkowitz-interviews-wfeatured-guests-of-the-annual-paul-caprio-family-pac-boat-cruise-on-cable-and-the-web/

 

WIRE POINTS
— A Particularly Disastrous Day For Illinois And Rauner (Mr. Rauner, That Is) – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/a-particularly-disastrous-day-for-illinois-and-rauner-mr-rauner-that-is-wirepoints-original/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Finally, on Monday, Rauner signed the Trust Act. People I respect who have studied it  closely (I haven’t) split on it’s legal importance. Some say it makes Illinois a “sanctuary” state while some say it just codifies court rulings and has symbolic importance only. But even that symbolic importance is huge. Many opponents of sanctuary cities, who comprise much of Rauner’s base, are absolutely livid and they don’t really give a damn whether it’s just symbolic. Rauner’s support is now getting national attention and derision. The bottom line is that both Illinois and Rauner lost big time on Monday, and it wasn’t just because of politics, spin, or Rauner’s bad communication skills. On the subject of communication, yes, Rauner’s staff has long shared blame and the recent turmoil in his staff left a void. But the primary failure is Rauner’s own. He’s seems forever unprepared. Though usually directionally correct, he gets facts wrong, exaggerates and sometimes just doesn’t know. He contradicts himself from one day to another. Platitudes suffice for arguments. Since he’s unquestionably smart and a true workaholic, he has no excuse for appearing to be so lazy about substance. Ironically, while his conservative base wobbles, the narrative prevails that right wing nutjobs now dominate his staff. Among other reasons why that’s false is that First Lady Diana Rauner, by all credible accounts, is the most powerful person on the team. I don’t know her but those who do say she’ smart, opinionated and driven, though less charitable synonyms aren’t uncommon. Most importantly, she’s a liberal Democrat and she pushes for liberal Democratic policies. To her and to her fellow party members in the General Assembly, I say this sincerely: Touché. You had an extraordinarily successful Monday, on both policy and politics.)

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Lawmakers should consider the theater instead of statehouse – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/mccaleb-lawmakers-should-consider-the-theater-instead-of-statehouse/article_09ace25a-8cc9-11e7-b8fc-072f14f4171d.html

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Indians: KKK supporters show up at peace rally – Jennifer Jensen
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/kkk-supporters-show-up-at-peace-rally/801083338

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— First Amendment Trumps Defamation – Palin Defamation Case Dismissed – KIRK ALLEN  (DIERSEN: Who believes that can/should defame you? My critics/opponents in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout. Because they have that clout, they believe that they, their operatives, and their dupes can/should defame me. They stress the lawsuits that I have filed and that I have lived in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage county only since 1978. They stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, an IRS employee, a Post Office employee, etc. They stress a) that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, 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 $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/first-amendment-trumps-defamation-palin-defamation-case-dismissed/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— West Chicago Library Votes to Retain Age Inappropriate Picture Book – Thomas Madison  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/west-chicago-library-votes-retain-age-inappropriate-picture-book/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On August 28th, the West Chicago Public Library Board voted 6-1 to retain the homosexuality-celebrating picture book This Day in June. IFI thanks you for your support in emailing the library director Benjamin Weseloh to share your concerns about this book. There were roughly 80-100 people in attendance, and 90 percent of them were pro-LGBT supporters of the book. Unfortunately, this is usually the case when book controversies arise. Those who seek to normalize disordered sexuality are far more passionate, tenacious, and bold than are those who oppose the normalization of sexual deviance. The Left seems to care far more about promoting lies to young children than conservatives do in protecting them from lies. Those community members who had the wisdom and courage to oppose this troubling picture book needed much more verbal support at the meeting. IFI is disappointed in the absence of local community support for those brave men and women. We know significant opposition to this book exists because of the hundreds of messages that were sent to the director, but emails alone are insufficient if real change is to occur. Sometimes people are unable to make meetings, but often emailing concerns represents indefensible cowardice or surrender. The supporters of the book came out strongly against IFI, explicitly attacking us and making numerous spurious statements. The most obviously false statement was that IFI is a hate group. IFI’s positions on homosexuality no more constitute hatred of persons who believe differently than does disapproval of polyamory or polygamy constitute hatred of polyamorists or polygamists. Leftists are either unable to understand this distinction or unwilling to admit it because they know that fallacious ad hominem attacks work. The most startling remarks made in support of the book were that the content was not sexual. This is a complete denial of reality and a reminder that people will pervert the truth to suit their own lifestyles. The book is specifically intended toward “helping” children recognize and accept the diversity of sexual preferences. It features men kissing men and women kissing women. Since when is romantic kissing or even simply kissing romantic partners not a sexual act? Some of the board members noted the importance of the library representing the diverse views found in its community. The speciousness of this claim is revealed in the absence of books on a host of topics. This absence is due—at least in part—to librarians imposing their moral views through the purchasing process. When they impose their views, it’s called responsible text selection. When conservatives want purchases to reflect their views, leftists call it censorship and book-banning. We were disappointed not only in learning how the board members voted but also in learning that regardless of their votes, the book would have stayed on the shelf. According to the parliamentarian, the policy of the board is to let the library staff decide for themselves the quality of material, so last night’s vote was a non-binding vote. The board’s policy is reflective of the American Library Association (ALA), the far-leftist organization that wanted children’s computers to have access to pornography) and which actively promotes homosexuality and the “trans” ideology. Should unelected library staff whose training comes through the highly politicized and leftist field of library science be granted such near-absolute autonomy?Ultimately, if community members want to see this inappropriate book moved to a restricted area—as it is in other local libraries like Downers Grove—or removed altogether, they will either have to convince the staff to move or remove the book, or West Chicagoans must elect better board members to change board policy. West Chicago Public Library employee Joan Happel posted this celebratory announcement on Facebook, “The library director’s decision is to keep the book where it is! That decision was never in question.” Happel evidently finds nothing problematic about a picture book for young children whose author said this: “When I wrote this story, I wanted Pride to be featured as realistically as possible. I wanted to see drag queens, guys in leather, rainbows, political signs, the Dykes on Bikes—everything you would see at Pride. I didn’t want any of it to be watered-down or sugarcoated. Lots of people have asked me, “Do you think that’s appropriate for children?” And my answer always is YES.” Unfortunately, numerous libraries throughout the country and in Illinois are using public monies to promote the normalization of homosexuality and the “trans” ideology. The battle against dissenting views—including Judeo-Christian views—continues. Those relatively few brave souls who step up to oppose deception—especially deception that harms children—need many others to come alongside them. IFI wonders how many area pastors showed up to make statements about this book. Here is a breakdown of how the West Chicago Library Board voted and their respective term expiration years.)

 

GOPUSA
— Trump to Rogue Nations: Take Back Your Criminal Aliens!
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29460
— Berkeley mayor: I absolutely believe in free speech, but cancel this speaker
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29449

 

FOX NEWS
— The SPLC smear machine is being funded by liberal billionaires — why? – Fred Fleitz
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/08/29/splc-smear-machine-is-being-funded-by-liberal-billionaires-why.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— RUSH LIMBAUGH ERUPTS ON ‘LEFTIST FREAKS’ AT SPLC  ‘All you have to do is disagree with them and you are called a hater’ – BOB UNRUH
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/rush-limbaugh-erupts-on-leftist-freaks-at-famous-group/

 

CNS NEWS
— Racial Lies and Racism – Walter E. Williams
https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/walter-e-williams/racial-lies-and-racism

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Apple’s Tim Cook: Smart on tech talent – and a dinosaur on everything else – Monica Showalter
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/apples_tim_cook_smart_on_tech_talent__and_a_dinosaur_on_everything_else.html

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— ANTIFA DEMANDS THE U.S. BE DESTROYED  But few high-level Democrats are willing to denounce these terrorists. – Matthew Vadum
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267741/antifa-demands-us-be-destroyed-%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0-matthew-vadum

 

THE HILL
— Media’s casual ‘Hitler’ slander of Trump harms struggle against hate – RABBIS MARVIN HIER AND ABRAHAM COOPER  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty. My most vicious critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I have always been a Nazi. They stress that I am a) a Trump supporter, b) 100% German national origin, c) baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, d) conservative, e) Republican, f) American, g) White, h) male, i) older (currently 68), j) non-poor, k) a gun owner, l) my ancestors have been in America since 1844, m) etc.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/media/348404-medias-casual-nazi-comparisons-grossly-insult-endanger-jews
— Sanders is the most popular political leader in America – BRENT BUDOWSKY
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/national-party-news/348519-opinion-sanders-is-the-most-popular-political-leader

 

POLITICO
— Trump to seize populist mantle for pitching messy tax overhaul – BEN WHITE and TARA PALMERI (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I am undeservedly filthy rich and that I should pay more taxes.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/29/trump-tax-overhaul-populism-242134

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Taking the Fight Against White Supremacy into Schools – Adam Sanchez  (DIERSEN: Democrats run public education in America.  Democrats are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/taking-the-fight-against-white-supremacy-into-schools_us_59a57043e4b0d6cf7f405040

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Corporate World Recruits Generals – Vanessa Fuhrmans  (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40, c) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/generals-bring-battlefield-expertise-to-the-business-world-1504008002
— Nafta Talks Target Stubbornly Low Mexican Wages – Dudley Althaus  (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, all their operatives, and all their dupes have always a) wanted cheap labor and b) demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being overpaid.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nafta-talks-target-stubbornly-low-mexican-wages-1503999002
— Those Who Commute Deserve a Salute  Your daily grind brings prosperity to me—and the world. – James Bruce  (DIERSEN: What was your longest and shortest commutes in terms of time and/or distance?  Getting to and from the Loop from University Park 1973-1974 was the longest commute for me in terms of time and distance. SEE: http://www.gao.gov/products/463866  Getting to and from the Loop from my Outer Drive East condo 1974-1978 was the shortest commute for me in terms of time and distance.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/those-who-commute-deserve-a-salute-1504045410

 

USA TODAY
— Illinois attorney general in end run around Trump sues for court oversight of Chicago PD – Aamer Madhani and Kevin Johnson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/29/illinois-attorney-general-end-run-around-trump-sues-court-oversight-chicago-pd/613043001/
— About 80% of Hurricane Harvey victims do not have flood insurance, face big bills – AP  (DIERSEN: How much do you pay for insurance? My wife and I pay lots of money for health, dental, vision, life, home, auto, appliances, etc. insurance.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/29/hurricane-harvey-houston-flood-insurance-damages-claims/611910001/

 

CHARLESTON GAZETTE MAIL
— Who defines what is a hate group? – Star Parker (DIERSEN: Who would come to my defense if the anti-Trumps succeed in shutting down www.gopillinois.com and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails because they include links to articles posted at the Illinois Family Institute (IFI) website at https://illinoisfamily.org/ and at the Americans for Truth About Homosexuality (AFAH) website at http://americansfortruth.com/ (SEE: http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/family-institute-smeared-as-one-of-32-illinois-hate-groups-along-with-neo-nazis-and-skinheads.html  Constructively, while I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes treated TAPROOT as being a hate group because I invited IFI and AFTAH leaders to speak at TAPROOT events.)
http://www.wvgazettemail.com/daily-mail-syndicated-columnists/20170830/star-parker-who-defines-what-is-a-hate-group-daily-mail

 

STARS & STRIPES
— Pentagon expands policy to upgrade vets’ bad paper discharges – NIKKI WENTLING  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors gave me a bad paper discharge. It would be great if they would issue a statement that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, 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 $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 a) because I have always been a Republican, b) because I complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, and c) because in 1988 when I was 40 years old I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.stripes.com/news/pentagon-expands-policy-to-upgrade-vets-bad-paper-discharges-1.485038#.WaaQ7BHxZZI
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Defense Department on Monday issued a sweeping policy change to afford more leeway to veterans seeking upgrades to their other-than-honorable discharges. A memorandum dated Aug. 25 instructs the Army Review Boards Agency — the office charged with changing military records — to give “liberal consideration” to veterans looking to upgrade their less-than-honorable discharges, or “bad paper,” because of mental health conditions or traumatic brain injury, sexual assault or sexual harassment and outlines what should be considered when deciding an upgrade. In 2014, former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel had ordered the Army Review Boards Agency to give consideration to veterans looking to upgrade their less-than-honorable discharges because of post-traumatic stress disorder. The new memo expands on Hagel’s order after years of veterans asking for government recognition that troops are, in some instances, affected by service-related mental health conditions that change their behaviors and lead to disciplinary problems. “This new guidance is something that veteran advocates should be really excited about – it’s what we’ve been asking for from the Pentagon for years,” said Kristofer Goldsmith, an Iraq War veteran who has fought for 10 years to change upgrade procedures. “This memo is filled with signals that there may yet be hope for the thousands of veterans who have been unfairly suffering the effects of bad paper.”)

 

MILITARY
— Pentagon: More Vets Can Apply for Review of ‘Bad Paper’ Discharges – Amy Bushatz (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors gave me a bad paper discharge. It would be great if they would issue a statement that they forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, 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 $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980 a) because I have always been a Republican, b) because I complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, and c) because in 1988 when I was 40 years old I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged GAO with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/08/29/pentagon-more-vets-can-apply-review-bad-paper-discharges.html

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: OPM security clearance backlog tops 700,000 – Michael Peck
https://www.federaltimes.com/management/hr/2017/08/29/report-opm-clearance-backlog-tops-700000/

August 28 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: GOVERNOR RAUNER TO SIGN SB 31 “TRUST ACT” MONDAY MORNING
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/governor-rauner-to-sign-sb-31-trust-act-monday-morning-.html
— IN MISGUIDED RESPONSE TO CHARLOTTESVILLE, APPLE DONATES TO LIBERAL GROUP THAT ENDANGERS CONSERVATIVES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/in-misguided-response-to-charlottesville-apple-donates-to-liberal-group-that-endangers-conservatives.html
— TO FIGHT CRONYISM, LET’S HAVE SEPARATION OF BUSINESS AND STATE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/to-fight-cronyism-lets-have-separation-of-business-and-state.html
— SILICON VALLEY’S ‘NEWS’ SERVICES: BAD NEWS FOR LESS GOVERNMENT EVERYWHERE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/-silicon-valleys-news-services-bad-news-for-less-government-everywhere.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Rauner’s Illinois Republican Party – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes. Ever-increasingly, by his words and by his actions, Rauner and his allies make it clear that they want the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) to get rid of precinct committeemen/captains, township/ward party officers, county party officers, IRP State Central Committee (SCC) members, IRP offices, the IRP National Committeeman, the IRP National Committeewoman, etc. a) who support Trump and/or b) who oppose promoting LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, pot, etc.  This is not new.  Since at least the 1970s, the IRP has been dominated by anti-conservatives, that is, by anti-Republicans.  Things are going to get even worse for Illinois Republicans as long as Illinois Republicans are prohibited from directly electing IRP SCC members.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-immigration-20170828-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Rauner’s campaign put an additional $500,000 into the Illinois GOP last week, further cementing it as an extension of the governor’s re-election. With the latest contribution, the governor personally or through his campaign fund has donated about $31.1 million to the state Republican Party since he became its nominee for governor in March 2014. Rauner donations account for 68.5 percent of the nearly $45.4 million that the state GOP has raised during that time period. The party also has gotten sizable donations from the House Republican campaign committee and some GOP candidates that occurred after they received big checks from the Rauner campaign. Rauner hasn’t been shy that he wants to erode the Democratic majorities in the General Assembly to help accomplish his agenda. The state GOP was a central repository for Rauner money for Republican legislative elections last year. During a stop in Marion last week, Rauner complained about the legislature’s Democratic dominance under House Speaker Michael Madigan and lamented court rulings that struck down attempts to put term limits and changes in legislative redistricting on the ballot as proposed constitutional amendments. “We need to get people elected in the legislature who support term limits and fair maps, and we’ll get this done. This is a goal we will never give up on. But they defeated us so far. But we’ll get it done,” he said.)
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Rauner set to sign immigration bill Monday – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-immigration-20170828-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But state Rep. David McSweeney, R-Barrington Hills, opposed the measure and said Rauner would be better off being in Springfield and “working against a Chicago bailout” of its public schools. “I do not think this legislation is necessary,” McSweeney said of the immigration measure. “We don’t need to limit the ability of our police officers to enforce the laws.”)
— State school funding deal comes under pressure as leaders work on final details
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-school-funding-bill-met-0828-20170827-story.html
— Social media screening a must  Hiring process should include review of accounts – Wanda Thibodeaux  (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers do NOT want to hire/retain/promote those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170828/281908773276808
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “What’s worse than leaving Trump in office?” and says “Impeaching him.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-impeach-trump-disaster-0828-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tillerson joins the anti-Trumps by painting himself as having better values than Trump.  All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as having better values than me.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-tillerson-trump-charlottesville-20170827-story.html

 

NBC5
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Governor Rauner to Sign Automatic Voter Registration Bill – James Neveau
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/governor-rauner-to-sign-automatic-voter-registration-bill-monday-441937383.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Rauner in Chicago, signs voter registration bill; immigration act next – Mitch Dudek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/rauner-in-chicago-to-sign-immigrant-rights-voter-registration-bills/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A slew of groups that advocate for the rights of undocumented residents are say the law offers the strongest state-level protections of the due-process rights of people facing deportation. “This bill will provide an unprecedented level of protection for Illinois’ half-million undocumented residents who could otherwise enter the deportation pipeline through any simple interaction with police, including a traffic violation or a call to report a crime,” according to a joint news release issued by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Asian Americans Advancing Justice and the National Immigrant Justice Center. “Once the TRUST Act is enacted, Illinois will be the gold standard for statewide protections against deportation.”)
— Jockeying begins for 2019 mayoral race vs. vulnerable – Emanuel Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: Everyone should expect that Rauner a) will endorse Emanuel and b) will give Emanuel lots of money.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/jockeying-begins-for-2019-mayoral-race-vs-vulnerable-emanuel/
— Illinois man who made FBI’s ‘Ten Most Wanted’ list arrested in Mexico – Jon Seidel  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps make it clear that they will kill you figuratively, if not literally, if you do anything other than glorify and praise Mexico and all its citizens.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-man-who-made-fbis-ten-most-wanted-list-arrested-in-mexico/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Lake County leaders pledge to tackle climate change – Mick Zawislak  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame Trump and his supporters for everything that is bad, including bad weather.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170828/lake-county-leaders-pledge-to-tackle-climate-change
— How Walmart has affected Carpentersville crime, economy – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170828/how-walmart-has-affected-carpentersville-crime-economy
— Big Pharma thread seen among killers – Paul Kocan, Naperville
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170828/big-pharma-thread-seen-among-killers

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON COOK COUNTY TIGHTENS: County health system outlook in 2018: more Medicaid patients – KRISTEN SCHORSCH  (DIERSEN: How soon will everyone in Cook County be on Medicaid?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170828/NEWS03/170829898

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— GOP leaders: School funding reform plan still on track – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170827/gop-leaders-school-funding-reform-plan-still-on-track

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— In response to Trump tweet, Mexico reiterates it won’t pay for the wall  President says Mexico to reimburse US – ELI WATKINS  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with Mexico against America.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/in-response-to-trump-tweet-mexico-reiterates-it-wont-pay-for-the-wall/799736125

 

CHICAGO READER
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago police have solved less than 20 percent of the murders committed in 2017 – Kate Shepherd
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/08/28/chicago-police-have-solved-less-than-20-percent-of-the-murders-committed-in-2017-and-other-news

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago Public Schools financial crisis described as lesson not learned – Hoang Tran
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511198461-chicago-public-schools-financial-crisis-described-as-lesson-not-learned

 

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— William J. Kelly to conservatives: Stop Rauner from making Illinois a sanctuary state
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/william-j-kelly-to-conservatives-stop-rauner-sanctuary-state

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry County Board Member Craig Wilcox Running for State Senate
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/28/craig-wilcox-running-for-state-senate/
— Shelter Dogs & Cats Designated “Office” State Pets
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/27/shelter-dogs-cats-designated-office-state-pets/
— Milkweed Now “Official” State Wildflower
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/27/milkweed-now-official-state-wildflower/
— Legislation Allows Reduction of Number of Precinct Judges in Primaries
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/27/legislation-allows-reduction-of-number-of-precinct-judges-in-primaries/
— Candidate Petition Party at Nick’s Pizza Sept. 7th
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/27/candidate-petition-party-at-nicks-pizza-sept-7th/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— HARVEY PENSION CRISIS SHOWS WHY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS NEED A 401(K) OPTION – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/harvey-pension-crisis-shows-why-local-governments-need-a-401k-option/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Boy Scouts to Go Co-Ed? YIKES! – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/boy-scouts-go-co-ed/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Opposition builds to education funding reform compromise
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/28/opposition-builds-to-education-funding-reform-compromise/
— Behind Rauner’s bragging on the economy
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/28/behind-rauners-bragging-on-the-economy/

 

PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans crow over their success in getting Rauner to harm America and to harm its citizens.  By signing SB 31, Rauner shouts that he sides with Mexico and with other foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-08-28/civic-engagement/illinois-immigrants-to-benefit-from-bill-being-signed-monday/a59187-1

 

DAILY CALLER
— Rauner signs two bills sought by gay rights activists  (DIERSEN: If you promote LGBTQ activity, you shout that you reject the traditional family planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/28/rauner-signs-two-bills-sought-by-gay-rights-activists/
— Anarchists Carrying ‘No Hate’ Shields Assault People At Berkeley Protest – Amber Randall
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/27/anarchists-carrying-no-hate-shields-assault-people-at-berkeley-protest/
— The Establishment And Antifa Go Hand In Hand – SCOTT GREER
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/27/the-establishment-and-antifa-go-hand-in-hand/
— Mizzou Offers ‘Microaggressions’ Therapy For Black Students ‘Surviving’ At ‘White Institution’ – Eric Owens  (DIERSEN: I survived Democrat institutions for almost 30 years. I survived at GAO for almost 18 years. I survived at IRS for almost 9 years. I survived at the Post Office for almost 3 years.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/27/mizzou-offers-microaggressions-therapy-for-black-students-surviving-at-white-institution/

 

GOPUSA
— End of Freedom of Speech? Black-clad Antifa Storms Berkeley Peace Rally
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29337
— Sebastian Gorka one of Donald Trump’s last ‘Islamic terrorist’ hard-liners
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29351
— Washington Post Says Big Danger From Harvey is Bringing White Supremacists to South Texas
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29325
— With Friends Like Gary Cohn, Who Needs Enemies?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29319
— NYPD union sparks backlash with ‘blue racism’ video
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29251

 

BLAZE
— Pro-Trump and anti-Trump protesters clash in Berkeley – Beth Baumann
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/27/pro-trump-and-anti-trump-protests-clash-in-berkeley/

 

BREITBART
— The Slow Death of the Republican Party – Brent Bozell
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/27/exclusive-brent-bozell-the-slow-death-of-the-republican-party/
— Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Allies ‘Untouchable’ in White House – CHARLIE SPIERING  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?  Who are the untouchables in your township/ward party organization, in your county party organization, in your congressional district, in your state representative and state senate districts, in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality?)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/28/report-ivanka-trump-and-jared-kushner-allies-untouchable-in-white-house/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Indiana v. Illinois: The state line that best demonstrates ‘red model’ success and ‘blue model’ failure – Thomas Lifson
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/the_state_line_that_best_demonstrates_red_model_success_and_blue_model_failure.html

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: Is there anyone left in the White House to Make America Great Again? – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/26333-outsiders-vs-insiders-there-anyone-left-white-house-make-america-great-again

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— CANCELLING PATRIOT PRAYER  Democrat politicians let Antifa thugs suffocate free speech. – Matthew Vadum
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267714/cancelling-patriot-prayer-matthew-vadum

 

THE HILL
— The real threat to our republic is the Orwellian Antifa – NED RYUN
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/348137-the-real-threat-to-our-republic-is-the-orwellian-antifa
— Republicans don’t know who to talk to at White House – SCOTT WONG
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/348000-republicans-dont-know-who-to-talk-to-at-white-house

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Can anyone in the GOP run against Trump?”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-can-anyone-in-the-gop-run-against-trump/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Biggest Misconception About Today’s College Students – Gail O. Mellow  (DIERSEN: Do you have a degree from an Ivy League school?  While I have four college degrees, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that none of them are from Ivy League schools.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/opinion/community-college-misconception.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: You might think the typical college student lives in a state of bliss, spending each day moving among classes, parties and extracurricular activities. But the reality is that an increasingly small population of undergraduates enjoys that kind of life. Of the country’s nearly 18 million undergraduates, more than 40 percent go to community college, and of those, only 62 percent can afford to go to college full-time. By contrast, a mere 0.4 percent of students in the United States attend one of the Ivies. The typical student is not the one burnishing a fancy résumé with numerous unpaid internships. It’s just the opposite: Over half of all undergraduates live at home to make their degrees more affordable, and a shocking 40 percent of students work at least 30 hours a week. About 25 percent work full-time and go to school full-time. The typical college student is also not fresh out of high school. A quarter of undergraduates are older than 25, and about the same number are single parents. These students work extremely hard to make ends meet and simultaneously get the education they need to be more stable: A two-year degree can earn students nearly 20 percent more annually than just a high school diploma.)
— Unemployment in Black and White – Editorial (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a Black in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a Black in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted Blacks in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a Black in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a Black in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a Black could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/28/opinion/unemployment-in-black-and-white.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/us/politics/dreamers-trump-lawsuit.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tillerson joins the anti-Trumps by painting himself as having better values than Trump.  All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint themselves as having better values than me.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/08/27/tillerson-says-trump-speaks-for-himself-on-values/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Arpaio’s Pardon Widens GOP Split – Shane Harris  (DIERSEN: If you are not going to defend and advance the immigration plank in the Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-official-backs-donald-trumps-pardon-for-joe-arpaio-1503854465
— Secretary of State Says U.S. Committed to Equality – Felicia Schwartz  (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, to promote equality is to use government to take opportunities, income, assets, etc. away from Republicans (especially from Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran) and to give those opportunities, income, assets, etc. to Democrats (especially to Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger).  It is called Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/secretary-of-state-says-u-s-committed-to-equality-1503865535
— Why the Left Can’t Let Go of Racism – Shelby Steele (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at everyone that Trump and his supporters are racists, sexists, bigots, haters, KKK members, Nazis, White supremacists, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps dominate Illinois. Are you a Trump supporter? Do anti-Trumps dominate your precinct, dominate your municipality, dominate your township/ward, and/or dominate your county?  If so, ever-increasingly, you should prepare for your self-defense.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-the-left-cant-let-go-of-racism-1503868512
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans promote the “rule of law” only when that advances the interests of foreign countries and their citizens.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-arpaio-pardon-1503873081
— Powerbull: The Lottery Loves Poverty  It’s bizarre: States push lotto tickets on the poor, earn $70 billion, and then put the buyers on welfare. – Arthur C. Brooks (DIERSEN: If you promote gambling, you promote destruction.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/powerbull-the-lottery-loves-poverty-1503868287
— Google’s Broken Promise to Cubans  The company denies access to a pro-democracy website, blames the embargo. – Mary Anastasia O’Grady
https://www.wsj.com/articles/googles-broken-promise-to-cubans-1503868191
— Ask Not for Whom the Doorbell Tolls. They Won’t Answer It.  Some smartphone-carrying millennials and Gen Zers are so used to texting upon arrival that the sound of a ringing doorbell freaks them out; ‘it’s terrifying’ – Christopher Mims
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ask-not-for-whom-the-doorbell-tolls-they-wont-answer-it-1503864316

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-conservative/Trump says “Sheriff Joe Arpaio is no conservative and no hero, no matter what President Trump says.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/27/sheriff-joe-arpaio-no-conservative-no-hero-no-matter-what-trump-says-jon-gabriel-column/606012001/
— ‘Honor’ system we have for voting is unreliable  Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity will take a comprehensive look – Hans von Spakovsky
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/27/voting-honor-system-unreliable-heritage-foundation-editorials-debates/105036600/
— 4 questions to ask yourself before retiring – Wendy Connick  (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, to force to take their early retirement “offer,” my Democrat GAO superiors made it clear to me that if I did not, they would kill me figuratively, if not literally.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/retirement/2017/08/24/4-questions-to-ask-yourself-before-retiring/104710914/

August 27 Evening Edition

NBC5
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Rauner to Sign Immigration Bill Amid Conservative Backlash – Shelby Bremer (DIERSEN: Those who want Rauner to sign the bill also want Rauner to officially dump those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/rauner-to-sign-illinois-trust-act-441922333.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some say the bill would turn Illinois into a “sanctuary state,” the term used for jurisdictions that do not comply with federal requests to detain undocumented immigrants who have been arrested on charges unrelated to their immigration status and turn them over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for possible deportation. President Donald Trump has made a concerted effort to crack down on these jurisdictions, signing an executive order in January to halt federal grants to so-called sanctuary cities. . .Often reluctant to discuss national political issues, particularly as they relate to Trump, Rauner will sign the bill – which received one Republican vote in the House and five in the Senate – on the final day of his 60-day window to act on the legislation ends, in a move that has already angered some of the state’s more conservative voters and pundits. Far-right website Breitbart News slammed the first-term governor for his support of the bill, sharing criticisms of the measure from conservative commentators like Rosanna Pulido, former Republican candidate for Congress and founder of the anti-immigration group Illinois Minutemen. “Personally I am already checking out a different state I can move to. It is truly a sad day in Illinois,” Pulido said, calling SB 31 “the straw that broke the camel’s back.” Former congressman and conservative radio host Joe Walsh tweeted Tuesday that Rauner is “done” if he signs the bill, adding that it would be a “bad terrible day for Illinois” and he would not support his reelection.)
— 4 Top Leaders Meet in Springfield Ahead of Education Funding Reform Votes – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/four-top-leaders-meet-springfield-441912163.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner joins the Democrats in promoting gender confusion. If a man declares himself to be a woman, is he then entitled to all the massive benefits of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion?  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to give preference to their employees who were female, that is, to discriminate against their employees who were male.
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/governor-rauner-oks-bill-easing-gender-id-change-for-transgender-people-441905943.html

 

CSB2
— IL Lawmakers Working To Hammer Out Details On School Funding – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/27/il-lawmakers-working-to-hammer-out-details-on-school-funding/

 

ABC7
— Neighbors hold rally after pro-Nazi graffiti found on Lincoln Square garage – Laura Podesta  (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps blame Trump and his supporters for “pro-Nazi graffiti.”)
http://abc7chicago.com/neighbors-hold-rally-after-pro-nazi-graffiti-found-on-lincoln-square-garage/2347045/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Arizona lawmaker working on bill to ban masks at protests – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/276194032-story

 

WGN RADIO
— Rep. David McSweeney Says The New School Funding Plan May Cause More Harm Than Good – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/08/27/rep-david-mcsweeney-says-the-new-school-funding-plan-may-cause-more-harm-than-good/
— Why SB 31 Should Not Be Signed – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/08/27/why-sb-31-should-not-be-signed/
— The Sunday Spin: Politics with Rick Pearson Full Show 8/27/17 – JASMINE COOPER
http://wgnradio.com/2017/08/27/the-sunday-spin-politics-with-rick-pearson-full-show-82717/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Two million reasons to vote ‘yes’ on school funding bill – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-school-funding-tuition-voucher-0827-20170827-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “In effort to show engagement on hurricane, Trump responds via Twitter.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-harvey-texas-flooding-trump-20170827-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “With Trump pardon, Arpaio again wiggles out of legal trouble.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-arpaio-pardon-20170827-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Biden says Trump ’emboldened white supremacists’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Biden emboldens individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/biden-says-trump-emboldened-white-supremacists/
— Make paid sick leave the law across Illinois – Iliana A. Mora  (DIERSEN: Do/did you get sick leave? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always been furious that I got paid sick leave (https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/leave-administration/fact-sheets/sick-leave-general-information/) while I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997.)

http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/make-paid-sick-leave-the-law-across-illinois/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Top legislative leaders discuss school funding at Capitol – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170827/news/308279903/
— Sleepy Hollow trustee claims village violated open records law again – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170825/sleepy-hollow-trustee-claims-village-violated-open-records-law-again

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://dailyegyptian.com/71077/showcase/community-reacts-to-state-immigration-bill-it-will-make-us-feel-more-protected/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Kasich on unity ticket: ‘The answer is no’  Gov. quashes presidential run rumors – CAROLINE KENNY
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/kasich-on-unity-ticket-the-answer-is-no/799586717
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups make it clear that they are full of hatred: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/san-francisco-marchers-celebrate-canceled-free-speech-rally/799596135

 

EDWARDSVILLE INTELLIGENCER
— Boston: First Amendment activists protest restrictions at rally – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to abolish the First Amendment.)
http://www.theintelligencer.com/news/article/First-Amendment-activists-protest-restrictions-at-12003405.php

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Your Questions on Islam Answered: Expert Panel in Orland Park – October 8
https://illinoisfamily.org/event/questions-islam-answered-expert-panel-orland-park/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Leaders’ meeting updates
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/27/leaders-meeting-updates/

 

COMMON DREAMS
— Chicagoans to March in Solidarity Against White Supremacists – Solidarity Against White Supremacy  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not join them in viciously demonizing, viciously denigrating, and viciously condemning those that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2017/08/27/chicagoans-march-solidarity-against-white-supremacists
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: CHICAGO – A coalition of Chicagoans representing more than 50 community and labor organizations will assemble at 2pm, Sunday, August 27 to say NO to white supremacists, and the political culture & public officials propagating hate, violence and inequality. Late Friday, knowing they would face massive opposition, neo-fascists in the Bay Area cancelled their planned events. Counter-protesters in the Bay Area decided to continue the plan to take their opposition to the bigots to the streets, and we will be doing the same here in Chicago. The Chicago event, entitled Solidarity Against White Supremacy, will begin at Federal Plaza, corner of Adams and Dearborn Streets, and march to near Trump Tower, corner of Wabash and Wacker Avenues. Solidarity Against White Supremacy is part of the National Weekend of Solidarity, a national effort to show support for community members planning to protest hate groups and other racists in San Francisco and Berkeley on the weekend of August 26-27. The rally comes in the wake of the Charlottesville violence and the inability of officials like President Trump and Governor Bruce Rauner to properly condemn it. “While many are prompted to protest the egregious responses of Trump, Rauner and others to the fascist hate and violence in Charlottesville, we also recognize that this hate has deep institutional roots in our country, and many of the policies pursued by politicians of both parties reinforce, rather than diminish it,” said Jaquie Algree vice president for external relations of SEIU Healthcare Illinois & Indiana. “Depriving schools serving primarily Black and Brown youth of the music, art, sports and other programs enjoyed by wealthier, whiter students, closing public mental health clinics, slashing social services relied on by women and people of color, attacking unions, deporting millions of immigrants—all these are policies that reinforce the racism and other hate highlighted in Charlottesville.” Solidarity Against White Supremacy organizers note that the murder of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, VA was but the most publicized in a string of neo-fascist terrorist attacks in the United States. In 2016, attacks on Muslims increased 67% over the preceding year. In May of this year, Black Bowie State student Richard W. Collins III was murdered by a neo-Nazi on the University of Maryland campus. In June, Richy John Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche were murdered in Portland when they intervened to stop racist harassment of two young Black women. “When Trump says he wants to ‘make America great again,’ we know that he wants to turn the clock back to a time when few had the courage to oppose the racism, sexism, anti-Semitism and anti-LGBTQ hate espoused by his core, ‘Alt-Right,’ neo-fascist supporters,” said Andy Thayer of the Gay Liberation Network. “It is no accident that Chicago is one of the cities where these organized creeps are at their weakest – On March 11, 2016, Chicagoans forced then-candidate Trump to cancel his rally at UIC. On August 27, Chicagoans will gather once again to tell white supremacists and anyone else with the intent to harm, that they are not welcome in Chicago.”)

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Joe Biden: President Trump has ‘emboldened’ white supremacists – David Sherfinski  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps have emboldened those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/27/joe-biden-president-trump-has-emboldened-white-sup/?

 

BREITBART
— Arrests, Assaults as Antifa Unleashes Violence on Right-Wing Protesters in Berkeley – ADELLE NAZARIAN
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/08/27/arrests-assaults-as-antifa-unleashes-violence-on-right-wing-protesters-in-berkeley/

 

FOX NEWS
— Biden suggests Trump’s allowing ‘darkest forces of America’ to take over  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/27/biden-suggests-trumps-allowing-darkest-forces-america-to-take-over.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Biden: Trump’s Contempt For The US Constitution Won’t Stop – PHILLIP STUCKY  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps respect the U.S. Constitution only when they can use it to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/27/biden-trumps-contempt-for-the-us-constitution-wont-stop/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— BLAME PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THOSE CRAZED LEFTIES  Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D., calls on Americans to scrap ‘indoctrination centers’
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/blame-public-schools-for-those-crazed-lefties/
— WHAT? NOW U.N. DEMANDS TRUMP REJECT RACISM  Global body up in arms about U.S. free speech, free assembly  (DIERSEN: If you call for someone to reject a bad thing, you are accusing that person of promoting that bad thing.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/what-now-u-n-demands-trump-reject-racism/
— WHY SO MANY LEFTISTS ARE GENUINELY DELUSIONAL  David Kupelian: Democrats’ hysterical Trump ‘narrative’ is not just false – it’s insane
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/why-so-many-leftists-are-genuinely-delusional/

 

LIFEZETTE
— Arpaio Pardon Triggers Mass Meltdown  House Speaker Paul Ryan joins Sens. McCain and Schumer in speaking out against clemency for Arizona sheriff – Kathryn Blackhurst
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/arpaio-pardon-triggers-mass-meltdown/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Trump’s Right about Confederate Statues and the Slippery Slope – William Sullivan
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/trumps_right_about_confederate_statues_and_the_slippery_slope.html

 

CONSTITUTION
— The Difference between Jesus and Muhammad in One Easy-to-Read Chart – Onan Coca
http://constitution.com/difference-jesus-muhammad-one-easy-read-chart/

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Berkeley Protesters Engulf Far-Right Rally, Just As Folks In San Francisco Did A Day Prior  A rally that had been called off got drowned out, anyway. – Andy Campbell
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/berkeley-protesters-engulf-far-right-rally-just-as-san-fransisco-did-a-day-prior_us_59a31dffe4b0821444c4017d

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps paint Tillerson as dumping Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/us/politics/trump-tillerson-charlottesville.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Tillerson distances himself from Trump’s Charlottesville response – Marisa Schultz
http://nypost.com/2017/08/27/tillerson-distances-himself-from-trumps-charlottesville-response/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Kasich says “Trump used Arpaio pardon as a political wedge.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/08/27/kasich-trump-used-arpaio-pardon-as-a-political-wedge/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Violence breaks out at Berkeley protest – James Queally, Paige St. John, Benjamin Oreskes and Jazmine Ulloa
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-berkeley-protests-20170827-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Speaker Ryan ‘does not agree’ with Trump’s pardon of Arpaio.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/washington/la-na-essential-washington-updates-speaker-ryan-does-not-agree-with-1503856893-htmlstory.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— CNN’s Big Secret  Host reveals that journalists don’t like Trump. – James Freeman
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cnns-big-secret-1503434389?mod=fbads&nan_pid=1861296284&ad_id=6636272

 

LGBTQ NATION
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Rauner joins the Democrats in promoting gender confusion.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/08/illinois-just-made-easier-correct-birth-certificate/

 

DAILY KOS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “22 million Americans think white supremacy and neo-Nazism are acceptable.”
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/8/27/1692809/-22-million-Americans-think-white-supremacy-and-neo-Nazism-are-acceptable

August 27 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Neighbors to hold rally after pro-Nazi graffiti found on Lincoln Square garage – Laura Podesta
http://abc7chicago.com/community-events/neighbors-to-hold-rally-after-pro-nazi-graffiti-found-on-lincoln-square-garage/2347045/

 

NBC5
— Governor Rauner Signs Bill Creating Muslim Advisory Council (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.  Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote Islam work against Trump and those who support Trump.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/governor-rauner-oks-creation-of-muslim-advisory-council-441824163.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot. If you push pot, you push destruction.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-medical-cannabis-illinois-pain-opioids-20170825-story.html

— What’s it take to be in the home equity elite? – Kenneth R. Harvey  (DIERSEN: Have you paid your mortgage off?  My wife and I did during the 1990s. Of course, that made my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates furious. They painted themselves as having financial problems, most commonly because they had children and/or because their spouse had little or no income.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-re-0827-kenneth-harney-20170822-story.html
— Why Americans are shunning new homes and opting to stay put, renovate instead – Gail MarksJarvis  (DIERSEN: How much have spent renovating your home? Since we had our home built in 1984 at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton, my wife and I have spent lots of money renovating it. We have had the following replaced plus more: roof, garage doors, furnace and air conditioning, kitchen appliances, countertop, and flooring, carpeting, water heater, and deck flooring. We have had a deck and gazebo built, an underground sprinkler system installed and controller replaced, fencing installed and replaced, a car lift installed, garage flooring installed, the basement finished, a whole-house natural-gas backup electric generator installed, and a home security system installed. We have spent lots of money and I have spent lots of time making landscaping and lot drainage improvements.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-remodeling-booms-as-homeowners-wont-move-0827-biz-20170823-story.html
— Faced with substitute shortage, northwest suburban school districts focus on recruitment – Karen Ann Cullotta  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Post Office part-time 1966-1969, I was frequently called in to work because my coworkers had called in sick.  Chrysler hired me in 1970 to work part-time because its assembly line workers frequently called in sick.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-zurich/news/ct-ahp-arlington-sub-shortage-tl-0831-20170825-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— School-funding deal still blurry, but who got what coming into focus – Tina Sfondeles and Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/analysis-school-deal-still-blurry-but-who-got-what-coming-into-focus/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE IN THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Trump again uses immigrants as scapegoats – Linda Chavez  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are also anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.statesville.com/news/linda-chavez-column-build-relationships-not-walls/article_c34e4fec-8a57-11e7-8401-0bff02336f3d.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Turmoil? What turmoil? – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170826/statehouse-insider-turmoil-what-turmoil
— No reforms? What about those bill signings? – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, “reforms” in Illinois advance the Democrat Party platform and harm individuals, harm organizations, harm companies, and harm governments in Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, 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.  Ever-increasing, under Rauner and the Democrats, Illinois makes it clear that it wants to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, 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.sj-r.com/opinion/20170826/bernard-schoenburg-no-reforms-what-about-those-bill-signings

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Captain rattles his crew  By hiring and firing key players in his administration, Gov. Bruce Rauner makes his goal of turning around Illinois that much harder. – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-08-27/captain-rattles-his-crew.html
— Springfield leaders finally play ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ – Jim Dey
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-27/jim-dey-springfield-leaders-finally-play-lets-make-deal.html

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— School funding: Don’t let leaders, lawmakers quit until he job is done – Editorial  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will lawmakers propose/impose a special tax on DINKs (dual income, no kids) to fund schools?  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 viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn DINKs.)
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-don-t-let-leaders-lawmakers-quit-until-he-job/article_a2f5a80d-04fd-530c-956f-4cdf6ff6fb65.html
— Rauner OKs creation of Muslim advisory council – AP (DIERSEN: Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion. Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote Islam work against those who support Trump.)
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/rauner-oks-creation-of-muslim-advisory-council/article_2529d24e-8aae-11e7-9be6-03e1fa2e5bf2.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner has approved the creation of the Illinois Muslim American Advisory Council. The Republican signed the plan into law on Friday without offering comment. The council’s purpose is to advise the governor and legislators on policy issues affecting Muslim Americans and immigrants. It’ll be made up of 21 members, appointed by the governor and legislative leaders. The group is required to meet monthly and issue policy recommendations. Proponents say establishing the council sends a welcoming message to Muslims. Opponents question resources used on advisory councils. Former Gov. Pat Quinn had established a similar group by executive order in 2011, but the group disbanded when Rauner took office in 2015. Illinois has over 500,000 Muslims and more than 300 mosques.)

 

HERALD REVIEW
— Despite reforms, barriers remain for Macon County felons seeking jobs – TOM LISI (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers want to hire those who they see are the “wave of the future,” that is, those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://herald-review.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/despite-reforms-barriers-remain-for-macon-county-felons-seeking-jobs/article_f1119c2b-254b-5015-abcf-4ef44fe64708.html

 

RIVER CITIES’ READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who work against Rauner say “Job Numbers Not Looking Better on Rauner’s Watch.”
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/job-numbers-not-better

 

RANDOLPH COUNTY HERALD TRIBUNE
— Bicentennial countdown begins – Pete Spitler  (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors lived in Illinois?  My ancestors have lived in Illinois since 1844. How long have you lived in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?  I have lived in Illinois since 1948, in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978, and in my precinct since 1984. What do you say those in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton who continue to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being a newcomer?)
http://www.randolphcountyheraldtribune.com/news/20170826/bicentennial-countdown-begins

 

DAILY WIRE
— John Kasich Mulling Run With Democrat To Take Out Trump In 2020 – JOSEPH CURL  (DIERSEN: If course, Kasich would promise to get rid of all Trump supporters, and especially those who are Protestant, conservative, 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.dailywire.com/news/20267/reprt-john-kasich-mulling-run-democrat-take-out-joseph-curl#

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘Civil Disobedience’ March From Charlottesville to DC Will Demand Trump’s Removal
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/08/27/civil-disobedience-march-charlottesville-dc-demand-trump-removal

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Hate-Filled, Liberal Sports Writer Stephen Douglas Can’t Even Wish a Trump Supporter a Wonderful Marriage – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/08/26/hate-filled-liberal-sports-writer-cant-even-wish-trump-supporter-wonderful-marriage/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— DeBlasio Wants to Remove Christopher Columbus Statue – J. Marsolo
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/deblasio_wants_to_remove_christopher_columbus_statue.html

 

BREITBART
— Joe Arpaio Hits Back at John McCain, Declares After Pardon ‘I’m Not Going Away’ – AARON KLEIN
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/26/exclusive-joe-arpaio-hits-back-at-john-mccain-declares-after-pardon-im-not-going-away/

 

NEWSMAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans are overjoyed that “Paul Ryan Joins Other Republicans to Attack Trump’s Pardon.”
https://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Paul-Ryan-GOP-Trump-pardon/2017/08/26/id/809984/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans are overjoyed that “McCain leads criticism of Trump over Arpaio pardon.”
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/26/john-mccain-leads-criticism-trump-over-arpaio-pard/

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Memphis Theater Cancels ‘Gone With The Wind’ Screening for Being ‘Insensitive’ – David Rutz
http://freebeacon.com/culture/theater-cancels-gone-wind-screening-being-insensitive/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illinois education funding compromise in trouble, threatening school openings – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/illinois_education_funding_compromise_in_trouble_threatening_school_openings.html
— Chicago carjackings: Arrests down as crime skyrockets – Thomas Lifson
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/chicago_carjackings_arrests_down_as_crime_skyrockets.html
— The Left Will Blame Trump for Hurricane Harvey – Daniel John Sobieski
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/left_will_blame_trump_for_hurricane_harvey.html
— The Real Reason the Democrats Want to Be Rid of Confederate Monuments – Patricia McCarthy
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/the_real_reason_the_democrats_want_to_be_rid_of_confederate_monuments.html
— Victory for left wing thuggery: Rallies in San Fran and Berkeley cancelled – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/victory_for_left_wing_thuggery_rallies_in_san_fran_and_berkeley_cancelled.html

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Start Looking Forward – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: What do you see when you look forward? Sadly, I see ever-increasing efforts by members of the following groups to get rid of me: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and/or those who 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.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/08/27/start-looking-forward/

 

THE HILL
— Threats of political violence rise in polarized Trump era – MELANIE ZANONA  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of Group A make it clear that they are going to get rid of members of Group B. Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AND MEMBERS OF GROUP B ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/348014-threats-of-political-violence-rise-in-polarized-trump-era

 

ABC NEWS
— San Francisco claims victory after right-wing group shut out – AP  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear a) that they want to abolish the First Amendment and b) that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Of course, that encourages members of the aforesaid groups to buy more firearms and more ammunition for their self-defense.)
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/canceled-rally-stem-san-francisco-fears-49431602

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans are overjoyed that “Paul Ryan Becomes Highest Republican to Criticize Arpaio Pardon.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/26/us/politics/political-reaction-trump-pardon-arpaio.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-American Latinos Express Outrage After Trump Pardons Arpaio
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/25/us/joe-arpaio-pardon-latinos.html
— The Worst (and Best) Places to Be Gay in America – Frank Bruni  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that run America make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/25/opinion/sunday/worst-and-best-places-to-be-gay.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Pro-Trump group cancels San Francisco rally as hundreds of counterprotesters march on the streets.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/08/26/a-pro-trump-group-canceled-its-rally-but-san-francisco-prepared-for-violence-anyway/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Illinois governor vetoes bill to raise state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: If you had earned $15/hour in today’s dollars when you were in high school, what you have done with the money?  I worked part-time 1964-1966 for the minimum wage ($1.25/hour) while I was a 16 and 17 year old high school student. In today’s dollars in 1966, I earned $9.49/hour. (SEE: https://www.dollartimes.com/inflation/items/1966-united-states-minimum-wage) That job enabled me to earn and save enough money to buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in May of 1966 a) that I used to commute to jobs cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline during the summer of 1966 and delivering mail 1966-1967 and b) that I used to commute to classes at UIC from my parents’ home in Crete 1966-1967. In December of 1967, I sold it and used that money and money that I had earned and saved delivering mail to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442.)
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-illinois-minimum-wage-20170826-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump foes, questioning his mental fitness, want to oust him from office using the 25th Amendment” and asks “How would that work?”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-25th-amendment-20170825-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Thousands of demonstrators turn out in San Francisco to denounce white supremacists.”
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sf-rally-20170826-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— Get your budget back in shape after splurging on vacation – Elizabeth Renter  (DIERSEN: Vacations are expensive. Your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and his wife are not planning any kind of vacation. My $50,856/year pension is only 41% of the $122,991/year that I earned in 1997 in today’s dollars. Because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, we have at least $72,135 less each year or $6,011 less each month or $1,387 less each week or $198 less each day to spend on vacations  I went on vacations in 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977.  My wife and I went on many vacations, typically four each year, 1978-1992 in connection with her business trips to luxury resorts all across America. Of course, my Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were beyond furious about that.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/08/27/get-your-budget-back-shape-after-splurging-vacation/589999001/

 

JOURNAL STAR
— America becoming nation of victims – RUBEN NAVARRETTE JR.  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups are demonized, denigrated, and condemned as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://journalstar.com/opinion/columnists/ruben-navarrette-america-becoming-nation-of-victims/article_af8864c0-3ad3-5485-85a6-8b9b8cc561dc.html

 

MADISON
— Paul Ryan ‘does not agree’ with Arpaio pardon, spokesman says  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who sides with Ryan? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/roundup/morning-briefing-paul-ryan-does-not-agree-with-arpaio-pardon/article_99a1b63e-8b29-11e7-bd57-df4292d622ce.html

 

NPR
— Texas Becoming A Magnet For Conservatives Fleeing Liberal States Like California – VANESSA ROMO (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in driving members of the following groups out of your precinct, out of your municipality, out of your township/ward, out of your county, and out of Illinois: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.npr.org/2017/08/27/546391430/texas-becoming-a-magnet-for-conservatives-fleeing-liberal-states-like-california

 

SALON
— Lansing, my hometown Confederate war  Our Illinois public high school blithely flew the Confederate flag for years. Then demographics began to change – DAVID MASCIOTRA  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout about your hometown?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my hometown of Crete was full of German Lutherans who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things while I, my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and my great great grandparents lived there. My grandfather and his father operated Crete’s only hardware store for almost 100 years.  My grandfather fought the Germans in WWI.)
http://www.salon.com/2017/08/26/my-hometown-confederate-war/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 47% Say Media Is A Roadblock For Trump  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say that my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails have always been a roadblock for them. They want to a) destroy those like me who support planks that they reject in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform b) destroy those like me who support the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling, c) destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, and/or d) destroy those like me who have sued them.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/august_2017/47_say_media_is_a_roadblock_for_trump

August 25 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— VIDEO: Illinois Policy Institute fires back at Rauner over cartoon
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/276023330-video#/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner dumps recently rebuilt press team following missteps, cartoon controversy – Rick Pearson, Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger  (DIERSEN: Who exactly are the “enemies” that Rauner refers to?  Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs shout at Rauner that his enemies are those like me who promote the Republican Party platform, the Illinois Republican Party platform, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling. They shout at Rauner that his worst enemies are those like me who promote the traditional family, right to life, immigration, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), and other planks.  They shout at Rauner that his worst enemies are those like me who oppose patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and vices including booze, gambling, and pot. They shout at Rauner that he should not read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-staff-shakeup-met-0825-20170824-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Later in the day, at an event in Naperville, Rauner acknowledged the difficulty of working in government. “The work that we do for the people of Illinois is incredibly difficult and very stressful. It’s a burnout, high stress, it’s hard on people’s families,” the wealthy former equity investor told reporters. As for what he feels is his repeated difficulty in getting his message out, Rauner called the communications effort “incredibly hard because we have attacks, we have political attacks coming 20 times a day, we have social media attacks coming 100 times a day, we have false rumors planted that have to be dealt with or responded to” in addition to “legitimate questions” from the media. “It is really hard, really hard, and we need to do all that while also getting out the message about the positive changes that we are trying to drive and the wonderful work that we’re doing on a bipartisan basis, wonderful legislation that we’ve been able to achieve,” he said. But in the earlier conference call to staff, Rauner maintained there was a larger, even more encompassing messaging mission — the need to counter his “enemies.” “The reality is in addition to the enemies on the other side of the aisle (Democrats), we have enemies in the media and enemies who should be on our side, some of them former members of the administration,” the source recounted Rauner as saying.)
— Northbrook anti-hate event slams white supremacy, urges unity – Irv Leavitt  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/news/ct-nbs-northbrook-anti-hate-gathering-tl-0831-20170824-story.html
— Put the brakes on GOP’s backdoor voucher idea – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.  Because my parents did that, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned a) my parents as being filthy rich and b) my brother and me as being born with silver spoons in our mouths, as having always been privileged, and as being filth rich.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-education-taxcredit-neovouchers-20170824-story.html
— When political satire — whoops! — reinforces ideas it means to skewer – Nina Metz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-political-satire-tina-fey-20170822-story.html
— Where were you in ’82? – Michael Phillips (DIERSEN: My wife and I lived at 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton. I worked for GAO and she worked for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. We owned a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, a 1978 Chevette, and a 1972 Corvette. I continued to rent out the town home that I owned in University Park. We went on vacations in connection with my wife’s business trips to luxury resorts all across America.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-mov-best-of-1982-movies-column-0824-2017-story.html
— Denver to start licensing first pot clubs, but few may apply – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–pot-clubs-denver-20170822-story.html
— Unemployment drops in metro areas across Illinois in July, but state officials continued to attribute the drop to people leaving the labor force. – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz (DIERSEN: Have you left the labor force?  I should write a book about now since 1997 my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have focused on assuring that no individual, organization, company, or government would hire me to do anything.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-chicago-metro-unemployment-july-0825-biz-20170824-story.html
— University of Illinois bans ‘war chant’ during sporting events – Shannon Ryan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-illinois-bans-war-chant-20170825-story.html
— What’s the ‘alt-right,’ and how large is its audience? – Thomas J. Main
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-alt-right-racism-0825-story.html
— DUIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Will Donald Trump have anyone left to defend him?”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-bannon-mcconnell-enemies-20170823-story.html
— How the seeds of hate are sown – Dahleen Glanton  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-hate-groups-dahleen-glanton-0824-20170823-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump beating liberals at the monuments game – S. E. Cupp
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/cupp-trump-beating-liberals-at-the-monuments-game/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Before taking a victory lap, Mr. Mayor, do this – ANDY SHAW
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170825/ISSUE07/170829927

 

ABC7
— White supremacist Christopher Cantwell surrenders to police – CNN  (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter? How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps say you are just like Christopher Cantwell?)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/white-supremacist-christopher-cantwell-surrenders-to-police-/2337262/
— What is the ‘alt-right’? Definitions of terms in extremist language
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/what-is-the-alt-right-definitions-of-extremist-language/2337461/

 

WTTW
— Rauner Shakes Off Staff in Latest Upheaval – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: Rauner says he does “not lean on” the Illinois Policy Institute. Rauner should “lean on” the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. Because Rauner ran as a Republican and got elected as a Republican in Illinois, Rauner obligated himself to defend and advance the IRP platform.)
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/24/rauner-shakes-staff-latest-upheaval
http://video.wttw.com/video/3004092740/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite reporters repeatedly asking him Thursday whether he finds the cartoon racist, Rauner would only say he understands why “some people are upset by it.” “I’m not apologizin’ for anything that I have nothing to do with. Let me be crystal clear. And that organization (the IPI) that did that cartoon, they should talk to you about what their views are on it, and I’m not gonna,” he said. “I have fought for racial justice, equality of opportunity, my whole life.” Despite being a previous donor to the IPI and close ties to John Tillman, the intitute’s chief executive, Rauner denied the assertion that it’s his “go-to think tank.” “A tiny fraction of our administration is from that organization,” he said. “And they in no regard, in no regard, does that organization speak for me or our administration, and I do not lean on them for any particular issue or policy.”)

 

DNA INFO
— After Englewood’s Abe Lincoln Bust Vandalized Twice, City Moves It – Andrea V. Watson
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170824/englewood/after-englewoods-abe-lincoln-bust-vandalized-twice-city-moves-it
— South Loop Bars Stand With Kaepernick, Won’t Show NFL Games – David Matthews  (DIERSEN: If you stand with Kaepernick, you stand with individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170824/south-loop/south-loop-bars-stop-showing-nfl-games-due-kaepernick-blackballing

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner’s staff shake-up more than insider business – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170824/rauners-staff-shake-up-more-than-insider-business

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners ask “Can Rauner’s administration be saved?” Anti-Rauners want Rauner to say that those who voted for him are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. QUESTION: What do anti-Rauners want Rauner to do?  ANSWER: Demonize, denigrate, and condemn as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things himself and individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Anti-Rauners make it clear that if he does not destroy the aforesaid, anti-Rauners will destroy him.
http://qctimes.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-can-rauner-s-administration-be-saved/article_2047bacf-9d9c-5be8-9fed-7d786757785b.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— More than 2,000 jobs created as Amazon celebrates first year in Edwardsville – STEVE NAGY
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article169182602.html

 

MCDONOUGH VOICE
— Sen. Jil Tracy speaks to Interagency Council – Michelle Langhout
http://www.mcdonoughvoice.com/news/20170824/sen-jil-tracy-speaks-to–interagency-council

 

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— ‘White male’ Rauner sees new staff resign – AP
http://rockrivertimes.com/2017/08/24/white-male-rauner-sees-new-staff-resign/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Protestors clear up negative rumors of Covington’s peaceful demonstration – Senait Gebregiorgis
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/protestors-clear-up-negative-rumors-of-covingtons-peaceful-demonstration

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Another communications staffer departs White House  Andrew Hemming’s job was to circulate positive news – KAITLAN COLLINS AND BETSY KLEIN (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents do not want me circulate anything.  But failing that, they want to only circulate a) positive news about them and b) negative news about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that they want to destroy.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/another-communications-staffer-departs-white-house/797159411
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hemming’s White House role involved circulating positive news articles, often from conservative media outlets, about the Trump administration to reporters. He joined the administration following work during the 2016 campaign for Rick Perry, followed by a stint at the Republican National Committee, where he worked alongside Reince Priebus and Sean Spicer.)
— Trump economic chief: White House ‘must do better’ condemning hate groups  Gary Cohn critical of Charlottesville response – BETSY KLEIN  (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, members of “hate groups” elected Trump, so, of course, anti-Trumps want Trump to condemn “hate groups.”)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-economic-chief-wh-must-do-better-condemning-hate-groups/798040196
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you slander Trump, anti-Trumps glorify and praise you.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/former-gop-senator-trump-has-corrupted-republican-party/798121738

 

CHICAGO READER
— Beyond the ‘Bernie bro’: Socialism’s diverse new youth brigade  Inspired by Sanders, outraged by Trump, and betrayed by the neoliberal establishment, the reinvigorated Democratic Socialists of America set out to paint the town red. – Ryan Smith
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/socialism-democratic-socialists-of-america-convention-millennials-carlos-ramirez-rosa/Content?oid=29358708

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— How Redlining Segregated Chicago, and America  New evidence suggests that cutting up America’s cities along racial lines exacerbated the problem, with effects that lingered for decades. – WHET MOSER (DIERSEN: Democrats have run America’s big cities for many decades. First, those Democrats promoted segregation, then they promoted integration, and now they promote segregation again.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/August-2017/How-Redlining-Segregated-Chicago-and-America/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives links property tax troubles to school funding issue – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511195466-ives-links-property-tax-troubles-to-school-funding-issue
— Ives decries lack of consistent property tax assessments – Caitlin Nordahl
https://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511195456-ives-decries-lack-of-consistent-property-tax-assessments

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Rauner Chief of Staff Kristina Rasmussen has gov’s support – Bruce Rushton
http://illinoistimes.com/article-19060-rauner-cos-has-govs-support.html

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Seniors protest possible healthcare cuts – Raquel Martin
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/seniors-protest-possible-healthcare-cuts/797536239

 

AMERICANS FOR TRUTH ABOUT HOMOSEXUALITY
— Ex-‘Gay’ Leader Stephen Black to Keynote AFTAH Banquet and Teach-in Oct. 20-21
https://americansfortruth.com/2017/08/24/ex-gay-leader-stephen-black-to-keynote-aftah-banquet-and-teach-in-oct-20-21/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: WALSH, HEWITT AND BENSON GRADE TRUMP’S FIRST SEVEN MONTHS IN OFFICE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/thorner-how-joe-walsh-hugh-hewitt-and-guy-benson-rate-trumps-first-seven-months.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— They refuse to let this cartoon story drop
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/25/they-refuse-to-let-this-cartoon-story-drop/
— An historic first: ILGOP press release doesn’t contain the word “Madigan”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/25/an-historic-first-ilgop-press-release-doesnt-contain-the-word-madigan/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THE RACIST ATTACKS ON AMERICA AND TRUMP Why the Left hates the president and the nation he heads. – David Horowitz
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267676/racist-attacks-america-and-trump-david-horowitz

 

TOWNHALL
— Christian Ministry Sues Southern Poverty Law Center Over ‘Hate Group’ Designation – Lauretta Brown
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2017/08/24/christian-ministry-sues-southern-poverty-law-center-over-hate-group-designation-n2372988

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— The Southern Poverty Law Center Is the Most Dangerous Hate Group in America – Michael Brown
http://www.christianpost.com/news/the-southern-poverty-law-center-is-the-most-dangerous-hate-group-in-america-196712/

 

CHRISTIAN TIMES
— Christian ministry files defamation lawsuit against SPLC over ‘hate group’ designation – Jardine Malado
http://www.christiantimes.com/article/christian-ministry-files-defamation-lawsuit-against-splc-over-hate-group-designation/72741.htm

 

NEWSMAX
— Left Rages On But Trump Still the Same Man People Elected – David Limbaugh
http://www.newsmax.com/DavidLimbaugh/trump-conservative-leftist-don/2017/08/24/id/809674/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Conservatives of color frustrated by ‘white supremacist’ label after Charlottesville – Valerie Richardson
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/24/conservatives-of-color-frustrated-by-white-suprema/
— Adam Kinzinger says he can’t see the strategy in Trump’s criticism of Republican leadership – Sally Persons
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/25/adam-kinzinger-says-he-cant-see-strategy-trumps-cr/?

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Media fear Trump will inspire violence against reporters – Eddie Scarry  (DIERSEN: What about anti-Trumps who inspire violence against conservative reporters like me?  I should write a book about the most hate-filled anti-Trumps in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/media-fear-trump-will-inspire-violence-against-reporters/article/2632488
— ACLU’s definition of white supremacy is truly unbelievable – Emily Jashinsky
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/aclus-definition-of-white-supremacy-is-truly-unbelievable/article/2632441
— Union group seeks to tie companies to white supremacy – Sean Higgins (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, companies paint themselves as being anti-White.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/union-group-seeks-to-tie-companies-to-white-supremacy/article/2632468

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Schumer hints/implies/argues/shouts that if you fight voter fraud, you are a White supremacist.
http://freebeacon.com/politics/schumer-trump-reject-white-supremacy-voter-fraud-commission/

 

DAILY CALLER
— CNN Has No Defense For Labeling 63 Million Americans ‘White Supremacists By Default’ – Jack Crowe  (DIERSEN: Constructively, to call a person a White supremacist, is to call for that person to be killed figuratively, if not literally.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/24/cnn-has-no-defense-for-labeling-63-million-americans-white-supremacists-by-default/
— Christian Group Sues For Defamation After Being Equated With KKK And Neo-Nazis – JOSHUA GILL
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/24/christian-group-sues-for-defamation-after-being-equated-with-kkk-and-neo-nazis/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Armed Antifa Group Calls For Revolution, Seizing Property, And Violence Against Police – Ian Miles Cheong  (DIERSEN: What Antifa groups are in Illinois, your county, your township/ward, municipality, and precinct?  Of course, anti-Trumps falsely say that Trump and his supporters created Antifa and promote Antifa.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/24/armed-antifa-group-calls-for-revolution-seizing-property-and-violence-against-police/

 

GOPUSA
— Kindergartners subjected to ‘gender reveal’ in California charter school
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29207
— The Leftwing Media’s Dangerous and Divisive Lie
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29205
— St. Louis Sheriff’s deputy claims he was passed over for promotion because he’s white  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to harm Republicans, and especially to harm Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29195
— HOW LONG BEFORE DEMOCRAT LEADERS DENOUNCE LEFT-WING VIOLENCE AGAINST POLICE IN PHOENIX, BOSTON, PORTLAND AND WASHINGTON, D.C.? – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/25/how-long-before-democrat-leaders-denounce-left-wing-violence-against-police-in-phoenix-boston-portland-and-washington-d-c/

 

THE BLAZE
— The SPLC calls Christians a “hate group.” Now, Christians are fighting back. – Aaron Colen
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/24/the-splc-calls-christians-a-hate-group-now-christians-are-fighting-back/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Southern Poverty Law Center has been trying to marginalize Christian beliefs for a while. Now, Christians are pushing back.
D. James Kennedy Ministries in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has sued the SPLC for labeling it as an “active hate group” because it holds to traditional Christian views on homosexuality and marriage. Why would a Christian ministry be a hate group? As sexual orientation and gender identity have become “civil rights” issues on the front lines of the culture wars in the United States, people and organizations, particularly churches, that do not support LGBTQ lifestyles are increasingly under fire from mainstream media and organizations like the SPLC, who claim these religiously-based beliefs are bigoted and discriminatory. Christianity, at its core, is about love. By designating a Christian organization as a hate group, the SPLC is pursuing a culture in which disagreement with the mainstream equals hate. “It’s completely disingenuous to tag D. James Kennedy Ministries as a hate group alongside the KKK and neo-Nazis,” Kennedy Ministries spokesman John Rabe said to Fox News. “We desire all people, with no exceptions, to receive the love of Christ and his forgiveness and healing. We unequivocally condemn violence, and we hate no one. “It’s nothing more than an attempt to bulldoze over those who disagree with them, and it has a chilling effect on the free exercise of religion in a nation built on that,” Rabe continued. “We decided not to let their falsehoods stand.” I’ve never heard of D. James Kennedy. Why should I care? The SPLC’s attacks on Christian organizations are significant to all Christians. The SPLC has a storied history of taking up noble causes and using the law to bring justice and fight legitimate hate. The SPLC did significant damage to the Ku Klux Klan in the 1970s, for example. Because of that history, the SPLC is an influential voice in shaping public perception of organizations. Categorization as a hate group by the SPLC leads to increased animosity and opposition from the culture at-large. For churches, that opposition can hinder them from serving communities both at home and worldwide. Religious freedom is a form of free speech, and irresponsible attacks from the SPLC and others on religious expression aren’t likely to stop with churches. Aggressively suppressing the views of certain groups, especially when you have to twist their message in order to do so, is a slippery slope. “These false and illegal characterizations have a chilling effect on the free exercise of religion and on religious free speech for all people of faith,” a statement from Kennedy Ministries read. “After having given the SPLC an opportunity to retract, we have undertaken this legal action, seeking a trial by a jury of our peers, to preserve our own rights under the law and to defend the religious free speech rights of all Americans.”)

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who hate older people, who hate Whites, and/or who hate men say “White supremacy isn’t just for old white men.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/state-local-politics/347844-white-supremacy-isnt-just-for-old-white-men
— Convictions shouldn’t be life sentences to unemployment – DANIEL YANISSE (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, my GAO superiors knew full-well that their success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” would be a life sentence to unemployment.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/civil-rights/347948-convictions-shouldnt-be-life-sentences-to-unemployment

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Why Banning Hate Groups Won’t End Them  Bans often backfire, further fueling extremism by driving it underground and adding to disaffected youths’ sense of unfairness or injustice. – Cynthia Miller-Idriss  (DIERSEN: What groups are you a member of?  Soon, if not already, if the groups that you are a member of do not promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) will deem all of your groups to be hate groups, and therefore, SPLC will deem all of the members of your groups, including you, to be haters.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hate-groups-ban_us_599ca5a5e4b0d8dde999a009
— How Asian Immigrants Learn Anti-Blackness From White Culture, And How To Stop It  It’s something force fed to us as children of immigrants as we attempt to integrate into American culture. – Jezzika Chung  (DIERSEN: In America, Democrats dominate immigrants. If immigrants are anti-Black, blame Democrats.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/how-asian-americans-can-stop-contributing-to-anti-blackness_us_599f0757e4b0cb7715bfd3d4

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— After Charlottesville, Even Dating Apps Are Cracking Down on Hate – MATT STEVENS  (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter? How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois crack down on you?  To avoid being cracked down on, have you or will you become an anti-Trump?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/24/technology/okcupid-christopher-cantwell.html
— Why Is the Southern Poverty Law Center Targeting Liberals? – AYAAN HIRSI ALI
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/24/opinion/southern-poverty-law-center-liberals-islam.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Since the violence in Charlottesville 10 days ago, when white supremacists left one young woman dead and 19 others injured, the Southern Poverty Law Center has hit the jackpot. The Alabama-based nonprofit is set to receive millions of dollars in donations from some of the nation’s deepest of pockets. Apple pledged $1 million. JP Morgan Chase & Co.: half a million. George and Amal Clooney even got in on the action, promising to donate another $1 million. Like every other decent American, I was outraged that the president of the United States equivocated in condemning neo-Nazi activity in this country. Nazism — not to mention white supremacy and racial bigotry — has no place in a civilized society. But is donating money to the S.P.L.C. the best way to combat this poison? I think not. If Tim Cook and Jamie Dimon had done their due diligence, they would know that the S.P.L.C. is an organization that has lost its way, smearing people who are fighting for liberty and turning a blind eye to an ideology and political movement that has much in common with Nazism. I am a black woman, a feminist and a former Muslim who has consistently opposed political violence. The price for expressing my beliefs has been high: I must travel with armed security at all times. My friend and collaborator Theo van Gogh was murdered in broad daylight. Yet the S.P.L.C. has the audacity to label me an “extremist,” including my name in a “Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists” that it published on its website last October.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to say “Say No to Sheriff Joe Arpaio.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/24/opinion/joe-arpaio-trump-pardon.html?ref=opinion

 

WASHINGTON POST
— German magazine slammed for Trump “Nazi salute” cover – AP  (DIERSEN: The more of the following that you are, the sooner, if not already, that anti-Trumps will call you a Nazi: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/german-magazine-slammed-for-trump-nazi-salute-cover/2017/08/25/9b476ff8-896f-11e7-96a7-d178cf3524eb_story.html
— White supremacy is a lost cause – Nathan Gardels  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they will get rid of you if you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2017/08/24/white-supremacy-is-a-lost-cause/

 

ABC NEWS & DETROIT NEWS
— RNC to vote on condemning white supremacists, but some roll eyes – AP (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, a) all those who voted for Trump are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things and b) all RNC members are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. QUESTION: What do anti-Trumps want the RNC to do? ANSWER: Demonize, denigrate, and condemn as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things all RNC members and individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Anti-Trumps make it clear that if the RNC does not destroy the aforesaid, anti-Trumps will destroy the RNC.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/rnc-vote-condemn-supremacists-leads-roll-eyes-49411958
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/25/republican-party-trump/104938176/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Still cleaning up after President Donald Trump’s comments about a deadly protest in Virginia, the Republican National Committee is headed toward adoption of a resolution condemning white supremacists. And while the rebuke of groups Trump waffled on is expected to pass overwhelmingly Friday, some attending the summer meeting of the party’s most faithful are rolling their eyes at the move. “It’s amazing that we have been lured into this argument that we’re not racists. It’s absurd,” said Colorado Republican Chairman Jeff Hays. “Why would we feel compelled to do that?” The grumbling reflects a difference between some veteran Republicans concerned about the party’s image in light of Trump’s latest rhetorical thicket and newer, more ardently pro-Trump state Republican leaders. “There’s no debate. We’re affirming we’re the party of Lincoln,” Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel said, dismissing complaints about the resolution. “We are showing the moral high ground by disavowing hate and violence.”)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— J.P. Morgan’s Hate List  What is its gift to the Southern Poverty Law Center telling bank customers? – Kimberley A. Strassel  (DIERSEN: I am one of Chase’s customers who has complained about this.  If you give money to the SPLC, you shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/j-p-morgans-hate-list-1503619180
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Corporate America will do almost anything to stay on the safe side of public opinion—at least as it’s defined by the media. CEOs will apologize, grovel, resign, settle. They will even, as of this month, legitimize and fund an outfit that exists to smear conservatives. The press is still obsessing over President Trump’s incompetent handling of the violence in Charlottesville, Va., and that has suited some profiteers just fine. The notorious Southern Poverty Law Center is quietly cashing in on the tragedy, raking in millions on its spun-up reputation as a group that “fights hate.” Apple CEO Tim Cook informed employees that his company is giving $1 million to SPLC and matching employee donations. J.P. Morgan Chase is pitching in $500,000, specifically to further the SPLC’s “work in tracking, exposing and fighting hate groups and other extremist organizations,” in the words of Peter Scher, the bank’s head of corporate responsibility. What Mr. Scher is referring to is the SPLC’s “Hate Map,” its online list of 917 American “hate groups.” The SPLC alone decides who goes on the list, but its criteria are purposely vague. Since the SPLC is a far-left activist group, the map comes down to this: If the SPLC doesn’t agree with your views, it tags you as a hater. Let’s not mince words: By funding this list, J.P. Morgan and Apple are saying they support labeling Christian organizations that oppose gay marriage as “hate groups.” That may come as a sour revelation to any bank customers who have donated to the Family Research Council (a mainstream Christian outfit on the SPLC’s list) or whose rights are protected by the Alliance Defending Freedom (which litigates for religious freedom and is also on the list). Similarly put out may be iPhone owners who support the antiterror policies espoused by Frank Gaffney’s Washington think tank, the Center for Security Policy (on the SPLC’s list). Or any who back the proposals of the Center for Immigration Studies (on the list). These corporations are presumably in favor of the SPLC’s practice of calling its political opponents “extremists,” which paints targets on their backs. The group’s “Field Guide to Anti-Muslim Extremists” lists Mr. Gaffney (who worked for the Reagan administration); Maajid Nawaz (a British activist whose crimes include tweeting a cartoon of Jesus and Muhammad ); and Ayaan Hirsi Ali (a Somali refugee who speaks out against Islamic extremism). The SPLC has tarred the respected social scientist Charles Murray, author of the well-regarded book “Losing Ground,” as a “white nationalist.” Mr. Murray has been physically assaulted on campus as a result. He happens to be married to an Asian woman and has Asian daughters, so the slur is ludicrous. But what’s a little smearing and career destruction if J.P. Morgan Chase gets some good headlines? It isn’t only the lists. An honest outfit tracking violent groups would keep to straightforward descriptions and facts. Instead, the SPLC’s descriptions of people are brutally partisan, full of half-truths and vitriol designed to inspire fury. We’ve seen what this kind of fury can do in Europe, with the murder of Theo Van Gogh, the controversial filmmaker, by a Dutch-Moroccan Islamic fanatic. Ms. Hirsi Ali, who had worked with Van Gogh, still travels with security—and J.P. Morgan thinks it appropriate to further target her? In 2012 a gay-marriage supporter named Floyd Corkins smashed into the Family Research Council’s headquarters and shot a security guard. He told police he was inspired by the SPLC’s “hate group” designation. Had the companies done a bit of homework, they’d have discovered the SPLC isn’t even considered a sound charity. Karl Zinsmeister excoriated the outfit in a recent article for Philanthropy Roundtable: “Its two largest expenses are propaganda operations: creating its annual list of ‘haters’ and ‘extremists,’ and running a big effort that pushes ‘tolerance education’ through more than 400,000 public-school teachers. And the single biggest effort undertaken by the SPLC? Fundraising. On the organization’s 2015 IRS 990 form it declared $10 million of direct fundraising expenses, far more than it has ever spent on legal services.” Apple did not return a call to its media center. J.P. Morgan Chase, in an emailed statement, said only that it has a “long history of supporting a range of organizations that are committed to addressing inequality.” The corporate donations are nonetheless appalling, as they legitimize a group that already exercises inappropriate influence. The SPLC’s list is cited regularly by the media and congressional Democrats, ignorant or uncaring of its falsehoods. The charity tracker GuideStar for a time attached warning labels to philanthropies flagged by the SPLC. This undermines the fight against truly hateful groups. Comparing pro bono lawyers at the Alliance Defending Freedom to hood-wearing KKK members only make the Klan seem more innocuous. Blackballing mainstream groups only silences the moderate voices the country needs to fight hate and bigotry. Corporations have a role to play in calming today’s divisions. This is the opposite.)
— Trump Divorces the GOP Congress  Republicans need to think of Trump as a political independent. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-divorces-the-gop-congress-1503616084
— Silicon Valley Scandals Open Dialogue Between Male Venture Capitalists and Female Founders  Some women startup founders speak up about behavior they encounter in the male-dominated venture-capital industry – Yoree Koh
https://www.wsj.com/articles/sexual-harassment-scandals-lead-to-tough-conversations-in-silicon-valley-1503567006
— Cutting Young Girls Isn’t Religious Freedom  The First Amendment doesn’t protect the barbaric act of female genital mutilation. – Kristina Arriaga
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cutting-young-girls-isnt-religious-freedom-1503617269
— Memo to Trump: There Is No Looming ‘Retirement Crisis’  Retirement incomes are rising. The president ought to rethink his pledge not to touch Social Security. – Andrew G. Biggs  (DIERSEN MEMO TO BIGGS: Inflation is rising far faster than retirement income.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/memo-to-trump-there-is-no-looming-retirement-crisis-1503617443

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Russian Twitter boosts Trump  Propaganda project aimed at Americans often links to Breutbart – Oren Dorell
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20170825/281500751378625
— Challengers draw a line over political maps  Opponents rail against gerrymandering as high court prepares for landmark challenge – Richard Wolf  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain?  How has gerrymandering impacted you?  Since 2000, the borders of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 had not changed. In 2015, those borders were gerrymandered to harm me.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20170825/281505046345921
— Republican leaders oppose shutdown over border wall  Trump says he would blame Democrats, but voters may blame him – Erin Kelly
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20170825/281608125561025

 

NEWSWEEK
— ALT-RIGHT RALLY: SAN FRANCISCO DOG OWNERS TO COVER SITE WITH DOG POOP IN COUNTER PROTEST – GRAHAM LANKTREE
http://www.newsweek.com/alt-right-rally-welcomed-dog-poop-san-francisco-park-654980

 

POST TRIBUNE
— More employers may be using temps to skirt immigration laws – Tim Henderson
http://www.postbulletin.com/business/more-employers-may-be-using-temps-to-skirt-immigration-laws/article_a0b9e7a0-aefb-53cb-94a2-a9d987907a39.html

 

GOVERNING
— After Cartoon Controversy, Illinois Governor Dumps New Press Team – Rick Pearson, Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.governing.com/topics/mgmt/tns-illinois-rauner-cartoon.html

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Americans Say Media Identifies With Protesters, Trump With Police
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/social_issues/americans_say_media_identifies_with_protesters_trump_with_police

August 12 Evening Edition

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— MONDAY MEDIA ALERT: “Speak Out Against SB31 Illinois’ Sanctuary State Bill” Rally During Gov. Rauner’s Appearance at WTTW Studios in Chicago
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/monday-media-alert-speak-out-against-sb31-illinois-sanctuary-state-bill-rally

 

ABC7
— 1 dead, 19 injured after car hits crowd at white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/1-dead-19-injured-after-car-hits-crowd-at-white-nationalist-rally-in-charlottesville-va/2300640/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Officials React to Violence at White Nationalist Rally in Virginia
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/emanuel-rauner-react-virginia-white-nationalist-rally-440073903.html
— Va. White Nationalist Rally: 1 Dead After Car Crashes Into Crowd, 2 Troopers Dead in Helicopter Crash  Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency and police dressed in riot gear ordered people to disperse after chaotic violent clashes between white nationalists and counter protestors – Sarah Rankin
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Injuries-at-University-Virginia-March-440032083.html
— Rauner Hires Sen. Johnson’s Former Campaign Manager Betsy Ankney – Mary Ann Ahern and Shelby Bremer
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bruce-rauner-campaign-manager-betsy-ankney-440066213.html

 

CBS2
— City Of Chicago Offers Advice In Event Of Nuclear Attack
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/10/what-to-do-after-a-nuclear-attack/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote a “racist website.”
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/273516609-story

 

WLA AM
— Rauner: Emanuel taking needless risk – Bill Cameron,
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/08/12/rauner-emanuel-taking-needless-risk/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State Rep. Jeanne Ives responds to Chicago Inc. article
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-state-rep-jeanne-ives-responds-to-chicago-inc-article-20170811-story.html
— Illinois’ abortion notification law harms free speech – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-abortion-speech-scotus-0814-md-20170811-story.html
— Trump blames ‘many sides’ after violent white supremacist rally in Virginia – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-charlottesville-violence-20170812-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— CPS would lose nearly $500 million under gov’s school funding plan
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cps-would-lose-nearly-500-million-under-govs-school-funding-plan/
— 1 dead, 19 injured in Charlottesville after white nationalist rally – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/violent-cases-erupt-at-white-supremacist-rally-in-virginia/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How much more will health care cost your company in 2018? – KRISTEN SCHORSCH
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170812/ISSUE01/170819946/how-much-will-company-health-care-costs-go-up-in-2018

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Spend Governor’s Day at the Capitol this year – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170812/statehouse-insider-spend-governors-day-at-capitol-this-year

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Legislators should make local schools their priority, not politics – Editorial
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20170811/editorial-legislators-should-make-local-schools-their-priority-not-politics

 

HERALD REVIEW
— Rauner: Decatur schools get $3 million more under veto plan – ALLISON PETTY
http://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rauner-decatur-schools-get-million-more-under-veto-plan/article_c3b91195-66ec-563d-aec3-938198f1fa56.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— This is how much Illinois spends per inmate each year – ROGER SCHLUETER
http://www.bnd.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/answer-man/article166830882.html

 

PONTIAC DAILY LEADER
— Money not forthcoming creates issues – Paul Westermeyer
http://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/news/20170812/money-not-forthcoming-creates-issues

 

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— What’s Really Happening in Springfield Forum
https://www.nctv17.com/news/whats-really-happening-in-springfield/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— ISBE: Nearly all Illinois school districts would receive more state funding under Rauner reform plan – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/isbe-nearly-all-illinois-school-districts-would-receive-more-state/article_340a4446-7f74-11e7-b944-afdb58d640ad.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— NEW COOK COUNTY MINIMUM WAGE, SICK LEAVE MANDATES BURDEN SKOKIE BUSINESSES – Amy Korte
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/new-cook-county-minimum-wage-sick-leave-mandates-burden-skokie-businesses/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Hollywood Profanity Wears Thin with Viewers, but So Does Discernment – Micah Clark
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/hollywood-profanity-wears-thin-viewers-discernment/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER EMPHASIZES “BROKEN” 10 TIMES IN NATIONAL CABLE NEWS INTERVIEW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/rauner-emphasizes-broken-10-times-in-national-cable-news-interview.html
— TRANSCRIPT OF FOX NEWS’ INTERVIEW WITH ILLINOIS GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/transcript-of-fox-news-interview-with-illinois-governor-bruce-rauner.html
— WILL COUNTY CONSIDERS VOTE TO SAVE TAXPAYERS BY ENDING ELECTED OFFICIALS’ PENSIONS  (DIERSEN: To qualify for my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension, I had to work 40 hour per week 1971-1997, but I got full-time CSRS credit for 1966-1969 even though I only worked part-time.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/will-county-considers-vote-to-save-taxpayers-by-ending-elected-officials-pensions.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Asking Will County taxpayers to contact their board members before Thursday night’s meeting, Balich said there is no enforcement how many hours they work as they answer only to the public. “The IMRF the pension plan only requires 600 hours per year which is 11 ½ hours a week with reporting by the elected office holder. Pension double-dipping is another problem,” he wrote.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— As expected, Rauner’s AV drastically short-changes CPS
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/12/as-expected-rauners-av-drastically-short-changes-cps/

 

GOPUSA
— GOP senators defend McConnell’s leadership of do-nothing Senate
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28572
— Farms adjusting to life without illegal alien labor
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28530
— Pundits stand with Kim Jong Un
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28577

 

BLAZE
— DNC deputy chairman claims Kim Jong-Un is more responsible than Trump — immediately regrets it – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/12/dnc-deputy-chairman-claims-kim-jong-un-is-more-responsible-than-trump-immediately-regrets-it/

 

THE HILL
— Trump condemns violence erupting at white nationalist protest – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/346319-trump-condemns-far-right-protests-in-charlottesville?rnd=1502559292
— It’s time for McConnell to fight with Trump instead of against him – JENNY BETH MARTIN
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/lawmaker-news/346179-its-time-for-mcconnell-to-fight-with-trump-instead-of
— Three dead after violent clashes at white nationalist rally – JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/346346-one-dead-after-violent-clashes-at-white-nationalist-rally?rnd=1502578816

 

POLITICO
— Trump condemns ‘bigotry and violence’ in Charlottesville clashes – BRENT D. GRIFFITHS
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/12/trump-denounces-hate-violence-charlottesville-241571

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— State of Emergency Declared in Charlottesville After Protests Turn Violent – SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and BRIAN M. ROSENTHAL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/12/us/charlottesville-protest-white-nationalist.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial 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.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/12/us/stay-hide-or-leave-hard-choices-for-immigrants-in-the-heartland.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— At least 10 pedestrians struck along route of white nationalist rally in Charlottesville; one fatality, according to mayor – Joe Heim, Ellie Silverman, T. Rees Shapiro and Emma Brown
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/fights-in-advance-of-saturday-protest-in-charlottesville/2017/08/12/155fb636-7f13-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html
— Google employees face fear, uncertainty in aftermath of divisive memo – Elizabeth Dwoskin  (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, Democrats will force Google to “look like America,” that is, sooner or later, Democrats will force Google to get rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/google-employees-face-fear-uncertainty-in-aftermath-of-divisive-memo/2017/08/11/5edd7a00-7ee1-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Car Strikes Protesters, Killing One, Amid Clashes Over Confederate Statue  Charlottesville city officials said there were ‘multiple injuries’ from the car hitting pedestrians – Cameron McWhirter and  Douglas Belkin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hundreds-face-off-ahead-of-white-nationalist-rally-in-virginia-1502553066

 

SALON
— Bernie Sanders, the socialist revival and the unexpected upsurge of millennial Marxism  Bernie Sanders proved socialism isn’t dead — and some young people are open to the banished ideas of Karl Marx – CONOR LYNCH
http://www.salon.com/2017/08/12/bernie-sanders-the-socialist-revival-and-the-unexpected-upsurge-of-millennial-marxism/

August 10 Morning Edition

ABC7
— OUTSTANDING: Spike in Chicago immigration arrests, deportations – Chuck Goudie and Christine Tressel
http://abc7chicago.com/spike-in-chicago-immigration-arrests-deportations/2290817/#new_tab
— North Korea details plan to fire missile salvo toward Guam (DIERSEN: Will those who oppose declaring war against North Korea stress that unlike Mexico, North Korea a) has not illegally sent many millions of its citizens illegally into America illegally, b) has not illegally kept many millions of its citizens in America illegally, or c) has not illegally sent many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally? Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/north-korea-details-plan-to-fire-missile-salvo-toward-guam/2292468/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Misses School Aid Payment Deadline for the First Time Ever: Comptroller
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-misses-school-aid-payment-first-time-ever-439663673.html

 

CBS2
— Emanuel On Rauner: He’s One To Talk About ‘Mismanagement’ – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/09/emanuels-latest-jab-at-rauner/
— Staredown Continues Over Illinois School Funding – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/09/school-funding-impasse/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker picks first-term state Rep. Stratton as running mate – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-running-mate-met-20170809-story.html
— Abortion rights group starts advocacy campaign aimed at men – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that promote abortion have always worked very hard against me because I do not promote abortion.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-abortion-rights-campaign-met-0810-20170809-story.html
— Foxconn deal makes the American economy less great – Matthew Mitchell and Tammy Winter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-foxconn-wisconsin-tax-subsidies-20170809-story.html
— Trump’s immigration vision isn’t the Reagan way – Marc A. Thiessen  (DIERSEN: SEE: “Reagan Would Not Repeat Amnesty Mistake” by Edwin Meese at  http://humanevents.com/2006/12/13/reagan-would-not-repeat-amnesty-mistake/)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-immigration-reagan-20170810-story.html
— Silicon Valley’s vision of universal basic income is wrong – Leonid Bershidsky
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-universal-basic-income-robots-20170810-story.html
— Facebook and Twitter should stop allowing fake users  Social networks should be obliged to ban anonymous accounts. – Leonid Bershidsky
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-twitter-facebook-fake-accounts-20170809-story.html
— Will Jeff Sessions come after legalized marijuana, a drug ‘only slightly less awful’ than heroin? – Rick Anderson  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-sessions-legal-marijuana-20170810-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker poised to get Cook County Dems’ endorsement for gov – Michael Sneed  (DIERSEN: Which candidates want your endorsement?  Not that my endorsement means anything, but since 2000, my Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO critics/opponents have made it very clear that they will have their nasty operatives and their nasty dupes viciously destroy any candidate that I might endorse. My critics/opponents 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.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/sneed-pritzker-poised-to-get-cook-county-dems-endorsement-for-gov/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Pritzker gets boost from Stratton pick for running mate.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-pritzker-gets-boost-from-stratton-pick-for-running-mate/
— Owners accept players’ violence, not Kaepernick’s activism – Rick Morrissey
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/morrissey-owners-accept-players-violence-not-kaepernicks-activism/amp/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Suburbs to lose out on hundreds of thousands in sales tax – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170810/lester-suburbs-to-lose-out-on-hundreds-of-thousands-in-sales-tax
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Tom Cullerton says that he “works to eliminate red tape for Illinois’ businesses.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170809/tom-cullerton-works-to-eliminate-red-tape-for-illinois-businesses
— New stormwater systems in Elgin would have to be paid by residents – Elena Ferrarin  (DIERSEN: Since 1984, outrageously, because Wheaton approved a woefully inadequate storm water drainage plan for my Cove Court subdivision, I have had to spend many thousands of dollars and many hundreds of hours making lot drainage improvements and repairs.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170810/new-stormwater-systems-in-elgin-would-have-to-be-paid-by-residents
— Important guidelines for teaching about religion will have a suburban touch – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170809/editorial-important-guidelines-for-teaching-about-religion-will-have-a-suburban-touch

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Four things Chicago must do to rise from the bottom of the pack – MARIN GJAJA AND JUSTIN MANLY  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Chicago focus on driving out of Chicago individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170810/OPINION/170819999
— This tax reform idea could cost you–a lot – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170810/CRED0701/170819998
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With federal tax reform on Congress’s agenda after its August recess, two ideas that have been circulating have the potential to hit Chicago-area homeowners, one of them much harder than the other. Two federal tax deductions—one for mortgage interest and the other for state and local taxes—are in the crosshairs of reformers. The mortgage interest deduction would likely be revised, not eliminated, because it’s a hallowed perk of homeownership, most reports say. But the loss of the state and local tax deduction would cut deeper in the Chicago region anyway, analysts in the real estate, mortgage and tax realms told Crain’s this week. Eliminating the state and local tax deduction could transfer almost $2.9 billion a year out of household wealth and into federal coffers, according to Brian Bernardoni, senior director of government affairs and public policy for the Chicago Association of Realtors. That is, unless that larger tax reform package includes adjustments to the general tax rate that offset this amount.)

 

WTTW
— Trump and GOP Take on Tax Policy After Health Care Flop – Evan Garcia
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/09/trump-and-gop-take-tax-policy-after-health-care-flop#new_tab

 

DNA INFO
— ‘Weed World’ Van With $98,000 Worth Of Pot Seized In River North – David Matthews and Erica Demarest  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170809/river-north/weed-world-van-with-98000-worth-of-pot-busted-river-north-report

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner names Sam Pfister to federal affairs job in D.C. – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: What do you base your knowledge of the federal government on?  I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years. While I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently, $94,610-$122,991, I worked on audits of federal financial industry regulators for almost 9 years, audits of many other federal agencies for almost 6 years, and audits of IRS for 3 years. I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently, $79,563-$90,173.  The aforesaid experience helped me become a Certified Government Financial Manager.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170809/bernard-schoenburg-rauner-names-sam-pfister-to-federal-affairs-job-in-dc

 

TIMES
— Jason Haskell wants to face Kinzinger – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/republican-wants-to-face-kinzinger/article_9341ad05-8427-567c-840e-458be534724a.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— The Rural Exodus – NORMAN WALZER AND BRIAN HARGER
http://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-issues-rural-exodus#stream/0

 

WQAD
— Deadline looms for Illinois schools to receive state education funding – JESYKA DERETA  (DIERSEN: What deadlines loomed for you?  Because I was a non-veteran White male federal employee, I had to make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40 or my career would be wasted and I would be gotten rid of.)
http://wqad.com/2017/08/10/deadline-looms-for-illinois-schools-to-receive-state-education-funding/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— How Wheaton saved its historic House of Seven Gables
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/08/09/how-wheaton-saved-its-historic-house-of-seven-gables/dyvgoz4/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Critics of SB1 veto blast Rauner’s changes without numbers to back up claims – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/critics-of-sb-veto-blast-rauner-s-changes-without-numbers/article_2e0c812e-7d50-11e7-8392-ffc559a4796a.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MADIGAN CALLS SESSION ON GOVERNOR’S DAY  The House speaker’s spokesman claims the session is not a political move. – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/madigan-calls-session-on-governors-day/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Pregnancy Centers Win Second Injunction against Illinois Abortion Referral Mandate – John Biver
https://illinoisfamily.org/religious/pregnancy-centers-win-second-injunction-illinois-abortion-referral-mandate/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— KORECKI: TWITTER FIGHT ALERT — Rauner’s new Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, Michael Lucci, got into a bit of a Twitter tiff on Wednesday with Capitol Fax’s Rich Miller. The war? Seemed to start when Miller corrected Lucci, who was in an exchange over the school funding bill. It then morphed into whether Miller deleted Lucci’s written remarks in the comments section on Miller’s popular Capitol Fax blog. Rich Miller: “I never admitted that or anything close to that. Please, seek help.” Michael Lucci: “Do you want me to start posting comments you deleted? Like when I caught you supporting a policy that was born of racism?” Miller responds: “Are they in the same box as your first tooth?”  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who pander to Rich Miller, but who fail/refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press release lists and press advisory lists?)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/08/10/politico-illinois-playbook-pritzker-taps-stratton-as-running-mate-rauner-staffers-tweet-war-madigans-governors-day-surprise-221792

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP: “Juliana Stratton Owes Her Political Career to Mike Madigan”  (DIERSEN: Who do you owe your career to?  My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My GAO Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/10/ilgop-juliana-stratton-owes-her-political-career-to-mike-madigan/
— Crete-Monee superintendent predicts Rauner AV will mean cuts for his district  (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents saved Crete-Monee School District 201-U (http://www.cm201u.org/) lots of money during the 1950s and 1960s by sending my brother and me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/10/crete-monee-superintendent-predicts-rauner-av-will-mean-cuts-for-his-district/
— Rauner: “I’ll never claim to be a perfect person”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/10/rauner-i%e2%80%99ll-never-claim-to-be-a-perfect-person/

 

FOX NEWS
— Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel welcomes criminal aliens – Hans von Spakovsky and Benjamin Janacek, Heritage Foundation
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/08/09/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-welcomes-criminal-aliens.html

 

GOPUSA
— Chicago’s lawsuit against sanctuary city crackdown is absurd
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28391
— Media language police hate it but Trump’s ‘fury and fire’ sure beats Obama’s butt-kissing
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28465
— Concealed carry now allowed on campus, so this teacher showed up in armor (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they hate those who support the Second Amendment.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28453
— Low-energy Jeb: Donald Trump’s first 200 days have been ‘exhausting’ (DIERSEN: What would your critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shot shows that you have “low energy?”  My critics/opponents would stress a) that I did not earn a job-related bachelor’s degree until I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees until I was 27, 31, and 48, b) that I did not earn job-related professional certifications until I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) that I did not earn a job-related professional license until I was 32.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28434
— The feds are spending millions to encourage low-income Californians to shop at farmers markets
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28457

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— GOP governor welcomes ‘Barack Obama Day’ – Chad Groening  (DIERSEN: My RINO critics/opponents, their RINO operatives, and their RINO dupes are far closer to Obama than they are to Trump.)
https://onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2017/08/09/gop-governor-welcomes-barack-obama-day
(FROM THE ARTICLE: An Illinois-based pro-family activist says he’s appalled that the state’s Republican governor signed legislation designating “Barack Obama Day.”  Gov. Bruce Rauner made it official, signing Senate Bill 55 which means beginning in 2018 Illinois will recognize August 4 as “Barack Obama Day.” Rauner says it won’t be a formal state holiday with paid time off but it will be a day of acknowledgment and celebration. Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth says Rauner is the perfect example of a “Rhino Republican.” “A Republican governor heaping praise on the most immoral promoting president in American history, Barack Obama,” LaBarbera complains, “who ushered in homosexual so-called marriage, who mocked the authority of the Bible, who promoted abortion, who loves Planned Parenthood. With Republicans like that, who needs Democrats?” The argument from liberals that there is a similar holiday honoring President Ronald Reagan is a ridiculous comparison, he also insists. “To compare the two is an insult to Ronald Reagan,” LaBarbera insists. “Ronald Reagan was one of the greatest presidents we ever had.” Reagan led the West in a fight to crush Communism, LaBarbera recalls, while Obama “sucked up” to Cuba’s dictators. It’s insulting, he says, to put Obama in the same category.)

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE SHAMEFUL BLACKOUT OF THOMAS, SOWELL AND WILLIAMS – Larry Elder  (DIERSEN: Me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are blacked out by individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/uncategorized/the-shameful-blackout-of-thomas-sowell-and-williams/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Congressional staffers lament need for resources and raises, but not transparency and accountability – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/9/congress-staffers-report-dire-risk-from-slim-budge/

 

THE BLAZE
— Freedom Foundation sues Seattle over tax targeting the ‘rich’ – Beth Baumann (DIERSEN: What the Democrats who run Seattle really want to tax are those individuals, organizations, and companies that are Republican.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/09/freedom-foundation-sues-seattle-over-tax-targeting-the-rich/
— If protecting my child’s innocence means I’m keeping him in a ‘Christian bubble,’ so be it – Matt Walsh  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who promote a) LGBTQ activity, b) abortion, c) booze, gambling, pot and other vices, and/or d) other terrible things would say that I grew up in a “Missouri Synod Lutheran bubble” in Crete.)
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/if-protecting-my-childs-innocence-means-im-keeping-him-in-a-christian-bubble-so-be-it/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Here’s A List Of The 5 Biggest NY Times Screw Ups This Year – Jack Crowe (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would paint as being screw ups a) my including links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they do not like and b) my including comments in those emails that they do not like.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/09/heres-a-list-of-the-5-biggest-ny-times-screw-ups-this-year/

 

HOT AIR
— Current Google Employee: ‘Google Is Run Like A Religious Cult’ – JOHN SEXTON
http://hotair.com/archives/2017/08/09/current-google-employee-google-run-like-religious-cult/

 

TOWNHALL
— Poll: Sweeping Support for Major Elements of Trump’s New Immigration Proposal – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/08/10/poll-trumps-new-immigration-proposal-is-pretty-popular-n2366646

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Google Receives 95 Theses of Diversity and Inclusion – MICHAEL BRENDAN DOUGHERTY
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450237/google-anti-diversity-memo-threatens-political-correctness-religion

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Google is more afraid of liberal outrage than federal law – Philip Wegmann  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government were more afraid of Democrat politicians than federal law.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/google-is-more-afraid-of-liberal-outrage-than-federal-law/article/2630905

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s war on leaks is really a war on whistleblowers.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/09/opinions/whistleblowers-opinion-litman-knobler/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— When Government Defames  No judicial remedy exists if a federal official slanders you – AZIZ HUQ  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who have slandered me. They feel free to do that because I have always had a policy of forgiving those who trespass me.  But I am reconsidering that policy.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/10/opinion/government-defamation-white-house-slander.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Imagine that a senior government official takes to Twitter, makes a call to a national news outlet or goes on national television to disparage you. Imagine that he tells lies about you to a national audience, lies harmful to your professional or personal future. What could you do to remedy the situation? You might seek a retraction. Perhaps you would go to colleagues and friends to privately plead your side of the case. Or if you were lucky enough to have a national platform of your own, maybe you would try to correct the defamatory statement in public. But one thing you couldn’t do is sue. No judicial remedy exists when a federal official defames someone. This gap in the law isn’t a result of a conscious decision by Congress or federal judges to protect the government’s ability to defame you. It was created inadvertently. In an age when the political lie is being weaponized to increasing effect, it’s an oversight Congress should redress.)
— The Alt-Right Finds a New Enemy in Silicon Valley – KEVIN ROOSE
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/business/alt-right-silicon-valley-google-memo.html
— Eric Bolling, Suspended by Fox News, Sues Over Lewd-Photo Article – EMILY STEEL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/business/eric-bolling-fox-news-lawsuit-lewd-photo-article.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Disgraced ex-White House communications boss Anthony Scaramucci blasts reporter for recording phone interview – ELIZABETH ELIZALDE
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/scaramucci-blasts-reporter-recording-phone-interview-article-1.3398437

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trumpian Fury on North Korea – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Will those who oppose declaring war against North Korea stress that unlike Mexico, North Korea a) has not illegally sent many millions of its citizens illegally into America illegally, b) has not illegally kept many millions of its citizens in America illegally, or c) has not illegally sent many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally? Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumpian-fury-on-north-korea-1502320336
— Intolerant Democrats Devour Their Own  The party’s left wing wants to purge anyone opposed to abortion or single-payer health. – Karl Rove  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and Illinois Republican Party leaders who focused/focus on purging those like me who support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), gambling, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform. I should write a book about past and present MTRCC leaders who focused/focus on purging those like me who support the MTRCC resolution against video gambling.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/intolerant-democrats-devour-their-own-1502320565
— Liberalism’s Summer of ’17  Liberals whine about being governed by Trump. Pity those governed by them. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/liberalisms-summer-of-17-1502320215
— How Trump Won, in Two Dimensions  A study shows the 2016 electorate was more socially than economically conservative. – F.H. Buckley  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who hint/imply/argue/shout that for Republicans, “the platform is the problem.” They want Republicans to dump the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), gambling, Second Amendment, and other planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-trump-won-in-two-dimensions-1502320256

 

USA TODAY
— Googler fired for diversity memo had legit points on gender – Cathy Young
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/08/googler-fired-diversity-memo-had-point-researchers-agree/548518001/
— How German Jews joined the U.S. Army and helped beat the Nazis – George Petras  (DIERSEN: My outstanding grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, my outstanding uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and my outstanding father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F. It is sad to see that Germany is again turning against America.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2017/07/25/how-german-jews-joined-u-s-army-and-helped-beat-nazis/493634001/
— It’s taking longer than ever to get hired, Glassdoor survey shows – Kellie Ell (DIERSEN: If I had been a veteran, I would have had the veterans preference, and the Post Office, IRS, and GAO would have offered me jobs much sooner than they did. If I had been a veteran, the Post office, IRS, and GAO would not have wasted my career and gotten rid of me because I failed to make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40. If I had been a veteran, I might still be a GAO employee because GAO’s employees who are veterans are a protected class.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/09/its-taking-longer-than-ever-get-hired-glassdoor-survey-shows/551001001/
— Americans are saving less as income lags spending – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: How did you save by the time you were 29? According to the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine, a) for 1977, when I was 29 years old, my income was $26,563, my expenses were $22,041, and I saved $4,522 and b) as of December 31, 1977, my assets were $113,487, my debts were $59,537, and my net worth was $53,950. My income included $22,449 IRS salary and $2,675 rental income. My expenses included $9,479 mortgage payments and condo fees, $4,900 income taxes, $2,198 food and entertainment, $1,568 pension contributions, and $823 tuition and books.  My assets included a $60,000 Outer Drive East (ODE) condo, a $26,000 University Park town home, $7,393 in retirement contributions, $6,333 in savings, and a $6,000 1972 Corvette. My debts included a $38,795 ODE condo mortgage and a $19,380 University Park town home mortgage.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/09/americans-saving-less-income-lags-spending/549177001/

 

WISCONSIN GAZETTE
— Retired naval officer calls for gay marriage in GOP platform  A retired Navy captain is asking Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell to support adding marriage equality to the GOP platform. McDonnell chairs the committee that will propose a platform at the national convention in Tampa later this month. Retired Navy Capt. Joan Darrah, in a letter to McDonnell, said the freedom to marry is in keeping with the party’s ideology. (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity work very hard against those like me who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.wisconsingazette.com/news/retired-naval-officer-calls-for-gay-marriage-in-gop-platform/article_d53933a7-81c9-5dd3-ba8a-436a551a7f10.html

 

NEWS NETWORK
— With A DACA Summer Job, A Bumper Crop Of Worry – ESMY JIMENEZ  (DIERSEN: Less competition from illegals and from recent legal immigrants was a major reason why I was able to get jobs doing yard work and delivering newspapers 1962-1964; washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://nwnewsnetwork.org/post/daca-summer-job-bumper-crop-worry

 

AUTO WEEK
— Would you drive this biodegradable car made from sugar beets and flax?  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would say YES!)
http://autoweek.com/article/green-cars/dutch-students-create-biodegradable-car-sugar-beets-and-flax

 

LOOP NET
— OFFICE BUILDING FOR SALE: 100 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton – $1,399,999
http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/20452453/100-W-Roosevelt-Rd-Wheaton-IL/