Tag: GOPUSA

August 3 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

DEPAULIA
— Student group seeks faculty support after conservative speaker ban – Jackson Danbeck, Rachel Hinton  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, DePaul does things that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. How soon, if not already, will DePaul rescind it?)
http://depauliaonline.com/2016/08/02/conservative-commentator-shapiro-banned-speaking-depaul/

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

GOPUSA
— No freedom of speech for conservative speakers at DePaul University  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, DePaul does things that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  I earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980. How soon, if not already, will DePaul rescind it?)
http://www.gopusa.com/no-freedom-of-speech-for-conservative-speakers-at-depaul-university/
— Not All US Muslim Soldiers Are Equal – Michelle Malkin
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13309

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

August 2 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

NEWSMAX
— GOP Sen. Mark Kirk: Steer Clear of Trump to Win Re-election – John Gizzi  (DIERSEN: Who steers clear of you?  The following steer clear of me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and/or who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.newsmax.com/John-Gizzi/trump-kirk-artl-2016/2016/08/02/id/741759/
— Trump’s Attack on the Khans Backfires – Rich Lowry
http://www.newsmax.com/RichLowry/Trump-khan-constitution-clinton/2016/08/02/id/741762/
— Trump Calls Clinton a ‘Pathological Liar’ – Joe Crowe
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/Trump-Clinton-Pathological-Liar-Twitter/2016/08/02/id/741704/
— Buffett Hits Trump’s Business Acumen: ‘A Monkey’ Could Have Done Better
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/warren-buffett-trump-tax/2016/08/01/id/741635/

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

August 1 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

POLITICO
— RNC chief rebukes Trump: Khans ‘should be off limits’ – Nolan D. McCaskill (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, members of the following groups are “off limits,” that is, they are protected: those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/priebus-trump-khizr-khan-226533

 

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

 

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

 

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

— Donald Trump’s Draft Card
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/01/us/politics/trump-draft-card.html
— Donald Trump’s Selective Service Records
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/01/us/politics/trump-record.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/opinion/worthy-of-our-contempt.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/opinion/how-the-stupid-party-created-donald-trump.html
— Make Algorithms Accountable – JULIA ANGWIN  (DIERSEN: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors CREATE ALGORITHMS THAT ARE anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/01/opinion/make-algorithms-accountable.html?ref=opinion

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

August 1 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

July 31 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

July 31 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

July 29 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner OKs decriminalizing possession of small amounts of pot – AP  (DIERSEN: Decriminalization promotes consumption.  Because of this, many lives in Illinois will be ruined, many in Illinois will become wards of the state, and many in Illinois will die.  How soon will the following become stoners: you, your spouse, your sisters and brothers, your children, your grandchildren, your great grandchildren, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, the rest of your relatives, your neighbors, those in your precinct, those in your municipality, those in your township/ward, those in your county, and those in Illinois? The more trouble that you have dealing with reality, the sooner that you will become a stoner, the sooner that you will drag everyone around you down, the sooner that you will be completely ruined,  and the sooner that you will be a ward of the state.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-oks-decriminalizing-possession-small-amounts-pot/

— Rauner OKs decriminalizing possession of small amounts of pot
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/rauner-oks-decriminalizing-possession-small-amounts-pot/
— City has $137.6M gap — minus cost of saving largest pension fund – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/city-has-137-6m-gap-minus-cost-of-saving-largest-pension-fund/
— Clinton, Kaine, stay on Trump attack as they kick off bus tour – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/clinton-kaine-stay-trump-attack-kick-off-bus-tour/

 

CHICAGO TRUBUNE
— Rauner reduces punishment for minor pot possession from jail to citation – Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: I have never used an illegal drug and I never will. QUESTION FOR MY CRITICS/OPPONENTS? IF I HAD BEEN A STONER, would I have been able to a) get hired by S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights in 1964, b) score 24 on the ACT in 1965, c) buy a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, d) graduate in the top 20% of my high school class in 1966, e) get accepted by UIC in 1966, f) get hired by the Park Forest Post Office in 1966, g) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, h) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, i) graduate debt-free from NIU in 1970, j) get hired by Firestone Stores in 1970, k) get hired by IRS in 1971, l) get promoted by IRS in 1972, 1973, and 1974, m) buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, n) buy a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974 and a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976, o) earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, p) get married in 1978, q) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton with my wife in 1978, r) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, s) etc.?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-illinois-marijuana-decriminalzation-0730-20160729-story.html
— Tale of two conventions: Emanuel goes from influential leader to fading star – Bill Ruthhart  (DIERSEN: One example of how dramatically the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) has moved away from its base since 2008, for the 2008 IRP State Convention, 6th Congressional District IRP State Central Committee (SCC) Member Ron Smith appointed me to the IRP State Convention Platform and Resolutions Committee.  For the 2016 IRP State Convention, 6th Congressional District IRP SCC Member Brian Colgan appointed Pat Brady to that committee.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-democratic-convention-national-profile-met-20160729-story.html
— Hastert scores no points for contesting lawsuit – Denise Crosby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-hastert-st-0727-20160728-column.html
— Naperville woman is ‘late bloomer’ in college experience – Suzanne Baker  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents stress that I did not earn an MBA until I was 27 in 1976, pass the CPA examination until I was 30 in 1979, earn a masters degree in accounting until I was 31 in 1980, pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination until I was 32 in 1981, become a licensed CPA until I was 33 in 1982, become a Certified Fraud Examiner until I was 41 in 1990, become a Certified Government Financial Manager until I was 45 in 1994, become a Certified Financial Services Auditor until I was 47 in 1996, become a Forensic Accountant until I was 48 in 1997, and earn a master’s degree in financial markets and trading until I was 48 in 1997.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-woman-playwright-st-0729-20160728-story.html
— Illinois AG: Duckworth lawsuit settlement final – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–senate-2016-illinois-lawsuit-20160728-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner approves bill making small amount of marijuana possession punishable with fines, not jail. – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, if Rauner had been a stoner, he never would have had the successes that he has had.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160729/news/307299849/
— DuPage County inviting residents to participate in budget survey – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160729/news/160728830/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The following individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries glorify and praise Democrats but want even more: those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160729/discuss/160728854/
— Rauner approves laws inspired by College of DuPage severance tumult – Mike Riopell
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160729/news/160739919/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner signs bill reducing pot penalties in Illinois – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, if Rauner had been a stoner, he never would have had the successes that he has had.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/183275709-story

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— GOP still betting millions on Madigan’s unpopularity – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160729/NEWS02/160729784/gop-still-betting-millions-on-madigans-unpopularity
— Rauner signs bill reducing pot penalties – AP (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, if Rauner had been a stoner, he never would have had the successes that he has had.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160729/NEWS07/160729791/rauner-signs-bill-reducing-pot-penalties
— Chicago’s budget gap: $137.6 million
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160729/NEWS02/160729787/chicagos-budget-gap-137-6-million

 

WGN TV
— Republican strategist Chris Robling and Democratic strategist Marj Halperin on Clinton’s DNC speech
http://wgntv.com/2016/07/29/republican-strategist-chris-robling-and-democratic-strategist-marj-halperin-on-clintons-dnc-speech/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rauner Signs Bill Reducing Pot Penalties In Illinois – AP (DIERSEN: To use pot is to abuse your body. In the old days, pot users and others who abused their bodies went off somewhere to die. But today, those of us who do not abuse our bodies have to support those who abuse their bodies.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/gov-rauner-signs-bill-reducing-pot-penalties-in-illinois-07-29-2016

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Governor signs bill reducing marijuana penalties in Illinois – IVAN MORENO (DIERSEN: To use pot is to abuse your body.  In the old days, pot users and others who abused their bodies went off somewhere to die. But today, those of us who do not abuse our bodies have to support those who abuse their bodies.)
http://www.whig.com/article/20160729/AP/307299723#

 

PONTIAC DAILY LEADER
— County Board member Carolyn Gerwin shares positive experience at RNC – Paul Westermeyer
http://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/news/20160729/gerwin-shares-positive-experience-at-rnc

 

WSIL TV
— Trump transition tests outsider’s governing ability – AP
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/32573673/trump-transition-tests-outsiders-governing-ability

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Rauner signs bill decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana possession (DIERSEN: The following individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries are overjoyed: those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/07/29/rauner-signs-bill-decriminalizing-small-amounts-marijuana-possession/

 

ILLINOIS RIGHT TO LIFE
— SB 1564 was signed into law on July 29, 2016.
http://illinoisrighttolife.org/senate-bill-1564/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Gov. Rauner Kills Conscience Rights by Signing SB 1564 – David E. Smith and Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/gov-rauner-kills-conscience-rights-by-signing-killing-sb-1564/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE

— ILLINOIS GOV. BRUCE RAUNER SIGNS MARIJUANA DECRIMINALIZATION BILL – Bryant Jackson-Green  (DIERSEN: The following individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries are overjoyed: those that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rauner-signs-marijuana-decriminalization-bill/

— PERU CITY COUNCIL VOTES TO PUT TOWNSHIP CONSOLIDATION QUESTION ON NOVEMBER BALLOT – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/peru-city-council-votes-to-put-township-consolidation-question-on-november-ballot/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER SIGNS BILL REQUIRING PRO-LIFE MEDICAL PERSONNEL, AGENCIES TO DISOBEY THEIR CONSCIENCES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/rauner-signs-bill-requiring-pro-life-medical-personnel-agencies-to-disobey-their-consciences.html
— REP. IVES SIGNS “NO VOTE FOR SPEAKER MADIGAN” PLEDGE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/rep-ives-signs-no-vote-for-speaker-madigan-pledge.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner signs three controversial bills: Marijuana decriminalization, Contraception coverage; “Right of Conscience Act”  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who advised Rauner to sign these bills?  ANSWER: Those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/07/29/rauner-signs-three-controversial-bills/

 

NEWSER
— Secondhand Pot Smoke May Be as Bad as Tobacco  Both hurt our bodies’ ability to transport blood – Michael Harthorne  (DIERSEN: How much secondhand pot smoke will be inhaling during the next week, during the next month, during the next year, etc.?)
http://www.newser.com/story/228905/secondhand-pot-smoke-may-be-as-bad-as-tobacco.html

 

IMMIGRATION REFORM
— TRAGIC: Immigration in the 2016 Democratic Platform
http://immigrationreform.com/2016/07/26/immigration-in-the-2016-democratic-platform/
— Accomplices in Crime: American Businesses Help Illegal Aliens Commit Identity Fraud, Bypass American Labor Laws
http://immigrationreform.com/2016/07/25/accomplices-in-crime-american-businesses-help-illegal-aliens-commit-identity-fraud-bypass-american-labor-laws/

 

OPPOSING VIEWS
— Record Number Of Concealed Carry Permits Issued In 2015 – Nik Bonopartis
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/number-concealed-carry-permit-holders-reaches-new-high

 

GOPUSA
— Democrats Abandon Workers to Trump  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a worker?  I was 1964-1997. My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that I was a failed, but grossly overpaid, worker who never earned more the $120,427 a year in today’s dollars.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13191
— McDonald’s employee fired for refusing service to police officer
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13153
— Philly police say uniformed cops were barred from DNC floor
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13184

 

BREITBART
— Mainstream Media Ignore Day Four of Democratic National Convention Protests – LEE STRANAHAN
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/07/29/mainstream-media-ignore-day-four-of-democratic-national-convention-protests/

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘What A Disaster’: Boos, Catcalls Mar Hillary Clinton’s Coronation Speech – Rachel Stoltzfoos
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/28/what-a-disaster-boos-catcalls-mar-hillary-clintons-coronation-speech/

 

NBC NEWS
— Mike Pence: Politics is No Place for ‘Name Calling’ – VAUGHN HILLYARD
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/mike-pence-politics-no-place-name-calling-n619826
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and Anti-Pences say “Mike Pence Praises Controversial Conservative Group ALEC.”
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/mike-pence-praises-controversial-conservative-group-alec-n620026

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Mike Pence might be the media’s new best friend – Callum Borchers
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/29/mike-pence-might-be-the-medias-new-best-friend/

 

INDIANAPOLIS STAR
— Pence attacks ‘same failed policies’ of Democrats in speech at ALEC – James Briggs
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2016/07/29/pence-addresses-bikers-ahead-alec-speech/87680158/

 

BLOOMBERG
— How Your Local TV Station Is Cashing In on Politics  Local TV news viewership is falling, but broadcasters are adding hours anyway to chase campaign ad revenue. – Tim Higgins
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-07-29/how-your-local-tv-station-is-cashing-in-on-politics

 

ATLANTIC
— Why Trump Supporters Think He’ll Win  How the election looks to backers of the Republican nominee – DAVID FRUM
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/07/backing-donald-trump/493619/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Heritage Foundation Proposes $333 Billion in Cuts to Federal Employee Pay and Benefits – Eric Katz  (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass a background investigation, e) because they cannot pass a physical examination, f) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or g) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against its employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2016/07/group-proposes-333-billion-cuts-feds-pay-and-benefits/130349/

July 29 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Super PAC backing Kirk airs ads criticizing Duckworth on Syrian refugees – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-mark-kirk-super-pac-tv-ad-20160728-story.html
— Decoding the unwritten rules on fitness for office – Ellen McConnell Blakeman  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, etc.  According to Democrats, the more planks in the Democrat Party platform that you promote, the more fit that you are.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-female-senate-page-capitol-hill-perspec-0729-jm-20160728-story.html
— When Rahm Emanuel becomes political baggage – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-rahm-emanuel-democratic-convention-video-obama-perspec-0729-md-20160728-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page editorial with a color photo of Mary Schmich unethically made to look like a news article, the Chicago Tribune blames the problems that women have had, are having, and will have on men, and especially on men who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-hillary-clinton-history-mary-schmich-20160728-column.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— It’s about time – Lynn Sweet  (DIERSEN: Women who work against me the hardest reject the right-to-life plank and/or the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sweet-its-about-time/
— Observations on the 2016 conventions’ money trail – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/observations-2016-conventions-money-trail/
— Sheriff: Hostage situation resolved at Cook County Jail – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sheriff-detainees-take-over-tier-of-cook-county-jail/
— Why is there a revolving door in Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s office? – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: ANSWER: If you are not successful in driving members of the following groups out of Chicago, Emanuel dumps you: Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/why-is-there-revolving-door-mayor-rahm-emanuels-office/
— Clinton’s vision for nation guided her convention – Mark Brown  (DIERSEN: Clinton supporters and anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-clintons-vision-for-nation-guided-her-convention/
— Where does a patriot turn in 2016? – Mona Charen  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents despise patriotism. Operatives and dupes for the aforesaid discourage everyone from supporting Wheaton’s Independence Day parades.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/mona-charen-where-does-a-patriot-turn-in-2016/
— SNEED: A medical report . . . U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin made it personal. As a major supporter of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, Durbin said he had no health insurance when his first child was born, and showed up at the hospital looking for the charity ward. “I’ve never felt more inadequate as a husband and a father. I never want anyone to have to feel like that.”  (DIERSEN: I have always had health insurance.  My critics/opponents use that to demonize me, to denigrate me, and to condemn me as being someone who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and who has always been privileged.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/sneed-michelle-makes-chicago-visit-after-celebrated-speech/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Clinton paints herself as experienced unifier – AP (DIERSEN: Clinton and other anti-Trumps unify individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160728/news/160728868/
— Officials discuss ideas, reforms at Lake Zurich area legislative breakfast – Mick Zawislak
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160728/news/160728913/
— Third-party candidate for DuPage County Board won’t be on November ballot – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160729/news/160728861/

 

ABC7
— HILLARY CLINTON ACCEPTS DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT – Alan Krashesky and Charles Thomas  (DIERSEN: Clinton says “When there are no ceilings, the sky’s the limit.” Democrats run the federal government. In the federal government, ever-increasingly, GS-13 is the ceiling if you are not a Democrat.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/hillary-clinton-accepts-democratic-nomination-for-president/1446926/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are going to get rid of you if you do not promote Islam.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/father-of-fallen-soldier-asks-if-trump-has-read-the-constitution/1447768/

 

WGN TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Christine Williams.  What was your “ticket to a better life?”  My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that my ticket was simply being a White male.
http://wgntv.com/2016/07/28/chicago-area-college-student-pushing-for-better-life-after-dnc/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: We report all too often on the gun violence that cuts short the lives of young people in our city.  But one Chicago-area college student is trying to re-write that script, and the Democratic National Convention could end up being her ticket to a better life. At first glance, Christine Williams, 19, looks like every other volunteer working at the Wells Fargo Center. She checks DNC credentials and shows people to their seats. But, this Aurora University sophomore is so much more. Williams is from Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, a high crime area, prone to gun violence.  She even knows people who have been shot. But she wants something different for herself and her 2-year-old daughter. “I have goals, I have dreams, I have big dreams,” Christine says. She’s among a handful of college students from across the country picked by the Washington Center, a DC based nonprofit organization, to work at the Democratic National Convention.  With a nearly 3.8 GPA, the political science and business administration major, who’s also minoring in accounting and international studies, hopes this experience will lead to bigger and better things. The trip to Philly was Williams’ first plane ride ever. She admits she wasn’t really into the political process – at first – but now she one day hopes to run for political office, maybe congress or even president, thanks to Hillary Clinton. She knows most people don’t expect someone like her, a teenage mother from the West Side of Chicago, to end up successful. But that’s only pushing her to do more. “It allows me to give my community a voice, and how that just because you’re from a certain part, certain area, doesn’t mean that you can’t become something in life,” she said. Well said, Christine.)

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Duckworth makes it clear that if she is elected, she will get rid of those who share Trump’s and Diersen’s demographics.  Why didn’t she brag in her speech that she had her thugs throw me out her rally with Michael J. Fox in the Arrowhead Golf Club in Wheaton in 2006?  Why didn’t she stress that Trump and I not only are not veterans, we both avoided the draft?
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/duckworth-tells-her-story-at-democratic-convention/article_e262cc4d-c5ab-5d9f-b24c-29c5515d9bab.html

 

WBEZ
— When A White Politician Speaks Spanish, What Do People Hear? (DIERSEN: I hear the politician saying that they want even more preference to be given those who speak Spanish. Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, how soon will you be barred from getting an education, barred from getting a job, and barred from getting anything else if you do not speak, read, and write Spanish?  In what year does Mexico and its citizens, many millions of whom are in America illegally, anticipate that America will formally surrender to Mexico?)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/when-a-white-politician-speaks-spanish-what-do-people-hear/c02f6a26-804c-42ab-9b6d-2e3d3be012f9

 

WSIL TV
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Clinton promises steady hand in dangerous world.”
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/32559882/clinton-promises-steady-hand-in-dangerous-world

 

SAUK VALLEY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Kinzinger says “Trump talk continues to be problematic.” How problematic does Kinzinger find Clinton talk to be?
http://www.saukvalley.com/2016/07/28/kinzinger-trump-talk-continues-to-be-problematic/almukwl/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Donald Trump’s former ghostwriter resumed his searing criticism of the Republican nominee Thursday, describing the Republican presidential nominee as a megalomaniac who cares only about himself. – CNN  (DIERSEN: Who are the ghostwriters for your critics/opponents?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/ghostwriter-trump-is-a-megalomaniac

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Illinois delegates at Dem convention unload on Rauner, work to energize base – TAYLOR SCHWARTZ
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article92509387.html

 

SOUTHERN
— How the concealed carry law fares: Illinois gets positive reviews, violence prevention group urges caution – K. JANIS ESCH
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/how-the-concealed-carry-law-fares-illinois-gets-positive-reviews/article_80a00a5b-60f5-5b58-83b6-b4330d4965f5.html

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— 6 KANE COMMUNITIES RANKED AMONG 2016 SAFEST PLACES IN ILLINOIS
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2016/07/6-kane-communities-ranked-among-2016-safest-places-in-illinois/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Steve Reick Holds McHenry Fundraiser – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/07/28/steve-reick-holds-mchenry-fundraiser/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— Illinois was one of 13 states that had its real GDP shrink in the first quarter of 2016
http://rebootillinois.com/2016/07/28/illinois-economy-shrinks-first-quarter-economic-growth-slows-first-half-2016/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— IFI to State Board of ED: Don’t Comply With Obama’s Locker Room Mandate Action – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/ifi-to-state-board-of-ed-dont-comply-with-obamas-locker-room-mandate/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LERNER-LED IRS INVESTIGATION DIDN’T DETER WEST SUBURBAN PATRIOTS  (DIERSEN: In 1999, I became the Treasurer and a Director of Adversity.Net, a nonprofit foundation that fights reverse discrimination. After a long battle, with Congressman Henry Hyde’s help, Adversity.Net succeeded in prompting IRS to grant it 501(c)(3) tax exempt status. Its website used to be at www.adversity.net.  Those who reject the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked extremely hard against me.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/lerner-led-irs-investigation-didnt-deter-west-suburban-patriots.html#more

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Cullerton repeats demand that Rauner will decide tax hike  (DIERSEN: Democrats always want Republicans to pay more taxes, and especially Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://capitolfax.com/2016/07/29/cullerton-repeats-demand-that-rauner-will-decide-tax-hike/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you promote pot, you are anti-religious, anti-conservative, anti Republican, and anti-American.
http://capitolfax.com/2016/07/29/just-legalize-it-already/

 

GOPUSA
— Racist, Anti-Semitic DNC Opens Convention by Denouncing Trump’s ‘Bigotry’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13156
— DNC interrupts moment of silence for fallen police officers with shouts of ‘black lives matter’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13169
— Trump slams Hillary over failure to say ‘radical Islam’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13180
— Obama wants focus on student loan collections reduced  (DIERSEN: Did you take out a loan to pay for your undergraduate college expenses? I did not.  What if I had taken out a loan to pay for my 1970 bachelor’s degree in management from NIU and I had defaulted on that loan because I was unemployed a) because I had refused Firestone Store’s job offer in 1970, b) because I had refused Oldsmobile’s job offer in 1971, c) because I had refused IRS’s job offer in 1971, and/or c) because I had refused GAO’s job offer 1980?  All of my critics/opponents either a) would not have been offered the aforesaid jobs or b) would have refused the aforesaid jobs if they had been offered to them.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13158

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— TRUMP CASTIGATED FOR ACKNOWLEDGING IMMIGRATION THREATS  The Sword of Damocles hanging over America’s head. – Michael Cutler (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and RINOs make it clear that they want to replace you with an illegal.  Ever-increasing, Democrats and RINOs make it clear that they are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/263670/trump-castigated-acknowledging-immigration-threats-michael-cutler

 

TOWNHALL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps paint Donald Trump as being David Duke.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://townhall.com/columnists/davidharsanyi/2016/07/29/if-david-duke-won-wouldnt-republicans-have-to-vote-for-him-n2199519

 

NEWSMAX
— What’s Next for ‘Team Sanders?’ Bernie for Budget Chair, Beating Wasserman Schultz – John Gizzi
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/Bernie-Sanders-Budget-Chair-Wasserman-Schultz-DNC/2016/07/29/id/741165/
— Trump’s Call for $10 Minimum Wage Spurs Confusion, Opposition – Todd Beamon
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/donald-trump-minimum-wage-reaction/2016/07/28/id/741113/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Previously Hidden Report Confirms ‘Sanctuary Cities’ Defy Federal Laws – Kathryn Watson
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/28/previously-hidden-report-confirms-sanctuary-cities-defy-federal-laws/

 

THE BLAZE
— Hillary Clinton Accepts Democratic Nomination: ‘When There Are No Ceilings, the Sky’s the Limit’ – Leigh Munsil (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. In the federal government, ever-increasingly, GS-13 is the ceiling if you are not a Democrat.)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/28/hillary-clinton-accepts-democratic-nomination-when-there-are-no-ceilings-the-skys-the-limit/

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump Duckworth demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump for avoiding the draft like I did.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  Ever-increasingly, sooner or later, if you are not a veteran, Democrats and RINOs will use that against you.
http://www.politico.com/states/illinois/story/2016/07/tammy-duckworth-to-trump-on-russia-comments-i-didnt-put-my-life-on-the-line-for-this-104341
— Pence puts conservative credentials on display – Matthew Nussbaum (DIERSEN: Have the following invited Pence to speak in Illinois: Kirk, Rauner, Sanguinnetti, Munger, Schneider, Durkin, Radogno, your representative on the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, the chairman of your Republican county party organization, the chairman of your Republican township/ward party organization, etc.?  If not, why not?  Of course, needless-to-say, if I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, I would have invited Pence to speak at a TAPROOT event.  Of course, needless-to-say, if you got elected or appointed to a government or political office as a Republican, and you are not going to help elect Trump/Pence, you should immediately resign.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/mike-pence-conservative-michigan-226382
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Over the course of 45 minutes before a crowd of a few hundred here, Mike Pence showed why Donald Trump tapped him to be his running mate: his ability to dish out hot helpings of red meat that appeal to conservative voters in a way Donald Trump can’t. Pence promised big tax cuts, the rolling back of regulations, repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and, in a point he returned to time and again, a conservative Supreme Court.)

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote top Hispanic Democrat Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.) who “tears into Trump.”
http://thehill.com/latino/289719-top-hispanic-dem-tears-into-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republicans sought to undermine Becerra’s speech by blasting out a release questioning his “record of residency issues, extremist connections, drug dealer advocacy, and backstabbing,” as Becerra began his speech.)

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump Campaign Struggles to Pull Off Minority Outreach Events – JANE C. TIMM  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at minorities and everyone else that those who are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors are racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/trump-campaign-struggles-pull-minority-outreach-events-n619191

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors, but who hypocritically say that they “love America?”)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/29/opinion/who-loves-america.html
— A Paradoxical Position on Youths Fleeing Violence – LIZ ROBBINS (DIERSEN: Democrats want to give U.S. citizenship immediately to anyone who promises to vote for Democrats.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/29/nyregion/a-paradoxical-position-on-youths-fleeing-violence.html
— Want to Drive in Beijing? Good Luck in the License Plate Lottery – OWEN GUO  (DIERSEN: Most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents who say that they are conservative and/or Republican despise if not hate cars, and especially cars made by union members.)
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/29/world/asia/china-beijing-traffic-pollution.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Two conventions, one vast gulf: Republicans and Democrats appear to be speaking to different countries – David Lauter
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-party-gap-20160729-snap-story.html
— Trump says Democrats ignore terrorism, crime and illegal immigration – Michael Finnegan
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-trump-response-democrats-20160728-snap-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump responded Thursday to scorching attacks by President Obama and others at the Democratic convention by saying they were “not talking about the real world” of Islamic terrorism, unchecked illegal immigration, rampant crime, a depleted military and U.S. jobs “pouring into Mexico.” “Boy, am I getting hit,” the Republican presidential nominee complained to supporters at a rally in Davenport, Iowa. Trump denied accusations that he’d outlined a dark vision of America last week at the GOP convention in Cleveland, saying he had offered a “very optimistic” prescription for overcoming the nation’s troubles. The normally unbridled New York businessman was relatively subdued at the first of two Iowa campaign stops. He said he’d resisted the temptation to respond “viciously” to those attacking him at the Democratic gathering this week in Philadelphia. “I was going to hit one guy in particular — a very little guy,” he said in an apparent reference to Michael R. Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor and political independent who branded Trump a “con” in a speech to Democratic delegates on Wednesday. “I was going to hit this guy so hard, his head would spin. He wouldn’t know what the hell happened.” Trump said he was heeding an unnamed governor’s advice to stay focused on attacking Hillary Clinton. “I was going to hit a number of those speakers so hard, their heads would spin,” he said. “They’d never recover. That’s why I still don’t have certain people endorsing me. They still haven’t recovered.” Trump’s restraint came a day after he sparked controversy by inviting Russian cyberhackers to unearth more than 30,000 deleted emails from when Clinton was secretary of State. Critics accused him of borderline treason for encouraging a foreign adversary to intrude illegally into a former Cabinet member’s email. Trump told Fox News on Thursday that his challenge to Russia was meant to be sarcastic. Undaunted by charges that he was too friendly toward President Vladimir Putin, Trump told the crowd in Davenport that the U.S. needed to improve relations with Russia. “Wouldn’t it be nice if we actually got along with Russia?” he said. Trump bemoaned the U.S. fighting “politically correct wars,” but the only one he specified was the Iraq war. “We shouldn’t have been in Iraq in the first place,” Trump said. “I was totally against being in Iraq, right from the beginning.” That statement is incorrect. In a radio interview on Sept. 11, 2002, six months before the war started, Howard Stern asked Trump whether he supported an invasion of Iraq. “Yeah, I guess so,” Trump answered. “I wish the first time it was done correctly.” Trump also told the crowd that the United States was “one of the highest-taxed nation in the world.” But the CIA’s World Factbook ranks the United States 171st out of 219 countries in the percentage of gross domestic product spent on taxes.)

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— ‘America’s destiny is ours to choose,’ Clinton says – Annie Linskey and Victoria McGrane  (DIERSEN: Under Clinton, the following will choose America’s future: those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2016/07/28/hillary-clinton-says-united-states-faces-moment-reckoning/P5TZ0GQcJAbIk7o89L80gJ/story.html

 

EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
— Is the Elite Media Failing to Reach Trump Voters? – Isaac Chotiner
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/is-the-elite-media-failing-to-reach-trump-voters/

 

USA TODAY
— Hey Democrats, do more than talk  Like Republicans now, Democrats could soon be overthrown by the people they’ve long been pretending to help. – J.D. Vance  (DIERSEN: What do you say to “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants etc. in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois who talk and/or act like they want to get rid of each and every person who voted for Trump?)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/07/28/democrats-white-working-class-hillary-bernie-platform-party-wages-poverty-column/87609994/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Donald Trump’s Florida clubs are hiring — but the jobs will go to foreign workers – Meg Wagner
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/donald-trump-florida-clubs-hiring-foreign-workers-article-1.2729433
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump wants to bring jobs back to America — and some foreign workers to fill them. Trump is looking to hire 78 servers, housekeepers, and cooks for his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach and the nearby Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, according to Federal labor records. As he has for years, the Republican presidential nominee filed this month to import foreign workers for the jobs instead of hiring Americans, Buzzfeed News first reported Wednesday. Department of Labor records show Trump has sought H-2 visas for hundreds of foreigners to fill temporary positions at the two properties in recent years. The visas are issued through a legal program that allows employers to temporarily hire foreign workers when there are no Americans available to do the work. But hundreds of U.S. applicants either applied or were referred for the jobs, but only a handful were hired, the New York Times reported in February.  Since 2010, nearly 300 U.S. residents applied or were referred for jobs as waiters, waitresses, cooks and housekeepers there, but only 17 were hired, according to The Times. Over the same time period, 500 visas for foreign workers were filed at Mar-a-Lago. Laurel Baker, the executive director of the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce, said the practice was common at seasonal seaside properties. “That’s something that appears to happen at all of the hotels or resorts,” Baker said. “The argument is that there are few locals available to do the work. This is more of a resort community.” Trump’s two properties are looking to hire 37 waiters and waitresses, who will be paid $11.13 an hour, and 26 cooks, who will earn $12.74 an hour. Additionally, Mar-a-Lago needs 15 $10.17-an-hour housekeepers.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Catholic Paths of Pence and Kaine  Two vice-presidential candidates handled disagreeing with the church differently. – ROBERT A. SIRICO  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents who increasingly demonstrate a) that they are anti-Protestant and b) that they are especially anti-Missouri Synod Lutheran.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-catholic-paths-of-pence-and-kaine-1469748243
— Let’s Agree on Free Community College – RAHM EMANUEL and  BILL HASLAM  (DIERSEN: Students should be advised that life is hard out there and that their critics/opponents will use their attending a community college against them.  My critics/opponents stress that none of my college degrees are from Ivy League universities, that is, my critics/opponents badmouth UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, and IIT.)
Both parties should get behind an idea that helps thousands of students in Chicago and Tennessee.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/lets-agree-on-free-community-college-1469748121
— Democrats vs. Democrats on the Sharing Economy  Young Obama voters use apps like Airbnb all the time. But the party stands with unions and lawyers. – ALLYSIA FINLEY  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were extremely anti-union.  They stressed that I had been a union member for almost 12 years and that I bought cars that had been made by union members.)
http://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-vs-democrats-on-the-sharing-economy-1469748076

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Microsoft Is Slashing 2,850 More Jobs – Rishika Sadam / Reuters
http://time.com/money/4430444/microsoft-job-cuts/
— Have you gotten up from your desk today?  Physical inactivity is costing people a lot more than their slim-fit jeans: A report published Thursday by The Lancet, a U.K. medical journal, puts the number at $27.8 billion in the U.S. alone, with global figures reaching $67.5 billion. – Alicia Adamczyk  (DIERSEN: My sitting at my desk 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out has cost me many tens if not hundreds thousands of dollars.)
http://time.com/money/4429182/laziness-costing-us-27-8-billion/

 

THE BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Clinton brags that she is a better at insulting people than Trump is.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/29/confident-clinton-taunts-little-trump.html
— ISIS Wants a Global Civil War – MAAJID NAWAZ
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/29/isis-wants-a-global-civil-war.html
— How the Rum-Soaked Royal Navy Sobered Up  It’s been nearly 50 years since British sailors stopped getting a daily ration of liquor. – WAYNE CURTIS
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/07/29/how-the-rum-soaked-royal-navy-sobered-up.html

 

FEDERAL TIMES
— GSA: Feds can be reimbursed for Uber, Lyft – Carten Cordell
http://www.federaltimes.com/story/government/management/compensation/2016/07/28/gsa-feds-can-now-reimbursed-uber-lyft/87654174/

 

FED SMITH
— Make it Easy to Fire Federal Workers… And Then What? – Jeff Neal  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.fedsmith.com/2016/07/28/make-it-easy-to-fire-federal-workers-and-then-what/

 

AUTOOMIBILE
— New Version Ford Mustang Costs Less To Insure Than Honda Civic For First Buyers – Mario Caballero
http://www.autoomobile.com/news/new-version-ford-mustang-costs-less-than-honda-civic-for-first-buyers/40032725/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: So why is it cheaper for first time buyers to insure a Ford Mustang than it is the Honda Civic? The Civic offers up plenty of safety features and it isn’t as fast as the Mustang, so you would have thought it would have been the other way around. In fact there is a data pool which shows which age groups and cars are more prone to having accidents and making a claim. This means that the model of the vehicle actually goes towards how much insurance you are going to have to pay. So, first time buyers are able to buy a Ford Mustang and get it for cheaper insurance than they would the Honda Civic.)

July 28, 2016 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Poll: Nearly Half of Democratic Voters Choose Durbin as 2018 Gubernatorial Pick  According to a new poll, nearly half of likely Democratic voters in Illinois chose Sen. Dick Durbin as their gubernatorial pick for 2018. – Tom Schuba
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/poll-democratic-voters-durbin-illinois-governor-388568452.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— How Trump, Clinton backlash could affect Illinois 2018 races – Mike Riopell
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160728/news/160728961/
— Blagojevich sentence should not be reduced – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160728/discuss/160729045/
— Attorney general: Duckworth workplace retaliation settlement offer final – Kerry Lester (DIERSEN: In 1998, in Diersen v. Ford Motor Company and Packey Webb Ford, just before the trial was to start, I accepted the defendants’ settlement offer to a) fix the defects in my 1996 Thunderbird LX, b) give me $6,000, and c) give my attorney $6,000.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160728/news/160728892/
— Washington Post: Reporter barred from entering Pence event – AP  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republicans” who really are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs a) who do not want me to know about their events or other government/political activities, b) who do not want me to promote their events or other government/political activities, c) who do not want me to attend their events or other government/political activities, and/or d) who do not want me to report on their events or other government/political activities.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160728/news/307289918/
— Duckworth addresses Democratic convention as race with Kirk looms – Mike Riopell
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160728/news/160728882/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner on Sneed report about first lady: ‘Definitively baloney’
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-sneed-report-about-first-lady-definitively-baloney/
— Durbin says he’s ‘outraged’ over Rauner approach – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-durbin-says-hes-outraged-over-rauner-approach/
— The outrage of Trump calling on Russia to hack Americans – Simon Maloy
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/opinion-the-outrage-of-trump-calling-on-russia-to-hack-americans/
— Clinton camp: Trump urging Russian ‘espionage’ in email flap – Lynn Sweet and Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-prods-russia-to-hack-clinton-email/
— Rauner hoping for windfall with new lottery operator – Andy Grimm
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-hoping-for-windfall-with-new-lottery-operator/
— Taxpayers United of America warns of more property tax hikes for teacher pensions – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents shout at those who are not getting a pension or not in line to get a pension that I get a $50,720 Civil Service Retirement System pension plus 75% subsidized federal health, dental, and vision insurance.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/group-warns-of-more-property-tax-hikes-for-teacher-pensions/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After evaluating data on 25,000 pension recipients, Taxpayers United of America warned Thursday that Chicagoans could be “taxed out of their homes to prop up” a Chicago Teachers Pension Fund with more than $10 billion in unfunded liabilities and nearly 33 percent more retirees than it had a decade ago. Last year, 28,114 beneficiaries together collected $1.3 billion in pensions from the teachers fund. The average retirement age was 61. The average annual pension was $51,454 compared with a median household income in Chicago of $47,831. But 974 of those teacher pensions topped $100,000. Another 14,420 teachers and administrators received retirement checks that exceeded $50,000. Former Chicago Schools Supt. Manford Byrd was identified as the pension kingpin, the study shows. He collects an annual pension of $190,634 — with an estimated lifetime payout of more than $2.5 million — even after paying just $126,561 into the fund during his long career with the Chicago Public Schools. The highest estimated lifetime payout of more than $6.1 million will go to Kevin Huber, former executive director of the Chicago Teachers Pension Fund. Huber gets an annual pension check of $91,541. During the course of his career, he made $235,332 in pension contributions, only 4 percent of his “lifetime payout,” the study shows. Yet another example is former Deputy Supt. Robert Saddler. He has collected $2.17 million in pensions since retiring in 1993 at the age of 59. His annual check is $169,225. That’s $60,890 more than the $108,335 in contributions Saddler made to the teachers pension fund during his career, the study shows. Jared Labell, executive director of Taxpayers United, noted that the $588 million property tax increase for police and fire pensions and school construction approved last fall is being phased in over four years.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats always promote things that promote voter fraud.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-a-chance-to-boost-democracy-and-save-money/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Ex-agent: I wasn’t asked about Hinckley release  Current Orland Park top cop took bullet for Reagan – Mike Nolan and Matt McCall
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-reagan-mccarthy-hinckley-st-0727-20160727-story.html
— Gov. Rauner announces push to find new lottery manager – Joe Mahr and Matthew Walberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-lottery-announcement-met-20160728-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-rauner-illinois-lottery-video-20160728-premiumvideo.html
— Democrats asked for their WikiLeaks debacle – Marc A. Thiessen
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-democrats-leaked-emails-wikileaks-20160727-story.html
— Your teen’s at Lolla? The overrun ER docs await. — Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-lollapalooza-binge-drinking-teens-edit-0728-jm-20160727-story.html
— On second thought, better to hail Mother Russia, Trump – Rez Huppke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-democratic-convention-trump-russia-huppke-20160727-column.html
— Trump rings death knell for the WASP – Ron Grossman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/columnists/ct-wasp-swan-song-20160717-column.html
— Duckworth: Trump ‘not fit to be commander in chief’ – Kim Geiger  (DIERSEN: Of course, needless-to-say, Duckworth would join my critics/opponents who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am unfit to be the GOPUSA Illinois Editor. If I had attended the Democrat convention as a member of the news media like when I attended her rally with Michael J. Fox in Wheaton’s Arrowhead Golf Club in 2006, would she have her thugs throw me out again like she did then?  In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, I should not have let her thugs throw me out.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-tammy-duckworth-democratic-convention-speech-met-20160728-story.html
— Making Hastert pay: Sex abuse victim sues for $1.8 million – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-hastert-molest-victim-lawsuit-edit-20160728-story.html
— When media publish WikiLeaks documents: Legal, but is it ethical? – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-wikileaks-dnc-emails-russia-media-ethics-zorn-perspec-0729-md-20160728-column.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL
— Durbin rips Rauner, says governor tries to divide Illinois – AP  (DIERSEN: Who are the dividers in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Dividers encourage those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors TO DEMONIZE, TO DENIGRATE, AND TO CONDEMN THOSE WHO ARE Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  I should write a book about dividers in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20160728/durbin-rips-rauner-says-governor-tries-to-divide-illinois

 

JOURNAL GAZETTE TIMES COURIER
— Chris Kennedy blasts Gov. Rauner at Democrats’ convention – Dawn James  (DIERSEN: Who blasts you?  The following blast me: Those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://jg-tc.com/chris-kennedy-blasts-gov-rauner-at-democrats-convention/article_d314e86a-eb3f-54a3-bf2b-635a8c5f4074.html

 

WJOL
— Gov. Rauner Shoots Down One-Termer Report
http://www.wjol.com/gov-rauner-shoots-one-termer-report/

 

WSIU
— Durbin Says He’s Considering Running for Illinois Governor
http://news.wsiu.org/post/us-sen-durbin-says-hes-considering-running-illinois-governor#stream/0

 

WUWM
— Vice Presidential Hopeful Mike Pence in Waukesha Draws Clear Distinctions Between GOP and Democrats – LATOYA DENNIS
http://wuwm.com/post/vice-presidential-hopeful-mike-pence-waukesha-draws-clear-distinctions-between-gop-and#stream/0

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Labor Secretary Perez Praises IL Unions at DNC – AP
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/labor-secretary-perez-praises-il-unions-dnc#stream/0
— Labor’s Ire for Rauner On Display at the DNC – TONY ARNOLD
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/labors-ire-rauner-display-dnc#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Dems insult Rauner at DNC
http://ilnews.org/8983/dems-insult-rauner-at-dnc/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Second Democratic Party County Board Candidate Drops Out – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/07/28/second-democratic-party-county-board-candidate-drops-out/
— McConchie Has Grand Opening for Senate Office – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2016/07/27/mcconchie-has-grand-opening-for-senate-office/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— HOUSE REPUBLICANS TAP BREEN TO FILL VACANCY ON BIPARTISAN REFORM WORKING GROUP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/house-republicans-tap-breen-to-fill-vacancy-on-bipartisan-reform-working-group.html
— NEW FBI FILES SHOW IRS DISCRIMINATION OF TEA PARTY GROUPS STARTED IN 2011
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/new-fbi-files-show-irs-discrimination-of-tea-party-groups-started-in-2011.html
— REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMAN DOLD BOASTS DEMOCRAT MAYOR’S ENDORSEMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/republican-congressman-dold-boasts-democrat-mayors-endorsement.html
— NEW POLL: TRUMP “LOVES THE POORLY EDUCATED,” AND THEY PREFER HIM OVER CLINTON
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/new-poll-trump-loves-the-poorly-educated-and-they-prefer-him-over-clinton.html
— NARAL DIRECTOR BOASTS CONVENIENCE ABORTION AT DNC CONVENTION; CROWD CHEERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2016/07/naral-director-boasts-convenience-abortion-at-dnc-convention-crowd-cheers.html

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner bites back at union leaders
http://capitolfax.com/2016/07/28/rauner-bites-back-at-unions/

— Kirk campaign admits contact with “whistleblowers” after Duckworth settlement
http://capitolfax.com/2016/07/28/kirk-campaign-admits-contact-with-whistleblowers-after-duckworth-settlement/

 

THE BLAZE
— Tucker Carlson Says Nancy Pelosi’s Remarks on ‘White Males’ Show Dems Have ‘Pulled the Mask Off’ – Dave Urbanski
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/28/tucker-carlson-says-nancy-pelosis-remarks-on-white-males-show-dems-have-pulled-the-mask-off/
— Trump and the Media are Wrong about Middle-Class Income – Jim Agresti  (DIERSEN: In 1997, GAO paid me at the GS-13 Step 10 rate which is $120,427 today.  Today, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is only $50,720.)
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/trump-and-the-media-are-wrong-about-middle-class-income/

 

GOPUSA
— Jesse Jackson, Hillary’s character witness, blames ‘assault weapons’ for dead cops
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=13126
— Pope Francis urges Poland to have solidarity with refugees day after Muslim slit the throat of Catholic priest
http://www.gopusa.com/pope-francis-urges-poland-to-have-solidarity-with-refugees-day-after-muslim-slit-the-throat-of-catholic-priest/

 

BILL O’REILLY
— Booing the War on Terror
http://www.billoreilly.com/b/Staff-Column:-Booing-the-War-on-Terror/935441465849138021.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— Democratic Delegates Outraged Chick-Fil-A Served At DNC – Casey Harper
http://dailycaller.com/2016/07/27/democratic-delegates-outraged-chick-fil-a-served-at-dnc/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats claim patriotism, God and American exceptionalism at convention – James Hohmann  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats badmouth and reject patriotism and American exceptionalism.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2016/07/28/daily-202-democrats-claim-patriotism-god-and-american-exceptionalism-at-convention/579957364acce205051bf6a5/
— A Washington Post reporter was banned from a Trump-Pence rally yesterday. That should frighten you. – Chris Cillizza  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republicans” who really are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs a) who do not want me to know about their events or other government/political activities, b) who do not want me to promote their events or other government/political activities, c) who do not want me to attend their events or other government/political activities, and/or d) who do not want me to report on their events or other government/political activities.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/28/a-washington-post-reporter-was-banned-from-a-trump-pence-rally-yesterday-that-should-frighten-you/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Democratic Bash Won’t Matter  Voters want change, and nobody in Philly has credibly argued Clinton can deliver. – KARL ROVE
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-democratic-bash-wont-matter-1469661034

 

MONEY MAGAZINE
— Hetero Couples Are More Likely to Get Divorced If the Husband Doesn’t Have a Job – Alicia Adamczyk
http://time.com/money/4428324/divorced-more-likely-husband-not-working/

 

USA TODAY
— Democrats court young female voters with celebrities and song – Maeve McDermott
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/07/27/democratic-national-convention-hillary-clinton-celebrities-young-millennial-voters/87640400/

July 28 Morning Edition

ABC7

— PRESIDENT OBAMA DELIVERS DNC DAY 3 KEYNOTE, HILLARY CLINTON MAKES APPERANCE

http://abc7chicago.com/politics/president-obama-delivers-dnc-keynote-hillary-clinton-makes-apperance/1445238/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

— Feds indict woman who gave West Side alderman check for nearly $5,000 – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-alderman-jason-ervin-myles-indictment-20160727-story.html

 

WTTW
— Cullerton Focused on November Election, Growing Supermajority
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2016/07/27/cullerton-focused-november-election-growing-supermajority

 

DAILY HERALD

— Annual parade kicks off DuPage County Fair’s 5-day run – Cassie Buchman

http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160727/news/160729006/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS

— Obama boosts Clinton: Carry her like you carried me – AP  (DIERSEN: Who carries you?  My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage  County, and in Illinois.  They have made it very clear that they will have their operatives and their dupes destroy any individual, organization, company, or government that supports me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160728/NEWS02/160729831/obama-boosts-clinton-carry-her-like-you-carried-me

— Can Amazon convince thousands to work at its warehouses? – MICAH MAIDENBERG (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20160728/NEWS10/160729837#utm_medium=email&utm_source=ccb-morning10&utm_campaign=ccb-morning10-20160728

 

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL

— Mike Pence: Donald Trump to bring conservative leadership to White House – Bill Glauber and Hannah Schwarz  (DIERSEN: Have the following invited Pence to speak in Illinois: Kirk, Rauner, Sanguinnetti, Munger, Schneider, Durkin, Radogno, your representative on the Illinois Republican State Central Committee, the chairman of your Republican county party organization, the chairman of your Republican township/ward party organization, etc.?  If not, why not?  Of course, needless-to-say, if I was still the chairman of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, I would have invited Pence to speak at a TAPROOT event.  Of course, needless-to-say, if you got elected or appointed to a government or political office as a Republican, and you are not going to help elect Trump/Pence, you should immediately resign.) 

http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/mike-pence-tells-waukesha-republicans-donald-trump-is-on-their-side-b99769346z1-388493101.html

(FROM THE ARTICLE: Making his first solo appearance of the national campaign, Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence swooped into Wisconsin’s GOP heartland to assure supporters that presidential candidate Donald Trump will bring conservative leadership to the White House. “Having the opportunity to know this good man, I truly believe this builder, this patriot, this fighter is going to make America great again,” Pence said. The Indiana governor joked that he was a “B-List Republican celebrity.” But as a social and fiscal conservative, he was dispatched to a part of Wisconsin that decisively rejected Trump during the April primary but which is key to Republican hopes of winning the state in the fall.)

 

SANGAMON SUN
— Report: Illinois lawmakers’ pay twice as high than in neighboring states
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/510967416-report-illinois-lawmakers-pay-twice-as-high-than-in-neighboring-states

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS

— Schimpf angry at tossed Independent Maps initiative  (DIERSEN: What are you angry at?  I am angry at those who a) work against planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Republican Party platform and/or b) the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling.)  

http://swillinoisnews.com/stories/510967447-schimpf-angry-at-tossed-independent-maps-initiative

 

STATELINE

— Rep. Adam Kinzinger Stopping in Rockford for Opioid Roundtable  Congressman will discuss a bill passed through the House dealing with addiction. – CNN  (DIERSEN: What do you say those who promote smoking, booze, gambling, illegal drugs, and other vices?  I am proud that the aforesaid vice-promoters work against me.) 

http://www.mystateline.com/news/rep-adam-kinzinger-stopping-in-rockford-for-opioid-roundtable

 

WHEATON PATCH

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, and/or anti-American promote booze.

http://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/wheaton-brew-fest-refreshes-once-dry-town

 

CHICAGO NOW

— Raunner Apologizes to Chicago Teachers’ Union Over Email Remarks – April Leachman  (DIERSEN: I hereby withdraw all my apologies. If you want me apologize for something, put your accusations in writing and give them to me.)  

http://www.chicagonow.com/chicago-on-the-radar/2016/07/illinois-governmor-apologizes-to-chicago-teachers-union-over-email-remarks/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES

— Challenges to sensible voter ID laws threaten confidence in the elections – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Those who are in America illegally use false identifications.  How many millions of them use those false identifications to vote for Democrats?) 

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/27/challenges-to-voter-id-laws-threaten-ballot-box-co/

(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Party conventions, first of the Republicans in Cleveland and this week of the Democrats in Philadelphia, first and foremost are about whose name goes on the top of the ballot. Before any votes are cast on Nov. 8, though, questions must be settled about identification rules determining who gets to cast a ballot. Voter identification laws, popularly called ID laws, have proliferated. Proponents say they prevent voter fraud. Opponents argue that the laws prevent minority voters from casting a ballot. Judges have been overturning them. In an age when hackers halfway around the world steal millions of identification records in the blink of an eye, the idea that no one should have to show who he says he is so he can vote, is silly.)

 

THE BLAZE

— Ex-New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani Slams Democratic Party: ‘They’re Living in a Fantasy World’ – Kaitlyn Schallhorn

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/27/ex-new-york-mayor-rudy-giuliani-slams-democratic-party-theyre-living-in-a-fantasy-world/

— Reid: Intel Agencies Should Give Trump ‘Fake’ Briefings Because He’s ‘Dangerous’ – Tre Goins-Phillips

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/27/reid-intel-agencies-should-give-trump-fake-briefings-because-hes-dangerous/

— O’Reilly Condemns ‘Smear Merchants’ for ‘Dishonest’ Reports About His ‘Well Fed’ Slaves Remarks – Tre Goins-Phillips

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2016/07/28/oreilly-condemns-smear-merchants-for-dishonest-reports-about-his-well-fed-slaves-remarks/

 

WEEKLY STANDARD

— DNC Speaker Shouts Her Abortion and the Crowd Cheers – JOHN MCCORMACK

http://www.weeklystandard.com/dnc-speaker-shouts-her-abortion-and-the-crowd-cheers/article/2003531

 

ROLL CALL

— Duckworth Suit Settlement Rejected, Case to Move Forward  Suit stemming from days in state government could be revived as issue in Senate race – Eric Garcia   (DIERSEN: In 1998, in Diersen v. Ford Motor Company and Packey Webb Ford, just before the trial was to start, I accepted the defendants’ settlement offer to a) fix the defects in my 1996 Thunderbird LX, b) give me $6,000, and c) give my attorney $6,000.)

http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/plaintiffs-in-duckworth-case-reject-settlement-offer

— Kaine Chooses To Play Attack Dog in Convention Speech – Lindsey McPherson  (DIERSEN: Who are the leading attack dogs in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Who do they serve as operatives or as dupes for?)

http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/can-kaine-win-progressives

 

THE HILL

— Bloomberg offers scathing indictment of Trump – Peter Schroeder  (DIERSEN: If you sought a government office or a political office, who would offer a scathing indictment of you?  The following would offer a scathing indictment of me: those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, c) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, d) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, e) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, f) are operatives for the aforesaid, and/or g) are dupes for the aforesaid and those who are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/289546-bloomberg-offers-scathing-indictment-of-trump

 

CNN

— Obama to Trump: America is already great – Stephen Collinson (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, America is ever-increasingly anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)

http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/27/politics/president-obama-hillary-clinton-2016-election/index.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES

— Watch: Biden calls Trump’s professed commitment to the middle class ‘a bunch of malarkey’ (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs are committed to getting rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)

http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-democratic-convention-2016-live-1469669637-htmlstory.html

 

USA TODAY

— What’s missing from DNC protests? Talk of Trump – Kevin Johnson and Aamer Madhani

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/07/27/philadelphia-protests-bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-donald-trump-nomination/87636968/

 

NEW YORK POST

— Bernie supporters scarf down beans ahead of ‘fart-in’ protest – Daniel Halper and Chris Perez

http://nypost.com/2016/07/27/bernie-supporters-scarf-down-beans-ahead-of-fart-in-protest/

 

NEW JERSEY

— Who brags best about their state? Republicans or Democrats? – Brent Johnson and Jonathan D. Salant  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs can brag about their success in driving the following out of Illinois: individuals, organizations, and companies that are Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.) 

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/07/see_what_each_state_bragged_about_at_rnc_and_dnc.html

 

MONEY MAGAZINE

— Bloomberg vs. Trump: Will the Real Billionaire Tycoon Please Stand Up? – Ian Salisbury

http://time.com/money/4422459/bloomberg-vs-trump-billionare-showdown/

 

BUSINESS STANDARD

— America does not feel ‘great’ to millions of Americans: Trump (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats and under the RINOs, America is ever-increasingly anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/america-does-not-feel-great-to-millions-of-americans-trump-116072800317_1.html

 

NOTE: This email is less comprehensive because in computer/Internet difficulties.  The evening edition will include links to articles that otherwise would be in this email.