August 29 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— OUTSTANDING: Naperville resident organizing rallies against recreational pot – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190829/naperville-resident-organizing-rallies-against-recreational-pot
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Jennifer Bruzan Taylor does not want her children living near recreational marijuana dispensaries. She feels so strongly about the issue that she’s organizing a movement encouraging her hometown to #OptOutNaperville. Bruzan Taylor is one of about 15 people planning rallies to push the Naperville City Council to prohibit recreational marijuana shops from opening under the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, which goes into effect Jan. 1. The city could enact a ban as soon as Tuesday; the issue is expected to be up for a vote during a meeting at 7 p.m. in the municipal center at 400 S. Eagle St. The Opt Out Naperville movement is hosting rallies at 10 a.m. Saturday in Central Park and 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Free Speech Pavilion along the Riverwalk to gather people who want the ban put into effect. Bruzan Taylor said she expects around 100 people to attend the Saturday event. “I would never have moved here if we had opted into selling recreational marijuana,” said Bruzan Taylor, a Naperville native who moved back to her hometown because of its strong reputation as a kid-friendly place. “I would have picked a suburb that didn’t.” In Chicago, where Bruzan Taylor and her family lived for about 10 years, she said neighbors using marijuana in their condo building would overwhelm the place with the smell of weed. If Naperville allows shops selling the drug for recreational purposes, she said she fears the same would happen in the state’s fourth-largest city. “I know it’s supposed to be on private property only,” she said about recreational use. “And yet, that’s not what happens.” . . . Bruzan Taylor hopes Naperville leaders will decide the best location for these businesses is nowhere. “I just don’t see this as being good for Naperville economically and also for its image as being family conscious,” she said. “I decided to organize this (rallies) in order to show the councilmen that people in Naperville care about this.”)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Illinois awards its first five recreational marijuana licenses, including locations in Naperville, Mundelein – ALLY MAROTTI and DAN PETRELLA
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-first-recreational-marijuana-licenses-20190829-5hyrbyzn25evrdcqbyaf2l4zoe-story.html
— Impeach Trump? More and more Democrats realize there’s no harm in asking. – Eric Zorn
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-trump-impeachment-inquiry-momentum-illinois-zorn-20190829-zwch5xqi6zfd3kajkqltxa4z5m-story.html
— Mayor Lightfoot’s ‘mayday’ moment for Chicago — and Illinois – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-lori-lightfoot-mayor-pension-tax-20190830-auyuhzkvcrcqbjgpw6zy5qkdn4-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: First 5 recreational pot shops get state OK, but potential conflict emerges Illinois is expected to license dozens more dispensaries in the weeks ahead. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/29/20838696/illinois-first-recreational-marijuana-licenses
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot warns of ‘hard choices’ and ‘sacrifice’ ahead: ‘We don’t have a moment to lose’ Lightfoot said her two principles in guiding her revenue options are relieving the financial burden of those who can least afford it, and working to not drive businesses out of Chicago. – Tina Sfondeles and Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2019/8/29/20839535/lori-lightfoot-speech-city-budget-prime-time-live-stream
— And it’s off — Arlington racino rejection another sign new gambling law is flawed This is exactly the sort of thing that can happen when the state Legislature moves awfully darn fast on a big bill that has many moving parts. – Editorial 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/29/20838812/arlington-park-racino-legislature-capital-bill-pritzker-illinois-general-assembly

ABC7
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot says city faces $838M budget deficit in State of the City address – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/lightfoot-says-city-faces-$838m-budget-deficit/5501510/
— City of Milwaukee urges everyone to stop vaping immediately, 16 hospitalized with chemical pneumonia
https://abc7chicago.com/health/city-of-milwaukee-urges-everyone-to-stop-vaping-immediately/5500947/

NBC5
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot Says Chicago Has $838 Million Budget Deficit in Speech The mayor confirmed the number in her state of the city address
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/mayor-lori-lightfoot-says-city-has-838-million-budget-deficit-558745651.html

CBS2
— Mayor Lori Lightfoot Says City Has $838 Million Budget Shortfall, Warns Of Consequences If Casino, Pension Reform Don’t Go Through
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/08/29/mayor-lori-lightfoot-says-city-has-838-million-budget-shortfall-warns-of-consequences-if-casino-pension-reform-dont-go-through/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Walsh: ‘I’ll get in Trump’s face every day’
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/walsh-i-ll-get-in-trump-s-face-every-day-

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/heres-where-recreational-pot-could-first-be-sold-illinois
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/commercial-real-estate/weed-company-plans-stores-river-north-gold-coast

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Afzal to make second run for DuPage County Board seat
https://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2019/08/28/afzal-to-make-second-run-for-dupage-county-board-seat/aomp2ln/

FOX ILLINOIS
— How to get your cannabis charges expunged – Nikki McGee (DIERSEN: Doing things that are illegal demonstrates your disrespect for the rule of law. Your past predicts your future.) 
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/how-to-get-your-cannabis-charges-expunged
— US Surgeon General issues warning on marijuana use in young adults and pregnant women – Kristine Frazao
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/us-surgeon-general-issues-warning-on-marijuana-use-in-young-adults-and-pregnant-women

WQAD
— There are more single working women than ever (DIERSEN: Democrats do everything that they can to destroy traditional marriage and the traditional family.) 
https://wqad.com/2019/08/29/there-are-more-single-working-women-than-ever-and-thats-changing-the-us-economy/

NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TV
— DuPage County Board Debates Marijuana – Christine Lena
https://www.nctv17.com/news/dupage-county-board-debates-marijuana/

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Oswego survey finds widespread support for local marijuana businesses More than 1,300 responded to online survey – JOHN ETHEREDGE (DIERSEN: How many pot pushers are there in your neighborhood, in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county? I do not want to have anything to do with pot pushers.)
https://www.kendallcountynow.com/2019/08/29/breaking-oswego-survey-finds-widespread-support-for-local-marijuana-businesses/an42lh8/

CENTER SQUARE
— Overdue, outdated financial report shows Illinois’ deficit grew by $6 billion – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/overdue-outdated-financial-report-shows-illinois-deficit-grew-by-billion/article_ec188344-ca87-11e9-aafe-8399b08f65f9.html

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Former Rauner aide Ben Noble posts, then removes, attack on Ives congressional bid – W.J. Kennedy 
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/513295276-former-rauner-aide-posts-then-removes-attack-on-ives-congressional-bid

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— PRITZKER SIGNS AFSCME DEAL COSTING TAXPAYERS $3.6 BILLION MORE THAN IT NEEDED TO – Adam Schuster
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/pritzker-signs-afscme-deal-costing-taxpayers-3-6-billion-more-than-it-needed-to/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— If you care about journalism, you’re defending Brian Karem and Joel Pollack Both do actual journalism, and petty politicians have no right to sit in judgment. – Tiana Lowe (DIERSEN: I should write a book about petty politicians who have sat in judgment of me since 2000.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/if-you-care-about-journalism-youre-defending-brian-karem-and-joel-pollack
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Snowflakery knows no political bent, and hostility towards the free press is a grievance centuries older than the First Amendment. The twin tales of Playboy’s Brian Karem and Breitbart’s Joel Pollak exemplifies the oft ignored fact that people in power of all political stripes simply despise answering to the Fourth Estate. Karem’s currently fighting the Trump administration in the courtroom to reclaim his hard pass, which the White House suspended following the journalist’s verbal sparring match with an equally belligerent Sebastian Gorka during the president’s social media summit in the Rose Garden. Beto O’Rourke staffers booted Pollak from a campaign event, with the 2020 longshot’s spokeswoman lambasting as “hateful” and bordering on “perpetrat[ing] hate speech.” Both fights are absurd, and not because of the journalists prolonging them. Neither Karem nor Pollak have hidden their ideological or partisan affinities. The Playboy White House correspondent openly excoriates the president on Twitter, while Pollak’s persona and outlet are openly conservative. But both do actual journalism, and petty politicians have no right to sit in judgment. As long as they’re going to claim they support a free press, the Trumps and Betos of the world must tolerate the scrutiny, tough questions, and even intentional rhetorical provocations that come as a natural responsibility of power.)

FOX NEWS
— Mark Levin: ‘Unpatriotic’ news media hates Trump, treats ‘half of America’ contemptuously – Charles Creitz 
https://www.foxnews.com/media/mark-levin-unpatriotic-media-hates-trump

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Liberal media can’t handle minorities who praise Donald Trump – Jeffery Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/30910-assault-america-day-239-liberal-media-can%E2%80%99t-handle-minorities-who-praise-donald-trump

DAILY CALLER
— The Media Is Making It Very Lucrative To Sabotage Trump – ADAM WEISS
https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/29/weiss-media-trump/

TOWNHALL
— Kansas Professors Demand University Remove ‘Bastion Of Bigotry’ Chick-Fil-A From Campus – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/08/29/kansas-professors-demand-university-ditchbastion-of-bigotry-chickfila-n2552388

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Will the Growing Acceptance of Cannabis Send Drug-Screening Policies Up in Smoke? (DIERSEN: Are you an employee? How stoned will your employer allow its employees to be?)
https://www.natlawreview.com/article/will-growing-acceptance-cannabis-send-drug-screening-policies-smoke

EPOCH TIMES
— The Hypocritical Accusations that Donald Trump Is Racist – Deneen Borelli
https://m.theepochtimes.com/the-hypocritical-accusations-that-donald-trump-is-racist_3061947.html

NEWSWEEK
— FOX NEWS’ JEANINE PIRRO CLAIMS DEMOCRATS PLOTTING TO ‘REPLACE AMERICAN CITIZENS WITH ILLEGALS’ – CHRISTINA ZHAO (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the Democrats who ran the agency focused on replacing their Republican, White, male, and/or older employees with Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger employees. Ever-increasingly, the Republican Party, Illinois Republican Party, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, America, Illinois, DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton focus on replacing those who are White, male, and/or older with those who are minority, female, and/or younger.) 
https://www.newsweek.com/fox-news-jeanine-pirro-claims-democrats-plotting-replace-american-citizens-illegals-1456889

HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR
— How to fight age discrimination in the workplace – Rachel Ranosa  (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and up-or-out to get rid of their Republican employees who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.hcamag.com/us/news/general/how-to-fight-age-discrimination-in-the-workplace/176571

August 26 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I urge all Wheaton residents who oppose the sale of recreational pot to speak during the public comment period at all Wheaton meetings against the sale of recreational pot in Wheaton. The next Wheaton meeting starts at 7:00 PM, today, Monday, August 26. I urge all DuPage County residents who oppose the sale of recreational pot to speak during the public comment period at all DuPage County meetings against the sale of recreational pot in the unincorporated areas of DuPage County. The next DuPage County meeting starts at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, August 27. At previous Wheaton City Council meetings, Bob Cherry, B. J. Slinger, Tim Whelan, and I have called for Wheaton to ban the sale of recreational pot in Wheaton. At previous DuPage County Board meetings, Dick Furstenau and I have called for DuPage County to ban the sale of recreational pot in the unincorporated areas of DuPage County. Neither Cherry, Furstenau, Slinger, Whelan, nor I are lobbyists. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee runs ad to boost Republican Jeanne Ives The spot is a likely ploy to help Illinois Democrat Rep. Sean Casten. Ives’ GOP primary rival Evelyn Sanguinetti told the Sun-Times the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is “resorting to primary meddling to ensure” Casten “gets the opponent he can defeat.” – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/8/25/20832679/dccc-runs-ad-boost-republican-jeanne-ives-ploy-help-rep-sean-casten
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The DCCC ad, to run on Facebook, Instagram and other digital platforms in the 6th District, is headlined, “Jeanne Ives backs Trump 100 percent of the time, noting “Ives is as far-right as they come and stands with President Trump 100 percent” on opposing gun reform, abortion and LGBTQ rights. Both Ives and Sanguinetti support Trump’s reelection. Rauner tried to keep his distance from Trump during much of his time as governor. Trump remains popular with Republicans. Kathleen Murphy, an Ives spokesman, told the Sun-Times, that the DCCC is “sorely miscalculating what this race is going to be, then. Nothing we’ve seen indicates that Jeanne would be easier to beat than Evelyn Sanguinetti. That would be a serious miscalculation on their part.” Sanguinetti told the Sun-Times in an email, “It’s no surprise the Democrats know I am the only candidate that can beat Casten next November and are resorting to primary meddling to ensure he gets the opponent he can defeat.” The DCCC ad is taking a cue from the Democratic Governors Association playbook. Before the March 2018 Illinois primary, the DGA ran an ad highlighting Ives’ conservative credentials in an attempt to defeat Rauner, who won with 51 percent of the vote.)
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Walsh kicks off long-shot GOP primary bid: ‘It’s a referendum on Trump’ Walsh told the Sun-Times, “We’re going to be very aggressive. We’ll be in New Hampshire and Iowa. We’re going to be on TV as much as we can spreading this message.’’ – Lynn Sweet (DIERSEN: Republican-haters will use everything that Walsh says against Trump to defeat Republicans.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/8/25/20832584/joe-walsh-kicks-off-long-shot-gop-primary-bid-its-a-referendum-on-trump
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Illinois approves nonbinary state ID documents – Jake Wittich
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/25/20832644/pritzker-approves-non-binary-state-id-cards-drivers-licenses
— Your weed dealer will be OK even after marijuana becomes legal; here’s why Cost and convenience and will help keep the black market thriving, experts and dealers say. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/2019/8/26/20808628/recreational-marijuana-legalized-dealers-black-market

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Niles proposes plan to allow marijuana sales – JENNIFER JOHNSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/niles/ct-nhs-cannabis-meeting-tl-0829-20190826-onox63kevzgb5nymkuuxmtxwba-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: 6 months ago, they were part of the largest field of mayoral candidates in Chicago history. Here’s what the former City Hall hopefuls are doing now. – Gregory Pratt (DIERSEN: Last week, they were part of a field of 10 candidates to be selected to fill Wheaton’s West District City Council vacancy. Last week, Wheaton’s City Council notified 7 of them, including me, that we are not one of the 3 finalists. Wheaton’s West District voters should be told who those 3 finalists are the Daily Herald should publish lots of information about those 3 finalists. Wheaton’s West District voters should have a right to a) determine which of those 3 finalists they want Wheaton’s City Council to select and b) encourage Wheaton’s City Council to select that finalist.) 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-mayors-race-competitors-six-months-later-20190826-4vfcdtw6yzhehja2jmmjkzu3oe-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/19/20807282/illinois-lgbtq-inclusive-curriculum-law-schools
— Stop spending public money at Peotone until airlines and shippers get on board – Editorial
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/editorials/ct-editorial-peotone-airport-amazon-ecommerce-20190826-kidilb6bsvbtljvb3ojouv4rh4-story.html

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: Posh pot boutiques? ‘Budtenders’? Illinois police worry what’s down the road – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190826/posh-pot-boutiques-budtenders-illinois-police-worry-whats-down-the-road

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Another state mandate – Editorial
https://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorial-another-state-mandate/article_f0fe6a55-6362-56da-836a-3c3485170dd4.html

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— Local communities should rethink marijuana sales – John Babush, Big Rock
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/08/25/local-communities-should-rethink-marijuana-sales/a5asavg/

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— We don’t elect dictators in DeKalb – Scott Campbell, DeKalb (DIERSEN: Who do you serve at the pleasure of? I serve as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor at the pleasure GOPUSA owner Bobby Eberle (http://www.gopusa.com/bobby-eberle/). I serve as the DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 Republican Precinct Committeeman at the pleasure of those who cast Republican primary ballots in the precinct. Previously, I served as a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, and Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter Executive Committee member at the pleasure of the members of the aforesaid organizations.)
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2019/08/08/letter-we-dont-elect-dictators-in-dekalb/afy9i3f/
(FROM THE LETTER: DeKalb’s City Council, mayor and city manager all serve at the pleasure of the voters of DeKalb. They do not have the right to overrule the will of the people. Politicians and appointed officials believe they know instinctively what that will is. Usually, they’re right. But from time to time, a matter is so contentious or difficult to parse that it is put to the people directly, via a referendum. It’s the most direct form of democracy we have. The results are a perfect reflection of the will of the voters. For a public servant to override that explicit will is, literally, anti-democratic. It’s governing by fiat. It’s authoritarian. It’s wrong.)

SOUTHERN
— FROM THE ARTICLE: We need to enact legislation strengthening the economic interest disclosures for legislators, stop allowing lawmakers to leave the General Assembly and immediately become a registered lobbyist and require politicians to make a choice between personal profit and public service. (DIERSEN: Constructively, DuPage County has publicly and falsely charged me with failing to register as a lobbyist.)
https://thesouthern.com/opinion/columnists/column-blaine-wilhour-political-corruption-in-illinois-is-costing-taxpayers/article_b98594a0-bb5f-5373-aee9-33bffa13e489.html

ILLINOIS TIMES
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Hickey noted in the report that Loncar did not cooperate with the investigation, and Lang, who is now a registered lobbyist at the Statehouse, denied the allegations against him, calling them “absurd.” (DIERSEN: Constructively, DuPage County has publicly and falsely charged me with failing to register as a lobbyist.)
https://illinoistimes.com/article-21533-report-%25E2%2580%2598bullying%25E2%2580%2599-rife-in-house-speaker%25E2%2580%2599s-office.html

WSPY
— OUTSTANDING: Village of Diamond Says No To Recreational Marijuana – Brandon Grossi
http://www.wspynews.com/news/wcsjnews/village-of-diamond-says-no-to-recreational-marijuana/article_3e57278e-fd7d-5847-baa6-0ee3910c6124.html

WREX
— How much pot in that brownie? Chocolate can throw off tests – AP
https://wrex.com/category/2019/08/26/how-much-pot-in-that-brownie-chocolate-can-throw-off-tests/

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Why DeKalb’s City Clerk Position Is In Question – SARAH JESMER 
https://www.northernpublicradio.org/post/why-dekalbs-city-clerk-position-question

COURTHOUSE NEWS
— Dirty Tricks Don’t Change Illinois Election Result – LORRAINE BAILEY
https://www.courthousenews.com/dirty-tricks-dont-change-illinois-election-result/

WIRE POINTS
— States Government’s Malfeasance Passes New Milestone As An Illinois City (Harvey) Fails To Deliver Essential Services – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/states-governments-malfeasance-passes-new-milestone-as-an-illinois-city-fails-to-deliver-essential-services/

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS IS MORE DEPENDENT ON FOOD STAMPS THAN ANY OTHER NEIGHBORING STATE – Tivas Gupta
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-is-more-dependent-on-food-stamps-than-any-other-neighboring-state/

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IT IS ARITHMETICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FUND THE PROGRESSIVE AGENDA BY TAXING THE RICH
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/it-is-arithmetically-impossible-to-fund-the-progressive-agenda-by-taxing-the-rich.html

— THE VERY LIBERAL IN AMERICA ARE DIFFERENT
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/the-very-liberal-in-america-are-different.html
— MACKINAC CENTER SUES THE STATE BAR OF MICHIGAN FOR FIRST AMENDMENT VIOLATION
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/mackinac-center-sues-the-state-bar-of-michigan-for-first-amendment-violation.html

AMERICAN THINKER
— Likely to become a public charge – Yale M. Zussman (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs encourage everyone to drink booze, gamble, and smoke pot. Those who do the aforesaid are far more likely to become public charges.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/likely_to_become_a_public_charge.html

BREITBART
— Hypocrisy: New York Times Alleges Conspiracy After Backing Boycotts of Conservative Media – JOEL B. POLLAK
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/08/26/hypocrisy-new-york-times-alleges-conspiracy-after-backing-boycotts-of-conservative-media/

DAILY CALLER
— Journalists Outraged Over Being Held To Their Own Standards – DEREK HUNTER
https://dailycaller.com/2019/08/26/journalists-outraged-over-being-held-to-their-own-standards/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The New York Times is very upset that conservatives are searching social media posts of liberal journalists and digging up past racist/sexist/anti-Semitic/embarrassing things their employees have said. In essence, liberals do not want to be treated the way they’ve treated every conservative, both public and private citizens, for the last decade.)

TOWNHALL
— It’s The Media, Stupid – Paul Curry
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulcurry/2019/08/26/its-the-media-stupid-n2552164

NEWS BUSTERS
— MSNBC Lets Merkley Claim Trump in ‘War on Children’ – Brad Wilmouth
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/brad-wilmouth/2019/08/25/msnbc-lets-merkley-claim-trump-war-children

COMMUNITIES DIGITAL NEWS
— NYT and Democrat Bolsheviks echo Farrakhan: White people are devils – Rick Johnson 
https://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/nyt-and-democrat-bolsheviks-echo-farrakhans-white-people-are-devils-122224/

ROLL CALL
— Trump’s nicknames ranked, as he locks in on 2020 foes and foils ‘His rabid base loves it all,’ Monmouth professor says. Another expert calls them ‘hard to escape’ – John T. Bennett
https://www.rollcall.com/news/ranking-trump-nicknames-foes

THE HILL
— The real story behind Trump’s attack on me – JUAN WILLIAMS
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/458707-juan-williams-the-real-story-behind-trumps-attack-on-me
— Trump takes time out of G-7 meeting to lash out at media – CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO 
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/458771-trump-lashes-out-at-media-coverage-of-g7-meeting

YAHOO NEWS
— ‘Ready to stomp on it’: Documents reveal staggering power of tech giant lobbying – Max Zahn (DIERSEN: Constructively, DuPage County has publicly and falsely charged me with failing to register as a lobbyist.)
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/facebook-google-amazon-apple-state-lobbying-170525755.html

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— When they go low? Dems navigating nasty race against Trump – STEVE PEOPLES 
http://www.startribune.com/when-they-go-low-dems-navigating-nasty-race-against-trump/558267252/
— Non-emergency phone lines cut after Harvey didn’t pay bills
https://www.apnews.com/ee1a238027084d9eb1d47cbf5ce3a92b

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Lobbyist Gave $900,000 in Donations. Whose Money Is It? A lobbyist for a powerful hospital group has been New York’s most reliable donor, raising questions of whether his employer directs the contributions. – J. David Goodman (DIERSEN: Constructively, DuPage County has publicly and falsely charged me with failing to register as a lobbyist.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/26/nyregion/new-york-lobbying.html
— Joe Arpaio Says He Will Run Again for Maricopa County Sheriff – Mihir Zaveri
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/25/us/joe-arpaio-sheriff.html

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— While he was illegally lobbying, former L.A. official was also getting paid by City Hall – DAVID ZAHNISER, EMILY ALPERT (DIERSEN: Constructively, DuPage County has publicly and falsely charged me with failing to register as a lobbyist.)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-20/ethics-fine-planning-director-illegal-lobbying-los-angeles

MIAMI HERALD
— State Senate resolves complaint against NRA’s top lobbyist in Florida – JIM TURNER (DIERSEN: Constructively, DuPage County has publicly and falsely charged me with failing to register as a lobbyist.)
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article234333622.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After correcting four years of compensation reports for one of the entities she represents, Florida’s top gun lobbyist, Marion Hammer, has been cleared of wrongdoing by the Florida Senate. Sen. Perry Thurston, a Fort Lauderdale Democrat, had filed the complaint against Hammer, accusing her of violating Senate lobbying rules for failing to report her compensation for more than a decade.)

TAMPA BAY TIMES
— FROM THE ARTICLE: After correcting four years of compensation reports for one of the entities she represents, Florida’s top gun lobbyist Marion Hammer has been cleared of wrongdoing by the Florida Senate. (DIERSEN: Constructively, DuPage County has publicly and falsely charged me with failing to register as a lobbyist.)
https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/08/24/nras-marion-hammer-cleared-of-wrongdoing-by-florida-senate/

GAINSVILLE SUN
— State Senate resolves gun lobbyist complaint – Chris Baldwin (DIERSEN: Constructively, DuPage County has publicly and falsely charged me with failing to register as a lobbyist.)
https://www.gainesville.com/news/20190823/state-senate-resolves-gun-lobbyist-complaint

KNOXVILLE NEWS
— Knoxville mayoral candidates raise funds, spend big dollars in latest financial disclosure reports – Tyler Whetstone (DIERSEN: Constructively, DuPage County has publicly and falsely charged me with failing to register as a lobbyist.)
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/21/knoxville-mayor-election-candidate-financial-disclosure/2030744001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Weaponization of History Ignorantly invoking slavery or the Holocaust is an affront to those who seriously study the past. – Wilfred M. McClay
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-weaponization-of-history-11566755226
— FROM THE ARTICLE: Michael Caputo, the western New York Republican political operative and radio host, has registered as a lobbyist for the government of Somalia. (DIERSEN: Constructively, DuPage County has publicly and falsely charged me with failing to register as a lobbyist.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/working-families-party-fights-to-keep-fusion-voting-11566774000

FORBES
— Facebook’s Move Against The Epoch Times Underscores Hate Speech Challenge – Jonathan Berr
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanberr/2019/08/25/facebooks-move-against-the-epoch-times-underscores-hate-speech-challenge/#532b4367214f
— 10 Books To Help You Foster A More Diverse And Inclusive Workplace – Janice Gassam (DIERSEN: Democrat and RINO employers use Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and up-or-out to not hire and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/janicegassam/2019/08/25/10-books-to-help-you-foster-a-more-diverse-and-inclusive-workplace/#76683e3d220c

GW HATCHET
— Meet the five candidates running to represent Ward 2 on the D.C. Council – Ilena Peng
https://www.gwhatchet.com/2019/08/25/meet-the-five-candidates-running-to-represent-ward-2-on-the-d-c-council/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Grossman, a former Barack Obama staffer, said he is focusing his campaign on reducing housing, college and childcare costs across the District. “I’m really focused on making sure that our residents can live and thrive here in the neighborhoods that they love, instead of feeling that they’re sort of stretching to make ends meet,” Grossman said. Grossman said he opposes current policies that allow councilmembers to hold jobs in addition to their positions on the Council and permit for-profit lobbying by current and former councilmembers to reduce potential conflicts of interest. “I’ve spent my whole career in public service and I know that working in government is a privilege,” he said. “It’s not a business opportunity.”)

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Trump’s Contradictions Dominate and Disrupt Another G-7.”
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/trumps-contradictions-dominate-and-disrupt-another-g-7.html
— In War on the Press, Trump Allies Weaponize Bad Posts – Matt Stieb
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/in-war-on-press-trump-allies-weaponize-bad-posts.html

CBC
— 6 Manitoba candidates disclose criminal convictions, with 2 days before the deadline 4 NDP candidates — including 2 sitting MLAs — and 2 Green candidates list convictions in mandatory disclosures
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-election-conviction-disclosure-1.5259175

(FROM THE ARTICLE: The offences range from impaired driving and assault to an illegal possession charge for alcohol dating back more than 50 years. Two candidates, Tom Lindsey and Wayne Chacun of the NDP, disclosed impaired driving convictions. Lindsey, currently the MLA for Flin Flon, wrote that his conviction was in 1977. Chacun, running in Riding Mountain, wrote his conviction was from 1987. He also reported a shoplifting conviction from 1986. NDP Assiniboia candidate Joseph McKellep also reported a conviction for assault causing bodily harm from 1998, as well as a failure to comply conviction in 2000. The party’s leader, Wab Kinew, disclosed convictions from 2004 for assault, failure to provide a breath sample and two breaches of court orders. The Fort Rouge MLA has received pardons for the offenses. “These were serious mistakes made years ago, for which they have all taken responsibility,” the NDP said in a statement. “Since then they have spent their careers — as a paramedic, a workplace health and safety officer, a youth restorative justice officer, and broadcaster, author, university administrator — working to make life better in their communities.” 23 candidates yet to disclose The statements of disclosure are required under a new law passed by the Progressive Conservative government, compelling candidates seeking provincial office to disclose convictions — not charges laid where no conviction was made — under Canada’s Criminal Code, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act or the Income Tax Act, or any other law linked to “financial dishonesty.”)

August 25 Evening Edition

WIKIPEDIA
— Freedom of the press in the United States (DIERSEN: DuPage County’s Media Guidelines (https://www.dupageco.org/CountyBoard/Docs/61283/) interfere “with the distribution of information and opinions.” According to the guidelines, erroneously, you can either be a member of the media, or someone who expresses opinions, but not both.) 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_the_press_in_the_United_States
(FROM THE POSTING: Freedom of the press in the United States is legally protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. This amendment is generally understood to prevent the government from interfering with the distribution of information and opinions.)

WIKIPEDIA
— LOBBYING IN THE UNITED STATES (DIERSEN: To be a lobbyist, you must be paid to lobby. I have never been paid to lobby for anything. So therefore, I have never been a lobbyist and I am not a lobbyist. But outrageously, DuPage County treats like I am a paid lobbyist to justify its interfering with my functioning as a member of the media.) 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbying#United_States
(FROM THE POSTING: Lobbying in the United States describes paid activity in which special interests hire well-connected professional advocates, often lawyers, to argue for specific legislation in decision-making bodies such as the United States Congress.)

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh, once a Trump supporter, to challenge him in Republican primary – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-former-congressman-joe-walsh-2020-run-against-president-trump-20190825-2sf52f3nrbdbzbyaqvzkkcl4pq-story.html
— Who is Joe Walsh? Meet the controversial radio host and former Illinois congressman challenging Trump in 2020
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-joe-walsh-2020-candidate-20190825-cwvzu3jgezgzbc6muk4re5mbmy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Joe Walsh announces he’ll challenge Trump, jump into GOP presidential primary “We have someone in the White House who we all know is unfit, someone who lies virtually every time he opens his mouth,” Walsh, a former suburban Chicago House member, said in video announcing his long-shot Republican bid against Trump. – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/25/20831941/joe-walsh-challenge-donald-trump-2020-republican-presidential-primary

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage judge Patrick O’Shea violates canons by falsehoods, retaliation – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190825/news/308259995/

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Walsh makes it official: He’s taking on Trump Declaring that “scary times” demand an unconventional politician who knows how to mix it up, former Illinois congressman turned radio talk show host Joe Walsh Sunday officially threw his hat into the race for president. – GREG HINZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/walsh-makes-it-official-hes-taking-trump

ABC7
— Former Congressman Joe Walsh announces 2020 GOP primary challenge against President Trump – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/fmr-congressman-joe-walsh-to-take-on-trump-in-gop-primary/5491743/
— Trump’s claims and what experts say about mental illness and mass shootings – ELIZABETH THOMAS (DIERSEN: Democrats used to say that by definition, if you commit crimes, you are mentally ill, and therefore, you are not responsible for your crimes.)
https://abc7chicago.com/trumps-claims-and-what-experts-say-about-mental-illness-and-mass-shootings-/5486512/

NBC5
— Joe Walsh Announces He’ll Challenge President Trump in GOP Primary Walsh announced his candidacy on ABC’s “This Week” – Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/joe-walsh-will-challenge-president-trump-in-gop-primary-558204531.html

CBS2
— Former Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh To Challenge President Trump In 2020 GOP Primary
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/08/25/joe-walsh-to-challenge-president-trump/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Ex-Rep. Joe Walsh to challenge Trump in 2020 GOP primary – AP
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ex-rep-joe-walsh-to-challenge-trump-in-2020-gop-primary

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/columnists/cepeda-the-heartless-treatment-of-immigrant-children-in-trump-s/article_84f060e4-1214-58db-a20e-c1a20d8622a6.html

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Washington keeps door open for retail marijuana sales – Steve Stein 
https://www.pjstar.com/news/20190825/washington-keeps-door-open-for-retail-marijuana-sales

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— April Ryan breaks silence: Bodyguard ‘overreacted’ when pushing out reporter – Julio Rosas 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/april-ryan-says-her-bodyguard-overreacted-when-pushing-out-local-reporter
— Joe Walsh claims Trump helped him to ‘reflect’ on past racist and sexist comments – Jon Brown | 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/joe-walsh-claims-trump-helped-him-to-reflect-on-past-racist-and-sexist-comments
— ‘Whatever’: Trump campaign unfazed by Joe Walsh primary challenge – Hunter Lovell 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/whatever-trump-campaign-unfazed-by-joe-walsh-primary-challenge

FOX NEWS
— CNN’s April Ryan speaks out for first time after bodyguard allegedly assaulted journalist at event – Nick Givas
https://www.foxnews.com/media/april-ryan-cnn-first-amendment-journalist-assault

GATEWAY PUNDIT
— April Ryan Throws ‘Former’ Bodyguard Under the Bus Over Attack on New Jersey Reporter – Kristinn Taylor
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2019/08/april-ryan-throws-former-bodyguard-under-the-bus-over-attack-on-new-jersey-reporter/

CHRISTIAN TODAY
— What’s the future for journalism – and do churches have a role to play? – Peter Crumpler
https://www.christiantoday.com/article/whats-the-future-for-journalism-and-do-churches-have-a-role-to-play/133074.htm

DAILY WIRE
— CNN’s Brian Stelter Lets Psychiatrist Claim Trump Worse Than Hitler, Mao, Stalin – RYAN SAAVEDRA
https://www.dailywire.com/news/51022/cnns-brian-stelter-lets-psychiatrist-claim-trump-ryan-saavedra
— Trump Primary Challenger Joe Walsh Confronted Over His ‘Racist’ Twitter Comments – FRANK CAMP
https://www.dailywire.com/news/51028/watch-trump-primary-challenger-joe-walsh-frank-camp

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP GETS PRIMARY CHALLENGE FROM ‘CONSERVATIVE’ REPUBLICAN ‘Country is sick of this guy’s tantrum, he’s a child’
https://www.wnd.com/2019/08/trump-gets-primary-challenge-from-conservative-republican/
— THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE AND ITS ENEMIES Lowell Ponte pummels Dems’ attempts to circumvent Constitution
https://www.wnd.com/2019/08/the-electoral-college-and-its-enemies/

EPOCH TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Judge Strikes Down Law That Penalizes ‘Inducing’ Illegal Immigration – MATTHEW VADUM
https://m.theepochtimes.com/judge-strikes-down-law-penalizing-inducing-illegal-immigration_3055401.html

COLLEGE FIX
— Student op-ed: Ban ‘incredibly upsetting’ pro-Trump booths at campus ‘Welcome Week’ event – DAVE HUBER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/student-op-ed-ban-incredibly-upsetting-pro-trump-booths-at-campus-welcome-week-event/

THE HILL
— April Ryan: ‘I did not order’ journalist’s removal – CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO 
https://thehill.com/homenews/media/458758-april-ryan-i-did-not-order-journalists-removal

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Allies Target Journalists Over Coverage Deemed Hostile to White House – Kenneth P. Vogel and Jeremy W. Peters
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/25/us/politics/trump-allies-news-media.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— ’He’s unfit!’: Former Rep. Joe Walsh announces GOP primary challenge to Trump – SHANT SHAHRIGIAN
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-joe-walsh-gop-primary-donald-trump-20190825-vykksx5yzjclbomb5o5nmmwddy-story.html

USA TODAY
— Joe Walsh apologizes for past racist comments while announcing plans to run against Trump in the GOP primary – Jeanine Santucci
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/25/joe-walsh-apologizes-racist-comments-run-against-trump/2115011001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— TRAGIC: Americans Have Shifted Dramatically on What Values Matter Most Patriotism, religion and having children rate lower among younger generations than they did two decades ago, WSJ/NBC News survey finds – Chad Day
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-have-shifted-dramatically-on-what-values-matter-most-11566738001
— FROM THE ARTICLE: The plan, Mr. Gates said, was to leak the report to a select journalist to win favorable coverage and then rely on what he viewed as the herd mentality of other reporters to follow the story. “Journalists typically don’t like to do all of their own legwork, so they borrow from other reporters,” Mr. Gates told the jury. “It’s kind of like a domino effect where if you get one good article, a lot of the other articles would follow suit.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trial-of-ex-white-house-counsel-reveals-maneuvering-behind-foreign-influence-campaign-11566753702

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Joe Walsh Launches Primary Bid Against Trump, Who He Admits He Helped Create – Benjamin Hart and Chas Danner (DIERSEN: Trump-haters blame those who do/did not hate Trump for helping create Trump.)
http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/joe-walsh-launches-primary-bid-against-president-trump.html

THE WIRE INDIA
— Journalists Call Press Council’s Support to Kashmir Media Restrictions ‘Deplorable’ The statement quoted from Council chairman, Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad’s own speech from 2018, where he advocated for media freedom.
https://thewire.in/media/journalists-call-press-councils-support-to-kashmir-media-restrictions-deplorable

TIMES UK
— Trump is nuts, says Donald Trump’s Tea Party challenger Joe Walsh – David Charter
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/world/trump-is-nuts-says-donald-trumps-tea-party-challenger-joe-walsh-rhhwnhrxr

August 24 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— I urge all Wheaton residents who oppose the sale of recreational pot to speak during the public comment period at all Wheaton meetings against the sale of recreational pot in Wheaton. The next Wheaton meeting starts at 7:00 PM, Monday, August 26. I urge all DuPage County residents who oppose the sale of recreational pot to speak during the public comment period at all DuPage County meetings against the sale of recreational pot in the unincorporated areas of DuPage County. The next DuPage County meeting starts at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, August 27. At previous Wheaton City Council meetings, Bob Cherry, B. J. Slinger, Tim Whelan, and I have called for Wheaton to ban the sale of recreational pot in Wheaton. At previous DuPage County Board meetings, Dick Furstenau and I have called for DuPage County to ban the sale of recreational pot in the unincorporated areas of DuPage County. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— At its regular meeting 10:00 AM, Tuesday, August 27, 2019, the DuPage County Board will have an “Informational Discussion of Cannabis as it Relates to Zoning Regulations.” During the public comment period at the start of the meeting, I will again urge DuPage County to be the first county in Illinois to ban the sale of pot in its unincorporated areas.

Because of me, and because of what I do for you as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor, “DuPage County Board Chairman and County Board Staff” have issued “DuPage County Media Guidelines.” SEE: https://www.dupageco.org/CountyBoard/Docs/61283/  Obviously, the guidelines were issued a) to paint me as not being a legitimate “media member,” b) to discourage/stop me from asserting that I am a “media member,” and c) to discourage/stop me from “lobbying or paid advertising, publicity or promotion work.”

What is the Daily Herald’s position on these guidelines? All Daily Herald employees constantly lobby for the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms.

I should write a book about those who have worked the hardest since 2000 a) to paint me as not being a legitimate “media member,” b) to discourage/stop me from asserting that I am a “media member,” and c) to discourage/stop me from “lobbying or paid advertising, publicity or promotion work.” I would focus on those who a) promote pot, b) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or 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, and/or f) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who supports you? Individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are the following do NOT support me: a) those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) those that promote pot; reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks; reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution; focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate; were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed; and/or are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Candidates announce bids for Will County executive post – ALICIA FABBRE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-will-county-executive-st-0825-20190823-vtweybuyunayxkfn7chcujwvde-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “Democrats also need to refrain from inflaming racial tensions.”
https://www.thereporter.com/2019/08/23/gene-lyons-lets-not-inflame-racial-tensions-theyre-incendiary-enough/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says: “Joe Walsh, Tio Hardiman and the paltry field of Republicans willing to challenge Donald Trump The vast majority of politicians in The Party of Trump have been silent on this vile presidency.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2019/8/24/20830159/joe-walsh-republican-presidential-candidate-donald-trump-tio-hardiman

DAILY HERALD
— Democratic Women of DuPage County to host panel on sexual assault Aug. 25 – Dianne McGuire (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, DuPage Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn DuPage Republicans, and especially DuPage Republicans who are male, Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20190821/democratic-women-of-dupage-county-to-host-panel-on-sexual-assault-aug-25
— Hot rods rolling up to charity car show hosted by DuPage sheriff’s office – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190823/hot-rods-rolling-up-to-charity-car-show-hosted-by-dupage-sheriffs-office

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Champaign/Urbana Jewish group pushes Davis to condemn Trump over comments – Paul Wood
https://www.news-gazette.com/news/c-u-jewish-group-pushes-davis-to-condemn-trump-over/article_5f3abe17-1f0f-589f-9a0a-550e6de0bca1.html

HERALD NEWS
— Republican rivals take aim at Underwood impeachment comments – ALEX ORTIZ
https://www.theherald-news.com/2019/08/23/republican-rivals-take-aim-at-underwood-impeachment-comments/axcb81k/

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats who illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America illegally raise concerns about census undercount. 
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=289563#.XWE0iJh_OM8

TIMES
— Rep. Lance Yednock will host gun rights seminar in Streator
https://www.mywebtimes.com/2019/08/23/rep-lance-yednock-will-host-gun-rights-seminar-in-streator/atxh0y7/

SAUK VALLEY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want minorities and women to be pot pushers.
https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/08/23/75-new-marijuana-store-licenses-will-be-up-for-grabs-soon-in-illinois-but-some-worry-people-of-color-are-going-to-be-left-out/a5tpz6i/

FOX ILLINOIS
— Students sickened by pot-laced brownies at Ohio high school
https://foxillinois.com/news/nation-world/students-sickened-by-pot-laced-brownies-at-ohio-high-school

WPSD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot smoking lounges introduced to build revenue for Brookport – Temi Adeleye
https://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/pot-smoking-lounges-introduced-to-build-revenue-for-brookport/article_eb646724-c604-11e9-bea0-ab8947849602.html

WREX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity. 
https://wrex.com/category/2019/08/23/rockford-public-schools-prepare-for-new-lgbtq-curriculum/

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— IL-14: Catalina Lauf on the Map, Where She Stands on Guns and H.R. 1585 and Growing Followers
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/24/franks-not-officially-linked-to-2018-gop-primary-hit-pieces-from-illinois-integrity-fund-yet/ 
— Franks Yet Not Officially Linked to 2018 GOP Primary Hit Pieces from Illinois Integrity Fund
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/24/franks-not-officially-linked-to-2018-gop-primary-hit-pieces-from-illinois-integrity-fund-yet/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Finally, conservatives have a street fighter as president – Steve Grammatico
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/finally_conservatives_have_a_street_fighter_as_president.html

GOPUSA
— LGBT candidate Buttigieg attempts to convince voters of his Christian faith
http://www.gopusa.com/lgbt-candidate-buttigieg-attempts-to-convince-voters-of-his-christian-faith/

PJ MEDIA
— Democrat Dilemma — Base Disconnected From Front-Runner Biden – DAVID LIMBAUGH
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/democrat-dilemma-base-disconnected-from-front-runner-biden/

CANADA FREE PRESS
— American Socialist Brats Heading For Marxist Slavery Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh image – Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh
https://canadafreepress.com/article/american-socialist-brats-heading-for-marxist-slavery

ROLL CALL
— Trump vulnerability in a primary is more fiction than fact President has solid GOP support, a huge cash advantage, and it’s already late in the process – Nathan L. Gonzales
https://www.rollcall.com/news/gonzales/trump-vulnerable-primary-thats-fiction-fact

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters want you to “fear widespread damage from Trump ‘public charge’ rule.” From what I see, many, most, if not virtually all illegal immigrants are public charges or will become public charges.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/458627-critics-fear-widespread-damage-from-trump-public-charge-rule

NEW YORK TIMES
— Glasgow University Pledges Millions for ‘Reparative Justice’ for Slavery Ties – Palko Karasz (DIERSEN: What would you do if your municipality, your township/ward, and/or your county officially pledged millions of dollars for reparative justice for slavery ties?) 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/24/world/europe/university-of-glasgow-slavery-reparations.html
— Joe Biden, Recalling ’68, Asks Audience to Imagine Obama’s Assassination “Imagine what would have happened if, God forbid, Barack Obama had been assassinated after becoming the de facto nominee,” Mr. Biden said, evoking the tumult of 1968. – Trip Gabriel and Isabella Grullón Paz
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/23/us/politics/joe-biden-obama.html

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters promote hatred of Trump. Trump-hating Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. Trump-hating RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.
https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-an-offense-to-the-american-spirit-20190824-65jfsxjhhjd7npdccwayz7ixzu-story.html

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Google Puts Curbs on Political Debate by Employees Company frowns on ‘disrupting the workday to have a raging debate over politics’ – Sarah E. Needleman and Katherine Bindley (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, my Democrat coworkers and subordinates a) frequently asked me questions to confirm that I was Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, old (born in 1948), non-poor, childless, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, Corvette owner, former union member for almost 12 years, and that my ancestors have been in America since 1844 and b) stressed the aforesaid negative information to my Democrat superiors and supervisors. They also stressed that my Democrat IRS superiors a) had not promoted me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, c) got rid of my mentor in 1975, and d) disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. They also stressed that my Democrat Post Office superiors had forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.) 
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-puts-curbs-on-political-debate-by-employees-11566576970
— Americans have become very rude. A great nation cannot continue this way. – Peggy Noonan (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the rudest past and present members of the a) Milton Township Republican Central Committee, b) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, c) Illinois Republican Party, d) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, e) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, and f) Illinois Center Right Coalition. I should write a book about the rudest past and present officials and employees of a) Wheaton, b) Milton Township, c) DuPage County, d) Illinois, and e) federal government. I should write a book about the rudest past and present people in a) my neighborhood, b) my precinct, c) Wheaton, d) Milton Township, e) DuPage County, and f) Illinois.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mind-your-manners-says-edith-wharton-11566510905

August 23 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Judge dismisses lawsuit alleging House Speaker Michael Madigan’s political operation put ‘sham’ candidates on ballot in 2016 – Ray Long
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-madigan-gonzales-lawsuit-dismissed-20190824-gsz5hw2pavhhzfzrtqghjiz67y-story.html
— An Illinois resident just died after a mysterious vaping-related illness. It could be the first death linked to vaping in the US – Kate Thayer
https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-vaping-illness-death-illinois-tt-0823-20190823-s27xqukusfdi7edxjpt6k5e23e-story.html
— Former U46 school board member to run for Jim Oberweis’ state Senate seat – RAFAEL GUERRERO
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/ct-ecn-jeanette-ward-state-senate-st-0825-20190823-j2xvet5de5artlfa5efmw6pkju-story.html
— Controversial ex-Illinois U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh ‘taking steps’ toward running for 2020 GOP nomination against President Donald Trump, with decision imminent, adviser says – Lisa Donovan
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-joe-walsh-imminent-decision-2020-presidential-race-20190823-alari63fjjabravtdrzbjvk43i-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Madigan beats former primary rival again: Judge rules not enough evidence to prove ‘sham’ candidate ploy Challenger Jason Gonzales scored some major victories in his long quest to get the case before a jury, but U.S. District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly on Friday gave the key win to House Speaker Mike Madigan. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/8/23/20830456/rival-loses-mike-madigan-federal-judge-rules-speakers-favor-sham-candidate-lawsuit
— Nation’s 1st vaping death strikes Illinois man who contracted serious lung disease – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/23/20830504/vaping-death-illinois-thc-marijuana-e-cigarettes
— Mapes couldn’t have been so powerful without Madigan’s assent Madigan has been forced to clean up the mess he ultimately made for over a year now. – Rich Miller 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/2019/8/23/20830446/tim-mapes-michael-madigan-rich-miller-illinois-legislature

DAILY HERALD
— Former U-46 board member Ward seeks Oberweis’ Senate seat – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190823/former-u-46-board-member-ward-seeks-oberweis-senate-seat

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Long odds for would-be Trump challengers like Joe Walsh No matter how credible some of these challengers might seem on paper, it would take a political cataclysm to knock the president off the GOP ticket as he remains popular among Republican voters.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/long-odds-would-be-trump-challengers-joe-walsh
— Lightfoot imposes city hiring freeze Action to cut spending comes just a week before the mayor is to announce how deep the city’s budget hole is and perhaps indicate what taxes may be raised to fill it. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: During almost all the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the agency was under a hiring and/or promotion freeze.)
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/lightfoot-imposes-city-hiring-freeze
— Legislators ask Pritzker to clear weed roadblock A state agency’s literal interpretation of “location” could make it harder to get retail outlets open by Jan. 1. – JOHN PLETZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/legislators-ask-pritzker-clear-weed-roadblock
— Trump faces his Mini-Me in Joe Walsh  Walsh, like Trump, figured out long ago that the first rule of contemporary American politics—like it or not—is that voters gotta know your name. And once they do, the second rule comes into play: Don’t be a bore. – GREG HINZ
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/trump-faces-his-mini-me-joe-walsh

NORTHWEST HERALD
— 26-year-old Woodstock woman newest GOP candidate in 14th District race – DREW ZIMMERMAN
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/08/22/26-year-old-woodstock-woman-newest-gop-candidate-in-14th-district-race/ame01yy/

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sangamon County Citizen survey: 57 percent considered moving in past year – Brenden Moore (DIERSEN: Who wants you to move? Those who want me to move are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.sj-r.com/news/20190823/sangamon-county-citizen-survey-57-percent-considered-moving-in-past-year

WHEATON PATCH
— Top 10 Subdivisions in Wheaton, IL – August 2019 The Wheaton subdivision with the highest average sale price between August 2018 and August 2019 was Legends of Wheaton. – Marco Amidei
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/top-10-subdivisions-wheaton-il-august-2019

CENTER SQUARE
— More issues surface for Illinois’ cannabis industry as state prepares for recreational marijuana Location interpretation could affect recreational cannabis sales; Tobacco 21 policy may block patients from medicine – Greg Bishop
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/more-issues-surface-for-illinois-cannabis-industry-as-state-prepares/article_13058830-c5ce-11e9-a05a-4f760695f30a.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Underwood Lays Out Gun Control View at Packed Sun City Town Hall
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/23/underwood-lays-out-gun-control-view-at-packed-sun-city-town-hall/ 
— State Rep. Tom Weber Asks for Input on Property Tax Survey
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/23/state-rep-tom-weber-asks-for-input-on-property-tax-survey/ 
— Congressional Update: Jeanne Ives Files Financial Disclosure Extension
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/22/congressional-update-jeanne-ives-files-financial-disclosure-extension/ 
— IL-06 Congressional Update, Term Limits and Casten MCC Forum
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/22/il-06-congressional-update-term-limits-and-casten-mcc-forum/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Chicago Republican Party opposes Mayor Lightfoot’s plan to add taxes, reps say – Kyla Asbury 
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/513140979-chicago-republican-party-opposes-mayor-lightfoot-s-plan-to-add-taxes-reps-say

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— COMPTON: ILLINOIS’ POLITICAL CHAMELEON JOE WALSH CHANGES COLORS AGAIN
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/compton-illinois-political-chameleon-changes-colors-once-again.html
— DI LEO: RECESSION FEARS FLY IN THE FACE OF REALITY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2019/08/recession-fears-fly-in-the-face-of-reality.html

CAPITOL FAX
— False advertising?
https://capitolfax.com/2019/08/22/false-advertising/
— Cannabis roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2019/08/23/cannabis-roundup-13/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— House Democrats: Trump admin. jeopardizing national security by not addressing white extremists – Andrew Blake
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/23/house-democrats-trump-admin-jeopardizing-national-/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Joe Walsh says GOP primary voters tired of Trump’s ‘daily bullshit’ – Naomi Lim
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/joe-walsh-says-gop-primary-voters-tired-of-trumps-daily-bullshit

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— MSNBC Calls Republican’s Belief in Only Two Genders ‘Incendiary’ Jansing: To be a mainstream Republican means to offend women, LGBT community – David Rutz
https://freebeacon.com/politics/msnbc-calls-republicans-belief-in-only-two-genders-incendiary/

BREITBART
— CNN’s Navarro: Trump ‘Inspired a White Supremacist to Go Hunt Down Latinos’ – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2019/08/23/cnns-navarro-trump-inspired-a-white-supremacist-to-go-hunt-down-latinos/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Sanctuary cities and lack of vetting continue to fuel illegal alien crime – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/sanctuary-cities-lack-vetting-continue-fuel-illegal-alien-crime/

FORBES
— How To Encourage Employee Advocacy On Social Media – Adrian Fisher (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers want their employees to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2019/08/23/how-to-encourage-employee-advocacy-on-social-media/#2cd6d739550b

NEWSWEEK
— TAYLOR SWIFT SAYS SHE’S OBVIOUSLY “PRO-CHOICE” AND WILL DO ANYTHING TO DEFEAT TRUMP IN 2020 – H. ALAN SCOTT
https://www.newsweek.com/taylor-swift-says-shes-obviously-pro-choice-will-do-anything-defeat-trump-2020-1455964

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Most Say Warren Lied About Native American Past But Don’t Care
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2019/most_say_warren_lied_about_native_american_past_but_don_t_care

August 22 Evening Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Ives campaign has announced that “We were able to get great office space on a prominent corner at the intersection of West Street and Roosevelt Road in Wheaton (officially 703 Warrenville Road). Open House on Sept. 14th – details to follow.” SEE: https://mailchi.mp/2a7fdf9036ec/one-month-update That building is in my precinct. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

ABC7
— Former Congressman Joe Walsh eyeing run against President Donald Trump in 2020 – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/former-congressman-joe-walsh-eyeing-run-against-trump/5486225/

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Poll: Trump’s approval still weak despite economy
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/poll-trump-s-approval-still-weak-despite-economy
— President Trump revives suggestion he’d end birthright citizenship – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/president-trump-revives-suggestion-he-d-end-birthright-citizenship

WGN TV
— South suburban schools shut off drinking fountains over lead concerns – JOE DONLON
https://wgntv.com/2019/08/22/south-suburban-schools-shut-off-drinking-fountains-over-lead-concerns/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State commission upholds complaint against DuPage Judge Patrick O’Shea over shooting probe and retaliation threat; jurist now faces sanctions – CLIFFORD WARD
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-dupage-judge-patrick-oshea-courts-commission-20190823-mmymwclas5fw3a5kgmyywvmedy-story.html
— U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider joins majority of Democratic House colleagues and Illinois delegation in backing impeachment inquiry – RICK PEARSON
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-rep-brad-schneider-backs-impeachment-20190822-hhng5zd7rbdq3oji7c5ctygdaa-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Democrats want minorities and women to be pot pushers.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-cannabis-social-equity-loans-grants-20190822-44fzn4pauzeq7cihj6g6lzbioq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “If Elizabeth Warren is ‘Pocahontas,’ then Donald Trump is ‘Caligula,’ the sociopathic tyrant of Rome.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/eric-zorn/ct-column-trump-caligula-warren-pocahontas-zorn-20190822-z7iebe2u4rculozatgxij2l2wy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Joe Walsh in D.C. for meetings about possible Trump challenge The former Chicago area lawmaker turned conservative talk show host is close to a decision about a presidential run, saying in a Thursday tweet, “He’s fit to watch TV. He’s not fit to be President.” – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/8/22/20829076/joe-walsh-dc-meetings-possible-president-trump-gop-primary-challenge
— Chicago’s mass transit is a boon to downtown employment Mass transit is the region’s best “economic equalizer” since more than 500,000 jobs are within a 45-minute commute of area residents. – Kirk Dillard, chairman, Regional Transportation Authority
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/22/20828429/chicago-downtown-mass-transit-cta-metra-employment-rates-job-market
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Chicago ReeferWalk? Pot shop eyes river location Downtown Current dispensaries are scrambling to find locations to sell recreational pot come Jan. 1 — but a lot of hurdles remain. – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/22/20828819/weed-pot-marijuana-river-dispensary-clinic-recreational-sales
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater blasts Joe Walsh.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/8/22/20828276/joe-walsh-trump-2020-republican-president-nomination-primary-steinberg

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville ‘very divided’ on banning or allowing pot shops – Marie Wilson (DIERSEN: Any municipality or county that allows the sale of pot shouts that it is not family friendly.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190822/naperville-very-divided-on-banning-or-allowing-pot-shops
— Why is Joe Walsh threatening to run against Trump in 2020? – Jake Griffin and Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190822/why-is-joe-walsh-threatening-to-run-against-trump-in-2020
— Courts commission agrees DuPage judge Patrick O’Shea lied to police about shooting – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190822/courts-commission-agrees-dupage-judge-lied-to-police-about-shooting

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Weed-bill sponsors worry local governments will get greedy If municipalities and counties charge the maximum tax of 3.75 percent, it could cut into legalized sales, legislators warn. – JOHN PLETZ 
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/news/weed-bill-sponsors-worry-local-governments-will-get-greedy

WBBM780
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Central Illinois City Delavan Embraces Cannabis Industry
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/cannabis-producer-grows-central-illinois

JOURNAL COURIER
— GOP to take on ‘entrenched’ incumbent Durbin – Greg Bishop 
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/GOP-to-take-on-8216-entrenched-8217-incumbent-14370379.php

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Flirtation with 14th District Congressional Race Costs Allen Skillicorn a Primary Challenge from Previous Opponent Carolyn Schofield
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/22/flirtation-with-14th-district-congressional-race-costs-skillicorn-a-primary-challenge-from-previous-opponent-carolyn-schofield/ 
— Allen Skillicorn’s Reaction to Primary Opponent Carolyn Schoefield
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/22/allen-skillicorns-reaction-to-primary-opponent-carolyn-schoefield/ 
— Catalina Lauf’s Anti-AOC Candidacy Announcement Make New York Post
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/22/catalina-laufs-anti-aoc-candidacy-announcement-make-new-york-post/
— IL-06 Congressional Update, Term Limits and Casten MCC Forum
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/22/il-06-congressional-update-term-limits-and-casten-mcc-forum/

WIRE POINTS
— Illinois’ shrinking tax base: $310 billion in accumulated losses from out-migration (Part 3) – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://wirepoints.org/illinois-shrinking-tax-base-310-billion-in-accumulated-losses-from-out-migration-part-3/

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— 15 years of Election finance violations; Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino must resign, as should some State Board of Election members – KIRK ALLEN 
https://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2019/08/15-years-of-election-finance-violations-illinois-auditor-general-frank-mautino-must-resign-as-should-some-state-board-of-election-members/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Illinois Republican Party releases petition calling for Sandoval to resign over controversial fundraiser photos – Glenn Minnis
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/513140917-illinois-republican-party-releases-petition-calling-for-sandoval-to-resign-over-controversial-fundraiser-photos

WASHINGTON TIMES
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: Federal judge rules law against encouraging illegal immigration is unconstitutional – AP
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/22/judge-carlos-murguia-rules-law-against-encouraging/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Hispanic journalists association rescinds sponsorship invitation from Fox News – Mike Brest
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/hispanic-journalists-association-rescinds-sponsorship-invitation-from-fox-news
— Justice: 64% of federal arrests are noncitizens, with a 200% increase – Paul Bedard
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/justice-64-of-federal-arrests-are-non-citizens-200-increase
— Stephanie Grisham says New York Times ‘weaponizing journalism’ against Trump – Daniel Chaitin 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/stephanie-grisham-says-new-york-times-weaponizing-journalism-against-trump
— Joe Walsh repeatedly called Obama ‘Muslim,’ ‘enemy,’ and ‘traitor’; now he’s the reasonable alternative to Trump? – Becket Adams
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/joe-walsh-repeatedly-called-obama-muslim-enemy-and-traitor-now-hes-the-reasonable-alternative-to-trump

FOX NEWS
— Sean Hannity: Media, Democrats ‘want people to suffer’ in recession so Trump loses in 2020 – Charles Creitz 
https://www.foxnews.com/media/hannity-media-democrats-recession-trump

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE
— 50 Years Later, the Spirit of ’69 Feels Like a Hangover With the death of Peter Fonda this week, ‘Easy Rider’ and its dated cultural baggage ride into the sunset. – JAMES P. PINKERTON
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/50-years-later-the-spirit-of-69-feels-like-a-hangover/

BREITBART
— CNN Seeks to Blacklist Sean Spicer from ‘Dancing With the Stars’ – JOHN NOLTE (DIERSEN: Should I write a book about individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that blacklist me and blacklist my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?)
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2019/08/22/nolte-cnn-seeks-to-blacklist-sean-spicer-from-dancing-with-the-stars/
— India Has More than 630,000 Illegals in the United States – NEIL MUNRO (DIERSEN: How any illegals are there in America from your motherland?) 
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2019/08/22/india-has-more-than-630000-illegals-in-the-united-states/

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Trump admin to consider allowing local governments to veto refugee resettlement – Daniel Horowitz 
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/trump-admin-consider-allowing-local-governments-veto-refugee-resettlement/

CNS NEWS
— Conservatives Condemn Facebook’s Failure to Address Censorship Concerns – Craig Bannister
https://www.cnsnews.com/blog/craig-bannister/conservatives-condemn-facebooks-failure-address-censorship-concerns

DAILY SIGNAL
— Democrat Wisconsin Governor Excludes Conservative News Service From Media List – Kevin Mooney (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who claim to be conservative and/or Republican, but who refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their media lists.) 
https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/08/22/democrat-governor-excludes-conservative-news-service-from-media-list/

GOPUSA
— Of 435 US districts, Omar’s ranked worst for blacks to live
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=74734
— Democrats yearn for a recession
http://www.gopusa.com/democrats-yearn-for-a-recession/

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— We Have Two Parties with One Loyalty: The Establishment
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2019/08/21/democrats-promise-voters-everything-they-want/

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— AP-NORC poll: 62% disapprove of how Trump’s handling his job – STEVE PEOPLES and HANNAH FINGERHUT
https://apnews.com/1ad13f32984a4480a45738ead2b4c0d8

NEW YORK POST
— Meet Catalina Lauf, the young Republican congressional hopeful billing herself as the anti-AOC
https://nypost.com/2019/08/22/meet-catalina-lauf-the-young-republican-congressional-hopeful-billing-herself-as-the-anti-aoc/amp/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— In the Trump era, can videogames about killing Nazis be just ‘for fun’? – TODD MARTENS
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2019-08-22/nazi-video-games-wolfenstein-youngblood-darkest-of-times-trump-politics

FED WEEK
— On Early Retirement Offers, Think It Through
https://www.fedweek.com/retirement-financial-planning/on-early-retirement-offers-think-it-through/

FED SMITH
— Right to Strike for Feds Endorsed by Bernie Sanders – Ralph R. Smith 
https://www.fedsmith.com/2019/08/22/right-strike-feds-endorsed-by-bernie-sanders/

LEGAL READER
— The Rise in Age Discrimination in Tech and How to Stop It – MAGNOLIA POTTER
https://www.legalreader.com/age-discrimination-in-tech/

LEGAL INFO
— 6 Signs of Wrongful Termination
http://www.legalinfo.com/legal-news/6-signs-of-wrongful-termination.html

August 21 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— BEYOND DISGUSTING, BEYOND TRAGIC: Naperville, after previously leaning toward ban, will consider allowing retail sale of recreational marijuana – ERIN HEGARTY (DIERSEN: Any municipality and any county in Illinois that does not ban the sale recreational pot shouts that it is not family friendly.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-recreational-cannabis-retail-naperville-st-20190821-jlghnpdkgne4nnelzdcy33zv74-story.html
— Watchdog: Stop free garbage collection for Chicago churches, other nonprofits – JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-lori-lightfoot-garbage-pick-up-non-profits-20190821-tyboonsrdvftnnrk7cw6i4zsmu-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to illegally come to America illegally and b) to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-immigrant-tenant-protection-20190821-vh32aefcwnaurp2a5d4u3v37ni-story.html
— Gov. J.B. Pritzker praises release of report on bullying and harassment in Michael Madigan’s office but sidesteps questions about Seaker’s leadership – DAN PETRELLA and JAMIE MUNKS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-sexual-harassment-report-response-20190821-rwpo4s6n7zfbfeyvqwdy376ufy-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Will Joe Walsh challenge Trump? The conservative talk show host and ex-Chicago area Congressman told WTTW, “I want the Republican party to wake up and challenge him, make the moral case he is unfit.” – Lynn Sweet 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2019/8/21/20827454/will-joe-walsh-challenge-donald-trump
— Trump insists US has ‘very strong’ gun background checks “We don’t want people that are mentally ill, people that are sick — we don’t want them having guns,” Trump said. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/21/20826838/trump-strong-gun-background-checks
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to illegally come to America illegally and b) to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/8/21/20827081/pritzker-signs-law-barring-evictions-citizenship-undocumented-immigrants-firewall-trump-fear
— Pritzker: ‘Everybody in Springfield’ to blame for bullying and harassment culture — not just Mike Madigan Pritzker would only say that he’s “counting on the speaker” as well as the other legislative leaders “to carry out functions that will safeguard women.” The governor said it’s a clear problem on both sides of the aisle. – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/21/20826891/pritzker-everybody-springfield-blame-bullying-harassment-culture-mike-madiga-tim-mapes

DAILY HERALD
— ACLU sues Downers Grove, says panhandling prohibition is unconstitutional – Susan Sarkauskas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190821/aclu-sues-downers-grove-says-panhandling-prohibition-is-unconstitutional
— The endless cycle of ugliness is bad for your party and the public – Editorial (DIERSEN: Nasty operatives and nasty dupes who work for my nasty critics/opponents paint themselves as working directly for those who dominate the a) Milton Township Republican Central Committee, b) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, c) Illinois Republican Party, d) City of Wheaton, e) Milton Township, f) DuPage County, g) Illinois, h) those who represent my precinct, and i) those who want to represent my precinct.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20190821/editorial-the-endless-cycle-of-ugliness-is-bad-for-your-party-and-the-public
— Durkin to address Schaumburg Township GOP Aug. 24
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190821/durkin-to-address-schaumburg-township-gop-aug-24
— Facebook attracts swift blowback from report on anti-conservative bias – Cat Zakrzewski (DIERSEN: From what I see, the more anti-conservative that you really are, the more that you promote Facebook.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190821/facebook-attracts-swift-blowback-from-report-on-anti-conservative-bias
— Journalists in Oregon and beyond have risen in defense of a small newspaper after a county attorney asked the sheriff to investigate whether its journalists broke the law for trying to get comments from government officials after business hours. – AP (DIERSEN: Will journalists, or anyone else, come my defense because I a) urge Wheaton and the rest of the 1,298 municipalities in Illinois and b) DuPage County and the rest of the 102 counties in Illinois to ban the sale of recreational pot?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20190821/news/308219930/

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to illegally come to America illegally and b) to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/immigrant-property-renters-protected-under-new-illinois-law/5483389/
— Trump revives suggestion he’d end birthright citizenship – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-revives-suggestion-hed-end-birthright-citizenship/5484251/

NBC5
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to illegally come to America illegally and b) to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-governor-signs-law-to-protect-immigrant-renters-557794271.html

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to illegally come to America illegally and b) to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/08/21/illinois-becomes-2nd-state-in-us-to-enact-immigrant-tenant-protection-law/

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Illinois Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries a) to illegally come to America illegally and b) to illegally stay in America illegally.
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-governor-signs-law-to-protect-immigrant-renters-1

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Durkin dismisses 51st State move as re-election rhetoric – Bernard Schoenburg
https://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20190821/bernard-schoenburg-durkin-dismisses-51st-state-move-as-re-election-rhetoric

JOURNAL & TOPICS
— City’s Values Are Higher Than ‘Dope’ – Todd Wessell 
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/off-the-record-citys-values-are-higher-than-dope/

RUSS STEWART
— COUNTY DEMOCRATIC SLATEMAKERS CHOOSE A FEW WHITE MEN
http://www.russstewart.com/articles/2019/08-21-19.html

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Landlords Face Civil Suits By Telling Authorities Tenants Are Illegals
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/21/landlords-face-civil-suits-by-telling-authorities-tenants-are-illegals/ 
— Rezin Goes Unloads on Underwood for Supporting Impeachment Hearings
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/21/rezin-goes-unloads-on-underwood-for-supporting-impeachment-hearings/

KANE COUNTY REPORTER
— Kane County Republican committee secretary backs Oberweis in 14th District – Glenn Minnis
https://kanecountyreporter.com/stories/513030385-kane-county-republican-committee-secretary-backs-oberweis-in-14th-district

CAPITOL FAX
— Appellate Court again rules against Mautino’s campaign committee
https://capitolfax.com/2019/08/21/appellate-court-again-rules-against-mautinos-campaign-committee/
— “Chicago has more lead on average than Flint, Mich., during its 2015 water crisis”
https://capitolfax.com/2019/08/21/chicago-has-more-lead-on-average-than-flint-mich-during-its-2015-water-crisis/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump says ending birthright citizenship back on agenda – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/21/trump-ending-birthright-citizenship-back-agenda/?utm_source=Boomtrain&utm_medium=manual&utm_campaign=evening&utm_term=evening&utm_content=evening&bt_ee=lm%2BCFBHksb5khnB82uNr32acZTGa5Ita5zoNQTZ9EUc%3D&bt_ts=1566423578301
— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Electoral College a racist ‘scam’ that ‘has to go’ – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/21/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-electoral-college-a-racis/

FOX NEWS
— Spike Lee calls Trump a ‘white supremacist,’ says his supporters ‘kneel down before the altar of the almighty dollar’ – Joseph A. Wulfsohn (DIERSEN: I am 70 years old. My being a life-long Republican has cost me millions of dollars.)
https://www.foxnews.com/media/spike-lee-trump-white-supremacist

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Democrats Hate America and American Success – Amanda Alverez
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/08/democrats-hate-america-and-american-success/

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Trump Claims He Is ‘Seriously’ Considering Ending Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illegal Immigrants – JACK CROWE
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/trump-claims-he-is-seriously-considering-ending-birthright-citizenship-for-children-of-illegal-immigrants/

THE HILL
— Trump unleashes in lengthy exchange with reporters at White House – BRETT SAMUELS
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/458275-trump-unleashes-in-lengthy-exchange-with-reporters-at-white-house

NEW YORK TIMES
— A Former Congressman and Tea Party Republican Joe Walsh Considers a Challenge to Trump – Annie Karni and Maggie Haberman
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/us/politics/joe-walsh-trump-2020.html

ENTREPRENEUR
— Are You Wasting Employees’ Talent? – Caroline Stokes (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run the federal government uses Affirmative Action, Diversity, Inclusion, and up-or-out, otherwise known as political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, to get rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $98,198) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $116,040) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $136,495) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $165,500) by age 40.) 
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/337550

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— 2020 Democrats Have Plans to Add New Federal Agencies Creating Peace and Cybersecurity departments are among the proposals. – COURTNEY BUBLÉ
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2019/08/2020-democrats-have-plans-add-new-federal-agencies/159311/

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Say Neither Major Party Represents Them (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Republican Party fails/refuses to represent those like me who support the Republican Party platform.) 
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2019/voters_say_neither_major_party_represents_them

August 20 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ex-top cop Garry McCarthy defends background checks on Chicago Police Board speakers: ‘I’d like to know it. Wouldn’t you?’ – GREGORY PRATT and JEREMY GORNER
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-chicago-police-background-checks-garry-mccarthy-20190820-skc2ujkmindlfac57coacrnzhq-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To smear those who oppose abortion, abortion promoters promote 19-year-old Farhan Sheikh who is charged with threatening a Chicago abortion clinic in online posts.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/criminal-justice/ct-abortion-clinic-online-threats-arrest-20190819-hpjpqgawunhchpcm7sxl4xe44m-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The federal government pays its similarly qualified employees who are minority and/or female more than it pays its employees who are White males. 
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-equal-pay-black-women-20190819-h2ctbj7xfvccnny6muc7nlqsnm-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: J.B.’s ‘Windy City Rehab’: Pritzker spends $275K of his wealth to fix up Chicago offices — but leaves GOP suite a fixer upper The stained gray carpets, some with duct tape to hold them together, are gone — at least in the offices of the governor and his staff. There’s now a dividing line between Pritzker’s staff and the offices housing Republican staffers on the 16th floor — a spiffy new blue carpet butting up against the tattered gray one. – Tina Sfondeles 
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2019/8/19/20812905/j-b-pritzker-windy-city-rehab-275000-thompson-center-renovation-carpet-paint
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/8/19/20807282/illinois-lgbtq-inclusive-curriculum-law-schools

DAILY HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: St. Charles leaning toward allowing 2 recreational pot businesses – Lauren Rohr
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190819/st-charles-leaning-toward-allowing-2-recreational-pot-businesses
— Political leaders condemn mock assassination during fundraiser in Winfield – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190819/political-leaders-condemn-mock-assassination-during-fundraiser-in-winfield
— OUTSTANDING: Park Ridge leaning toward ban on recreational marijuana sales – Jennifer Shea
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190819/park-ridge-leaning-toward-ban-on-recreational-marijuana-sales
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Why teen vaping is an epidemic that needs urgent attention, experts warn – Madhu Krishnamurthy
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190820/why-teen-vaping-is-an-epidemic-that-needs-urgent-attention-experts-warn
— Lisle delaying vote on potential marijuana sales – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190820/lisle-delaying-vote-on-potential-marijuana-sales

KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: St. Charles leaning in favor of allowing sale of recreational marijuana City Council committee recommends allowing two recreational marijuana dispensaries – ERIC SCHELKOPF
https://www.kcchronicle.com/2019/08/19/st-charles-leaning-in-favor-of-allowing-sale-of-recreational-marijuana/aafomuw/

HERALD & REVIEW
— Democratic Illinois state Sen. Martin Sandoval blames fundraiser entertainment vendor for mock Trump assassination photos – Dan Petrella and Jamie Munks
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/democratic-illinois-state-sen-martin-sandoval-blames-fundraiser-entertainment-vendor/article_479f6cc7-423f-5ce1-bbca-f174fb5d6f92.html

HERALD WHIG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To smear those who oppose abortion, abortion promoters promote 19-year-old Farhan Sheikh who is charged with threatening a Chicago abortion clinic in online posts.
https://www.whig.com/article/20190819/AP/308199879

NORTHWEST HERALD
— On the ‘election security’ bill – Editorial
https://www.nwherald.com/2019/08/19/on-the-election-security-bill/aqo5f8y/

WILL
— Davis Answer Questions, Heckling, In 2nd “Open Govt. Night”
https://will.illinois.edu/news/story/davis-answer-questions-heckling-in-2nd-open-govt-night

FOX ILLINOIS
— Urbana residents speak up at session on recreational marijuana sales – Haydee Clotter
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/urbana-residents-speak-out-at-session-on-recreational-marijuana-sales
— Rep. Davis holds second ‘Open Government Night’ forum – Lauren Kostiuk
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/rep-davis-holds-second-open-government-night-forum

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters hint/imply/argue/shout that they will cause a recession if Trump is reelected. 
https://www.nprillinois.org/post/president-trump-tries-tamp-down-recession-fears#stream/0

HIGHLAND PARK PATCH
— Divided City Council Decides Against Public Hearing On Cannabis In an informal 4-3 vote, the Highland Park City Council opted to take a “wait and see” approach to recreational cannabis businesses. – Jonah Meadows
https://patch.com/illinois/highlandpark/divided-city-council-decides-against-public-hearing-cannabis

GRAYS LAKE
— LGBTQ Curriculum Law ‘Encouraging’ To Some, ‘Not Right’ To Others The new Illinois law, signed Aug. 9, 2019, by Gov. Pritzker, is getting both praise and backlash among Patch readers. – Rebecca Bream
https://patch.com/illinois/grayslake/lgbtq-curriculum-law-encouraging-some-not-right-others

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Democrats ruining America’s cities Weekly mass shootings reveal progressive policy failures – Lewis K. Uhler and Peter J. Ferrara
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/19/ruining-americas-cities/

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— ‘Woke’ Google continues to face accusations of racism, sexism – Kaylee McGhee 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/woke-google-continues-to-face-accusations-of-racism-sexism
— People who worked with Scaramucci confirm Trump claim he ‘abused staff’ – Steven Nelson (DIERSEN: If people falsely and publicly charged you with abusing someone at an event, what would you do? Would you send them cease and desist letters with copies to all those who attended the event? Would you publically identify a) those who falsely and publicly charged you with abuse, b) those who allegedly witnessed the abuse, c) those who were allegedly abused, d) those who have sided with your accusers, and/or e) those who have already publicly sanctioned you for the alleged abuse? Would you sue your accusers? Would you sue those who already sanctioned you for the alleged abuse?) 
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/people-who-worked-with-scaramucci-confirm-trump-claim-he-abused-staff

FOX NEWS
— After mock Trump assassination photos at liberal fundraiser, Scalise asks when the left will denounce its violence – Frank Miles
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/after-mock-trump-assassination-photos-at-liberal-fundraiser-scalise-asks-when-the-left-will-denounce-its-violence
— Liberals ‘rooting against America’ because they’re ‘furious’ they might lose in 2020 – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/ingraham-liberals-rooting-against-america-trump
— Jeffrey Lord: NYT ‘Stalinizing’ America, left wants to re-write American history on race – Danielle Wallace
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jeffrey-lord-nyt-stalinizing-america-left-wants-to-re-write-american-history-on-race

BREITBART
— Alabama GOP Senate Candidate Wants Illegals to Fill American Jobs, Hires Zuckerberg Cheap Labor Aide – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/19/alabama-gop-senate-candidate-wants-illegals-to-fill-american-jobs-hires-zuckerberg-cheap-labor-aide/
— Sanctuary City New York Likely Freed 3K Criminal Illegal Aliens in Last Year – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/19/sanctuary-city-new-york-likely-freed-3k-criminal-illegal-aliens-in-last-year/
— Anthony Scaramucci Wants to Recruit Former Cabinet Members to Denounce Trump – JOSHUA CAPLAN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have denounced me. I would focus on those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and in Illinois who have lots of religious, government, political, and/or religious clout, their operatives, and their dupes. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.) 
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2019/08/19/anthony-scaramucci-wants-to-recruit-former-cabinet-members-to-denounce-trump/

GOPUSA
— Race Card: Bernie Sanders would release half the prison population
http://www.gopusa.com/race-card-bernie-sanders-would-release-half-the-prison-population/

NBC NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To smear those who oppose abortion, abortion promoters promote 19-year-old Farhan Sheikh who is charged with threatening a Chicago abortion clinic in online posts.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/chicago-man-arrested-after-allegedly-threatening-slaughter-abortion-clinic-n1044186

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To smear those who oppose abortion, abortion promoters promote 19-year-old Farhan Sheikh who is charged with threatening a Chicago abortion clinic in online posts.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/19/us/ifunny-threat-abortion.html

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that Trump-haters demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a racist and even worse things. 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/08/20/project-far-right-fear-history/

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly Democrats promote age discrimination.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2019-08-19/millennials-racism-2020-campaign-usc-study

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH FOUR BIG COLOR PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters encourage Hispanics to not only hate Trump, but to hate those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/08/16/el-paso-texas-mass-shooting-latino-hispanic-reaction/2027932001/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— If Economy Sours, Democrats Will Face a Tough Choice – Gerald F. Seib (DIERSEN: To defeat Trump in 2020, Trump-haters will do everything that they can to destroy America’s economy.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-economy-sours-democrats-will-face-a-tough-choice-11566219836
— Pot Industry Underestimates Old-School Dealers Even in states where cannabis is fully legal, the black market is proving more resilient than expected – Carol Ryan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pot-industry-underestimates-old-school-dealers-11566214441
— ‘The Twenty-Six Words That Created the Internet’ Review: Protecting the Providers Section 230 protects websites and online service providers from liability for what their users post. Has the time come to rethink it? – Barton Swaim
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-twenty-six-words-that-created-the-internet-review-protecting-the-providers-11566255518

DAILY JOURNAL
— A jury on Monday awarded nearly $15.5 million to a former sports columnist for The Los Angeles Times who said he was forced out of his job because of age and health discrimination.
http://www.dailyjournal.net/2019/08/19/us-la-times-columnist-lawsuit/

MASS LIVE
— Forum, debate slated in Springfield for candidates for mayor, City Council
https://www.masslive.com/politics/2019/08/forum-debate-slated-in-springfield-for-candidates-for-mayor-city-council.html

FORBES
— Boom in Cosmetic Surgery Linked to Age Discrimination – Patricia Barnes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/08/19/boom-in-cosmetic-surgery-linked-to-age-discrimination/#12463a302cf0

August 19 Morning Edition

CBS2
— State. Sen. Sandoval Apologizes For Mock Trump Assassination Photos At Fundraiser
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/08/18/sandoval-mock-trump-assassination-photos/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago casino’s future may depend on who’s willing to take less cash – DAN PETRELLA, JAMIE MUNKS and JOHN BYRNE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-chicago-casino-future-20190819-kr6vmrl6hncdbd6synsko757ne-story.html
— Waukegan alderman’s business disclosure forms under review by Illinois Gaming Board – EMILY K. COLEMAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/ct-lns-lake-county-lines-kirkwood-violation-st-0819-20190819-e677qinalzfj7e7u54ry2gw5iq-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kirkwood said he recently purchased Long Sing Restaurant, a Waukegan restaurant that has five video gambling machines. The purchase made Kirkwood a liquor license holder in the city of Waukegan, which means under state law, he must abstain from any votes on liquor-related issues, city attorney Bob Long said. State law previously outright banned all local elected officials from holding liquor licenses. Former aldermanic candidate Jack Dye, who ran unsuccessfully for alderman in the 6th War and had raised the issue in a Facebook post, said he would hope Kirkwood would also abstain from all votes related to gambling. He also pointed to the level of campaign spending tied to gambling interests in the last election.)

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF KACZMAREK: Huge voter turnout in 2020 could mean huge costs for DuPage County – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190819/huge-voter-turnout-in-2020-could-mean-huge-costs-for-dupage-county
— St. Charles officials to debate recreational pot sales at Monday meeting – Lauren Rohr (DIERSEN: Hopefully, at the Wheaton City Council meeting this evening, others will again join me in again urging Wheaton to ban the sale of pot. At the meeting, will residents of Wheaton’s West District, or anyone else, urge the Wheaton City Council to select or to not select certain candidates to fill the West District City Council vacancy? At the meeting, the Wheaton City Council will go into closed session to discuss filling the vacancy.) 
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190819/st-charles-officials-to-debate-recreational-pot-sales-at-monday-meeting
(FROM THE ARTICLE: If the city wants to ban sales, the process will be straightforward, he said. But if they choose to allow sales, the proposed ordinances would have to go through the zoning process, which includes giving adequate notice to residents, holding a public hearing before the plan commission and additional approvals at the committee and city council levels. “Effectively, things need to be done by mid-November,” Koenen said. “It takes time to do it right.” Monday’s discussion is expected to take place during the government operations committee meeting, which is held after the 7 p.m. city council meeting at 2 E. Main St.)

WCIA
— GOP vendor made secret payments to Durkin’s right hand man – Mark Maxwell
https://www.wcia.com/news/capitol-news/gop-vendor-made-secret-payments-to-durkins-right-hand-man/

WIRE POINTS
— Collapsing interest rates are devastating for Illinois’ troubled pensions – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner (DIERSEN: Lower interest rates benefit borrowers and harm savers.)
https://wirepoints.org/collapsing-interest-rates-are-devastating-for-illinois-troubled-pensions/

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— City of Wheaton City Council met July 15 – Michael Abella
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/513106723-city-of-wheaton-city-council-met-july-15
(FROM THE MINUTES: Mr. Bob Cherry, 27 Venetian Way Circle, expressed his concern about the State legislature’s approval of recreational marijuana and encouraged the City to ban the sale of this product. Mr. Dave Diersen, 915 Cove Court, urged the City to be the first municipality to ban the sale of recreational marijuana.)

CAPITOL FAX
— Sen. Sandoval issues apology over mock assassination pics
https://capitolfax.com/2019/08/19/sen-sandoval-issues-apology-over-mock-assassination-pics/

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump presses ahead with foreign-aid cuts despite Pelosi warning action ‘illegal’ – Dave Boyer (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, America should not give any foreign-aid to any country that a) illegally sends its citizens illegally to America illegally or b) illegally keeps its citizens in America illegally.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/aug/18/nancy-pelosi-calls-donald-trump-foreign-aid-cuts-i/

AMERICAN THINKER
— Immigration ‘judges’: Who judges them? – Tiberiu Dianu
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/immigration_judges_who_judges_them.html

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Trump Predicts NYT Will Go Out Of Business After He Leaves Office – Chuck Ross
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2019/08/trump-predicts-nyt-will-go-out-of-business-after-he-leaves-office/

GOPUSA
— Old Glory plays a role as Hong Kong protests rage on
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=74567
— Democrat policies have been toxic for Americans
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=74549

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— “MORE THAN 10 MILLION” ILLEGALS IN CALIFORNIA ALONE Xavier Becerra breaks the news, files suit against Trump administration public-charge rule. – Lloyd Billingsley
https://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/274666/more-10-million-illegals-california-alone-lloyd-billingsley

TOWNHALL
— New Poll Shows Gen Z Is Pretty Confused About Socialism, Capitalism, And More – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2019/08/19/new-poll-shows-gen-z-is-pretty-confused-about-socialism-capitalism-and-more-n2551861

COLUMBIA JOURNAL REVIEW
— How conservative media has grown under Trump – Howard Polskin (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents do not want the conservative media to grow. Ever-increasingly, they do everything that they can a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails. At the Milton Township Republican Central Committee Wednesday evening, August 14, 2019, at the Carol Stream Holiday Inn, after two of their nasty threatening operatives falsely charged me with harassing Carol Stream Holiday Inn employees, one of them in front of an extremely credible witness said that he was going to stop everyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.) 
https://www.cjr.org/analysis/conservative-media-grown.php

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Stoking Racial Division? MSNBC Does the Dems’ Work – Frank Miele
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2019/08/19/stoking_racial_division_msnbc_does_the_dems_work_141036.html
— Rasmussen: New Poll Shows Voters Trust Political News About As Much As They Trust Wikipedia – Tim Hains (DIERSEN: No one should trust journalsts who deny that they have an agenda. I have an agenda. It is to defend and promote conservative and Republican principles.) 
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/08/18/rasmussen_new_poll_shows_voters_trust_national_political_media_about_the_same_as_they_trust_wikipedia.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Sunday on “Full Measure,” host Sharyl Attkisson discussed a new poll showing a plurality of Americans think political media is more biased than it was five years ago. She talks with pollster Scott Rasmussen, who said: “We asked about national political reporters, are they credible, are they reliable? And you know, a little more than one out of three people say yes. When we ask about Wikipedia, we get the exact same answer. So what’s happening is we have a world where people look at journalists like they look at Wikipedia. Gee, that’s an interesting fact. I better check it myself.” “The media has a huge credibility problem and it’s always had the problem,” he explained. “Oh, we talk about it differently today. Now we talk about it as a political bias. I think the issues have always been there. I mean, people were complaining about the bias of Walter Cronkite back in the 1960s.” He continued: “78% of voters say that what reporters do with political news is promote their agenda. They think they use incidents as props for their agenda rather than seeking accurately record what happened. Only 14% think that a journalist is actually reporting what happened… If a reporter found out something that would hurt their favorite candidate, only 36% of voters think that they would report that. “So voters are looking at them as a political activist, not as a source of information,” he concluded.)

NOQ REPORT
— Fake news really is the greatest threat to Republicans in 2020 – JD Rucker (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) unquestioningly believe anyone who levels any kind of charge against me, for example, they unquestioningly believe those MTRCC members who have charged me with harassing Carol Stream Holiday Inn employees. I am considering publishing cease and desist letters against those MTRCC members. Maybe I should just sue them.)
https://noqreport.com/2019/08/18/fake-news-really-greatest-threat-republicans-2020/

BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Powerful Dem’s fundraiser featured simulated Trump assassination, photos stir outrage – Tom Tillison 
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/08/19/powerful-dems-fundraiser-featured-simulated-trump-assassination-photos-stir-outrage-787142

THE HILL
— Trump slams Fox News over recent polling – REBECCA KLAR 
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/457893-trump-slams-fox-news-polling
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater promotes hatred against Trump.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/457888-juan-williams-democrats-finally-hit-trump-where-it-hurts

NBC NEWS
— Illinois state senator apologizes for mock Trump assassination at fundraiser Viral photos of the mock assassination drew condemnation from the state’s Democratic governor and Republican Party chairman. – Allen Smith
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/illinois-state-senator-apologizes-mock-trump-assassination-fundraiser-n1043806

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote dependency on government.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/19/opinion/states-republicans.html

NEW YORK POST
— Illinois state senator apologizes for staged Trump assassination photos at fundraiser – Chris Perez (DIERSEN: Of course, the harder that Trump-haters in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), the DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois work against me, the more motivated that I am to help reelect Trump. I should write a book about those in the MTRCC, DCRCC, IRP, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois who work against me the hardest.)
https://nypost.com/2019/08/18/senator-apologizes-for-staged-trump-assassination-photos-at-fundraiser/
— Why thousands of Americans come together to hear Trump speak – Miranda Devine
https://nypost.com/2019/08/18/why-thousands-of-americans-come-together-to-hear-trump-speak/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Listen up, Trumpophobes. It’s not so hard to understand the president’s appeal. Try going to one of his rallies and, instead of turning up your nose at the Walmart people, listen and learn. The abuse of President Trump and his supporters that passes for analysis from his opponents is a strategic error. The more abuse, the more Trump’s base is energized to turn out on Election Day.)

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, businesses a) promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms and b) dump Republicans.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/business-roundtable-steps-back-from-milton-friedman-theory-11566205200
— The ‘Overqualified’ Trap Can Hit You at Any Time You don’t have to be near retirement to battle a perception that you’ve accomplished too much; here’s what to do about it – Sue Shellenbarger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-overqualified-trap-can-hit-you-at-any-time-11566207000

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans want Mexican-Americans to be anti-Americans.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/08/16/mexican-americans-immigration-el-paso-shooting-minority-racism-column/2010038001/

HOMETOWN SOURCE
— Let’s get ‘Mad as Hell’ about the information we won’t get to see – Gene Policinski (DIERSEN: Sadly, Wheaton North District residents did not get to see the information that the Wheaton’s City Council used to fill the Suess vacancy. Sadly, it appears that Wheaton West District residents will not get to see the information that the Wheaton’s City Council will use to fill the Scalzo vacancy.) 
https://www.hometownsource.com/elk_river_star_news/let-s-get-mad-as-hell-about-the-information-we/article_bc92851c-c1f8-11e9-87f2-0fe53ae723a3.html

GWINNETT DAILY POST
— Qualifying for municipal offices is this week – Curt Yeomans
https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/political-notebook-qualifying-for-municipal-offices-is-this-week/article_b614571a-c077-11e9-9c2c-6f8afbb8aa85.html

LEWISTON TRIBUNE
— Little appoints two to Bovill City Council to make a quorum
https://lmtribune.com/northwest/little-appoints-two-to-bovill-city-council-to-make-a/article_dc17bc90-a7b9-52d2-9456-b53da8f81456.html

MOSCOW-PULLMAN DAILY NEWS
— Governor appoints two to Bovill City Council
https://dnews.com/local/governor-appoints-two-to-bovill-city-council/article_20a49623-d691-5412-b319-39af6d2654cd.html

NEWSWEEK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters side with citizens of foreign countries who invade America.
https://www.newsweek.com/top-trump-official-has-been-calling-undocumented-immigrants-invaders-since-2007-1454938

August 17 Evening Edition

DAILY HERALD
— Grifters, grafters, govs and Blago leave Lincoln crying – Burt Constable
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190817/constable-grifters-grafters-govs-and-blago-leave-lincoln-crying
— Glenbard offers muted response to dress code controversy – Susan Sarkauskas and Bob Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20190816/glenbard-offers-muted-response-to-dress-code-controversy
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Google employees demand company renounce working with Trump immigration agencies – Cat Zakrzewski
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20190817/google-employees-demand-company-renounce-working-with-trump-immigration-agencies

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Beyond the Pale – Pointin an Assault Rifle at Trump Statue
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2019/08/17/beyond-the-pale/

AMERICAN THINKER
— That aroma of fraud: 70% of Bill de Blasio’s local donors come from one hotel union – Monica Showalter
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/08/that_aroma_of_fraud_70_of_bill_de_blasios_local_donors_come_from_one_hotel_union.html

BREITBART
— Mark Zuckerberg’s Group Lobbies Georgia GOP for More Low-Wage Labor – NEIL MUNRO
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/17/mark-zuckerbergs-group-lobbies-georgia-gop-for-more-low-wage-labor/
— Feds: Mississippi Food Plants ‘Willfully’ Hired Illegal Aliens Over Americans – JOHN BINDER
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/08/16/feds-mississippi-food-plants-willfully-hired-illegal-aliens-over-americans/

NOQ REPORT
— GUNS AND CRIME It’s time to punish businesses that employ illegal aliens – JD Rucker
https://noqreport.com/2019/08/16/time-punish-businesses-employ-illegal-aliens/

THE HILL
— 2020 Democrats feel more emboldened to label Trump a racist – BRETT SAMUELS (DIERSEN: Disgustingly, tragically, unacceptably, Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains should expect that sooner or later, if not already, Trump-haters in their neighborhood, in their precinct, in their municipality, in their township/ward, in their county, in Illinois, and in the world will call them White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.) 
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/457730-2020-democrats-feel-more-emboldened-to-label-trump-a-racist
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To defeat Trump in 2020, Trump-haters will do everything that they can to destroy America’s economy.
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/457778-economic-angst-rises-at-bad-time-for-trump

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Roy Moore defamation lawsuit against accusers is paused
https://www.wvtm13.com/article/roy-moore-defamation-lawsuit-against-accusers-is-paused/28727850

NEW YORK TIMES
— Israel’s Alliance With Trump Creates New Tensions Among American Jews – Lisa Lerer and Elizabeth Dias
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/17/us/politics/trump-israel-jews.html

NEW YORK POST
— Chris Cuomo ‘Fredo’ flap exposes ridicule Italian-Americans face every day – Steve Cuozzo
https://nypost.com/2019/08/17/chris-cuomo-fredo-flap-exposes-ridicule-italian-americans-face-every-day/

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater says “The freewheeling, uncontainable nature of Trump’s anti-elite get-togethers.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/08/16/freewheeling-uncontainable-nature-trumps-anti-elite-get-togethers/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To defeat Trump in 2020, Trump-haters will do everything that they can to destroy America’s economy.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/any-economic-downturn-could-scramble-trumps-2020-strategy-11565898073

USA TODAY
— Politicians should stop talking about creating ‘good jobs.’ There are no bad jobs. By calling some jobs ‘good’ and implying others are bad, we’re saying some jobs have no future or, worse, they are not worthy of a person’s effort. – Frayda Levin (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) all the jobs that I had were bad jobs and b) I was grossly overpaid for those jobs. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2019/08/16/employment-help-wanted-good-jobs-low-skill-experience-column/1986883001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hater hints/implies/argues/shouts that Mexicans have a stronger claim to the southwest than Americans. 
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/08/17/not-invaders-hispanics-lived-here-before-us/1974154001/

TUSCALOOSA NEWS
— 3 Tuscaloosa residents qualify for District 4 special election – Jason Morton
https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20190816/3-tuscaloosa-residents-qualify-for-district-4-special-election

POST REGISTER
— Campus segregation programs raise many questions that deserve answers – Wayne Hoffman
https://www.postregister.com/star/opinion/campus-segregation-programs-raise-many-questions-that-deserve-answers/article_0845c9a0-eb90-5ecc-90b5-f0b2aff637ba.html

FRAMINGHAM SOURCE
— Mass Alliance Calls Pascual A Rising Star; Lynch For Council Kickoff Event Tuesday
https://framinghamsource.com/index.php/2019/08/17/political-corner-mass-alliance-calls-pascual-a-rising-star-lynch-for-council-kickoff-event-tuesday/

MICHIGAN LIVE
— Ann Arbor debating FOIA fee waiver for councilman seeking mayor’s emails – Ryan Stanton
https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2019/08/ann-arbor-debating-foia-fee-waiver-for-councilman-seeking-mayors-emails.html

BERKSHIRE EAGLE
— Elect qualified candidate in Ward 6 – Craig Gaetani, Pittsfield
https://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/letter-elect-qualified-candidate-in-ward-6,582198

SANTA BARBARA INDEPENDENT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Trump-haters dehumanize those who do not hate Trump. Therefore, because of the aforesaid, ever-increasingly, those who do not hate Trump are buying firearms and ammunition for their self-defense. 
https://www.independent.com/2019/08/17/dehumanizing-people-makes-killing-easier/