August 18 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner facing pressure from Downstate Republicans to veto ‘very reasonable’ immigration bill – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger  (DIERSEN: It certainly seems like Rauner’s advisors are saying to him that he has to dump the “conservative wing” of the Illinois Republican Party and pander to Libertarians to win in 2018. Libertarians want open borders, pot, and prostitution. It certainly seems like his advisors are saying to him that the more that he dumps on conservatives, that is, on Republicans, that is, on Trump supporters, the more votes that he will get in 2018 from voters who are Libertarian, anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. But the aforesaid are going to vote for the Democrat gubernatorial candidate no matter what Rauner or Trump do.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-trust-act-met-20170819-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the governor also has faced intense lobbying in opposition from Republican Party’s conservative wing. . .The issue could figure into Rauner’s 2018 re-election bid, as the governor will need the support of Downstate voters, some of whom want to see immigration policy that cracks down on those who are in the country illegally. State Sen. Kyle McCarter, a Republican from Lebanon outside St. Louis, said that if Rauner does not veto the bill “this could be the last straw” for Downstate voters who have backed the governor. “There was a reason the president won so big in Downstate Illinois, this is one of those issues that we stood with the president on,” McCarter said. “I understand it’s a difficult decision for the governor to make, but he’s going to have to decide if this should be the priority, or meeting the basic needs of the legal citizens of Illinois.” McCarter said he has reached out to the governor’s chief of staff to encourage Rauner to veto the bill. “I think I can speak for downstate Illinois and most Trump supporters, this isn’t the direction that I want the country to go or the state to go,” he said. “We are a country founded by immigrants, but those were legal immigrants, and I think the last thing Illinois wants is to see a sanctuary state, and this moves us in that direction.” There are also concerns that the legislation could put Illinois crosswise with the federal government and in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s attempted crack down on sanctuary cities. Also critical of the bill is Rep. John Cabello, a Republican of Mexican heritage who is a Rockford police detective and also co-chair of the Illinois Trump Victory fund. Cabello said the measure puts police in the position of choosing whether to uphold federal law or state law. “We can’t cherry pick which laws we are going to enforce, it doesn’t matter if this bill is signed into law or not, law enforcement will do what we have to do,” he said. “I think this bill is symbolic, no law enforcement officer is going to follow this bill.” The bill passed with mostly Democratic support. In the Senate, five Republicans voted for the Trust Act. In the House, only one Republican voted for the bill. Supporters of the legislation argue that it will help build trust between police and the immigrant community, and will give immigrants confidence that they can come forward to help police solve crimes without having to worry about being punished because of their immigration status. Cabello disputed that notion. “If people can’t trust law enforcement without this bill, they are not going to trust law enforcement with this bill,” he said.)
— Chicago activist loses US citizenship, will be deported – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–immigration-israel-bombings-20170817-story.html
— Why do white supremacists hate Jews? Because we can fight them. – Danya Ruttenberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-white-supremacists-jews-0818-story.html
— Silicon Valley escalates its war on white supremacy despite free speech concerns – Tracy Jan and Elizabeth Dwoskin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/technology/ct-silicon-valley-white-supremacy-20170817-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump argues “No, in fact, removing the statue of Robert E. Lee doesn’t put us on a slippery slope.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-confederate-statue-slipperyslope-20170816-column.html
— Confederate leaders’ descendants want monuments pulled down – AP  (DIERSEN: What did your ancestors do in America? My father worked in the office of a chemical plant in Chicago Heights. My mother worked for a dentist in Crete. On my father’s side, his father and grandfather operated a hardware store in Crete. My great grandfather first worked in brick factory in Chicago and then homesteaded a farm in Crete. On my mother’s side, they all were farmers in Grant Park.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–confederate-monument-protest-descendants-20170817-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/schmich/ct-donald-trump-american-renewal-mary-schmich-20170817-column.html
— Emanuel, Rauner spar in latest front in war over school funding – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-rahm-emanuel-tif-met-0820-20170818-story.html
— Germany waged war on its symbols of hate – Amanda Erickson
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170818/281797104108369
— Back at Breitbart, ‘jacked up’ Bannon says, ‘I’ve got my hands back on my weapons’ – Matea Gold and Paul Farhi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-bannon-breitbart-news-20170818-story.html
— Area teen Nicholas Fuentes rallied in Charlottesville, got death threats, now planning move to ‘solidly red’ Alabama – Annemarie Mannion
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/western-springs/news/ct-dlg-lt-grad-death-threats-tl-0824-20170818-story.html
— Malia Obama’s gap year about to end as she goes to Harvard – Katherine Skiba  (DIERSEN: Were you rich enough to have a gap year and to go to Harvard?  I was not.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-malia-obama-starts-harvard-met-0818-20170818-story.html
— Rauner vetoes bills on spending transparency, home health care worker OT – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-vetoes-met-0819-20170818-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Bannons and anti-Trumps ask “What will Bannon’s departure mean for Trump?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-bannon-trump-breitbart-20170818-story.html
— While we’re toppling offensive symbols, what about the Democratic Party? – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-statues-democrats-kass-0820-20170818-column.html
— James Fields Jr.: A neo-Nazi’s violent, rage-fueled journey to Charlottesville – Abigail Hauslohner, Paul Duggan, Jack Gillum and Aaron C. Davis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-james-fields-jr-charlottesville-20170818-story.html
— Fight against extremism for former neo-Nazi from Chicago ramps up after Trump, Charlottesville – Manya Brachear Pashman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-life-after-hate-white-supremacist-met-20170818-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries “push Trump to let ‘Dreamers’ stay?” ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170818/BLOGS02/170819844/durbin-biz-leaders-push-trump-to-let-dreamers-stay
— Rauner says immigration bill ‘very reasonable’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Those who say the bill is very reasonable are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170818/NEWS02/170819848/rauner-says-immigration-bill-very-reasonable
— With school funding at stake, Rauner’s new staff in a spot – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170818/NEWS02/170819833/let-bruce-be-bruce-with-school-funding-at-stake-rauners-new-staff-in

 

ABC7
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In an editorial unethically made to look like news, anti-Trumps call for Rauner to sign the Illinois TRUST Act.
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/governor-expected-to-sign-bill-protecting-undocumented-victims-of-and-witnesses-to-crime/2323283/

 

CBS2
— Gov. Rauner Calls Immigration-Rights Bill Reasonable – Craig Dellimore  (DIERSEN: Those who say the bill is reasonable are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/18/gov-rauner-immigration-bill/
— School Official Running For Governor – Craig Dellimore
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/18/at-issue-school-official-running-for-governor/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Suits linked to Rutherford sex charges cost public $515K – Dan Mihalopoulos
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mihalopoulos-suits-linked-to-rutherford-sex-charges-cost-public-515k/
— Trump never warmed to Consoler-in-Chief role – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-never-warmed-to-consoler-in-chief-role/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want America to defend against terrorists. Trump supporters want America to get rid of terrorists.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170818/editorial-awareness-barriers-needed-in-fight-against-terrorism-by-vehicles
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow over their progress in turning Jews against Trump.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170817/news/308179903/
— Oak Brook theater defends same-sex couple, interracial casting in Shakespeare play – Barbara Vitello
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170818/oak-brook-theater-defends-same-sex-couple-interracial-casting-in-shakespeare-play

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL
— Rauner pays for private helicopter to public event in northern Illinois – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170818/rauner-pays-for-private-helicopter-to-public-event-in-northern-illinois
— Sara Wojcicki Jimenez won’t run for re-election to Illinois House – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170818/sara-wojcicki-jimenez-wont-run-for-re-election-to-illinois-house
— Thumbs Up: To statehouse action that should lead to a better Illinois – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170818/thumbs-up-to-statehouse-action-that-should-lead-to-better-illinois

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Kindergarteners Will Be Monitored By The State – Doug Jenkins
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=250214#.WZc1xBHxZZI

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— TEA Party invites four Congress hopefuls to talk
http://www.newstrib.com/free/tea-party-invites-four-congress-hopefuls-to-talk/article_286185d0-8458-11e7-9b43-fbb2dfdc5588.html

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— Illinois Reacts To Charlottesville – RACHEL OTWELL
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/illinois-reacts-charlottesville#stream/0

 

WJBC
— Rep. Davis: Trump derailed his own infrastructure efforts – Eric Stock  (DIERSEN: Democrats would say that while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I derailed my career because I did not become a Democrat, because I opposed patronage, because I opposed political affiliation discrimination, because I opposed reverse discrimination, because I opposed age discrimination, and because in 1988 when I was 40 years old, I became an active member of a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/08/18/rep-davis-trump-derailed-his-own-infrastructure-efforts/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— ‘#WAR’: Breitbart set to take on White House after Bannon ouster  Bannon won’t stay quiet on sidelines – OLIVER DARCY
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/war-breitbart-set-to-take-on-white-house-after-bannon-ouster/793517200

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— Are Endorsements for the Governor’s Race Getting Earlier?  We put together the data for the last 15 years of elections and asked experts what they see. – EMMA KRUPP
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/August-2017/Are-Endorsements-for-the-Governors-Race-Getting-Earlier/

 

TONIA KHOURI
— DuPage County Board Member Tonia Khouri Announces Candidacy for State Representative in 49th District
http://toniaforillinois.com/

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Wheatland GOP tees up its annual golf event in Naperville – Ruth de Jauregui
http://willcountygazette.com/stories/511184878-wheatland-gop-tees-up-its-annual-golf-event-in-naperville

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner vetoes several major pieces of legislation
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/18/rauner-vetoes-several-major-pieces-of-legislation/
— Asked when he’ll take responsibility, Rauner blames Madigan  (DIERSEN: The officers and directors of TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois blamed me for all of the organization’s problems.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/18/asked-when-hell-take-responsibility-rauner-blames-madigan/

 

BREITBART
— 6 Incredible World Monuments That Must Be Destroyed – ALLUM BOKHARI
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/08/18/6-world-monuments-that-must-be-destroyed/
— Chelsea Clinton on Confederate Statues: Christians Don’t Memorialize the Devil for His Rebellion – ARNER TODD HUSTON
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/18/chelsea-clintons-claim-confederate-statues-celebrate-lucifer-blowback/

 

GOPUSA
— DISGUSTING: Romney demands Trump Apologize, Defends Antifa Counter Protestors
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28932
— An Army of Marble: The Left Slays Dead Confederates  (DIERSEN: Who will the left slay next?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28911
— Statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee at Duke University Defaced  (DIERSEN: Who will the left deface next?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28937

 

FOX NEWS
— Steve Bannon out at the White House – Alex Pappas
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/08/18/stephen-bannon-out-at-white-house-source-says.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Division in America: Don’t Blame Donald Trump – Elise Cooper
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/division_in_america_dont_blame_donald_trump.html

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— ONLY 58 PERCENT? “58 percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say colleges and universities have a negative effect on the way things are going in the country.” – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/18/only-58-percent/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Left exhumes ‘white nationalist’ label – Steve Jordahl
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2017/08/18/left-exhumes-white-nationalist-label

 

NEWSMAX
— Explosive Reaction to Bannon Ouster – Bill Hoffmann
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/steve-bannon-ouster-reaction/2017/08/18/id/808481/
— Extreme Partisanship Shapes Backdrop for Second Civil War – Pat Buchanan  (DIERSEN: Constructively, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors HAVE DECLARED WAR ON THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.newsmax.com/PatrickBuchanan/lee-statues-confederate-davis/2017/08/18/id/808323/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Romney sides with the anti-Trumps, so Romney must be an anti-Trump.
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/mitt-romney-donald-trump-charlottesville/2017/08/18/id/808439/
— Can Drink a Day Keep Diabetes Away?
http://www.newsmax.com/Health/Health-News/diabetes-alcohol/2017/08/11/id/807176/
— Carl Icahn Steps Down as Trump Adviser on Regulatory Reform
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/carl-icahn-steps-down-trump/2017/08/18/id/808499/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— In Misguided Response to Charlottesville, Apple Donates to Liberal Group That Endangers Conservatives – Katrina Trinko
http://dailysignal.com/2017/08/17/in-misguided-response-to-charlottesville-apple-donates-to-liberal-group-that-endangers-conservatives/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Coulter: Bannon Firing ‘Not Good News’ — ‘Trump Should’ve Hired Ten More Like Him’ – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/18/coulter-bannon-firing-not-good-news-trump-shouldve-hired-ten-more-like-him/
— Flake Calls To Let In Immigrants Whose ‘Only Initial Credentials Are A Strong Back’ – Amber Randall  (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats.  RINOs want immigrants because they want cheap labor.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/18/flake-calls-to-let-in-immigrants-with-no-skills-but-who-will-work-hard/

 

THE HILL
— Bannon back at Breitbart after White House ouster – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347177-bannon-back-at-breitbart-after-white-house-ouster
— Bannon out at White House – JONATHAN EASLEY AND JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347102-trump-fires-stephen-bannon?rnd=1503075149
— Bannon exit raises new questions for White House – JONATHAN EASLEY AND JORDAN FABIAN
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347172-bannon-exit-raises-new-questions-for-white-house
— E-Verify: It’s time to finally cut off the jobs magnet for illegal immigrants – ROBERT LAW (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly employers talk and act like they prefer to hire illegals over citizens of America.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/immigration/347094-its-time-to-finally-cut-off-the-jobs-magnet-for-illegal

 

POLITICO
— Bannon returns to Breitbart News as executive chairman
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/18/bannon-returns-to-breitbart-news-as-executive-chairman-241806
— Bannon out as White House chief strategist  His departure marks the latest high-level staff shake-up that has rocked Trump’s West Wing. – JOSH DAWSEY and NOLAN D. MCCASKILL
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/18/bannon-out-as-white-house-chief-strategist-241786

 

CNN
— Machines, not Americans, could replace immigrant workers – Patrick Gillespie (DIERSEN: If there had been more immigrants in northeast Illinois since 1962, they would have been hired instead of me.  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 assemble 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.)
http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/18/news/economy/us-farmers-immigration-automation/index.html
— What top employers look for in new college grads – Katie Lobosco (DIERSEN: What discouraged employers from hiring you? When I graduated from NIU in 1970, I was draft bait. I had passed the physical examination and potential employers did not believe that my application for a financial hardship draft deferment would be granted. My Federal Service Entrance Examination score was 93, but I did not get any job offers from federal agencies until March of 1971 because many others who had passed the examination were veterans who got a 5-point veterans preference over me.)
http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/18/pf/first-job-search-interview/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Banons say “Steve Bannon, Back on the Outside, Prepares His Enemies List.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/business/media/bannon-said-to-be-planning-his-return-to-breitbart-news.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump’s say “Trump’s embrace of Confederate statues as a wedge issue underscores Bannon’s enduring influence.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/08/18/daily-202-trump-s-embrace-of-confederate-statues-as-a-wedge-issue-underscores-bannon-s-enduring-influence/59965f8030fb0433811d69dc/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “Trump gets rid of Stephen Bannon, a top proponent of his nationalist agenda.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-decides-to-get-rid-of-white-house-chief-strategist-stephen-bannon/2017/08/18/98cd5c40-8430-11e7-902a-2a9f2d808496_story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Why the American left gave up on political violence. And why the right increasingly embraced it.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/why-the-american-left-gave-up-on-political-violence/2017/08/18/416cb37c-836f-11e7-b359-15a3617c767b_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Steve Bannon, Controversial Aide to Trump, Leaves White House Staff.  Chief strategist pushed president toward nationalist, populist agenda.”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/steve-bannon-leaves-white-house-staff-1503075345

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The Trump-hating director of the Democratic Socialists of America says “Confederate monuments must go immediately.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/17/confederate-symbols-must-go-immediately-editorials-debates/104693968/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A Trump-hating member of the USA TODAY Board of Contributors says Trump “is far worse than a racist.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/16/donald-trumps-charlottesville-press-conference-showed-his-true-self/570975001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PICTURE: America’s ‘Confederate infrastructure:’ Too big to hide, move or raze – Rick Hampson
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/17/americas-confederate-infrastructure-too-big-hide-move-raze-trump-tweets/574759001/
— Companies sever ties with hate groups as they walk fine line on diversity – Roger Yu and Melanie Eversley (DIERSEN: To promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion is to get rid of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/17/companies-sever-ties-hate-groups-they-walk-fine-line-diversity/577705001/
— Military chiefs denounce racism and hatred after Charlottesville – William Cummings (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps denounce Trump supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.  What do the military chiefs say to the anti-Trumps?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/08/17/military-chiefs-denounce-racism-and-hatred-after-charlottesville/575124001/
— Need money for college? Here’s how to make a grab for $150,000 in scholarships. – N’dea Yancey-Bragg  (DIERSEN: Did you get any scholarships? I did not. If you did not get any scholarships, sooner or later, your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will use that against you.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2017/08/18/need-money-college-heres-how-makegabrielle-mccormick-earned-150-000-scholarships-heres-how-she-did-i/559957001/

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP’S SUPPORT IS SHRINKING, POLLS SHOW. WILL BANNON’S OUSTER MAKE THINGS WORSE? – BILL POWELL
http://www.newsweek.com/trump-base-shrinking-polls-kelly-charlottesville-bannon-racism-652182

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Fear of reassignments, buyouts pushes HUD to more transparent change management – Jason Miller
https://federalnewsradio.com/management/2017/08/fear-of-reassignments-buyouts-pushes-hud-to-try-to-manage-change-in-more-transparent-way/

 

INDEPENDENT
— Steve Bannon predicted he’d last eight months in the White House – he lasted seven (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/bannon-white-house-eight-months-a7901311.html

 

DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Illinois Policy Institute Has Taken Over His Office  Rauner Suddenly Shy That His Top Aides All Come from IPI or Other Right-Wing Organizations  (DIERSEN: Some would argue that the Illinois Policy Institute is more Libertarian than it is “Right-Wing.”
https://democraticgovernors.org/illinois/rauner-bizarrely-tries-to-refute-fact-that-illinois-policy-institute-has-taken-over-his-office/

August 18 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Mayor Emanuel rejects call to rename Washington, Jackson parks – Mike Flannery
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/274524801-story#/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner calls immigration bill ‘very reasonable’ – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: The TRUST Act encourages people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally. If Rauner signs it, he dumps not only the immigration planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform, he dumps all those who voted for him in 2014 and all those who might vote for him in 2018.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-immigration-bill-met-0818-20170817-story.html
— Cullerton tries stand-up comedy at Rauner’s expense – Monique Garcia  (DIERSEN: Democrats are disciples of Saul Alinsky. Alinsky’s fifth rule encourage ridicule.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-john-cullerton-bruce-rauner-20170818-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Alderman says Lincoln bust in West Englewood burned – Fran Spielman and Mitch Dudek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/674297/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Who’s running more and more big local companies? Foreigners. – JOE CAHILL  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn America and its citizens.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170818/ISSUE10/170819863
— More women, racial minorities among Chicago CEOs – CLAIRE BUSHEY  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, CEOs are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170818/EMPLOYMENT/170819851
— Here’s what it’s really like to switch to nonprofit work – LISA BERTAGNOLI  (DIERSEN: I worked for a nonprofit, that is, for the federal government, for almost 30 years. Because nonprofits do not have to worry about making a profit, they can and they do far more aggressively promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, that is, they far more aggressively discriminate against Republicans, Whites, men, older people, and non-veterans.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170817/ISSUE03/170819892

 

CHICAGO BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Sun-Times sporting a full-page union labor ad in today’s edition – Lewis Lazare
https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2017/08/17/sun-times-sporting-a-full-page-union-labor-ad-in.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville to license taxi companies, no longer individual drivers – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170816/naperville-to-license-taxi-companies-no-longer-individual-drivers

 

WTTW
— Question Over Controversial Public Monuments Comes to Chicago – Eddie Arruza
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/17/question-over-controversial-public-monuments-comes-chicago

 

WLS AM
— At 83, Jesse White is running for a sixth term as Illinois Secretary of State – Bill Cameron  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  I am 68. Because I did not make GS-13 (currently $94,610) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $111,801) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $131,508, and Senior Executive Service (currently $161,900) by age 40, my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. What shows that you have energy? Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email EACH AND EVERY MORNING and since 2015, I have ALSO put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email EACH AND EVERY EVENING. Those emails have included links to more than 278,800 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
http://www.wlsam.com/2017/08/17/at-83-jesse-white-is-running-for-a-sixth-term-as-illinois-secretary-of-state/

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Rauner says immigration bill ‘very reasonable’ (DIERSEN: The TRUST Act encourages people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally. If Rauner signs it, he dumps not only the immigration planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform, he dumps all those who voted for him in 2014 and all those who might vote for him in 2018.)
http://www.qconline.com/news/illinois/rauner-says-immigration-bill-very-reasonable/article_5d2ab176-8424-11e7-abfa-e3e6beca9d99.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Energetic 83-year-old Jesse White not ready to retire -Editorial  (DIERSEN: How old are you?  I am 68. What shows that you have energy?  Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email EACH AND EVERY MORNING and since 2015, I have ALSO put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email EACH AND EVERY EVENING. Those emails have included links to more than 278,800 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20170817/our-view-energetic-83-year-old-jesse-white-not-ready-to-retire

 

DAILY EGYPTIAN
— Rauner: Trump’s comments on Charlottesville ‘damage America’ (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who advises Rauner that demonizing Trump, denigrating Trump, and condemning Trump helps Rauner get reelected in 2018? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://dailyegyptian.com/70499/state/rauner-trumps-comments-charlottesville-damage-america/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— GOP senators are striking back in Trump’s public war of words  President has no intention of changing his tact – DAN MERICA AND ERIC BRADNER
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/gop-senators-are-striking-back-in-trumps-public-war-of-words/791880870
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites are anti-Trump.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/people-of-color-to-trump-what-doesnt-break-us-makes-us-stronger/792720405
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Corker panders to anti-Trumps.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/corker-trump-hasnt-demonstrated-competence-to-be-successful/792309457
— ‘Nazis’ scrawled on side of New Hampshire GOP HQ  Police did not immediately name any suspects – ELIZABETH JOSEPH AND DANIELLA DIAZ (DIERSEN: Government is nasty. Politics is nasty. People are nasty. What is your national origin?  Mine is 100% German. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me because a am 100% German national origin. Of course, they do not admit that. The aforesaid include people who are of German national origin who pander to and seek to curry favor with those who hate German-Americans by stressing that I am 100% German national origin. They paint themselves as being good German-Americans and paint me as being a bad German-American. They are like those Jews who helped the Nazis identify Jews in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/nazis-scrawled-on-side-of-new-hampshire-gop-hq/791441013
— 6 in 10 who approve of Trump say they’ll never stop approving of him – CNN  (DIERSEN: How many out of 10 who approve of Obama say they’ll never stop approving of him – 8, 9, 10?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/6-in-10-who-approve-of-trump-say-theyll-never-stop-approving/792285667
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump federal employees want Trump’s cabinet members to demonize Trump, to denigrate Trump, and to condemn Trump as being a White supremacist, a hater, a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things. While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors made it clear to my supervisors, to my coworkers, and to my subordinates that they should say bad things about me.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/cabinets-silence-on-trump-disturbs-agency-employees/792033494

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Gov. Rauner Was In The Crosshairs At Annual State Democratic Breakfast
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/gov-rauner-was-crosshairs-annual-state-democratic-breakfast

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Durkin says House mocked education needs with sham vote – Hoang Tran
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511187029-durkin-says-house-mocked-education-needs-with-sham-vote

 

DUPAGE COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION
— Approved Township Maps
http://www.dupageco.org/Election/Election_Commission_News/2017/55566/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Harold says she promises to fight public corruption if elected Illinois Attorney General – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/harold-says-she-promises-to-fight-public-corruption-if-elected/article_b9045312-82d0-11e7-bd0b-1bd32979c1cd.html
— Madigan rallies Democrats with a look back to the past – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/madigan-rallies-democrats-with-a-look-back-to-the-past/article_2f51f8e6-8360-11e7-80cc-8b0c9f33103e.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner calls TRUST Act a “very reasonable” bill, won’t commit to signing it (DIERSEN: The TRUST Act encourages people a) to come to America illegally, b) to stay in America illegally, and c) to bring others to America illegally. If Rauner signs it, he dumps not only the immigration planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform, he dumps all those who voted for him in 2014 and all those who might vote for him in 2018.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/18/rauner-calls-trust-act-a-very-reasonable-bill-wont-commit-to-signing-it/
— Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez says she won’t run again
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/18/rep-sara-wojcicki-jimenez-says-she-wont-run-again/
— Rauner points to WVON host’s defense of Illinois Policy Institute cartoon as legislators to protest HQ
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/18/rauner-points-to-wvon-hosts-defense-of-illinois-policy-institute-cartoon-as-legislators-to-protest-hq/

 

POILITICO ILLINOIS
— RAUNER SAYS HE HASN’T SEEN IPI CARTOON — In another head-scratching moment for Team Rauner, the governor’s office on Thursday said Rauner hadn’t seen a controversial political cartoon from the Illinois Policy Institute that the group took down Wednesday amid outcry from both parties that it was racist. The cartoon was meant to be an illustration of the conservative group’s view on SB1, but critics said it injected a derogatory racial element into the ongoing debate over the education funding bill. – Natasha Korecki (DIERSEN: Who is responsible for keeping Governor Rauner and all the other Illinois Republican elected officials and party leaders up to date with Illinois government and political news and commentary? Please join me in urging Governor Rauner and all the other Illinois Republican elected officials and party leaders a) to read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, or if not that, to require their staff to read the emails and to keep them up to date and b) to assure that
diersen@aol.com is kept on their press release lists and their press advisory lists.)
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/08/18/politico-illinois-playbook-campaign-for-sb1-override-rauner-hasnt-seen-controversial-cartoon-preckwinkle-numbers-plummet-221938

 

BILL O’REILLY
— First They Came For the Statues
https://www.billoreilly.com/b/First-They-Came-For-the-Statues/425206911343892859.html

 

GOPUSA
— Missouri Democrat ‘Hopes’ Trump is Assassinated
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28897
— Terrorists kill as Barcelona insists they are not afraid  (DIERSEN: How many homes in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America display “We are not afraid” yard signs?  When the terrorists come to your precinct, to your municipality, to your township/ward, to your county, to Illinois, and to America, will the terrorists skip the homes that have “We are not afraid” yard signs?)
http://www.gopusa.com/terrorists-kill-as-barcelona-insists-they-are-not-afraid/
— Speaking of statues, why does Seattle have a 7 ton statue of Vladimir Lenin?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28894
— Soros: The ‘Anti-Fascist’ Fascist
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28872
— A warning about ‘trigger warnings’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28650

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Lay it on the line’: Judge in tea party case orders IRS to disclose employee names, reasons – Stephen Dinan (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO 1980-1997.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/17/judge-in-tea-party-case-orders-irs-to-disclose-emp/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— University of Chicago reminds freshmen that it doesn’t do safe spaces – Matthew Foldi
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9601

 

NEWSMAX
— Poll: Republicans Back Trump on Charlottesville Opinion – Joe Crowe
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/poll-republicans-charlottesville-opinion/2017/08/18/id/808351/

 

DAILY CALLER
— New York Is Named After A Horrendous Slave Trader – Thomas Phippen  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that if your ancestors immigrated to America while slavery was legal in any part of America, your ancestors, your great grandparents, your grandparents, your parents, you, your children, your grandchildren, and your great grandchildren ARE RACISTS.  While all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, they came to and stayed in northeast Illinois.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/17/new-york-is-named-after-a-horrendous-slave-trader/
— Statue Of Slave Emancipator Abraham Lincoln Burned In Chicago – Rob Shimshock
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/17/statue-of-slave-emancipator-abraham-lincoln-burned-in-chicago/
— CNN Commentator Symone Sanders Accuses Trump Of Being A ‘White Supremacist’ – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being Nazis, KKK members, White supremacists, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.  How should Trump and his supporters respond?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/17/cnn-commentator-accuses-trump-of-being-a-white-supremacist/

 

FOX NEWS
— Jason Kessler, Charlottesville rally organizer, says he’s in hiding – Doug McKelway
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/08/17/jason-kessler-charlottesville-rally-organizer-says-hes-in-hiding.html

 

BLAZE
— Rush Limbaugh has an interesting theory on why the GOP allows ‘leftists’ to tear America apart – Sarah Taylor
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/17/rush-limbaugh-has-an-interesting-theory-on-why-the-gop-allows-leftists-to-tear-america-apart/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— All in: The left is through messing around – Ebben Raves  (DIERSEN: As anti-Trumps increasingly make it clear that they are going to get rid of Trump supporters, Trump supporters will increasingly buy firearms and buy ammunition for their self-defense.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/all_in_the_left_is_through_messing_around.html
— Charlottesville and Its Aftermath: What if It Was a Setup? – Patricia McCarthy
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/charlottesville_and_its_aftermath_what_if_it_was_a_setup.html

 

DAILY WIRE
— Rubicon: Washington Post Op-Ed Openly Calls For Political Violence – JOHN NOLTE
http://www.dailywire.com/news/19823/rubicon-wapo-op-ed-openly-calls-political-violence-john-nolte#
— NY Times Reporter Admits Antifa Protesters In Charlottesville Were ‘Hate-Filled’ And Violent Before Left Forces Her To Backtrack – JAMES BARRETT
http://www.dailywire.com/news/19673/ny-times-reporter-admits-antifa-protesters-james-barrett

 

ONE NEWS NOW
Newspaper takes jab at IL state rep  A daily newspaper in Illinois targeted a conservative state lawmaker who linked to a story written by a pro-family activist – Bob Kellogg
https://www.onenewsnow.com/media/2017/08/17/newspaper-takes-jab-at-il-state-rep

 

INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY
— U.S. Has 3.5 Million More Registered Voters Than Live Adults — A Red Flag For Electoral Fraud
http://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/u-s-has-3-5-million-more-registered-voters-than-live-adults-a-red-flag-for-electoral-fraud/

 

THE HILL
— Dems launch full assault on Trump over Charlottesville – MIKE LILLIS AND SCOTT WONG (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the full assaults that my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Post Office, IRS, GAO, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, American Association of Political Consultants, Illinois Center Right Coalition, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, etc. have made on me.  Those who work against me have a lot in common.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/347010-dems-use-charlottesville-fallout-to-pressure-gop?rnd=1503002220
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that anti-Trump Gore says that “Trump should resign.”
ttp://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/347018-gore-trump-should-resign

 

POLITICO
— Pelosi endorses censure of Trump over Charlottesville response – KYLE CHENEY (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who tried and failed to get the Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) to censure me at the start of the 2006 ICRS Annual Convention in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/18/pelosi-endorses-censure-of-trump-over-charlottesville-response-241784
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “White House aides squirm at Trump’s rhetoric but stay put  Officials said they don’t expect anyone in the West Wing to resign, despite distaste for Trump’s Charlottesville comments.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/17/trump-aides-no-resignations-charlottesville-241759

 

REUTERS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s attacks could leave him friendless if impeachment comes.”
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-senate-idUSKCN1AX2K3

 

MSNBC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The awkward timing of the RNC’s African-American outreach efforts.”  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps do everything that they can to make Blacks hate Republicans.)
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/the-awkward-timing-the-rncs-african-american-outreach-efforts

 

MSN
— What Is Trump Worth to Twitter? One Analyst Estimates $2 Billion – Jeran Wittenstein
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/what-is-trump-worth-to-twitter-one-analyst-estimates-dollar2-billion/ar-AAqg7ly

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The hate-filled CNN promotes the hate-filled Southern Poverty Law Center.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/17/us/hate-groups-us-map-trnd/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Volume Raising In Nativist Talk From President – MICHAEL D. SHEAR and MAGGIE HABERMAN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout that they are anti-American.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/us/politics/trump-charlottesville-confederate-statues.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Republicans in Congress May Be Stuck in a Relationship With Trump.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/us/politics/republicans-congress-trump.html
— Political Migration: A New Business of Moving Out to Fit In – Emily Badger (DIERSEN: What percent of those who move into your precinct, into your municipality, into your township/ward, into you county, and into Illinois are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/upshot/political-migration-a-new-business-of-moving-out-to-fit-in.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Paul Chabot, a Republican, ran in the fall for Congress from a part of California’s Inland Empire that was once reliably Republican. That was the best way, he figured, to revive a community he remembered from his childhood as being safer, more prosperous, with better public schools and less liberal politics. It was his final effort trying to make things work in California. Mr. Chabot lost by 12 points. By Thanksgiving, he, his wife, Brenda, and their four children were touring North Texas in a rented S.U.V. looking for a new home. In the language of political science, they were sorting. The Chabots left a part of the country where they believed they no longer fit in as conservatives for a new community where they felt sure they would. “I see it even more boldly — as escaping,” Mr. Chabot said from McKinney, Tex., where the family settled this year.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “The Case Some Executives Made for Sticking With Trump.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/business/dealbook/as-executives-retreated-lone-voices-offered-support-for-trump.html
— Working to Close the Breast-Feeding Gap – SHANNON SHELTON MILLERAU  (DIERSEN: During the 1990s, GAO’s Chicago office gutted its smoking room and turned it into a lactation room.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/well/family/working-to-close-the-breast-feeding-gap.html
— The Internal Combustion Engine Is Not Dead Yet – NORMAN MAYERSOHN  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes despise cars and despise internal combustion engines.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/automobiles/wheels/internal-combustion-engine.html
— Where Is the Line? Charlottesville Forces Media and Tech Companies to Decide – Jim Rutenberg
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/business/media/charlottesville-deadly-protest-media.html
— Jeff Flake: We Need Immigrants With Skills. But Working Hard Is a Skill. – JEFF FLAKE  (DIERSEN: If there had been more immigrants in northeast Illinois since 1962, they would have been hired instead of me.  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 assemble 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.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/opinion/jeff-flake-we-need-immigrants-with-skills-but-working-hard-is-a-skill.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Makes Caligula Look Pretty Good.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/18/opinion/trump-caligula-republican-congress.html
— Circling the Square of President Trump’s Relationship With Race – YAMICHE ALCINDOR and MAGGIE HABERMAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/us/politics/trump-blacks-african-americans-girlfriend-charlottesville.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Beyond dating a biracial woman, he made outsize efforts to hang out publicly with African-American celebrities: the boxing promoter Don King, the hip-hop impresarios Kanye West, Russell Simmons and Sean Combs, and celebrities as big as Muhammad Ali, James Brown and Michael Jackson.)
— 4 Surrender in Toppling of Confederate Statue in North Carolina – JONATHAN M. KATZ
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/us/durham-duke-robert-e-lee-statue.html
— Rammed by Car in Charlottesville, but Seeing a Sign of Hope – FRANCES ROBLES
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/us/charlottesville-crash-sisters-fields.html
— As Vehicle Attacks Rise, an Ordinary Object Becomes an Instrument of Fear – AMANDA TAUB  (DIERSEN: How soon will the anti-Trumps ban members of the following groups from driving vehicles: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? Just kidding, but not completely.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/world/europe/barcelona-van-terrorist-weapon-fear.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint Trump and paint Trump’s supporters as being Nazis, KKK members, White supremacists, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Constructively, ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call for the death of Trump and for the death of everyone who has voted for Trump.  Constructively, ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call for a Second Civil War.  Constructively, those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors HAVE DECLARED WAR ON THOSE THAT ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/08/17/a-nazi-salute-a-kkk-hood-and-trump-magazine-covers-after-charlottesville-are-jarring/
— Illinois Policy Institute’s cartoon sparks racial clash – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/illinois-conservative-groups-cartoon-sparks-racial-clash/2017/08/17/192b6b26-83ae-11e7-9e7a-20fa8d7a0db6_story.html
— Crews are removing the statue of Roger Taney, author of Supreme Court decision defending slavery, at Md. State House – Josh Hicks
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/md-senate-president-slams-hogan-for-fast-vote-to-remove-taney-statue/2017/08/17/41833b12-8390-11e7-ab27-1a21a8e006ab_story.html
— Trump’s Confederate statue stance grew from success with ‘identity politics’ – David Weigel  (DIERSEN: What is your identity?  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/08/17/trumps-confederate-statue-stance-grew-from-success-with-identity-politics/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— When CEOs Play Politics, Shareholders Can Take Them to Court  After Target established an ‘inclusive’ restroom policy, its share price plummeted by 40%. – Jon L. Pritchett and  Ed Tiryakian  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, CEOs are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-ceos-play-politics-shareholders-can-take-them-to-court-1503011944
— China Tech Workers Wanted: Women Need Not Apply  Many job ads specify that women aren’t wanted for certain Chinese tech jobs – Li Yuan  (DIERSEN: Because all the jobs that I had were so BAD, it was extremely difficult for my superiors to hire and to retain those who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran. 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 assemble 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.wsj.com/articles/china-tech-workers-wanted-women-need-not-apply-1502972944
— Why Not Put Truth on a Pedestal?  Richmond’s mayor has a solution for Confederate monuments: Leave them up but provide context. – Dave Shiflett (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that if your ancestors immigrated to America while slavery was legal in any part of America, your ancestors, your great grandparents, your grandparents, your parents, you, your children, your grandchildren, and your great grandchildren ARE RACISTS. While all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, they came to and stayed in northeast Illinois.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-not-put-truth-on-a-pedestal-1503011994
— Refighting the Civil War  Once was enough, as Robert E. Lee understood. – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Constructively, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of Group A have declared war on members of Group B.  Members of Group A are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/refighting-the-civil-war-1503012570
— The ‘Resistance’ Goes Lower  Green groups are attacking staffers merely for working in Trump’s government. – Kimberley A. Strassel  (DIERSEN: Democrats would say that while I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I was a member of the “Resistance” because I was a Republican, because I opposed patronage, because I opposed political affiliation discrimination, because I opposed reverse discrimination, because I opposed age discrimination, and because in 1988 when I was 40 years old, I became an active member of a class action lawsuit that charged the federal government with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-resistance-goes-lower-1503011851
— Fight Over Confederate Monuments Comes to the Halls of Congress  Pelosi asks Ryan to have monuments removed from Capitol – Natalie Andrews and Ben Kesling  (DIERSEN: What is your congressman’s position on this?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/nancy-pelosi-calls-for-removal-of-confederate-monuments-from-halls-of-congress-1503001616

 

GOVERNING
— These Governors Are Rich, But Are They Effective?  The wealthy are increasingly seeking their state’s highest office. Winning has been the easy part. – LOUIS JACOBSON
http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/gov-rich-governors-effectiveness.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 2014, Rauner, whose money came from private equity, used his fortune to defeat incumbent Illinois Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn. In the primary, Rauner spent $16 million and won by three percentage points in a four-way race. In the general election, he spent $54 million. “We’ve never had a candidate for governor in my 40 years watching politics who even came close to having Rauner’s financial resources,” says Bernard Schoenburg, a political columnist at The State Journal-Register in Springfield, Ill. “It enabled him to get his message across on lots of platforms.” . . . The poster child for difficult governorships, however, has been Rauner’s. His ongoing budget war with the Democratic-controlled legislature has drawn threats of junk bond status from credit ratings agencies and loss of university accreditation following two years of steep cuts and unpaid bills. “Rather than recognize that he had to deal with strong pro-labor Democratic legislative majorities in a blue state,” says Kent Redfield, a University of Illinois-Springfield political scientist, “he pushed a strong anti-union, right-to-work agenda from the beginning that unified all parts of labor against him.” And those weren’t the only enemies Rauner made, Redfield says: The governor “tried to hold the budget hostage to leverage his ‘Turnaround Agenda,’ which initially included tort reform and cuts in social services spending to health facilities in addition to anti-collective bargaining, worker’s comp reform and pension reform measures. This unified the major funders of the Democratic Party against him — labor, the trial lawyers, and the hospitals and nursing homes.” . . . In Illinois, at least two wealthy Democratic candidates are expected to run: J.B. Pritzker and Chris Kennedy. Given Rauner’s willingness to spend from his own pocketbook, a credible Democratic candidate who’s wealthy would have a huge leg up. “People think the race could cost each side a far-unprecedented $150 million,” Schoenburg says.)

 

GUARDIAN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “Could Trump’s blundering lead to war between China and Japan?”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/17/could-trumps-blundering-lead-to-war-between-china-and-japan

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Republicans Tuning into the News Less Than Democrats, Unaffiliateds  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who have worked the hardest since 2000 a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop Republicans from reading those emails.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2017/republicans_tuning_into_the_news_less_than_democrats_unaffiliateds
— A Third of Republicans Want McConnell, Ryan Out
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2017/a_third_of_republicans_want_mcconnell_ryan_out

August 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner gets his day at State Fair as Madigan calls meeting at Capitol  (DIERSEN: What discourages you the most from attending Republican events at the State Fair?  For me, it is knowing that far too many of the leaders who will be there are anti-Trump and/or fail/refuse to defend/advance planks in the Republican Party platform, most commonly, the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and illegal drugs planks.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-state-fair-20170816-story.html
— Snubbed financier says he’ll belatedly pay up for Gov. Rauner’s prize-winning steer – Kim Janssen  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who discourage Republicans from donating money to help sponsor entries in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-state-fair-day1-0816-chicago-inc-20170815-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Financier R.J. D’Orazio — a big Rauner supporter — confirmed to Chicago Inc. on Tuesday that he had not paid the $20,000 because “I did not get any recognition.” D’Orazio said that when he initially committed to donate $10,000 to $15,000, he was told “there would be some kind of article in the Chicago Tribune” recognizing his donation to charities including the Illinois 4-H Club. D’Orazio did say Tuesday night that he would “be happy to wire the $20,000 first thing in the morning if someone tells me where to send it.” An auction organizer told Inc. that D’Orazio had been pursued for the money until March, when organizers finally gave up. Rauner, who was hailed as the record-breaking bidder last year, told Inc. he was unaware of D’Orazio’s failure to pay. “I haven’t heard that,” he said. D’Orazio’s failure to pay means the governor has been stripped — at least for now — of his status as the owner of the most expensive livestock sold at the state fair. The program for this year’s auction lists an earlier auction won for $100,000 as the highest amount ever bid. It records Rauner’s winning bid of last year as $84,000, listing “friends of the Wisnefski family” and D’Orazio’s investment firm, D’Orazio Capital Partners, as co-donors. D’Orazio said he intended to make the donation in a private capacity, not through his firm. He had seen Rauner at a fundraiser since last year’s auction but “the governor didn’t bring it up,” he said. He added, “I apologize. I didn’t realize that it was going to be put out that the governor was buying it on his own. I was doing a favor for a friend.”)
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats used to promote integration.  Now they promote segregation.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-white-people-race-segregation-perspec-20170815-story.html
— Social media harnessed to expose white nationalists at rally – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-social-media-expose-white-nationalists-20170814-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-charlottesville-solidarity-st-0816-20170815-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: AG Jeff Sessions to bash Rahm Emanuel in sanctuary city speech – Lynn Sweet
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/ag-sessions-to-bash-rahm-in-sanctuary-city-speech-in-miami/
— House Republicans to introduce bill to block Cook County pop tax – Rachel Hinton
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-republicans-to-introduce-bill-to-overturn-cook-county-pop-tax/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-White says “Trump fails moral test on racism.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mitchell-trump-fails-moral-test-on-racism/amp/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump mocks the pain of Chicago families.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-trump-mocks-the-pain-of-chicago-families/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Whites say “Donald Trump, America’s bigot in chief.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-donald-trump-americas-bigot-in-chief/
— Johnson, Emanuel bemoan canceled game after fight closed United Center – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/emanuel-bemoans-uc-fight-that-canceled-summer-league-title-game/
— Chicago must apply for grant as sanctuary city legal battle plays out – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-must-apply-for-grant-as-sanctuary-city-legal-battle-plays-out/amp/
— Emanuel imposes minority reporting requirement on major developments – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always had to report on the progress that they were making a) to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or younger and b) to make way for the aforesaid by getting rid of their employees who were Republican, and especially Republicans who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-imposes-minority-reporting-requirement-on-major-developments/
— Hastert set to begin two years under court supervision – Jon Seidel
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20170816/textview

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump-backed immigration bill has many critics, but voters like it – Byron York  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want mass immigration a) because recent immigrant vote overwhelming for Democrats and/or b) because the want cheap labor.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170816/trump-backed-immigration-bill-has-many-critics-but-voters-like-it
— FRONR PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF VALLEZ: Why parks director Joe Vallez with four jobs gets to keep his pensions – Jake Griffin  (DIERSEN: Are/will you getting/get more than one pension? I am getting a $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension and $2,028 Social Security. My CSRS pension is dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  My Social Security is dramatically reduced because I get a CSRS pension.  Have you ever held more than one job at a time?  I did 1971-1972 while I worked full-time for IRS in Harvey and part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170816/why-parks-director-with-four-jobs-gets-to-keep-his-pensions
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote McCain.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170815/mccain-usually-one-to-act-on-principle
— Important advances toward consolidating governments in Illinois – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Those who oppose the consolidation do everything that they can to destroy me.  What does that say about them?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170816/editorial-important-advances-toward-consolidating-governments-in-illinois

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— House won’t vote on education bill veto override Wednesday – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170815/house-wont-vote-on-education-bill-veto-override-wednesday
— Springfield City Council takes stand against hate – Mary Hansen (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Trumps will use this extremely divisive resolution to viciously demonize, to viciously denigrate, and to viciously condemn not only Trump and his supporters, but all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170815/springfield-city-council-takes-stand-against-hate
— Rauners buy Grand Champion Steer for $50,000 – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170815/rauners-buy-grand-champion-steer-for-50000

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Union plans rally in Danville to raise awareness of low staffing at VA – Debra Pressey  (DIERSEN: Would you accept a job offer from the VA? GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-16/union-plans-rally-danville-raise-awareness-low-staffing-va.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Caterpillar to protest Trump.
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170815/as-ceos-withdraw-caterpillar-silent-about-trump-council-seat
— Risks all around, for schoolkids most of all – Editorial
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20170815/editorial-risks-all-around-for-schoolkids-most-of-all

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— MAP grants provide relief for NIU students – DREW ZIMMERMAN  (DIERSEN: My father died suddenly of heart failure in October of 1969 while I was a 21-year-old full-time NIU student. Because of that, my mother got Social Security payments until I graduated from NIU in August of 1970.)
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2017/08/15/map-grants-provide-relief-for-niu-students/djiew7p/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump compares US infrastructure to ‘third-world country’  Comparison has been made for years – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-compares-us-infrastructure-to-thirdworld-country/790070530
— GOP members of Congress (Paul Ryan, Jeff Flake, John McCain, Todd Young, Orrin Hatch, Will Hurd, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Marco Rubio) criticize Trump’s comments  ‘We should never hesitate to call out hate’ – CNN  (DIERSEN: These anti-Trump “GOP members of Congress” know full well that according to anti-Trumps, all Trump supporters a) are full of hatred and b) should be gotten rid of.  How soon, if not already, will Ryan, Flake, McCain, Young, Hatch, Hurd, Ros-Lehtinen, and Rubio officially join with the Democrats an call for the Republican Party to officially banish Trump and all his supporters from the Republican Party?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/gop-members-of-congress-criticize-trumps-comments/789951006
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Trump statements to promote hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-news-conference-ignites-social-media/789959026
— Trump: Taking down Confederate memorials is ‘changing history’  President defends members of ‘Unite the Right’ – ELI WATKINS  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-taking-down-confederate-memorials-is-changing-history/789872621

 

BELOIT DAILY NEWS
— OUTSTANDING: SESSIONS TO TOUT CITIES THAT HELP US IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats respect only those laws that they can use to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion laws to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170815/AP/308159796
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  Attorney General Jeff Sessions says cities that refuse to share information with federal immigration authorities show a disrespect for the rule of law that is jeopardizing the “most fundamental duty of government” — ensuring public safety. Sessions planned to highlight cities that cooperate with federal immigration officials during a visit Wednesday to Miami. He is to be accompanied by Tom Homan, acting director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Miami-Dade County earlier this year reversed its “sanctuary city” policy, saying the county would honor requests to hold people for extra time so they can be arrested by immigration authorities. Local officials defended the decision, saying they wanted to keep receiving Justice Department grants for community policing. Both President Donald Trump and Sessions have threatened to end such funding for so-called sanctuary cities, which are broadly defined as places that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Trump says such jurisdictions provide a haven for criminal activity. Cities say such immigrant-friendly policies actually enhance public safety. The attorney general planned in a speech Wednesday to contrast Miami’s example with cities like Chicago, which is suing the federal government over the funding threats. “Miami-Dade is an example of what is possible through hard work and a rededication to the rule of law. It is proof that the entire nation can do better,” Sessions says in speech excerpts obtained by The Associated Press. “The most fundamental duty of government is to ensure the safety and liberty of its people.” “Respect for the rule of law has broken down,” Session says. “In Chicago, their so-called “sanctuary” policies are just one sad example.”)

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Springfield anti-Trumps hold a vigil for Charlottesville.
http://nprillinois.org/post/springfield-holds-vigil-charlottesville#stream/0

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Rodney Davis Says He Was ‘Satisfied’ With Trump’s Original Comments On Charlottesville – JIM MEADOWS
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/illinois-congressman-says-he-was-satisfied-trumps-original-comments-charlottesville

 

WGLT
— Online Comments Continue To Trip Up Bloomington’s Renner – MIKE MCCURDY & RYAN DENHAM
http://wglt.org/post/online-comments-continue-trip-bloomingtons-renner#stream/0

 

BUREAU COUNTY NEWS
— DNA specialist to speak  (DIERSEN: What is your national origin?  During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany.  Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F.  Further, according to
http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.bcrnews.com/2017/08/14/dna-specialist-to-speak/aink73x/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Biss viciously demonizes, viciously denigrates, and viciously condemns Rauner and Trump and their supporters.  Ever-increasingly, Biss makes it clear that if he defeats Rauner, he will drive all individuals, all organizations, and all companies out of Illinois that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/08/15/city/local-officials-respond-charlottesville-nightmare/

 

CHICAGOIST
— White Supremacist Richard Spencer Tried To Speak At UChicago. He Was Refused. – STEPHEN GOSSETT
http://chicagoist.com/2017/08/15/white-supremacist_troll_richard_spe.php

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Wife’s Cook County position draws line in sand for Tribune reporter – W.J. Kennedy
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511183613-wife-s-cook-county-position-draws-line-in-sand-for-tribune-reporter

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Olsen cheers enactment of streamlined government consolidation law – Caitlin Nordahl (DIERSEN: Those who oppose the law do everything that they can to destroy me.  What does that say about them?)
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511183659-olsen-cheers-enactment-of-streamlined-government-consolidation-law

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Experts: Illinois’ high public salaries one of many ‘drops in the bucket’ – Jacob Bielanski
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/experts-illinois-high-public-salaries-one-of-many-drops-in/article_17da1256-7c68-11e7-a63a-fff099e28f2b.html

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Did Gov. Rauner increase his wife’s taxpayer-funded grants to $5 million?
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/08/16/rauner-quadruple-wifes-state-grants-5-million/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Orland Park Public Library Blocks Email to Prevent FOIA Request, Busted By Attorney General’s Office – KEVIN DUJAN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/orland-park-public-library-blocks-email-to-prevent-foia-request-busted-by-attorney-generals-office/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Repeal and Replace Common Core
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/repeal-and-replace-common-core-spotlight-053/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Things Fall Apart: Racists vs. Anarchists – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/things-fall-apart-racists-vs-anarchists/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: RAUNER’S EMBARRASSING INTERVIEW WITH FOX NEWS’ BRET BAIER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/rauners-embarrasing-interview-with-fox-news-bret-baier.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner campaign launches two new TV ads
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/16/rauner-campaign-launches-two-new-tv-ads/
— Pritzker: “Wreck It Rauner” to attend State Fair
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/16/wreck-it-rauner-to-attend-state-fair/
— Rauner lashes out at reporters over their questions about First Lady’s involvement
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/16/rauner-lashes-out-at-reporters-over-their-questions-about-first-ladys-involvement/

 

GOPUSA
— Confederate statues today, book burnings tomorrow
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28782
— Trump rightly points out violence all around and media melts down
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28777
— Durham sheriff arrests ladder climber in Confederate statue destruction
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28768
— Muslim European takeover no prediction: It’s already happening (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28751

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— TRUMP IS RIGHT: BIGOTRY, VIOLENCE ‘ON MANY SIDES’ – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/trump-is-right-bigotry-violence-on-many-sides/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— ALL LIVES ARE CREATED EQUAL, WHETHER IN CHARLOTTESVILLE OR CHICAGO – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/16/all-lives-are-created-equal-whether-in-charlottesville-or-chicago/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Mr. President, Steve Bannon Is Your Last Best Link With Your Base
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/26261

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— House caucus groups ask Trump to fire Bannon, Miller and Gorka – AP (DIERSEN: Which groups want you to be fired? The following groups want me to be fired: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those that 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.  The aforesaid crow that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/15/house-caucus-groups-ask-donald-trump-fire-steve-ba/

 

NEWSMAX
— Sessions Abdicates His Responsibility Regarding Charlottesville – Larry Klayman
http://www.newsmax.com/LarryKlayman/jeff-sessions-charlottesville-nazia-antifa/2017/08/15/id/807763/
— John Kelly Stares at Floor During Trump Presser – Todd Beamon
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/john-kelly-trump-press-conference/2017/08/15/id/807862/
— Reagan Once Went After Racists, Individuals With ‘Perverted Notions’ – Mark Swanson  (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, all Republicans are racists.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/ronald-reagan-racism-attack-naap/2017/08/16/id/807907/
— Romney Slams Trump’s Latest Charlottesville Comments – Solange Reyner
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/protests-violence-alt-left-tweet/2017/08/15/id/807861/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— GUESS WHO THE CHARLOTTESVILLE KINGPIN IS  Where is the media’s reporting on a former Occupy Wall Street activist and Obama acolyte? – Lloyd Billingsley
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267587/guess-who-charlottesville-kingpin-lloyd-billingsley

 

DAILY CALLER
— Reporter Badgers ‘Woman Of Color’ Elaine Chao About ‘Nazi Support For President Trump’ – PETER HASSON AND KERRY PICKET
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/15/reporter-badgers-woman-of-color-elaine-chao-about-nazi-support-for-president-trump-audio/
— There Were People At White Nationalist Rally Who Just Wanted To Save A Statue – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/15/trump-claims-there-were-people-at-white-nationalist-rally-who-just-wanted-to-save-a-statue/

 

THE BLAZE
— Racism in America is the symptom, identity politics is the disease – Brandon Morse
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/15/commentary-racism-in-america-is-the-symptom-identity-politics-is-the-disease/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bashing white men became so normalized that mainstream media outlets like Huffington Post, MSNBC, and Buzzfeed did it with impunity. Videos such as Questions Black People Want to Ask White People are posted on YouTube with millions of views. Netflix hosts a show called “Dear White People,” that paints white people as ignorant, and racist even if unintentionally. Overt racism had become trendy again, this time with whites as the target. This pop-racism inevitably resulted in violence, and radicalism. During the riot in Milwaukee, whites were actively targeted for assault and theft.)

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Charlottesville Racist Leader Was Former Obama Supporter, Activist – Martin Walsh
http://www.westernjournalism.com/charlottesville-racist-leader-former-obama-supporter-activist/

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— ‘Alt-Left’ Protesters That Trump Said Were Violent Fight With Police in Illinois — Will Media Show This? – JUSTEN CHARTERS
http://ijr.com/the-declaration/2017/08/948592-alt-left-protesters-trump-said-were-violent/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In fact, on Tuesday a clash broke out between police and members of Antifa in Illinois, who reportedly wouldn’t get out of an intersection. . .Based on the footage taken, it appears that there is an alt left — and they are violent.)

 

LUTHERN CHURCH CHARITIES
— God Is For Us! – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: My churchgoing critics/opponents, their churchgoing operatives, and their churchgoing dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois hint/imply/argue/shout a) that God is for them and b) that God is against me.  They crow that they are a member of a church, that they attend church services, and/or that they give money to a church.)

http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/08/16/god-is-for-us/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans want Trump to “Stand up against racism, neo-Nazis.”
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/world-news/world-to-trump-stand-up-against-racism-neonazis/790148598
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump reignites race firestorm.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/346712-the-memo-trump-reignites-race-firestorm

 

POLITICO
— Confederate statues in U.S. Capitol likely going nowhere  Some Democrats have called for the removal of 10 monuments, but Republicans say it’s up to individual states. – ELANA SCHOR (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats who run Illinois remove you?  The more of the following that you are, the sooner that the Democrats who run Illinois will remove you: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/15/confederate-statues-washington-241663

 

CBS NEWS
— Md. gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous arrested at D.C. rally
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/md-gubernatorial-candidate-ben-jealous-arrested-at-d-c-rally/
— So many good U.S. jobs, so few qualified workers  (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a QUALIFIED Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job.  IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a QUALIFIED Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.  The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a QUALIFIED Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/so-many-good-u-s-jobs-so-few-qualified-workers/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Baltimore Removes Confederate Statues in Overnight Operation – RUSSELL GOLDMAN  (DIERSEN: How soon will Baltimore remove all individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/16/us/baltimore-confederate-statues.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump Gives White Supremacists an Unequivocal Boost.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/us/politics/trump-charlottesville-white-nationalists.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps: Confederate monuments today, you tomorrow.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/opinion/confederate-monuments-white-supremacy-charlottesville.html
— It’s the Economy, Democrats, but Inequality Is Not the Issue – Eduardo Porter (DIERSEN: Who wants cheap labor? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want cheap labor.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/15/business/economy/democratic-party-economy-inequality.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, businesses paint themselves as being operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party, that is, ever-increasingly, they paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-and-the-ceos-1502838617

 

STATE JOURNAL
— ‘Is it George Washington next?’ – Susan Estrich  (DIERSEN: Yes, George Washington is next. How soon will you be next?  The more of the following that you are, the sooner that you will be next: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or if your ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.state-journal.com/2017/08/16/is-it-george-washington-next/

 

USA TODAY
— Trump distances himself from strategist Steve Bannon in wake of Charlottesville violence – Heidi M. Przybyla  (DIERSEN: Who distances themselves from you?  Members of the following groups distance themselves from me: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/15/trump-distances-himself-steve-bannon-after-charlottesville/570391001/

 

NEWS SENTINEL
— Does early voting achieve what we think it does? – Editorial
http://www.news-sentinel.com/opinion/editorial_does_early_voting_achieve_what_we_think_it_does_20170816&profile=-1

 

ATLANTIC
— Why the Charlottesville Marchers Were Obsessed With Jews  Anti-Semitic logic fueled the violence over the weekend, no matter what the president says. – EMMA GREEN  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  People are nasty.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted at Jews a) that I am 100% German national origin, b) that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and c) that I was raised in Crete during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. In my defense, I stress a) that while all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany, it was a long time ago – during the 1840s and 1850s, b) that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, c) that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, c) that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F, and d) according to
http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/nazis-racism-charlottesville/536928/

August 14 Morning Edition

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

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Man accused of ramming protesters pictured with racist group – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/273611162-story
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Illinois Senate votes to override governor’s plan to strip Chicago of millions in education money.”
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/273627862-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump blasts Merck CEO who quit president’s board over Charlottesville – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-merck-ceo-resigns-council/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— What’s next on Illinois education funding formula issue
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-house-education-funding-veto-0814-story.html
— Should children have skin in the game for college? You bet – Steve Rosen  (DIERSEN: What percent of your college expenses came from money that you earned? For me, it was 100%, but my outstanding parents provided me with room and board in their home in Crete a) while I was a full-time student at UIC 1966-1968, b) during weekends my first semester at NIU in 1969, and c) the summer of 1969. I paid for my college expenses and for new cars with money that I earned washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; and working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that college expenses were much lower back then and that UIC and NIU are not Ivy League schools.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/yourmoney/sns-201708041958–tms–kidmoneyctnsr-a20170806-20170806-story.html
— How Robert E. Lee went from hero to racist icon – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-robert-lee-hero-racist-icon-20170813-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “What Republicans who regret supporting Trump can do now.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-republicans-regret-20170814-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Sessions defends Trump’s response to Charlottesville violence – Sari Horwitz (DIERSEN: If you call for a person to disavow/condemn a group, you are charging that person with having promoted the bad actions of that group.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170814/sessions-defends-trumps-response-to-charlottesville-violence
— Backyard party brings cops, community together in Aurora – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170812/backyard-party-brings-cops-community-together-in-aurora

 

CRIAN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Why are so many stores closing in Chicago? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170812/ISSUE05/170819949
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: If jobs stop bullets, why aren’t more companies stepping up? – LISA BERTAGNOLI
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170812/ISSUE01/170819980

 

WTTW
— Rauner Loses School Funding Fight in Senate; Battle Moves to Illinois House – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/08/13/rauner-loses-school-funding-fight-senate-battle-moves-illinois-house

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 300 gather in Springfield for racial unity vigil after Charlottesville protests – Jason Nevel
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170813/300-gather-in-springfield-for-racial-unity-vigil-after-charlottesville-protests

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— WHO GETS BIGGEST CUT OF VIDEO GAMBLING PIE? – Hillary Gavan  (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.  If you promote video gambling, you promote vice.)
http://www.beloitdailynews.com/article/20170809/ARTICLE/170809778

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Springfield supports the city of Charlottesville after deadly attack
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/springfield-supports-city-of-charlottesville-after-deadly-attack-08-14-2017

 

WJBD RADIO
— State Senator Kyle McCarter Votes Against Education Veto Override  Senate Approves Override; Fate in the House Uncertain
http://www.wjbdradio.com/local-news/2017/08/14/state-senator-kyle-mccarter-votes-against-education-veto-override

 

WQAD
— Democrats, Republicans condemn white supremacism, call out President Trump after Saturday’s deadly Virginia protest – CHRISTINA LOREY  (DIERSEN: If you call for a person to condemn a group, you are charging that person with having promoted the bad actions of that group.)
http://wqad.com/2017/08/13/democrats-republicans-condemn-white-supremacism-call-out-president-trump-after-saturdays-deadly-virginia-protest/

 

WGLT
— Senate Overrides Rauner on School Funding; GOP Says Deal Still Possible – AP
http://wglt.org/post/senate-overrides-rauner-school-funding-gop-says-deal-still-possible#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— A President of many words stays strangely silent on white supremacists  President does not specifically condemn alt-right – STEPHEN COLLINSON (DIERSEN: If you call for a person to disavow a group, you are charging that person with having promoted the bad actions of that group.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/why-trumps-words-and-omissions-matter/788680161
— Civil rights leaders demand Trump disavow white supremacists  Coalition wants Bannon, Gorka fired – JASMINE LEE (DIERSEN: If you call for a person to disavow a group, you are charging that person with having promoted the bad actions of that group.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/civil-rights-leaders-demand-trump-disavow-white-supremacists/788468155

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Rooney decries Democrats for wait and hurry up tactics on school funding – Hoang Tran
http://northcooknews.com/stories/511183184-rooney-decries-democrats-for-wait-and-hurry-up-tactics-on-school-funding

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Olsen sees lower state costs, faster procurement process in new law – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511182114-olsen-sees-lower-state-costs-faster-procurement-process-in-new-law

 

SOUTHEAST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Righter bemoans lost compromise as Senate overrides Rauner on school bill – Hoang Tran
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511183172-righter-bemoans-lost-compromise-as-senate-overrides-rauner-on-school-bill

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— McConchie calls Democrats deaf to compromise pleas on school funding – Hoang Tran
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511183164-mcconchie-calls-democrats-deaf-to-compromise-pleas-on-school-funding

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— PREGNANCY CENTERS WIN SECOND INJUNCTION AGAINST ILLINOIS ABORTION REFERRAL MANDATE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/pregnancy-centers-win-second-injunction-against-illinois-abortion-referral-mandate.html
— VENEZUELA’S CHAOS IS LOGICAL END OF DEMOCRATS’ VISION FOR AMERICA
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/venezuelas-chaos-is-logical-end-of-democrats-vision-for-america.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Rauner talks SB1 negotiations,” but asks “is he sincere?”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/14/rauner-talks-sb1-negotiations-but-is-he-sincere/
— Former Rauner spokesperson Demertzis joins House Republican staff
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/14/former-rauner-spokesperson-demertzis-joins-house-republican-staff/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “Call it what it is, governor.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/14/call-it-what-it-is-governor/

 

GOPUSA
— Hate is Hate: What if Donald Trump called out hate groups of all colors? (DIERSEN: If you call for a person to disavow/condemn the actions of an individual, you are charging that person with having promoted the bad actions of that individual.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28616
— Pence criticizes ‘fringe groups’, calls out media  (DIERSEN: If your group does not glorify, praise, pander to, and give money to the Establishment, sooner or later, the Establishment will call your group a “fringe group.”)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28625
— Vets group to Elizabeth Warren: ‘Don’t want you’ at rally  (DIERSEN: Who does not want you at their rallies? Members of the following groups do not want me at their rallies: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28599

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Misusing Robert E. Lee – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/26241

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— IL Senate overrides governor’s veto of school funding bill – Rick Moran
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/il_senate_overrides_governors_veto_of_school_funding_bill.html
— James Damore Confronts the Nagging Harridans of High Tech (and Loses) – Ilana Mercer
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/08/james_damore_confronts_the_nagging_harridans_of_high_tech_and_loses.html

 

FEDERALIST
— White Supremacists Were Not The Only Thugs Tearing Up Charlottesville  The conflict between anti-fascists and fascists has been simmering for decades as they’ve been firing shots at each other and gathering recruits. – D.C. McAllister
http://thefederalist.com/2017/08/14/white-supremacists-not-thugs-tearing-charlottesville/
— The ‘Alt-Right’ Aren’t On The Right, They’re Just Racists  Identity politics of any stripe is not conservatism. Both fascists and communists oppose the core principles of the political right. – Connor Mighell
http://thefederalist.com/2017/08/14/alt-right-arent-right-theyre-just-racists/

 

NEWSMAX
— New Trump Ad Hits ‘The President’s Enemies’ in Media, Congress – Wanda Carruthers (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who paint themselves as being my enemies. They would love it.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/President-Donald-Trump-media-ad-campaign/2017/08/13/id/807387/

 

TOWNHALL
— How the Liberal Media Created Charlottesville – John Hawkins
https://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2017/08/14/how-the-liberal-media-created-charlottesville-n2368137

 

BRETIBART
— Mainstream Media Exploit Charlottesville Violence to Help the Left – JOEL B. POLLAK
http://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2017/08/13/media-exploit-violence-help-democrats/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Republicans, Kick the Bigots Out – Bill Scher (DIERSEN: Members of the following groups have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that ALL REPUBLICANS ARE BIGOTS, RACISTS, SEXISTS, AND EVEN WORSE THINGS: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2017/08/14/republicans_kick_the_bigots_out_134738.html

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— SANCTUARY FOR WHOM? – Ken Blackwell  (DIERSEN: Democrats want Chicago to be a sanctuary for more than illegals. Democrats also want Chicago to be a sanctuary for individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/sanctuary-for-whom/

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— Sorry, Liberals, You Don’t Get to Have Moral Outrage Over Charlottesville Murder – Warner Todd Huston  (DIERSEN: If you call for a person to disavow/condemn a group, you are charging that person with having promoted the bad actions of that group.)
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/08/13/sorry-liberals-dont-get-moral-outrage-charlottesville-murder/

 

DAILY WIRE
— 7 Things You Need To Know About The Charlottesville Violence And White Supremacist Terror Attack – BEN SHAPIRO
http://www.dailywire.com/news/19658/7-things-you-need-know-about-charlottesville-ben-shapiro

 

POLITICO
— Marijuana politics emerge as 2020 flash point  The debate over legalization is about to receive a full airing on the presidential campaign trail. – CARLA MARINUCCI  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.  The Republican Party, the Illinois Republican Party, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee should disavow/condemn all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, and all countries that promote pot.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/13/marijuana-legalization-2020-elections-241576

 

AOL NEWS
— Mom of Charlottesville murder suspect thought rally was about Trump – NATHAN ROUSSEAU SMITH
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/13/mom-of-charlottesville-murderer-speaks-out/23076352/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Evil Attack’ in Virginia Is Domestic Terrorism, Sessions Says – EILEEN SULLIVAN  (DIERSEN: Who/want will members of the following groups blame for James Alex Fields’ actions: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/us/politics/domestic-terrorism-sessions.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/13/opinion/trump-charlottesville-hate-stormer.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/opinion/when-the-president-is-un-american.html
— Trump Attacks Merck Chief Kenneth Frazier for Quitting Advisory Panel – GLENN THRUSH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/14/us/politics/trump-charlottesville-protest.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Trump Pressed to Disavow White-Nationalist Groups After Virginia Attack  Charlottesville violence shines a light on groups that have backed the president – Peter Nicholas  (DIERSEN: If you call for a person to disavow a group, you are charging that person with having promoted the bad actions of that group.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-pressed-to-disavow-white-nationalist-groups-after-virginia-attack-1502668426
— Democrats Divided on Abortion Strategy as They Look to 2018 Elections  Campaign officials say they won’t rule out backing pro-life candidates – Natalie Andrews  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party who focus on destroying those like me who support the right to life plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform and the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/democrats-divided-on-abortion-strategy-as-they-look-to-2018-elections-1502625600
— The Poison of Identity Politics  The return of white nationalism is part of a deeper ailment. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of Trump supporters, anti-Protestants promote hatred of Protestants, anti-conservatives promote hatred of conservatives, anti-Republicans promote hatred of Republicans, anti-Americans promote hatred of Americans, anti-Whites promote hatred of Whites, anti-males promote hatred of males, anti-older people promote hatred of older people, anti-rich people promote hatred of rich people, anti-gun owners promote hatred of gun owners, anti-German Americans promote hatred of German Americans, anti-draft avoiders promote hatred of draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those who are anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors promote hatred of those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-poison-of-identity-politics-1502661521
— The Downside of Full Pay Transparency  Proponents tout the benefits of sharing pay information across an organization. But for most companies, the costs outweigh the benefits. – Todd Zenger  (DIERSEN: Federal employees know a lot more about what their superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates are being paid than private sector employees. My Democrat GAO superiors assured that everyone knew that they had forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  My Democrat IRS superiors assured that everyone knew that they did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974.  My Democrat Post Office superiors assured that everyone knew that they forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-downside-of-full-pay-transparency-1502676360
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Virtually all employers in America are Democrats. Democrat employers use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-the-google-controversy-misses-the-business-case-for-diversity-1502625603

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you call for a person to disavow a group, you are charging that person with having promoted the bad actions of that group.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/13/charlottesville-unmasks-trump-dont-expect-rebuke-white-supremacists-ellis-cose-column/562926001/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/14/charlottesville-trumps-moral-deficits-our-undoing-ross-baker-column/563148001/
— Ivanka Trump calls out ‘white supremacy’ – Eliza Collins
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/life/2017/08/13/ivanka-trump-calls-out-white-supremacy/104566116/
— Atlanta Protestors Damage Confederate Monument
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2017/08/14/atlanta-protestors-damage-confederate-monument/104584214/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: ‘Unite the right’ leader blames city – John Bacon, Robert King and, Sarah Toy
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/08/13/charlottesville-mayor-rips-unite-right-leader-blames-city-violence/562914001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trouble in Trumpland: The president’s core supporters begin to worry.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/14/trumps-core-supporters-begin-worry-future-success/561903001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever increasing, members of the following groups hint/imply/argue/shout that you are Nazi sympathizer if you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/13/swastika-use-rise-nazis-trump-charlottesville-violence/104488402/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2017/08/11/-swastika-rise.-blame-hate-ignorance-nihilism/104504208/
— One-fifth of Americans find workplace hostile or threatening – AP  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates became increasingly hostile if not threatening toward employees who were Republican, and especially toward those who were White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2017/08/14/one-fifth-americans-find-workplace-hostile-threatening/564252001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-alt-rights say “Alt-right finds a new hero: ex-Googler James Damore.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2017/08/12/alt-right-finds-new-hero-ex-googler-james-damore/556570001/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Strong job market lures back workers – Paul Davidson (DIERSEN: Yes, but ever-increasingly, employers prefer employees who “look like America,” that is, employees who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/13/participation-boost-americans-still-rushing-back-into-job-market/559510001/

 

BALTIMORE SUN
— Whites less privileged today, still not victims – Fred L. Pincus  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-op-0815-race-admissions-20170814-story.html

 

FORTUNE
— It’s Not Just Google: White Male Discontent Has Come to the Tech Industry – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: Democrats run America. Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://fortune.com/2017/08/14/google-yahoo-diversity-tech-silicon-valley/

August 13 Morning Edition

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Driver of car that killed counter-protester at pro-white rally identified as James Alex Fields

http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/273521455-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “With ‘many sides’ remark, Trump gives white supremacists a pass.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/sweet-with-many-sides-remark-trump-gives-white-supremacists-a-pass/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Advocates stage first big Texas protest against border wall – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–border-wall-protest-movement-20170812-story.html
— Lockport Township clerk eyes Will County seat – Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-rumchak-seeks-county-clerk-st-0813-20170811-story.html
— ‘Mayor coming through’: Tinley mayor moved cones for party bus after McCartney concert, records show – Mike Nolan  (DIERSEN: What does the mayor of your municipality think of you?  Does he/she insult you at public events?  Does he/she blame you for a) his/her problems, b) for your problems, and/or c) for everyone’s problems?   Does he/she hint/imply/argue/shout that you are a racist, sexist, bigot, or even worse things?  Does he/she hint/imply/argue/shout that all the individuals, organizations, companies, etc. in your municipality should get rid of you? Does he/she hint/imply/argue/shout that if you do not help him/her get rid of you, that he/she will use the powers of his/her office to destroy you?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-tinley-mayor-party-bus-st-0813-20170811-story.html
— Why a four-year college degree isn’t the only path to a secure lifestyle – Gail MarksJarvis  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty. If you do not have at least a bachelor’s degree, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes will demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you as being a failure. They demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a failure because neither my bachelor’s degree nor any of my three master’s degrees are from Ivy League schools.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-college-may-not-be-worth-it-marksjarvis-column-0813-biz-20170810-column.html
— Chicago women in tech face smaller pay gap than in Silicon Valley – Yuliana Romanyshyn (DIERSEN: If I had not been denied my 7th Amendment rights in Diersen v. GAO, I would presented the jury many examples in which my Democrat GAO superiors paid higher salaries to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger than they paid their similarly or better qualified employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or older.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-bsi-chicago-wage-gap-20170809-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— American tourist gives Nazi salute in Germany, is beaten up – AP  (DIERSEN: What is your national origin?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always stressed to anti-Germans that I am 100% German national origin. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, that my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F, that all my ancestors immigrated from what is now Germany to northeast Illinois during the 1840s and 1850s, and according to DNA Ancestry at
http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170813/news/308139984

DAILY HERALD
— President Trump recognizes Naperville’s India Day celebration with letter – Katie Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170812/president-trump-recognizes-napervilles-india-day-celebration-with-letter

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Illinois Senate meets Sunday to address school funding plan – AP
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/education/illinois-senate-meets-sunday-to-address-school-funding-plan/article_e6a9e9ab-d0c8-5a42-abe5-e225e84942a9.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Chris Kennedy takes on both parties in Springfield talk – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170812/bernard-schoenburg-chris-kennedy-takes-on-both-parties-in-springfield-talk
— New concealed-carry permit applications declining in Illinois – John Reynolds
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170812/new-concealed-carry-permit-applications-declining-in-illinois
— First day of school shouldn’t be tainted by politics – but likely will be – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170812/our-view-first-day-of-school-shouldnt-be-tainted-by-politics—but-likely-will-be

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Rauner’s mixed messages on borrowing – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/tom-kacich/2017-08-13/tom-kacich-rauners-mixed-messages-borrowing.html

 

WTOL
— Chance the Rapper gives out 30K backpacks to kids at parade – WBBM/CNN  (DIERSEN: What do you give out to others? I have given out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails free of charge and without any advertising since 2000. Those emails have gone out each and ever morning since 2004, each and every evening since 2015, and they have included links to more than 278,100 articles and information on many upcoming events.)
http://www.wtol.com/story/36123613/chance-the-rapper-gives-out-30k-backpacks-to-kids-at-parade
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chance the Rapper led the way as grand marshal of the annual Bud Billiken Parade in the South Side. Chance, a native of the city’s Chatham neighborhood, donated 30,000 stuffed backpacks for children along the parade route. The parade, now in its 88th year, is a tradition meant to serve as a back-to-school send off. “This is the best thing they have every year,” said a parent on the route. Since education is the focus, funding for public schools was on the minds of parade-goers and city leaders. “Right now we are suffering in a racially discriminatory funding system that it hurts funding in our state,” said  Forrest Claypool, Chicago Public Schools CEO. And while Gov. Bruce Rauner made an appearance before the parade, he did not address the funding issue during the event. Mayor Rahm Emanuel did address the issue. “The state of Illinois has the responsibility not to just show at a parade, not just to cheer, but to actively put resources that taxpayers of the city of Chicago give the state and fund our education equitably and fairly,” Emanuel said.)

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Amid 2020 buzz, Warren urges Democrats to reject centrist policies  Massachusetts senator wants party to move left – ERIC BRADNER
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/amid-2020-buzz-warren-urges-democrats-to-reject-centrist-policies/787978893

 

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

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wehrli argues school funding should fix problems, not pay for pet projects – Glenn Minnis
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511176365-wehrli-argues-school-funding-should-fix-problems-not-pay-for-pet-projects

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Lakewood Man Running Against Hultgren
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/12/lakewood-man-running-against-hultgren/
— Bootleg Soda
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/11/bootleg-soda/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MANAR REJECTS FUNDING CHANGES THAT WOULD BRING $8.7M MORE TO HIS SCHOOL DISTRICTS – Ted Dabrowski
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/manar-rejects-funding-changes-that-would-bring-8-7m-more-to-his-school-districts/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Illinois Republicans Set National Record for Losing Elections – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/08/illinois-republicans-set-national-record-for-losing-elections/

 

FOX NEWS
— Mike Huckabee: White Nationalist Riots Are ‘Evil, Sinful, Disgusting Behavior’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/08/13/white-nationalist-riots-evil-sinful-disgusting-behavior-huckabee

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Guess who pays for those $150,000 Columbia journalism degrees? – Monica Showalter (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have viciously demonized me, viciously denigrated me, and viciously condemned me because neither my bachelor’s degree nor any of my three master’s degrees are in journalism. In my defense, much of what GAO Analysts do is very similar to what journalists do. I worked for GAO as an Analyst 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. Further, much of what GAO Analysts do is similar to what IRS Revenue Officers do. I worked for IRS as a Revenue Officer 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2  years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/guess_who_pays_for_those_150000_columbia_journalism_degrees.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What is questionable is the issue of who pays for the degree. President Obama put limits on repaying back student loans at the 20-year mark, meaning anyone who takes out debt at the $150,000 level is only going to be repaying a fraction of that debt. The taxpayers will pick up the remainder of the tab. Should the taxpayers be paying for that? Particularly if the journalists being turned out end up being advocacy journalists on just one side of the political spectrum? That is worth asking. Cooper makes a very important point in noting that the federal incentives for taking out high-dollar loans and the abbreviated payment obligations make high-priced, questionable-value degrees on offer inevitable at places like Columbia, writing:)

 

TOWNHALL
— A Bad Week for Journalism – Derek Hunter
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2017/08/13/a-bad-week-for-journalism-n2367890

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Elizabeth Warren slams calls for Democrats to move to the center, says party ‘won’t go back’ – Emily Jashinsky  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/elizabeth-warren-slams-calls-for-democrats-to-move-to-the-center-says-party-wont-go-back/article/2631359

 

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— Lib Media Push Poll Backing Kaepernick Doesn’t Go As Well As Expected – Jay Maxson
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/culture/jay-maxson/2017/08/12/lib-media-push-poll-backing-kaepernick-doesnt-go-well-expected

 

THE BLAZE
— Trump is widely condemned after he fails to specifically denounce white nationalism – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Democrats will not accept you if you are not anti-White, that is, if you do not promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/12/trump-is-widely-condemned-after-he-fails-to-specifically-denounce-white-nationalism/

 

FEDERALIST
— No One Expects The Google Inquisition, But It’s Coming  The Google memo controversy could tear up the implicit social contract we’ve all accepted with the big technology companies to whom we entrust our data. – Robert Tracinski (DIERSEN: What percent of Google employees are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://thefederalist.com/2017/08/11/no-one-expects-google-inquisition-coming/

 

THE HILL
— Wrath of right falls on Google – HARPER NEIDIG (DIERSEN: From what I see, Google has enough power to destroy just about any individual, any organization, any company, any government, and any country that it wants to.)
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/346267-wrath-of-right-falls-on-google

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/whiteness-is-protected-even-at-its-worst_us_598f77d9e4b063e2ae05802b

 

CNN
— CNN reporter goes rogue, reveals how channel fabricates anti-Trump stories Reporter who quit CNN last week gives a blow-by-blow account of how the channel conducts its business. – Caroline Diana
http://us.blastingnews.com/news/2017/08/cnn-reporter-goes-rogue-reveals-how-channel-fabricates-anti-trump-stories-001927059.html
— Charlottesville killing was an act of domestic terrorism – Peter Bergen
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/13/opinions/charlottesville-act-of-domestic-terrorism-bergen/index.html

 

AOL NEWS
— Former KKK leader David Duke strikes out at Trump for condemning a white nationalist rally: ‘It was white Americans who put you in the presidency’ – ABBY JACKSON
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/12/former-kkk-leader-david-duke-strikes-out-at-trump-charlottesville/23075788/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: QUESTION: According to Democrats, who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion? ANSWER ACCORDING TO DEMOCRATS: Those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/12/opinion/sunday/making-affirmative-action-white-again.html
— I’m a White Man. Hear Me Out. – Frank Bruni (DIERSEN: Democrats will not accept you if you are not anti-White, that is, if you do not promote Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/12/opinion/sunday/identity-politics-white-men.html
— Google Doesn’t Want What’s Best for Us – JONATHAN TAPLIN  (DIERSEN: From what I see, Google has enough power to destroy just about any individual, any organization, any company, any government, and any country that it wants to.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/12/opinion/sunday/google-tech-diversity-memo.html
— Stop Treating 70- and 90-Year-Olds the Same – LOUISE ARONSONA
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/11/opinion/sunday/vaccinations-elderly.html
— It’s Not Irrational. It’s Signaling Behavior. – ROBERT H. FRANK  (DIERSEN: If you get elected/appointed to a government office or a political office as a Republican, you obligate yourself to defend and advance the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/11/upshot/its-not-irrational-its-signaling-behavior.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Venezuelan government uses Trump’s threat to boost anti-American sentiment – Rachelle Krygier and Anthony Faiola  (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty. In government, in politics, and in everything else, you should know that whatever you say or do and whatever you do not say or do not do will be used against you by your critics/opponents, by their operatives, and by their dupes.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/venezuelan-government-uses-trumps-threat-to-boost-anti-american-sentiment/2017/08/12/dac7fb5c-7f79-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html
— Think things will be rosy for Democrats in 2018? Not so fast. – Dan Balz  (DIERSEN: In 2018, will the Democrats who run in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America promise that if elected, they will use government to get rid of all individuals, all organizations, all companies, all governments, all countries, all etc. that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/think-things-will-be-rosy-for-democrats-in-2018-not-so-fast/2017/08/12/a6aad97c-7ed2-11e7-83c7-5bd5460f0d7e_story.html

 

NEWS & OBSERVER
— Anti-white supremacist events planned in the Triangle in response to Charlottesville – ABBIE BENNETT
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article166971667.html

 

ARIZONA CENTRAL
— Anti-Trump group holds Phoenix vigil for those killed and injured in Charlottesville – Sean Na
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2017/08/12/anti-trump-group-holds-phoenix-vigil-charlottesville-victims/562643001/

 

MADISON
— 5 Figures That Define the Middle Class – Sean Williams  (DIERSEN: From what I see, because the cost of living is so high in DuPage County, you need way more than “$24,173 to $72,521” to live a middle class life style in DuPage County and save for your retirement.)
http://host.madison.com/business/investment/markets-and-stocks/figures-that-define-the-middle-class/article_71955a5b-e0d6-5ebc-befc-12e6528774f0.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 1. $24,173 to $72,521  First things first: we have to define what middle-class income actually is. According to Pew Research Center, which conducted a study on the shrinking middle class in late 2015, an individual would qualify for the middle class if he or she earned more than $24,173 in 2014 dollars, or less than $72,521. Pew’s official definition is income of between 67% and 200% of overall median household income. Back in 1971, some 80 million Americans were considered to be in the middle class, compared to 51 million Americans who were either lumped in the lower- or upper-income brackets. However, by 2015, there were 121.3 million lower- and upper-income Americans, combined (using Pew’s definition of 67% to 200% of median household income). This is compared to 120.8 million middle-income Americans. In a span of 44 years, the middle class had become the minority. . .4. Approximately 70% have less than $1,000 saved for emergencies It’s no secret that Americans aren’t good savers. The U.S. personal saving rate has dipped by more than 50% over the past five decades, and we’re saving nowhere near the recommended 10% to 15% of our paychecks. But it’ll probably shock you to see how bad the middle class is at socking away cash for emergencies. According to a survey from GoBankingRates in September 2016, 37% of persons bringing home $25,000 to $49,999 annually didn’t have a dime in savings, and another 35% had less $1,000. Similarly, 33% of the people making between $50,000 and $74,999 had $0 in savings, and 36% had less than $1,000. Essentially, 7 in 10 middle-class folks have less than $1,000 saved for emergencies, which is scary low. . .5. Debt at 122% of annual household income The middle class has also been highly proficient at racking up debt over the past two-plus decades, according to data from the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances, which is conducted every three years. Though debt for middle-class households hit an all-time high of 140% of annual household income in 2010, the 122% of debt relative to annual household income that middle-class households are lugging around as of 2013 still isn’t good. Comparatively, this is also nearly double the debt burden that middle-class families were contending with in 1989.)

 

FED SMITH
— Making Federal Employees ‘At-Will’ Would Limit Their Legal Recourse – Mathew B. Tully (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/08/13/making-federal-employees-at-will-limit-legal-recourse/

 

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— Charlottesville Driver Who Killed One Rallied With Alt-Right Vanguard America Group
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/08/12/charlottesville-driver-who-killed-one-rallied-alt-right-vanguard-america-group

August 12 Morning Edition

WILL COUNTY NEWS
— ACTION ALERT Write, phone & email Gov Rauner to Veto Bill SB31 which will make #Illinois a #SanctuaryState. – Steve Balich
http://willcountynews.com/2017/08/11/action-alert-write-phone-email-gov-rauner-to-veto-bill-sb31-which-will-make-illinois-a-sanctuarystate/

 

FOX NEWS
— VIDEO: Illinois Gov. Rauner talks Chicago’s sanctuary city fight
http://video.foxnews.com/v/5539072379001/?#sp=show-clips

 

CLTV
— Madigan’s Plan to Embarrass Rauner Revealed
http://cltv.com/2017/08/11/madigans-plan-to-embarrass-rauner-revealed/

 

NBC5
— Ann Coulter Criticizes Rauner With Slur After Fox News Interview – Richard Ray
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Ann-Coulter-Calls-Rauner-Retarded-After-Fox-News-Interview-439950363.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Poll: Trump better president than Obama
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/273335520-story

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Ann Coulter slams Gov. Rauner as ‘retarded’ – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brown-ann-coulter-slams-gov-rauner-as-retarded/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservative provocateur Ann Coulter gave Gov. Bruce Rauner’s first national television interview a bad review Friday, telling her 1.6 million Twitter followers that Rauner “either is retarded or playing retard.”  “His answer to every Q is, “Our system is broken.” Fascinating!” Coulter tweeted during an interview on FOX News Channel by host Bret Baier. Rauner was his normal evasive self, sidestepping Baier’s questions about President Trump, Chicago’s sanctuary city status and Obamacare. At one point, Baier seemed frustrated by his inability to get direct answers to his questions, but never called him out directly.)
— Transcript: Gov. Rauner interviewed by Bret Baier on Fox News
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/transcript-gov-rauner-interviewed-by-bret-baier-on-fox-news/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Ann Coulter takes shot at Gov. Rauner – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-coulter-retarded-rauner-20170811-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner gave a rare national interview to Fox News host Bret Baier on Friday that led conservative commentator Ann Coulter to sling a harsh insult Rauner’s way.  Rauner discussed illegal immigration and the state budget crisis on the program, and deflected  several questions. On Twitter, critics pounced, including Democratic state Rep. Christian Mitchell, who said on Twitter that Rauner did a “bellyflop.” But so far, the harshest criticism comes from Coulter, who attacked Rauner with her well-known brand of flame-throwing and sarcasm in a tweet. .@GovRauner either is retarded or is playing retard on @BretBaier. His answer to every Q is, “Our system is broken.” Fascinating!”  The word “retarded,” once ubiquitous as an insult, is now widely considered offensive. A spokeswoman for Rauner declined comment.)
— Rep. Roskam says Trump’s ‘lack of ambiguity is helpful’ on North Korea – Katherine Skiba
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-north-korea-peter-roskam-met-08-11-20170811-story.html
— Wisconsin GOP revises Foxconn incentives to encourage hiring state residents – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-wisconsin-foxconn-incentives-bill-20170811-story.html
— As hospital violence grows, nurses seek reforms: ‘Too many of us are being hurt’ – Kate Thayer and Hannah Leone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-hospital-violence-nurses-met-20170810-story.html
— As Evanston students end ‘elitist’ cotillion, other events remain strong – Vikki Ortiz Healy
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/ct-evanston-cotillion-ends-20170809-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-education-affirmative-action-0814-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Nurses rally for better help with violence on their job – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170811/nurses-rally-for-better-help-with-violence-on-their-job

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Coulter slams Rauner via Twitter after Fox News interview
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170811/coulter-slams-rauner-via-twitter-after-fox-news-interview
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservative talk-show host Ann Coulter unleashed harsh criticism on Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner on Friday evening, after the governor had given a national interview to Fox News’ Bret Baier. “His answer to every Q is, ‘The system is broken.’ Fascinating!” tweeted Coulter, known for her harsh rhetoric. Coulter also used a word widely considered to be a slur against the disabled. Bauner discussed illegal immigration and the state budget crisis in his interview. A spokeswoman for Rauner told the Chicago Tribune that the governor’s office had no comment.)

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rockford area superintendents: Lawmakers should override Rauner’s veto on school funding reform
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20170811/rockford-area-superintendents-lawmakers-should-override-rauners-veto-on-school-funding-reform

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— Trump spat with Senate leader complicates tough agenda – AP
http://www.whig.com/article/20170812/AP/308129965#

 

TIMES
— Recalling 2009 version of Kinzinger – David Giuliani
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/column-recalling-version-of-kinzinger/article_00d94afb-de33-5dc1-a8c0-70770392ab49.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Madigan, Democrats spread false narrative about Rauner’s willingness to compromise – Dan McCaleb
https://thetelegraph.com/opinion/107025/mccaleb-madigan-democrats-spread-false-narrative-about-rauners-willingness-to-compromise

 

MADISON RECORD
— McCarter: SB1 is boon to elites and crumbs for downstate schools; Progressive tax system is real motivation – Ann Maher
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511178894-mccarter-sb1-is-boon-to-elites-and-crumbs-for-downstate-schools-progessive-tax-system-is-real-motivation

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Rauner says his changes to school funding bill help downstate schools. Lawmakers disagree. – LEXI CORTES
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/education/article166852972.html
— State lawmakers saunter into Springfield as school bell is ringing – Editorial
http://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article166790292.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Struggling Cairo epitomizes rural poverty in Illinois – NAT WILLIAMS
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/struggling-cairo-epitomizes-rural-poverty-in-illinois/article_f600f4c1-4cef-5a3b-8403-3dcc1ed0eea9.html
— Illinois Senate looks to address school funding plan – AP
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-senate-looks-to-address-school-funding-plan/article_fcf410e9-f8c1-5702-a52b-2b443d8b0f3a.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— City of Peoria responds to accusations of racial, sexual discrimination  HOPE Fair Housing Center sued the city this week – Alyssa Paldo
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/city-of-peoria-responds-to-accusations-of-racial-sexual-discrimination/787451231

 

WREX
— Local lawmakers disagree on which school funding formula best serves Rockford area – Breane Lyga
http://www.wrex.com/story/36119230/2017/08/11/local-lawmakers-disagree-on-which-school-funding-formula-best-serves-rockford-area

 

ST LOUIS PUBLIC RADIO
— Metro East school leaders to Illinois lawmakers: Give us money, override Rauner veto – RYAN DELANEY
http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/metro-east-school-leaders-illinois-lawmakers-give-us-money-override-rauner-veto#stream/0

 

CHOOSE DUPAGE
— 2016 Annual Report
http://www.choosedupage.com/blog/2016-annual-report

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— State analysis of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of SB1 could be released Monday – Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/state-analysis-of-gov-bruce-rauner-s-veto-of-sb/article_754c2c80-7ed9-11e7-97f3-bb1746e82dbf.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Orland Park Public Library Squandered $4,350 by Erasing Video History with Bridget Bittman, Disgraced Former Spokesman – KEVIN DUJAN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/orland-park-public-library-squandered-4350-by-erasing-video-history-with-bridget-bittman-disgraced-former-spokesman/
— Tinley Park Mayor Jacob Vandenberg’s alcohol induced Hissy Fit After Paul McCartney Concert – KEVIN DUJAN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/tinley-park-mayor-jacob-vandenbergs-alcohol-induced-hissy-fit-after-paul-mccartney-concert/

 

BREITBART
— Migrant Crisis Drives Record Rise of Slavery in Europe: ‘Every Town and City’ Affected – VIRGINIA HALE
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/08/11/record-slavery-eu-every-town-city/
— Stanford University Introduces Course on ‘Abolishing Whiteness’ – TOM CICCOTTA
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/08/11/stanford-university-introduces-course-on-abolishing-whiteness/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— AFTER 200 DAYS, HOW MANY OF THESE GOALS HAVE THE GOP CONGRESS FAILED TO MEET? – Jeff Trent
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/11/after-200-days-how-many-of-these-goals-have-the-gop-congress-failed-to-meet/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Democrats have not been the party of the working class for thirty years – Karin McQuillan  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a member of the working class?  I was 1962-1997.  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 assemble 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.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/democrats_working_class_thirty_years.html

 

CNBC
— How the GOP is quietly sabotaging retirement for millions – Diane Oakley
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/11/how-the-gop-is-quietly-sabotaging-retirement-for-millions-commentary.html

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Corporate Intimidation Threatens Worker Freedom – Lee Saunders
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/corporate-intimidation-threatens-worker-freedom_us_598dd6c5e4b063e2ae057f2c

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Political Payoff of Making Whites Feel Like a Minority – Lynn Vavreck (DIERSEN: In what ways are you a minority? I live in a precinct, a municipality, a township, a county, and a state in which the majority voted for Clinton.  The majority of those who voted for Clinton are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/upshot/the-political-payoff-of-making-whites-feel-like-a-minority.html
— The Great Political Divide Over American Identity – Lynn Vavreck  (DIERSEN: Under the Democrats, more and more and more individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.  That is a big reason why Trump got elected.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/upshot/the-great-political-divide-over-american-identity.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/who-benefits-from-affirmative-action-white-men/2017/08/11/4b56907e-7eab-11e7-a669-b400c5c7e1cc_story.html
— Beijing warns Pyongyang: You’re on your own if you go after the United States – Simon Denyer and Amanda Erickson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-warns-north-korea-youre-on-your-own-if-you-go-after-the-us/2017/08/11/a01a4396-7e68-11e7-9026-4a0a64977c92_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Liberal Crackup  Liberals should reject the divisive, zero-sum politics of identity and find their way back to a unifying vision of the common good – Mark Lilla  (DIERSEN: To be liberal is to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-liberal-crackup-1502456857

 

AMARILLO GLOBE NEWS
— Media ignores immigration, but Trump should not – Ann Coulter
http://amarillo.com/editorial/opinion/opinion-columnist/2017-08-11/media-ignores-immigration-trump-should-not

 

DETROIT FREE PRESS
— From SUVs to Mazdas, millennials redefine ‘classic’ as they begin collecting cars – Mark Phelan  (DIERSEN: What cars do you own now and what cars have you owned? I own a 1972 Chevy Corvette, 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX, 2003 Chevy Cavalier LS, 2005 Chevy Corvette, 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max, and 2016 Ford Mustang. I have owned a 1958 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy BelAir, 1962 Chevy Impala SS, 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, 1968 Oldsmobile 442, 1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 1969 Dodge Charger SE, 1974 Dodge Dart, 1978 Chevy Chevette, 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, 1990 Ford Thunderbird LX, 1993 Ford Thunderbird, and 1997 Chevy Cavalier.)
http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/mark-phelan/2017/08/12/millennials-classic-cars-collecting/558212001/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Despite that, some vehicles draw plenty of interest from millennials and earlier generations of collectors, according to Hagerty’s data. Nearly every generation of Ford Mustang is on the hot list, along with Chevy Camaros, Corvettes and pickups. Icons like the 1955-57 Chevy Bel Air and ‘49-’80 VW Beetle get plenty of love from car fans of all ages.)

 

FORBES
— Why Democrats Should Be Losing Sleep Over Generation Z – Ashley Stahl
https://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleystahl/2017/08/11/why-democrats-should-be-losing-sleep-over-generation-z/#705b9d2b7878
— The 10 Companies Where Workers Ages 45+ Feel Most Appreciated – Jeff Kauflin  (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkauflin/2017/08/11/the-10-companies-where-workers-ages-45-feel-most-appreciated/#3da64c5d7c0c

 

INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats hate cars, promote Uber and Lyft, and hint/imply/argue/shout that “Your Parents’ Car Culture Is Nearly Dead.”
http://www.investors.com/news/uber-lyft-ride-sharing-redefine-car-culture/

 

IRON GATE MOTOR CONDOS
— Chrome and Coffee Saturday, August 12, 2017, 9 AM – 11 AM, 2212 Ferry Road, Naperville
https://us.eventbu.com/naperville/chrome-and-coffee/4643015

 

INSTINCT MAGAZINE
— Are People Claiming To Be LGBT For A Career Boost? – Bryan Keating  (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers want to hire, to retain, and promote those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://instinctmagazine.com/post/are-people-claiming-be-lgbt-career-boost

August 11 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Oak Park massage parlors shut down after prostitution investigation; 4 face charges – Steve Schering  (DIERSEN: How many massage parlors are there in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/news/ct-oak-park-prostitution-tl-0817-20170816-story.html
— Google bro’s diversity memo shows biological failings of white dudes – Rex Huppke  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire and to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-google-diversity-memo-huppke-20170811-story.html
— Lawmakers, reject Gov. Rauner’s changes on school funding – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-rauner-school-funding-veto-perspec-0811-md-20170810-story.html
— That Google memo about women in tech wasn’t wrong – Megan McArdle  (DIERSEN: Is McArdle a Democrat? What if McArdle had gotten a job with the federal government? The federal government’s top priority is to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are female, minority, and/or younger.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-google-memo-women-tech-20170811-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE HEADLINE: Blame rich Whites for ‘Asian fail’ at top colleges – Daniel Golden  (DIERSEN: None of my high school classmates were Asian. I just barely made into the upper 20% of my graduating class.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would hint/imply/argue/shout that if any of my high school classmates had been Asian, I never would have made it into the upper 20% of my graduating class.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-asian-fail-affirmative-action-colleges-perspec-0811-md-20170811-story.html
— Teens set out to create ‘Meaningful Summers’ with nonprofit – Sarah Freishtat  (DIERSEN: Would your critics/opponents have taken the summer jobs that I did when you were in high school and in college?  Few if any of my critics/opponents would have stooped to take the jobs that I did. I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; I washed dishes during the summer of 1965; I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966; and I delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-teen-summer-giving-back-st-0806-20170804-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN: Special census in 2018 could put $1.6M in Naperville coffers – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-special-census-st-0811-20170810-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Everyone knows that attacks against Muslims in America are used to harm Trump and to harm Trump’s supporters. So therefore, those who attack Muslims in America must be anti-Trumps.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170811/281775629258324
— Dogs, cats also carry carbon footprints, study says  Environmental impact of feeding meat to pets is huge – Amina Khan
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20170811/281805694029396
— Chicago Public Schools budget will plan on more than $200 million in city help – Juan Perez Jr. and Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chicago-public-schools-city-funding-met-0812-20170811-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chevrolet’s Impala SS sedan has been a hidden gem – Jeff Taylor  (DIERSEN: I owned a 1962 Chevrolet Impala SS 1989-2005.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/autos/chevrolets-ss-sedan-has-been-a-hidden-gem/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Naperville pitching special census to increase population, tax share – Marie Wilson
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170811/naperville-pitching-special-census-to-increase-population-tax-share
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF SHEFALI TRIVEDI: “Do GOOD DuPage” campaign encourages DuPage residents to volunteer – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois a) glorify and praise themselves as being big time volunteers and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn me for not doing volunteer work. In my defense, I volunteer 10+ hours each and every day of what is left of my life putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out free of charge and without any advertising. However, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn those emails as being worthless if not destructive.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170811/do-good-campaign-encourages-dupage-residents-to-volunteer

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— A billion-dollar payout for Chicago teachers pension fund? – LYNNE MAREK
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170810/NEWS01/170819988
— Dems renew push to probe Trump Tower lender Deutsche Bank – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170811/NEWS02/170819959/democrats-renew-push-to-probe-deutsche-banks-trump-ties

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Protesters oppose proposed cuts to Medicaid – Paul Swiech
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/protesters-oppose-proposed-cuts-to-medicaid/article_a30c2171-8267-560b-bed4-d675e5667554.html
— Blame Madigan for state’s tax hike – Daniel G. Deneen, Bloomington
http://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/letters/blame-madigan-for-state-s-tax-hike/article_b5e81723-ec2d-52a4-a9c4-6bebd8ef25ec.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Illinois pension cost shift could bring ‘financial ruin’ to local school districts – Chris Kaergard and Pam Adams  (DIERSEN: What has brought you “financial ruin?”  So far, my loss of $1,430,856 of income in today’s dollars since 1997 has not caused my wife and I “financial ruin.”  My GAO salary was $10,250/month in today’s dollars and my Civil Service Retirement System pension is $4,238/month.  $10,250 X 238 months is $2,439,500 and $4,238 X 238 months is $1,008,644.  $2,439,500 minus $1,008,644 is $1,430,856.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170810/illinois-pension-cost-shift-could-bring-financial-ruin-to-local-school-districts

 

PONTIAC DAILY LEADER
— Kinzinger feels failed health plan misunderstood – Paul Westermeyer
http://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/news/20170810/kinzinger-feels-failed-health-plan-misunderstood

 

SUBURBAM LIFE
— Zito announces election bid for Illinois’ 49th District seat
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/08/11/zito-announces-election-bid-for-illinois-49th-district-seat/ahih4pa/

 

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Judge rejects Hastert attorneys’ camera ban request – TONY SCOTT
http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2017/08/11/judge-rejects-hastert-attorneys-camera-ban-request/a5utsf4/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Your questions about North Korea answered  CNN hosts a live chat with reporters – ALEXANDRA FIELD (DIERSEN: QUESTIONS: What actions should America take against North Korea if North Korea a) illegally sends many millions of its citizens illegally into America illegally (LIKE MEXICO DOES), b) illegally keeps many millions of its citizens illegally in America illegally (LIKE MEXICO DOES), or c) illegally sends many mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally (LIKE MEXICO DOES)?)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/your-questions-about-north-korea-answered/786681180
— Poll: Nearly seven in 10 judge Congress a failure so far  Both sides of aisle earn public’s ire – RYAN STRUYK
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/poll-nearly-seven-in-10-judge-congress-a-failure-so-far/786679431

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— 2020 Could Have School Districts Seeing Red – DUSTY RHODES
http://nprillinois.org/post/2020-could-have-school-districts-seeing-red#stream/0

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— State representatives and superintendents speak out against Governor’s veto
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/state-representatives-and-superintendents-speak-out-against-governors-veto
— Parents and lawmakers demand action on education funding reform – Rachel Droze
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/no-compromise-on-school-funding-has-parents-concerned

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Fear and loathing in health care – Stephen Soltys M.D.
http://illinoistimes.com/article-18989-fear-and-loathing-in-health-care.html

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— What Happened to Illinois’s Medical Cannabis Advisory Board?  Former members and one legislator say the group was quietly disbanded in a deal with Governor Bruce Rauner to keep the medical marijuana program alive. – LEE V. GAINES  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/August-2017/What-Happened-to-Illinoiss-Medical-Cannabis-Advisory-Board/

 

ILLINOIS FARMER TODAY
— Ciaro: Struggling town epitomizes rural poverty in Illinois – Nat Williams
http://www.illinoisfarmertoday.com/news/regional/struggling-town-epitomizes-rural-poverty-in-illinois/article_3ff5263c-7dde-11e7-9df5-9f3f4b834f6e.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— HUD chief Carson calls out Illinois for not promoting economic growth – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/hud-chief-carson-calls-out-illinois-for-not-promoting-economic/article_61c85fdc-7c6b-11e7-bd0e-d7f6a238622f.html

 

ILLINOIS HOME PAGE
— Explosive county board meeting over reassessment situation – Aaron Eades
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/explosive-county-board-meeting-over-reassessment-situation/786615993

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— To “Trans” Cultists, What IS Maleness or Femaleness? – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/trans-cultists-maleness-femaleness/
— Female Military Service Members Told to Accept Naked Men in their Showers – Joshua Denton
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/female-military-service-members-told-accept-naked-men-showers/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— When it comes to hiring women to top posts within Pritzker’s businesses, however, the billionaire is, well, lacking.
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/11/oppo-dumps/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Anti-Trump Nutjob Arrested For Murder Of GOP Committeeman Neighbor – RYAN SAAVEDRA  (DIERSEN: What does your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain have to say about this?  From what I see, the more of the following that your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain is, the more danger that he/she is in: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider, and ancestors have been in America for a long time. Further, the fewer votes that Trump got and the more votes that Clinton got in his/her precinct, the more danger your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain is in.  Trump got only 137 votes in my precinct and Clinton got 211.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/10/anti-trump-nutjob-arrested-for-murder-of-gop-committeeman-neighbor/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A man described by neighbors as “quarrelsome” and who placed large anti-Trump signs in his yard is in police custody for the murder of his next-door neighbor – a GOP committeeman. Police in West Goshen Township, PA, charged Clayton Carter, 51, in the shooting death of his next-door neighbor, G. Brooks Jennings in the early morning hours on Tuesday, according to ABC Philadelphia. The conflict began on Monday evening when police officers responded to a dispute between Carter and Jennings that involved cursing and video recording in one of their backyards. Police de-escalated the conflict around 8 p.m. and left. Shortly after midnight, police say another conflict erupted between the two neighbors as Carter claims that Jennings shined a light into his eyes. Carter purportedly told police that he then drove his car onto his lawn and shined the car’s high beams towards Jennings. Investigators say it was at this point when Carter went into his home and grabbed a .380 semi-automatic pistol and confronted Jennings. Carter allegedly shot Jennings in the head, knocking him to the ground, and then stood over his body and shot him in the head again. Police say the victim Carter shot Jennings on Jennings property. One neighbor described Jennings, a GOP committeeman, as “the nicest, best guy I’ve ever met in my whole life.” Those same neighbors described Carter, who apparently had a history of conflict with multiple neighbors — including pulling a gun on Jennings in the past — as someone they avoided because of his volatile behavior. “We steered clear of him. We were frightened of him [Carter] because he’s so unpredictable,” another neighbor said speaking about Carter. Neighbors described his front yard as being crowded with cars and anti-Trump signs that he made himself. Many of the conflicts between Carter and his neighbors were apparently not political, but personal. Police charged Carter with multiple crimes including first-degree murder which makes him ineligible for bail in the state of Pennsylvania.)

— Rep. Ruben Gallego: Trump Is An ‘Absolute Racist’ – Amber Athey  (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter? If so, who so far has called you a racist? Have you considered suing them?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/11/rep-ruben-gallego-trump-is-an-absolute-racist/

 

GOPUSA
— Should elected officials be required to accept all responses on social media?  (DIERSEN: Should activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who claim to be Republican be required to include
diersen@aol.com on their press release lists and their press advisory lists?  Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs fail/refuse to keep diersen@aol.com on their press release lists and their press advisory lists.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28487
— Fatherless families have a tremendous cost
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28504
— Mosques taking over churches in France (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will France side with the Muslims and turn on America?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28509

 

LIFE NEWS
— Abortion Activists Want More Men to Speak Up for Killing Unborn Babies – MICAIAH BILGER
http://www.lifenews.com/2017/08/10/abortion-activists-want-more-men-to-speak-up-for-killing-unborn-babies/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Praying With the Right Motives – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes pray for? Mine pray for God to stop me from sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIIS emails and to stop me from serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman. Previously, they prayed for God to end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, my GAO employment, etc. In response to the aforesaid, what should I pray for?)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/08/11/praying-right-motives/

 

NEWSMAX
— Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Takes Trump Feud National – Theodore Bunker  (DIERSENL Who works harder against Trump, Rahm Emanuel or Kim Jong-un?)
http://www.newsmax.com/US/rahm-emanuel-trump-feud-national/2017/08/11/id/807103/
— Newsmax’s 100 Most Influential Republican Women
http://www.newsmax.com/BestLists/influential-republican-women-list/2017/08/09/id/806691/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 99. Evelyn Sanguinetti — A lawyer and daughter of Cuban and Ecuadorean immigrants, Sanguinetti is the first Hispanic to be elected lieutenant governor of Illinois, and the first female Hispanic lieutenant governor in the country.)

 

PJ MEDIA
— Austin Theater Admits It Broke the Law with ‘Women Only’ Screenings of ‘Wonder Woman’ – TOM KNIGHTON  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will theaters bar members of the following groups: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2017/08/09/austin-theater-admits-it-broke-the-law-with-women-only-screenings-of-wonder-woman/

 

THE HILL
— Rahm goes national with Trump feud – MIKE LILLIS
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/346101-rahm-goes-national-with-trump-feud

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Why Medicaid matters to anyone with aging relatives – Sharona Hoffman  (DIERSEN: My 86-year-old aunt is burning up her life savings at the rate of $230 a day in an assisted living facility.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/why-medicaid-matters-to-anyone-with-aging-relatives_us_598d936ae4b0ed1f464c09ee

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Jeffrey Lord, Trump Defender on CNN, Is Fired for Using Nazi Slogan – MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM  (DIERSEN: If you are pegged as being a Trump defender as I am, which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you the most for that?  Should I write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me the most?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/10/business/media/jeffrey-lord-fired-trump-cnn-nazis.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Mr. Lord had recently accused Angelo Carusone, president of the liberal watchdog site Media Matters, of emulating fascists by calling for sponsors to boycott Sean Hannity’s Fox News show. When Mr. Carusone responded on Thursday on Twitter, Mr. Lord posted the words “Sieg Heil!”, a response that he said was meant to mock Mr. Carusone’s behavior.)
— Sundar Pichai Should Resign as Google’s C.E.O. – David Brooks (DIERSEN: Democrats want all employers to resign who do not use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to hire, retain, and promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who are minority, female, and/or younger and b) to not hire and to get rid of employees who are Republican, and especially those who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/11/opinion/sundar-pichai-google-memo-diversity.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote voter fraud.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/11/opinion/voter-suppression-trump-commission-ohio.html
— In a Move Away From Tradition, Cremations Increase – JAMES BARRON  (DIERSEN: What about cremation?  When I die, I want to be cremated for the following reasons: a) my wife and I gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents; b) my branch on my family tree is extremely small and it is dying; and c) my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have been very successful in making people in my precinct, in Wheaton’s West District, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage, and in Illinois HATE ME. I should write a book about those who have been the most successful in making people HATE ME.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/10/nyregion/cremations-increase-in-a-move-away-from-tradition.html
— This Is Why a Trump Chicken Was Near the White House – YONETTE JOSEPH  (DIERSEN: Taran Singh Brar wants Trump to act more forcefully.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/10/us/politics/trump-giant-inflatable-chicken.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Trump, Russia and the opposition research firm run by ex-journalists
https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-russia-and-the-opposition-research-firm-run-by-ex-journalists/2017/08/10/93ee1232-7e13-11e7-b2b1-aeba62854dfa_video.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump’s IRS Swamp  Obama-era lawyers are still obstructing lawsuits to hold the agency accountable. – Kimberley A. Strassel  (DIERSEN: On what do you base your knowledge of IRS? I worked for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $79,563-$90,173. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS for 3 years while I was at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $94,61-$100,917. What do you say to those who have wasted my knowledge of IRS?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-irs-swamp-1502405528
— Why a Universal Basic Income Would Be a Calamity  How long before the elites decide the unemployed underclass shouldn’t have the right to vote? – Dan Nidess  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a member of the “unemployed underclass?” I have been a member of the “unemployed underclass” since 1997 when I was 49 years old. Of course, since then, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have used that against me big time. They hint/imply/argue/shout that because I have been a member of the “unemployed underclass” since 1997 when I was 49 years old, I must be a racist, a sexist, a bigot, and even worse things. Should I write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-a-universal-basic-income-would-be-a-calamity-1502403580
— On Radical Islam, Trump Has Lost His Focus  There’s no ‘extreme vetting,’ no outreach to moderates, and too much coziness with Riyadh. – Ayaan Hirsi Ali
https://www.wsj.com/articles/on-radical-islam-trump-has-lost-his-focus-1502403549

 

USA TODAY
— Google manifesto spotlights enduring sexism issues – Laura Petrecca  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always painted me as being a sexist. They stress that unlike them, I support the equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) plank in the Republican Party platform.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/08/10/google-manifesto-spotlights-hot-button-issue-gender-diversity/513244001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE AND GRAPHIC: It’s not just you — there really are fewer homes for sale with inventory at a 20-year low – Roger Yu and Paul Davidson  (DIERSEN: Who wants you to move?  Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups want me to move: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors and those that 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.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/08/10/sale-home-inventory-20-year-low-baby-boomers-stay-put/555127001/

 

WJLA
— Leaks within the federal government harm national security, need to be stopped – Boris Epshteyn  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois a) who leak to Rich Miller and to the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois, but b) refuse to include
diersen@aol.com on their press release and press advisory lists?)
http://wjla.com/news/bottom-line/opinion-leaks-within-the-federal-government-harm-national-security-need-to-be-stopped

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— Chicago is doomed to become a ‘municipal black hole’ – Rodney Johnson
http://www.businessinsider.com/chicago-doomed-to-become-municipal-black-hole-2017-8

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— How Much Patriotism do Military Bands Inspire? GAO Wants Better Measures – Ross Gianfortune (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries discourage American patriotism? ANSWER: Those that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.govexec.com/federal-news/fedblog/2017/08/gao-military-bands-learn-how-measure-your-performances/140162/

 

STARS AND STRIPES
— GAO: Did $1.5 billion in military music boost morale? – WYATT OLSON
https://www.stripes.com/news/gao-did-1-5-billion-in-military-music-boost-morale-1.482382

August 8 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Illinois GOP says school funding bill may be unconstitutional if veto overridden – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/education/il-gop-school-funding-bill-may-be-unconstitutional-if-veto-overridden/2287447/

 

CBS2
— Legislators Quit In Frustration After Budget Battle
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/08/legislators-quit-in-frustration-after-budget-battle/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Senate back in Springfield Sunday, gearing up for veto override – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/senate-back-in-springfield-sunday-gearing-up-for-veto-override/
— Emails show Rahm used sanctuary city issue to bolster national image – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/emails-show-rahm-used-sanctuary-city-issue-to-bolster-national-image/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Officials report ‘significant error’ in analysis of Rauner’s school plan – Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-school-funding-met-0809-20170808-story.html
— Evanston mayor to wait on diversity study before making library board picks – Genevieve Bookwalter  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/evanston/news/ct-evr-evanston-library-board-appointments-tl-0810-20170808-story.html
— Fired Googler faces headwinds making legal case he’s the victim – Josh Eidelson and Jordyn Holman  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage, rejected civil service protections, and rejected the Rutan decision (http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html), so therefore, they side with my Democrat superiors in federal government against me. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-james-damore-fired-googler-20170808-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But unlike government employees, who have some free speech protections, private employees in the U.S. have little legal recourse if companies choose to retaliate for things they say at work or at home. In fact, most non-union private sector employees can be fired for almost any reason — or no reason at all. “Any claim that [Damore] brings will have only a negligible chance at success,” said law professor Paul Secunda, who directs the labor and employment law program at Marquette University. What’s more, firing Damore may have kept Google on the right side of the law, if the company or its employees felt that the memo had created a work environment that was hostile to women. Adam Galinsky, chair of management at Columbia Business School, said companies may have a legitimate reason for firing someone for expressing views that disrupt the professional environment. “I think that the firing was the appropriate response here,” Galinsky said. “I think if they didn’t fire the employee it would have created a lot of internal unrest among the women who work at Google.” In his defense, Damore could claim under the Civil Rights Act that he was fired for being male or for speaking out against anti-male discrimination, but Google could counter that it actually fired him for the attitudes he expressed about women, which aren’t protected. “He would have to show that if a woman had made similar comments about women’s superiority for jobs, that woman in a similar situation would not have been terminated,” , said Shannon Farmer, a partner at Ballard Spahr who represents employers. “That’s probably a hard thing to prove.” On Monday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent a note to employees that said portions of Damore’s memo “violate our Code of Conduct and cross the line by advancing harmful gender stereotypes in our workplace.” He didn’t say if the company was taking action against the employee. A Google representative, asked about the dismissal, referred to Pichai’s memo.)
— Preckwinkle ends bid to win $17 million from retailers in pop tax case – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cook-county-pop-tax-lawsuit-met-0809-20170808-story.html
— New ranking puts Naperville at No. 41 on ‘safest city’ list – Bill Bird  (DIERSEN: Wheaton ranked 6th.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/crime/ct-nvs-naperville-safe-city-ranking-st-0809-20170808-story.html
— Rep. Olsen Seeks Input Through Legislative Survey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/bolingbrook-plainfield/community/chi-ugc-article-rep-olsen-seeks-input-through-legislative-su-2017-08-08-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s affirmative action attack could halt educational experimentation.” Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-schools-0801-md-20170808-story.html
— Wisconsin wouldn’t break even on Foxconn incentives for 25 years, analysis shows – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-wisconsin-foxconn-tax-incentives-20170808-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Suburban educators develop guidelines on teaching about religion – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.  Islam is more like a political party or a country without borders than a religion.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170808/suburban-educators-develop-guidelines-on-teaching-about-religion
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump has escaped Washington, just don’t call it a vacation.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170808/trump-has-escaped-washington-just-dont-call-it-a-vacation
— DuPage sheriff asked to consider patrol changes – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170808/dupage-sheriff-asked-to-consider-patrol-changes

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— 5 towns (Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Oak Brook, Burr Ridge, and Hinsdale) where a lot of listings are going stale – DENNIS RODKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170808/CRED0701/170809877/5-towns-where-a-lot-of-listings-are-going-stale
— McDonald’s plans to nearly double restaurants in China – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170808/NEWS07/170809868/mcdonalds-plans-to-nearly-double-restaurants-in-china
— Baby boomers who won’t sell are dominating the housing market – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: Who wants you to sell?  Members of the following groups want my wife and I to sell: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. How many members of the aforesaid groups live in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20170808/CRED0701/170809876/baby-boomers-who-wont-sell-are-dominating-the-housing-market
— Americans are dying younger, saving corporations billions – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that each year that I live costs the Civil Service Retirement System $50,856 for my pension, the federal government $17,288 for my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision subsidy, and Social Security $2,028.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170808/NEWS03/170809874/americans-are-dying-younger-saving-corporations-billions

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— State Rep. Scott Drury: Lonely voice in the wilderness – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-08-08/lonely-voice-wilderness.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Governor’s amendatory veto of SB1 looking like a dud for Peoria – Editorial
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20170808/editorial-governors-amendatory-veto-of-sb1-looking-like-dud-for-peoria

 

PEORIA PUBLIC RADIO
— GOP Lawmaker David Harris Urges Rauner To Resolve Bill Backlog with Bonds – BRIAN MACKEY
http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/gop-lawmaker-urges-rauner-resolve-bill-backlog-bonds#stream/0

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Accommodating breastfeeding teen moms in school – Emilee Fannon
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/accommodating-breastfeeding-teen-moms-in-school/785465450

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Fighting Cultural Colonization
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/fighting-cultural-colonization
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Representative Jeanne Ives is taking heat for standing up to cultural bullies in our schools. Tiny Dancer sues the federal government for trying to make him follow federal law. Will Gov. Rauner follow suit and sign sanctuary state legislation? No action on K-12 school funding this week as IL Senate Democrats are out of town for the coronation of one of their own. Pope Francis calls it “terrible” that children are taught they can choose their gender. Don’t tell Chicago Tribune’s Kim Janssen who identifies as a “reporter.” Dan & Amy covered education funding, sanctuary cities, and Illinois politics with State Representative Jeanne Ives.)

 

TERI OBRIEN
— IL Governor Bruce Rauner, Really? Planning to Sign Bill Making State a “Sanctuary?”  (DIERSEN: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, countries, etc. that want Rauner to sign the bill a) want Rauner and all Republicans in Illinois to be defeated and b) are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://teriobrien.com/il-governor-bruce-rauner-really-planning-to-sign-bill-making-state-a-sanctuary/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Is it true? Why would he do such a harmful, and destructive thing. Here’s what happened when I called both of his offices, the one in Springfield and the one in Chicago on Monday, August 7, 2017.)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GARLEWICZ: STOP THE WAR ON ILLINOIS’ ENTRY-LEVEL EMPLOYEES AND VETO $15 MINIMUM WAGE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/garlewicz-stop-the-war-on-illinois-entry-level-employees-and-veto-15-minimum-wage.html
— ‘FAIR’ WEALTH SURCHARGES – COMING SOON TO ILLINOIS?  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that it unfair to Democrats, to minorities, to females, to younger people, to veterans, and to people who had less money than I had a) that the Post Office hired me in 1966 and let me work there for almost 3 years, b) that IRS hired me in 1971 and let me work there for almost 9 years, c) that IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974, d) that GAO hired me in 1980 and let me work there for almost 18 years, and d) that GAO promoted me in 1986.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/fair-wealth-surcharges-coming-soon-to-illinois.html

 

GOPUSA
— Facebook declares jihad on anti-jihad content  (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook employees are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28360
— Message to UAW: What part of ‘no’ don’t you understand?  (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007.  If GAO had been unionized since 1980, my Democrat GAO would not have been able to a) force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, c) not promote me beyond GS-13, d) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, or e) force me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28337
— Illinois Liberals Get Holiday to Celebrate Their Messiah — Barack Obama  (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who are far closer to Obama than they are to Trump?)
http://www.gopusa.com/illinois-liberals-get-holiday-to-celebrate-their-messiah-barack-obama/

 

BREITBART
— More Than 1.1 Million Fewer Americans on Food Stamps Under Trump – Katherine Rodriguez
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/07/1-1-million-fewer-americans-food-stamps-trump/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Jeff Flake: GOP Should Embrace Pro-Amnesty ‘Autopsy’ Report – TONY LEE7
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/07/jeff-flake-republicans-should-embrace-pro-amnesty-autopsy-report/
— NYPD Steps Up Boycott of Dunkin’ Donuts After Cops Refused Service – EN KEW
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/07/nypd-steps-up-boycott-of-dunkin-donuts-after-cops-refused-service/
— Google Fires Viewpoint Diversity Manifesto Author James Damore – CHARLIE NASH
http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2017/08/07/google-fires-viewpoint-diversity-manifesto-author-james-damore/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Google CEO Right After Firing Engineer: ‘People Must Be Free To Express Dissent’ – Eric Lieberman  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always promoted patronage, rejected civil service protections, and rejected the Rutan decision (
http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html), so therefore, they side with my Democrat superiors in federal government against me. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/08/google-ceo-right-after-firing-engineer-people-must-be-free-to-express-dissent/

 

TPM
— Report: Trump Receives ‘Propaganda Document’ That’s Only Good News – MATT SHUHAM  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want to stop me from putting together and sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. But failing that, the want me to include links in the emails only to articles that make them look good.)
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/white-house-propaganda-document-full-of-strong-trump-photos

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— SILICON VALLEY ROBBER BARONS ARE USING GOVERNMENT AS A WEAPON AGAINST US – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/08/silicon-valley-robber-barons-are-using-government-as-a-weapon-against-us/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— What Will Barack Obama Day in Illinois Celebrate? – Steve Byas (DIERSEN: What do you say to Democrat plant, Libertarian plant, Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who are far closer to Obama than they are to Trump?)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/26662-what-will-barack-obama-day-in-illinois-celebrate

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Case for Diversity in Immigration  It’s an effective way of preventing ethnic ghettoes from forming. – MAX BLOOM (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration, but now they promote segregation.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450229/skills-diversity-immigration-policy-should-pursue-both

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— RNC Chairwoman Warns GOP Critics of Trump  Ronna Romney McDaniel highlights those who abandoned Trump in 2016, ignores those who did the same and won. – BENJAMIN PARKER  (DIERSEN: Who are the leading GOP critics of Trump in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  Which individuals, organizations, companies, etc. do they focus on destroying?)
http://www.weeklystandard.com/rnc-chairwoman-warns-gop-critics-of-trump/article/2009204

 

THE HILL
— CNN’s Zeleny: Leaderless Democrats ‘in complete disrepair and disarray’ – JOE CONCHA
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/345774-cnns-zeleny-leaderless-democrats-in-complete-disrepair-and-disarray
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Signs of trouble emerge in Trump’s base.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/345662-the-memo-signs-of-trouble-emerge-in-trumps-base

 

CNN
— Democratic Socialists are taking themselves seriously. Should Democrats? – Greg Krieg  (DIERSEN: How many in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America believe that they would be better off under socialism? How many of the aforesaid are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors?)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/08/politics/democratic-socialists-of-america-convention-2017/index.html

 

CNBC
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: This Harvard MBA grad is building a luxury weed business — ‘the Hermès of cannabis’ — that he expects to bring in $50 million a year – Catherine Clifford  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/07/this-harvard-mba-grad-is-building-a-luxury-weed-business.html

 

AOL NEWS
— Malia Obama carted out of Lollapalooza after night of dancing
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/08/watch-malia-obama-carted-out-of-lollapalooza-after-night-of-dancing/23070855/
— Jeff Sessions slams Rahm Emanuel for promoting ‘lawlessness’ with sanctuary lawsuit – CHRISTINA GREGG
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/08/08/jeff-sessions-slams-rahm-emanuel-for-promoting-lawlessness-with-sanctuary-lawsuit/23070687/

 

CBS NEW YORK
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) side with citizens of foreign countries who are in America illegally and b) side against citizens of America.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/08/08/study-illegal-millennials-dream-act-mental-distress/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— The ‘left bias’ of Google, where 70% of employees are male, comes under attack – Editorial
http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-google-diversity-bias-20170808-story.html

 

BOSTON HERALD
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Pot lobby flashed cash to tweak law  At least $300G – but total likely much higher – Matt Stout (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_politics/2017/08/pot_lobby_flashed_cash_to_tweak_law

 

NEWS & OBSERVER
— Affirmative Action levels the playing field – NIKITRA BAILEY (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/article166131932.html

 

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Republicans say “Trump Is Losing His Battle With the Republican Party.”
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/trump-venn-diagram/536034/

 

FORTUNE
— Fired Google Employee Wants to Sue—and He May Have a Case – Jeff John Roberts
http://fortune.com/2017/08/08/google-memo-legal/

 

FED SMITH
— It’s Time to Reform Federal Labor Relations – Bob Gilson (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007.  If GAO had been unionized since 1980, my Democrat GAO would not have been able to a) force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, c) not promote me beyond GS-13, d) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, or e) force me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/08/08/its-time-reform-federal-labor-relations/

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 609 Frazier Court, Wheaton – $599,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447882_zpid/
— FOR SALE: 500 Arbor Avenue, Wheaton – $727,800
https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Wheaton-IL/pmf,pf_pt/4447899_zpid/15894_rid/

August 7 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Sessions Blasts Chicago Legal Action  “The City of Chicago will continue to stand up to President Trump,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a statement
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Sessions-Blasts-Chicago-Legal-Action–439080943.html

 

CBS2
— Chicago’s Overtime Costs ‘Out Of Control’
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/07/chicagos-overtime-costs-out-of-control/
— Nearly 1,000 CPS Layoffs Announced
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/07/nearly-1000-cps-layoffs-announced/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago sues over sanctuary city threat; Sessions fires back
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/272355089-story
— Rauner rejects Democrats’ call to borrow for bill backlog – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/272467735-story

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— As Emanuel sues Trump Justice Department, immigrant sanctuary debate comes to fore – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-lawsuit-met-0808-2-20170807-story.html
— Rauner shouldn’t delay borrowing money to pay Illinois’ bills, comptroller says – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-susana-mendoza-met-0808-20170807-story.html
— New chief of staff Kelly moves quickly to tame Trump’s tweets – Jennifer Jacobs, Margaret Talev and Justin Sink  (DIERSEN: Who wants to tame your tweets and why, that is, who wants to shut you up and why?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-chief-of-staff-kelly-trump-tweets-20170807-story.html
— Some Lake County school districts look to reserves to navigate latest financial uncertainty – Phil Rockrohr
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-zurich/news/ct-lsr-state-education-funding-tl-0810-20170807-story.html
— President Trump, who got five draft deferments, again attacks Sen. Blumenthal’s military record – Noah Bierman  (DIERSEN: Did you avoid the draft?  If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that I got student draft deferments 1966-1970 and a financial hardship draft deferment 1970-1971. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always stressed to my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates who were veterans that I avoided the draft. All during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government, many, most, and at times, virtually all of my superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were veterans.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-attack-senator-twitter-20170807-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-belmont-rocks-0820-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise illegals and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-sanctuary-chicago-lawsuit-sessions-edit-20170807-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-trump-sanctuary-city-glanton-met-0808-20170807-column.html
— Medical pot shops hold public expo, complete with cooking demos, to reduce stigma of product – Dan Lambert  (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/mundelein/news/ct-vhr-medical-marijuana-expo-tl-0810-20170807-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— After Rahm sues feds, A.G. Jeff Sessions blisters ‘lawless’ Chicago – Lynn Sweet and Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicagos-promised-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-is-a-reality/
— Chance the Rapper digs at pols over education funding  (DIERSEN: Who digs at you? I should write a book about those who dig at me.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/chance-the-rapper-digs-at-pols-over-education-funding/
— A fresh attempt at cutting a deal on Illinois education – Madeleine Doubek
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/doubek-a-fresh-attempt-at-cutting-a-deal-on-illinois-education/
— Republicans don’t want nobody Dems (might have) sent – Mark Brown
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-republicans-dont-want-nobody-dems-might-have-sent/
— Trump trains his sights on affirmative action – Jesse Jackson  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/jackson-trump-trains-his-sights-on-affirmative-action/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise illegals and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-wheres-the-crime-in-wanting-to-work/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner appoints former Rep. Senger of Naperville as a deputy chief of staff – Katie Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170807/rauner-appoints-former-rep-senger-of-naperville-as-a-deputy-chief-of-staff
— How Wheeling says a resident cost taxpayers $144,000 – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170807/how-wheeling-says-a-resident-cost-taxpayers-144000
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump looks to loyal voters as support slips, agenda stalls.”
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170807/news/308079891/
— Mid-Year Review Shows Continued Strong Economic Indicators for DuPage County – Choose DuPage
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170807/mid-year-review-shows-continued-strong-economic-indicators-for-dupage-county

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s the next step in the city’s sanctuary city lawsuit – AP
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170807/NEWS02/170809894/heres-the-next-step-in-the-citys-sanctuary-city-lawsuit
— All these Democrats think they can unseat Roskam – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170807/BLOGS02/170809891/all-these-democrats-think-they-can-unseat-roskam

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Hunger on campus is a real problem with real solutions – Esther Cepeda  (DIERSEN: Were you hungry when you earned your bachelor’s degree? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would stress that while I attended UIC 1966-1968, I owned a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint and then a 1968 Oldsmobile 442. They would stress that while I earned my bachelor’s degree from NIU 1969-1970, I owned a 1969 Dodge Charger SE and that I lived in the University Plaza Dormitory (
https://www.uplaza.com/) in DeKalb and then Lincolnshire West Apartments (http://www.lincolnshirewest-apts.com/) in DeKalb. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would use the aforesaid to paint me as having always been undeservedly filthy rich.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170806/esther-cepeda-hunger-on-campus-is-real-problem-with-real-solutions

 

MORNING ANSWER CHICAGO
— Illinois State Representative Jeanne Ives
http://morninganswerchicago.com/2017/08/07/illinois-state-representative-jeanne-ives/

 

CHICAGOIST
— Chicago Just Hosted The Largest Democratic Socialists Convention In Years
http://chicagoist.com/2017/08/07/chicago_dsa_convention_helps_build.php

 

CHICAGO NOW
— The Southern Poverty Law Center is a hate group – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2017/08/the-southern-poverty-law-center-is-a-hate-group/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— State legislators deemed indifferent to business woes – Hoang Tran  (DIERSEN: What are your woes and who is indifferent to them.)
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511174568-state-legislators-deemed-indifferent-to-business-woes

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage GOP maintains pivotal role in state government, local chairman says – Caitlin Nordahl
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511174602-dupage-gop-maintains-pivotal-role-in-state-government-local-chairman-says
— Ives declares schools will open despite Madigan tactics – Hoang Tran
http://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511174785-ives-declares-schools-will-open-despite-madigan-tactics

 

SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS NEWS
— Righter hails Rauner veto of school funding bill as making things fair – Caitlin Nordahl
http://seillinoisnews.com/stories/511174769-righter-hails-rauner-veto-of-school-funding-bill-as-making-things-fair

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ANTI-TAX HIKE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER JEANETTE WARD EYES FORTNER’S SOON-VACANT SEAT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/anti-tax-hike-school-board-member-eyes-fortners-soon-vacant-seat.html

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— PAINFUL TRUTH ABOUT INJUSTICE OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION  Rita Dunaway applauds attorney general’s plan to curb nefarious practice  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/08/painful-truth-about-injustice-of-affirmative-action/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Liberal media slams politician (Jeanne Ives) for sharing article critical of transgenderism – Laurie Higgins
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/state-legislator-links-to-article-on-transgenderism-in-schools-and-gets-unn

 

BREITBART
— Trump Immigration Crackdown Leads to Higher Construction Wages (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, and companies that want cheap labor have always worked very hard against me.  They know that I was a union member for almost 12 years.)
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/08/06/trump-immigration-crackdown-leads-higher-construction-wages/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Rahm Using Sanctuary City Lawsuit Against Trump To Distract From $55 Million Scandal – William J. Kelly
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/07/rahm-using-sanctuary-city-lawsuit-against-trump-to-distract-from-55-million-scandal/
— Flake Picks Immigrants Over GOP Voters – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/07/flake-picks-immigrants-over-gop-voters/

 

GOPUSA
— Paul Ryan catches heat in home district – JOHN BINDER
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28306

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— PUTTING AMERICANS FIRST – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/07/putting-americans-first/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— How Much Should Society Stigmatize Marijuana? – MAX BLOOM (DIERSEN: If you promote pot, you promote destruction.)
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/450177/marijuana-academic-performance-study-highlights-legalizations-costs

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump at 200 days: Declining approval amid widespread mistrust.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/07/politics/poll-trump-approval-down-amid-distrust/index.html

 

REUTERS
— Illinois governor stalls bond sales for other options to pay bills
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-illinois-bonds-idUSKBN1AN1ID

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Google VP responds to employee memo on women: ‘Diversity and inclusion are critical to our success’ – AP  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans, Whites, men, older people, and non-veterans.)
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-google-memo-20170807-story.html

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner Rejects Democrats’ Call to Borrow for Bill Backlog  Gov. Bruce Rauner rebuffed Democrats’ calls Monday to borrow more money to take a chunk out of a $14.4 billion pile of overdue bills. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-08-07/rauner-rejects-democrats-call-to-borrow-for-bill-backlog

 

TIME MAGAZINE
— Find Out If President Trump Would Let You Immigrate to America – Lisa Marie Segarra and David Johnson  (DIERSEN: Do you qualify? I do not. 30 points are needed and I only have 18 points because a) I am over 50 years old, b) my three master’s degrees are not in science, technology, or engineering, c) I do not have a job offer, d) I do not have a Nobel Prize or major international award, e) I have not won an Olympic medal in the past 8 years, and f) I do not plan on investing money in the U.S. with foreign currency.)
http://time.com/4887574/trump-raise-act-immigration/

 

FORBES
— 10 Cars Owners Keep 10 Years Or More – Jim Gorzelany (DIERSEN: I have owned my 1972 Chevy Corvette since October 14, 1971.  I have owned my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX since 1995.)
http://www3.forbes.com/business/10-cars-owners-keep-10-years-or-more/

 

FED SMITH
— How Do You Take Away a Benefit That’s Already Been Paid For? – John Grobe
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/08/07/take-away-benefit-thats-already-paid/

 

CATO
— 90 Percent of Businesses Don’t Use E-Verify—Especially Small Businesses – DAVID BIER  (DIERSEN: Employers that do not use E-Verify shout that they want cheap labor and that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.cato.org/blog/90-percent-businesses-dont-use-e-verify-especially-small-businesses
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Employers that do not use E-Verify shout that they want cheap labor and that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
https://www.cato.org/blog/legal-workforce-act-would-delay-or-cost-17-million-jobs-us-citizens-legal-workers

August 7 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Chicago Files Suit Against Justice Department Over Efforts to Deny Funding to Sanctuary Cities  The City of Chicago will continue to stand up to President Trump,” Mayor Rahm Emanuel said in a statement  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-sanctuary-city-lawsuit-funding-doj-trump-439004813.html
— Back Home, Speaker Ryan Can’t Escape Questions About GOP  Failure to produce major legislation could cost Republicans their House majority in the 2018 midterms and, for Ryan, his job as speaker and Republican leader – Scott Baur
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Speaker-Ryan-Cant-Escape-Questions-About-GOP–439009573.html

 

CBS2
— Chicago Sues Attorney General Sessions Over Plan To Withhold Funds From Sanctuary Cities (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/07/rahm-emanuel-lawsuit-justice-department-sanctuary-cities/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel sues Trump’s Justice Department over sanctuary city policy – John Byrne and Hal Dardick (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-donald-trump-lawsuit-met-0808-2-20170807-story.html
— Prtizker adds another $7 million to his campaign – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jb-pritzker-seven-million-20170807-story.html
— FRONT PAGE HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Pence calls suggestion of 2020 bid “offensive.” – Laura King
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-pence-2020-white-house-rumors-20170806-story.html
— Lessons from a terrible job – Melanie Curtin  (DIERSEN: What employment “lessons” have you learned? From working for the federal government for almost 30 years, I learned that the Democrats who run the federal government will waste your career and get rid of you if you are not a Democrat, and especially if you are a Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986. Further, non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40, c) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/inc/tca-lessons-from-a-terrible-job-20170731-story.html
— Shamed for having a pre-existing condition: How our leaders add insult to the health care debate – Elizabeth Weitzman  (DIERSEN: What medical problems do you have?  Sooner or later, if you seek/hold a government office or a political office as a Republican, anti-Republicans will use their newspapers, their television stations, their radio stations, their websites, their etc. to make everyone aware of your medical problems. To the extent that they can, they will hint/imply/argue/shout that you brought your health problems on yourself. For example, if I sought a government office or a political office, they would shout that I brought my type 1 diabetes and my being 50+ pounds overweight on myself because I spend 10+ hours a day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out instead of exercising like they do.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-health-care-pre-existing-disease-shame-perspec-0807-jm-20170804-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago’s promised lawsuit against Trump administration is a reality – Jon Seidel and Nader Issa  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicagos-promised-lawsuit-against-trump-administration-is-a-reality/
— DIERSEN HEALINE: An anti-Rauner says “Legislators should override Rauner’s amendatory veto.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/letters-legislators-should-override-rauners-amendatory-veto/
— CPS internship program gives alumni ‘ladder to success’ – Rachel Hinton  (DIERSEN: When you were in high school and in college, did the jobs that you had help you climb the “ladder to success?” One could say that the jobs that I had did not. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964 while I was a freshman and sophomore in high school; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; and worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/cps-internship-program-gives-alumni-ladder-to-success/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Before her junior year at Gordon S. Hubbard High School, Jasmin Murillo never thought she would be working in technology. But during the summer between her junior and senior years, her career path changed a bit. Through an internship program run by Genesys Works, she worked with Exelon Corp. as a junior tech coordinator. Now, nearing the end of her third year with the program, she credits it for changing her life.)
— We still need affirmative action – Jenica Roenneburg, Lena  (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion?  ACCORDING TO DEMOCRATS: Those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/letters-legislators-should-override-rauners-amendatory-veto/
— CPS lays off 950, including 356 teachers, delays releasing its budget – Lauren FitzPatrick
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/cps-lays-off-950-including-356-teachers-delays-releasing-its-budget/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Fortner won’t seek re-election – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS has NOT received the statement cited in this article.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170807/fortner-wont-seek-re-election
— How severe, ongoing stress can affect a child’s brain – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20170806/how-severe-ongoing-stress-can-affect-a-childs-brain

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Going nowhere fast?  There’s no good reason why Democrats and Republicans can’t find common ground on the school funding reform issue. – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-08-07/going-nowhere-fast.html

 

SOUTHERN
— ‘Never give up’ HUD Secretary Carson says, citing Winston Churchill, as he prepares to visit Cairo on Tuesday – MOLLY PARKER (DIERSEN: When have you determined that it was not worth the fight and have given up? I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, an IRS employee, or a Post Office employee.)
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/acha/never-give-up-hud-secretary-carson-says-citing-winston-churchill/article_212ae907-1cc1-5fee-82ac-a0d207451e90.html

 

WJBC
— Sen. Brady: Dems lack support to override education bill veto – Eric Stock
http://www.wjbc.com/2017/08/07/sen-brady-dems-lack-support-to-override-education-bill-veto/

 

LOYOLA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: John and Kathy Schreiber donate $6 million to the Arrupe College to encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://loyolachicago.imodules.com/controls/email_marketing/admin/email_marketing_email_viewer.aspx?sid=1548&eiid=5341&seiid=4839&usearchive=1&puid=b771635e-fe78-45d2-985c-ebea9ccdea6a&csid=277905

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Republicans undergoing identity crisis, Skillicorn contends – Hoang Tran
http://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511174573-republicans-undergoing-identity-crisis-skillicorn-contends

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Dems Have Been Using The Same Line Since 1979. How’s It Working Out?
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/dems-have-been-using-the-same-line-since-1979-hows-it-working-out

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Illinois Arts Council pays grandmother to teach granddaughter – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/08/illinois-arts-council-pays-grandmother-to-teach-granddaughter/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Chicago Trib Demagogue Who “Identifies” as Reporter, Goes After State Rep. Ives – Laurie Higgins  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the Chicago Tribune promotes gender confusion and LGBTQ activity.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/education/chicago-trib-demagogue-identifies-reporter-goes-state-rep-ives/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I thought my view of the Chicago Tribune couldn’t get lower and then I read a piece by Mr. Kim Janssen on State Representative Jeanne Ives (R-Wheaton), one of the most courageous, ethical lawmakers in Springfield. Last week, Rep. Ives posted a link to my article titled “Christians Must Exit Government Schools” on her Facebook page. Subsequently, Janssen wrote an article titled “Lawmaker compares teachers who support transgender rights to ‘dirty old men,” ostensibly about Rep. Ives, which was published online Friday night. As I predicted, the Trib waited to publish it in their Sunday print edition rather than publishing it in the slim and little-read Saturday edition. It seems that the Trib powers-that-be want to use my politically incorrect writing to do as much political damage to Rep. Ives as possible. Clarification for the Trib: Lawmaker Ives did not compare teachers who support alleged “transgender rights” to dirty old men. I compared teachers who expose children to obscene material to dirty old men. Further clarification: Gender-dysphoric persons have no ethical or moral “right” to use opposite sex restrooms and locker rooms. In an email to Rep. Ives after his article was published, Janssen doubled-down on the absurd claim that objectively male and objectively female persons have a “right” to access opposite-sex private spaces, accusing Rep. Ives of having a “history of opposition to transgender rights.” Janssen’s assertion reveals his ideological bias. “Trans”-identifying persons have no more ethical “right” to use opposite-sex facilities than do I or Mr. Janssen. The current manifestation of the sexual revolution is not a fight for equal rights or a fight to gain rights that have been denied to some group. Artificially feminized men and artificially virilized women are declaring that they deserve special, a-historical privileges. They have decided that while all other humans must use private spaces that correspond to their objective, immutable biological sex, they—that is, “trans”-identifying persons—may use private spaces that do not correspond to their objective, immutable biological sex. They are demanding to be treated differently from most humans. Perhaps a better way to define what gender-pretenders are doing is to say they have arrogated the unilateral authority to declare that all spaces in which humans undress or engage in bodily functions will no longer correspond to objective, immutable sex but, rather, will correspond to subjective, internal feelings about one’s sex. “Trans”-identifying persons, however, have no authority or right to decide that feelings trump objective sex when it comes to accessing private spaces. In his “news” article about Rep. Ives—really an article about my article—Janssen cites the ethically impoverished Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which labels IFI a “hate group” based on our views of volitional homoerotic activity, marriage, and the “trans” ideology, views with which the SPLC disagrees. The only way IFI, which holds orthodox theological views, can be deemed a “hate group” is by redefining hatred.)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— Rep. Fortner to retire at end of term
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/07/rep-fortner-to-retire-at-end-of-term/
— FORTNER JOINS RANKS OF NON-RETURNING STATE LAWMAKERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/fortner-joins-ranks-of-non-returning-state-lawmakers.html
— THORNER: THE DANGEROUS GAME OF ‘GENDER MAKE-BELIEVE’ WITH CHILDREN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/thorner-the-dangerous-game-of-gender-make-believe-with-children.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner admin points back at Mendoza *** Mendoza: Bonding delay is costing taxpayers $2 million a day in interest
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/07/mendoza-bonding-delay-is-costing-taxpayers-2-million-a-day-in-interest/

 

TOWNHALL
— Illinois Liberals Get a Holiday to Celebrate Their Messiah – Barack Obama – Todd Starnes
https://townhall.com/columnists/toddstarnes/2017/08/07/illinois-liberals-get-holiday-to-celebrate-their-messiah–barack-obama-n2365515

 

GOPUSA
— GOP in sneak mode, planning to unseat Trump in 2020  (DIERSEN: Far too often, the leaders of Republican organizations are in “sneak mode.” Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs WHO ARE PAST AND/OR PRESENT LEADERS OF THE MILTON TOWNSHIP REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE, THE DUPAGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE, THE ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN PARTY, ETC. DO NOT WANT ME TO KNOW WHAT THE AFORESAID ORGANIZATIONS HAVE DONE, ARE DOING, AND ARE PLANNING. CONSEQUENTLY, THE AFORESAID LEADERS OF THE AFORESAID ORGANIZATIONS DO EVERYTHING THAT THEY CAN TO KEEP ME IN THE DARK.)
http://www.gopusa.com/gop-in-sneak-mode-planning-to-unseat-trump-in-2020/
— Illegal aliens cost taxpayers nearly $750 billion over lifetime
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28191
— Local news stinks too  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, news organizations, including local news organizations, act as arms of the Democrat Party, as arms of the Libertarian Party, and/or as arms of the Green Party.  If news can be spun to promote the platforms of the aforesaid parties, news organizations do that.  Otherwise, they downplay that news or censure that news.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28256

 

LUTHERN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Who Tells You The Truth? – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: Who lies to you? I should write a book a) about those who have lied to me and b) about the lies that they have told me. Who lies to others about you? I should write a book a) about those who have lied to others about me and b) about the lies that they have told others about me. The aforesaid liars are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky. To give themselves cover, all most all of the aforesaid liars are a member of a church, attend church services, and/or give money to a church.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/08/07/who-tells-you-the-truth/

 

NEWSMAX
— Trump Slams NY Times: ‘Totally Inept’
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-twitter-russia-media/2017/08/07/id/806164/

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— STATE THAT CAN’T PAY ITS BILLS GETS OBAMA HOLIDAY – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/267501/state-cant-pay-its-bills-gets-obama-holiday-daniel-greenfield

 

BLAZE
— If you live in Illinois, you’ll begin celebrating ‘Barack Obama day’ next year – Chris Enloe
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/06/if-you-live-in-illinois-youll-begin-celebrating-barack-obama-day-next-year

 

BREITBART
— Planned Parenthood to Preschoolers: ‘Genitals Don’t Make You a Boy or Girl’ – DR. SUSAN BERRY  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote sexual confusion and LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/05/planned-parenthood-to-preschoolers-genitals-dont-make-you-a-boy-or-girl/

 

DAILY CALLER
— While Trashing Trump, Apple Is Selling Its Soul To Do Business In China – RYAN PICKRELL
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/06/while-trashing-trump-apple-is-selling-its-soul-to-do-business-in-china/

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— North Carolina State admin proposes exclusive housing for ‘women of color’ – Toni Airaksinen  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will North Carolina State banish those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9538

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you blast Trump, anti-Trumps promote you.
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/345549-ex-rnc-head-trump-is-obsessed-with-his-own-self-image

 

POLITICO
— Obama’s army takes on Trump  Organizing for Action, a hub of the Democratic protest movement, is learning to live without the former president. – EDWARD-ISAAC DOVERE
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/06/obama-trump-protest-organizing-for-america-241353

 

CNN
— Like it or not, the Republicans own President Trump – Julian E. Zelizer
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/06/opinions/republicans-own-trump-opinion-zelizer/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Reporters Not Being Pursued in Leak Investigations, Justice Dept. Says – NOAH WEILAND  (DIERSEN: When I include links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that my critics/opponents do not like, my critics/opponents NEVER GO AFTER THE AUTHORS OF THOSE ARTICLES OR THE PUBLISHERS OF THOSE ARTICLES. INSTEAD, THEY GO AFTER ME. THEY GO AFTER ME BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT I HAVE A POLICY OF FORGIVING THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST ME AND THAT VIRTUALLY NO INDIVIDUALS AND VIRTUALLY NO ORGANIZATIONS STAND UP FOR ME. My critics/opponents stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, etc. I am reconsidering my policy of forgiving those who trespass against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/06/us/politics/trump-leaks-deputy-attorney-general-journalists.html
— Germany Joins the Resistance – Anna Sauerbrey  (DIERSEN: How soon will Germany again declare war on America?  I am proud to say that my grandfather on my father’s side fought Germany in WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought Germany in WWII, and that my father would have fought Germany in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/07/opinion/german-politicians-cool-merkel.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps side with foreign countries and with their citizens against America and against its citizens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/07/opinion/trump-legal-immigration-senseless.html
— America’s Whiniest ‘Victim’ – Charles M. Blow  (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion?  ACCORDING TO DEMOCRATS: Those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/07/opinion/donald-trump-unfair.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Bill de Blasio Will Push for Tax on Wealthy to Fix Subway – EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS  (DIERSEN: What things need to be fixed in your municipality?  Who would your mayor want to tax in your municipality to fix those things?  Mayors who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors WOULD WANT TO TAX THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/06/nyregion/bill-de-blasio-will-push-for-tax-on-wealthy-to-fix-subway.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Google’s New Diversity Chief Criticizes Employee’s Memo – Jack Nicas  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not promote, and to get rid of Republicans, Whites, men, older people, and non-veterans.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/googles-new-diversity-chief-criticizes-employees-memo-1502037022
— College Is Trade School for the Elite  Even education in the humanities has become vocationalized, though the transformation is subtle. – Allen Guelzo (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction.  To keep their jobs and to get promoted, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government focused on getting rid of federal employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/college-is-trade-school-for-the-elite-1502051874
— Life Among India’s Lowly  The lowest members of the caste system are born into forms of misery and humiliation from which it is nearly impossible to escape. Tunku Varadarajan reviews ‘Ants Among Elephants’ by Sujatha Gidla. (DIERSEN: How wealthy are/were those in your hometown?  According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, during the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, everyone in my hometown Crete was undeservedly filthy rich, German-national origin, Lutheran, racist, sexist, bigoted, and even worse things.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/life-among-indias-lowly-1502052029
— What Is Harvard Hiding?  Evidence of bias against Asian-Americans deserves legal scrutiny. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-is-harvard-hiding-1501888626

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump has a sickening fetish for cruelty.”  Who are the cruelest people in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/05/trump-has-fetish-cruelty-christian-schneider-column/537483001/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that immigration does not hurt U.S. workers or lowers wages. Employers want cheap labor. If there had been more recent immigrants in northeast Illinois since 1962, I would not have gotten the jobs that I did. 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 assemble 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/news/2017/08/04/jobs-report-disputes-trump-claim-immigration-hurts-u-s-workers-and-lowers-wages/540206001/
— Ageism is forcing many to look outside Silicon Valley, but tech hubs offer little respite – Jon Swartz  (DIERSEN: Non-veteran White males who are seeking a job with the federal government should be advised that with only rare exceptions, a) the longer that you are a federal employee, the less likely that private sector employers will hire you, b) your career will be wasted and you will be gotten rid of if you do not make GS-13 ($94,610) by age 25, GS-14 ($111,801) by age 30, GS-15 ($131,508) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service ($161,900) by age 40, c) you will be expected to help your superiors and supervisors get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and d) virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2017/08/04/ageism-forcing-many-look-outside-silicon-valley-but-tech-hubs-offer-little-respite/479468001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Diversity debate divides Silicon Valley – Elizabeth Weise and Jon Swartz  (DIERSEN: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/08/06/diversity-debate-divides-silicon-valley/543487001/

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— Draining the swamp: Now what? – Mike Causey  (DIERSEN: Just kidding, but Trump should nominate me to head OPM.  My bachelor’s degree from NIU in personnel management.  Personnel management was my area of concentration for my MBA.  I have almost 30 years experience working for the federal government, almost 3 years experience working for the Post Office, almost 9 years experience working for IRS, the last 5 1/2 years of which as a GS-12 Step 1-5, currently $79,563-$90,173, almost 18 years working for GAO, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10, currently $94,610-$122,991. Since 1989, GAO has used Nesterczuk’s “banding” to get rid of its employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/federal-report/2017/08/draining-the-swamp-now-what/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The surprise decision of George Nesterczuk to withdraw as a candidate to head the Office of Personnel Management cheered federal unions and some, maybe many, feds who remember the Reagan years as a nervous time to be a fed. But his withdrawal from consideration can also be viewed as a blow to the administration’s promise/threat to shake, rattle and roll the federal bureaucracy, making it skinnier and more responsive. And less fireproof. Or not. It is equally possible that the next OPM director, when nominated and confirmed, could come in with an even tougher agenda, but with less knowledge of how the civil service systems function. Nesterczuk’s departure — five months after he was nominated — is also an example of the problems many agencies are facing because so many key political jobs are either vacant or held by appointees from the Obama administration. The rudderless OPM has been without a confirmed director since 2015. Although the agency is little known outside of government and outside of Washington, it plays a critical role in the work lives of civil servants and retirees. Nesterczuk’s first federal job was as an astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. After leaving government, he was active in Republican politics in Maryland and ran Ronald Reagan’s campaign in the state. He was later appointed as associate director for executive personnel at OPM under its controversial director Donald Devine. During the Reagan years, many federal workers — and especially federal and postal unions — felt unloved, at best, and under attack at worst. Nesterczuk drew additional union fire for helping set up a Bush administration initiative called the National Security Personnel System. It was a Defense Department program the administration hoped to expand to other agencies. Under it, managers would have the ability to set employee pay within bands (rather than the traditional 15 grades) based on their performance. Unions balked at it, and complained that they had little input. As a result, the 200,000 workers put under the NSPS were all from outside union bargaining units. Pay raises for many exceeded the regular annual federal pay raises. This being Washington, each side had a conspiracy theory with each claiming both success and the moral high ground. The Bush administration said it was proof that when motivated and given more opportunities, workers rose to the challenge. Unions said the same thing, in reverse. They claimed that political appointees at the Pentagon gave NSPS workers bigger raises to prove that the new system worked, And possibly stick it to unions too. In any case, the Democratic Congress unraveled it and the 200,000 feds who had been under the NSPS were blended back into their previous grades, but often at higher pay. For critics of the Reagan administration’s approach to the federal workforce, Nesterczuk is credited/blamed for working under and closely with Devine during what some people refer to as the “Devine Years.” One former congressional staffer-turned lobbyist who followed the federal-postal beat said: “Remembering that the demise of the CSRS retirement plan occurred as a result of the bipartisan agreement between Democrat Tip O’Neill and Republican Ronald Reagan to bail out Social Security by forcing new federal employees into that program, Mr. Nesterczuk’s previous tenure at OPM was marked by no significant lasting cuts in employee benefits, the congressional establishment of the successful Federal Employees Retirement System (over the objections of Nesterczuk and his old boss [Devine] who wanted only a “super IRA” for feds), and the start of significant membership growth by at least two civil service unions that have sustained their efforts to this very day. The unions may cheer Nesterczuk’s withdrawal, but it is useful to remember that his past record is one of ineffectiveness. Now President Trump has a chance to nominate someone who can really do some damage.”)

 

SALON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s malignant pattern: He woos people, rips them off and then abandons them — and he won’t stop  Trump has followed the same manipulative script over and over again, in politics as in business. We’re the marks.” In 2005, I became the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman; in 2003, I became a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member; in 2008 and in 2000, I became the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster; in 2003, I became an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member; in 2001, I became an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, and in 1999, I became a Republican Precinct Committeeman. Knowing what I know now about the manipulative/domineering/scapegoating/rude/nasty/vicious people who dominated the aforesaid organizations back then and/or today, I would not have sought/accepted the aforesaid positions.
http://www.salon.com/2017/08/06/trumps-malignant-pattern-he-woos-people-rips-them-off-and-then-abandons-them-and-he-wont-stop/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 13% Have Switched Parties or Gone Independent Recently  (DIERSEN: Unlike the Democrats, the Libertarians, and the Greens, the Republican Party allows Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs to hold leadership positions in the Republican Party.  That has to stop or the Republican Party is doomed.  I should write a book about past and present Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who held/hold leadership positions in the Illinois Republican Party, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, etc.  The aforesaid Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs have always focused on getting rid of Republicans like me.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2017/13_have_switched_parties_or_gone_independent_recently