September 12 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Falling public university enrollment shows effects of state budget impasse – Dawn Rhodes
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-state-university-enrollment-drops-met-20170912-story.html
— Illinois’ student exodus should drive a higher ed overhaul – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-universities-illinois-uiuc-rauner-0913-20170907-story.html
— Trump’s common sense call to repeal the debt ceiling once and for all – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-debt-ceiling-limit-trump-20170912-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner, Rahm joining forces in seeking fulfillment through Amazon – Tina Sfondeles and Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-rahm-joining-forces-in-seeking-fulfillment-through-amazon/
— Head of Democratic county chairmen’s group urging Pritzker endorsement – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/state-democratic-group-chair-says-hes-urging-pritzker-endorsement/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Burr Ridge resident Greg Hart appointed to DuPage County Board – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170912/burr-ridge-resident-appointed-to-dupage-county-board
— DuPage County plans to eliminate another government entity: Highland Hills Sanitary District – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170912/dupage-county-plans-to-eliminate-another-government-entity
— State’s attorney: No charges against former Dundee Twp. road chief – Lauren Rohr
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170912/states-attorney-no-charges-against-former-dundee-twp-road-chief

 

ABC7
— Ted Cruz blames ‘staffing issue’ for porn video ‘liked’ on his Twitter account – CNN
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/ted-cruz-blames-staffing-issue-for-porn-video-liked-on-his-twitter-account/2407681/

 

CBS2
— Illinois Lawmakers Join Effort To Have U.S. Supreme Court Ban Partisan Gerrymandering  (DIERSEN: In retrospect, with benefit of hindsight, in 2015, I should have filed a lawsuit to stop the gerrymandering of my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9.)
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/12/supreme-court-gerrymandering-briefs/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Burr Ridge resident Greg Hart fills DuPage County Board vacancy
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/09/12/burr-ridge-resident-fills-dupage-county-board-vacancy/alo7e4j/
— Carol Stream Republican Roger Orozco announces bid for Conroy’s 46th District seat
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/09/12/carol-stream-republican-announces-bid-for-conroys-46th-district-seat/a9zh9uc/

 

WRAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps at the University of Illinois to “connect DACA students with legal help.”
http://www.wral.com/illinois-university-to-connect-daca-students-with-legal-help/16943248/

 

LOYOLA PHOENIX
— Chicago and its Hemorrhaging Population – Editorial  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Illinois focus on driving out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2017/09/chicago-hemorrhaging-population/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Kudos to the IL Dem who saved Columbus Day in Illinois – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/kudos-to-the-il-dem-who-saved-columbus-day-in-illinois/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives calls Trust Act a litmus test on GOP support for Rauner  (DIERSEN: In Illinois, if you do not want Republicans to vote for you, you act against the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511212978-ives-calls-trust-act-a-litmus-test-on-gop-support-for-rauner

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— EACH CHICAGO HOUSEHOLD ON THE HOOK FOR $82K IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEBT – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/each-chicago-household-on-the-hook-for-82k-in-local-government-debt/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Leader Durkin slammed in right-wing robocall
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/12/leader-durkin-slammed-in-right-wing-robocall/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Has Always Backed Amnesty, White House Says – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/12/trump-has-always-backed-amnesty-white-house-says/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— ‘Gay’ journalist group backed by Fox News gives award to vicious homosexual activist – PETER LABARBERA
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/gay-journalist-group-backed-by-fox-news-gives-award-to-vicious-homosexual-a
— Catholic leaders defend Trump after Pope challenges his pro-life views – Doug Mainwaring
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pro-life-america-rushes-to-defend-president-trump-against-popes-critic

 

BREITBART
— POLL: More than Half of Working-Class Believes Illegal Aliens Take American Jobs – JOHN BINDER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers talk and act like they prefer citizens of foreign countries over citizens of America.)
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/09/12/poll-half-working-class-believes-illegal-aliens-take-american-jobs/
— 9/11/2017: Trump, Pence, Mattis, Sessions Fail to Name ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’ – AARON KLEIN
http://www.breitbart.com/jerusalem/2017/09/11/9112017-trump-pence-mattis-sessions-fail-to-name-radical-islamic-terrorism/

 

GOPUSA
— As U.S. debates Dreamers, Mexico puts out the welcome mat for them
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30090
— Southern Poverty Law Center demands correction from Fox News over ‘defamatory’ comments
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30060

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘He’s Not a General’: Rep. Luis Gutierrez Hits Back at ‘Mean’ John Kelly
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/09/12/luis-gutierrez-rips-john-kelly-not-general-daca-objections-donald-trump-military
— Study Shows 91 Percent of Trump News Coverage Negative
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/09/12/donald-trump-news-coverage-mostly-negative-new-study-shows
— The Cruelty of Barack Obama: The Ex-President Isn’t What He Says He Is on Immigration – William McGurn
http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/09/12/cruelty-barack-obama-ex-president-isnt-what-he-says-he-immigration

 

PJ MEDIA
— Google Bias Against Leading Conservative Websites—Including PJM—Is Real – PAULA BOLYARD
https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2017/09/11/report-google-bias-against-leading-conservative-websites-is-real/

 

THE HILL
— Americans support a border wall more than the media wants to believe – SHARYL ATTKISSON  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries oppose a border wall? 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://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/350217-americans-support-a-border-wall-more-than-the-media-wants-to-believe
— Employers, colleges rush to protect DACA – MEGAN R. WILSON (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “employers, colleges” make it clear that they prefer foreign countries and their citizens over America and its citizens.)
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/350142-employers-colleges-rush-to-protect-daca

 

REUTERS
— Supreme Court allows broad Trump refugee ban – Lawrence Hurley, Dan Levine
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-immigration/supreme-court-allows-broad-trump-refugee-ban-idUSKCN1BN1U2

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Action to Protect Young Immigrants Already Stumbles in Congress – YAMICHE ALCINDORSE (DIERSEN: What has protected you? Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.  But civil service protections did no stop my a) Democrat GAO superiors from forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranking me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, not promoting 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 forcing me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors from not promoting me beyond GS-12, disallowing my education deductions in 1978, and disallowing my partial day per diem claims in 1974; c) my Democrat Post Office superiors from forcing me resign in 1969 and disallowing my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/12/us/politics/daca-dream-act-congress-trump.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— More than a dozen states still refuse to release voter data – AP
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/more-than-a-dozen-states-still-refuse-to-release-voter-data/2017/09/12/cdccc606-981c-11e7-af6a-6555caaeb8dc_story.html
— Middle-class income hit highest level on record in 2016, Census Bureau reports – Heather Long Sep
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/09/12/middle-class-income-hit-highest-level-on-record-in-2016-census-bureau-reports/

 

FED SMITH
— Is a Graduate Degree Worth It? – Jason Kay  (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.fedsmith.com/2017/09/12/graduate-degree-worth/

August 24 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— QUESTION: When Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs have news of interest to Illinois Republicans, who do they give that news to first?  ANSWER: The Democrat news media in Illinois. Ever-increasingly, the Democrat news media in Illinois serves as the chief communicator for both the Illinois Democrat Party and the Illinois Republican Party. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com 

 

NBC5
— Several Rauner Staffers Hired Only Weeks Ago Fired, Quit – Mary Ann Ahern (FROM THE ARTICLE: Some speculate that perhaps some of the former Illinois Policy Institute staffers left on their own, upset that Rauner plans to sign an Immigration bill on Monday that conservatives oppose.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Fires-Staffers-Hired-Only-Weeks-Ago-Sources-441583733.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner fired several key staffers Wednesday night who were hired only six weeks ago, multiple sources tell NBC 5. The shakeup comes after a lingering controversy over a political cartoon from the Illinois Policy Institute, the right wing think tank Rauner has turned to in his staffer overhaul. Some reports say Rauner’s chief of staff, Kristina Rasmussen, may be out, but are still not confirmed. Sources tell NBC 5 perhaps Rauner’s entire communications team and his general counsel are all out. Sources confirmed Michael Lucci, Rauner’s deputy chief of staff for policy, Diana Rickert, Laurel Patric and Britany Carl, who once compared abortion to Nazi eugenics in a controversial blog post, were all out. Lucci, Rickert, Carl were fired, sources said, while Patrick resigned. It’s believed Rickert wrote the vexing “white male” press release from Tuesday and Patrick sent it out. Former staffers say Rasmussen would have signed off on it. Attempts to reach the Rauner team have been unsuccessful. Whether all were fired or quit is not clear. Rasmussen and several other staffers came to the governor’s office from the Illinois Policy Institute. Rauner had been out of town for several days this week, taking his daughter to college, and the staff released a press release on the cartoon many lawmakers labelled racist. Among the comments from the Rauner team was “as a white male” he would no longer comment on the controversy. Rauner later released another statement saying the previous one “did not accurately reflect my views.” Some speculate that perhaps some of the former Illinois Policy Institute staffers left on their own, upset that Rauner plans to sign an Immigration bill on Monday that conservatives oppose.)

 

CBS2
— Governor Bruce Rauner Ousts Top Staff Aides
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/24/governor-rauner-fires-tops-aides/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner ousts new communications team after ‘white male’ flap – Tina Sfondeles  (FROM THE ARTICLE: A spokeswoman for the lieutenant governor’s office offered no comment on the resignations but said that she would be assisting with media calls.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sources-rauner-ousts-new-communications-team-after-white-male-flap/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A day after crafting a controversial statement citing Gov. Bruce Rauner’s position as a “white male,” the governor’s new communications staff has been ousted — with more exits on the way, according to multiple sources. Sources said the staffers — hired in July after a staff purge and series of protest resignations — were asked to resign; one was asked to stay but chose to resign. Sources say that includes former Illinois Policy Institute staffer Diana Rickert, who served as the governor’s deputy chief of staff for communications; Laurel Patrick, communications director; and Brittany Carl and Meghan Keenan, both communications specialists. And multiple sources said exits of high-level staffers are also on the way. A spokeswoman for the lieutenant governor’s office offered no comment on the resignations but said that she would be assisting with media calls. Late Tuesday night, Rauner scrambled to undo the damage from a statement his newly revamped communications office issued earlier in the day, with Patrick writing that the governor would not offer an opinion on a cartoon some deemed racist — because he is “a white male.” The story was picked up on national wires, which undeniably painted the governor in a negative light. Hours later, Rauner released a statement saying the comment “did not accurately reflect” his views. “I can understand why some people found the cartoon offensive. And I believe we should do more as a society and a nation to bring us together, rather than divide us,” the governor said in the statement. The communication staffers’ exits mark a cap to a dizzying spell of public flaps for the governor since he directed a staff takeover in mid-July — including the firing of his “body man” on his first day for sexist and racially insensitive tweets; criticism over the right leanings of his high-level staffers; a clarification by email of his comments on Charlottesville and a highly criticized national interview on Fox News. Carl, too, came under fire when an online post revealed she argued that abortion is being used “to rid the world of disabled and other “unwanted’ persons” — comparing it to Nazi Germany. The negative headlines come as Rauner is seeking re-election — and he is considered a vulnerable Republican governor, despite the vast wealth he has to support his campaign. In a critical blow to his campaign, Mike Zolnierowicz resigned as Rauner’s top political lieutenant in July. News of the exits spread throughout the political realm on Wednesday night. One senior Republican operative called the ousting a sign the governor has realized he made a “mistake.” “The governor and First Lady have finally admitted they made a colossal mistake in hiring these right wing ideologues,” the operative said. “One can only hope for the sake of our state government they will make better choices in the future.” The Rauner administration shakeup began on July 10 when Rauner unexpectedly fired his chief of staff, Richard Goldberg. Goldberg was swiftly replaced by Kristina Rasmussen, former president and CEO of the Illinois Policy Institute. That sparked the exits of at least 20 employees, many of whom left because they didn’t believe in the direction the governor was taking in hiring members of the conservative think tank. The shift came after Rauner vetoed a state budget that included an income-tax hike, only to see his veto overridden with the help of several Republicans. The governor has defended his hires. In July, Rauner said he was working to assemble “the best team in America.” He also declared “change happens” and described criticism of his staff shakeup as “political spin baloney.” “I am always looking for the most talented team I can possibly have, the most talented people who will serve the best interests of all the people of Illinois,” Rauner said in downstate Auburn on July 21. The governor said the transitions were “just part of a process.” The governor continues to be fielded with questions about whether the hiring of Illinois Policy Institute staffers to high-level positions, such as his chief of staff and policy head, meant a signal to the right. He has denied the shift, saying he calls the shots. Multiple emails sent to Patrick went unanswered on Wednesday. The Sun-Times last received a response from Patrick on Tuesday night. Questions about the controversial statement went unanswered. And emails sent Wednesday night to Patrick were returned with an automatic reply — directing media inquiries to two other state employees. Calls made to Rickert, Patrick and Rasmussen were not returned Wednesday night. The cartoon by the conservative think tank depicted a black child in a Cubs cap begging for money for school from a wealthy white man. The cigar-smoking man was showing one pocket empty and the other stuffed with tax-increment financing money. Legislators decried the cartoon as racist on the Illinois House floor last week, and the think tank later removed it from the institute’s website.)
— Italo Balbo’s honorable name being questioned unfairly – Dominic DiFrisco, President Emeritus of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans
and Lou Rago, President of the Italian American Human Relations Foundation
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/letters-italo-balbos-honorable-name-being-questioned-unfairly/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner ejects new communications team after ‘white male’ storm – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170824/BLOGS02/170829945/illinois-gov-rauner-ousts-new-communications-team
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Barely a month after firing his chief of staff and communications aides, Gov. Bruce Rauner appears to be in the process of doing the same thing again. Numerous Springfield sources say the new team Rauner brought in last month—most of them from the libertarian Illinois Policy Institute—are heading for the exits after an embarrassing situation this week in which Rauner retracted a statement put out via staff saying he couldn’t comment on an allegedly racist cartoon posted by the Institute because he was a “white male.” Rauner spokeswoman Laurel Patrick did not answer calls and her email was automatically directed to other officials who did not respond. But among those reportedly on the hit list are chief of staff Kristina Rasmussen, who insiders say authorized the “white male” statement, and communications director Diana Rickert. Word of the second shakeup became instant political fodder for Democratic gubernatorial hopeful J.B. Pritzker. “In a move straight out of the Trump playbook, Bruce Rauner has reportedly fired his communications team, who were just 37 days on the job,” the Pritzker campaign said in a statement. “There is a problem that no amount of staff changes can fix, and his name is Bruce Rauner.” If the turnover is as widespread as it appears—and as of this writing, the administration has yet to confirm these actions or describe their extent—the changes will throw Rauner’s re-election effort into chaos. One top Republican operative had a three-letter response when I emailed him about the matter last night: “WTF.” All of this occurs as Rauner is attempting to hold Republican votes and sustain his veto of a school funding bill that top Democrats dearly would like to override. Expect lots more fallout today.)

 

CLTV
— 3 Rauner staff members dismissed, 1 other resigned
http://cltv.com/2017/08/23/3-rauner-staff-members-dismissed-1-other-resigned/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner blames press team for ‘white male’ statement, says aides weren’t ‘good fit’ – Rick Pearson, Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-staff-shakeup-met-0825-20170824-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner held a conference call with staff members Thursday morning to announce the departure of his new communications team, saying they were “good people trying to do good work” but ended up being not a “good fit.” According to one person who was on the call but who was not authorized to speak publicly about it, Rauner told aides “the intensity of the battle is going up” and he wanted to address the staffing rumors because he expected them to continue, the source said. “The reality is in addition to the enemies on the other side of the aisle (Democrats), we have enemies in the media and enemies who should be on our side, some of them former members of the administration,” the source recounted Rauner as saying. Rauner said talk of departures by his chief staff, Kristina Rasmussen, and chief legal counsel Dennis Murashko were just “rumors.” The source said Rasmussen also was on the call and told staff she “couldn’t wait to see all of their smiling faces.” Rasmussen, policy chief Michael Lucci and most of the communications team joined the Rauner administration last month from the Illinois Policy Institute, a think tank with a free-market message that aligns with the governor’s worldview and has spent years developing a public relations infrastructure via newspapers, radio and the internet. Rauner confirmed the communications team shakeup in a statement released Thursday. “Diana Rickert, Laurel Patrick, Meghan Keenan and Brittany Carl have submitted their resignations to the Office of the Governor,” a statement said. “We are grateful for their hard work on behalf of the people of Illinois and wish them all the best going forward.” Rickert, Keenan and Carl are alumni of the Policy Institute. Patrick previously had worked for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. Later, during a morning appearance in Naperville to sign legislation regarding pensions, Rauner said the departures were “by mutual agreement.” He also said the communications team’s departure was “all the changes there are.” The departures come as Rauner is trying to move past the issue of a controversial political cartoon posted by the Policy Institute and clean up a statement his relatively new communications office sent out. The background: The cartoon showed an African-American child panhandling for money from a suit-wearing white man with a cigar in a commentary on Chicago’s use of tax increment financing districts and school funding. Lawmakers from both political parties said the cartoon was offensive, and the organization took it down. Rauner had tried to avoid the issue, saying he hadn’t seen the drawing. Rauner’s administration put out an initial statement Tuesday noting the cartoon was removed. “And the governor — as a white male — does not have anything more to add to the discussion,” the statement read. Rauner sent out a new statement Tuesday evening, though the governor stopped short of saying he found the cartoon offensive himself. “Earlier today an email went out from my office that did not accurately reflect my views. I can understand why some people found the cartoon offensive. And I believe we should do more as a society and a nation to bring us together, rather than divide us,” the statement read in part. “It is not my place to comment on every cartoon or picture that comes from people outside the governor’s office or to tell people how they should feel.” On Thursday, the governor put the blame for the controversial statement about the cartoon on his former communications team, saying he did not “have knowledge” of the statement before it went out and it was not approved by him or his chief of staff. Rauner said it was drafted by Rickert, and sent out by Patrick. Rauner declined to say if he believed the cartoon was racist, repeatedly saying “I understand why some people are upset by it.” “My job is not to comment on every cartoon, every political statement that comes from outside our administration, and I will not do that. What I will do is fight every day for justice, fairness, equality,” Rauner said. Asked by reporters about the Illinois Policy Institute’s involvement in his administration, Rauner downplayed the influence. “A very tiny fraction of our administration is from that organization, and they in no regard, in no regard, does that organization speak for me or my administration, and I do not lean on them for any particular issue or policy,” Rauner said. The think tank was aligned with many of Rauner’s goals and he had given it more than a half-million dollars before becoming governor. The Rauner administration turmoil started last month when he dumped his chief of staff Richard Goldberg after lawmakers overrode the governor’s veto of a state budget and tax hike package as some Republicans broke ranks and joined Democrats. That went a long way toward ending a two year budget stalemate and decreased Rauner’s leverage to win his economic agenda Democrats oppose. Rauner decision to part ways with Golberg led to a big wave of departures that rid his administration of what was left of the mainstream Republican operatives the governor had borrowed from former U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk in winning the governor’s office in 2014.)
— Pawar wants to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: Did your ancestors immigrate to America, and if so, from what country and when?  All my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany during the 1840s and 1850s. According to anti-Americans like Pawar, if your ancestors immigrated to America, the longer that they have been in America, a) the more of a White supremacist, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things that you are and b) the more that you have benefited from your ancestors’ discrimination against indigenous peoples, minorities, and woman, and c) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-ameya-pawar-holiday-20170824-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Illinois abortion advocates promote Planned Parenthood of Illinois.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-planned-parenthood-welch-exec-qa-0827-biz-2-20170823-story.html
— Halloween candy crush creeps along with campaign ads – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-campaign-cash-st-0824-20170823-story.html
— Living in fear of the internet mob – Bloomberg
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-internet-mob-online-comments-20170823-story.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Dems hunt for a winning economic plan  Centrists scramble to tamp down left’s influence on party – Evan Halper
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-democrats-economic-plan-20170824-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: What age is too young for a smartphone? ‘Wait Until 8th’ pledge asks parents to delay tech for kids – Kate Thayer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-cellphones-wait-until-8th-grade-smartphones-met-20170823-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner’s communications staff quits amid controversy over cartoon – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170824/rauners-communications-staff-quits-amid-controversy-over-cartoon
— Roskam wants to change law used to convict Hastert – Jake Griffin
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170823/roskam-wants-to-change-law-used-to-convict-hastert

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Another shakeup for Rauner communications staff
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170824/another-shakeup-for-rauner-communications-staff

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner: “I disagree with the characterization of turmoil,” blames Madigan, dodges questions on cartoon
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/24/rauner-i-disagree-with-the-characterization-of-turmoil-blames-madigan-dodges-questions-on-cartoon/
— Rauner tells staff that three have resigned
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/24/rauner-tells-staff-that-three-have-resigned/
— Looch gone? – Pritzker campaign responds *** Wednesday night massacre?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/23/wednesday-night-massacre/
— Pritzker trolls Rauner with Craigslist job ad
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/24/pritzker-trolls-rauner-with-craigslist-job-ad/
— Gov. Rauner’s Naperville event
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/24/live-video-gov-rauners-naperville-event/
— DGA responds *** Rauner finally announces staff resignations
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/24/rauner-finally-announces-staff-resignations/

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Pritzker’s people pounced: “In a move straight out of the Trump playbook, Bruce Rauner has reportedly fired his communications team who were just 37 days on the job. The rash move comes after the failed governor had to publicly rebuke his own staff yesterday after they said “as a white male — [Rauner] does not have anything more to add to the discussion” on the racist IPI cartoon. “There is a problem that no amount of staff changes can fix and his name is Bruce Rauner,” said Pritzker communications director Galia Slayen. “This governor has no moral compass, no vision, and no loyalty. Churning through staff faster than we can say Scaramucci is not going to change the fact that Bruce Rauner is entirely incapable of leading this state.” – Natasha Korecki
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook/2017/08/24/politico-illinois-playbook-rauner-purges-new-staff-pawar-wants-indigenous-peoples-day-to-replace-columbus-day-rahm-open-to-removing-balbo-monument-222037

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— 4 Resign From Illinois Governor’s Office After Cartoon Flap  Four members of Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s communications staff have resigned weeks after being hired in the wake of the Republican’s inconsistent response to a political cartoon that critics call racist.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-08-24/4-resign-from-illinois-governors-office-after-cartoon-flap

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use an illegal woman who “takes refuge from deportation in Humboldt Park church” a) to get Rauner to sign SB31 and b) to condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/275693626-story

 

DNA CHICAGO
— Nazis, Torch-Wielding Marchers Not Welcome At The University of Chicago, President Robert Zimmer Says – Sam Cholke  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will Zimmer say that members of the following groups are NOT WELCOME at the University of Chicago: 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.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170823/hyde-park/nazis-torch-wielding-marchers-not-welcome-at-u-of-c-president-says

 

WBEZ
— Gov. Rauner Says He’ll Sign Trust Act, But Chicago Not Included in Law
https://www.wbez.org/shows/morning-shift/gov-rauner-says-hell-sign-trust-act-but-chicago-not-included-in-law/bd86cb3d-9783-486e-89c4-d8cddcf71994

 

WAND TV
— Ives wants county property tax investigated – Joe Astrouski
http://www.wandtv.com/story/36203726/lawmaker-wants-county-property-tax-investigated

 

BLOOMINTON PANTAGRAPH
— Biss pushes higher taxes for rich at Bloomington town hall – Derek Beigh  (DIERSEN: According to Democrats, you are rich if you are not on welfare.)
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/elections/biss-pushes-higher-taxes-for-rich-at-town-hall/article_e486b9dc-6861-5c19-aa42-82bfcbe77414.html

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Shimkus on a legislative roll – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-23/tom-kacich-veteran-congressman-legislative-roll.html

 

ROCK RIVER TIMES
— Ratings agency says state should borrow to pay down bills  (DIERSEN: One could argue that borrowing to pay bills is “an act of bankruptcy.”)
http://rockrivertimes.com/2017/08/23/sp-credit-illinois-loan-bond/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— LGBTQ Legislation Nears Looming Deadline – RACHEL OTWELL  (DIERSEN: If you promote LGBTQ activity, you promote the destruction of the traditional family.)
http://nprillinois.org/post/lgbtq-legislation-nears-looming-deadline#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: LGBTQ rights activists say two pieces of legislation should be signed by the governor. Both passed the General Assembly unanimously. One would ban the “panic defense” in the murders of LGBTQ people. Another would allow transgender individuals to change their birth certificates without the necessity of sexual reassignment surgery. Mike Ziri is the director of public policy for Equality Illinois. He says not every transgender person can afford the surgery, or even desires it, “We’re hopeful the governor will sign this and continue our proud tradition of LGBTQ civil rights in Illinois.” The deadline for the governor to act is next week. The governor did recently sign a measure the organization supports. Equality Illinois is celebrating the passage of what’s been called the “LGBTQ Public Service Bill.” The idea is that it will encourage people in that community to be better represented on boards and commissions under the Governor’s Office. Those who apply will have the option to acknowledge their sexuality and gender identity on application forms. ”That helps when it comes time to advancing policies that are inclusive, affirmative and fair and representative of the diversity of the great state of Illinois,” says Ziri. In a press release from Equality Illinois the organization also explains the new law by saying it, “Adds the new data about sexual orientation and gender identity to an existing annual report to the General Assembly of the demographic data of individuals who apply for boards and commissions and for those who are appointed.” It takes effect January 1, 2018.)

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout that if you support Trump, you are a White supremacist who should be killed figuratively, if not literally. Of course, this encourages Trump supporters to buy more firearms and to buy more ammunition for their self-defense.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/poll-3-think-trump-discouraged-white-supremacists/797015407
— Transgender military ban coming soon  Pentagon awaiting instructions after July tweets – CNN
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/wsj-transgender-military-ban-coming-soon/796986014

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who want Rauner to lose in 2018 want him to sign SB31. Those who want Rauner to lose in 2018 are Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs. Their candidate is JB Pritzker.
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2017/08/will-gov-rauner-commit-political.html

 

CHEROKEE LEDGER NEWS
— For struggling rural Illinois, regulations and taxes limit options to rebound – Jacob Bielanski
http://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/for-struggling-rural-illinois-regulations-and-taxes-limit-options-to/article_92493cb3-9b22-55ed-b57c-fa755801d9b7.html

 

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Kelly blasts Rauner for signing sanctuary state bill
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-blasts-rauner-for-signing-sanctuary-state-bill
— JANUARY 16, 2013 FLASHBACK: Illinois sheriff Mark Curran compares U.S. immigration law to Nazi Germany
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGGXrHZB2gQ&feature=share

 

PUBLIUS FORUM
— ESPN Pulls Asian University of Virginia Announcer Because His Name is Robert Lee – Warner Todd Huston
http://www.publiusforum.com/2017/08/23/espn-pulls-asian-university-virginia-announcer-name-robert-lee/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— 14 (13 GOP) County Board Members Boycotting Special Meetings on Patronage Hiring & Valley Hi Give Franks Victory
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/23/14-county-board-members-boycotting-special-meetings-on-patronage-hiring-valley-hi-give-franks-victory/
— The Nanny State at Work
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/08/23/the-nanny-state-at-work/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Target’s Dangerous Policy Leads to More Victims, Another Arrest – Tim Wildmon
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/targets-dangerous-policy-leads-victims-another-arrest/

 

GOPUSA
— Bill de Blasio mulls removal of Christopher Columbus statue  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps made it clear that they are anti-White and/or that they pander to anti-Whites. Anti-Whites are racists.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29230
— Kaepernick supporters call for boycott and demand that NFL hire QB
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29218
— Why Stop at Reassessing Confederate Monuments? What About the Kennedy Brothers?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29191
— Army not changing Confederate base names … for now
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29072

 

FOX NEWS
— Republicans should target Democrats, not their own party – Newt Gingrich  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who claim to be Republican, but who have worked harder against me than against any Democrat. These Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs include past and present leaders of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. These Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs include activists, candidates, elected officials, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/08/24/newt-gingrich-republicans-should-target-democrats-not-their-own-party.html

 

THE BLAZE
— Kids are only ‘transgender’ because the adults in their lives make them that way – Matt Walsh (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-males demonize, denigrate, and condemn males.)
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-kids-are-only-transgender-because-the-adults-in-their-lives-make-them-that-way/

 

DAILY CALLER
— John Kelly Is Starting To Control What The President Sees, Just Like Chiefs of Staff Before Him – Thomas Phippen (DIERSEN: What would Rauner say if you asked him if he reads GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails?  Of course, those around him who are Democrats or Democrat plants, Libertarians or Libertarian plants, Greens or Green plants, or RINOs DO NOT WANT RAUNER TO READ GOPUSA ILLINOIS EMAILS.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/24/john-kelly-is-starting-to-control-what-the-president-sees-just-like-chiefs-of-staff-before-him/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: CNN says that “Everyone Who Voted For Trump Is A White Supremacist By Default.” That will encourage Trump supporters to buy more firearms and more ammunition for their self-defense because anti-Trumps have vowed to get rid of White supremacists.
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/23/cnn-everyone-who-voted-for-trump-is-a-white-supremacist-by-default/
— ESPN Won’t Say Whether It’ll Pull Pundit Sharing Name With Infamous Nazi Off Of Airwaves – David Hookstead
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/23/espn-wont-say-whether-itll-pull-pundit-sharing-name-with-infamous-nazi-off-of-airwaves/

 

NEWSMAX
— Soaring Healthcare Costs Could Be Lethal to Your Retirement Savings
https://www.newsmax.com/Finance/StreetTalk/healtcare-retirement-funds-costs/2017/08/24/id/809484/
— Sears to Close 28 More Kmart Stores as Revenue Plunges 22 Percent
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Companies/sears-kmart-stores-revenue/2017/08/24/id/809489/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— BAD NEWS FOR LESS GOVERNMENT EVERYWHERE – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/23/bad-news-for-less-government-everywhere/

 

CHRISTIAN POST
— Will Trump Agree to Protect Dreamers in Exchange for More Funding for His Illegal Immigration Campaign? – Shiena Bernardino  (DIERSEN: What are your demographics?  Which of your demographics are “protected?” Ever-increasingly, the following demographics are NOT protected: Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.  Ever-increasingly, those who have the aforesaid demographics are demonized, denigrated, and condemned by anti-Trumps as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.christianpost.com/news/immigration-reform-news-2017-will-trump-agree-to-protect-dreamers-in-exchange-for-more-funding-for-his-illegal-immigration-campaign-196531/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Black leaders: Trump is no divisive ‘driver’ of racism – Michael F. Haverluck (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps drive racism.  Anti-Trumps shout at minorities that Republicans are White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.onenewsnow.com/church/2017/08/23/black-leaders-trump-is-no-divisive-driver-of-racism

 

WESTERN JOURNALISM
— Average Folks Made McDonald’s Successful And Elected President Trump  Ray Kroc showed us the way. President Trump is our start. – Fred Weinberg
http://www.westernjournalism.com/average-folks-made-mcdonalds-successful-elected-president-trump/

 

THE HILL
— Axelrod warns: Talk of removing Trump a ‘very dangerous road’ – MALLORY SHELBOURNE  (DIERSEN: Those who have declared war on Trump have declared war on all those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/347727-axelrod-warns-talk-of-removing-trump-a-very-dangerous-road
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “President Trump revived the McCarthy era.”
http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/the-administration/347731-president-trump-revived-the-mccarthy-era

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Retirement: What Are Your Blind Spots? – William Borton (DIERSEN: What do you know about retirement? I have been getting a Civil Service Retirement System pension (current, $50,856/year) almost 20 years.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/what-are-your-blind-spots_us_599e0588e4b0cb7715bfd31e

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Kasich a) to run against Trump and b) to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump and all his supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/when-presidents-get-primary-challenges/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Anti-Trumps crow over their success in forcing a foreign language on America.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/23/insider/savoring-the-spanish-of-my-youth-as-the-language-marches-on.html
— Donald Trump’s Identity Politics – Thomas B. Edsall  (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.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/24/opinion/donald-trump-identity-politics.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Is Free Speech an Absolute Right, or Does Context Matter?”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/24/books/review/free-speech-hate-charlottesville.html
— Even With Affirmative Action, Blacks and Hispanics Are More Underrepresented at Top Colleges Than 35 Years Ago – JEREMY ASHKENAS, HAEYOUN PARK and ADAM PEARCE  (DIERSEN: 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.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/24/us/affirmative-action.html
— A Hunt for Ways to Combat Online Radicalization – Farhad Manjoo (DIERSEN: 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 USE THE INTERNET TO TURN EVERYONE AGAINST 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/2017/08/23/technology/a-hunt-for-ways-to-disrupt-the-work-of-online-radicalization.html
— Trump Takes Aim at the Press, With a Flamethrower – Jim Rutenberg  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with the Democrat news media against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/23/business/media/trump-takes-aim-at-the-press-with-a-flamethrower.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Joe Arpaio Is Still a Polarizing Figure.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/23/us/sheriff-joe-arpaio-pardon-president-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A journalist who hates Trump says “We’re Journalists, Mr. Trump, Not the Enemy.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/24/opinion/trump-journalists-enemy.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— A Nazi salute, KKK hoods and Trump: Time and New Yorker magazine covers after Charlottesville are jarring – Callum Borchers
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/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that “Amid mounting bipartisan concerns, debating Trump’s mental health becomes cottage industry.” Anti-Trumps are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  Anti-Trumps are disciples of Saul Alinsky.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/08/23/amid-mounting-concerns-presidents-mental-health-more-complicated-than-citing-narcissism-erraticism/490096001/
— Post-Charlottesville, Confederate monuments begin to fall across the U.S. – Sarah Toy
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/08/23/post-charlottesville-confederate-monuments-begin-fall-across-united-states/595393001/

 

NEW YORK POST
— Kelly claiming role as gatekeeper to Trump – Mark Moore  (DIERSEN: Who are the gatekeepers for those who have the most religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  How do those gatekeepers treat you?)
http://nypost.com/2017/08/24/kelly-claiming-role-as-gatekeeper-to-trump/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want immigrants because they vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because they want cheap labor.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-ellis-island-model-still-works-1503528467
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Good Riddance to Steve Bannon – Karl Rove  Who says “good riddance” about you? Those who say “good riddance” about me are Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs.  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. They a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/good-riddance-to-steve-bannon-1503530777

 

NPR
— Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Fractured Relationship With Congress Causes GOP Dread.”
http://www.npr.org/2017/08/24/545628293/trump-s-broken-relationship-with-congress-causes-gop-dread

 

LATINO USA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: “Two Chicago Universities Establish Generous Scholarships for Undocumented Students,” that is, two Chicago universities a) encourage people to come to America illegally, b) encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.
http://latinousa.org/2017/08/22/two-chicago-universities-establish-generous-scholarships-undocumented-students/#new_tab

August 23 Evening Edition

RESURRECTION PROJECT
— FAITH LEADERS APPLAUD REPORTS THAT GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER WILL SIGN TRUST ACT SB 31 ON MONDAY, AUGUST 28 TO PROTECT IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND STRENGTHEN PUBLIC SAFETY (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, “faith leaders” in Illinois act as operatives or as dupes for the anti-religious Illinois Democrat Party.)
http://mailchi.mp/resurrectionproject/174-faith-leaders-urge-governor-rauner-to-sign-trust-act-sb-62395

 

ABC7
— Mayors, superintendents push override of school funding veto – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/education/mayors-superintendents-push-override-of-school-funding-veto/2335987/
— Former CIA agent wants to buy Twitter to kick President Trump off – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/technology/former-cia-agent-wants-to-buy-twitter-to-kick-trump-off/2336246/

 

NBC5
— Lawmakers Make Progress in Debate Over School Funding Bill – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/lawmakers-make-progress-in-debate-over-school-funding-bill-441574703.html
— House Session Canceled as Talks Continue on School Funding – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-school-funding-441528953.html

 

CBS2
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners and anti-Trumps continue to use school-funding political cartoon to dog Rauner.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/08/23/racially-charged-political-cartoon/

 

WLS AM
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and his supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.wlsam.com/news/virtually-no-one-thinks-trump-has-discouraged-white-supremacists/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Emanuel open to renaming Balbo Drive and removing monument – Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: Do you live and/or work in Chicago?  What does Emanuel think of those who share your demographics?  You should expect that the more of your demographics (political affiliation, religion, country that you are a citizen of, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, financial situation, gun ownership, national origin if you are a citizen of America, draft status, how long your ancestors have been in America, etc.) that he disapproves of, the sooner that he will use the power of his office to remove you.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/emanuel-open-to-renaming-balbo-drive-and-removing-monument/
— Emanuel uses gov’s response to cartoon to make case for veto override – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-uses-govs-response-to-cartoon-to-make-case-for-veto-override/
— Secret talks in Springfield no way to decide school funding – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-secret-talks-in-springfield-no-way-to-decide-school-funding/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel, suburban mayors press for Rauner override on school funding – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-gov-rauner-veto-override-met-20170823-story.html
— Illinois school funding talks to resume Thursday as lawmakers seek elusive compromise – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-school-funding-met-0824-20170823-story.html
— Neo-Nazis have rock bands, too – they’ve been around for decades – Travis M. Andrews
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-neo-nazi-rock-bands-20170823-story.html
— Protesters want Balbo monument in Chicago removed – Tony Briscoe  (DIERSEN: How bad are your demographics? How soon will protesters demand that those who share your demographics be removed. Protesters 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.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-balbo-monument-protest-chicago-0824-20170823-story.html
— Suspended VFW prize drawing highlights little-known laws governing raffles – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-raffle-laws-illinois-morris-vfw-met-20170823-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The woman who complained to state authorities about the raffle, anti-gambling activist Kathy Gilroy of Villa Park, said that existing tickets were sold illegally, and should be refunded. Gilroy said she didn’t object to nonprofit raffles when they held the only games in the area and were subject to limits on betting and frequency. But Illinois lawmakers have expanded gambling statewide for decades. They first allowed horse racing, then the lottery in 1974, followed by 10 casinos in 1990, and authorized video gaming in bars, restaurants and other locations 2009. As gambling has burgeoned, Gilroy has crusaded against it, believing it reflects an erosion of values. She speaks at local and state hearings and helped shut down numerous raffles. In 2005, she forced a foundation named for former Chicago Bears great Richard Dent to comply with the law to raffle off a $200,000 Bentley. Gilroy has claimed some victories, as some local governments have banned video gambling. Along the way, she’s been called every name in the book for interfering with good causes, but says the end doesn’t justify the means. Without the laws being enforced, she said, bettors have no way of knowing if their money is being stolen or misused. “I want the law to be followed, so everybody’s protected,” Gilroy said. “Doesn’t the law matter anymore?”)
— ESPN’s ‘sensitivity’ move shows need for stupidity training – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-robert-lee-john-kass-0824-20170823-column.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise those who come to America illegally, who stay in America illegally, and who bring others to America illegally.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-immigrant-sanctuary-adalberto-church-met-0824-20170823-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A vicious anti-Trump says “Something is truly wrong with Donald Trump.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-speech-lies-20170823-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump/Rauner Durbin says “Rauner playing regional politics ‘beneath the dignity’ of the office.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-dick-durbin-city-club-met-0824-20170823-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Republican state Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton will brief the Schaumburg Township Republican Organization on the latest news from Springfield at its monthly breakfast meeting from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 at Chandler’s Chophouse, 401 N. Roselle Road in Schaumburg.
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170823/state-rep-ives-to-speak-in-schaumburg-aug-26
— Germany’s Merkel says “America first” attitude will hurt US – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Germany paints itself as being anti-American.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170823/news/308239948/
— Roskam: Trump should refocus ‘struggling’ agenda on health care, taxes – Jake Griffin  (DIERSEN: The anti-Trump news media is eager to report criticisms of Trump.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170823/roskam-trump-should-refocus-struggling-agenda-on-health-care-taxes
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps report that Roskam said “Trump should put the Twitter account down.” The anti-Trump news media is eager to report criticisms of Trump.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170823/roskam-trump-should-put-the-twitter-account-down
— Volo Auto Museum adds Trump limo to collection – Russell Lissau
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170823/volo-auto-museum-adds-trump-limo-to-collection

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois really is in the hunt for Toyota plant,  Illinois Chamber of Commerce chief says – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: The Democrats who run Illinois could stress that Illinois is full of potential 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.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170823/BLOGS02/170829958/illinois-really-in-hunt-for-toyota-plant-chamber-chief-says
— Emanuel wants override, not compromise, on school funding bill – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170823/BLOGS02/170829956/emanuel-wants-override-not-compromise-on-school-funding-bill

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Mike Murphy interested in 99th House seat – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170823/bernard-schoenburg-mike-murphy-interested-in-99th-house-seat

 

TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: La Salle limits downtown gambling parlors – Dan Churney
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/la-salle-limits-downtown-gambling-parlors/article_d65d9bba-bc0b-56df-a8a9-3f4925a75a6d.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, the news media acts like it exists to harm Trump and to harm Trump’s supporters.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trump-berates-sick-news-media-in-fresh-tirade/796343102
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Think President Trump couldn’t ratchet up his attacks on the news media any more than he already has? Think again. At a rally in Phoenix on Tuesday, the President called journalists “liars” and “sick people” who are fomenting “division” in the country and “trying to take away our history and our heritage.” And he repeatedly portrayed the news media as an enemy of the American people, recalling his claims to that effect from February. “I really think they don’t like our country. I really believe that,” Trump said. Afterward, several prominent members of the media said the President’s anti-press rhetoric was downright dangerous, because it could lead individuals to try to harm journalists. While the President complaints about “fake news” on an almost daily basis, Tuesday seemed especially severe.)

 

  1. LOUIS TODAY
    — While we were preoccupied with the eclipse, the city was tearing up Confederate Drive in Forest Park – Celeste Bott (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? How soon will the anti-Trumps in your municipality tear up those in your municipality who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
    http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/while-we-were-preoccupied-with-the-eclipse-the-city-was/article_e75647e9-8722-51c2-8273-4769cbb08a15.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you oppose SB31, anti-Trumps demonize you, denigrate you , and condemn you as being “on the far right.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/23/pressure-builds-on-rauner-as-trump-supporting-sheriff-tries-to-calm-nerves-on-the-far-right/
— Rauner called out on debt transparency veto
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/23/rauner-called-out-on-debt-transparency-veto/
— Emanuel connects cartoon response to SB1 veto
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/23/emanuel-connects-cartoon-response-to-sb1-veto/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Wealthy Southern Poverty Law rakes in Hollywood, Silicon Valley cash after Charlottesville  Gifts pour in despite criticism over SPLC’s focus on fundraising, hate-group labeling – Valerie Richardson (DIERSEN: Give money to the Southern Poverty Law Center if you want to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/23/wealthy-southern-poverty-law-rakes-hollywood-silic/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— If children are sponges, the Left is a flood – Bob Kellogg, Billy Davis  (DIERSEN: Democrats run public education in America. If you send your children to a public school, they will come home 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.onenewsnow.com/education/2017/08/23/if-children-are-sponges-the-left-is-a-flood

 

DAILY CALLER
— Aides Urge Trump To Make Deal On ‘Dreamer’ Amnesty – Will Racke  (DIERSEN: What percent of Trump’s aids 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://dailycaller.com/2017/08/22/aides-urge-trump-to-make-deal-on-dreamer-amnesty/

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘Fox & Friends’ celebrate the Corvette
http://video.foxnews.com/v/5549192124001/?#sp=show-clips

 

GOPUSA
— Chaos: Charlottesville City Council Votes to Cover Up Statues  (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? How soon will the anti-Trumps in your municipality vote to cover those in your municipality who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29114

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— CNN AND THE SPLC – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/point/267668/cnn-and-splc-daniel-greenfield
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Southern Poverty Law Center’s hate map is one of the longest running malicious jokes on the internet.  And by running its smears against the Freedom Center, CNN has gone full fake news. What other list of hate groups can boast that it actually caused a terrorist attack? The SPLC’s hate map can. Floyd Lee Corkins admitted that he chose his target for the Family Research Center shooting spree by using the SPLC’s map. What other list of hate groups added a target of an ISIS terror attack after the attack. Only the SPLC’s hate map. The SPLC announced it was adding Bosch Fawstin, award-winning ex-Muslim cartoonist and longtime illustrator at Front Page Magazine, after the Garland cartoon contest that he won was targeted by ISIS in its first attack in America. What other list of hate groups featured a sign outside a bar as one of its groups.)

 

BREITBART
— Cartel Gunmen Kill 10th Mexican Journalist in 6 Months – ILDEFONSO ORTIZ AND BRANDON DARBY
http://www.breitbart.com/texas/2017/08/23/cartel-gunmen-kill-10th-mexican-journalist-6-months/

 

BLAZE
— George Clooney and his wife donate $1 million to the Souther Poverty Law Center, a group targeting conservatives – Carlos Garcia (DIERSEN: Give money to the Southern Poverty Law Center if you want to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/22/george-clooney-and-his-wife-donate-1-million-to-group-targeting-conservatives/
— MSNBC pokes fun at ESPN for removing announcer named Robert Lee from UVA game – Kate Scanlon
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/23/i-kid-you-not-msnbc-pokes-fun-at-espn-for-removing-announcer-named-robert-lee-from-uva-game/
— ESPN has proven that the campaign to erase our history is driven by mass hysteria – Matt Walsh (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the anti-Trumps banish everyone whose name contains “Lee” from your municipality, from your township/ward, from your county, from Illinois, from America, and from the world?)
http://www.theblaze.com/contributions/matt-walsh-espn-has-proven-that-the-campaign-to-erase-our-history-is-driven-by-mass-hysteria/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Berkeley College Republicans Slapped With $15,000 Fine To Host Ben Shapiro – Rob Shimshock
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/23/berkeley-college-republicans-slapped-with-15000-fine-to-host-ben-shapiro/

 

THE HILL
— Media lets loose its fury after Trump attacks – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/media/347710-media-lets-loose-its-fury-after-trump-attacks
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Acrimony rises within GOP ahead of difficult September.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/347640-acrimony-rises-within-gop-ahead-of-difficult-september

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— Anti-Trumps say “Democrats Nix Idea Of Trading Dreamers’ Protections For Border Wall, More Deportations. Top administration officials are reportedly pushing for a deal that would help young undocumented immigrants — by hurting their parents and community.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/white-house-daca-dreamers_us_599c6eade4b06a788a2c3b72

 

WASHINGTON POST
— George and Amal Clooney putting their money where their mouth is – Sarah Polus  (DIERSEN: Give money to the Southern Poverty Law Center if you want to shout that you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2017/08/23/george-and-amal-clooney-putting-their-money-where-their-mouth-is/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— White House Sets Rules for Military Transgender Ban  Guidelines expected to direct Pentagon to stop admitting transgender people, gives Mattis power to remove those serving – Gordon Lubold
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-sets-rules-for-military-transgender-ban-1503534757

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps ask “What Makes People Join Hate Groups?”
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-08-23/what-makes-people-join-hate-groups-studies-say-childhood-torment-social-isolation

 

VARIETY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “CEOs, Media Chiefs Aghast Over Trump’s Reluctance to Denounce Neo-Nazi Violence.” Are you a Trump supporter? How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois threaten you with violence if you fail/refuse to denounce Trump?)
http://variety.com/2017/biz/news/trump-president-charlottesville-1202535835/

August 23 Morning Edition

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DESPITE THREATS OF FEDERAL POLICE FUNDING CUTS, RAUNER TO JOIN EMANUEL IN DEFYING FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS  (DIERSEN: Obviously, Rauner wants conservative Republican primary challengers so that he can demonize them, denigrate them, and condemn them as being “bad” Republicans and promote himself as being a “good” Republican because he rejects Trump and because he rejects many planks in the Republican Party platform. Candidates who run as anti-Republicans reject the immigration, traditional family, right to life, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), Second Amendment, and/or other planks.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/despite-threats-of-federal-police-funding-cuts-rauner-to-join-emanuel-in-defying-federal-immigration.html
— THORNER: SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/thorner-surprising-facts-about-the-declaration-of-independence.html

 

CITIZEN KELLY
— GOV. RAUNER IS LYING ABOUT THE “SECRET” SANCTUARY STATE BILL IN ILLINOIS
http://www.citizenkelly.com/citizen-kelly-rauner-lying-sanctuary-state/

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— ‘Traitor’ Governor Rauner says he will sign Illinois’ sanctuary state bill
https://realgopillinois.com/2017/08/23/traitor-governor-rauner-says-will-sign-illinois-sanctuary-state-bill/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Right suggests Rauner immigration bill backing ‘beginning of end’ – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Obviously, Rauner wants conservative Republican primary challengers so that he can demonize them, denigrate them, and condemn them as being “bad” Republicans and promote himself as being a “good” Republican because he rejects Trump and because he rejects many planks in the Republican Party platform. Candidates who run as anti-Republicans reject the immigration, traditional family, right to life, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), Second Amendment, and/or other planks.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-to-sign-immigration-bill-sparking-anger-on-right/
— Rauner: ‘White male’ remark ‘did not accurately reflect my views’ – Tina Sfondeles  (DIERSEN: If Rauner would read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, he would know a) that ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things and b) that ever-increasingly, “white males” are siding with the anti-Trumps to avoid being viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned by anti-Trumps as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/white-male-rauner-opts-not-to-weigh-in-on-racial-debate-over-cartoon/
— Madigan cancels school funding override vote ‘in light of progress’ – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-cancels-school-funding-override-vote-in-light-of-progress/
— Trump blames media for condemnation of comments on Virginia – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-wont-pardon-ex-sheriff-tensions-high-at-rally-site/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you reject the immigration planks in the Republican Party platform and in the Illinois Republican Party platform, like Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran does, anti-Trumps will glorify and praise you even if you claim to be a Trump supporter.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brown-sheriff-supported-trump-and-immigrant-protection-bill/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trust Act is the right move for immigrants — and for Illinois (DIERSEN: Obviously, by signing the bill, Rauner makes it clear that he wants conservative Republican primary challengers so that he can demonize them, denigrate them, and condemn them as being “bad” Republicans and promote himself as being a “good” Republican because he rejects Trump and rejects many planks in the Republican Party platform. Candidates who run as anti-Republicans reject the immigration, traditional family, right to life, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving), Second Amendment, and/or other planks.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-immigration-bill-rauner-trust-0823-story.html
— Rauner clarifies statement on political cartoon critics found offensive – Kim Geiger (DIERSEN: If Rauner would read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, he would know a) that ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things and b) that ever-increasingly, “white males” are siding with the anti-Trumps to avoid being viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned by anti-Trumps as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rauner-political-cartoon-20170822-story.html
— Antidepressant use jumps 65 percent in 15 years – E.J. Mundell  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO in its Chicago office for almost 18 years, my Democrat superiors assigned me to work for, to work with, and/or to supervise all of the office’s employees who had serious health problems.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/sc-hlth-antidepressant-use-on-the-rise-0823-story.html
— Driving while aging: How to ask seniors to give up the keys – Stacey Burling  (DIERSEN: How old are you? I am almost 69.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/health/ct-driving-while-aging-20170814-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Put a leash on those ‘slippery slope’ arguments.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-slippery-slope-statues-zorn-0823-story.html
— Trial underway in lawsuit filed by ex-State Treasurer Rutherford aides – Steve Schmadeke  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout at Rutherford that I caused all his problems.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-dan-rutherford-lawsuit-0823-20170822-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A vicious anti-Trump asks “Can Trump control the wave of racism he has released?” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are going to get rid of Trump and get rid of each and every one of his supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-white-racists-bannon-20170823-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A vicious anti-Trump says “An apology to Donald Trump, from the ‘fake news’ media.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are going to get rid of Trump and get rid of each and every one of his supporters.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-trump-rally-media-huppke-20170823-story.html

 

NBC5
— ‘Not My Place’: Rauner Walks Back on Cartoon Statement – Mary Ann Ahern  (DIERSEN: If Rauner would read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, he would know a) that ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things and b) that ever-increasingly, “white males” are siding with the anti-Trumps to avoid being viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned by anti-Trumps as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/governor-bruce-rauner-illinois-policy-institute-cartoon-441432713.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinoisans getting Foxconn jobs? Not likely, Walker aide says – AP  (DIERSEN: Sadly, I predict that all those who Foxconn hires will be one or more of the following: 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. Further, I predict, that the more of the aforesaid that you are, the sooner that Foxconn will hire you.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170822/NEWS05/170829972/foxconn-jobs-will-go-to-wisconsin-residents-walker-aide-predicts

 

DAILY HERALD
— Charlottesville votes to shroud statues after the violence – AP  (DIERSEN: How soon will the anti-Trumps in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America vote to shroud all those 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.dailyherald.com/article/20170822/news/308229846/
— TRAGIC: Schaumburg approves first tattoo business – Eric Peterson
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170822/schaumburg-approves-first-tattoo-business
— Rauner veto reinforces local control in Lake County – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170822/editorial-rauner-veto-reinforces-local-control-in-lake-county
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170823/america-first-is-a-gathering-moral-and-strategic-disaster

 

WBEZ
— South Side Struggles To Attract Young Homeowners – Natalie Moore  (DIERSEN: I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old.  The down payment came from money that I saved a) working full-time for IRS in Harvey and b) working part-time for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/south-side-struggles-to-attract-young-homeowners/51fde824-193c-4963-a6dc-dcd0fe81a4e8#new_tab

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Compromise on school funding reform – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, compromise has meant “Democrats win” and “Republicans lose.”)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170822/our-view-compromise-on-school-funding-reform

 

SAUK VALLEY
— Illinois takes baby steps toward less government  Measures signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner will take a stab at making it easier to get rid of redundant local units of government. It’s good to see at least some steps are being taken toward trimming bloated government. – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Democrats use the “bloated government” argument when they can use it to get rid of government employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.saukvalley.com/2017/08/22/svm-editorial-illinois-takes-baby-steps-toward-less-government/atolb54/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-LaHood/Davis political billboards.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/political-billboard-calls-out-republican-lawmakers/796085696
— Police break up Trump protest with pepper spray, flash grenades  Trump defends Charlottesville response – ERIC BRADNER
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-set-to-hold-campaignstyle-rally-in-phoenix/795473631
— Police spray tear gas at protesters following Trump’s Phoenix rally  Police acted as a physical barrier between sides – SABA HAMEDY
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trumps-phoenix-rally-attracts-thousands-of-protesters/796099757
— Rally Trump vs. Teleprompter Trump  Fiery versus sober language – GREGORY KRIEG
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/rally-trump-vs-teleprompter-trump/796319512

 

CHICAGOIST
— Chicagoans Will Protest Controversial Balbo Monument & Balbo Drive On Wednesday – STEPHEN GOSSETT (DIERSEN: How much of your ancestory is Italian?  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.  My uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in Italy in WWII.)
http://chicagoist.com/2017/08/22/chicagoans_will_protest_the_balbo_m.php

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Will State Rep. Skillicorn follow or lead Illinois’ Revolution? Berkowitz w/Rep. Skillicorn  (DIERSEN: If Rauner is listening to his “new staff,” than his signing SB31 would prove that his “new staff” rejects the immigration planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform.  His “new staff” must be Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and/or RINOs.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/08/will-state-rep-skillicorn-follow-or-lead-illinois-revolution-berkowitz-wrep-skillicorn-cableweb/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Skillicorn (R-Dundee): With this new staff, Gov. Rauner actually has people who are ideologically on board with him. Think of President Trump, he talks of draining the swamp-)

 

CRETE-MONEE SCHOOL DISTRICT 201-U
— CM201-U Hosts Support Day! Support Day event serves nearly 200 families in transition. (DIERSEN: Government is nasty.  Politics is nasty.  What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes say about your hometown?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned Crete as being full of German Lutherans while I, my parents, my grandparents, great grandparents, my and great great grandparents lived there who were White supremacists, haters, racists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.cm201u.org/index.aspx?NID=4814

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage County Sheriff candidate James Mendrick identifies urgent need for change – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511190763-dupage-sheriff-hopeful-identifies-urgent-need-for-change

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Government as Family: Illinois’ ‘First Lady Launches Illinois Family Connects’ – John Biver (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, when elected/appointed Republican government officials and party leaders act against the Republican Party platform, it is because that is what their wife wants them to do.)
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/08/government-as-family-illinois-first-lady-launches-illinois-family-connects/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— CHICAGO ALDERMEN FAIL TO ATTEND COMMITTEE MEETINGS NEARLY HALF THE TIME – Chris Lentino  (DIERSEN: Since 1999, I have the best record by far for attending Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings and events.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/chicago-aldermen-fail-to-attend-committee-meetings-nearly-half-the-time/#new_tab
— AFTER SODA TAX, PRECKWINKLE DOLES OUT PREMIUM PERKS AND BONUSES – Chris Lentino
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/after-soda-tax-preckwinkle-doles-out-premium-perks-and-bonuses/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Why is K-12 enrollment declining? – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/schools/why-is-k–enrollment-declining/article_4a7f5cc8-86ba-11e7-82c9-2fabb5883d5f.html#new_tab

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— “In a Heartbeat”: Unwholesome Propaganda for Children – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/heartbeat-propaganda-children/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ILGOP claims Jesse White is “Mike Madigan’s top patronage chief”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/23/ilgop-claims-jesse-white-is-mike-madigan%e2%80%99s-top-patronage-chief/
— Rep. Christian Mitchell, Pritzker respond *** Rauner disavows “as a white male” statement (DIERSEN: If Rauner would read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, he would know a) that ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps viciously demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supporters as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things and b) that ever-increasingly, “white males” are siding with the anti-Trumps to avoid being viciously demonized, denigrated, and condemned by anti-Trumps as being White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/08/22/rauner-disavows-as-a-white-male-statement/

 

GOPUSA
— Political Correctness Reaches New Heights as ESPN Removes Announcer
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29133
— The Media Normalize the Antifa Extreme
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29123
— Concealed-carry permits increasing  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, those who are members of Group A make it clear that they are going to get rid of those who are 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, 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, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29030

 

NEWSMAX
— GOP-Leaning Voters Approve of Trump More Than Congress – Cathy Burke
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/republican-voters-trust-congress/2017/08/22/id/809161/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Trump to “Condemn Racist Right” because anti-Trumps have convinced virtually everyone that all those on the right are racists, White supremacists, haters, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://www.newsmax.com/AlanDershowitz/trump-kkk-antifa-william-buckley/2017/08/22/id/809157/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP WEIGHING AMNESTY DEAL FOR 800,000 ILLEGALS  ‘He’s getting conflicting advice’ – LEO HOHMANN  (DIERSEN: Democrats have succeeded in making everyone who came to America illegally, everyone who stays in American illegally, and everyone who brings others to America illegally permanently 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.wnd.com/2017/08/trump-weighing-amnesty-deal-for-800000-illegals/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— President Trump’s Arizona Speech Drives Left Nuts
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/26307

 

BLAZE
— Black Lives Matter leader issues 10 ‘requests’ for ‘white people’ — and they’re doozies – Dave Urbanski  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps support BLM. What requests have the BLM leaders in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct made?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/22/black-lives-matter-leader-issues-10-requests-for-white-people-and-theyre-doozies/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the wake of the violent demonstrations in Charlottesville, Virginia, over a Confederate monument, an organizer for the Louisville chapter of Black Lives Matter penned an article last week laying out 10 “requests” for “white people.” Chanelle Helm got off to a rousing start in her piece for Leo Weekly by telling white people with no descendants to “will your property to a black or brown family. Preferably one that lives in generational poverty.” Not one to leave a stone unturned, Helm added that whites who inherit property they intend to sell should instead “give it to a black or brown family. You’re bound to make that money in some other white privileged way.” She’s building her fan base fast. Can you feel it? It gets better. Helm said white people who can afford to downsize should “give up the home you own to a black or brown family. Preferably a family from generational poverty.” Then she got specific with white people’s wills, saying that “if any of the people you intend to leave your property to are racists [sic] a**holes, change the will, and will your property to a black or brown family. Preferably a family from generational poverty.” Yes, there’s more. She also encouraged white people, “especially white women (because this is yaw specialty — Nosey Jenny and Meddling Kathy)” to “get a racist fired … You are complicit when you ignore them. Get your boss fired cause they [sic] racist too.”)
— Millennials say Venezuela is doing a great job of handling income inequality – Brandon Morse  (DIERSEN: What is your position on income inequality?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government who denied me promotions and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old so that Democrats, minorities, females, younger people, and veterans WHO HAD LESS MONEY THAN I HAD could have the promotions that I would have gotten, my GS-13 position, and my corner office.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/22/watch-millennials-say-venezuela-is-doing-a-great-job-of-handling-income-inequality/

 

POLITICO
— Trump signals Arpaio pardon coming  Wiping out the former sheriff’s contempt-of-court conviction could fuel the president’s heated feud with federal judges. – JOSH GERSTEIN and TED HESSON
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/22/trump-arpaio-pardon-241926
— Inside the Left’s Plans to Occupy Trump  Veterans of Occupy Wall Street are dusting off an old protest tactic for a new era. – TAYLOR GEE
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/08/23/inside-the-lefts-plans-to-occupy-trump-215518
— Trump rejects wealthy friends’ pleas for help  Two of Trump’s wealthy confidants’ dubious pleas for federal help have been rebuffed in the past month — despite Trump’s apparent approval. – ALEX GUILLÉN and ERIC WOLFF
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/08/22/trump-rejects-wealthy-friends-241919
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-great-nazi-scare-of-2017-1503440903
CNN
— Trump hints at potential pardon for ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio – Madison Park
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/22/politics/joe-arpaio-sheriff/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— Danish Police Searching for Missing Journalist Find Headless Torso – EOGHAN MACGUIRE (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have made it very clear that they want to kill me figuratively if not literally.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/danish-police-searching-missing-journalist-find-headless-torso-n794836

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘The Lees Are Complex’: Descendants Grapple With Rebel General’s Legacy – SIMON ROMERO (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout about your parents, about your grandparents, about your great grandparents, and about the rest of your ancestors?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because all my ancestors were Lutheran and because they all were German national origin, they were all White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. What do you say to those disgusting German-Americans who a) paint themselves as being “good” German-Americans and b) paint those German-Americans like me who they want to destroy as being “bad” German-Americans.  I should write a book about such disgusting “good” German-Americans in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/22/us/lee-family-confederate-monuments-legacy.html
— 67 Former State Attorneys General Have a Message: Condemn Hate Bluntly – MAGGIE ASTOR (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups are haters: Trump supporter, 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/2017/08/22/us/politics/attorneys-general-baxley-trump.html
— How Germany Deals With Neo-Nazis – Anna Sauerbrey (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups are Nazis: Trump supporter, 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/2017/08/23/opinion/germany-neo-nazis-charlottesville.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “As Trump ranted and rambled in Phoenix, his crowd slowly thinned.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/08/23/as-trump-ranted-and-rambled-in-phoenix-his-crowd-slowly-thinned/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Great Nazi Scare of 2017  Fear the majoritarian mob, whatever its ideological predisposition. – Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups are Nazis: Trump supporter, 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.wsj.com/articles/the-great-nazi-scare-of-2017-1503440903
— Was I Right to Pull the Plug on a Nazi Website?  A handful of private companies control whether speech can appear online. That’s reason to worry. – Matthew Prince  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups are Nazis: Trump supporter, 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.wsj.com/articles/was-i-right-to-pull-the-plug-on-a-nazi-website-1503440771
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: How do employers motivate workers to do the unglamorous tasks? – Lauren Weber  (DIERSEN: Some, but not many of my Democrat superiors and supervisors in the federal government were not happy that they had to waste the careers of and to get rid of federal employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/heres-how-firefox-workers-were-motivated-to-squash-bugs-1503399604
— Insurers Are Still Denying Treatments for Pre-Existing Conditions – Craig Blinderman  (DIERSEN: What pre-existing conditions do you have? I am 50+ pounds overweight, have uncontrolled type 1 diabetes, poor eye sight, partial red/green color blindness, etc.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/insurers-are-still-denying-treatments-for-pre-existing-conditions-1503440714
— We Need a DUI Test for Marijuana  Barring confession, there’s no way to tell if a driver is high. – Ethan Siegel and  Alex Berezow  (DIERSEN: If you push pot, you push destruction.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-need-a-dui-test-for-marijuana-1503440821

 

FORBES
— Employee Out-Of-Pocket Health Costs Will Eclipse $2,500 Next Year – Bruce Japsen
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2017/08/23/employee-out-of-pocket-costs-will-eclipse-2500-next-year/#1162069e19ea

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump and his supporters as being racists.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/08/22/racial-equality-begins-realistic-representation-black-history-joseph-riley-column/579900001/

 

DAILY BEAST
— The Insidious Libertarian-to-Alt-Right Pipeline  Is it just a phase they go through—or is there something about libertarianism that attracts, well, uh, you know, racist kooks? – MATT LEWIS  (DIERSEN: There are tremendous conflicts between the Libertarian Party platform and the Republican Party platform. I should write a book about the Libertarian plants who work the hardest against me.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/the-insidious-libertarian-to-alt-right-pipeline
— Former DNI Chief Clapper Questions Trump’s ‘Fitness’ to Be President  (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, the more that you promote the Republican Party platform, the sooner that Democrats and Democrat plants, Libertarians and Libertarian plants, Greens and Green plants, and RINOs will question your “fitness.”)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/former-dni-chief-clapper-i-question-trumps-fitness-to-be-potus

August 21 Morning Edition

ABC7
— University of Texas in Austin removes Confederate statues – AP  (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter?  How soon will the anti-Trumps remove you?)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/university-of-texas-removes-confederate-statues/2330287/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis says Trump derailing his own agenda – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: If you blast Trump, anti-Trumps glorify and praise you.  Davis stresses that “The American people elected the first president in our lifetime in Donald Trump that did not have any government or military experience.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-morning-spin-monday-edition-20170820-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Why Trump is wrong to equate George Washington with Robert E. Lee.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-george-washington-lee-slavery-20170820-story.html
— Here’s how to get to $1 million  Avoid ‘lifestyle creep’ to reach milestone – Sandra Block
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/success/kiplinger/tca-here-s-how-to-get-to-1-million-20170810-story.html
— The problem with banning white supremacists from the internet – Stephen L. Carter  (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, Trump and all his supporters are White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.  Anti-Trumps want to do more than just ban Trump and his supporters from the internet, anti-Trumps want to get rid of Trump and all of his supporters.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-tech-daily-stormer-libertarian-0821-20170818-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Take it from me — and my father — anti-white bias is not the problem – Alysia Tate  (DIERSEN: Who should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion?  According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, it should be those like me who are White, male, healthy, non-veteran, conservative, Republican, Protestant, German-American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, those who are not poor, and those who have no dependents. In my defense, neither of my parents attended college, my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma, and my mother never attended high school. My father fought type 1 diabetes from age 14, worked in the office of a chemical plant, almost always worked second jobs to pay the family’s bills, did not buy a new car until he was 45, a 2-door bottom of the line Chevy, and died suddenly in 1969 when he was 47 and I was 21. My mother was a housewife and homemaker.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/take-it-from-me-and-my-father-anti-white-bias-is-not-the-problem/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Naperville resident Bill Eagan pitches tighter requirements for school finance officials – Marie Wilson  (DIERSEN: What professional certifications, professional licenses, education, and work experience do those elected/appointed officials have who represent you?  I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981. I became a licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, and Forensic Accountant in 1997. I earned a bachelors degree in management from NIU in 1970, an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.  I worked for IRS 1971-1980, 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 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13, Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170821/naperville-man-pitches-tighter-requirements-for-school-finance-officials
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Bill Eagan, a former chief school business official for Hinsdale High School District 86, says the district’s top money manager should be a certified public accountant or certified management accountant. Along with that requirement, he says, the person in that job should report directly to the school board. Eagan, a CPA and CMA who comes from a corporate accounting and finance background, has met with three suburban state representatives who are on a House committee about licensing, administration and oversight for elementary and secondary education. He said increasing the financial literacy requirements to be a chief school business official, abbreviated in education circles as CSBO, will help school districts operate more efficiently and keep more of their money in the classroom.)

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— More Illinois Lawmakers Leaving General Assembly – BRIAN MACKEY
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/more-illinois-lawmakers-leaving-general-assembly
— ‘Black Hawk’ Restoration Waits On Funding – GUY STEPHENS
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/black-hawk-restoration-waits-funding

 

WGLT
— Frustrated By Stalemate, Illinois Lawmakers Are Calling It Quits  (DIERSEN: Who wants you to get frustrated and to quit? Those who want me to get frustrated and to quit as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor and as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and who succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, service as the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership, GAO employment, etc. 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/or they a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the MTRCC resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://wglt.org/post/frustrated-stalemate-illinois-lawmakers-are-calling-it-quits#stream/0

 

WBUR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump/Bannon says “Bannon Is Gone” and asks “But Will His Boss Actually Change?)
http://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2017/08/21/donald-trump-steve-bannon-rich-barlow

 

WJBD
— University of Texas removes 4 Confederate statues overnight – ABC News  (DIERSEN: What do the anti-Trumps want to be removed in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/national-news/2017/08/21/university-of-texas-removes-4-confederate-statues-overnight

 

FOIA ILLINOIS
— FOIA Under Rauner and Emanuel – MIKE EWING
http://foiaillinois.org/foia-under-rauner-and-emanuel/

 

REBOOT ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner asks “Does Rauner really want to compromise on school funding?
https://rebootillinois.com/2017/08/21/rauner-want-compromise-school-funding/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Gubernatorial hopefuls should kiss ring on ‘Madigan Day,’ GOP contends – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511188122-gubernatorial-hopefuls-should-kiss-ring-on-madigan-day-gop-contends

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Connelly argues for bypassing funding fight to get money to schools now – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511188253-connelly-argues-for-bypassing-funding-fight-to-get-money-to-schools-now

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— McSweeney unites House to pass resolution denouncing racist groups – Hoang Tran  (DIERSEN: Sadly, anti-Whites use such resolutions to hint/imply/argue/shout that all Whites are White supremacists, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Sadly, anti-Whites use such resolutions to destroy 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://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511189355-mcsweeney-unites-house-to-pass-resolution-denouncing-racist-groups

 

NEWSMAX
— 10 Statues Liberals Want to Destroy – Clyde Hughes (DIERSEN: Who in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct takes the lead in calling for the destruction of statutes?)
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/10-statues-liberals-want-destroy/2017/08/21/id/808733/

 

CHRISTIAN DAILY
— CNN draws flak for publishing ‘hate group’ map which includes Christian organizations – Lorraine Caballero (DIERSEN: Who would come to my defense if the anti-Trumps succeed in shutting down
www.gopillinois.com and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails because they include links to articles posted at the Illinois Family Institute (IFI) website at https://illinoisfamily.org/ and at the Americans for Truth About Homosexuality (AFAH) website at http://americansfortruth.com/ (SEE: http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/08/family-institute-smeared-as-one-of-32-illinois-hate-groups-along-with-neo-nazis-and-skinheads.html  Constructively, while I served as the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes treated TAPROOT as being a hate group because I invited IFI and AFTAH leaders to speak at TAPROOT events.)
http://www.christiandaily.com/article/cnn-draws-flak-for-publishing-hate-group-map-which-includes-christian-organizations/60981.htm

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Apple goes all-in, raising money for SPLC hate group on iTunes – Thomas Lifson  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Apple acts as an arm of the Democrat Party.  How soon, if not already, will Apple step up its efforts 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 Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/08/apple_goes_allin_raising_money_for_splc_hate_group_on_itunes.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Conservatives concerned for Trump’s populist agenda after Bannon departure – Dave Boyer
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/20/steve-bannon-ouster-leaves-conservatives-worried-a/

 

DAILY CALLER
— White House Petition To Recognize Antifa As A Terrorist Organization Hits 100k Signatures – Ian Miles Cheong  (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in defending/promoting Antifa in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/20/white-house-petition-to-recognize-antifa-as-a-terrorist-organization-hits-100k-signatures/
— Pee-Filled Projectiles A Recurring Weapon Of Choice For ‘Anti-Fascists’ – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/20/pee-filled-projectiles-a-recurring-weapon-of-choice-for-anti-fascists/
— CNN Changes Headline After Antifa Complains – PHILLIP STUCKY
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/20/cnn-changes-headline-after-antifa-complains/
— Boston Free Speech Rally Falsely Branded As ‘White Supremacist’ – Scott Greer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/20/boston-free-speech-rally-falsely-branded-as-white-supremacist/

 

DAILY SIGNAL
— ‘Hillary-Lite Administration’? Conservatives Worry About Bannon Ouster – Fred Lucas
http://dailysignal.com/2017/08/20/hillary-lite-administration-conservatives-worry-about-bannon-ouster/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrats forget their legacy while digging up the Confederacy  (DIERSEN: Ever since they lost the Civil War, Democrats have shouted at Blacks that Republicans a) have caused all the problems that Blacks have had, b) are causing all the problems that Blacks are having, and c) will forever cause call the problems that Blacks will have.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29043
— Pope: Rights of migrants trump national security concerns  (DIERSEN: Were it not for national security, migrants would have gotten rid of the Pope by now.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=29027
— No confederate monuments but a Christopher Columbus protest brings out dozens in Detroit
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=28987

 

BREITBART
— Politico: Bannon ‘Intellectual Heart’ of Movement Who Would Rather Work Weekends than Party in Hamptons – TONY LEE (DIERSEN: What do you do with your weekends? Rather than partying, I spend 10+ hours each and every Saturday and each and every Sunday putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/08/20/politico-bannon-intellectual-heart-movement-who-would-rather-work-weekends-than-party-in-hamptons/
— CNN’s Stelter Questions Trump’s Mental Fitness — ‘Is He Suffering From Some Kind of Illness?’ – PAM KEY  (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if you do not promote the Democrat Party platform, Democrats, Democrat plants, and RINOs will hint/imply/argue/shout that you have mental problems.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/08/20/cnns-stelter-questions-trumps-mental-fitness-is-he-suffering-from-some-kind-of-illness/

 

BLAZE
— Antifa brags about being anti-America, burning flag – Chris Enloe  (DIERSEN: Who takes the lead in defending/promoting Antifa in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/20/antifa-brags-about-being-anti-america-burning-flag-then-they-get-pulverized-on-social-media/
— Misidentified: A man was stabbed…because a haircut made him look like a Nazi – Beth Baumann  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: According to anti-Trumps, what do Nazis look like? ANSWER: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/08/20/misidentified-a-man-was-stabbed-because-a-haircut-made-him-look-like-a-nazi/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— RNC nearly triples DNC fundraising in July – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2017/08/21/rnc-nearly-triples-dnc-fundraising-in-july

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— THESE RACIST BLACK KKK AND NAZI STATUES MUST FALL “What the Negro needs is a Hitler.” – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267638/these-racist-black-kkk-and-nazi-statues-must-fall-daniel-greenfield

 

LIFEZETTE
— Why Bannon May Wield More Power on the Outside – Jim Stinson
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/why-bannon-may-wield-more-power-on-the-outside/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: If Bannon promises ‘war’ on Trump’s enemies we should all volunteer – Jeffrey A. Rendall
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/26287-outsiders-vs-insiders-if-bannon-promises-%E2%80%98war%E2%80%99-trump%E2%80%99s-enemies-we-should-prepare-volun

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— BIG BUSINESS LOVES BIG GOVERNMENT – Kent Kellar (DIERSEN: Big business wants cheap labor.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/08/21/big-business-loves-big-government/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Three Levels Of Honesty – Tim Hetzner  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are not honest. They are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/08/21/three-levels-honesty/

 

THE HILL
— Schiff: Trump’s position is ‘if you’re with me, you can do no wrong’ – MAX GREENWOOD  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who are “with” my critics/opponents. They talk and act like my critics/opponents have promised them lots of money, a new home, a new car, a sweetheart job, a sweetheart contract, favorable legislation, and lots more if they succeed in getting rid of me.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/347255-schiff-trumps-position-is-if-youre-with-me-you-can-do-no-wrong

 

NBC NEWS
— Is Violence Ever Acceptable in the Face of Hate Groups? – Richard Cohen, President of The Southern Poverty Law Center, and Mark Bray, Author, “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook” debate the tactics used by white nationalist counter-protesters.
http://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/video/is-violence-ever-acceptable-in-the-face-of-hate-groups-1028526659570

 

REUTERS
— Prominent U.S. religious conservatives defend Trump after Charlottesville – Doina Chiacu and Sarah N. Lynch
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-religious-idUSKCN1B00RY

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint Trump as being a clone of James Alex Fields Jr.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/21/opinion/donald-trump-leadership-failing-presidency.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps and anti-Bannons say “Bannon Was Set for a Graceful Exit. Then Came Charlottesville.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/20/us/politics/steve-bannon-fired-trump-departure.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The Red Cap Aside, Trump Souvenirs Are a Hard Sell.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/20/us/politics/trump-hats-merchandise.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Behind the Bluster of Steve Bannon’s #War Cry.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/20/business/bannon-ready-for-war-with-a-long-list-of-targets.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “White House Bracing for an Angry Reception in Phoenix.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/20/us/politics/white-house-bracing-for-an-angry-reception-in-phoenix.html
— California Today: The Rise of the Super Commuter – Mike McPhate (DIERSEN: I walked to work 1974-1978. When IRS promoted me to GS-12 (currently $79,563/year) in 1974 in its Loop office when I was 25 years old, I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building. In 1976, I traded it in to the building’s developer and bought a one bedroom condo.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/21/us/california-today-super-commutes-stockon.html
— A 2:15 Alarm, 2 Trains and a Bus Get Her to Work by 7 A.M.  Like many in the housing-starved San Francisco region, Sheila James has moved far inland, gaining affordable space at the price of a brutal commute. – CONOR DOUGHERTY and ANDREW BURTON (DIERSEN: I walked to work 1974-1978. When IRS promoted me to GS-12 (currently $79,563/year) in 1974 in its Loop office when I was 25 years old, I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building. In 1976, I traded it in to the building’s developer and bought a one bedroom condo.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/business/economy/san-francisco-commute.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say Confederate monuments are now white-supremacist rallying points – Steven Mufson, John Wagner and Paige Cunningham  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton who increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks “are now white-supremacist rallying points.” The aforesaid, their operatives, and their dupes a) discourage me from raising money from Republicans to help sponsor the parades and fireworks and b) discourage Republicans from contributing money to help sponsor the parades and fireworks.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/democrats-say-confederate-monuments-are-now-white-supremacist-rallying-points/2017/08/20/b735142e-85ad-11e7-a94f-3139abce39f5_story.html
— KKK leader threatens to ‘burn’ Latina journalist, the first black person on his property – Samantha Schmidt
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/21/kkk-leader-threatens-to-burn-latina-journalist-the-first-black-person-on-his-property/

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Congress members raise growing concerns about President Trump’s mental health after Charlottesville responses – Jason Silverstein (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, if you do not promote the Democrat Party platform, Democrats, Democrat plants, and RINOs will hint/imply/argue/shout that you have mental problems.)
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/congress-members-worried-trump-mental-health-article-1.3427368

 

USA TODAY
— Hate speech: Find the companies that have dropped neo-Nazis and others – Brett Molina  (DIERSEN: According to anti-Trumps, anything that Trump or his supporters say is hate speech. Soon, if not already, if you do not promote hatred of Trump and hatred of his supporters, anti-Trumps will drop you or do even worse things to you.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/talkingtech/2017/08/17/hate-speech-which-companies-have-dropped-hate-groups/575762001/

 

USA TODAY
— AUGUST 9, 2017 FLASHBACK: FBI behavior expert explains how to get people to like you – Sheryl Posnick  (DIERSEN: What do you say to those people who like people 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/careers/2017/08/06/how-to-get-people-to-like-you-according-to-an-fbi-behavior-expert/104168336/

 

LAS VEGAS SUN
— Fifth-year celebration of DACA is bittersweet for Dreamers – Michael Lyle  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will employers a) brag that their top priority is to hire, to retain, and to promote Dreamers and b) brag that to do that, they do not hire, they waste the careers of, and they get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran? Ever-increasingly, employers talk and act like they are anti-American.)
https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/aug/21/fifth-year-celebration-of-daca-is-bittersweet-for/

 

WPXI
— JULY 23, 2017 FLASHBACK: Democrats try to block federal workers from staying at Trump properties – Jamie Dupree  (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, audit assignments and training often required out-of-town travel.)
http://www.wpxi.com/news/politics/democrats-try-to-block-federal-workers-from-staying-at-trump-properties/568838794

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Google Searches for Ways to Boost News Subscriptions  Tech giant testing tools, including shared data and new payment options, with publishers – Jack Nicas (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 2000 have focused on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-searches-for-ways-to-boost-news-subscriptions-1503130506
— Tech Censorship of White Supremacists Draws Criticism From Within Industry  The moves by tech companies like Cloudflare have been chided for threatening freedom of expression online – Yoree Koh (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who since 2000 have focused on a) stopping me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) stopping everyone from reading those emails.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/tech-censorship-of-white-supremacists-draws-criticism-from-within-industry-1503144003
— Mizzou Pays a Price for Appeasing the Left  Enrollment is down more than 2,000. The campus has had to take seven dormitories out of service. –  Jillian Kay Melchior  (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, and governments in your precinct, your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois focus on appeasing the left? The aforesaid in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois do everything that they can to get rid of me.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mizzou-pays-a-price-for-appeasing-the-left-1503258538
— Trump and the CEOs: Behind the Collapse of an Uneasy Alliance  America’s top companies were cautiously optimistic the president’s policy goals were their own—then came the travel ban, Paris and Charlottesville – Vanessa Fuhrmans, Joann S. Lublin and  Emily Glazer  (DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, CEO 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-behind-the-collapse-of-an-uneasy-alliance-1503261137

 

FORBES
— Why The Legal Industry Must Embrace Diversity, Technology, and Collaboration – Mark A. Cohen  (DIERSEN: To embrace Diversity is to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcohen1/2017/08/21/why-the-legal-industry-must-embrace-diversity-technology-and-collaboration/#2522420ca95f

 

BLOOMBERG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump/Bannon says “Trump Struggles to Move Past Bannon, Starting With Afghanistan.”
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-21/trump-struggles-to-move-past-bannon-starting-with-afghanistan

 

PBS
— White supremacists once wore hoods. Now, an internet mob won’t let them stay anonymous – CORINNE SEGAL  (DIERSEN: Are you White? Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites make clear that they will get rid of you if you do not demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites.)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/white-supremacists-wore-hoods-now-internet-mob-wont-let-stay-anonymous/

 

INDIAN EXPRESS
— Google to Apple: Tech companies continue efforts to banish extremist accounts – AP  (DIERSEN: If they could banish individuals, organizations, and companies from the their political jurisdictions, which individuals, organizations, and companies would the leaders of your municipality, of your township/ward, of your county, of Illinois, and of America banish?  From what I see, ever-increasingly, they would banish 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.)
http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/google-to-apple-tech-companies-continue-efforts-to-banish-extremist-accounts-4806687/

 

DAILY KOS
— How to fight white supremacy: Charlottesville, SPLC offer blueprints – Sher Watts Spooner (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton who increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that Wheaton’s Independence Day parades and fireworks “are now white-supremacist rallying points.” The aforesaid, their operatives, and their dupes a) discourage me from raising money from Republicans to help sponsor the parades and fireworks and b) discourage Republicans from contributing money to help sponsor the parades and fireworks.)
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/8/20/1690400/-How-to-fight-white-supremacy-Charlottesville-SPLC-offer-blueprints

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Voters Strongly Defend Washington, Jefferson, Lessons of the Past
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2017/voters_strongly_defend_washington_jefferson_lessons_of_the_past
— Voters Side With Trump In Defense of Historic Monuments
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/august_2017/voters_side_with_trump_in_defense_of_historic_monuments

July 20 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Brain cancer afflicting McCain killed Gene Siskel, Tim Weigel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/brain-cancer-afflicting-mccain-also-killed-gene-siskel-tim-weigel/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Why Trump gets away with ‘Made in America’ hypocrisy.” (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would shout that the engine in my 2013 Dodge Charger R/T was made in Mexico, that the transmission was made in Germany, and that the car was assembled in Canada.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/cupp/
— Trump: Wouldn’t have picked Sessions if he knew of recusal plans – AP  (DIERSEN: If they knew that I was never going to become a Democrat, 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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-sessions-never-should-have-recused-self-from-russian-probe/
— Naperville teen deserved better from his school and police – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-naperville-teen-deserved-better-from-his-school-and-police/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps argue against “buy American.”  Anti-Trumps promote anything and everything that is made in foreign countries. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps pride themselves in being anti-American.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-made-in-usa-products-20170719-story.html
— VERY SAD: Harley-Davidson on a bumpy ride with motorcycle-adverse millennials – Robert Reed  (DIERSEN: Do/did you own a motorcycle?  While I have never owned a motorcycle, 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.chicagotribune.com/business/columnists/ct-motorcycles-millennials-sales-decline-robert-reed-0720-biz-20170718-column.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Why video gambling needs more local control – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.  Government should not promote vice.  What percent of those who video gamble in Illinois are on welfare or will be on welfare – 98%, 99%, 100%?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170719/editorial-why-video-gambling-needs-more-local-control
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: We’ve never been thrilled about video gambling, and its expansion beyond the initial locales written into the law — bars, restaurants, fraternal organizations, veterans groups and truck stops — troubles us a bit. Putting gambling machines where kids pass them on the way to the breakfast cereal aisle seems like a new frontier. “That’s what they have in Las Vegas,” said longtime gambling opponent Anita Bedell, executive director of the Illinois Church Action on Alcohol & Addiction Problems. We’re not arguing any longer to do away with video gambling, and even if we were, we recognizue the challenge it would be to replace that revenue source. Illinois took in $27.6 million and towns got $5.5 million in May alone. But we can back a change to state law proposed by the Antioch Village Board, where at least one trustee intended for the Piggly Wiggly to get the liquor license but not video gambling. The village board, in a resolution, points out a fault in the gambling licensure process — once local authorities give a license to serve liquor, they have no control over whether that business also gets a gambling license. That’s handled by the Illinois Gaming Board. If towns don’t like it, their only choice is to opt out of video gambling altogether. In issuing the liquor license, “I would have preferred to add a clause that prevented gaming, but … that was not an option,” Antioch Mayor Larry Hanson said of the Piggly Wiggly. situation. Why not make it an option? It’s reasonable to let local authorities set limits within the boundaries of the existing law. Antioch’s example provides a persuasive argument for making the change.)
— Lake County sheriff to electronically monitor Hastert
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170719/lake-county-sheriff-to-electronically-monitor-hastert
— Summer school becoming more the norm – David F. Larson  (DIERSEN: Did you attend summer school while you earned your high school diploma and your bachelor’s degree?  I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; washed dishes during the summer of 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of in 1966; and delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969. I attended summer school at NIU during 1970 so that I could graduate in August of 1970.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170719/summer-school-becoming-more-the-norm

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— U of C to house undergrads at pricey off-campus building – STEVEN R. STRAHLER  (DIERSEN: Where did you live while you earned your bachelor’s degree?  I lived in the “pricey” University Plaza Dormitory (
https://www.uplaza.com/) in DeKalb for three semesters 1969-1970 and in “pricey” Lincolnshire West Apartments (http://www.lincolnshirewest-apts.com/) in DeKalb during the summer of 1970. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes use that to paint me as having always been filthy rich.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170720/NEWS13/170729991
— Obamacare repeal plan bad for Illinois kids, schools – DANIEL J. MONTGOMERY, President, Illinois Federation of Teachers.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170720/OPINION/170729988/obamacare-repeal-plan-bad-for-illinois-schools

 

WTTW
— William J. Kelly Running as Republican Alternative to Rauner – Alexandra Silets
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/19/william-j-kelly-running-republican-alternative-rauner

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rasmussen was registered lobbyist before becoming Rauner staffer – Doug Finke  (DIERSEN: Can I register as a lobbyist for the Republican Party platform, for the Illinois Republican Party platform, and for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling?)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170719/rasmussen-was-registered-lobbyist-before-becoming-rauner-staffer

 

PEKIN TIMES
— Lawmakers take positive step with modest tax hike – Bill Knight  (DIERSEN: Democrats what individuals, organizations, and companies that are members of the following groups to pay more taxes: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.pekintimes.com/news/20170720/knight-lawmakers-take-positive-step-with-modest-tax-hike

 

RIVER BENDER
— Dozens rally to support evidence-based school funding – Cory Davenport  (DIERSEN: Democrats always want to use government a) to take more and more and more money away from Republicans and to give that money to Democrats and b) to take more and more and more money away from those who have more money and to give that money to those who have less money.)
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/dozens-rally-to-support-evidencebased-school-funding-22158.cfm

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— Demand our leaders choose children over politics – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Anti-Republicans always claim that they are “for the children.”)
http://www.qconline.com/editorials/editorial-demand-our-leaders-choose-children-over-politics/article_b82ae87b-8a28-5843-b854-79b94755e3a5.html

 

TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jim Nowlan blasts the Illinois Policy Institute.
http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/editorial/state-affairs-someone-needs-to-call-out-the-ipi/article_a84e2d15-78bf-5221-bd43-76cf27962e17.html

 

ILLINOIS TIMES
— Dying for better health care  Protest aims to put pressure on Rauner – Scott Faingold  (DIERSEN: What has helped you afford health care insurance? For me, it was my being a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, and for my wife and I, since 1997 and for the rest of our lives, it will continue to be my being a federal retiree. The federal government pays 75% of my and my wife’s health insurance premiums.  In addition, we are both covered by Medicare. Of course, the aforesaid aggravates the hatred that my critics, their operatives, and their dupes have against me.)
http://illinoistimes.com/article-18921-dying-for-better-health-care.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Is Illinois In Need Of A Constitutional Convention? – SEAN CRAWFORD  (DIERSEN: Because 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 DOMINATE ILLINOIS, ANY CHANGES TO THE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION WOULD SCREW INDIVIDUALS, SCREW ORGANIZATIONS, SCREW COMPANIES, SCREW GOVERNMENTS, AND SCREW 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://nprillinois.org/post/illinois-need-constitutional-convention#stream/0

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Kasich talks and acts like he is not only anti-Trump, but like he is anti-Republican.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/kasich-people-breathing-a-sigh-of-relief-after-health-care-bill-folds/768737956

 

WEST SUBURBAN JOURNAL
—  State Rep. Chris Welch: Budget ‘a huge deal’ for state, 7th District – MIKE SANDROLINI
https://westsuburbanjournal.com/welch-budget-a-huge-deal-for-state-7th-district/

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Rauner applauds efforts to combat Lake County flooding – Kacie Whaley  (DIERSEN: I would hope that Rauner would applaud my many efforts since 1984 to combat storm water and lot drainage problems at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.  Those efforts would not have been necessary if Wheaton had not approved a woefully inadequate lot drainage plan for the subdivision and if Wheaton had not allowed building and construction codes to be violated.)
http://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511150345-rauner-applauds-efforts-to-combat-lake-county-flooding

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— LaHood: Federal budget cuts are a must, just not Peoria USDA lab – Benjamin Yount
https://www.ilnews.org/news/agriculture/lahood-federal-budget-cuts-are-a-must-just-not-peoria/article_4b03c698-6cc0-11e7-b4dd-83205657ad87.html

 

AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY
— Americans for Prosperity-Illinois Announces Accountability Effort on Veto Override Support  Organization targets 16 state representatives for supporting permanent income tax increase
https://americansforprosperity.org/americans-prosperity-illinois-announces-accountability-effort-veto-override-support/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Conservative Gets Under Thin Skins of Petulant Progressive News Anchors – Laurie Higgins (DIERSEN: Whose thin skins do you get under?  With my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, I get under the thin skins of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/conservative-gets-thin-skins-petulant-progressive-news-anchors/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner once declared he’d never hire lobbyists as senior staff, then he did   (DIERSEN: Can I register as a lobbyist for the Republican Party platform, for the Illinois Republican Party platform, and for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling?)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/20/rauner-once-declared-hed-never-hire-lobbyists-as-senior-staff-then-he-did/
— New AFP-IL mailers target some who voted to override Rauner’s tax hike veto
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/20/new-afp-il-mailers-target-some-who-voted-to-override-rauners-tax-hike-veto/

 

GOPUSA
— Limbaugh: Establishment unifying to get rid of Donald Trump
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=27425
— Trump regrets choosing Jeff Sessions as AG  (DIERSEN: The Democrats who ran the federal government in 1966, 1971, and 1980 regret hiring me.  If they knew that I was never going to become a Democrat, 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.gopusa.com/?p=27432

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— SLAVERY – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/slavery/

 

THE BLAZE
— North Korea carries out public executions for watching South Korean media – Kate Scanlon  (DIERSEN: If my critics/opponents, their operatives, or their dupes execute you for reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, please let me know immediately.  Just kidding, but not completely.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/19/report-north-korea-carries-out-public-executions-for-watching-south-korean-media/

 

BREITBART
— L.A. Sees 60% Jump in Deportation Cases Under Trump – AWR HAWKINS
http://www.breitbart.com/california/2017/07/19/la-deportation-cases-jump-60-percent-president-trump/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Media Straight-Up Ignore A Scandal – Peter Hasson  (DIERSEN: The media ignore that which it cannot spin to promote the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and/or the Green Party platform.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/19/media-ignore-womens-marchs-support-for-a-terrorist-three-days-in-a-row/
— Tax-Funded Anti-Poverty Groups Pay Their CEOs Huge Salaries – ETHAN BARTON AND JENNIFER DUPLESSIE
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/19/tax-funded-anti-poverty-groups-pay-their-ceos-huge-salaries/
— Apparently Memorials Now Foster ‘White Heterosexual Male Supremacy’ – Rob Shimshock
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/19/apparently-memorials-now-foster-white-heterosexual-male-supremacy/

 

NEWSMAX
— FreedomWorks Has Traitor Awards for Senators Against Repeal – Solange Reyner
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/freedomworks-giving-traitor-awards/2017/07/19/id/802676/

 

DAILY WIRE
— INSANITY: Purdue Hands Out ‘Privilege Scorecards’ To Students – SAUL TEETER  (DIERSEN: From what I see, a) you lose privilege points if you are a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or and if your ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) you gain privilege points if you are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.dailywire.com/news/18735/insanity-purdue-hands-out-privilege-scorecards-daily-wire
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Did you think Brooklyn’s “Check Your Privilege” cards were amazing? Then you’ll love this: Mike Allison at Turning Point News is reporting that students in a Purdue University class were given “Privilege Scorecards,” which is somehow stupider than it sounds. The questionnaire takes eleven totally arbitrary categories and awards points based on your answers. Because that is how equality works. There is much of the usual nonsense present: White and Asian people earn 25 and 10 points, respectively, while Latino and Black people are deducted points; Women lose 50 points, but gain back 20 points if they are cisgender women. Gay people lose 100 points, which I find deeply insulting as a gay man who would love nothing more than to just be counted the same as everybody else. Not to worry though, since the goal seems to be to get as far in the negatives as possible. A gay, intersex, trans, black, Middle-Eastern, Muslim, homeless, blind, short, ugly scientist who cannot add and is filling the form out on a Friday night would have -2570 points, which is of course a big win for that population. For some reason, Jews (against whom the majority of religiously-motivated hate crimes are committed) are awarded 25 points, while Christians are awarded 5 and Muslims lose 50. Jewish exclusion is not a surprise, since this comes from the same branch of leftism as the Chicago Dyke March (of “Zio” fame). This scorecard is a logical endgame of the emphasis that leftists have been putting on victimhood and the Oppression Olympics, championing those who have perceived disadvantages as inherently more virtuous. The obvious logical flaw here is that separating groups of people by physical characteristics and then assigning them virtue is the dictionary definition of racism. Purdue, by the way, is a publicly-funded university.)

 

FEDERALIST
— Ultra-Rich Gay Activist On Targeting Christians: It’s Time To ‘Punish The Wicked’ – Bre Payton
http://thefederalist.com/2017/07/19/ultra-rich-gay-activist-targeting-christians-time-punish-wicked/

 

THE HILL
— Graham, Durbin revive bill to help ‘Dreamers’ – RAFAEL BERNAL  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups put DREAMers ahead of Americans: 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://thehill.com/homenews/senate/342785-graham-durbin-revive-bill-to-help-dreamers
— Trump tries to bend Congress to his will – NIALL STANAGE  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents focus on bending everyone and everything to their will.  They use their operatives and their dupes to destroy everyone and everything that they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/342837-trump-tries-to-bend-congress-to-his-will

 

ROLL CALL
— Conservatives Plot Payback for Obamacare Repeal Failure  Outside groups warn that Republicans could lose control of Congress
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/conservatives-obamacare-payback-lawmakers

 

POLITICO
— New hires create minefield for Illinois governor – NATASHA KORECKI  (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who hired me in 1980, who got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and who promoted me in 1986.  My Democrats IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974.)
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/19/new-hires-create-minefield-illinois-governor-rauner-240737
— Senate Republicans still at impasse after late-night health care meeting  GOP senators engaged in talks late Wednesday night to try to revive their bill to repeal and replace Obamacare after Trump told senators they shouldn’t leave town without action. – BURGESS EVERETT, SEUNG MIN KIM and JENNIFER HABERKORN
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/19/trump-congress-no-recess-health-care-240718

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Tax Dollars Become Weapon on a New Front in the Culture Wars  States try to limit official travel to places they deem discriminatory. (DIERSEN: Illinois Democrats and RINOs would love to ban travel to any state, any county, any township/ward, any municipality, and any precinct that voted for Trump.  Illinois Democrats and RINOs want to get rid of any state, any county, any township/ward, any municipality, and any precinct that voted for Trump.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/19/us/public-employee-travel.html

 

MIAMI HERALD
— DREAMers’ hope for amnesty is in danger – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps use DREAMers to demonize, to denigrate, and to condemn Trump supporters as being racists and even worse things.)
http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article162594638.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: CBO: Senate Republican Obamacare repeal plan would increase uninsured by 32 million in 2026 – Maureen Groppe (DIERSEN: What has helped you afford health care insurance?  For me, it was my being a federal employee 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, and for my wife and I, since 1997 and for the rest of our lives, it will continue to be my being a federal retiree. The federal government pays 75% of my and my wife’s health insurance premiums.  In addition, we are both covered by Medicare.  Of course, the aforesaid aggravates the hatred that my critics, their operatives, and their dupes have against me.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/07/19/cbo-senate-republican-obamacare-repeal/493791001/
— Americans are not naming their babies ‘Donald.’ Trump may have something to do with that – Waseem Abbasi  (DIERSEN: Under the table, to promote hatred against me, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes link me to David Duke.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/19/americans-name-child-donald/472230001/
— Teachers union boss skewers Betsy DeVos on vouchers, likening them to ‘cousins’ of segregation – Greg Toppo  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned my parents for sending me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/20/union-leader-school-vouchers-polite-cousins-segregation/493617001/

 

COLUMBIA JOURNALISM REVIEW
— Public editors disappear as media distrust grows – Jackie Spinner (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes urge everyone to distrust me and to distrust my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.cjr.org/special_report/public-editors-disappearing.php

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Latest ‘Hate’ Smear Target Is a Civil-Rights Group  The media again parrots the Southern Poverty Law Center’s scurrilous claims. – Edwin Meese III  (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who calls who a hater? ANSWER: Members of Group A call members of Group B haters.  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/the-latest-hate-smear-target-is-a-civil-rights-group-1500500854
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The headlines were both inflammatory and untrue: “Attorney General Jeff Sessions Criticized for Speaking to ‘Hate Group,’ ” reported NBC. Reports from ABC and other major news outlets used similar language. Readers might be surprised to learn that the group in question is the Alliance Defending Freedom, a respected civil-rights law firm. So where did this scurrilous charge originate? With the Southern Poverty Law Center, which labels the ADF a “hate group.” The designation had nothing to do with the law firm’s policies or behavior. It’s just that the SPLC objects to its traditional views on the Constitution, the First Amendment and the meaning of marriage. No responsible media outlet should parrot the SPLC’s hate list without seeking to understand not only its motives but also the consequences of spreading false charges. I have personally known the ADF’s founder, Alan Sears, and its president, Mike Farris, for decades. Each has committed his life to fighting for justice, the rule of law, and a better future for all Americans. When I was attorney general in the 1980s, Alan worked for the Commission on Pornography, fighting for stronger laws against obscenity while protecting the First Amendment. Mike is a pastor, the founder of Patrick Henry College, and an extraordinary litigator. Together they have led the ADF to numerous victories at the Supreme Court, including this year’s 7-2 win in Trinity Lutheran v. Comer, a landmark case on church-state relations. I also know Mr. Sessions as a colleague and friend. His distinguished service to the nation over three decades, now as part of the Trump administration, has been rewarded with vicious attacks by the media and political opponents.)

 

FORBES
— Replace Shirley Madigan on the Illinois Arts Council – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2017/07/19/replace-shirley-madigan-on-the-illinois-arts-council/#2883b74b61a4
— Why Universal Basic Income Is ‘Immoral’, Says This Indian Journalist – Kenneth Rapoza
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2017/07/20/why-universal-basic-income-is-immoral-says-this-indian-journalist/#1a9442b917da

 

THINK PROGRESS
— Whistleblower protections are on shaky ground under Trump – Lauren C. Williams  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, I blew the whistle on patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. 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.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors in the federal government.)
https://thinkprogress.org/trump-intel-nominations-1161ce312912

July 12 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Another Key Aide, Lance Trover, Leaves Governor’s Office Amid Shake-Up – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Another-Key-Aide-Resigns-From-Governors-Office-Amid-Shake-Up-434052583.html
— Another Democrat Looks to Unseat Congressman Peter Roskam – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/carole-cheney-roskam-sixth-district-race-433952553.html

 

ABC7
— Cook County to cut 1,100 jobs due to soda tax delay – Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/food/cook-county-to-cut-1100-jobs-due-to-soda-tax-delay/2206657/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— New Illinois tax rates take effect, state says (DIERSEN: How much more Illinois income tax will be withheld from your paycheck?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always wanted me to pay more taxes.  They decry the fact that my Civil Service Retirement System pension and my Social Security are not subject to Illinois income tax.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-tax-increases-20170712-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: From dog treats to massage oils, hemp sales soar, and medical pot industry wants in – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-marijiuana-industry-hemp-cbd-illinois-met-20170702-story.html
— As hemp product sales grow, so do questions  Key plant substance, unlike medical pot,is largely unregulated – Robert McCoppin
http://digitaledition.chicagotribune.com/infinity/article_popover_share.aspx?guid=f0787823-864f-4f28-bb22-94e3964f6487
— Study: Automation will hurt jobs in rural communities worse than urban centers – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-automation-county-job-loss-0712-biz-20170711-story.html
— Illinois taxpayers foot the bill for legislators — even after they retire – Roger Kempa, Darien  (DIERSEN: In my defense, my $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is only 41% of my ending GS-13 Step 10 salary of $122,991 in today’s dollars. The federal government subsidizes $17,288 (75%) of my and my wife’s health, dental, and vision insurance, but we have to pay $5,763 (25%). My Social Security is only $2,028 because I get a CSRS pension. Federal COLAs are far less than inflation.  My CSRS pension has been, is, and will forever be dramatically reduced because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to take their early retirement offer 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 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 forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/letters/ct-illinois-taxpayers-legislators-retire-pension-radogno-20170711-story.html
(FROM THE LETTER: This is in response to a Monday letter to the editor “Farewell, Sen. Radogno.” Former state Sen. Christine Radogno will be with the taxpayers of Illinois for many decades to come. She can expect to receive pension payments totaling more than $2.3 million during her retirement. Her final salary of more than $95,000 results in an estimated first-year pension of more than $81,000. That payment increases by 3 percent annually, thanks to the ill-conceived General Assembly Retirement System. Dozens of Illinois legislators have said “no” to their pensions. Radogno said “yes,” as if it were an entitlement. Folks retiring on their Social Security pension are much less fortunate. Someone retiring at age 65 would receive only around $35,340 per year, or 37.2 percent of a $95,000 salary (if he or she is married) or otherwise $23,621 per year, which is 24.9 percent of a $95,000 salary. Meanwhile, Radogno’s first-year estimated pension represents 85.3 percent of her salary. Retired Illinois legislators with four or more years of service have their insurance for health care, prescriptions and vision care subsidized. Generous Illinois taxpayers foot the bill for those benefits and their annual pensions! And none of those pensions are subject to Illinois taxation. Illinois taxpayers will be watching Radogno’s replacement. He or she should start by setting a good example: refusing a taxpayer-paid GARS pension and insurance for health care, prescriptions and vision care. Since all folks receiving a pension in Illinois are not subject to Illinois income tax, an income cap needs to be established, say $60,000 as an example. Anything above that cap would be taxed. It is a matter of fairness, and equity, toward paying the $5 billion, 32 percent income tax increase. How about it Illinois state legislators?)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s voter fraud panel: A solution looking for a problem.”  Ever-increasingly, Democrats talk and act like they promote voter fraud to win elections.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-trump-voter-fraud–perspec-0712-20170711-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Chicago drivers pay more for on-street parking than any other city: study – Mary Wisniewski (DIERSEN: I got work and/or school in downtown Chicago a) by using public transportation during 1971, 1973, 1974, and 1978-1997 and b) by walking from the Outer Drive East building 1974-1978.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-parking-study-0712-20170711-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— More turnover in Rauner’s office as deputy chief of staff Lance Trover steps down – Mitchell Armentrout
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/more-turnover-in-rauners-office-as-deputy-chief-of-staff-steps-down/
— Immigrant sues Chicago Police alleging gang database error – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/immigrant-sues-chicago-police-alleging-gang-database-error/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Township regime angling to restore perks – Kurt Dorr, Naperville
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170712/township-regime-angling-to-restore-perks
(FROM THE LETTER: I am very disappointed in the article by Marie Wilson alleging the Township Road District merger between Naperville Township and Lisle Township is proving difficult. As a former candidate for Township Trustee I am pretty familiar with the course of events leading up to the referendum. What Marie fails to mention (and it is critically important) is that the initial proposal by the Township and City of Naperville was to have Naperville’s street department take over the Township roads. That would have been the optimum deal and saved the most money. However, the vested interest (Republicans, no less) rose up to stop the loss of their generous pay and benefits. It was only after the Township Supervisor, at that time, cut their budget and forced the road district to strike a deal with Lisle Township. For the new regime at the Naperville Township Road District to cry it’s too difficult to effect the merger is disingenuous at best. They are simply angling to restore their overly generous pay and benefits; and the article by Marie Wilson plays right into their hands.)

 

WTTW
— In Illinois, Marijuana Laws Struggle to Keep Up With Times
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/07/11/illinois-marijuana-laws-struggle-keep-times

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner’s deputy staff chief Lance Trover makes planned exit – Bernard Schoenburg  (DIERSEN: What if I had claimed that my taking GAO’s early retirement offer in 1997 when I was 49 years old was a “planned exit?”  My critics/opponents would stress that I lost 59% of my income (a $50,856 pension instead of a $122,991 salary in today’s dollars, that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire, that they always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, that they did not promote me beyond GS-13, that they kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and that they forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170712/rauners-deputy-staff-chief-lance-trover-makes-planned-exit

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Illinois’ economy still faltering – Editorial (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats and Democrat plants focus on driving out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Who takes the lead in driving the aforesaid out of your precinct, out of your municipality, out of your township/ward, out of your county, and out of Illinois? I should write a book about those who take the lead in driving the aforesaid out of my precinct, out of Wheaton, out of Milton Township, out of DuPage County, and out of Illinois.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-07-11/illinois-economy-still-faltering.html

 

SOUTHERN
— Woman who started gambling-recovery group wants businesses to adopt self-reporting model – STEPHANIE ESTERS
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/communities/murphysboro/woman-who-started-gambling-recovery-group-wants-businesses-to-adopt/article_22426c11-923e-55e0-9e71-b0126267174a.html

 

WSIL TV
— MSNBC’s Scarborough says he’s leaving GOP – AP  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who work the hardest to drive me and other Republicans out of the Republican Party.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/35862673/msnbcs-scarborough-says-hes-leaving-gop

 

MADISON RECORD
— St. Clair County GOP head, running for 113th House District, calls tax hikes ‘misguided’ – Glenn Minnis
http://madisonrecord.com/stories/511147181-st-clair-county-gop-head-running-for-113th-house-district-calls-tax-hikes-misguided

 

MADISON CAPITAL TIMES
— Illinois tax hikes will result in a $51 million hit to Wisconsin’s budget – JESSIE OPOIEN
http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/election-matters/illinois-tax-hikes-will-result-in-a-million-hit-to/article_1496ec61-baa5-55ae-b1bb-616ca5b6f7fb.html

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner says “How Governor Rauner is weaponizing the Illinois tax hike” and “He’s emerged from the budget crisis with a convenient cudgel in the run-up to the 2018 election.”
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/governor-bruce-rauner-illinois-tax-hike-budget-crisis/Content?oid=27736480
— The ACLU wants the mayor and the City Council to amend the ‘Welcoming City’ ordinance for immigrants – Kate Shepherd
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2017/07/11/the-aclu-wants-the-mayor-and-the-city-council-to-amend-the-welcoming-city-ordinance-for-immigrants-and-other-chicago-news

 

SAGAMON SUN
— Rauner: Bad government only thing keeping Illinois down – Brent Zell
http://sangamonsun.com/stories/511146920-rauner-bad-government-only-thing-keeping-illinois-down

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Fighting Marijuana Legalization – Benjamin Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/07/spotlight-fighting-marijuana/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— MILLENNIALS COULD BE KEY TO ILLINOIS’ HOUSING RECOVERY – BUT THEY ARE FLEEING THE STATE  Illinois loses more millennial taxpayers and dependents to other states than any state except New York; this means Illinois’ distressed housing market is losing a big contingent of first-time homebuyers. – Madelyn Harwood
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/millennials-could-be-key-to-illinois-housing-recovery-but-they-are-fleeing-the-state/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Life, Liberty, and Healthcare? – David E. Smith  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) promote dependency on government, b) promote redistribution of wealth, socialism, if not communism, and c) hint/imply/argue/shout that if you have less money than others, it is never your fault and that government can/should/will take money from those who have more money and give that money to those who have less money.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that government should a) take more money away from me and b) give that money to those who have less money.)
https://illinoisfamily.org/federal/life-liberty-healthcare/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— THORNER: SCHLAFLY’S MOST POWERFUL OFFICE IN THE WORLD (PRECINCT COMMITTEEMAN)  (DIERSEN: If you want to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform, please become a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain. I have been the Republican Committeeman for DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 since 1999.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/thorner-schlaflys-most-powerful-office-in-the-world.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Donald Trump is the most powerful man in the world, so technically, the U.S. Presidency is the “Most Powerful Office in the World.”  But what if you were told of another public office that (ultimately) chooses who will be President and virtually every other elected official in the U. S.?  If that were true, wouldn’t that office (ultimately) be the “Most Powerful Office in the World”? Conservatives take pride in their knowledge of the Constitution and the outward forms of American Government. Many can quote the Founding Fathers, such as, “The least governed are the best governed” (Jefferson) and “Government is like fire, a useful servant but a deadly master” (George Washington), etc., but the bottom line is, many conservatives know next to nothing about the real system of American government, which isn’t the fairy tale that has been taught in school and colleges over the past few decades. If you are tired of seeing things continue to go down the drain, it is essential that you understand how liberals dominate our government.  Madigan’s budget deal was the straw that broke camel’s back for many conservatives. What might be done to salvage Illinois after ten Republicans joined Madigan and 60 other Democrats in voting for a permanent, 32 percent income tax increase and 33 percent corporate tax hike, when Illinois residents already shoulder the heaviest local and state tax burden in the country? Irresponsible is that a three-fifths majority of state lawmakers, including Republicans, sold out their constituencies to reward the special interest groups (public employee unions, trial lawyers and other political insiders) that have been paying to keep them in office for decades. Understanding the seven laws of American government, set forth in an essay by Phyllis Schlafly in the early 90’s — The Most Powerful Office in The World Is NOT The President of the United States! — is essential to change Illinois from a failed state to one that will live up to its potential, where people feel proud to live and work and where businesses can grow and prosper.  The lack of good people at the grass roots is why we get so many bad apples that call themselves “Republicans”. E-mail Andy Schlafly to order copies of Phyllis Schlafly’s article. Phyllis Schlafly (August 15, 1924 – September 5, 2016) was a founding member of the modern conservative movement. She was described by the New York Times as the “one of the most relentless and accomplished platform debaters of any gender to be found on any side of any issue.”  Following are excerpts from Phyllis’ article, which is as powerful today as it was back in the early 90’s: . . . Therefore, Precinct Committeeman is the most powerful office in the world because Precinct Committeemen determine who gets the chance to be elected to office at every level of government. Remember, if your candidate is not on the ballot, he will not be elected.)
— NEW BUDGET THREATENS TO DEEPEN PENSION DEBT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/07/new-budget-threatens-to-deepen-pension-debt.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Democrats respond to Rauner’s new hires  (DIERSEN: How did/would Democrats respond to you being hired?  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote Republican and/or Democrat patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that instead of me, the Post Office should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, and/or a poor veteran in 1966, b) that the Post Office should gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran could have my job, c) that instead of me, IRS should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1971, d) that instead of me, IRS should have promoted a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1972, 1973, and 1974, e) that instead of me, GAO should have hired a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1980, f) that instead of me, GAO should have promoted a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran in 1986, and g) that GAO should have gotten rid of me much sooner than it did so that a poor Democrat, a poor minority, a poor female, a poor younger person, and/or a poor veteran could have my job and my preferred corner office.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/12/democrats-respond-to-rauners-new-hires/
— 46 legislators declined special session per diem checks
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/12/46-legislators-declined-special-session-per-diem-checks/
— Or not *** Jim Clark out
https://capitolfax.com/2017/07/12/clark-out/

 

GOPUSA
— Zuckerberg for President? Not on his Platform
http://www.gopusa.com/zuckerberg-for-president-not-on-his-platform/
— Female genital mutilation now a 15-year felony in Michigan
http://www.gopusa.com/female-genital-mutilation-now-a-15-year-felony-in-michigan/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE PROMISE OF APPRENTICESHIPS  (DIERSEN: All of the first 6 months that I worked for IRS as a GS-7 Revenue Officer (currently $44,853/year) in the Loop in 1971 was classroom and on-the-job training.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/education/the-promise-of-apprenticeships/

 

NEWSMAX
— ‘Morning Joe’ Host Leaving GOP to Become Independent – Cathy Burke  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Democrat and Democrat plant, Libertarian and Libertarian plant, Green and Green plant, and RINO activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who work the hardest to drive me and other Republicans out of the Republican Party.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/independent-party-host-Joe-Scarborough/2017/07/11/id/801113/
— 3 Family Members Urging Priebus Ouster – Todd Beamon (DIERSEN: Who urges/urged your ouster?  I should write a book about those a) who urge my ouster as a Republican Precinct Committeeman and GOPUSA Illinois Editor and b) who urged my ouster as 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.  The aforesaid blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/email-meeting-collusion-Reince-Priebus/2017/07/11/id/801121/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Guest Compares Tucker Carlson To Nazi Apologist – NICK GIVAS  (DIERSEN: Those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Russia glorify and praise Mexico. Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America by illegally sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, by illegally keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and by illegally sending mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/11/guest-compares-tucker-carlson-to-nazi-apologist-video/
–Finally! Mizzou May Be Firing Administrator Who Bullied Student Photographer During Mob Protest – Eric Owens
http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/08/finally-mizzou-may-be-firing-administrator-who-bullied-student-photographer-during-mob-protest/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Yes, There Is Such a Thing as ‘Too Dumb for Government Work’ – JIM GERAGHTY
http://www.nationalreview.com/morning-jolt/449396/donald-trump-jr-russia-meeting-david-brooks-sandwich-class-column

 

THE BLAZE
— Trump aide lays into CNN host: ‘We’d actually like you to do your job.’ – Brandon Morse (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the news media acts as an arm of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/11/trump-aide-lays-into-cnn-host-wed-actually-like-you-to-do-your-job/
— Journalist writes about Jews ejected from Pride march — then gets moved to newspaper’s sales desk – Dave Urbanski (DIERSEN: What if a journalist had written the following article about Wheaton’s 2017 Independence Day parade: The video of Wheaton’s outstanding 2017 Independence Day Parade is at http://wheaton-il.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=2782. The nearly 100 entries included the outstanding Lakeside Lutheran High School Marching Band. Republicans who participated in the parade were: DuPage State’s Attorney Bob Berlin; DuPage County District 4 officials Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, and Tim Whelan; James Mendrick for DuPage Sheriff; Frank Bibbianno for DuPage Sheriff; Karen Wilson for DuPage Judge; and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC).  Republicans who walked with entries included Ron Almiron, Lori Carlson, Joseph Caruso, Flo Dangelo, Sal Falbo, Chris Heidorn, Pat Hinchey, Marty Keller, Larry LaVanway, Antonio Lollino, Paula McGowen, Ron Menna, David Norck, Thommen Poozhikunnel, Mary Rash, Pat Ryan, and Janet Shaw. Gary Muehlfelt drove the truck that pulled the outstanding MTRCC float. Peter Breen, Mike Connelly, and Jeanne Ives could not participate in the parade because of the Democrats. Peter Roskam participated in a different parade. This year, for the 12th year in a row, “DuPage Republicans” helped sponsor the parade and fireworks. “DuPage Republicans” was one of the two $2,500 “Star” sponsors and again sponsored the Wheaton high school bands and the Tunes of Glory Pipes and Drums parade entries. Because of a last minute shortage of banner carriers, I had the honor of helping carry the “Sponsored by DuPage Republicans” banner ahead of the Tunes of Glory Pipes and Drums. Outstandingly, again this year Tim Whelan coordinated Republican use of the “DuPage Republicans” booth at the fireworks. This year again, I delivered flyers to the residences and businesses on the parade route. The flyers listed the Republican entries in the parade and the Republicans who helped sponsor entries. Outstandingly, the flyers were printed courtesy of Alpha Graphics. This year, outstandingly, Roger Claar is a $500 contributor, Chris Nybo is a $250 contributor, Phil Suess is a $150 contributor, and Bob Berlin, Peter Breen, Mike Connelly, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Jeanne Ives, Marty Keller, Deanne Mazzochi, Paula McGowen, James Mendrick, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, and Tim Whelan are $100 contributors. Please thank them for helping sponsor the parade and fireworks. This year was the 10th anniversary of an elephant walking behind Roskam in the parade.  For that 2007 parade, I had the honor of raising $2,000 on short notice from DuPage Republicans to sponsor that elephant.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/07/11/journalist-writes-about-jews-ejected-from-pride-march-then-gets-moved-to-newspapers-sales-desk/

 

ROLL CALL
— Former Foster Staffer Fifth Democrat to Challenge Roskam  Carole Cheney says incumbent takes same ‘extreme positions’ as Donald Trump – Griffin Connolly
http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/former-foster-staffer-fifth-democrat-to-challenge-roskam

 

CNN
— Trump sued by blocked Twitter users – Selena Larson  (DIERSEN: Diersen has never and will never block anyone from reading GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) want to block me from sending the emails out and b) want to block everyone from reading them. But failing that, they want to block as many people as they can from reading the emails.)
http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/11/technology/trump-twitter-user-lawsuit/index.html

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Silicon Valley’s sexism problem: Could the tide be turning? – BARBARA ORTUTAY
http://www.wisconsingazette.com/lifestyle/tech/silicon-valley-s-sexism-problem-could-the-tide-be-turning/article_7a1f7a50-657f-11e7-ae7f-2389df88a30b.html
— HOUSE PANEL UNVEILS $1.6B PLAN FOR BUILDING US-MEXICO WALL
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CONGRESS_MEXICO_WALL?SITE=AP&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-07-11-18-26-14

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Not Right Now’: Republicans and the Art of Not Talking About Trump – MATT FLEGENHEIMER and EMMARIE HUETTEMAN
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/us/politics/trump-congress-republicans.html
– Real Men Might Get Made Fun Of  It isn’t fun to be the one who speaks up.- Lindy West  (DIERSEN: West asks ““Do you ever stick up for me?” Very few “stick up for me” because my critics/opponents have made it very clear that they will have their operatives and their dupes viciously destroy any individual, any organization, any company, and any government that might “stick up for me.”)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/12/opinion/real-men-might-get-made-fun-of.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— What Does Trump Mean by ‘the West’?  In Warsaw, he talked of culture, history and faith. But he barely mentioned democracy. – William A. Galston
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-does-trump-mean-by-the-west-1499812381

 

USA TODAY
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Enjoy your dream vacation without busting the budget – Adam Shell
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2017/07/12/how-enjoy-dream-vacation-without-busting-budget/468898001/

 

KANSAS CITY STAR
— Why every Republican should care about Russian incursions – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Russia glorify and praise Mexico. Constructively, Mexico has declared war on America by illegally sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally, by illegally keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally, and by illegally sending mountains of illegal drugs into America illegally.)
http://www.kansascity.com/opinion/editorials/article160820569.html

 

SAN FRANCISCO GATE
— CORRECTION: The story, which began on the Front Page, incorrectly listed Republican John Cox’s political experience. While a resident of Illinois, he ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2000, for U.S. Senate in 2002 and for Cook County recorder of deeds in 2004. He also ran for the GOP presidential nomination in 2008.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Corrections-July-11-11281754.php

 

AL DIA NEWS
— Countdown for Illinois to become Sanctuary State
http://aldianews.com/articles/politics/countdown-illinois-become-sanctuary-state/49075

 

ROCHESTER CITY NEWSPAPER
— Health care is a right. Why is that debatable? – Mary Anna Towler (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats a) promote dependency on government, b) promote redistribution of wealth, socialism, if not communism, and c) hint/imply/argue/shout that if you have less money than others, it is never your fault and that government can/should/will take money from those who have more money and give that money to those who have less money.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that government should a) take more money away from me and b) give that money to those who have less money.)
https://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/rochester/health-care-is-a-right-why-is-that-debatable/Content?oid=3830516

 

NEW ZEALAND MINISTRY OF HEALTH
— Gambling related community harm exceeds that of drug use
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE1707/S00018/gambling-related-community-harm-exceeds-that-of-drug-use.htm

 

DNA INDIA
— Disturbed with White House leaks, Trump’s family urges him to oust Priebus  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC), DuPage County Republican Central Committee (DCRCC), Illinois Republican Party (IRP), TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce (WCC), Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC), American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC), etc. HAVE ALWAYS BLAMED ME FOR “LEAKS.”  They do NOT want me a) to know about MTRCC, DCRCC, IRP, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, etc. events or other activities, b) to promote MTRCC, DCRCC, IRP, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, etc. events or other activities, c) to attend MTRCC, DCRCC, IRP, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, etc. events or other activities, or d) to report on MTRCC, DCRCC, IRP, TAPROOT, WCC, ICRC, AAPC, etc. events or other activities.)
http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-disturbed-with-white-house-leaks-trump-s-family-urges-him-to-oust-priebus-2499827

 

MARKET WATCH
— Two-thirds of jobs in Las Vegas could be automated by 2035 – Editorial
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/two-thirds-of-jobs-in-this-city-could-be-automated-by-2035-2017-07-05

 

WBUR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, when Democrats lose, they blame “voter suppression.”
http://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2017/07/12/millennials-vote-2018-miles-howard

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Targets Local Tax Write-Off, But May Hit House Republicans – John McCormick
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2017-trump-targeting-tax-write-off-may-hurt-republicans/
— Weather gets weird as record rainfall follows record drought – Brian K. Sullivan  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps blame Trump for everything that is bad, including bad weather.)
https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/environment/weather-gets-weird-as-record-rainfall-follows-record-drought/article_356eb2a0-6992-587b-ae9d-036b6c66fafd.html

 

GUARDIAN
— How social media saved socialism – Ben Tarnoff  (DIERSEN: What percent of Facebook users in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, and in America promote redistribution of wealth, socialism, and/or communism, that is, what percent of Facebook users are Democrats?)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/jul/12/social-media-socialism-jeremy-corbyn-bernie-sanders

June 20 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Governor Rauner to deliver live address on budget Tuesday – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/governor-rauner-to-deliver-live-address-on-budget-tuesday/2120304/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Skips Republican Fundraiser – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-republican-fundraiser-429522163.html
— Congressman Bobby Rush Endorses Chris Kennedy for Illinois Governor (DIERSEN: It may come out that in 1997, Rush succeeded in getting my Democrat GAO superiors to force me to retire in when I was 49 years old so that my Black Democrat subordinate could have my job and have my preferred corner office.  Jim Thompson, Jim Edgar, and their supporters would have no problem with that because they all promote patronage.  SEE: http://www.nytimes.com/1996/03/13/us/seeking-return-to-ways-of-patronage-in-politics.html)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bobby-rush-endorses-chris-kennedy-illinois-governor-429507493.html
— Congressman Luis Gutierrez Endorses JB Pritzker for Illinois Governor
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/luis-gutierrez-endorses-jb-pritzer-illinois-governor-429460103.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner, schools play blame game as CPS takes out costly $275M loan – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-chicago-schools-close-expensive-loan-met-20170619-story.html
— Emanuel hits D.C. to talk up proposed high school graduation requirement – Katherine Skiba  (DIERSEN: What did you have when you graduated from high school?  I had an acceptance letter from UIC when I graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1966. However, many, if not most, if not virtually everyone viewed me as not being “college material.” Neither of my parents had attended college. My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma.  My mother never attended high school. I spent my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-dc-talk-20170620-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: His speech, being billed as “Moving Forward in Chicago,” will address his bid to require public high school seniors to provide a college or trade school acceptance letter, proof of military enlistment or a job offer in order to graduate, the announcement said.)
— Chicago records 300th homicide over Father’s Day weekend — just like last year – Elyssa Cherney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-weekend-violence-20170619-story.html
— I’m a member of Congress. I’m going to start carrying a gun. – Chris Collins  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, 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 PROMOTE HATRED AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-congress-shooting-carry-guns-20170619-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 32 members of Chicago Fire Department brass return to rank-and-file – Fran Spielman and Frank Main (DIERSEN: Constructively, in the federal government, you are a member of the rank-and-file until you become a member of the Senior Executive Service, currently $161,900/year.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/32-members-of-chicago-fire-department-brass-return-to-rank-and-file/
— Chicago Public Schools borrow $275 million at sky-high interest rate – Lauren FitzPatrick and Fran Spielman  (DIERSEN: What loans have you taken out and what helped you avoid sky-high interest rates?  I borrowed to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, a new town home in University Park in 1972, a studio condo downtown Chicago in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in downtown Chicago in 1976. My having worked for Firestone Stores 1970-1972 and for IRS 1971-1980 helped me avoid sky-high interest rates.  My wife and I borrowed to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and to have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984. My having worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997 and my wife’s having worked for FBI 1968-1970 and for the U.S. League of Savings institutions 1970-1992 helped us avoid sky-high interest rates.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/chicago-public-schools-borrow-275-million-at-sky-high-interest-rate/
— Redistricting: Supreme Court could restore the power of your vote – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/supreme-court-could-restore-the-power-of-your-vote/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote Islam.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/no-reason-in-the-world-a-muslim-girl-cant-be-an-american-girl/
— Pride Day is kids’ day too – Shia Kapos  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage children to engage in LGBTQ activity.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/hobson-lucas-are-a-force-behind-south-side-indoor-track-center/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Chicago attorney Aubrey Parker and her pediatrician wife will be among the throngs attending this year’s Pride Parade on June 25. The couple have attended the annual event before but this time they’re bringing along their two young children. Families aren’t new to the parade. Parents and children of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans communities have long been “allies” of the parade, noted Richard Pfeiffer, who’s coordinated the event since the 1970s. Marriage equality has made the parade even more of a family affair, he said. You see it in the number of young faces in the parade and on the sidelines. The Back Lot Bash, that coincides with the parade, even includes kids music. Though never as flamboyant as San Francisco’s Pride Parade, where nudity is part of the mix, Chicago’s parade has its share of over-the-top floats. Though that’s changed, too, Pfeiffer said. “Forty years ago, people saw cross-dressing as flamboyant. Not anymore.” For Parker, a family law attorney at Beermann Pritikin Mirabelli Swerdlove LLP, and her wife, Dr. Ellen Parker, the parade is about celebrating differences. Aubrey and Ellen met while attending Creighton University in 2005. Back then, Aubrey’s last name was Parlet and Ellen’s last name was Klocker. When they married, they merged their surnames to Parker. “We knew we were going to have kids and thought here we are two moms, and if we can make things more average we wanted to,” Aubrey Parker said. “It’s nice and generic.”)
— Big questions remain in Navy destroyer’s collision with container ship – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/big-questions-remain-in-navy-destroyers-collision-with-container-ship/

 

DAILY HERALD
— After protesters gather, Rauner skips Republican fundraiser – Kerry Lester
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170619/after-protesters-gather-rauner-skips-republican-fundraiser
— Des Plaines reverses decision, opts out of Cook County wage law – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20170619/des-plaines-reverses-decision-opts-out-of-cook-county-wage-law
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Eisendrath bids Sun-Times, wants it to serve the 99% – Robert Feder  (DIERSEN: Are/were you a member of the 1%? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates did everything that they could to paint me as being a member of the hated 1%. While I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, they stressed the new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint, the new 1968 Oldsmobile 442, and the new 1969 Dodge Charger SE that I had bought and drove to work.  They stressed that I stayed at the University Plaza Dormitory at NIU.  While I worked for IRS 1971-1980, they stressed the new 1972 Chevy Corvette, the new 1978 Chevy Chevette, and the new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale that I had bought.  They stressed the new town home that I had bought in 1972, the studio condo that I had bought in 1974, the one bedroom condo that I had bought in 1976, 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton that my wife and I had bought in 1978. They stressed the tuition that I had paid for graduate courses at Loyola 1972-1976 and DePaul 1976-1980. They stressed my wife’s salary.  While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, they stressed 915 Cove Court that we had built in Wheaton in 1984, the collector cars that I had bought in 1989 and 1994, the tuition that I had paid for graduate finance courses 1992-1997, my wife’s salary, that we had no children, and the money that we had saved for our retirement.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170619/eisendrath-talks-about-plans-to-buy-sun-times
— Both sides are talking again in tollway, railroad feud over O’Hare bypass land – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170619/both-sides-are-talking-again-in-tollway-railroad-feud-over-ohare-bypass-land
— A response to hate crime that goes beyond punishment – Editorial  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, 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 PROMOTE HATRED AGAINST THOSE WHO ARE Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170619/editorial-a-response-to-hate-crime-that-goes-beyond-punishment

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner goes on offense in budget standoff with televised call for ‘unity’ – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170620/BLOGS02/170629998/illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-tv-address-seeks-unity-on-budget
— Paralyzed by violence, Chicago needs state-of-emergency action from state, feds – RICHARD BOYKIN
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170617/OPINION/170619903

 

WBEZ
— ‘Do I Look Like I’m Packing?’ Chicago’s 50 aldermen on whether they carry a gun – Lauren Chooljian
http://interactive.wbez.org/everyotherhour/aldermen/

 

DAILY LINE
— Announcing The Springfield Daily Line – Mike Fourcher  (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000 and started sending out GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, many government/political news/commentary Internet newsletters have come and gone.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress a) that I do not have a degree in journalism and b) that I have never worked as a paid reporter or paid journalist.  In my defense, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $94,610-$122,991. I worked 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.  Much of what I did for GAO and for IRS was similar to what reporters and journalist do, including interviewing; fact gathering, summary, and analysis; and report writing.  In addition, I am a Forensic Accountant, Certified Financial Services Auditor, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Fraud Examiner, licensed CPA, and Certified Internal Auditor.  In addition, I have master’s degrees in finance, accounting, and business.  In addition, concerning politics, I have been a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999 and I was the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004.)
http://thedailyline.net/chicago/06/19/2017/announcing-springfield-daily-line/
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: I’m excited to announce that next month, The Daily Line will open a bureau in Springfield to publish a new newsletter, the Springfield Daily Line, focusing on state government news ($395/year or $650/year group subscription). Our bureau will be led full-time by experienced state government reporter Rae Hodge, who just completed a Fulbright Scholarship studying journalism at Cardiff University. Before heading over the pond, Rae worked for the Associated Press and then operated her own news service in the Frankfort, Kentucky statehouse. Everyone knows the amount of Illinois statehouse news coverage has declined precipitously. Our plan for the Springfield Daily Line is to produce new reporting from new angles currently uncovered. We’re going to produce something completely different from any existing publication, creating a must-have report for our paying subscribers–just as we have in Chicago. Exactly what do we plan to cover? We will focus on stories that most impact those who depend on government for their business success. That means, like in Chicago, we will provide fine-grained detail on legislation and policies moving through the General Assembly, publish as many bill briefings and primary documents as we can get our hands on, and include more coverage of state boards like JCAR and the ICC than you’ll find elsewhere. Our plan is unearth detail uninteresting to the regular citizen, but critical to those who know how can government turn on the little things.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner address set for Tuesday night
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170619/rauner-address-set-for-tuesday-night
— Rep. Darin LaHood wants to turn old mines into recreational areas – Chris Kaergard
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170619/rep-darin-lahood-wants-to-turn-old-mines-into-recreational-areas

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Local lawmakers unsure whether special session will yield Illinois budget – KEVIN P. CRAVER
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/06/19/local-lawmakers-unsure-whether-special-session-will-yield-illinois-budget/ao4fxuz/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Congressman Rodney Davis doesn’t support President Trump’s Cuba policy  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Cuba and against America.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/congressman-rodney-davis-doesnt-support-president-trumps-cuba-policy
— Illinois farmers worry President Trump’s Cuba plan will stop exports – Joe Cadotte
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-farmers-worry-president-trumps-cuba-plan-will-stop-exports
— Locals protest President Trump’s Healthcare Plan  (DIERSEN: Are you a local? How long have you lived in your home, in your municipality, in your precinct, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  I have lived in my home and precinct since 1984; in Wheaton, Milton Township, and DuPage County since 1978; and in northeast Illinois since 1948.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/locals-protest-president-trumps-healthcare-plan

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Chicago Public Schools takes out $375 million loan – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article157078749.html

 

SOUTHERN
— A circus without elephants? Bill on governor’s desk would ban performing elephants in traveling acts – MOLLY PARKER  (DIERSEN: In 2007, I arranged for an elephant to walk behind Congressman Roskam in Wheaton’s Independence Day parade.)
http://thesouthern.com/a-circus-without-elephants-bill-on-governor-s-desk-would/article_68ab6ef8-4441-5454-a077-5dd50cd12413.html

 

CHEROKEE TRIBUNE LEDGER NEWS
— Sen. Bill Brady defends capital spending plan supported by former Gov. Pat Quinn – Cole Lauterbach and Dan McCaleb
http://www.tribuneledgernews.com/extra/news/sen-bill-brady-defends-capital-spending-plan-supported-by-former/article_864b291f-280e-56a5-b342-f4bfd448a63f.html

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— How Zoning Shaped—and Segregated—Chicago  To the many causes of the city’s segregation, add the city’s first zoning ordinance, which was set in place in 1923 and had profound implications for how the city grew from there. – WHET MOSER
http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/June-2017/How-Zoning-Shapedand-SegregatedChicago/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Newspaper: Dems need to point finger at themselves, not Rauner – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511128311-newspaper-dems-need-to-point-finger-at-themselves-not-rauner

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Who has the answer to Illinois’ budget woes? Speaker Madigan, Gov. Rauner or Ted Dabrowski? – Jeff Berkowitz
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/06/who-has-the-answer-to-illinois-budget-woes-speaker-madigan-gov-rauner-or-ted-dabrowski-cableweb/

 

MOMKUS MCCLUSKEY ROBERTS LLC
— Momkus McCluskey Roberts LLC Attorney Gerald A. Cassioppi Becomes DuPage County Bar Association President
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/06/prweb14435423.htm

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Thomas More Society Wins in Abortion “Bubble Zone” Settlement
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/thomas-society-wins-abortion-bubble-zone-settlement/
— NY Casinos Want to Loan Money to Gamblers – Charlie Butts
https://illinoisfamily.org/gambling/ny-casinos-want-loan-money-gamblers/

 

FOX NEWS
— Illinois careens into financial meltdown – and not even the lottery is safe – Brooke Singman
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/06/20/illinois-careens-into-financial-meltdown-and-not-even-lottery-is-safe.html

 

GOPUSA
— Kaepernick compares police to slave patrols following Castile verdict
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26014
— Numbers of Illegal Voters Higher than Estimated
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=26038
— Living and Working with Sufferers of Trump Derangement Syndrome
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25961
— Decades of Blaming Violence on the Right
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=25985

 

BREITBART
— Wayne LaPierre: If ‘Violent Left’ Attacks, They will Face ‘Freedom in the Hands of the American People’ – AWR HAWKINS  (DIERSEN: Those on the left are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  They are disciples of Saul Alinsky. Ever-increasingly, they make it clear that they want to get rid of those on the right.)
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/06/19/wayne-lapierre-if-violent-left-attacks-they-will-face-freedom-in-the-hands-of-americans/

 

LUTHERAN CHURCH CHARITIES
— Praying For Understanding – Tim Hetzner (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) intentionally misunderstand me and b) pray that everyone would misunderstand me.)
http://devotions.lccharities.org/2017/06/20/praying-for-understanding/

 

FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE
— ANGER PRIVILEGE  Only leftists are allowed to be angry. – Daniel Greenfield
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/267037/anger-privilege-daniel-greenfield

 

CVONSERVATIVE HQ
— Obama LGBT Policies at Pentagon, Other Agencies Running On Autopilot  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, for anti-Trumps, promoting LGBTQ activity is their top priority.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/25894
— No More Free Lunch
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/25895

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— WHICH CONSERVATIVES WERE ON THE ALEXANDRIA SHOOTER’S ‘KILL LIST’? HERE ARE SOME NAMES. (DIERSEN: If Hodgkinson had focused on Illinois conservatives, would I have been on his list? Beyond tragically, as the Democrat Party’s stranglehold on Illinois tightens, fewer and fewer and fewer individuals, organizations, companies, and governments identify themselves as being conservative and even fewer and fewer and fewer talk or act like they are conservative.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/06/20/which-conservatives-were-on-the-alexandria-shooters-kill-list-here-are-some-names/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The 15 Best-Educated Districts in the U.S., and Why It Matters in the Georgia Race – Nate Cohn  (DIERSEN: What percent of voters in your precinct, municipality, township/ward, county, and Illinois have at least a bachelor’s degree?  What are the most common majors?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/19/upshot/this-list-of-well-educated-districts-explains-why-georgias-election-is-close.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: 15. ILLINOIS’S 5TH NORTHERN CHICAGO AND WESTERN SUBURBS. 50 percent have a college degree. Illinois’s Fifth is an odd one. It extends all the way from Lincoln Park, along Lake Michigan, to O’Hare International Airport, then heads south through many suburbs west of the city. It’s exactly the kind of weird-looking district you’d get in one of the most heavily gerrymandered states in the country. It does nonetheless cobble together plenty of well-educated areas, whether young neighborhoods on Chicago’s north side or office-park-dotted western suburbs. It’s the only district on this list that voted for Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary. He won it by three points.)
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: The Rising Power of Philanthropy  Latter-day Rockefellers may be generous but are accountable to no one. – David Callahan (DIERSEN: He who pays the piper calls the tunes.  What do leftist 501(c)(3)s think of you? From what I see, leftist 501(c)(3)s despise if not hate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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.nytimes.com/2017/06/20/opinion/jeff-bezos-bill-gates-philanthropy.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: ‘Born this way’? It’s way more complicated than that – Alia E. Dastagir  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats encourage everyone to engage in LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/06/16/born-way-many-lgbt-community-its-way-more-complex/395035001/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— ‘Fearless Girl’ Steals the Conversation – Suzanne Vranica  (DIERSEN: Constructively, the “Fearless Girl” promotes 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.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/fearless-girl-steals-the-conversation-1497864600

 

PBS NEWSHOUR
— Trump lawyer: No information that the president is under investigation  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my Democrat superiors were always investigating me a) because I had not become a Democrat, b) because I had not painted myself as being a yes-man, c) because I had not helped my Democrat superiors get rid of their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, d) because I had complained about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid, and e) because I had become an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged my Democrat superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/trump-lawyer-no-information-president-investigation/

 

THE NATION
— Our Schools Are Actually Resegregating – Michelle Chen  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote segregation.)
https://www.thenation.com/article/our-schools-are-actually-re-segregating/

 

THE BEAST
— President Trump’s White House Media Blackout Has Reporters Talking Mutiny  After Sean Spicer banned live broadcasts of press briefings, many long-suffering White House correspondents are openly wondering whether it’s worth the hassle anymore. – Scott Bixby (DIERSEN: I should write a book about “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who pander to the Democrat news media, but blackout GOPUSA ILLINOIS.)
http://www.thedailybeast.com/president-trumps-white-house-media-blackout-has-reporters-talking-mutiny

May 29, 2017

NBC5
— Illinois Democrats Short on Votes to Pass Tax Hike
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-democrats-short-on-votes-to-pass-tax-hike-report-425049144.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Bruce Rauner has already expressed opposition to an income tax hike, saying that he will not consider any type of hike unless it is accompanied by a freeze on property taxes in the state. . .Republicans responded to those statements, saying that Democrats have no interest in forging any bipartisan consensus on a bill. “Democrats are not interested in bipartisan support on what we should be doing with taxes,” State Rep. Jeanne Ives (R – Wheaton) said.)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— House Dems dissect budget, tax hike; budget director vows Rauner veto – Tina Sfondeles

http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/house-dems-dissect-budget-tax-hike-budget-director-vows-rauner-veto/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois House Democrats divided on whether to pass tax hike Rauner vows to veto – Monique Garcia and Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-legislature-met-0529-20170528-story.html
— FRONT PAGE: Scam artists target immigrant communities, promising legal status for cash – Nereida Moreno
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-immigration-notary-fraud-met-20170529-story.html
— Why Trump is right about terrorists being ‘losers’ – Jonah Goldberg  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes view everyone as being losers.  Concerning me, they stress that I am no longer the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, a GAO employee, an IRS employee, etc.  Concerning me, they stress that my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, they always ranked me in the lower 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 1980-1997, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, that they disallowed my education deductions in 1978, and that they disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat superiors against me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-terrorists-losers-20170528-column.html
— Democrats must start thinking about their theme for the day after Trump – Ron Grossman  (DIERSEN: For Democrats, their theme will always be “blame everything that is bad on those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.”)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-democrats-need-to-remember-20170528-story.html
— Film by Neuqua alum part of Hollywood film festival – Suzanne Baker  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes do everything that they can to promote anxiety in their targets.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-neuqua-alum-directs-film-st-0528-20170527-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A short film directed by a former Naperville resident will premier next month at one of the most popular independent film festivals in southern California. The six-minute film “Reach” by 2012 Neuqua Valley alumna Kelsey Sante will be shown June 7 at the TCL “Grauman’s” Chinese Theatre in Hollywood as part of Dances With Films festival. In its 20th year, the festival, which runs June 1-11, draws with more than 20,000 people each year. “Reach” explores the story of Hannah, a young woman who suffers from panic attacks due to an anxiety disorder. “Like so many of us who suffer from a mental illness, Hannah doesn’t know how to reach out to the people around her and she feels that her illness is a burden on her friends,” Sante said.)

 

WTTW
— Without a Budget, ‘That’s It’: Weekend State Budget Update – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/05/28/without-budget-s-it-weekend-state-budget-update

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— All options remain on table as budget talks continue – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170528/all-options-remain-on-table-as-budget-talks-continue
— Odds against Springfield casino after amendment blocked – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170528/odds-against-springfield-casino-after-amendment-blocked
— U of Illinois trustees’ retreat to address free speech – AP  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes oppose free speech. They want to manipulate/dominate all forms of communication.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170528/u-of-illinois-trustees-retreat-to-address-free-speech

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— There’s nothing popular about a tax hike, Illinois Dems – Rich Miller  (DIERSEN: What about those a) who have paid little or no income tax, b) who are paying little or no income tax, and/or c) who are on track to paying little of no income tax for the rest of their lives?  What about those who want those who earn more money to pay more taxes?)
http://qctimes.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/guest/miller-there-s-nothing-popular-about-a-tax-hike-illinois/article_dc7efadb-1467-53db-98d8-1f10d24ded3c.html

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rep. Ives blasts House Dems, says Illinoisans don’t want massive tax hike – Dan McCaleb and Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rep-ives-blasts-house-dems-says-illinoisans-don-t-want/article_bd2fb1bc-43eb-11e7-a5f4-1b7d2251064e.html
— Illinois House appropriations committees discuss Senate spending plan – Greg Bishop, Cole Lauterbach and Dan McCaleb
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-house-appropriations-committees-discuss-senate-spending-plan/article_43944244-43d9-11e7-9993-6b245e343307.html

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Special Memorial Day thanks to military draftees killed in action – Dennis Byrne  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who used/use my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and my getting a financial draft hardship 1970-1971 against me.  Most of them were my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2017/05/special-memorial-day-thanks-to-military-draftees-killed-in-action/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On this Memorial Day, here is a special recognition of men who were conscripted into the military and who were killed in action. Volunteering for hazardous military duty and paying for it with your life deserves the highest praise. But what about those men who were drafted, who had no choice and who were killed? Today, memories of the draft have faded and the reality of Selective Service are absent in the lives of so many Americans. It is hard for today’s generations, mainly post-Baby Boomer, to know what it is like for government to order you into combat. For notification to report to a certain military installation on a certain date to be inducted into the Army. To be hauled off to basic training, to be told how to meet your responsibility to kill people. To be transported to front lines where people are dying. To either fire your weapon and fight, or be court marshaled. Failure to report for your military draft would result in imprisonment or fines and immediate induction. Today, the governing principle is that “It’s my body and no one can tell me what to do with it.” That’s mostly the mantra of the abortion industry and women’s rights advocates. But the philosophy certain has successfully seeped into today’s package of taken-for-granted men’s rights. A draft is simply inconceivable in today’s culture of extreme individualism. Today’s generations have no concept of what life was like when you had to plan for at least two years of military service. No “gap” year allowed. Avoiding the draft has a major concern, as important if not more so, than picking a college or a career. College deferments, which ultimately would run out. Getting married, but that deferment disappeared as the Vietnam War grew hotter. Teaching or certain other occupations. Using a connection to find  a slot in a high-demand reserve unit. In the Vietnam War, draftees accounted for 30.4 percent, or 17,725 combat deaths. Some 1.9 million men were drafted from 1964 to 1973.  In World War II, 61.2 percent of military men, or 11,5 million men, were draftees. While a large number of men were volunteers, in a manner of speaking, they also in reality were inductees. The draft, as designed, encouraged young men to “volunteer” for other branches of the service than the Army. “Volunteer” service in the Navy or Air Force was at least a year longer, but the chances of getting maimed or killed in combat were less. The draft always has been controversial, less so in time of national emergency such as World War II. But barring the most extraordinary crisis, today’s culture has killed all possibility of it returning (even though men today are still required to register for selective service). By the way, the stereotype of the Vietnam veteran is way off base. The image of the poorly educated, reluctant, drugged out and minority Vietnam soldier needs to be changed according to  Fact vs. Fiction. Check it out.)

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— Memorial Day; ‘yea’ or ‘nae’ for those who do their military service? – Gregory Tejeda  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who used/use my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and my getting a financial draft hardship 1970-1971 against me.  Most of them were my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government.)
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2017/05/memorial-day-yea-or-nae-for-those-who.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: I never served in any branch of the military; that fact doesn’t make me the least bit unique. There are many who for whatever reason manage to avoid a stint in the Army or any other military organization, and certainly don’t think our lives are any less complete as a result. OF COURSE, THERE also are those in our society who made a point of enlisting the first chance they got, and wind up thinking of their time in uniform and being among those who “serve their country” as the high point of their lives! Some even come away with thinking their military record entitles them to prime treatment for the remainder of their lives. We have a serious schism in our society; often viewing various issues quite differently. And not just a matter of whether we think Donald Trump is a “great American” or a “pompous fool” totally unfit to be carrying the title of Commander-in-Chief of our nation’s military! That split includes how essential we think it is that one have a military service record as part of their permanent record, or how much “lip service” they pay to the concept — I attended a Catholic mass that included a musical tribute to the armed services in its choir’s Sunday program; and while many were eager to support the idea, only a tiny minority of the congregation admitted to actually having served. Which gets down to the essence of the direction we think our society ought to be headed. THERE ARE THOSE people who will say that one reason, if not the primary reason, that Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were unfit to be president is because they never served in the military (and in the case of Clinton used many of the legal maneuvers people of that era engaged in to avoid a call-up to active duty). Some of an older generation remember back to the military draft, and think that forcing people of various economic and social classes to interact helped ease the societal split that now exists. Although others, including those who managed to avoid military service, would argue that the very concept of having done a stretch in the military puts a person into a mindset that makes them too narrow and unfit to address the serious problems confronting our nation, and our world. Perhaps we all ought to be engaged in something more than blind faith in forcing esoteric concepts of what one wants to define as patriotism by a trip out to the cemetery to pay tribute to someone who was unfortunate to have lost their life during their military service. SOME OF US like to talk about the “ultimate sacrifice” those young men made, I’m sure many of them could have contributed something equally worthwhile to society had they had a chance at a long- and full-life. While many of those who these days do enlist in the military often do so because their options in life are limited; and that military stretch may be their best option for preparing for an adult life. I remember in my own case, my mother would have been appalled if I had seriously talked about enlisting. I remember when Army recruiters sniffed around me when I was 16 and in high school, she gave them the cold shoulder. In my case, that probably was a wise direction. I did make the most of a college education, and it stirred me in the right direction toward what I wanted to do (yes, I actually figured out as far back as age 13 that I wanted to be a reporter-type person). I resisted the Army’s marketing pleas to “be all you can be.” WHILE I HAD cousins who did stints of military service, and it helped them come up with the funds to pay for future education options they took on or taught them some skills used later in life. It worked out well for them, and I’m sure for many of the individuals who have done military service. My point in stating all this is that I’m not about to hold it over anybody’s head that I didn’t have to use the military to get ahead in life. Meaning I’m not about to defer to those who want to act as though the fact that they did a stretch in uniform somehow makes them superior. I actually find such an attitude to be arrogant and unfit for anyone to have in our society. Particularly because it places a view that one can claim superiority for doing something that may well have been their only realistic option in life. And on this Memorial Day when we pay tribute to the contributions of military personnel throughout our history, perhaps I should even throw in that having such an attitude perhaps even qualifies as un-American!)

 

FOX NEWS
— New lawsuit accuses imprisoned former House Speaker Hastert of sex assault – AP
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/05/28/new-lawsuit-accuses-imprisoned-former-house-speaker-hastert-sex-assault.html

 

THE BLAZE
— Newt Gingrich says he has a plan to solve Trump’s problems with leakers: Throw them in jail – Justin Haskins  (DIERSEN: Since I became the GOPUSA Illinois Editor in 2000, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have accused me of being a leaker.  They blame me for all the losses that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/28/newt-gingrich-says-he-has-a-plan-to-solve-trumps-problems-with-leakers-throw-them-in-jail/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Donald Trump: The Gateway Degenerate.”  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that I am immoral because I am not a member of a church, because I do not attend church services, and because I do not give money to a church.  Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my aforesaid critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote a) dependency on government and/or on charity, b) booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, c) LGBTQ activity, d) abortion, e) mass/illegal immigration, and f) even worse things.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/opinion/donald-trump-greg-gianforte.html
— We All Have Pre-existing Conditions – ELISABETH ROSENTHAL  (DIERSEN: Since 1948, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have known that my father fought type 1 diabetes since he was 14 years old.  Since 1969, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have known that my father died suddenly in 1969 of heart failure.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/opinion/pre-existing-conditions-health-care-bill.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— How we fail veterans with mental illness – Tom Suozzi  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are not anti-Trump, you are mentally ill.)
http://nypost.com/2017/05/28/how-we-fail-veterans-with-mental-illness/

 

USA TODAY
— New lawsuit says former speaker Dennis Hastert sexually assaulted fourth grader – AP
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/05/29/new-lawsuit-says-former-speaker-dennis-hastert-sexually-assaulted-fourth-grader/102281996/
— Memorial Day: Don’t wait for someone else to serve – Marjorie K. Eastman  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who used/use my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and my getting a financial draft hardship 1970-1971 against me.  Most of them were my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/26/memorial-day-dont-wait-someone-else-serve-military-column/102145774/
— Greg Gianforte’s assault on a journalist is an assault on all Americans – Alicia Shepard  (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) side with Gianforte and b) blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for all of their problems, for all of your problems, for all of my problems, and for all of everyone’s problems.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are professional scapegoaters.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/25/greg-gianforte-assault-hurts-all-americans-alicia-shepard-column/102144360/

 

DAYTON DAILY NEWS
— Many veterans still struggle to find work – Barrie Barber  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that if I had not avoided the draft, I never would have been able to a) buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967 when I was 19, b) buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, c) earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, d) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, e) buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, f) buy a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago in 1974, g) buy a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976, h) earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, i) get married in 1978, j) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton, a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, and a new Chevy Chevette in 1978, k) pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, l) earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, m) pass the Certified Internal Auditor examination in 1981, n) become a licensed CPA in 1981, o) have a new home built in 1984, p) etc.)
http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/employment/many-veterans-still-struggle-find-work/gyeGQ6Zan35RoCjaVT6FoJ/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— House Democrats Meet, Discuss Potential Tax Increase  Illinois House review began Sunday of a $37 budget plan that includes $5.4 billion in income and sales tax increases. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-05-28/illinois-house-taking-a-crack-at-budget

 

GUARDIAN
— JFK at 100: Trump comparisons fuel nostalgia for ‘Camelot’  The 35th US president’s legacy remains questionable, but his latest successor’s travails makes many yearn for a more eloquent leader – David Smith  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who used/use my getting student draft deferments 1966-1970 and my getting a financial draft hardship 1970-1971 against me.  Most of them were my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government.)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/may/29/jfk-100-john-f-kennedy-donald-trump
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Apart from a shared mastery of television, Trump is, in many respects, the anti-Kennedy. The 70-year-old Republican, who had no political experience, was the oldest person ever elected US president. Kennedy, a 43-year-old Democrat who had served in the House and the Senate, was the youngest. At the 100-day mark, Trump’s public approval rating was 41%. Kennedy’s was 83%. Trump was granted five draft deferments during the Vietnam war; Kennedy received military honors for saving the lives of crewmates when their torpedo boat was struck by a Japanese destroyer during the second world war. Trump infamously does not read books, gives disjointed speeches and has claimed: “You have to be wealthy in order to be great.” Kennedy was fond of referencing ancient Greeks and Shakespeare, won a Pulitzer prize for the book Profiles in Courage, and once declared: “This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor.”)

May 26 Morning Edition

NBC5
— Nurse Was Raped at Gunpoint During Hostage Standoff at Suburban Hospital: Suit  The lawsuit, filed on behalf of two nurses taken hostage at Delnor Hospital in Geneva, blames the situation on alleged violations by an officer guarding an inmate whose elaborate escape attempt turned into a deadly barricade situation
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Nurse-Was-Raped-at-Gunpoint-During-Hostage-Situation-at-Suburban-Hospital-Suit-424370014.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Political theater on House floor; Dems meet to discuss budget – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/political-theater-on-house-floor-dems-meet-to-discuss-budget/
— Chicago-area ‘johns’ allegedly became key players in Thai sex ring – Frank Main
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/thai-prostitution-ring-johns-in-chicago-elsewhere-charged-with-aiding-nationwide-ring-in-unique-twist/
— Every hospital wants to know how two nurses were held at gunpoint – Editorial
http://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/every-hospital-wants-to-know-how-two-nurses-were-held-at-gunpoint/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “In the age of Trump, excusing assault becomes the norm.”  Anti-Trumps would love it if anyone assaulted me.  Anti-Trumps are filled with hatred.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/in-the-age-of-trump-excusing-assault-becomes-the-norm/
— ALL OF THE FRONT PAGE: Hostage lawsuit fallout: Lead with the good news, whisper the bad – Neil Steinberg  (DIERSEN: What do you say to my critics/opponents who hint/imply/argue/shout that if I really was a Republican, a) I would NOT include any links to any articles in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails that make Republicans look bad and b) I would ONLY include links to articles in the emails that are officially approved by all of the following: the officers of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the officers of the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, my representative on the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committee, the IRP officers, the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman, and the elected and appointed Republican officials who represent all or part of Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and/or Illinois.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/hostage-lawsuit-fallout-lead-with-the-good-news-whisper-the-bad/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Shrinking Chicago has always been told: Shut up and take it – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-shrinking-chicago-kass-0526-20170525-column.html
— Bringing adulthood back – Heather Wilhelm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-wilhelm-0526-md-embargo-friday-5-am-20170526-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: American kids, Sasse notes, while citing plenty of disturbing statistics, are often overmedicated, hooked on screens, failing to venture out into the world, losing touch with religious faith and increasingly “intellectually fragile.” It’s a “coming of age” crisis, he argues.”)
— Dumbing down high school – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-high-school-diploma-rado-edit-0526-md-20170525-story.html
— Public insults? Chicago’s potentially offensive monuments, street names and other symbols – Mark Jacob (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, the Democrats who run Chicago talk and act like they view members of the following groups to be insulting and like they want to get rid of them: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-symbols-monuments-swastika-chicago-perspec-0526-jm-20170526-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Senate should support ballot measure on future of lieutenant governor – Editorial  (DIERSEN: In 2011, those who ran the Wheaton Chamber of Commerce abolished its Government Affairs Committee solely to get rid of me, the committee’s longest serving member.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170525/editorial-senate-should-support-ballot-measure-on-future-of-lieutenant-governor
— Attorney: Delnor nurse was tortured, raped during hostage situation – Susan Sarkauskas
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170525/news/170529264/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers promote pot. If you promote pot, you promote destruction.
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170525/news/305259943/
— Glen Ellyn neighbors sue village, developers over gas station project – Katlyn Smith  (DIERSEN: Have you ever sued a municipality?  I have. In 1986, I sued Wheaton a) for approving a woefully inadequate storm water drainage plan for the subdivision that I had a home built in and b) for allowing violation of many construction and building codes when that subdivision and my home were built. Subsequently, I sued Milton Township and DuPage County for refusing to recognize the loss in value that my home had suffered because of damages caused by the aforesaid. Everyone who files a lawsuit should be advised that with only rare exceptions, defendants in lawsuits will forever do everything that they can to destroy you.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170525/glen-ellyn-neighbors-sue-village-developers-over-gas-station-project

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Illinois should unwind its Medicaid expansion – JONATHAN INGRAM
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170525/OPINION/170529920

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DISGUSTING: Push for downtown Springfield casino taking shape – Mary Hansen
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170525/push-for-downtown-springfield-casino-taking-shape
— VERY SAD: Census: Springfield population drops below 2010 levels – Tim Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170525/census-springfield-population-drops-below-2010-levels
— Senate panel questions state warehouse leasing process – Brian Robbins
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170525/senate-panel-questions-state-warehouse-leasing-process

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Power plays not productive – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2017-05-26/power-plays-not-productive.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Glen Ellyn gas station opponents file lawsuit against village, station operator  Protect Glen Ellyn Inc. filed suit May 22 – ERIC SCHELKOPF (DIERSEN: Have you ever sued a municipality?  I have. In 1986, I sued Wheaton a) for approving a woefully inadequate storm water drainage plan for the subdivision that I had a home built in and b) for allowing violation of many construction and building codes when that subdivision and my home were built. Subsequently, I sued Milton Township and DuPage County for refusing to recognize the loss in value that my home had suffered because of damages caused by the aforesaid. Everyone who files a lawsuit should be advised that with only rare exceptions, defendants in lawsuits will forever do everything that they can to destroy you.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/05/25/glen-ellyn-gas-station-opponents-file-lawsuit-against-village-station-operator/alirjxe/

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Activists march to Springfield to demand progressive budget, highlight effects of stalemate – Rishika Dugyala
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/05/26/city/activists-march-to-springfield-to-demand-progressive-budget-highlight-effects-of-stalemate/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Senate Democrats: Agencies Must Explain Warehouse Deals – AP
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/senate-democrats-agencies-must-explain-warehouse-deals-05-26-2017

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Senate passes first-in-nation financial tax, despite government report saying it will cause mass evasion – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/senate-passes-first-in-nation-financial-tax-despite-government-report/article_54d96de8-417e-11e7-92af-67a94f98da5c.html
— Rauner: Give local voters control over property taxes and government consolidation to bring down burden – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-give-local-voters-control-over-property-taxes-and-government/article_a0bb579e-416f-11e7-b8fb-9b3ff7574cdc.html

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— GOP says Pritzker’s house is built on hypocrisy – Caitlin Nordahl
http://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511118883-gop-says-pritzker-s-house-is-built-on-hypocrisy

 

WIRE POINTS
— Unbelievable: Illinois House Votes With Senate To Hand Over Public Assets To Bondholders – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/unbelievable-illinois-house-votes-with-senate-to-hand-over-public-assets-to-bondholders-wirepoints-original/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— DESPITE THE PAIN OF A TWO-YEAR BUDGET IMPASSE, LESS THAN ONE-THIRD OF ILLINOISANS SUPPORT RAISING TAXES – Diana Rickert
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/despite-the-pain-of-a-two-year-budget-impasse-less-than-one-third-of-illinoisans-support-raising-taxes/
— COLLEGE STUDENTS WERE FLEEING ILLINOIS LONG BEFORE THE BUDGET IMPASSE – Michael Lucci
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/college-students-were-fleeing-illinois-long-before-the-budget-impasse/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Why We Must Name, Identify & Combat the Ideology of Radical Islam – Dr. Michael Brown
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/05/why-we-must-name-identify-and-combat-the-ideology-of-radical-islam/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ABORTIONISTS DESCRIBE IN GRUESOME DETAIL THE ABORTION PROCEDURE, YOUTUBE CENSORS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/05/abortionists-describe-in-gruesome-detail-the-abortion-procedure-video.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— An anti-Rauner says “New Rauner video uses TV talking heads to help make his points.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/26/new-rauner-video-uses-tv-talking-heads-to-help-make-his-points/
— An anti-Rauner says “Pritzker borrows yet another move from Rauner playbook.”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/05/26/pritzker-borrows-yet-another-move-from-rauner-playbook/

 

GOPUSA
— ‘Deep state’ leakers undercut country in their zeal to hurt a president
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=24939

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Far Left Censorship: Sean Hannity Advertisers Attacked (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps are disappointed that they have not gotten more advertisers to dump Fox News. My critics/opponents have made it very clear that they would viciously destroy any individual, any organization, or any company that might advertise in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails or on
www.gopillinois.com.  My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/25749

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— WHY DO LIBERALS CONSTANTLY DEFLECT BEN CARSON’S WISDOM? – Armstrong Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/why-do-liberals-constantly-deflect-ben-carsons-wisdom/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Mark Levin: Sean Hannity should consider suing Media Matters – Anna Giaritelli (DIERSEN: Who should I consider suing?)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/mark-levin-sean-hannity-should-consider-suing-media-matters/article/2624210
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservative radio host Mark Levin proposed Fox News’ Sean Hannity should look into suing Media Matters for how the progressive organization has gone after his show and audience. “If I were Sean Hannity … I would give very serious consideration to suing Media Matters, its board, and its officers, as well as any other entity involved in the organized effort to boycott his TV show, including media outlets contacting his advertisers in a thinly veiled boycott tactic, for the purposeful tortious interference with his employment contract with Fox News and his business relationships with his various advertisers,” Levin wrote in a Facebook post Thursday. On Tuesday, Hannity told viewers that there is an effort to “silence” him from making certain comments on air. “As for my job here at the Fox News Channel — there is an effort now abound to silence me,” Hannity said. “That is what we have called on this program as liberal fascism. Attack, boycott, all in an effort to silence conservatives. I serve at the pleasure of the Fox News Channel. I’m here to do my job every night.”)

 

THE BLAZE
— DISGUSTING: Univ. of Chicago students post list of 50 demands, including segregated housing and Islamic courses – Brandon Morse  (DIERSEN: Democrats used to promote integration and Christianity. Now they promote segregation and Islam.)
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/25/univ-of-chicago-students-post-list-of-50-demands-including-segregated-housing-and-islamic-courses/
— Former ESPN contributor blames ‘left-wing lurch’ for millions turning off channel – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/05/25/former-espn-contributor-blames-left-wing-lurch-for-millions-turning-off-channel/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Study: Physically Weak Men More Likely To Be Socialists – Amanda Prestigiacomo
http://www.dailywire.com/news/16850/study-weak-men-more-likely-be-socialists-amanda-prestigiacomo
— Non-Western Immigrants Consume 59% Of Denmark’s Tax Revenue
http://www.dailywire.com/news/16816/non-western-immigrants-consume-59-denmarks-tax-joseph-curl
— Minnesota Senate Wavering On Bill Targeting Female Genital Mutilation Because Immigrant Groups Oppose It – HANK BERRIEN
http://www.dailywire.com/news/16851/minnesota-senate-wavering-bill-targeting-female-hank-berrien

 

NEWSMAX
— Counting on Student Loan Forgiveness? Don’t Bet on It  (DIERSEN: What percent of those who take out student loans count on those loans to be forgiven?  A forgiven loan is taxable income.)
http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/Personal-Finance/Counting-Student-Loan-Forgiveness/2017/05/25/id/792457/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— It’s fact, not fake: Americans crushed by ObamaCare premiums – Chris Woodward
https://www.onenewsnow.com/culture/2017/05/25/its-fact-not-fake-americans-crushed-by-obamacare-premiums

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— This Professor Resigned Rather Than Go to Diversity Training  Paul Griffiths was an esteemed professor at Duke before facing disciplinary action. – CHARLOTTE ALLEN  (DIERSEN: If I sought a government office or a political office, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a hypocrite because I took lots of diversity training while I worked for IRS 1971-1980 and for GAO 1980-1997.)
http://www.weeklystandard.com/this-professor-resigned-rather-than-go-to-diversity-training/article/2008154

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says that Trump despises voters. Who despises you?  The following despise me: 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 and/or those who a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/opinion/trumpcare-cbo-federal-budget.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps are disappointed that they have not gotten more advertisers to dump Fox News. My critics/opponents have made it very clear that they would viciously destroy any individual, any organization, or any company that might advertise in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails or on www.gopillinois.com.  My critics/opponents have lots of religious, government, political, and/or financial clout in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois. They are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.  They are disciples of Saul Alinsky.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/business/media/sean-hannity-fox-news-advertisers-ratings.html
— Buy? Sell? Politics May Move the Market, but Rarely for Long – JAMES B. STEWART  (DIERSEN: Of course, the Democrats always a) drive the market up to elect Democrats and b) drive the market down to defeat Republicans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/business/stock-market-politics-volatility.html
— Greg Gianforte, Montana Republican, Captures House Seat Despite Assault Charge – JONATHAN MARTIN and ALEXANDER BURNS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/us/montana-special-election.html
— The Highest-Paid C.E.O.s in 2016 – JON HUANG and KARL RUSSELL  (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents have always accused me of being overpaid. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 33.)
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/05/26/business/highest-paid-ceos.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: On the Road, Out of His Bubble  Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder, says his American sojourn has a purpose that isn’t political – Mark Isaac  (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) in Wheaton have spent very little of their lives outside of Wheaton, b) in Milton Township have spent very little of their lives outside of Milton Township, and c) in DuPage County have spent very little of their lives outside of DuPage County.  I lived in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, and in Chicago 1976-1978.  I worked in the south suburbs 1962-1974 and in Chicago for the last 6 months of 1971 and then 1973-1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/technology/zuckerberg-harvard-commencement-road-trip.html
— A Journalist Was Body Slammed, but Some Conservatives Want the News Media to Apologize – MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and Illinois paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican but who side with Democrats and Democrat plants, with Libertarians and Libertarian plants, with Greens and Green plants, and with RINOs against me.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/25/us/journalist-body-slammed-republicans-apology-media.html

 

USA TODAY
— ISIS-linked militants attack Philippine city, behead police chief – AP
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/05/24/priest-among-14-hostages-taken-siege-philippines-city-duterte-martial-law/102093760/
— What employers want from the Class of 2017 – Myles Ma  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, employers act like they want 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/personalfinance/2017/05/23/what-employers-want-class-2017/101498866/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Faces the Fury of a Scorned Ruling Class – George Melloan  (DIERSEN: Who are the members of the ruling class in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  What do they think of you?  What do you say to those who glorify and praise the members of the ruling class, who pander to the members of the ruling class, who give money to the members of the ruling class, who serve as operatives for the members of the ruling class, and/or who serve as dupes for the members of the ruling class?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-faces-the-fury-of-a-scorned-ruling-class-1495753759
— Mandatory Minimums Don’t Deserve Your Ire  Jeff Sessions’s policy won’t lock up harmless stoners, but it will help dismantle drug-trafficking networks. – Heather Mac Donald  (DIERSEN: How many “harmless stoners” are there in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?  How many of these “harmless stoners” are on the dole or will be on the dole – 97%, 98%, and 99+%?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mandatory-minimums-dont-deserve-your-ire-1495754009
— FRONT PAGE: WALL STREET’S ENDANGERED SPECIES: THE COLLEGE JOCK – JUSTIN BAER  (DIERSEN: Were you a “college jock?”  I was not.  While I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, I pumped gasoline, delivered mail, worked on an automobile assembly line, and worked as a security guard.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/wall-streets-endangered-species-the-ivy-league-jock-1495721462
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When Michael Savini came to Wall Street in 2006, banks and brokers had stocked their annual recruiting classes with a preponderance of new hires who shared at least one thing in common: They’d played college sports. In New York and Chicago, trading floors teemed with former football and lacrosse stars, as well as veterans of college hockey, wrestling, tennis and crew teams. Some ex-athletes, including former investment bank CEOs John Mack, Henry Paulson and Alan Schwartz, made it to the executive suite. Many others looked favorably on younger versions of themselves, building networks that drew athletes, typically male, from their alma maters. Ex-jocks had the right stomach for risk-taking, the theory went, and the ideal temperament to win clients’ trust and business. “You saw a lot of big guys” in Chicago’s trading pits, said Bernard McSherry, dean of the New Jersey City University’s business school, who spent many years on the floor of the NYSE. “Those were physical jobs. And in an open-outcry market, you could bully your way into a trade.”)

 

TIME
— Sheriff: Greg Gianforte Given Less Serious Charge Because ‘Body Slam’ Didn’t Cause Serious Injury – AP
http://time.com/4795144/greg-gianforte-ben-jacobs-misdemeanor-assault/