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October 9 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Who are the conservative leaders in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality? How many and which Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants in Illinois read their emails? During the last week, last month, and last year, what have they written in support of the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) and other planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform? What have they written in support of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling? If conservative leaders in Illinois were to meet to discuss actions to take concerning Rauner/Sanguinetti, which conservative leaders would you want to participate in that meeting and why? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dismiss/belittle/badmouth the fact I have been the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. They dismiss/belittle/badmouth a) my knowledge of the important conservative leaders in Illinois; b) my knowledge of the important Republican activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, and political consultants in Illinois; and c) my enhanced knowledge of Brady, Breen, Ives, Proft, Sanguinetti, etc. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition (ICRC) Steering Committee (SC) member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc. They stress that lost 69 to 13 when I ran for MTRCC Treasurer in 2004 in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. They stress that an ICRC SC member tried to get ICRC to censure me because of my GOPUSA ILLLINOIS emails at ICRC’s 2006 Annual Convention in the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall.  My critics/opponents a) are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means, b) are disciples of Saul Alinsky, and c) focus on destroying individuals like me, organizations like TAPROOT, companies, governments, etc. that they cannot manipulate/dominate. – Dave Diersen
https://gopillinois.com

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO OF LESTER: Is Illinois GOP uniting in opposition to Rauner, abortion? – Kerry Lester  (DIERSEN: Are you a Republican Precinct Committeeman?  Are you “not passing (Rauner/Sanguinetti) petitions?” I have gathered 34 signatures on 3 petition sheets from Republican voters in 19 homes in my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9 in Wheaton. Since 2000, my policy has been to gather signatures from Republican voters in my precinct for all the announced Republican candidates who will be Republican primary ballots in my precinct.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171009/lester-is-illinois-gop-uniting-in-opposition-to-rauner-abortion
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton says the state Republican party, criticized in recent months for its internal squabbles, is banding together in opposition to GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner’s approval of an abortion funding measure last month. “Certainly, the party’s fractured, but when I talk to my colleagues, they’re not supporting Rauner, not passing his petitions,” Ives says. “We actually seem to be uniting against the signing of this bill.” Ives might be on to something. The Illinois Republican congressional delegation released a joint statement describing Rauner’s signing of the measure, which expands taxpayer funding of abortions and ensures the procedure remains legal in Illinois, as one that “let down taxpayers and the unborn.” He’s also angered former allies, including conservative radio host Dan Proft, who runs a political action committee that has in the past spent millions supporting candidates that have backed Rauner’s agenda. The conservative Illinois Policy Institute, whose former head exited as Rauner’s chief of staff on Friday, deemed the governor “Benedict Rauner” over the abortion bill. Possible opponents? Ives, whose name’s been floated as a possible Rauner opponent, isn’t committing to an election bid so far. Neither is state Rep. Peter Breen of Lombard, a Thomas More Society attorney who says he refuses to support Rauner after the governor signed the abortion bill. State Sen. Bill Brady, who ran with a socially conservative platform as his party’s gubernatorial nominee three times, most recently in 2014, also wouldn’t say if he’s in or out. Proft didn’t return messages seeking comment. Rauner, for his part, has been leaving voicemails for Republican legislators with the message that the abortion issue is “very emotional, very difficult.” He says he’s pro-choice, but hopes the party can “move past these issues and respectfully agree to disagree” and focus on jobs, tax reduction, higher family incomes, school choice, political reforms and ethics reforms “so we can win and become the majority party again.”)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, members of the following groups use children as cannon fodder: anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, and anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171009/lester-is-illinois-gop-uniting-in-opposition-to-rauner-abortion
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Evanston High School, meanwhile, saw players and marching band members kneel during a game late last month against New Trier High School. Evanston Township District 202 Superintendent Eric Witherspoon read a statement over the loudspeaker saying “we must work as a community to combat systems of oppression aimed at our black, Latino, Muslim, refugee, immigrant and LGBT communities.” It was a message, he said, Evanston students helped with.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rep. Gutierrez: Trump’s immigration proposals ‘an extension of the white supremacist agenda’ – Ed O’Keefe  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasing, Democrats make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-gutierrez-trump-immigration-20171008-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: In rural Henry County, support for Trump remains but some cracks starting to show – Ted Gregory  (DIERSEN: How many votes did Trump and Clinton get in your precinct?  In my DuPage County Milton Township Precinct 9, Trump got only 137 and Clinton got 211.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-trump-henry-county-voters-anxious-met-20171008-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A predominantly agricultural county with two ethanol plants and three gun manufacturers, Henry County in far western Illinois is a compelling indicator of the existing political landscape: Like almost all of rural Illinois, it went for Trump by a wide margin — he got 14,000 votes there to Hillary Clinton’s 8,900. Yet the county supported Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, but went with George W. Bush in 2004.)
— MARCH 26, 1998 FLASHBACK: Milton Township Gop Elects Upstart Leader Chris Heidorn  Unusual Vote Called A Conservative Swing – Deborah Kadin
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-03-26/news/9803260282_1_gop-group-precinct-committeemen-election
— MARCH 23, 1998 FLASHBACK: Precinct Leaders Taking Sides In Township Battle  Milton Conservatives Feud With Moderates – Lisa Black
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-03-23/news/9803230091_1_committeemen-bond-referendum-school-board-races
— MARCH 12, 1998 FLASHBACK: Gop Split Festering In Milton Township  Party Organization Facing A Battle Royal – Lisa Black and William Grady
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1998-03-12/news/9803120232_1_moderates-republican-organizations-gop

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Democratic candidates for governor face off in progressive forum – Taylor Hartz (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would still be hosting candidate forums. Contested races include those for DuPage County Sheriff, DuPage County Board District 4, and DuPage County Circuit Court Judge. I should write a book about those who took the lead in destroying TAPROOT in 2012, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democratic-candidates-for-governor-face-off-in-progressive-forum/
— Parents are pulling younger kids away from playing football – Bob Susnjara, Jake Griffin and Mitch Dudek  (DIERSEN: My outstanding parents did not push me toward football. I could not have played football anyway because I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease).)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/parents-are-pulling-younger-kids-away-from-playing-football/
— Chance the Rapper livestreams traffic stop on Instagram – Tom Schuba (DIERSEN: Because of the hatred that anti-Trumps are promoting, Trump supporters should consider livestreaming their encounters with anti-Trumps.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chance-rapper-livestream-traffic-stop/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Recreational marijuana a bad idea – Kim Freitag, Elgin
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171009/recreational-marijuana-a-bad-idea
— Antioch Township Assessor takes wrong approach to solving office dispute – Editorial
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20171009/editorial-assessor-takes-wrong-approach-to-solving-office-dispute
— Indigenous Peoples Day? Italians say stick with Columbus – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20171008/news/310089926/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: In a front page editorial with a color photo unethically made to look like a news article, anti-Trumps promote Mexico, its citizens, and its language.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171009/elgin-teacher-inspires-students-through-language

 

ABC7
— White House releases long list of demands for DACA fix – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/white-house-releases-long-list-of-demands-for-daca-fix/2509466/

 

NBC5
— Democratic Candidates for Illinois Governor Gather for Gubernatorial Forum – Mary Ann Ahern (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would still be hosting candidate forums. Contested races include those for DuPage County Sheriff, DuPage County Board District 4, and DuPage County Circuit Court Judge. I should write a book about those who took the lead in destroying TAPROOT in 2012, their operatives, and their dupes.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Democratic-Candidates-for-Illinois-Governor-Gather-for-Gubernatorial-Forum-450068123.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Gun control measures on agenda for veto session – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171008/gun-control-measures-on-agenda-for-veto-session

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Democratic gubernatorial candidates push free tuition, single-payer health care – Kristina Karisch  (DIERSEN: How many hours did you work to pay for your college expenses? If tuition had been free for you, would you have gotten better grades? To pay for my college expenses at UIC 1966-1969 and at NIU 1969-1970 and for news cars to get to and from work and school, I washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; and worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970.)
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2017/10/09/city/democratic-gubernatorial-candidates-push-free-tuition-single-payer-health-care/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump’s praise of Columbus omits dark history – HOLLY YAN  (DIERSEN: What is your parents’ dark history? What is your grandparents’ dark history? What is your great grandparents’ dark history? What is the rest of your ancestors’ dark history? Ever-increasingly, if you are White and/or male, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that anti-Whites and anti-males call for you to pay for the sins of your parents, for the sins of your grandparents, for the sins of your great grandparents, and for the sins the rest of your ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trumps-praise-of-columbus-omits-dark-history/830794716
— GOP sees how narrow margin is on tax reform  Can Republicans get enough votes? – LAUREN FOX (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that the deductibility of real estate taxes and medical expenses has enabled my wife and I to save federal taxes by itemizing.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/gop-sees-how-narrow-margin-is-on-tax-reform/830965507

 

WVIK
— Public Forum on Illinois State Budget – HERB TRIX
http://wvik.org/post/public-forum-illinois-state-budget#stream/0

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— The Conservative Revolt Against Bruce Rauner
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/the-conservative-revolt-against-bruce-rauner
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Following Gov. Bruce Rauner’s decisions to sign taxpayer-funded abortion and sanctuary state legislation, conservative lawmakers and voters alike are abandoning their support for the first-term governor. On this edition of Illinois Rising, Dan Proft and Pat Hughes talk to state Sen. Kyle McCarter, R-Lebanon, about the prospects for a primary challenge to Rauner from someone on his right. Proft and Hughes also break down the results of a new study showing Illinois as one of the least desirable states in the country in which to do business. And they discuss the new primary challenger to House Minority Leader Jim Durkin.)

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Still no meetings held to balance budget governor says is $1.7 billion out of balance – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/still-no-meetings-held-to-balance-budget-governor-says-is/article_beb1ced2-aae1-11e7-a44f-734087cbc820.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ILLINOIS CONSERVATIVE’S HOME AND CAR VANDALIZED
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/illinois-conservatives-home-and-car-vandalized.html

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Is Trump still the same guy who won in November? – W. James Antle III  (DIERSEN: One could ask is Rauner still the same guy who won in 2014? Ever-increasingly, Rauner acts against conservative principles and against the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/is-trump-still-the-same-guy-who-won-in-november/article/2636729

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump unveils new strict 70-point immigration enforcement plan  Calls for comprehensive rewrite of laws to stiffen border and interior, cut chain migration – Stephen Dinan
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/8/trump-send-70-point-immigration-enforcement-list-c/

 

PJ MEDIA
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups want Republicans to pander to Hispanics: 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.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/2017/10/08/rep-castro-gop-can-regain-confidence-trust-latinos-backing-dream-act/

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Requests Border Wall Funding, Fewer Green Cards And More Deportations – Alex Pfeiffer
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/08/trump-requests-border-wall-funding-fewer-green-cards-and-more-deportations/
— Top Obama Officials Spent Nearly $1 Million On Non-Commercial Flights – Michael Bastasch
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/08/exclusive-top-obama-officials-spent-nearly-1-million-on-non-commercial-flights/

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump foments the Republican civil war of 2017.”
http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/354519-trump-foments-the-republican-civil-war-of-2017
— Gutierrez rips Trump immigration proposals: ‘An extension of the white supremacist agenda’ – REBECCA SAVRANSKY
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/354498-dem-lawmaker-rips-trump-immigration-proposals-an-extension-of-the-white
— Durbin: Congress shouldn’t include Trump’s demands in DACA legislation – JACQUELINE THOMSEN
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/354491-top-dem-congress-shouldnt-include-trumps-demands-in-daca-legislation

 

REUTERS
— Trump seeks border wall, crackdown on unaccompanied minors for ‘Dreamer’ deal – Jeff Mason
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-exclusive/trump-seeks-border-wall-crackdown-on-unaccompanied-minors-for-dreamer-deal-idUSKBN1CD10L

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “White House Makes Hard-Line Demands for Any ‘Dreamers’ Deal.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/08/us/politics/white-house-daca.html
— Bob Corker Says Trump’s Recklessness Threatens ‘World War III’ – JONATHAN MARTIN and MARK LANDLER
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/08/us/politics/trump-corker.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Attacking Media as Distraction. Mr. Trump is putting on a sideshow to take attention away from his failures.” I should write a book about all those who have attacked me for what I do as your GOPUSA Illinois Editor. They include “Republican” activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/09/opinion/trump-attacks-twitter-media.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Platinum pensions: Rich CEOs aren’t like you and me. They get multimillion-dollar pensions even when they’re forced out of their jobs. – Michelle Singletary  (DIERSEN: Because my Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted my career and forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old, my Civil Service Retirement System pension is dramatically reduced.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2017/10/09/platinum-pensions-rich-ceos-arent-like-you-and-me-they-get-multimillion-dollar-pensions-even-when-theyre-forced-out-of-their-jobs/
— Trump tries to weaken federal unions, but their membership grows in reaction to GOP actions – Joe Davidson  (DIERSEN: I was a union member while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980.  If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/10/09/trump-tries-to-weaken-federal-unions-but-their-membership-grows-in-reaction-to-gop-actions/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Hardline White House immigration proposals could derail deal to protect Dreamers.”
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-immigration-20171008-story.html

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF SPENCER: White supremacists say rally in Charlottesville is model for protests across nation – John Bacon
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/10/08/white-supremacists-say-rally-charlottesville-model-more-protests-across-south/744087001/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: My ancestor didn’t bring American sin. There is plenty of blame for those who came before and after Christopher Columbus.  (DIERSEN: What is your parents’ dark history? What is your grandparents’ dark history? What is your great grandparents’ dark history? What is the rest of your ancestors’ dark history? Ever-increasingly, if you are White and/or male, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, the more that anti-Whites and anti-males call for you to pay for the sins of your parents, for the sins of your grandparents, for the sins of your great grandparents, and for the sins the rest of your ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/trumps-praise-of-columbus-omits-dark-history/830794716
— GOP sees how narrow margin is on tax reform  Can Republicans get enough votes? – LAUREN FOX (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are beyond furious that the deductibility of real estate taxes and medical expenses has enabled my wife and I to save federal taxes by itemizing.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/10/09/christopher-columbus-xx-my-ancestor-wasnt-evil-column/744333001/
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites, anti-Italian Americans, and anti-Americans say “Christopher Columbus, your ship may have sailed: Indigenous Peoples Day picks up steam.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/10/08/christopher-columbus-indigenous-peoples-day/744210001/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Christopher Columbus, Great American  Attacks on the explorer are aimed at Western civilization. – Angela Rocco DeCarlo  (DIERSEN: As Germany becomes more and more and more anti-American, discrimination against German-Americans is diminishing.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/christopher-columbus-great-american-1507487794
— The GOP’s ‘Tax the Rich’ Temptation  The top 10% of earners already pay 71% of federal income taxes—highest in the developed world. – Phil Gramm (DIERSEN: Should everyone who wants the rich to pay more federal income tax be required to disclose how much federal income tax that they paid during the last year, last 5 years, last 10 years, last 20 years, etc.?  During the last 20 years, I have paid far less federal income tax because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-gops-tax-the-rich-temptation-1507487704

 

BLOOMBERG
— Trump Demands Wall Funds for DACA, Drawing Rebuke From Democrats – Toluse Olorunnipa and Laura Litvan
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-08/white-house-lays-out-immigration-demands-including-wall-funding

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— Trump Flips Again, Demands Broad Immigration Crackdown in Exchange for DACA Fix – Margaret Hartmann
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/10/trump-flips-again-wants-immigration-crackdown-for-daca-fix.html

 

ATLANTIC
— The White House Lays Out Its Conditions for Extending DACA  The Trump administration provided a list of immigration reforms it wants fulfilled for a deal to protect young undocumented immigrants. – PRISCILLA ALVAREZ
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/10/the-white-house-lays-out-its-demands-for-daca/542376/

 

VANITY FAIR
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “TRUMP HOLDS DREAMERS HOSTAGE TO A FAR-RIGHT WISH LIST  The president offers Democrats a devil’s bargain in exchange for DACA.”
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/10/trump-holds-dreamers-hostage-to-a-far-right-wish-list

 

FED SMITH
— Should Political Appointees Be Barred From Career Jobs? – Jeff Neal  (DIERSEN: Who are your critics/opponents? Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Overwhelmingly they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2017/10/09/political-appointees-barred-career-jobs/

October 7 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kane State’s Attorney McMahon ‘seriously considering’ run for attorney general – Hannah Leone
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-mcmahon-considering-attorney-general-run-st-1006-20171007-story.html
— Democratic county chairmen back Pritzker for governor – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-illinois-democratic-county-endorse-pritzker-governor-20171007-story.html
— Police: Man arrested after statue of Christopher Columbus defaced overnight
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-c-columbus-statue-defaced-20171007-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Sessions’ order to accommodate religious objections undercuts LGBT protections.” (DIERSEN: The Republican Party should issue a directive that protects Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-sessions-lgbt-protections-20171006-story.html
— City funding cuts possible for some Naperville special events – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-seca-fund-changes-st-1008-20171007-story.html
— Trump supporters, eager to ‘drain the swamp,’ swelling Republican Party purse with small donations – Matea Gold
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-rnc-donors-20171007-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— As feds and state stiff Metra, riders pay more for less – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-as-feds-and-state-stiff-metra-riders-pay-more-for-less/
— Democratic county chairmen endorse Pritzker for governor – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/democratic-county-chairmen-endorse-pritzker/

 

NBC5
— Greater Number of Students Leaving Illinois for College
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/greater-number-of-students-leaving-illinois-for-college-449900203.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— League of Women Voters supports DACA (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the League of Women Voters acts as an arm of the Democrat Party.)
http://www.rrstar.com/opinion/20171006/their-view-league-of-women-voters-supports-daca

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— BEYOND TRAGIC: Retail marijuana is spreading  California, Massachusetts, Maine to start sales – AARON SMITH
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/retail-marijuana-is-spreading/829796078

 

WMAY
— Former Rauner Aide Diana Rickert Trashes State Government, Workers In Op-Ed Piece
http://www.wmay.com/2017/10/07/former-rauner-aide-trashes-state-government-workers-in-op-ed-piece/

 

WSIL TV
— Illinois Democrats endorse Pritzker as candidate for governor – Cory Ray
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36544703/illinois-democrats-endorse-pritzker-as-candidate-for-governor

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— COOK COUNTY’S PENSION SYSTEM HANDS OUT EARLY RETIREMENTS, MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR BENEFITS – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/cook-countys-pension-system-hands-out-early-retirements-multimillion-dollar-benefits/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Illinois Democratic County Chairmen’s Association votes to endorse Pritzker
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/07/idcca-votes-to-endorse-pritzker/

 

FOX NEWS
— Trump boasts fundraising might for GOP: ‘I’m working hard for them’
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/10/07/trump-boasts-fundraising-might-for-gop-im-working-hard-for-them.html
— Dinesh D’Souza: Second Amendment Is There to Protect Against Government Tyranny
http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/10/07/second-amendment-protects-against-government-tyranny-dinesh-dsouza

 

TOWNHALL
— Jeff Flake is the Latest Anti-Trump Republican to Suffer in the Polls – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2017/10/07/jeff-flake-is-the-latest-antitrump-republican-to-suffer-in-the-polls-n2392041
— Antifa Plans Violent, Destructive “Deface Columbus Day” – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2017/10/07/antifa-plans-deface-columbus-day-n2392002

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— The left crows about Lois Lerner’s IRS now being ‘evenhanded’ – Monica Showalter
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/10/the_left_crows_about_lois_lerners_irs_now_being_evenhanded.html

 

PEOPLE PUNDIT DAILY
— Demographic Change and Entitlement Disaster – DANIEL MITCHELL
https://www.peoplespunditdaily.com/policy/2017/10/07/demographic-change-entitlement-disaster/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— CALLING ALL GOP ‘FRINGE’ CANDIDATES – DEMS WANT YOU  Planning underway to meddle in Republican primaries to pick ‘unelectable’ opponents – ALICIA  (DIERSEN: The more planks in the Republican Party platform that you defend/advance, the more that Democrats say that you are on the fringe.)
http://www.wnd.com/2017/10/calling-all-gop-fringe-candidates-dems-want-you/

 

THE HILL
— Trump compliments media coverage of his ‘wonderful small donors’ – ALICIA COHN
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/354352-trump-compliments-media-coverage-of-his-wonderful-small-donors
— Poll: NFL drops as favorite US sport – JOHN BOWDEN
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/354365-poll-nfl-drops-as-favorite-us-sport
— Late night hosts get political, fueling tensions with Trump – MAX GREENWOOD
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/354377-late-night-hosts-get-political-fueling-tensions-with-trump

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Seeing Trump Through a Glass, Darkly.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/opinion/sunday/trump-republicans-confirmation-bias.html
— N.R.A. and G.O.P., Together Forever – CHARLES J. SYKESO  (DIERSEN: Was the Las Vegas shooter’s motive bringing down both NRA and GOP?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/opinion/sunday/nra-republicans-gun-lobby.html
— The ‘Resistance,’ Raising Big Money, Upends Liberal Politics – KENNETH P. VOGEL
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/07/us/politics/democrats-resistance-fundraising.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In a switch, GOP deserts its budget-cutting mantra – Damian Paletta
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/in-a-switch-gop-deserts-its-budget-cutting-mantra/2017/10/07/5a62b8be-a943-11e7-850e-2bdd1236be5d_story.html
— Even in California, some people think Trump is doing just fine as president – Steve Lopez
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-lopez-martin-trump-1008-story.html
— AG directive protects religious objectors to LGBT rights – AP  (DIERSEN: The Republican Party should issue a directive that protects Republican Precinct Committeemen like me who do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-religious-objection-order-upends-lgbt-protections/2017/10/06/ae3ec978-aaab-11e7-9a98-07140d2eed02_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Die-hard Democratic Erie, Pennsylvania is about to turn Republican – Salena Zito  (DIERSEN: How hard are anti-Republican candidates trying to get elected in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county?  Anti-Republicans are disciples of Saul Aninsky and moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They have, they are, and they will falsely claim to be Republican to get elected.)
http://nypost.com/2017/10/07/this-die-hard-democratic-city-is-about-to-turn-republican/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Tennessee GOP Tightens Rules for Who Can Run as Republican – AP (DIERSEN: In my opinion, rules for who can run as a Republican in Illinois should be made much tighter. Ever-increasingly, voters in my precinct who cast Republican primary ballots make it clear to me that they vote for Democrats in general elections. Ever-increasingly, candidates who have cast Republican primary ballots make it clear to everyone that they are really RINOs, Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens. Most commonly they reject the traditional family, right to life, immigration, illegal drugs, and equal opportunity (no race or gender based preference giving) planks in the Republican Party platform and the Illinois Republican Party platform. Most commonly, they reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee (MTRCC) resolution against video gambling.  Most commonly, they focus on getting rid of Republicans like me who support the aforesaid planks and resolution. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, MTRCC webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/tennessee/articles/2017-10-07/tennessee-gop-tightens-rules-for-who-can-run-as-republican
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In the little-noticed change to party bylaws approved this summer, candidates must now have voted in three out of the last four GOP state or federal level primaries to be considered bona fide Republican candidates. For candidates seeking to appear on next year’s ballot that will mean voting histories can be scrutinized going back to the August 2012 primary. The previous standard was for candidates to have voted in two of the last four GOP primaries. Exceptions in the new rules will be made for candidates not old enough to have voted in the last four primaries, moved from another state or had an illness or military service that prevented them from voting. A letter from established Republicans to vouch for GOP newcomers could override the primary voting requirement, at the chairman’s discretion. Challenging a candidate’s bona fide status requires a complaint from two Republican voters. But in another change, those complaints must be made from the same district the candidate is running in to avoid activists from trying to interfere with races outside their home areas. Golden, who will have the final say over all challenges, said he expects successful efforts to oust candidates to be rare.)

 

NEWSWEEK
— UNDER TRUMP’S NEW BUDGET, IF YOU DON’T WORK, YOU DON’T EAT: REPUBLICANS ARE KICKING PEOPLE OFF FOOD STAMPS – CHRISTIANNA SILVA
http://www.newsweek.com/under-trumps-new-budget-if-you-dont-work-you-dont-eat-republicans-are-kicking-679749

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— House Authorizes Hiring Spree of 10,000 Federal Employees – Eric Katz
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/10/house-authorizes-hiring-spree-10000-feds/141621/

October 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Deal reached to repeal Cook County sweetened beverage tax, commissioner says – Sarah Schulte
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/deal-reached-to-repeal-cook-county-soda-tax/2499416/

 

NBC5
— Governor Bruce Rauner Announces New Chief of Staff – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/governor-bruce-rauner-new-chief-of-staff-449741423.html

 

WGN TV
— Expansion of birth control opt-out for employers limited by Illinois law – AP & MEGHAN DWYER
http://wgntv.com/2017/10/06/trump-expands-birth-control-opt-out-for-workplace-insurance/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner’s chief of staff Kristina Rasmussen out after 88 days on the job in ‘wild times’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/former-illinois-policy-institute-head-out-as-rauners-chief-of-staff/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote illegal immigration and abortion say “Too busy spurning Rauner, GOP fails to make Dems pay for taxes.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-too-busy-spurning-rauner-gop-fails-to-make-dems-pay-for-taxes/
— In tearing down Columbus, we ignore real violence against Indians – Patrick T. Mason
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/in-tearing-down-columbus-we-ignore-real-violence-against-indians/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rep. Jeanne Ives attacks Rauner’s weak right flank – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-illinois-governor-kass-1008-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: State Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton, a conservative and a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, may soon challenge a weakened Gov. Bruce Rauner in the Republican primary. “I’m seriously considering the option, with a serious game plan, we’re meeting with people and we’ll make a decision one way or another soon, and I mean very soon,” Ives told me Friday. She’s considering it because Rauner has lost his base. And what happens when an incumbent loses his or her base? You can smell the toast a’burnin’. “Voters don’t know what Rauner’s core principles are because he doesn’t have any. So we can’t very well give him a pass,” said Ives, a staunch social and fiscal conservative. “I’m not connected to the big money men who run the big races, but whoever would take Rauner on, it would cost less to defeat him than it would for him to redeem his reputation.” Rauner lost the conservative Republican base in Illinois by moving hard to the left, first by signing “sanctuary state” legislation and then by putting taxpayers on the hook to pay for abortion on demand. On Friday, he axed one of his few remaining conservative aides, chief of staff Kristina Rasmussen. Rauner supporters think his moves help him in Cook County, particularly with pro-abortion-rights suburban women. But will Rauner’s support of “sanctuary state” legislation win him Latino support in a general election? Will his decision to risk his career by supporting taxpayer-funded abortion win him love from Democrats? I don’t think so. Yet such moves do satisfy the media, that which will sing his praises and call him courageous and so on, and vilify or at least marginalize any conservative challenger, whether that is Ives or someone else. That’s how things are wired in Illinois, but you knew that. Ultimately, those singing his praises for his leftward drift will abandon Rauner in the general election in favor of the Democrats, either billionaire J.B. Pritzker, backed by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, or Christopher Kennedy. That’s also how things are wired. But you knew that, too. The problem for Rauner is that, as of now, conservatives make up a sizable percentage of the Republican vote. Without them, where is he? But not so fast, says Pat Brady, a Rauner supporter, former Illinois GOP chairman and principal of the government affairs firm Next Generation Strategies. “I understand Ives’ anger. I know social conservatives are upset,” Brady said. “But to their credit, social conservatives, they don’t stay home on Election Day. “Bruce Rauner is the first governor to stand up to Mike Madigan, and the people of Illinois know it,” Brady said. “And 80 percent of the state has had enough with the Boss Democrats. So are conservatives going to throw their lot in with J.B. Pritzker and Madigan? I don’t think that’s going to happen.” That will be Rauner’s hard sell, to convince conservatives that without him, Illinois will remain Madiganistan. It will be difficult if not impossible for him to win without an effective coalition. But without conservatives, what is left of Rauner’s coalition? Wealthy businessmen? That’s not a coalition. In this, he’s quite like Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who also has the money guys with him but not much else, and remains quite beatable. Emanuel has been reaching out to Latinos in anticipation of more bad publicity and negative feelings coming his way when the murder trial of Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke, charged with the killing of black teenager Laquan McDonald, rolls around. Emanuel’s administration sat on the video of the shooting until after the mayor won re-election against Cook County Board Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia. Chuy won’t let him forget it. And neither will Chris Kennedy. But Emanuel has time and other people’s money. Rauner doesn’t have time, and he’ll be spending his own cash. On the Democratic side, at least Pritzker and Kennedy have a game plan. Pritzker with Boss Madigan and a massive TV ad budget. And Kennedy seeking minority votes with endorsements like that of Chuy Garcia’s. But what is Rauner’s game plan? That Boss Madigan has helped ruin the state? Rauner needs more than that, but his plan is becoming increasingly difficult to see. He was a businessman, not a social justice warrior at the beginning, then he wasn’t conservative, then he was a conservative for a few weeks, then he fired all the conservatives working for him and made sure he wasn’t a conservative by supporting taxpayer-funded abortion. It’s all been so very confusing. Conservatives will either find a challenger, or convince Rauner to do the math and hope he won’t seek re-election and save the Illinois GOP from a fight. Or he can run, while conservatives concentrate on their own state House and Senate races and keep the governor at a distance. “It’s best for the state if he announces he’s not running,” Ives said. “It would allow the party to come together and coalesce around another individual who could take on the Democrats. Because Rauner’s base has lost him. There’s no doubt about it. Talk to people around the state. You hear the same thing. His base isn’t with him.” Those who are quite close to the governor say he has no interest in caving, that he’ll fight. It might be politically bloody, but he doesn’t care. Rauner isn’t a weakling. He fought hard. He spent his money. He made terrible political mistakes that he didn’t have to make, but he insisted on making them. Now, he’s paying for them. Conservatives like Jeanne Ives will insist upon it.)
— Rauner parts ways with chief of staff Kristina Rasmussen from conservative think tank – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-chief-of-staff-1007-20171006-story.html
— Amazon’s HQ2 quest sent Chicago looking for an ‘in,’ mayor’s emails show – Lauren Zumbach  (DIERSEN: From what I see, Emanuel will stress to Amazon that Chicago is full of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-amazon-hq2-emanuel-emails-20171006-story.html
— 6th Congressional District Democrat candidate forum planned (DIERSEN: If I was still the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, the organization would still be hosting Republican candidate forums. Contested races include those for DuPage County Sheriff, DuPage County Board District 4, and Circuit Court Judge.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-naperville-digest-st-1008-20171006-story.html
— Fox Valley congressmen call for review of ‘bump stocks,’ other gun measures – Sarah Freishtat
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-las-vegas-gun-law-congressmen-st-1008-20171006-story.html
— Gorsuch could strike a mortal blow to unions – Ed Rogers
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-gorsuch-union-dues-janus-afscme-20171006-story.html
— Welcome to the dysfunction of Illinois government – Diana Sroka Rickert
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-illinois-1008-story.html
— Chicago should hope to lose the Amazon chase – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-amazon-hq2-chicago-20171008-story.html
— Rauner takes Manufacturing Month tour to South Elgin’s Hoffer Plastics – Linda Girardi
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-south-elgin-rauner-manufacturing-st-1008-20171006-story.html
— Trump’s one-two punch hits birth control, LGBT rights – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-bc-us–trump-religious-rules-20171006-story.html
— University of Wisconsin approves free speech policy that punishes student protesters – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-university-of-wisconsin-protest-punishment-20171006-story.html
— Wisconsin state lawmaker sued over sign theft – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-wi–sign-theft-lawmaker-20171006-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner shakes up his staff again—this time at the very top – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171006/BLOGS02/171009899/rauner-shakes-up-his-staff-again-this-time-at-the-very-top
— Yes, state House retirements are off the charts – RICH MILLER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20171006/NEWS02/171009896/yes-state-house-retirements-are-off-the-charts

 

DAILY HERALD
— Why high school football programs are losing players – Mitch Dudek  (DIERSEN: My father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma. Neither I nor any of my ancestors played football.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171006/why-high-school-football-programs-are-losing-players–
— Metra’s doomsday budget includes fare hikes, service cuts – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171006/metras-doomsday-budget-includes-fare-hikes-service-cuts

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Former U.S. attorney Rodger Heaton named Rauner’s chief of staff – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171006/former-us-attorney-rodger-heaton-named-rauners-chief-of-staff

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Gag order issued in Wheaton College hazing incident – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/lists/2017/10/05/bd8b7c2e40104b4bb5dd125d95e19afd/index.xml

 

WJBD RADIO
— President Trump looms large over Virginia governor’s race – ANC News (DIERSEN: Will Trump loom large over the Illinois Republican gubernatorial primary?)
http://www.wjbdradio.com/politics/2017/10/06/president-trump-looms-large-over-virginia-governors-race

 

CHENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Joe Biden: The U.S. is ‘walking down a very dark path’ under Trump  Blasts president’s nationalist appeal – JENNIFER HANSLER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they are anti-American.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/joe-biden-the-us-is-walking-down-a-very-dark-path-under-trump/828602574

 

WSIL TV
— Former state representative Brandon Phelps becomes lobbyist – Joe Ragusa
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/36541917/former-state-representative-becomes-lobbyist

 

CHICAGO MAGAZINE
— There’s Only Room for One Madigan at the Top of Illinois Politics  Now we know: There’s no Madigan dynasty. There’s only Mike. – EDWARD MCCLELLAND
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/November-2017/Michael-Madigan-Lisa-Madigan/

 

GAZETTE CHICAGO
— Rainbow PUSH, activists push back on Trump’s voter fraud commission – Igor Studenkov
http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2017/10/rainbow-push-activists-push-back-on-trumps-voter-fraud-commission/

 

WIRE POINTS
— Rasmussen leaves as Rauner’s Chief of Staff. Who is Rauner? Critics will need new spin as head-scratching expands – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/rasmussen-out-as-rauners-chief-of-staff-who-is-rauner-critics-will-need-a-new-spin-as-head-scratching-expands/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Gov. Rauner names fourth chief of staff in three years
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/gov-rauner-names-fourth-chief-of-staff-in-three-years/article_759dd80e-aaa9-11e7-996e-9346e70ef724.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— CONSERVATIVE URBANA-CHAMPAIGN STUDENTS CATCH LIBERAL VANDALS IN THE ACT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/conservative-urbana-champaign-students-catch-liberal-vandals-in-the-act.html
— THE CURRENT TAX CODE PROMOTES BIGGER GOVERNMENT
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/the-current-tax-code-promotes-bigger-government.html
— RAUNER DISMISSES CHIEF OF STAFF RASMUSSEN, MOVES LEFT EVEN MORE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/rauner-dismisses-chief-of-staff-rasmussen-moves-left-even-more-.html
— WHITE HOUSE REMOVES OBAMACARE HHS MANDATE ON CONTRACEPTIVES AND ABORTION-INDUCING DRUGS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/white-house-removes-obamacare-hhs-mandate-on-contraceptives-and-abortion-inducing-drugs.html
— DI LEO: MARK KIRK V2.0 – THE 2018 ILLINOIS GOVERNOR’S RACE (DIERSEN: If not Rauner, who would have a better chance of winning November 6, 2018?)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/10/mark-kirk-v20-the-2018-illinois-governors-race.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Is the Illinois GOP Civil War Finally Here? – John Biver
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/10/is-the-illinois-gop-civil-war-finally-here/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now that prominent conservatives are seeing Governor Bruce Rauner for who he really is, we arrive at a genuinely dramatic moment in a state where the Republican Party’s failures have paved the way for Leftist policies to ruin the state. After signing several outrageously left-wing bills into law, an increasing number of rank and file conservatives and elected political leaders are finally seeing the truth about Governor Rauner. This gives conservatives in Illinois the opportunity to get their act together. Technically, every election cycle is another chance for limited government and pro-family Republicans — but some opportunities are greater than others. This is one. Examples of the lost chances happened in 1982 (Don Totten’s lt. governor candidacy), 2002 (the caucus leadership changes in the General Assembly), 2004 (Jack Ryan’s U.S. Senate campaign), and the past three gubernatorial primaries (all of which, 2006, 2010, and 2014, were lost due to State Senator Bill Brady’s involvement…that’s a sad story for another article). I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that there were people warning about Rauner four years ago — including IFI’s Laurie Higgins. Another voice, probably the loudest and most thorough, was Doug Ibendahl at RepublicanNewsWatch.com. Among the stronger recent statements, my favorites are that of State Rep. Peter Breen: “The Rauner experiment is over,” — and State Rep. David McSweeney: “Rauner is a failed governor.” Will Rauner run for reelection? He says he is, but we’ll see. If he does and conservatives mount a credible challenge to him, can Bruce and his millions of dollars be defeated? Not unless conservatives unite around a solid, intelligent and able governor/lt. governor ticket and run the best campaign of their lives. (Anyone reading this who personally knows Bill Brady, please ask him to stay the heck away from the race and enjoy leading the GOP super-minority in the state senate.) As simple as all of that sounds, Illinois conservatives have proven incapable of uniting, and in fact, have not been up to the task of successfully taking on the 40 years-in-the-making RINO (Republican in Name Only) establishment. Since Jim Thompson was elected Illinois governor in 1976, the RINOs have usually been happy to cooperate with the Democrats as long as individuals in the RINO club were able to become rich in the process. Yes, there were exceptions, such as moments during the decade-long state senate Republican majority in the 1990s, when Republicans acted as Republicans are supposed to. The fact that they were exceptions, however, is why we are where we are today. As several people are now realizing, this is a unique opportunity. President Donald Trump tapped the economic and cultural frustration in the electorate and defeated a talented primary field and the Democratic Party dynasty of our era in the general election. The same exasperation that exists in Illinois caused a majority of voters in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa to help candidate Trump take down the vaunted “blue wall.” Does it exist here on a large enough scale to send Rauner back to the private sector and take down the next silly Democratic Party left-wing nominee? Yes and yes. But it will take a competence level we haven’t seen from Illinois conservative candidates and consultants in a couple of generations. Does the candidate and consultant talent exist here to step up and lead? Yes on candidates and maybe on the consultants. Too many conservative campaign consultants don’t realize that in this era of Trump, things are different. The statewide campaign can no longer be all about their financial take on media buys, and their percentage of the cost of massive direct mailings and yard signs, or the fact that these “wise” consultants think they’re the smartest people in the room (they’re not). The campaign must be all about effectively communicating to the people of Illinois the serious problems that exist here. Those problems have gotten worse during Bruce Rauner’s tenure, and will speed-up in the wrong direction under a radical lefty like J.B. Pritzker. I have been saying this for decades — the people of Illinois are not much different from all those in the red states that surround us. This is not Vermont or Massachusetts or California. Cook County might not turn red any time soon, but there are plenty of what used to be called Reagan Democrats living in Chicago and its surrounds to give a conservative a primary and general election win. All that has been missing all these years is effective conservative leadership in the Illinois Republican Party. While Rauner’s money has purchased the party apparatus for the time being, a counter insurgency is possible and necessary. And the time for that is now.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner staff meeting play-by-play
https://capitolfax.com/2017/10/06/rauner-staff-meeting-play-by-play/

 

BREITBART
— Chuck Grassley Suggests Trading DACA Amnesty for Border Security, Mandatory E-Verify – JOHN BINDER
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/10/06/chuck-grassley-suggests-trading-daca-amnesty-for-border-security-mandatory-e-verify/

 

GOPUSA
— NFL players’ union teamed up with George Soros to fund leftist advocacy groups
http://www.gopusa.com/nfl-players-union-teamed-up-with-george-soros-to-fund-leftist-advocacy-groups/

 

FOX NEWS
— AG directive protects religious objectors to LGBT rights – AP  (DIERSEN: Those who promote LGBTQ activity, their operatives, and their dupes have always worked the hardest against me. I should write a book about them.)
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/06/trump-religious-objection-order-upends-lgbt-protections.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— STUDY: Obama Had 740 Percent More Positive Media Coverage Than Trump – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/06/study-obama-had-740-percent-more-positive-media-coverage-than-trump/
— California Can Now Jail People For Misusing Gender Pronouns – Anders Hagstrom
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/06/california-can-now-jail-people-for-misusing-gender-pronouns/
— UC Berkeley Students Protest Exam, Accuse Peers And Professor Of Supporting White Supremacy – Ian Miles Cheong
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/05/uc-berkeley-students-protest-exam-accuse-peers-and-professor-of-supporting-white-supremacy/
— Mexico Prepares For ‘Dreamers’ To Get Deported – Alex Pfeiffer  (DIERSENM: What about their parents?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/06/mexico-prepares-for-dreamers-to-get-deported/

 

NEWSMAX
— House Budget Plan Clears Way for Cuts to Federal Employee Benefits – Jeffrey Rodack (DIERSEN: Very few of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) are/were wage earners, b) are in line to get a pension, and/or c) are getting a pension. Overwhelmingly they want employee salaries, employee benefits, and employee pensions to be cut. I was a wage earner 1964-1997 and I have been getting a pension since 1997.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/house-budget-plan-cuts-federal-employee/2017/10/06/id/818124/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— PSYCH DRUGS IN EVERY SHOOTER SINCE COLUMBINE – INCLUDING PADDOCK – Alex Cameron
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/10/05/psych-drugs-in-every-shooter-since-columbine-including-paddock/

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Facebook Claims Ability to Discern “Fake News” – Mary Elise Dugan  (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, a) only they decide what news is real or important and b) GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are full of links to fake and/or unimportant news.)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/27073-facebook-claims-ability-to-discern-fake-news

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following “groups slam DOJ for ‘despicable’ religious liberty guidance:” 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/regulation/administration/354289-civil-rights-groups-slam-doj-for-despicable-religious-liberty

 

NBC NEWS
— White House Preps ‘Wish List’ of Hard-line Immigration Proposals – HALLIE JACKSON, JULIA AINSLEY and LEIGH ANN CALDWELL
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/white-house-preps-wish-list-hard-line-immigration-proposals-n808446

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner Chief of Staff Out After 3 Months, Ex-US Attorney In  Gov. Bruce Rauner is replacing his chief of staff after just 13 weeks. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2017-10-06/rauner-chief-of-staff-out-after-3-months-ex-us-attorney-in

 

CBS MIAMI
— Thousands Of ‘Dreamers’ Now Subject To Deportation
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2017/10/05/deadline-looms-for-dreamers-to-keep-protection/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— New Analysis Counters Claim that Federal Workforce Grew in Recent Years – Charles S. Clark
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/10/newly-crunched-numbers-counter-claim-federal-workforce-grew-recent-years/141588/

 

FED WEEK
— GAO To Study PTSD Treatment, Therapy
http://www.fedweek.com/armed-forces-news/gao-study-ptsd-treatment-therapy/

 

VANITY FAIR
— TRUMP FLUNKS HISPANIC OUTREACH IN THE MOST TRUMP WAY POSSIBLE – BESS LEVIN  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you do not glorify and praise Hispanics, anti-Trumps call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/10/trump-flunks-hispanic-outreach-in-the-most-trump-way-possible

September 30 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Abortion Opponents Say Gov. Rauner Betrayed Them – Bob Roberts
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/30/abortion-opponents-say-gov-rauner-betrayed-them/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Young opponents of abortion gathered outside the Thompson Center to denounce Gov. Bruce Rauner and the new law he signed this week that provides for taxpayer financing of abortion. GOP politicians called Rauner’s decision “political suicide.” One ally called  him “Benedict Rauner” in a Facebook post. The governor agreed to be scratched from a southwest suburban GOP picnic. The youthful anti-abortion protesters who gathered at the Thompson Center called the governor’s decision to sign HB-40 a grave disappointment. David Cordaro is with the organization Students For Life. “Governor Rauner betrayed us. He betrayed the Republican party. And he betrayed the pro-life generation,” said Cordaro. He is not backing any specific candidates yet. But says the group will support primary challengers who oppose taxpayer funding of abortions. Add State Sen. Dan McConchie and Rep. Tom Morrison to the list of legislators who say they’ve told Gov. Rauner he’s finished politically. McConchie said Republican lawmakers tried to convince Rauner to veto the bill. “There is no way that I can in any further election going forward stand with Gov. Rauner after he lied in regards to this. After he told Cardinal (Blase Cupich) one thing and then did something else,” said McConchie. That is not leadership. That is not the courageous leadership that we need to have in our state.” They encouraged the youthful abortion opponents to find candidates who oppose taxpayer funded abortions and to work for them.)

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— ACLU DANCES ON THE GRAVE OF HENRY HYDE – THANKS TO REPUBLICAN GOV. RAUNER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/aclu-dances-on-the-grave-of-henry-hyde-thanks-to-republican-gov-rauner.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE:  Despite his campaign rhetoric, Bruce Rauner may go down in history as one of Illinois’ most socially and culturally transformative governors. He’ll certainly be listed among the most effective for the Democrat, progressive left. On Thursday, Rauner signed into law the widely unpopular HB 40, which lifts the ban on taxpayer funding of elective abortions and codifies Illinois as a pro-abortion state regardless of what the U.S. Supreme Court may decide regarding Roe v. Wade. Not surprisingly, the ACLU is ecstatic and hailing Rauner as a hero of their ghoulish, “pro-choice” cause. They’re also dancing on the grave of the late Illinois Congressman Henry Hyde, who, 41 years ago today, passed the Hyde Amendment that banned taxpayer funding of abortion and saved approximately 2 million unborn lives. With the help of Gov. Rauner – who promised voters he had “no social agenda” – the ACLU sees Illinois as a harbinger of future victories across the country. They may be politically and eugenically correct, but they’ll be culturally, ethically, and historically wrong. Thank you Gov. Rauner.)
— AFTER SAYING THE US FLAG IS TOILET PAPER TO HER, U-46 BOARD MEMBER DOUBLES DOWN
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/after-saying-the-us-flag-is-toilet-paper-to-her-u-46-board-member-doubles-down.html

 

NBC5
— ‘Operation Broken Heart’ Nets 14 Arrests, Seizure of 200 Grams of Cocaine
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/operation-broken-heart-nets-14-arrests-seizure-of-200-grams-of-cocaine-448810713.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— ‘It’s a disgraceful job’: Rep. Gutiérrez slams Trump over hurricane response – Kristine Phillips
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-luis-gutierrez-hurricane-response-20170930-story.html
— With or without Trump, GOP insurgency plans for a civil war in 2018 midterms – Robert Costa
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-gop-midterms-20170930-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps protest in Arlington Heights.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/news/ct-ahp-arlington-library-immigration-rally-tl-1005-20170930-story.html
— Retired Chicago cops take a knee outside police headquarters  (DIERSEN: To “take a knee” is 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.chicagotribune.com/news/94750273-132.html
— Tinley trustee, clerk quit party they ran under due to differences with mayor – Mike Nolan
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-tinley-park-trustee-clerk-quit-party-st-1001-20170929-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump back on Twitter telling NFL players they should stand for anthem
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-back-on-twitter-telling-nfl-players-they-should-stand-for-anthem/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Whites promote hatred of Whites.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/fountain-what-the-anthem-means-when-you-take-a-knee/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps protest in Arlington Heights.  Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170930/rally-participants-support-arlington-heights-library-after-controversy

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Fallout from Rauner’s abortion rights bill decision will continue – Doug Finke
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170930/statehouse-insider-fallout-from-rauners-abortion-rights-bill-decision-will-continue

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Many Illinois students leaving state to attend college – Tim Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170930/many-illinois-students-leaving-state-to-attend-college

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Judge dismisses Trust Act lawsuit against McHenry County Sheriff Bill Prim – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/09/27/judge-dismisses-trust-act-lawsuit-against-mchenry-county-sheriff-bill-prim/a6xoi8k/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS TIGHTENS: Degrees out-of-reach for many low-income Illinois students – AP
http://www.bnd.com/news/business/article176327836.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “About 50 percent of our state’s elementary and high school students are low income, and that brings with them some significant challenges as well as lack of resources when they are able to move into higher education,” Westbrook said.)

 

FREEPORT JOURNAL STANDARD
— Will Rauner regret abortion bill signature – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.journalstandard.com/opinion/20170930/chuck-sweeny-will-rauner-regret-abortion-bill-signature

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say “Americans can’t agree on the definition of patriotism.” According to anti-Americans, to be patriotic is to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/americans-cant-agree-on-the-definition-of-patriotism/821746640

 

VANDALIA RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: A pro-Rauner says “GOP Leadership Not Shunning Governor Rauner.”
http://www.vandaliaradio.com/2017/09/30/gop-leadership-not-shunning-governor-rauner/

 

ILLINOIS CHRONICLE
— Proposed Republican tax plan would benefit Trump, Rauner
https://theillinoischronicle.com/chronicle-proposed-republican-tax-plan-would-benefit-trump-rauner/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— BILL WOULD BAR MADIGAN FROM SERVING AS LEGISLATIVE LEADER AND PARTY CHAIR  The speaker is nationally unique in his ability to control politics and policy. – Austin Berg
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/bill-would-bar-madigan-from-serving-as-legislative-leader-and-party-chair/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Google and Target Among Corporations Backing LGBT ‘Civil Rights’ Bill – Peter J. LaBarbera
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/google-target-among-corporations-backing-lgbt-civil-rights-bill/

 

DAILY CALLER
— There’s Nothing Conservative About The GOP DACA Bill – HENRY RODGERS AND WILL RACKE
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/30/theres-nothing-conservative-about-the-gop-daca-bill/

 

FOX NEWS
— Enough with the hate labels. Why I’m standing up to the Southern Poverty Law Center – Hannah Scherlacher
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/09/29/southern-poverty-law-center-put-me-on-its-hate-list-it-s-smear-and-don-t-belong-there.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: It’s an understatement to say that I was dumbfounded as to how I ended up on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) LGBTQ hate-list — I have never said or done anything to indicate hate for the LGBTQ community. When I called to inquire, SPLC informed me that I am guilty because I did a radio interview with Family Research Council Radio (FRC). I am a program coordinator for The Leadership Institute’s Campus Reform. org. The segment was about socialism, but because FRC holds traditional family values, I was labeled an LGBT-hater just for being a guest on the show. No LGBT topics even came-up. SPLC’s hate-list exemplifies a bullying tactic employed by the left to silence conservative ideas. Regardless of the issue, support for the conservative point of view results in a litany of hateful labels and reputation-smearing. The goal is to paint any opposition to the far left as morally depraved and, therefore, unworthy of being included in conversation. Dr. Carol Swain, an African-American woman and former Vanderbilt professor, is a perfect case-in-point; she was labeled a white supremacist sympathizer by the SPLC for pointing-out SPLC’s hypocrisy on racial issues. This tactic is more than illogical; it’s dangerous. Reckless and irresponsible hate-labeling not only stifles free speech and expression, it empowers and emboldens vicious groups and individuals to violently attack people. Consider the 2012 Family Research Council shooting, when a man walked into the organization’s office in Washington, D.C., with 100 rounds of ammunition and 15 Chick-fil-A sandwiches. He planned to kill as many staff members as possible and smear the sandwiches in their faces. He said he chose his target based on SPLC’s Hate Map.)

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Criminal Aliens Taking Advantage of ‘Sanctuary’ Policies in Deep Red State  GOP-controlled state offers driver’s licenses, in-state tuition to illegal immigrants – Margaret Menge
http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/red-states-sanctuary-policies-give-safe-harbor-criminal-aliens/

 

BLAZE
— Illinois high school football players take a stand to defend the police – Carlos Garcia
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/30/these-illinois-high-school-football-players-could-teach-the-nfl-about-honor-and-respect/

 

BREITBART
— GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner Breaks Promise, Forces Taxpayers to Fund Elective Abortions – DR. SUSAN BERRY
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/30/gop-gov-rauner-breaks-promise-forces-taxpayers-fund-elective-abortions/
— DACA Illegals Should Get ‘Greatest Thing on Earth’ Citizenship, Says Sen. Lankford – NEIL MUNRO
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2017/09/28/daca-illegals-get-greatest-thing-earth-citizenship-says-sen-lankford/
— A Million Christians to Pray Rosary on Poland’s Border Commemorating Historical Defeat of Islam – THOMAS D. WILLIAMS
http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/09/27/million-christians-pray-rosary-poland-border-commemorating-defeat-islam/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— University president refuses Democrats’ demand to shut down College Republicans – GREG PIPER
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/37224/

 

THE HILL
— Online right fumes after YouTube ad crackdown – ALI BRELAND
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/353213-right-fumes-after-youtube-ad-crackdown

 

ABC NEWS
— Democrats in Iowa looking for ways to win back Trump voters (DIERSEN: To be a Democrat is to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/iowa-democrats-pressure-deliver-working-class-vote-50194401

 

ACLU
— Medicaid Will Now Cover Abortion for Low-Income Women in Illinois. Take That, Hyde! – Lorie Chaiten
https://www.aclu.org/blog/reproductive-freedom/abortion/medicaid-will-now-cover-abortion-low-income-women-illinois-take

September 29 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— GOP backers abandon Rauner after broken promise on abortion – John Kass  (DIERSEN: What are your connections with State Representative Jeanne Ives? She and I are both DuPage County Milton Township Republican Precinct Committeemen in Wheaton. Her precinct is immediately to the east of mine.  Because of gerrymandering in 2015, my precinct now includes about 100 homes and 200 voters from her old precinct. Our precincts used to share the same polling place.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-bruce-rauner-abortion-john-kass-20170928-column.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Some Republicans are already trying to save what’s left of the GOP by finding other conservative candidates to run against Rauner. Among the names being mentioned: state Rep. Jeanne Ives, of Wheaton, a conservative and graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Mentioned as a running mate is outgoing state Sen. Kyle McCarter, of downstate Lebanon. Others are in the mix. Still, these are political questions and there’s more to this than maneuvering.)
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Putting an end to hazing takes more than written policies, experts say – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-hazing-culture-prevention-met-20170928-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD IN NAPERVILLE SUN WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Free to take a knee  Area schools express no issues with practice as NFL anthem debate stirs emotions among local vets, fans- Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: How much disrespect of America do the students in high schools near you show?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-trump-nfl-football-reactions-st-0929-20170928-story.html
— How Rauner signing abortion bill drew attention away from court victory
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-bruce-rauner-abortion-20170929-story.html
— State allows educators to bypass some exams, courses for teacher licensing – Diane Rado  (DIERSEN: Since the 1960s, to help it meet its Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, the federal government has lowered many of its hiring, retention, and promotion standards and made them much more subjective. While I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, my work experience, my education, my professional certifications, and my professional license meant less and less and less. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-teacher-certification-illinois-met-20170924-story.html
— OUTRAGEOUS: After officer files lawsuit against Black Lives Matter, judge rules social movement can’t be sued – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-black-lives-matter-lawsuit-20170928-story.html
— Democratic candidate Chris Kennedy declares he’d be ‘feminist’ governor of Illinois – Rick Pearson  (DIERSEN: What do you say to males, to Whites, to older people, to rich people, and/or to German Americans who paint themselves as being anti-male, anti-White, anti-older people, anti-rich people, and/or anti-German American to curry favor with anti-males, anti-Whites, anti-older people, anti-rich people, and/or anti-German Americans? What do you say to those who falsely claim to be conservative and/or Republican to give themselves standing to work against those who are conservative and/or Republican.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-chris-kennedy-feminist-governor-met-0929-20170928-story.html
— Fox News adds Wheaton native Sandra Smith as co-anchor of ‘America’s Newsroom’ – Tracy Swartz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chicagoinc/ct-ent-fox-news-sandra-smith-20170929-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Jonathan Toews: Anthem controversy has clouded the protest’s meaning – Mark Lazerus (DIERSEN: Anti-American individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries have the right to protest America, but Americans have the right to boycott those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/jonathan-toews-anthem-controversy-has-clouded-the-protests-meaning/

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage sheriff ready to cut costs to balance budget – Robert Sanchez
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170928/dupage-sheriff-ready-to-cut-costs-to-balance-budget
— Jewish leaders address rise of anti-Semitism as Yom Kippur arrives – Eric Peterson  (DIERSEN: Democrats are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means. They are disciples of Saul Alinsky. Virtually all during the almost 30 years that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, one or more of my superiors were Jewish. To turn them against me, my Democrat superiors, my Democrat supervisors, my Democrat coworkers, and my Democrat subordinate stressed to them that I am 100% German national origin, that I was baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, that Crete was my hometown, and that I was a draft avoider. They would not have done that if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran. In my defense, I stressed that all my ancestors immigrated during the 1840s and 1850s, that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Sadly, one or more of my Jewish superiors helped the federal government take many adverse actions against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $18,847 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980.  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.dailyherald.com/news/20170929/jewish-leaders-address-rise-of-anti-semitism-as-yom-kippur-arrives
— All-year reunion to connect Lisle High grads for school’s 60th anniversary – Ann Piccininni  (DIERSEN: From what high school did graduate from and when? I graduated from Crete-Monee High School in 1966. What do the current students, teachers, and administrators at your high school think of those who share your demographics?  Sadly, from what I see of Crete-Monee High School, they do not view those who share my demographics positively.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170928/all-year-reunion-to-connect-lisle-high-grads-for-schools-60th-anniversary
— Car stolen from DuPage County complex parking garage – Justin Kmitch
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170929/car-stolen-from-dupage-county-complex-parking-garage

 

ABC7
— Packers, Bears, fans, lock arms during national anthem before NFL game – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-American individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries have the right to protest America, but Americans have the right to boycott those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries.)
http://abc7chicago.com/sports/packers-bears-fans-lock-arms-during-national-anthem/2467394/

 

NBC5
— Governor Endorsement Battle Rages On (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, constructively, Rauner seeks endorsements from those who might cross over and vote for him in the March 20, 2018 Republican Party primary.  But they would never vote for him in the November 6, 2018 general election.)
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/endorsement-battle-illinois-governor-448567753.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ICE arrests nearly 450 illegal immigrants in sanctuary city raids  (DIERSEN: How many illegals are the anti-Trumps harboring in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, in your municipality, and in your precinct?  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise illegals and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Americans, and especially Americans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps say the aforesaid are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/dont-miss/ice-arrests-nearly-450-illegal-immigrants-in-sanctuary-city-raids

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Reaction to the signing of House Bill 40 into law
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170928/reaction-to-signing-of-house-bill-40-into-law
— The SJ-R Podcast: Student outmigration
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170928/sj-r-podcast-student-outmigration

 

NORTHWEST HERALD & TIME
— Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner agrees to allow Medicaid for abortions – AP
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/09/29/illinois-gov-bruce-rauner-agrees-to-allow-medicaid-for-abortions/aj8w63z/
http://time.com/4962269/illinois-abortion-medicaid-rauner/

 

WAND
— Rauner signs controversial abortion bill
http://www.wandtv.com/story/36478167/rauner-signs-controversial-abortion-bill

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Packers and Bears stand, link arms before NFL game – DARRAN SIMON
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/national/green-bay-packers-players-some-fans-lock-arms-in-unity/820713861

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Petitions for Connelly re-election available – Brent Zell
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511230357-petitions-for-connelly-re-election-available

 

JEANNE IVES
— Rep. Ives statement on HB 40
http://www.jeanneives.org/2017/09/rep-ives-statement-on-hb-40.html

 

JOHN CAVALETTO
— Rep. Cavaletto Statement on Governor Rauner Signing Abortion Bill (HB 40)
http://www.johncavaletto.org/2017/09/rep-cavaletto-statement-on-governor.html

 

BILL MITCHELL
— Mitchell statement on Gov. Rauner’s decision to sign HB 40
http://www.repmitchell.com/2017/09/mitchell-statement-on-gov-rauners.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McSweeney Says Rauner “a Failed Governor Who Lied to the People”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/28/mcsweeney-says-rauner-a-failed-governor-who-lied-to-the-people/
— Steve Reick Says Governor “Spat” in Our Eye
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/28/steve-reick-says-governor-spat-in-our-eye/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Critics say HB 40 likely to increase number of abortions over 1,599 on record for DuPage County in 2015
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511231778-critics-say-hb-40-likely-to-increase-number-of-abortions-over-1-599-on-record-for-dupage-county-in-2015

 

CONCERNED CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES
— What a Disappointment!!!  Once again Governor Rauner disappoints! On Good Friday his office announced that he would veto HB 40, which publicly funds abortions, adds abortion to the Illinois insurance plan for employees, and keeps abortion until live birth the law of the land in Illinois even if Roe v. Wade is overturned! This is a drastic change to longstanding Illinois policy! For years Illinois has not paid for abortions through tax-payer funding except for the life of the mother. Illinois citizens have never had to pay for abortions through the state employee health care plans. Surveys clearly show that 70-80% of Illinois citizens do not belief taxpayers should fund abortions. This legislation will require Illinois taxpayers somewhere around $20 million to pay to end the lives of thousands of innocent unborn children. By signing HB 40, Governor Rauner has gone completely against the Illinois Republican Party platform. Please continue to pray for Illinois, our governor, our legislators. Our solid pro-life and pro-family legislators are under great pressure. Thank you for your continued prayers during discouraging times like this. The work must continue. Thank you for your support! We remain in His Service! – Rev. Bob Vanden Bosch
http://ccaministries.org/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Atlanta Library filed false Tax Exemption Certificate – John Kraft
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2017/09/atlanta-library-filed-false-tax-exemption-certificate/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— PODCAST: School Board Member’s Adolescent Statement About American Flag
https://illinoisfamily.org/podcast/podcast-school-board-members-adolescent-statement-american-flag/
— As Evidence of Election Fraud Emerges, the Media Wants to Keep You in the Dark – Hans von Spakovsky
https://illinoisfamily.org/media/evidence-election-fraud-emerges-media-wants-keep-dark/

 

ILLINOIS RIGHT TO LIFE
— Illinois Right to Life Denounces Rauner Action on HB40  Governor’s Broken Promise Draws Ire from Pro-Life Community – Tom Ciesielka
http://illinoisrighttolife.org/governor-rauner-goes-against-his-promises-and-announces-he-will-sign-hb40/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— IL FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN: DISAPPOINTED WITH GOV RAUNER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/il-federation-of-republican-women-disappointed-with-gov-rauner.html
— GOP AG CANDIDATE ERIKA HAROLD: “THERE REMAINS MUCH WITH WHICH WE AGREE” WITH GOV RAUNER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/gop-ag-candidate-erika-harold-there-remains-much-with-which-we-agree-with-gov-rauner.html

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— Unpacking RAUNER’s explosive ABORTION decision – Natasha Korecki
http://www.politico.com/tipsheets/illinois-playbook
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But who will step forward? Several possible GOP candidates tell us their hesitation isn’t a fear of facing Rauner, but a fear of the general election. They say the mid-term could be a Democratic year and if there’s real anti-Trump sentiment, it could spell doom for any Republican running statewide in Illinois. Names floating around, state Rep. Jeanne Ives, state Sen. Kyle McCarter, state Sen. Sam McCann, Dan Proft.)

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Will Rauner get a primary opponent?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/29/will-rauner-get-a-primary-opponent/
— Will Rauner run again?
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/29/will-rauner-run-again/
— Rauner’s HB40 coverage roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/29/rauners-hb40-coverage-roundup/
— Cardinal Cupich on Gov. Rauner: “He did break his word”
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/29/cardinal-cupich-on-gov-rauner-he-did-break-his-word/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Illinois Governor Rauner shows his true colors – Matt C. Abbott (DIERSEN: One could argue that Rauner showed his true colors when he signed the sanctuary state bill.)
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/09/illinois_governor_rauner_shows_his_true_colors.html

 

GOPUSA
— School District U46 Board Member: American Flag ‘Means Nothing More Than Toilet Paper’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=31001
— Networks slammed for scant coverage of fan reaction during NFL protests
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30977
— Ginsburg tosses gender card: Sexism gave Trump win  (DIERSEN: Clinton supporters shout at everyone that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30959
— California, the sanctuary state: Abridging justice
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30972

 

DAILY CALLER
— Are The Kneelers Protesting America? Just Ask Kaepernick – Scott Greer  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the kneelers make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/28/are-the-kneelers-protesting-america-just-ask-kaepernick/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Outsiders vs. Insiders: Are conservatives destined for Reagan vs. Ford part two in 2020? – Jeffrey A. Rendall (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, operatives and dupes who work for my critics/opponents paint themselves as being insiders.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/article/26543-outsiders-vs-insiders-are-conservatives-destined-reagan-vs-ford-part-two-2020

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Chicago-area school board member defends likening American flag to ‘toilet paper’ – Jessica Chasmar
http://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/28/chicago-area-school-board-member-defends-calling-a/

 

FOX NEWS
— Deep State? 78 Obama Appointees ‘Burrowed’ in Government, GAO Report Says – Paulina Dedaj (DIERSEN: Have inside connections gotten you jobs? For me, the answer is NO. GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
http://nation.foxnews.com/2017/09/28/deep-state-78-obama-appointees-burrowed-government-report-says
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/09/28/deep-state-78-obama-appointees-burrowed-in-govt-report-says.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The process of burrowing is not an uncommon for administrations on the way out. President George W. Bush had at least 26 conversions approved in his final year in office. Obama was warned in his final year against assigning political appointees to career jobs and was asked by Republicans to implement a hiring freeze to avoid keeping workers who opposed President Donald Trump’s policies. “Not only is ‘burrowing in’ unfair to applicants without an inside connection, it further contributes to the possibility that federal workers may attempt to undermine the policies of the new president,” Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Ron Johnson, R-Wis., wrote to Obama, McClatchyDC reported.)
— Republican Tax Plan Quickly Hits First Hurdle – Richard Rubin and Siobhan Hughes (DIERSEN: I have deducted real estate taxes since 1972 and my wife I since 1978.)
http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/09/28/republican-tax-plan-quickly-hits-first-hurdle.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A day after announcing their ambitious tax plan, Republicans debated scaling back one of their largest and most controversial proposals to pay for lower tax rates: repeal of the individual deduction for state and local taxes.)

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA: WHITEWASHING ANTI-ISRAEL TERRORISM – Sara Dogan
http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/268006/university-north-carolina-whitewashing-anti-israel-sara-dogan

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— THE END OF ESCAPISM – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/09/29/the-end-of-escapism/

 

THE HILL
— Anti-abortion groups fuming over GOP failure to defund Planned Parenthood – JESSIE HELLMANN
http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/352985-anti-abortion-groups-fuming-over-gop-failure-to-defund-planned-parenthood
— Dem addiction to Trump attacks gives party cause for concern – AMIE PARNES
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/352989-dem-addiction-to-trump-attacks-gives-party-cause-for-concern

 

CNN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want to replace citizens of America with citizens of foreign countries.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/29/opinions/congress-must-get-together-on-dream-act-schumer-pelosi/index.html

 

MSN
— Republicans Blast Rauner For Signing Abortion-Rights Bill  Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner may have alienated members of his own party with his support of House Bill 40. CBS 2’s Dana Kozlov reports.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/republicans-blast-rauner-for-signing-abortion-rights-bill/vp-AAsASVP

 

REUTERS
— Trump plays left and right in drive to protect ‘Dreamers’ – Richard Cowan, Jeff Mason  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, and even worse things to get Trump to give Dreamers preference over Americans.)
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration/trump-plays-left-and-right-in-drive-to-protect-dreamers-idUSKCN1C4071

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Illinois Governor Signs Abortion Bill, Angering Fellow Republicans – MITCH SMITH
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/28/us/illinois-bruce-rauner-abortion.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Of course, anti-Trumps use Facebook to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/28/business/media/facebook-advertising-week.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/28/technology/facebook-ads.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps shout at refugees that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/opinion/refugee-resettlement-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Trump.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/opinion/trumps-deadly-narcissism.html
— U.S. to Collect Social Media Data on All Immigrants Entering Country – RON NIXONS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/28/us/politics/immigrants-social-media-trump.html

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— Why the GOP tax plan’s big boost in the standard deduction won’t be a windfall for some average Americans – Jim Puzzanghera (DIERSEN: I have deducted real estate taxes since 1972 and my wife I since 1978.)
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-trump-taxes-standard-deduction-20170928-story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— How to Break Free of Washington’s Conventional Wisdom  In the age of Donald Trump, groupthink has driven so many to get so much so wrong – Gerald F. Seib
https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-break-free-of-washingtons-conventional-wisdom-1506695995

 

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If you do not promote Islam, anti-Trumps do everything that they can to get rid of you.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/09/the-muted-gop-response-to-roy-moores-anti-muslim-prejudice/541461/

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What groups are you a member of? Sooner or later, if not already, if those groups do not promote LGBTQ activity, those who promote LGBTQ activity will destroy those groups and destroy their members.  How soon, if not already, will those who promote LGBTQ activity take credit for destroying TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.?
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Hate-group-Alliance-Defending-Freedom-center-of-anti-LGBTQ-industry/60559.html

 

HERALD NET
— The new reality of old age in America: delayed retirement  People are living longer, more expensive lives, often without much of a safety net. –  Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan
http://www.heraldnet.com/nation-world/the-new-reality-of-old-age-in-america-delayed-retirement/

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 517 West Park Avenue, Wheaton – $439,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/1_fs/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447731_zpid/

September 27 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump plan promises huge tax cuts, but big questions remain – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-plan-promises-huge-tax-cuts-but-big-questions-remain/2461140/
— South Side training center opens to boost economic development – Evelyn Holmes and Laura Podesta  (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://abc7chicago.com/business/south-side-training-center-opens-to-boost-economic-development/2460299/

 

NBC5
— General Assembly Could Soon Consider $100M in Funding for Obama Library – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Sources-General-Assembly-Could-Soon-consider-100M-in-Funding-for-Obama-Library-448304553.html
— Senator: Russian Trolls Using NFL Debate to Sow Discord  Sen. James Lankford’s account is the latest sign that Russians are using social media to raise tensions in the United States – Deb Riechmann
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Senator-Russian-Trolls-Using-NFL-Debate-to-Sow-Discord-448361113.html

 

CBS2
— Trump Unveils Tax-Cut Plan During Indianapolis Stop – Derrick Blakley
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/27/trump-unveils-tax-cut-plan/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago police officer stands with American flag in viral photo
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicago-police-officer-stands-with-american-flag-in-viral-photo

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— CPD reprimands cop who poses in uniform with American flag in NFL protest – Jeremy Gorner (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that the more that you support America, the more that they want to get rid of you.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-cop-nfl-protest-20170927-story.html
— American flag displayed on floor at suburban school sparks online firestorm – Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/news/ct-flag-display-anger-york-high-school-elmhurst-met-20170927-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Moore demonizes, denigrates, and condemns Moore and those who voted for Moore.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-roy-moore-alabama-huppke-20170927-story.html
— For WWI centennial, six Illinois memorials to get restoration funds – Gregory Pratt  (DIERSEN: My grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-wwi-centennial-met-20170927-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When the Americans who fought in WWI returned from Europe, they often remembered the fallen at the local level, in town squares and memorials spread all across the country. Today, many of those memorials need restoration, officials said. State Rep. Jeanne Ives, R-Wheaton, said the obelisk in her community needed substantial work to fix the masonry and brass. World War I is an important part of the community there, Ives said. At the time of the conflict, Wheaton had roughly 4,000 residents and about 500 men left to serve in the war. “We’ve lost that generation already,” Ives said.)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote those who promote mass/illegal immigration.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-immigrants-daca-american-dream-0928-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— All hands on deck to pitch Amazon? How ’bout more than 1,200 hands – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Of course, the committee will stress to Amazon that Chicago is full of individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/amazon-headquarters-chicago-committee/
— Mike Ditka on NFL controversy: ‘Just play football’ – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/1985-chicago-bears/sneed-exclusive-mike-ditka-on-nfl-controversy-just-play-football/
— Photo appears to show CPD officer holding flag, supporting (AMERICA)  (DIERSEN: According to this article, “Department officials said the officer will face a reprimand for the political statement.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that the more that you support America, the more that they want to get rid of you.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/photo-appears-to-show-cpd-officer-holding-flag-supporting-trump/
— Trump calls Facebook ‘anti-Trump’ after it aids Russia probe – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-calls-facebook-anti-trump-after-it-aids-russia-probe/
— CDC: 3 sexually transmitted diseases hit record highs across U.S. – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-conservatives promote LGBTQ activity and promiscuity.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/record-number-of-new-std-sexually-transmitted-diseases-cases-chlamydia-gonorrhea-syphilis-cdc-centers-for-disease-control-says-health/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump tax plan puts ultra-rich before the middle class.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/editorial-trump-tax-plan-puts-ultra-rich-before-the-middle-class/

 

DAILY HERALD
— York High School American flag display sparks controversy – Robert Sanchez (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they disrespect, despise, if not hate America.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170927/york-high-school-american-flag-display-sparks-controversy
— Recipients see drop in proceeds from riverboat gambling in Kane County – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170927/recipients-see-drop-in-proceeds-from-riverboat-gambling-in-kane-county
— After Alabama, GOP anti-establishment wing declares all-out war in 2018 – Robert Costa
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170927/after-alabama-gop-anti-establishment-wing-declares-all-out-war-in-2018
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Elmhurst College promotes LGBTQ activity. Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity work against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that do not promote LGBTQ activity.
http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20170927/lgbt-advocate-to-speak-at-elmhurst-college

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— What’s inside the GOP tax plan: A view from Roskam – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170927/BLOGS02/170929882/roskam-details-lauds-gop-tax-plan
— GOP plan has trillions in tax breaks for wealthy Americans – Bloomberg  (DIERSEN: Are you wealthy? Ever since I started working for IRS in 1971, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I should pay more taxes. They stress my demographics, that I avoided the draft, my wife’s income, that we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, and that I do not give big money to churches like they do. They hint/imply/argue/shout that the federal government grossly overpaid me and that my federal retirement benefits are too generous.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170927/NEWS02/170929881/gop-plan-has-trillions-in-tax-breaks-for-wealthy-americans

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Term limit talk in 50th Senate District – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170927/bernard-schoenburg-term-limit-talk-in-50th-senate-district

 

WBEZ
— Cook County Officials: Efforts To Repeal ACA Still A Threat – Michael Puente
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-updates/cook-county-officials-efforts-to-repeal-aca-still-a-threat/3b073beb-ff14-402f-b2fd-ddb4e69a6593

 

LASALLE NEWS TRIBUNE
— More candidates emerge to challenge Kinzinger in the March primary
http://www.newstrib.com/free/more-candidates-emerge-to-challenge-kinzinger-in-the-march-primary/article_77d23d48-a385-11e7-a7be-2b5dcd0ca8a1.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Trump infuriated after backing Alabama loser  President praises winner Roy Moore – JIM ACOSTA
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/trump-infuriated-after-backing-alabama-loser/819751025

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— New law aims to protect young people arrested for drinking – Erick Payne (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes drink lots of booze, want to drink lots of booze, and/or encourage others to drink lots of booze.  The more booze that they drink, the more nasty, rude, vicious, and/or threatening that they are.)
http://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/new-law-aims-to-protect-young-people-arrested-for-drinking/819804199

 

DUPAGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Elizabeth “Beth” Tatro of Wheaton is circulating nominating petitions for DuPage County Board District 4
http://dupagegop.org/candidates/2018-petitions/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Battle Between the NFL and America – Jonathon Clay de Hale
https://illinoisfamily.org/marriage/battle-nfl-america/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MCSWEENEY, COSTELLO FILE BI-PARTISAN HR 620 CALLING FOR RAUNER TO VETO HB 40
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/mcsweeney-costello-file-bi-partisan-resolution-calling-for-rauner-to-veto-hb-40.html
— COPS TELL SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIV. STUDENTS THEIR ‘FREE SPEECH BALL’ ‘SCARED’ STUDENTS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/cops-tell-southern-illinois-univ-students-their-free-speech-ball-scared-students.html
— IL GOP CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION CALLS ON RAUNER TO VETO HB 40
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2017/09/us-house-gop-delegation-calls-on-rauner-to-veto-hb-40-.html

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Google and Target among corporations backing LGBT ‘civil rights’ bill – Peter LaBarbara
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/google-and-target-among-corporations-backing-lgbt-civil-rights-bill
— Catholic philosopher who questioned Pope sues archdiocese for firing him – Pete Baklinski
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/catholic-philosopher-who-questioned-pope-sues-archdiocese-for-firing-him

 

BREITBART
— Ruth Bader Ginsburg: ‘No Doubt’ Sexism Played a Role in 2016 Election – PAM KEY  (DIERSEN: During 2016, Clinton and her supporters hinted/implied/argued/shouted that anyone who did not vote for her was a sexist and that anyone who voted for Trump was a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
http://www.breitbart.com/video/2017/09/27/ruth-bader-ginsburg-no-doubt-sexism-played-role-2016-election/
— Gregg Popovich: White People Need to Be Made ‘Uncomfortable’ – TRENT BAKER  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who focus on making members of the following groups feel uncomfortable: 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.breitbart.com/video/2017/09/26/gregg-popovich-white-people-need-to-be-made-uncomfortable/

 

BLAZE
— The cost of illegal immigration is at a record high — here are the numbers you need to know – Sara Gonzales
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/27/the-cost-of-illegal-immigration-is-at-a-record-high-here-are-the-numbers-you-need-to-know/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— 78 Obama appointees ‘burrowed’ into career jobs, GAO finds – Dave Boyer
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/sep/27/78-obama-appointees-burrowed-career-jobs-watchdog-/

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— IL pro-lifers urge Rauner to keep his word – Charlie Butts
https://www.onenewsnow.com/pro-life/2017/09/27/il-pro-lifers-urge-rauner-to-keep-his-word
— Obama funneled millions to destroy Trump – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/legal-courts/2017/09/27/obama-funneled-millions-to-destroy-trump

 

DAILY CALLER
— Rush: Moore’s Victory Shows ‘Trumpism Is Bigger Than Trump’ – Heather Hunter
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/27/rush-moores-victory-shows-trumpism-is-bigger-than-trump/

 

FEDERALIST SOCIETY
— Income Inequality: Is It Fair or Unfair?  (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QGFx2KeRPw

 

GOPUSA
— Agitators shut down LA street, screaming ‘No More Jails’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30865

 

CAMPUS REFORM
— Conservative students at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville were recently confronted by campus police, who told them that their free speech ball was “scaring” other students. – Anthony Gockowski
https://www.campusreform.org/?ID=9854

 

THE HILL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Support for ‘Dreamers’ growing.”  How soon, if not already, will employers brag that they have fired members of the following groups and replaced them with Dreamers: 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://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/homeland-security/352775-support-for-dreamers-growing
— McConnell, GOP Senate brace for Roy Moore – ALEXANDER BOLTON
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/352802-mcconnell-gop-senate-brace-for-roy-moore
— $60 billion in improper payments should prompt a health care crackdown – ADRIAN VELASQUEZ
http://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/352709-60-billion-in-improper-payments-should-prompt-a-health-care-crackdown

 

REUTERS
— Alabama insurgent’s victory emboldens U.S. anti-establishment Republicans – James Oliphant, Ginger Gibson
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alabama-election-trump-analysis/alabama-insurgents-victory-emboldens-u-s-anti-establishment-republicans-idUSKCN1C234M

 

ABC NEWS
— Amid busy hurricane season, National Weather Service hampered by shortage of meteorologists – JEFFREY COOK, STEPHANIE EBBS, MELISSA GRIFFIN  (DIERSEN: Today, GAO is just a shell of what the agency was in 1980 when I transferred to it from IRS.)
http://abcnews.go.com/US/amid-busy-hurricane-season-national-weather-service-hampered/story?id=50128032

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Can the GOP ever finesse the contradictions in its coalition? – Dan Balz  (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. The GOP will go further downhill as long as it continues to allow those who reject planks in its platform to hold leadership positions. I should write a book about past and present GOP leaders in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who reject most if not virtually all of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.  These Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs have done much to destroy the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, the DuPage County Republican Central Committee, and the Illinois Republican Party.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/can-the-gop-ever-finesse-the-contradictions-in-their-coalition/2017/09/27/8e54ee44-a3a3-11e7-b573-8ec86cdfe1ed_story.html
— When NFL players protest racism, some critics see only ‘millionaire athletes’ who should be silent – Eugene Scott
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/09/27/when-nfl-players-protest-racist-some-critics-see-only-millionaire-athletes-who-should-be-silent/

 

LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Most disapprove of Trump’s handling of immigration.”
http://www.dailynews.com/2017/09/27/most-disapprove-of-trumps-handling-of-immigration-but-disaster-relief-and-taxes-are-more-pressing-cnn-poll-says/

 

FORTUNE
— President Trump’s Son-in-Law Jared Kushner Is Registered to Vote as a Woman – Lisa Marie Segarra
http://fortune.com/2017/09/27/jared-kushner-donald-trump-registered-vote-woman/

 

GCU
— GCU alum Gianno Caldwell named Fox News analyst – Laurie Merrill
http://news.gcu.edu/2017/09/gcu-alum-named-fox-news-analyst/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He volunteered at age 14 for the local alderman. He also has served as government relations director for Naperville Township, legislative liaison to the Illinois state treasurer and interned for Congressman John Shimkus, an Illinois Republican. He worked for the Social Security Administration, the DuPage County Republican party and was an advance staffer on Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign.)

 

FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
— The truth about federal pay – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: Many millions have not and will not seek a job with the federal government a) because the pay and benefits are terrible, b) because the advancement opportunities are terrible, c) because they lack required education, work experience, professional certifications, and/or professional licenses, d) because they cannot pass an employment examination, e) because they cannot pass a background investigation, f) because they cannot pass a physical examination, g) because they cannot take the demonization, denigration, and condemnation that comes with being a federal employee or federal retiree, and/or h) because they are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and they know that the federal government discriminates against the aforesaid.)
https://federalnewsradio.com/commentary/2017/09/the-truth-about-federal-pay/

September 26 Evening Edition

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— The Illinois GOP Congressional Caucus Responds to HB 40 – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/illinois-gop-congressional-caucus-responds-hb-40/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Great news from the congressional front!  In light of the possibility that Governor Bruce Rauner may renege on his commitment to veto HB 40—the bill that would require taxpayer-funding of abortions through Medicaid and state employee insurance plans through the entire 9 months of pregnancies—and the moral gravity of such an obscene (and costly) requirement, Illinois Family Institute Executive Director David Smith sent a letter to Illinois’ Republican congressmen requesting their help in persuading Governor Rauner to veto HB 40. Earlier today, U.S. Congressmen Peter Roskam, John Shimkus, Randy Hultgren, Adam Kinzinger, Rodney Davis, Mike Bost, and Darin LaHood sent a letter to Governor Rauner urging him to do just that:)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner should veto the abortion bill – Brittany Clingen Carl
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-rauner-veto-abortion-bill-0926-story.html
— Legal experts doubt Wheaton College hazing case will end in felony convictions – Christy Gutowski and Stacy St. Clair
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-wheaton-college-hazing-legal-case-met-20170926-story.html
— Emanuel declines to criticize police officers facing reprimand for kneeling – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-officers-reprimanded-instagram-taking-the-knee-20170925-story.html
— Students, ex-player weigh in on Niles North suspending football season over ‘possible hazing’ – Mike Isaacs, Ted Gregory and Dan Shalin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/ct-niles-north-high-school-football-hazing-20170926-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to Whites who demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites as being racists and even worse things?  Do they hate Whites or are they just pandering to those who hate Whites?
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-whites-nfl-anthem-protests-20170927-story.html
— Trump administration to appeal Emanuel immigration lawsuit win – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-jeff-sessions-rahm-emanuel-sanctuary-city-lawsuit-appeal-met-20170926-story.html
— Growing list of conservative demands threatens bipartisan deal on ‘dreamers’ – Mike Debonis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/immigration/ct-congress-daca-20170926-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fired Rauner staffer Brittany Clingen Carl who linked abortions to Nazis offers Gov advice – Tina Sfondeles
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/fired-rauner-staffer-who-linked-abortions-to-nazis-offers-gov-advice/
— Sessions appeals sanctuary cities injunction, asks judge to limit it – Jon Seidel
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/sessions-wants-judge-to-stay-nationwide-sanctuary-cities-injunction/
— Emanuel says two kneeling cops caught between principles ‘in conflict’ – Fran Spielman
http://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-politics/emanuel-says-two-kneeling-cops-caught-between-principles-in-conflict/
— 64 percent of Americans agree with Trump about NFL — study – Dan Cahill
http://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/trump-nfl-poll-anthem-respect-study/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “How to spot an honest man and a true patriot.”
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/kadner-how-to-spot-an-honest-man-and-a-true-patriot/
— Raise taxes on big corporations and the wealthy – Robert Reich  (DIERSEN: Ever since I started working for IRS in 1971, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have wanted me to pay more taxes.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/reich-raise-taxes-on-big-corporations-and-the-wealthy/
— Trump-backed incumbent loses Alabama GOP Senate primary – AP
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/trump-backed-incumbent-loses-alabama-gop-senate-primary/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Cronin: With less from state, DuPage will have to cut spending – Robert Sanchez  (DIERSEN: Have you had to cut spending? In 1980, I had to cut spending $18,847/year in today’s dollars because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take a 21% pay cut to transfer from IRS to GAO. Since 1997, I have had to cut spending $1,442,700 or $72,135/year in today’s dollars because my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing to take their early retirement “offer.”  My $50,856 Civil Service Retirement System pension is only 41% of what my GAO salary was in today’s dollars.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170926/cronin-with-less-from-state-dupage-will-have-to-cut-spending

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Rauner meets with LGBTQ groups as abortion decision nears – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: This shouts that Rauner rejects the traditional family plank in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you reject planks in the IRP platform, you should not seek or hold and kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170926/BLOGS02/170929901/rauner-meets-with-lgbtq-groups-as-abortion-decision-nears

 

ABC7
— ‘You’ve crossed the line’ NFL fans burn gear, tickets in response to anthem protests
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/nfl-fans-burn-gear-in-response-to-anthem-protests/2456851/
— Local groups promote voter registration on National Voter Registration Day  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at new voters and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/local-groups-promote-voter-registration-on-national-voter-registration-day-/2457036/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Feels Pressure From Both Sides Over Abortion Funding Bill – Mary Ann Ahern
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-abortion-bill-sign-or-veto-448069693.html

 

CBS2
— Emanuel Not Taking Sides After 2 Cops Reprimanded For Kneeling In Photo
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/26/kneeling-police-officers-mayor-rahm-emanuel/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Michael Jordan sides with the protestors.
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/politics/michael-jordan-protesting-athletes-should-not-be-demonized-or-ostracized/818583280

 

ILLINOIS WATCHDOG
— When legislative leaders meet secretly, taxpayers should beware – Dan McCaleb
https://www.watchdog.org/illinois/op-ed-when-legislative-leaders-meet-secretly-taxpayers-should-beware/article_c76f258b-c5b4-562a-8adc-58d4c11eb020.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Controversial former staffer says Rauners are “strident” about abortion
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/26/controversial-former-staffer-says-rauners-are-strident-about-abortion/
— Another Republican talks about a gas tax hike
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/26/another-republican-talks-about-a-gas-tax-hike/
— Rauner meets with LGBTQ groups at Equality Illinois headquarters  (DIERSEN: (DIERSEN: This shouts that Rauner rejects the traditional family plank in the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you reject planks in the IRP platform, you should not seek or hold and kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/26/rauner-meets-with-lgbtq-groups-at-equality-illinois-headquarters/
— Illinois third party full-slate law struck down by federal appeals court  (DIERSEN: Will the Illinois Republican Party fail to run a full-slate in 2018?)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/26/illinois-third-party-full-slate-law-struck-down-by-federal-appeals-court/
— Rep. Al Riley won’t seek reelection
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/26/this-just-in-rep-al-riley-wont-seek-reelection/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— TV viewers turn away from NFL in droves as players take knee to defy Trump – Peter LaBarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/tv-viewers-turn-away-from-nfl-in-droves-as-players-take-knee-to-defy-trump
— BEYOND OUTRAGEOUS: Chicago cardinal invites pro-gay Vatican adviser to give talk at cathedral – Lisa Bourne
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/chicago-cardinal-invites-lgbt-friendly-priest-to-give-talk-at-his-cathedral
— Trump is using the left’s tactics against them, and they don’t like it – Brian C. Joondeph
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/fighting-fire-with-fire-a-republican-finally-co-opts-alinskys-rules-fo
— Judge rules abortions based on race, sex, disability are OK – Claire Chretien
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/judge-rules-abortions-based-on-race-sex-disability-are-ok

 

GOPUSA
— Sports Fans Hold the Power; Will They Use It?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30776
— London Mayor claims Trump’s rhetoric much like ISIS
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30800

 

NEWSMAX
— Tancredo: Don’t Give Dreamers Amnesty After DACA Ends – Jason Devaney
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsmax-Tv/tom-tancredo-dreamers-amnesty-DACA/2017/09/26/id/815930/

 

DAILY CALLER
— New Survey: 64 Percent Of Americans Say NFL Players Should Stand For Anthem – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/26/new-survey-64-percent-of-americans-say-nfl-players-should-stand-for-anthem-video/?utm_medium=email

 

TOWNHALL
— Poll Shows Americans Aren’t Big Fans of Anthem Protests – Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2017/09/26/shock-polls-americans-really-dont-like-anthem-protests-n2386693

 

DAILY WIRE
— WHO NEEDS RULES? NFL Players Arrested Every 7 Days On Average – JOSEPH CURL
http://www.dailywire.com/news/21476/who-needs-rules-nfl-player-arrested-every-7-days-joseph-curl

 

THE HILL
— Trump dishes on NFL, tax reform at private dinner with conservatives – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/352416-trump-dishes-on-nfl-tax-reform-at-private-dinner-with-conservatives
— RSC chief calls women in group ‘eye candy’ – OLIVIA BEAVERS
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/352495-gop-rep-jokingly-calls-female-members-of-republican-group-eye-candy

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Roy Moore Wins Senate G.O.P. Runoff in Alabama – JONATHAN MARTIN and ALEXANDER BURNS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/us/politics/roy-moore-alabama-senate.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Moore wins Republican Senate primary, dealing blow to GOP establishment – Michael Scherer
https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/moore-vs-strange-polling-opens-in-alabama-republican-primary/2017/09/25/9c7192f8-a253-11e7-b14f-f41773cd5a14_story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Roy Moore Wins Alabama’s GOP Senate Primary  Firebrand outsider defeats rival who was backed by Trump and GOP establishment – Janet Hook
https://www.wsj.com/articles/roy-moore-wins-alabamas-gop-senate-primary-1506475781

September 26 Morning Edition

ABC7
— NASCAR owner says he’ll fire employees who protest; Dale Earnhardt Jr quotes JFK – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/nascar-owner-says-hell-fire-employees-who-protest;-dale-earnhardt-jr-quotes-jfk/2452485/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Trump begins the morning by slamming the NFL – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/trump-begins-the-morning-by-slamming-the-nfl_
— Niles high school varsity football suspended amid hazing investigation
http://www.fox32chicago.com/sports/niles-high-school-varsity-football-suspended-amid-hazing-investigation

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Clouted pastor Corey Brooks opening training center at closed Woodlawn Walgreens – Maudlyne Ihejirika
http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/clouted-pastor-opening-training-center-at-closed-woodlawn-walgreens/
— Cheer on efforts to remake government – Madeleine Doubek  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats want to remake governments so that they are more 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 for a long time.)
http://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/doubek-cheer-on-efforts-to-remake-government/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago police officers to be reprimanded after kneeling in Instagram post – Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-officers-reprimanded-instagram-taking-the-knee-20170925-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote protesters. Ever-increasingly, protesters make it clear that they want to get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-trump-nfl-anthem-protests-0926-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-trump-nfl-racism-dahleen-glanton-met-20170925-column.html
— For sale: John Hancock Center offices, parking … and name – Ryan Ori (DIERSEN: In 1974, when I was 25 years old, I almost bought a studio condo in the Hancock, but instead, I bought one in the Outer Drive East building.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ori/ct-biz-john-hancock-center-ryan-ori-20170925-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s fighting with black NFL players to charm his white supporters.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-trump-nfl-racist-whites-20170926-story.html
— Emanuel budget hole now tops $259 million – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-rahm-emanuel-chicago-budget-20170926-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “It’s not just Trump. ‘Reasonable’ Republicans are betraying us too.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-graham-cassidy-republicans-trump-20170926-story.html
— University Park misappropriated nearly $8M in TIF funds: lawsuit – Zak Koeske  (DIERSEN: I bought a new town home in University Park in 1972 when I was 24 years old, lived in it full-time 1972-1974, lived in it part-time 1974-1976, rented it out 1976-1984, and sold it in 1984.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-university-park-lawsuit-st-0926-20170925-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn America and its citizens.
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170926/OPINION/170929920

 

WTTW
— ‘Abortion Bill’ Handed Off to Rauner – Amanda Vinicky
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2017/09/25/abortion-bill-handed-rauner

 

WBEZ
— College Diploma Out-Of-Reach For Growing Number Of Low-Income Illinois Students – Susie An (DIERSEN: Where did the money come from to pay for your college expenses? The money to pay for my 1970 bachelor’s degree and my 1976, 1980, and 1997 master’s degrees came from money that I earned washing dishes 1964-1966; cleaning golf shoes, chipping slag, and pumping gasoline in 1966; delivering mail 1966-1969; working on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; selling tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumping gasoline 1971-1972; collecting delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and auditing federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/report-college-diploma-outofreach-for-growing-number-of-lowincome-students/cafc95a7-4df7-4cba-b38d-3f01b2e381ce#

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner says anthem protests disrespectful – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170925/rauner-says-anthem-protests-disrespectful

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— University rankings among reforms offered by Brady, Rose – Derek Beigh
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/illinois/government-and-politics/university-rankings-among-reforms-offered-by-brady-rose/article_a9ebe8be-aed2-5e4d-8952-964e086638f5.html

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Former Western Springs trustee to run for Illinois Senate’s 24th District seat
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/09/25/former-western-springs-trustee-to-run-for-illinois-senates-24th-district-seat/alf1g7x/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pat Tillman’s widow sides with anti-Trumps. Anti-Trumps are anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/pat-tillmans-widow-asks-trump-not-to-politicize-her-husbands-service/818790944

 

CHICAGO PATCH
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Chicago Violence Contributes To Nationwide Increase In Murders: FBI Crime Report  According to the FBI’s latest report on Chicago crime, 2016 saw an uptick across the board compared with 2015. – Amber Fisher
https://patch.com/illinois/chicago/chicago-violence-contributes-nationwide-increase-murders-fbi-crime-report

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz w/Caprio on the Republican’s Benedict Arnold? State Rep. David Harris?
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2017/09/watch-berkowitz-wecaprio-on-the-republicans-benedict-arnold-state-rep-david-harris-cableweb/

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Illinois ranked 3rd best state for teachers (DIERSEN: From what I see, Illinois is one of the worst states for employees who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/illinois-ranked-3rd-best-state-for-teachers-09-26-2017

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Illinois Democrats Collude for Pritzker – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/09/illinois-democrats-collude-for-pritzker/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Whatever Rauner does, he will break a promise to one side or the other  (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, in Illinois, if you are not going to defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
https://capitolfax.com/2017/09/26/whatever-rauner-does-he-will-break-a-promise-to-one-side-or-the-other/

 

GOPUSA
— You May Want A Refund On That Jersey
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30759
— Minn. judge: Religious liberty bows to LGBT ‘rights’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that promote LGBTQ activity gain power to destroy those that do not promote LGBTQ activity.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=30743

 

DAILY CALLER
— Trump Has ESPN Thinking They’re Actually CNN – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/25/espn-turns-into-a-daylong-anti-trump-talk-show-video/
— Veterans’ Groups Blast NFL Players For Disrespecting The American Flag – Jonah Bennett
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/25/veterans-groups-blast-nfl-players-for-disrespecting-the-american-flag/
— Black Congresswoman Kneels During House Floor Speech, Accuses Trump Of Racism – Chuck Ross  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will anti-Trumps announce that they are going to have a) anti-Whites get rid of Whites, b) anti-males get rid of males, c) anti-Trumps get rid of Trump supporters, d) anti-Protestants get rid of Protestants, e) anti-conservatives get rid of conservatives, f) anti-Republicans get rid of Republicans, g) anti-Americans get rid of Americans, h) anti-older people get rid of older people, i) anti-rich people get rid of rich people, j) anti-gun owners get rid of gun owners, k) anti-German Americans get rid of German Americans, l) anti-draft avoiders get rid of draft avoiders, except Bill Clinton, and m) have those who are anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors get rid of those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/25/black-congresswoman-kneels-during-house-floor-speech-accuses-trump-of-racism-video/
— Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Monday that nearly one-third of employees at his department are not loyal to him and President Donald Trump, adding that he is working to change the department’s regulatory culture to be more business friendly. Zinke, a former Navy SEAL, said he knew when he took over the 70,000-employee department in March that, “I got 30 percent of the crew that’s not loyal to the flag.”
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/US-Interior-Zinke-Trump/2017/09/25/id/815673/

 

BLAZE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of Group A are united against those that 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, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. Members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/09/25/does-trump-unite-or-divide-a-new-poll-shows-two-thirds-of-americans-agree/

 

CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN NEWS
— WHY IS CONGRESS CONSISTENTLY FAILING IN ITS OVERSIGHT CAPACITY? – Kent Kellar  (DIERSEN: A major reason is that GAO is just a shell of what it once was. GAO was gutted during the 1980s and 1990s.)
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/09/25/why-is-congress-consistently-failing-in-its-oversight-capacity/
— FINLAND: DEMOGRAPHIC DOOM AND THE WELFARE STATE – Kent Kellar
http://conservativerepublicannews.com/2017/09/25/demographic-doom-and-the-welfare-state/

 

CBN NEWS
— GOP Senators Unveil Merit Based Path to Citizenship for ‘Dreamers’ – Abigail Robertson (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Dreamers and at everyone else that Trump supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/2017/september/gop-senators-unveil-merit-based-path-to-citizenship-for-dreamers

 

THE HILL
— Black lawmaker kneels on House floor in solidarity with athletes – CRISTINA MARCOS (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/352392-black-lawmaker-kneels-on-house-floor-in-solidarity-with-athletes

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump moves to get base ‘stirred up’ with NFL attacks.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/25/trump-nfl-fight-nascar-243091

 

HUFFINGTON POST
— The Fear of Black Protest – Terry Smith (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. How should Trump supporters respond?  Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps threaten to have members of Group A get rid of members of Group B once and for all. 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. Members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-fear-of-black-protest_us_59c91d47e4b08d6615504469

 

CNN
— ‘Deafening roar’ from GOP base to Congress: Keep your promises – Mark Walker  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, more and more and more Republican elected officials talk and act like they have surrendered to anti-Trumps who call them White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/26/opinions/republicans-cannot-afford-to-forget-our-promises-opinion-walker/index.html

 

AOL NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of Group A are united against those that 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, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors. 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.aol.com/article/news/2017/09/25/poll-66-percent-see-trump-as-doing-more-to-divide-than-unite-america/23222467/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s N.F.L. Critique a Calculated Attempt to Shore Up His Base.”  (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are anti-patriotic. Many of them, if not most of them, if not virtually all of them are also 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 do everything that they can a) to discourage Republican candidates and elected officials from participating in the parades, b) to discourage Republicans from helping sponsor entries in the parades, c) to discourage everyone from watching the parades.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/us/politics/trump-nascar-nfl-protests.html
— Republicans Present Conservative Vision for ‘Dreamer’ Protection – YAMICHE ALCINDOR (DIERSEN: Who represents the conservatives in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world?  What have they done to defend and advance conservative principles? I have served as the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000 and I have served as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999. I served as TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman 2005-2012, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004. I attended the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Annual Conventions as a Delegate and I served on the 2008 IRP Platform and Resolution Committee.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/us/politics/republicans-daca-citizenship.html
— China Blocks WhatsApp, Broadening Online Censorship – KEITH BRADSHER  (DIERSEN: What do you do?  I put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning and each and every evening.  Who wants to censor what you do? Those who want to censure what I do 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 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/2017/09/25/business/china-whatsapp-blocked.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Chinese Consumers See Dept as a Ticket to the Middle Class – KEITH BRADSHER and AILIN TANG  (DIERSEN: What have borrowed money for? I borrowed money to buy a) a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 when I was 23, b) a new town home in University Park in 1972, c) a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago in 1974, and d) a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. My wife and I borrowed to a) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and b) to have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/business/china-debt-consumers.html
— Tyranny of the Minority – Michelle Goldberg (DIERSEN: What percent of the voters in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, in Illinois, in America, and in the world 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?  From what I see, the percentages are extremely high.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/opinion/trump-electoral-college-minority.html
— Get the Keg Out of the Frat House – John Hechinger
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/opinion/frats-college-partying-pledging.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says that Trump is “The Abbie Hoffman of the Right.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/opinion/abbie-hoffman-donald-trump.html
— How Did Marriage Become a Mark of Privilege? – Claire Cain Miller (DIERSEN: How old were you when you got married and what did you do with your life before you got married? I got married in 1978 when I was 29 years old. Shortly after I turned 16 in 1964, I got a drivers license, bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir, and got a part-time job washing dishes. I bought my first new car when I was 17. I graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21. I bought my fourth new car, a Corvette, when I was 23. I bought a new town home in University Park when I was 24. I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago when I was 25 and a one bedroom condo in that building when I was 27. I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27.  I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assemble line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; and started collecting ed delinquent taxes in 1971.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/25/upshot/how-did-marriage-become-a-mark-of-privilege.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Miss America Erika Harold has a real shot at being elected attorney general – Katerina Ang
http://nypost.com/2017/09/25/miss-america-has-a-real-shot-at-being-elected-attorney-general/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Retirement wave – Eric Yoder  (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors’ success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old was a horrific waste. Who/what do you blame for my Democrat superiors’ success in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/09/26/qa-for-federal-workers-retirement-wave/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Question: Whatever happened to the “retirement wave?” Wasn’t that supposed to create a lot of vacancies for younger federal employees to move up? Answer: Predictions of a wave of federal employee retirements date back many years. This comes from the large population of baby boomer workers — almost all now in their mid-50s or older — becoming old enough to meet the needed combinations of age and years of service. Some of those combinations allow for retirement as early as 55 — and even earlier in law enforcement and certain other occupations. However, except for those jobs, there is no mandatory retirement in the government. Many employees continue working out of desire or need — 15 percent already are eligible to retire, and the average federal retirement age now is about 62, up by more than two years over the past 10 years. Just under 64,000 of the 2.1 million federal workers outside the self-funding U.S. Postal Service retired in the fiscal year ending last September. That was about average for the past 10 years and actually the lowest since 2010. If budgets get tight, agencies may try to cut their staff costs by offering early retirements. But that’s just another form of optional retirement.)

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Americans say that Trump is the “divider in chief.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/09/24/trump-divider-chief-tackles-nfl-editorials-debates/698097001/
— Good call on the NFL, Mr. President  These athletes should be fired! – Jon L. Christensen
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/09/24/good-call-nfl-mr-president-editorials-debates/105969416/
— NFL commits suicide by Trump with politically correct protests – James Robbins  (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will the NFL officially dump all individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/09/26/fl-stop-self-destructive-grandstanding-and-just-play-football-james-robbins-column/701472001/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: Are Facebook, Google and Amazon too big? Why that question keeps coming up – Marco della Cava, Elizabeth Weise and Jessica Guynn (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Facebook, Google, and Amazon can destroy any individual, any organization, any company, any government, and any country that is a Trump supporter, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owner, German American, draft avoider (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2017/09/25/facebook-google-and-amazon-too-big-question-comes-right-and-left/689879001/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump Helps Kaepernick Drag the NFL Into Politics  The league will no longer be allowed to present football as an escape from America’s divisions.”  What do you say to those who demonize, denigrate, and condemn those who own American nameplate cars?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-helps-kaepernick-drag-the-nfl-into-politics-1506381276
— Let’s Have a Military Parade—but Not Alone  Why not march with Canada, your friendly northern neighbors? – Michael Taube  (DIERSEN: Anti-Trumps shout at Canada and at all other foreign countries that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps talk and act like they want Canada, Mexico, and all the other foreign countries a) to invade America and b) to get rid of Trump and his supporters once and for all.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/lets-have-a-military-paradebut-not-alone-1506381135

 

FORBES
— 30 Years Later, ‘Wall Street’ Is More Relevant Than Ever – J. Maureen Henderson
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jmaureenhenderson/2017/09/25/30-years-later-wall-street-is-more-relevant-than-ever/

 

PBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Forget the border wall.”
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/column-forget-border-wall-mr-president-look-hole-worksite-enforcement-rules/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Thousands of Federal Employees Volunteer as Surge Force for FEMA Relief Efforts – Jack Corrigan
http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/09/thousands-federal-employees-volunteer-surge-force-fema-relief-efforts/141262/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— 69% of Democrats Say Trump A Bigger Threat Than North Korea’s ‘Rocket Man’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than their ancestors.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/september_2017/69_of_democrats_say_trump_a_bigger_threat_than_north_korea_s_rocket_man
— Is Football Falling As A Fan Favorite?
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/sports/september_2017/is_football_falling_as_a_fan_favorite

September 24 Morning Edition

CBS2
— President Trump’s Weekly Address; Democrats’ Weekly Address
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2017/09/23/president-trumps-weekly-address-democrats-weekly-address-7/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Miami Dolphins owner: NFL players who kneel during anthem are ‘smart young men of character’  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote disrespect of America.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/miami-dolphins-owner-nfl-players-who-kneel-during-anthem-are-smart-young-men-of-character

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote hatred of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-racial-divisions-analysis-20170923-story.html
— Baby boomers, not millennials, most influence the auto industry – Casey Williams (DIERSEN: Are you anti-car?  Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are a) anti-car and b) anti-union. They are especially anti-GM, anti-Ford, and anti-Chrysler.  They remind everyone that I was a union member for almost 12 years and that 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 and that 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/classified/automotive/sc-auto-cover-baby-boomers-drive-design-20170918-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For baby boomers, the automobile has always been a symbol of style and freedom. The generation of 76.4 million born between 1946 and 1964 who once romped in the back seats of their parents’ station wagons has determined what we drive for over a half-century. With advanced technology and designs catering to this demographic, boomers will influence our rides long past when they hang up their key chains.)

 

DAILY HERALD
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: DISRESPECTFUL, DISGUSTING: Oakland catcher first in major league baseball to take a knee during anthem – AP
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170924/sports/309249989/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps despise, if not hate America.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20170924/trumps-embrace-of-a-post-american-world

 

QUAD CITIES ONLINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Quad Cities Online promotes anti-Americanism big time.
http://www.qconline.com/news/politics/analysis-bully-pulpit-laced-with-race/article_d44deaf5-f339-56a2-8e2e-fce336a9aa38.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Quad Cities Online promotes LGBTQ activity big time.
http://www.qconline.com/news/local/q-c-pride-fest-celebrates-diversity/article_a388082f-6dad-5877-97ba-3364b7feea89.html

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— ‘Warmest welcome’: Rauner rides through Lexington for veterans – Julia Evelsizer
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/warmest-welcome-rauner-rides-through-lexington-for-veterans/article_06c302c8-0a7b-5e7b-bdb9-5e55d8072eff.html

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Governor Rauner at 3rd Annual Governor’s Ride
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/governor-rauner-at-3rd-annual-governors-ride

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
–NFL teams support players’ anti-Trump stance (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote disrespect of America.)
http://www.centralillinoisproud.com/sports/nfl/teams-support-players-antitrump-stance/817444144
— German election: Polls open as Angela Merkel seeks fourth term  Poll shows Angela Merkel to win for a Chancellor – JUDITH VONBERG  (DIERSEN: Individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are members of the following groups love Merkel: 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.centralillinoisproud.com/news/world-news/german-election-polls-open-as-angela-merkel-seeks-fourth-term/817411507

 

SOUTHERN
— Durbin, Duckworth ask President Trump to convene a federal cabinet-level task force to address the crisis facing Cairo – MOLLY PARKER
http://thesouthern.com/news/local/acha/durbin-duckworth-ask-president-trump-to-convene-a-federal-cabinet/article_78531df8-874a-51c2-9eac-636bd33ff4fd.html

 

RIVER CITY READER
— Senator Brady Embarks on a Magical Mystery Tour – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/senator-brady-magical-mystery-tour

 

EAST CENTRAL REPORTER
— Edgar County Watchdogs continue ‘draining the swamp’ in Illinois
http://eastcentralreporter.com/stories/511224310-edgar-county-watchdogs-continue-draining-the-swamp-in-illinois

 

CHICAGO ARGUS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Rauner nit-picks Rauner’s motorcycle ride.
http://chicagoargus.blogspot.com/2017/09/extra-rauner-gettin-his-kicks-down.html

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Jack Franks Accused of Crime
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2017/09/23/jack-franks-accused-of-crime/

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Rauner can’t even get ahead of opposing the soda pop tax
http://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-rauner-cant-even-get-ahead-of-opposing-the-soda-pop-tax

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— NFL may lose bigly with social justice antics – Brian C. Joondeph
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2017/09/nfl_may_lose_bigly_with_social_justice_antics.html
— The Rise of Anti-Christian Bigotry in America – E.W. Jackson
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2017/09/the_rise_of_antichristian_bigotry_in_america.html

 

TOWNHALL
— Why Should We Care About ‘DREAMers”? – Derek Hunter  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at DREAMers and at everyone else that Trump and his supporters are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they want DREAMers to get rid of Trump and to get rid of Trump’s supporters.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2017/09/24/why-should-we-care-about-dreamers-n2385632
— MSNBC Guest Compares Roy Moore and Luther Strange to the KKK – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2017/09/23/msnbc-panelist-n2385575

 

BREITBART
— In Kaepernick and Goodell, Trump Shows He Knows How to Pick His Enemies – DANIEL J. FLYNN  (DIERSEN: Who picks you to be their enemy? I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who pick me to be their enemy.  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 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 Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid.)
http://www.breitbart.com/sports/2017/09/24/in-kaepernick-and-goodell-trump-shows-he-knows-how-to-pick-his-enemies/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— ACTIVIST DEM JUDGE RULES LGBT MANDATE TRUMPS 1ST AMENDMENT  Says Christians’ refusal to promote homosexuality akin to posting ‘White Applicants Only’ sign – BOB UNRUH
http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/activist-dem-judge-rules-lgbt-mandate-trumps-1st-amendment/
— WHAT HAPPENS TO SECRET SERVICE RUN BY POLITICAL CORRECTNESS  ‘They are pushing people through who are not qualified to protect the president’ -PAUL BREMMER
http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/what-happens-to-secret-service-run-by-political-correctness/
— HOW THE LEFT CREATED WHITE-IDENTITY POLITICS  ‘It’s no longer about teaching kids so they can succeed … it’s all about teaching victimhood’
http://www.wnd.com/2017/09/how-the-left-created-white-identity-politics/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Marriott Refuses to Cancel Convention for Anti-Sharia Group – ROD KACKLEY
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/2017/09/23/marriott-refuses-cancel-convention-anti-sharia-group/

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— 62 scholars correct Pope Francis for ‘propagating heresies’ – Pete Baklinski
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/breaking-62-scholars-correct-pope-francis-for-propagating-heresies
— More than 40 families pull children from school that forced transgender lesson on 5-year-olds – Lianne Laurence
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/70-kids-and-counting-leave-school-over-transgender-lesson-for-5-year-olds

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Stop giving to your alma mater until they commit to these common-sense reforms – Michael Rubin
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/stop-giving-to-your-alma-mater-until-they-commit-to-these-common-sense-reforms/article/2635391

 

NBC SPORTS
— Jim Harbaugh advises President Trump to ‘check the Constitution’ – John Taylor  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Americans use the Constitution to destroy America. Anti-Americans are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, 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://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/09/24/jim-harbaugh-advises-president-trump-to-check-the-constitution/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE: Push for Gender Equality in Tech? Some Men Say It’s Gone Too Far – NELLIE BOWLES  (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, my superiors were always under tremendous pressure from Democrat politicians to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats, and especially Democrats who were minority, female, and/or young.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/23/technology/silicon-valley-men-backlash-gender-scandals.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/23/opinion/sunday/macarthur-grants-immigrants.html
— Trump Attacks Warriors’ Curry. LeBron James’s Retort: ‘U Bum.’ – KEN BELSON and JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/23/sports/football/trump-nfl-kaepernick.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— Jaguars owner joins players during anthem protest in first game since Trump’s NFL remarks – Cindy Boren  (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps make it clear that they despise if not hate America.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/09/24/jaguars-owner-joins-players-during-anthem-protest-in-first-game-since-trumps-nfl-remarks/
— Trump’s culture war with the NFL is getting very real – Aaron Blake
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/09/24/trumps-culture-war-with-the-nfl-is-getting-very-real/
— Trump demands NFL teams ‘fire or suspend’ players or risk fan boycott – Abby Phillip
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/09/24/trump-demands-nfl-teams-fire-or-suspend-players-or-risk-fan-boycott/
— Neanderthal children were slow to grow up — just like modern kids – Ben Guarino  (DIERSEN: What did you accomplish by the time you were 32?  Shortly after I turned 16 in 1964, I got a drivers license, bought a 1958 Chevy BelAir, and got a part-time job washing dishes. I bought my first new car when I was 17. I graduated debt-free from NIU with a bachelor’s degree in management when I was 21. I bought my fourth new car, a Corvette, when I was 23. I bought a new town home in University Park when I was 24. I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in downtown Chicago when I was 25 and a one bedroom condo in that building when I was 27. I earned an MBA from Loyola when I was 27 and a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul when I was 31.  I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt when I was 30. I passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt when I was 32.  I became a licensed CPA when I was 32. I got married when I was 29 and we bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton when I was 29.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2017/09/21/neanderthal-children-were-slow-to-grow-up-just-like-modern-kids/

 

MERCURY NEWS
— Can California force Trump to release his tax returns to get on presidential ballot? – CASEY TOLAN (DIERSEN: What more should candidates be forced to disclose to get on the ballot?  Should they be forced to disclose a) who manipulates them, b) who dominates them, c) their enemy lists, d) their operatives, e) their dupes, f) who they blame for their problems, g) who they blame for your problems, h) who they blame for everyone’s problems, i) etc.?)
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/09/23/california-trump-tax-returns-ballot-jerry-brown/

 

WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES
— How antifa justifies stifling speech, clobbering supremacists – CARLOS LOZADA
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/curr/how-antifa-justixfb01es-stixfb02ing-speech-clobbering-supremacists-20170924

 

FOX AUSTIN
— Two people arrested at anti-white supremacy rally – Esmi Careaga
http://www.fox7austin.com/news/local-news/two-people-arrested-at-anti-white-supremacy-rally

 

NEW YORKER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: New Yorker promotes anti-Americanism big time.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-racial-demagoguery-of-trumps-assaults-on-colin-kaepernick-and-steph-curry

 

FORTUNE
— In Silicon Valley’s Push for Gender Equality, are Men the Real Victims? – David Z. Morris
http://fortune.com/2017/09/23/silicon-valley-gender-equality/

 

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
— Bruce Maxwell Finally Broke MLB’s Silence, and Hopefully Others Will Follow – JON TAYLER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps promote disrespect of America.)
https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/09/24/bruce-maxwell-anthem-protest

 

THE GLOBE AND MAIL
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, The Globe and Mail shouts that it is anti-American.
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/real-patriotism-mr-trump-isnt-how-you-treat-a-flag-its-how-you-treat-americans/article36375796/

September 3 Morning Edition

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Calling all candidates – Editorial (DIERSEN: In Illinois, you should run as a Republican only if you can and if you will defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform.  Illinois Republicans should defeat primary candidates who have acted against the IRP platform and/or who hint/imply/argue/shout that they will act against the IRP platform if elected/reelected. One could argue that because Rauner and his supporters act against more and more and more planks in the IRP platform, Rauner and his supporters should run as Independents.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170902/our-view-calling-all-candidates
(FROM THE EDITORIAL: Help Wanted: Seeking numerous people for often thankless job. Must be willing to work ridiculously long hours, be criticized by those also seeking this position, and be enthusiastic about shaking hands and kissing babies. Successful candidates will be able to raise significant amounts of money on a daily basis, keep their composure even when being yelled at, and be willing to defend every statement or idea they’ve ever shared. When considering the negative, it’s a wonder anyone runs for public office. But the positives can outweigh the negatives, especially for those who truly seek to be an agent for change in order to improve the lives of friends and neighbors, or who want to be a part of public policy decisions that right wrongs or benefit more people. It is those people — the ones who want to better their communities — we hope to see run for office in 2018. Besides the six statewide constitutional offices, all 18 of Illinois’ districts in Congress, 39 of the 59 seats in the state Senate and all 118 seats in the Illinois House are on the ballot. So are a number of county seats, including clerks, treasurers, sheriffs, assessors and county board members; regional superintendents of schools; and some judgeships. The 2018 election may have already seemed to be in full swing, largely because the race for governor has been prominent since the beginning of the year. But the actual kick-off to next year’s election starts Tuesday, if you go by the first date listed in the state Election Board’s 2018 Election and Campaign Finance Calendar. Sept. 5 marks the first day those from established political parties can begin circulating nomination papers to get their name on the ballot. Those nominating petitions you may be asked to sign in the coming weeks can’t be filed until Nov. 27 to Dec. 4, at which point the March 20 primary races will start to come into focus. It’s safe to assume there will be a Democratic primary race for governor, given that nine people have declared their intent to run. It’s possible on the Republican side, although a serious challenger has yet to emerge.)
— Floreth pushed McCann, but party chose McClure – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170902/bernard-schoenburg-floreth-pushed-mccann-but-party-chose-mcclure
— New school aid formula doesn’t mean the end of the funding issue – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170902/statehouse-insider-new-school-aid-formula-doesnt-mean-end-of-funding-issue

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Aging in luxury: $20,000-a-month senior living on the horizon – Oshrat Carmiel (DIERSEN: Because she has health problems, my soon-to-be 87-year-old aunt is paying $230-a-day, that is, $6,900-a-month, that is, $83,950-a-year to live in an assisted living facility.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/ct-high-end-senior-living-20170822-story.html
— Pension law won’t save money, Rauner caused chaos – Donald M. Bisch, Vice-President Naperville Police Pension Fund
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-voice-letters-opinion-st-0903-20170901-story.html

 

WGN TV
— McHenry County case puts TRUST Act to the test – GAYNOR HALL
http://wgntv.com/2017/09/02/mchenry-county-case-puts-trust-act-to-the-test/

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— New education law aims to help those most in need – Jim Dey  (DIERSEN: Have you, your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, or the rest of your ancestors ever been “in need?” My answer is NO, and because of that, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always demonized, denigrated, and condemned me, my parents, my grandparents, my great grandparents, and the rest of my ancestors as being undeservedly filthy rich.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-09-03/jim-dey-new-education-law-aims-help-those-most-need.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Record Fox River flooding cost McHenry County government agencies about $3.6 million – MEGAN JONES
http://www.nwherald.com/2017/09/01/record-fox-river-flooding-cost-mchenry-county-government-agencies-about-3-6-million/dq60s3p/

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Jesiel rejected school funding measure for lack of reforms – Caitlin Nordahl
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511204493-jesiel-rejected-school-funding-measure-for-lack-of-reforms

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen offers expert advice on property tax appeals – Carrie Bradon
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511204615-breen-offers-expert-advice-on-property-tax-appeals

 

THE HILL
— It’s time to build the wall and fix our immigration system – NED RYUN
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/348995-its-time-to-build-the-wall-and-fix-our-immigration-system
(FROM THE ARTICLE: With President Trump likely to undo Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) next week, it highlights yet again that our immigration system is fundamentally broken. Our system of admittance is a decades old program based largely on nepotism and family ties, rather than any logical system of governance that benefits Americans. Rather than recruiting and attracting the best talent from other countries, our immigration system prioritizes bringing entire families. Combine this with our costly policies that allow illegal immigration across our southern border and you’ve got a recipe for disaster. Jim Acosta’s press conference temper tantrum demonstrated a number of Americans no longer realize why a country would even control the flow of immigration. They stammer and stomp their feet about what they believe America stands for, but unfortunately are entirely uninformed on the history of American immigration policy. During the 19th century, America largely had an open immigration policy as the country expanded and moved west, although, individual restrictions were placed on contract laborers, criminals, and in some cases entire countries. Those immigration laws were rewritten over the last century to implement greater controls over America’s immigration policies. These controls are especially necessary as progressives created greater and greater welfare programs. Like it or not, we are a welfare society. Whether it’s healthcare, social security, unemployment, housing, or any of the other myriad of benefits Americans receive. Just Social Security and Medicare make up nearly 40 percent of the federal budget. Throw in Medicaid and you’re getting close to 50 percent. Naturalizing more citizens and enrolling more individuals with green cards further encumbers our welfare system. We know our welfare system is hugely overburdened and threatens to be entirely insolvent by within 20 years. Thankfully, reforms in 1996 prevented those with green cards from receiving many federal benefits until they have lived in the country for at least five years and met work requirements, but we cannot pretend like admitting more people into the country has no effect. The legislation recently introduced in the Senate, named the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act (RAISE) bill, is not some racist screed. It’s a clear, point based immigration system, very similar to systems already in place in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Rather than admit people based on the luck of the draw or ties to family already in the country, the RAISE system grades specific qualities that are valuable for our society. That means more young, highly educated, fiscally prepared individuals that are likely to integrate well into American society. This merit based system would help attract some of the best talent from around the world to come to our country and become Americans. But unfortunately that’s just not enough to deal with our immigration problems. Without serious proposals that actually build a wall on our southern border, problems will just continue. When you hear the Democrats talk about the new plan for President Trump’s border wall, you’d be forgiven if you thought they were the party of fiscal restraint and responsible spending. They’re breaking out the apocalyptic language to call into question the need to secure America’s borders or do anything to prevent the stream of illegal immigrants. Which is ironic given the fact that roughly ten years ago, three Democrat Senators by the names of Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden voted to fund the Yuma Sector Wall to stop the flow of illegal crossings (and now Yuma has seen a 70 percent decrease in illegal crossings since 2006). There are many costs involved with illegals coming into our country, from our education and health care systems to our welfare systems, but we cannot forget that one of the largest financial strains from increased illegal immigration is the increased cost for law enforcement and incarceration. Consider the Government Accountability Office’s study from 2011 in which 251,000 criminal illegals were found to have committed on average twelve crimes and been arrested on average seven times: hardly the best use of our law enforcement. That same study showed another interesting fact: 68 percent of the criminal illegals sitting in federal prison and 66 percent sitting in state prison were from one country: Mexico. In addition to law enforcement resources dedicated to repeatedly arresting the same criminal illegals, the cost to incarcerate criminal illegals is nearly two billion in some years: a study shows Americans paid $1.87 billion to “house imprisoned illegal immigrants in fiscal year 2014.” As more criminal illegals cross the border, that number will only increase. Those crimes not only harm Americans (and a great number of legal immigrants) but also sap valuable time from police officers. In California, thousands of prisoners were released early to make room for the tens of thousands of criminal illegal immigrants, which number over 72,000. This criminal element coming across the border also exacerbates the drug epidemic sweeping the country. Compare these annual costs of law enforcement work and incarceration costs to the cost of a wall, which some think for a wall of 1,250 miles could be as high as $21.5 billion. Considering our annual ongoing costs of dealing with criminal illegals alone and that still looks like a bargain. As much as media elites want to pretend otherwise, this common-sense policy approach with changing our immigration system and building a wall would protect American citizens and make America stronger by enticing the best workers in the world to immigrate by modernizing the system.)

 

POLITICO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Those who promote DACA argue that DREAMers should get sympathy because their parents brought them to America before they were adults. Should those like me get sympathy because their parents raised them to be Missouri Synod Lutheran (MSL), conservative, Republican, and/or American? Should those like me get sympathy because their parents are German American and/or because their ancestors came to America while slavery was still legal? Should those like me get sympathy because they were born White and/or male?  Were it not for my parents, I might very well be the following like more and more and more people are: anti-Trump, anti-MSL, 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.politico.com/story/2017/09/01/daca-dreamers-trump-paul-ryan-242257

 

LIFE SITE NEWS
— Here’s how this liberal law center seeks to crush opponents of the LGBT agenda – Peter Labarbera
https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/hate-profiteer-splc-will-use-new-liberal-donations-to-destroy-small-pro-fam

 

DAILY CALLER
— Public School Teachers Behind Violent Antifa Group – Peter Hasson
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/01/public-school-teachers-behind-violent-antifa-group/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Coping With nonstop Political Chatter – Rob Walker (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government.  Political affiliation discrimination is rampant in the federal government.  While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, ever-increasingly, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates asked me questions to draw attention to the fact that I was a) conservative, b) Republican, c) baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, d) 100% German-American, e) a non-veteran, f) old (born in 1948), g) non-poor, h) a gun owner, i) that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, and j) that I opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/jobs/when-colleagues-wont-stop-talking-politics.html
— The Best Era for Working Women Was 20 Years Ago – Bryce Covert  (DIERSEN: What were your superiors doing to you 20 years ago this month?  My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” which expired at the end of the month. They wanted to give my Band II (GS-13/14) job and my preferred corner office to their employees who were Democrat, but especially to those who were minority, female, and/or younger.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/02/opinion/sunday/working-women-decline-1990s.html
— The 1990s Gave Us the Trump Teens – DAVID FRIEND  (DIERSEN: What did you do during the 1990s?  I worked for GAO until my Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.  I became a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, a Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, a Forensic Accountant in 1997, and a FINRA arbitrator in 1998.  I earned a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997. I served on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter until 1996. I bought a 1968 Dodge Charger R/T collector car in 1994. I was appointed a Republican Precinct Committeeman in 1999.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/sunday/trump-reality-tv-90s.html
— HARDCOPY EDITORIAL HEADLINE: “The Trump Tax Plan’s False Promises  Though details are missing, the president’s tax proposals would help the wealthy while doing little for his working-class supporters.” Are/were you a member of the “working-class?” I was a lowly member of the working-class 1962-1997.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a failed but a grossly overpaid member of the working-class. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/02/opinion/sunday/trump-republicans-tax-reform.html
— The Real Campus Scourge  No safe space or trigger warning lifts the sting of a cold new world. – Frank Bruni  (DIERSEN: From what I see, sadly, to succeed in the “cold new world,” you have to be anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America longer than your ancestors.)

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/02/opinion/sunday/college-freshman-mental-health.html
— Is Trump Really Pro-Worker?  He talks about his love for miners and factory workers. So far, he hasn’t done much to show it. – STEVEN GREENHOUSE (DIERSEN: Are/were you a worker? I was a lowly worker 1962-1997.  My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being a failed but a grossly overpaid worker. In my defense, I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/02/opinion/sunday/is-trump-really-pro-worker.html
— In Silicon Valley, Working 9 to 5 Is for Losers  A century ago, factory workers went on strike to demand better conditions. Today, start-up “hustlers” celebrate their own exploitation. – DAN LYONS
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/31/opinion/sunday/silicon-valley-work-life-balance-.html

 

USA TODAY
— Here’s how to get that job, even if you’re underqualified – Peter Jones  (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/job-search-tips/2017/09/03/heres-how-to-get-that-job-even-if-youre-underqualified/105046586/

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— GOP Voters OK With Trump Criticism of Republican Senate
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/trump_administration/august_2017/gop_voters_ok_with_trump_criticism_of_republican_senate