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August 24 Evening Edition

NBC5
— OUTSTANDING: Rauner Vetoes Bills on Immigration
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Vetoes-Bills-on-Immigration-491686621.html
— Madigan to Meet With All Six Illinois Archdioceses Amid Priest Abuse Allegations Attorney General Lisa Madigan plans to meet with all the dioceses in Illinois and expects the bishops to fully cooperate or she’ll investigate them. – Mary Ann Ahern
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Madigan-to-Meet-With-All-Six-Illinois-Archdioceses-Amid-Priest-Abuse-Allegations-491679231.html

 

ABC7
— Mollie Tibbetts murder suspect lived on land owned by GOP fundraiser
https://abc7chicago.com/tibbetts-murder-suspect-lived-on-land-owned-by-gop-fundraiser/4044323/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Illinois AG to meet Chicago priests amid sex abuse report – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-ag-to-meet-chicago-priests-amid-sex-abuse-report-1

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— OUTSTANDING: Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoes immigration rights bills in Illinois’ Trump country – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-immigration-20180824-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner used the opening of the Du Quoin State Fair on Friday to veto “bad bills” to expand rights for immigrants living in Illinois illegally as the governor tries to solidify core rural conservatives Downstate who back President Donald Trump behind his re-election. Rauner told WJPF-AM 1020 in Marion that Illinois’ high number of immigrants who lack documentation “pushes up our unemployment rate and that holds down wages in Illinois and takes jobs away from Americans. We’ve got to stand against that.” The Republican governor also said he has pushed the federal government to require electronic verification of worker residency status in the country. “We increase the penalties for employers who hire illegals rather than Americans, we can really clamp down on illegal immigration and we can lead to more jobs for Americans and higher wages,” he said. Rauner, facing a challenge from Democratic governor candidate J.B. Pritzker, has worked since the primary to try to unify conservatives unhappy with his past approval of measures that expanded abortion, immigration and gay rights. . .Rauner signed two other immigration-related measures — one prohibiting any registry programs involving people due to race or religion and another allowing skilled immigrants to more easily seek licenses for professional activities. The Republican governor called the two new laws “really minor, pretty nothing.”)
— Trump complains to Ohio Republicans that Democrats are ‘negative, nasty’ – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-ohio-visit-20180824-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans promote Lauren Underwood.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-randy-hultgren-lauren-underwood-il14-tribune-20180822-story.html
— For group members, reasons unclear why sheriff axed longtime DuPage jail ministry – Denise Crosby
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/opinion/ct-abn-crosby-just-discontinued-st-0824-story.html
— Candidate Willie Wilson, who gave away thousands, cleared then calls Mayor Rahm Emanuel a vulgarity – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-mayors-race-willie-wilson-cleared-20180824-story.html
— 3 weeks after 75 people were shot in Chicago’s most violent weekend in 2018, only one alleged shooter has been charged – Jeremy Gorner and Annie Sweeney
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-unsolved-shootings-20180820-story.html
— AG Lisa Madigan to examine Illinois ties of priests named in Pennsylvania sex abuse report – Angie Leventis Lourgos
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-lisa-madigan-catholic-church-abuse-20180824-story.html
— Will voters in Illinois and other high-tax states rebel? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-tax-deduction-irs-ruling-illinois-20180824-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— OUTSTANDING: Rauner vetoes three ‘bad’ immigration bills, raps ‘sanctuary concept’ – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-veto-three-bad-immigration-bills-sanctuary-illegal-immigration/
— Gov. Rauner, trailing badly in poll, keeps trying to drag down Pritzker – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/governor-bruce-rauner-jb-pritzker-2018-general-election-rich-miller/
— Chicago cop promoted to lieutenant amid sexual misconduct investigation, lawsuit – Tim Novak and Robert Herguth (DIERSEN: To stop me from getting promotions, my Democrat IRS superiors a) got rid of the IRS manager who had promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974; b) disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974 (SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/463866); and c) disallowed my education deductions in 1978.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-police-department-cop-promoted-lieutenant-amid-sexual-misconduct-investigation-lawsuit-watchdogs/
— Loyalty to your country? Nope. It’s all about being loyal to Trump – Mona Charen (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents a) demand that everyone be blindly loyal to them and b) destroy those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/donald-trump-paul-manafort-michael-cohen-loyalty-mona-charen/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says that Trump is “the strongman the GOP always wanted.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/president-donald-trump-republican-gop-paul-manafort-dennis-hastert-gene-lyons/
— Latest updates: DNC summer meeting in Chicago liveblog
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dnc-summer-meeting-chicago-2018-updates/
— Gov. Rauner snuffs out bill to raise smoking age to 21 – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/rauner-veto-illinois-tobacco-smoking-age-21-raise-vape/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Republicans encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring other people to America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/immigrants-rights-safe-spaces-bruce-rauner-donald-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Safest level of alcohol consumption is none, worldwide study shows – Joel Achenbach (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote booze.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180824/safest-level-of-alcohol-consumption-is-none-worldwide-study-shows
— Longtime Lisle District 202 member Pamela Ahlmann charged with DUI – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180824/longtime-lisle-district-202-member-charged-with-dui
— Film society to show ‘Hitler’s Hollywood’ documentary Aug. 27 at the Tivoli
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180823/film-society-to-show-hitlers-hollywood-documentary-aug-27-at-the-tivoli

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Crooked pols here would love ‘flipping’ ban, former top prosecutor Gary Shapiro says Ex-Govs. George Ryan and Rod Blagojevich—and lots of other white-collar criminals—might never have been convicted of their misdeeds had the president’s suggestion to do away with “flipping” in criminal cases been in effect. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/crooked-pols-here-would-love-flipping-ban-former-top-prosecutor-says
— CHICAGO’S NOTABLE LGBTQ EXECUTIVES (DIERSEN: From what I see, in Illinois, ever-increasingly, if you do not promote LGBTQ activity, a) schools will not admit you or graduate you, b) employers will not hire you, retain you, or promote you, c) organizations will not admit you or let you hold a leadership position, and d) voters will not vote for you or help elect you.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/notable/lgbtq-executives

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— The Latest: Cullerton slams veto of immigrant protection – AP
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article217317215.html–

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— OUTRAGEOUS: 2018 Will County Property Tax Report: Tinley Park, Crete, Monee, New Lenox have top prop tax bills
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511539943-2018-will-county-property-tax-report-tinley-park-crete-monee-new-lenox-have-top-prop-tax-bills

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Coalition of Conservative Reformers pledge to refuse legislative pension – Gabriel Neves
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511542103-coalition-of-conservative-reformers-pledge-to-refuse-legislative-pension

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner wants 12 debates, Pritzker says 3
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/24/rauner-wants-12-debates-pritzker-says-3/
— Rauner says he will veto three immigration bills, talks about Mollie Tibbetts case
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/24/rauner-says-he-will-veto-three-immigration-bills-talks-about-mollie-tibbetts-case/
— Pritzker campaign celebrates National Waffle Day with P&R poke at Rauner
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/24/pritzker-campaign-celebrates-national-waffle-day-with-pr-poke-at-rauner/

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Millionaires harvesting lavish farm subsidies – Dennis Byrne
http://www.chicagonow.com/dennis-byrnes-barbershop/2018/08/millionaires-harvesting-lavish-farm-subsidies/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Patrick Kenneally Lays Down Challenge for Local Republicans
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/24/patrick-kenneally-lays-challenge-local-republicans/
— State Pays 1.7 Times Higher Interest Rate on Borrowing Than AAA Rated Governments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/24/state-pays-1-7-times-higher-interest-rate-borrowing-aaa-rated-governments/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DURBIN SAYS DISCUSSION OF “I-WORD” TOO SOON
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/durbins-comments.html
— TIME TO SUBSCRIBE TO ILLINOIS REVIEW
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/time-to-subscribe-to-illinois-review.html
— SCHOCK: LOCAL US ATTORNEY OFFICE SAW ME AS “RISING STAR,” WAY TO CLIMB JUSTICE DEPARTMENT LADDER (DIERSEN: Are/were you a rising star? In 1974, when I was 25 years old, I was a potential rising star at IRS. My mentor had promoted me to GS-9 (currently $55,905) in 1972, to GS-11 ($67,638) in 1973, and to GS-12 ($81,071) in 1974. But then, one of our Democrat superiors succeeded in shooting both of us down.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/schock-local-us-attorney-office-saw-me-as-rising-star-way-to-climb-justice-department-ladder.html
— JOLIET AREA ILLEGAL ALIEN SENTENCED TO 80 YEARS FOR RAPING THREE WOMEN JOGGERS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/joliet-area-illegal-alien-sentenced-to-80-years-for-raping-three-women-joggers.html
— SEN. WARREN: “SEPARATING A MOMMA FROM A BABY DOES NOT MAKE THIS COUNTRY SAFER”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/sen-warren-separating-a-momma-from-a-baby-does-not-make-this-country-safer.html
— THORNER: CATHOLIC CHURCH SHOWS MORAL CULPABILITY WITH PREDATOR PRIEST CRISIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/thorner-catholic-church-shows-moral-culpability-with-predator-priest-crisis.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— MOLLIE TIBBETTS’ ACCUSED MURDERER SEEKING GAG ORDER TO PREVENT FROM BEING REFERRED TO AS AN ILLEGAL ALIEN – Molly Prince (DIERSEN: Officially or unofficially, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) glorify and praise illegal aliens and b) paint me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. They stress that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (almost 70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, American nameplate car owner, 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 webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/24/mollie-tibbetts-accused-murderer-seeking-gag-order-to-prevent-from-being-referred-to-as-an-illegal-alien/
— ANN COULTER DIAGNOSES THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA – Derek Hunter
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/24/ann-coulter-diagnoses-media-podcast/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— FLASHBACK: JEREMIAH WRIGHT CLAIMED OBAMA PAL OFFERED $150K HUSH MONEY Candidate asked anti-American pastor to stop preaching – ART MOORE
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/flashback-jeremiah-wright-claimed-obama-pal-offered-150k-hush-money/

 

BREITBART
— Midterm Meddling: Tech Giants Gather to Discuss ‘Election Protection’ Strategy – Lucas Nolan (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are filled with misinformation. According to my critics/opponents, the only information that you need to know is what they tell you, no more and no less.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/24/midterm-meddling-tech-giants-gather-to-discuss-election-protection-strategy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “As I’ve mentioned to several of you over the last few weeks, we have been looking to schedule a follow-on discussion to our industry conversation about information operations, election protection, and the work we are all doing to tackle these challenges,” wrote Gleicher. The meeting will be broken up into three parts according to Gleicher. Each company will present the efforts they have made so far in combating misinformation on their platform, then it will discuss the issues that its platform faces in fighting misinformation, and finally, the group will decide whether a meeting of each Silicon Valley tech firm should take place on a regular basis.)
— French Police Seize Dozens of Sheep Hidden in Garage Ahead of Islamic Ritual Slaughter Festival – Chris Tomlinson
https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/08/24/french-police-seize-dozens-of-sheep-hidden-in-garage-ahead-of-islamic-ritual-slaughter-festival/

 

GOPUSA
— Green groups ask Supreme Court to stop Trump border wall
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53229

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Democrats Want You To Forget Mollie Tibbetts – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28613

 

THE HILL
— Mother of son killed by undocumented immigrant: We’re begging for laws to be enforced – Julia Manchester
http://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/403239-mother-of-son-killed-by-undocumented-immigrant-were-begging-for-immigration

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Meet the ‘Change Agents’ Who Are Enabling Inequality – Joseph E. Stiglitz (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who have painted themselves as being change agents who fight inequality. My Democrat superiors in the federal government would stress that the adverse actions that they took against me directly benefited their employees who were poor, and especially their poor employees who were Democrat, minority, female, younger, and/or veteran.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/20/books/review/winners-take-all-anand-giridharadas.html

 

ALLENTOWN MORNING CALL
— Employers must follow U.S. immigration laws – Lisa Fisher, Northampton
http://www.mcall.com/opinion/letters/mc-rea-fisher-illegal-immigrants-employment-verification-20180823-story.html

 

PENN LIVE
— Corvettes form an American Flag at Corvettes at Carlisle 2018 patriotic display – Dan Gleiter (DIERSEN: If I were not spending 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, I would be in Carlisle. I have owned a 1972 Corvette since 1971 and a 2005 Corvette since 2005.)
https://www.pennlive.com/life/2018/08/patriotic_display_corvettes_at.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: About 165 Corvettes were involved in the forming of an American flag today, including red, white, blue, silver, and Carlisle Blue Corvettes at the Corvettes at Carlisle show at the Carlisle Fairgrounds. During the grand unveiling of the Corvette flag, at the grandstand, a special salute to service of a reading/recording of “What is an American,” written by Michael Brown, was played. After the playing of Brown’s writing, on-site veterans joined together for a reaffirmation of oath. After the oath, trumpeter Willard Jackson played the service anthems of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. Wesley Wong then led a parade and tribute of first responders past the grandstand stage. Wong was one of the first on-scene during the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. Corvettes at Carlisle brings together thousands of Corvette enthusiasts and Corvettes.)

 

ABC 27
— Corvettes in Carlisle creating American flag out of Corvettes – Taylor Tosheff (DIERSEN: If I were not spending 10+ hours each and every day putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out, I would be in Carlisle. I have owned a 1972 Corvette since 1971 and a 2005 Corvette since 2005.)
https://www.abc27.com/news/local/corvettes-in-carlisle-creating-american-flag-out-of-corvettes/1393380874
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Dozens of corvettes in red, white, and blue, are parking in line to make a giant American flag. It’s an a fun tradition of the Corvettes at Carlisle show. The last time fans were able to see this was back in 2015. Over 200 Corvettes will be forming the flag this year. Organizers of the show say this is an important time to show support for the country, and the nation’s symbol. “We feel like this year it means even more,” said Mike Garland, Carlisle Events. “Over the past three years we’ve watched professional athletes take a knee, for whatever reason they want to claim as their cause, but they’re doing so during the national anthem.” “We want everyone to know that Carlisle events of central Pennsylvania company that is certainly in the military history we have here with Gettysburg and with the Army War College, and everything we stand at Carlisle, nobody is going to be taking a knee for this flag.”)

 

PRESS CORP
— AHEAD OF AUGUST 28 PRIMARY, GOOGLE CENSORS CONTENT FOR U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE DR. KELLI WARD (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents want Google to censure GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. My critics/opponents want you to know only what they tell you, no more and no less.)
https://presscorp.org/news/ahead-of-august-28-primary-google-censors-content-for-u-s-senate-candidate-dr-kelli-ward
(FROM THE ARTICLE: After two weeks of unsuccessful petitioning and support consultations, CFO Chris Weir and President Larry Ward of Political Media, Inc. believe their agency’s efforts to promote U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Kelli Ward are being deliberately blocked by Google’s advertising department. For more than two weeks, Weir and Ward have been doing everything “by the book” to promote newly launched Kelli Ward microsite — www.MarthaMcFake.com — on the silicon giant’s advertising platform to no avail. “We’ve been placing digital ads on Google for decades and we have never seen anything like this,” says Ward. “We have been going back and forth with Google ad services for weeks seeking approval to promote MarthaMcFake.com, a single-page microsite exposing candidate Martha McSally’s fake conservatism, and they are playing games with us. With just days left until the August 28 primary for an incredibly hot and closely watched GOP Senate race, this reeks of censorship.” Political Media Chief Financial Officer Chris Weir, who has been in direct communication with Google support, says his conversations with the tech giant have been circular in nature. “They were telling me that our information didn’t match their information: our company name, our address and our EIN,” says Weir. “I was on the phone with four different people, two of which were supervisors and our campaign is still without approval despite weeks of effort and literally hours on the phone.” “The folks at Google said our accounts were reviewed manually then they said they were reviewed by a team. After that they said they were reviewed by an automated system. None of their claims were adding up,” Weir states. “We sent Google their verification form on August 7th and received neither a letter of approval nor a letter of rejection. “Political Media, Inc. is calling on Google to lift the ban on MarthaMcFake.com promotional advertising, an action that directly inhibits free speech rights and the democratic process in advance of the upcoming primary election in Arizona.)

 

NEWSWEEK
— HOW MUCH ALCOHOL IS SAFE TO DRINK?: THERE IS NO HEALTHY AMOUNT, STUDY WARNS – KASHMIRA GANDER (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, if not virtually all of my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote booze.)
https://www.newsweek.com/how-much-alcohol-safe-drink-there-no-healthy-amount-study-warns-1088272

 

COLUMBUS UNDERGROUND
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Central Ohioans Tell Trump He’s Unwelcome.” How many Trump-haters are there in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? What do they do to make Trump supporters feel unwelcome?)
https://www.columbusunderground.com/event/central-ohioans-tell-trump-hes-unwelcome-state-gop-to-clean-house

 

WASHINGTON BLADE
— Trump immigration policy prompts migrants to seek refuge in Mexico – Michael K. Lavers (DIERSEN: But of course, sooner or later, Mexico will dump them in America.)
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2018/08/24/trump-immigration-policy-prompts-migrants-to-seek-refuge-in-mexico/

August 23 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump administration acts to stop high-tax states like Illinois from skirting $10K cap – AP (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-administration-acts-to-stop-high-tax-states-from-skirting-$10k-cap/4041456/

 

NBC5
— Rauner, Pritzker Face Off in Southern Illinois Forum – Michelle Relerford
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Rauner-Prtizker-Face-Off-in-Southern-Illinois-Forum-491512961.html
— VERY SAD: Ex-Governor, Once Against Casinos, Now Favors One in Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/ex-governor-once-against-casinos-now-favors-one-in-chicago-491530661.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Man shot, killed while stopped at red light near University of Chicago campus
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/man-shot-killed-while-stopped-at-red-light-near-university-of-chicago-campus

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Latest updates: DNC summer meeting in Chicago liveblog
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dnc-summer-meeting-chicago-2018-updates/
— Alderman ‘lukewarm’ as they are briefed that pension borrowing could top $10B – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/10-billion-pension-borrowing-plan-chicago-aldermen-lukewarm-rahm-emanuel/
— Trump and Sessions trade slaps over Justice Department, politics, loyalty – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/trump-sessions-trade-slaps-justice-politics-loyalty/
— Former Ford Heights mayor Charles Griffin charged with stealing from the village
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/charles-griffin-tom-dart-ford-heights-mayor-corruption/
— DNC now say hacking attempt was test from within – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dnc-democratic-national-committee-hacking-bob-lord/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Chicago aldermen briefed on $10 billion pension borrowing plan: “We said ‘What?'” – Gregory Pratt and John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-pension-bonds-aldermen-20180823-story.html
— Medical GoFundMe campaigns are a symptom of a sick health insurance system – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: Knowing that federal employees and their spouses have subsidized health insurance for life helped me endure tremendous efforts from my Democrat superiors to get rid of me.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-gofundme-medical-health-shame-0824-20180823-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DuPage sheriff sends jail volunteers packing, has new plan to rehabilitate inmates – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180823/dupage-sheriff-sends-jail-volunteers-packing-has-new-plan-to-rehabilitate-inmates
— Antioch governor candidate given another 30 days to pay back child support – Lee Filas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180823/antioch-governor-candidate-given-another-30-days-to-pay-back-child-support
— Undocumented immigrant charged in Iowa woman’s slaying was a hardworking farmhand – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180823/undocumented-immigrant-charged-in-iowa-womans-slaying-was-a-hardworking-farmhand
— Democrats seek to keep focus on corruption, not impeachment – AP (DIERSEN: From what I see, Democrats want to focus on Trump and not on anything else.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180823/news/308239986/

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— U.S. Chamber sees $4.3 billion Illinois hit from Trump’s tariffs The big business group argues that what America is losing is far greater than what it’s getting as a new wave of China tariffs sets in. – Greg Hinz
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/us-chamber-sees-43-billion-illinois-hit-trumps-tariffs

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Chicago-based federal judge to handle the Aaron Schock case – Andy Kravetz
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180823/chicago-based-federal-judge-to-handle-aaron-schock-case

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Interest builds in possible replacement for State’s Attorney Milhiser – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180823/interest-builds-in-possible-replacement-for-states-attorney-milhiser

 

WSPY NEWS
— VERY SAD: Sandwich Tattoo Parlor Wants to Expand, Serve Alcohol and Offer Video Gambling – James Wyman
http://www.wspynews.com/news/local/sandwich-tattoo-parlor-wants-to-expand-serve-alcohol-and-offer/article_f89f4dd4-a4e8-11e8-bf22-67d8adc471cf.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— VERY SAD: Illinois Horse Racing Looks To Past Races To Secure Future – MARY HANSEN
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/illinois-horse-racing-looks-past-races-secure-future#stream/0

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Smolenksi says 1-percent property tax cap an answer to exodus – Angela Underwood
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511542154-smolenksi-says-1-percent-property-tax-cap-an-answer-to-exodus

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Wheaton Warrenville District 200 halts construction on school replacement, will let voters decide – Randy Tucker
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511540586-wheaton-warrenville-district-200-halts-construction-on-school-replacement-will-let-voters-decide

 

CAPITOL FAX
— I don’t think this Rauner claim is true
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/23/i-dont-think-this-rauner-claim-is-true/

 

GOPUSA
— Farm that hired illegal alien accused in death of Tibbetts did not use E-Verify
http://www.gopusa.com/farm-that-hired-illegal-alien-accused-in-death-of-tibbetts-did-not-use-e-verify/
— Oprah Winfrey’s despicable ‘ShoutYourAbortion’ advocacy
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53110
— Cuomo pardons 34th illegal alien to prevent deportation (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats put citizens of foreign countries ahead of citizens of America. Ever-increasingly, Democrats put those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time ahead of those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/cuomo-pardons-34th-illegal-alien-to-prevent-deportation/

 

TOWNHALL
— Sen. Warren On Mollie Tibbetts: Yeah, It Sucks She’s Dead, But Illegals At The Border Are More Important – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/08/23/sen-warren-on-mollie-tibbetts-yeah-it-sucks-shes-dead-but-illegals-at-the-b-n2512193

 

DAILY CALLER
— SOUTH AFRICA SHOCKED AFTER TRUMP DINGS COUNTRY FOR SEIZING WHITE FARMERS’ LAND – Chris White (DIERSEN: Of course, anti-Whites in America what want government to seize everything that Whites own and turn it over to minorities. Anti-Whites blame Whites for all the problems that minorities have had, are having, and will have. Anti-Whites, their operatives, and their dupes especially blame Whites who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time. I should write a book about Whites in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who serve as operatives or as dupes for anti-Whites. They promote hatred against those who are White, Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/23/south-africa-donald-trump-zimbabwe-farmers/

 

THE HILL
— Sessions fires back at Trump Justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations – MORGAN CHALFANT (DIERSEN: Federal employment should not be improperly influenced by political considerations, but of course, it is. If I had been a Democrat, the federal government a) would not have taken any  adverse actions against me and b) would have promoted me into its Senior Executive Service long before I was 40 years old.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/403285-sessions-fires-back-at-trump-justice-will-not-be-improperly

 

ATLANTIC
— America’s Invisible Pot Addicts More and more Americans are reporting near-constant cannabis use, as legalization forges ahead. – ANNIE LOWREY (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes talk and/or act like a) they smoke pot, b) they want to smoke pot legally, c) they want to make lots of money selling pot, and/or d) they want government to take in lots of tax revenue from the sale of pot.)
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/08/americas-invisible-pot-addicts/567886/

August 22 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Candidates in Illinois 6th District meet with Tribune editorial board – Sarah Schulte
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/candidates-in-illinois-6th-district-meet-with-tribune-editorial-board/4032838/
— DNC says it thwarted hacking attempt on its voter database
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/dnc-says-it-thwarted-hacking-attempt-on-its-voter-database/4030993/

 

WBBM 780
— Rep. Roskam, Challenger Casten Debate Trump, Taxes
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/rep-roskam-challenger-casten-debate-trump-taxes

 

WLS AM
— Roskam, Casten spar over immigration, President Trump – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/22/roskam-casten-spar-over-immigration-president-trump/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Jim Edgar wants Rauner to sign bills a) that encourage people to come to America illegally, b) that encourage people to stay in America illegally, and c) that encourage people to bring other people to America illegally.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/rauner-immigration-bills-jim-edgar/
— Days from mandatory retirement age, fire commissioner loses bid to stay on job – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mandatory-retirement-age-fire-commissioner-jose-santiago-shown-the-door-rahm-emanuel/
— Amid skepticism, aldermen to be briefed on $10 billion pension borrowing plan – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chief-financial-officer-brief-aldermen-10-billion-pension-bond-borrowing-plan-taxes/
— CPS reviewing Bronzeville principal’s barring kids from dressing ‘provocatively’ – Lauren FitzPatrick
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-public-schools-cps-investigating-king-high-school-dress-code-barring-dressing-provocatively-sexual-abuse/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Politicians target immigration law after arrest in Mollie Tibbetts’ murder.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/cristhian-bahena-rivera-mollie-tibbetts-kidnapping-murder-immigration-donald-trump-iowa/
— #MeToo movement must condemn sexual abuse, no matter who’s involved – S. E. Cupp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/metoo-movement-asia-argento-sexual-assault-actor-se-cupp/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump puts the coal industry ahead of your health.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trump-environmental-regulations-coal-industry-illinois/
— OUTRAGEOUS: Deal him in: Decades later, ‘Gov. No-No’ now says ‘yes, yes’ to Chicago casino – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/former-gov-jim-edgar-supports-chicago-casino-racetracks/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam says Trump isn’t Abe Lincoln, Sean Casten calls president a ‘walking disaster’ – Patrick M. O’Connell, Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-peter-roskam-sean-casten-il6-tribune-20180821-story.html
— Mexican man charged in slaying of Mollie Tibbetts slaying worked under fake name – AP (DIERSEN: One should expect that all illegals use fake names.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-mollie-tibbetts-murder-20180822-story.html
— Mayoral hopeful did not break state law by giving out thousands in cash, checks: hearing officer – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-willie-wilson-cash-giveaway-election-law-ruling-20180822-story.html
— Protest organizers announce route for planned Kennedy Expressway shutdown – Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-protest-kennedy-airport-shutdown-20180822-story.html
— CPS board votes to bar communication between students, teachers on personal devices – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-schools-teacher-student-social-media-vote-20180822-story.html
— Wilmette mom investigated for letting 8-year-old walk dog around the block. ‘For something like this to happen to me, there’s something really wrong.’ – Kate Thayer (DIERSEN: How soon will anti-Trumps call 911 when they see someone delivering Republican campaign literature door-to-door? In your municipality, if the aforesaid happened, who would your mayor side with?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-leaving-kids-alone-moms-shamed-20180820-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Politicians target immigration law after arrest in Iowa case.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180822/politicians-target-immigration-law-after-arrest-in-iowa-case
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “What Cohen’s plea and Manafort’s verdict mean for Trump.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180822/qampa-what-cohens-plea-and-manaforts-verdict-mean-for-trump
— Cook GOP chairman Sean Morrison to speak in Schaumburg Aug. 25
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180822/cook-gop-chairman-to-speak-in-schaumburg-aug-25

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Lock him up! Illinois GOP in trouble as Trump woes multiply. A president who promised to drain the Washington swamp seems to have filled it with his own alligators as Mueller zeroes in. That means trouble for local Republicans.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/lock-him-illinois-gop-trouble-trump-woes-multiply

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Davis should address questions about former aide – Editorial
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-08-22/editorial-davis-should-address-questions-about-former-aide.html

 

WIREPOINTS
— BGA’s Fact-Check Corrupts The Terms ‘Fact-Check’ And ‘Corrupt’ – Mark Glennon
http://www.wirepoints.com/bgas-fact-check-corrupts-the-terms-fact-check-and-corrupt/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Williamson County commissioner expects political retaliation after gun referendum fails to get on ballot – Karen Kidd
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511535675-williamson-county-commissioner-expects-political-retaliation-after-gun-referendum-fails-to-get-on-ballot

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Algonquin Township Road Commissioner Andrew Gasser Loses Suit to Void Local 150 Contract Signed by Predecessor Bob Miller after GOP Primary Election Loss
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/22/algonquin-township-road-commissioner-andrew-gasser-loses-suit-void-local-150-contract-signed-predecessor-bob-miller/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— No More Tax Dollars for the Planned Parenthood Chop Shop – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/life/no-more-tax-dollars-for-the-planned-parenthood-chop-shop/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— TIBBETTS’ FAMILY GRIEF PREVENTABLE, IMMIGRATION GROUP SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/tibbetts-family-grief-preventable-immigration-group-says.html
— THORNER/O’NEIL: DISASTROUS PITFALLS OF A POROUS SOUTHERN BORDER
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/thorneroneil-disastrous-pitfalls-of-a-porous-southern-border.html
— MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIASTS ENDORSE RAUNER, SCOLD CRITICS FOR MOCKING GUV’S RIDING GEAR
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/illinois-abate-endorses-rauner.html
— NFIB RANKS ILLINOIS WITH HIGH GRADES ON LATEST SCORECARD
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/nfib-scores-illinois-legislature.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— ABATE president takes offense at Pritzker ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/22/abate-president-takes-offense-at-pritzker-ad/

 

FOX NEWS
— Farm that hired Cristhian Rivera, Mollie Tibbetts’ suspected killer, did not use E-Verify system, official says – Lucia Suarez Sang (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, all employers should be required to use E-Verify.)
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/22/mollie-tibbetts-murder-suspect-illegal-immigrant-cristhian-rivera-allegedly-passed-e-verify-system.html

 

BREITBART
— Ann Coulter: Trump Represents What Liberals ‘Hate About America, Which Is Americans’ – John Binder (DIERSEN: What demographics do you share with Trump? Trump and I are both Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, married, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and draft avoiders. He is a federal employee now and I was one for almost 30 years.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/22/exclusive-ann-coulter-trump-represents-what-liberals-hate-about-america-which-is-americans/

 

GOPUSA
— America is Venezuela with Democrats in charge
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53011
— Crash: Mexican national uses knife to commandeer Greyhound bus
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52975
— San Francisco: Straws Banned, Needles Free!
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52893
— Donald Trump rips ESPN for not televising national anthem at NFL games
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53054

 

DAILY CALLER
— NEW YORK TIMES DELETES IMMIGRATION STATUS OF MOLLIE TIBBETTS’S KILLER FROM HEADLINE – Joe Simonson
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/22/new-york-times-mollie-tibbetts-headline/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Politicians Who Killed Mollie Tibbetts – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28595

 

CBS NEWS
— Man charged in Mollie Tibbetts death didn’t go through E-Verify – IRINA IVANOVA (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, all employers should be required to use E-Verify.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/farm-worker-charged-in-mollie-tibbetts-death-didnt-go-through-e-verify/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Food Stamp Farce State evasions show the need for new work requirements. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-food-stamp-farce-1534979697

 

NASDAQ
— McDonald’s Sets Global Goal to Reduce Barriers to Employment for Two Million Youth; Invests $2 Million in Chicago’s Workforce (DIERSEN: What did you do to overcome barriers to employment? 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.nasdaq.com/press-release/mcdonalds-sets-global-goal-to-reduce-barriers-to-employment-for-two-million-youth-invests-2-millio-20180822-00568

August 20 Evening Edition

ABC7
— 59 shot, 6 fatally, in Chicago weekend shootings
https://abc7chicago.com/59-shot-6-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/4006842/
— Chicago launches new information portal on website
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/chicago-launches-new-information-portal-on-website/4010380/
— Helene Walsh, wife of ex-rep Joe Walsh, picked to replace state rep who shared nude photos of ex – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/joe-walshs-wife-picked-to-replace-disgraced-state-rep-/4007267/

 

NBC5
— Barack Obama Stars in Video Endorsing Democrat J.B. Pritzker   Pritzker, a venture capitalist and billionaire heir to the Hyatt hotel fortune, is running to unseat incumbent first-term GOP Gov. Bruce Rauner
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Barack-Obama-Stars-in-Video-Endorsing-Democrat-JB-Pritzker-491282231.html

 

CBS2
— Barack Obama Endorses J.B. Pritzker In IL Governor’s Race – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/20/barack-obama-endorses-j-b-pritzker-in-il-governors-race/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Obama records video backing Pritzker for Illinois governor
http://www.fox32chicago.com/politics/obama-records-video-backing-pritzker-for-illinois-governor-1

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Illinois Republicans: Prepare for a crash landing – Kristen McQueary
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-mcqueary-illinois-republicans-rauner-pritzker-20180821-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: He’s also struggling with a wide enthusiasm gap. It’s late August and he has not managed to corral his conservative base or gin up support for his own agenda. Instead, he continues to flap against Madigan. Rauner is still getting hammered for the state’s budget impasse while Democrats who fed it are coasting. Remember: Rauner vetoed the first budget sent to him because it was $4 billion out of balance. The next budget the House prepared in 2016 was $7 billion out of balance. And the 2017 budget that included a 32 percent income tax hike and zero spending reforms? Rauner vetoed it. The legislature overrode him. You don’t hear enough about Rauner protecting taxpayers against a spend-happy legislature that hasn’t passed a balanced budget in more than a decade. Republican voters who felt jubilant on election night 2014 with Rauner’s victory and renewed hope that Illinois would turn itself around should prepare for a crash landing. Bring plenty of tequila. In once-safe DuPage County, Trump’s antics and Pritzker’s money are mixing a strong anti-GOP antidote. Rep. Peter Breen, R-Lombard, who sailed to Springfield on a strong record of fiscal conservatism, is locked in a race with a liberal Madigan-funded Democrat, Terra Costa Howard of Glen Ellyn. She also is getting support from Planned Parenthood, with whom Rauner partnered in signing House Bill 40, which expanded public funding of abortion. The fact that Breen, and even GOP Congressman Peter Roskam of Wheaton, are struggling to retain their seats in DuPage County is a manifestation of a fading-fast Republican Party in Illinois. Other Republican-leaning areas, including Rep. Tom Morrison’s Palatine-based district and an up-for-grabs seat in Arlington Heights, are possible flips to the Democrats. Rep. John Cabello, R-Machesney Park, is in a tighter-than-expected race with Democrat Jake Castanza of Rockford. Prognosticators also say it’s going to be a rough ride for Republicans Jerry Lee Long of Streator and Lindsay Parkhurst of Kankakee. The GOP fought hard to wrest those seats from the Democrats and now the pendulum might swing back. Again — anything can happen. But the campaign expenditure reports from Pritzker are revealing, not just in their indulgences but in their braggadocio. You can almost hear the pop of a Champagne cork with each entry.)
— Kavanaugh memo pushed graphic sex questions for Bill Clinton – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-brett-kavanaugh-memo-clinton-20180820-story.html
— Behind the making of ‘America to Me,’ the new series about racial inequity at Oak Park and River Forest High School – Tracy Swartz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-america-to-me-oprf-steve-james-20180820-story.html
— Barack Obama weighs in on Illinois governor race, cuts video for Democrat J.B. Pritzker – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-barack-obama-jb-pritzker-video-20180820-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Judge: Don’t need Rauner deposition to prove ‘Rauner hates Speaker Madigan’ – Tina Sfondeles (DIERSEN: Who hates you and why? I should write a book about those who hate me and why they hate me.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/judge-gov-rauner-deposition-hates-speaker-madigan-gonzales/
— Trump sends mean tweets, first lady talks positivity online – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/melania-donald-trump-mean-tweets-positivity-be-best/
— Kavanaugh in memo pushed graphic sex questions for Clinton – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brett-kavanaugh-bill-clinton-monica-lewinsky-sex-questions-ken-starr/
— Trump dares Brennan to sue because his clearance was revoked – AP (DIERSEN: Constructively, all the defendants in the lawsuits that I have filed dared me to sue them. I should write a book about all the lawsuits that I have filed, the attorneys who represented me, and the defendants.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-john-brennan-clearance-revoked-lawsuit/
— The games Illinois insiders play to keep you, the voter, outside – Madeleine Doubek (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Republican insiders in Illinois who work the hardest against Republican outsiders in Illinois. Overwhelmingly, Republican outsiders support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-election-scams-political/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump inauguration rioting charges dismissed for daughter of Elgin councilman – Elena Ferrarin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180820/trump-inauguration-rioting-charges-dismissed-for-daughter-of-elgin-councilman

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Here’s who really is getting the most from state spending One of the longest-lived beliefs in Illinois is that rapacious Chicago is sucking the rest of the state dry when it comes to the distribution of state resources. Someone has finally researched this. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: How much money is your county, township/ward, municipality, zip code, and precinct sending Springfield and how much money is it getting back?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/heres-who-really-getting-most-state-spending
Past divisions forgotten, Obama endorses J.B. Pritzker
— Obama releases a video backing Pritzker for governor, even though Pritzker supported someone else for president. – GREG HINZ (DIERSEN: I should write a book about politicians who have their operatives and their dupes a) destroy those who ran against them in primaries and b) destroy those who supported their primary opponents.)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/past-divisions-forgotten-obama-endorses-jb-pritzker

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Obama records video backing Pritzker for Illinois governor – AP
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180820/obama-records-video-backing-pritzker-for-illinois-governor

 

EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS
— Taxes are central theme of gubernatorial race – Evelyn Sanguinetti (DIERSEN: Yes, but a) many poor voters pay little or no taxes and want rich people to pay more taxes and b) many rich voters can easily pay more taxes and want everyone to pay more taxes. What about voters like me who want Illinois to stop promoting dependency on government, stop promoting dependency on charity, stop promoting LGBTQ activity, stop promoting abortion, stop promoting mass/illegal immigration, stop further erosion of the Second Amendment, stop promoting booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, stop promoting patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and stop promoting the rest of the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and the Green party platform.)
http://www.effinghamdailynews.com/opinion/columns/evelyn-sanguinetti-taxes-are-central-theme-of-gubernatorial-race/article_dcb006bd-d5eb-5d12-bfaf-bf89821473e5.html

 

WGLT
— Barickman Sees Path Forward For Rauner – CHARLIE SCHLENKER
http://www.wglt.org/post/barickman-sees-path-forward-rauner#stream/0

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Banned from the Algonquin Township Hall by Supervisor Chuck Lutzow, Highway Department Deputy Ryan Provenzano Now in Road District Office
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/20/banned-algonquin-township-hall-supervisor-chuck-lutzow-highway-department-deputy-ryan-provenzano-now-office/
— “Man Bites Dog” Story on Front Page of the Northwest Herald
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/20/man-bites-dog-story-front-page-northwest-herald/
— McHenry Township GOP Recommends Four to Replace Trustee Bill Cunningham
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/20/mchenry-township-gop-recommends-four-replace-trustee-bill-cunningham/
— Illinois Leaks Defends Andrew Gasser’s Use of Highway Department Sign to Label Northwest Herald “Fake News”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/19/illinois-leaks-defends-andrew-gassers-use-highway-department-sign-label-northwest-herald-fake-news/
— Chicago Sun-Times Echos Daily Herald with Town Hall “Boos” Article
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/19/chicago-sun-times-echos-daily-herald-town-hall-boos-article/
— If You’re an Elected Board Member and Can’t Get Information…
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/19/youre-elected-board-member-cant-get-information/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— McHenry County – Jack Franks’ “political trinket” resolution conflicts with law. – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/mchenry-county-jack-franks-political-trinket-resolution-conflicts-with-law/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— GOV LAUNCHES “FIGHT FOR WHAT’S RIGHT” TOUR
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/gov-launches-fight-for-whats-right-tour.html
— HELENE MILLER-WALSH APPOINTED TO REPRESENT HOUSE DISTRICT 51
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/shaw-explains-why-helene-walsh-picked-for-state-rep-51-.html
— ILLINOIS ONE OF NATION’S LEAST-FRIENDLY STATES TO SMALL BUSINESSES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/illinois-one-of-nations-least-friendly-states-to-small-businesses.html
— ILLINOIS POLITICAL ACTION CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 14 & 15TH IN ORLAND PARK
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/illinois-political-action-conference-scheduled-for-september-14-15th-in-orland-park.html
— ILLINOIS STATE REP INTRODUCES RESOLUTION CONDEMNING “GUN SANCTUARY” COUNTIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/willis-condemns-gun-sanctuary-counties.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Obama cuts video for Pritzker (DIERSEN: What if Trump cut a video for Rauner?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/20/obama-cuts-video-for-pritzker/
— Rauner questioned on job creation
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/20/rauner-questioned-on-job-creation/
— Rauner won’t be deposed in Madigan case
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/20/rauner-wont-be-deposed-in-madigan-case/
— State admits to $1.2 billion structural deficit
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/20/state-admits-to-12-billion-structural-deficit/
— Williamson County will hold a gun rights referendum, but not the one favored by the governor
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/20/williamson-county-will-hold-a-gun-rights-referendum-but-not-the-one-favored-by-the-governor/

 

BILL O’REILLY
— The Hate-Trump Media Movement is Damaging the Press
https://www.billoreilly.com/b/The-Hate-Trump-Media-Movement-is-Damaging-the-Press/325489581219033444.html

 

GOPUSA
— Blueprint for destroying a society
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52826
— New Poll Results Freaking out Democrats
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52804
— Gun Free Zones: A magnet for mass shooters (DIERSEN: One could argue that for your personal safety, if you are a member of any of the following groups, you should do everything that you can to avoid gun free zones: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52820
— No one knows how many illegal aliens are in the country (DIERSEN: How many illegals live and/or work in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52824
— Bring it On: Giuliani Eager for Brennan Lawsuit (DIERSEN: Constructively, all the defendants in the lawsuits that I have filed encouraged me to sue them. I should write a book about all the lawsuits that I have filed, the attorneys who represented me, and the defendants.)
http://www.gopusa.com/bring-it-on-giuliani-eager-for-brennan-lawsuit/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The Washington Post’s Fake News On Trump’s Alleged Racism
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28577

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Malkin: U.S. has most generous immigration policies in the world – R. Mitchell
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/08/malkin-u-s-has-most-generous-immigration-policies-in-the-world/

 

PARENTS OPPOSED TO POT
— WHAT IS THE EVIDENCE FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA TO TREAT THE ADDICTION EPIDEMIC?
http://www.poppot.org/2018/08/18/slim-evidence-medical-marijuana-for-opiates/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Marijuana Policy Project promotes their drug as a substitute for opiate pain pills. Like the worst offenders in the opiate industry, the cannabis lobby follows an addiction-for-profit business model. Their master plan needs 80% of the demand to be met by 20% of the users. Science shows no evidence for using medical marijuana as a substitute for pain pills. Governor David Ige of Hawaii wisely refused to cave to lobbyists, and he vetoed a measure that would have allowed medical marijuana to treat opiate addiction. A large-scale, major study from Australia demonstrates that cannabis doesn’t work as a substitute for opiate pills in instances of chronic, non-cancer pain. The study came out in July, 2018 and it supports the findings of an American study published in September, 2017.)

 

POLITICO
— Obama muscles into Illinois governor’s race In his home state, the former president leans in hard for the Democratic nominee. – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/20/barack-obama-illinois-governor-race-789774

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump and Giuliani Taunt Brennan About Filing a Lawsuit – Michael D. Shear and Eileen Sullivan (DIERSEN: Constructively, all the defendants in the lawsuits that I have filed encouraged me to sue them. I should write a book about all the lawsuits that I have filed, the attorneys who represented me, and the defendants.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/20/us/politics/trump-bruce-ohr-mueller-russia.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— Legal Weed: How Republicans Learned to Love Marijuana – ALEXANDRA HUTZLER (DIERSEN: Anyone who promotes pot is a Democrat or a Democrat plant, a Libertarian or a Libertarian plant, a Green or a Green plant, a RINO, etc.; but no one who promotes pot is a Republican. No one who promotes pot should be allowed to seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican. No one who promotes pot should be allowed to claim to be a Republican.)
https://www.newsweek.com/2018/08/24/legal-weed-republicans-love-marijuana-1072761.html

 

NEW REPUBLIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “Republicans Don’t Own Patriotism Anymore.” I should write a book about the most anti-patriotic people in my precinct, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, DuPage County, and in Illinois. They discourage Republican sponsorship of and Republican participation in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades.
https://newrepublic.com/article/150438/republicans-dont-patriotism-anymore

August 19 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Helene Miller Walsh, wife of former U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh, replaces state rep accused of sharing ex’s nude pics – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-nick-sauer-republicans-walsh-20180818-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Now, Walsh faces the potentially difficult task of building a campaign in the short few months before the election. She will run against Mary Edly-Allen, a teacher from Libertyville, in the race to represent a central and southern Lake County district in the state legislature. Lake County Republican Party Chairman Mark Shaw said he voted for Walsh because he thinks she will be a good lawmaker and able to set up a campaign in a hurry. “I know how tenacious she can be and how hard a worker she can be,” Shaw said. Shaw said Walsh was picked from about 20 contenders to replace Sauer.)
— Top 10 best back-to-school cars – Robert Duffer (DIERSEN: Duffer recommends a 2018 Honda CR-V (TSP) for business majors. What did you drive while you were earning your bachelor’s degree? While I attended UIC during 1966 and 1967, I drove a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint. While I attended UIC during 1968, I drove a 1968 Oldsmobile 442. While I attended NIU during 1969 and 1970, I drove a 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I bought the Pontiac with money that earned washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights during 1964, 1965, and 1966. I bought the Oldsmobile and the Dodge with money that earned delivering mail for the Park Forest Post Office during 1966, 1967, and 1968.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/new/ct-best-2018-cars-for-grads-20180607-photogallery.html
— What would Jesus do? Clean house in the Catholic Church – Megan McArdle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-catholic-pennsylvania-grand-jury-jesus-0819-20180816-story.html
— Can you record your boss at work without him or her knowing? – Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: During August and September of 1997, if I had recorded the threats that my Democrat GAO superiors made to me to force me to take their early retirement “offer,” a) my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial would not have been denied and b) the jury would have ruled in my favor.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-record-boss-at-work-20180815-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that the press is “free,” but the press acts like it is an operative or a dupe for the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green parties.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/opinion/ct-sta-slowik-enemy-of-the-people-st-0816-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Plenty of danger for Dems if they win House and impeach Trump – Laura Washington
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/president-donald-trump-democrats-house-impeachment-2020-election-laura-washington/
— Good journalism depends on savvy consumers – Georgie Anne Geyer (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes dismiss, belittle, badmouth, demonize, denigrate, condemn, and slander those who read GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being stupid, lazy, White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Should I sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-sun-times/20180819/281908773990529

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTO OF HELEN MILLER WALSH: Helene Miller Walsh was sworn in as Republican state representative Saturday by Lake County Circuit Judge Christopher Stride to fill the remainder of Nick Sauer’s term in House District 51. – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180818/ex-congressmans-wife-appointed-to-seat-of-legislator-who-resigned-amid-sex-scandal
— CEO pay jumps to $19M annually, as fears mount over the wealthy pocketing gains – Jeff Stein and Jena McGregor (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who say nothing about the CEO-worker pay ratio, but who viciously demonize, viciously denigrate, and viciously condemn government employees and government retirees as being over-compensated?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180819/ceo-pay-jumps-to-19m-annually-as-fears-mount-over-the-wealthy-pocketing-gains
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The top executives of America’s biggest companies saw their average annual pay surge to $18.9 million in 2017, according to a report released Thursday, fueling concerns about the gulf between the nation’s richest and everyone else. The dramatic 18 percent jump in chief executive pay came as wages for American workers remained essentially flat, pushing the gap between executive compensation and employee pay to its highest point in about a decade. The rise in executive pay shown in the report by the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank, is driven largely by the big increases in the stock market over the past year. The bulk of CEO compensation is made up of stock grants or stock options, which can lead to substantial paydays for CEOs when companies perform well in the market. The Standard & Poor’s stock market index jumped 14.5 percent in value from 2016 to 2017 when adjusting for inflation, EPI said. From 2009 to 2017, average pay for the nation’s CEOs jumped by $7.8 million, or by 72 percent, according to the report. Over that period, the average wages and benefits for a typical American worker rose from $53,400 to $54,600, or by about 2 percent, the report said. “It speaks to the degree the economic recovery is unbalanced,” said Larry Mishel, an economist who has tracked the CEO-worker pay ratio for two decades and co-authored the report with Jessica Schieder.)
— There’s much at stake for the public in journalism’s success – Georgie Anne Geyer (DIERSEN: To make GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails more successful, I am extremely reluctant to take advice from anyone, because of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes work extremely hard to get everyone to give me bad advice.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180819/theres-much-at-stake-for-the-public-in-journalisms-success
— We take offense at Trump’s false insult – Editorial (DIERSEN: The hardcopy title of this editorial is “Servant of the people Ultimately, any newspaper’s job is to make the world a little better place.” But anyone who looks at what the mainstream news media does sees that it focuses on defending and advancing the Democrat, Libertarian, and Green party platforms.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180818/editorial-we-take-offense-at-trumps-false-insult

 

ABC7
— 3 men shot near Seward Park on Near North Side during back-to-school peace party – Will Jones
https://abc7chicago.com/3-men-shot-near-seward-park-during-back-to-school-peace-party/3994564/

 

CBS2
— Undaunted In Face Of Shootings, Englewood Residents March In Back To School Parade – Audrina Bigos
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/18/englewood-shootings-back-to-school-parade/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 3 men shot in Old Town
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/3-men-shot-in-old-town

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL
— Ag policy forum featured only Republicans – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180818/bernard-schoenburg-ag-policy-forum-featured-only-republicans

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Traditional family model is strongest – Gary Bussmann, Bloomington (DIERSEN: Are you the product of a traditional family. I am. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted a) that I had an unfair advantage in life because I was a product of a traditional family and b) that my being a product of a traditional family was just one more reason why I should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, in addition to my being a healthy non-veteran Republican White male whose ancestors had been in America since 1844.)
https://www.pantagraph.com/opinion/letters/traditional-family-model-is-strongest/article_d50351c0-6f8d-5dfb-ad5f-e725c23d9f80.html

 

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— A woman called police on a man who was getting into his own car (a 2016 Ford Mustang) in Milwaukee – Lainey Seyler
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2018/08/17/woman-called-police-man-who-getting-into-his-own-car-milwaukee/1021846002/

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Helene Walsh selected to succeed Sauer in Illinois House
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511536781-helene-walsh-selected-to-succeed-sauer-in-illinois-house

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Trump says he won’t allow social media companies to censor conservatives They are ‘totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices’ says the president – Dave Boyer
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/18/donald-trump-says-he-wont-allow-social-media-compa/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— Twitter CEO denies company censors content based on ideology – Robert King
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/twitter-ceo-denies-company-censors-content-based-on-ideology

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— TRUMP TWEET STORM AGAINST ‘SPEECH CODE CARTEL’ ‘Social Media is totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/trump-tweet-storm-against-speech-code-cartel/

 

TOWNHALL
— Trump Slams Social Media Censorship As Big Tech Silences PragerU, Other Conservatives – Timothy Meads
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/timothymeads/2018/08/18/trump-calls-out-social-media-censorship-as-big-tech-silences-prageru-other-conse-n2510989

 

NEW AMERICAN
— Trump Slams Social Media Censorship of Conservatives; Files Discrimination Complaint Against Facebook – Selwyn Duke (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/computers/item/29814-trump-slams-social-media-censorship-of-conservatives-files-discrimination-complaint-against-facebook
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “Social Media is totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices,” and “the Trump Administration … won’t let that happen.” So wrote President Trump on Twitter Saturday, in a shot across the bow of increasingly Orwellian social-media companies. This comes on the heels of a Friday discrimination complaint the administration filed against Facebook alleging that “the way the company targets ads can be used to screen out people based on race, sex or other protected categories,” reports the Washington Times. While the latter complaint doesn’t relate to the censorship issue, it perhaps does signal the Trump administration’s determination to deal with social-media sleight-of-hand. As for its substance, the Times explains: The complaint goes to the heart of Facebook’s business model, which depends on being able to offer advertisers micro-targeting. “Facebook mines extensive user data and classifies its users based on protected characteristics. Facebook’s ad targeting tools then invite advertisers to express unlawful preferences by suggesting discriminatory options,” the Housing and Urban Development Department said in the complaint. Among those options are physical disabilities, parents with children and even religious practices — advertisers are allowed to show their ads only to people Facebook deems interested in “Jesus” or the “Christian Church,” for example.)

 

FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE
— PRAGERU’S CENSORSHIP AND THE FIRST AMENDMENT – Daniel Greenfield
https://www.frontpagemag.com/point/271070/pragerus-censorship-and-first-amendment-daniel-greenfield

 

BREITBART
— Donald Trump Condemns Social Media Companies for Biased Censorship – Charlie Spiering
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/18/donald-trump-condemns-social-media-companies-for-biased-censorship/
— Trump’s Anti-Censorship Tweets Just Reminded Us Why He Is the Greatest – James Delingpole
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/19/delingpole-trumps-anti-censorship-tweets-just-reminded-us-why-he-is-the-greatest/

 

BLAZE
— PragerU claims it is being ‘heavily censored’ by Facebook — and they have evidence to prove it – Chris Enloe (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website.)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/18/prageru-claims-it-is-being-heavily-censored-by-facebook-and-they-have-evidence-to-prove-it

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Trump Tells Social Media Giants to Lay Off Conservatives: ‘There Is Nothing So Fake as MSNBC, CNN’ – SAM DORMAN
https://ijr.com/2018/08/1117114-trump-social-media-giants-conservatives/

 

POLITICO
— ‘We won’t let that happen:’ Trump alleges social media censorship of conservatives
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/18/trump-social-media-censorship-conservatives-twitter-facebook-787899

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump echoes conservative claims that social media companies censor conservatives – Jason Abbruzzese
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/trump-echoes-conservative-claims-social-media-companies-censor-conservatives-n901876

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Trump Accuses Social Media Firms of Discrimination Against Conservatives – Emily Cochrane
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/us/politics/trump-social-media-conservatives.html
— White Doctor Arrested at Orlando Airport Complains of Being Treated Like a ‘Black Person’ – Mihir Zaveri
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/us/dr-jeffrey-epstein-like-a-black-person.html
— How to Get the Most Out of College They’re privileged, pivotal years. Navigate them with as much care as you did the path that got you there. – Frank Bruni (DIERSEN: My Democrat IRS and GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were furious that while I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU in 1970, I earned full-time Civil Service credit while I worked only part-time for the Park Forest Post Office.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/17/opinion/college-students.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Tax Cut Unlocks Millions for a Republican Election Blitz – Jim Tankersley and Michael Tackett
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/us/politics/tax-cuts-republicans-donors.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “The Slippery Slope of Complicity A wannabe Mussolini and his party of apparatchiks.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/opinion/the-slippery-slope-of-complicity.html
— You’re Ready to Quit. How Much Notice Do You Owe? – Rob Walker (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Why did I accept IRS’s job offer in 1971 when I was 22 years old? ANSWER: I was unemployed and seeking a financial hardship draft deferment to help support my mother and brother. I was unemployed because Firestone Stores had fired me for accepting a job offer from Oldsmobile. But Oldsmobile withdrew that job offer saying that it had just agreed to stop hiring Whites to settle an EEOC complaint.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/17/business/quitting-your-job.html
— How America’s Jews Learned to Be Liberal – Steven R. Weisman (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, many of my superiors and supervisors were Jewish. To turn them against me, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates stressed to them that I was a) conservative, b) baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and c) 100% German national origin.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/18/opinion/american-jews-israel-liberals.html
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Men vs. Women, and the Rules of Debate – Ginia Bellafante
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/nyregion/men-women-candidates-debates.html
— How “Crazy Rich” Asians Have Led to the Largest Income Gap in the U.S. – ADEEL HASSAN and AUDREY CARLSEN
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/17/us/asian-income-inequality.html

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Trump slams social media over efforts to silence conservatives – Joe Dwinell
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2018/08/trump_slams_social_media_over_efforts_to_silence_conservatives

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Slams Social-Media Companies for ‘Censorship’ of the Right President alleges bias against conservative voices on popular platforms – Rebecca Ballhaus
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-slams-social-media-companies-for-censorship-of-the-right-1534609973

 

NERD WALLET
— How to Stretch Your Spending Money in College – ANNA HELHOSKI (DIERSEN: What did you do with the money that you earned while you were earning your bachelor’s degree? I spent the money that I earned on tuition, books, two new cars, and room and board at NIU for three semesters and a summer session. I graduated debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/loans/student-loans/college-student-budget/

 

NEWSWEEK
— TRUMP ACCUSES SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES OF CENSORING CONSERVATIVES – TOM PORTER
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-accuses-social-media-companies-censoring-conservatives-1079143


— TWITTER IS LEFT-LEANING BUT DOES NOT CENSOR BASED ON POLITICS: JACK DORSEY – JASON MURDOCK
https://www.newsweek.com/twitter-left-leaning-admits-boss-jack-dorsey-1079559

 

THE WEEK
— Social media is censoring Republicans, Trump claims on social media
http://theweek.com/speedreads/791098/social-media-censoring-republicans-trump-claims-social-media

 

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
— President Trump Claims Social Media Companies Censor Conservatives
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/president-trump-claims-social-media-companies-censor-conservatives-1135815

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Transferring between federal agencies – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com
(THE ARTICLE: In 1980, when I was 31 years old, I took a $19,203 (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO – a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 (currently $91,880) to GS-9 Step 10 (currently $72,677). According to the Office of Personnel Management, 77% of current federal employees have worked for only one agency, 15% have worked for two agencies, and only 8% have worked for three or more agencies. I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, for IRS 1971-1980, and for GAO 1980-1997. I should write a book about transferring between federal agencies.

 

GAO audits IRS. In 1980, when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates vehemently opposed my transferring from IRS to GAO. Instead of my taking a $19,203/year (26%) pay cut in today’s dollars, they wanted me to transfer in as an intern and take a $58,902/year (64%) pay cut in today’s dollars (a downgrade from GS-12 Step 5 to GS-4 Step 1). To justify that, they viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned a) the knowledge of IRS that I had gained by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880; b) my having passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979; c) my having almost completed the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul; d) my having earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976; and e) the fact that much of what GAO Analysts do is similar to what IRS Revenue Officers do.

 

They hinted/implied/argued that IRS should NOT have a) hired me in 1971, b) promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, or c) let me work there for almost 9 years. They hinted/implied/argued that the Post Office should NOT have a) hired me in 1966 or b) let me work there for almost 3 years. They were disgusted, outraged, and beyond furious that I transferred in with almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 unused vacation days, and more than 100 unused sick days. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that legislative branch employees were far superior to executive branch employees. They stressed that I had been a union member while I worked for the Post Office and for IRS and that I had filed grievances.

 

To turn everyone at GAO against me, they stressed to GAO employees a) who were Democrats, that I was a Republican, b) who were liberal or moderate, that I was conservative, c) who were non-Protestant, that I was a Missouri Synod Lutheran, d) who had less money than my wife and I had, that my wife and I had more money than they did, e) who were non-German American, that I was 100% German American, f) who had ancestors who had not been in America for a long time, that my ancestors had been in America since 1844, and g) who were veterans, that I was a draft avoider. They would not have done any of the aforesaid if I had been a Democrat, a minority, a female, or a veteran.

 

Have you worked in toxic workplaces? Soon after I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, I learned how toxic its Chicago office was for those who shared my demographics. Nevertheless, I counted on the GAO manager who had arranged for my transfer a) to protect me from political affiliation discrimination, from reverse discrimination, and from age discrimination, b) to get me assigned to audits of IRS, c) to get me promoted to GS-11 Step 10 (currently $87,933), to GS-12 Step 5 (currently $91,880), to GS-13 Step 1 (currently $96,403), etc. However, ever-increasingly, the Democrats who ran the office did everything that they could to get rid of him. Nevertheless, in 1986, he succeeded a) in getting me assigned to audits of IRS and b) in promoting me to GS-13 Step 1 (currently $96,403). However, the Democrats succeeded a) in getting rid of him in 1987, b) in throwing me off audits of IRS in 1989, c) in keeping me off audits of IRS for the rest of my GAO career, d) in giving me unfair performance expectations and unfair performance appraisals, e) in always ranking me the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, and f) in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old.)

August 18 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Kwame Raoul’s Ad Takes Aim At Erika Harold’s Alleged Anti-Gay Comments In IL Attorney General Race – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/17/kwame-raouls-ad-erika-harold-alleged-anti-gay-comments-il-attorney-general-race/
— D.C. Mayor Taunts Trump After Cancellation Of Military Parade – CNN
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/17/washington-dc-mayor-muriel-bowser-taunts-donald-trump-military-parade-canceled/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— It’s not just audio, Manigault Newman has video – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/omarosa-manigault-newman-donald-trump-audio-video/
— Cuomo on his ‘inartful’ remark: ‘Of course America is great’ – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/andrew-cuomo-donald-trump-cynthia-nixon-inartful-remark-america-great/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Sham candidates are an affront to democracy. Here’s how to get rid of them. – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: I should write a book about sham Republican candidates in Illinois since 2000.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-madigan-gonzales-sham-candidates-0819-20180816-story.html
— ‘Safety is about being alert’: Drills, controlled access now part of the school day routine – Donna Vickroy and Susan DeMar Lafferty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-school-safety-infrastructure-st-0820-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In Crete-Monee Consolidated District 201-U, budget constraints and limited grants have made it “very difficult” to finance needed security measures, said Rochelle Clark, assistant superintendent of district affairs. In the near future, the district hopes to place a school resource officer at its middle and high schools and one to “float” among the elementary buildings, she said. This would not only help monitor student movement during passing periods, school activities and afterschool activities, but would offer an opportunity for officers to build relationships with students and families, she said. All administrators will participate in online training followed by in-person sessions and will work with local police officers to provide “realistic” evacuation and intruder drills, she said. But other challenges to school security include access to the school buildings and varying ideas as to what the students, staff and community “perceive” as safe, Clark said.)
— 14 hours in Chicago: 25 people shot, including 3-year-old boy – Deanese Williams-Harris, Rosemary Sobol and Madeline Buckley
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-shootings-violence-20180817-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Prosecutor: Speeding driver in fatal Schaumburg crash spent day ‘smoking weed’ – Eric Peterson
Eric Peterson and Barbara Vitello (DIERSEN: What percentage of those in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois talk and/or act a) like they want to smoke pot, b) like they smoke pot, c) like they want to make money selling pot, and/or d) like they want government to take in lots of tax revenue from legalizing pot? Who leads the fight against pot in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? If/when the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs legalize pot in Illinois, and if municipalities and counties can ban the sale of pot in their jurisdictions, I am going to lead the fight to get Wheaton and DuPage County to be the first municipality and the first county in Illinois to ban the sale of pot in their jurisdictions.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180817/prosecutor-speeding-driver-in-fatal-schaumburg-crash-spent-day-smoking-weed

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Judge in Aaron Schock case removed from all cases involving federal government (DIERSEN: The judges in Diersen v. GAO made it clear that they favored political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid. They made it clear that they wanted those who share my demographics to pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180817/judge-in-aaron-schock-case-removed-from-all-cases-involving-federal-government

 

SOUTHERN
— Gun legislation question will not be on Williamson County ballot – ISAAC SMITH
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/gun-legislation-question-will-not-be-on-williamson-county-ballot/article_d40b1cbe-c1e5-5e8b-a5bb-a2dbd094f274.html

 

KFVS
— Williamson Co. IL passes gun control resolution – Taylor Clark
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/38909638/williamson-co-il-passes-gun-control-resolution

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Aaron Schock’s judge removed from cases involving federal government – Kevin Schwalle (DIERSEN: The judges in Diersen v. GAO made it clear that they favored political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation for complaining about the aforesaid. They made it clear that they wanted those who share my demographics to pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion.)
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/aaron-schock-s-judge-removed-from-cases-involving-federal-government/1378827600

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Governor Vetoes Bill That Would Make It Harder for School Districts to Get Rid of Unfunded Mandates
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/17/governor-vetoes-bill-make-harder-school-districts-get-rid-unfunded-mandates/
— For Those of You Talking about Jack Franks Taking Jesse White’s Place after the Election
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/17/talking-jack-franks-taking-jesse-whites-place-election/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Breen questions TV, film tax incentives, calls for skeptical review of all breaks – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511533959-breen-questions-tv-film-tax-incentives-calls-for-skeptical-review-of-all-breaks
— Kinzler calls lawmakers out over poor direction of TV, film tax breaks – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511531049-kinzler-calls-lawmakers-out-over-poor-direction-of-tv-film-tax-breaks

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Jack Franks prepares for next election; wants McHenry taxpayers to pay for his name – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/jack-franks-prepares-for-next-election-wants-mchenry-taxpayers-to-pay-for-his-name/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— AMID CONTROVERSY, POLITICAL TOWNSHIP COUPLE BANKS NEARLY $100K IN PENSION BENEFITS – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/amid-controversy-political-township-couple-banks-nearly-100k-in-pension-benefits/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— The Question: If you were an Illinois Democratic candidate/honcho, how would you respond when asked if Speaker Madigan is a liability to your party? (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who paint me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as a liability to the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Republican candidates, etc. Most commonly, a) they hint/imply/argue/shout that I am “too conservative” and b) they demonize, denigrate, and condemn my promotion of the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the IRP platform.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/question-of-the-day-2726/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— N.Y. lawmaker proposes making 911 calls on law-abiding black people a hate crime – Jessica Chasmar
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/17/jesse-hamilton-ny-lawmaker-proposes-making-911-cal/

 

BREITBART
— Ocasio-Cortez Blocks Press Access to Campaign Event – Penny Starr (DIERSEN: I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Illinois who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican but who do NOT want me to a) know about their events and other activities, b) promote their events and other activities, c) attend their events, or d) report on their events or other activities.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/17/ocasio-cortez-blocks-access-campaign-event/
— Nearly All Criminal Foreigners in U.S. Are from Central, South America – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/17/nearly-all-criminal-foreigners-in-u-s-are-from-central-south-america/

 

BLAZE
— Chelsea Clinton first denies and then doubles down on economic argument for abortion – Carlos Garcia
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/16/chelsea-clinton-first-denies-and-then-doubles-down-on-economic-argument-for-abortion

 

DAILY CALLER
— NEW YORK LAWMAKER WANTS TO MAKE IT A HATE CRIME TO CALL COPS ON LAW-ABIDING ‘PEOPLE OF COLOR’ – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/17/new-york-hamilton-hate-crime/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Pope Francis: We have a big problem – Silvio Canto, Jr.
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/pope_francis_we_have_a_big_problem.html

 

TOWNHALL
— New Poll Results Freaking out Democrats – Jeff Crouere
https://townhall.com/columnists/jeffcrouere/2018/08/18/new-poll-results-freaking-out-democrats-n2510913
— Building a Dam to Stop the Blue Wave – Tom Zawistowski
https://townhall.com/columnists/tomzawistowski/2018/08/18/building-a-dam-to-stop-the-blue-wave-n2510740

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump haters promote hatred of Trump.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cuomo-to-trump-america-is-great-because-it-rejects-your-hate-filled-agenda

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Univision Host Suggests Jeff Sessions Is a Hypocrite Because He Ate Dinner at a Mexican Restaurant – MADISON SUMMERS
https://ijr.com/2018/08/1117028-univision-jeff-sessions-hypocrite-mexican-restaurant/

 

THE HILL
— Trump: Let ‘good and bad’ voices speak on social media – ALICIA COHN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who paint me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails as being bad for the Illinois Republican Party (IRP), DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Republican candidates, etc. Most commonly, a) they hint/imply/argue/shout that I am “too conservative” and b) they demonize, denigrate, and condemn my promotion of the traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks in the IRP platform.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/402449-trump-let-good-and-bad-voices-speak-on-social-media
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump haters promote hatred of Trump.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/402425-cuomo-fires-back-at-trump-america-is-great-because-it-rejects

 

POLITICO
— As Trump and Republicans rage, Cuomo admits comment was ‘inartful’ – JIMMY VIELKIND (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/albany/story/2018/08/17/as-trump-and-republicans-rage-cuomo-admits-comment-was-inartful-562925

 

CBS LOS ANGELES
— Omarosa May Have As Many As 200 Tapes (DIERSEN: During August and September of 1997, if I had recorded the threats that my Democrat GAO superiors made to me to force me to take their early retirement “offer,” a) my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial would not have been denied and b) the jury would have ruled in my favor.)
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/08/17/report-omarosa-may-have-as-many-as-200-tapes/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— In a Divided Era, One Thing Seems to Unite: Political Anger – Jeremy W. Peters (DIERSEN: QUESTION: Who is full of political anger? ANSWER: Those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/17/us/politics/political-fights.html
— Women-Only Group Ditches Harvard – Jonah Engel Bromwich
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/style/harvard-delta-gamma-sorority-close.html

— Why Are Republicans Covering Up Brett Kavanaugh’s Past? – Editorial (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that is in your past that you are hiding? My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that I am hiding the following: I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member, GAO employee, etc.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/17/opinion/republicans-brett-kavanaugh-senate.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Trump says he’s already ‘MADE America Great Again’ in shot at Cuomo – Bob Fredericks
https://nypost.com/2018/08/17/trump-says-hes-already-made-america-great-again-in-shot-at-cuomo/

WASHINGTON POST
— Nixon had an enemies list. Now so does Trump. – Michael E. Miller (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 have worked the hardest to paint themselves as being one of my enemies.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/08/17/nixon-had-an-enemies-list-now-so-does-trump/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Omarosa is exposing Trump’s deeply twisted view of loyalty.” All my critics/opponents a) demand blind loyalty and b) focus on destroying those like me who do not give them blind loyalty.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2018/08/17/omarosa-is-exposing-trumps-deeply-twisted-view-of-loyalty/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump mayor says Trump does ‘plenty of racist things.’
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/17/los-angeles-mayor-eric-garcetti-donald-trump-does-racist-things/1017770002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Chicago Has Another Bond for You The city may try to paper over its pension woes with new debt. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-has-another-bond-for-you-1534546800
— When Digital Platforms Become Censors Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other tech giants say that they’re open forums. What happens when they start to shut down voices they consider beyond the pale? – Glenn Harlan Reynolds
https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-digital-platforms-become-censors-1534514122
— Google Outgrows Its Youthful Ideals In middle age, the search giant’s motto has gone from ‘Don’t be evil’ to something more like ‘Get real.’
Google’s leaders’ display of a more pragmatic side risks alienating both its employees and its users. – Christopher Mims
https://www.wsj.com/articles/googles-risky-pragmatism-1534427069
— What Your Car Knows About You Auto makers are figuring out how to monetize drivers’ data – Christina Rogers
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-your-car-knows-about-you-1534564861
— Shall We Have Civil War or Second Thoughts? – Lance Morrow
https://www.wsj.com/articles/shall-we-have-civil-war-or-second-thoughts-1534544477
— Blue State ‘Charity’ Rubbing SALT into the wounds of school-choice scholarships. – Editorial (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/blue-state-charity-1534546826

 

BLOOMBERG
— GOP Senator Wants to Freeze Labor Dept. Employee Raises – Tyrone Richardson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that because of cost of living adjustments, step increases, and promotions, my federal salary increased every year that I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997 except for 1980 when I took a $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO. In today’s dollars, my federal salary increased from $15.85/hour in 1966 to $125,325/year in 1997. In my defense, 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.bna.com/gop-senator-wants-n73014481831/

 

FORBES
— EEOC Head On Age Discrimination By Employers – Chris Farrell (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote age discrimination. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2018/08/17/eeoc-head-on-age-discrimination-by-employers/#17513f228867

 

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “GOP’s Fate in the Midterms Is in the Hands of Women.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps shout at women and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/08/gops-fate-in-the-midterms-is-in-the-hands-of-women.html

August 17 Evening Edition

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
— Civil Service Opportunity School – Ben Woodward (DIERSEN: The subject line for the email that transmitted this is “The federal government is hiring conservatives.” I should conduct a similar “Civil Service Opportunity School” in Chicago. Despite my Democrat superiors’ best efforts to waste my career and to get rid of me, despite their getting rid of my first mentor in 1975, despite their getting rid of my second mentor in 1987, and despite my becoming an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in 1988, I nevertheless survived a) for almost 3 years working part-time for the Post Office 1966-1969, b) for almost 9 years working for IRS 1971-1980, and c) for almost 18 years working for GAO 1980-1997. Further, IRS promoted me to GS-9 (currently $55,905) in 1972, to GS-11 (currently $67,638) in 1973, and to GS-12 (currently $81,071) in 1974 and GAO promoted me to GS-13 (currently $96,403) in 1986. In today’s dollars, my ending salary was $125,325.  I have not heard that Trump has disavowed “up-or-out,” so federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran should still expect to be gotten rid of if they do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees get promoted that fast. Of course, prospective federal employees should be advised that virtually everyone despises if not hates federal employees, former federal employees, and federal retirees.)
https://www.leadershipinstitute.org/Training/school.cfm?schoolID=37808
(FROM THE ANNOUNCEMENT: What you will learn No longer should conservatives allow liberals to monopolize the bureaucracy. Learn from top Washington insiders how to break into the liberal dominated Civil Service. The Leadership Institute’s Civil Service Opportunity School teaches you how to get a job and succeed in the Civil Service. Whether you are a newcomer to Washington, D.C. or you are looking for a career change, this intensive three-day seminar gives you the tools you need to begin your career in the Civil Service. Topics covered include: The hiring process Creative ways to enter government  Which departments are right for you  The political management of the bureaucracy)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— State fair shows how politicians try to ’emphasize, exploit and exacerbate’ Illinois geography for political gain – Rick Pearson, Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-politics-geography-20180816-story.html
— Trump says he plans to revoke security clearance for Justice Department official Bruce Ohr ‘very quickly’ – John Wagner and Karen DeYoung
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-trump-security-clearances-20180817-story.html
— Chicago Public Schools ‘failed to recognize’ extent of systemwide sexual abuse problem – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-schools-sexual-abuse-report-20180816-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump is manic, lashing out. Obama, the Bushes, Clinton and Carter should speak up.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-trump-brennan-security-clearance-huppke-20180817-story.html
— We want to hear from readers: What do you want Illinois’ next governor to prioritize? – Editorial (DIERSEN: Democrats want Illinois’ next governor to focus on driving out of Illinois individuals, organizations, and companies that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-illinois-governor-election-candidate-positions-20180814-story.html
— Election Q and A Suzanne Fahnestock, interim director of the DuPage Election Commission, will talk about how elections are conducted in DuPage County at the League of Women Voters Naperville’s 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22, meeting at the Naperville Municipal Center, 400 S. Eagle St. The meeting is also an open house for those interested in learning more about the organization. For more information, go to www.lwvnaperville.org.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-this-week-naperville-st-0819-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Misleading campaign mailers go out as long as they poll well – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/illinois-election-mailers-campaign/
— Rahm fattens warchest by $539K, with generous servings from restaurants, hotels – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-fattens-warchest-539000-restaurants-hotels-melman-lettuce-entertain-fundraising/
— The whole world watched: 50 years after the 1968 Chicago convention – Neil Steinberg (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1968? I was a full-time student at UIC and a part-time employee for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I sold my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I saved money for college expenses.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/1968-democratic-national-convention-chicago-protests-riots-50th-anniversary/
— Trump at 36 percent approval among African-Americans: poll – USA TODAY
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-african-american-approval-rating/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use immigrants to demonize Republicans, to denigrate Republicans, and to condemn Republicans.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/family-separation-migrant-immigration-zero-tolerance-president-donald-trump-senator-dick-durbin/
— Madigan court foe Gonzales backs Pritzker, says speaker and Rauner must go – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/madigan-court-foe-gonzales-backs-pritzker-says-speaker-and-rauner-must-go/

 

WLS AM
— Bill Cameron: “their spending on the campaign so far is over $100 million, it’s just insane.” – Kimberly Kaczmarek
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/17/bill-cameron-what-their-spending-on-the-campaign-so-far-is-over-100-million-its-just-insane/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— An unfortunate political encounter – Editorial
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180816/our-view-unfortunate-political-encounter

 

FOX NEWS ILLINOIS
— Asian carp samples given at Illinois State Fair
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/asian-carp-samples-given-at-illinois-state-fair
— Lt. Gov. Sanguinetti hosts Narcan training session at Illinois State Fair
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/lt-gov-sanguinetti-hosts-narcan-training-session-at-illinois-state-fair

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Former Intel Chiefs: White House Using Security Clearances As A ‘Political Tool’ – SARAH MCCAMMON
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/former-intel-chiefs-white-house-using-security-clearances-political-tool#stream/0

 

NAPERVILLE NALN
— Naperville Area Leaders Network – NALN
https://www.facebook.com/napernaln/
(ACCORDING TO A REPORT: Great turnout of 50 people for tonight’s NALN event featuring Jim Mendrick and Steve Chirico in Naperville. Attendees included Coyne, Mendrick, MacKay, Janice Anderson, Patty Smith, Rising, Jacks, Kenn Miller, Wentz, Brad Miller, and Bruce Hanson.)

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McHenry Township Trustee Applicants Revealed – Cal Skinner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/17/mchenry-township-trustee-applicants-revealed/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RAUNER SIGNS BILL PREVENTING PROFESSIONAL LICENSE SUSPENSION FOR STUDENT LOAN DELINQUENCIES – Amy Korte (DIERSEN: I earned a CPA license in 1981 when I was 32 years old.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rauner-signs-bill-preventing-professional-license-suspension-for-student-loan-delinquencies/
— RAUNER SIGNS BILL ALLOWING CONSOLIDATION OF MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICTS – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rauner-signs-bill-allowing-consolidation-of-mosquito-abatement-districts/
— RAUNER SIGNS BILL SHEDDING LIGHT ON SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATIVE SPENDING – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rauner-signs-bill-shedding-light-on-school-district-administrative-spending/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Asian carp sandwiches served at Lt. Gov.’s tent at Illinois State Fair – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/outdoorsenvironment/asian-carp-sandwiches-served-at-lt-gov-s-tent-at/article_467de3da-a192-11e8-9baf-23419b2fda84.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— NATIONAL LEGAL IMMIGRATION GROUP: WITH REPUBLICANS LIKE RAUNER, WHO NEEDS DEMOCRATS?
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/national-legal-immigration-group-with-republicans-like-rauner-who-needs-democrats.html
— LATEST LEFTIST ATTEMPT TO REVIVE THE ERA WON’T WORK, ANDY SCHLAFLY SAYS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/latest-leftist-attempt-to-revive-the-era-wont-work-andy-schlafly-says.html
— IVES: “ANY DEM THAT SAYS THEY SUPPORT BUSINESS IS LYING TO YOU”
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/ives-any-dem-that-says-they-support-business-is-lying-to-you.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner says “left-leaning” Chicago press is “plenty biased”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/17/rauner-says-left-leaning-chicago-press-is-plenty-biased/
— Illinois rated second most likely governor’s office to flip parties
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/17/illinois-rated-second-most-likely-governors-office-to-flip-parties/
— “If any region should feel alienated from state government, it’s the suburbanites”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/17/if-any-region-should-feel-alienated-from-state-government-its-the-suburbanites/
— Democratic legislator files resolution condemning “scofflaw counties” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they want to abolish the Second Amendment so that they can confiscate all the firearms and all the ammunition that Republicans own.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/17/democratic-legislator-files-resolution-condemning-scofflaw-counties/
— Are the Democrats unified? (DIERSEN: Democrats are unified against individuals, against organizations, against companies, against governments, and against countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/17/are-the-democrats-unified/
— Rauner ad gets it wrong, but Pritzker needs to end his silence
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/17/rauner-ad-gets-it-wrong-but-pritzker-needs-to-end-his-silence/

 

FOX NEWS
— Rahm Emanuel under increasing fire for linking Chicago violence and morals in minority neighborhoods – Barnini Chakraborty
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/17/rahm-emanuel-under-increasing-fire-for-linking-chicago-violence-and-morals-in-minority-neighborhoods.html

 

GOPUSA
— DEA plans to combat Mexican drug cartels with new enforcement group in Chicago
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52686
— Identity Politics: A Cynical Electoral Tactic (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52681

 

DAILY CALLER
— BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION PROGRESSES IN NEW MEXICO – Neetu Chandak
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/17/border-wall-new-mexico/?utm_medium=email
— KELLYANNE CONWAY ACCUSES PRESS OF BEING ‘OBSESSED’ WITH TRUMP – Amber Athey
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/17/kellyanne-conway-media-obsessed-with-trump/

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— The “Enemy Of The People” Media Were On The Wrong Side In The Revolution – George Rasley
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28568

 

THE HILL
— Trump calls Justice official Bruce Ohr a ‘disgrace,’ vows to revoke clearance – JORFAN FABIAN AND MORGAN CHALFANT (DIERSEN: Who hints/implies/argues/shouts that you are a disgrace? My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was a disgrace a) because I was a Republican, b) because I avoided the draft, c) because I complained about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation, d) because I would not help them get rid of employees because they were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran, and e) because in 1988 when I was 40 years old, I became an active member in a class action lawsuit that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/402324-trump-prepared-to-revoke-doj-officials-security-clearance

 

POLITICO
— Richard Uihlein, one of the top donors of 2018, has dropped tens of millions of dollars only to watch most of his picks go down. – NATASHA KORECKI
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/17/richard-uihlein-gop-donor-losing-candidates-784146

 

CNN
— Teens who vape or use hookah are more likely to use marijuana later, study finds – Maritza Moulite
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/06/health/vape-hookah-marijuana-teens-study/index.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Can I Cure My White Guilt? – Cheryl Strayed and Steve Almond (DIERSEN: Democrats promote White guilt to promote Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion. Democrats use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/style/white-guilt-privilege.html

 

USA TODAY
— Florida school districts defying hazy rules on the use of medical marijuana for students – Keona Gardner
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/08/10/florida-schools-medical-marijuana-policies-mixed-messages/957250002/

 

BOND BUYER
— Illinois offering document paints a gloomier picture than its politicians – Yvette Shields
https://www.bondbuyer.com/news/illinois-pos-counters-politicians-balanced-budget-claims

August 17 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Trump says he cancelled military parade, citing ‘ridiculously high’ price tag – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-says-he-cancelled-military-parade-citing-ridiculously-high-price-tag/3981473/
— College student home from U.S. Senate internship shot in Riverdale – Liz Nagy
https://abc7chicago.com/college-student-home-from-us-senate-internship-shot-in-riverdale/3977767/

 

CBS2
— U.S. Senate Adopts Resolution Declaring “The Press Is Not The Enemy Of The People” (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream media a) defends and advances the Democrat Party platform, the Libertarian Party platform, and the Green Party platform and b) demonizes, denigrates, and condemns the Republican Party platform.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/16/senate-adopts-resolution-declaring-press-not-enemy-people/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 76 people overdose in Connecticut park near Yale – AP (DIERSEN: What percentage of those in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois talk and/or act a) like they want to smoke pot, b) like they smoke pot, c) like they want to make money selling pot, and/or d) like they want government to take in lots of tax revenue from legalizing pot? Who leads the fight against pot in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? If/when the Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs legalize pot in Illinois, and if municipalities and counties can ban the sale of pot in their jurisdictions, I am going to lead the fight to get Wheaton and DuPage County to be the first municipality and the first county in Illinois to ban the sale of pot in their jurisdictions.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/yale-new-haven-connecticut-park-overdoses-synthetic-marijuana-k2/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The number of overdose victims linked to a suspected bad batch of synthetic marijuana has risen to 76 in New Haven, Connecticut, as officials try to determine exactly what sickened people. People on and around the historic New Haven Green near Yale University began falling ill shortly after 8 a.m. Wednesday, and the overdoses continued into Thursday morning. No deaths were reported, and most people brought to hospitals have been discharged, officials said. Symptoms varied. Many victims lost consciousness, officials said. Others vomited. Some just became nauseous or lethargic. City officials said police officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel will staff a command post on the Green for the time being, and social workers and private health outreach workers will be on hand. Toxicology testing remained incomplete Thursday. Some victims tested positive for the powerful opioid fentanyl, but it appeared most if not all the overdoses were caused only by a potent batch of “K2” synthetic marijuana, said Dr. Kathryn Hawk, an emergency medicine physician and professor at Yale-New Haven Hospital, where many of the victims were treated.)

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel says O’Hare protest wouldn’t ‘secure and strengthen the entire city of Chicago’ – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-ohare-protest-20180816-story.html
— The new employee perk that’s slowly taking hold: Help for those caring for aging parents – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-working-caregivers-0819-story.html
— Illinois’ overdose crisis getting worse, mirroring nationwide trend, CDC says – John Keilman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-illinois-opioid-overdose-deaths-cdc-20180816-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-reagan-ronald-patti-davis-media-0817-story.html
— Connecticut police work to stop pot overdoses after 76 fall ill – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-ct–city-green-overdoses-20180816-story.html
— Congressman’s son rips him for ‘ruining’ FBI agent’s career – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–virginia-congressman-sons-tweets-20180813-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— ‘How I run my office is absolutely none of your business’: Lauzen, McMahon spar at Kane meeting – Jim Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180816/how-i-run-my-office-is-absolutely-none-of-your-business-lauzen-mcmahon-spar-at-kane-meeting
— DuPage voters to weigh in on consolidation, possible taxes – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180817/dupage-voters-to-weigh-in-on-consolidation-possible-taxes
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote anti-Trumps.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180816/editorial-keep-the-conversation-about-free-press-alive
— Are you in good enough shape to be an FBI agent? We took the test. – Charles Keeshan and Susan Sarkauskas (DIERSEN: When you were young, could you have passed the test? I could not. While my having had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease) has not harmed my ability to walk or ride a bike, it has severely harmed my ability to run. Further, a) my eyesight has never been correctable to 20/20 and I have always had partial red/green color blindness.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180817/are-you-in-good-enough-shape-to-be-an-fbi-agent-we-took-the-test
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Of course, it requires much more than being in shape to make it as an FBI agent. But to meet the bureau’s fitness standards, a candidate must post a satisfactory result in four physical tests: number of situps in 60 seconds; a 300-meter sprint; maximum consecutive push-ups; and a 1½-mile run. To add to the difficulty, candidates move from one event to the next with just 5 minutes of rest in between.)
— Harper College wants to keep tax increase in place to fund $180 million in upgrades – Christopher Placek
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180817/harper-college-wants-to-keep-tax-increase-in-place-to-fund-180-million-in-upgrades

 

WTTW
— Rauner Uses State Fair to Compare Opponent to Swine
https://video.wttw.com/video/rauner-uses-state-fair-compare-opponent-swine-ez5xgl/

 

WBBM 780
— Congressman Kinzinger And Opponent Sara Dady Feud On Facebook After Staffer Knocks On Door – MIKE KRAUSER
https://wbbm780.radio.com/articles/congressman-kinzinger-and-opponent-sara-dady-feud-facebook-after-staffer-knocks-door

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Democrats say downstate counties can go their way – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180816/illinois-democrats-say-downstate-counties-can-go-their-way

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Allies, not enemies – Editorial (DIERSEN: The mainstream new media is an ally of the Democrat Party, and therefore, it is an enemy of the Republican Party.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018-08-16/editorial-allies-not-enemies.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner paying no attention to issues – Dick Zaker, Decatur
https://herald-review.com/opinion/letters/rauner-paying-no-attention-to-issues/article_8afbef2b-9f6d-5a87-aeee-07c4f4eb1b06.html

 

CANTON DAILY REGISTER
— Illinois has led in banning employer ‘no-poaching’ pacts – Bill Knight (DIERSEN: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, consistent with their “up-or-out” policy and their needing to meet Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion quotas, goals, and targets, they wanted other employers to poach their employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40.)
http://www.cantondailyledger.com/news/20180816/illinois-has-led-in–banning-employer–no-poaching-pacts

 

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
— Lake County worries about flooding impact from Foxconn – Lee Bergquist
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/16/new-clash-illinois-county-worries-flooding-foxconn/1000955002/

 

  1. LOUIS POST DISPATCH
    — DIERSEN HEADLINE: Trump-haters say “Stand in defense of the truth. Don’t let Trump label journalists as the enemy.”
    https://www.stltoday.com/opinion/editorial/editorial-stand-in-defense-of-the-truth-don-t-let/article_c00c0d05-9080-56ef-8a58-a7ea5467c92d.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Dems Vow Down-Ballot Effort, Red-State Reach – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: One could say that those who dominate the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) are united against those individuals, organizations, companies, and governments that support Trump and the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the IRP platform.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/dems-vow-down-ballot-effort-red-state-reach#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: They began by stressing how united they are as a party heading into the fall campaign. “There’s a basic rule in Illinois politics: The political party that remains united wins the election,” said Speaker of the Illinois House and chairman of the state Democratic Party Michael Madigan.)
— Rauner Offers Rare Public Display Of Affection For Trump – JACLYN DRISCOLL
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/rauner-offers-rare-public-display-affection-trump#stream/0
— Colorado Baker Sues State Again, After Refusing To Make Cake For Transgender Woman – JAMES DOUBEK
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/colorado-baker-sues-state-again-after-refusing-make-cake-transgender-woman#stream/0

 

NEWS CHANNEL 20
— Rauner rallies Republicans at Governor’s Day: ‘We’ve got to fight’ – Rachel Droze
https://newschannel20.com/news/local/rauner-rallies-republicans-at-governors-day-weve-got-to-fight-08-16-2018

 

WSIL TV
— Gun safety group holds Be SMART Training – Brooke Schlyer
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38903816/gun-safety-group-holds-be-smart-training

 

KANE COUNTY CONNECTS
— 5 REFERENDUMS ON NOV. 6 BALLOT IN KANE COUNTY
http://kanecountyconnects.com/2018/08/5-referendums-on-nov-6-ballot-in-kane-county/

 

CRYSTAL LAKE PATCH
— Psychiatrist Stabbed After Denying Pot Prescription A Crystal Lake man now faces attempted murder and armed violence charges – Amie Rowland
https://patch.com/illinois/crystallake/psychiatrist-stabbed-after-denying-pot-prescription-authorities

 

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
— Annual Celebrating Diversity Reception, September 10 – Julie Barnhill (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://news.illinoisstate.edu/2018/08/annual-celebrating-diversity-reception-september-10/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Survey: Illinois’ small business owners say state has failed them – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? How has Illinois failed those who share your demographics?)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/survey-illinois-small-business-owners-say-state-has-failed-them/article_43c06bd4-a0b8-11e8-bf88-a7f2cffcf46d.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— RAUNER TELLS CONSERVATIVES WHY THEY SHOULD VOTE FOR HIM IN NOVEMBER (DIERSEN: It would be great if Rauner would pledge to take no further action against the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) platform. It would be even greater if he would pledge to defend and advance all the planks in the IRP platform, and especially its traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/gov-rauner-tells-conservatives-why-they-should-vote-for-him-in-november.html

 

BREITBART
— Rahm Emanuel Responds to Chicago Bloodshed by Pushing More Gun Control – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/16/rahm-emanuel-responds-to-chicago-bloodshed-by-pushing-more-gun-control/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— GAO: Govt. spent $2.5 billion to jail criminal migrants in 2016 – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/16/govt-spent-25-billion-jail-criminal-migrants-2016/

 

CBN NEWS
— The Media Can Dish It Out But They Sure Can’t Take It – Dale Hurd
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2018/august/the-media-can-dish-it-out-but-they-sure-cant-take-it

 

CONSERVATIVE TRIBUNE
— Democrat Candidate Caught on Camera Stealing Opponent’s Flyer – LISA PAYNE-NAEGER (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps in my precinct, including those who are registered Republican voters, talk and/or act like they have been told to disrespect, to be rude to, to be nasty to, to be mean to, to harass, and/or to threaten me and anyone else who brings Republican literature to their door.)
https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/democrat-candidate-caught-stealing-flyer/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Marxism and Marriage – David Solway
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/marxism_and_marriage.html

 

CHRISTIANITY TODAY
— Canadian Christian College Drops Sex Standards in Law School Bid – Morgan Lee
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2018/august/trinity-western-community-covenant-canada-law-school-twu.html

 

THE HILL
— Bernie Sanders socialism moves to Democratic mainstream – AMIE PARNES
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/402251-bernie-sanders-socialism-moves-to-democratic-mainstream

 

CNN
— Clapper: Trump sending ‘chilling’ message (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have sent me many chilling messages. I should write a book about them.)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2018/08/16/james-clapper-intv-john-brennan-security-clearance-first-amendment-trump-sot-newday-vpx.cnn
— Clapper: Trump is retaliating against an ‘enemies list’ – Jennifer Hansler (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who paint themselves as being my enemies.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/16/politics/james-clapper-brennan-trump-security-clearance-cnntv/index.html
— Key GOP senators say they have no issue with Trump revoking Brennan’s security clearance – Manu Raju, Lauren Fox, Daniella Diaz and Clare Foran (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican in Illinois have “no issue” with the adverse actions that those who dominate the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc. have taken against me.)
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/16/politics/republican-senators-john-brennan-security-clearance/index.html

 

CBS NEWS
— Newspapers don’t help themselves by coordinating against Trump – MICHAEL GRAHAM (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how my critics/opponents coordinate against me. Some of them reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks. Some of them reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution. Some of them focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate. Some of them were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/commentary-newspapers-dont-help-themselves-by-coordinating-against-trump/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says that Trump uses the tools of government to punish his critics. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who use the tools of religion, government, politics, finance, etc. to punish me. They blame me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/opinion/donald-trump-john-brennan-security-clearance.html
— Aretha Franklin’s “Respect” is the most empowering popular song ever. Could we have shown her more? Just a little bit, our critic writes. – Wesley Morris (DIERSEN: Who are the most disrespectful people in your precinct, in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? I should write a book about the most disrespectful people in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/arts/music/respect-aretha-franklin-death.html
— What it’s Like to Intern at The New York Times – Claire Ballantine (DIERSEN: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://open.nytimes.com/what-its-like-to-intern-at-the-new-york-times-3d27af36715
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Working on the Luxury Sales team has been amazing, but I think that out of all the projects I’ve done this summer my most fulfilling project has been my Maker Week project. I worked on a Diversity & Inclusion project with interns from a variety of departments to create an employee resource site. The idea came from the fact that many people were unaware of diversity initiatives throughout the company so we thought that creating a database and website to record the diversity initiatives would be a great internal resource and create visibility for the programs. First, we gathered all the information about the diversity initiatives to create the database. Second, we interviewed different people in the company like A.G. Sulzberger, Dean Baquet, Meredith Kopit Levien and other employees involved in diversity initiatives. Lastly, we formatted the website to hold the database, show diversity efforts in recruiting, the newsroom and the business side. We also added a tab for various conferences based on departments. Our showcase at Maker Week was great because employees seemed really interested in the accessibility of the website. It was one of the best projects I’ve worked on and I’m so glad to have been a part of it. I think this project really taught me to be bold in my work. I spoke to all these amazing people by just emailing them and taking a chance and it worked out which was amazing. I’ve also been a diversity advocate throughout my years in school and this project showed me how an idea from one of my passions can become a useful reality. In the fall, I’ll be heading back to Syracuse University to be a Resident Advisor for my last year. I’ll also be a peer facilitator for our first diversity-oriented freshman forum. I want to use the skills I’ve learned in this internship to create something amazing on my campus that is fueled by my passion just like I got to create at The New York Times.)
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Facebook Ad Service Is Seen As Ripe for Political Trickery – Natasha Singer
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/technology/facebook-microtargeting-advertising.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump journalist says “Show of Unity in Face of Mockery and Threats.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/business/media/news-media-editorials-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump journalist says “Trump Says Newspapers Are in Collusion.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/16/us/politics/trump-news-media-collusion.html

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— Signed a Trump Nondisclosure Agreement? Get banned from the airwaves – ROSS ROSENFELD
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-sign-a-trump-nda-get-banned-from-the-airwaves-20180816-story.html

 

BOSTON GLOBE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats shout at immigrants and at everyone else that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. Democrats want to use immigrants to get rid of Republicans once and for all.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2018/08/16/immigrants-who-change-america-are-its-lifeblood/M6Aam5KzgBwls5aFiTyYhK/story.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Youth Unemployment Hits 52-Year Low Data suggest more opportunities are available to some groups that historically struggled to find jobs – Andrew Duehren (DIERSEN: When you were young, would you have taken the jobs that I did? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; and pumped gasoline 1971-1972. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout a) that the aforesaid jobs were bad jobs, b) that my taking the aforesaid jobs proves that I am bad, and c) that they would never have stooped to take the aforesaid jobs.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/youth-unemployment-hits-52-year-low-1534455755

 

BLOOMBERG
— Funerals Are Becoming One Last Extravagant Display of Wealth – Olivia Carville
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-17/rolls-royce-hearse-7-million-crypt-are-final-displays-of-power

 

NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites demonize, denigrate, and condemn Whites.
https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2018/08/16/deradicalizing-white-people/

 

BEAST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say that Aretha Franklin was an anti-Trump.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/aretha-franklin-frequently-bashed-trump-in-private-blew-off-inauguration-invite-5

 

ATLANTIC
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/567694/jose-antonio-vargas/

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Anti-war protest on 50th anniversary of 1968 Democratic National Convention (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1968? I was a full-time student at UIC and a part-time employee for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I sold my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I saved money for college expenses.)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Anti-war-protest-on-50th-anniversary-of-1968-Democratic-National-Convention-/63814.html

August 16 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Democrats talk about ‘Blue Wave’ at state fair day – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/democrats-talk-about-blue-wave-at-state-fair-day/3973853/

 

NBC5
— Illinois Democrats Gather at State Fair to Boost Election Hopefuls
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-democrats-gather-at-state-fair-to-boost-election-hopefuls-491048101.html
— Staffer for Rep. Rodney Davis Arrested at Campaign Event
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/staffer-for-rep-rodney-davis-arrested-at-campaign-event-491039431.html

 

CBS2
— US Newspapers To Trump: We’re Not Enemies Of The People – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the mainstream news media acts as an arm of the Democrat Party.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/16/us-newspapers-not-enemies-of-the-people-trump/
— Trump Administration Fights Indiana Dunes National Park Plan
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/16/trump-administration-fights-indiana-dunes-national-park-plan/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— U.S. Steel to invest $750 million to revitalize flagship Gary plant in wake of Trump tariffs – Robert Channick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-us-steel-tariffs-gary-plant-20180816-story.html
— Democrats preach party unity as they bash Rauner at State Fair – Rick Pearson, Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-democrats-state-fair-20180816-story.html
— From racist tweets to the Mueller probe, double standard weighs upon postmodern justice – Victor Davis Hanson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-hanson-liberals-past-racist-tweets-justice-0816-story.html
— Democratic AG hopeful Kwame Raoul hits Mayor Emanuel over comments about morals in violent neighborhoods – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-kwame-raoul-violence-20180816-story.html
— DuPage County Board wants voter opinion on state property and mileage taxes, government consolidation – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-dupage-county-referendum-questions-st-0817-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Questions approved are: “Shall DuPage County oppose the General Assembly instituting a property tax increase equivalent to 1% of your home’s value to help retire state debt?” “Shall DuPage County oppose the creation of a statewide Vehicle Mileage Tax (VMT) which would tax DuPage County citizens based upon the number of miles driven annually?” “Shall DuPage County continue to dissolve and consolidate units of local government to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and increase accountability?”)

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— It’s Democrat Day at the Illinois State Fair, but only a Madigan morning – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/democrat-day-illinois-state-fair-mike-madigan-pritzker/
— Trump taps Sangamon County’s Milhiser to be U.S. Attorney in downstate Illinois – Lynn Sweet
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-taps-sangamon-countys-milhiser-to-be-u-s-attorney-in-downstate-illinois/
— Omarosa releases tape she says is offer to buy her silence – AP (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors offered me nothing for my silence. They wanted me to file a lawsuit against them. They wanted me to charge them a) with giving preference to their employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger and b) with discriminating against their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran. They saw my lawsuit as helping them a) recruit, retain, and promote employees who were Democrat, minority, female, and/or younger and b) get rid of employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/omarosa-manigault-newman-book-donald-trump-secret-recordings-lara-trump/
— Trump lashes out after newspapers respond to his attacks – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-lashes-out-newspaper-editorials-free-press/
— Rep. Rod Davis’ campaign staffer fired after incident at rival’s event
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/us-rep-rodney-davis-campaign-worker-fired-levi-lovell-betsy-dirksen-londrigan-congress/
— When you argue emotions instead of facts, that’s miserable journalism – Gene Lyons
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/sarah-jeong-new-york-times-journalism/
— Good journalism depends on savvy consumers who turn away from cable news junk – Georgie Anne Geyer
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/cable-news-fake-enemy-people-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Trump responds after hundreds of newspaper editorials criticize his attacks on the press – Lindsey Bever and Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180816/trump-responds-after-hundreds-of-newspaper-editorials-criticize-his-attacks-on-the-press
(FROM THE ARTICLE: THE FAKE NEWS MEDIA IS THE OPPOSITION PARTY. It is very bad for our Great Country….BUT WE ARE WINNING! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 16, 2018)
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “No Pritzker plan to increase taxes 26 percent.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180816/ap-fact-check-no-pritzker-plan-to-increase-taxes-26-percent

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— CPS ‘consumers’ successfully voting with their feet, report finds U of C and Federal Reserve researchers conclude that the new high school admissions system is very widely used and largely gives kids their choice. But some schools remain troubled. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/cps-consumers-successfully-voting-their-feet-report-finds

 

WLS AM
— Pritzker fires back, calls Rauner “incompetent”, “unhinged” – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/16/pritzker-fires-back-calls-rauner-incompetent-unhinged/

 

WBEZ
— Demand High For Half Of Chicago’s High Schools While 10 Schools Get Few Applicants – Sarah Karp
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/demand-high-for-half-of-chicagos-high-schools-while-10-schools-get-few-applicants/b7eb3437-d1d2-4322-9768-1f2137468782

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner appoints GOP official Shaw to retirement board – BERNARD SCHOENBURG
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rauner-appoints-gop-official-shaw-to-retirement-board/article_4624356e-208e-5abf-ac10-3755d5fd515f.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner appoints GOP official Mark Shaw to retirement board – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180815/rauner-appoints-gop-official-shaw-to-retirement-board
— Illinois Democrats talk of importance of fall elections – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180816/illinois-democrats-talk-of-importance-of-fall-elections

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Pritzker slams Rauner on property taxes at B-N rally – DEREK BEIGH
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/pritzker-slams-rauner-on-property-taxes-at-b-n-rally/article_81a1dbb8-117c-5f77-9d21-214517866e9d.html

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Durbin, Duckworth support Trump’s Central District of Illinois attorney nomination – Kevin Schwaller
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/durbin-duckworth-support-trump-s-central-district-of-illinois-attorney-nomination/1376420282

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Rep. Cummings Demands Explanation For Stripping Ex-CIA Chief’s Security Clearance – SCOTT HORSLEY (DIERSEN: Who comes to your defense? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that my Republican U.S. Senators and my Republican U.S. Representatives did not demand explanations when my critics/opponents ended my a) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, b) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, c) Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, d) Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2007, and e) American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that my Republican U.S. Senators and my Republican U.S. Representatives did not demand explanations when a) my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, 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 $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/revocation-ex-cia-directors-clearance-draws-mixed-reaction-congress#stream/0

 

CITY OF WHEATON
— Candidate Petitions for 2019 Municipal Election Available Aug. 28
https://www.wheaton.il.us/civicalerts.aspx?AID=138

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Will Northwest Herald Deserve a “Fake News” Label for County Board Coverage?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/16/will-northwest-herald-deserve-fake-news-label-county-board-coverage/
— Bad Math at the Chicago Tribune and Northwest Herald
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/16/bad-math-chicago-tribune-northwest-herald/
— Mike Madigan Faces Federal Lawsuit that Could Have Been Filed against Jack Franks
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/16/mike-madigan-faces-federal-lawsuit-filed-jack-franks/
— 11-Year Old Changes Florida Vote Totals in Ten Minutes, McHenry County Vote Fraud in 1996
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/16/11-year-old-changes-florida-vote-totals-ten-minutes/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois Republicans rally to unify party – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-republicans-rally-to-unify-party/article_88e770e2-a0cf-11e8-96ae-63aaade400dd.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Media flattery of Uihlein turns to criticism
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/media-flattery-of-uihlein-turns-to-criticism/

 

FOX NEWS
— Will Trump’s GOP give candidates room to maneuver? – Chris Stirewalt
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/16/will-trumps-gop-give-candidates-room-to-maneuver.html

 

TOWNHALL
— ‘Unprecedented:’ Why John Brennan’s Extraordinary Partisanship Justifies Revoking His Security Clearance Guy Benson
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2018/08/16/trump-revoking-brennans-security-clearance-is-defensible-n2510376?

 

GOPUSA
— Trump wishes happy birthday to ‘leader of the Democrat Party’ Maxine Waters
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52660
— Mainstream media tries to ‘rewrite history’ to credit Obama for Trump accomplishments
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52522

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Church courting disaster with ‘obsession’ over social justice – Steve Jordahl
https://www.onenewsnow.com/church/2018/08/16/church-courting-disaster-with-obsession-over-social-justice

 

ROLL CALL
— Rodney Davis’ Field Director Charged With Assault After Crashing Opponent’s Event Staffer reportedly harassed Davis’ opponent Betsy Dirksen Londrigan – Bridget Bowman
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/rodney-davis-field-director-arrested-after-altercation-with-opponent

 

NBC NEWS
— Poll: Democrats more politically engaged than Republicans — but education and race are big factors
https://www.nbcnews.com/card/poll-democrats-more-politically-engaged-republicans-education-race-are-big-n901391

 

CBS NEWS
— Intern for Sen. Tim Scott shot in Chicago after returning home from D.C.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sen-tim-scott-intern-shot-in-chicago-after-returning-home-from-dc/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Encourages Justice Department to Sue Opioid Companies Trump asks Attorney General Sessions to bring federal lawsuit, separate from state litigation
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-encourages-justice-department-to-sue-opioid-companies-1534438160

August 16 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner’s pitch to GOP: J.B. Pritzker will bring ‘more corruption,’ ‘higher taxes’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-republicans-state-fair-20180815-story.html
— Illinois GOP — Rauner’s “No. 1 place” to give
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-thursday-20180815-story.html
— Rep. Hultgren says America’s ‘immigration laws need to be fixed’ at Yorkville town hall – Linda Girardi (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can and will defend and advance their platform. In Illinois, if you do not defend and advance the Illinois Republican Party platform, including its immigration plank, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office as a Republican.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-yorkville-town-hall-st-0816-story.html
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: 20,000 CPS freshman seats unfilled – Juan Perez Jr.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-schools-under-enrollment-20180815-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Thousands of CPS high school seats unfilled despite new application process – Alexandra Arriaga and Tanveer Ali
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/thousands-cps-public-high-school-seats-unfilled-gocps-application-jones-college-prep/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200 pulls back on new Jefferson center, looks to referendum after all – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180815/district-200-pulls-back-on-new-jefferson-center-looks-to-referendum-after-all
— She works for Trump. He can’t stand him. This is life for Kellyanne and George Conway. – Ben Terris (DIERSEN: If you are a Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, how do you communicate with Republican voters in a home when anti-Republican voters in that home do everything that they can to stop you?)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180816/she-works-for-trump-he-cant-stand-him-this-is-life-for-kellyanne-and-george-conway
— Hultgren said election security starts with dedicated polling place workers – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180816/hultgren-said-election-security-starts-with-dedicated-polling-place-workers
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps viciously demonize you, viciously denigrate you, and viciously condemn you if you do not glorify and praise foreign countries and their citizens. Ever increasingly, anti-Trumps count on foreign countries and their citizens to help Democrats destroy America.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180816/fox-seems-to-be-hosting-a-constant-anti-immigrant-olympics

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Corporate Chicago needs to do better on diversity Chicago may not hold the title of the best city for minority talent advancement or minority business success. But we can and we should. – GLORIA CASTILLO (DIERSEN: Will corporate Chicago bring in Charles Bowsher? Bowsher had great success during the 1980s and 1990s at GAO a) hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) making way for them by getting rid of GAO’s employees who were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO had not promoted to GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Will corporate Chicago adopt a formal “up-or-out” policy of firing its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who are not earning at least $100,000 by age 25, $115,000 by age 30, $135,000 by age 35, and $165,000 by age 40?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/opinion/corporate-chicago-needs-do-better-diversity

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner: 2018 election is ‘one of most important’ in Illinois history – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180815/rauner-2018-election-is-one-of-most-important-in-illinois-history
— City, local NAACP marks 110th anniversary of 1908 Race Riots with new memorials – Crystal Thomas (DIERSEN: What were your ancestors doing in 1908? My grandfather on my father’s side helped his father operate Crete’s only a hardware store. My grandmother on my father’s side helped her parents operate a farm in Crete. My grandparents on my mother’s side helped their parents operate farms in Grant Park near the Indiana border.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180814/city-local-naacp-marks-110th-anniversary-of-1908-race-riots-with-new-memorials

 

TIMES
— Kinzinger criticizes Dady campaign on social media Democratic challenger defends canvassing visit – Derek Barichello
http://www.mywebtimes.com/2018/08/14/kinzinger-criticizes-dady-campaign-on-social-media/a1704ia/

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— LaHood touts lock and dam upgrades during visit to Illinois River lock – Doug Wilson (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors tout a) their success in hiring, retaining, and promoting young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females and b) their success in making way for the aforesaid by wasting the careers of and by getting rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.whig.com/20180815/lahood-touts-lock-and-dam-upgrades-during-visit-to-illinois-river-lock#//

 

KENDALL COUNTY NOW
— Hultgren talks issues at Yorkville event billed as ‘town hall’ – TONY SCOTT
http://www.kendallcountynow.com/2018/08/13/hultgren-talks-issues-at-yorkville-event-billed-as-town-hall/ajzpz2u/

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— In face of lawsuit, Wheaton-Warrenville School District 200 plans to put proposed childhood center on ballot
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/16/in-face-of-lawsuit-district-200-plans-to-put-proposed-childhood-center-on-ballot/aioqqbu/

 

ILLINOIS PATCH
— Money Magazine: Here’s Where Illinois Colleges Rank MONEY ranked more than 700 of the best colleges based on quality of education, affordability and outcomes. Here’s how our colleges ranked. – Shannon Antinori
https://patch.com/illinois/across-il/money-magazine-here-s-where-illinois-colleges-rank

 

WHEATON-WARRENVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT 200
— Board of Education tables action on new Jefferson Early Childhood Center and schedules an August 20 Special Meeting to consider a November referendum – Erica Loiacono
https://medium.com/district-200-newsroom/board-of-education-tables-action-on-new-jefferson-early-childhood-center-and-schedules-an-august-20-909bfe199a04

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— RAUNER walks TRUMP tightrope at state fair; SEX-HARASSMENT panel makes recommendations – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/08/16/rauner-walks-trump-tightrope-at-state-fair-sex-harassment-panel-makes-recommendations-and-lightfoot-pushes-back-on-violence-298567

 

ILLINOIS POLITICS BLOG
— PRITZKER LEADS RAUNER BY 11 POINTS IN LATEST ILLINOIS POLL (Pritzker’s lead down from 15 points six weeks ago. – Rod McCulloch (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote Rod McCulloch.)
https://www.illinoispoliticsblog.com/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Roskam on Medicare Red Tape Cutting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/15/roskam-medicare-red-tape-cutting/
— Governor Amendatorily Vetoes Marengo Rescue Squad Referendum Tax Hike Bill, Says Taxpayers Should Be Able to Cut Taxes, Too
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/15/governor-amendatorily-vetoes-marengo-rescue-squad-referendum-tax-hike-bill-says-taxpayers-able-cut-taxes/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Dodge blames Springfield corruption, complacency for CPS sexual abuse scandal – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511529899-dodge-blames-springfield-corruption-complacency-for-cps-sexual-abuse-scandal

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RETIRING AS EARLY AS AGE 50, SPRINGFIELD MUNICIPAL PENSIONERS BANK OVER $1M – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/retiring-as-early-as-age-50-springfield-municipal-pensioners-bank-over-1m/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— A Free Press – Our thoughts… – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/a-free-press-our-thoughts/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Time for Illinois Attorney General’s office to take on corruption here – Brett Rowland
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-time-for-illinois-attorney-general-s-office-to/article_0ef67f3a-a09d-11e8-997e-d7de764963da.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rodney Davis’ field director arrested for alleged fight at opponent’s campaign event
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/rodney-davis-field-director-arrested-for-alleged-fight-at-opponents-campaign-event/
— Senger agrees Rauner is “lesser of two evils”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/senger-agrees-rauner-is-lesser-of-two-evils/
— Lay off the ageism, Jason
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/lay-off-the-ageism-jason/
— Harold goes on the attack
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/16/harold-goes-on-the-attack/

 

GOPUSA
— Democrat Andrew Cuomo: America ‘was never that great’ (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, if you are a Republican, Democrats demonize, denigrate, and condemn your parents, your grandparents, your great grandparents, and the rest of your ancestors as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52589
— Pearl Jam releases poster depicting dead president and burning White House
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52584
— Fake News: Newspapers collusion to publish anti-Trump editorials on same day proves Trump’s point
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52612
— The anti-bigotry bigots at work (DIERSEN: I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who falsely paint themselves as being religious, conservative, and/or Republican to give them standing to destroy those who are religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52361

 

FOX NEWS
— Joe Biden ‘under doctor’s orders’ to skip Democrat Day at Illinois State Fair, reports say – Amy Lieu (DIERSEN: If you were asked what evidences your good health, what would you say? I would say that since 2000, health problems have never stopped me from putting a GOPUSA Illinois email together and sending it out. Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. It takes 5+ hours to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/15/joe-biden-under-doctors-orders-to-skip-democrat-day-at-illinois-state-fair-reports-say.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— CANADIAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY CAVES ON HOMOSEXUALITY – David Krayden
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/15/christian-university-caves-on-homosexuality/
— DOCTOR TELLS JOE BIDEN TO STAY HOME ON ‘DEMOCRAT DAY’ – David Krayden (DIERSEN: If you were asked what evidences your good health, what would you say? I would say that since 2000, health problems have never stopped me from putting a GOPUSA Illinois email together and sending it out. Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. It takes 5+ hours to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/15/biden-misses-democrat-day-doctors-orders/
— #METOO ACTIVISTS ARE AWFULLY QUIET ABOUT THE ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST KEITH ELLISON – Stephanie Hamill
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/15/keith-ellison-metoo-dnc/

 

BREITBART
— Tucker Carlson: If Children of Illegal Aliens Are Given U.S. Citizenship, Why Should I Pay Taxes? – Jon Binder (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats. RINOs want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/15/watch-tucker-carlson-if-children-of-illegal-aliens-are-given-u-s-citizenship-why-should-i-pay-taxes/

 

HANNITY
— BIDEN’S HEALTH: Democrat Official Says Former VP Under Doctor’s Orders ‘NOT TO TRAVEL’ (DIERSEN: If you were asked what evidences your good health, what would you say? I would say that since 2000, health problems have never stopped me from putting a GOPUSA Illinois email together and sending it out. Since 2004, I have put together and sent out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email each and every morning, and since 2015, each and every evening too. It takes 5+ hours to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email.)
https://www.hannity.com/media-room/bidens-health-democrat-official-says-former-vp-under-doctors-orders-not-to-travel/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— MASTERCARD ORDERS CRITIC OF JIHAD DROPPED Islam expert Robert Spencer points to influence of far-left SPLC – ART MOORE
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/mastercard-orders-critic-of-jihad-dropped/

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— The Media Strike Back – THEODORE KUPFER
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/the-media-strikes-back/

 

THE HILL
— Are Trump’s Nondisclosure Agreements legal? – STEPHEN M. KOHN
http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/judicial/402027-are-trumps-ndas-legal
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s big wall isn’t going anywhere.”
http://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/401630-trumps-big-wall-isnt-going-anywhere-and-the-polls-show-why

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Texas Democrats Discard Washington Platform in Bid for House Control – Sheryl Gay Stolberg and Nicholas Fandos
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/us/politics/democrats-house-midterm-campaign.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Is Trump a Regular Guy?” and says “Yes, an Ex-Aide Says, Sometimes He Drives His Rolls-Royce.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/us/politics/trump-regular-people-corey-lewandowski.html
— Protesters in Russia Accuse Government of Entrapping Young Critics – Neil MacFarquhar and Ivan Nechepurenko
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/world/europe/russia-online-extremism-teenagers.html

 

USA TODAY
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON AMERICA TIGHTENS: School violence skyrockets across USA, report finds – Marina Pitofsky
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/08/14/school-violence-us-schools/987901002/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trump investigative journalists say “What our investigative journalists expose isn’t fake news.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/08/14/what-our-investigative-journalists-expose-isnt-fake-news-column/992760002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FROM THE ARTICLE: “But the return of the Blame America First Democrats is bad news for the Democratic Party in 2020—and for the country as a whole.” – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/listen-to-the-democratic-left-1534374165
— Don’t Invite Me to a Party if It’s a Political One A good friend of mine says he ‘hates’ Paul Ryan. Hates! What motivates such an unseemly passion? – Joseph Epstein
https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-invite-me-to-a-party-if-its-a-political-one-1534374083
— The Case Against Cutting Class It’s a waste of money, and it’s bad for your mental health. – Jennifer L. Taitz (DIERSEN: Far too often, while I was a student at UIC 1966-1968 and at NIU in 1969, I skipped Monday and Friday classes to earn more money working for the Park Forest Post Office.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-case-against-cutting-class-1534374214

 

BLOOMBERG
— GOP Mega-Donor Richard Uihlein Struggles to Find a Winner in Midterm Races – John McCormick
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-16/gop-mega-donor-struggles-to-find-a-winner-in-midterm-races

 

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Have public employee pensions become more generous, or less? – Andrew G. Biggs
https://www.aei.org/publication/have-public-employee-pensions-become-more-generous-or-less/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, “newsrooms” paint themselves as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
https://www.usnews.com/news/entertainment/articles/2018-08-15/us-newsrooms-to-trump-were-not-enemies-of-the-people

 

PEW TRUSTS
— Olympia Fields: Where Black Homeownership Is the Norm – Tim Henderson
http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2018/08/15/where-black-homeownership-is-the-norm

 

TECH REPUBLIC
— The top 10 most successful cities in the U.S. Based on median income, unemployment rate, and education rate, here are the most successful cities in the country. – Macy Bayern
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/the-top-10-most-successful-cities-in-the-us/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Zippia, a career search engine, found the most successful city in every US state. Using Census data from the 2012-2016 American Community Survey PUMS, Zippia ranked cities based on median income, unemployment rate, and education rate (percentage of residents over 25 with a bachelor’s degree). Each city’s success was measured on a scale of 1 to the number of cities in each state, along with the three variables above, and averaged those values to determine an individual index, according to Zippia’s announcement. The lower the score, the better the rating, said Zippia. Here are Zippia’s top 10 most successful US cities in 2018: 1. Glencoe, Illinois. . .Ranked first is Glencoe, Illinois, right outside of Chicago. With a median income of $185,320, unemployment rate of 1.5%, and education rate of 86.7%, Glencoe reigns supreme. In close proximity to Chicago, residents can escape the fast pace of the Windy City, while still being in close proximity to visit.)

 

THE WEEK
— Democrats’ massive primary turnout advantage fuels more predictions of a blue wave (DIERSEN: What percent of the Democrat voters in your precinct voted in the March 20, 2018 election versus Republican voters? Of the 137 registered Democrat voters in my precinct, 107 (78%) voted while of the 207 registered Republican voters, only 112 (54%) voted.)
http://theweek.com/speedreads/790397/democrats-massive-primary-turnout-advantage-fuels-more-predictions-blue-wave

 

AMERICAN PROSPECT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, since the Civil War, Democrats blame Republicans for all the problems that Blacks have had, are having, and will have. What if the Union had not defeated the Confederacy, that is, what if Republicans had not defeated the Democrats?
http://prospect.org/article/sorry-sarah-sanders-black-job-creation-doesnt-excuse-racism

 

FED SMITH
— GAO Report Suggests Improvements for Handling Federal Employee Misconduct – Ian Smith (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse employment actions against me, that is, disciplined me, because of my misconduct and a) NOT because of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, or age discrimination, b) NOT because I complained about the aforesaid, and c) NOT because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/08/15/report-suggests-improvements-handling-federal-employee-misconduct/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: GAO said that an average of less than 1 percent (17,000) of the federal government’s 2.1 million employees are formally disciplined for misconduct annually. While this is a very small number, GAO notes that even a few cases of employee misconduct can have significant impacts on workplace morale and impede an agency’s efforts to achieve its mission. Based on data from the Office of Personnel Management, federal agencies made 10,249 suspensions, 7,411 removals, and 114 demotions for misconduct in 2016. However, GAO said that because of weaknesses in OPM’s data on employee misconduct, which is provided by the agencies, OPM is unable to accurately target supervisory training to address misconduct, and decision-makers do not know the full extent or nature of this misconduct. Examples of employee misconduct can include: time and attendance infractions, intoxication, workplace violence, physical aggression toward an employee, improper use of a government-issued credit card, misuse of government equipment (such as viewing pornography or gambling), use of public position for private gain, behavior that affects national security)

 

FED WEEK
— Age Discrimination, 50 Years Later – Editorial (DIERSEN: For federal employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran, age discrimination starts at age 25. The federal government wastes the careers of and gets rid its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who fail to make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Extremely few federal employees make the aforesaid promotions.)
https://www.fedweek.com/publishers-perspective/age-discrimination-50-years-later/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The federal government officially outlawed age discrimination in the workplace 50 years ago and therefore it is now nothing but a distant memory. We now pause for the laughter to die down. Unfortunately, it is still with us—as are a number of other forms of bias also outlawed around the same time, not incidentally—according to the very agency that enforces the law in the federal workplace as in other workplaces, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act was passed in 1967 but its effective date was put off until June of the following year. The law barred discrimination on grounds of age with respect to any term, condition, or privilege of employment; barred retaliation for opposing employment practices that discriminate based on age or for filing an age discrimination charge; and generally barred including age preferences in job notices. Protection against bias on the basis of advanced age was an admirable foresight in a nation awash with young baby boomers. However, “After 50 years of a federal law whose purpose is to promote the employment of older workers based on ability, age discrimination remains too common and too accepted,” says an EEOC report. “Despite decades of research finding that age does not predict ability or performance, employers often fall back on precisely the ageist stereotypes the ADEA was enacted to prohibit.” While quantifying age discrimination is difficult—in part because, like other forms of discrimination it often is not formally reported—“the perception that age discrimination exists in our workplaces is prevalent,” it said. It cited a recent survey finding that more than 6 in 10 workers age 45 and older say they have seen or experienced age discrimination in the workplace and of those, 90 percent say it is somewhat or very common. This most frequently takes the form of unlawful firing, harassment, discriminatory terms of employment and discriminatory discipline, said the assessment of the nationwide workforce whose findings should be of special concern in the generally older federal workforce. For those who don’t have a job and are looking at an older age—such as in the common scenario of a federal employee who retires relatively young and wishes to continue working—things can be even worse. In another survey cited in the report, more than 3 of 4 older workers said their age was an obstacle to finding a job. It also cited studies that have documented age discrimination by employers as reflected by the share of job applicants who are called for an interview when applications contained an age, versus those that were age-neutral. Employers also have been found to be signaling a preference for younger workers by stating that “digital natives” are needed.)

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Being a Federal Employee, Simplified – Steve Goodrich (DIERSEN: Good rich should write about Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion. Goodrich should write about patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Goodrich should write about how Democrats use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire Republicans, to not retain Republicans, to not promote Republicans, and to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2018/08/being-federal-employee-simplified/150553/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The average age of a federal employee is pushing closer to the 50-year mark and less than 17 percent of workers are under age 35, pointing to the facts that people are working longer and fewer young people are entering government. Civil service reform discussions have for years focused on streamlining hiring and modernizing the approach to employee compensation, never quite getting any of it done. Some believe federal employees are underpaid, others claim they’re overpaid. Maybe there is just too much noise in the system for some to regard federal employment as a great place to work. Perhaps we need to hit the reset button and take a hard look at what is right. Let’s begin with a basic premise: To obtain a job, you must possess a skill set, or at least the aptitude to develop the skills needed. Employment then becomes a form of contract. The employer agrees to pay the employee money and benefits in exchange for job performance consistent with defined requirements and standards. This should be obvious. However, in today’s environment we need to add a second premise: In a rapidly changing world, jobs and organizations must continually evolve, grow, and adapt to be effective. This applies to government, not just the private sector. It should be easy, right? Unfortunately, it’s not. Achieving the following three things would go a long way toward improving the performance and accountability of federal employees.)
— One Quarter of Suspended Feds Have Been Suspended Before – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress the many adverse employment actions that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took against me. My Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, 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 $19,203 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, got rid of my mentor in 1975, 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.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/08/one-quarter-suspended-feds-have-been-suspended/150582/

 

GAO
— Actions Needed to Ensure Agencies Have Tools to Effectively Address Misconduct (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my Democrat superiors in the federal government took adverse employment actions against me, that is, disciplined me, because of my misconduct and a) NOT because of political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, or age discrimination, b) NOT because I complained about the aforesaid, and c) NOT because I became an active member in a class action lawsuit in 1988 when I was 40 years old that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-48