Tag: political

August 12 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Counterprotesters gather in D.C. as white nationalists rally near White House – CNN
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/counterprotesters-gather-in-dc-as-white-nationalists-rally-near-white-house/3940624/
— Omarosa says she secretly taped her firing, plays the audio – AP (DIERSEN: What if I had taped the threats that my Democrat GAO superiors made to me to force me to take their early retirement “offer?”)
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/omarosa-says-she-secretly-taped-her-firing-plays-the-audio/3941638/

 

NBC5
— Counterprotesters Outnumber White Supremacists Ahead of DC Rally White supremacist rally sparsely attended Sunday afternoon in Lafayette Square outside White House – NBC Washington and Associated Press
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/White-Nationalists-Unite-the-Right-2-DC-Counterprotesters-Expected-for-Rallies-490634451.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Rx needed for Peter Roskam’s portrayal of Casten’s healthcare stand – BGA (DIERSEN: What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/peter-roskam-healthcare-claim-sean-casten-facebook-ad-obamacare-2018-elections-fact-check/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Union-Promoters say “Missouri vote is a boost for workers everywhere.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/missouri-right-to-work-unions-illinois-janus-lincolnshire/
— Gov. Rauner, Speaker Madigan both expected to be deposed in election lawsuit – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brucer-rauner-mike-madigan-larry-dominick-deposition-federal-lawsuit-elections-jason-gonzales-sham-candidates/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Police unions urge members to boycott Dolphins over anthem demonstrations – Cindy Boren
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/ct-spt-police-unions-dolphins-national-anthem-protest-20180812-story.html
— Chicago’s mayoral race on display as Emanuel, opponents politick at Bud Billiken parade – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bud-billiken-parade-mayors-race-20180809-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Drunks on your train? Here’s what Metra can do about it – Marni Pyke (DIERSEN: How much have you ridden Metra? I rode Metra to work/school in 1971, 1973, 1974, and then 1978-1997.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180812/drunks-on-your-train-heres-what-metra-can-do-about-it
— 1908 Springfield race riot led to the creation of the NAACP (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.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180812/illinois-200-1908-springfield-race-riot-led-to-the-creation-of-the-naacp
— Sending kids to college increases the chances you’ll lose your house – Andrew Van Dam (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes demonize, denigrate, and condemn my wife and I as being undeservedly filthy rich a) because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents, b) because I avoided the draft, c) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, and d) because my federal pension and health, dental, and vision benefits are much too generous.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180812/sending-kids-to-college-increases-the-chances-youll-lose-your-house
— Can you mix politics with job interviews? – Karla L. Miller (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180812/can-you-mix-politics-with-job-interviews

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Benefit of incumbency on display in 15th race – Tom Kacich
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-08-12/tom-kacich-benefit-incumbency-display-15th-race.html
— Don’t look to Springfield for reform this year – BRETT ROWLAND
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-08-12/brett-rowland-dont-look-springfield-reform-year.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— State Rep. Reflects On Her Tenure And The Future Of Women In Politics – JACLYN DRISCOLL
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/state-rep-reflects-her-tenure-and-future-women-politics#stream/0

 

WGLT
— Rauner To Spend Millions To Help GOP Chances In November – ERIC STOCK
http://www.wglt.org/post/rauner-spend-millions-help-gop-chances-november#stream/0

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Illinois’ unpaid vendor debt surpasses $8 billion – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511528368-illinois-unpaid-vendor-debt-surpasses-8-billion

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Roskam touts digital marketing for small businesses – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511526199-roskam-touts-digital-marketing-for-small-businesses
— Lawsuit filed to stop District 200 from building new school – Kasey Schefflin-Emrich
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511528194-lawsuit-filed-to-stop-district-200-from-building-new-school
— College of DuPage enrolls 26,165 undergrads
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511518314-college-of-dupage-enrolls-26-165-undergrads

 

DAILY CALLER
— TRUMP PRAISES BIKERS FOR HARLEY-DAVIDSON BOYCOTT, TALKS ‘LEVEL’ TRADE PLAYING FIELD – Evie Fordham
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/12/trump-harley-davidson-boycott/

 

THE HILL
— White nationalists, counterprotesters rally in DC
http://thehill.com/homenews/news/401479-live-coverage-white-nationalists-counter-protesters-rally-in-dc
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Union-promoters say :”Missourians see ‘Right-to-Work’ for what it is: an assault on workers.”
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/401430-missourians-see-right-to-work-for-what-it-is-a-death-knell-for-wages

 

POLITIFACT
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Roskam says “Roskam ad makes absurd claims about Democratic challenger’s health care stance.”
https://www.politifact.com/illinois/statements/2018/aug/12/peter-roskam/roskam-makes-absurd-claims-about-democratic-challe/

 

CNBC
— Former White House staffer Omarosa Manigault Newman accuses John Kelly of threats in her firing Former presidential adviser Omarosa Manigault Newman leveled a number of damaging claims against the White House on Sunday, and accused Chief of Staff John Kelly.
She said her secret recordings were part of an effort to “protect herself, and I have no regrets about it.” – Javier E. David
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/12/omarosa-manigault-newman-accuses-white-house-of-threats-in-firing.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Anti-hate protesters far outnumber white supremacists as groups rally near White House.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/washington-readies-for-todays-planned-white-supremacist-rally-near-white-house/2018/08/12/551720c4-9c28-11e8-8d5e-c6c594024954_story.html
— ‘Not the enemy of the people’: 70 news organizations will blast Trump’s attack on the media – Cleve R. Wootson Jr. (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint me as being an enemy of religious people, conservatives, Republicans, Republican activists, Republican candidates, Republican elected officials, Republican party leaders, Republican major donors, Republican political consultants, Republican etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/08/11/not-the-enemy-of-the-people-70-news-organizations-will-blast-trumps-attack-on-the-press/
— Florida candidate tried to prove she’s a college graduate. The school says her diploma is fake. – Kristine Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/08/11/florida-candidate-tried-to-prove-shes-a-college-graduate-the-school-says-her-diploma-is-fake/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say Melania Trump’s immigration lawyer calls president’s attacks on chain migration “unconscionable.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/08/11/melania-trumps-immigration-lawyer-calls-presidents-attacks-on-chain-migration-unconscionable/
— What happens when the government stops doing its job? – Steven Mufson (DIERSEN: Democrats run the federal government. Those Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion a) to hire, to retain, and to promote Democrats and b) to not hire, to not retain, and to get rid of Republicans.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/what-happens-when-the-government-stops-doing-its-job/2018/08/10/74cc7a52-9b53-11e8-8d5e-c6c594024954_story.html
— New data makes it clear: Nonvoters handed Trump the presidency – Philip Bump (DIERSEN: What percent of nonvoters are illegals?)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/08/09/new-data-makes-it-clear-nonvoters-handed-trump-the-presidency/

 

FORBES
— Companies Need To Know The Dollar Cost Of Employee Turnover – Bill Conerly (DIERSEN: I should write a book about the millions of taxpayer dollars that the Democrats who run the federal government wasted to get rid of me. When the Democrats who ran the Post Office succeeded in forcing me to resign in 1969 when I was 20 years old, they wasted all the training that the Post Office had invested in me. When the Democrats who run IRS refused to promote me beyond GS-12, they a) wasted all the training that IRS had invested in me and b) wasted what I had learned earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, taking graduate accounting courses at DePaul 1976-1980, and passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. When the Democrats who ran GAO refused to assign me to audits of IRS 1980-1985, and then after 1988, they wasted what I had learned working for IRS for almost 9 years. When the Democrats who ran GAO refused to promote me beyond GS-13 and forced me to retire in 1997, they a) wasted all the training that GAO had invested in me and b) wasted what I had learned earning a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, and earning a master’s degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/billconerly/2018/08/12/companies-need-to-know-the-dollar-cost-of-employee-turnover/#451d30b2d590

August 11 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Fact-checking Rudy Giuliani’s comments on Chicago violence – BGA
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/weekend-watch-fact-checking-rudy-giulianis-comments-on-chicago-violence/3924159/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 19 shot — 2 fatally — Friday in city gun violence
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/19-shot-2-fatally-friday-in-city-gun-violence

 

WGN TV
— Rauner keeps feud going with Emanuel – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/08/10/rauner-keeps-feud-going-with-emanuel/
— Woman’s death possibly caused by infection from dog lick – CNN
https://wgntv.com/2018/08/10/womans-death-possibly-caused-by-infection-from-dog-lick/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use immigrants to promote hatred of Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/immigration-deportations-president-donald-trump-nationalism-racism-refugees-daca-elections-editorial/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “President Donald Trump still flirts with racial rhetoric.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/analysis-president-donald-trump-still-flirts-with-racial-rhetoric/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote chain migration.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/immigration-restriction-trump-chain-migration-linda-chavez/
— Artists, fans aim to tackle sex harassment at music festivals – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/artists-fans-sex-harassment-music-festivals/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Activists return to Charlottesville on anniversary of deadly white supremacist rally – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-charlottesville-anniversary-20180810-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: 20 shot in Chicago: ‘Even I’m scared to walk to the corner store’ – Madeline Buckley, Rosemary Sobol, Deanese Williams-Harris and Paige Fry
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-violence20180810-story.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Medical marijuana companies in Illinois are growing – Ally Marotti
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-illinois-cannabis-growers-expand-20180802-story.html
— No ducking violence in Chicago mayor’s race – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-violence-mayor-race-chicago-20180810-story.html
— Intolerance can never be up for debate – Leonard Pitts (DIERSEN: I should write a book about people in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who do not want to tolerate individuals, organizations, companies, governments, or countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, past and present union members, past and present federal employees, federal retirees, American nameplate car owners, childless, pet-less, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-pitts-charlottesville-trump-racism-0812-20180810-story.html
— Police union is no longer cooperating with Tribune reporters – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: I have been a political reporter since 2000. I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who claim to be religious, conservatives, and/or Republican, but who glorify and praise and pander to Rich Miller and the rest of the Democrat news media in Illinois and make it clear that they a) do not want me to know about their events or other activities, b) do not want me to promote their events or other activities, c) do not want me to attend their events, and d) do not want me to report on their events or other activities. They talk and/or act like they are Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, or RINOs.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-police-union-twitter-purge-0812-20180810-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint Trump as being a racist.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-charlottesville-20180811-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats promote Democrats.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180811/editorial-checks-and-balances-are-this-years-ballot-issue

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Does Constitution protect Bible distribution near a school? – Lea Patterson and Chris Freund (DIERSEN: Does the Constitution protect political flyer distribution? What do you say to those who block Republican communication to their spouse? For example, if I leave a Republican flyer on the door of a home with two mailing labels on it, one addressed to the Republican husband and one addressed to the Republican wife, if the wife demands that I immediately come back and take back that flyer, she is blocking Republican communication to her husband.)
http://www.pjstar.com/opinion/20180810/spotlight-does-constitution-protect-bible-distribution-near-school

 

WGLT
— Democrat Day To Take Place In Bloomington – MARY CULLEN
http://www.wglt.org/post/democrat-day-take-place-bloomington#stream/0

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Rauner wants Madigan investigated by the attorney general – Rachel Droze (DIERSEN: Who wants/wanted you investigated? In 1974, my Democrat IRS superiors wanted me investigated for claiming partial day per diem. In 1978, my Democrat IRS superiors wanted me investigated for deducting educational expenses.)
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/rauner-wants-madigan-investigated-by-the-attorney-general-08-10-2018

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— After Charlottesville, Alt-Right Groups Splinter, Distance From White Supremacy – KIRK SIEGLER
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/after-charlottesville-alt-right-groups-splinter-distance-white-supremacy#stream/0

 

ROCKFORD PATCH
— Illinois Republicans Disown Candidate Over Conspiracy Theories The state GOP withdrew support for 17th District Congressional candidate Bill Fawell over social posts endorsing conspiracy theories. – Jonah Meadows (DIERSEN: I should write a book about Illinois Republican Party (IRP) leaders who disown Republican candidates because they support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and other planks in the IRP platform. Those IRP leaders have certainly disowned me.)
https://patch.com/illinois/rockford/illinois-republicans-disown-17th-district-candidate

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Dillon’s Rule May Decide McHenry Township Challenge
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/11/dillons-rule-may-decide-mchenry-township-challenge/
— State Rep. Candidate Tom Weber Polls
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/11/state-rep-candidate-tom-webet-polls/
— Algonquin Township Road Commissioner Andrew Gasser Appears to Threaten Withdrawal of Senior Bus, Recycling , etc. Services Until Deputy Allowed in Building
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/09/algonquin-township-road-commissioner-andrew-gasser-appears-threaten-withdrawal-senior-bus-recycling-etc-services-deputy-allowed-building/
— Who Has the Power to Hire Township Employees?
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/08/power-hire-township-employees/
— Attorney Jim Kelly’s Advice to Algonquin Township Board Questioned
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/10/attorney-jim-kellys-advice-algonquin-township-board-questioned/
— Algonquin Township Board to Consider Nepotism & Patronage Hiring Tonight
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/08/algonquin-township-board-consider-nepotism-patronage-hiring-tonight/
— Algonquin Township’s Anti-Nepotism and Partonage Resolution
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/09/118830/
— Local Pensions Cause Huge Real Estate Tax Increases
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/08/118778-copy/
— McHenry County Fire and Police Pension Funding
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/08/mchenry-county-fire-police-pension-funding-copy/

 

BLAZE
— RNC brutally mocks Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with new ad highlighting Dem Party’s ‘future’ – Chris Enloe
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/11/watch-rnc-brutally-mocks-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-with-new-ad-highlighting-dem-partys-future

 

THE HILL
— Hundreds to converge on DC for anniversary of Charlottesville rally – EMILY BIRNBAUM
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/401165-unite-the-right-rally-to-bring-hundeds-to-dc-on-sunday?rnd=1534025188
— First Amendment group says Trump still blocking some users on Twitter – TAL AXELROD (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who block Republican communication to their spouse? For example, if I leave a Republican flyer on the door of a home with two mailing labels on it, one addressed to the Republican husband and one addressed to the Republican wife, if the wife demands that I immediately come back and take back that flyer, she is blocking Republican communication to her husband.)
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/401388-first-amendment-group-says-trump-still-blocking-some-users-on-twitter

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Your everyday Republican has some galling views.” According to my critics/opponents, not only does everyone have the right to punish me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails, everyone should punish me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They especially want the following to punish me: a) Milton Township Republican Central Committee, b) DuPage County Republican Central Committee, c) Illinois Republican Party, d) all the Republican officials who represent my precinct, Wheaton, Milton Township, DuPage County, and Illinois, e) TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, f) Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, g) Illinois Center Right Coalition, h) American Association of Political Consultants, i) etc.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/your-everyday-republican-has-some-galling-views/2018/08/10/96b78edc-9bfc-11e8-b60b-1c897f17e185_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The views of rank-and-file Republicans, captured in voter surveys, are nothing less than galling. Let’s lead with a poll conducted by the global marketing firm Ipsos and reported by the Daily Beast. It found that 43 percent of self-identified Republicans said they believed “the president should have the authority to close news outlets engaged in bad behavior.” When asked if President Trump should shut down The Post, CNN and the New York Times, 23 percent of Republicans said yes. These findings are obviously troubling to me as a member of the Fourth Estate. But in the Trump era, assaults on the media come with the territory. More disturbing to me as a citizen is that those Trump cultists would knowingly and willingly give him the power to trample on the First Amendment, destroying an essential part of our democracy that he doesn’t like. That is appalling. They either don’t know or care about what Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black wrote in New York Times Co. v. United States in 1971: The Founding Fathers intended that “the press was to serve the governed, not the governors.”)
— ‘Without my country, the union means nothing:’ How pro-Trump voters back labor – Jeff Stein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/missouris-rejection-of-right-to-work-shines-light-on-pro-union-pro-trump-supporters/2018/08/10/6aaa3aae-9c03-11e8-b60b-1c897f17e185_story.html
— A Democrat was passing out fliers on a city sidewalk. A Trump supporter called police. – Erin B. Logan (DIERSEN: I should write a book about what those in my precinct 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 have done to discourage me from delivering political literature in my precinct.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2018/08/10/a-democrat-was-passing-out-fliers-on-a-city-sidewalk-a-trump-supporter-called-police/

 

USA TODAY
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Trump to promote hatred against those who 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://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/08/10/white-supremacists-neo-nazis-charlottesville-unite-right-rally-trump-column/935708002/

August 10 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Candidates for governor pumping millions into other Illinois races
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/candidates-for-governor-pumping-millions-into-other-races/3925477/

 

NBC5
— Rauner Blames Emanuel for ‘Failure’ on Violence
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rauner-blames-emanuel-for-failure-on-violence-490544721.html

 

CBS2
— Spike Lee Says President Donald Trump Is A ‘Bullhorn’ For Racism, Calls Him ‘Agent Orange’ – CNN
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/10/spike-lee-president-donald-trump-bullhorn-racism-agent-orange/
— Chicago Mayoral Candidate Willie Wilson Says There’s A Double Standard On Spending Money – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/10/willie-wilson-says-double-spending-standard/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Chicago pastor Gregory Livingston calls on Trump to send National Guard to city
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/chicago-pastor-calls-on-trump-to-send-national-guard-to-city

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, if you do not glorify, praise, and pander to illegals, anti-Trumps call you a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/immigration-deportations-president-donald-trump-nationalism-racism-refugees-daca-elections-editorial/
— As candidates quit ballot, Lake County GOP leaders are scrambling – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/lake-county-politics-nick-sauer-republican-party-candidates/
— Northwestern professor resigns after school probes misconduct allegations – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/alec-klein-northwestern-resigns-sexual-harassment-misconduct-investigation/
— Lives lost: the victims of Chicago’s bloodiest weekend of 2018 – Sam Charles, Alexandra Arriaga, Manny Ramos and Yvonne Kim
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-bloodiest-weekend-victim-profiles-violence-shootings/
— White House says Omarosa claim of Trump racism is ‘false’ – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call Trump and his supporters racists.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/omarosa-manigault-newman-donald-trump-racist-white-house-false/
— State has given $420 million in tax breaks to TV shows, movies, won’t detail why – Tim Novak and Tanveer Ali
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-gives-millions-state-tax-breaks-tv-film-productions-transparency-chicago-fire-transformers-mob-wives-watchdogs/
— Mayoral challenger Lori Lightfoot brands city violence a ‘public health crisis’ – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lori-lightfoot-running-for-mayor-calls-city-violence-public-health-crisis-rahm-emanuel/
— When spending my money, I try to ‘buy black’ – John W. Fountain (DIERSEN: What if someone said they tried to “buy White?”)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/buy-black-african-american-businesses/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Tollway documents say board member Gomez swore at, threatened staffers – Mary Wisniewski Contact Reporter
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-biz-tollway-board-gomez-threats-20180810-story.html
— Omarosa says she refused $15k per month hush money, pens memoir calling Trump racist – Josh Dawsey (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps call Trump and his supporters racists.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-omarosa-hush-money-trump-racist-20180810-story.html
— In America, wage growth is getting wiped out entirely by inflation – Heather Long
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-wages-inflation-20180810-story.html
— GOP schedules Supreme Court hearings for Kavanaugh. Democrats say process is being rushed. – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-kavanaugh-supreme-court-hearings-20180810-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Under investigation for county credit card use, Lawlor formally ends re-election bid – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180810/under-investigation-for-county-credit-card-use-lawlor-formally-ends-re-election-bid
— Fox’s Laura Ingraham: I wasn’t talking about race – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats only want future Democrats to immigrate to America. From what I see, Democrats do not want White people to immigrate to America, and Democrats especially do not want White people to immigrate to America who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, male, older, educated, and/or rich. Democrats only want future Democrats to immigrate to America.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180810/business/308109970/
— Language courses prepare COD students for the workforce
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180810/language-courses-prepare-cod-students-for-the-workforce
— New in Naperville: An indoor dog park and pool for playtime with pets – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180810/new-in-naperville-an-indoor-dog-park-and-pool-for-playtime-with-pets
— Naperville bans smoking at 137 outdoor parks – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180810/naperville-bans-smoking-at-137-outdoor-parks

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Attack ad season kicks off between Roskam, Casten It would hardly feel like campaign time without negative ads, would it? And in the red-hot 6th Congressional District race, the incumbent has delivered the opening salvo. The question is, how truthful is it? – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/attack-ad-season-kicks-between-roskam-casten

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— DI LEO: ANOTHER ELECTION YEAR, ANOTHER ARRAY OF ELECTION ABUSES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/another-election-year-another-array-of-election-abuses.html
— DUNCAN ON TRUMP: AN EDUCATED WORKFORCE DOESN’T PLAY TO TRUMP’S AUTHORITARIAN TENDENCIES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/duncan-on-education.html
— BLOOMINGTON NEWS STATION RAISES EYEBROWS WITH USE OF RACIAL SLUR
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/bloomington-news-station-raises-eyebrows-with-use-of-racial-slur.html
— KINZINGER ADDRESSES GROWING OPIOID CRISIS IN DISTRICT FORUMS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/kinzinger-addresses-growing-opioid-crisis-in-district-forums.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Study: All of Downstate receives more from the state than it pays in (DIERSEN: Does your precinct, municipality, township/ward, and county receive more from the state than it pays in?)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/10/study-all-of-downstate-receives-more-from-the-state-than-it-pays-in/

 

BREITBART
— Weekly Standard Cheers Big Tech Blacklisting Infowars; Calls for More – John Nolte (DIERSEN: Which individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries blacklist you? I should write a book about those individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that blacklist me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and who falsely claim to be religious, conservative, and/or Republican.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/10/nolte-weekly-standard-cheers-big-tech-blacklisting-infowars-calls-more/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: As you can see, in its ongoing efforts to wrangle cable news invites, TWS is adopting the exact same Orwellian language we hear from the book burners in the establishment media and from Social Justice Warriors–buzzwords like “healthy” and “optimal” and “be better.” This is the language of censors, of those who purge heretics for wrongthink under the guise of doing what is best for “the community.” You see, they are the ones who know what opinions and ideas we should and should not have access to — for our own good. Jonathan Last’s piece is also peppered with the non-argument that private companies should be allowed to set their own “standards,” even though no one is calling on these monster-sized companies not to have standards.)
— Three Miami Dolphins Protest During the National Anthem – Dylan Gwinn
https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2018/08/09/three-miami-dolphins-protest-during-national-anthem/
— CNN Wants White Children to See Race, Not to ‘Be Kind to Everyone’ – Joel B. Pollak (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) they are not racist and b) everyone else is racist.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/08/10/pollak-cnn-wants-white-children-to-see-race-not-to-be-kind-to-everyone/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: CNN published an op-ed on Thursday that advises the parents of white children to begin educating them to notice racial differences at an early age — “constantly going out of our way to name differences” — rather than teaching them simply to “be kind to everyone.” Parents of white children must also bring them to social spaces “where they aren’t in the overwhelming racial majority,” and teach them about “more people of color freedom fighters than the few they hear about at school” to encourage “antiracist behaviors.” That is just some of the advice from Drake University professor Jennifer Harvey in an article titled, “Raising white kids to be racially sensitive — and proactive.” The obvious implication is that white children have a unique racist burden that others do not. CNN often accuses President Donald Trump of racism and of dividing Americans by race, often on the basis of its own imaginings, such as the (false) claim he only refers to black people, e.g. LeBron James, as “dumb.”)

 

DAILY CALLER
— HUNDREDS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WILL BE MOVED OUT OF DC – Tim Pearce (DIERSEN: While worked for GAO 1980-1997, I always worked in its downtown Chicago office. While worked for IRS 1971-1980, I worked in its downtown Chicago office in 1971; in its Harvey office 1972-1973; in its Joliet and 63rd & Halsted, and downtown Chicago offices in 1973; in its downtown Chicago and Joliet offices in 1974; and in its downtown Chicago office 1974-1980. While worked for the Post Office 1966-1969, I always worked in its Park Forest office.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/10/usda-employees-move-dc/
— WASHINGTON POST CONDUCTS MASSIVE FACT CHECK ON OCASIO-CORTEZ – Amber Athey (DIERSEN: What are your fact checking qualifications? While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, the last 11 years of which at GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, I increasingly worked as a referencer, that is, as a fact checker. That work required assuring the accuracy and support for each and every word, number, table, graph, chart, conclusion, opinion, and recommendation in GAO reports. I worked for IRS 1971-1980, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. My other fact checking qualifications include my becoming a Forensic Accountant in 1997, a Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, a licensed CPA in 1981, a Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and a CPA in 1979.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/10/washington-post-fact-check-ocasio-cortez/

 

GOPUSA
— NFL: Players kneel, raise fists during preseason games – AP
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52172

 

LIFE NEWS
— Obamacare Insurance Plans are Secretly Forcing You to Fund Abortions – JENNIFER POPIK, J.D.
http://www.lifenews.com/2018/08/10/obamacare-insurance-plans-are-secretly-forcing-you-to-fund-abortions/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Speaker Race: If Trump Endorses, Will It Matter? – Sally Persons (DIERSEN: Who are the conservative leaders in Illinois, in your county, in your township/ward, and in your municipality? Do they send out emails? If so, a) how often do they send out emails and b) who reads those emails? My critics/opponents 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, and American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. My critics/opponents hint/imply/argue/shout that because I am no longer the aforesaid, I am NOT a conservative leader.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/08/02/speaker_race_if_trump_endorses_will_it_matter.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Conservative outside groups are already getting behind Jordan. Leaders of these organizations say he is dedicated to upholding Trump’s agenda and would help rally the base in the upcoming midterms. Some have even planned ad campaigns to help elect Jordan as speaker. “This is of course about base and turnout, and you left some big tickets from the Trump agenda on the cutting room floor,” said Adam Brandon, president of the conservative group FreedomWorks, naming Obamacare repeal and immigration reform as the top items. “Jim Jordan has credibility with the base on all of those issues.” He added that it’s unlikely Trump will make an endorsement in the race. “I actually think that President Trump will work with whoever is speaker. I would advise him to stay out of it right now,” Brandon said. Another conservative leader said that while it’s unclear whom the president will endorse, Jordan is more in line with his agenda. “The President has praised Jordan many times. … [L]ike Trump, he wants to accomplish right now what was promised to the American people,” said Brent Bozell, president of ForAmerica, in a statement. Jordan’s path to the speakership will likely be difficult regardless of whether the president weighs in. Ryan has already given McCarthy his support and said that most Republicans see him as the successor. “I think we all believe that Kevin is the right person,” said Ryan in an interview with NBC News in April after he announced his retirement.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “At Carrier, the Factory Trump Saved, Morale Is Through the Floor Twenty months after the president-elect reached a deal to keep blue-collar jobs from leaving the country, absenteeism plagues the Indiana plant.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/10/business/economy/carrier-trump-absenteeism-morale.html
— The N.R.A. Has Declared War on Andrew Cuomo. He Couldn’t Be Happier. – Vivian Wang
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/09/nyregion/nra-cuomo-insurance-lawsuit.html
— If We Silence Hate Speech, Will We Silence Resistance? “Hate” is a dangerously elastic label. – Erik Nielson (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint as being haters those who 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://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/09/opinion/if-we-silence-hate-speech-will-we-silence-resistance.html
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Face Tattoos Go Mainstream – Steven Kurutz
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/04/style/face-tattoos.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The Obama Center Can Afford More Than $1 Rent It’s a political ‘institute,’ not a presidential library. So taxpayers shouldn’t be paying for anything. – Mark Glennon
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-obama-center-can-afford-more-than-1-rent-1533936141

 

EDITOR & PUBLISHER
— Can Trump’s White House Legally Ban Reporters? – Frank LoMonte
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/can-trumps-white-house-legally-ban-reporters/

 

PEDIATRICS GATEWAY
— Adolescent E-Cigarette, Hookah, and Conventional Cigarette Use and Subsequent Marijuana Use – Janet Audrain-McGovern, Matthew D. Stone, Jessica Barrington-Trimis, Jennifer B. Unger, Adam M. Leventhal
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2018/08/02/peds.2017-3616..info

 

MILITARY TIMES
— Concerns build over Trump’s unofficial advisors on veterans policy – Leo Shane III (DIERSEN: Who advises those who run your municipality, your township/ward, your county, and Illinois?)
https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2018/08/10/concerns-build-over-trumps-unofficial-advisors-on-veterans-policy/

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1033 Golf Lane, Wheaton – $499,000
https://www.zillow.com/wheaton-il/X1-SS1apc9gppw622z_3o1g1_sse/4447905_zpid/

August 9 Evening Edition

ABC7
— ‘He’s got to go’: Rauner, Trump bash Emanuel – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/hes-got-to-go-rauner-trump-bash-emanuel/3918215/

 

CBS2
— Biden Launches ‘As You Are’ Initiative Promoting LGBTQ Acceptance (DIERSEN: Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs do not accept Republicans, and they especially do not accept Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/09/biden-launches-as-you-are-initiative-lgbtq-acceptance/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rauner says he’s giving GOP pols millions: ‘Everything’s on the line.’ – Monique Garcia and Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-state-fair-fundraising-20180809-story.html
— Rauner on Downstate radio: ‘corrupt’ Emanuel has ‘got to go’ – Rick Pearson and Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bruce-rauner-rahm-emanuel-20180809-story.html
— For many women, college debt means dreams delayed – Hailey Mensik (DIERSEN: Were your dreams delayed? I graduated from college in 1970 when I was 21 years old. I bought a new Corvette in 1971, a new town home in 1972, a studio condo in 1974, and a one bedroom condo in 1976. I paid for tuition and books for graduate courses 1972-1980. I got promoted in 1972, 1973, and 1974. I passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979. I got married in 1978 and we bought a home in 1978.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-women-in-debt-20180801-story.html
— Meet the newest U.S. citizens: Melania Trump’s parents – AP (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at immigrants that Republicans are White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-melania-trump-parents-citizens-20180809-story.html
— Wheaton mansion sells for $2.8 million, setting new record for single-family home – Bob Goldsborough
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/elitestreet/ct-re-elite-street-wheaton-mansion-20180808-story.html
— Alex Jones and the very real fears of many white men – Monica Hesse (DIERSEN: What do you say to those who promote hatred of White men?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-white-men-alex-jones-sarah-jeong-fear-0810-20180809-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner now says former buddy Rahm is ‘corrupt’ and has ‘got to go’ – Tina Sfondeles and Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bruce-rauner-blasts-rahm-emanuel-corrupt-got-to-go-radio-interview-downstate/
— Willie Wilson ‘tired of white people telling me what to do’ with ‘my own money’ – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/wilson-rahm-investigated-stays-course-cash-giveaways-white-people/
— Chicago fire commissioner awaits his fate as he nears mandatory retirement age – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Constructively, for federal employees a) who are under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), b) who are White, male, and/or non-veteran, and c) who have not made Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200), their mandatory retirement age is a) when they are 55 and have 30 years of CSRS service or b) when they become eligible for early retirement. I became eligible for early retirement in 1993 when I was 45 years old.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-fire-department-commissioner-jose-santiago-mandatory-retirement-age/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Wheeling grad Charlie Kirk who leads pro-Trump group confronted at restaurant – Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180808/wheeling-grad-who-leads-pro-trump-group-confronted-at-restaurant

 

WTTW
— Census 2020: Illinois Joins Suit to Block Citizenship Question – Nick Blumberg and Paris Schutz (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats make it clear that they 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 (except Bill Clinton), and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/08/09/census-2020-illinois-joins-suit-block-citizenship-question

 

WLS AM
— Rauner: Rahm does not give police support to do their jobs – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/09/rauner-rahm-does-not-give-police-support-to-do-their-jobs/
— Rauner investing millions to chip away at Madigan’s House majority – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/09/rauner-investing-millions-to-chip-away-at-madigans-house-majority/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Rauner says AG should prosecute Madigan – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180809/rauner-says-ag-should-prosecute-madigan
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Gov. Bruce Rauner Thursday said the state’s attorney general should be prosecuting House Speaker Michael Madigan, although he was vague about what. At a Statehouse bill signing ceremony, Rauner was asked about his comments earlier in the day that Erika Harold will go after the speaker if elected. Harold is the Republican candidate for attorney general. She is facing Democrat Kwame Raoul. “I’m giving her a million dollars which is a lot of money for me,” Rauner said during an interview on a southern Illinois radio station Thursday morning. I need her to win. (Current attorney general) Lisa Madigan has defended the corruption of her dad. Erika Harold will prosecute Madigan and the corruption.” But Rauner couldn’t say what crimes he thinks the speaker has committed. Rauner again complained that Madigan’s law firm does property tax appeals work. Rauner said that is wrong when policies set by the General Assembly can affect property taxes. “He’s on both sides of that,” Rauner said. “It’s corrupt. It’s a fundamental conflict of interest.” However, it is not illegal. Rauner said it should be. Harold spokesman Aaron DeGroot said Harold “will investigate and pursue any allegation of wrongdoing or corruption at any level of government in Illinois as attorney general.” He also said Harold has called for lawmakers to give the office additional authority to crack down on public corruption, such as authority to convene a statewide grand jury and issue subpoenas. Rauner also criticized Lisa Madigan for failing to root out corruption.)

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Rauner blames Chicago mayor for ‘failure’ on violence – AP
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/rauner-blames-chicago-mayor-for-failure-on-violence/article_c1303177-5ce9-5432-8087-257e92a58251.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/journalist-fear-very-powerful-tool-trumps-approach-immigration#stream/0

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— New law makes Springfield the default location for state jobs – Rachel Droze
https://foxillinois.com/news/local/new-law-makes-springfield-the-default-location-for-state-jobs-08-09-2018

 

WIFR
— Chicago mayor raps Rauner rejection of gun curbs – AP
http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Chicago-mayor-raps-Rauner-rejection-of-gun-curbs-490499181.html

 

WAND
— Governor Rauner brings hundreds of state jobs back to central Illinois
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38853500/governor-rauner-brings-hundreds-of-state-jobs-back-to-central-illinois

 

REPUBLICAN NEWS WATCH
— Illinois State GOP term limit “reform” looks like a scam – DOUG E. IBENDAHL
http://republicannewswatch.com/wp/?p=14564

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Khouri brags on GOP leadership as DuPage County unemployment drops – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511524040-khouri-brags-on-gop-leadership-as-dupage-county-unemployment-drops

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner to give $4 million more to HRO, $1 million to Harold
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/09/this-just-in-rauner-to-give-4-million-more-to-hro-1-million-to-harold/
— Rauner can’t identify crime that he wants Erika Harold to charge Madigan with
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/09/rauner-cant-identify-crime-that-he-wants-erika-harold-to-charge-madigan-with/
— Pritzker mocks reporters who bemoan lack of substance, but his biggest idea is barely a shell
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/09/pritzker-mocks-reporters-who-bemoan-lack-of-substance-but-his-biggest-idea-is-barely-a-shell/
— Rauner blasts Pritzker for supporting Obama and Clinton “and their war on coal”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/09/rauner-blasts-pritzker-for-supporting-obama-and-clinton-and-their-war-on-coal/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE NEW YORK TIMES HIRES LEFT-WING BIGOT FOR ITS EDITORIAL BOARD – Larry Elder
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/the-new-york-times-hires-left-wing-bigot-for-its-editorial-board/

 

FOX NEWS
— Names of non-US citizens increasingly found on voter rolls – Lukas Mikelionis
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/08/01/names-non-us-citizens-increasingly-found-on-voter-rolls.html

 

BREITBART
— Jeff Sessions Calls Out SPLC; Conservative Leaders Optimistic FBI Will Cut Ties – Ian Mason
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/09/sessions-calls-out-splc-conservative-leaders-optimistic-fbi-cut-ties/
— November Midterms ‘Poised for a Tsunami of Voter Fraud’ – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/radio/2018/08/08/exclusive-eric-eggers-november-midterms-poised-for-a-tsunami-of-voter-fraud/

 

GOPUSA
— NAACP to paint Donald Trump as racist to score election points
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51947
— Socialist Democrat on upper-middle class, soccer moms: That’s not America anymore! (DIERSEN: Would Ocasio-Cortez say that you and your spouse do not exist anymore?
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52088
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Tuesday that an upper-middle class “with soccer moms with two vans and stuff” no longer exists in America, The Daily Caller reported. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez discussed Democratic strategies and her idea of socialism in America during an interview for “Pod Save America.” “Their heyday was in the ’90s when kids had like Furbies and you had like soccer moms with two vans and stuff,” Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said. “That’s not America anymore!” The New York Democrat, who unseated long-time incumbent, Rep. Joe Crowley, suggested the older members of her party are out of touch. She said they don’t understand how rising income inequality has shaped the political landscape. During the conversation, the rising Democratic star said her party is not investing in younger candidates. She said that established Democrats are “feverishly working” on their own re-elections, but neglecting to support rising younger campaigns is why Republicans are winning. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez explained that these older representatives relied on a demographic that no longer exists. “A lot of these folk were in their political heyday in third-way ’90s politics,” she said, “I think that like politically this upper-middle class is probably more moderate, but that upper-middle class does not exist anymore in America.”)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— How Broad, and How Happy, Is the Trump Coalition? – Nate Cohn and Alicia Parlapiano
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/09/upshot/trump-voters-how-theyve-changed.html

August 9 Morning Edition

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— The Milton Township Republican Central Committee held an outstanding meeting Wednesday evening, August 8, 2018, at the Wheaton Bowl Banquet Hall. The many speakers included Peter Roskam, Mike Connelly, Amy Grant, and Jay Kinzler. Meeting attendees included Almiron, Barbier, Bucholz, Carlson, Caruso, Cherry, Cooper, Crane, Dangelo, Demos, Eckhoff, Falbo, Fitch, Fitzpatrick, Henry, Hinds, Holder, Keller, Kmiecik, LeVan, Lewis, Lofgren, McGowen, Menna, Monino, Muehlfelt, B. Murphy, Nathwani, Pacilli, Rash, Ryan, Shaw, Tatro, Thomas, Walsh, Whelan, Wilson, and C. & J. Zaruba. Those at the meeting who helped sponsor Wheaton’s 2018 Independence Day parade were Peter Roskam, Amy Grant, Henry, Hinds, Keller, Monino, Whelan, and Wilson. – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Roskam releases new ad
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-thursday-20180808-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Republican U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam released an ad Wednesday questioning his 6th Congressional District Democratic opponent Sean Casten’s business background. Among other things, a narrator in the 30-second ad says Casten “brags about his business credentials” but “inherited millions and worked for his family’s business.” The ad also references a 2015 business-related lawsuit filed in Delaware that Casten was involved in. The ad says that if he’s elected Casten would “make things worse.” Casten’s campaign released a statement saying the lawsuit referenced in the ad was related to “an attempted hostile takeover” that was “amicably resolved.” Casten’s campaign manager Greg Bales said Roskam “wants to muddy up Sean’s record as a successful green-energy entrepreneur because it contrasts so sharply with his own record of rubber-stamp partisanship.” Roskam, of Wheaton, is a veteran of state and national politics seeking a sixth term in Congress. Casten is a clean-energy entrepreneur from Downers Grove and political newcomer who emerged from a crowded Democratic primary field in March.)
— Illinois Republicans disown GOP congressional candidate over conspiracy theories – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-thursday-20180808-story.html
— Dolton mayor presses charges against trustee for allegedly stealing election petitions – Zak Koeske
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-dolton-trustee-arrested-st-0809-story.html
— Chicago and railroad police use of ‘bait truck,’ caught on viral video, is criticized by alderman, ACLU – Jeremy Gorner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-bait-truck-controversy-20180808-story.html
— Why politics has become so acrimonious – Jim Oberweis
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wheaton/community/chi-ugc-article-why-politics-has-become-so-acrimonious-1-2018-08-08-story.html
— Nearly 33,000 juveniles arrested over last two decades labeled as gang members by Chicago police – Annie Sweeney and Paige Fry
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-police-gang-database-juveniles-20180725-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— 4 killed, 7 wounded in Wednesday shootings
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/4-killed-7-wounded-in-wednesday-shootings/
— Don’t ignore role drug trafficking plays in fueling Chicago street violence – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/dont-ignore-drug-trafficking-fueling-violence-bobby-rush-james-gierach/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s trade war comes rolling down over Illinois.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/trade-war-tariffs-illinois-china-donald-trump-administration/
— The glass ceiling holds for women in corporate America – Editorial (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors would argue that there is no ceiling for women or for minorities at GAO. My Democrat GAO superiors would stress that they get rid of their employees who are male and/or White who they do not promote 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.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/gender-bias-women-ceo-glass-ceiling-indra-nooyi-irene-rosenfeld-denise-morrison/

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE: DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps want Rauner to sign the Immigration Safe Zones Act which “would require the Illinois attorney general to develop policies to limit the power of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to make arrests at courthouses, hospitals, libraries and schools.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180809/constable-why-suburban-schools-back-immigration-safe-zones-
— Protesters swarm pro-Trump organization’s leaders at a restaurant – Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180808/protesters-swarm-pro-trump-organizations-leaders-at-a-restaurant
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens are outspoken leaders of the pro-Trump organization Turning Point USA. Kirk, the founder, has been called a conservative provocateur with the ear of the president. Owens, the spokeswoman, has received tweet-based praise from Kanye West — and together Kirk, who is a Wheeling High School alumnus, and Owens say they are “culture warriors” trying “to save Western Civilization” from liberals. But on Monday morning, they were hungry diners who showed up at Philadelphia’s Green Eggs Cafe in Midtown before it opened and managed to nab a window seat.)
— Casten hits trail discussing issues like health care, labor policy, climate change – Marie Wilson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180808/casten-hits-trail-discussing-issues-like-health-care-labor-policy-climate-change

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump pick’s tight Ohio race signals pain ahead for GOP—in Illinois and beyond The voting patterns in some Republican-held districts—including those of Peter Roskam of Illinois.”
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/trump-picks-tight-ohio-race-signals-pain-ahead-gop-illinois-and-beyond

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Sangamon County Democrats get ‘blue wave’ funds – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180808/bernard-schoenburg-sangamon-county-democrats-get-blue-wave-funds
— LaHood foe loses OK for event inside Menard courthouse – Phil Luciano
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180808/luciano-lahood-foe-loses-ok-for-event-inside-menard-courthouse
— Human trafficking ‘happens here locally,’ Rep. LaHood says – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180808/human-trafficking-happens-here-locally-rep-lahood-says

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— First weeks of semester critical in combating sexual misconduct – Julie Wurth
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-08-09/ui-report-first-weeks-semester-critical-combating-sexual-misconduct.html

 

SOUTHERN
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Ben Carson declared mission accomplished in East St. Louis — where public housing is still a disaster.”
https://thesouthern.com/news/local/ben-carson-declared-mission-accomplished-in-east-st-louis-where/article_6e25f25c-9446-59c4-81b7-ce1433a30d6c.html

 

STATELINE
— Lawmakers aim to put gun control question on November ballot
https://www.mystateline.com/news/lawmakers-aim-to-put-gun-control-question-on-november-ballot/1355099789

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Wheaton City Council members announce runs for mayor – ERIC SCHELKOPF
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/09/wheaton-city-council-members-announce-runs-for-mayor/asdxrhn/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote hatred of Trump and his supporters.
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/american-hate-profiles-survivors-also-brings-hope#stream/0
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: 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://www.nprillinois.org/post/its-official-record-number-women-nominated-house-seats-2018#stream/0

 

MCHENRY TIMES
— Skillicorn offers constituents free gun safety training class – Kasey Schefflin-Emrich
https://mchenrytimes.com/stories/511523448-skillicorn-offers-constituents-free-gun-safety-training-class

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Algonquin Township – The Circus Tent is getting bigger – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/algonquin-township-the-circus-tent-is-getting-bigger/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Ivanka Trump hears about workforce development in Illinois – Greg Bishop (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/ivanka-trump-hears-about-workforce-development-in-illinois/article_ddea915c-9b46-11e8-8957-77841d184539.html

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY ACTION
— Help for Journalists Interviewing “Progressive” Candidates – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2018/08/help-for-journalists-in-interviewing-progressive-candidates-for-office/

 

AMMO LAND
— Three Great Pro-Gun Resolutions for Your Town Council To Copy – Tred Law
https://www.ammoland.com/2018/08/three-great-pro-gun-resolutions-for-your-town-council-to-copy/

 

GOPUSA
— More than 700,000 foreigners overstayed visas last year
http://www.gopusa.com/more-than-700000-foreigners-overstayed-visas-last-year/
— ICE employee ousted for using job to campaign for Hillary Clinton
http://www.gopusa.com/ice-employee-ousted-for-using-job-to-campaign-for-hillary-clinton/

 

BLAZE
— TX-Sen: Ted Cruz asks President Trump to campaign for him as polls narrow in Texas race – Jana Pruet
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/08/tx-sen-ted-cruz-asks-president-trump-to-campaign-for-him-as-polls-narrow-in-texas-race
— Chicago residents angrily confront cops for ‘baiting’ kids to steal with truck full of shoes – Aaron Colen
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/08/08/chicago-residents-angrily-confront-cops-for-baiting-kids-to-steal-with-truck-full-of-shoes

 

BREITBART
— Nancy Pelosi: Voting for Democrats Gives ‘Leverage’ to Illegal Aliens – Robert Kraychik
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/08/nancy-pelosi-leverage-illegal-aliens/
— July Arrests of Migrant Families at Border Up 173 Percent over 2017 – Bob Price
https://www.breitbart.com/texas/2018/08/08/july-arrests-of-migrant-families-at-border-up-173-percent-over-2017/
— U.S. Cities with Massive Foreign Populations Went Strongest for Hillary Clinton in 2016 – John Binder (DIERSEN: Democrats want immigrants because immigrants overwhelmingly vote for Democrats. 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 count on immigrants to help them get rid of Republicans once and for all.)
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/08/u-s-cities-with-massive-foreign-populations-went-strongest-for-hillary-clinton-in-2016/

 

DAILY CALLER
— TWITTER PLANS ‘HATE SPEECH’ CRACKDOWN AFTER BACKLASH FROM UPSET EMPLOYEES – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: What percent of Twitter employees 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?)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/08/twitter-jack-dorsey-hate-speech-policy/

 

CONSERVATIVE REVIEW
— Congressional Republicans are giving voters NO reason to turn out – Daniel Horowitz
https://www.conservativereview.com/news/congressional-republicans-are-giving-voters-no-reason-to-turn-out/

 

REAL CLEAR POLITICS
— Meet America’s Elite Farm Subsidy Club – Adam Andrzejewski
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2018/08/08/meet_americas_elite_farm_subsidy_club_137745.html

 

WASHINGTON FREE BEACON
— Anti-Semitism Soars on U.S. College Campuses Anti-Israel activists fostering hatred of Jewish students – Adam Kredo
https://freebeacon.com/issues/anti-semitism-soars-u-s-college-campuses/
— Gun-Rights Activists Who Posted Gun Files Say Facebook, Amazon Have Censored Their Site CodeIsFreeSpeech.com apparently banned from Facebook and Amazon’s web hosting service – Stephen Gutowski
https://freebeacon.com/issues/gun-rights-activists-posted-gun-files-say-facebook-amazon-censored-site/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— The ‘Blue Wave’ May Be Receding Tuesday’s elections show that the GOP has a fighting chance to keep the House. – Karl Rove
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-blue-wave-may-be-receding-1533768045
— The ‘Red Wave’ Illusion Evidence builds of major GOP losses in November. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-red-wave-illusion-1533767358
— Chicago’s Violence and Its Leadership Deficit Residents don’t trust the police, whose morale is poor. And Mayor Rahm Emanuel has no plan. – Gary MacDougal
https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicagos-violence-and-its-leadership-deficit-1533767969
Months of U.S. Strikes Have Failed to Curtail Taliban Opium Trade
— The effort to put pressure on the insurgency in Afghanistan hasn’t crippled a major source of the group’s revenue Poppy production hit record highs last year in Afghanistan, where they are the country’s largest cash crop. – Dion Nissenbaum
https://www.wsj.com/articles/taliban-drug-trade-persists-despite-u-s-strikes-1533726120

 

USA TODAY
— Ford Mustang hits exclusive 10-million mark, sports car record – Phoebe Wall Howard
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2018/08/08/ford-mustang/932802002/
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/money/business/2018/08/08/ford-celebrates-making-10-millionth-mustang/37369505/

 

JD SUPRA
— Age Discrimination In The Workplace – Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/age-discrimination-in-the-workplace-42245/

 

NEXT AVENUE
— Age Discrimination by Employers Is Common, AARP Survey Says Here’s who has seen or experienced it and how it happens – Peter Gosselin
https://www.nextavenue.org/age-discrimination-employers-aarp-survey/

 

INDY 100
— The most common ancestries in every U.S. state – Andy Kiersz, Myelle Lansat (DIERSEN: What percent of the elected officials in your municipality, in your township/ward, and in your county are German-American?)
https://www.indy100.com/article/us-ancestry-most-common-each-state-country-immigration-8482861
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Illinois: Most common self-reported ancestry: German Second most-common ancestry: African-American Third most-common ancestry: Mexican)

 

PEOPLE’S WORLD
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Chicago has no shortage of values.” The Democrats who run Chicago promote dependency on government, dependency on charity, LGBTQ activity, abortion, mass/illegal immigration, booze, gambling, pot, and other vices, abolition of the First and Second Amendments, patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and even worse things.
http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/chicago-has-no-shortage-of-values-what-it-lacks-are-resources/

 

WINDY CITY TIMES
— Women’s March Chicago Returns to Grant Park Oct. 13
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Womens-March-Chicago-Returns-to-Grant-Park-Oct-13/63754.html

August 8 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Ivanka Trump tours college’s welder training center in Godfrey, Ill. – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/ivanka-trump-tours-illinois-colleges-welder-training-center/3907053/
— Lake County Ill. Board chairman Aaron Lawlor ends re-election effort amid investigation into county credit card use – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/lake-county-ill-board-chairman-ends-re-election-effort-amid-investigation/3908619/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Ex-rep Nick Sauer withdraws from ballot after sex-photo scandal – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/ex-rep-withdraws-from-ballot-after-sex-photo-scandal

 

WLS AM
— Rauner: Jobs are solution to Chicago’s gun violence – Bill Cameron
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/08/rauner-jobs-are-solution-to-chicagos-gun-violence/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— All-talk politicians should shut up about Chicago violence; they’re not helping – Rex Huppke
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-chicago-violence-pritzker-rahm-emanuel-huppke-20180808-story.html
— Dems push Gov. Rauner to sign bill advocates say could bring women more equal pay – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rauner-wage-bill-democrats-20180808-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Alderman rejects temporary fix, wants cops moved permanently to troubled areas – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/alderman-police-staffing-moved-south-side-west-side-gangs/
— Emanuel accused of ‘victim shaming’ for talking values and character after crime – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/emanuel-victim-shaming-shari-runner-urban-league-values-character-crime-gang-violence/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Wheaton council members announce mayoral bids – Katlyn Smith
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180808/wheaton-council-members-announce-mayoral-bids
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Wheaton voters will elect the city’s first new mayor in 12 years next spring, and two city council veterans already have announced bids for the post. Mayor Michael Gresk is stepping down after three terms, clearing the path for a new leader to take the city’s helm. John Prendiville and Phil Suess have emerged as the first two mayoral candidates seeking to succeed Gresk, who first was elected in 2007. Prendiville served on the council from 2007 to 2011 and again since 2013 after an unsuccessful run to unseat Gresk as mayor. His at-large seat on the council also is up for election in April 2019. Suess ran unopposed last year to retain his seat representing the North District. His fourth term on the council doesn’t expire until 2021. Councilwoman Suzanne Fitch said Wednesday she intends to seek re-election to the other at-large seat. Candidates will begin filing their nominating petitions for the city’s municipal offices in November. Prendiville is the managing director and senior managing counsel for The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, a firm that acts as a trustee for municipal bond issues. If elected, he said his background will serve him in helping to keep the city on “very good financial footing” since Wheaton weathered the economic recession. “The type of work I’ve done in the legal world is not adversarial. I’ve always been part of transactions where people are working together toward a common goal,” he said. That consensus-building work will translate to leading city council meetings that, under Gresk, are orderly and on track, Prendiville said. “I want to be a leader of this intelligent and dedicated group,” Prendiville said of his council colleagues. In his last mayoral run as Gresk’s challenger, Prendiville said he visited “at least 80 percent of homes” of municipal election voters. But he said Gresk “deservedly” had “a tremendous amount of support.” Gresk captured 57 percent of the vote. “I wasn’t running against him. I was just running because I was a little bit ambitious there,” Prendiville said. Suess is a partner in an investment consulting firm. He said his 14-year tenure on the council makes him the best candidate for the office. “I just think it’s the consistency of positions over time,” said Suess, who has lived in Wheaton for 30 years. “I’ve been a very strong advocate of living with the money we have.” He’s also sat on the DuPage Water Commission board for the past eight years. Wheaton is the second-largest customer of the agency that supplies Lake Michigan water to most of the towns in DuPage County. “I joined that commission in August of 2010 when they were basically in the depth of their problems with respect to their debt and have been part of the team that has turned around the water commission since January of 2011,” Suess said. Fitch said she’s running for a second term to continue addressing flooding and economic development issues as the council’s liaison to the Downtown Wheaton Association, a group of shops and restaurants. An attorney, Fitch highlighted her push for a new program to install sidewalks in neighborhoods for kids to walk safely to and from school. She also was a vocal supporter of lowering the speed limit on residential streets from 30 mph to 25 mph. The new limit went into effect Aug. 1. “I’ve been responsive to resident concerns, and I’ve really taken the time to engage the residents to address their issues,” Fitch said. Filing paperwork is expected to become available through the city clerk’s office later this month.)
— Lawlor frequently used county card for personal expenses – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180808/lawlor-frequently-used-county-card-for-personal-expenses

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Black aldermen struggle amid violence wave The City Council members whose wards are most affected by gang violence want more help. But there’s no consensus on a way out, and they say more than money is needed. – Greg Hinz
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/greg-hinz-politics/black-aldermen-struggle-amid-violence-wave
— Biz, civil rights groups put Rauner in middle of anti-discrimination fight A measure awaiting action by the governor would apply the state’s human-rights laws to all companies, not just those with at least 15 employees. The bill has big fans—and foes. – GREG HINZ
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/biz-civil-rights-groups-put-rauner-middle-anti-discrimination-fight-0

 

KANKAKEE DAILY JOURNAL
— Keep marijuana away from Illinois kids – Kathy Valente, Director of Operations, Illinois Family Institute
http://www.daily-journal.com/opinion/letters/keep-marijuana-away-from-illinois-kids/article_71bad6ea-974f-11e8-b599-9b0cb04ae4a1.html

 

ALTON TELEGRAPH
— Carlinville woman among group suing Rauner, claiming ‘retaliation’ layoffs – AP
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Carlinville-woman-among-group-suing-Rauner-13141281.php

 

JOURNAL COURIER
— State workers say layoffs ‘retaliatory’ Federal court case contends politics resulted in reassignment, job loss – AP
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/State-workers-say-layoffs-13140176.php

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— Hultgren to host town hall meetings throughout 14th Congressional District
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/02/hultgren-to-host-town-hall-meetings-throughout-14th-congressional-district/ayuddkv/
— District 99 begins new year with enhanced security measures Armed lead security officer stationed at both schools – BOB RAKOW
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/07/district-99-begins-new-year-with-enhanced-security-measures/alpyufs/

 

WQAD
— Conspiracy theory posts cost Bill Fawell GOP support in race against Bustos
https://wqad.com/2018/08/08/conspiracy-theory-posts-cost-bill-fawell-gop-support-in-race-against-bustos/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Lethal Failure By Chicago Political Ruling Class
https://mailchi.mp/upstream-ideas/illinois-financial-grade-f-251721?e=6f5c563571

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— Ives supporters blocked on Twitter, called right-wing “propaganda bots” – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511524183-ives-supporters-blocked-on-twitter-called-right-wing-propaganda-bots
— IL Rising – Springfield’s forfeiture of ethics
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511525084-il-rising-springfield-s-forfeiture-of-ethics

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Don’t look to Springfield for reform this year, try McHenry County instead – Brett Rowland
https://www.ilnews.org/opinion/op-ed-don-t-look-to-springfield-for-reform-this/article_1b2349c2-9b26-11e8-9c38-83bd83db4e4c.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— LIKE ALEX JONES OR NOT, LEFT-IMMERSED SOCIAL MEDIA IS OUT TO PURGE “DISAGREEABLE” VOICES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/like-alex-jones-or-not-left-immersed-social-media-is-obviously-out-to-purge-disagreeable-voices.html
— WELFARE STATES CULTIVATE THE SIN OF SLOTH
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/welfare-states-cultivate-the-sin-of-sloth.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Roskam calls Casten “shady” in new TV ad
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/08/roskam-calls-casten-shady-in-new-tv-ad/
— Pritzker slammed for finger-pointing on gun violence
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/08/pritzker-slammed-for-finger-pointing-on-gun-violence/
— Republicans withdraw support from conspiracy theorist candidate and write-in candidate emerges to counter Nazi Repub
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/08/republicans-withdraw-support-from-conspiracy-theorist-candidate-and-write-in-candidate-emerges-to-counter-nazi-repub/
— Wilson lashes out after AG requests more info about his charity
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/08/wilson-lashes-out-after-ag-requests-more-info-about-his-charity/

 

GOPUSA
— Barack Obama was a food stamp president; Donald Trump is not
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51912
— Oregon voters have opportunity to drop ‘sanctuary’ law in November
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51985

 

FOX NEWS CHANNEL
— Political hatred has gone wild – Americans need to work together – Neal Urwitz and Harry J. Kazianis
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/08/08/political-hatred-has-gone-wild-americans-need-to-work-together.html

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Censorship: The Dark Heart Of The Democratic Party – George Rasley (DIERSEN: I am a Republican. Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, and RINOs who fraudulently claim to Republican want to censure me.)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28505

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— Rauner Will Not Send National Guard to Chicago Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says he will not dispatch the Illinois National Guard to Chicago to stem gun violence. – AP
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-08-08/rauner-will-not-send-national-guard-to-chicago

 

FED SMITH
— The Civil Service is Becoming Fractured. Should We Care? – Jeff Neal (DIERSEN: Because I have always been a Republican, were it not for federal civil service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/08/07/civil-service-becoming-fractured-care/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— ICE Employee Who Repeatedly Told Coworkers to Vote Hillary Is Barred From Federal Service – Eric Katz
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2018/08/ice-employee-barred-federal-service-after-telling-coworkers-vote-hillary/150336/

August 7 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Pritzker blames Rauner, social service cuts for city’s gun violence – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pritzker-rauner-gun-violence-20180807-story.html
— Rahm can’t spin his way out of the Chicago street gang wars – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-chicago-violence-kass-0808-story.html
— Chicago deploying 430 to 600 additional police officers to violence-plagued neighborhoods – Jeremy Gorner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-police-deploy-officers-20180807-story.html
— Why is there so much shooting and killing in Chicago? – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-shooting-chicago-violence-police-20180807-story.html
— Apps provide lifeline for workers who face hardship between paychecks – AP (DIERSEN: Have you ever had to live paycheck-to-paycheck? I have not. According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, the reasons are a) I was born a healthy White male, b) I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth and I have always been privileged, c) I avoided the draft, d) the federal government grossly overpaid me, e) I married someone who had savings and has always had good jobs, and f) we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. They dismiss, belittle, badmouth, demonize, denigrate, and condemn the jobs I had and the fact that I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-payday-advance-flexible-pay-20180806-story.html
— Days after Lake Shore Drive protest, organizers split over plan to shut down Kennedy Expressway – Ese Olumhense
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-lake-shore-drive-violence-protest-organizers-split-20180807-story.html
— Lawsuit accuses 2 Chicago-area bakeries of systemic racial hiring discrimination – Alexia Elejalde-Ruiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-bakeries-racial-discrimination-lawsuit-0808-story.html
— Mayoral candidate McCarthy backs away from Trump criticism, says Emanuel’s ‘not doing his job’ – John Byrne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-garry-mccarthy-donald-trump-20180807-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Chicago’s bloody weekend demands attention, but what good does it do? – Neil Steinberg
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/steinberg-chicago-violence-shootings-reaction-guns-homicides/
— Illinois AG Lisa Madigan raises questions about Willie Wilson’s charity – Mary Mitchell
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/willie-wilson-lisa-madigan-ricky-hendon-good-samaritan-bond-pilot-project-200000-giveaway/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Lawlor won’t seek re-election to Lake County Board in November – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180807/lawlor-wont-seek-re-election-to-lake-county-board-in-november
— Palatine GOP pig roast set for Aug. 12
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180807/palatine-gop-pig-roast-set-for-aug-12
— Sauer withdraws as state House candidate after scandal – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180807/sauer-withdraws-as-state-house-candidate-after-scandal
— West Side Democrat: Chicago should welcome president — not be ‘Trump-free zone’
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180807/west-side-democrat-chicago-should-welcome-president-x2014-not-be-trump-free-zone
— Trump’s Walk of Fame star: The West Hollywood City Council wants it permanently removed – Samantha Schmidt
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180807/trumps-walk-of-fame-star-the-west-hollywood-city-council-wants-it-permanently-removed

 

NBC5
— Supporters Say They’re a Step Closer to Chicago Term Limits
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/supporters-say-theyre-step-closer-to-chicago-term-limits-490230591.html
— Ivanka Trump to Visit Illinois Wednesday
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/ivanka-trump-illinois-490261371.html
— Trump Wall May Bust Budget, Won’t Work as Planned   GAO says DHS has not provided a complete analysis required to efficiently build the proposed barrier (DIERSEN: GAO is run by Democrats. Other than me, do you know anyone else who works/worked for GAO? As you know, I worked for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325. As you know, I charged GAO with political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation in a lawsuit. As you know, a copy of the complaint is at https://gopillinois.com/documents/. As you know, 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. As you know, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always sided with my Democrat GAO superiors against me.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/Trump-Wall-Budget-Wont-Work-Delays-Government-Report-490215441.html

 

CBS2
— Nick Sauer Update: Lake County Prosecutors Probe Revenge Porn Claims
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/07/nick-sauer-revenge-porn-lake/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats promote LGBTQ activity.
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/07/joe-biden-launches-lgbtq-family-acceptance-campaign/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Ivanka Trump to promote workforce development in Illinois – AP (DIERSEN: What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/ivanka-trump-to-promote-workforce-development-in-illinois-1

 

WTTW
— Trump Amps Up Assault on Media, the ‘Enemy of the People’ – Alexandra Silets
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/08/06/trump-amps-assault-media-enemy-people

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Hell to pay if Rahm blocks mayoral term limits off ballot
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-hell-to-pay-if-rahm-blocks-mayoral-term-limits-off-november-ballot

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— McConchie Endorses Chris Bos to Replace Nick Sauer in Illinois House
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/07/mcconchie-endorses-bos-replace-nick-sauer-illinois-house/

 

LAKE COUNTY GAZETTE
— Lake County’s Prominent Position in the National Debate on Abortion – Bonnie Quirke
https://lakecountygazette.com/stories/511524116-opinion-lake-county-s-prominent-position-in-the-national-debate-on-abortion

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Wheaton-Warrenville Community Unit School District 200 facing lawsuit for building school without required referendum – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/district-200-facing-lawsuit-for-building-school-without-required-referendum/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A local resident of District 200 has taken appropriate steps to hold the School Board accountable to the law. Jan Shaw, the founder of “DuPage Watchdog“, a local government accountability organization, filed a verified complaint for Declaratory Judgement, Mandamus, and Injunctive Relief against the District 200 School Board today. You can see her Press Release at this link. Back in March of this year, we published this article pertaining to the School District 200’s intentions to build a new school in spite of the majority of voters shooting down multiple referendums in their attempts to move forward with building a new school. It appears the facts laid out in our article as well as Shaw’s multiple articles on this matter have fallen on deaf ears. The School Board is moving forward against the will of the people and in contradiction to the law, in our opinion, and that of multiple other attorneys. We are pleased to see our information is shared as part of the exhibits to support the allegations in the complaint.)
— Maine Township Republican Woman’s Club and other prominent local Republicans should be ashamed! – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/maine-township-republican-womans-club-and-other-prominent-local-republicans-should-be-ashamed/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Rauner signs law giving state authority over drone regulations, wipes out local regulations – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/rauner-signs-law-giving-state-authority-over-drone-regulations-wipes/article_70c417ca-99b5-11e8-9031-9f08a83d176f.html

 

REAL GOP ILLINOIS
— Rauner’s top donor Uihlein doles out $3.5 million to Dan Proft’s PAC
https://realgopillinois.com/2018/08/06/rauners-top-donor-doles-out-3-5-million-to-dan-profts-pac/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— The Black Caucus response to the city’s mass shootings
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/07/the-black-caucus-response-to-the-citys-mass-shootings/

 

GOPUSA
— Madison Oster, gun rights student, sues Illinois school for discrimination
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51895

 

FOX NEWS
— GOP Congressional Candidate Accuses Facebook of ‘Targeting Conservative Voices’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/08/07/gop-congressional-candidate-says-facebook-blocked-her-campaign-ad

 

DAILY CALLER
— CROWD CHEERS OBAMA AFTER DINNER IN MARTHA’S VINEYARD – Justin Caruso
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/07/obama-marthas-vineyard-crowd/
— DEMOCRATS AREN’T DOING AS WELL WITH HISPANICS AS THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD – Justin Caruso (DIERSEN: Hispanics should know that Democrats are counting on Hispanics to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/07/dems-hispanic-vote/
— ICE EMPLOYEE BOOTED FOR CAMPAIGNING FOR HILLARY AT WORK – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/07/ice-employee-hatch-act-hillary-clinton/

 

CNN
— Chicago deploying hundreds of additional officers to bloodied neighborhoods – Sheena Jones and Phil Gast
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/07/us/chicago-violence-police-steps/

 

MONDAY NOTE
— Fighting fake news is a losing battle, but there are other ways to win the war. – Frederic Filloux (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, all news and commentary is fake except for the news and commentary that they put out or bless. I should write a book about my critics/opponents who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican who have done the most since 2000 a) to stop me from putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out and b) to stop everyone from reading those emails.)
https://mondaynote.com/fighting-fake-news-is-a-losing-battle-but-there-are-other-ways-to-win-the-war-1991ed877478

 

ROLLING STONE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps paint themselves as being anti-White.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/stephen-miller-immigration-707424/

August 7 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Former GOP ally Christie says Rauner ‘faces a really uphill battle’ – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-chris-christie-bruce-rauner-20180806-story.html
— Chicago limits opioid prescriptions for city employees – Lisa Schencker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-chicago-limits-opioids-0807-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Report: No evidence to prove sexual misconduct by Maine Twp. trustee Investigators say there’s no proof Maine Township trustee sexually harassed colleague – Bob Susnjara
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180806/report-no-evidence-to-prove-sexual-misconduct-by-maine-twp-trustee
(FROM THE ARTICLE: A law firm’s investigators said there was not enough evidence to conclude whether Maine Township Trustee David Carrabotta inappropriately touched board colleague Kimberly Jones’ buttocks three times, according to a report made public Monday night. Without comment or discussion, Trustees Susan Sweeney, Claire McKenzie and Carrabotta voted to make public the Ancel Glink firm’s sexual harassment report and have it posted on the township’s website. Supervisor Laura Morask and Jones were unable to attend Monday’s meeting at the township’s Park Ridge headquarters, and they criticized Sweeney and McKenzie for calling the session despite knowing Morask and Jones would be absent.)
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PHOTO OF JACKSON: Judge Joseph Salvi calls Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Grayson “Kash” Jackson ‘self-centered’ and ‘egotistical’ during heated exchange – Lee Filas
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180807/judge-calls-gubernatorial-candidate-self-centered-during-heated-exchange
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Duckworth uses “migrant kids” to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans.
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180806/duckworth-fears-migrant-kids-at-shelter-are-hungry-and-scared

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Bourne, McMillan push for advisory gun control questions in three counties – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180806/bourne-mcmillan-push-for-advisory-gun-control-questions-in-three-counties

 

OUR QUAD CITIES
— Kwame Raoul maintains prosecutorial experience qualifies him for Illinois AG (DIERSEN: What work experience do you have? My Democrat GAO superiors wasted the work experience that I had gained a) working for GAO for almost 18 years, the last 11 years of which at the GS-13 Step 1-10 levels, currently $96,403-$125,325, b) earning job-related master’s degrees in 1997, 1980, and 1976, c) passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981, d) 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, e) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, and f) serving in the Executive Committee of the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Government Accountants 1983-1996. Independent organizations recognized the value of my work experience when they approved my applications to be a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, and licensed CPA in 1981.)
https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/4-the-record/kwame-raoul-maintains-prosecutorial-experience-qualifies-him-for-illinois-ag/1347612815

 

RIVER BENDER
— Shimkus: Our military and our veterans are better off now
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/shimkus-our-military-and-our-veterans-are-better-off-now-29902.cfm

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz with modern American woman State Rep. Candidate Biela on how to cut property & IL income taxes (DIERSEN: Are you “modern?” My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes would never say that I am “modern.” They stress that I am old (almost 70), Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, union member for almost 12 years, federal employee for almost 30 years, federal retiree for almost 21 years, American nameplate car owner, childless, pet-less, etc.)
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/08/berkowitz-w-modern-american-woman-rep-candidate-biela-on-how-to-cut-property-and-income-taxes-cable-web/

 

PROPUBLICA
— Illinois House Candidate Will Walk for Votes — And Has To Challenger Amanda Biela takes on the “Madigan machine,” and copes with a divided Republican Party. – Mick Dumke (DIERSEN: I should write a book about registered voters in my precinct who cast Republican primary ballots, but a) talk and/or act like they are Democrats, Libertarians, or Greens; b) talk and/or act like they are filled with hatred of Trump; c) talk and/or act like they do not vote for candidates who are unopposed in Republican primaries; d) talk and/or act like they vote for Democrats in general elections, e)  talk and/or act like they do not want me to bring any Republican literature to their door;  and/or f) treat me rudely, if not threateningly. 112 voted in the March 20, 2018 Republican primary in my precinct, but in the unopposed races, 26 did not vote for Helland, 28 did not vote for Dodge, 22 did not vote for Roskam, 24 did not vote for Connelly, 29 did not vote for Ruscitti, 27 did not vote for Cronin, 28 did not vote for Hinds, 23 did not vote for Henry, 33 did not vote for Cantore, 32 did not vote Wilson, 32 did not vote for MacKay, and 31 did not vote for me. In the 2016 general election, only 137 voted for Trump while 211 voted for Clinton.)
https://www.propublica.org/article/amanda-biela-michael-madigan-john-damico-illinois-house-race-15th-district
(FROM THE ARTICLE: She smiled and went with it. “That’s why I’m running!” She offered him a flier. “Please, just think about it in November.” The man accepted the flier, glanced at it, and stuffed it into the mailbox on this porch. Then he went back to his lawn.)

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rahm pitches scheme to stick his, your grandchildren with massive pension tab – Glenn Minnis
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511519543-rahm-pitches-scheme-to-stick-his-your-grandchildren-with-massive-pension-tab

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Nation’s moving companies hauling Illinoisans elsewhere – Cole Lauterbach (DIERSEN: Democrats a) want members of Group A to move into the state and b) want members of Group B to move out of the state. Members of Group A 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 and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older people, rich people, gun owners, German Americans, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/economy/report-nation-s-moving-companies-hauling-illinoisans-elsewhere/article_f366b35c-99b2-11e8-ba53-97f95d18959f.html

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— RAUNER SIGNS PRO-GROWTH BILL RESTRICTING STATE REGULATORS – Mindy Ruckman
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rauner-signs-pro-growth-bill-restricting-state-regulators/

 

FOX NEWS
— ‘We Need the President’s Help’: Amidst Violence, Chicago Dem La Shawn Ford Asks Trump to Ignore Emanuel’s ‘Ban’
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/08/06/chicago-democrat-calls-donald-trumps-help-amid-gun-violence-rahm-ban
— Kellyanne Conway: Not sure media is relevant, consequential
http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2018/08/02/kellyanne-conway-not-sure-media-is-relevant-consequential.html

 

GOPUSA
— OUTRAGEOUS: No driver’s license, no photo ID? Philadelphia will issue municipal ID cards starting next year
http://www.gopusa.com/no-drivers-license-no-photo-id-philadelphia-will-issue-municipal-id-cards-starting-next-year/
— Google caves to employees refusing to work on the nation’s defense (DIERSEN: What percent of Google employees 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?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51902
— Trump will ease Barack Obama mandates on fuel efficiency standards (DIERSEN: Do you own any cars that Obama condemned as being clunkers? I do. I have owned a loaded like-new red 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX V-8 since 1995 that gets 24 MPG on the highway. It has only 25,799 miles on it.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51885
— Abdul El-Sayed leads liberal ‘identity politics’ push for Democrat diversity (DIERSEN: Democrat employers use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to not hire, to not retain, and to get rid of employees who are Republican, and especially Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=51807

 

DAILY CALLER
— DONALD TRUMP JR. ON SARAH JEONG TWEETS — ‘SHE’S AN ASIAN WOMAN SO SHE CAN SAY WHATEVER SHE WANTS ABOUT WHITE PEOPLE’ – Scott Morefield
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/06/donald-trump-jr-sarah-jeong-tweets/

 

ACCURACY IN ACADEMIA
— Ivy Leagues vs. Students For Fair Admissions – Malcolm A. Kline (DIERSEN: Would you be admitted today? UIC admitted me in 1966 when I was 18, NIU in 1969 when I was 20, Loyola in 1972 when I was 23, DePaul in 1976 when I was 27, Roosevelt in 1980 when I was 32, and IIT in 1992 when I was 43. Because of ever-increasing pressure from Democrat politicians to admit minorities and females, I question if UIC would admit me today if I was 18, if NIU would admit me today if was 20, if Loyola would admit me today if I was 23, if DePaul would admit me today if I was 27, if Roosevelt would admit me today if I was 32, and if IIT would admit me today if I was 43.)
https://www.academia.org/ivy-leagues-vs-students-for-fair-admissions/

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Law schools are biased against conservatives
https://www.thecollegefix.com/bulletin-board/law-schools-are-biased-against-conservatives-study/

 

WEEKLY STANDARD
— Affirmative Reaction – TERRY EASTLAND
https://www.weeklystandard.com/terry-eastland/college-of-charleston-resumes-race-based-admissions

 

NBC NEWS
— Trump says hire American. These businesses say they can’t — and foreign labor limits are killing them The limited number of H-2B visas coupled with high demand has companies dependent on foreign seasonal workers scrambling to stay afloat. – Dartunorro Clark (DIERSEN: Were you a seasonal worker? I was. The Post Office hired me in November of 1966 when I was 18 years old as a temporary worker for the Christmas rush.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-says-hire-american-these-businesses-say-they-can-t-n896766

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The Outsize Hold of the Word ‘Welfare’ on the Public Imagination Americans have increasingly come to dislike government, even as they have relied more on various forms of government assistance. – Emily Badger
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/upshot/welfare-and-the-public-imagination.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump asks “Will the Birthplace of the Modern Right Turn Blue?” and says “Thanks to Trump, Democrats have a shot in Orange County.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/06/opinion/columnists/orange-county-california-midterm-democratic-party.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Buying a home is an anxiety-inducing nightmare – Zoya Gervis (DIERSEN: I should write a book about 915 Cove Court in Wheaton and related litigation.)
https://nypost.com/2018/08/06/buying-a-home-is-an-anxiety-inducing-nightmare-study/

 

U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
— McCarthy Disavows Giuliani, Trump A candidate running to replace Rahm Emanuel as mayor of Chicago has rejected tweets by President Donald Trump’s lawyer in which he offers his support and sharply criticizes Emanuel. (DIERSEN: Who has disavowed you and why? I should write a book about activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, who have disavowed me and my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. They blame me and my emails for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems.)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/illinois/articles/2018-08-06/the-latest-chicago-mayor-urges-residents-to-speak-to-police

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Hardly Anyone Wants to Admit America Is Beating Poverty The White House tells the truth, but partisans on both sides are wedded to the idea of failure. – Bruce D. Meyer and James X. Sullivan
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hardly-anyone-wants-to-admit-america-is-beating-poverty-1533596075

 

FORBES
— Survey: U.S. Electorate, Burned by Fake News, Trusts TV News More Than Other Sources – Tony Silber
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonysilber/2018/08/06/survey-u-s-electorate-burned-by-fake-news-trusts-tv-news-more-than-other-sources/#6e913a2311ad
— Two Reasons You’re Not Getting Promoted And What To Do About It – Michael Brainard (DIERSEN: What could you have done, but you did not do to get promoted? I did not become a Democrat. I did not help my superiors get rid of their employees because they were Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran and had not made 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. I did not paint myself as being a yes-man and I did not become a yes-man. I did not stifle my complaints about political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. I did not “take a pass” on being an active member of a lawsuit that charged my superiors with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2018/08/06/two-reasons-youre-not-getting-promoted-and-what-to-do-about-it/#52d6291b70f0

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— On Gaining Acceptance for Performance Pay in Government – Howard Risher (DIERSEN: Assessing job performance is extremely subjective. Since 1989, the Democrats who run GAO have used that subjectivity and their pay-for-performance system to get rid of their employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who GAO did not promote 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.)
https://www.govexec.com/excellence/management-matters/2018/08/gaining-acceptance-performance-pay-government/150215/

August 6 Evening Edition

ABC7
— 66 shot, 12 fatally, in Chicago weekend shootings – Jessica D’Onofrio, Leah Hope, Sarah Schulte and Craig Wall
http://abc7chicago.com/66-shot-12-fatally-in-chicago-weekend-shootings/3892234/

 

NBC5
— Rudy Giuliani Tweets Support for ‘Jerry’ McCarthy, Garry McCarthy Fires Back “Let’s get on board for Jerry McCarthy,” a tweet read
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/rudy-giuliani-chicago-garry-mccarthy-violence-490158381.html
— Teen Who Died After Being Found Unresponsive at Lollapalooza Worked at Car Wash All Summer to Save for Ticket Evan Kitzmiller, 16, loved live music and was enjoying his final summer outing before he was set to return to school – Sandra Torres (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always decried the fact that I used all the money that I earned 1962-1970 a) to buy a 1958 Chevy BelAir in 1964, a new 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint in 1966, a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, and a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968; b) to pay for tuition and books at UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970; and c) to pay for room and board at NIU in 1969 and 1970.)
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/lollapalooza-teen-found-dead-evan-kitz-miller-490159911.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Poll: 50 percent of voters approve of Trump
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/national/poll-50-percent-of-voters-approve-of-trump
— Rosie O’Donnell, Broadway performers protest outside White House – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/rosie-o-donnell-broadway-performers-to-protest-outside-white-house

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Rick Lesser Slated as Candidate for Illinois State Representative – Bill Pohlman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/community/chi-ugc-article-rick-lesser-slated-as-candidate-for-illinois-2018-08-06-story.html
— Term limits unneeded when there’s dumb and dumber – Charles Selle (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes want term limits. They stress how much better off the following are with me not holding any kind of leadership role: TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants, GAO, IRS, Post Office, etc.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-nick-sauer-st-0807-story.html
— Chicago’s great shame, Chicago’s crisis: Blood on the streets – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-violence-chicago-gangs-police-20180806-story.html
— How do you love a city as violent and broken as Chicago? – Heidi Stevens
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/stevens/ct-life-stevens-monday-defending-a-violent-chicago-0806-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— How an ordinary homeowner Kelly Cosgriff forced reform upon Roscoe Township government – Madeleine Doubek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/roscoe-township-kelly-cosgriff-government-ethics-double-dipping/
— Chicago’s most violent weekend this year prompts plea for help from mayor, cops – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rahm-emanuel-eddie-johnson-accountability-weekend-violence-murder-shootings/
— Quinn files 86,481 signatures backing mayoral term limits referendum – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pat-quinn-file-85000-signatures-mayoral-term-limits-referendum-1019-mayoral-election-rahm-emanuel/
— Keeping politicians honest: Sun-Times, BGA strike deal to fact-check claims
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/politifact-sun-times-better-government-association-exclusive-deal-fact-check-illinois-politician-claims-elections/
— ‘Slot-style games’ make a mockery of Illinois’ video poker law – Dan Mihalopoulos
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/slot-style-games-make-a-mockery-of-illinois-video-poker-law/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Attack on LeBron shows Trump wants to use fear, divisiveness to win elections.”
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/lebron-james-donald-trump-november-elections-fear-divisiveness/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Lawlor’s campaign violation fines could keep him off ballot – Jake Griffin
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180806/lawlors-campaign-violation-fines-could-keep-him-off-ballot
— Giuliani blames Democrats for Chicago crime after 63 shot over the weekend – Kyle Swenson
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180806/giuliani-blames-democrats-for-chicago-crime-after-63-shot-over-the-weekend
— How internships are benefiting College of DuPage students (DIERSEN: Did you benefit from internships? I did not.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180806/how-internships-are-benefiting-college-of-dupage-students

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Ex-workers sue to get IDOT jobs back – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 when Elmer B. Staats was the Comptroller General, but in 1981, Charles A. Bowsher became Comptroller General. Bowsher came from Arthur Andersen and believed in “up or out” for employees who were White, male, and/or non-veteran, but NOT for employees who were minority, female, and/or veteran. Under Bowsher, GAO did everything it could to get rid of its employees like me a) who were White, male, and/or non-veteran and b) who had not made 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. Beyond overwhelmingly, GAO’s employees who were Republican like me were White, male, and/or non-veteran and had NOT made 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.sj-r.com/news/20180806/ex-workers-sue-to-get-idot-jobs-back

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Hey, Pritzker and Rauner: You know there’s an election in November, right? – Editorial
https://herald-review.com/opinion/editorial/our-view-hey-pritzker-and-rauner-you-know-there-s/article_151ed647-3522-549a-8ecc-1efec6c70b8b.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Hultgren to host town hall meetings throughout 14th Congressional District
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/08/02/hultgren-to-host-town-hall-meetings-throughout-14th-congressional-district/ayuddkv/

 

WJBC
— GOP attorney general hopeful stays out of local immigration debate – Howard Packowitz (DIERSEN: In Illinois, Republicans want Republican elected officials to defend and advance the immigration plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform.)
http://www.wjbc.com/2018/08/06/gop-attorney-general-hopeful-stays-out-of-local-immigration-debate/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— IDOT ‘Staff Assistants’ Sue To Get Jobs Back – BRIAN MACKEY (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 when Elmer B. Staats was the Comptroller General, but in 1981, Charles A. Bowsher became Comptroller General. Bowsher came from Arthur Andersen and believed in “up or out” for employees who were White, male, and/or non-veteran, but NOT for employees who were minority, female, and/or veteran. Under Bowsher, GAO did everything it could to get rid of its employees like me a) who were White, male, and/or non-veteran and b) who had not made 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. Beyond overwhelmingly, GAO’s employees who were Republican like me were White, male, and/or non-veteran and had NOT made 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.nprillinois.org/post/idot-staff-assistants-sue-get-jobs-back#stream/0
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In 2016, Rauner issued a press release saying his administration had ended a “patronage hiring scandal” at the Illinois Department of Transportation. At issue were hundreds of people who’d gotten so-called staff assistant jobs under former governors Rod Blagojevich and Pat Quinn. These were political hires into jobs that should have been protected from that sort of thing. Attorney Don Craven says the eight workers suing Rauner eventually made their way into non-political jobs, but that didn’t save them. He says their firing was political. “This allegation is that these people were fired by IDOT because they’re Democrats and they refused to become affiliated with the Rauner administration,” Craven says. “That’s precisely what the first amendment says you can’t do — you can’t fire people because of their political affiliation.” The lawsuit is seeking to get the employees reinstated — with seniority, back pay and benefits. Asked for comment, the Rauner administration did not directly address the allegations in the lawsuit. Spokeswoman Patty Schuh says the administration has been “working hand-in-hand with the [Office of the Executive Inspector General’s] hiring monitoring unit and the court-appointed special master to clean up the corrupt political system created by previous governors.”)

 

CHICAGO READER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump/Rauner says “Donald Trump is Bruce Rauner’s useful idiot—and vice versa.”
https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2018/08/06/donald-trump-is-bruce-rauners-useful-idiot-and-vice-versa

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— Blame the Democrats for Chicago racism
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/kelly-blame-the-democrats-for-chicago-racism

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Rahm: “This is not Chicago.”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/06/rahm-not-chicago/
— Replacing State Rep. Nick Sauer
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/06/replacing-state-rep-nick-sauer/

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Rahm pitches scheme to stick his, your grandchildren with massive pension tab – Glenn Minnis
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511519543-rahm-pitches-scheme-to-stick-his-your-grandchildren-with-massive-pension-tab

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Maine West Principal Haugan paid in $358K to teachers pension fund, could collect $7.1 million in retirement (DIERSEN: In 1966-1997 dollars, I paid $70,932 into the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). So far, in today’s dollars, CSRS has paid me $1,084,822 ($4,322 X 251 months). If I was still working for GAO, CSRS would not have paid me anything, and in today’s dollars, I would have paid $183,497 ($731 X 251 months) into the CSRS. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with my Democrat GAO superiors who forced me to take their early retirement “offer” in 1997 when I was 49 years old. What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes?)
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511512555-maine-west-principal-haugan-paid-in-358k-to-teachers-pension-fund-could-collect-7-1-million-in-retirement

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— 17 IN MCHENRY COUNTY COMPLETE FREE CONCEAL CARRY CLASSES OFFERED BY STATE REP
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/17-in-mchenry-county-complete-free-conceal-carry-classes-offered-by-state-rep-.html
— PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ARE STARTING TO ASSERT THEIR RIGHTS UNDER JANUS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/public-employees-are-starting-to-assert-their-rights-under-janus.html
— LAKE BLUFF REPUBLICAN RICK LESSER STEPS UP TO FILL VOID IN 58TH HOUSE RACE
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/lake-bluff-republican-steps-up-to-fill-void-in-58th-house-race.html
— GOP HOUSE CANDIDATE TO RAISE FUNDS WITH COACH DITKA THURSDAY NIGHT IN CHICAGO
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/gop-house-candidate-to-raise-funds-with-coach-ditka-thursday-night-in-chicago.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Ivanka Trump to visit Godfrey with Rodney Davis
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/06/ivanka-trump-to-visit-godfrey-with-rodney-davis/
— Christie throws Rauner under the bus
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/06/christie-throws-rauner-under-the-bus/
— When views supposedly matter, and when they supposedly don’t
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/06/when-views-supposedly-matter-and-when-they-supposedly-dont/
— Fired employees claim First Amendment violations (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 when Elmer B. Staats was the Comptroller General, but in 1981, Charles A. Bowsher became Comptroller General. Bowsher came from Arthur Andersen and believed in “up or out” for employees who were White, male, and/or non-veteran, but NOT for employees who were minority, female, and/or veteran. Under Bowsher, GAO did everything it could to get rid of its employees like me a) who were White, male, and/or non-veteran and b) who had not made 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. Beyond overwhelmingly, GAO’s employees who were Republican like me were White, male, and/or non-veteran and had NOT made 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.)
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/06/fired-employees-claim-first-amendment-violations/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Defendant Rauner made comments that expressed his political animus to those individuals who supported Democrats or public-sector unions. Some of those comments were directed at some plaintiffs. […] The real reason for the termination of these Plaintiffs was that they were employed by the prior administration (under then Governor Patrick Quinn who was a member of the Democratic Party) or that they refused to become affiliated with the Rauner Administration. * Pretext… Despite the long-standing policy of IDOT to review and update job descriptions of employees, at no time after their reassignments did supervisory personnel, or personnel in the Bureau of Personnel verify the accuracy of Plaintiffs’ job descriptions or update the job descriptions to more accurately reflect the work being assigned to each Plaintiff. Defendants then used the job descriptions, which were intentionally allowed to become outdated as the pretense to terminate the employment of these Plaintiffs.)
— Republicans using gun referendums in apparent bid to gin up turnout
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/06/republicans-using-gun-referendums-in-apparent-bid-to-gin-up-turnout/

 

BREITBART
— Midterm Meddling: Facebook Blocks Republican Candidate’s Ad (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes side with Facebook.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/06/facebook-blocks-congressional-candidate-elizabeth-hengs-video-ad-about-communist-crimes/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook has censored political ads before. The platform blocked an ad from Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), leading her to testify in front of Congress about censorship. On the other hand, the platform has faced legal problems in Washington for discriminatory ads, such as excluding older job applicants from seeing help wanted ads.)
— InfoWars Ban: CNN, Democrats Successfully Lobby Big Tech to Censor Their Critics – Allum Bokhari (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want me to censure their critics/opponents, but I refuse to do that.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/06/infowars-ban-cnn-democrats-successfully-lobby-big-tech-to-censor-their-critics/
— Karl Rove: Trump Using Stalin Phrase ‘Enemy of the People’ Is ‘Not Helpful’ – Pam Key
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/08/06/karl-rove-trump-using-stalin-phrase-enemy-of-the-people-is-not-helpful/

 

FOX NEWS
— Statue of Liberty Climber Spews Anti-America Chant Outside Manhattan Court (DIERSEN: What do her supporters have to say about this?)
http://insider.foxnews.com/2018/08/04/statue-liberty-climber-spews-anti-america-chant-outside-manhattan-court

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— GAO: scolds Customs and Border Protection over border wall prototype evaluation – Naomi Lim (DIERSEN: GAO is run by Democrats.)
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/government-accountability-watchdog-scolds-cbp-over-border-wall-prototype-evaluation

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Elizabeth Warren: Our Justice System Is ‘Racist, All the Way, Front to Back.’ – JIM GERAGHTY (DIERSEN: I was denied my 7th Amendment right to jury trial in Diersen v. GAO because the judges in case favor political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. But even if they did not favor the aforesaid, they would have denied me my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial because they believed that because of my terrible demographics, no jury would rule in my favor. I am White, male, old (born in 1948), Republican, conservative, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), non-poor, gun owner, draft avoider, 100% German American, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, federal employee for almost 30 years, union member for almost 12 years, childless, etc.)
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/elizabeth-warren-our-justice-system-is-racist-all-the-way-front-to-back/

 

CNBC NEWS
— GAO: Trump’s border wall could run overtime, over budget and perform below expectations (DIERSEN: GAO is run by Democrats.)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/06/dhs-is-pushing-for-a-border-wall-without-key-information-report-says.html

 

CBS NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Giuliani slams Rahm Emanuel, makes false claim about number of murders in Chicago.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/giuliani-slams-rahm-emanuel-makes-false-claim-about-number-of-murders-in-chicago/
— GAO questions whether border wall is worth the cost – KATHRYN WATSON (DIERSEN: GAO is run by Democrats.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-watchdog-questions-whether-border-wall-is-worth-the-cost/
— Helping employees repay student debt: A new perk? – JONATHAN BERR (DIERSEN: If you graduated debt-free, what helped you do that? For me, it was a) my outstanding parents who provided me with room and board while I completed courses at UIC 1966-1968 and worked for the Park Forest Post Office weekends during my first semester at NIU in 1969 and the summer of 1969 and b) the money that I earned and saved working for the Park Forest Post Office 1966-1969 and for Chrysler and University Plaza Dormitory in 1970. I graduated debt-free from NIU in August of 1970 owning a 1969 Dodge Charger SE.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/helping-employees-repay-student-debt-a-new-perk/

 

NBC NEWS
— GAO warns Trump’s wall may bust the budget, face delays, won’t work as planned The GAO study found that the Department of Homeland Security has not done the necessary cost estimates to develop future budget requests. – Adam Edelman and Geoff Bennett (DIERSEN: GAO is run by Democrats.)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/gov-t-report-warns-trump-s-wall-may-bust-budget-n898066

 

WASHINGTON POST
— GAO: Border wall may cost more, take longer – AP (DIERSEN: GAO is run by Democrats.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/congress-watchdog-border-wall-may-cost-more-take-longer/2018/08/06/3d3bdc28-99bd-11e8-a8d8-9b4c13286d6b_story.html

 

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— Corvette plant may be ‘insulated’ from tariff impact – DON SERGENT
https://www.bgdailynews.com/news/analyst-corvette-plant-may-be-insulated-from-tariff-impact/article_6b570adb-8d5e-5d66-813a-e51101cee9cf.html

 

GO SAN ANGELO
— We need subscribers to ensure the future of local news – Jen Killin-Guadarrama (DIERSEN: GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are free. My envy-filled critics/opponents are beyond furious that I can afford to spend 10+ hours each and every day and thousands of dollars each and every year to put the emails together and to send them out free each and every morning and each and every evening.)
https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/money/business/2018/08/02/subscribers-key-keeping-journalism-alive/889951002/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Hello. We’ve probably never met, but we think it’s safe to assume you’re the kind of person who wouldn’t walk into a convenience store and take a newspaper without paying for it. Asking for unlimited, free access to our website is the online equivalent of stealing a paper from the store. We can’t stay in business if we give our product away for free. We’ve had a paywall on our site for more than five years, but until recently, if you were coming to an article from social media, our content was free to view. Today, if a reader accesses more than 10 stories in a 30-day period, we will ask them to subscribe to continue reading our work, regardless of which source they use to find our journalism. Many people hit that limit early in the month. The change is long overdue and should have been made years ago. At the Standard-Times, we employ more than 25 people, 11 of them journalists who live in and love San Angelo. This doesn’t include the contract delivery personnel who deliver the print edition each day. These people work hard to bring important news to our audience. This award-winning staff keeps readers updated about events in town, attends countless public meetings and spends nights and weekends bringing you up-to-the-minute sports content. They request public records (and often fight for them) so you know what’s happening in your government. They report on breaking news so you know how you can keep yourself and your family safe. Salaries, newsprint, computers, pens, notebooks, smartphones and other reporting tools aren’t free. We spend thousands of dollars annually on criminal court documents alone. That’s on top of hundreds we spent on arrest documents, open records requests and other measures to hold government agencies accountable to the public.)

 

QUARTZ
— Half of American households are still poorer than they were before the Great Recession – Dan Kopf
https://qz.com/1348882/us-household-wealth-for-the-bottom-50-is-half-of-what-it-was-in-2007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When it comes to wealth, the poorest American households are much worse off than they were in 2007. In fact, they are no better, in terms of wealth, than they were in 1971. . .In contrast, the average household in the bottom 50% had about half as much wealth in 2016 as they did in 2007. Poorer households typically invest in homes and other physical assets, and put little to no money in stocks. As a result, they have not participated in the post-recession wealth recovery.)

 

ATLANTIC
— The Utility of White-Bashing It’s a rhetoric that serves a purpose—which is why it’s not likely to disappear. – REIHAN SALAM
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/08/the-utility-of-white-bashing/566846/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— GAO: Taxpayers at Risk of Overpaying for an Ineffective Border Wall – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: GAO is run by Democrats.)
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/08/taxpayers-risk-overpaying-ineffective-border-wall/150309/

 

QUEERTY
— More bad news for revenge pornographer/disgraced GOP state Rep. Nick Sauer – Graham Gremore
https://www.queerty.com/bad-news-revenge-pornographer-disgraced-gop-state-rep-nick-sauer-20180806

August 5 Evening Edition

ABC7
— 59 shot, eight dead in Chicago since Friday – Diane Pathieu
http://abc7chicago.com/59-shot-eight-dead-in-chicago-since-friday/3886976/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump reports on a Trump rally.
https://abc7chicago.com/at-trump-rallies-uneasy-mix-of-hate-friendliness-toward-media-reporters-notebook/3887830/

 

CBS2
— President Trump’s Weekly Address, Democrats’ Weekly Address
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/05/president-trump-weekly-address-democrats-address/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— 25 shot in multiple-victim shootings over 2.5 hours in Chicago: ‘If they shoot you, they don’t even run’ – Hannah Leone, Morgan Greene and William Lee
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-shootings-violence-20180804-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Dozens shot over weekend, five dead – Mitch Dudek and Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/influx-of-shooting-victims-causes-headaches-at-stroger-hospital/
— Fact-check: J. B. Pritzker says our workers are nation’s most educated. Not! – Kiannah Sepeda-Miller ((DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that the undergraduate and graduate courses that I took a) were not job-related, b) did not help me carry out my job duties, c) were taken by me to get a job in the private sector, and d) were a distraction. 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://chicago.suntimes.com/news/pritzker-claim-illinois-workers-nations-most-educated-wrong-politifact-fact-check/
— 7 arrested, 119 hospitalized during first three days of Lollapalooza – Tom Schuba
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/lollapalooza-arrests-hospital-heat-festival-emergency/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Christians demonize, denigrate, and condemn Christians.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/frederick-douglass-reminds-us-christians-supported-far-worse-than-donald-trump/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Lake County state’s attorney now investigating Sauer allegations – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180805/lake-county-states-attorney-now-investigating-sauer-allegations

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Rauner tops polls in at least one unpopularity contest – Nick Vlahos (DIERSEN: What impact do the following have on Rauner’s popularity: a) his taking actions against the traditional family, right to life, and immigration planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform and b) his “distancing” himself from Trump? It certainly seems like Rauner’s advisors told him that his popularity would skyrocket if he took the aforesaid actions.)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180805/word-on-street-rauner-tops-polls-in-at-least-one-unpopularity-contest
— Hypocrisy abounds in state employee ‘offshoring’ debate
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180805/word-on-street-hypocrisy-abounds-in-state-employee-offshoring-debate

 

RIVER CITIES READER
— The Information Monopoly of Dan Proft’s News Outlets – Rich Miller
https://www.rcreader.com/commentary/information-monopoly-news-outlets

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Abraham Lincoln was the first president to make use of electronic mass media – STEVE TARTER
https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article216145375.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Is Cuomo Threatening NRA’s Existence? He Says: ‘I’d Like To Believe It’s True.’ – MERRIT KENNEDY
http://www.nprillinois.org/post/cuomo-threatening-nras-existence-he-says-id-believe-its-true#stream/0

 

CHICAGO CITY WIRE
— Ex-St. Stanislaus parish music director loses job discrimination case; ministerial exception applies – Chandra Lye (DIERSEN: Political parties exist to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform. Political parties should discriminate against their members who fail/refuse to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance their platform. In Illinois, far too many members of the Illinois Republican Party (IRP) fail/refuse to help elect candidates who can/will defend/advance the IRP platform, and especially its traditional family, right to life, immigration, and Second Amendment planks. Far worse yet, far too many IRP members are Democrat Plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs who focus on getting rid of those like me who support the aforesaid planks. I should write a book about the aforesaid Democrat plants, Libertarian plants, Green plants, and RINOs.)
https://chicagocitywire.com/stories/511516455-ex-st-stanislaus-parish-music-director-loses-job-discrimination-case-ministerial-exception-applies

 

BREITBART
— ‘Disgusting’ and ‘Corrupt’: President Trump Blasts MSNBC at Ohio Rally – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/04/disgusting-and-corrupt-president-trump-blasts-msnbc-at-ohio-rally/

 

PJ MEDIA
— 3 Reasons ‘Obama Day’ Is a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Idea – TYLER O’NEIL
https://pjmedia.com/trending/3-reasons-obama-day-is-a-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-idea/

 

HOT AIR
— Protesting Journalists, Much Like Protesting Politicians, Is Constitutional – TAYLOR MILLARD (DIERSEN: What do you do? I should write a book about a) those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who protest what I do and b) why they protest what I so.)
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/08/04/protesting-journalists-much-like-protesting-politicians-constitutional/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— DO YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT FREE SPEECH? Joseph Farah blasts Internet Cartel for stomping on First Amendment
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/do-you-really-care-about-free-speech/

 

FOX NEWS
— The insults, they never stop! Anti-Trump media just can’t help themselves – Dan Gainor (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who paint themselves as being anti-Diersen. They would love it.)
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/08/05/dan-gainor-insults-never-stop-anti-trump-media-just-can-t-help-themselves.html

 

HUFFINGTON POST CANADA
— Canadians Don’t Want To Pay For Online News, In Bad Sign For Media Not what you want to hear if you have a subscription-based business model. – Jessica Chin
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/08/03/paid-news-canada-poll_a_23495521/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Too Little Too Late’: Bankruptcy Booms Among Older Americans – Tara Siegel Bernard (DIERSEN: According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am not in bankruptcy or headed for bankruptcy a) because I was born a healthy White male, b) because I have always benefited from my parents’, my grandparents’, and the rest of my ancestors’ discrimination against minorities and against females, c) because I avoided the draft, d) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, e) because I married someone who always had income, and f) because we gave up trying to have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/05/business/bankruptcy-older-americans.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: For a rapidly growing share of older Americans, traditional ideas about life in retirement are being upended by a dismal reality: bankruptcy. The signs of potential trouble — vanishing pensions, soaring medical expenses, inadequate savings — have been building for years. Now, new research sheds light on the scope of the problem: The rate of people 65 and older filing for bankruptcy is three times what it was in 1991, the study found, and the same group accounts for a far greater share of all filers. Driving the surge, the study suggests, is a three-decade shift of financial risk from government and employers to individuals, who are bearing an ever greater responsibility for their own financial well-being as the social safety net shrinks. The transfer has come in the form of, among other things, longer waits for full Social Security benefits, the replacement of employer-provided pensions with 401(k) savings plans and more out-of-pocket spending on health care. Declining incomes, whether in retirement or leading up to it, compound the challenge.)

 

BOWLING GREEN DAILY NEWS
— Corvette Museum seeks to expand collection – DON SERGENT
https://www.bgdailynews.com/news/corvette-museum-seeks-to-expand-collection/article_4c68c999-21d3-5349-b7e6-d5009ecbc24c.html

 

BUSINESS INSIDER
— These are the 10 cars that drivers keep the longest after buying them brand new – Brian Pascus (DIERSEN: How long have you owned your cars? I have owned my 1972 Chevy Corvette for almost 47 years, my 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX for almost 23 years, my 2003 Chevy Cavalier for more than 8 years, my 2005 Chevy Corvette for almost 13 years, my 2013 Dodge Charger R/T Max for almost 6 years, and my 2016 Ford Mustang for more than 2 years.)
https://www.businessinsider.com/cars-drivers-keep-the-longest-after-buying-them-new-2018-8
(FROM THE ARTICLE: “While the average car buyer gets rid of their car 7.4 years after purchasing it new, there is a wide variety of cars that owners are more likely to keep for longer,” said iSeeCars CEO Phong Ly in a press statement. “Many factors could contribute to a car’s longevity such as its function as shown by the dominance of family vehicles, or because of a fondness of a timeless classic like the Chevrolet Corvette.” The Ford Expedition earned the prize of being the car owners hold onto for the longest period of time, with an average rate of nine years. The other SUVs included in the top-10 ranking are the Toyota Sequoia, the Chevrolet Suburban, the Toyota 4Runner and the Ford Explorer. “These vehicles tend to be family haulers, which means that parents are likely to keep them for longer than average and not replace them until a large family vehicle is no longer necessary,” said Ly in his statement. The only sports car to make the list was the Chevrolet Corvette, which ranked second. The only minivan, the Honda Odyssey, came in ranked tenth.)