Tag: political

July 10 Morning Edition

CBS2
— Dan Ryan Protest Sparks Harsh Tweet Exchange Between Emanuel and Rauner – Dorothy Tucker
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/09/dan-ryan-protest-rauner-emanuel/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Anti-violence protest on Dan Ryan leads to political war of words – Dane Placko
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/anti-violence-protest-on-dan-ryan-leads-to-political-war-of-words

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Nation reacts to Brett Kavanaugh nomination to Supreme Court – Alexandra Arriaga
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/supreme-court-trump-nation-reaction-brett-kavanaugh/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump Supreme Court pick ‘could change the rules in America,’ Durbin says
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-donald-trump-supreme-court-senators-20180709-story.html
— Former Ohio State wrestling coaches release statement supporting Rep. Jim Jordan – Elise Viebeck
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-spt-ohio-state-jim-jordan-20180709-story.html
— Aside from tracks, high school exercise facilities remain largely off limits to Southland community in summer – C.R. Walker
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-schools-in-summer-st-0711-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The offerings are limited in the summer at Crete-Monee High School as well. “Crete does not directly offer open facilities to our indoor areas during summer months due to maintenance scheduling, supervision and insurance reasons,” said Robin Tobias, athletic director at Crete. “However, the local parks department does arrange access to some of the high school indoor spaces for usage by community members under their department’s supervision and insurance plans.”)
— Former Trump chauffeur sues, claiming years of unpaid OT – AP (DIERSEN: Putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every morning and each and every evening takes at least 10 hours each and every day, that is, at least a) 70 hours each and every week, b) 300 hours each and every month, c) 3,650 hours each and every year, and d) 36,500 hours each and every decade.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–trump-chauffeur-20180709-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Cintron was Trump’s driver for 20 years, until the Secret Service took over when Trump became the Republican presidential nominee in 2016, according to the suit. He didn’t raise the overtime claim until now because he wasn’t fully mindful of his right to it and didn’t want to cause trouble at work, said one of his lawyers, Larry Hutcher. “He was always concerned about keeping his job. It was something that he did not want to push,” Hutcher said. As a driver, Cintron started his workday at 7 a.m., finished whenever Trump, his relatives or Trump Organization associates said he could go home, and routinely worked 50- to 55-hour weeks without getting overtime but was eligible for it, the lawsuit says. It says Cintron has made $75,000 a year since 2010, when he got a raise from $68,000 but gave up his health insurance in exchange, so the boost wasn’t “meaningful.” Before that, his last raise — roughly $5,000 a year — was in 2006, the suit says. The suit alleges federal and state labor law violations and seeks six years of unpaid overtime — the legal time limit for such claims — plus interest, attorneys’ fees and unspecified damages. His lawyers estimate the overtime alone at over $170,000.)
— Who, exactly, lives in a bubble? – Rex Huppke (DIERSEN: Most of my nastiest critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have spent very little of their lives outside of Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Milton Township, and DuPage County. They continue to treat me like I am a newcomer and outsider. I lived in Crete 1948-1972, University Park 1972-1976, and Chicago 1976-1978. I worked in Chicago Heights 1964-1966 and 1970-1972, Flossmoor in 1966, Park Forest 1966-1969, Chicago 1971 and 1973-1997, Harvey 1971-1973, and Joliet 1973-1974. I have lived in my Wheaton precinct since 1984 and in Wheaton since 1978.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-trump-con-bubble-america-huppke-20180709-story.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: Live in a Chicago neighborhood with a high violent crime rate? Your odds of obesity, hypertension are higher, study finds – Ese Olumhense (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes attribute my relatively good health to my having lived in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in downtown Chicago 1976-1978, and in Wheaton since 1978.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-violent-crime-high-blood-pressure-obesity-20180625-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Where to see the toughest stretches at Chicago Golf for the U.S. Senior Women’s Open – Katlyn Smith
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180710/where-to-see-the-toughest-stretches-at-chicago-golf-for-the-us-senior-womens-open
— The real Crying Game involves American children – Michael Reagan
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180710/reagan-the-real-crying-game-involves-american-children
— The merits of Illinois’ retirement savings option – Editorial (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government 1966-1969 and 1971-1997, $70,932 ($122,682 in today’s dollars), or 7% of my salary, went into the Civil Service Retirement System.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180710/editorial-the-merits-of-illinois-retirement-savings-option
(FROM THE ARTICLE: When the process is complete, all Illinois companies with more than 25 employees that do not offer retirement-savings options will be required to automatically divert 5 percent of each worker’s pay into a Roth IRA managed by a private financial services company under contract with the state. Employees have options for managing their accounts, and they are not required to participate. But they should think carefully before deciding to opt out. The great merit of employer-operated retirement savings plans is that they help ensure that workers save for retirement by transferring money into investments before they’re tempted to spend it.)

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Stacking up taxes Illinois properties accounted for 11 of the 100 highest commercial property tax bills nationwide in 2017. – DANNY ECKER
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180706/NEWS07/180709942

 

WTTW
— Gov. Rauner’s Answer to Chicago Violence – Amanda Vinicky (DIERSEN: If you asked those who commit violence in Chicago if they would have taken the jobs that I took, what would they say? I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/07/09/gov-rauner-s-answer-chicago-violence
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The governor’s solution to violence touches on a common theme: reducing burdens on businesses and lowering property taxes, which he says will grow economic opportunities and jobs.)

 

ALTON DAILY NEWS
— Illinois Senators React to High Court Nominee – Mark Ellebracht –
http://altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=268219#.W0SO9dJKiM8
— Illinois Still in the Red – Cole Lauterbach
http://www.altondailynews.com/news/details.cfm?clientid=17&id=268174#.W0SqsJNy-M8

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— ‘Bad’ jobs don’t have to be that way – EJ Dionne (DIERSEN: What bad jobs have you had? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, a) if you take a bad job, it is because you are lazy, stupid, a loser, and/or worse things and b) all the jobs that I have had were bad jobs, but grossly overpaid jobs. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180709/ej-dionne-bad-jobs-dont-have-to-be-that-way

 

JOURNAL TOPICS
— Vice President Pence Coming To Rosemont; Protests Possible – Tom Robb
https://www.journal-topics.com/articles/vice-president-pence-coming-to-rosemont-protests-possible/

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Politicians, activists divided on Kavanaugh – ROGER MILLER
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/national/government-and-politics/politicians-activists-divided-on-kavanaugh/article_1911305c-5bc2-5871-a10d-af6133a34cc7.html

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Contentious confirmation battle looms as Trump picks Kavanaugh for high court – CATHERINE LUCEY, ZEKE MILLER and MARK SHERMAN
https://herald-review.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/contentious-confirmation-battle-looms-as-trump-picks-kavanaugh-for-high/article_1c6fc63f-4745-53c0-abe2-24152bef636e.html

 

WSIL TV
— Lawmakers react to SCOTUS pick – Elizabeth Taylor (DIERSEN: I should write a book about how GAO’s Democrat employees in its Chicago office REACTED to my transferring from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old. Needless-to-say, they were disgusted, outraged, and beyond furious. GAO audits IRS. They viciously demonized, viciously denigrated, and viciously condemned the knowledge of IRS that I had gained by working for IRS for almost 9 years, the last 5 1/2 years of which at the GS-12 Step 1-5 levels, currently $81,071-$91,880. They wanted me to suffer a much greater pay cut to transfer than the $19,203 (26%) pay cut that I suffered. They stressed a) that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974 and b) that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. They stressed that I was a draft-avoiding non-veteran conservative Republican who opposed patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. They stressed that I was 100% German national origin, a Missouri Synod Lutheran, and someone whose ancestors had been in America since the 1840s. They hinted/implied/argued that IRS should NOT have a) hired me in 1971, b) promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, or c) let me work there for almost 9 years. They hinted/implied/argued that the Post Office should NOT have a) hired me in 1966 or b) let me work there for almost 3 years. They were disgusted, outraged, and beyond furious that I transferred in with almost 12 years of federal seniority, 30 unused vacation days, and more than 100 unused sick days. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that legislative branch employees were far superior to executive branch employees. They stressed that I had been a union member while I worked for the Post Office and for IRS and that I had filed grievances. They dismissed, belittled, badmouthed, demonized, denigrated, and condemned what I had learn by a) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, b) almost completing the requirements for a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul, c) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, and d) earning a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970. They painted me and my wife as being undeservedly filthy rich DINKs (dual income, no kids). They stressed that we owned 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton, owned and rented out 774-5 Sunset Court in University Park, and owned a 1972 Corvette, a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale, and a 1978 Chevy Chevette. They stressed my wife’s salary and her frequent business trips to luxury resorts that could and did accompany her on. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that my parents were undeservedly filthy rich because they sent me to Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete 1953-1961 and then to Hope Lutheran Grade School in Park Forest 1961-1962 to stay with the Missouri Synod. They stressed that I had lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in Wheaton since 1978 and hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Crete and Wheaton were full of people who were White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things. They talked and acted like they had read and memorized every word in Money Magazine’s nasty February 1978 4-page article on me.)
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38605861/lawmakers-react-to-scotus-pick

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Brett Kavanaugh Supported Broad Leeway For Presidents Under Investigation – CARRIE JOHNSON
http://nprillinois.org/post/brett-kavanaugh-supported-broad-leeway-presidents-under-investigation#stream/0
— Kavanaugh Nomination Sparks Partisan Uproar On Abortion Rights – KELSEY SNELL
http://nprillinois.org/post/kavanaugh-nomination-sparks-partisan-uproar-abortion-rights#stream/0

 

POLITICO ILLINOIS
— ROSKAM revs up – Shia Kapos
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/07/10/roskam-revs-up-pritzker-gutierrez-blast-rauner-investment-challengers-poke-at-emanuel-284977

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rep. Christian Mitchell named interim executive director of Democratic Party of Illinois
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/10/rep-christian-mitchell-named-interim-executive-director-of-dpi/

 

WASHINGTON EXAMINER
— OUTSTANDING: GOP bill would make first-time illegal border crossing a felony, send sanctuary city funds to ICE – Anna Giaritelli |
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gop-bill-would-make-first-time-illegal-border-crossing-a-felony-send-sanctuary-city-funds-to-ice

 

GOPUSA
— Fox News Host Cancels Live Coverage of Supreme Court Protest: ‘I Felt Threatened’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49918
— Founder of ‘WalkAway’ from liberalism movement denied service at store (DIERSEN: From what I see, virtually all stores in Democrat areas are owned and/or operated by people 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.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49939
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Number of people shot in Chicago this year surpasses 1,400
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49905
— Deportees learn workforce and life skills in Tijuana
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49907
— Brett Kavanaugh’s long Washington history gives Senate much to review (DIERSEN: When I transferred from IRS to GAO in 1980 when I was 31 years old, my Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates talked and acted like they had read and memorized every word in Money Magazine’s nasty February 1978 4-page article on me.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49915

 

JUDICIAL WATCH
— New HHS Documents Reveal that ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ Processed During Obama Years Included Violent Criminals, Drug Smugglers, and Human Traffickers Reports Include 1,000 ‘Significant Incident Reports,’ Revealing UAC ‘Refugees’ Admitting to Murder for Drug Cartels, Prostitution, and Sexual Predation Reports Also Cite Incidents of U.S. Government Contractors/Employees Allegedly Assaulting Unaccompanied Alien Children
http://jw.structure.email/press-release/judicial-watch-new-hhs-documents-reveal-that-unaccompanied-alien-children-processed-during-obama-years-included-violent-criminals-drug-smugglers-and-human-traffickers

 

ONE ILLINOIS
— REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS SHARE FALSE IMPRESSIONS ABOUT ‘THE OTHER SIDE’ – TED COX (DIERSEN: What percent of Democrats are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.oneillinois.com/stories/2018/7/9/divide

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— President’s supreme court nomination impacts – Jennifer Jensen
https://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/local-news/president-s-supreme-court-nomination-impacts/1292812450

 

BREITBART
— Sen. Chris Murphy: Brett Kavanaugh Is a ‘Second Amendment Radical’ – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/09/sen-chris-murphy-brett-kavanaugh-is-a-second-amendment-radical/

 

HOT AIR
— RNC: We’ve Made 20M Voter Contacts Already In The Midterms – ED MORRISSEY (DIERSEN: Every time I send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS email, I make hundreds if not thousands of voter contacts. Since 2004, I have sent out more than 5,850 GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Those emails included links to more than 306,300 articles.)
https://hotair.com/archives/2018/07/09/rnc-weve-made-20m-voter-contacts-already-midterms/

 

WATCHDOG
— Trump nominates Kavanaugh, a judge with a mixed record on conservative issues – Tyler Arnold
https://www.watchdog.org/national/trump-nominates-kavanaugh-a-judge-with-a-mixed-record-on/article_8047fbf2-83ef-11e8-b112-1bab63eb4c90.html

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Invaders Are Not Immigrants – Shari Goodman
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/07/invaders_are_not_immigrants.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The Democratic Party, along with its shills in the mainstream media, has misleadingly blurred the lines between the definition of “immigrant” and “invader.” An immigrant is an alien who has been granted the right to permanently reside in the United States by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. An “invader,” as defined by Merriam Webster, is one who “trespasses, encroaches, and infringes upon another’s property.” The United States is our collective home and those who come here without seeking and gaining permission to enter our collective home are no different than an uninvited guest who enters our personal home to take up residence without permission. As a legal immigrant brought to the United States from Germany at a young age by my parents, I and many legal immigrants who waited sometimes years to obtain the necessary visa for entry resent those who merely walk across our border and claim to be “immigrants.” An immigrant is one who seeks and gains approval to enter, while invaders disrespect our laws put in place by “We the people.” Currently the Democratic Party, under the leadership of Tom Perez, a Marxist, and Keith Ellison, a Muslim Brotherhood operative, have been campaigning for open borders. They have resisted President Trump’s border enforcement, and many others are now calling for the abolishment of ICE (Immigration Custom Enforcement). One only has to look at crime statistics committed by illegals to see a glimpse of what a borderless United States holds for us. The Daily Wire reported that 92 percent of confirmed aliens in Federal Bureau of Prisons custody are illegals and that 97 percent of confirmed aliens in the U.S. Marshal Service custody are illegals. Furthermore, 21 percent of those convicted of non-immigration crimes were non-citizens and 2.5 times their share of the population. The Government Accountability Office reported in 2011 that there were 251,000 criminal aliens in federal, state, and local prisons. Those aliens represented nearly three million criminal offenses, which ranged from homicide and kidnappings to drugs, burglary, and larceny. These criminal offenses would not have occurred here had these criminals been prevented from gaining a foothold into our home and thousands of lives would not have been lost.)

 

DAILY CALLER
— NANCY PELOSI VOWS TO ‘AVENGE PRESIDENT OBAMA IF IT’S THE LAST THING I DO’ – Peter Hasson (DIERSEN: Many, if not most, of my critics/opponents are Bill Brady supporters a) who blame me for all the defeats that Bill Brady has suffered and b) demonize me, denigrate me, and condemn me as being a Jim Oberweis operative/dupe.)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/09/nancy-pelosi-avenge-obama/
— ‘A JUDGE’S JUDGE:’ TRUMP EXPLAINS WHY HE PICKED KAVANAUGH – Saagar Enjeti
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/09/donald-trump-why-he-picked-brett-kavanaugh/

 

NEWSMAX
— Kavanaugh Faces Tough Nomination Fight – Solange Reyner
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/brett-kavanaugh-scotus-senate-confirmation/2018/07/09/id/870775/

 

USA TODAY
— FRONT PAGE: DNA tests used to reunite migrant families spark worries they’ll be used for much more – Elizabeth Weise, Ryan Suppe and Alan Gomez
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2018/07/09/how-dna-testing-work-reunited-families-separated-border/761810002/
— Schumer vows to fight Trump SCOTUS nominee ‘with everything I have’ – Deirdre Shesgreen
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/09/senate-democratic-leader-schumer-vows-fight-trump-nominee-everything-have/769930002/
— HARDCOPY ARTICLE TITLE: Off-work politics may hurt your job – Johnny Taylor (DIERSEN: If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended Crete-Monee High School 1962-1966, the Post Office would not have hired me in 1966. If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended UIC 1966-1968 and NIU 1969-1970, IRS would not have hired me in 1971. If I had been active in Republican politics while I attended Loyola 1972-1976 and DePaul 1976-1980, GAO would not have hired me in 1980.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2018/07/03/ask-hr-can-fired-going-protest-speaking-out-politically/753012002/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— President Trump Chooses Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court Vacancy Nominee could put conservative imprint on high court for decades; both sides of the aisle gear up for confirmation battle – Louise Radnofsky, Peter Nicholas and Brent Kendall
https://www.wsj.com/articles/president-trump-chooses-brett-kavanaugh-for-supreme-court-vacancy-1531184864
— Vaping Doesn’t Often Help Smokers Quit, New Study Finds Adult smokers who didn’t use electronic vaping devices were more than twice as likely to quit, according to the study – Betsy McKay (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my superiors in the federal government who were older White males who worked the hardest to waste my career and to get rid of me were big time smokers and big time drinkers. I have never been a smoker or a drinker.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/vaping-doesnt-often-help-smokers-quit-new-study-finds-1531159338
— ‘Give People Money’ and ‘The War on Normal People’ Review: The Cure for Poverty? A guaranteed income does nothing to address the misery of joblessness, nor the associated plagues of divorce, opioid abuse and suicide. Edward Glaeser reviews “Give People Money” by Annie Lowrey and “The War on Normal People” by Andrew Yang. – (DIERSEN: How much guaranteed income would it take to get you to a) stop working and/or b) stop qualifying yourself for better paying jobs – $20,000/year, $30,000/year, $40,000/year, $50,000+/year?)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/give-people-money-and-the-war-on-normal-people-review-the-cure-for-poverty-1531177482

 

BLOOMBERG
— Kavanaugh Pick Kicks Off Long-Shot Bid by Democrats to Block Him – Laura Litvan
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-10/kavanaugh-pick-kicks-off-long-shot-bid-by-democrats-to-block-him

 

ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
— Federal spending is unsustainable and Congress is unwilling to do anything about it – Editorial
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/07/09/federal-spending-is-unsustainable-and-congress-unwilling-to-do-anything-about-it/

 

NEWSWEEK
— LINDSEY GRAHAM: TRUMP’S SUPREME COURT PICK COULD BE GEORGE WASHINGTON, AND DEMOCRATS STILL WOULDN’T SUPPORT IT – HARRIET SINCLAIR
http://www.newsweek.com/graham-trumps-supreme-court-pick-could-be-george-washington-and-democrats-1013813

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Why didn’t the Daily Herald report on Wheaton’s 2018 Independence Day parade?
http://www.gopillinois.com

 

Why didn’t the Daily Herald report on Wheaton’s 2018 Independence Day parade? Was it:

 

— because “DuPage County Republicans” was the lead sponsor of the parade? 19 Republicans contributed $2,500 to help sponsor the parade. Illinois Republican Party leader and Bolingbrook Mayor Roger Claar contributed $500, Judge Jeff MacKay contributed $250, and DuPage County Forest Preserve Commissioner Tim Whelan contributed $150. Bob Berlin, Dan Cronin, Tim Elliott, Amy Grant, Gwen Henry, Paul Hinds, Marty Keller, Deanne Mazzochi, Dave Molitor, John Monino, Chris Nybo, Peter Roskam, Darlene Ruscitti, Phil Suess, Kevin Wiley, and Karen Wilson each contributed $100.

 

— because DuPage County Republicans got credit for sponsoring the Tunes of Glory bagpipers and the Wheaton North and South High School band entries in the parade?

 

— because I hand delivered 500 flyers that promoted the parade, the Republican parade sponsors, and the Republican parade entries to residences and businesses, including the residences on Main Street and two blocks east and west of Main Street south of Harrison Street?

 

— because Republican elected officials and candidates in the parade were Peter Roskam, Evelyn Sanguinetti, Erika Harold, Mike Connelly, Peter Breen, Jeanne Ives, Amy Grant, Paul Hinds, James Mendrick, Grant Eckhoff, Tim Elliott, Chris Zaruba, Tim Whelan, Jeff McKay, Karen Wilson, Gary Muehlfelt, Sal Falbo, John Monino, Nick Nathwani, as well as Marty Keller and the Milton Township Republican Central Committee?

 

— because I was the one who arranged for DuPage County Republicans to be the lead sponsor of the parade? – Dave Diersen

July 8 Evening Edition

CBS2
— President Trump’s Weekly Address; Democrats’ Weekly Address
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/08/president-trumps-weekly-address-democrats-weekly-address-14/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— McConnell pursued from Kentucky restaurant by angry crowd – Avi Selk
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-mitch-mcconnell-restaurant-20180708-story.html
— New mural in Crete opens a window into historic building’s past – Dennis Sullivan (DIERSEN: I remember being in this building in the 1950s when it was Hartmann’s. My father played music in the building in the 1960s when it was Harry’s Old Town Restaurant. My wife remembers seeing my father play music at Harry’s in the late 1960s.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-crete-mural-st-0708-story.html

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— How Chicago’s financing of police-misconduct payouts adds hundreds of millions to the tab – STEVE DANIELS
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20180706/ISSUE01/180709939/how-chicagos-financing-of-police-misconduct-payouts-adds-hundreds-of

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— 26 Illinois counties have passed ‘gun sanctuary’ resolutions. Are they constitutional? – Kelsey Landis
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180708/26-illinois-counties-have-passed-gun-sanctuary-resolutions-are-they-constitutional

 

BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH & QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans promote Libertarians.
https://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/mclean-county-libertarians-ready-to-make-their-mark-on-government/article_b774fef1-0b4f-57f8-8e67-4644f8494ec5.html
http://www.whig.com/20180707/libertarian-candidates-make-case-for-statewide-office#

 

DAILY NORTHWESTERN
— Northwestern says it won’t make changes to admissions after Trump administration rescinds Obama-era guidance – Alan Perez
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/07/08/campus/northwestern-says-it-wont-make-changes-to-admissions-after-trump-administration-rescinds-obama-era-guidance/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Crystal Lake Independence Day Parade – Part 1 – Bruce Rauner
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/07/08/cl-independence-day-parade-part-1-rauner/

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— Zero-tolerance policy fails to stop surge of illegal immigrant families – Stephen Dinan
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/8/zero-tolerance-policy-fails-stop-migrant-family-su/

 

CONSERVATIVE DAILY NEWS
— Rush Limbaugh: Illegal Immigration is the issue that got Donald Trump elected – Brady Kenyon
https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2018/07/rush-limbaugh-illegal-immigration-is-the-issue-that-got-donald-trump-elected/

 

BREITBART
— NPR, Gabby Giffords’ Gun Control Group: Self-Defense Gun Usage a ‘Myth’ – Awr Hawkins
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/07/npr-gabby-giffords-gun-control-group-self-defense-gun-usage-a-myth/

 

DAILY CALLER
— SEN. DURBIN COMPARES CHILDREN DETAINED AT BORDER TO THAI CHILDREN STUCK IN CAVE – Mike Brest
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/08/durbin-kids-detained-border-thai-cave/?utm_medium=email
— THOUSANDS SHUT DOWN MAJOR CHICAGO HIGHWAY IN THE NAME OF GUN CONTROL – Molly Prince
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/08/chicago-highway-gun-protest/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— LOW TURNOUT FOR PRO-GUN RALLIES ACROSS U.S. ‘A lot of conservatives are just afraid to show up for public events’
http://www.wnd.com/2018/07/low-turnout-for-pro-gun-rallies-across-u-s/
— Apology aside, Amazon still punishing Joseph Farah, top Christian reviewer
http://www.wnd.com/2018/07/apology-aside-amazon-still-punishing-farah-top-christian-reviewer/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Vaunted Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is damaged goods now – Monica Showalter (DIERSEN: Are you damaged goods? My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes paint everyone as being damaged goods. They stress that I am no longer a TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairman, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member, Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster, Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member, or American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member. They stress that 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. They stress that my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. They stress that my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/07/muchvaunted_alexandria_ocasiocortez_is_damaged_goods_now.html

 

COLLEGE FIX
— Ivies to continue using race in admissions despite new Trump guidelines
https://www.thecollegefix.com/post/46580/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— The House Returns to Deep Uncertainty Over Both Parties’ Leadership – Nicholas Fandos and Thomas Kaplan
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/08/us/politics/house-leadership-republicans-democrats.html
— Government Work Done, Tax Policy Writers Decamp to Lobbying Jobs – Alan Rappeport
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/08/business/tax-policy-lobbying-jobs.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— ‘Where are the babies, Mitch?’: McConnell pursued from restaurant by angry crowd – Avi Selk
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2018/07/08/where-are-the-babies-mitch-mcconnell-pursued-from-restaurant-by-angry-crowd/
— Trump’s fight with federal employee unions gets real on Monday – Lisa Rein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-fight-with-federal-employee-unions-gets-real-on-monday/2018/07/08/55e52e9e-7bba-11e8-aeee-4d04c8ac6158_story.html

 

NEW YORK POST
— Want more skilled workers? Create them – Jonathon Trugman (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted what  I learned when 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. My Democrat GAO superiors wasted the knowledge that I had from 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.)
https://nypost.com/2018/07/07/want-more-skilled-workers-create-them/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: And there’s another wonderful solution: Invest in the future of your business while at the same time investing in the future of your employees. Yes, training is expensive, especially for the highest-skill jobs. And yes, it can run into the tens of thousands of dollars in certain cases. But in exchange for the training, you could require a commensurate commitment. For example, if you need to hire welders, and you can’t find any that meet your qualifications, advertise that you “will train” or “will pay for certification.” You will be likely to attract a good number of long-term unemployed looking to retrain for the modern workforce. By sending them to vocational school with a formal agreement to come work for the company upon certification and tuition reimbursement or direct payment, you are forging a long-lasting connection between your company and a person who could use a little help. So let’s stop all this corporate complaining how hard it is to find qualified workers. The solutions are simple: Offer more pay, and/or more or flexible hours. And offer training in exchange for a commitment from people who will grow your firm.)

 

INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL
— Younger workers want more varied educational pathways, study finds (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors in the federal government wasted everything that I learned when 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.ibj.com/articles/69478-younger-workers-want-more-varied-educational-pathways-study-finds

 

FED SMITH
— Border Patrol Losing Staff Despite Order to Hire More Agents (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/07/08/border-patrol-losing-staff-despite-order-hire-agents/

July 8 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Anti-violence protesters shut down Dan Ryan: ‘Today was the attention-getter, but now comes the action’ – Patrick M. O’Connell, Jeremy Gorner and Megan Crepeau (DIERSEN: What will the protesters call for? Will they call for individuals, organizations, and companies that are members of the following groups to leave Chicago: Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-dan-ryan-pfleger-violence-protest-20180706-story.html
— Old arrests surface for Wisconsin Democrat running to replace House Speaker Paul Ryan – AP (DIERSEN: Needless-to-say, if you have ever done anything that subjects you to blackmail or to prosecution, you should not seek or hold any kind of government or political office.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/midwest/ct-randy-bryce-arrests-wisconsin-democrat-paul-ryan-20180707-story.html
— Yes, there really are people who aren’t on Facebook. But are they normal? – Barbara Brotman (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. Facebook does everything that it can to make people 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://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-social-facebook-nonusers-resisters-0708-story.html
— Go ahead, sign Pat Quinn’s term limits petition – Editorial (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote term limits. They stress how much better off a) that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois is without me as its chairman, b) that Wheaton Chamber of Commerce is without me as a member of its Government Affairs Committee, c) that Milton Township Republican Central Committee is without me as its webmaster, d) that Illinois Center Right Coalition is without me on its Steering Committee; and e) that the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter is without me as one of its board members.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-quinn-term-limits-ballot-20180706-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Pruitt’s almighty feast of scandals had Trump’s blessing.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-blessings-pruitt-trump-ethics-scandals-0709-story.html

— Millennial buyers face a tough housing market – Tim Henderson (DIERSEN: In September of 1972, when I was 24 years old, I bought a new town home at 774-5 Sunset Court in University Park with money that I had earned/saved a) working for IRS since June of 1971 and b) working for the Firestone Store in Chicago Heights since August of 1970. In 1974, I bought a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building with money that I had earned/saved working for IRS. In 1976, I bought a one bedroom condo in that building with money that I had earned/saved working for IRS. In 1978, my wife and I bought 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton with money that I had earned/saved working for IRS and that she had earned/saved working for the FBI and the U.S. League of Savings Institutions. In 1984, we had 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton with money that I had earned/saved working for GAO and that my wife had earned/saved working for the U.S. League of Savings Institutions.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-tns-bc-real-millennials-20180628-story.html
— Why don’t I carry a gun? The cost is too high, yet has nothing to do with money – Jerry Davich
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-davich-concealed-carry-gun-ownership-st-0706-story.html
— FRONT PAGE IN THE NAPERVILLE SUN WITH A COLOR PICTURE: KidsMatter developing programs to reach stressed-out Naperville youth – Suzanne Baker (DIERSEN: What caused you stress when you were young? For me, it included a) I was NOT viewed as being “college material;” neither of my parents had attended college; my father was the first of his ancestors to earn a high school diploma; and my mother never attended high school; b) the stigma of my spending my junior and senior years and the summer in between washing dishes for the minimum wage in the basement of the S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights; c) I just barely made into the upper 20% of my class; d) my ACT score was only 24; e) I was draft bait; f) my eyesight could not be corrected to 20/20; g) I had partial red/green color blindness; and h) I had Osgood-Schlatter disease (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osgood%E2%80%93Schlatter_disease). Back then, Democrats demonized, denigrated, and condemned Vietnam veterans as being “baby killers.” SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_babies)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-mental-health-update-st-0706-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump administration takes another major swipe at the Affordable Care Act.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-administration-affordable-care-act-20180707-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasing, anti-Trumps use illegals and their children to paint Trump supporters as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/honduran-boy-separated-family-goes-court-age-1-immigration-zero-tolerance/
— Trump lawyers attack Comey, cast him as ‘Machiavellian’ – AP (DIERSEN: What do your critics/opponents cast you as being? To cast me as being a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that I am a Trump supporter, Protestant (baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran), conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, old (almost 70), non-poor, gun owner, 100% German American, draft avoider, my ancestors have been in America since 1844, federal employee for almost 30 years including almost 9 years working for IRS, federal retiree for almost 21 years, union member for almost 12 years, childless, pet-less, American nameplate car owner, dumped by TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois members in 2012, dumped by Wheaton Chamber of Commerce members in 2011, dumped by Milton Township Republican Central Committee members in 2010 and 2004, dumped by Illinois Center Right Coalition members in 2007, dumped by American Association of Political Consultants members in 2004, dumped by GAO in 1997, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-fbi-james-comey-machiavellian-memo-special-counsel-robert-mueller/
— Recent events show how people continue to work to create ‘a more perfect union’ – Seth Limmer (DIERSEN: What do you do to help create “a more perfect union? I spend 10+ hours each and every day and thousands of dollars each and every year putting GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails together and sending them out each and every morning and each and every evening.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/nation-america-hope/
— Taste of Chicago 2018: The ultimate guide of everything you need to know – Tanveer Ali (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO in its Loop office, I visited the Taste of Chicago virtually every year 1980-1997.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/taste-chicago-restaurants-every-food-item-opens-wednesday-ultimate-guide-directory-everything-you-need-know-oasis-summerdance-festivals-summer/

DAILY HERALD
— Solution to immigration crisis begins south of the border – Georgie Anne Geyer
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180708/solution-to-immigration-crisis-begins-south-of-the-border
— The state will save your money for you: How Illinois Secure Choice works (and is it a good idea?) – Bob Susnjara (DIERSEN: I began earning credits toward a Civil Service Retirement System pension in 1966 when I was 18 years old and started delivering mail for the Park Forest Post Office. I started earning Social Security credits in 1964 when I was 16 and started washing dishes for S.S. Kresges in Chicago Heights.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180707/the-state-will-save-your-money-for-you-how-illinois-secure-choice-works-and-is-it-a-good-idea-
— Governor’s Mansion has new mission Bicentennial renovation enhances tours, ‘visitor experience’ – Jean Murphy (DIERSEN: How long have your ancestors been in Illinois? My ancestors have been in Illinois since 1844. What discourages you from celebrating the bicentennial? For me, it is Democrats who ever-increasingly hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are an old non-veteran White male Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against women and b) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action (AA), Diversity, and Inclusion. Democrats use AA, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of old non-veteran White male Republicans.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180708/governors-mansion-has-new-mission

 

CBS2
— Drivers Pack Patience Waiting On The Dan Ryan Protests – Jeremy Ross (DIERSEN: Have you commuted on the Dan Ryan? I did to/from Crete and UIC 1966-1968, in a 1966 Pontiac Tempest Sprint 1966 and 1967 and in a 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1968. I lived in Crete 1948-1972 and in University Park 1972-1976. I worked in the south suburbs 1962-1974.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/07/902968-drivers-pack-patience-dan-ryan/

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— ‘Great communicator’ would be tweeting today, former aide says – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180707/bernard-schoenburg-great-communicator-would-be-tweeting-today-former-aide-says
— Time for city to find viable solutions to homelessness – Editorial (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who crow that they “help the homeless” and who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Better yet, I should sue them.)
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180707/our-view-time-for-city-to-find-viable-solutions-to-homelessness

 

QUINCY HERALD WHIG
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Republicans promote Libertarians.
http://www.whig.com/20180707/libertarian-candidates-make-case-for-statewide-office#//

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Legalize sale of fireworks throughout Illinois, says state Rep. Barb Wheeler Republican calls Illinois an ‘outlier’ behind states with legal fireworks – ED KOMENDA
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/07/06/legalize-sale-of-fireworks-throughout-illinois-says-state-rep-barb-wheeler/arnfjrh/

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— GOP Enthusiasm Fueled By Trump Could Undercut Democrats’ Midterm Hopes – ASMA KHALID (DIERSEN: How enthusiastic for Trump are a) your Republican Precinct Committeeman/Captain, b) the officers of your Republican township/ward/county party organizations, c) your Illinois Republican Party (IRP) State Central Committeeman and his/her Deputy, d) the IRP officers, e) the IRP National Committeeman and Committeewoman, f) Republican candidates and elected officials in your municipality, township/ward, and county, g) your Republican State Senator and State Representative, and h) your Republican U.S. Congressman?)
http://nprillinois.org/post/gop-enthusiasm-fueled-trump-could-undercut-democrats-midterm-hopes#stream/0

 

CHICAGO CRUSADER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Rauners say “Father Pfleger says Governor Rauner tried to create chaos.”
https://chicagocrusader.com/father-pfleger-says-governor-rauner-tried-to-create-chaos/

 

FOX NEWS
— Mitch McConnell confronted by ‘Abolish ICE’ protesters, video shows – Bradford Betz (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter? What have anti-Trumps shouted at you? What do you anticipate that anti-Trumps will shout at you?)
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/08/mitch-mcconnell-confronted-by-abolish-ice-protesters-video-shows.html

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— ‘Divisive’ label a badge of honor for today’s conservatives – Cheryl K. Chumley (DIERSEN: Who are the leading anti-Trumps in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois? Anti-Trumps focus on dividing members of Group A against members of Group B. 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. 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.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/7/divisive-label-badge-honor-todays-conservatives/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The left, whenever confronted with a hard truth about its vicious self, likes to run screaming for the exits, calling out conservatives for so-called “divisive” rhetoric and over-the-top partisanship that doesn’t advance discussion or lead to rational political solutions. But first off, you can’t light a fire and then gasp in shock when it burns. Democrats didn’t get their angry-bird buttons for nothing. And second off, being called “divisive,” for those of conservative ilk, anyway, should actually be regarded as a badge of honor these days. Why? The left has been busily dividing this country for decades, pushing those with regard for the Constitution and its limited-government provisions to the side with growing pressure, and clearing wide paths for progressive/socialist ideals with frenzied energy. The only difference nowadays is that those on the left are fielding a level of push-back they’ve not previously experienced. After all, it’s only been just recently that Republicans in office haven’t rolled over and played dead when confronted by Democratic agenda. Winning on the GOP front — can you say Hillary Clinton surprise? — is a fairly new situation, and one that both leftists and establishment types are still trying to come to grips with, it seems. So liberals, apparently frustrated by the fight, have taken with rising regularity to calling such push-back “divisive.” Their goal? Why, to get those doing the push-back to shut the heck up, of course. Case in point: Trump and the media.)

 

ONE NEWS NOW
— Voters before midterms: Immigration top issue, not economy – Michael F. Haverluck
https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2018/07/07/voters-before-midterms-immigration-top-issue-not-economy

 

DAILY CALLER
— HERE IS HOW TO KEEP YOUR TEENAGER FROM BECOMING A RADICAL LEFTIST NUTBALL – Armando Simón
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/07/how-to-keep-your-teen-from-becoming-radical-leftist/
— PROTESTERS CONFRONT MITCH MCCONNELL LEAVING RESTAURANT – Scott Morefield (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter? What have anti-Trumps shouted at you? What do you anticipate that anti-Trumps will shout at you?)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/08/protesters-mitch-mcconnell-restaurant/

 

THE HILL
— GOP runs into Trump tax law in New Jersey – NAOMI JAGODA (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/395891-gop-runs-into-trump-tax-law-in-new-jersey
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Democrats in New Jersey are hoping that President Trump’s tax-cut law provides them with a boost in the midterm elections. The law caps the state and local tax (SALT) deduction at $10,000, a change that hurts people in high-tax states such as New Jersey, which has the highest property taxes of any state. All but one New Jersey Republican voted against the tax law, in large part because of the limit on state and local tax deductions. Democrats on the campaign trail say restoring the full deduction means putting their party back in charge of the House.)

 

CNN
— Republicans agree immigration affects their political future. They don’t agree on how.
http://www.kkoh.com/news/republicans-agree-immigration-affects-their-political-future-they-dont-agree-on-how/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Fresh Proof That Strong Unions Help Reduce Income Inequality – Susan Dynarski (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are extremely anti-union. IRS promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974 while I was a union member. Do/will my critics/opponents, their operatives and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that IRS promoted me because I was a union member?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/business/labor-unions-income-inequality.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps promote ACLU
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/magazine/inside-the-aclus-war-on-trump.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mean people blame Trump for their meanness.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/07/opinion/sunday/trump-twitter-social-media.html
— Countdown to Retirement: A Five-Year Plan – Peter Finch (DIERSEN: How much time did you have to plan for your retirement? Through August of 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors misled me to believe that they were going to let me work at least until I was eligible for regular retirement on September 29, 2003. But during the September of 1997, they succeeded in forcing me to take their early retirement “offer” which expired on September 30, 1997.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/06/business/retirement-five-year-plan.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “This Is No Time For Liberal Despair.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/08/opinion/trump-supreme-court-kennedy-retiring-democrats.html

 

USA TODAY
— When you’re starting out, good credit score can make your life easier – Brianna McGurran (DIERSEN: What did your credit score help you do when you were young? My credit score helped me a) buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971 when I was 23, b) buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, c) buy a studio condo in the Outer Drive East building in 1974, and d) buy a one bedroom condo in that building in 1976. Our credit scores helped my wife and I a) buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and b) have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984. I worked for Firestone Stores 1970-1972, for IRS 1971-1980, and for GAO 1980-1997.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2018/07/08/starting-out-good-credit-score-how-helps/747983002/

 

BALTIMORE POST EXAMINER
— 10 Mindsets That Can Sabotage Your Career – ELENA TAHORA (DIERSEN: One mindset that I had that sabotaged my career in the federal government was that I had Civil Service protections. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes a) oppose Civil Service protections and b) promote patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. However, were it not for Civil Service protections, a) the Post Office would NOT have hired me in 1966 or let me work there for almost 3 years, b) IRS would NOT have hired me in 1971 or let me work there for almost 9 years, c) IRS would NOT have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974, d) GAO would NOT have hired me in 1980 or let me work there for almost 18 years, and e) GAO would NOT have promoted me in 1986.)
http://baltimorepostexaminer.com/10-mindsets-that-can-sabotage-your-career/2018/07/05

 

EAGLE TRIBUNE
— Liberals argue against free speech they once championed – Taylor Armerding
http://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/liberals-argue-against-free-speech-they-once-championed/article_d75be92b-b827-5c38-af3b-e526e8b338a9.html

 

NEWSWEEK
— PROTESTERS TARGET MITCH MCCONNELL AS HE LEAVES RESTAURANT, SHOUTING ‘WHERE ARE THE BABIES?’ – HARRIET SINCLAIR (DIERSEN: Are you a Trump supporter? What have anti-Trumps shouted at you? What do you anticipate that anti-Trumps will shout at you?)
http://www.newsweek.com/protesters-target-mitch-mcconnell-shouting-where-are-babies-he-leaves-1013133

July 6 Evening Edition

CBS2
— Pence Rips Democrats On Immigration, Defends ICE – AP
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/06/pence-rips-democrats-on-immigration-defends-ice/

 

NBC5
— Emanuel Supports Pfleger’s ‘Important’ Anti-Violence March, Says They Should be Allowed on Dan Ryan Mayor Rahm Emanuel calls Saturday’s planned peace march part of an ongoing conversation about anti-violence efforts in Chicago
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/emanuel-supports-pfleger-anti-violence-march-487519061.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— The president ‘will never abolish ICE,’ Pence says – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/abolish-ice-mike-pence-elizabeth-warren-kirsten-gillibrand/
— Chicago businessman Ron Gidwitz installed as U.S. ambassador to Belgium – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-businessman-ron-gidwitz-installed-as-u-s-ambassador-to-belgium/
— Democrat Day at the Illinois State Fair needs a redesign – Rich Miller
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/democrat-day-illinois-state-fair-reboot-rich-miller/
— Shut down the Dan Ryan, march to stamp out the daily gunfire – John W. Fountain
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/shut-down-the-dan-ryan-march-to-stamp-out-the-daily-gunfire/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Roskam, Casten clash on public unions, travel ban in first debate – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-roskam-casten-debate-janus-st-0708-story.html
— Republican leaders expect to name GOP candidate Deanne Mazzochi to replace retiring Rep. Patti Bellock – Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/hinsdale/news/ct-dhd-replacing-bellock-tl-0712-story.html
— The Illinois town (Granite City) where Trump’s tariffs have provided jobs, and a sign of relief – Abel Uribe
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-granite-city-us-steel-trump-tariffs-20180708-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/media/99701224-132.html
— Emanuel backs Pfleger’s planned Dan Ryan anti-violence march – John Byrne and Jeremy Gorner
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-pfleger-dan-ryan-march-20180706-story.html
— A lesson in free expression for Marquette University – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-marquette-professor-wisconsin-supreme-court-20180706-story.html
— Protest on the Dan Ryan: Right message, risky tactic – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-march-violence-pfleger-expressway-20180706-story.html
— Conservative students seeking voice on gun rights plan marches in 10 cities, including Chicago, on Saturday – Katie Zezima and Justin Wm. Moyer
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-gun-rights-marches-20180706-story.html
— What it means that Facebook misread the Declaration of Independence – Clarence Page
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-facebook-texas-vindicator-zuckerberg-0708-20180706-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Former Metra board chairman could be on national railway board – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180706/former-metra-board-chairman-could-be-on-national-railway-board

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REFISTER
— Rep. Davis wary of tariffs; won’t say if he voted for Trump – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180706/rep-davis-wary-of-tariffs-wont-say-if-he-voted-for-trump

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— One year, $5 billion later, are Illinois finances better off? – Editorial
https://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article214386664.html

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps a) encourage people to come to America illegally, to stay in America illegally, and to bring others to America illegally, and then b) use those illegals to paint as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things 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.
http://nprillinois.org/post/anxiety-grows-over-anti-immigrant-actions-we-feel-they-are-after-us#stream/0

 

NORTH COOK NEWS
— Cook County Republican Central Committee will move on after losing bylaws case – Glenn Minnis
https://northcooknews.com/stories/511477494-cook-county-republican-central-committee-will-move-on-after-losing-bylaws-case

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— VP PENCE IN ROSEMONT NEXT FRIDAY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/vp-pence-in-rosemont-next-friday.html
— REPUBLICANS GIVE UP ON COOK COUNTY; PARTY OFFICIALS ADVOCATE NON-PARTISAN ELECTIONS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/republicans-give-up-on-cook-county-party-officials-advocate-non-partisan-elections.html
— WEYERMULLER: REPUBLICANS CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY WITH PARADES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/weyermuller-republicans-celebrate-independence-day-with-parades-.html
— PRITZKER’S JULY 4TH APPEAL FOCUSES ON IMMIGRATION, TRANSGENDERS AND THE US MILITARY
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/pritzkers-july-4th-appeal-focuses-on-immigration-transgenders-and-the-us-military.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— ‘ARMY DISCHARGING IMMIGRANTS’ STORY MAY NOT BE THE OUTRAGE IT’S CRACKED UP TO BE – Virginia Kruta
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/06/army-discharging-immigrants-outrage/
— THE DNC CAN’T GET A GRIP ON CELEBRATING AMERICA – Julia Nista (DIERSEN: What percent of Democrats in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois boycotted Independence Day events?)
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/06/unfake-the-news-dnc-hate-america/

 

BREITBART
— Wisconsin Supreme Court: Marquette Wrongly Fired Conservative Professor for Blog Post – Tom Ciccotta (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have punished me the most because I included links in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to articles that they did not like.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/07/06/wisconsin-supreme-court-marquette-wrongly-fired-conservative-professor-for-blog-post/

 

GOPUSA
— Pope Francis: Climate change is turning Earth into rubble (DIERSEN: Democrats blame Republicans for everything that is bad, including bad weather.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49735
— Trump says he’ll offer ‘Pocahontas’ $1 million to take DNA test (DIERSEN: What is your national origin? During the 1840s and 1850s, all my ancestors immigrated to northeast Illinois from what is now Germany. Of course, needless-to-say, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always used that against me. In my defense, I stress that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans during WWI, that my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans during WWII, and that my father would have fought the Germans during WWII if he had not been 4-F. Further, according to http://dna.ancestry.com, my ancestry is 33% Europe West, 28% Scandinavia, 24% Great Britain, 11% Ireland, 2% Europe East, 1% Finland/Northwest Russia, and 1% Italy/Greece.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49675
— Judge gives green light to California’s sanctuary laws (DIERSEN: How soon will the Democrats who run California officially declare war on America? How soon will the Democrats who run Illinois officially declare war on America?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49686
— Victim of assault gets 18 months in prison because of ‘duty to retreat’ law
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49621
— Kamala Harris claims ‘eight immigrants’ signed Declaration of Independence (DIERSEN: My ancestors did not immigrate until 1844.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49579
— AP meeting with FBI raises ethical questions (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, AP reporters deny that they are Democrats. I have always fully disclosed that I have always been a Republican.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49599
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Associated Press reporters asked the FBI and Justice Department for a meeting in April 2017, hoping to find out whether their reporting on President Trump’s former campaign chairman was on the right track. But it was the AP reporters who would shape the FBI’s investigation, an agent would later testify, when they disclosed the existence of a storage locker used by Paul Manafort. Roughly a month after the meeting, the FBI obtained a search warrant for the locker, seizing 30 years’ worth of financial documents that would become the backbone of the government’s current prosecution of Mr. Manafort in two different courtrooms.)
— GOP establishment won’t support Donald Trump plans for trade tariffs (DIERSEN: The GOP establishment wants cheap labor.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49688

 

CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Jim Jordan Must Be Winning The Race For Speaker – George Rasley (DIERSEN: My emails must be having a big impact. Why else would my critics/opponents have taken the trouble to end my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership, my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership, and my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership?)
http://www.conservativehq.com/node/28296

 

INDEPENDENT JOURNAL REVIEW
— Number of Employed Americans Reaches Another Record High Under Trump – SAM DORMAN (DIERSEN: Are you employed? I have not been employed since September 30, 1997 when I was 49 years old. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that. They stress that my 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. They stress that my IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. They stress that my Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968.)
https://ijr.com/2018/07/1107975-number-employed-americans-reaches-another-record-high-trump/

 

THE HILL
— Celebrities risk backlash with vulgar anti-Trump rhetoric – JUDY KURTZ and AMIE PARNES
http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/395695-celebrities-risk-backlash-with-vulgar-anti-trump-rhetoric

 

FORBES
— Parsing The Crazy Unemployment Numbers: College, Class And Color – Erik Sherman
https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2018/07/06/parsing-the-crazy-unemployment-numbers-college-class-and-color/#5c0f1d362aaa

July 5 Evening Edition

NBC5
— Federal Judge, Indiana Professor Amy Coney Barrett Among Trump’s Top Picks for Supreme Court Nomination – Catherine Lucey, Ken Thomas and Lisa Mascaro
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/amy-coney-barrett-notre-dame-487415591.html

 

CBS2
— Liberals Ready To Fire Back At Trump’s Supreme Court Pick – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/05/supreme-court-trump-liberals/
— “Trump Baby” Balloon Allowed To Fly Over London During Trump Visit
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/05/trump-baby-balloon/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— ‘Fix our insane immigration laws now!’ Trump tells Congress – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/immigration-laws-donald-trump-congress/
— US Army quietly discharging immigrant recruits – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/us-army-discharge-immigrant-recruits-lucas-calixto-immigration-military/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Corrupt Illinois politicians? Here’s how to make sure fleeced taxpayers never forget them – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-corruption-park-chicago-ukraine-20180626-story.html
— A bipartisan campaign for debt ruin keeps ticking along – Steve Chapman
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chapman/ct-perspec-chapman-deficit-debt-kudlow-cbo-0705-20180703-story.html
— Pushed out of power, liberals are trying to lose even more influence – Victor Davis Hanson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-hanson-democrats-power-loss-whines-maxine-waters-0706-story.html
— Potential Trump Supreme Court pick Barrett: Catholic Chicago judge stirs abortion debate – Dan Hinkel, David Jackson and Christy Gutowski
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-supreme-court-barrett-20180705-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— State’s attorney says Lauzen can’t approve own expenses – James Fuller
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180705/states-attorney-says-lauzen-cant-approve-own-expenses

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Government opposes Schock’s request to stay his case – Andy Kravetz (DIERSEN: What if the news media had reported on Diersen v. GAO like it reports on U.S. Government v. Schock? In Diersen v. GAO, while Maggie Hickey served as Peter Fitzgerald’s Chief of Staff, Fitzgerald appointed both the district court judge, Amy J. St. Eve, and the attorney who represented GAO, Patrick Fitzgerald. All of the aforesaid made it very clear that they favored patronage, political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Eve granted Patrick Fitzgerald’s motion to deny me my 7th Amendment rights, that is, to deny me a jury trial. Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes used that to hint/imply/argue/shout that Peter Fitzgerald, Hickey, Eve, and Patrick Fitzgerald all viewed me as being someone who was lazy, stupid, bad, and even worse things.)
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/government-opposes-schock-s-request-to-stay-his-case/article_3be50437-62f3-5372-8ed9-a63c4e54578e.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— College of DuPage – Private email used to coordinate talking points for letter to the editor by former COD President – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/07/college-of-dupage-private-email-used-to-coordinate-talking-points-for-letter-to-the-editor-by-former-cod-president/

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— NRA warns members against gun control bills – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511474490-nra-warns-members-against-gun-control-bills

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner runs away from comments about Nazi candidate, blames media for reporting his own words
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/05/rauner-runs-away-from-comments-about-nazi-candidate-blames-media-for-reporting-his-own-words/

 

GOPUSA
— Do Democrats hate America? Here are the numbers
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49477
— Hollywood actress warns friends to protect, ‘housekeepers, nannies, landscapers’, from ICE
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49567
— Facebook flags Declaration of Independence as hate speech (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. What do you say to activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican, but who a) ever-increasingly put themselves under the manipulation/domination of the Democrat Facebook, b) fail/refuse to keep their websites up-to-date, if not dump their websites all together, and/or c) send out fewer emails, if not stop sending out emails all together?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49581
— Maxine Waters’ ‘black women’ supporters blast Schumer, Pelosi in letter, demand apology
http://www.gopusa.com/maxine-waters-black-women-supporters-blast-schumer-pelosi-in-letter-demand-apology/

 

RUSH LIMBAUGH
— Young White Males Abandon Dems, Flock to Trump
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/07/05/poll-young-white-males-abandon-dems-flock-to-trump/
— How Many New Republicans Were Created by 4th of July Celebrations?
https://www.rushlimbaugh.com/daily/2018/07/05/how-many-republicans-were-created-by-4th-of-july-celebrations/

 

THE HILL
— Embattled EPA head Pruitt resigns – TIMOTHY CAMA
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/395667-embattled-epa-head-pruitt-resigns
— Conservative radio host Joe Walsh: ‘Pretty damn sad’ majority of my callers are OK with Trump lying – ARIS FOLLEY
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/395615-conservative-radio-host-its-pretty-damn-sad-the-majority-of-his

 

FORTUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps join ACLU.
http://fortune.com/2018/07/05/aclu-membership-growth/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats use Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion to get rid of Republicans, and especially to get rid of Republicans who are White, male, older, and/or non-veteran.
http://fortune.com/2018/07/05/trump-affirmative-action-college-admissions/

 

MARKET WATCH
— House Republican calls for renewed antitrust probe of Google’s search engine – Greg Robb (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, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/house-republican-calls-for-renewed-antitrust-probe-of-googles-search-engine-2018-07-05

 

MOTLEY FOOL
— 9 Job Hunting Tips for Older Workers – Chuck Saletta (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, employers want employees who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.fool.com/slideshow/9-job-hunting-tips-older-workers/
— MAY 13, 2018 FLASHBACK: More Than Half of Older Workers Are Postponing Retirement. Here Are 4 Great Reasons to Do the Same Before you retire, think about the benefits of waiting — because there are plenty of them. – Maurie Backman (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO superiors’ argument that they did not force me to take their early retirement offer in 1997 when I was 49 years old is absurdly false on its face. In today’s dollars, my GAO salary was $125,325/year, but my Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) pension is $73,461/year less than that, or only $51,864/year. My CSRS pension is only 41% of my GAO salary in today’s dollars.)
https://www.fool.com/retirement/2018/05/13/more-than-half-of-older-workers-are-postponing-ret.aspx

 

ECONOMIST
— Bruce Rauner discovers bipartisanship It may be too little, too late for the governor of Illinois
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2018/07/07/bruce-rauner-discovers-bipartisanship

 

ROAD AND TRACK
— How GM’s Bankruptcy Saved the Corvette In 2008, GM cancelled the Corvette in an effort to save money. But the automaker’s 2009 bankruptcy actually helped launch the C7, the best Corvette ever. – CHRIS PERKINS
https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a22059899/how-gms-bankruptcy-saved-the-corvette/

 

LOS ANGELES TIMES
— The economy is hot, yet many U.S. workers feel left behind. A new report sheds some light – ANDREW VAN DAM
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-oecd-report-20180704-story.html

 

NATION
— For 60 Years, This Powerful Conservative Group Has Worked to Crush Labor Now the Janus decision has helped push the National Right to Work Committee and its sister organizations closer to that goal. – Moshe Z. Marvit (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union. They stress that I was a union member a) for almost 3 years while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and b) for almost 9 years while I worked for IRS 1971-1980. While I worked for GAO 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates were vehemently anti-union.)
https://www.thenation.com/article/group-turned-right-work-crusade-crush-labor/

 

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: SPLC a) promotes hatred against individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and b) functions as an arm of the Democrat Party.
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/07/05/hatewatch-headlines-752018

July 4 Morning Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps always put foreign countries and their citizens ahead of America and ahead of its citizens.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-neo-isolationism-nationalism-migrants-trump-harley-davidson-0704-story.html
— You can’t celebrate America without celebrating the freedom of the press – Eric Zorn (DIERSEN: I should interview Democrat political reporters in Illinois about what they think of the way that my critics/opponents who are activists, candidates, elected officials, party leaders, major donors, political consultants, etc. and who state that they are religious, conservative, and/or Republican treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails. Democrat political reporters in Illinois are fully aware of how the aforesaid treat me and treat my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-media-surveys-partisan-violence-0704-20180703-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Despite Trump, immigrants less reviled.” Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Trump supporter, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against females, b) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, c) the more that you are White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things, and d) the sooner that you should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.pressreader.com/usa/chicago-tribune/20180704/281741270170488

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: More than 1,500 extra cops to be out during holiday weekend to curb shootings – Sam Charles and Adam Thorp
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/more-than-1500-extra-cops-to-be-out-during-holiday-weekend-to-curb-shootings/
— Animal rescue community demands answers after mayor fires Animal Care and Control director – Yvonne Kim (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes stress that my Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives did NOT demand answers a) when my Democrat GAO superiors forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, gave me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, did not promote me beyond GS-13, got rid of my mentor in 1987, kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and forced me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980; b) when my Democrat IRS superiors did not promote me beyond GS-12, disallowed my education deductions in 1978, got rid of my mentor in 1975, and disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974; and c) when my Democrat Post Office superiors forced me resign in 1969 and disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that at best, my Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives consider me to be “too conservative.”)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/animal-rescue-community-demands-answers-after-mayor-fires-acc-director/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Townships and taxes discussion July 17 in Palatine
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180703/townships-and-taxes-discussion-july-17-in-palatine

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Pritzker serves up ice cream in Crystal Lake
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/07/03/democratic-gubernatorial-candidate-pritzker-serves-up-ice-cream-in-crystal-lake/aew7gz/

 

WSIL TV
— Third-party candidates could sway Illinois’ Gubernatorial race – Andrew Feather
http://www.wsiltv.com/story/38569791/third-party-candidates-could-sway-illinois-gubernatorial-race

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Rauner calls on Nazi candidate to exit race Governor dismisses Pritzker campaign ‘baloney’ – Mark Maxwell
https://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/rauner-calls-on-nazi-candidate-to-exit-race/1282342035

 

CITY OF WHEATON
— Inaugural U.S. Senior Women’s Open Championship July 12th – 15th – Chicago Golf Club (DIERSEN: My precinct borders the Chicago Golf Club. All of Golf Lane is in my precinct.)
https://www.wheaton.il.us/golf2018

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: What do you say to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes who dismiss, belittle, badmouth, demonize, denigrate, and condemn the fact a) that I put together GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and send them out each and every morning and each and every evening, b) that those emails have gone out each and every morning since 2004 and each and every evening to since 2015, c) that since 2004, those emails have included links to more than 305,900 articles and information on many upcoming events, and d) that those emails are free and contain no advertising?
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/03/reader-comments-closed-for-the-holiday-6/

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— THE DEMAGOGUERY OF ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/the-demagoguery-of-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/

 

ECONOMIST
— A system of gender self-identification would put women at risk It would threaten single-sex spaces and female political autonomy, writes Kristina Harrison, a political campaigner
https://www.economist.com/open-future/2018/07/03/a-system-of-gender-self-identification-would-put-women-at-risk

 

FEDERALIST
— Facebook Shuts Down Christian Ideas While Letting Others Post Threats Facebook members can say virtually anything about Christians who uphold a male-female foundation for sexual ethics. But I can’t share my religious perspective. – Robert Gagnon (DIERSEN: Facebook is a Democrat website. QUESTION: If the Democrats who run Facebook tried to shut down GOPUSA ILLINOIS, which GOPUSA ILLINOIS email readers would come to my defense? ANSWER: Not those who are Democrats or Democrat plants, Libertarians or Libertarian plants, Greens or Green plants, or RINOs. The aforesaid GOPUSA ILLINOIS email readers did not come to my defense when my critics/opponents succeeded in ending my TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois chairmanship in 2012, my Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee membership in 2011, my Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster service in 2010 and 2004, my Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee membership in 2004, or my American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board membership in 2004.)
https://thefederalist.com/2018/07/03/facebook-shuts-christian-ideas-facebook-letting-others-post-threats/

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— How to Protest the Fourth of July – Holly Jackson (DIERSEN: In your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois, who does the most a) to promote Independence Day fireworks and parades and b) encourage Republican sponsorship of and participation in Independence Day fireworks and parades?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/03/opinion/protest-fourth-july.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Trump’s Ancestral Village Abounds With His Relatives. Few Admit a Link.” From what I see, Germany is far more anti-American today than it ever was. Anti-Trumps always side with anti-Americans.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/02/world/europe/trump-germany-family-ancestry-kallstadt.html
— FRONT PAGE WITH COLOR PICTURE: An ICE Raid Leaves an Iowa Town Divided Along Faith Lines The detention of 32 workers at a concrete plant opened fissures among the town’s churches and secular leaders, and brought an abstract national issue painfully close to home. – Trip Gabriel (DIERSEN: In your municipality, which churches paint themselves the most as being anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time? Ever-increasingly, churches act like they are operatives or dupes for the Democrat Party.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/03/us/ice-raid-iowa-churches.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Parents Facing Deportation Are Asked to Decide Whether Children Go Too ICE started giving new form laying out options for parents in wake of court ruling ordering administration to reunite immigrant families – Alicia A. Caldwell and Stephanie Armour
https://www.wsj.com/articles/parents-facing-deportation-are-asked-to-decide-whether-children-go-too-1530696600
— Barnes & Noble Fires CEO Without Severance Over Policy Violations – Maria Armental and Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg (DIERSEN: In 1997, when I was 49 years old, if my Democrat GAO superiors had been honest, they would have announced that they forced me to take their early retirement “offer” a) to punish me for being an active member of a class action lawsuit since 1988 that charged them with reverse discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation and b) to send a strong message to Democrats, to minorities, and to females that GAO gets rid of its employees who are Republican, White, male, and/or non-veteran who do not make GS-13 (currently $96,403) by age 25, GS-14 (currently $113,920) by age 30, GS-15 (currently $134,000) by age 35, and Senior Executive Service (currently $164,200) by age 40. Because my Democrat GAO superiors did not announce that, because my Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives did not come to my defense in Diersen v. GAO, and because I was denied my 7th Amendment right to a jury trial in Diersen v. GAO, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GAO got rid of me because I am a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/barnes-noble-fires-ceo-over-policy-violations-1530650805
— Trump Administration to Rescind Obama Guidelines on Race in College Admissions – Michelle Hackman (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that instead of me, UIC, NIU, Loyola, DePaul, Roosevelt, and IIT should have admitted minorities, females, and/or veterans in 1966, 1969, 1972, 1976, 1980, and 1997 respectively.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-to-rescind-obama-era-guidelines-on-race-in-college-admissions-1530619273

 

USA TODAY
— Immigrants helped build our nation. We need to embrace them, not exclude them. – David J. Skorton (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, anti-Trumps hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Trump supporter, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against females, b) the more that you should pay the price of Affirmative Action, Diversity, and Inclusion, c) the more that you are White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things, and d) the sooner that you should be gotten rid of.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07/04/immigrants-build-our-nation-embrace-not-exclude-column/755933002/
— On eve of Independence Day, Trump salutes military and ‘tough’ ICE immigration agents – Christal Hayes and David Jackson (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes have always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that Republican U.S. Senators and Republican U.S. Representatives in Illinois have always had an extremely low opinion of me.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2018/07/03/trump-salutes-military-and-tough-ice-immigration-agents/757195002/
— 4 stories: My first summer job and how it got me where I am today – Judith Ohikuare (DIERSEN: What summer jobs did you have? I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; washed dishes during the summer of 1965; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966; and delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/careers/2018/07/03/career-first-summer-job-how-got-me-where-am-today/752562002/

 

WAMU
— Could D.C. Bars And Restaurants Refuse Service To Trump Officials? – Martin Austermuhle (DIERSEN: How soon, if not already, will bars and restaurants in your municipality officially refuse service to 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://wamu.org/story/18/06/25/d-c-bars-restaurants-refuse-service-trump-officials/

 

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: If your organization does not promote LGBTQ activity, sooner or later, SPLC will call it a hate group.)
https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/07/03/anti-lgbt-roundup-events-and-activities-070318

 

MOTOR TREND
— TOP 10 GREATEST AMERICAN CARS OF ALL TIME – Angus MacKenzie (DIERSEN: The list includes Corvette and Mustang.)
https://www.motortrend.com/news/top-10-greatest-american-cars-of-all-time/

 

GUARDIAN
— Facebook and Twitter: we can do more to protect disabled people (DIERSEN: While I worked the Democrats who ran GAO 1980-1997, all the employees who they assigned me to supervise a) were members of protected groups including disabled, minority, female, veteran, and/or over age 40, b) were Democrats, and/or c) were employees who they wanted to get rid of. Of course, they hoped the aforesaid would file discrimination complaints against me, but none of them did.)
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jun/19/facebook-and-twitter-must-protect-disabled-people-online-more

July 3 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Pfleger: ISP threaten to arrest all participants in Dan Ryan march against Chicago violence – DIANE PATHIEU
http://abc7chicago.com/pfleger-isp-threaten-to-arrest-all-participants-in-dan-ryan-march-against-chicago-violence-/3696571/
— Walmart’s impeach Trump clothing draws social media outrage
http://abc7chicago.com/business/walmarts-impeach-trump-clothing-draws-social-media-outrage/3697799/

 

NBC5
— 4 Illinois Governor Hopefuls on Ballot; McCann Seeks Debates
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/4-illinois-governor-hopefuls-on-ballot-mccann-seeks-debates-487241601.html
— Pfleger Renews Call to March on Dan Ryan Expressway As State Police Warn of Arrests Illinois State Police warned that pedestrians on the Dan Ryan Expressway during Rev. Pfleger’s anti-violence march will face arrest and prosecution
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/pfleger-renews-call-to-march-on-dan-ryan-expressway-as-state-police-warns-of-arrests-487246751.html

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— 4 Illinois governor hopefuls on ballot; McCann seeks debates – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/4-illinois-governor-hopefuls-on-ballot-mccann-seeks-debates-1

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico to run for re-election in 2019 – Erin Hegarty
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-mayor-chirico-campaign-election-st-0704-story.html
— As state police warn of arrests, a defiant Rev. Pfleger moves ahead with planned Saturday march, shutdown of Dan Ryan – Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-pfleger-talks-preparations-dan-ryan-protest-20180703-story.html
— Berrios tweaks formula; home assessments rise on North Side, fall on South Side – Hal Dardick
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-chicago-property-tax-assessment-shock-20180615-story.html
— Why there was no pomp, circumstance or former president when Obama expressway signs went up on I-55 – Elvia Malagon
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-barack-obama-interstate-signs-illinois-20180703-story.html
— To calm dogs spooked by fireworks, pet owners are using treats made from marijuana plants – Vikki Ortiz
http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-life-cannabis-for-dogs-fireworks-20180702-story.html
— On Independence Day, thanking my family for coming to America – John Kass (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats hint/imply/argue/shout that if you are a Republican, the longer that your ancestors have been in America, a) the more that you have benefited from their discrimination against minorities and against women and b) the more reason that you should be gotten rid of.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-independence-day-kass-0704-story.html
— ‘Abolish ICE’ — a slogan that benefits Trump – Clarence Page (DIERSEN: What is next? Abolish Trump supporters, Abolish Protestants, Abolish conservatives, Abolish patriotic people, Abolish Republicans, Abolish Americans, Abolish Whites, Abolish males, Abolish older people, Abolish rich people, Abolish gun owners, Abolish German Americans, Abolish draft avoiders, and/or Abolish those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/page/ct-perspec-page-trump-abolish-ice-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-0704-20180703-story.html
— Wanted: Workforce for ‘The City That Makes Things’ – Editorial (DIERSEN: During the summer of 1966, when I was 17 years old, I helped build railroad freight cars for Thrall Car in Chicago Heights. SEE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrall_Car_Manufacturing_Company  During the winter of 1969/1970, when I was 21 years old, I helped build cars for Chrysler in Belvidere.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-manufacturing-jobs-chicago-area-20180613-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Father Pfleger, protesters threatened with arrest ahead of Dan Ryan protest – Sam Charles and Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/father-pfleger-protesters-threatened-with-arrest-ahead-of-dan-ryan-protest/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps a) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump and b) glorify and praise individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that 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.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/fourth-july-wave-flag-america/

— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use veterans to push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/working/ex-navy-seal-from-chicago-area-leading-veterans-battle-for-cannabis-access/

 

DAILY HERALD
— New Wheeling Township trustee appointed
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180703/new-wheeling-township-trustee-appointed
— 9 reasons the suburbs beat Chicago for the Fourth of July – Jim Baumann
http://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180703/9-reasons-the-suburbs-beat-chicago-for-the-fourth-of-july

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Trump on a toilet not welcome at West Peoria Fourth of July Parade – Scott Hilyard
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180703/trump-on-toilet-not-welcome-at-west-peoria-fourth-of-july-parade

 

FOX ILLINOIS
— Sam McCann to host political debates with other candidates
http://foxillinois.com/news/local/sam-mccann-to-host-political-debates-with-other-candidates

 

NPR ILLINOIS
— Trump Administration Rescinds Obama-Era Guidance Encouraging Affirmative Action – CAMILA DOMONOSKE (DIERSEN: What if Affirmative Action had been only for those whose parents did not have college degrees?)
http://nprillinois.org/post/trump-administration-rescinds-obama-era-guidance-encouraging-affirmative-action#stream/0

 

WILLIAM J KELLY
— McCann to Rauner: Drop out, give me a clear shot at Pritzker
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/mccann-to-rauner-drop-out-give-me-a-clear-shot-at-pritzker

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Ives sees reform candidates as key to underwater mortgage fix – Glenn Minnis
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511472303-ives-sees-reform-candidates-as-key-to-underwater-mortgage-fix

 

GOPUSA
— Judge rules feds must give asylum seekers chance at freedom (DIERSEN: Sooner or later, everyone who has problems and is a citizen of a foreign country will seek asylum in America.)
http://www.gopusa.com/judge-rules-feds-must-give-asylum-seekers-chance-at-freedom/
— Here’s how much taxpayers are spending to house unaccompanied alien minors
http://www.gopusa.com/heres-how-much-taxpayers-are-spending-to-house-unaccompanied-alien-minors/

 

BREITBART
— At Google, Sharing National Review Articles Can Get You Reported to HR – Allum Bokhari (DIERSEN: I wonder how many of my critics/opponents have their operatives and their dupes monitor GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails and “report” whenever I include in the emails links to articles and/or my comments that involve them.)
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/07/03/at-google-reading-national-review-can-get-you-reported-to-human-resources/
— DNC Chair Tom Perez: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘the Future of Our Party’ – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/03/dnc-chair-tom-perez-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-the-future-of-our-party/
— Guatemalan Asylum Seeker: People in USA ‘Don’t Have Hearts’ – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/03/asylum-claiming-migrant-people-in-usa-dont-have-hearts/
— Media Fail: Trump’s Approval Rating Improved During Manufactured Border Outrage – John Nolte
https://www.breitbart.com/big-journalism/2018/07/03/media-fail-trumps-approval-rating-improved-during-manufactured-border-outrage/
— Gallup: 55 Percent of U.S. Adults Say Country’s Best Days Are Ahead – Penny Starr (DIERSEN: The future is bleak for those who have the following demographics and who live and/or work in areas dominated by anti-Trumps: 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.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/07/03/poll-55-percent-say-americas-best-days-are-ahead/

 

FOX NEWS
— Ex-Drug Czars Bill Bennett, John Walters: Mr. Trump, please don’t legalize marijuana at the federal level – William J. Bennett and John P. Walters
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2018/07/03/ex-drug-czars-bill-bennett-john-walters-mr-trump-please-don-t-legalize-marijuana-at-federal-level.html

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Progressives Deploy Religious Ignorance and Bigotry to Stop Amy Coney Barrett – DAVID FRENCH
https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/07/amy-coney-barrett-under-progressives-religiou-ignorance-bigotry-attack/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Lawmaker Looks to Ban Unions at IRS – Eric Katz (DIERSEN: While worked for IRS 1971-1980, I was a National Treasury Employees Union member.)
https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2018/07/lawmakers-looks-ban-unions-irs/149466/

July 2 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— With help from Bruce Rauner unlikely, unions vow to ‘fight back’ – Sam Charles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/with-help-from-bruce-rauner-unlikely-unions-vow-to-fight-back/
— Arrogant Supreme Court justices trample the law in service of the rich – Jesse Jackson
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/arrogant-supreme-court-justices-trample-the-law-in-service-of-the-rich/
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Vermont legalizes recreational pot – USA Today
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/vermont-legalizes-recreational-pot/
— Pat Quinn and the Chicago Way game of term limits on mayors  – Editorial
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/pat-quinn-chicago-way-term-limits-mayors/
— After Janus ruling, workers can save money by quitting unions – Mailee Smith, attorney, Illinois Policy Institute (DIERSEN: I was a union member while I worked for the Post Office 1966-1969 and for IRS 1971-1980. My Democrat Post Office and IRS superiors were extremely anti-union. When they took adverse actions against me, the unions came to my defense. But possibly, they would not have taken adverse actions against me if I had not been a union member. I believe that they would have taken adverse actions against me anyway because they disapproved of my being a draft avoider, Republican, German American, and/or Missouri Synod Lutheran. They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that if I had not avoided the draft, I would not have been able a) to buy a new 1968 Oldsmobile 442 in 1967, b) to buy a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE in 1968, c) to earn a bachelor’s degree in management from NIU in 1970, d) to buy a new 1972 Corvette in 1971, e) to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972, f) to buy a studio condo in the Outer Drive East (ODE) building in 1974, g) to earn an MBA from Loyola in 1976, h) to buy a one bedroom condo in the ODE building in 1976, i) to get married in 1978, j) to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton with my wife in 1978, k) to buy a new 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale and a new 1978 Chevette in 1978, l) to accompany my wife on her business trips to luxury resorts across America, m) to pass the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, n) to earn a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, o) to etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/after-janus-ruling-workers-can-save-money-by-quitting-unions/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Third-party governor candidate McCann will get to stay on November ballot – Monique Garcia
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-sam-mccann-illinois-governor-challenge-20180702-story.html
— More issues, fewer fireworks needed in gubernatorial campaign – Charles Selle
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/opinion/ct-lns-selle-illinois-governor-race-fireworks-st-0703-story.html
— College of DuPage sues former president for $25 million – Stacy St. Clair
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-college-of-dupage-countersuit-breuder-25-million-20180702-story.html
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: More than 60 kids 15 and younger shot in Chicago this year: ‘These kids can’t live, they can’t play, they can’t do nothing’- Madeline Buckley and Paige Fry
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-multiple-people-shot-20180701-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Bellock to head Department of Healthcare and Family Services – Marni Pyke
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180702/suburban-lawmaker-to-head-department-of-healthcare-and-family-services
— Aurora could be home to 3-day pride festival next year – Bob Smith (DIERSEN: How soon will Aurora fire its employees who do not promote LGBTQ activity? How soon will Aurora announce that all its remaining employees promote LBGTQ activity?)
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180702/aurora-could-be-home-to-3-day-pride-festival-next-year

 

ABC7
— Leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador elected president of Mexico – AP
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/leftist-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-elected-president-of-mexico/3690526/
— Pat Quinn pushes for mayoral term limit in Chicago – Craig Wall (DIERSEN: All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes promote term limits. They stress how much better off a) that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois is without me as its chairman, b) that Wheaton Chamber of Commerce is without me as a member of its Government Affairs Committee, c) that Milton Township Republican Central Committee is without me as its webmaster, d) that Illinois Center Right Coalition is without me on its Steering Committee; and e) that the American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter is without me as one of its board members.)
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/pat-quinn-pushes-for-mayoral-term-limit-in-chicago-/3693508/

 

CBS2
— Chicago Judge Among Trump’s Top Supreme Court Candidates – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/07/02/chicago-judge-supreme-court/

 

WBBM 780
— Roskam/Casten Debate
https://wbbm780.radio.com/media/audio-channel/6th-congressional-district-debate-roskam-versus-caster-part-1

 

WGN RADIO
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-conservatives and anti-Republicans want Pat Brady to speak for conservatives and for Republicans.
https://wgnradio.com/2018/07/02/the-chicago-way-w-john-kass-07-02-18-pat-brady-john-tillman-break-down-scotus-impact-on-the-future-of-politics/

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— Rockford GOP state representative Sosnowski says Chicago is a drain on the rest of the state – Chuck Sweeny
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180702/chuck-sweeny-sosnowski-wants-chicago-to-be-separate-state

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— No objections filed to Sam McCann’s candidacy for governor – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180702/no-objections-filed-to-sam-mccanns-candidacy-for-governor
— State Rep. Patricia Bellock to head Illinois DHFS
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180702/state-rep-patricia-bellock-to-head-illinois-dhfs

 

POSITIVELY NAPERVILLE
— DuPage Narcan Program records 500 lives saved since 2014
https://www.positivelynaperville.com/2018/07/01/dupage-narcan-program-records-500-lives-saves-since-2014/90434

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Anonymous Citizen Critiques State’s Attorney Patrick Kenneally’s Exoneration of Former Algonquin Township Road Commissioner Bob Miller
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/07/02/ananymous-citizen-critiques-states-attorney-patrick-kenneallys-exoneration-former-algonquin-township-road-commissioner-bob-miller/

 

DUPAGE WATCHDOG
— Signed WWEA Teacher’s Contract Includes Changes that were NOT Approved
http://dupagewatchdog.org/2018/06/signed-wwea-teachers-contract-includes-changes-that-were-not-approved/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Special Panel on Radical Islam – 3 Locations – David E. Smith
https://illinoisfamily.org/uncategorized/special-panel-on-radical-islam-3-locations/

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE INTERVIEWS RAUNER AFTER JANUS DECISION
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/american-enterprise-institute-interviews-rauner-after-janus-decision.html
— REP. BELLOCK TO ASSUME ROLE AS DIRECTOR OF ILLINOIS’ HEALTH AND FAMILY SERVICES
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/07/rep-bellock-to-assume-role-as-director-of-illinois-children-and-family-services.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rauner dodges the “Trump question”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/02/rauner-dodges-the-trump-question/
— Rauner appoints two HGOP legislators to posts in past few days
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/02/rauner-appoints-two-hgop-legislators-to-posts-in-past-few-days/
— Harold tries to turn ad around on Raoul
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/02/harold-tries-to-turn-ad-around-on-raoul/
— Libertarians won’t be challenged, either *** Republicans won’t challenge McCann’s petition signatures
https://capitolfax.com/2018/07/02/republicans-wont-challenge-mccanns-petition-signatures/

 

GOPUSA
— Bloody Chicago: 5 children among 23 shot
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49340
— The Crying Kids Game – Michael Reagan
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49298
— FBI arrests ‘radicalized’ Philadelphia man in July 4 terror plot in Cleveland
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49354
— Susan Collins won’t support Supreme Court nominee who doesn’t support abortion (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those “Republicans” who reject the right to life plank in the Illinois Republican Party platform and who have worked the hardest against me.)
http://www.gopusa.com/susan-collins-wont-support-supreme-court-nominee-who-doesnt-support-abortion/?omhide=true
— Activists for illegal aliens condemn ICE, family detention
http://www.gopusa.com/activists-for-illegal-aliens-condemn-ice-family-detention/

 

DAILY CALLER
— LESS THAN ONE-THIRD OF DEMOCRATS ARE ‘EXTREMELY PROUD’ TO BE AMERICANS – Julia Cohen
http://dailycaller.com/2018/07/02/gallup-extremely-proud-to-be-americans/

 

BLAZE
— Why the left wants America to fail in North Korea — and everywhere else, too – Justin Haskins
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/07/02/commentary-why-the-left-wants-america-to-fail-in-north-korea-and-everywhere-else-too

 

NEWS ONE
— Banking Industry Blackout: Here’s Wall Street’s Lame Excuse For Barely Hiring Black Talent Banks are either “unwilling or unable” to recruit Black talent. – Nigel Roberts (DIERSEN: In 1997, my Democrat GAO superiors acted like my Black subordinate a) had told them that he would leave GAO if GAO did not get rid of me and/or b) had gotten his Black Congressman to threaten GAO if GAO did not get rid of me.)
https://newsone.com/3815120/bank-diversity-black-managers/

 

NBC NEWS
— Citizenship application backlog ‘skyrocketed’ under Trump, report finds The report found there were nearly 730,000 pending naturalization applications at the end of 2017, a more than 87 percent increase since 2015 under Obama. – Daniella Silva
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/citizenship-application-backlog-skyrocketed-under-trump-report-finds-n888146

 

NEWSWEEK
— DRINKING ALCOHOL AS A TEENAGER COULD HAVE LASTING EFFECTS ON METABOLISM, STUDY SUGGESTS – KASHMIRA GANDER
http://www.newsweek.com/drinking-alcohol-teenager-could-affect-metabolism-study-suggest-1003643

 

NIEMAN LAB
— Americans may appreciate knowing when a news story is suspect, but more than a third will share that story anyway – LAURA HAZARD OWEN
http://www.niemanlab.org/2018/06/americans-may-appreciate-knowing-when-a-news-story-is-suspect-but-more-than-a-third-will-share-that-story-anyway/

 

NEWS GUARD TECHNOLOGIES
— Brill and Crovitz Announce Launch of NewsGuard to Fight Fake News By Fall, NewsGuard Will Begin Providing Online Users with Reliability Ratings and ‘Nutrition Label’ Write-Ups for 7,500 News and Information Websites Used and Shared by U.S. Consumers
https://newsguardtechnologies.com/announcing-newsguard/

 

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE
— Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Files Brief Supporting Unions’ Legal Challenge Against Workforce EOs – Erich Wagner
https://www.govexec.com/management/2018/07/bipartisan-lawmakers-file-brief-supporting-unions-legal-challenge-against-executive-orders/149437/

 

DEMOCRAT GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION
— Why Didn’t Rauner Do Anything to Stop a Nazi from Running on the ILGOP Ticket?
https://democraticgovernors.org/news/why-didnt-rauner-do-anything-to-stop-a-nazi-from-running-on-the-ilgop-ticket/

June 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— Trump touts 13,000 possible new jobs at WI Foxconn plant – John Garcia
http://abc7chicago.com/politics/trump-touts-13000-possible-new-jobs-at-wi-foxconn-plant/3669364/
— Milo Yiannopoulos says he was joking about ‘gunning down journalists’ – AP (DIERSEN: Anti-conservatives paint Yiannopoulos as being a spokesperson for all conservatives.)
http://abc7chicago.com/milo-yiannopoulos-says-he-was-joking-about-gunning-down-journalists/3671134/

 

NBC5
— ‘8th Wonder of the World’: Trump Speaks in Wisconsin at Foxconn Groundbreaking The FoxConn factory is slated to open in 2020 and is expected to be massive, meant to produce LCD screens for televisions and computers – Mary Ann Ahern and Sandra Torres
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/trump-visits-wisconsin-foxconn-groundbreaking-486803301.html

 

CBS2
— Trump Breaks Ground, Takes Credit For Wisconsin’s Foxconn Facility – Derrick Blakley
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/06/28/trump-breaks-ground-foxconn-facility/

 

WGN TV
— Trump praises groundbreaking of Foxconn plant – TAHMAN BRADLEY
https://wgntv.com/2018/06/28/trump-attends-ground-breaking-for-10b-foxconn-facility-in-wisconsin/

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump in Wisconsin to tout Foxconn plant as ‘eighth wonder of the world’ – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/trump-foxconn-wisconsin-opening/
— Dems gripe as Trump touts Wisconsin’s Foxconn as ‘eighth wonder of the world’ – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/trump-foxconn-wisconsin-opening/
— Pfleger rejects police plea to move July 7 peace march off Dan Ryan – Fran Spielman (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats reject the rule of law.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/father-michael-pfleger-rejects-chicago-police-request-move-july-7-protest-march-dan-ryan-shutdown/
— Michael Pfleger critics get personal over plan for peace rally on Dan Ryan – Michael Sneed
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/michael-pfleger-critics-get-personal-over-plan-for-peace-rally-on-dan-ryan/
— Illinois owes more than $300 million for nursing care – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/illinois-nursing-care-medicaid-backlog/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps crow that “More than 500 arrested as women rally in D.C. to protest Trump’s immigration policy.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-arrested-women-trump-immigration-policy-20180628-story.html
— After that victory lap, Governor … – Editorial
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-rauner-smoking-21-story.html
— Betting on past horse races? Tracks seek OK to take wagers on ‘historical horse racing’ – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-historical-horse-racing-20180626-story.html
— ‘Our wetlands are not for sale’: More than 200 rally against Foxconn development – Frank Abderholden
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/news/ct-lns-foxconn-protest-groundbreaking-st-0629-story.html
— Police call on Pfleger to not shut down Dan Ryan with July peace march – John Byrne and Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-pfleger-march-dan-ryan-chicago-police-20180628-story.html
— In Wisconsin visit, Trump praises Foxconn factory and again warns Harley-Davidson – Lauren Zumbach
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-trump-foxconn-groundbreaking-wisconsin-20180628-story.html
— After losing landmark Supreme Court case, labor splits on what to do next – Kim Geiger
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-janus-afscme-union-response-20180628-story.html
— Talk of Rauner’s Supreme Court ‘win’ gives credit where credit isn’t due – Eric Zorn
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/zorn/ct-perspec-zorn-janus-rauner-afscme-win-0629-20180628-story.html

— In Wisconsin visit, Trump praises Foxconn factory and again warns Harley-Davidson – Lauren Zumbach
http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-trump-foxconn-groundbreaking-wisconsin-20180628-story.html 

DAILY HERALD
— Medical marijuana dispensary relocates to Arlington Heights from Schaumburg – Christopher Placek
http://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180628/medical-marijuana-dispensary-relocates-to-arlington-heights-from-schaumburg
— Suburban teachers unions: Supreme Court ruling will hurt bargaining ability – Madhu Krishnamurthy
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180627/suburban-teachers-unions-supreme-court-ruling-will-hurt-bargaining-ability
— Trump choice to head IRS says he’ll work for all taxpayers – AP (DIERSEN: Do you know anyone who a) is working for IRS, b) did work for IRS, and/or worked for GAO on audits of IRS? 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. I worked for GAO on audits of IRS 1986-1988 at the GS-13 Step 1-3 levels, currently $96,403-$102,830. I should write a book about those who have done the most to waste my knowledge of IRS.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180628/news/306289927/
— GOP again criticizes Democrat U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill over personal wealth – AP (DIERSEN: Beyond overwhelmingly, it has been Democrats who criticize Republicans for their personal wealth. My Democrat superiors, Democrat supervisors, Democrat coworkers, and Democrat subordinates in the federal government always criticized my personal wealth. They hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I was filthy rich only a) because I avoided the draft, b) because the federal government grossly overpaid me, and c) because my wife and I gave up trying to have Children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents.)
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180628/news/306289905/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Republican haters publish a hate-filled letter from Republican hater Mark Demich of Wheaton.
http://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180628/trumps-immoral–un-american-border-policy
— Will Foxconn worsen flooding in the suburbs? No, Wisconsin says – Chacour Koop
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180628/will-foxconn-worsen-flooding-in-the-suburbs-no-wisconsin-says

 

WGN RADIO
— Gov. Bruce Rauner: “I am pro-worker and I am pro-taxpayer and the Supreme Court ruling is pro-worker and pro-taxpayer” – MARY SANDBERG BOYLE
http://wgnradio.com/2018/06/28/gov-bruce-rauner-i-am-pro-worker-and-i-am-pro-taxpayer-and-the-supreme-court-ruling-is-pro-worker-and-pro-taxpayer/
— City Club of Chicago: Illinois Republican House Leader Jim Durkin
http://wgnradio.com/2018/06/27/city-club-of-chicago-illinois-republican-house-leader-jim-durkin/

 

QUAD CITY TIMES
— QC Democrats point to Rauner on Janus ruling – Ed Tibbetts
https://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/qc-democrats-point-to-rauner-on-janus-ruling/article_3c8b6f02-e6b2-558e-8873-0c4c5a566bec.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Maybe voter suppression isn’t our problem. Maybe it’s candidate suppression. – Editorial
https://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article213848509.html

 

PEORIA JOURNAL STAR
— Tazewell County Board approves auditor referendum, 2nd Amendment resolution – Mike Kramer
http://www.pjstar.com/news/20180628/tazewell-county-board-approves-auditor-referendum-2nd-amendment-resolution

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Berwyn promotes LGBTQ activity. What does your municipality promote?
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/06/26/berwyn-is-better-because-of-its-diversity-city-celebrates-pride-month/ab3341f/

 

WGLT
— Local Top Democrat: Janus Ruling Puts Unions In Danger Of ‘Mass Extinction’ – MARY CULLEN
http://wglt.org/post/local-top-democrat-janus-ruling-puts-unions-danger-mass-extinction#stream/0

 

NIU TODAY
— Gov. Rauner appoints Bob Pritchard to NIU Board of Trustees
https://www.niutoday.info/2018/06/28/gov-rauner-appoints-bob-pritchard-to-niu-board-of-trustees/

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Cary School District Employees Could Get $676 More in Take-Home Pay by Dropping Out of Union
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/28/cary-school-district-employees-get-676-take-home-pay-dropping-union/

 

UPSTREAM IDEAS
— Victory For Mark Janus
http://upstream-ideas.com/upstream-ideas/ideas/victory-for-mark-janus

 

WIRE POINTS
— Illinois’ dysfunction made the Supreme Court’s Janus vs. AFSCME ruling inevitable – Ted Dabrowski and John Klingner
http://www.wirepoints.com/illinois-dysfunction-made-the-supreme-courts-janus-vs-afscme-ruling-inevitable-wirepoints-original/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— Roskam touts benefits of Trump tax cut for Illinois – Robert Hadley
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511465933-roskam-touts-benefits-of-trump-tax-cut-for-illinois

 

PRAIRIE STATE WIRE
— State Treasurer candidate Jim Dodge thinks Obama Center could spur growth – Glenn Minnis
https://prairiestatewire.com/stories/511465854-state-treasurer-candidate-jim-dodge-thinks-obama-center-could-spur-growth

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois Republican leader Jim Durkin files bill to repeal all Illinois property taxes – Cole Lauterbach
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-republican-leader-files-bill-to-repeal-all-illinois-property/article_782af3b0-7a54-11e8-9390-f77ec5a6d021.html

 

ILLINOIS HOMEPAGE
— Harold responds to Rauner’s diss – Raquel Martin
https://www.illinoishomepage.net/news/capitol-news/harold-responds-to-rauner-s-diss/1271686257

 

DAILY CALLER
— THE SUPREME COURT RULED UNIONS SKIMMING WAGES WITHOUT CONSENT IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL. NOW UNIONS MAY HAVE TO PAY THOSE DUES BACK – Tim Pearce
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/28/unions-supreme-court-wages/

 

BREITBART
— Trump to ‘Extremist’ Democrats: ‘We Will Not Tolerate Attacks’ on ‘Courageous’ ICE Agents, Border Patrol – John Binder
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/28/trump-to-extremist-democrats-we-will-not-tolerate-attacks-on-courageous-ice-agents-border-patrol/

 

GOPUSA
— Our new border crisis
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=48936
— Peter Strzok defended anti-Trump texts as ‘intimate conversation’ among friends
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=49077

 

NATIONAL REVIEW
— Living Under the Sword of Damocles That Is Elderly Supreme Court Justices – JIM GERAGHTY
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/anthony-kennedy-supreme-court-justices-aging/

 

WASHINGTON POST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: To promote diversity is to get rid of those who are White, male, and/or older. Who takes the lead in promoting diversity in your municipality, in your township/ward, in your county, and in Illinois?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/06/28/when-it-comes-to-generational-diversity-in-congress-ocasio-cortez-has-a-point/

 

NEWSMAX
— GAO Will Audit Immigrant Family Reunification Process – Cathy Burke
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/pallone-gao-audit-trump/2018/06/27/id/868777/
— 85 PERCENT OF REPUBLICANS SAY FACEBOOK, TWITTER CENSOR CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL OPINIONS – BENJAMIN FEARNOW (DIERSEN: Do your Republican township/ward/county party organizations keep their websites up-to-date? How often do Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains get emails from their Republican township/ward/county party organizations? What type of information is typically contained in those emails?)
http://www.newsweek.com/bias-facebook-twitter-silicon-valley-liberal-conservative-republican-democrat-1000131

 

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Half of Voters Want Tightly Controlled Borders (DIERSEN: The other half are a) Democrats who want immigrants because immigrants vote for Democrats and b) RINOs who want immigrants because RINOs want cheap labor.)
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/immigration/immigration_update_jun28

 

NEWS WHEEL
— June 29th – Drive Your Corvette to Work Day (DIERSEN: Of course, I have never driven my 1972 Corvette to work. My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates always used my owning a Corvette against me. On the last Friday in June, a) I worked for IRS in its Harvey office in 1972, in its 63rd & Halsted office in Chicago in 1973, in its Joliet office in 1974, and in its Loop office in Chicago 1975-1979 and b) I worked for GAO in its Loop office in Chicago 1980-1997. I stored the car in my mother’s garage in Crete 1971-1984 and then at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton since 1984. It has only 5,081 miles on it. I have not started it since November 4, 2009. I plan on getting it back up and running for its 50th model year anniversary in 2022. My owning a Corvette since 1971 is a direct result of my 1969 Dodge Charge SE being stolen while I worked for IRS in its Loop office in 1971.)
http://thenewswheel.com/june-29th-drive-your-corvette-to-work-day/

June 28 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner has Janus victory, but not clear it will translate to votes – Lynn Sweet and Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/rauner-has-janus-victory-but-not-clear-it-will-translate-to-votes/
— Working people must stand with unions against political attacks – Phil Cisneros (DIERSEN: Are/were you a working people? I was a working people 1962-1997. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-working people. I did yard work and delivered newspapers 1962-1964; washed dishes 1964-1966; cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline in 1966; delivered mail 1966-1969; worked on an automobile assembly line and as a security guard in 1970; sold tires, automotive services, and major appliances 1970-1971; pumped gasoline 1971-1972; collected delinquent taxes 1971-1980; and audited federal agencies 1980-1997.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/working-people-must-stand-with-unions-against-political-attacks/
— Under assault from a politicized court, unions must keep proving their worth – Editorial (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee. If GAO had been unionized in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to a) force me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, c) get rid of my mentor in 1987, d) not promote me beyond GS-13, e) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, f) give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, or g) force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/janus-supreme-court-labor-unions-public-assault-workers/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Emanuel hits Rauner over Supreme Court decision, gets hit by Chicago Teachers Union – Gregory Pratt
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-bruce-rauner-janus-afscme-20180627-story.html
— It’s a bad week to be a Democratic boss – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-kass-janus-20180627-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-durbin-migrant-children-border-heartland-alliance-chicago-0628-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats want Muslims to help Democrats get rid of individuals, organizations, companies, governments, and countries that are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/huppke/ct-met-travel-ban-trump-huppke-20180627-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Members of the following groups promote Maxine Waters: 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://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/glanton/ct-met-glanton-column-waters-20180627-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Reaction to U.S. Supreme Court ruling on collective bargaining fees
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180628/reaction-to-us-supreme-court-ruling-on-collective-bargaining-fees

 

CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Lakeview homeowners to hold public meeting on tax assessments – DENNIS RODKIN (DIERSEN: Are homes selling at or near the amount that your assessor says they are worth?)
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/realestate/20180628/CRED0701/180629849

 

WBEZ
— Chicago’s Black Communities Hit Hardest In Opioid Overdoses – Lakeidra Chavis
https://www.wbez.org/shows/wbez-news/chicagos-black-communities-hit-hardest-in-opioid-overdoses/6b27bf86-aaf7-4969-ae6c-b6bc851ed8e4

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Supreme Court’s Janus ruling puts onus on unions to recruit – Jim Dey (DIERSEN: GAO did not unionize until 2007. If GAO had been unionized in 1997, I might still be a GAO employee. If GAO had been unionized in 1980, my Democrat GAO superiors would not have been able to a) force me to take an $19,203 pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, b) keep me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, c) get rid of my mentor in 1987, d) not promote me beyond GS-13, e) always rank me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, f) give me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, or g) force me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. All my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are anti-union.)
http://www.news-gazette.com/opinion/columns/2018-06-28/jim-dey-supreme-courts-janus-ruling-puts-onus-unions-recruit.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Frerichs defends downstate after Rauner’s comments – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20180627/bernard-schoenburg-frerichs-defends-downstate-after-rauners-comments

 

DEKALB DAILY CHRONICLE
— Pritchard to resign from Illinois House July 1 Cites pending appointment to another board – DREW ZIMMERMAN
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/2018/06/27/pritchard-to-resign-from-illinois-house-july-1/a1vj4uz/

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— It ain’t free speech when you’re forced to pay for a union’s megaphone – Editorial
https://www.bnd.com/opinion/editorials/article213920214.html

 

JACKSONVILLE JOURNAL COURIER
— Top court’s decision rocks Illinois politics and also workplaces – Editorial
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/opinion/article/Editorial-Top-court-8217-s-decision-rocks-13032631.php
— High court ruling leaves unions reeling Supreme Court says government workers can’t be forced to pay fees – AP
https://www.myjournalcourier.com/news/article/High-court-ruling-leaves-unions-reeling-13033118.php

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— COD approves $354.3M budget – ERIC SCHELKOPF (DIERSEN: GAO’s fiscal year 2019 budget request is for only $614.8M. SEE: https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-18-448T)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/06/27/cod-approves-354-3m-budget/al815e5/

 

NORTHERN PUBLIC RADIO
— Teachers Unions Respond To Janus Ruling – DUSTY RHODES
http://northernpublicradio.org/post/teachers-unions-respond-janus-ruling

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Taking Power Away from Citizens in Township Government
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/06/18/taking-power-away-citizens-township-government/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Pritzker ‘appalled’ by U.S. Supreme Court decision in Janus case; Trump, Rauner cheer – Brett Rowland
https://www.ilnews.org/news/justice/pritzker-appalled-by-u-s-supreme-court-decision-in-janus/article_a6e94aaa-7a34-11e8-a9d0-470863c276c1.html

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, NOT RACISM, EXPLAINS ‘RACIAL DISPARITIES’ IN CRIME STATS – Larry Elder (DIERSEN: According to Democrats and to RINOs, Republicans cause minorities to commit crimes.)
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/criminal-behavior-not-racism-explains-racial-disparities-in-crime-stats/

 

DAILY CALLER
— IN ITS ANTI-TRUMP HYSTERIA, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY HAS BECOME THE PARTY OF VIOLENCE – Anthony Scaramucci
http://dailycaller.com/2018/06/28/anti-trump-hysteria-has-led-democratic-party-to-violence/

 

BLAZE
— HUD: Households earning $117,000 a year now considered ‘low income’ in San Francisco – Breck Dumas (DIERSEN: What household income does HUD consider to be “low income” in your municipality?)
https://www.theblaze.com/news/2018/06/27/hud-households-earning-117000-a-year-now-considered-low-income-in-this-city

 

CHUCK GRASSLEY
— Grassley, Smith op-ed: It’s Time for Action on E-Verify
https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-smith-op-ed-it-s-time-action-e-verify

 

NEWSMAX
— FBI’s Strzok Denies Anti-Trump Texts Showed Plot, Lawmakers Say (DIERSEN: My Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government were always very careful to NOT put things in writing that might get them in trouble. Further, they always put into writing things that would make it look like they did things for valid reasons.)
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/strzok-fbi-testimony-trump/2018/06/27/id/868772/

 

POLITICO
— ‘I thought you were my friend’: Immigration meltdown exposes GOP hostilities A seven-week effort to pass immigration reform ends in anger and distrust across the House Republican Conference. – RACHAEL BADE
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/27/this-is-bull-inside-the-gops-immigration-meltdown-680106
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Moderates frantically called “gettable” lawmakers on their list, trying to lure them over. They were rebuffed by Reps. Dan Newhouse of Washington and Dennis Ross of Florida. They phoned Rep. Peter Roskam of Illinois, but he was out of town. They leaned on Rep. Walter Jones, a North Carolina Republican known for bucking leadership, but he also refused.)

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— ‘Leave My Husband Alone’: Elaine Chao Confronts Immigration Protesters – Emily Cochrane
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/us/politics/elaine-chao-protesters-mitch-mcconnell.html
— As Jobs Go Unfilled, U.S. Employers Vie to Hire Foreign Laborers – Patricia Cohen (DIERSEN: GAO hired me in 1980 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, younger person, or veteran who would take the job. IRS hired me in 1971 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job. The Post Office hired me in 1966 because it could not find a qualified Democrat, minority, female, or veteran who would take the job.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/business/economy/visas-usa-foreign-labor.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Democrats use children as cannon fodder.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/opinion/nikki-haley-united-states-extreme-poverty.html

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Teeing Off on Trump When voters have to choose between left and right incivility, Democrats will lose. – Daniel Henninger
https://www.wsj.com/articles/teeing-off-on-trump-1530140634
— Outside the Red Hen, fire and ire on social media come to life – Gregory S. Schneider
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/outside-the-red-hen-america-vents/2018/06/26/81a991a6-7998-11e8-80be-6d32e182a3bc_story.html
— Upset of Joseph Crowley Sends a Message to House Democrats’ Aging White Leaders The party gets political energy and a growing share of its votes from millennials and people of color – Janet Hook (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, the future looks bleak for those who “aging” and/or “White.”)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/upset-of-joseph-crowley-sends-a-message-to-house-democrats-aging-white-leaders-1530136679
— The New 1040 Tax Form: It’s Shorter. But There Are More Forms to Fill Out Deductions and other items that once appeared on the main form are now relegated to schedules – Richard Rubin
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-1040-tax-form-its-shorter-but-there-are-more-forms-to-fill-out-1530178201
— Are You Retired or Semi-Retired? Check Your Tax Withholding Now Tax overhaul risks leaving pension recipients underwithheld when it comes time to file for 2018 – Laura Saunders
https://www.wsj.com/articles/are-you-retired-or-semi-retired-check-your-tax-withholding-now-1529659802
— As Foxconn Breaks Ground in Wisconsin, the Costs to Taxpayers Go Up State, municipalities have pledged nearly $1 billion in sweeteners on top of initial $3 billion incentive package to lure manufacturer – Shayndi Raice
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-foxconn-breaks-ground-in-wisconsin-the-costs-to-taxpayers-go-up-1530091800
— Working Women Often Underestimate Motherhood Costs Why leaving the workforce after having kids is an unexpected, reluctant choice for some – Lauren Weber
https://www.wsj.com/articles/working-women-often-underestimate-motherhood-costs-1530024789
— Harley-Davidson Defends Plans to Make Hogs Abroad Motorcycle brand explains to dealers its plans for more foreign manufacturing – Andrew Tangel
https://www.wsj.com/articles/harley-davidson-defends-plans-to-make-hogs-abroad-1530122440

 

DAILY MAIL
— Trump crows as Supreme Court crushes government unions’ right to take mandatory fees from non-members – blowing a hole in the coffers they use to fund Democrats – EMILY GOODIN
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5892631/Trump-crows-Supreme-Court-ends-government-unions-right-mandatory-fees-non-members.html