August 29 Morning Edition

ABC7
— Speaker Paul Ryan campaigns for Democrat-targeted congressman Randy Hultgren – Jesse Kirsch
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/speaker-of-the-house-paul-ryan-hit-the-chicagoland-campaign-trail-tuesday-headlining-a-loop-fundraiser-for-us-rep-randy-hultgren-r-illinois-of-the-states-14th-congressional-district-/4081418/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Rauner defends veto of visa help for immigrant crime victims – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/rauner-defends-veto-of-visa-help-for-immigrant-crime-victims

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Phil Kadner viciously demonizes, viciously denigrates, and viciously condemns Trump and his supporters.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/trump-speaks-american-greatest-strength/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— The silence of Pope Francis and the pain of a church – John Kass
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-met-pope-francis-catholic-church-kass-20180828-story.html
— Someone posted photos of a young councilwoman in California in her underwear. She calls it ‘slut-shaming.’ – Taylor Telford
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-slut-shaming-women-political-candidates-0829-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican glorifies and praises McCain.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-robinson-colun-st-0829-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR GRAPHIC AND TABLE: FROM THE ARTICLE: For every dollar DuPage County taxpayers send to Springfield, the state returns 31 cents. That’s the lowest rate of return among all 102 counties in Illinois, according to a recently released study conducted by researchers at the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. – Jake Griffin (DIERSEN: One could argue that Illinois is financially dependent on DuPage County. One could argue that without DuPage County, Illinois would have to immediately file for bankruptcy. DuPage County is run by Republicans. One could argue that if more statewide candidates were elected from DuPage County, Illinois would not be having the financial problems that it is having. Aside from Evelyn Sanguinetti, the last statewide candidate from DuPage County elected was Jim Ryan. Further, when James “Pate” Philip from DuPage County was President of the Illinois Senate, Illinois was much more fiscally responsible.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180829/study-suburbs-pay-more-than-what-they-get-back-from-state
— High school marching bands hit the neighborhood streets – Eileen O. Daday (DIERSEN: For many years now, DuPage Republicans have sponsored the Wheaton North and Wheaton South high school bands in Wheaton’s Independence Day parades.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180828/high-school-marching-bands-hit-the-neighborhood-streets
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Republican says “GOP sold its sold, McCain didn’t.”
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180829/ignatius-gop-sold-its-sold-mccain-didnt
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURES: A family reunion more than 60 years in the making – Burt Constable (DIERSEN: For many decades, the Diersens held big family reunions every summer at the Trinity Lutheran Grade School in Crete. But that all ended in 1961 when the pastor of the church succeeded in splitting the church. About half the Diersens stayed with the church as it dumped the Missouri Synod and moved to the Wisconsin Synod. The other half, including my parents, me, and my brother transferred to Hope Lutheran Church in Park Forest to stay with the Missouri Synod.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180829/constable-a-family-reunion-more-than-60-years-in-the-making

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180829/marijuana-now-possible-pain-alternative-to-addictive-opioids
— Cullerton says lawmakers will try to override Tobacco 21 veto – Doug Finke (DIERSEN: Democrats do not want children to smoke tobacco but want them to smoke pot.
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180828/cullerton-says-lawmakers-will-try-to-override-tobacco-21-veto

 

WILLIAM J. KELLY
— Rahm’s GOP foe: I intend to solve Chicago’s Rahm problem
https://www.williamjkelly.org/news/rahms-gop-foe-i-intend-to-solve-chicagos-rahm-problem

 

CHICAGO NOW
— Berkowitz discuss Chicago’s violence & it’s leadership deficit w/Gary MacDougal
http://www.chicagonow.com/public-affairs-with-jeff-berkowitz/2018/08/watch-berkowitz-discuss-chicagos-violence-it-leadership-deficit-wgary-macdougal-cable-and-web/

 

WILL COUNTY GAZETTE
— Monee pays property taxes nearly three times national average
https://willcountygazette.com/stories/511544936-analysis-monee-pays-property-taxes-nearly-three-times-national-average

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Local Democratic leader: Outreach is key to ‘blue wave’ in November – Benjamin Yount (DIERSEN: Democrats shout at everyone that to punish Trump, everyone should vote for all the Democrat candidates on the ballot.)
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/local-democratic-leader-outreach-is-key-to-blue-wave-in/article_d40b7d28-aa22-11e8-9559-9b562b070f5f.html

 

ILLINOIS REVIEW
— WISCONSIN HIGHLIGHTS STATE ECONOMY IN COMPARISON TO ILLINOIS
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/wisconsin-highlights-state-economy-in-comparison-to-illinois.html

 

FREEDOM’S JOURNAL
— REPUBLICANS CAN, MUST KEEP CONTROL IN MIDTERMS – Star Parker
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/republicans-can-must-keep-control-in-midterms/
— IMMIGRANTS AND DISEASE – Walter E. Williams
https://freedomsjournalinstitute.org/latest-news/opinion/immigrants-and-disease/

 

WORLD NET DAILY
— STUDY AFFIRMS GOOGLE SEARCH RESULTS LEAN LEFT Not the ‘fair and balanced arbiter of facts’ it claims to be – ART MOORE
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/study-affirms-google-search-results-lean-left/
— THE LEFT’S LONG WAR ON CONSERVATIVE SPEECH Michelle Malkin: ‘If you can’t beat ’em, deplatform ’em. That’s the progressive way’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/the-lefts-long-war-on-conservative-speech/
— 16 STATES ASK SUPREMES TO REIN IN TRANSGENDERS Religious liberty fight developed when male worker demanded to dress like woman
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/16-states-ask-supremes-to-rein-in-transgenders/
— TOXIC FEMINISM STABS WOMEN IN THE BACK Carl Jackson says movement ‘gave good men an excuse to be bad’
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/toxic-feminism-stabs-women-in-the-back/
— DOES OPEN-BORDERS CROWD WANT MORE TB IN U.S.? Public health issue is ignored by those championing sanctuary cities – WALTER WILLIAMS
https://www.wnd.com/2018/08/does-open-borders-crowd-want-more-tb-in-u-s/

 

BREITBART
— 10 Times Google’s Far-Left, Anti-Trump Bias Was Exposed – Allum Bokhari
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/28/10-times-googles-far-left-anti-trump-bias-was-exposed/
— ‘Concerned Catholics’ Group Petitions Archbishop to Remove LGBT-Activist Priests from Ministry – Dr. Susan Berry
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/28/concerned-catholics-group-petitions-archbishop-to-remove-lgbt-activist-priests-from-ministry/

 

TOWNHALL
— Corrupt Democrats Are Not ‘News’- Brent Bozell and Tim Graham Brent Bozell and Tim Graham
https://townhall.com/columnists/brentbozellandtimgraham/2018/08/29/corrupt-democrats-are-not-news-n2513875
— The Left’s Long War on Conservative Free Speech – Michelle Malkin
https://townhall.com/columnists/michellemalkin/2018/08/29/the-lefts-long-war-on-conservative-free-speech-n2513901
— Gov. Cuomo Pardoned An Illegal The Same Week One Was Charged With Mollie Tibbetts’ Murder – Matt Vespa
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2018/08/28/icymi-gov-cuomo-pardoned-another-undocumented-person-the-same-week-an-illegal-w-n2513635

 

DAILY CALLER
— CONSERVATIVES AT FACEBOOK FORM ‘FB’ERS FOR POLITICAL DIVERSITY’ TO COMBAT COMPANY’S IDEOLOGICAL ECHOCHAMBER – Kyle Perisic (DIERSEN: Conservative Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois should organize and form an association. It could be named the “Association of Conservative Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains of Illinois” or ACRPCI. In your township/ward and in your county, what percent of the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains are conservative? What have they done that shows that they support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/28/facebook-political-diversity-james-damore/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: More than one hundred conservative Facebook employees have joined an internal employee message board to protest what they call the company’s “intolerant” liberal culture. The group, “FB’ers for Political Diversity,” was created last week, The New York Times reported Tuesday, and aims to promote ideological diversity within the company. Facebook’s workforce of more than 25,000 is viewed as largely liberal. “We are a political monoculture that’s intolerant of different views,” wrote senior Facebook engineer and group cofounder Brian Amerige in a post, The NYT added. “We claim to welcome all perspectives, but are quick to attack — often in mobs — anyone who presents a view that appears to be in opposition to left-leaning ideology.” Amerige’s post continues to criticize Facebook’s emphasis on racial and gender diversity and how it, along with the company’s overt liberal bias, threatens the “viability as a company.” Facebook banned a dissenting conservative group in December 2016, Business Insider reported in August 2017. The group, “Facebook Anon,” was an anonymous group chat for supporters of then-candidate Donald Trump. It was shut down for violating Facebook’s policies against anonymous accounts, but Business Insider reported that the talks “turned ugly and … alarmed management.” Amerige’s post echoes similar concerns of a memo former Google engineer James Damore wrote in August 2017 that criticized Google’s “ideological echo chamber,” The Daily Caller reported. “[W]e tear down posters welcoming Trump supporters. We regularly propose removing [tech investor Peter] Thiel from our board because he supported Trump,” Amerige wrote. “We’re quick to suggest firing people who turn out to be misunderstood, and even quicker to conclude our colleagues are bigots.” Amerige added that Facebook has made “all lives matter” a “fireable offense” and that human resources investigates anyone who dares “criticize Islam’s human rights record.” Amerige’s concerns are not without any evidence. Facebook cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has donated to left-leaning campaigns in the 2018 and 2020 elections, The Daily Caller News Foundation reported on Aug. 23. Facebook also has a well-documented history of removing conservative content, some of which was restored with an apologized after public backlash. (RELATED: Facebook Flags New York Post Article About Trump Voters As ‘Spam’) Facebook has also removed videos and shadow banned content. Facebook apologize for mistakenly removing videos from the popular conservative page PragerU on Aug. 17, The Daily Caller reported. FB’ers for Political Diversity’s only rule is “if you attack a person’s character, rather than their ideas, you will be banned.”)
— DESPITE PUSH FROM FAR LEFT, JUST ONE QUARTER OF DEMOCRATS WANT TO ABOLISH ICE – Will Racke
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/28/ap-poll-abolish-ice-democrats/
— CNN’S CHRIS CUOMO ACCUSES TRUMP OF USING GOOGLE’S CENSORSHIP TO ‘DIVIDE’ – Mike Brest
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/28/cnn-chris-cuomo-trump-google-censorship/

 

DAILY WIRE
— Ivanka Blasted For Posing With A Christian Minister – Paul Bois
https://www.dailywire.com/news/35135/ivanka-blasted-posing-christian-minister-paul-bois

 

PJ MEDIA
— Ivanka: North American Women ‘Still Underrepresented’ in Boardrooms, Politics, Science – NICHOLAS BALLASY (DIERSEN: What are your demographics? In what areas are those who share your demographics underrepresented? While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, Republicans were grossly unrepresented. Ever-increasingly, conservatives are underrepresented in the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, and the Republican Party.)
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/ivanka-north-american-women-still-underrepresented-in-boardrooms-politics-science/

 

NEWS BUSTERS
— Corrupt Democrats Are Not ‘News’ – Brent Bozell and Tim Graham
https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2018/08/28/bozell-graham-column-corrupt-democrats-are-not-news

 

THE WEEK
— The incredible transformation of the Democratic Party – David Faris (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, 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.
http://theweek.com/articles/791291/incredible-transformation-democratic-party

 

THE HILL
— Former aide: McCain probably would’ve wanted a Latina woman to succeed him – EMILY BIRNBAUM (DIERSEN: What are the demographics of the person who your critics/opponents want to replace you with? My critics/opponents want to replace me with someone who they can manipulate/dominate and who is 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://thehill.com/homenews/senate/403907-former-aide-mccain-probably-wouldve-wanted-a-latina-woman-to-succeed-him
— Workers are ready to choose a better America by joining unions – MARC PERRONE (DIERSEN: Overwhelmingly, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes are vehemently anti-union.)
http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/403995-workers-are-ready-to-choose-unions-and-a-better-america
— California gov candidate backs universal healthcare for undocumented immigrants – MEGAN KELLER
http://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/404036-dem-calif-gov-candidate-government-should-give-undocumented-immigrants

 

ABC NEWS
— 160 undocumented workers detained in Texas immigration bust – KARMA ALLEN
https://abcnews.go.com/US/160-undocumented-workers-detained-texas-immigration-bust/story?id=57467248

 

NEW YORK TIMES
– FRONT PAGE: Trump Accuses Google of Burying Conservative News in Search Results – Adam Satariano, Daisuke Wakabayashi and Cecilia Kang
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/28/business/media/google-trump-news-results.html
— If G.O.P. Loses Hold on Congress, Trump Warns, Democrats Will Enact Change ‘Quickly and Violently’ – Michael D. Shear (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who are filled with hatred of Trump and filled with hatred of anyone who does not share their hatred of Trump.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/28/us/politics/trump-evangelical-pastors-election.html
— Dozens at Facebook Unite to Challenge Its ‘Intolerant’ Liberal Culture – Kate Conger and Sheera Frenkel (DIERSEN: Conservative Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois should organize and form an association. It could be named the “Association of Conservative Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains of Illinois” or ACRPCI. In your township/ward and in your county, what percent of the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains are conservative? What have they done that shows that they support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/28/technology/inside-facebook-employees-political-bias.html
— What Did Pope Francis Know? The Catholic Church needs leaders who can purge corruption even among their own theological allies. The pope is failing that test. – Ross Douthat
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/28/opinion/pope-francis-catholic-church-resign.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— You can wager Democrats will talk a lot about this issue – Jennifer Rubin (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/opinions/wp/2018/08/28/you-can-wager-democrats-will-talk-a-lot-about-this-issue/

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: Trump Accuses Google of Suppressing Positive News About His Presidency President says Google, Twitter, Facebook are ‘treading on very, very troubling territory’ – Vivian Salama, Douglas MacMillan and Drew FitzGerald
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-accuses-google-of-suppressing-positive-news-about-his-presidency-1535459748
— Pope Francis in the Dock A former papal nuncio accuses the pontiff of a sex abuse coverup. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/articles/pope-francis-in-the-dock-1535497184

 

USA TODAY
— How doorbell cameras are creating dilemmas for police, neighborhoods – Christina Hall (DIERSEN: Recently, a doorbell camera was used to harass/threaten me. One of the homeowners in my precinct, a registered Republican voter, angrily phoned me, angrily claimed to be out of town, angrily claimed that she had just been alerted by her doorbell camera that I had just left Republican literature on her front door, angrily claimed that literature encouraged burglars to break into her home, and angrily demanded that I immediately come back and take that literature back, which I did. She angrily demanded that I take her off my list and angrily demanded that I never bring Republican literature to her door again. I expect that she is one of the 30 or so voters in my precinct who a) cast Republican primary ballots to do whatever damage they can to the Republican Party and b) always vote for Democrats in general elections.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/nation-now/2018/08/23/doorbell-camera-videos-police-dilemma/1074952002/
— Sexually transmitted diseases surge for the 4th straight year, CDC reports – Ken Alltucker (DIERSEN: Anti-conservative promote promiscuity.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/28/cdc-reports-surge-gonorrhea-other-sexually-transmitted-diseases/1115411002/
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH BIG COLOR PICTURE: Mollie Tibbetts case exposes farms’ worst-kept secret: hiring undocumented immigrants – Alan Gomez (DIERSEN: The worse that jobs are, the more likely that employers will hire illegals to do that those jobs. What bad jobs have you had? According to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, all the jobs that I had were bad 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.)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/24/iowa-murder-casts-spotlight-farms-hiring-undocumented-immigrants/1075320002/

 

FINANCIAL TIMES
— Facebook employees’ group criticizes its ‘political monoculture’ Formation of ‘FB’ers for Political Diversity’ comes amid accusations of leftwing bias – Hannah Kuchler (DIERSEN: Conservative Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains in Illinois should organize and form an association. It could be named the “Association of Conservative Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains of Illinois” or ACRPCI. In your township/ward and in your county, what percent of the Republican Precinct Committeemen/Captains are conservative? What have they done that shows that they support the traditional family, right to life, immigration, Second Amendment, and the rest of the planks in the Illinois Republican Party platform?)
https://www.ft.com/content/656caf3e-ab23-11e8-89a1-e5de165fa619

 

WASHINGTON MONTHLY
— Republicans Make a List of Trump Scandals They’re Covering Up – Nancy LeTourneau (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997. One could say that the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 forced me to take their early retirement “offer” to punish Newt Gingrich.)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2018/08/28/republicans-make-a-list-of-trump-scandals-theyre-covering-up/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: What Newt saw to is what Paul Glastris and Haley Sweetland Edwards called, “The Big Lobotomy.” A quick refresher: In 1995, after winning a majority in the House for the first time in forty years, one of the first things the new Republican House leadership did was gut Congress’s workforce. They cut the “professional staff” (the lawyers, economists, and investigators who work for committees rather than individual members) by a third. They reduced the “legislative support staff” (the auditors, analysts, and subject-matter experts at the Government Accountability Office [GAO], the Congressional Research Service [CRS], and so on) by a third, too, and killed off the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) entirely…Since 2011, with a Tea Party-radicalized GOP back in control of the House, Congress has cut its budget by a whopping 20 percent, a far higher ratio than any other federal agency, leading, predictably, to staff layoffs, hiring and salary freezes, and drooping morale.)
— JUNE/JULY/AUGUST 2014 FLASHBACK: The Big Lobotomy How Republicans Made Congress Stupid – Paul Glastris and Haley Sweetland Edwards (DIERSEN: I worked for GAO 1980-1997. One could say that the Democrats who ran GAO in 1997 forced me to take their early retirement “offer” to punish Newt Gingrich.)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/junejulyaug-2014/the-big-lobotomy/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The third target of Gingrich’s attacks was the legislative support agencies. The Government Accountability Office, Congressional Budget Office, Congressional Research Service, and now-defunct Office of Technology Assessment operated on a bipartisan basis, offering measured reports on topics suggested by members themselves. Sometimes, these agencies act as helpful librarians, and sometimes they’re more like referees, carefully adjudicating among the competing quantitative claims of various members and outside groups. Gingrich, perhaps not surprisingly, viewed them all as potential rivals to his singular narrative.)

 

ENTREPRENEUR
— 6 Ways Healthy Office Competition Builds Teams and Improves Productivity – John Rampton (DIERSEN: When you got promotions, what competition did you face? GAO is in the legislative branch. My Democrat GAO superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates had a very low opinion of executive branch employees like I was for almost 12 years (Post Office 1966-1969 and IRS 1971-1980). They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that I got promoted in 1972, 1973, and 1974 only because the IRS employees who I competed against for those promotions were inferior people. They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that GAO would never have hired me in 1971, and if it had, it would never have promoted me in 1972, 1973, or 1974. They stressed that I did not earn an MBA until 1976, that I did not pass the CPA examination until 1979, and that I did not earn a master’s degree in accounting until 1980.)
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/317603

 

INDEPENDENT
— Economic inequality, not gender oppression, drives women to take sexy selfies, says study ‘When a young woman adjusts her bikini provocatively with her phone at the ready, don’t think of her as vacuous or as a victim. Think of her as a strategic player in a complex social and evolutionary game’ – Maya Oppenheim
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/women-sexy-selfies-why-social-media-economic-inequality-gender-oppression-a8511121.html

August 28 Evening Edition

ABC7
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Rauner signs bill legalizing medical marijuana as opioid alternative – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/health/rauner-signs-bill-legalizing-medical-marijuana-as-opioid-alternative/4080820/

 

NBC5
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Marijuana Now Possible Pain Alternative to Addictive Opioids
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/illinois-marijuana-pain-alternative-491928851.html
— Chicago Aldermen Have Millions in Campaign War Chests, State Records Show – Carol Marin, Don Moseley and Shelby Bremer
https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/chicago-aldermen-have-millions-in-campaign-war-chests-state-records-show-491883101.html

 

CBS2
— House Speaker Paul Ryan Attends Campaign Luncheon For Congressman Randy Hultgren
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2018/08/28/house-speaker-paul-ryan-attends-campaign-luncheon-for-congressman-randy-hultgren/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Marijuana now pain alternative to addictive opioids in Illinois – AP
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/marijuana-now-pain-alternative-to-addictive-opioids

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Rauner signs medical marijuana expansion bill allowing drug as painkiller alternative – Robert McCoppin
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-medical-marijuana-opioids-illinois-expansion-20180827-story.html
— GOP challenger Jason Helland makes Jesse White’s age, 84, more than a number in Illinois secretary of state’s race – Mike Riopell
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jesse-white-jason-helland-secretary-of-state-20180827-story.html
— Trump’s economic adviser: ‘We’re taking a look’ at whether Google searches should be regulated – Tony Romm
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-google-searches-regulation-20180828-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Rauner OKs medical marijuana to replace opioids – Tina Sfondeles
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/illinois-medical-marijuana-alternative-opioids-bruce-rauner/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Mexico says a) it will never stop sending many millions of its citizens into America illegally and b) it will never stop keeping many millions of its citizens in America illegally. Constructively Mexico reaffirms its constructive declaration of war against America. Anti-Trumps side with Mexico and side with all the other countries of the world that have constructively declared war on America.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/luis-videgaray-caso-donald-trump-enrique-pena-nieto-mexico-border-wall/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers promote the advantages of legal pot over illegal pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/cannabis-marijuana-toxic-pesticides-illegal-california-pot-farms/
— Trump-endorsed DeSantis wins Florida GOP gubernatorial primary – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/ron-desantis-donald-trump-florida-gubernatorial-primary-rick-scott/
— Trump takes on Google in complaints about social media – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/social-media-conservative-voices-donald-trump-larry-kudlow-google/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps say “Many Americans struggling to get by despite strong economy.” What did you do to qualify yourself for better paying jobs? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32. Anyone should be able to do what I did because according to my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes, I am extremely stupid. But out of the other side of their crooked mouths they shout that I had tremendous unfair advantages in life including that I was born a White male, that my ancestors have been in America since 1844, that I avoided the draft, that I worked for the federal government, that I got married, that my wife has always had income, that we gave up trying to have children, that we did not adopt, and that we did not become foster parents, etc.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/business/americans-struggle-basic-needs-strong-economy-urban-institute-survey/
— And what’s your share, folks, of our local public debt? $126,000 – Madeleine Doubek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/and-whats-your-share-folks-of-our-local-public-debt-126000/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-patients-advocates-opioid-expansion-medical-marijuana-reaction/

 

DAILY HERALD
— Rauner effectively kills bill targeting Lake County chief assessment officer – Russell Lissau
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180828/rauner-effectively-kills-bill-targeting-lake-county-chief-assessment-officer
— Trump’s economic adviser: ‘We’re taking a look’ at whether Google searches should be regulated – Isaac Stanley-Becker and Brian Fung
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180828/trumps-economic-adviser-were-taking-a-look-at-whether-google-searches-should-be-regulated
— DuPage sheriff’s officials change reason for canceling J.U.S.T. program – Justin Kmitch
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180828/dupage-sheriffs-officials-change-reason-for-canceling-just-program
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps shout at women that Trump is a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, sexist, bigot, and even worse things. Anti-Trumps want women and everyone else to hate Trump. How should Trump respond?
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180828/roberts-women-hold-key-to-democrats-bid-to-rein-in-trump
— DuPage County Board agrees to spend $260,000 on lobbyists – Robert Sanchez
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180828/dupage-county-board-agrees-to-spend-260000-on-lobbyists

 

SUBURBAN LIFE
— People’s Resource Center revamps food pantry to better serve clients – ERIC SCHELKOPF (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, under the Democrats, more and more and more people a) depend on government, b) depend on charity, and c) are getting charity and/or are handing out charity.)
http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2018/08/22/peoples-resource-center-revamps-food-pantry-to-better-serve-clients/doil4i8/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— DuPage Township: Illegal loans, advance pays – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/dupage-township-illegal-loans-advance-pays/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— IRS MOVES TO BLOCK ILLINOIS LAWMAKERS’ TAX CREDIT WORKAROUND SCHEME New IRS rules make clear that lowering the actual tax burden, not complicated workarounds, is the correct way to respond to tighter federal restrictions on SALT deductions. – Adam Schuster (DIERSEN: Roskam should increase the $10,000 SALT cap to $20,000 for married filing jointly.)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/irs-moves-to-block-illinois-lawmakers-tax-credit-workaround-scheme/

 

CAPITOL FAX
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS: POT PUSHERS ARE OVERJOYED: Rauner finally comes around a little on medical marijuana
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/28/rauner-finally-comes-around-a-little-on-medical-marijuana/#comments
— Casten is first candidate out of the gate with Metra response
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/28/casten-is-first-candidate-out-of-the-gate-with-metra-response/
— Illinois Policy Institute begins mailing public employees about Janus
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/28/illinois-policy-institute-begins-mailing-public-employees-about-janus/

 

DAILY CALLER
— SOUTH AFRICA WITHDRAWS BILL TO SEIZE LAND FROM WHITE FARMERS — FOR NOW – Chris White
https://dailycaller.com/2018/08/28/south-africa-land-white-farmers/

 

BREITBART
— Google Responds to Trump: ‘No Political Bias in Google Search’ – Lucas Nolan
https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/08/28/google-responds-to-trump-no-political-bias-in-google-search/
— Gavin Newsom Vows Universal Healthcare for All of California’s Illegal Immigrants – Joshua Caplan
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/28/gavin-newsom-california-illegal-immigrants-universal-healthcare/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: The anti-Trump Michael Steele says “You Get a First Class Ride to Stupidland on the Trump Train.”
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/08/28/michael-steele-you-get-a-first-class-ride-to-stupidland-on-the-trump-train/

 

GOPUSA
— Americans mostly unsatisfied with K-12 education
http://www.gopusa.com/americans-mostly-unsatisfied-with-k-12-education/
— Rate of home ownership among black and Latino millennials is strikingly low, study finds
http://www.gopusa.com/rate-of-home-ownership-among-black-and-latino-millennials-is-strikingly-low-study-finds/
— Jacksonville gunman has mental history, took anti-psychotic drugs
http://www.gopusa.com/court-records-jacksonville-gunman-has-mental-history-took-anti-psychotic-drugs/

 

PJ MEDIA
— Judge Invalidates Parts of Executive Order That Made It Easier to Fire Federal Workers – BRIDGET JOHNSON
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/judge-invalidates-parts-of-executive-order-that-made-it-easier-to-fire-federal-workers/

 

DAILY WIRE
— The Media Properly Honor John McCain After His Death. Their Scorn For Him In 2008 Helped Make Trump. – BEN SHAPIRO
https://www.dailywire.com/news/35076/media-properly-honor-john-mccain-after-his-death-ben-shapiro

 

CHECK YOUR FACT
— FACT CHECK: ARE ONLY HALF OF 30-YEAR-OLDS DOING BETTER THAN THEIR PARENTS AT THE SAME AGE? – Emily Larsen (DIERSEN: When you were 30, were you doing better financially than your father was doing when he was 30? I was, but my father had fought type 1 diabetes from age 14. While he had earned a high school diploma, none of his ancestors had done that. While I have never had children, he and my mother had the financial burden of raising me.)
http://checkyourfact.com/2018/08/28/fact-check-millennials-income-mobility/

 

THE HILL
— Trump: Google suppressing conservative voices, hiding ‘good’ news and information – EMILY BIRNBAUM
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/403905-trump-google-suppressing-conservative-voices-hiding-good-news-and
— Google responds to Trump: Denies favoring ideologies in search results – HARPER NEIDIG
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/403950-google-responds-to-trump-denies-favoring-ideologies-in-search-results

 

CBS NEWS
— “We’re taking a look at it,” says WH econ advisor Larry Kudlow, asked if the Administration thinks Google searches should be regulated, following @POTUS complaint today that it’s rigged against him.
https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1034429503911677953

 

NEWSWEEK
— WILL POPE FRANCIS RESIGN? – JAKUB LEWANDOWSKI
https://www.newsweek.com/will-pope-francis-resign-1091787

 

FED WEEK
— Planning to Retire – Social Security Reductions for CSRS Retirees
https://www.fedweek.com/reg-jones-experts-view/planning-to-retire-social-security-reductions-for-csrs-retirees/

 

FED SMITH
— Strong Protections Still Exist for Disabled Employees in the Federal Workplace – Eric Pines (DIERSEN: While I worked for GAO in its Chicago office 1980-1997, my Democrat superiors assigned me to supervise all the office’s disabled employees at one time or another.)
https://www.fedsmith.com/2018/08/28/strong-protections-still-exist-disabled-employees-federal-workplace/

August 27 Morning Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Disgraced Churchman helped Chicago cardinal’s career, ex-Vatican official alleges – Robert Herguth (DIERSEN: What happened to those who helped your career? My Democrat IRS superiors got rid of the IRS manager who promoted me in 1972, 1973, and 1974. My Democrat GAO superiors got rid of the GAO manager who arranged for my transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980, got me assigned to audits of IRS in 1986, and promoted me in 1986.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/theodore-mccarrick-blase-cupich-archbishop-carlo-maria-vigano-pope-francis-letter-sex-misconduct/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD: After years of watching top students leave for other states, U. of I. and lawmakers begin to respond – Dawn Rhodes (DIERSEN: Democrats run the universities in Illinois. Ever-increasingly, if you have a degree from a university in Illinois, you are presumed to be 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/ct-met-illinois-students-public-universities-20180824-story.html
— For McCain, a cross-country farewell from public, presidents – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us–mccain-20180826-story.html

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Why Illinois is becoming more of a ‘microcosm of national politics’ – Rick Pearson (DIERSEN: From what I see, ever-increasingly, Illinois is more and more and more anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-morning-spin-illinois-microcosm-national-politics-20180826-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— FRONT PAGE TOP OF FOLD WITH COLOR PHOTOS OF HULTGREN AND UNDERWOOD: Hultgren, Underwood have different views on effective border security Hultgren backs wall, Underwood doesn’t in immigration policies – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180827/hultgren-underwood-have-different-views-on-effective-border-security
— Let us know politics of news employees – Kristin Kocan, Warrenville
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180827/your-responses-to-enemy-of-the-people-editorials
(FROM THE LETTER: Responding to your editorial entitled, “Not enemies, but voice of the people,” please note that Pope Francis addressed the issue of “fake news” in a message for Communications, last January. How did he describe fake news? “The term ‘fake news’ has been the object of great discussion and debate. In general, it refers to the spreading of disinformation on line or in the traditional media. It has to do with false information based on non-existent or distorted data meant to deceive and manipulate the reader. Spreading fake news can serve to advance specific goals, influence political decisions, and serve economic interests.” He goes on to say “Disinformation thus thrives on the absence of healthy confrontation with other sources of information that could effectively challenge prejudices and generate constructive dialogue …” His whole message has to do with truth. However, your editorial did not mention truth; up front, it said it is the “voice of the people.” Well, which people? Maybe on your editorial page (one of many pages), you give half time to one side of an issue, half time to the other side (maybe). But for the rest of the pages, your paper is the voice of those in your employ. What is the ratio of Democrat to Republican in your employ? What is the ratio of Trump supporters to Trump haters in your employ? Let us know, and then we can decide if your paper is an enemy of people you don’t agree with …)
— Does $60,000 make you middle class or wealthy on Planet Earth? – Heather Long and Leslie Shapiro (DIERSEN: Are/were you wealthy? Because I have always been a Republican, because I avoided the draft, and because I am not a minority or a female, my Democrat superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates in the federal government always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being wealthy. They stressed the money that I spent on new cars, education, real estate, collector cars, etc. They stressed my wife’s income. They stressed that my wife and I did not have children, we did not adopt, and we did not become foster parents. They stressed the money that we saved for our retirement. They were beyond furious when I got promoted in 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1986. They always hinted/implied/argued/shouted that because of the aforesaid, a) I did not need, nor should I be given, any promotions, b) I should be gotten rid of, and c) failing that, I should be forced to take early retirement.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180826/does-60000-make-you-middle-class-or-wealthy-on-planet-earth
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Kharas defines the middle class as people who have enough money to cover basics needs, such as food, clothing and shelter, and still have enough left over for a few luxuries, such as fancy food, a television, a motorbike, home improvements or higher education.)

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: State lawmakers again eye gambling expansion – Doug Finke
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180826/state-lawmakers-again-eye-gambling-expansion

 

WAND TV
— Illinois celebrates 200 years of statehood – Kenya Ramirez (DIERSEN: What does your future in Illinois look like? From what I see, the future is bright for those who are anti-Trump, anti-Protestant, anti-conservative, anti-patriotic, anti-Republican, anti-American, anti-White, anti-male, anti-older people, anti-rich people, anti-gun owners, anti-German Americans, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and the future is bleak for those who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.wandtv.com/story/38965035/illinois-celebrates-200-years-of-statehood

 

WQAD
— New Illinois law lets police seek mental health services without fear of getting fired – INN (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those in my precinct, in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who paint themselves as be physiological terrorists. They focus on driving conservatives out of the Milton Township Republican Central Committee, DuPage County Republican Central Committee, Illinois Republican Party, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc.)
https://wqad.com/2018/08/27/new-law-lets-police-seek-mental-health-services-without-fear-of-getting-fired/

 

CENTRAL ILLINOIS PROUD
— Governor Rauner leads bikes down Route 66 for charity – DaLaun Dillard
https://www.centralillinoisproud.com/news/local-news/governor-rauner-leads-bikes-down-route-66-for-charity/1397993354

 

MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— NWH Notes County Tax Cut Not 11.2%, But 9.5% Without Mentioning Jack Franks’ Name
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/26/nwh-notes-county-tax-cut-not-11-2-9-5-without-mentioning-jack-franks-name/
— 150 Walk and Call for Helene Walsh
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/26/150-walk-call-helene-walsh/
— Phone Poll Last Sunday
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/26/phone-poll-last-sunday/
— Cutting County Taxes Without Cutting Spending: Use Savings
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2018/08/27/cutting-county-taxes-without-cutting-spending/

 

WIREPOINTS
— Illinois Pension Actuary Defrocked. Finally. – Mark Glennon (DIERSEN: My Democrat GAO and IRS superiors treated me like I had been defrocked by the organizations that had made me a Forensic Accountant in 1997, Certified Financial Services Auditor in 1996, Certified Government Financial Manager in 1994, Certified Fraud Examiner in 1990, licensed CPA in 1981, Certified Internal Auditor in 1981, and CPA in 1979. They treated me like I had been defrocked by the universities that had granted me master’s degrees in finance in 1997, accounting in 1980, and business in 1976. They treated me like I had been defrocked by the university that granted me a bachelor’s degree in management in 1970. They treated me like I had been defrocked by all the Republican elected officials in Illinois.)
http://www.wirepoints.com/actuary-academy-disciplines-timothy-sharpe-illinois-pension-actuary-finally/
— To all legislative candidates: Show leadership by refusing a legislative pension (DIERSEN: What about candidates who are not independently wealthy, that is, what about candidates who cannot afford to refuse a legislative pension?)
http://www.wirepoints.com/to-all-legislative-candidates-show-leadership-by-refusing-a-legislative-pension/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Astounding $1.5M cost of fighting against two FOIA requests – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/astounding-1-5m-cost-of-fighting-against-two-foia-requests/

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— TAX HIKES VS. REFORM: WHY ILLINOIS MUST AMEND ITS CONSTITUTION TO FIX THE PENSION CRISIS – Adam Schuster (DIERSEN: What about fixing the federal budget crisis? What about cutting federal pensions and cutting federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies for federal retirees? What do you say those who hint/imply/argue/shout that I am crazy for helping elect candidates who want to cut my federal pension and to cut my federal health, dental, and vision insurance subsidies?)
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/reports/tax-hikes-vs-reform-why-illinois-must-amend-its-constitution-to-fix-the-pension-crisis/

 

ILLINOIS FAMILY INSTITUTE
— Homosexuality in the Catholic Church – Laurie Higgins
https://illinoisfamily.org/homosexuality/homosexuality-in-the-catholic-church/
— SHOULD AMERICANS GIVE MAINSTREAM MEDIA THE SILENT TREATMENT? (DIERSEN: Who gives you the silent treatment? Those who give me the silent treatment a) reject planks in the Republican Party platform and/or the Illinois Republican Party platform and work against those like me who support those planks, b) reject the Milton Township Republican Central Committee resolution against video gambling and work against those like me who support that resolution, c) focus on destroying those like me who they cannot manipulate/dominate, d) were defendants in lawsuits that I have filed, and/or e) are operatives or dupes for the aforesaid. I should write a book about the aforesaid who religiously read my GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails to get information to destroy me and to destroy anyone who might come to my defense.)
http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/08/should-americans-give-mainstream-media-the-silent-treatment.html

 

GOPUSA
— The liberal mind works overtime to excuse Mollie Tibbetts’ killer and their own border policies
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53317
— When it comes to Donald Trump, media love to ‘lash out’ (DIERSEN: Who has lashed out at you? I should write a book about those who have lashed out at me during Milton Township Republican Central Committee meetings, TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois meetings, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce meetings, Illinois Center Right Coalition meetings, etc.)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=53304

 

WASHINGTON TIMES
— David Hogg, gun control advocates march on Smith & Wesson headquarters, demand $5 million donation – AP (DIERSEN: When will my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes march to my home and demand that I give them many millions of dollars? They blame me for their problems, for your problems, for my problems, and for everyone’s problems. They blame me for every defeat that Republicans have suffered in Illinois since 2000. They blame me for all the problems that TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois, Wheaton Chamber of Commerce, Milton Township Republican Central Committee, Illinois Center Right Coalition, American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter, etc. have had, is having, and will have. I should write a book about my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes.)
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/26/david-hogg-gun-control-advocates-march-smith-wesso/

 

BREITBART
— GOP Rep Mo Brooks: ‘Who Knows How Many’ Americans Would Be Alive Today If We Had Better Border Security – Jeff Poor
https://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/08/26/gop-rep-mo-brooks-who-knows-how-many-americans-would-be-alive-today-if-we-had-better-border-security/

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Was Mollie Tibbetts the Victim of Mexican Machismo? – Jeannie DeAngelis
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2018/08/was_mollie_tibbetts_the_victim_of_mexican_machismo.html

 

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
— Quotation of the day on self-interest – Mark J. Perry (DIERSEN: QUESTION: What do you say to turncoats, traitors, defectors, deserters, and betrayers? Why do people work against their own self-interests, that is, why do people work against those who share their own demographics? ANSWER: Most commonly, it is because they see the future of those who share their demographics as being lost, and they want to curry favor with those who are getting rid of those who share their demographics. I should write a book about those in Wheaton, in Glen Ellyn, in Milton Township, in DuPage County, and in Illinois who work against those who share their own demographics. I should write about those who claim to be Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, and/or Republican, but who work against those like me who are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, and/or Republican. I should write about those who are White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time, but who work against those like me who are White, male, older, non-poor, gun owners, German American, and those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
https://www.aei.org/publication/quotation-of-the-day-on-self-interest/

 

TOM WOODS
— What the McCain eulogies tell us about the media and the regime
https://mailchi.mp/tomwoods/1070syzgnq-318617?e=d0457a64f1

 

THE HILL
— House GOP efforts to increase female lawmakers falling flat – MELANIE ZANONA AND JULIEGRACE BRUFKE (DIERSEN: While I worked for the federal government for almost 30 years, Democrat efforts to hire, retain, and promote young Democrat minorities and young Democrat females fell flat. What did those Democrats do? They blamed their employees who were Republican, White, male, older, and/or non-veteran and got rid of the aforesaid employees.)
http://thehill.com/homenews/house/403364-house-gop-efforts-to-grow-female-lawmakers-falling-flat

 

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “President Trump tweets about incorrect approval ratings, ignores Jacksonville mass shooting.”
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-pol-president-trump-tweet-jacksonville-shooting-20180826-story.html

 

CBS LOS ANGELES
— Hundreds Rally Against President Trump’s Supreme Court Pick
https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/08/26/hundreds-rally-against-president-trumps-supreme-court-pick/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Job Approval Steady Amid Legal Action The president’s approval rating was at 44% in a WSJ/NBC News poll taken after Paul Manafort’s conviction and Michael Cohen’s guilty plea – Janet Hook
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-job-approval-steady-amid-legal-action-poll-says-1535293790?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=1
— Signs of a Strong Economy: Hedges Are Overgrown and Lawns Need Mowing Low levels of unemployment and high demand for H-2B visas mean there aren’t enough people working in landscaping this summer – Shayndi Raice (DIERSEN: I mow the lawn, trim the hedges, shovel the snow, etc. at 915 Cove Court in Wheaton.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/signs-of-a-strong-economy-hedges-are-overgrown-and-lawns-need-mowing-1535281201

August 25 Evening Edition

THE HILL
— John McCain, war hero and giant of the Senate, dies at 81 – ALEXANDER BOLTON

http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/365351-mccain-war-hero-and-senate-giant-dies

 

ABC7
— AS THE DEMOCRAT PARTY’S STRANGLEHOLD ON ILLINOIS, ON COOK COUNTY, AND ON CHICAGO TIGHTENS: Present-day DNC protestors say they’re fighting the same issues 50 years later – Evelyn Holmes
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/dnc-protestors-say-theyre-fighting-the-same-issues-50-years-later/4052293/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: On the 50th anniversary of the protests, organizers of the August 25 event say the issues of injustice still remain. “Today, when we have America’s longest war in Afghanistan and Iraq, those lessons are urgently needed as well,” said Andy Thayer, part of the Chicago Committee Against War and Racism. Present-day attendees drew comparisons between the current political climate and that of 1968, hoping to re-capture the energy of the past to bring about change. “If you don’t have a screaming opposition to scream at that, it will take over,” said Katy Nielsen, a present-day protestor. “Here we are 50 years later and not only is it continuing, it’s worse now in a lot of ways.”)

 

NBC5
— Elected Officials, Advocates Make ‘Big Jump’ Into Chicago River “It’s good to promote what government does but it’s good to have partners in the volunteer community who help us,” said Preckwinkle – Daniela Prizont-Cado
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/elected-officials-advocates-make-big-jump-into-chicago-river-491716861.html

 

WLS AM
— Cullerton slams Rauner’s veto of (illegal) immigrant protection
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/25/cullerton-slams-rauners-veto-of-immigrant-protection/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— Woman sitting in Lyft among 3 shot dead, 11 hurt in Chicago over 24 hours
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/3-killed-11-wounded-friday-in-city-shootings

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Rauner signs bill legalizing industrial hemp – Rachel Hinton
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/rauner-hemp-bill-legalize-signs-bruce-governor-cannabis-farming-agriculture/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Pot pushers use problems with opioids to push pot.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/cannabis/pot-topics-cannabis-weed-edibles-medical-marijuana/

— Fourth teenager charged in brutal West Chicago murder – Thomas Czaja
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/fourth-teenager-charged-murder-west-chicago-homicide/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Kasich to sit out GOP dinner where Trump is featured guest – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-bc-us–trump-kasich-20180822-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Whites want to abolish the First Amendment.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-blue-island-rally-st-0826-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/ct-perspec-trump-south-africa-white-supremacy-20180825-story.html
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-bc-us–media-fox-carlson-20180824-story.html
— Bad blood between McCain, Trump lingers, even as Arizona Republican nears end of life – Anne Gearan and Josh Dawsey
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-mccain-trump-bad-blood-20180825-story.html
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump says “Trump’s wall of secrecy erodes amid betrayals, legal challenges.”
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-betrayals-secrecy-analysis-20180825-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Filmmaker Steve James tackles thorny issue of race in Oak Park and River Forest High School – Dann Gire
https://www.dailyherald.com/entlife/20180825/filmmaker-steve-james-tackles-thorny-issue-of-race-in-suburban-school
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Democrats demand that everyone glorify and praise illegals.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180815/fox-seems-to-be-hosting-a-constant-anti-immigrant-olympics
— The goal to keep bias out of our reporting – Editorial (DIERSEN: If news can be spun to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms, the mainstream news media promotes it. If news cannot be spun to promote the Democrat, Libertarian, and/or Green party platforms, the mainstream news media downplays it or censures it.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180825/editorial-the-goal-to-keep-bias-out-of-our-reporting
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use Trump’s wife’s parents against him.
https://www.dailyherald.com/discuss/20180823/cokie-and-steven-roberts-the-stench-of-hypocrisy-on-donald-trump-immigration-policy
— False memes follow plea, conviction of Trump associates – Bob Oswald
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180825/false-memes-follow-plea-conviction-of-trump-associates

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois residents recall the violent 1968 Democratic National Convention – Bernard Schoenburg (DIERSEN: What were you doing in 1968? I was a full-time student at UIC and a part-time employee for the Park Forest Post Office. I lived with my parents and brother in Crete. I sold my 1968 Oldsmobile 442 and bought a new 1969 Dodge Charger SE. I saved money for college expenses.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180825/illinois-residents-recall-violent-1968-democratic-national-convention
— Rauner OKs ban on Muslim registry – AP (DIERSEN: Those who are members of Group A dominate, if not run Illinois and would love to have registries of those who are members of Group B. Those who are 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, anti-draft avoiders, and/or anti-those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time and members of Group B are Trump supporters, Protestant, conservative, patriotic, Republican, American, White, male, older, rich, gun owners, German American, draft avoiders, and/or those whose ancestors have been in America for a long time.)
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180824/rauner-oks-ban-on-muslim-registry-vetoes-immigrant-protections

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner set for lengthy battle with Pritzker – Rich Miller
https://herald-review.com/opinion/columnists/rich-miller-rauner-set-for-lengthy-battle-with-pritzker/article_6d53a41e-b24e-535f-a1e5-b5fcf756221d.html

 

BELLEVILLE NEWS DEMOCRAT
— Chicago ‘anti-bait truck’ event to offer free shoes – AP
https://www.bnd.com/entertainment/article217223160.html

 

ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR
— It’s November or never for Rockford casino – Chuck Sweeny (DIERSEN: Gambling is a vice.)
http://www.rrstar.com/news/20180825/chuck-sweeny-its-november-or-never-for-rockford-casino

 

KFVS 12
— Governor Rauner signs agriculture bills at Du Quoin State Fair – Kaylie Ross
http://www.kfvs12.com/story/38960373/governor-rauner-signs-agriculture-bills-at-du-quoin-state-fair

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Watchdog training turns up common themes – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/watchdog-training-turns-up-common-themes/

 

LIFEZETTE
— Harvard Shuts Down the Last Sorority in the Name of ‘Progress’ In a push for ‘equality,’ what’s now gone for these women are opportunities for leadership, mentorship, and community service – Elizabeth M. Economou
https://www.lifezette.com/2018/08/harvard-shuts-down-last-sorority-in-name-of-progress/

 

BREITBART
— Illegal Alien Left Another Iowa Girl ‘Fearing for Her Life’ Before Mollie Tibbetts Went Missing – John Binder
https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/24/report-illegal-alien-left-another-iowa-girl-fearing-for-her-life-before-mollie-tibbetts-went-missing/

 

THE HILL
— Court strikes down Trump measures on firing federal workers – JOHN BOWDEN (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is to be fired. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that because it is very difficult to fire a federal employee, I must be a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, bigot, and/or even worse things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes for slander.)
http://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/403593-court-strikes-down-trump-orders-on-firing-federal-workers

 

ASSOCIATED PRESS
— DISGUSTING, TRAGIC: Medical marijuana companies expanding Illinois facilities (DIERSEN: Pot pushers push pot.)
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/article217331830.html

 

NEW YORK TIMES
— Judge Strikes Down Key Parts of Trump’s Orders Easing the Firing of Federal Workers – Noam Scheiber (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is to be fired. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that because it is very difficult to fire a federal employee, I must be a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, bigot, and/or even worse things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes for slander.)
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/25/business/trump-federal-workers-unions.html

 

WASHINGTON POST
— In victory for unions, judge overturns key parts of Trump executive orders – Lisa Rein
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-victory-for-unions-judge-overturns-key-parts-of-trump-executive-orders/2018/08/25/5458e2bc-a880-11e8-97ce-cc9042272f07_story.html
— Trump’s Midwest is a gubernatorial battleground in 2018 – Dan Balz
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-midwest-is-a-gubernatorial-battleground-in-2018/2018/08/25/98fd5764-a86b-11e8-a656-943eefab5daf_story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The most vulnerable GOP-held seat is in Illinois, where wealthy Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner is the clear underdog against wealthy Democratic challenger J.B. Pritzker.)

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Trump Measures That Made Firing Federal Workers Easier Are Gutted – Alexa Corse (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is to be fired. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that because it is very difficult to fire a federal employee, I must be a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, bigot, and/or even worse things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes for slander.)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-measures-that-made-firing-federal-workers-easier-are-gutted-1535232316

 

DAILY BEAST
— Judge Overturns Trump’s Executive Orders on Firing Federal Workers (DIERSEN: Constructively, being forced to retire is to be fired. My Democrat GAO superiors succeeded in forcing me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old. My critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes hint/imply/argue/shout that because it is very difficult to fire a federal employee, I must be a White supremacist, Nazi, KKK member, hater, racist, bigot, and/or even worse things. Needless-to-say, I should sue my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes for slander.)
https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-overturns-trumps-executive-orders-on-firing-federal-workers

 

REASON
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, Reason acts like it is a paid agent of countries that want to destroy America.
https://reason.com/blog/2018/08/25/conservatives-would-use-mollie-tibbetts

 

ZILLOW
— FOR SALE: 1290 Wood Street, Crete – $72,000
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1290-Wood-St-Crete-IL-60417/5461314_zpid/

August 23 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

August 22 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

NASDAQ
— McDonald’s Sets Global Goal to Reduce Barriers to Employment for Two Million Youth; Invests $2 Million in Chicago’s Workforce (DIERSEN: What did you do to overcome barriers to employment? I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.nasdaq.com/press-release/mcdonalds-sets-global-goal-to-reduce-barriers-to-employment-for-two-million-youth-invests-2-millio-20180822-00568

August 21 Evening Edition

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Trump says immigration issue will help GOP in midterms – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/trump-immigration-midterms-adrian-anzaldua-ice-perfect-english-border/
— Support for school choice growing among Republicans: poll – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/school-choice-vouchers-betsy-devos-republicans-democrats/
— States move quickly to tap into money for election security – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/midterm-elections-security-russian-hacking-interference-voter-registration-cybersecurity/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: An anti-Trump uses Hispanic immigrants to demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/steinberg-confronting-the-heart-of-republican-fear-over-ice-cream-in-highwood/
— New Emanuel ad tries — again — to tie McCarthy to Trump and Giuliani – Fran Spielman
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/chicago-mayor-rahm-emanuel-garry-mccarthy-donald-trump-rudy-giuliani/
— Kavanaugh tells senator Roe v. Wade is settled law – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/brett-kavanaugh-susan-collins-roe-wade-settled-establised-law-supreme-court/
— Trump moves to dramatically cut regulation of coal power – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/donald-trump-barack-obama-coal-power-cut-regulation-rolls-back-epa/
— Microsoft discovers more Russian hacking ahead of midterms – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/microsoft-discovers-more-russian-hacking-ahead-of-midterms/

 

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Trump throws coal plants a lifeline, but Illinois among states showing no signs of turning back – Michael Hawthorne
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-met-trump-coal-plant-regulations-illinois-20180821-story.html
— New Rahm Emanuel attack ad ties Garry McCarthy to Trump and Giuliani, but takes liberties – Bill Ruthhart
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-rahm-emanuel-garry-mccarthy-attack-ad-20180821-story.html
— Sen. Collins said Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh sees Roe v. Wade as ‘settled law’ – Elise Viebeck, Gabriel Pogrund
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-collins-kavanaugh-roe-wade-20180821-story.html
— Researchers identify the most sexist places in America – Christopher Ingraham
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-america-most-sexist-places-20180821-story.html
— DuPage Forest Preserve Board member Linda Painter has concerns about warehouse proposed near Waterfall Glen – Kimberly Fornek
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/burr-ridge/news/ct-dbr-darien-truck-warehouse-tl-0823-story.html

 

DAILY HERALD
— Facebook is rating the trustworthiness of its users – Elizabeth Dwoskin (DIERSEN: Of course, my critics/opponents, their operatives, and their dupes identify as being false a) articles that they disagree with and b) articles written by people who they cannot manipulate/dominate.)
https://www.dailyherald.com/business/20180821/facebook-is-rating-the-trustworthiness-of-its-users
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Facebook developed its reputation assessments as part of its effort against fake news, Tessa Lyons, the product manager who is in charge of fighting misinformation, said in an interview. The company, like others in tech, has long relied on its users to report problematic content — but as Facebook has given people more options, some users began falsely reporting items as untrue, a new twist on information warfare that it had to account for. It’s “not uncommon for people to tell us something is false simply because they disagree with the premise of a story or they’re intentionally trying to target a particular publisher,” said Lyons. Users’ trustworthiness score between zero and one isn’t meant to be an absolute indicator of a person’s credibility, Lyons said, nor is there is a single unified reputation score that users are assigned. Rather, the score is one measurement among thousands of new behavioral clues that Facebook now takes into account as it seeks to understand risk. Facebook is also monitoring which users have a propensity to flag content published by others as problematic, and which publishers are considered trustworthy by users. It is unclear what other criteria Facebook measures to determine a user’s score, whether all users have a score, and in what ways they’re used.)
— Poll shows support for charter schools, vouchers is growing – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/article/20180821/business/308219997/
— Alligator kills woman trying to protect her dog at Hilton Head resort – AP
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180821/alligator-kills-woman-trying-to-protect-her-dog-at-hilton-head-resort

 

ABC7
— Microsoft alleges more Russian attacks ahead of midterm elections – KARMA ALLEN
https://abc7chicago.com/microsoft-alleges-more-russian-attacks-ahead-of-midterm-elections/4017536/

 

NBC5
— Hillary Clinton Stepping Back Into the Fray to Fundraise for Democrats This Fall Republican officials welcome her involvement, hoping to tie her to Democrats running in places that lean Republican
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/politics/Hillary-Clinton-Fundraising-Democrats-Fall-2018-491348261.html

 

SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Poe’s firm provides big rig to Rauner campaign – Bernard Schoenburg
http://www.sj-r.com/news/20180821/bernard-schoenburg-poes-firm-provides-big-rig-to-rauner-campaign

 

CHAMPAIGN/URBANA NEWS GAZETTE
— Nominees selected to fill out three vacancies on Champaign County Board – Tim Mitchell
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-08-21/nominees-selected-fill-out-three-vacancies-champaign-county-board.html

 

NORTHWEST HERALD
— Ways and Means Committee, including Roskam, releases report on Medicare
http://www.nwherald.com/2018/08/16/ways-and-means-committee-including-roskam-releases-report-on-medicare/aoobezd/

 

HERALD & REVIEW
— Rauner rallies Republican supporters with BBQ, barbs in Decatur stop – RYAN VOYLES
https://herald-review.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/rauner-rallies-republican-supporters-with-bbq-barbs-in-decatur-stop/article_85591b48-5794-5615-ab1a-482e5dfdbb0a.html
— Decatur council doubles video gambling license fee to $500 per machine – TOM LISI
https://herald-review.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/decatur-council-doubles-video-gambling-license-fee-to-per-machine/article_ccab565c-5fd5-5e4d-a8c5-3b930d0132f4.html

 

WGLT
— Harold: Attorney General Can’t ‘Choose Winners and Losers’ In Business – RYAN DENHAM
http://www.wglt.org/post/harold-attorney-general-cant-choose-winners-and-losers-business#stream/0

 

FOREST PARK REVIEW
— The long struggle to get a vote on video gambling – Brian Kuhr
http://www.forestparkreview.com/News/Articles/8-21-2018/The-long-struggle-to-get-a-vote-on-video-gambling/

 

DUPAGE WATCHDOG
— Jan Shaw to CUSD 200 taxpayers
http://dupagewatchdog.org/2018/08/jan-shaw-to-cusd-200-taxpayers/

 

DUPAGE POLICY JOURNAL
— DuPage voters to weigh in on proposal to raise property taxes 50 percent to pay off pension debt – W.J. Kennedy
https://dupagepolicyjournal.com/stories/511539804-dupage-voters-to-weigh-in-on-proposal-to-raise-property-taxes-50-percent-to-pay-off-pension-debt

 

ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
— ILLINOIS TOWNSHIP PENSIONERS HAVE COLLECTED NEARLY $300M OVER PAST 20 YEARS – Joe Kaiser
https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-township-pensioners-have-collected-nearly-300m-over-past-20-years/

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Carlinville’s Atty Dan Schuering claims Edgar County Watchdogs are Political Terrorists – JOHN KRAFT
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/carlinvilles-atty-dan-schuering-claims-edgar-county-watchdogs-are-political-terrorists/

 

ILLINOIS NEWS NETWORK
— Illinois’ attorney general candidates trade jabs about public corruption, debates – Greg Bishop
https://www.ilnews.org/news/state_politics/illinois-attorney-general-candidates-trade-jabs-about-public-corruption-debates/article_87a9f53c-a4ae-11e8-864f-db93b6f59757.html

 

CAPITOL FAX
— Rep. Miller-Walsh slammed for “scrubbed” Facebook page
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/21/rep-miller-walsh-slammed-for-scrubbed-facebook-page/
— Rauner: On the (same) road again
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/21/on-the-same-road-again/
— Barickman: “We don’t get to earn the right to govern simply by saying Madigan is the boogeyman”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/21/barickman-we-dont-get-to-earn-the-right-to-govern-simply-by-saying-madigan-is-the-boogeyman/
— Rauner on Quincy veterans home: “Occasionally some things stumble here or there”
https://capitolfax.com/2018/08/21/rauner-on-quincy-veterans-home-occasionally-some-things-stumble-here-or-there/

 

GOPUSA
— David Hogg turns on ‘older’ Dems; they ‘won’t move the f– off the plate and let us take control’ (DIERSEN: Would Hogg support “up-or-out” rules, for example, you are out if you are not elected to a) local office by age 25, b) county office by age 30, c) state office by age 35, d) federal office by age 40, and e) U.S. President by age 45?)
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52902
— 58 shot, 7 dead: Chicago top cop says, ‘We can only do so much’
http://www.gopusa.com/?p=52911

 

THE HILL
— Jury convicts Manafort on eight felony counts – LYDIA WHEELER
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/402125-manafort-guilty
— Republicans blast party’s strategy for keeping House majority – JONATHAN EASLEY
http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/402897-republicans-blast-partys-strategy-for-keeping-house-majority

August 20 Evening Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

August 19 Evening Edition

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Democrat J.B. Pritzker adds $20M to his campaign; now up to $126.5M total – Rick Pearson
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-jb-pritzker-campaign-cash-20180819-story.html
— Catholics consider withholding donations amid scandals – AP
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-catholics-donations-sex-abuse-scandals-20180819-story.html
— Elgin leaders already concerned about citizenship question on 2020 census – Mike Danahey (DIERSEN: What percent of those living in your precinct, in your municipality, in your county, and in Illinois are illegals?)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-census-concerns-st-0819-story.html
— Trump speechwriter fired amid scrutiny of appearance with white nationalists – Robert Costa
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/politics/ct-trump-speechwriter-white-nationalists-20180819-story.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Beattie, when reached by phone on Sunday, declined to elaborate on his dismissal but provided The Post with a statement. “In 2016 I attended the Mencken conference in question and delivered a stand-alone, academic talk titled ‘The Intelligentsia and the Right.’ I said nothing objectionable and stand by my remarks completely,” Beattie said in the statement. “It was the honor of my life to serve in the Trump Administration. I love President Trump, who is a fearless American hero, and continue to support him one hundred percent. I have no further comment.” Beattie, who holds a doctorate from Duke, was one of the rare academics on the White House staff. In 2016, he went public with his support for Trump and cited Trump’s hard-line immigration position as one of the key reasons for his victory. “One of the signals for me is when Trump made his provocative remarks on immigration and then refused to apologize in the wake of overwhelming corporate and media opposition,” Beattie told the Chronicle, a newspaper at Duke.)
— 23 people shot, 2 fatally: ‘Welcome to Chicago, I guess’ – Madeline Buckley
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chicago-shootings-20180818-story.html

 

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Fact-check: Bruce Rauner paints opponents with one brush: ‘They’re corrupt’ – BGA
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/rauner-calls-political-opponents-pritzker-madigan-emanuel-corrupt-elections-politifact-fact-check/
— Gov. Rauner axes three education bills approved by Illinois General Assembly – Mitch Dudek
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/gov-bruce-rauner-work-ethic-bill-emotional-intelligence-task-force/

 

ABC7
— ‘Truth isn’t truth’ – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/rudy-giuliani-truth-isnt-truth/4000508/

 

FOX NEWS CHICAGO
— ‘Peace picnic’ turns violent: 3 people shot, another is beaten
http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/crime/-peace-picnic-turns-violent-3-people-shot-another-is-beaten

 

WGN RADIO
— Deputy House GOP Leader, Tom Demmer on the changes to expect in terms of the business climate
https://wgnradio.com/2018/08/19/deputy-house-gop-leader-tom-demmer-on-the-changes-to-expect-in-terms-of-the-business-climate/

 

WLS AM
— Today Stephanie speaks with David Smith, Illinois Family Institute and Larry Roberts of Larry’s Barber College.
http://www.wlsam.com/2018/08/18/today-stephanie-speaks-with-david-smith-illinois-family-institute-and-larry-roberts-of-larrys-barber-college/

 

NORTHWEST INDIANA TIMES
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Anti-Trumps use illegals against Trump. Anti-Republicans use illegals against Republicans. RINOs use illegals against Republicans. Anti-Americans use illegals against Americans.
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/we-had-no-choice-over-being-brought-here-says-one/article_ace64d1e-89e0-5cf0-8635-b520771162f3.html

 

ILLINOIS LEAKS
— Algonquin Township – Circus Show hits new high with NWH front page “fake news” sign coverage. – KIRK ALLEN
http://edgarcountywatchdogs.com/2018/08/algonquin-township-circus-show-hits-new-high-with-nwh-front-page-fake-news-sign-coverage/

 

EAGLE FORUM
— Would Federally Paid Family Leave Be An Entitlement Program? – Tabitha Walter (DIERSEN: I should write a book about those who have demonized, denigrated, and condemned my wife and I the most because we gave up trying to have children, because we did not adopt, and because we did not become foster parents.)
https://us14.campaign-archive.com/?e=ea26132016&u=cf281a096a7f20fa26c87fe14&id=7a443f496d

 

AMERICAN THINKER
— Governor Rauner, veto HB 2624 – John Foley
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2018/08/governor_rauner_veto_hb_2624.html

 

DAILY CALLER
— MEDIA FREAKS OUT OVER ICE ARRESTING AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT — THEN THEY FIND OUT HE’S WANTED FOR MURDER – Mike Brest
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/19/media-freaks-ice-illegal-murder/
— ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT ARRESTED WHILE DRIVING WIFE TO HOSPITAL IS WANTED FOR MURDER IN MEXICO – Will Racke
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/18/illegal-arrested-murder-fugitive/
— DEMAND FOR CONCEALED CARRY PERMITS IS SKYROCKETING – Molly Prince
http://dailycaller.com/2018/08/19/concealed-carry-permits-skyrocketing/

 

CNN
— Man detained while driving pregnant wife to hospital has an arrest warrant in Mexico, ICE says – Amir Vera, Artemis Moshtaghian and Mariano Castillo
https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/19/us/ice-detains-california-pregnant-womans-husband/index.html

 

NBC NEWS
— As the progressive push for big spending grows, so does the Democratic divide on the deficit The growing split between progressives and party leaders on deficit spending could define the party’s future. – Benjy Sarlin
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/progressive-push-big-spending-grows-so-does-democratic-divide-deficit-n901081

 

CBS NEWS
— More young Americans age 16 to 24 are working this summer, pushing the unemployment rate for the group to a 52-year low. But there’s a catch: the labor force participation rate for young Americans remains below its 1989 peak. – AIMEE PICCHI (DIERSEN: What summer jobs did you have? I did yard work and delivered newspapers during the summers of 1962, 1963, and 1964; I washed dishes during the summer of 1965; I cleaned golf shoes, chipped slag, and pumped gasoline during the summer of 1966; and I delivered mail during the summers of 1967, 1968, and 1969.)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/youth-unemployment-hits-a-50-year-low-but-theres-a-catch/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: But the labor-force participation rate stands at 60.6 percent, far below its peak of 77.5 percent in July 1989, the BLS added. This rate illustrates the share of 16 to 24 year olds who are working or looking and available for work. For 16-to-19 year-olds in particular, participation is at a record low. Just 35 percent of that age group is looking for work or working—the lowest figure since record-keeping started in 1948.)

 

BOSTON HERALD
— Job market strong for older workers – Janet Kidd Stewart (DIERSEN: What is the prevailing wage for those who have education, work experience, professional certifications, and professional licenses comparable to what you have? In today’s dollars, in 1997, when I was 49 years old, GAO paid me $125,325/year or $60.25/hour. I had almost 18 years of experience working for GAO and almost 9 years of experience working for IRS. I had 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 (CPA), 32 (Certified Internal Auditor), 41 (Certified Fraud Examiner), 45 (Certified Government Financial Manager), 47 (Certified Financial Services Auditor), and 48 (Forensic Accountant), and c) a job-related professional license (licensed CPA) when I was 32.)
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2018/08/job_market_strong_for_older_workers

August 19 Morning Edition

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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


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

 

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

 

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

 

GOPUSA ILLINOIS
— Transferring between federal agencies – Dave Diersen
http://www.gopillinois.com

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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